A few weeks later Vegeta invited the herd to his house to see the final episodes of season four. He was almost caught up with all of the episodes. He knew that Bulma was planning a girl’s night out with Chi-Chi and Android 18 so It would be the perfect time to get rid of her. Neither he nor Trunks dared to tell her the saiyans’ little secret.
“So what are you going to do while I’m gone? Chi-Chi and Goku are going to be here any minute.” Bulma asked.
“You know. I’ll put Trunks to bed and watch some wrestling with the guys.” Vegeta lied puffing out his chest. There was a knock at the door.
“Before I go can I ask you something?” Bulma asked.
“What is it?” Vegeta asked.
“Does this dress make me look fat?” Bulma asked checking herself out.
“Would you just go?” Vegeta asked rushing her out the door.
“Android 18, Bulma, and I are going shopping. Have fun watching your wrestling.” Chi-Chi said to Goku.
“How did I get dragged into this?” Android 18 asked herself.
“See you later Chi-Chi.” Goku said waving goodbye.
“Are they gone, Kakarot?” Vegeta whispered.
“Yep! They’re all gone!” Goku said.
“I thought she’d never leave.” Vegeta said.
“Gohan will be right over. He’s teaching Piccolo how to make popcorn.” Goku said.
“And what about Krillin?” Vegeta asked.
“Krillin forgot to put the My Little Pony DVD back in the wrestling cd case. He didn’t want to blow our cover so he went back for it.” Goku said. A few minutes went by and the other saiyans arrived.
“Ready to watch some wresteling?” Krillin asked with air quotes. He put the DVD in. Goku immediately started shoveling popcorn in his mouth.
“Have you ever heard of sharing?” Vegeta asked.
“Sorry, Chi-Chi didn’t have enough time to make me dinner. I’m starving.” Goku said with his mouth full. Little specks of popcorn fly out of his mouth.
“This episode better not be too sappy.” Vegeta muttered folding his arms.
“It’s the exact opposite of sappy. Believe me. This episode will be right up your alley. There’s lots of fighting.” Gohan said.
“Fighting? Why didn’t you just say so?” Vegeta asked.
“Yeah, and Princess Luna finally gets to sing.” Krillen said.
“Don’t give it away.” Piccolo scolded not taking his eyes off the screen for a single second. The doorbell ringed a second time. Goku paused the DVD and Vegeta answered the door. Tien was standing on his front porch with a drunken Nappa on his shoulder.
“Um, are you guys watching My Little Pony?” Tien asked glancing at the television.
“Yes we are.” Goku said.
“No we’re not. I mean, it was a dare.” Vegeta said.
“My point is, you have to let Nappa stay here and sober up.” Tien said.
“What did he do this time?” Vegeta asked.
“He thinks Choutzu is Ronald Mac Donald and won’t stop asking for chicken nuggets.” Tien said.
“Why is that his problem?” Piccolo asked sitting up.
“Vegeta brought him to this planet and he’s been nothing but a nuisance ever since. Someone should be held responsible.” Tien said.
“Fine, bring him in and get out.” Vegeta said.
“Alright. Have fun watching you little girl show.” Tien said.
“It is not a girl’s show.” Vegeta shouted slamming the door in his face.
“Now what are we going to do about him? I didn’t come here to babysit.” Piccolo said looking down at Nappa.
“He probably won’t even wake up.” Gohan said. They unpaused the movie and continued watching. The show was more intense than they had remembered. Tirek was stealing magic from everypony and Twilight Sparkle was about to try to take him on alone.
“Go Twilight!” Goku cheered. Tirek fires a blast at Twilight. The ball of flames missed and hit Twilight’s house.
“Oh, no! The Library!” Vegeta yelled waking up Nappa. Twilight Sparkle shot laser beams from her horn on the tv.
“Look at the pretty colors, Vegeta.” Nappa slurred pointing at the tv.
“Shut up, Nappa. I’m trying to watch this.” Vegeta said trying to witness the epic battle going on. Never in his life did he see such violence in children’s programing. If all kid shows were like this, he would watch them more often.
“Is that satan?” Nappa asked.
“No, that’s just Tirek.” Gohan said.
After they were done watching the episodes Goku came up with an idea.
“Hey, guys! Why don’t we use the Dragon Balls to wish us to Equestria?”Goku asked.
“That would be so cool.” Krillen said.
“But it’s our duty to be here and save the planet.” Piccolo said.
“We could use our second wish to send us back home.” Goku said.
“Shouldn’t we save those Dragon Balls just in case we have to bring someone back from the dead again?” Piccolo asked.
“It’s not like we can’t find them again.” Gohan said.
The saiyans went to Goku’s house to get the dragon balls together. The green dragon came out of a thick cloud of smoke.
“You have three wishes. What is your first wish?” The dragon roared.
“We wish to go to Equestria.” Krillin said.
“Hey, look! There’s Puff The Magic Dragon!” Nappa said incoherently.
“I take offense to that. You want your wish? Fine! You may go to Equestria, but you will suffer great consequences for your insolence.” The Dragon said granting their wish. The saiyans were teleported to Equestria, but Twilight and her friends took their places.
“Hey! It worked.” Krillin said looking around him. They were standing in an open field of flowers.
“Hey, Twilight. Long time no see.” Goku said.
“I don’t have much time. I just got a letter from Princess Celestia. The only way you’re able to go back to your home planet is if you and your friends defeat Tirek.” Twilight Sparkle said.
“Dad, who are you talking to?” Gohan asked.
“Twilight, why can’t my friends see you?” Goku asked.
“Because I’m your spirit pony.” Twilight said.
“What’s a spirit pony?” Goku asked.
“Everyone has a spirit pony. We come to visit from time to time when you are in need of guidance. My friends will be here to help your friends soon.” Twilight Sparkle said.
“Has anyone here had a spirit pony?” Goku asked.
“Goku, what are you talking about?” Krillin asked.
“You know. A pony you have a special connection with.” Goku said.
“Pinkie Pie! She wouldn’t stop coming to my house.” Vegeta gasped.
“So I’m not going crazy. I used to see Fluttershy all the time. ” Piccolo said.
“It all makes sense now.” Krillin said.
“Twilight Sparkle says we have to beat Tirek to get back home.” Goku said.
“Tirek as in the giant terrifying red guy with limitless power.”Krillen whimpered.
“Don’t be such a baby.” Rainbow Dash said to Krillin.
“Rainbow Dash! Is that you?” Krillin asked.
“The one and only.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Great now he’s talking to himself.” Gohan said.
“He ain’t talkin to himself, Sugarcube. He’s talkin to Rainbow Dash.” Applejack said. Gohan rubbed his eyes. All of this was too much for him to take in.
“Aw, why do I get stuck with the ugly bald guy?” Rarity complained. The only person who seemed to hear him was Nappa.
“Look guys! A unicorn. I want to ride it.” Nappa said staggering over to Rarity.
“Get off of me you filthy mongrel.” Rarity said throwing him off of her back and brushing the dirt off her coat with her tail. Nappa could see little stars dancing around his head.
“Vegeta, the little white pony kicked me.” Nappa whined.
“You deserved it. I am far too delicate to have a big oaf like you sitting on me.” Rarity said putting her nose in the air.
“This isn’t a petting zoo, Nappa. We’re here to fight Tirek, and that’s it.” Vegeta said.
“Now that I think about it, this Tirek guy doesn’t seem that bad. If Twilight could beat him so could we. Right guys.” Krillin said. The ground shook. “Guys? Guys! He’s right behind me, isn’t he? We’re all going to die!” Krillin screamed running through the meadow.
“You call that running? My pet turtle could run faster than you.” Rainbow Dash said flying past Krillin. Tirek marched up the hill with a threatening glare.
“Wow. You’re pretty big. I expected you to be like ten inches tall like you are on the tv.” Goku said looking up at him. Goku squints. “Do you mind taking a step to the right?” Goku asks. Tirek does as he is told. His massive head blocks the sun from Goku’s eyes. “See. He’s a nice guy.” Goku said.
“What are you talking about? He’s not a nice guy at all. He drained the magic out of everypony in Equestria and now he escaped from prison.” Twilight said.
“Your power would be of great use to me.” Tirek said.
“Quick, Vegeta. Check his power level.” Nappa said. Vegeta turns on his scouter. The number sky rockets. Sparks fly from the scouter. The air fills with smoke.
“Great! Now I’m going to go back to Sayians R Us and get a new one.” Vegeta said.
“I guess that means we’ll have to give him all we got.” Gohan said. He took off into the air shooting yellow beams of light from his hands. Tirek dusts dirt off of his arms. Vegeta, Piccolo, and Goku flew off the ground. Tirek levitates them in the air with stolen unicorn magic.
“Ugh! I can’t move!” Piccolo said trying to break free. Tirek tried to absorb their power, but failed. He is only capable of draining Equestrian magic.
“If I can’t have your power, nopony can.” Tirek roared. Bolts of lightning shoot down from the sky. The saiyans are blasted into the ground. Tirek crushed them with a large boulder.
“Has anyone seen any of my teeth lying around?” Nappa asked.
“You simply cannot solve all of your problems by fighting barbarically in our world” Rarity said.
“It takes a lot more than a couple of punches and kicks to bring me down.” Tirek said.
“No, no, no! You guys can’t just charge at him without a plan. You’re going to get yourselves killed.” Twilight said.
“Hey guys! Twilight says we should come up with a plan.” Goku said.
“I say we turn super saiyan.” Vegeta said.
“I’ve got a better idea.” Krillin said running behind a rock. He came back with his underwear in his hand. “We surrender! Sorry I don’t have a white flag. This will have to do for now.”
“Where do you think you’re going, shorty? You can’t just quit without even trying.” Rainbow Dash said soaring in front of his path.
“Anyone else have any brilliant ideas?” Piccolo asked.
“Have you ever heard the phrase kill him with kindness?” Fluttershy asked.
“Kill them with kindness? What’s that supposed to mean?” Piccolo asked.
“You know how my friends use our friendship to fight the bad guys? That’s the easiest way to beat them.” Fluttershy said.
“Fluttershy thinks we should try to kill Tirek with kindness. I think it’s suicide, but it’s worth a shot.” Piccolo said.
“That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. This is why you should never take advice from sissy ponies.” Vegeta said.
“Maybe it will work. It seems to work in the tv show.” Gohan said.
“Yall gotta work together if ya wanna win the fight.” Applejack said.
“How exactly do you kill someone with kindness?” Goku asked.
“Maybe you should try singing him a song.” Twilight said.
“Before you kill us, Tirek. We’d like to sing you a song.” Goku said coming up with a poorly improvised song from the top of his head. It slightly resembled the song from Barney the Purple Dinosaur.
Goku: Your friends with me, I’m friends with you
Gohan: Our hearts are bigger than Majin Buu
Krillin: We’ll smile, and laugh, and fill you up with cheer
Nappa: I could go for a can of beer
Piccolo: Friends stick together no matter what
Vegeta: This friendship song is going to kick your butt
“Vegeta, you were supposed to sing about nice things.” Pinkie Pie said.
“That was the most dreadful song I’ve ever heard in my entire life.” Tirek said.
“I wasn’t going to sing that sappy song. It’s degrading.” Vegeta said.
“Maybe you should throw him a party. Or why don’t you try to make him laugh? Everypony loves a good joke.” Pinkie asked.
“What’s clueless and covered in blood? Your face.” Vegeta said balling his hand into a fist. As soon as he swung, Tirek snapped his arm like a toothpick.
“Why did the ghost go to the bar?” Nappa asked.
“Why?” Tirek asked.
“To get some booze.” Nappa replied. Pinkie Pie rolled in the grass laughing as Vegeta writhed in pain.
“Your pathetic friendship song has no effect on me. Why do you think telling foolish jokes will make a difference?” Tirek asked.
“Why don’t you try giving him a complement? A little flattery can go a long way.” Rarity suggested.
“Uh, I like your horns.” Nappa said.
“You think buttering me up will make your death less painful?” Tirek asked.
“Is it working, mr.handsome goat guy?” Krillin asked.
“Give it up, Krillin. That’s not helping.” Rainbow Dash said.
“Maybe you should try giving him a hug.” Fluttershy said.
“You have got to be kidding me. No way! I am not giving him a hug.” Piccolo said.
“But Piccolo, what if it’s the only way to defeat Tirek?” Gohan asked. Piccolo walked up to Tirek with open arms. Tirek squeezed Piccolo like a bottle of ketchup.
“We have to listen to the ponies. They’re the only ones with experience on how to beat these guys.” Goku said.
“Look at where listening to the ponies got us so far. Vegeta has a broken arm and we just made total fools of ourselves.” Piccolo said.
“He does have a point.” Applejack said.
“Can someone hand me a sensue bean?” Vegeta moaned.
“Sensue beans? I thought they were jelly beans so I ate them all.” Nappa said.
“He’s just so powerful. There’s no way we could beat him.” Gohan said.
“If you cannot defeat me you will never leave Equestria.” Tirek said.
“Wait! Goku. You don’t have to be Tirek’s friend. All you have to do is use your friendship for each other to defeat him.” Twilight said.
“How do we do that?” Goku asked.
“We all hold hooves and usually I ramble about how our friendship is impenetrable. Soon he will see the true meaning of friendship.” Twilight said.
“It’s worth a shot. Twilight says we should all hold hands.” Goku said.
"Vegeta says shut up. I'm tired of taking orders from stupid ponies." Vegeta protested as Nappa grabbed his broken arm.
“What now? Are we going to play ring around the rosie?” Piccolo asked sarcastically.
“Just do what my father says.” Gohan said.
“I feel all warm and fuzzy inside.” Krillin said.
“As amusing as you all are, my patience is growing thin. I’m going to put an end to this.” Tirek said forming a massive ball of magic over his horns.
“Our bond is stronger than all of the magic in the universe. Krillin has been with me from the very beginning and he is the best friend a guy could have. Although Piccolo and I got off on the wrong foot when we first met, he has redeemed himself in every way imaginable. I am so lucky to have Gohan as a son and a friend. Everything he does makes me proud. Vegeta may act tough and mean, but I know that he has a soft side. He has helped me through a lot of tough times in my life. Although Nappa did try to destroy our planet and has a bit of a drinking problem, I guess he’s our friend too. Without my friends I would have never made it this far. I don’t know what I’d do without them.” Goku said.
“Hey look! There’s a rainbow in the sky. Do you know what that means?” Krillin asked excitedly.
“The tooth fairy is coming for my teeth?” Nappa asked.
“It means the friendship spell is working, you idiot!” Vegeta grumbled as the colorful beams blasted Tirek.
“No!” Tirek screamed as hammy as Darth Vador. His body that once towered over the rooftops of Ponyville shrunk down to the size of a blade of grass.
"I have to hand it to you, Goku. That was pretty impressive. I thought you were talking out of your butt to buy us some time." Piccolo said.
"That was the most beautiful speech I've ever heard." Krillin sniffled.
"Are you crying?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"No! I just have a pollen allergy." Krillin said defensively.
“Goku, my friends are I are having a bit of a problem. I just received another letter from Princess Celestia. The only way we could get back home is if we defeat Freiza.” Twilight Sparkle said.