//------------------------------// // Magic // Story: My Little Arkham // by ADHD365 //------------------------------// “In the flesh.” Sombra gave an evil smile as he levitated the ponies into the air. Everypony strained against his magic in vain as he walked out from behind Strange. “B-But… How… did you…?” Twilight grunted. “He found me.” Strange answered. Everypony looked at Strange. He hadn’t moved at all since Sombra attacked. “During my absence from Gotham, I discovered an immense power that tore through the very fabric of space and time. Quite literally, it opened the door to another world.” Strange began pacing around the room. “I discovered Sombra beneath the tear in fabric. He was remarkable. A talking equine from another world who had his rightful throne usurped from directly beneath him.” “R… Rightful?!” Rainbow interjected. “More like stolen! The Princesses saved all those ponies from you!” Sombra shot a blast of black lightning at her. “Silence!” The lightning struck Rainbow and began to electrocute her. She screamed and wailed in the air as Sombra continued to torture her. “No! Stop! Stop it!” Twilight begged. “Leave her alone!” Fluttershy sobbed. “Stop it! You’re hurting her!” Pinkie screamed. Everypony begged for Sombra to stop electrocuting Rainbow, but he continued for a few more seconds. When he finally stopped, Rainbow was shaking in the air and sobbing uncontrollably. “I am your ruler now. You will do as I command.” Sombra hissed. Rainbow hung her head and continued to sob, but she did not speak. Fluttershy was bawling. “Y-You’re… You’re a monster. An evil, evil m-m-monster…” She whispered. Sombra gave an evil chuckle and levitated her over to him. “So naïve. Do you truly not see what my plans are? Do you not see the true monster? During my rule, the Crystal Empire was at peace.” Nopony could respond. Sombra levitated the trembling Fluttershy back a little ways and began pacing around the room. “My methods may be a tad far-fetched, I understand, but in order to secure complete and total peace, one must not be afraid to do anything in order to secure it. In order to secure peace among ponies, their lives must be ruled under an iron hoof.” “Where’s their freedom?” Twilight asked. “They will never be at peace if they don’t have their freedom.” Sombra chuckled again. “Freedom is life’s biggest lie. Everypony, when free, will fight and quarrel with one another over the most insignificant things imaginable. They will steal from one another, be selfish, leaving anyone weaker than them to fend for themselves while they hoard the spoils of their sins.” He faced the six ponies. “I mean to rule over them and create a world where they are all truly equal. None shall be better than another. All will conform and comply with the laws I set as the standard for their miserable lives. They will all learn peace, and every single pony in all of Equestria will feel the effects of a true Utopian society under my rule." Twilight blinked when he said ‘Equestria’. She looked at him with shock and confusion. Sombra saw her expression and grinned. “You have not figured it out yet?” He asked. “You will be returning to Equestria, there is no doubt about that. Once every once of its precious freedom is sucked out of its life force, you six will accompany me there and you will be among the first in the line of eternity to feel the effects of my rule.” Sombra began laughing as Twilight’s eyes widened. Tears started falling down her cheek as Sombra walked toward Strange. “He will have your world to himself, and I shall rule over this world at my master’s side.” Strange began. “Think of Arkham City as a metaphor. Every piece of criminal scum in this facility represents evil in every form. Protocol 10 represents our plans for cleansing the evil from both this world and yours taking place. When this is over, the world will know peace.” Twilight shook her head in disbelief. She was completely speechless. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She wanted world peace as well, but she knew that there had to be another way than tyrannical rule. “The princesses are very powerful!” Rarity said. “They stopped you before, and they will do it again!” Sombra did not look away from the screen. “A problem that I have long since rectified. The Princesses wielded the Elements of Harmony when they stopped me. Now, I control the Elements of Harmony.” He pressed a button. A hatch in the large device at the center of the tiny room opened and out floated Twilight’s Tiara of Magic. It had been changed and modified to look much more sinister. The magenta star gem in the center was now a maroon color. The gold was now a shiny gray color, and the blue gems on the face were now green. Sharp metallic spikes stuck out at the ends, almost making the tiara look sinister. “As you can plainly see, the elements are completely at my disposal. I have provided the magic and the powers necessary to make Strange’s vision for this cesspool of a city a reality.” Sombra explained. “That’s why my magic isn’t working.” Twilight concluded. “You used the same magic in the stun baton you did on my brother at the Crystal Empire.” “You truly are a bright one.” Sombra clicked his tongue. “I may just keep you in Canterlot palace with me.” Twilight tried to strain against Sombra’s magic again, but to no avail. Sombra turned around to look at something on the screen behind him for another moment. “After you’ve been re-educated to see my way of thinking, of course.” Sombra added. “Can’t have you up and try anything now, can we?” Twilight thought for a moment. If she remembered correctly, Princess Celestia told her that she and Princess Luna had both used their power to stop Sombra before; both of them together. It had to have been much later that Princess Luna fell and became Nightmare Moon. Which led to Princess Celestia harnessing the Elements of Harmony’s power to trap her in the moon for a thousand years. According to history, the Princesses discovered the Elements of Harmony long before King Sombra’s rule, but in the piece of history that Celestia had shown Twilight at Canterlot, the Elements were nowhere to be seen on either of the princesses as they overthrew Sombra. They had only used their magic alone. This made Twilight think long and hard about how they would escape if they could. She started to wonder if they actually needed the Elements to stop King Sombra. She imagined that they could, but the elements could be used to defeat him forever. Then she felt it, that familiar feeling deep inside her. The same feeling she felt when she faced Nightmare Moon. She felt the spark. The Elements of Harmony may have been corrupted, but the true spirits of the true Elements of Harmony still resided within herself and her friends. She didn’t need the tiara to unleash the Element of Magic, because it resided within herself. The spirits of Laughter, Honesty, Loyalty, Kindness, and Generosity all dwelled within her friends’ souls as well. All she had to do was get them all to realize this again, and the power of their friendship would allow them to defeat anything. Now was not the time, however. Something inside her told her to wait. So she would do just that. Something out of the corner of her eye caught her attention. It was a tiny flutter in the darkness on the lower level. She glanced over to it, but it was nothing. She turned back to Strange and Sombra, both of them checking something on the computers with their backs turned to them. She also noted that Batman was nowhere to be seen. Inside her heart, she uttered a short prayer, hoping that Batman would find a way to get them out of this situation. Another moment passed before Sombra turned around and walked toward the ponies. “So, who will be first to be re-educated?” He asked. Twilight, Applejack and Rarity all glared hatred into his eyes. Pinkie and Fluttershy were crying, Rainbow was still shaky from the lightning, but she put on her bravest face and looked at Sombra. Sombra’s eyes scanned each pony before they stopped at Fluttershy. “I’ll start with you.” Fluttershy slowly floated over to Sombra. “NO! STOP! NO NO NO! PLEASE, I BEG YOU!” She screamed. Everypony screamed loudly for Sombra to stop, but Fluttershy continued to float closer and closer to his glowing black horn. He flashed is fangs at her and forced her to open her eyes. Fluttershy’s cheeks were dripping with tears as she slowly approached him. Sombra licked his teeth and lowered his head toward Fluttershy. Suddenly, the roar of a jet resonated from outside. The entire room shook violently and all the lights went down. Everypony started screaming in terror in the darkness. Fluttershy stopped moving and he looked around in anger. “What is this?!” He demanded, throwing Fluttershy back. “Electromagnetic pulse! The system is down!” Strange said. “Bring it back online!” Sombra ordered, stomping back over to Strange. “System rebooting now. Standby.” He said. The lights and the machinery slowly whirred back to life. The ponies were still floating in the air while Sombra and Strange were staring at a computer screen in the room. “It’s over, Strange.” Strange and Sombra whipped around to see Batman standing in front of the ponies. He held a Batarang in one hand and was facing them. “I’m shutting this place down.” “Impossible!” Sombra spat. “This is powered by the magic from the Elements themselves! There is no way you could ever stop us!” Batman paused for a moment longer before he threw a smoke bomb onto the ground. The room was engulfed in a thick cloud of smoke in the matter of a second. Everypony fell to the ground out of Sombra’s grip coughed and sputtered for a moment until the smoke cleared. When it did, Strange was lying on the ground in front of the machine and Sombra was frozen in a block of ice to his right. He looked like he was in the middle of a lunge. Batman placed a device on the computer. “Oracle shut this place down.” “My pleasure.” She replied. Everypony slowly got to their hooves and dusted themselves off. “You’ve ruined everything.” Strange said. Batman grabbed Strange around the collar and hoisted him to his feet. Strange grunted and whimpered as Batman threw him at a large piece of technology outside the tiny room. Sparks flew everywhere as Strange tumbled to the ground. His glasses were now cracked. Batman stormed over to him and forcefully picked him up off the ground. “Get… your hands off… me!” Strange grunted. Batman grabbed the back of his head and forced him over to the window overlooking Arkham City. “Look at what you’ve done!” He ordered. Smoke was rising from the destruction below. Flames and debris were everywhere and countless lives were already dead from the attack. “Its glorious, isn’t it?” Strange said with a smile. Batman exhaled sharply and threw Strange on the ground beside the window. He held his chest and looked up at Batman as he stood over him. An erratic beeping sound came from the computer followed by an alarm. Twilight noticed it and ran over to the screen. It read, ‘Protocol 10 Deactivated.’ Twilight grinned. “It’s deactivated!” “You’re finished, Strange.” Batman said. Everypony stood beside Batman as Strange slowly got to his feet. “I have powerful friends, Batman… This is just the beginning… You cannot stop me… Soon, I will command forces beyond your comprehension…” He limped over to Batman and the ponies with an evil grin across his face. “I have achieved what the great Batman could never do… Gotham will forever thank… Hugo… STRANGE!” Suddenly, a thick blade pierced through his chest. Strange inhaled sharply in shock. Everypony gasped as the blood began to seep through his lab coat around the wound. The blade was torn out of his chest from behind and Strange buckled to his knees. He fell to his side, revealing his attacker standing behind him. Ra’s Al Ghul sheathed his sword and stepped over Strange’s body. “Your part of this is over, Professor Strange.” Ra’s walked toward the window. Batman, Fluttershy and Rarity ran to Strange’s side. “W-Why?” Strange wheezed. “I did everything you wanted.” “Indeed.” Ra’s replied, not facing him. “You clearly demonstrated that Batman is better than you. Let him die, detective!” “He was your puppet, Ra’s! Why?!” Batman demanded, holding Strange’s head above the ground. “You said I could replace you!” Strange wheezed. “This was our vision!” “And you failed to see it through.” Ra’s completed. “B-But…” Strange stammered. Ra’s continued. “When you came to me with Batman’s identity, I gave you this chance to prove your worth, providing you with limitless recourses for your plan. You came… close, but you have failed me.” From behind them, Sombra broke out of the ice and shook himself off. He glared at the ponies and Batman as he started walking toward them. Twilight, Rainbow, Applejack and Pinkie backed up closer to Batman, expecting the worst, but Sombra didn’t say a word. “He’s going to die, Ra’s! He needs medical attention, now!” Batman ordered. “Do as you wish, detective. He is already dead to me.” Ra’s replied. “Batman, he’s going fast.” Rarity said worriedly. “I’m… so close. Just give me more time.” Strange begged. “Too late.” Ra’s replied without missing a beat. “Ra’s please!” Pinkie begged. “Don’t let him suffer! Just make him better!” “I don’t give second chances.” Ra’s turned around to face Batman. “This is a good day, detective.” “Good?! People are dying!” Batman spat back. Sombra stepped forward. “The world will not miss them. Why should any of you?” He walked past the ponies and over to Ra’s side. “Look at our work. This is what I have planned for Equestria. This is how life was meant to be.” Sombra said almost in a whisper. “Tons of people dying?!” Applejack demanded. “Slaughtering countless lives?! That’s your plan?” “The seeds of evil dying. Slaughtering any notion of disharmony and disloyalty.” Sombra corrected. “My equine counterpart speaks wisdom.” Ra’s said, turning around to face the destruction outside. “You may have defeated Strange, but this… This is just the beginning.” “No its not! It’s the end for you both!” Twilight spat. Sombra and Ra’s began laughing. “I suppose you think you six can stop me from achieving my goal in our world?” Sombra asked, turning around. “Yes we can!” Twilight replied. Sombra and Ra’s began laughing again at her reply. “Oh you can? Enlighten me.” “You think that you’ve won just because you’ve changed what the elements look like? Think again.” Twilight stomped her hoof on the ground. “You may have severed the bond between us and the elements, but you haven’t severed the bond among the elements themselves. Their magic, their purity, their power still exists!” The tiara inside the tiny room began to glow with a bright purple light. Sombra stopped smiling and glanced over to it. Twilight continued. “Which means we can still harness their power!” “How can you possibly do that? You had nothing! You all were in a virtual hell for hours! Nothing of complete and total significance happened to you!” Sombra spat. “Well, maybe not ‘super bright and flashy’ significant, but significant nonetheless.” Rainbow chipped in. Twilight looked to see what Rainbow was going to say. “While we were saving Rarity and Fluttershy from Penguin, I fell into the freezing pool of water. The room was well below zero degrees, and the hypothermia was already setting in. Twilight used her magic to make me better for the time being, but it wasn’t enough.” Rainbow gulped as she continued. “When Pinkie, Batman and I went to see you, Twilight’s spell had worn off because of you. You meddled with the elements and broke our bond with them. Because of that, Twilight’s magic lost most of its power, and the hypothermia set in again.” “I literally died because of what you did.” Rainbow said solemnly. Rarity, Pinkie and Fluttershy were crying as Rainbow recounted her story. “Thanks to Talia and your Lazarus pit, I came back, but I came back… different.” Rainbow continued. “Something wasn’t right with me. I felt betrayed by Twilight. I hated her guts because I was under the impression that she did it on purpose. I escaped and found her. I tried to kill her, but I didn’t want to. I fought myself inside my own head as I tried to tell myself that everything was okay. It wasn’t her fault.” “It would’ve taken longer if Applejack hadn’t intervened, but I would’ve snapped out of it eventually. Because I know that Twilight is one of my best friends and would never do anything like that to me on purpose. I’m going to remain loyal to her and to all my friends forever.” A rumbling came from outside and a red mist zoomed through the window and straight at Rainbow. It flew around her in circles for a moment before slowing down and floating around her neck. Sombra looked surprised. He was no longer laughing or smiling. “When we were trapped in that wretched museum,” Rarity said. “Mr. Cobblepot told me that he was planning on keeping only one of us: either Fluttershy or myself. Whichever one of us he did not want, he would throw to his shark.” Rarity looked at Fluttershy. “I mean this in the nicest of ways darling, but I knew that you would not live up to Cobblepot’s expectations of what he wanted. You wouldn’t last a second all alone.” Rarity gulped and turned back to Sombra. “When I discovered this, it was right then and there that I decided to do the most generous thing a pony could ever do for somepony else. I would give up my own life so that Fluttershy could live.” Everypony gasped when Rarity finished. The same rumbling came from outside and a purple fog came in through the window toward Rarity. It hovered around her neck after a moment as well. “Oh Rarity.” Fluttershy whispered with a smile. “That’s the most generous thing I’ve ever heard.” Rarity smiled at Fluttershy. “Anything for a good friend like you.” Sombra growled. “Enough of this! Good deeds and kind thoughts won't be able to stop me!” He stomped toward the ponies, but was surprised when a yellow colored shield materialized out of nowhere right in front of him. He examined the shield and tried to break it, but it was no use. He growled as he continued to stare at the ponies. “Maybe not the words and thoughts alone, but what they represent.” Fluttershy said. “I heard people saying really mean things about Victor Fries. How he was heartless and evil. But when we were trapped together inside the museum, he only looked sad and tired. He didn’t look bad at all.” Fluttershy continued. “So I decided to give him a chance. It took a little effort to get under his tough attitude, but eventually, I learned that he only did what he did because he was in love. His wife is really sick and all he wants to do is make her better again. I told him that its okay to try and make her better, but he was going at it all wrong. Stealing from others and hurting others isn’t okay. I told him that he needed to be kinder and nicer in his life.” Fluttershy smiled. “He didn’t seem like a bad person, he’s just a good person that made a few bad decisions.” The rumble from outside came again and a pink fog came inside and hovered around Fluttershy. Sombra looked even angrier as Applejack stood up to face him. “Once we got in here, right off the bat, Ah was hit by a clown thug’s boot. It hurt really bad and I passed out right there in the medical center. When Ah woke up, Ah was locked in a steel box by some whacko named Riddler.” Applejack said. “He wouldn’t stop talkin’ down to me and tellin’ me how worthless Ah was. Ah picked up right away that he thought he was all that.” Applejack grinned. “So Ah decided to be honest with him. Ah told him that Twilight was way smarter than him and could easily kick his butt at a smart contest. Needless to say, Riddler wasn’t too happy with what Ah was tellin’ him, and Ah almost died in there. Luckily, Twilight went back to the medical center and found whatever Riddler had put there so she could see me. Usin’ her smarts and her magic, which Riddler didn’t believe in, she broke the machinery in the box and set me free. Ah don’t think if Ah had told him what was what, then he probably wouldn’t have gone after Twilight in the first place. See what bein’ honest does?” Another rumble came from outside and Applejack was soon surrounded by a familiar orange fog. She looked up to Sombra’s disbelieving eyes and gave him a grin. “With me,” Pinkie began. “All I did was stay positive through the whole thing! Sure, Joker tried to convince me that Batman was a bad guy, but I quickly learned the truth! Rainbow Dash explained a lot of stuff to me and I started to get really happy with Batman! He’s saved our lives a hundred times tonight and I feel like he deserves a huge party! A ‘Thanks for saving our lives a hundred times!’ party!” The rumble sounded from outside followed by a blue fog coming inside and surrounding Pinkie as she continued to explain her plans. “We’ll have fun and play games and have cake and dance it will be a super, duper, crazy awesome party!” When she finally stopped talking, the tiara behind them glowed a bright white. The gray, red, and green coloring all chipped and flaked off revealing the tiara for what it truly looked like. Twilight stepped forward. “Just because you take away the physical form of the Elements of Harmony, doesn’t mean you take away its power. That still resides in all of us. These five elements: Loyalty, Generosity, Kindness, Honesty and Laughter, when combined, form the eternal bonds of true Friendship…” The tiara hovered above Twilight, still flaking pieces of gray off. “…and Friendship is Magic!” The flakes of gray metal exploded off, revealing the Element of Magic for what it truly looked like. It rested itself upon Twilights head and she began to float into the air. The fog surrounding everypony else also took on the form of their respective elements. Everypony shut their eyes as tight as they could and they all floated into the air. “NO! THAT’S IMPOSSIBLE!” Sombra screamed. The intense power growing in the room finally released all at once when Twilight opened her eyes. In a single second, the six ponies charged at Sombra in the air and threw him out the window. Sombra flipped wildly in the air for a moment before the six ponies caught him with magic. The wind blew wildly around them as they stared at Sombra with the burning intensity of the sun. “YOUR DARK MAGIC IS USELESS NOW!” The six ponies shouted telepathically. “IN THE NAME OF THE PRINCESSES, IN THE NAME OF THE EQUESTRIA, AND IN THE NAME OF ALL FREE LIFE EVERYWHERE, WE, THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY HEREBY CAST YOU OUT!” In a flash of light, a powerful blast of rainbow shot King Sombra into the ground. Sombra screamed loudly as he neared the ground below. Just before he impacted, a large dark blue portal opened and Sombra fell through it. The six ponies continued to fire their rainbow blast for another moment before they ceased. They slowly floated back to the now shattered window to see inside the tower. They hovered right in front of Ra’s as he looked at them with pure hatred. “You’re all fools. You have accomplished nothing.” He turned around to face Batman. “Come with me, detective. Together, we will wipe this world clean!” “Never!” Batman spat. “You’re wrong, Ra’s. You’ve become what you’ve always fought against, and I will stop you.” Ra’s gave a light chuckle. “I doubt it.” He replied. “If he doesn’t stop you, we will.” Twilight warned. From inside, Strange sat up as best he could. “Computer…” He wheezed. “Activate… Protocol… 11…” Ra’s whipped around to face Strange. “What are you doing?!” He demanded. Strange did not answer. “Pass…code… Wayne…” He smiled and closed his eyes as his last breath left his body. From behind Batman, an alarm began blaring. A monitor displayed a series of numbers. ‘5…4…3…’ Ra’s took a step forward. “NO!” He yelled. “Get out of there!” Oracle yelled. ‘…2…1…’ Batman got to his feet and sprinted toward Ra’s. “No… no… no… NO… NO!!” He grabbed Ra’s and dove out the window just before the top of the tower exploded in an enormous deafening fireball. Ra’s and Batman flew out the window and flipped around in the air multiple times. Everypony else flipped around in the air as well for a moment before Twilight used her magic to bring everypony together again in the air. She controlled their flight and pointed them down to the ground toward Batman. Batman recovered in the air and shot himself at Ra’s. He grabbed Ra’s around the waist and tried to produce his grapple gun. Ra’s grunted and drew his sword. He turned it around and placed the tip of the blade at his own chest. Batman let go just before the blade exited Ra’s back. Ra’s went limp and fell down toward the ground. The six ponies caught up with Batman and caught him in the air. They stopped and hovered in the air long enough to see Ra’s plummet to the ground and land on the fence just in front of the Arkham City entrance. The giant point of the letter ‘A’ pierced through his stomach and Ra’s went limp. He was dead. The ponies slowly descended toward the ground. They all breathed heavily. It was all finally over. “Bruce! Are you okay? The tower just exploded!” Oracle said. “I noticed.” Batman replied. “Thank God you’re alright!” Oracle breathed. “Ra’s Al Ghul was the power behind Hugo Strange. This whole place was part of his plan.” Batman said tiredly. “You’re kidding!” Oracle exclaimed. “Where is he now?” “Lets just say he’s going to need a trip to a Lazarus Pit.” Batman replied. The ponies carried Batman down in front of the entrance. They all saw that the portal that they had opened was still there. It now glowed a warm yellow instead of a dark blue. --- “There it is.” Twilight breathed. “After all this time, this is it.” Applejack said. “We’re finally here.” Rarity said. “Equestria is right through this portal.” Rainbow said. They all stood in front of the portal and watched in awe. It was just a swirling bubble of white aura, but each one of them could feel the warmth of the sunlight on the other side. They could hear the birds and the wind that blew. They could smell the dirt and the air of their home. “All we need to do is walk through here and we’ll be right back home, right?” Pinkie asked. “Yeah… that’s it…” Twilight hesitantly replied. They all continued to stand there in front of the portal. They were all so close and they knew it, but not one of them could bring themselves to take a step inside the portal. “Ah can’t bring myself to go yet. It doesn’t feel right somehow.” Applejack said. “I feel the same way too.” Fluttershy said. “Why? Why do we feel like this? This is what we wanted this entire night! What’s stopping us?” Rainbow asked. Just then, the massive television behind them flicked on. “HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Is anyone there?!” Joker announced. They all blinked and turned their attention to the television screen. There was Joker standing in front of the theatre. He looked completely healthy. “Hello, Batman! I know you can hear me. I’ve not caught you at a bad time, have I? I was worried you may have forgotten about little old me!” The screen zoomed out and showed an image of Talia sitting in a chair. Joker was holding a gun and pointing it at her head. “Take a look at your girlfriend, who, as you can see, is in danger of having her pretty little brains splattered all over this camera! HA HA!” Joker taunted “Ignore him, beloved! Let him die.” Talia said. Joker began walking around her in circles. “Ah, how romantic! Only problem is, I’ve never felt better! And we both know you really can’t ignore me, can you?” Twilight looked up at Batman. His eyes were glued to the television screen. “So listen, Batman. I’m putting on a little show for you! It’s going to be a dozy! A real red carpet affair! You better hurry though. If you take too long, the leading lady may be found dead in her dressing room!” Joker placed the barrel of the gun under Talia’s chin and started giggling until the image on the screen cut to the Arkham City logo. Batman pressed a few buttons on his gauntlet. On the ponies’ computer screens, a little window appeared that said ‘Activating homing tracker’. “Well, looks like we still got stuff to take care of here before we head back home.” Applejack said. Twilight nodded. “Okay. Applejack, Pinkie Pie and I will stay here to guard the portal. Rainbow, Fluttershy and Rarity go with Batman to give him some help.” Fluttershy started to interject. “But, what abou-?” “I don’t need any help.” Batman said as he took off into the air. Rainbow and Rarity watched as he quickly ascended into the air. “Don’t worry! I’m right behind him!” Rainbow said as she took off after him. Rarity looked at Fluttershy. “Come on Fluttershy! Batman needs our help!” Fluttershy looked around nervously. “B-But, what about Nora?” Rarity blinked. “Oh yes… With everything that’s happened, I must’ve forgotten.” “Well, I think we should get her back to him.” Fluttershy said. Rarity nodded before glancing after Rainbow as she flew away. “Well, Batman seems to know what he’s doing. I’ve gotten the feeling that we’ve been nothing more than an annoyance to him this whole night.” “I’ve thought that too.” Fluttershy agreed. Rarity thought for a moment before she put her hoof down. “Okay. Rainbow will accompany Batman while Fluttershy and I go find Nora.” She turned to Twilight, Applejack and Pinkie Pie. “You three will stay here?” Twilight nodded. “Don’t worry. My magic’s working again and I feel better than ever right now.” “We all do, silly!” Pinkie giggled. “We’ll be fine. Ya’ll go and save Freeze’s wife.” Applejack said with a smile. Rarity and Fluttershy nodded. “Okay!” They both ran off down an alleyway and disappeared behind a corner.