The Z Fighters React To Death Battle! (Take 2)

by SkorchNTorch

(Adopted from JLyman) After a mysterious being gives a series of videos to Bulma, the Z Fighters were left with the option to watch every, single one. What did they do? You guessed it! Join the Z Fighters, and maybe a few others, as they watch one of the greatest web series of all time! Rated M for... you already know.

14. Starscream vs Rainbow Dash (Updated)

A flaming portal opened up at CCHQ, and Videl stepped through it, looking around in surprise at how quickly she got here...

"Oh, hi Videl." Bulma smiled when she saw her appear. "I thought you'd be watching Pan…"

"Yeah… Skorch… kinda, sorta… offered to watch her for like, twenty minutes while we watch this episode." Videl said awkwardly. She noticed Vegeta, Android 18 and Marron, Gohan and Tien were also there. Gohan blinked, clearly unnerved with the remark.

"You trust that guy with a baby?" Android 18 asked, surprised. "I don't think Chi-Chi would trust him to open a door."

"Look, he gave me a way to make sure everything is okay, and admittedly, he hasn't lied or screwed us over yet." Videl said as if the matter was settled, before quickly looking and seeing Skorch on his phone, occasionally glancing to the crib while Amber stayed a few feet away, watching (presumably) clouds. She showed it to Gohan, and his stress noticeably lessened. She had a feeling everything would be okay.

Meanwhile, Majin Buu had been eating some snacks at Mr. Satan's place, when a large object seemed to come careening out of the sky and smashed into the ground not too far away from his house.

"Hm?!"

Grabbing another bag of chips, Buu took off to investigate this new… whatever it was. He could see smoke and dust still rising from the area of impact, and as he approached, it began to dissipate, revealing what crashed into the ground.

"Tiny Buu?" He said aloud.

(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)

"There are only three certainties in life." Wiz began. "Death, taxes, and the fact that if something is popular, they will merchandise the hell out of it. Even creating shows to do nothing but try to sell people stuff."

"…anyone have any idea what the battle was?" Tien asked, confused by the opening remark.

"Are we really doing this?" Boomstick asked, his tone making it clear he wasn't exactly thrilled about something.

"Yes."

"Ugh… fine. Starscream, the first generation silver-tongued Decpticon!" A robot appeared on screen with a red body and a unique design that seemed like a fighter jet. A long, sniper-rifle like weapon affixed to one of it's arms.

"And Rainbow Dash. The weather-controlling element of loyalty from the fourth generation of My Little Pony." A blue Pegasus appeared with a literal rainbow-mane and tail. Tien and Vegeta blinked in disbelief, looking to one another in a 'I'm sorry, what is happening?' way. They wanted to object or voice their complaints with this, but figured to at least give it a few minutes before doing so.

"Ugh… He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick." Boomstick grumbled.

"They're making a robot fight a pony?" Videl blinked, questioning if this was worth leaving her daughter with a sort-of God…

"I… Huh. Well, this could be interesting." Tien remarked. "Or this could be an absolute waste of time."

"Why does a plane have a face?" Android 18 asked, looking bewildered while Marron seemed happy to see the Pegasus. "Also, Decpticon? Seems a little… on the nose."

"True." Bulma agreed.

"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor-"

"That is a flying horse. What weapons or armor does it have!?" Vegeta asked, bewildered, deciding against waiting and voicing his issues now. "More importantly, WHY IS THIS A THING!?"

"It…" Tien began but trailed off. "Huh. Yeah…"

"Well, none of you thought Kirby could be a threat, and that little guy could destroy whole planets." Bulma remarked.

"Kirby was also an alien creature that could copy the powers of anyone he swallowed." Gohan replied. "That's a horse with wings."

"-and skills, to find out who would win… a Death Battle!"

The doors closed, then re-opened. A planet appeared, but the whole thing clearly seemed to be made out of metal. It almost seemed like earth but there was a noticeable amount of what seemed to be holes and fires visible even from back out in space.

(*Cues: Attack On the Shuttle - Lightning Their Darkest Hour*)

"Long ago, the once peaceful planet of Cybertron was torn asunder through civil war and political unrest. Two factions rose from the battlefields, the Autobots and the Deceptions." Wiz began. A yellow car shot by, driving along a clear battlefield, weaving in and out from laser blasts. To everyone's shock, the car turned into a giant robot who began blasting away.

"Whoa. Did that…" Tien blinked, taken aback by the sudden transformation.

"Yeah." Videl nodded, then added: "That was pretty awesome."

"The Autobots were led by the wise and strong-willed Optimus Prime, and the Decpticons were led by the twisted megalomaniac Megatron." Boomstick continued as a red-and-blue robot was shown standing amongst a group of other robots, some of whom were changing from vehicles to robot. Then a large greyish-white robot was shown. He had much more pronounced shoulders and a large cannon on his right arm.

"Decepticons… Decep- oh. Right." Videl remarked, thinking the name over before realizing what they were getting at. "That's clever."

"Starscream was once a Cybertronian scientist, and possibly an Autobot. But now he's the air commander of the Decepticon Battle fleet. He's driven by a sense of self-superiority, constantly seeking power and often attempts to usurp Megatron's leadership of the Decepticons, with little success."

Starscream stood over Megatron who was on the ground. "Yes! I am-" He began.

"Enough." Megatron said dismissively, kicking Starscream's leg out from under him, sending him to the floor. Needless to say, the Z-Crew wasn't impressed by what they were currently being told.

"Like all Transformers, Starscream has two forms. A giant death plane, and a giant killer robot." Boomstick continued. "Admittedly, it may not be as cool as a tank, or as destructive as the guy who can turn into a planet-"

"That I gotta see." Gohan remarked. "I can believe there's a bunch of these guys, heck maybe they even have their own world, but a planet that can turn into a giant robot? How would that even work?!"

BACKGROUND

- Height: Approx. 20'

- Weight: Very, Very Heavy

- Decepticon Seeker

- Air Commander

- Graduate of the Cybertron War Academy

- Nickname: "Silver Snake"

- Believed To Be Either An Ex-Autobot or a Scientist who Threw In With Megatron

- Clever Yet Cowardly

"-it gets the job done."

"While transformed into his robot form, Starscream's ability to fly is somewhat mute, and he can only hover or fly short distances. This form tends to be for ground travel and hand-to-hand combat. Yes, they know how to do that."

"I'd be more surprised if they didn't." Vegeta said. He wasn't sure why, but there was something rather interesting about the transforming robots. It was also clear there was a long history behind them, and clearly some sort of civil war. He'd look into it later.

ROBOT FORM

- Oddly Humanoid in Some Regards

- Retains The Ability For Limited Flight

- Weapons Systems

- Cluster Bombs

- Missiles

- Laser Guns

- MK-II Null Ray

- Can Travel Through Space

"Imagine traveling to Namek on a ship that's conscious." Gohan thought.

"Eh, it may seem like a good idea, but it'll probably end badly." Andorid 18 reasoned. "Wasn't there a movie about two guys and a ship with AI?"

"Yeah. That's a fair point." Bulma agreed. "I mean, HAL wasn't made like these guys, they seem oddly human, at least in regards to personality and brain function."

"Where do you think these guys came from?" Videl asked. "If there's a planet of them, does that mean there's a Transforming God? Or were they made by other aliens?"

"I mean, I doubt it was some sort of evolution scenario, someone probably would've built one, even if they were self-replicating." The scientist mused, now genuinely curious how this all worked. A portal opened and a ball of paper shot through. Uncrumpling it, there was a note from…. Someone.

So, across all the reboots, comics films, and cartoons, one of the more frequently acknowledged story is a race of beings called the Quintessons. They built the transformers and then were overthrown by them because they were dicks. This is not the origin every time, but it is a common one. I'd need to do some research before claiming one to be the 'Solid One'.

"Huh." Bulma thought.

"This form's weaponry mainly consists of cluster bombs, missiles and machine guns to blast enemies out of the sky, and of course, his trademark Null Ray, a laser rifle that shuts down anything that uses electricity. Which if you're a Transformer, is pretty much everything."

A white Transformer was struck by a blast from the gun, and fell to the ground sparking and yelling in pain. Starscream fired again, and blew the Transformer's head off. A few of the fighters winced at the sight. Even though they were giant robots, they seemed to feel pain... for some reason. Seriously, why would anyone program robots to feel pain!?

"He can transform into an F-15 Eagle; a twin-engine, all-weather fighter jet with top speeds reaching Mach 2.8, nearly three times the speed of sound." Wiz added. "It also was one of the most successful fighter planes of all time, with one hundred victories and no recorded losses during its main run. It's still in production to this day." Wiz added as a video of Starscream running in what looked like a grid-laced room. He jumped and changed into a jet, with several aspects being highlighted.

JET FORM

- F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet

- Top Speed: 2,100 mph

Primary Users:

- United States Air Force

- Japan Air Self-Defence Force

- Royal Saudi Air Force

- Israeli Air Force

- Originally Produced in 1972

Weaponry:

- AIM Homing Missiles

- 7F/M Homing Sparrows

- 120 AMRAAM Slammers ("Air-to-air missiles." 18 remarked.)

- 9L/M Sidewinders

- M61A1 Vulcan Gatling Gun

- Was Followed Up By The F-15E Strike Eagle in 1989

- Used In The Gulf War and the Yemen Civil War

"Sometimes I forget how powerful these things can get." Tien remarked. "I see these flying by every now and then, didn't know they had so much weaponry."

"It'd be awesome to fly one." Videl added.

"In his jet form, he can fire three different types of homing missiles, from short-ranged Sidewinders to long-ranged Slammers. Admittedly, I think that's not enough types of missiles, but hey that's just me. And if those don't do the trick, he's equipped with an M61A1 Vulcan Gatling Gun, that fires 20-millimeter ammo at 6000 rounds per minute. Fun fact: it also works great for hunting! Or turning off alarm clocks."

"I know I shouldn't ask, but how can a horse with wings pose the slightest of a threat?" Vegeta asked. In the other fights, even when it seemed like one side would win, the other had some sort of insane world-ending power. "I mean, even if the horse has some sort of magic, how can it avoid 6000 rounds?"

"Something I've noticed is they wouldn't make it a one-sided fight." Gohan mused. "Even with some of the weirder fights like Vegeta and Shadow or Kirby and Buu, they make sure there's some sort of balance between the two."

"Despite seeming like a slick tactician, Starscream is a coward." Wiz continued, and immediately, all respect or intrigue most of the fighters had for Starscream disappeared. "He routinely uses cheap tactics, often shooting his opponents in the back or simply running for it."

"I'm honestly surprised none of us put that together yet." 18 commented. "I mean… they said as much at the beginning, and he doesn't seem like much of a leader."

"However, his deadliest weapon is arguably his silver tongue. While he is not the strongest Decepticon, he is a clever and deceiving speaker, who can worm his way into favourable positions."

"Ah, one of those guys…" Tien muttered.

"You don't know what you're doing Megatron! You're endangering our entire world!" A jet-like Autobot shouted, only for Starscream to push past him.

"Teach me, Megatron." He spoke up. "Teach me to wield Dark Energon, the way you do! And I will serve you."

"And what could you offer me that I could not simply take?" Megatron asked dryly.

"The Dark Energon on this station is nearly exhausted, I alone, know how to create more."

"Despite this, he is a terrible strategist. Most of his plans instantly go wrong." Wiz commented.

"Then why keep him around? If all he does is screw things up and fail at his job, why bother keeping him around?" Videl asked, somewhat frustrated.

"Well, most likely he knows things that the Deception-Bots wouldn't want the… whatever the other group was called, to know." Vegeta said, speaking from experience. "Considering he's a robot, if they killed him, he may be able to jump into another body, so it would make more sense to keep him at an arm's length."

"There's something off about that Starscream guy, Megatron. I don't trust him…" A small Decpticon remarked as he, Megatron, and a somewhat boxy third transformer were fighting running through what seemed like a plaza.

"Oh, I trust Starscream about as far as I can blast him… but he shows a rare cunning that I find intriguing." Megatron replied as he blasted an Autobot into pieces.

"That explains it, I guess." Bulma shrugged.

"But, he has taken over the Decepticons in the past, for admittedly really dumb reasons. Like when he took over the Decepticons because Megatron had a sore throat." Boomstick commented, and everyone blinked in surprise or disbelief.

"How does a robot get a sore throat?" Marron asked, confused. "They're metal, right?"

"Yeah… like, can robots get sick?"

"Would that be the equivalent of a virus?"

"I have no idea." Bulma admitted.

"Autobots!" Megatron croaked in a staticky, distorted voice.

"Too bad! He's blown his vocal components. I guess that makes me the new leader!" Starscream declared. Most of the Dragon Crew face-palmed at that. Even a few Decepticons seemed to look to one another with a 'Is he serious?' look.

"His logic is flawless!" Vegeta said with an abundance of sarcasm.

"It was short-lived." Boomstick remarked as Starscream's jet form was seen crashing into the ground.

"That's oddly fitting imagery." Tien admitted.

"And yet his persistence and terrible plans eventually paid off, and he was crowned leader of the Decepticon Faction, finally achieving the power he wanted."

"Decepticons! As your new leader, I-" Starscream began but was cut off when a large light-purple jet flew into the large arena where Starscream was being coronated. "Who dares interrupt my coronation?!"

"Coronation Starscream? This is bad comedy!" Megatron remarked, seeming bored with what he was seeing. At least… it sounded like Megatron... the Transformer was purple, and notably seemed to have what might equate to a crown on his head.

"That's Galvitron. Megatron got rebuilt after getting killed. Sorta. By Unicron, a planet Transformer who also sometimes is a cool giant dragon!" Skorch remarked, briefly appearing through one of his spark-holes, holding the still sleeping Pan in his arms.

"You've GOTTA show us that sometime." Gohan remarked, relieved to see his Daughter so content.

"Oof. Trust me, G. I don't think you're read for the great toy massacre of 1986..." Skorch shook his head, and disappeared.

"Megatron? Is that you?" Starscream asked, not seeming to realize now might be a good time to run.

"Here's a hint!" Galvitron said off-handedly, before transforming into a laser cannon and blasting Starscream. The twisted energy seemed to petrify the cowardly jet, and then he fell to pieces.

"He died in one shot?" Vegeta asked, clearly annoyed with something. "That's all it takes to kill one of these guys?"

"I think there was something connected to what he was shot with." Gohan shrugged. "There seemed to be something… weird about it."

"Now that you mention it, yeah." Tien nodded. "All the other energy blasts seemed almost… clean, in a sense. But that seemed like some perverted form of an attack."

"Probably has something to do with his re-built body. Seems like the kind of thing that would happen after being brought back from the dead." Videl agreed.

"Again, short-lived."

ATTRIBUTES

- A Clever Speaker

- Transparent Strategist

- Arrogant and Stubborn

- Cowardly

- Prideful

- Uses Cheap Tactics (Many Of Which Blow Up In His Face)

"Or the time he tried to usurp Megatron by unleashing the captured Dinobot Grimlock…"

"It worked." Boomstick said. Surprising everyone.

"So, you are the one called Grimlock." Starscream remarked walking towards a giant transformer, giant even by their standards. Who was currently restrained. "I, am Starscream. I know what Shockwave did to you, I scanned his logs. Looked excruciating. I bet your just chomping at the bit to pay him back."

"How is this working?" Videl asked.

"Sometimes an idiot who can speak well can command a legion of idiots who can't speak." Vegeta said, thinking back to some past experiences. "If you can make people think you know what you're doing, they'll listen."

"But what is a Grimlock to do? Surely Optimus has written you off… And you're entirely too stupid to think for yourself." Starscream continued, walking back to the restrained Autobot and beginning to fly up to eye level. "Pathetic."

"That's the pot calling the kettle black…" Someone muttered.

"You will swear your allegiance to me. You will do my bidding. And in turn, I will set you free."

"HA!" Boomstick laughed. "Kidding. It blew up in his face."

"No thanks!" Grimlock roared, suddenly grabbing Starscream, who seemed totally caught off-guard by this. "I'll free myself!"

He then proceeded to throw Starscream into a large power generator, ripped his restraints off, and stormed off, leaving Starscream on the ground.

"Ow…" He said quietly. Admittedly, this got a laugh from everyone.

"After a whopping twenty seconds as king, a personal record, Starscream got taken down a peg. Permanently." Wiz continued, until a white-and-blue orb appeared. "However, it was then he discovered that his Spark, effectively a Transformers soul, don't question it, couldn't be destroyed.

SPARK

- Indestructible

- Can Move on Its Own

- Floats

- Allows Him to Speak… Somehow.

- Can Possess & Control Other Machines

"Huh, so no matter how many times he dies, he can just possess another body and keep going." Bulma said, thinking it over. "That'd be helpful."

"But does that mean you're stuck in this world forever?" Videl asked. "Because it doesn't seem worth it if it means you can never move on."

"The issue with that is…?" Tien asked. He has his own thought, but was curious what Videl was getting at.

"Inevitability the world will die, and everything will fall apart. Then you'd be stuck forever floating in a black void. Sure, it'd be cool to live a super long time, but is it worth the end result?"

"And a good thing too, because since then, he's died in just about every show, every comic, and every film." Boomstick added as a montage of Starscream being shot, blown up, and otherwise destroyed was shown.

"Still, should his body be destroyed, he can simply possess another one. There's some conflicting evidence towards how this happens, and what happens to the body he possesses, but it's generally believed the body has to have a weaker 'life source' or something like that. However, this does have some drawbacks, such as the time he possessed a cybernetic schoolgirl while she was using the bathroom."

"BOUNDARIES!" Boomstick and most of those watching shouted. Marron flinched, surprised by the outburst.

"He… he did what?" Gohan asked in disbelief.

"…I just…wow." Vegeta blinked. "I have no words for how astronomically stupid that is."

"That… that's just creepy." Bulma frowned.

"'Creepy' doesn't even begin to describe it!" Videl exclaimed, disgusted.

"Also, WHAT!?" Boomstick shouted. "Can… Dude… can we even talk about that?! Isn't that like-"

"Yeah… it was weird." Wiz grimaced. "Unfortunately, his poor knowledge of human society led him to forget to pull up the girl's underwear, making him the laughing stock of the school."

"Right. Okay." 18 said, still disgusted by what she had just been told. While Marron seemed a little bit frightened by the sudden shouting, thankfully she didn't seem to understand the implications of that.

"Props to you Japan." Boomstick blinked. "I didn't see that coming."

"You're an idiot, Starscream!" Megatron said dismissively as the doors closed.

"Truer words have never been spoken." Tien said.

Overall, those watching found the concept of Transformers fascinating. Both the Autobots and Decpticons seemed to have an interesting history, with players on both sides they hoped they'd see in future fights. However, they all thought Starscream was as idiotic as he was cowardly. Still, his weaponry and extreme speeds did make him a threat.

As the watchers went to get some drinks or anything else, Videl pulled up the orb and watched as the image was projected. Skorch was floating in the air, in a position much like he was in an invisible hammock, holding Pan close to his chest. She seemed rather content, it was sweet really.

"Hey, what I miss?" Yamcha asked as he appeared from one of the Spark Portals. "Also, sorry I'm late."

"A giant robot that can change into a jet fighter is going up against a pony." Videl answered.

"Are… are you serious?" Yamcha asked in disbelief as the doors opened again.

(*Cues: MLP: FIM - Sonic Rainboom (Just An Old Mare's Tale)*)

"Rainbow Dash is a Pegasus Pony from the kingdom of Equestria, the magical land of ponies." Wiz began as the Pegasus from the intro shot by, leaving a rainbow trail behind her.

Boomstick and Vegeta groaned. Videl just shot him an amused smirk.

"We're really doing this?" Yamcha asked.

"Hey, you don't have to stay." Gohan shrugged.

"No. it's… I have so many questions, but at this point I feel like asking them is redundant."

"After dropping out of flight school, Rainbow found a job in Ponyville as Weather Manager." Wiz continued.

"Remember kids, you don't need an education to get a decent job!" Boomstick added.

"No." Bulma immediately spoke with great annoyance.

"Hey, there was a whole song written about it." Tien smirked.

"But if they had an education, they'd know it's 'we don't need any education.'" The scientist shot back.

"You must be fun at parties…"

Vegeta shot Yamcha a look with a very dangerous look in his eyes.

BACKGROUND

- Height: Approx. 4'

- Flight School Drop-Out

- Weather Manager

- Element of Loyalty

- Winner of "Best Young flyer's Competition"

- Unnatural Durability

- Black Belt In Karate ("What…?" Was asked by a few)

- One Of The Mane Six ("Puns. Woo." Someone muttered.)

- Often Shipped With Sonic The Hedgehog

"Despite being only four feet tall, Rainbow Dash is an extremely strong, agile flyer with great durability and resilience. She's often cited as one of the best flyers in all of Equestria, she's able to fly at speeds fast enough to smash through trees and solid rocks without an issue. Throughout her young life, she spent most of her time training to join the Wonderbolts, a superb team of flyers who are the equivalent of the Blue Angels."

"Except they're PONIES." Boomstick said in an annoyed tone, still clearly not having come around to this combatant.

"Would a word of ponies have a military?" Gohan asked. "I mean… could they even hold a gun?"

"And what do they ride?" 18 asked. "Do they mount other horses and- wow that sounded wrong."

"Good question." Tien nodded.

"Which is weird considering their world is filled with powerful MAGIC USERS." Boomstick continued as a large white unicorn with wings was seen blasting a beam of energy off at another unicorn with wings that seemed to be black as night.

"That just raises even more questions."

"She is also a black belt in karate." Wiz added as Rainbow Dash was shown training in a traditional karate form that was… shockingly good.

"How does a pony learn karate, let alone master it?!" Vegeta and Boomstick said at the same time.

"Being a Pegasus pony, one of the three main races in Equestria, Rainbow is capable of controlling weather." Wiz continued as Rainbow was shown flying around pulling a cloud behind her.

WEATHER CONTROL

- Can Stand On Clouds

- Can Manipulate Size & Location Of Clouds

- Can Force Rain & Lightning From Clouds

- Managerial Position Provides Mastery Of This Field

- Tornado Creation & Control (Many watching had MANY questions about that)

"She can use the clouds in the sky to manipulate lighting strikes and precipitation. This ability also allows her to move on clouds as if they were pavement without falling through, and can even manipulate the seasons to an extent. Also, she can create and control giant tornadoes."

"Huh." Yamcha blinked. "I was not expecting that."

"If she controls lighting…" Vegeta muttered.

"Everything okay?" Bulma asked.

"Huh? Yeah. Just thinking about something." He shook his head.

"And I hope you all like puns, because she's got plenty!" Boomstick added. "She's also got some other moves, like the Buccaneer Blaze, which is apparently so amazing it can't be shown on screen. And, somehow, it creates a huge explosion."

MOVE LIST

- Super Speed Strut

- Fantastic Filly Flash

- Cloud Barrel Weave

- Cloud Spinning

- Rainblow Dry ("Okay, they HAD to have known that sounded like a double entendre." Videl said.)

- Buccaneer Blaze

"Is everything in their world a horse related pun?" Yamcha asked.

"Yes." Skorch's voice sounded, answering the question.

"At what point do you have to consider that maybe you've written too many puns? Even John Kassir would probably tell them to tone it down at this point." Android 18 commented.

"Who?" Vegeta asked.

"I'll tell you later."

"Also, why does 'Buccaneer Blaze' sound like code words for a stoner horse?" Tien asked in his dry tone. "I get they're trying to stay on brand probably, but… It feels like this could lead to some really weird ideas…"

"But it's a show for little kids, I doubt anyone Marron's age would understand what that meant." Videl replied. "Besides, if its just kids watching it, what's the worst that could happen?"

"Rainbow often brags that she is the fastest in the world. And you know what? She's right. By calculations according to this guy-" Wiz began.

"WHAT THE HECK!?" Was yelled as everyone seemed to physical recoil in surprise or disgust at what they saw. This wasn't a slight against who was on screen, but it was surprising.

"…hey, Sk-"

"No." Skorch said, appearing from somewhere. "I'm not talking about this with you guys. Not when Marron's here and I'm still holding a baby."

"It's just… I mean… what?" Someone muttered.

"What's the worst that could happen?" Gohan asked sarcastically, looking to his wife, who looked at him seemingly agitated.

"Okay... well… maybe that's a one-off thing. Every group of fans has it's weird people…"

"That wasn't 'weird' that was… What the hell was that!?" Vegeta shot back.

"And what does that mean for us?" Tien asked, the question leaving everyone in silence, either because they didn't understand what he was asking, or didn't want to think about it. "If we're a show in another dimension, does that mean there's weird stuff like that concerning us?"

Before anyone could say anything else, another note (in a paper airplane) flew through a small hole and hit Gohan.

"Most of them aren't that bad, but there's some that are just weird or creepy." He read.

"Okay I think we should just move on and… try to forget that…" 18 finally spoke. Everyone agreed.

"-Rainbow Dash can fly up to five times the speed of sound with ease. This is apparent through the Mach cone that often forms around Rainbow, which indicates that she has broken the sound barrier. And the angle of which proves she can reach up to Mach 5 speeds."

As Wiz spoke, a diagram appeared with 'The Board of Wizdom' written on the bottom. There was a large diagram showing flight trajectories, and formulas calculating the speed of flight compared to the resistance of wind. Most were confused, but a few calculations seemed to come closer, finally coming to show the final numbers.

Mach 5 = 3806.04 Miles Per Hour

Eleven times faster than the speed of sound

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"What are her wings made of?" Yamcha asked. "If she's moving faster than the sound barrier, how powerful would her wings have to be to sustain that? Let alone her whole body?"

"I honestly can't say." Bulma frowned, before looking to Vegeta. "You and Goku have moved at speeds upwards of Mach 15, but you don't seem to be affected by it in any physical way."

"I think that has to do with the Sayian genetics, but I can't say for sure." Vegeta shrugged.

"Not to mention a lot of the time we fly fast in bursts." Gohan added. "I don't think we're going that fast the entire time."

"But in combat it would have a lot of negative effects." Yamcha stated. "If you hit someone moving Mach fifteen, let alone Mach five, you'd have to deal with the shockwave, you'd go blind and deaf, and most likely have your head ripped off."

"Fair point. But she's fighting a giant robot." Videl added.

"This is a pony, a baby horse girl toy. Why is it so awesome?" Boomstick asked.

ATTRIBUTES

- Brash, Sometimes Egotistical & Arrogant (While most thought it, no one voiced the comparison to Vegeta.)

- Extremely Competitive

- Brave & Loyal

- Athletic Both On The Ground And In The Air

"Well, that's not all. Upon breaching Mach 5, she entered hypersonic speeds to create the Sonic Rainboom. With this, her speed doubles instantaneously to Mach 10. And somehow the resulting sonic boom completely shatters the visible light spectrum." Wiz added.

"That's not how sonic booms work, but this is also a Pegasus who can apparently fly at Mach five speeds so… okay." Bulma bit her lip, clearly wanting to comment on the scientific inaccuracies, but also figured this wasn't the battle to do that.

SONIC RAINBOOM

- Hypersonic

- Instantly Doubles Dash's Speed to Mach 10

- Top Speed: 7,6000 MPH (Even Vegeta admitted that was impressive. For a horse.)

- Creates A Rainbow

- Created A Powerful Shockwave

- Can Pull 90 Degree Turns

- Responsible For Setting Most Of The Events In Equestria's Recent History

"What do they mean by that last one?" Videl asked.

"I guess it caused some things to happen that set peo-er, these horses on their path to their destines." Tien mused, not realizing how right he was.

"Not to mention the sonic boom itself is apparently strong enough to split solid rock and shake entire mountains to their core." Boomstick added. "And she does all of this without magic. I gotta say, that's some impressive physical prowess."

"Yup."

"Admittedly, yeah."

"True."

"Well, that's not entirely true. Rainbow Dash doesn't have traditional magic, but she is capable of using the power of the Elements of Harmony." Wiz spoke up as five what they assumed to be necklaces and a crown were shown. "Rainbow Dash has proved time and again her loyalty to her friends and to those in her family. While her arrogance and pride can occasionally get in the way or lead her off course, Dash always strives to be the best she can be."

"She's taken on a number of Eldritch Monsters and world-ending threats like Discord, the God of Chaos and was only bested because she thought she was doing the right thing."

A… Well, a mash-up of all sorts of animals into one large creature was shown, seemingly floating on air and watching Dash and the other five.

"This doesn't make sense!" Rainbow Dash yelled in annoyance.

"Sense? Where's the fun of things making sense?" 'Discord' (the fighters assumed) said before laughing. Snapping his fingers, the surrounding trees and bushes seemed to grow and twist, cutting them off form one another.

"Still, reality warpers are by nature, chaotic beings." Boomstick shrugged. "But… wait. Where was I going with this?"

Videl felt her gut freeze as an icy chill crept down her back. Had she left her baby with a chaotic being? If Skorch was anything like Discord…

She looked at the orb again, which swirled to life. She saw Skorch was sitting on the ground, creating what looked like a bird out of flames, and felt relief as she saw Pan looking up at the bird with wonder. She sighed in relief as she heard her daughter giggle lightly.

"She's doing okay?" Gohan asked.

"Yes. I'm… sorry. I just-"

"I'm concerned for her too. But… I trust Skorch, at least trust him enough to know that he wouldn't do something that could hurt Pan."

"Rainbow is brash, athletic, and extremely competitive. But while she's steadfast and loyal, she sometimes cheats to get her way." Wiz added as Rainbow pulled a branch back, and let if slam into an orange pony with a cowboy hat, knocking her to the ground.

"…well. Let's make it fight a giant robot." Boomstick said with a verbal shrug, seemingly given up on understanding 'why'.

"Yeeeeaaaaahh!" Rainbow Dash cheered as she shot by, leaving a rainbow trail as the doors closed.

After pausing the video, everyone looked to one another. This was probably one of the most widely-agreed pre-battle agreements. Everyone except Gohan and Yamcha believed Rainbow Dash would win, even Vegeta had (begrudgingly) admitted that Dash's speed would probably be a major advantage over Starscream's plane form.

Despite being told about Starscream's idiotic choices, Yamcha reasoned that speed wouldn't mean too much if he had a machine gun. That was the main reason Gohan had chosen Starscream over Rainbow Dash, but that didn't mean he liked him. Just the opposite, he found Starscream to be honestly pathetic, aside from his weaponry. This was a sentiment shared by everyone watching, as they felt like Starscream was somehow more of a joke than a winged horse was. His cowardly and manipulative tactics didn't make him a threat, tit made him more of an annoyance than anything. But considering they had seen fights with soul-devouring monsters, it wasn't unusual to vote for the villain. Still, they had to mention that his seemingly constant idiotic choices made him out to be as terrible a fighter as he was a leader.

"Still, I've been trying to figure this out." Vegeta spoke up, having been thinking on this during the two introductions. "His Null Ray destroys anything electric, would that apply to the thunder clouds?"

Everyone thought it over, it was a reasonable question. Sure, Dash didn't have to rely solely on using lightning to try and kill Starscream, but it seemed like this may have to do with the 'fair fight' Tien had mentioned at the beginning.

"Honestly I think if it was any other Transmorpher or whatever they're called, Dash wouldn't have much of a chance." 18 admitted. "But this Starscream guy doesn't inspire confidence."

"But it's a giant death machine against a winged horse." Yamcha stated. "It just… It seems like there's only one way this ends."

"Alright the combatants are set. Let's end this debate once and for all!"

"It's time for a DEATH BATTLLEEE!" Boomstick shouted as the doors closed and opened again.

(*Cues: MLP:FIM - Rarity's Fashion Show*)

Starscream seemed to be flying over a town that seemed part modern, and part medieval. It was also clear that whoever chose the colour design for this place probably had a dozen too many coffees that morning. A sign reading 'Welcome to Ponyville' was set up outside of the town.

FROOM

A blur shot by, leaving the sign burning. Starscream began transforming mid-air and landed in the center of town, laughing manically. However, the ponies walking around didn't seem that phased by this.

"Yes, bow before your new ruler! Tremble in fear of Starscre-" He began yelling.

"Hey!" A voice shouted from off screen. "Keep it down! I'm trying to sleep!"

"You dare speak that way to your new king?! I will-" Starscream began, clearly angered, but was cut off again.

"Boo!"

"You're not funny!"

"Wheelie is a better character and has more fans then you!"

"Pathetic worms! Send me your most powerful champion and I will annihilate them! Then I will do the same to your whole village!"

"If I have to commend him on anything, he's resilient." Vegeta admitted.

Before anyone else could say anything, a rainbow trail shot past making Starscream duck to dodge whatever just came at him. Out of the blinding sun, Rainbow Dash flew up to the roof of a building, sitting on the roof and looking at Starscream.

"Hi there!" She said with a wave. Starscream laughed mockingly in return.

"A pony? I'll crush you in an instant. Prepare to be annihilated!"

"You talk a lot." Dash replied.

FIGHT!

Starscream prepared to fire his Null ray, but clearly hadn't expected Dash to be as fast as she was. The Pegasus shot forward, then upwards, then diagonally, then… well, you get the picture. All the whole she struck Starscream with quick attacks that he clearly didn't know how to counter. Finally, Dash seemed to attack Starscream's heel, but nothing happened. As she began to fly up for another attack, Starscream finally managed to hit her with a backhand strike. The cyan pony was sent flying a good distance away, clearly disoriented but nothing too drastic.

"That. Is. it. I am going to kill you!" Starscream growled. "I will burn you village to the ground and-"

"Tag, you're it!" Rainbow Dash yelled as she shot by, hitting Starscream in the face before heading up into the sky.

Shouting in anger, Starscream changed back into his plane form and took off after Dash. While the two were tearing through the sky, Starscream began unloading his gatling gun, the bullets tearing through the sky and clouds.

"Wait. Ah!" Dash shouted in surprise as the bullets came out from nowhere. However, she quickly began swerving back and forth, avoiding them.

"I almost feel bad for Starscream at this point." Videl admitted. "Everything he's ever done has blown up in his face, and now he's being bested by a pony."

"The day that happens to me, is the day I quit this lifestyle." Vegeta remarked.

"Still, I think that kind of weaponry would be great against another Transformer." Yamcha reasoned. "Those things are huge, but… yeah. I'm surprised he's losing this badly."

Starscream switched to firing missiles which again, Dash avoided. However, one of them continued flying off into the distance seemed to hit a giant tree that was also a house. This did get Dash to stop and turn around, now seeming more angered than anything.

"ARE YOU INSANE!?" She shouted. "YOU COULD'VE KILLED SOMEONE!"

"My leg…" Was faintly heard.

"You think Starscream cares for these pathetic creatures' lives? Bah!" The Decepticon retorted. "I will burn it all to the ground and watch them burn with it!"

"…you weren't joking." Dahs blinked, suddenly seeming to grow more serious. "Well, guess you'll see what happens when you mess with the best!"

Dash shot off like a rocket again, hitting Starscream's tail fin and causing him to spin uncontrollably in the air, yelling in confusion as he did so.

"Really?" Tien muttered.

"Yeah, like… How can he not see this stuff coming?" Android 18 asked. She had to admit watching Starscream be routinely humiliated by Rainbow Dash was entertaining, and Marron clearly thought so as well as shew was giggling as she watched Dash routinely outsmart Starscream.

Their chase continued, Rainbow and Starscream weaving in between mountains and clouds. The Decepticon always seemed to be just a few feet behind her, and to his credit was able to fly well enough to avoid any incoming obstacles. The screen changed perspective, and two targets seemed to be locking onto Rainbow Dash.

"Let's finish this…" Starscream growled. Only for Starscream to disappear. "WHAT!?"

Pulling back, Rainbow Dash was sitting on Starscream's back, and the Decepticon seemed completely oblivious.

"Y'know, for a giant robot that's trying to kill me, you kind of suck at this." She remarked.

"Face me like a warri-AGH!" Starscream began, but was cut off when Dash kicked him where his head would be and flew off into another cloud line.

"This is honestly kind of sad at this point." Tien stated. "Unless he's actually playing the long game and trying to trick her into thinking he's an idiot-"

"Which he's succeeding in." Videl cut in.

"-he really seems to be just… that bad a fighter."

(*Cues: Spectrum*)

Starscream broke through the cloud line, changing into his robot form and having in the sky.

"Where are you!? Show yourself!"

Dash shot by and threw a dark cloud over Starscream and began hitting it, relentlessly shocking the Decepticon seeker. No one knew why, by everyone started laughing when they heard Starscream's almost girlish screams.

"Maybe he's still connected to that school girl…" Gohan laughed.

"Wait. What?" Yamcha asked, taken aback.

To everyone's surprise, the could suddenly exploded, sending Dash flying. Starscream began blasting at the incoming storm clouds with his Null Ray, and to everyone's surprise, it destroyed them.

"Huh… well, it is designed to destroy anything electronic…" Android 18 said, not sure if that's how it was supposed to work.

"Still, that might be the only time that weapon is actually useful." Bulma nodded.

"You think CLOUDS can stop the mighty Starscream?! I am the Cha-"

"And…" Videl began.

Rainbow suddenly threw another cloud over Starscream and began jolting him again. He screamed girlishly once again.

"There."

Flying up into the air, Rainbow shot back down and kicked the cloud one last time, creating a large burst of lightning which sent Starscream crashing down to the ground, screaming the whole way.

The scene cut to the red-and-blue Transformer briefly mentioned earlier and a Transformer who had 'Police' written on two shoulder pads both stopped and looked up, hearing the faint scream.

"Ouch." Was all the cop Transformer said. "What do you think he picked a fight with this time?"

"I cannot say…" Optimus remarked. "But I had hoped he would've learned that this never ends well for him."

"Maybe he's getting his bumper handed to him by a pony or something!" The small yellow Autobot laughed.

"Starscream's pathetic, but he's not THAT pathetic Bumblebee."

It then cut to Megatron and the Decepticon who seemed to be made out of a boombox, and the two seemed taken out of what they were doing when they heard the faint scream.

"Lord Megatron." The unnamed Deception spoke. "It appears that Starscream is being soundly defeated once again."

"Indeed…" Megatron said a hint of disappointment in his tone. "I would've liked to have seen it."

"I have recorded the past ten seconds of audio, perhaps we could trace it's location."

"No, no… but thank you Soundwave."

"How has he survived this long when both sides seem to unanimously agree he's an idiot?" Yamcha asked.

"He's a good speaker, and he probably knows stuff that they need." Gohan replied. "But we're not entirely sure why."

Back in Equestria, Starscream was face down on the ground and Dash was approaching him.

"Y'know… outta all the things I figured I'd have to deal with, a giant robot wasn't one of-" Dash began, but was suddenly shot by Starscream's Null Ray. The blast sent her skidding along the ground, clearly having finally done some sort of damage. As she pulled herself, up, Starscream just laughed.

"Pathetic fool! Remain in the dirt where you belong and grovel for mercy at the hands of- Wait. Where'd she go?"

Rainbow Dash suddenly shot by in front of him.

"What?"

Then shot by behind him.

"Hang on."

Then in front again.

"If what they've said is true, and she can be brash and somewhat egotistical, I think the main advantage she has is knowing when to shut up." Vegeta said, genuinely annoyed now anytime Starscream spoke. It wasn't even like he was trying to deceive or trick her with false promises, it was the same kind of crap Frieza used to do all the time. Except Starscream wasn't an insane genocidal maniac with the power to back up those claims.

Dash just kept moving faster than Starscream could keep track if, and when he finally realized what was happening, he knew it was too late. A giant tornado had formed around him and he was dragged into it. The Seeker was trying to re-align himself, trying to find some sort of escape route, but nothing seemed to be working. Yelling in desperation, he fired his gatling gun off in random directions.

"Ah!"

And somehow a single bullet tagged Dash across the face, dangerously close to her right eye. But not enough to damage it.

"Ow…" Videl bit her lip.

"She still has both eyes." Tien commented.

"Yeah… but still. She looks to be what? Twelve?"

"You may be talking to the wrong people about that." Gohan said, and Tien nodded.

Back inside the tornado, Starscream was still trying to figure out what to do, and was also trying to avoid a shark that had inexplicably been picked up and was flying around the tornado.

"A shark… tornado…" Android 18 began, trying to figure that one out.

"A Sharknado?" Yamcha asked.

"No." Bulma said immediately.

Changing into his jet form, Starscream began to fly off, his engines going into overdrive, but a piece from his tail was ripped off in the tornado and sent him crashing back into the ground. Dash landed and slid across the ground like a Rockstar, coming to a stop and kicking up some dirt as she snapped to attention. As she began running towards him, Starscream shouted.

"Wait! Wait! I'm sorry! Please don't hurt me! Please!"

"…really?" Someone muttered.

"Okay, no. Dash is going to win." Yamcha shook his head.

Dash had come to a stop and looked in disbelief at him.

"Seriously? After all you've done?"

"I'll... I'll join the herd. I'll be a good Decepticon from now on!" Starscream was begging. However, while this was happening, the targeting system was locking onto Rainbow Dash again, but rather than the two circles form earlier, there were at least twenty targets locking onto Dash.

"Please, just let me go."

"Well, I don't know. I mean, I know should love and tolerate, but... you were kind of a dick." Dash replied apprehensively.

"Screw that, just kill him!" Vegeta said dismissively.

Several beeps were heard and Starscream laughed.

"Uh. What was that?" Dash blinked, realizing something may have just gone wrong for her.

Opening his chest, Starscream's missile launcher appeared, with about thirty or so rockets aimed at her.

"DIE!" Starscream yelled as the missiles fired.

"Oh geez!" Dash exclaimed as she shot off, followed by the missiles. She began zig-zagging to try and shake missiles, but they were locked on and kept following. She dove down and began weaving through the trees in a forest shaking a few of the missiles, which exploded when they hit trees, but the majority of them clearly were still after her. Now flying straight up, Dash took a deep breath, and then pulled her wings back, letting gravity begin to pull her back down.

"It's all or nothing!" She whispered.

Suddenly, Dash seemed to enter some sort of speed boost, flapping her wings faster than any would've thought possible. It then cut to Starscream looking up with his arms folded, as if waiting for something.

(*Cues: MLP: FIM - Sonic Rainboom*)

Suddenly shooting out from between the clouds, Dash was flying downwards with the Mach cone surrounding her. Suddenly, there was a flash of white, and the sound barrier shattered, with an audible 'BOOM' Rainbow Dash's speed doubled as the trail from the Sonic Rainboom propelled her faster and faster. Turning at an impossible 90-degree angle, she shot past Starscream, passing between his legs.

"What?" Starscream blinked, before seeing the missiles coming towards him. "Well, cra-"

The barrage of missiles collided with Starscream, blowing the Decepticon into the air with a huge amount of damage. This wasn't helped when Dash returned from off screen, rapidly striking with her quick attacks before creating another tornado to keep him in the air while she shot off screen, then came roaring back in, now surrounded by an orange fire, she rammed directly into Starscream, knocking him off-screen, before flying off and (supposedly) using the Buccaneer Blaze. There was an explosion, a bright flash of white light, then multiple parts of Starscream were scattered across the ground.

"I really never expected to see a winged horse kill a giant robot. But here we are." Gohan said.

Rainbow Dash came to a stop, panting heavily, but also full of adrenaline.

"Aw, yeah! That was awesome!"

(*Cues: Transformers (2008) - Decepticons*)

Then Starscream's Spark emerges from his torso, floating in the air.

"Oh, right."

"What good can that do? There aren't any other machines around." Videl asked.

"You haven't won! I'm invincible! My Spark lives! You can never defeat Star-"

"It's probably like the old crime stories where the bad guy survives but gets away in the end and-" Yamcha began.

Homp.

Everyone fell into shocked silence as they saw Rainbow Dash eat Starscream's spark. They waited to see if somehow this would result in Starscream taking over Dash…

K.O.!

…but then it was clear the battle was over.

"Okay, I was not expecting that." Vegeta admitted.

"She just… ATE a Transformer's soul!?" 18 asked, clearly bewildered by what she had just seen.

"Why do so many of these fights end with someone's soul getting destroyed or eaten?" Bulma asked rhetorically.

"Eh, I think that was pretty cool." Videl smiled.

(*Cues: Rainbow Rhapsody - Makkon*)

"Okay. I retract all doubt. That pony is a monster!" Boomstick said in amazement.

"Rainbow's speed and agility were more than a match for Starscream even in his jet form. But really, Starscream's aim is worse than a drunk one-eyed stormtrooper. Add to that the fact that Starscream usually fights other robots upwards of fifteen feet tall, so trying to fight someone as small and fast as Dash was going to be an issue."

"But like… not impossible." Boomstick added. "His missiles, gatling gun and even bare fists could've done the job, but considering how much he talks, he was effectively announcing his attack before doing it. Quick side note here, if you're gonna kill someone, wait until after you've either killed them or shot them to announce your attack."

"On top of that, Starscream's Null Ray is mainly designed to destroy electronic devices and beings. It only worked on the thunder clouds because of the electrical energy inside of them, and it isn't designed to kill flesh-and-blood beings."

"Ah, that makes sense." Bulma nodded.

"She just ATE a Transformers SOUL!" Boomstick yelled, someone off-mic.

"And while if he had actually taken Rainbow's attacks or skills seriously, Starscream may have been able to prepare a counter attack for the Sonic Rainboom or Buccaneer Blaze, but due to his idiocy, all Dash will be feeling is some mild indigestion later, while Starscream isn't going anywhere, anytime soon."

"Even if or when he does get out, where's he going to go?" Tien asked. "This town doesn't seem like the kind of place that would have ready access to inter-planetary travel."

"Good point. They said his spark could fly, but it may be years before he gets another form." Bulma nodded.

"Well, she certainly put the 'pwn' in pony!"Boomstick declared.

"The winner, is Rainbow Dash." Wiz concluded.

Honestly, the fight was more entertaining than the fighters expected. They hoped sooner or later there would be a Death Battle with a Transformer who was either as imposing as Megatron or as presence-commanding as Optimus Prime. It was also weird to see a world that was filled with pastel-colored horses, let alone ones that controlled weather, could use magic, and fought world-ending monsters. Still, they couldn't claim that their world wasn't much weirder.

Walking back into her backyard, Videl smiled as she saw Ember was pushing the cradle with one of her paws, the dog turning to attention at the newcomer, but relaxing when she saw Videl. Skorch looked up from where he was sitting and nodded.

"The kid's fine." He said. "I think she's hungry though."

"Thanks." Videl smiled at him. "I'm glad I was right."

"About what?"

"Trusting you."

Skorch smirked and whistled, Ember following behind Skorch as the two walked through a spark portal and disappeared. Videl picked up her daughter, who was happy to see her mom again.

"Alright… let's wrap this up!" Skorch sighed, cracking his neck as he sat down in his hammock and picked up his tablet. "First off, we have one from 'dperson3569' who wrote…"

This has to be my favorite chapter so far. Also, be safe and stay well during this crisis.

"Thanks, and you too. All of you for that matter. Next we've got an interesting one from 'FanficThinker' who wrote…"

This was a really cool fight, it is a pleasure to see everyone reaction when one of them is fighting. Wish they made another Vegeta death battle, if that happened who would you like it to be?

I feel that Superman vs Goku part 2 was a waste and it should had happened after the show had a longer run. Now we just wait here, vote piccolo for next death battle to happen you guys! he deserve

"Good question! If I had to choose right now who Vegeta would fight… I wanna say Ghost Rider, but that wouldn't be much of a fair fight as it's the whole 'Guy-who-feeds-of-sin-against-someone-who-is-covered-in-sins' type of thing. It worked for Spawn because both he and Kratos weren't good people… Maybe Scarecrow? I dunno. What do you all think? Ah well, next we have one from 'Fortitude501' who wrote…"

Out of curiosity will Beerus and Whis be joining the next reaction? Alongside Champa and Vados. Heck maybe even Zeno and high priest joining the fun.

Maybe something that caught their interest like Thanos vs Darkseid, Doctor Fate vs Doctor Strange and Hulk vs Doomsday.

"Definitely. Every day I'm here, I see another day into the future from where I last could. There's gonna be a lot of new faces showing up eventually. It should be interesting… I haven't met Whis though… that would be interesting… Uh, next we have one from 'VolcanicFlare' who wrote…"

Can't believe I woke up at 2:00 AM to read this. Whatever, sleep is for nerds. Besides, seeing people's reactions to Kirby vs Majin Buu. Keep up the great work, or as I like to say: Keep that same energy!

"First of all. Yes. Sleep is for the weak! Which I why I sleep a lot. Wait… Uh… thanks! Finally, we have one from 'ShadowLord56' who wrote…"

Dude, I WILL be looking for them reacting to Goku vs Superman.

"Seems like as good a time as any…" Skorch muttered setting his tablet aside. "Just so you all know, I've started working on that chapter. I figure by the time it's done, it's gonna be MASSIVE. The biggest chapter thus far was Spawn vs. Kratos, which clocked in at fifty-six pages and 21717 words. I feel like Goku vs superman will be bigger than that. So with that said, don't expect it for a while. But as usual, thank you to everyone who came back for this chapter! I love writing this story, and if I take a while to upload a chapter, it's because I want it to be the best it can be. I update my profile with the current stories' completion, so check tha tout if you ever wanna know how something's coming. Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed this and-"

The entity stopped, bolting upright and looking around in confusion. Something… something was off. Something or someone had come from another dimension. But this didn't feel like what had happened when Spawn arrived… this felt… in-canon, so to put it.

"Huh. That may be a problem." Skorch muttered. "Like… a Super big problem…"