Author's Note

Oh, hey! I'm up here now! Wow, certainly different, that's for sure! I can see my house from here!

What was I doing again? Oh! Right!

Ahem...

WARNING

This chapter contains themes that may not be suitable to younger audiences. It contains violence, sexual references, vulgar language to an extreme extent, cause it's Hazbin Hotel, c'mon. If these themes make you uncomfortable, then for your own health and wellbeing, I implore you to skip this chapter. I'm a Christian so I completely understand if you wish to skip this chapter due to its themes and setting.

Also musical numbers, beware!

But if not, then enjoy!

With that out of the way, onto the art credits!

All renders and characters relating to Hazbin Hotel belong to Vivienne Medrano and Spindel Horse.

Now go on and read the chapter!!!

8. A Happy Day in Hell (Part 1)

Earth 2010

The Crystal Empire

"Absolutely not."

Twilight frowned at the Dark Knight, having grown tired of his constant distrust of Starlight, who lowered her head in sadness. Not a moment after the two had re-entered the throne room, the Princess of Friendship had declared that Starlight Glimmer would be joining them on this endeavor.

Batman, of course, shut this idea down immediately. "We're not babysitters, Twilight. This is a mission to save all reality, not some high school field trip. And if you think that I'm going to stand here and let a mare who thought it was a good idea to disrupt the space-time continuum join us on this mission, then you're misinformed."

"Well, I don't remember asking for your input, Bruce." Twilight shot back, not backing down on this matter. "Besides, if trust is such a big issue here, then how can we trust you?" Twilight ignored the ooh's from the spectating ponies, focusing only on Batman.

"You're letting your emotions cloud your judgement, like you always do." Batman was about to keep going, as was Twilight, but they were stopped by Iron Man, who boosted over and stood in between the two.

"Woah, woah, woah! Chill." Tony ordered the two of them, causing them both to stand down while Starlight took a tiny step back. "Alright, this is getting us nowhere, and in case you've both forgotten, we just got our asses handed to us and the Legion are already ten steps ahead of us. So, instead of fighting over this, let's put it to a vote, shall we?"

The two contemplated for a moment before nodding.

"That's reasonable."

"I concur."

"Okay, so in all honesty, I gotta agree with Batman here." He raised a finger to silence Twilight, who looked ready to protest given the betrayed look on her face. "This mission is important, and we have to make sure that we're at our A-Game here. Can't exactly do that if we have to babysit Starlight." He looked at the saddened mare and said, "Sorry, it's not that I don't trust you, it's that we can't afford to be slowed down."

"Well, I disagree." Sonic piped up, gaining everyone's attention. "While I don't trust Starlight one hundred percent yet, I do trust Twilight." He smiled at the alicorn and continued, "And if she says that we should let Starlight tag along, then I say we let her."

"Thank you, Sonic." Twilight gratefully smiled at the hedgehog before addressing the others. "Okay, it's 2 for 2, that leaves the deciding vote to you, Mario." She said to the plumber, who had a contemplative look on his face.

The plumber looked at the floor with his arms folded over his chest, going through all the pros and cons if Starlight were to join them on this endeavor. A sudden ping coming from Batman caught his and everyone's attention. They watched as a holographic display appeared on his gauntlet, showcasing a burst of energy originating from a singular Earth in the Multiverse.

Having connected his armor with the Holotable back at the Eternal Apex, he was able to pick up on any anomalies that the table would pick up. He zoomed in on the dimension the pulse came from, Earth 666, the Legion of Doom were on the move.

The race to recover the pieces of the Spear of Destiny had started without them.

"We're out of time." Batman informed the group.

"Whatever choice you intend to make, do so now." Celestia said to Mario before turning to Twilight. "Know that while you are gone, we will do whatever it takes to keep Equestria safe."

"Yeah! No villain is gonna catch us slacking off!" Rainbow boasted.

"Wish the same could be said for you at your day job." Applejack jested, much to Rainbow's chagrin.

"Hey!"

Everyone looked to the plumber expectedly, awaiting his answer as to whether Starlight Glimmer would be joining them on this grand adventure across dimensions.

Starlight looked at the plumber with disappointed eyes, already expecting the worse outcome. So, she simply lowered her head and looked away, knowing that her chance at the adventure of a lifetime would be ripped from her. Not that she felt worthy for such an adventure anyway.

Mario felt sympathetic for the unicorn, his eyes softening as she turned away from him.

It was then that he made up his mind.

He opened his mouth and gave his answer.

Earth 666

The Hazbin Hotel

Charlie Morningstar burst through the doors leading into her hotel, her passion project, her way to finally save her people.

The Hazbin Hotel.

It had been a week since the battle between the hotel and the Exterminators, which resulted in not only multiple deaths on both sides, but also the death of the head exterminator; Adam, the First Man. The misogynistic human had met his end by the tiny hands of Nifty, who had stabbed him in the back with an Angelic Blade, the only thing capable of killing an Angel and fully killing a Demon.

The Princess of Hell wished it didn't have to come to that, but Adam left her no choice. She was just lucky that she had her girlfriend; Vaggie, there to support her, as well as the rest of the Hazbin Crew. Charlie dusted off her red suit and made her way through the hotel lobby.

She wore a red suit with a nametag on her lapel. Her skin was a ghostly white, with blonde hair, rosey cheeks, and yellow eyes with red irises.

As Charlie waltzed through her lobby, her eyes drifted over to the portrait of Sir Pentious, who had bravely and selflessly met his end at the hands of Adam. He gave his life so that his friends could live, showing the values that should've redeemed him.

But he never got the chance.

Charlie blamed herself for his death, it was her fault that Adam had targeted them in the first place. He was so hateful of her family that he stopped at nothing to make sure that her dream would never become a reality. As tears threatened to fall, she felt her heart jolt when she felt a hand holding hers.

"Hun? You okay?"

She sighed and turned to meet the eyes of her girlfriend.

Vaggie was a former exterminator, so she looked a little different from your regular demon. She had long, white hair with a red bow tied in the back, a small, red shirt with long leggings on her legs, and matching grey sleeves on her arms. Her skin was grey in color, her singular eye was a tan like color while her other eye, no longer there due to being taken by Lute, was covered with an eyepatch, which in turn was covered by a red X.

"Oh! Vaggie, hi!" Charlie shouted awkwardly, quickly drying her tears with her sleeve as she stammered to come up with an excuse. "I was just.... um.... Well, you see..... If you look at it like this--" She was cut off from her rambling by Vaggie, who pressed her index finger onto her girlfriend's lips.

"Babe, I get it." She removed her finger and turned her gaze to the portrait, smiling at it sadly. "I miss him too." Turning back to Charlie, she couldn't help but stare lovingly into her eyes. "How did it go this morning with your dad?"

"It went well... I think?" She didn't sound too sure of herself. Despite having Lucifer's help in the reconstruction of the hotel, Charlie couldn't help but still feel estranged from her father. It was like whenever she talked to him, it went through one ear and out the other. It infuriated her to no end, but they were progressing, at least they were talking again.

"STAB! STAB! STAB!!!"

The couple both let out shrieks as Nifty scampered past them, ferociously stabbing the floor with a needle trying to kill the cockroaches that plagued the hotel. The little housekeeper was short, had a singular, large eye, had white skin with sharp teeth in her mouth, wore a red and white maid's outfit with a black scarf around her neck.

The little housekeeper laughed maniacally, scampering after the little pests as she continuously stabbed the carpet, rushing up the stairs while leaving Vaggie and Charlie to stare at the retreating housekeeper with widened eyes.

"We really should put a bell on her." Charlie commented, still staring where Nifty retreated off to.

"Or a leash." Vaggie suggested with a sly smirk to her girlfriend, who giggled behind her hand.

"Would a leash even hold her still?" Charlie played along with a smirk.

"It wouldn't." A deep and gruffy voice informed the two women. "Believe me, we've tried."

The couple turned their gazes to the new and improved bar to the left of the lobby, where a black and white cat with red and black wings, wearing black suspenders with a red bow tie on his neck. He had red, black, and white patterns on his wings, heart shaped marks on his palms, red and black eyebrows, black and yellow eyes, with a black top hat on his head to complete the look.

Husk took a swig of his bottle, clearly drunk, and pointed up the stairs, "You think that red asshole hasn't already tried putting a leash on her? The little bitch finds that shit kinky, so we had to throw that fuckin' idea in the trash." He took another swig before tossing the bottle behind him and opening another.

"And there he goes with another bottle..." Vaggie muttered to herself, rubbing her forehead in frustration. "How many is that today? Your fourth?" She asked the bartender, clearly frustrated with the former Overlord while Charlie simply rubbed her arm, clearly uncomfortable.

"Try sixth." Husk answered with a shit eating grin, taking another drink while flipping Vaggie off.

"maldito bastardo alcohólico" Vaggie growled in between her teeth, but stopped feeling so tense when she felt Charlie rubbing her shoulder comfortingly.

"Oooookaaaay..." Charlie strained, moving Vaggie to the side so she could talk to the gambling cat. "Husk, while you are doing an amazing job running the bar, could you maybe cut it back with the alcohol?"

"Heh. Fat chance, princess."

As Charlie sighed exasperatedly, holding Vaggie's hand in her own, the doors leading into the hotel were slammed open, causing heads to turn to see the hotel's first resident drag himself into the lobby. He was a spider demon with a slender build and was estimated to stand around 8 feet with his heels on. His fur was white and he had a mop of fluffy white hair that extended from both the front and back of his head, with splotches of light pink. He wore pink gloves that reached past his elbows on his upper arms, a white shirt with pink stripes, and large, black boots. He had sharp teeth, with a golden tooth to stand out, and his left eye was black with a red iris while his right was white with a red iris.

Angel Dust sat on one of the barstools and slammed his head down on the bar, gesturing for a drink with his hand, which Husk obliged by sliding his usual shot into his awaiting hand.

Charlie, noticing Angel's depressed and exhausted state, slowly approached her friend from behind and placed a hand on his back. "Angel? Are you okay?" She asked, despite already knowing the answer.

The response she got was an exhausted sigh before he sat up and downed his shot. "Shooting today was rougher than usual. Val had a fuckin' field day with me today, the smug prick." He motioned for another shot before continuing. "Valentino's been acting a lot different lately. More commanding, really tugging on the old chain here." He gestured to his neck, feeling the pressure of his deal weighing heavier and heavier.

"I wish he'd go easier on you." Charlie commented sadly, awkwardly rubbing her hands while looking down dejectedly, hating not being able to help her friend. But as long as Valentino owned his soul, there was nothing that she could do. "I could try talking to him again?"

"NO!" Both Angel and Vaggie shut down immediately, causing the princess to flinch, reminded of her last experience with the Porn Demon. She still absentmindedly rubbed the arm that Valentino licked seductively, hoping to get her to star in one of his many pornographic movies.

"Babe, as long as I live, I'm not letting you go anywhere near that fucking psycho."

"Thanks for the offer, Charlie, but I'll be fine. I don't want you to get involved."

Charlie nodded sadly, remembering how she made things worse for Angel the last time she tried talking to Valentino... That and how she set his set on fire.

That wasn't a good day.

"COMING UP ON VOX-2-NITE!!!" Came the sudden announcement from the tv in the lobby, gaining everyone's attention. "THE HAZBIN HOTEL: A HELLISH FAILURE?"

Everyone in the lobby rushed over to the couch in front of the television, where they saw Vox's smiling face. Vox was the Tv Demon, the leader of the Vees, and the owner of Voxtech. He had a flat screen television for a head, with the monitor projecting eyes with red sclera, small cyan pupils and different-colored outlines - black for his right and cyan for his left. The screen also showed a mouth full of sharp, cyan-colored teeth and a long pointed tongue. Vox wore a navy-blue tuxedo with the jacket sporting coattails, red-trimmed cyan lapels, thin cyan stripes and cyan lining, worn over a red-and-black-striped waistcoat which itself was worn over a collared bluish-white shirt with an upside-down broadcast symbol and a rather large, red bowtie. He also wore heeled dark gray dress shoes with cyan-colored laces, toes, and tips on the heels. He had a small black top hat on his head, with red and blue designs reminiscent of a broadcast symbol and radio wave symbol, respectively. He had TV antenna that stuck out the top of the hat, the left one bent into a zigzag.

The Tv Demon spun around in his chair, holding a coffee mug that read 'Alastor sux' in his hand. "Top of the hour, we're discussing the most misguided attempt at redemption since... well, ever! Yes, dear viewers, I'm talking about the Hazbin Hotel - where misguided souls check in and never check out!" The obnoxious demon burst into full on laughter, slamming his fist on the table in hysterics.

The reactions of the residents of the hotel varied.

Husk took a swig of his bottle, but had glanced at Charlie sympathetically.

Angel groaned and placed his head into his hands.

Nifty watched the screen attentively, resting her chin into her hands.

Vaggie grit her teeth, digging her nails into the arm rest of the couch.

Charlie looked disheartened and crushed. Why? Why were the Vees and everyone at their tower constantly dismissing and making fun of her dream? Did no one else give a damn about her people? Vox clearly didn't.

The leader of the Vees continued his slander piece on the hotel, "I mean, who knew Hell needed a rehab center? Am I right?" The screen switched to distorted images of the hotel with exaggerated cracks and graffiti labeled 'FAILURE' plastered across the walls. The image switched back to Vox, who was grinning insanely. "The brainchild of one Princess Charlie Morningstar, who somehow thinks that she can cure the souls of the damned with a little song and dance. Sounds adorable, doesn't it? Well, let me tell you, folks, it's not all sunshine and rainbows over there."

The screen cut to Charlie's interview with Katie Killjoy, specifically where she cut into a musical number on live tv, but the audio was distorted to make her sound off-key, with boos and laughter added in the background.

"Oh, but don't take my my word for it. Let's take a look at the hotel's... Ahem... 'Guest List'." Vox said with a sly grin. "You've got addicts, killers, and whatever the hell the Radio Demon is. What a delightful group! A real recipe for success, if success means making a complete fucking idiot of yourself!" He leaned forward, blood dripping from the side of his mouth. "And speaking of that old-timey fucker, he certainly belongs at that shit hotel. I mean, helloooo!!! It's called the 'Hazbin Hotel', for God's sake! An irrelevant prick like him fits right in with the rest of those losers! And nobody is a bigger loser than Alastor, let me tell ya. I mean, the guy ran away cause I kicked his ass seven years ago!"

It was then that the lights in the hotel flickered.

Uh oh.

He was listening.

"And another thing-" Vox was suddenly cut off as the lights in his studio flickered, causing him to look around frantically. He got that old bastard's attention, good, just what he wanted. Vox looked over to the left and saw a radio had been teleported into his studio, causing him to frown.

"So sorry to interrupt your broadcast, old chum!" Came a static filled voice from the radio. "But it seems that you're getting too big for you britches."

And atop the radio tower in the Hazbin Hotel, sat the Radio Demon himself.

Alastor.

Alastor was a slim, dapper sinner demon with beige-colored skin, and usually has a broad smile full of sharp, yellow teeth. He sported a pinkish-red cropped, angled bob-cut with black tips at the ends and two large, black tipped tufts of hair extending from the top of his head, evoking the ears of a deer. The style had an undercut at the back, and two small black antlers protruding from the crown. Alastor's eyes had dark-red sclera, bright-red irises and thin black pupils. His forearms and lower legs faded to dark grey, and he had red hoofed toes and red fingers. He wore a red pinstripe coat with dark-red lapels piped with white, which was ragged along the bottom hem. Underneath this he wore a bright red dress-shirt with a black cross on the chest, and long black dress pants with matching bright red cuffs. He also wore a dark-red oval-shaped monocle, rimmed with black, over his right eye. He accessorized himself with a black knotted bowtie with a bright red center, black gloves with red at the fingertips, and black pointed-toe boots with red deer hoofprints emblazoned on the soles. Alastor also carried a thin cane with a sentient vintage style microphone attached to it, which he uses to play sound effects and broadcast his voice.

The Radio Demon's permanent smile grew, "Allow me to put you in your place."

"Well, look who decided to show up!" Vox greeted with gritted teeth, his nails scraping against the table. "You've got a lot of nerve interrupting my airwaves, radio fucker. What? You couldn't get anybody to listen to your old ass so you decided to hijack my show instead?"

"I would hardly call this pathetic excuse for a program a show, old pal. People tune into my broadcast because I'm entertaining, meanwhile you use propaganda and what I believe is called 'Clickbait' to garner viewers to tune into your idiotic picture show."

"HAH! Your listener count is laughable, asshole! We wouldn't even bother making you an offer to be apart of our airtime cause it's so pathetic and shit! Just like you! You miserable fucker, why don't you go back into the hole you came from and let the real entertainers do their job!"

"Or what?" Alastor wasn't threatened, no, he was enjoying every minute of this. He could tell that he was getting under Vox's skin, he knew him best after all.

"Or I'll kick your ass again like I did seven years ago!"

"Oh, yes. The fight that nobody but you and me were present for, the fight that you claimed to win."

"I DID WIN!!!"

"Did you, though?"

"YOU KNOW I DID, MOTHER FUCKER!"

"You simply must get over the past, old pal, focus on the future."

"I AM THE FUTURE!!! YOU'RE THE ONE STUCK IN THE PAST!!! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO CAN'T LET GO OF THE OLD DAYS!!!"

"Says the one obsessed with me."

Vox burst into full blown laughter, holding his sides as his screen glitched. "Obsessed?! ME?! You're so full of yourself!"

"Oh? Then why is it that you constantly stalk me with those cameras of yours? Or how you watch me when you think I don't know that you're there? Or the fact that you’re still obsessing over my last bout with Adam? Or the fact that you have a hate boner for me because I refused to join your little club? You could never let that go, could you, Vincent?"

That did it.

The use of his human name made Vox lose it, blue electricity sparking off of him as his screen glitched. He dug his nails into his table and yelled in outrage, the various screens in his studio exploding due to his power.

"HoW dArE YoU!!!" Vox's voice glitched as he slammed his hands on the table. "Do YoU kNoW wHo YoU'rE fUcKiNg WiTh?!!! We CoUlD'vE rUlEd HeLl ToGeThEr, BuT yOu LeFt Me!!! We We'Re BeSt FrIeNdS aNd YoU LeFt WiThOuT a WoRd!!! WeLl, I dOn'T nEeD yOu, YoU wErE hOlDiNg Me BaCk!!! I aM bEtTeR tHaN yOu WiLl EvEr HoPe To Be!!!"

Instead of getting angry, Alastor simply laughed in his rival's face, causing the Tv Demon to scream in outrage.

"Would you care to repeat that, Vincent?" He used his real name to really get to him.

"ArE yOu DeAf?! I sAiD tHaT I aM bEtTeR tHaN yOu!!!"

"That's what I thought you said, now let me offer this as a rebuttal"

"If I had a dime every time someone tried me and my pride
I'd be richer than I am right now
But I live a life so sublime, all the fire's on my side
Watch it flicker in my hand like "Wow!"
This world is mine
And jumpin' up the ladder is nothin' but matter of time
Where treachery and treason is just another reason to rhyme
Embark on some havoc and charge up the master of minds
It's the perfect crime!"

As Alastor sang, much to Vox's annoyance, multiple shadow demons appeared onto his set. He looked around as the shadows surrounded him before they scampered away from him, rushing off to destroy his set. Pushing over lights, breaking cameras, murdering demon staff, just causing all forms of chaos for Vox.

"Like dust on the radio, one day
That's what we'll all be in the wind
I live my life like my soul is on stereo, press play
Become emulsified in sin
They say, video killed the radio star last night
'33, like a deer in those flashing lights
Let Mr. Vox know that I'm still around
Yeah I'm back and I'm beamin', the radio demon's in town!"

Try as he might, Vox couldn't get rid of the bothersome demons, despite destroying multiple with his electricity blasts. He growled in anger before releasing a burst of electricity from within himself, destroying the shadow demons. He looked around to see that the damage was done, his set was destroyed, fires everywhere and dismembered body parts lined the walls.

Vox suddenly got an alert from his fellow Vee; Velvette, who sent a text in all caps stating that her dressing room was being torn to shreds by tiny shadow demons.

"Alastor!" Vox growled before using his power to turn into a current of electricity and using the camera to get up to Velvette's dressing room.

"Now I wouldn't lie
Or deny that my eyes are on the prize
And I promise you, I'll stand my ground
But I'm not to fight
All the lives that reside within these heights
Don't you worry love, you have my vow
This world is mine
The cretins will have a season and they will shine
But we can become a beacon for all the blind
A demon of my allegiance can burn the sky
This is so divine!"

Vox appeared in Velvette's dressing room, where he was greeted to many shadow demons tearing apart models and dresses. He looks around for Velvette, but is suddenly struck in the back by a shadow tendril. He shook his head, which now had a crack in it. His vision blurred due to his anger before he got up and teleported to Valentino's studio, wanting to see if that was being targeted too.

"Like dust on the radio, one day
That's what we'll all be in the wind
I live my life like my soul is on stereo, press play
Become emulsified in sin
They say, video killed the radio star last night
'33, like a deer in those flashing lights
Let Mr. Vox know that I'm still around
Yeah I'm back and I'm beamin', the radio demon's in town!"

Vox appeared in the studio to see that it was on fire, with many of Alastor's shadow demons tearing the place to shreds. He shook his head in disbelief, this wasn't right, they were The Vees! Nobody should be able to take them apart so easily! Especially some old-timey radio bitch! He heard Alastor's taunting laughter echo throughout the tower before feeling a large tremor.

Something large had struck the side of Vee Tower!

Teleporting into the penthouse, Vox rushed outside onto the balcony to see Alastor, who was raising himself into the air with his shadow tendrils while simultaneously using them to strike the tower.

"They say, video killed the radio star last night
'33, like a deer in those flashing lights
Let Mr. Vox know that I'm still around
Yeah I'm back and I'm beamin', the radio demon's in town,
in town, demon's in town, in town"

Vox stared up in anger before he was struck in the chest by a shadow tendril, sending him flying back and crashing through the wall behind him, damaging his screen further.

"They say, video killed the radio star last night
'33, like a deer in those flashing lights
Let Mr. Vox know that I'm still around
Yeah I'm back and I'm beamin', the radio demon's in town!"

As the song reached its conclusion, Alastor gave Vox, who was limping back to the balcony, clutching his severely damaged screen, a wave before vanishing in a swirl of shadow. With his nemesis slipping his grasp, Vox couldn't help but let out a scream of rage that echoed throughout Pentagram City.

There was one thing Vox was certain of.

Alastor was not going to get away with this.

On the outskirts of the city

On a hill leading into the borders of Pentagram City, a Rift swirled to life, kicking up the smoldering hot stones that lay on the ground. The sheer force of the dimensional tear in reality only grew when the Armored Avenger leapt through and entered the realm of Hell.

He was followed by the Blue Blur; Sonic the Hedgehog.

Then Super Mario.

The Dark Knight; Batman.

And the Princess of Friendship; Twilight Sparkle.

The Guardians of the Multiverse turned back to the Rift expectantly, it hadn't closed yet. That's because they were waiting for one more person to come through. Batman scowled while Twilight beamed at the appearance of a pink hoof, followed by another.

When Starlight Glimmer exited the Rift, the first thing she felt was the rush of heat on her face, as well as the drastic change in environment. But the latter was to be expected, considering that this was an entirely different world. The unicorn could hardly believe it, she had officially jumped realities. Granted she had before when she went to Foundation Prime, but this felt different.

She was excited!

She was nervous!

She was.... Nervoucited?

As the Rift shut behind her, Starlight slowly trotted forward to her mentor, shying away at Batman's look as she stood beside her teacher.

"Okay!" Tony clapped his hands and looked around. "Where the hell are we?"

When Batman glanced upward he arched a curious eyebrow, "I think you answered your own question."

Wondering what he meant, Iron Man tilted his head upward and slumped forward slightly. "You've gotta be shitting me."

A massive, red pentagram hung over their heads, looming down menacingly. While Mario, Sonic, Twilight and Starlight looked up in concern and confusion, Batman and Iron Man simply looked up in recognition, very familiar with the symbol and what it stood for.

"Huh. Y'know a few of my exes told me that I'd end up here one day." Tony quipped as the others turned to look at him questioningly.

"Um, pardon my asking, but where are we?" Starlight asked, unsure of what the billionaire meant by that.

"Hell." Was Batman's curtly reply.

"Hell?" Twilight repeated, unsure of what he meant.

"Think of Tartarus, only thousands of times worse." Tony referenced so that the Equestrians could understand. "Basically if you're an evil person, you come here when you die, but if you're good, you go to Heaven."

Twilight's face brightened in remembrance, "Oh! Is this the concept of Religion that you two told me about?"

"Bingo, Twi!"

"Okay, now that we've established where we are, how about we figure out a way on how we're gonna beat the Legion to that piece of the spear." Mario said, wanting to get back on track.

Starlight peered down the hill, noticing a city up ahead. "How about we start there?" She suggested, pointing towards Pentagram City. The Guardians followed her hoof to where she was pointing and saw the city, that would probably be the ideal place to start searching.

"Great idea, Starlight!" Twilight praised, to which her student looked away and blushed.

Batman crouched and tapped the side of his cowl, activating his Detective Mode so that he could get a scan of the city, trying to determine how large it is in size and how long it would take for them to search. He ignored the distrustful glares he got from Mario and Sonic, who were still more than peeved at the Dark Knight for his contingency plans.

Mario felt like he didn't even know who his friend was anymore, not that he had that good of an idea in the first place, but at least back then he knew that he could trust him. Now, not so much.

Sonic was honestly hurt that Batman didn't trust him, but he would forgive him eventually. Heck, this isn't even the first time he had been betrayed by a friend. Knuckles had been manipulated by Eggman on more than one occasion, and they were still best pals. And the amount of times Shadow had turned on him for what he believed what was right, well, Sonic didn't want to get into that.

Their attention was brought back to reality when Batman spoke up, "The city is too big to search as a single group." He rose up and turned to his teammates, all of them having gathered around him. "We're going to have to split up into groups of two to cover more ground."

"That's a sound plan, Bruce." Twilight agreed before looking to each of the Guardians and Starlight Glimmer, who offered her a small smile. "Okay, Mario and Tony will search together, I will go with Starlight, and Sonic and Bruce will watch each others backs."

"You can count on us, Twi!" Sonic reassured his friend with a wink and a thumbs up while Batman gave her a curt nod.

She looked sadly at Bruce, who quickly turned away and gazed at the city again. Twilight sighed sadly before feeling a comforting hoof on her shoulder. Looking over, she saw Starlight giving her a reassuring smile and nod, letting her know that it would all be okay.

Even though the unicorn wasn't so sure herself.

"All right, Guardians.... and Starlight." She added, much to the student's appreciation. "We have to find that spear first, and the Legion already has a head start on us. I know things are tense between us right now, but if we want to make it through this, then we have to trust each other." She looked pointedly at Batman at that. "I know we can do this together, we're the Guardians of the Multiverse, we can do this."

"All that's missing in that speech is 'Friendship is Magic.'" Sonic joked to Mario, who snickered silently.

Twilight shook her head fondly before spreading out her wings, ready to take Pentagram City head on. "Let's move out, Guardians! Reality isn't gonna save itself!"