"I am sorry, Batman."
Mister Freeze shot his cold gun once more at Batman, the Dark Knight rolling out of the way of the ice beam. Snow continued to fall around him, his freeze gun altering the clouds to keep his suit cold enough to stay active, "Victor! Listen! Ra's is fooling you! Whatever he offered, it's a lie!"
"It's the only chance I have left Batman. The only chance to save Nora!"
Freeze watched as Batman tossed a smoke pellet onto the ground, trying to hide from the frozen man, "It is no use, Dark Knight. Your parlor tricks cannot work on me." he declared. Suddenly, he felt something grab him from behind. Freeze saw Batman flip over his head and kick him in the dome, catching him off guard greatly. Freeze saw Batman stand up and move back, the icy human pressed a few buttons, activating his thermal sensors, "That will not work on me again, Batman. Just let this end easily please."
"Sorry, Victor. But you know I can't let that happen."
Meanwhile the ponies were wondering what to do, "W-What should we do, Twilight?"
"I-I dunno, I've never seen anypony like him!"
Rainbow groaned, "Well I'm tired of just sitting around while Batman does all the work!" she flew up.
"Rainbow wait!" Rarity pleaded, but the cyan pegasus ignored them, choosing to head into battle instead. Mister Freeze never saw Rainbow coming and felt her hooves punch his helmet. The frozen man staggered back, the pegasus feeling satisfied in doing something for once aince Batman arrived.
"Do not make me hurt you as well, ponies. As of right now you have no reason to be my targets, but I am willing to change that should you intrude on what really matters." Freeze threatened.
"You won't hurt them while I'm here, Victor." Batman warned, activating his Detective Vision, 'Hm. The armor's been upgraded since the last time we encountered. It would take a lot more to bring him down than my wits. Combine that with him learning from his mistakes, I may actually be outmatched. As much as I don't want to, I may have to put the ponies in Freeze's crossfire until we weaken the armor enough.' he thiught, planning something in his head.
Freeze started to walk, "Batman please. I must save Nora..." he begged, "Don't make this any harder than it needs to be."
"I'm sorry, Fries. You brought yourself to Ponyville. I have to stop you before you hurt someone." Batman growled, pulling out his Explosive Gel. He shot something out of it, using the Gel Launcher function of it and pressed the detonator, exploding a piece of Freeze's suit. "Applejack now!"
The farmpony looked confused at him calling her, but she ran toward Freeze and threw her lasso at him tying him up. Batman ran to the cold armored man and punched his helmet before jumping and slamming his face onto the dirt, "Very well Batman. You left me no choice, if you won't listen to my pleas, then you will watch the ponies suffer. This is all on you." he threatened, activating his armor to be immune to the gel blasts.
Freeze aimed his gun at the mares, "Freeze! No!" Batman shouted, the hero throwing a batarang at his hand, throwing off Mister Freeze's aim. The blast from the gun hit the wall behind the ponies, startling them, "You. Won't. Hurt. Anyone." he repeated with his teeth grit and a growl.
Batman reached Freeze and grabbed his arm while he was distracted. The Dark Knight threw his arm down and punched his face, the dome forming a crack. The iceman grumbled, "Batman... Don't do this to Nora... You know how much she means to me." he begged once more, Batman walking away from him.
"I know, Victor. But this isn't the way to go about it."
"The assassin promised me a cure."
Batman sighed, "Fine. If you won't listen to reason... Twilight! Rainbow! Now!"
The alicorn budged in her spot, shooting Freeze with her magic. Batman threw another batarang at Victor, distracting him long enough for Rainbow to spin around him to daze him. Freeze was stuck in the center of a rainbow tornado with no possible way out of it without getting damaged, 'Finally. They can actually handle themselves. I'm impressed.' mused Batman, watching Dash and Twilight face off against Freeze on their own.
"You do not wish to harm me if you know what's good for you." Freeze warned, glaring at the ponies through the fog-covered dome.
Dash yelled, "Well too bad! I've had it with you monsters! This is like the third day in a row where this happened!" she punched Mister Freeze in the chest, then while ascending, Twilight took to the skies as well, flying next to the battle-ready Pegasus. The alicorn readied a spell powerful enough to slightly breach Freeze's armor. Mister Freeze knelt down on the spot, holding the area where he was shot at with his free arm.
"Don't break the suit! You'll kill him!" warned Batman, 'The last thing I need is another casuality. I'm not letting anyone else die on my watch.'
The ponies nodded. Rarity noticed that Freeze was aiming his gun once again at Batman and used her magic to hold him still before running and kicking him with all four hooves. Batman walked up to him and removed the Freeze Gun from his hands, making sure he was weaponless. But Freeze used a magnet to draw the gun back at him and pointed it right at the Dark Knight. Batman growled, 'Magnets. Specifically made to draw to his unique heat signature. Clever.' he admitted in his head. He looked down at Rarity, "Get out of here."
The unicorn nodded, trotting out of the way to allow Batman to continue his fight. The vigilante raised his hands and curled them into fists. Freeze spoke once more, "Please, Batman..."
"If you really believe Ra's then shoot me." Batman suggested, opening his arms to allow a free shot. The ponies gasped at Batman's surrender. Mister Freeze pointed his gun at the detective, the end of it glowing blue. The mares feared what was going to happen to Batman. The only sound that was heard was the cold wind blowing past them thanks to the frozen man. Freeze sighed, lowering his gun for good.
Batman walked up to him, "Stop him, Batman. I should have never trusted that monster." Freeze apologized in a sincere tone.
"It's not your fault, Victor." Batman replied, "If you didn't agree in the first place, he would've found another way to force you. A method I wish would never happen."
Freeze looked at the ponies, "I am sorry for what I have done to you ponies. I do not wish for your forgiveness, but you must know why I'm here. It is the least I can do to hopefully shed some light..."
"Why should we listen to you?" Dash asked.
"Yeah, ya almost froze us to death!" shouted Applejack.
"Unlike any other foes I've faced. He is the one I've been in the least conflict with. Trust me, he will not hurt you without a reason." Batman assured. "Even if he did try to hurt you, he'd have to get through me first." he taunted.
"Girls. Let's just hear him out. This is the most one of the people who attacked have opened up to us." Twilight suggested.
Rarity looked at the armored man, "Very well, Freeze."
"My name is Victor Fries. I was once a happily married man. My beautiful wife Nora... I loved her with all of my soul. But... I learned that she was dying of a disease, an incurable one. A cure I sought to find on my own. So, I froze her until that day comes. But the company I worked for betrayed me and took my notes and made me the very cold man you see. I grew bitter and built weapons to stop them before Batman stopped me. Ever since, the only time we crossed paths was when our motives conflicted. But Batman is a man I respect when he's not in my way." explained Mister Freeze.
"I am here because Ra's Al Ghul promised me the cure I've been looking for. But that only led me to hurt those who have no clue as to why I truly am here and what my purpose for doing so was. For that, you have my deepest apologies."
"Woah... That's deep." said a sorrowful Rainbow Dash.
Rarity wiped a tear from her eye from the story, "I am sorry to hear about that, Victor."
"I do not need pity. I have a feeling that I shall return to Earth, Batman. I shall continue my research and stay out of this conflict. This is your battle to fight, not mine." Freeze insisted.
"We could use someone like you for help."
Freeze shook his head, "I cannot aid you this time, Dark Knight. I have left Nora alone long enough as it is. I have to make sure that she is safe. But I wish you the best of luck Batman." the two shook hands briefly.
"Um... Mister Freeze. You do not seem to be a bad pony." Fluttershy said with tears welling up in her eyes, "I hope you find the cure."
"Thank you, kind pony." the cold man said before fading away, "Till we meet again, Batman. Hopefully on better terms." he said one more thing before fading back to his world.
"Ra's made a mistake in forcing him here. The only reason why he agreed was to save Nora. He wouldn't be here otherwise." Batman said to himself, "He had no reason to bring him here since we only fought twice."
The weather began to clear up as the snow melted away and the clouds parted, revealing the sun. "Now. I must continue to study until I can track Ra's Al Ghul's location. Do not bother me."