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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Pinkie's Sensei 
// by Dirty Bit 
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Chapter 3


Don't Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth


When Rainbow Dash laid on the ground for a moment, she quickly recovered onto her feet, much to the surprise of Pinkie and the small crowd. She glared at Pinkie with eyes of steeled resolve "Alright! No more Ms. Nice Mare!" the cyan pegasus then sped towards her opponent as she unloaded a flurry of hoof jabs on Pinkie, each one connecting at her body in agile blurs "AAAAATAATATATTATATATATATATAATATA!" Rainbow Dash then reeled her right hoof back and delivered the final hit onto Pinkie's muzzle as she was sent flying back a small length before she tumbled and landed face first in the dirt. Rainbow Dash stood on her hindlegs while her forelegs steamed from the intense friction induced in her technique as she called it out "Hokuto Hyakuretsutsume!!" (Hundred Cracking Hoof of the North Star!!) She held a hoof forward while the rest of the crowd watched in awe.

Applejack was more than amazed "So awesome...Rainbow Dash is so awesome!"

Twilight Sparkle chimed in "Very awesome! I knew she was fast, but not THAT fast! I don't think anypony could top that particular technique at all!!"

Dan hung his head in defeat as his eyes flooded the ground with tears. This was a blow that the Saikyo Master himself couldn't recover from.

Rainbow Dash held her hooves in the air and gave a boastful grin "Yeah! That's right, everypony! This mare's unrivaled in style AND strength! I'm the greatest! I'm the champion! I'm the-"
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Fluttershy stared at Rainbow Dash while she muttered in her battered and unconscious state. She gave a small smile when she realized what was going on "Awww, she's having a dream~..." She carefully hoisted the injured pegasus onto her back and carried her towards the rest of the group, who surrounded Pinkie and Dan while they enjoyed their victory.

Pinkie beamed at her master and expected encouraging words out of him after her little performance "How was that, Danny-sensei? How'd I do? How'd I do!?"

Dan shot a boastful grin and patted his student on the head "You haven't disappointed me at all, Pinkie! You really have stuck to your training all these years! I'm proud to have you as a student and showing those that doubt Saikyo who's boss!" Pinkie trotted in place and gave a high-pitched giggle at her master's praise.

Twilight snapped out of her awestruck state and focused her attention to the two martial artists in utter shock and bemusement "I don't believe it! Since when can anypony be able to conjure a magic fireball out of their hooves with relative ease? How is that even possible?"

Pinkie smiled at Twilight and shook her head "Silly Twilight! I can't really say my name at this point when it was Danny-sensei who taught me all of this! He's been focusing on his own style for so long!"

Dan nodded with a smirk "You heard it from the pink mare herself! My style's the way to go if you're looking to be the best at resolving conflict or beating ponies senseless for kicks! And speaking of kicks, my Dankukyaku, as demonstrated by Pinkie, is my signature move in the art of Saikyo! It's always best to taunt after using it so your opponent knows that you mean business!"

Applejack chuckled "Well, Ah know where t' guide Applebloom iffin she's lookin' fer lessons on kickin' flank! Yer really somethin', Dan!"

Rarity tilted at Dan "Are you sure that you do not need any other suit rather than what you have on? Believe me, darling, Pinkie's exhibition under your tutelage was absolutely remarkable, but you should really liven up your image if she's to represent you!"

The Saikyo master waved a hoof "No thanks! The only other suit I have is a hula skirt, and that usually chaffs at my flanks while I'm fighting in it!" He then perked up "Oh, and I also have this neat Tengu mask! Maybe I should've brought it with me..."

The fashionista raised an eyebrow "You seem rather eccentric in your tastes, Mr. Hibiki." She then gave a warm smile "But who am I to judge! Your display of style through Pinkie is really something...I wonder what would happen if somepony protected me with those mo-"

Spike instantly zoomed up to Dan "I'd like to apply for lessons!!"

Pinkie giggled "Silly Spike! Why train when we got so much fun to do around Ponyville?"

Dan looked around with a smile "Yeah, I'd like to relax a little before I wanna train first!" He turned to his student "Pinkie? Feel like showing me around?"

The party pony gave a mock salute "You got it, Danny-sensei! Tour guide Pinkie is at your service!"

Fluttershy trotted up, Rainbow Dash still on her back "Umm, if it's alright with you, I'm going to take Rainbow Dash back to my cottage and take care of her. But I'll be sure to join you all soon!"

Pinkie nodded "No problemo, Fluttershy!" She turned to the others "Okay, everypony, let's go! We got a tour to do!" The group then made their way out of the proving grounds while Fluttershy took a separate path back to her cottage.
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The group, minus Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, trotted along Ponyville and enjoyed a good time (No, not like that, you pervs...) while Pinkie was giving her sensei a tour. She already explained the local hot spots and even showed him her fortune-telling tent.
Twilight was still baffled at how an earth pony was able to toss a fireball out of their hooves with relative ease. Maybe Dan was gifted? She decided to ask "Say, Mr. Hibiki...If your style is well-known where you come from, why is it that barely anypony wished to train under you?"

Dan went to speak, until he was interrupted "Oh, that's easy! There's plenty of ponies around the world that know moves other than what Danny-sensei knows himself! Some ponies actually imitate his style, but he hasn't really told me their names!" He also hasn't mentioned that those same ponies wiped the floor with him when he decided to confront them out of boredom. That poor stallion...

The Saikyo Master then spoke after her student's interruption "Yeah, it's not easy being a master of one of the best styles in Equestria! But you gotta learn to see past other ponies' jealousy once in a while!"

Rarity huffed "Well those ponies have absolutely no class to just take somepony else's style and claim it as their own through mimickry! It is unacceptable!"

Pinkie nodded "Oh, I agree! Nopony is better than my sensei! In fact, I'll bet some of them will recognize his super-duper-awesome-greatness if I introduce him!" She spotted a couple of ponies chatting and pointed towards them with an ecstatic smile "Maybe those ponies over there!" She signalled the others to follow her. When they reached the chatting ponies, Pinkie beamed at them "Hi there! Have you two met my super-awesome sensei?" She waved them over to Dan, who only smirked at them with enough pride to match that of the Great and Powerful Trixie.

One of the ponies, a stallion, rubbed his chin as he inspected the Saikyo master "No, can't say I have...He doesn't look familiar to me at all."

The other pony, a mare, perked up "Wait a minute, I think I know you!" Dan shot the mare his signature grin once she uttered those words "I know that charming grin anywhere!"

This was enough for Dan to relish his moment of glory in his mind 'Alright! I knew my Saikyo arts would reach around Equestria eventually! (NO!) Now these fine ponyfolk will know the name-'

"Robert Garcia!"

Dan's entire being froze when the mare blurted out the name "Your that one pony! Robert Garcia, right?"

The stallion perked up "Wait a minute! THAT'S Robert Garcia? I should've noticed by that manestyle! How stupid of me! But why isn't he wearing his trademark vest instead of that outfit? Is he trying out new things?"

Dan's grin twitched while the mare replied "I'm not sure, really! But I'm glad to see that he chose to come to Ponyville! I wonder why Pinkie chose to decorate with favors seen from Hong Colt...Robert is clearly from Veneighce!"

Pinkie was slightly offended "Hey! This isn't Robert Garcia! This is Saikyo Master Dan Hibiki!"

The mare raised an eyebrow "Really? I could've sworn it was him for a moment...Well, I never heard of you."

The stallion nodded in agreement "Yeah, we haven't really heard of this Saikyo stuff. But that stallion will be a shoe-in for the next Nightmare Night if he decides to go as Robert Garcia!" The couple walked away chatting and left the group behind.

Dan was still frozen in place, grin and all, while Twilight turned to Pinkie "Pinkie, I don't think that was the best idea to just assume anypony would instantly recognize Mr. Hibiki by showing him to them."

Pinkie sighed "Well, I suppose I was wrong there..." She then brightened up "But that doesn't mean that my sensei's still the greatest!!" The party pony looked back at Dan standing around with his inner shame "Just look at that grin! Nopony can top that!" Well, except for this one bison, but he doesn't count...

Dan shook himself out of his state and gave a warm smile at Pinkie's words "Thanks for the compliment, Pinkie! I'd expect no less from an enthusiastic student like you!"

Pinkie nodded "Well you know what they say! Don't look a gift horse..." She turned her face to the reader "...in the mouth!"

The rest of the group tried looking where Pinkie directed her face in awkward silence, but then Rarity broke the silence when she turned back to her friend "Pinkie, dear, we should talk about whatever it is you're doing. It really bugs the rest of us."

The party pony saw the opportune moment after she giggled at Rarity "Silly Rarity! I'm Pinkie Pie!"

Out of nowhere, some rock music played and almost everypony in town looked to see a blue minotaur with a group of goats carrying supplies. They made their way into town until they reached the square. The goats dropped their supplies and went through them with dense looks on their faces while the minotaur stood proud and supervised. When he noticed the gathering ponies, he turned to face them all as he spreaded his massive arms.

"Alright, everypony! Iron Will is back with an amazing idea!!"


End of Chapter 3