Rocks flew through the air as the Avengers dug through the rubble to find the mysterious glow that Wolverine had found. While on their way, they did come under attack by Timberwolves, a Hydra, and even a Cockatrice.
"This forest is insane!" Iron Colt proclaimed. "How does anyone live here?"
"That zebra seems to be managing okay." Black Panther said.
"Well she is a witch doctor or whatever. If I was a witch doctor I'd be scared of me." Tony replied.
"That's the first confession of fear I've heard out of you in a while, Shell-head." Wasp said.
"Well, I'd only be afraid of me as a witch doctor." Tony explained. "If I were some sort of mythological creature I'd be sacred of a zebra witch doctor."
Their banter was interrupted by a disgruntled Wolverine. "We searched the cave from top to bottom. The light ain't here." He said.
"So, what happened?" Wasp asked.
"Either someone stole it, or it vanished." Wolverine guessed.
Ant-Pony appeared, growing back to normal size. "Well, I guess we should head back." He said.
"Not quite yet." Black Widow walked into the cavern holding a letter in her mouth. "This appeared from a wisp of smoke."
Tony unrolled the letter and read aloud. "Avengers, we apologize for interrupting your expedition, but an outrageous event has occurred. 6 ponies have appeared and attacked my friends and I. 2 Earth ponies known as Juggernaut and Crimson Dynamo, pegasi called Electro and Carnage, and unicorns named Taskmaster and Green Goblin. They claim to be from another world. We assume it's yours.
-Signed, Twilight Sparkle."
The rest of the Avengers simply stared, aghast expressions on their faces.
"MORE supervillains?" Ant-Pony says.
"Looks like it." Tony said, rolling up the letter. "Alright, team. Let's get moving."
Elsewhere… The recently transported supervillains all sat in the center of town, taking in what had just happened to them. Their former targets were also standing by.
Fluttershy had her wounds patched up and avoided looking at Carnage. In fact, every pony tried not to look at the killer. He seemed to be in the best mood of them all, taking everything in stride. He was currently morphing his tendrils into various twisted shapes and grinning maliciously. Fluttershy whimpered.
Electro seemed to be in the second best mood. He was still disturbed and dumbfounded, but he could find positives in his situation. For one thing, he had WINGS. Flying had never been easy before, as he required a power line or something similar to travel long distances quickly. Now, however, he could zip around whenever he pleased. Speaking of his wings, he decided to try a trick. He spread his new appendages apart and concentrated. A tiny bolt of electricity, connected between his feathery flying tools, began travelling up them before vanishing into thin air. Electro grinned. "Cool." He said.
Taskmaster and Crimson Dynamo betrayed no emotion through their masks, though they were both equally confused and distressed.
Juggernaut was grumpy because he couldn't do anything, and Green Goblin just seemed grumpy in general. The mood of the latter was considerably worse as his arch-nemesis was sitting nearby.
The Avengers flew in, landing right next to the villains. The mane 6 walked up to their otherdimensional friends.
"So, I take it everything turned out ok?" Iron Colt asked.
"Thankfully, no pony was seriously hurt." Rarity replied. "That…creature Carnage hurt Fluttershy, though."
Hulk walked over to the yellow pegasus and inspected her injuries. "What Red Venom do to Fluttershy?" he asked.
"He…scratched me. I'm ok though, but I won't be able to fly for a few days." She reassured her giant green friend. The Hulk growled at Carnage, who seemed ignorant to the whole conversation.
Ant-Pony approached Green Goblin. "Listen, Norman. I know we've been on opposite sides in the past…"
"Listen, I know you're about to ask if I'll work with you, and as long as you keep me away from that Spider-Freak, I'll be happy to oblige." Osborn answered.
Ant-Pony was slightly miffed about being interrupted, but accepted it. "Ok, that was easy." He said.
Goblin scoffed. "I might be crazy, but I'm not unwilling to go home." He said. "Not to mention raining down some vengeance on whoever sent me here." He muttered to himself.
"Believe me, we're ALL looking forward to that." Venom added, overhearing the green nutjob. Goblin smirked.
"I pity our mysterious adversary." Taskmaster said. "Actually, no. I don't."
Meanwhile, Iron Colt was amusingly watching Deadpool engage in a teasing contest with Electro. "Did you find anything?" asked a voice from behind him. Tony turned around to see Twilight Sparkle.
"Nothing." He answered. "I guess Wolverine's mysterious light was either stolen or just vanished. In our line work either one seems plausible."
"Sounds like a set-up to me." Twilight suggested.
"Huh?" Tony asked.
"Think about it. Some pony gives you and yours something to chase, getting you away from Ponyville while the villains try to kill us so you wouldn't get in the way." Twilight said.
Tony looked down. "I hate it when my team and I are played." He said. "Well, I suppose some good came of this. We got some new allies, and no one was hurt."
"Y'know I'm a little surprised at that." War Machine butted in. "You ponies have never met these sociopaths before, and yet you deal with them with ease."
"I would't call it ease, but we're more well equipped than you might think." Octavia and Vinyl, who were keeping an eye on Carnage, decided to join the conversation.
"Yeah. The little twerp ain't nothing we can't handle." Vinyl chirped in.
Octavia rolled her eyed. "'Isn't anything' Vinyl, dear." She corrected.
Vinyl grinned. "Yeah, sure." She accepted. "He gets the point."
"That I do." War Machine agreed. "How'd you do it?"
"With a little help from my BASS CANNON!" Vinyl boasted.
"Bass what?" Rhodey asked.
"Bass Cannon." Vinyl explained gleefully. "I made it myself. Shoot blasts of solid sound!"
War Machine hmmed. "I'd to take a look at this cannon of yours. Sounds awful similar to the tech of one of our old 'friends'."
Later, at Fluttershy's cottage…
The Hulk had transformed back into Bruce Banner and was walking up the path to Fluttershy's. He had some…things he felt the need to discuss with her. The scientist pony knocked on Fluttershy's door and waited for her to answer it.
After a frightened squeak was heard followed by 10 seconds of silence, the door opened. "Hi Bruce!" Fluttershy greeted.
"Hey Fluttershy." Bruce greeted. "Can I come in?"
"Of course." The pegasus replied. "Do you need anything?"
"No, no." Bruce said. "But, uh, there's something I need to ask you."
Fluttershy tilted her head slightly. "What is it?"
Bruce took a deep breath. "When we merged back in the caves I…or rather the Hulk went into your mind and uh…I think we gained your memories. They were muddled at first, but they're coming in a lot clearer now." He explained. "I just need to know. Did you get my memories, or the Hulk's?"
Fluttershy looked to the floor. "Both." She answered.
Bruce sighed, sitting on his hostess's couch. "How clear are they?" he asked.
"Pretty clear." Fluttershy said. "I mean, it's not like they happened yesterday, but they're just…there at the back of my mind."
"That's pretty much how I feel." Bruce agreed. "So are you…ok?"
"Well, no worse off than I usually am." Fluttershy said.
Bruce nodded. "Good. I was worried about you. That whole rush of information plus the fact that it's the memories of 2…not to mention that it's the memories me and the big guy."
Fluttershy smiled, warmed at Bruce's concern. "Well, don't worry about me. If anything, I should be worrying about YOU."
Bruce cocked an eyebrow. "Why is that? You're not the one who was caught in a gamma explosion."
Fluttershy giggled. "Well you aren't the one who fought the princess of the moon while she was intent on creating eternal night!"
Bruce smirked. "You come across the Abomination yet?" he asked.
Fluttershy's smile faltered, then widened again. She had seen the brutish beast and he was quite frightening, but she had a comeback. "I don't know, have YOU seen Discord?"
"Point taken." Bruce said. "Well, I'm glad you're alright."
"We're both ok!" Fluttershy smiled. "So, uh, would you like some tea?"
"I'd like that." Bruce accepted.
Meanwhile, at the local Ice Cream bar…
"That was weird." Scootaloo said. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were discussing their recent encounter with the Taskmaster.
"Weird? It was downright scary!" Apple Bloom said.
"I dunno, I'm ok." Sweetie Belle said. Her friends just stared at her. "What?"
The bartender came over to take the crusaders' orders. "What can I get you?"
"I won't be having anything." Sweetie Belle said, causing her friends to stare at her incredulously once again.
"You always get milkshakes, Sweetie Belle!" Scootaloo pointed out. "Are you ok?"
Before Sweetie Belle could answer, the bell above the door rang, and in entered the Green Goblin, looking grouchy as usual. He gave the Crusaders a glance before plopping down at a stool awaiting the bartender.
"Gimme whatever's strong." Goblin ordered.
The bartender complied, filling a glass with an alcoholic float and shoving it to Goblin. "Thanks." The psychotic unicorn replied, sucking down the drink through the straw. He savoured the brain-numbing sensation of the booze. This whole situation was wearing on his mind. One day, he's causing chaos in New York with no Spider-Man to bug him, and the next, he's a pony trying to murder a rainbow pegasus. He knew he led a weird life, but this was just ridiculous.
As he drank, he couldn't help but notice the three foals beside him staring curiously. He took a pause in order to ask "What do you want?"
"Who are you?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"The Green Goblin. Now go away." He answered.
"Aren't you some sort of supervillain?" Scootaloo asked.
"Yes. Now go away. Unless you'd like a demonstration of what I can do. To you." Osborn said.
Apple Bloom was taken aback slightly by the threat. "C'mon, you wouldn't hurt a few helpless foals!" she said nervously.
"Well, unless you'd like to test me, I suggest you GO AWAY." Goblin strongly hinted. The Crusaders got up and shuffled to a nearby booth.
"Thank you." Goblin muttered under his breath, continuing to drink.
"…and so I said 'Go back to the beach, Marko!' He took the bait, and became the Mudman once again!" Goblin growled as that familiar voice taunted him walked up behind him. Not only that, but it was accompanied by an annoying giggle that no-doubt belonged to the annoying pink mare from earlier.
"Oh, hey Gobby!" Spider-Colt called as he sat next to his old nemesis. Pinkie Pie bounced into the seat on Goblin's opposite side.
"Piss off." Goblin snarled.
"Aww, don't be like that. For a pony who dresses up all the time you sure seem grouchy." Pinkie comments.
Goblin turns to the perky mare. "I've been dragged to an alternate universe that's inhabited by a species that isn't my own and forcefully transformed into that species. How do you think I feel?" he said angrily.
"Um…confused?" Pinkie guessed, giving a nervous smile.
Goblin stared at her, unamused. "Yes." He said, turning back to the bar.
"Good!" Pinkie said, piping up again. Goblin just groaned, annoyed at her happiness.
"Lighten up, man!" Spider-Colt suggested. "You're always the one laughing your head off while you chase me all over New York."
"And why do you think that is?" Goblin asked.
"Because you're completely insane and feel the need to laugh?" Spidey guessed.
"No." Goblin growled. "It's because I enjoy watching you flee in terror while I throw my bombs at you, hoping to blow you to smithereens!" he finished.
Pinkie gulped. "Listen, Gobby, I don't flee in terror. I flee in…self-defence." Spidey explained. "Second, I was pretty pissed when I first came here too. There's no need to be a jerk about it."
"Here's a shocker, webhead! I DON'T CARE!" Goblin retorted. "Do I look like a guy who gives a damn about other people? Cause I don't! I'll assist in finding a way home, but If you know what's good for you you'll LEAVE ME ALONE. Now GO AWAY! BOTH OF YOU!"
Pinkie and Spider-Colt were both taken aback by Goblin's sudden outburst. They shot each other a glance before getting up and walking away.
The Bartender came back to Gobin. "That'll be 3 bits, sir." He said.
Goblin growled as he dug through his bag. His mood became even worse when he realized he had no "bits". The Bartender raised an eyebrow. "You won't be leaving until you pay, y'know."
Goblin began considering slicing the stallion's throat before Pinkie bounced back in and place the appropriate amount on bits on the counter. "Here ya go!" she chirped.
The barkeep collected the bits. "You have a good day." He said. Pinkie smiled at Goblin who just stared back. "What are you expecting?" the psychopath asked.
"Nothing." Pinkie replied, though with a glimmer of disappointment on her face. "Just happy to help." She then bounced out of the establishment to rejoin the arachnid avenger. Goblin just raised his eyebrow at this.
"What's with her?" he asked the barkeep.
"She's the friendliest mare in town." He said. "I guess she was a little disappointed you didn't thank her. I'm not one to judge, but that was pretty rude."
"Rude is tame for me." Goblin said.
The barkeep shrugged while cleaning a glass. "You sound like a pleasant fellow." He said sarcastically. "You one of the newcomers?"
"Yeah." Goblin confessed.
"So far, you seem like one of the most unpleasant." The bartender admitted.
"Thanks." Goblin answered.
"The Black Widow came in here the other day. She said something about how some kind of shield is bound to find a way here, though she seemed a bit uncertain." He explained. "The magnetic stallion in the helmet came in just yesterday. Asked me about if ponies have mutated."
Goblin looked on in intrigue. "What's your name?" he asked.
"Cheers." The barkeep answered. "Cheers Pitcher." Goblin finally took the time to acknowledge what Cheers looked like. He had an orangish coat with a slightly curly chocolate brown mane and tail. He wore a white vest and his Cutie Mark was a glass of what looked like a root beer float with 2 straws coming out.
"Why do people tell you that stuff, Cheers?" he asked.
"Ponies tend to tell their secrets to the barkeep. No pony knows why. Best part of my job, really." The barkeep answered.
Goblin looked thoughtful before getting up. "Well, Cheers. I have a feeling I'll be seeing you again sometime soon." He said before proceeding out of the bar.
Meanwhile, in the sky…
"So what you're saying is, you guys are from an alternate reality where ponies AREN'T the dominant species?" Spitfire asked Captain America. Rainbow Dash and them were sitting in Dash's house.
"Uh-huh." Cap replied.
"I'm sorry, but that's really hard to believe." Spitfire admitted.
Cap chuckled. "Before I came here I would've found it hard to believe there was a planet where ponies ARE the dominant species. Sure as hell proved me wrong." The patriotic avenger admitted.
"So what is the dominant species where you come from?" The Wonderbolt asked.
"Humans." Cap answered. "They're a primate species more evolved that the apes you see around her."
"So, your planet is dominated by monkeys?" Spitfire asked. Rainbow Dash snickered.
"I'm just imagining a world dominated by monkeys." Dash admitted. She pictured them in a big city swinging from lampposts and climbing on construction sites.
"Well, we aren't monkeys back where we come from, but there are monkeys and other apes. There are equines too, actually. Only difference is that they're not as intelligent as they are here."
Spitfire shook her head. "That's just weird." She commented.
"I said the same thing, Spitfire." Rainbow commented.
Spitfire sighed. "Well, glad you're ok, Dash." The Wonderbolt said. "Hope you're in good hooves." She glanced at the Captain, giving him a warning look.
"Don't worry, ma'am. She's safe with me." Cap reassured. Rainbow smiled at her protector. For some odd reason she trusted the good captain.
Spitfire nodded, satisfied for the moment. She exited the cloud house and zoomed off into the air. Spitfire took off for Cloudsdale to join her fellow Wonderbolts. She wasn't sure if she trusted these outsiders. Although the so-called Avengers seemed sincere enough, the others, especially Green Goblin, are on shaky grounds. Their abilities were unnatural and dangerous in some cases. Like the earth pony flying beneath her.
Huh? Spitfire did a double take and saw the blonde outsider earth pony reclining in the air beneath her. What was her name? Captain Marvel? She didn't know. Curious, she glided down to the mare. Ms. Marvel glanced at the Wonderbolt.
"Can I help you?" Ms. Marvel asked.
"Actually, yeah." Spitfire replied. "How are you flying without wings?"
"Genetic enhancements." Ms. Marvel flatly stated.
Spitfire raised an eyebrow. "That's it?" she asked.
"Yup." Ms. M replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
"…Why?" Spitfire asked.
"Oh. I forgot I'm not in my world anymore." The blonde heroine said. "I was kidnapped by aliens called the Kree and forced into their experiments." She grinned. "I guess they didn't expect the Avenger they see today."
Spitfire frowned. "Jeez. What's your name? Captain Marvel?" she asked.
Carol shook her head. "It's Ms. Marvel." She replied, but put a hoof to her chin. "But Captain Marvel sounds pretty good. Maybe if I get another costume redesign I'll change my title!"
"Wait, you can just change your name anytime you want?" Spitfire asked.
"Not really, maybe once in a long while." Ms. Marvel answered. "One of Wolverine's teammates has had like, 3 different superhero identities. Marvel Girl, Jean Grey, Phoenix, Dark Phoenix…that last one was when she got possessed by some kind of evil entity."
"Y'know, you said 'Possessed by some kind of evil entity' pretty casually, friend." Spitfire commented.
Ms. Marvel chuckled. "Just like genetic enhancement, you get used to weird stuff when you live in my world."
Spitfire smiled. "We've seen weird stuff too, y'know." She said.
"Like what?" Carol asked.
"How about a corrupted princess trying to plunge the planet into eternal darkness?" Spitfire challenged.
That seemed to get Carol's attention. "She tried to destroy the sun?" she asked.
"Not really, she tried to overthrow Princess Celestia." Spitfire explained.
"Wait, if one side of the planet is eternal night, wouldn't the other side be stuck in eternal daytime?" Ms. M questioned.
Spitfire started to answer, but stopped to think. What would happen to the other half of the world if Nightmare Moon took over? "I need to talk to Twilight." She said. With that, the two mares took off to find their unicorn friend.
Meanwhile, at a workshop…
A pegasus mare sat behind a desk. She had an electric green coat along with a frizzy mane and tail with both the colour of her coat along with a darker shade of green in stripes. Her cutie mark was a wooden toaster on fire. Her name was Toasty. Most ponies try to avoid her. She was currently toying with a stapler on the desk to entertain herself.
Toasty's ears perked up at the sound of the door-bell. She looked up to see the crackpot Doctor Whooves coming in with the behemoth of a walking suit of armour known as the Crimson Dynamo.
"Hullo, Toasty?" Doctor Whooves asked.
"Yes?" she answered. She had a strange low voice.
"You think Big Red here could get his armour checked out?" The doc asked.
"Name?" Toasty asked.
"Dimitri Bukharin." The Dynamo answered. After spelling it out for her, Toasty wrote it down.
"Just wait a few minutes and Seedling will see you." Toasty said. "Stainless Steel is currently unavailable."
"Alright, give him my regards, alright?" Doctor Whooves said before turning to the Dynamo. "Promise not to blow anything up?"
The Dynamo just glared at the Doctor.
"I'll go now." Whooves paid for the operation and exited the building.
"Thanks, Seedling!" a chipper voice called out from a nearby room. Sweetie Belle walked out of a nearby room. The little filly walked out of the shop barely paying attention to the Dynamo.
"Seedling will see to your problem now." Toasty said.
Crimson Dynamo ducked into the doorway to the next room. What he was met with was a variety of tools and workbenches. In the room was a pegasus with grey fur and yellow mane. He wore a white coat that obscured his Cutie Mark. His most odd feature, however, was the fact that his wings seemed mechanical.
The stallion turned and jumped at the sight of the Dynamo.
"Are you the one known as Seedling?" Dimitri asked.
The stallion nodded. "Um, would you be my next client?" he asked.
Dynamo nodded. "I was told you would look at my armour."
Seedling scratched his head. "What's wrong with it?" he asked.
"One of the weapons malfunctioned during a crucial moment. I want to make sure it doesn't happen again." Dimitri answered.
"Ok, if you'll take off the suit I'll get to work." Seedling said.
Meanwhile, in the Everfree Forest…
Peaceful. Black Panther sat in a tree observing the peaceful forest. He had heard stories of beasts and horrors within the boundaries of this wood, but so far he had seen none. The stealthy king leapt from the branch and landed gracefully on the ground.
He looked around and spotted something he hadn't seen before. A patch of glowing blue flowers. Curious, the royal vigilante cautiously moved to inspect the curious plants. They made an odd dingling sound when they moved.
"Unless you want a crisis on your hands, I would not touch those curious plants." Black Panther whipped around. It was the zebra from before…Zecora was it?
Zecora chuckled. "Sorry for the surprise, but touching those would be unwise." She said.
Panther gathered himself. "What are they?" he asked.
"The poison joke is a strange rarity. Its effects cause what it deems hilarity." Zecora explained.
"A poison that causes…jokes?" Panther questioned.
"An odd flower, with stranger magic powers." Zecora concluded.
Black Panther looked back at the poison joke. Maybe he would sneak some into one of his teammate's food just to experiment… "At any rate, I haven't seen any zebras here except you. Where are you from?" he asked.
"A faraway land where my people reign supreme. Poverty is plentiful, though. I had to leave me family. I came here for a better living, but the ponies here were less than forgiving." Zecora explained.
"Hmm." Black Panther said. "So, you weren't welcome."
She looked down. "I was allowed in Equestria, yes, but the ponies' reception was not the best. In the beginning I was feared, but one decided to come near." She smiled. "Little Apple Bloom was not scared and my true intentions were shared."
"Applejack's sister?" Black Panther asked. Zecora nodded in confirmation.
"After that the ponies learned to accept me, and my potions have supported me financially." Zecora finished.
"Interesting." Black Panther admitted, raising an eyebrow. "I traveled from my homeland to study the Avengers, and eventually joined up. They didn't trust me either, but after I saved their lives enough times they warmed up eventually."
"It seems we have much in common indeed, perhaps we shall discuss more at my place, over tea?" The zebra suggested.
"Sure. I've heard dangerous stories of this place." Panther agreed. Zecora smiled and headed home. Black Panther snipped some poison joke from the ground and put it in his belt before following the herbalist.
Sorry for more delays. The school year is really dragging me down. Either way, hope you enjoyed. Toasty is based off Woodentoaster. Seedling is based off H8_Seed.