Chapter Fifty Four: Two's Not Company
Rainbow Dash awoke with a loud yawn, but no louder than usual. She sat up in her bed and stretched her back, making a nice crack in the process. She then yawned once more before smacking her lips. Her stomach then rumbled, which told her it was time for breakfast. The mare noticed Vegito was gone, which wasn't a surprise, considering he woke up early pretty much every morning. Luckily their training sessions had been moved to the afternoon, which allowed Rainbow more time to sleep. Early mornings were not her thing, and she was 'more whiny' that early.
After taking a few moments to adjust to being awake again the Pegasus set off to the kitchen. She went at a rather slow pace, as she was in no particular hurry this morning. As soon as she reached the kitchen she went into one of her cupboards and pulled out a box of cereal, and then grabbed some milk from the fridge. Upon grabbing a bowl and a spoon she was ready to make breakfast. One good thing about a bowl of cereal was that it didn't require much effort, which was perfect for somepony like Rainbow Dash.
As the Pony was enjoying her tasty breakfast she figured she would go check the mail. She never usually received any mail, except from her job or all of the various party invitations Pinkie Pie sends out. Still, she had to check it eventually, and now seemed like the best time. She flew away from her table and out the front door, and soon landed by her mailbox below. Opening it revealed a package, which the mare curiously removed.
All it said on it was 'To: Rainbow Dash From: Anonymous'. With slight hesitation she opened up her package, and as soon as she did her jaw practically fell through the ground. It was the newest Daring Do book, but only that she was on the cover! Right there, next to Daring Do! Her eyes were like saucers as she stared at the sheer awesomeness that was the book in front of her. One of the loudest squees then escaped the elated Pegasus as she quickly flew back up into her house.
Once inside she dashed over to her room and gently placed the new book onto her bed, and after that she returned to the kitchen. While she had been in no hurry before she now had important matters to attend to, and as such she couldn't waste any time with breakfast. And so she proceeded to wolf down her cereal, much like her teacher would do. After finishing the last bite she quickly drank the remaining milk before tossing her dishes into the sink. Not a second later she was already in her bed, all nice and cozy in her blankets, and ready to read to the book.
Rainbow took another brief moment to savor the moment before finally cracking it open, and upon doing so she noticed a note. "To Rainbow Dash. I really owe you and your friends a lot. If it weren't for all of you I might not have stopped Ahuizotl, and I certainly wouldn't have learned to be more trusting. I also want to thank you for inspiring me to improve myself, and I look forward to our training sessions. Your friend, Daring Do."
Incoherent babbling was all that could be heard coming from Rainbow before she promptly fainted from sheer awesomeness.
Vegito was sitting at a table in his ship, scarfing down some delicious 'home-made' food. He had just been through one intense training session, and his body was in desperate need of re-fueling. At this point he had lost track of how much he was consuming, and it had only been a few minutes! Luckily for him he didn't have to worry about running out, as he could easily make more. And so he continued to stuff his face, and he would do so until his stomach burst.
As much as he would have loved to engorge himself all day he did have something important to do. Today was a special day, not for himself, but for Twilight. His studious friend would be receiving a visit from Princess Cadance, and the two Ponies had quite the day planned it seemed... or rather, Twilight had quite the day planned. The Saiyan wasn't really interested in what they were doing, but he was interested in making sure nothing went wrong. Did that mean he would tag along with them? Of course not! However, it wouldn't hurt to check in every now and then.
Speaking of, he realized it was getting close to Cadance's arrival, and as such prepared to leave. He was already prepared and thus only needed to get him to the arrival point, which was done with a quick Instant Transmission. In the blink of an eye he went from the mechanical insides of his ship, to the beautiful landscapes of Equestria. The Saiyan appeared at the Train Station, where his friends were all gathered.
It wasn't just Cadance coming to visit that had the Ponies gathered though, as one of their other friends had exciting plans of her own. Fluttershy was on her way to see one of the rarest, tiniest, most adorable creatures known to Equestria: the Breezies. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and she certainly wasn't going to pass it up. And so after getting herself ready she simply waited at the station with her friends, who were there to both see her off and await Princess Cadance.
Upon seeing her Saiyan friend the shy mare smiled and walked over to him. "Vegito you made it!"
"I said I would be there to see you off didn't I?" He smirked.
"I know, I guess I was just worried your training would have run long."
The train whistle then blew loudly.
"All aboard!" The conductor shouted.
Another smile graced Fluttershy's face as she boarded the train, and then began moving toward the back. As her ride began moving she stood in the very back car, and waved goodbye to her friends. "Goodbye! Goodbye, everypony!"
Pinkie Pie stood there for a moment before running after the train. "Fluttershy! I'll never forget youuuuuuu!" As the mare watched the train go faster and faster she caught sight of a red balloon, which soon brushed past her face. "Ooh, something floaty! La-la-la-la-la!"
Meanwhile back at the Station Twilight took a moment to express the lingering worry that had been building up inside of her all day. "Oh, I'm a bit nervous about Cadance's visit!"
"What could you be nervous about, Twilight? Cadance just loves you to pieces!" Applejack assured.
"I know, but I really want her visit to go off without a hitch!"
Just then Pinkie returned to her friends, with the red balloon in tow. "Oh, why wouldn't it?" She asked before the balloon drifted away, leaving her slightly sad.
"Well, the last three times we've seen each other haven't exactly been worry-free."
"The fate of Equestria has hung in the balance during most of your visits with her." Rarity noted.
"Exactly. Cadance and I haven't really had a chance to just enjoy being friends again. Which is why it is so important that this visit be about the two of us having some real quality time together."
Hearing that made Vegito grin. "You don't have to worry about that, so long as I'm around. But I'm also guessing you have plans for that as well?"
The Princess practically beamed at his question. "The timing couldn't be more perfect. For one day only, right here in Ponyville, the Star Swirl the Bearded Traveling Museum! Cadance and I can spend the whole day looking at Star Swirl the Bearded artifacts!"
"Sounds like a perfect drama-free way to spend the day with Cadance." The Unicorn said.
"Not counting the drama surrounding which of the bells from his cloak they've chosen to put on display. Spoiler alert: it's this one!"
Not a moment later Rainbow began hacking. "Uh, sorry. Something in my throat... like a big ball of 'lame'!"
Rarity ignored that comment. "I think it sounds delightful."
"Yup, definitely sounds like you two will have some real quality time together." Applejack agreed.
'As boring as that sounds at least it has the least chance of anything going wrong.' The Saiyan thought to himself, all the while hoping he wouldn't have to spend much time at this traveling museum.
"Exactly. Just quiet time."
Suddenly a train whistle could be heard blowing, which signaled the arrival of the train from Crystal Empire. As it came closer to the station it put on the brakes, which unfortunately caused a horrible screeching noise.
Everypony covered their ears as the unbearable noise continued.
Vegito had it even worse, and he wasn't sure how much more his ears could take.
Luckily the train finally stopped, and with it came the sounding of the royal horns. Two Guards then stepped out, one being a Crystal Pony and the other being Flash Sentry. Flash took a brief moment to wave to Twilight before resuming his position.
The Princess blushed slightly and returned the wave, but stopped when she saw Cadance exiting the train. A smile came to her face as she ran up to her sister-in-law.
"Your highness." Cadance bowed.
Twilight hesitated a slight moment before returning it. "Your highness."
A few seconds later the Princess of Love giggled. "I'm teasing, Twilight. We're sisters-in-law. We don't have to be so formal." She then turned and nodded to her Guards, signaling them to leave. And as soon as the train was gone Cadance approached her sister-in-law. "Knowing you, you've made some plans."
"Boy, have I. Hang on just one second." The lavender mare quickly ran back to her friends. "You guys-"
"Now, now, don't you worry about a thing! We will make sure that nothing – but nothing – interferes with your visit." Rarity promised.
"Go on, have a hootenanny with your kinfolk."
Vegito smirked. "If anything does try to ruin your day it'll have to get by me first."
Hearing all of that made Twilight smile. "You really are the best friends a pony could ever have. Coming, Cadance!"
Pinkie watched the duo walk off, and she couldn't help but smile fondly. "Two sisters-in-law bonding. Well, I for one am gonna make sure that nothing spoils their day!"
As his friend had been talking the Saiyan had sensed someone coming in the distance, and it didn't take him long to realize who it was. 'Oh great, just what we needed.'
"What is that thing?" Applejack questioned.
"Whatever it is... duuuck!"
Fortunately for the Ponies Vegito was already way ahead of them, and had moved to intercept the rapidly approaching object. With just a simple use of his hand he caught the out of control Draconequus. "What are you doing here Discord? And why are you blue?"
Discord was indeed blue, and by the looks of it very sick as well. "Oh Vegito, I-" Before he could finish his sentence he sneezed rather hard, which sent out a flame that lit the tree behind them on fire.
Luckily the Saiyan had been fast enough to dodge the fire and any germs, and not a moment after he set the sick Draconequus on the ground.
Everypony instantly crowded around him, wondering what the hay was going on.
"Oh it means so much that you all care about me."
Applejack rolled her eyes. "What are ya doin' here Discord?"
"And why has your entire body become cerulean?"
Before Discord could answer he had to sneeze again, and he ended up blowing himself backward while also making a nearby house float into the sky. "It would seem I've come down with quite the illness. I can barely move, and I almost didn't make it here in one piece!"
"So why didn't you just stay in bed?" Rainbow asked, even if she wasn't all that concerned about his 'illness'.
"I came to find the one pony who truly understands me and could nurse me back to health. Where is that dear, sweet Fluttershy? I need attention! I need some care! I need-"
"Fluttershy's gone." Vegito stated plainly.
"Oh, of course, her trip to see the Breezies. Ah, yes, I had forgotten that was today."
Applejack shot the mischievous god a questioning look. "How do you know about her trip?"
"Well, she told me about it in her last letter." The Draconequus explained as he pulled out one of the letters from seemingly nowhere.
"You and Fluttershy write each other letters?" Pinkie asked.
"Well, of course we do! We're friends! It's just such a shame that today of all days is when I really need her. Oh, well, I know what to do."
Rainbow liked his positive attitude, and was for once willing to help him. "Good thinking." She then flew behind him and started pushing him toward the station. "Head on home, put your feet up. I'm sure eventually you'll have the strength to make yourself soup or something..." Not a moment after she returned to her friend she noticed Discord standing where he had previously been.
"Oh, no-no-no-no-no-no! I mean, while she's gone, you all can take care of me! Isn't that what friends are for, taking care of each other?" Discord asked as he pulled everypony in for a hug. "Let the healing begin!"
"Not it!" In an instant Rainbow was gone.
'Impressive.' Vegito thought to himself.
"Well, that's some way to treat a suffering friend." The Draconequus huffed before sneezing, which caused a nearby lamppost to come to life.
A smile came to Pinkie Pie's face as she approached her sick friend. "Don't you worry, Discord! I'll give you cuddles, and read you stories, and tell you all about me! I was born on a Tuesday-"
"Oh, you're so sweet to offer, but Rarity and Applejack already volunteered to be my own personal nursemaids."
Both mares glanced over at one another incredulously. "We did?"
"I so hope you don't mind, Pinkie Pie."
"Well, as a matter of fact, I most certainly-" The pink Pony paused when a red balloon was put in front of her face, and was then released. "Hey! Who keeps throwing away these perfectly good balloons?"
As her friend chased after that balloon Applejack moved closer to Rarity. "That joker's up to something, and whatever it is, we're gonna keep it as far away from Twilight and Princess Cadance as possible."
"You're right. We promised we wouldn't let anything ruin their visit... although I do so wish that "anything" had turned out to be something else!"
Discord then appeared next to the two of them. "Did I hear you two talking about Princess Cadance's visit with Princess Twilight?"
Hearing that instantly made the fused warrior paused, and he now had his full attention on the sick creature.
"Fluttershy had mentioned that those two were getting together today. Mm-hm. How wonderful for them both. It is so rare that those two get to see one another. I don't know about you, but I sometimes wonder how close they could actually be. All those years apart before being reunited?"
"They're plenty close." The farm-Pony assured.
"And if they're not, this rare opportunity to focus on their friendship will certainly bring them closer. Unless..."
Rarity saw where he was going, and she was more than ready to put a stop to it. "Don't even think about it! They mustn't be disturbed!"
"Disturb them? I wouldn't dream of it. Not when I have two such dear friends of my own who have already offered to take care of me. And at such peril! This flu of mine is highly-" The Draconequus then sneezed on the pair of Ponies. "contagious."
Suddenly both mares turned cerulean, and then immediately sneezed.
"Oh no, I've gotten you both sick. Whomever shall I turn to now in my time of need?" As he was chuckling evilly he noticed a certain someone glaring at him. "Oh, Vegito, I had forgotten you were there."
"I know what you're planning Discord, and I'm not going to let you-" The Saiyan paused as he heard someone speaking to him.
Discord took notice of the pause, and he assumed it meant good news. "Oh I get it, you're going to look after me aren't you? You know I always thought you hated me, but it would seem you're finally starting to like me. I mean, taking in a sick friend in his hour of need? You're really-"
"Look I can't really stay and chat, I've got to go take care of something."
"What could be more important than my illness?!"
"The Supreme Kais need me to-"
Instantly the Draconequus was in front of his 'friend', and gripped his shoulders tightly. "Oooh a mission, that sounds like fun!" He then noticed the unamused look he was receiving, and with a sheepish chuckle he released his grip. "Anyway I would be more than willing to accompany you on this endeavor. Just imagine it, two best friends teaming up to save the universe! With your fighting skills and my powers we'll be sure to win."
Vegito found himself staring blankly as he pictured that in his mind, but after a few moments a different thought entered his mind. "Wait aren't you sick?"
"Oh no, I'm completely fine. See?" With a snap of his fingers his blue body returned to normal, and any previous symptoms he may have had were gone.
"Here's a follow up question, why were you faking being sick?"
"Well you see I was hoping to have a little fun today, maybe spend some time with one of my dear friends, and what better way to do so than to have them take care of me... but this mission of yours sounds way more exciting than getting attention for being sick."
The Saiyan sighed. "Look, this is serious. The mission I'm about to embark on could decided the fate of a whole planet, or maybe even the universe. I don't have time to babysit you, and I don't need a partner!"
Now it was Discord's turn to sigh. "Very well... I'm sure Twilight would be more than willing to help out a sick friend in their time of need."
Hearing that made Vegito pause, and he found himself faced with a difficult decision. He still help contempt for the Dranconequus, even after making that peace offering. Bringing Discord along would be very annoying, and could lead to some trouble... but if he didn't bring him along than Twilight's plans would surely be ruined. His friend's day with Cadance was very important to her, and if Discord were to show up that wouldn't end well. So it was either leave Discord behind and have him ruin Twilight's day, or bring him along and face any potential consequences.
After several moments the fused warrior made his decision. "...Alright, you can come with me."
"What did you say?"
"I said you can join me."
A bright smile came to the Lord of Chaos' face. "Oh I knew you'd come around. After all, how can friends say no to one another?"
"I'm not doing this for you! I'm doing this as a favor to Twilight. Today is really important to her, and I won't let anything or anyone get in the way... including you."
"Sounds to me like you really care about Twilight Sparkle." The Draconequus noted with a sly smirk.
Vegito sneered in response, not wanting to confirm that statement. "Just remember that this will be serious."
"Ha, I invented the word serious!"
"I'm pretty sure you didn't."
"That just shows what you know."
"...You know I think I'm starting to have second thoughts."
"Very well then. Should I place a claw to my forehead and feint backward, or just fall flat on my face? Which do you think Twilight will-" Before he could even finish his sentence the Saiyan had grabbed him, and not a second later they were gone.
Old Kai sat on the ground, staring intently at the crystal ball placed in front of him. His fellow Supreme Kai was sitting next to him, and he seemed surprised at what he was seeing. The Elder Kai couldn't blame him, as he himself was at a bit of a loss by what he was looking at. Luckily the problem seemed to be isolated to that planet alone, but said problem seemed to have attracted the attention of other people as well. And as soon as he saw this Old Kai knew he had to contact Vegito right away.
"Ancestor, do you really think Vegito will be able to stop this?"
"If anyone can do it he can." Old Kai assured.
"But..."
Suddenly someone appeared before the two Kais, and they both knew who it was.
"Ah Vegito, so good to see... you..."
Kibito Kai stared blankly at the bizarre creature standing next to Vegito. "Uh..."
"So you two are the Supreme Kais I've heard so much about. Gotta say, you two don't look very Supreme to me. But hey, I know how deceiving appearances can be. After all at one point my enemies were Ponies!"
Both gods stared at the bizarre, now laughing, creature before turning toward Vegito.
Vegito let out a sigh. "This is Discord, he's a... uh... he's going to be joining me on this mission." Just saying that made him feel a little sick.
As it turns out both Kais already knew who Discord was. Not personally of course, but from the times they've been checking in on their protege. It was good to keep an eye on him, mostly just to see how things are going for him. And one of the many events they witnessed was Discord breaking free and causing havoc for Ponyville, and how he created a clone of the Saiyan to distract him so the Draconequus could tear apart the Elements of Harmony. They had also seen Discord getting reformed, which was quite a roller coaster of a ride.
Old Kai scratched his head. "Okay... but why exactly?"
The Saiyan sighed once more. "I'm doing this for Twilight; I had no other choice."
"And you're sure he'll be ready for this?" Kibito Kai questioned.
Discord scoffed. "Oh please! I'm the Lord of Chaos, the Master of Reality! I can create whatever I want, go wherever I want, and do whatever I want! So I think I can handle your 'important mission'."
Everyone found themselves staring at the Dranconequus, all of them a little worried. Vegito was probably the most anxious out of all of them. It was his idea to bring Discord, the literal definition of chaos. Anything could happen, and that was what scared him. Of course he didn't even know what the mission was, but that didn't seem to matter. He was dealing with a very unpredictable being, with a very childlike mind, and just one little joke or spell could lead to disastrous consequences. It could very well lead to the end of the universe... well maybe not, but still.
Despite his fears though the Saiyan knew he had made the right decision. If Discord wasn't on this mission he would certainly be paying Twilight and Cadance an unexpected, and unwanted, visit. There was no way Vegito would let that happen, hence why he chose to bring the 'Lord of Chaos' along. Was it a little selfish to bring an unpredictable and dangerous person to an unknown planet, where said person could potentially ruin or destroy said planet... maybe, but the fused warrior didn't really care. As far as he was concerned Twilight Sparkle was way more important than some planet, even if the Supreme Kais would say otherwise. In the end it was his decision anyway.
After several more awkward moments Old Kai cleared his throat. "Yes, well, today's assignment is rather unusual. You see, there is a planet known as Xarod, and on said planet is a peculiar being. They say this monster cannot be defeated, no matter what anyone tries. Obviously word of this being got out and apparently several warriors tried to fight him, but all of them failed. Neither of us are exactly sure what's going on here, but we figured you'd be able to figure it out."
"So, a being that can't be defeated... yeah I'm up for the challenge." Vegito smirked.
"You sure seem confident." Discord noted.
"Why shouldn't I be? Just because those people failed doesn't mean this being is invincible, it just means they're weaklings. Come on, I'm the strongest warrior in the universe! I think I can handle this."
Old Kai furrowed his brow. "Just be cautious, and take this seriously!"
"Don't worry ancestor, I'm sure Vegito can do it."
The Saiyan nodded. "Don't worry, I'll handle it. Now where is this planet?"
"The East Galaxy, here take a look." The Elder Kai held the crystal ball up toward the Saiyan, showing him the general location of the planet relative to the rest of the galaxy.
Vegito closed his eyes and placed his fingers to his forehead, putting all of his concentration into finding that planet. Luckily it never seemed to take him long to find these places, despite how far away they were from him sometimes. He certainly wasn't about to question it though. For several more moments he searched for this planet.
Beside him Discord chuckled. "Having a hard time finding it? You know if it were me I would have found it minutes ago... oh who am I kidding, I would've gotten us totally lost. But it still would have been fun!"
Both Kais stared at the bizarre creature in utter confusion.
Meanwhile the Saiyan growled in frustration, but not a moment later he found the planet he was looking for. He then quickly grabbed a hold of his annoying companion and headed to their destination.
Old Kai then breathed a heavy sigh of relief. "A few more hours with that guy and I might have gone crazy!"
"I'm just worried something will go wrong... horribly wrong." Kibito Kai noted.
"Well let's just hope Vegito can keep Discord in check. And who knows, perhaps those strange powers of his will come in handy."
Twilight Sparkle was having one of the best days of her life! There she was at the Star Swirl the Bearded Traveling Museum with her sister-in-law/best foal-sitter ever, it couldn't have been more perfect. Not to mention it was a beautiful day outside, which just seemed to make the already great day even better. Needless to say she was enjoying herself thoroughly, and she could tell Cadance was having fun as well.
As Princess Cadance was staring at an old candle a thought came to mind. "You know, I was almost expecting something to go wrong today."
"What do you mean?" The lavender mare questioned.
"Well every other time we've seen each other something went wrong, and all of our time was spent saving the world. Now here we are having a fun time at the museum. I guess I just figured something would happen to ruin our fun day."
Much like her sister-in-law Twilight had similar thoughts earlier, and perhaps in the back of her mind she anticipated a crisis happening. Luckily that didn't seem like the case, as everything had been perfectly fine so far. No interruptions, no random monster attacks, no urgent letters from Princess Celestia. Of course there was still a chance that something could happen, as the day wasn't over yet, but the Alicorn wasn't too worried about it. Ordinarily she would be, but for some reason she just knew for absolute certain that everything would be fine.
A big smile then came to Twilight's face as she turned to face Cadance. "Well I'm glad that hasn't happened."
"Me too Twilight."
Vegito and Discord appeared in the middle of a barren wasteland, with the terrain being pretty rocky and uneven. The Saiyan took a quick look around, but saw no signs of life. A harsh wind blew past him, which seemed to add to the already creepy atmosphere. Perhaps he had miscalculated and landed on the wrong planet? No that couldn't be, as he was sure he traveled to the right place. It must have been the monster then, terrorizing the planet.
"Well this is welcoming." Discord joked.
"I'll bet we can blame this monster. I'd imagine fighting it can get intense."
"I suppose you have experience wrecking up planets."
The Saiyan didn't answer, but instead got right to work. "Hm... I'm sensing only one life form on this planet, but it's very weak."
A smile came to the Draconequus' face. "Looks like we've found our unbeatable opponent."
"Are you enjoying this?"
"Why not? You're about to do battle with an unbeatable monster! Ever here of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, well I think we're about to find out what happens."
In response to that Vegito grinned. "Oh I know what's going to happen." He then put two fingers to his forehead. "Now come on, let's not keep this thing waiting."
Discord eagerly took hold of his companion before the two of them were whisked away again. He and his chum were now in a place not to different from where they just were, except here there was some semblance of an arena. The key word was some as all that remained were a few small sections and rubble, lots and lots of rubble. The very ground beneath them had been torn apart, and any nearby rock formations had been reduced to small piles. Ordinarily seeing such destruction would have made him laugh, but for some reason he just didn't.
THUD!
Now lying deep within a crater was a warrior foolish enough to think he could beat the unbeatable monster. His gi had been ripped to shreds, and his body had been put through one hell of a beating. He was barely alive, and given the circumstances probably wasn't going to make it. As he lay there in agonizing pain he couldn't help but think of his family back home, and how he would never see them again. Fighting had always been to protect his family, but then he got cocky and went out on a suicide mission. 'Those other opponents were just weaklings... ugh, so much for that...'
As the fallen warrior lay there he suddenly felt something being put into his mouth, something small like a bean. As if it wasn't bad enough to be fed something random he was not forced to chew it, and then swallow it. Not a moment later though the warrior felt good as new, and he instantly jolted up. His wounds were healed, his strength was back, his belly was full. As he got up he saw two strangers standing near him.
Vegito offered a hand to the fallen man. "I'm sure you put up a good fight, but let me take over from here."
After getting up the warrior nodded. "That monster really is unbeatable, and you're a fool if you think you can win." With that message delivered he flew high into the air.
The Saiyan couldn't blame the man for saying that, as he had just lost very badly. That guy had quite a bit of power, but it was merely a drop in the bucket compared to Vegito. That fact alone made him certain he could win. And as the man he saved was flying away that left only one being left on this world, and the Saiyan sensed him approaching.
The being in question stood tall, at least between eight and ten foot. His skin was a dark grey, which seemed to crack in a few places around his arms and neck. Heavy footsteps echoed across the ground as he walked, although it was unclear whether it was because of his hulking frame or heavy boots. A simple pair of navy blue pants and a white belt was all he wore, and that was all he needed. Scars adorned his upper body, as well as a nasty one on his face. All in all he was intimidating, and the grimacing face wasn't helping.
"So you're the unbeatable monster I've heard so much about?"
No response.
Vegito chuckled. "Not much of a talker? That's a shame, I was really hoping we could have some good back and forths. You know, I insult you and you insult me, then I completely humiliate you. Oh well, I guess we can just get this over with."
From the sidelines Discord watched, but he was getting a weird feeling. 'Strange. That guy doesn't seem fazed at all, and he doesn't seem like he wants to fight.'
As soon as the fused warrior was ready he charged at his opponent, and easily caught him off guard. He threw a strong punch to the gut, and after a strange delay his enemy flew backwards. 'I was right, this guy is a weakling.' On the one hand he was really hoping for a challenge, as an unbeatable opponent sounded interesting. Yet what he found was a pathetic excuse for a legend.
Upon landing on the ground the monster smirked, and soon started laughing. He then stood up and saw his newest opponent coming toward him. "Sorry about that, I wasn't quite feeling myself earlier."
Vegito stopped walking and let out a chuckle. "So you can talk after all. It's not like it's going to matter though; I'm still far stronger than you are. You're not invincible, you just haven't faced anyone stronger than yourself."
"Oh I wouldn't say that. I haven't even begun to get serious." The monster then clenched his fists tight. Moments later a black aura engulfed his body, and numerous veins began popping all over. He soon let out a powerful shout, and it sounded like his body was going to be torn apart. His muscles bulked up little by little, but stopped growing after a few moments. A few more seconds passed before he ceased powering up, and he was now standing within a small crater.
A smirk came to the Saiyan's face. "I was hoping you were hiding your true power, so thanks for not disappointing me." For some reason he couldn't sense the monster's energy, despite him clearly using it. He wasn't too worried though, as he was certain he would still win. After all he was the strongest warrior in the universe, and that's before transforming into any of his Super Saiyan forms.
The monster smirked as well. "Now then, let's start this off right."
Vegito gladly got back into his fighting stance, but now he was intent on letting his opponent make the first move. He watched as the monster dashed toward him, and so he waited for the right moment to strike. Once the gap had been closed the Saiyan pulled his right arm back and then thrust it forward. His fist struck his enemy, but to his surprise it had zero effect. Before he could react he was kicked hard in the stomach, which launched him back quite a ways.
It didn't take long for the fused warrior to recover, and when he did he was once again face to face with the monster. Reacting quickly he punched his foe in the face, but again it did nothing. The next flurry yielded no results either, leaving the Saiyan confused. Needing a moment to think he leapt back while simultaneously kicking his opponent. He then touched down onto the ground, now further away from his perplexing enemy.
"Don't tell me that's all you've got, I was just starting to get warmed up."
'My first attack sent him flying, but now my punches aren't doing anything.'
"What's wrong, feeling scared?"
Growling, Vegito figured it was time to get serious. With a powerful roar he transformed into a Super Saiyan, and his transformation seemed to have caught his opponent off guard.
"So you can make yourself all shiny huh? Well that still won't do you much good against me."
Without warning Super Vegito charged at the monster, and landed a powerful strike to his chest. That time his punch actually did damage, making the Super Saiyan smirk. Not wanting to let anything weird happen he continued on with his attack. He dashed forward with a kick, but to his surprise his foot was caught. A smirk was all he received before he was thrown across the horizon. As he was flying he used his energy to turn himself around, and then he fired a massive bolt of energy at his opponent.
The monster easily knocked the blast away before pursing his victim. He grabbed the shiny warrior by the throat and lowered him to the ground, and proceeded to drag him through the rocky terrain below. That continued for several moments before the Monster lifted his opponent up and gave him a massive headbutt, which propelled him far across the battlefield. He then opened his mouth wide, and energy began forming within his maw. Seconds later he unleashed a gigantic beam of power, and it was headed straight for his foe.
Super Vegito saw this coming but didn't have much time to react. Thinking quickly he placed two fingers to his forehead, and he vanished right before the beam could swallow him whole. He appeared above his opponent, who had assumed he'd perished. The Super Saiyan dashed to his clueless enemy and planted a kick to the back of his head. Unfortunately it still did nothing.
"You're pretty clever aren't you?" The monster once again grabbed hold of his opponent and then swung him hard into the ground. He grinned as his foe entered the ground below, creating quite a deep imprint. He lifted the shiny warrior out of the ground, now holding him upside down. "Is it sinking in yet, you cannot defeat me!" He then delivered a powerful punch to his enemy's gut, launching him backward.
The Super Saiyan cried out in pain as he flew through the air, breaking through a few rock formations along the way. Eventually he lost momentum and slowly descended onto the ground, and then rolled to a stop. He laid there for several moments, trying to regain his breath. The air had definitely been knocked out of him, and the pain was coursing throughout his whole body. That didn't make sense to him though, as he had only received a few blows. Not to mention his power should have been higher than the monster's. 'Why do I feel so weak? What the hell is going on here?!'
Suddenly the monster came crashing down from the sky, and drove his knee right into his opponent's exposed chest. A loud cry of pure agony filled the air as his opponent laid there in immense pain. He then hopped off and landed near his fallen enemy. He watched his foe writhe in pain for a few more moments before his body stopped moving, and shortly after the golden hair went back to the original black color.
"And he's down for the count. That was a shame, I had hoped you would do better. Oh well, I guess I'll end it."
"Not so fast!"
The monster turned around and saw a very bizarre looking creature glaring at him. "What the hell are you?"
The Draconequus scoffed. "I could ask you the same question."
"Fair point. So you want to fight me do ya? Well, go ahead, but as you can see it's not so easy." He gestured to the fallen warrior behind him.
"You may have beaten up my best friend Vegito, but I won't be loosing to you." Discord declared.
That bold claim had the monster interested. "Oh, and how do you plan on defeating me?"
"I know you're secret." A smirk came to Discord's face when he noticed the monster frowning. "That's right, I figured you out. You're not invincible, you just have special powers. When Vegito punched you, you somehow gained his immense power, even though he was suppressing a gigantic portion of it. Of course he didn't realize this because I'm guessing he can't sense your energy. And then it was easy for you to defeat him, and now that you have his power you could defeat pretty much everyone in the universe... with a few exceptions."
"Like you right?"
"Exactly. Trust me, you've never encountered a being like me before. Now then, before I defeat you, do you have any last words?"
The monster growled. "Yeah. DIE!" Without warning he fired an energy blast at the annoying freak, which impacted with a loud boom. He smirked in satisfaction. "Took care of the that pest."
"Okay now that was just rude."
"WHAT?!" His opponent was still in one piece, completely unharmed.
"First you beat up my best friend and then you try to kill me, and here I thought we could be friends. Oh well, I guess I'll just end this."
With a roar the monster charged at the incredibly irritating freak.
Discord yawned and waited a few seconds, and when he was ready he snapped his talons. A portal opened up in front of him, and his clueless opponent flew right into it. He then quickly closed it, sealing the invincible monster away in another dimension. There was no escape, and nobody would ever find him. With a satisfied chuckle the Draconequus walked over to his fallen friend. He closed his claw and then reopened it, revealing the Senzu Bean he just created. He then fed it to the Saiyan.
Vegito swallowed the bean and instantly his strength had returned to him. "Ugh, what happened?"
"You lost mr. ego, badly."
"I... lost..." It was starting to come back to the Saiyan now. He had indeed lost badly, and only after a few attacks. Needless to say it angered him, having lost a fight. Despite his rage he was more confused than anything. "So what happened to the monster?"
"Well since you were down for the count I stepped in, and I won."
Hearing that made the fused warrior even more confused. "You won?"
Discord smirked. "It was easy, all I had to do was banish him to another dimension."
"Wow that was actually a good move. I still can't believe I lost though."
"There was nothing you could have done, the odds were against you the whole time."
Vegito then stood up and placed two fingers to his forehead. "I guess we can talk about this later, but now I just want to leave."
The Draconequus smiled as he walked over to his friend. "Don't worry, I won't tell anypony about your defeat."
As much as the Saiyan wanted to punch him for bringing it up he was glad it would remain a secret, as that was a pretty humiliating defeat. It wasn't that he was worried about what his friends would say, but he would rather not have word of his defeat spread around. It was better just to keep his reputation in tact anyway. "Let's just go home."
"Okay, but first you still haven't thanked me for saving your life."
"...Fine. Thanks Discord, for saving... my... l-life."
A goofy smile came to Discord's face in response. "Was that so hard? You know, I think our friendship is growing stronger by the minute."
The Saiyan groaned. "Just grab on to me before I leave you here."
Sitting in front of their crystal ball, the two Supreme Kais were completely stunned. They had been watching Vegito and Discord closely, and saw their battle with the invincible opponent. It had been a complete shock to see Vegito getting beaten badly, and then seeing him lying in defeat in a crater. What was even more of a surprise was seeing Discord win against the enemy, by sending him to another dimension! Needless to say they were both shocked at what they had just witnessed.
"I-I can't believe it." Kibito Kai spoke after what felt like an eternity of silence.
"I honestly didn't see that coming."
The younger Kai turned to his elder. "Who know Discord was so powerful, I mean he sent that monster to another dimension."
Old Kai furrowed his brow. "Yes, his magic is quite powerful. He reminds me of Majin Buu. I know Vegito said he's becoming reformed but he's still dangerous, and he should keep a close eye on that one."
"Today was perfect!"
Twilight was back in the library, having seen Cadance off at the train station not too long ago. The rest of the day went off without a hitch, and the two had a wonderful time. It had been a nice relaxing time, and although Cadance would have liked a little more excitement she still had a lot of fun. And in the end it didn't matter what they did, so long as they did it together.
"That's wonderful Twilight." Applejack noted.
Everypony else was in the library as well, having been invited by the Princess. They could tell their friend had a great time, and as such they wanted to hear about it... well maybe not all of them wanted to hear about it, but they wanted to be there none the less. Besides, Pinkie Pie whipped up her special "Twilight's fun day with Cadance went perfectly" cupcakes, so who wouldn't show up?
Pinkie smiled as she took a bite of her treat. "I'll bet Cadance is super duper excited too!"
Before the Alicorn could answer somepony materialized in the room. "Vegito!"
He smiled as his friend flew over and hugged him. "Good to see you too. So how was your day with Cadance."
She released her grip. "Oh it was amazing! We spent the whole day at the museum, it was great!"
"Yeah, I'll bet." The Saiyan joked.
"Hey I'm just glad Discord didn't ruin it." Rainbow added.
Twilight turned to her rainbow-maned friend. "What do you mean?"
"Well after you and Cadance left Discord showed up feeling quite ill, and he was looking for somepony to take care of him." Rarity explained.
"Yeah, and then he sneezed on Rarity and ah, gettin' us sick!"
"Well luckily for you he wasn't really sick." Vegito said.
Everypony turned to him.
"Yeah he was faking, just to spend time with one of you and 'have fun' by making one of you take care of him. After all of you left I was summoned by the Supreme Kais, and that's when he revealed he wasn't sick. He begged me to bring him with me, and I had no choice but to accept."
"Whoa whoa whoa! You brought Discord on a mission and you still won't bring me?!" Rainbow asked in anger.
"Look I only brought him so he wouldn't ruin Twilight's day!"
"He was going to ruin my day?"
"If I hadn't brought him he would have bugged you and Cadance, and definitely would have pretend to be sick."
Hearing that left the Alicorn surprised. "You brought Discord on a mission, for me?"
He nodded.
"But I thought you hated Discord?"
"I still do, but that didn't matter. Today meant everything to you, and I wouldn't have been able to live with myself knowing Discord was ruining it for you. So I sucked it up and took him along, and he surprisingly didn't screw anything up."
Twilight found herself stunned by what her friend had just told her. Vegito had taken somepony he really doesn't like along for one of his missions, all because of her. It really showed how much he cared about her, how much he cared about all of them. Her friend didn't say it, but he didn't really have to. His actions spoke louder than any words could. And so with tears in her eyes she once again gave him a hug.
"Thanks Vegito."
"You're welcome Twilight."
Boom, another chapter! This update was much faster than the last one huh? Well I'm sure you can see why. Since this chapter didn't really cover the actual episode I had more freedom in terms of writing, and didn't have to closely follow the structure. Pretty unexpected for Vegito to bring Discord along, well as he said he didn't have much of a choice. I liked the idea of them going on a mission, and I wanted to make sure Discord bought something to the table, hence the unbeatable monster. Will there be more Vegito Discord team ups in the future, maybe maybe not I don't know.
Also, I'm making changes in my writing schedule, and this story is shifting back to the primary focus. That means I'll mainly be writing chapters for this story, and so they'll come out a lot faster. I can't promise speedy uploads, but they should hopefully happen more frequently. That's all for now, be sure to R&R and have a wonderful day!
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