Spiders and Magic: Worlds Unite

Peter extended a hand and introduced himself and the others, "Nice to meet you, Greninja. I'm Spider-Man, that's Shadow, Yoshi, and Zero." he noticed the frog ninja and Yoshi giving each other a nod of acknowledgment. "Seems the two of you already have met." he added in a calm tone.

"Yoshi Yoshi (We met during the Smash Tournament)." the dinosaur explained.

Shadow closed his eyes, "They met during the Smash Tournament, he said. I was barely there to remember the fighters."

"Greninja Gre-Greninja." Greninja said.

Zero looked at the others, "Is Greninja all he can say?"

"Greninja." the ninja said with an affirming nod.

Peter groaned, "Crap. I get stuck with the silent types. So, Greninja, where are you from?"

"He's from a world with creatures called Pokémon." Shadow elaborated for the team, "There are other creatures like Pikachu and Lucario and most speak with their names, but I do not wish to learn more nor do I care. You should speak to Faker or Mario."

"Pokémon..." Zero repeated. "How did one such as yourself end up in our situation?"

Greninja bowed his head, "Greninja, Gre-Greninja, Greninja."

"...I have no idea what he's saying." Peter commented, "Does anyone speak Greninja or Pokémon or whatever language he speaks?" he wondered. 'How about it, Dream? Are you able to translate him at all or something?'

Dream shook her head within the astral realm, 'No. Their language, like Yoshi, is foreign to my knowledge.'

Spider-Man sighed inwardly, 'Great. Twilight and Mayday are not gonna believe half the crap I've seen in the past... hour or so. How long has it been anyway?' he cleared his throat and decided to change the subject to figure something out, "So, Ember? How did you run into him?" he finally asked.

Ember looked around, hoping that there were no more fire monsters for the time being, "Well..."

The Dragon Lord exhaled, driving her scepter through the body of an Iblis
Iizard as hard as she could, destroying it. She raised her gaze and saw more birds coming for her. Swiftly, she ducked under one of the fireballs and jumped, using her fire breath to deflect another, before she swiped her claws across the two flying creatures that threatened her. The dragon lowered her scepter as she fell, forcing it onto a golem's head, causing it to collapse.

Raising her weapon, Ember saw more appear. "Damn it." she cursed under her breath, irritated. Ember leaped once again, kicking the head of an Iblis giant and watching its rocky body fall backwards onto the stone rooftop she battled on. The dragon then turned her body, her armor and scales absorbing the heat of a small fireball spat out by one of the lizard offsprings.

"Just stay down!" Ember shouted.

With a grunt, she lowered herself to a knee, standing upon the charred ground the fire creature left. Hearing another roar, she raised her body and held up her staff. "Okay..." she hissed under her breath.

One more golem. The Dragon Lord crouched down and was ready to attack, but a sudden burst of water did the job for her. When she looked up, she saw Greninja standing on the next rooftop, his arms stretched out. Before Ember could say anything, he vanished seemingly without a single trace.

Suddenly, Greninja reappeared, having kicked back an Iblis bird as hard as he could before tailing off again. "What the--?" Ember asked aloud, curious about the identity of the creature.

As Ember finished explaining her meeting Greninja to the others, a gruff voice was heard, "Really? Yer out here makin' conversation?" questioned Logan, finally having been released from Trixie's bubble. Said unicorn landed perfectly on the ground. Wolverine paused upon seeing Ember and Greninja, "Who the hell are they?" he asked, pointing a thumb at the two newcomers.

"Well, the blue girl is the Dragon Lord, Ember. This frog person is Greninja. From the sound of it, our worlds aren't the only ones affected by Sigma's merging. Greninja comes from a world of Pokémon, which sounds like an anime and some kind of game." Spider-Man introduced at last.

"Greninja." said the frog Pokémon.

The old man blinked, "...Right."

"This is all new to me as well, Logan." Zero added.

Yoshi raised his hands, "Yoshi Yoshi (If only Lucario or Mewtwo were here. They'd be able to help translate)."

Ember asked, "What did he say?"

Shadow glared at Yoshi, then to the rest of the team, "He mentioned a few more Pokémon: Lucario and Mewtwo. Unlike Greninja, they can talk like us and would translate them."

"Pokémon... This is getting more confusing each second." groaned Trixie in slight disappointment.

"Greninja." said Greninja.

"I don't know what you're saying!" yelled Trixie.

Logan shook his head as Ember looked at him and asked, "Aren't you that Wolverine hero that showed up a few years ago?"

"That's what everyone's been tellin' me." Logan answered.

A quick rumble was felt among the small team, and Peter felt that familiar tingling sensation. "My Spider-Sense is telling me that something is about to go wrong..." he muttered. More rumbling. He crouched down, his white costume reflecting the sunlight somehow.

"What else is new?" groaned Zero.

Shadow readied a Chaos Spear, "As if today wasn't disappointing enough."

Yoshi glared ahead, "Yoshi (It's been crazy)!"

Ember held out her staff, "This is some team you have, Parker."

"Can't be worse than what I have planned." quipped Spider-Man with a knowing smirk. He turned and saw Trixie, Wolverine, and Greninja, all equally ready to fight as him.

Then, a green blur flew by past the team, as Peter managed to process what happened, "Luigi?" he finally called out.

Various objects began to get covered in a teal aura and levitate. Zero revealed his sword, "That's not supposed to happen, I'm sure. This must be the work of a rogue force."

Yoshi hummed a thought, "Yo-Yoshi (That aura looks familiar)."

Shadow growled, "Damn it."

"You can swear?" quipped Spider-Man, "I always thought you were PG-rated heroes."

A blue blur zipped next to Peter as he said, "About time you decided to show up. We kinda got a problem on our hands." said Sonic, noticing Ember, "...A friend of yours?"

"Long story." replied Spidey, zipping himself away from an oncoming boulder.

Greninja flipped to the nearest rooftop, getting a closer look at the source of the threat, Silver. "Greninja?" asked Sonic, seeing the frog ninja move about.

The Pokémon didn't say anything and instead threw a water shuriken at Silver, who deflected it with ease. "Silver?" Shadow realized, "This is an unexpected distraction."

X dashed backwards with Spider-Woman, taking down as much debris as possible. Trixie held up a billboard with her magic, crouching slightly to focus her energy, "You know him?" she asked, "Because he's already starting on the wrong hoof."

Spike slashed a metal pipe apart with Logan, the pieces landing on the street. The dragon noticed Ember and spoke, "Ember? W-What are you doing here?"

"Same as you all it seems." said the Dragon Lord, swiping away a few loose pebbles tossed by Silver, "Now, can anyone explain who this foe is?"

"Silver the Hedgehog, a friend of ours... Well, at least he was anyway." said Sonic, "Telekinetic abilities and perhaps psychic. I'm not sure why he's fighting us. He keeps mentioning the Iblis Trigger, which apparently is me."

Silver flew down and intended to tackle Sonic, but Logan saw the attack coming and drove his fist downwards, claws sheathed in his wrists as to not rough him up too badly. "Alright, pal. Either calm it, or I'm gonna have'ta bring out the claws."

The silver hedgehog growled and exerted a forcefield strong enough to push the team back. "Never!"

Peter, Shadow, Gwen, and Trixie stood their ground, the unicorn creating a forcefield around everyone she could possibly reach. Logan flipped on his stomach and could be heard breathing heavily, rage building up in his veins. "Oh crap."

The others got their bearing, and watched as Logan veered forward. Sonic ran forward, "Logan!" he shouted again, seeing Mario and Mega Man run with him.

Silver pushed the older Wolverine back onto a wall and pinned him there with the help of some bent steel pipes. Logan screamed as the metal tightened around his limbs. Mega Man flicked an arm, activating his Leaf Shield as Silver tried to push them back, to no avail. "Stay close to me." he told the others. Mario and Sonic nodded and remained next to the Blue Bomber as they ran still.

"Rock's using another ability." Peter noticed. Seeing as Silver was focused on those three, he and Gwen made their way upwards as they wished to attack Silver from a different angle. They noticed some objects held in his psychic grip. "Okay, while Mega Man's attacking Silver, we have to divert him. Make sure that he's not going to bombard them with objects up the wazoo."

Gwen saluted, "Aye aye." she swung down above Silver and tapped the quills over his eyes, "Hey, Pothead the Porcupine! You know, this burning world will do wonders with that drug plant you call a face!" she insulted, seeing the hedgehog's eye twitch. He extended an arm, ready to push Spider-Woman back, but a white foot caused him to do otherwise, making him flinch.

"Nah ah ah." scolded Peter, "Didn't anyone speak to you about fine manners? Seriously, you show up and try to destroy your friend after getting triggered?"

"Shut... Up!" Silver screamed. "I will destroy the Iblis Trigger!"

Spider-Man flipped next to the White Widow, "Yeah, I heard the whole destroy thing before." he webbed up the silver hedgehog's mouth. "It kinda gets played out."

Then, Mega Man threw his Leaf Shield at the stunned Silver, knocking him back slightly. As he was in midair, Mario swung his hammer down and Sonic hit him with a Homing Attack. The small group watched as the psychic hedgehog fell on his stomach before stumbling onto his back painfully. "Please stay down..." pleaded Peter.

Silver got back up and pushed a giant ball towards them. Peter groaned loudly, "Of course..."

He noticed Trixie and Zero stepping forward. The unicorn used a smoke bomb to take the heroes to safety, while Zero tended to the giant sphere. He raised his Z-Saber and thrusted it downwards, tearing it in half easily in a satisfying manner. He smirked, "Now's the time to give up, Silver." he warned.

X hopped off the wall of a building and jumped on it, gaining momentum to hop off it repeatedly. "Silver seems to be done holding back." he aimed his X-Buster downward and jumped down, shouting "Fire Wave!" as he descended.

Seeing the oncoming attack, Silver swiftly placed a billboard over his body, blocking the column of fire. X gritted his teeth as he performed a jumpdash away from the telekinetic hedgehog. As Silver was distracted on what was above him, Ember took the opportunity to slide underneath and trip Silver, making him lose focus again. "This friend of yours isn't so friendly..." groaned Ember, using her scepter to make the hedgehog trip again as he stood.

Spike gulped, "Uh, I think he's going green again!" he warned, dashing by to push Luigi away. He noticed Shadow standing thete, "Hey, uh, Shadow... Aren't you gonna do something?"

Shadow huffed, "I'm waiting for the right time."

Standing on a rooftop were Yoshi and Greninja, looking at where Trixie warped the others away temporarily, "Yoshi Yo-Yoshi (Do you want to help us, Greninja)?" he asked. The frog ninja nodded, and the dinosaur cheered. "Yoshi (Then let's go)!"

Yoshi hovered over and saw Logan, "Yoshi Yoshi (I'll save Logan, you make sure Silver doesn't stop us)!"

Spike raised his head, "Where's he going?"

"It looks like he's aiding Logan. You could make yourself and Luigi useful by helping him." Shadow deduced.

The dragon gave him a deadpan look, "Alright. Come on, Luigi."

"Alright." nodded the green plumber.

Back on the ground were Mario, Sonic, and Mega Man and they moticed Trixie got the others to safety, Peter dropping down behind them to figure out a quick strategy as Greninja, Ember and Gwen distracted Silver. "This isn't turning out as well as I hoped." Peter grunted, noticing Yoshi trying to release Wolverine. "It looks like we go something going here. Alright, here's the plan: Mario, Sonic, Trixie and I will take the offense to that hedgehog. Mega Man, find a weapon that can stall him. I'll see if X refilled his Sub-Tanks at some point."

"Sure thing, Spidey." Sonic replied.

Mario, Sonic and Mega Man charged forward while Peter debriefed Trixie on his plan, landing on the rooftop she was, "Give it all you got... I'm sure someone like Silver has to wear down at some point."

Trixie looked down, watching Greninja. He used his Hydro Pump ability to leap over the silver hedgehog's projectiles. The frog Pokémon then stomped down directly onto Silver's head, making him bounce and allowed him to repeatedly kick the psychic, stunning him even more as he was dropped right next to Ember.

The Dragon Lord saw Silver turn green again and she smacked him with her scepter. "Greninja." the frog ninja said.

Before Ember could react, she felt her entire body stiffen thanks to Silver's powers. "No more distractions. The Iblis Trigger will be destroyed for the greater good."

"Hm. Nah!" Sonic quipped, kicking Silver back as hard as he could. Mario uppercutted him, then Mega Man threw him with his Guts Arm. "Alright... Anybody got anything else to add?"

Silver cringed in pain. "Enough!"

Everyone within Silver's vicinity was held in his telekinetic grip. "Each of you pissed me off." his eyes flashed red again, "It's about time I succeeded in my mission! It's no use!"

X struggled, "Crap. I can't access any if my weapons or Sub-Tanks!"

"Me too!" Mega Man replied.

However, a loud roar distracted Silver, suddenly getting tackled by an older man. Logan flipped and resisted the urge to drive hus claws directly into the silver hedgehog. "About time I payed ya back fer nearly crushin' me." he said.

Silver panted, trying to focus, but nothing major was happening other than a short fuse of green. "Grah!" he screamed.

Then, appearing next to Wolverine was Shadow, who held up a Chaos Emerald, it glowing in its grip. "Chaos Control!"

Time slowed down, everyone around Shadow began to slow and eventually freeze in their place, including Silver. Shadow skated forward and leaped, spinning his body so that he could roundhouse kick Silver in the back of his head as hard as he could. The warp ended, and time flowed normally around the black hedgehog.

Silver hit the ground and he groaned. Spider-Man realized they were free from his grip and looked to Shadow, "What the heck happened?" he wondered.

"Chaos Control. I temporarily controlled the flow of time. The kick should be enough to bring Silver back to his senses." Shadow explained.

Gwen raised a brow, "Now you're all time lords?"

Sonic shrugged, "It's a temporary effect. The better the user can harness Chaos Energy the better they can manipulate its powers."

'Fascinating power.' Dream commented, 'Perhaps if I were to use it, I can tap into its power like him.'

Peter nodded, "That makes it less broken I guess. So, what do we do with him?"

"Are you kidding? Lock him up!" Trixie insisted.

Sonic raised a hand, "Now hold on." he knelt down and shook his rival's body, "Yo, Silv."

"H-Huh?" slurred Silver. "Sonic...?"

Peter folded his arms, "You're not calling him the Iblis Trigger now? What the heck happened to you?"

Silver slowly stumbled to his feet, "I-I'm not sure. A guy named Sigma, he messed with a rift... Tampered my memories when I attempted to close it on my own. His powers are unbelievable."

Spike shook his head, "Of course..."

X folded his arms, "I should've figured out Sigma was behind your manipulation."

The silver hedgehog nodded, "Yeah... I don't even know what memories these are."

"My theory was that with this merging, time and space are splintering together alternate timelines and even more dimensions than I thought, which is why Greninja, Gwen, and Logan are here." Peter commented as fast as he could. "The memories of an alternate timeline must've leaked into your mind because of Sigma."

"Did I miss something? Who the heck is Sigma?" asked Ember.

Spike answered, "The one behind this supposedly. He brought all our worlds together for some destruction scheme."

"And knowing Sigma, it means destruction." Zero added. "He's a Maverick from our world."

Silver slowly nodded, "So, all of you are from different dimensions? No wonder I didn't recognize most of you."

"You-a remember us, right?" Mario asked.

"Yeah." the hedgehog answered.

Luigi sighed, "Thank-a goodness."

Peter said, "I gotta admit, you have some nice powers. Last time I was held down like that was when I ticked Twilight off. Last week." he joked with a chuckle, "Anyway, think you could do us a favor when you recharge or whatever?"

Silver shrugged, "Sure."

"We have some friends back in a castle. You can't miss it. It's tall, shiny and kind of obvious to point out. There are a few beings trying to slow down the process of these merging worlds. Think you can help them while we find the Chaos Emeralds?"

Silver raised a fist, "Got it. This isn't the first time I've tampered with the Genesis Portals."

"Peter, what are you doing? He could help us." Trixie whispered.

"Eris and Luna are going to need all the help they can get, and I'm sure Twilight's worrying about going out there and helping them herself despite going against Luna's orders. Silver's strong enough to cover for the both of them, I'm sure." Parker explained. "Plus we got Ember and Greninja, and I don't even know who he is, but besides being a ninja, he seems trustworthy."

The frog ninja folded his hands, "Greninja."

Logan growled, "This team of yers just keeps gettin' more bizarre, kid."

Ember lowered her scepter, "Do you wish for me to aid you as well?" she wondered.

"It's up to you." replied Spider-Man.

The Dragon Lord nodded, "I can join you for the time then. It'd be an exercise especially with what you have planned when the time comes." she added.

"And what do you have planned?" Trixie budged.

"Consider this Prototype Project: Zero, Trixie." Spider-Man quipped, an idea ringing in his head, "We're the Defenders."

"A team name, really?" Gwen sighed.

"Everyone's a Defender, though." moaned Peter.

Sonic smiled, "Eh, it'll do."

Greninja crouched and nodded silently. Yoshi did the same. "Okay... So, uh, what do we do about Greninja being here?" Peter finally asked, unsure of how to process the newcomer's appearance now.

"There are-a other Pokémon. Maybe some-a are here-a as well." Mario suggested.

Spider-Gwen replied, "Well can we leave this place first? I can feel the lava and flames melting into my costume."

"Sure thing. Then we'll think of a plan." Spider-Man agreed.

"I sense the aura of another Pokémon nearby."

"Pikachu!"

The blue wolf responded, his black paw glowing blue as well, "I also sense another aura. Not of a Pokémon, but a force, between light and darkness... Almost balanced." he turned and noticed the heroes walking out of the rift away from the flaming city, "It is coming from the man in white. And he has Greninja with him."

"Pika Pika!" chimed in the yellow mouse.

"You're right, Pikachu. Perhaps they can help us with whatever is happening to our worlds."