“(Cough, cough, cough), whoa...where are we?” Gordon coughed, looking up toward the blue sky. Alfred stood up on his feet after they both fell from the portal which Sombra and his army went through. To his amazement, everything around them was cartoony and animated. Alfred was not into much cartoons while growing up. Still, he was somewhat familiar with the animated setting since he was exposed to it when he was younger. Gordon, however, was very familiar with this dimension.
“No...no, no, no, this has got to be a complete dream we are in!” Gordon shouted.
“Shhhhh! The Gothamites will hear us!” Alfred whispered. Gordon looked to his direction and saw Sombra’s army marching toward the Crystal Empire. “Let’s hide over there.” Gordon followed Alfred to a nearby bush; they hid behind it to avoid discovery and to see what they’ll do next.
“What is this place? Are we in a different dimension?” Alfred asked.
“It appears so. This setting looks so familiar. I’ve seen my daughter watch this show. I think it’s called...My Little Pony or something like that.” Gordon recalled.
“So cartoons are real? I thought they were fiction?” Alfred wondered.
“This is hard to believe. So this is where Batman has been this whole time, huh? Heh, I can imagine what his reaction was when he came here.” Gordon chuckled.
“I can imagine the same for Master Wayne, Gordon.” Alfred chuckled back. “Nonetheless, we need to find them, and figure out a way to reclaim our people. And this...King Sombra, whom they have been chanting about—.” Alfred began.
“—will continue to terrorize our city and obviously this land if we don’t do something about this.” Gordon finished for him. “We will need Batman’s help, of course. But how will we be able to stop that monster?”
“I think I found your answer.” Alfred replied, pointing at a group of ponies who were about a mile from them. Afar off were Princesses Celestia and Luna, the Mane 6, Spike, and the Royal Guard. As they were walking, they were discussing amongst themselves as to how they could defeat Scarecrow and his thugs and rescue Cadence, Shining Armor, and the crystal ponies.
“This Scarecrow guy is going DOWN!! When we get in there, I’m gonna teach that bad guy a lesson!” Rainbow Dash boasted.
“Count me in! Nopony messes with Cadence and Shining Armor and gets away with it!” Applejack added.
“You think Batman already made it in there?” Fluttershy asked. “I’m sure he’s taking on those baddies right now.”
“You might be right! Batman will handle them!” Spike agreed.
“He can’t do this alone! We have to help him stop Scarecrow! I hope we’re not to late!” Twilight said, completely worried.
“Excuse me!” a strange voice called out to them. The ponies looked ahead and saw two bipedal creatures waving their arms to get their attention. Thinking that they were a part of Scarecrow’s crew, the Royal Guard raised their spears and stood defensively in front of the Princesses, Mane 6, and Spike.
“Don’t move any further! Stay where you are!” the guards ordered. The men raised their hands in compliance. “Identify yourselves!”
“Relax! We’re friendly! No need to be hostile! My name is Jim Gordon, and this is Alfred Pennyworth. We come in peace.” Gordon calmly introduced. The ponies weren’t convinced.
“How do we know you two are not henchmen of Scarecrow?” Celestia asked, glaring at them.
“Wait, you know him? He’s here too?” Alfred asked, flabbergasted.
“Of course, he is! Are you not his friends?” Luna asked.
“We are not by any means. In fact, he is a fugitive from our city called Gotham in our world. Plus, he’s made a number of crimes there; I say this as the police lieutenant of my police department.” Gordon confirmed.
“Really? So you’re the good guys then! Are you friends with Batman?” Spike asked.
“By the gods, I sure hope he didn’t reveal his identity to them.” Alfred worried.
“Yes, I am. Alfred is Mr. Bruce Wayne’s butler.” Gordon replied. Alfred mouthed to the ponies to not say or ask anything about Bruce. The Mane 6 were confused at first since they had no clue of the importance of maintaining a secret identity. But they complied anyway.
“Hmmmm, very well then.” Celestia said before nodding to the guards. They lowered their spears and stood beside the Princesses.
“We came here to look for Batman.” Alfred immediately spoke before Gordon could have a chance to speak. “Is he here somewhere?”
“Actually, he’s—whoaaa!!” Twilight cried out as she looked up at the approaching figure. They all looked up and saw King Sombra holding Batman in his green and purple cage while wickedly laughing in victory. Gordon and Alfred were shocked at the sight of their hero being captured by the villain.
“BATMAN!!!” they all shouted. Sombra created a large black portal and swiftly entered therein with Batman. Meanwhile, the whole sky turned dark yellow, and large purple crystals sprouted from the ground everywhere. Sombra’s army then charged at the sight of the heores once they spotted them.
“We got company!” Pinkie shouted.
“ALL HAIL KING SOMBRA!! ALL HAIL KING SOMBRA!!” the Gothamites chanted. They encircled Gordon, Alfred, and the ponies while drawing closer and closer to them. Two of the minions held Scootaloo, Cadence, and Shining Armor in chains. The heroes were then vastly outnumbered and outgunned by them all. They couldn’t figure out what to do in this dire situation. Equestria was in immediate danger as Sombra had once again returned to finish what he had started. Now, they were surrounded by a vast army of Gothamites. How would they win?
Suddenly, King Sombra appeared above them and grinned at their helplessness and weakness. “You poor simple fools...you thought you truly defeated me. Oh, how wrong you were. Never thought you would see me again, ponies?” he taunted.
“You won’t get away with this, Sombra! We defeated you once, and we shall do so again!” Cadence defied.
“I think not, my dear. Don’t you see? I have already won! Equestria and earth are finally mine to control and rule!” Sombra taunted again. The ponies then glared at their adversary.
“What did you do to Batman?!” Scootaloo cried.
“Oh, don’t worry, little one. He is in my home now. The both of us will have a very special time... togetherrrrrrr...” Sombra giddily hissed. The ponies cringed at the tone of his last word.
“RELEASE HIM, YOU VILE CREATURE!!” Luna demanded in her Canterlot voice.
“I don’t think I will...besides, with Gotham at my side, I will rule both the city, earth, AND Equestria!” the wicked king boasted. The whole army once more shouted his name worshipfully.
“WHAT?! NO, NO, NO!!” a voice angrily protested. Sombra turned to see Scarecrow and his men running to them. He took his mask off to fully vent his raging emotions.
“You promised me that I will rule all of Gotham!! I did everything you asked me to do and this is how you repay me?!” Scarecrow raged.
“I told you! I told you he couldn’t be trusted! But you didn’t listen!” Steiss angrily shouted. Zsasz and half of the thugs were shocked at Sombra’s betrayal. The other half were both pleased and nonchalant as they saw it coming.
“I am sorry for your loss, Doctor. Perhaps I can make up for this tragedy of yours.” Sombra sadistically spoke. He raised Crane’s men in the air via telekinesis.
“Hey, what’s happening?! Put us down, you freak!” Zach demanded.
“Oh no...HE IS GONNA KILL US!!” Zsasz cried out.
Sombra spun them in the air ten times while shooting his beam of dark magic at them. After several minutes, they fell to the ground and had green eyes. They looked upon each other with horror and hate in their eyes. “Stay back, you monster!” Steiss threatened one of the thugs. He took his gun out and aimed at him. On cue, they all took their guns out (except Zsasz and Zach) and aimed at each other while shouting derogatory words. Then they shot at each other until they all dropped dead on the ground.
Crane looked horrified at seeing his own henchmen kill each other. Then he looked up and saw Sombra wickedly smirking. “I take it you like my surprise? How delightful. Now, how about I give you...ANOTHER ONE?!” Sombra exclaimed before shooting his next magical beam at him. Crane screamed in terror as it struck him on the chest. Crane was levitated in the air and slowly mutated into a gigantic purple crystal monster. His crystal arms and legs were slim, his chest appeared as a rib cage, and his head was a large shard with green eyes and purple flames. He breathed green and purple fire while mightily roaring.
“Let my reign of fear...begin...” Sombra smiled.