Episode 5-Super Adaptoid
"We don't need to see your scattered atoms to prove my point," Stark and he and Cap did the battle simulator with him winning and Applejack and Rainbow Dash watching.
"The point is that your video games have nice graphics?" Cap asked. "Sure."
"Flattery won't get you vaporized. You wanna survive, you gotta change with the times."
"Spend a few decades frozen in ice, then we talk about survival."
"That's gotta sting," Rainbow Dash giggled.
I would believe that was called a burn, Mr. Stark.
"Points to the pegasus and Jarvis. I already designed new armor for you, Cap. Plus an upgrade to the shield," He showed Cap his latest design. "Don't worry I kept the color scheme."
"That's a bit much," Applejack commented.
"Tony, armor would slow me down and my shield is like an extension of my arm. If you change it in any way…"
"Just say it. Say 'Tony I'm afraid of new tech'. Admitting you have a problem is always the first step."
"Gosh Mr Big-Brain, your modern is so gol-darn confusing."
"Sarcasm must be a modern invention because when you do it sounds wrong."
"Say if I hit this, will this whole building launch into the sky?"
"That activates the Avenjet."
"I know, I read the manual."
"I didn't. It had so many words," Rainbow admitted.
"I don't have a problem with technology. But no machine can replace pure intuition or just plain guts."
"You're saying I don't have guts?"
Sir, there's a broadcast I suggest you watch.
"On your newfangled magic picture box?"
"Enough."
You called them Avengers? I call them loose cannons. Hammer-Tech offers better, safer high-tech protection from evil, without the unbearable ego of Tony Stark. Avengers, I challenge you. Come on down and see for yourself that I can do a better job of heroing than you can. I'm Justin Hammer and I approve of telling the Avengers to stuff it for a safer America.
"Someone doesn't like you," Rainbow said to him.
"I lot of people don't like me. None of them are as annoying as Justin Hammer. Jarvis, get me the coordinates and call the gang."
Much later…
"Hammer's a wannabe. Smart-ish. He's a weapons tech guy like I am. Only he's got no skill, talent, or tact." Iron Man said as made to Hammer's location.
"Since when do you have tact?" Cap scoffed.
"And why are we taking the bait?" Masked Matterhorn asked.
"Because on the off chance, he really did build something dangerous, we don't want a guy like Hammer running around with an atomic bomb in his pocket."
"And he called out on TV," Fill-Second said.
"And also that."
…
"You accepted my invitation. Mango iced tea? I made it myself," he offered then Fill-Second ran by him a grabbed a cup herself.
"Not bad."
"Whatever sad, little game you're playing Hammer, let's get with it so I can get back to something more meaningful. Like anything."
"I wanted to run a little experiment. The Avengers against one of my humble inventions."
"Seriously? What could possibly…"
Then out of nowhere, something tackled Iron Man.
"Meet the Super Adaptoid. Superhero of the Future. It's time to put your metal where your mouth is, Iron Man," Hammer dared him then the Super Adaptiod punched him but Iron Man stopped it.
"Wow, you invented a sucker punch machine. Congrats."
"Oh, he's a lot more than that. Go on, whack him."
Iron Man did a repulsor blast at him forcing it to back off then the robot dropped him then Zapp, Hulk, and Thor prepared themselves.
"Guys, come on. Came all the way out here, let's at least enjoy the show for a few seconds. Maybe Stark will get punched again.
"Thanks for the support, Hawkeye. Hammer's toy robot packs a wallop, barely," Iron Man said then the Super Adapriod started scanning. "Oh look it's scanning us for weakness. That's adorable."
"Don't get cocky. Cockier. It's learning."
"Then let's take it to school."
Iron Man fired his Unibeam at the Adaptiod which it avoided it. Then the robot prepares to fire but Matterhorn did a magic blast which blew its arm then Falcon threw its tips at it.
"Well, I give it an F," Falcon said then the robot absorb it and threw it back at him which Falcon deflected.
Then Hawkeye fired an EMP arrow at the head causing it to fizzle out.
"F-."
"In Asgard, we do not have a grading system such as this," Thor said.
"But we do in Equestria," Zapp told him.
"Alas, I will play along I give a G!" Thor fired a thunderbolt from Mjornr.
"H." Hulk stomped on it.
"Next time the school's out then bam. Work for you?"
"I see what you did there."
"You ruined my only model! It'll take me forever to build another," Hammer complained then Zapp was in his face.
"The next time you built something to attack us… Don't," Zapp scolded him then grab his drink and drank it then shock him.
"Can't blame a guy for trying."
"Actually we can. Stay out of the weapons game before you hurt someone," Iron Man as all of them board the jet.
"It's never that easy," Matterhorn held the Adaptiod's arm with her magic before Hammer yanked it away from her.
"Hooves off the merchandise!" Hammer said to her as she took to the skies as long as the Avenjet.
"That was exceptional," Hammer said as three Hammer drones circled him. "You're sure you getting this? Cause we're ready for Phase Two."
Meanwhile…
"A Super Adaptiod that can't adapt," Hawkeye scoffed.
"Hammer should've called Stupor-Adaptiod," Rainbow commented then noticed Hulk had a frown on his face. "What's with the glum look, big guy?"
"He hardly got to smash anything besides Hammer's junk bot," Falcon suggested.
"Left a ten-gallon tub of peanut butter for this stupid mission. Better still be there."
"Hey, Stark. did you happen to scan the Adaptiod during the battle?" Twilight asked him.
"I scanned it being crushed to bits. Why?'
"I'd just want to see the data, that's all. You said it's scanning us."
"There's nothing to see. Nada, zip, zero. Hammer came at us, with his cheesy robot."
"That robot started to adapt to your fighting style and was about to Falcon's weapons against him. Don't you find it strange to spend billions on a robot just to let us crush it? I know Hammer is dumb but he's not a complete idiot," Twilight retorted while looking at Pinkie who was snoring.
"He's a complete idiot. He's armor envy."
"Data, please."
"Sure, knock yourself, Sparkles," Iron Man handed her the data then Twilight started to look at it.
At Avengers Tower…
"So what are doing again?" Starlight asked as she and Sunset were in the main lobby with Twilight looking over the data.
"Looking over the data of the Adaptoid."
"The one you guys destroy earlier," Sunset said.
"Yes, I have got a bad feeling that Hammer played into one of Stark's blind spots."
"Which is?"
"He threw a machine at him and he believes he's master of machines… What is that?'
"Those are undifferentiated micro-clusters. Tiny machines that can be repurposed in response to new programming."
"How did you know that?"
"Sci-Twil showed me."
"So, that would mean the Adatpiod wasn't scanning us for weakness it was our patterns," Starlight realized. "Uh, crud."
Then a blast destroys the main room of the tower forcing everyone into the downtime area.
"Gentlemen and ladies. You left so soon. Our little test wasn't over. See first Super Adaptiod learns then he adapts. Capisce?"
"It almost hit us with your repulsor blast do I even want to know what going on?" Cosmos asked.
"Don't quote me on this, but I got no idea," Iron Man as the Adaptiod forms two shields.
"Soil your armor yet, Stark?"
"Hammer's machine wasn't scanning us for weakness. It was learning."
"Got it, Cap."
Iron Man heard right for the Super Adaptiod.
"When was the last time you tasted your uni-beam?" Hammer asked as the robot charge it then Hulk and Thor crashed through the window.
"Taste this."
Iron Man countered it but the Adaptiod block it with the shield which hit Hulk and Thor
"Stuff it, Stark."
"Look out."
Just as the Super Adaptiod fired its uni-beam Masked Matterhorn quickly summon a magic shield to block it.
"No one uni-beams me!"
"That's not gonna work!"
Iron Man fired his Uni-beam only for it to bounce to him.
"You should listen to your team."
"You still don't get it," Cap told him as Mare-velous sliced the robot's legs with her horseshoe.
"Smooth. I'l have to remember that one. The beauty part is recalling you're every move. Shouldn't be a problem."
Then the robot reforms its legs.
"I feel like causing trouble. You feel like stopping me?"
"Gonna listen to me now?" Cap asked.
"You bet. Soon as I remind Hammer that anything he can build, I can break." Iron Man took off after it.
"Tony!"
"Don't worry, I got him." Falcon follows suit.
"This doesn't look anything like listening."
With Hulk and Thor…
"I hate robots."
"Aye. Shall we begin the smashing, then?" Thor asked.
Then Hulk leaped off and Thor flew heading for the Adaptiod.
…
"As Adaptiod is hit with new weapons, energy, or powers it can copy by creating new devices, new weapons, and new tactics."
"What's your game, Hammer?" Iron Man asked. "You don't get to be the superhero of the future by attacking us over New York."
"True. Maybe that was a little fib on my part. Maybe I have bigger plans for the Adaptiod. And I bet you just wish you knew what they were."
"Well, that wasn't ominous at all. Hmm. turbines approx Falcon's speed. My repulsor tech. Hulk's excess density and strength. Cap's shield, Matterhorn's energy beams… How did you figure it out, Sam?"
"Wasn't me, Twilight did that."
"She did? I hate it when both of them are right. Especially means when I'm wrong."
"Go back to school robot!"
Thor strike it with his hammer then Hulk slammed it into the ocean.
"Nice one, dudes, " Zapp exclaimed as they landed on an aircraft.
"That was a good jest, yes?" Thor asked.
"Just light it up."
"No problem. One bucket of bolts, extra crispy coming right up."
Zapp charged her amulet and Thor twirled Mjolnir then a huge thunderstorm was form as the Adaptiod came up top.
"It ain't going to be that easy."
"Wanna bet?" Both fired a blast of thunder at it as the rest of the team caught up.
"Ready up, Avegerners. This isn't over yet. I have a strategy."
"We are good, Cap. That thing took the face of Hulk and two million volts of lighting. It's toast."
"Really? You're the one who's about to burn."
The Adaptiod absorb it and created a lighting ball and hurled it right which send everyone back.
"Iron Man, It's learning our moves and mimicking powers." Cap threw the shield at it forcing it to deflect it. "We have to try a new way of doing things differently than we used to do."
"Don't have to tell me," Zapp said.
"Bring it on, bird brains!"
Falcon threw its tips at it then Adatpiod repel all of them.
"If the Adaptiod can steal what our moves are then we can't be ourselves."
"I can famous billionaire!" Fill-Second exclaimed.
"You're all limited by years of experience, harden into the habit. But all my Adaptiod does is grow and change and learn."
"Learning takes too long," Hulk lunged at it making the robot fire a thunderbolt at him sending him to the ground.
"Let's try a combined assault. If we can overwhelm him. We can wipe the smirk off his face."
Then Iron Man, Thor, Falcon, Hawkeye, Zapp, and Cosmos head toward it.
"Keep it busy. We need better tools."
"Avengers attack."
Iron Man fired its rockets, Thor and Zapp fired a thunderbolt, Facold threw it flechettes, Hawkeye released three arrows and Cosmos did an energy blast.
"You don't think an Adaptiod can handle you all at once?"
The robot did a Thunderclap and send out a control and forced the missiles to head for the city.
"Hawkeye, missiles!"
"All over it!"
Hawkeye fired an exploder arrow that caused the others to explode in the air.
"Nice shot. But you and the unicorn stand Falcon Power mixed with Thor lighting?"
The Adaptiod threw lighting charged talon and send Hawkeye and Cosoms into the ocean then Thor and Zapp came from behind.
"A sneak attack that won't do!"
The robot spun around and threw talons and explosion arrows at them but Thor knocked them off with his Hammer then they circled around and hit both of them making them fall into the water.
"All taken care of except…"
"Me."
Iron Man came from behind his repulsor blast at it. The Adaptiod avoided it and grabbed it then its left arm created the hammer.
"Zap."
It struck Iron Man down to the aircraft to where The Adaptoid was looking down on it.
"Too bad you don't know to adapt. Now were we? Time to put your metal where your mouth is, Iron Man," The Adaptiod stomps on his face. "Ah, Tony. Can I call you Tony?"
"No."
"Are you man enough to admit my hardware's bigger and much better than yours?" He asked as the Adaptiod dragged him. "Where is the famous Stark snark? Finally, bowing to the better man?
"Here's a tip. When you're busy monologuing you're not busy noticing that your butt's about to get beat red, white, and blue with a shade of purple, pink, and orange.
Then out of nowhere, a two-ton drone came tight at Hammer and made him crashland on an island of the Statue of Liberty.
"Copycats never get far, meanie," Fill-Second exclaimed. "Hope to know you're finished."
"Finished? Never?"
"Okay. Plan B," Fill-Second said before running away from the robot leading straight to the Avengers Tower. "Cap, are we ready?"
"Yeah, let's do this."
"Run? I'm faster. Hide? I'll find you."
The Adaptiod chase Fill-Second and Cap through the Tower.
"Adaptiod master all of your tricks, Even yours my speedy mare. Before we wrap this is up. I want to patch a friend through. Spellcaster, you're seeing this."
"Not surprisingly, you're not alone."
"So tell me, how is the audition going?"
"Very Impressive. But, Mr. Hammer, I must warn you not to undermine Fill-Second or the Captain. Those two are more formidable than you think."
"He's puny and old, and she's just plain weird. And no match for my mechanical mayhem."
He blasted both of them through a wall.
"Cornered. Just the way we like it."
"This experiment is over."
"It is but not the way you think."
Fill-Second pressed the console which the tower releases the Avenjet into the air.
"Brace yourself it's going to be a bumpy ride," Fill-Second grabbed Cap and avoided the Adaptiod, and headed further down.
"Don't worry you two, we're on our way ETA, two minutes."
"Great but wait for my signal."
"What signal?"
"You know it. Gotta go."
"I have to admit, you are the wily one."
"Don't flatter yourself," Fill-Second smirked.
"What that's so supposed to mean?' He asked then he realized that she places two bombs on its back which exploded. "Impressive but face the facts I'm the superior one so what don't you give up?"
"All you tech heads are the same. You always forget one simple variable. Good old fashion guts." Cap said before striking from behind.
"Why can't I hit you?"
"Well, you said it yourself that the Adapriod can mimic everyone's moves. But I am always unpredictable and the moves you copied just happened to my friends. For instance, Thor drops his left guard, like that," Fill-Second use her hind legs to counter.
"And Falcon and Zapp flare their wings whenever they go for a loop."
"Yeah? Maybe you know them. But I bet you don't yourself as well as you think."
"I take that bet. See 90% of the time dodge to the right when I throw my shield. But never in front of a widow."
Fill-Seconf hurled right into it and send out of the widow.
"That was the signal in case you weren't clear," Fill-Second said as Iron Man came from behind and grabbed the Adatpoid.
"Time to end this don't you think?"
"School's out for you!" Zapp exclaimed as Thor strike it then Iron Man did his Uni-Beam destroying it.
Under the sea…
Come on! Give me another chance. I almost beat them.
"Imbecilbe," Skull said as he cut him off and then held the head of the Adatptiod. "But still imbecile with an important tool. MODOK. Do you and Spellcaster do you have what you need to rebuild it?"
"Some of it. Most of the machine burned up on re-entry," MODOK replied.
"But luckily my magic is making repairs itself," Spellcaster came in as the Adaptiod was rebuilding.
"Even though that Hammer failed in his audition for our Cabal, his machine did not. All it needs is a better pilot." Skull said before he, MODOK, Spellcaster, Cozy Glow, Chrysalis, and Tirek grinned.