//------------------------------// // So big, so dumb // Story: My Little Injustice: Gods are Magic // by LittleBoyBlue //------------------------------// I can say without a doubt that there are an infinite number of universes. Some are like our own...but for one or two significant events, exactly the same." -Lex Luthor ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PONYVILLE, TWILIGHT'S LIBRARY "SPIKE! Stay still!" Twilight was shouting at a young, purple dragon that was hiding from her. He popped his head out from behind the stairs. "Twilight, are you sure it'll work this time?" He asked. "Because last time you tried it on me, I nearly got disintegrated!" "Spike, don't worry about it." She replied in a reassuring tone. "I'll make sure I don't miss again. Now, hold out your claw for me." Spike sighed, and stepped out from behind the stairs. He nervously held out his right claw. "Now, I think I've got this spell down just right." Twilight said, as she focused her horn at his claw. She carefully began to charge it up, trying hard to keep it stable. The spell was getting more harder to contain, as the light around her horn grew bigger and brighter. "Umm, Twilight. I think we should stop now." Spike said. She didn't listen, however, and the spell fluctuated in brightness. "Twilight?!" Spike panicked. "Just...a bit...more!" Twilight struggled to keep the sCopybatable, causing Spike to be terrified. "Twilight! Please stop!" Finally, the spell was cast. The radiant beam of magic went straight towards Spike's claw. Spike yelped and covered his eyes with his other claw. When the spell impacted, a huge burst of blinding light flashed the entire room. Then, it was all over. Spike thought he had died, and gone to heaven. Slowly, he opened his eyes and saw an amazing sight. An orange, oval-shaped mini portal was open in his hand. It was swirling around, levitating over his palm with a small interface next to it. Twilight smiled as she saw the portal as well. "It worked..." She said. "IT WORKED!" Twilight started jumping in the air, as Spike scratched his head. "Uhh, what is this Twilight?" Twilight stopped jumping and looked back at Spike. "It's a spell I've been working on for a while." She explained. "It's called a `Dimension Vacuum'." "A what?" "A Dimension Vacuum." She repeated. Spike gave Twilight a confused look. Twilight sighed. "It's something I found in one of the old books at Canterlot. You see, a Dimension Vacuum works on the fact that alternate dimensions exist. It is a key tool to understanding more about the multiverse and the-" "Whoa whoa whoa," Spike interrupted. "Did you say, `alternate dimensions'?" "Yeah?" Twilight said. "That is so cool!" Spike squealed. "Just think, I could meet an alternate version of myself in this thing I'm holding in my palm!" He then inspected the portal. "It'll be a tight squeeze though." "No Spike, the Vacuum isn't meant for whole individuals. It's meant to take samples and research other universes." "Oh. Bummer." Spike said dejectedly. "What do you mean `bummer'?" Twilight asked. "Can't you see Spike? This is the biggest breakthrough in discovering new civilizations! Aren't you the least bit excited?" "Well, I really wanted to see what I looked like in another universe, but now...eh." Spike said, showing boredom. Twilight huffed angrily. "Well, at least keep your claw still while I take a few samples." Twilight walked up to the interface, browsing through the worlds. "It's amazing Spike! It has a record of most every world in here!" "Uh-huh." Spike said, uninterested. "So many Equestrias!" She exclaimed. "There's Equestria 63, which has a lot of male inhabitants. Equestria 97, which has no land, only water..." Twilight then saw something that made her curious. A red dot blinked on the far left corner of the interface. It was displaying the text "EARTHS" on it. "Earths"? Twilight asked herself. She pressed on the button, intrigued by the name. Suddenly, a vast collection of planets showed up on the interface. Twilight's eyes widened as the worlds each appeared in front of her. "Amazing..." She said to herself. "Apparently, we're not the only planet with alternate universes..." Spike's attention was caught again when Twilight mentioned another planet. "There's another planet? Like, aliens?" Spike asked. "I don't know Spike," Twilight said, as she went through the Earths. She then touched Earth 616. "But according to this summary, Earth is a planet that is home to another race called `humans'." "Humans?" Spike asked. "Like the ones Lyra always rambles about?" "I think so." Twilight confirmed. "Except this Earth appears to have...superheroes." Spike perked up. "Superheroes?! Like the Power Ponies?!" He asked excitedly. "Yes. And they have very strange names." Twilight answered. She went into observation mode. She saw a scene in a big city that resembled Manehatten. There were normal people walking, but a lone figure was crawling on a structure in the distance. She zoomed in on the individual. "One is dressed up in red and blue spandex and climbs up buildings. His real name is Peter Parker, but he calls himself, `Spider-Man'." She then flipped the view to a quite unusual scene. There, in a similar color scheme, sat a red and black spandex covered human, wearing a sombrero, shaking maracas with what appeared to be tacos on his dinner table. "This one's name is Wade Wilson, but he calls himself `Deadpool'. It says here he's a mercenary who has an amazing healing power and very messed up skin." Suddenly, the human looked at Twilight angrily. "I resent that!" The human said. Twilight was taken aback. How did this person know I was there? And how did he hear me? she thought to herself. "Look, we can go on and on about how this strange, yet dashingly handsome hunk acknowledges your presence, but I'm trying to have taco night, so if you don't mind?" It spoke again. Twilight snapped out of it. "Oh. Okay. Sorry." The figure gave a thumbs up, as she started exiting out of the Earth. "I do too know what `acknowledge' means." The human snapped at himself, before Twilight left. "Well, that was...different." "Tell me about it, those tacos looked good." Spike said. "Moving on," Twilight said. She then saw a very specific Earth. It was labeled `New Earth'. Twilight was intrigued. She pressed on the planet, hoping to find out more about this Earth. Suddenly, as she entered it's database, the portal started to glitch. It was growing unstable, showing glimpses of people clad in costumes, a human in a strange robotic suit, and visions of what Twilight perceived as gods. "Twilight, wh-what's happening?" Spike asked worriedly. The portal started fluctuating, as the images still flashed on. Twilight was entranced, paying no attention to Spike, who was panicking about the portal. "Twilight? Twilight?!" He yelled out. The glimpses still appeared, until it stopped on one image. It showed two individuals, both looking very similar, clashing together, making a shockwave. Both of them had the same symbol on their chests: A red "S". Then, the portal collapsed, and just vanished without any explosion or burst. Spike's claw was now holding nothing but air. Spike looked at his claw and wiggled his fingers. He sighed, relieved to have his whole hand with him. Twilight shook herself out of her trance. "Spike. Are you alright?" "Thankfully, yeah." Spike replied. "Strange how it didn't explode though." "The portal runs on dimensional energy. It probably collapsed due to a spike in the energy levels." Twilight frowned. "I didn't even get a chance to collect any samples. I should've stayed with the alternate Equestrias. The energy was stable then." "So now what?" Spike asked. "A discovery of this caliber needs to be shown to Princess Celestia. Maybe with her help, we can keep the Vacuum open for a little bit longer." Twilight replied. She then took out a scroll and handed it to Spike. "Spike, take a note." Spike nodded, and got his pen and ink ready. "Dear Princess Celestia..." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ METROPOLIS Destruction. That's the only word able to describe the scene. Total, complete, destruction. The life that used to be in this enormous city, this kingdom of life and peace, vanished. The Daily Planet, the city's most reliable newspaper company, is no more. There is nothing left of the hallowed building, except for it's globe, bent and tarnished, but still there. The once glorious city, was now reduced to ashes, and everyone saw it playing over and over on the news. Images of smoking buildings, flashes of debris and bent metal everywhere. Film of a ghost town was being shown, as everyone gasped in horror. Some people cried, while others tried to be strong for their families. But there was one person who did something that no else did. That person was laughing. His laugh was loud, and echoed from across the hall of the interrogation room he was in. Each laugh was more manic than the last, like a taunt to mankind. No one in their right mind would ever laugh at an event like this. But as we all know, the Joker is definitely not right in his mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ INTERROGATION ROOM, METROPOLIS POLICE STATION Batman slammed Joker back into his chair. Joker was not giving him the answers he wanted, and he was running out of patience for the clown. "The nuke," Batman growled. "Where did you get it?" Joker smiled at Batman. "What? You want one?" He joked. Joker scoffed. "Copybat..." Batman knew he wasn't getting anywhere. He needed to know where Joker got the bomb. He reached over and grabbed Joker by his coat. Suddenly, the wall behind him exploded, letting in a wave of light. In the light, a single figure levitated in front of it. Joker chuckled, as the figure came in. It had a suit that was red and blue, and wore a red cape on its shoulders. It's chest bore a red "S" inside a diamond shape. Batman recognized its immediately as Superman. His eyes blazing red. "Get away from him." He commanded. Superman landed on the ground, and started walking towards the Joker. Batman looked at him. "I'm handling this." He tried to convince him. Superman, however, continued walking, unfazed, until he stood in front of the Joker. Joker rested on the table, looked at him and smiled, which made Superman more angry. Superman grabbed the table and threw it away from Joker. Then, he grabbed him by his coat and slammed him into a wall. "You drugged me!" Superman yelled in rage. "Made me kill-" Superman's anger turned into sorrow. "Lois...my son..." Joker just grinned. "First Krypton, now Metropolis. People you love tend to `blow up', don't they?" Superman's rage returned when Joker said that. He pulled back his fist, reeling to strike the Joker. "Superman! Don't!" Batman objected. Superman threw the punch right next to Joker's face, missing him entirely. When Joker saw this, he scoffed. "That's why I like you, Superman," Joker said. "You're much more gullible than..." Joker then glanced at Batman, and grinned at him. Superman decided he had heard enough, and threw him at the wall behind him. Joker slid down to the ground, slowly getting to the chair. "You think you can have a family..." He grunted. "That locking me up will magically reform me." He giggled, as he got his chair. "And they'll be safe." Joker smiled, and took a seat. "So big, so dumb." Joker crossed his leg and sat comfortably on the chair. "Now run along, so I can break out of here. I've got lots of planning to do to top this!" It was then that something inside Superman snapped. All these lives, including his son and wife's, was all just a game to Joker. Every single time they let the Joker live, he always got out and started taking more lives, all because of a code that allows them to. He always believed that he shouldn't need to make himself a god among the people of Metropolis, but being a servant to them killed them all. That's when Superman decided that enough was enough. The Joker's reign of terror is over. He grabbed the Joker by the throat, and raised him up. "That's enough!" Batman walked towards Superman. Superman, however, grabbed Batman and threw him to the entrance he made, glaring at him. "I know it's soon...but..." Joker started speaking, grabbing Superman's attention. "Think you'll... ever love again?" Joker grinned evilly. "Maybe you won't kill your next family." Superman couldn't contain his rage after that. Superman brought his fist back, and swung it at the Joker. The Joker gave one final crazed laugh, before he died from Superman's fatal blow. And with that, a new era has finally begun.