My Little Avengers: Part 1

Thor kept his eyes locked on the picture of Celestia and Luna as the Guardians left the moon with their pillaged items in their ship. Looking at the picture, Thor could only hold out hope that his brother was still alive. Meanwhile, Quill was also thinking of his own issues, particularly of how Gamora knew of Princess Luna.

"So, you are certain that this Nightmare Moon and Princess Luna are of the same being?" asked Quill to Gamora's ghostly form in the back of the ship. "What was she like?"

"We…we both connected right away," replied Gamora, looking away from him. "We were both outsiders, her self-evil and me…a servant of evil. Her self-evil wasn't brought out from being born. She was corrupted."

"Corrupted? Like a virus?"

"If that's how you put it, Peter."

"Where is she now?"

"Back in Equestria, free of the Nightmare Moon persona. She told me herself that she was no longer considering herself as Nightmare Moon."

The more Quill listened, the more he wanted to meet Luna. After all, Gamora' spirit had been rescued from wandering the depths of the galaxy alone.

"Can we see her?" asked Quill, much to Gamora's surprise. "I want to thank her for saving your soul."

"Peter, are you certain?" Gamora remarked with confusion. "Equestria isn't just a planet, it's on Earth, or at least that's what I have been told it is."

"Planet or not, she kept you protected from being taken prisoner by another evil despot. I think it's time we returned the favor."

Moving up to the cockpit of their ship, Quill sat down and assumed command.

"Set a course for Equestria," he ordered, much to the confusion of the other Guardians.

"I am Groot?" Groot asked. "I'm Groot?"

"You heard me, Groot. We're going to Equestria."

"Oh great, Quill," groaned Rocket, rolling his head in disgust. "Are you honestly suggesting that we are going to pay a visit to a land on Earth we've never even heard of? And what's more…"

"You can say you're sorry for stealing her things, Rocket," interrupted Quill, leaving Rocket confused and bewildered. "Because I warned you not to take them and you didn't listen to me."

Sighing heavily, Rocket accepted his fate as the ship set its course for Earth.

…

Meanwhile, Thanos and his generals had assembled the brainwashed human counterparts of Equestria's citizens at the newly conquered Camp Everfree. Towering above them, the mad titan carefully looked down each and every new recruit. Sombra could only look away in disbelief at the fact that the Mad Titan had stolen his thunder.

"You have all been brought here for one purpose," he addressed the brainwashed crowd. "To restore me to my rightful place as the creator of a new universe."

The spellbound army said nothing as the Dazzlings hovered over them while the brainwashed Crystal Prep girls stood in front of the army.

"But in order for me to obtain my goal," Thanos continued in a booming voice. "My gauntlet must be powered by Equestrian Magic. There is only seven humans who harness that magic and you will help me find them."

"But Thanos, they could be anywhere," said Sombra. "Why don't I hunt them down for you? I mean, if there is one pony who knows of Equestrian Magic, it is me."

Turning towards Sombra, Thanos let out a small growl that silenced him.

"Leave no stone unturned and no hiding place unexplored!" he commanded. "Let no one in this land rest until the seven are brought to me!"

And one by one, the army splitted up into several groups each led by a hypnotized Crystal Prep girl. However, Thanos gestured towards the spellbound Principals.

"You two stay!" he ordered, causing them to turn around. "I have plans for you both."

Thanos then turned back towards Sombra.

"Sombra, you shall led them," he said. "But not as who they are."

Activating the reality stone on his gauntlet, Thanos engulfed Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna in a mass of dark green light transforming them from their human bodies and into equine bodies. A few moments later, a flash of light appeared before them and they each assumed the forms of a tall white pony with a flaming mane and tail and a tall black pony with a flowing dark blue mane.

"Behold Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon," Thanos said with a smile on his face as their eyes glowed green. "The ponies you shall lead in the search for the seven females, Sombra."

"Thanos, if I may speak," suggested Sombra. "Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon are the evil forms of Celestia and Luna."

"Of course they are," remarked Thanos, twisting his infinity gauntlet in Sombra's face. "And even though you supervise them, they serve me and me…alone."

Sombra gulped with nervousness as he didn't know whether or not to be excited or scared at this honor. There was no doubt in his mind however, that Thanos had a plan up his sleeve.

…

Back in the Sanctum, the cauldron of cosmos acted up again and Strange raced over to find out what was happening.

"What is it, Doctor?" asked Steve as Strange looked down at the sight of the hunt for Sunset and her friends. "What's going on?"

After a few moments, Strange looked back up at his fellow Avengers with a deep look of worry on his face.

"He's already hunting for them," he said.

"For us?" asked Sunset. "We…we've got to do something."

"Yeah," added Sci-Twi, trying to stand up only to sit back down in pain.

"Not in the condition you are in," said Dr. Strange, looking intently around the room. "We go at full strength. Trust me, all of you."

"So, you're just gonna have us all wait?" pleaded Sunset. "We have to attack, even if we are all walking wounded."

However, one member of the Avengers wasn't going to take this lying down.

"I'll go," said T'Challa with a look of determination on his face, much to Dr. Strange's surprise. "If anything you are going to want someone to at least weaken them."

Dr. Strange wasn't buying it.

"Your highness, I am sorry to override your decision, but I cannot let you go in there alone. You know the power Thanos is capable of."

"We have to at least try," advised Bucky, grabbing his gun and cocking it, much to Sunset's shock as she ran over to lower the gun. "What are you doing?"

"You are not going to go shoot up everyone that I know of," pleaded Sunset, with anger in her voice. "You hear me? No one dies!"

The sounds of her angry voice caused Bucky to pull himself back against a wall.

"I agree with Dr. Strange," said Steve. "Now is not the time to strike."

"You sure about that Captain?" asked T'Challa.

"I am very sure of it," answered Steve, firmly. "We all know what Thanos is capable of and if we go in, we go in when the time is right."

So they were all left to wait until they were at full strength, leaving the hypnotized citizens of Equestria's human world to rip apart their own home in search of Sunset and the others.

…

Meanwhile, the Guardians of the Galaxy neared closer and closer towards Equestria's location on Earth.

"All right Guardians," said Quill. "Remember, this is a peaceful land so no sudden movements, understand?"

"Peaceful is right," muttered Rocket, still thinking of the reaction he would receive from Luna that he had stolen her hairbrush.

As they entered Equestria's atmosphere, Quill, Drax, Thor, Nebula and Mantis suddenly began to feel funny.

"What…what's happening?" cried Thor, suddenly bending forward forcefully. "What's going on?"

"It's happening to me too!" cried Quill. "Is this all part of how this land functions?"

"It is," said Gamora, firmly, unfazed by what was happening. "Relax, everything will be fine."

"Gamora?"

"If she says we'll be fine," said Nebula, seemingly accepting her transformation. "Then we'll be fine."

…

Soon, the ship entered the atmosphere with a loud boom, catching the attention of a sleeping Tempest Shadow and Grubber.

"What in the…?" cried Tempest, suddenly looking up at the sky and then turning towards Deadpool, who had been tied to a tree the night before.

"Don't look at me," said Deadpool. "It's just the…"

But Deadpool found himself interrupted by the roar of the ship's engines as the ship landed in front of their campsite. The roar of the engines continued for several more minutes before finally silencing.

"What that?" asked Hannibal, looking up bewilderly at the ship. "What that?"

"I don't know, Hannibal," whispered Tempest charging her broken horn up. "But, I'm going to go find out."

"Wait!" cried Deadpool. "You might want to have…"

But Tempest snarled in response to Deadpool's suggestion and proceeded to head up towards the door of the ship.

"Wait here," she said to Grubber and Hannibal as she slowly stepped up the stairs towards the ship's door.

Approaching the door, Tempest knocked on it loudly with her hoof. From inside the ship, the guardians listened in as Rocket approached the door to answer it. Clutching his gun, the Racoon bounty hunter slowly opened the door, only for Tempest to kick it open, slamming him against the wall of the ship. Snarling, Tempest scanned the ship, using her broken horn as a light.

"Who's in here?!" she shouted as the sounds of groans came from the rest of the guardians. "Come out and show yourself!"

Hearing this, Quill was the first to rise, suddenly feeling himself no longer able to stand on two legs. Opening his eyes wide, he looked down at what he had become…a Unicorn pony.

"Don't even scream," Tempest said sternly, causing Quill to remain quiet. "Who are you and what do you want?"

"Can…can you just chill the eff out for a second?" groaned Quill. "What in the hell is going on here?"

"Quill?" groaned Drax, catching Tempest's attention as well. "What is…?"

The muscular alien also found himself in pony form, taking the form of a muscular Pegasus pony with small tiny wings.

"Well, look at this," remarked Rocket. "The only family I have…now a bunch of four legged horses."

"I'm Groot."

Rocket turned his attention over to Groot, who wasn't affected by the change along with Rocket.

"Except for you, Groot," the racoon chuckled before turning to face the still cold faced Tempest. "You'll have to excuse Groot here, all he can say is 'I am Groot.'"

But Tempest wasn't buying it, she was still on her guard.

"Please," pleaded Gamora, who remained in her ghost form. "We mean you no harm. We are the Guardians of the Galaxy and we seek Princess Luna."

This made Tempest even more defensive.

"Why do you seek her? Why didn't you land in Canterlot?"

"Canterlot?"

"Yes, that's where they live," Tempest snapped. "And they are not to be harmed in any way."

"How can you see me?" Gamora asked. "I'm nothing but a ghost."

But Tempest did not answer and instead motioned for the now ponified guardians to get off the ship. Marching single file, they stepped onto Equestria's surface below with Grubber, Hannibal and Deadpool watching.

"Peter Quill?" asked Deadpool. "What the hell? The Guardians of the Galaxy? Were you sent here too?"

The confused Quill didn't know what to make of this.

"Who the hell are you?"

"SILENCE!" cried Tempest. "You are all detained until I can get to the bottom of this."

"Who got her tails in a bunch?" muttered Rocket under his breath.

"We mean you no trouble, honest!" cried Mantis.

"That's right!" said Thor, now in the form of a large Earth pony with a blonde beard walking over to Tempest. "I am Thor of Asgard."

"You I know of," remarked Deadpool. "Didn't you used to work with the Hulk?"

Thor didn't answer and focused all of his attention on Tempest.

"Are you the leader of these ponies?" Tempest demanded, looking Thor right in the face. "Answer me!"

Thor remained steadfast at the intimidation he was receiving from Tempest. The Guardians of the Galaxy had arrived and very soon, they would join the growing storm against Equestria…