After the girls were able to locate there wayward pink friend, they hurried back to the ballroom to finish off the last episode of the day.

“See that's a much better intro,” complemented Pinkie Pie.

Whatever… I don’t live for your approval.

“Wow, you’re grumpy today. Anyways next episode,” Pinkie said as the episode started.

Interlude
(*Cues: Invader - Jim Johnston*)

Wiz: Antiheroes. Walking a mysterious gray line between good and evil.

Boomstick: They do what they want, however they want, when they want.

Wiz: Vegeta, Prince of the Saiyans and rival to Goku…

“A prince joins the fight?” Luna said, shocked that another member of royalty would fight.

Boomstick: And Shadow, the Ultimate Life Form and rival to Sonic

“How is a hedgehog a ultimate lifeform?” questioned Rainbow dash

Wiz: I'm Wizard and he's Boomstick and it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win a Death Battle.

Vegeta
(*Cues: Hell's Bells - Dragon Ball Z*)

Wiz: Born a prince to warrior-like Saiyan race, Vegeta's people were slaughtered by an evil tyrant named Freeza, who molded Vegeta into a deadly, ruthless killer. Over time, however, Freeza's iron grip over him led Vegeta to rebel, ushering Freeza's final defeat with the help of fellow Saiyan Goku. After struggling with adapting to life on Earth, Vegeta eventually became one of the planet's strongest defenders.

“His whole race was destroyed?” Twilight yelled, scared of the alien who could annihilate a planet.

“And was used by that despicable being,” Celestia angrily said, thinking of the Nightmare use her little sister.

Boomstick: He even got hitched to Bulma, breaking poor Master Roshi's heart. Vegeta can move and fly at hypersonic speeds, he can survive underwater and in far outer atmospheres for long periods of time. He even has an endurance to survive a nuclear freakin' blast.

“At least he’s married now,” Rarity said, slightly jealous the a prince found his princess.

Background:
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 123 lbs.
Saiyan Prince
Elite Warrior Class
Trained in Martial Arts
Current Leader of the Z-Fighters

(*Cues: Vegeta Powers Up - Dragon Ball Z*)

Wiz: Vegeta can use a natural inner energy called ki to create devastating attacks.

Boomstick: His trademark attack is a purple laser called the Galick Gun.

“Oooh, did he say garlick gu-” asked Pinkie, before getting shushed by Twilight for interrupting.

Wiz: His Big Bang attack unleashes a huge explosion of energy covering up vast distance, and can be narrowed to a beam for concentrated accuracy.

“Such destructive power,” muttered Celestia with a hint of fear.

Boomstick: He can launch a volley of energy bullets, pounding his foe with dozens of blasts, but his most devastating move is his Final Flash attack, a huge golden beam that can destroy whole planets.

Wiz: Vegeta's ki is quite versatile and not limited to these four attacks. He is never without a weapon.

Ki Attacks:
Galick Gun
Bang Beam
Big Bang Attack
Final Shine
Energy Blast Volley
Final Flash

“Why would he need a weapon when he can use awesome laser beams,” Rainbow said, liking all his attacks.

Boomstick: But wait! There's more!

“There is!?” asked a flabbergasted Spike.

Wiz: That's right! Vegeta can reach to the legendary status of Super Saiyan, a near indestructible form of which increases his power output by 500%.

“Woah,” everyone said, amazed by his transformation.

“He can change his hair color? And he doesn’t need some dye? That’s unfair,” Rarity said, slightly jealous Vegeta can change his image.

Boomstick: And he can take this form to the next level for yet another 500% increase. That's a lot of power in math.

Super Saiyan:
Can reach levels 1 & 2
500% increase per form
Can be activated any time
Sustained through energy
Nearly indestructible
Level 2 drains more energy than Level 1

“Bow before Math!” yelled Twilight in her own version of the canterlot voice.

Wiz: The Super Saiyan form is sustained through Vegeta's remaining energy. Also, despite reaching the level of Super Saiyan Four, he was only able to do so with Bulma's Blutz Wave Machine, and cannot do so naturally.

Boomstick: And in Death Battle, we don't allow help from spouses.

“That seems a little unfair,” Fluttershy said, believing that love can do many incredible things.

“But it’s a part of the rules,” Applejack said, as her shy friend nodded to show she understood the rules.

Wiz: Vegeta is cocky, arrogant, and proud. He seeks to be the best and is willing to fight the best to do so, even allowing his opponents reach power levels much greater than his own.

Boomstick: Well, this has led to him dying twice so far, he's still around somehow kicking ass and being a dick.

“Sounds like Rainbow Dash if we don’t keep her ego in check,” snarked Applejack. Getting a pout from said blue pegasus.

Vegeta: I am a Super Saiyan! (screen flashes as Vegeta prepares attack) And you can burn in Hell!

Shadow
(*Cues: Throw It All Away (Instrumental) - Sonic Adventure 2*)

Wiz: Built by Prof. Gerald Robotnik with alien DNA, Shadow the Hedgehog was created to be the Ultimate Life Form. Despite being a powerful, living weapon, Shadow's initial purpose was to provide genes capable of curing the deathly ill, specifically, Gerald's granddaughter, Maria. But before Shadow could be shared with the world, tragedy struck.

“Why,” everyone cried as a few tears ran down their faces. Even Spike and the princesses were crying a bit as they lowered their heads in sadness.

“What kind of monsters would harm a child?” Rarity asked, blowing her nose on a tissue.

“The worst kind,” Celestia coldly said, secretly hating any form of child abuse or murder.

Boomstick: Then Shadow went crazy and tried to destroy the Earth for revenge, but he ended up saving the day instead. Though people are still getting sick on Earth, so uhh... guess he kinda forgot about that whole living cure thing, huh?

Background
Height: 3'3"
Weight: 77 lbs.
Bio-Engineered Ultimate Life Form
Nearly Indestructible
Hypersonic Speed
Martial Arts Skills

“Guess the whole revenge thing made him forget his original purpose,” Spike said, weakly laughing at that.

Wiz: Shadow can move at hypersonic speeds and survive underwater and in space.

“Guess Dashie might have just lost her title,” Pinkie said giggling.

“Seems like it, sugarcube,” Applejack said, laughing at her speedy friend.

“I could so beat this ‘ultimate lifeform’ hooves down,” Rainbow said, glaring at the black hedgehog on the screen.

Boomstick: He's even tough enough to survive a fall to the Earth from the moon, and that's one long ass fall.

“How can a little hedgehog survive a fall like that,” Fluttershy wondered.

Wiz: Well, it wasn't exactly the moon, but Shadow survived a fall of about 200,000 miles. By the time he hit the ground, he was falling at a rate of over 6,000,000 feet per second.

Boomstick: I feel sorry for whatever was around when he landed, some guy just walking along and ... (indistinctly) OH MY GOD!

“BOOOM, ow my leg!” screamed Pinkie Pie, before going into a giggling fit.

(*Cues: All Hail Shadow [Orchestrated by YannickJason]*)

Wiz: Right. Shadow possesses a natural link to the chaos force, a never ending pool of unbelievable energy.

“Wow, that means he has more power than all of the unicorns combined,” Twilight said in awe.

Boomstick: He can fire several different energy based projectiles like Chaos Spears and Beams. But his most powerful attack is Chaos Blast, a huge explosion which annihiates everything around him in seconds.

Chaos Force
Chaos Control
Chaos Spear
Chaos Blast
Other Energy-Based Attacks
Can be used to defend, heal, fly & warp

Wiz: He can also manipulate time and space with Chaos Control, though depending on the situation using this technique to its fullest takes time and is impractical in combat. Also, Shadow wears two Inhibitor Rings, which are stricting his access to the chaos force to maintain control, should he remove them, his power increases immensely, but is somewhat uncontrollable and quickly tires him out.

Inhibitor Rings
Restricts Chaos Power
Maintains Precision Control
When removed, his powers increase exponentially
When removed, his stamina drops quickly

“Holy list of super powers Batman!” gasped out Pinkie Pie.

“Who’s Batman?” asked a confused Twilight.

“Meh you’ll find out in a few episodes,” waved off Pinkie, confusing her friends further.

Boomstick: His chaos power also increases depending on the number of Chaos Emeralds he has, and when he gets seven of them, ha, he goes super.

“Soooo… a rip off of super saiyan?” questioned Rainbow dash.

Wiz: Super Shadow is the pinnacle of his powers, receiving a 1,000% power increase.

“But it seems to jump to the same power level of super saiyan,” added in Applejack.

Boomstick: He can fly, move near the speed of light, and is totally invincible.

Super Form
1000% Power Increase
Automatic Flight
Unlimited Endurance
Invincible
Duration based on a time limit

“... ok I give up,” said Rainbow Dash as she hung her head in defeat.

Wiz: Despite this, Shadow's super form can only last a few minutes.

Boomstick: But, considering his super speed, a short time to him is a long time to his opponents.

Shadow: That's not all, I'm full of surprises.

Wiz: Alright the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all… oh wait, let me get a new book first.

Boomstick: An audio book?

Wiz: From audible.com

Boomstick: for people who are too lazy to read or are blind! Thought as why I got em.

(ads play.)

Death Battle
(*Cues: Androids Steal Truck - Dragon Ball Z*)

Shadow is skating from his hover shoes in a green field. He then stops in front of Vegeta, whose back is turned.

Shadow: There you are! I knew I sensed an extraordinary power around here.

Vegeta: Well that certainly sounds like me. (He turns to Shadow) Ummm...who and what are you?

“He’s a hedgehog silly!” giggeld Pinkie Pie

Shadow: I am Shadow the Hedgehog. (Shadow stands at fighting pose) The Ultimate Life Form!

Vegeta: Ultimate Life Form? A weird looking rat, is an Ultimate Llfe Form? HAHAHAHA! That's a laugh. Word of advice, freak: you're little on the short side if you're trying to be threatening.

Shadow: Funny. I was going to say the same thing about you.

“Oh snap,” Rainbow said, high amused by the pre-battle banter.

Vegeta: You've just sealed your fate, fool.

“Seems the prince can’t take a joke,” snarked Applejack.

FIGHT!

(*Cues: Hyperbolic Time Chamber - Dragon Ball Z*)

Shadow launches a kick at Vegeta, but the latter catches the former's feet, kicks him off. Vegeta then charges a blast of purple Ki energy in his hands before blasting it at Shadow.

Vegeta: GALICK GUN, FIRE!!

After being hit by a strong attack, Shadow's still standing from the blast, exhaustingly.

Vegeta: Pathetic. Before you die, let me show you a True Ultimate Life Form!

(*Cues: Super Saiyan Vegeta - Dragon Ball Z*)

“This is some sick beats!” Rainbow dash Commented

Vegeta powers up immensely, aura surrounding him, and his dark, gravity defying hair now glowing blonde, becoming the legendary status of Super Saiyan.

Vegeta: Hehe! Tell me hedgehog, does a lab rat like you experience fear?

“So coool!” cheered the blue mare.

(*Cues: Mephiles' Whisper - Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)*)

Shadow: You have... no idea... WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH! (*he leaps up in mid-air and surrounds himself with all seven Chaos Emeralds*)

Vegeta: What's this?

“Is that one of the chaos emeralds?” Twilight asked, trying to get a better look at it.

After he taps into the power of the seven Emeralds, he turns from a black to a yellow lime coloured hedgehog with a bright glow and aura with invincible godlike powers, becoming Super Shadow.

Shadow: Behold the true power I possess!

Vegeta: Wow... what a ripoff--- (*Super Shadow tackles Vegeta*) GAH!!!

(*Cues: BOSS: HEAVY DOG - Shadow the Hedgehog*)

Vegeta gets attacked by Shadow, blocking from a melee receiving from the arrogant, bioengineered hedgehog. Afterwards, Shadow side kicks Vegeta, leaving projectiles of Chaos energy after hitting Vegeta seven times, and from hitting by the energy left by Shadow, Vegeta then land crashes at the ground. Shadow then launches a barrage of his Chaos Spear at Vegeta, but Vegeta jumps up and knees Shadow to the abdomen, kicked him, and then launches a volley of Energy Bullets. But when the smoke clears, Shadow is gone.

Vegeta: Wha-Where did he go?

Shadow: Right behind you.

Vegeta charges a blast of energy at concentrated accuracy, but before he can blast it at Shadow, the latter snaps his finger, teleports the former underwater.

Vegeta: (voiceover) ... The hell? How did I get here? (*annoyed groan*)

“He did that with the snap of his fingers,” Spike said, shocked at how fast Shadow could teleport someone.

Shadow: Hmph. That was easier than I thought, I guess I'm better than... SHIT!

“Huh? Him cursing seems… forced,” commented Pinkie Pie.

(*Cues: Androids Steal Truck - Dragon Ball Z again*)

Vegeta: Graaah!!!

Vegeta suddenly jumps out of the water, his body full of energy

Vegeta: Cheap trick! Teleporting me underwater, Coward! Cut the act and give up already! You're nothing compared to me!

Shadow snaps his finger again, this time teleports Vegeta to the Earth's moon.

“And now he’s on the moon?” Twilight stuttered, impressed at the distance Shadow could use his teleport ability.

Vegeta: Goddamnit.

Shadow watches from distance.

Shadow: Hmph.

Vegeta: Playtime's over, runt!

(*Cues: Destruction - Dragon Ball Z*)

Vegeta punches the surface of the moon, pushing it closer to Earth.

“Did he just punch the moon out of orbit!?” Screamed Luna.

Shadow: No! Is he insane!?

“No, he just really hates to lose.”explained Rainbow Dash.

Shadow takes off his inhibitor rings, glows bright red, shouts "CHAOS... CONTROL!", and then teleports the moon back to it's place.

Shadow: Yes. I did it!

Vegeta: Congrats, furball.

Shadow: It's time to end this!

Shadow glows bright red, shouts "CHAOS... BLAST!", then clenches his entire body before throwing out his arms like wings. But it doesn't affect Vegeta, because Shadow's Super form wears off.

“That’s not good,” Rarity said, knowing Shadow had a limit to his super form.

Shadow: Uh-oh.

Vegeta: Sayonara.

Vegeta fires the Final Flash at Shadow, vaporizing the latter into the same shade of his quills, smoke.

K.O.!

Results
(*Cues: Heroic Trunks - Dragon Ball Z*)

Boomstick: Oh, somebody call PETA, we're down a hedgehog!

“What’s PETA?” questioned Rarity.

“Sounds pretentious,” Fluttershy surprisingly Snarked.

Wiz: With Super Shadow's godly power and invulnerability, the question wasn't if Vegeta could kill Shadow, it was if Vegeta could survive Super Shadow.

“He did die two times if you remember correct,” Rarity said, realizing what the hosts were suggesting.

Boomstick: But Vegeta's proven time after time he can take one hell of a beating and lasted long enough for Shadow to turn back to normal, giving Vegeta the opening he needed.

Wiz: His loud mouth certainly helped him in his past, too.

“Agreed,” the group said,

Boomstick: Looks like Shadow's time was up.

Wiz: The winner is Vegeta.

END!

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Boomstick: Next time on Death Battle.

They see a red cap with an M on it and Blue eyes. They then see a familiar chubby man they've heard about him many times through previous fighters backstories, and now he's the next combatant.

They then see a blue hedgehog with green eyes, red and white shoes, a cocky smirk that reminded some of them of a certain blue mare, and they see him running across the fields at high speeds. It was the same hedgehog that was fighting alongside Shadow.

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“Hey I just noticed something,” Rainbow said, getting everyone’s attention.

“What’s that Dash?” asked Applejack

“I haven’t seen Starlight in a while,” Rainbow said, causing her friend’s eyes to go wide.

“Well she’s been at the Crystal Empire visiting Sunburst,” explained Twilight before she adopted a confused look, “though she was supposed to be back by now.”

“Wasn’t she suppose to to be there for a week?” Spiked asked, scratching his head in confusion.

“She should have been back yesterday at the latest,” Twilight said, remembering the time of her arrival.

“I wonder where in the world is Starlight Glimmer.” wondered Pinkie Pie while wearing a red oversized fedora.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~With Starlight Glimmer.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We cut to a scene in the middle of a tundra where a train has fallen off it’s tracks. The passenger carriages were all either crushed, ripped apart or on fire as a small pile of debris started to move. Suddenly a pink furred, purple maned with an aqua streak pushed the debris off of her.

“Thank harmony, I was conveniently the only one on the train,” Starlight said, gasping for breathe. “Ok, now I need to get to the nearest town.”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back with the group ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

“Meh she’ll be fine. She probably wanted to stay an extra day or two. She’ll be back before we know it,” shrugged Twilight.

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