//------------------------------// // Meanwhile at the Hall of Justice // Story: Spiders and Magic: Dimensional Crisis // by MetalJrock //------------------------------// After clearing up what happened in Metropolis during the battle against Doomsday, the heroes returned to the Hall of Justice, where they shall have another portal opened. Frank sighed, sitting down on a chair, awaiting Fate to speak. In the meantime, Spider-Man wanted to fill Superman in on the details he missed. The Man of Steel nodded, understanding the dire situation. "I must thank you all again." the Kryptonian began to say, "Lex, Loki and the Legion of Doom have gone too far this time. I'm still wondering why he's after your world Princess Twilight." Twilight raised a hand, "Please just call me Twilight." "Okay then, Twilight. I take it you four are the only ones from your world here?" Superman asked. Luna nodded, "Yes we are. The rest of our friends are watching over our land while we attend to everything happening here." she explained to the alien. Wonder Woman looked around, "I assume you four are protectors of this different world?" "Yeah. Back in Equestria, Twilight and the others wield artifacts known as the Elements of Harmony and were Equestria's only heroes until Spidey arrived." Spike explained, fidgeting in his spot so he could get comfortable in the giant hall. "I see..." Superman blinked, "It's a pleasure working with you again, Spider-Man. Do you know where the Avengers are at?" Logan shook his head, "Sorry, boyscout. Last I heard, Natasha and Clint were the last two standin'. The others are under Loki's mind control." he explained. "Then that's our next priority." Batman said, "The Avengers are out there. Once we find them, our teams can finally end the Legion before more damage is done." 'That may prove harder than you thought.' "Doctor Fate?" Superman wondered. Fate spoke again, 'Ah, Superman. It is great seeing you up and about once more. I have come with more dire news from Strange. Hawkeye and Black Widow were detained as well, and he can't track the Avengers anywhere now.' The Flash sighed, "There goes that plan." "All hope may not be lost, Barry. We will stay until we know for sure we can find them." Luna commented. 'I have a portal ready for Mister Castle, you may leave now Frank.' after Fate said that, a vortex opened up. The Punisher stood up from his chair and with a grunt he spoke. "Thank God. Don't screw this up." he said before jumping in, the portal closing behind him. "Party-pooper." huffed Deadpool. "Frank's a pessimist at heart it seems, Wade." Twilight reminded him. Spider-Man crossed his arms, 'No kidding. He makes Batman a friendly face at parties.' he mused. '...Now I should trick him to going to one of Pinkie's parties.' "Enough about Punisher." Wonder Woman said, "We have three worlds at stake right now: Your Earth, this world, and the strange dimension you called Equestria. We're still searching for any hero that may have been put under Loki's control here, so it would be best if the Justice League stays here for the time being." "Agreed. We have some friends who can cover for us back in Equestria, and my world has heroes still. The few of us here will be covering all three as best we can." Spider-Man explained. "It would be a wise move." Superman agreed, "Though, we should do our best to check in every major city where heroes reside. Hal is at Coast City for instance while the other Lanterns are patrolling space in case of Sinestro." "We know Oliver's back in Star City." Barry added. Batman spoke next, "Nightwing is in Equestria for the time being." "Us random heroes are here." Ant-Man commented, "The Guardians of the Galaxy, Quicksilver, Kaine and Eddie are back in Equestria with the ponies and Nightwing." "J'onn is at the Watchtower, monitoring things from above." Wonder Woman revealed. "First we will settle you all into this world, and ensure that nothing has gone awry." "Sounds reasonable. But where are we going to go?" Sunset asked, "We're kind of a large group, if you couldn't tell." "Thank you, captain obvious." Miguel muttered, earning an elbow poke from Sunset. Superman smiled, "You can all rest here for the time being. We have some rooms in here and the Watchtower, but if any of you are needed in an emergency we will alert you. In the meantime the three of us should continue the search while you all rest. You've been covering most of our slack after all." he chuckled. "Not me. I'm going back to Gotham." Batman responded. He placed a few objects on the table. "Here are some spare communicators in case you need to get in touch with any of us." The Man of Steel nodded, "Good idea, Batman. All of you stay safe. And Spider-Man?" the wall-crawler looked at him, "You're in charge while we're gone." he teased, patting him on the shoulder. Spider-Man stared blankly, "You're so awesome. C-Can I be your sidekick?" The Man of Steel grinned at the wall-crawler as he, Batman and Wonder Woman left the Hall of Justice. Twilight rolled her eyes in a playful manner when the Trinity weren't looking, "You're such a fanboy, Peter." she teased. "You know you love it, Twi. Plus, we were talking to the coolest superhero ever!" he whispered. "So... We're all living in the Hall of Justice?" Ben asked. "Not bad living space." Black Cat admitted. Peter nodded, "I guess so. All we're missing is a narrator." "I can handle that!" Deadpool shouted. Sunset groaned, "I think this may have been a mistake. We go from a small treehouse to giant superhero lair. Are we destined for strange living conditions?" "Remember when we lived in Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum?" Peter reminded Sunset. Spike raised a brow, "There were like only six of us then. Now we have like fifteen people!" he yawned, "But I'm beat. I may just crash here in the meantime." Luna looked out the window, seeing the night sky. "It is still strange having the sun and moon move on their own rotation without my sister and I moving it." "You move the moon?" Barry questioned. "That sounds... crazy." Miguel shook his head, "I couldn't shocking believe it either." "Just go with it, Barry." Ben simply told him. "I've only been alive for less than a year and even I know when to stop thinking. Then again, that tends to happen when you work for Pinkie." he chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Anyway..." Twilight trailed off, changing the subject, "If there's enough room, I say we should split up. " she decided. "That would depend on how big the Hall of Justice really is, honey." Peter reminded his wife. "I've only ever been in here once before. It's as big as Avengers Tower." "Seems that way, huh?" Logan added. "I probably won't be gettin' shut-eye. Spike and I will most likely keep an eye on things out here just in case someone decides to stop by." "Hey, I'm here as well. I can vouch for you in case there's a League member here unaware of you guys." The Flash said. "I'll most likely take you guys to Central City soon anyway. In the meantime, I'll probably crash on the sofa." "I get top bunk!" Wade called out. "Of course you do." Felicia groaned. "Wade. We don't even know if they have bunk-beds." Luna reminded the mercenary. "Yeah, dude. Plus, I call top bunk." Ben corrected Deadpool. "No can do, Scarlet! I get to have a whole room all to myself." Deadpool ordered, making Ben cross his arms. "And that's how you win an arguement." "I guess I'm sleeping on the ceiling." huffed the clone. "Wait..." Peter realized something, removing his mask, "Where do we get clothes? Are we just sleeping in our costumes? Cause that would be pretty disgusting." he said, 'Except Wade. I think he prefers the costume on. So the bad guys won't see him bleed or whatever it was he told me that one time.' Twilight nodded, "Yeah. It would be weird being in our costumes all the time." she faced the Flash, "Barry, you're from this world. Can you help pick us some clothes?" "Wait what?" Barry blurted out. "I can't shop for everyone here! And your secret identities won't even matter here anyway! You're on a different Earth, and some of you don't even have secret identities!" "News flash, Flash. Heh, obviously I have one." Ant-Man corrected him. "And Ben, but I don't even know since he hasn't even been to an Earth before. Last thing we need is to go to some clothing stores looking like we're about to head to New York Comic-Con. It'd be pretty embarrasing." he sighed. Sighing, the Flash responded, "Okay. How about this? Give me your measurements and I'll pick something up later." Miguel raised a hand, "Hold on, Barry." he said. "Lyla. Hide the costume." after saying that, O'Hara suddenly appeared in a simple shirt and a pair of jeans. "I'll come along to help. Now, the issue is getting you three some clothing." he revealed, gesturing to Luna, Twilight and Sunset, who all looked at one another for a second before glancing back at Miguel and Barry curiously.  "What do you mean?" Luna wondered. Peter decided to speak up, "I don't think those two are comfortable shopping for you three without a chaperone." "Oh." Twilight blushed, "I see." Sunset cleared her throat, "I'll go." "You sure, Red?" Logan asked. Shrugging her shoulders, Sunset continued, "Yeah. It won't be that hard to do. I can handle a few strange glances." "Ah." Ben said, "You three have fun. From what Peter and Eddie told me, it's not very exciting." "Actually, there's one more issue. Who's gonna pay for it? I'm pretty sure this Earth won't accespt bits as actual currency." Twilight reminded the group. "I could burgle some money." Ant-Man joked. Scarlet Spider rolled his eyes, "Yeah, sure." he said sarcastically, "It's a good idea, I think." Deadpool agreed. Luna raised her hands, "We are not resorting to stealing, Ant-Man. Perhaps Batman or Superman has a solution." "It was a joke, Luna." Scott sighed. "Yeah, try talking to him. Though, he may not be happy with the idea." Barry responded. Peter raised a hand, "Hold on, I'm getting in contact with Batman now." "What is it?" said Batman, his voice echoing through static. Rubbing the back of his head nervously, Peter continued, "Hey, Bats... We came to a realization that we need materials like food and clothes. D-Do... You think you could lend us a couple bucks to keep ourselves going while we're here?" Silence was heard on the other end, everyone looking at each other in worry. That is, until Batman spoke. "Fine. I'll give you a million to start with. Don't waste it." he decided and warned to each hero listening to his words. Then, Peter, without warning, fell on his back with a loud thud. Twilight kneeled down to check on him. "I'm rich... Again." he mumbled, his head shaking. Deadpool looked at him, wondering he was seeing stars circle around his head. "What happened?" asked Batman. Twilight chuckled, "He fainted. Again. You should've sen him when Tony Stark offered him the same thing before he left his Earth." she then put the communicator away. "Look at that. Something finally made him collapse." Ben joked. "C'mon, bro. This happened before?" "Let's get him to a bed." Miguel said. "Then the three of us should head out once you get everything settled." he told Twilight and Luna, who nodded in a agreement. "Luna. Could you lend me a hoof- um, hand?" Twilight suggested, gently picking up Peter with her magic. Deadpool looked to his side, seeing Spike blink in confusion over what happened. "You have fun there, dragon guy." he told the dragon, who waved and gave a thumbs up. "We'll be back after these sponsored messages." "Should we do a transition now?" "Yeah, I got the perfect idea!" Meanwhile at the Legion of Doom... Discord looked up, "What was that sound?" he questioned, removing his esrs and raising them. When he got no response, he sighed, "That was peculiar." "What noise?" Tirek asked him. The draconequss raised a talon, "It's nothing, Tirek." With Lex, he looked at Joker's unconscious body. "Damn it, clown. I gave you one simple task and you couldn't even do that right. At least you kept them distracted." "What is your endgame here, Lex?" Sinestro asked the mastermind. Lex chuckled, "It is of no concern right now, Sinestro. It will be complete soon enough." "Grundy no like that." Solomon Grundy commented. The bald genius gritted his teeth, "No one was asking for your opinion, Grundy." "Okay. I gotta ask. When do the two of us get a shot at taking down the Flash?" Captain Cold chimed in. Heatwave spoke as well, "Yeah. I haven't burned anything since we fought Spider-Man when we first got here." Luthor looked at the two Rogues, "Soon enough, actually. First thing in the afternoon, the two of you shall cause some mayhem for the Flash and his friends." Captain Cold smirked, "Finally. He and I have an old score to settle." "You and me both." Heatwave commented. As Cold put away his ice gun, a purple vortex suddenly opened up, alerting the group of villains. "Is this your doing, Discord?" Lex asked the Spirit of Chaos. "No..." the draconequss answered. Loki blinked, "It is not of my doing as well. This is something else entirely." "Then who the hell is it?" Slade pondered. A head appeared, it's strange design bringing confusion to the Legion of Doom. "It seems I have made a wrong turn." the being said, noticing that he had witnesses. "And visitors. Tell me, where am I?" he asked the group. "In fact, I recall seeing you when our worlds crossed paths." he referred to Loki, "So it seems I am in the right spot." "First, tell us who you are and why you're here." Discord ordered. "I will not have any uninvited guests in here! You could ruin the surprise!" he huffed. "Ah, my apologies." the floating head said, "It seems even the likes of you strange beings have manners. Very well. My name is Sigma, and I am a malevolent being from another world foreign from this and the Earths you call a home. I am here because the portals I have controlled brought me to an area with a high magical output." "Well then, Sigma." Discord retorted, "You're in the dimension known as Equestria." "Equestria? It seems I have made it after all." Sigma chuckled, "Tell me, strange organic being. Where am I exactly?" "Tartarus." Loki revealed, "You musn't tell another soul of our hideout. Or you will suffer the consequences." "I will suffer?" Sigma questioned, "Ha! I've had Maverick Hunters say that to me before. They never survive. Even so, you cannot harm me, for as of right now, I am a living virus." "A virus? Are you not a living being?" Lex questioned. Sigma shook his head, "No. I am what is known as a Reploid. An advanced robot from the 22nd Century, now without his body. My motives for being here may conflict unless we resolve our differences." "Ah. Why are you here exactly, Sigma?" Tirek questioned. "Power. In my Earth, Reploids are an advancement of technology. So great we cannot reach our full potential. I turned against my creators and formed a rebellion: the so-called heroes of this world call us Mavericks and we must prove ourselves superior to humans. I wish to simply end a rivalry." revealed Sigma. "A rivalry against whom?" Loki asked. "Mega Man X..." growled Sigma. "Every single time, that Reploid has gotten in my way! But, I realized. I am too weak in my current state. I need the energy from other worlds if I am to become all-powerful. I have travelled to different worlds already. And have already made an alliance with another scientist, who is seeking powerful emeralds that can harness chaos." he saw Discord smirk at his wording. "But I wish to use this world as well." "Hm." Discord pulled out a book, "Sorry, buster. I can't fill you in as another distraction for this world before my big finale." he tossed the book aside, it exploding. "What of our worlds?" Loki asked, referring to the two Earths. Sigma frowned, "Do not be concerned. I chose not to touch your worlds as your heroes may prove overwhelming. So if you won't allow me, then I'll end you myself." "Now hold on." Discord said, "I said right now. But I can find a way for you to get in contact with an associate of myself and the Sinister Six. She is a magical prodigy and as a bonus you can look around Equestria, without any intervention from me or my Sinister Six. Just allow me to finish my plan, and she will contact you." "I agree to your terms. And who should I keep an eye out for?" Sigma asked. "Starlight Glimmer." Tirek raised a brow, "Her? Is it wise bringing along a pony with her origins to our cause? She seeks equality, the exact opposite of our end goal." he reminded the draconequss. "He knows." Loki answered, "It's a matter of using her to further his own goals. I've used minions and masterminds for the same reason, whether cooperating knowingly or not." Sigma sighed, "I may not enjoy working with creatures such as yourselves or humans. But you prove useful to me. Perhaps, I'll let you all live in what I have planned." after saying that, he vanished in the same purple vortex he appeared in. Captain Cold blinked, "What the hell was that?" "Something interesting, that's for sure." Luthor muttered. "But it will not hinder our plan. He may show up again while we're here, but he won't intervene. This is our war. And we will win."