Discord tutted as he flipped through the air, glancing at Goku condescendingly as he commented on the Saiyan's fighting style. "No, no. It doesn't matter how hard you can hit if you can't hit me to begin with. Think, Goku. In your training, you've learned to anticipate your opponent's movements. Now you just have to anticipate your own and correct them before you make them. Watch. Try and attack me." Goku leapt forward, throwing another punch at Discord's midsection.
Midway through the attack he was stuck in slow motion, and a cartoony though bubble appeared above Discord's head. Inside it, first Discord took the punch, then he dodged the punch, then he dodged the punch and smashed a fist into the back of Goku's head. This received a big green check mark, and as Goku snapped back into real time he felt the fist of the Lord of Chaos smash into the back of his head, sending him skidding. He stopped midway through the skid, coming to rest against a huge boulder, his breath coming in ragged gasps. He exhaled as he finally caught up to his own fatigue, allowing him to voice his thoughts. "Man, this guy's good. I knew what was coming and still couldn't stop it." He stood up, stretching to the sides and to the front. "Well, I guess there's nothing for it. I'll just have to show him what I can really do." He closed his eyes, a dormant aura forming around him, and without warning they burst open again with a single mighty yell. His mane shot up blue now, but among the fur there was now a horn, and behind his overmuscled shoulders there was now a pair of wings.
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Luna and Celestia both glanced at one another in shock as they sensed Goku's new form of energy. "Is he-"
"-an Alicorn?" Discord glanced over at them, a terrifyingly entertained smile on his face as he replied to their question.
"Why, yes. I believe he is." He had just finished answering when Goku reappeared behind him, eyes narrowed and body lowered into a battle stance. Discord spun about, claws waggling back and forth with tension and excitement. They continued this little staring match for almost a minute before Discord stood up, clicking his tongue in apparent disappointment. He turned around, and Goku fell over, asleep before he hit the ground.
Vegeta rushed up to Discord, shaking a hoof in the Lord of Chaos's face and screaming angrily. "You little coward! You just used one of your stupid party tricks on his mind, didn't you?! Knew you couldn't handle the strength that the Saiyan race has to offer, I'll bet." Discord sighed, stepping back and assuming a battle position as he returned Vegeta's comments.
"Not really. He wasn't properly focused, or he wouldn't have fallen asleep. All I did was subconsciously point out how tired he was. If he'd been focused on the fight, he'd have been fine." Vegeta glanced at his rival, still sawing logs on the ground, and then back to Discord. He couldn't believe he was actually defending Kakarot, but nevertheless, he voiced his argument.
"Of course he wasn't focused on the battle. Kakarot couldn't even focus entirely while he was fighting Frieza, let alone some clown of Chaos. The only time he's ever been completely focused in a battle is when the lives of everyone he cares about are at stake. If you wanted to fight him, put him in a similar scenario and then give him a try." Behind Vegeta's back, Celestia and Luna were all signaling frantically for him to stop talking, but by the time Vegeta turned around to look at them, it was too late. The gleam was already in Discord's eyes, and he stood up straight, voicing his thoughts aloud.
"Really, now? Placing Goku's loved ones in mortal peril will bring out his true strength? I was under the impression that that little perk was unique to you, Vegeta. If it's true for him as well..." He rubbed his beard thoughtfully. "That could actually prove a bit formidable. Alright, then. Here's what we'll do. Just a moment." He snapped, and suddenly Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Big Mac, and Applebloom appeared. Rainbow Dash was in a shower cap, still sopping wet, Fluttershy was practically covered in baby ducks, the members of the Apple family were stacked atop one another and looking incredibly confused as to how they had gotten that way, and Pinkie looked incredibly bored, as if she'd been waiting all day for this. Discord snapped once more with his other hand, and suddenly they were all separated and in chains, along with Vegeta, Celestia, Luna, and Twilight. Fluttershy looked down at her new bonds, then up at Discord, her eyes filled with confusion and fear. Discord winked at her reassuringly, then paced back and forth in front of them, articulating his plan. "Hello, everypony. I'm sure you're all wondering why I've called you here today, and that's exactly what I plan to tell you. You see, my good friend Beres over here was placed under the impression that he would be permitted to do his job as Destroyer whilst he was here. I am, naturally, nopony to object, and so I brought you here as subjects for his activities." He turned, snapping subtly. A miniature Discord, barely larger than a speck of dust, appeared on the shoulders of each of the ponies, whispering a message into their ears and then popping back out of existence. "Now, I'll be counting down from ten, and once I make it to zero, Boars can feel free to start."
"I don't think so." Discord turned about, his eyes wide in mock surprise. There stood Goku, his mane blue, wings and horn fully sprouted. "Sorry, Discord. But I'm trying to break the habit of letting my friends die on alien worlds." Discord chuckled, whipping out a notepad.
"I've got to write that one down. Just a moment. Let's see...ten, nine-" As Goku realized what he was doing, he charged, throwing one hoof forward. Discord tossed the notebook into midair, where it disappeared, and threw up one arm to block the strike, but it had more force than he was anticipating, and it spun him about, leaving him open to a double-hoofed kick from Goku as the Saiyan pivoted around on the deity's opposite side. Discord caught himself in midair, grabbing ahold of the extended hooves as he flew away, dragging Goku along with him. "Eight, seven..." He spun Goku around in midair, spinning so fast that Goku became an orange blur. "Six..." Goku shook the dizziness out of his head, charging up an energy blast at the end of his hooves and forcing himself into a midair sit-up, smashing the energy into Discord's forehead. The Lord of Chaos careened downward, plowing into the ground. He chuckled out the next two numbers as Goku grimaced, blasting energy balls into the area around him. "Five, four..." He was forced to stop as Goku slammed into his gut with one knee, both hooves already drawn back.
"KAAAAAAMEEEEEHAAAAAAMEEEEE..." The entire group of chained ponies gasped as they realized what he was doing, and even Beerus and Whis's eyes bulged. Vegeta strained against his chains to no avail, yelling out instead.
"Kakarot, NO! You'll destroy the whole planet, you idiot!" Beerus quickly adjusted to the new development, raising one hoof with eleven bolts of power at its tip. Discord smirked, snapping at his hip and teleporting far up into the air as he continued his countdown.
"Two, one..." Goku's eyes bulged, and he glanced back at Beerus, ready to fire. In a single instant, he gritted his teeth and suddenly he was gone, behind Beerus now, and with the massive ball of blue energy still aimed upward at Discord. The only difference: Now it would go through both of them. Beerus took a fraction of a second to realize this, but a fraction was too long. His eyes widened and he let out a bellow of terror as both of Goku's hooves slung forward, unleashing a blast of unbridled rage and energy.
"HAAAAAAAAAAA!" Blue light enveloped Goku, Beerus, and Discord, and all onlookers were blinded temporarily as the truly massive payload of energy scorched the air above and earth beneath. It was a full ten seconds before the beam had left the atmosphere, and almost two minutes before the smoke cleared. When it had, all three ponies involved: Goku, Beerus, and Discord, lay unconscious on the blackened grass. Beerus twitched angrily in his sleep, but both Goku and Discord had a satisfied smile on their faces.
The chains snapped off of the group of ponies, but none of them moved. They were all struck speechless by what they had just witnessed, and the only onlooker to speak was Whis, as he examined the limp forms of the warriors. "Mmm hmm. Well, I don't suppose they'll be waking up for a few hours. I don't suppose you have any shops around based in the culinary arts?"
Hello, everyone. Sorry about the wait on this chapter, but I just recently started back to school and haven't had as much time as I thought to write. That, and I'm also running...how many stories right now?
That would be five. Couldn't be bothered to count that high yourself, could you?
Ah, you're just jealous because this is the only story you're featured in. Anyway, this chapter's review comes from another Guest:
"(A while back. Vegeta insists on calling me that because it's my birth name." He looked down at himself. "Huh. Hey Vegeta, have you noticed anything different about me?" The prince was speechless. As soon as Goku had stepped forward and spoken, he'd understood. They had become members of the native species. They were...ponies.)
I don't care how you look goku. I'm still gonna imagine you're in saiyan form."
Straight up...you have no idea how much that comment relates to trying to write for this story.
Simple fact. Watching Bacon try and write this is hilarious, because he can only remember the Saiyans as Saiyans. Building them in his head as ponies is pretty much impossible, so he ends up having to go back and correct every third word half of the time. That combined with how fast he types just makes the whole thing hilarious, because he'll get half a page done before he realizes he screwed up every other sentence.
Oh yes, please inform them of my many iniquities as a writer. Anyway, I agree wholeheartedly, and I usually have to go back and edit my brainstorming as well, just because I'll write the characters in Saiyan form in my head and then have to go back and fix it on paper, which is an art that I'm still mastering.
Oh, and a last note to Jennifer N. :Don't lost hope on that Supernatural/DBZ crossover. It's gonna happen, I just want to let one of my stories end first so I don't overload my schedule.
Well, I'm Awesomite.
And I'm OfficialBacon, and we'll see you in the next one.