Dan Vs. The Magic of Friendship(Season 1)

by Barrobroadcaster

Final: Turnabout Heroes

"So, I would really like to come."

"That's great, because we could really use your help, and-"

"But I'm gonna pass," Spider-Man said.

Phoenix felt his cheek muscles suddenly ache as he tried to keep up his smile. Being turned down by a superhero, much less so many in such short a time didn't leave you feeling with a lot of confidence. Walking down the Manehattan streets, he felt the urge to kick pebbles on the pavement to distract himself from the feeling of defeat.

He rubbed the back of his neck, trying again. "I mean, it's not gonna take that long. We just find him, Dan does what he needs to do and then we could get lunch of something."

"Yeah, Nick, how long have we known each other?"

The lawyer actually had to think back. "Uhhh... since a DLC, maybe?"

Peter shifted his head, nodded. "A long time, you'd say."

"Something like that, yeah."

"Would you say I strike you as the revenge type?"

"Well," Phoenix's lawyer instincts jumped, "there was that one time with the black suit."

Spider-Man actually stopped and turned. "Okay, we don't talk about that. Pretend that wasn't me. That was a different guy, completely different part of the Spiderverse^tm in no way affiliated with the present-day Spider-Man or related entities."

The Spiderverse^tm was pretty big. This particular version of Spider-Man, this Peter Parker was fairly well-known in Equestria, enabling him to walk with his suit on leisurely. In fact, it was actually beneficial to just walk around city streets like those of Manehattan in his suit because it deterred crime, made ponies feel safe and he didn't have to disappear to change. A human was already an oddity in Equestria, and most folks were nice enough not to harass him or overdo it with the pictures. He still posed with fans pretty often.

Phoenix nodded. "Right, right." (I wonder if he's just sensitive about Venom or Bully Maguire. Or both. Probably both.) "Do you happen to know of any other Spider-Men that might be able to help us out? Maybe Ant-Man? Another Avenger?"

"Nick, maybe you're going about this from the wrong angle."

"I'm listening."

Trying to be helpful, Spider-Man worked over ideas in his hands. "I mean, did you even try Ken Masters? Or Ryu? Chris Redfield?"

"Well, actually, the last one was here, and-"

"You know, you could probably get Frank West here. I bet he'd come just to get a story out of it."

"So, only my fellow Capcom characters, then," Phoenix said. "To be honest, I was kinda hoping for someone who could take care of this problem quickly."

Spider-Man looked over his shoulder. "What about that guy? You talk at all?"

Kent gestured up with his head. "Sometimes."

Phoenix leaned in to whisper. "He hasn't really been that helpful."

"My hearing's great, though," Kent announced. "And I do happen to know something that may help."

Both Phoenix and Spider-Man spun around to him. "Really, now? And what might that be?"

"Follow me."

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Kent led them both down an alleyway between two different mechanic shops. It was a bit strange that there were two different auto shops right next to each other, and a little strange that they were even there to begin with considering there were no cars. I mean, maybe they worked on carriages and wagons but there's pictures of cars on the front so it's like, why is that even there? And why am I even bringing this up?

So anyway, they went down the stairs and into a storage building behind the two auto shops. It was a pretty seedy area, even for Manehattan. Kent opened a door and led them inside from the back.

They were in a dimly-lit room that was cold. Phoenix could barely see, but he recognized what the room was meant for. It was a meat locker. Spider-Man probably knew that already, but nothing could prepare them for what lay around the corner.

"Next."

The server filled up a fresh bowl and set it on the tray. The pony receiving nodded, mumbled something and smiled. He was hunched over his tray, and slowly hobbled after being served with a half-stepping motion like he was accustomed to walking with a cane.

"You ever seen one of these before?" Kent asked.

"Well..." Phoenix started to say something, but stopped, trying to remember an answer.

"Yes," was Spider-Man's reply. "You know I'm from New York, right?"

"When was the last time you were in one?" Kent asked.

"Well..." Now it was Spider-Man's turn to struggle to answer.

Kent gestured to the line. "When was the last time either of you did some real service?"

"Next," the lone server said. Another homeless Equestrian stepped up, a griffon, and received a hot bowl of soup and a day-old piece of donated bread.

They were in a soup kitchen.

"I've done volunteer work before."

"Good," Kent said. "Experience will be useful."

Phoenix looked at Spider-Man, who was already donning an apron. He was ahead of the game, though, to be fair, it had been a very long time since he'd done any work like this before. But it didn't matter. He was here now and there was work to be done.

"You want to do something helpful, Nick? Helpful to our cause? Helpful to Equestria?"

He said nothing. Kent already knew the answer, so did Phoenix, so did all of them. "Where are gloves?" Phoenix asked.

Kent nodded. "Over here. Wash your hands first."

"Of course." Phoenix couldn't tell, but he thought Kent might be smiling under his helmet.

Truth be told, this was how Kent prepared before combat. Maybe it was just his way of doing things. Do some good, like give out food to the homeless before taking lives in combat. Despite everything, Kent fully intended on helping Dan deal with Rice, but first, he was going to help Phoenix Wright. And Spider-Man as well.

The three men served food for most of the day. It didn't matter that there were a hundred other things they could be doing, it didn't matter that there were criminals to fight, disasters to avert, even other needy soup kitchens throughout Equestria that needed a hand. They couldn't be everywhere. But they could make an effort to care just a bit more, make an effort right then and there not to walk away but to help. That was one of Dan's strengths: he never stopped caring about anything.

When they were done, former mob boss Reed Roamer was the first to thank them for stopping in. Then, they recruited him and his mobsters to their cause. Spider-Man might've been inclined to web them up, being gangsters, but they were also the ones running and funding the soup kitchen.

Author's Note:

Merry Christmas everybody! Alright so, been really busy with stuff this holiday season, so that's why this one is a bit shorter. Still working on the final conflict but it's coming soon. Hope everybody's having a happy holiday season and an even better new year! Merry Christmas, happy holidays and happy Hearth's Warming too!

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[Booster Spice]

And a few more people had a better Christmas.

[LadyLeomon]

A new chapter means it’s (Boxing Day) ~Sunday~ now let me see n’ere *dons reading glasses*

... Turned down by Spider-Man and stuck with a Jedi? Talk about a double-gut-punch! You don’t need ‘em Nicky, Dan has you and that’s plenty of Capcom awesomeness ... but let’s be real, he should’ve gone straight to Amaterasu, she and her walking inch-high artist/translator Issun would make a fun addition to Team Dan! (Or if they got together enough cash or “incentive” maybe H.U.N.K would mind tapping in for a few rounds of the Final Boss Battle?

Now for my Favourite Quotes:

"So, I would really like to come."

"That's great, because we could really use your help, and-"

"But I'm gonna pass," Spider-Man said.

Phoenix felt his cheek muscles suddenly ache as he tried to keep up his smile. Being turned down by a superhero, much less so many in such short a time didn't leave you feeling with a lot of confidence.

Like I said earlier, you’re enough by yourself Nicky, forget the arachnid-lover and give Ammy a call (though H.U.N.K would probably suit Dan’s tastes better ... did we ever hear from Cap or Chris again after that last time?)

Spider-Man looked over his shoulder. "What about that guy? You talk at all?"

Kent gestured up with his head. "Sometimes."

Phoenix leaned in to whisper. "He hasn't really been that helpful."

"My hearing's great, though," Kent announced. "And I do happen to know something that may help."

This scene pretty much sums up my feelings on Jedi as a whole, so I’ll leave this otherwise untouched.

"You ever seen one of these before?" Kent asked.

"Well..." Phoenix started to say something, but stopped, trying to remember an answer.

"Yes," was Spider-Man's reply. "You know I'm from New York, right?"

"When was the last time you were in one?" Kent asked.

"Well..." Now it was Spider-Man's turn to struggle to answer.

Kent gestured to the line. "When was the last time either of you did some real service?"

"Next," the lone server said. Another homeless Equestrian stepped up, a griffon, and received a hot bowl of soup and a day-old piece of donated bread.

They were in a soup kitchen.
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"You want to do something helpful, Nick? Helpful to our cause? Helpful to Equestria?"

He said nothing. Kent already knew the answer, so did Phoenix, so did all of them. "Where are gloves?" Phoenix asked.

Kent nodded. "Over here. Wash your hands first."

"Of course." Phoenix couldn't tell, but he thought Kent might be smiling under his helmet.

I get what you were trying for (I think) but this just makes me wanna slap Bargain Basement Luke Skywalker for not only skipping all the previous Bosses and dissing Nicky

Phew and that’s everything I love (most) about this week’s chapter and I’ll eagerly await the next!

Thank you for making this weekend extra special with this new chapter Barro, and I hope you had a Merry Ch-I mean Hearth’s-NO I mean a Merry Danmas

Awesome as always and I’ll see you ~next time~

Your Eternal Fan ^_^

[Barrobroadcaster]

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To be fair, Kent's also a Mandalorian and is a stand-in. I wanted to use an OC because if I had someone like the Master Chief, people would have high expectations. Even if I used Fred-104 or another Spartan, it's too easy to mess up. Kent is based on a lot of things and he believes firmly in helping his own way.

Also, he is going to help Dan in the final fight. Not only that, there was a boss fight between him and Nightfall Nova we had to cut.

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I like that message.