"You're totally rambling," Fluttershy said, laughing at her jogging partner, and the love of her life. "No, I'm not," retorted Discord, turning to face her, grinding their jog to a walk.
The two were on the trails in Central Park. It's a bright and sunny Spring day. Ponies and the tourists alike were jogging, picnicking, and enjoying the day. Few noticed the high profile couple as they bantered back and forth, none of them aware of what was coming their way.
"Look, you know how you're having a dream, and in the dream you gotta pee?" Discord took off his sunglasses as he continued his story, "And then you're like 'Oh my Celestia! There's no bathrooms. What am I gonna do?'"
Fluttershy gave a slight grin s she finished his thought. "And then you wake up and in real life you actually have to pee."
"Yes!"
"Yeah, everybody has that." Fluttershy said, laughing.
"That's the point I'm trying to make." Discord ran his paw through his head as he took a deep breath, "Last night I dreamt we had a kid."
Fluttershy gave him a quizzical glance. "So you woke up and thought that we were..."
"Expecting."
"Yeah..." Fluttershy wasn't sure if Discord was serious or just relating a dream. The look in his eyes made her realize he was actually questioning the possibility.
"Yes?" Discord asked, his heart starting to race.
Fluttershy shook her head emphatically.
"No!"
Discord tried to cover his disappointment. "I had a dream about it. It was so real."
"So what's your plan for tonight?" Fluttershy asked.
"We're going to have a nice dinner tonight," Discord said holding Fluttershy's left hoof high, a large diamond engagement ring gracing her ring hoof shone in the sun. "Show off this. And we should have no more surprises. Ever."
He was about to kiss Fluttershy when a voice came from behind.
"Discord."
With a whirl, Discord turned to see a surprise. A big surprise. Standing before him was a swirling portal, floating in the midair. Inside the portal was the stallion who spoke, a stallion who Discord never met before.
The stallion in the portal spoke, "I'm Starswril the Bearded. I need you to come with me."
Discord shot him a questioning look as Starswril continued. "We need your help. It's not overselling it to say that the fate of the universe is at stake."
Discord remained unconvinced. "And who's 'we'?"
Appearing next to the stallion was a dragon Discord knew very well. A dragon he sent away to avoid more destruction. A dragon he'd lost track of. A friend of the mane six--- Spike.
"Hey Discord." If Discord needed convincing, the look on Spike's face was enough to get him to follow.
(~)
Inside the Changelings hive, Discord looked on in boredom as he received a history lesson from Thorax.
"At the dawn of the universe, there's nothing. Then..." Thorax wove his hooves as green mystical discs formed around them.
Completing the incantation, he thrust his hands forward and an image of six elements formed out of thin air, floating in space. "... the Big Bang sent sent six elemental crystals hurtling across the virgin universe." The elements spread out. "These elements of harmony each control an essential aspect of existence."
Starswril moved forward and pointed to each elements individually, naming the aspects. "Laughter, Loyalty, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity," He pointed to his chest where the Eye of Cosmos hung around his neck, glowing dark-pink. "And Magic."
Discord felt something gnawing at the edge of his mind, something that had been there for six years. "Tell me his name again."
Spike stepped foward, the horrors he had witnessed aboard "Pathfinder" in his eyes. "Storm King. He's a plague, Discord. He invades planets, he takes what he wants. He wipes out half of the population." Spike's next words confirmed to Discord his darkest suspicions: "He sent Gilda. The attack on Manehattan, that's him."
"This is it," he whispered. A plan began to form in Discord's mind. "What's our timeline?"
A shrug was all Spike can offer. "He has the elements of generosity and laughter. That already made him the strongest creature in the whole universe." Spike's voice softened, as if he couldn't fathom the future. "If he gets his claws on all six elements, Discord..."
Starswril stepped in as Discord began to pace, finally resting his arm on a large coffer by the destroyed staircase. "He could destroy life on a scale hitherto undreamt of."
Discord gave Starswril an incredulous look. "Did you seriously just say 'hitherto undreamt of'?"
Pointing to the large pot Discord was resting on Starswril countered, "Are you seriously leaning on the Cauldron of the Cosmos?" Discord gave the Cauldron the once over. Being a man of science, Discord was not used to mystical relics, despite his massive intellect.
Discord though it fro a moment, he turned from Starswril. Discord touched his temples, mind racing when a simple solution popped into his mind. He turned back to Starswril, pointing at the neckless around the mystic's neck.
"If Storm King needs all six, why don't we just stick this one down a garbage disposal?"
"No can do." Starswril admonished.
Thorax offered an explanation. "We swore an oath to protect the element of Magic with our lives."
Discord and Starswril began to argue about what to do with the element of magic, their tone getting louder and tighter per sentence they spoke.
Spike stepped in between the two arguing men. Having witnessed Storm King's firsthand, he paled at the thought of the mad king getting his claws on any more elements. He had to convince a better plan.
"Okay guys," he said, addressing them both. "Could we table this discussion right bow?" He pointed to the element of magic. "The fact is, we have this element. We know where it is. Shining Armor is out there with the element of Honesty and we have to find him now."
But as they talk, Discord noticed something was outside the hive. Putting his sunglasses on, the display Indies lit up. He gulped at what he saw.
"Hey! You might wanna put that element of magic in your pocket, wizard!"
Starswril followed Discord's gaze. His face grew grim. He snapped his arms and purple discs formed around his hooves.
"Might wanna use it." His voice was dark.
All four men stopped in their tracks as tiger source of panic and destruction was revealed. Hovering high above the buildings was a giant airship with two deep blue strips on them. It was not like nothing on Equis, which could only mean one thing.
Time had run out.
(~)
The train was filled with loud teen ponies, griffons, and hippogriffs as it crossed the bridge between Canterlot into Manehattan. The students of Midtown School of Science and Technology were buzzing with excitement as they began their field trip. For Terramar, however, something else buzzed in him as he noticed the feathers on his arm begin to rise. That always meant danger!
Looking out of the train window to Manehattan, Terramar saw the Storm Airship. His head was ringing out warnings at the sight. Definitely the source, Terramar thought. He had to act fast.
Scootaloo was blissfully listening to music with headphones on, so Terramar had to tap her arm rapidly to get his best friend's attention. Scootaloo removed the headphones and turned in time to see Terramar's panicked face.
"Scoots, hey. I need you to cause a distraction."
Looking over Terramar's shoulder, Scootaloo suddenly understood why. Her eyes grew the size of bits and he got up to race toward the back, part to get a better look and part to give Terramar the time he needed.
"WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!" Scootaloo exclaimed. The other students quickly gathered around and peered out the side of the train where Scootaloo was pointing. They all saw the ship and began to shout as well.
It was safe to assume there were no eyes on Terramar now, as he pulled out a red mask with a webbed pattern on it. Whatever is happening, Terramar knew one thing is certain: Spider-Griff was needed!
Spotting the emergency exit window across the way, Terramar pushed up his arm feathers and used his web-shooter to snag the handle. With a quick tug, the latch gave and the window opened. Putting the mask on, Terramar was across the out of the train in a flash, clinging to the side.
As his fellow classmates continued to freak out at the sight of the otherworldly vessel, Terramar heard the conductor call for order, adding an exasperated, "What's the matter with you kids? You've never seen a spaceship before?!"
Terramar stripped of the rest of his clothes and put them in his backpack, revealing his Spider-Griff suit underneath. Terramar had never been inside an Airship, but Spider-Griff was about to be.
Author's Note
Here's chapter two, hope ya'll enjoyed it. Yes I wrote Terramar as Peter Parker since both of them were teenagers and has the same personality, I put Scootaloo as Ned because in MLP FiM, Terramar and Scootaloo are good friends.
In the far reaches of space, lightyears from Equis, the surviving Equestrians had fled their dying hoe in a ship known as Pathfinder. This ship had carried Dash, Spike, Gilda, and Spitfire from a desolate world where Dash and Spike had been forced to face each other in ritual combat for the sake of a cosmic madman's entertainment.
After the destruction of the First Equestria by Tirek----called forth to keep the goddess of Death, Chrysalis, from claiming the Nine Realms as hers---thereby ushering in prophesy known only in whispered warnings as Ragnarok, the refugees were left to seek out a ne home.
Unfortunately, they had only found more destruction.
Hovering dead in space, the Pathfinder was ablaze. Lights were blinking on and off as the ship's power systems began to fail. A voice called out in radio to anyone who could hear them, pleading for help. Begging for mercy.
"This is the First Equestrian refugee vessel, Pathfinder. We're under assault. I repeat, we are under assault!" Continued "The engines are dead, life support is failing. Requesting aid from any vessel within range. We're twenty-two jump points out of the First Equestria."
The ship responsible for the destruction of Pathfinder dwarfed the vessel, menacing as it hung, the curved wings enveloping them. The colossal ships the Storm Airship: The base of the galactic "Mad King", Storm King.
"Our crew is made up of First Equestrian families. We have very few soldiers here. This is NOT a warcraft. I repeat, this is not a warcraft."
Aboard the Pathfinder, a figure emerged from the destruction. Sombra, dark, evil face with a point-red horn on his forehead and a pair of lips that always grinds evilly whenever he thought of something brutal of evil.
His voice was unnervingly soothing given the chaos that surrounded him.
"You have had the privilege of being saved by the Great king."
He stepped over several bodies, all badly wounded. "You may think this is suffering."
Spifire, former keeper of Bifrost, grunted, bloodied and bruised as she tried to lift herself off the ship's deck. Blood ran in her eyes as she collapsed back down.
"No." Sombra looked to the heavens, his voice raised, "It's salvation."
As Sombra marched through the dead and dying, the rest of the Black Guards eneterd. His "siblings" were all found and raised by Storm King, taken from their home worlds as the "King" continued his march across the galaxy on a mission. A mission that only he and his disciples could fathom as just. Midnight Sparkle, her horned head and deep-set eyes glowered she held her electric staff, charged and crackling. Tirek's huge frame dominated above them all, deadly techno-hammer gripped in his hands as he snarled. The lithe Nightmare Moon, looking like a dark armed version of Princess Luna, held her double-ended spear by her side, ready for a fight. The unreformed changelings surrounded their prisoner, Gilda, who could only watch in horror as those she briefly ruled over perished.
Sombra stepped aside as another figure emerged----the "Mad King" Storm King. He's well armed, two blue yet eerie eyes rolling around; which made it hard for any movements to escape his sight. He held the staff of Sacanas with a blue glowing crystal on the top. That crystal can unleash deadly blasts of magic and also absorb magics from living beings.
On his left hand was gloved in gleaming gold---- the Infinity Gauntlet-----forged with six divots, one on each knuckle and the remaining one on the back of the hand. These were to hold the Elements of Harmony, one of which he already possessed. The violet glowing element of generosity(Power) pulsed as he flexed his fist. His other hand was firmly grasped around Dash's battered head, holding the blue Pegasus goddess of thunder up like a filly.
"I know what it's like to lose," came Storm King's gravelly measured voice as he looked at Gilda, who had the Element of Laugher in her talon. "Too feel so desperately that you're right, yet to fail, nonetheless. It's frightening, turns the legs to jelly. Run away from it. Destiny is all the same. And now it's here. Or should I say... I am."
"You talked too much." Dash spat.
Turns to Gilda, "The element." Storm King's voice was a matter-of-fact. "Or your best friend's head. I assume you have a preference."
"Oh, I do." smiled the Griffin, her voice darling, "Kill away."
Dash's eyes were filled with hatred.
Without breaking eye-contact with Gilda, Storm King begin to squeeze Dash's neck, harder and tighter each second. Dash tried to swallow a scream but failed. As his cries echoed through the broken craft, Gilda's eyes flashed in fear. Throwing up her talons, Gilda suddenly begged off Storm King. "Alright, STOP!"
Storm King removed his hand and the stone dulled. He threw the half-dead Dash to the side. Still keeping eye-contact with Gilda. Dash watched in horror as her best friend lifted her talon and the gleaming white cube that contains the element of laughter appeared in the mid-air.
Dash glared at Gilda, "You really are the worst friend." she sighed as she coughed blood.
For her part, however, Gilda was full of confident. She walked up to the Storm King.
Gilda halted a few steps away from the King.
Storm King gave her a cold stare, "Your optimism is misplaced, Equestrian."
Gilda lifted one claw to correct him, her cocky smile growing. "well, for one thing, I'm not a Equestrian. And for another..." Her eyes lit up as she suddenly revealed the hidden blade up her feather. "We have a dragon. Full-grown dragon."
Storm King turned and saw Spike in his raging-form came charging at him, Gilda ran off and pulled Dash aside as fast as she could. The giant, muscular Spike ran towards Storm King from the other side of the ship, leapt, and slammed into Storm King, knocking the giant figure against the wall. The entire ship ship shook as the two collided. Storm King hit the floor with a audible grunt.
Spike bounded towards the stunned Storm king and waylaid the foe with a powerful blow. Gorgar, seeing his "father" in distress moved to intercept Spike, wanting to test his own massive strength against the purple dragon, but Sombra stopped the brute with a simple hand gesture.
"Let him have his fun." said Sombra knowingly.
As he spoke, Storm King blocked a few punches from Spike as he suddenly moved his leg in a swift, tripping Spike onto the ground. Then he grabbed the dragon by his neck and threw him into a pile of junk. He was unconscious.
From across the deck, Spitfire grabbed her sword and lifted herself to a slightly elevated position. Her voice was raspy as he closed his all-seeing eyes in prayer. "Princesses of the past..." she gasped, "let the magic flow through me one last time..."
Hooves on hilt, her palm began to glow. Before Storm King or his "Children" could react, the rainbow energy of the Magical Sword filled the ship and formed into a tunnel that enveloped the battered Spike. In a bright blaze, Spike vanished. He's saved. The rainbow bridge send him back towards Equestria.
"That was a mistake," Storm King said as he raised his staff and stabbed the pegasus square in the chest, ending her instantly. Dash struggled against her metallic restraints, furious. Her voice rattled in rage.
"You're...going to....die for that..."
Sombra stuffed her mouth with junks, muffling her words to grunts.
"Shhh," Sombra said with a snide look.
Storm King bend down to snatch the Element of laughter into his grip, he smirked and placed the blue element into the Infinity Gauntlet. He gently dropped the element into the slot on one of his knuckles and was immediately washed in luminous blue energy.
With two elements of harmony in his possession, Storm King stood taller, if possible.
"There are two more elements on Earth." Sombra said. "Then Earth will be our next stop." Storm King said in a emotionless tone. "I, Gilda, assassin of Griffinstone, shall do hereby pledge to my undying fidelity." Gilda said as she sliced her two hidden blades at Storm King, but it barely left the scratch on his armor. The villain turned and snatched her in her neck, squeezing it. "
"Undying?" Storm King asked unamused, "You should choose your words carefully." He tightened his grip. Dash's muffled screams rosed above her best friend's dying gasps. As Gilda's body went limb, Storm King tossed it aside like a rag doll. He landed near Dash, who managed a heart-wrenching "NO!" at the sight of the fallen Gilda near her.
"No resurrections this time." Storm King stated plainly to Dash. Gilda's broken body echoed that claim.
Storm King raised his gauntlet fist, Element of laughter glowed as a portal appeared behind them. The Children of Storm King walked inside. As soon as Sombra vanished, the metal shackling Dash chattered to the ground.
Storm King gave him one last look, and Dash met his gaze, murder in his eyes. But before Dash can get up, Storm King was gone, the teleportation energy vanishing with him.
Outside, the Storm Airship opened fire on the remains of the Pathfinder. Fires flared as the missiles impacted the ship, ripping it apart. A silent explosion through the space, sending off the pegasus's body and other debris into the empty space.
Its job finished, Storm Airship vanished.
(~)
CHANGELINGS HIVE, EARTH
Starswril the breaded and his friend King Thorax were descending the grand staircase inside, his cloak flapping around him.
"Seriously?" Starswril asked incredulously, "You don't have any money?"
Thorax shrugged, "I used up all of them to rebuild my hive after a terrible storm plus hurricane. So technically I'm poor as hell."Just when they're talking, Starswril noticed something dark is on the clear roof, and its getting closer and closer. Starswril grabbed Thorax and the two dove for cover just as it exploded inward!
The rainbow bridge reached to its final destination, with its passenger. Spike in it. But it did not picked its landing site well. After the rainbow dissolved, it left behind a massive hole where the central staircase once was.
Thorax and Starswril carefully approached the crater and peered in. Shocked, they saw Spike, slowly transformed into his normal size.
Tattered and tussled, Spike had a panicked look in his eyes. "Storm King's coming!" he proclaimed, terrified, "he's coming!"
Starswril and Thorax exchanged glances. Turning back to Spike, Starswril asked a question that many before him had asked and were shaken to their core upon the answer.
"Who?"
(THEME SONG PLAYS)
Author's Note
WARNING!!!! THIS BOOK DOESN'T RELATE TO MY LITTLE AVENGERS: ENDGAME!!!! DON"T GET CONFUSED!!!!
