"Hi, Batman!'
The Dark Knight remained unfazed by Pinkie's sudden appearance in front of his face, 'This was not how I wanted to start my day... I was better off in the woods fighting those monsters.' he thought. 'First I had to speak to the unicorn, then Dash begged to be my sidekick... Why do I have to put up with them?'
"Are you okay?" she asked. "Because I still don't see a smile on your face."
"Why are you here, Pinkie?" asked Batman.
"I just wanted to say hi to the darkest, broodingest hero of all time!" cheered Pinkie.
"You did. Now can I go?" he asked.
Putting a hoof up, Pinkie answered, "Not yet! First I have to give you this!" she gave him a random piece of paper, which the Dark Knight held. Once the pink pony was out of sight he opened it. 'Meet me at Sweet Apple Acres!' was all it read. With a groan, Batman threw the paper and walked, hoping that this was worth his time.
A look of regret was seen on the Dark Knight's face. 'I hate this... She seems to throw a party for every little thing she can find an exuse for.' he moaned in his mind. Turned out, that Pinkie threw him yet another 'Thank you for saving Ponyville' party for stopping Mr. Freeze, this time with more motives for him to show emotion. It also seemed to be an apology party for Freeze. 'Strange. Not every day that Victor gets acknowledged for what good he does.'
He had a small hat worn on his cowl, thanks to Pinkie. Everypony was here it seemed. Her friends, and nearly the ponies that resided in Ponyville, 'How do they not get bored of this?' he thought.
"Is this fun, Batman?" asked Pinkie, who noticed the vigilante sitting down all alone.
"Whatever you say." he muttered sarcastically.
"You don't look like your having fun." replied Pinkie.
Rolling his eyes, Batman responded, "What gave you that idea?" he forcefully asked, wanting the pink pony out of his sights for the time being until he can figure out a way to leave unnoticed, 'It shouldn't be too hard. The ponies seem to be focused on one another and don't want anything to do with me. Smart.' he thought to himself.
"Howdy there, Bats."
Said vigilante turned his head to see Applejack, "And what do you want?" he asked.
"Can't ah just greet an aquaitance?" she asked.
Batman gave her a thin smile, "So I'm not a friend, huh?" he asked, "That's a first."
"Well, I don't usually meet my friends by fightin' them." retorted Applejack. "So, Pinkie really wanted ya to be here." she added. Batman rolled his eyes once more.
"I figured that out already."
"You'll get used to her, Bats. Her antics will rub off on ya eventually." assured the farmpony.
Crossing his arms, the Dark Knight spoke one more, "I seriously doubt that."
Applejack chuckled at his comment and walked off, leaving Batman to his own thoughts once more, 'Now... Where would Ra's be hiding anyway?. I have plenty of time to kill to figure this out. Supposedly he too is aware of the different towns, meaning that he had to have gotten a helping hand, but I won't be able to figure out who being here. Unless Ra's also learned of this world's locations on his own time, but that still doesn't explain how he managed to use the crystal to send my foes here...' he thought, trying to deduce everything in his mind as much as he could.
"Well, you look like you're having fun."
A voice snapped Batman out of his thoughts, "Twilight. What is it?" he said to the purple alicorn. She was holding a piece of cake on a plate, eating it all the while.
"You could just go you know." suggested Twilight, noticing his displeasure.
Without saying another word, Batman stood up and walked out of the door without any interruption, leaving Twilight alone where he once sat. Pinkie bounced to where she found him earlier only to see him gone, "Where's Batman?" she asked her alicorn friend. Twilight shrugged, taking another bite of her cake.
"He left?" she blurted out.
"I guess..." she said, actually unsure of where he left to.
Meanwhile, Batman made his way back to the castle, throwing the party hat on the floor. 'Hopefully she can cover for me. Last thing I need today is to deal with Pinkie.' he thought, entering the castle.
"Welcome back, Ra's."
Chrysalis spotted the assassin stepped out of the portal. Ra's had a smirk on his face as he walked, the vortex closing behind him once he arrived. "It was a success. The formula was given, but luckily for him, his whereabouts shall remain unknown for his own battle another time."
"So you got it?"
Seven syrinages were seen in Ra's hand. "Enhanced fear toxin. It will prove to be a viable distraction while we finish our planning. Of course, they'll be able to overcome this injection, but by the time they do it will be too late for them to plan a counterattack against our army." he revealed.
"I will bring changelings to their residence immediately." said Chrysalis, opening another portal to Ponyville with the Warp Crystal spell, a rift forming as she did. A small group of changelings appeared, overhearing the plan. The queen repeated what she had said to ensure that the plan was a success. The group nodded and changed their forms to cover themselves from being noticed and they stepped into the rift.
"Very good. By afternoon tomorrow, we shall be ready. The kingdom of Equestria shall belong to your army. And Batman will regret ever letting me continue my plan."