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// Storm of the century Part II 
// Story: Spiders and Magic: The Harmony Avengers 
// by andrew7 
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The ongoing weather was getting worse with the wind evidently reaching the level of hurricane and the thunder striking from the darkened clouds right over the playground, with Peter, Rainbow, Logan, Spitfire along with Mayday and Scootaloo by their sides cautiously watched the spectacle as the strange spectre like being, arguably composed of air and wind itself was calmly levitating in the middle of the playground like in the middle of a great show to come.

“Hello Ponyland! Arabus is back in town!” Arabus chuckled as he in a very flamboyant and theatrical like manner by which he would even make Trixie envious, cheering out his name aloud by greeting all the ponies spectacle sitting on the tribune in front of him.

In the instance, everypony present on the tribune burst out into a simultaneous fight aloud, with ongoing panic starting to brew. “Everypony! Clear the area! Clear the area!” Spider-Mane yelled out by instructing everypony to evacuate the tribune immediately.

“Soarin! Fleefoot!” Spitfire yelled out upon Soarin, Fleefoot and other Wonderbolts standing aside. “Get everypony to the safety, no matter what! I will help the others!”

“You got it, skipper!” Soaring along with Fleefoot nod their heads affirmatively as they sprung their wings and along the other Wonderbolts flew towards the tribune to take care of the frightened ponies.

“Everyone on these days is a critic. Guess I will have to really show them.” Arabus scoffed somewhat disappointed.

Yet before the spectre could make any action, Spider-Mane leaped over with a graceful somersault and landing just in front of him. “That’s quite far enough you flamboy!”

“I have just started here!” Arabus merely scoffed. “The wardrobe in these days. I have to say, the costume isn’t that too much shabby, not shabby at all. But that tacky colours….”

“For the love off….What is the deal with everyone detesting my colours!?” Peter groaned underneath his mask in a frustration and dismay by once again someone mentioning his costume colours tacky, yet the masked stallion managed to recollect his senses so he better find out more about his opponent. “Since the pre-idle banter is all part of the procedure of the pre-combat protocol, um….My apologies, I have quite missed that line of your name……?”  

“Arabus, the Elemental of Air is the name, busting down special occasions is my game!” Arabus scoffed by making his introduction in a very nonchalant and rather very flamboyant like manner and maintaining a very confident theatrical like pose, like during some theatrics. 

“That was quite a pretty good line.” Rainbow Dash smirked by being actually impressed by Arabus catchphrase that somewhat sounded quite catching, only to receive a collective and rather dismayed stares of her friends around. “Ughm, sort of.”

“Oh boy. Shakespeare must be turning in his grave right now.” Spider-Mane muttered inwardly under his breath in a slight dismay, yet nonetheless trying to humour Arabus the so called Elemental of Air to make an impression on himself. “Oh really? Well, Spider-Mane is my name, and beating up badguys is my game.”

“Hey! I am the one who is using that kind of line of choice! Cant you tell? And by the way, your line really stinks!” Arabus though blurted out quite in a mix of frustration and vain alike in quite a mood switch from his flamboyant, theatrical and showman like attitude, an electrical sparks started coursing within and through his left palm as a massive lightning bolt burst right out of wind like specters palm towards the masked stallion.

Yet instantly reacting to his Spider Sense blurring in overdrive within his head, Spider-Mane nimbly leaped away out of the lightning bolts way as the blast stroke the ground itself, yet the masked stallion effortlessly landed back on his hooves again, facing Arabus.

“Boy, you are such a loudmouth.” Spider-Mane huffed in a slight hint of exasperation yet he leaped into the air and extending his left hinder hoof for a flying kick, yet unfortunately instead of making a contact or hitting Arabus, the masked stallion literally passed through the Elementals body with yet some wind particles escaping out of the spectres body, yet Spidey landed on the ground by making a swift roll before making it back on his hooves.  “What the…?!” Peter stammered in a total shock and awe, failing to cope what has just happened. “I must have got right through him….”

“Don’t worry Pete, we got him!” Rainbow Dash howled as she dashed to Spider-Manes aid along with Spitfire following, the both pegassus flew with the speed of the missile heading right toward Arabus in an attempt to batter ram the Elemental, yet unfortunately and just like Spidey, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire both zipped right through Arabus body by totally failing to make any physical contact with or causing the spectre any harm at all.

“Alright…..Thats just weird.” Rainbow muttered totally baffled what had just happened.

“Yeah….We haven’t even made a contact with him.” Spitfire stammered in an utter confusion.

“Hello!” Arabus scoffed aloud by attracting Spider-Manes, Rainbows and Spitfires mutual attention. “Unless you haven’t got it yet, I am the Elemental of Air. The air by itself is intangible, it cannot be caught.”

“Come in knowledge really…..” Spidey murmured thoughtfully in an utter realization by actually getting the point of Arabus statement, by which apparently and for the heroes dismay making their task facing their one more newly introduced villain not any easier than like with Grogar, Lavan or Squirk themselves.

“So now what?” Rainbow grumbled disdained by daring to ask what would come next by which the tomboyish Pegasus would soon regret of her statement.

“Now I am gonna show you….” Arabus scoffed his emerald green evil eyes sparkled maliciously, the air spectre took a very deep breath by inhaling so much air he could before he burst all that accumulated breath out whit such force being literally potent to that of a hurricane, bending the local trees with leaves blowing away and forcing everypony still present near the playground to brace themselves or taking cover otherwise being blown away.

“Piijeee!” Spider-Mane exhaled as he was holding his ground being latched on the ground via his wall-crawling ability holding mayday in his free hoof, along with Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Scootaloo holding themselves as hard as they could for their dear lives by trying to resist the whirlwind. “And I have thought that Squirks fish breath was horrible! Yet at least this way the leaves in the autumn couldn’t need to be blown away!”

Yet unfortunately, for Scootaloo due to her much smaller and fragile form the force of whirlwind was just too much, a tiny filly pagasus couldn’t hold herself any further as the raging wing eventually blew Scootaloo away. 

“SCOOTALOO!” Both Spider-Mane and Rainbow Dash yelled out in horror as they yet tried to save Scootaloo yet however much for their dismay failing to catch the foal at time as she was blown away, screaming horrified. However, just before Scootaloo could be blown whoknows where, a foal bumped and stopped over something, yet a hoof with an orange glow wrapped itself over foal, shielding it from the raging wind.

Right then, when the whirlwind of Arabus breath eventually faded, Scootaloo opened her eyes wondering what stopped her, yet little fillys mouth fell agape and her violet eyes widened like a pair of two saucers by seeing a stallion calved in an odd heroic like attire, wearing a strange striking mask with long black horns fixed over his pale white eyes, bearing a stern expression.

“Yer alright?” Wolverine who by the way Spider-Mane and the others were keeping Arabus busy changed into his X-Men costume asked, his gruff voice sounding somewhat tuned down, yet also being softened and also filled with concern, giving the filly a somewhat sympathetic like look despite his stone-faced like demeanour.

“Um…..Who….Are you?” Scootaloo stammered, bewildered with her voice waring out of both awe and shock alike over her mysterious saviour holding her in his hooves, failing to understand who he might be. Unfortunately instead of waiting for the answer, Wolverine grunted by averting his glance to Arabus aside, the X-Men let the filly down as he burst forward, passing Spider-Mane, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire as he leaped right face to face Arabus, letting out a feral snarl out of his throat.

“Um, Peter….” Scootaloo muttered as she trotted her way back to Spider-Manes, Maydadys, Rainbow Dashs and Spitfires side, unable to recover from her awe, having her eyes fixed on the masked stallion of an interest. “Who is that guy….?”

“Its alright Scoot. He is on our side.” Peter simply replied, winking reassuringly with a smile under his mask.

“Is this like some sort of fancy fashion show of a modern trends going on here?“ Arabus scoffed though being little in awe by the look of yet another stallion being calved in a strange attire. “Or more likely the circus being in town? Honestly, with that costume you just could make a fantastic weirdo clown.”

“So, I am a clown?” Wolverine growled irritated about the insult by taking a fighting pose standing on his hinder hooves, as the gruff stallion inwardly grumbled annoyed thinking that Parker or Deadpool were annoying with their own blubbermouths. “Cause I just git some black tights that will put ya ta shame. And I git th' pointers right here.” Wolverine snarled as he let his adamantium claws out of both his hooves as the deadly blades flashed, much for Scootaloos who was watching mixed utter awe and slight fright.

“That looks dangerous…” Arabus muttered with an odd mix of a false intimidation and indifference about oddly dressed masked stallions razor sharp blades popping right out of his hooves.

“Give me fer tryin', bub!” Wolverine growled with fierce battle cry and lunging forward Arabus into attack.

“Wolverine wait!” Spider-Mane howled by trying to stop Wolverine in his tacks though much for his dismay for no avail. Having his deadly adamantium claws exposed, Wolverine slashed with his right hoof right over Arabus chest, yet unfortunately and just like in Spider-Manes, Rainbows and Spitfires case, the blades just passed through Arabus body, completely failing to inflict harm at all to the spectre.

“Whut th'?!” Wolverine blurted out yet though being in a slight awe yet growling menacingly, the mutant superhero repeated the process by delivering a barrage of swift savage slashes over and over, but anyway for no avail harming the Air Elemental at all by doing so.

“Not so easy to harm anything that you actually CANT touch, can you?” Arabus laughed quite maniacally by yet being actually amusement over Wolverines effortless efforts by actually thinking he could hurt him, the Elemental of Air scoffed as he clenched his hand into a fist, swinging and driving his fist right through Wolverines chest by actually passing it through, causing the X-Men quite a disturbing unpleasant feeling, yet in the instance Arabus the intangible blow generated a shockwave that send the X-Men flying backwards, making several nasty rolls over the ground yet before coming into a halt yet by making a small trench in the grass in the process, groaning disturbed.

“Wolverine! Are you okay?” Spitfire yelled out, galloping her way with Spider-Mane and Rainbow Dash following to Wolverines side, the concern being vocally present in Wonderbolts captains voice over his outworlder mutant teammates wellbeing. 

“Alright, Captain Blowhard!” Spider-Mane firmly stated by nimbly hopping into Arabus way while Rainbow and Spitfire aided indisposed Wolverine, shifting into his way more serious and assertive side. “Party is over! Now!”.

“I have just got started here, pony!” Arabus huffed indifferently, not being evidently amused nor worried about red and blue costumed stallions demands with a malicious smile forming over the spectres beaked like face, “You want me to go? You got to make me. But you got to catch me first!” Arabus scoffed devilishly as in the instance the Air Elemental burst out like a missile and literally like a wind flying away.

“AFTER HIM!” Spider-Mane yelled out cautiously as she swiftly galloped over and leaped right on top of his Spider Glider, starting the engine yet though not denying himself a grumble. “Hurm! I really hate when the badguys just do that.”

“He is heading right to Ponyville!” Rainbow Dash gasped by spotting Arabus by indeed heading towards Ponyville.

“We got to stop him!” Spitfire added, fixing the googles over her eyes yet the captain of Wonderbolts shifted her gaze back to her colleagues aside. “Soarin, Fleefoot. Watch over Mayday, Scootaloo and get the otherpony to safety! I will help Spider-Mane!”

“On it skipper!” Soarin stated determined by saluting by taking her leaders order without question as the Fleefoot merely nod her head determined as they along with other Wonderbolts carried on with Mayday, Scootaloo and the spectators, leading them away into the safety. 

“Hey! Wait fer me!” Wolverine, who had already recuperated from Arabus blow barked, instantly flipping back on his hooves, the X-Men went after his friends to help them out, only for Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Spider-Mane on his glider already taking off flying after Arabus in pursuit. “Great. Now I git ta go by hoof.” Wolverine grumbled dismayed as he proceed galloping right after his teammates and after Arabus by hoof indeed, yet inwardly the gruff stallion huffed under his breath. “Hurm! Now I am really gittin' on that horse business.”

“Daddy….” Mayday though murmured while being carried on by Soarin, Fleefoot and the rest of the Wonderbolts along with Scootaloo and the otherpony watched her father with the Avengers leaving in pursuit of Arabus, a concern being vocally present in a little fillies voice. “Hang in there. All of you…”



Arabus laughed maniacally as the Air Elemental flew right into the Ponyville, heading his way right into the main square which though was full of ponies on a daily base life, passing through totally astonished and rather shocked ponies present on the square, cringing and jumping out of strange wind accumulated spectres way, yet unfortunately by flying with such speed of the wind, Arabus left an accumulated wind trail behind that it caused a minor whirlwind, causing everypony around to brace themselves and cringe over the whirlwind.

In the instance, Spider-Mane riding on his Spider Glider flew on the scene, passing through all the totally astonished crowd of ponies. “Is it a little too early to Nightmare Moon Festival, isn’t it?” Spidey chuckled quite embarrassed in a faint attempt to hush up the situation about Arabus presence by trying not to rise too much panic in town. 

Yet Rainbow Dash along with Spitfire flying after the Knight of Equestria soon followed passing through flying, with Wolverine though, who unfortunately instead of flying had to go by his hoof eventually caught up as well, passing through all the astonished ponies, baffled and totally failing to get what was just going on.

Arabus kept flying by passing through the square, the spectre smirked deviously as he made as sharp maneuver by swiftly turning into left at the end of the street in an attempt to shake his pursuers off.

“Go left!” Spidey bellowed instructing his teammates and by spotting the nearest lamp prop, the masked stallion extended his left hoof and firing a strand of webbing as the sticky substance hit and latching itself right on the lamp and in the instance, Spidey stretched the strand and in the process sharply springing himself on his glider to the left by Arabus direction, the same way as he did back on the playground during the aerial show, with Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Wolverine following their Knights.

By spotting that the ponies were still behind his tail, quite an outrageous glare formed over Arabus face, the air elemental like spectre than suddenly turned around face to face the heroes while still kept flying, an electrical sparks started flashing and igniting over Arabus hands, as in the instance a very well familiar and unfortunate ringing started echoing within the back of Spider-Manes head.

“Shoot!” Arabus yelled out laughing maniacally as he shot more of the lightings out of his palms right to the heroes. Yet reacting to his Spider-Sense going overdrive, Spidey sharply leaned to the side right with his Spider Glider by narrowly dodging one of the thunder bolts, while Rainbow Dash and Spitfire both narrowly dodged another blast as well as Wolverine leaped out of the way so the lighting stroke merely the ground though the other bolts hit the roof and walls of  the nearby building instead, causing everypony around to burst and yelling into a panic.

“Bad move! Really bad!” Spider-Mane yelled out “Oh boy, it has really been quite some time ever since old good car chase with robbers armed with guns throughout the streets of New York, and here I go again.”

“Well, try this!” Arabus scoffed as he started rolling around his axis with a gaining speed, therefore creating yet another whirlwind in the process so intense that the burst of air send the nearby stuff such as barrels, boxes, wooden pieces of stands flying, aiding on more panic of local ponies, much for Spider-Manes and his teammates dismay.

“Incoming!” Spidey exclaimed at an incoming falling things and by seeing the crowd of ponies in its way, yet reacting quickly masked stallion fired the webbing out of both of his hooves, therefore creating one big spider web latched on nearby buildings yet all the falling stuff was just caught right into it instead of falling or hurting the otherpony around.

Rainbow Dash by seeing more of falling staff by Arabus wind burst, rainbow-coloured mane pegasus sprung hinder hooves, making a swift turn in the mid-air and with one mighty mule kick she deflected an incoming large falling barrel before it could hurt somepony. Spitfire by mimicking Rainbows actions and by spotting two falling boxes, the captain of Wonderbolts deflected one box with a strong strike of his right front hoof yet striking the second box with her other hoof.

Wolverine via still galloping on hoof by spotting more of falling broken pieces of wooden boards yet threatening to fall on other ponies in its way, the X-Men let his adamantium claws out of his hooves, leaping up above the otherponies heads and with a few swift swipes the mutant easily sliced all the wooden pieces like a chef slicing vegetable with a kitchen knife, therefore saving all the ponies for their utter awe yet only for gruff stallion not caring and kept galloping after his friends and Arabus. 

Unfortunately, that wasn’t quite over yet, because as Arabus flew his way through the crowd of astonished ponies, the wind burst of his velocity created yet another miniature whirlwind therefore blowing all the ponies in his way in the process,

“Oh no! Spider-Mane muttered both startled and exasperated alike by seeing all the whirlwinding frightened ponies shrieking in horror, threatening to hurt themselves. “Guys! Guys” Guys! More incoming to go!”. Spidey yelled out upon his teammates, yet by seeing a pair of incoming mares falling, the hero leaned a little bit his glider to right, extending his hoof and just in time grabbing an earth pony mare with an azure coat, curly light bluish grey mane an tail, violet eyes with a two interlocking horseshoes like cutie mark on her flank, Shoeshine as was her name.

Yet by repeating the process, Spidey drove his glider to the left with Shoeshine in his grasp yet and grabbing the second earth pony mare though having a light yellow fur, slightly puffy orange mane and tail, emerald like eyes and a cutie mark with an insignia of three carrots, Golden Harvest, both mares shrieking out of fright as they both wrapped their hooves around Spider-Manes neck tight while all three ponies on board were flying on Spider Glider in a high speed.

“As much I would enjoy Two Girls and a Guy comedy-drama dilemma girls, this stallion is already taken and this is no taxi drive….I mean flight in this case.” Peter chuckled somewhat sheepishly underneath his mask yet slightly gasping for air as both mares were constricting his neck, yet masked stallion threw Shoeshine into the air yet instantly shooting a strand of webbing into a nearest buildings edge as the sticky substance spread as hit created a small gossamer as Shoeshine safely fell into the web like a hammock, as Spider-Mane did the same with Golden Harvest, throwing the mare by the opposite direction yet just in time firing another strand of webbing by creating yet another gossamer as an earth pony safely landed in it. 

“Happy landings.” Spidey chuckled nonchalantly, leaving both frightened and astonished mares alike behind as he kept flying on his glider in pursuit of Arabus.

“Rainbow Dash! On your left!” Spitfire yelled out after Rainbow Dash for more incoming ponies to fall, by merely nodding her head determined and being on it, Rainbow Dash  flew and grabbed quite a very sleek stallion in a white shirt and an elegant blue sleeveless jacket into one hoof as yet also grabbing a little foal wearing a little propeller cap on his head, yet not staying behind, Spitfire extended her hooves and just grabbing quite an elderly mare with an light purple fur, greyish puffy mane and tail, wearing a large red glasses with a tea set like cutie mark.

However, one more pony, a very large stallion with a suitcase like cutie mark on his flank, having a beard and flattop like manestyle and being dressed in a formal jacket, white shirt and orange tie around his neck yet also wearing an orange sunglasses with a blue headdress across his forehead fell over with Rainbow Dash and Spitfire having their hooves full of otherponies having not a chance to catch that one at time, threatening to hit the ground.

“I git him!” Wolverine who was galloping and while seeing an incoming falling stallion, the X-Men extended his front hooves in an attempt to grab the larger stallion, which though didn’t went just like that as he expected as Logan would be soon regret his decision as though managing to catch the catch the stallion yet due his much bulkier site and enormous weight, the stallion literally overwhelmed the gruff stallion like a sumo wrestler, yet therefore mitigating the fall, saving the stallion.

“Hurm….Thanks, pal.” The larger stallion grumbled with a deep voice thanking to his unexpected saviour calved in a strange colourful attire, that though somewhat looked like pretty dashing as meanwhile both Rainbow Dash along with Spitfire landed nearby and letting all the rescued ponies go back into a solid ground.

“Yer…..Welcome, bub.” Wolverine grumbled as he though somewhat hardly dug himself from underneath the stallion back on his hooves. “But….Ya peop…..Hurm, I mean….Ponies really git ta cut down on those snacks.” The X-Men added more sarcastically like as he along with both Rainbow Dash and Spitfire again burst out after Spider-Mane into pursuit of Arabus, leaving quite a baffled stallion behind, titling his head dumbfounded to the side by not quite having any idea about gruff stallions statement.

Meanwhile Spider-Mane continued in his pursuit after Arabus flying on his Spider Glider ahead of otherpony. However, Arabus evil emerald eyes flashed maliciously as he coughed a glimpse of a nearby little carriage as an malicious thoughts filled the evil Elementals mind, a snide smirk formed over his beaked face. Extending his wind formed arms while flying intensively, Arabus snatched the carriage like a hawk catching a mouse, which right then and much for Spider-Manes utter shock and horror found out to be filled with little foals and right then the kids being at the Elemental mercy.

“How about some babysitting?” Arabus scoffed menacingly as he swung the carriage via kept flying, marking a swift rotation around his axis and in the instance catapulting all the foals right out of the carriage into the air right towards into Spider-Manes way.

“NO! NO!” Peter yelled out underneath his mask yet staying on the course, the Knight of Equestria added the speed to his glider and just in time catching one yellow filly earth pony with his right hoof, following by the second light purple unicorn one, yet unfortunately the third lemon yellow pegasus filly flew right on Spideys masked face, unintentionally obstructing the masked stallions view. “Kids! Kids! I cant see through you!” Spider-Mane mumbled with a somewhat exasperated and hilarious like manner with a little foal on his face, disoriented and therefore starting to struggle on his glider and flying quite incoherently and unstable wonder he didn’t crash to anything, though strangely the fillies were all squeaking aloud not in fright but rather joyously as they were actually enjoying the ride.

“Cha Cha! Can you do this?” Arabus laughed as right then as Spidey finally managed to take the filly out of his face only his white masked lenses widening nearly like a pair of saucers as he witnessed Arabus flying towards an incoming large house, yet much for the heroes collective awe, the wind and air formed Elemental easily flew forward and literally passed through the buildings solid wall like nothing like an spectre, which was though the least for Spider-Mane to worry about.

“Wolverine! Hot potatoes!” Spider-Mane yelled out over his teammates from behind as he threw all the fillies into the air, making the foals yelping and squeaking even more joyously and amused as they flew through the air right towards galloping Wolverine.

“Gotcha!” Wolverine blurted out as the X-Men rose up and managed to catch all the falling foals one after another, saving them from the fall.

“Girls! Girls! Give me a shot!” Spider-Mane yelled out after Rainbow Dash and Spitfire for some assistance as the building through which Arabus passed through was getting closer and closer and therefore flying quite low and hardly nosing the Spider Glider up in time, yet both pegasus zipped through passing the Spider-Manes side, the hero then shot simultaneously the webbing from both of his hooves as Rainbow Dash and Spitfire caught each strand and with their combined might pulling as hard as they could as both mare eventually managed to nose Spider-Manes glider up just in time before colliding with the building, just narrowly passing the edge of the roof just a mere inches much for Spider-Manes relief.

Not giving the edge though, Spider-Mane along with Rainbow Dash, Spitfire as well as Wolverine also following his teammates from behind kept their persistent pursuit over Arabus, as the wind elemental spectre passed through on the another side of the building yet though heading the way out of the Ponyville towards the station.

“We got you now!” Rainbow Dash howled as the heroes eventually managed to catch up to Arabus a bit, getting closer and closer.

“That’s what you think, pegasus!” Arabus however chuckled smugly as the wind spiral rings around the Elementals waist started rotating by steadily gaining on speed and his windy like tail slightly wavering. “Lets see if you can keep up!” Arabus scoffed by contorting his body like a runner ready to run as in the instance the spectre literally burst out, flying in an dazzling speed literally like a missile, yet creating a whirlwind outburst in the process, leaving Spider-Mane, Rainbow Dash, Spitfire and Wolverine behind and literally slack jawed out of awe.

“Wow….I mean just…..Wow….” Rainbow Dash mumbled incoherently, unable to supress her awe dully flipping her wings by keeping herself in the midair.

“That’s what they say flying like the wind….Literally….” Spidey dully muttered by keeping his Spider Glider steady via as he just stared with his masked lenses wide at Arabus disappearing in a full speed in distance over the landscape.

“He is just gettin' away!” Wolverine on the other hoof not being that much in awe grumbled in frustration by loosing Arabus.

Spitfire though flipped her wings by gaining some altitude as she denied her sight by trying to catch a glimpse of Arabus yet the Captain of Wonderbolts deep orange eyes underneath her googles widened in a shock by realizing where the Elemental was heading. “He is heading towards Canterlot!”

“Twilight….” Peter murmured underneath his mask as dark thoughts as well as concern for Twilight that by the way was along with Spike in Canterlot for a meeting with Princess Celestia filled young stallions mind, yet though recuperating himself the Knight of Equestria immediately turned into his a way more assertive and determined side. “We got to go after him!”

“Easier said than done, bub.” Logan though grumbled underneath his mask, though sounding somewhat sceptically.

“Yeah. Couldn’t you just see how fast can he fly like a hurricane?” Rainbow Dash added with a slight hint of admiration being vocally present within tomboyish pegasus voice, whatever she realized or not.

“We are not gonna catch him at this rate.” Spitfire added.

“In this case…” Spider-Mane though scoffed, his muffled voice shifting into quite a smug like. “It is a good thing that Mayday and I have been working on a new overdrive system build in the Spider Glider. And I believe that this is the just right time to give it a test run. Lets kick up the ” By proclaiming so and quite for his teammates simultaneous interest, the knight then pressed one of the buttons on the Spider Gliders control table as in the instance, some parts which apparently appeared some sort of manifold chambers emerged right out of Spider Gliders rear near the engines thruster, the rattles echoed throughout the flying machines entire structure as therefore an overdrive mechanism of the machine was activated. “Hold on to your hats!” Spidey yelled out as in the instance his Spider Glider literally took off bursting out in a dazzling speed as it was doubled by the overdrives system, flying right after Arabus in a dazzling if not even a near supersonic speed, heading right towards the Canterlot.

Being totally slack jawed and even more baffled by awe both Rainbow Dash and Spitfire along with Wolverine who by that way didn’t seem being that much astounded as ever were staring at Spider-Mane flying and disappearing in a full-thruster speed in distance over the landscape. “Hey, Peter! Wait for us!” Rainbow Dash by eventually recuperating from her awe howled over as an Element of Honesty flew off, flipping her wings rapidly and by giving it all her effort, the also pegasus gained enough of her own dazzling speed yet leaving her signature rainbow coloured trail behind, as well as Spitfire by mimicking Rainbow Dash action, the Captain of Wonderbolts also gained a full speed yet leaving an orange streak behind her trail as both pegasus flew right after catching up with Spider-Mane in a pursuit of Arabus, yet unfortunately and unbeknown leaving Wolverine behind.  

“Hey! Whut about me?!” Wolverine yelled out grumbling as he galloped by hoof in a full speed at the edge of the railway in an attempt to catch up with his teammates but though it was all for naught as Logan stared at Spider-Mane, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire disappearing in the distance over the landscapes both disdained and upset in the same time. “Hurm….Lovely….Just lovely….” Wolverine grumbled and angrily stomping his hoof to the ground after being left behind and right then with his teammates chasing after Arabus the gruff stallion felt himself quite useless being worth to his friend like a wet noodle, wondering what to do.

However, in the instance an apparent realization flashed within the X-Mens head and yet considering it would be worth it, Wolverine turned around the opposite direction and headed back into town.

The Ponyville meanwhile, being in quite a mess after the windstorm that Arabus caused during his chase with the Avengers, the locals stands being damaged, the roofs of the buildings being flawy, the wooden pieces and other mess being spread all over the square with the trees being tattered and having with some broken branches, along with the ponies still shaken, confused and failing to comprehend what has just happened.

Wolverine run right into the main square, with his masked lenses looking around by scanning the havoc around yet much for his lucky spotting what he was just hoping to find. Right there, there was a wooden boarding platform on which a large pink hot air balloon being fixed on a basket stood, luckily being fixed on a rope and seemingly not being damaged after the calamity.

“Hurm….A hot air balloon ride….” Wolverine grunted under his breath, yet with an idea of using the hot air balloon ride by means of transportation to go after the Avengers and Arabus and just coming to think of it that the wind was blowing by the right direction, the X-Men simply shrugged as he galloped and with a single leap jumping right into the balloons basket, letting out his adamantium claws out of his right hoof and with a single swipe slicing the rope, therefore releasing the balloon and starting taking off.

“HEY!!!” A feminine voice bellowed from bellow and Wolverine spotted a pink mare with a slightly curly yellow mane and tail with a pair of cherries on connected steam, greyish indigo eyes yet though also wearing an aviator hat with googles fixed on it, Cherry Berry, seemingly a pilot of the hot air balloon, galloping and being in shock of somepony taking the balloon just like that and without permission, trying to hold Logan off.

“Ain't worry, darlin'! I will give it back safe and sound!” Wolverine though called out and simply waving his hoof over the whining Cherry Berry along with other ponies from bellow, smirking yet quite deviously as he kept gaining on altitude along with the wind indeed blowing the X-Men with his balloon the right direction heading towards the Canterlot so he could at least help his fellow Avengers against Arabus.  

“Beware, Arabus!”



Meanwhile, Spider-Mane was still flying on his Spider Glider by a near supersonic speed via the overdrive system, yet however the masked stallion did his best to hold himself on the glider by the wind pressure, evidently having some hard time to take his flying machine under control under such a tremendous enhanced speed, his chocolate mane and tail whipping at the mercy of the wind, with Rainbow Dash along with Spitfire flying tightly right behind him catching up yet with Arabus though flying in his own top speed via the power of wind still quite far ahead as yet the view of Canterlot getting closer and closer.

In the instance and strangely, Spider-Mane could feel the raising heat from behind, blinking with an edge of his lenses and for his dismay realizing that the overdrive module was turning red by actually started overheating itself with the sound of the engine getting more and more rattling.

“Uh oh!” Spidey muttered by fearing the consequences of the systems overheat and instantly pressing the button on control panel again as the manifold chambers instantly shut out back into rear as instantly the tremendous speed the Spider Glider flew so far steadily decreased before the engine also started working normally by Spider Glider returning back to normal flying state.

“So, an overdrive huh?” Spitfire quaked, her rough feminine voice being filled with awe and disbelief alike as she along with Rainbow Dash caught up with the webslinger. 

“Yup. A little something to my added. But still by using it too long, the engine would overheat and then…Boom boom, by bye.” Spidey explained in a rather awkward and humorous like manner, better trying to push a way darker thoughts out of his head what indeed might happen to the Spider Glider when being too much of use of the overdrive system.

Meanwhile, Arabus passed the walls of the Canterlot overflying it, heading right into the city, passing throughout and maneuvering between the buildings, flying still in an amazing speed via his elemental power over wind and air.

“Man! He is fast.” Spider-Mane muttered as he was flying bypassing throughout the Canterlots high building like towers on his Spider Glider yet occasionally firing his webbings, using the strands latched on the edges of the buildings for a better maneuverability and passing throughout the Canterlots buildings keeping his Spider Glider more steady as Rainbow Dash and Spitfire followed the wallcrawler in pursuit.

Arabus chuckled deviously as he headed right than to the nearest high tower, flying sharply against as he once again flew right into passing it through, much for Spider-Manes, Rainbow Dashs and Spitfires awe. Taking a turn Spidey flew right over the tower on the other side as just right then, Arabus emerged right out of the tower yet though in a somewhat slowed down like motion, grinning like he would be showing himself off smugly.

“This is pretty amazing.” Spider-Mane quipped although much more awkwardly than impressed at all, yet swiftly flinching with his Spider Glider to the side avoiding as Arabus once again burst out passing through yet Spidey kept up pursuing him.

By taking a nosedive, Arabus flew sharply towards and right then across the large buildings edge downward though by the process breaking every window in his way due to the flights pressure, glass shrapnel flying all over, yet Spider-Mane along with Rainbow Dash and Spitfire flying after Arabus, dodging and avoiding the shrapnel. Arabus than made a nosedive maneuver when being just a few meters away from the ground, astonishing and shocking every upper class pony around and flying right towards the main square road.

Yet seeing the masked pony flying on the flying machine and two pegasus being still behind his tail, an annoyed expression formed over Arabus windy facial features as his patience with his pursuers was evidently getting short despite actually having quite fun in his very own twisted way. Yet by seeing a numerous carriages being parked on the road, a devilish idea flashed within the Elementals head as he flew then near the ground and shooting a thunderbolt right into the centre therefore creating a chain reaction triggering quite an explosion, freaking out everypony in the vicinity yet also unfortunately sending all the carriages flying towards Spider-Manes, Rainbow Dashs and Spitfires way.  

“Here we go with the air show all over again!” Spider-Mane jerked out exasperated, yet as usually reacting quickly, leaping high into the air from his Spider Glider as he landed gracefully on the first flying carriage, yet touching it only with his front hooves, pony like wall-crawler folded his lower body along with his hind hooves and like spring he launched himself in a graceful flip and landing on second incoming carriage.

In the instance a third carriage was speeding forward, yet fast, agile and flexible pony leaped from the second carriage and flipping over the third one, which crushed the second in impact. Spider-Mane landed on fourth carriage and swiftly hopping over a fifth one with his hind hooves extended in a “jumping over a goat” style as flying carriage missed his tail and bum just inches away.

Spidy landed on sixth carriage only followed by remaining two carriages flying dangerously close. Yet leaping from the carriage, Spider-Mane fired a strand of webbing into seventh carriage and launching himself like a sling shot towards the incoming carriages. Peter extended his hooves skywards and started rotating his body like an arrow and with a velocity of bullet he flew through the carriages just in time before they both collided together in an attempt to crush the stallion masked stallion as the knight effortlessly landed back on his Spider Glider with all the carriages falling and hitting the ground, shattering into a wooden pieces by the impact.

Yet luckily and much for the heroes relief, nopony was hurt in the process.

“Alright! That just would does it.” Spider-Mane firmly jerked out, his voice lacking any humour, evidently having just enough of this chase and Arabus putting everypony in danger by his crazy stunts, knowing they had to put an end of this.

“Right!” Rainbow Dash jerked out back as the rainbow colour maned pegasus passed through Spider-Mane flying ahead by giving lots of her effort to fly much faster, closing her gap as she eventually managed to caught up with Arabus. “I got you now!”

“Oh, do you? Eat the wind behind my tail!” Arabus though scoffed deviously, yet once again the windy rings around his waist started rotating and once again bursting out in a fully speed, creating yet another whirlwind outburst in the process as Rainbow Dash not seeing that coming was struck by the outburst hard, loosing her composure in flight and being send into a downward spiral.

“Need a lift?” Spidey jerked out as he managed to grab Rainbow Dash to her hoof just in time before she could collide with the ground, instantly pulling the mare aboard his glider behind him standing vertically on his hinder hooves. “You okay?”

“Thanks Pete!” Rainbow Dash thanked for the safe yet although sounding somewhat awkward.

“Then hang on Skittles!” Spider-Mane stated, prompting Rainbow Dash to hold on fest while still flying in pursuit after Arabus throughout a long square, yet however Rainbow Dash inhaled sharply with her cheeks burning to shade of crimson as she wrapped her hooves over Peter solid chiselled upper body, finding her intakes of breath short with images flashing in her head, yet the mare did her best to tune those fuzzy thoughts down and trying to concentrate.

Right then, Arabus took a sharp turn at the end of the square and that time headed right to the main courtyard, nearing the Canterlot Castles edge with Spider-Mane, Rainbow Dash onboard of Spider Glider along with Spitfire following the Elemental passing through the courtyard, yet approaching a large tower of the castle, Arabus flew sharply and nosing up skyward by the tower.

“Um, Rainbow? Would you mind?” Spidey by seeing the tower asked though a little sheepishly, prompting Rainbow Dash once again for a little assistance when coming up with nosing up, yet nodding affirmatively and without a hint of hesitation, Rainbow Dash flipped her wings furiously while still hanging on Spidey as they both with a combined effort managed to nose the Spider Glider up when just a few meters away, flying right up skyward yet Rainbow Dash separating from Spider-Mane and Spier Glider again flying on her own with Spitfire following from behind.



However and meanwhile on top of the tower, which by the way was a part of royal quarters as well as serving as both a sanctum and bedroom alike for Princess Celestia, on the large balcony, Twilight along with Spike holding a parchment and quill writing some notes was discussing a matters at hoof with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna both royal sister being present by young alicorns and baby dragons side.

“The situation is getting to be very serious.” Twilight stated, a concern as well as slight trepidation filling her voice. “With Squirk attacking the Manehattan along with the ponies back on Liberty Island being witnesses of the entire incident, there would be just a matter of time before otherpony find out about their existence.” 

“Indeed…” Luna added, the iron clad maidens voice not sounding that much confident as it usually did. “With the news about the Elementals spreading throughout the Equestria, in that scenario, the matters of national security would get on stake, with a rising panic, not to mention the havoc they might cause to the land if we don’t stop them in time.”

“I know.” Princess Celestia stated by being aware of as well as empathizing with her star students and younger sisters concern, yet the rulers of Equestrias voice remained deliberated and calm as ever. “Yet nevertheless we must all remain even and diligent about the matters at hooves. Yet in any case of crisis or the news escaping our circle, I shall address the citizens. I am certain that I would make a reason for them to comprehend.”

“Strange though….” Twilight though stated in a somewhat concerned way, her voice sounding suspicious and slightly apprehensive as she watched the plains of the horizon ahead. “Ever since we faced and took on Grogar, the things has been a way too quiet lately.”

“Um? But Isnt that a good news, Twilight?” Spike asked quite dumbfounded.

“Not at all, Spike,” Luna though spoke off by, the Princess of the Moons voice sounding that much concerned alike by frankly empathizing with Twilight. “That might actually means problems brewing yet to come.”

“It just seems frankly convincing.“ Princess Celestia then trailed off, her gentle and deliberated voice though tuning into a little bit more assertive than it usually did. “Ever since you took Grogar on along with that Catrina the Feline Witch and his Diamond Dogs followers, by rescuing me and running his plans, he just might be up to devilish schemes for revenge, yet only so far waiting for an opportunity and right time to come.”

“Yet…” Twilight though spoke off, by attracting the princesses and baby dragons attention yet her voice gaining a way more confident and determined tune. “When the times come, we shall be prepared as well to deal with him.”

However and before the conversation about the matters at hooves might go any further, Twilight along with Celestia, Luna and Spike out of the sudden felt the weather somewhat changing as the winds started rising, with their manes and tail blowing in the winds mercy.

“Is there a wind rising out of the sudden?” Spike dully asked by putting his hand over his face to shield it from the wind yet young dragon would soon find himself regret his question as just right there and out of the sudden, Arabus made an unexpected entrance by flight zipping right over the balcony railings edge, giving all the princesses and baby dragon standing on the balcony a simultaneous fright and shock in the process .

“What the…?!” Both Celestia and Luna blurted out in a simultaneous shock, failing to comprehend what was just that. Yet in the instance, Spider-Mane flying on his Spider Glider along with Rainbow Dash and Spitfire following also zipped over the balconys railing while still pursuing Arabus this whole time, aiding on everyponys utter awe.

“Just passing through!” Spidey squeaked out yelling while flying after Arabus passing all three bewildered alicorns and young dragon on the balcony.

“Peter?!” Twilight blurted out astonished by actually catching a glimpse of her knight flying on Spider Glider along with Rainbow Dash and Spitfire behind him. 

“What….Is that?” Spike murmured confused as his emerald green slitted eyes fell right on a strangely looking spectre like being arguably being composed entirely out of air itself that Spider-Mane, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire were chasing.

“It looks like…..Another one of the Elementals.” Princess Celestia stated by lowering her brow by trying to catch a better glimpse of and judging from the Elementals image that was just fitting.

“So it seems.” Luna added somewhat half-heartedly agreeing with her older sisters judgement yet staring at Arabus intensively.

“Come on! We got to help Peter and the others!” Twilight firmly proclaimed, shifting into her more assertive side, her deep violet eyes gleaming with determination while channelling her magic aura through her horn, therefore materializing her signature heroic attire a thin air and right on her frame, covering her head with the white cloak, the Princess of Friendship spread out her wings being about to take off.

“Don’t forget about me Twilight!” Spike yelled out running to Twilights side, offering and being more than willing to help as well.

Although feeling once again somewhat hesitant by bringing Spike along, especially recalling all the things baby dragon went through lately, including momentarily and unwillingly turning into a monster, with fear of his wellbeing associating with it.

Yet also by remembering the rigorous training Spike underwent under Logans tutelage and also by witnessing Spikes second transformation into his adult dragon form that by the way went a way more better than the last one, and therefore believing that he had a better control of his newly gained powers via Crimson Gem of Cyttork now, a confident look formed over Twilights face, denying a serene smile to her little brother figure by knowing he was ready, having a faith in him. “Hop on, Spike!”

“Yeah!” Spike squeaked excited and by not letting himself to be asked twice, baby dragon hopped right on Twilight back as Twilight nod her head with an encouraging smile, flipping her winds and effortlessly taking off into the air off the balcony flying after Spider-Mane, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire chasing Arabus.

“I will go after and help them, sister!” Luna firmly stated by recuperating from her awe and also shifting into her more assertive and faithful side and just like Twilight, using her magic through her horn, the Guardian of the Night materialized her own heroic attire out of a thin air right over her frame, yet spinning gracefully with the skirt waving effortlessly. “You get Sunset Shimmer and Felicia!”

“Right.” Princess Celestia replied by affirmatively nodding her head yet sharing a reassuring glance with her younger sisters, Luna just like that gracefully flipped her wings and taking off into the air flying right after Twilight and Spike to help Peter, Rainbow Dash and Spitfire in pursuit of Arabus, yet by watching her younger sister and the Avengers flying after the Elemental into the distance, a concern as well as slight worries filled Celestias mind and heart.

“Just be safe…”

To be continued……