"I can't believe his wounds are already gone." Nurse Redheart exclaimed as she looked over Rogers. Just a few minutes ago, Cap had several ugly burns and scrapes all over his body, mostly on his arm, leg and shoulder areas. Now? They were all gone, well, mostly all gone as the angry red burns were replaced by a layer of new skin already.
"So, would it be okay for me to go now?" Steve asked as he took a look out the window as the Ponyville fire crew brought several rainclouds to quench the flames. Controlling weather? Now that was something that was actually pretty neat about this place. He'll have to tell Thor about this the next time they meet. Maybe the Thunder god could give him an explanation, or if Steve was in more of a mood to speak with multi-colored ponies, he could just ask himself.
"Where's Armin?" Cap asked as he wrapped himself in a blanket. He would have to repair his uniform and possibly find a way to make it fireproof in addition to bullet proof. The problem here now was that there weren't any clothes that would be his size, nor would make any sense for him to wear since he didn't exactly walk on all fours.
"I think he's at carousel boutique.... I am surprised Rarity isn't angry with him over all the cloth he dumped. Story is that it's pretty expensive."
"Well, in the face of danger and a massive dragon, I really don't think cloth and money mean too much when it's our lives that are at stake." Steve replied as he grabbed his shield. "Thanks for the free healthcare."
"No problem." Nurse Redheart replied. "You see, I don't know about where you come from, but you don't pay your doctors in Equestria."
"You don't?"
"It's considered a government post, so they normally come out of your taxes." Nurse Redheart replied. "This is because some can't afford treatment back in the day, so the Princesses decided a health reform."
"Maybe my government should try that..." Rogers said as his memory began to work. Something about the current president and his healthcare reforms.
"Well... if you need anything, feel free to come back any time, though I don't think you would if your injuries really go away that fast."
"Yeah... thanks for the checkup." Steve replied as he got up and left Ponyville general. Taking a moment, he went off to help a trapped pony out of some rubble. He would have much work to do before he decided to finally take a break.
"Now zen..."
"Doctor... please... I'd rather not have some form of heart surgery which I have no idea to what it does." Sanya protested as she sat down on the infirmary bed.
"Nein... who said anything about heart surgery?"
"Didn't you say that you needed my heart or something?"
"Nein...nein... it's not zat. Vell... I still vould like your heart but I promise I'll give it back!"
"I'd rather not..." Sanya replied. "But what's the other reason for me being here?"
"Vell... first off... ze cat ears and tail... may I have a... um... sample?"
"Sample?"
"Ja. I fink I'd like a hair or somefing. Perhaps you can also give me a blood sample?"
"Well... okay... I mean why..."
Before she could finish her sentence or say anything to that matter. The door the infirmary opened and an armored figure entered, Slade was back.
"I hope this was worth it because I just spent three hours up in a tree and then had to go take a swim so you can have your specimen."
On the table, a crocodile that was made of rock was thrown upon it, the dead beast was missing several teeth and had an eye poked out. Further scrutiny would reveal that the rocks at it's "rib" areas had been all shattered, indicating that it's back had been broken.
"Ja! Zis is very gut! Danke!"
"What happened?" Sanya asked as she took a look at Slade. He was covered from head to toe in all sorts of muck that was completely unidentifiable, almost as though he had taken a bath in a swamp.
"I swam in a swamp." Slade said as he went to the fridge. He gave a small gesture of disgust for a single moment, before grabbing some water and taking a long drink. "All so I could catch that damn lizard."
"Why did you want it?" Sanya asked as Medic turned his attention to the lizard. Grabbing a MASSIVE bone saw, he cut straight into the rock. All that happened was his saw breaking in two.
"Equestria has some particular creatures, kind. Some of zem like ze timbervolves and ze cragidiles are made from vat seems like non-organic matter. Vell... just ze cragidiles. But I fink that ze timberwolves are rather strange... zey lack any form of "regular" tissue as most animals."
"Oh by the way doctor, you still can not have my blood. Or my heart." Slade said as he grabbed another water bottle. "Sanya, please tell me he's not asking for your heart either."
"He actually just was." Sanya replied sheepishly. "He also wants my hair... as in the ears..." She made a gesture to the car ears that practically grew out of her head every time she used her magic. Almost randomly, a small black cat leapt into her lap, purring quietly.
"Well... you probably don't want to give him your heart, he may not give it back." Slade joked. Though some of this was rather serious. Medic always seemed to have a screw loose.
"Ja...ja...ja... so are you going to give me your blood or vat?"
"Alright then. I am ready."
"Gut." Medic replied smiling nastily. The long over sized needle raised quite a few eyebrows in the room.
Two dragon attacks over the course of three days. It was a complete miracle that ponyville actually looked 80% alright. Perhaps it would be the hard work of the weather team that kept the fires from going out of control, or the high population of industrious earth ponies ready to help their neighbors at an earshot. While there have been many injuries, no fatalities as so far reported.
Twilight thought of this as she sat within her room in golden oaks library with her friends. On the table, was a large map each marked with all the major cities within Equestria. Any city that had been hit, or had any of it's surrounding areas attacked by dragons was marked with red ink.
"Eh Twilight... I don't wanna be rude or nothing, but what does that map exactly tell us... besides of the obvious of course..."
"Well, you see Applejack, I was actually getting all sorts of these reports in from... well... everywhere. Dragon activity seemed to have increased ever since a few days ago and this is because of..."
"Yeah...yeah... some evil dragon king who wants to go take over the world." Rainbow Dash said rolling her eyes. "You told us already."
"I know that, but can you at least take it seriously?!" Twilight retorted. "The fate of not just Equestria but maybe the entire world rests in the balance!"
"This is like the... um... fourth... fifth... sixth time now?" Rainbow Dash asked. "It's okay Twilight! We got this! All we need is the elements."
"Yeah... about that...."
Simplified version of how everypony reacted to the elements being stolen by a dragon.
"Wait... what?" Rainbow Dash asked once again as Twilight recounted what had happened.
"Yeah... we don't have the elements."
"So... what can we do then?" Fluttershy asked. "Surely Princess Celestia doesn't mean for US to go fight dragons now... right?"
"No... but it's they who are going to fight." Twilight said as Spike rolled up a projector. Six "cards" popped up, identifying the people within.
"Slade Wilson, Deathstroke. Former military from his world, subject of a medical experiment from his world." Twilight began as she gave Spike the word to continue. "He's... a mercenary and an assassin..."
"Wait a second... as in... those guys who get paid to killed people?" Applejack asked with disbelief.
"Yep. You got that right." Twilight said.
"Who in tarnation thought of having a maniac like him here?!" Applejack continued. She would have went on a ranting spree, if it wasn't for Twilight's gestures of urgency.
"Steve Rogers, Captain America. Military from his world, and a war hero. Sworn to fight injustice and oppression."
"That guy? He doesn't look so cool." Rainbow Dash said, the events of their race still hadn't exactly left her mind.
"Well... he's kinda like Slade. Also subject of a medical experiment, though he doesn't exactly kill people for money but we have to move on. There are more people."
Such as.
"The Medic. A former doctor who had lost his medical license. Now a mercenary and a gun for hire."
"How did he do that?" Fluttershy asked.
"Story is, he removed his patients bones?" Twilight asked as she tried remembering the events of when they met. It had been something along those lines. "Highly intelligent, though with a few screws loose. Next up, Jim Raynor."
The projector went from the picture of Medic to the picture of Jim.
"James Raynor. He comes from a place where his people own not just one world, but many worlds. I do know that he's like the others in the sense he's a mercenary, but he has no tolerance for injustice and oppression. That's unfortunately, ALL I really know because where he comes from, things are rather... complicated.
Twilight not understanding something? Whatever this was, it must be pretty hardcore than. But regardless, she was moving on already. Not much like to be in such a rush.
"Aleksandra Litvyak. Also military, fighting against a race of aliens known as the Neuori. Is a "witch" from where she's from. Essentially making her the only human we know about that can use magic."
Let's be honest here. No one actually thought that humans existed until right about now when they've essentially be strutting all over the place. Humans were in Equestria until now, supposedly an oldwives' tale. Depending on where you're from, humans were something akin to what we may think of "big foot" or something that would be more akin to the slenderman of legend. Demons that haunted dark corners of the world, seeking to spread fear and bloodshed.
"Armin Arl...."
"Okay. Yeah. It's slowpoke." Rainbow Dash cut off as she shoved Spike out of the way. "Twilight, I appreciate you showing us this and all, but what is the point of it?"
"The point of it is that these guys are going to be the people we are counting on to get us the elements back!"
"These guys? I dunno Twi, what you said about Mr. Death... whatever his name is didn't sound too nice. And the doctor seemed a bit crazy to me."
"Oh pish-posh! Armin is truly a gentleman! Did you know, he and his friend Steve saved ponyville from a dragon?"
"We were all there..." Fluttershy said. "And I do remember finding it's big dead body right in the streets!"
"Sanya seemed alright!" Pinkie Pie said. "But Mr. Wilson seemed like a total party pooper to me! I told Lyra about him, but all I know is that he hid or something."
"Captain... whatever is just a showoff."
"Like you aren't?" Rarity shot back. "He truly is a hero of fashion! His uniform! It's so tragic it was damaged in his fight! What a valiant... whatever he is again..."
"GIRLS!" Twilight shouted over the din of argument. "The point of us here is not to argue over whether or not these people are friendly or not, it's that they are the only ones who might be able to get us back the elements! Do you know what that means?!"
No.
"It means that we need to get to know them... we're all in together on this... remember?"
OH GOD.
That would be the reaction of a few ponies and Slade when they all heard this.