Chapter Five: Revelations

After having almost died, but somehow being saved by Goten, the girls booked it out the mall as quickly as their legs could take them. They had no idea what was happening, and they sure didn't like it. It quickly became apparent that everyone else at the mall had a similar mindset, as they were all rushing to find the closest exit. And while it was becoming harder to leave as time went on they didn't stop for anything.

To top it all off, the mall felt like it was constantly shaking. Every few moments or so the ground would rumble, and cracks would start forming in the floors, walls and ceiling. It wasn't to the point where the entire building was collapsing, but it was enough to cause some alarm. The last thing anyone needed was for a chunk of the ceiling to fall on them, or for the floor to give out from beneath them.

"Where exactly are we going?!" Rarity asked as she and her friends continued sprinting toward an exit.

"I don't know, anywhere that's not here!" Sunset answered.

Rainbow, Applejack, and Pinkie were doing a good job of keeping pace.

Twilight wasn't quite as fast, but she was still doing a good job of running.

Fluttershy on the other hand wasn't as used to exerting herself so much, and the fact that everything happening around her scared her she was having some trouble. Just trying to keep up with her friends was bad enough, but she also had to watch her surroundings, as well as every other panicking person in the mall. It was very overwhelming, but luckily her need for safety kept everything else at bay. Normally she would freeze up in such a huge crowd, especially if they were running around in a frenzy, but now though she was ignoring her fears and focused on getting to a safe place.

Unfortunately for the shy girl, she ended up tripping over herself, and as such fell flat on her face. It hurt, quite a bit in fact. As she picked herself up she noticed her nose wasn't bleeding, which made her sigh in relief. It was then that she saw a cyan colored hand in front of her, which belonged to her rainbow-haired friend.

"Come on Fluttershy!" Rainbow exclaimed as her downed friend grabbed her hand. She hoisted her up, and once standing she ran with her shy friend in tow.

More explosions went off, causing the building to shake yet again. This of course led to more rubble raining down on everything. Loose chunks of ceiling, or places where cracks started forming, fell from the sky and shattered in contact with the hard ground. Glass from windows broke apart with ease, although that kind of destruction wasn't nearly as bad as everything else that was going on.

Soon enough the scared masses of people reached the various exits, and upon doing so wasted no time in leaving. Some went to their cars and trucks, hoping to get in and get out quickly... as well as save their expensive vehicles of course. Others just went out without hesitation, rationalizing that their lives were way more important than a car. It was certainly a tough choice, but most just wanted to make it out alive.

The seven girls had decided to just simply leave the mall, figuring they could return for their vehicles when, or if, everything would be safe. They made it outside, and never had they been happier to see such a beautiful day. After a little more running they all slowly came to a stop, and started breathing heavily. Any adrenaline they had during the escape was quickly wearing off, and all of that sprinting was catching up to them.

"E-everyone... okay?" Twilight asked.

"You mean aside from almost dying in a collapsing mall?" Rainbow asked, only to receive a glare from the lavender girl.

"We should do that again, that was super fun!"

Everyone looked at Pinkie like she was crazy, and while they weren't too surprised by her suggestion they were all thinking no.

Just then there was a loud explosion, but it wasn't coming from the mall. The sound had come from above, and the sky had become an even darker shade of blue. Not a moment later a big-blue beam of light traveled across the sky, not unlike the one seen yesterday. It soared across the horizon, traveling to an unknown location, most likely space.

They all caught sight of the beam, and much like the first time, they were in awe. Seeing a bright beam of light travel across the sky was crazy, and unlike anything they had seen before... aside from shooting stars of course, except those weren't as big or as bright... and they couldn't really be seen during the daytime.

As the beam slowly faded out of sight, and as the sky returned to normal, the group continued regaining their breath. They weren't sure if they were completely out of danger yet, but at the moment they just wanted to relax and not worry about anything. Unfortunately, it was hard to relax. Everything that had just happened was fresh in their minds, and getting attacked by scary looking creatures wasn't something easily forgotten.

"So... what do ya think those things were?" Applejack questioned.

"Beats me!" Pinkie answered with a gleeful grin.

Sunset cast a glance back up at the sky. "I'm not sure either, but I just hope they leave us alone."

The shy girl nodded in agreement. "Me too, they were really scary." It was bad enough on Friday when a scary monster showed up in the city and caused destruction and... death, but now more of them were showing up. Canterlot used to be a nice, happy, friendly city with no major problems... now though monsters were appearing out of nowhere and attacking!

"At least Goten's protecting us." Rarity noted.

Smiles all came to their faces at the thought... only to vanish a few seconds later. They all remembered almost getting blown up, only to have been saved by Goten, who then flew off to fight them.

"Girls!"

Everyone looked up and saw Goten flying toward them.

The Saiyan sighed in relief knowing they weren't injured in any way. He continued his flight before descending down to them, and eventually landed in front of them. As soon as he did he caught sight of their shocked faces, which he definitely couldn't blame them for. A nervous chuckle escaped his mouth as he began rubbing the back of his head. "Uh, I guess you're all wondering about the stuff I just did right?"

They all nodded.

He let out a sigh before glancing around, noticing that there weren't too many people around. 'I guess this is it.' "W-well, the thing is... um, I don't know how to say this but... I'm not exactly from this planet."

"YOU'RE NOT FROM THIS PLANET?!" The pink skinned girl shrieked, hurting the eardrums of everyone in the area.

Being part Saiyan, Goten had better than average hearing, and as such suffered worse from his friend's sudden outburst. "No, I'm actually from a place called Earth."

After recovering from the previous scream, Rainbow returned her focus back to the conversation. "So, does that mean you're some kind of alien?"

"...Yes." He admitted in a low voice.

It took a few moments for what he said to register with the seven girls, and once it did their eyes all widened in shock. "Whoa!"

Of course they had all at one point seen those science fiction movies, the ones involving aliens and outer space. While they knew there were other planets out there they didn't think other life existed out there... yet their new friend was from another planet! It was crazy to think about, especially because it wasn't obvious at all. He looked no different than anyone else in Equestria, which was probably why they didn't think he was anything other than someone from out of town.

When his friends didn't respond he took that as his cue to continue. "Also, I'm not the same as the rest of you, and not just because I'm not from this world." He began, getting their attention again. "You see my father comes from a race of warriors known as the Saiyans, and that means I'm part Saiyan since my mom was from Earth."

Applejack scratched her head in confusion. "Okay..."

"And well my father studied a lot of martial arts, and he trained under some of the finest warriors on Earth... as well as some not from Earth. Anyway, he learned how to fight, as well as how to manipulate the energy inside of his body to-" He paused when he noticed Pinkie raising her hand. "Yes Pinkie?"

"What do you mean energy inside his body, you mean like when you eat a lot of cupcakes and then you start feeling all funny and then start running around all excited and happy and craving even more cupcakes?!"

The girls all exchanged confused glances, all the while noting that their suspicions that Pinkie was consuming too much sugar were correct.

Goten was also a little confused, and conveyed that by scratching the side of his head. "Uh, not exactly." He said, making the pink-haired girl frown. "Basically, every living being has energy, or ki as we call it, inside of them. My father learned how to tap into that energy and control it, which allowed him to fly and shoot energy blasts." He explained.

"You mean like the one from yesterday, and a few minutes ago?" Sunset questioned.

He nodded.

This made them all gasp, as well as come to a realization. "So the one who saved Canterlot was you?!" Rarity gasped.

"...Yes..."

Again, they all gasped. Not only had he just saved them as well as everyone else at the mall, but he had done pretty much the same thing a day prior. It was crazy to think that the seemingly normal boy turned out to be a heroic space alien, and the fact that he didn't even look the part was even crazier. Sure he had some muscle, but that was about it. When thinking of an alien with enormous power Goten probably wouldn't be the first one to come to mind, not that there was anything wrong with that, but still.

A follow up question came to Twilight's mind. "So if you saved all of us why didn't you tell us it was you?" While she wasn't one to brag, and didn't much care for people with huge egos, she kind of figured that if someone saved an entire city they would be all over the news. Maybe it was because of all of those cartoons and movies, but she kind of expected some bragging from someone who defeated a monster.

The half-Saiyan knew that question would come up, but he wasn't sure if he was ready to give the answer. After a few moments he sighed deeply before looking them in the eyes. "Because I didn't want you to think I was a freak, or some kind of monster." He admitted sadly.

Another pause followed, which lasted a few moments before Rainbow broke it. "Dude... you're totally awesome!"

His face had already contorted into a frown, having expected the worst. "Wait what?" At first he wasn't sure if he heard her correctly, but the big grin on her face told him she meant what she said.

"While I must say it is unexpected I'm certainly not going to judge you." The fashionista stated.

"Yeah we're your friends, and we wouldn't care if you looked like some kind of hideous man eating monster!" Pinkie glanced around and saw the puzzled looks of her friends, which she was used to by now. "Okay maybe it's just me!"

"Why would you ever think we wouldn't like you?" Fluttershy questioned.

Goten sighed again. "Back on Earth, I was dating this girl named Valese. She was such a great girl, and I really liked her... but then I met her parents. Once they learned I could fly and shoot energy beams they forbid Valese and I from dating, and she was forced to break up with me." Just thinking about it made him sad, and he didn't know when he would move on.

Hearing that made the girls all frown. Sure, they could all see why someone wouldn't want their daughter dating a powerful half-alien, but that didn't mean he had to be so mean. Had he just taken the time to get to know Goten he would have seen how great the Saiyan was, and maybe even grow to like him. Unfortunately that wasn't the case, and it sounded like their friend was still a little sad because of it.

Knowing just what to do, Pinkie smiled brightly as she instantly ran over and hugged him. She put all of her strength into the embrace, as it was meant to cheer him right up. "Well that meanie just didn't know what an amazing person you are!"

Soon enough the rest of them moved to comfort their troubled friend, and much like Pinkie they went in for a hug. It was a little hard, but they managed to completely surround the Saiyan in a hug. They weren't all making contact with him, but that didn't really matter.

While he may have been sad he quickly started feeling better. Perhaps it was his friend's words, or being hugged by all of them again, but either way it made him smile. Even after learning who he really was they all still cared for him, and that helped him way more than they knew. 'They sure know how to raise my spirits.' He mused to himself.

After what felt like hours they broke apart the embrace, and the girls still had smiles on their faces.

"So you really don't care that I'm an alien?" At this point he knew the answer, but he just wanted some confirmation.

"Of course not." Applejack assured before her face contorted into a frown. "Just try not ta lie ta us in the future." She was always honest with people, as she felt it was the right thing to do. And while he did lie to them she wasn't about to stop being his friend because of it. Just as long as he didn't keep lying she would have no problem.

"I won't, I promise!"

It was then that a question came to Sunset's mind. "So how, and why, did you come here?"

The half-Saiyan had nearly forgotten about that, and started feeling silly for not mentioning that part earlier. "Well, I was just minding my own business when a monster started attacking one of the cities on Earth. I beat him and he started talking about his master and their plans, and then told me where to find him. I went to that location but didn't find anything except a strange portal. Then a voice started speaking to me and told me to enter the portal." He explained.

"So you just entered a strange portal without even thinking about it?" Rainbow questioned.

He let out a sheepish chuckle. "It probably wasn't the best idea... but if I hadn't done that I wouldn't have met all of you." He said, making them all smile once again.

"Yeah and we all would've been killed by that horrible monster and the planet would've been doomed!" Pinkie added excitedly, even if what she was talking about was pretty grim.

Another pause ensued as the girls looked at her with varying reactions. They had just escaped certain doom, learned about their new friend's past, and had a heartfelt moment... but of course the moment was ruined now. Sure they knew their friend was right, but that didn't mean they wanted to think about what might have happened if it weren't for their new friend's rash decision. The important thing was they were all fine, and nothing else was important.

Wanting to change the subject, Fluttershy decided to ask a question. She was a little nervous about it, what with her looking down at the ground and rubbing one of her arms, but she just had to ask. "S-so do you miss your family?"

Everyone else wasn't too surprised that question came up. They had been so caught up with the monsters and the fact that Goten's an alien that they didn't even think about his family back on Earth, or how he felt about them currently. They assumed that he missed them, as any person would if they were completely separated, but they wanted him to tell them the answer.

A frown came to his face. "Of course I do, and I'm sure they really miss me too." He noticed his friends frowning after he said that, which he couldn't blame them for. "It's alright though, because even if we're so far away I know they're always with me. Besides, there has to be a way to contact them somehow."

His optimism was enough to make them all smile again. Even though he was probably billions of miles away from his home and family he was still able to smile, and he also had hope of seeing them again... well, he said contact, but they figured he also meant actually seeing them. It was very inspiring, and it truly made them realize how lucky they were to have him as a friend.

A couple of seconds passed before Goten spoke up. "Now that we have that out of the way, what should we do now?" It was relief that his friends still wanted to be friends with him, even though he lied and was actually a powerful alien. And now that his secret was out he felt more comfortable around them. The half-Saiyan already felt at ease around the girls, but it was even more so now that he didn't have anything to hide.

"I'm guessing the mall's going to be closed for a while." Sunset Shimmer noted as she pointed at the building, which at the very moment had a piece of ceiling fall to the ground.

"At least we managed to escape with our purchases." Rarity may have almost died, but the thought of loosing any expensive article of clothing was also scary. Of course she valued her own life, and if it really came down to it she would save herself... but that didn't mean she wouldn't at least try and save her outfits also. How horrible it would have been if anything she had just bought had been left amidst the chaos, getting ruined, or dirty, or torn, or vaporized! Luckily that wasn't the case, and so the fashionista could breath easy.

"Ah'm still just glad we escaped at all." Applejack stated.

Rainbow had been deep in thought, wondering what they could do next. It was still Saturday after all, and there was still so much more fun to be had. Suddenly she got an idea. "I got it! We should go play laser tag at that new Fun Center that opened up a few weeks ago."

That idea made the pink-haired girl smile brightly. "Oh I just love laser tag!" To accentuate her point she turned her left hand into a gun. "It's all pew pew pew pew pew!" She fired pretend lasers at her friends, and at the end she let out a giggle.

The cowgirl let out a chuckle of her own. "It has been a while since ah've played laser tag, but ah'm game... and don't think ah've forgotten about our last game Rainbow!" She and her rainbow-haired friend had a bit of a rivalry when it came to sports and just games in general, and whenever they played they almost always had to turn it into a competition. It would go back and forth between who would win, and that just fueled the loser more.

"Oh you're so on!" The cyan girl smirked.

"Um, maybe we shouldn't play laser tag." Fluttershy stated.

Twilight nodded in agreement. "Yeah the last time you two played you really got into it." That may have been an exaggeration, but she recalled the terror everyone felt when those two engaged one another.

In response to those concerns Rainbow Dash waved her hand dismissively, which was followed with a scoff. "That won't happen this time, trust me." To sell her point she smiled brightly.

"What do you think Goten?" Rarity asked, figuring his input would help them decide.

"Uh what's laser tag?"

They all stared at him like he was crazy, and had they not seen what he did firsthand they might have thought he was. Of course, he was from another planet, and as such wouldn't necessarily have everything that's in Equestria... but something as simple as laser tag should have been known around the universe! One thing was for sure, it was going to be interesting seeing what else his planet did differently than Equestria.

As his friends stared at him the half-Saiyan couldn't help but feel a little awkward... more so than he probably should have. "What?"

"You've never played laser tag before?!" Pinkie exclaimed.

He flinched slightly from the sudden yell. "Unless you count shooting my enemies with energy beams?"

"No... but that sounds pretty awesome!" Rainbow Dash commented.

"Then no, I haven't played laser tag before."

A small smirk came to Sunset's face. "It's pretty fun, I'm sure you'll like it." At first she didn't really see the appeal, but over time she grew to love the game. There was just something so satisfying about shooting your opponents, even if it wasn't actually real. To her it was a good way to vent frustration, and while she didn't have much of that anymore she still enjoyed the game.

"Well ah guess it's settled then." The cowgirl noted with a soft chuckle.

With their plan in mind the group prepared to depart. Just before they started walking police sirens could be heard in the distance, which was soon accompanied by the flashing red and blue lights. Seeing what was coming the group moved a little, not wanting to be in the way. Not just that, but they also had to get back to their cars... which hopefully didn't get destroyed during the attack.

Goten had his gaze set on the police as he followed his friends toward what was left of the mall. It was always a little strange seeing police, at least from his perspective. They were trained to keep a city, or town, safe, mostly from petty criminals. On the other hand he did essentially the same thing, except on a much larger scale. After all he had a lot of power and battle experience on his side. Besides, the Earth's military couldn't even scratch someone like Cell, and if these cops were anything like they were on Earth then there wasn't much they could do against powerful monsters.

His then started scanning the mall itself. As far as damage went it didn't seem too bad, aside from some cracks and holes in the walls. It certainly could have been worse, and he was thankful it wasn't. He could sense that everyone in the immediate area was fine, and there were no signs of anyone coming close to dying. Now that didn't tell him if anyone perished in the destruction, but a feeling in his gut told him that everything was fine. Plus he wasn't hearing the sounds of horrified screams or crying.

A few moments later and the group of eight reached the parking garage, and it looked pretty intact. There were some cracks along the pavement, and a fallen segment of ceiling, but other than that nothing was wrong. It was a relief to see, for more than one reason. The first reason was that it meant nobody in this area had been in danger, and that they were safe. Also, they were glad their cars were still in tact.

"Aw yeah, my car's intact." Rainbow cheered.

"Mine too!" Pinkie added as she lied down on the hood of her car.

"WHAT IN THE FUCK?!"

They all turned their heads to the right and noticed a clearly distraught man, gripping the sides of his head, and staring at his car... or rather, what remained of it. A bunch of rubble, including concrete and steal beams, was piled on top of his car. Speaking of, the top of his vehicle had been crushed, and appeared to be caving in on itself. Funny enough, his car had been the only to have been damaged, as every other car in the area was just fine.

"Wow poor guy." Sunset stated.

"Well at least it could have been worse." Goten noted with a small chuckle.

Obviously loosing a car was pretty bad, but the girls could see his point. Had the man been in the car when it got crushed that would have been much worse. Luckily that wasn't the case, and they were sure the man would survive... maybe.

"Alright everyone let's go play laser tag!"

"So now everyone knows your secret Goten."

Sitting on his throne, with a big bag of popcorn, the chaotic being watched the events in Equestria unfold. He noticed how easy it was for Goten to bond with those seven girls... if only because he kept his true identity a secret. It was a sickening sight seeing them all together, having a great time, and just flaunting how they're the best of friends. He valued chaos and disharmony, which was the exact opposite of what he was seeing. Well, that just meant he would have to do something about that, which is what he did.

The perfect moment to cause some havoc and ruin a 'fun day' came when Goten and his new friends went to the mall. They all seemed to be having fun, along with everyone else who was there, but little did they know they were about to learn the real meaning of fun. His powers may be slowly recharging, but that didn't mean he couldn't use a little for some fun. And so he created two grotesque warriors to go cause some trouble, and oh how they did that. It brought him much delight to see his minions attacking the mall and making all of the people panic and scream for help.

While he made sure his creations were strong he knew they would be no match for Goten, which didn't bother him at all. Sure he would have loved to see the warrior fall, but him living was just as good. The reason was that his friends all saw him flying and fighting to protect him, which meant his secret was out. How he couldn't wait to see the look on Goten's face when the girls abandon him... or not.

Unfortunately, while the girls saw him fly, they didn't care. The chaotic being couldn't hear what they were saying, but from the looks of it the eight of them were still friends. It just didn't make sense though. Goten was a powerful warrior from another world who lied to them, yet he was still their friend. Seeing them all hug was just sickening, and served to anger him just a little. "You're a lying alien, but those girls didn't seem to care."

His brow then furrowed as he thought about the next move. He was sure those girls would have left Goten, and then the warrior would have been crushed, but that didn't happen. He put a paw to his chin as he contemplated. 'Hm, how to proceed from here?' He continued to ponder this before an idea came to his head, which was followed up with a mischievous grin. "I'll have to use a little more magic for this, but it'll be worth it."

I'll end it off there. I was originally going to have the laser tag take place this chapter, but I'll save it for next time. Also I'd like to think they Goten wouldn't have played laser tag, except for the scenario he described of course. As you can see the girls accepted Goten and still want to be his friend. The chaotic being(who's identity I might have given away already) has been watching the events and now has another plan, but what will it be? Be sure to R&R and have a wonderful day!

FutureShock