Spirits of Steel: A Marvel/FNAF/MLP crossover

The cosmos is an infinite, eternal place, to the point where the words "infinite" and "eternal" scarcely do it justice. There is space upon space and time beyond time in every conceivable direction; Realms undreamed of by minds both mortal and immortal alike. In one such time and place, six vibrantly colored ponies and one diminutive dragon stood before an exquisitely carved panel of clear crystal, carved with a variety of intricate runes, and flanked by machines that were a bizarre combination of steamwork and circuitry.

One of the ponies, a lavender mare that had straight purple hair with a single streak of pink, walked to one of the devices next to the crystal panel, a stone pedestal with a metal top and a clear crystal dome with more complex runes etched on it's surface. A purple glow emanated from the mare's unicorn horn, the same glow encompassing both the crystal dome and a comic book floating beside her. The dome floated upward, allowing the comic to lay upon the metal pedestal top. The dome settled back down, covering the comic. Twilight then touched three of the runes on the dome with her horn, causing them to glow. The surrounding machinery began to move, vibrate, and spark to life as well, expelling small bursts of steam every now and then.

Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn mare known throughout the land of Equestria as both the Element of Magic and the Princess of Friendship, smiled with satisfaction before trotting over to the other assembled mares and single drake. This device of her own design, if it worked properly, would be one of the greatest achievements in arcane science...a device that would allow instantaneous travel anywhere in the world!

Despite Twilight's confidence, however, the feelings of her friends regarding this strange object we're mixed...

One of the ponies, a pink mare with a very fluffy, curly mane and tail of a darker pink shade, bounced in place excitedly. The one dragon that was there, with purple scales and spines and ear frills of green, smiled a fang-filled grin, sharing the pink pony's level of excitement.

Pinkie Pie, the Element of Laughter and premiere Party Pony, could barely contain herself. "OhmygoshOhmygoshOhmygosh! If this works, I can go to Prance and try a Le Grand Eclair au Chocolat!"

Spike the dragon, Number One Assistant to Twilight, commented, "I can't wait to meet Stag Lee! I'm a close personal friend of royalty, that's GOTTA be worth an autograph!"

A cyan pegasus mare with a mane and tail of all colors of the rainbow hovered nearby, examining the machinery as closely as she dared without interfering with any moving parts. Despite her famous bravado, Rainbow Dash, Element of Loyalty and fastest flyer in Equestria, was a bit nervous. "This is cool and all, but are you sure this thing works, Twi?"

Twilight held her head high and confidently. "Absolutely! I've tested this device multiple times in multiple places with multiple objects, and with only one result...success! I'm confident that it will work just as flawlessly this time."

"Annnnnd ya'll just gone an' jinxed it." Another mare spoke. Applejack, the Element of Honesty and owner\proprietor of Sweet Apple Acres, had a blonde mane and an orange coat, wearing her Stetson hat as always. "Ah gotta admit, ah'm a little jittery about this, too." She continued, her face bearing a look of concern.

Rarity, Element of Generosity and fashionista extraordinaire, was the next to speak, "By the way, darling, where did you get that lovely bauble you're wearing on your horn?"

Twi placed a hoof on the item in question: A gold ring etched with yet more complex runes, a flawless amethyst set into the piece. "Oh, this? It works as a beacon and a control device, allowing only one mechanism..." She motioned back to the large machine, "To be required for a two way trip."

"I see. Well, it looks gorgeous on you." Rarity replied. The white mare idly studied the jewelry with a critical eye before taking a moment to make sure her dark purple mane remained as flawlessly coiffed as ever, her imagination already buzzing with ideas on fashionable variants of the piece.

Fluttershy, the Element of Kindness and expert animal caregiver, was silent, her body trembling ever so slightly, her yellow fur and light pink hair a bit frazzled, and her wings ruffling in barely contained fear. Spike noticed this, and walked over calmly. "It'll be okay, Fluttershy. Like Twilight said, we've tested this thing a dozen times. We'll be fine!"

Fluttershy looked at Spike and took a deep breath, her trembling subsiding slightly. "Y-You're right...I-I'll be okay."

Once all the assembled beings seemed ready to leave, Twilight pulled a final switch, and the runes and carvings on the crystal panel of the machine began to glow, followed by the panel itself, until finally, there was a sustained brightness throughout.

"Okay, here we go!" Twilight said with excitement. "Come on, everypony, next stop, Manehattan!"

Moving as a group, the collection of friends moved through the bright light, feeling slight tingles and feelings of vertigo as they kept moving...

All seven friends were finally gathered at a street corner, the bright portal behind them shrinking, swirling and coalescing into a stream of energy that moved to infuse itself into the gem in Twilight's bauble, the gem glowing briefly before dimming back to its original luster.

The ponies and dragon looked around, taking stock of where they were...

"Wait a minute!" Rainbow Dash spoke, "Why is it night time? It's the middle of the afternoon!"

"It...LOOKS like Manehattan..." Rarity chimed in with a grimace, "But it seems so...unkempt."

"Buildin's seem a might too big, too." Applejack surmised, squinting slightly at a nearby building.

Fluttershy shook with fear. "I-I don't like this...this place feels so wrong!"

"Stay calm, everypony..." Twilight spoke, "I'll just activate the return spell, and..."

"Daayumn!" A gruff voice suddenly shouted, followed by other odd hoots and hollers, "I think I'm havin' a bad trip 'r sumthin!"

"Nah, man, I see it too!" Another voice said, "What d'ya think they are?"

"I dunno..." Yet a third voice spoke, "But that purple one's got some expensive lookin' jewelry on it!"

The gang of hoodlums laughed and hooted in realization or agreement that one of the strange creatures did indeed carry something of obvious value, namely the adornment on Twilight's horn.

The ponies and dragon huddled together in defensive positions, as seven unsavory looking people walked up to them, chuckling or mumbling to themselves or each other. A few of them drew knives, one put on a set of brass knuckles, and another drew a gun.

"Run!" Twilight shouted, and all at once, the six ponies bolted off as fast as they could run, with Spike riding Twilight. The thugs gave chase, the one with the gun firing two shots. A shriek of pain made Twilight's blood run cold. She looked back to see...

"FLUTTERSHY!" Rainbow shouted, her oldest friend sobbing from the bullet graze wound on her hind leg. In pure anger and instinctive response, the Pegasus shot forward, ramming into the chest of the thug holding the offending gun. He dropped the gun, his body skidding and rolling a few feet away from the force of the impact. Just as one of the knife wielders prepared to slice at Rainbow, two red projectiles struck him in the face, splattering and distracting him long enough to be struck down by a pair of orange hind legs that would have been strong enough to break him in half, were Applejack not pulling her punch...or kick, as it were. In this case, the ganger simply fell to the ground wheezing.

Another one with a knife and the one with the brass knuckles fell over as they advanced, their shoelaces tied together telekinetically. Finally, A burst of confetti from an odd incendiary device distracted the remaining attackers long enough for multiple bolts of purple energy to take them down.

With the immediate threats neutralized, the ponies turned to Fluttershy, who lie there in relative calm while Spike diligently tended to her wound, securing an expertly wrapped bandage.

"How's that?" Spike asked.

"Perfect, Spike. Thank you." The timid Pegasus responded with a reassuring smile.

"OHMYGOSH! Are you okay, Fluttershy?" Rainbow asked, landing flawlessly at her friend's side.

Suddenly, before anything else could be said, the click of a gun could be heard, the group looking in unison at one of the thugs having gotten up and picked up the gun...

Just as suddenly, there was a strange sound, followed by a stream of something unidentifiable grabbing and enveloping the gun, hand and all, before pulling the man by his captured arm up into the air! The crack of a punch was heard, followed by more of the odd sound that could be best described as thwip...

The group prepared to fight or fly from this new creature...a biped wearing a bizarre red and blue costume with what appeared to be a black web pattern throughout, a spider emblazoned in the center.

"Wow..." The individual spoke in a decidedly young male voice, "Okay, It's official: I've seen everything."