//------------------------------// // Lockdown (Part 3) // Story: Tomorrow War // by Battwell //------------------------------// Ultron chuckled as held his arms out wide, "THIS, is the best I can do. This is exactly what I wanted. All of you, against all of me. How can you possible hope to stop me?" Twilight gulped nervously and stepped forward, hardening her stare, "With hope and friendship, there is NOTHING that we can't overcome!" Ultron shook his head, "False. Hope is an organic delusion. Typical organic error. You march right to your demise when there is no conceivable way of you winning this battle. But if you wish to throw your lives away so carelessly. Witness, as humanity's end begins now." The Mega Ultron roared as it made its way towards the tower. Ultron chuckled as he propelled himself backward and flew into the monster's forehead, joining his brothers in the Mega Ultron. Without any other option, Tony tried using his communications again, only this time, they went through. "Tony? What's going on?" Cap asked over the call. "Cap, get your ass over here, now!" "Language, and why? "Because we got a Goddamn Kaiju up in this shit!" The mega Ultron roared once more, further proving Tony's point. "We're on our way! Keep it busy until we get there! We'll be there in five minutes!" "Make it three!" Cap then hung up as Tony turned to the others, "Cap and the others are on their way! We need to keep THAT thing from destroying the tower! Vision, Twilight, you two are with me! We hit that thing with everything we've got! Sonic, RD, Shadow, and Parker are on the ground evacuating civilians! We got that?" Everyone nodded in response. "Let's kick some flank!" Rainbow said enthusiastically. Iron Man then took off with Vision and Twilight following close behind him as the others sped/swung down to the streets to evacuate civilians. As the Mega Ultron roared, Tony flew past its face and fired a Unibeam, hoping to do some damage. But a new batch of Ultron Sentry's replaced the destroyed ones, making Tony's attack useless. The Mega Ultron swung its right hand in hopes of hitting the incoming Vision and Twilight Sparkle. While Vision became intangible to avoid getting hit, Twilight wasn't so lucky as she got knocked out of the sky by the giant's hand. Twilight came rolling to a stop on a nearby building, groaning in pain. Vision flew up to the metal monstrosity and fired a laser from his forehead. The attack did nothing as the Mega Ultron opened its mouth and fired a massive Mouth Beam. Powered by the Mind Stone, Vision wasn't able to dodge the attack, even if he became intangible. The beam sent him soaring across the sky and crash landing on the street below. Two quad launchers formed on Tony's shoulders thanks to the Nanotech suit. Tony fired eight missiles at the metal behemoth, but they did nothing but anger the monster. "ANNOYANCE!!!" The Mega Ultron shouted. Tony was about to fire again, but the Mega Ultron didn't give him the chance as it grabbed the billionaire and began to squeeze. Tony's suit formed a shield around him to protect him, but he knew that it wouldn't last. The Mega Ultron laughed as it tightened its grip. It wasn't until a bolt of lightning and two beams of magic struck its face that Tony was able to escape. He shot out of the beasts hand and turned around to see Thor, Celestia, and Luna flying towards the mechanical monstrosity. "HAVE AT THEE!!!" Thor shouted as he flew forward towards the Mega Ultron. "ARGHH!!! WE WILL ERASE YOU!!!" The Mega Ultron fired another massive Mouth Beam at the approaching God and Goddess'. Celestia and Luna teleported out of the way while Thor flew downwards, barely avoiding the attack. Celestia fired another beam of magic from her horn, but the Mega Ultron roared as it swatted her away with its giant hand. "SISTER!!!" Luna shouted before she turned and snarled at the metal monster. "AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TARGET LOCKED!!!" The Mega Ultron aimed its palm at the midnight Alicorn and fired a massive blast from its hand. Luna tried blocking the attack with a shield spell, but the sheer force of the blast was too much for the shield to handle as it shattered on impact, sending Luna crashing down into one of the windows in a nearby building. Suddenly, the Mega Ultron felt something off. Something that didn't belong. The monster glanced down to see Sonic running up its torso. The Mega Ultron snarled as it commanded the Ultron Sentry's making up that area to turn their heads and fire several Mouth Beams at the Hedgehog. Sonic was blasted off of the giant monster and was falling to the ground. He would've been toast had it not been for Tails, who flew under him at just the right moment for the blue Hedgehog to land on the wing of the Tornado. Sonic looked back at his best friend and gave him a thumbs up, "Nice save, pal!" Tails returned the thumbs up with a thumbs up of his own. Sonic turned around as they flew closer to the Mega Ultron. "YOU SHALL FEEL OUR WRATH!!! KNEEL BEFORE YOUR GOD!!!!" Sonic rolled his eyes, "I've met a lot of Gods, Ultron! You're not even in my top ten!" The Mega Ultron roared as it prepared to fire another Mouth Beam, only to be interrupted by a barrage of bullets from above it. The monster turned to see the Avengers Quinjet flying downward and firing bullet after bullet at the robotic Kaiju. The Mega Ultron roared as it sent out an armada of Ultron Sentry's flying towards the Quinjet. The Quinjet shot at the incoming Ultron Sentry's and blasted them apart, continuing its course towards the Mega Ultron. The metallic beast roared once more and prepared to fire a Mouth Beam, only to be struck in the face by a bolt of lightning. The Mega Ultron turned its head to see Thor floating above it. "ULTRON! YOU SHALL PAY FOR THE EVIL YOU HAVE BROUGHT UPON MIDGARD!" Thor declared. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! GOOD. EVIL. WE HAVE TRANSCENDED SUCH PRIMITIVE CONCEPTS!" "YEAH?! WELL TRANSCEND THIS!!!" The Mega Ultron turned to see Rainbow Dash zooming towards it. The Mega Ultron's many eyes glowed a sinister red as it prepared to fire an Eye Beam. "BURN TO DEATH!!!" The Mega Ultron roared as it fired the Eye Beam. Rainbow's eyes widened in terror as the beam came zooming towards her. She couldn't get away in time, she was about to die. But luckily for her, Celestia casted a shield spell that protected RD from the blast, although not completely as the shield shattered and she was sent crashing into the side of a nearby building. But at least she was alive. The Tornado fired a barrage of missiles at the Mega Ultron's eyes. Although it didn't do any damage like Tails hoped, it instead pulled the monster's attention. The Mega Ultron roared once more as it fired a Mouth Beam. Tails tried avoiding the attack, but the Mouth Beam hit one of the Tornado's wings. As the plane crashed down onto the street below, Shadow snarled as he removed his Inhibitor Rings and teleported in front of the Mega Ultron's face. Shadow then began to glow red as his eyes glowed the same color. Before the Mega Ultron could act, Shadow made his move. "CHAOS BLAAAAST!!!" The resulting explosion actually managed to cause some sort of harm to the robotic Kaiju as a piece of its face blew up, causing the Mega Ultron to stagger back as some new Ultron Sentry's replaced the old ones. Shadow panted heavily before closing his eyes and falling into unconsciousness. As the Ultimate Lifeform fell from the sky, Luna wasted no time in getting back up and zooming towards the falling Hedgehog. Luna managed to fly under Shadow at just the right moment and caught him. As the Quinjet flew past the Mega Ultron, the hangar door opened. Hulk then leaped out of the Quinjet, roaring as he reeled back a punch. Hulk then gave the Mega Ultron a mighty punch, destroying the Ultron Sentry's that occupied the area Hulk hit. The Mega Ultron didn't feel anything. Hulk landed on a nearby rooftop and roared at the metallic beast. The Mega Ultron roared back as it raised its left hand into the air and brought it down upon the building Hulk was on, destroying the building with ease. As Hulk fell alongside the crumbling building, the Mega Ultron roared as it turned its sights to Stark Tower. As Vision got back up, he saw the Mega Ultron turn its sights to the tower. He was about to intervene, but a sudden thought occurred to him. Every single attack that hit the Mega Ultron did nothing. It would just replace the destroyed Sentry's and keep going. They were going about this the wrong way. They didn't need to fight the Mega Ultron. They needed to fight Ultron Prime himself. Vision then shot up into the air and made his way to the Mega Ultron. The metallic monstrosity prepared to move towards Stark Tower. Vision became intangible and phased through the side of the Mega Ultron's head. He phased his way inside the head and saw Ultron Prime, using the Mind Stone to control the Mega Ultron. Once he got close enough, Vision grabbed Ultron by his head and closed his eyes. "WHAT? YOU!!!" Ultron shouted in surprise before falling into a trance. Vision broke through the fire walls surrounding Ultron's artificial intelligence and then proceeded to sever his connection to the Mind Stone. Once the connection was broken, Vision released Ultron as the A.I, who was no longer in a trance, grasped his head. Ultron then noticed that his Ultron Sentry's began to shut down. Not only did Vision sever his connection with the Mind Stone, but he also severed his connection with his Sentry's. Ultron's eyes glowed as he faced Vision, "YOU SHUT ME OUT!" Ultron shot forward and tackled Vision out of the crumbling Mega Ultron, "DO YOU THINK I CARE?!" Ultron then punched Vision onto a building below them. Ultron turned around as his Mega Ultron fell to pieces, every single one of his Ultron Sentry's falling to the ground, offline. Ultron sighed, he needed to finish his plan before it was too late. He flew through the air and made his way to Stark Tower. Tony saw this and flew after him. As Sonic helped Tails out of the Tornado, he saw Tony flying after Ultron. After checking to see if Tails was okay, Sonic dashed towards Stark Tower. After Shadow regained consciousness, he saw Sonic dashing towards Stark Tower. He put back on his Inhibitor Rings and followed. Peter, who went over to see if Twilight was okay, saw Shadow making his way to the tower. He looked at Twilight, who nodded, and they both followed. RD took to the air after getting back to her hooves and saw Twilight and Peter heading for Stark Tower. RD, who never leaves her friends hanging, zoomed after them. (End song) Tony landed on the helipad and ran inside to chase after Ultron. Once he was inside, he saw a sizeable hole in his floor. Tony sighed, "Seriously?" Tony then jumped into the hole, determined to stop Ultron. Sonic and the others ran into the room and jumped into the hole, not letting Iron Man face Ultron alone. Tony landed on the ground in a superhero pose before standing upright. As he walked forward, he heard a noise behind him and turned around to see Twilight, Sonic, Peter, Shadow, and Rainbow Dash land behind him. Tony smirked behind his mask, "Glad you guys decided to drop in." Sonic smirked back, "Couldn't let you have all the fun, now could we?" "We're in this together." Twilight added. Shadow shoved past Sonic with a scowl on his face, "Enough talking! Ultron is still at large!" "Then let's kick his ass." Tony turned around and led the team into the room, ready to face Ultron Prime. The heroes entered the Tech Wing and saw Ultron, standing right in front of the Interdimensional Gateway. Tony aimed his Repulsor Rays at the A.I while everyone else got into a battle ready stance. "My connection to the Mind Stone has been severed. My army has fallen. But I am NOT done yet!" Ultron declared. Peter sighed, "Why don't bad guys ever know when to quit?" "My goals are beyond your understanding, meat bag! I may no longer have a connection with the Stone, but my objective can still be achieved. This Interdimensional Gateway will be under my control, and once it is, these other worlds shall be saved, cleansed of organic life." Rainbow shook her head, "Yeah, not happening." Ultron fired a Mouth Beam at the heroes, causing them to split up as Ultron took to the air. Tony flew up to meet Ultron head on, but Ultron released a burst of energy that sent Tony back. He aimed his palm at the Armored Avenger, but Twilight flew up behind him and blasted him in the back, knocking him to the floor. Ultron recovered and fired a blast from his hands at the Alicorn. "DEATH RAY!" Twilight used a shield spell to protect herself, but she was still sent back due to the sheer force of the blast. Ultron turned as Spider-Man swung through the air and Swing Kicked the malicious A.I in the chest, sending Ultron skidding across the floor. Peter let go of his webbing and slid across the floor, kicking Ultron's legs, sending the robot down. Ultron snarled as he boosted upwards and fired another Mouth Beam, causing Peter to flip out of the way. Ultron turned around and saw Rainbow Dash zooming towards him at high speeds. Ultron fired a blast from his hands, but RD nose dived to avoid the attack. Once she was close enough, she zoomed upwards and uppercut Ultron in his metallic chin. Ultron staggered in the air before recovering. He saw RD coming in for another attack and zoomed towards her, elbowing her back, knocking her to the floor. Ultron landed in front of her and readied another Mouth Beam. Suddenly, he was struck in the back by something. He fell to one knee, where he was then hit in the face by something else. It was Sonic and Shadow, who were moving at lightspeed so Ultron couldn't keep track of their movements. Ultron got back up, but was knocked down again by Shadow. The two Hedgehogs were unrelenting in their assault. Ultron had grown tired of this and got to one knee and then punched the ground, creating a red shockwave that tripped the two Hedgehogs over. Ultron stood up straight and glared at the two Hedgehogs, "You two are bothering me." "I could say the same thing about you!" Ultron turned around and was blasted in the chest by Tony, who hit the A.I with a Unibeam attack. Ultron got back up as the heroes surrounded him. "This shouldn't be happening. I calculated every possible outcome! This was not foreseen!" Ultron shouted. Twilight stepped forward, "That's what you don't get, Ultron. You can't calculate the Magic of Friendship! You can't run the numbers to counteract the power of teamwork! When we're together, you'll never be victorious!" "I'M TRYING TO SAVE YOU ALL FROM YOURSELVES!!!" Ultron shot forward but was shoulder charged by Shadow. Ultron staggered but didn't get the chance to respond as Rainbow Dash zoomed forward and hit him in the back, sending him towards Peter, who kicked Ultron in the chin as he backflipped. "We're not sick!" Peter shouted. Ultron stumbled right into Sonic, who hit him with a barrage of Homing Attacks. "We're not broken!" Sonic continued. Ultron fell to his knees as Twilight and Iron Man prepared to finish this. "WE'RE AVENGERS!!!" They both shouted together as they fired. The Unibeam and the beam of magic hit Ultron right in the chest, the combined blast piercing right through him. Ultron flew through the air for a few seconds before he tumbled to a stop on the floor. Twilight's horn dimmed as did Tony's Arc Reactor. (End song) Ultron's eyes flickered as his body crackled with electricity. As the heroes walked over to his body, for some odd reason, he chuckled. "What's so funny?" Shadow asked. "Y-You think you've w-won? T-This....is o-only t-t-the begi-i-inning." Ultron said cryptically. They all looked at one another for a moment, confused as to what the A.I meant. Then all of a sudden, the Interdimensional Gateway activated. Surprised, the heroes all turned around to face the Gateway. Before shutting off, Ultron sang, "I don't have strings, so I have fun. I'm not tied up to anyone. They've got strings, but you can see. There are no strings on me~" Ultron's eyes shut off as his body fell limp. Before any of the heroes could say anything, the Interdimensional Gateway began to suck them in. Surprised, they all tried to get away. Even the speedsters couldn't get away. Peter shot a line of web at the wall opposite him and held onto it for dear life. But, to no avail, as the web snapped and Peter got sucked into the Gateway. "PETER!!!" Sonic and Twilight shouted. Without thinking, they both stopped struggling and let the Gateway suck them in. They were not going to leave Peter behind. Rainbow then proceeded to turn around and flew in after her friends. Tony and Shadow looked at one another before nodding to one another. They both then went into the Gateway. Once they were all sucked in, the Interdimensional Gateway closed. Twilight's head hurt. Actually, her everything hurt. She sat upright, rubbing her head with her hoof. Her eyes widened when she saw Peter and Sonic lying on the ground. She got to her hooves and galloped over to their side. "GUYS!!!" The two heroes groaned as they sat up. They then turned, only to be tackled back to the ground by Twilight. "I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE SAFE!" "C-Can't....breathe." They both struggled to say. Twilight then let them go as they got to their feet. "You guys okay?" They all turned to see Iron Man, Rainbow Dash, and Shadow walking over to them. "We're okay!" Sonic responded. "I think?" Peter added. Shadow folded his arms, "Good, now that we're all accounted for, where are we?" It was then that they all took notice of their whereabouts. They were in New York, and yet, everything seemed dead. "Uh, guys? Where the hay are we?" Rainbow asked, to which she was given no reply. "And what is that?" Peter asked as he pointed to the sky. They all turned around and saw a metallic flying fortress hovering over them. Things got worse when swarms upon swarms of Ultron Sentry's marched down the street towards them. Tony turned to the others as they all took a step back, "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."