//------------------------------// // Peace In Our Time (Part 1) // Story: Tomorrow War // by Battwell //------------------------------// "CAN I JUST POINT OUT THAT WE ARE SERIOUSLY SCREWED HERE!!" Spider-Man, Iron Man, Rainbow Dash, Sonic, Twilight, and Shadow all retreated down the street, away from the incoming horde of Ultron Sentries and Ultron Slayers. The Ultron Slayers fired a dozen missiles from their backs, all of them flying towards the retreating heroes. "WELL JEEZ, SHERLOCK, WHAT GAVE IT AWAY?! THE FACT THAT WE GOT SUCKED INTO AN INTERDIMENSIONAL GATEWAY, OR THE FACT THAT WE ARE BEING HUNTED DOWN BY AN ARMY OF ULTRON ROBOTS?!" Sonic yelled back at Peter as he moved left and right to avoid the missiles. Rainbow swayed to the left to avoid an incoming missile. She dodged the missile and it flew past her, blowing up a run down car further down on the road. "WHERE THE HAY ARE WE?!" Rainbow exclaimed. Twilight flew alongside the rainbow maned Pegasus, sweat dripping from her forehead, "I DON'T KNOW!!!" As they approached a turn, Sonic, who was running ahead of the group, looked down the street to his left and saw even more Ultron robots marching down towards them. The Ultron Raidpods flew ahead of the army of Ultron forces, firing laser blasts at the Hedgehog in their sights. Sonic's eyes widened as he slid under the laser blasts and made a right turn. "DO NOT GO LEFT UNLESS YOU WANNA GET YOUR BACON FRIED!!!" Sonic warned his friends. Shadow and the other heroes followed Sonic down the street he turned into. As they fled, Tony scanned the next ten blocks with his armor and picked up at least five more squadrons approaching them from different streets. "SHIT! THEY'VE GOT US SURROUNDED!" Shadow glanced to his right and saw what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse. "GET TO THAT WAREHOUSE, NOW!!!" Shadow shouted to his allies. They all took the hint and turned to the warehouse. Sonic sped towards the abandoned warehouse and made it to the door. He skidded to a stop and opened the door. "EVERYONE GET IN!" Rainbow flew in first, followed by Twilight and Shadow, and then Peter and Tony rushed into the warehouse. Once everyone was inside, Sonic entered the warehouse and glanced at the approaching army of Ultron robots heading towards them. Sonic then slammed the door shut and backed away as Tony fired a red hot laser from his wrist, melting the door to the wall to prevent the robots from getting in. Once it was sealed, Tony deactivated the laser and turned to his team, "That won't hold them for long." Peter panted heavily as he removed his mask to breathe better, "Did....anyone else.....see that?!" Sonic put his hands on his hips, "Oh, you mean the insanely massive army of robots that look EXACTLY like Ultron? Yeah! I saw that!" A sudden crash got everyone's attention. It sounded throughout the entire warehouse. They all turned to the door and heard another crash. It was the Ultron Legion, they were trying to break into the warehouse. "They're trying to break in!" Rainbow exclaimed. "We need to retreat and come up with a plan." Shadow stated. "Hate to break it to ya, Shadz, but we're backed up into a corner! How're we gonna get outta here?" Sonic asked. Shadow then turned to Twilight, "Twilight, how far can you teleport us?" "I-I don't know! Going through the Gateway drained a lot of my magic! And I don't even know where we are, I have no idea where we'll end up!" Another crash sounded out through the warehouse. "Anywhere is better than here, Twi!" Rainbow shouted in a panic. "Twilight, we have no choice!" Shadow exclaimed to the Alicorn. Twilight gulped nervously, the stress was starting to get to her. She was beginning to hyperventilate, she was about to have a panic attack. It wasn't until a hand rested on her shoulder that her breathing eased up. She turned her head and saw Sonic smiling kindly at her. "You can do this, Twi. I believe in you." Sonic encouraged with a smile. Twilight felt tears brimming her eyes as she engulfed Sonic in a tight hug. "Thank you." Twilight thanked. Sonic's cheeks felt hot as he stroked Twilight's mane. "I hate to ruin....whatever this is, but we have got to go!" Tony exclaimed suddenly. Twilight sniffled as she let Sonic go. She turned to Tony and the others, nodding to them as she lit up her horn. As Twilight began charging up her magic, another crash caught the attention of everyone in the warehouse. That was the biggest one yet. The crashes were coming at a faster rate, they were starting to break through. "They're starting to come through!" Peter shouted as he put his mask back on. "Hurry, Sparkle!" Shadow pushed as he lit up his hands. Twilight gritted her teeth as sweat fell from her forehead. Her eyes were clenched shut as even more crashes crashed against the door. "HURRY!!!" Rainbow yelled frantically. Tony aimed his hands at the door as Shadow prepared to remove his Inhibitor Rings. Twilight screamed as her horn sparked with magic. The door then exploded open as a bright light shined in the center of the room. The Ultron robots marched into the warehouse, weapons ready to slaughter any organic lifeforms. But when they entered the warehouse.... It was empty. Thousands upon thousands of flying Ultron Fortresses flew out of the outer atmosphere, leaving the planet and making their way to the moon. Although, it didn't look right. It looked metallic. It looked like a Space Station. The moon had been transformed into Ultron's Citadel. Thousands of Ultron Fortresses flew to and fro, either heading towards Ultron's Citadel or heading towards the Earth. A single monitor turned on, slightly brightening the room. Another then switched on, and then another, and another. Millions of monitors switched on at the same time, projecting multiple shots of various places on the planet. The perfect way to keep surveillance on the planet. It was then that the one responsible for all of this floated down from the ceiling. His cape flapping as six Stones shined throughout the room as he floated down. Ultron Supreme. Ultron put his hands behind his back as his eyes glowed red. It was then that a song played throughout the room. As 'Ave Maria' played, Ultron couldn't help but smile as his face plate slid up, revealing his face. He closed his eyes and breathed in. He opened his eyes as he exhaled. He stretched out his arms as he watched the millions of monitors. He reveled in the peace, the quiet. After so long, he had finally done it. He had created peace. Everything was perfect, just like him. Ultron sighed happily, "Peace in our time." A sudden notification caught his attention, his eyes glanced to one of the monitors. He then looked confused at the sudden alert. "What's this? An alert? The Resistance? Or something more?" He raised his left hand and sped up the footage to see what the problem was. After slowing down the footage, his eyes shot wide open at what he saw. Tony Stark and Peter Parker retreating down a street as multiple squadrons of his legion chased them down. As the footage continued, his eyes squinted from a look of surprise to a look of pure, unrivaled rage. "No. No, no, no, no, No, No, NO, NO,NO!!!" He flew over to the monitor and continued to view the footage. Ultron was completely flabbergasted, shocked, stunned, all of the above. "This shouldn't be possible," Ultron whispered, "I killed you. BOTH of you!" As the footage continued to play, he took notice of four others with Stark and Parker. Two Anthropomorphic Hedgehogs and two pastel colored horses, one with wings and a rainbow mane, and one with both wings and a horn. Ultron studied them with interest. "Fascinating. You four creatures are new, I have nothing on any of you." He leaned in closer to the monitor. "What are you?" As the footage ended, Ultron hovered back to his original spot, his face plated slid down over his face as his eyes glowed. "My brothers. My friends. My legion. It has come to my attention that we have some visitors in my utopia," he announced to his forces, "Two of them are supposed to be dead, and the other four are unique. I want them found, and I want them brought to me ALIVE. This development requires further study. Go! Find them, and bring them to me. This is the will of your Supreme Leader," he outstretched his arms, "Let there be peace in our time." Ultron ended the announcement as his face plate slid up once more. Ultron raised his hand again and rewound the footage. Once he was pleased with where the footage was, he closed his hand, pausing the footage and zooming in to focus on Sonic, Shadow, Rainbow, and Twilight. He leaned in closer to the monitor, "I don't know what you creatures are...." Ultron smiled. "But I want to know EVERYTHING." (End song)