Ultraman Tiga Chapter 16

Intro Theme: Take me Higher

"GAH!" he yelled, his eye watered as a single eye brow hair was plucked,"Is this really necessary?"

Rarity stuck out her tongue in concentration, "Come now Cory, your making this much harder than it needs to be. We've got to get those handsome brows of yours in top condition."

He rubbed the tender spot of his temple, "How did I even get dragged into this Gala in the first pla-AGH!" he shouted.

"Just one more and, there! All done. Now dear, was that so bad?" she asked him, setting down the pair of tweezers with her magic.

"Yes.." he muttered, rubbing his brows. The other Ponies giggled at him, "Lookin good there Cory" chuckled RainbowDash. Twilight jabbed her with her hoof, and she rolled her eyes.

"Now, Cory, your Tuxedo is up the stairs on the first rom to your right, I have it all ironed and ready for you." Said Rarity as she put curlers into her Mane.

He walked up the steps, Twilight watching him as he did so. She heard snickering behind her, who was predictably Rainbow and Pinkie Pie.

"Whats so funny?" asked the Purple Unicorn.

AppleJack shot a look at the two giggling ponies, "Oh nothin' sugarcube, we all just think how mighty cute it is that yah got a little something for the biped."

"What? Wait, no! Of course not, I mean, I think he's really nice and what not, but I don't like him, not like that.." she blushed.

Rarity placed on a few fake eye lashes, "Twilight, theres no shame in having a few feelings for him, its not like other species relationships are looked down upon. Like AppleJacks cousin BraeBurn is with a buffalo, it's nothing to be so secretive of. Pinkie, you used to have a thing for him, didn't you?"

"Oh yeah! I used to think he was a real cutey, but I'm not the one to hold crushes forever!" she said, removing a cucumber from her facial mask and eating it.

"So, its not wrong?" asked Twilight.

"Of course it isn't!" Rainbow Dash says, smiling. "Back in Cloudsdale, when we were fillies, Fluttershy had a crush on, like, EVERY stallion..."

"Rainbow Dash!" Fluttershy yells. Dash just laughs quietly.

"I know" Twilight sighed,"But, what if he doesn't exactly feel that way? We've talked about relationships where he comes from, and he told where he lives its either humans or, nothing."

"Oh dear," said Rarity, "Cultural norms may be impossible to break if that's what his old society has asked for."

Twilight sighed, her ears flopping downwards. Rarity lifted her chin up, "Come now, Twilight, here, let me give you a makeover that'll surely make him think twice."

As Cory placed on his Tuxedo, he slowly walked over to the window of the boutique, opening the window. He had a clear view of the town of PonyVille, the evening lights that shined, the few ponies that were finishing up their nightly erons. He took a deep breath of the cool, crisp, clean air. How much cleaner it felt than his home world, and just one simple inhale of it was refreshing. He adjusted his Crimson tie, and then buttoned up his Tuxedo. His polished black shoes were like black mirrors, reflecting the moonlight that shined on them. After he combed his hair a bit, he was ready to get goin to this, Gala.

"Twilight, here he comes," whispered Fluttershy.

"Alright, I guess I'm ready, what about you gu-" he stopped as soon as he saw all of his friends, each one of them were stunning, for Ponies of course. "Stop it bro, there ponies, you're a human.. If you had this mentality, you'd be banned from petting zoos!" but the he thought back to Twilight. He undoubtedly had feelings for her, but, he just could not let them go too far.

While he thought, his attention was stolen by his Closest friend Twilight, and his eyes widened with surprise. Her Mane was curled as were her eyelashes. She didn't wear any Ostentatious Make up like Rarity, but she looked extremely pretty.

"Twilight, I thought you said you hated dressing up?" he asked, smiling.

She blushed a bit, "Well you know, gotta look good for the Gala.." she said, smiling somewhat sheepishly, "Good for the Gala? Wow, smooth, Twilight Sparkle…" she thought.

While the rest of the others were placing on their jewelry, Spike opened up the door, a serious look on his face, "Are you guys ready yet? You said you'd be ready to go about an hour ago!"

"Its been an hour?" gasped Rairty, "Were going to be late! Hurry along girls! And, Cory, we have to hurry!"

Later on, they were all settled into the carriage for the Gala, with Cory and twilight sitting close together. "You look nice" she said, correcting one of the buttons on his undershirt.

"Ey, not ad yourself he said," patting her on the head. As she looked out the carriage window, he reached deep into his pocket, gripping the Spark Lens within it. He brought it with him. Even in events like this, anything could possibly pop up. "Guys, were almost there1" cheered Pinkie Pie, staring up at the brightly lit city. The whole Mountain side illuminated from it all, and the sounds of brass instruments could be heard even down the road from the great city.

"Sheesh, a lot of lights for a festival" said Cory, amazed at the amount of lights.

RainbowDash whipped her head around, "Just a festival? The Gala is like the biggest celebration in all of Equestria! The first time we went it was kind of a blow over, but trust, once we all get hangin, it's gonna be sweet!" she said with a hoof bump.

"Guys, were here!" squealed Pinkie, clapping her hooves together.

And there it was, Canterlot. The City reminded Cory of time square in New York for how brightly it was lit, the whole city was alive. Ponies dressed in elegant outfits roamed the streets, and Cory also noticed that a Colt dressed in a Uniform lay out a red carpet for him and his friends, As he opened the door, they were greeted with "Hello, wielders of the Elements, and our New guest of honor. Right this way." He lead them down the carpet and into the Royal Castle, the whole building was decorated with candles, silk multicolored curtains, and varieties of ribbons.

AppleJack grabbed her self an Apple from the table "Well would ya'll look at that, they sure did decorate the place real nice."

While the others went their own separate ways, Cory immediately walked to the punch bowl, he had hardly anything to drink the past several hours. A Unicorn right next to him that wore a black suit, had neatly combed blue hair, and a lens for his right eye, "I do say my good, er, man, what a fine outfit you have there, might I ask you where you happened to get it?" he said, levitating a punch glass to Cory. He greedily gulped down the glass, pointing at Rarity as she flirted with a few of the Stallions on the other side of the room.

"Ah, Miss Rarity, what a fine designer indeed. Tell me, are you friends with her as well?" he asked the human while readjusting his lens.

"Yeah, pretty much, can I have another glass?" Cory asked, holding in a belch.

"Why of course my good man, here you are. Say, why don't you come and join me at my table, there is plenty of room for one more. Oh wait, how rude of me, my name is Fancy Pants, and yours?"

Cory sat down his glass, readjusting his tie, "Um, Cory. Nice to meet you. As much as I'd like to ,um, sit at your table, I've got to talk with Rarity real quick."

"Why of course, and if you ever want to, come and join us anytime" said Fancy Pants, tipping his top hat to him. Cory simply gave him a thumbs up as he drank another glass. "Well that was weird" he thought.

Pinkie Pie was dancing in the crowd, this time much more calmly than the last Gala, Twilight managed to talk with Celestia, and AppleJack simply nibbled at the orderbs, and Fluttershy was most likely out in the gardens. It seemed everyone else was busy. "Hmm, lets like I'll just go for a walk," he said, setting down his glass. As he walked to the outer part of the room, he could also see RainbowDash talking with Spit Fire, the captain of the Wonderbolts.

He left the ballroom, unbuttoning his Tuxedo and loosening his tie. He walked up a large grand stair case to the top of the castle, walking out to the balcony. Since he was one of Twilights friends, he had exclusive access in the Castle. When he through he was alone, there on the Balcony was Princess Luna, just watching over the Party around the castle. "Whoops, better get out of here," he thought to himself, turning around to quickly walk back down the steps. As soon as he turned around, he heard Luna speak to him, "Do stay. I would enjoy a bit of company this night."

He wasn't about to say no to one of the royal sisters. He slowly joined her, leaning over onto the railing of the Balcony, "Oh, I remember you, your one of Twilights friends, yes?" she asked.

"Yeah, you could say that." He answered, somewhat nervous.

Luna nodded, "Why is thou not participating in the celebrations of this very night?"

He shrugged, "Well, all of my friends are busy, so there's not a whole lot for me to do I guess.. Why aren't you down there? If you don't mind me asking."

Luna looked towards the moon, "I am not one who is very social, tell me, would thou be my acquaintance for the Gala?"

"Sure. I guess, no wait yeah I can be". He felt like face palming right there.

Luna giggled to herself, "Thou have no reason to be nervous, tell me more about thou self."

"Theres not much to say, really. But I'll tell you the tid bits." He went on and on about his life back at home, how he came to Equestria by the power of Goldras, and his encounters him and his friends had with monsters, and the many important lessons about life he has learned his entire time being here. He was surprised to know that I was almost a year since he came to Equestria. And for some odd reason, he did not miss his home as much as he should've.

"Ah yes, the mighty Ultraman Tiga. Tis funny thing, he was our hero back when me and Celestia were young Ponies. We would often pretend that either of us were the monster, and the other would be Tiga.."

"Heh, cute" he chuckled.

Luna slightly blushed, " To me, this night means a lot. Tis the night that Ponies truly adore my work of the night sky."

"I've always loved the night sky" said Cory, facing Luna.

Luna raised an eyebrow, "What? Does thou say he, loves the night as well?"

"Of course" he said, "Sometimes as night, I sit there, just staring up into the stars, just their sheer beauty. Especially that one right there, as if, something about it calls my name."

Luna was a bit taken back, no one had ever told her in her life that they enjoyed the night as much as she did, " Well, I had worked hard for this celebration, arranging the stars in the sky. But the one thou has pointed out, I cannot arrange. No magic of mine has ever been able to move it.."

"How come?" he asked.

Luna shook her head, "I have do not know, it must have some sort of magic of its own. Tis the only star that cannot be moved, nor has it shined for over a thousand years, ever since the presence of Golza and Melba, it has returned to the night sky."

"Its beautiful" he said, gazing at the bright light it gave.

Out in the Gardens, Fluttershy finally managed to gain the trust of the small animals. He giggled to herself as a small Chipmunk crawled around her, inspecting her for food. She patted the head of a small Rabbit that lay close to her, and let a few small robins rest on her Pink Mane.

"Well, its nice to know that at least a few of you guys trust me" she sighed in relief, perhaps tonight would be much better than it was almost 2 years ago.

On the other side of the Castle, one of the Royal Guard soldiers led a dark colored mare up to the royal castle. The Mare, or Bogal, stepped down from the carriage, looking up to the top of the castle, licking her lips, "He's near," she said, taking in a deep breath through her nose.

"Well Ma'am, I hope you enjoy the Gala.. Um, ma'am? Are you alriAHHH!" he screamed, his body was enveloped by two lobes of flesh. His throat shredding screams were muffled as he was quickly eaten alive, even his armor. Bogal roared with satisfactory, slowly turning into shadow as she made her way into the castle, "Heh, first, I shall get rid of that insignificant horse," Now was the time to do away with the two beings that stood in her way of victory.

In the Main dance room, Celestia walked down the red carpet, everypony, and Cory, bowed as she made her royal appearance, with Luna right behind her. As she sat on her throne, Celestia cleared her throat, "My fellow subjects," Spoke the sun goddess, "It is the celebration of the one hundredth Galloping Gala, and might I add, despite the Gala being subpar the past few years, I am glad to know it has been a pleasurable experience for everypony, so now, let us make this the greatest night e-"

"Ahahahahaha!" laughed the dark mist that seeped through the creases of the doors. Ponies screamed and backed away from it as it made its way to the Sun Goddess, slowly taking form into the Vile biped Kaiju, Bogal, "Hello Celestia, you damned wretch, do you remember who I am?" she laughed, her orange eyes glowed with hatred. From behind two guards charged towards her, only for one of them to have their whole chest cavity fried from a ball of purple energy she fired from her right claw. The other was immediately devoured by her as the other guests streamed away from the Castle screaming.

Bogal slowly patter her stomach, "Using your subjects to fight for you as always, heh, just like your parents, Celestia. Its pathetic, really, relying off your precious warriors of light to protect you!"

Celestia gritted her teeth, "Enough Bogal! Now that you've showed yourself, I can protect my kingdom, from the likes of you!" Celestia's eyes glowed white as she spread her magnificent wings, energy bolts rippling from her horn. She fired the energies at the monster Queen, but Bogal retaliated with equal force. Dark red bolts of lightning fired from her eyes, the power of them pushing back the beam Celestia fired. The white Alicorn tried to side step the attack, but Bogals beam lanced into her wing, staining the white downy feathers and fur with blood.

Rarity fainted as Fluttershy covered her face with her hooves, crying as her body shook is fear. Cory held Twilight as she buried her face into his chest, just barely glancing at the sickening sight. Bogal slowly walked up to the injured Alicorn, supporting her head with one of her talons, to Celestia, "There's room for one more she said." Before Celestia could react, she was quickly enveloped by Bogal, but of course, she put up way more of a fight that the other Ponies, even though she was bleeding profusely.

"Princess Celestia!" cried Twilight, rushing over to assist her mentor. With one swift motion, Bogal whipped Twilight away with her long tail, sending her crashing into Applejack, "Consarnit!" shouted the orange country pony. The others looked in disbelief as Celestia was being eaten alive by this, this, monster. Bogal cackled with laughter at the Princesses kicking and struggles became weaker and weaker, oon she would be able to ingest the Alicorn obtain even greater power. When it seemed the white Alicorn was done for, a bright beam of yellow energy lanced through the Lobe, causing blood to spray out from the sizzling wound. Bogal quickly retract the appendages as she shrieked in pain, backing away from the Princess as she fanned her injury.

The once beautiful and elegant Celestia was now badly injured, her right hind leg was broken, and the feathers on her wings were badly dissolved by the stomach fluids of Bogal. Even her rainbow flowing Mane, hung low and drab on her neck, large patches of it were missing as well. She desperately tried to stand, her legs buckling under her as she tried to do so. As the Mane six and Cory ran to her assistance, Bogal turned into a black mist as she flew out of the castle, and into the royal Gardens.

Twilight and the others gathered around Celestia, Luna kept her wing over her dying sister, "Twilight" she managed to say, "You must, you must get to the elements of Harmony, in this state, it's the only thing that can possibly stop her. Hurry, you, must…" Celestia slowly blacked out, her breathing was drastically slowing down. Spike who came with them ran to go get the medics, kicking up dust as he ran.

"Celestia!" cried Twilight, holding the head of her beloved teacher. Applejack held her Stetson hat to her chest as tears welled in their eyes. The others mourned for their dying Queen, all except for Cory, who sprinted out of the castle, feeling the surges of energy in his Spark Lens he felt when an enemy was close by. As he made his way into the city, there were a large number of the Gala guests who were panicking, some of it even rubbed off onto the other ponies. However, all went quiet as maniacal laughter rang through the whole city.

"Listen, you animal foddler, Equestria shall rememeber this night, as the night Bogal and her monsters reclaim this land, once and for all, and all of you, shall perish like the rest of this Equestria! Ahahahahaha!" the heart of the City glowed as a large monster formed, whom was none other than Bogal. She roared as hundreds of Ponies fled from here, the most unfortunate were simply crushed under her feet.

Bellowing, she fired bolts of Crimson energy from her eyes, incinerating the small Ponies before her. Ones that were foolish enough to try and flee in carriages were the easily taken out by the energy she fired from her hands, turning the streets of Canterlot into a blood bath.

Bogal shriked with happiness from the destruction and pain she inflicted, she would be done with this city in less than half an hour at this rate. When she neared a marble structure, the inside of it glowed with white light that nearly blinded her if she had not looked away. Taking the shape of a large humanoid, it was none other than the one who slayed her years ago, Ultraman Tiga.

Bogal shrieked with glee as her adversary appeared before her, “Ultraman Tiga, those who stand in the way of the Bogal, shall meet a mortifying defeat.” She laughed, firing energy bolts from her eyes. Quick as lightning, Tiga blocked the majority of them with a light barrier, but the power of them made him slide back slightly. When her onslaught was over, the two of them charged at each other, their bodies colliding. The force shook the whole city, and made a few of the cheering Ponies lose their balance. Bogal swatted at him with her hand, but he was faster at least, and ducked in time to avoid the attack and also managed grab hold of her arm. He landed his elbow a few times into her stomach as he then flipped her over his shoulder, the ground shaking from the impact.

Tiga knew that she would most likely gain the upperhand if he was in his Omni Mode, so to be safe, Tiga switched into his Power Mode. He picked Bogal and held her up by her throat, his fingers crushing her windpipe. With all the strength he could muster, he punched her in her lower chest, knocking the wind out of her as she was sent flying back a great distance. She collided with one of the large Stone buildings, tossing smoke and dust into the air, limiting the warrior of lights vision. He could hear the angry shrieks of Bogal through the dust, but what good was it if he couldn’t see her.

As he tried to peer through the smoke, the Armor on his chest glowed white, immediately clearing all the dust and debris from his vision. He did so just in time to see Bogal fire bolts of energy from her eyes, striking him square in his chest. Thankfully, his armor repelled most of the attack but the force was enough to make him fall to one knee. Bogal charged towards Tiga as she roared with glee, swatting the air with her talons that glowed with some sort of Blue aura. She was coming in for her final blow.

When she was close enough Tiga upper cutted Bogal, pushing away the Kaiju and landing a side kick to her lower chest cavity. As she stumbled back, her horns glowed with purple energy, firing the Violet spheres at Tiga, but he blocked the attacks with his forearms with ease. Bogal roared in anger as she extended her tail towards Ultraman , wrapping it around him and tossing him in front of her.

Luckily, he managed to land on his feet, quickly turning around to see Bogal coming in for another attack. Ultraman landed an earth shattering punch to Bogals chest, invoking a loud squawk of pain from her, but the next punch he delivered, would be the worst mistake he would make this battle. Before his knuckles could touch Bogal, the lodes on her back encased him, desperately trying to devour the Ultra. Even in his Power Mode, this was a rather difficult feat to simply get free, violently punching and kicking in an effort to excape. Luckily, Tiga fought his way out, using his right foot to kick Bogal back he landed on his feet and squared off to her. Or at least he tried.

Fighting against Bogal when she tried to ingest him took up most of what energy he had left. His color timer began to slowly blink as light leaked from the small wounds that covered his body. Bogal fired a purple blast at Tiga, this time it struck him in the chest, blasting him clean onto his back.

Ponies in the crowd watched in disbelief as Tiga desperately tried to confront his enemy; they were all done for if he failed. Bogal turned her attention to the crowds; her talons glowed with purple light once again. Some managed to flee while the others were stood there, frozen in horror. Tiga stood up to intervene, but he immediately fell back down, his strength failing him.

The Ponies awaited their deaths as Bogal released her attack upon them; they heard an explosion, but nothing more, to their confusion. Opening their eyes, they could see Tiga standing above them, his color timer blinking as smoke steadily rose from his back, “Why?” he asked himself, “I could have used a barrier to shield us all.”

“Tiga!” cried Twilight as the hero fell forward. The others followed her from behind as they ran towards the downed giant whose eyes began to dim. The towns people were silent, aside from a few snobs and sniffles from the crowd. Twilight stepped closer to him, taking in a deep breath, “Tiga!.. When I first saw you fight Golza and Melba, I thought that I was looking into the eyes of a god. But then I learned though you are not just a god, but a hero. One who puts his life on the line for ponies, and everything else in Equestria… And now we need you more than ever Tiga, but not just Tiga, the loving, and life risking heroic soul that fuels you! Stand up! You can’t yield just yet!”

Other Ponies joined in, yelling words of encouragement at the downed hero as he pushed himself up. Tiga switched back into his Omni mode, squaring off to the confused Bogal, “W-what!? Impossible, how can you possibly survive that! No being can survive it!” Tiga jumped into the air, drop kicking Bogal her chest, plummeting her into the ground as eh rained various chops and punches onto her. She managed to swat him away, but she already had taken such a brutal beating that she even lacked the power to counter attack. When she tried to strike him with her hand, he grabbed hold of her limb, twisting her arm and snapping her elbow joint.

While Bogal shrieked in pain, he grabbed hold of her tail and started to swing her around for a few seconds, finally releasing her. She plummeted into the ground, her body sending up plumes of dirt. When she returned to her stance, Tiga back kicked her in the gut, causing her to double over and receive a knee to her face. As Bogal charged up a ray between her two hands, Tiga began to charge up for his Zepellion Ray, and the two powerful beams clashed. Tiga’s Zepellion ray slowly overpowered Bogals, pushing more of his energy into it as the beam rocked back and forth slowly. Finally, Bogal had the might of her own beam, and Tiga’s Zeppelion Ray shred into her body, filling her with burning, searing energies that ripped her apart. She managed to stumble forwards, catching herself before she fell, “Ahahaha… Ultraman Tiga, do not think that with me gone, this battle is over. As four of the Dark Lords assistants still live! I’ll be back, Tiga, when HE takes back what is his! Ahahaha-Guh, Aghh!” she slowly fell back, her body exploded as she hit the ground, sending bits of her charred body in every direction. The one, who had tormented them to this point, was defeated at last.

Tiga gave the crowds of cheering ponies a thumbs up as he faced the night sky, jumping into the air as he flew away, becoming a small speck in the moonlight. As the crowds died down, another entity had observed the entire battle, “So, Bogal has failed him yet again… Why kill Tiga? Besides, he would make a wonderful Jade Statue for my collection, hahaha…” The demon disappeared into thin air, with two days; he would be the second of the Dark Lords assistants.

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