Previously on Dimensionally Misplaced Heroes...
"As you can see, we're not from around here."
"Dear Princess Celestia..."
"I don't know anything about interdimensional travel."
"Avengers, looks like we have a situation."
Our world's about to break, tormented and...yeah I'll just stop here. Anyways, enjoy the story I'm writing for you.
WARNING! WARNING! MLP FAN LABOR REFERENCE AHEAD!
The Avengers and their new friends looked toward the town. Screams and loud noises were heard just before. A large figure came barreling towards them from the town. Thor raised his hammer, and thunder clouds began swirling above him. Lightning shot at the giant, who stopped in his tracks. The group got a closer look at him.
"By Odin," Thor said. "A frost giant!" The figure did indeed resemble a pony version of the icy beasts of Niffelheim, but its eyes were glowing green. The beast charged once again, but was slammed aside by Thor. Another ambushed from the side though, and knocked Bruce into a nearby building. Captain America threw his shield in the giant's face, stunning him, before Thor smacked him with his hammer.
The giant fell, and the group looked towards the building Bruce was knocked into. The giant got back up, but stopped to look at the sight. Rising from the debris was not Bruce, but a gigantic muscular green stallion, and boy, did he look angry.
The towering pony jumped high into the air with hooves raised, aimed for the giant, who was befuddled, and shouted "HULK SMASH!"
Hulk smashed the giant into ice cubes, and it was down for good. Soon, the Avengers got together and prepared for battle in a very epic fashion while the camera circled around them. Soon, the team was ready to fight the Frost Giants. Captain America flew above his team to get a better view. After scoping the terrain, be began commanding his team.
"Thor, Spider-Man, Iron Man, establish a perimeter. If anything gets outside of town turn it back, or turn it to slush." The tree agreed and flew (Spider-Man swung) away. "Hawkeye, Widow, War Machine, get up on a rooftop and shoot targets as you see 'em." War Machine lifted up his two comrades and flew off. "Marvel, Wasp, Giant-Man, get over to the other side of town, take down the enemies and rescue any civilians you find." Ms. Marvel and Wasp flew away while Hank shrunk down to Ant-Man size and hopped on a winged ant. "Wolverine, Panther, you're with me, we'll be doing the same thing they're doing, and Hulk..." Hulk turned around, still angry. "...smash." Cap finished. Hulk smiled and leapt away. Cap, Wolverine, and Black Panther began doing their duty, and the battle began.
Applejack ran back home away from the Frost Giants. She was a strong fighter, but these were too much. She had reached the orchard, tired from her running, when suddenly, a Frost Giant ambushed her from within the orchard. He was about to stomp on her when a blue flash came from behind him, and a giant hoof squashed him instead. Applejack looked up to see Giant-Man the size of 2 buildings stacked on top of each other. Needless to say, she was astounded.
"You alright?" He asked in a booming voice. Applejack nervously nodded.
Giant-Man shrank down to normal size and walked to AJ. "I'll be honest with you, this a little more than we're used to." He said.
"Huh, figgered you big-shot heroes handle this sorta thing all the time." Applejack said.
Giant-Man chuckled "Well, it's usually just a small-name bad guy or group of them. When a big-name bad guy comes around we usually have to use all of our strength and skill to win. To do that we need to trust each other, and I make sure to make myself trustworthy." He finished.
"Trustworthy, huh?" Applejack asked.
Wasp then flew in front of Giant-Man's face. "Hank! We could Giant-Man over there!" She told him.
"Gotta run, get to safety." Hank told AJ before growing to Giant-Man size and galloping towards a giant and trampling him. Applejack followed his advice and ran to a nearby barn. She liked Hank's honesty about the strength of his team.
Fluttershy was trying to get some of her animal friends to safety back at her cottage. She tried to look brave for them, but was terrified inside. She managed to get a family of rabbits into their burrow when the ground began shaking beneath her feet. She turned around to see a Frost Giant bellowing toward her. Fluttershy just stood petrified in fear as the icy beast charged.
Suddenly, a roar was heard and Hulk rammed into the giant, sending it flying. Hulk then walked over to the cowering Fluttershy. "Little Shy Pony ok?" He said in a gruff voice.
"Y-y-y-yes." She answered.
"Little Shy Pony need find cover. She look like she not good at smashing." Hulk replied.
"Oh my, I couldn't agree more." Fluttershy said. She found herself smiling.
"Not worry. Hulk and Avengers smash Ice ponies, then everything be good." Hulk finished before leaping towards the fallen giant, smashing through it and shattering ice everywhere.
Fluttershy took off toward her cottage. The Hulk seemed a lot nicer than he looked.
Spider-Man climbed up the wall of a building near the edge of town. He saw a giant chasing a mauve mare attempting to escape, and as a response, shot a stream of webbing at his front foot, attached the other end to the building he was on, resulting in the giant getting stuck for a brief second, and in the time it took for him to realize what was going on, Spidey had the giant all tied up. Spider-Man chuckled at the giant's confused face before Iron Man showed up to blast it.
Spidey heard a scream coming from behind. He looked to see another Frost Giant chasing the pink pony who was planning the party...Pinkie Pie was it? Nevertheless, Spider-Man scoped out the scene: A Frost Giant was chasing Pinkie Pie, he saw Hawkeye lining up a shot with 2 explosive arrows, and a Pegasus was flying overhead. He came up with a plan.
"Hey!" He shouted to the pegasus overhead. The pegasus turned to look at him. "Hold this for me?" Spidey shouted as he shot a stream of webbing at the pegasus. The pegasus caught it, Hawkeye fired his shot, and the giant's back legs exploded due to to the arrows. Pinkie screamed as the giant feel forward until she was scooped into the air. She opened he eyes to see Spider-Man holding her while in the air. He landed on the roof of a nearby building, then let her go.
"How's it hanging, Pinkie?" Spider-Man asked as if nothing just happened.
"I've been better." Pinkie said. "These icy thingies are scary."
"Scary?" Spider-Man said, chuckling. "Sure the glowy eyes are creepy but beyond that, they look like Thor's dad got together with an ice sculpture!"
Pinkie thought about it. The image of an older Thor and and ice sculpture on a date was just too silly. She had to laugh.
"Y'know, that's the first time someone's laughed at one of my jokes in a while." Spider-Man said, embarrassed.
"Why not? They're funny!" Pinkie said gleefully.
"I know a loooot of people who would disagree with you." Spider-Man responded. Then an explosion was heard and pieces of the disabled giant's head went flying.
"That reminds me. I gotta skedaddle. See you around." Spider-Man finished before somersaulting off the building and dashing off.
Pinkie still didn't understand why nobody laughed at Spider-Man's jokes. So far, they made her laugh.
Iron Man flew through the town a little clumsier than usual. It took him a while to master his old suit, let alone a new suit in a new body. He attempted to charge a stray giant, but his inexperienced got through best of him as he veered off course and the giant saw him. Before he knew it, Iron Man was swatted away and plummeting towards a building. Iron Man crashed through the wall of the building, which, when he opened his eyes, found the unicorn named Rarity he met was in. She looked less than calm.
"Hi." Iron Man said, standing up.
"Hello." Rarity said, still flabbergasted.
Iron Man got up and dusted himself off. He looked around the room, which was a boutique, and noticed an abundance of gems. Quick thoughts went through his head as he remembered he was magic.
"Say, can I borrow these gemstones?" Iron Man asked.
"My gems?" Rarity asked.
"It's for battle purposes." Iron Man answered.
Rarity didn't understand how jewels could be used for battle but reluctantly nodded.
"Thanks!" Iron Man responded. He began using his magic to lift up the jewels and began constructing something. Rarity whimpered as her work and collection was torn apart.
Iron Man, sensing her discomfort, said "Don't worry, I'll pay you back, I promise." Eventually, the jewels formed what looked like a gun. The Frost Giant walked to the destroyed wall and peered inside.
"I live to kill you." He rumbled.
"Then you'll die disappointed ." Iron Man responded, smirking. He lowered the gun onto his horn, and a hot blast of magic blasted out of the muzzle, sending the giant flying. Rarity was astounded by the sheer power of her jewels.
Iron Man turned to her. "I'll just borrow your gems for a bit then I'll bring them back, ok?" He said.
Rarity nodded. "Good luck, darling." She said. Iron Man ran off with the gem gun leaving Rarity on her own. She was glad Iron Man wouldn't be keeping her jewels.
Rainbow Dash flew around town overlooking the battle. She wanted to help, but didn't know how. She looked down and saw Captain America flying around a giant's head going in for a hit every few seconds. Cap's shield dug into the ice making up the beast's head, cracking it, when it swatted the Captain away with its hoof. Cap tried to get his shield back, but it was stuck and Cap got swatted again.
The Captain retreated to the clouds and found Rainbow overlooking the skirmish.
"You! Rainbow!" He said to her. "You said Pegasi can control the weather?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with these monsters?" Rainbow answered, confused.
"Trust me." Cap answered. "Now how do you make lightning?"
Rainbow Dash reluctantly showed Cap how to make lightning. Cap thanked her and moved a cloud over the giant's head. Cap kicked the cloud and a bolt of lightning hit the giant square on the forehead. The beast shook in its place, stunned, and Cap used this chance to shake his shield loose.
Once he got his shield back, Cap kicked the giant in the nose and flew off. When he came back, he charged at the Giant with his shield in front of his head, and hit it square in the jaw so hard that it flew right off. The giant stumbled around in pain and confusion before Cap mockingly blew on him, and he fell.
Rainbow Dash hovered with her mouth agape. She had never seen a pegasus with such strength (without looking freakish.) Captain America flew over to Rainbow Dash.
"Thanks for helping me out, soldier." He said, saluting, though he hit his head with his hoof. "Ow." He said in pain.
Rainbow Dash cocked an eyebrow. "I'm not a soldier, pal." She said.
"Well, you're fighting alongside me during this battle, and that's enough for me." Cap said before beginning to fly off.
"Hold on," Rainbow interrupted "How did you knock that frost thing's jaw off? That was awesome!" She asked, excited.
Cap smiled. "Righteous training, and some other things, but that's not important." He answered. "Welcome to the team, Rainbow, and I never give up on my team." Cap flew off to help his comrades.
Rainbow Dash liked him. He seemed to be loyal to his team.
Twilight Sparkle was overlooking the battle from a window on the top floor of her library. She saw a wounded-looking giant closing in on her friend Lyra. Judging by the clawmarks, he just managed to escape Wolverine.
Twilight used her levitation spell to lift the giant up and throw him away. In mid-air the giant was broken in half by a powerful strike from Thor's hammer.
Thor hovered down to the cowering Lyra and asked if she was okay. Lyra nodded and dashed off to safety.
Thor flew up to overlook the town and spotted a giant not too far away. He wrapped the tiny loop at the end of his hammer around his hoof, spun it around, and a tornado began to form. He point his hoof in the direction of the giant and the tornado picked him up. Thor used his cyclone to launch the giant up into the air, then a bolt of lightning struck the giant, blowing it up.
Twilight stared wide-eyed. That Alicorn must have some powerful magic at his disposal.
Wolverine was having some fun. Slashing at the Frost Giants was a welcome stress relief from hobbling around attempting to stand for the last few days. Nevertheless he was enjoying himself.
He glanced to the side to see the Princesses reminding everyone why they're in charge. Celestia used solar beams to literally melt a giant, and Luna lifted a giant up, then crushed him into tiny crystals in a second. Wolverine made a mental note never to get on their bad sides.
He and Black Panther fought off various Frost Giants when Wolverine heard a cry for help.
"I'll be right back." Wolverine said before leaping off.
"Wolverine! Wai-" Black Panther said before being interrupted by a Frost Giant he had to ward off with his sword.
Wolverine saw the grey cross-eyed pegasus Derpy Hooves cornered against a boulder by a Frost Giant. Behind her was a small unicorn foal that resembled her, presumably her daughter. The giant raised his hoof to stomp on them, when Wolverine jumped up in front of them, and the beast brought his hoof down on him instead. Derpy gasped and shielded her daughter's eyes with her wing.
The giant chuckled but quickly reared back in pain. Wolverine got up (in a giant hoofprint) after he stabbed the giant's hoof with his claws. He cracked his neck and said "Is that all you got, bub?"
Wolverine leapt at the giant, claws ready, and began cutting him to pieces. After all was done, Wolverine turned to Derpy and said "You ok?"
Derpy nervously nodded.
Wolverine nodded back. "Get your daughter and yourself somewhere safe. I got some ice to shave." He finished before Derpy flew off carrying her daughter. Wolverine watched her fly off before going back to support Black Panther.
Things seemed to be going well for the Avengers. The giants' numbers were decreasing and as far as they could tell, nobody's been hurt. Things were starting to settle down when the ground began shaking more than usual during the attack. Everyone looked to see a Frost Giant much bigger than the rest. A huge, hulking abomination that put the rest to shame.
"Flee, pitiful creatures!" It rumbled. "You are nothing against Ymir, king of the Frost Giants!"
"Ymir!?" Thor asked, confused. "Powerful forces must be at work!" Everyone gawked in awe. Ymir stomped around, attempting to crush anything in his path. The Avengers looked at each other, knowing they'd have to combine their strength to beat Ymir.
Iron Man flew up into the air and fired a continuous beam from his gem gun. Ymir tried to turn away, but War Machine stopped that by flying behind him and firing the minigun on his shoulder at Ymir. Ms Marvel fired a plasma beam at Ymir from one side, Thor fired lightning from the other, and Wasp flew around him taking potshots when she got an opening at his eyes. Ymir was being attacked from all sides.
Meanwhile on the ground, Giant-Man began charging and ramming into Ymir's legs to trip him up, and Captain America did the same. Wolverine and Black Panther stabbed at his hooves while Spider-Man tried to tie his legs together with webbing. Hawkeye took shots at Ymir from a nearby rooftop, and Black Widow did the same with her widow's bite.
Hulk eventually jumped onto the scene and took action. He grabbed Wolverine in the clasp of his hoof, jumped in the air, and threw him at Ymir. Wolverine's claws as well as the force of Hulk's throw toppled Ymir and he fell to the ground.
As the dust cleared, the ponies in hiding came out to witness the sight. Dead Frost Giants and an unconscious Ymir laid throughout the town. The princesses didn't get a chance to help defeat Ymir, so they used their magic to repair the damage done, melt the Frost Giant bodies, and teleport Ymir somewhere barren so he couldn't do any more damage.
Celestia turned to the Avengers, now gathered, and said "You have done Ponyville a great service, Avengers, and saved it from certain destruction. We owe you our gratitude."
Luna stepped forward next. "We wish we could help you get home, but until then, all we can do is offer you hospitality. And Spider-Man, thank you for saving my sister."
Spider-Man blushed under his mask. "Aw, it was nothing really." He said.
"Now, would any pony like to offer our saviors a place to stay?" Celestia asked the spectators. To her surprise and the Avengers' lack of surprise no pony said anything.
There was a long moment of silence before Derpy Hooves stepped forward. "Um, I could take the one in the yellow in." She said. Wolverine quirked an eyebrow, knowing she meant him. He stepped forward. "Why me specifically?" He asked.
Derpy looked at the ground before replying. "Well, you saved me and my daughter, so we kind of owe you."
Wolverine thought for a second. He'd saved a lot of people in his time as an X-Man as well as an Avenger, but he realized that Derpy was the first pony he'd saved in Equestria, a world that was clean slate for him. Eventually, he answered. "Ok, thanks." He said. "By the way, I'm Logan, though I'm more commonly known as Wolverine."
Derpy smiled. "I'm Derpy Hooves, and my daughter's name is Dinky."
Derpy's offer seemed to break the fear barrier.
Applejack stepped up "I've got some room at Sweet Apple Acres, I could take in a few, if ya'll don't mind sleeping in a barn." She said.
"I can take in one or two ponies at the library." Twilight Sparkle offered.
"I have a guest room I hardly ever use, I could take in at least one." Rarity said.
"I can make some beds out of clouds for the pegasi." Rainbow Dash offered.
"I'll take in a few. Hope you like bakeries!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"Um...I think I could take in at least one pony at my house." Fluttershy nervously stammered.
Soon, it was settled: Wolverine would stay at Derpy's, Iron Man and Black Panther would stay at Twilight's, Ant-Man, Hawkeye and Ms Marvel would stay with Applejack, Captain America and Thor would stay with Rainbow Dash, Wasp and Black Widow would stay with Pinkie Pie, War Machine would stay with Rarity, and Spider-Man and Hulk, now Bruce Banner, would stay with Fluttershy.
Afterwards, the Mane Six sat around a table near Sugarcube Corner. The Princesses had left for Canterlot, so the Avengers were in their hands..er..hooves now. Captain America was chatting with Thor about some kind of shield, Iron Man was tinkering with his suit (now off), Bruce was looking at a butterfly that landed on his nose, Hawkeye was fiddling with his arrows, War Machine was drawing something in the dirt with a stick, Ant-Man was nowhere to be seen, Wasp was buzzing around Spike's head, annoying him, Black Widow was sitting calmly, Wolverine was looking at his claws with a thoughtful expression, Ms Marvel was reclining in the air, Black Panther was experimenting with his newfound magic powers, and Spider-Man was trying to explain the story of an old black suit he had to the Cakes.
"Well, looks like we're taking care of our little heroes now." Twilight said to her friends.
"I-I'm a little frightened." Fluttershy stammered. "The way they fought those monsters was kind of scary."
"Are you kidding?" Rainbow Dash asked. "They were awesome! Almost as awesome as me."
The group rolled their eyes. "They did fight 'em off pretty well." Applejack said.
"Indeed, though I'm not sure how I ended up with the most destructive one living with me." Rarity said, complaining a little.
Iron Man overheard this and said "Nah, that's Hulk. You've got the one with the most things that go boom." It wasn't entirely assuring to Rarity.
Pinkie Pie hopped over to War Machine and looked at his drawing. "Watcha doin'?" She asked him.
"I'm trying to remember the recipe for black powder so I can make some fireworks." He answered. He also left out that he planned on making rockets with them.
"Oooooh!" Pinkie exclaimed. She had only seen fireworks at the Gala, and that was from far away. "Can I help?" Pinkie asked excitedly.
War Machine chuckled. "Sorry, black powder is highly potent. Best leave it to the professionals."
"But I wanna help!" Pinkie mock-whined.
"Unless you wanna blow up the place, I suggest you leave it to me." War Machine said.
Pinkie gave up and bounced away to talk to Spider-Man.
"Sorry I slipped away like that." Said Ant-Man who just reappeared behind everybody. "I was looking through the town to find a place for us to meet up."
"Did you find somewhere, Hank?" Captain America asked.
"There's a Restaurant not far from the library. I figure that would be a good place." Ant-Man explained.
Suddenly, Derpy Hooves showed up. "Sorry I'm late, I had to get Dinky home from school." Wolverine noticed and sheathed his claws. "I guess I'll be going home with you." He said. "Lead the way." Derpy smiled and proceeded to do just that.
"I think I should get Iron Man and Black Panther home too." Twilight said. She found Black Panther flipping his sword around magically in the air. He noticed her and said "Time to go?"
Twilight nodded and Panther sheathed his sword.
"Iron Man, it's time to get to our temporary home." Black Panther told Iron Man.
"Alright, gimme a sec." Iron Man responded. He lifted his suit up with magic and walked up to Twilight Sparkle. "Also, when the suit's off, just call me Tony. Lead the way." He finished.
Twilight called for Spike (who was happy to get away from Wasp.) and the group headed for Twilight's home: Books and Branches Library.
Applejack went to talk to Ant-Man. "Since you've been snoopin' around I assume you know where Sweet Apple Acres is?" She asked.
"Hmm, is it a farm with an incredibly large apple orchard in front of it?" Ant-Man asked sarcastically. All he earned was awkward silence.
"Hank, just stick to science speak." Hawkeye told him.
"Sorry. Spidey I ain't." Ant-Man said.
Ms Marvel flew over to Applejack. "Lead the way AJ." She told her. Applejack took them to Sweet Apple Acres.
Rainbow Dash flew over to Captain America and Thor. "Ok, looks like you'll by staying with me." She told them "Come on, my house is a little way up."
"Up?" Captain America asked.
"Yeah, pegasi can live in the clouds. My house is just upstairs." Rainbow Dash explained before flying up, Cap and Thor following her.
The three flew upwards and found a city made entirely of clouds with pegasi flying here and there.
"Wow." Cap said, impressed.
"Tis not the grand city of Asgard, but still impressive." Thor said.
Rainbow Dash had to ask about "Asgard." but told them about about the city. "This is Cloudsdale, my hometown. My house is just over here." Rainbow showed her friends what looked like an old roman temple made of clouds. "C'mon, I'll give you a quick tour."
Back at Sugarcube Corner, War Machine just remembered the recipe for black powder. He wanted to try to make some but he had to wait till later.
"War Machine, darling, It's time for me to show you where you'll be staying." Rarity told him.
"Alright, just give me a second." War Machine told Rarity. He took a snapshot of the recipe he drew with his armor for later. "Let's roll." War Machine said to Rarity, who led him to Carousel Boutique.
Fluttershy went up to Bruce who was sitting idly by. "Bruce, it's um, time to go if...that's okay." She said, though nearly inaudible. Bruce just continued sitting.
"Or we could stay here..." Fluttershy said when Bruce didn't respond. He actually heard this time and turned around. "No, it's alright." He told her. "I guess we need to get Spidey first?"
Fluttershy nodded. "Hey Spidey!" Bruce called "Time to go." Spider-Man was hanging upside-down on a string of webbing (no one knows where it ended.) He jumped down and began following Bruce and Fluttershy.
Pinkie was the last one to call in her guests. Since they were the last ones, Black Widow and Wasp went up to Pinkie.
"I suppose you'll be taking us in, darling?" Widow asked Pinkie.
"Yepyep!" Pinkie answered "C'mon, I'll introduce you to my aunt and uncle Cake!" Pinkie bounced through the door to Sugarcube Corner of with Black Widow and Wasp following behind.
Inside the building were a lanky yellowish colt with a square jaw, a blue, somewhat rotund mare, and two very young fillies. One of them was a pegasus with a light goldish-gray goat and brown mane, and the other was a unicorn with a bright orange coat and darker orange mane, like Pinkie's only orange.
"Good day, I suppose you are the Cakes?" Black Widow asked the pair standing in front of her.
"Yes." The short blue mare said. "I'm Cup Cake." Pinkie's eye twitched for a second, but Pinkie shook her head and went back to her usual gleeful expression.
"I'm Carrot Cake." The lanky colt said. "and these are our foals, Pound and Pumpkin Cake." He gestured to the little ones playing on the floor.
"I am Natasha Romanov, though most people know me as the Black Widow." Black Widow introduced herself.
"My name's Janet Van Dyne, or Jan, or Wasp, whichever you prefer." Wasp said before returning to normal size.
"Well, Natasha and Jan, we'd like to thank you for saving the town from those monsters." Mrs. Cake thanked them.
"All in a day's work." Wasp simply responded, smiling.
"Well I guess your Day Job is pretty tough." Mr Cake commented.
"We've gotten used to it." Natasha replied.
"Anyway, since we'll be taking you in for now, will you be willing to work here?" Mrs Cake asked.
"Sure." Jan said quickly. "This is a sweets shop right? Widow and I do most of the cooking when necessary."
"Why just you two, and what do you mean "when necessary?" " Mr Cake asked confused.
Natasha smiled. "Well, Iron Man has had life handed to him for most of his, Captain America and War Machine spent most of their lives as soldiers, not cooks, Hawkeye got his food from his employer, S.H.I.E.L.D, Jan cooked for Ant-Man most of his adult life, Bruce never bothered to learn, Ms Marvel did the same, Thor normally had his servants cook for him, Spider-Man had his Aunt Mae cook, Wolverine had his old team the X-Men's cooks, and Black Panther's a king, so you can see why he wouldn't know. Second, Iron Man's mechanical cooks usually do the work at Avengers Mansion, so we've gotten lazy in that department."
"Well, it's good to hear we got the talented ones." Mrs Cake said. "Pinkie, why don't you set up our guests' rooms?"
"Okey Dokey Lokey!" Pinkie replied. She was playing on the floor with Pound and Pumpkin before bouncing up the stairs.
Black Widow waited until Pinkie was out of earshot to ask an obvious question. "Excuse me, but, why did she twitch when you said your name?" She asked Mrs Cake.
The blue mare sighed sadly. "She had a horrible nightmare a few nights ago. She didn't say too much but it involved her doing something horrible to Rainbow Dash. It also involved cupcakes somehow, so we've agreed to use those trays for muffins for a while."
Wasp cringed. "Ouch. Hard to think such a wonderful dessert could cause someone psychological trauma." She said.
The cakes nodded sadly. "Anyway." Mr Cake said, trying to change the subject. "Let me show you around the kitchen."
Natasha and Jan smiled, happy to be off the subject of nightmarish pastries.
Meanwhile, at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack arrived with her guests.
"Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres, finest apple farm this side of...anywhere in Equestria, really." Applejack said.
"Impressive." Hawkeye commented, looking over the massive orchard.
Applejack led her guests to a little house near the end of the orchard. Outside stood a large red colt with a harness on his neck, a little filly with a yellow coat and red mane with a bright red bow, and an elderly, frail looking old mare with a yellow coat and silver mane.
"Every pony, I'd like to introduce ya to mah folks. This here's mah big brother, Big Macintosh." Applejack said, walking over to the red colt. Big Mac was on errands during the Frost Giant attack, so he knew about them.
"Mighty nice to meet ya'll." The large colt said, idly chewing on a piece of hay in his mouth.
"This here's mah baby sister, Applebloom." AJ gestured to the filly with the bow.
"Howdy." Applebloom said. "Those are some fancy Cutie Marks ya'll got."
Applejack chuckled. "And this is Granny Smith." She said pointing to the frail old mare.
"Nice to meet you and your family, ma'am." Ant-Man said to Granny. The elderly pony held a hoof to her ear. "What?" She asked.
"I said it's nice to meet you!" Ant-Man said louder.
Granny stood for a second before laughing. "Thanks for the offer, sonny, but I'm not hungry." She said.
The Avengers stood confused. "Her hearin's...iffy at best." Applejack said.
"Anyway, I suppose it's time we introduced ourselves." Ant-Man said. "My name's Hank Pym, though you may call my Ant-Pony, or Giant-Pony if you wish." He and his teammates trying to ignore how weird that sounded.
"Clint Barton, but Hawkeye's how i'm best known." Hawkeye said.
"I'm Carol Danvers, or Ms Marvel." The heroine said. After the introduction, Applejack amd Big Macintosh led the Avengers to where they'd be sleeping: a barn.
"Well, this is where ya'll be sleeping during your stay." Applejack said opening the door. "It ain't much but it's what we got. Plus, free snacks from the hay bails." Inside the barn were indeed tons of hay bails.
Hank walked over to a hay bail and plopped down. "It's comfy. Little scratchy but I can work with that." He said. "Thanks again for your hospitality Miss Applejack."
AJ smiled warmly. "Well, ya'll get comfy. Me and Big Mac'll bring ya'll some dinner." She said before closing the doors. Hawkeye had slumped himself down on a bail, and Ms Marvel flew up to one on top of a pile.
Clint fiddled with his arrows, counting them as he went before asking Hank something. "Hank, how long do you think we'll be here?" He asked.
Hank sighed. "Honestly? I don't know, Clint." He said. "The princesses were our best hope, and if they don't know anything...either they'll have to learn or we have to hope for Earth to find us." He sighed again. "I just hope Earth will be okay while we're gone. I mean, Thor, Hulk, Tony, Cap, some of the greatest heroes of our world ever are gone."
Clint shrugged. "Well, Earth still has the other Avengers. Strange, She-Hulk, Luke Cage, Vision, plus other teams like the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. I'm confident the Earth will still be there when we get back." He said.
Hank smiled. "Thanks Clint, I needed that." He said before lying his head down on the hay. The barn doors opened soon after and Applejack came in with a plate of food accompanied by their dog, Winona.
The Avengers smiled and trotted over for dinner. They hoped they would enjoy their stay.
Meanwhile at the library, Twilight Sparkle and her guests arrived.
"This is my home." Twilight said. "It's not much, but it'll suit your needs."
Iron Man walked in and placed his armor in the corner. "Thanks for taking us in, Twi." He said.
"Indeed." Panther agreed. "It's no royal palace, but seems quite cozy."
Twilight smiled. "It's no problem." She said before processing what Black Panther said. "Wait...Royal palace?" She asked.
"Yes." Black Panther responded. "Back on my world I am the King of the nation of Wakanda. I joined the Avengers after observing them to see if they were worthy of my attention. Needless to say, they were."
"More like stalking us until we found you." Tony butted in.
Twilight and Spike chuckled while Black Panther just rolled his eyes before removing his mask, revealing a dark brown coat with a black mane.
"Well, what do you say we get the sleeping arrangements out of the way first, huh?" Tony asked.
Twilight looked at him, surprised. "Huh, I hadn't thought of that." She said.
"Well I can sleep just about anywhere." Panther said.
"Um...Tony can have my bed, Spike can sleep in his bed, and..." Twilight began, but was cut off by Tony. "No no, you can keep your bed. I'll sleep on the couch." He said.
"Really?" Twilight asked.
"Sure." Tony said happily. Spike hopped off Twilight's back and sat down, everyone else followed suit. There was an awkward silence before Twilight decided to break it. "So...how did you get your armor, Tony?" She asked.
Tony looked up, slightly startled. "Oh, uh...I'll tell you." He started. "You see, back on my world I was a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist. I earned my fortune making and selling weapons." He told Twilight.
Twilight and Spike flinched. Tony just chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm retired from the arms race now." He reassured them before continuing his story. "Anyways, I was on a trip testing in a foreign land when I was attacked by terrorists...who were using MY weapons. As you can probably tell, it was an eye-opener." He continued. Twilight couldn't help but be intrigued. "The terrorists dragged me to their hideout where they forced me into making more weapons, and that's not even the worst part. They stole bombs in particular, so the shrapnel of said bomb hit me in the chest. A fellow captive of said terrorists hooked up a magnet to a car battery that kept the shrapnel of entering my heart. My "wardens" denied me any medical attention until I filled their request. I didn't. My friend and I built my first suit of armor undercover. We also came up with the prototype for my Arc Reactor." Tony pointed to the glowing circle on his armor's chest. "It's a revolutionary piece of technology that sustains its own power. We used it to power my Mark One Armor, which I used to battle my way out of the terrorists' hideout. Unfortunately, my friend died during the escape. I managed to escape and find my way home. After countless upgrades, here we are now." He gestured to his armor and finished his story.
"Wow." Twilight said. "You've been through some hard times."
Tony sighed. "Well, that's my life for you." He said, looking tired. Twilight decided to take Spike and leave Tony and Panther to make their sleeping quarters. She prayed that this night wouldn't end in disaster.
Meanwhile at Carousel Boutique, Rarity finished telling War Machine about her place.
"...well, that's pretty much it." She said.
"Ok. Thanks again for taking me in Miss Rarity." Rhodey said. He had placed his armor on one of Rarity's mannequins. (It was a miracle that the mannequin could hold the metal.)
"Oh, it was no trouble at all." Rarity responded. "It's the least I could do for you, saving the town and all."
Rhodey chuckled. "I'd say we handle that kind of thing all the time but...we don't." He said.
Rarity was surprised. "Well, you handled the Frost Giants so well." She said. "I figured you've fought them before."
"Well, we have...on occasion." Rhodey responded. "They're usually pretty tough, but these ones seemed to be weakened, probably still getting used to their new bodies."
"Well, that's a stroke of luck, isn't it?" Rarity said. Rhodey nodded. There was a brief silence before Rhodey decided to change the subject. "So, you mentioned a little sister on the way here?" He asked.
Rarity blinked. "Of course, Sweetie Belle." She said. "I love her dearly, but she can be quite an annoyance at times. Usually she's off doing some ridiculous "crusade" with her friends, Applebloom and Scootaloo."
"Crusade?" Rhodey asked.
"Yes. Sweetie Belle and her friends formed a little group called the "Cutie Mark Crusaders." Rarity said. "They are determined to get their Cutie Marks one way or another."
"Aaand, do you think they'll succeed?" Rhodey asked.
Rarity sighed. "Sadly, no. They don't seem to get that trying random things will not earn them a Cutie Mark. It happens eventually, but it's a...personal revelation." She said. "Not to mention Scootaloo's crazy stunts she wants to do, I fear Sweetie might get hurt. I wish I could tell them but Sweetie Belle seems so happy with her friends."
Rhodey nodded, wondering when he and his teammates may have gotten their Cutie Marks if they were born ponies.
Rarity sighed again. "Anyways, I suppose we should set up your room?" She said.
Rhodey smiled. "Of course, ma'am." He said, following the white mare upstairs.
Meanwhile, at Rainbow Dash's place in Cloudsdale, the blue pegasus finished giving Captain America and Thor their tour of her place.
"That's pretty much the tour, guys." She said.
Cap followed her out of her home. "It's pretty amazing, being able to live IN the clouds." He said.
Rainbow just smiled. They had a lot to learn. "Well, pegasi can do that, it's one of our many great qualities. Without us, Equestria would be nothing."
"Praytell..." Thor began asking His hostess "How is thy species so important to this world?"
"Well, we manage the weather, meaning we make rain, therefore crops can't grow without us!" Dash replied.
"Odd." Cap said. "Where I come from, the weather manages itself." Rainbow Dash found it hard to imagine that. "Your world just sounds weird, dude." She said.
Both Cap and Thor chuckled. "We could easily say the same thing about yours, Rainbow Dash." Thor said.
"Speaking of weather, what's up with your hammer?" Rainbow asked Thor. "How do you make lightning and stuff with it? It's really cool!"
Thor smiled. "Ah, mighty Mjolnir." He began. "'Twas forged by Dwarves from the core of a star, made from solid Uru. My Father, Odin, enchanted it so it holds the power to control the weather and perform other tasks."
"Where can I get one?" Rainbow Dash asked, grinning.
Thor simply chuckled. "My hammer can only be lifted by those it deems worthy, and I'm unsure thou art worthy of wielding Mjolnir." He said.
Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?" She asked. She took this as a challenge.
"Indeed." Thor answered. "Very few have ever lifted it."
"How about you put that thing down so we can test your theory?" Rainbow asked the thunder god. Cap fought back a grin. Some lessons just have to be learned the hard way. He thought.
Thor put his hammer down on the ground below and let Rainbow attempt to pick it up. She pulled as hard as she could, straining her muscles to their limit, but the heavy hammer didn't budge an inch. The cyan pegasus eventually gave up and sat on the ground, exhausted.
Thor smirked and walked over to his hammer, picking it up with ease. "I told thee." He said. "Mjolnir does not deem thee worthy of handling it."
"Well, with that out of the way, what do you say we get settled in?" Cap asked.
"Sure." A tired Rainbow Dash said. "Just give me a minute to let the blood flow back to my wings." They all shared a hearty laugh.
Fluttershy looked in fear at the scientist walking beside her. He explained the whole 'Hulk' situation to her and that he Hulks out whenever his heart rate gets too high. Luckily, her home was a relatively stress-free environment, but she was still incredibly nervous.
Spidey being there certainly didn't help matter either, considering his big mouth. Nevertheless, they did save the town, and were still ponies, therefore they should be treated as such. Fluttershy cursed herself for her philosophies.
Soon enough they arrived at Fluttershy's cottage. "Nice place." Spider-Man said, "But I ain't sure there are enough beds for everyone."
"Have you been inside?" Bruce asked the young colt. When be shook his head no, Bruce said. "Then keep your mouth shut until we get inside." Spidey just shrugged as Fluttershy led them in. Various animals came out to greet the yellow pegasus, but some of them retreated when they saw her guests.
One of the animals was a small white rabbit who managed to make it Fluttershy's leg. The bunny nuzzled Fluttershy and seemed to say something to her.
"Oh, I'm fine Angel." Fluttershy said to the rabbit. Angel looked to the red-and-blue colt looking around and the other one that had some unrecognizable scent. He gestured frantically at the two strangers to Fluttershy.
"Oh, them? I know Angel. They helped save the down from the Frost Giants. I'm taking them in for a while." Fluttershy told her fluffy companion.
"Who are you talking to?" Bruce asked, starting pony and rabbit. Bruce saw Fluttershy jump and said "Whoa, sorry. Didn't mean to scare you."
Fluttershy recovered soon after and explained the situation. "Oh, I can talk to animals, and they can talk to me. This is Angel Bunny, my best animal friend. Go on Angel, say hello." She gently nudged the rabbit toward her guests. Angel rolled his eyes and hopped forward, making an attempt to civil for Fluttershy's sake. He looked at Spidey and Bruce and nodded.
Spidey stepped forward and introduced himself. "Well, since most Ponies don't speak bunny, I suppose I can tell you my name. I'm Peter Parker, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Colt." He tried to ignore how weird it sounded to say that.
Bruce came forward next. "My name's Bruce, Bruce Banner, but when I get angry, most call me the Hulk." Angel cocked an eyebrow, confused. Bruce just said "Long story involving a lab accident."
Angel just shrugged and hopped away. Spider-Colt then eyed the walls around him.
"Um, Peter, if it's okay if I call you that..." Fluttershy stammered.
"No no, it's fine." Peter said, still looking around.
"W-w-w-what are you doing?" Fluttershy asked.
"Getting a feel of the room..." Spider-Colt said "...so I can set up my bed." Before the yellow pegasus could ask any more questions web fluid started flying. Soon a hammock made of webbing hung in Fluttershy's living room with a red-and-blue colt just hanging around in it.
Oh well, at least he's adaptable. Fluttershy thought. She still had Bruce to worry about, though.
"So, um, I guess you'll be sleeping in my bed." Fluttershy said to Bruce.
"Sure." The scientist replied. Fluttershy took a seat on her couch and Bruce took a seat opposite her whilst Peter continued lounging on his web hammock.
There was a long silence before Angel decided to break it...sort of. The fluffy thing hopped over to Fluttershy and seemed to ask her something.
"Angel! Don't be rude." She told him.
"What's he saying?" Bruce asked.
"Oh, um, Angel thinks you...smell funny." The yellow pegasus replied.
"Y'think he picked it up?" Peter asked.
"Does it really matter?" Bruce retorted. Peter just shrugged.
Bruce sighed and explained. "Back before my...anger management issues surfaced, I was testing with gamma radiation. I was caught in the explosion of a bomb containing the stuff and I got infected with the radiation. The results were...interesting."
"What happened?" Fluttershy asked.
Angel and Peter rolled their eyes at this. "Afterwards whenever my heart rate gets too high I turn into a giant green rage monster." Bruce said, wondering how she didn't catch that hint.
Fluttershy blushed in embarrassment after realizing how obvious that should've been, but then again, she didn't know what "gamma radiation" was.
Bruce just smiled. She looked adorable when she blushed.
Meanwhile, at the Hooves household, the cross-eyed pegasus Derpy led the mutant stallion she was taking in to her home...to her home.
"Well, this is my house." Derpy told Wolverine. "It's not much, but it's enough for us all."
Logan looked around, having removed his mask, revealing a strangely cut black mane. "Thanks again, ma'am." He said.
Derpy giggled. "Please, you're my guest! Just call me Derpy." She said. "Also, I'd like you to meet my daughter, Dinky!" Derpy went to get her daughter while Logan sat down on a nearby couch. This place was no X-Mansion, but it still pretty nice. He thought about how his old teammates were doing at the X-Mansion, if they knew that he and the Avengers were gone, if so, were they worrying? Is Charles using Cerebro to try and find him? Will Beast and the other geniuses find a way to get to Equestria? Will Gambit ever get to first base with Rogue without falling unconscious?
He was snapped out of his thoughts by Derpy coming back into the room with a little unicorn foal holding a tray of muffins telekinetically. "Logan, this is Dinky! Dinky, this is Logan!" Derpy introduced her guest and daughter to each other.
Dinky walked up to Logan cautiously. "Hi" He said to her, smiling.
"Hi there." Dinky said nervously. "T-t-thanks for saving me and mommy today."
"No problem." Logan said. "Just doing my job."
"I, um, made some muffins in class today, do you want one?" Dinky asked.
"Sure, thanks." Logan accepted, still smiling. Dinky used her magic to move her muffin tray towards Logan, who took one and bit into it. "This is good, thank you." He said to her.
Dinky smiled as her mother took a muffin and the unicorn left the room. Derpy walked over to Logan on the couch, taking a bite of her muffin.
"You've got a nice daughter." Logan told his hostess.
"She's my little muffin." Derpy responded. "I love her so much."
There was a silence before Wolverine decided to ask something. "Uh, quick question...how did.."
"How did I get unicorn from a pegasus?" Derpy finished for him. Logan nodded.
Derpy sighed, remembering the story. "A while back, I worked at a farm for ponies with...issues. My mind wasn't exactly in tip-top shape, as most could tell by my eyes. While I worked I came across a unicorn named Bran Muffin. He was mute, so he had a special sign language he used to communicate. For several weeks, a mysterious basket of muffins appeared in my room almost every night. I wasn't quite as smart as I am now so I couldn't tell it was him. They were good muffins though, so I didn't really care. Eventually, I figured out it was him, we fell in love, and had Dinky. Later we moved into this little house and lived happy for a while. Unfortunately, when Dinky was about a year old, Bran was called back to the farm to be cook. He never made it, and no pony knows where he is. I just hope he's safe." Derpy finished sadly.
Logan sat thoughtfully. "It's a harsh thing, losing your family." He said. "But I guess all you can do is accept it and move on. I lost mine once, but I survived. I even found a new family in my old team, the X-Men, and...I'm happy with them."
Derpy looked at her guest. He seemed a lot deeper than she thought. She smiled and sat back on her couch. Wolverine did the same, relaxing, half-expecting Iceman to literally give him a cold shoulder.
MEANWHILE, at the Canterlot Royal Palace, the princesses looked over their beloved city.
"Do you think the Avengers can be trusted, Tia?" Luna asked her sister.
Celestia sighed. "I don't know, Luna, but we don't have choice." She said. "They're...interesting, but they did help save Ponyville from the Frost Giants, which I've NEVER encountered in all my years of ruling."
Luna nodded and saw her sister's logic. When she saw the sun setting she realized something. "I think it's time I raised the moon." She said.
"Alright, see you tomorrow, Luna." Celestia said, glad to shift the subject. Luna walked off to the altar of which the sun and moon were raised. The elegant princess spread her wings, focused her mind, and the pale moon rose up into the sky, dotting it with stars when it finished. Luna landed back on the ground, her energy zapped like it was every night, and spotted an Earth Pony guard in heavy armor looking up at her. Most Earth pony guards wore heavy armor to make up for lack of flight or magic abilities which covered them up so it was hard to tell who exactly they were on sight. That didn't fool Luna, as she could sense who it was.
"Good evening, Barrier." Luna said to the guard.
"Evening, your majesty." Barrier said in a voice slightly muffled by the mask of his armor. He lifted up said mask with his hoof revealing a dark blue coat and partially revealing a grey mane. Underneath his armor was a Cutie Mark of an iron mask. Barrier was a member of Celestia's elite troops, often leading battles clad in a steel suit of armor, which he made himself, painted bronze.
"Lovely night tonight, as always." Barrier commented.
Luna smiled, Barrier was such a flank-kisser. "Thank you." She said. "By the way, how's your new recruit coming along?"
Barrier groaned. "So far he's earned a five-star 'Pain-in-the-ass' rating!" He said.
Luna giggled. "Don't worry, with proper training I'm sure his 'Pain-in-the-ass' rating will drop." She said, still amused by the way barrier put it.
"I sure as Tartarus hope so." Barrier finished, putting his mask back down. "Anyway, I'm working the night shift tonight, so I'll be out of you need me."
"Of course." Luna said. "Good night, Barrier."
"Sweet dreams, m'lady." Barrier finished before trotting off, a metal clang with each step.
Don't ask him to perform any stealth missions. Luna thought, hearing his noisy armor. The princesses walked to her room and lied down in her bed, slowly drifting off to sleep, though she couldn't shake the feeling that someone (or someTHING) was watching her.
Yeah, real generic cliffhanger, but hey, I've got a story planned! Reviews welcome!
Bran Muffin made by Roy G. Biv, Barrier made by me.