Time for action
Fury stood in the center of the bridge of the Helicarrier, watching as the carrier flew higher into the sky. One could hear various people saying things as they worked at their stations. Fury could feel as three very important people walked into the bridge. That, and he could see them in one of the screens around him. "We are clear." Agent Hill started, backing away from her console and turning to face Fury. "All engines operating. Shield emergency protocol 193.6 in effect. We're level sir."
Fury nodded, and responded with a command. "Good. Let's vanish." Hill turned back to her console, and gave out the order.
"Engage retro-reflection panels." Fury turned once he was given the all clear that all the panels were operational. There he saw a very well built man looking in awe of everything around him and another man, who was Bruce Banner. Fury started to walk towards them, and as he did so did the man everyone knew all too well. Steve pulled out a roll of cash, and gave Fury a 10 dollar bill. Fury took it, and looked at it for a few moments before putting it in a pocket. Hill turned her head to look back at the quiet attractive Captain behind her, and watched as he walked past her to gaze out of the large windshield in front of them.
Meanwhile Fury had walked up to Bruce Banner. "Doctor, thank you for coming." Fury said, holding out his hand to shake the doctor's. Bruce hesitated for a second, before reaching his hand out and accepting the friendly gesture.
"Thanks for asking nicely." Fury could hear the hint of sarcasm in his voice, but waved it off. "So uh, how long am I staying?"
"Once we get our hand on the Tesseract, you're in the wind." Bruce nodded, turning to look behind Fury at the many consoles in front of him.
"And where are you on that?" Bruce asked. Instead of Fury answering him, it was Agent Coulson.
"We're sweeping every wirelessly accessible camera on the planet. Cell Phones, Laptops, if it's connected to a satellite, it's eyes and ears for us." The next person to speak was Natasha Romanoff, who was crouching beside a console that had a picture of Clint Barton's face in one of the corners.
"It's still not gonna find them in time."
"You have to narrow your field." Bruce spoke up, making Fury turn to look at him from where he was looking at Natasha. "How many spectrometers do you have access to?"
"How many are out there?" Fury asked, wondering where the doctor was going with this as he crossed his arms.
"Call every lab you know, tell them to put the spectrometers on the roof." Bruce said as he took off his jacket. Looking at Agent Coulson. "Have them calibrate them for gamma rays." Bruce turns back to Fury as he folds his jacket over his arms. "I'll rough out a tracking algorithm, basic cluster recognition. At least we can rule out a few places." Fury nodded, liking the sound of that. "Do you have somewhere where I can work?"
"Agent Romanoff," Fury said, turning to his best spy, "could you take Doctor Banner to his laboratory please?" Romanoff stood up, and made to walk past Fury. She was stopped however when Fury whispered into her ear. "She's awake, after he gets the tracker done, take him down to see her." Romanoff gave a slight nod as she continued to walk away, walking up to the doctor who began to trail behind her.
"You're gonna love it doc, we got all the toys."
Once Banner had finished making the tracking algorithm, Natasha escorted him down to the med-bay, where a very annoyed Nightmare Moon had her mouth open as a dentist looked inside. "Remarkable cleanliness, aside from your recent meal, and not a tooth out of place. Though these fangs here don't really look like they belong in the mouth of a herbivore." The dentist said as he backed away.
"Yes, well, Alicorns tend to always have or be in perfect shape. Though, my sister's flanks are a little on the big side from sitting on that throne of hers all day and eating nothing but cake. The only reason she isn't as fat as a cow is because our metabolism is incredibly high." The dentist blinked a little before stepping away, trying to process what he had just been told.
"She can talk." Banner said, completely stumped. It was one thing to think a winged unicorn had suddenly appeared. It was something else completely to figure out that it was as sentient and sapient as a human.
"Yeah, she can talk alright. Has quite the mouth on her muzzle. She isn't afraid to speak her mind when something is annoying her. Take a guess on who she has pointed her barbs at." Bruce nodded, guessing that the Alicorn dispised doctors.
"And I can hear quite well, thank you very much." Nightmare said, looking at them with a 'fuck around and find out' expression on her face. Both Natasha and Bruce were shocked, seeing as they were on the other side of the room. Deciding they wouldn't get anywhere standing there, they walked up to the irate Alicorn.
"I'm sure Fury has told you my name, yes?" When Bruce shook his head, she looked at Natasha expectently.
"Her name is Nightmare Moon. The first word making me think that, where she is from, she's a villain." Nightmare winced a little at that, but stayed resolute.
"That is… partially correct." Nightmare admitted. "I did not actually rule Equestria alone. I did so alongside my sister. She raised the sun every morning, and I the moon for the night. Our subjects played in her day and worshipped her. At night, they hid in their homes and slept. My sister may not know this, but I had many a spy working for me. Nobles would come, asking my sister to get rid of the night. They… feared me. They wanted me gone, just because they loved me sister more than me." At this point tears began to build in Nightmare's eyes, he ears laying flat on her head.
Both humans listened in rapt attention, wanting to know what had happened. "I tried everything I could go make the nights less scary, make them more beautiful. But how could they see my work when they hid in their homes and slept. I tried to ask my sister if the nights could last just a little bit longer, or have our subjects stay up just a bit later to see what I had done for them. She denied me everytime. I became so angry, spiteful, that I eventually snapped. I attacked my sister, and after a long battle, she banished me."
"That doesn't sound so bad compared to-" Bruce started, only to be cut off.
"On the moon, for 1000 years." Nightmare said with a glare that wasn't really directed at anything.
"... How are not insane right now?" Bruce asked, wondering how it is possible the Alicorn before him isn't a brain dead mess. Heck, how is she not dead outright!?
"Alicorns have well fortified minds, and we are immortal. Many have tried to kill us, either via poison, blade, or magic. But our bodies work too quickly for a poison to do any real harm, other than some irritated bowels. Our magic can overwhelm any unicorn that tries to kill us with magic. And all that has tried to kill us with a blade didn't anticipate the numerous wards we have placed on ourselves against physical attacks."
"Okay, but how were you breathing in an oxygen deprived atmosphere?" Bruce asked, intrigued. Nightmare blinked, and looked at him in confusion.
"That… I don't know. Never really thought about it." Trying to get the conversation back on track, Natasha spoke up.
"So you're a tyrant." Natasha's voice was filled with hate and suspicion. Though she was surprised by the regretful look Nightmare gave.
"I… suppose so. I just wanted to be appreciated like my sister was, is that really too much to ask?" Nightmare asked rhetorically. Natasha thought for a moment, before speaking once more.
"What if you were here?" Natasha asked. Upon seeing the confused looks, she elaborated.
"What if you were appreciated here? If you can help us with what we're trying to do, I'm pretty sure a lot of people would appreciate it." Nightmare thought about it, when Natasha continued. "You'd be a hero, and heros are kinda like celebrities right now. Just look up Iron Man or Captain America on a computer. I'm sure once you've helped us prevent a war here on Earth, a lot of people would appreciate you, maybe even look up to you." Natasha knew what she was doing, trying to build a case that was completely true and encouraging. She didn't know about any of the abilities this horse had, but if she could use magic, then the possibilities are endless.
"Leave me. I have much to think about." Nightmare said, turning away from them. The two didn't want to, but knew they wouldn't get anything more out of her. This left Nightmare alone to think. 'A hero. Is that… truly an option? I have fought for my ponies many a time in the past, but it only made me fear them more. But these humans, they apparently love those who protect them, if that woman is to be believed.'
'Maybe it is.' Nightmare jumped, having not heard the voice in 850 years. 'I didn't leave, I just knew I wouldn't get anywhere trying to convince you that ponies would only fear us more. But these humans, they have shook you enough that you finally may listen to me.' Nightmare growled internally, but conceded that Luna was right. 'Good. I have had a long time to think, and while our ponies may not like us, they need us. I'm sure there are many thankless heros here, who do the right thing, but never get anything in return. That might be the same with us, or, as Natasha said, these humans would thank us. Nick, he can give us a home, food, everything we'd need. I'm sure he would be very thankful to have us help him.'
Nightmare sighed, and nodded. This was all most likely true. Maybe they really could get a new start here. 'Fine, but I want all the glory.' Nightmare could feel Luna roll her eyes, but agree nonetheless. Deciding nothing would change by doing nothing, Nightmare lit up her horn, and searched for Fury's magical signature. Nightmare and Luna were quite surprised that all humans had a magic core, some brighter and stronger than others, however all of them were untapped, like magic was a forgotten teaching. They quickly found Fury's magic signature, and locked onto it as their teleport destination.
"We got a bit, 67% match." An agent that looked to be of Asian descent said, grabbing everyone's attention. "Wait, cross match, 79%" The agent said after he typed a few things into his console.
"Location?" Agent Coulson asked as he walked up to the console the other agent was at.
"Stuttgart, Germany. 28 Königstraße."
"He's not exactly hiding." Agent Coulson said, a twinge of disbelief in his tone.
"Captain-" Fury started when he was cut off by a flash of light right behind him. Startled, everyone reached for their guns as they turned to see what had caused the flash. All were surprised to see Nightmare Moon there with a raised eyebrow.
"Quite the welcoming." She said with an irritated tone.
"Everyone, stand down. Ms. Moon I don't know what the hell you are thinking but you best have a damn good explanation for doing… whatever it is you just did." Nightmare scoffed, rolling her eyes at Nick.
"Fine, if you don't want my help, then be that way." Nightmare turned to leave, but stopped by Fury's sigh.
"I'm sorry, but we're in the middle of something." Fury said as he pointed at the console Agent Coulson and the other agent were at. Nightmare looked at the screen and saw a picture of Loki next to a different picture of Loki.
"You're searching for an emo adult?" This got a few chuckles from a few agents.
"His name is Loki, he stole the thing that transported you here by accident. If we get it back, you might have a shot at returning home." Fury didn't know if this was true, but by the way Nightmare seemed to get more determined, he knew he had said the right things.
"I see. And you have located him I presume?" Fury nodded.
"I was about to send the Captain here to get him." Fury said, gesturing to the man who was looking at her in disbelief. Nightmare gave the man an appreciative glance, taking in his muscular build underneath his clothes, and then sent a sly grin and wink his way, causing him to blush.
"I'd like to go with him. I can tell that this character you're after isn't exactly a normal human." Fury nodded, and pulled up a recording of all the abilities Loki has shown so far on one of the screens that surrounded him.
"Hmph, an Illusionist at best. He will tremble at the magical might an Alicorn can bring to bear. Though that staff of his does cause some worry." Fury was a bit surprised that she passed off Loki's abilities as if they were sub par.
"Really? How so?"
"Even from this recording, I can almost feel the energy coming from the jewel at the head of it. The staff channels it safely, but the jewel itself is what gives it so much power."
"So if we removed the jewel from the staff, everything affected by the staff would return to normal?" Fury asked, intrigued hope colouring his voice. Nightmare nodded.
"Most likely, yes."
"Hmm, Captain, suit up. I'm going to talk to Nightmare here to see if anything she knows can help us further." The Captain nodded, and left to put on his suit.
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Yes to look human
Do it.
My preference is towards no although story wise a humanoid form allows for some easier integration. I mean Marvel does have some nonhumanoid and anthro characters as is so I'd look those up first for ideas about character interactions before making any decisions.
If you don't want her nonhumanoid form to be an issue or play a roll in character interactions then it may be best to change it.
Edit: I for one enjoy the idea of seeing how certain characters react. Especially Thor to whom such a form would be familiar could lead to some good comedy.
No to human-Nightmare. Superheroes get punched, kicked, tackled, etc enough by other people but imagining their surprise when a towering moon horse bucks them in the chest before bringing down the magical might of the night is a fun thought. Pretty pony princess will show those villains that underestimate her that she isn’t also some magical mythical mushball.
Superhero stories will always have a degree of wackiness to them so why tone down Moon’s own distinct appearance. Unless she wants to go incognito of course. Otherwise, magic works well enough as a replacement for hands and they can still use their mouths and their odd magnet hooves with surprising dexterity.
I don't know about having her have a human form, but so far I'm intrigued with this story and can't wait to see how it will play out.
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That's what I was thinking, using her human form for incognito things but keeping her pony for most parts. I just wanted to see what y'all thought.
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Yeah, exactly! She’s still the night and the night hides many so I’m sure she appreciates the art of illusion and subterfuge. But too much time away from the spotlight left her wanting for more understandably. Plus, Natasha got frosty when she learned Moon was a tyrant but Moon is used to the cold and can probably warm up to her over relatable shady spy acts and performing deeds in the dark for others. I forgot how versatile ponies could be in any setting.
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I'm sure Natasha will appreciate having Nightmare use magic to change her appearance, so if anyone tries to remove her disguise, they won't be able to because magic. Maybe even appear as an entirely different gender.
Author's Note:
Should I give Nightmare the ability to make herself look human? Yes
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Gal pals bonding over being sly, being sneaky, and being scary with more efficiency! And also morally dubious deeds done in the past.
The rest of the Avengers will see this friendship as unpredictable yet something they also saw coming a mile away.
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Lol, yep, sounds like something that would happen. Nightmare might even help her get the revenge she desires on the people that help make her into the Black Widow she has become.
I'd personally would prefer nightmare to not be human, it would remove a certain charm of the story, leaving a magical super-hero and no longer an alien pony alicorn
I hope no. In human form she'll be just an op wisard.
Nightmare should maybe have the ability to look human, but I don't understand why she would have any desire to to do so. If part of it is an issue about romance, have her offer to turn other people into ponies.
My preference would be to leave Luna/Nightmare Moon as a pony. At least at first. We know from the show that spells exist in Equestria that can temporarily transform on species to another, but it's questionable as to whether or not Princess Luna (and therefore Nightmare Moon) knows any of this particular subset of spells. And even if she does, it's been at least a thousand years since she had last cast a spell of that type.
Besides, as is she's basically almost guaranteed to be adored by kids of all types, as she's basically a goth pony warrior princess superhero.
So let Nightmare Moon establish herself as a superhero for at least a while before figuring out how to temporarily assume a human form (if ever). And she just may decide to not use a human form anyway, even if she does remember the required spell, as it's clear that she doesn't find the human body aesthetically pleasing to her tastes.
And one very minor nitpick: While ponies are herbivores, they are not obligate herbivores and are in fact capable of digesting meat. Some even go out of their way to do it, killing small birds and animals that happen to get too close to them and then eating them (or outright stealing unattended hotdogs or hamburgers), although it's usually more of an opportunist thing rather than something they do regularly. Whether or not Princess Luna (and therefore Nightmare Moon) is aware of this fact is debatable, and she may prefer a herbivorous diet regardless, but Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity have been shown or implied in show to at least occasionally eat meat or meat byproducts. Just not on a regular basis.
Episode: A Bird in the Hoof (Applejack was all set to eat a ham sandwich during a bruncheon gathering for Celestia at Sugarcube Corner).
Episode: Fall Weather Friends (Pinkie Pie references having participated in hotdog eating contests)
Episode: Sweet & Elite (Rarity is literally shown eating pate and caviar as she mingles with the social elite of Canterlot).
Sure, that's basically just three references out of nine whole seasons, with every other possible instance clearly showing a vegetable substitute where a meat portion of any particular meal would otherwise go. So the consumption of meat would thus logically be considered to be very rare among ponies. But they can do so if they want, and Nightmare Moon is not likely to be bothered by the diet of her new friends even if she may have no particular desire to eat meat herself.
All that said, Nightmare Moon did not lie when she said that she was a herbivore. She's just not an obligate one.
Please abonden the thought of giving NMM a human form. I honestly like it the way it is right now.
Btw. It's Königstraße 28, not 28 Königstraße.
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Not in the subtitles on Disney+
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Maybe it does, but that doesn't change the fact that it is wrong. Trust me on this. It is my native tounge after all
Yes!
she's not far off with the staff. Will she make the comparison to the elements when she gets a better look at the thing? likely.
IN all the pony stories I've read. there is ONE thing I have yet to see an author do when a pony is in the human world.
Make them a Centaur!
it would make sense, I mean they are a pony, so making it so their form is a centaur would make sense. and would make for some really interesting interactions and funny scenes
let her change between Pony and Anthro form at will!
just make luna's human transformation a temporary disguise like loki's illusion.
mcu is too overcrowded with bipedal anyway.
My vote is that Nightmare Moon should stay a pony (why would someone as perfect as herself change to a lesser creature?). However, she has shown she is a master of illusions, so she can construct a realistic illusion of herself as a human. In addition, with her magical power and control, she can manipulate objects around her to make it look like she can touch and interact with things using her "hands".
As to if she can actually change her form like Twilight did in the Breezies episode, I am unsure since Nightmare Moon has been away from magical advancements for the past 1000 years, so it maybe unknown to her.
However, I would say play up her ability to enter and manipulate dreams, including inducing shared dreams. This appears to be a subset of telepathy (think Jean Grey). Also using a shared dream can potentially help insure that enemies cannot eavesdrop on classified meetings as well as help send messages to many agents throughout the world at the same time.
I say yes so she can have an easier time. Abd i am partial to Nyx so consuder that an alucirn trait.
For the human appearance, yes.
I’m kind of think she should have been all along and here why.
In the MLP:FIM canon Twilight Sparkle went to the Equestrian Girls universe and became Human. Later Sunset and the human versions of the cast traveled through a wild portal and became ponies.
This means the physical transformation was caused by the universe they entered not the mirror portal. So if a pony goes to another reality they change to suit that reality.
Now on the MCU side of things we see the same thing happens in “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness”.
When crossing realities there bodies changed to suit that reality. they did become paint in one reality
So in both MLP and MCU the physical form of the beings traveling through realities do change to match the reality they are in.
For your story it could be her Alicorn magic is resisting the effects. Might explain why the “Nightmare” element doesn’t have as strong control over her mind making her less Tyrant and more calm(?). Or Equestria is somewhere in the MCU universe.
Heck if the universe has a base design it could explain all the humanoids in the MCU even the cosmic beings like the celestials and the watchers.
Nightmare Moon also show she could shape shift with the smoke/cloud form. She formed the thorn from her cloud and the shadowbolts, thought they could have been illusions.
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One, Equestria is in this universe. Just a very far off part of it that is quite messed up due to things that happened impossibly long ago. Two, I don't think the Space Stone alone can break the universe barrier to allow transport between universes, much less through the filtered form of the Tesseract. I say filtered because that's what I think the containers for the stones are. Except the Power, Reality, and Soul Stone. Soul has a whole planet to contain it, while Power has a softball sized orb to contain it. (If you ask me that makes no sense but whatever.) Reality is put into, possibly, another dimension to contain it. The container for the Space Stone is the Tesseract, Mind Stone is the jewel of Loki's Staff, Time Stone is the Eye of Agamoto. All three of these can and have been used but their power is filtered through their container. Well, maybe not the Time Stone. Though we only ever see one consequence of it at the beginning of Doctor Strange which is quickly thrown out the window not long after as every other instance of Time Manipulation is alright. Reversing the damage done to the Hong Kong Sanctum, looking into the Future, Thanos using it to reverse the destruction of the Mind Stone. But no, apparently manipulating an apple is too much strain for the universe. Anyway, back on track. If the Space Stone and Power Stone are combined, then yes, the universe barrier can be broken. But unlike the What If... version on Disney+ with Infinity Ultron, I'm going to make it so the Stones only work in their respective universe.
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Okay
Well given that Equestria is in the Universe. Nightmare Moon still can shape shift.
I personally feel this ability may detract from the story a bit. It'd feel like a large cop-out honestly, we come here to read about ponies... Not humans. For certain acts where it may be required, sure, but for the main bulk of the story? Nah, NMM is extremely unique, forcing her to wear another body would destroy part of that uniqueness.
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That's what I was thinking. So far I have been getting a lot of mixed responses but the overall consensus has been for her to only use it in certain scenarios. Also, if y'all read my question more carefully, I asked if I should give her the ability to look human, indicating that she will eventually craft a spell to make herself look like a human, but as with any spell it won't be permanent.
An illusion to look human? Yeah, but only under extenuating circumstances. I think NM/Luna like the way they look and wouldn't give it up unless it gave them an advantage and when it was over they'd immediately change back.
Very interesting so far, this has a lot of potential.
This Nightmare seems half-reformed already. Is there some good reason for that?
not everyone who bears a sinister name and appearance is a villain. Even among Marvel heroes, there are many heroes with sinister names and looks. (For example, Daredevil. Even Black Widow is not a good pseudonym.)
it's funny that Nightmare Moon claims that alicorns have a strong mind but after a minute starts talking to herself. (because Nightmare Moon/Luna tech is the same character with a personality disorder)
I feel like she's acting too trusting and cooperative for a villain who just got thrown into n an unknown world.
i LOVE this quote
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Maybe she's secretly glad to have some form of social contact after 1000 years of isolation.
Before I begin yes I know this story is complete. But regarding the AN at the end of this chapter.
My personal preference would be that she stay a pony. And only if she needed to go incognito for some reason should she use a human form at all. And ditch it as soon as possible after it’s no longer needed.
I just got done reading this chapter so I don’t know what you did yet. I’ll find out soon but either way I’ll reserve my opinion until I’ve seen more of this story.
I do hope that with NMM in the picture that it changes the story of the movie a decent amount. Other wise it’d just be boring.
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Black Widow was an assasin at first, no?