Dragonball MLPby ultrapoknee
episode 2: Journey to planet Equis?! part 2 (Edited)
[Canterlot - 8:00 am, Dining Hall - Third Person POV.]
The beautiful, majestic Princess Celestia sits inside the dining hall, enjoying a nice blend of her favorite tea. She wore an elegant dress of pure white that split down her legs with a yellow belt near her hips with a sun-shaped buckle on it. She stood 6'12, a giant among all her subjects, with her sister being a close second at 6'7. Moments like these made the ruling over Equestria worthwhile despite all the hassle of day court and those nigh insufferable nobles.
"I'll never understand why my little ponies believe that just because they have wealth and titles somehow makes them better than those without." She thought.
Some nobles like fancy pants and Fleur De Lis were always kind and pleasant to every pony, even donating some of their wealth to the different orphanages within Canterlot. They and a few other families are the real ones, but for every good must come bad, and, unfortunately, there were plenty of bad. One excellent example was Sir Penny Pinching, a laughable yet true-to-name stallion. He once pitched to me during day court on cutting back costs for the country by cutting funds from all schooling facilities that didn't make the necessary grade level. Of course, he meant all school facilities that weren't in Canterlot. He also didn't bother to check the classes of those schools since I had to tell him that all those fillies and colts were performing well above the percentage rate.
"The look he made when he tried to retort but ended up at a loss for words was priceless," She giggled as she remembered how he had nearly tripped while running out of the court that day. Then, a confident noble named Sharp Tongue thought he could talk any pony into seeing things his way. He seemed to think he could persuade Celestia to give him bits from the royal treasury. He wanted the extra money for renovations to the home to include a 'relief' room, but he could not say that outright in public. So he used quick phrases and long wordings to cover his tracks.
"Oh, my," Celestia giggled. "Such a shame he didn't realize that linguistics and subtext was one of the first things I learned about politics. He must have thought I would be too tired to catch his ruse or I had entered decline with old age." She paused as her eyes widened with realization. "For his sake, that better be the former, not the latter." She thought with a slight sneer on her features that quickly turned into a smile when she used her sharp mind and far superior word phases to utterly bewildered the stallion. He stood in bafflement as the guards carried him out. But probably the worse one of all the nobility was-
"AUNTIE!" A loud and obnoxious voice called out. One that caused Celestia to groan and close her eyes. Irritation began to creep in as her pleasant morning was interrupted. "Auntie, this is such a grave travesty! How could you let that pretender host the annual meteor shower and entertain all the delegates of other countries when that honor should go to true nobility, namely myself." Blueblood whined as he burst through the dining hall doors, causing the guards to stumble. He was wearing his full white suit. "She will only disgrace all of Equestria by letting such prominent figures walk among those uncultured commoners in that backward hick town," Blueblood finished as he closed his eyes and tilted his muzzle upwards in disgust.
'Alright, Celestia, deep breaths; patience is an acquired skill you mastered centuries ago. DEEP BREATHS!' Celestia thought while trying to keep her temperament under control. Few of her ponies, except for the occasional villain, can get under her fur. Yet somehow, Blueblood never failed to disappoint. So, after calming down, she looked at her nephew to address the 'issues' he had brought to her attention.
"Blueblood!" Celestia said with authority. There are several reasons why I have wanted Princess Twilight to host this year." She continued as she gazed at Blueblood as a parent would when their child misbehaved.
"Number 1: Twilight has saved Equestria more times than you styled your mane," She said as Blueblood looked aghast at the insinuation that he had poor hair care while the guards behind snickered.
"Number 2: Twilight and her friends performed outstandingly when the delegates from Yakistan came to broker peace with us and again when the city officials came to Canterlot to place their gems in the ceremonial statue."
"Number 3: Did you not yourself say that, and I quote, 'I will never understand why we must align ourselves with those brutish inferiors that dare say they hold a candle to our country and culture. You will never see me conversing with their likes. 'So knowing this, I left Twilight with the task as she is more toleraTwilightfferent perspectives."
"Number 4: Ponyville is anything but uncultured. They have a long, rich history dating back to their founding. It's home to the best businesses providing excellent services to Equestria. One benefactor is Sweet Apple Acres, which provides the best apple-based products I've ever had. The other is the element of generosity herself, Rarity, who produces the best design. She even opened up a boutique here in Canterlot."
"Number 5: And this is most important: I have watched Twilight grow from that awkward little filly, the promising student, to the most wonderful princess she is now. I will also remind you that she is no mere pretender as she has earned her princess-hood through hard work and her understanding of friendship. Furthermore, besides my sister and Cadence, I completely trust her, and you WILL respect her if you wish to attend in a week UNDERSTAND?!" Celestia said. The last part of her rant caused the room to shake under the magical pressure. It was too early in the morning for this, and she did not like the idea of the disrespect he was giving Twilight in such a manner.
Celestia finished. Her speech left Blueblood dumbfounded but still cohesive enough to give a nod of understanding. He then begrudgingly left the dining to prepare for the event. With a sigh, Celestia was able to return to enjoying her tea. She looked to the guards, who were still chuckling over Blueblood's tongue lashing but quickly straightened up and felt a little downcast that her morning was somewhat spoiled. Celestia fixed them a smile. It was known throughout the castle how much of a bother Blueblood could be, and she assured them that they would not receive a reprimand. At this moment, Celestia felt the familiar magic signature of a teleport happen next to her, revealing Princess Luna's somewhat tired form.
"Good morning, my dear sister," Celestia said. She was positively beaming at her arrival as it was scarce for her to be up at this hour.
"Good morrow to thee to sister. We came to see how you were doing before tending to our sleeping rituals." Luna said sleepily. "We could not help but overhear thy's scolding of our irritant nephew. Tell us how he 'got under your fur' as the younglings say."
"Oh, he was just expressing his disappointment in Twilight hosting the meteor shower this year," Celestia said, still holding her happy feelings and enjoying the time with her sister.
"It still perplexes us to no end on how such a pest became our nephew, let alone how he holds nobility," Luna said with a scowl while Celestia blushed before responding.
"His family was a great help to me during the more trying times of my solitary rule before your return," Celestia said as she winced a little. She did not like mentioning her banishment and hoped she did not ruin the positive atmosphere.
"Worry not, sister. We have moved past that moment in our lives. Let us not look to the past but the coming future," Luna proclaimed dramatically. It would be a great experience to share with her friends and family.
"Yes, you're right, sister, and I plan on all of us having a splendid time. Now you should be off to bed before you oversleep and forget to raise the moon," Celestia couldn't help but quip at her sister's blunder.
"Twas one error on our part ONCE, and thou still will not leave it be," Luna exclaimed before teleporting back to her chambers.
Celestia giggled at her sister's antics. "Sure, it was Luna."
[Space - Goku's ship - Third Person POV.]
"45, 46, 47," Goku strained as he had himself hanging upside down from the ceiling of his ship. A metal cable suspended him from the ground as Goku performed another set of situps under 60 times Earth's normal gravity. The training was going well until he began to feel more substantial than when he started.
"Huh, what's going on? I shouldn't be this worn out already," Goku protested while trying to continue exercising, but he found out he could barely move an inch. The video monitor activated, and an image displayed an older man with light blue-greyish hair. He wore an open white lab coat and a light green undershirt; he had glasses and a black cat resting on his shoulders.
"Hello there, Goku. I see you are hard at work training again," the old man said.
"Oh, hey, Doctor Brief. Nice to hear from you again. How are things back on Earth?" Goku said, although he still found it challenging to turn around and face the doctor.
"Everything's fine on our, my boy, but I must ask why you are hanging upside down like this." Briefs said. "Seems to me you're having a rather tough time of it. Have you finally found a training program too strenuous for you to handle?" He said, giving off a gruff laugh.
"Ha Ha, this is nothing, but for some strange reason, I can hardly move even though I don't feel tired," Goku grunted.
Briefs said, "I should believe so, given that your current training is 100 times Earth's normal gravity."
"WHAT IS HUNDRED TIMES NORMAL GRAVITY?!"Goku blurted out, panic painted across his face, struggling with new vigor to free himself to no avail. "That doesn't make any sense. I only had it at 60. Is there something wrong with the machine?"
"Hmm, no. My instruments show everything is working, but let me run a diagnostic," Brief said. "Ah, it would appear you're in some cosmic electrical storm interfering with your ship's systems, " Brief concluded.
"Oh man, what do I do now?" Goku said.
"Nothing, my boy, you'll just have to wait it out," said Briefs.
"Great," Goku said. However, unbeknownst to both Doctor Briefs and Son Goku. Cosmic electrical storms are wildly unpredictable. Therefore, it is best to avoid them during interstellar travels. This storm, in particular, encased his entire ship and shifted him from his intended course. This phenomenon inadvertently set him on a new destination. Instead of heading to planet Namek, he headed to a new world between the north and south galaxies.
[Planet Equis- 7:00 pm - Night of the meteor show.]
The quaint little town of Ponyville was abuzz with new activities. Ponies were setting up several banners representing the visiting delegates' nations throughout the area. Ponies ran about everywhere, ensuring their town looked extraordinarily extravagant for tonight's event. The earth ponies had just finished building a stage for the formal speech, well-crafted side bleachers for the delegates on the left, and duplicate thrones for the princesses on the right. The Pegasus ensured that there would be no inclement weather of any kind. The sky was devoid of even the most minuscule cloud particles. Finally, the unicorns used their magical talents to cast a spell on all the light fixtures around the town. They glowed a bright spectrum that illuminated the village in the night. Everything was going according to plan for most of the inhabitants — all except one teenaged dragon.
"I knew it. I knew I would get stuck with a menial task for tonight. I mean, sitting on the beaches as a meteor. All because I let Rarity coax me into it. It wouldn't be so bad if Rarity asked me, but do I have to sit with Cheerilee's class?" Spike inwardly groaned. As he predicted weeks ago at the slumber party, He was stuck doing another abysmal task while everypony else was doing much more decent jobs.
"Ha Ha Ha, look at Spike, the dragon. He's just like a great mothball." Some Colt said, causing Spike to groan.
"Ha yeah, or maybe he went too far ahead of the other meteors, and now he was to wait so that they will pick him up." Another colt added on, further increasing his ire. These two colts have been irking everyone's nerves, but they seem especially fond of Spike.
These two colts are new residents of Ponyville. Ever since the castle sprouted out of the ground, ponies worldwide wanted to visit Ponyville for many reasons. Some wanted to meet the new princess, some wanted to meet the elements, and some decided that Ponyville was a perfect place to settle down. In addition, it was a great boon for the town's economy, as more ponies meant better income for old and new businesses. Unfortunately, Canterlot ponies came, bringing that elitist attitude with them. The two Colts here are prime examples of that approach. The first Colt's name is Spoiled Brat; he has a dark purple mane and a light purple coat. The other is Rotten Core; he has white fur and blue hair.
"Why don't you two scurry back to your mommies if you know what's good for you?" A new and familiar voice said. As Spike turned around, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon came to his aid, along with the CMC(Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scooterloo). Spike was shocked to see them together; given their history, it seemed they did become friends.
"What was that diamond head?" Spoiled, he said as he got in her face, trying to intimidate her, but she did not even falter, to her credit. She also held a smile on her face.
"You heard me; I said back off unless you want the whole class to know why your mom moved to Ponyville." She retorted, causing the colt to clam up quickly.
"WHY YOU-"
"What is happening here?" Another voice had interrupted the colt before things got out of hoof. "Would your fillies and colts mind explaining what's all the commotion about?" Cheerilee said as she was walking to the wayward group. "I'm sure I don't have to remind you all to be on your best behavior tonight, do I?" She said, aiming the last part of her sentence at the two colts who had been causing problems since their arrival.
"No, Miss Cheerilee." The entire class said in unison, causing her to cock her brow and eye them suspiciously.
"Superb. Now, everypony, please sit down. The princesses will be here shortly." Cheerilee said
"This isn't over." Spoiled whispered to Tiara, who gave a huff and cocky grin in return.
"You're still here. Mommy's colt?" She taunted as he turned away, fuming while dragging his friend along.
"Way to go, Diamond." Apple Bloom said.
"Yeah, that was incredible," Scooterloo added.
"When it comes to bullying, you're still the master, Diamond." Silver Spoon finished. Her statement caused the CMC to giggle and Diamond to blush bright red.
"Puh-lease. Don't lump me in with those amateurs." She said, making everypony laugh anew.
"Hey, Spike, are you OK?" Sweetie Belle asked. She knew Spike was OK but was embarrassed to wear that get-up.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for coming. Now you all need to get seated," Cheerilee said." He told them.
"OK, see ya later, Spike," Sweetie said as she left to join her friends.
"Wonderful, now fillies are saving me." Spike sighed as he began to sit on the ground but quickly shut up when he realized he was still in Rarity's costume. The only thing worse than the lecture mode from Twilight. It's Rarity's dramatics for nearly Twilighting upsetting. "I wish this dumb shower would start already. This suit is degrading."
"NOW PRESENTING, THE PRINCESSES OF EQUESTRIA," A royal guard called out as the princesses' carriages came into view. Alongside them were the blimps hailing from the other nations that were a part of the alliance, and Spike couldn't be happier.
"YES, now things can get moving," Spike said with total glee.
[Meanwhile, in Planet Equis's outer atmosphere]
A spark of electricity flared, and space began to warp and distort. Soon, that distortion grew, and a sizeable spherical ship emerged, closing in on the planet ahead.
"Whew, boy, am I ever glad that storm finally passed. It was unexpected." Goku said, relieved that his ordeal with the gravity machine had passed. "I guess one good thing came from that experience. Now that my body has sufficiently accumulated to 100 times normal gravity training, I'm ready for whatever Planet Namek has in store for me."
His time in the cosmic storm was grueling, as the malfunctioning gravity threatened to tear his body. However, through sheer determination, Goku frees himself from his perilous position and turns off the machine. While jarring, the experience inspired Goku to train in 100 times gravity, pushing his power to unimaginable levels.
Just then, the video monitor opened up again. "Goku, can you hear me? Are you alright, my boy?" The doctor asked briefly.
"Hey, Doctor Briefs, I can hear you just fine, and I'm OK. I'm better than OK." Goku said, pounding his right arm against his chest slightly.
"That's good to hear. I was worried when that storm caused the communications to cut out. But it would seem that those worries are for naught. The ship is fine, and you're nearing the planet. Things should- Oh dear." Brief cut himself off as a new problem started to develop.
"Now, what's happening?" Goku asked, slightly worried.
"Oh, nothing too serious, you're just entering a meteor shower. Quite the unusual visual spectacle, I might add," Brief said.
"So, what can I do to avoid it?" Asked Goku.
"Well, normally, I'd be more confident in the ship's reinforced hull, except those rocks are quite massive, and it's best not to take any risk at this juncture. So here, I'm handing you manual control of the ship." Dr. Briefs said as he turned off the ship's autopilot.
Goku rubbed his index finger on the side of his head in confusion. Until now, he had never driven anything, save for the flying nimbus. Bulma and the others had always driven the vehicles.
"You sure that's best, Doctor Brief? I never flew vehicles before, let alone a spaceship," Goku stated.
"Of course, my boy. The controls are straightforward, and maneuvering through those meteors shouldn't be too difficult." Brief said.
"Hmm? I guess it would be easier than fighting a great ape monster." Goku said, reflecting on his battle with Vegeta. "Alright, let's I'll do it." He said confidently.
"Good luck, my boy. I'll contact you once you're planetside," Dr. Briefs said as the video monitor went black.
Goku then sat down and took control of the ship, preparing to guide his way safely to Planet Namek. "Don't worry, everyone. I'm almost there."