One year after Discord's plan...
Starlight Glimmer trotted around her hideout. Ever since Discord and Tirek's Sinister Six plans fell apart, she had to hide out until the initial search for her ended. The unicorn knew that it may take a while, so she at least resided in a small shack hidden from civilization in a forest. She had to live on her own until she could enact her own plans to stop Spider-Mane and the Elements of Harmony.
But she looked at the paper Discord gave her. She received it after the Legion of Doom was defeated. Knowing that, she lit up her horn, creating a small vortex.
"Let's see if this works." Starlight muttered, seeing the purple vortex open up at last.
A metal clang was heard, revealing a foot. "Yes. Finally. I see that you have summoned me." greeted Sigma. "My name is Sigma... I thank you for calling me back here, Miss Glimmer. Discord told me about you when we made our agreement. Speaking of, is he still around?"
Starlight shook her head, "No, Spider-Mane foiled his plans and he gave up his plans from what I heard. It has been a few years since you last spoke to him."
Sigma clenched his fist, his form not changing when he arrived in Equestria, "I see. For me, it feels as though little time has passed. I see even I can breach time and space at my convenience. But that is not why I am here. I assume you are allowing me to use this world for my purpose."
Nodding, Starlight continued, "That's right. Discord said you were able to fulfill my goal: Equality in all of Equestria."
Sigma smirked, "Yes, that's correct. But before I elaborate, I feel as though I should introduce you to my allies. The ones who helped build the Unity Engines."
Three figures stepped out of the breach, revealing themselves at last. The first was a large yellow monster with a spiky turtle shell. Starlight honestly couldn't figure out what it was. Next to him was a tall human, wearing a red coat and a brown bushy mustache under a pink nose. On his bald head were goggles. Finally, there was another scientist, shorter in stature and older judging by his gray side-hair and mustache.
"Starlight Glimmer. Meet Bowser, Dr. Eggman, and Dr. Wily. The three of them will prove in fulfilling our goals." Sigma introduced.
Bowser laughed, his claws holding his shell, "Bwah ha ha! I didn't think we'd up in a world of colorful ponies!"
Eggman crossed his arms, "Another world of animals. Feh, first the hedgehog and now ponies."
"Well, it beats the blue helper robot." Wily growled. "Anyway, Sigma hasn't said much about this world anyhow."
Starlight raised a brow at the odd team, ignoring their rude remarks, "What do you plan on using Equestria for?"
Eggman raised a finger, "Ah, yes. The Unity Engines. Think about it, Miss Glimmer, a chance to make all worlds equal. Not just Equestria. I come from Mobius, Bowser comes from the Mushroom Kingdom, and Wily and Sigma come from a separate Earth in two separate points in time. These worlds and Equestria will be the starting point of a merge that will unite the dimensions as one."
"Sounds tempting." Starlight admitted, "So these worlds will merge together with these engines?"
"That's right!" Bowser responded, "I'm not much of a scientist, but even I can't wait to enact this plan."
"But like you, we have our own enemies." Wily continued. "But we have a plan to stop them and Spider-Mane. Mario, Sonic, Mega Man and his successor..." he growled the last word, "Mega Man X. They are called the Deadly Six, and under Sigma's control we can bring them down. The plan is brilliant."
"What about Spider-Mane? Once he finds out you're here, he'll want to stop you." Starlight realized.
"Ah, yes." Eggman said, "What you don't know about Wily and I is that we are robot builders. I have created a robot that can match the heroes in speed and power, Mecha Sonic, the upgrade to my other robot, who is looking for something else. Once we bring them down, we want to turn them into robots so they can place the Engines in these worlds while we watch."
"And I have minions." Bowser added, "Should they turn back to normal, they'll have to face our armies."
Sigma chuckled, "What do you say, Starlight Glimmer, do you wish to aid us?"
"How can I not?" Starlight replied, "And perhaps I can help you. You wish to find more worlds to merge. I know of one that has a small number of heroes like yours. And with you here, the rifts seem to have opened our worlds again."
Sigma opened a portal, "To where you wish, Starlight." said unicorn used her horn to mark the location down, creating a rift window, where they're able to see the world but not actually enter. "Hm. Another Earth. What makes this one so different?"
Suddenly, the sound of thwipping got the villains' attention, revealing a hero swinging off a thread of web on the side of a building. She wore a white hoodie costume with black covering her arms, chest and legs. She wore a white bug-eyed mask under her hood. "Gentlemen, this is the Earth of Gwen Stacy, the Spider-Woman of her universe. Her world has very few heroes, her being the most prominent."
"I see." Sigma said, putting a finger on her chin. "Thank you for bringing this to my attention, Miss Glimmer."
Starlight smirked, "You're welcome, Sigma. As long as I get a part of this world order."
"Yes." agreed the robot.
"Finally! Let's get this over with!" Bowser yelled.
Mobius...
A blue hedgehog wandered the forest, using his superspeed to cover as much as possible. On his gloved hand he held a radar, it beeping as he moved forward. He hopped off the side of a tree to push himself forward. The beeing got louder and more repetitive as he moved ahead, and he knelt down.
Sonic pushed aside some leaves, discovering a small glowing gem. "Finally. An emerald. Hopefully I can find the other six before Egghead does, wherever he is."
With that said, Sonic zipped off, Chaos Emerald in hand. Unknown to him, a strange metallic creature was watching him, crossing its arms. "Little does he know. The emeralds are scattered across worlds this time." it said.
"I'll strike once I head to Equestria." Mecha Sonic muttered, using the emerald in his possession warp away to the other world.
Stars are rising, countless worlds colliding, only one will take it all...
The Legion may have been defeated... But a new threat has reared its ugly head, and Spiderman will need all the help he can get... Because he and his friends will be the champions of a world they define...
part 1:
why do I get the feeling that Starlight's being played?
part 2:
huh: what are your thoughts, Bruce?
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copyright: Justice League Unlimited: Hereafter, part 1
Time to review this, I have a lot to say about this one.
First the idea of Marvel and DC in Equestria with the Spiders & Magic backstory, totally awesome. The best of Marvel and DC helping out the Parker-Sparkle family and the rest of The Elements. Plus I like the interactions Peter had with Johnny and Bobby. He really needed some friends from his world after all.
Batman was an entertaining part of this story, he was one of the best characters in here. I also liked the idea that Twilight is a big fan of Batman and how happy she was to see him when they met. Wolverine was also great to see, and it makes sense for him to be one of the first in that world. Plus I kinda liked the part where he asked Pinkie to watch over Fluttershy.
I love Mayday's interactions with some of the heroes, such as Ant Man (Makes sense since he himself has a daughter, so he would have a soft spot for Mayday.) Also like how excited she gets when she sees some of Peter's friends. I really wish Mayday grew up with these guys around, I feel like they could have been such a great influence growing up, so she understands more of her father's side of things. I think that Johnny, Scott and Bobby could have been great Uncles for her.
Deadpool even got some great character development, it's nice seeing a more serious side. Though Peter's serious side really was something to behold, he really got angry at points, plus the parts of his guilt complex were great. The other Spiders were a pleasure to see return as well, especially Miguel O'Hara, who seems to be infatuated with Sunset Shimmer, her feelings being mutual (kinda cute).
I liked all the cameos, from Black Panther, to Green Arrow, to Nigthwing, even seeing The Guardians of The Galaxy, they were entertaining as well. The stuff with Quicksilver and The Flash were great too. Even Future Sweetie Belle returned, somewhat awkward moment with Twilight, but it really wasn't so bad at least, and Future Pinkie interacting with her younger self. I also liked that Storm x Dash moment, Rainbow Dash would like Johnny Storm I would think.
Even the references to Capcom were great, and it looks like the Capcom world along with Sega and Nintendo are gonna have an affect next time. Seeing Spider-Man, Twilight Sparkle, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man and Super Mario having to work together should be interesting. While I like the idea of Mega Man (and potentially the rest of Capcom) being featured soon, I'm also a bit hyped to see Sonic, both since the Sonic/MLP crossover is popular and seeing Sonic interact with Peter should be fun. Though I think Tails would make a nice friend to them, or at least to Mayday.
But still, I really enjoyed this story, it's one of those times I wish this could be part of the main stories, because Peter has so many cool allies that them not being in Equestria (especially Johnny), is such a shame and missed opportunity. But at least these stories exist.
Great work here.
Okay. Like the first story, I felt that this one was average at best. I like how this story is a crossover with the DC Universe with Batman being the best part of this story. The plot was okay, but maybe it could've done without the massive filler in-between after they found and rescued Superman as I felt it held up the plot (you could've had it reduced to at least two chapters just to focus on character development) and maybe try not to add too many characters, cameo or not, next time.
Overall, this is a okay story despite its faults. Good effort!
7801219 Honestly, we're on the same boat with voice actors. And I wanted Crash to be in, but it's been a while since I played the games and was unsure of how to fit it in.
7801248 This time reality is at stake.
7801526 Unfortunately, Bats and Supes aren't sticking around for this fight. But Sigma may have tricked Starlight...
7801738 Glad to hear you enjoyed this and Edge of Time and thanks for the review. There will be more DC in After the Crisis.
7802210 Thank you for the review. Hopefully when I get to After the Crisis I can do a better job of balancing characters.