My Little Avengers: Part 1

"Well?" demanded Tempest, her broken horn directed at Thor's ponified throat. "Who are you and what do you want?"

Using his front leg, Thor motioned for Tempest to lower her horn, but she refused. The warrior in her continued to escalate.

"I told you that I am Thor, former king of Asgard."

Hearing that Thor was a king, both Grubber and Hannibal got down on one knee out of respect.

"And these are my friends, the Guardians of the Galaxy."

"The Guardians of the Galaxy?" remarked Tempest. "I've never heard of you before. Where in Equestria do you come from?"

"We don't come from Equestria," said the ponified Drax. "We come from the Galaxy. All of us. Except for Quill here, he comes from Earth."

"Hey, Earth just happens to be part of the Galaxy," remarked Quill. "Look, we're here because we are seeking out Princess Luna."

"What do you want with Princess Luna?" seethed Tempest. "Are you after her magic? Because if you are…"

"No!" cried Thor. "We are seeking Princess Luna because we wanted to thank her for saving Gamora."

Of course, Gamora was nowhere to be seen which made the Guardians' situation more perplexed. But this made Tempest lower her guard down a bit.

"Who is Gamora?"

"She…she was one of us," sighed Quill. "But then she was murdered by an intergalactic despot named Thanos. Her spirit still lives, but only those who believe in…"

"Wait, wait, wait," interjected Grubber. "This Gamora is alive but she is dead? I'm confused here, Tempest."

"It's a long story," remarked Rocket. "All that matters is we need to seek out Princess Luna, thank her for protecting Gamora's spirit and then we can go along our merry way."

"I am Groot."

Dropping her guard entirely, Tempest stepped away and turned back towards the bounded Deadpool. The broken horned unicorn had a hunch that something was up and felt that Deadpool had the answers.

"Did you know that they would soon be joining us?" she whispered.

"Maybe," Deadpool answered nervously. "But, if you free me from these bonds, maybe I can help you out further."

Rolling her eyes, Tempest freed Deadpool from his bonds allowing him to join Thor and the Guardians. There were still plenty of questions that needed to be answered and Tempest knew that something was up.

…

Meanwhile, back at the Sanctum, the anxieties for taking on Thanos in the human world continued to grow and grow for Sunset and her friends. However, there was a more pressing concern for Dr. Strange himself.

"Something is wrong," he whispered. "Wilson hasn't reported back from the other world."

"How long has it been?" asked Steve. "30 minutes? An hour since he went through? Someone should go and at least check on him."

Hearing this, Sunset rose to her feet and gingerly walked over to Strange and Rogers.

"I'll go," said Sunset, walking towards the two Avengers. "If anything, Thanos might be after Equestrian Magic that hasn't yet come into the human world."

"She might be right," remarked Steve. "I would send a few of us into Equestria to look for Wade."

At that moment, a knock was heard on the door, followed by the sounds of the door opening. A muscular man walked in wearing a lab coat holding what appeared to be a remote control device.

"Dr. Strange," he said, walking up to him. "I came as soon as you made out your message. I guess Thanos is alive, huh?"

"Yes, he is, Dr. Banner," answered Strange. "Have you been monitoring the whereabouts of Wade Wilson?"

"Wait, wait, wait," interjected Sunset, walking up to Dr. Banner. "Who in Celestia's name are you?"

"This is Dr. Bruce Banner, Miss Shimmer. Another member of the Avengers."

"Oh, uh, nice to meet you?" Sunset asked gingerly shaking Bruce's hand. "So, if you are a member of the Avengers…"

"I am a member of the Avengers, yes. Let's just say you won't like me when I'm angry."

Turning his attention back to Strange, Banner revealed the reason to why he came to the Sanctum.

"Look, I'm…sorry for just coming in and barging in like this," he said. "But, there is something else you need to know."

"Well?" asked Steve as Banner turned to see T'Challa among the gathered heroes and hastily bowed to him, only for T'Challa to motion him to rise back up. "What else did you see?"

"Wade's not the only one missing in Equestria," he said. "Thor is also there along with the Guardians of the Galaxy."

"Then, we have to go and find him, Bruce," remarked Natasha, firmly. "I'm nothing more than a ghost, so I can go in undetected."

"As far as we are all concerned, we might as well all go into Equestria," said Dr. Strange sarcastically. "But we can't. Banner, you and Romanoff accompany Miss Shimmer to Equestria and find Wade. The rest of us will begin to plan a sneak attack on Thanos' hideout and stop this growing Tempest."

Happy at hearing this, Sunset prepared herself to go back to her former home. Once again bidding her friends goodbye, she stepped into the Cauldron with Banner and Romanoff following close behind.

"Okay, so when do we go in and take on Thanos?" asked Rainbow Dash. "I'm looking to pummel him into submission."

"We approach this with a cautious, yet carefully planned strategy, Rainbow Dash," said Dr. Strange, approaching Rainbow dash. "We'll go into groups, one group will lead the charge and the other…"

…

Suddenly, another knock at the door was heard, catching everyone's attention.

"Who's there?" Steve called.

"It's us," replied a voice and Steve opened the door to reveal Peter Parker, Pepper Potts, Julia Carpenter, Jim Rhodes and the ghost of Tony Stark standing in front of him. "Are we late?"

"N…no, Tony," stammered Steve. "We were just about…"

"Tony Stark?" asked Dr. Strange, seeing his ghost. "I had a feeling you would make your presence known sooner or later."

"Doctor."

"Dr Strange," said Parker. "It's uh, good to see you again."

"Good to see you again too, Spider Man," replied Dr. Strange. "Hope the jetlag hasn't slowed you down."

A confused look befell on Parker's face upon hearing this, wondering how Dr. Strange knew he was on vacation in Europe.

…

Meanwhile, Sunset Shimmer opened her eyes seeing herself back in her pony body while Bruce was transformed into a green pony with a gray mane.

"Am I…a pony?" he asked.

"Don't worry, Dr. Banner," she answered, placing a hoof on his leg. "After a while, you'll get used to it."

"Hopefully, Hulk can still be contained in this place. Maybe as long as I can control my anger, nothing will happen."

Suddenly, Sunset began to pick up a sense of danger and using the magic in her horn, followed the source with Bruce and Natasha following behind. A few moments later, Sunset's magic led them all to the campsite where Tempest and her friends were located along with Deadpool and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

"Hold it!" Sunset called out, startling everyone. "What's going on here?"

"Uh, we're just getting ready to get out of here," stammered Grubber. "Look, if you are here for any food…"

"We aren't here for food!" interrupted Sunset. "We are looking for Wade Wilson."

"Yeah, that's me," said Deadpool, going over to Sunset. "And I assume Dr. Strange must have sent you to find me. Figures, all part of the flying script if you ask me. You're Sunset Shimmer and…"

Ignoring Deadpool, Sunset instead went over to Tempest Shadow.

"Was it something I said?"

But the intrusion didn't go unnoticed and at that moment, Thor recognized the ponified Bruce and ran over to him, causing the two Avengers to come together for an embrace.

"Thor, good to see you again," chuckled Bruce as thy broke apart. "And good to see you are safe."

"Well, it could have been a lot better, but what are you going to do? At least we weren't harmed."

"Hey Hulkster," called Rocket, walking over towards them. "Guess you got the pony makeover didn't you? Don't worry, I didn't get the pony makeover, either."

"What happened to you?"

"We're seeking out this Princess Luna to thank her for rescuing Gamora and instead we get this hot tempered pony with a broken horn. Need I go on?"

"No you don't need to go on, rabbit."

"He's a…" Bruce started to say, only to be stopped by Rocket.

"Don't worry about it," interrupted Rocket. "I'm already used to being called a rabbit."

…

Meanwhile, Tempest Shadow was focused on getting the tent taken down when Sunset approached her.

"Tempest Shadow?" Sunset asked. "I am Sunset Shimmer, former student of Princess Celestia and…"

"Uh huh," Tempest remarked. "Let me guess, you are with them?"

"With who?"

"The so-called Guardians of the Galaxy."

"No, I've come because one of the Avengers' comrades was missing. But, at least he is alive. Now, that's not the only reason I have come."

"Let me guess, is this because you are seeking Princess Luna as well?"

"No."

"Then why did you come?"

"Because…there is a growing threat against Equestria, probably one as bigger than the previous threats."

Tempest slowly began to consider what was being said to her, but there would still be time for her to fully grasp the entire situation.

…

Meanwhile, back in the human world, Sombra led the newly corrupted Principals in the search for the missing humane seven. However, the efforts were proving to be nothing but futile. From inside his newly minted throne room, Thanos waited and waited for any news to come.

"I'm growing impatient," he muttered to himself. "Those human females couldn't have gone far. Sometimes, I even question the help that I have recruited. What if I can find some new generals if these servants don't live up to my expectations?"

No sooner did Thanos say those words at that very moment, the throne room began to shake as three beings appeared before Thanos.

"Who are you?" he demanded, startled by the shaking.

The streaks of light that the beings were transported in slowly disappeared revealing themselves to be Loki, Hela and Red Skull.

"Why don't you remember me?" asked Loki. "I, Loki, brother of Thor."

Thanos began to get a flashback to when he had attacked the Asgardians and how he had broken Loki's neck.

"How could you still be alive?" he asked. "I killed you."

"Why, I was given a second chance by my savior."

This gave Thanos a series of internal questions, wondering who would even bother to give Loki and all these creatures a second chance at life.

"Who is your savior?"

"Why a very powerful creature," explained Red Skull, further confusing Thanos further. "Surely you remember me, Red Skull?"

"I thought you were sent to guard the Soul Stone."

"Well, I was…the better half of me anyway," continued Red Skull. "It's rather complicated, Herr Thanos, but after Captain America defeated me, I was…split in two. My good side was sent to guard the Soul Stone and the other half…was sent to eternal imprisonment."

Taking in what Red Skull had said, Thanos then turned his attention towards Hela.

"And what service do provide to me?"

"I am the Angel of Death, my lord," answered Hela. "I can provide the ability to kill your enemies without any bloodshed."

"Hmm, you all seem to be very useful," Thanos remarked, turning his back on them before making up his mind. "But I already have generals at my disposal. However, it appears that I have very little use for them at this point."

"Why, may I ask?" asked Loki.

"Because they can't find seven powerful humans with magic that I seek. Even a feared king of Equestria that helped me escape from my prison can't seem to find them. I am not a patient being and those who test my patience…shall suffer the consequences."

The more Thanos spoke, the more he began to concoct the plan to remove his current generals. But he knew that he wasn't going to be the one to do the job.

…

He needed his current generals to fail, including Sombra, the pony who had indeed helped him return to the land of the living.

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