//------------------------------// // Crystal Empire Invasion II // Story: Spiders & Magic: Capcom Invasion // by Masterob //------------------------------// Still no luck for the heroes in Ponyville, Sweetie was still missing and they were all losing some hope. Peter felt really guilty over this, the others told him not to blame himself but he can't help it, if he had handled this Sweetie Belle situation a lot better then she'd probably be safe right now. Nonetheless he was determined to find her, though they started facing the possibilities that Sweetie was no longer even in Ponyville, they may have left down, and Logan was unable to track them, they covered their trail pretty good. Not to mention he really needed to make things up to Rarity after everything that's happened lately. Rarity herself felt a little guilty for how rude she's been to Peter lately though. She should know better than to blame him knowing full well what happened, plus she sees how determined he is to find her sister and it reminds her of the kind and gentle soul she's known him to be. Soon they group met back up at Sweet Apple Acres, after hours of searching they needed to make a new game plan. As they were sitting in the living room, Rarity took the moment to approach Peter, "Mind if I get something off my chest a bit?" Peter raised his eyebrow, "Sure I guess, what's up?" Rarity bit her lip a little, "I just want to say...I'm, really sorry Peter". Peter looked concerned at Rarity, "Sorry for what?" "How mean I've been to you lately. Maybe I was a little upset knowing that you and my sister, at least the future version, had sexual relations, and even more so that you pretended it was Twilight. But it's not fair to blame you, she kissed you first and given your mental state I know you just missed Twilight so much, you love her a lot and never hesitate to prove it, and I was able to understand why you yelled at her the way you did, not that I'm happy about it but I do understand". Peter nodded, "I feel really terrible about yelling at her though". Rarity smiled at Peter, "I know you do, because you have such a caring heart, and based on how tirelessly you've looked for Sweetie Belle despite how I've acted towards you shows me you do care a lot about her. I know you probably feel guilty so I hope this alleviates your guilt, for now I just want that behind me and hopefully we find my sister". Peter nodded, "We will, I promise that", he went over to find the others, Rarity however felt some degree of guilt, remembering that she kinda blabbed to Thunderlane about what Peter did as well, she questions if that was a good call of judgment. All Rarity could do is hug Peter, she hoped that it would be another good way to prove her friendship to him is still alive. Peter returned the hug and muttered into her ear, "I'll find her, I promise you". rarity nodded and broke the hug, their friendship remained in tact. While they all sat around to discuss the Sweetie Belle situation, in the Crusaders Tree House, Apple Bloom had just finished explaining Peter's backstory to Rumble, not going into too much detail, just covering the basics, how he got his powers, the crime that motivated him to being a superhero, a few feats and the Gwen Stacy stuff, plus the kindness he's shown outside of being a hero. "Wow, I didn't realize Peter went through all that", Rumble said. Apple Bloom nodded, "That's why he's considered by many to be the greatest superhero, and why ah consider him a big brother". "Don't you already have a Big Brother though?" Rumble asked. "Yeah, but now ah have two, Pinkie's got 3 sisters, why can't ah have two brothers?" Rumble nodded, "Good point, I always considered Flitter & Cloudchaser to be like sisters so having two isn't out of the ordinary, besides he seems like a great pony to be around, though is it ok that I still like Johnny Storm's powers better?" Apple Bloom nodded, "That's fine, like Peter says he likes the powers of other heroes, in fact one hero has a robot suit and he gave Peter a suit of his own because Peter liked the powers the suit has, plus you heard him, he wishes he could fly like a Pegasus". Rumble grinned at that, "He'd make a great Pegasus, but I still think he's a great hero regardless, Johnny might have cooler powers but Peter is definitely a greater hero, I wish my brother could see that". "Give him time, Peter's used to this type of stuff, once Peter deals with these villains then we can handle that part", Apple Bloom explained. Rumble nodded, then thought back to Sweetie Belle, "I should have been more careful with Sweetie Belle, I really screwed up there". Apple Bloom nuzzled Rumble, "It ain't yer fault, don't blame yourself". Rumble blushed as he was being nuzzled, despite her tough as nails nature, Apple Bloom was surprisingly nurturing. He then returned the nuzzle, much to her enjoyment. Later on Flash Sentry had finally arrived in Ponyville, he didn't take the train since it had left the station and he had no time to wait for another train, it was a long flight so he was pretty exhausted, but he needed to find The Elements of Harmony and Spider-Mane, so he moved quickly through town. After asking around, he went to each possible location where they might be, not at the Library, not at the Boutique, not at Sugarcube Corner, eventually he found Sweet Apple Acres, he knocked and the door was opened by Big Macintosh. "I need to speak with Princess Twilight Sparkle, Spider-Mane or any of the Elements!" Big Mac nodded and called, "Twilight! Peter! AJ! Some fellow at the door for you!" They each went to the door and saw Flash Sentry, each had different expressions, Twilight looked a bit worried because why would Flash Sentry be here if he's supposed to be at the Crystal Empire with Cadance, the worried look in his face further added paranoia. Applejack was confused, why was a royal guard at her farm? Peter looked displeased, he's not exactly a big fan of Flash Sentry, especially since Flash is a bit too friendly with Twilight. "Flash Sentry? What brings you here?" Twilight asked. "Princess Cadance sent me, the Crystal Empire is in danger!" Flash Sntry explained. That gained a look of concern from each pony. "What happened?" Twilight asked. "A group of ponies arrived and attacked the castle, they laid out the guards and ganged up on your brother, Cadance sent me to get you, I came as quickly as I could" Twilight had a shortage of breath, her brother's hurt, Peter spoke next, "These ponies, what do they look like!?" "Um...one had a large black coat, one had a large blue coat, one had a cape and a hat..." Peter's eyes widened, "Oh no...they're at The Crystal Empire...", Peter turned to Applejack, "Round the others, we need to go to The Crystal Empire, that's where they have Sweetie Belle!" Applejack nodded, "Right, will do!" she rushed to gather the others, Peter then turned to Flash, "How bad was it? Anyone else get hurt? Did you happen to see if a small unicorn filly was with them?" Flash thought a moment, "I don't remember, I saw them and ran to find Cadance, she just asked me to get you, I flew here ASAP". "Flew? Didn't you take the train?" Peter asked. Flash shook his head, "No, the train wasn't there, so I figured it's best to fly, though it took quite a while, I hope too much damage hasn't been done since" Peter sighed, "Great, now we're late to this! Gotta get to the tracks!" Later after the heroes, The Elements, Trixie & Spike are rounded up, they stood around waiting for the train, Peter, who had retrieved his Spider-Mane suit, was pacing around impatiently, Twilight was also very concerned, hoping that Wesker and his allies haven't done something really bad to her brother. Peter slammed his hoof, "Come on, where's the train!?" He paced around some more, Logan approached him, "Parker, take it easy, I know you're nervous but pacing around like this won't get this train here any faster!" "Logan, Wesker is in the Crystal Empire, who knows how long he'll be there, we need to get there ASAP!" Rarity stood in anticipation, she had the chance to get her little sister back, Johnny & Rainbow were eager to get some payback on Vega. Flash Sentry approached Twilight, "Are you ok princess?" Twilight nodded, "Yeah, just worried for my brother, he put up a good fight?" Flash nodded, "Yeah, he did well considering he was heavily outnumbered" Twilight sighed a bit, then Flash put his wing around her, "Don't worry Princess, we'll get there and save your brother" Twilight smiled at Flash's kindness, though Peter didn't look to happy and approached them, "Is everything ok? I'd love to give a little reassurance to, my wife, since it's my job as, her husband", Peter made sure to emphasize the wife and husband part, Flash got the hint and backed off a little. Johnny, decked in his Fantastic Four suit that Rarity made (and given a spell to be fire retardant by Twilight), noticed this and sensed what was going on, and being the bro he was, approached Flash, "Hey Sentry dude, come, let's have a nice chat". Johnny gestured for Flash to follow, though he led Flash to a more isolated area. Twilight groaned a bit and turned to Peter, "He's just being nice Peter, don't be jealous". "I can't help it, he's too friendly", Peter said, then sighed a moment, "Man why do you have to be so attractive?" Twilight giggled, "Isn't that why you fell in love with me?" "I fell in love with your brains and personality, your good looks are just icing on the cake". Twilight blushed and giggled from that, then nuzzled, "You always know what to say...sometimes it works against me but the times it works for me make it worth it", she and Peter shared a nice kiss. Logan watched from nearby and groaned, "It's nice that they have each other but this whole lovey dovey crap can get very annoying". Fluttershy approached him, "Don't be like that Mr. Logan, I think it's sweet, it's nice that they love each other very much". "It's ok to be in love but those two are always either making out or talking lovey dovey to each other...and I swear the other night I heard them going at it. That Twilight girl is pretty insatiable and Parker has a lot of energy". Fluttershy blushed, "Well, they're just passionate, besides they probably want another child, Peter does want a boy". "Still...it's very annoying". Trixie & Spike sighed, they can relate to Logan, seeing the love and affection of Peter & Twilight is nice, but can become tiresome. Soon Flash came back with Johnny, he looked a bit freaked out, Rainbow approached Johnny, "What'd you say to him?" Johnny grinned, "Oh nothing". -A Moment Ago- "Listen punk, you try to separate my boy Peter from his wife, and I'll personally turn your bones black while they're still inside your body", Johnny showed a ball of fire in Flash Sentry's face, "Do you get me!?" Flash gulped and nodded, "Yes sir!" Johnny made the fire go away, "Good". -Present- The train finally came and everyone boarded it, next stop, the Crystal Empire. However on the way there, the train had stopped a moment. "What gives!?" Peter asked. "Sorry, need more coal! Shouldn't take too long! At least we hope!" A crew member stated, "Doesn't help that our conductor recently got hurt!" "For crying out loud!" Peter shouted. "The Parker luck strikes again", Spike said, earning a glare from Peter, "Are you serious bro!?" Later that night, the train was en route to the Crystal Empire, but by this time everyone was asleep, except for Peter, Twilight & Logan. Peter and Twilight were too worried to sleep at first, though over time they found themselves nodding off, Logan simply sat with his eyes rested, figuring out how he's gonna cause pain to Wesker and his group. The train continued on through the night en route to The Crystal Empire. Back in Ponyville, Thunderlane is in his home working on his posters, he was determined to spread his anti-Spider-mane message, "Those ponies are a bunch of sheep, however the thing about sheep is that they just need to be lead, and I can do that...I can lead them to great promises, soon the menace of Spider-mane will be no more", he sprayed some stuff on his sighs, "The Revolution must begin, it's the only way to save Equestria!" Meanwhile in the Crystal Empire, Shining Armor, Cadance and the Royal Guards have been placed in Dungeons while Bison & Vergil occupied their seats in the castle. Wesker watched over the Kingdom from the balcony as the Crystal Ponies looked up, concerned over what Wesker and his allies have done. Outside Shocker & Lightning Dust had the door fixed and assigned Iceman, Gambit and X-23 to guard the door. Wesker spoke to the ponies, "You have new rulers now! Me and my followers have taken our first step in total control of the 3 worlds, I suggest you get used to this, soon all of Equestria will fall, as with Spider-Mane & your princesses, we already have Princess Cadance, 1 down, 3 to go!" Wesker went back inside, leaving the ponies down below scared and confused. In one room, Sweetie Belle is sitting on a bed, really worried and concerned over the things that are happening, Vega then appeared in the room, "Sweetie Belle?" Sweetie noticed Vega, though didn't look too happy, "What now?" Vega approached her, "Hormones acting up again?", he asked playfully. Sweetie glared at Vega, "It's not hormones, I want to know what are you? Tell me the truth! Are you really just a misunderstood guy or is that just an excuse for being evil!?" Vega sighed, "I get it, you're confused...but you need to believe me Sweetie Belle, I care about you a lot, and some things I never told you because the truth is hard to understand, but please believe me that what we do is for the greater good of everyone". "You stormed into this castle and attacked the guards, you attacked Shining Armor, you even attacked Princess Cadance! I can't believe you hurt them like that!" Vega sighed, "I know you're probably a little attached to them since you were a flower girl at their wedding, but to be fair, they started it, the guards aimed their spears at Wesker, Shining Armor fired the first shot against Wesker, he even gave Cadance a chance to surrender". "Vega I may be young but I'm not ignorant, I know an invasion when I see one, the wedding I was a flower girl at had an invasion of Changlings, a group of shape shifting creatures, so I can tell an invasion when I see one", Sweetie pointed out. "Wonder if those Changlings would be more useful than those skrulls?" Vega muttered. Sweetie looked suspicious, "What did you say?" Vega shook his head, "Nothing...now listen, maybe our methods are a little extreme, but sometimes you have to fight for your beliefs, Wesker believes in a world where it's survival of the fittest, only the strong survive, Vergil has a similar mindset, adapt or perish, Bison is a businessman, Balrog just wants to make money and I want to make everything beautiful, does that make us bad people? That we sometimes need to break the rules to get a better world?" Sweetie didn't look like she was buying it, Vega did some quick thinking, "Sweetie, mi amor...lots of things are done off the book, the stuff that Spider-man does is off the book, the way he fought villains was technically illegal but he did it anyway, all the superheroes are like that. You should see the stuff that a man named Nick Fury does, even Spider-man's favorite superhero Captain America fought against the law at one point, he led attacks on official Government agents, which is illegal, but you know why he did it? Because he had a dream, he believed in it and did what he had to do to make it a reality". Sweetie looked like she was starting to lighten up, Vega continued on, "Sometimes things must be done against the book, I'm not always happy to do what I do, even Wesker has admitted several times he doesn't wanna really fight Spider-Man, not that he can't beat him, but because he wants to help Spider-Man, he wants to give Spider-man and Twilight Sparkle a great offer to help change the world for the better". Sweetie looked at Vega, he stared deep into her eyes and offered a suave and charming smile before speaking again, "If things go well, I could give you anything your heart desires". Sweetie melted into his stare, he looked so charming and had a nice way with words, Vega then leaned in for a kiss to Sweetie Belle, which she returned, a very passionate kiss too. Vega then looked to see she was on a bed and had an evil thought, "Stay put". He approached the door and then locked it before turning back to Sweetie Belle, who looked a bit concerned, "Um Vega...why did you lock the door?" Vega didn't answer, he just approached her and began kissing her, laying her on the bed as he continued to kiss and make out with her. Soon he started kissing her neck, lapping away at it and suckling it, much to her shock. "Vega...this feels weird". Vega continued to kiss her all over, causing her to blush and moan, "Vega, please stop, I feel so weird Vega grinned, "You love this and you know it Sweetie Belle", he continued to kiss her and rub her body. He was really getting into it, his kisses became more passionate, his desire for her body starting to grow. "Vega...don't...I'm not ready", Sweetie Belle said, her blush and pants growing more. Vega had her pinned down, "Your words say 'no', but your actions say 'yes', actions speak louder than words". He went in harder and soon enough, the deed was done. Sweetie Belle's innocence became no more. A bit later outside the room, Vergil & Balrog are walking nearby and once they passed the door, they heard a few moans from in the room, they heard what sounded like moans and grunts from Sweetie Belle and Vega, also the sounds of the bed creaking. Vergil & Balrog looked a bit freaked out and kept walking, leaving them be. Shocker & Lightning Dust also passed by, they were chatting a bit when they also heard the sounds of forbidden love. Shocker had an 'of course' look in his eyes and just trotted off, Lightning held her ear to the door to listen in more, until she got pulled away by Shocker. By the next Morning, the heroes had already arrived in The Crystal Empire. This being Johnny & Logan's first time here, they looked at the city in awe, mostly Johnny, Logan was a bit impressed. "Wow...holy crap so many crystals", Johnny said. "What's why it's called The Crystal Empire, or as I like to call it, Equestria's Fortress of Solitude", Peter said, earning a chuckle from Johnny, "So did Superman come to Equestria too?" Twilight groaned, she hated these weird references, and Johnny being around makes it worse since he adds to them. Peter was chuckling a bit, but then wiped away the chuckle, "Ok, serious face time, we need to find Wesker, let's go!" "He's at the castle, we must hurry", Flash Sentry said. They raced through the empire, many citizens noticing and feeling relieved that Spider-mane, The Elements & Spike were here to save their empire. Wesker noticed from the distance on the balcony and grinned, "So he's come, like a moth to a flame...I was hoping he'd find out". They went across the city and approached the palace, "There it is!" Peter said and approached the front door, but encountered a surprise. "Huh? who are those 3 at the door?" Twilight asked. Peter, Johnny & Logan couldn't believe their eyes. "Remy?" Johnny said, alerting Gambit, who grabbed and twirled his staff a bit before pulling out a card and smiling as the kinetic energy charged. "Bobby?" Peter said, alerting Iceman, who then stood on his hind legs and filled his forearms with ice and tossed a few icicles in front of him before doing a satisfied grin. "Laura?" Logan said, alerting X-23, who stood and extended her claws from her front hooves and a third claw from the back hooves and got into a fighting stance. Twilight looked confused, who were these ponies, and why were Logan, Johnny & Peter so concerned? "Peter, who are they?" "Those are some friends back in my world, members of Logan's group, the X-Men", Peter explained, "The one with the staff is Remy Lebbau, or Gambit as he's called. He is skilled with a staff and has the abilities to destroy anything he touches with his kinetic powers, he usually uses playing cards charged with kinetic energy as makeshift bombs". Gambit twirled a bit and pointed his staff at the ponies, "My master will be pleased to see you all". Peter pointed to Iceman, "That's Bobby Drake, or Iceman as he's called, his name speaks for himself, he's able to cover his body in ice and freeze his enemies or shoot icicles". "My ice is about as cold as the hearts of the 3 bosses", Iceman said. Peter pointed to X-23, "That's Laura Kinney, or X-23, she's not that much of an X-Men, but she is a clone of Logan, she has many factors as him, including being able to heal like him, and is skilled in combat. She's a bit faster and a bit more precise and deadly than Logan, hence why I like to call her The Wolverette". X-23 glared, "Getting really tired of that nickname Parker! I'm gonna rip your head off and shove it up your ass!" Peter looked a bit taken back, "Harsh!" "Is it me or does she sound a bit like Twilight?" Spike asked. "Oh please Spike, she sounds just as much like me as Pinkie Pie sounds like Fluttershy", Twilight argued. Logan looked concerned, "Looks like they're being mind controlled, like the heroes from our world, just like the other heroes, including Ben Grimm". "Broke Reed's heart that Ben got captured...now to see more of my friends under Wesker's control...well it looks like I'm gonna have to kick his ass for that", Johnny said. The 3 mutants stood before the heroes, ready to fight. The heroes reluctantly got into a fighting position, but before anything happened, the door opened and two more ponies stepped out, both familiar to the group. "Lightning Dust!? What are you doing here!?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Joining the winning team", Lightning said. Peter got a good look at the other, "Shocker? Is that you?" "Spider-Man...or is it Peter Parker? You've changed quite a bit, wow you look really girly as a pony". Peter had an angry blush, "No I don't!" Lightning looked, "Come to think of it, you do look more mare than stallion, I mean your friends look more like stallions than you do, you have that muzzle that screams mare, not to mention your mane, you almost look female, all you need are some eye-lashes". Peter had an angry blush, "I do not look like a mare!" he turned to the others, "Do I look like a mare!?" "You whine like one", Logan said, causing some agitation from Peter. Twilight approached Peter, "You look fine, personally I think you're the cutest stallion in the world". Peter blushed, but the sounds of laughter from the villains and a few of his friends caused more despair, "Great, I'm considered the greatest Superhero in at least 2 worlds, and I'm getting all flustered over whether or not I look like a mare". Johnny patted Peter's back, "You got a damn fine wife and a adorable little daughter, whether you look like a mare or not is a moot point". Peter smiled, "Thanks Johnny". Johnny grinned, "Besides, you're never gonna be more manly looking than me anyway". "Candle stick". "Huh?" Peter just did a mocking stare at Johnny, who in turned looked a little weirded out. Shocker checked his 'watch', "Well that dragged on longer than I liked", he then heard some hoof steps, "Looks like the top guys are coming" The group watched as the remaining villains had arrived, first Balrog, then Vega, then Bison, then Vergil and finally Wesker. "Peter, great to see you", Wesker said. Peter glared at Wesker, "Can't say that myself". Vergil looked to Fluttershy, "Hello my dear, good to see you". Fluttershy looked a bit scared, Logan stepped in front of her, "Don't get any funny ideas". Vergil had a scowl on his face for that. Rarity approached the villains, "Where's my little Sweetie Belle!?" Vergil had a somewhat grossed out face, "Ask Vega". Shocker and Balrog also had a similar face. Rarity angrily approached Vega, "Where...is...my sister..." "She's still sleeping, she's exhausted after last night", Vega stated. Rarity looked concerned, "What did you do to her? What did you make her do!?" "Not much, I handled most of the work, she just laid there and took it, she is new after all", Vega explained, then offered a sinister smile, "I had to break her in". Rarity's pupils shrank, "What do you mean new to it? And that you broke her in?" Vega grinned as he looked into her eyes, "Her moans were music to my ears". Rarity looked horrified, "You...you didn't". "I did chica...I really did". "Yeah, he sure did, we heard it, damn they were loud", Balrog said. Rarity looked like she was gonna have an anxiety attack, "I...I can't believe, how...", her panic started growing into anger, "You...you bastard! You slept with my sister!?" "Didn't do much sleeping honestly", Vega said with a grin. This news caused massive outrage with the others. "You're a sick son of a bitch Vega!" Logan shouted, aiming his claws. "You savage varmit, how dare you!" Applejack shouted. "You're an awful person! How could you!?" Fluttershy shouted. Peter seemed the angriest, "How dare you take advantage of a young girl! I'm gonna make you pay for this!" "Hey all this could have been avoided if this little puta wasn't such a stupid woman before!" Vega said in regards to Rarity. That comment earned him another slap, to which he glared, "What have I told you about striking my face?" he back handed Rarity and threatened to stab her with his claw. Johnny and Rainbow Dash then rushed in and punch Vega simultaneously. After Vega got knocked back, Lightning flew in and tackled Rainbow Dash while Iceman blasted Johnny with his ice. Vega got up and managed to dodge an attack from Rarity and he then hit her with a German Suplex. Applejack went to help Rarity but Gambit got in front of her and attacked her a bit with the staff. Pinkie also went in to help but Balrog rushed in and punched her hard, knocking her back a little. Trixie went to help but Shocker went in to blast her with his gauntlets, only for her to put up a shield to protect herself. X-23 looked to Fluttershy and went to attack her. Luckily Spike managed to run in and blasted X-23 with a fire breath, only for X-23 to put her hooves up defensively and offered a sinister smile through the fire, freaking Spike & Fluttershy out a bit. As X-23 went in to attack, Spike kept shooting fire and protecting Fluttershy. That just left Twilight, Logan & Peter to face off against Bison, Vergil & Wesker. Flash Sentry flew in to attack Wesker, only to be knocked away with little effort, his armor flying off. Twilight, Logan & Peter rolled their eyes and glared at the villains. "Peter, you and I could form a great alliance, when I came to this world, it wasn't to kill you, it was to get you on my side, you have a gift Peter, don't waste it serving those who don't appreciate you, be the top warrior you were always meant to be, join me and I can give you and your wife everything you desire!" Wesker said. "I have what I need, I'm not joining you! You can't corrupt my mind!" Peter said. "Have it your way", Wesker said, then gestured his allies to attack, Bison flew in to attack Twilight, Vergil went in to attack Logan and Wesker went to attack Peter. Bison whacked Twilight around a bit and when Twilight tried to attack he would teleport out and drop a kick on her. He went to attack again but she managed to sneak in a magic blast to knock him away. Vergil & Wolverine engaged in a clash of claw and swords, matching their blows evenly, until Vergil managed to slash Wolverine a bit. Wolverine backed up and held in his cut but when Vergil went to capitalize, Logan then slashed Vergil across the chest and then impaled him, causing a great deal of pain to Vergil. "Stay away from Fluttershy!" Logan warned. "That is not your command to make!" Vergil said and then slashed Logan back. Wesker went in to attack Peter but Peter managed to block his attacks and punched Wesker back to the wall of the castle. Peter rushed in to attack but Wesker dodged last minute and then attacked Peter on the sides and then grabbed Peter and tossed him across the city, but Peter landed in a skid on the ground, and when Wesker rushed in to attack, Peter managed to punch Wesker back and then web him and toss him to the other side a long way, but Wesker turned in mid-air and landed just fine, when Peter rushed in, Wesker too rushed in and both punched at the same time, their colliding hooves causing a brief shockwave that knocked each other back a little. Wesker huffed a little, "You're good, just as I expected". Peter grinned, "So I've been told". The two then ran and collided again. The citizens could only watch as a war unfolded in their city.