My Little Avengers: Part 1

Meanwhile, all Deadpool could do was lie down on his back and look up at Tempest Shadow, feeling somewhat intimidated by the presence of the broken horned unicorn.

"Look, uh, Tempest or whatever your name is," pleaded Deadpool. "I mean you no harm, I was sent here and…"

"Who sent you?" Tempest interrupted. "Where do you come from?"

"Uh, New York?"

Tempest had heard enough and forced Deadpool to his feet using her broken magic.

"Hey, take it easy! What do I look like, a flying piece of…?"

Suddenly, Deadpool realized that he couldn't cuss like he normally would. Something was wrong with him.

"Hey, what the eff? How come I can't swear? What the eff did you do?"

But at that moment, they arrived at a campsite where a hulking creature was already there, roasting a dead chicken on the fire.

"Tempest, who that?" the creature asked.

"This is Deadpool, Hannibal," she said. "But, don't save any food for him. Not until I further question him."

"You guys eat chicken?" remarked Deadpool. "Just give me a little something, I'm effing starving!"

"Tempest, he should eat," said Grubber, looking up at his friend. "I mean, just look at him. He doesn't look harmless."

"Might as well listen to your little friend porcupine friend here," suggested Deadpool, but Tempest wasn't giving into Grubber's suggestions. "I mean, what harm could I possibly be, aside from hikoiing you, of course if I feel like it?"

Deadpool attempted to reach for one of his swords, but was unable to, given the pony legs he now had. Released from Tempest's magical bonds, he was forced against a tree and then Tempest used her magic on him again, to tie him up.

"Come on, really?" groaned Deadpool. "What else do you want me to do? Beg for mercy?"

"I want answers," Tempest replied, coldly. "Who are you and where do you come from? And don't you lie to me."

"For starters," panted Deadpool, trying to break free of his bonds. "I was…sent here."

"By who?"

"Dr. Stephen Strange," answered Deadpool, trying to keep his eye on the chicken that Hannibal was cooking.

"And who is this…Dr. Stephen Strange?" Tempest asked again. "If you don't mind my asking?"

"He's…he's my leader. A very powerful wizard. Look, I've told you what you wanted to know. Please, let me go and give me some chicken? I don't care if I'm a pony, I'm a human and I need meat."

Still, Tempest stood her ground. She wanted answers.

"Tempest," advised Grubber. "Perhaps if he eats, maybe he'll talk. I mean, we don't work for the Storm King anymore and you want to improve your reputation, don't you?"

Hearing the hedgehog's advice, Tempest sighed and lowered her head, releasing the magical bonds on the ponyfied Deadpool. Going over to the fire, Deadpool sat down in front of the fire as a chicken leg was served to him.

"All right," said Tempest, reluctantly. "You are free to stay with us and eat with us. But, if I find you are lying to us…"

"I'm telling you, I'm not lying," Deadpool interrupted, gnawing into the chicken leg. "I came to Equestria because some dude named Thanos is targeting it."

A look of confusion befell on the faces of Tempest, Grubber and Hannibal.

"Who?" asked Grubber.

"He's a really bad dude," answered Deadpool, eating the chicken leg some more. "He got a hold of some stones and wiped out half of life in the universe."

Still, they were confused.

"Now he's back and looking to wipe all of the universe and rule it according to his own will," continued Deadpool. "And to do that, he needs magic…Equestrian magic."

Hearing this, both Tempest and Grubber gave each other a worried look. Both of them knew very well what it was like to go after Equestrian magic.

"You mean…like going after alicorn magic?" asked Tempest.

"The magic what's her name and her mini me carry? Something like that."

It was apparent to Deadpool that there was a lot he still needed to learn about the land up until that moment, he thought was nothing more than a fictional land.

…

Meanwhile, the young woman with the long red hair and leather coat helped Sci Twi and the other girls to their feet, their injuries causing them great pain.

"Don't touch your leg," she ordered Sci-Twi, stopping her from touching her leg. "You are your friends are hurt."

"Who…who are you?" asked Sci-Twi, weakly.

"I'm Wanda Maximoff," the woman answered. "But, you can also call me Scarlet Witch. I was sent here by Dr. Strange."

"Look, uh, Wanda whatever your name is," groaned Applejack, limping over towards her with Rainbow Dash slung over her shoulder. "Those girls are our friends and we need to help them."

"And we will help them. But right now, we need to find a place to hide and heal from your injuries."

With a look of reluctance, the five girls allowed for Scarlet Witch to transport them away from the enclosed Camp Everfree.

…

Inside the camp, Thanos was informed of what had happened.

"So, she has returned to avenge her lover's death?" Thanos remarked, looking at the mind stone inside his gauntlet. "I should have known."

"We had them on the ropes, Lord Thanos," said a brainwashed Sour Sweet. "But, we were ordered to retreat before we had a chance to finish them."

"Yeah," added a brainwashed Indigo Zap. "But, we did submit them."

"Still, you all failed to obtain the magic that they carry around their necks," remarked Thanos. "Nevertheless, my smog will recruit anyone who breathes it. Those girls won't know what hit them. Adagio Dazzle!"

At that moment, Adagio and her fellow sirens made their way to the throne room, bowing to Thanos.

"Yes, Lord Thanos?" she asked.

"I need you to bring to me anyone who breathes the mind control gas," he ordered. "I don't care how many, just find those who have already done so."

"As you command."

Transforming into their siren forms, the sirens left the camp and proceeded to search for anyone who breathed in the gas. Still, Sombra had every reason to believe that he had his powers stolen from him.

"Now, for the rest of you," he said to the Crystal Prep students. "I need you to stand guard at the edge of the forest in case anyone of those wretched Avengers return. Understand?"

Acknowledging their master's command, the brainwashed girls left to guard the entrance to Camp Everfree.

"You stole my powers, didn't you?" asked Sombra, guessing correctly what Thanos had done. "You stole them for your own gain."

"Why do you question my actions, Sombra?" remarked Thanos. "I helped you escape from limbo as you helped me escape."

"I don't know. But, I am beginning to think that maybe helping you escape was a bad idea."

Incensed, Thanos stepped down from the throne and walked up to Sombra, towering over him. Finally, he grabbed Sombra by the throat and lifted him up from the ground.

"You take back those words," he said in a low voice. "Because I am showing you just exactly what you should have done in the first place…which was to obey Grogar."

"The…father of monsters?" gasped Sombra as Thanos' grip on him grew tighter and tighter. "Grogar is nothing more than…a legend."

But, Thanos didn't believe what Sombra said.

"He is more than a legend, Sombra," remarked Thanos. "He is a creature of great power who is much like myself. He wants to rule Equestria in the same way as me. What he lost…is what I gained."

Releasing his grip on Sombra's throat, Thanos dropped the pony turned human to the ground.

"What…what do you plan to do, Thanos?" asked Sombra.

"I plan to work alongside Grogar," answered Thanos. "We came to an agreement that you break away from his ranks and go out on your own, then you get defeated and come to me."

With each word being said to him, Sombra knew very well that he was being used as a pawn by two dangerous villains.

"So, that's why he let me go…so easily," Sombra guessed. "So you can come back to life…"

"And finish what I started," finished Thanos. "With me ruling over the universe and Grogar ruling all over Equestria."

"And what's in it for me? Do I take back the Crystal Empire?"

"Patience my friend," reassured Thanos, powering up his gauntlet. "Everything will be revealed in due time. Right now, I need to find the one whose lover once had the mind stone."

…

Meanwhile, as they returned towards Canterlot High, Scarlet Witch and the injured humane five were greeted by a horrifying sight before them.

"What in tarnation…?" cried Applejack as they saw hypnotized people walking past them. "They…they must have breathed that green stuff."

"Yes," said Scarlet Witch, quickly using her powers to create a bubble around them. "Thanos is trying to create an army using the gas."

"Sweetie Belle!" cried Rarity as she saw her younger sister and her friends, walking past them with green eyes. "No, Sweetie Belle!"

"Apple Bloom! Granny Smith!" cried Applejack, seeing her family walking by. "Big Macintosh!"

"Principal Celestia! Vice Principal Luna!" added Sci-Twi, seeing the two sister principals of Canterlot High amongst the hypnotized crowd. "Come back here!"

"It's no use, girls," sighed Scarlet Witch. "We need to hide and figure out what to do next."

Acting quickly, Scarlet Witch teleported them away as the Sirens watched the crowd of hypnotized human counterparts of Equestria's citizens head towards Camp Everfree, feeding off of their magic as the hypnotized crowd walked by.

…

Meanwhile, inside his lair in Equestria, the demonic blue ram known as Grogar watched what was happening from a round viewing globe.

"So, Thanos has started to fulfill his end of the bargain," he said. "At least he has been a better comrade to work with than the three clowns I have now. Well, it won't be long until both our ambitions and goals are satisfied. Let's just hope that my bell is recovered in due time."

…

…

Back in New York, Peter Parker and the ghost of Tony Stark made their way in a taxi cab towards Stark Enterprises' Manhattan headquarters. Peter's relationship with Stark Industries had allowed him to get a free cab ride. Soon, they arrived at the sight of Tony's company headquarters.

"Here we are, Mr. Stark," the young teenager said, as they got out of the cab. "Are you sure you want to do this? I mean, will Miss Potts recognize you as a ghost?"

"Didn't they teach you anything in CCD, Parker?" remarked Tony, sighing heavily as he floated towards the door with Peter following behind. Soon, they entered the building as Peter had to sign in while Tony floated past.

"I may be your protégé, but I still had to sign in," Peter said. "It's too bad, that I can't do what you do, Mr. Stark."

"Well, for one thing, you can stop talking to me," suggested Tony. "As far as everyone in here is concerned, I'm dead and if you keep talking to me, well, you'll end up in a mental hospital."

Soon, they made their way up to the top floor where Pepper's office was. As he walked off the elevator, Tony gulped nervously knowing that he and the love of his life would be together once more.

"Come on, kid," he whispered. "Lead the way."

Following Peter, Tony approached the door to Pepper's office and Peter knocked on the door. For a full minute, they waited and waited. Finally, the door opened and Pepper answered it.

"Peter," she asked, her face filled with surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"Look, Mrs. Stark, I know this may seem silly, but look right next to me," answered Peter. Pepper could see nothing in front of her.

"I don't see anything," she remarked.

"You can see something now," Tony said as he materialized in front of his widow, much to her shock and surprise. "Hi, Pepper."

Pepper's eyes welled up with tears as she saw the ghost of her lover floating before her…