As Tohru and the other Enforcers cornered the girls against the edge of the boat, Jackie leapt up out of the water, standing between his nieces and the criminal agents. Raising his hand out, he ordered, "Stop!" As he spoke, the storm that had been gathering broke with three flashes of lightning behind him that cast shadows over his face, the rumble of thunder shattering the silence left by his word.
Everyone held perfectly still for a moment. Finally, Finn spoke up. "Why are we listening to him?"
"Didn't you hear through the grapevine what he did to that Nibbler guy?" Chao hissed back, backing away slowly.
"So we'll be careful of the girls, then," Finn snapped, moving forward. "We'll deal with him, then get the rock from the half-pint."
"Yeah, good luck with that," Jade taunted as the four girls scattered across the boat, trying to make room for Jackie to fight the Enforcers.
Unfortunately, between the breaking storm sending waves over the ship and tilting it, the resulting wet decks, and Jackie not having time to remove his flippers, the fight didn't go smoothly for anyone. Jackie was able to hold off Finn, Chao, and Ratso - once he leapt out of the water - but Tohru was heavy and stable enough to move about at leisure, and no one was able to get enough leverage to do anything to him. Luckily, the slippery deck worked to their advantage in evading him for the most part...until Jackie slid right into Tohru's belly, allowing the massive man to grab him.
Seeing this, Jade did the only thing she could think of to turn the tide: tried to use the Talisman. "Monkey magic better be good," she mumbled as she started shaking it to make it activate. However, much to her frustration, it remained inert. "Come on...come on!" As she struggled, a large wave rocked the boat. "Ugh..." she groaned out. "Do something before this boat ride makes me yak!"
The talisman in her hand glowed and shot out of an arc of energy. She just barely managed to point it away from herself, where it impacted into Jackie. In a blaze of light, Jackie turned...into a brown yak, which licked Tohru's face, making the massive man drop it.
The fillies gathered around Jade to stare. "Wow..." Scootaloo murmured in wonder. "How'd it do that?"
The Enforcers reeled back in shock, murmuring about what could have happened. Tohru, however, thought much faster. "The Talisman!"
"Uh...Yakkie?" Jade asked nervously. "I mean, Jackie?"
The yak snorted, unamused.
"I've got an idea!" Sweetie Belle called out, snatching the Talisman. Pointing it at the yak that had been Jackie, she shouted out, "Dragon!"
All the Enforcers - Tohru included - reared back in terror as the light flashed out to strike the yak...leaving behind a low slung brown reptile, approximately ten feet long. It glowered at Sweetie Belle for a time, then turned on the Enforcers and hissed, revealing small, pointed teeth and a waving tongue.
Sweetie Belle's eyes went flat. "I didn't mean Komodo..."
"Nobody move!" Ratso barked out. "Maybe he won't see us as a threat."
"He's just an overgrown lizard-" Chao started to say.
"Komodo Dragons can reach 12 mph on land, and their bites will rot your body from the inside out with the amount of toxins and bacteria in their saliva," Ratso interrupted. "Do you want to risk that?" He noticed everyone - Jackie included - staring at him. "What? I like to read."
Finn blinked, then turned to Chao, jerking a thumb over his shoulder at Ratso. "Dude, we should totally get him on Jeopardy."
"Look out!" Scootaloo screamed out, diving for the others as a massive wave crashed over the boat just as a bolt of lightning - possibly drawn by the released magical energy - struck the cabin. The boat burst apart as it tipped over, dumping everyone into the roiling sea.
As Apple Bloom gasped for air, she got a mouthful of water and a rock stuck in her teeth. As she struggled to get it dislodged, she realized it was the Monkey Talisman. Seeing everyone slowly sinking into the water, she tried something she hoped would work. Storm Dragon! she thought as hard as she could, hoping that being more specific would get a better result.
The bolt of magic lashed out of the Talisman, then arced back around to hit her. In a flash, she had changed.
She was covered in dark blue-black scales, with short horns growing from her forehead. Each of her four legs ended in claws. She felt gills along her neck filtering oxygen out of the water and feeding it into her lungs, letting her breathe. She felt the wings on her back, pushing water as easily as air. At first she was ready to whoop for joy...until she realized she was only two feet tall.
"Dagnabbit!" she barked out as she pulled the Talisman from her mouth. "What good does this do me?" Turning, she saw the others slowly sinking, being dragged away by the currents. Desperately, she lunged for them, catching up to them quickly as she felt the water respond to her will, drawing them all - Jackie, the girls, Tohru, and the Enforcers - closer together. However, she was unable to do much more than that...and she soon realized why. "It turned me into a baby Storm Dragon!" she wailed out. "How am I supposed to-" She felt her magic lose its grip on one of them. "Jackie!"
She though quickly, trying to come up with something - anything - she could do. It wouldn't let me turn him into a magic creature... Desperately, she pointed the Talisman at Jackie. "Elasmosaurus!"
The magic flashed out, and Apple Bloom's eyes widened as the massive form rose up under everyone, pushing them to the surface.
A long extinct creature? Well, wasn't expecting that.
They could use the Talisman to turn human and ditch the need for the pendants.
And then everyone freaks out as they think the Loch Ness Monster moved locations.
It might only be able to turn them into animals/ species from their respective lands because I think turned Apple Bloom into a siren
Oh this is gonna get all kinds of yakky. I mean wacky.
why do I suddenly feel the need to scream MORTAL KOMBAT! and or visit Nightwolf to get in touch with inner spirit animal....
Aw man, you missed a golden opportunity there.
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...I don't get the joke.
Prehistoric beasts? Awesome. Now Sweetie, repeat after me. Dunkleosteus.
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Classic early youtube? One of the first videos to go viral? (1:07)
You know what's funny....that's exactly the dinosaur I was thinking about with this talisman in the last chapter...
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Never heard of it.
Chinchilla... no wait to soon
Someone should probably tell him that only Jackie was changed, not the bacteria in his mouth. Or not, you know, whatever. I will be very disappointed if we don't get to see pony jade and human CMC at all, though.
7685907 ONE MORE THING! Not a dinosaur.
7685777 Only while the talisman's effect lasts - the pendants are a more stable solution...
Ha-cha! Rules related to the Monkey Talisman are established! Jackie can become extinct creature, but not mythological creature!
One more thing! Ponies can become creatures that are real in their world! Hence, they can become dragons! But turning into humans may be difficult...
Baby Dragonbloom sounds like she's adorable. Looking forward to next chapter's shenanigans.
This is gonna be so much better than the actual episode
7685955 ONE MORE THING! komodo dragon actually have venom. The bacteria living in their mouths aren't very different from that of a human (which actually are quite deadly even for other humans.)
Somehow, I doubt that Apple Bloom actually managed to hit Jackie... Just call it a writer's intuition.
Less shenanigans than what I was expecting but it's only the first chapter of this mini arc.
7686040 It's the Apple Bloom of this particular fic. She hit Tohru.
This is confusing already.
Wow, is this the crossover with Kong ?
Monkey hear, monkey do?
I'll roll with it.
Elasmosaurus? *roars with laughter* That is one big dinosaur. It was also the one I had to research in 3rd of 4th grade so I know that sucker is big. XD Quick thinking Applebloom.
7686027 I'm aware they have venom, but I honestly have zero idea how potent it is. Probably not 'rot you from the inside out' potent, though. As for bacteria in the human mouth, I do believe those can be treated, especially with how low density it likely would be in comparison since he probably uses mouthwash :P
No magic creature? Then there is no chance that they could shoot the CMC with the monkey talisman, say "Human" for a time and then return to "Magical Pony" or the uncle being transformed into a Alicorn.
7686122 not the point.
7685910 Watch it. It'll probably inspire you to write something crazy.
Mighty Morphin' Monkey Talisman!
7686122 It would take at least 30min or more for it to infect you to the point where you wouldn't be able to move much. However, considering that they are FAR away from any Hospitals....I certainly wouldn't want to risk it. It doesn't rot you from the inside out, but it does create some nasty infections. The Komodo Dragons then follow you at their leisure more, while they wait for you to weaken enough to move in for the kill, letting the infection do all the hard work.
7685980 Yes, but not 5-6 times every paragraph. Tatsurou goes a little over board with it, saying it nearly every sentence Uncle speaks.
A plesiosaurs? Okay, sure. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the great work. Deus tecum.
LOL.
YESYESYESYES!!! I AGREE COMPLETELY!!!! Or Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Hahahahaha, Jurrassic Park, eat your heart out!!!!!!!
Very nice chapter, especially the use of the Monkey Talisman to make all these great changes.
I love using this clip!:
Sweetie Belle's eyes went flight
1. Uhh, was this intended?
Jackie really flippered out of the water and into the fight eh?
Least Jade didn't say monkey or Jackie would've been a monkey's uncle.
Apple Bloom didn't manage to turn into what she wanted the big baby.
Well one of my questions was answered, the CMC can turn into mythical creatures but humans can still only turn into normal animals.
Anyone got a picture to what Jackie was turned into?
so, how soon till someone turns into a t-rex or one of its variants?
I figured as much. The type of creature you can become depends on the amount of magic you possess. The more magical the creature,(in how much magic it naturally has) the less likely you can assume the form.(the amount of magic you have compared to it)
I'm sure there's also a limit to how long you can assume an animal form too. The show never had them in a form more than an hour or two. And Jade had assumed her monkey form the longest time they aired it. Despite the 30 min episode length.
At least, I hope there's a time limit. I still haven't forgiven Chao for turning Section 13's agents into Rats with the Monkey Talisman.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmosaurus
images.dinosaurpictures.org/a-elasmosaurus-platyurus-swims-freely-sergey-krasovskiy_29c4.jpg
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.....Equestria Girls.
Ratso being a contestant on Jeopardy... I can see that actually happening.
7723272 Ratso: Reptiles for $400.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
7685868 So I guess you're spared from Llamas with Hats, the Walrus Song, and Professor Toothy. Heck, I wouldn't want to remember Marshmallow People OR Spatula Madness.
7685887 Isn't that lizard a beauty? I wouldn't date him because I'm pretty sure everyone invluding you... already... have... EYES FOR HIM~!
Reminds me of a poem I favoured when I was younger. How did that go...
I'm having a brontosaurus over for brunch
What shall I serve him?
On what will he munch?
Pterodactyl tidbits?
Stegosaurus stew? (try saying that five times really fast)
If he were a meat eater, I'm sure that'd do.
But......
He's strictly vegetarian
A giant one, at that!
And he needs to eat an awful lot to keep his bronto fat.
Likethings you'd find in marshes,
Or maybe by a lake?
Some say he roamed there long ago,
So maybe I should bake...
Ninety-seven algae pies.
Maybe that'd do.
And just to help him wash it down,
A savoury seaweed brew.
But......
Now I'm told he liked dry land
And grazed on treetops tall.
He never really soent much time
In swampy spots att all!
So make that...
Ninety seven salads of ponderosa pine.
And a douglas fir fondue
Yes, that should do just fine
Dessert will be much easier
For this beastly fellow.
'Cuz land or lake,
He'll think it's great -
A 50 pound marshmallow!