//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 // Story: My Little Avengers: Equestria's Mightiest Heroes // by Starkvenger //------------------------------// ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The heroes ran down the cobbled streets, on the heels of the mares before them. Twilight was barking orders to her friends, her horn lighting up. She then disappeared in a flash of light and the ponies were left to go their separate ways, each on a mission. The Avengers watched as each pony did something specific, working like cogs of a machine. Applejack ran to hydrant after hydrant, kicking off the tops. She then stuck her hooves into the water, guiding it onto the flames of a building. Fluttershy ran around to the ponies, tending to injuries and making sure no one was inside the buildings. Rainbow Dash gathered storm clouds around and over the buildings, kicking them to make them release their droplets. Rarity made sure all the ponies were out of the way of danger, using her magic to help pets and debris. Pinkie was nowhere to be found until a pink blur was caught zipping from house to house, extinguishing the flames instantly. When she slowed down, Pinkie could be seen holding some weird device that looked similar to a mixture between a helium tank and a bagpipe, except it was bright pink and spitting out white foam. "These ponies know how to handle their shit," Tony said, watching in disbelief. Steve nodded, nearly falling over as a bright flash of light made Twilight reappear, dressed in a white flame-proof suit. Her horn glowed a bright purple, and sparks flew from it as she closed her eyes in concentration. "Look out guys!" Natasha said, pushing Tony and Steve out of the way of a large red stallion running towards them with a cart of burning hay. The heroes landed on the dirt, sending a cloud of dust into the air. They coughed and sputtered, waving away the dust. The ponies around them continued to run around the town, trying to keep the fire from spreading. "Avengers! Assemble!" Steve shouted, grabbing his shield off of his back with his teeth. The super soldier strapped the shield onto his arm, (with slight difficulty) and ran towards the buildings. The heroes instantly switched into work mode, Natasha and Clint galloping to citizens to make sure they were alright, Thor opened his large wings, taking off into the sky with his hammer wrapped tightly in his magic, a blue glow surrounding the weapon. Bruce bit his lip, unsure of how these ponies would react to the hulk when he caught a glimpse of a large white stallion with tiny wings running towards him, his eyes bulging and a terrified look on his face. "Are you alright?" Bruce called out as the pony passed him, the pegasus shouting a "YEAAAAHHH!!!" as he ran, slamming into a house that was on fire. Some beams threatened to fall, being held up by the muscular stallion. The scientist smiled slightly, the Hulk roaring with delight in the back of his mind. Bruce nodded and let himself fall into darkness, letting out the green giant. The beast roared, charging at the house and supporting the beam alongside the large stallion. It was uneven, the hulk being about a pony's head taller than him, but got the work done. "YEAAAAAHHHH!!!!" the stallion shouted happily, hoof-bumping the rage monster. Tony stood in the street, watching his friends help out and try to put out the fire. Without his suit, he felt utterly useless. Tony's ears fell flat against his head as he bit his lip, wanting to help in some way. The billionaire ran over to Applejack, watching as she kicked a hydrant until it blew. A smirk spread across the stallion's face as he ran up to another hydrant, rearing his back legs. Tony heard a faint female voice as he kicked the hydrant with all his might, pain searing his legs. The genius yelped and crumpled to the ground in a pitiful moan. Applejack galloped up to the pony, sweat beading her brow. "Uh, Tony? Ya alright there? I tried warnin' ya not to do that. I've been kickin' apple trees mah whole life, so I've built up muscle in mah legs. Ya on the other hand, well...ya really haven't. Are ya alright?" the cowpony asked, kneeling to help the stallion up. Tony grumbled under his breath and nodded, wincing as he put pressure on his hind legs to stand. The cowpony nodded after Tony pushed away from her, galloping back to the hydrants to kick them. Up in the sky, Thor laughed deeply and swung his hammer around in a circle, the tool soon becoming a spinning blur. "Take this, foul flames!" he shouted, sending a gust of wind towards the houses. Flames were smothered out on some of the homes, but they still stubbornly licked the walls of others. "Fear not! I shall call upon the powers of Asgard to-" the god was interrupted by Rainbow Dash, who had shoved her hoof in his mouth. "Yea, that's great big guy, but we need to put out this fire, like NOW.," she said, turning to move more clouds. "Gimme a hoof here and move these storm cloud in position," she ordered, ignoring the fact that he was an alicorn. The thunderer smiled, nodding with respect. "I shall do one better, lady Dash. I shall create more clouds!" he said happily, whipping his hammer around as dark storm clouds gathered around it, beginning to block out the already partly blocked sun. "Whoa!" Dash said, gathering clouds over the houses. "Ok! Now, let's jump pegasi!" she ordered, jumping up and down on the fluffy thing. Rain droplets poured down from them, extinguishing flames all over. Meanwhile, Twilight galloped from house to house, her horn sparking as she cast spells left and right. A magenta-colored aura surrounded a house and the flames that licked its walls were put out. The unicorn smiled and ran off to more houses. Eventually, the flames died down, leaving scorched buildings and piles of ash and dust where shops and homes once stood. The Avengers stood in a circle near a large pony-shaped fountain in the middle of town, scanning the wreckage. "Not too smart for nearly every building to be made out of straw and wood," Tony grumbled, trying to wipe some soot off of his coat. "Well, they are horses, Tony." Natasha replied, straightening out her disheveled mane. Tony shrugged, grunting in frustration as the soot wouldn't come off. Steve paused, scanning the surrounding area in case he or the team had missed something. A voice in the back of his head was screaming that he had, he just could place his finger hoof on it. Then It hit him. "Guys..." he asked, silencing the group as he looked around. "Where did Loki go..." To Be Continued...