//------------------------------// // Battle For The Infinity Stones (Part 1) // Story: Tomorrow War // by Battwell //------------------------------// As soon as Doom gave the order, the battle for the Stones began. Abomination roared before he charged towards Bruce Banner with a hint of glee in his reptilian eyes. Bruce's eyes suddenly turned green before Abomination tackled him out of the window, sending the two of them plummeting down towards the street below. Tony, not wasting any time, quickly called for his suit, the various pieces flying towards him from secret panels in the walls of the main lounge room. As Tony suited up, Eggman smiled towards Sonic before he pressed one of the yellow buttons on his jacket. Almost instantaneously, a massive shadow rose up from below the window and loomed over the group, causing all of them to turn around. Once they caught sight of it, their eyes widened at the sight of Eggman's latest creation. The Egg Robo X. Sonic's body snapped around sharply, turning his sights onto Eggman. The Hedgehog then dashed forward, but he was intercepted by Metal Sonic, who zoomed in from the side and seized Sonic by the throat. Before the Hedgehog could do anything, Metal flew the both of them out of the window before making a sharp turn to the left. Iron Man growled and aimed his hand directly at Doom, but the Latverian monarch was already prepared and blasted him with his magic before Tony could take the shot. Iron Man flew straight out the window, but recovered by activating his thrusters. But before Tony knew it, Doom flew right out of Stark Tower and tackled him. The two adversaries plummeted to the ground, delivering punches to one another as they fell. Tony aimed his Repulsor Ray at Doom's face, but as he took the shot, Doom punched Tony's arm, causing the billionaire to miss the shot completely. Doom then dove downward and kicked Tony right in the chest, sending the hero crashing down on the ground. As the dust cleared, Tony groaned in pain inside the crater he lied in. Tony sat upright, the HUD inside his helmet flashing like crazy, showing all of the damage it has sustained so far. Iron Man then looked up to see Dr. Doom land just outside the crater, arms folded over his chest as he glared at the hero. Tony then saw the top of his tower explode, glass shattering and falling down towards him. He caught sight of the various heroes either flying out of the tower or falling down to the ground, still fighting the various villains that wished to take the Infinity Stones. As various explosions sounded off in his ear, Tony continued to glare at Doom, who hadn't moved from his position. Doom outstretched his hand towards Tony, "Tell me where the Stones are and I'll save not only one world, but THREE worlds!" Tony got to his feet and readied his thrusters, "Not gonna happen." "Then die." Tony then boosted upwards at an angle and tackled Doom into the side of a building. M.O.D.O.K fired various missiles and lasers from the various projectile launchers on his chair. Celestia and Human Torch dodged and weaved the various projectiles to avoid being hit. As Celestia fired a blast from her horn, Chrysalis flew under her and fired a blast of magic directly at Tails, who quickly deflected the attack with his Ring Blades. Once the beam ceased, Miles Prower zoomed forward and shoulder charged the Changeling with enough force that it sent her spiraling through the air. Chrysalis flew right past Peter Quill, who was currently shooting at Magneto. The Master of Magnetism blocked the projectiles with some metal panels that he tore from the side of the building. As that was going on, Storm summoned a lightning storm and struck Cozy Glow in the chest. Cozy crashed back inside the building as Sonic was pummeled into the side of the building by Metal Sonic. Sonic groaned before he shook the dust and tiny pieces of stone out of his quills. Sonic's glare hardened as Metal came into view. The robotic Hedgehog was about to dash straight towards his loathsome copy, but he was suddenly smacked down out of the air by Rainbow Dash. The two speedsters looked to one another and smiled, they always had each others backs. Rainbow wouldn't be a very good Element of Loyalty otherwise. Sonic was about to push himself out of the wall, when a familiar voice caught both his and Rainbow's attention, "Oh, Hedgehog~" Sonic and Rainbow turned their heads to see Eggman, who was currently piloting his Egg Robo X, floating in the air a few meters away, "You want me? Come and get me!" Eggman then flew away towards the highway. Sonic, without even thinking, propelled himself out of the wall and ran down the tower to give chase. Rainbow had no intention of missing this, so she decided to go with the Hedgehog. "RARGH!!!" The mighty roar of The Rhino could be heard all throughout the entire street block as he charged directly towards Spider-Man. Peter quickly Web Zipped away, causing Rhino to crash into a parked car. As Peter clung to the side of an apartment building, Vulture threw three of his metallic feathers at Silver the Hedgehog. The hero from the future caught the projectiles with his telekinesis, allowing Hawkeye, who was perched on top of a nearby building, to hit Vulture with an explosive arrow. As Vulture crashed into a window, Team Dark, The X-Men, The Invisible Woman, The Freedom Fighters, and The Chaotix were battling The Brotherhood of Mutants. Explosions sounded off as Omega, Rouge, and Shadow all charged at Juggernaut, The X-Men surrounded Toad and Blob, Invisible Woman was fighting Mystique, and both The Freedom Fighters and Chaotix were avoiding slashes from Lady Deathstrike. Logan and Sabretooth were jumping from roof to roof, with Wolverine chasing after his arch nemesis. "COME ON, RUNT! THIS IS STARTIN' TO GET BORING!!!" Sabretooth shouted as he jumped onto another rooftop. Wolverine roared as he leapt through the air and tackled Sabretooth to the ground. As the two ex-Weapon X members fought, Deadpool, Pinkie, and the Guardians were getting civilians away from the destruction so they wouldn't get hurt. Y'know, this feels like a real cheap way of giving us something to do while you focus on the big battles. Aw come on, Wade, at least he's trying. It must be hard juggling this many characters. Are you two done? Inside the main lounge of Stark Tower, Twilight, AJ, Luna, Ghost Rider, and Thor were currently battling Loki while Captain America, Black Widow, Nick Fury, and Miles Morales were busy with Taskmaster. Thor threw Mjolnir at his brother, but Loki deflected it with his scepter, causing it to hit Luna right in the chest. Before Thor could call Mjolnir back, Loki blasted him in the chest and sent him flying out the window. Loki chuckled before turning around and slamming his scepter on the ground, sending Twilight, Applejack, and Ghost Rider flying against the wall. Loki barked a laugh before using his scepter again. While that was going on, Taskmaster slid under Cap's shield and knocked the star spangled man to the floor. Taskmaster quickly got to his feet and activated his shield, blocking the barrage of bullets fired by Black Widow and Nick Fury. "Natasha Romanoff and Nick Fury." Taskmaster greeted as he continued shielding himself from the endless barrage of bullets, "You two are on my list." Once there was an opening, Taskmaster hurled his shield at the two spies. They thought quickly and dived out of the way as Taskmaster's shield flew right by them. The mercenary suddenly heard a silent thud behind him. He quickly backflipped through the air as Miles tried punching him in the back. Taskmaster landed behind Miles and shot his grappling hook at the young hero's back. He then swung Miles around a few times before letting him go, sending him crashing into the wall. Lord Tirek entered the Med Bay with an evil grin on his face, his yellow eyes glowing in the darkness. He turned his head to the left and saw Rarity, Spike, Fluttershy, and Discord. The Draconequus was still lying on the bed while the others stood in front of him to keep him protected. Tirek chuckled darkly as he cracked his neck, "Like taking candy from a foal." Tirek then opened his maw and began draining all of their magic. As the Equestrians grew weaker, Tirek grew stronger as his muscles began to grow larger in size. Hulk roared loudly as he tackled Abomination through various buildings on the street until he chucked the evil monster with a mighty throw right towards The Thing. "IT'S CLOBBERIN' TIME!!!" Ben shouted as he punched Abomination right in the face, knocking him down. But he wasn't done yet, as he roared and kicked Ben in the kneecap, causing the hero to cry out in pain. Abomination then jumped to his feet and backhanded The Thing right into a charging Hulk. Hulk slid across the street before he threw Ben to the side. Hulk roared as he stomped on the ground, but his attention was caught by the sound of wall being destroyed above him. Hulk and Abomination looked up and saw Lord Tirek smash through the side of the building with his giant fist. Tirek then jumped down from Stark Tower and landed right in front of Hulk and Abomination. It took a second for Hulk to notice that Tirek looked bigger. A LOT bigger, he easily dwarfed Hulk and Abomination in size. Hulk snarled as Tirek slammed his fist into his hand. The Centaur looked at Abomination and said, "I believe it is time to see who truly is the strongest one there is, wouldn't you agree?" Abomination nodded and walked up to Tirek to stand beside him. Hulk snarled as Ben Grimm walked up beside him, each of them glaring at the two monsters before them. Hulk roared as he leapt through the air right towards Tirek while The Thing charged at Abomination. (End song) Sonic ran along the highway, swerving left and right to avoid any cars in his path. Rainbow Dash flew overhead, matching his speed as they dashed after The Egg Robo X. Eggman was currently flying ahead of the two speedsters before he received an alert on his console, showing him that both Sonic and Rainbow were right behind him. Eggman grinned as he turned his new mech around to face them, still flying ahead, "Mwahahaha!!! Catch me if you can!!!" The Egg Robo X aimed its fists at the two speedsters, suddenly being engulfed in a bright blue aura. Eggman then fired laser blasts from the mech's hands, the impact breaking the road apart. Sonic dashed forward and jumped over the newly made holes in the road while Rainbow Dash zoomed ahead. RD tried to get closer to the mech, but The Egg Robo X slammed its fists together, generating a blue shockwave that sent Rainbow spinning through the air. "Nice try." Two panels on the mech's shoulders suddenly opened up, revealing several tiny rockets inside. Eggman fired the miniature rockets at his enemies. The rockets flew all over the place, creating several explosions on the highway, destroying multiple cars, and actually causing Sonic to lose his footing. The rocket exploded right in front of the Hedgehog, tripping him over as Eggman laughed. "OH HO HO HO HO HO! Did you have a nice trip, Sonic?" The corny pun made Sonic cringe in embarrassment. He shook his head before darting off after Eggman again. The mech fired more missiles as Rainbow zoomed over and tried hitting the mech. But all she managed to hit was the shield surrounding The Egg Robo X. Rainbow rubbed her head with her hoof as Eggman laughed right in her face, "You really are dense, aren't you? Go on, I wanna see you hit your face again." The mech then aimed its right fist at the Pegasus before firing a laser beam. Rainbow quickly darted away, but that was too close for comfort. She turned around and flew alongside Sonic, who was still running along the highway. As the two speedsters ran to catch up, The Egg Robo X's eyes glowed for a second before firing an Ocular Laser down the road, breaking it apart as it tore through the cement. Rainbow quickly placed her hooves under Sonic's arms and lifted him into the air to avoid the attack. As the lasers stopped, The Egg Robo X suddenly started to smoke as if it had been damaged. "W-WHAT?! OVERHEAT?! NO, THE SHIELDS AREN'T FUNCTIONING!!!" Eggman was starting to panic, this was their shot. Rainbow zoomed forward and tossed Sonic right at the robot's face, hitting it with a Homing Attack. The mech flew backwards before Eggman finally managed to stabilize it back to normal functionality. Sonic flipped through the air a few times before landing on the ground and resuming his pursuit of Eggman. Rainbow leaned in and bumped his fist with her hoof. Eggman growled in anger, "Try and survive this one!!!" The Egg Robo X suddenly outstretched its arms, sending out waves of blue fire down the highway. Sonic curled into a ball and jumped over the waves of fire while Rainbow dived under the ones in the sky. The waves stopped before the mech moved to the left and flew alongside the highway. Eggman turned the mech to face the highway before firing several laser beams from its fists. Sonic jumped over two lasers before sliding under the last one while Rainbow performed a nose dive to avoid being hit. Eggman snarled before flying closer and slamming both fists onto the highway, destroying it so the two speedsters could fall into the newly made hole. Sonic rolled his eyes before Air Dashing over the hole as Eggman made his way back in front of the two. The mad doctor went to attack again, but his new machine suddenly overheated again, causing him great distress, "WHAT!!! AGAIN, SERIOUSLY?! REBOOT! REBOOT!!!" Sonic and Rainbow both dashed forward towards The Egg Robo X before smashing it in its torso. The mech rolled through the air before rebooting. Eggman gritted his teeth before turning around and flying ahead of the two. Sonic and Dash looked to one another before nodding and chasing after him. (End song)