//------------------------------// // Interests Growing // Story: Spiders & Magic: Capcom Invasion // by Masterob //------------------------------// Nighttime came to Ponyville, it was a long day as usual for our heroes and everypony just wanted to get some rest. Twilight and Peter had officially welcomed Rumble into their home, he was gonna share a room with Mayday. "This will be your home for the time being Rumble, I hope you like it here", Twilight said. Rumble felt a large amount of joy in his heart, "I'm so happy you're letting me stay in your home, feels like a large honor, the most powerful couple in Equestria letting me stay here". "Think nothing of it, we're just happy to help", Peter said, "But if you need to thank anypony, it's Twilight, she really pushed for this". Rumble hugged Twilight, "Thank you, you're the best princess ever". Twilight blushed and returned the hug, "Thank you Rumble, you're such a sweetheart". Logan, Trixie, Janet and Spike entered shortly afterward with Mayday. Peter approached his young daughter, "How's daddy's favorite little filly?" "I'm fine, I had a lot of fun with Aunt May, did you beat up the bad guys daddy?" Mayday asked. "Sure did, beat them up real good, but they ran away before I can put them in jail", Peter answered. "Wow, sneaky, but you'll get them, you and mommy are stronger than everypony!" Mayday said. "Yeah, we are, and one day you'll be stronger than us, you'll be able to beat everypony up, including uncle Johnny", Peter said. Mayday shook her head, "I don't wanna beat up uncle Johnny, he's really funny, and he said I'm the prettiest filly in the world." "Trust me kid, once you're old enough to find what he says annoying, you'll wanna beat him up", Logan said. Mayday looked smugly to Logan, "Don't be so grumpy Uncle Logan, or I'll beat you up when I get bigger." Peter chuckled, "Oh snap Logan, you just got called out!" "Shut up Parker", Logan shouted, causing Peter to smile sheepishly. Janet giggled, "This is funny, well I should be off", she turned to Spike, "Thanks for the warm welcome, we should get together again tomorrow, I'd love to hear more stories". "Sure, I got plenty, do you know the way back to Sugarcube Corner? I can walk you there if you'd like", Spike offered. "No, I can find it, I'll fly if I need to, I'd recognize the place since it looks like a giant dessert", Janet replied. "Sweet, so I'll see you tomorrow morning". "It's a date", Janet said with a wink and turned small into a Breezy form and flew off. "Pretty interesting how she turns into a Breezy", Trixie stated. Spike grinned, "You hear that? She said 'date', she considers that a date!" "Easy Spike, you barely know her, besides she's probably just teasing", Twilight said. "Hey it can work, the point of a date is to get to know somepony right? She looks really cute too so I'd say I lucked out". Twilight looked concerned, "Just be careful Spike". Spike nodded, "I got this", he yawned a little, "I'm off to bed, fighting a beauty obsessed psychopath takes a lot out of you", he walked to his bed. Twilight turned to Peter, "Is that Wasp girl ok? Nothing I should worry about?" Peter shrugged, "Janet's always been nice to me, so I can say she's not bad, but she can be a little...well a cross between Rainbow Dash and Johnny Storm." Twilight's unease didn't falter from that, "I'll keep an eye on her then, but on to other matters", Twilight turned to Mayday, "Mayday, Rumble's gonna be sharing a room with you, would you be fine with that sweetie?" Mayday nodded, "I don't mind, is he gonna be my new big brother?" Twilight nodded, "For now". Mayday smiled, "Yay, a big brother! Like you have mommy!" Twilight's heart warmed, she cared deeply for her older brother, now Mayday's gonna know a similar joy, "Yes, just like your uncle Shining Armor". Rumble walked over to Mayday, "My name is Rumble, I hope we can be friends". Mayday hugged Rumble, "I can be your little sister". Rumble hugged back, "Ok, you're my little sister then". Logan rolled his eyes, "This is too cute, I'm leaving", he walked over to the room he shared with Trixie. Trixie herself followed, "I should head to bed as well, goodnight all". Peter chuckled, "Oh Logan, always the tough guy". "Some are just like that, anyway let's get these little darlings to bed as well", Twilight said. A few moments later, Mayday was tucked in her bed by Peter and Twilight while Rumble went to his mattress. "Goodnight little May, sweet dreams", Twilight said and kissed Mayday's head. "We'll see you in the morning", Peter said and kissed her head as well. "Night mommy, night daddy", she called over to Rumble, "Night Big Brother!" Rumble waved goodnight as Mayday went to sleep. Peter and Twilight walked over to Rumble. "Hope this mattress is ok for now, we'll get you a better bed", Twilight said. "It's fine, maybe I won't be here long, so you don't have to go through that much trouble for me", Rumble insisted. "That's fine Rumble, it's no trouble, we just want you to feel comfortable", Twilight said. "Yeah, we'll get the stuff from your room here soon, hopefully you won't be too homesick", Peter said. "I'll be fine, but thanks again for letting me stay here, now I know why you're considered the best couple. Not because you're strong, which you are, but because you're kind and caring to all ponies", Rumble said. Twilight ruffled his head, "You're such a sweetheart, goodnight dear", Twilight said and kissed his head. "Night kiddo, see you in the morning", Peter said. Rumble nodded, "Goodnight", he too drifted off to sleep. Peter and Twilight quietly left the room and went to their own and laid in their bed, cuddled up together. "Long day huh? First a big rematch against Wesker's group, then the Sweetie Belle from that Wasteland future arrives, now we have a little colt to take care of", Twilight said. Peter hugged Twilight close, "It's not too bad, as long as you stay by my side". Twilight nuzzled against Peter, "I'll always be by your side". Peter felt a relief, he's so grateful to have Twilight in his life, despite all the stupid things he's done, but that only drives him more to protect the others, so they don't care for him for nothing. He did hope that everypony else was fine. Meanwhile in Trixie's room, she's sitting on her bed, still concerned over the events of the day earlier. Logan noticed her worry, "You alright there?" Trixie nodded, "I'm fine, it's just that…I wanted to help that mare what was with Wesker, Lightning Dust. I had a chance to speak with her, sort of, she was busy punching me, but I could tell she's probably not so bad, just scared". "Scared? She should be, she's teaming with very dangerous people", Logan said. "Yeah, when I was speaking to her, the way she sounded, it reminded me of myself", Trixie explained, then went a little further in her explanation, "I was once in a position where I thought no one could be my friend, so I grew to despise others, even manipulate without a care in the world. It sounds like she's convinced she's an irredeemable menace, but she doesn't know she has a chance to change for the better", she sighed deeply, "For some reason when I mentioned Peter, she sounded so frightened, I saw the tears in her eyes, she was afraid of him and I don't know why". Logan tapped his chin, "Think it's the fact that he broke her wings?" Trixie looked like she just realized the situation, "Could be, he was a little violent that day the way he attacked the villains…that must be why she's afraid of him", she sighed, "I gotta help her now more than ever." Logan looked curious, "You seem really committed to that, you really want to help this pony". Trixie nodded, "Of course, if there's a chance to give another pony the same redemption I was given, then I must take it. Peter's kindess was the best thing that could have happened to me, I owe it to follow his example". Logan seemed impressed by this, "Very noble of you", he smiled to her, "I'm confident you can pull this off Trixie". Trixie seemed relieved, "Thanks Logan, your words mean a lot", she then hugged him, which he returned. "I can see why Fluttershy likes being near you, despite your tough act, you're very comforting to be around", Trixie said. Logan didn't say anything, but he felt a bit flustered. He's happy to help though; he's grown to like Trixie, just like he's grown to like Fluttershy. Trixie went to her bed, "I'm off to sleep, goodnight Logan". Logan nodded, "Night Trixie", he too went to bed. Meanwhile with Rarity, she had adjusted Modern Sweetie Belle's room for Future Sweetie Belle to sleep in. "Here you go Sweetie Belle, this should be good for you" Rarity said as she adjusted the pillows. "Thanks sis", Sweetie said as she climbed into bed, "Wow it feels so good to say that after so long". Rarity nodded, "I should think so, goodnight Sweetie, let me know if you need anythinjg". "I will, goodnight Rarity", Sweetie laid down to sleep peacefully. It's nice to once again be home, next she could let Future Pinkie Pie come back and experience this. Rarity left to her room and passed by Bobby. "Amazing huh? While looking for your little sister, a future version shows up, and she seems to need you just as much…maybe a little more". Rarity nodded, "Yes, it's very surreal, I mean time travel, odd concept". "Not really, I know some who can time travel, just wait til you meet my friend Bishop, he's from a bad future as well", Bobby said. Rarity smiled, "You superheroes always amaze me, I can see why your world is called Marvel…it sounds Marvelous". "We didn't name it that, we're just Earth, but so is the Capcom world, hence the names Marvel and Capcom. But yeah I guess our world is Marvelous I guess". Both chuckled a bit before heading to bed, "Night Rarity, sleep well". "You too darling", Rarity replied before heading off to her slumber, though not before remarking one thing, "He's a charming colt, cute too". At Fluttershy's Cottage, she is getting ready to sleep on her couch when Laura approached her. "Hey..." Fluttershy looked to her, "What's wrong Laura?" Laura rubbed her head, "I'm…really sorry, for threatening you, I'll try not to do again". Fluttershy nodded, "It's fine, don't worry about it". Laura seemed a bit suspicious of the fact that Fluttershy seemed so ok by this, no one is this nice, no one can be. "Ok then, I'm going to bed now", Laura said. "Alright then, goodnight Laura, pleasant dreams", Fluttershy said in a charming way. "Yeah, yeah", Laura said and rushed to bed. Fluttershy's kindness was so unusual to her, it made her feel weird. Fluttershy pitied Laura; despite her violent outburst she can see the fear deep within her. Fluttershy knows that Laura more than ever needs a degree of comfort. At Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie had set up a Mattress in her room for Janet to sleep in, "Here you go, hope it's comfortable". "Thanks for your hospitality, hope I'm not intruding", Janet said. Pinkie shook her head, "Nonsense, everypony else has a Superhero living with them, now I get to have that fun, besides the Cakes don't mind". Janet nodded and laid down, "Must be cool living in a Bakery, all the sweets you can eat". Pinkie nodded feverishly, "Yupperonnie, it's also fun to make them; maybe tomorrow I can show you how to make some". "That'd be cool, might be hard since I'm not that used to these hooves", Janet said. "Don't worry, it took Peter a while to figure it out too, but you'll get it!" Pinkie squeed, "Well goodnight!" she plopped on her bed and fell to sleep immediately. Janet looked impressed, "Wow, she's more random than Deadpool", she laid back to sleep as well, "Wonder where he is now?" Meanwehile in Tartarus, "And that's my cue!" Deadpool twirled his guns around, "So cool I can do this despite having hooves, screw phyisics, I'm Deadpool! And no one's more random than I am!" Discord swirled around him, "I wouldn't say that". "Yeah…where's Pinkie Pie? I just gotta meet her! I bet she's super freaken attractive in person, or pony, same thing". "Actually I was referring to me, not-" Discord noticed that Deadpool had already wandered off, "What an imbecile". Deadpool approached Wesker, who was working on some chemicals and viruses, "So can we go find Spider-Man now? Huh? Can we? Huh? Can we, can we, can we!?" Wesker looked really annoyed, "Not yet, we're not ready, I need to perfect these viruses and Vergil needs to tame those monsters". They looked over to Vergil as he's challenging a monster, "Stand down beast! I am your superior!" Deadpool rolled his eyes, "Come on, I'm bored, my fans don't wanna see me wait in Tartarus with you nimrods, they wanna see me fight!" Wesker did his best to ignore Deadpool but he wouldn't relent. "So what do you say Albert, old buddy, old pal, old acquaintance, huh? Tell me, huh!? Do we fight now!?" Wesker growled, "If you leave me be for the moment, then I'll come up with something for you, now get out of my face before I LOSE MY MIND!" Wesker glared at Deadpool with his red glowing eyes, causing Deadpool to back away. "Ok I guess I should find another person to bug", he turned to Bison, "Yo Vega!" "I'm Bison!" Deadpool looked confused, "No Bison is the Boxer". "No I'm Balrog". Deadpool shook his head, "No…Balrog is the guy with the claw". "That's Vega", Bison said. Deadpool put his hoof on his chin, "Huh…so the Japanese lied to me, oh well, maybe I'll go talk to Vergil". He approached Vergil, "Hey Vergil! Over here!" Vergil looked frustrated, "I swear if you get near me I will make you dread your healing factor". Deadpool kept going, "Let's play a game!" "Fine, let's play hide and seek, you hide", Vergil said. "Sweet, bet you can't find me!" Deadpool ran off to hide within the depths of Tartarus. Vergil huffed a little, "That was too easy". Outside Vega is sitting against a tree, rubbing Sweetie Belle's mane as she slept. Sonata Dusk approached him, "Hi there". Vega looked to her, "You're one of the Dazzlings, was it Aria or something?" "No that's the purple one, I'm Sonata", she sat next to him a bit shyly, "So...what's your name?" "I am Vega, the Spanish Ninja, and The most Beautiful Fighter in the World Warrior Tournaments". "Vega, nice name, sounds very...sophisticated", Sonata said, as if trying to remember the word. "Thank you, so what brings you here?" Vega asked. "When a good looking guy says a mare has a nice mane, then she tries her luck with that guy", Sonata said while batting her eyes at Vega. Vega grinned, "Brave aren't you, don't blame you, many women want a chance with me". "So...do I have a good chance?" Sonata asked with a hopeful smile. "I mean I'm not too good with, you know, talking to guys about them liking me, I usually only talk to my friends so...yeah." "You seem nervous," Vega said, then stroked her face. "You don't need to be so shy, I do think you're very beautiful." Sonata blushed a bit, then blushed even more when then shared a nice kiss together and started getting a bit intense with it. Before Sonata can get further Vega broke away, "Hold on", he called over to Shocker, "Shocker! Mi amigo! Ven Aquí! Come here!" Shocker, who had been talking with Electro approached Vega, "Yeah what is it Vega?" "Take Sweetie Belle for me por favor", Vega said and carefully put Sweetie Belle on Shocker's back. "Thanks amigo, you may go about your business", Vega said. Shocker nodded and walked back to Electro. "Now, where were we?" Vega asked. Sonata grinned and started making out with Vega, who more than willingly returned the favor, engaging her in tongue wrestling and rubbing her body. During this he started kissing her neck, eliciting some moans from her as she rubbed against him, "More, I want more". Vega placed heron her back and started kissing her neck more and started licking a bit, eliciting some pleasure from Sonata as she wrapped her legs around Vega, "Oh my...oohh, oh yes". The two continued making out intently, Vega starting to feel really into it. After a few minutes of doing this Vega spoke to her, "Let's go somewhere a little more private". Sonata beamed a happy smile, "This is so exciting...but I'm a little nervous still". He helped her up with an assuring smile, "Don't worry, I'll be tender with you." Then the two went a little deeper into the woods for a little extra fun. Shocker had looked somewhat annoyed from seeing that, "Why doesn't that surprise me? Freaken playboy". "Such a strange ally you have", Electro stated, having started talking with Shocker earlier. "No stranger than the ones you have Max", Shocker replied, "You're teaming with some weirdo in a cloak, three colorful ponies that look like oversized toys, a creature that has the body parts of several animals and Carnage…seriously how can you team with Carnage!?" "Carnage wasn't my choice, that was Discord's, the guy with the multiple animal parts", Electro explained. "Still, the guy can't be trusted, I wouldn't work with him", Shocker said. "Goblin and Discord have everything under control, don't worry about Carnage, though I do worry your pretty boy friend is gonna challenge him, I admire his guts but he's not gonna last five minutes against him", Electro said. "Don't worry about Vega, me and Lightning Dust won't let him do something that stupid", Shocker said. "Good…so what's the story of that small pony on your back?" Electro asked. Shocker looked back, "Who Sweetie Belle? She's the little sister of one of our enemies. Vega has been manipulating her for information on Spider-Man, apparently she once had a crush on him, and it turns out a lot of mares in this world do, despite the fact that he's married". Electro groaned, "What do ladies see in him, he's probably the most annoying human being, or in this case, pony on the face of these worlds". Shocker shrugged, "Not sure, according to this one he's handsome and charming, maybe the girls here have lower standards, I hear even the Princesses, or at least one of them is in love with him, like the one that sent you to the moon". Electro gave a smug look, "Is that gonna be a recurring thing for you to mention me getting sent to the moon!? That lady is on my revenge list!" "Hey if it makes you feel better, Wesker kicked her ass earlier on, and Vergil handled that Sunset Shimmer girl, the one that betrayed Goblin", Shocker said. "Good, now what's the story with that teal Pegasus that's sitting alone over there?" Electro asked, pointing to Lightning sitting against a tree, very worried. "That's Lightning Dust, one of the few mares not in love with Spider-Man, because she's afraid of Spider-Man". Electro raised his eyebrow, "Afraid? But why?" "A couple of days ago during an invasion Wesker led, Spider-Man lost his mind during that and attacked all of us, he broke my wrists during that, though one of the Capcom people Tron Bonne fixed that up. During that he apparently threatened Lightning Dust and gave a look that indicated he was willing and ready to kill her, he then broke her wings, so now she needs assistance flying that was also made by Tron Bonne, since then she's been afraid of him", Shocker said. Electro seemed interested, "Wow, it's like Goblin said, Spider-Man is at his most dangerous when he's angry, though he may also be prone to mistakes". "Yeah, he is, Wesker managed to punch a hole through him, nearly killed him, though he's obviously still alive because we just battled him and his friends earlier on. I think Wesker knew that wouldn't be enough though, he doesn't want to kill Spider-Man, just capture him and make him work for us", Shocker explained. "Good luck with that", Electro stated. Not too long later, they heard Sontata moaning and yelling in pleasure. "Oh yes! Yes! That's the spot Vega! Yes! Faster! FASTER! Oh! Ooooh! Oh Sweet Heavens! Make me yours! Oh, do me hard Vega! Don't hold back! YES!" Shocker and Electro looked a bit disturbed. "Good thing Sweetie Belle's not awake, she'll be pretty jealous", Shocker said. Electro grinned, "Looks like your other friend is curious". Shocker raised his eyebrow and then saw Lightning approach where the moaning was, "Lightning Dust where the hell are you going!?" Lightning stopped in her tracks and turned to Shocker, "Nowhere…" "Dammit Lightning, show a little dignity will ya?" Lightning huffed, "Fine…" Electro chuckled, "Surprised that Vega's that willing to do a pony". "Hey he said he slept with a mare his first night in this world, then he had sex with this one here not too long ago", Shocker said, pointing to Sweetie Belle. Electro just stared a moment in curiosity, "Wait…WHAT!?" The next day in Ponyville, Peter and Twilight are sitting on a Picnic Blanket in the park while Rumble and Mayday played blocks nearby. "It's so sweet how quickly Mayday got used to Rumble, I was worried she might get a little jealous", Twilight admitted. "Mayday's a level headed filly, gets that from her mommy", Peter said, causing a giggle from Twilight. "You're too nice Peter, I love you so much", Twilight and Peter both engaged in a loving kiss. Not too far off, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo were also walking through the park, joined by Future Sweetie Belle. "I miss this park, we used to have so much fun here", Future Sweetie said. "Now you can again, with us", Apple Bloom said. "Yeah, we'll help you have fun again!" Scootaloo said. Future Sweetie felt so relieved, she never dreamed she could do this again, now here she was, back in a time where she can enjoy herself again with the friends that were long gone. While going through the park, they noticed the Parker-Sparkle couple sitting on a blanket, watching the two foals play. "There's Peter, Twilight, Rumble and Mayday, let's go say hi!" Apple Bloom said. They each approached the family and were greeted. "Here comes the Cutie Mark Crusaders", Peter said. That brought back some memories for Future Sweetie, "Wow, it's been so long since anypony's called me that". "Feels good don't it?" Apple Bloom said. "Yeah, it does", she started to ponder, "Wonder if I can make myself a new cape? One for my size, I'm sure Rarity wouldn't mind, as long as I don't use any cloth she needs". "Speaking of Rarity, what was it like sleeping at her home?" Peter asked. "A nice refreshing memory, even though I'm not so little anymore, the comfort of being near my big sister is still there", Sweetie said. "It doesn't go away, I still enjoy being near my big brother Shining Armor", Twilight said. "And Johnny definitely still needs his big sister, maybe now more than ever since he still runs his mouth when he shouldn't", Peter stated. Twilight grumbled, "That Johnny Storm, he just says the most inappropriate things, it just infuriates me", Twilight said. "Yeah, I don't think you've scared enough sense into him", Peter joked. Twilight raised her eyebrow to Peter, "I don't want to scare him, though I will admit he causes me to lose my temper, but I just wish he'd be a little more courteous on how he approaches things". "Yeah he could use some work on that, but I guess he's no different than Rainbow Dash in that regard", Future Sweetie said. Twilight shook her head, "I wouldn't compare him to Rainbow Dash, she has a better sense of things than Johnny does". Peter scoffed, "I don't think so, when Rainbow first challenged me to that 'Hero-Off' thing, I right away pegged her as this world's Johnny Storm, believe me Rainbow Dash can be just as much of a pain as Johnny". Twilight wasn't too pleased to hear that, "She might be a pain but she's not insensitive like he is, she's a bit more mature than that Peter". Suddenly Rumble spoke, "She's also a lot scarier than Johnny Storm". That caught the attention of Twilight, "Scarier? Why do you say that Rumble?" Rumble's face showed a little discomfort as he spoke, remembering how Rainbow Dash acted not too long ago, "She was really mean to me the other day, when she came over and blamed me for Sweetie Belle getting kidnapped, then my brother got mad at her for that, so the next day he started that Anti-Spider-Mane thing". Scootaloo looked curious and slightly concerned, "So you're saying its Rainbow Dash's fault that Thunderlane became this Anti-Spider-Mane guy?" Before Rumble can answer, Rainbow Dash surprisingly arrived on the scene, "What's my fault? What about Thunderlane?" she touched down and glared at Rumble, "Are you saying stuff about me kid?" Rumble immediately got up and ran to Twilight in fear and hugged her tightly, which Twilight returned, giving him a protective hug. Peter cleared his throat to get Rainbow's attention, "Rainbow, please don't scare Rumble, he's been through a lot so go easy on the kid". "Well it sounded like he was blaming me for something and I wanna know what", Rainbow said. "He wasn't blaming you for anything, he was just recalling something from his point of view", Twilight said. "Which was what? What did that kid say about me!?" Rainbow asked, starting to get irritated. "Rainbow Dash! It's no big deal, just let it go", Twilight said. "Yeah seriously, stop scaring Rumble and go back to doing what you were doing, the foals and Sweetie wanna play, just drop it", Peter said. Rainbow looked suspicious at Rumble, she definitely didn't trust him, especially considering what he's done and what his brother has done, "Fine, but I'm watching him, and the moment he does anything stupid I'll-" "Rainbow Dash! Enough!" Twilight said, holding Rumble tighter, "He's just a foal, don't pick any fights with him! Just go find Johnny or something, where is he anyway?" "He didn't want to come around here, care to guess why Miss 'Don't Scare Others'?" Rainbow asked in a mocking tone. Twilight glared, "Really funny, at least Johnny's a full grown stallion, Rumble's a young colt, know the difference." Rainbow started to ascend, "For the record, it doesn't make what you did right, chasing Johnny isn't fun for him, nor do I find it amusing", Rainbow then flew away. This was awkward for the others to watch. The Crusaders looked towards where Rainbow went and glanced at each other with concern. Mayday went over to Rumble to comfort him, she didn't like seeing him scared. Peter groaned, "This is becoming more complicated than it needs to be". "We'll get through it", Twilight said, rubbing Rumble's head. Rumble was a bit scared, but he felt safe around Twilight. Future Sweetie looked curious though, "Hey, why was that colt blamed for this world's me getting kidnappened?" The others looked a bit concerned; she may not like the answer. "The thing is, he dated this world's you, but that was a cover to see that creep that kidnapped you, so Rumble got blamed for going along with it", Scootaloo said. "But he didn't mean fer anything to happen, he felt so bad, but he was in a tough spot", Apple Bloom said. Future Sweetie looked to Rumble, "Is this true?" Rumble nodded, "I'm really sorry, I didn't know that would happen". Future Sweetie pitied him, he looked to be genuine in his apology, "It's fine I guess, but why didn't you tell anyone?" "She said no one would believe me, and if I told anypony, she would tell her friend and he'll be mad, sounds like I avoided quite a beating", Rumble said. Future Sweetie seemed disappointed in her young self, "Wow I was selfish when I was a filly, doesn't surprise me though, but I guess I'm gonna have to knock some sense into my younger self". "Twice the Sweetie, twice the Belle", Peter said with a chuckle. Everyone looked half eyed at Peter as if to say the joke was lame, causing him to smile sheepishly. Meanwhile Rainbow is flying through Ponyville, in a bit of a bad mood over what happened, she definitely did not trust that colt, but it seems like she'll have to tread lightly now that Peter and Twilight have adopted him. While in though, she saw an excited Johnny fly over to her, "Yo Rainbow! Big news!" Rainbow stopped flying a moment, "What is it?" Johnny approached her with a letter, "It's those Wonderbolts ponies, they're having a show in a few days in Manehattan, weird name, sounds like my home city of Manhattan, anyway they want me to go there, probably to give me my suit and make me one of them, really cool right?" Rainbow felt disappointed, she wanted this for so long and Johnny gets it like that. But she is his friend so she faked a smile, "That's great, so I take it you're gonna be going there?" "Yeah, totally, it's gonna be cool, we get to see them in action, if I'm impressed enough I might take them on their offer", Johnny said. Rainbow raised her eyebrow, "We? You want me to go too?" Johnny nodded, "Of course, you're the one who introduced me to them." Johnny flew in closer, giving a reassuring smile. "Plus you're my friend, I want you to be there for me, make the moment special." That lightened Rainbow's mood, "Oh, really? You want me to come?" "Duh, why wouldn't I want my favorite mare to join me, hell they might ask you as well, that'd make the moment ten times better, to be in that group with my closet pony friend", Johnny admitted. Rainbow smiled for real this time, this was a nice thing for Johnny to say to her, "Johnny…this means so much to me, thank you". She then found herself hugging him in mid-air, causing him to feel a bit weird, but he hugged back, he actually liked the affection. After a few moments, she realized what she was doing and backed away a little, "Hehe, sorry about that". Johnny shook his head, "It's fine, I didn't mind really". Rainbow chuckled, "That's cool, though I'm not one to really show this type of affection so…" Johnny waved it off, "Its fine, I won't start blabbing that you like to hug, but I don't care really, you are my friend after all right? Friends hug don't they?" "Yeah, they do", Rainbow said with a slight blush, "Well come on, let's tell the others". Johnny nodded, "Right, let's fly" The two flew through Ponyville, looking for their friends to tell the news too. Meanwhile with the villains, Vega is seen sleeping against a tree with Sonata cuddled next to him. Shocker approached him and nudged him, "Rise and shine pretty boy". Vega stirred and woke up, "Huh? What time is it?" "Its late morning, you slept in, probably because you were exhausted from last night", Shocker said, somewhat disgusted, "I thought your ribs were broken". "I never turn down an opportunity with a beautiful female", Vega smugly said. "Yeah whatever, let's go, Wesker's waiting, we need to go back to The Crystal Empire". Vega raised his eyebrow, "Really? What for? I thought they had stuff to do in Tartarus, or are they done?" "They're not, it's gonna be you, me, Lightning Dust, Sweetie Belle and Deadpool", shocker explained. "Deadpool!? I am NOT going anywhere with that hombre loco!" Vega shouted. "Wesker's orders, let's go, say good-bye to girlfriend number whatever that one is". Vega looked down and got Sonata stirring. "Huh? What?" she saw Vega, "Oh good morning, you gave me the best night of my life, when can I have another?" "Soon enough, after Wesker takes over I will get you out of this forsaken place and I will make much more love to you every night", Vega assured, much to Sonata's delight and Shocker's disgust. "Talk about this later! Let's go!" Shocker said, not wanting to hear anymore. "Bye handsome, please don't forget about me", Sonata said. "I won't", Vega said and started walking with Shocker. "What about Sweetie Belle? I thought she was your girl or something?" Shocker asked. "She is, but some have too much beauty for just one woman to enjoy, it's only fair that many women get a taste of it", Vega said, "But I still care for Sweetie Belle, I'll make things up to her". "You're such a weirdo, anyway let's hurry", Shocker said. As they walked, Deadpool approached them, "Sup boys, ready to go? What's the Crystal Empire like anyway? Does it have Crystals?" The two guys groaned and just kept walking with Deadpool following, "Hey where's that girl you were with? Sonata something, the one from that crappy Rainbow Rocks movie, I hear she likes tacos, we could be instant BFFs, not as much as me and Pinkie but close enough". "I swear that guy's becoming a danger to my sanity", Shocker said. "Same here, and it's a loose enough thread as it is", Vega added. They kept walking while Deadpool kept yapping. Back in Canterlot, Celestia is talking with Hawkeye about this situation. "I really appreciate you helping us during this time, this is a troubling situation, with this Albert Wesker pony and his allies running loose, plus those controlled heroes, I worry for my Kingdom", Celestia said. "No problem, I'm always ready to help, my job as an Avenger", Hawkeye said. "Avenger, I believe that's what those other heroes were referred to as, are you a member of their group?" Celestia asked. "Yeah, them, myself, the bee striped lady that was here with me yesterday, her name's Wasp, plus several others, we're Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but those four are the key Avengers, the core of our group, the inspiration for the Avengers Initiative, plus good friends of mine", Hawkeye explained. "Do not worry, we take friendship very seriously in this world, we'll get your friends back in one piece", Celestia assured. Hawkeye nodded, "Sounds good to me, once your army is ready I'll help lead an assault, hopefully the Captain of the Guard should be healed". "Shining Armor will hopefully be fine, best not to attack right away, they might expect that, besides they took quite some damage, they won't strike anytime soon", Celestia said. "Yeah, should give your ponies and my allies some time to recover as well, until then, you have a place so I can practice my archery? I still need to get used to my new form", Hawkeye said. Celestia nodded, "Sure thing, there's a place for Archery nearby, follow me". Hawkeye followed Celestia, then another thing popped into her mind, "What should we do about those Capcom rogues? They really did damage to Spider-Man". "Don't worry, I've sent a pony to go tail them, she should be capable of handling things", Celestia reassured. Meanwhile we see Thunderlane and the Capcom Heroes walking down a road, and not too far away Felicia was watching. "Here I come handsome", she then pursued the group, while they're unaware that they're being followed. Later on Peter was walking and talking with Johnny about The Wonderbolts Invitation. "This is so cool Pete, one week in this world and I'm already gonna be chilling with the big dogs", Johnny said. "That's great for you Johnny, but how does Rainbow Dash feel? She did want this", Peter said. "Yeah, I know, she'll get in though, she's got what it takes, she's awesome", Johnny said. "Yeah she is, but it seems like a kick in the teeth, I mean she's been training all her life for this to have it only within her reach, and you just get it handed to you because of who you are. Spitifre once did that with me and I turned her down for Rainbow's sake", Peter said. Johnny raised his eyebrow, "So you want me to turn this down?" "I didn't say that Johnny, I'm just saying that it seems so…unfair, like they care more about Public image," Peter said. "Hey I'm a superhero, it makes things more exciting. Besides I invited Rainbow Dash, so she's not left out", Johnny assured. "That's nice, but like I said, be careful, she may not look it but she's a pretty sensitive mare sometimes, and a bit insecure", Peter said. "Rainbow Dash? Insecure? She's the coolest chick I know, lot's of confidence, that doesn't say insecurity", Johnny said. "She is Johnny, believe me, I've known her the last five years, she's very sensitive, be careful bro", Peter said. Johnny nodded, "I got this, I'd never do anything to hurt Rainbow Dash, she's freaken cool", Johnny said. Peter raised his eyebrow, "You're very complimentary of Rainbow Dash, every time I mention her it seems like you always have something good to say about her…do you like her or do you just feel guilty?" Johnny gave a smug look, "I just have a lot of respect for her, she WAS one of the first ponies to make me feel welcome here, hell at first she was the only pony, she let me stay at her place, she's pretty special to me I should say". Peter grinned mischievously, "Special huh? How special?" "Dude, no", Johnny said with a stern look. Peter chuckled, "Hey don't feel awkward about it, take it from me, I remember how odd I felt when I first dated Twilight, especially since she was a pony and I was born a human, but over time you get used to it, I mean Remy seems ok with dating Applejack, actually he already did". Johnny chuckled, "Wow, fast worker". "Yeah, but seriously, if you like Rainbow Dash, then go for it", Peter said. Johnny sighed, "Let's see what happens". "Hey you'll be alone so you got this", Peter said. "Um, actually Pete, I was hoping you and Twilight could come, it's a big moment and I'd love it if you came, and since you're so inseparable from Twilight I figured take her too, as long as she doesn't start chasing me", Johnny said. Peter looked unsure, "I appreciate the offer but are you sure?" "I already asked Bobby to come, besides Rarity wants to go visit a friend in Manehattan, and maybe she can customize my suit, so I'd like both of my best friends to come, so it'll be you, me, Bobby, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Sweetie Belle", Johnny explained. "Sweetie Belle? She wants to come too?" Peter asked. "Yeah, mainly to see Manehattan before it went to hell", Johnny explained. "Ah, right, ok I could go, I'll talk to Twilight", Peter said. "You can bring Rumble and Mayday if you'd like", Johnny offered. Peter shook his head, "No they'll probably be bored, they're better off staying here". "How are things with Rumble? Things going good?" Johnny asked. "Yeah, me and Twilight like having him around so far, Mayday's taken kindly to him, I just wish that Rainbow Dash would lighten up about him", Peter said. Johnny's face went serious, "She giving him trouble again?" "Yeah, I get that she's concerned for Sweetie Belle, the modern one, plus the nonsense with Thunderlane, but to take it out on Rumble isn't fair to him. He's a very sensitive colt who already blames himself for what happened to Sweetie Belle, he doesn't need more", Peter said. "Don't worry, I'll straighten her out", Johnny said. "Thanks", Peter said and noticed Applejack coming, "Here comes Applejack". Applejack arrived, "Howdy Pete, Johnny", she turned to Johnny, "May ah have a moment alone with Peter? Gotta talk to him about something important". Johnny nodded, "Sure thing, see ya", Johnny flew back to Rainbow Dash while Peter turned to Applejack. "What do you need AJ?" Applejack removed her hat, "To apologize…I'm sorry for how unfriendly I was to ya a couple days ago, I've been meaning to talk to yah but between my emotions and the invasion yesterday I didn't wanna bug ya, but ah gotta tell you now. So I'm sorry for telling you that you ain't Apple Bloom's older brother, because you treat her like a little sister and ah appreciate that, I'm just a little overprotective of her". "Yeah I get that", Peter assured, "It's no trouble, I forgive you Applejack". Applejack felt relieved, "Thanks, sometimes ah forget how good a friend you are, sometimes I wonder if we even deserve you". "Weird, sometimes I feel like I don't deserve you, you're all so nice and I make so many mistakes", Peter said. "Don't start with that Peter, you're perfect in mah eyes", Applejack said and nuzzled him a bit. "Thanks AJ, you're a great mare, and a caring older sister, so I don't blame you, but please go easy on Rumble, he's a bit sensitive", Peter said. Applejack nodded, "Sure thing, I'll get him a nice piece of pie to say sorry, he's a sweet boy really, and ah can't fault him for Sweetie Belle, we all make mistakes and he's still learning". Peter gave Applejack a nice hug, "You're the best". "Yeah, you too Pete, we all love yah", Applejack said. Peter and Applejack hugged a bit more before they each left for home. Three days passed and it was time for Johnny to go to Manehattan with the others. Twilight left a list for Logan, Spike and Trixie, "Here's the list for everything three to take care of the little ones, if you need extra assistance you can go find Aunt May or get Flitter and Cloudchaser". "Got it, don't worry Twilight", Spike said. "I'm only gonna be gone one night, I should be back tomorrow afternoon the latest, please take good care of my little darlings", Twilight urged. "You already consider Rumble your little darling?" Spike asked. "Yes, I've legally adopted him after all so as such I treat him like my own, I mean he can take care of himself for the most part since he's a bit older but he's still a bit insecure and could use your guidance, think you can handle that?" Twilight asked. "Sure thing Twilight, I can relate to guys like Rumble, we can be total bros", Spike said. "I've already grown fond of him, he's very well behaved, unlike those three terrorists you call The Cutie Mark Crusaders", Trixie said. "I'll leave Rumble to them, quite frankly the whole shy kid thing can be just as annoying as a loud kid, I prefer a medium ground, like Mayday", Logan said. "Thanks you three", she went to Rumble and Mayday along with Peter. "I'll see you both tomorrow, I love you two", Twilight said and kissed them both on the head. "Same here, bye little May", Peter said and kissed her head, then turned to Rumble, "Take care of your little sister kiddo". Rumble nodded, "Will do Peter". Peter ruffled Rumble's head and went back to Twilight as they headed for the train station. Future Sweetie looked excited, "This is great! I can finally spend time with friends without lives being at stake!" Bobby approached her, "Uh, Sweetie, keep in mind that there's villains out there so lives could be at stake". Future Sweetie groaned, "Damn, oh well, hopefully it doesn't happen, at least right away, but I always keep my battle suit packed and ready to go". "Sweet, I should get one, Peter and Johnny have there's", Iceman said. "Ask Rarity if she can make you one, I'm sure she won't mind, then you can ask Twilight to charm it so it works with your powers, you have ice right?" Future Sweetie asked. "Yeah, I do, I would hate to bug her though, she's already letting me stay at her place", Bobby said. Rarity had approached him, "That's nonsense dear". That startled Bobby a bit, to which Rarity apologized, "Sorry, should have given you a warning, but I can make one ASAP, it's no trouble". Bobby smiled at her, "Thanks, you're a cool chick Rarity, and I should know", he showed off his ice to prove his point. Rarity giggled, "I like you Bobby, you're charming and funny, just like Peter, except a little more brash, like Johnny, but somewhere in the middle". Bobby grinned at that, "Well I like you too Rarity, you're proof that you can be really attractive and not be a priss". Rarity blushed, "You think I'm attractive?" Now Bobby blushes, "Oh um…did I say that out loud? Uh…I mean that in a respectful way, I mean there's nothing wrong with being attractive right?" Bobby looked a little nervous, though Rarity laughed it off. "It's fine dear, I appreciate the compliment, you're very handsome yourself". Bobby felt relieved, "Thank God, most girls would think I was weird if I said that…you don't think I'm weird right?" Rarity shook her head, "No, just a little awkward, but it's not bad", she then put on flirty eyes, "Though if you think I'm so pretty, how about asking me out then? Manehattan has a lot of nice restaurants". "Oh, wow, I'd like to…but I don't have cash, I don't know the currency of this world", Bobby said. "Oh right", Rarity thought a moment, "Wait, we are going to a Wonderbolt's show, you can simply be my escort, just treat me like a lady". "Um, I'll try", Bobby said, a little nervous. Rarity nuzzled him, "That's all I ask". Peter is watching this from nearby and turned to Twilight, "So far my friends seem to be picking up your friends, just the other day it's Remy and Applejack, now it's Rarity and Bobby, and I'm fairly certain that Johnny likes Rainbow Dash, all we need is for Fluttershy and Logan to make a move for each other and get Pinkie someone nice". "Fluttershy and Logan? I think Logan's gonna end up with Trixie, they both seem pretty close", Twilight said. Peter scoffed, "Trixie? They're just friends, it's definitely gonna be Fluttershy". Twilight grinned, "Wanna make a wager?" Peter's eyes went wide, "No way, last time we made a wager I lost because of my Parker Luck, I don't want to push it!" "If you agree to this, I'll do anything you want in our hotel room", she leaned in closer, "Anything…" she emphasized. Peter blushed madly, "Ok fine, but you have to keep your word on that hotel thing". "Will do, come on, we'll discuss the wages on the train", Twilight said. Peter nodded and followed Twilight and the others as everypony waved good-bye. Back in The Crystal Empire, Vega is checking a mirror; make sure his face is still flawless. All his bruises have gone away, but the sting of defeat still remained on him, he hated Peter for what he's done and vows revenge. He then heard what sounded like Lightning Dust getting angry about something, he decided to go check it out and saw Lightning with tears in her eyes stomp on a newspaper, "Stupid newspaper! Who cares what's happening in Manehattan!" Vega approached her a bit concerned, "Lightning Dust! What's wrong? Why are you angry!?" Lightning wiped some tears from her eyes and turned to Vega, "This stupid thing!" she shoved the newspaper in his face. "The Wonderbolts? The team that you got banned from or something?" Vega asked. "It wasn't my fault! It was those freaken Elements of Harmony!" Lightning shouted and started feeling more teary, "Stupid Wonderbotls! Stupid Elements! Stupid Spider-Mane!" Vega pulled her into a hug to calm her down, "Relax Lightning, I'm here for you". Lightning sniffled a bit, "It's not fair Vega, I work so hard just to lose everything? What does that teach in life? That I'm destined to fail no matter how hard I try?" Vega pulled away and looked into her eyes a moment before locking her in a kiss, which she fell into, his charm once again working wonders. Vega broke away, "You're still a beautiful mare" Lightning blushed, "Thanks, means a lot". Vega nodded and looked to the paper "What's so great about this group anyway? Just a bunch of useless acrobats". Something caught his eye, "Special guests Princess Twilight Sparkle, Spider-Mane and The Equine Torch?" Lightning looked away angrily, "Sure, invite the local celebrities". Vega grinned evilly, "I have a new plan, come on". He led her around the castle and they found Deadpool practicing his sword skills, "Mercenary, we have a task for you". Deadpool sighed in relief, "Thank God, I was getting borted, and I'm sure my fans wanna see me kick some ass!" Lightning turned to Vega, "What is he talking about!?" "Not sure, sometimes he acts like he's in a comic book, or a video game, or even a movie", Vega said. "Speaking of which", Deadpool turned to the audience, "Go watch my new movie Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds, because he realized playing The Green Lantern is a waste after all. I promise my movie won't suck, as long as Fox doesn't screw it up like they did with that cheesey Fantastic Four movie, or Fant4stic as the fans call it, stupid name really, and where the fuck are Thing's pants? And why does Mr. Fantastic look like such a dork!? I know he's a nerd but still". Vega looked concerned, "Um Deadpool…?" "Man it's great time to be a comic book movie fan though, between the upcoming Superman vs. Batman movie, which for whatever reason also stars Wonder Woman, and features Aquaman and Cyborg, weird. Also that Gambit movie, how does he get his own movie anyway? Then that new X-Men movie based on that Apocalypse dude, ok I guess, I used to like the X-Men, until they turned me into Baraka!" Deadpool grumbled, "Stupid Baraka-Pool thing idea, I swear, worst idea ever! Were they hoping for a Mortal Kombat crossover? Hey how about this, Spiders & Magic: The Mortal Kombat Edition, imagine the fatalities, or since it has My Little Pony, The Friendships". Vega and Lightning were lost now, what was he babbling about?" "There's also that Captain America movie, which also stars Iron Man…and Black Panther, and Ant Man, and Hawekeye, and Scarlet Witch, and Spider-Man, which is to set up that new Spider-Man movie coming out a year later, same year as that My Little Pony movie", he then had a gasp, "A Spider-Man movie and a My Little Pony movie coming out in the same year!? Talk about fate". Vega groaned, "Deadpool! What the hell are you babbling about; just go get ready for a fight!" "Hey don't be jealous just because both Street Fighter movies sucked, and the guy that played you was a member of The Black eyed Peas who looked nothing like you", Deadpool said. Vega was close to losing it, "GO!" Deadpool simply trotted off with a smile on his face, Vega looked exhausted, "Now I know why he's the Merc with a Mouth!" "Anyway so we're going to Manehattan or something?" Lightning asked. "No, Deadpool is going there, we're going to Ponyville", Vega said. "Huh? What for?" Lightning asked. "While Spider-Man's away, we're gonna go to Ponyville and make his friends suffer! The best way to get to Spider-Man is through the ones he loves, that will weaken his will and he will lose to us", Vega said. "Maybe I can get a little revenge for what he did to me as well", Lightning said. Vega nodded, "Sounds good, now let's get ready, we will attack tomorrow". He then grabbed her and pulled her into another kiss. "But tonight, I will make you feel beautiful." Lightning Dust blushed a bit, "I look forward to it." The two resumed their kiss, preparing for their nightly 'activity', before setting their plans for the next day, Back on Earth, Leon and his Capcom team are seen outside of Doom's HQ. "There it is everyone, that's where Doom is", he turned to them, "That, is our mission, we cannot fail". The others nodded, ready for a fight, Leon looked to the place, "Let's go team!" They all went inside, ready for battle. Deadpool shows up, "Tune in next time, that's when I get to fight! I'm gonna be slashing swords, shooting guns, kicking Spider-Man's ass and God willing, banging Pinkie Pie, Boom Baby!"