Trixie's eyes fluttered open. When she came to, she realized she was sitting upright and was unable to move. Her entire body was trapped within a white gossamer substance, to which she instantly remembered where it came from. The blue unicorn growled, trying to free herself, and noticed she was also trapped in a purple bubble.
Standing across from her were Spider-Man and Twilight Sparkle, the latter using her magic to keep Trixie still in case the webbing broke, 'It is a substance of my creation. Unlike Parker's, it should stick to her unless I use the formula.' Otto mused. The wall-crawler was perched to the wall, his lenses narrowing.
"What do you want?" Trixie growled.
Spider-Man snarled, "Poor choice of wording. I can ask you the same question." he flipped down, landing on his hindlegs, where he chose to remain standing. "Now, care to explain your rash and rather idiotic action of attacking us?"
Trixie growled upon hearing the wall-crawler's tone, "Don't ever talk to Trixie like that, you annoying Spider."
Twilight inhaled, "Okay, I know tensions are running high. And although Trixie was acting completely insane, I think it's time we get to the bottom of this, especially since Ponyville wants you tried for property damage, and I don't blame them. But, while you were unconscious, we came to an agreement that if you owed up to what happened and admitted you're wrong, we'll let you go."
"...And?" blurted out the blue unicorn.
Spider-Man slammed his hooves to the ground, "It means a second chance. Normally, I would be against such a decision, but it'd be rather hypocritical of me to do so considering my circumstances. So, I agreed on their terms. It'd be wise to spill everything if you value being able to wander about without a judging eye." he advised, pointing a hoof at the formerly corrupt magician.
Trixie exhaled, and considered her options. Be a prisoner, or decide to rat out the one who convinced her. "Fine." she decided, "I'll confess... I was convinced to take such a course of action against you, Sparkle. I wasn't alone."
The lavender unicorn raised a brow, "Really? Why? Who convinced you to go that far?"
"I am not too sure. He was an orb of darkness and he told me of the Alicorn Amulet so that I may prove superior to you. On the condition, I eliminated Spider-Man as well. I've heard of you in the papers in my travels recently. By defeating you and Twilight, I can prove myself the greatest in all of Equestria." Trixie sighed, "But it seems you managed to outsmart me."
Spider-Man hissed, "I have to ask, what do you have against Twilight anyhow?"
"She humiliated me. I was supposed to be the greatest and most powerful unicorn in all of Equestria. She took down an Ursa Minor with little to no effort and ran me out of town."
"Only because you were bragging about yourself like you were the best and insulting my friends without a care of their feelings or anypony else's. Somepony had to knock you down a peg so you could stop." insisted Twilight. "I didn't mean to hurt you."
Otto blinked under his mask, "And I thought I was petty."
Trixie scowled, "And what do you know, Spider-Man? You had only recently arrived in Equestria and already you're a beloved hero to all of Ponyville. Let me and Sparkle handle this on our own."
Shaking his head, Spider-Man replied, "No, I cannot allow that. It wasn't always like that for me. I was shunned, isolated, beaten, abused, and left for dead on countless occassions, for good reason of course. You had a petty grudge that could've been resolved if you so choose. But you chose your pride instead. A fateful mistake that I once made. One that I shall avoid doing for as long as I am here." he said sincerely.
Trixie was silent for a moment, Twilight's gaze turning to the masked vigilante. "Why should I listen to you?" blurted out the blue unicorn in anger, "Why should I believe anything that is said behind that mask of yours? Huh?!"
Octavius stood up and folded his forehooves, "Hm, you do not like the mask it seems. If we are to end this annoying conflict without the need of blood splatter, then it seems I have no choice in the matter." he revealed to himself.
Twilight turned her head, "Spider-Man. What are you doing?" she noticed his hooves reaching for his mask.
"Easy, Sparkle. If she won't listen to Spider-Man..." Otto began to say, his mask slowly being removed from his head. Trixie was surprised by what she saw, Spider-Man's identity, "Then perhaps she'll listen to Doctor Otto Octavius, the former Superior Spider-Man."
Trixie's eyes narrowed and said in disgust, "And this will change my opinion of the two of you how exactly?"
Otto gritted his teeth upon witnessing the mare's attitude, "The reason I am disclosing this information to you is because, well... You are like me in a strange way. Prideful, arrogant, considering him or herself superior over any other competition. Hell, starting a competition in the first place. I too was in the same position as you are."
"Tied up and interrogated?" Trixie asked in a mocking tone.
Sighing, Otto responded, "Yes. It was humiliating of course. But I took a dark path because of my past, the path of evil. I was Doctor Octopus, enemy of the original Spider-Man. He was the one in my way of all my schemes. I took his body, and realized all the good I could have done with my intellect instead of focusing on revenge. I gave his body back and then died, but somehow arrived in Equestria."
"Why should I care?" Trixie growled.
Otto frowned, "Because you should. Either you right the wrongs you made, or continue the dark path like I once did. I'd be damned if I allow such a fall on my watch. I am grateful to have retained the memories of my time as Spider-Man to have done this. You cannot disclose anything you witnessed, or my identity. Otherwise, I may have to live up to my earlier threat, do you understand?"
Trixie noticed Twilight's softened gaze, not a look of anger, rage, or seeking revenge, but a look of seeking redemption in somepony. The blue unicorn sighed, "Why reveal all this to me? What did I do to deserve your trust like this? I attacked you!"
"If I may, Trixie. The amulet appeared to have corrupted your mind. I've read on it once we took it from you, and from what I gathered, it focuses the mind into pure rage. Your hate against me was exaggerated thanks to the Alicorn Amulet." Twilight explained. "We know you can be better, Trixie. You're not flatout evil."
Otto put his mask back on, his lenses narrowing, "She is correct. I noticed it when fighting you the amulet gave off a red aura. Be lucky I held back, that is something I do not usually do. Now, make up your mind, mare." he ordered, his old attitude coming back.
"Fine."
Twilight blinked, "What?"
Trixie lowered her head, "Trixie was a fool. I was bested twice by you, Twilight. I was foiled by Spider-Man. I know when to relent." she paused for a moment, "I'll agree to be better... But I don't know where to begin with that."
Twilight lowered the barrier and poured the remover, melting the gossamer from Trixie's body, "Then let us help you." she suggested, extending a hoof.
"Huh?" questioned Trixie. "I thought... I thought you were kicking me out now."
"Sparkle's decision should you have agreed." Octavius agreed, "Again, I cannot argue against this, despite my want to."
Looking at her rival, Trixie took Twilight's hoof and stood up, "Very well, Sparkle. Now, may I ask a question?"
"Go ahead." replied Twilight.
"Where may I stay?"
'Hm. Trixie failed. To be expected of course.' the orb sighed. 'At the very least, the Alicorn Amulet should be left unprotected. Once the time comes, I shall return.'
"Be lucky I am still giving you this opportunity, Sombra." said a dark, cold, baritone voice. The figure wore a red shredded cloak with a hood that covered his facial features and blue armor that covered his entire body, except for his metal red gloves and boots. "I have already interfered enough in telling you of Spider-Man's presence in this dimension, and revealing you to the amulet." in his gloved hand was a black horn with red at the tip, Sombra's own.
Sombra chuckled, 'I know. But I assure you, Equestria will fall and Spider-Man will remain for you alone once I regain my original body. Why have you aided me this whole time, though? To destroy the Spider-Man?'
The figure crossed his arms, "This world... This Spider-Man intrigues me, Sombra. He has no restraint unlike the other versions I have faced and bested plenty of times before. He was brought back through some strange force, a force I believe to have encountered before as well. I wish to face him at his best with no interference, to prove myself once more in combat."
He looked back to the orb and saw Otto remove his costume and hanging it up in his laboratory, "It is to become the strongest, Sombra. To bring about the world I desired once I eliminate all competition."