Spiders and Magic: Worlds Unite

A pony trotted across the town of Ponyville, and found himself on the border of the forest. He looked down, seeing something glowing on the grass. "Hm? What's this?" he asked, putting a hoof to his chin. He bent down slightly, getting a closer look.

It was a gem. He used his head to scoop it up and place it on his back once he saw that nopony else was around. "Well, looks like nopony would mind if I take it for a bit. Maybe I can see whose this is..."

Then, suddenly, things around him got dark, his eyes going wide and making him look around. "Huh? The sky's clear and there's no storm scheduled! Why did it get so dark all of a sudden?!"

Across from him, bolts of lightning began to spark into existence. They all formed into a sphere as a loud noise forced him to cover his ears. The pony was blown back by the force of the energy was was sliding on his hindlegs, doing his best to keep the strange gem on him while the energy circulated in a set location.

In the center of the sphere of lightning was a figure standing. They crossed their limbs and extended them a second later, as though they were getting a burst of energy. A second later, the noise and lightning faded, bringing the pony to open their eyes. Kneeling on the ground was a strange figure.

Standing across from him was a metal being. Tall, blue, and designed like a porcupine judging by the spikes on the back of its head. It brought its head down and its red optics began to scan for something. A reticle appeared on its screen as it observed the frightened pony, who was shivering in his spot.

There on its optics was what it was looking for, found sitting atop the scared pony's back. It stepped forward slowly, a clanging sound heard with each step. And it spoke in a deep voice, "You! Hand me the Chaos Emerald!"

"C-Chaos Emerald? What's a Chaos Emerald?" the pony gulped back in fright.

Instead of responding, the robot extended a hand and opened his palm, bringing a ball of energy into existence. The pony screamed for his life as the ball lit up and moved out of the robot's palm, silencing him for good and allowing the robot to take the emerald.

Peter Parker and Trixie trotted down the halls of the castle. "Y'know, I'm still getting used to living in this place. It's bigger than the Treebrary that's for sure. Make sure I don't get lost, Trixie."

The blue unicorn rolled her eyes, "Only you would complain about getting a castle. If you were Trixie, you would bask in the moment of such an upgrade."

Rolling his eyes, Peter replied with a soft, "Well, that's because you have ego the size of Galactus. I'm not used to all this. Heck, I have a voice in my head. Things have been a little harder for me to adjust to lately, but it's nothing I can't handle."

"Of course," Trixie teased, "The Amazing Spider-Mane, always able to adjust. Did you forget how cramped the old house was with all the heroes together?"

Shuddering, Peter grumbled, "You have no idea. It's a miracle we managed to fit in so many people. Some did things there, others didn't and were there for only a bit. Honestly, I was losing track with myself." he admitted, "Oh, and the name's not Spider-Mane anymore. We've discussed this before."

'Why the name change?' said a female voice in Peter's head.

'Because Spider-Mane is starting to sound silly, Dream. I'm older and more mature now. It's only fitting I get a new name to reflect that.' revealed Peter in his own mind.

'You have matured?' Dream commented.

'Oh ha ha.'

"Is it Dream agreeing with me?" Trixie asked.

Peter narrowed his eyes, "Two against one. Great." he two opened the doors they were walking to, entering a circular room with a number of crystal chairs in the center of a table. Sitting on the chairs were a purple alicorn and a pegasus filly holding a baby unicorn.

"Hi, Daddy." Mayday called out.

Peter spoke, "Hi, sweetie." he hopped onto one of the tables, "Is your mom busy with more princess paperwork?" he faced the colt, "Hey, Benjy. You're having fun aren't ya?"

Twilight nodded, "Yes. Taking Celestia's place isn't easy, that's for sure. But I'm willing to do this, don't worry. Mayday's here to keep me company at least."

The stallion ruffled the filly's mane, "It's great you're spending time with your mother at least. You're always with me, not that I don't love it of course."

"She's able to keep me from going insane at the very least from handling all this." Twilight admitted, "As much as I like doing this, I can understand why Celestia wanted me to have friends."

"Finally you understand." Trixie mumbled under her breath.

Despite the peaceful conversation, Peter felt a tingling sensation ringing in the back of his head. "Uh oh... Twilight, Trixie. Please tell me Eris and Sonata are about to pull a prank on me. Because I got the feeling in my head."

"Your Spider-Sense?" Twilight asked, "No. They're not here right now. It has to be something else."

'Shall we investigate where it's coming from, Peter?' Dream asked.

'You know it, Dream. At least it's not another bucket of water.'

The stallion closed his eyes, his horn glowing and enveloping black and white energy sparks around his body. The energy formed itself into something on Peter's body. It was a white costume, but fitting for his previous identity, it had a black spider emblem on the chest. He then opened his eyes.

"That's still a strange costume," Trixie commented.

"It reminds me of Uncle Eddie." Mayday added, reminded of an ally from when she was younger.

"Yeah... Kinda does look like that." Peter mumbled. "Huh. Guess my mind was in more flux than I thought when I made this."

"Well, we can focus on that, later. Your Spider-Sense was right. I think I was able to sense a spike of energy nearby the edge of town. That may be why your sense went off." Twilight said.

"Right. Don't wait up for me. If I need help, I'll let ya know." Peter said, adjusting his web-shooters and running out. "And Trixie, I want you to stay here in case something goes wrong. We need Mysterio just in case."

"Alright, Peter." Trixie agreed, "But do come back. Last thing we need is for the princess to worry."

Peter was out of sight and Twilight rolled her eyes.

"Aw. I wanted to come." Mayday said.

"Alright. Let's see what's happening this time." Peter said under his breath. "It better not be a left-over thing from Discord or Tirek. That's the last thing I need right now. Another old foe coming right out of the woodworks."

'We can only hope, Peter.'

A sigh escaped the stallion's lips, "I know. But everytime I think things could calm down, something else happens. With the other Spiders and heroes gone, I'm basicalky back to doing things on my own, especially with Twilight having to step up as princess, she really can't be in the battlefield with me. She has her responsibilities and I have mine. So things changed."

'I see...' Dream muttered.

The former Spider-Man perched himself on a tree after swinging, silently crawling on it to get a closer look at what he was witnessing. It was a robot holding a gem over a pile of ash. "Finally: Another emerald found. I shall return to base immediately."

"Hold it!"

A line of gossamer hit the robot's arm and Peter sling-shotted himself downward and the stallion drove his backlegs onto the robot and bounced off. "Alright, random robot. I don't think Rarity will appreciate taking some nice gems. Who are you anyway?" he asked, getting into a crouching position.

The robot laughed, creeping Peter out. "I am Mecha Sonic. And it will be the last name you hear." his optics scanned the hero, "Ah, Peter Parker: the Spider-Man. My creators have wanted me to find you. How lucky that you came to me." he boasted, curling a metallic hand into a fist with a loud sound.

Peter furrowed a brow, "Creator? Oh no... Not another mastermind seeking revenge on me." he said in disbelief.

"I know of you, Spider-Man. You are fortunate that you are required to live." Mecha Sonic cackled.

Peter's eyes glowed blue, showing that Dream had taken over for his body for a bit. She shot a beam of magic at the robot, but he vanished without a trace. "Where did he go?" Dream asked, her voice a distorted version of Peter's.

The stallion got back control, but his Spider-Sense was unable to react in time to the robot coming from behind, stomping on a hoof, creating a loud cracking noise and making Peter scream. "Ah! C'mon, that's my walking hoof..." he whined.

The former Spider-Mane uppercutted the robot while he was still, launching the robot upward slightly. "Luckily, I still have three working limbs." he boasted.

"That shall be changed." Mecha Sonic bragged.

The robot moved forward in the blink of an eye and kneed the stallion in the chin, causing him to fall on his back painfully. "A-Ah..." he groaned, "My mouth... That's my quipping source!"

"Cease your constant quips!"

"Nah." Parker said, "It's about time I shut you down." he declared, sliding on the grass, tripping the robot for a second. Mecha Sonic got up and sprung a fist directly into Peter's cheek.

'He is too fast for us, Peter.' Dream noticed.

'Yeah. He could give Rainbow Dash and the Flash a run for their money.' Peter admitted, limping.

"Grah!" Peter screamed, trying to punch Mecha Sonic. The robot grabbed his hoof and slammed his body on the ground as hard as he could before doing it again. The stallion coughed painfully, "-And there goes my ribs again."

Mecha Sonic stomped on the stallion's chest, making him wheeze in pain. Peter shot some webbing with the energy he could muster, but it proved futile against the robot. In response, Mecha Sonic grabbed the pony's tail and spun him around, tossing him onto a tree, creating a small dent within it.

Peter tried to keep his eyes open, but a beam of energy hitting him made it harder to stay conscious. The hero staggered to his hooves, his broken hoof shaking, making it difficult to stand up. "Alright, tin can..." he muttered, shooting a web-ball, making the robot slide back. "I've had it with you."

'Peter. Let me take control.' Dream announced.

'No. Magic is useless against him.'

He leaped into the air, but Mecha Sonic used his jet thrusters to hop upward, kicking Peter in the chest, knocking the wind out of him. A whimper escaped his lips and his eyes closed bringing him to unconsciousness.

Mecha Sonic slung Peter's body over his shoulder and spoke up, the emerald in hand, "Mecha Sonic to the base. I have retrieved another Chaos Emerald and Spider-Man. I shall return immediately."

"Open a portal, Starlight Glimmer." Sigma ordered, the Maverick raising a hand. "Mecha Sonic has succeeded in his objective."

"Alright, Sigma." Starlight nodded.

Sigma put his hands behind his back, "It feels great, doesn't it? To see a plan come to fruition as perfectly as this."

The unicorn nodded, "Oh, I agree very much so, much more competent than Discord's group. I only worked with them to take out any competition for my plan."

The Maverick smirked, "Ah, I understand. Such a shame he cannot join us for what is about to happen. With Spider-Man down for the count, we can finally begin phase two of our plan."

The villains were hiding out in a base in an unknown location, big enough to work as a laboratory. Sigma walked forward, looking at six multicolored creatures wearing armor and glowing eyes, "The Deadly Six served their purpose for us no doubt. But it is time to check on the progress of our greatest plan yet."

He looked up, "If only you could see how things have changed, X. How goes the adjustments?"

Eggman, Wily, and Bowser cackled, "All is going well, Sigma." Eggman boasted.

"With Spider-Man here, we can finally finish the process." Wily laughed.

"Bwahaha!" Bowser chuckled, "Then we can send these goody-heroes out to do our work!"

"Perfect. Spider-Man is almost here. We shall send them to our desired locations once the process is complete." Sigma boasted.

Trapped in three of the four clear capsules were the enemies of the villains: Mario, Sonic, and Mega Man. The three of them struggled and were unable to move.

Starlight looked at the capsules, "Pretty soon, Spider-Man. Equestria will fall. And you or your friends will not be able to stop us."