Several ponies had gathered toward a stadium in Canterlot, for it was time. Two worlds were ready to settle a rivalry that had been going on for years.
It was time for Marvel vs. Capcom, in Equestria.
Many ponies showed up to see this fight, including some of the more well known ponies. Spitfire, along with her fellow Wonderbolts, including Soarin and Fleetfoot were among them. Fancy Pants, along with his wife Fleur had also arrived to see the big fight. Even Royalty from all around Equestria showed up, with special seating for the four Princesses; Celestia, Luna, Cadance and Twilight Sparkle.
Twilight had the most vested interest in this, considering her husband Peter Parker, also known to Equestria as Spider-Mane, was also participating in this.
The rest of the Elements of Harmony were also coming, each of them having a romantic love interest participating.
The Elements waited outside the Arena along with a few friends, the Marvel fighters would be arriving from a nearby hotel. Spider-Mane along with his Ponyville friends had met up with their Marvel allies to do some last minute Pep talks before big fight, and they would all be arriving at the arena together.
Twilight looked nervous, she knew her husband was gonna be in a big fight soon. Trixie patted Twilight's back to calm her, wanting her to feel reassured that Peter could handle this.
Spike also tended to Twilight, hoping to ease her worry, despite feeling worried himself. His marefriend Janet Van Dyne, also known as The Wasp, would also be fighting in this, he would hate to see her get hurt.
Rainbow Dash trotted around while waiting for her coltfriend Johnny Storm, also known as The Equine Torch, hoping to give him some pre-match pep talk, and maybe a little more.
Fluttershy stood waiting for her coltfriend Logan, better known as Wolverine, wanting to wish him luck before the fight. She also waited for her little sister figure Laura Kinney, alternatively known as X-23, wanting to give her a nice hug before everything. She waited alongside her roommate Lightning Dust, who was also concerned for Laura, who is basically her best friend.
Applejack stood waiting for her coltfriend Remy Lebeau, better known as Gambit. She waited alongside her older brother, Big Macintosh.
Pinkie Pie waited for her coltfriend Wade Wilson, or Deadpool, alongside her three sisters Marble, Limestone and Maud.
Finally Rarity waited for her coltfriend Bobby Drake, or Iceman alongside her sister of another timeline, Future Sweetie Belle.
"What's taking Peter so long? What could he be doing right now?" Twilight asked.
"Relax, he's probably rallying the others up," Spike said.
"Or getting rallied up by his friends, most likely the one with the shield," Trixie pointed out.
Rainbow continued to trot around, "I gotta give Johnny some good luck before all this, not that he needs it but I wanna make sure he has that extra boost of confidence. I wanna make sure he really sticks it to the Capcom team."
"Personally I just wanna see Laura fight," Limestone said.
"And Ben, he'll probably rock the show," Maud said. Despite her emotionless speech pattern, her joke was still apparent to the other ponies.
"That's another thing," Trixie said. "Peter probably needs to be a little reaquainted with some of his friends from his world. Make sure they have a good strategy with each other, he hasn't seen some of them in a while."
"Yeah I guess. He's got a good team, so many great fighters on his side," Twilight said, then had a scowl. "And Felicia Hardy."
Future Sweetie raised her eyebrow, "Twilight, I know you don't like her but you can't deny her skills. She's gonna make a great addition to the team."
"I hope she didn't do this just so she can be closer to Peter," Twilight said with some hint of jealousy in her voice.
"Don't start thinking like that Twi, Pete's got way too much on his mind to care about that stuff anyway," Applejack said.
"Yeah if she tries anything I'm sure the other Marvel fighters will tell her to back off or something," Rainbow Dash said.
Twilight's worries dissipated a bit, at least the ones with Felicia. She still had some worry over this fight in general. "I still hope Peter knows what he's doing on this, I mean..."
"Here they come!" Rainbow interrupted.
Twilight looked ahead and saw them, the Marvel Super Heroes making their way over. From the looks of things they were ready for a fight, each of them with a look of determination on their face. They were also dressed for it as well.
Her husband Peter marched over, wearing his well-known red and blue Spider-Suit, without his mask for the moment. At his side was his best friend Johnny, wearing a Fantastic Four attire, blue with some white and the number 4 in an orange circle. His suit had been cast so that he can still emit fire while wearing it.
Then came Logan, wearing the traditional X-Men black attire with a little yellow around the sides. Remy made his way over, dressed in his blue and pink suit with his brown trench coat worn over it like he normally does.
Bobby was dressed in a black suit similar to Logan, though his was designed so that his ice powers would work with it. Deadpool was wearing his normal red and black suit, the same thing he wore just about everyday
Janet had donned on a black suit as well, her's designed and charmed so that it can shrink with her into her breezie form. Laura had on a black top with some tight black pants, looking ready to do some damage. Black Cat had also arrived dressed in her usual latex suit.
Among them were their friends and allies. There was Captain America, wearing his Avengers suit though designed to be more similar to Equestria colors, even a shield that matches.
Iron Man appeared, wearing armor that resembled an Alicorn rather than a Unicorn, but still similar to the armor he wore in his world.
Hawkeye was there, given an attire similar to his human form, even the sunglasses.
The rest of the Fantastic Four stood together, Reed along with his wife Susan and their friend Ben, all wearing attires similar to Johnny.
Thor had also arrived, wearing an attire similar to his armor from Asgard. He came joined by The Hulk, looking as angry as ever.
Punisher had arrived, wearing his classic shirt and some cargo pants, his scowl forming on his face as usual.
Three of Logan's allies from The X-Men also arrived, first being Cyclops, wearing his classic blue attire and yellow goggles. Jean Grey had her green attire with some yellow designs. Storm had her all white suit and her cape.
Next came two ponies that weren't too familiar to the ponies, at least not in a formal way. First there was Daredevil, dressed in his classic red suit. He was joined by his long time partner and romance partner Elektra, dressed in her red attire and bandana.
Finally came another formally unfamiliar pony, an Avenger member Ms. Marvel. She had her usual black suit with a yellow design.
All the ponies stood together, in a triumphant, unified way, ready to fight as one.
"Wow...what a team," Twilight said.
Peter looked around with a satisfied smile, "Yeah, we do make a great team."
Cap approached Twilight, "Hello again Princess Twilight, it's good to see you."
"Please Captain, just call me Twilight. Honestly it's a pleasure to see you as well," Twilight said.
"Thanks, and you may call me Steve, any wife of Peter can be a friend of mine," Cap said.
Twilight nodded, "Thanks. Looks like you're ready for a fight, though from the looks of things, it seems our world has inspired a few details for your attire."
Cap looked down on his suit, "I figured I'd wear something to fit in a little more, with an attire like this, you can call me 'Captain Equestria'," Cap said.
Twilight giggled, "Makes sense I guess."
Peter thought a moment, "Come to think of it, maybe the rest of you could use ponified names." He turned to Iron Man, "Obviously you can be Iron Mane."
Stark adjusted his helmet to make his face visible, "Why Iron Mane? How about Iron Stallion, that makes more sense to me."
Peter shrugged, "Whatever makes you happy." He turned to Ms. Marvel, "Maybe you can be, Ms. Mare-vel."
Ms. Marvel shook her head, "No thanks, I'll stay with my name."
Peter shrugged and turned to Jean, "How about instead if Jean Grey, you can be 'Jean Neigh',"
Jean raised her eyebrow, "Excuse me?"
"You know, 'neigh', it sounds like Grey, but it's more pony like," Peter said.
Logan groaned, "Parker, do us a favor, and stop being an idiot."
The other heroes mumbled in agreement, causing Peter to pout, "Fine...jerks."
Jean rolled her eyes and turned to Applejack, "Is he still annoying?"
"Ah see it as...playful. Never found Pete to be annoying, though he can be a bit out of his mind," Applejack said.
Cyclops looked to Applejack, "You're the one that's letting Gambit stay with you correct? How has he been?"
"Remy's great, ah love having him around. Me and him are quite the item," Applejack said.
"Enjoy it while it lasts, Remy is not exactly one to really keep a good relationship," Jean warned.
Cyclops cleared his throat, "Jean that isn't necessary."
Applejack nodded, "Ah agree, Remy ain't perfect but ah can tell he really cares about me."
Storm made her way to Jean, "Let's not focus on that, we have a competition to ready ourselves for."
Jean nodded, "Right then."
Johnny and his family stood with Pinkie and her family.
"Once again, The Fantastic Four meet with The Pie Sisters," Johnny said while gesturing to the families.
"The two best families of Four I would say," Pinkie said with her forelegs spread out.
Reed nodded, "In any case, it's nice to see you girls again."
"Same here Reed, I'm sure you're gonna do well in the fight soon," Limestone said.
"Though it's not until later, maybe we can spend a little time together beforehand," Sue said.
Marble nodded in agreement, "Mmhmm."
"That sounds fun," Maud said, her expressionless tone still a little unusual for the Fantastic Four.
"That girl is something else," Ben quietly said.
Soon Luna showed up with Mayday, Rumble and The Cutie Mark Crusaders. "Ah good, you have arrived."
Cap waved to Luna, "We made it here just fine, thanks to Peter."
"Good to know," Luna said and turned to the foals. "I imagine you want to wish them good luck?"
"They don't need luck, they're superheroes!" Apple Bloom said.
"Yeah, the greatest superheroes from their world!" Scootaloo said.
"Most of them at least," Sweetie said, earning a glare from her friends, "What?"
Mayday rushed over to Peter, "I'm gonna be cheering for you, ok daddy?"
Peter ruffled her mane, "I know you will, that's why you're my special little filly."
Elektra crossed her forelegs, "Amazing that you're a father Spider-Man. You're daughter is very cute."
"Thanks," Peter said and stood on his hind legs to pick Mayday up in his forelegs. "I'm so lucky to have her. The day she was born was quite possibly the greatest day of my life, other than marrying Twilight."
"Is it better than when you got your powers daddy?" Mayday asked.
"MUCH better, being your father is much better than being a superhero, I'd trade away all my superhero stuff in a second for you any day," Peter said and gave his daughter a nice kiss on the cheek.
Susan awed at that, "Peter's so adorable as a father."
"Yeah adorable," Bobby said. "But also a bit geeky and mushy. Peter you're kinda ruining the mood and tension of a big fight with your sappiness."
"Hey Bobby, guess what," Peter said as he turned his attention to the young X-Man. "Shut up."
Bobby rolled his eyes and walked back to Rarity.
Peter kept Mayday held close, "I don't care what anypony says, I don't mind being sappy for you my little angel."
Mayday giggled and kissed Peter's cheek, "You're the best daddy."
This affection caused some ponies to 'aw', some to smile and some to roll their eyes at the sappiness.
Apple Bloom herself smiled at the cuteness, speaking of cute she turned to Rumble, who she noticed was keeping a distance. Looks like he was feeling a bit shy near the other heroes.
"You ok Rumble?" Apple Bloom asked.
Rumble nodded, "I'm fine...that's a lot of heroes though."
Apple Bloom stood closer to him, "Come on, I'm here with ya, don't be so shy."
Susan also noticed Rumble nearby, "I remember that pony. Isn't he Peter's?"
Peter himself saw Rumble in the distance, "Hey little buddy, come meet my friends!"
Rumble looked unsure, while the heroes looked friendly, it was still a bit intimidating. Apple Bloom approached him with a sympathetic smile, "Relax, I'll stay with ya, ok?"
Rumble nodded and walked alongside Apple Bloom as he approached the newer heroes. Cap was the first to greet him, "Hello there young colt, you may or may not know, but I'm Captain America, one of The Avengers and a friend of Janet's."
Susan also approached Rumble, "You remember me right? Johnny's older sister? The Invisible Woman? Or rather The Invisible Mare?"
Storm then approached Rumble, "It's good to see you child, I am Storm, a friend of Logan."
Rumble rubbed looked down at his hooves a bit nervously, "My name's Rumble..."
Twilight appeared by Rumble's side and hugged him close, "He's very shy with new ponies."
Trixie also appeared by his side, "Yes, he's a very nervous boy, so try not to overwhelm him too much."
Susan lifted his face up by his chin, "He's so cute though, who says a boy can't be just as cute as a girl?"
Rumble blushed, "That's a good thing right? I mean sometimes I get teased for looking too much like a filly..."
Susan pouted, "Oh ignore that, you don't have a face like a filly, you're just much more handsome than a boy is expected to be, just like Peter."
"Peter gets called a mare all the time as well, and he handles it just fine," Johnny said.
Peter glared at Johnny, "Dude, not in front of our allies."
"Relax Pete, we don't care that much, you're still our friend and our best fighter," Janet said.
Thor patted Peter's back, "He's a fine young man, he's become a great hero and a great father. That's all that matters in oneself."
"With looks like that, not to mention the smarts, all he needed were the riches and he could have had tons of girls surrounding him, just like me," Stark boasted, earning a glare from the others. "Come on, I'm trying to compliment the kid!"
"There are other ways to do so Tony," Cap pointed out, a little annoyed himself.
"Besides Peter's already got girls surrounding him," Johnny pointed out, much to Twilight's displeasure.
Peter shook his head, "Enough, none of this is important. I don't care about riches, I have what I need. For now I just want to focus on beating our rivals."
"Yeah, let's end this squabble already," Ben said.
The other Marvel heroes spoke in agreement, they were ready to finally end their fight with their rivals.
Luna gestured to the stadium, "Come, I shall take you inside, you can see some of your other friends and-" Luna stopped talking and pointed, "It appears your opponents have arrived."
The Marvel heroes turned around and took note of the arrival of the Capcom warriors, being led to the stadium by Sunset Shimmer.
"This should be fun," Johnny said almost sarcastically.
Ryu had stepped over first, dressed in his usual white gi and wearing his red headband. Chris stepped beside Ryu, wearing an attire similar to his BSAA look. Dante stepped forward, wearing a black shirt, jeans and his red jacket.
Chun Li stepped over, wearing her usual fighter outfit of the blue short and long brown pantyhose. Spencer stepped forward, wearing his green tank top and cargo pants. Strider walked over, wearing his blue suit and red scarf.
Leon was next, dressed in a black shirt, black pants and a blue-ish, black jacket. Morrigan walked over wearing her black one-piece and her purple pantyhose. Felicia wasn't wearing anything, not that she usually does but her white fur at least covered her whole body this time, not that it matters in pony form.
Mega Man was next, wearing his usual blue armor. Ken had appeared, wearing his red gi, Jill appeared by his side, wearing her BSAA attire. Trish had appeared, wearing her usual black shirt and leather pants.
Next was Frank West with his original photographer attire, then came Viewtiful Joe, wearing his red hero attire, then came Amaterasu, her pony form looking pretty devine.
Guile stepped forward, wearing his traditional green shirt and pants, Cammy arrived wearing her one piece and hat, C. Viper came with her usual suit and sunglasses.
Then came another biohazard fighter, Carlos Olivera, wearing a light green vest and some dark beige pants. He was joined by a guy named Gene with a blue jacket as well as a future looking samurai named Hayato, dressed in white armor.
Finally came Megaman X wearing his blue metal suit, joined by his ally Zero, wearing his red and white suit.
Team Capcom had assembled before the Marvel heroes, resulting in another staredown.
"Looks like you're all ready for a fight," Ryu said.
"We're always ready," Logan said with a snikt.
Dante looked around, "So you're the Marvel people we're gonna be fighting?"
Chris had a smug look, "We can take them."
Chun Li sighed and approached the Marvel Heroes with a friendly smile and a bow, "Good luck, may the best team win."
"Same to you Chun Li," Cap replied.
Peter put Mayday down and went toward the Capcom fighters, "Listen, any chance this rivalry can end after this? I don't see a point to any more fighting."
"Sure, once we beat you then we'll have no reason to do so again," Dante said with a grin.
Chun Li glared slightly at Dante then turned to Peter. "Regardless of the outcome, we'll do our best. But I promise we won't come back here to bother you, I know you just want a normal life with your family."
Peter nodded, "Exactly, but you can still come by from time to time Chun Li. We are friends after all." Peter held his hoof out to future show his sign of friendship.
"Right, we are," Chun Li said and shook Peter's hand. "I should warn you, should I encounter you in this fight, I won't hold back." She pulled him close to her face, "You better not hold back either."
"I promise to fight you like a warrior," Peter said.
Chun Li had a satisfied smile, "Good, I look forward to it."
Ken approached Chun Li with a serious glare, "Hey, don't forget who's side you're on."
"I'm allowed to have friends in the Marvel world Ken," Chun Li said and turned to him. "So watch your tone with me."
Peter sighed, "The sooner this ends the better, not for our world, but yours as well."
Luna stepped up to them, "Some friends of yours are waiting as well, they will be in a guest area to watch the fight alongside the special guest area."
"Special Guests?" Peter asked.
Luna nodded, "Apparently fighters from other worlds are coming to see this, they should start arriving soon."
Sunset looked to the side, "More like they're arriving now, look."
A portal then opened with five ponies stepping out, one looking very familiar to Ryu.
"Should have expected to see you here...Jin Kazama," Ryu said.
Jin, wearing his combat gear, glared at Ryu, "You're not too surprised are you..." He looked down at his pony form. "Though I hate the fact that I must resemble a pony to exist in this world."
"Of course!" Twilight complained. "What's wrong with being a pony!? I was a human when I went to Peter's world and I never once complained!" Twilight said.
A mare in orange beside Jin hopped up and down a little, "I like it, I think it makes us look cute."
Ryu looked to the mare and had a look of pitiful confusion, "You brought Ling Xiaoyu?"
"She's my friend, of course I brought her," Jin explained.
Sunset turned to Chun Li, "What world are they from?"
"Namco, they're another rival to us, especially my fellow Street Fighters and their Tekken Warriors," Chun Li explained.
Chris looked to the three ponies beside Jin, "You brought some extra friends it seems?"
Jin nodded and turned to them, "Meet members of Brave Vesperia; Rita Mordio, Princess Estellise and Yuri Lowell."
Yuri waved briefly and turned to Peter. "You must be the great hero Spider-Man." He turned to Twilight, "And you must be the ponies we heard about."
Estellise, or rather Estelle for short, approached Twilight with a bow, "It is a pleasure to meet you."
Twilight nodded, "Likewise, I am Princess Twilight Sparkle. But you can just call me Twilight."
Estelle turned to Yuri, "She's really friendly Yuri, come say 'hello'."
"Thanks, but I'm just here to watch the fight, not into making friends," Yuri said, then turned to Rita. "Hey what's up with you?"
Rita looked around, pretty amazed by the sight of Canterlot, "Wow, such a big place." She turned to Twilight, "This is a world based off magic correct?"
Twilight nodded, "Right, especially here in Canterlot, they have the best magic schools, and great libraries to help you learn more."
Rita's eyes widened, "Libraries!? Where!? Oh there's so much I can learn here! The potential is unlimited!"
Yuri chuckled a bit, "Easy Rita, suppose Karol saw you acting like this?"
"Like I care, I have a chance to learn more than those Mages in Aspio, I'm going to take that chance!" Rita shouted.
Estelle turned to Twilight, "Sorry, she just loves magic, and reading."
Twilight looked impressed, "Wow, just like me! I spent countless hours in the libraries here, I spent years perfecting my craft in magic too!"
"I can vouch for that," Spike said, with Twilight slightly glaring.
Estelle turned to Yuri, "She's really nice Yuri, sure you don't wanna say 'Hello'?"
"I'm fine, but she sounds nice, I won't take that from her," Yuri said.
Peter looked impressed, "Wow, so far Twilight may have made two new friends."
Estelle approached Peter, "So you're the great hero Spider-Man? The one who saved the multiverse?"
Peter shrugged, "I guess."
Twilight approached him and patted his back, "He's pretty modest. But yes he did save the multiverse and he's also my husband."
Mayday rushed to their side, "And he's my daddy."
Estelle beamed in excitement, "Oh, such a cute little girl!" She rubbed her mane, "You're daughter's adorable, you're both really lucky."
"Thanks", the couple said.
Yuri looked confused, "Wait, you married a pony? And had a baby? Which means you had to...you know, with a pony? Isn't that weird for you?"
Peter shook his head, "Not really, I'm a pony too after all, and she's been human. I love her for her though, it makes no difference."
Estelle had a love-filled look on her face, "How romantic, Love always finds a way."
Jin groaned and turned to Yuri, "Why did you bring her anyway?"
"What? Like Xiaoyu's any better, she's hugging a Pegasus!" Yuri said, pointing to Xiaoyu as she hugged Rumble.
"So cute, I just wanna take you home with me!"
Mayday's eyes widened, "HEY BACK AWAY FROM MY RUMBLE!" She ran over to Xiaoyu, leaving Peter facepalming.
"She really likes him so..."
Apple Bloom groaned, "Technically he's mah Rumble."
Suddenly another portal opened, five more ponies stepped out, three of them standing out immediately to Ryu.
"Akira Yuki, Jacky Bryant and Sarah Bryant."
Akira approached Ryu, "In for a big fight?"
"Yes, we're gonna end our rivalry with Marvel," Ryu said.
Sunset looked to Chun Li, "Who are they?"
"They're from Sega, we've encountered them but barely fought them. Actually the most interaction between our worlds was through Mega Man and...I think that's the pony right there," Chun Li said, pointing to another pony.
Mega Man approached the pony Chun Li gestured to, "Sonic? Sonic the Hedgehog?"
Sonic rubbed his chest as he smiled to Mega Man, "Sup Rock? Been a while."
Mega Man looked to the side, "That's Tails, right?"
Sonic nodded, "Yeah, we came with our Virtua Fighter friends to see this big fight. You really gonna fight Spider-Man?"
"Yeah, or Spider-Boy as Ryu calls him, honestly he's not that wrong," Mega Man said.
"Hey! I look more like a man than you do! You should be Mega Boy!" Peter shouted.
"Ryu says I'm more of a man than you are!" Mega Man shouted back.
"Very true statement," Ryu added.
Peter clenched his fist, "Just you wait Ryu!"
Johnny approached Peter, "Easy bro, you got this."
Rainbow approached Peter as well, "They're just trying to mess with you, don't let them."
Peter nodded, "Right, thanks."
Rainbow approached Mega Man, "As for you, quit acting all high and mighty! Like Peter says, he at least looks like an adult! You look like a little colt!"
"Hey this little colt has saved worlds too you know," Sonic pointed out.
"Who are you anyway?" Rainbow asked.
Sonic scoffed, "Like Mega Man said, I'm Sonic...Sonic the Hedgehog. The Blue Blur, Fastest Thing in the multiverse."
Rainbow glared, "Fastest thing in the multiverse? Sorry pal but that title is taken by me!"
Sonic crossed his forelegs, "You're fast?"
"Yeah, name's Rainbow Dash! I'm the fastest Flyer in Equestria, I perfected the Sonic Rainboom!"
"Sonic Rainboom?" Sonic asked. "Did you really need to name a Sonic Boom after yourself?"
"Didn't name it after myself, it already had that name! For good reason too! I'll show you!" Rainbow said.
Fluttershy approached Rainbow Dash, "Now, now Dashie, don't get too excited. This is suppose to be a challenge between Marvel and Capcom, not for you to make new rivals."
Tails blushed when he saw Fluttershy, "Wow, such a pretty pony."
Jacky chuckled, "Sorry kid, heard she's taken by Wolverine."
"That surprises me honestly," Sarah said.
Fluttershy turned to Sonic, "Before you addressed yourself as a hedgehog, is that true? Are you normally a hedgehog?"
Sonic nodded, "Yeah, and my buddy Tails over there is a fox." Sonic pointed to his friend who offered a shy and friendly wave.
"Wow, that's so amazing, are there more talking animals in your world?" Fluttershy asked.
"If by that you mean Mobian, then yes. Tons of them, from Echidnas, to Cats, and other hedgehogs," Sonic said.
"Fascinating," Fluttershy commented.
Yuri nudged Estelle, "That pony reminds me of you in a way."
Estelle got a better look at Fluttershy, "Wow, really? That's so great, she seems so nice."
Jin crossed his forelegs, "So Sega has come as well, who's next?"
The portal opened again, this time revealing three ponies.
Sonic scoffed upon seeing them, "Here come my world's rivals, the fighters of Nintendo. Link, Samus Aran...and Shulk?
Samus looked to Sonic with a smug face, "Nice to see you too Sonic." She looked to Ryu, "So, another fight with another world?"
"What of it?" Ryu asked.
Shulk approached Ryu, "Man you really are a competitive one, I can respect that though."
Peter looked to Link, scratching his head a little, "Something about that guy looks familiar."
Sonic looked around, "Where's Mario?"
"He's busy right now, maybe he'll come by later, but for now it's just me, Link and Shulk," Samus said.
Luna went to greet them, "Pleasure to meet you, I am Princess Luna."
"Nice to see you as well, though you look more like a night pony," Shulk said.
"I am, but I wish to support my friend Peter, or Spider-Man," Luna said.
Samus looked over to Peter, "I see him." She walked over to him, containing very little emotion. "The Amazing Spider-Man, the one who saved the multiverse. I expect you do put on a good fight."
Peter nodded, "Sure thing."
"Hope you give it to them good, I'm rooting for you," Shulk said.
Peter smiled at that, "Thanks."
Link approached Peter and did a quick nod, getting a confused look from Peter.
"Um...thanks?"
"He's not much of a talker," Samus said. "He lets his actions speak for him."
Another portal opened to reveal two other ponies.
"Cloud Strife, so you've made it," Ryu said.
"And you've brought Tifa Lockhart," Chun Li said.
Tifa nodded, "We're looking forward to a good fight."
Cloud nodded in agreement, "We weren't gonna miss this fight."
Link turned to Cloud with a nod, which Cloud returned.
"Looks like even Link came," Cloud said.
"Yeah, a lot of worlds are here," Tifa said.
Sunset looked amazed, "Wow, so many fighters and worlds I never knew about."
"You'd be surprised," Chun Li said.
Logan grew a bit impatient, "Is this all? I'd like to get to business, so can we-" Suddenly another portal opened. "What now?"
The portal appeared above them, some big energy shaking from it, like if something big was gonna happen.
Soon a waterfall emerged from the portal and landed down near the ponies. When the water cleared, one pony was there, wearing a suit similar to the scales on a fish.
"Is that...?" Johnny said in disbelief.
"No way, it can't be...you think they're actually coming?" Janet asked, looking to the pony that emerged from the water.
Next came a pony with a blue cape and a red mark on his chest. He seemed pretty alien to them.
"That can't be him...it can't be them..." Iron Man said.
Then came another pony running out of the portal at high speeds and zipping around the area at high speeds that made even Rainbow Dash and Sonic look surprised. When the pony stopped, they noticed he was wearing an all red suit with a lightning bolt across his chest.
"No...way..." was all Bobby could say.
Suddenly a pony surrounded by green energy arrived from the portal, floating above the heroes, wearing a green suit and a circle with two lines in the middle.
Hawkeye pointed to the pony, "That's definitely him...and it's definitely them!"
"Think that's all of them though? I mean there's no way the top three would come as well, would they?" Laura asked.
Soon another pony came from the portal, wearing a red suit and some blue shorts. She had that look of a warrior that made the others a little at aw.
"Amazing..." Cap said.
Then a pony dropped while facing down, wearing a black cape and grey suit. As he looked up, they could see his bat mask and a glare that sent shivers down their spines.
"Um...we only know one guy that dresses like that and has that glare to go with it," Remy said in shock.
Finally a pony in a blue suit and red cape came floating down the portal. Despite his Godly appearance and presence, he seemed to have an aura of gentleness around him. That pony lowered down and stood before Peter with a serious gaze.
Peter, however, couldn't get the words out quite right. "Are you...are you really him...?"
The serious pony then offered a friendly smile, "Hello Spider-Man."
The other ponies stood by his side, looking toward the Marvel fighters.
"Guys...it's The Justice League!" Peter exclaimed while pointing to them and naming them in the order they emerged from the portal. "Aquaman! Martian-Manhunter! The Flash! Green Lantern! Wonder Woman! BATMAN!" He looked to the hero before him, "And the greatest hero of all time, Superman!"
Superman smiled at Peter's enthusiasm, "Thanks for the introduction, but I wouldn't say I'm the greatest. Every hero is great in their own right, it shouldn't be a competition after all."
Peter chuckled nervously, "Right, it's just a duty, a privilege to help others!"
"Anyway it's great to meet you Spider-Man, a real honor if I do say so myself," Superman said while holding his hoof out.
"Superman wants to meet me," he turned to his friends with a giddy smile. "He says it's an honor to meet me! Is this cool or what!?"
"Sure is Parker, now do us a favor, shake the guy's hoof will ya?" Remy said.
Peter freaked and turned back around to shake his hoof, "Sorry about that Mr. Superman sir, sometimes I don't think about certain things, I normally don't leave others waiting on a handshake, I MEAN HOOF SHAKE! Yeah that's what I meant." Peter continued to laugh nervously.
Superman let go and patted his shoulder, "Easy young man, no need to get flustered. We're all heroes after all, like I said it's an honor to meet you. I heard so many great things about you after all."
Wonder Woman approached Peter, "We've heard of your bravery, you are a very admirable hero."
Peter was practically speechless, "Th-thank you, Wonder Woman! It's a big honor!" Peter did a mini geek-out dance, "This is too awesome!"
Cap walked over to Peter, "Son, mind taking a step back? Regain your composure a bit then come back."
Peter nodded, "Right, sure thing Cap." Peter rushed over to Johnny and Bobby, "That was so awesome!"
"You're so lucky bro!" Johnny said.
"Yeah, I mean Superman just shook your hoof...SUPERMAN!" Bobby said.
Cap looked back with a smile before turning to Superman. "You're a hero even among heroes."
"It's great to inspire goodness in others, shows that our job is being done right," Superman said.
Cap rubbed his head a little, "Gotta admit, I feel honored myself, Peter is right about one thing, you are probably the greatest hero of all time."
Superman shook his head, "Like I told him, my goal isn't the be the greatest hero of all time, I just like helping others. Besides you're a great hero as well. You're Captain America, the Super Soldier, leader of The Avengers. You're a role model in your own right, you and your team."
"I'm just doing my duty, but I appreciate your praise. So you have come to see the fight?" Cap asked.
"Yes, I heard about this rivalry between your world and Capcom, but I've also heard about how much it has escalated. It's a shame to see heroes fighting each other after all, though I myself have had that issue," Superman said.
"Same here, not just with other worlds, but within our own. Hopefully after this the rivalry will end," Cap said.
Superman looked over to the Capcom fighters, none of them had said a word yet, though the looks on their faces showed that they were definitely surprised to see Superman and the rest of The Justice League. In fact they looked pretty worried, they never expected to actually see them.
Cap looked over and noticed their worry. Never before has he seen such a look of uncertainty on them, it really mind boggled him.
It wasn't just the Capcom warriors, all of the other warriors from the other realms looked surprised, they all had a look of awe and amazement at the sight of Superman.
Even the ponies looked amazed at what they saw, though Sunset Shimmer was the first to approach him. "I've heard about you from Peter...I never expected to actually meet you up close." She bowed to him, "My name is Sunset Shimmer, it's an honor to meet you Superman."
Superman nodded, "Nice to meet you as well Miss Shimmer."
Sunset shook her head nervously, "Please sir, you don't need to address me as 'Miss', just Sunset Shimmer, or simply Shimmer."
Superman chuckled, "Alright, but you don't need to call me 'sir', you can just call me Superman."
Sunset nodded, "Right, thanks Superman."
Twilight herself approached Superman with a bow, "An honor to meet you Superman. I'm Princess Twilight Sparkle, you may call me Twilight. I'm Spider-Man's wife."
Superman had a look of surprise, "So he has married. Luckily to such a beautiful pony I should say."
Twilight blushed a bit, "Thank you, most outsiders don't really appreciate the value of our marriage due to Peter being born human and me being born pony. So I'm basically married to an alien."
Superman chuckled, "Hey I'm an alien myself in my world, and I've fallen for human girls. What matters is that you both truly love each other."
"Oh I do, I love Peter very much. He's an amazing husband and father to my child," Twilight said, gesturing to Mayday...who was clutching to Rumble and snarling at any mare who tried to go near him.
Superman raised his eyebrow, "Is that your daughter? She really likes that Pegasus Pony."
Twilight chuckled nervously, "That's a colt me and Peter took in, she's really protective of him."
Superman couldn't help but smile at the fact that Spider-Man had taken a young colt in, it's so similar to what happened with him when he himself had been adopted.
"Regardless, she looks like a nice young girl, you should be proud," Superman said.
Batman walked over to Superman, "We should get going, I'm sure these teams have a battle to get ready for."
Twilight geeked out a bit, "Oh wow, you're Batman! The Dark Knight himself!"
"Hey! That's my father's title!" Dante shouted.
Chris glared at Dante and approached him with a loud whisper, "Are you trying to piss off Batman!?"
Dante huffed and pouted, "Still..."
Twilight shook her head and focused on Batman, "I'm so happy to meet you! Peter has told me a lot about you as well! You don't have any powers but your advanced technology and high intelligence more than make up for it!"
Batman nodded, "Correct. I may not have Superman's powers but that won't stop me from making sure justice prevails."
"Right, not every superhero can be as great as Superman but you can come really close," Sunset said.
Twilight raised her eyebrow, "Shimmer, Batman didn't say Superman was the best, just that he didn't have his powers. That doesn't make Superman the best hero."
"I know, I'm just speaking the truth, Superman is the superior hero," Sunset said.
Superman looked concerned. "Um ladies, like I told Spider-Man, it's not important who's the best-"
"I think that's incorrect!" Twilight said, ignoring Superman. "Superman is a great hero but I believe Batman is better, the fact that he can do a great job despite not having powers shows a lot."
"But without those powers there's certain things even he can't do," Sunset said.
"That hasn't stopped him from fighting alongside heroes with superpowers and being more known for his efforts!" Twilight argued.
Batman tried to step in, "Um ladies, like Superman is trying to say, we're not in this to decide who's better, we just-"
"Superman uses hope to spread his message, from what I hear Batman is much more ruthless and focuses on intimidation rather than hope!" Sunset said.
"She's not wrong," Superman said to Batman.
"You're only going to encourage them," Batman said.
Sunset grinned at Twilight, "See, even Superman agrees!"
"Well I believe that smarts always does wonders over muscle!" Twilight said.
"Excellent point Twilight Sparkle," Stark said from the distance.
"Tony don't help!" Cap said.
Sunset turned to Cap, "Surely you understand the importance of hope over intimidation, considering you too represent such a trait."
"Well, yes, Superman is a great representation of hope but-"
"Hold it Steve!" Stark interrupted. "Are you really gonna say that just hoping is better than actually using your smarts?"
Cap glared, "That's not what I was trying to say!"
"Right, sure you weren't Steve," Stark said a bit sarcastically.
Cap had a look of disbelief, "You're so odd sometimes Tony."
"So is Twilight, I mean considering how similar Superman is to her husband you'd think she's agree that he's the better hero," Sunset said.
"Hey if anything Peter has more in common with Batman than Superman!" Twilight said.
"How! Peter has powers like Superman does!" Sunset said.
"Well Peter uses his smarts like Batman does!" Twilight said.
"So he's a little of both," Spencer pointed out.
The two mares glared at Spencer, "Stay out of it!"
Spencer shrugged and rolled his eyes, "Nerds..."
While Twilight and Sunset continued to bicker, Luna approached Peter while he was still geeking out himself along with his friends. "Excuse me Peter?"
Peter turned his attention to Luna. "Yes?"
"Would you mind ending that squabble between Twilight Sparkle and Sunset Shimmer? It's very awkward to watch."
Peter looked over to see his wife arguing with Sunset, with Stark backing up Twilight and Cap somewhat backing up Sunset. He also noticed Superman looking really awkward and Batman just staring. Everypony else was just staring at the two, some finding this awkward, like all of Twilight's friends and Peter's superhero allies. Others finding this sad, like the guest worlds. Then there's those who found it a bit humorous, like many of the Capcom fighters.
"Right...probably should end this," Peter said and approached the two mares. "Twilight, Sunset, mind cooling it a bit, you're making an odd scene."
Twilight and Sunset looked around to all the ponies just staring at them, very confused at the situation. Superman looked a bit awkward, mainly since he was a subject of the conversation. Batman sighed at the weirdness in the area. The rest of the Justice League glanced at each other very confused.
Mayday also saw from a distance, the blush on her face shows how humiliated she feels for her mother acting all geeky. Rumble also had a look of shame for Twilight, he's used to her geeking out occasionally but he hoped she knew when a limit would be reached. Unfortunately that wouldn't be happening here.
Twilight blushed and nervously chuckled a little upon realizing her actions. "Sorry about that, sometimes I get a little...talkative about certain things." She turned to Superman, "I hope you didn't take any offense to my comments. I do think you're a great hero, and I respect your abilities. My husband looks up to you for good reason after all."
"It's fine, everyone has their preferences and their favorites. But if I had to say, it's an honor to be compared to Batman, you're right to think he's a great hero, because he truly is," Superman said.
"Don't get all soft on us Superman," Batman said.
Sunset turned to Batman, "I hope I didn't cause you any offense either."
"Lots of people look up to Superman, so you're not the only one," Batman said and then focused on both of them. "Believe me when I say that this isn't the first time we're heard people argue over who they think is better between me and Superman. Just try not to do it when surrounded by your friends, allies and rivals."
Twilight and Sunset nodded and then turned to each other to mutter the same phrase. "Sorry."
Peter hugged them both, "Aw, how sweet." He then focused on Twilight, "I love it when you act all geeky though, it's so cute." He squished her face with his hooves and cooed, "Reminds me of how cute you are my pretty pony princess."
Twilight blushed furiously, "Peter! Not in front of everypony! Especially the ponies you're gonna fight!"
Peter turned to them, scowling at the snickering faces of half the Capcom fighters. "I don't care what they think. As long as I have you I'm all good, I'm not ashamed to love you in public."
Twilight blushed at her husband's affections. Somehow this embarrassing moment became a little romantic for her, "Peter you're too sweet sometimes. How did I get you as my husband?"
"You mean besides the fact that you cast a spell and got me stuck in this world?" Peter teased while sticking his tongue out.
Twilight furrowed her brow at Peter, "Amazing how as much as you can make me love you, you can also have me very easily irritated with you."
"And you love me for it," Peter said with a grin.
Ryu rolled his eyes at this, "Any chance you two can continue this another time? We need to get to the arena."
"The fight isn't for a couple more hours, we have time," Luna insisted.
"Plus a few more of our allies may come," Samus said.
Cap turned to his allies, "We should come up with strategies for this event."
"Sounds good to us, lead the way Steve," Stark said.
As Cap led his teammates away, only Peter stayed behind. Johnny noticed this and flew over to his friend, "Yo Pete? You coming or what?"
"In a minute, I'd like a chance to talk with The Justice League...if they'll let me," Peter said.
Johnny looked over and nodded, "Sounds good to me, see ya bro."
Johnny flew off with his teammates.
"Well, ah reckon the rest of us should get to our seats," Applejack suggested.
Luna gestured, "Come, I have seats ready for you, the Elements and our special guests."
"Wait! Is there a way I can explore the libraries in this town or something first!?" Rita asked.
"Don't start getting all nerdy on us Rita," Yuri said.
Rita scowled, "Yuri didn't you hear that Princess Pony? They have big libraries around here!"
"You'll have your chance, it would be better to have a guide, best not to run around this city unescorted," Luna said.
"Yeah, you'll probably never come back," Yuri said.
Rita huffed, "Fine, but I insist on reading those magic books!"
"I can lend you one of mine if you'd like," Twilight said and levitated a book from a bag. "I like having books around for when I get bored."
Rita grinned and hugged the book to her, "Hey thanks! Here I'll let you read one of mine, maybe you'll find something new."
Rita gave one of her books to Twilight, "One of the finest from my hometown of Aspio."
"Hometown? It's a giant cave," Yuri said.
Rita glared at Yuri and gave Twilight the book, "Hope you like it though."
"Thanks, that's so nice of you," Twilight said and took the book. "Anyway I'm gonna go catch up with my husband, enjoy yourself....uh Rita was it?"
Rita nodded, "Yeah, and you're Twilight right?"
"Exactly, see you later," Twilight said and walked off while Rita joined her friends and other Namco allies in going to their seats.
As the rest of the special guests followed suit, Tifa had suddenly shouted, "HEy Spider-Man! Good luck out there!"
Peter waved, "Thanks for the support!"
As Tifa walked off, Cloud nudged her, "That was friendly of you."
"He seems like a nice guy, kinda cute too," Tifa said, and laughed at Cloud's scowl. "What? I'm just saying, I'm not gonna go after him if that's what you're all jealous about."
"I'm not jealous!" Cloud said and looked away to hide a blush, "I just find it weird you outright called him cute."
Applejack passed by him, "Get used to it, Peter's the cutest guy more mares know, ah don't know a mare that didn't find him cute."
Cloud groaned, "What? Is he this perfect guy or something?"
Applejack thought about that, "Well he's cute, smart, strong, caring, athletic, in shape, the only thing he needs to work on is his self confidence. But seriously, ain't no such this as a perfect guy, Pete's just close to it."
Tifa looked over, "Honestly if you ask him, he'd say the perfect guy is Superman."
"It's all about preference ah guess, most mares just prefer Peter," Applejack said. "Kinda wonder what if ah asked him out mahself." Applejack shrugged, "Oh well, no regrets. He's a great husband fer Twilight and ah still got me a great guy."
"Who's your boyfriend?" Tifa asked.
"His name is Remy, though you might know him as Gambit from the X-Men," Applejack said. "He's a sweet and funny guy, plus he's caring and a good romance partner. Plus ah like his confident attitude about things."
"Sounds cool...oh before I forget, I love your hat. I used to have one like that myself," Tifa said.
Applejack checked her hat, "Thanks, mah favorite type honestly. You a country girl too?"
"Sorta, I used to live in a country area before moving to a city," Tifa said.
"Sounds neat, ah tried city life once, didn't work out too well fer me," Applejack said.
As Applejack continued talking with Tifa, while Cloud just walked with them, the Capcom fighters themselves went to work out their strategy, though they had their own concerns.
"How is Superman here!?" Chris asked, a bit angry and nervous.
"And the rest of the Justice League?" Ken asked.
Ryu looked over to them, "I'm not sure, but let's not worry about them now."
Mega Man checked over on them, "I have a bad feeling about this...also why is Spider-Man going toward them?"
Ryu looked over, he saw Spider-Man approaching Superman with an excited look on his face.
"Spider-Man is just a fan of Superman. Amazing, one overrated superhero likes another," Dante said.
Ken shushed Dante, "Superman has super hearing!"
Chun Li looked over to them, then back to her allies. "Mind if I go check on that though?"
"Oh you wanna be with your boyfriend Chun Li?" Ken asked sarcastically.
Chun Li glared, "Easy wiseguy, he's married!"
"Yeah seriously, shut your freaken mouth!" Spencer warned Ken.
Chun Li looked over to the heroes, noticing that Twilight and Sunset were also approaching. "I'll be back in a moment."
Chun Li rushed over to the others while Ryu had a slight scowl. "I hope her loyalty stays with us."
Peter had approached Superman with a big grin, "Hey Superman, mind if we talk a moment?"
Superman nodded and turned to his allies, "The rest of you can take your seats."
The League nodded and walked off, though Twilight called out. "Wait! Mr. Batman! Can you stay a moment!?"
"Oh, and Wonder Woman too! Honestly I'd like to talk with the top three!" Peter said.
Batman and Wonder Woman turned to each other and shrugged before leaving.
"We'll be with you all momentarily!" Superman called to his remaining allies.
"Take your time!" Green Lantern called back as he went with his teammates into the stadium.
Superman focused his attention once again on Peter, who at this point was too filled with happiness to really get any words out.
"Um...Spider-Man?" Superman said, waving his hoof in front of his face.
Peter snapped out of it, "Sorry! Kinda speechless, I mean...you're Superman!"
"I'm aware of that," Superman said with a playful smile. "But try to tone it down a little, you're a superhero yourself after all."
"But you're the best! In fact I've always hoped to be as great as you someday," Peter said.
"Aren't you already? You did save the multiverse," Superman said.
"Yeah...but I couldn't do it alone, I needed help," Peter pointed out.
Superman crossed his forelegs a bit, "There's nothing wrong with help Spider-Man. Even I need help once in awhile, that's why the Justice League exists."
"You'd be surprised how many times we've had to bail out Superman," Batman said.
Superman rubbed his head sheepishly, "Yeah, I've made a mistake here and there."
"Friendship is an important superpower in it's own right I would say," Twilight said.
"Right, in this world our power is based off friendship," Sunset said.
"Power from friendship...that's a great superpower to have," Superman said. "I'm already liking this world, such friendly folks."
Peter trotted close to Superman, "Anyway what's it like? Having these awesome super powers! Like your amazing super strength and super speed, well I have those, but I bet you can do 10 times more than I can! Oh and your X-Ray Vision! And Heat Vision! And Super Breath! AND THE FLYING! I've ALWAYS wanted to be able to fly! Granted I have a robot suit I built that works like Iron Man's but-"
"Wait, you built a robot suit similar to Iron Man?" Batman asked.
Peter nodded, "Sure did, personally I like doing some sciency stuff, like chemistry and technology. Helps for when I make my own webbing and web-shooters."
"Wait, don't you produce your own webbing?" Wonder Woman asked.
"No, a lot of people have thought that but my body doesn't produce webbing like a normal spider. I make them myself with my chemistry kit," Peter said.
"Wow, I hadn't realized how intelligent you are Spider-Man," Wonder Woman said.
Peter geeked out again, "Wonder Woman called me intelligent! This is too awesome!"
Batman rubbed his face, "Are you gonna geek out every 5 seconds?"
"Sorry, it's just that a lot of heroes in my world look up to The Justice League, myself included," Peter said.
"I myself find you all fascinating," Twilight said and turned to Superman. " Like you Superman, your power is impressive, plus that whole thing with the sun, in a way you're similar to the ruler of this world, and my mentor, Princess Celestia." She turned to Wonder Woman, "Then you Wonder Woman, you're a strong fierce fighter, and a princess, something I myself can look up to." She turned to Batman, "And you Batman, one reason you've become my favorite is your intellect. You always know when to use your smarts and you've never let your lack of powers ever slow you down."
Superman noticed Chun Li approach them, "Oh, hello there. You're with the Capcom world right? You're rivals with the Marvel heroes."
Chun Li nodded and then bowed, "Yes, my name is Chun Li, a pleasure to make your acquaintance Superman."
"Same here, so you might be facing Spider-Man here," Superman said.
"Yes, it would be a great honor. I have great respect for Spider-Man, I even trained him a little," Chun Li said.
"You trained him, even though you are rivals?" Superman asked.
"Yes, I want to make sure he'll be totally ready for the fight. Even though I am gonna face him, I do want him to be well prepared, plus it gave me a chance to bond with him, we've become great friends," Chun Li said.
"Chun Li has always been one of the only Capcom warriors to treat my husband with respect, along with a few others, including a good friend of mine, Nathan Spencer," Twilight said.
"To be fair, I have befriended a few of the Capcom fighters, such as Ryu, Chris Redfield and Dante. None are really that bad, just a little too competitive," Sunset said.
"Yes, those three are great warriors and they have done their part as well," Chun Li said. "But they do need to be given a good lesson in respect, something Peter can handle. After this there will be respect between the two worlds and hopefully the rivalry will end."
They looked behind and saw some more portals open, a few other guests arriving and making their way into the stadium.
"This is a big deal it seems," Twilight said.
"Yeah, everyone wants to see the fight, I should probably get to my teammates soon, they're gonna want some strategies," Chun Li said.
"You may be off then, perhaps it would be best if the rest of us were off, Spider-Man should go with his allies," Wonder Woman said.
Twilight gestured to the DC heroes, "Come, I'll help you find your seats."
Batman and Wonder Woman immediately followed and wished luck to Peter before going with Twilight. Chun Li also wished Peter luck and went back to find her friends.
Peter sighed, having a worried look on his face, which Superman noticed.
"Feeling nervous? It's only a competition, just do your best," Superman said.
"I know, it's just so overwhelming. So many ponies are gonna expect the best out of me, I just hope I don't mess up," Peter said.
"They care more about you being their hero than a competition between two worlds. I'm sure the ponies will love you regardless," Superman reassured.
"Yeah I guess. It's amazing, to be widely loved by a world that you weren't even born to. When the ponies found out that I was actually a human the whole time, it got me worried, them knowing I'm technically an alien, sometimes I felt so alone," Peter said.
Superman patted his back, "I know that feeling. I'm an alien myself, I wasn't born on the Earth in my world, when people found out Superman was an alien there were those who doubted me and worried about me. There were times where I myself felt like an outsider trying to fit in."
"How did you handle it so well though? I wish I had your confidence," Peter said.
"Spider-Man despite what you may think, I'm not as perfect as many expect. I myself have my flaws, I hardly had friends growing up, my powers made me feel like a freak, I just wished I could be a normal person. Being an alien among humans made things worse for me honestly. So I know how you feel being a human among ponies. But as alone as we may feel, there's always something that will help."
"Like what?" Peter asked.
"Your wife had already pointed this out actually, Friendship. My friends never made me feel like an outsider, especially not my fellow Superheroes. They assured me that I belonged, and that I was needed. Not to mention knowing that everyday I help another and give them a sense of hope, it's all worth it," Superman said.
"A sense of hope...I get that. Some ponies have said that to me," Peter said.
"Exactly, here's a little fun fact. See this 'S' on my costume? It's not really an 'S', in my world it's a symbol of hope," Superman said.
"Wow...that's so cool!" Peter said.
"Yes, now tell me Peter, do any of your pony friends make you feel like an outsider?" Superman asked.
Peter shook his head, "No...they accepted me right away. Before she was my wife, Twilight was one of my closest friends here, along with her closest friends. They always treated me like another pony, despite not only my alien background, but also my powers."
"Exactly, because she knows what's important, not what world you're from, but who you are as a person, or pony in this case," Superman said. "Sometimes things look bad, but you need to retain that sense of hope. Knowing I make a difference in the lives of others gives me that hope. Honestly the fact that you, not even from my world, living in a whole different world altogether would still look up to me regardless says something."
Peter felt a sense of happiness, this was a dream scenario for him. "Thanks Superman, it means so much to hear you say that. Ponies tell me that I give them a sense of safety and comfort, but truth be told, heroes like you give a hero like me that same sense. You're my hero Superman."
"And you're a great hero too Peter, don't underestimate yourself, you are greater than you realize," Superman said and flew up a little. "I should meet my friends, good luck." With that Superman sped off, leaving Peter happy to a point where he felt a tear come down his eye.
Celestia herself soon arrived, having seen that little moment between the two heroes. "He's quite the hero Peter."
Peter quickly turned and saw Celestia standing nearby. "Hello Princess Celestia. Yeah Superman is a great hero. He's the type of hero I want to be."
"Amazing, such a talented boy like you has someone he looks up to," Celestia said.
"Twilight's talented and looks up to you. For good reason too. Those like you and Superman give those like Twilight and myself reason to be great," Peter said.
Celestia brought Peter in for a small hug, "You have the most caring nature, aside from Fluttershy. You're gonna be great just like Superman is."
"She's right Peter," Cap said while approaching the two. "You're gonna be great like Superman. I've always believed that you were gonna be the best out of all of us. You're much closer to that than you think."
Peter rubbed his head from the constant praise he's been getting. "Thanks Cap...for the record you've also been a hero of mine."
"Thanks Peter, but truth be told I think you're getting that much closer to surpassing me. In fact you may have done so already," Cap said.
Peter shook his head, "No way, you're leader of The Avengers, and our symbol of hope! I could never be as great as you!"
"Peter, don't underestimate yourself. Remember we all believe in you, whether it's myself, your allies, your wife Twilight, her pony friends and even rivals like Chun Li, don't give up hope," Cap said.
Peter clenched his fist and nodded, showing a more determined face, "Ok Cap, I will."
Cap saluted Peter, "Now, we have some plans to make, follow me."
Peter nodded, "Yes Captain."
Peter followed Cap as the Avenger leader led the young hero to find the others. Before leaving he turned back to Celestia and offered a smile and salute before heading off.
"Such a great soldier...I do have an opening for Captain of my guard since Shining Armor left..."Celestia found herself blushing. "Oh my...I should get going now."
The Capcom fighters were currently in their room, coming up with strategies, though also wondering about everything else.
"What do you really think those Justice League guys are doing here?" Ken asked.
"I'm not too sure about having them here, suppose they try to start something?" Dante asked.
"They won't start anything if we don't bother them," Jill said.
"Jill's correct, let's not worry about them right now, we need to get our teams and strategies ready," Ryu said.
"Right, gotta figure out how to defeat the Marvel fighters, especially Spider-Man," Chris said.
Mega Man turned to Chun Li, "You've trained with Spider-Man, time to tell us his secrets."
Chun Li raised her eyebrow, "What secrets?"
"Like any weaknesses he has," Mega Man said.
"Or tell us his fighting style," Ken said.
"Give us something, gotta make some use out of your training with him," Dante said.
Chun Li shook her head, "I have nothing to share. He has very few weaknesses, nothing that any of you can get. He's simply stronger and faster than most of you. He's also highly intelligent so there's that."
"Can't you tell us anything!?" Chris asked, the other Capcom fighters also bugging her about it.
"No, I didn't train with him to get his weaknesses or anything like that. I trained with him because I wanted him to be ready for us, and I wanted to make friends with him," Chun Li said.
That garnered an angry reaction among her allies.
"So you actually trained with him to make friends!?" Dante shouted.
"Who's side are you on!?" Chris shouted.
"I thought you were our friend!" Mega Man shouted.
"Way to prove team loyalty Chun Li!" Ken complained.
Spencer slammed his bionic arm against the wall, "Hey shut your mouths already! Show a little respect for Chun Li!"
"She doesn't deserve our respect! She's against us! She's too in love with Spider-Man!" Mega Man shouted.
Chun Li glared at Mega Man, "Watch it Rock, I know all YOUR weaknesses."
Suddenly Zero stepped before Chun Li, "Would you dare betray us at a time like this?"
"I'm not betraying anyone! I just like having some friends, is that so bad? Spider-Man is a great guy! Spencer don't you agree?" Chun Li asked.
"He's pretty amazing I would say, he's earned a lot of my respect, I can't fault Chun Li for wanting to befriend him," Spencer said.
Zero glared at Spencer, "So you too are with Marvel!?"
"I never said I was! I just have respect! Have you all forgotten what respect is!?" Spencer asked.
"We haven't forgotten respect for your team that's for sure," Ken said.
Spencer glared at Ken, "Keep talking crap and see what happens."
"Enough!" Ryu shouted. "Let's not turn this against each other! Chun Li and Spencer WILL fight with us, even if they are friends with Marvel. They are warriors and they won't disgrace us. I don't care much for Chun Li's relationship with Spider-Man, or her training him. We will still win this competition! Now all of you assemble your teams!"
Zero glared at Chun Li, "Who's gonna wanna team with you or Spencer?"
"I will," Strider said. "I too respect Spider-Man, so I can relate to Chun Li and Spencer. I will fight with them."
"Thank you Strider," Chun Li said and turned to Spencer. "We got this."
"I like those Marvel guys, but I will give it my all to fight them. They deserve it," Spencer said.
"Good, of course I will team with Chris Redfield and Dante," Ryu said.
"I pick Ken and Jill," Mega Man said.
"I'll fight with Viper and Cammy," Guile said.
"Joe and Amaterasu are on my team," Frank West said.
"I choose X and Trish," Zero said.
"I got Gene and Hayato," Carlos said.
Leon looked to Morrigan and Felicia, "Guess that leaves me with you two."
Felicia grinned, "This will be fun! Neko Power!"
Leon face palmed, "Great."
Morrigan gave Leon a seductive hug, "Come on, it will be fun."
"...Please don't hug me like this in front of Claire," Leon said.
Chris raised his eyebrow at that comment.
In the Marvel room, Cap is getting his team ready with a team talk.
"The Capcom fighters have always been our biggest rivals, going back to the days when the X-Men had challenged the Street Fighters, then it started to grow. Now the only difference is that we're fighting in Equestria, our forms are different but our goal is the same. Have a great battle!"
The Marvel guys nodded in agreement and clenched their fists, ready for a fight.
"Now then, since it's a team thing, let's all assemble our teams. First off I will be teaming with Iron Man and Hawkeye, anyone else have teams?" Cap stated.
Peter stood up, "This is hard for me to narrow down but, I pick Logan and Johnny for my team."
Reed cleared his throat, "Since you have Johnny, it makes it much easier for me to pick my team. I pick Susan and Ben."
Sue grinned, "Yeah you better have picked me Reed."
Johnny chuckled a bit, "You tell em sis."
Ms. Marvel stood up, "I pick Thor and The Hulk."
Cyclops cleared his throat, "My team will be Jean and Storm."
"I pick Elektra and The Punisher," Daredevil said.
Wasp cleared her throat, "I pick Laura and...Felicia."
Laura raised her eyebrow, "You can't be serious."
Black Cat grinned, "Oh this should be fun."
Remy looked to Bobby and Deadpool, "Guess y'all are on my team...glad to have Bobby but..."
"Hey! You need me cajun boy!" Deadpool shouted.
Remy groaned, "I can make this work I guess."
"Now that the teams are set, let's get down to strategy," Cap said.
The teams continued to speak as ponies gathered in the stadium. Twilight and her friends all sat together, plus some family members like Mayday, Rumble, Spike, Trixie, The Crusaders and Aunt May, as well as Luna, Lightning Dust and Sunset Shimmer. Even Maud, Limestone and Marble had sat with them. The Justice League also came to sit with the ponies, Superman waving to the ponies, as well as Wonder Woman and The Flash.
Jin had arrived with his Namco allies, Jin and Yuri sitting more toward the front while the other three Namco sat near the ponies, Rita and Twilight briefly talking about the books they leant each other.
The Sega people arrived with Sonic sitting near Jin in a more comfortable way and doing a taunting wave to Rainbow Dash, which she ignored. Akira also sat out front, eager to see the battle while the other Sega members sat in a corner.
Cloud had arrived with Tifa, while Cloud sat more toward the front, Tifa sat with Applejack so the two could continue talking. The Nintendo ponies had also arrived and sat close together.
Everypony sat together, talking amongst each other while waiting for the Marvel and Capcom fighters to arrive. Ponies were excited to see the competition finally happen, most ponies in the stadium showing a lot of support particularly for Spider-Mane.
Soon the Marvel ponies started walking down to the Martial Arts ring, being led by Captain America with Peter by his side.
All the ponies cheered for Peter mostly with occasional cheers for Johnny due to his affiliation with The Wonderbolts. Plus many members of the Apple Family in the audience gave some respect to Remy.
"Peter! Peter over here!" Twilight called out. Peter noticed Twilight and waved to her, then waved to Mayday and Rumble as well.
Soon the rest of the Elements called to their superhero coltfriends, plus Spike for Janet. Limestone also called out to Laura.
"You better not lose!"
Laura offered a coy grin to Limestone, "I don't plan on it!"
Next came down the Capcom fighters, led by Ryu, though their reception wasn't as accepted by the ponies. They didn't care, they just wanted to give a fight to the Marvel team.
The Marvel and Capcom fighters stood across from each other, ready for a big battle between the worlds. Cadance appeared before the two teams, "Greetings everypony, welcome to the Marvel vs. Capcom competition!"
The teams continued to glare at each other, in the middle of the cheering crowd.
"We have a lot of great heroes from both sides, including one hero we all know and love, and he's also my brother-in-law, The Amazing Spider-Mane!"
Peter raised his hoof to the cheering crowd. "Thank you! But a lot of respect goes to my friends and allies! Such as my best friend Johnny Storm! My fellow Apple Family brother Remy Lebeau! My blood brother Wolverine! My hero Captain America! And all my fellow Marvel allies! They're my allies and my friends!"
More cheers came to place, the other Marvel ponies raising their hooves.
"Also, while she is my rival today, I also wanna show some respect to my trainer Chun Li!" Peter approached Chun Li and bowed. "Thank you Chun Li."
Chun Li also bowed to Peter, "No, thank you for the opportunity Peter."
Ryu smirked at that display. While he doesn't care much for their friendship, he's at least happy that a fellow warrior on his world is getting decent praise. Despite the recent disagreements, he has always respected Chun Li as a fighter.
Peter looked to the rest of the Capcom fighters, "After this, can this end? I don't see a reason for anymore fighting."
Ryu crossed his forelegs with a grin, "Perhaps, let's see what you can do first Spider-Man."
Peter sighed and went back to his allies.
"Fillies and Gentlecolts, it's time for Marvel vs. Capcom!" Cadance said.
Twilight, her friends, the guests, they all watched as the two teams faced off, ready for a major martial arts fight. The special guests also seemed highly interested, they wanted to see how this rivalry continues.
Soon, the two worlds were facing off, ready for their fight to begin.
Marvel vs. Capcom: The Fight in Equestria.