My Little Avengers: Part 1

One moment, five of Crystal Prep's female students had been going about their normal business. The next moment, they all opened their eyes and found themselves against a wall in a shack deep in the woods. But it wasn't just any shack. Standing before them was their worst nightmare.

"Hello, children," Thanos said in a sinister tone.

One of the girls was quick to blurt out in fear.

"What…what…do you want with us?" cried a Crystal Prep girl named Sunny Flare.

"Obviously holding us for ransom," remarked a Crystal Prep girl bluntly. "Until Crystal Prep pays for us to be freed."

"I've got a bad feeling about this, Sugarcoat," said a lime green haired girl named Lemon Zest.

The more the girls spoke, the more Thanos smiled at them. He could sense their fear.

"I'm not holding you for ransom, my children," explained Thanos, looking at his gauntlet. "In fact…I'm your salvation, your guide to improving your lives."

"Why…would you want to improve our lives?" cried Sour Sweet, another of the girls with tears forming in her eyes. "We don't need to improve our lives. Just let us go!"

"Shut up!" snapped Aria Blaze, sitting at a table with her fellow sirens. "You're not going anywhere! None of you!"

The frightened Crystal Prep student with the dual personality did as she was told.

"I've studied your movements, your past actions, everything about your five that have helped you qualify to become my willing soldiers," continued Thanos. "Or more so…my children."

"Children?" snapped yet another girl named Indigo Zap. "We are not your children!"

"Of course we are not," said Sugarcoat.

"You are my children!" Thanos cried, a scowl forming on his face. "Just like the sirens over there! Of course, you are my children. You just are all in denial about it."

At that moment, Adagio Dazzle rose from her spot at the table and walked over towards her new master's side.

"Thanos here is our savior," she said. "He found us when we were at our lowest and is more than willing to help us get our dignity and self-respect back."

But, not all of Adagio's fellow sirens were willing to agree with her. While Aria Blaze relished in this fact, Sonata Dusk meekly showed no positive emotions.

"We've always had our dignity and self respect!" cried Indigo Zap.

"No you didn't," remarked Thanos, activating one of the infinity stones on his gauntlet. "You lost it when your leader was forced…out, so to speak."

It was clear to the girls that Thanos was referring to Principal Cinch, their former principal of Crystal Prep who resigned after the friendship games.

"How did you know about the Friendship Games?" cried Sour Sweet.

"He's a despot with nothing better to do with his life," said Sugarcoat, much to Thanos' delight. "So, he probably uses that glove to look into our private lives."

The more Sugarcoat spoke, the more Thanos had high hopes for her.

"Look," pleaded Sunny Flare, struggling against her bonds. "We'll do anything you want! Just don't hurt us."

"Anything?" Thanos remarked, turning his gauntlet towards Sunny Flare. Activating his gauntlet, he released a sickly green gas at Sunny Flare, which went into her eyes. The rest of girls watched as Sunny Flare suddenly was knocked out.

"Sunny Flare!" cried Lemon Zest.

"What did you do to her, you monster?" snarled Indigo Zap, moving widly. "Tell us!"

"I merely made her realize her true purpose in life," replied Thanos. "As will the rest of you."

Thanos then released the same green gas on Indigo Zap, causing her to become knocked out. Then, he went to Lemon Zest, to Sugarcoat and finally to Sour Sweet, whose tears was unable to block out the gas.

Once the girls were knocked out, Thanos then used his gauntlet again to force the girls to their feet, their eyes glowing green with their bodies in a hypnotic state.

"Is that…" gasped Adagio. "The power of the gauntlet?"

Little did any of them know that Thanos had a dirty trick up his sleeve.

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Back at Canterlot High, a furious Principal Celestia led Sombra into her office, determined to get to the bottom of Sombra's actions.

"Look, Sombra," she cried, slamming her hands on her desk. "I don't know what you are trying to do to the students, but it stops now!"

"All as far I am concerned with is your students being obedient to my commands," replied Sombra, seemingly unconcerned with the angry woman in front of him. "Obedience makes productive students. The students learn as their teacher commands."

"And their teacher is to teach as commanded!" snapped Celestia. "In fact, I'm beginning to sense that you didn't come here to be a teacher. What did you really come here for?"

Right then and there, Sombra was beginning to sense that his cover was about to be blown.

"Well? Out with it!"

"You really want to know why I became a teacher here?" he asked, trying to activate his magic. "Let's just say…I am not…of this world."

But, Principal Celestia stood her ground.

"What does that mean? Where are the students from Crystal Prep?"

"They are of no concern to you, Celestia," remarked Sombra, raising a green glowing hand in Celestia's face. "In fact, they are about to be given a better life."

A bad feeling was beginning to develop in Celestia's stomach. Reaching into her desk, she pulled out a paperweight to throw at Sombra, but suddenly found herself being unable to throw the object. Celestia felt her hand freeze, unable to move it.

"What are you doing, Sombra?" she cried. "Answer me!"

All Sombra could do was laugh sinisterly.

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Meanwhile, Vice Principal Luna remained with Sombra's students.

"What's going on, Vice Principal Luna?" asked Flash Sentry, rising from his seat. "Something seems to be up here."

"Sombra is being dealt with, Flash Sentry. You have nothing to worry about. Now, sit down."

Doing as he was told, Flash sat down. However, the rest of the class still had their suspicions. A few moments later, Vice Principal Luna heard her sister's voice on the loudspeaker.

"Attention, students and faculty," said Principal Celestia in a monotone voice. "Canterlot High is now under the command of King Sombra. Long live the king."

Frightened, Vice Principal Luna raced out of the classroom, running towards her sister's office. Upon arriving, the younger sister gasped in horror as Principal Celestia sat at her desk, hypnotized with green eyes.

"Sister!" cried Vice Principal Luna, seeing the horror before her eyes. "Sister, snap out of it!"

"I highly doubt she will listen to you," remarked Sombra, chuckling sinisterly. "In fact, she won't listen to you at all."

"What did you do to her?" demanded Vice Principal Luna, grabbing Sombra by the collar of his shirt. "Tell me!"

"There is going to be some changes around here," laughed Sombra. "And they don't involve you."

Once again raising his hand, Sombra placed it towards Luna's face and released the same green gas. Breathing the gas, Vice Principal Luna fell to the ground, only to be raised back onto her feet.

"Change number one," laughed Sombra again. "You work for me, understand?"

Opening her eyes, the hypnotize Vice Principal Luna acknowledged Sombra's command. Just then, the phone on Celestia's desk rang and Sombra picked it up.

"Hello," he said in a singsong voice.

"Who is this? Where is Principal Celestia?" he heard Principal Cadence on the other line. "I must speak to her at once!"

"Sorry," remarked Sombra, looking over towards the hypnotized Principal sisters. "Principal Celestia is going to be…out of commission for a while."

"Who is this? What is going on?"

Without responding, Sombra hung up the phone and proceeded to walk out of the office, determined to put the entire school under his control.

"Little does Thanos know that I have my own plans," he whispered to himself as he walked the halls, preparing to release more mind control gas.

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Meanwhile, Sunset Shimmer and her friends, having heard what Celestia said over the intercom, had gathered in a bathroom.

"Okay, something fishy is going on here," Sunset whispered. "There is no doubt in my mind that Sombra is trying to take over the school."

"Is that why he came here in the first place?" wondered Fluttershy, nervously.

"Uh, duh! Yeah!" remarked Pinkie Pie. "Didn't you hear Principal Celestia over the intercom? She said, 'long live the king!'"

"We've got to do something, Sunset!" said Rainbow Dash. "There is no way we are going to let this Sombra dude take over the school."

Suddenly, Sunset heard footsteps right outside the bathroom and shushed Rainbow Dash. From outside the bathroom, Sombra put his ear at the door and listened in. This caused Sunset to panic internally.

"He's heard us!" gasped Sunset. "As soon as he opens the door, we take him! Ready?"

But just as Sombra was about to open the door, he heard a voice over his shoulder address his name.

"You know that is the girl's bathroom, right?"

Turning around, he saw Iron Man, Captain America and Doctor Strange standing in front of him.

"Who are you?" cried Sombra, immediately breaking into a combat position with his hands. "What do you want?"

"Let's just say that we," said Iron Man, pointing his hand at Sombra, ready to fire a blast of power from it. "Don't tolerate this kind of behavior out of a schoolteacher."

Sombra snarled as he was now forced to stare down three powerful figures.

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Back at his hideout, Thanos sensed what was about to happen and quickly activated the infinity gauntlet to find out what was going on.

"The idiot," he whispered.

"What is it? What's wrong?" asked Aria Blaze.

"He's defying me! Sombra is trying to take control of the beings in that school!"

"Do you want us to fetch him for you," asked a monotone sounding Sour Sweet, going down on one knee. "Oh Lord Thanos?"

"That won't be necessary, my child," he answered. "I can bring him back myself."

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At that moment, Sombra fired several blasts of his dark magic at the three Avengers in front of him, only to have them countered by Doctor Strange's own magic. Captain America threw his shield at Sombra, breaking through his magic and sending him down on the ground. Growling, he rose to his feet and fired several more blasts at them before suddenly disappearing from their view.

"He's gone," gasped Captain America, bewildered at what just happened. "What do we do now?"

The door to the girl's bathroom then opened as Sunset and her friends peeked out. The presence of the three Avengers caused them to back up in fear.

"You guys okay?" Iron Man asked.

"Um…yeah," Sunset Shimmer answered, meekly. "We're…we're fine."

"Is anyone else in there?" asked Captain America, placing his shield back on his back.

"No…just us," said Applejack. "Who…who are you, fellers?"

It was then that Doctor Strange approached Sunset Shimmer and looked down at her carefully.

"Are you Sunset Shimmer?" he asked, much to the former pony's shock and amazement.

"How do you know who I am?" she gasped.

"I'm Doctor Stephen Strange, master of the mystic arts. I've been watching you for a while now."

Sunset had no idea of the adventure that she was about to be put into.

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Meanwhile, Sombra found himself back in Thanos' hideout with the newly minted Shadowbolts and the Dazzlings looking over at him.

"What were you doing?" snarled Thanos, picking Sombra up by his neck and throwing him against the wall. "I ordered you to steal the magic from Sunset Shimmer, not to conquer the school!"

"I…I…" coughed Sombra as Thanos' gripped tighter on his throat. "I couldn't help myself...please…"

"Enough!" Thanos snapped, dropping Sombra to the ground. "I need an army, but not of that kind. We need the kind that is going to conquer Equestria before the rest of the universe."

"And that is why you recruited us?" asked Adagio, causing Thanos to turn around and face her. "Because we are from Equestria?"

"Yes, my child," answered Thanos as Sombra rose to his feet while still coughing. "That is why. I need the magic of the most powerful figures in Equestria and once I get their power, combined with the power of my gauntlet, then we conquer the universe and rule it…according to my will."

Thanos then gave a scowl to Sombra, who realized that his own plans were not to last.

"So you obey my commands and my commands alone," he ordered Sombra, pointing at him. "Understand?"

Begrudgingly, Sombra agreed to abide by the Mad Titan's commands as Canterlot High School slowly returned to normal.

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