//------------------------------// // Chapter Two: Introductions // Story: Pony of Braves GaoGaiGar // by PonyRobo //------------------------------// Pony of Braves: GaoGaiGar By PonyRobo Chapter Two: Introductions All Round Unbelievable. That was the only word the royal sisters could possibly use to describe the situation they currently found themselves in. To complicate the situation even further, as they stared in slack-jawed silence at the two strange objects that had just spoken (and in modern Equestrian, no less), more of the foreign creatures began to stir. “So, did we win?” One ramshackle gold-and-green creature that looked like the first two repainted and hastily smashed together asked. “I think so,” stated a smaller purple object as it freed itself from its bindings. “My memories of the battle are incomplete, but I believe I saw the Polturn copies disappearing before I lost consciousness. In addition, had we lost I highly doubt we would still be alive to have this conversation in the first place.” “Yeah!” piped up a pink object that carried a far more feminine air than its compatriots. “AnRyu and I were about to get skewered a dozen times over before we ended up on the J-Ark!” “What… what are you?” Celestia breathed as she found herself confronted by the strangest situation she had laid eyes on in several millennia. Whatever they were, they gave off an air of quiet menace – one that said “We’ll play nice if you will, but if you push us expect to get pushed back”. And that two-faced creature on the front, the one who hadn’t yet woken up… its thrown-together look and menacing gaze bore an uncomfortable similarity to Discord, yet it also seemed to emit an aura on some deeper level, the sort that screamed “protector and hero.” The word “brave” came to the forefront of her mind for some inexplicable reason. “Oh! How rude of us, forgetting to introduce ourselves!” a smaller blue-and-red object interjected. “My name is Mic Sounders the 13th, and my compatriots are…” despite not apparently possessing lungs, the creature paused and made a sound akin to drawing a deep breath. “Big Volfogg, HyoRyu, EnRyu, KouRyu, AnRyu, GekiRyuJin, actually, make that FuRyu and RaiRyu” he prattled on over the princesses’ horrified gasps as the ramshackle combination fell apart and split down the middle, “the big guy we’re tied to is the J-Ark, and our leader, the King of Braves, Genesic GaoGaiGar. Together, we are… the GUTSY GALAXY GUARD! Who are you?” “I am Princess Celestia, and this is my sister Princess Luna. Together, we are the rulers of Equestria.” Celestia stated after a few seconds of awkward silence, “But that can wait. Shouldn’t we tend to…? GekiRyuJin was it?” “Don’t worry about it; he was just performing Symmetrical Out. Then again, we could probably all use a tune-up, we all took a bit of a beating from the Soul Masters.” Mic stated blithely. This was followed by a chorus of agreement from all of his comrades save for GaoGaiGar, whose form still lay motionless. “You seem remarkably unfazed, given your level of injury. And who are these Soul Masters?” Celestia inquired, against her better judgment as Mic’s voice made her ears feel like they were being attacked by cheese graters. “Well, after what just happened, I think we’re all still in shock that we’re alive,” HyoRyu stated. “We should all be dead right now, but for some reason we aren’t, probably have the captain to thank for that.” He added with a nod towards GaoGaiGar. “As for the Soul Masters, they were… let’s just call them an unpleasant group of individuals who were destroying our universe and needed to be stopped.” The royal sisters both gasped at the last statement. “Destroying your universe? But that should be impossible! Besides, if the entire universe were at risk, surely we would have felt it as well!” Luna shouted. “I’m not sure, but it was us or them, and let’s just say they couldn’t quite back up their boasts.” EnRyu contributed. “You mean to say that you killed them?” Celestia inquired as a scowl briefly flitted across her features. “Indeed we did, but it was in self-defense,” Big Volfogg stated. “We attempted diplomacy, but the Soul Masters refused to listen, and our hands were forced in order to protect the universe.” Celestia then hung her head in shame, uncomfortably reminded of events one thousand years ago. “Speaking of which, you said you had no idea anything was wrong? By our accounts, total destruction was merely seconds away when we triumphed over Pisa Sol. Then again, this isn’t familiar territory, and the Galeorea Road was supposedly based off of the Galeorea Comet… could we have ended up in another parallel universe?” At this, the rest of GGG tensed up, but then relaxed when they realized that nothing was trying to kill them this time. “Well, as interesting as this conversation has been, we need to get you out of here,” Celestia said. “It’s only a matter of time before more ponies come here to see what happened, and I would prefer not to have to deal with fainting subjects at the moment. We can talk about how you got here and how to get you home once we relocate you. There are some caverns under the palace that should do nicely, though moving you in quietly is going to require some serious effort.” Unfortunately for Celestia, the worst possible thing that could have happened chose that exact moment to occur, as a bright flash of purple heralded the arrival of her student Twilight Sparkle, closely followed by the other element bearers. “Princess Celestia! I saw a boom, and I… um, are we interrupting something?” “An’ just what the hay is goin’ on here?! I’ve got the entire south orchard’s crop on the ground two days early and nopony around to grab ‘em… WHOA NELLY, what the hay are those things?!” “What happened? Who stole my sonic rainboom?! Put ‘em up… uh… huh? “Oooohhh, those ruffians! Whoever they are, I shall make them regret daring to interrupt… my… beauty sleep?” “Oh! Who are the big metal guys? Are they new in town? HI! My name’s Pinkie Pie and I know everypony in Ponyville, and I mean EVERYPONY, but I don’t know you, so you must be new! Then again, you aren’t ponies at all, are you? What are you anyway? Oh, who cares, I need to get my welcome wagon, stat!” “Oh, um, Princess, could you tell us what’s going on, I mean, if that’s all right with you…” Celestia resisted the urge to facehoof, but only just. “I would if I could Fluttershy. Right now you know almost as much as I do about our, well, let’s call them unexpected guests…” “I knew it, they ARE new in town! You know what this calls for? A PAR-mmph!” “Never fear, loyal subjects! We shall teleport everypony, well, everybody, to the Canterlot Caverns immediately! Let us merely focus for a moment…” “LUNA, NO!” KABOOM! To be continued… A/N: Well, another day, another chapter. Hopefully we can get some stuff blowing up next time…