Wayne Manor
All the collective eyes of the Mane Six and Spike snapped open all at once. Unanimously, they sat straight up in the beds they were laying in. They were all back in their normal forms; their costumes taken elsewhere. Looking around, they noticed the familiar sightings of their room at Wayne Manor, which caused them to release a breath of sweet relief. Suddenly, they were all overcome by massive headaches and nausea, as if they were experiencing a hangover… at the same time.
“Ah man!” Rainbow groaned. “Did anyone get the numbers on that train that hit us last night?”
“Ah feel like that time Big Mac used expired milk tah make apple flapjacks,” Applejack cringed. “Ah was hurlin’ more stuff than a waterfall?”
“Ugh… if I didn’t feel as bad as I do, I’d scold you for that image,” Rarity complained.
All of a sudden, the doors swung opened and everyone turned just as Alfred entered with a single tray in hand.
“Oh good, you’ve awakened,” He sighed with relief. “When I found you outside the manor yesterday, I feared you all wouldn’t make it.”
A wave of confusion spread across Twilight’s face.
“What do you mean, Alfred?” She asked.
“I found you all on the front lawn yesterday in the pouring rain,” Alfred explained. “You were all unconscious and freezing. I had a few other staff members help you all inside and I’ve been caring for all of you and Master Bruce for the past few days.”
“Bruce?” Fluttershy spoke worriedly. “Is something wrong with him too?”
“Indeed, Ms. Fluttershy,” Alfred nodded. “Apparently he was exposed to some type of poison affecting his mind. I drew a sample of his blood and sent it to Mr. Fox for analysis. Should be here with the results soon.”
This was all too much for the Mane Six and Spike to handle at once. First they were unable to process what happened to them the other night other than their face-to-face with the Court of Owls. Now they find out Bruce had been poisoned by some unknown chemical. With so much happening in Gotham City as of now, the team knew they needed to get a handle on it somehow. While they’ve yet to find either Chrysalis or the Dazzlings since arriving in Gotham, they were fighting off all forms of danger which seemed to grow at an alarming rate.
Pulling the covers off herself, Twilight Sparkle proceeded to hop out of bed.
“I must speak to Bruce,” She said determined.
“I should point out Master Bruce has been unconscious for the past few days, Ms. Sparkle,” Alfred informed her.
“Don’t worry, I can help with that,” Twilight assured.
She proceeded to trot out of the room, while the rest of her friends dragged themselves from bed and followed shortly behind her. They proceeded into the master bedroom where they found Bruce Wayne completely knocked out in his bed. Twilight approached his bedside and flared up her horn with her magic. It gave off a sparkling golden aura as she gently touched her horn to his forehead and began using a healing spell to flush anything negative from his system. Eventually, her horn fizzed out and as she backed away Bruce slowly opened his eyes.
“Good morning Bruce,” Twilight greeted with a smile.
Alfred walked in from behind and proceeded to procure a glass of fizzing water.
“How long did I sleep?” Bruce asked groggily, his voice hoarse.
“Two days,” Alfred answered, handing the glass. “It’s your birthday. Many happy returns.”
*GASP!!!*
Everyone turned toward Pinkie Pie, whose eyes went wide, and her mouth nearly touched the floor.
“It’s… your… birthday?” She asked Bruce, slowly.
“Oh boy, here we go,” Spike sighed.
A huge grin slowly worked its way onto Pinkie’s face, as her whole body began to literally shake with excitement. Then she soared straight into the air as confetti exploded everywhere.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRUCE!!!”
Pinkie finally landed back on the ground and dug a whole cake (And a few balloons) out of her mane. She quickly put a bunch of party hats on her friends, even Bruce’s and Alfred’s heads while blowing on a little party horn. Bruce merely looked at the Mane Six and Spike in complete bewilderment.
“Welcome to our world, buddy,” Rainbow sighed.
Bruce merely took the party hat off and took the glass from Alfred. He sipped it, wincing due to the splitting headache.
“I’ve felt these effects before… but this was so potent,” He muttered. “Some kind of weaponized hallucinogen, administered in aerosol form…”
It was in that moment the doors opened again, and everyone turned to see Lucius Fox enter the room.
“You are definitely hanging out at the wrong clubs,” Lucius said.
He stepped up behind the chair Alfred was sitting in while the young man had a ‘Deer in the headlights’ expression on his face.
“I called Lucius when your condition worsened after the first day,” Alfred explained.
While Bruce started to relax (albeit slightly), Lucius turned and made direct eye contact with the Mane Six and Spike. Being this was their first official meeting with the man, they were waiting for the imminent reaction they were likely to receive. Which was a great surprise for the group when he merely smiled upon them.
“I’m glad to see all of you are alright as well,” He said.
To which the Equestrian Heroes performed a double take.
“Wait, you’re not freaked out by the fact we’re talking ponies?” Twilight asked confused.
“And… talking dragon…” Spike emphasized.
“Usually that’s the first things people get weirded out over,” Rainbow added.
“When he came to visit me at the R&D department, Mr. Wayne informed me all about you,” Lucius explained. “At first I didn’t believe him, but the more he explained and in depth he went, the more I started to believe it. After all, if someone wanted to make up a lie, I doubt they’d go to such lengths of making up the story.”
Once again, the Mane Six and Spike breathed a sigh of relief. At least they didn’t have to go into another long winded explanation of their presence. Lucius then turned his attention back to Bruce.
“I analyzed your blood,” Lucius explained. “Isolating the receptor compounds and the protein-based catalyst.”
Bruce raised his eyebrows, the explanation going over his head.
“Am I meant to understand any of that?” He asked.
“No, I just wanted you to know how hard it was,” He countered. “Bottom line, I synthesized an antidote.”
“Could you make more?” Bruce asked. “I’m certain John Wycliffe could use it since he found the same hallucinogenic compound in the drugs from the docks.”
“I can get it to John,” Lucius agreed. “Why? You planning on gassing yourself again?”
“Well, you know how it is, Mr. Fox,” Bruce said lightly. “You’re out on the town, looking for kicks… someone’s passing around the weaponized hallucinogens?”
“I’ll bring you what I have,” Lucius promised. “And I’ll hint to John of what to do. The antidote should serve as inoculation for now. Alfred, always a pleasure.”
He proceeded to walk out of the room when Twilight Sparkle called out to him.
“Mr. Fox, do you think we could talk to you about something?” She asked.
Lucius turned back around and walked over to them.
“Of course,” He answered.
“Well you see, the reason we didn’t come back here to the mansion a few days ago was because we were investigating something serious.”
“Oh? And what might that be?” Lucius asked.
“… the Court of Owls.”
The moment that name was uttered, everyone in the room immediately went stiff. Alfred and Bruce turned their attention to the ponies and dragon as well.
“You’ve been investigating the Court?” Bruce asked. “What did you find?”
“When we left the restaurant the other night, it was because I heard a conversation between a man and a woman talking about ‘the day of reckoning’ and ‘the Grandmaster’,” Twilight explained.
“We followed them to the ballroom, and that’s when we were ambushed,” Rarity added.
“When we woke up, we were surrounded by the entire court and their Grandmaster,” Fluttershy continued.
“Did you see anyone’s face or make out anyone’s voice?” Lucius asked.
The Mane Six and Spike merely shook their heads ‘no’. Twilight’s eyes widened as she suddenly remembered something.
“Now that you mention it, I was able to record everything!” She realized.
She used her magic to remove the beret from her mane and place it upon Lucius’s hand.
“There’s a microphone in there that recorded everyone from that night,” She told him.
Lucius took the memory card from the microphone in the beret and pulled out a laptop he was carrying. Placing it on a nearby table, he inserted the card into the computer. All eyes gathered around as the different audio files began to appear on the computer.
“Whoever these people are, they’re using a very powerful modulator to disguise their voices,” Lucius explained. “I should be able to bypass the system and hack into the modulator so we can make out the voices.”
Lucius began typing a series of code into the computer. Soon enough, the voices on the computer began to become more clear. First they listened in onto the conversation between the man and woman.
“Hold on, I recognize those voices,” Bruce told everyone. “That’s Joseph and Maria Powers.”
“You know them?” Spike asked.
“Well they own or ‘used’ to own the hotel and restaurant we attended that night,” Bruce replied. “They attended different events and fundraisers with my parents in the past. I don’t know them personally, but my parents used to talk about them all the time.”
As they listened to the remainder of the audio, eventually they got to the ones on the Grandmaster. As they listened, the voice they heard sounded very familiar. Alfred, Bruce, and Lucius all looked at one another as the realization didn’t go unnoticed.
“What is it?” Twilight asked. “Whose voice is that?”
Lucius looked back down at the laptop that still had the audio playing and shook his head.
“Mr. Earle.”
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Later that same day, Rachel stopped by the manor, where the main hall was filled with tables of food, decorations placed on the walls, and other things done in preparation for the birthday party that night. Alfred, who wore a blue apron over his usual outfit (Minus the jacket), greeted her at the door and was trying to convince her to stay for the party.
“Are you sure you won’t come in?”
“I have to get back,” Rachel answered regretfully.
Truth be told, Rachel had been looking forward to being inside the manor after seven years. But whatever had just come up, she was not revealing it so easily.
“I just wanted to leave this.”
Rachel handed him a small, gift-wrapped packaged. Just then, Bruce showed up, wearing a robe over his pajamas.
“Rachel?”
Rachel smiled slightly at his messy hair and red eyes as he came over. Alfred merely walked away, shortly after handing him the gift.
“Looks like someone’s been burning the candle at both ends,” She remarked, chuckling. “Must’ve been quite an occasion.
“Well, it is my birthday,” Bruce said sheepishly.
“I know – I’m sorry, I can’t come tonight,” Rachel admitted. “I was just dropping off your present.”
Then her cellphone began ringing; sighing, she answered it.
“Rachel Dawes.”
Then her expression changed to that of a mix of anger and confusion.
“What?! Who authorized that?! Get Crane there right now, don’t take ‘no’ for an answer. Call Dr. Lehmann, we’ll need our own assessment on the judge’s desk by morning, and call John Wycliffe at Wycliffe Industries to have him down there to help with the assessment.”
She closed her phone angrily, which didn’t go unnoticed by a particular group.
“What’s wrong?” Bruce asked, concerned.
“It’s Falcone,” Rachel informed him, frustrated. “Dr. Crane moved him to Arkham Asylum on suicide watch.”
“You’re going to Arkham now?” He questioned. “It’s in the Narrows, Rachel.”
Rachel understood why her friend was voicing his objection.
“You have yourself a great time – some of us have work to do. Happy birthday, Bruce.”
She left to get back to her car to deal with this new crisis.
Bruce opened the present and found a note which said, ‘Finders keepers’. He picked up the note and found the arrowhead underneath it, the very one they found as children.
‘I need to make sure that Rachel doesn’t get hurt, or worse, killed.’
And one look toward Bruce Wayne, the way he looked at the contents in the box, Twilight and her friends shared the same crazy idea.
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Soon, Bruce Wayne was hurrying through the main hall with Alfred in pursuit, clutching the open present in one hand.
“But Master Wayne!” Alfred protested. “The guests will be arriving.”
“Keep them happy until I arrive,” Bruce instructed. “Tell them that joke you know.”
Alfred stopped, watching his master depart with exasperation. As Bruce pressed down the hall, he found his path blocked by the Mane Six and Spike.
“We’re going too!” Twilight said determined. “After hearing that Mr. Earle might be the Grandmaster, the next best thing to do is sneak into his office at Wayne Enterprises and gather evidence.”
“No, it’s too dangerous,” Bruce shook his head.
“That wasn’t a request, Bruce,” Rarity added. “We’re going!”
“Look guys, I appreciate you wanting to help me,” Bruce said honestly. “But I think maybe it’s best if you stayed out of it and enjoy the party.”
Bruce was about to make his way past them again, but the girls and Spike refused to leave his path. And ironically enough, even Pinkie Pie stood her ground.
“Look here, Bruce,” Applejack spoke stubbornly. “We promised we’d help y’all bring peace tah Gotham and we darn sure ain’t givin’ up now.”
“The Court of Owls not only threatened this city, but now us as well,” Rarity agreed.
“And when we find them, we’re kicking their flanks back to the underground,” Rainbow declared.
Bruce stared at them for a moment, realizing that arguing with them won’t solve anything. Ultimately, he nodded his head and continued down the hall with the team following behind. Entering the study, Bruce went to the piano, hit four notes, and the bookcase swung open long enough for him and the others to enter. They headed down a wrought iron spiral staircase and stepped onto the working dumbwaiter at its center. Bruce pulled a lever and released the lift, which plummeted vertiginously downward.
Soon, the lift struck the bottom with a great rattle of chains. The group departed and headed toward a padlocked box. Bruce opened it, revealing the bat-suit, which hung there like a phantom. Its black eyes stared back at him, as he reached for it. While doing so, the Mane Six and Spike quickly dressed in their Power Ponies outfits just as Bruce completed his own suit-up.
It was time for the Batman and the Power Ponies…
Ahem!
… And Hum Drum… to scour the city streets again.
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Meanwhile, at the Applied Sciences Division, Lucius used a mass spectrometer to produce more of the antidote. All while writing down the instructions at the same time.
“Having fun?”
Startled, Lucius swung around in his chair and was surprised to find Earle standing nearby.
“Bill, what’s a big shot like you doing in a place like this?” He asked, removing his glasses.
“Has Wayne been around much?” Earle asked, ignoring the question.
“In and out,” Lucius answered. “Nice kid.”
“Forget about kissing his ass to get back in, Lucius,” Earle advised. “Despite the name, he’s only an employee.”
“You came all the way down here to tell me that?” Lucius raised his eyebrows.
Earle shifted uncomfortably, preferring to change the subject immediately. He pulled out his own glasses and checked his notes.
“Actually, I need information,” He requested. “The Wayne Enterprises 47-B, T-ME.”
Becoming thoughtful, Lucius ran a check on his computer and got a hit.
“It’s a microwave emitter,” He read. “Designed to vaporize an enemy’s water supply.”
“I know all that,” Earle said. “Any other applications?”
Lucius thought for a moment, turning away from his computer.
“Well, as I recall, rumor was they were dispersing water-based chemical agents into the air…” He trailed off, staring at the older man. “But that would be illegal, wouldn’t it?”
“Cut the crap, Fox,” Earle snapped, avoiding the question. “I need everything on the project development up to my office right away.”
Just as Earle started walking away, Lucius started to connect the missing emitter and the weaponized toxin together.
“What happened… you lose one?” Lucius called after him.
‘I pray that I’m wrong.’
Earle paused, turning back to face the black man. His expression turned cold as ice.
“I’m merging Applied Sciences with Archiving,” He announced. “And I’m firing you. Didn’t you get the memo?”
With that, Earle turned quickly and started making his way out. Lucius sat frozen in his seat for a moment, then jumped when the mass spectrometer beeped. Swallowing back his rage, he turned toward the machine to extract the results.
‘I know that Bill has been wanting to get rid of me… but that’s just low, even for him.’
<>
What Earle didn’t know was that while confronting Lucius, the Power Ponies snuck into his office seeking evidence on his involvement with the Court of Owls. The Masked Matterhorn used her magic to transport the entire group into the office the moment Earle left the building. They made sure the coast was clear, that no one would head their way before they got to work with their search.
“Alright every pony, spread out and find whatever you can,” The Masked Matterhorn instructed.
“What exactly are we looking for?” Zapp asked.
“Anything that connects Mr. Earle to the Court of Owls,” Matterhorn replied.
Soon, every pony in the group spread out through the office and began searching for evidence. Radiance and Saddle Rager scoured the room for any hidden doors or switches. Mistress Marvelous and Zapp tore several books off the bookcases, seeking one that could activate a secret passage. Masked Matterhorn used her magic to bypass Earle’s computer, while Filly Second slid into the seat and rapidly pressed some keys to search the files. While scrolling through the files, they found one very odd looking email from Joseph and Maria Powers from years prior.
“Oh my goodness!” Matterhorn exclaimed in shock.
“What is it?” Filly Second asked. “Creepy clowns? Demon nuns? Crying ghosts?”
Masked Matterhorn looked over at her super friend with such confusion due to the ridiculous nature of Pinkie’s words. Shaking her head slightly, the Matterhorn turned back to the screen and studied the email.
“According to this email, the Cout of Owls conspired to have Bruce’s parents killed,” Matterhorn read sadly. “Apparently, the Powers cornered Joe Chill the night of the murder and offered a lot of money if he killed the Wayne’s. After he did the job, they reported his crime to the police and had him locked up. Apparently, he was on drugs that night so even if he did say anything about the Court, the police would just dismiss his word as a hallucination.”
“Dismissing a person over a few flaws while dismissing the bigger picture,” Filly Second surmised. “Hmm… definitely sounds like you’re run-of-the-mill Internet drama. Whatever happened to social interaction?”
The rest of the group gathered around as The Masked Matterhorn read off the chilling details of the email. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing. To think the Court planned to kill the Waynes and then covered their tracks. No doubt they had the police in their pocket somehow that night, so nothing would be traced back to them. Whomever this Court was, they were deviously clever.
While looking at the email, Hum Drum leaned against the desk and unknowingly activated a secret switch. On the wall to their left, a giant frame of old Gotham slid to the side revealing a secret compartment. Everyone looked with confusion before Hum Drum crossed over for a quick peek. Inside, sitting on display, was an old mask used by the first ever Court of Owls.
“Guys… you think this is proof enough?” Hum Drum guessed.
He reached in, pulled out the mask, and held it out for all to see. With the incriminating letter in Earle’s computer, Earle’s audio, and now the mask, they certainly had some sufficient evidence.
“Looks like we have our evidence,” Matterhorn declared. “There’s no question now that Mr. Earle is the Grandmaster. We must get this to the police.”
“We should really go and help Bruce at Arkham Asylum first, darling,” Radiance spoke up. “He could be in big trouble.”
All of a sudden, Filly Second started shaking uncontrollably.
“O-O-O-Oh b-b-b-b-b-boy!” She shook.
“Oh great!” Zapp groaned. “Let me guess, there’s a big doozy coming?”
“Y-Y-Y-Y-Yep!”
Then, the Masked Matterhorn felt a strange feeling deep within her gut. Her horn started glowing a bright red.
“What’s wrong?” Saddle Rager asked.
“We need to get to Arkham now!” Matterhorn said sternly.
The head Power Pony powered up her horn and transported the entire team out of the office in a flash. Whatever was coming sure wasn’t going to be good, and they needed to be there to stop it.
<>
Night had fallen by the time Rachel arrived at Arkham. She stood outside the room Falcone resides in; through the door window, she watched the older man. Once a menacing figure, now she found him strapped to a bed and heard him mumbling the same room over and over as his eyes stared blankly toward the ceiling.
“Scarecrow… s-scarecrow… s-s…”
Rachel turned when Crane approached her; it was clear he wasn’t thrilled to see her in the slightest. Nevertheless, this suited Rachel just fine.
“Ms. Dawes, this is most irregular,” He protested. “I’ve nothing to add to the report I filed with the judge.”
“Well, I have questions about your report,” Rachel retorted. “Such as, isn’t it convenient for a fifty-two-year-old man with no history of mental illness to have a complete psychotic break just when he’s about to be indicted?”
Sighing, Crane motioned to the cell.
“You can see for yourself, there’s nothing convenient about his symptoms.”
Rachel considered the condition of the crime boss, but there was no way she’d back down.
“What’s ‘Scarecrow’?” She asked.
“Patient’s suffering delusional episodes often focus their paranoia onto an external tormentor, usually one conforming to the Jungian archetypes,” He shrugged. “In this case, a scarecrow.”
Frowning, Rachel turned back toward Falcone, noting the glazed look in the crime boss’s eyes.
“He’s drugged.”
“Psychopharmacology is my primary field,” He explained. “I’m a strong advocate.”
He then faced Falcone.
“Outside he was a giant,” He continued. “In here, only the mind can grant your power.”
“You enjoy the reversal,” Rachel said coldly.
“I respect the mind’s power over the boy,” He spoke confidently. “It’s why I do what I do.”
“And I do what I do to put scum like Falcone behind bars, not in therapy,” Rachel said harshly, hearing enough. “I want my own psychiatric consultant to have full access to Falcone, including blood work to find out exactly what you have him on.”
She walked away towards a nearby elevator with Crane following closely behind. He proceeded to put a key into the panel.
“First thing tomorrow, then,” Crane promised.
“Tonight,” Rachel snapped. “I’ve already paged Dr. Lehmann over at County General and Philip Pearson is on his way here to oversee everything personally.”
“As you wish,” Crane said.
He turned the key and the elevator descended. It wasn’t long till the elevator arrived at one of Arkham’s sub-levels, and the doors opened revealing a long, decrepit corridor. Crane stepped out and Rachel followed, perturbed. Soon they entered a vast room, where there were long tables covered in bags of powder, scales, aluminum barrels, and dozens of inmates working on the powder and refining it. Several armed thugs looked up curious, and Crane nodded to the room while Rachel gaped in shock.
“This is where we make the medicine,” Crane explained.
One of the inmates poured a bucket full of a whitish liquid into a large water pipe that had been cracked open. At that moment, Chrysalis made her way alongside them reassuming her original changeling form much to Rachel’s shock.
“Ah, so you’ve finally decided to bring Ms. Dawes down here?” She smirked wickedly. “I was wondering when we would finally get our chance to take care of her.”
“Better late than never, my dear,” Crane smirked at her.
The former changeling Queen smiled viciously, showing off her razor sharp fangs, leaving Rachel more shocked than ever.
“Perhaps you should have some,” Crane suggested. “Clear your head—”
But Rachel immediately bolted out of the room, yet Crane merely smiled. The man was fully aware of just where the young woman was heading.
“Shall I take care of this, or would you?” Crane asked Chrysalis.
“Personally, I cherish the opportunity to consume more fear,” Chrysalis spoke sinisterly.
Crane gave a curt nod of his head, as he grabbed a dispenser of fear toxin and followed after Rachel. The latter fled back toward the elevator and hit the button for the second floor, but nothing happened. The elevator made no movement of a sort, no matter which buttons she pushed (Even the emergency alarm was useless). Just then, the door opened revealing the deadly look of Chrysalis herself.
“Boo!”
She stretched out her hood and a puff of white gas shot out. Rachel recoiled, coughing, choking, and screamed when she saw the Changeling Queen morphed into a horribly disfigured, demonic beast before her very eyes.
Rachel screamed in fear, as she fell back into the elevator and Chrysalis took the opportunity to feast upon her fears. As she felt the intoxicating fear enter her body, she quickly became stronger and far more powerful. Soon Rachel, in the grips of a terrifying illusion, was dragged back into the room by some thugs, and the inmates stared blankly, clearly drugged. Craned turned her sweat-covered face to look up at his mask, making her cry out in fear.
“Who knows you’re here?” He demanded.
Rachel merely shook her head, trying to turn away since to her that mask was now covered with maggots.
“Who knows?!”
And she pulled away, burying her head in her arms as she screamed. Just then, the lights went out and the thugs looked around, unnerved. Crane pulled off his mask, smiling slightly as he smoothed his hair.
“He’s here,” He spoke softly, with fascination.
“Who?” One of the thugs asked.
“The Batman,” Crane grinned.
“And if he’s here, those pathetic ponies won’t be far behind,” Chrysalis smiled evilly.
Now the thugs were exchanging glances, having heard about the incident at the docks two nights ago. Crane carefully watched the ceiling, occasionally noting their confused looks.
“What do we do?”
“What anyone does when a prowler comes around,” Crane said. “Call the police.”
“You want the cops here?” The second thug asked, surprised.
“At this point, they can’t stop us,” Crane said confidently. “But the Batman has a talent for disruption. Force him outside, the police will take him down.”
And then, Crane indicated the inmates.
“Get them out of here,” He ordered.
The first thug gestured toward Rachel’s shaking form.
“What about her?”
“She’s gone,” Crane declared. “I gave her a concentrated dose; the mind can only take so much.”
“At least she will finally be out of my mane and the picture entirely,” Chrysalis sighed with relief.
“The things they say about him,” The second thug noted uneasily. “Can he really fly?”
“I heard he can disappear.”
“We’ll find out, won’t we?” Crane smiled, slipping into the shadows.
Nervously, the thugs moved to either side of the door, just as glass smashed across the room and a shadow dropped from the high window. Rachel screamed as two thugs advanced through the darkness. One of them was grabbed, pulled up, screaming into the blackness of the rafters.
The first thug peered into the dark, his gun aimed when a shadow descended toward him, and he fired. He grunted when the shadow collided with him and yelped when he saw it was his fellow thug, now dead thanks to his own gun. Rolling the body off, he scrambled to his feet when Batman struck him from behind, knocking him unconscious. Chrysalis took this opportunity to grab a canister of fear toxin and slipped out of the room.
As the Dark Knight took out the other thugs, a faint sound of sirens bellowed in the distance growing ever closer. He turned toward Rachel when Crane burst from the shadows, his arm reaching out. Batman grabbed his arm, spun Crane around, ripped off the mask, wrenched his arm to his own face, and ripped his jacket open, revealing a canister full of fear toxin.
“Taste of your own medicine, doctor?” Batman offered.
Crane’s eyes went wide as Batman squeeze the trigger and a choking cloud of dust sprayed into his face. Crane fell backward toward the ground, choking and coughing. The Dark Knight grabbed him and pulled him upward. And when Crane looked up toward his face, his eyes found himself staring at death’s head with black eyes and fangs. And Crane himself was the victim, trapped within the illusion. His eyes widened with intense fear.
“Who are you working for?!” Batman demanded.
“Ra’s… Ra’s… al Ghul…” Crane gasped.
Batman was startled when he heard the name and pulled Crane closer with a snarl.
“Ra’s al Ghul is dead, Crane!” He growled. “Who are you really working for? Crane!”
Crane just stared at him; his eyes glazed over. He gave a dazed smile, no longer connected with reality.
“Dr. Crane isn’t here right now,” He chortled. “But if you’d like to make an appointment…”
*WHAM!*
The Dark Knight knocked him out when the sirens grew louder. Batman tossed the crazed, unconscious doctor upon the floor and turned to Rachel, who screamed and lased out at what she thought to be a towering horned, winged demon. He gently gripped her neck, his fingers pressing a pressure point, and she slipped into a state of unconsciousness.
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All this went down as Chrysalis managed to sneak her way out of the area, all while Batman dealt with the thugs and Crane. As far as she was concerned, she’d already gotten what she wanted from Crane and now that he was of no further use to her it was time for her to leave. She’d gained the ability to feast upon fear and now had a canister of fear toxin for her own use. Nothing in this miserable dimension was going to stop her now.
“Hold it right there, Chrysalis!”
The Changeling Queen skid to a halt as the Power Ponies and Humdrum stood before the sinister beast.
“There’s nowhere to run,” The Masked Matterhorn warned.
“Well, well, well, so this is what Equestria’s greatest heroes are reduced to?” Chrysalis questioned, mockingly. “Playing dress up and pretending to be superheroes?”
“We’ve beaten you once before, bug brain!” Zapp remarked, cracking her knuckles. “And we’ll do it over and over for our own enjoyment.”
“Yeah! It works so well for a martial arts wielding platypus to beat up the world’s saddest scientist in every episode and it’s still funny every time!” Filly Second smirked. “Now if we can only get a shoutout from that one guy who supposedly responds to everyone’s comment.”
“Urgh! I don’t have time to deal with you morons tonight!” Chrysalis groaned in annoyance. “I have what I want and I have no desire to stay in this rat nest city anymore.”
“Not on our watch, Chrissie!” Humdrum pointed boldly. “We don’t know what you and the Sirens are up to, but we’re not letting you get away with it!”
“Now drop that there can carefully and put your arms in the air!” Mistress Marevelous instructed. “Y’all come quietly, and we won’t have to go rough on ya!”
“If you please,” Saddle Rager added politely.
“Hah! You think I need this junk and the Three Stoogettes of Equestria to destroy you?” Chrysalis smirked, casually placing the can down. “You’re not taking me down so easily.”
“You mean the last times were supposed to be easy?” Radiance asked, with a smile.
“Oooh!!!” Zapp & Filly Second cheered.
“Hard way it is then!” Masked Matterhorn prepped herself. “C’mon every pony!”
“TIME TO POWER PONY UP!!!” The group chanted.
The Power Ponies and Hum Drum charged toward the Changeling Queen, as Chrysalis cricked her neck to the side and prepared for battle. Mistress Marvelous proceeded to fling a pair of horseshoes toward Chrysalis only for the Changeling Queen to swing both fists so hard the horseshoes flung sideways and embedded themselves against the wall. But this was merely a distraction as Radiance conjured a giant flyswatter and slammed it toward the Changeling Queen. But the strike barely even phased Chrysalis, who just raised her eyebrow toward the mare.
“Really, Radiance?!” Zapp groaned. “You couldn’t conjure something more brutal? Like a mallet or something?”
“It seemed appropriate at the time!” Radiance moaned with frustration. “That usually works!”
“Fools! My power has grown thanks to absorbing the fear in this city!” Chrysalis remarked. “Now… let me show you what fear tastes like!”
The Changeling snarled and charged toward Radiance, aiming a fist toward the marshmallow mare. But fortunately, Humdrum dived in and pushed Radiance out of the way with the Changeling swinging empty air passed the pair. Just then, a pink blur zipped behind Chrysalis and Filly Second proceeded to rapidly punch the changeling. But the changeling merely nodded as she loosened her shoulders a bit.
“If that was supposed to hurt me,” Chrysalis remarked, slowly turning around. “You just spared me some unwanted knots.”
“Ooh! Well… you’re welcome,” Filly Second smiled.
But then Chrysalis merely raised a hoof toward Filly Second’s forehead and flicked the pony so hard she was sent flying backward, screaming until she hit a wall. Just then, she felt a lasso wrap itself around her waist as she turned toward Mistress Marevelous, who pulled as tightly as she could with the rope in her mouth. Chrysalis merely rolled her eyes as she proceeded to grab the rope with her teeth and swing the mare around in the air, above her head as the power pony held on.
“Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!” Mistress Marevelous shouted.
“Don’t worry! I’ll get her!” Zapp shouted, charging.
But before Zapp could work her own powers, Mistress Marevlous lost her grip and was sent soaring directly into Zapp, sending them crashing toward the floor. And to add insult to injury, they barely even stood up when a black cloud hung over their bodies and…
*ZAP!!!*
Electricity surged into their bodies as they plopped back onto the floor, singing a bit from the heat of the lightning. Chrysalis didn’t have time to gloat when beams passed her head. She turned as Radiance, along with the Masked Matterhorn, fired beams from their horns trying to contact the Changeling. Undeterred, the Changeling kicked a nearby cart off the side and used its surface to bounce the Masked Matterhorn’s beam back toward her. Before she could react, the beam struck the mare’s body and sent her backward. Then, Chrysalis hurled the cart toward Radiance who quickly conjured a giant baseball mitten and managed to catch it. But that proved to be a distraction as Chrysalis quickly crashed through Radiance’s powers and delivered a swift round kick knocking her aside.
All that remained were Humdrum and Saddle Rager, the latter shivering with fear over the frightful power of Chrysalis. Before them, a majority of their friends were groaning in pain as Chrysalis slowly stalked toward them.
“S-S-S-She’s stronger than we remember her?” Saddle Rager shivered.
“Yeah… well, I’m not the same dragon who missed out on Spooky Island,” Humdrum replied, winding his arm. “Now it’s Humdrum’s time!”
Humdrum charged toward Chrysalis and attempted to land a barrage of swift martial arts kicks and punches toward Chrysalis. Chrysalis merely blocked every attack thrown at her, not even bothering to dodge a single attack. While Humdrum was really putting in the effort to fight, the changeling queen hardly broke a sweat.
“How many superheroes must I fight that wear capes and Peter Pan shoes?” Chrysalis gloated. “Seems those boyish charms have finally faded off; now you just look like a pervert!”
“If you’re trying to make me mad, it won’t work!” Humdrum gritted his teeth. “My friends say I’m perfect the way I am.”
“You may be tall now, Dragon Boy… but your ‘friends’ still have very low standards about you!”
“GRRR!!!”
Rage started to swell within Humdrum as he madly tried to aggressively assault Chrysalis. But not even Humdrum’s hardest blow even phased the Changeling, merely felt like a love tap against her. When Humdrum went in to swing an arm, the changeling grabbed his arm and swung him down hard against the floor, then slammed her foot against his chest knocking the air out of his chest. Humdrum barely gasped with pain as Chrysalis flipped over him, and just as he turned onto his chest, Chrysalis punted the dragon from behind and sent him soaring in the air, skidding hard toward a nervous Saddle Rager.
“Humdrum!” Saddle Rager gasped fearfully.
“Saddle Rager… we need your power!” Humdrum groaned. “Get angry… quick!”
Saddle Rager merely quivered as a shadow loomed over her. Slowly, she turned ahead as Chrysalis loomed over the nervous hero. The Changeling leaned toward Saddle Rager’s face with a malicious smirk on her face, as the latter wondered fearfully of what this stronger being would do. She leaned closer and closer, till their muzzles were mere inches until…
“BOO!”
“AHHHHH!!!” Saddle Rager screamed.
She ran toward the side to escape… *BAM!* Saddle Rager crashed herself into a wall, fell backward, and knocked herself out as Humdrum groaned, finally succumbing to his pain and his head fell onto the floor. Chrysalis merely chuckled as she over the fallen Power Ponies and their dragon sidekick, the whole team groaning in pain. They squinted toward the menacing Changeling Queen, as she gazed upon them with the most wicked smile.
“As I told you, Power Fools, my power has grown substantially thanks to feasting upon fear,” She gloated. “Now, I shall return this toxin to the Order, so we can learn to produce it ourselves. And once that inevitably happens, the Dark Order shall spread a new wave of fear across—”
*WHACK!!!*
All of a sudden, Chrysalis felt a lump growing on her head and her eyes saw stars. She stumbled back and forth a bit before falling to the floor revealing Dr. Harleen Quinzel behind her with a baseball bat in hand. The Power Ponies looked up toward the psychiatrist, who looked down upon Chrysalis with a look of shock on her face.
“Wow!” She exclaimed in shock. “I have no idea where that came from; I swear this job’s messing my brain up.”
The Masked Matterhorn struggled to her hooves and Dr. Quinzel brandished her bat again, ready for another go. The Matterhorn, however, held up her hooves in defense seeing how wound up this doctor was.
“Take it easy, Dr. Quinzel,” She spoke calmly. “I’m on your side.”
“Okay, how do you know my name?” Dr. Quinzel asked confused.
Masked Matterhorn took a deep breath before flaring her horn to life and transforming back to her human form (With the costume). She removed her mask, so Dr. Quinzel was looking into the eyes of the young girl she ran into on the street a few days prior.
“You—you’re that girl from the sidewalk!” Dr. Quinzel said surprised.
“My name is Twilight Sparkle,” Twilight responded. “My friends and I come from another world called Equestria. We’re here to help save the city from disaster. Yes, I know our presence is probably very strange to you, but I hope you understand we’re the good guys here.”
Dr. Quinzel stared at the group for a few moments, as she tried to process all of this in her head. She slowly loosened her grip on the baseball bat and relaxed a bit.
“If you can, I need you to start evacuating the asylum,” Twilight explained to her. “I can’t explain it but something big is coming soon and neither you nor anyone else want to be around when it comes.”
Dr. Quinzel merely nodded in response before running off to begin the evacuation protocol. When she was out of sight, Twilight regained her pony form and placed her mask back on her face as the rest of her friends regained their stance.
“Removing a mask in front of a civilian,” Humdrum muttered, massaging his head. “Not exactly good form in comic books… unless you have a spider gimmick.”
“Yes, I know it was risky,” The Masked Matterhorn sighed. “I can’t explain it, but I have a feeling we can trust her. She won’t rat out on us.”
“Would she agree with that?” Saddle Rager pointed to Chrysalis.
It was in that moment when Chrysalis got back up shakily after the blow she took to the head. Every pony, and Hum Drum, faced her with aggressive looks.
"Seems you broke the number one rule with superheroes and villains," Filly Second pointed out. "Never monologue until your enemies are truly down."
“It’s over Chrysalis,” Masked Matterhorn declared.
Chrysalis merely shook the dizziness out of her head before releasing a laugh.
“Oh no, Twilight Sparkle,” Chrysalis grinned. “This is only the beginning.”
Then, in a swirl of green smoke, Chrysalis disappeared from the area.
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Outside, the cops pulled up and surrounded the Asylum as more cars arrived, killing the sirens. The cops emerged from their cars and assumed their positions as one of them spoke through a bullhorn.
“Batman! Put down your weapons and surrender! You are surrounded!”
Inside the Asylum, Batman gently scooped Rachel’s unconscious form into his arms, straightened up, and headed deeper into the building. Meanwhile, as more and more police cars arrived, the cops aimed their guns at the building as the staff emerged, their eyesight in complete darkness. They were soon escorted away the moment Flass and Gordon arrived.
“What’re you waiting for?!” Flass demanded the nearest officer.
“Backup,” The cop answered.
“Backup?!” Flass repeated.
“The Batman’s in there,” The cop explained.
Flass’s face paled slightly at the mention of ‘Batman’. Even with dozens of police cars already outside the building and their force armed to the teeth… their own arsenal would be no match against the Batman.
“SWAT’s on the way, but if you want to go in now…” He smiled. “I’m right behind you, sir.”
Flass recalled his own encounter with the dark knight and turned to Gordon, shrugging.
“SWAT’s on the way.”
Gordon ignored him, drew his gun, and headed inside, ignoring the protests of the other cops. Once inside, Gordon moved through the darkness, his eyes flicking to the terrified nurses making their way to the front door. Finding that the elevators weren’t working, Gordon made his way up the stairs just as the SWAT team entered the building. He was halfway up the spiral stairwell when Batman suddenly dropped out of nowhere, grabbed him, and they both rocketed upward.
“What--!” Gordon began.
The Dark Knight quickly covered his mouth until they reached an open attic while the SWAT teams entered the main hall. When Batman released him, Gordon was immediately distracted by the sight of Rachel, who was sweating, moaning, and twitching, and he knelt next to her.
“What happened to her?” He whispered.
“Crane poisoned her with a psychotropic hallucinogen,” Batman explained to the confused cop. “A panic-inducing toxin.”
Recalling Wycliffe’s theory about the chemical compound, Gordon slipped his gun away.
“Let me take her down to the medics,” He requested.
“They can’t help her,” Batman informed him. “But I can.”
Just then, the lights were turned back on, bleaching the stairwell in darkness. The dark knight reached down to his boot and pressed a switch in the hell, which began producing a barely audible high-frequency whine.
“I need to get her the antidote before the damage becomes permanent.”
“How long does she have?” Gordon asked, concerned.
“Not long.”
Outside, the cops were distracted by a strange squealing sound heading toward them. Flass looked around curiously, until he saw a strange dark cloud crossing the moon.
‘What the hell…?’
“Get her downstairs,” Batman instructed, lifting Rachel into Gordon’s arms. “Meet me in the alley on the Narrows’ side.”
“How will you get out?” Gordon asked.
“I called for backup,” The dark knight said, indicating the glowing device. “Crane’s been refining his toxin, stockpiling it, and he was pouring it into the water supply.”
“What was he planning?” Gordon inquired. “And why put it in the water supply?”
“I don’t know, but he’s been working for someone else… someone worse than Falcone.”
Grodon frowned, as the loud squealing noise drew ever closer.
“What is that?”
“Backup.”
Outside, Flass screamed as he and the other cops dove for cover as thousands upon thousands of bats descended onto the Asylum. The swarm headed for the windows, which shattered inwards as bats poured into the building, scaring the living daylights out of the SWAT teams. Gordon covered Rachel the best he could as he carried her down the steps.
The bats flooded into the stairwell, soaring past the cowering SWATs, a black mass rising and darkening the stairwell. Batman calmly knelt among the cloud of bats, removed the signal out of his heel, leaned over the stairwell, and dropped it. Immediately, the bats cyclone downward, following the signal.
The dark knight leapt out in the midst of the cyclone and fell toward the floor below, hidden by the bats. He opened his cloak, which slowed his descent, and landed with barely a sound. Still using the bats as cover, Batman calmly slipped past the cowering SWATs and cell doors. The inmates stared, wide-eyed from their windows as he passed. Reaching a particular door, the dark knight pulled out a mini bomb and triggered it.
The two inmates in the cell flinched when the door lock was blasted apart, and the door kicked open. They gaped when Batman strode in, used another mini bomb to blast open the window of their cell, and nodded to them before leaving.
“Excuse me.”
When the Dark Knight was gone, one inmate turned to the other.
“What’d I tell ya?”
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Having reached the side street, Gordon lowered Rachel to the asphalt as she moaned, still caught in terrifying illusions. It wasn’t long until Batman appeared at his side.
“How is she?” Batman asked.
“She’s getting worse,” Gordon answered.
A searchlight from a chopper swept over them, and Gordon turned toward the end of the side street while the dark knight scooped the young woman into his arms.
“I’ll get my car.”
“I brought mine.”
“Yours?” Gordon asked.
Gordon then turned to find they both disappeared into the darkness and jumped when the blinding headlights flared, followed by a massive engine roaring. He dove out of the way as the newly painted Batmobile came flying out of the darkness and blew past him. Gordon gaped after it, clearly impressed.
“I gotta get me one of those.”
As the Batmobile drove off and the police sealing off the area, none were aware of one particular group. A group consisting of the Sirens, Poison Ivy, and Black Mask making their way towards the asylum. Black Mask brandished two guns in his hands, Poison Ivy had the vial of chemicals in one hand, and the four Sirens ready to hypnotize the mass of lunatics.
“Time for Gotham to see who’s truly in power,” Black Mask declared.
Little did this motley of villainy knew, a houseful of inmates and the police taskforce were the least of their concerns…
Ha-ha! You crazies are in there. I'm in a Bat suit and I'm out here.
(Waking up and sees the new chapter) 👁️
Damn, this chapter had me at the edge of my seat...wow, that picture of Chrysalis.......pure terror....gave me chills, and yeah the evil motley crew just arriving......lol.....they gonna be stumped, awesome job Drama and Lord E, looking forward to more chapters XD
Chrysalis is just as dangerous as before, not even the girls as Power Ponies stood as much as chance. And Spike getting his self esteem knocked down by Chrysalis won't do him any good down the line. But it's nice Harley is willing to help them out here.
Things are getting intense. Especially, after that fight with Chryslias (especially that image of her) and now Black mask, The Dazzlings and Ivy are on their way to asylum
Hopefully, are heroes will be ok. Because, this really is only the beginning of it like Chrysalis said
Well no need to worry about being late. I usually just expect these at no particular time keeping watch of my usual FimFic updates. No rush.
Alfred is of course as reliable as usual. Plus now Lucius Is in on everything with the ponies, which I knew was inevitable. Twilight's more ahead of the game than I thought with the Court. I'm not entirely up to date with events with their comic versions, but had no idea there was a Batman Beyond connection with the Powers family.
I can only wonder how this Harley is going to turn out, especially with who comes up in the sequel.
oh no. This is NOT good.
Do you ever get the feeling that our heroes are biting off more than they could chew? It's one thing to recover from either bouts with The Scarecrow or a sinister encounter with the Court of Owls. But having to miss Bruce's own party just to uncover these guys and trying to uncover the clues surrounding a growing mystery, you'd wonder if this group are just asking for it. Though just when it seems the ponies are starting to uncover some vital hints about the Court and just as Batman seemed to have one enemy handled, turns out that was only a start. The ponies have now discovered they are dealing with a more powerful Chrysalis than ever before, not even being superheroes or any recent training have prepared them for such a grueling bout. It's just lucky for them someone stepped in under the most unlikely circumstances. But as this chapter goes to demonstrate, what we are witnessing is only but the beginning of something bigger to come.
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Just take all the time you need to Doc. You and the rest of the commentator team will get a handle on it (Even a late bloomer in the group).
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That's just to show that if some fans were thinking that Chrysalis is a joke, she can be terrifying when she needs to be. It's no wonder the Mysterious Benefactor initially put Chrysalis in charge over the likes of Tirek and Cozy Glow. And you could say she's been getting a power boost upon discovering the effectiveness of absorbing fear into her system.
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Our heroes barely even left a scratch on Chrysalis somehow. No matter how strong they become, how fast some of them were, or even what plan they had in mind, Chrysalis completely overwhelmed them even when they worked in tangent. Even Fluttershy was too scared to unlock her inner power to tackle this menace. It's just a good thing someone showed up before they really got their flanks handled.
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Hopefully our heroes will have better luck against the Sirens and their new friends. They're definitely going to be surprised to see a fourth in what was originally a trio of devious women.
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It's a good thing they are getting some help in some form. Our heroes seemingly need more of it than they thought. But as for where Harley stands in accordance to this part of the story... it'll be intriguing to see what steps are arranged for this psychiatrist.
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Phantom's Extra Cut
Me: (To Postwar) "Let me get this straight, Postwar. Our friends got captured by the Court of Owls, and then they just...took them back to Wayne Manor? Just like that?" (Hears more from Postwar) "Hmmm...those birdbrains are up to something alright...and what's this about judgement day? Who could this 'Grandmaster' of theirs be? And how, who, or where did they get their hands on those anti-magic equipments, like the one Joseph Seed used? You just stay where you are with Sunset Shimmer and the others. You and the other Betas keep tabs on our friends. I'll keep an eye on Carrie..."
Meanwhile, back at Discord's Theater
Princess Celestia: "Oh...thank goodness..."
The entirety of the Mane Six's families back home all shared and exchanged the Sun Princess's feeling of relief.
Gabby, especially, was happy that her dragon boyfriend was okay.
Sweetie Belle: "EW! TMI, Applejack!"
Apple Bloom: "Ugh..." (Squeamish) "It was not a pleasant experience for all of us..."
Granny Smith: (Gives a stink eye at Big Mac) "Expired milk?" (Big Mac blushes up a storm as he gets an earful from Granny Smith) "You poisoned our family recipe of apple flapjacks with EXPIRED MILK?!!!"
Random Dude: "Huh?! Hey found them yesterday, and he's been caring for them for the past few days? What does he mean by that?"
Garble: (To Random Dude) "I think he means he was taking care of Bruce Wayne for a few days, but then he found the ponies and Spikey-Wikey just yesterday and...no clue..."
Quibble Pants: (To Garble) "I think he means he's been taking care of them for a few days, but he's only just found Twilight and the others on the front lawn yesterday!"
Princess Celestia: "Thank goodness..."
Princess Luna: "Here's hoping..."
Extra Cuts
Me: "They ain't the only ones! My team and I already got our hands full with those imps and their dog; keeping them away from Carrie, because they were sent from Hell by her demented mother and alpha-bitch, Chris. And now, Carrie's zonked out from hearing voices in her head!"
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Marble Pie: "Mmmm-hmmmm."
Extra Cut
Me: "You telling me?"
Extra Cut
I was on my way to check up on Carrie, when I happened to pass by the Mane Six and Spike.
Twilight Sparkle: (To me) "Morning, P.D!"
Me: (To Twilight) "Morning, Princess Twilight!"
Rarity: (To me) "Darling!"
Me: (To Rarity) "Miss Rarity."
Applejack: (To me) "Howdy, Sugarcube!"
Me: (To Applejack) "Howdy, AJ!"
Rainbow Dash: (To me) "Sup, Doc?"
Me: (To Rainbow Dash) "Don't you start."
Pinkie Pie: (To me) "What's up, Doc?"
Me: (To Pinkie Pie) "I'm not a doctor, Pinkie..."
Spike: (To me) "Hey, P.D!"
Me: (Shares a high-five with Spike) "Hey, Spike!" (Sees Fluttershy) "Hey, Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy: (To me) " Hello there, Dr. Phantom-Dragon! How is Carrie?"
Me: (To Fluttershy) "She's doing okay. Last night's party was exhausting for her. I was just going to check up on her now." (I was about to go, when Fluttershy stopped me)
Fluttershy: (To me) "Doctor, I know about your trauma with her. And I know how guilty you feel... but you don't have to do this. If this uncomfortable for you, I can..."
Me: (To Fluttershy) "I'm fine, Fluttershy. Don't worry about it. You and the others worry about the Dazzlings and Chrysalis. My team and I will watch over, Carrie."
With that, I took my leave. Though, all the same, I can't help but feel like I've been a bigger burden to the Equestrian Heroes's Cinematic Adventures than before...
Everyone all watched, silently praying for Twilight to work her magic. Unlike the time with the Court of Owls and Joseph Seed's anti-magic devices.
Moon Dancer: (Anxious) "Come on, Twilight. You've got this!"
Star Catcher: "Oh please, please oh please!"
Luster Dawn: "Come on...come on..."
Audience: "HOORAY! HE'S WELL!!!"
Cheese Sandwich: "Oh that's nice–"
Cheese Sandwich was so startled, that he does a spit-take, shooting his Apple Cider, across the theater room, from his seat, all the way towards Tempest Shadow. Oh yes! You have to actually see it to believe it. It's amazing! But also, unfortunate for poor Tempest Shadow. From losing her horn to becoming the Storm King's favorite general to his entire armada, to being betrayed by the Storm King, to doing community services, and finally...to become a magnet of flying foods and shooting drinks in Discord's Theater...
Back to the topic in the Cinematic Adventure's latest chapter.
Cheese Sandwich: "It's Bruce Wayne's birthday and my cheesy senses weren't TINGLING?!"
Party Favor: "It's Bruce Wayne's birthday! And I have ONE important question to ask him."
Night Glider: (To Party Favor) "What's that sweetie?"
Party Favor: "...Does he like waffles?"
Maud Pie: (Deadpan) "She's gonna blow."
Gilda: "HIT THE DECK!" (Ducks behind her table, with Trixie screaming like a little girl...well, technically, she is a girl. A big girl. But screaming like a little girl, nonetheless)
Trixie: (High-pitch screaming) "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Cheese Sandwich: (Proceeds to play his accordion and leads a one-pony band, with Lil'Cheese) "Happy happy birthday, from all of us to you! Happy happy birthday for many more years to come! HEY!" (Bangs his cymbals on the last note)
Gilda: "Yeah. One where I'm trapped in...wanting to be free..."
Capper Dapperpaws: "Oh trust me. We've seen weirder."
Smolder: "Yup. Here we go...I'll bet my Championship Belt that he's gonna freak out."
Smolder: "Wait, what?"
Smolder: (Surprised) "Well, I'll be darn!"
Gallus: (Smiles a smug grin at Smolder) "Welp! You lost the bet! Hand over the belt!"
Smolder: (Annoyed) "Oh darn!" (Gives up her 24/7 Championship Belt to Gallus) "Well, have fun with the crowds?"
Gallus: "What do you–" (Looks up to see a whole mob of greedy dragons, griffons, and ponies fixated on him now) "Oh f–"
Scootaloo: "Uh...come again?"
Gilda: "Oy, why didn't you just say so to begin with?"
Big Mac: "Yup."
Big Mac: "Nope."
Zecora: "Hmmmm. So relieving to see, that our friends now have allies to call on indeed. And with this new antidote in possession, the fruits of their labors will soon bring successions."
Crazy Steve: "DUN DUN Duuuuuuuun!"
Crazy Steve: "DUN DUN Duuuuuuuuun!"
Crazy Steve: "DUN DUN Duuuuuuuuuun!"
The Audience: (To Crazy Steve) "WILL YOU CUT IT OUT!"
Crazy Steve: (Sadden) "Wah wah waaaaaaah!"
Random Dude: "Uh, well...it could be the beer speaking to me, but I do remember hearing someone who kinda sounds like Mr. E." See Mr. E's little secret...
The audience all exchanged excitements, expressing how impressed they are with Twilight's ingenuity.
Moon Dancer: "Fascinating!" (Writes her notes down) "Maybe some day, Equestria can advance in technology as much as the humans have!"
Silverstream: "Hmmmm. Sounds very suspicious..."
Random Dude: "Mr. Earle!" (Gasps) "Mr. E is Mr. Earle?"
Extra Day
At that moment, Discord pops into the scene, in a fisherman's gear.
Discord: "Ey, what's going on? Has anyone seen my fishing bait?"
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Nice chapter
Wow, now this one's got a lot more action in it. I'm impressed.
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Discord's Theatre, Galaxy Branch
Sunset Shimmer: Oh thank goodness they're okay.
Galen Marek: If by okay, you mean other than the fact that they've just been recently kidnapped, stunned, were in chains and brought back to the manor without injuries? Then yes, I agree.
Postwar: Must you be a killjoy?
Galen Marek: Just stating the obvious.
Petro: Oh, please, you girls faced worse than that.
Postwar: Especially since that incident with the Seed Family.
Cal Kestis: Ugh, don't remind me, I sometimes get shivers just thinking about it.
Ahsoka Tano: You know, the more I see Alfred in action, the more I like him.
Ben Solo: Could've used someone like that.
Galen Marek: To serve at your every whim?
Ben Solo: No?! To someone who would help and guide those in need.
Cal Kestis: He's got a point there. *Then smiles fondly, remembering his master and Cere*
Byph: You gotta admire her spirit for helping others.
Sunset Shimmer: Yeah, *suddenly looks down in sadness*, wish I'd knew about that sooner.
Postwar: Hey, you didn't know. The Emperor's deceit runs deep. Even a good heart, can be tempted by the forces of evil. *Everyone nods in agreement, knowing full well what he meant, with Sunset smiling at his kindness*.
Sunset & Postwar: Oh boy.
Ahsoka Tano: What?
Sunset & Postwar: Wait for it.
Everyone sans Sunset and Postwar looked at the display in surprise:
Zatt: Wow, she really likes to throw parties, doesn't she?
Postwar & Sunset: You have no idea.
Katochi: Wow, I'm impressed, he doesn't look one bit surprised at this.
Postwar: That's Lucius Fox for you.
Sunset Shimmer: That's right. He's also seen stranger things alongside Batman. At this point, nothing surprises him anymore.
Katochi: Wow, wish he had been around during the old Republic.
Postwar: Thinking about fixing your lightsabers? *They get a nod*, If you're worried about your lightsabers getting destroyed, why not coat it with coaxium, the same material used to make the Mandalorians' armor. *Were surprised by this and thought about it*
Petro: Ooh, now it gets serious.
Ganodi: And the previous times weren't?
Ahsoka Tano: Glad to see how resourceful Twilight is.
Cal Kestis: She and her friends, even Sunset would've made great additions to the Jedi Order.
Postwar: I second that. Though...I doubt Rainbow would, considering that she'd never been the patient type.
Sunset Shimmer: No argument there.
Sunset Shimmer: What?! He was behind all this?!
Postwar: *Secretly sends a message to phantom to warn him and the Grandmaster of the Court of Owls*
Postwar: And this is the part where Pinkie would say, 'What? You can't miss out on someone else's party'. *Sunset laughs at that*
Zatt: She'd really say that.
Sunset Shimmer: Trust me, Pinkie can be very determined and driven when it comes to someone else's birthday.
Huyang: Oh dear, looks like the poor woman will be in trouble. *Gungi growls in agreement*
Cal Kestis: Don't worry, knowing the girls they'll want to be part of the action.
Postwar: Uh, Alfred, you've been the butler for how long and you know very well that once Bruce makes up his mind, there's no changing it.
Sunset Shimmer: He's not wrong there.
Postwar: When the bad guys are out, all you have to do is shout now, who's gonna hero up!!. *Everyone looked at him with very confused looks, with him blushing in embarrasment* Heh, sorry, force of habit.
Ganodi: Someone is getting angsty.
Petro: Probably because Lucius figured out his identity.
Postwar: Or just to avoid suspicion to save his sorry ass.
Byph: Oh, that's a new low, even for him.
Sunset Shimmer: *looking somewhat ticked* Oh don't worry, I'm sure karma would hit him right in the face sooner or later.
Postwar: Trust me, it really will.
Katochi: If you don't get caught first.
Sunset Shimmer: Trust me, if there's one thing my friends and I know, sometimes luck is never on our side.
Postwar: In our experience, there's no such thing as luck.
Sunset Shimmer: What? The Court of Owls were the ones who had his family killed?
Petro: Why would they do that?
Postwar: The Waynes and certain other family members had powerful influence over Gotham since it was founded. You remove some of them from the equation, the balance would be shifted to their favor.
Byph: Wow, they got what they needed.
Zatt: Now all they need to do is expose this to the media.
Ahsoka Tano: If they don't have the media in their pockets.
Cal Kestis: That's true. I remember when the Empire took over, they did the same thing to spread fear and spread lies about the Jedi.
Ganodi: She doesn't realize she's falling into a trap.
Ahsoka Tano: This is why you also have to control your anger.
Ben Solo: So if one doesn't control one's anger, you'll end up losing sight of everything around you and you'll end up making a mistake and end up getting yourself hurt?
Postwar: Right on the nose.
Ben Solo: Wow, this is complicated stuff.
Postwar: One thing I learnt about life, everything usually is.
Postwar: Chrysalis. Still as delusional as ever.
Sunset Shimmer: And I thought the Dazzlings were stubborn.
Galen Marek: Remind me again why she refused to change?
Postwar: Most folks are too stubborn to admit it.
Postwar: Yeesh, and I thought she was ugly before. *Gungi growled in agreement*
Byph: Man, that bug lady has problems.
Postwar: Try working in the same reality plain with the Mane 6 every day.
Zatt: Wow, overconfident, aren't they?
Katochi: As Master Skywalker would say, their overconfidence is their weakness.
Postwar: Sometimes we also gotta learn to keep our egos in check, otherwise we'll end up making a bigger mess than we would care to admit.
Ganodi: Wow, he's good.
Petro: If only we learned techniques like that. Not to fight, but for survival.
Byph: Amen to that.
Ganodi: Now they really need to help her, and fast.
Katochi: Don't worry, I'm sure that they'll come up with something.
Sunset Shimmer: They always do.
Postwar: Wow, this is like watching a movie. Come to think of it, it does feel like a movie.
Sunset Shimmer: Sometimes life can be a movie, but in 3D.
Postwar: No argument there.
Sunset Shimmer: Wow, she really is stronger than in their last encounter.
Postwar: Because they keep using the same tactic. They need to fight smarter, not harder.
Ahsoka Tano: Precisely, otherwise you'll end up exhausting yourself if you do that.
Postwar: *sighs* i like Fluttershy, I really do, but sometimes she really needs to stop acting like a wimp and actually do something worthwhile.
Sunset Shimmer: Well it's Fluttershy we're talking about, she's never comfortable about a few things.
Postwar: Yeah, i guess so.
Zatt: Wow, never expected her to be there.
Petro: Ditto on that one.
Postwar: Classic villain cliche.
Sunset Shimmer: Everyone has them.
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Discord's Theatre, Galaxy Branch
(Apologies...slight communications problem. Back online now)
Zatt: Uh, he's joking, right?
Postwar: Trust me, not everyone is bright when it comes to facing Batman.
Petro: How many are we talking?
Sunset Shimmer: For the past 20 years? Over a million.
Ganodi: Wow, he's really brave.
Postwar: There are fewer men than Gordon when it comes to fighting crime.
Ahsoka Tano: Indeed. If there were more people like him, the galaxy would be a better place.
Katochi: He's driven to help others, I'll give him that much.
Postwar: Too bad others don't see it that way. The Criminals cause a ton of harm and they end up suing, even when the people demand that they be put behind bars for all the harm they caused.
Cal Kestis: Trust me, the Empire is also like that, they'd recruit anyone to be part of their cause to help spread fear across the galaxy.
Petro: What kind of backup are we talking.
Sunset Shimmer: If I know Batman, something that no one would ever see coming.
Postwar: True that, he's always got a trick up his sleeve, he's like a walking armory.
Postwar & Sunset: In three...two...one...
Ahsoka Tano: Wow, now that's incredible.
Cal Kestis: I agree, using creatures that people are scared of to mask yourself and your presence when escaping or fighting, that's quite clever.
Petro: Would've been better with smoke bombs.
Postwar: That's for a different emergency. And I'm sure he didn't think of something like that yet.
Postwar: If you'd prefer heavy combat.
Zatt: But I wonder why he didn't decide to use a smaller vehicle?
Sunset Shimmer: Remember, he's still starting out. He got clumsy at first, but then he'll be smart enough overtime to use a smaller vehicle for combat.
Ganodi: They really have no Idea what's going on, do they?
Postwar: Nope, they're doing separate plans. Although...I have a feeling one of them will be betrayed.
Sunset Shimmer: And I can guess who.
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Postwar: You got it Phantom.
With this chapter, Bag-Face will no longer be a problem.
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Future G5
Discord Memorial Cinema
Sunny: (relief) Oh, thank hoofness!
Hitch: They didn’t kill them?!
Zipp: (to Hitch) You’re surprised?
Hitch: N-no, no, that’s—that’s not what I meant at all!
Me: Wait, that actually happened?
Zipp: You know, Pipp did the exact same thing, except with breakfast cereal that one time. I was stuck in bed for the rest of the day.
Pipp: I said I was sorry!
Me: (smiling) Alfred is such a gem.
Haven: He was caring for all seven of them and Bruce for the past few days? Truly a quality butler.
Alphabittle: I knew I liked something about him.
Pipp: Is Brucie alright?
Me: He’ll be fine, trust me.
Hitch: AAH!! What was that?!
Me: 3…2…
Me: 1.
Zipp: Oh, yeah. I forgot she was such a party pony.
Me: She’s the party pony, Zipp.
Just about everyone in the audience shared his facial expression.
Me: Alfred, you’re such a dear sweet butler and I love you.
Hitch: Well, he was a second father to Bruce. Raised him all on his own, just like me and Sparky. (nuzzles Sparky).
Haven: His loyalty is commendable.
Me: I’m glad to see an actor like Morgan Freeman be treated with such respect.
Zipp: You’ve got a soft spot for him, don’t you?
Me: Guilty as charged.
Me: Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman all in the same movie with Christian Bale. Sure, the villains are nothing special but the interactions between the actors is what saves this movie for me.
Sunny: Did…anypony else follow all that?
Hitch: (snuggling Sparky) Hm? I’m sorry, what did you say?
Me: Oh, boy, here it comes.
Sunny/Pipp: EARLE?!!!
Zipp: I KNEW IT!! I BUCKING KNEW IT!!
Haven: ZEPHYRINA!! WATCH YOUR TONGUE, YOUNG MARE!!
Hitch: That guy’s the Grandmaster?
Me: The best of the scummiest. I should be surprised, I am surprised, and yet I should feel more so than I am.
Zipp: Wait, Rachel’s at the Manor? Oh, hoofness.
Me: Come on, Bruce. You’re a grown man!
Sunny: (worried) Is she…I’m not so sure about this.
Hitch: I agree, this-this is not good.
Me: All I can say is that it gets worse before it gets better.
Zipp: Is that really a good idea?
Me: I’ve got full confidence in Alfred.
Me: Newsflash, Brucie-boy: your new friends are the most stubborn folks you could have ever met.
Pipp: Hey! Why did you call him Brucie?
Me: Because it sounded right.
Phyllis: (impressed) Such ingenuity!
Zipp: Okay, that was cool.
Hitch: (impressed but despondent) So amazing…
Me: Ahem!
Me: Much better.
Zipp: What was that for?
Me: Just so that the writers don’t accidentally leave Spike out of the equation.
Zipp: (gulps) Uh, oh.
Me: I just love it when corporate executives get petty; that shows their slipping up.
Zipp: I’m sorry, what?!
Sunny: You can’t fire him! He did nothing wrong!
‘I know that Bill has been wanting to get rid of me… but that’s just low, even for him.’
Phyllis: You don’t just fire your employees just because you don’t like them. It’s bad for business!
Alphabittle: Are you speaking from experience?
Phyllis: My father actually. (sighing) It was a nightmare and a half just to earn the trust of the public back, not that it helped matters.
Alphabittle: (swallowing his pride, pats her shoulder).
Me: Finally, here comes the detective part of Batman that’s been missed for so long.
Me: You’re being premature again, Pinkie. I know you’re excited but please stick to the current movie you’re in. (to myself) Wait, “crying ghosts”? What the hell’s that about? Does she mean La Llorona?
Sunny: (shocked) What?! No!
Zipp/Hitch: Conspired?!
Me: Oh, come on! This defeats the entire purpose of their deaths! This has got to be one of the cheapest cop outs I have ever seen in my life! (relenting) But, I for one, am not looking to get fired anytime soon so I’ll keep my mouth shut.
Me: Of course they would keep something like that as memorabilia!
Zipp: Are you still feeling salty?
Me: Yes, yes I am! What exactly do the Court of Owls add to the story other than for padding?! (sighing, deep breaths) Okay, so they are used to pad out the movie but are served for the Main Six and Spike. God almighty, I desperately need to stop speaking my mind at every little instance. I’ll be likely to get fired.
Me: (scared) Oh, no.
Hitch: What? What’s happening?
Zipp: Yeah, I don’t understand and it’s making me frustrated.
Me: It’s the doozy of the Pinkie Sense!
Hitch/Zipp: The what?
Me: (sighs) Just keep watching and you’ll see what I mean.
Me: At last, here comes the climax to the reign of the Scarecrow.
Zipp: They’re gonna head right into the lion’s den. Where’s Izzy? When’s she gonna be back?
Me: Don’t worry. She’ll be back. (tense) I’m more worried about Red.
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So to recap…. The Court of Owls, a hyper secret organization, one that’s considered a myth by most Gothamites…..apparently think it’s a good idea to divulge their evil plans via email?
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You would think that would be an issue, especially if a specialist could attempt to search an IP address to uncover the source of the internet. Unless the problem with that plan is that by the time that email was sent, the location is likely a deserted place and whether that email was written by that person from that 'exact' computer or if that was a prewritten email sent to that computer. And once the copy-and-pasted email was sent via that email, by the time they track the source of that laptop which could contain a history of how that message got there... the computer was destroyed, along with all its files.
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Canterlot Mall Theater, Discord's Branch
Juniper: Well, at least you’re all ok (she said with a sign of relief)
Rarity: They, may be ok darling but, I didn’t need to have something like that to image (she said towards Juniper)
Arctic: She has spirit. Always, trying to help someone in need the best she can
Pinkie: Yeah! Just like, when she help us all be friends again (she said with a smile)
Pinkie: D-Did I hear that right? (She said with a bit of a stutter)
Rainbow: oh no, here we go (she said as she knows what’s coming)
Applejack: Yeeep (she said to Rainbow as she nods her head)
Pinkie: I gotta plan a surprise fast birthday party! (She said with glee) I wonder, if he would like it to be Bat theme? (she questioned and pulls out a notebook and starts to write down possible ideas)
Arctic: (he would chuckles a little bit at this as he would smile) Maybe, we should wait until they save the day first Pinkie
Sci-Twi: Wow, people in Gotham really don’t, get surprised like this do they?
Arctic: Seeing, what happens there on a daily basis, there would be weirder things
Arctic: Gotta like, how her thinking ahead helped out. And with Lucius prepared an antidote, things could be looking good.
Fluttershy: I-I hope so.
Applejack: I agree, the villains seem to be steps ahead of them for awhile now
The Equestrian Girls and Juniper gasps in shock hearing this reveal
Pinkie: But, his your friend! Friends shouldn’t, miss out on other friends birthdays!
Juniper: You, really do take the parties seriously don’t you? (She ask towards the party girl)
The Rainbooms minus Pinkie and Arctic: You have no idea
Fluttershy: O-Oh no (she said softly feeling worried)
Juniper: Don’t worry, Fluttershy (she said towards) Bruce, will save her
Rainbow: Yeah! And, kick some major butt to
Rarity: Though, I am surprised Alfred would try to stop him
Arctic: Yeah, but Bruce is a stubborn one. When, he sets his mind on something he makes sure to do it.
Arctic: The Girls and Spike are back in action. Now, hopefully things will be better this time
Applejack: (would have a glare on her face as she looked over seeing some of the others also having glares)
Arctic: (Sees the glares they’re making) Don’t worry, people like him always get the karma they deserve.
Rarity: That..That’s awful! (She exclaimed)
Sci-Twi and Juniper: They, were behind his parents death too?! (They said at the same time
Applejack: (would grip her fist a bit in anger) Those, no good varmints.
Arctic: (would see this as he puts a hand on her shoulder) They’ll get what’s coming. I can, promise you that. (He said to the farm girl who would slowly unclench her fist)
Juniper: They, got the proof. At least, that’s good hopefully they can get in published somehow
Sci-Twi: Yeah, but seems like, something going down in Arkham. I have, a bad feeling about this
Fluttershy: I-I have a bad feeling about this. (she said feeling worried)
Rarity: As do I (she said while feeling nervous to)
Arctic: She walked right into their trap. Her anger got the best of her
Fluttershy: (got scared as she cover her face a bit into Rainbow shoulder)
Rainbow: (was comforting her friend as she rubs her head softly) it’s ok Flutters (she said to her shy friend)
Arctic: Overconfidence, a mistake that both villains and even some heroes make to (he mentioned)
Applejack: Yeah, we know about that (she said and looked over towards rainbow a bit
Rainbow: What? (As ask and notice Applejack look didn’t change) WHAT?!
Juniper: He, just keeps showing how good he is.
Sci-Twi: With, Crane taken care of. I just hope he can save Rachel
Rarity: I hope, so to darling. The poor girl been through enough.
Rainbow: Aw Yeah! Time for, the bug queen to get her butt kick again!
The Equestrian Girls and Juniper gasp in shock and, were now getting worried for the princess and her friends.
Sci-Twi: She’s, so much stronger.
Juniper: And, they’re barely doing anything at all..
Fluttershy: P-Please someone save them (she said softly and held onto rainbow arm)
There was a sigh of relief in the theater seeing Dr. Quinzel was able to save them.
Arctic: Didn’t see that coming. But, that was nice timing for her
Applejack: That was one heck of a swing. (She said impress)
Arctic: Oh, you have no idea (he said to himself)
Arctic: I have, a bad feeling about this
Sci-Twi: You’re not the only one. If they, couldn’t barely do anything on Chrysalis. I can, only imagine how the battle with the Dazzlings will go.
Juniper: Especially, when they have another siren with them.
Rainbow: Man, he is brave isn’t he
Arctic: Yeah, Gordon isn’t afraid to fight crime
Juniper: But, do those other cops really think they can fight him.
Arctic: Yeah, they’re not the brightest tools in the shed.
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Rarity: It’s, nice to know his passion of helping people.
Arctic: I wish, a lot of people would know about that and see he wants to help
Pinkie: Yeah, that would be really mean to, not see good in someone does in a bad city like that
Rainbow: Uh, what is that noise? (She ask)
Sci-Twi: It kinda sounds like…
Sci-Twi: Bats.. it was bats.
Rarity: W-Well, that’s one way to get to get out (she said a bit nervously)
Rainbow: (was about to speak up)
Applejack: Don’t, even think about it Rainbow (she said knowing what her friend was about to say)
Rainbow: You’re, no fun (she said with a small huff)
Juniper: As one leaves, they others show up
Sci-Twi: Hopefully, they’ll have a better time with them. I hope
Arctic: (was in his own thoughts as he grips his hand a little) I have a really bad feeling. Not just, for The princess and her friends. But.. for her aswell.
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Cool chapter. Looking forward to when they face the Sirens and Poison Ivy.
Am I the only one who thinks that Twilight revealing her secret identity to Harley Quinn is a bad idea?
Because if this isn't it, I hope she's good like "DC Superhero Girls (2019)" and "DC Harley Quinn (2019)"...
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Hunter's Extra Cut
Me: Nothing much except learning about the Court of Owls. What about you? Still thinking of ways to humiliate yourself as the klutz you are?~
Whether Twilight intentionally recorded everything or not, that was a good move, and boy was she quick to figure out who was the leader of The Court of Owls. Although we already imagined that they were involved in the death of Bruce's parents, now they have proof (Bruce is going to be very angry). And speaking of the bat, what a lesson he has taught Crane, literally his own medicine. But why was he throwing it into the water pipes? Something tells me that and the stolen machine are related. And Ra's al Ghul is alive? Something weird happens here.
Although it seems to me that the ponies are taking too many hits, if a love-filled Chrysalis can surpass Celestia in magic, and fear makes her more powerful, it makes sense that she would be so strong. And she's not the only Equestria villain threatening Gotham City; but Batman is not the only ally they have here, as Harleen Quinzel seems to be on her side, and she has arrived at the right time. If a harmless doctor can knock out Chrysalis, then ponies can too (I hope the drug bottle broke during the fight). It would be fine if Chrysalis ends up being infected by this "terror gas", and for Twilight to use her power against her.
The appearance of the mythical Batmobile could not be missing. Gordon doesn't know it yet, but he's going to get a chance to drive it (Rainbow Dash and Applejac would get along especially well with him).
There is no rush to finish this story. Rushing often causes quality to drop, so those who write, don't worry. If we have to wait, we'll wait until after the Christmas holidays for this story to end.
Again, Mr. E and Drama, I apologize.
Today’s been hectic than usual. Family drama, Christmas shopping, traffic, and gym workout, I’ve been more preoccupied.
I’ll do the best I can to catch up as soon as I can.
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It’s alright man
Shadow's Extra cut
While everyone is busy, I stayed iat the bat cave and get to work on computer, I'm still trying to get communications links to the theater and my base in Equestria but still no luck, which is starting to piss me off, plus I had a feeling that we were being watched, it was until I went to my car to get something, one of my devices was going off and it was the magical detector and it was pointing to my cars trunk, I opened the trunk and a little girl wearing a black hood, at first she was scared, but I offered my hand to her.
Me:"come on, I'm not going to hurt you".
She hazard it at first but she accepted and I help her outta my cars trunk
Me:"Who are you and why did you hide inside the trunk of my car"?.
She didn't answer, she did point to the device around her neck, which I knew what it is, she also pulled out a picture of Princess luna and adopted children, https://camo.fimfiction.net/_4c1y5hNVD02OsL4zTL74xFwK4WnOy6SE1LvHKQPOZU?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.twibooru.org%2Fimg%2F2020%2F7%2F15%2F893008%2Fmedium.png, after seeing the picture, it proved that Princess luna's children were trapped in the mutliverse and waiting to be recuse, I gave my radio and called Phantom Dragon.
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Me:(radio)"Phantom Dragon, can you hear me, what's your 20"?.
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Shadow's Extra cut
Me:"Phantom Dragon not answering his com link, he must be busy with something, I tell him later about her, let's see if Hunter can answer his com link".
Me:(radio)"Hunter, can you hear me"?.
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Cheese Sandwich: (Pouting) "No fair, my wife gets to host a birthday party without me!"
Cheese Sandwich: "WHAT?! And miss the gift-giving, or the piñata, or the pin the tail on the donkey? There should be a crime for that!"
Cranky Doodle Donkey: (To Cheese Sandwich) "My thoughts exactly. Who invented that atrocious game, pin the tail on the donkey? The very existence of that game offends our good name!"
Grubber: "Wow! Somebody's been sleeping on the wrong side of the bed."
Tempest Shadow: (To Grubber) "Can't say I blame 'em. After that fear gas, or drug...thing that Dr. Crane sprayed, which somehow made its way into this theater...we're never gonna sleep again..."
Grubber: (To random dude) "Y'know. I'd hate to be the poor schmuck to be on the receiving end of that woman's anger..." (Gets a death glare from Tempest Shadow) "Or any women, actually..."
Lil'Cheese: "Boo!"
Random pony: "Hmmmm. Is he thinking what I'm thinking?"
Derpy Hooves: (To Random pony) "Maybe, MDW! I think he thinks muffins are better than cupcakes!"
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I was walking down the main hall, with some others, when Bruce Wayne and Alfred raced past us.
Me: "Whoa! Where's the fire?"
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Me: (To Alfred) "What just happened?"
Random Dude: "And we can testify that Mr. Earle and Mr. E of the Cinematic Adventure are one and the same!"
Random Pony: "Then let's get dangerous!" (Has an imaginary light bulb) "Ooh! That's a good catchphrase! I need to trademark that!"
Derpy Hooves: (To random pony) "Uh, MDW? You can't! It's already been trademarked, but a duck! See?"
"Let's get dangerous!" – Darkwing Duck
Random pony: "DARN IT!"
Bow Hothoof: "You tell 'em, Dashie!"
Windy Whistles: "GO, RAINBOW DASH! Make mama proud!"
Quibble Pants: "As the Power Fans would say...PONY UP!!!"
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In the meantime, I, along with the others were left at Wayne Manor to enjoy the birthday party...but in the absence of the birthday man.
Derick: "He hasn't even blown out his birthday candles and he's already run off to fight crimes?"
Me: "What a waste of cake..." (Looks to see the candles melting) "And it's melting..."
Mina: (To me) "Well then, why not just blow it out already, so we can have a slice of the cake?"
Me: (To Mina) "No way, that's bad luck to even blow out the candles on someone else's birthday cake."
Carrie White: (Looking at all the party decorations) "So this is what a birthday party actually looks like."
Derick: (To Carrie) "You mean, you've never had a birthday party of your own before? Not even from your own mom?" (Carrie shook her head) "That's seriously messed up."
Isabelle: *Says something in animalese to express her disdain*
Mina: "Totally uncool obsidian..."
Krystal: "Indubitably..." (Gasps and looks holds her hands up to her head)
Carrie: (To Krystal) "Huh? Krystal? What is it? What's wrong?"
We all gathered around the sapphire space vixen to hear what is troubling her.
Krystal: "I just...sensed a disturbance...someone was here...they sounded...they're in pain!"
Carrie: (To Krystal) "What?" (Runs up to Krystal and puts her hands on her shoulders) " Well, where are they?"
Somewhere in Gotham
Loona was still in the same fatal position she was left in, since her first encounter with the mysterious man who calls himself 'Brainwave.' She couldn't move, she could hardly speak. She did, however, managed to send a distress call for help. And help soon arrived.
Blitzo: "Looney?" (Runs over to his adopted daughter) "Loona! What happened? Who did this to you?!"
Loona: (Tries to speak, but couldn't) "....."
Blitzo: "It was them...wasn't it?" (Growls angrily) "Those motherfuckers are gonna pay for this!" (Turns to Millie and Moxxie) "Millie, Moxxie! You two keep an eye on her!" (Cocks a hunting rifle) "I'm gonna find those a-holes and shoot their brains out!"
Blitzo walks away, while Millie and Moxxie took Loona away to be tended. Loona, however, tried to talk her dad out of it.
Loona: (Tries to speak) "...." [In her head: "No! DAD!"]
Random dude: (Points at the big screen) "MR. E IS IN THE MOVIE!"
Diamond Tiara: "An employee who owns just about everything? I think not!"
Queen Novo: "Vaporize an enemy's water supply?! Why don't you just launch an invasion like a mad king, to steal someone's precious pearl, while you're at it?"
Princess Skystar: (To Queen Novo) "Just be glad that something that destructive doesn't exist, in the Storm King's clutches, or we would've been goners!"
Queen Novo: (To Princess Skystar) "Don't even go there, Sky..."
Princess Celestia: "I'd say so."
Princess Luna: "It should be against the law."
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Diamond Tiara: "FIRED?! On what ground? You should be the one who is FIRED!"
Silver Spoon: "The nerve of that guy! That's like...like..."
Diamond Tiara: (To Silver Spoon) "Go ahead, Silver Spoon. You can say it. My parents?"
Silver Spoon: (To Diamond Tiara) "Uh...yeah..."
Big Mac: "Eeyup!"
Scootaloo: "If Phoenix Wright and his agency were here, they'd say..."
"OBJECTION!" – Phoenix Wright
Eric Bischoff: "Now that's what I call a gambit."
Crazy Steve: "Batman Gambit!"
Pinkie Pie clearly has no idea about how close to home she was. Especially with the recent nightmare the audience had just experienced.
Button Mash: (PTSD flashbacks) "Clowns? Nuns? GHOSTS?! WHERE?"
Looks at a random filly, dressed as Emily from Corpse Bride.
Button Mash: (Screams a high-pitch scream) "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!! LA LLORONA!!!" (Jumps into his mother's arms) "SAVE ME, MOM! Don't let her take me! I'll be a good boy! I'll clean my room! I'll do my homeworks! I'll eat my vegetables! AND I WON'T SNEAK MY GAMES AND PLAY DURING MY BEDTIME, AGAIN!"
Button Mash's old brother: (To Button Mash) "Ha! Scaredy cat." (Reveals that La Llorona is just Spur dressed as Emily) "Also, busted..."
Button Mash's mom: (To Button Mash) "Button. You and I are going to have a stern talk, when this Cinematic Adventure is over..."
The Audience: *GASPS*
Stygian: "And somehow, they're aware of our existence!" (To Princess Celestia and Princess Luna) "Are you two certain you didn't have any past antagonism with the Court? Or anyone in Gotham? Let alone the League of Assassins?"
Princess Celestia: (To Stygian) "Not that I know of...but then again..." (Turns to Princess Luna) "Luna. Have you had any history with them?"
Princess Luna: (To Celestia) "I wish I'd known, Tia. But...I just...don't..."
Gabby: "ALRIGHT, SPIKE!"
Big Mac: "Eeyup!"
At the same time, Cheese Sandwich and his son, Lil'Cheese, also started to shake uncontrollably.
Cheese Sandwich: "OOH! That one's a doozy!"
Lil'Cheese: "WHEEEE!!!"
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Back at Wayne Manor, Discord was showering himself, and singing a song, when:
Discord: (Showering and singing) "Winter wrap-up, winter wrap–OOOH!" (Starts to shake uncontrollably) "Looks like it's time for Captain Good Guy to go to work again..."
Extra Cut
At the same time, my group and I were heading to the source of distress that Krystal had detected, when...
Carrie White: "AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!" (Felt a throbbing sensation in her head)
We all came to a stop and gathered around Carrie.
Me: (To Carrie) "Carrie? What's wrong?"
Carrie White: (To me) "Something...something's..."
Krystal walked up to Carrie and puts a hand in front of Carrie, with another on her head, to read Carrie's thoughts, while also helping the troubled girl calm down.
Mina: (To Krystal) "What's happening to her?"
Krystal: (Opens up her eyes) "It's not her...Someone else is..." (Her eyes widened in alarm as her ears perked up in alarm) "LOOK OUT!"
Krystal quickly swung her staff to deflect a grenade that was thrown at us. The grenade exploded in a flash of light, revealing that it was a flash grenade. We barely had time to avoid it, and most of us were disoriented.
I looked up, through the T-visors of my Mandalorian Helmet, just in time to see a glint of light, flying towards us, coming from the perch of a building. Next thing I know, a bullet grazed across a piece of armor on my arm.
Me: "TAKE COVER!"
Blitzo: "HELL HAVE NO FURY THAN A FATHER WHOSE DAUGHTER HAS BEEN ASSAULTED!" (Proceeds to whip out a gatling gun and shoot us like a maniac)
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Me:
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Me: *smirks* That thing of doing what we like can really get to you, huh?
Bruce: Yeah...
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Me: Duty calls.
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Me: It's no use arguing with them Bruce, they have determination as firm as a mountain.
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Me: *suits up into Nightwing* Go time.
More to develop tomorrow!
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When the girl and I came outta the Bat cave, we heard gun shoots coming from the ground floor, Discord appeared next him and took a peek.
Discord:"That weirdo is back and he's mad as heck, what we going to do"?.
Me(looks at the girl)"you have to trust me on this one kid"(the girl nodded and walked towards Discord and gets behind him)"keep her safe, I'll explain later, as soon I get him disarm and pin, get everyone to safety".
Blitzo was reloading his gun when I jump from the second floor and attack him,disarm him and throw him in to the wall.
Me:(I look up and yelled at Discord)"DISCORD, NOW"!!!.
Discord snapped his fingers and everyone was teleported to the second floor, Blitzo saw that Carrie White is gone and he saw Shadow.
Blitzo"I really getting sick and tired of you and the other guy getting in our way, looks like I have to take care of you first, let's finish this, now"( put up his fists).
Me:"Fine by me, I was hoping to get challenge anyway".
We both charge at each other and started to fight.
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Nightwing (Me): She's getting away!
Batman: We'll get her in a moment.
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Nightwing (Me): Ra's al Ghul?...
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Nightwing (Me): This doesn't look good.
Batman: Sure doesn't.
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Nightwing (Me): Real nasty stuff.
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Nightwing (Me): So we better hurry.
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Nightwing (Me): Be ready for a surprise.
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Nightwing (Me): *smiles* About time I rode in this thing.
Batman: Pretty neat, huh?
Nightwing (Me): Definitely.
Indeed. That's basically the explanation of the whole movement of unbridled hatred for Ellen these days, despite the fact there has never been proof the toxic workplace under a few producers on the show was known by her or caused by her, or that anyone making demands on Ellen's behalf actually was and not just pretending to do so. (Like Svengallop and Rara.) There's nothing that proves that Ellen's warmth and kindness is just a facade, and at worst, all that could be proved is that she's business-oriented and no-nonsense and perfectionist when the cameras aren't rolling. But because she's not bubbly and happy 24/7, in modern society's (the Internet's) eyes, that makes her a fraud.
Or the whole James Corden thing. Nothing but a tempest in a teacup, on a cosmic scale of things. I don't particularly care for Corden's style (especially Crosswalk: The Musical), but to say the restaurant incident is indicative of him as a whole is an absurd leap.
Some people still hold the shoplifting incident over Winona Ryder's head these days as a reason not to listen to her, even though she was under the influence of an absurd amount of painkillers prescribed by a quack. Her career suffered and she was basically sidelined, over this. It's just thoroughly absurd.
It's really obscene that the idea that people are only saints or sinners, with nothing in between, and even the smallest mistake becomes reason to put them in the latter category, is the prevailing wisdom these days.
Sorry to take the moment to vent, but I just really needed to.
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Capper Dapperpaws: "How the mighty has fallen..."
Rumble: "Please, don't let us get sprayed by that creepy's fear gas again!"
Scootaloo: "Yeah! TAKE THAT, Dr. Scary!"
Trixie: "That's because he was gassed! I should know. WE GOT GASSED! And we're forever traumatized!"
Starlight Glimmer: "I'll do you better. Who's Scarecrow?"
Silverstream: (To Starlight) "I'll do you better. Why's Scarecrow?"
Big Mac: "Nope."
Trixie: "Yeah, right. A scarecrow...who shoots FEAR GASES, standing right in front of you!"
Starlight Glimmer: (To Trixie) "Ain't like they can hear us, Trixie. They can't hear us, remember?"
Moon Dancer: "More like a deranged maniac!"
Big Mac: "Eeyup."
Button Mash: (To Rumble) "I've got a bad feeling about this..."
Rumble: (To Button Mash) "Get it together, man!"
Ocellus: (Whispers in terror) "Chrysalis!"
Audience: "RUN!"
The same white gas found its way into Discord's Theater.
Trixie: "Oh no! NOT AGAIN!" (Gets her nose covered by Starlight Glimmer)
Starlight Glimmer: (While covering her nose) "DON'T BREATHE THE GAS!"
Some tried to hold their breaths. Others...not so fortunate...
Ocellus: (Shrieks in fear) "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!" (Quickly grabs Silverstream by the tail)
Silverstream: "HEY!" (Gets turned into a sea pony against her will) "Ocellus? What are you–OW!" (Gets repeatedly bashed against the other patrons by Ocellus) "OW! OOH! OUCH! EEK! OOH! OW! EEK!!!"
Ocellus: (Shrieks in fear) "YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE, QUEEN CHRYSALIS! NEVER! YA HEAR ME?! NEVEEEEEEEEEERRRRR!!!!"
Gallus: (To Ocellus and trying to rescue Silverstream) "Ocellus, stop! Put Silver down! Put Silver! OW!" (Get bonked on the beak) "Oh! Right in the beak...Huh?" (Sees the entire theater shrinking down on him) "Oh no! No, no, no, no! PLEASE NO! I DON'T DO TIGHT CONFINING SPACES!"
Yona: "Yona not scared! Yona not scared! Yona not scared! YONA NOT–" (Felt a tap on her side, turns around and sees...)
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"Come to mommy!"
Yona: (Screaming) "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHHHHH!!!! YAK RUN AWAY!!!" (Yona runs out of the theater room and into the hallway, chased by the hallucination of the pink spider chasing her)
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"Eat my friends. EAT!"
The dark spirits who have been waiting in the shadows, once again, came out to feast on the audiences' fears, making them stronger than before.
"Soon, we will have enough nourishment for the day of reckoning upon these mortals and their allies. There will be no hope and no escape from the nightmare that is soon to come!"
Moon Dancer: (Her face turns green) "That's just wrong!"
Minuette: (Hugs Moon Dancer) "Hold me, Moon Dancer!"
Button Mash: "GO BATMAN, GO! SAVE US POWER PONIES!!!" (Turns to look and see a creeper next to him)
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Button Mash: "Oh dang."
*KA-BOOM*
Princess Luna: (Covering her nose) "NO...She can't be..." (She looked at Rachel with concerns and briefly sees Padmé’s face in her place)
Thorax: “PHARYNX!” (Screams like a girl and jumps into Pharynx’s arms) “I’m scared!”
Pharynx: (To Thorax) “Will you just stop being a—OH SHOOT! I think she touched me! I THINK SHE TOUCHED ME!” (Carries Thorax away, to hide somewhere)
At that moment, in the theater, the lights went out, plunging the screaming audience into a frenzy of panic, especially when a booming voice was heard.
????: “I am the terror that trots in the night! I am the pony parody of a beloved Disney 90’s Classic! I am…MARE-DO-WELL!!!”
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Me: (disturbed) He’s still at it. Yikes.
Pipp: That’s disturbing on so~ many levels.
Zipp: Oh, sh…
Haven: Zipp~!
Zipp: S…sugar stamps.
Haven: (nodding) Much better.
Hitch: Get outta there fast, Rachel!
Me: I mean…technically he’s not wrong.
Sunny: (worried) Oh, I don’t like this.
Pipp: (likewise) You and me both, Sunny.
Zipp: She should have kept that to herself.
Hitch: She doesn’t know what he’s capable of. She thought she held the advantage.
Sunny: (scared) Oh, no…
Zipp: (likewise) She’s gonna do something to her, I know it.
Me: (bracing) Everyone, when I say so, close your eyes and think of something or someone you love dearly.
Pipp: (close to whimpering) Again?
Me: (breathing to keep calm) I can sense it coming.
Me: (seething) Oh course you would, you parasitic worthless cockroach.
Me: (shouting) NOW!!
As I worked to keep the physical fear away from even touching the minds of the audience, all I could feel was a growing anger. It was not directed at Chrysalis, rather she acted as the catalyst for my absolute rage for everything she stood for, and from that anger I was plunged into a memory that didn’t belong to me, but rather was given so that I could see the truth.
“You love yer sister? You make any noise and you what happens? Imma kill her instead ‘a you. And if you make any any noise, Imma kill her, ya understand? Understand? Shh…”
Those poor girls. All they had known was nothing but happiness to be a part of their family and just to be alive…so full of wonder for the world around them, and that was taken away from them by a monster.
“They kill ‘em with their love. That’s how it is, everyday all over the world.”
It wasn’t fair. When the world is so full of love it has to content and live with hate…and pain. So much pain.
Me: (mumbling to myself) Never thought I would see the day when I met a creature, a sentient being with emotions, who was incapable of feeling love. (setting back into my seat) You may all look now.
First night on the job and already I wanted to go to bed, but fuck it I got a job to do.
Zipp: Yes! They’re coming to kick your asses!
Haven: Zipp!
Zipp: Sorry, mom!
Haven: (stern) I am watching your tongue, young mare!
Sunny: No!
Zipp: What has she done?!
Pipp: So~ Evil~, and I mean that sincerely!
Me: Guess who just arrived.
Hitch: (pumps hoof) The Batman~!
Me: (groans) At the first sign of their demise, they always run away like a cockroach.
Zipp: I know! It’s infuriating! It’s like they have no spine!
Hitch: (agrees) Just like a cockroach.
Pipp: (whins) Eww~, I hate cockroaches~!
Sunny: Should we…?
Me: (smirking, chuckling) Not this time. I am not having you guys miss this.
Sunny: Okay.
Audience: WHAT?!!!
Sunny: How is that possible?!
Hitch: But he’s dead!
Hitch: (shouting) I KNOW!! I SAID THE SAME THING!!
Zipp: Hitch, please! Stop with the shouting!
Hitch: (subsiding) Sorry…I just get so frustrated when something doesn’t make sense.
Zipp: (sympathizes) I know. The same thing happens to me.
Me: I’m disappointed, honestly.
Sunny: How come?
Me: I’ve heard many criticisms about how the Scarecrow is treated like a joke in this movie, and especially in the later movies. Just so you know, this is the first in a trilogy.
Sunny: It is? That’s…wait, what about Scarecrow you were just saying?
Me: I came into this movie with hopes that Scarecrow wouldn’t be treated as a joke, or more accurately his defeat would be more worthwhile. Guess not.
Sunny: Yes!
Zipp: Alright! Time to take this changeling monster downtown!
Hitch: (mumbles) I wanted to say that.
Me/Zipp: Oh, damn~!
Hitch: Ow~! Feel that burn!
Sparky: Dat burn!
Sunny: (laughs).
Pipp: (giggling and clicking) That is so~ going online! With glitter~!
Me: First they get arrogant, then they get reckless, and then they get desperate.
Sunny: That still doesn’t take away the emotion of the action. This is so tense!
Me: (deadpan) Wonder Woman would be embarrassed.
Zipp: She also uses a lasso?
Me: Uh-huh.
Me: (winces) Oooh…that’s gotta hurt in the morning.
Alphabittle: These mares are supposed to be the great heroes of Equestria?! C’mon, they were supposed to have fought this bug before right?!
Sunny: (nervous) Uh…y-yeah?
Alphabittle: (sighs) I should not have woken up.
Me: Take it easy there, ‘Shy.
Sunny: (scared) Is she alright?
Hitch: She’s letting the pressure get to her, this is not good!
Zipp: Think positive, Hitch!
Hitch: Right now, I don’t want to think! PERIOD!!
Sparky: Hu’dru’ time!
Hitch: (gasps).
Zipp: That’s not good!
Me: (livid) What the *censored* was that?! Fluttershy, for *censored*’s sake, what the hell happened to you?! Whatever happened to being assertive?!
Zipp: Okay! That’s enough on the cussing.
Me: I’ll calm down as soon as I have—!
Sunny: (nervous but hopeful) A nice and plain banana apple smoothie?
I take a good few sips, fast at first then slowly calming down until at last I got my breathing under control.
Me: Thanks, Sunny. You’re a lifesaver.
Sunny: Thank you.
Me: How much do I ya?
Sunny: Oh, nothing! Just doing a favor for a friend.
Hitch: (slack-jawed) Wow. Didn’t see that one coming.
Zipp: (buggy eyed) Who knew she had spunk?
Sunny: (to Me) Are you okay, Plymouth?
I was just sitting there with my mouth open, utterly surprised and shocked out of my mind.
Pipp: (to Me) Mom always said it was rude to stare with your mouth open.
I responded in kind, doing so.
Me: I just didn’t expect for that to happen. (to myself) What could this mean going forward? Chemical vat? Joker romance, or Ivy? Maybe something else?
Hitch: Are you serious?! She just broke the cardinal rule of superheroes: never reveal your secret identity!
Me: Oh, yeah. I forgot about that.
Hitch: That’s actually the second cardinal rule about superheroes.
Zipp: What’s rule number three?
Hitch: (brags) I’ve got the entire list written down. It’s somewhere in the office but I can’t seem to find it.
Sunny: (to Zipp) He’s still got his entire collection from when he was a colt.
Zipp: Really? Oh-ho, I have got to see that!
Sunny: What?!
Zipp: Oh, you gotta be kidding me!
Me: Why, oh why, must the villain always run away? I’ll tell you, because they’re nothing but a buncha cowards who are playing with fire way too close to their face. They believe they can play God, to blind to see the reality until it’s too late.
Sunny: Wait! Don’t kill him!
Hitch: The Gotham City Police absolutely disgusts me.
Hitch: You fat lump.
Zipp: At least Gordon’s going in.
Hitch: That’s something that I’m okay with.
Hitch: Whew, that was close.
Alphabittle: Whatever you can do, do it fast, buddy!
Hitch: (close to tears) That was so cool!
Zipp: Are you crying?
Hitch: No…maybe?
Sunny: He did what?!
Zipp: That…just…GRRR!!!
Hitch: Then everyone in Gotham will get the fear toxin in their drinking water!
Pipp: (with Gordon) What was that?
Pipp: AAHH!! RABIES!! RABIES!!
Sprout: GET ‘EM OUTTA MY MANE!! MOOOOOOOOOMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!
Me: Forget rabies, I’m gonna get a migraine!
Me: (nods) Uh-huh.
Zipp: (likewise) Yep.
Zipp: (whistles) Talk about an entrance.
Hitch: That was so cool!
Pipp: I love it~!
Sunny: I can’t believe Izzy’s missing this!
Zipp: This is…there’s so much happening I don’t know what to think.
Pipp: I’m glad Izzy’s not here to see this! She would be able to stand all of this!
Sunny: (worried) I hope Izzy’s alright, wherever she went.
Hitch: She’ll be fine. She’s Izzy Moonbow!
Sunny: I know but…(getting up) I’m gonna go look for her.
Me: Stay in your seats, everyone. Pause the movie, I’ll go and find her. Be right back! Be patient, everyone!
The projector paused the movie as I left my seat and left into the parlor of the theater on the search for the two missing patrons.
Haven: (scoffs) “Be patient”. How can I be patient when everything I’m watching does not slow down for goodness sake?
Alphabittle: I don’t know about you, but I’m going to take this opportunity and take a nap.
Haven: Again?
Alphabittle: Never again will I watch a late-night movie. Wake me when the action’s done.
Princess Celestia: "Oh...thank goodness..."
Zatanna: " Oh, thank goodness he's alright."
Apple Bloom: "Ugh..." (Squeamish) "It was not a pleasant experience for all of us..."
Granny Smith: (Gives a stink eye at Big Mac) "Expired milk?" (Big Mac blushes up a storm as he gets an earful from Granny Smith) "You poisoned our family recipe of apple flapjacks with EXPIRED MILK?!!!"
Tubby Nugget: " How could you've not checked the expiration date?"
Princess Celestia: "Thank goodness..."
Princess Luna: "Here's hoping..."
Fleck: " Just another typical day of the Mane Six, after all."
Bon Bon: " You said it."
Zatanna: " Massager this Twilight isn't going to hurt Bruce, is she?"
Myself: " What?! No Twilight would never hurt someone.... At least not intentionally... Ha ha!"
Zatanna: "that isn't very reassuring."
IMoon Dancer: (Anxious) "Come on, Twilight. You've got this!"
Star Catcher: "Oh please, please oh please!"
Luster Dawn: "Come on...come on..."
Zatanna: " Wait, it is?"
Zee then pulls out a magical calendar from her hat , stretched in an impossibly long length. Then she stops on the month of April on the 7th day, where it was written Bruce Wayne's birthday.
Cheese Sandwich: "Oh that's nice–"
Maud Pie: (Deadpan) "She's gonna blow."
Gilda: "HIT THE DECK!" (Ducks behind her table, with Trixie screaming like a little girl...well, technically, she is a girl. A big girl. But screaming like a little girl, nonetheless)
Trixie: (High-pitch screaming) "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Princess Celestia: "Oh...thank goodness..."
Zatanna: " Oh, thank goodness he's alright."
Apple Bloom: "Ugh..." (Squeamish) "It was not a pleasant experience for all of us..."
Granny Smith: (Gives a stink eye at Big Mac) "Expired milk?" (Big Mac blushes up a storm as he gets an earful from Granny Smith) "You poisoned our family recipe of apple flapjacks with EXPIRED MILK?!!!"
Tubby Nugget: " How could you've not checked the expiration date?"
Princess Celestia: "Thank goodness..."
Princess Luna: "Here's hoping..."
Fleck: " Just another typical day of the Mane Six, after all."
Bon Bon: " You said it."
Zatanna: " Massager this Twilight isn't going to hurt Bruce, is she?"
Myself: " What?! No Twilight would never hurt someone.... At least not intentionally... Ha ha!"
Zatanna: "that isn't very reassuring."
IMoon Dancer: (Anxious) "Come on, Twilight. You've got this!"
Star Catcher: "Oh please, please oh please!"
Luster Dawn: "Come on...come on..."
Zatanna: " Wait it is?"
Zee then pulls out a magical calendar from her hat , stretched in an impossibly long length. Then she stops on the month of April on the 7th day with Bruce Wayne’s birthday written on it
Maud Pie: (Deadpan) "She's gonna blow."
Gilda: "HIT THE DECK!" (Ducks behind her table, with Trixie screaming like a little girl...well, technically, she is a girl. A big girl. But screaming like a little girl, nonetheless)
Trixie: (High-pitch screaming) "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Zatanna: " Happy birthday, Bruce!"
Gilda: "Yeah. One where I'm trapped in...wanting to be free..."
Smolder: "Yup. Here we go...I'll bet my Championship Belt that he's gonna freak out."
Smolder: (Annoyed) "Oh darn!" (Gives up her 24/7 Championship Belt to Gallus) "Well, have fun with the crowds?"
Gallus: "What do you–" (Looks up to see a whole mob of greedy dragons, griffons, and ponies fixated on him now) "Oh f–"
Big Mac: "Nope."
Zecora: "Hmmmm. So relieving to see that our friends now have allies to call on indeed. With this new antidote in possession, the fruits of their labors will soon bring successions."
Shining Armor: " Yes, I know my had something up her horn."
Sunburst: "YEAH! Give it to him, Batman!" (Gets jumpscared by the specter)
The audience: "WHAT?!"
Gilda: "Good call there, Batman." (Turns to a screaming pegasus pony)
The poor pony was screaming at the top of his lungs, still traumatized by the fear gas he had inhaled. Without warning, Gilda snatched a huge silver tray from Tim Ribbert and bangs it on the pony's head with a loud bong.
Trixie: "STOP HER!"
Diamond Tiara: (To Apple Bloom) "On the contrary...she's got your sister!"
Big Mac: (Terrified to Diamond Tiara) "Eeyup..."
Shining Armor: "...Please tell me he didn't just commit a jailbreak to break out of jail..."
Can we all just agree that Harley's the best in this movie?