A world in eternal chaos, and three warriors were sent to reclaim its only hope. Yep, we're doomed.
After the defeat of Omega Shenron, and the wish granted by Ultimate Shenron, the Earth continued to burrow into madness and chaos. The only way to save it lies in three powerful warriors who brought Omega's death in the first place... the Three Saiyan Stooges.
DBZ: Ultimate Tenkaichi crossover
WARNING: contains moderate language, violence, and a dash of unnecessary yelling. It wouldn't be DBZ without the latter...
Episode 1: Tears of the World! Blast off at the Speed of Light!
The wind slowly drifted along, hovering over a wasteland, dotted with stone towers. The rising sun gave the stone and grass a faint red tint, allowing any passerby to see the many shapes the rock had made for over thousands of years.
The very air itself seemed to have a calming effect on the mind, it was a place where no damage could be done- "Dodon Ray!" ...Key word being was. A thin blast of golden energy flew out, incinerating several piles of the ancient stone. From the origin of the blast, stood a single bipedal life form. The being was in a sleeveless blue suit with a red cape on his shoulders, with a red belt and cloth wristbands, with brown cloth boots (Demon Uniform 1, purple changed to blue, white cape turned red). He was tall, at least six-foot-three, and with black hair that shot out to the right (Bed Hair). From his lower back, a simian tail sprouted, shaking to regain its composure after the blast of energy that had flown from its master. His right hand was extended from the rest of his body, with a yellow sphere of ki at the tip of his finger.
This is Dóchas, a Saiyan warrior raised on planet Earth. He is currently training to participate in the next Budokai Tenkaichi, or World Martial Arts Tournament. He stares at the tip of his finger, and takes a second look at the damage he created.
"It didn't have a long enough range... that's what I need to work on next." His deep, baritone voice softly echoed (Silent). Just as he prepares to take aim a second time, a loud rumbling shakes the whole wasteland. Dóchas stumbles, and steadies himself. His eyes dart around, and his senses go into overdrive as he tries to detect anything nearby.
"Agh!" A sudden burst of magma erupted from three yards to his left, causing Dóchas to jump away. He felt the earth rumble more, and began a series of backflips to avoid the oncoming pillars of lava. "Hah, ho, hah, hyagh!" Ember landed, staring at the large blobs of heat and magma. He sighed, "Another training ground... wasted." Dóchas stared as the once beautiful (*cough* Blatant Lies *cough*) landscape was reduced to a fiery pit. "It'll never change... the chaos Omega made... what am I to do?"
Several years ago, the Shadow Dragon, Omega Shenron, reduced the planet to pure and uncontrollable chaos via a wish on the Black Star Dragon Balls. Ever since then, his negative energy corrupted the power making Earth be a living Hell, making it so that not even the Ultimate Shenron himself could stop what had happened. Dóchas had defeated Omega, and wished for all the people slain in the chaos to be resurrected. But now, the negative energy of the desperate people of Earth has accelerated the wish, making it so that the planet has gone from a mildly habitable world, to an absolute wasteland. Plague, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other such disasters eat away at the planet, bringing it closer to inhabitability.
Dóchas stares at the desert, "Why is this world so evil? Why can't the negative energy go away?" Then, he realized his mistake. "OH! Oh, my head is SO stupid!"
"Yeah, you got that right." The shrunken image of Dóchas with white hair, abnormally red skin, and inverted uniform coloration appeared on his shoulder. This is Eagal, an alternate persona of Dóchas formed by his separation of evil from his heart during his training under Piccolo, the reincarnation of the Demon King Piccolo. It was a poorly done attempt of the Namekian Fission technique, used to separate a Namekian into two parts, good and evil. The result was Eagal, a seperate being contained within Dóchas' mind.
Dóchas frowned at his fission, "You don't have to be so rude."
"Can't help it. I don't like you." Dóchas repressed the urge to smack his other self, mainly because the Eagal on his shoulder was a mere hallucination, Eagal's primary way to make himself visible to Dóchas.
Dóchas sighed, and Eagal smirked, "What've ya done wrong, genius?" Dóchas looks to his alternate self, and smiled.
"I know how to stop the chaos! The Ultimate Shenron doesn't have to DESTROY the negative energy that wraps around the wish, but he CAN create enough positive energy to nullify the darkness! With that, the chaos is going to die out!"
Eagal raises an amused eyebrow, "How does that work? The negative energy protects the chaos, not powers it."
Dóchas grins in response, "That's where you're wrong. The chaos has been going on for years, clinging to the dark energy symbiotically. If the negative energy is gone, then what's going to keep the chaos here? The wish will stop!"
Eagal shakes his head, "Okay, I see where you're coming from... but the wish isn't like a wish from the regular Dragon Balls, it's from the Ultimate Shenron. That kind of power can't just be 'stopped'!"
Dóchas grins, "Son Goku's Super Saiyan 4 was enough to crack through, right?"
Eagal sighs, "Forget it, not even gonna argue with you anymore." He disappears to the bowels of Dóchas' subconscious, and the Saiyan chuckled in response to is alternate persona.
A large city stands behind a vast mountain range, draped in ice and snow. Its many colors hidden underneath the layers of frost.
Within the thinly populated streets, a navy blue blur dashed forwards, sending snow adrift onto the sidewalks and onto passerby. Only milliseconds after, several motorcycles speed by after it. Onboard are several human soldiers in brown uniforms, with the letters 'R R' in a red block on the shoulders. These are members of the Red Ribbon Army, a group of soldiers constantly trying to take advantage of the global chaos to take over the world. One of the Red Ribbon soldiers aimed his handgun at the small blur, and opened fire. The speeding morph began moving in a zig-zag pattern, the bullets missing.
One other soldier yelled at his ally, "Fred, you couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!"
"That's because I'm too busy hitting the broad side of your MOM!" 'Fred', as it were, took aim, and opened fire again. This time, the being disappeared entirely. "Huh? Where'd he go?"
"Up here, dingbats!" A child in a navy blue gi with a gray shirt underneath, and a green belt (Normal Uniform 1, blue gi, gray inner shirt, green belt and sick wrappings, regular colored shoes). His scraggly hair reached down to the middle of his back (Wild Hair), and its longest point touched the base of his Saiyan tail. He kicked 'Fred' lightly on the back of the head, and flew up above the soldier. He and his allies opened fire, yet still missed. He grinned, and his young and naïve voice (Child) echoed out again, "Missed me, missed me, now ya gotta kiss me!" He extended his tongue, and pulled down his eyelid, while shaking his rear towards the soldiers.
This boy is known as Calem, a young Saiyan boy who accompanied Dóchas on his many journeys to defeat Omega Shenron. Calem jumps into the air as another wave of lead flies in his direction. He reels back his left foot, "What goes around..." He swings it forwards as the bullets near him, "Comes around!" The bullets fly back from his foot and are sent back to the guns they came from, breaking the firearms. He grinned, and shot his foes the 'peace' symbol, and flew away.
The soldiers growled, "WE'LL GET YOU, STUPID KID!" The soldiers growled, revved up their bikes, and turned around to return home.
Calem landed in a North City park, and giggled. He broke into childish laughter, and fell over into the snow, cracking up over his immature behavior. He eventually stopped, but only because he was choking on snow by that point. He gagged and launched the snow into the air. Calem calmed down, and looked around. The first thing he saw was a small dog. The hound was siting in the snow, whimpering and digging for food. Calem gasped, and ran over to it. "Puppy!" The dog looked up, and jumped away, before stopping and staring. It looked the Saiyan in the eyes, before slowly approaching and sniffing the Saiyan. The hound nuzzled the Saiyan boy, who hugged it in return. He picked it up, and his body became surrounded by a deep blue ki aura (Blue Flame Aura). Calem grinned cockily, and rocketed off into the sky.
A vast wasteland stood, covering thousands of miles, with nothing within it but sand and the remnants of any civilization that dared to attempt to make their stand there.
Within it, a single large explosion spanning city blocks erupted from the Earth. Above the wreckage stood a single, dark-skinned Saiyan male (Yes, there canbe dark skinned), with his left hand extended, and his ring and index fingers pointing skywards (Volcano Explosion, Nappa). The figure grinned, and the dust revealed his form. His hair was very short, and spiked straight up, with a single strand of hair asymmetrically sticking out (Short Hair). He wore a single latex jumpsuit with specialized armor platings covering his torso, hands, and feet (Saiyan Armor 2, regular colors).
This is Nova, a Saiyan who accompanied Ember and Calem as an elder brother figure. He stared at the wreckage he made, and sighed.
A rough, growly voice escaped his throat (Evil), "That's enough training for today..." He hovers down to a rock, and opens up a canteen on his side. He drank the cool liquid, and swallowed soundly. Nova put it down, and relaxed, leaning back and reaching into a duffel bag he brought along for the trip. He extracted a single object: a Saiyan scouter, a machine designed to scan a living being's power level. He attaches the device, and presses a few buttons. A small 3D map of the planet appears, with two small blips appearing, seperated from each other. Nova grins, stands up, and powers up. A clear aura with electric energy surges around his body (Android Aura). He crouches low, and then darts off into the sky.
Dóchas speeds up, an absolute determination strapped to his face. His arms are pointed straight forwards, his hands balled up tight. Next to him, Calem hovers, riding the golden Flying Nimbus. Next to him, is the dog. "Can we keep him?" Dóchas smiles, and nods his approval. Next to them, Nova appears, and tucks his Scouter away. The three look straight forwards, and initiate maximum speed.
The three land in West City, at the Capsule Corporation headquarters. Dóchas walks inside, and rings the bell for the receptionist. A woman looks up, "Welcome to Capsule Corp, can I help you?"
"Yes, I need to speak to Bulma. Now."
In one of the darkest corners of the universe, there sat a single solar system, adrift, endlessly orbiting the rest of the universe. It was composed of, quite literally, one sun, one planet, and one moon. It wasn't even a sun, really. More like a big ball of energy, barely the size of the planet itself. This world... was known as Equis. In its strongest nation, something was going to happen. Something no being in the universe, not its gods, not the sacred Kais, not even the Void, the darkness of which all universes are born and eaten by, could see.
This planet was in its Medieval Era, the multiple sapient races were separated under their own flags, and they still used the idea of monarchs to rule. Frankly, it was almost pathetic, from most species' point of view. Now, within its strongest nation, known as Equestria, it was a peaceful day. As it always was. Again, rather pathetic by most species' standards. The creatures that ran this nation were known as 'ponies', herbivorous quadrupedal creatures with five different sub species. Within their capital of Canterlot, their primary ruler, Princess Celestia, was just finishing another court, as noblemen demanded land they consistently claimed was theirs, and whatnot. Just as Celestia put down the list of court hearings, a slight humming sound began in the air. One of the Royal Guards readied his spear, and rapidly looked around, locking onto any possible threats.
"GET DOWN!" The other guard yanked the princess from her throne, and something burst through the roof, and hit right where Celestia's head was on the throne mere milliseconds ago. The group turns, and stares at the crater. It singed and sparked, as hot slabs of stone fell and hit the carpet, releasing steam into the air. Celestia, who was an alicorn, meaning she was the strongest of the five sub species, used the simple technique telekinesis, grasping onto the object in question, and extracted it. The soot and ash clouded it, but it was a ball of some sort, at least the size of a tennis ball. She blew on it, dismissing the ashes, and its true form was revealed. An orange sphere of what appeared to be glass, or crystal of some kind, with four stars asymmetrically placed upon it. She examined it further, and used a kind of energy 'sonar' to examine its inside.
"GATHER THE DRAGON BALLS OR DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SUMMON ME!" The image of a crimson serpent flashed in her mind, with glowing blue eyes. It roared out its warning, before the image faded, leaving Celestia with a dazed expression.
"Princess? What's the matter?" Celestia waved her head side to side to regain her sense of self, and looked at the guard.
"It's... nothing. Everything's fine. No need to worry... I'll just... put this... thing in the vault.
"Dóchas, whatever the hell you're doing, it had better not end up in another jockstrap incident!"
Dóchas halted for a moment, and shuddered at the memory of the event. He walked again, this time picking up the pace. He walked on, through the labs of Capsule Corporation, and when he reaches another set of doors leading to the Brief's special lab, he flicked his wrist and the door crumpled away. Inside the lab, there was a large machine, with a single figure welding its parts. "BULMA! Down here, now!"
The figure lifted her welding helmet, revealing a bluenette woman with pale green eyes. She smiles, "Hey, guys! What's up?"
Dóchas glares at the young genius, and throws her a sharp and almost malicious grin, reminding her of her husband momentarily. "We need to find the Black Star Dragon Balls."
"WHAT?"
"Indeed. I have a plan to stop this chaos, but we'll need the Ultimate Shenron to do it."
"What can HE do? He couldn't stop it LAST TIME, what makes you think he can do it now?"
"Because he can do something which we didn't think about before. Now, I need a ship to hunt those Dragon Balls. Can you make it?"
Bulma throws the Saiyan a cocky grin, "I'm the genius child of a brilliant scientist, and the owner of one of, if not the, most successful companies on the planet. Of course I can make it!"
"Good. When can it be ready?"
"Now."
"Whazzat?"
"Ta-da!" Bulma pushed a button, revealing more of the machine in question.
"That... that is beautiful."
"Princess Celestia! it's so good to see you!" A small, turquoise alicorn with a dark purple mane leapt through the throne room to the pale white monarch, and smiled fondly. Celestia smiled in return, then looked towards her throne. A large hole still sat, the ashes still lay upon the alabaster alicorn's throne. The smaller one gave an inquisitive glance to the hole, and then her expression turned to one of fear, "What the buck happened!?" She covered her mouth, in fear of the princess getting angry over her choice of words. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to swear, princess!"
This is Twilight Sparkle. She is an alicorn princess, and a prodigy under Princess Celestia's rule. She was a unicorn prior, but Celestia gave her the form of an alicorn and title of Princess of Equestria recently. She is a very studious pony, capable of analyzing and understanding many things. But not everything.
Celestia turned, "This is a matter too important for one to worry over any poor choice of words. Something happened, and I want to know what. You are- were my best student. If I can trust anypony with this task, I know I can trust you. Follow me."
Deep in the royal vault, several ponies analyze the strange orange sphere that fell from the sky. Magic users constantly send energy waves, trying to analyze the interior, and understand it. The two enter, and the scientists turn, "Princesses! We... haven't made much progress on trying to analyze the... object. But it IS fascinating, nonetheless!" The unicorn scientists continue to examine the object, "Its composition is like nothing we've ever seen! It's not even on the periodic table, and it is practically indestructible! Believe me, I've tried to break it, I really have... thought I could see inside... but it wouldn't break! We even tried dropping 40 ton weights on it, and nothing happened!"
Twilight gave a small smile, "I'll take it from here."
"Yes, thank you, princess." The scientists ushered themselves out to allow the alicorn to do her work.
"... Guys?" Bulma waved her hand in front of the three for a few seconds, and stopped upon realizing they were too distracted by the machine before them.
It was a beauty indeed. A large, at least 40 yard tall steel tower with chrome lining, and a faint blue glow to it. The sides were absolutely seamless, being smooth as a Dragon Ball. Everything about it screamed one word: hominahominahominahominahominahomina- uh... I meant to say- beautiful.
"Are you three done yet?"
Dóchas continued on, "Hominahominahominahomina- uh, yeah... So, can this get us around the universe so we can find the Black Star Dragon Balls?"
"You bet your blue and red pajamas it can! I've installed a Dragon Radar on it, too!"
Nova shook his head side to side before speaking, "Yeah, that's great and all but... why did you build it, exactly?"
"Again, genius daughter of brilliant scientist AND CEO of CAPSULE CORPORATION! Why wouldn't I build a rocket like this?"
Calem shook himself out of his homina trance and spoke, "I'm hungry, can we get something to eat?"
"Well, lunch'll be ready in five, so I'm gonna show you around the ship."
"Bulma... how do we get in?"
"Watch and learn!" She reaches to a remote on the table, and pushes a button. The side of the ship disappears. It literally, disappears. The walls curve into the ship, as if it had never existed. Bulma giggles at her friends' response, and ushers them in.
"Well, Twilight? What've you found so far?"
Twilight turns to Celestia, still holding the ball in her telekinetic grasp, "Not much, princess. All I found is that this thing is... like they said, indestructible. What could it be? This thing isn't on the periodic table, it doesn't break, it has no reactions WHATSOEVER to magic. What is it?
Twilight's despair only deepened after Celestia's response, "I... I just don't know."
"Alright, guys, you're good to go!"
Dóchas turned to his bluenette ally, "Now?"
She smirked, "Why not?"
Dóchas' expression brightened, and he looked at the other two, "Guys, get ready."
"WHAT? We're going now?"
"No. I want you back here in three hours, kapeesh?"
Calem grinned eagerly, "O-okay!"
Nova snorted, "Fine."
Dóchas turned to Bulma, "Bulma, I want you to tell Vegeta, Goku, and everyone else that while we're gone, they need to help protect the Earth in our place. Foil the Red Ribbon Army, save a village from a volcano, do whatever until we return with the Black Star Dragon Balls."
He received a thumbs-up in return, "No problem."
"Alright. Let's roll!"
As the three looked out the window, they saw their friends waving to them, along with a variety of calls, "Bye! Be back soon! Don't forget to brush your teeth!" The last comment being from none other than Goku's wife, Chi-chi. The three smiled and gave hearty laughs in return.
Dóchas turns around, "Alright, let's do this, boys!"
Nova grins, and begins pushing buttons, "Engines online."
"Alright, let's get this thing in the air." The machine began to hum, as an orange light began to grow on its thrusters.
*BROOOOAAAAAAAAAAAKRRAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUM*
"Lift-off in five... four... three... two... one..."
*CRAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM*
"Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"
The sound of a slap echoed throughout the ship, "Shut it, Calem!"
"What'd you do that for, Nova?"
Note: We here at Swimming Dalek Writing Co. do not endorse child abuse. We do, however, find it hilarious.
"You can't SHUT UP, kid!"
"Don't call me a kid!"
"How does bratty little half-pint sound?"
"How about I call you ugly giant freaky muscle-man?"
"That doesn't even make sense!"
"Your MOM doesn't make sense!"
Dóchas appeared between the two and slapped both of them. "Shut UP, both of you! If we want to find those Black Star Dragon Balls, we need to FOCUS. Got me?"
Grumbles ascended from the throats of his companions. "Beg your pardon?"
"Sorry..."
"Good. I'm going to start scanning for signs of the Dragon Balls." He walked over to the main console and pushed a button, and the computer activated.
"Conducting analysis of all celestial bodies within 30-light-year radius..."
"This is going to take a while, I'll have it print out the results later... let's just catch some shut-eye..."
"Ka... me... ha... me... ha!" (Kamehameha, Teen Gohan) Calem fired off a Kamehameha into the large, 30-ft radius training room. The blast was reflected off of the special absorbing walls, and flew back at the young Saiyan. He grinned, and threw his hands in front of the blast, stopping it completely. He crushed the energy wave in his palms, and breathed slowly. He then prepared to go for a second round. He placed his hands above his head, and charged a golden ray of light. "Masenko-Ha!" (Super Masenko, Teen Gohan)
"Calem? Are you training at THIS ungodly hour?" The moment the door opened, Nova was fried by the incoming Super Masenko. He blinked several times, then growled, "I'LL KILL YOU, YOU CRAZY KID!"
"Catch me if you can!"
Dóchas looked as the two battled inside the training room, "I'm stuck in space with these two... Kai's help me."
"Located on small solar system, one planet, one moon."
Nova raised an eyebrow, "That's not a solar system..."
"... which also bears an anomaly generating immense thermal energy, enough to replicate effect of standard sun, though barely size of planet's sole moon."
Dóchas glared, analyzing the situation further, "Go on..."
"Planet is abnormal in its almost exact replication of Earth's size, shape, and atmospheric conditions."
"Good... no need for helmets or anything. Any sign of sapient life?"
"No signs of any technology of extreme advancement, if any life exists on planet at all, it is in its Industrial Age at best."
"Thank you, computer. Take us there."
Calem jumped up, "Yeah! Found a Dragon Ball on the SECOND DAY! WHAT NOW?"
Nova and Dóchas stared, drops of sweat sliding down their face comically, "Who are you talking to?"
"Sister!" The doors to Celestia's chambers swung open.
Celestia looked up, and sighed, "What is it, Luna? It's late, and unlike you, I need to sleep at this time."
"Remember that strange orb that fell from the sky? It nearly hit you, too!"
Celestia stared, "What of it?"
"I think its owner is coming here."
"This had better not be a prank, Luna. This is a matter of national security."
"Look!" There it was. A single, blue light. Hovering over the mountain, orbiting it slowly. Whizzing about, as if it were a predator examining its prey. The light went away, and aimed at another target, another tower of the castle.
It kept on sweeping across the tower, and then something strange happened. A single piece of the... thing detached itself, and flew down. It was shaped like a small sphere, pale white, with blue lines zigzagging it. It was the size of Celestia's head, at least. From the lines, a single ray of light shot out, but stopped at least thirty centimeters in front of it. The line began replicating, and slowly formed into a shape. A single head. The head moved, and then it spoke in a deep voice, "I hope I'm not waking anyone unnecessarily at this hour? I don't mean to be rude, but do you mind if we park here for the night? And in the morning, is it too much to ask for a nice hot pot of coffee? Hello? Do you understand what I'm saying?
Several moments of silence passed, the face in question tilted to the side in curiosity, awaiting their response. Celestia stammered for a while, but regained her composure, "Wh-what's coffee?"
Morning rises, and Dóchas grins as the side of the ship reconfigures itself into a ramp, leading down to the planet below. He whistled as Calem and Nova strutted along right beside him, and they stepped onto the stone below. Dóchas tapped his foot against the ground, "Hmm... little heavier than on Earth, but we can deal with that."
Calem, on the other hand, was turning, taking in all the sights as quickly as he could see. "Woah! So cool!"
Nova was not as impressed as his peers. He pulled out a small remote from a hidden pocket on his armor, turned around, and pushed a button. The ramp slid into the ship, and sealed itself away. He pushed the button again.
Nova grinned, and pumped his fist in the air, "YES! Always wanted to do that!"
"HALT, IN THE NAME OF THE PRINCESSES!" Several small quadrupedal creatures with pale white fur and golden armor flew down, their wings folding onto their sides. They were grasping spears, and aiming them towards the three Saiyans.
Nova pressed a button on his Scouter, and his device begins scanning the enemies. They had six limbs, four legs, two wings. Their paws- no, wait, hooves, had specifically shaped grooves to hold objects, like their spears. Their armor was, in fact, solid gold. Nova scoffed at their strange and extremely weakened internal organ design. Their ribs were too far spread out, one could easily slam a blade or something in between, puncture a lung, or the heart. Then he hit the Power Level Finder, or PLF, the Scouter's primary function. "BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SEVENTEEN AVERAGE POWER LEVEL! HAH! I'VE SEEN BETTER FROM TODDLERS ON XENOX 7!"
"That's enough. Guards, lower your weapons." They lower their weapons, and step aside.
Nova cockily grins in response to the last word, "THOSE are your guards? CALEM could take them all on with BOTH hands tied behind his back!" He motions to the young Saiyan in question, who smiles in response.
Dóchas held up his hand, and silenced the two, "My apologies for my comrades. They can get a little rude at times, but they're good men. I assume you're the one in charge around here? My name's Dóchas, and this is my crew. The big one's Nova, and the younger one is Calem."
The creature tilts his head and smiles. Celestia gathers up what little willpower she has left, and responds. "Yes. I am Princess Celestia, co-ruler of Equestria, along with my sister, Luna. Please, come inside. There's coffee and breakfast inside."
As she walks with the aliens, Dóchas raises his voice, "I thought you said last night you had no idea what coffee was. What is this?"
Celestia smiles sheepishly, "I... am ashamed to say, but when you flew in, I was too afraid to... remember what you were speaking of."
He chuckles, "It is not a problem. The fact that coffee exists on this planet is enough for me."
The tallest one growls, and whispers something into the middle one's ear. THe middle one snarls, and lightly snaps, "We'll get to that later! For now, let's try to be respectable guests!"
The three follow this 'Princess' into a large room, with a large table that bears plentiful food. Suddenly, the doors close behind them, and steel grates drop, effectively locking the three in. They turn to this ruler, with Dóchas stepping forwards, "What is the meaning of this?"
"Who are you? WHY did you come here? Do you want to take over this world? If you intend to touch even a HAIR on my little ponies, I swear I will-"
"Ah, shut up."
She was clearly shocked by Nova's lack of respect. Her anger only intensified, "How DARE you! I am a princess of-"
Dóchas rubs his temples, "I would hate for us to get violent. Look, we're just here for something we've lost. Called a Dagon Ball. It's about yay big, orange, one to seven black stars on it?" Dóchas stares deeply at Celestia as she reacts, her face turning to one of horror and amazement as she recognizes it. Dóchas scoffs, "Going by your reaction, it's here, and you know it is. Don't deny it, my ship is designed to hunt them down. Now, you can either hand it over nice and quiet, or we'll do this the violent and destructive way. Need I inform you we are three creatures from outer space with technology beyond your ability to understand and you have no idea what we are capable of. The most advisable option would be to hand over our Dragon Ball, that would be swell."
Celestia growled at them, "How DARE you barge into MY kingdom and make unreasonable demands! I'm not 'handing over' anything until I get some ANSWERS!"
Dóchas silently stares, "If that is how it must be... then answers you shall get."
"Wh-what?"
The youngest, Calem, grins. "If you wanted us to tell you why we need the Dragon Balls, all you had to do was ask!"
Nova chuckles as well, "Sorry for being an ass, though... thought you guys were gonna try to keep the Dragon Ball."
Twilight paces anxiously outside of the room where Celestia and the three aliens are chatting. So far, dead silence. Twilight turns again, "Oh... what could be going on in there? What if they're here to take our planet, or our resources, or something? I KNEW that we should've brought the-"
The door suddenly slams open, revealing Celestia herself, and the three aliens behind her. They are in three distinct sizes. One small, one a little taller than Celestia, and a last one ridiculously tall. Their clothes were the most intriguing part. Each of them wore a different and distant uniform. The tall one had what appeared to be some form of... combat armor? It didn't look that durable, though, and wasn't very solid, judging by how easily he moved in it. The smallest one had... a martial arts gi? It was navy blue, with a green belt and wraps on its... what kind of limb IS that? Twilight was fascinated by the complexities and design. She raised a notepad and pencil, and entered the room.
The medium-sized one raised an eyebrow, "What is the meaning of this, Celestia-hime? We agreed to answer your questions, and then you drag a child in?"
Twilight growls, "I'm NOT a child! I am a strong princess of Equestria, and I-"
The tall one waves his hand dismissively, "Don't care. Let's get this over with."
Twilight fumes, and then breathes slowly. Her notepad and pencil levitate, and the medium-sized one raises an eyebrow (he's quite good at doing that), "Your people are capable of telekinesis? Then why do your guards hold their spears in their... hooves?"
"That's easy. Only unicorns and alicorns are capable of using magic."
"..."
"Something wrong?"
"Uh... nothing. Go ahead."
"...Alright. First question, where are you from?"
"Planet Earth, North Galaxy, galactic co-ordinates A-571-63-42"
"What species are you?"
"Saiyans."
"How did you get here?"
The taller one pipes up again, "Specialized vortex-jump fighter-class engine."
"What's that?"
"... It's an engine."
"How does it work?"
"It's above you. Your people are still in your MEDIEVAL age, for Kai's sake! We're Information Age!"
"Uh... names?"
"I'm Moe, this is Larry, and that one's Curly."
The medium-sized one, 'Larry', chuckles, "He's just joking. My name is Dóchas, this is Nova, and that one..."
"Ooh, shiny!"
"... is Calem."
Twilight scratches out the names placed earlier, "Why have you come here?"
"To find the Dragon Balls."
Twilight does a double-take, "The Dragon's WHAT?"
Dóchas and Nova chuckle in unison, "That joke's been beaten to its second death already... the Dragon Balls. They're artifacts."
Twilight chuckles, and jots more notes down, and continues, "Why do you need these Dragon Balls? Are they important to your people?"
"They grant a wish."
Twilight looks up slowly, and blinks. Celestia leans forwards, "They can do WHAT?"
Dóchas sighs, and stands up. He reaches into his pocket, and pulls out a small, disk-shaped device. It hovers in the air, and from it, lights appear, forming an image of seven orange spheres with 1-7 stars on them. "The Dragon Balls, once collected, can allow one to summon the mighty Eternal Dragon, the Ultimate Shenron."
The image of a long, red dragon appeared, staring at a humanoid form almost miniature in comparison. "The Eternal Dragon grants one wish, from resurrection of the dead, to immortality, to knowledge of the universe's secrets."
Twilight gawked, "How?"
The cold look in Dóchas eyes partnered with his response, "There are some things in this world not meant to be understood... the Eternal Dragon is one of them."
The image changes again, this time to a single blue and green planet, "Several years ago, an evil being, known as Omega Shenron..." The two princesses note Dóchas' tensing at the name, "He used the seven Dragon Balls to send my planet into chaos. Earthquakes, volcanoes, tidal waves, hurricanes... and that's just the start. People went mad, too. Murder on the streets, mass theft... Seeing women and children being defiled out in the open was actually a commodity."
The images of unstoppable death and destruction made the two almost burst into tears. Celestia turned, "And... you need them to fix your world?"
Dóchas somberly nodded, "Originally, we gathered the Dragon Balls and tried to fix the world. As it turns out, Omega's evil negative energy had twisted the wish so that not even the Ultimate Shenron could undo the damage. We used the wish to revive the lost instead." The image of thousands of creatures cheering filled the 'screen', as it were, and then it stopped.
"We have figured out now that if the wish has been so mutated by Omega Shenron's negative energy, then if Ultimate Shenron can generate enough positive energy to kill off his, then the wish itself should die out. A negative and a positive equals zero..."
Celestia sat silent, and then turned, "Then why did that Dragon Ball end up here?"
Dóchas shakes his head, and lectures the two further, "As a mechanism to insure that the Dragon Balls can't be used over and over again, they scatter over the universe. They're also indestructible, since the dragon within is immortal. I presume that wraps up everything. Now, please... give us the Dragon Ball. I don't want to have to resort to Omega's lowly definition of 'entertainment', but I will kill if I must."
Celestia backs up, "Omega Shenron... ruined your world... because he thought it was fun?"
Calem frowned, "He was a big meanie!"
Nova put his left... appendage in his right, with his... claws closing around it, "You said it, Calem! Shoulda dragged out that beating we gave him! Honestly, I think we didn't do ENOUGH..."
Dóchas' eyes narrow, and his allies close their mouths. He turns, "Well... about that Dragon Ball?"
Celestia and Twilight look to each other nervously, and the Sun Princess turns, "We'll have to talk about this... in private."
Nova mumbles, "Not much to talk about..."
"Nova! That's rude!"
The two walk away, and allow the three Saiyans to squabble as they please.
"Absolutely not!"
"But Princess Celestia, you can't! They NEED those Dragon Balls! You saw what Omega did!"
"How are we to be sure they didn't fabricate it?"
"They looked serious enough!"
"Twilight, they're aliens. How can we tell a smile apart from a glare?"
"You can't just keep that to yourself! We don't know what they could do if you say no!"
"We. Have. No. Choice. I have to look out for my subjects and protect them from all harm. And now an entire universe, filled with life, can present a new threat unlike anything we've ever seen. You can't be naive and kind at a time like this."
Celestia certainly was NOT expecting Twilight to react in the way she did. She blasted Celestia with magic, turned, and roared, "You're just being thick-headed!"
"Twilight! You can't just..." She saw exactly where Twilight was heading, and disappeared in a flash of magic.
Dóchas, Nova, and Calem heard the entire conversation via Saiyan's advanced hearing... and putting their heads against the door. The three growled, and Nova kicked down the door. Dóchas put two fingers to his forehead, "I'll try and locate where Celestia's going, you two find Twilight!"
The warrior disappeared instantly, using the Instant Transmission to warp towards Celestia's extremely dense and highly noticeable energy. Dóchas found himself within a large vault, containing multiple artifacts, hundreds upon thousands of ancient and mysterious items. However, he kept on locking onto Celestia, 'If I follow her, she'll lead me right to the Dragon Ball, and since I sense Twilight coming this way...'
"BEHIND YOU!" Eagal calls out, alerting Dóchas to an incoming energy attack.
Dóchas ducks, 'How did she sneak up on me?' Dóchas flips back, dodging several other shots focused from Celestia's horn.
She glares, and shouts at him, "A wish-granting item is TOO POWERFUL to just be let out into the universe! What happens if we need it to defend our home?"
Dóchas growls in turn, "If you refuse to see sense and be blinded by paranoia, I suppose I'll have to smack some sense into you! Kaio-ken 3x!" He burst into the familiar red aura, and disappeared.
"Kaio-what times what?"
He connected with a roundhouse kick, sending Celestia into the air. Next, he flew up, and punched her away. Celestia barely caught herself mid-air before Dóchas flew up, and double-kicked her in the back, sending her higher, almost to the ceiling of the vault. He jumped, and then hook kicked her to the ground, sending her sprawling through piles of old items (Kaio-ken Attack, Goku). He lowered to the ground, and powers down, "Are you really going to let a world die over your paranoia? Families, friends, co-workers, bosses, underlings... are you going to let that all go because you think it's too RISKY?"
Celestia tried to catch her breath, and stood up slowly, "How... did you hurt me?"
Dóchas' ear twitches, "Beg pardon?"
"Nothing has ever truly harmed an alicorn! Not even when my mother and father fought the evil beasts of Tartarus in the Dark Ages!"
Dóchas rolled his eyes, "Is that all you're concerned about?"
Celestia stammered, "Wh-wh-what?"
"You're really so concerned about your own planet, any threats it might suffer from, so that you would abandon everything else? You wouldn't even think that other creatures have their own lives? I just want to save my planet, and here you are, saying that you want to make sure I can't, because you're too scared of what's out there."
"I have a right to be."
"That you do, but attacking every living thing that doesn't comply to your every order isn't going to get you anywhere. Matter of fact, most species would've had your planet fried for this kind of reception. That's right. Everyone. Dead. Because of your stupid mistake. How's that feel? I'll let you think about that..." He turned and walked away, looking around for the Dragon Ball.
"You... you can't leave here..." Dóchas turned and sighed, "Must I kick your wavy tail again? And- woah, when did that get there?" A large ball of yellow ki, sizzling and spewing, was held up above Celestia's head.
"Evasive maneuvers, Dóchas! EVASIVE MANEUVERS!!"
"YOU WON'T TAKE THAT BALL, AND YOU WILL SURRENDER YOUR TECHNOLOGY TO ME!" Dóchas noted the evil power flowing around Celestia.
"So... you were being controlled... likely during your sleep while you awaited my grand entrance... if that's the case, I know I have no need to hold back! Kaio-ken 20x!" Celestia threw the ball of energy, and it flew top speed towards the Saiyan warrior.
"Ka...me...ha...me...ha!" Dóchas unleashed a Kamehameha (20x Kaio-ken Kamehameha, Goku), and it perfectly cut through her energy ball, and hit her head-on. Celestia was knocked back into the wall, and the energy wave exploded, leaving a trail of dust in its wake.
Celestia collapsed, and several guards rushed in. They gasped at the sight of their fallen princess, and aimed their spears at Dóchas. "If I could beat your princess, what makes you think you stand even a chance against me?" They lower their weapons, respectively, and rush to aid her. Dóchas raises his hand, "Don't touch her. There's something hiding in her, possessing her since last night, I presume. We can't let it jump to another body."
The guards train their spears on her, causing Dóchas to apply a facepalm. He suddenly stopped when he saw Celestia coughing, and a black smoke emitting from her lungs. Dóchas glares, and his allies conveniently rush in.
"Dóchas, what's going on? We heard a struggle and- what the hell?"
Dóchas raises his hand. "Be careful, there's a body snatcher inside Celestia-hime."
Twilight rubs tears from her eyes, "Celestia... hime? You said that earlier, what does it mean?"
"Honorific in the part of the Earth I was raised in. Means 'princess'. And... HERE YOU ARE!" Dóchas thrusts his right hand forwards, sending a golden wave of energy at the smoke cloud the moment it tries to escape (Full Power Energy Wave, nil).
"I got it, I got it!" Calem raises his hand, and a ring of golden ki appears. It shapes itself into a perfect circle, "Galactic Donuts!" Calem throws it, along with several others (Galactic Donuts, Gotenks). The rings contain the smoke monster, which then growls and snarls, lashing out at the restraints.
Dóchas steps forwards, and stops when he hears the creature roar, "HOW could you defeat CELESTIA? She is the Maiden of the Sun! NOTHING could beat an alicorn of her caliber!"
"I've got ten seconds for you to talk, or else this vault shall be your deathbed. Ten..."
"Surely you jest!"
"Nine..."
"You're bluffing! NO WAY you could possibly stoop to this 'Omega Shenron's' level!"
"...Eight..."
"FINE! I'LL TALK!"
Dóchas smiles, "That wasn't so hard, was it?" Now then, let's get up top..."
"Alright, I'm going to try and have this be as peaceful as can be. We're going to let you out of the Galactic Donuts. If you try anything, if you run or attack any of us, you'll feel the power I used to beat Celestia-hime... and you won't have a body to take the hit for you." Dóchas' glare following his statement made the smoke creature slowly nod, and the Saiyan signaled Calem, who dismissed the Galactic Donuts technique.
Nova slammed his foot onto the table next to the creature, "First off, who and WHAT in the HELL are you?"
The creature pulled back in accordance to Nova's roars, and then flung itself into his face in response, "I am the TRUE ruler of this kingdom, ape! I am the mighty Sombra, Crystal King and soon-to-be ruler of this land!"
Twilight stumbled back, "Sombra? B-but I saw the Crystal Heart destroy you! You COULDN'T have survived!"
Calem looked, "The who-wha?"
Another voice answered Calem's question, "The Crystal Heart is an ancient artifact that harnesses the crystal ponies' love and happiness, and it protects all of Equestria." The body belonging to the voice was a dark blue alicorn, much resembling Celestia, but her mane and tail had something that resembled stars in them.
Dóchas raised an inquisitive eyebrow in response, "And you are...?"
The alicorn in question rose a hoof to her chest and dramatically called, "I am Princess Luna, sister to Princess Celestia, and ruler of the Moon."
Dóchas nodded, "I see... so every pony that has a horn and wings has a crown stuck to their head... that is... a rather simple way to do things." He then turned back to Sombra, "But introductions can wait. For now, we've got trash to take out." He cracked his knuckles, the sound of pressure exiting the spaces between bone echoing in the halls.
"Ooooooohhhh.... What? Where... Twilight?" Celestia awoke on a hospital bed in the Royal Infirmary.
"Princess, good to see you're up." A unicorn doctor was levitating a clipboard, and then called down the hall. He looked back, "How're you feeling?"
"Never better."
The doctor laughed at her reply, "That's good to hear. Drink some water. You've been out some time now."
"I was... what happened, exactly?"
"Sombra got inside your head. Those aliens beat the dang unicorn outta ya."
The doctor shook his head, "I don't think you can see them, not with those wounds. But THEY can see YOU."
The three Saiyans entered the room, "Hello, Celestia-hime. I apologize for your condition. It was I who defeated this 'Sombra' by beating him out of you."
Celestia shook her head, "That's alright. But I have one question for you."
"Say it."
"How?"
"How what?"
Celestia's smile turned to a serious stare, "How did you beat me? I'm an alicorn, I move the sun through the sky, how did you best my magic? I know Sombra was possessing me, and that should've ADDED to my power. How did you best both my magic AND Sombra's?"
Dóchas sighs, and sits down in a chair, "You know, I once met a wise, but still perverted, old man. He told me, 'there's always someone who's going to be better than you'. Of course, I ended up besting that old leacher, but you can see the point. There is a whole universe out there, Celestia. Worlds that have harsher conditions, vast resources, conditions which make them simply be better than you. I apologize for having to be the one to break the news, but yes. I'm stronger than you." Celestia couldn't believe her ears. There was a whole universe full of creatures with strength like theirs?
Dóchas then raised a single claw into the air, "And before we go, I HAVE to correct you on something. What you call 'magic' isn't really 'magic', but more of an internal energy called ki."
"What? Of course it's magic! Look!" Celestia levitated a vase in the air, and spun it around.
She was surprised when Dóchas did the exact same thing with her bed. "Magic is drawn from the very power of the universe itself, allowing one to rewrite the laws of time and space. Ki comes from one's own internal strength, because I know that if you use too much at once, you tire out, correct?"
"Correct."
"If you want to see magic, watch closely." He held his appendages in front of himself, so that the palms were facing each other, and the claws were touching each other. Between them, a sudden spark of energy appeared. Multiple others joined it, until they became a solid ball. He drew his limbs apart, and the ball stretched, becoming a sword. He waved it around, and then crushed it, making it turn into nothing again, "Making something from nothing, taking control of whole armies, changing that which exists, creating or summoning life, that is magic. Ki is simply energy from the body sent out to produce any variety of effects, based on the user's preference. With ki, one can create huge waves of raw power, annihilating that which stands before you, enhance your own strength temporarily by forcing ki into your muscles and bones, or even fly without the use of wings. Observe."
Dóchas hovered into the air, and then created a small ball of energy on the tip of his claw. Celestia gasped, "But... you need a horn for that! You can't just... use energy without a focus point!"
Nova chuckled, "Worst idea EVER. You can only concentrate energy through that boner on your forehead." He and Calem bumped their fists against each other's, "Ki in MOST creatures can go through all of the body. That's why you can't have a flight technique, because we focus ki through our feet, and YOU can't. I don't know WHAT went wrong with your species' evolution, or WHY only a third of you can use ki techniques naturally, but it's what everything else in the universe does."
Dóchas somberly nodded in agreement, then turned to exit, "I believe that our business is done here. If you don't mind, I shall head to the vault and retrieve the Dragon Ball, and we'll be on our merry way."
"Oi, oi, oi, oi! Missing someone?"
"..."
"Dóchas? Something wrong?"
"...aaaaaaaaaaa"
"I can't hear ya, speak up."
"aaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" He dashed away, leaving a trail of dust in his wake.
"What's his problem? Eh, must be having a stomach ache, right Calem? Calem? Oh CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!"
The taller Saiyan disappeared, with a long trail of dust and smoke identifying his path as well.
Celestia silently stared as the two vanished, and the doctor scratched his head. "The little guy? He was just here, but it can't be THAT bad, right?"
The young Saiyan chuckled, "This is gonna be SWEET!" He grasped at a rope, and tugged hard. From underneath a rug, the rope rose up instantly, and hit in front of the two guards walking in the hall. The soldiers fell over, and tumbled onto each other. Calem chuckles, drawing the attention of the two guards. They glare, and before they can grab him, he disappears by means of Zankozen*.
"The fun's just getting started!"
"Where'd the bugger go? We can't let him run around, you KNOW what he's capable of!"
"He's keeping his energy levels pretty damn low, I can't tell him apart from all the others in here! And my scouter can't pick up his bio-signature! Are these walls solid concrete? Who the hell makes walls from solid concrete? I can't scan through this!" Nova angrily punches a neat hole in the wall, making his frustrations evident. He turned, and breathed out slowly, trying to calm himself.
"There you guys are! I was wondering when you'd come out to play!"
There he was. Calem was sitting on one of the rafters, sitting on his arms with his legs wrapped Indian style around them. He grinned cheekily, and flew down.
Dóchas pat the boy on the head, and smiled, releasing a sigh of relief, "Oh, good. There you are. Don't worry, we were just finished. Now we're going to go down to the vault and get the Dragon Ball."
Calem grinned, and then kicked Dóchas in the shin. "D'OH! WHY YOU LITTLE!"
"You can't catch me! Nya, nya, nya nya nya~!" The boy disappeared without a trace.
Nova glared, and pushed the button on his scouter, making it access tracker mode.
"I'M GONNA KILL THAT KID!"
Nova steps out of the way as Eagal,, now in control of Dóchas' body, dashes forwards, trying to chase down the youngest pure-blooded Saiyan**.
"COME BACK HERE!"
"Make me! BLEH!" Calem stuck out his tongue while pulling down his eyelid towards the split personality. He giggled, and dashed off, twice as fast as before. Eagal speeds up in turn, his Green Flame Aura trailing behind him.
"Hmm... how does it work?" Twilight was analyzing the Saiyan shuttle, trying to understand the advanced machine. It showed no signs of actual entries, or exits, for that matter. In fact, the entire thing looked like it might not even be a ship at all. She kept on sending magic pulses around, trying to sense any doors, but to no avail. She reached, and touched the side of it. The blue lines along the shuttle's chrome walls turned red, and an alarm blared out from ir.
"ALERT! ALERT! INTRUDER DETECTED! INTRUDER DETECTED! INITIATING SAFETY PROTOCOL!" From the side of the ship, multiple long tendrils of the very wall itself poured out, and reshaped themselves into hefty cylinders with three prongs on the ends. the prongs began rotating, and electricity began charging at the center.
"That can't be good."
"Oh, what now?" Nova reached for the small remote on his pocket, and saw that the defense mechanisms were activated.
"GET YOUR FILTHY HOOVES OFF MY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!"
"Now I got ya, little prick!" Eagal, a sadistic look in his eye, clenched onto Calem's tail tightly, preventing the boy from running away. Calem struggled, but to no avail. He swallowed loudly, in fear of what the split personality had in store.
"OUT OF MY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!"
Nova crashed into the two Saiyans, an electrical energy surrounding his body (Machine Impact, Android 16). He flew straight through them, and kept on going, trying to get to his ship.
"Now's my chance!" Calem rose into the air and dashed away.
"Oh... my head... what happened?" Dóchas rubbed his head slowly, and stood up.
"THAT LITTLE BRAT KICKED US IN THE SHIN! GET HIM BEFORE HE ESCAPES!" The hallucination of Eagal pointed down a hallway, and Dóchas followed his instructions.
"Princess... what do we do?" The weaponry was gaining momentum, and the electric charge on it was growing even stronger.
"Uhm... uh... we're not intruders! Don't shoot! Please!"
"VERIFICATION NOT AVAILABLE! INITIATING EXTERMINATION OF INTRUDERS IN 5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."
"TAKE THIS!" A lightning bolt appeared from nowhere, and hit the charging railgun. The weapon, along with a good portion of the ship, became engulfed in a fiery glow.
"HIT THE DECK!" The shuttle spat out a fiery plume, going straight into the sky, incinerating the cloud that was used to disable the weapon.
"Wh... what happened?"
"You were rescued by none other than the mighty RAINBOW DASH!" A columbus blue pegasus flew down to the ground, her multicolored mane whipping in the wind from the explosion.
A high pitched squeak echoed upon the platform, and there stood Nova, gawking, and he made another squeak noise, falling to his knees. "What... what have you done?"
"What... have you done?" Nova squeaked, staring at what remained of his only way off-planet. He dropped to his knees, with his jaw hanging wide open.
"Saving my friend, that's what! What the hay's your problem, anyways? Who makes their spaceship BLAST everything that comes near it? My friend could've gotten turned to smithereens if I hadn't been here! I mean, seriously! A-"
A wave of static energy came from Nova's body, slowly growing in intensity. "YOU FREAKING IDIOTS!"
Dóchas and Calem turn to each other upon sensing Nova's rapid power level increase. Dóchas places two fingers on his forehead, grabs Calem, and uses Shunkan Idō, teleporting towards the elder and more temperamental Saiyan soldier.
"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Nova's entire body was covered in his Android Aura, sizzling and crackling, as he chased a rainbow-haired winged pony around, roaring at her. Dóchas and Calem looked to each other, then to Twilight, "What's his pro- WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR SHIP?"
Twilight cringed at Calem's shouting, "I... wanted to study it... but then the ship tried to attack me! Dash stopped it, but..."
Dóchas nodded, putting the pieces together, "Now, why didn't you ask us if you could see it? We would've let you look around all you like."
Twilight stared at the ground, "I... I couldn't help myself! Alien technology, capable of traveling through space, right in front of me! How could I have waited?"
"Oof!" Rainbow Dash collapsed in front of Twilight, and groaned.
Nova hovered down, and landed next to her, and kicked her, "Get up, I didn't even hit you that hard, considering the circumstances."
Twilight glared, "What's your problem? Why'd you hit her!?"
Nova turned, and gave Twilight a look of raw rage, leaving her to remember the reason why.
Dóchas chuckled at his friend's reaction, and turned away, "Stranded on a rock in the corner of the universe... huh, would've never thought."
Nova turned, grinning, "Well, we never planned on meeting a bunch of four-legged morons, did we?"
Dóchas burst into laughter, "I suppose not! Hahahaha..."
Twilight blinked, "You're not mad?"
Nova turned, "Oh, I'm pissed. But we can fix it. I'll just get the capsules out of the- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"
Calem and Dóchas blinked at Nova as he jumped into the burning wreckage and began tearing things apart. The two looked at each other, and then back to him. They blinked again, then they freaked out as well, "THE CAPSULES!" They joined in, and began tearing the wreckage apart, trying to find the capsule container.
"Is it here? No! Maybe here? No there, either! Maybe... HERE!" Calem raised the briefcase with the Capsule Corporation logo high into the air, letting his companions see it.
"I found it, I found it- HEY!" Twilight grabbed the case with her telekinesis, and held it in front of her own face.
"Ooh! What's in- OW!"
Nova smacked her on the head, and took the case out of her grasp, "Hah, you're not touching this! Now, let's open this thing up, and..." He opened the briefcase, and there were multiple small capsules of varying colors, with multiple letter designations. A small pamphlet was in the top, signifying which capsule contained what. Nova removed the pamphlet, and upon finding what he was looking for, he grinned, and drew it out. He pushed the top of it, and threw it into the air, "Watch out!"
POMF
A large red container appeared, with multiple drawers. Nova grinned as the ponies around him gawked at the technology.
"How did- I mean... what the- I have to write all these questions down, before I forget!" She dashed off, leaving the three to wonder what she meant by 'questions', and why the guards were cringing. Nova walked towards the container, and opened a drawer.
"Ooh, Bulma is a psychic! Look at this stuff! I've got drills, screwdrivers, cable cutters- Hey, a Twinkie!" He unwrapped the goodie, and took a hefty bite out of the beloved snack. He went back to rustling through the drawer, trying to find the tools he would need.
"Uhh, sir?" A guard walked towards Nova, and poked him.
"Fwuff id it?" Nova spat out some of the treat onto the guard's face, before swallowing, "Sorry, what?"
"I know you're eager to get your ship back together, but shouldn't we.. I dunno, put out the fire first?"
Nova turned, and noticed the still-blazing wreckage, "Oh yeah... I got it." He thrust a single hand forwards, launching a Kiai towards the flames, and knocked the air away from the wreckage, completely dispelling the fire altogether. The guard swallows, and turns away.
"How long do you think it'll take for the repairs, Nova?" Dóchas walks over to Nova's side, and holds a wrench with his tail, rolling it back and forth.
"Ehh... maybe a week or so to get the hull back together. But that outer shell... it can change its shape, like it's alive... I'm going to have to call Bulma about that."
"Oh yeah..." Dóchas turned away, to the clouds above, and let his mind wander, remembering the advice given to him by the scientist.
"So, how does it work?" Dóchas was leaning against the wall of the Cold Star, feeling its powerful humming through his back.
Bulma raised herself from a hole in its side, and stared at the Saiyan, "How does what work?"
"The outer shell. How does it re-arrange itself like that? It doesn't exactly seem airtight..." Dóchas shuddered at the thought of being sucked into space to die. Though Saiyans have amazing lung capacity, and beings of high power levels can keep bubbles of air around them, neither of those factors would last forever. Dóchas was a person who constantly reminded himself of his limitations (though Eagal did most of that job), and air was one of them.
"Well, it's actually a lot of nano-drones. They're all connected to the ship's computer, and it orders them to move in specific patterns. Think along the lines of a capsule, but it can shape itself any way it needs. It can go from airtight to filled with more holes than a pincushion in a single line of code." Bulma snapped her fingers to emphasize the last sentence.
Dóchas grinned, "Nova is going to love this thing."
"That's how it works, according to what she told me." Dóchas tossed the wrench out of his tail and into his hand, and began spinning it around his little finger.
Nova's open jaw only confirmed Dóchas' earlier divination. However, what happened next was not to Dóchas' foresight. Nova stomped his foot into the ground, and roared in frustration again. "DAMNIT! HOW'RE WE SUPPOSED TO GET MORE OF THOSE?"
Dóchas frowned upon realizing that Nova's frustrations were legitimate. How could they obtain more nano-drones, when the planet they were on was only in its Medieval Age at best, and all they had were some regular tools? Their chances of escape were minimal. Dóchas sighed, and turned, going into the castle, "I'll ask Celestia-hime for any possible living arrangements. Nova, do what you can regarding the hull, we'll contact Bulma later."
Calem bounced up next to Dóchas, "What can I do?"
"Go play somewhere. But STAY OUT OF TROUBLE!"
"YAY!" Calem dashed into the air, grinning madly.
"BE BACK BEFORE SUNSET! AND DON'T TOUCH ANY ODD-LOOKING PLANT OR ANIMAL! WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S POISONOUS HERE!"
"Hmm... what to do..." Calem had been flying around for a while now, and had found nothing of interest. He had been searching for any high power levels, and nothing- barring those in Canterlot- was that strong. But something suddenly entered his range of ki searching. It was faint, but definitely something of interest. Calem grinned, and shot off, his blue aura coating his entire form.
"Where is it? I could've sworn it was around here... come out, come out, wherever you are! I'm not gonna hurt you, I just wanna play!" A deep growl appeared from behind Calem, who turned around, and was met with an unusual sight.
"Ooh, look! A puppy!"
"Celestia-hime!" Dóchas opened the doors with his telekinesis, and walked towards the princess, who now sat on her throne. She looked better, but Dóchas' keen eye for battle injuries told him it would be three days for her to recover, considering her power level.
"Oi, oi! You're giving her too much credit! That was a Kaio-ken 20x Kamehameha!"
"Not now, Eagal!"
"What?"
"Sorry. I meant to say that one of your subjects accidentally destroyed our ship." Dóchas ignored the odd looks from the ponies around him. "I'm not sure how long it will take to repair the shuttle, and we will need living arrangements. I was wondering if you could grant us a place to reside while we repair our shuttle."
Celestia stared, carefully weighing the options. Dóchas sat quietly, twitching his tail around, going up, down, left and right. It was a habit he'd acquired, he would swing his tail like a conductor would at an orchestra. Dóchas was a fan of large-scale musicals, having grown up watching them.
'Before Omega's wish...'
"Dóchas?"
"Hmm?"
"I have decided that until your ship is repaired, you can stay here, in Canterlot."
Dóchas smiled, and bowed deeply, "Thank you, Celestia-hime. I know that we have caused an unexpected burden, and your kindness is much appreciated."
"You're very welcome. Guard, take Dóchas to one of the guest rooms." The guard nodded in response, and trotted out of the room. Dóchas followed him, closing the doors with telekinesis.
Dóchas and the guard walked down the hallway, with Dóchas' tail swaying back and forth rhythmically, to a very old tune. His lips pulled back into a soft smile, "Well, what's your name, soldier?"
The guard tensed momentarily, yet still walked on, a sign that he was rather scared of the alien.
"Should be."
"Uh... I'm Commander Comet Burst, sir."
Dóchas raised an eyebrow in response, "A commander is doing simple guard duty? Seems a little... odd in my opinion."
The winged pony turned his head, "I'm Commander of the Goldencloaks, this is exactly what I'm supposed to do."
Dóchas' entire body sparked with curiosity, and his eyes locked onto Comet, "Goldencloaks? What's that?"
"Personal guard of Princess Celestia." Comet announced the title as if he'd been reciting it his whole life, which, judging by his overall attitude, was probably true.
"That's interesting, you're very interesting. You know, when I look at someone, I can piece together who they are and what they've been doing recently... and you're one of the most odd cases I've seen yet."
Comet's wings stiffened, 'Bingo.' and he turned to the Saiyan, "Well, what do you see?"
Dóchas stopped, and leaned against the wall, turned towards Comet, and scanned the pony from head to toe. "When I look at you, I see a man-" He noticed the confused expression on Comet's face, "-that's the universal term for male- I see a man who's had a very good time recently, during work hours, perhaps?"
"!" Comet gasped, and backed away, which led to the extraterrestrial martial artist to laugh.
"Worry not, I won't tell anyone. Clearly, you have an image to uphold, and I'd rather not ruin it."
"H-how could you tell?" Comet's eyes twisted back and forth, scanning the hallway to assure himself nopony else was listening in.
"Several reasons. First, your hair's been rustled about, it's not as orderly as other guards, yet you've put it mostly into place. Not quite enough, though. Second, there's a weak hobble when you move your hind legs, which would match up to the light bruising around your inner pelvic area, which is reason number three. Fourth, there's this-" Dóchas reached into Comet's tail, and yanked out a small clump of violet hair.
"-which I couldn't help but notice. Not to mention, you reek of intercourse."
Comet's eyes widened, and he began to sniff himself, trying to find out if the extraterrestrial's evidence was real, "You won't notice it. A Saiyan's sense of smell is greater than a dog's, I knew what happened before I even had to see the evidence on your body. Let's walk." Dóchas' tail twitched, indicating to the commander for him to continue.
Comet looked around, and then turned back to Dóchas, "What else can you see?"
Dóchas breathed in, "You've been working this job for over six months, judging by your rank and familiarity with the castle halls. You've wanted to be in the military your whole life, judging by the pride you have in your rank and your movements. A tear-jerking event happened a couple of hours ago, judging by your slightly reddened eyes, and the moderate bruises which don't match up to your recent sexual escapades, unless you're just kinky like that."
Dóchas covered his mouth, and glared at the hallucination that materialized on the wall, 'WHAT THE BLEEDING HELL WAS THAT FOR, EAGAL? NOW YOU MADE ME LOOK LIKE AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE HIGHEST RANKED OFFICERS OF THIS WORLD'S MILITARY!"
"Are you kidding? No WAY I could've passed up that kind of opportunity!"
"Uh... what just happened?" Dóchas turned to Comet, who was staring at him rather oddly.
Dóchas sighed, and turned his head forwards, still walking towards his appointed room, "Several months ago, I used a powerful technique called 'Fission' that was invented by the Namekian race, a special technique to remove one's evils and put them into a whole different body. Unfortunately, you need to be a Namekian for the whole 'body-split' part to work. So now, a manifestations of the evils that once lived in my heart now dwells in my mind, an annoying little snot I've named Eagal. He was originally just a manifestation of the hatred and other negative influences that built in me. He's not so bad now, but he's wholly inappropriate."
Comet could only stare in wonder at the alien as he explained his troubles. "Why?"
Dóchas responded in kind, "Because I wanted to live on a higher path, one without corruption or greed. I wanted to place all of my personal needs aside, so I could help others on my dying home."
Comet shook his head, "No, why tell me?"
Now it was Dóchas' turn to be surprised. Comet continued, "Why tell me, somepony you just met, about one of your darkest secrets?"
"Not really sure... I just didn't wanna lie, y'know? Now, if we're done talking about me, I want to know more. What happened early this morning?"
Comet sighed, and shuddered, "Earlier this morning, Samson Coldclaw, a gryphon, came here for his daughter, Valyrie. We've been friends for a while now, while she was in exile, and he came to 'collect' her." Comet growled at the word, and Dóchas tightened his own fist.
"She was going out with Midnight Glow, a member of the Zodiac, Princess Luna's guard, and she wanted to stay with him. Her father attacked her. Midnight warned him to stop, and he started attacking HIM, too! We tried too break up the fighting, and then Angel-"
Comet stopped when he felt Dóchas' hand on his shoulder, "Calm down."
Comet stared inquisitively at the alien, but when he followed Dóchas' eyes, he saw that his spear was being held in combat-ready position. "Breathe." Comet obeyed, and felt his racing heart slow. "Continue."
"A-Angel, sh-she's my... my mare friend... commander of the Zodiac... she... she called some troops in, even though I had my own squad trying to stop the fighting... I stopped Samson... but he still took Valyrie away... there was nothing I could do about it... And then he- the mother bucker went and collapsed... reopened an old wound... but that's not the problem..." Comet was barely holding back the rage growing deep in his stomach, "Angel... she got fired... for bringing in her troops..."
"Let's see... willing to hurt people out of the blue, check... no regard for the will of his own kin, check... got someone fired, check..." Eagal's grin was slowly growing, matching the size of his dominant half's snarl.
"Tell me... is... is Angel the one you slept with?"
Comet's ears drooped, "Y-yes... I even proposed to her, now that she's not in the guard any more..."
Dóchas sealed his lips, and breathed slowly, "Well... congratulations... I guess..."
Comet sheepishly drew up a bare smile, "Yeah... I guess I shouldn't be so down... I'm- I'm getting married..." He shook his head, and his gaze sharpened. "I... I should probably escort you to your room..."
"Let's see... what do we have here..." Nova had been rummaging through the wreckage for the past five minutes, salvaging the parts that were still intact after Dash's thunderbolt attack. So far he managed to pull up the Gravity Room, which was barely even scratched, the refrigerator, mildly scarred, yet still functional, and a strange lump of misshapen metal which held little to no purpose whatsoever. Nova could only scratch his head at the lump of steel, not being able to understand in the slightest what its purpose was.
"Ah, to hell with it. I'll ask Dóchas about it later."
"Ask me about what later?" Dóchas used Shunkan Ido, and appeared by Nova's side instantly.
"OH, CRAP! Stop DOING that, man! You're going to fucking give someone a heart attack with that Instant Transmission!"
"Heh, until then, I'll use it how I please. So, what were you going to ask me about?"
"What's this doohicky? I found it in the rubble, but for the life of me, I have no idea what it is."
"I have no idea, either. Well, I came by to tell you that Celestia-hime has given us living arrangements. Want me to show you the way?"
"Nah, I've got to make sure none of this stuff explodes. I'll see it later." Nova continues to rummage through scrap, and Dóchas walks away, calmly waving his hand.
"Alright then, I'll just-" they both turn instantly upon sensing a high power level approaching rapidly. The two both steady themselves, and their respective auras shoot up.
"Hey, guys!" The two both calm down upon realizing that the source of the aura is none other than their younger companion.
"Calem! Where've you-" Dóchas starts, yet his sentence is cut short, as he stares at what Calem had brought with him.
"Ooh! I finally finished getting all of my questions ready! Now, time to-" Just as Twilight opened the door, she saw something very out of place.
The one called Nova slowly raised his claw into the air, "Is... is that a three-headed bulldog?"
There was, in fact, a three-headed bulldog in Calem's arms. Cerberus, guardian of the Gates of Tartarus, was being held up by the young Saiyan.
Calem turned to Twilight, still holding up the three-headed hound in his hands, "That's what this guy's called? COOL!" He set the dog down, and it turned around. It barked in the young Saiyan's direction, and its left head licked the boy. Calem giggled and pet it in return.
"It is most certainly NOT cool! Cerberus guards the Gates of-" Twilight's sentence was cut off as Dóchas walked past her, holding a hand towards the hellhound.
"Odd... can't you feel it?" His hand glowed faintly, and he gently passed over Cerberus' head.
Nova scoffed, "The fleas that's on him? I've already got four of 'em." Nova scratched the back of his head, attempting to be rid of the parasites.
Dóchas shook his head, "No... it's magic. There's an illusion spell on this one. I guess there is sorcery on this world after all... heh." His hand glowed brighter, and the light coming from it enveloped the hellhound.
Calem held his hand out, "PUPPY! NOOOOOO!"
"Sister..."
Luna looked up from the beaten body of Sombra, and turned to her sister, "Yes, Tia?"
"The Saiyans have Cerberus... right here... on the plaza... the Gates have been left unguarded!"
Luna teleported towards the window, and saw Twilight, along with the three Saiyans. The one called Dóchas was casting some sort of spell on Cerberus, leaving both of the royal sisters to gasp, "What is he doing?"
"As I thought... adept illusion spell... and after seeing what's underneath, I can see why it's there..."
Twilight lowered her wing, which shielded her eyes from the immense light and steam generated by Dóchas' technique. "What the hay do you think you're doing? We need to get Cerberus back to the gates before- sweet Celestia..."
Cerberus is a creature known to many ponies, seen as a symbol of repressed evil, or for others, eternal justice upon the wicked. The three-headed, black-furred, pug-like guardian of the Gates of Tartarus wore three different spiked collars on its necks, which held up the (admittedly flabby) flesh around their necks. The hell-hound had red eyes, with yellow sclera.
But what stood in front of Twilight and company was definitely NOT Cerberus. Even though she's seen the hell-hound twice before*, it had changed substantially. Now his entire form had obtained a major loss of the 'fat' it had before, now bearing a far more muscular structure. His back was coated in a cobalt-colored armor plating, lined with spines. And the shape of his heads had changed. Now, they were far more wolf-like in appearance, with much sharper fangs, and with a second, smaller set of fangs inside of them. The beast's eyes had also become completely red in coloration, and he gained a second set, right in front of the first one. He released a sigh of what Twilight could only guess to be relief, and reared up, allowing her to see that he had also gained a substantial change in size, now at least 8.6 meters in height.
"Wh-what happened? Cerberus... what did you DO to him?" Twilight turned to Dóchas, who merely blinked before responding.
"I dismissed an illusion spell placed upon him. I noticed it was there and thought 'what's the worse that could happen?' Turns out, I get a face full of something straight out of Hell... Now, what was that about Gates?"
Twilight resisted the urge to face-hoof, instead opting for smacking Dóchas with magic, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU JUST NOTICE THERE'S A SPELL ON THE GUARDIAN OF TARTARUS, AND YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO JUST DISPEL IT?"
Dóchas rubbed his cheek, before turning to Twilight, "Yes. Now, what's this Tartarus you speak of?"
"Uh, guys? I'm picking up something on my scouter... it doesn't look good." Nova had a moderately concerned look on his face, and was pressing several buttons on his scouter, staring off into the distance.
Dóchas walked over, and took the scouter off of Nova's head, "Wow... so that's what's in Tartarus... no wonder it needs a guardian... creatures with power levels of over 800 being unleashed on the population like that... would indeed cause problems. Well, I was needing some entertainment After all, only one fight against something on Celestia-hime's power level was a little lacking."
"Dóchas! We need to get Cerberus to Tartarus before any of the monsters within can get out!" Twilight vainly attempts to get the three to move the huge dog to his home, yet they just simply drew closer to each other. Dóchas placed his right appendages on his forehead**, ignoring her demands.
"Dóchas! WE NEED TO-" The princess was cut off as the three Saiyans, as well as the enormous hell-hound disappeared into thin air. "...Was that a teleportation spell? But I didn't even see any magic being generated! HOW DOES ALL OF THIS FREAKY ALIEN STUFF WORK!?"
"I dunno. I'm just sitting here, eating cheese balls." Twilight turned, and did not find a source of the strange voice that mysteriously responded to her.
"Twilight!" Celestia and Luna flew down, and landed right where Cerberus once stood. Luna turned, "What happened? First there was a bright light, then Cerberus became that... THING, then suddenly the aliens disappear! WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?"
"I'm not sure... Dóchas said that he noticed an illusion spell on Cerberus, and it became... that thing... I'm guessing that's what Cerberus really looks like? And to think... all these years, and that wasn't what he really looked like..."
Dóchas' use of Shunkan Ido brought the four in front of, for lack of a better term, a humongous stone-and-steel structure, embedded into the side of a mountain. It looked like a gate, fitting its name, but at the same time, its sides and base expanded outwards, building into a full city. The architecture was FAR different from the design of the city they had seen. To be fair, it was the ONLY city they'd seen on the planet.
"Do you guys notice something EXTRAORDINARILY wrong with this picture?"
"... like how we're still in the outfits we wore for three days now?"
"I was TALKING about how everyone around us thinks we wouldn't notice them in those buildings, but that works too."
"... Should we change?"
"Fine. here's the capsules for all of our spare clothes." Nova handed out three small containers, each containing Capsules that had spare changes of clothes.
Dóchas looked through his small selection of capsules, before stopping when he noticed one of them.
"Hey, Dóchas... you going to put THAT on?" Eagal gave off his cocky grin upon seeing Dóchas' choice.
'Oh, most certainly.'
"HRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
A large, dark red, horned beast leapt from one of the many buildings in the area, and pulled a large club from his back. Dóchas internally noted the creature's similarity to Ogres from Other World, especially due to his weapon of choice.
The creature, not really caring, or able to hear about Dóchas' opinions of its appearance, slammed its club down onto his head, squashing him flat.
"Thanks. I didn't want anyone to see me change..."
A sudden burst of red energy came from underneath the club, and propelled it into the air... along with the ogre's hand. His right arm grabbed onto the stump that was left, and he glared at the extraterrestrial. Dóchas had managed to change his clothes, with his Demon Uniform laying neatly at his side. Now, he wore a light green Capsule Corporation jacket, but the logo was instead replaced with the symbol of Piccolo's school, 魔. He wore black pants, with iron-gray boots. On his back was a large nodachi in a black sheathe, with a red handle (Trunks' Clothes 1, green jacket, Demon logo, gray boots).
The ogre roared, and as it charged at the Saiyan, Nova suddenly appeared, wearing a light blue suit of what appeared to be spandex, with dark blue and thick armor that resembled cotton in appearance alone covering his chest, arms, and legs, with a mark upon the chest piece: 神 (Android #16's Clothes, light blue suit, dark blue armor pieces, Kami logo). His foot was embedded in the Ogre's jaw (Thruster Kick, Doore), and Nova with his usual arrogant grin. The hit was so intense, one could actually see ripples travel along the ogre's skin, in the brief instant it was still there. It kind of flew away the next. Into a building. Several other monsters jumped out from various other buildings all around, and proceeded to rush the two.
"Nova..."
"Yeah?"
"That one was mine. Now I have to steal one of yours."
"Try me, ya freaking conductor."
"You won't even see it coming, grease-monkey. Now, then... Shall we begin?"
"Twilight!" Twilight turned, and saw five other ponies running her way. They are the other Elements of Harmony, the chosen six of Equestria, who guard it from harm.
Rarity, a unicorn who embodies Generosity, "Twilight, DARLING! It's so good to know you're safe!"
Applejack, an earth pony of Honesty, "Ever since y'all went in to talk to them aliens, we haven't seen heads or tails of ya!"
Fluttershy, a pegasus who represents Kindness, "We... just wanted to make sure you were alright... after what Rainbow told us..."
Rainbow Dash, the pegasus who symbolizes Loyalty, "Yeah! Then CERBERUS started FLYING here, so we wanted to make sure you were alright!"
And- "OHMYGOSH! TWILIGHT! DID YOU SEE THE ALIENS? HUH? HUH? HUH? Are they big and scary, or are they tiny little guys? Do they like parties? How many are there? What's their favorite kind of cake? Oh, can they even EAT cake? Did you see in their ship? Oh, right, you didn't because it was going to FRY you, and then Rainbow blew it up, and now they're stuck here, and they can't go home! I know, I'll throw them a 'we're sorry Rainbow blew up your ship' party! And since when could Cerberus fly?"- Are you done yet? "Yeah. All done." Good. This is Pinkie Pie... she's Laughter...
"Uhm... this isn't going to sound very good, but..."
Nova's hands both light up with a soft green glow, and then he throws two large, emerald spheres (Double Eraser Cannon, Broly), which engulf several different clusters of monsters. He then flies out, and begins spinning in place. The wind begins surrounding his body, and forms into a small twister. He curls into the fetal position, waiting for the perfect moment (Hyper Tornado, Pikkon). One of the smaller monsters tries his luck, and rushes in, only for the base of it to hone in on him, now surrounding him, and him alone. And now it's making him spin. A lot. It doesn't exactly help that Nova punches him rapidly. Or that the twister is so intense that it creates wind blades that slice up his flesh.
After the pile of flesh, blood, and bone fell to the ground, Nova looked around at the creatures, and grinned sadistically, "Who's next?"
"They WHAT?" Rainbow Dash, who just got the update of recent events from Twilight, leapt into the air in accordance to her last sentence.
"They went to Tartarus! They took Cerberus back to defend the Gates!"
"Well... what's the matter? If Cerberus is there, they can win easily, right? I mean, it's not like he's as awesome as me, but he's the guardian of the Gates, right?"
"No..."
"What do you mean 'no'?"
"Cerberus has always had the advantage while defending the Gates! All he ever had to do was keep them from going through a narrow path set in stone! Now they're loose and all around! They're probably bleeding to death as we speak, as monsters chew on their entrails!"
A large amount of monsters surround the youngest of the Saiyan warriors, who now wore a soft purple gi, with a sharp green belt, undershirt, and wristbands, with white boots. Upon the left breast, and enlarged on the back, was the same symbol that was on Dóchas' uniform, 魔 (Turtle Uniform 1, purple gi, green belt, wristbands, and undershirt, white boots, Demon logo)
One of the monsters roared, and brought his spiked limb down on Calem's position. Calem jumped to the side, and chuckled. He called out, "Here, boy!"
Another monster brought its claw down, severing the arm of his comrade. Calem flew into the air, and tossed his gaze about looked around, somewhat nervous, "C'mon, boy! I know you can hear me!"
Another monster bit down at the space he was at, and Calem rolled his eyes, "You know what, screw this! Big Tree Cannon!" The young Saiyan puts his hands into the shape of a gun, and fires off a huge blue beam of light (Big Tree Cannon, Trunks). The blast impales several monsters in a row, before the points of impact all begin to glow blue, and root-like growths spread rapidly through their bodies, before detonating***.
Several other monsters lucky enough not to be caught in the blast realize that their previous infernal subterranean prison is a far better alternative than being butchered by a tiny alien monkey, and begin to run back into the large gate from whence they came. Unfortunately, for them...
"ROOOAAAAAAAAAGH!" Cerberus bursts through a building, and his left head's fangs dig into the neck of one of the beasts. The right head rips off its arm, and the middle howls into the air in success. The other monsters gasp upon seeing their warden, and increase their rate of retreat. It doesn't help.
Cerberus drops its current prey down, and then slams his paw onto the dirt. From the sides of his armor, multiple chains emerged, and dug into the ground. They emerged, impaled themselves onto the many monsters, and then began to pull them all together in a complex ball of steel, flesh, and bone. The chains retreated, Cerberus reared its heads, and breathed a wave of hellfire onto the Tartarin prisoners, roasting them alive. Cerberus scoffs, and scratches behind his ear upon completion of his job.
"Hmph! About time you showed up!" Calem lands on the right head, and gives it a somewhat irritated look. The dog whines, and turns its other heads away, before Calem pets it, "Nah, I'm just kidding!"
"We have to get to Tartarus, and FAST! The monsters within Tartarus are too strong! Even with Cerberus on their side, the monsters have already gotten out of the gate, and they're probably waiting for them!" Twilight dropped a pack of medical gauze in her saddlebag, the final item she was sure she'd need to tend to the wounded Saiyans, if they were still there.
'Let's see...' A large, fuzzy, green limb flies past, only for Dóchas to easily sidestep it, and then head-butt it away, 'they have mammalian,' a large bladed tail comes crashing down, and Dóchas brings up his shin, repelling the attack entirely, 'reptilian, A long, slimy limb juts out, and reaches for Dóchas, who responds with a quick karate chop, deflecting the offender altogether, 'and amphibious traits...' He looked up, and saw a huge serpent, a little smaller than Cerberus' true form, 'range from around 8 meters in height, He jumped away as a bear-sized creature leapt at him, 'to at least a little under 1...'
"... You done yet, Doctor Franken Stein?****" Eagal had been holding up a 'notepad', recording the observations made by Dóchas, which would be sealed away in the deeper recessions of his consciousness, to insure they were safe from any memory-altering attacks.
'Just a second... power level ranges from... 400 to at least... 1400! Yep, I'm done.'
"Good. It's PARTY TIME!"
Dóchas zankozen'd***** towards a large, green Ogre, much like the one who gave him a chance to change. Only this one was somewhat slimmer, and a tad bit shorter. He drew his foot back, "How about..."
"GROOOOAAAAAAAGH!" The Ogre, not getting the memo regarding how deceivingly strong Saiyans are, grunted and let the Saiyan roundhouse kick him.
"...THIS!" Dóchas' foot slams into the Ogre's jaw, with a deep series of cracking noises following suit, along with the entire head turning sideways (First Strike, Videl). 'In summary; fractured jaw, broken neck, all teeth in the lower jaw shattered, internal bleeding, massive head trauma. Chances of survival: zero.'
"SHHHHHHHHRRREEEEAAAAAAK!" A more orangutang-like monster jumps up, and tries to wrap his extremely long hands around Dóchas. He actually succeeds in doing so. He grins, and begins tightening his grip, intending to flatten the Saiyan martial artist. The sound of cracking bones comes from between his hands, and the ape only tightens his grip further, wanting to insure the alien's death. He stops, then chuckles slowly. He raises his head in laughter, and roars in victory.
"Heh." A sudden explosion of energy comes from between the monster's claws, and envelops its arms up to the elbow joints. The creature screams in agony, and watches as Dóchas merely smirks in response to its pain. The beast snarls, and lashes out, intending to swallow him whole. Dóchas pulls his right hand back, which causes multiple small spheres of energy to appear on his hand. He swung his hand forwards, and the energy spheres launched out as multiple spears of energy (Spread Finger Beam, Vegito). The back of the ape's head is pierced by the five thin rays of light, which continue to travel, and then pierce what appeared to be a 6 meter tall hybrid between a frog and a cat. It exploded.
"Wot da fock?" One of the smaller monsters jumped back in fear as his much larger partner promptly exploded. "We gotta get outta here!"
"So, you can speak..." The creature tensed, and turned around slowly, only to see that Dóchas was hovering right in front of him, with one hand holding up a yellow ball of energy, with his other hand holding it for support. "I wonder what else you can do- besides scream, of course..."
"Uh... WAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHHH!" The monster ran away, with his allies following suit.
"Well... that was rude. Oh, well... SPIRIT BALL!" (Spirit Ball, Yamcha) Dóchas chucked the yellow ball of energy, which slammed into a large rat-like monster, and knocked him into the ground. Dóchas grunted, and whipped his middle and index fingers to the right. The ball went in the corresponding direction, and hit another ape monster. Dóchas keeps on hitting more and more enemies, moving the Spirit Ball from one target to another immediately after impact.
"I always wanted to play major league pinball."
"... Shut it, Eagal..."
"And they're kind of getting away, you know..."
"Exactly."
"Whaddya mean 'exactly'?"
Dóchas chose to respond by floating high into the air, and placed his left palm on the back of his right hand, and twisted to the left, while pivoting around his hands, so that his right side faced the retreating monsters. His entire body became coated in purple ki that sparked and churned rapidly, "Galick Gun..."
"I'm going to teleport us all there! Get close, everypony!" Several guards, the other Elements of Harmony, along with Luna and Celestia, get close to Twilight as her horn grows a familiar shade of lavender. The ponies disappear in a single flash of magic, leaving no trace of their presence.
"Don't worry, Dóchas! We're here and ready to-"
"FIRE!" A sudden wave of electric purple energy flashes by, eating away at the concrete floor right in front of the ponies. It keeps on flying, further, and further, before hitting a large cluster of misshapen beasts, all screaming and running away in fear. Their cries all synchronized as they were devoured in the sudden attack. Twilight and company can only gawk as the space once occupied by several large monsters was replaced by a heaping pile of charred and malformed flesh and ash. They turn to see the perpetrator, and witness none other than Dóchas, the Saiyan warrior, in a change of clothes, his hands extended out, with energy crackling around his form.
Dóchas flies over to the small group of ponies, and calmly places his hands in his pockets. The other two fly over, and land in next to him. Dóchas nods, and looks over all of them "Hello, everyone. What's with those strange looks?"
"Is something the matter? I know it's quite a shock, considering how you thought that the hellhound Cerberus was the only thing capable of fighting those monsters… but honestly, do you expect us to sit idly by and let something else clean up OUR mess?" Dóchas walked on calmly, motioning to the torn buildings and bodies around them. Cerberus trotted back, and sat down patiently next to the Saiyan warriors.
Nova pressed a button on his scouter, and allowed the small machine to scan the city. "Whoop, missed one." He pulled his hand back, and prepared to shoot a ki blast at the target, but a thinner, faster shot beat him to the chase.
"I told you you owed me one." Dóchas' level voice indicated no sign of remorse for the death of the monster in question, only that he had simply taken what was 'owed' to him. "Now we're even."
Nova started a glare, then chuckled, "You DID say I wouldn't see it coming...
"Sweet Celestia… what the hay is wrong with you?" Twilight gawked at the charred corpses that littered the area, her friends reacting equally.
They slowly turned to the Saiyans, who merely scoffed in return, "We let those beasts loose. It is only logical that we are the ones to clean up…"
A yellow one with wings turned and vomited, leaving Nova to roll his eyes, 'Great. Another puker...'
"Well… was mass murder really an option?" Luna nervously glanced around, analyzing the carnage and wrecked buildings, "You could have easily directed the beasts back into Tartarus."
"We have done you a service. Now they will be less inclined to leave later, fearing us and our power. This is how we plan ahead. Leave terror in the enemy now, and they shall remember it later." Dóchas stared at the gates, and with a whip of his hand, and a burst of ki, motioned for them to shut.
*THUNK*
The door barely budged, and its red, eerie glow still leaked from within. Dóchas' eyebrow raised, and he tried again, with minimal success. "Odd… It shouldn't be that heavy… HRK!"
*THUNK*
Again, no success. "Hey, maybe you should use your hands, pal!" Nova flew over to the large gate, and grabbed onto one side, while Calem grasped the other. The two both pushed with all of their might, even rising into the air and flying in order to close teh gates.
*CREEEEAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKK*
The door began to slowly bend in response to the Saiyans' efforts, the metal grinding against the stone it was built over.
*BREAAAAOOOOOOOOMMMM*
"WAGH!" "ARGH!" The door released a large blue pulse of energy, knocking the two aliens off, and it moved back to its former position.
"You were saying, Muscle Man?" Dóchas dryly quipped in response to his ally's condition, with a dull expression to match.
"Can it. But somethin' ain't right here… These doors shoulda closed twice by now…" Nova poked the metal gate, which responded by releasing a blue spark of energy upon him.
Calem stepped towards the inside, "That means that whoever's inside wants these gates to stay open."
Dóchas, following his companion's train of thought, turned his blank face to one of sadistic glee, "And if they could keep these gates open like this, then that means they already have had practice…"
Nova, not one to be left out, joined his friends, "They don't need to hold it open for the troops… They're not coming back up her anytime soon..."
Celestia grimaced, "And that means they want some of us to go down there…"
Luna planted her hoof down, and snorted loudly, "Is this so they can distract the Elements from a second invasion of the surface?"
Dóchas grasped the handle of his blade, "No… if they wanted you, they'd have done this before… They want something to come down there that wasn't here before… something like… us."
"Then what're we waitin' for?" Nova cricked his neck before continuing to his knuckles, releasing several audible pops, followed by a small surge of his ki.
"Food." Calem now held several capsules, labelled 'food'. He activated them, and then proceeded to throw them around.
*POMF*
Multiple freezers and refrigerators appeared, each of them filled to the brim with meat, vegetables, and cartons of various liquids. The three Saiyans grinned, sat down, and began chowing down on the large quantity of food around them.
The ponies could only stare blankly, unable to respond, until Rarity flatly asked, "What?"
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"What?" The three Saiyans continued to dine, ignoring the stares they received from the locals.
"Hey, can ya hand me da steak sauce?" Dóchas motioned to Calem, who gladly obliged. Dóchas proceeded to pour the condiment generously upon a large slab of meat that lay before him.
"Mph, dis iz goob! If ah knew dat we had foob prepared like dis ah woulda eaten shoona!" Nova's natural growling tone became partially muffled by the large portion of meat bun sliding down his gullet. He chased it down with a bottle of beer, and belched loud enough for Cerberus to cover its ears and begin whining.
"Hahahahahahahaha! That was funny!" Calem's laughter filled the silence left by his ally's belch. He proceeded to stuff a large turkey leg into his throat, only stopping to spit out bones.
After another minute of feasting, the three Saiyans stood, and Dóchas pressed a capsule, which created a smokescreen. After the smoke faded, the whole mess was gone. Forks, knives, dishes, and containers, all now sent within the capsule held by Dóchas. He tossed it to Calem, who pocketed it.
"Well, I believe that was enough to satisfy us. Now, we have a mission to accomplish…" The three turned, and smiled in glee, preparing for whatever may lie below.
"HOLD UP JUST A DOGGONE MINUTE!" The three stopped, and looked to the group of natives, of which an orange-furred, yellow-maned one wearing a Stetson called out, "Y'all think you can just drag yerselves here, start fighting monsters left and right, and then say yer gonna go to the depths o' Tartarus? And with a full stomach?"
Calem looked to his friends, with a look on his face as if he were afraid he'd missed something. Nova simply frowned in thought, before responding, "Yeah. We're Saiyans. Kinda what we do. Something interesting comes up, we fight it. Any other questions, Texas Ranger?"
The orange pony glared at the Saiyan for is sarcasm, but instead preferred to bring up another point, "And on an extra-full stomach?"
Dóchas, having known Nova long enough to know when he would take a chance for a fight, opted to intervene, "Uhm… Saiyans have a different metabolism than most creatures… The large quantity of food you saw us eat was an average meal for any Saiyan. We digest our meals within minutes, and nutrients are quickly sent through the body, so eating before combat is actually recommended! I'd love to discuss it later, but then again… I think the matter at hand would be far more entertaining…" Dóchas finally turned, and gazed upon the large gates leading underground.
"No more interruptions, eh? Good. I've been meaning to get some exercise!" Eagal manifested in front of Dóchas' vision, and began to perform stretches.
'No.' Dóchas walked through the hallucination his alter ego formed, and his allies followed suit.
"WHADDYA MEAN 'NO'? I've been dying for this!" Eagal growled and glared at his host, who merely threw him a dull look in response.
'This 'Tartarus' is an underground formation. If it is to take unnecessary pressure, we might cause damage to the surface. Once we've analyzed its structure, I'll let you know if it's worth letting you go free.' Dóchas' mind began filling with images of various caverns from Earth, showing Eagal what kinds of caves would be able to take the form of collateral he tended to dish out.
"HRAAAAAAGH!" Dóchas' mental imagery was cut short by Nova charging up his clear and electric ki, followed by Calem's blue aura. The two shot themselves down into the earth, with their aura as the only evidence of their existence prior.
"Hmph… very well. HRRAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH!" Dóchas coated himself in his own red aura, before dashing down into the caverns.
"How DARE you!" Within the walls of a large and regal palace, a woman's shriek filled the air.
A rather nervous man's voice followed suit, "Honey, I assure you! I did NOTHING wrong! It was all a misunderstanding, honest!" A sharp slap succeeded his speech (try saying THAT five times fast).
"No. I'm tired of the excuses. I'm tired of the lying. Get out."
"What?"
"You heard me. Get OUT!" The front doors opened, and from them was flung a lanky, thin, and overall ugly man. He landed on his behind, luckily enough, and turned to the house.
"Y-y-you won't forget this!" He scampered off, in a manner all too akin to a rat.
"No, I won't. Best decision I've made in my life." A regal, red-haired woman glares at the spot where the man stood, before turning sharply.
"If you don't mind my saying, ma'am, he WAS your fiancé." A maid nervously followed as her mistress stormed through the mansion.
"WAS. I'm surprised I gave that cavorting piece of trash as many chances as I did. Call off EVERYTHING that was planned. No weddings, no balls, anything to do with him is OFF."
"Y-yes, ma'am. I'll see to it right aw-"
KRA-KOOM!
The entire palace shook, and various vases, china, and other things began to fall over.
"Wh-what's going on here?"
"I DON'T KNOW!"
The shaking stopped, just as quickly as it started. The maid turned her head from the ground, and gasped, "M'lady, look!" Outside of the window, was a pillar of smoke in the distance.
"Find Sam. Tell him to start up the car."
A medium-sized, yet well-decorated car pulled up near a ridge, and beyond was the smoke, now fading away. "We're here. Ma'am, I implore you to stay here in the car. We have no idea what is beyond the ridge!" An elderly man, with a patch over one eye waved his hand as she walked out of the car, and to the ridge.
"M'lady, please! It could be dangerous!"
"Sam, what could be so dangerous about a baby?"
"A bab- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOU-" Sam ran to his mistress' location, and found her holding, well, a toddler in her arms. It was male, somewhat muscular, and with an abnormally large hairdo. But the most surprising thing about him was the simian tail extending from his hip area.
"HEY! Quit flashbacking, and get to finding an enemy! I'm bored out of my mind, here!" Dóchas was shaken from his thoughts as Calem roared in his mind.
'Hah, hah. I do what I want.'
"Like… take out the monster on our ass?" Dóchas turned around, and saw another monster, trying to slam its fist down on the warrior.
He smirked, and sidestepped. "You only got this close because I was distracted, ugly. Now, if you don't mind…" He fired a ki blast to its face, "Go away."
"Hey, idiot!" Dóchas turned to see Nova bashing in another beast's skull, "I'm still beating you by a good mile!"
"That's cheating! I was having a flashback!"
"All's fair in love and war, pal! And this certainly ain't love!"
The two stomped to each other, "Why I oughta…"
An explosion took both of their attentions, and they looked to see Calem, grinning like a maniac. "And I'm ahead of both of ya!"
"SHUT UP CALEM!" Both of them shout at the younger Saiyan, before turning to each other, and sending hooks to their cheeks. The warriors slide back, smirking maliciously.
"Bring it, grease monkey."
"Watch me."
The two quickly begin exchanging blows, with the smaller one delivering a rapid series of kicks, countering his counterpart's rapid fisticuffs.
"ORAORAORAORAORA!"
"HAAAAAAAAAAH!" The two strike and beat at each other, before flying back a distance.
Nova cocked his head, "You're just as feisty as ever… But how tough are ya?" He drew his finger along the air, leaving a shimmering silver trail. The taller Saiyan flexed, and the trail launched hundreds of thin needles of ki towards his comrade (Lightning Shower Rain, Janemba).
"Oh, boy…" The younger one muttered, before dodging and sliding around the bullets. The attack subsided, leaving the younger Saiyan with the opportunity to charge at his ally. Which he gladly took.
"Ah, crapbaskets." Those were the last words of Nova before he was knocked into the stone wall by Dóchas, who smirked and stared at the rubble.
"Ya done yet?"
"Okay… Yeah, yeah… I'm done."
Another monster came up behind Dóchas, and dropped its foot on him. He looked up, and fired a blast through it, completely obliterating the beast's limb, and propelling the rest of it into the air. He fired another, annihilating it.
Nova pulled himself from the stone, "Okay, this is getting really boring… Imma finish this now." He pulled back his hand, and it filled with emerald light. He smirked, as it built itself up greater and greater. "Say goodnight! Eraser Cannon!" The warrior flung the sphere out, and flew down into the darkness, and exploded into a brilliant green light. The sound of dying monsters echoed out from the cavern, and their screams rang in our heroes' ears. (Eraser Cannon, Broly)
"… Wow." Calem gawked at the carnage, "I feel rather inadequate."
"Don't use words you don't understand, kid." Nova bonked him on the head, and the two chuckled lightly.
"I think we're finally done here. The remaining monsters should know better than to try to harm anyone here. I think we should go back for now and-"
*GROOOOOMMMM*
Dóchas looked down the cavern pathways. "Why not? It's not like we can't just blast our way out… as usual."
"Whassa matter? Scared?"
"Shut up, Eagal."
Nova laughed, "He called you out, didn't he?"
"Shut UP, NOVA!"
Calem giggled, "Let him be. He's just sad because that voice in his head's right."
"SHUT UP, CALEM!"
*WHUNK*
A pillar of stone, shaped into a spear, was lodged between the three. They all looked to the source, and saw a large, crimson and black beast, glaring at them.
"You are the ones who have released me from my prison? You have so much… delicious power… Mmm, may I ask for your names?"
Calem chuckled, "Well, you're pretty strong, so maybe you'll be worth our time."
"Let me at 'em, let me at 'em!"
Dóchas grinned, and pushed the other two aside, "Alrighty, then. What's the worse that could happen?"
The beast scoffed, "You intend to challenge me, the mighty Tirek? Very well, then. I'll take your powers in combat. Prepare to be- GAH!"
Dóchas now sat above 'Tirek's' head area, his leg extended fully, and a malicious smirk on his face. "Well, how's about we quit chattin' and move onto the ass kicking?"
