//------------------------------// // Offers and Recaps // Story: Spiders & Magic: Capcom Invasion // by Masterob //------------------------------// It was 10:00 A.M. the next day seemed like a great day for Ponyville, Sunny Skies, Perfect Weather, all the colts and fillies out playing. The colts and fillies played a nice game of kick the ball, one kicked it onto the dirt road, a small filly went to get it when she noticed a shadow cast over her, when she looked up, she encountered Albert Wesker, with his sinister smile, scaring the filly away. Wesker, Vergil & Bison stood together a moment, observing the town, all the ponies nearby just glanced at the 3 strange ponies, they each gave an uncomfortable aroma. They simply started their walk through town, passing by all the ponies without a care, they simply wanted to find their destination. During their walk, several familiar ponies caught sight of the evil trio, including Lyra & Bon Bon. "Is that them? The ponies that Spider-Mane told us about?" Bon Bon asked. "I think so, it matches the descriptions", Lyra said, a little suspicious of them. They had continued to walk, looking for the Golden Oak Library, they had been told about it thanks to Vega's spy work, but needed to find the precise location. Also noticing the 3 ponies were Derpy, Doctor Hooves & Dinky Do. "What's going on?" Dinky asked, very nervous at the sight of the villains. "I don't know, but I think those are the guys that Peter warned us about, they have a scary appeal to them", Derpy said, shuddering a bit. Doc nodded, "Indeed, very unsettling, best to avoid them". As they walked, they had also passed by Octavia & Vinyl Scratch. "Those stallions, could they be...do you think those are the men that challenged Peter, Twilight & their friends?" Octavia asked. Vinyl shrugged, her guess was as good as any pony's. Scootaloo also got a good look at the villains, "Those guys look super scary, I hope Peter, Johnny & Logan can take them, and Rainbow Dash too". Diamond Tiara & her friend Silver Spoon also noticed the group of ponies. "Wow, they give off such a powerful aroma, like if they're the biggest threats...I kinda like it", Diamond said with an evil smile. "Think they could be blank flanks like Spider-Mane was when he first came to Equestria?" Silver Spoon said. "Who cares, with power like theirs they don't need a cutie mark...besides I'm not gonna say anything, that one in the blue coat looks like he's ready to strike down the first pony that looks at him the wrong way", Diamond pointed out, noticing Vergil's angry and unhappy look. Berry Punch also took note of them, "Well, we're gonna die", she grabbed her bottle of Hard Apple Cider and drank up. The young gamer colt Button Mash also took sight of them, "Whoa...they look so cool!" Wesker looked at the colt a moment, very confused at his statement, wondering how some children can be so naïve. Thunderlane, Rumble, Flitter & Cloudchaser also took note of the evil ponies. "What's gonna happen?" Rumble asked, pretty concerned at the 3 evil ponies. "Whatever happens, you can bet it's Spider-Mane's fault", Thunderlane stated. "Don't start throwing blame around Thunderlane", Flitter warned. "Hey it's true, you can bet these guys came to this world looking for Spider-Mane, if anything happens we blame him", Thunderlane stated. Wesker had overheard what Thunderlane said, he could only smirk, "So Peter...you haven't won everyone over it seems". They had passed by Sugarcube corner, The Cakes and Pinkie looked out the window to see the 3 villains, Pinkie's pupils shrank, "Oh no...it's them". Once the villains kept going, Pinkie left the Bakery, though said one thing to the Cakes, "Stay indoors, those ponies are dangerous!" They had also walked by Rarity's Boutique, she looked out her window and gasped in horror, "Those horrible stallions! Are they looking for Peter!?" Sweetie Belle approached Rarity, "What's wrong?" Rarity turned to Sweetie, "Go upstairs, don't leave this house!" Rarity ran out the Boutique. Sweetie however peeked her head out to see the commotion, she saw 3 ponies in the distance, "Are those Vega's friends?" Wesker and his allies kept walking through town, Applejack, who had been selling her apples alongside Apple Bloom & Big Macintosh had also spotted the villains, "Oh no", she turned to her brother, "Get Apple Bloom home ASAP! Don't go anywhere near those ponies!" Big Mac nodded and grabbed Apple Bloom. "But Applejack! Ah wanna see the bad guys!" Apple Bloom complained. "No Apple Bloom! Go home with Big Mac!" Applejack decided to follow the villains as Big Macintosh left with a reluctant Apple Bloom. Rainbow Dash was flying up above with Johnny when they noticed the villains down below. "Oh crap, it's them!" Johnny said. "Should we go give them a whooping?" Rainbow asked. "Hm...part of me wants to, but another part says to just keep an eye on them for now". Rainbow nodded and flew down with Johnny, though staying up enough to watch the villains. The villains had then found The Golden Oaks Library and stood before it, their goals approaching. "That must be it...weird, you'd think a princess would live in a castle, not some big tree", Wesker stated, the other villains nodding in agreement. "Kinda of a dull place for a princess and her superhero prince", Vergil added. "What a waste", Bison stated. The villains heard some footsteps and turned around to find Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow & Johnny glaring at them. Wesker grinned, "Come to watch the show little ponies?" "We're here to watch Peter kick your flank!" Rainbow shouted. Wesker chuckled a bit and just turned away to knock on the door. Trixie had answered the door, "Yes?" she noticed Wesker and freaked out, "Oh no..." Wesker grinned, "Oh yes..." Trixie started to sweat, "Why are you here? What do you want?" "I'm here to speak to Peter & Twilight, would you mind fetching them for me my dear?" Wesker had flashed a confident smile that sent chills down Trixie's spine. "Peter! Twilight!" Trixie felt really nervous, Wesker had an aroma that bugged her to no end, she could see the evil in his eyes, even through his sunglasses. Wesker sensed her fear, he relished it, the idea of anyone, regardless of the species would cower in fear before him is always so satisfying. Twilight was the first to arrive, "Trixie, what's wrong?" as she approached, she noticed Wesker at the door, sending a chill down her spine, "Oh no...it's you!" "Princess Twilight, pleasure to meet you again". Twilight simply glared, "Peter! Hurry! We got trouble!" Peter came over, "What's going on? I feel my spider sense is going-" he noticed Wesker at the door, "You!" "Peter, it's great to see you", Wesker said with a sinister smile. As Peter glared, Mayday had trotted beside him and noticed Wesker, "Who's that daddy?" Wesker noticed Mayday, "Oh my, who do we have here? Such an adorable little girl" Peter stood before Mayday, "Don't get any funny ideas!" Wesker put his hoof up defensively, "Easy there Peter, I have no desire for that little filly, I'll leave that to Vega". "HEY!" Twilight shouted, she looked furious, Wesker simply chuckled. "Easy my dear, I merely wish to talk, may I come inside a moment?" Twilight looked a bit unsure, as did Peter, neither of them trusted Wesker, but they decided to play it safe, if he looked like he was gonna try anything, they would just deal with him right then and there. "Is it just you?" Twilight asked. "My allies are outside, but they can wait". Twilight gave an unconvinced stare, "Logan, come here please!" Logan came down and noticed Wesker, "I knew something odd was here". "Go outside please, make sure Wesker's friends stay out of trouble", Twilight asked. Logan smirked, "My pleasure", he trotted past Wesker and glared, "You do anything to them, I'll rip you to pieces". Wesker simply glared, "You fail to intimidate me". Logan aimed a claw at Wesker, "Listen bub!" Trixie then nudged Logan, "Come on, let's not cause any trouble, Spike please come!" Spike followed after, though shivered at close range to Wesker, he can feel his cold heart. Wesker looked to Peter and Twilight, "I have a proposition for you both". Both Peter & Twilight simply glared as Wesker spoke his proposition, "You two fascinate me, especially you Peter, you are probably the greatest hero in at least 3 worlds, you have clearly surpassed everyone in your world, you are far superior than the so called heroes in my world, I bet you are the strongest here, aside from your lovely princess there". Twilight gave Wesker a bit of a dirty look, Peter stepped forward, "Where are you going with this Albert?" "Peter, I feel like you are wasting your talent and potential, you are capable of so much more than just being a tool for the public" Peter raised his eyebrow, "A tool?" "Yes...you see Peter, you have a great gift, however you don't use your gift to it's full potential, someone of your power should be ruling, why limit yourself to protecting those who can't even protect themselves? Survival of the fittest is the theory of Evolution, we are evolution, it's adapt or perish, if you don't adapt to the proper environment, you're going to perish, which is why I ask that you join me Peter" Peter looked surprised, "You want me to join you?" "Not just you, your wife can join too", Wesker focused on Twilight, "Princess Twilight Sparkle, you yourself are a very powerful being, I heard rumors that your intelligence is quite remarkable, if that's true then I implore you join me, I think you and your husband can do so much together" Twilight looked surprised as well, "You want me and Peter to take YOUR side?" Wesker nodded, "You two can be more than just a Princess and her Superhero Knight, you two can be a King and Queen, you can both be my pupils, my apprentices, it's quite an offer I'm sure you don't want to pass up" Peter scowled, "You can't be serious Wesker, what makes you think I would ever join you?" Wesker simply smirked, "It seems sudden, perhaps we can discuss it more later, for now, I'll give you some time to think about my offer", Wesker turned to the door, "I'll let myself out, no need to trouble yourself". As Wesker walked out, Peter called to him, "When will you come back?" Wesker turned around, "I'm pretty sure you'll be the one finding me, try not to take to long thinking about this Peter", Wesker walked out the door. Twilight turned to Peter, "You're not seriously considering this are you?" Peter shook his head, "Absolutely not, but I can't help but wonder what he meant by we'll find him...that has me a bit worried". Twilight nodded, "Yeah...what should we do?" Peter gestured his head, "Let's keep an eye on him, but try not to engage in a fight, we could endanger other ponies", the two then followed Wesker. A bit prior to Wesker leaving the house, Vergil had engaged the others in a chat, "Where is your friend Fluttershy? Why isn't she here?" "Fluttershy's back home with her animal friends", Rainbow said stated with some attitude. Vergil glared, "Shame, I'd rather see her than any of you" Wolverine approached Vergil somewhat menacingly, "Stay the hell away from that girl, she don't need someone like you" Vergil snarled a bit, then noticed some other ponies arrive, it was Derpy, Doctor, Lyra, Bon Bon, Octavia, Vinyl & Thunderlane. "Who are these creatures?" Vergil asked, pointing to the background ponies, all of whom were just staring. Lyra, Bon Bon, Derpy & Octavia looked a bit frightened by their appearance, but Doctor, Thunderlane & Vinyl Scratch simply glared at the villains, Vergil did not appreciate that much. "First off, we are ponies, like everyone else, second why are you even in our world? What are you planning?" Doctor asked. "That's none of your concern, just number your days, your freedom is at an end, once we decide the fate of Spider-Mane and his lovely wife is also the day that you all fall by our hands", Bison stated. Thunderlane groaned, "So all you want is Spider-Mane? Just take him and leave this world, what can we offer you?" That comment got Thunderlane a strict glare from the other ponies. "How can you say that! That's really selfish of you!" Applejack said. "Don't be such a big meanie!" Pinkie said. "When this is done I'm making you do 100 laps around the city for that comment!" Rainbow warned. Thunderlane rolled his eyes, "Didn't mean to upset his little harem", that comment caused all the ponies except Rarity & Doctor to surround him and chew him out, some threatening physical violence, others just lecturing, in Pinkie's case she threatened to blacklist him from her parties. Doctor approached Rarity, "He doesn't seem to be a big fan of Spider-Mane does he?" Rarity shook her head, "No, he has told me a lot about how much he seems to not like Peter, though he did mention that you also have some uncertainties yourself". Doctor nodded, "Nothing personal, I just worry that Derpy can be a little...fascinated, I would like her to be fascinated with me, but that doesn't mean I want anything bad to happen to Spider-Mane, he saved both his world and ours many times, perhaps I just feel a bit envious". "That's perfectly normal Doc, it's sweet that you care for Derpy, it's also nice how you care for her little filly". Meanwhile Vergil is enjoying this, as is Bison. "Looks like one pony can't stand Spider-Man", Vergil said. Bison nodded, "Indeed, very outspoken he is, perhaps we can recruit him as a follower". "Not sure about that, even if he hates Spider-man, it doesn't mean he'll be on our side, I've seen this happen before, if anything he might wanna try to take us down himself", Vergil explained. Bison smiled at that though, "But if he gets hurt, Spider-man will just blame himself, adding to his self-loathing, and once he's picked apart mentally, we can finish him physically". "That's if Wesker gives the order", Vergil said, still annoyed he hasn't had the order yet. Wesker had then gone outside and passed by his allies, "Let's go". Vergil looked confused, "What about Spider-man?" Wesker turned to Vergil and smirked, "He's thinking about my offer, soon he will decide whether he'll join us or fall to us". That news surprised all the ponies nearby, Wesker had offered Spider-Mane to join him? Vergil hated this, he wants to just get Spider-man out the way, he hopes that Wesker isn't being too overconfident like he has a tendency to be. Nonetheless, he followed Wesker along with Bison, though as they walked, they had passed by Fluttershy, who went to see what the commotion was. Vergil had spotted Fluttershy and smiled to her. "Hello Fluttershy, it's quite lovely to see you". This made Fluttershy a bit nervous, Vergil has taken a strange liking to her. "Oh um...hi Vergil...I just wanted to see what was happening, all the ponies looked scared", Fluttershy explained. "Don't worry, nothing bad has happened, just Wesker proposing a deal to Spider-man, or Spider-mane as you call him, but my proposal still stands". Fluttershy blushed, "Um, you're very handsome, but I'm just not sure about it". Vergil simply smirked, making Fluttershy even more uncomfortable, what was he up to? "Fluttershy, this world's gonna become a Wasteland, if you wish to survive, I hope you make the right choice, when Parker goes to look for Wesker, join him and look for me, give me your definite answer then", Vergil explained. Vergil heard some hoofsteps and turned around to see Logan, who was glaring a hole through him, Vergil gave Logan a dirty stare and walked off, "Filthy animal". Logan wanted to kill Vergil but picking a fight now could endanger the town, so long as the villains didn't make the first move then they can avoid potential damage to Ponyville, he doesn't want it to be a victim like New York City usually was if he didn't have to. Logan simply approached Fluttershy, "Let's go", he escorted her to Peter & Twilight's place, the ponies there were still giving Thunderlane a hard time over his comments, "Alright that's enough, Mohawk there gets the picture". Thunderlane glared, "I have a name dude". "Like I give a damn what your name is, now get the hell out of my sight you ungrateful little shit!" Logan shouted. Thunderlane looked pretty annoyed that Logan spoke to him like that, then he turned to Peter, "You better not screw this world over Parker", he then flew away, leaving Peter exasperated. "Great, just what I need, another hater". Johnny looked annoyed too, "Yeah that's nice, I hook up his little bro and he acts like this? Wouldn't be surprised if Rumble and Sweetie don't last much longer". "It's probably not anyway, Sweetie kissed Peter yesterday, I don't think she's interested in Rumble, Thunderlane likely knows that, another reason for his bad attitude", Twilight said. Johnny chuckled, "Wow, she kissed you Peter? What happened after that?" Peter rubbed his head, "I lost my patience and yelled at her, I even shoved her away and told her to go home". Rarity's eyes widened, "You shoved my sister!? I knew you yelled at her but action was uncalled for!" The background ponies sensed the tension and started whistling as they walked off, the elements wanted to leave too but as friends to Peter & Rarity they had to stick around for this. "I'm sorry Rarity, I don't know what came over me!" Peter said. "Seriously bro, you've never been that stressed out, not even to Felicia, and she flirted with you all the time", Johnny said, earning an annoyed glare from Peter, "You're not helping". Rarity sighed, "Well hopefully soon you can give my sister an apology, I don't know what possessed you to do what you did, even if she did kiss you". "I can show you, I want to show you all something, it would explain why I've been acting strange, plus I wanna show Johnny & Logan some stuff too". This peeked their curiosity, "What is it Peter?" Applejack asked. "Meet here later today, sometime after lunch, bring your sisters if you'd like, it's time I came clean", Peter said. The ponies nodded and walked off to their homes, they did drop some stuff to follow the villains, plus Applejack & Rarity needed to comfort their sisters. Rarity had gone home and Sweetie Belle approached her, "Is everything safe?" "Yes, now later on we're going to see Peter, he has something to show us", Rarity explained. Sweetie was curious, "When are we going?" "A little later, maybe 12:30, after we each lunch" "Ok...I have to go somewhere around 12, it'll be quick, just meeting a friend" Rarity raised her eyebrow, "A friend? Who?" Sweetie looked around, "Uh...just some new pony...Rumble will be there too". Rarity looked a little unsure, "Fine, but I'm gonna be asking Rumble later, you better not be doing something you shouldn't be doing". "I'm fine Rarity, don't worry", Sweetie said in a false assurance. Rarity looked a little unsure, "Just be careful" Sweetie nodded and went to her room to plan, Rarity couldn't shake that feeling that Sweetie was up to something. Later on Sweetie Belle met with Vega, though not before passing by Rumble's place and telling him to cover for her, say that he was with her and just meeting someone new, Rumble reluctantly agreed. Vega was sitting back against a rock, with Sweetie sitting back against his stomach as he stroked her mane. Vega enjoyed the smooth skin on Sweetie Belle, and her flowing mane, something about her was delectable. "I can't be here too long, I have to be somewhere soon", Sweetie said. Vega simply continued stroking her mane, "Where may I ask?" "We're going to Peter's place, he's gonna show us some stuff, not sure what though...I think your friends went through town today". "Yeah, just talking business with your friends, but don't worry, I have to go somewhere soon as well, gonna try to help a pony that really needs it", Vega explained. "Aw, that's sweet of you", she turned around to face him, "I don't know why everypony says you're bad, you seem pretty nice, your friends must also be a little nice if they didn't try to hurt anypony today". "We're just misunderstood, it happens", he rubbed her mane some more, "As long as I have pretty ponies like you, it's all good". Sweetie blushed, "Am I the prettiest pony?" Vega nodded, "Yes, the other ponies look nice, but you are very beautiful, you'll be even more beautiful once you get older". Sweetie blushed a bit, "Thanks...you're the sweetest stallion ever". She then hugged him close, he returned the hug and kissed her head. He started stroking her mane again, with an even more sinister smile. He wants an Oscar for his performance. Later on Sweetie and Vega had parted ways to do what they need to do, Sweetie joined with Rarity and went to the Golden Oaks Library with the rest of The Elements and the Crusaders. Peter had brought out the crystal memory ball as all the ponies gathered around, "Ok, this crystal ball can download my memories so you all can see my past, now Johnny & Logan, I'm about to show you both all the trials I've gone through since arriving here, then you're all gonna see where I went after that explosion". The ponies nodded, Johnny grabbed some popcorn, "Movie night!" Pinkie and Rainbow Dash sat next to him and grabbed some popcorn. "I love movie night!" Pinkie shouted, then got a high hoof from Johnny. Twilight rolled her eyes, "So immature". "Can we keep it down everypony? Mayday's taking a nap and I don't want her to wake up", Peter asked. "No prob Pete, just play the memories already, getting bored", Johnny said. Peter rolled his eyes and grabbed the crystal ball, the memory bank started with him first arriving in Equestria, then battling the giant dragon before it left and he transformed into a pony. "Whoa, fighting a dragon right off the bat, awesome", Johnny said as he munched the popcorn. Pinkie nodding in agreement, "It was super scary". Rainbow scoffed, "it wasn;t that scary", she looked at the ball and saw herself get rescued, "I swear I had it under control". Johnny grinned to her, he knows she's just saying that but he respects her wanting to protect her reputation. Logan took note of Applejack saving Peter from drowning, "Looks like AJ played hero that day too". Applejack nodded, "It was nothing, he would have done the same for me." While watching Johnny noticed something, "Wait, where's Twilight's wings?" "Didn't have them yet, just keep watching and you'll understand", Twilight explained. Johnny then saw Peter transform into a pony, "And so it begins...The life of Pony Peter". They continued to him meeting Celestia and his explanation of his past, including not being able to go back home, then he revealed his identity as Peter Pony Parker. Johnny stifled a laugh, "Peter Pony Parker?" Twilight glared, "Be quiet will you?" Then came the brief rivalry he had with Rainbow Dash over who the real hero is. Johnny patted Rainbow's back, "Hey you're still awesome in my book, Skittles", Johnny chuckled a bit. This earned a blush from Rainbow, though she turned away so no one would see it, she had a reputation to keep, "Thanks Johnny." They also encountered the Crusaders stuff, Johnny laughed at that, "Wow, Peter was a Cutie Mark Crusader?" "He was also like mah big brother, he even adopted me as his little sister", Apple Bloom said. "Wow, wait your Big Brother didn't mind?" Johnny asked. Apple Bloom shook her head, "No, he's ok with it". Then they see the Hydra stuff and the Zecora situation, followed by Peter getting to know Applejack more, plus the unintended revelation of Gwen Stacy's death, this earned a sad look from Johnny, he knew how important Gwen was to Peter and hated seeing him this upset. Then the Gala stuff, "Wait, Wingboner?" he turned around to his wings, "Is that why they extended when I saw all those bare backsides on all the mares?" Twilight threw a pillow at him, "Shut up!". Johnny groaned and continued watching, including meeting Luna, "She speaks so freaken loud though". The others glared at him for that comment. Johnny then saw Twilight and Peter's dance, "Oh, romantic", he said in a mock tone. Then he saw Trixie's arrival and her blackmail, "Wow, pretty dick move there Trixie". Trixie glared at Johnny for that, "I was in a different place at the time!" Logan patted Trixie's back, "Happens to the best of us". Trixie appreciated Logan's reassurance. They all watched as Spitfire challenged Peter to a race around Manehatten, "Wait, Manehatten? Seriously?" Johnny asked. Logan seemed interested, "This should be good". Rainbow Dash nodded, "It's gonna be awesome, just watch". "Probably almost as good as my races with Peter through Queens and Manhattan", Johnny stated. They then saw the kiss that Twilight & Peter shared for the first time, "So Twilight took initiative, makes sense", Johnny said. Applejack nodded in approval, "Just like ah said she should". Sweetie looked unhappy, she wondered what if she had gone in sooner. After that there was the Manehatten race with Spitfire, "Gotta say, that pony has an awesome looking mane", Johnny turned to Rainbow Dash, "Yo Rainbow you're fast, how come you're not in The Wonderbolts?" Rainbow shrugged, "Not sure, I've been trying to get in, no luck". Johnny looked confused, why don't they want her? If he met them he'd like to have a word with them on that, he continued to watch and saw the destruction in the city, plus Peter's coma, "Holy shit, Peter's survival skills always amaze me". "Hey you survived The Negative Zone", Logan pointed out. Johnny grinned, "Right, I did." "By luck though", Logan added, annoying Johnny. Johnny also saw Cadance, "Whoa, pink pony princess, total stereotype", which earned him a few glares. "Johnny must you comment on everything? Logan at least stays quiet for the most part", Twilight complained. "Hey, I'm just a vocal guy", Johnny explained. He then saw the love confession between Peter and Twilight and made kissy noises, only to have another pillow thrown at him, "Knock it off!". Logan seemed to like it though, the way Peter poured his heart out, he's no sucker for sappy stuff but it's nice to see happiness for a change. Johnny looked creeped when he saw Discord for the first time, "Holy shit that's one creepy SOB", then listened to Discord's explanation, "So he as there during that crap? Or sorta there?" Logan snarled, he remembered the stuff that Goblin put the city through while Peter was gone. They continued watching, Johnny got an understanding of what Peter needed to do, "Wow, quite a goal", then he watched Peter first meeting Twilight's parents, "That's your mom? Hot damn she looks fine for her age". Twilight angrily approached Johnny and hit him hard, "Shut up!" Johnny rubbed his arm, "Quiet, your daughter's asl-OW!" she had hit him again, causing him to keep his mouth shut. He also noticed Lyra's crazy obsession, "Damn that mare's crazy". He then saw Peter's battle with King Sombra, "Wow, and I thought Dormammu was creepy, I hate to see that King Sombra dude". "Wow, didn't realize Peter's battle was that deadly", Applejack said. Rainbow Dash nodded, "This furthers my respect for Peter, the fact that he can handle King Sombra like that". "I gotta admit though Twilight, your brother seems really gullible", Logan simply stated, earning a sigh from Twilight. "Sometimes..." Johnny looked annoyed, "Hey if I said that you would have hit me, why can Logan-OW!" "Shut up!", Twilight said in a loud whisper. Johnny rubbed his arm and kept watching, he saw Twilight with wings and heard her new status, "So you become a princess, you get wings...Peter should look into that, Princess Peter Parker, he can finally have wings". Twilight growled a bit, "You just don't ever shut your mouth, do you?" "Not really", that earned him another punch from Twilight. He then saw Peter's battle with Luna, then Celestia, "Those princess chicks are tough, though my boy Peter's tougher". He then saw the part where they first looked into the Crystal Ball, "Um...this seems weird, we're watching you watching this...weird". Applejack noticed the parts she missed, "Wow, Gwen Stacy does look a lot like me...Oh my!" she had seen the death of Gwen Stacy, "That's so weird, it's almost like watching myself die...poor Peter, that explains why he was so protective of me, gotta give him a nice Apple Pie after this, and a strong loving hug." Gwen's death caused Johnny to cringe a little, "Normal Osborn's a real bastard, glad he's gone". The Crusaders also got a nice look into his past, they too felt bad for his uncle and Gwen, though Sweetie was frightened by the Venom part. "That's a creepy guy, scarier than Nightmare Moon", Sweetie said. They then watched Peter talk to Applejack as she explained her past, Johnny looked to AJ, "Sorry about your parents, I know that pain, I lost my parents when I was young too, that's why my sister had to raise me, kinda like you had to raise yours". Applejack nodded, "Thanks Johnny, glad you can be civil when it matters most, really appreciate that". Logan also pitied Applejack, he feels he shouldn't blame herself, she was only a filly, he cursed the Everfree Forest for that. Soon they saw the crowning of Peter Parker as a Prince, Johnny felt some pride, "My boy Peter, a prince...with awesome jokes". Trixie failed to see the humor in Peter's jokes, nonetheless they continued watching. Then came the first time that Peter and Twilight were about to... "Fast forward, fast forward, FAST FORWARD!" Johnny shouted, shielding his eyes, the others doing the same, even the Crusaders, though Sweetie looked curious but jealous. "When did ah become old enough to see this!?" Apple Bloom complained. "Dammit Peter, why remember that?" Twilight asked. "Because he loves you Twilight, obviously your first time with him means a lot", Trixie said. "Still didn't need to see that...then again Twilight doesn't look so-", one glare from Twilight shut Johnny up, "Never mind". Soon came the rematch with Spitfire, "Whoa, she's all military like, she can probably outdo Nick Fury", Johnny said. They also saw small things, like Peter's kindness to Derpy, "That chick looks way to young to be the mother to that filly", Johnny said. Then they saw Peter's kindness to Sweetie Belle, "Hey she's a good singer...even if she has a bad attitude", Johnny said. "Oh buzz off", Sweetie said. Johnny glared a moment, then moved forward as if he wanted to beat her down though the others grabbed him and made sure he didn't, though Sweetie had backed away a little. "Sleep with one eye open kid", Johnny warned, Sweetie made a mental note to tell Vega about this. He then saw the situation with Babs Seed, "Wow, Peter playing psychiatrist...I like that girl's accent, it just screams New York". Then Peter's kindness to Zecora, "I gotta say...she doesn't look that cute, weird hair". "Shut up Johnny!" Twilight shouted, much to Johnny's annoyance. He also saw the game night with Cadance and Shining Armor, "Who knew a princess could be a drunk", he then saw drunk Twilight, "Twilight, you're an alcoholic". Twilight hit Johnny again, "Dammit I said shut up!" "I realize you've also done that to Peter a lot too, you're a very violent, and my name's not 'Dammit', AH-", he put his hooves up defensively when Twilight threatened to hit him again. Johnny muttered, "What's the difference between what Twilight does and what Hank Pym does anyway?" Logan heard that and muttered to Johnny, "Don't compare them...ever". Johnny reluctantly nodded. Then came the part where they went to Earth to pursue Sunset Shimmer, "Wow Twilight, you look different as a human, kinda cute actually". "Save it", Twilight stated. They saw the stuff with Strange, then the encounter with Logan and The Avengers, "Logan, you're there!" Logan simply watched himself on the orb, he remembered that war all too well. Then came the fight with The Hulk, then Peter explaining Twilight to Fury and The Avengers, "Figures Stark would react like that", Johnny said, in reference to Stark laughing at the idea of Peter dating Twilight, then came the stuff with Aunt May, Luna's arrival in that world, Black Cat joining them, and the situation with King Sombra's return, "He looks like an anime character." The ponies were confused as to what that meant, they simply kept watching, then came Twilight & Peter's talk afterwards until... "For God's sake, not again!" Johnny complained, the ponies once again shielded their eyes. "That's how our daughter got conceived", Twilight pointed out. Spike looked a bit weirded out, "So that's what you two did? You were both so loud." Logan chuckled, "Now you know kid." Johnny looked again, "Then again, Twilight's got a fine looking-". Twilight shot a glare, "You're one word away from getting kicked in a place you don't wanna get kicked Johnny Storm!" Johnny's eyes widened, "You're really scary sometimes". Twilight glared, "That's the idea Storm". They also took notice of Twilight's Amethyst Witch attire, "Wow, nice look for you Twilight", Rarity said. Twilight nodded, "Thanks Rarity". They also saw the situation with Twilight and Felicia. "Wow, all they need is a mud pit and some really tiny bikinis and we can sell so many-" Twilight angrily approached Johnny, causing him to scurry away a moment. She went back to her seat after a moment, Johnny went back to his spot, a little afraid of Twilight and muttered, "You're butt's a little fat by the way". Twilight heard part of that and so desperately wanted to hurt him, but Trixie managed to calm her down a bit, "It's not worth it Twilight, let it go". Rainbow chuckled from the Felcia Hardy moment, "Wow, such a flirt". They also saw Sunset Shimmer reform, Trixie seemed happy from that, "Nice to see Peter has helped another, Sunset Shimmer wasn't so bad once you got to know her". "She's got awesome hair", Johnny pointed out. Then came the battle with The new Sinister Six, "Wow, Deadpool leading the Sinister Six, that must have been annoying as hell", Johnny said, he then noticed how aggressive Luna was, "Whoa, she having her period or something?" Logan glared a moment, the other ponies didn't get the joke but assumed he was being stupid again. Johnny paid close attention to the fight with Spider-Man and Deadpool, "That dude's so weird". "I like him, I've always been a fan of Deadpool, we're so much alike!" Pinkie said. Everypony was confused, how do Deadpool and Pinkie Pie know each other? "Still...oh snap Pete took a shot at Ryu and Chun Li", Johnny referring to Peter saying how calling out your move names is lame, then came the end of the battle and seeing the crippled Eddie Brock. "Oh shit, almost feel sorry for him", then came the reveal that Luna had the symbiote, "Freaky", he then saw how she reacted to the news that Twilight's pregnant, "Jealous much?" he then saw Peter's death and his breath took a shortage, "Seriously, what's with this freaken chick! He doesn't love you!" He crossed his arms a bit, and watched as Twilight revived Peter, "Wow, gotta admit Twilight, you did good there". Twilight nodded, Johnny then groaned, "Why wasn't I there? I should have been there to help" "You had to help the others, your sister needed you to help keep her son safe after all", Logan explained. "Yeah...but still...I should have been there, I felt so awful knowing I had missed out on seeing Peter again", Johnny said, Rainbow then patted his back, "Hey, it worked out at least, you're here". Pinkie patted Johnny, "You're such a good friend, even if you do make everypony angry". Johnny looked confused, then smiled at that a little. He then saw Luna's love confession, "She better be over this crush on Peter, don't need another Sweetie Belle situation". Sweetie glared at Johnny for that comment. Soon came the Endgame stuff, "Whoa, that DOES look like a Lightsaber, maybe he is a Jedi", Johnny said, referring to Peter's sword, causing a groan from Twilight. Johnny then noticed the Ends of the World Armor, "Oh, that badass looking armor, maybe use that to kick the asses of those Capcom villains". The battle with the Avengers entertained, then came the Goblin's revelation of Gwen's death, that caused Johnny to grit his teeth, "That son of a bitch, you don't mess with a guy's girl!" He then saw how Peter became Nightmare Spider, that brought back scary memories for Fluttershy, Johnny also looked freaked out, "Damn...never make Peter angry, even Hulk has nothing on that". Logan nodded, Peter's anger has always been a source of concern for others, as Nick Fury said, he was dangerously close to becoming the next great villain. He saw how Peter nearly killed Goblin, then Twilight stopped Peter, then she herself impaled Goblin, "Damn Twilight...at least Goblin's been dealt with". Rainbow pumped her hoof, "Go Twilight!" Johnny saw the dust settle and everyone go back home, but he also saw how Peter's reputation was affected and Twilight's reaction, "I don't blame Twilight, there was no reason for those ponies to be ungrateful". "You can bet that Mohawk guy is among those ponies that think that", Logan pointed out. Fast forward to Peter's life in Equestria, including Peter asking for blessings to marry Twilight, then the actual proposal, "Pete's such a romantic dimwit, but it's all cool", Johnny said, once again to the annoyance of her friends, Twilight is ready to banish him and throw him in a dungeon in the place that she banished him to. Then came the situation with Black Cat, "She hasn't changed much is seems", then the date night, "Purple Lipstick? Weird". Twilight glared, shutting Johnny up, then came the situation with Trixie in the winter and her big reveal, "Wow...I'm sorry to hear you've gone through that Trixie", Johnny said. Logan turned to her, "Hell of a burden, but you shouldn't blame yourself for what happened with your parents, they did love you at least". Trixie nodded, "Thanks Logan, you too Johnny". The other ponies gave their sympathies too, Trixie appreciated that as well. Then Johnny saw the Yeti, "Whoa! Where's Yukon Cornelius when you need him?" He then realized, "Hey wait, when was Twilight gonna bring this up?" Twilight glared, "Johnny...!" Johnny put his hooves up defensively, "Back off!" Twilight let it brush off. Johnny then saw the stuff with the Ursa Minor, "A giant bear...? Yeah sure...why not", he then muttered, "Weird". Then came the day that Twilight gave birth, and the marriage, such a nice ceremony. "Looks like you finally got that Happily Ever After Pete", Johnny said. Then came the part Peter wanted to discuss, the day he went to The Future. First they saw Peter doing some experiemnts, "Wow, very nerdy Pete,", Johnny said, causing him to get hit again by Twilight, "Why won't you shut up!?" Johnny rubbed his arm as he glared angrily at Twilight. Then came the explosion that sent Peter to the future. "Whoa, so glad Peter was alright from that", Applejack said. "What a desolate future", Fluttershy said, observing the Ponyville Wasteland. They then saw the changelings and Pinkie Pie, the swordspony. "Is that...me? Wow I look so...unhappy", Pinkie stated. "You look like Deathstroke", Johnny pointed out. They heard Pinkie's story about the deaths of the others, including Twilight. "I can hear his heart break", Apple Bloom said. Logan nodded, "Poor Pete". Then came the adult Sweetie Belle, latex and all. "Wow...is that me? I look so...sexy", Sweetie said, earning an awkward glance from the other ponies, Sweetie wished Vega was here to see this. "Damn, she looks so familiar...", Johnny said. "Yeah, she's dressed like Felicia Hardy", Logan said. "Actually I was gonna say that pro wrestler Seth Rollins but yeah she almost looks like Felicia", Johnny said, earing a confused glance from Logan, "How does she look like that guy?" "The suit, the two toned hair, the fact that she's leading a group of rebels, stuff like that", Johnny said, earning a facehoof from Logan. They then noticed Applejack and Rainbow Dash. "Wow, is that me? I look good for mah age" Applejack stated. "I'll say", Johnny said, offering a smirk to Applejack. "In your dreams lover boy", Applejack said. "My wing's metal...cool", Rainbow pointed out. They noticed the fight between them, Apple Bloom cringed, "Wait...I'm dead in that world? And Rainbow Dash used that to insult mah sister!?" she then glared angrily at Rainbow Dash, who looked away awkwardly, Johnny looked a little displeased. "Gotta agree with Apple Bloom on that, I mean I know that's not you but I hope you never actually say something like that, if my sister died I'd be pretty pissed if someone used that against me". Rainbow felt pretty heelish, "I apologize for what my future counterpart says". Johnny patted her back, "Good on you Dash". Then they saw how Peter got them on the same side, then came the castle raid. "Dude, it's like The Fast and The Furious", Johnny said. "Wow, Gilda and Spitfire under Chrysalis's control", Rainbow said. They then saw the stuff with Luna, then Dinky, then the mind controlled Trixie. "Is that me, what happened to me?" Trixie asked. "That'll never happen to you Trixie, we'll make sure of it", Twilight said. Then came the death of Trixie, which made her cringe, to see herself die was such a shock. Then came the death of Dinky, which surprised everyone. "Peter went through so much, poor guy", Applejack said. "Not good for his mental psyche", Logan pointed out. Then came the part where Sweetie was trying to cheer up Peter after the despair he went through. Then the part where she started kissing him. This caused some discomfort from the other ponies, then the next moment made their jaw drop. The moment where Peter slept with Future Sweetie Belle. Twilight hated seeing this again, some other mare with her husband, it's a travesty, but she doesn't blame Peter, she knows better. Trixie blushed at that, Spike too, they now understood Peter's discomfort. Pinkie also looked away, not believing what she saw, to think Peter had done something like that. Applejack looked disappointed on seeing that as well, Fluttershy felt her wings extend, she quickly backed away so no one saw. Logan also sensed the shame, Rainbow Dash was surprised herself, Johnny just glared all confused, he couldn't believe what he saw, he even glanced to Sweetie Belle on occasion, now knowing what Peter meant the other day, he was totally speechless. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo also looked away, they don't want seeing their friend like this, Sweetie however couldn't take her eyes away, there she was, in the future, in the position she's always wanted, she can't believe that on a technicality, Peter was with a form of her. Rarity wasn't pleased to see this, seeing her sister sleep with Peter, it brought her some anger. One thing they all noticed was that Peter, despite being with Sweetie, had been talking about Twilight, even images of Twilight had flashed as if she were still on Peter's mind, it was then they realized that Peter, despite being with Sweetie, was mentally imagining Twilight. Soon whatever shame or disappointment the ponies had to Peter or Sweetie Belle faded, they understood why he felt so freaked, though Sweetie Belle and Rarity weren't pleased to see this. The next morning, they saw Peter's reaction, his look of despair and realization of what he did, most understood what happened, they instead now pitied him. Sweetie saw why Peter avoided her, and she's disappointed that he truly didn't love her if he didn't even sexually want her, having to pretend it's another mare, Rarity felt like Peter used her sister, she can't believe Peter did that. When Sweetie tried to explain, Peter cut her off with a cold voice and simply went to find The Ursa to challenge Chrysalis, which caused a shudder from the ponies, Peter was mad now. They realized he felt terrible. Then came the final battle against Chrysalis. During the battle Rainbow & Applejack cringed at their own deaths, Pinkie also cringed to see her fatal wound and they watched as Peter demolished Chrysalis and she was eventually finished, and Peter went back to his time. They then saw how Peter confessed to Twilight and her forgiveness, which Rarity could not understand, then the part where they decided to have another child, move on and prevent the war from happening, through peace. "Peace...lame", Johnny said, earning a glare from the others. Then the images ended, they were all caught up and Peter let go, shaking his head, "Man that's so rough on my mind" He looked around to see the reactions of his friends, much to his surprise they didn't seem too mad, "Did you see the future stuff? Or did I not bring it up in the crystal ball?" "We saw everything Pete, from your first arrival here to that future ", Johnny said. "So no one's mad about what happened with me and Sweetie Belle?" Peter asked. The ponies exchanged glances, Applejack spoke first, "It was weird to see, but at the same time, you went through so much, we can see why Twilight forgave you, you weren't in yer right state of mind". "Yeah, you have a very fragile psyche, so we don't fully blame you", Rainbow plainly put. "Plus it may have helped you snap out of your despair, besides we know you would never do something like that", Logan said. "I agree, try not to let that happen again, we can forgive a first mistake of that caliber", Trixie said. "Why do you think I get paranoid around Sweetie Belle, all I can think of is that mistake", Peter said, then found himself in a group hug, sans Rarity, Sweetie Belle and Logan. "We know you won't do it again though, we can feel the sadness you went through, rest assure none of us hold this against you", Fluttershy said. Peter nodded, then left the hug and approached Sweetie Belle, "Now you know, I'm sorry for treating you badly, you didn't do anything, another version of you did, I shouldn't blame you for what she did, I'm so sorry for yelling at you, you really are a great friend, but that's all I want, to be your friend...can we just be friends?" Sweetie felt conflicted, she now knows Peter could never love her, but maybe this is a nice relief, she can focus on Vega, though the hurt was still there, love does not transfer from one to another, she nodded and spoke, "It's ok I guess" Peter then hugged Sweetie Belle, the current Sweetie Belle, the future one gone from his mind for the time being. Rarity simply got up, "Well that was fun, let's go Sweetie Belle". Sweetie nodded, Peter turned to Rarity, "So...everything's ok right?" Rarity nodded, "Sure thing, now I must go, come on Sweetie". The two then trotted off, soon everypony else decided to leave, before Johnny left he went to Peter, "You've been through a lot, you're a great hero, but if I learned something from what I watched, it's that you need to utilize your greatest asset, you're friends, those girls are here to help you, and now me and Logan are, when it comes to Wesker we're all in this, you got a hell of a wife if she can forgive your mistakes, she loves you that much, you gotta let her in more". Peter nodded, "Thanks Johnny...any reason your arm is so bruised?" Johnny groaned, "Your wife's also pretty violent" "Johnny!" Twilight shouted. Johnny's fears of Twilight grew, "Gotta go!" he ran out the door with Twilight following, "This is only proving my point!" Johnny shouted. "Here's my point! My horn up your plot!" Twilight shouted. All you hear are Johnny's pleas for mercy, Peter laughed a bit. A moment later Trixie approached him, "By the way...if I had a choice to be a slave or dead, like my future counterpart said...I'd rather be dead". Peter nodded, "Noted...but you won't be either, not while I'm here". Trixie hugged Peter and they went to Spike and Logan to discuss more on what happened. Meanwhile with Vega, he was going through Cloudsdale, using his charm on the mares to ask them where Lightning Dust was, he had almost no luck, before what he was looking for found him. "You looking for me?" he heard a voice say, he turned around and saw the teal green Pegasus standing there waiting with a curious yet serious look on her face. "Are you Lightning Dust?" Vega asked. She nodded, "Yeah, what of it? Who are you?" He approached her with a friendly smile, "I am your salvation from your life of shame & sadness". Lightning looked at him like if he's crazy, "What are you going on about?" Vega spoke again, "I have one question, how has your life been after your run-in with The Elements of Harmony?" Lightning growled, "That's none of your business!" Vega grinned, "What if I told you there was a way to right a wrong done to you?" Lightning looked curious, she decided to listen to Vega as he explained everything about Wesker's goals and plans. Meanwhile Wesker was working on some plans when Vergil joined him, "So what now?" Wesker turned to him, "Now, we initiate our next plan...". Vergil grew curious to what these plans were, "And those are?" Wesker only offered a sinister smile, "We attack The Crystal Empire"