Ultraman Tiga chapter 13
Prehistoric Rivals
Intro Theme: Take me Higher
"HEEEYAAA!" he shouted, his fist breaking through the two boards that levitated in the air. They broke clean in half, but the second one oddly split vertically. They floated over to the rest of the other broken pieces of wood where they were laid down.
"Wow Cory! That was amazing! Both of them in one punch!" cheered Spike.
"Yeah, heheh, no problem" said Cory, rotating his sore wrist.
Twilight levitated two more board over to him, "Now, lets see you do your back kick."
Cory focused on the board, lining himself up with his target. In one swift movement, his foot split the wooden board, splintering it.
Twilight clapped her hooves together as Spike hive fived Cory, "Jeez," Cory said, "It's a hot one today" He slipped off his shirt, a relief washing over him. His whole upper body was covered in sweat, and it was good to take it off every once in awhile in the Summers heat. This however, more than caught Twilights attention.
Spike toyed with the snapped piece of wood, "That was so cool! Right Twilight? Uhm, Twilight?" Spike noticed her line of sight was right on the Human, "Ohh great, here we go again… Well Twi, while you stare, I'm gonna go see what's in the picnic basket." Twilight doe-eyed him, a smile creeping across her face.
Cory folded his shirt and held it under his arm, "I think I'm with yah on that one Spike, What do yah say Twilight?"
Twilight broke from her day dream, "Hmm? Oh yeah, I guess I could use some food." Her face blushed a bright red.
Cory beckoned to her to join them, when she sat down, she levitated the sandwhiches from the basket over to them. Cory looked over his, "Umm, what kind of Sandwhich is this?"
"Lettuce and Tomato, made them myself" she said proudly.
Cory and Spike both gulped. They remembered the last time Twilight attempted at cooking. It wasn't pretty. Spike took a bite of it, barely spitting it up immediately. Twilight rolled her eyes, not at all surprised at his reaction. She turned to face Cory, "How do you like yours?"
Cory took a bite of it, a tear forming in his eye as he attempted to swallow the vile food, "I, uh, I like it. Best Sandwhich I've, ever had. Om nom nom"
Twilight smiled, "Would you like another?"
"Um, I'm alright. I think I'll finish this one" he stuttered out.
As twilight turned her back to look towards the blue sky, Spike took both sandwiches and burned them with his fire, seconds before Twilight turned around, sniffing the air, "Do I smell smoke?" she asked.
"Hey, aren't we supposed to meet AJ at the Train Station for the trip?" asked Spike.
Spike turned around to see the two gone, nothing but kicked up dust settling to the ground, "Guys! Wait up!"
It was a long train ride to Appleloosa, but then again it was half a kingdom away out in the desert. The landscape gradually became more and more Barren, the soild turning to nothing but sand and pebbles. Cory stared out the Window as the others conversed about why they were on their way to Appeloosa anyways.
AppleJack took off her Stetson, "I dunno girls, but by the sounds of it BraeBurn really needed us all down there,I dunno what for though."
"Could it be another monster?" asked Twilight, Fluttershy cowering in the corner of the train car just hearing that word.
"Beats me, but looks like were all gonna find out" she said, placing her hat on and leaning back in her seat.
When they arrived, they were greeted with that hot, dry air. And a little extra, AppleJAkcs cousin, BraeBurn.
BraeBurn smiled big, "Howdy ya'll! Glad to see ya'll could come!"
AppleJack greeted her Cousin, "Howdy Braeburn, um, might I ask what you-"
"And whos this? Your new friend? Pleased to meet yah partner! The names BraeBurn," He extended his hoof for Cory to shake, "Uh, hey, the names Cory."
"Nice to make your acquaintance Cory, now, lemme give you the grand Tour-"
"BRAEBURN! Listen!" shouted AppleJack, "Can you tell me PLEASE what was so important that you needed us here.."
BraeBurn tilted his hat down, "Follow me" he said.
As they walked through the Western town, they noticed the weary behavior of the Ponies. All of them seemed to be more to themselves, and also looking around constantly, as if waiting for something to happen.
BraeBurn lead them through ,"Theres been some strange things going on here lately, the Buffalos have no idea as to whats goin on either. It's so strange, earthquakes, strange sounds at night, missing Livestock, no pony know what's happenin."
"Do you think it could be a monster?" asked Cory.
BraeBurn laughed, "A monster? Come on now, they're ain't any monster out in these parts of Equestria. Hey, why don't we all go down to the saloon? Drinks all on me!". Everyone agreed, it had been a long train ride
The two of them squared off. Sadora looked at his new foe,snapping the air with his claws in an attempt to intimidate him. This new monster bellowed back in a more threatening tone, bashing the ground with his whips, his red glowing eyes locked on Sadora. He was the prehistoric beast, Gudon.
Sadora charged at Gudon, ramming his full body weight into him, hardly making the whipped beast stagger back. When Gudon regained his footing, he whipped Sadora across his head, each blow brought a loud crack, sending surges of pain throughout his body. The whips wrapped around Sadora's neck, pulling him off his feet and tossing him to the side, the ground shaking when his body made impact.
The barrage of lashes wracked Sadora's body, screams of pain escaping his mouth. Somehow, he managed to throw himself back up and tackle Gudon. Gudon roared in anger as he lashed Sadora off of him, he had grown annoyed with him. Using all of his might, he collided both of his whip arms into Sadora's throat, the impact created a shower of sparks.
The fog monster fell, foam frothing from his mouth as his yellow eyes went dim. Gudon laid down another lashing of his whip, testing to see if his foe was really did, there was no reaction. He roared, looking towards the sky and bellowing, bending down to feast upon his prize, when suddenly, a peculiar smell reached his nostrils. He knew exactly what it was, and it was not far away at all. Gudon left Sadora behind to literally rot, he had much bigger plans.
Back in the town, they all were meeting with Sheriff Silver Spur, "And now, none of us know what is goin on still. We've talked to the Buffalos about it, and they seem to be hiding something from us. They said they "Don't want to scare us away, with what truly used to inhabit this land."
"Kind of eerie if yah ask me" said BraeBurn, sipping his Cider.
"I don't think the Buffalos would hide anything from you guys" Fluttershy softly said.
AppleJack thought for a bit, "Perhaps they're keeping in a secret for a good reason."
"Come with me" said BraeBurn.
He led them up a Mesa that overlooked a valley, "Look down there" he said, pointing with a hoof.
They were all shocked at what they saw. There laid a humongous egg, green and blue in color. It was almost as tall as the Mesa, but that was because it was only on its side.
"Holy Moley !" Pinkie Pie said in surprise.
"What could've laid an egg that big?" RainbowDash said in Awe.
Pinkie Pie popped out of nowhere right next to her, "A REEEAALLLy big chicken, Bawk Bawkak!"
Twilight turned to BraeBurn, "We need to get the Buffalos in a meeting, they have to have a clue on whats going on."
He tipped his hat to her, "Yes ma'am, I'll get Sheriff Silver Spur to get one al scheduled."
That night as they slept, there was a certain activity around that Mesa. The egg wobbled a bit, glowing a bit at times. The shell began to crack, pieces of it starting to chip away. Finally, two whips broke through the shell, a shriek of the monster from within it echoed through the night. Its upper body rose from the egg, covered in residue from the inside of the egg. The lower part of the shell shattered, revealing two yellow eyes, and a mouth filled with rows of sharp teeth. The beast made its way away from the egg shells; he was now a newly hatched, Twin Tail.
Cory awoke from his bed, slowly sitting up, careful to not awake Twilight who laid with her back turned towards him. There were no extra beds, so they had to make due. He slowly climbed out of the bed slowly, peering out his window towards the Horizon. He didn't need to be awake to know that something was up, he sensed it. "I'll check it out in the morning, seems like I'm gonna need all the rest I can get for this."
Back near the egg shells rose up Gudon, peering around for his prey. To his dismay, it had already hatched, leaving behind remnants of the shell. He investigated the crushed egg, looking for any signs of the Twin Tail. He roared in anger as he bashed his whips into the ground out of frustration, he was too late. He followed noticed the other hole, where Twin Tail burrowed away. He began digging through the earth, burrowing after his prey. Even though Twin Tail was underground, his keen nostrils could still sense the aroma. He dug into the earth hungrily. He was desperately trying to catch up with his food, and no-one, not even the mysterious Silver giant he battled years ago, was going to interfere with his plans.
That morning, the whole town met at the Square, each one of them demanding what happened to the Towns AppleTrees and Cattle grazing grounds.
An angry farmer chucked a stone at Sheriff Silver Spur, "All of our cows, found mutilated out in the field, we need to find out who the no good son of a gun is that's doin all of this!"
Another held his wife as she cried into his shoulder, "All of our Apple trees have been snapped in two, what could have possibly done this?"
They all began to argue about whether it was the Buffalos doing, or the Coyotes. That would explain the cattle, but the downed Apple Trees was the one thing that left every pony confused.
BraeBurn took off his hat, "This all ain't good. If this keeps up then all of Appeloosa will just be left here in the dust.."
The ground around the city shook, Ponies screamed and ran I in all directions as a few of the wooden buildings and saloons collapsed. The Main Six huddled together, all of them quivering in fear of the inevitable. From the dirt outside the city rose up Twin Tail, an ear piercing Shriek reverberated throughout the city. Everyone took off in any other direction, aside for BraeBurn and AppleJack who helped people evacuate to the outer skirts of the small city.
"So, that's what hatched from that egg.." Cory thought to himself. He took off running away from his friends, they all were to terrified to really even notice, they were all spread out anyways. Behind a pile of wooden planks, he yanked out his Spark lens, and ignited the switch. His body glowed with white light, slowly growing in size.
The next thing the rampaging Twin Tail felt was Tiga's foot drop kicking his upper body. Twin Tail doubled over backwards as Ultraman kicked him in the back, forcing Twin Tail to stand upright. Ultraman did a flip over his enemy, landing in front and squaring off to him.
"Ultraman Tiga!" cheered Twilight, "He's here!"
BraeBurn readjusted his Stetson, "So, that theres Ultraman Tiga..
"Prepare to be amazed BraeBurn"said AppleJack.
Tiga delivered a few powerful chops to Twin Tail, but he was careful to avoid the flailing whips. Quick as lightning, he felt them wrap immediately around his neck, constricting him with all if might. Ultraman grasped his bindings, desperately trying to pull them off. Twin Tail bit down on his leg as well, making Tiga yelp in anger. Ultraman crossed his hands in front of his chest, sending charges of energy into Twin Tail. The prehistoric monster cried out in agony as they ripped through his body, doing all sorts of unknown damage. When Tiga regained his strength, he switched to his Sky-Type, his body turning into a sea blue. Tiga jumped towards Twin Tail, landing a a kick to his side and a couple of chops in less than 2 seconds.
Twin tail shrieked in pain, greatly taken back at his foes sudden burst of speed. As Tiga was about charge up for his Ramblat Ray Bomb, the ground around him shook once more. Rising from the mixture of sand and dirt was Gudon, he had finally caught up with his prey. However, he noticed Tiga standing in the way of his food, giving him the idea that this being wanted to challenge him.
Tiga cartwheeled over to Gudon, jumping before kicking Gudon in the side of his head, the power and speed making him stumble back. As Tiga went in to lay another beating, he felt Twin Tails whips wrap around him once more from Behind. Ultraman grasped his bindings, eager to shake his way out of it. That was when Gudon began bashing Tiga across his chest, some instances sparks showered from the area. Ultraman yelped out in pain, still eager to break through the whips, but finally felt Gudons wrap his tendrils around him, yanking him from twin Tail and tossing him to the side.
Twilight and her friends watched with fear in their hearts, and by the looks of it, Ultraman Tiga was surely going to lose. His color timer was flashing red, and he was lacking the strength to even stand. He groggily got back up, eyes locked on the two fighting monsters. Since they were close together, he figured he could take them out in one shot.
His hand gathered energy as he raised it towards the sun, his entire forearm glowing blue and yellow. He thrusted his fist towards the fighting Kaiju's,the bolts of energy striking the ground beneath their feet. The earth beneath them crumbled, the two of them roaring with surprise (and agony, as Twin Tail took the full onslaught of it.). Tiga then fired his freeze ray above the crater, the beam bursted over it, freezing mist that was unthaw able coating the top if it.
Completely out of energy, Tiga turned into particles of light, but transported Cory away from where he was, in case any pony would see. Cory took a few steps before collapsing, every limb he moved sent a jolt of pain throughout his body, "Damn it…!" he said as he felt his back crack. He was sure one of his ribs were broken, and the back of his leg burned.
He heard a familiar voice shout, "Cory!" it was Twilight, her and the others came galloping towards him. She nuzzled his head, trying to see if he was alright. He gritted his teeth as he tried to turn over and face her, "Twilight…" he said before passing out, the whole world around him going black as his vision dimmed.
The next thing he knew he was in a bed, with Fluttershy massaging his battered chest. He slowly opened his eyes wider, even the evening sun was more than enough to make him squint. He let out a soft groan as he lifted his uninjured arm, rubbing his eyes.
"Look! I think he's waking up, do you feel alright dear?" asked Rarity, placing a hoof on his shoulder.
"Heh, I've seen better days, that's for sure."
That's when he felt some one embrace him, but he recognized who it was by her Purple fur. He wrapped his usable arm around her as well, "Some ones happy to see I'm alright, heheh".
Twilight nodded, "Are you sure you're ok? When we found you, you could hardly move. You just, blacked out."
"How'd yah get yer self in such a fix there partner?" said AppleJack.
Cory thought up a story, "Well, I was helping a Mare out of her shop, when suddenly it collapsed onto us. She got out alive I think, and I was crushed by one of the support beams. I'm surprised it didn't kill me."
Fluttershy pulled his blanket over him, "Now, you must stay here and rest, its best that you stay in bed for a few days so your chest can recover."
Cory rolled his eyes, "Yes Mother" he joked.
As they walked down the Hallway, Rainbow brought up the conversation, "Hey, haven't you guys ever noticed that whenever a monster shows up, Cory strangely disappears?"
AppleJack thought about it, "Now that yah bring it up, it does sound kind of suspicious.. That feller is always runnin off whenever one of those things are about."
Twilight stopped in front of Rainbow, So, what are you saying?"
"Do you think that he might be…"
"Ultraman?" Fluttershy asked.
After a few moments, they all laughed, of course he wasn't they thought, how could he be?
Back in the bedroom, Cory was in a deep sleep. From within, Tigas energy assisted his body in healing his wounds. Bones snapped back into place, and excess blood cleared from his bruises. But his sleep was interrupted by the pulsation of his Spark lens. His snapped open as he sat up in bed. His ribs still hurt, but not as bad as they did before. He knew that encasing them was only temporary, but it was happening much faster than he expected.
Ponies gathered around the icy crater, all were amazed at it. "That's amazing! Turned them right into ice cubes!" shouted one of the Sheriffs.
"I always heard about this hero from my Uncle back in PonyVille, but never thought I'd see him al the way out here." Added one Mare.
While they conversed, the ice began to slowly crack. It started off slowly, but then it shot off all the way across the ice. In a few moments, ice shards were sent in every direction as Twin Tail rose up from the frozen earth, shrieking with rage, the need for vengeance clouding his mind. Due to that attack from Tiga, his bottom right eye was gone, making him awkwardly squirm out of his icy prison, staring at the cowering ponies with burning hatred. From inside the bedroom, Cory heard the screams of the ponies outside. "This is bad" he said to himself, "I'm not healed yet, if I fight now, then chances are I'll lose." He got out of his bed, immediately collapsing to the floor in pain. "Shit.." he said, "I'm still not ready.."
"Fight" said a voice in his head.
"But if I go now, then I'll surely-"
"I thought it wasn't just yourself, you wished to protect."
Cory slowly pulled out his Spark lens, the emblem began to glow, "Use the power that was granted to you. Tell me, what is the reason that you obtain this lens?" the voice asked.
"To protect.. To protect my…" his thoughts were cut short as he heard the roar of Twin Tail shake the whole building, the windows rattling in their panes. Pressing his switch, the whole bedroom was filled with light.
Rising up infront of Twin tail was the hero of light, battle posed and ready to fight. Twin Tail roared in anger to see his enemy was interfering once again, this time, he would surely perish. Twin Tail lashed out at Tiga who barely managed to dodge it, switching to his Speed mode to be able to keep up. Tiga kept his distance still, coming in with a few quick but powerful kicks, the sound of his shin making contact with twin Tail reverberated throughout the whole city, catching the attention of all its citizens.
Pinkie pie hopped with joy, "Look! Its Tiga! Its Tiga!"
"Lets just hope he gets rid of this guy for good." BraeBurn mumbled.
As Tiga laid a brutal beating on Twin Tail, he suddenly heard footsteps from behind. As soon as he turned around, he felt a whip lash right across his face, knocking him away. As Tiga looked on, he saw it was none other than Gudon, finally free from the thick ice. He roared as Tiga, as if telling him to stay down. He immediately began laying a brutal beating on the weakened Twin Tail, and the only thing his prey could do was to try and fight back in vain. Tired of waiting, Gudan grabbed hold of Twin Tail, biting down on the Vital part of his body. His teeth punctured deep into the green eyes atop of Twin Tail, followed with a sickening squelching sound.
Gudon lifted Twin Tail, bashing him to the ground a couple of times before tossing him down, Twin Tail letting out a few weak roars as he slowly went limp. Gudon roared in victory, his long sought for prey was dead before him. But there were more cons to pros with this situation; he felt a sharp agonizing burning sensation strike his back. He roared in fury, turning to see Tiga leap into the air and land a drop kick onto his head, splintering off one of the horns on his head. Now that it was only one monster, Tiga could focus all of his might one just one of them.
Gudon reared back in agony, his left eye was blurred as blood flowed from the stump on his horn down his face. Ultraman saw his chance, now was the time to put an end to his species forever. Gathering energy, he quickly charged up for his Rambalt Ray bomb, the energy channeled into his right arm before he tossed the radiated bolts at Gudon, the energy striking his stomach. Energy flowed through Gudons body as he fell to his back, exploding upon Impact.
For a few moments it was quiet, but then the whole town Populace broke into cheer, tossing their hats into the air, some even began square dancing in the crowd. As Ultraman was about to fly off, he heard his name being called. He looked down to see a Purple Unicorn approach him slowly. He knelt down in front of her to listen to her.
"Wow, this is just, so different" she said, "I just wanted to say, thank you for all of these times you've saved us.. I just wish Cory was here for this, I'll be sure to tell him about this!"
Tiga nodded to her, lightly petting her with his finger. His light began to blink as he finally stood up, taking off towards the sky.
That night after partying western style, everypony was in bed sleeping. Cory awoke again, but this time just to go for a small walk. As he got up and placed on his shoes, he turned to look at Twilight, who was in a deep slumber. She looked so cute, her mouth slightly opened as she snored quietly.
As he walked out the bedroom door, he turned back to her and smiled, "Your welcome, Twilight."
Ultraman Tiga Chapter 13, End
Ending Theme: Brave Love Tiga
Authors Note: UPDATE: I will not be taking a break. but for this month, I will be writing a very special chapter for my readers. Asked Questions
Q: I thought Sadora was killed
A: Sadoras are herd monsters, there are more than one of them.
Q: Will Bogal return?
A: You'll have to wait and see. All of your questions will be answered as the story goes on, but in the mean time enjoy your December, and expect a special Chapter before the 25 (: