Chapter 9:
Fourth Wall Alliance, Assemble
Well, I guess we both lost out on that one, cause "Fourth Wall Alliance" won. Thank you kaylinthehuman for the name!
Come on people, Chimichanga's are awesome!
With some tortilla chips and salsa, maybe, but not for a superhero/cartoon/Jedi/dragon rider/Cybertronian...etc. team.
Says you...
Says almost everyone! By he way, did anyone like the new cover art?
You mean that slapped together Photoshop project?
Hey, you try making a poster of 19 characters!
Well, enough of that, just saw "How to Train Your Dragon 2"...THAT WAS AWESOME!
I know right?! It made me laugh, cry, sing even... didn't see that one coming.
Man, now that I saw that, I have some great ideas for Hiccup and Toothless when the main battle comes!
Also, due to some brain storming, the characters will now call the portal's "breaks" as in breaks in the fourth wall.
Oh, your so clever!
Yeah, just wish I put that in their earlier. I will eventually, but right now, I know you all are interested in what happens next. So, without further ado...
(Team Merc: New York (Spiderman Universe))
Deadpool emerged from thin air atop of a building somewhere in New York, making a ninja roll as he landed. Behind him, Henry and Laura came through immediately, still holding hands when they landed on their feet. It wasn't until Henry turned did he realize that they were still holding hands.
"Oh, sorry" he said, pulling his hand back to behind his head in embarrassment.
Laura just smiled.
"Can you believe these guys?" said Deadpool covertly to the reader.
"Oaky Doky, Spidy's gotta be around here somewhere, so let's get going, and quickly, I feel the other breaks losing stability. Now, if I were Spiderman, and let's face it, my costume is not far off, where would I go?" Said Deadpool, stroking his chin.
"How about you stop stealing my wisecrack gag and turn around, copycat!" said a voice from behind. The trio turned around and saw the amazing Spiderman hanging from a pole.
"Wow!" "Oh my gosh!" responded Henry and Laura in surprise.
"Pleas, please, hold your applause!" said Spiderman as he jumped down to their level. "Hey, what are you doing here!" said Spiderman to Deadpool. "Did you cause..."
"If someone blames me for Loki's threat one more time, I'm going to kill someone!" said Deadpool angrily, yet somehow comedic.
"Uh, Spiderman, may I call you Spiderman? Cause I can call you Peter if you want..." said Henry.
"What! Deadpool, did you tell them my secret identity?!" asked Spiderman.
"Stop blaming me for everything!" yelled Deadpool, holding his hands out dramatically.
"He didn't say anything, we're from the Real World!" cut in Laura.
"Wow! Hold on, the Real World? I thought you said that that was impossible?" asked Spiderman to Deadpool.
"Yeah, it's a long story, but we need your help and the Avengers to defeat him, and he somehow caused the breaks to close. So we need to go, like, now!" said Deadpool.
"Uh, I don't know, you and I have some trust issues..."
"Can you trust us?" asked Laura.
"Well, if you mean do I trust perfect strangers over Deadpool, than yeah."
"Hey!" Deadpool protested.
"Then let's go!"
Spiderman sighed. "Fine, just let me text Aunt May and we'll go..."
"Can you text and swing? The break out of here is still a few blocks away, and it leads to..." he put his hand to his head, "The Lion King universe."
"Lion King? I thought we needed to get to the Avengers?" asked Henry.
"Wait, I thought this was the Marvel universe?" asked Laura.
"Talk to Sony and Disney!" exclaimed Spiderman.
"Thanks to the breaks collapsing, some have already closed, ergo we need to take a few detours to get to Avengers. Ergo, we need to go through Lion King, ergo, that's about it, let's go."
(Team Duck: Panam, District 13)
(I'm assuming this is Mockingjay)
In the barren wasteland above District 13, Daffy, Mike, Jane, and Agent Ryder came flying out of thin air near a ruin.
"Well, this place is depressing" said Daffy.
"This must be District 13" said Jane. "Wow, it's just as I imagined it in the book."
"Wait, hold on, how can this place exist?" asked Mike. "This movie is still in production."
"Well, Mr. I-know-everything" said Daffy, "If a movie has enough fans anticipating it, than it can exist before it comes out, I think. Wait, or is it that a world which is a continuing series has every already planned out? Great, now I'm confused..."
"I think we get it, don't we have schedule to keep?" asked Ryder.
"Right, the fate of the worlds are in our hands, and time is against us, so let us go, and bring justice!" said Daffy dramatically.
"Alright" said Mike simply, shrugging his shoulders. "Where do we go?"
"We are going, that-a-way" said Daffy, pointing in one direction.
"Great, than we go this way" said Mike, pointing in the other direction.
"And what is that supposed to mean?" asked Daffy, insulted.
"Well, let's see, you always go the wrong way, so I'm going in the direction opposite of you."
"Oh please!" said Daffy as he walked ahead of Mike. "You mean to tell me that if I go this way, we will find Ms. Eversplean that much quicker?" he said as he turned to face the direction he was walking, only to find Katniss pointing an arrow in his face.
Daffy, wide open in shock and fear, turned his eyes to meet Mike. "You're despicable."
Katniss, keeping her arrow pointed in Daffy's face, spoke. "Who are you, and by this duck here, I don't think you're from the Capital. Do have something to do with the Loki character?" she asked seriously.
"Ah, how about you point the sharp arrow thing away from my face? It's very unsettling" asked Daffy. Katniss ignored him.
"We are here from the Real World, and we need your help to defeat this Loki" said Ryder.
"You, you're from the Real World?" Katniss asked.
"Yes" said Jane.
"And you can defeat him?"
"Once we get everyone together, we can defeat him before he releases the monster" said Ryder.
"How do I know I can trust you?" asked Katniss.
"Why else would we be here if our own world's are in danger?"
Katniss turned back to Daffy, then lowered her bow.
"Alright, I'll help, but you will need help, just give me half an hour and I can get my friends..."
"Sorry toots, but there's no time, the breaks are closing fast, and we still have a few worlds to go through before they close for good. So, the break is this...that way" said Daffy, remembering what happened last time he gave directions. Katniss reluctantly followed. Behind them, however, stood Mike, who had not moved or spoken since Katniss showed up.
"Jennifer..." he said admiringly as Jane grabbed him.
"It's not her, it's Katniss, remember?" she asked him.
"I don't care, it's the closest I'm ever going to get!"
(Team Rabbit: Transformers Universe)
Bumblebee, carrying Bugs and Jase, and Optimus, towing his trailer, and Hiccup and Toothless, just above them, traveled quickly through the streets of Chicago. Some stared at the animated dragon flying over the truck, but given the appearance of Loki, it was clear that the fourth wall as amuck.
"Alright doc, just a beeline for that dumpster up ahead, and we're through" said Bugs.
"Uh, Bugs, aren't you supposed to open the portal before we go through?" asked Jase.
Bugs stared blankly up ahead. "Uhhh... right. Alright doc, stop the car, or yourself I guess" said Bugs.
Bumblebee stopped while Bugs got out. He casually walked over to the dumpster, mumbling some tune to himself. He went to touch the dumpster, but instead of touching it, his want went though it, as if into thin air.
"Oaky doaky then, the magic hole through the dumpster is now open for business" said Bugs as he walked back into Bumblebee.
As Bumblebee, Optimus, and Toothless went though, Bugs noticed something interesting...
"Has anyone noticed how secret portals in movies are always conveniently hidden in dark alleys?"
"I know right, it's almost tile this is a mov... oh, right, cause we are in a movie."
"Right"
(Team Rabbit: Star Wars Universe, Corescent)
Bumblebee, Optimus, and Toothless came through a wall inside one of the grand halls of the Jedi temple. Luckily, it was empty at the time, so no one noticed the two vehicles and the dragon come through. Jase and Bugs got out of Bumblebee.
"Awesome, so we're in the Jedi temple, so all we need is Yoda and maybe a few other Jedi and we're good!" said Jase. "Bugs, can you sense the other portal?"
"Uh, yeah, it's that-a-way" pointed Bugs down the wall. "Actually, see that fourth pillar over their? Well, it's next to the one after that one."
"Well, that's easy, and that's a straight shot to Gotham?"
"Ah, not exactly, see, the other break that was here already closed, so we need to go through another world to get back to good ole' Gotham."
"Well, Ok. Which world is it?" Asked Hiccup. But before Bugs could answer, two familiar faces showed up from around a corner.
"Trespassers, you are" said Yoda, drawing his light saber. Beside him, Mace Windu did the same.
"Who are you, did the Separatists send you, or was it this Loki?" asked Mace.
"Uh, hi" said Bugs.
"We are here seeking your help to defeat Loki, I'm Optimus Prime, from the Transformers Universe. This is Bumblebee, Jase, Hiccup, Toothless, and Bugs Bunny."
(It is so weird picturing Peter Cullen saying "Bugs Bunny" seriously!)
Yoda looked to Mace, then back at the Prime. "So you are here as enemies not, but allies, hmm?" asked Yoda.
"That is correct" said Optimus.
Yoda deactivated his light saber, then held his hand out. "Hmmm, I sense that, a noble one, you are, selfless, and trustworthy."
Optimus looked down at Jase. "You bet. I'm Jase Lawrence, from the Real World..."
"So you are, young one" said Yoda, looking to Mace. "Trust them, I feel we can."
Mace turned to Optimus' company. "We will gather what Jedi we can, but we had sent most out to secure the peace amidst the panic Loki had caused, so it will take time..."
"Sorry doc, but the breaks are closing fast, and we need to get though before this one closes, or we'll be stuck here for a while" said Bugs as he walked ahead to the fifth pillar.
"This way, and fast before it closes." Said Bugs as he walked through the pillar.
Optimus looked to Yoda, before transforming into his truck mode, and opened his door to offer the old master a ride...
(Team Merc: Lion King Universe)
Simba was pacing the pridelands at night, worried about the sign in the sky. He had been dealing with the complaints and concerns of his subjects all day, and in truth, he had no idea what to do, he didn't even know who Loki was. His knowledge of the other worlds was limited. Zazu was flying slowly next to him, ready to give advise if he needed it.
Then a short distance away, a figure appeared, out of thin air. He was an odd creature, standing on two legs, wearing some sort of red clothing. Simba crouched down on instinct, spying on these newcomers. Behind him, others appeared.
"Your majesty, who are they?" asked Zazu.
"I don't know, but one thing is for sure, I'm going to get some answers, one way or another. Looks like those pouncing lessons are going to come in handy" joked Simba to Zazu.
"Just a short stop through 1994 Disney, and about a quarter mile that a way, lies our doorway to the Avengers universe" said Deadpool leading the way.
"Hey, I have a question" asked Laura. "How is it that the way between two Marvel world's is the Lion King world?"
"Hey, I don't make the rules, these breaks are fluid and don't run by rules of logic."
Laura looked to Henry. "Hey, he's got a point."
"Man, let's get out of here quick, I don't feel comfortable without any buildings to swing from" said Spiderman, noticing his getaway routes are limited.
"Aw, is Spidey afraid of the outdoors?"
"No, I just like to have some access to something to swing from."
"Well relax, we only have a short way through the animated Serengeti, and then we're in the Marvel movie Universe. And we better hurry, because the break is clos..." before Deadpool could finish, he was tackled by a huge, animated lion.
"Who are you?! Do you work for this Loki?!" demanded Simba, growling into Deadpool's face.
"Down kitty" said Spiderman nervously. "Let the mercenary go..."
"How about you tell us why you have encroached on the pridelands without the king's permission" said Zazu, who had flown onto a nearby bush.
"Uh, your royal feline-ness, I don't need to be rude...but our way out is destabilazing as we speak..." Deadpool said with a constricted voice, having a giant lion paw on his throat.
"You, your one of those jumpers, I've heard about you! Some crazy one came here a few times before. What was his name, Kus-cow?" said Zazu.
"Um, Simba, your majesty" said Henry, walking forward. "We mean no trouble, we were only passing through. Me and my friend here are from the Real World, and we need these men to help us take it back from Loki."
Simba loosened his grip on Deadpool, though not letting his go completely. "You're from the Real World? And this Loki, you're trying to stop him?" asked Simba.
Henry and Laura nodded nervously.
Simba got off of Deadpool entirely.
"Ah, air, I've missed you" said Deadpool dramatically.
"If you're going to stop him, then my pride and I will accompany you..."
"Uh, sorry to disappoint, but Loki kind off dismembered the fourth wall. They are falling apart. This break is actually about to close any minute, and we need to get through it now!" said Deadpool motioning everyone to follow him. Seeing his point, Simba let them go.
Deadpool led his group a about 20 yards ahead, then walked into thin air, vanishing. His friends followed, leaving Simba and Zazu alone.
(Team Duck: Arendelle, Castle hallway)
In the hallway of the castle of Arendelle, Gerda was walking through, carrying a bundle of clothes.
"Oh, the poor dear. Elsa, if only we knew where you were" asked Gerda to herself. Suddenly, Daffy stuck his head through the wall.
"Ahh!" screamed Gerda as she fainted. Daffy walked out of the wall, where the break was located, and walked over to the woman. He kicked her, to make sure she was out.
"Well, that's one way to clear the room. Coast is clear!" yelled Daffy into the wall. Soon, Mike, Jane, Katniss, and Ryder came through.
"Wait, this isn't Middle Earth" acknowledged Mike.
"No, it's...actually, I don't know what's the name of this place, it feels pretty new..."
"Wait a second, I know this scenery, Daffy, we're in "Frozen"!" said Jane.
"Calm down toots" replied Daffy. "This is just a shortcut. Middle Earth is...downstairs, somewhere. Come on, we have to be very, very quiet" said Daffy, tip toeing down the hall. Then, he somehow managed to trip over himself and crash into a lampstand nearby, knocking it, as well as a vase and a candle stick over, making a racket.
"Woops!" he said as he crashed down.
"You moron!" exclaimed Ryder.
"I actually saw that coming" said Mike.
"I'm fine, thanks for asking" said Daffy bitterly as they continued on down the stairs, and down another hall.
"Yikes, we better hurry, it's going to close soon. Just around this corner, and..." said Daffy, but he was suddenly hit with a wicked right cross by a redheaded stranger.
(Like that Willie Nelson reference?)
Daffy spun around with a goofy expression of pain on his face, with his teeth cracked and shattered.
"The pain..." he said before falling down.
"Alright, who are you?! And what have you done with my sister?!" demanded Anna, holding a broom in a threatening manner.
"Woah! Calm down ma'am!" said Ryder, holding his hands out in a calming manner. Katniss, on the other hand, not knowing this woman's intention, raised her bow.
"No! Put it down, she's good, just confused!" said Mike to Katniss. Somehow, in the heat of the moment, he had finally said something to her without drooling.
"Don't tell me to calm down! You look like one of those people who took Elsa! Are you with Loki? Speak!" she demanded, refusing to but down the broom.
"Um, Anna..." said Jane
"How do you know my name!"
"We are from the real world, well, most of us anyway" said Jane. "We had to pass through your world to find help in stopping Loki!"
Anna lowered the broom. "So, your jumpers, then?" asked Anna.
"Yes, we are going to stop Loki, and save your sister."
Anna considered believing them, but then raised her broom again.
"I don't believe you! I've had a bad experience with strangers and I'm not going to make the same mistake twice!" she demanded.
"Ok, ok" said Ryder. "Just consider this; Loki wants a monster to control the worlds. Why would he send us if he's looking for the monster?"
Anna thought it over, trying to work out the scenario in her head. Finally, she lowered her broom.
"Alright, than tell me, where is Elsa, and why did Loki take her? He hasn't made any demands..."
Ryder looked to Mike.
"Um, actually, he wanted Elsa's power, to help him secure the monster" explained Mike.
"What? Elsa would never use her powers like that!" said Anna, defending Elsa.
"She probably doesn't, but Loki has this way of, controlling people. Loki's basically taken control of her mind..."
Anna put on a painful expression. "He's...he's controlling her, against her will?"
Jane nodded. "I guess you could say he has some magic of his own."
Just then, Daffy woke up.
"Ugh, what happened, and who's the nut who punched me?" he asked, then, he jerked his head to face down the hall, past Anna. "The break's closing! We'll be stuck here if we don't get through now!" said Daffy as he zoomed from one corner of the room to the other.
"Ah ha, here it is! Everyone this way!" said Daffy as he jumped through, opening the fragile break. Ryder, Katniss, and Mike ran after him.
"Jane, come on, it's going to close!" said Mike as he jumped through.
Jane looked back at Anna one last time. "Don't worry, we'll be back, with your sister" said Jane as she jumped through.
They should have considered Anna's questionable decision-making skills before leaving her alone...
(Team Rabbit: Megamind Universe, Metro-city)
In an alleyway, Bumblebee, Optimus, and Toothless came out of a wall, from out of nowhere. Jase couldn't help but notice that the city they were now driving through was animated. Jase and Bugs were in Bumblebee, while Yoda and Mace road with Optimus.
"So- who else will be on this little get together?" Asked Bumblebee with his radio voice.
"Well, assuming we can get everyone with the portal's closing and all, we've got the Avengers, Katniss, hopefully some of those guys from the Lord of the Rings..."
Just then Jase and Bugs were thrown to the right side of Bumblebee as he swerved left to avoid a blast from above. Taking fighting stance, Bumblebee kicked Bugs and Jase from himself, transforming, along with Optimus, who had to let out Yoda and Mace.. Hiccup and Toothless landed next to them.
"What was that?!" asked Hiccup. Moments later, as if in response to Hiccup's question, a large robot landed next to them.
"Who dares to enter the domain of Megamind, the defender of Metrocity?!" said a loud voice, emanating from the robot, which had a clear dome where its head should be. Inside, Jase could see the unmistakable blue head of Megamind, and next to him, Minion.
"Wait, hold up, we're not here to hurt you!" said Jase out-loud. "We're just passing though."
"Passing through, or scouting for Loki and that monster of his? If that's the case, prepare to meet your doom!" yelled Megamind dramatically a variety of ray guns popped out of the robot, aimed at the group.
"We mean you no harm!" said Optimus, raising his hands. "We are not in league with this Loki, we only want to pass through. We are on a mission to stop him, and his monster."
"Wait, you are?" said Megamind, quickly withdrawing his weapons. He then opened the dome, with Minion at his side.
"Do you speak the truth, man of metal?" asked Megamind.
"I do."
Megamind then became enthusiastic. "Then, I to wish to go and defeat this super-villain Loki!"
"Um, sir, are you sure we should, I mean, what if Metrocity is attacked while we are gone?" asked Minion.
"Minion, sometimes, the good of the city, lies elseware from the city."
"Well, I guess the more the merrier" said Jase. "But you have to come now, the break's about to close!"
"Absolutely, oh, can my robot come with?"
"Um, sure, just follow us..."
(Team Merc: Marvel movie Universe, Stark Tower)
On top of the tower where Loki first tried to take over the world, at least this world, Deadpool, Henry, Laura, and Spiderman came through.
"Ah, skyscrapers, feels like home!" said Spiderman, looking over the side.
"Woah, talk about convenience! We're right on top of Stark Tower! This will be a piece of cake!" said Deadpool.
Little do they know, inside, JARVIS had already detected their presence, and the Avengers, at least those present, were about to come to them.
Suddenly, up from the side of the building, Tony Stark, in his Iron-Man armor, came flying up, eying the company.
"What the... Deadpool? And Spiderman?!" Iron-Man landed near them, lifting his face shield, so as to talk to them more clearly.
"What are you doing here? Spidey, did Sony finally give up your rights?"
"I wish!"
"Hey! Iron Man, how's life? Listen, remember Loki's message across the sky last night?" asked Deadpool.
"Uh, yeah, how could I not?" Just then, Captain America and Bruce Banner came up to the roof via a door.
"What's up...Deadpool! For the last time, Fox has your rights..." said Bruce.
"Stop reminding me!"
"Uh, hello, evil Asgardian holding the Universe hostage!" spoke up Henry.
The three Avengers turned their attention to the two normal looking people.
"Who are you?" asked Steve Rogers.
"Hey, I'm Henry, and this is Laura..."
"Hi" greeted Laura.
"They're from the Real World..."said Deadpool
"The Real World? How on earth..." asked Captain.
Telling that this was going to be a repeat question, Deadpool cut him off.
"How about I answer all these questions back in Gotham! Look, some dude can get us back to stop Loki, but the breaks are falling apart. So let's go, before we get stuck here!"
Stark, Rodgers, and Bruce looked at each other.
"Ok, but Widow and Hawkeye have been hiding out since SHIELD went under, and I don't know where Thor is..." started Stark.
"Thor's under Loki's control as well" said Henry.
They looked at him in bewilderment. "Loki's got Thor... but how..."
"Can I explain all of this when we are safely back in Gotham? Come on! the Break's in your basement!" said Deadpool.
(Team Duck: Middle Earth, Edoras)
Gandalf was walking through a field just outside of Edoras, wandering what to make of Loki's threat. He was soon greeted by Legolas and Aragorn, who were coming to see him.
"Gandalf, do you have any idea what we can do? Theodin's getting anxious" asked Aragorn.
Gandalf looked to his two friends. "Unfortunately, I don't know. We have no way of entering the Real World to stop this madman..."
"Might want to change your response grandpa!" said Daffy as he sprung out, seemingly out of nowhere. Gandalf, Legolas, and Aragorn stood back, taking defensive postures. Behind Daffy, Mike, Ryder, Jane, and Katniss followed.
"Hello there. I'm agent Ryder..." said Ryder, but he was interrupted when a six person came from the break, knocking Ryder down.
"What the..." said Ryder, trying to get Anna of Arendelle off of him.
"Anna?!" yelled Jane. "What are you doing here?"
"You said you could get back to find Elsa, so, I decided that I'll come to!"
"No, absolutely not!" said Ryder out loud. "Turn right around and go back!"
"Uh, can't do that" interrupted Daffy. "The break just closed."
Ryder looked annoyingly at the young, animated girl.
"I'll deal with you later" he said, turning his attention to the three, medieval looking men, then to Mike.
"Hey, kid, who are these guys?" he asked.
"Well, the old dude is Gandalf, a wizard, and the other is Legolas, a bad-ass elf who's good with a bow, and Aragorn there is a prince of Gondor ..."
"May I ask, who are you?" asked Gandalf the white, pointing his staff at the group.
"RIght, I'm Mike Harrison, and these are my friends. We, well, most of us come from the Real World. I assume you've heard of Loki?"
Gandalf lowered his staff, motioning Legolas and Aragorn to do the same. "I think they are telling the truth" said Gandalf.
"How can you be certain?" asked the ranger.
"Why would they, who are obviously not of our world, come here, when all other worlds are threatened with war. And if they were the enemy, than why come peacefully, when they've already made threats against us?" asked the wizard.
Legolas and Aragorn nodded in agreement.
Daffy looked around, than to the edge of the forest. "Ah, don't mean to be a bother, but the last break is about to close."
Mike looked to the wizard. "Look, we need your help to defeat Loki. We hoped to ask your friends to help, but we have no time. Will you join us?"
Gandalf looked to Legolas. "I feel that are services are most useful where you are going, rather than stay here and wait for our enemy to come to us."
"But what about here? Loki is a threat, yes, but we have enemies here as well" asked Aragorn.
"Indeed we do, but I feel our own enemies are otherwise distracted by this greater threat, which give us the advantage of time."
Legolas looked at Aragorn and nodded in agreement. Aragorn looked to Ryder.
"We will give you our aid, but we must return once this crisis is over."
"Believe me" said Ryder "No one wants everyone where they are supposed to be more than I do!"
OK, I'm glad that's over. Now that I've finally reached this part, I was a bit disappointed at myself. I obviously didn't want every character from these movies in the team, since that would be a ridiculous amount of characters to draw in. But now that I've written it, it doesn't make sense for some of these characters to follow our heroes back to Gotham, without telling their friends or bringing them along. The only ones that made sense were Spiderman and the Avengers (I tied in the Winter Soldier storyline to exclude Widow and Hawkeye). Also, although I had Simba in the main lineup, I was unfortunately having trouble making him work in the rest of the story, but I was able to squeeze him in their somewhere.
Oh well, can't change the past.
Tell that to the X-men!
That's completely different!
Why not? Imagine, going into the fourth wall, going back in time, and then going back into the Real World, in a different time!
Ok, now you're just messing with my mind! Anyway, sorry if this chapter seemed awkward. Anyway, now that we've got everyone, the story should flow more efficiently now.
