An earth pony guard was the first to run toward Batman. The Dark Knight hopped slightly over his kick delivered by his forehooves. Batman noticed that he was going to have to lower himself in order to incapacitate the guards. So, the vigilante knelt down a little and delivered a sweep kick to the stallion, tripping him in his spot, 'Don't want to hit them too hard. They're kind of fragile.' he reminded himself in his head, holding himself back.
The earth pony attempted to get up, but Batman stepped on the top of his barrel, holding him down on the ground. And in an instant, the Dark Knight slammed his fist down on the armor, the shock of it knocking him out of the fight.
A pegasus charged itself at Batman, hitting him in the face. A little blood was spat out of the vigilante's mouth. He wiped his mouth with his gauntlet, "You're going to regret that..." he warned, his fists in front of his face.
The pegasus soldier started to fly head first once again. Batman ducked underneath his flight path, making him miss. The soldier notced this and tried to correct himself. Meanwhile, another soldier tried to catch Batman off guard, but the Dark Knight was ready for such an act and uppercutted the pony from his position.
Hovering where he was at, the pegasus once more charged at Batman. This time, the Dark Knight hopped to the right from where he was kneeling to dodge the attack. Seeing that he missed again, the pony growled, "Just stay still!" he ordered.
'He's losing his temper. That should give me an opportunity to take him out.' Batman thought. The flying pony for the third time flew toward Batman, but now the vigilante flung his cape, stunning the pegasus instantly. He delivered a flurry of punches to his body, finishing off his combo by uppercutting him. 'The armor should've absorbed the trauma of most of the attacks. Lucky him. Three more guards to go before I can get out here.'
Another earth pony made an attempt to hit Batman with his backhooves, and managed to land a kick to the Dark Knight's chest. Luckily for Batman, his armor protected him from the force of the kick, "You should've hit me harder." he mocked the soldier.
The guard stumbled, allowing Batman an opportunity to strike him in the chest. The pony retaliated by punching Batman with both of his forehooves, which like before did not faze or harm him thanks to his kevlar armor. In response, the Dark Knight delivered a right hook to the pony's jaw, a cracking sound was heard revealing that he was incapacitated in one punch, 'Two more. They should've stayed home.' he mocked.
The two remaining guards decided to take on Batman together. The one on the left ran toward the vigilante in a fit of rage, "You're coming with us!" he demanded. Batman stood back on his feet, doing his best to stay in the alleyway to avoid being spotted by the early morning commute that's passing by. The vigilante noticed a trash can in front of him. Leaping, Batman moved himself next to the can and kicked it down. The two guards ran toward him, but Batman moved the cylinder trash can with his foot, causing it to roll in their way.
The two soldiers stumbled and tripped, not able to avoid it in time. On the floor, the two tired stallions made an effort to get up. Batman walked to them and lowered his fist on the top of their bodies, knockong out the last of his resistance. "Don't get in my way again if you know what's good for you." the Dark Knight warned the unconscious guards, walking away for them to get picked up.
Pulling out his grapnel gun, Batman decided to head back to the forest, where he knew it was safe to roam around until he came up with another plan. He swung upward back onto the tallest building he could find and perched himself there. Using his Detective Vision, Batman noticed that for the most part, the city was quiet at this time. 'Okay. Scans say that there are very few civilains outside right now. I should be able to stay on the rooftops until I find my way out of the city to continue searching for Ra's from there.'
Batman ran out of the city before being spotted. 'A forest... Alright... From there, I should find more cities like this. Maybe getting a map of this world will help give a clue as to where Ra's Al Ghul will hide.'
Ra's Al Ghul walked through the forest, using his sword to slice down any trees that stood in his path. He held the crystal in his hand, unsure of how to use its power to its full potential. Despite this setback, he continued to trek through this uncharted territory.
"Without my army, I need a new way to face the Detective," Ra's said to himself, never stopping. He held up his sword and chopped down some twigs in his way. "And I have no way of figuring this out without the machine back in my dimension." he referred to the artifact crystal currently in his possession.
The immortal assassin found something peculiar not too far away from his spot. "A hive kingdom? That's odd. Perhaps I'm not in a world of humans after all. Though, maybe they can help me with using this artifact." he said, looking at the crystal.
Ra's Al Ghul decided to investigate the hive kingdom to learn more of this world. Once there, he decided to view his surroundings from afar in the shadows, learning more about what he was facing.
A small black buglike creature with holes throughout its body walked around the village, 'What is that?' the assassin wondered inwardly. Despite being caught offguard by the creature's offputting appearance, he continued to examine the village he was in.
More creatures similar to the first one walked around, each of them going into the slimey coccoon houses. They buzzed around and much to Ra's surprise, spoke. From a distance, the man spotted a female creature in a castle of sorts, he assumed it was the leader of this kingdom. Maybe he could manipulate her to his advantage.
Walking to where he seeked, Ra's drew his sword back into his sheathe. The assassin walked toward one of the creatures and introduced himself. "Hello, there... I wish to meet your ruler. Can you take me there?" he wondered.
The creature knelt down, ready to fight Ra's Al Ghul in confusion about what he was and if he was a threat. "Easy there, bug. I'm not here to harm you. In fact from the looks of it, you all could use some help." he noticed as he looked around the dirty hive kingdom.
"At ease, subject." a female voice ordered. The creature did as it told and calmed down. The larger bug that the assassin saw earlier was pacing her way toward him. "Thank you. Now... What are you?"
"Sorry. Where are my manners? My name is Ra's Al Ghul." he greeted with a bow, "To put things simply, I'm from another world and it's thanks to this." he revealed to her the crystal. "Now, may I have your assistance, miss...?"
"Chrysalis. Queen Chrysalis. And you're in the changeling kingdom. But as you can see, it is not in the best shape." she gestured to the village she ruled.
Ra's nodded, "I see... May I ask how this came to be?"
Chrysalis growled and gritted her teeth, "Those ponies keep getting in our way. Our species feed off of love, but the only way we can get to eat is if we take it by force. And since Princess Celestia and her annoying subjects have prevented our chance to feed time and again, we are starving." she explained.
"Hm... I will aid you. If you help me use this crystal, I can perhaps find a way to give you the necessary food for you and the kingdom without the so-called ponies ever getting in the way again." Ra's offered.
"Thank you, Ra's. I see that you have your hands on a Warp Crystal. They're rare within and around Equestria. I shall help you by performing a spell home."
"I do not wish to go home until I give what I promised you. No, you see I have an enemy here as well. And he may ally himself with the ponies. I want to test him using the Warp Crystal's power." the immortal man revealed to the changeline queen.
"Very well, Ra's Al Ghul. With the spell I should be able to open a rift to wherever it us you came from based on your energy. What do you plan to do?"
Ra's responded, "My enemy has made many opponents. And they all wish to have a chance to face off against him one more time before we strike. He shall prove that he can overcome these trials, all the while we create the perfect plan to overtake the ponies' world for the benefit of your kingdom."