Dragon Ball Super Equestria
Chapter 4: The Cutie Map! A Town Without Cutie Marks?
Previous Chapter Next ChapterIt's been a week since Tirek was defeated and Goku arrived in Equestria. While Twilight resided in her new castle, Discord created Goku a spaceship-like house similar to the one used used on several occasion. It even included a device to increase gravity for training.
He preformed a Bending Kamehameha and sent it flying around the giant room twice before he blocked locked onto his target, a magical dummy created by Celestia. It was created with the ability to repair itself with the push of a button. The attack faded after contact, causing intense damage to the "opponent."
"That was a pretty decent run." Goku stated. "Maybe I'll kick the gravity settings up to times 10x instead of 5x." He then pressed a button on the wall to reset the dummy before shutting off the gravity. He then looked outside one of the windows to see Twilght's castle. "Might as well check up on them. They did say they were doing something important."
Goku then Instant Transmissioned inside the castle to see the table in the center of the room now has a 3D map of all of Equestria on it.
"Hey! What's going on in here?" Goku asked cheerfully.
The Mane 6 and Spike immediately turned to the saiyan.
Twilight was the first to speak. "How did you know about this?"
"Honestly I didn't, but you mind filling me in?" Goku then rubbed his stomach as it growled. "And maybe some food. Training on an empty stomach doesn't work well with me."
One lunch later...
"Wow! That really hit the spot!" Goku set down his fifth noodle bowl on the ground. "So, where were we?"
Twilght playfully rolled her eyes and continued. "We were just about to head out to where are cutie marks are leading us. You planing on coming?"
"Sure! Why not? I've got a full belly and tons of energy!" Goku was about to fly out of the castle, but Rarity's shriek stopped him.
"My word! You plan on going out in the open like that!?" Rarity screamed.
The saiyan was wearing a white and light blue tracksuit with a symbol on the back the read "World King." "I wore this whenever I trained on King Kai's planet." he stated.
"Why don't you go and put on your normal clothes? I simply loved the orange and blue. They went together very nicely." the white unicorn said.
"I sent it back to Whis. It was only temporary while my normal Gi was being fixed. Just give me a sec to go and grab it." Goku preformed Instant Transmission back to his home on Earth before returning two minutes later with new clothes. He now wore a orange Gi similar to the last one, but now wore a dark blue undershirt and his boots, wristbands, and belt looked slightly different. The kanji on his Gi now read "Go" for Goku on the back and front. "How's this, Rarity?"
"Absolutely stunning! Now let's get a move on. Honestly, what was taking you all so long?" Rarity trotted out the door while the others just rolled their eyes.
Goku descended from the sky as the Mane 6 got off the Friendship Express.
In front of them was a village with the same houses lined up in two straight lines. "That's it! That's the place on the map!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Right. Let's get down there and find the spa." Rarity groaned.
Twilight Sparkle stopped her from moving forward. "Wait. We don't know why the map sent us here. We shouldn't just walk right in. It could be dangerous."
"Yes!" both Rainbow Dash and Goku cheered, hoping for a real challenge. Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan from the thought of fighting. The saiyan then had the Mane 6 grab onto him as he Instant Transmissoned closer to the town.
"This is where the map sent us? It looks like the most boring place in Equestria." Rainbow Dash sighed as Goku returned to normal.
"It's just an ordinary village full of ordinary pony folk." Applejack agreed.
Rarity nodded. "It could certainly use a few more architectural flourishes. Or any architectural flourishes."
"I think it's lovely." Fluttershy replied to the others.
Pinkie Pie shook her head. "I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. I know smiles. And those smiles? They're just not right." SHe motioned to the ponies walking around the village with abnormally large smiles plastered on their faces.
"Forget the smiles. Look at the cutie marks." Twilight said. On the ponies' flanks were black equal signs.
"Okay, that's weird." Rainbow Dash stated.
"Can any of you explain what a cutie mark is for me?" Goku asked.
"Twilight turned to the saiyan. "A cutie mark is something ponies get when they discover their special talent. It's a sign showing them who their meant to be."
"Okay, got it." Goku walked forward along with the others.
"An entire village with the same cutie mark? How can that be?" Twilight pondered.
"I bet there's some sort of horrific monster behind it." Rainbow Dash stated.
The alicorn tilted her head. "What makes you say that?"
"Cause fighting a horrific monster would be super-awesome!" the rainbow-maned pegasus exclaimed.
"Your not wrong." Goku added. "Something seems... off. Someone's Ki feels sinister."
"I reckon we just ought to head into town and talk to some locals, find out what's goin' on." Applejack insisted.
Rainbow Dash nodded. "Great idea, AJ. Let's go!"
As they walked through the center of the town, everypony greeted them with a warm smile.
"This must be the most pleasant place in Equestria!" Fluttershy whispered.
"Ugh. Thanks a lot, map." Rainbow Dash groaned.
"A pony by the name of Party Favor walked up to the Mane 6 and Goku."Welcome! Pardon my forwardness, but are you an Alicorn?
"That there's the Princess of Friendship!" Applejack proudly announced.
Party Favor nodded. "Well, you've certainly come to the right place for friendship."
Another pony named Double Diamond walked up to the others as well. "What brings you to town?"
"We're not entirely sure." Twilight replied.
"I see. Well, all are welcome here in our little village. My name is Double Diamond, and this is Party Favor.
"Howdy, Double Diamond. I'm Applejack, and this here's Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Goku, and Twilight Sparkle."
"And who are those little fillies behind you?" Double Diamond asked.
Turning around, the Mane 6 noticed three fillies trying to run away from them Goku preformed Instant Transmission and appeared right in front of them while the Mane 6 blocked their other ways out.
The three fillies were each one of the three kinds of ponies respectively. One was an orange pegasus with a purple mane, the next was a white unicorn with a pink and purple curly striped mane, and the last one was a yellow earth pony with a red mane and a large pink bow on her head.
"Apple Bloom?!" What are you and your crusader friends doing here?" Applejack asked.
"Sweetie Belle! How dare you follow us to this town and snoop on our affairs. I expected better than you " Rarity said.
"...Uh... I got nothing." Rainbow Dash stated, much to Scootaloo's delight.
"Twilight...?" Goku started.
"These are Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. I'm pretty sure you can make a pretty good summation based on the reactions of the others about who's sisters they are." the alicorn explained.
"We'll talk about this later." Rarity scolded.
"And you all have your own unique cutie marks. Double Diamond stated.
"If you don't mind, has there been any sort of... trouble here, lately?" Goku asked.
"Trouble? Why, I don't think we've ever had trouble in our little village." Double Diamond replied.
Party Favor nodded."It's true. You'll see. Hm."
"Perhaps you'd care to speak to our founder Starlight Glimmer." Double Diamond suggested.
"I wish everypony in Equestria was as friendly as these ponies are." Fluttershy told the others.
"I've got my eye on them. Something's rotten in... whatever the name of this village is that we're in right now!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. The Mane Six, CMC, and Goku arrived at a cottage at the end of the line of houses.
"Starlight, we have some new visitors." Double Diamond knocked on the door.
Goku turned his head as he sensed a familiar presence. While Double Diamond and Party Favor were waiting for the owner of the house, the saiyan put two fingers to his forehead and started to preform Instant Transmission. He knew that the others would understand if he just left for a little bit and came back later. Before he could, the CMC grabbed onto his leg, thinking he was being taken against his will.
"Goku! We'll help you!' Scootaloo exclaimed, grabbing the attention of everypony. Goku and the fillies disappeared without a trace.
"Where did they go? Did your friendship end?" Party Favor asked in a frantic manner.
Twilight knew what he was doing after running several tests with the saiyan during the past few days. She knew that he had preformed Instant Transmission and would be back soon. "Don't worry, this is actually normal. He'll be back in an hour or two." This relieved the others from their doubts.
Goku and the CMC reappeared at an open field with a few noticeable rock formations. The saiyan shook off the fillies before turning to them. "Girls, what were you thinking?" Goku asked in a concerned tone.
"We thought you were being taken somewhere! We wanted to try and save you." Sweetie Belle explained.
"Sorry 'bout this." Apple Bloom sighed.
Goku shrugged the incident and laughed, much to the others' surprise. "It's no problem. The girls should be fine and I gotta get you three home."
"Aww... can we at least see something really awesome? Like your Super Saiyan form! Pleaaaase!" Scootaloo pleaded as the three gave their 'baby eyes' faces. Goku gave in and asked them to step back.
"Alright, I'll show you the Super Saiyan 3 one time. Goku clenched his fists before his hair turned gold and his eyes went from black to cyan. "First, I turn Super Saiyan."
The saiyan's golden hair brought on by the original transformation became longer and rigid and stood up even more. A few strands of hair were lost in the process. His aura took on a jagged, fierce flame-like appearance rather than the smooth or flowing one from before. "Then, I go Super Saiyan 2."
He then got into a horse stance before charging even more Ki. "This next energy has to come deep from within oneself. I've got to push hard to find it!"
His golden aura spiraled upwards, becoming smooth and flowing again. Goku's hair now went down to his waist and his eyebrows were missing. He also received slight muscle increase. "This is what I call a Super Saiyan 3." Goku stated, his voice sounding slightly deeper than before. The CMC looked in awe at the Saiyan.
"That's incredible!" Scootaloo exclaimed.
"More like pethetic." a voice called out, sounding similar to Goku's. Before they could react, a purple sword of Ki went straight through Scootaloo's chest, causing her to cry out in agonizing pain.
"Scootaloo!" The other two CMC shouted.
"Help... me..." The young filly was tossed into a nearby rock formation with a thin hole seeping blood where the blade struck. She coughed out blood before closed her eyes.
"Pathetic. I didn't even aim at your heart. And to think you put up such a good fight before. You won't die, but another strike like that and you will." the mysterious figure stated.
The Super Saiyan 3 turned his head to see someone he never wished to see again. He looked exactly like him, but wore a black gi with a red belt. His hair looked like that of his Super Saiyan's, but with a pink hue. His grey eyes sent chills down Sweetie Belle and Apple Blooms's spines.
This was Goku Black.
"Long time no see, Son Goku."
"Hey, guys! It's me, Goku! I never thought Black would return. How'd he even escape Zeno erasing him! This battle's starting to wear me out. I don't care about that, though. Come at me, Black!"
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