Issue #1 - Captain AmericaView OnlineEquestrian Hero OriginsIssue #1 - Captain AmericaIssue #1 - Captain America Twilight Sparkle looked around the Helicarrier for some answers on any of this. Somehow Ponies and Humans live on the same Earth, there's some strange group called S.H.I.E.L.D. that she apparently works for, and Princess Luna leads it. "Is there something wrong, Agent Sparkle?" Princess Luna asked Twilight Sparkle. "No...I'm fine..." Twilight Sparkle faked a smile. "Well...alright. Are you ready for your mission?" Princess Luna asked Twilight Sparkle. "Yeah, does it involve spying?" Twilight Sparkle questioned playfully. "No, but it does involve travelling around a bit" Princess Luna told Twilight Sparkle. "Well, where should I start?" Twilight Sparkle inquired. "I would try the Database Room, it has all of the info you need" Princess Luna pointed to its direction. Twilight Sparkle nodded, saluted Princess Luna, and walked off to the Database Room. When she entered the Databse Room, she saw a large computer-like TV set with four floppy discs on a table next to it. She a red, white, and blue one labeled "Captain America - File 01" and inserted it into the TV and began to watch... The year was 1942, and World War II had just begun. Tirek and his forces declared war on America, Griffonia, England, and France. He lead his armies, spearheaded by a deep-science organization called Hydra, who were attempting to build a super-solider weapon. However, a scientist named Abraham Erskine joined our side and gave us the only super-solider formula. "Is he ready?" Princess Celestia questioned Abraham Erskine. "Yes, ma'm" Abraham Erskine answered, revealing a now buffed-out Steve Rogers. Steve Rogers was born frail and with many health problems, such as asthma. He had been rejected from military service, but was selected for this program, as it seemed fitting for a super-solider serum to be able to fix him. "How do you feel?" Princess Celestia asked a tired-looking Steve Rogers. "I'm feeling a little hungry..." Steve Rogers smiled as his stomach rumbled, "Do you have any hot dogs?" The whole room began to shout with glee! They had finally made a real super-solider! Abraham Erskine sighed, as he saw a man in a black suit walking up to him. "Who are you?" Abraham Erskine asked the man. "Hail Hydra!" The man called out as he pulled out a gun and shot Abraham Erskine in the chest! The whole building went into a panic as Steve Rogers chased after the man in black. "Stop!" Steve Rogers commanded the man, as he jumped on him, revealing it to a robotic human. "Heil...Hydra..." The robotic man called out weakly as it short circuited, killing itself. A few days later, Steve Rogers, now known as Captain America, was shipped off to Tirek's Lands to lead the troops in battle against Tirek's forces. Princess Celestia also hand-made a throwing-shield made of Vibranium, a strange metal originating from the African nation of Wakanda. He managed to flawlessly lead the troops through many battles, using his super-soldier strength and mind. One day, Captain America was visiting a small camp of Griffon Soldiers. He looked around the camp and saw a kid wearing a minuteman-like uniform with a domino mask. "Who are you?" Captain America asked. "My name's James Buchanan Barnes, but you can call me Bucky Barnes!" Bucky Barnes introduced himself to Captain America, holding out his hand for a handshake. "Well, my name is Steve Rogers, but you can call me Captain America" Captain America introduced himself, shaking Bucky Barnes's hand. On that day, a great friendship was formed. The two became an inseparable duo, leading battles against Hydra. On one fateful day in 1945, Equestrian Spies had gained info that one of Tirek's benefactors, named Baron Zemo, was piloting a bomber that would bomb famous cities in America, such as Manehatten, San Franciscolt, and Ponyville. Captain America and Bucky Barnes sneaked onto the plane as it began to fly from its starting point in Antarctica. "Stop them!" Baron Zemo ordered as sixty Hydra troops began to chase after Captain America and Bucky Barnes. Captain America threw his mghty shield, knocking over many Hydra guards. "I'll go stop the plane!" Bucky Barnes declared as he ran to the controls. However, as soon as he reached the controls, Baron Zemo approached Bucky Barnes. "So, I've heard you're Caps little sidekick..." Baron Zemo smiled as he pulled out a crowbar. "When Captain America gets here, you're gonna be sorry!" Bucky Barnes threatened Baron Zemo. "Oh really?" Baron Zemo laughed, "What happens if I do this?" Baron Zemo smacked Bucky Barnes in the face with the crowbar. Baron Zemo raised his crowbar and struck Bucky Barnes. Then he raised his crowbar again and bashed his body with it. He did it again, and again, and again. Baron Zemo then picked up Bucky Barnes dying body, and climbed on the outside of the ship. Captain America threw the final Hydra Solider off of him and went into the cockpit, seeing some blood as he looked outside. He saw Baron Zemo holding Bucky Barnes body. And, as if he could tell that Captain America was looking at him, Baron Zemo threw Bucky Barne's dead body, where it landed in the ice! "BUCKY!" Captain America cried out as Baron Zemo escaped by jetpack. Captain America sadly looked at the control board, and looked at the controls. There was only one thing left he could do...Captain America landed the bomber plane in the ices of Antarctica... Many, many years later, an exploration team lead by Princess Celestia arrived in Antarctica, in the same place where the bomber crashed. "Do you think this is the place?" A crew member asked Princess Celestia. "Yes, this is the spot..." Princess Celestia nodded as the crew began to move chunks of ice. "Ma'm!" A crew member shouted out, "We've found him!" Princess Celestia trotted down to the spot, and saw the crew member out a human-sized block of ice, carrying an unconscious Captain America, along with his shield. "This is amazing..." Princess Celestia told the group, "Now, we need to remove the ice, and our First Avenger will be free" The video ended, and the floppy disc came out of the computer. Twilight Sparkle looked at the disc and put it next to the pile of floppy discs. "What the heck is an Avenger?" Twilight Sparkle pondered as she picked up the second floppy disk, which was red and gold, and it had the label "Iron Man". (To Be Continued)
Issue #2 - Iron-ManView OnlineEquestrian Hero OriginsIssue #2 - Iron-ManIssue #2 - Iron-Man Twilight Sparkle looked at the red and gold floppy disc labeled "Iron-Man", and then placed the floppy disc into the computer. Tony Stark was born to Howard Stark and Maria Stark, a pair of billionaire inventors who owned a company called Stark Industries. Tony Stark was a born genius, he graduated from MIT at the young age of fifteen. However, due to unknown circumstances, Howard Stark and Maria Stark were both assassinated. Many years post the assassination, Tony Stark took over Stark Industries, he ordered the construction Stark Tower, a large tower in the middle of Manehatten. Tony Stark also turned to War-Profiteering, selling weapons to our side during a war between us and some insurgents in Saddle Arabia. On one fateful day, Tony Stark decided to tag along with some Equestrian soldiers to see a demonstration of his new Jericho missiles, a missile so strong that it could wipe out a whole city. Its main source of power was a tiny magnet run by magic lent by Princess Celestia herself. Along with Professor Yinsen, hie mentor in MIT, the two went out with some soldiers to a large field. "Are you sure this will work?" The soldier asked Tony Stark. "Absolutely, I'm the one who made it, after all." Tony Stark smiled over-confidently, not noticing the insurgent forces sneaking up on them. "INSRUGENTS!" A soldier called out as he began to fire at them. The Insurgents jumped from some bushes, firing at and killing the Equestrian soldiers. They then turned their guns to Tony Stark, and one threw a grenade at Tony Stark and Professor Yinsen, killing Yinsen and putting some shrapnel into Tony Stark's heart. A few hours later, Tony Stark found himself in a cave with the Jericho missile parts. Tony Stark looked around and found a note on the cave wall, which read: "American scum, you shall build as our all-powerful Jericho missile, which we shall unleash on America! You have thirty-six hours to complete this missile, or else you will end up like Professor Yinsen!" "Well..." Tony Stark thought, feeling the pain of the shrapnel in the chest. He pulled the tiny core, built some parts around it, and placed it on his chest. Though it did bring great pain, Tony Stark knew that it would save his life. A few hours later, after the initial pain faded, Tony Stark looked over the rest over the rest of the Jericho parts, and realized that he could build his ticket out of here. Tony Stark grabbed a welding-mask and a blow-torch and began to modify the outer parts of the Jericho missile into a makeshift suit of armor. He also crafted a mask made of metal, which had two eye-holes and some lines to allow for breathing. He also put the thrusters onto his arms, allowing for some kind of weaponry for this armor. "Hmm...I still have some important parts left..." Tony Stark thought out loud, "I think I'll make a communicator..." When the insurgents went to check on Tony Stark's progress, they were met by a blast of fire. The turned their guns to what appeared to be a man made of iron and fired, but to no avail. It was like a bee trying to destroy a fighter jet. The Insurgents ran out of the building and into the hands of the Equestrian authorities, who had listened to the communicator messages sent by Tony Stark. "Where's Tony Stark?" Colonel James Rhodes interrogated the Insurgent Leader when Tony Stark, in the iron suit, walked up to them, taking off his mask. "Sorry about that, I needed to make a dramatic appearance" Tony Stark smiled without a care in the world. Tony Stark returned back to America, where spent a day inside of his research and development building a new suit. But first, Tony Stark created an A.I., which he named J.A.R.V.I.S., which stands for Just A Rather Very Intelligent System. "Jarvis, can you bring me a drink?" Tony Stark asked, "I have a long day ahead for me" As Tony Stark was handed his drink by a small robot, he began constructing a faster, slimmer, smaller, and more powerful suit. He made the suit look more human-sized than the first one. He also replace the thrusters with repulsor rays, allowing for a more efficient weapon. He also put small rockets on its boots, allowing for flight. After all was said and done, Tony Stark had created a great suit. "Now, the most important part of this..." Tony Stark announced, "What color should we choose?" "Perhaps gold?" J.A.R.V.I.S. suggested as the suit was painted gold by some painting robots. "Seriously? I love gold, but seriously?" Iron Man giggled, "Let's add some hot-rod red!" The painting robots then added the red on the suit, and the cherry on the sundae was a place for his arc-reactor to power the suit. It was done! Tony Stark's magnum opus was complete! "J.A.R.V.I.S., can you think of some names?" Tony Stark asked. "Well, due to the high amounts of iron found in the suit, I'd recommend calling it the Iron-Man suit" J.A.R.V.I.S. suggested, "And it would be Mark 02" "That sounds...awesome!" Tony Stark cheered as he put on the Iron-Man Mark 2 suit and flew off into the sky. He flew around the large city of Manehatten, dodging past banners and right through a sign advertising Hammer Industries. Fyling free around the city felt so liberating after being trapped in a cave for a few days. Tony Stark had gained a new lease on life and a superhero name as Iron Man! The movie finished as the Floppy Disc came out of the computer. Twilight Sparkle put it in the watched pile and picked up the next one, which was green and labeled "The Hulk".
Issue #3 - The HulkView OnlineEquestrian Hero OriginsIssue #3 - The HulkIssue #3 - The Hulk Twilight Sparkle put the third disc, which was green and purple and labeled "The Hulk" into the computer as the movie began to play... Doctor Bruce Banner was born to Brian and Rebecca Banner. At a young age, Bruce Banner lived with Brian Banner, who was an alcoholic. while Rebecca Banner worked on finding a new, clean energy source. Due to an accident caused by Brian Banner at a Nuclear Energy Plant before Bruce Banner was born, he believed he has gotten "Monster Genes", which increased intelligence but it would eventually kill them, something that Brian Banner feared. Brian Banner promised to never have kids, but he impregnated Rebecca Banner. When Bruce Banner was five years old, Rebecca Banner had gotten Bruce Banner a toy model of a fighter jet, which Bruce Banner had assembled in minutes. Brian Banner realized that Bruce Banner had the "Monster Genes" and beat him that day. Thankfully, some neighbors saw the abuse and reported Brian Banner to the police. After Brian Banner was sent to an insane asylum, Bruce Banner was sent to an orphanage, as Rebecca Banner became an alcoholic and a drug addict. He did have an aunt, but she had three kids, Melanie, Jessica, and Jennifer Walters. Bruce Banner grew up alongside other orphans, named Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon. The three became inseparable friends, until Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon were adopted by families. It was Bruce Banners intelligence that would put off potential parents. He was picked on regularly by the bullies of the orphanage, who cut, beat, and humiliated him for every school year. After spending many years in the orphanage, Bruce Banner went the Celestia School for the Incredibly Gifted, and graduated with a PhD in Nuclear Science and two majors in Nuclear Physics. He began to work with a new type of energy called Gamma Radiation, which he planned to use for power. However, the one funding his projects, named General Thunderbolt Ross, wanted to use it for other reasons. "I want to use the power to make a bomb more powerful than a nuke!" General Thunderbolt Ross told Doctor Bruce Banner. "Well, if we make it too powerful, it might destroy nearby Verde Town" Bruce Banner warned General Thunderbolt Ross. "Don't be silly, my boy!" General Thunderbolt Ross chuckled as poured himself a glass of vodka, "We need to be able to show force! To kick butt!" "Well...alright..." Bruce Banner sighed. The next day, Bruce Banner, along with his assistant Igor, was preparing to test the Gamma Bomb in Nevada. He pulled the switches and put on his safety goggles. However, on the outskirts of the testing site, a teenage boy named Rick Jones was sitting next to his motorcycle, drinking a Pepsi. He looked into the sky, not noticing the Gamma Bomb falling slowly, as he was listening to some screamo music. He saw Bruce Banner running towards him and simply ignored him. "Wait! Wait!" Bruce Banner called out his ran to go warn Rick Jones. "What is it, old man?" Rick Jones moaned, chewing on a ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise sandwich "We're dropping a bomb!" Bruce Banner shouted as he pulled out a walkie-talkie, "Igor, I need you to stop the bomb!" "No!" Igor yelled from the walkie-talkie, "Thunderbolt Ross wants results, weapons of mass destruction!" "But we're going to die!" Bruce Banner retorted desperately. He could only hope that Igor had some form of mercy in his tiny, shriveled-up heart. "Too bad!" Igor laughed as he continued the bomb on its path of destruction. "Igor! Igor!" Bruce Banner demanded for Igor to turn it off. But it was almost too late. Bruce Banner saw the Gamma Bomb, and decided there was only one thing that he could do. Bruce Banner pushed Rick Jones into a small trench, as Bruce Banner was blasted by Gamma Rays, his body remembering everything. He remembered that his father would beat him, he never got adopted, he got picked on in school, and he never dated a woman. He felt pure anger and then he went silent... A few hours later, Bruce Banner woke up in a lab, dazed and confused. He saw some human and pony scientists working with his cells. He was also strapped down to a large, human sized dissection table. He saw a human scientist pull out a dissection knife and sharpen it. "What are you doing?!" Bruce Banner questioned the scientists. The scientists ignored Bruce Banner as he struggled. Something felt like it was trying to come out of Bruce Banner. It felt like pure anger attempting escape his body and rip this room apart! Bruce Banners skin began to change, it turned green! His brown hair turned black, his body became more musclebound, and his shorts became purple. His eyes filled with primal rage, and his muscles filled with primal fury. "What is that thing?!" The scientists screamed as Bruce Banner broke free and began to attack the scientists. The now Gamma-mutated Bruce Banner began to destroy lab equipment. "BANNER...SMASH!!!!" Bruce Banner roared as the scientists began to run and panic. "Run! It's some kind of Hulk!" A female pony scientist screamed as she ran. "Yes...Hulk..." Bruce Banner, now the Hulk, named himself as he walked off, but he was stopped by the lead scientist. "What the hell is going on?!" The lead scientist demanded as he looked at Bruce Banner complete his metamorphosis. "HULK...SMASH!" The Hulk roared as he smashed the lead scientist before running out of the building. Twilight Sparkle yawned as she took the floppy disc out and began the next Floppy Disc, a red and blue one labeled "Captain Marvel".