Scorpion hissed, throwing his tail down at the group of heroes standing in his way. They all jumped back in time, watching his pointed tail drill into the ground. Spider-Mane 2099 ran forward, slashing his forehooves in different directions so his talons strike the mutated arachnid's armored body while Scorpion was distracted. Once Miguel saw that Scorpion freed his tail, he leapt backwards.
Twilight covered her friends in a forcefield, to knock away the scorpion army in their path. Once she removed it, Rainbow Dash took to the skies and dug her hooves into the heads of their bodies, making a cracking sound in the process and turning them into dust, which shocked the mares watching.
"Oh man..." gasped Rainbow Dash, "D-Did I..."
Peter looked at his troubled friend, "No you didn't. It seems that these are unfinished clones. Whoever made them probably didn't have the time to fix all the little side effects." he explained to assure the uneasy mares.
"So... None of them are truly alive?" Rarity asked, using her magic to throw some rocks at them, each of them the size of a small boulder.
Spider-Mane shook his head, "Kind of. They're alive, but they are not like true organic beings. As far as I'm aware anyway. I never dug into the whole cloning thing since it was still just a prototype subject back on Earth."
"Enough talking, more stopping!" Spider-Mane 2099 scolded the conversing ponies. The future Spider-Mane ducked underneath Scorpion's next tail swipe. Spider-Mane nodded, hopping into the battle with his successor, "While we deal with this shocking thing, the rest of you have to stop the clones!" pleaded the future hero.
Twilight nodded as did the princesses. "Girls! We have to make sure nopony gets hurt!" said the purple alicorn, "Hold off the scorpions while the princesses and I get everypony to safety!" she said as the three ran off.
"Ya got it, Twilight!" shouted Applejack. She dug her hooves into the back of a scorpion, crushing it into dust. Rarity did the same as well, gagging upon seeing dust on her hooves.
"This is... barbaric." the unicorn muttered, dragging her dirty hoof on the stone ground to wipe off the remains of the clone that she had just destroyed.
Spider-Mane sighed, "I know. Just... I'm not too sure how to respond to any of this. Spider-Mane 2099..." he turned to Miguel, "Is cloning a thing in 2099?"
Hopping, Spider-Mane 2099 answered, "Kinda. I've hardly had to deal with them though. Though, maybe the other heroes in my time had to face them..." he trailed off.
Spider-Mane grunted, "Good to know." he said. He shot some webbing on the ground, 'Let's hope this works. My webshooters should still be able to handle this type of stuff.' he thought. Peter pulled out parts of the ground and began to slam the web-covered stones on Scorpion as though it were a hammer. He jumped as he did so and managed to hit the mutated creature in the head. "Alright. Heh, I haven't done that in a long while." Peter told O'Hara.
"Now's not the time for games, Spidey!" moaned Miguel in annoyance, he leaped up and dived his foot into Scorpion's cranium. The Scorpion hissed in pain as he tried to grab Spider-Mane 2099, but his claws barely missed the future hero. Spider-Mane 2099 planted a hoof on the ground to get his bearings while landed.
Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash grabbed a smaller clone by its chest, tossing it into the air in the process. Rarity used her magic to catch it in midair and slam it to the stone ground. The cyan pegasus nodded at the unicorn and she took to the skies once more.
Sunset Shimmer and Spike stood side-by-side, the yellow unicorn holding back the clone army with the young dragon providing assistance if necessary. Sunset used her magic to blast apart the smaller Scorpions and held the extra numbers back, while Spike used his claws and fire to take them down with ease. The dragon slashed once more at a clone, aiming himself at another to burn another one to dust. "This is all... Pretty morbid." admitted the drake.
"I know it is... But it beats stopping Osborn and the mind controlled heroes." Sunset reminded him. "At least these go down with just the slightest touch in comparison."
Three more Scorpions hissed as they raised their claws, but then something pushed them back. Sunset and Spike turned to see Trixie, her horn glowing. "Did you need help?" she asked in a playful tone.
Trixie looked at the Spider-Men, who were busy holding off Scorpion 2099 by themselves. Spider-Mane shot some gossamer at the buildings standing in front of him, pushing himself forward, allowing himself to stick to the walls. Peter hopped off, grabbing Scorpion's tail in the process and he stuck it to the ground. "And in ya go!" he said, getting back on his hooves.
"How did Sloan and Ock put you to this, Kron?" Miguel asked, grabbing Scorpion by the shoulder and leaping up. He stood on the mutant's knee and began to uppercut the monster's fanged mouth. "Answer me, jam it!" he shouted, uppercutting the jaw once more.
"I hope you're holding back. Last thing we need is to punch the Scorpion's jaw off!" Spider-Mane warned. Spider-Mane 2099 nodded, understanding his plea. Despite that, he punched Scorpion once more, causing him to roar in pain. Spider-Mane 2099 hopped from his spot once he saw Scorpion try to reach for him.
"Cure... She found... Promised me..." he hissed, raising a claw. Kron slammed it on the ground, shaking the area they were standing in. "If... You... Die!" he yelled.
Luckily for the Spider-Men, a forcefield was placed above them, protecting them from the debris that fell from the buildings. The duo looked at Sunset Shimmer and Trixie, who combined their magic to aid them. "Thanks for the help, ladies!" Peter said, looking back at Scorpion. The two jumped back to action.
"Uh girls..." Fluttershy began, shoving a Scorpion clone away from her, with Applejack helping her do so. "How many are there?" she asked worridly.
"Too many, that's fer sure." Applejack commented, driving her forehooves into a clone and turning it into dust.
Meanwhile, the princesses were fending off the Scorpion clones that were attacking the citizens of Canterlot. "Thank you for the assistance, Twilight." Luna thanked.
"You're welcome, Luna... I just wish these things would let up!" the purple alicorn shot three more with a laser as she said this.
"Indeed. The numbers are dwindling, but the Scorpions are still running rampant. I trust your husband and friends can take the leader and the army he brought." Celestia spoke, holding off the clones aiming themselves at the innocents caught in the crossfire. "Run, and tell the others to do the same until this is all cleared." she warned. The pony nodded and trotted off swiftly. A relieved sigh escaped the Sun Princesses lips, knowing that so far there were no casualties.
"I only wish we stopped Sloan earlier." Twilight groaned. "This would've never happened."
"From what Peter said, he's going to track him down once this is all clear. So you need not worry about him." Luna reminded her friend.
"Yes. But we must attend to Canterlot once this is over, so we cannot join you." Celestia said.
"It's fine... We will stop him anyway we can." Twilight smiled.
"How many shocking clones are there?!" Spider-Mane 2099 shouted in rage. He ducked for a second, then flipped himself, performing a spin-kick powerful enough to hit Scorpion and the clones that were beginning to surround him.
"I'm already starting to hate the whole cloning thing." mumbled Spider-Mane, using his webs as hammers to uppercut the clones so hard that they turned to dust. 'Man, it's been a long time since I used my webs like that.' he thought. 'I should do that more often...' his mind trailed off seeing how powerful his web combos can be.
Pinkie Pie bounced next to Trixie, helping her throw off the small dupicates coming her way. "Thank you for the help, Pinkie, but Trixie has this covered." the blue unicorn assured.
"Uh huh." Pinkie muttered, "But I just wanna help!" she said, holdong Trixie up like a gun, similar to what she did to Twilight while fighting the Public Eye.
"Trixie does not like where this is heading..." the unicorn muttered under her breath. Pinkie pulled her tail, and magic shots began to burst out of her horn, hitting each Scorpion with perfect precision.
Spider-Mane looked at them for a brief second before turning his attention back to Scorpion 2099, "She really needs to stop doing that." he laughed lightly at the sight. "So, Scorpion... Is this your entire clone army, or is there more?" he asked, punching the monster in the chest.
"No more... Here..." Stone began, "...But Professor make... More if necessary!" he roared.
A claw nearly hit Spider-Mane, but Spider-Mane 2099 managed to grab it, holding it in place. "Thanks for the save, dude." thanked Peter, who also grabbed the large claw.
Scorpion raised his other claw, which Rainbow Dash and Sunste managed to hold up, but then the creature lifted his tail, ensuring that nopony else can grab it, but something managed to distract him with a swft swipe long enough for Trixie and Pinkie to get a shot in, surprising the girls. The Spider-Men looked to see a blue pony wearing a skin-tight lates suit standing on the rooftops. 'Of course... Of all the people to show up.' sighed Peter in his head.
"My my, Spider. You're having a lot of fun without me." teased the pony, earning a groan from Peter.
"Hello, Felicia." Spider-Mane greeted sarcastically. 'The Black Cat. I forgot she made a living here. Sort of.'
Black Cat hopped from the building and landed next to the girls, "So, how are you?" she asked the others.
Rainbow Dash crossed her hooves, "Why are you here!?"
"What? Can't a girl just lend a hand, or in your case hoof?" Felicia wondered.
"Who's the chick, Spidey?" Miguel questioned.
"Ugh... An ex, but a valuable partner." Peter answered.
Pinkie released Trixie, who dusted herself off next to Sunset, "I'm surprised to see you here, Felicia." the yellow unicorn admitted.
"Yeah, same here. What's going on here, Spider? And who's your friend?" Felicia asked, noticing Miguel.
"The Spider-Man of 2099 showed up here to follow a bad guy and has brought more with him to stop us." Spider-Mane explained as fast as he could.
"Alright then." Black Cat smirked. "Makes sense..."
Scorpion roared, forcing the Spider-Men as well as the ponies to cover their ears. "Just shut. The. Shock. Up!" Miguel shouted, slashing Scorpion 2099 in the chest, then he shot some web-balls at him, stunning him. "Spidey! Let's intertwine our webs then throw him into the rift!" he yelled.
"He's a bossy one." Black Cat huffed.
"Eh. You get used to it." Dash admitted with a shrug. Black Cat then hopped and sliced a Scorpion, one of the last, and watched it turn to dust afterward.
"Do they all do that?" Felicia gagged after seeing Rarity nod, "That's... Strange. But I can handle it." she raised her hoof, revealing the claws she made with her suit.
Spider-Mane and Spider-Mane 2099 combined their webbing to encase Scorpion 2099 in a coccoon, "Don't... I... Need cure!" he growled in despair. "They... Found it!"
"Sorry, Kron. But it was probably never real, and even so, they were most likely not going to give it anyhow." Miguel admitted to him before throwing him into the rift. "We'll find another one some day, I promise." he added.
One last clone tried to attack, but the duo kicked it away, clearing the army for good. Peter removed his mask, wiping the sweat, and Miguel did the same.
"So, Felicia. Are you going to stick around? Because I don't think Twilight would appreciate your company... Especially after what happened when I chased you around Manehattan..." Peter rubbed his head.
"I'll stay. Only because I need something better to do than lie around in my apartment waiting for Celestia. Just keep your wife calm for me." she replied.
"I'll do my best for your own sake." the stallion chuckled, "But after we find her and the princesses, we gotta close the rift, then head out to find Sloan and stop his plans."
"Shocking finally!" Miguel groaned.
"She's staying with us?" Rarity asked in disbelief. "Ugh... Very well."
"Hey, it'd be nice to have more help. She did join us back on Earth." Sunset admitted.
"Yeah. Now Luna can join us, and all we need is Wolverine to come back, then the Harmony Avengers can be reunited!" Peter and Spike cheered in perfect unison.
"You're an idiot, Parker." Miguel said in a deadpan tone. "Let's just get the others before I decide to throw you in the rift myself."