Hello people! Sorry for the long wait, but finals have been real tough. However, now I do have the time to brainstorm and get you some good chapters. Also, a reminder, there will be a poll posted with this chapter on who do you want to be the next two characters from Dragon Ball Z popping up in Equestria. You can either vote or tell me in the review section, whatever is easier for you. Thanks and hope you enjoy this chapter!

I was going to make this chapter much longer, but I prefer to let you guys decide who do you want to get as characters (meaning the other two souls) so decide and I will write! Have a good read.

It was literally a council of idiots. Caesar was glaring and snarling every three seconds. How could these mares fight at a time like this?

"I know you don't care about my fashion, but my house needs to be protected against this monster, so I need to stay." Rarity spoke with elegance, though there was a hint of wariness.

The blasted pink mare smiled. "We all know how your obsession knows no bounds, but I think we all need to help Caesar to counter Nightmare Moon!"

"Who asked for your opinion, loony?" Rainbow Dash snarled. "Everything that comes out of your mouth is nonsense, just like this stuff from Caesar."

Applejack's temper kicked in. "Are yah implying that Caesar is a liar?"

"If the hoof fits, you wear it."

"Why you…"

Sparkle shouted. "Stop!" Everypony stared at her. "Caesar is telling the truth! Didn't you see the message from Princess Celestia? She is back!"

"And we need to act, fast." Caesar spoke for the first time in almost an hour. "If you continue with your incessant squabbling and constant rackets, you are going to doom us even more than ever."

"Caesar is right." The little dragon said, "If Nightmare Moon comes to full power… nopony will be able to stop her… not this time."

Rainbow Dash huffed. "Princess Celestia took care of her before, why can't she now?"

"A good point, especially coming from your mouth… it astounds me." Dash glared at Caesar while Applejack giggled. "However, we do need to locate the powerful Elements of Harmony in order to stop her." He stated, ignoring the mare's question.

Nodding, Twilight replied to him. "Princess Celestia said in the message that we must locate them in order to counter her… and they were last seen in the Greater Temple."

"Greater Temple?" Pinkie Pie asked, confused.

"Yes." Caesar glared at her. "The Greater Temple in the ancient castle of the Alicorns, constructed eons ago by the Kedonians for the Princesses."

"Hold on." Rarity raised a hoof. "Just who are these kudonians?"

The colt snorted. "Kedonians, princess." Rarity blushed. "Nothing much is known about them, except for the fact that they were a secretive tribe of ponies that were really advanced technologically. They had good relations with Princess Luna. Mysteriously, they vanished shortly after her exile."

"Getting to topic." Twilight spoke. "We need your help to reach the Greater Temple, with the battle skills of Caesar, my magic and Applejack's sharp reading of the ground, we are good, but we are missing more back up."

"Of course, you only need me." Rainbow boasted. "My flying skills are second to none in the whole of Equestria, after all."

Caesar smirked. "Says who? The academy at Cloudsdale?"

Twilight was standing close to Applejack, who was sobbing her eyes out. Rarity was providing all the comfort she could while Rainbow Dash tried getting Pinkie Pie out of her stony daze. The mare was just staring at Caesar's limp body being treated by Fluttershy.

How come things began to fail? How come Nightmare Moon always got the upper hand now? Why did Caesar had to fall in battle?

The bookworm sighed and took a seat on the floor, shaking her head in denial as the other ponies, except Pinkie Pie, moved around in disarray, trying to give Caesar treatment or comfort to each other.

The most troubling were Applejack and Pinkie Pie. Those two mares were not speaking to anyone and Applejack was angry all the time. Only Rarity was able to approach her.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy got the steel from the mare's angry mouth. She blamed them for Caesar's predicament and constantly ranted when they were close to his body.

In one moment, she could snap and start attacking, just like she did before.

Twilight shook her head slowly and remembered how the benign and honest mare became a cold killing machine.

She closed her eyes and relived those events as Fluttershy sang a strange song and began taking herbs out of her bag.

-Flashback-

"Caesar, why are yah always in dah shadows? Are yah afraid?" Applejack smirked at his roll of eyes.

He then snorted. "No, mare, I am protecting this good for nothing group of misfits that is only useful at getting on my nerves."

"Wow, yah spoke more than six words! That's a record for this trip!"

The colt rolled his eyes again. "Whatever you say, mare."

"Yah know, I've only heard yah say my name three or four times."

Caesar looked at her with a bored expression. "Your point?"

"Mah point is that yah should use it more often." She batted her eyelashes at him mockingly. "Aren't I pretty enough?"

A smirk formed on his lips. "Sounds like you are phishing for compliments, mare." He shook his head in a mocking way. "Would never have thought of that coming from you."

Applejack's cocky smile turned into a snarl. "Ah ain't phishing for compliments!"

"Looked like it to me."

She lunged at him, sending both to the ground while the other ponies looked at them in bewilderment and alarm.

They were used to their bickering and constant arguments, but now they thought they were fighting.

Pinkie Pie smiled. "So cute!" She screamed. "Look at them!"

One of the others smiled too. "Yes." Fluttershy's serene voice chimed in. "They have always been like this."

Of course, Rainbow Dash snorted. "They should just kiss and get it over with." Shaking her head, she added, "So sick of them."

"Not our problem that your tomboyish attitude doesn't attract males, mare." Caesar countered while still wrestling on the ground with Applejack. "My bet is that you kick for the other team."

All of the ponies grew silent except for Applejack's squeals and laughter. The color drained from Rainbow Dash's face and growled lowly.

"Say that again!"

Caesar calmly stood up, with Applejack still smiling at him but then frowning at the situation right after. "What? That you kick for the other team?"

Without any warning, Rainbow Dash charged at Caesar, throwing a fierce kick. He dodged and laughed at her attempts to continue trying to fight him.

"Give it up, mare." He smirked as he dodged a punch. "You boast about your speed and agility in the air, yet right here I am astounded by your slow pace."

"Shut up!" She growled. "I will kick you so hard you will land on the moon!"

Caesar smirked yet again. "You have tried numerous times." He gracefully shot in the air and then connected with a low powered kick to her side.

The mare landed harshly on the floor. She glared heatedly at him and shouted, "I hate you! I've always hated you, you stupid, brainless, arrogant piece of manure!"

"Hm, your insults just get worse. Probably that kick I gave you in the head that time."

While Caesar was amused by her attempts to make him mad, Applejack was glaring with such vile hate at the fast pony.

"Either yah shut up or ah will make yah do so."

Twilight sighed as a full on argument ensued. Caesar was smirking as Applejack stomped on the floor and warned Rainbow Dash against insulting him while the speedy mare just insulted him and Applejack for attempting to defend the colt.

While this was happening, Fluttershy worriedly looked around. Her sharp ears had picked something up while Caesar toyed with Rainbow Dash, but when the mare shouted her hate at the colt, she heard a fierce growl in the distance. She felt afraid immediately and made her way towards the arguing ponies, knowing they would provide protection. She did this by instinct.

Rarity, on the other hand, put a hoof on Applejack and glared at Caesar as he continued to smirk and throw random insults at Rainbow Dash, riling her up into yet another argument.

Surprisingly, the Pegasus had not attempted to attack him. They knew she was humiliated with how he taunted her and then sent her painfully to the ground with a single kick. She threw dozens of punches and kicks at him, with no results.

Once again, Fluttershy heard a growl, this time closer. She let out a silent shriek and hid behind Caesar.

He scowled. "What is the problem now, mare? A deer? Or, better yet, a squirrel?"

"I… I heard a growl…"

Caesar just looked at her with a blank face. "And?"

"I think… it's a…"

The colt growled and trotted away, towards a nearby tree while Applejack came to Fluttershy's side.

"What were yah trying to say, sugar cube?"

"I heard a growl!" She shrieked. "It's getting closer and closer."

Applejack looked at her with a funny face. "Sugar, ah haven't heard anything, except for the other mare's insults at mah friend."

The timid mare did not miss the possessiveness and protectiveness in her voice when she mentioned her friend, Caesar.

"But-"

Her words were cut short, however, when Rarity let out a squeak.

"What is that?!" She shrieked, her hoof pointing in the distance.

True enough, they all turned and saw a horrifying creature. It had the body and head of a lion, with some wings that resembled a dragon's. And, adding insult to injury, or better yet, to their horror, a scorpion tale. Its physical attributes were a given.

"Manticore!" Twilight shouted. "Everypony, run!"

Panicked and frozen by fear, Fluttershy stood dumbly, looking at the creature with fear and awe in her big blue eyes.

The creature growled and moved its tail to slam the mare where she stood.

Applejack, with horror in her face, watched as the tail, with painful slowness, drew nearer the animal loving mare.

However, without any warning, a blur shot and stood up in front of the mare, only for the figure to be sent flying, crashing into a tree.

Letting out a scream, Applejack moved towards the figure while Twilight took Fluttershy and trotted with her to a nearby rock, where Rarity and Rainbow Dash were hiding. Pinkie Pie was being held by Rarity against her will, mad at Caesar being injured.

"No, no…" She let out as she approached the figure.

It was Caesar.

Blood was coming out of his nose and mouth. His eyes were close shut and she could not hear any breathing.

"Caesar!" She shouted, ignoring the creature as it stood menacingly behind her, staring at its prey. "Yah have to wake up!"

She shook him with her hooves, but he never opened his eyes.

Tears started falling down her cheeks. First her parents, now him? Why? What had she done to deserve such a horrible destiny?

Applejack let out a sob, again ignoring the Manticore or her friends shouting for her to seek cover with them.

She looked at Caesar and her eyes turned into a green steel kind of color. She stood up and glared at the creature with such coldness that even Pinkie Pie bounced back from the hate in her friend's gaze.

Applejack then growled loudly and closed her eyes, letting the rage and hate overtake her body. She never felt so mad, so… angry. This… filthy creature had taken her best friend away from her, in just an instant. And now it wanted to eat him?

Over her dead body.

Within seconds, her power skyrocketed. The rage and anger fueling it like a spark would to wood, and create a fierce fire.

Twilight's eyes widened as energy enveloped Applejack. It was pure, raw power. The ground around the mare was shaking slightly and some of the trees were being pushed back by the energy cackling around.

The mare in question then shot a look at the creature and stated coldly. "Ah'll send you back to the next dimension, yah filthy creature."

And then, growling, she raised a hoof. Slowly, energy began pouring into it while the Manticore stared stupidly at the fireworks going on around it. Its eyes looked scared at the mare that was making everything around her icy and dangerous. Its senses were working, it seemed. Its senses for danger and survival.

Finally, Twilight saw how a red ball erupted from Applejack's hoof. She could feel it. It had a lot of power in it. Eyes widening, she turned around and screamed, "Everypony, with me, stay within my shield."

"Apple Ball..." She gritted her teeth. "ATTACK!"

Applejack launched the ball from her hoof and stopped it in front of the creature, which recoiled in surprise and fear.

She smirked coldly and began waving her right hoof, letting the ball dance around the scared animal, which was now cowering in fear.

The mare was going to make the filthy monster suffer, a lot.

Fluttershy saw it and tried to move to intervene, but Rainbow held her in check while Pinkie Pie stared blankly at Caesar's crumpled body. Rarity looked at her in worry. When was the pink mare quiet? It was so rare and shivering.

"This is fo' Caesar." She shouted. "Die!"

Raising her hoof in the air, she saw the ball on top of the creature's head. It tried to catch it, but it was too high for it to do so.

Applejack then screamed as she let her hoof fall.

Twilight and her friends were then pushed back by a huge, red explosion. The rock that was shielding them began to crack at the pressure.

Yet, Twilight's shield did not waver in the protection of her friends.

With a second fierce explosion, the huge red light vanished. Sensing that things were in control now, Twilight let the shield go down and hurriedly made her way towards Caesar, with Fluttershy in tow.

Pinkie Pie continued to stare at Caesar while Rainbow looked close to tear up at her arch nemesis being in such state. Thanks to her screams…

She looked down and started crying.

On the other hoof, seeing that two of her friends were already making their way towards Caesar, Rarity rushed towards Applejack, who was staring blankly at a crater full of dry blood.

Nothing was left of the creature, it seemed, safe for some drops of blood and the memory of her friend being attacked by its tail. The mare growled. After taking care of the Nightmare Moon business, she was go hunt them down and drive them to extinction. So much for being peaceful...

"Applejack? Darling?" She questioned cautiously. "Are you alright?"

The mare in question did not respond, more like looked at the floor. Memories flashed beneath her eyes as they watered up.

And then broke down.

Rarity rushed in and enveloped her in a hug.

"Mah Caesar!" She cried. "He's dead!"

"Shhh." Her friend cooed. "Everything will be alright."

What else could she say? Applejack and Caesar had been inseparable since their kindergarten years. They complemented each other so well, it bothered Rarity how they were not a couple yet.

But now… seeing this happen, she felt so hollow. She also had lost a dear friend.

For whatever Caesar was, he was a loyal, intelligent and hardworking colt. He never wavered in the face of danger and sacrificed his life to help Fluttershy.

And then, she narrowed her eyes. Fluttershy.. Rarity stared coldly at the yellow Pegasus, with Applejack still sobbing on her mane.

As if sensing her thoughts, Applejack turned and glared at the animal loving mare, who was tending to Caesar.

"Twilight, give me a spark, to the heart."

The librarian nodded and sent a small spark to Caesar's body.

It just recoiled from the electrical shock.

Applejack stood up and began to shout, "It's all ya fault! Stupid mare, stupid animals…"

While the farmer was shouting, Rainbow Dash arrived to the scene where the two healers were ignoring the mare and tending to Caesar, who looked… cold.

"More shock." Fluttershy said, stonily. When Twilight hesitated, she snapped. "Now!"

Complying with the order, Twilight did as asked and watched helplessly as Caesar's body just recoiled once again, from the shock.

However, Fluttershy then began to chant a lullaby while she got some herbs from her bag of supplies. She crushed them together while her lips continued singing.

-End of Flashback-

After a long, painful wait of more than thirty minutes for the mares, Fluttershy let out a tear and kissed Caesar's forehead tenderly while she gave his mouth the liquid from the herbs.

"Now, we wait." She said to the group of mares gathered around. "Those herbs will act against the poison of the Manticore."

Applejack's eyes shined with hope. "How long?"

"I do not know, but his heart was paralyzed by the venom from the tail. It will up to him to overcome it."

"Hmm, this is good!" Exclaimed the pony. "How come I never thought of eating an apple before!"

For a couple of hours, the pony, as he had no money and did not want to steal, went into the woods and began scavenging whatever he could. His appetite was hard to please, but he did after he devoured seven trees full of apples.

"Hey!" Somepony called in the distance.

The colt turned around and saw a fellow male running in his direction, a frown on his face.

"Hey!" The other colt waved with a smile. "What can I do for you?"

Stopping in his tracks, Big Mac looked at the pony with suspicion. "Who are yah?"

"Ah! That is pretty funny, actually." The colt laughed. "I only remember that my name is Goku and that I need to protect, and eat."

Big Mac just stared at the other colt before he shook his head slowly. "When she comes back, yah will deal with her, she planted these trees that yah just swallowed."

Goku waved him off with a hoof and stood up. "Don't worry, I am sure she will understand." He smiled sheepishly. "I woke up not too far away from here and had no money or memory, but I was really hungry."

"Ah can see that."

"And also, my energy was replenished thanks to your trees!" Goku produced a small ball of energy, making Big Mac gasp. "Huh, what?"

"How did you do that?" 'Only Caesar and Applejack are able to do that.'

Goku looked at the ball of energy. "This? Is ki! Or energy of your soul. Pretty cool right?" He smiled at the powerfully built red colt.

From the distance, Big Mac had thought of Goku as a weak dark orange looking colt. His obsidian colored mane, and coal colored eyes, however, begged to differ. His eyes were full of mirth and happiness, unlike Caesar's, which were cold and calculating most of the time.

Taking a glance, he saw that the colt's cutie mark was a strange ball and then yet another ball, this one blue, cackling with energy it seemed. The other ball seemed to have stars...

"Say, you don't know how to make these balls?" Goku asked.

Big Mac snapped his attention to the colt and shook his head. "No." Ah aint going to mention Caesar. Applejack would kill me if ah put her colt in danger.

"I got a proposition. I teach you how to do this, since its not that hard, and you get me more of these amazing apples. Deal?"

The big red colt stared at Goku before smiling and nodding. "Alright, sounds good."

"Excellent!"

Seeing the colt jumping up and down in enthusiasm made Big Mac laugh out loud, something he rarely did, only when Applejack or Caesar engaged in their normal, witty banters.

She woke up with a huge headache. The mare groaned and stood up on shaky legs, waving a hoof on her face. What time was it?

The mare then marched upon the tiny town in the distance. She was tired, hungry and in need of a shower. Maybe somepony would be kind enough to let her stay for a few days while she looked for work or something.

It wouldn't be that hard. After all, she was a genius.

Approaching a colt that held a briefcase and a friendly smile, she said. "Hello! My name is Bulma, I am looking for some work? I am deeply sorry, I just arrived in this town and you looked friendly."

The business pony looked at her and smiled. "Hi! Yeah, well, I understand, some here are… not great in terms of friendliness." He smiled sheepishly. "Me and my wife were actually discussing hiring a manager for our business…"

Immediately, the mare's eyes lit up. "What kind of business, sir?"

"My business has established trade routes with other cities, especially the capital, and I have a need for a manager since flexibility has not been good these days."

"You mean your supply chain is not being efficient?"

Smirking, the colt nodded. "That is correct, which is giving me some problems. Especially since my rivals are trying to fight back."

"Well, did you see if your rivals were putting lower prices? I can see you already built a brand name for yourself, so maybe lowering prices will have people thinking you are stooping at their level when you shouldn't."

The colt laughed. "Holy cow! You do know about business!"

"Well sir, I have several degrees in business, science and mechanics."

Recoiling in shock, he asked. "Then how come you don't have a job or money?"

"I have no memory besides my name and what I learned, sir." She blushed. "The rest is lost, I can't recall."

Thinking and mulling for a moment, he nodded to himself. "One last question, are you willing to be established in another city in case I need you there?"

"Of course sir, as long as you order me, I will do it."

He smiled warmly. "You are hired. My name is Thundercolt, it's a pleasure to meet you. How great that I got a genius off the streets! Your salary will be greater than most will offer, trust me."

Bulma smirked. He was already trying to retain her, but what he liked was the colt's warm attitude and constant smiles. Thundercolt probably had a family.

What a family he had.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter just as much as I did writing it. Yes, yes. Since I don't like Yamcha much, but I do like one of his attacks, well, there it is. Don't worry, he wont be showing up. However, I have put up a poll and ask for you to vote. Who do you want to be the next two male Dragon Ball Z characters showing up in Equestria?

Power Levels – Nightmare Moon Saga II

Twilight – 369

Rarity – 240

Fluttershy – 200

Rainbow Dash – 357

Applejack – 350 (Angered – 500)

Pinkie Pie – 178 (Angered - ?)

Caesar – 480 (Angered – 800)

Apple Ball Attack - 700

Big Mac – 430

Goku – 450

Bulma - 20

PS: I provided some references to other lores. If you catch them, you are awesome.