//------------------------------// // The tide of battle turns; Luffy and the Straw Hats arrive! // Story: One Piece: Chopper's Quest in the land of Ponies // by mauvsheep //------------------------------// Tirek, the dark conqueror has succeeded in bringing down Princess Celestia, Luna, and the royal guard of Equestria. Chopper, and his pony friends are facing a grim situation while trying to battle against this ancient evil. Due to Applejack's transformation into a dragon monster, the Elements of Harmony were rendered useless. All hope seemed, lost, until the arrival of the Thousand Sunny, carrying Luffy, and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates. Now Luffy and the others are preparing to join the fray, to help their new friends. As the stegadons and lizardmen board the Sunny, and attempt to surround the Straw Hats and Fluttershy, Luffy simply grins. "Hey Franky," he called to his cybernetic friend, "I'll let you handle these guys." "I would be SUUUUPEEER glad to do it!" Franky replied as he his shoulders open, revealing a number of rockets hidden inside. "Franky..... ROCKET LAUNCHER!" Franky fires a salvo of rockets at the troops, sending them flying off the Sunny. "I told you! I never gave you permission to step foot on my ship!" Franky yelled as he closes the ports on his shoulders. "Come on guys!" Luffy addresses the rest of the Straw Hats, "Let's help our new friends!" The rest of the crew yell in agreement, as they all depart from the Sunny, as Fluttershy is carried by Chopper in his Heavy Point form. Fluttershy couldn't have felt more than grateful. Sure she had only just met these humans, but judging by their character, they valued friendship above everything else. She felt she could trust them. After all, they're Chopper's friends, his family. The nine Straw Hat Pirates, charge into the middle of Ponyville, as Chopper leads the way towards Twilight Sparkle, and the rest of the Mane 6. "Hey! Twilight! Over here!" Chopper yelled while running and waving at her. "Chopper, there you are! You and Fluttershy ok?" Twilight asked, but then she and the rest of the ponies stop, and stare in awe at the rest of the Straw Hat crew. "Whoa, NO WAY!" Rainbow Dash said, "Humans?" "I guess the old legends are true after all." Rarity added, still having a hard time grasping that humans were indeed in Ponyville. "OOOH, New friends! When this is over, I have to throw you all a big Welcome to Ponyville Party!" Pinkie excitedly yelled. "This one looks fun!" Luffy said as he greets the pink pony. " I like you already. I'm Monkey D. Luffy! Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates!" "I'm Pinkie Pie! I throw the Best Parties in all of Equestria!" "Sorry, but no time for introductions right now." Twilight interrupted, "We still have a battle to fight, and our home to free." "Hey any friend of Chopper is a friend of ours!" Usopp said to the unicorn. "We'll gladly help you." "Oh, thank you all so much." Fluttershy responded, "We have to stop that horrible Tirek before he turns us all into those monsters." "So what you're saying is, those creatures are all talking ponies like you?" Nami asked. "Unfortunetely, yes, he used some evil spell to turn our friends into mindless beasts." Rarity replied. "We have to find a way to reverse it. Especially for Applejack's sake." Rarity then eyes Nami for a bit. "My for a human, you ARE quite lovely. When this is over, you MUST model for me. I am quite sure you would look astounding in one of the gowns I'm making." "Uhh, well, not to brag or anything." Nami replied, blushing. "OF COURSE! Nami-Swaan is a most beautiful GODDESS!" Sanji yelled in agreement. "Can we please stick to reality?" Twilight Sparkle interrupted again. "Sorry dear, but I do have an eye for quality. And this human, I can tell has rather good taste." Rarity replied, as she stands back into a fight pose as a number of lizardmen surrounding the group. They are soon joined by Tirek, riding on the Applejack dragon. "So, humans.... You are foolish for coming here. This does not concern you. BEGONE!" "No way, you tried to hurt my friend," Luffy shot back. "So be it....... Eliminate them all!" Tirek ordered. "Finally, some fun time.... Two Sword Style!" Zoro said as he unsheaths two of his blades. Rainbow Dash flies up and lands next to him. "I'm here to back you up." She said. "Whatever." Zoro flately responded. The lizard troops then charge, as a number of stegadons also swoop down and begin to attack. Luffy looks at them, then streches both his arms backward, and like a giant slingshot, flings his arms foward with his palms facing outward. "Gomu Gomu No..... BAZOOKA!" Luffy's strike sends an untold number of attacking troops flying away, as the ponies look on in awe. "Humans can stretch, that's super duper cool!" Pinkie responded. "Only he can." Nico Robin replied. "He's eaten the Rubber Rubber fruit. It turned his body into one giant living rubber band." "Very interesting, I'm sure that will really help us. I just hope my library is still intact once this is over." Twilight said. Robin couldn't help take notice to what the unicorn said. "Library? Are you a librarian?" "Well yes, I'm Twilight Sparkle, the prized student of Princess Celestia, our ruler, and now the town librarian. I spend most of my time studying." Robin gave a smile. "Quite interesting. I am Nico Robin. I am an archeologist, and a bit of a scholar myself. When this is over, perhaps I can visit your library, and you can also see ours aboard our ship." Twilight's eyes lit up "That would be wonderful, but let's take care of things here first." "Of course my little friend." She then sees a number of stegadons flying towards her. Twilight Sparkle fires a number of bolts from her horn at the attackers, knocking a good number down, but there were still more. Much more. "I can't keep this up for long." She said. "Then allow me." Robin replied as she steps up, and crosses her arms in front of her, and closes her eyes. "DOS Fleur." Suddenly a pair of hands sprout on each of the Stegadon's shoulders. They grab each of them in the neck. "Clutch!" The hands twist each of the Stegadon's necks, as they fall to the ground unconcious. "Whoa, how did you do that?" Twilight asked. "I ate the Flower Flower Fruit. It allows me to bloom any part of my body on any surface like a flower." "Very interesting indeed." Twilight looked at Robin, then both resume their combat. Rainbow Dash soars through the air, as the stegadons give chase. She does a number of loops which cases the pursuers to become confused. She then turns around and give a number of powerful kicks that send them slamming into the ground. Below, Zoro unleashes a fury of sword swipes at the incoming attackers, using the blunt end of his blades, being careful not to kill any of the opponents. He then crosses his two swords together, and uses energy and sends what looks like a projectile at the lizardmen. "Phoenix Cannon!" It strikes them, and sends them flying in multiple directions. Rainbow Dash then swoops in and kicks away a stegadon coming from behind him. "I could have handled it." Zoro said. "Your Welcome..." Rainbow Dash said annoyed. "Well, I have to admit, I saw you flying around up there against those dragons. You got some slick moves kid." Zoro said. "Heh, thanks. You're not so bad yourself." Rainbow Dash replied. "Well, for a human." The two gave each other mischivious grins, then resumed their battles. "POP GREEN STAR: DEVIL!" Usopp fires a pop green from his slingshot, the Black Kabuto, at a number of attackers. It then sprouts into a giant venus flytrap that attacks and bites at the troops. "That was so cool!" Scootaloo said as she and Sweetie Belle stand behind Usopp. "That's right, I am Usopp! The bravest sniper in all the seas!" he boasts. More lizardmen head towards Usopp and the fillies, as he reloads his Kabuto. "Pop Green Star: Sargasso!" The pop green impacts on the targets, and a giant mass of seaweed tangles the attackers, rendering them immobile. "Things are certainly looking better now that you guys showed." Scootaloo beamed. "Of course, with the Mighty Usopp to protect you, we will win the day!" he said with a grin. He then began singing a song as he continued to snipe the oncoming attackers. Then from a distance, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Usopp here a distinct laugh, which the Sniper knew all to well. "YOHOHOHOHOHO!" "Brook, what's going on?!" Usopp yelled towards the skeleton, as he sees a number of lizard troops chasing him. "Trying to get away, they'll rip me apart, skewer me alive, and tear out my guts. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NO FLESH, GUTS AND AM ALREADY DEAD! YOHOHOHOHOHO!!! SKULL JOOOOKE!!!!" Usopp facepalms. "Destroy the outsider" One of the lizard troops yells. "What a wimp with no substance." Hearing this Brook suddenly stops running, turns around, and angrily stares at the lizardmen. "Well, how rude." He said calmly, as he begins to slowly walk towards the attackers. As they are about to pounce on him, Brook then slowly begins sheathing his blade. "Three-Verse Humming..." The lizardmen are now almost on top of him. "Arrow-Notch Slash!" Brook completely sheaths his cane sword. Suddenly a slash mark appears on all the chests of the attacking lizard troops. They fall to the ground defeated. "WHOA!" Both Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo say in unison. "How did he do that?" Sweetie Belle asked. "Brook has extreme super human speed. He had already cut them before they realized it. The attack was so fast, those lizard people never even noticed they were already hit." Usopp explained to the fillies. "Super cool!" Sweetie Belle beamed. "Why thank you little miss." Brook addressed the little unicorn. "Sanji, keep them off our backs!" Nami yelled as she and Rarity try to take cover from a stegadon swooping down at them. Sanji then jumps at the airborn attacker and counter attacks. "Collier Shoot!" Sanji sends a devastating kick to the stegadon's neck, knocking it down on the ground. "I will not allow you to harm these lovely ladies in my presence." He said, as he lights his cigarette. "My, he is quite the gentlecolt, err, gentleman isn't he?" Rarity said. Nami simply grinned, but a lizardman had grabbed Rarity from behind. "Let me go you brute!" she yelled. Nami then pulls an end off her sorcery clima-tact, and points it at the lizardman. "Gust Sword!" A bubble appears from the opening, bursts, and a large gust of compressed air sends the lizard trooper flying into a side of a building, while Sanji catches Rarity before she could hit the ground. "My, quite the rescuer you are." Rarity complimented the cook. "Sometimes, they call me, Mr. Prince." Sanji joked as he puts her down. Nami rolls her eyes. "Just get back to kicking their butts." She angrily yells. "Of course my lovely Nami-Swaaaaaannn!" Sanji responds with his one visible eye shaped like a heart. Just then they notice the other ponies and pirates running towards their direction with a large group of Tirek's minions right behind them. "What are those morons doing leading those creeps towards us?!" Nami said in panic. "Fluttershy, Follow me and you'll be safe!" Chopper called to the pegasus. "I have a plan. Franky, Brook Usopp. Let's do this!" "This is gonna be soooo cool!" Luffy said with excitement. "What are you planning? Is it something fun?" Pinkie Beamed at him. "It's a big surprise!" Luffy answered. "OOOH! I love surprises!" Pinkie responded. "Somehow, I knew those two would get along." Chopper said to Fluttershy, who giggled. "Alright guys!" Franky addressed Chopper, Usopp and Brook. "To the Sunny, let's put this plan into action." "What's going on?" Twilight asked. "You'll see." Robin said, with a gentle smile. Chopper, Franky Brook, and Usopp run back towards the Sunny, with Fluttershy flying behind them. Rainbow Dash swoops down and knocks away a number of attackers to keep their retreat covered. "Better have the little ones take shelter in the ship as well." Nami said to Rarity as she motions for Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo to follow. "But Ah need to save mah sister." Apple Bloom complained. "And I don't want to miss any of the action." Scootaloo added, "Especially if i get to fight along side Rainbow Dash again." "Not now girls, just go!" Rarity demanded. "Fine..." Sweetie Belle said, disappointed, as Scootaloo follows her back to the Thousand Sunny. Apple Bloom, however, makes a B-line towards Tirek, and the transformed Applejack. "Apple Bloom NO!" Twilight Sparkle yelled in terror. Suddenly, they hear the gears of the Sunny begin to shift. The painting of the Number 1 symbol began to move, as it rotates to a Number 4. The door of the Number 4 panel opens, and suddenly a loud revving sound could be heard. "Pirate docking system, Channel 4." Franky's voice could be heard, "GO!" Suddenly from the Sunny, a large bike like vehicle, ridden by Franky shoots out from the door, and speeds towards the attackers. It plows and rams into a number of lizard troops and then comes to a stop right in front of the ponies. "Black Rhino FR-U IV!" "SO AWESOME!" Scootaloo yelled from the deck of the Sunny. "I need one of those!" "Wow, a cool looking bike!" Pinkie Pie shouted as she begins to bounce uncontrollably. "I get excited everytime Franky uses it!" Luffy said to the pink pony. "Let's see you taste the SUUUUPEER Steel of this baby!" The bike then charges towards more attackers, as Tirek watches from the sky, still riding on the tranformed Applejack. "These humans are quite strong, but they are still no match against my dark magic." Tirek then swoops down and with his scepter began to shoot bolts at Franky. One of the bolts hits right in front the Black Rhino bike, leaving a hole that cause Franky to fall into it. "Hang on, I'll get you out!" Rainbow Dash shouted as she flies towards him, only to be intercepted by at least 20 stegadons. Sanji seeing this, decides to use one of his newer techniques. He jumps into the air, and begins to run, in the sky. "How.... is he doing that? Magic?" Twilight asked. "No, it's a techique called the sky walk which allows the user to temporarily run and walk in the air. It's not easily mastered. But Sanji is an exceptional person." Robin explained. "You humans are truly amazing creatures." Twilight said with wonder. Sanji then positions his legs like a windmill, and begins to spin. "Party Table!" Spinning like a top, he sends a flurry of kicks into the stegadons, sending them crashing back down to earth. He then lands and walks up to Zoro. "I took down more monsters than you. Top that Mosshead." He then takes a drag from his cigarette. "Hmph. Just you wait and see Pervert Cook!" Zoro angrily glares. Unknown to everyone else The channel of the Sunny began to rotate again, this time to a Number 5. As Tirek and Rainbow Dash were about to clash in the air, a shell flies out and impacts with Tirek, knocking him off of Applejack, and sending him crashing to the ground. "What? HOW DARE YOU!" Franky finally pulls the bike out of the hole and sees his other newest creation in action. "Pirate Docking system Number 5. Brachio Tank!" A tank, piloted by Usopp, with Brook and Fluttershy inside it, and Chopper hanging from the top hatch rolls out into the battlefield, and begins shelling the incoming minions of the dark centaur. "You guys have some of the coolest toys!" Pinkie Pie beamed again. "Only the best from our mechanic, Franky!" Luffy responded to her. "And the surprises never cease." Rarity said as the Brachio Tank continues to fire shell after shell at the enemy army. "I AM COMMANDER CHOPPER!" The reindeer said, with proud tears streaming down his face. "You look so brave Chopper." Fluttershy said with a blush. Chopper as usual, did his happy dance. As Applejack swoops down to her master, Apple Bloom then confronts her. "Applejack, it's me, yer sister, don't ya recognize me?" "Foolish child. She's under my control, and her memories of you have been wiped." Tirek taunted. "Nuh-uh! She's mah sister. Ah know she's in there somewhere!" Apple Bloom countered. "You are a rather brave one, it looks like you finally grew up a bit. Too bad you won't be living long enough to relish in it." Tirek raises his scepter to attack, but is countered when Scorpan slams into him. "NO! I will NOT allow you to harm her!" Scorpan yelled with anger. "Insolent Traitor! You will RULE the day you ever struck me." Tirek then fires a thunderbolt from his scepter that sends a large amount of electricity through Scorpan's body. "NO! MR. SCORPAN!" Apple Bloom cried out. Scorpan then falls to the ground, motionless. "Fool, thus is the fate of all who oppose me." "Applejack, come on! Remember, We're family!" Apple Bloom tearfully begged. "It's no use little one." Tirek bellowed, "And now you will perish!" "No, Ah won't let it end like this!" Suddenly the Element of Honesty, still hanging around Apple Bloom's neck began to glow. And an orange light shoots out towards the Applejack dragon. "What? NO!" Tirek yelled as he raises his scepter to strike the filly down. "Gomu Gomu No..... PISTOL!" Luffy's fist slams into the side of Tirek's face, knocking the dark centaur down. "You WORM! You dare to attack a superior being?" Tirek fumed. "Yup." Luffy replied emotionlessly. His eyes hidden behind his hair, and the shadow of his hat. "This doesn't concern you. Why do you oppose me?" The centaur asked. "I saw what you're doing. You're hurting my new friends. You took away their treasure, which is their homes, their friendship with each other, and their families. You steal an important treasure and dream from my friends," Luffy then Luffy looks up, his eyes now visible, and full of rage, "I TAKE YOURS!" As the beam continues to connect with Applejack, she begins to shrink. "Girls look!" Rarity called. Slowly, the dragon reptilian features of the dragon begin to fade, and more mammalian features begin to be restored. Eventually, Applejack returns fully to her pony self. "APPLEJACK!" the rest of the Mane 6, sans Fluttershy who's still in the Brachio Tank, call out as they rush up to her. Fluttershy and Chopper, from the tank give a cry of joy, seeing their dear Friend Applejack, restored to her former self. Usopp and Brook, not exactly knowing what's going on, give their thumbs up, as they can tell, something good happened. "We thought we lost you. Are you ok?" Twilight asked, with tears of joy in her eyes. "A'hm fine sugarcube. Ah knew ya'll would never give up on me. Especially you, Apple Bloom. Yer the best sister any Mare could ask for." Applejack then embraces her sister. "This calls for a PARTY! Applejack is back to her ponyself PARTY!" Pinkie Pie said. "Save it until after we kicked his flank Pinkie." Rainbow Dash said. The rest of the Straw Hats, figuring out that this orange pony must be a good friend of theirs, each gave their approvals to see a joyful reunion, and seeing that the dark spell could be reversed. "It's over Tirek," Twilight Sparkle said, "All of your forces have been beaten, and we restored Applejack. With our new Human Friends, and all of the Elements together again, you don't stand a chance. Restore the Princesses and my Brother, and leave Equestria and NEVER return!" "BAH! So you managed to break my hold on the Element of Honesty. No matter, I still have the Rainbow of Darkness. And I shall utilize it's power to destroy you all!" Tirek then opens the satchel, allowing the Rainbow of Darkness to shoot out. "Oh no," Fluttershy said as Usopp drives the tank to the rest of the group, "He's unleashing his evil spell again." "Usopp, shoot him!" Chopper called out. Usopp fires a shell at Tirek, but the darkness of the Rainbow shields the centaur from the blast, and then it envelops Tirek himself. "I can feel the power flowing through me!" Tirek says, as suddenly he begins to increase in size. He continues to grow until he's the size of a giant. The giant sized Tirek, now prepares to launch his attack. But then Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji began to walk towards him in a straight line, very casually, yet with determined looks on their faces. "So you three wish to be the first to taste my new power?" Tirek said and cackled. "Luffy, what are you doing?" Fluttershy asked with concern. Chopper puts his hand on her shoulder. "It's ok, Luffy and the others will be fine. Trust me." This calmed Fluttershy, for she now completely trusts the reindeer that has completely fallen in love with. Luffy then looks at Tirek, and motions for Zoro and Sanji to back off for now. "So, any last words human?" The giant Tirek said, his voice so booming, it shook the ground. "Yeah...... I'm going to kick your ass!" Luffy responded. Tirek, now annoyed, and slightly angry scoffed at him. "And who, pray tell, are you to make such a bold statement?" "My name.... Is Monkey D. Luffy, I am the man... WHO WILL BE THE PIRATE KING!" Luffy declared. Zoro unsheaths all of his swords, and clenches the handle of the third one in his teeth. "THREE SWORD STYLE!" Sanji raises his right leg, and it begins to glow, as if it were on fire. "Diable JAMBLE!" Luffy then pumps his leg muscles, and his skin turns bright pink, with steam now billowing from his body. "GEAR SECOND!" And thus, the Monster Trio, with the fully reunited Elements of Harmony, began their showdown against Tirek, the dark conqueror.