Hello everybody, sorry for the long hiatus. My Pokemon have been distracting me.
In a garage just outside of Ponyville, a cream-coloured pegasus with a brown mane and a flaming tire for a Cutie Mark overlooked her beautiful creation for the five hundredth time. An automobile, and a slick one at that. Shiny silver paint, four-wheel drive, magic GPS, leather seats, and 45 miles per fuel gallon.
And yet something was wrong.
The pegasus rubbed her chin as she contemplated what it could be. What could be wrong with her perfect baby?
"Hey, Wild Fire!" The pegasus jumped as her name was called. The garage door opened and two Earth Pony colts stepped in. One had a grey coat with a dark grey mane and a triple-clover Cutie Mark. The other also had a grey coat, though his mane was a lighter grey. His Cutie Mark was a wrench turning a metal nut. He was also considerably taller than the other colt.
"Lucky! I told you not to bother me while I'm working!" Wild Fire told her fiancé.
"I know, I know." Lucky Clover said. "But you've been awful occupied lately so I thought I'd get you some help."
"I appreciate the thought, but I don't need any help." Wild Fire responded.
"Needing and wanting are two very different things, Miss Fire." The other stallion said.
Wild Fire rolled her eyes. "Well, maybe I could use some help." She muttered.
"Of course." The stallion said. He walked over to the automobile and looked under the hood. "Ah, here's your problem. Your gas pedal wire is loose."
Wild Fire gave her vehicle a confused look. "How did I miss that? Thanks, Steel." Stainless Steel had moved to Ponyville just a few months ago. He proved to be a gifted mechanic and repair-pony, and the first call if anything machine-wise went wrong. He was also known for being sickeningly polite. When the Avengers arrived, he seemed incredibly intrigued.
Meanwhile, at a clubhouse just outside of another part of Ponyville, the Cutie Mark Crusaders were preparing for another "crusade."
"Are you sure this is a good idea, Scootaloo?" Applebloom asked.
"Trust me, this'll be awesome!" Scootaloo replied. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had expanded recently, gaining 3 new members: Dinky Doo, Ruby Pinch, and Button Mash had all joined up hoping to get their Cutie Marks. They most likely would not get them, but remained in the group anyway. Right now, Scootaloo stood on her scooter at one end of a giant ramp. On the other end there was a pile of pillows hastily piled together.
"Um, I don't think this is safe." Sweetie Belle warned. Dinky, Ruby, and Button nodded in agreement.
Scootaloo rolled her eyes. "C'mon guys, it's no fun without risk!" she said. "Now stand back, it's Cutie Mark time!" Scootaloo revved up her wings and the scooter took off. It rolled down the ramp and flew off the end…past the pillows and crashing into solid ground.
"SCOOTALOO!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders rushed to their friend's side.
"Are you OK?" Dinky asked.
Scootaloo groaned in pain. "I-I'm fine." She said. She was not.
Applebloom shook her head. "Nuh-uh. We're takin' you to Doctor Stable." She said.
"N-no…no need." Scootaloo protested. "How's my scooter?"
Applebloom shook her head again and scooped her friend up. "You need t'start worryin' about yerself more than yer scooter, Scootaloo."
"I'll check it for her." Sweetie Belle said. She scooped up the scooter with her magic and examined it.
"How is it?" Scootaloo asked. Applebloom rolled her eyes.
"It's broken." Sweetie Belle told her. Scootaloo groaned. "Don't worry, I'll take it to that Stainless Steel guy! He'll fix it for you."
"Thanks." Scootaloo said. Applebloom and Dinky carried Scootaloo to the hospital whilst the other foals went their separate ways. Button Mash wanted to go with Sweetie Belle, but something ushered him not to. All his gaming must have taught him that when going somewhere unknown with a female, someone's going to end up dead.
"This is REALLY embarrassing." Rainbow Dash was riding on the back of Captain America as he flew her up to the weather factory.
"What other options do you have right now?" Cap asked. Rainbow Dash sighed.
"Do not fear, Rainbow Dash." Thor, as the only other Avenger who would walk on clouds, was flying with them. "Soon thy wings shall be healed, and thou shalt fly once again!"
Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Thanks, Thor. I needed that." When he three reached the factory, Rainbow hopped off Cap's back. A white pegasus with a black mane wearing a white hardhat and work jacket with a triple-tornado Cutie Mark flew over to the group and examined Rainbow Dash.
"Rainbow Dash, what happened?" he asked.
"Um…" Rainbow Dash wondered if she should tell him about Venom.
"Flying accident." Cap but in. "While she was doing her stunts, some idiot pegasus wasn't looking where he was going and crashed into her. She fell to the ground and broke her wing."
Thank you. Rainbow thought. The worker pegasus sighed. "Again?" he asked.
Cap and Thor quirked their eyebrows and looked at Rainbow Dash. "Yeah, I've got a bit of a reputation with hurting myself while flying." She said.
"Then why did you freak out when you found your wing was broken?" Cap asked.
"Well, with all that's going on, a broken wing is not the best thing to have." Rainbow Dash said.
"Aye. That be true." Thor said.
"How long will it take for her to recover?" The worker pegasus asked.
"A month, maybe more." Cap answered.
The worker nodded understandingly. "Well, I guess I'll give you the time off. Celestia knows you've earned it."
Rainbow Dash smiled. "Thanks, Whirlwind." She said.
Cap smiled too. "I'll fill in for her until she gets better." He offered.
"Art thou sure, good captain?" Thor asked. "'Tis unnecessary in this situation."
Cap turned to his comrade. "I volunteered to look after her until she gets better, remember?" he said. "She fought alongside us with these recent attacks, so she's as good as a teammate to me. Besides, I'd like to pull my own weight around here. How hard could it be?"
"A quality I hast always admired about thee, Captain." Thor said, smiling. "I wouldst also appreciate an occupation here, if thou dost not mind."
"Not at all, how about we meet back here on…" Whirlwind started before he was cut off.
"What's this? Rainbow CRASH skipping work?" yelled an obnoxious voice from behind. Rainbow Dash groaned and the group turned to look. Behind them were 3 pegasi, all obviously jocks. The apparent leader was brown with a cream-coloured mane and barbell Cutie Mark. His two cronies were orange and grey with basketball and football Cutie Marks respectively. Upon sight, Captain America immediately decided he didn't like them.
"Will it kill you to leave me alone for ONCE Dumbbell?" Rainbow Dash asked the brown pegasus.
"Why should I? Are you recovering from your FAKE broken wing?" Dumbbell scoffed. His cronies, Hoops and Touchdown laughing with him.
It was official: Cap DESPISED them.
Rainbow Dash growled. "I'm not faking it. Even so, I could STILL beat you to a pulp!"
Dumbbell chuckled again. "Suuuuure, Rainbow CRASH! I'm soooooooooooo gonna hold back because you have a BANDAGE strapped around you!"
Rainbow growled again. "Does THI-Ow!' Rainbow Dash tried to stick her wing out, but retracted it immediately. "Does THIS look functional to YOU!?" Rainbow turned to show her wing to her hecklers. Dumbbell didn't even bother looking though his cronies took a peek inside the sling.
"Uh, maybe she's not fakin' it, Dumbbell." Touchdown suggested.
"Oh puh-leeze!" Dumbbell retorted. "All she wants is attention, by FAKING an injury! Just like she FAKED those Sonic Rainbooms!"
Rainbow facehoofed after groaning once more.
"Here we go again." Whirlwind muttered under his breath.
Thor shook his head. "You mortals do battle over such meaningless things!" he said.
Dumbell turned to Thor. "Why are you speaking so high and mighty, pal?" he asked, getting in Thor's face.
"I wouldst back away if I was thee." Thor told Dumbbell.
Dumbbell backed away, laughing to himself. "Sure thing, Mr. Winged Helmet!"
Cap took a deep breath and walked up to Dumbbell, a fake smile on his face. "Hello, I don't believe we've been formally introduced." He said. "My name is Captain America, and my associate over there is Thor."
"Whatever." Dumbbell blatantly stated.
Cap took another deep breath, resisting the urge to sock Dumbbell in the jaw with his shield and continued talking. "You ever been in a war, son?" he asked. Dumbbell shook his head. "Yeah, a lot of people haven't." Cap continued. "Anyways, I used to be a soldier, and a damn good one at that, but not before a…procedure."
Dumbell quirked an eyebrow. "I'm getting ahead of myself aren't I? Let's start again from the beginning. I used to be real shrimp, if you can believe it. Yeah…I was probably half my size back in the day."
"Why are you-" Dumbbell began.
"Let me finish." Cap interjected. "I was bullied a lot because of my size. Guys twice that beating me up just for fun. Despite that, I wanted to join the army, but they wouldn't let me in, no matter what I tried. One day, a kind old scientist got me in, and I couldn't have been more happy…until I found out the army was filled with as much trash as the streets. One day, I volunteered for a special procedure, one that would make me a 'super soldier' per se. It worked, as you can see, but that didn't win me any new respect. Only after I actually DID something did I get any respect."
Cap then leaned a little closer. "And y'know something? You remind me a lot of those guys on the streets. Picking on those beneath you, I don't even think Rainbow Dash even is beneath you, and you think it's ok. Hell, threatening to beat up a cripple? That's low, bud, real low. I would consider getting a new hobby."
The Captain turned around and walked back toward the others. Dumbbell turned around to see that Hoops and Touchdown had bailed on him. He looked around nervously and flew away.
Cap turned back to Whirlwind. "So…about that job?"
Rarity trotted through town, humming a merry tune to herself. Twilight Sparkle had summoned the Elements of Harmony and the Avengers to the library to discuss recent events. As the white pony got to the library, she nudged the door open and found Twilight, Tony, and Black Panther gathered around a table, chattering.
"Ahem." Rarity said.
The three ponies turned around to look at their guest. "Ah, morning Miss Rarity." Tony said.
"What are you all doing?" Rarity asked.
"We're going over a list of possible subjects of who could be behind all this." Twilight answered. "We're looking at suspects from our world and theirs."
"Oh…so, how's it going so far?" Rarity asked, trying her best not to sound clueless.
"Let's see…so far we've got Loki, Baron Mordo, Mephisto, Thanos, Dr. Doom, Discord, and Dark Flame." Tony said.
Black Panther then slapped his forehead. "How did I forget?" He said.
"What?" The room asked.
"While Twilight was corrupted she said something about a 'Shadow King'" Panther answered. Twilight shuddered at the memory of her corruption.
"Well that adds one new suspect to our list!" Tony said, jotting down "Shadow King" on the paper in front of him. He then turned to the Equestrian natives in the room. "Is there anyone from this world that might hold that title?" he asked.
Twilight and Rarity exchanged worried glances. "Well…there is King Sombra…but he's dead." Twilight said.
"Well, that hasn't stopped some of our enemies before." Tony said. "We must consider all possibilities." He then jotted down Sombra's name on the paper.
"Really, Tony, do believe a dead pony could have come back to life and sent you here?" Rarity asked with a strained smile.
Tony chuckled. "Some people from our world won't STAY dead no matter what we try!"
30 minutes later, the Elements and the Avengers as well as the villains who were possessed, had all gathered at Twilight's library.
"All right, every pony, thank you all for coming." Twilight addressed. "Now I'm sure you all know why you're here."
"To discuss my new jewelry?" Bruce asked, fiddling with his Element of Kindness necklace.
"Correct." Twilight answered. "Now, for those who don't know what happened, would you mind telling us?"
Bruce then told the room what happened down in the caves. The uninformed stared wide-eyed as the story unfolded.
"…and then we got into the chariots and flew back home." Bruce finished.
"Well…that's something you don't see every day." Spider-Colt commented.
"Anyway…" Twilight said. "It seems that both Fluttershy and Bruce are connected to the Element of Kindness."
Most everyone in the room started muttering. "Well, Hulk always smashes his targets pretty quick, so I guess it's less painful than most of our methods." Spidey commented.
"Anyway.." Twilight continued, ignoring Spidey's comment. "I've been instructed by Princess Celestia to keep the necklaces here for the time being."
"Why not her big, fancy palace?" Venom asked.
"That would be the first place a thief would look for them." Twilight answered, lifting the necklaces up with magic putting them in a chest.
"That's it? Just a chest?" Venom asked again.
"I'm not going to put them away properly until I'm alone, thank you." Twilight answered, eying the villains.
"Soooooo, what happens now?" Deadpool asked.
Princess Celestia laid on her sundeck reading her book. This was one of the few times she could escape from the issues of a royal life. She was just getting to the good part when she smelled something burning. She put down the book and saw a wisp of black smoke heading toward her. This wasn't a letter from Twilight, but another one of her contacts. After it transformed, Celestia read it with a serious expression.
"Your highness." A guard said from behind. Celestia quickly rolled up the letter and stuffed it in her saddlebag. "What is it?" she asked.
"Well, the ball is acting up." The guard said.
"Thank you." Celestia said before striding off into the palace. She made her way to a heavy wooden door encrusted with jewels and gold handles. After the doors were opened via magic, the Princess trotted in and took a glance around. The room was filled with strange artifacts from all around the world. The Royal Family used it for as long as it was alive.
Among the artifacts were a dragon's tooth, a Chimera's hide, Nightmare Moon's helmet, an odd robotic shell with what looked like a telescope, a small gun, and a plunger sticking out the front, and a book with a star on the front. Celestia was not here to admire the strange objects, however, as her attention was drawn to a crystal ball, which was glowing an eerie blue. The sun princess furrowed her brow and walked over to it.
Barrier had never been inside the supposed "Treasure room" that the Princesses kept. Once he saw the open doors, his curiosity piqued more than ever. He took a quick glance around and snuck in. He stepped as gingerly as possible due to his armor's constant clinking. He gazed in awe at the strange objects around him. As he was investigating a strange metal head he heard what sounded like Princess Celestia. He peeked out from behind a pedestal and saw her. She was talking to a crystal ball in a language he had never heard before. Inside the ball Barrier swore he saw 2 big yellow eyes staring back at the princess.
He continued spying before he noticed that his nose had some water on it, at least he thought it was water. He looked up to see something he couldn't believe he didn't see before: A giant Venus Flytrap that was drooling on him. He took a couple very slow steps away before the plant snapped at him, and he made a run for it.
Tony walked along the streets of Ponyville and glanced at Sugarcube corner. He stopped when he saw Deadpool and Pinkie Pie chatting about God knows what. Though he wanted nothing to do with Deadpool, his morbid curiosity caused him to lean in and eavesdrop.
"So you can do it too!?" Pinkie asked.
"Yeah, it's a pretty handy ability!" Deadpool replied.
"It's great to finally meet someone else who can do it!"
"I've met a few who can, but none who like me."
"Well, that's hard to believe."
"I know! No one from my world has a sense of humor!"
"Your world must be real boring."
"Believe me, for you and I, it's a major snoozefest. That's why I love crosso-Oh hi Tony!"
Deadpool turned around saw his observer. "Hi" Tony said.
"What..ah…what were you doin'?" Deadpool asked.
"Nothing." Tony grumbled as he walked away.
"See what I mean?" Deadpool asked Pinkie, who nodded in response.
Rarity hummed to herself stringing ribbons around a new dress when her doorbell rang.
Rarity opened the door. "Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where…oh! Hello Tony!" the designer pony greeted her guest.
"Afternoon, Miss Rarity." Tony said. "I uh, came to ask you a question."
"Of course." Rarity said.
"Does Pinkie ever seem to…defy logic?" Tony asked.
Rarity blinked. "Well, if by that you mean she does things no pony can logically explain then yes, yes she does."
Tony hmmed. "Rarity, you have to understand…I'm a man (or stallion at this point) of science, and ever since I joined the superhero business I've had my theories blown out of the water. I didn't believe in Gods, then I met Thor. I didn't believe in aliens until a fleet came banging down my door. I didn't believe in other dimensions until I met another me who had no sense of fashion. When I came here, it was all so surreal to me, even more so when I met you and yours, but through all that…I kept my head. Pinkie though, she's where I draw the line. She's got the same air of crazy about her that Deadpool has, only with her it's a bit more potent. I'm sure she's a great gal and all but…" Tony shook his head in frustration.
Rarity stared thoughtfully at her friend.
"Anyways…I also came to tell you that I'll be taking a team of Avengers to investigate that light Wolverine was talking about earlier." Tony said.
"Oh, alright." Rarity responded, glad to be off the subject of Pinkie Pie.
Standing at the edge of the Everfree forest was Iron Colt, Bruce Banner, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, War Machine, Ant-Pony, Ms Marvel and Wasp.
"Alright, Avengers, we're going to investigate what Wolverine saw when he went this way before." The Iron Avenger informed his comrades. "Cap, Pete, Logan, and T'Challa are staying behind to protect the town. We'll make our way to the mountain where the Princesses took the others via flight, those who can't fly will be carried by those who can. From there, we get to the light and find out what it is. Any questions?"
Silence. "Alright, let's move out."
Rainbow Dash was bored out of her mind. She couldn't fly, she couldn't go anywhere, heck, no new Daring Do books had come out for some time either. Cap was out on weather duty, so she didn't even have anyone to talk to or take her to ground level. She just wished that something exciting could happen.
Then, she heard a strange humming sound. She looked out her window and looked around. There wasn't much to see. Some birds, some weather managers, a unicorn flying on a giant metal bat….wait what?
Yes indeed, outside Rainbow Dash's window was a green unicorn wearing a purple costume complete with pointy hat along with a bag hanging from his shoulder was flying on a giant metal bat kept airborne via turbines. The worst part about it all was his eyes….glowing green.
The unicorn smiled evilly before magically pulling out some small, round things from his bag.
"Come on Angel, just try it?" Fluttershy desperately tried to get her bunny to try the salad she made. His regular dinner was unavailable and this was the best she could get. Angel stood with his back facing Fluttershy and his arms crossed. The bunny shook his head defiantly.
Fluttershy facehoofed. Before she could protest more however, she heard some ruckus outside mixed with chicken clucking.
Uh oh. Fluttershy thought. I hope a Timberwolf hasn't gotten in!
What Fluttershy found outside was not a Timberwolf, but something far worse. It looked like Venom, but scrawnier, and red. His eyes seemed to be built into his costume, and were glowing as evilly as Venom's were. The creature had a dead chicken in its fangs, which were black, and twisted into a evil smile.
Fluttershy screamed.
"…and that's how it's done. Pretty self-explanatory if yer askin' me." Applejack said to Venom. The symbiotic pegasus was given a job at Sweet Apple Acres to make up for what he did under the mysterious puppetmaster's influence.
"True, true. But you gotta understand, I'm still not used to this body." Venom said.
"A'course." Applejack responded. "Just try to wreck anything would ya?" She asked. Then, thunder was heard rumbling overhead.
"Huh. Looks like a storm's comin'" Applejack acknowledged.
"Ooooooh no it's not." Venom said. Applejack quirked an eyebrow and looked where Venom was looking and at first, didn't know what he meant. A stormcloud was pulsating with lightning in the distance. Then, a huge bolt crashed down from the cloud, and with it, a pony. A pegasus pony to be exact, one wearing a green suit covered in lightning bolts. The newcomer spread his wings as electricity flowed through him. He smirked as he looked at Applejack.
Magneto relaxed as he watched a bit dance around his hoof. He hadn't had a chance to do so since he got transported to Equestria.
"Hey mister!" Magneto turned his head to see three young foals walking towards him.
"Most would run and hide if they saw someone levitation a coin with pure thought." He told them.
"We've seen weirder." An orange foal with a bandage around her torso said.
"Hmm." Magneto responded. "What're your names?"
"I'm Scootaloo." The orange one said.
"I'm Sweetie Belle." A foal with white fur and a candy-coloured mane said.
"Applebloom" The last one said. "What's yer name?"
"I prefer to be called Magento" The magnetic mutant said. "What are you doing here?"
"We were just thinking up ways to get our Cutie Marks when we saw you sittin' here all lonely-like." Applebloom said.
"Tell me, what is the significance of these 'Cutie Marks'?" Magneto asked. He found the magnet tattoo on his flank unamusing.
The three foals blinked. "Oh yeah, Rarity told me about you guys!" Sweetie said. "Cutie Marks define a pony. It represents their one special talent."
"Hmm." Magneto responded. "And you three are trying to get yours?"
"Yeah, we haven't had much luck though." Scootaloo said sadly.
"Ah, there you are!" A high voice interrupted. Rarity trotted up to the ponies. "What are you doing here, Sweetie Belle? Who knows what kind of dangerous ponies could sneak up on you?" Rarity said nervously, glancing at Magneto.
"If you're referring to what happened in the caves, don't worry. I don't bite, and I was under influence." Magneto said.
Meanwhile, Rarity was unaware the was literally in the crosshairs of a pony wearing a skull mask and white cape complete with hood.
Pinkie Pie hopped along the street of Ponyville, humming her favourite tune. She hoped her next party bash would be her best yet. She opened her eyes to see if she was about to bump into anypony and…
"Say cheese!" A blinding flash knocked her back. After she blinked the world back into focus she saw a familiar face looking at her upside-down.
"Oh hi, Spider-Colt!" Pinkie squeaked, hopping back up to her feet. "What'cha doin'?"
"I'm testing out this new camera the press gave me." Spider-Colt responded. "I got a job as a freelance photographer. It'll be just like old times for me!"
"Awesome! Did you get my good side?" Pinkie joked, posing.
"Well, let me make sure." Spidey dropped to the ground and aimed snapped a shot. "Alright, yeah that's righteous, that's good!" Spider-Colt snapped pics while Pinkie shifted poses rapidly. "Alright, work it, work it, that's right! Gimme some more Cutie Mark…that's what I'm talking about!"
The two continued taking pictures for another minute before Spidey lowered his camera and said "Ok, this was fun I gotta go find a…" The arachnid avenger furrowed his brow.
"What is it?" Pinkie asked.
"That's weird, my Spider-sense is tingling." Spider-Colt said.
"AAH!" Pinkie fell to the ground, clutching her knee.
"Pinkie, what is it?" Spider-Colt rushed over to her.
"Pinchy Knee! REALLY pinchy knee!" Pinkie said. Pinchy Pinkie knee meant something scary was about to happen.
Spider-sense AND pinchy knee!? Bad news. BAD NEWS! Rushed through the spider's head as he looked around frantically.
Suddenly, a wall next to them exploded. After the dust cleared, a large earth pony wearing a bulky, crimson suit of armor that covered his whole body was revealed. He stared down Pinkie and Spidey through a visor, his expression unintelligible.
"Spike, where is that book I asked you to get?" Twilight asked her dragon friend.
"Right here, Twilight!" Spike rushed up and gave Twilight the book.
"Thanks." The book was entitled "What's out there?" by Spacekalos.
"Say, Twilight, why do you need all these books?" Spike asked, referring to the stacks of books surrounding Twilight.
"I need every resource I have to figure out what happened the other day." Twilight answered. "Mind control spells do exist, but are forbidden, and incredibly difficult to perform. I must have taken an incredibly powerful unicorn to do that. I want to know if there's any reference in these books."
"Alright…" Spike said. "Got any leads?"
"None yet…but I'm sure I'll find something soon." Twilight said.
Spike shrugged and walked to the counter to make Twilight a coffee, as he knew she'd he needing it later. After the beverage was made, he noticed tiny ripples in the liquid, even though it wasn't moving at all. As the ripples got bigger, he began to feel vibrations. Then, the screaming began.
Soon it was undeniable, an earthquake was afoot. Spike dove under a table as the tremors became stronger, and stronger, until…
CRASH! The wall in front of Spike was blown to pieces. In place of it was a snorting, smiling, titanic earth pony stallion who was nearly as big as the Hulk. He was clad in red armor complete with a dome-shaped helmet. His eyes glowed green, an obvious sign of evil on his mind. The giant stallion looked down at Spike, kicking up dust with his front hoof.
Well that was something wasn't it? I'm aware I'm doing poorly but whatever. Wild Fire created by Sabrina Albergetthi.