Upstate New York
New Avengers Facility, Living Room
9:58 p.m.
The credits to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi began to roll, starting with Director Richard Marquand and continuing from there.
In front of the bright, flickering letters appearing on screen, the living room of the New Avengers Facility had met its match to the likes of, not only the Avengers, but their extraterrestrial equine allies, as well. Board games, snacks, chips, empty plates and cups lay strewn across the table and carpeted floors. Across the three oversized couches surrounding the table, the group finally eased themselves.
On the couch to the far right sat Twilight, Spike, Rainbow, Stark, and Rhodes. On the couch to the far left were Natasha, Pinkie, Applejack, Starlight, and Sam. And sitting on the couch right in-between the two others sat Steve, Fluttershy, Rarity, Wanda, and Vision.
Mostly everyone present were still awake. Others had fallen asleep during the movie, Pinkie and Fluttershy being the only two. The pink mare was curled up right on Natasha’s lap, almost like a cat would. She even purred like one. Fluttershy, on the other hand, laid her head upon Rogers’ lap, snoring ever so softly.
Twilight watched the closing credits of the film closely, reading all the names she could never recognize. Beside her, Tony Stark let out a big yawn, his arms stretched over his head.
“So, Twi, initial thoughts?” he asked, looking down to the mare on his left. “Greatest trilogy of all time, huh?”
Twilight’s expression still seemed quite puzzled, but she eventually shrugged and smiled. “Well, the special effects are definitely top-notch. I really did enjoy the overall story, especially in the previous film.”
“Empire Strikes Back?” Stark asked, Twilight nodding after thinking back to the title. “Oh, yeah, that’s a classic.”
She rubbed her chin. “But I don’t really know any other trilogies other than the one we just watched,” Twilight admitted.
“We can maybe watch the Indiana Jones movies in a few days,” Sam suggested, Stark pleased to the idea. “Those are always great.”
Steve said, “Hey, we can always watch the prequel trilogy next week. I haven’t seen those yet.”
Tony shot out his arms, nearly shouting, “Whoa, Cap, let’s not get crazy now!”
Rhodes chuckled, each of the mares staring at each other, rather confused. “How ‘bout the rest of you, huh?” James asked, eyes prompted to the other mares present and awake. “Did you all like the movies?”
Rainbow Dash sat up, stretching. “I don’t know. It was cool and all, it just got kinda weird in the third one with those little furry guys,” Dash answered, scratching her neck.
“Oh, those critters were absolutely adorable!” Rarity declared. “I, as well. The films were quite the treat. I especially loved the designs of the dresses and costumes.”
Starlight chuckled, turning to James and Tony. “They were really good films. I enjoyed them.”
“Bland, boring response, but acceptable,” Stark commented, Glimmer frowning.
“I’m with Starlight!” Spike said, standing up on the couch. “I especially liked the part with the laser sword—”
“Lightsaber,” Stark corrected.
“Lightsaber fights! They were all like whoosh,” Spike shouted, pretending to wield a lightsaber in his claws. He jammed the imaginary saber forward, then swung his arms back and forth and up and down. He performed several other sound effects similar to the films. Spike leaped upward, but wasn’t intending on where exactly to land. As he fell to the carpet, yelping as he did so, Twilight’s magical grip surrounded his body, bringing him back safely next to her.
“Yeah, they were pretty neat,” Applejack drawled, securing her hat. As she hopped off the couch, she yawned, “Alright, Ah guess Ah’ll be seeing y’all in the mornin’. Ah’m gonna hit the hay. Heck, this is probably the latest Ah’ve been up in years.”
She tipped her hat to the group, turning around. “G’night, everypony… er… everyone.”
“Goodnight, Applejack!” Twilight called to Applejack’s retreating form, yawning to herself. “In fact, it is getting pretty late, and I still got the rest of that big speech to write for tomorrow. I think I might call it a night, as well. Come on, Spike.”
Spike, still pretending to be a brave Jedi Knight battling the forces of the dark side, suddenly paused, staring at Twilight as if she had muttered a curse at him. “Oh, come on, Twilight!” he complained.
“It’s way past your bedtime, mister,” Twilight said, her tone now serious and motherly.
“It’s only a little past ten!”
The sudden outburst caused Pinkie and Fluttershy to shift in their sleep, everyone watching their movements carefully. They, however, did not wake, instead curling tighter, adjusting themselves to a more comfortable position. Twilight sighed, turning her frown back to the uncooperative dragon.
“I’m not asking you again, Spike,” Twilight ordered, narrowing her eyes on the unresponsive dragon. “You know you’ll feel grumpy in the morning if you don’t get your sleep.”
“Yeah, Spike,” Sam joked, trying to hold his chuckles. He didn’t try very hard. “It’d be a shame if you got a little grumpy wumpy for tomorrow’s big day.”
Several of the Avengers chuckled at that, the poor dragon growing crimson at the unwanted attention. He quickly gave in, groaning and hopping off the couch. As he pushed by Twilight, the Alicorn quickly caught up to him, saying, “I’ll tuck you in just like back at home.”
“Twilight!” Spike yelled, covering his heated face. “You’re so embarrassing!”
Sam laughed again, several others doing the same. A moment of silence followed, the only sound being that of the continued credits of the film and Fluttershy’s and Pinkie’s silent breaths. Tony instinctively looked to his watch, mumbling, “Is it really past ten?”
“Looks like it, Tony,” James muttered, groaning as he pushed himself off the couch. “We should all be getting some rest. Tomorrow’s a pretty big day for all of us, but mostly for the girls.”
“Well, if that’s the case,” Starlight stated, plopping herself onto the carpet and yawning as she did so, “I guess I’ll be hitting the sack, too. You comin’, Rarity?”
“Yes, yes, dear, I’m coming,” Rarity said, joining Starlight on the carpet. She cleared her throat, twisting her neck back. “Fluttershy, care to join us?”
The two unicorns noticed the slumbering Pegasus resting her head in the Captain’s lap, her chest rising and falling, small smile on her lips. Steve chuckled at the sight, smiling to the two. “I think she’s gonna be just fine,” he whispered.
Rarity cooed at the adorable sight, waving her hoof. “Very well, Captain,” she whispered back, she and Starlight making their escape to their respective guest rooms. James turned back to his friend, offering his hand. Tony pushed it away.
“No, no, I’m not that old yet,” Stark told him, standing up and off the couch. He pressed down on his wristwatch, the TV screen and the Blu-ray player shutting off. “Night, everyone. Meet back here at six tomorrow?” he asked, turning to the Captain and the others.
Steve nodded. “That’s the plan.”
“Right.” Both Stark and Rhodes disappeared into the shadows of the New Avengers Facility, returning to their rooms for the night. Wanda Maximoff stretched a tad and yawned, a few of the only sounds she had made that night. Vision turned to her, watched as she arose.
“Goodnight, everybody,” she whispered, gently tiptoeing over the crushed chips hidden in the carpet. Vision shot up rather quickly to the woman’s left, prompting Wanda’s eyes to shift his way.
Vision said, “I can accompany you, if you would wish, that is.”
Wanda’s reluctant stare held for a moment, slowly melting into a warm smile. “Sure thing, Vis,” she told him, both the woman and the android entering the dark hall. Sam watched them leave, his own yawn catching him off-guard.
Sam stretched out, bumping the table with his foot. “I’m callin’ it quits, Steve,” he told the Captain as he arose from the couch. He shifted his eyes over to the couch directly ahead of him, motioning his head in his direction. “You comin’ too, hotshot?”
Dash only smirked at the name. “Yeah, I’ll be in bed pretty soon.”
“You have to wake up on your own this time. I ain’t waking your lazy ass again like I did this morning,” Sam warned. Steve chuckled.
Rainbow only rolled her eyes, waving him off. “Calm down! I’ll wake up early if it’s that important!” she assured him.
“It is,” Sam said, shifting his eyes to Steve, before returning to the Pegasus. “I better see you here ten minutes before I walk in.”
“We’ll see,” Dash admitted, giggling at Sam’s expression.
Wilson just shook his head, saluting to the rainbow mare. “Goodnight, Dash.”
“Night, Sam.”
He turned and made his exit into the dark, dark halls. Rainbow fell back into the soft couch cushions, sighing in content. The sharp chip debris and popcorn kernels beneath her were a pain, but she ignored them for the moment, letting her weary body relax and slowly drift. When she opened her eyes, she could see Steve smiling at her.
“What?” she asked, almost laughing.
“Pretty fun night?” he asked.
“Oh, yeah,” Dash moaned, leaning back even further into the cushion and closing her eyes.
Steve chuckled, looking down to the board games resting on the table. Several were open, cards strewn about, but hardly touched. He shook his head, murmuring, “Pretty fun night, yeah. It’s times like these where… I really come to appreciate all that we have, all who we’re with. We don’t get much more of these times anymore.”
Rainbow peeked out, one eye barely opening.
The Captain sighed. “But we enjoy it. I enjoy it. I can only wish for more moments like these, not just with my team… but my friends.”
He shot his eyes over to Natasha. She smiled to him, her eyes drifting down to Pinkie Pie still fast asleep, curled on her lap. Romanoff exhaled softly through her nose, smile still held as her head fell back, her own mind drifting off to sleep.
Steve watched her carefully, his attention brought back to the rainbow mare punching his shoulder softly. “Hey, Cap, don’t worry about it too much,” she said, hovering just ahead of him. Her expression softened, eyes warm. Her voice felt even calmer than usual, a drastic change to the confident daredevil that defined her personality.
She told him, “You don’t have to be chilling on a couch, watching a few movies to hang out with your friends.” Her head shot off from side to side, and then she leaned in, almost in a whispering manner, and said, “A thing I learned from Twi, and don’t tell her that I did, but even if you don’t know it… you’re always surrounded by friends… no matter what.”
Dash finished with a strong smile. A confident one. An assuring one. One that defined her.
And Steve finally gave in, smiling back. “Yeah… I guess I am.”
Her own grin faltered as a yawn built deep within her. Dash yawned carnivorously. “G’night, Cap,” she told him, saluting once. “See ya in the morning.”
He nodded, and watched as Rainbow dashed off to her guest room, deep through the halls of the New Avengers Facility. And soon enough, it was just the four of them left, yet it only felt like one. Just him. Oily darkness covering pieces of the living room, the moon’s ghostly glow breaking in through the various windows lining the walls, and him sitting on the empty couch, staring at the black screen.
He thought back. “You’re always surrounded by friends…” he heard himself whisper.
Steve Rogers looked down to his lap, the still-resting Fluttershy breathing softly onto his pant leg. Her gentle exhales, delicate and free, like the pony that defined her. He noticed the sliver of a smile gracing her features, her long, pink mane covering his lap. He placed his palm gently on her head and rubbed her ear.
Her smile widened, a little sigh escaping her as she moved her body closer to his. Fast asleep.
“… and I’m not letting go this time.”
*Tries not to get KOed by Fluttershy being cute*
The gang spending the day watching the "Star Wars Original Trilogy". No doubt you were tying this chapter in with the recent cinema release of "Rogue One" (Which by the way was an awesome movie! Especially that chilling ending sequence with Darth Vader!).
And as I mentioned a few chapters ago which Dash tells Steve here, he's not truly alone as he still has friends around him. Now if I didn't know any better, I would take a guess and say that Dash has a little crush on Steve.
I think we can all agree that Empire Strikes Back was definitely the best out of the original trilogy.
*SQUEE!!!*
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It wasn't your fault he fell Steve. Poor cable maintenance on HYDRA's trains caused his fall. So if it's anyone's fault it's probably Zola's.
I would love to see everyone's reaction to the prequel trilogy! Especially with all the flack Phantom Menace gets along with Anakin's actor!
Will there be any potential shipping dear author? Steve x dashie otp
Nice to bring Star Wars into this! Ep. 6 is my fav of the original trilogy! They've got so much to catch up on in terms of movies and trilogies! Keep up the Good Work!!
Please no out-of-the-blue-for-the-sake-of-it-adding-nothing-to-the-story shipping.
If Spike likes Episodes 4-6's lightsaber fights, he will LOVE Episodes 1-3's.
The calm is getting closer to make room for the storm...
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Wait for them to watch Man of Steel! Matrix! The Fifth Element! The Lord of the Rings! Captain America : Civil War! ... oh wait, they are in that one!
PS : And Pinkie should meet Antman's team, especially Luis!
Can we all agree the only awesome part of Phantom Menace was the lightsaber battle with Darth Maul?
Stark: Hey Fluttershy, you want to watch a movie about rabbits?
Fluttershy: OK. What's it called?
Stark: Watership Down.
7815204 im a blind fan, i think all star wars movies are good.
There is nothing cuter than ponies resting on your lap like cats, while watching the original Star Wars Trilogy.
I think it'd be funny for them to watch Indiana Jones, if only so that we could break out the Daring Do jokes.
Nice heart-felt chapter. Loved the Stars Wars marathon although were the prequels really THAT bad? I mean they seem more tragic than terrible (except I suppose the midichlorian thing that was a little weird). Me personally I liked the story and the heartbreak at the end of the third one gets to me. Of course I'm more of a hardcore Lord of the Rings fan. Nothing against Star Wars I just like the fantasy of Tolkien more.
Will you putting those in this at all? Or the Jurassic Park/World
Look forward to more
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DANG MAN!!
7814613 that gif is TO DAMN CUTE!!!!i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/wowitsubby/scrubs-head-explode-o.gif
7815852 it's better than them watching Family Guy, Rick and Morty, and Happy Tree Friends right?
Plus I was joking. I don't think anyone should endure the night terrors that film produces.
Are they going to bring any war history into this? Maybe the Space Race, the first flight, or whatnot?
7816257 true enough
That would be pretty grueling for them to watch those shows
Can't help if the Simpsons would be any better
Probably only slightly
7816601 Stark: How about instead of rabbits, we watch a movie about birds?
Fluttershy: What's it called?
Stark: Birdemic: Shock and Terror.
7816653 haven't heard of that one
Sounds bad
Or it could be The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock
7816743 It is. It is what Jontron, a man who reviews video games, calls "the best worst movie ever". Check out his review. It's funny.
7816779 so basically Sharknado
Bad Scifi channel type movie (sorry to any fans of those)
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Merry Christmas ya'll
Or Happy Holidays if you prefer
7814503 If I cannot KO people from Fluttershy's cuteness, then I have truly failed.
7814613 Oh, yeah. Empire is definitely the best of the original trilogy. Adorable picture, by the way!
7814718 Maybe.
7814883 I don't know about that. I just see them as really good friends.
7814923 Thank you!
7814949 Don't worry. There won't be any shipping.
7815204 I'm kind of a sucker for the pod race scene.
7815537 Dash would be starstruck.
7815849 I really don't mind the prequels that much, it's just the episode 1 and 2 that bore the living crap out of me. Episode 3 is good. Don't know if the mares have time to watch the LOTR trilogy next. They got a big day tomorrow!
7816570 Maybe. We'll see.
7817850 Okay, that's an adorable gif. Merry Christmas, everypony!
7818483 (Pinkie Pie after watching the Matrix)
Pinkie: We must enter the pathway of knowledge so that the prophecy of the destiny of the truth of the purpose of the reason we are here in the MCU to deny who we are, to deny what we are, to deny why we are, that is the meaning of life itself.
A special shoutout to Nostalgia Critic at GuyWithGlasses.com for your hilarious Matrix Reloaded review.
7818483 .......will they see episode7?
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Well, this fic is about the mares and the Avengers in the Civil War, not about watching movies after all.
7818483 pity but like Black Hoof said this is more about the Avengers and the Mares dealing with The Accords, Zemo (if this like the movie) and of course each other.
Thanks found the gif on the Facebook messager but couldn't find it on Google with the snow
Still cute either way
Looking forward to the next adventure
It would especially take awhile to see the extended editions of both Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit (although Hobbit wasn't as good as the Lord of the Rings. Great moives but not as good, unfortunately)
I hear rain outside my house this has been a weird Wisconsin winter
If they let them see Disney movies next i can only imagine what Pinkie will be thinking when she sees the Genie from Aladdin.
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Sadly for Pinkie, the following days will be busy and far less funny...
Civil War is now on Netflix!
This is the calm before the storm. ;)
Been watching a LOT of Doctor Who lately and I can't help wonder what the mares would reactions to that be
Couldn't help but think that
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Read "Number 12" and "The Pinkie Conundrum" to get an idea on this matter.
Let it go, Tony. People actually like the prequels. I still think they're better than The Force Awakens AND Rogue One.
Aw I would love to have Pinkie and Fluttershy cats.
Well Steve your going to find that's going to be a lot harder than you think.
(Watching Star Wars: A New Hope)
Luke: You fought in the Clone Wars?
Obi-Wan: Yes, I was once a Jedi Knight same as your father.
Twilight: Clone Wars?
Stark: A 4-year conflict waged in the prequel trilogy, between the good guys, who used an army of a certain bounty hunter's clones, and a huge army of robots with guns, and before you ask how the "clone troopers" are made, you'll find out soon.
Twilight: OK.
Luke: I wish I'd knew him
Obi-Wan: He was the best star pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior.
(Pause)
Twilight: best star pilot?
Stark: I think he means "best flyer".
Rainbow: Wait, best flyer, huh, hah! I bet not as awesome or as fast as me, the best in Equestria.
Stark: Didn't you heard what he said, you may be the best in Equestria, but Luke's dad is the best flyer in the frickin' galaxy, you ever dared to fly around the galaxy at your current speed, huh, Longears. I suggest you shut your hubris-clouded mouth and listen.
Rainbow: Hey!
Twilight: Jedi, what's a Jedi?
Stark: in short: a group of powerful warriors.
Obi-Wan: and he was a good friend.
Everypony: Ooooooh.
Fluttershy: I bet he was the nicest friend a man could ever have.
Obi-Wan: Which reminds me, I have something for you. Your father wanted you to have this when you're old enough, but your uncle wouldn't allow it, he feared that you might follow old Obi-Wan on some damn fool idealistic crusade like your father did.
Luke: What is it?
Obi-Wan: Your father's lightsaber, this is the weapon of a Jedi Knight, it's not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon, from a more...civilized age.
(Lightsaber ignites) (Luke waves it around making humming sounds)
(Pause)
Everypony: Wooww.
Pinkie: Lighty!
Starlight: Wow, cool.
Rarity: A sword made of light? Now that is something i don't see everyday.
Applejack: Wow, nelly.
Rainbow: That is awesome!
Twilight: A sword?! A blade made and projected by magic?
Stark: Not exactly, Twi, you rely on magic too much. It's basically a laser sword, or lightsaber as he calls it, a blade made of pure energy, it can literally cut through virtually anything, including the hardest metals, you know the ones your Royal Guards wear, and deflect any shots thrown at it, like lasers or, maybe even your magic. (Twilight and Rarity gasping)
Spike: Really!? Anything!? Boy i really wish I'd had one of those things, i could mow down a huge army of Royal Guards and monsters if they come at me in few strokes. (Twilight groans)
Stark: Which, is not the Jedi way.
Spike: What do you mean?
Stark: you'll find out later.
(Resume)
Obi-Wan: for a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the Guardians of peace, and justice, in the Old Republic, before the Dark Times, before the Empire.
Twilight: Generations? So the Jedi are like us, the Elements of Harmony right, they keep peace and tranquillity, as well as harmony stable throughout the galaxy. And what are the Dark Times?
Stark: you'll find out in the prequels.
Luke: How did my father die?
Obi-Wan: A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil.
(Pause)
Twilight: His pupil?! Turned to evil?! Reminded me of somepony you'd never know.
(Resume)
Obi-Wan: Helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi Knights.
(Everypony gasps)
Fluttershy: That's horrible!
Obi-Wan: He betrayed and murdered your father. Now the Jedi are all but extinct.
(Pause)
(Everypony froze in utter shock hearing the words, Flutters crying)
Rarity: That ruffian! How could he do that?!
Applejack: Cornsarn that varmint! Mah parents died when ah was young, but this, this Luke feller was still a baby, then his dad was betrayed and murdered!
Now that's worse!
Fluttershy: (sobs) That poor, poor, creature, he lost a beloved parent.
Starlight: And i thought I was the only one about to be betrayed and murdered.
Twilight: How could he!?, and the Jedi are extinct, in a matter of days?!
(Resume)
Obi-Wan: Vader was seduced by the Dark Side of the Force.
Rarity: How horrid! This Vader fellow killed that many?!
Twilight: The Force, what is that, some sort of magic?
(Pause)
Stark: (Mimicking Yoda's voice): Not exactly, To Obi-Wan you listen, heed his words, you should.
Twilight: Uuh, Okay?
(Resume)
Obi-Wan: Well, the Force is what gives the Jedi his power, it's an energy field created by all living things, it surrounds us, it penentrates us, it binds the galaxy together.
Twilight: Oh, wait, the galaxy?! Is this Force really powerful?
Stark: you'll find out sooner.
Obi-Wan: You must learn the ways of the Force, if you can come with me to Alderaan.
Twilight: Tony, why did you sound weird back then?
Stark: A guy, you'll soon meet in the next episode, crazy he may look, but wise as hell, he always was.
(A couple of minutes later)
Han: Watch your mouth kid! Or you're gonna find yourself floating home, we'll be safe enough once we make the jump into hyperspace, i know a few maneuvers, we'll lose 'em.
Rarity: such crude language spoken by an uncivilized man.
Stark: And this uncivilized man is about to show you a few tricks up his sleeve.
Twilight: Hyperspace?
Stark: Just watch, kid.
Han: This is where the fun begins.
Obi-Wan: How long before you can make a jump to lightspeed?
Twilight: Lightspeed?! And i thought Rainbow was the fastest thing I've seen.
Rainbow: Hey!
Han: It'll take a few minutes to get the coordinates from the navicomputer.
Luke: Are you kidding, at that rate, they're right there gaining?!
Han: Travel to hyperspace ain't like dusting crops boy.
(Pause)
Stark: Or reading a pile of books and jutting down notes, Sparky, or something to brag around, Dash.
(Twilight and Dash grumbling)
(Resume)
Han: If we don't get the precise calculations, we'll bounce into a star, or end up colliding into a supernova that's gonna end your trip, wouldn't it?!
Twilight: Wow, for a swashbuckler who talks common, he certainly is clever and can do anything his own way. At this rate, he would remind us of Daring Do, I'm afraid to say this, but more-
Stark: Cooler?
Rainbow: Hey! No one is as awesome as Daring Do!
(Pause)
Stark: Oh yeah, did "Rowling" ever dared to go into the outer reaches of the galaxy, huh?, did she ecounter and evaded many times a tyrannical galactic supergovernment hell-bent on securing justice in the galaxy, if that meant killing, or space bounty hunters going after his head, besides she only faced two dumb asswipe excuses for villains, did she even work with a superloyal somebody to help her out, hmm?,
Rainbow: uh, i guess not.
Stark: Unlike her, Han had a Wookie assistant by his side, much like Mr. Number One Assistant here, which technically makes him cooler.
(Resume)
Han: We're losing our deflector shield, go strap yourselves in, I'm gonna make the jump to lightspeed! (Chewie growls)
(The stars seen in the cockpit begin to stretch out, and the Falcon instantly bursts into the distance in speeds unimaginable, much to Rainbow's bafflement and Twilight's fascination)
Stark: See?, what did i told you, Lightspeed, you think your little thing can do that?
(Minutes earlier)
https://m.Rarity: I know Tatooine maybe a horrid desert barren wasteland much worse than Saddle Arabia or "Saudi" as you call it in this world, but the double sunset is absolutely dashing, perhaps putting Princess Celestia's sun to shame.
Rainbow: and i thought Pinkie Pie's clones are weirder
Twilight: How's this possible, two suns on a planet, sure nopony or no one controls them but, this is preposterous!
Stark: Well, as far as we know, some of the stars we've been observing turned out to be, double, triple, or maybe even QUADRUPLE, star systems, spinning around each other, most are unstable, sucking energy from its partner, the nearest star to our system, Alpha-slash-Proxima Centauri, yeah, it turned out to be three fricking stars, dancing each other like bros, and in Star Wars, some habitable planetary systems had two or more suns. And had to be in a certain distance to be habitable, like the one you're seeing here. Also some planets, mostly gas giants, have more than one moon, some even habitable and had a large amount of green and blue, take Jupiter and Yavin for example.
Twilight: Even, QUADRUPLE SUNS!!! MULTIPLE MOONS!!! SOME HABITABLE!!?
Starlight: Whoa. Celestia and Luna would be surprised hearing this.
Stark: Not only that, you see those stars you see in the night sky, there, they're much bigger than you think, as a matter of fact, a large number of stars are a lot bigger than the sun here.
Twilight: Bigger than the Sun?
Stark: Twi, our Sun is 50x bigger than our planet, the moon is smaller, way smaller, that's why it's far enough to support life. Your sun, well, it's about the size of your moon, and plus being magically controlled by an Alicorn Helios. Stars vary in size, and color, which determines their temperature, blue and white stars are the hottest, while red ones are the coolest, but not as cold as ice, still hot, and yellow ones like our suns are in the middle, G-type main sequence according to the Russell diagram, and the biggest one we've discovered yet was named UY Scuti, a massive red supergiant. It's about a bazillion times larger than our sun, which looks like a speck.
(Everypony gasps)
Stark: here I'll show you
(Stark shows them a picture that featured a comparison between UY Scuti and some familiar assorted stars, and the Sun, featured as a dot compared to the other, to everyone's bewilderment, and Rarity's fascination)
Stark: This is our Sun, this is yours, (points finger at the blank part of picture) although you can't see it, these are a bunch of more of our familiar stars we've seen in the cosmos, like Algol, the Pistol Star, Polaris or North Star, the Bellatrix system, Rigel, Aldebaran, Sirus A and B, B is a white dwarf by the way, bigger than your sun but smaller than ours, Betelguese, a red supergiant, VY Canis Majoris, the second largest.
Starlight: Whoa! I never thought these stars were all freakishly big.
Rarity: And dazzlingly colorful too, darling. And their jewel brightness, oh i must say, I'm truly impressed.
Rainbow: Wow Tony, you certainly gave Luna a run for her bits when it comes to smarts of this sorta thing. The size of these stars are scary awesome! I like the blue ones, they have my awesome color.
Stark: Thank you, Gonzalez.
Pinkie: Ooh, pretty, i wish we had one of these stars as our sun in Equestria, i like the blue ones.
Rainbow: Thanks for choosing my color Pinkie, so I go with Rigel or Bellatrix, a star with my awesome color.
Twilight: Are all the stars in your world always this big? And colorful?
Stark: Oooh, yeah, but some maybe smaller than our sun, but still bigger than our planet, in your world, they're literally tiny, and being magically controlled as well. (Twilight gulps and shakes in fascination)
Spike: These stars are literally balls of red, and blue fire.
Applejack: Somah them bigger 'an each other. (Whistles)
Stark: And this is The Big Boy, yup, UY Scuti.
(Rarity faints at the sight of the sheer monstrous size of the star)
Applejack: Whoa, nelly!
Starlight: No way! This huge!?
Rainbow Dash: Whoahaha!
Fluttershy: Oh, my goodness!
Pinkie: IT'S SUPER-DUPER-DUPER-MEGA-ULTRA-MASSIVE-MONSTROUS-UNIVERSALLY HUGE!!!
Celestia would be scared seeing this!!
Twilight: Seriously!? A star, of THAT size?! To think Celestia would control something as disproportionately monstrous as this!?
(Star Wars keeps playing)
(Star Wars: Return of the Jedi)
https://m.Rarity: So emotionally upsetting
Fluttershy: (Sobs) he's such a poor, poor, someone, he couldn't end up like this if it weren't for that mean, old man. I feel so sorry for Luke, having lost his beloved dad.
Twilight: I can't believe it would come to this, but he was changeable for the better after all. That the bond between the son and the father is stronger with the Force, stronger than any form of darkness.
Applejack: That remahnded me of my parents when they died, how could this parent, Anakin, die in front of me, again (cries emotionally).
Starlight: Imagine if i ended up like that, i would have killed Ultron that way (sobs).
Rainbow: Anakin was awesome, if he wasn't a bad guy (weeps).
Pinkie: OAHHHHHHHHH!!! (realeases a massive amount of tears) THAT OLD EMPEROR MEANIE, HE KILLED HIM!
(Pause)
Stark: That's the response i was expecting, (looks to Twilight), saddening isn't it, how about the music, did it...hit your hearts too?
Rarity: Very much, darling
Spike: So this is how it ends for a good man, with a bad master. (Sobs)
(At the Ewok celebration, Flutteshy and Pinkie were comforted to sleep, the others still watching).
Rarity: Who is that ghost on the left? he looks young and handsome.
Stark: Oh, that's Anakin, Luke's daddy, and before you ask, when Jedi become bad guys, you know Dark Side stuff, and become good guys again and dies, they have to return to the age before they became bad guys.
Twilight: You mean that if Anakin fell to the Dark Side of the Force, he was this young as you see his ghost and when he gets redee- (Stark shuts her up)
Stark: According to the famous scientist Albert Einstein: If you wanna explain things complex, you have to make it simple, short, but understandable.
Twilight: Einstein? Who is that?
Stark: I'll tell you full-detail tomorrow. To make it short: famous scientist from Germany.
Twilight: Really! Is he really that famous in your world?!, is he a super-genius like you?! when do i meet him?!, can i meet him?!, can i, can i?!.
Stark: Unfortunately, you can't.
Twilight: What?! Why?!
Stark: Hey, it's not like you're born in the 20th century, Twi. Hell, you're not even born in this planet on that century anyhow. he's dead. He's in Heaven now, with God and his angels.
Twilight: Aww. I wish i could meet him. He could share me his ideas.
Stark: Too bad Twi, too bad.
(Star Wars: A New Hope, Medal awarding ceremony)
https://m.Applejack: This seems kanda familiar.
Twilight: Like we've been in a similar event like this.
Pinkie: Ooh, I get it, remember after we defeated Discord using the Elements of Harmony, There was a ceremony in Canterlot Castle, where the doors opened and we like marched straight for Princess Celestia so she could congratulate us for the now-not meanie's defeat
and everypony is watching us and gave us a glass stained window showing us shooting Discord with our beams, then the crowds began to cheer on us, after all, our little scene was based on this here ceremony, and Hasbro decided to make a scene similar to this one, with similar music based on John Williams' score, there was supposed to be a scene where i beeped like R2-D2 but was cut short due to time constraints."
Stark: Sounds like Pinks' an expert at moviemaking and John Williams' scores, and how the hell does she know Hasbro? Ah, i won't question.
(Han Solo winks at Leia)
Applejack: Hey, is he winkin', (Flashback of AJ winking) i-it's just like when ah winked to Celestia during that ceremony in Canterlot.
Twilight: Whoa, this is all too the same, If Luke was I, Han was Applejack, everybody there was everypony back in Equestria, and Chewie, well, i dunno-
Pinkie: Ooh! I'll be Chewie!
Twilight: Right, then Leia must be Celestia, this is so similar, how's this possible?
Spike: And i was supposed to be R2, but without Threepio.
Stark: Everyone, any similarities between persons, or events, such as this scene, living or dead, that's purely coincidental.
(Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, The Revelation)
https://m.Rarity: What?! That murderous brute is HIS FATHER!!?
Starlight: N-No way!!
Spike: Whoah! Now that was unexpected.
Applejack: What in tarnation?! This varmint's his dad.
Rainbow: That is so not cool! A bad guy, is the good guy's dad, that's some twist!
Fluttershy: Oh! goodness me! Darth Vader is his dad?, that's awful.
Twilight: That's impossible, you mean all this time, Obi-Wan's been lying?! Vader is his father all along?!
Pinkie: (imitates Vader voice): I AM YOUR FATHER. Ooh, now that's one way to surprise someone, and it's all too catchy, i wanna say it again, I AM YOU-
Everypony: Pinkie!!
Stark: Eeh, you guys are like Dave shouting Alvin's name like "ALVIN!" like whatnot, and Pinks, that's quite the catchy line of course, it made its way to the Internet of course, and is a very memorable classic line, and Twi, Obi-Wan's not basically lying, what he meant to say was Darth Vader sorta came out from his being via the Dark Side and kinda screwed Luke's dad up, destroying him from the inside, and before you ask, you'll find out what he meant in the next episode.
Twilight: OK.
It's always nice to see a group of friends bonding over even the simplest of things (Like watching one of the greatest trilogies of all time). But all talk about the movies aside, the moral of this chapter was absolutely right (Hopefully for the whole story overall). You don't have to bring anyone together for a big movie night just to be surrounded by friends, just know that the best of friends are always with you no matter what. And even with the ones who are lost, they are always some place that are never too far from reach. He may have left one world behind and lost so many over the years, but he's got something bigger than just being partly a leader of a group of superheroes or an ally to talking equines.
He's got a family and that should never be taken for granted.
Steve's missing out.
This is cute. The Avengers, Mane 6, Spike, and Starlight just chilling together watching Star Wars (one of my personal favorite film series by the way). Twilight acting like a mom to Spike (which I personally see her as to him) was also funny, especially when everyone started teasing him for it.
Plus, Rainbow seems to have inspired Cap not to give up on Bucky just yet, just by being her loyal self.
Ah, my personal favorite of the original trilogy.
Oh come on Tony! The prequel trilogy is seriously underrated and over-hated. Come to think of it, so is the sequel trilogy.