Issue 1: Tower of Babel
Chapter 4
Earlier…
John Stewart couldn’t help but roll his eyes as he watched a trainwreck in the making. Well, maybe trainwreck was the wrong way to describe it. There was never a dull moment in the Watchtower. Watching a fellow Green Lantern utterly fail at some last-minute flirting with Fire before he left for reassignment was way worse than any intergalactic disaster John had seen, figuratively speaking. Who else but Guy Gardner would attempt such a feat?
“Never did like the guy,” he muttered to himself as he continued to watch the spectacle from the deck above. John’s fellow Lantern had now resorted to flexing his arms in front of the poor woman. Ironically, she seemed to be enjoying the muscle-bound red-head’s macho and showy attempts to display his affection, what with her hearty giggling and wry grins. John just chuckled softly and shook his head. “Still… can’t say I won’t miss him, though.”
“Indeed,” J’onn J'onzz said as he floated down beside him. “Guy Gardner is a valuable ally… but only to such an extent. Even I have to admit, your patience for the man is admirable. How can you tolerate a man with such… chivalrous arrogance?”
John merely chuckled at the martian’s observation. “You should ask Hal that very same question, J’onn,” he told him. “He’s had to put up with him longer than me or Kyle.”
J’onn nodded and proceeded to watch the events unravel with him. John had a point. When Hal Jordan became a member of the Green Lantern Honor Guard, the Guardians chose Guy Gardner as the new Green Lantern of Sector-2814. While this did free Hal of his JLA duties, it certainly complicated things. However, the two quickly came to a mutual agreement and on the Guardians’ behalf, Hal and Guy both became reserve members for the Green Lantern Corps. With Kyle Rayner taking Hal’s place as a fully-fledged Honor Guard, this left John Stewart as the currently active Green Lantern of his Sector as well as a member of the JLA. Today, Guy would be leaving to join the Justice League’s International division back on Earth. Guy’s JLA duties would naturally be handed back to Hal, much to the relief of the League. Hal was one of the original founding members of the League, so it would be great to have him back on the team.
John’s train of thought, which was on a similar track to J’onn’s, was interrupted when he heard the martian’s communicator beep. He remained silent as J’onn took the call. “Yes? Martian Manhunter speaking,” J’onn spoke into his earpiece. A gentle smile crossed the alien’s lips as a voice could be heard muffling into the alien’s ear. “Ah, Nightwing! It is good to hear from you again. I trust all is well with the Titans?”
John smirked and shook his head as J’onn took the call. The Lantern did not need telepathy to know what this was about. Cyborg had been tasked with giving the Watchtower some much-needed upgrades, including with the Power Core and defense systems. Like Guy, this was Victor Stone’s last day before he would go off and rejoin the Titans. Vic was a good kid, John admitted. A smart cookie with a good head on his shoulders. The Titans were a good fit for him. John would have to make sure he put in a good word for Vic. The JLA could certainly use a man of his talents in the field.
John zoned out briefly as J’onn continued to chat with Nightwing on the other end. He watched Guy and Fire on the deck below. At this point, Guy had poured it on a bit too much and earned a much-needed slap from the Brazilian heroine. John shook his head again. “Shouldn’t have said that, Guy…” he muttered.
“Excellent,” J’onn said into his earpiece. “I shall inform Victor that you are waiting for him in the hangar bay. I am sure he will be glad see you all again. Martian Manhunter, out.”
John took a moment to give the Martian a wry smirk and chuckle. “Sounds like you’ve been busy around here,” he observed. “Want me to go tell Cyborg for you?”
The Martian looked to his Lantern compatriot and returned a relieved smile. “That would be most appreciated,” he said. “Thank you.”
A calming green aura began to glow around John as his ring charged to life. He shifted his body weight off the railing as he started to levitate off the ground. “I’ll be back,” he told him. “I think he should be finishing up over at the Power Core--”
His words were cut short when a bright flash of pink appeared in his peripheral vision, down on the deck below where Guy and the rest were. An explosion came with the burst of light, which could only mean trouble. John quickly spun around to get a better look at the cause. Seven costumed figures just appeared out of nowhere and had piled up on top of Guy. John’s ring began to glow in intensity as his look of shock turned to a serious glare.
J’onn saw the whole thing as well and remained silent. Both of them did as they watched, ready to strike should the need arise…
John raised his eyebrows and the two immediately shielded their eyes. A massive pillar of green light shot into the air, freeing Guy from the bottom of the pile. The hot-headed Lantern as well as these potential intruders scurried to their feet. Guy himself looked particularly upset and appeared he was ready to strike. John grit his teeth when he saw Guy’s ring glow in a bright, emerald intensity. Don’t be stupid Guy. We don’t know what we’re dealing with… Stewart thought to himself.
It was too late.
It all happened so quickly. The immediate second Guy charged at one of the frightened girls, John dove down to the deck below while J’onn prepared to call in an intruder alert. Before John could restrain Guy from doing any more damage, however, a winged warrior garbed in cyan with a helmet lined in streaks of rainbow, met Guy’s charge head on… and delivered a mighty cross to his face. The blow sent Guy careening into a wall that dented upon impact.
Guy went down in one punch. What followed was all hell breaking loose.
“All hands be advised,” J’onn’s voice boomed over the sound of klaxons and alarms. “There has been a security breach in the Central Hub! Be on the lookout for seven unidentified costumed intruders! First response teams are ordered to bring the targets in for further questioning! I repeat! All hands be advised! There has been a security breach in the Central Hub!”
Twilight opened her eyes slowly, resting atop the pile with Spike on her back. “Ugh… what happened?” She heard Spike groan, rubbing his forehead slowly with a gloved hand as he came to. He turned silent, eyes wide in shock at the faces he saw. One looked female and coated in a brilliant, emerald fire and was looking directly at them in surprise. Two more stood on the deck above, looking equally alien in nature and just as surprised. One had dark skin and bore an outfit of green and black with a matching emerald aura coating his body. The other seemed to be the most alien of all, with his green skin and blue cape. Spike was instantly reminded of his Power Ponies comics. Only this time, this was real. One wrong move and who knew what would happen to them!
Twilight heard Spike start to stammer as he poked her shoulder to get her attention. “Uh… Twilight?” He called meekly, staring down the faces that seemed poised to strike at any time.
Twilight stirred herself into consciousness and winced, her head throbbing in pain. “Ugh… what is it, Spike?” She asked tiredly as she rubbed her forehead with her hand.
Wait… hand?
She screamed upon the discovery and tumbled off the pile, rolling into a sitting position. A deep purple cloak adorned to her back flipped over her head in the process. Slowly coming back to her senses, Twilight flipped the cape back behind her to get a better look at this new form.
Her whole body had changed. Her lavender coat was replaced with a soft gray skin. She no longer had hooves, but were replaced by two, five-digited appendages. Two small pixie shoes hid her feet while a set of single-rivet gloves covered her hands. Beneath her purple cloak, she wore a matching garment that clung to her skin snugly. It was lined in soft pinks and blues and blacks in a decorative, almost majestic pattern. The whole outfit made her look like some kind of mage or empath. It reminded her of how magi dressed in the times of Starswirl the Bearded and Clover the Clever.
The rest of her friends looked equally as absurd. Spike still looked like his young self, but his clothing made him resemble an archer. With his purple outfit lined in green, his matching hood that covered his head, and his trusty bow and quiver of arrows across his back, Spike looked like a modern-day Robin Hood.
Rarity’s look was far from elegant, especially by the fashion mare’s standards. White thigh-high boots lined in purple concealed her stocking-covered legs. Her matching white top was covered by a black leather coat. Twilight would hesitate to call the look “trashy” or “revealing,” however. Her outfit made it seem like it was made more for function and not form.
Applejack rested below Rarity, sandwiched against Pinkie. A tight tan suit clung to her form, red running down her sides. Her arms remained bare save for a pair of silver bracelets on her wrists. A golden lasso also rested at her side, hanging from her hip.
Pinkie was dressed in some kind of skintight running suit. A set of elaborate pink lines traced along her white ensemble, dividing her costume vertically at her chest. The thick, arrow lines that went along her body seemed to point to the mask covering her face. The pink mask went over her poofy hair, covering her eyes while keeping her lower face revealed.
Rainbow Dash looked like some kind of winged warrior from the ages of Equestrian myth. A pair of large, hawk-like wings were tucked in on her back. Her skin was bronze tan and she wore an elaborate combat suit, split down the middle in a winged lightning pattern of black and cyan. Enveloping her head was a majestic blue helmet, shaped to resemble the head of an eagle. Streaks of lightning dotted the top of this feathered helm, colored in a rainbow pattern resembling her cutie mark. A rather menacing-looking mace rested on her hip, the weapon weapon sparking an electric blue as she awoke.
Lastly, poor Fluttershy rested at the bottom of the pile, squirming and wriggling to try and get free. Out of all of them, her look was the most bizarre. Her wings were now gone, replaced by a long, cat-like tail just above her backside. Her skin was now a bright and vibrant green while her hair remained that soft and gentle pink. A cream-colored spandex suit clung tightly to her frame, lined in purple and filled in black like an athletic tracksuit.
Fluttershy groaned tiredly as she came to, like all the others. “Ugh… what… happened?” She asked groggily. She felt something squirm underneath her and she blinked. She also swore she could hear muffled shouting under her as well. The shy one raised a suspicious eyebrow and looked down, wondering what could possibly be making such noise.
“Mfff! Mfffff!” The muffled voice yelled angrily.
Fluttershy immediately blushed a red crimson and stammered, worried that he might have crushed the poor soul that rested under her and her friends. “O-oh, I’m so, so, so sorry! I hope we didn’t hurt--”
“I said… GET OFF!”
Fluttershy and her friends were then immediately blasted by a massive pillar of green light. The energy burst sent them all flying up into the air. Twilight braced herself and shielded her eyes from the immense brightness of the emerald energy. When the light finally dissipated, Twilight was relieved to see her friends all scurry to their feet. Thank Celestia, they weren’t hurt.
However, Fluttershy struggled to get up. She managed to roll onto her back and sit up, but she was wheezing and gasping for air. She appeared to be having a panic attack. Rainbow saw this and was immediately at her side. “Fluttershy!” She called out, landing beside her. She turned her head and glared menacingly at the man who blasted all of them. “What did you do to her?” She hissed through grit teeth.
The man simply scoffed and smirked at her. He crossed his arms and cocked a sly eyebrow. “Oh, I just used my ring to push you guys off’a me,” he responded smugly. “She’ll be fine! Don’t worry!”
Dash stood up slowly, keeping her eyes trained on the man. She clenched her fists in anger, ready to wipe that smug grin off his face. “Don’t worry? You could’ve seriously hurt somepony!”
Guy merely glared back at her. “Then it serves her right to mess with a Green Lantern,” he scoffed. “Now, why don’t the rest of you surrender now before this gets more messy?”
That was all Dash needed to hear to set her off. No way was she going to give herself up to this… arrogant jackass! "You think we’re just gonna back down after what you just did?” She challenged. “I’ll shove that ring so far down your--”
Guy smirked at her again. His ring began to glow as a green aura enveloped around him. “Yeah, I’d like to see you try, sister! Gimme your best-- OOMF!”
Guy never saw the punch coming. As soon as the blow connected to his smug face, the Green Lantern careened off to the far wall, slamming against it in a hard, metal THUD! One punch from Dash was all it took to shut him up.
It was also all it took to send the entire Watchtower on Intruder Alert.
Twilight had little time to react. As soon as the alarms started blaring and klaxons going off, she saw her friends scatter and retreat. Realizing how hopelessly outnumbered she was, she scrambled to run off as well. She spun and started to run when a green bubble enveloped her. She turned her head to see another man, dressed in a similar fashion to the one Dash had knocked out, aiming his ring hand to hold the construct in place.
“Not so fast, kid,” John Stewart said as he descended from the deck above. “You and your friends aren’t going anywhere!”
Twilight’s eyes darted everywhere inside her green prison. There was no way out! She needed to find her friends! But the flashing lights, the blaring sounds! It was all too much! She shut her eyes to try and block out the noise, but it wouldn’t go away! She fell to her knees and covered her ears, screaming in agony as a large silhouette of a four-eyed alicorn enveloped her, shrouding her in its deep purple wings. The silhouette swallowed Twilight whole and she vanished without a trace!
John jumped back a bit, losing control of the construct in the process. He turned in the air and looked up at J’onn, who was already making the call for a medical team for Guy. He flew over to his fellow Lantern, who was already being consoled over by Fire. “That escalated quickly,” John muttered as he began looking Guy over for serious injuries.
“Indeed,” Fire said. “We need to stop them before someone else gets seriously hurt!”
John nodded at that while he used his ring to scan for wounds on his fallen comrade. Fortunately, Guy wasn’t beat up too bad. He was just knocked out. John shook his head disappointingly. Guy can certainly talk the talk, but he definitely couldn't walk the walk. The man had a serious glass jaw. He couldn’t take a punch to save his life. “He’ll be fine,” John finally said. “But we should still take him to the Medical Wing just in case. J’onn, any word on the response teams?”
“Nightwing just offered support to bring the intruders in,” J’onn said as he phased from the upper deck down to join them. “He and the rest of the Titans will search the Watchtower. In the meantime, you and I should head back up to the Security Deck. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman will be there shortly. We’ll fill them in when we meet them.”
“Got it,” John acknowledged and his ring coated him in an emerald aura. He levitated off the ground and spun to Fire. “Stay with Guy until the medical team arrives. Knowing him, he’ll probably have a few bones to pick with the Thangarian that knocked him out when he comes to. Last thing we need is Guy wanting another round.”
Fire nodded and flashed a smile to the Green Lantern. “Will do.” She acknowledged.
John turned back to the Martian. “Let’s go.” He told him and they both flew up several decks upward and out of sight.
As the two made their ascent, J’onn could sense that his friend and teammate was feeling troubled. He looked at John and immediately, he knew why. “Relax, Stewart,” he told the Green Lantern. “Guy isn’t exactly the type for negotiation. You know this better than anyone.”
He heard John sigh mentally as he admitted to the Martian’s impromptu psyche reading. “I know, J’onn,” he said as the two landed on the Security Deck of the Watchtower. “Sometimes, I think that damn mouth of his is gonna get him in serious trouble. It could even get him killed.”
The Martian empath nodded solemnly at that. “I understand,” he agreed. “Though I will say, you have come farther in your anger management than he has.” He added with a slight smirk.
John looked at his Martian friend with a raised eyebrow and mirrored smirk. “Smartass,” he thought to himself as the door slid open, allowing them to enter.
“I heard that,” a familiar voice echoed in the Lantern’s mind.
John winced from the sudden mind probe and shook his head, smiling a bit as the two entered. There was never a dull moment around here in the Watchtower, even when the whole space station wasn’t on high alert.
Hmm, now this is interesting.
So...
Twilight = Raven (just with an Alicorn instead)?
Pinkie = Flash?
Rarity = Black Canary?
Rainbow = Hawk Girl?
Applejack = Wonder Woman?
Fluttershy = Beast Boy?
Spike = Green Arrow/Speedy?
4187157 You guessed correctly! I worked really hard looking into the DCU and what looks would inspire our intrepid heroes and their costumes (as well as their powers, obviously). You'll see more influences as the fic goes on.
This is going to be fun!
4187236 Indeed, my friend! I'm just as excited as you are to see where this goes! And that's saying something because I'm writing it!
4187170 Ha, finaly playing hours and hours of DC Universe Online pays off. Getting your ass kicked by all those heros really hammers these looks in your memory.
Well, I´m still continue beeing a villian. Specially with mentors like Lex and good ol´ Mr. J.
4187436 Right. I actually played DCUO to get a good idea for how I wanted some of the characters and settings to look. So don't be surprised if you recognize some certain set pieces and locations in the fic.
4187444 Brilliant! Im looking foreward to that.
...
Now, if you excuse me, a certain succubus and a sword swinging feline are allready breathing in my neck.
*gulp*
4187488 Uh... right. Good luck with that.
4187498 Thank you...
*gets dragged away to DCUO*
Pot, kettle. Kettle, pot. Really hoping Dash gets a few broken bones in the process of being apprehended.
"Clearly provoked", my baseline homo sapiens ass. Dropping literally on top of someone with the seven of them could have hurt him far more. He had every right to boot them off his person. Dash has zero justification, even ignoring the fact that they're trespassing in one of the most secure places in (or orbiting) the world. What a load of crap.
One punch, one punch
John should have taken a picture
4187540 I see I might have hit a nerve... Sorry. Yeeeeah, can you tell that I don't really like Guy Gardner that much? He's not exactly a likable character with many redeeming qualities to me. More than half the time, I see him as just an arrogant hot-head who loves to mouth off. It's ironic because Dash herself can be rather hot-headed too. So you can see the whole "pot calling kettle black" deal as a subtle detail in the "One Punch" reference I tried to make.
4187668 Yeah... I don't really read comics much. I know the general outlines of the universe and characters and all sorts of bits and pieces that I picked up in various places on the internet (mostly in, of course, crossovers like this one), but I know basically nothing about this character. So I look at it purely on the basis of what actually happened, without any baggage.
And on that basis, he could be the biggest douche in the universe, but he'd still be in the right here. When you drop in unannounced on someone else's premises, you are the one who needs to explain herself pronto. And when seven of you fall on top of one other person, and just sit there like a bunch of slack-jawed daffodils in a state of amazement at your own limbs without bothering to get off, he's not under any particular obligation to be overly gentle when removing you from his personal space.
Don't forget arrogant, full of herself, and constantly mouthing off as well. Oh, and she never actually has to suffer the consequences of her moronic actions.
But what really got my goat is that the other heroes present, even though they saw exactly what happened, all immediately assume that these intruders are not really hostile but were just provoked. Which is seven shades of bullshit. Even ignoring the fact that they immediately attacked, they're still intruders in the place where some of the most powerful and dangerous items in the universe are kept.
Finally... why the balls do they have superpowers? That just makes no sense, other than as a plot device to keep them from being basically ants next to the heroes and villains of the DCU. Not sure I like it to be honest.
4188098 Well, in that case, I do suppose you're right. I'll make sure the particular detail regarding the other heroes is edited. As for your second concern regarding why the ponies have superpowers... you really don't expect them to be normal when they become human, do you? I like to think details like that shouldn't really matter. It's a whole new world with a new set of rules that is entirely different from Equestria. The Mane Six and Spike all have to play by those rules. To do that, they need to be on an even playing field compared to the JLA.
Also, the Mane Six have accomplished tasks of equal difficulty and seriousness equal to the JLA before. They've proved this time and time again pretty much since Season 1. They defeated Nightmare Moon, returned Discord to stone (AND REDEEMED HIM), banished a tyrannical king who was a master of Dark Magic, and prevented a literal invasion of a sentient forest. Yeah, it's not like taking on Darkseid or anything, but it would be another feather in the Mane's collective cap compared to what they've faced before. A threat is still a threat. No matter how big or small. What matters is overcoming it. Besides, it's not like the JLA see them as a threat anyway. They're just scared. It's why the Titans are going after them. They just want to talk to them, is all. Get their facts straight.
4188152 Thing is, while I may have wondered how they were going to avoid being irrelevant, one of the things that seemed interesting about the premise was the reaction of the Mane Six when they realize just what sort of enormous forces are at play in this universe. It was the unevenness, the mismatch, that got me interested. Hell, it's even in the title: they're walking among gods now. Rather loses a lot of its impact when they automatically become said gods on arrival. What's the point in them being from the FiM universe at all, when there's no difference anymore between them and the locals?
Why wouldn't they be considered a threat? The JLA know precisely nothing about their intentions, they just invaded the Watchtower without any of the security catching them, and there's a metric buttload of world-ending stuff up there. For all they know they're here to release Brainac (again) or something even worse. Simple prudence indicates they be treated as a serious threat until proven positively otherwise.
4189442 Then you're gonna like the next few chapters. Remember, they may LOOK like these gods, but they still need to prove that they're worthy of walking among them. Also, keep in mind that the rules of Equestria don't necessarily fit the rules of the DCU. Magic has an entirely different way of operating. Weather works completely different. This change doesn't give the ponies that disadvantage. It just puts them on a more even playing field with the JLA. That was my intentions with this crossover.
Frankly, if we're being honest here, the fact that we're having such heated debates on this must mean I did something right. Dayum.
4189442 Also, on the matter that they are a threat; Yes, the intruder alert does indicate that they are a threat. But that doesn't mean the JLA have to take it as if it was Darkseid invading the Watchtower. They're acting like any police force would operate. They just want to suppress any potential threat they might pose and bring them in for questioning. Plain and simple.
One punch... I'd say someone's been taking lessons from Batman. One of the most awesome scenes from the mid 90's JLA comics.
Also, it wouldn't be superhero comics without the obligatory introduction misunderstanding fight.
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That's the key thing. There's no in-universe reason for it.
Getting turned human is one thing. For instance, you could argue that there's some sort of universal mechanism that, when someone or something crosses over from one universe into another in which they cannot exist (maybe due to incompatible physical or metaphysical laws), they get converted into the closest local match. From pony to human, from Equestria's dominant species to New Earth's (at least I think it's New Earth; I heard they did another reboot of the DCU recently). But getting superpowers? Maybe Twilight and Spike, but the rest of them are basically normal ponies, you'd expect them to come out as basically normal human beings.
When something very obviously happens purely for storytelling reasons (i.e. when the only answer to the question "why?" is "because the plot says so"), it rather breaks the suspension of disbelief.
At least, I think so. I'm not by any means a literary critic, all I can do is try to reason out why I feel the way I feel about something, then struggle to put it into words that make some semblance of sense to people outside my head. And right now I've had about three hours of sleep without feeling any different from normal; I'm still wondering if I'm just going to keel over at some point.
Actually, a far more fundamental difference between the worlds is that they're also worlds apart on the Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism. They may have overcome plenty of foes back home, but how did they do it? Why, the Magic of Friendship, of course!
Yeah, that's not going to cut it here. This is a place where villains and heroes that would make Discord shit his pants battle it out to the bitter end. You're not going to get rid of that alien invasion by loving at them, redemptions are rare and more often than not temporary at best, and people will die in enormous numbers if you screw up. Getting that through their skulls is going to be lot more problematic than mere laws of physics.
What's it a reference to?
4191601 Look, all I wanted was to make a fun story here. I'm trying to explain why things are the way they are here. What would you rather have in this situation? That all the pony characters just appear human in the DC Universe with no powers? That's a load of crap. It doesn't make for an interesting story to me. It doesn't work with the context I'm trying to make for this story.
4191601 Also, if you want a good reason why they have powers, just pretend the Spectre gave them powers in the first place the moment they stepped through the mirror. I'll be sure to explain it in better detail in the next chapter.
Cool Story.
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Don't worry, I'm done. I explained as best as I can, and it's time to let it go. Time to wait and see.
So... what's with the one punch thing? I feel like I'm missing something there.
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Dude, this:
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A character defining moment for Batman punching guys in the face and for Guy receiving punches in the face.
4196990
4196128 Eeyup! It's definitely one of my favorite moments in the old Justice League books. Figured I'd throw a little nod to it.
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And you did well my good sir, have Garnerd:
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4197126 Why thank you! I'm honored!
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Yeah, that is pretty damn awesome.
Can we sic Bats on Dash, too?
4198449 Mmmmmmmaybe~ I wouldn't say it like that, though. Think of it as more like... disciplining.
4198461 Of course, of course! After all, being taken down a peg or two is purely for her own good and not at all for how... intensely satisfying it would be.
MORE PLEASE!
4198461
I despise RD for the very same reasons.
Anyways.....Update soon?
4354399 After Finals next week, Among Gods will continue as planned.
If only more people would pay attention to this story...
4466834 It would be nice. Still, it encourages discussion. So I guess I'm doing something right.
4466841
Speaking of discussion, when's the next chapter coming out and when are things speeding up?
4466894 They are speeding up right now, actually! I should have it done by the weekend!
4466900
Cool! Here's to hoping to lots of action and comedy pertaining to the ponies new bodies and having to wear clothes!
4466912 Yeah, I know I said I'd have it done by the weekend, but it's gonna take a bit longer. We're in the process of expanding my room out and it's taking me away from my work. Don't worry! I'm still working on it!
Why are the Mane 6 and Spike just recolored versions of existing heroes, why couldn't they have their own unique designs and powers?
4882357 Because it makes them fit into the DCU better. The DC Universe Online MMO does something similar with its character creation, so I based the idea on that. It actually does work within the context of the DCU, I feel.
Sorry for the late reply. I only just now saw your comment.
Couldn't you have given them the power ponies costumes instead of JLA costumes.
Are you LAZY!!!
AJ wearing a knock off of Wonder Woman's get up. ome on that is sssooo ooc for AJ. She should've been wearing a Cowgirl getup. (The lasso is good though)
Pinkie? No Complaints
The hawkman/girl get up is good for RD but ditch the mace & helmet.
If you're going the beastboy (aka Changling) route, don't remove her wings she's a pegasus for cryingout loud
Rarity as Black Canary? No complaints but keep the horn
TWILIGHT? Give her back her horn & wings
Spike? Keep the costume but loose the archery gear. Let him keep his fire breath
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Well, calling me lazy is one way to get my attention. I could've gone without that bit, though. So I'll just ignore that.
To be honest, the reason why they all look that way and not as the Power Ponies is because... well, I started writing this well before Power Ponies even aired. So I approached this as the same reason why Twilight became human in Equestia Girls. Entering a new universe means appearing in an appropriate form. I'm simply giving my own spin on that. If the Justice League appeared in Equestria, it would be the same thing. Not doing so would be antithetical to my interpretation of the DC Universe. If I just gave everyone their Power Ponies costumes and powers, now THAT would be lazy.
Also, you said AJ having a Wonder Woman-inspired costume is OOC for her. You... do know she's the Element of Honesty, right? As in truth. As in the very thing Wonder Woman embodies.
Now I'm not saying your criticism is invalid. I totally get where you're coming from. Now that I think about it, maybe I should have done that whole bit a little differently. Maybe change some descriptors or add in something to make the reader think this is something MORE than just Power Ponies. But if you came into this expecting more lip service to that, well... I don't know what to say, man. Sorry I disappointed you.