Pinkie Pie is famous for making friends with absolutely every intelligent lifeform. But what happens when you meet a powerful alien warrior and a pink pony who wants to be her friend no matter what? Madness that's what!!!
Twilight decides to take her friends on a trip underneath Canterlot, in the old abandoned crystal cove systems. She would never have guessed what they would encounter there. Finding an unidentified life form that looks a lot like a hairless monkey with a bushy tail trapped within crystal, the group decides that Twilight should extract this rock formation and present it to princess Celestia so she'd decide what to do with it. However things go terribly wrong as the crystal shatters and the creature awakens from what seems to be suspended animation! The alien revealing itself as a Saiyan warrior goes rampant and after a few skirmishes manages to escape the capital.
Being the only one who is able to see past this mean-spirited warrior's violent nature, Pinkie Pie takes it upon herself to go on a journey all by herself, covering her tracks so her best friends and even the princesses themselves wouldn't be able to follow her, all in the name of her mission. A mission to find and befriend this Saiyan lady, no matter if she likes it or not! And once she does find her hilarity ensues! XD
So, it all comes down to a battle of wills! Who will win? The stone-hard fighter from space, with the strength to destroy entire planets, a crude personality, possessing abundant pride, an explosive temper, iron discipline and a nasty attitude
or...
A Technicolored pink earth pony, that is absolutely silly, annoyingly zany, happy, cute and amiable, and which you can't escape from once she gets an idee fixe about you!
Can this Saiyan win a battle against the most terrifying force in the Universe known as the Magic of Friendship? Place your bets everypony!
Dragon Ball Zee/ My little pony: Friendship is magic crossover, Hie
Artwork done by me. Rated Teen for Warrior lady swearing and a few violent scenes. ^^
PS: yes she can go SSJ
Update: 1. The events of this fanfic are unfolding in the span of 8 months before season three's finale. 2. I decided to change the title a bit because I am hoping that this way more people will give this fic a chance! :)
King Cold was flung back with incredible force until he crashed at the foot of a tall mountain. He was an alien king, the ruler of the universe, possessing a massive bulky build, not unlike that of a giant human on steroids, with the difference being that his skin possessed a mulberry color; he had thick bone armor across his forearms, calves and head; his head also possessed a blue pearl like dome and a pair of dark horns as attributes. The thin black lips, pink strips across the sides of his face, red eyes and thick lizard like tail were the most distinctive features of his. Everybody feared this titan, with unparalleled super powers and cunning wits, the leader of the Planet Trade Organization, in charge of countless powerful warriors who plundered the universe for its riches.
Right now however he wasn’t in a very good condition. His whole body screamed in pain, from all the gashes, broken ribs and an arm, ripped muscle tissue, scrapes and damaged organs, the thrashed armor and ragged cape making his pathetic state complete.
“How…” he asked himself “How could this possibly happen! By a monkey no less!”
His day had started simple enough! Visit the newest, most recently conquered planet and wait for the buyers to arrive so that a deal would be bargained for. Only instead of them, a Saiyan girl appeared! Not even two decades old, the whelp claimed to have killed his business partners and blatantly challenged him to a fight! He hadn’t even heard of her race yet but deciding to simply humor her and play along, King Cold thought it would make for a good sport to get some practice. However he never expected that transformation of hers to occur. A transformation that he himself could not believe was even possible as his scouter broke from the sheer power boost it gave her.
And there she was now! The one who was insolent enough to defy him! Females had always struck the lord of the universe as a weak and useless sex but this young maiden proved him wrong. The one that even his mightiest techniques could not deter! There, slowly walking towards him was the self-proclaimed Super Saiyan! Going by the name of Arracacia, the human-like female bore greenish-blue eyes, surrounded by a fiery translucent golden glow, the front of her hair sporting a couple of inwardly curled locks, the back of it was jutting up long, voluptuous and spiky, dangling back and forth as if rocked by an invisible wind. She wore typical leather Saiyan armor, with brown shoulder pads and skirt protection, black elements such as her breast pads, boots, forearm bands, the whole thing lined in white. Adding a monkey’s tail which was snugly wrapped around her waist gave her an alluring look.
But what's a Saiyan, the Planet Trade Organization and what kind of fighters were these which inhabited this universe you may ask?
To start off answering, there were certain corners of the universe that had certain types of races which concidered them their home. An example of such races were the Saiyans! A warrior race which had an insatiable lust for fighting and had an appearance just like that of a regular human with the difference being that they were taller, incredibly bulky and muscular and all had a monkey's tail. Attributed to this, the thing that separated a Saiyan from a human was the superior extraordinary super powers each one of those individuals posessed among them being super strenght, thick skin giving them near invulnerability, incomprehensible speed which the human eye simply could not follow, the power of hypersonic flight, and of course an immense quantity of energy which they focused into death beams and destructive spheres which could destroy vast territories of land or even an entire planet if the individual was strong enough. And if that wasn't enough, upon the light of a full moon on any planet, every each and one of the fighters who would gaze upon it would turn into a giant ape and then go on a rampage in a blind rage all of that due to the tail they were born with.
And as for the Super Saiyan, it was the ultimate form one of these warriors could achieve, one known only in legend for none had ever managed to achieve it... until now! It was a frightening form which increased a regular Saiyan's base strenght and speed from 50 to over a 100fold! What's more it turned even the most self-collected fighter into a vicious murderer who even though still retained enough reason was hellbent on demolishing his oponent!
With an abundance of variety of such powerful beings such as the Saiyans, it was King Cold, a Super being himself, that united many under his banner and started the Planet Trade Organization, one that was known for employing these powerful races and purging planets from most of their life forms before selling them to the highest bidder.
“I thought you were a strong warrior but it seems that I’m too strong for my own good! And here I was really hoping for a worthy opponent. Well, guess you’ll be saying bye bye now. Once I’m done with you I might become the benevolent queen of my planet Vegeta; maybe change my people’s ways for the better; teach them to protect the universe from people like you and perhaps go ahead and train some other Saiyans into going Super! That is if some of them manage somehow.” The insolent woman pressed her foot hard against Cold’s chest before burning a hole through his stomach with a beam of light from her hand and adding “Oh, and don’t worry. I didn’t forget about your children. The universe would suffer greatly if I let them live!”
“Aaaaaah-aaa-aaaaaaah! You, you fucking bitch! Don’t think you’ll kill me so easily!” The purple terror moaned in agony, cursing and swearing.
“Oh, and how will you do that?” Arracacia asked cockily.
“Heheheheheheh! I have a technique for those stronger than me. Let me introduce you to it.” King Cold smirked with blood trickling down his chin before raising his hand and unleashing a strange blue ripple of energy.
The female Saiyan faltered back in surprise and before she knew it she felt an odd numb sensation running up her feet. Looking down, her expression changed into that of terror when she beheld some sort of blue crystallized substance going up her body slowly but surely. Struggling to free herself she tried breaking it but it was no use. As the rock formation reached her waist, the fem warrior started feeling weak, her Super Saiyan form dissolving, leaving her natural fiery red hair color to return and her eyes reverted back to their original black hue.
“Wh-what is this?” She uttered a muffled cry.
“Heeheheheheheheheh! This indestructible crystal will soon cover every inch of your body leaving you in a state of suspended animation forever! And I will still remain Lord of the Universe!” The villain gloated, chuckling in an evil manner.
“N-no… this… cannot… be… everything… I’ve strived for… it can’t end… this way…” Arracacia tried to stay awake, her eyelids feeling heavier and heavier as her transparent prison went up to her chest.
“Sweet eternal dreams.” Cold got up to his feet, clutching his stomach with his good arm.
As the crystal reached her throat, the Saiyan girl saw life flashing before her eyes: the Doctor who found her, raised her, trained her to become a Super Saiyan, the only one who cared for her and taught her the difference between right and wrong; her Saiyan comrades, and her sparing with them; the day she first transformed;
“Doctor… Dad.” Were her last words as she closed her eyes, and frowned a little, accepting her fate before she was completely frozen in space and time.
Taking a breather, the demonic ruler of space, flew over the hulking formation, lifting it with some effort. Then he flew out of the atmosphere of the planet he was on, started spinning while still retaining a firm grip of the lucid boulder until he gained enough momentum and hurled it with the last of his mighty force.
Going back down on the surface, he landed with a loud thud on his belly, breathing heavily.
“Lord Cold! Sire! Are you okay?” A green alien henchman appeared, followed by some associates of his, who had been watching the battle from a safe distance.
“Get me to a Medical Machine you fools!” The king grunted, his cronies springing into action and carrying his large form back to the spaceship.
After being healed up, the demon lord ordered that they immediately take off for planet Retum, where his son Frieza was at right now.
Looking back at the receding planet through a large window, Cold engrossed himself in thought.
Now that I’ve taken care of this problem, what am I going to do now? I have never encountered a warrior this strong! Have I not have used my last resort technique I would have certainly perished. I really wish I could have smashed the crystal I encased the Saiyan girl in but it really is indestructible and not even I can put a dent in it! It will probably weaken and break away on its own eventually but that will be couple of thousand of years from now. By the time she reawakens, I would have done all the things I’ve ever wanted to do with the universe. In the mean time what will I do once I find her race? Destroy their planet perhaps? ... No! It would be better if I enslave them for now! They will still make good mercenaries if they’re as strong as she said they were, and I will send in some spies to find out what kind of training has that Saiyan girl undergone to obtain such power! Besides if another Super Saiyan appears or the Saiyans rebel, I will simply let my son Frieza destroy them all. Besides it’s not like they will refuse to serve me! They’re planet traders just like me! As the old saying goes “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer!” The dark lord grinned forming up his thoughts before remembering something.
“Excuse me pilot but which ones of you witnessed what happened on that planet?” The horned villain asked.
“Just the entire crew my lord! The rest of the planet was uninhabited as the purging served that purpose” The pilot replied, not taking his eyes off the monitor.
“Good!” King Cold smiled, raising his hand once more, unleashing multiple thin beams of light from his fingers.
A couple of yells of agony later, his entire crew fell dead. Emotionless, the bad dude clicked a couple of buttons setting the machine on autopilot with the same course.
“Nobody should know about the Super Saiyan but me!” he muttered to himself.
/planet Retum/
Cold's palace was the most massive building on the planet! Taking thousands of square miles of space, it stood like a fortress, with tall, thick walls with spikes and electricity running all over them. Young Freeza stood in the palace garden, zapping butterflies with energy attacks. He looked a lot like his father, only his overall body color was pink, the dome on his head being purple and his body several times smaller compared to his papa.
“Hello father.” He said calmly, turning around gracefully to greet his loving parent.
“Hello Frieza.” The king returned in kind.
“How did the negotiations go?”
“There were… some complications! But I took care of them easily! That brings me to the reason of my visit! I bring you a present!”
“Oh, and what would that be my father?”
“Remember all the promises which I made to you when you were born? Well, I think that now you’re old enough to take some responsibility. From now on, you will be known as Lord Frieza, ruler of the North quadrant of the Universe!” King Cold proclaimed dramatically, waving his hands towards the skies.
“Ooooh, thank you father! I’ve dreamed of that ever since you started teaching me all of the things I will need to know about being the ruler of the universe! I promise! I won’t let you down!” The destructive little teen hovered around gaily, swiveling his tail frantically.
“I know you’ll make me proud son!” The mulberry titan patted his son on the shoulder.
Meanwhile Cold’s eldest son and Frieza’s older brother Cooler, watched over them, perched on the opposing wall, with his arms crossed and a look of rancor written on his face.
“Enjoy your glory while you can, you spoiled brat!” He said to himself, as he bit on a strange edgy cyan fruit.
*** *** ***
Space! The endless void of the universe! Ever expanding, filled with stars, planets, constellations, nebulaе and of course, countless of life forms. It was right at the end of an unknown galaxy that a lone meteorite advanced, spinning around slowly with its sleeping prisoner contained inside. The cold emptiness of the cosmos surrounded Arracacia from all sides, engulfing her in its black nothingness! Her mind unplugged, the Saiyan girl had no idea what fate had in store for her or where she would end up and when she would reawaken. The only thing that preserved her existence was the tranquil peace of space which was darkened by its depressing, lonesome and unforgiving nature.
/Eventually on a faraway planet/
A jungle wilderness could be seen as all sorts of sounds of booming life could be heard from all directions. There, under an angouma tree stood two horse-likecreatures. However they looked nothing like the ones on planet Earth. They both possessed a spiraled horn and a pair of feathered wings, great intelligence and supernatural abilities. The bigger one had a pure white coat, a soft pink flowing mane, a slender figure and the mark of a yellow sun on her flank. It could be determined that she was twelve years old in human years. The other equine was much smaller in comparison with a light phthalo blue coat, a very light azure mane, looked barely over one year old and lacked a mark unlike the elder one.
“Come on Luna try again! Ce-Les-Tia! Ce-Les-Tia! Ce-Les-Tia!” The white one encouraged her sibling, repeating her own name syllable by syllable.
“Ceeeeh… Ceeeeeeeh…ceeeh?” The little filly struggled to pronounce the word her sister kept on saying, failing time and again.
“Come on! You almost got it! I’m… Ce-Les-Tia! Your sis-ter!” The pink haired horse pointed her forehoof towards her chest to emphasize on her wording.
“Ceeeh… Ceeh........... TIA!” The foal squeaked loudly and abruptly.
“G-good enough.” A tear of happiness and pride trickled down the regal looking equine as she took her sister up with an aura of energy surrounding the younger one and plopped her on her back “Now, let’s go and find ourselves a land of harmony!”
“TIA!” Another squeal erupted from the younger sister as she hugged her sibling by the nape of the neck.
And just as Celestia turned her head forward and started trotting, she heard a loud whooshing noise. Looking up she saw a large sphere like shape engulfed in a blue flame, soaring down from the sky, with a course set for very far away from where they were. Perhaps so far away that it would reach beyond the horizon.
With her heart filled with dread, the young princess to be swiftly opened her wings and with a few flaps took off in the opposite direction, making sure to keep her sister stable.
Twilight Sparkle the unicorn pony was simply skipping with joy today. Unlike many other times, today she planned to spend some leisurely time in Canterlot. And what better way to spend it than to explore the old Crystal cave system under the city she was… ahem… imprisoned in during the wedding. So grand was her excitement that she literally hopped on one level with her earth pony friend Pinkie Pie who was her most supportive member of the exploration group.
The idea came to her while she was reading a book called "Earth and its geological wonders" its section on crystalline formations catching her eye. Remembering her stay at the wedding had motivated her to go on this trip. After asking her friends about it, they all agreed to go. Spike on the other hand lay sick with a cold and needed to stay in bed and take his medicine so he was considered a pass. Arranging a proper time so that every each and one of them would be available, they took the first train to the Capital in the earliest hours of the morning.
It was pre-noon now and it was snowing lightly. Canterlot looked like an absolute fairy tale during the winter! Every snowflake landed on the perfect spot of every building, distributing the snow evenly along its streets. Everything was simply... wonderfully fluffy and that made Twilight feel full of energy and giddy with excitement.
Finally entering the castle's great halls, Applejack was the first one to speak after a quiet journey from the station to the palace:
“Ah don’t get it! What are we gonna find in there but a bunch of crystal doohickeys?” she scratched her head from underneath her Stetson.
“Applejack darling! This means much to Twilight! Besides… this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! When else will we see such a wonder of nature?” Rarity justified her lavender friend’s means.
“Rarity just wants to find some gems.” Rainbow Dash snickered, shoving her pristine coated friend on the shoulder, the fashion unicorn sticking her tongue out in return.
“Oh, I hope there will be a variety of bats down there too.” Fluttershy brought her front hooves to her chest with a look full of hope.
“I’m just plain happy!” Pinkie Pie blurted out, earning an awkward look from her peers for the obvious statement.
Having had prepared a reserved audience with princess Celestia beforehand, Twilight and her friends were soon in her presence. The ruler of the day approved their request without a fuss, wishing them success:
“I hope you find many interesting things while on your search below!”
Not wasting any time, the group of ponies descended the carved steps of the Canterlot underground caverns. Once there they started exploring the various tunnels with the help of the lights provided by the horns of the two unicorns. Oooing and aaahing at all the crystallized formations mother earth had created, the company went deeper and deeper into the tunnels: walls, spires, crystal stalactites, stalagmites and stalactones with soft purple and blue tones filled the eyes with their pleasant view. The grandeur of the place was astounding, as the steps made by ponies of an age forgotten kept going down and down. There were nooks and crevices everywhere, nothing ever the same, the terrain always changing with each step, every little detail being an individual spectacle of its own. There was a also a railway with some old rusty cave carts but it lay forgotten and slowly degrading with time. There were also certain multicolored lights emanating from the place itself giving it a feel of mysticism and secrecy.
Rarity as the always enthusiastic gem hunter had already collected a small number in her saddlebag which she had brought along with her. Twilight carried along a very thick scroll, noting everything she saw, while carrying it with her levitation magic. Deciding to test the acoustics Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy began a singing number. Rainbow was just doing some flying tricks, testing her maneuvers in a darker environment while AJ observed her with a half-interested gaze.
“Lalalalalalaaaa... Huh?" The pink whirlwind suddenly stopped amid one of her las noticing something amiss. "Hmmmmm! A big blue crystal thingie, but it looks like the strangest one I've ever seen even though there's a lot and I mean a lot of those around here, and I really do know a lot about rocks!"
"Pinkie, where are you? Why are you talking to yourself for that matter?" TS called out to her party mare friend, the sound of hoof steps being heard all over the place.
Fixing her gaze intently on this strange hulking formation she had stumbled upon, Pinkie came closer. Not only did it have a core of a darker shade of blue in the center but also said core had a weird shape. Defying all logic, the looney trickster suddenly took out a water hose out of nowhere and started spraying the whole thing with a thick stream of H2O. As all of the layers of dust got washed off, Pinkie Pie gasped as she saw its now crystal clear see through surface.
"Hey! Girls, come here! I found a creature trapped in crystal!” The party mare beamed so widely the ends of her smile threatened to split her face in two.
“That’s ridiculous! There are no signs of life here! Not even bats! If this is a prank I swear I…” The studious unicorn’s jaw dropped at the sight she beheld.
A moment later all of the others gathered upon the phenomenon, staring at it in awe! It was a large hairless bipedal creature! Sporting a strange black and brown leather outfit and a bushy voluptuous mane, it stood frozen in time, its hind legs slightly spread apart, hinting that it must have been struggling while being encased in its prison, its upper appendages in awkward flailing positions and its eyes closed with a calm look of acceptance. The crystal itself was a large mass of dark blue, forming around the being like a cocoon.
“Judging by its bushy tail wrapped up around its torso it is probably of some unknown hairless species of monkeys! The large cranium tells me that it might have been intelligent, its wild mane probably served to protect its sensitive scalp and back from the cold and it seems to be about six and a half feet tall.” The nerdy mare analyzed its features, while circling it.
“Yup, my Pinkie sense didn’t fail me!” Pinkie beamed warmly.
“WHAT? You knew this would happen?” Twilight couldn’t contain herself.
“Mmmmmhmmmm… I got a belly itch, neck spasm and eye flutter meaning that I’m going to meet somepony extraordinary in a cave. But I’m guessing she isn’t a somepony… Anyways, that’s why I’ve been excited today!” The magenta maned trickster rambled.
“How do you know it’s a she?” The geeky pony looked the alien over once more.
“Uuuuum, I know my mammals Twilight and the two bumps on this creature’s chest remind me of a bovine’s udder, meaning that they might be her mammary glands which she uses to feed her young. Plus I don’t see a scrotum…” Fluttershy blushed as she presented her findings.
“Female or not, I can’t believe we found a monster! Awesooome! And by the looks of its armor it must’ve been a pretty cool warrior!” RD bobbed her head in approval.
“Oh, oh I know! Let’s set her free! Then we'll throw her a Welcome party and be best friends!” The looney earth pony spontaneously proposed, earning a “Yeah” from her rainbow maned amigo.
“NO!” Both unicorns and the country freckled work horse denied the suggestion, adamant in their resolve.
“But maybe she’s nice.” The timid pegasus squeaked, trying to support the cause of freedom.
“Fluttershy, sweetie, surely you jest? Just look at that brutish appearance! Why I’m scared what horrid things it might do to us if we set it free!” The fashionista motioned to the beastly looking being, scrunching up her face in disgust.
“Well, I don’t think she’s as bad as you’re making her out to be! Just look at her face! It looks all so sad, frowny and down in the dumps.” Pinkie bounced over to the semi-transparent menhir, pressing her nose against it, and looking at the lifeless being with compassion.
As the arguments turned into angry yelling it seemed that a solution wasn’t going to come up any time soon.
“QUIIIIIIIIIIIET!” Twilight Sparkle silenced all of her comrades, gaining the spot light “If anypony is going to have the final word, then that would be princess Celestia! Since the formation is just like a large stalactone…” blank looks “big base, small ends, I’ll simply zap off the ends and hover it up to the surface. What do you think?”
After some mutual nods of agreement, the little spellweaver had her green light to proceed. Focusing on her cutting magic, the unicorn produced a thin beam and started cutting through the lower end of the giant boulder like form. It had grown incredibly fragile as Twilight felt it while she was working on it. Having have completed the cut, the magic mare looked over her work, pleased. But just as she was about to continue with the upper end, a strange sound appeared out of nowhere that made all the equines jump and whinny.
After the last of the crack noises were gone, all of the ponies held their breath, fearing for the worst. However after two whole minutes of waiting in anticipation they all sighed in relief.
“*deep sigh* You see girls! We just have to be careful and…”
The whole thing collapsed sending the body captured within it tumbling down, being buried under large pieces of shards.
“Oh, my Celestia! I hope that thing doesn’t wake up!” Rarity held on to Applejack for dear life as the entire group had leaped behind a 4 foot tall wall for protection.
“I… I don’t think it will. It’s probably been there for thousands of years. I hate to say it but it’s probably dead.” The stressed out librarian took a big breath and regained her cool, trying to assure all of the others.
"Twilight's right! Don't you ponies worry none! Everypony got out of danger without no harm!" The working earth pony aided her smart friend in her argument before turning to her marshmallow white companion with a miffed look "Now Rares, would you get your hooves off me? No offense sugar cube but ah think yer overreacting!"
However as if by some irony fate had decided to play on AJ and TS, some loud groans emanated from behind them where the giant boulder crashed. With both Fluttershy and Rarity gripping their orange earth pony and cyan pegasus friends tightly, much to their chagrin, all of the equines’ hearts skipped a beat.
“W-w-what…” a female voice was heard “Where… when…uuuuughhhhhh… oh man” some clinking sounds occurred, confirming that the unknown being was alive and was getting up right now “Mmmmmm… Oh…” it made a sound of realization “I’m… free?… I’m free!” it said to itself before some screams of delight followed “YEEEEES! I’M FREE! AHAHAHAAHAAHAAAAH! FINALLY! Man I hope it hasn’t been that long! I’d really like to pay back that stupid bastard Cold! Wohooooo!”
As the victory shouts were going on, the mares closeby were conversing quietly.
“I-i-i-eee-eee-eeee… it speaks our language!” The Staremaster blurted out.
“Whatever are we going to do!” The fashionista went in drama queen mode.
“Somepony has got to go over the wall and spy on it of course! She doesn’t even know we’re here yet! And I’m going to be the one to do it if all of you ponies are afraid.” Rainbow Dash scrambled up and poked her head over the wall.
Swaying its tail freely, the creature had started stretching. The prismatic pegasus was soon joined the rest of her friends with the exclusion of Rarity who had decided to converse with Twilight who for some reason had started feeling quite uneasy.
All of a sudden, the alien’s lean figure bulked up a little. Then the whole atmosphere around it changed, an eery sensation crawling up everypony’s backs. Some strands of white light started emanating from the beastly being as it breathed slowly and audibly. That caused the lavender unicorn to cringe a little, her lines of worry creasing further.
“Twilight what’s wrong?” Rarity tried to do something about her magical friend's distressed state.
“I feel it! It has this power emanating from it! I've been around the princesses for quite some time over the years and they are quite powerful too but this… the sensation I'm getting from this creature is of the likes I've never sensed before! And its really hard to keep control over my my adrenaline level and my magic sensors! I'm a a bit scared!” Celestia's student felt the spot behind her stomach tense up and the power input of her horn making her nauseous.
This... whatever it was, used some sort of strange magic! And its amount was astounding! Heck was even on par with the princesses! But that's not what made Twilight feel so queasy! It was that right now she could tell that this was only a small amount of the creature's full power, as she felt it was exhausted and mostly drained of its magic reserves right now.
“Aaaaaaah… nothing beats raising your Power level after some time being trapped inside of a crystal like some bug in amber! Now… let’s see if I still got it!” The extraterrestrial suddenly kicked a huge chunk of earth, sending it flying into the open air before she aimed her upper limb at it and fired a stream of light at it, turning it into scattering debris.
Before anypony could say “Hold it”, the cyan pegasus had flown up to the creature beginning an assault of accusing words:
“Hey, hey you! Yeah you! If you think you’re gonna start destroying stuff once you come out and into my home you’ve got another thing coming! We don’t like creatures like you see! If you so much as hurt any of my friends or any other pony in Equestria, as Celestia is my witness I will Rainboom you to… Gyuuuuuuuk!” The alien’s claw shot out from behind its back and gripped her by the throat.
“RAINBOW NOOO!” The others came out of hiding, not daring to come any closer however.
“Shut up! You’re annoying!” The being looked into RD’s eyes, with an irritated look “You dare threaten me?”
“Kyeeee, cough, k-kk-kk-kwoooh *choke, wheeze* aaa-aa-aaaak…” The equine struggled to no avail, her throat being tightly squeezed.
“Let her go right now!” A Southen drawl boomed, which caused the alien to obey that order… on a whim… and do so.
Just as the Wonderbolt fan hit the floor, gasping for air and coughing, the otherworldly lady heard galloping hoofsteps. Looking up she was too late to notice a pair of hind hooves planting themselves in her face.
Landing on her feet, Applejack looked up to evaluate the damage. For her utter surprise however, she saw that the alien’s face was unscathed, and it only looked angrier for that matter. With her eyes growing the size of dinner plates, the southern bucker started kicking the creature’s shin hoping to do some damage there. With a cry, AJ was lifted by her voluptuous mane, the bipedaled lady’s claws wrapping around it.
“AAA-AAA-AA-AAAAAAAAAH! OW, OW, OOOOOOW! It hurts dagnabbit! Leggo! OOH-OH-OOOOOOOOOOH!” The southern bucker squealed as helpless as a newborn filly, her shrieks emanating off the walls of the cave.
“First you insult me, now you attack me! Well… I must tell you that I don’t even feel anything from your feeble kicks.” The being told her captive, switching the grip of her hand from the equine’s mane to its face, bringing it up to hers so it would look at her in the eyes.
“Y-y-y-You leave my friends Alone!” Twilight finally gathered the courage to speak up against the oppressor, her voice hoarse.
Now having diverted her attention to the purple unicorn, the alien threw the orange mare up in the air, letting her get caught by her friends. RD having had crawled back to the others, assured Twilight that she was safe. Charging up her horn with all of her magical power, the wizard pony started shooting at the being with all her might. Then gathering the last of her strength she fired the biggest blast she could muster. Collapsing on the floor with fatigue Twilight didn’t bother looking the others, their mouths gaping in disbelief.
Every each and one of the blasts were deflected away by the unknown being’s paw as if they were nothing. The last one the warrior decided to take the brunt of by crossing her forearms defensively. After the beam hit, an explosion followed. However as the smoke cleared away it revealed the creature whole and unharmed.
“Hmmmm… not bad! Haven’t had an opponent in a while!” the bipedal lady flicked her claw up which suddenly caused Twilight to be lifted up in the air.
To the rest of the Main six’s great horror, she started floating towards the alien with another motion, with no aura whatsoever until they were face to face.
“You must be a very brave little warrior to stand up for your friends like that!” The fem fighter smirked before asking “And what might be your name?”
After some hesitation, while shaking like jello Princess Celestia’s student finally answered in a last cry of defiance:
“M-My name is Twilight Sparkle! Personal student of princess Celestia! I liberated you from that crystal cocoon and you should be grateful!”
Flinching for a moment, the alien lady started to think. After she was done, she reached out for the unicorn’s head.
“NOOO! PLEASE! DON’T KILL HER! WE LOVE HER! DON’T DO THIS!” The others pleaded desperately, falling to their knees.
Closing her eyes, Twilight prepared for the worse. She never did expect the next gesture coming however.
A rough but gentle clawless paw patted her head. Opening her eyes, the unicorn saw the creature grinning.
“Thank you Twilight Sparkle for freeing me! For that I will do what no other Saiyan of my kind has ever done before… I’ll swallow my pride and let you and your friends leave alive.” The Saiyan stated, earning some whews of relief from everypony “However I don’t think it’s a smart idea to cross me again!”
After setting the pony on the ground the fem warrior started to reason with herself.
“Now… how do I get out of here? Should I blast a hole? … No… that would cause the whole place to cave in… hmmmmm… oh……. I know!” The Saiyan lady had an idea and after she widened her stance, she released a powerful battle cry “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaah!!!”
The echo emanating from all corners of the cave was astounding. But what astonished the ponies even more was the smirk that appeared once more on the alien’s face and its appendage clearly pointing towards the direction where the exit really was.
“Aaaaah, the echo says that way! Well, it’s been… a blast but I’ll be getting the hell outta here! Tataaa!” The Saiyan’s feet left the floor and she literally flew off.
Still incapable of comprehending the impossible things this female alien seemed to be able to do, quite some time passed until somepony snapped out of it.
“Oh, no! What have we done! We unleashed a monster upon Equestria!” Rarity swooned, somehow finding her favorite couch to land on.
“I must warn princess Celestia! You girls get back up the stairs, I’m taking the express!” Twilight snapped into attention, gathering the last of her energy.
“Twilight you can’t! You’re tired! Let us carry you!” Fluttershy insisted but it was too late.
In a flash Twilight Sparkle was gone.
/in the throne room/
Princess Celestia was just in the middle of another boring political speech, one of her ministers was giving her when all of a sudden her pupil appeared in the middle of the hall. Upon looking at her sorry and disheveled state, the diarch immediately knew something was wrong.
“Twilight my dear! What’s the matter?” The alicorn flew right up to her student and nuzzled her.
“P-princess… trouble… *pant*… monster….. I’m sorry… *wheeze*…. I… set it free…… *pant*…… help us….. you must….. it…. Powerful….” Was all the lavender unicorn could say in fits before she collapsed on the rug, gasping for breath.
“Get the medics! Her magic reserve is almost diminished!” The regal equine commanded.
From all the information she gathered, Celestia collected all of her concentration on her senses. And soon enough she did feel an incredibly strong presence! But it wasn’t that of a pony! No it was foreign… strange…
A commotion that came on the other side of the throne room and a loud thud alerted her, and it was then that princess Celestia knew the exact location of that creature…
As Arracacia passed through the exit of the caves, her eyes squinted. She didn’t know how much time she had spent in total darkness but she definitely needed some time to adjust to the light. After her acclimatization period was over, the Saiyan went over one of the palace’s portholes and took her first breath of fresh air since what seemed forever. Looking upon the place she had ended up in, she smiled; the entire city she was in was absolutely magnificent in all its grandeur and splendor! The grand beautiful buildings were made of marble with varying tones of white and purple, framed with gold; And the equines! Oh so many equines! It was absolutely incredible to see the level of architecture the locals had managed to achieve using their energy to make up for their lack technology and proper building appendages. The spires and walls of the city skyrocketed, all of them with circular dome like roofs ending with long poles, while the lower buildings looked very posh with all their colorful tents. The whole thing was like a mixture between a giant fortress and a palace perched on the edge of a mountain. The mounds of fluffy white the warrior recognized as snow, due to her travels; oh how the mounds sparkled against the dim light; the wind was icy but she could bare it.
Arracacia had seen many worlds and planets and the living creatures that inhabited them. True, the ones with strong warriors she went there to destroy but that was besides the point. She was amazed at how these creatures’ anatomy had developed in order to bend the energy in their bodies and the environment around them. It was truly astounding to say the least! The ones with horns were quite versatile at manipulating their ki in many forms. The ones with wings were expert fliers, even if not as fast as her or another Saiyan. And those who had none of those gifts did possess a nice amount of physical prowess, not to mention they had some sort of connection to the earth. Yeeees! She might like it here!
“Halt! Identify yourself” A rude and demanding voice rang behind the fem fighter’s back.
Turning around Arracacia saw that a bunch of the natives happened to have just stumbled upon her. Judging by the golden armor they wore, the woman determined they were the keepers of order around this place.
“Identify, huh? Well I think it’s kinda cocky to ask me that without even giving me your own name! You’re certainly no gentleman to be acting that way to a lady!” The fighter crossed her arms showing her best “not amused” face.
After the other two guard ponies glanced at their leader awkwardly, he pressed on, his words sounding like pure insolence to the Saiyan:
“I’m sorry… uuuuh, madam but if you don’t have any sort an appointment here in the palace then you must be here without permission! We’ll have to arrest you for trespassing!”
“Heh! Big words for a little guy who doesn’t even reach halfway up my thigh!” Arracacia bent down a little so she’d come face to face with the offensive pony, a vein on her forehead starting to throb.
“You leave me no other choice then!” The Royal Guard’s horn flared up, enveloping the humanoid in a greenish glow and lifting her off the ground.
“Heh heh heh! Aaaaahaahahahaahah! Haaahahahahahah!” The Saiyan started laughing at the pathetic display of authority before her laughter ceased and her eyes turned serious “Bad move!”
And with another shout, a strong transparent aura of surging energy appeared around the female, quickly disrupting the previous one and dominating the area.
The unicorn stallion fell on his sides, the huge magical feedback knocking him out cold.
“Draw your spears! Alarm! Alarm! The princesses are in danger!” The other upkeepers of the law made a huge uproar, alerting every soldier pony in the vicinity.
With spears and javelins at the ready, they hurled them at the attacker with all their might. (soundtrack continues in the scene after this one)
/Meanwhile back in the throne room/
“Twilight!” Rainbow Dash barged into the room Twilight had been moved to, followed by the other of the Mane six “Are you okay?”
“Yes girls. And I’m good to go!” The lavender spellweaver nodded, while the doctor did her last inspections on her condition while scribbling down some prescriptions.
“You’re lucky we reacted as quickly as we did miss Sparkle! The exertion wasn’t as bad as we thought. The pills I gave you have helped you replenish some of your magic reserves and will lead you to a speedy recovery, and I’ve dulled your magic sensors temporarily with a shot so it wouldn’t affect your nerves as much. You would still be able to perform spells but you would not be able to sense other magic signatures. Remember not to exert yourself for a while!” The medic gave the unicorn her advice before packing up her things and leaving.
“We’re so glad you’re okay Twilight! I was afraid something bad might’ve happened.” Fluttershy hugged her librarian friend in relief.
“HOW DARE YE! PREPARE TO FACE THE WRATH OF THE MOON, MONSTER!” A deep voice rattled the castle’s walls, as all of the mares jumped in shock for the second time today.
/in the corridors/
(continue previous soundtrack from here) One of Celestia’s sunguards slammed into the wall his ruler was walking by, slumping to the marble floor like a crumpled piece of paper. Retaining her calm and collected regal composure, the princess looked upon the scene unfolding in front of her, her stoic eyes unchanging. A large bipedal creature was rampaging around, throwing or bashing every guard that dared to charge at it. Its demeanor reminded the alicorn of a wild animal barreling through in search of its freedom.
Arracacia gave a mighty elbow jab right in the barrel armor of yet another equine, bending the metal as if it was thin foil, sending the pony hurtling and smashing into its comrades. And just as another group of stallions was about to surprise the Saiyan from behind her back, she disappeared, reappearing to their rear and as they turned, she kicked them brutally, the sole kick sending the entire large mass flying as if they were one drop scattering into many. And just as the warrior lady grabbed an earth pony by the spear and lifted it along with the said creature, she heard a very soft and soothing female voice to her left.
“Greetings! You seem to be quite the troubled simian. My name is princess Celestia and I am one of the rulers of this land and castle you’re in right now. Now what seems to be upsetting you and why are you bashing my poor Royal guards?” Celestia greeted the creature, acting with a regal display of respect and grace.
Now that she came to this bipedal being and inspected it up close, the princess was quite surprised to see that it towered over her own already impressive height, coming around a head taller than herself.
“A princess, huh? Finally, an intelligent horse that isn’t a total jackass!” Arracacia’s felt her anger settling down as she dropped the misfortunate stud that scrambled behind his princess’ back. “To answer your question, they started it! I just came out of some mines and suddenly these dickheads decided it would be a good idea to try and arrest me without having done anything wrong! Since I don’t take crap from weaklings, I fought back!” The alien fighter narrowed her eyes into slits at the cowering mass of soldiers who quivered under her disapproving stare.
“Fair enough. My guards do have a tendency of getting a bit… paranoid.” The alicorn took a gander at her subordinates who smiled sheepishly at their diarch “What may be your name and species if I am not too bold to ask?”
“Heh, I can sense you are probably one of the strongest warriors on this world, so I guess its okay to show you some respect. My name is Arracacia, proud member of the Saiyan race and the strongest warrior in the Universe!” The Saiyan stuck out her chest with great pride, making her introduction.
“I can tell that you are indeed strong.” Celestia nodded in acknowledgement.
“Yaaaaaaaaaa…” A desperate cry echoed throughout the corridor, nearing with every second.
“HAAA! You were saying?” Arracacia elbowed the incoming guard’s pony without even turning, sending him crashing through the door on the opposite side of the corridor.
/in Princess Luna’s bedroom/
Princess Luna was in her comfortable round bed, having pleasant dreams. Her resting place had a cloud mattress that one could just sink right in and a foam pillow to die for. With the silken covers having gently enveloped her slender form, the ruler of the night couldn’t be happier in her sleep.
Luna I’m afraid neither I nor the elements are strong enough to defeat this evil! You’re Equestria’s only hope!, The Celestia of her dreams draped herself over the lunar diarch’s front hoof, pleadingly.
Fear not dear sister and my loyal subjects of Equestria! For I princess Luna, the mistress of the Night will vanquish this demon and send it back to Tartarus where it belongs! Luna stood proud, adorned in heroic silver armor.
The night mare woke up with a start, her body jerking itself up into a sitting position, quite startled by the sudden noise. Quickly taking notice of her surroundings, she saw that the entrance to her private chambers had its front door missing as if it was ripped out of its hinges. Deathly silence surrounded her as the blue alicorn felt the blood pumping into her skull and the adrenaline giving her that feeling of anxiety. Luna’s heart skipped a beat as she heard a weak groan from behind her. Twisting her head abruptly, the princess witnessed a sight that left her absolutely stunned.
It was one of her sister’s guards, lying on his side side with the tip of her battered door on top of him, splinters, trails of peeled ceiling and linoleum adorning the floor. And there was also…
Blood! The guard is terribly hurt! The lunar diarch immediately removed the large piece of wood off the stallion, her eyes trailing from his snout which had blood trickling from it to the rest of his body.
Using a harmless x-ray spell, she saw that he had several fractured ribs, making it harder for him to breathe, as she heard his labored wheezes and coughs for air.
“To be reduced to such a horrible condition! What happened? Who did this to you?” She demanded, her voice authoritative yet sympathetic.
“Coooooough, cough, k-kah! M-monster… *gasp* in the castle… halls… comrades… *pant*… beaten or afraid… Cooooough… too… strong… Save us…” The guard’s voice sounded just like the whisper of an ill pony that had lost his voice.
I dreamt of myself battling an evil creature just moments ago and now I wake up to find my dream a reality! Oh the cruel irony. The night mare contemplated, shifting her gaze from the stud to a frightened maid mare who was shivering from the sight of what she was seeing. “Go and find a doctor for this brave guard! It seems that there is a monster rampaging within the castle walls. If it is strong enough to push back our armed forces then I will go and deal with it myself if my sister hasn’t gotten to it yet.” Luna stood tall and regal, putting on her royal regalia and best warrior face before trotting out the open entrance and out of her room.
/back in the hallway/
“I know this must be your first time here but it’s certainly not nice to start beating on others in such a vicious manner. It most certainly left a bad impression on your behalf.” Celestia kept her cool, trying to be as reasonable and diplomatic as possible.
“We Saiyans aren’t famous for being nice. Now don’t get me wrong! As much as I enjoy a good fight, I never wanted to get into one in the first place. All I want is to leave this place and go somewhere far away so I can gather my wits. I don’t get along well with others so if I leave: you get to be rid of me, and I get to be rid of the presence of you and your annoying kind. So how’s about it? Will you call off your forces and let me be?” Arracacia made a proposal, hoping the equines would accept it for the sake of their good health.
And just as the princess of the sun was starting to think that there may be a peaceful resolution to this dilemma, a very familiar voice boomed throughout the hallways, a voice that made her mentally facehoof herself.
“HOW DARE YE! PREPARE TO FACE THE WRATH OF THE MOON, MONSTER!”
And right in front of princess Celestia’s very eyes, her “darling” sister Luna swooped in and tackled the mysterious creature with all her fury, sending both of them crashing through a nearby window.
Of course! Just as I am on the verge of calming this powerful entity down and coming to a peaceful solution, Luna just has to fly in and ruin it! I have a feeling that this won’t end well!
“Princess!” Twilight Sparkle’s voice resonated in the corridor, snapping the Shepherd of the sun back to reality.
“Twilight! I see you and your friends are fine.” Princess Celestia hid her worry with one of her serene masks “I know I said I was hoping you’d find interesting things down there but I honestly wasn’t expecting this.”
“What happened? Did you beat that monster?” RD inquired a bit begrudgingly, still feeling the soreness in her throat.
“No. I found it fighting numerous of my Royal guards. At first I thought it might be attacking in blind rage but after speaking to it I found several things about it. First, it was my guards that tried to apprehend it by force so that’s why it fought back, even though its methods were… excessive! It told me its name is Arracacia, identifying itself as a member of the Saiyan species. Through my long life I’ve never heard of a Saiyan race so that brings me to ask how you encountered this creature in the first place?”
“It’s a she! And she’s not a monster, she’s a monkey! I mean duuuh… didn’t you see her tail?” Pinkie Pie called out, earning yet more awkward looks.
“We, we found it…” Rarity started but after a glare from her pink friend she rectified “…her while exploring the caves. She was encased in crystal and she seemed frozen. Even though I was against it, we eventually came to the decision to let Twilight remove the mass of crystal from its place and present her to you, so you’d decide what to do with this… thing of female gender.” The pristine unicorn scrunched her muzzle in repulsion, remembering the being’s ghastly appearance.
“This is most uncanny!” The white alicorn’s face turned worried “A little while ago, I was able to calm the creature down and was just thinking of asking her of her origin. If I have had the chance I might have been able to get some answers of how she came to be in that state. However… my sister seemed to have had awaken in the process of fighting and negotiating, and… attacked the Saiyan on impulse upon seeing the miserable state of the guards.”
“Serves that darn Saiyan right!” Applejack huffed, lifting her nose up.
“No Applejack, it doesn’t serve her right. Because of the actions of my sister, I lost probably the only chance to settle things through diplomacy. You might have not sensed it but this Saiyan is very powerful. So powerful that I must confess her powers are on par with mine and Luna’s.” Celestia admitted, earning a gasp from all ponies, including the Royal guards that had replaced their injured comrades (the injured ones being hauled away), waiting for their princess’ next order. “They’re probably battling in midair right now! And that’s why I’m going to have to ask you to come with me! Things might not turn out well and I… no… Equestria might need you again!”
“Y-you can count on us princess!” Fluttershy spoke up, her trembling knees steadying, puffing up her chest in assertion.
“Sergeant Storm Hammer!” The diarch commanded.
“Yes your highness!” A pegasus clad in gold appeared, bowing.
“Prepare three chariots for the Elements with the fastest and strongest pegasi as quickly and possible. As soon as you’re ready, I’d like you follow me! We will be going after my sister and the Saiyan with me in the lead, am I understood?”
“At once your majesty!”
/into the open air/
Quite some distance away from the cliffside of Canterlot, high above the valley floor covered in a sea of trees, a clash of epic proportions was occurring. Great shock waves kept exploding here and there as if two invisible storms were fighting for supremacy which wasn’t far from the truth.
I can’t believe this! I’ve been out of that blue prison for less than half an hour and already all of these stupid weak ass equines are attacking me like crazy! It’s not like I did anything that bad! I just kicked some soldier ass… seriously! This planet is full of insolent bitches who are asking for it! No respect whatsoever! Arracacia thought before looking behind her and spotting the blue winged idiot who was right on her tail Uuuuurgh! I could end this quickly if I wasn’t so exhausted from that fucking crystal! Not to mention that I can’t fly fast so I can’t lose her! DAMMIT…
A blast of blue whisked past the Saiyan who narrowly avoided it, the beam only managing to graze her shoulder guard which absorbed the impact.
That’s it! I’m going to blast and beat the shit out of her! The warrior woman stopped in midair, sending a burst of energy in retaliation.
Seeing it coming, Luna simply swung left, dodging it with ease. However she was not prepared for the coming onslaught as the female fighter unleashed a barrel of streams of light. Doing everything in her power, the Lunar goddess did evasive action, teleportation and even formed a protective bubble to absorb some of the blasts. Be that as it may, there were several that still got her.
Luna screamed in pain as the rays of lights struck her neck, chest, barrel and legs. If it were any other pony those blasts would have maimed them or worse. Being an alicorn gave her the gift of great durability and the damage would be second degree burns at most. Of course that didn’t stop the searing pain which stung her body mercilessly like the heat of a fire.
Ignoring the pain, and grateful that her wings were okay, Luna kept coming at the creature and unleashed some destructive spells of her own, while keeping her defenses tight.
Suddenly to her surprise the Saiyan changed tactics, shifting positions really fast, as if teleporting without the visible burst of energy, simply phasing in and out of existence.
Before the alicorn knew what was going on she was met with a balled up appendage, burying itself in her cheek, making her face jerk right.
Without giving her a chance for recovery, Arracacia kept pummeling and pummeling the pony princess with all her might. Kicking her side, the Saiyan send the equine flying, going after her, immediately following through with an elbow to the chest and a knee to the stomach. But in her flurry of attacks, the warrior woman left herself open and once she tried to grip her opponent from behind, Luna bucked instinctively, clocking the Saiyan straight in the jaw.
Reeling back, now it was Arracacia’s turn to take some blows as she took the brunt of the princess of the night’s forehooves.
I feel my energy draining! I’ve used up too much of my power! The fighter tightened her stance, blocking his enemy’s offensive like a turtle in a shell.
In one final moment of desperation, the Saiyan opened up and by focusing the rest of her energy, she used a back spin kick, putting all of her body weight behind it.
That certainly did the trick as the night mare was flung back a great distance. Using that opportunity, Arracacia propelled herself in the opposite direction, giving everything she had in getting away.
Spinning out of control, it took some time for Luna to regain her bearings. Recovering soon enough, the dark blue diarch scanned the skies for her fierce opponent. Her eyes finally locking onto her target, the alicorn felt an unbridled rage as her horn started flaring up.
Looking back, the Saiyan sighed in relief. The pony seemed to have given up as it just stood there, flying in one place. But just like that, the mare disappeared in a flash, making the woman quite disquieted. She was too late to notice the other flash in front of her and by the time her head turned to face what was in front of her, it was too late.
Having teleported herself some distance in front of her enemy, Luna shot her strongest beam of concentrated disintegrating magic, finally managing to strike the monster right under one of the unprotected places of its armor which was right below the left shoulder guard.
Giving a grunt, Arracacia gripped her shoulder, spiraling down, heading for hard earth.
Grinning victoriously, Luna followed suit, without a hurry.
Huzzah! Now I can see that this monster is not invincible and once we reach the ground I shall defeat it just like in my dream! Tis a great day indeed! The diarch smirked, as her wings carried her down.
Reaching an open stony field, the Saiyan rolled over, killing the impact. Hearing the flap of wings, she was quick to struggle onto her feet, still clutching her burning arm. Upon inspecting it, it had a brown crispy color with a bright blue center, that being the spell’s aftereffects no doubt.
Looking back at the Regal blue horse, Arracacia’s heart filled itself with hate. Hate for these arrogant equines! And oh that cocky smug this one in front of her wore!
“I can see that you are clearly a threat to Equestria and its ponies! Therefore I princess Luna, royal diarch of Equestria, shall end your reign of terror right here and now!” The self righteous alicorn proclaimed thunderously with her Royal Canterlot voice, walking around Ara in an overconfident manner.
“Y-you got balls saying that… to me! If I wasn’t so drained from my prison, I would have smashed you into the earth you pony bitch!” The Saiyan barked back not letting go of her arm.
“Luna!” A voice of a gentle quality suddenly elevated itself “Stop this right now!” Celestia flew in, followed by the chariots.
“Aaah, dear sister, thank goodness you’ve come! You will be of great aid with…”
“I’m very upset and disappointed in you! You acted rashly and interrupted me just when I was coming to a diplomatic compromise with this creature known as a Saiyan! I was about to get her to leave when you provoked her into a fight!” The princess of the day yelled at her sibling, a sour expression painted on her lovely visage, ears lopped down.
“B-but how could you say that Tia! I saw what she did to all of these Royal Guards! I held a severely injured one in my telekinesis field! And you’re willing to let her go after all she’s done! What if she does all sorts of horrific atrocities to the ponies of our country! Just look at what she did to me!” The goddess of moon pointed a hoof at her own self, fighting back with words.
“That doesn’t excuse you! And those injuries are your own fault! Now you stay quiet little sister and let me handle this! Oh and don’t worry, I brought the Elements of Harmony in case I can’t clean up the mess you've made!” Celestia shot her sister one last glare before approaching the injured warrior. “I want to apologize for the actions of my sister, Royal guards and any other ponies that might have hurt you!”
“It’s a little too late for that!” The Saiyan glared daggers at the regal equine.
“Please, we want to help you! Now if you just explain where you came from and how you ended up trapped in that crystal mass, we might give you the information you need.” The sun diarch begged.
“You know what? FINE! I’ll tell you! But then, you will GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM ME!” The female fighter snapped, making everypony flinch, the guards and even some of the elements staggering back.
Arracacia took a big breath and exhaled. Her head hurt a little and she still felt hazy on the details, trying very hard to remember.
“Just so every one of you gets it, my name is Arracacia, a Saiyan warrior! I come from the planet Vegeta! The last thing I remember is that I was fighting a very powerful tyrannical king, known as king Cold. He is the terror of the Universe! Strong and ruthless! I had decided to kill him and was in the middle of whipping him to pieces! And just as I was about to deal the finishing blow, he used some trick which encased me in that crystal hellhole! It sapped my energy and put me to sleep! Just a while ago I woke up in that cave under your city. It seems that this purple pony with the horn freed me.” The Saiyan pointed at Twilight who decided that the ground was more appealing and looked down “And the rest you all know.”
“So that makes you sum weird space alien from another world?” Applejack cocked a brow in disbelief.
“More or less.” The humanoid nodded.
“Wait!” Celestia’s eyes suddenly widened in a realization of something she had a very vivid memory of. “I… I remember you now!”
“What are you blabbering about? This makes no sense! I’ve just met you!” The strong maiden squinted her eyes in annoyance.
“Well… the thing is… I am what is known on this world as an alicorn, and because of that I possess the ability of longevity as my sister does too. A long time ago when I was just a teenage filly and Luna was only a baby of one year old, while the both of us were in some unknown jungle I witnessed a strange phenomenon which I remember to this day. It was a shining bright blue meteor falling from the sky. It went beyond the horizon and I didn’t see where it landed but I assume that it must’ve crashed where Canterlot was to be build and is now.” The regal equine explained, recollecting everything that happened that day.
“W-wait! You mean to tell me that I was in that meteor!” Arracacia stuttered absolutely shaken up by this revelation. “Of course! Cold must have hurled me into space and I eventually crashed into this planet while in my suspended animation state. And this castle must have been built later on top of my crash site. But… b-but… that means…” The Saiyan’s eyes widened at the possibility that popped into her head, terror gripping her heart. She had to know the truth. “You said you have lived for a long time here! W-what planet am I on? How long has it been since I crashed?”
Celestia looked back at the bipedal being with eyes of condolence and pity. Shifting her eyes to the right and hiding her face behind her mane, the alicorn did her best to avoid meeting the warrior woman’s gaze.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Tell me now! TELL ME NOW! TELL ME RIGHT FUCKING NOW! ANSWER MEEEEEEEEEEEE!” The alien screamed in her frustration, burning to know the truth, eager to see if her fears were real or not.
Seeing as she wasn’t going to get out of this without saying it, the pony princess of the sun finally spoke rather sheepishly:
“You are on the planet of Mythos. It’s been five thousand years since I last saw your crystal crash-landing.”
“What?” Arracacia asked under her breath, her feet collapsing under the pressure, the woman falling onto her knees.
A storm of emotions started swirling inside of her. Both of her eyes started twitching as her brain struggled to process the information it just received. She felt anguish, sadness, sorrow, pain, emptiness, anger, helplessness, and grief, all of these feelings at once. Her breaths became uneven and in fits, accompanied by incoherent whimpering sounds.
“Y-y-you’re lying! This can’t be true!” The Saiyan lady’s body twitched under the pressure of her strong sentiments, her breathing becoming even raspier.
“I’m afraid I’m not. I have no reason to.” Celestia replied, sad to be the bearer of such news.
“No! Noo! Noo, No, NO, NO, NO, NO, NOOOO!” Arracacia punched holes in the ground, her muscles bulging up “My friends! *pant* My race! *pant* My doctor! They might be all dead by now! NOOO!”
The air started shifting around everypony, a strong wind appearing seemingly out of nowhere. That was accompanied by the alien’s red hair slowly starting to rise upwards and swaying as if under an invisible power of its own. The ground itself started cracking as if under an earthquake, small and huge chunks of rock breaking off the surface and floating up and away. Storm clouds started gathering all on their own which baffled the Equestrians as they stared at the blackening sky in dread for it made no sense. Some pegasi who had followed these black tufts of vapor were powerless to get them under control. All of a sudden, lightning struck, splitting the sky open with light and thunder!
“S-sister, what is going on?” Luna whimpered, hobbling up to her sibling and letting Celestia’s wing drape itself around her.
“I don’t know Luna dear!” The older of the two muttered, focusing on the outlander.
With more bolts surging around, Arracacia kept trembling feverishly, her floating hair suddenly flashing for a brief moment.
“Ooo, pretty!” Pinkie Pie, the only pony in this situation who seemed oblivious to everything happening around her, watched in awe at the spectacular light show.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…” With a final explosion of light, the Saiyan’s ultimate form emerged, a yellow fiery glow appearing around her, her hair turning blonde, and her eyes changing their color from black to greenish blue.
As that happened, a giant crater started forming, as if someone was carving it into the ground at an astounding speed. This prompted Luna, Celestia and the pegasi guards to grab the flightless members of the Elements of Harmony and fly to a safer distance, all this done in an instant.
After things started settling down, everypony watched as the female warrior emerged from the earthy depression, floating up in midair and gently landing thirty three feet away from them.
“Princess, what do we do now?” Rainbow Dash called out, every equine turning to look at their ruler.
The sheer power emitting from this super fighter, overwhelmed the princess of the day. The alicorn just kept looking and looking, unable to tear her eyes away. Starting to hyperventilate, Celestia dropped onto her haunches and tried to steady her breathing. Never before had she sensed such an amount of power condensed in one creature. Heck, all the magic in Equestria wouldn’t hold a candle to it!
“We’re doomed!” The white alicorn stated plain and simple.
Arracacia stared at all of the equine creatures in front of her, the fire of hatred burning inside, yearning to let all of those feelings out. The flame of her golden aura brightened as her power kept rising.
‘RRRRRR! I HATE THESE ANNOYING PONIES! THEY CAN’T UNDERSTAND ME! NO ONE CAN! AND THEY JUST WON’T LEAVE ME ALONE! WELL IF THEY REFUSE TO, THEN I’LL SHOW THEM THAT I MEAN BUISNESS!’ The Saiyan yelled inwardly in her mind, clenching her fists, her arms bulking up further.
Trying her best to find her focus in this sea of rage, the warrior woman felt the energy surrounding her. Once she found a suitable location, the ponies could only stare as she raised her arm, aiming it at a mountain, positioned her fingers as if in the holes of a bowling ball and started gathering up her energy. A sphere of white light surrounded by a green tint appeared, growing more and more brilliant by the second.
“LUMINOUS BOOOOOM!” Arracacia hollered, releasing the condensed mass of light into a stream thrice as thick as her shoulder.
The beam flew over to its destination with a loud whistle, and then all was silent for a mere moment before a massive detonation occurred, everything in that area being covered by a vast luminescent orb which emitted strange bass sounds before it eventually faded, the dust quickly clearing and leaving its result in plain sight:
“S-s-Smokey Mountain! IT’S GONE!” Rarity screeched in a high pitch voice, staggering back and falling on her back.
Being once again left in utter bafflement while everypony’s jaws hung loose, there was one pony who managed to snap out of her trance first, elbowing her sister frantically:
“S-sister! Use the Elements! It’s our only chance! This must be dealt with now!” Luna’s words put Celestia back into her attentive state once more.
Done with hesitation, the prismatic alicorn’s horn lit up surrounded by its soft very light golden hue and with a zap, the small wooden casket containing the Harmony jewels appeared, brought instantaneously to their current position.
“Girls, the situation is dire! I need you to use the Elements of Harmony right now or I’m afraid this Saiyan might destroy the whole world of Mythos as we know it!” Celestia offered the mystical jewels to her student, a pleading look on her face.
“Right! Let’s go girls!” Twilight prompted her friends, putting their jewels on with her telekinesis.
“Hey, wait! Are you sure we should? I mean I know a clear message when I see one! She said: “Stay away from me! I’m dangerous!” I mean come oooon! That clearly shows that she doesn’t wanna hurt us!” Pinkie Pie’s face suddenly turned to one of worry, which from her friends’ point of view seemed completely unlike her.
“Pinkie sugar cube, Ah don’t know how much sweets ya ate before we got here but this isn’t the time to go arguing about things like that! The whole world is in danger!” Applejack berated her cotton candy maned pal, the rest of the Elements agreeing with her and ignoring Pinkie’s words of wisdom for the moment.
The Saiyan viewed their actions with unbridled indignation. They dared to attempt to stop her once more after everything that’s happened! After that display of power she just showed them!
Even though half-willing Pinkie Pie put her necklace on and took one more gander at the furious and frustrated Super Saiyan before letting the magic of Harmony envelop her. All six of them rose, the white light enveloping their small forms. Their gems started releasing their individual glows as they connected. And just as the magic of Harmony started flaring and preparing to be unleashed, the warrior woman simply vanished out of existence to everypony’s renewed amazement. A few seconds later the fighter reappeared.
“What’s happening?” The lavender unicorn asked nopony in particular as she felt the magic of the Elements leave her. The other bearers were confused as well and wondered what went wrong as their hooves touched the ground once more. That is until they noticed something new.
“The Elements! She has them!” Fluttershy pointed with her hoof, her voice rising to an unnatural level compared to her normal volume, and true to her word the jewel incrusted necklaces and tiara where indeed in Arracacia’s possession, all of them slung across her right arm.
The bipedal being gazed upon them with utter resentment. Then returning her attention to the jewelry, her look intensified, sliding the tiara with the violet star in her hand.
‘I could just crush these rocks and gold!’ She thought, tightening her grip around the small head ornament ‘It would be easy! I could turn these into dust in seconds, and then kill all these ponies! And I want to do it soooo much, it’s burns! I want to kill, destroy, let it all out! But…’
The warrior’s breathing became labored. Right now she was fighting her own Super Saiyan instincts! The instincts to be ruthless and overcome with rage! But deep inside of her, the memory of the doctor who raised the small Saiyan girl clung to her like a nagging conscience on the back of her mind.
This was displayed physically as the fem fighter’s muscles kept contracting, her whole being quivering under the pressure. Both her hands shot forward as she prepared another one of her death beams, the light from it flashing as the energy gathered. As the ponies lay witness to this they took a step back but none of them moved any further, stuck there like deer in the headlights. And just as it seemed like Arracacia was about to be consumed by her fury, the energy blast shining from her hand dissipated and she clenched her fist so tightly blood started trickling down from it.
So in the end she settled on throwing the ancient artifacts in the air, using her ki manipulating skills to encase them in a hollow sphere where no magic could reach them. The globe was dark pink in color, with an ethereal quality and electricity of the same hue surging through it, protecting it.
Then the Saiyan set her sights on the one equine that she held the biggest grudge against:
“You!” She simply said, pointing at Luna “The dark blue one!” The warrior specified, making everypony cringe.
Raising her palm straight up, Arracacia brought it down, which resulted in the alicorn of the night’s feet to buckle as her belly glued itself to the ground.
‘W-what in the name of Equestria is happening? What is she doing to me! Is this some sort of gravity spell? I feel like the entire moon is pressing down on me! And it keeps getting heavier!’ The dark mare struggled under the incredible burden, striving to remain conscious as the world started spinning around her, hoping that her spine wouldn’t snap before that.
“No! Please! Take my life instead, just please leave my sister out of this! I beg of…” Celestia tried to intervene but was caught dead in her tracks as some strange power that came from the alien’s eyes managed to paralyze her in one place.
The white alicorn’s example was soon followed by the others who begged and whined and pleaded for the diarch’s fate.
“SILENCE!” The Super Saiyan hollered reaffirming her dominance over the situation “Now!” she turned her gaze back to the pony she was torturing “You give up?”
“Huh? What? Pardon? Excuse us?” Various replies were heard.
Luna couldn’t believe her ears! Was this all it was about? That fight they had some time ago?
“I GIVE, I GIVE!” The lunar alicorn shouted in desperation, forgetting about her pride, with nothing else to lose.
“Then it’s my win!” The fighter nodded, releasing her grip over the alicorn and letting the hurt equine breathe easy once again.
“Luna my dear!” The diarch of the sun ran to her sister’s aid, nuzzling her and then draped her over her back.
“As for the rest of you!” The woman traced her finger over the entire group, as she started walking towards them. “Now listen closely because I will only say this one more time!” the humanoid stopped at a distance of ten feet, and once she did she took a deep lungful of oxygen, her ribcage expanding greatly before booming out the mightiest bellow in existence:
“LEEEEEEAVE MEEEEE ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!”
The cry itself was so loud that it made the Royal Canterlot voice sound like the meek little whispers of Fluttershy, echoing and echoing farther and farther, throughout the entire land. There was no creature in all of Equestria that didn’t hear this shout! Every pony shook in terror as they all stopped what they were doing at the moment and waited for the potential danger to pass, some of them even curling up in a ball and the little children and foals starting to weep.
Finally as the repetitions of her own voice died away, Arracacia floated up hundreds of feet in the air before powering up and propelling herself in a random direction at an unfathomable speed, creating three vertical golden discs along her trail. Once that happened, the Elements of Harmony fell on the ground harmlessly, their energy container ceasing to exist.
The princesses, Mane six and the guards sat on their hind quarters, trying to recover from the shock and clutching their ears.
“D-DID YOU SEE THAT? SHE MADE A TRIPLE SONIC BOOM! TRI-PLE SONIC BOOM!” Rainbow Dash hollered in a very high pitched voice in different volumes.
“WHUUUUT? DIMPLE TONIC ROOM? THAT DON’T MAKE NO SENSE!” Applejack yelled back, as their conversation kept on going in circles.
“Silly girls! They should’ve put a pair of corks in their ears like me!” Pinkie removed her earplugs.
“It seems she got her point across!” Twilight rubbed the inside of her ear with a hoof before asking her mentor “So how should we go about this princess?”
“Uuuum… I” The snow white princess muttered, in a state of confusion before she realized where she was and reestablished her regal demeanor “I think it would be wise to… simply listen to the Saiyan and leave her alone for now.”
“But princess Celestia! Didn’t you see what she did to your sister! Just look at her! She’s a mess!” Rarity protested, motioning to the Lunar diarch who was lying on her belly on the ground, wincing in pain.
“We don’t want to instigate any more conflict than needed! The Saiyan is simply too strong, maybe even stronger than anything on this world! The damage has been done! We should be relieved that’s all she did!” Celestia looked over her subjects sternly and with authority, materializing a deep blue blanket out of thin air before lifting her sister up and wrapping her body around it with her magic “Do not misunderstand! As princess of Equestria I will deal with this problem when the time comes!”
Calling in for the princess’s personal chariot, the shepherd of the sun lay her sister beside herself and with a single word of command all of them took of back to Canterlot. The trip was uneventful, as everypony was silent, the atmosphere heavy and depressing.
After a smooth landing as the group of equines filed out the tall marble platform, only one didn’t budge from her position once out of the carriage. Pinkie Pie just stood there, gazing sadly into the distant blue, looking glummer than ever. Her little frown deepened as she let out a deep sigh:
“Oh, why did things have to turn out this way? I didn’t want her to leave… I just… want to be her friend…”
“Pinkie? What are you doing? Come on!” Rainbow Dash flew over to her party friend, scolding her a little but once she saw the long face her best pranking bud wore, the cyan pegasus’s features softened “Look! I don’t know why you’re sad and all but we all need to figure this stuff out together, so please…”
“*sigh* Okay Dashie.” Pinkie finally relented, tearing her gaze from the skies and letting herself being accompanied by her flying companion.
As the procession continued down the wide and spectacular halls, the ruler of the day ordered some of her guards to take her sister through a secret detour route and lead her to the royal infirmary for immediate treatment while she and the Elements took the more scenic path. Having thought of everything a couple of steps ahead, Celestia weren’t surprised when she and her escort were mobbed by numerous members of the nobility, all of them clamoring for her attention.
“Princess Celestia, your majesty, what is going on here? Everything is in utter chaos!”
“Is it Discord? We know he’s been recently reformed and all but this is ridiculous!”
“Instant tele-scroll reports are coming in from every major city in the country! The entire country is in panic after we all heard that threatening shout!”
“Who was it that elicited such a primal roar?”
“The press is at the gates! They said they had pictures of Princess Luna combating an unknown creature in the skies of Canterlot and one of a yellow light coming from the valley with bolts of lightning surrounding it!”
“Cloudsdale wants an explanation as to why their thunderclouds went rogue!”
“Some high level unicorn mages including myself received major headaches a while ago! The only explanation the doctors gave us is that a large source of power might have caused our magic sensors to become overstimulated but our magic specialists say that it’s simply impossible!”
“Princess Celestia! Your highness! Your majesty! Your Eminence!” They all kept talking over each other which only attributed to the white diarch’s migraine.
‘To think that my little ponies know so much already! It’s going to be very difficult to gloss over the situation!’ The alicorn closed her eyes, breathed in and breathed out, trying to relieve some of the stress that had been building up in her temples.
Raising a forehoof in the air, the regal equine reestablished order before proceeding with her statement:
“As members of the Royal Court, all of your concerns are understandable! And for that I will issue you to organize a live press conference in which I will clear all uncertainties! That is all!” Celestia waved once more as a sign of dismissal.
“At once your majesty!” A burly lead grey stallion with a short white mane, a black top hat, a neckpiece and a monocle confirmed the order, taking action and dispersing every noble, urging them to take some action.
As they all continued, the atmosphere between the princess, the guards and the Ponyvillians was as silent, cold and as ghastly as ever. Deciding to break the ice, Twilight called out, awkwardness clear in her voice:
“Princess, I’m sorry I’m asking again but… how are we going to go about all of this?”
“Patience my dear Twilight! I will first go to the Royal medical wing to check up on my sister, while you and your friends wait in my office. Once I’m briefed on her condition and assured that she’s going to be okay, I will meet you there. And then we’ll have to discuss things more thoroughly! It seems that this matter cannot wait any longer and we must take the first steps towards resolving it.” The Shepherd of the sun stood firm, determination written all over her face.
“That’s fine with us princess! Come on y’all! Let’s get a move on!” Applejack ushered her herd of friends, leading them away herself, some royal guards showing them the way.
/far South, beyond Equestrian borders/
Arracacia had no idea for how long had she been flying now. All she could do to dull the pain which just kept coming and coming in waves was to simply keep her gaze fixed on the slowly changing scenery due to her 2 and a half miles ascension. She had to admit to herself that it felt somewhat soothing to her nerves to simply wash her troubles away as she looked upon the world below her.
‘A world on which I’m stuck…’ A grim thought rammed her hard in the head, ripping her away from her happy place and back to cruel reality.
As depression and fatigue was beginning to take a hold of her, the Saiyan shook her head and looked down one more time. The landscape was now that of endless savannahs, with deep-rooted huge dark brown mountains popping up here and there.The warm tones of the grass were pleasant to the eye and so was the contrasting green that the occasional trees brought. The scorching sun and the quality of the air told her that it was the apex of the dry season down there.
And it was in that moment that something caught the warrior lady’s eye. Probably one of the few places that had this certain feel that reminded her of her home! Deciding to check it out, the Super Saiyan descended, her aura dimming as she did. The ground grew closer and closer, revealing a massive bowl like mountainside.
Once her feet touched its solid surface, the fighter finally felt the strain take its toll on her body as she collapsed face first on the rocky plateau, her hair losing its yellow spiky quality and going down against her back and her eyes reverting back to their natural color. Completely exhausted, the alien female could only take notice of her surroundings as she took them in: the big lake with a small waterfall, trickling down fresh water yet somehow not making it overflow; the various stone pillars jutting out from everywhere like she was inside of a canyon; caves of all sizes which seemed so inviting and peaceful. Just like one of Vegeta’s rocky wastelands!
As she grinned one last time, Arracacia fell asleep as she was. She now lied on her new favorite spot, basking under the caressing hot rays of the sun which her body soaked up, her mind temporarily forgetting about all its woes and pains, being whisked away into blissful unconsciousness.
/Back at Canterlot in Celestia’s office/
“This is mighty serious y’all! That mighty powerful thing got the entire land of Equestria shaking in its boots!” Applejack shared her concerns, rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
“Did you see how fast it flew? And without wings! And it blew up a mountain! And it turned spiky blonde with blue eyes! I would’ve thought all of it extremely awesome if it wasn’t going to kill us!” Rainbow Dash shuddered at the thought of being incinerated by one of the Saiyan’s energy attacks.
“My word! And here I thought it looked horrid before, but when it did that trick it… Eeeeuuuk… turned even uglier than before! That garish blonde mane, those repulsive hulking muscles! That alien is so not a proper lady! And the entire time it acted like a vulgar beast!” Rarity threw a fit, not sparing one ounce of her indignation.
“I’m still not sure how powerful this Saiyan exactly is since that pill prevented me from checking but I might’ve been in luck. By the princess’ reaction and the way the alien blew up that mountain with ease, she may have the power to shatter this entire world to pieces!” Twilight paced back and forth, her brain working at full capacity to resolve this problem.
“That’s terrible! She-she can’t do that! What about all the animals! All the ponies! Where will we all live if she blows up our home?” Fluttershy started panicking, putting both of her forehooves against her cheeks, squishing them and making adorable little frightened faces.
“Uuum girls…” Pinkie Pie tried to interject but her voice fell on deaf ears.
“We’re very lucky that she didn’t feel like hurting anypony any further.” The intelligent lavender unicorn said as she kept on digging for rational explanations for the previous events.
“Yoohoooo… over here… I have things to say too!” The rose furred trickster waved her hooves in the air frantically, trying to express her need for attention.
“Well Ah say good riddance! With the way she treated us and almost took out our princess of nighttime, Ah never wanna see her again!” The work pony stomped with her forehoof, adding a disgruntled snort and a huff.
“DOINEEDTOUSEMYMEGAPHONEFORYOUTOHEARME?” An incoherent fast paced shriek erupted from Pinkie as she threw herself in the middle of her friends.
“Gyuuuh! Consarn it Pinkie! If ya wanted a turn to talk, then you could’ve just said so!” AJ fell on her bum slightly startled, but quickly got her bearings back and retorted.
“So Pinkie, what are your thoughts on the matter?” The pristine seamstress gestured for her party marefriend to go on.
“It’s just that… I’ve been watching this Arracacia Saiyan throughout the entire adventure and you know how good I am at finding new things about new ponies… and well a new monkey in this case… so anyways I don’t think she’s as bad as you’re making her out to be! Sure she has a rough exterior and is very full of herself but deep inside I could see that she’s just a confused, lonely, sad little girl who just needs a friend!” Pinkie put her magic of good judgment to use.
“Pinkie… Are you… defending her?” Twilight asked in disbelief.
“Well I think that’s obviooous… Duuuuuh!” The looney mare squinted one of her eyes bemusedly.
“Pinkie Pie, you can’t be serious darling! Are you trying to tell us that the way that… that monster almost strangled poor Rainbow Dash to death, pulled on Applejack’s mane and nearly killed princess Luna are not acts of animosity? I don’t know about you sweetie but that’s downright… malignant, vicious and cruel!” Rarity used every fancy word she could think of as she kept pointing an accusing hoof in the air.
“Princess Luna seemed like she was hurting very much. I know I voted for the monkey mare’s freedom but I never imagined she would be so… sca-ary.” The shy pegasus squeaked at the thought of the all powerful Super Saiyan.
“Well, yeah I guess Arracacia did go a little overboardy with Princess Luna but Princess Celestia said she got dragged into it. Who are we to judge her? She just learned that she’d been frozen in that crystal for a whole five thousand years and that everypony she knew has probably passed away. And that’s a super duper huge blow even for someone as strong as her! You girls don’t understand! We should go and find her as soon as possible and become her friends! That’s exactly what she needs!” Pinkie kept on defending with all of her stubbornness.
“Yeah, good idea! Let’s go and teach a bloodthirsty killer the magic of friendship so she can wipe us out the moment she sees us!” The Wonderbolt in training mocked that statement, emphasizing strongly on its weaknesses.
“*Gasp*She won’t! She’d never do that! You girls just don’t know her!” The pink earth pony’s ears lopped down, a look of desperation and helplessness appearing on her face as she felt cornered by her own best friends.
“Pinkie you don’t know her either! As upset as the Saiyan is over her losses right now, she could come back and take her rage out on Equestria for all we know!” The bookish unicorn concluded, cementing everypony else’s opinions on the matter.
“I do know her! I do, I do, I do, I DOOO! I saw it in her eyes! I sensed her pain! How could you say such things to a poor misunderstood creature you’ve just met! You aren’t even giving her one chance! You… You’re all just a bunch of big meany pants! I… I’m not talking to you for the rest of the day! I’m leaving right now!” Pinkie felt her eyes becoming moist as she yelled at her companions in her frustration and barged out, slamming the door open in the process, trying to stifle her quiet cries as she ran away.
/earlier in the Royal medical wing/
Princess Celestia walked into the waiting room of the royal ER. Positioning herself on one of the few pillows, the solar diarch faced the wide window on the opposing wall, the one with a clear view of what was transpiring in the neighboring room. There she saw her dearest younger sister lying on a state of the art operation table with the top magi-medics working on her injuries with the utmost precision. Sporting an oxygen mask and an IV, Luna seemed to be in a semi-attentive state her body under regional anesthesia. Switching her gaze from the cut on one of the upper eyelids that the doctors were in the middle of treating with magic to the indication of her sibling’s heartbeats on the cardiac monitor, the white alicorn sighed, rubbing her temples with both forehooves. Somehow she felt responsible! Responsible for all the things that transpired today!
‘Perhaps if I wasn’t so passive and instead lured the Saiyan out of the halls and warned Luna beforehand, things would’ve gone differently! Look at the situation now! My beloved sister is struggling to recover from a near death experience, the whole country is in panic and the whole world is in jeopardy! And it’s… it’s all my fault!’ The shepherd of the sun mentally chewed herself out.
Just then the little light with the red syringe turned off, signaling that the operation was over. Ten seconds later a nurse poked her head out of the Emergency Room, motioning to her ruler that she had permission to come in.
As Celestia entered the chamber, she was greeted by all of the medical ponies’ bows. Giving them a courteous nod of approval, the equine princess advanced further, the wall of doctors dispersing to reveal her sweet Luna.
The blue alicorn’s chest heaved and fell as her eyes met her sister’s. Once they did, small droplets started rolling down Luna’s cheeks, the expression of regret evident on her.
“Leave us!” The diarch of the day commanded, the room emptying itself as a result.
“S-sister… T-Tia! I… I’m so sorry!... I-I wasn’t thinking, I…” The princess of the night spoke through her mask.
“Shhhhhh… No Luna! It is I who must apologize to you. True you acted on impulse but your heart was in the right place. I’m very sorry for yelling at you back then! I was trying too hard to fix everything by myself. None of us knew what to expect from that Saiyan. But do not worry! There is still hope as long as we’re alive and well. We’ll get through this… together!” Celestia draped both of her hooves around her most dearest pony’s neck as gently as possible.
“I love you big sister!” A weak mumble came from Luna’s lips.
“I love you too Lulu!” The elder sibling reciprocated.
Five minutes later the pristine alicorn left her sister to rest and continued her predetermined plans for the rest of the day by talking to the head doctor:
“She has sustained several second degree burns, all treatable, a fractured coffin bone on the left forehoof, a cracked humerus, eight broken ribs, a damaged nasal bone which is the cause of blood coming out of her nostrils and a couple of internal hemorrhages.” The medical unicorn named all of the injuries listed on his notepad, displaying an x-ray on the luminescent board, making his ruler wince and worry with every little detail added to the list. “Luckily due to her incredible healing capabilities and with the aid of modern unicorn medical techniques, we managed to stabilize her!” he added swiftly after, letting Celestia release the breath which she had been holding. “You and your sister are amazing ponies your highness! Alicorns are born survivors!”
“Thank you doctor Helping Hoof! I owe you a lot for saving the life of my sister!”
“Do not worry your majesty! We’ll be monitoring her at all times!”
After leaving the medical wing, the princess ordered one of her sergeants to go and fetch a couple of her best geologists from Canterlot’s Science Research Department, lead them to the entrance of the cove systems and wait there until further orders.
With many thoughts swirling around and systematizing in her mind, Celestia didn’t expect the door to her office to burst open so suddenly nor could she even imagine that the Element of Laughter would dash out of there crying, with her face hidden behind her poofy mane.
“Did I miss something?” The diarch inquired as she poked her head into the room which had suddenly gone uncomfortably silent after that fiasco of an occurrence.
“Uuuum… well.. uuuh… well princess… mmmm… I… we… It’s complicated!” Twilight blurted out, not sure how to go about the ordeal.
“Oh it’s all our fault princess! We were expressing our concerns for the Saiyan’s aggressive behavior and our fears of what she might do in the future.” Fluttershy was the first to confess, looking down in shame.
“When Pinkie Pie decided to speak up. She started defending the Saiyan, talking about how much she already knew about her and how she was and I quote “not as bad as we’re making her out to be”. Rarity continued, making an awkward face, feeling very unlady like for hurting one of her best marefriends.
“She told us about how we should be helping that space alien and we uuuuh…” Applejack was the next to speak but bit her lip, choking on her words.
“We kiiiiinda went really overboard by pointing out how wrong she was.” Rainbow Dash finished, rubbing the back of her right forehoof knee with the tip of the left one.
“This is… a most unfortunate mishap; and I’m sure that you will do fine in sorting out your differences once you reunite with Pinkie Pie. However…” The regal alicorn struggled to find the right words to go around the unpleasant occurrence before regaining her formal tone. “However, there are still a couple of matters that must be attended to before the end of the day! Rainbow Dash!” she turned to the prismatic Pegasus.
“ Yes princess?”
“I’m assuming you know where the place where the mass of crystal which used to contain the Saiyan lies!”
“I do princess!”
“Then I’d like you to go back to the entrance of the underground caverns! There you will find a couple of geologists and guards whom I have informed to wait for you. Once there you will brief them the following: all of you are to go down in there and find the remains of the cosmic crystal shards. Once there, the scientists are to collect samples for analysis later. When you’re done you can meet us back at the throne room. Is that okay with you?” Celestia instructed RD, adding a hint of politeness at the end.
“You got it princess! You can count on me!” The mistress of awesome saluted and flew off determinately.
“The rest of us have things to discuss.” The diarch of the day turned to what was left of the group.
And so the group proceeded with their discourse over the recent events. In order to avoid accusations for the catastrophe, the elements agreed to the princess’ suggestion to omit them from the part where they accidentally freed the Saiyan and give that honor to some anonymous geologists. Rainbow Dash returned shortly after they were done, and after running things through her and receiving her hastily given approval, it was time for the press conference to be underway.
***
It was late in the afternoon, and a whole crowd of nobility and news reporters of all kinds had gathered on the grounds of one of the castle’s illustrious gardens. A whole lot of murmuring and gossiping were going around, the sea of ponies wearing faces of various emotions. That was until princess Celestia herself appeared in view, coming out of one of the huge sliding glass and wooden doors, going down the marble steps with all the regal poise and stoicism she could muster. Once she positioned herself on a big white rostrum with fancy red lining, depicting three ponies under one banner, the stand itself bearing plenty of magic mics, the diarch tapped on its wooden surface, making everypony go silent. After a couple of seconds of nothing but the sound of grass swaying under the wind, one of the Royal secretaries began:
“The issued press conference is now in session! It is convened with the purpose of clearing the going ons of a major event of national importance that has occurred today between the hours of 11:30 am and 12:22 pm. May the Press be informed that this will be a statement addressed by princess Celestia Solara, Shepherd of the Sun; there will be no interviews! The information we have is scarce as it is! Now without further ado, presenting princess Celestia…” The formal pony stepped down, letting his ruler take the stage.
“Greetings my little ponies! As a lot of you probably already know, there has been a lot of commotion today. Now, for you to fully understand what exactly happened, I will start at the beginning: Today, a group of young geologists who shall remain anonymous were sent to the palace from Canterlot’s Science Research Department, or the CSRD if that’s okay with you. They were sent with the task of studying the old long since forgotten crystal mine system, which was brought up after the unfortunate events during the Changeling invasion. There, they found a creature which was later revealed to be of alien origin. It was trapped and preserved within crystal for what they determined to be five thousand years! Deciding to extract the formation, they never expect for it to crack under the pressure. It therefore broke and spilled out its prisoner. Within a minute, the alien started showing signs of life and rose, fully revived. It was later revealed that it was in a state of suspended animation and that’s why it was brought back to life upon its liberation. Once free, the alien revealed itself to be from an alien warrior race called the Saiyans. It then proceeded to leave the caves and made it way into the palace. I myself confronted it and spoke to it. It seemed confused and disoriented, and with a rather explosive temper, prone to violence. After a few provocations and scuffles, we managed to drive it far away from here with the help of my sister Luna and the Elements of Harmony which I had summoned beforehand. It wasn’t easy given that the Saiyan possessed impressive strength, could fly without the use of wings and it seemed to know quite a bit of destructive magic. And that is what happened my ponies!” Celestia ended her speech.
“Is Princess Luna okay? We have pictures of her fighting the alien!” A journalist piped up, earning a glare from a couple of Royal guards.
Raising her hoof one more time to show that she is willing to answer a few questions, the white alicorn responded:
“Yes she is! Though she didn’t manage to come back from the battle unscathed, she is fine, with a couple of minor injuries, and is now resting inside the castle!”
The multitude of equines massively sighed in relief, having been assured that everything was now completely fine.
“What about those geologists?” Another reporter called out.
“Now, now! We have reason to believe that the crystal had turned fragile over the centuries and would’ve broken down on its own eventually. We already have our top scientists examining the remains of it in order to prove that theory. And after all… it’s not nice to go pointing hooves now is it? That’s why the geologists are anonymous. I must also add that there is to be no journalists or any outside investigation allowed in the vicinity of the CSRD. The ban will be lifted upon the resolving of the Saiyan dilemma! But fear not my subjects! Equestria is now safe and if the Saiyan were to reappear we will be ready for it! That is all!” The royal diarch nodded and made her exit, the soldier ponies blocking out all of the throngs of journalists, struggling to get some last minute info.
“Sergeant Big Guns! Make sure to inform the Captain that no guard is to say a word about today! I have already given word to the CSRD to forge some fake documents in case some info leaks out and have briefed them to play dumb! I will not let the situation escalate out of control! Everything needs to be airtight!” Celestia gave around some more orders as she entered back the palace, the Mane six rejoining her and walking beside her.
“Princess!” Twilight spoke up, skittishly.
“Yes Twilight!” The princess cooed, her voice becoming more soothing.
“Why must we… lie to everypony about what actually happened?”
“My dear faithful student! You must learn that being a leader of an entire nation isn’t easy! It sometimes takes great perception to see the bigger picture. If I had told everything to everypony as it is, the whole country would’ve been thrown into chaos.”
“Yeah, I have to agree with the princess on this one Twilight! I myself am still pretty freaked out there’s an alien lady who could come back and kill us anytime she wants! We wouldn’t want to give Discord any favors now would we?” Rainbow Dash flew by, tugging the side of her nerdy friend’s head and pressing it against her own.
“I guess you’re right!” the smart mare sighed, nodding her head in acknowledgement.
“Oh, but I’m still very sad about what we did to Pinkie today… poor Pinkie.” Fluttershy pouted with very high concern for her hyperactive marefriend.
/on a train between Canterlot and Ponyville/
Pinkie Pie sat alone on her seat, nopony else present in her solitary cart. She had a hyper jumbo banana oatmeal smoothie (the size of a big icecream tub) draped around one of her hooves and was digging into the cup with her other one, licking off the creamy substance. As she looked out the transparent shield between her and outside, the mare absentmindedly observed the little flakes of snow dancing around under the power of the wind flow created by the train’s movement.
‘I was only trying to help!’ The depressed prankster thought in her melancholy, all of the things her friends had said coming back to her in one big wave. ‘They didn’t have to be so… So cruel and unforgiving! I was worried for Dashie, Jackie and Twilight’s safety just as much as everypony else! And even I can agree that princess Luna didn’t deserve that last bit of hurting Arracacia put her through… but… I realised things… things about this monkey lady, nopony else could see without spending time with her. Why, oh why didn’t my friends just trust me? Am I not serious enough for my seriousness to be taken seriously? Maybe they think everything I say is a joke… ooooh…’ Pinkie moaned woefully before casting a gaze at the other window, peering into the blue and crispy horizon of the mountains beyond. ‘I wonder how Arracacia must be feeling right now!’
***
(sad track keeps on going here) A lone fem warrior stood at the mouth of one of the dozens of caves she had claimed as her new home. She now had a territory of 150 square miles of sandstone and conglomerate rock formations, the whole thing shaped like a big mountainous bowl with her own private lake to boot. But the fact itself wasn’t enough on its own to make up for the extreme sensation of pain, cold, emptiness, lonesomeness and unhappiness the Saiyan was going through right now! The simian lady shivered at the chilly breeze that came with the magnificent sunset she had a direct view of. She could only stare at the ever-changing colors of the sky; from crimson to purple to deep blue.
As Arracacia felt her eyes become slightly damp, she pressed them together as hard as she could banishing the one physical sign of her humanity.
(the chapter in which Pinkie’s noble mission is born)
/Ponyville train station, 7:00 p.m/ The friendship express screeched to a halt as the locomotive groaned with steam coming out of its chimney and a shrill sound coming from the whistle. Among the handful of ponies disembarking were four very famous mares, all of them wearing long faces.
Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity wasted no time in getting off the platform, taking the common road that lead into town. They walked in a straight line with their heads hung low in defeat because of the events that had transpired this day.
The Saiyan’s appearance, all the rampaging, her sudden transformation, Pinkie’s pleas, the press conference; the princess even asked Twilight to stay behind so they can gather information about the alien from what little they experienced so far.
“This is crazy! Not only was Equestria on the brink of doom today but Pinkie Pie just had to start defending that alien and get us to make her cry.” Rainbow bit her lip in exasperation, kicking some dust in front of her as she trotted. She was so upset she didn’t even feel like flying anymore.
“It wasn’t her fault Rainbow Dash! She only fought for what she thought was right! You had no right to mock her the way you did!” Fluttershy raised her voice a couple of octaves higher which made the other three mares stare at her in bewilderment. “Uuuhm… I mean, it was kinda mean. Just imagine how hurt and betrayed she must feeling right now.” She retained her meek tone, hiding in shame behind her mane.
“Fluttershy is right! We should’ve been more openminded to Pinkie’s suggestions. The least we could have done was to keep them in mind even if we didn’t share her opinion.” Rarity stepped up supporting her spa buddy.
“Well, ah personally don’t know how to deal with all this y’all. Ah just hope Pinkie will forgive us eventually and that the Saiyan will stay away from harming anypony on this world.” AJ threw in her two bits before going down the road that lead to her farm. “Later y’all!”
“Yeah, later AJ!”
“Try to get some rest darling. We’ve all had a rough day.”
“Bye Applejack.”
After the farm mare left, the other three continued in silence. Very soon the cyan Pegasus went up to her cloud home and all that was left was Rarity and Fluttershy walking through town. And it was at a certain crossroad that the meek animal caretaker stopped to address her fashionista friend one last time for the evening.
“Rarity. I’ve decided to go and see if Pinkie is okay. I’ve been worried sick ever since she ran off crying. I just can’t forgive myself for the things that happened back there. And I can see that all of us are sorry too. So I’ll try and make amends… tell her sorry for all of us.”
“That sounds very sweet Fluttershy dear. I wish you luck!” The pristine seamstress nodded in approval. “Now if you excuse me, I must see to my boutique. Have a good night!”
“Good night Rarity!”
And so the little Staremaster directed herself towards Sugarcube Corner, the working and living place of her pink friend, with determination in her eyes. The buttery mare had no doubt that this was the only place to go to in order to find the pony she was looking for.
***
*Ding-a-Ring*
“Oh, good evening Fluttershy!” Mr. Cake greeted the Pegasus mare as he stacked some boxes, preparing to put them away.
“Ummm… Hello Mr. Cake… Uuuuh... ummm… I… I know it’s late and that the bakery is closed but…”
“Pinkie is upstairs. You can go and visit her. Just be gentle. We weren’t able to get her to open her bedroom door, last time we tried to check up on her.” The lanky stallion smiled sweetly giving Fluttershy the Go-ahead.
“Th-thank you!” The meek pony whispered, hastily flying up the stairs.
/Meanwhile inside Pinkie’s room/
Pinkie Pie lay on her bed, enveloped deep in thought. She was thinking about a lot of things: the events that had transpired today, the way the monkey lady acted, the way her friends acted. It was all so complicated.
‘There has to be a way to set things right! I can’t stand idly by while the poor misunderstood monkey mare is out there, alone and hurt! But now I know that I can’t drag my friends into this. They’re too afraid of Arracacia… too afraid of her power. Too afraid of the fact that she seems violent and… and stuff! But I know how to fix her. I just need to figure out how to do it……………… Wait! Do………… Do… it………. Do it…….. DO IT MYSELF!’ A light bulb lit up above the looney mare’s head as a plan started zooming through her mind a thousand miles per hour. A crazy plan… perhaps crazy enough to work!
And just as Pinkie was done thinking up the basic points of her scheme, a knock on her door occurred.
“Uuuuum, Pinkie? Are you there? It’s me, Fluttershy!” A very faint little voice called out.
“Nope! No Pinkie Pies here! Nadda, zero! You can go now!” The tricky Earth pony responded defensively, hiding under her bed, all of the hurtful things her friends said to her rushing back.
“Oh, it’s okay if you’re still mad Pinkie Pie. You have every right to be. I’ll just talk through the door then.” Fluttershy spoke again, her tone full of regret “I just want to apologize for all our sakes. We’re really sorry Pinkie. We were devastated with guilt after what we did to you. We know it wasn’t right. We were just afraid. That’s why we were so inconsiderate to your opinion and didn’t give it any thought. Would you ever be willing to forgive us? If you don’t, I understand, and I’m sure the girls would too.”
A minute later Pinkie got out from beneath her mattress and onto it and answered.
“It’s okay Fluttershy! Everything will be fine again. Let’s just forget about it and make up tomorrow. I just need some more time alone to think. If you girls want to have a meeting, you’re welcome to have it at Sugarcube corner.”
Fluttershy released a breath she didn’t know she was holding. It seemed that the odds of everything getting better were looking good.
“Thank you Pinkie Pie.” She spoke. A little bit later she decided to add one last thing: “Pinkie! I want you to know that I’m here for you. We all are. We are your friends, and will always be there for you, okay?”
“Okay.” The party mare said with an even tone as she listened to her friend’s hoofsteps growing fainter.
A couple of seconds later she got onto her hooves and walked up to her bedroom’s window taking a look outside. Once she lost sight of Fluttershy flying away, the melancholic earth pony placed her eyes upon the stars. The vast endless horizon was spotted with countless of flickering lights, probably signifying the vast galaxies and nebulas that gave home to many beings and creatures which lead all sorts of lives. It was an endless pool of life and the place of origin of her new alien acquaintance. The Saiyan warrior Arracacia! The things she must’ve lived through, the hurdles she must’ve carried. Pinkie didn’t know if there were still more of her kind out there, though by hearing the bipedal maiden’s painful cries it was very possible there weren’t any left.
‘The pain she must be feeling. The emptiness. The sad frown on her face. Completely alone in this universe, all isolated and down. Well she might not know it yet but she won’t remain alone for long.’ Pinkie reflected upon the alien’s current dilemma once more before voicing her thoughts: “I Pinkamina Diane Pie hereby swear on Luna’s beautiful night that I will set out and find the Saiyan Arracacia. Once I do, I will do everything I can to become her new best friend and make her feel happy again. Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!” she went through the motions, sealing her patented Pinkie promise.
***
/Golden Oaks Library, 10:00 p.m./ Twilight groaned with fatigue as she opened the double door of her precious library home. After the press conference princess Celestia had kept her from going home with the others via a request for her to help the princess gather some info about the Saiyan. The studious unicorn had gladly accepted it of course, and by combining all the available knowledge and experiences along with princess Luna’s exposition of her battle with the alien, she and the Solar Diarch managed to compile a couple of sheets worth of profile on the outworlder. It was a mere draft, along with some copies of photos Celestia collected from some press members, but still, it was a good start. In two days, the princess would send her faithful student an official documentation of the Saiyan with a thorough analysis of all the abilities she possessed along with a color portrait of the alien’s transformed state.
Dragging her hooves along the wooden boards of the stairs, Twilight yawned as she took a look at her baby dragon friend. He was fast asleep, and the pills that she had left for him inside the empty glass were gone, swallowed just like she asked him to.
Quite glad that her day was finally over, the lavender spell-weaver snuggled underneath her bed sheets, closing her eyes, falling asleep almost instantly.
/The next morning, 9:13 a.m./
It was a nice, bright and sunny day at Ponyville and Sugarcube corner was as lively as ever. Amidst all the ponies aligned in front of the counter and the ones munching at the tables, there stood a group of five very famous mares who had isolated themselves from the rest of the crowd in a separated section and were at the beginning of an important discussion.
“So, anyone seen Pinkie yet?” Rainbow Dash turned her head left and right, getting a little antsy at the lack of pink in the scenery.
“No! Nope! Not at all! Sadly not!” the rest of the friendly gathering replied.
“Well, she’ll show. Fluttershy did say Pinkie is willing to forgive us. After all, why do you think she invited us to have a meeting here?” Rarity assured everypony.
“Exactly! And when she does we’ll all apologize together and agree to anything to make it up to her.” Applejack nodded assertively, garnering mass approval.
“Anyways, while we wait, let’s get to the other topic at hoof shall we?” Twilight brought out the sheets from last evening, preparing herself for a lecture. “May I share the compilation of findings on the Saiyan with you girls?”
After receiving a go ahead from her peers, the unicorn proceeded with reading aloud:
Subject name: Arracacia Origin: alien; planet Vegeta Species: Saiyan Affiliation: Simians Occupation: Warrior/Fighter (Ex Military) Gender: Female Height: 6’6’’ feet tall Weight: Estimated to be over 200 pounds (estimate may not be accurate) Year of arrival on planet Mythos: around 2500s BE Year of release from crystal prison: 1007 ME
Physical and mental characteristics:
Physical: A bipedal furless creature, its most defining characteristics are the wild voluptuous red mane, muscular physique and monkey’s tail; its overall body structure is very similar to a minotaur’s as it is very bulky, however there are differences in the facial area, the face itself being flat, with a line for a mouth, beady black eyes and small pointy nose, not to mention the lack of fur all over; it wears a black and brown leather armor with white lining;
Mental: The Saiyan is very aggressive, brash, with a short temper, and has a violent nature. It can show some restraint, however the motives behind that behavior are controversial. It also seems very proud of its physical prowess and heritage as it deems itself “The most powerful warrior in the Universe” which might seem quite egoistical but with the evidence presented the alien has more than enough power to back that claim up. It’s very direct and straightforward when it speaks and shows respect only to the most powerful entities on our world. The place it grew up must have been very rough, because the Saiyan shows a total lack of manners and common courtesy, and uses a lot of offensive language in its speech, especially swear words.
Culture: Most probably war like, based on a Warrior code, aka “Survival of the strongest!”. The Saiyans may or may not live in family groups; whether or not that is the case, they do have a strong sense of comradeship. They live to fight strong warriors from other species such as themselves and are beings proud of their heritage.
Abilities:
Super strength: one that is unmatched as the Saiyan can easily break solid rock, bend metal and is even more than capable of harming an Alicorn, the most powerful species among the pony kind, once thought to be nearly invincible;
Power of flight: The alien can fly at hypersonic speeds and is very agile while in the air;
Super speed: What at first seems like teleportation turns out to be the Saiyan that is moving with such incredible swiftness that pony eyes cannot follow its movements;
Magical abilities:
Levitation: It can use levitation much like a unicorn, only its aura doesn’t show when it practices this sort of spell.
Magic sense: The alien has a very keen sense for all magic surrounding it, and can pick up the approximate amount of power in each creature.
Great magic reserves: The creature has an incredible amount of magic stored inside its body, and the stamina to keep on pushing beyond its limits.
Destructive magic: As the name states, the Saiyan’s destructive magic varies from beams to blasts, to energy spheres; those attacks deal a great deal of collateral damage, most commonly ending with large scale explosions, exuding high levels of heat and kinetic energy;
Transformation:
The most astounding fact about the Saiyan is that it can change the color of its hair to blonde, and its eyes to greenish-blue. However the results of this transformation are not limited to these two visual changes. The following phenomena occur upon it transforming:
Dramatic rise in power and speed: Said power and speed increase an incompressible amount of times more, making it capable of easily destroying a whole mountain, let alone anything bigger.
Muscular build up: The Saiyan’s muscle mass increases as well, probably in order to allow the alien to sustain this new influx of power.
Power over the elements: Upon transformation, the Saiyan is able to summon strong winds around it, cause earthquakes, create craters, levitate small rocks and large boulders, gather up storm clouds while controlling their discharge of lightning, and perhaps… even more;
“Well that certainly explains some things.” Rarity stated, seeing as to how many things now added up.
“So, what’s the plan?” Rainbow Dash turned to Twilight, a look of determination on her face.
“What do you mean? The princess said we’re supposed to wait it out and let her deal with it.” The studious unicorn cocked a brow, not liking where her friend was going with that one.
“You know, the part where you think of some egghead way to defeat the Saiyan without actually having to fight her head on.” The cyan Pegasus pushed the matter. Even though she hated to admit it, even she knew that this alien was too strong for anypony or anything else on this world.
“Ugh! Rainbow Dash!” Celestia’s pupil huffed in disapproval, shooting an annoyed look at the colorful speedster.
“Hey girls! May I drop in for a sec?” A familiar high pitched voice appeared right between the two, sounding much cheerier than it had been yesterday.
“P-Pinkie!” Fluttershy squeaked, her and the other mares taking notice of their most dearest of companions, a look of surprise adorning all of their eyes.
“Yaaah, it’s like meeee!” Pinkie waved her hoof and spoke, her demeanor comparable to that of a pop diva. “Sooooo I couldn’t help but overhear your little private lecture over here, and I thought “Wowie! I’d sure love a copy of that for some reads later!”, and here I am!”
“Uuuuuh, okay Pinkie! I have 5 more copies right here.” Twilight reached into her saddle bags and pulled out one of the mentioned, hoofing it awkwardly to her kooky friend.
“Uuuuuhm… Pinkie! We’re… we’re mighty sorry for what we said yesterday.” Applejack took off her hat and pressed it to her chest in apology.
“Yeah… we uuuuuuuh… we weren’t acting like ourselves… and stuff.” Rainbow Dash continued, scratching the back of her head with her forehoof.
This resulted the rest of the mares to start shooting apologies; and so, hugs were shared and all was forgiven.
“So uuuuh, darling, would you like to join our get-together. Maybe give us another chance with your ideas on what we should do?” Rarity smiled apologetically, still feeling bitter from yesterday.
“Oh no can do girls! You see, it finally hit me last night: There’s no point to dig too much into this. I mean I would love for all of us to go and find the Saiyan but I doubt the princess would let us. So either way, we should just get on with our lives and forget about it. If we get a chance we’ll be ready.” The pink party animal beamed. “Besides, I don’t want to risk your lives for an idea that might not even work.” She added quickly, leaving her companions feeling guiltier than they were when they entered the bakery “Anywho, I’m working here so I better go and check on the chocolate layers for the cake. They must be almost done.”
And off the rose furred mare went, bouncing through the double winged saloon doors, the intoxicatingly sweet smell of chocolate drifting in the air.
/Meanwhile, somewhere in Zebrakia, 900 miles South of Equestria, 3rd day since the Saiyan’s appearance/
Arracacia sighed as she finished putting her clothes on, after a refreshing dip in her own private lake. She had slept for two days straight, with only one small interruption in her sleep before moving to a more appropriate destination to continue it. After her power nap, the alien lady felt oh so extremely hungry and had gone hunting, scouring the Savannas for whatever food she could find. She was in luck; for the land on which the Saiyan had happened upon was bountiful, teeming with herds of millions of animals for her too feed on. Taking down and hauling her prey back to her lair was an easy task, capturing five buffalos and several smaller herbivorous animals. After skinning and roasting them, the warrior ate all of her catch in one go, her Saiyan appetite proving to be just as immense as always. The rest of the day, Arra had spent making her own clothes. Her leather armor was fine but it could get really stuffy and smelly if she stayed in it for too long so she had to go with some alternatives. Being an active warrior, Arracacia was no stranger to her wear getting torn up to a ragged mess during her battles, therefore she had to learn how to make clothes, sew and stitch in order to adapt to the extreme conditions of battle. Even though her work was rough and far from perfect, the fighter now wore a short sleeved Kendal green gi made out of buckskin, dyed with natural dye concocted out of plants. It covered her body from her upper torso to her ankles, being quite baggy in design. The pair of ankle high leather shoes was a nice edition too.
Floating up to her cavernous home, the Saiyan sat down in a cross-legged stance, taking a few deep breaths. She was still coming to terms with her current situation and she found it very hard to believe that all of this was happening to her. As she flicked her wrist, something stirred in the cave. A couple of photos appeared out of its entrance and flew over to the warrior who took ahold of them. On them were the shady remnants of what used to be her family and friends whose identities will remain a secret for now.
Running a finger down the surface of her most precious picture, Arracacia then proceeded to go into her new home. Once inside, she picked up a round rock with one hand. Raising her other arm, she concentrated until her limb started glowing green. The fighting lady then chopped the rock in two, splitting it in two halves evenly cut as if by a sword. She did the same with one of the halves, cutting its round side. Putting the quarter of the rock on the ground, Arra then took a look of what lay on the inside of both parts’. They had little purple crystals in their interiors making said stone a geode. With no concern for beauty, the warrior scooped up the crystal as if it were a bowl of popcorn and tossed it aside. Cleaning the nooks that had formed with a rag, the Saiyan then placed her prized pictures inside, putting the lid on the improvised box. After that was done and over with, Arracacia went out once again and into the wide open.
Once out, she flew up to a tall cylindrical cliff and settled herself upon its flat surface. Looking into the sky the Saiyan female thought long and hard on her dilemma:
‘Am I truly the only one of my kind left? Am I to be truly stranded on this sickeningly hostile planet, its inhabitants weary and resentful of powerful beings such as myself?... How could this be? How could have five thousand years just have passed in an instant with me being none the wiser? It very well might be all a lie or a dream… But… I feel very alive and awake right now and I could also sense that the white horse was telling me the truth. However I cannot just jump to conclusions. There is still a chance… a chance that my home planet might still be perfectly fine with plenty of new Saiyans like me inhabiting it. And even though my father has passed away long ago… at least I could console myself with some new comrades. So, I’ll go ahead and check.’
Putting two fingers against the place between the eyes, the mighty alien concentrated. Her senses reached out to the Universe, leaving the planet she was on. They reached and they reached, expanding through systems, and galaxies, and nebulas, and quadrants… until… they reached Vegeta’s exact coordinates! However once they did, there was… nothing! Nothing was left from the once rich energy signal that the Saiyan’s home planet once gave off. It was just like another part of the endless empty void of space. Cold and unforgiving! As Arra’s lip trembled she reached out further, to every corner of the Cosmos her energy sense could take her. But as many life forms as there were out there, none of them… none of them came close to resembling her own kind. Even if there were traces of Saiyan DNA scattered across different planets, the Saiyan blood must have thinned out through generations.
The icy lump that had settled itself into the woman’s stomach had just grown larger.
“So… It seems that I really am… truly alone in the Universe!” Arra choked out her sentence. The blow she had just taken hurt unlike any blow she had received before. The same went for the agonizing pain.
Feeling utterly helpless and defeated, the Saiyan floated down to even ground, her back and shoulders hunching under the weight of her situation. Reality had finally caught up with her completely! And there was nothing she could do about it… Or was there…
The icy lump in the fiery maiden’s gut had just moved up and encased her heart.
“No! I won’t let this destroy me! There is still one left… One reason left for me to live! And that is to become… Stronger!” Arracacia raised her fist, feeling the power surging through her entire body.
A bright green aura enveloped her form and then she fired a beam of the same hue towards the side of the lake she was facing, the whole pool of water surrounded by a forest of pointy cliffs. A bright explosion occurred and when it subsided, a clearing took its place, creating a nice opening to walk through, straight over to the lake.
“Yeeeees! I will become stronger! I am a Super Saiyan but there must be a level beyond that! Indeed! There Is a level beyond that! And I will rise up to the challenge and claim it! I will become… something much more! I will ascend! And then I will find a way to get off this annoying pony rock and roam the Universe, fighting tyranny and oppression wherever I find them! And I will be… legendary.” The Saiyan smirked at the proclamation, her new goal setting itself firmly into her mind, her determination and lust for power growing.
/Back in Ponyville, 7th day since the Saiyan’s appearance/ “Uuuuuuuuurgh! Are you serious?” Rainbow Dash groaned flew back and forth impatiently.
“Yes Rainbow Dash. The cakes said that Pinkie’s been out with the flu for a few days now and won’t be coming to our picnic get-together.” Fluttershy confirmed, having had just come back from Sugarcube corner.
“BA-LONEY! I saw her at the marketplace four days ago arguing with Carrot Top about carrots and prices! She was fine!” The cyan speedster growled coming down on the ground with a clop.
“Rainbow, calm dooooown. As dear Fluttershy said, Pinkie Pie’s been under the weather for a couple of days now. She might’ve come down with something the day after you saw her.” Rarity intervened.
“Yeah Rainbow! It’s like you’ve got a rattle snake in your boots! Why are you so stingy about Pinkie all of a sudden?” Applejack joined in the conversation.
“Why? Uuuuurgh! You giiiiiiirls! Haven’t you noticed? Pinkie’s been avoiding us all week! And in fact I’m quite positive this sick deal is only an excuse to avoid us more!” RD declared, her brash nature glowing with full force.
This caused all the other mares to gasp and look at each other with mixed glances of worry, doubt and varying other mixed feelings.
“Why so certain Rainbow? That’s quite the claim.” Twilight shared her doubt.
“It’s that Saiyan! I know it! That big furless freak’s messing with our pal’s head! She hasn’t been the same ever since and we all know it!” Rainbow voiced the roots her frustrations. She had been feeling an unsettling breeze blowing her way for a whole week now, a nagging feeling, an air of tension, and it was killing her!
“Dashie! That’s no way to refer to the alien! Pinkie said we should call her by her name: Arracacia.” Fluttershy snapped, if you could call it that, her tone growing just a smidgen of an octave higher, and more assertive.
“What is it that makes you think so about Pinkie Pie having issues with the Saiyan, Rainbow Dash?” Rarity asked, very much intrigued in what her brash Pegasus friend had to say.
“She… It… Look if she was so sick in bed right now, then why has she been buying a whole lot of stuff lately, huh?” The Wonderbolt made her point.
“Now that you mention it, she has been doing a lot of that. I’ve seen her at the market for three consecutive days and she was always buying essential stuff like lots of food, shampoo, rope, a couple of books about first aid, a first aid kit too…” Twilight shared her findings. What she said though, only seemed to make her rainbow maned acquaintance more and more nervous.
“Oh no!” Rainbow Dash said, her face displaying shock.
“What?” AJ replied.
“Everypony follow me! We’re going to Sugarcube corner now! No objections! Just GO, GO, GOOOOOOO!” The speeding pony took charge of the arisen situation, and bulleted herself towards her chosen destination, the others following in hot pursuit.
Soon everypony were at Sugar Cube corner, having have piled up in front of the counter. It was Sunday so the store was closed. However that didn’t mean the Cakes weren’t home.
“Mrs. Cake, we came to see Pinkie. You see we haven’t seen her in a while and we’re getting worried about her. We think she might have locked herself up in her room.” Fluttershy voiced the group’s concerns, being the one to worry the most.
“Oh, well I guess you can go right up and check. Your friend Rainbow Dash already barreled in but not before asking me for permission to enter Pinkie’s room. She looked really anxious!” Mrs. Cake answered and sent the herd on their way.
As the four ponies went up the stairs, they could hear the desperate calls of their raspy voiced friend and a whole lot of noise.
“Rainbow Dash! What are you doing up there? This is most improper!” Rarity called, scrunching her nose.
They found their cyan speedster rummaging through the large room, everything in utter chaos, just the way a certain god likes it. Drawers and upturned stools were strewn about as the Pegasus kept making a bigger mess of everything by the minute. “Rainbow Dash, what in Tartarus are you doing?” Twilight raised her tone, feeling quite indignant.
“She’s gone! I knew it! She’s not here!” Rainbow yelled in frustration and stress, growing ever so desperate.
“We can see that Sally! Now simmer down! Pinkie must be out is all.” Applejack intervened putting her hooves around her friend’s neck, calming her down and restraining her at the same time.
“Out in her condition? Really? You don’t get it! I think I know where she might’ve gone!” A tear fell down Dash’s eye as she sniffled. The others were aghast at this show of emotion from such a strong mare.
“Uuuuum, girls… I found something in Gummy’s… jaw.” The magical student held out a piece of paper with her magic. It was a bit wet at places but still readable.
“A letter?” The pristine unicorn assumed as the Mane Six minus Pinkie gathered around the sheet as Twilight read aloud:
Dear Friends,
By the time you read this, I’ll be on my way! You see, I’ve decided something… I’ve decided to go on an adventure! Hooray! ^^ By using any means necessary I’ll follow Arracacia’s trail and find her wherever she may have gone. And once I find her, I’ll do my very best to befriend her. Once that’s done I might even convince her to come back home with me. I know you’d probably be against the idea so that’s why I did some preparations in secret. I’ve done some homework on the Saiyan and I’ve stocked one of my travel wagons with plenty of supplies for the long journey. Please forgive me for doing this but I simply had to! I could never forgive myself if I let Arracacia spend the rest of her days all by herself, alone and sad! :’( So my mind is set! There’s no point in trying to follow me since the blizzard that is coming as I write will have already wiped out my trail. I’ll be sure to find a nice warm cave to camp in before it gets too windy and… and blizzardy!
Toodaloo! Your bestest friend Pinkie
PS: Spike’s in charge of throwing parties while I’m away! And Twilight will monitor his progress! ^^
The letter floated slowly and soundlessly on the ground.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH…” All five mares started screaming their heads off, some of them running in circles, others having fallen on their knees and some even pulling on their manes in sheer horror.
/Meanwhile, in Canterlot, the Royal Palace/
It was evening in the capital, and the regal sisters had gotten together for dinner. Celestia was very appreciative of this time, for it gave her a nice respite from Day Court before having to go lower the sun for the day, not to mention spend some time with her sister. She was especially glad of today, for Luna had been checked out of the royal infirmary a couple of days ago. She seemed to have recovered well and there were no nasty bruises or scars in sight.
“What?” The night mare asked, as she craned her neck back at her sibling’s gaze.
“Nothing! I’m just happy to see you.” Celestia smiled before taking a bite out of her salad.
“That reminds me dear sister, there is a matter that we should deal with if you’re… how do the modern ponies say it… catching my drift.”
“Yes, I believe I do. If we’re talking about our new alien resident, then I’d have to say that I’ve decided not to press the matter so soon. We have no idea how strong she might be once she’s back to full power and so far, some of the plans of action I’ve had some of my mages develop in secret were deemed highly ineffective. As much as we are afraid of the Saiyan’s wrath and doubt her, all we can do now is hope that she’ll keep her word and stay away from any sentient societies. Nevertheless the research for a solution for this dilemma will continue even though we don’t have much information as it is. We have to find a way to get rid of this being as cruel as it might sound.”
“I agree with your decisions so far. However there is still the matter of informing the other nations about this problem.”
“I’d prefer it if we kept it a well-guarded secret for now. If the leaders of the other nations learn about this, it will cause a great deal of doubt for our country. The others won’t be sure if we’re telling them the truth and mistrust will fester. The Griffin Kingdom and the Minotaur Khanate would probably send spies to find the Saiyan and perhaps even use military force against her which might spell the doom of us all. No! The less ponies and people find out about this, the better!”
“So be it then! However, I suggest that we trust this secret to Cadance and Shining Armor at the very least. They’re our most trusted allies and would surely understand and respect our wishes. Besides, it would be good to have at least a couple of sets of eyes on the territory of the Frozen North and Crystal mountains. Who knows… the Saiyan may like the cold.”
“That is a good idea. I’ll make sure to send them a letter as soon as possible.” Celestia concluded the conversation right before a scroll appeared before her.
“Oh! A scroll from your student? How wonderful! It will be a nice change of topic and something easier on the nerves.” Luna sighed and allowed herself to smile at the prospect of some nice news.
Unfurling the parchment, the ruler of the day began reading. But as she read, the look on her face shifted from worry to slight dread.
“Tia? What is the matter?” The mistress of nighttime cocked a brow.
“This is not a friendship report! I’m afraid things might get out of hand sooner than we think Luna.” Celestia gave her ominous premonition, her voice having have grown apprehensive.
/on the night of Pinkie Pie’s departure/
“Right-o! I have everything I need!” Pinkie got out of her Prairie Schooner type wagon having had checked for the third time now if everything was in order. As to how it looked, it was a covered vehicle, one horse power, wooden wheels with spokes of the respective material covered with steel tires, a wagon bed painted pink, a white canvas cover held up by eight bows, Pinkie’s cutie mark adorning its surface and a couple of things hooked onto the bed such as a rope, a bucket and a party hat.
Going around, the mare went for the tongue and strapped herself to the neck yoke. With that done and over with, the pink trickster was just about to depart before she remembered something and turned her head to face you:
“Oh by the way, dear readers; this wagon here is bigger than it looks on the inside, courtesy of my special brand of Pinkie Magic. But don’t chu tell anypony! It’s a secret! Squee!”
(Sountrack link) And so she started trotting at a brisk pace until she reached the middle of town square. Once she did, a crease of panic appeared upon her forehead. There was one weak spot in her plan.
“Oh pickles! Which way should I go? I don’t know where Arracacia is! How am I supposed to find her?”
Pinkie’s eyes darted in all directions nervously, her heart rate increased, she began sweating like a pig as woeful whimpering sounds came from her mouth.
But then… an anomaly occurred! A wondrous and magnificent one! Like magic and stuff…:P… the looney mare’s knees started trembling, her heart started dancing to the beat of polka music, her spine tingled and the front curly lock of her mane pointed somewhere between South and South-East.
“Thank you Pinkie sense! I really needed that.” Pinkie whispered, a couple of tears sloping down her cheeks and dropping on the ground from the edge of her chin.
And so with renewed hope and pride in her heart, the pink pony went full steam ahead, with a bold and fast trot, having done all her calculations and preparations, All for this moment! The wind was singing a soothing melody; the snow fell delicately on the ground and onto Pinkie’s fluffy aviator hat but it mattered not for she wore a thick black winter’s coat, cute sky blue booties, and a big woolen scarf, pom-pom tassels hanging from it. The sky above was dark but the scene bellow beautiful so it didn’t matter. And when the time came to confront her target, Pinkie Pie would do everything in her power to achieve her goal: establish Friendship!
***
(soundtrack continues) Arracacia sat in front of her fire, taking big bites out of her roasted ham. It was nice and juicy and the new sauce that the Saiyan had recently discovered gave it a nice and sweet taste. The whole thing was dripping with juices, coating her maw as she guzzled it down like a wild animal.
Right when she was in the middle of chewing a big one, a strange sensation overtook the alien woman; a shiver that came from the back of her neck, down her entire spine and ended at the tip of her monkey’s tail. Arracacia did not like that chill. Looking back she saw the big rock she used to bar the entrance of her cave, only leaving a small space at the top for the smoke to come out of. The stars were shining especially bright tonight, and for one moment, Arra thought she saw a shooting star fly across the blue canvas.
“Next time I’ll make my fire deeper into the cave. The wind is gets cold this time of night. I’ll even blast a hole for ventilation in the ceiling.” The warrior said to herself before returning to her meal in peace.
