Chapter Seven: The Titan Struggle

"And that was the first skyscraper ever built in Manehatten. A few years after that the Ponies began-"

Nearly falling asleep, Saitama struggled to make it through class. He had been trying to pay attention, but he just couldn't. Miss Cheerilee was just so boring, and he didn't really care about what she was saying. It was something about the history of Manehatten, or at least he thought it was. His brain felt like it was slowly melting, or maybe it was just shutting itself down. Either way the bald Hero appeared ready for bed, and it was barely even the afternoon.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Genos was diligently taking notes. All of this information, while not the most interesting, was very important to him and his Master... well, it actually was kind of interesting. Hearing about all of these cities and towns, famous Ponies, and Equestria's history was fascinating. And although he was writing all of it down he would occasionally make comparisons to Earth, noting the similarities and differences. What was most impressive was that the Ponies had made a society all on their own, complete with some advancements that he didn't think they were capable of.

His eyes then drifted over to his Master, who as expected was barely awake. At this point he had gotten used to it though. His Master may not have been the most serious person, or the brightest, but he had a good heart. Whenever the Earth was in danger Saitama always showed to help(after he became a Hero that is) and saved the planet dozens of times. Now he and his Master were in a new world, one that seemed to celebrate the bald man. This was what he had always wanted, and he only hoped that the Ponies continued to show their support.

This also made him wonder if there were any serious threats to the world. Sure there were the Dragons and Timberwolves, but those were on a smaller scale than what he was thinking, and probably would only be considered a Tiger Level Threat. The Cyborg was thinking more along the lines of someone like Lord Boros, who would've wiped out the entire Earth if not for his Master. So far there had been no mention of any villains like that, although that would probably be something learned at a school. Which was ironic since he was currently sitting inside of a school, but he hadn't learned anything about any big threats to Equestria. It was only his first day though, and he sure that it would get covered at some point.

The Cyborg's thoughts then returned to the lesson, more specifically his piece of paper. It was getting pretty full, and he only had the one. It came as a bit of a surprise to him, as although he had been jotting everything down he didn't think it was enough to fill both sides of the paper. That wasn't much of a problem though, as he was sure he could get some more.

Right as he was about to stand up to get some more he paused, as his scanners picked something up not too far from Ponyville. 'Hm, I am detecting two strange life forms not too far from here.' It was strange as whatever they were just seemed to have come out of nowhere. His guard went up, even if there wasn't much of a need for it. Sure it was a little odd, but maybe they were special creatures, ones that could just suddenly appear. Besides, with his sensors the Cyborg could keep tabs on them, and if he and his Master were needed they could get right on it.

"Saitama!"

The bald Hero jolted up, and was now wide awake. "Huh, what?" He took a look around and saw he was in the Pony classroom, and that Miss Cheerilee didn't seem too happy.

Nearly everypony in the classroom started chuckling at his expense, as they knew what was coming.

"I know you're a Hero but that doesn't mean you can nap during my class!" That wasn't usually an issue, as her students were pretty attentive... except for Saitama apparently. At the very least Genos was paying attention, and diligently taking notes by the looks and sounds of it.

"Sorry, I guess I just kind of dozed off." The bald man answered sheepishly.

"Well I'll let it slide this time, but I expect you to-"

Suddenly there was a loud rumble, being accompanied by heavy footsteps. It felt like the entire schoolhouse was shaking, and everypony inside could feel it. Whatever was causing was definitely getting closer.

In an instant the two Heroes were standing up, both ready for whatever was coming. "Genos, can you detect it?"

"Yes Master, it is-"

All of a sudden the entire roof of the schoolhouse was torn off, causing a little bit of dust and rubble to fall onto the floor. Looming over the building was gigantic creature, with skin as grey as a piece of stone. It had a hulking frame, as its muscles seemed even bigger than its large head. Piercing red eyes stared down at all of the frightened Ponies. With a growl it tossed the roof aside, and it smashed against the ground. It then let out a ferocious roar, which was loud enough for everypony in Ponyville to hear.

Everypony in the classroom screamed really loudly before running around the room in a panic.

"Class remain calm, now's not the time t-"

"Incinerate!"

Everypony looked over and saw a huge ball of flame shoot out of one of Genos' arms, and it hit the monster square in the face. "Whoa!" Was their collective response, as that was pretty cool... okay very cool.

Genos noticed his attack didn't have much effect, but that wouldn't deter him. "Master get the kids to safety, I will hold this monster off!"

Although Saitama would have offered to take care of this himself he could tell his pupil was determined to test his skills, so he figured he would let the Cyborg have his fun. Besides, if he were to fight it would be over in less than a second, and that would be disappointing. "Right." He then turned to face the Ponies. "All right listen up, you all need to get out of here right now!" He commanded.

"You heard him class, now let's move!"

The Cyborg spared a glance behind him, where he noticed his Master and Miss Cheerilee helping get the kids out of the building. His focus then returned forward before he leapt high into the air, avoiding the fist that was about to come down upon him. Now in the air propelled himself forward, with his left foot extended. Like a rocket he slammed into the monster, knocking it backwards from the impact. Now that he could see it better it didn't look as massive, it was still big, but it seemed about as tall as the Town Hall.

"I should lead this monster away from the town, so I can use my full power without risking doing damage to Ponyville."

Twilight Sparkle was sitting on a comfy pillow in her library, catching up on her reading. It wasn't that she was falling behind, but she had recently acquired some new books and was just now getting to read them. Finding new books to read was always a pleasure, and it made her feel lucky to be able to purchase them. There was just something so captivating about books, no matter what kind. Not many shared her passion though, not that she really minded, as all that mattered was that she enjoyed them.

Spike was also in the library doing some reading... but not quite the same as his friend. The baby Dragon did read from time to time, but his favorite type of books were comic books. Sure they were mostly illustrations, but there was also some text. He found enjoyment in following along with the epic stories; good guys against bad guys. His most favorite series was about the Power Ponies: a group of six powerful Ponies battling evil monsters. Whenever a new issue was released he always purchased them as soon as he could, which coincidentally was around the same time Twilight got her books. "Haha yeah!"

A chuckle escaped the Alicorn's mouth as she looked up from her book. "I take you're enjoying your new comic book?"

The Dragon laughed sheepishly when he realized he had said that out loud. "Uh, yeah."

"So what kind of adventure are the Power Ponies on this time?" She wasn't nearly as familiar with the Power Ponies as her assistant, but the mare did have a unique experience with the superhero team... that is, if one can call getting sucked up into an enchanted comic book and becoming a hero, only to then to have to battle a mane-crazed villain without getting a chance to learn all of your powers unique.

"It's not really an adventure." Spike clarified. "You see this giant monster suddenly showed up in Maretropolis and the Power Ponies have to fight it while also keeping the city safe." Excitement was dripping in his voice, which was a telltale sign that he was greatly enjoying the comic book.

"I can only imagine what that must be like." Twilight stated with a slight smirk.

He chuckled before returning his gaze to his comic. "Man, how cool would it be for a giant monster to show up in Ponyville?"

Hearing his question made the Princess drop her book on the floor. She then turned to look at him, showing the look of incredulity upon her face. "That would not be cool Spike, that would be terrible!" Not only would it put all of Ponyville in danger, but they would also have to actually fight a giant monster. Of course, she and her friends were no stranger to battling monsters, but that didn't mean she enjoyed doing it.

"Aw come on, it wouldn't be that bad." He noticed she still didn't seem to thrilled. "Okay, maybe a week ago it wouldn't be cool, but now we have two Heroes living in our castle!"

"Spike just because we do have Heroes in Ponyville doesn't mean a monster attack should happen. Besides, I'm sure Saitama and Genos are enjoying not having to save the world all of the time."

Right as the baby Dragon was about to comment a loud rumble happened, which he could feel despite being inside of a crystal castle. "What was that?"

She wasn't sure either. "Hm, it must have come from outside." The Alicorn reasoned as she stood up and headed for the exit, leaving her assistant to follow her. She then began making her way through the halls of her castle, all the while still feeling the distant rumbles. Part of her believed it was probably just Dj Pon-3 blasting some music, but another part was a little more weary. What if a giant monster really had shown up in Ponyville, and was attacking that town at this very moment. The lavender mare then realized how silly that sounded. 'Come on Twilight, there's no way a giant monster is attacking Ponyville.'

Once the duo reached the front door the Pony opened it, and then took a step outside. They each took a good look around, and noticed how nice a day it was outside. "Well everything seems normal."

"Yeah and I'm not hearing any loud music." Spike had also suspected that it just could've been some really heavy bass, but there wasn't any music playing.

At this point the rumbling had ceased, having just suddenly stopped. Everything was peaceful in Ponyville, and seemed just as normal as any other day. It was as if there hadn't been any commotion at all, but there definitely had been. Something, or somepony, had caused those rumbles. Neither one had an idea of what was going on, and were left only with confusion.

The Drake glanced around. "Hm, maybe Pinkie Pie was experimenting with new cupcake recipes again."

Twilight's brow furrowed. "That could be, but usually her baking doesn't-" Her sentence was cut off by another rumble, which was accompanied by a crashing sound... and then a very loud roar. "That sounded like it came from the school..."

By now Ponies were stepping outside of their homes and businesses, wanting to figure out what all of the commotion was. For most Ponies they couldn't see what had roared, or where it had come from. Some unlucky few caught sight of what had disturbed the nice quiet day, and what they saw terrified them. Nopony had ever seen such a creature before, and had no idea where it came from. One thing was for sure it was angry, and seemed eager to completely destroy Ponyville. So of course they did what they did best... panic.

The sounds of screaming quickly reached Princess Twilight's ears, and she knew right away that this was an emergency. "Spike go back inside the castle and find Starlight, tell her what's going on, and then I want you to stay inside and stay safe."

As much as he would have liked to see what was happening he knew there was no arguing with her, so he only saluted before turning back.

With her assistant safely in castle the Princess of Friendship set out to see what was happening. She was even more worried now than before, which didn't help put her mind at ease. The shaking was one thing, but now the townsponies were screaming and running around in a frenzy. In fact she almost got knocked over by a panicking stallion, but luckily she had avoided him in time. This of course made her wonder what was going on, and she had a feeling it was something horrible.

"Twilight!"

Glancing to her left, the Alicorn noticed her friend Rainbow Dash flying next to her. "I'm guessing you heard the roaring."

"And the screaming." Rainbow added dully.

"I don't know what we're dealing with, but we might need the rest of our friends." She knew that when the six of them banded together, there wasn't anything they couldn't accomplish. Sure it wasn't always easy, and it didn't come without some emotional or physical pain, but no matter what they triumphed.

"...Or maybe a battalion of Royal Guards would be better."

There was a quick moment of confusion for the lavender mare, as she had no idea what her rainbow-maned friend was talking about. As soon as she caught sight of what had caused all of this panic, she found her jaw dropping. She and her friend were currently staring up at a huge monster, one that was looming over the schoolhouse. Her mind struggled to process what she was seeing, as the monster was new to her. She hadn't seen anything like it before, and that might have been the worst part... maybe not the worst, but it was one of the worst.

Rainbow had also been stunned, and much like her friend she hadn't seen a monster like that before. It seemed even bigger than a full grown Dragon, and while the Pegasus loved a good challenge she didn't feel like tangling with something like that. "You're seeing this too right?"

"Uh-huh." Was all the Princess could reply.

"So... any bright ideas?"

Before Twilight could offer a response she and her friend noticed a giant burst of fire shoot up toward the monster, the source of which was from the inside of the school. Neither one knew where that was coming from, but they had to admit that it was pretty cool to look at. While it hit the creature directly it didn't appear to be doing much, but that was surprisingly the least of her concerns at the moment. A few moments later Miss Cheerilee, the fillies and foals of Ponyville, and Saitama came running out of the school.

Miss Cheerilee spotted the Princess of Friendship and instantly ran to her. "Twilight thank goodness."

"What's going on?"

"I don't know. One moment I'm teaching the class about Manehatten, and the next that thing shows up." The teacher pointed up at it.

Rainbow Dash glanced at the crowd in front of her, and aside from the frightened children there was somepony who probably shouldn't have been there. "Hey, Hero, why aren't you fighting that thing?!" It just didn't make much sense. If it were her that had crazy powers she would have charged that monster head on... but she wasn't the one with powers, and the one that could fight off a monster was just standing around.

"Well Genos seemed pretty eager to fight it, so I let him." He answered nonchalantly.

Both Ponies looked over at one another, unsure if they had heard him correctly. After a few seconds they realized they were just standing around when a crisis was going on. "Miss Cheerilee I want you to get all of these children to Sweet Apple Acres, they should be safe there." It was a safe bet, considering Applejack's home was pretty removed from the rest of Ponyville. Besides, the monster seemed pretty preoccupied with Genos, so as long as it stayed that way there would be nothing to worry about.

"Right, come along class." Cheerilee instructed as she began heading that direction.

Sweetie Belle didn't follow. "What about Rarity, she's still in Ponyville and could be in danger!"

Twilight placed a hoof upon the worried filly, and offered a smile. "Don't worry, we won't let Rarity get hurt. Now get going."

With a sad nod the Unicorn ran after her friends and classmates.

"We should probably go around and calm these Ponies down, let them know there's somepony handling it." The cyan mare suggested, all the while sending a small glare at the lazy Hero.

"Good idea." The Alicorn agreed as she and her friend began to put their plan into action. She would have given instructions to Saitama, but she decided against it. At this point he was probably familiar with towns getting attacked, and as such knew what the best course of action was. Not just that, but it would make the most sense to have him be near the monster and his student.

Meanwhile Saitama was standing in front of the roofless building, watching as his pupil went up against that monster. While he had faith in the Cyborg he was secretly hoping that his student would lose, if only because it might mean the monster had real power. Of course, the monster didn't seem all that tough, as a few good hits made it stumble. "I guess I'll just have to wait and see."

After successfully kicking the creature Genos landed upon the ground, right outside of the school. His strike didn't appear to have done much, aside from knocking it slightly off balance, but that wasn't a problem. That was merely a warm-up kick, and he had plenty more where that came from. Plus, he wanted to lead it away from Ponyville, and if he were to use full power in his attacks it might not do Ponyville any favors. So now he just needed to figure out the best way to go about doing that.

"If I can lead it to that open field then I will not have to worry about Ponyville getting damaged." Right after he said that the monster came in for another attack, but he leapt to the side and avoided the hit. He then aimed a palm toward the monster. "Incinerate!" Instead of just a fireball, he shot a huge plume of flame at it. His fire struck it in the face, and he could hear it growling with discomfort.

Despite getting blasted with flames the monster wasn't in that much pain, it did kind of hurt, but it certainly wasn't life-threatening... at least, if it didn't keep happening. So it did its best to ignore the fires and move in for an attack. Pushing through the flames, the monster raised both arms into the air. With a roar it slammed both closed fists down, hoping to squash the annoyance. The impact made the ground shake violently, but to the monster's dismay it didn't hit the intended target. A low growl escaped its mouth as it searched around for the pest.

Floating high in the air, the Cyborg dove downward. With his foot extended he rammed it into the monster's head, with enough force to bring it to the ground. He then leapt off of it and aimed a palm at it. "Incinerate!" The fiery pillar burst from his palm, and in no time at all completely engulfed the monster within flame. He didn't let up, and in fact he put even more juice into his attack. The size of his flame increased, and was even hotter than before.

It wasn't just hitting the monster though. The areas behind, and around it were also feeling the effects. The grass began to catch fire, having been set ablaze rather quickly. There had been multiple trees, shrubs, and generally tall grass behind it, and those two were burning. Any nearby animals quickly scurried away, not wanting to get caught in the flames.

Noticing what effects his flames were having, the Cyborg ceased firing. The fires were reduced to mere smoke, and the holes in his palms continued glowing red with heat before they cooled down. "I will have to be careful; my Incineration Cannons could do some serious damage to the surrounding areas."

Meanwhile the monster was still lying in the ground, but it soon started rising. Aside from scorch marks on its face, shoulders, and back it was fine. While it may not have been harmed it was certainly angry. Low growls escaped its mouth before it roared really loudly.

Genos recoiled slightly before springing into action. He dashed forward and avoided a fist slamming down, and then leapt high into the air. Right as he was about to attack he found himself getting hit by the monster's massive arm, and the sheer force launched the Cyborg into Ponyville. He tried to stop himself, but was unable to do so in time. As such he crashed through a window in the top floor of the Carousel Boutique.

Rarity had been sleeping rather peacefully, when all of a sudden something crashed into her room. "Ah!" She yelped as she bolted upright and removed her sleep mask. Her eyes drifted from the gaping hole in her room, to what had crashed. "Genos? Just what do you think you're doing?!" Ordinarily it would be somepony like Rainbow Dash who crashed into things, and she certainly wasn't expecting Genos of all Ponies.

He quickly stood up and shook some of the dust and rubble off of himself. "My apologies Rarity, I did not mean to-" A gasp cut his sentence short, as his scanners were picking up something.

"I know you're a brave Hero but that doesn't give you the right to just break through my bedroom wall! Now I expect some kind of-" She was cut off by the her new friend grabbing her and then diving out of the recently made hole. Once she was no longer airborne the mare craned her head to face her 'captor', and just when she was about to yell at him a gigantic tree smashed through the top of her Boutique, completely demolishing it.

Her face went completely blank, and she was at a total loss for words. Her Boutique, her home, had just been partially destroyed via a giant tree! The Unicorn's eyes followed the tree back to the source, which was some big, ugly, horrifying looking monster. She then diverted her focus back to Genos, who had his focus on the monster. Her brain then fully processed what had just happened. Had it not been for Genos she would have still been asleep, and she would have died from either getting hit full force with a big tree or getting buried underneath tons of rubble.

The Cyborg continued glaring at the beast before turning back to look at the destruction, and his free fist clenched tightly. "Because of me your home is destroyed..."

Rarity didn't respond, as she was still unable to speak. It wasn't just because of what happened to her Boutique, although she was still pretty upset about it, no what was mostly on her mind now was Genos. He had saved her life, like a true Hero. She assumed that he had been fighting the monster up until that point, which just showed how courageous he was. His powerful arms, his handsome yet serious face, those creepy yet somehow beautiful eyes, and his gorgeous blonde hair. A blush slowly began appearing on her face the longer she stared at him. 'Oh Rarity, I think you're in love again...'

In an instant Genos leapt into the air, avoiding getting stepped on. While in the air he could see many Ponies running around frantically, all of which were heading to one location. He could also see Twilight and Rainbow running around, most likely trying to calm the scared Ponies down and also tell them to get to safety. 'They appear to be heading to Sweet Apple Acres, and so as long as the monster does not head in that direction I should have an easier time fighting it.'

His eyes then drifted back to Rarity, who he needed to set down at some point. As a fist came flying at him an idea came to his head. "Rarity, close your eyes!"

She wasn't sure why but she complied anyway, as it wasn't her place to tell him how to be a Hero.

Once he noticed her eyes were closed he made his move. The Blonde Cyborg avoided the fist while managing to land on the creature's arm, and after that he began sprinting toward the head. As he was running the other arm came crashing down, but he had jumped forward and dodged the strike. In the air he moved himself closer to its face. "Lightning Eye!" Upon opening his eyes wide a bright flash of light was emitted, and it shone even brighter than the sun.

Ponies down below quickly took notice of the brightly shining light, and as such did their best to not go blind. It was a little difficult, seeing just how bright it was, but they were just thankful that they weren't getting the brunt of it.

Meanwhile the monster was howling in pain, having been blinded by the sudden flash. Its eyes were almost completely white, and it wasn't sure if it would ever be able to see again. It roared in pain as it clutched at its face.

"Is it safe to look now?" Rarity asked.

"Yes."

She opened her eyes and saw the monster in pain, pretty serious pain. She wasn't sure what happened, but clearly his 'Lightning Eye', whatever that was, really did the trick. "What did you-"

He cut her off by setting her down and then getting both fists ready. "There is not much time, you must get to Sweet Apple Acres right away!" The Cyborg didn't wait for a response and instead leapt up into the air.

The Unicorn didn't need to be told twice, and started booking it over to her friend's place. After a few steps though she paused and turned around. While she definitely wanted to get to safety she also wanted to see what her Hero had in store. He was clearly about to do something, and she kind of wanted to see it.

Genos guided himself to the top of the monster's head, and once there he moved to strike. "Machine Gun Blows!" With unrelenting fury the Cyborg threw a flurry of fists, and they were moving so fast that they appeared to be orange blurs. His attack sent his opponent crashing into the ground, and after that he began attacking the rest of the body. This continued for several moments before he stopped punching, and after that he unleashed a big fireball upon its prone body.

Rarity's jaw was wide open having witnessed one Tartarus of a beat down. She had just seen a gigantic monster taken down by somepony who couldn't even compare in terms of size. Her staring continued before she realized she needed to get going, and after sparing one last look at her Hero she sprinted off.

The Cyborg waited for the monster to get back up, but it seemed his attacks had done the trick. "That monster was tough, but in the end it was no match for my-" He gasped lightly when he noticed his foe forcing it self up, and it seemed to have destroyed a few houses from the fall. While his strikes knocked the creature down it hadn't really done much, aside from putting a few indents in it. This informed him that his opponent wasn't natural, and was instead made up of something tough like rock or stone.

"No matter, I can still-" Unfortunately his guard hadn't been up, and as such he was kicked high into the air. Not a moment later fist struck his body, launching him backwards. His body hit the ground at high speeds, and ended up ripping apart the grass and dirt. He was now laying in a pretty deep trench, and found himself unable to move at first. 'Perhaps I shall have Master teach me not to let my guard down until I am sure the fight is over.'

"Need some help?"

Genos glanced up and noticed his Master extending a hand down to him, which he accepted. "This creature is tougher than I anticipated Master, and it is resistant to my flames."

"Yeah and it's making quite a mess of Ponyville." Saitama noted as he began walking forward. "Why don't you just leave this to me Genos, you look like you could use a break."

As much as the Cyborg wanted to continue the fight he was beginning to realize that he just couldn't win. Maybe if he used his other set of arms he would have a better chance, but there was no guarantee. Besides, the longer the monster was around the more damage the town would suffer, so it would be better to take it out sooner rather than later. And so he decided to let his Master take care of it.

Saitama made his way over to the creature, all the while preparing himself for a possible disappointment. He really wanted a good challenge, but he wasn't sure if the monster could provide one. Sure it was strong, but it also seemed pretty mindless. Not just that, but his student had been able to bring it down. It was still alive and kicking, but the point still stood.

He noticed his target was heading for Twilight's Castle, and it was at this point that he made his presence known. "Hey!" He yelled, getting the monster's attention almost instantly. "You must be proud of yourself, causing all of this destruction. Well Ponyville is my home now, and I don't appreciate you wrecking it up." That was a very odd sentence, but it was true. This place with the kind of stupid name was his new home, and much like with City Z it was his job to protect it.

The monster growled before throwing another fist, which surprisingly to him made impact. A satisfied smirk came to its face before it noticed the punch had done no damage whatsoever. In fact, its fist had quite a few cracks in it. It stared at its hand before looking back at who it had hit, and soon enough the creature began to panic. A punch sent the other pest flying, but this one was still standing.

"Aw man, that was lame. And here I was hoping for a good fight." A sigh escaped his mouth as he prepared to get it over with.

Shaking lightly, the creature tried to come up with some kind of plan. Its first attack did nothing, but that didn't mean the fight was over. Putting a little more power into its punches would surely do the trick. It then stopped shaking, and was now getting fueled by rage. A loud roar escaped its mighty mouth, as it threw another punch.

Faster than his opponent could react Saitama had moved directly in front of it, and then threw a punch of his own. As soon as his fist made contact it shattered the monster's upperbody, exploding it into a shower of rubble. The strike didn't just harm the monster though, as it had enough force behind it to rip apart the nearby landscape. And when all was said and done the bald Hero stood there as chunks of the creature fell around him.

Genos was now running up to his Master, having witnessed the incredible display. "Master!"

The bald Hero turned slightly. "Oh, hey Genos. Well I took care of the monster." He noted with a weak chuckle.

"Yes, and now all of Ponyville is saved... more or less."

From the looks of it one would suspect the monster had destroyed a majority of the town, and while that was somewhat accurate it wasn't entirely true. Saitama's punch had done quite a bit of damage, as evidenced by the partially torn up buildings and the massive trench leading away from Ponyville. It was pretty bad, but luckily the Ponies had left their homes, so at least they were still alive. Besides, it was nothing a little hard work and magic couldn't fix.

A few moments later the Ponies of Ponyville ran over to the duo, having both seen and felt what they could only describe as a massive explosion. They weren't really sure how to describe what they saw. One moment the monster was throwing a punch, and the next it exploded into a bunch of pieces. Not all of it was destroyed though, as its lower body was laying on the ground. They noticed multiple pieces of stone in varying sizes strewn about, as well as the damages done to the surrounding area.

Princess Twilight took a good look around, all the while noting the damages done to Ponyville. Luckily she and Rainbow had been able to get the Ponies out of the danger zone, as many Ponies surely would have perished if they hadn't. Her castle seemed to be intact, which was also a relief. Her eyes then drifted over to the monster, or rather what remained of it. "Are you two alright?"

"Yes we are fine, and the monster has been defeated." The Cyborg explained.

Everypony cheered, happy that their town was saved.

"This calls for a party!" Pinkie exclaimed as she grabbed her Party Cannon and fired it off, showering the area in confetti.

Applejack, who at first had been surprised by the hordes of Ponies showing up at her orchard, had joined them. It hadn't taken long for her and her family to notice the giant monster attacking Ponyville, and since Sweet Apple Acres was a little removed from the rest of the town it made the perfect shelter. Once the monster was gone she set out with the others to investigate the damages. "So what exactly happened?"

"Well since Genos couldn't beat the monster I stepped in. It wasn't much of a fight; all it took was one punch."

"Wait wait wait... are you saying you defeated that giant monster with a single punch?!" Rainbow questioned, in both disbelief and slight awe.

"I've fought bigger monsters, but yes."

The rainbow-maned mare's jaw felt like it hit the floor. She had heard from Princess Celestia, and the bald Hero himself, that he only needed one punch to win a fight. It wasn't that she doubted either of them, she just found it hard to believe. Seeing was believing after all, and she, along with pretty much everypony in Ponyville, had seen the legendary feat firsthoof.

Twilight then began to notice just how much damage had been done, and that it seemed like more than she remembered seeing when the monster was still alive. Her eyes then caught sight of the area behind it, and how there was a huge trench in the otherwise fine ground. There was no way the monster caused it, seeing as how that was the only spot that was ripped apart. So that only meant that Saitama's punch was the cause. This realization made her jaw drop as well, as it meant that her new friend's punches had enough force behind them to literally rip the surrounding area apart!

"Boy the monster sure made a mess of Ponyville." The farm-Pony noted.

"It wasn't just the monster Applejack." The Princess stated, leaving her friends and the townsponies confused. "Remember what Princess Celestia told us, about how strong Saitama is? Well I'd say his punch was what caused most of this damage."

Hearing that made everypony gasp loudly. They had all heard from the bald Hero himself that he was super strong, and that it didn't take much effort for him to win a fight. Of course when they heard that they believed them, especially since Genos backed up those claims, but those were just stories. It was one thing to hear about an insanely powerful punch, but it was another to see it. They may not have had front row seats, but they did see and feel the impact. Not just that but the proof was all around them, meaning it all had to be true.

"This reminds me of when I first met you Master." The Cyborg remarked.

"Yeah, except you're not all smashed up and I'm not naked."

A few moments later the lavender mare snapped out her shock, as a thought entered her mind. Due to panic, fear, and running around trying to save everypony, she never stopped to think about just who or what that monster was. It was unlike anything she had seen in Equestria, and considering how much research she had done on the subject was saying something. 'I wonder where that thing came from?'

"Bravo! Bravo!" A far away voice cried out.

Suddenly there was a bright flash of light, which was accompanied by the appearance of yet another creature. This one however wasn't nearly as big, but it was even stranger. Its head was similar to a horse's except with both a deer antler and blue goat horn jutting out of the top, as well as having a long fang sticking out of its mouth. Its body was snake-like, with a lion's arm, an eagle claw, a lizard leg, and a goat leg. On its back were a bat, and a Pegasus wing. Completing the look was a Dragon tail, which also kind of looked like a snake.

Both Heroes stared at the oddity, having no idea what they were looking at.

"So you two must be Saitama and Genos, the newest Heroes in Equestria. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Discord: Draconequus, the Lord of Chaos... at least I used to be, until I was reformed and became one of the good guys."

"Uh... okay." The bald Hero still wasn't sure what to make of the supposed Lord of Chaos.

"Discord what are you doing here?" Princess Twilight questioned.

"Oh I just happened to be in the neighborhood and I figured I'd drop in to meet the legendary Heroes, as well as congratulate them on their victory." He then took a good look around before frowning. "Hm that monster did more damage than I thought, it was really only supposed to look menacing."

In an instant Rainbow was face to face with the Draconequus. "Just what do you mean did more damage than you thought?"

Twilight was also curious. "You didn't have anything to do with this, did you?" It sounded pretty suspicious, and the more she thought about it the more it would make sense for somepony like him to have made such a monster.

Despite being interrogated Discord remained calm. "I'll be honest I did."

"Why would ya create a giant monster and have it attack Ponyville?!" Applejack had been a little surprised by his open confession, because she figured he would dance around the issue, but at the moment she was more concerned about his actions.

"I only did so because I wanted to see the two Heroes in action. Sure they may have told all of you about these epic battles, but how did you know if they were telling the truth?" He noticed the looks he was receiving, but he continued anyway. "The only way to know for sure was to see it for yourselves, which is why I created that monster in order to test them. If they were telling the truth then Ponyville would be in no danger, and as we can clearly see everything is fine." To accentuate his point he snapped his fingers, and Ponyville and the surrounding areas were returned to normal.

Upon seeing the Carousel Boutique back to its former glory, Rarity's eyes lit up. "My boutique!" She instantly ran over to it and gave it a hug, which seemed more like something Pinkie would do. She didn't really care though, as she was overjoyed her home was restored. And it didn't cost her a thing, or require a lot of effort.

In spite of the fact that the monster had been dealt with, and that Ponyville was back to normal, Twilight groaned loudly. "I'll agree to not tell Princess Celestia what you did, only if you promise never to do something like that again!" She may have been a bit too harsh, especially since Ponyville hadn't technically been in danger, but she couldn't help herself. Something disastrous could have easily happened, and somepony could have gotten hurt or worse. Luckily that didn't happen, but the point still stood.

Discord sighed. "Fine, although you really need to lighten up Twilight. Come on I'm on your side, I would never intentionally put Ponyville in danger... without assurance that somepony strong is there to protect it." He noticed the skeptical looks he was receiving, and let out a nervous chuckle.

"Wait, so you're some kind of all-powerful god?" Saitama questioned.

"That's certainly one way to put it, but in a sense yes I a-" Discord was cut off by a fist suddenly hitting him in the face, making it explode into a bunch of chunks.

Everypony stood there with blank expressions on their faces, having not expected that to happen. One moment the Draconequus was fine, and the next his head was gone. Well it wasn't gone, it was just in a lot of scattered pieces. It was still pretty scary none the less.

Meanwhile the bald Hero was staring at his fist. "Aw man that was disappointing. You'd think a god would be able to withstand one of my weak punches."

Suddenly uproarious laughter could be heard, but the weird part was it sounded like it was coming from Discord. "Now that was funny!" Not a moment later the chunks flew into each other and reformed his head, which then reconnected to the rest of his body. His laughter continued before it slowly started to die down. "Oh man, whew. That was quite an experience."

Saitama stared blankly at him. "So I guess you really can withstand one of my punches."

"Oh that was nothing, and while I'd love to have a duel with you I'm afraid I can't. Fluttershy must be at her home, because knowing her she probably hunkered down under her bed with a stuffed animal. So I'll just pop in and let her know everything is safe."

"And will you also tell her that you were the one who created the monster?" Genos questioned.

The Draconequus sighed. "I suppose I'll have to, but I'm sure she'll understand. We'll have some tea and cake and talk it over. Well, goodbye!" With a snap of his fingers he vanished.

'I wonder how strong he really is?' Saitama thought to himself.

Shortly the Ponies began to disperse. Now that their town wasn't in danger, and that it was back to normal, they could return to whatever it was they had been doing prior. It was still pretty weird seeing Discord doing nice things, but nopony was really complaining. Especially not now, when a job that could have taken weeks was done in a second thanks to the former Lord of Chaos. And while seeing his head explode was still shocking they were beginning to get over it.

A small sigh then escaped the Princess' mouth. "Well, at least he fixed up Ponyville."

"Yeah and now everything is all clean and sparkly!" Pinkie noted before she began bouncing away. "If anypony needs me, I'll be busy setting up the 'Saving Ponyville from a Giant Monster Party'!"

"Didn't we just have a party yesterday?" The strongest man questioned, returning his thoughts to what was happening now.

"That was your 'Welcome to Ponyville Party', this one will be totally different." Rainbow answered.

"Does Pinkie Pie always throw parties for special occasions?" Genos asked.

Applejack let out a small chuckle. "It doesn't always have to be special, and she doesn't always need a reason."

Saitama merely shrugged. "Oh well, at least there'll be free food."

A few moments later Rarity rejoined the group. "Genos, I can't thank you enough for what you did. You saved my life, and I am truly grateful." That was a bit of an understatement, but she wasn't about to start gushing. Just because she had a brush with death didn't mean she would lose her composure... that, and she wasn't quite ready to tell him about these new feelings.

"It was no problem Rarity."

"Well if there's anything I can do to repay you don't hesitate to ask."

At first the Cyborg was going to decline her offer, as he wasn't interested in any kind of compensation. Upon thinking it over there was something that both he, and his Master needed, and she was just the Pony that could help. "Actually, there is something you could do. You see Master and I left our home on pretty short notice, and as such we did not bring anything with us. We would be grateful if you could make us some clothes to wear."

"Of course darling, I would be happy to. It's the least I could do for the Heroes of Ponyville. Drop by my Boutique later and we can discuss what you want specifically, as well as get your measurements."

"That's a relief, and here I thought I'd be stuck in my Hero Clothes forever." He wouldn't have minded that much, but he still liked a little variety in his wardrobe.

"That's something I've been meaning to talk to you about." The Unicorn stated, catching his attention. "Your 'Hero Clothes' as you call them are... unique, but I think I could make some major improvements. No offense dear, but those colors simply clash. I mean red and yellow can work, but those shades are a little off-putting, and don't get me started on that belt-" Upon noticing the looks she was getting, the mare chuckled sheepishly.

Saitama looked at her, then at his outfit, and then back at her. "Nah my outfit is fine the way it is, but thanks."

The Generous mare stared at him dumbfounded for several moments before shaking her head. If he wanted to keep his outfit as it was then that was his business, and she certainly wouldn't force her ideas on him. Did she wish he would at least consider her idea, yes, but that wasn't the case so she just had to accept it. "Fare enough, and I shall also respect your decision on the clothes I'll be making for you."

Genos bowed to the Pony. "Thank you Rarity, I assure you that Master Saitama and I greatly appreciate it."

A blush came to the Unicorn's face in response. "O-of course Genos. Well I should get going, I'm sure Sweetie Belle is worried sick."

"She did seem pretty worried about yer safety. She and the Crusaders are still at Sweet Apple Acres, so we should go over and let 'em know everythin's fine." The farm-Pony stated.

"Agreed." Rarity said as she began following her friend. "See you girls later, and I'll definitely see you two brave gentlemen later."

"I think I'm gonna go with them, you know, to check in on Scootaloo." With a small wave Rainbow Dash flew over to her flightless friends.

Now it was just Twilight and the two Heroes. "So... how was your first day?"

"YOU DID WHAT?!"

After the unsuccessful raid on Las Pegasus the remaining Dragon returned home to the Dragon Kingdom, and his return wasn't met with the warmest reception. The raid had started out as a bit of a prank, one that he and a few buddies had cooked up. Their plan was to simply mess with the Ponies, give them a little scare. It was all supposed to be in good fun, but then one thing led to another and they ended up attacking the city head on. Now that would have been perfectly fine... if not for the arrival of two mysterious creatures who were powerful enough to decimate Dragons with ease. And now he was back home, and it was at this point that he wished he stayed behind.

Glaring daggers at the foolish idiot was a much smaller, female dragon. Her scales were a very light blue, and her spines were a darker shade of that. She had two white horns jutting out of the sides of her head, which had a downward curve to them. Her eyes were a dark shade of orange, but at this moment they were burning red with fury. She was Ember, and she was the Dragon Lord.

Despite being bigger than the female Dragon he was feeling pretty terrified. "Y-yeah, me and some of the guys went to some Pony town to cause some mischief and then these two guys show up. I have no idea what they were, but they were terrifying. They can take out Dragons like it's nothing! One of them punched Blaze so hard that he exploded!"

For a moment Ember's rage subsided, as that bit of news was surprising. She personally had never heard of any creature being stronger than a Dragon, especially to the point where one punch could obliterate it. She didn't spend too much time thinking about that though, as there were bigger issues present. "We can worry about that later. What I want to know is why you thought it was a good idea to attack a Pony civilization?!"

"W-well I mean, come on, they're Ponies." He defended, only to regret ever opening his mouth.

"That's not the point!" The female Dragon exclaimed before sighing deeply. "Look I get that Dragons and Ponies haven't been on the best terms, but we're trying to fix that. I gave Spike my word that I would get us Dragons to be nicer to the Ponies, and then you dunderheads decide to throw all of that progress out the window!"

It wasn't easy being Dragon Lord, especially when her subjects still held resentment toward Ponykind. She could see why they thought themselves superior, but that was the old way of thinking. Spike, a baby Dragon, had taught her a different way, one that she was trying to pass onto the others. It was a difficult task, and for a while she thought she was making some progress... until this moment that is.

With a sigh the Dragon Lord got out of her throne and began walking forward.

"Dragon Lord Ember, where are you going?"

She paused mid-step and then craned her head to face him, making him cower slightly. "To go see Princess Celestia, because somebody has to clean this mess up."

Alright that's a rap. I apologize once again for the long wait, but I think this was longer. So the eventful school day was interrupted by a monster attack, and Genos tried in vein to fight it. In the end Saitama defeated it the same as any other enemy, and his one punch shocked the masses. Rarity was saved by Genos and is developing a crush on him, come on, you know it was bound to happen. Saitama and Genos met Discord, with surprising results, and will soon be discussing their first day at school with Twilight. Ember isn't happy about what happened and is going to try and smooth things over with Princess Celestia. I just had to include Ember, and I'll try and make her appear as often as I can. That's all for now, so be sure to R&R and have a wonderful day!

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