A/N: I am deeply sorry for the delay, people. Its just that school and projects, along with some family issues, I couldn't have time to write. However, here it is. And there is a surprise at the end, too. Hope you enjoy this chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Caesar was shocked at the low growl vibrating through. His mother was up in a second, barking orders to the others around them.

His first instinct was to check if Applebloom was okay. And okay she was, her eyes showing confusion as the adults around her continued to move around.

Finally, Caesar looked at Applejack and his breath was taken away. She was baring her teeth in Twilight's direction. Her eyes were dark green, which, for some twisted reason, made him stomach do a flip or two. That worried him.

"Everypony! Back off now!" Lily ordered. "Applebloom, behind Big Mac!"

Twilight was staring at the orange mare, understanding dawning on her eyes, which widened almost comically. Caesar saw utter fear in them.

"Son!" Thundercolt interrupted his son's musings. "You need to talk to Applejack before she attacks!"

For what? She was just obviously on a bad mood, or maybe it was just that time… He remembered how snappy and aggressive she would get when that time came. It both annoyed and amused him.

He also noticed, however, that Applejack's energy was building up rapidly. A shiver went down his spine. It was impossible! She was not an elemental. How could she concentrate so much energy? But as sparks began to appear around her, Caesar's eyes widened in sheer terror. IMPOSSIBLE!

"Mare!" Caesar barked, his tone almost like a military instructor's. "Cease this ridiculous behavior at once!"

As she completely ignored him, he stood in front of his study friend, a blank expression on his eyes. "Applejack, enough! Listen to me!"

Applejack's eyes softened, but very little. "Out of tha way." Her voice was cold, almost icy.

"Not unless you back off and take some time to breathe, mare."

Her face became contorted in confusion, anger and then rage. "…Fine!" She yelled in fury.

With that, she turned around and stomped off, her hooves leaving deep marks on the ground.

Twilight was hesitant, but spoke nonetheless. "Did you see the sparks around her?"

"Yes." Caesar answered simply.

And for that, he intended to train the mare, now more than ever. She needed to control that fierce temper of hers before some sorry pony could be injured, or worse, blasted to the next dimension. He suppressed a chuckle, thinking of a few ideas for Rainbow Dash to become the first to visit other dimensions in history of ponykind.

"Big brother!" An innocent voice interrupted the shocked ponies. "Your cutie mark!"

Lily gasped. "Oh my…"

Her son's mark was interesting to say the least. It had a blue circle, surrounded by a sword and a spear, both golden. If her senses were correct, it was the symbol of a defender. She smiled softly.

Finally, she thought. Elemental powers or not, Caesar would still get his deserved cutie mark, just like everyone else had.

Of course, somepony had to ruin the moment. "I wonder how mad your lovely mare will be once she finds out you got that cutie mark out of defending Twilight."

Four glares shut him up completely. He gulped in fear once Lilly's eyes promised retribution for his antics.

Big Mac became the first to talk. "Ah would be glad if this stayed here, between us. Applejack would go crazy if she knew 'bout this."

Caesar sighed and trotted towards Applejack, who was staring daggers at him all the way from the plantation. The colt could not help but roll his eyes, but there was a little fear in between. Applejack's temper, now combined with her powers, made her completely unpredictable.

Nightmare Moon felt satisfied with the day's events. Now there were two elementals at her grasp. Combining her power and sheer might with them, there would be no stopping to her plans. It was all so easy…

She had been watching Caesar and Applejack for days. They were training and building energy rapidly. It was as if some sort of magical connection between them allowed their bodies to synchronize energy almost at will. Caesar's power had grown incredibly in just three weeks. Applejack's energy nearly doubled.

Of course, there was the question. How come she had elemental powers? It was no secret that elementals were incredibly rare these days, but she also remembered that some earth ponies and Pegasus developed powers on their own. Indeed, there was an incredibly powerful earth pony that was responsible for killing an Ursa Major. However, that was centuries in the past.

It almost seemed as if elemental powers were intertwined with magic, which lived in every pony, but the secret to getting them was not at anypony's grasp. At least until Caesar was born. The colt had changed so many things in Equestria, and in less than twenty years.

Nightmare Moon decided to put most of her plans on hold so she could take heavier observations on the couple. She was convinced that they would play a key role later on, whether in her favor, or against her, it was a mystery, but she felt like gambling it out.

Her quest for the Elements of Harmony had yielded no conclusive results. Celestia had done well in hiding that secret weapon.

The powerful mare sneered. One way or another, she would seize control of Equestria and finally rule like she was supposed to all those years ago. Not even her sister's sheer power would stop her, especially when she seized Caesar as her prime lieutenant and commander. Applejack would also be useful, most especially if Caesar provided resistance to her proposition. Maybe as the bodyguard and lover of Caesar so he could be reigned on easily.

Nightmare Moon laughed into the wind before dissipating, her destination, a certain farm.

"I would like to inquire about your childish tantrum a couple of weeks ago, mare." Caesar lectured, his face stony. "You have been training here with me, harder than ever, due to the fact that you certainly possess elemental powers." He shuddered. "Only Celestia knows why you would get them with that temper of yours…"

Applejack narrowed her eyes. "Wha' was that?"

"Nothing." He replied with a smirk. "Mare, why did you feel threatened?"

The mare in question blushed. "Ah dunno, ah just felt mad at the bookworm…"

"So, no explanation?" Caesar raised an eyebrow. "Why do I get the feeling you are lying?"

"And why do ah get dah feeling that yah just want to make me feel bad?"

Rolling his eyes, Caesar continued making his demonstrations. "The beam that came out of my hooves less than an hour ago was my personal favorite and most powerful attack, the Galick Gun."

She scoffed, with mirth on her eyes as she did so. "Yah suck at names."

"Quiet!" He growled out.

"Yah first!"

"You want me to teach you or not?" Before she could reply, he snarled. "Then shut the hell up!"

Taking her silence as his cue to continue, he said, "I want you to start controlling your energy, manipulate it, if you will. It will take a while, but I assure you." He smirked. "You will be really, really powerful."

Applejack nodded with a smirk of her own. "Have ah said yah are a good teacher?"

"Not enough times, but I like to hear those compliments from you all the time." Then, deciding to have some fun, he winked at her. "Makes me feel like the almighty warrior I was always destined to be."

Feeling the heat rise to her cheeks, she huffed and went on to continue her exercises, leaving a chuckling colt behind.

Caesar sighed, bored out of his mind. The mare had gone to take a nap due to her energy depleting rapidly after almost blowing up the farm.

He had to run his mouth about the incident again. He had to make her go furious, but he liked it. Caesar liked when she was mad, her eyes narrowed and face red. It was… attractive in some way. A thing he did not want to feel but still did nonetheless. Applejack needed to control her temper anyway. One day, when somepony made her mad enough, she was going to blow up the entire town before finally learning her lesson.

And the colt wasn't planning to be near her once that happened. Celestia knows he would be thrown to the next dimension if he said even slightest sarcastic comment.

Suddenly, a strange 'pop' sound took him out of his musings. Looking around, he saw nothing.

But then, a chill went up his spine.

"What…. power…" He murmured, already paralyzed. Caesar felt his muscles straining to keep up with standing.

The sheer amount of power vibrating around was enormous. It was on par with Celestia, maybe even more! He was weak on the knees, about to give out. Instead of showing weakness to some unknown entity, he pulled up his energy and made a shield around him.

He took a deep breath.

"Impressive." A smooth voice praised.

And that was the moment he saw her.

Less than twenty hooves away from him, a tall, mighty looking alicorn stood. She was black, wearing armor that could date back thousands of years. If the books were certain, of course.

She took one step. "Your power is growing rapidly, young one."

"W-who are you?" He asked, his eyes wide and mouth open.

The strange alicorn chuckled, sending more shivers up his spine. "I think you know the answer to that…." She smirked. "Caesar."

"Impossible." He shook his head. "The only alicorn alive besides our Princess is…" His eyes widened. "It can't be."

She chuckled. "Of course it can, my exile has ended, young one." After laughing for a few seconds, she said, "It is time to take back what is rightfully mine."

Caesar was at a crossroads. In front of him was perhaps the second most powerful being in the world, perhaps even the universe itself. He was but an insect, a bug compared to this powerful mare. It was obvious she wanted something from him, if not then she would have just blasted him to oblivion or simply not talked to him at all.

"What is it that you want from me?" Caesar asked, feeling braver than before. "You haven't blasted me out of this world, so that is because you need me for something?"

Nightmare Moon smirked viciously. "And smart, you are the right package for anypony, young one. I was right, as always."

"How did you know about me, anyway?"

She chuckled quietly. "You think I didn't watch you from afar, in the moon." Nightmare pointed at the stars. "I have always watched this land, because it belongs to me as much as to my stupid sister."

Caesar raised an eyebrow. "And… why do you hate her?"

"Because she doesn't accept the fact that we need to progress, change into the future!" She ranted. "Stuck in her old traditions, she is. I tried telling her, that we should be prepared for any eventuality, any incident in the future." Her eyes looked at his. "We don't know if there is life out there in the stars, but she wouldn't listen, at all."

The young colt let out a little smirk. As frightened as he was, it was amusing to see such a powerful individual throw a temper tantrum.

"I had to make the war, had to recruit and lead, before being blasted to the moon!" She screamed. "All because I tried to make a change for the better of ponykind!"

Silence followed.

Caesar felt the awkwardness rising, so he asked, after a few minutes. "And you want to recruit me for your… crusade?"

"Precisely." She replied, voice surprisingly soft. "You are the first elemental to be born, and your potential is extraordinary." Nightmare smiled. "There is also the fact that you, teaching your techniques, have gotten Applejack as a follower and ally, and perhaps a loyal wife…"

The colt snarled. "Don't you dare come near her!" His horn glowed blue and energy around him cackled.

"Not to mention." She ignored his outburst, but was inwardly impressed at his potential once again. "That the prophecy mentioned the Elemental Warrior leading a group of soldiers for the better of ponykind, and that they themselves possessed elemental powers, too."

Caesar stayed quiet.

"You understand that elemental power is everywhere, right?" She said, lecturing. "You are the first elemental in the sense that you were born with them already prepared to be used, you did not have to go through the long process of looking into your soul and around you to get them out."

"So, anypony can be an elemental?" He asked curiously.

She shook her head. "No, because some are stubborn, others are not patient, and most are not special, like you."

Instead of blushing, Caesar rolled his eyes. "I thank you for the compliments, but I won't join you."

Nightmare Moon smirked. "I knew you would say that, and that is why I am prepared to give you a week to think about it, then I will start my 'crusade,' as you labeled it."

Within three seconds, she got into a fighting position. "And now, I will make my sister aware that her reign is about to end!"

Growling, the alicorn charged elemental power around her. The ground began to shake and Caesar found himself thrown back as hurricane winds tore everything in their path.

Cracks opened in the ground, with trees tore out of their roots and thunder clouds forming in the horizon.

She's even more powerful than Princess Celestia! He thought desperately as he tried to stand up.

Meanwhile, Nightmare Moon continued her charging. Using her Canterlot voice, she yelled. "Expect this, dear sister, that Nightmare Moon will have her revenge and advance this world into a perfect paradise!"

And with that, she growled once more before disappearing in a pop.

Caesar was breathing heavily. "What are we going to do?"

A good question, since there did not seem to be a solution. Nightmare Moon just rocked the world with a fraction of her power. It looked like she was even more powerful than Princess Celestia, which was frightening.

If there was no stopping her, then what would they do? Caesar mulled her words on his mind. He had a week to decide.

Yes, he had a week to decide how he would scheme his way into destroying the dark alicorn.

The young colt smirked. He was going to hell, but he had company.

A frown marred his features. Who to ask first? Who was better at research than he was?

Twilight Sparke! Of course, the mare was a genius at a lot of subjects. She could also help with Applejack's temper, if she had any books, of course.

Sighing, Caesar left the field, but not before looking back at the spot where Nightmare Moon had stood before.

He scowled and trotted away.

"You must be out of your mind, Caesar!" Twilight laughed, angering him. "Nightmare Moon was, is and will always be exiled."

Caesar scowled. "You did not feel the tremors a little while ago, mare?"

"I did, but that was probably your friend Applejack, getting angry at something else."

"Hm, it could have been her, except for the fact that the field where I was at suffered cracks and trees were taken out of their roots."

Twilight stared at him. "…We will check that field later. For now, let us deal with Applejack and her snappy attitude, as you put it before."

"Hn."

"Now, according to the book Culture: Courtship and Rituals of Ponykind, Applejack has started her important transition to a full mare. And…" She smirked at him. "She has chosen the colt that will be beside her for the rest of her life."

Caesar did not like the last sentence one bit. "Beg your pardon?"

"She has chosen you, Caesar." Twilight told him softly. "And it does make sense, you have been there for her all her life and you are overprotective, not to mention attractive too, qualities sought after in colts by mares."

The colt smirked. "Attractive eh? And everypony said you were a bookworm."

Twilight blushed slightly but chuckled at his joke. "You know what I mean, Caesar. Now, take me to this field…"

Nodding, the colt escorted the mare out.

"Well, I admit, it looks like a hurricane burst through here." Twilight stated as she stared at the broken open field before her.

Caesar grunted. "Hn."

"Where is Applejack?"

"Taking a nap, she was too tired to even get out of bed today."

Twilight nodded and continued looking around. "I believe that somepony immensely powerful did this, but Nightmare Moon? I don't think so."

The colt scowled and growled low. "Fine. Go back to your stupid library."

He turned away and began trotting towards the farm. Twilight sighed. She wanted to believe him, she truly did, but it was too much. Either he was hallucinating or simply playing a prank on her.

She frowned. "Caesar doesn't have a sense of humor… unless he is besting you in combat."

Twilight began walking towards her home.

Within an hour, she was there, and before she could open the door, Spike opened it and stared at her, wide eyed.

"Spike?" She raised an eyebrow. "Are you okay?"

"No!" The little dragon screeched. "She is back! That monster is back!"

The young mare looked at him funny. "What are you talking about, Spike? Did you eat soap again?"

Instead of replying with words, the dragon gave her a note, a letter…

As the mare began reading it, Spike started walking towards the door.

"And where are you going?"

"Going to take a walk." He whispered before finally closing the door and leaving the premises.

Shrugging, Twilight began reading once again. Her eyes slowly widened. Within a few seconds, she screamed.

"Impossible!" She started biting her hoof. "She can't be back, Caesar was lying."

The young prodigy student looked at the letter once again.

Dear Faithful Student:

I am very glad to hear that you have made friendship with most of the townspony, which is excellent news. Do not blame Applejack for her conduct, she was just in her transition phase.

Now, dear student, I am sure you have heard of the Elements of Harmony. They are hidden deep in the Everfree Forest, and now is the time to acquire them as soon as possible. Did you listen to the tremors a short time ago? My suspicions go to Nightmare Moon. She can only be stopped with the use of those elements, as her elemental powers are now more powerful than ever.

Twilight, please, you must band together with your friends, use the power of friendship and counter Nightmare Moon before it's too late. Her rage in all these years has given her even more power than before. I fear that this time, I cannot stop her. However, the Elements of Harmony and the legendary warrior can.

Give this letter to Caesar, along with the map of the Castle of the Ancients in the forest. You must go there.

Send me a letter if you need anything else. Make haste.

Good luck and blessings on your adventure. The future of Equestria lies on your and all your friends' shoulders.

Your friend and mentor,

Princess Celestia

Twilight did the first thing that came mind.

She fainted.

"Come on, man, there must be something we can do!" Spike argued. "She has to be stopped before its too late."

Caesar growled. "I know!" He sighed. "I felt her power, I am but an insect at her side. Not even the whole Equestrian Army and us could defeat her, not even the Princess herself."

Spike gasped. "What are you talking about? Princess Celestia stopped her once, she can do it again!"

"Well, I hope she has some secondary plan because, of how things are looking, we are not going to win." Caesar then raised his eyebrow. "Where is your bumbling mentor, by the way?"

The little dragon rolled his eyes. "If I know her rather well, she passed out after reading the letter two or three times. She will wake up, pretend it was a dream, then pass out again. She will be here in thirty minutes."

Caesar frowned. "So much for being a powerful mage..." He muttered.

"She will come to herself, don't you worry." Spike smiled, despite the grim circumstances. "However, I am extremely thoughtful on these elements of harmony…."

"According to the data acquired, they are stones with immense power." Caesar replied.

Spike shrugged. "It is kind of confusing, you know? Because the prophesy talks of a group of six warriors along with their leader taking on Nightmare Moon, but then we have the Elements of Harmony…"

The colt shrugged. He was confused by the situation too, but they needed a plan, and a good one at that, before Nightmare Moon destroyed everything in her path. Her bitterness and rage was going to put Equestria centuries backwards with the coming conflict.

Something they needed to prevent.

"Spike, gather the mare friends of Applejack, we need a plan, and fast." He ordered.

Spike nodded. "On it!"

On a place far, far away from Equestria, the Supreme Kai took a knee, blood dripping from his face. He could feel the broken bones on his body depleting him of energy. He did not even last a minute in this fight. His fellow kais were killed in seconds, and Kibito was pulverized the second he tried to help. Everything was lost...

Everything, every plan and hope had gone to hell when Bardock died of a heart virus not even the best galaxy doctors could cure. The result was a brutal civil war that raged on the Saiyan Empire for decades.

Trillions died as other races were absorbed into the conflict. The Ice-Jin were the first, as they were exterminated under strict orders of King Vegeta.

Another important, albeit evil, soul was lost in the conflict. Broly, destined to be one of the greatest, and most feared, warriors in the universe, lost his life as his very father betrayed him.

To make matters worse, Earth was invaded by General Nappa. The result was its inhabitants killed and another civil war between saiyans vying for power there. Nappa won and became a powerful warlord there. What was left of the human race was enslaved.

King Vegeta was then killed by Turles. After that, things became worse, much worse indeed.

This was when Bills was awakened….

No one had intervened, no god or deity performed such action. Bills was furious to learn that the balance was completely not shaped as he liked it.

Bills then went on a brutal rampage across multiple galaxies. Billions of saiyans were killed by his own hand. Turles was destroyed within a second and his whole guard fried to dust. Planet Vegeta was blown up soon after.

And now, the Supreme Kai was bowing before Bills, because his battle against the god of destruction for the future of his own time was for nothing.

"Opposing me has brought you nothing but pain, kai." The cat looking god smirked. "These puny saiyans… I don't even know why you didn't get the job done, it had to be me."

"You are a monster." The Supreme Kai spat. "Killing trillions of innocents because of your damned balance."

"The saiyans killed that amount, or maybe even more." Bills waved him off. "I only served justice to countless races exterminated, plus brought balance to the universe once again, just as it had to be done."

The Supreme Kai looked into the sky. "If you can hear me, dear supreme being, please answer my prayers…."

Bills laughed. "Prayers?" He then took the Supreme Kai by the throat. "I hope those were for a quick death, because I am a merciful god, and I will provide it."

The Supreme Kai smiled into the horizon. "Thank you, my lord."

Bills smiled. "I would spare you, but the balance needs to be done."

What Bills did not know was that the Supreme Kai's comment was not to him, but to the Supreme Being. The Elder Being, or lord.

And the Elder Being did answer the Kai's prayers.

"I have done my duty with pride and honor, I am ready to leave in peace."

The god of destruction looked at him with a frown. "I admire you, kai. You are brave and passionate. I hope the afterlife treats you well."

Crack!

After breaking his neck, Bills slowly put the body on the ground and bowed his head. "Even if you were an insect compared to me in terms of power, you had great strength in character and will."

Closing his eyes with his claws, Bills took off to the sky. He had to deal with a band of pirates getting out of control, at the leadership of some idiot called Bojack.

On a cloud, stood a powerful being. He had a great white beard, muscles and kind features on his face. His eyes were grey, and very soft.

The being had sobbed quietly for hours after Bills was unleashed on the galaxy. The screams of agony and terror got to him. And, as much as he hated it, it needed to be done.

And this was the same destiny of Equestria. Unless… he did something about it.

The Elder Being looked at the souls before him.

"Let mote it be." He spoke with a powerful voice. "That you are chosen to protect, to defend and to maintain Equestria and her universe. Go forth, my warriors!"

He knew the Supreme Kai was dead, but he would answer his prayers. Bills was now preventing the universe from being destroyed, but at the cost of trillions of beings. At least, he now had the opportunity to protect the multiverse. He could not let Equestria fall, or else the rest of the multiverse would fall. One dimension, one universe had already suffered the consequences. One more, and the domino effect would spread like a plague. He would get the Big Bang all over again...

Just after his words were spoken, four souls, like bullets, descended towards the planet of Equestria.

In four different places, four ponies opened their eyes. Memories flooded to them. The Elder Being had decided to lend some of their memories but for personality purposes only. They also knew their name, but that was about it. The rest was fuzzy information they would never recover. It was of utmost priority for them to adapt fast into this new world.

Three males, one female.

And one of the males spoke. "Geez, I am so hungry…"

A/N: Well, I hope you do get the hint of who these new characters are! And yeah, poor Supreme Kai, he tried everything to save his timeline, but nothing could be done once Bardock died. And, well, Bills is unstoppable, as much as I hate to admit it...

Now, I do think the Mare Six should be lent an opportunity to operate with elemental (chi) powers, so bear with me on this one. I know I wont disappoint you with what I have in store. Some of you may be disappointed at how they can never beat someone in combat properly like in the show, or how they always face impossible odds but, isnt that what Dragon Ball Z is all about? Goku and Vegeta getting their ass kicked but their sheer determination ends up winning? This story will have that, too.

I am looking forward to the guesses of who these new four are. No hints provided. Well, only one for the female. She rivals one of the characters in intelligence...

And, of course, now my infamous power levels heh.

Power Levels: Beginning Nightmare Moon Saga

Applejack – 285 (Angered - ?)

Shining Armor – 500

Applebloom – 15

Rarity - 210

Fluttershy - 180 (Angered - ?)

Pinkie Pie - 155 (Angered - ?)

Twilight – 310

Caesar – 470

Rainbow Dash – 330

Big Mac – 430

Spike – 50

Princess Celestia - ?

Nightmare Moon - ?

On a side note, the cutie mark was meant to be a running gag in the series, hope you liked it! Thanks for reading!