Chapter 3 – Children of Darkness
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Andromeda Galaxy
Sanctuary
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Space was always so beautiful. Thanos liked to imagine that. He knew it wasn’t true. Because within that space, within the darkness and the endless void of no return, there was the blight. An immortal blemish that constantly plagued not only the galaxy he remained, but every galaxy. Every single galaxy. The entire universe even. That blight, that blemish, that sickness, it was but one thing.
Life.
And he stared at it on his throne. He stared into the stardust that ranged from the cool, velvet purple, to the raging, boiling red. The remains of stars, nothing but dust in the vast, open space. They lived their life, expelled their power, and went out. In a flash. So quick. So painless. In such an instant, a life was gone, a life that supplied millions of others on nearby worlds. So fast, it could have been done faster than Thanos could have snapped his fingers.
In an instant. Just like that.
Thanos’ weary gaze turned away from the remains of the stars and rested to the left side of his throne, to the golden gauntlet that he wore upon his hand. Embedded within it, six indents remained, four beneath each finger, one near the thumb, and the last and largest on the face of the gauntlet. Perfectly crafted. Without fault. Created just for him.
And his destiny.
To some, destiny came when it wanted. Sometimes it was meant to be a grand occasion one would have to be patient for in order to reap its full benefits. Others saw destiny as events that are meant to come, unchanged despite the most painful efforts to prevent it. For Thanos, destiny was his to command. He would not wait for the universe to tell him no, to fight back against him and what he saw true. For Thanos, he would seek his destiny and claim it for himself.
But for now, that destiny remained on hold. For now, he and his children awaited the return of his army, and their mission that took them years to reach. Thanos had received the word not too long ago from his Chitauri Elite that they have found them. They have actually succeeded. Their journey across the universe has yielded its reward, for they have succeeded and were returning to Thanos to tell him what they found.
And now, he and his children just had to wait. His children. The Black Order.
“This… is truly a moment you should be proud of, my Great!” the Ebony Maw declared, strutting back and forth atop the great mound of space rock. His bony, white fingers pressed softly with one another, each hand close together, his eyes lost in hope and wonder. Corvus Glaive sneered from the boulder he sat upon, sharpening his glaive with a short blade, the sparks reflecting off his fangs.
Ebony Maw spun around, his attire dancing as he moved to strut forward once again. “As we speak, the Outriders return from their journey. In just a short moment, they will inform us of what they have found, and the Cleansing will finally become… truth.”
“We heard you the first time,” Proxima Midnight growled. Ebony Maw turned to her, spotting Midnight sitting by the steps beneath the great throne. In her hand, her three-pointed spear was pressed to the rock, the tip facing the heavens. Maw stared into her eyes, stared into the madness. “At this point, you’re just sucking up to Father.”
Within the shadows, Cull Obsidian chuckled. Not because it was funny, but because the Maw actually flinched to her comment.
“I just wish for all of you to know of what’s to come,” Ebony Maw said softly, spinning around and away from Midnight’s glare. He held his hands to the heavens, declaring, “For we have been blessed to be a part of Thanos’ children! To be spared once the Cleansing is to begin! And for Father…” he paused and turned around, to the shadowed throne he stared upon, “… to know that this came to be… because of his greatness.”
“This is ridiculous.”
Ebony Maw looked down to her. “You blame the Great Titan?”
“I don’t blame Father,” Midnight said, stepping up to the Maw with spear in hand. Obsidian grunted, stepping out of the shadows and gripping his hammer. Midnight grew closer to the Maw, narrowing her gaze. The Maw didn’t move. “But it has been years since we have sent the Outriders out to the universe, and only now do they decide to return. They should be lucky we won’t slaughter them all when they arrive.”
“If it be at the hands of Thanos, they would be pleased,” Ebony said.
Midnight smiled, slowly circling the Maw. “You grovel like a parasite to Father, too afraid to speak your mind, too weak to hold your own.” She stopped in front of him, eyes meeting his own. “Why is it that he likes you more, again?”
Ebony Maw smiled, slowly raising one of his fingers. Several jagged rocks rose from the ground, centering towards Midnight and hovering there. “Need I demonstrate?”
Proxima Midnight bared her teeth, gripping her spear even tighter. In the right side of her vision, she could see Cull Obsidian growing closer, hammer in hand. Ready for another warm-up before the Cleansing. In the left side of her vision, she saw Corvus Glaive hop down from where he was perched, approaching her. She allowed herself to settle as he came to her side.
“Ease yourself, my love,” Corvus Glaive’s raspy voice said, resting his claws on Midnight’s shoulder. Doing so caused her to settle, just for a moment, and place her spear’s end into the ground. Her body became more relaxed. Even the Maw dropped his finger, the jagged rocks falling to the ground.
Smiling to that, Corvus looked to Midnight and said, “Let Father deal with these… beasts when they arrive. He can be very… considerate.”
“That’s putting it mildly,” Cull Obsidian growled, stepping back into the shadows.
Proxima turned to Glaive, and a smile appeared on her face. Not one of malice or ill-intention, but of content. She let her hand drift upwards, caressing Glaive’s scar-covered cheek. She sighed. “Of course, my love. You always know what to say.”
The two stared into each other’s gazes for a moment longer, eventually breaking away when the Maw declared, “Praise be to the Great Titan! They have arrived!”
In the distance, the Black Order could see as a Chitauri Command Center approached Sanctuary slowly. It was concealed in the shadows, an asteroid three times the size of it blanketing the entire warship in shadows. And from it, only one ship was launched. The Black Order stepped forward, narrowing their gazes and watching as the ship grew closer and closer.
They watched as the Outrider Dropship impacted the asteroid beneath the steps leading to the Titan’s throne. Debris shot up from the dropship’s landing, pieces of asteroid floating off into the void. The ground the Black Order stood upon shook, but then fell into peace and silence. Watching as the dropship began to open beneath them, Corvus Glaive growled, twisting his neck back to the throne.
“Thanos.”
By that single utterance, the throne slowly turned. Away from the asteroid field and the remains of the stars. The throne faced forward, and the Mad Titan, Thanos, stared ahead. In silence. Watching as Corvus Glaive led his children to the feet of his throne and bowed. They fell to their knees, weapons pressed to the rock, heads held low. Then they rose. Thanos blinked and nodded to them. Other than that, his expression was unreadable.
The Ebony Maw took a step forward, standing by Glaive’s side. He held out his hands to Thanos, saying, “The Outriders have returned from their journey, my Great. Allow them to inform you of what they have discovered.”
Thanos nodded once more. His eyes shifted upwards, past the Black Order and towards the steps spiraling downwards. The Black Order followed their father’s gaze, stepping aside as a horde of Outriders poured in from the steps. They arrived in a drove, a mix of limbs and screams following them like the mindless beasts they were. Some trampled over each other. Others led the pack, using their claws on each hand—all four of them—to halt several feet ahead of the great throne of Thanos. Their master. The Outriders turned their eyeless heads forward, dipping them to the ground. Every Outrider did, until none remained fully standing.
Until they all bowed before their master.
“You may speak,” Ebony Maw said, a hint of excitement in his tone. Just the thought of the Cleansing growing that much closer made him tingle. Thanos sighed from his throne, resting his chin upon his right hand.
Amongst the crowd of shifting forms and low growls, a single Outrider stepped forward on two legs. It was considerably larger than the Outriders surrounding it, holding an extra pair of arms, making the count to six. The Outriders in front backed away as the larger Outrider stepped forth to Thanos’ throne. It stared straight ahead, growled softly.
The Outrider General said, “We found them. All of them.”
Thanos lifted up his head. The Outriders surrounding the general began to screech in unison, twisting about from where they stood, growling and snapping their jaws. Savages, Proxima Midnight thought to herself, taking several steps backwards.
A lone Outrider crawled forward. It looked to its general, seeing the nod in confirmation. It approached Thanos’ throne, gazing up to it’s master and saying, “The… Infinity Stone in Asgard was… not found. Asgard… is destroyed.”
Thanos leaned forward.
The Outrider quickly followed up with, “But the Asgardians still hold it in their Ark! They are on their way to Earth. The Space Stone is in the hands… of Loki.”
Just the utterance of his name caused several Outriders to screech in protest. They slammed their hands into the rock, snapping their teeth together and screaming at that name. The Black Order sneered when the Outrider said his name. Thanos… just smiled. He lifted his finger, prompting them to continue.
Another Outrider stepped forward, earning a nod from the general, and said, “The Reality Stone remains with the Collector in Knowhere.” Thanos turned to the Outrider, the beast lowering its head to the ground.
Then another stepped forward. Another nod from the general, and then it said, “The Power Stone is within the vaults of the Nova Corps on Xandar. It is not far from here.”
Thanos contemplated that thought, turning to the next Outrider that stepped forward. It turned out that three stepped forward that time. They bowed quickly to their master. The Outrider General looked down, nodding to them. The first of the small pack crawled ahead, lifting up its head and saying, “We have found two of the Infinity Stones on Earth.”
Two. Thanos blinked at that, his brow furrowing.
The Outrider next to the first said, “The Time Stone… with the Masters of the Mystic Arts.”
The third Outrider hissed, “The Mind Stone… in the forehead of the Vision.”
The first Outrider dropped its head, barring its teeth. Each of the Black Order turned to one another, waiting for it to speak, but hearing nothing but the silence of space. The Outriders had fallen silent. None of them spoke. Barely any of them moved. One would assume they had died on the spot under the gaze of the Mad Titan. Not uncommon.
Finally, Proxima Midnight asked, “Well… what of the last Stone?”
“The Soul Stone,” Ebony Maw whispered. His voice traveled to each Outrider, making them all flinch and cower beneath his gaze. “Where is it?”
The first Outrider lifted its head, its eyeless gaze facing Thanos. It didn’t cower. They didn’t cower. The first Outrider stood up on its hind legs, slowly stepping forward and pausing just feet beneath the throne of the Great Titan. It could feel the powerful gaze that bore the sight of billions of lives vanquished. It could feel the eyes that watched as the universe tore itself apart, nothing to keep it in balance.
It could feel Thanos’ gaze rip right through it.
And it answered, “… Earth.”
The Outriders by its sides nodded, hissing together. “Earth…”
They chanted.
“Earth.”
They all did.
“Earth!”
Until they screamed.
“Earth!”
Until Ebony Maw raised his finger and silenced them.
Proxima Midnight sneered at the beasts before her, her nose wrinkling in disgust. But she couldn’t focus on them right now. The location of the Infinity Stones have been given, and it was her turn to take command. To prove herself to Father. She approached the throne, saying, “I say we save Earth for last. Xandar is the closest. Shall I prepare the Chitauri, Father?”
For that, Thanos didn’t answer. At least not at first.
He left them waiting. In discomfort, in silence, as he closed his eyes. The Infinity Stones… all six of their locations found. Since the birth of time itself, the Stones could never have been brought together, nor could they have been torn apart from one another. They were caught in a twisted limbo, a hell where trillions of lives have been lost just to gaze at the utter power the Stones had. If one could imagine… what bringing the six Stones together, wielding all six, could really do?
Thanos sighed and opened his eyes. His gaze fell down to the Infinity Gauntlet he wielded in his left palm and forearm. The light of the dying suns caused a soft glow to reflect off the gold-colored plating, the six indents bare and waiting. If one could imagine what bringing the six Stones together…
If one had the will… the destiny… to see it through.
“No.”
The Outriders cowered and backed away. The Black Order flinched and did the same. Proxima Midnight backed off, watching as her father rose from the throne and slowly descended the steps. The shadowed throne hid nothing any longer. Thanos’ golden armor shined in the light of the residue of the dying stars. His helmet glistened and gleamed as he stepped off the last step and approached the Outriders. The six that remained directly ahead of their general fell to their knees, refusing to look up unless told so.
And they waited.
Thanos looked to them. Then to his empty gauntlet. His violet skin didn’t even flinch to the aspect of its nakedness. He knew it would be sealed soon, with power beyond comprehension. With power that no one in the entire universe could ever imagine. With power that he would wield… even if it cost him everything. If one had the will to see it through.
And so, Thanos spoke, still holding a lost gaze at the Infinity Gauntlet.
“For years, I had every opportunity to find what I needed. And every single time, those opportunities were stripped away. I could have accomplished it so much earlier. I could have seen my destiny… so much sooner.”
Thanos flexed his left palm, the Gauntlet’s metal plating clenching. He frowned at the sight of the empty indents. “I have been played a fool two times too many. No more. The time for rest is over. Watching as the universe wastes away… is something I can no longer bear. It’s time to take what is rightfully mine… and it begins by fulfilling a deal with the adopted son of Odin.”
He dropped his hand, and more so the Gauntlet. Turning to Proxima Midnight, he said, “Ready my ship.” She nodded without question, the rest of the Black Order following her as she went to obey her father’s command. However, they were stopped. They, as well as the Outrider General and all of its followers. They stopped and watched the scene unfold beneath the throne.
“And as for you six,” Thanos said, eyes landing on the six Outriders still kneeling before him. They lifted up their heads upon hearing their lord and master address them. Thanos reached behind him with his right hand. “I believe a reward is in order for your cause.”
From his back, Thanos unsheathed a massive blade and brought it forward. The Outriders’ jaws fell together, their claws held out to their master and to the blade he wielded. Thanos observed his reflection, saw the stardust and the trillions of lights glinting off of its surface. He turned the blade right, then brought it left, then sliced downwards in less than a second.
So fast.
So clean.
Six heads shot up and fell down with the bodies.
The Outriders screamed in joy. The General held out one of its many hands to the Mad Titan. The several others beneath it did the same. Thanking him. Praising him. The Black Order; Proxima Midnight, Corvus Glaive, Ebony Maw, and Cull Obsidian just stared. Stared and smiled.
Thanos slid his blood-covered blade into the holster on his back, stepped over the bodies, and began his holy quest.
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The soul stone is on earth? Then I pray to god Thanos doesn't throw Gamora off a cliff.
Yessssss. This is going to be amazing! I cannot wait for the interactions and the unleashing of all this chaos. I hope you're going with Thanos' true reasons for doing this, IE for the love of the Mistress Death. That always made a much better reasoning then what the movie supplied.
I honestly cannot wait for the Elements of Harmony vs the Infinity Stones.
Bad guys! Bad!
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I, for one, am fine with the film's reason. I don't really see Thanos sacrificing the daughter he loves for the love of Death (assuming this event will happen)
Now this just signifies that the party's 'bout to start. Plus the alternate part of the story. Since they'd be coming for the Space Stone first, I assume.
Oh, of course. The Soul Stone is on Earth. Well better hope our martian doesn't die.
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The movie changes to Thanos' objective. Rather than to please Death herself, he'd do this because he feels the universe needs balance. Nah, I'd rather go with the movie's reason. It feels realistically better than comic goofy impressions. But hey, it's up to JD to write that shit.
So the Soul Stone's location has been changed to Earth, huh? Interesting development. The truth or a diversion from its true whereabouts?
And so, Starlight Glimmer dons the Harmony Gauntlet!
Seriously, has no one else really made this connection? 6 EoH, 6 Infinity Stones, 6 segments of the Key to Time in Doctor Who? I mean, it's such blatantly obvious crossover fuel.
Nice now that Thanos is coming for the infinite stones I can wait for the next chapter
And so it begins. With the location of all the Infinity Stones now known, the Mad Titan himself, Thanos, embarks on his personal quest to face his destiny and gather what others had failed to do for him in the past and wield all of them to reshape and balance the universe as he sees fit. For too long he had been denied his destiny many times in the past, but no more. This time, with his children the Black Order following him, he will claim his destiny himself and he will not let anything or anyone that would dare to challenge him get the way. Even if it costs him everything.
So now the Space Stone is the first target instead of the Power Stone and the location of the Soul Stone is changed to somewhere on Earth, or a least that's what the Outriders say whether it is true or not or if there is something more to it than what they say. And just when and how will Equus get caught up in all of this? Only time will tell I suppose.
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What made you change the Soul Stone's location to Earth?
Very different
Curious on how Thanks will convince Loki to give up the tesseract without the power stone on Thor's head
And interesting about the soul stone is thatjust to save Gamora?
I honestly wish the movie had Supergiant in it. She could take down the entire hero community with a mere though and retrieve the stones all by herself.
Love the interaction between the black order!
That's the great thing about literature when you can flesh out characters in ways you wouldn't have time for in a movie
Also the Soulstone is on earth?!
What could this mean!?!?
Loki and Sunset with maybe some of the other reformed villains would be an interesting meet up.
Okay, I know I'm getting ahead of the story, but I'm just gonna get this out of my system.
*Grabs a hammer and jumps on Thanos' shoulders.
SMASH!
THAT'S for sending the Chitauri to Earth!
SMASH!
THAT'S for all the people Ronan killed working for you!
SMASH!
THAT'S for all the Asgardians you killed!
SMASH!
THAT'S for beating up the Hulk!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Heimdall!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Loki!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Drax's family!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Nebula's planet!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Nebula's life in general!
SMASH!
THAT'S for the Collector! Even if he was a douche, he didn't deserve whatever you did to him!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Gamora's planet!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Gamora!
SMASH!
THAT'S for stabbing Tony!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Vision!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Bucky!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Sam!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Groot!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Wanda!
SMASH!
THAT'S for T'Challa!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Mantis!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Drax!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Star-Lord!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Dr. Strange!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Maria Hill!
SMASH!
THAT'S for Nick Fury!
SMASH!
THAT'S for the rest of the universe you killed!
SMASH!
THAT'S for all the collateral damage and panic from killing half the universe!
AND THIS...
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THIS IS FOR SPIDER-MAN!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
Thanos: ....are you done?
Me: And a boot to the head.
Smack!
Thanos: OW!
Ew. Maw is definitely the worst of the Black Order.
Hey, references to the Infinity comic.
Whoa. I thought, if you changed the location, it would be on Equus.
Whatever's left of them.
Three times if you agree with my theory that Thanos planned for the creation of Ultron.
Oh, no, here he comes, but the Space Stone is first rather than the Power Stone? Twisty. And the S. Stone's on Earth? Oi.
The Soul Stone is on Earth? Would it perhaps be beneath an isolated, yet advanced, country?
So, that stone is on Earth here? Interesting.
A nice introduction of our villains. I liked that you added more character to the black order. Love the movie, but they were probably one of the more forgettable elements in the movie.
So the Soul Stone is on earth. Definitely a big change from the movie. For a second there I thought it would be in Equestria somewhere. I wonder if Red Skull will still show up?
What a way to introduce the villains. I liked the interaction between the Black Order. They are children of Thanos, which is an appropriate title, considering they seem to bicker like children.
Wow, these creatures have very good intel.
So, the Soul Stone is on Earth, too. That’s unexpected.
Now, the hunt for the Stones has begun. And, in another unexpected twist, Thanos and the Black Order are going for the Space Stone first. This is good, this means we might actually get to see them invade the Nova Core on Xandar to get the Power Stone, where as we only heard about it in the movie. Looking forward to that.
Hmm. A quick, merciful death at the hand of Thanos... quite the reward, indeed.
Excellent intro to the villains. I’m looking forward to seeing what the next chapter will bring.
Wow...first creatures who praise being killed, then the meet up of the Black Order, and the Soul stone being in a new location! when do the Ponies get in on the action? Things are heating up!
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me neither! I wonder if they can match the Stones power, or each corresponds with one?
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And interesting note. The Infinity Stones only work in their universe. Equestria is in another universe, or possibly a parallel world.
Shove Thanos into a portal to Equestria, zap with the Elements!
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JD confirmed that Equestria in this story is in the same universe as the MCU, so that ain’t going to work.
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Damn. Well, there is that then.
So what's with the change of location of the Soul Stone and does that mean the Red Skull won't appear in this story?
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Though he did also confirm that Equestria Girls is in a different universe. So they could possibly do that.
8958676 That would suck, wouldn't it?
8958683 I felt the movie's version was much more believable than just wanting to impress Death. Then again, who knows? Anything can happen.
8958688 B A D T O U C H
8958727 It is up to me, isn't it?
This is gonna be fun.
8958806 Could be, could be not.
8958836 Ah, 'cause Thanos and Starlight are both somewhat purple? I would've went with Twilight, considering she shares the closest color palette to Thanos.
8958860 Poor Fluttershy. Yes, the Outriders are REALLY creepy creatures.
8958873 I got something INSANE planned.
8959044 Could be. We'll have to wait and see.
8959090 I've been making this argument for a long time! Literature can achieve so much, much more than what movies can! And they completely disagreed with me in my literature class in college!
8959130 It certainly would be.
8959222 Damn, that anger directed towards Thanos. I mean, it's completely justified but damn.
8959257 Lots of twists and turns coming...
8959481 Mayhaps.
8959762 I definitely felt like the Black Order deserved more character rather than just being Thanos' goons.
8959855 Considering the Outriders, I wrote them more closely to their comic counterparts, where they are masters of stealth. That's how they found the Stones without anyone noticing.
8959883 Outriders desire death at the hands of their masters more than anything. Little comic reference there. And the ponies will get involved soon.
8960181 The Soul Stone's location on Earth is very important for this story. And there will be a guardian for the Soul Stone like in the movie. Whether or not it'll be Red Skull, I can't reveal that.
8959045 I've given some of Supergiant's powers to Ebony Maw.
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Now I'm wondering about the Soul Stone. If one of Marvel heroes or of the Equestrians wants to find it and manages to do so, what would they be willing to sacrifice...
Also : *Cpt America reaches the Soul Stone's hidden place*
Red Skull : "
Mr Anderson!Guten Tag, Herr Rogers."Rogers :
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Wow, what an overhype for the Soul Stone.
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So....Elements vs. Infinity stones...what will win?!
8960764 Mr. Rogerrrrrrs. We've been expecting you.
8960765 Really important Stone there.
8960769 The most powerful magic of all vs. the power to control the universe. Hmmmm....
8960736 Well, when I first had the idea back in 2013, I was thinking of Twilight. But Starlight was actually a villain exactly like Thanos, who believed she was in the right even when she was doing horrible things and refused to even consider other options.
And then we discovered really it was all about her and power and she was pretty much just lying to everyone, including herself.
I suspect that'll also be the case with Thanos in the Avengers finale.
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YES! He's gonna kick some major ass in Wakanda!
Whether or not they go there, do not reply to this comment and spoil us!
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Even better, the most powerful transformation from the Chest of the Tree of Harmony vs the power to control the entire multiverse.
What a seriously epic third chapter you've posted!
8961675 Thank you!
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How about that, huh?
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You're very welcome.
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JD, since there's a spell that displays images of flashbacks and memories, can you kinda use it for Sunset to see? I mean, she would be gawking at the Hulk roaring his lungs off and Thor swinging his hammer.
All I can imagine is Doctor Strange walking through a portal and interrupting Twilight and her friends while they're having a picnic.
"Princess Twilight. I need to speak with you."
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Plus Starlight would put up a better fight than Twilight, who is relatively weak without her friends.
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B O O T T O T H E H E A D !
What nice insight! I love how you’ve taken advantage of exposition that the movie otherwise didn’t include due to time restrictions.
“...Right next to a hot, steaming bowl of foreshadowing.” DP
So these beasts have done their job of finding the location of the Stones, so Thanos surely has no further use for them. Now the journey to claim his destiny to do what he set forth to do leading to the events of what to come begins. The Avengers and Ponies have faced many tough battles, from a homicidal A.I. to each other... But they've never faced anyone quite like Thanos. If we thought Grogar was intimidating enough, just wait till they stand face to face with the likes of this guy. There's a reason that 'Infinity War' for all intent and purposes ended so... Infamously.
Man, Thanos and his Black Order finally make their appearance. You really capture their intimidation as well as how absolutely fucked up they are.
A bit shocking the Outriders can talk, since they seemed like mindless attack dogs in the films.
That is horrifying.
What the hell?! That's their "reward"?! They find where the stones are so Thanos kills them? Why do I bother trying to understand him? He's insane.