Getting to know Gohan and Vegeta was the most interesting moment in my life. Discovering ponies were real in some way was also interesting, but to be honest this was more… difficult. I can’t just insult someone and hope shit goes over swimmingly because of the current nature of the realm. Equestria was forgiving and open minded. This world however is different.

I was outside in the cold on the top of a high hill that seemed to just end in a small point big enough for only one person to stand or sit on. My legs were crossed and so were my arms as I looked out into the world. Isis was back in an old family home that Gohan grew up in. Rainbow Dash was with her, and I could only imagine they were having the time of their lives right now. They were twenty miles away from me right now as I sit in a different landscape and just observe the night time world of a planet Earth I never thought I’d see. Of course, I had my helmet in my inventory for this moment.

“Peaceful.” I stated to myself as I watched the fireflies dance in the plains below me. Their chemical light was even visible from up here.

“Yeah, it is isn’t it.”

I slowly looked over to my right and came face to face with none other than Goku. I found that strange considering what I just went through with Vegeta and knowing that his mustache was only seen in Dragonball GT where Goku was a child. I assumed he was able to get the black star dragonballs and undo that wish.

Goku looked over to me with a friendly smile on his face. I don’t know how, but it felt secure that I was around him at this moment. The smile had power that a super saiyan couldn’t gain through training. It almost reminded me of Celestia’s warm smile whenever I made her happy or she was in a cheery mood. It was genuine. He was also sitting on that cloud of his, the Nimbus.

“A new arrival? Well, do you want to tell me your name or should I give you mine first?” I ask with a smile.

“I’m Goku.” he replied while looking out into the starry horizon.

“And I’m Puppet Master. You may call me Puppeteer, if you want.”

“Hmm? That’s an odd name.” he stated with an eyebrow raised.

“Yeah… but in the place I got it in would say it was normal. Have you heard about where we come from?”

“No, but I’ve spoken to my son and he said you guys came out of nowhere. At first I thought instant transmission, but doing that takes a long time and a lot of hard work. If you were travelers then you wouldn’t be able to find time to do that kind of work.” he deduced logically.

“…You’re very smart.” I nodded sagely, looking back at him.

“Whoa, it’s my son who’s the smart one. I still struggle with division.” he replied, shaking his open palms in front of him dismissively.

I looked back to the horizon and watched the still mountains in the moonless sky. Somehow, the lack of the moon still yielded some form of light on the land, and I found that amazing.

“It’s a shame you give yourself so little credit. I personally don’t believe it’s what you know but how you use what you know. You used deduction to find out if I was lying about my story. You don’t need to know how to count to discover a lie.”

“Yeah, that’s true. But I also took into account of the rainbow pony in my old bed, hahaha.” he mused.

I smiled at that. “True.”

Talking to Goku is more entertaining than fighting Vegeta, and I haven’t even started talking about our characteristics yet. However, there was something on my mind.

“You were on the planet when I came here right?”

“Hmm?” Goku ripped his gaze from the horizon and looked at me, still perched on the Nimbus cross-legged like me. “Uh, yeah, why?” he asked with a questioning gaze.

“You have instant transmission at your disposal, and you didn’t use it to meet up with us… why?”

“Because my son was there. And I trust him to keep the planet safe.” he simply replied.

“…I don’t think I like that answer. You wanted to come, didn’t you? In fact it should have been your duty to come first.” I countered.

“Well, you got me there.” he rubbed his head sheepishly. “But I guess I didn’t think you were much of a threat.”

“Was I really that weak?” I asked.

“Well no, you are more powerful than Freeza when you started fighting Vegeta. But I assumed you didn’t want to cause any trouble because you were hiding your power level.”

“Goku, I can’t hide my power level.” I threw a deadpanning look at him.

“But how’d you get more power in battle if you weren’t hiding it. Vegeta said you didn’t transform either, but you put your helmet on.” came a question from Goku.

“My power is not effected by my armor. However it does increase my speed a bit and my attack speed. But the armor does very little, compared to the items I’ve equipped. The cobalt shield is what I used to not budge when Vegeta tried to knock me out of the park. I guarantee you, nothing can move me if it was meant to hurt me.”

“Whoooooaa, can I hit you?” he asked. We both laughed at that.

“Maybe when we’re enemies. But that won’t be until a veeeery long time in the future. Well hopefully. I can’t say the same about Vegeta though. I’m sure he’s going to ask me to fight again.”

Goku leaned forward and folded his arms with an expression of concern.

“Well he’s very… aggressive I guess. He didn’t like the way you made him look the other day, and tomorrow I think he might ask you for a rematch.”

“I foresaw something like that. Maybe it’s best if I deny him his request for a rematch.”

“He’d probably punch you right then and there.” stated Goku with a smile returning to his face.

“Well, let’s wait and see then. It’s getting late and I’d like the remaining night alone if you don’t mind. I need to think about where to go from here.”

“Nah, I understand. See you tomorrow?” Goku inquired, standing on his yellow cloud.

“Do you mind getting me in the morning? I wondered so far out, I actually don’t know my way back.” I admitted lamely.

“HAHAHAHAHA! O-ok sure s-sure. Tomorrow then.”

I heard a sound not unlike a zapping noise, but not quite. I looked back to see Nimbus flying away making a sound similar to an engine but not a roaring one. I looked back to the horizon and waited for dawn.

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The next morning Rainbow Dash woke up well rested and wide awake. She tried to get up, but felt a force keep her pinned on the bed. She looked to her left to find herself cuddling with an unconscious Isis while she had a content smile on her face.

Rainbow looked at her for three seconds, before realizing what the situation entailed. She looked at Isis and tried to slide her left hooves out from under her, since they were both trapped under the female Terrarian’s body. Isis stirred when Rainbow broke free and opened her eyes. She looked at Rainbow questionably before noticing their predicament.

“Uh-uh, I can explain?” started Rainbow Dash.

“What do you mean?” asked a confused Isis.

“W-well uh… huh?”

“What can you explain?”

“Why we are in bed together?” Rainbow finally asked, less like a statement but more like a question.

“Oh, I came in with you.”

Rainbow was silent for a while. “Why?”

“I wanted company during the night. And you were the only one who didn’t argue.”

Rainbow’s brain had to restart. “Who’d you try to sleep with?”

“Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan. Each found it very awkward, and asked me to leave. But when I got in your bed, you embraced me and started to snuggle into my shoulder, so I assumed you were ok with it. Was I wrong?” she asked with a pathetic look on her face.

“Uhhh… know what? I don’t mind.” She stated dismissively.

“Thank you. Let’s grab breakfast.” replied Isis as she was getting out of the bed calmly.

Rainbow sat there for a moment, content to let Isis walk out of sight. She couldn’t really fathom the reason why Isis would want to share a bed with someone, but she assumed it was because she must be insecure with so many people that she didn’t know. But then again, she asked them if she could join them first.

Rainbow walked out of the room with her mane disheveled like the norm for the rainbow Pegasus and walked into the kitchen to hear a foreign sizzling assault her ears. She also smelled the strange and rancid scent that filled her nose and she almost gagged at the terrible smell.

She was greeted by the sight of a girl she never met before, making what she assumed was breakfast and four humans at the table and two Terrarians joining them. Goku, Gohan, and Vegeta had blushes on their face but Rainbow had to suppress her laughter at the seriousness of Vegeta’s expression while he blushed. Isis was sitting next to Puppet Master on his left, with two open chairs next to her on her left. Rainbow assumed one was for her and the other for the girl making breakfast.

Rainbow saw the new human she didn’t recognize from yesterday, and eyed him suspiciously after he studied the expressions of the people she did know, and how they reacted to seeing Isis. His hair was straight and greyish, while the girl in the kitchen had long dark hair. His eyes drifted over to Rainbow Dash and he at first blinked a few times in amazement then smiled.

“Who are you?” he asked with a friendly smile.

“Rainbow Dash.” she replied nonchalantly.

Rainbow walked over to the chair and sat down, while the human she just met kept a studying gaze on her. She didn’t notice the little girl at the stove actually turn around and watch Rainbow sit down.

“So, can you tell me about yourself?” he asked.

“I’m a pony and I can fly fast. What more do you want to know?” she snapped.

“Whoa, I’m just asking. Umm... does your race eat meat?”

“No.”

“Oh. Pan can you get some salad for Rainbow Dash.” he asked the little girl.

“Huh? Why?” came her response.

“She can’t eat meat. She’s a pony.”

“All right, fine.” She huffed. “But you’re making lunch!” she replied irritably.

Rainbow assumed they made a bet at some point about who’d make breakfast and dinner.

“Anyway, my name is Trunks. That’s Pan.”

“Yeah, hi.” added the girl, without looking away from the stove.

“Sure… hey, why is everyone so quiet?” asked Rainbow Dash after noticing the silence between everyone.

“Because, a woman wearing nothing but leaves tried to cuddle me in my sleep.” replied Vegeta irritably.

“Y-yeah, that was uncomfortable.” added Goku, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. “And I’m married... so.”

“I have a girlfriend, and if she saw me with another girl in my bed, she’d freak out.” chimed in Gohan.

Rainbow was confused, but quickly found the meaning of what they said.

“Oh, so you guys thought Isis was naked when she got in bed with you?”

“Actually...” interrupted Puppet Master. “It’s usually unacceptable for a girl to be in bed with a man that they aren’t married to, or in a relationship with. Also, since Isis technically isn’t wearing any clothes other than a few plants, it does get uncomfortable.”

“Oh, I get it. You guys are stupid for denying a bed to a pretty girl.” stated Rainbow to the group.

Pan started giggling behind her, when everyone blushed except Isis, Trunks, and Puppet Master.

“Yeah, well you’re a pony so you wouldn’t understand.” replied Trunks.

Rainbow only responded by giving him a death glare, and he sunk down in his seat slowly.

“W-well I-I didn’t mean it like that! I-I just umm-…” Trunks looked uncomfortably to anyone else for help, but Rainbow Dash continued to glare at him while no one came to his aid. “Uh uh, well you know since culturally you don’t wear clothes and stuff, s-so…”

Puppet Master was grinning ear to ear, while Pan was trying to hold back a torrent of laughter behind them. Rainbow Dash continued to glare at him like he was the reason why cancer exists.

“MAN UP! She’s a pony for pete's sake.” exclaimed Vegeta. “I’d be ashamed to call you my son, if you let yourself be beat by a pony.” he finished, dismissing the murderous look Rainbow was giving him.

“I’m going to rip open your chest, and make macaroni art with your internal organs.” threatened Rainbow Dash before quickly covering her mouth in shock.

Everyone was looking at her strangely, as if she just committed a sin. Puppet Master looked like he was calculating something in his head, but whether or not it was to trust Rainbow Dash again she couldn’t tell, and she felt hopeless and lost.

“HA HA HA. I’d like to see you try.” challenged Vegeta menacingly.

“That’s enough.” cut-off Puppet Master, in a commanding tone. “I don’t want any more fighting.”

“I agree.” added Goku. “We’re all friends here, right.” he finished and flashed a grin.

“Well… speaking of fights... I want a rematch.” Vegeta turned to Puppet Master.

“How about no.” responded Puppet Master.

“Come on! You’re just afraid I’d win if we had a rematch.” Vegeta snapped at him, slyly trying to push his buttons.

“Mmmhmm.”

“…What?”

“Yes.”

“WHAT?!” shouted Vegeta angrily.

“Yes, I’m afraid that you’d win in our rematch.”

“Really? It doesn’t work like that. You and I will fight again, today!”

“Might want to conserve your strength now, though. I’ve noticed a few troubling things that I’m sure Isis would know about.”

“Hmm?” Isis chimed in innocently.

“You know what this universe is doing to me and Rainbow Dash, right?”

“Oh… that.” she replied sheepishly. “It’s also affecting me as well. This world has a very defined role of good and evil.” Isis began to explain. “Puppet Master usually isn’t a violent type, so the fight between him and Vegeta was purely because of this universe's effects on him.”

Puppet Master continued. “Since my personality borders on both good and evil, this universe is testing me out to see if I’m a villain or a hero. Eventually, when I’m done being tested I’d either join your side forever, or become your worst enemy. Right now, I think it’s testing me to be the villain, along with Rainbow Dash here.”

“Wait, what you’re implying is impossible.” gasped Trunks. “The universe doesn’t do that. It can’t do that!”

“You’d be surprised what is truth, and what is not.” Puppet Master responded. “Up to this day I’ve never heard Rainbow Dash threaten to tear apart someone’s body, until Vegeta aggravated her. She is a hero to her friends, and that worries me that she’s going down the wrong path. It may have to do with me being a half-villain myself. She’s following me, because she’s my companion.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” interrupted Rainbow. “I thought you were a good guy! All you’ve done was act on your own and try to be a good person, even when ponies thought you were bad! You’ve basically saved Equestria from enslavement of the griffon Clawsacks, and kept me safe when I thought I was in trouble. You argued with the goddess of the moon, on my behalf!”

“Yes, but that doesn’t change the fact that I was the one who caused those events to take place. However, your little stunt with exposing that army to me was a heroic thing to do, to keep war from erupting between your nation and mine.”

“Wait, hold on.” started Trunks. “Let me get this straight. She betrayed her country, to save yours? And in doing so, she prevented open warfare between both countries and you had to argue with a moon goddess, why?”

“She was a co-ruler of that country. Alternate universes work weird, so you’d best not think about them.”

“I’ll take your word for it.” he replied.

“So, we gonna fight now?” asked Vegeta.

“No.” came Puppet Master's response.

“DONE!” shouted Pan while holding several pans of bacon.

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Rainbow and Isis walked out into the yard after breakfast, where I sat in the grass facing the morning sun. The grass rippled with the soft wind and the few trees that were around us rustled when that wind reached them. Rainbow Dash sat to my left and Isis chose to sit to my right. We sat in a triangle and close together like we were going to have a small conference.

“Does everyone eat that fast?” Rainbow asked Isis.

“Nope.” she replied with a smile.

“Well, here’s the problem.” I started. “We need to get out of here, and find a new place to stay that won’t affect us as much as this place does.”

“But where do we go?” Asked Rainbow Dash.

“I have a location we should try.” Said Isis.

“No… I’ve meditated on this through the night, and I believe I know where we should go. However there will be a problem with this location.”

“Where is it?” asked Isis.

“Tamriel, Skyrim.”

Isis was silent for a moment. “Yes. There are numerous amounts of gods that would gladly join our rebellion and receive recognition from the creators. They are weaker than me, but they can’t be swept aside so easily because of that. United, we will be able to form an order that many will flock to, when they realize how much support we have.” exclaimed Isis enthusiastically. Then her expression darkened. “But... I’m guessing that isn’t the only reason why you chose that place is it?” asked Isis her voice lowering but not threatening.

“Skyrim is host to many magic spells that I want to learn. And they are universal to any race. I want to not only arm myself with new skills, but give a few to Rainbow Dash as well.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” interrupted Rainbow. “Y-you mean I…can learn magic?” she gasped with a massive grin.

“Yes, you can.” I nodded.

“That’s so cool!”

“Remember that the spells you’ll learn will potentially be used to harm other creatures. I will have you a magical warrior by the time we’re done with this, so we can be prepared for whatever threat we encounter.”

“What about the fact she’s a pony?” asked Isis. “Wouldn’t that scare some people?”

“Yes, but nothing we can’t handle. If it turns out we can’t get her a teacher, then I’ll learn it myself and then I’d pass on my knowledge to her. Simple. Though complicated at the same time.”

“All right.” replied Isis. “Skyrim it is. But we need to do something first.”

“What?” Rainbow and I ask in unison.

“There is a type of magic that I know, that I want to teach you two. It will allow us to stay hidden within each other’s bodies while we interact with the people or ponies, without drawing suspicion. It’s similar to sharing a soul.”

“I’m not familiar with soul-sharing.” I reply.

“Well, we need this skill now, so we don’t scare anyone later on we don’t want to scare. Besides the less attention we draw to ourselves, the better off we are in some worlds. I’d also rather not be in a world where it’s law for men to be able to have their way with me, just because they ask. And we may actually have to visit a place like that, just to meet a very powerful and influential god.”

“So basically, we’re doing this for safety reasons?” I asked.

“Yes. And when we do this, you can learn magic with Rainbow Dash, if you went to Skyrim to learn more about magic. We’d basically be looking through your eyes, and reading your thoughts. Same goes for me, when you guys are inside me.”

“Ok. I agree to this. I have nothing left to hide anyway.” I reply.

“Uh, I trust you guys not to tell ponies about my deepest thoughts, right?” Rainbow asked sheepishly.

“Don’t worry; I have no reason to make fun of you anyway. You’re accompanying us on this journey to return to your home, and without us you’re as good as stranded. So loyalty to us is a given. And I also still need you to help us, so I promise not to piss you off.”

“Good.” responded Rainbow with a proud smile.

“Can we get started?” inquired Isis impatiently.

“Yes, ma’am!” I saluted.

“All right. We need to hold hands and hooves, so I can bind our spirits and make it so we can enter each other’s bodies whenever we feel like it.” stated Isis.

We complied and I grabbed hold of Rainbow’s hoof while I held Isis’s hand. She held Rainbow’s hoof and she closed her eyes. I closed my eyes assuming that’s what we were supposed to do. I also felt the connection between us reach beyond physical, as my right hand started sensing more of her body. Her presence was also filling me and I can feel it connecting with me on a spiritual level. It’s as if we were invading each other’s bodies. I couldn’t feel anything from Rainbow Dash yet, but as the sensation went down her body and then went into her right hand, I felt a piece of myself start to enter Rainbow.

“Is it wor-whoa is that you Pup?” asked Rainbow.

“I believe so.” I stated with my eyes closed.

“OH, you have your eyes closed.” added Isis, I could feel the smile on her face. “Well I did that to help me concentrate, but ok.”

“Wait, we all have our eyes closed and we didn’t need to?”

“Yep.” confirmed Rainbow Dash.

“Screw this ritual; we were in sync a looooooong time ago.” I joked.

It earned a giggle from Rainbow and a wider smile from Isis. I felt my presence flood Rainbow Dash as hers started to act onto Isis’s, and it started going through her. My aura already eclipsed their aura’s like Isis’s did mine and I felt a deep connection with them both. Rainbow’s aura came into mine when it was done with Isis, and I felt an even deeper connection with Rainbow Dash.

I started to feel Rainbow Dash become a part of me like Isis became a part of me. We all open our eyes simultaneously and look at each other with smiles on our faces. The sensation I felt right now was amazing. It felt like I’d never be able to lose those two as friends-no family ever again. It was religious in a way. As if we’ve been connected by some divine power, to exist with each other forever. It was an amazing experience.

“We can now let go of each other.” stated Isis.

“But I want to stay like this a little longer.” I replied saddened.

“The feeling will last until the end of time. Or the end of each of us.” finished Isis cryptically.

We let go and were astonished by how our spirits felt intimately connected. Isis however didn’t show that much surprise, but Rainbow was in awe of the experience.

“What! This is so amazing!” she exclaimed with energy that only a child could have. “I feel like I’m in three places at once! WOOOOO!” she sped off into the sky, and I could feel the wind in her mane from the ground.

“That’s impressive.” I said to Isis. “So, how do we get her back down to begin body sharing?” I joked.

“Give her time, and she’ll return to us.” Isis replied with a wide smile.

“We’ll be waiting months, you know that?”

“Mhm.”