//------------------------------// // Leading the Charge // Story: Spiders & Magic: Capcom Invasion // by Masterob //------------------------------// Anger. Despair. Hatred. Self-Loathing. These are the emotions running through the psyche of Peter Parker. These are the words that define him. Peter sat in his and Twilight's room in the Golden Oaks Library, which was still standing despite the attack on Ponyville earlier, from the trio of Vega, Shocker and Lightning Dust, and was wallowing on his bed. He has all this power, he's considered to be the greatest of the heroes, the best...but he still couldn't protect those closest to him. First there was his uncle Ben, then there was the former love of his life Gwen Stacy. Now he has let down all his friends and family in Ponyville. His friends that he made in Ponyville; Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Lyra, Octavia, Derpy, they had all been injured in this attack, from claw wounds or recovering from gauntlet blasts. His friends from his world, Remy and Janet, also hurt, also recovering. Then there's his family, his roommate and best friend Trixie, his little brother figure Spike, his adopted little sister Apple Bloom, his adopted colt Rumble, and his own daughter Mayday, all the victims of this assault. He now sits there, worried and paranoid over the safety of his daughter, is she gonna be alright? He hopes she inherited some of his healing ability, though that didn't ease his worry too much. Fact is she got hurt, and he wasn't there to protect her, some father he is. Then there's Rumble, he promised to take care of him, be his father-figure, only for Rumble to also get hurt in the process. He heard that Rumble had attempted to stand up to the villains to protect the others, and Peter was proud of Rumble for that, but it didn't take away the sadness he felt for his injuries. Then there's another deep wound, his now seemingly strained relationship with The Apple Family. He's had some conflicts with The Apples, or rather he's had conflict with Applejack. Not too long ago, he and Applejack conflicted over Rumble, whether or not he's good for Applejack to be around. This conflict is one of the deciding factors that led to Peter and Twilight eventually adopting Rumble while his brother was rogue. During this she had warned Peter, 'If anything happens to Apple Bloom, it's on you'. Applejack hasn't forgotten, the look of anger in Applejack's eyes, her heartbreak over what happened to Apple Bloom...it still rings within Peter's mind. The scars, the cuts, to know that Apple Bloom has had one of the worst things possible done to her. Vega...he did things to Apple Bloom, horrible things that he should never have done, things that he will certainly regret. Vega may be a player, he may be good with ladies, but there is a line he shouldn't cross. He's already crossed that line with Sweetie Belle, for him to do that to Apple Bloom, hurt her the way he did, he has to pay. Peter was just at a loss right now. This destruction has led to homes being destroyed, along with the lives of many ponies. Vega had gone too far, he along with Shocker and Lightning Dust had gone too far, there's only so much Peter can take. Vega had done what very few have done, the one thing Wesker himself would have liked to do. He has hit Peter emotionally, and Vega will regret that. Peter wants to go out right now, he wants to hunt down Vega, Shocker and Lightning Dust, he wants to make them suffer, but at this point, he can barely move. He wonders how much longer can he do this? How long before Wesker manages to do worse himself. What can Peter do? Can he even protect those he loves? It seems like there's always someone; whether they be The Green Goblin, Queen Chrysalis or Albert Wesker, someone is making his life difficult. And he doesn't know how much more he can take. Downstairs Twilight herself is concerned. She had just gotten back from the medical ponies and they did assure her that Mayday, though hurt, would be fine. Same with Rumble and all her friends. Though she saw the heartbreak on Applejack's face, what happened to her sister was unforgivable, and Vega will pay for that. Apple Bloom, she had barely said anything. She is just laying there, covered in bandages with an emotionless expression on her face, not wanting to talk to anyone. She felt really ashamed about what happened, she hated Vega, hoping he'll get his soon enough. Vega had seemingly damaged her, not just physically, but mentally. Twilight hated this, she wanted revenge, but how would she go about it? But for Twilight, one other thing that concerned her was Peter, and how he was handling this situation. Peter always takes stuff like this to heart and he always blames himself, even when it shouldn't be his fault. She needs to remind Peter that he's a great pony despite all this. Then there's Future Sweetie Belle, who herself is feeling down. The destruction of Ponyville, the assault on her friends, it brought back too many sad memories for her. It reminds her of where or rather when she came from, the destruction of those around her. It broke her heart seeing her best friend Apple Bloom in such a state, not to mention the suffering the others are going through. She came back hoping to see some friends in a time before all the bad things that happened in her timeline, now she is again seeing their destruction first hand. She hated this and wanted to get some retribution for her friends, she is willing and ready to. But she was also concerned for Peter. She remembers the last time Peter went through this stuff back in her time. She also remembers that it led to a moment she and Peter regret. However she still needed to make sure Peter was ok, she had made her way to The Golden Oaks Library to check on him. After entering she encountered Twilight, who was looking upstairs, trying to figure out how to console Peter during this. Twilight turned around and saw Future Sweetie, "Oh, hello Sweetie Belle, what brings you here?" "I was worried about Peter, is he alright?" Future Sweetie asked. "He could be better honestly, I want to go upstairs and give him some reassuring, though I'm not entirely sure what to say to him", Twilight stated. Future Sweetie could understand that, having had to comfort Peter once before, though it ended with unusual results. Though she then had an idea, "Even if you don't know what to say Twilight, sometimes your actions speak louder than words". Twilight understood that, she knows what Future Sweetie Belle means, "You're right, Peter needs me, I need to be there for him", she turned to Future Sweetie, "Though I could use your help". Future Sweetie looked surprised, "Why me?" "Peter needs friends right now, and you care about Peter a lot, he could use your comfort too", Twilight said. Future Sweetie wasn't too sure considering the last time she tried to comfort Peter, but since Twilight seemed seriously she simply nodded and followed Twilight upstairs. They looked into the room and saw Peter sitting, still full of despair, his eyes a bit red. They can tell he's been crying a little, and it broke their hearts. Such a nice pony, great guy to be around, to see him shed tears makes them wanna shed tears, but they need to be strong right now. "Peter?" Twilight said. This got Peter's attention and he looked to his wife at the door alongside Sweetie, "Hey…" Peter's voice had almost no emotion; he was becoming an empty shell of his former self. "I'm worried", Future Sweetie said, "Just like my time, difference is that now it's happening to his world". Twilight nodded, "Right, come on". They both entered the room and each sat on both sides of Peter, who barely acknowledged them, he was still too down on himself. "Peter, I hate seeing you like this, please don't beat yourself up", Twilight said. "Yeah, what happened today wasn't your fault", Future Sweetie said. Peter turned to them, still barely showing emotion, "I know what you're both trying to do, but it won't work. You can say it wasn't my fault all you want but this happened because of me in the end", he lamented. "Peter don't say that, you know I hate when you do this to yourself", Twilight said. "Twilight, those villains are here to find me, they attacked those closest to me, and because I fell for a distraction in Manehattan they all got hurt!" Peter said, the tears returning to his eyes. Twilight looked distraught, seeing Peter all worked up is breaking her heart, "But Peter..." "I promised Rumble I would take care of him, I promised Applejack nothing bad would happen to Apple Bloom, and Mayday…she got hurt because I wasn't there!" Peter sobbed, "They all got hurt, it's my fault, I couldn't protect them! What kind of superhero…no, what kind of friend…big brother…father, could let this happen!?" "Peter, that's enough, please stop down talking yourself", Twilight said a bit sternly. Peter sighed, "I need to deal with them once and for all, I'll just go there and take them out by myself". "Peter that's dangerous", Future Sweetie said. "Sweetie Belle's right, you could get killed if you went alone", Twilight said. Peter looked down, "I'm willing to die for this, not that it matters, maybe things will be better off without me". Twilight had enough, "NO!" Peter looked startled and looked a bit concerned at Twilight's face, "Twilight?" "Don't you EVER say that Peter! That is not true whatsoever!" she shouted, getting in his face, fury in her eyes. Future Sweetie cowered before Twilight's rage at Peter, she's glad she's never made Twilight this angry, lucky thing considering the fact that she slept with her husband. Peter stammered to speak, "But Twilight, all this chaos, it's-" "NOT YOUR FAULT PETER! You're not the only one with enemies! Those guys seem to hate Johnny and Logan as much as they seem hate you! Me and my friends have enemies too! That Pegasus with them, hates US! Johnny said the man that's helping them hates him and his family! Stop acting like you're the most hated guy! Because honestly more love you than hate you, but those who hate you are just more vocal about it!" Peter looked a bit taken back, "But Twilight…" "If King Sombra or Queen Chrysalis went to your world and attacked your friends, would you want me to feel guilty?" Twilight asked. Peter shook his head, "Of course not, but you never made the mistakes I have so-" "That makes no difference Peter, and for the record I do make mistakes, all living things make mistakes, you don't need to take responsibility for everything that happens!" Twilight said. Peter angrily wiped tears from his eyes, "You've never gotten anyone killed Twilight, there's no way you could understand that. Be happy, it's not a burden you want". Future Sweetie turned his attention to her, "But I do, remember I'm a general in my world, it was under my leadership that many ponies got killed", she sighed, "Including our friends, I blame myself for that, so I can understand your troubles". Twilight pulled Peter into a reassuring hug, "Peter, remember Mayday's my daughter too, I feel just as terrible, and I feel terrible for what happened to Rumble, both of us are supposed to protect him". Peter couldn't argue that, "Twilight, I don't want you to feel guilty though, let me bear that burden". Twilight shook her head, "No way, you're my husband, and I'm with you for better or worse", she looked into his eyes, "Remember I'm a Princess, it's my duty to protect these ponies as well". Peter looked glum still, Twilight pressed her forehead against his, "We have to share our burdens, you're always quick to share with me, let me share with you." Sweetie also hugged Peter, "We're both here for you Peter, we love you, please don't shut us out." Peter's mood didn't change much, he wasn't as depressed but he was still feelings pretty down. The two mares hugged tighter to him, hoping to get him to lighten up. Peter subconsciously returned the two hugs and brought both mares closer to him, his face still showing that he's still in a bummed out mood however. Twilight felt for him, she knows how much he takes the burden for such things. She knew it wasn't fair to him, she was going to show him that he's still a great pony. All he needs is a little love to do prove it, and she knew what to do. She had then started passionately kissing Peter, very sweetly and sensual, showing her still very strong passion for her husband. Peter had started returning the kissing, almost as if on instinct and inserted his tongue in her mouth, dancing with Twilight's, their love for each other turning into desire for each other, body and soul. Twilight wrapped herself around Peter, going in deeper as he started to grope her body, Twilight used her magic to remove Peter's suit, ready to crawl on top of him and heal him the only way she knows how. Now she has that chance to give Peter the affection he really needs right now, to help motivate him to try harder. During this, Future Sweetie watched awkwardly. Peter had not released his hold on her and while part of her wanted to leave them be, another part felt curious, she wanted to see what Twilight could do for Peter, and seeing them make out brought out some odd feelings in her. Eventually as Twilight started kissing Peter's neck, he did something that surprised her. Peter pulled Future Sweetie in for a kiss. At this point Peter is just acting on his own, his body moving for him. It's the same situation as in The Future, except Twilight's here too. Future Sweetie wanted to break away; she knows this probably isn't right. But at the same time she missed Peter and she did love his affection the first time together. Still she can't help but feel she's doing something she shouldn't be doing. That changed when Twilight used her magic to remove Sweetie's latex and pulled Sweetie in so she's also on top of Peter. Sweetie looked to Twilight, who gave a nod of approval. "Might as well join in since you're here, don't go around tell anypony else though, I don't want them thinking they can get this chance too. Y" Twilight said. That brought a little relief and curiosity for Future Sweetie. "Don't expect this chance again anytime soon though, enjoy it while it lasts." Future Sweetie nodded and followed Twilight's lead in kissing Peter's neck as he groped the two mares. Peter at this point isn't thinking of his actions, he is merely doing. Though the rage still lurked within Peter, for the moment it's being cooled and molded into strength he can use. Eventually he desired more from the mares, so much more, and he was going to get it. This time he had twice the work to pull off, which led to twice the satisfaction emanating from their room. Luckily Twilight had used her magic to close and lock the door and turned off the lights. It was gonna be pretty busy for the time being. Within minutes, all that is heard is the sound of a stallion's grunts and the moans of two mares emanating from the room, temporary pleasure after a stress and heartbreak. Elsewhere Johnny and Rainbow Dash had just left The Hospital area, feeling very sympathetic towards their fallen allies. "I can't believe this happened to them", Rainbow said, feeling a bit down. "We can't let them get away with this, we need to go after them now", Johnny said. Rainbow looked a bit confused, "Seriously? We can't just go after them, what would everypony else say?" "We have to do something Dash, I mean all our friends are hurt, Logan's nowhere to be seen and Peter's an emotional wreck right now", Johnny sighed and shook his head, "And who can blame him. I mean everyone he cares about is hurt, including his adopted colt and his daughter, especially his daughter. She's only four, she didn't deserve that! Plus what that sick bastard Vega did to Apple Bloom, a filly Peter took in as a little sister, he might not have his head on straight". Rainbow sighed, "Maybe you're right, they crossed the line, they need to pay". Two other ponies had approached them, "Out for revenge?" They turned to see Bobby and Rarity, staring curiously at the speedy duo. "Hell yeah, those bastards hurt a lot of innocent ponies, we can't let them get away with that", Johnny said. "We gotta show them what happens when you mess with friends and family!" Rainbow said. Bobby just starred curiously a moment, then let out a grin, "Then perhaps you're gonna need a little help on that". Johnny raised his eyebrow and did a big teeth smile, "So you wanna fight by our side there Bobby?" "You know it bro, we both owe it to do this for Peter and all the ponies who got hurt today", Bobby explained. Johnny did a confident chuckle, "Damn straight, it's gonna be you, me and Rainbow taking on Vega and his lackeys". Rarity cleared her throat, "Don't forget me, I wish to assist as well". Johnny was a bit surprised, "Seriously Rarity? It's pretty dangerous". "Johnny you saw I could handle myself against that Deadpool guy, besides I want to get my sister back, and I'm not leaving without her," Rarity said. Johnny turned to Rainbow, who gave her nod of approval, then back to Bobby and Rarity, "Right then, let's get ready for this. They're probably at that Crystal Empire place, me and Dash will fly there, maybe you can glide with Rarity on your back". The four immediately left Ponyville, they didn't want to worry the others with their plan so they figured it's best to just go off and do what needed to be done. Later at The Crystal Empire, Vega is sitting on the Throne, as if he were the king, which he very much wants to be. "I have done it, I have struck a blow to Spider-Man like no other has", he grinned sadistically, "I wonder how his friends are doing? I do hope they're not hurt too badly, that would be a shame." Nearby Sweetie Belle was attempting to pull away from her leash that Vega strapped her too. It was bounded to his chair so she couldn't escape, and she had something on her horn to prevent her from using magic, causing her some frustration, "Vega this is ridiculous! Get this leash off me!" "If I let you off that leash, you will run away", he turned to her, "And I don't want you to do that". Sweetie glared, "I don't care! I knew you had troubles but I thought you were nice deep down inside. After what you did today to my friends in Ponyville, I don't think I want to have someone like you as a friend let alone a coltfriend". Vega brushed his mane back a little, "So I hurt a few ponies, they started it with their unfriendly attitude". "There's no reason you should have done that! I'm so ashamed of you!" Sweetie sobbed a little, "I loved you, and I thought you loved me". "I do Sweetie, I care about you very much", Vega insisted. "You constantly hit on and kiss other mares! You aren't very faithful!" Sweetie shouted. "It's just my nature, rest assure I do care for you, which is why you'll never leave my side", he approached her to stroke her mane with his claw, "I shall always love you Sweetie Belle". Sweetie pouted and looked away from Vega; "I should have moved on to Rumble." Outside the city, the Heroes from the Capcom Realm arrived with their allies. Standing at the gates were Chris Redfield, Ryu, Dante, Chun Li, Nathan Spencer, Felicia Hardy and Thunderlane. "This is it, The Crystal Empire", Chris said. "Fitting name, place is full of crystals", Dante said. Thunderlane looked around in awe, "Sometimes I still can't get used to it, and I've been here before". Felicia grinned at the sight of the crystals, "A mare could make a nice bit here". The group walked into the city and walked down the streets. Nopony was out; they seemed to be inside and hiding, afraid to leave their homes. "Seems like these villains have these ponies too scared to leave home", Chun Li said. Dante looked around the Empire; he could see some ponies peeking out their homes at the new heroes, "Is it me or do they look like Crystals? What's with this place?" "That's normal here, Crystal Ponies are like a fourth breed of ponies in our world", Thunderlane explained. "So Pegasus Ponies, Unicorn Ponies, Earth Ponies and now Crystal Ponies", Chris said and pondered, "Any other pony types? Like maybe Sea Ponies?" "Hey, some claim there is a civilization like that, who knows", Thunderlane said. Meanwhile at the Balcony, Shocker is looking over everything through some binoculars and noticed the Capcom heroes, "You've gotta be kidding", he called back into the castle, "Vega! Situation here!" "What is it Shocker!?" Vega called. "We've got intruders in the Empire, its Ryu, Chris Redfield, Dante and Chun Li along with some others!" Shocker called out. "What!?" Vega immediately flew over and checked the situation though the binoculars, "Dammit! It's them, and they have that pendejo with the Mohawk!" "What should we do?" Shocker asked. Vega thought a moment, and then had a grin, "We do have bodyguards after all". Shocker realized what he meant; he liked the idea, "Let's send out the troops then". As the groups walked through town, they noticed the statue of Spike. "That Dragon looks familiar, I swear I've seen him before", Dante said. "I think he was with Spider-Man's friends or something", Chris said. Thunderlane spoke up, "That's Spike, he is the assistant to Princess Twilight Sparkle. Apparently he saved this Empire from an evil king, not sure how but knowing him, it was pure luck." Chun Li observed the statute, "It looks nice, he looks pretty cute honestly". "That's such a mare thing to say", Thunderlane arrogantly said, causing Chun Li to get in his face with a spine tingling glare. Thunderlane chuckled a bit, "Not saying it's a bad thing". Dante chuckled a bit, "Dude, Chun Li might be a woman but she'll kick your ass in 10 seconds flat, hell I wouldn't even say anything like that to Chun Li, and I'm strong enough to handle her." Chun Li smirked, "You can handle me? Wanna test that claim right now Dante?" Dante shook his head nervously, "I'm good." Ryu turned to them with an annoyed look, "May we continue? If the villains are here we need to be focused". Chun Li nodded, "Right then", she turned to the others, "Come on, we need to move quickly." As they went further through town, something blasted at their hooves, causing them to jump back and ready themselves, with Dante whipping out his sword, Chris whipping out his shotgun, Ryu and Chun Li getting into their fighting stances and the others just readying for a fight. A moment later Iron Man had arrived and glared at the heroes, "It's been a while." Chris glared, "Damn, it's Iron Man." "And where there's Iron Man, the others aren't far behind," Dante said. Thor then arrived in a thunderous landing and glared at the group, "Our enemies of the Capcom world", he aimed his hammer, "I shall smite thee with my mighty Mjolnir!" "His what?" Thunderlane asked. "It's what he calls his hammer", Chris explained. Thunderlane scoffed, "What arrogant show off names their weapons?" Dante glared at Thunderlane, "Hey Thunderlane wanna meet my friends Ebony and Ivory?" "Who?" Thunderlane asked before Dante whipped out his two guns, "They can talk too". Thunderlane got the idea, "Right, sorry bro". Dante put them away and grabbed his sword, which he had also named, 'Rebellion'. Hulk then landed with a mini Earthquake, "Hulk Smash!" "Learn how to speak proper English will you?" Spencer arrogantly said. Soon Captain America walked into the battle, his shield strapped to his back as he glared at the heroes before him. "We meet again", he stood up and grabbed the Shield from his back, "Though this reunion will be the last, we will eliminate you". Chun Li made a plea, "Captain America, listen to yourself. You've always stood for Freedom, Justice and the American Dream, are you really gonna allow yourself to be controlled like this?" Cap glared, "Your words won't work with me Agent Chun Li, I know where my new Loyalty lies". "This isn't like you. You're Captain America, the greatest solider in your world. You can fight this Captain, you've always had a strong will, where has that gone?" "Enough!" Thor shouted, "We have been given orders by Vega and Shocker to destroy you, we must obey those orders". "Vega and Shocker? Where's Albert Wesker?" Chun Li asked. "Albert Wesker isn't in this Kingdom right now, Vega has taken control for the time being, and his orders are for us to kill you", Iron Man said and aimed his arm canons, "And we intend to obey". "Yeah I've had about enough of this", Chris said and blasted Iron Man with his shotgun. When Iron Man went to attack Chris, Chun Li kicked him away and ran to do a jumping dive kick to Iron Man's head. Cap tossed his shield at the group but Ryu punched it away and ran it to do his karate strikes, though Cap was able to block the attacks thanks to his military experience and kicked Ryu back. Ryu rolled through and rushed in to do his Hurricane kick that this time knocked Cap back a little and then did a strong elbow to his head. Thor attacked Dante with his hammer but he rolled out the way and tried attacking with his sword, though Thor blocked and whacked Dante back. "My hammer shall trump your sword!" Thor shouted. "Can it trump my guns!?" he whipped his guns out, "Get to work boys!" Dante fired his guns at Thor, the bullets being magic had some affect but Thor was still strong enough to withstand the attack and rushed in to punch Dante across the ground. Spencer ran in and did a Bionic Punch to Hulk, knocking him back a little while Thunderlane and Felicia jumped up and kicked him in the head. Hulk slammed down on the trio but they evaded his attacks and Spencer continued to attack with his Bionic arm, though Hulk was able to block and knock Spencer back. The other two went to help him. "Listen I can attack with my Bionic arm, its strong enough to handle Hulk, but I'm gonna need both your help to distract him!" Spencer said. "Yes sir", Thunderlane said and flew at Hulk, "Hey! Muscle Boy! Over here!" "Hulk Smash Stupid Hair Pony"! Hulk shouted. Thunderlane looked offended, "My hair isn't stupid, WHOA!" Thunderlane narrowly dodged a punch. While Hulk was distracted, Spencer rushed in and punched Hulk hard. "Bet you felt that!" Spencer taunted, though was punched back for his efforts. Chris went to a rooftop to fire at Iron Man easier, though he flew out the way and blasted down on Chris with his Ion rays, but Chris dodged out the way and tossed a grenade at Iron Man, which he zapped and destroyed in mid-air. Chun Li fired a Kikoken at Iron Man, though he dodged and retaliated by firing bullets at her, which she dodged out the way of. Chris fired again at Iron Man but he rushed in and punched Chris off the roof, though he grabbed on to the edge to keep from falling. Chun Li rushed in and attacked a bit with her quick kicks, though Iron Man blocked them and kneed her gut and elbowed her down. "You're better off having a nice Candle Lit dinner with me, would be easier." Chun Li groaned, "Even when under mind control he still finds time to hit on women". Chris pulled himself up, "She's too good for you Iron Man, so buzz off". "Be quiet!" Iron Man shouted and blasted Chris off the roof. Luckily it was a small house so Chris didn't take too much damage on the landing. "By the way, Jill Valentine is wasted with you!" "Oh screw you!" Chris shouted while sitting up. Meanwhile Ryu and Cap are battling across the empire, tossing shields and firing Hadoukens. "I will admit, you're a great warrior, would be an honor to have fought by your side", Cap said. "You make a good sparring partner yourself!" Ryu and Cap continued to battle. Ryu tossed several quick punches but Cap blocked them with his shield and attempted to whack Ryu, but he ducked and kneed Cap in the gut and did a down punch to Cap. Cap then did a ground spin leg sweep to bring Ryu down and got up quickly to punch down on Ryu, but he rolled out the way and hit a Shoryuken on Cap to knock him back down. Cap got up and did his Charging Star Shield Ram attack and followed it up with a Shield toss to his face. Ryu looked stunned a moment, then wiped the blood off his mouth. At least he's getting a good fight out of this and rushed in to continue. Thor sent his hammer at Dante but Dante jumped over and fired his guns at Thor. Thor countered by shooting Lightning, frying the bullets mid-air and narrowly missing Dante. Dante rushed in and did a kick to Thor's face and did an Acid Rain attack on Thor and then attacked him with Crystal Ice. Thor felt that a little and retaliated by knocking Dante into the air and tossing his hammer at his gut and controlling it to the hammer slammed Dante down hard. Dante groaned and spoke to Thor, "Since you're doing my brother's handy work, maybe I can team up with your brother to take you down". "Silence you cur!" Thor shouted and struck thunder down on Dante, which he was able to avoid and rushed in for more. Hulk is smashing everything in sight, trying to eliminate his enemies, even picking up parts of destroyed houses and tossing them at the trio. Hulk also did a few Gamma Waves to get them off balance, though Thunderlane, using his Pegasus abilities, was able to grab a few clouds and kick them to emit lightning from them to strike the Hulk. "Whoa, how did he do that?" Spencer asked. "It's an ability Pegasus Ponies have, or learn to use. He was part of his town's weather team so he's able to make it rain if he needs to", Felicia replied. "Weather team? Wait they control weather or something?" Spencer asked. "I'll explain later, let's just take down this brute", Felicia said and went to attack some more. Spencer rushed in and did a few more Bionic Arm attacks, even latching onto Hulk and pulling into a double kick to his face. "Ha! In your face Hulk!" Spencer shouted. When Hulk went to attack again, Spencer latched to a roof and pulled up. Felicia kept Hulk distracted on the ground while Spencer jumped off the roof and did a Death from Above down punch off the roof, hitting Hulk pretty hard. "Wow, we make a great team, we should do this more often", Spencer said. "Better than Spider-Mane?" Thunderlane asked. "A million times better than that punk," Spencer said. Felicia rolled her eyes, she wasn't too into the idea of them smack talking Spider-Mane, she does have a soft spot for him after all. Outside the empire; Johnny, Rainbow Dash, Bobby and Rarity are getting closer to the Crystal Empire. "There it is, we just need to get there and deal with those jackasses", Johnny said. "Right, let's hurry!" Rainbow said as they continued on. Back in Ponyville, Peter was stirring. He opened his eyes and saw that he was in his room, with a familiar scent in the air. He looked down and saw both Twilight and Future Sweetie cuddled next to him, both deep in sleep with a blush on their faces. Peter had a strange sense of Déjà vu. Did he sleep with both of them? He started recollecting the events in his mind and seemed to remember making out with Twilight while still holding Sweetie Belle, and then pulling her in as well. Peter felt some degree of concern, while it's good he didn't outright cheat on Twilight again, fact is that he still seemed to have initiated the issue with Sweetie Belle, once again causing a degree of stress to him. Luckily it's not too bad; if Twilight's there then maybe she didn't mind. She did toy with the idea of a 3 way after all, but Peter still wasn't keen on the idea. Peter then remembered what caused all this, that arrogant and sadistic villain, the matador turned ninja Vega. Peter was still furious; he wanted revenge on Vega for attacking his hometown and hurting his friends and family. Peter looked down to the two mares, the only mares he has had sexual relations with. He loves Twilight, he loves her very much. He would not dare put her in harm's way. If Vega is evil enough to attack Mayday, imagine what he'll do to Twilight. Then he looked to Future Sweetie. Honestly the only thing preventing him from fully losing it was the fact that Twilight was here this time, but Peter once again felt a degree of shame. He repeated a mistake he made once before, and what's worse, he distinctly remembers initiating things with Future Sweetie. Could it mean he doesn't love Twilight like he thinks he does? Was it just stress? Even if Twilight went along with it, it still didn't sit right with him. This situation wasn't right, he should only be with Twilight, nopony else. Peter can't fault Future Sweetie, despite his prior feelings, he knows she only cares about him. He'll deal with her later; right now he had a job to do. He had to go stop Vega and avenge his friends. He quietly got out of bed, not wanting to wake the mares and washed up a bit to get the scent of sex off of him. He put on his Spider Suit and approached the balcony. He stopped by the bed on the way and approached Twilight, who is still sound asleep and planted a nice kiss on her. "I love you Twilight, I'll try to come back, but if I don't…please take good care of Mayday, take care of Rumble, and keep an eye on things", he turned to Future Sweetie with a bit of a scowl, "I'm not happy about what I did, I don't think I love you, but…", he gently pulled her closer to Twilight, Future Sweetie seeming to hug her out of instinct though remaining asleep, "If I don't come back, please keep Twilight safe, good-bye". Back with The Crystal Empire, Johnny and allies arrived and saw the battle in the city between The Avengers and the Capcom Alliance. "The Avengers are here?" Johnny asked, then thought a moment, "Well in makes sense but…that's gonna make things a lot harder". Rarity looked to them, "The Avengers? Peter says they're the Mightiest Heroes of his world". Johnny nodded, "Yeah, strong group, the fact that Wesker has them under control is kinda scary". "True that, those guys are pretty tough and dangerous", Rainbow admitted. "Yes, they are…especially that big green one!" Rarity said. They turned to see Hulk battling Spencer, Felicia and Thunderlane. "Hey, isn't that Black Cat? What's she doing there?" Iceman asked. "And Thunderlane again? Wow he must be buddy-buddy with the Capcom guys", Rainbow said. "Yeah, might be trouble, I know Ryu, Chris and Dante don't like us much, Spencer probably barely tolerates us, but luckily we have Chun Li in our favors, she can probably help the tension a bit", Johnny said. "Let's just go in there and do what we need to do", Rainbow said. The others agreed on that statement and went in, ready to fight. Vega, Shocker and Lightning watched from the Balcony of the Castle, somewhat enjoying the show. "This is Marvelous, to think we have The Avengers as our personal soldiers", Vega said with utmost confidence. "Yeah, wait til I tell Kraven and Rhino, they'll never believe it", Shocker said. Lightning looked behind and saw Sweetie still trying to escape, then turned to Vega, "Do we even need Sweetie Belle? She seems useless now". "Hey, she's a pretty face, I like having pretty faces around", Vega turned to Lightning Dust, "Just like you". Lightning blushed a little, "Why can't I be the only one though? I mean I could be all you need. You'll be a King, me a Queen and-" "Lightning, you're beautiful but like I said, I need to be surrounded by a lot of Beauty. If Sweetie's this beautiful now, just wait til she gets older", Vega grinned at that, "She'll be divine…" Lightning groaned a bit, she's not sure if she wants to be in a meaningless harem with Vega. The day she stops being beautiful for whatever reason, he may dispose of her. Ryu is still battling Cap; punching him back a little Cap then tossed the shield at Ryu's chest and grabbed it on rebound and rushed in to attack again, but suddenly had to dodge a fire ball. Cap looked to see that Johnny Storm was floating nearby, with a smug look on his face, "Sup Cap? Miss me?" "Human Torch…so you've decided to show up again", Cap said. Ryu turned to Johnny a bit unhappy, "I didn't ask for your help". "I ain't here to help you karate boy, I'm here for some answers", Johnny looked to Cap, "Where's Vega? And Wesker?" Cap glared angrily, "I will not answer your questions Human Torch". Suddenly Rainbow, Rarity and Bobby appeared behind him. "Start talking pal! Where are Wesker and Vega?" Rainbow Dash angrily asked. Vega noticed this from the distance, as did his allies. "Damn, it's The Human Torch, he has some friends". Lightning looked down angrily, "Rainbow Dash…" Cap stared down with Johnny, neither backing down. Johnny wants answers but Cap isn't complying. Iron Man arrived and attempted to blast Johnny but Bobby froze his canons and Rarity blasted him out of the air. Chris and Chun Li rushed over and saw the stare down. "Johnny Storm, you're here", Chun Li said. "Great, distractions", Chris complained. "We're just here to find the villains Redfield, that bastard Vega attacked a town and destroyed it with Shocker, a lot of lives being affected in the process", Johnny glared towards Cap but still spoke to Chun Li, "It's Vega's attack that led to Peter's daughter nearly getting killed, and another young girl being assaulted by Vega in more ways than one". Chun Li looked horrified, "That monster! How could he!?" Chun Li glared at Cap, "Give us the answers we want now!" Cap refused to speak, getting ire from the others. Rainbow looked to the castle, "Let's just check in there, might find some answers". "And maybe my sister", Rarity said. That statement got Chris curious, "Your sister? They have your sister?" Rarity nodded, "Vega kidnapped my little sister, then he slept with her. She's only a young teen as well, she wasn't ready for that". Chris for the first time felt a little sympathy for the ponies, "Go to the castle, we'll distract The Avengers, see if Vega's there". Johnny nodded, "Right…oh and I see Thunderlane's busy fighting The Hulk, you should let him know that his brother also got hurt pretty badly, he's alive but he's in the hospital". Chris felt more ire, "Will do, now hurry!" Johnny nodded and flew off with his allies following. "I don't think so!" Cap went after them but Ryu blasted him from behind with a Hadouken. "Your battle is with me!" Ryu shouted. Chun Li had turned to Chris with a smile, "That's so nice of you, are you finally putting your grudges aside?" "Let's just say I can relate to that Unicorn, I have a little sister too after all", Chris said. Iron Man had gotten up and slammed his hoof to break the ice and glared at Chris and Chun Li. "Let's get ready to fight", Chris said and aimed at Iron Man. Meanwhile Johnny is on his way to the castle, which Vega had noticed. "Dammit! They're coming!" he turned to Shocker, "Kill them!" Shocker aimed his Gauntlets at the group and blasted at them, though the dodged out the way. Johnny and Rainbow flew up to them while Bobby bridged to them with Rarity on his back. Vega, Shocker and Lightning each took a step back, ready to keep fighting if need be. Johnny glared at them, "It's over, you're going to pay for what you did to Ponyville you sick son of a bitch!" Rarity approached them, "Where is my sister!?" Sweetie called from another room, "Rarity, I'm over here!" Rarity almost leapt for joy, "Sweetie! Hold on darling I'm coming!" Rarity said and went to find Sweetie Belle, but Vega blocked her path. "You're not taking her away from me, she's gonna be one of my many wives", Vega said. Rarity glared, "Oh hell no!" she threw a punch but Vega blocked it, "Not this time you little-" Johnny interrupted with a punch of his own, striking Vega's face and knocking him back. Vega rubbed his face, "Damn you to hell!" he lunged at Johnny and tried to stab him but Johnny punched him off and Rarity ran in to do a jumping kick. Shocker attempted to blast Rarity but Bobby blasted him from behind with an ice ball. Lightning went to help but Rainbow tackled her down and started beating on her. Vega stood up from the attacks and then suddenly started blocking attacks from Johnny and Rarity. He was quick for the most part, but Rarity managed to kick him in the gut and Johnny hit an uppercut. Vega shook it off and continued to attack; swiping his claw, but the two kept their distance and attacked Vega at every opening. Johnny eventually blasted the claw out of Vega's hand, leaving him without his signature weapon. "I don't need my claw to fight you!" Vega shouted and threw a punch at Johnny but he dodged and Rarity went in for a kick to the back of his hind legs, causing Vega to fall over. Shocker continued blasting at Bobby, but he dodged the attacks and blocked with his ice and went to punch Shocker, but he sidestepped and smashed him down. He then picked him up to punch him a bit and knocked him away. Shocker went to follow up but Bobby froze him in place and kicked Shocker back and sent icicles at him, causing Shocker to quickly dodge out the way. Shocker aimed his gauntlets and fired again, knocking Bobby back and almost off the Balcony, but he quickly made a platform for him to land on. Rainbow and Lightning are battling in the sky, throwing punches and kicks at each other. "I can't believe you crossed the line the way you did Lightning! That was low, even for you!" Rainbow said. "Don't blame me! It was Vega's idea!" Lightning argued. "You still went along with it!" Rainbow landed a punch in her gut, "Trixie wanted to help you but it's clear you can't be helped!" she then kicked her down to the balcony, giving her a hard landing. Rainbow made her way to her as Lightning spoke, "You don't get it, you all ruined me! I can't continue my career because of what happened at The Academy! The Wonderbotls don't want me, nopony trusts me, all because of your friends!" She flew up to attack Rainbow but he blocked the punch, "Lightning, you need to stop blaming others, the Tornado isn't the reason your life went bad, it was your non-caring attitude. If you just apologized then maybe things would be better!" Lightning through another punch but Rainbow dodged and punched her gut, "Everypony makes mistakes Lightning, we can forgive those mistakes, but you need to show you're sorry". Lightning shook her head, "It's too late Rainbow, I'm with Wesker, I can't turn back now!" she tried to attack again but Rainbow blocked. "It's not too late! Just come with us! You don't need Wesker! You just need an attitude adjustment! Trixie wants to help you! I'm sure Twilight and Peter can too!" Lightning's eyes bulged, "Peter…?" she gritted her teeth angrily and tears formed in her eyes, "Peter!?" She then hit Rainbow with a surprise punch, "Peter nearly crippled me! I need these things on my wings to fly! He's a monster!" Rainbow rubbed her face, "He's not a monster, he feels terrible for what he did! Even he makes mistakes but he owns up to it! Just own up to yours and you'll be fine Lightning!" Lightning shook her head, "Never!" She kept battling Rainbow, who grew a bit more reluctant as it went on. The others were right; she's not evil, just misguided. She needs to help Lightning Dust, for the sake of their old friendship. Johnny and Rarity battled Vega inside the castle, passing by Sweetie Belle who looked on in awe. "Just knock him out and free me! Quick!" Sweetie said. Johnny turned to Sweetie and then to Rarity, "Go get your sister! I'll deal with this creep!" Rarity nodded and approached Sweetie Belle, which Vega noticed. "No! I will not let you!" he punched Johnny away and then grabbed Rarity and hit a strong German Suplex on her. Johnny went to attack Vega but he kicked Johnny hard in the chest and then punched him back. Rarity was in some pain after that German but she had to rescue her sister, so she pulled herself up and went to Sweetie, "I'm coming Sweetie Belle". Vega continued to punch Johnny and then turned to Rarity, "I said you're not taking her! She's mine!" He went to attack again but Johnny tackled him down and started attacking him. Rarity approached Sweetie and freed her from the leash, making Sweetie happy. "Rarity! You came for me!" she hugged her sister, who graciously hugged back, "Of course I did, I am your big sister and I will always keep you safe". Vega glared, "No!" he punched Johnny off and went after Rarity, "I'll kill you!" Rarity then struck Vega hard in his face with an actual punch, knocking him towards Johnny with a mean kick to his face. Vega fell over, a bit dazed and looked to see Rarity trying to escape with Sweetie Belle, "Get back here!" Vega elbowed away an oncoming Johnny and pursued Rarity and lunged at her to grab her in a neck lock, "If you want your sister so bad, then join my harem my dear, you can be with your sister for ever as I rule as King! The King of all Beauty!" "Never!" Rarity shouted and struck Vega hard in the gut and did another strong punch. Rarity gestured for Sweetie Belle to start moving while Vega continued to pursue them. During this, Johnny went to attack again but Vega kicked him back, but that didn't' stop Johnny from continuing the attack. As Bobby fought Shocker, he eventually saw that Rarity and Sweetie Belle escaped from the castle, so he froze Shocker's feet and went to follow them so he could protect them. Shocker eventually broke free and noticed the situation, "Dammit, they're escaping!" he looked to the side and saw Vega's claw, "He'll be needing that!" He picked it up and looked for him in the castle. He saw Johnny battling Vega so he used the Gauntlets to blast Johnny away, "Vega! They're escaping! Take this!" Shocker tossed the claw to Vega, who put it on quickly, "Thank you my friend". "Quick, go! I'll deal with The Human Torch!" he then blasted Johnny again while Vega pursued Sweetie Belle and her saviors. Bobby approached Rarity, "Hey, you doing ok there?" "Yes, thanks dear", Rarity said. Vega rushed in and was able to slash Bobby from behind, causing a lot of pain for him, and then slashed Bobby again, this time across the shoulder. "Bobby!" Rarity shouted and tried to attack Vega but he sidestepped and slashed her back hard, causing Rarity to fall over. "No! Rarity!" Sweetie shouted. Vega licked his claw and turned to Sweetie, "You're not going anywhere". Just then Rainbow Dash had tackled Vega down and punched him, "This is for hurting my friends you bastard!" Vega then punched Rainbow off him and slashed her stomach, causing her to kneel over in pain. Lightning Dust flew down to confront Rainbow again but saw that Vega had her down. Vega turned to Lightning, "Grab Sweetie Belle and get her back into the castle, she is not going anywhere!" As Lightning went to grab Sweetie Belle, this time Johnny arrived and tackled Lightning down and turned to Vega, "Gonna take you down pretty boy". Vega glared, "I've had enough of your brashness, I will eliminate you right now!" Vega rushed in to attack Johnny but he dodged and kicked Vega and blasted him with fire a bit, knocking Vega to a wall. Johnny charged another fire blast but Shocker had arrived to blast Johnny away. He then blasted Bobby, Rarity and Rainbow Dash. "You're not winning today you bunch of chumps", Shocker said. Johnny got up and got ready for more, "We'll see about that bros". Johnny continued to battle against the villains, with his allies joining in, the battle heading into the center of town and joining up with the other battle between Capcom and The Avengers. Vega attacked an oncoming Johnny with a kick and ducked an attack from Chun Li, who he then slashed across her shoulder. Black Cat jumped to kick Shocker and dodged a slam from The Hulk. Ryu rushed in to hit Hulk with a Shoryuken and then blocked a punch from Cap and kicked him away. Thor blasted Dante and then attempted to blast Bobby, but he dodged and hit Thor in the face with a ice ball. Bobby was then attacked by Vega with a side kick to his head. Chris fired at Shocker but he rolled through and blasted Chris with his gauntlets, then blasted Thunderlane, Spencer and Felicia. Rarity however managed to run in with a strong kick to Shocker's head. Iron Man flew up and blasted everyone one sight with his Repulsor Blasts, hitting all the heroes and causing some damage to them. This continued on, with the villains starting to get the upper hand and over powering the heroes. Having The Avengers on your side certainly helps. Vega had stood over the fallen Johnny Storm, his claw in his hoof, ready to make the final blow. "Time to die Human Torch". Before he can attack, he heard a voice shout, "Hold it right there!" Vega turned to see Peter standing at the gates, looking to be in the foulest mood of his life. Vega grinned, "Peter Parker, I missed you in Ponyville, your friends said hello though". Peter looked furious, "When I get my hooves on you Vega, I am gonna tear you apart!" Vega did a 'finger wag' motion, to the best of his ability since he has hooves, "Now, now, Peter, that isn't very hero like to say". Peter seethed in anger, "Vega, you went to my hometown, had your friends destroy everything, including homes and lives of many ponies, you spilt their blood! You left many in critical condition, barely still breathing!" he walked forward, "You attacked my friends, you attacked the colt I took in, you…you even attacked my daughter, my little girl, my Mayday!" "Mayday…ah I remember that one, something about her not wanting me to attack her 'Big Brother', right before I slashed her across the stomach", Vega taunted. Peter's pupils shrank, his rage intensifying, "I swear to God, I'll kill you for that". Vega chuckled, "You? Kill me? If there's one thing I know about you is that you never go in for the kill Spider-Man". Shocker stepped up, "Yeah, we can see your bluff, you didn't even kill goblin after he killed that skanky ex of yours". Peter twitched angrily, "Watch yourself! You're in just as deep for what you've done Shocker!" Hulk then approached the situation there, ready for something to go down. "Tell me Peter, how is that young Apple girl? I hope she's not too sore after what I did with her. I believe she looks up to you, since that's the only reason she even bothered standing up to me", Vega tapped his chin, "In fact if I recall correctly, she called your name for help when I had her, but you weren't there", he shook his head in a mock sympathy, "Poor little girl, you just couldn't help her", he grinned evilly, "But I'm sure you're used to that by now, right Spider-Man?" Peter had enough, he rushed in to attack Vega but Hulk stood in his way, "Hulk Smash Bug Man!" Hulk threw a punch but Peter effortlessly blocked it, much to the surprise of Hulk and those around Peter. Peter grinned evilly at The Hulk and then punched him hard enough to send him flying across town and through a building. When the dust settled, Hulk was out and reverting back to Bruce Banner. Vega turned to Peter, surprised at what he saw, as was Shocker. Lightning's fear of Peter grew by the second, he looked violent. The Capcom heroes, who were still down a bit from the fight, looked on in awe. Sweetie Belle was also taken aback by what she saw. Thunderlane and Felicia couldn't believe their eyes; Peter effortlessly took out a creature that gave them such a hard time. Even The Avengers seemed to be in shock at how easily Peter dispatched The Hulk. Johnny and the others looked pretty frightened by his power too; just grateful he's on their side…at least they hope. Peter glared angrily at Vega, who looked to be a bit concerned at this situation, he knew Peter was strong but not that strong. However Vega knew this would happen, if you mess with the web, the spider will bite. And this Spider had a bite deadlier than poison. For in Peter's heart and mind, was nothing but pure rage to Vega. One of them would probably die, whether it be Vega or Peter, they were about to find out very shortly.