The Hero Within

" The situation is critical. " Nick Fury began " Your pal is reforging his old weapons, and as Coulson said me, this results in a great improval of his already deadly asset. You say me, " the brown stallion turned to Twilight ", that your Elements won't work against him, because he's made out of magic. "

" Not really... " Vortex began explaining.

" It doesn't matter. " Fury interrupted him " What matters is that our most powerful weapon has no effect. It was our only hope. We've barely managed to keep up with him for 15 years, and we've succeeded only because he didn't treat us seriously. He is playing with us. " the director knit his brows " Any suggestions? "

" Actually, I have one. " Celestia replied

Fury turned around, which revealed his riddled face. Luna looked begging at Celestia, but she spoke however:

" Luna and I didn't want to use this... it is our final resort. We had the chance to use it with Discord, but as you know, we didn't. This is the only thing, that our father has left us. It's called the Spell of Solar Extermination. "

" It isn't safe to use it. " Luna continued " If we tried it when we were young, it might of went wrong. And believe me, you don't want this spell to go wrong. "

" This spell, " Celestia took the word again " , harnesses the destructive potential of the sun. "

Vortex shook slightly. Twilight was confused, but she decided, that probably Primal Shine had used this spell once and Vortex knew of it's destructive potential.

" Used properly, it can obliterate an enemy in mere seconds. " Celestia spoke

" However, if something goes wrong, we can deal significant damage to what's left of Equestria. " Luna said the rest of the council.

" The whole land will be irradiated with solar radiation. " shivvers went down the Princess of the Sun's spine " But if we manage to control it, and I think I'm ready, we can turn Hase to ashes. "

" Princess, isn't that a bit extreme? " Twilight was worried. Unlike the two Princesses, she still believed, that there is still some good left in him. She couldn't just destroy him.

" And what if it's the only way? " Celestia turned to her ex- student " Twilight, I know Hase was once your friend and you will never stop believing in him... but what will you choose? Equestria or him? "

" And what if it doesn't work? " the solar Princess was surprised by the words of S.H.I.E.L.D. 's director. "

" As far as I can recall, Vortex and Chrysalis had created Hase to be the ultimate weapon against YOU, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Vortex, as we see, is aware of the existence of such spell. What if this pegasus is immune even to this spell? "

" Nothing is immune to this spell. " Vortex replied instead of Celestia " It hurts me, that you're going to destroy my son, but really, nothing is immune to that spell. You see, this spell won't stop untill it destroys it's target. That's why it is so dangerous: if it's used unproperly, it can target the whole world and destroy it. Perhaps Hase' defences will grant him a minute or two, but that will be it.

But there is a problem. As you heard from Celestia and Luna , this spell isn't ment for normal unicorns. Thus it can be only be used by the pony who created it - Primal Shine - or by an alicorn, able to wield the sun, when he holds the Scroll of the Sun.

This Scroll has got only one copy. It is in the Starswirl the Bearded section of the Royal Library. Locked within a box with a Royal Seal, which prevents the normal ponies from opening it. With all of these requirements, today the only pony who's able to use it is Celestia " he looked at his niece

" Well, than we've got a problem. " Fury said him " Canterlot has been turned to a stronghold of evil, Hase's capital city. Sneeking into Canterlot will be hard, I admit, but sneaking into the castle is impossible.

The place is guarded by batallions of Voidians and also a squad of Sentinels. Not to mention, that Hase' would immeadielty feel if you enter his castle. "

" You don't need to worry about that! " Dr. Hank McCoy rushed into the room " My serum is complete! "

" Well done, Dr. McCoy! " Coulson shook his hoof .

" We haven't got any choice. " Celestia spoke to Fury.

" Alright, alright. " a holographic map appeared on the table in the center of the room. It showed Canterlot and Ponyville and the lands between them.

" You'll use the train. " Coulson spoke " We'll mask it as a mining train, delivering coal. With some costumes I think you should be able to pass the checkpoint of Canterlot. You can successfully reach the train station. "

" And than comes the hard part. " Fury noted " No matter Voidians or not, the Voidian Guards won't let you in. You have to join the Patrol Squad. It passes by the train station on every hour. With your disguise you should join the back rows of the Squad. Only than will the Guards let you in.

Once you're in the palace, you should be extremely careful. Avoid Sentinels... "

" Why should we be using mutants, if this makes the sutuation more dangerous? " Luna asked.

" You see, most of the others are injured by previous battles. We can't send them in. The disguise will confuse the Sentinels to think you really are Voidians. But you should avoid getting closer than 20 feet. It isn't perfect, after all. " Coulson replied.

" You should also avoid Voidians. Some of them are smart and may foil our scheme. " Fury continued " In the library you won't find anypony; only Hase enters the library sometimes. If we're lucky, he'll be gone. If you aren't... well, you should be extremely careful.

Once you find the box, you must get the scroll. Sneak to the throne room, or if Hase is still in the library, hide untill Celestia is ready.

Than you'll unleash the sun and end all of this. You'll have to ditch your disguise and ran to the train. Without a leader, the Voidians will be vulnerable. We'll end this war. " Fury finished.

" But who will participate? " Coulson asked.

" Only the most responcible:  Cyclops, Psylocke, Colossus, Apples Pryde.  Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witchmare probably too. However, the rest of your group - the Horsegardians and the original Avengers - must stay here. We don't need a crowd.

This is our last chance. Don't waste it. "