//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 It Begins // Story: Power Heroes Final Countdown // by Firestarter Dazzle //------------------------------// Time and space are two entities that serve a particular purpose is to keep our universe in check. But now a threat has begun to surface, the heroes of this world will be the saviors of this world Dash's motorcycle sped off through the courtyard square of the city of Metropolis, avoiding incoming cars that honked at her for almost hitting her. Rainbow looked back and just flipped them off as she kept riding off. The sky was cloudy but clear in some parts, which was a perfect sight for a ride around the city. She looked up at a chrome like building could be seen so she continued to speed off, looking forwards to entering. That's when her hands free cellphone went off. "Dash where are you? I hope you haven't gotten into any trouble again darling?" Rarity asked. "No Rarity I'm just about to enter the building now." Dash responded annoyingly. "Well when you get here Dash, we all have been summoned by Celestia about something important. I don't know what it is but I just know that Celestia wants us there ASAP." Rarity explained. "I should be there shortly." Dash promised. "Alright I will see you soon and please be safe." Rarity said. "Yes mom." Dash replied jokily. Rarity chuckled before hanging up the phone, giving Dash time to slow down at the parking garage and wait for the garage door to open. Once the door opened, Rainbow parked her motorcycle next to the Hero Jet that was about 10 ft tall with a wingspan of 12 inches, a green coat of paint with everyone's hero symbols spray painted on the sides and front, hydraulic fuel, a six passenger seater plus one drivers seat, stain glassed and bullet proof glass, the cockpit housed a bunch of buttons that each had a job to do. Just seeing that marvel of a jet made Dash proud to be a hero, but now she head to the observation deck. She took the elevator up to the deck where all of her friends each sat on a chair either next to or opposite side from each other. "Dash you came." Twilight said smiling. Fluttershy got up from her chair and embraced Rainbow for her safe arrival. "We were worried you got hit or somethin." Applejack said, explaining why Fluttershy hugged her. "I know, don't worry I'm happy to see you guys too." Dash replied petting her shy friend. Shy let go of her embrace to let Rainbow Dash to walk over to the table they labeled 'Table of Heroes' and sat next to Twilight. "So what is this about Twi?" Applejack asked. "Princess Celestia confirmed that a team of 8 elite guards were placed on a retrieval mission in Minnesota about three unknown people that housed a power unknown to us. The three girls savagely killed the 8 guards with no effort at all, when the police were called, all they saw were dead bodies hanging on a wall while they disappeared without as so much as a trace." Twilight explained. The rest of the group gasped at the sheer horror of what happened with those 8 guards. "That's terrible! Who would do such a thing?" Rarity asked outraged. "I wish I knew Rarity but for right now all we have is evidence leading these three over to the Metropolis Trash Burner Buliding not too far from here." Twilight said. She then showed a small red dot on a tall building, signaling that it was the first step in finding these unknown assailants. Somewhere outside the city, a woman wearing a short black top with a pentagram, leather pants, and skull printed hand gloves walked over to an alleyway before making a star symbol along with a hexagon shape around it. What she had summoned was a long kitana with red glowing tattoo symbols on it. She placed the sword on her scabbard before making the symbol disappear then walking away. This universe will see its heroes die Pinkie raced down the street with Dash flying above her as they arrived at the burner building to investigate. "Jeez Pinkie your fast." Dash said. "Of course I am silly, I am Pinkie Flash duh." Pinkie said smiling gleefully. Rainbow couldn't help but chuckle at her which is what the party girl speedster wanted. They both stepped in the building that look abandoned but some of the machines still worked but were just locked up for the day. Pinkie looked around then stumbled upon a spiky hair pin that laid on the ground for some reason. "Hey Dash come look at this." Pinkie called, walking over to Dash. Dash came over to see what Pinkie had in her hand currently, a spiky hair pin that she found on the ground. "Where did that come from?" Dash asked confused. "No idea, maybe it fell from the sky." Pinkie speculated. "Not likely but good guess Pinkie Pie." Rainbow said petting Pinkie's head. Pinkie nodded, using her speed to carry Dash upstairs to what looked like a control room. The panel looked old with most of the buttons didn't work or were badly damaged. Rainbow walked in and looked around, past the panel over to some odd drawing of a taco splattered in blood, Dash looked down and saw a body laying lifeless with a single bullet wound from what looked like some kind of gun or something. "Guess someone was having fun at the expense of this poor guy." Dash said closing the victims eyes. "No idea why they would draw a taco. I'm guessing that she got hungry after killing this man." Pinkie assumed. Rainbow couldn't argue with that logic in Pinkie's voice, the two of them went back downstairs but when they got back they saw the same 8 guards from what Twilight said earlier. Something was off about them though, their bodies were intact but green veins started to popping out now and then their eyes changed from normal to a bright greenish color. "What the hell?" Dash asked baffled. Pinkie charged herself up and began speed punching the guards while Dash blasted them with an electric shock energy blast. Both seemed to do the trick as the guards fade to nothing but dust, leaving their weapons behind. Pinkie examined the pile of dust carefully and noticed a red gemstone revealing itself to her. Dash rushed over to see what Pinkie found. "A red gemstone? We should take this back to Twilight and see what she can make of it." Dash suggested. "Good idea Dashie." Pinkie replied. The two heroes left the building with some evidence that might give them a lead in this mystery. A woman with floofy orange hair wrapped in a ponytail, wearing only a short jacket with a short top on, jeans along with high heeled spike boots looked over as Dash and Pinkie left the place. "Those two will know pure evil very, very soon. But first let's get out countdown begin." the woman said, looking at her red gemstone attached to a choker necklace. The tattooed kitana wielding woman approached the strange woman and drew her sword and put up a defensive stance. She turned around as the kitana woman charged at her and slashed the sword at the siren, hoping that would get her but she was disappointed. The siren let out a sonic scream out that caused Thorn heart to be pushed back a few feet before she enchanted a teleportation spell to disappear. The siren smirked at the sudden retreat. "Hmm this is quite fascinating, so this red gemstone came from those eight guards that were brutally murdered?" Twilight pondered. Rainbow and Pinkie nodded in synch. "So whoever did this can somehow reanimate people back from the dead?" Fluttershy asked. "Am afraid so." Applejack answered. "Well I'm glad you both found this and the spiky hair pin. You two did a good job." Twilight said pleasingly. Looming above them, a man brandishing cosmic energy looked over to what was going on. Kate Taiga walked behind the guy named Crimson and looked over at what he was looking at. "I see your taking a liking to the Power Six Heroes Crimson. Anyone in particular you want?" Kate asked curious. "The she hulk Fluttershy." Crimson said, eying Fluttershy in the window. "Ah Saddle Rager, able to increase her strength at will without help from any substance...at least not anymore." Kate explained. Crimson felt slightly annoyed at what Kate said and just wanted to admire the shy girl as her beauty attracted him to her. "Your cosmic energy does match her in strength but yours is more deadly than hers." Kate said. Crimson said nothing, all he did was turn around and walk away. Not much for conversation Kate thought. Thorn heart teleported to a nearby alleyway, catching her breath for a moment after almost being blown away by that damn siren. Using the magic she enchanted a sword she did the same thing as a little pill that she swallowed it, regaining her breath at least for the moment. I never thought that damn siren could do that Thorn heart thought, standing up. Kate's footsteps reached Thorn's ears as she prepared magic energy balls ready to attack anytime. The purple haired girl raised her hand in surrender but her smirk didn't wane. "Easy friend I am not here to fight you. I am here to give you an offer that even you can't refuse." Kate said, putting her hand down. Thorn made the energy balls disappear and crossed her arms. Before Kate could speak, Thorn activated a teleportation spell and drifted away from this crazy lady before she offered something. All Kate did was smirk and walked away. She'll be back Kate thought. Back at HQ, Twilight cross examined the hairpin and red gemstone Dash and Pinkie found, she linked it to a siren named Adagio Dazzle, the computer showed a mugshot of her smiling while holding a black board with her name and prisoner number. "So this is who has caused some trouble but who are the other two?" Twilight asked herself. "You still referencing those files darling?" Rarity asked, coming in wearing a sliver silk blouse. "I found out who is causing this, but I guess I'll need sleep to find out the other two." Twilight suggested. Rarity nodded and guided Twilight to her bedroom before she went back to her own room. The countdown begins...NOW!