My Little Pony: Equestria's Mightiest Heroes
Thor and Rainbow Bridge?: Part 2
Previous ChapterFor most of the day, Rainbow Dash showed Thor around Equestria, via flight tour, of course. She showed Thor where everything was, and would stop sometimes to introduce Thor to ponies whom Rainbow Dash thought were important or cool. Rainbow Dash also noticed that Thor was not flying with his wings, but he seemed to be pulled by his hammer.
“Uuuuuuumm, what are you doing?” Rainbow Dash asked.
“What art thou referring to, Lady Dash?” Thor responded, puzzled.
“You’re not using your wings? That’s not how you fly. Have you ever actually flown before?” Rainbow Dash pointed out.
“Aye! I have flown into battle on many occasions, pulled by Mjolnir an-” Thor was cut off by Rainbow Dash.
“Stop. I’m gonna teach you to fly correctly.” Rainbow Dash landed. Thor followed, more of a drop than a landing. “That’s what I’m talking about! You call that a landing? You just fell!”
“I see not the problem…” Thor responded confused.
“Ok, let’s start from the beginning…” Rainbow Dash said as she shook her head disappointedly.
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By the time it rained, Thor was actually using his wings to fly. Thor liked this because he could now use Mjolnir as a weapon and still remain airborne.
They didn’t have to take cover from the rain, because they flew over the clouds or Thor protected them. They practiced flying for the rest of the day, or at least until school let out, at which point they went to go meet the Cutiemark Crusaders.
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Thor and Rainbow Dash arrived about fifteen minutes after school let out.
“Ah man…” Rainbow Dash said, as they got closer to the school.
“What troubles thee?” Thor asked.
“Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom are getting bullied again. I thought we dealt with this.” Rainbow Dash said as she sped up her pace.
“Which ones are the bullies?” Thor said, in a tone that made Rainbow Dash nervous.
“Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, the violet one and the gray on-”. At that point, Thor was already on the ground, standing between the Cutiemark Crusaders and their bullies. “Wow… he’s fast…”
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“What seems to be the problem here?” Thor asked the two bullies. He was standing at his full height, puffing out his chest and spreading his wings, making himself look significantly bigger than he already was.
“Nothing that concerns you.” Diamond Tiara said, oddly snotty despite being only up to half way between Thor’s knees and shoulders on his front legs.
“Oh, that is where you’d be wrong.” Thor started as the sky became black with clouds. “I am Thor, God of Thunder. I hear you are treating others as they are below thee. I say to thee, if it happens again, I shall show thee how low you really are. I shall show thee what it truly means to anger a god!” With that a giant bolt of lightning struck Thor’s horn. At this point, it was about as dark as night, and Thor’s now charged body was the only light in the area. His eyes became a light blue and streaks of electricity surged from his horn, Mjolnir, his eyes, his wing tips, and up and down his body. He raised his hoof and stomped the ground causing a small localized earthquake, not large enough to damage anything, but noticeable enough to prove his point. “Doth I make mineself clear?”
Silver Spoon answered first, “Ye—yes sir…”.
Thor turned towards Diamond Tiara, “And thou?” Thor thundered.
She merely nodded, as she couldn’t muster even a single word to respond.
“Glorious!” Thor said cheerfully as the lightning and the clouds disappeared instantly. “Now, I believe you owe these young ponies an apology.”
“S-sorry.” Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon said simultaneously.
“Now run along, and I expect no more trouble from thee.” Thor said, more as an order than a suggestion.
Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon didn’t wait to be told twice, before running home immediately, along with all the other ponies that been present at the school yard.
Rainbow Dash landed behind the Cutiemark Crusaders. “Uhhhhh… What was that?” She asked wide-eyed.
“I hate those who use their power just to oppress others, like many have tried to do to mine second home of Midgard. That is why I joined the Avengers.” Thor responded as he turned to face the CMCs and Rainbow Dash. “You three are under my protection now. I have heard of thee from Lady Dash, and would like to help thee in any way I can. I am Thor, God of Thunder, Prince of Asgard; and I wish to become thine friend.”
“He gets better after you get to know him.” Rainbow Dash told the CMCs.
The CMC’s just stared in amazement of Thor’s spectacle. They hadn’t seen anybody but Celestia, Luna, Discord, or Twilight with that amount of power.
“Introduce yourselves!” Rainbow Dash whispered to the CMCs.
“Oh… Oh sorry.” Apple Bloom started first, “I’m Apple Bloom.”
“It is a pleasure to meet thee Apple Bloom.”
“I’m Scootaloo.”
“I am honored to make thine acquaintance.”
“My name’s Sweetie Belle! And together we make the Cutiemark Crusaders!”
“Crusaders? I believe I can help you in thine crusade. We shall march forth and let songs and tales tell about our glorious deeds!” Thor responded. “Where to first?”
“Well, we don’t really know…” Scootaloo responded.
“Yeah! We tried all that we could think of doin’” Apple Bloom added.
“But we still haven’t gotten our cutiemarks…” Sweetie Belle chimed in, sounding on the verge of tears.
“Ahh, don’t worry. We’ll think of something. Let’s go for a walk while we think!” Rainbow Dash suggested.
“Can we go to the waterfall below Canterlot?” Scootaloo asked.
“Sure, as long as you guys can make the trip, because I don’t plan on carrying you!” Rainbow Dash chuckled.
“Awesome!” The Cutiemark Crusaders cheered in unison.
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The trip to the falls was uneventful, minus the fact that all three of the Cutiemark Crusaders were now riding on Thor’s back. Thor and Rainbow Dash had talked a great deal on the way to the falls, mostly about the way Thor handled the bullies.
“Ya shouldn’t go around scaring little ponies like that.” Rainbow Dash stated.
“I care not for bullies. I know many who would use their power just to hurt others. My brother, my father, many other beings in the nine realms would all try to use their power to harm others. I cannot stand for it. I know many creatures who cannot or will not stand for themselves. The Avengers was formed originally to fight my brother, who tried to use his powers to get Bruce to hurt others. I fight because if I do not, I cannot be certain others will. But I do apologize for causing any trouble.” Thor responded, in a tone that surprised Rainbow Dash with its seriousness.
“Oh, I didn’t know that it was that big of a deal to you.” Rainbow Dash responded.
“Aye.” Thor said as they arrived at the waterfall. “Arise Crusaders! Tis time to try for thine cutiemarks!”
As the CMCs started to wake up, they all heard a voice coming from nearby. “Well, looks as if I know how to get back at the ‘perfect’ Twilight Sparkle!”
