Arkham Equestria

by Mr-Astounding

Welcome to Gotham...

Chapter 1

The first thing the Mane 6 and Spike noticed upon exiting the portal was that they seemed to be underground: in some sort of cave, in fact, though most caves they knew of lacked the obvious renovations that were present.

The second was the fact that something seemed…off with whatever city they now occupied: it was almost as if there was an absence of hope in this place, which might explain how Discord found his way here. Before they could contemplate this any further, however, they noticed movement coming from the upper levels.

Taking a chance, they climbed the stairways, hoping that they could at least find out where they were. To their surprise, they saw what had to be one of the strangest creatures they'd ever seen: while they were familiar with the regal attire that seemed to be that of a humble servant, they couldn't fathom the possible explanation for why what they thought to be his mane seemed to be thinning out. Even more curious was the fact that he was walking around on his hind legs and carrying things around with the most bizarre front hooves they'd ever seen.

Steadying herself, Twilight decided to make their presence known. "Excuse me, sir?" she called out, only to wince as the figure nearly dropped the covered tray he was carrying.

"Oh, dear: I suppose my lack of sleep has caught up with me: I'm starting to hallucinate," the strange figure remarked

"If that's true, you're not the only one," declared a new voice.

Turning the Mane 6 saw ANOTHER two-legged creature walk into the "room", this time stronger built and in wearing what looked like the lower portion of body armor.

Giving them a look to rival Fluttershy's Stare, the second figure declared, "I've never seen creatures quite like you before in this city, but don't think for a second that I'll let you break into my headquarters and get to brag about it."

"Hold on a second, mister: we came here not knowing where we'd show up, so don't go acting like we're like the guy we followed to this world," ," the pegasus in question deadpanned, flying up to meet his face.

After a good five minutes of the two simply glaring at each other, the apparent trance was broken by the first figure going over to a computer council and pulling up what seemed to be similar to Princess Luna's dream projections.

"No man is an island, Bruce: you can't expect me to believe that Gotham's most eligible bachelor is spending another Christmas alone," a white-haired figure on the screen directed at someone who seemed to be the strong figure in front of them.

As the Mane 6, and Spike, realized that time was one of the MANY things that was different in this world, they saw the one they now knew as Bruce walk up to the screen, changing the image just as they heard his voice declare, "…you just ran out of time."

The new image showed what looked to be a press conference with two figures on stage. The first figure in a police uniform who was no doubt of high authority declared, "…knowing that tonight, we put to rest one of Gotham's most heinous and relentless killers - Julian Gregory Day."

Applejack couldn't help but notice Bruce beginning to frown as one of the press agents asked, "Commissioner Loeb - any comment on the rumor that it wasn't actually the cops who captured Mr. Day?"

Any questions as to why were answered when the other figure, one in a slightly less authoritative police officer declared, "There is no such thing as a 'bat man.'"

As they realized the second figure was revealed as Captain Gordon, something else caught their attention.

A radio-like device suddenly declared, "All units, all units, code ten at Blackgate Prison. Communication is down. Possible 2-11."

"Dispatch, 5-9. Confirm code 10 - is this a break out?" inquired a new voice.

"Suspect identified as Black Mask. Repeat: code 10 suspect is Black Mask; Commissioner Loeb is being held captive. Repeat: Commissioner Loeb is 701," the first voice stated.

"Strange, considering Sionis has remained silent until now," the grey haired figure known as Alfred remarked.

To this, Bruce declared, "I don't believe in coincidence, Alfred: whoever or whatever these creatures followed, Roman is likely tied to it."

Walking over to a panel on the floor, the Mane 6 were amazed to see an outfit that reminded them all of their Mare-Do-Well adventure. As soon as Bruce had suited up, he placed a stern look in their direction.

"You say that you're hear to help: it's time you prove it," he directed at them.

"Actually, I'm going to be staying with your friend, Alfred, if it's all the same to you," Spike remarked.

"Fine, though I never caught your names," the butler deadpanned.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle, and this is Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and the dragon who'll be staying behind is Spike." the purple unicorn listed off.

"Charmed, I'm sure," Bruce said with wit, walking over to a large jet that was beginning take off sequence.

"Um, sorry, Bruce, but could you maybe let us hitch a ride?" Fluttershy inquired.

"Just don't expect in-flight snacks; oh, and by the way, when I'm dressed like this, the name is Batman," the man known as Bruce Wayne deadpanned.

"You do realize it is Christmas Eve, sir?" Alfred declared, seeming reluctant to let the man leave.

"Funny: it's still Spring-time back in Equestria," Applejack remarked.

"Worry about that later, darling," Rarity stated.

"Should we be wearing disguises, too?" Twilight inquired.

"No: we should be getting in the plane," Pinkie Pie remarked, winking at the apparent screen.

"Pinkie Pie, you are so random," Rainbow Dash declared with a sigh.

"Let's just get going," Batman deadpanned as he climbed into the cockpit, with the Mane 6 apparently sitting behind him somehow. With a loud roar from the engines, the Batwing flew off to Blackgate.

"Good luck, my little ponies," was Spike's only thought.

To be continued…

Author's Note:

Before I get started, I'd like to clear up some of the possible issues. (Warning: possible spoilers) The first is the issue of fast travel: yes, I AM going to feature this, since I figured that, all things considered, the Mane 6 aren't that big, they could maybe ride in the Batwing without too many problems; as for the entering and exiting of said Bat-vehicle, while part of me was tempted to give the non-fliers wings or wing-suits, I decided "Hey, Twilight can teleport, I've seen Rarity levitate on occasion, Pinkie Pie is, well, Pinkie Pie, and I'm pretty sure Applejack could learn how to grapple with her lasso, assuming she doesn't already know how to do so: let's not overcomplicate things, alright?" The second is that this story takes place in a world where Equestria Girls DOES NOT HAPPEN, which means that: a) expect dialogue from the Main 6 regarding humans as strange beings, which is a bit justified, if you think about it, b) there will likely be commentary from the Gothamites about the presence of strange newcomers to the NEIGH-borhood, with plenty of admittedly awful puns to go along with it, and c) there will be NO instance of traversing species. The final thing to mention is that I will be trying to showcase as much of the game as possible, but there ARE some things that I'll be leaving out: for those of you who wanted to see these things, I just wanted to say "I'm sorry, but I couldn't find a way to make it work."

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