The brave little Monster, Deban

Intro Theme: Take me Higher

Canterlot. It was mid-day, the sun was bright, but there was a thin layer of stratus, but regardless, most Ponies were grateful that their sun had returned. In the heart of the city, crowds gathered around to watch a group of clowns perform a small show. The four of them were doing their typical show, seltzer sprays, some slap stick comedy, as well as giving out balloon animals to the younger fillies. One with a green bow behind her ear stepped closer to one of the clowns while he wiped the carbonated water from his face, “Excuse me, can you make me a balloon giraffe?”

“Well of course my dear! But a giraffe is a bit of a challenge for me to make, but I do know someone who can do that. Deban, come on over!”

The child sized monster that had a few ballons tied to his wrist made his way over, “Deban, would you be so kind as to make a giraffe for the little girl?”

Deban nodded, taking the balloon and twisting it in awkward directions. In ten seconds flat, he made a small dark red giraffe. He handed the balloon to her which she eagerly tookwith a smile, “Thank you,” she trotted back to her mother and father.

In the midst of the city, what appeared to be an aura of purple colors, quickly took form into a demonic giant. He glanced around the city, gaining the attention of the crowd’s attention in a matter of seconds. He paid them no attention, he had come for a much bigger adjective that to just wreck destruction. But since he was there, he decided why not have a little fun. The two horns on his shoulders began to glow dark purple, releasing mists of dark energy upon the fleeing Ponies. When the energies hit them, they did not die, but they turned extremely violent. The clowns that had been giving a show noticed their crowds disperse from the town square, but worst of all, they recognized the giant that looked pensively around the city.

“I-its him!” The larger draft one stuttered.

“Why? Wherever we go, he always follows! Wait, Deban, where’s Deban?”

The little monster rushed to the crowds of rioting Ponies, seemingly having no fear of the raging crowds. When he reached the crowd, the small ears on the side of his head began to glow a bright yellow, slowly sending the calming energies that wafted through the city streets. When this energy hit them, they dropped the bats they held; completely taken out of the trance of madness they were in moments before. The Giant noticed the yellow energy, spastically glancing around to find the source. And there, he was.

An evil smile formed amongst his somewhat featureless metallic face. Finally, he had found the being he had been looking for hundreds of years. Since he was banished by the elements, it was this being that prevented him from achieving his goal, and that was to turn every dimension into madness. The gem on his forehead began to glow a sky blue as he charged up a plasma bomb. Moments before he could use the attack, a few small blasts of energy struck his armor. Confused, he turned to see the full bulk of the Royal Guard unleashing their firepower upon him. He snorted in disgust; he’d be back at a time where there were no interferences. Just as fast as he appeared, he disappeared, not even leaving a trace.

Shining Armor removed his helmet, “Damn, he got away… Lieutenant, give me a damage report!”

“There was not any major damage sir; most of it was done by the crowds. Thing is, we don’t know what gotten into them. When we questioned what happened, they had no memory of the vandalism.”

Shining Armor narrowed his eyes, “We gotta meet with the Princess. She should know about this.

XXX

Shining Armor and a few of his soldiers met with both Celestia and Luna. While one of the guards set up the projector, Shining Armor met with the two Princesses, “For the past week, a monster has been appearing, and then disappearing in Los Pegasus, ManeHattan, Phillyelphia, Appleloosa, and now, in Canterlot. We have not yet been able to identify it yet, which is why we decided to meet with you.”

Luna nodded, “Very well, Shining Armor. Now, may we please see these images that you have collected?”

“Of course.” The projector was set, and displayed the image of the giant standing in the midst of what appeared to be Appleoosa, “Menomena,” they quietly gasped, immediately recognizing the monster.

“So, you two know him” asked Shining.

Celestia nodded, “Yes, He was an ancient giant that ruled along Discord before me and Luna used to elements against him. While we defeated Discord, he fled in fear. We thought he’d never return, but he must know that the elements are now stone. He’s and evil entity that turns the entire population blind with hate, and anger.”

“Look at the images,” one of the guards pointed out, “He isn’t attacking the cities in any of the pictures we have. He’s looking for somepony, or something…”

Celestia stepped down from her throne, “I’ll talk with Discord and see what is going on. He has to know something about his sudden appearance. In the meantime, keep all Royal guard members alert throughout the city in case he returns.

Shining Armor and his soldiers bowed to her, before they left the Castle to resume their duties,

XXX

In Ponyville, Cory had spent the majority of his time at SugarCube corner experimenting around with drinks. He finally managed to get his hands on some carbonated water and a few fruit juices. He had been at it for a couple of hours, mixing, tasting, and remixing the liquids until he got a pleasant flavor. After he added about a third of fruit juice into the glass, filling the rest with carbonated water, he finally managed to get it right. All that was left was a few spoonfuls of sugar. Proud of his drink, he began to shuffle around in the cupboards for other ingredients. To his surprise, he found some syrup. He took a spoon and tasted it, and the flavor was all too familiar.

“Cola syrup, heh, never thought they’d have it.” He spooned the syrup into a glass and added the carbonated water. When he was done mixing it, the outcome was exactly what he had wanted, fresh Coca Cola. Moments after he took his first sip, Pinkie Pie cam hopping into the bakery with a smile, “Hey CorCor!” she chirped, “What yah makin?”

“Just making some Soda.” He said, placing the syrup back into the lazy Susan.

She eagerly hoped over to his side, eyeing the fizzy beverage, “Oooo, can I try some!?”

“Sure,” he held the drink while she took a generous sip of it. At first it seemed she liked the flavor, but then her eyes snapped shut as she nearly spat out the beverage. She managed to swallow it, shuddering as it traveled down her throat, “Ouchy! What did you put in there?”

Cory raised an eyebrow as he took another drink “Syrup and Carbonated water, that’s all. Haven’t you ever had a Soda before?”

“Nope! What’s a Sod-uh?” she turned her head to the side. That’s when he realized that Soda’s don’t exist in Equestria. The carbonation from the water must have been a bit hard on her mouth and throat.

“Sorry,” he chuckled, “I guess you’re just not used to the carbonation.”

“I guess not, what’s the other one?” she trotted over to the glass filled with magenta fizzing liquid. He handed it to her, this time she took a much smaller sample, licking her lips a little, “Mmm, this is better!” she began to gulp it down, forgetting how sensitive she was to carbonation. She coughed a little, but continued taking small sips of the make shift Soda. When the two were done with their drinks, it was decided that they would meet the others for lunch at the Fleur de Feast.

“So, what did you call those things again?” she asked, still bouncing up and down next to him while they walked.

“Soda-Pop, but you can call it Soda or just Pop.”

“Oh! Ok! Do all humans drink it?” she looked at him with her big Blue eyes.

“Yeah, but it’s really bad for you. Worse than Cupcakes.” He nudged her with his elbow.

Pinkie Pie was first to catch sight of the crowd that was in front of the Town Hall. Curious, the two of them found a place in the crowd, but Cory of course had to kneel down so he wouldn’t block the view for any of the other Ponies. It was just four Circus Clowns doing a small skit, one was juggling with four apples while balancing on a wooden beam. But the one thing that caught Cory’s attention the most was the small monster that held one end of the plank. However, despite his concerns, his Spark lens did not pulsate, so the thing was supposedly safe.

“Alright, now may I have a few volunteers?” asked the larger Draft Pony. Pinkie Pie began to bounce up and down with excitement, “Ooo! Ooo! Me me!”

“Haha alright how about the pink Pony with the ba-“ He didn’t even have to finish his sentence before she popped up on his right side. “Alright,” he scratched his head, still confused on how she got there so fast, “Why don’t you go on ahead and old these two-“

He couldn’t finish his sentence before a giant materialized from midair again. He hissed as he looked around for the monster, Deban. Did he have to release his dark magic to be able to find him? If that was the case, then so be it. His Shoulder spikes began to glow a dark purple, he was going to concentrate the energy before he filled the whole town with them. The Clowns cowered while their crowd scattered. While the desperately got back into their wagon, Deban covered his eyes as he cowered in the corner. Enomena still sensed him, smiling as he began to release his energy onto the city streets. There was a blue dart, stinging pain, and a shower of sparks that he felt and saw on his chest. The ponies smiled as they saw the giant they had only heard of in stories land not too far from where Enomena fell. One of the clowns placed on his glasses to take in the amazing sight, “So, that’s Ultraman Tiga? Ha! Never thought I’d see him for myself…”

Tiga fired a hand slash at Enomena, managing to damage the demons armor, but it was only minor. The force was enough to knock him back a little, but he quickly regained his stance, firing a few spheres from the gem on his head. Tiga quickly blocked them with his Light Barrier, going into his battle pose when the shield dissipated. Enomena roared in annoyance, turning into a purple Aura that disappeared, leaving behind the confused Ultra. Tiga spastically looked around, expecting the monster to attack at any given time. Nothing happened, the whole town was quiet, and the tension could be cut with a knife. It was a minute before he could sense that this being was gone. Tiga somewhat hesitantly took off, leaving behind a trail of light particles.

“Hmph, what a Coward” Rarity mumbled, turning up her nose.

“That’s strange,” Twilight said to herself, “Why would he appear and then disappear?”

Applejack rolled her eyes, “Twilight?”

“Yes AppleJack?”

“Why do you always talk to yerself?”

Twilight blushed and smiled sheepishly, “Aheheh, no reason.”

XXX

That night, Cory and Spike laid in their beds while Twilight tossed and turned in hers. She finally sat up in her bed, shaking her head and rubbing her face, “Ugghh, I need to figure who and what this guy is!” She hopped from her bed, careful not to wake Cory. As she tried to tip toe by him, he moved around in his sleep, mumbling something incoherent. She slowly exhaled, trotting down the steps to the library. She removed the book from shelf on Equestrian monsters, eagerly flipping through the pages. There were several sections, Air, Earth, Ocean, Demonic, and Super Natural. She finally found a page with the beast under the “Demons” section.

There was also a knock at the door,”Um, who is it?” she asked, surprised that somepony would be out this late at night. She walked over to the wooden door; opening it up to see the Derpy right there with her mail Satchel, “Happy Midnight Twilight!” she said in her dopey accent, “Um, Celestia sent you a letter. You so lucky, you always get letters from the Princess.. Wait, who’s that letter from again?” Her eyes went even more crossed as she tried to think, “Oh yeah! Celestia! I was, um, Twilight?”

The Unicorn had already shut the door, opening up the envelope and immediately began reading the letter,

Dear Twilight

It has been brought to my attention,that an old foe of mine, Enomena has appeared. I know I have never told you about him, but he is an evil monster who wishes to do nothing more than rid Dimensions of peace, love, and sanity. He has appeared all across Equestria, and it has been brought to my attention in Ponyville as well. I need you and your friends to keep an eye out for him. As strong as I know Ultraman Tiga is, this is a battle that very well maybe his last if he is not careful. I trust that you and your friends keep an eye out for him, and report any

Your Mentor

Princess Celestia.

Twilight began looking through all of the pictures slowly, analyzing the monster, but not the surroundings. He had an expressionless face in all of them, and his attention did not seem to be on the Ponies, it seemed that he was looking for something in particular. Something that was important to him.

It was a couple hours later, it was still night, and Cory and Spike awoke to the sound of rapid pacing hoof steps. Spike rubbed his eyes, “Whats she doing up now?”

Cory stretched his arms, “Beats me, but whatever it is, it sounds important.”

Spike rolled his eyes, “Might I remind you of the time she flipped out for not writing a Letter to Celestia about Friendship in a week? And the time when she forgot to schedule one day on the Calender and she freaked out?”

“Oh yeah,” Cory nervously laughed, “I remember that. Still, her walkings keeping me awake. Let’s check it out.”

The two quickly walked down the steps, and sure enough there was Twilight, pacing back and forth in the Library. Cory tried to stand by her side, but she kept walking back and forth, “Um, Twilight? Are you alright? It’s three in the morning, what’re you doing up so late?”

Twilight kept up her pace, “I honestly don’t see how you two could sleep through such a crisis. There’s a monster out there that’s still at large, I don’t know when or where it’s gonna strike next. It could be tonight, tomorrow, the next few seconds…!”

“Come on Twilight,” Spike yawned, “Even if, um, what his name?”

“Menomena,”

“Who names these guys? But anyways, when he shows up, Tiga will be right back here to pound him like he always does with monsters.” Spike crossed his arms.

“That’s the thing Spike, Menomena is a very powerful entity, and even Celestia told me that Menomena possibly has the power to defeat Ultraman. It’s nothing to take lately.”

“Hey, look at this.” Cory flipped through a few more of the photos, “These guys were at the Town Hall doing a show.” He pointed out the Clowns being carried by one of their larger members, “In each one of these photos, these clowns are right there.”

Twilight took a look for herself, “You’re right, in every last one too. You think that maybe they have something to do with him?”

“It’s hard to say, but it’s not everyday someone shows up along with this guy in every picture. They did perform at Town Hall today, right? Right when they were performing, Meno, Menomen, Menonema, I’ll just call him Tom. When he showed up, they were right there. The thing is, they didn’t’ leave town yet.”

Twilight took the photos and placed them back in the envelope, “Let’s check it out in the morning, I think they might know a few things.”

XXX

The next morning seemed to go by rather peacefully despite the appearance of Enomena that day before. They carried out their daily erons, routines, or jobs. But yet again, the clowns continued their show in the town Square. The crowds laughed as Deban attempted to juggle, dropping the balls and repeatedly trying to pick them up. After about an hour, the crowd grew bored with them, and was on their way. However, they kept their performance going strong in case any Ponies needed a good laugh.

However, Twilight and Cory approached the stage, envelope in Cory’s pocket.

“Why hello there! Would you two mind being a part of our act?” asked the one in the Green ring master outfit as he balanced on his green cane.. He tipped his top hat to them and smiled.

Twilight nodded, “Why yes, would you mind if we asked you some questions?”

The Unicorn Ring Mater teleported right next to them, holding the pictures with his magic, “Heh, it’s that giant who’s been seemingly following us.”

Cory crossed his arms, “We want to any info that you guys would have about him.”

The Ring master shook his head, “Sorry, but we don’t know a thing about him. But everywhere we go, he always seems to appear. We don’t know why either…”

Twilight placed a hoof under her chin, “So tell me more about that little monster you got there.”

“Deban? Why he’s just part of our little group,” he flash backed to when they first found him, “He was just a little monster sitting down in the streets of Los Pegasus. We thought that he may be a Pony in a weird costume, but it turns out that it was his true body. Since then, he’s brought us much joy being a part of our group.” Deban squawked in response, handing Twilight a small Balloon Pony.

“Aw, thank you.” She smiled. Cory however had a few more questions, “Has he ever done anything strange when that guys shows up?”

The Ring Mater fought for a few moments, “Usually he just curls up in a little ball and tries to hide. But two days ago while we were in Canterlot, he did something he had never done before. From those ears on the side of his head, he counter attacked the magic of the giant that was making the city go crazy!”

It clicked in Cory’s head, “So that’s why…”

“So that’s why what?” asked the ring leader.

“That giant must want to get rid of Deban…”

The Stallion stepped in front of Deban, “What!? What on earth would that monster want to hurt Deban for?”

“You said that the giant appears wherever you go with Deban, right? And that Deban counterattacked his magic. He must want to get rid of Deban because he knows that only he can thwart his Dark magic.”

“But still, he can’t kill Deban.” The Stallion looked back at the monster that fumbled with the balloons, “He’s the greatest thing that was ever happened to this group. He’s our best friend.”

As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Clowns, the giant Enomena materialized from thin air, hissing a low, guttural and metallic roar. He slowly scanned the streets around him, finding no trace of Deban, the one who stood in his way. It didn’t matter if he couldn’t see him; he’d just lure the little beast out. And that would be all too easy. The Spikes on his shoulders began to glow purple, unleashing his dark energies into the streets of the small town. The fleeing Ponies immediately stopped, feeling strangely bitter, and violent. Wooden planks, baseball bats, tables, even axes were used as weapons from the rioting ponies.

The clowns had already packed up their props and were making a get away, but they were stopped in the heart of Ponyville. The larger Stallion who pulled the carriage quickly hunkered down inside to save himself. The furious citizens attacked the carriage like they did everything else, beating on it with axes and batons.

“Don’t worry guys, we’ll get out of this soon and Ahhh!” he screamed as the head of and axe busted through the carriages wood. While the clowns cowered inside, Deban’s ears began to glow, letting his calming magic to seep out through the holes bore into the wood. Opening the carriage door, he let his calming energy flow through the crowds, breaking the trance of madness they were in juts seconds ago. Some of them passed out, some of them dropped their weapons and looked around, confused and having no recollection of what happened.

Seeing the golden energy flow through the air gave him away. Enomena caught sight of Deban as he walked down the streets, destroying what was left of the giant’s dark magic. Enomena smiled, now he would be able to get rid of the damned creature that stood in his way. His forehead gem began to glow blue, quickly firing a plasma bomb at Deban. The sphere did not strike him directly, but the shockwave sent him flying a good ten meters away. He laughed quietly to himself, charging up another blast that he fired from his gem.

To his surprise, a large silver hand quickly caught the energy sphere. Enomena quickly turned his attention to the Multicolored Ultra who held the ball in his hands. Fast as lightning, Tiga tossed the plasma bomb back at the gnarled giant, knocking him off his feet. Tiga nodded in satisfaction, glancing back down to Deban who lay motionless on the dirt road. One of the circus clowns and AppleJack came to his aid, trying to wake the seemingly dead monster, “Deban! Deban can you hear me!? Deban!?” the clown received no response, “Please Deban, you’re the best thing that has happened to our group! Please don’t die, Deban!”

Tiga watched the scene, and he heard every sorrowful word. Deep down, he felt the rising guilt that he failed to protect the little monster. But Cory would make sure that there would be no more casualties. Seconds later, Enomena was back up, firing three spheres at Tiga in a matter of a second. Tiga jumped into the sky, crashing his heel into the face of Enomena as he delivered an earth crushing drop kick.

The three Crusaders who were caught up in the rioting incident finally came too, “Look!” Scootaloo’s small wings buzzed with excitement, “Ultramans here!”

Twilight who had been on the other side of town, could see the two giants that squared off to each other. Remembering the letter and the possibility of Tiga’s defeat, she bit her lip, “Be careful, Ultraman…”

Enraged, Enomena decided it was best to use hand to hand combat. To be safe, Tiga switched into his power mode, striking a pose as he waited for Enomena to attack. Enomena attempted to spear hand the guardian. Tiga took a firm hold of the arm, flipping the giant over his shoulder with ease. Picking him up again, Ultraman threw Enomena back down, almost forming an imprint of his back. Not giving up that easily, Enomena tried to roundhouse the warrior, easily having his leg blocked by Tiga’s forearms. Taking the advantage, he round housed Tiga into his side, having no effect on the silver and red giant before him.

“Heh, even I expected more.” thought the youth who controlled Tiga.

To return the favor, Tiga planted a spinning side kick to Enomena’s chest, cracking his body armor and lifting him off the ground from the sheer force. Enomena waited for Tiga to get close enough, and when he did, he jabbed the giant with his finger tip, sending agonizing electrical charges through his body. Now that Tiga has stunned, he turned his attention back to the clown and AppleJack. The horns on his shoulders began to glow a dark purple, smiling down at the two ponies. However, he heard Tiga stir behind him, turning around, he saw the titan standing to fight once more. This could not happen, so he immediately fired a few more plasma spheres at Ultraman. The giant was knocked back from the force and pain of the attacks as smoke billowed from his damaged armor like skin.

He couldn’t give up now, he had to do something. Enomena broke out his best fighting techniques, connecting his foot with Ultraman’s chest, and then quickly jabbing his fingers into Tiga’s chest. Sparks erupted from Ultraman’s new injury, and he fell to his back again. Smiling, Enomena lifted Tiga off the ground, spinning hook kicking him in his cranium. That was all he needed to do to knock Tiga down for the count. Pleased with his work, he turned his attention back to the Apple Bucking Pony and the Stallion.

AppleJack tugged at the clown, “We gotta get movin! If we don’t ya’ll will be insane like what happened to the rest of the town!”

The Clown pushed her away, “I’m not leaving Deban. And if you wish to leave then go!”

As Enomena was about to unleash his energy, he felt a hand grasp his two horns from behind. Next thing he knew, he felt then being snapped from his shoulders in, invoking a hiss of pain. Ultraman looped his arm underneath Enomena’s, flipping the monster over his shoulder with ease. When he regained his stance, he fired even more Plasma bombs from his forehead, all of which Tiga blocked with a light barrier. Enraged, Enomena charged at Tiga, ramming the hulk of his figure into him, but Tiga grabbed hold of Enomena, trying his best to hold back his foe.

Now with Enomena having the upper hand, even when Tiga was in his power mode, made her stomach grow sick with worry, “Tiga, you gotta pull through with this. Enomena won’t stop when he kills Deban, he’ll destroy all of Equestria… Hang in there!”

Enomena sent an electrical charge through his body into Cory, stunning the Ultra long enough for him to deliver a strike with his knee to the Ultra’s face. The force knocked Tiga away, crashing him into a wooden home that splintered under his weight. Moments later, Tiga rose to one knee, shaking off the latest attack as he tried to steady himself. This guy was powerful, that was for sure. With his light starting to blink, Tiga knew that his time was greatly limited. Jumping into the air, he drop kicked Enomena into his head, shattering the gem and destroying his last ability for attack. Enomena writhed in pain on the ground, barely finding the strength to stand up to face his foe.

Now was the time to end this, thrusting down his hands, Tiga gathered UV Rays into his Delacium Light Stream. Quickly, he tossed the concentrated solar radiation at his foe, hitting home in Enomena’s chest cavity. It was a few brief moments that Enomena tried to regain his balance, but he was more than mortally wounded. Falling onto his back, his body turned into an exploding inferno, ending his reign of chaos forever.

Spike snapped his fingers as he jumped, “Haha he did it!”

Rainbow rolled her eyes, “Heh, not bad. But not great.” She out of nowhere placed on a pair of sunglasses. All that Twilight did was breath a sigh of relief. Everything seemed back to normal, aside from one small creature who still laid there on the ground. Now with Enomena dead, the Clown focused back on his unconscious friend. AppleJack could also feel her eyes grow salty as the Clown began to cry, shaking his friend as if he was just sleeping.

“Fire Fly!” called one of the clown’s as they rushed to their group leader. When they met up, all of them had their focus on the motionless creature, “How is he?” The leader didn’t say anything. He slowly shook his head and fought back his tears.

“What?” he stuttered, “He’s, dead?”

AppleJack extended her hoof to him, “Here, maybe if we-“

“Hands off!” shouted one of the clowns, pushing away her hoof, “Please, just leave us alone…”

There were no words; they were all silent aside from a few sobs from the clowns. The Mane Six and Cory let them be, this was one of those moments where they knew other ponies needed to be left alone…

XXX

Two weeks later, Cory and twilight sat down in the library, enjoying the lunch Spike had prepared. As Cory finished up the last few bites of his salad, there was yet another nock at the door. He got up from his chair, and opened the door to see Derpy with today’s mail in her mouth, “Cory!” she said with a mouthful of letters, “Dewivery fwon, um, I dunno?”

Cory took the letters from her mouth, “Junk Mail, junk mail, hey, Twilight, look at this!”

Twilight wiped her mouth and trotted up next to him, looking at the letter, “From the Clidesdale Clown Clan, we thank the wielders of the elements for awakening Tiga, and we thank him as well. For saving us and our friend Deban from the evil Menomena.” As Cory looked closer, he could see the face of Deban inside of their carriage through the window. He smiled, realizing that the little monster did survive after all. Turns out those happy endings were a thing in Equestria.

Smiling he placed the letter down on the table, “Your welcome, guys. And live on Deban. Live a life of peace in Equestria with your friends.”

Ending Theme: Brave Love Tiga