Black Mask and the Vicious Vixens made their way towards Arkham Asylum, ready to put their master plan into action. Poison Ivy could sense the ancient roots of the centuries old plant flowing beneath the decrepit old streets of the Narrows. Black Mask, with two pistols loaded, was ready to blow some heads sky high. The Dazzlings and Zoe Pink-Star were prepped to hypnotize and entrance anyone that stood in their way, except for Sonata Dusk. She still felt uneasy about the whole situation, like she felt something was bound to go wrong. However, she dared not voice her opinion or risk a threat from her sisters (Even some girl they only just met).
Finally, the six arrived at the front door of the asylum. Coincidentally enough, they noticed the Power Ponies and Humdrum coming out at that very moment. Not really wanting to deal with them at the moment, they quickly dove behind a nearby wall. The Dazzlings and Zoe peeked out from behind the wall and spotted them.
“Well, isn’t this a surprise?” Adagio grinned. “Seems to be our lucky day girls.”
“You can say that again,” Aria nodded. “Here we are hoping to bring an ancient murderous plant back to life and now we can kill the idiots who’ve stood in our way long enough.”
“Those are the famous Elements of Harmony?” Zoe asked skeptically. “I’ll be honest, I’m disappointed. I thought they’d be far more powerful and imposing than those dressed-up livestock.”
As they watched, they noticed that Twilight Sparkle used her horn to transport herself and her friends away from the area. Once they were gone, the villainous group emerged from hiding.
“You know, for wanting them dead so much, you weren’t exactly eager to jump out for the kill,” Black Mask told the sirens.
“We have bigger work to do right now,” Adagio responded. “Once this tree returns to life, all bets are off. I’ll be personally scraping what remains of those stupid ponies, and their dragon errand boy, right off my boot.”
“Then we shouldn’t waste time,” Ivy spoke, procuring the vial. “I can hear the wails of the plant below our feet. She’s crying out to be reborn.”
With that said, the dastardly syndicate flung open the doors of the asylum and made their way inside.
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Inside the Batmobile, Batman drove while Rachel hung onto the harness, terrified beyond words. A cop car pulled across the alley and the dark knight hit the accelerator, making it speed forward. The two cops in the car gaped at the Batmobile and braced themselves as the tank smashed into their car, its huge front tires crushed the bonnet as it bounced right over in a messy display of brute force. The Batmobile took off down the street while the two cops in the crushed car stared in shock, scrunched down in their seats.
One of them grabbed the radio and called it in, a miracle the radio still worked.
“He’s in a vehicle!” They said.
“Make and color?”
“It’s a black… tank,” The cop answered in disbelief.
“Tank?”
As Batman drove the Batmobile down the streets, a large number of police cars formed a barricade just up the street. There were SWAT trucks, riot shields, large amounts of weapons, and plenty of officers ready to stop this masked vigilante at all costs.
“I’d like to see him get past this,” One officer said confidently.
“What if he just flattens us with that things?” Another asked nervously.
“I wouldn’t be too worried about him.”
The sudden voice made the officers look to their side, only to widen their eyes in shock. Coming down the side street, at a rapid pace, was another giant tank-like vehicle with heavy armor plating.
Sitting in the vehicle, largely thanks to an expansion spell, the Power Ponies and Humdrum burst down the street in their armored vehicle in the direction of the roadblock.
“We need to clear this roadblock for Bruce,” Masked Matterhorn instructed the group.
“Thankfully Lucius had this awesome thing ready for us!” Zapp said happily. “If Bruce gets a tank, it’s only fair we do too.”
Saddle Rager turned to her left when she heard light weeping and noticed Filly Second had a few tears running down her face.
“Are you okay?” She asked concerned.
“I’m okay,” Filly Second nodded, wiping her tears. “It’s just that riding in this car reminds me of Kevin Conroy.”
“Who’s Kevin Conroy?” Saddle Rager asked confused.
“Someone that’ll be missed greatly in the Batman world,” Filly Second smiled sadly.
As they discussed this, Matterhorn turned back toward Radiance and Mistress Marevelous.
“I’m going to need you two to man the weaponry,” Matterhorn instructed. “I can filter my magic into them, so it won’t hurt anyone, but it’ll get them out of the way. It’s basically like a giant magic gun.”
“Can do partner!” Mistress Marevelous nodded.
“I’m all for non-lethal methods darling,” Radiance agreed.
They proceeded to press a few buttons a found themselves shifted inside the vehicle to the front of targeting screens with controls at their hooves. From the top of the vehicle, a giant tank-like turret sprouted.
“60-millimeter cannon operational,” The computer announced.
From the side, another smaller turret packed with multiple non-lethal rounds sprang forth.
“Riot suppressor engaged.”
The Masked Matterhorn concentrated all her magic into the giant cannon on the roof and it filled to the brim with a magical light. As the vehicle continued to speed forward towards the barricade, Radiance and Mistress Marevelous aimed with the computer, awaiting the signal.
“Target in range!” Radiance announced.
“Fire!” Matterhorn yelled
Radiance and Mistress Marevelous both pressed the controls and a giant beam of light ignited from the cannon towards the barricade. The cops screamed and ducked for cover as the light sent the police and their cars clear off the street. But thankfully, none of them were hurt.
“Good shot girls!” Matterhorn acknowledged. “Now let’s go help Bruce!”
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Meanwhile, the Batmobile weaved around traffic, dodging the freeway supports. Inside, Rachel braced against the dash, breathing fast, staring at the road ahead. In her min, the road seemed to be moving past at impossible speeds.
“You’ve been poisoned,” Batman told her. “Stay calm.”
He checked the intricate GPS display before returning his attention to the road ahead. The Batmobile raced over the roads, jumping lights, nimbly dodging through the cross-traffic, and soon two cop cars joined the pursuit from the cross-streets. Their lights blazed and the sirens blared at the same time. Batman saw them from the rear-view monitor and flipped a switch, which caused the Batmobile to drop spike strips onto the road.
The cop cars hit them, making the tires explode, and the rims sparked as they grinded and skidded sideways into each other while the Batmobile disappeared into the distance. Further down the road, an impatient cop was on the radio.
“At least tell me what it looks like,” He demanded.
But then his eyes went wide the moment the Batmobile roared past.
“Never mind.”
Soon the Batmobile shot out from under the elevated freeway and a spotlight from a chopper struck it. Batman glanced at a row of buttons, each one had a tiny screen showing a different view, and he pushed one so the view flicked onto the main display. By this point, Rachel was hyperventilating.
“Breathe slowly,” He instructed. “Close your eyes.”
And so Rachel did just that. She closed her eyes for a moment, only to snap them back open.
“That’s worse!” She yelled.
Batman was distracted when three cops pulled across the intersection in an attempt to form a roadblock and he touched the GPS screen so the map became three-dimensional, showing the heights of buildings and street levels. He then had the Batmobile skid into a turn and headed through the entrance to a multi-level parking garage, taking out both the ticket machine and the barrier.
The Batmobile raced upward through the structure, the car’s enormous width taking out pillars at every turn; inside, Rachel flinched away from the pillars.
“What’re you doing?!” She screamed.
“Shortcut,” Batman answered shortly.
The cop cars had trouble with the downed pillars, which hindered the chase. It wasn’t long before the Batmobile roared out onto the top level and was lit up once again by the chopper. The vehicle reversed into a spot marked ‘compact’, crushing the cars on either side, and then raced forward just as the cop cars emerged onto the roof, blocking the only way down, and it screeched to a halt.
Now… they were trapped.
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Back at the asylum, the villains made their way through the asylum. Only a few guards stood at the front door when they first walked in. But due to a hypnotizing siren song, they walked to their side completely under their control. As they continued on, the villains found their path blocked off again as a barrage of guards ran toward them with weapons ready.
“Freeze!” One guard yelled. “Stay where you are!”
Black Mask quickly pulled out his two guns and fired off rounds, as did their hypnotized henchmen. The guards fell to the ground with gunshots in their bodies bleeding profusely.
“Nice shooting there, Sionis,” Zoe complimented.
“I know,” Black Mask replied simply.
The group continued through the halls of the asylum until eventually coming to the cell block. There Dr. Quinzel was aiding her fellow doctors to evacuate the inmates.
“Alright everyone, if we can proceed in a calm and orderly fashion, this will go much smoother,” Dr. Quinzel said calmly.
“Oh, I seriously doubt that…” Adagio said.
Dr. Quinzel gasped when she saw the villains in their way and quickly raised the baseball bat she kept with her since her encounter with Chrysalis. The sirens just looked at one another with a smirk as the same wicked thought crossed their minds. Adagio first turned back to Poison Ivy and Black Mask, holding out some earplugs in one hand.
“You guys might want these,” She warned.
The pair took the earplugs and put them in so they couldn’t hear what was coming.
“Care to join me in a little sinister magic, sisters?” Adagio asked.
To which the other sirens gave a nod of their heads before turning back to the group of doctors and inmates. They proceeded to do what they do best… sing.
As they sang, the doctors and inmates quickly found themselves entranced by the hypnotizing melody of the sirens. Dr. Quinzel dropped her bat, her mind in complete control. The Dazzlings and Zoe walked forward with ease and began leading the group through the halls once more. As they sang on, the group broke out into a huge dance routine.
“Now lead us, lunatics!” Adagio ordered loudly. “Lead us to the heart of this asylum!”
Obeying the orders of their masters, the inmates and doctors proceeded to dance their way through the halls and led the group of villains to where they needed to be. Black Mask and Poison Ivy watched in complete confusion as all of this went on. However, if it got them to where they needed to be with no trouble, then they decided to go along with it. At this point, even the mind-controlled inmates and doctors sung along with their hypnotists.
The sirens laughed wickedly as the mindless henchmen led them on through the asylum. As they ventured on, even Sonata Dusk slowly found herself getting into the plan. At first she didn’t like it because she felt something bad would happen and everything would get messed up as usual. However, things seemed to be in their favor for a moment.
“You know… I forgot how much fun this is,” She admitted. “I mean it, this is like for realisies actually going better than I thought. Now that it’s the four of us, we’re unstoppable together! So… what’s the next part of the plan, Dagi?”
Adagio, Aria, and Zoe looked at one another with a wicked smirk before Adagio casually wrapped her arm over her siren sister’s shoulder as they strolled past the cell block.
“I’m very glad you asked Sonata,” She smiled. “The next part of our plan… is getting rid of the dead weight.”
Sonata quirked a curious eyebrow, not fully grasping what that meant.
“Dead weight?” Sonata repeated. “I mean… I know our henchmen are not much to look at. But they’ve done what we asked without—”
Suddenly, before Sonata had more time to contemplate, Adagio shoved Sonata into a nearby open cell and Aria quickly slammed the cell door shut behind her. Sonata quickly got back up and rushed forward, clinging to the bars trying to pull the door open… but it was locked.
“What’re you doing?!” She yelled confused. “If this is a joke it’s not funny!”
“It’s just as Adagio said,” Aria smirked. “We’re getting rid of the ‘dead weight’.”
“I don’t understand!” Sonata said. “I’ve done everything you asked me to; we’re supposed to be a team!”
“Oh Sonata… poor… foolish… ignorant Sonata,” Adagio grinned. “The truth is: You’ve become a burden on us. And now… it’s time to rectify that. You’re immature… you’re childish… and quite frankly… stupid. So long as we keep you around, we’ll never get anywhere.”
Hearing her sisters say such horrible things, especially from Adagio, it just broke the poor blue siren’s heart. Tears started welling up in her eyes, one even managed to slip free and slide down her face.
“B-B-But we’re sisters,” She wept. “We’re family till the end, remember?”
It was the Zoe walked up toward the bars, leaning in with a wicked smirk.
“Not anymore,” Zoe said maliciously
She then shot her hand through the bars and wrenched the amulet from Sonata’s neck before pulling it back. Sonata clutched her chest, where the amulet used to be, as she felt her powers leave her yet again. She fell to her knees and looked up in shock toward her sisters and Zoe.
“You can’t do this to me!” Sonata whimpered. “The Dark One and the Benefactor won’t be happy when they learned what you’ve done!”
“All they expect are ‘three sirens’ returning with the results they need,” Adagio clarified. “They didn’t specify one of them had to be ‘you’."
“Face the facts Sonata Dusk, you’re washed up,” Zoe mocked. “Now, these girls finally found someone better than you… more intelligent than you. But don’t worry, once we’ve resurrected the tree and completely demolish this dump, we’ll make sure to make you death… quick. No sense wasting valuable time on a ‘long’ death for you.”
Zoe placed the amulet around her own neck and felt her siren power grow much stronger.
“I always knew you never had killer instincts Sonata,” Aria smirked evilly. “Even now when you have nothing to lose… you’re weak! And I’ve outgrown you since the day you were born.”
With that said, the sirens, along with Poison Ivy and Black Mask, continued their way through the asylum following their brainwashed henchmen.
“You’ll never get away with this!” Sonata cried out, in vain. “The Order will find out what you’ve done, and they’ll get me out of here! You need me! You’ll see! Yeah… you’ll see…”
But they never answered back… they didn’t even turn around. It was then Sonata Dusk realized she was truly alone, locked up in a cell and no one around to free her. More tears sprang forth as she fell to the floor in agony, curdling up into a ball. All the pain of betrayal, the fact she was replaced instead of adding into their army… the weight hit her like a ton of bricks. All she could do now was cry… just cry until her eyes could she no more tears.
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Inside, Batman examined his 3D GPS, weighed his options, and then glanced at Rachel. The girl recoiled, terrified by his mask, and began clawing at her harness desperate to escape.
“Turn off your engine!” One of the cops ordered, over a megaphone.
Ignoring the cops, the dark knight gently placed a gloved hand on Rachel’s arm.
“Trust me,” He instructed.
Batman activated a command which slid him into the front driving position, his body prone as if riding a motorcycle with his head in a glass pod located between the front tires. Once Batman was in position, he hit a button.
The cops gaped as cannons emerged from the nose of the Batmobile and ducked as they blasted the far wall. The massive jet engine at the back ignited as flaps on the front and rear of the car flared out like a cobra spreading its neck. Then it rocketed forward for the gap in the far wall at an accelerated pace. Inside, Rachel screamed as Batman hit another button and an inverted spoiler jammed into the airstream up front, sending it int a ramp-less jump, and the Batmobile soared over a thirty-foot gap landing heavily on a neighboring flat roof.
Back at the parking garage, the cops stared at each other, open-mouthed. They were all sharing the same thought: How were they going to explain this to their superiors?
Meanwhile, Batman yanked the steering left, hit the booster, rocketed for the edge of the roof, and shot over the gap to the next, with the chopper in pursuit once again. The dark knight checked his 3D GPS, rocketed forward, and aimed at the next roof, which was a pitched chateau-style tile roof. Down below the streets, cop cars zoomed along, paralleling the rooftop chase while the chopper swooped low over the buildings. The cops below caught a glimpse of the Batmobile as it leapt across to the next building.
“We’re on him, we’re on him…”
The Batmobile landed on the pitched roof, raced along it at a precarious angle, tiles slid off the roof in its wake. Inside, Batman’s forward-slung position was gyroscopically balanced so that he was the only vertical element in the angled car, and the low-flying chopper was still in pursuit.
Batman swerved the car up and over the gables, the roof crumbling in its wake, and raced for the end of the roof parallel with an elevated freeway. Hitting the booster once again, the Batmobile rocketed forward, jumped the last gable, and dropped onto the freeway, forcing traffic to swerve just to avoid it. Along the streets, the cops cursed when they saw the Batmobile disappear on the freeway above.
“Dammit!” One cop cursed.
Batman watched the display, which showed a radar sweep that was plotting a course through various speeds along the lanes. He leaned left and right like a motorcyclist while the chopper above kept a light trained on him; around him, the tragic grew heavier and several cop cars closed in from behind.
The dark knight lifted himself back into the rear driving position, throttled back, and then killed all the lights including the engine. The chopper pilot cursed when, to him, the Batmobile disappeared into the shadows like a wraith.
“I lost him,” The pilot said.
There was silence inside the car, save for the steady whine of the electric motor. Rachel, who’d been dozing, was startled by the sudden silence. Her eyes flickered as Batman sliced across the lanes like a shadow only visible under the glare of headlights from other cars. Ahead of them, the cop cars pulled forward until they were driving parallel with an empty lane between them. Rachel stared at the dark knight in the intimate quiet with wide eyes, breathing shallowly.
“Quiet,” Batman whispered. “Stay with me.”
Meanwhile, the cops searched for the Batmobile with growing frustration over losing a car the size of a tank so easily.
“Where’d he--?” A cop began.
He looked left and saw between his car and the next cop car… a black shape.
“There he is!”
When the spotlight hit the car, Batman immediately hit a button and the main engine roared to life as he slipped back into the prone position. He hit the booster once again. The cops were startled when the Batmobile’s lights suddenly turned back on, and it shot forward from between them. The jet wash blasted their windscreens, shattering them, and the nearest cop car spun out of its lane and slammed into the guard rail. The black car raced ahead, once again weaving through traffic.
The Batmobile slid onto a tightly curving exit ramp, flew off it, and jumped down onto the frontage road below. Once again, Batman killed the lights, now running on night vision. Rachel’s eyes flickered at the eerie green view of ghostly trees as her shallow breathing got faster.
“Hold on,” The dark knight requested, concerned. “Just hold on.”
He yanked a lever which released a ground anchor that dug into the road, whipping the Batmobile right with a hard turn, down a small turnoff. The chopper lost it once again, as did the cop cars blazing past the turnoff. Inside the Batmobile, Rachel cried as the trees flashed past and turned monstrous in her drugged mind.
“Rachel?” Batman asked, glancing at her. “Rachel?!”
He pushed the Batmobile, so it sped toward the lookout. Rachel’s glazed eyes registered the danger; she began twisting in her seat in her panic. The Batmobile rocketed off the edge of the lookout, over the gorge, and flew straight at the face of a waterfall.
Rachel screamed as they splashed into the face of the waterfall – and emerged through the curtain of water into the Batcave. The Batmobile’s ground anchors hooked a steel cable, which caused an inertia reel that bolted the cave wall into spinning, and it yanked the car to a halt like a jet landing on an aircraft carrier. Rachel bounced in her seat and then passed out, much to Batman’s alarm.
“Rachel!” He yelped.
The canopy hissed open in three complex sections, like insect wings imploding. The dark knight lifted her from the cockpit, stepped down onto the wet shale, and carried her into the damp blackness of the caverns. Cloak billowing in his wake, Batman headed for the glow of his worktable, gently laying Rachel on it, and then racked up the scaffold to his computer station. There was a container waiting for him, along with paperwork from Lucius, and he opened it, finding three vials inside.
He removed one, plugged it into a pneumatic syringe, placed it between his teeth, glided off the scaffold, and landed next to the table. Removing the syringe from his mouth, he injected it into Rachel’s bicep, then stepped back and watched as her breathing slowed.
The antidote was working.
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Meanwhile, at Arkham Asylum’s refectory, Gordon was supervising the scene: cops and SWAT dug through the mess, interviewing inmates, and shifting through the rubble. A detective was sitting in a cell doorway, examining Crane’s mask, and Crane huddled in the corner, staring blankly into space.
“Is he cooperating?” Gordon asked.
“If by cooperating you mean chewing his way through three sets of restraints, then yes, he’s cooperating,” The detective responded. “Did we catch the Batman?”
Gordon shook his head, repressing a smile.
“Nope,” He responded.
Just then, a cop hurried over.
“Sir, there’s something you should take a look at…”
The cop led him toward a large hole which had been broken in the floor. There was a cracked pipe open within, and they could see water rushing through. There were also dozens of aluminum barrels sitting alongside the hole.
Gordon climbed down and peered into the hole, watching as the water rushed by.
“Looks like they tapped the mains,” He muttered, examining the barrels.
Realization sunk in as he recalled what the Batman told him earlier.
“Get me somebody at the water board!” He ordered.
Gordon climbed back, just as a second cop ran up.
“Yes?”
“Sir, John Wycliffe just arrived.”
Gordon stepped outside just as Wycliffe pulled up in his car and emerged.
“Mr. Wycliffe,” The sergeant said, surprised and relieved. “What’re you doing here?”
“Rachel Dawes requested I come here to do blood work on Falcone, Gordon,” John responded. “What’s going on?”
“Come with me and I’ll explain on the way,” Gordon said, leading him into the building.
Soon Wycliffe and Gordon entered the room and approached the hole, where a technician from the water board tested the water.
“So, Crane was dumping this toxin into the water supply?” John asked.
“That’s what Batman told me,” Gordon confirmed. “I’m having the water tested to be sure.”
“If this is the same chemical that I found in the drugs from the docks, then we could have a serious problem on our hands,” John said nervously.
They joined the technician, who was checking the results on his device.
“According to this, the entire water supply is contaminated.”
“How much did they pour in?” Gordon asked.
“All of it,” The technician responded. “They must’ve been pouring it in for weeks, and it’ll have spread through the whole system by now.”
While Goron continued questioning the technician, John went to one of the tables, which had some of the white powder on it. Taking a device from his black bag, he carefully used a spoon to scoop some of the powder into the device and performed a scan when Gordon walked up.
“According to the technician, the only reason no one has shown any effects is because it needs to be breathed in instead of drinking it,” He reported. “What’re you doin’?”
“Testing the powder,” John responded, frowning at the results. “He’s right though. Whatever sort of hallucinogenic agent we’re dealing with, it’s been weaponized, and it isn’t one I recognize.”
“Maybe Crane knows,” Gordon suggested. “Of course, you should know that he’s been affected by his own toxin thanks to the Batman earlier when he rescued Rachel. So, I’m not sure if you’ll get a straight answer out of him.”
“Don’t worry, even if he doesn’t make any sense, I can draw some blood from him,” John assured. “Plus, I can get one from Falcone and get it back to my lab to start looking for a possible antidote should someone try to get this stuff into the air.”
“Sounds good to me.”
Just then, the hallway doors burst open, and the brainwashed doctors and inmates danced through. Everyone looked confused as they watched them dance, singing along the way. Confusion turned to shock when they saw the two Dazzlings, Zoe, Poison Ivy, and Black Mask enter the room.
“What is the meaning of this?!” Gordon asked loudly.
“Get them and take them out of here,” Adagio ordered the henchmen.
The mind-controlled mass quickly jumped upon anyone they could get their hands on and dragged them away. They grabbed Gordon and John Wycliffe, then proceeded to drag their struggling forms towards the exit before shoving them out and locking the door behind them. Poison Ivy then placed a gentle hand on the floor, feeling the roots calling to her, leading her to them.
“Follow me,” She instructed.
She led the group and their controlled victims toward a nearby door, which she flung open. Walking down a flight of stairs, Ivy found herself in some sort of basement with a soil floor. She gently pat the Earth with a smile on her face before taking out the vial of green liquid. Popping it open, she tipped it over and allowed the contents to flow onto the soil. It absorbed the mixture and within moments, the entire Earth began to shake.
“We should exit now before it sprouts completely,” She warned.
Everyone quickly made their way towards the nearest exit. As they scurried out of the building, the ground shook harder and started to crack and break. Suddenly, a gigantic plant burst forth from the ground and broke through one of the walls of the asylum. It grew and circled around the building before finally coming to a halt. It had to be at least four stories tall at its full height.
The villainous group stared at the gigantic plant with amazement. None of them had ever seen such a sight before, except for Poison Ivy. She merely smiled as she gazed upon the ancient plant.
“What now?” Adagio asked.
“Now… we wait,” Ivy responded.
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When Rachel regained consciousness, she found herself lying on a table inside a dark cave. Her eyes went wide when she saw there were bats fluttering about and hung on the ceiling high above her.
“Oh… my… God!” She gasped.
“How do you feel?” Batman asked from the shadows, watching her.
Rachel looked around for the dark knight, but her eyes couldn’t see him.
“Where are we?” Rachel asked, her voice hoarse. “Why did you bring me here?”
“If I hadn’t,” Batman spoke slowly. “Your mind would now be lost; you were poisoned.”
Rachel tried to recall just what happened back at Arkham.
“I remember… nightmares,” She muttered. “This face, this… mask.”
Then her eyes lit like firecrackers, for she remembered exactly what happened.
“Crane. It was Crane. I have to tell the police – we’ve got—”
Batman stepped out of the shadows and stopped her.
“Rest,” He ordered. “Gordon has Crane.”
Rachel stared up at the dark knight as he gently laid her back onto the table before retreating back into the shadows.
“Is Sergeant Gordon your friend?” She asked.
“I don’t have the luxury of friends,” Batman slowly growled.
Rachel lifted her head slightly, trying to find him in the shadows.
“Why did you save my life?” She inquired.
“I serve justice,” Batman responded, hiding in the shadows.
“Perhaps you do,” Rachel agreed, feeling pity for the dark knight.
Batman stepped into the light, holding a pneumatic syringe and two vials, and she watched him warily.
“I’m going to give you a sedative,” Batman told her. “You’ll wake up back at home and when you do, get these to Gordon and John Wycliffe, and them alone. Trust no one.”
He then held up two vials which he handed to Rachel.
“What are they?” Rachel asked, eying the vials.
“The antidote,” Batman answered. “One for Gordon to inoculate himself, the other to start mass-production.”
“Mass production?” Rachel repeated, confused.
“Crane was just a pawn,” Batman informed her. “We need to be ready.”
He held up the syringe and she offered her arm. The dark knight injected her, and Rachel’s eyes sealed shut. Once she was sedated, Bruce removed his cowl and stared at her for an inexpressibly lonely moment.
‘I wish I could tell you the truth, but it isn’t the right time… yet...’
From the sidelines, the Power Ponies and Humdrum appeared alongside Batman.
“What do we do now?” Masked Matterhorn asked. “If what you said is true, whatever’s coming goes far beyond the Court of Owls and any other villains in the city. We need to come up with a plan.”
Batman walked over to a nearby table where a tuxedo was laid out for him. He quickly started to remove his bat-suit, and Bruce turned back to him.
“What’s the plan now?” Zapp asked.
“I have to get up to the party before anyone starts wondering where I am,” Bruce replied.
Ooh, are we playing any party games?!” Filly Second exclaimed excitedly. “Or maybe whack a pinata? I even brought extras!”
She pulled a pinata out of her mane, along with a stick and a blindfold. She quickly placed the blindfold on her eyes, grabbed the stick in her teeth, then proceeded to swing it around trying to hit the pinata. Matterhorn quickly flared up her magic again and made them all disappear, much to the party Power Pony’s disappointment.
“Now’s not the time for games,” She spoke sternly. “We must come up with a plan; something’s coming, and we need to be ready.”
“I must agree,” Radiance nodded. “The Court of Owls and our enemies are already taking up much of our time. We must act face before something worse arrives.”
“What about you Bruce?” Humdrum asked curiously. “We could really use your help on this one.”
“I promise you guys, I’ll figure something out,” Bruce sighed. “Right now, I need to get upstairs. If you want, you can come too. If not, then stay here. I’ll be back soon.”
He quickly walked off towards the elevator back up the mansion. The Masked Matterhorn once again groaned in frustration. Although she knew Bruce had to keep up appearances, now was not the time for partying. Something big was heading their way, one that would likely put Gotham City and its people at great risk. She knew it was bad, and all the hardships they’d experienced was only the beginning.
“So… what do we do now?” Saddle Rager asked timidly.
Oooh, right in the feels.
May his soul rest in peace. Will always, remember his amazing work voicing the dark knight
Wow, that was intense. And I can't believe they just ditched Sonata like that. Hopefully the Mane 6 will help her.
Things are getting tense
Oh, Adagio is on the top list with Aria now. The, list of people i REALLY hope get the karma they deserve and have coming.
Ok, Zoe up there to now.
And I (and possibly lot of others) will feel REALLY bad for Sonata now.
This, is BEYOND cruel that anyone could possibly imagine. Physical and emotional abuse. Now, actually have plans to have her dead! That’s gonna WAY out of line. This..THIS isn’t how sisters shouldn’t treat each other. And, Sonata at this point deserves.. DEFINITELY deserves way better and would need someone, ANYONE to comfort her
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I really, hope so to. Despite, what she did. Twilight and the others would see that what they did was beyond cruel and low
Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, HATE!!! As if i needed MORE reasons to hate these cts! Again, they're supposed to be sisters! Family! And they just betray and abandon her?! All for some other Siren bh, who i like to add they only just met?!
When i was hoping for Sonata to leave her "sisters" (and i want to vomit calling them that), i was hoping it would be of her own choice. Like she would leave the group, find Batman and the Mane 6, and tell them everything about what the others are planning. Then come the final battle when the Mane 6 fight Adagio and Aria, Sonata gets to have her chance for some payback, with some choice words of her own to throw at the two of them just like they've been doing to her all this time. THIS was not what i had in mind, but it can still lead to a scenario where this can still happen. Even if it isn't necessarily in this story.
Also nice bringing the Arkham Knight Batmobile for the Mane 6 to have.
Ouch... that hurts.
If we think the insane driving featured in chapter is all the 'rage' during this portion of the story, the real rage we expected from fans was the reaction of how ultimately the Dazzlings betrayed one of their own just to meet their endgame. Everything seemed to be going so well at this point, they successfully hypnotized the staff so they could gain access to the tree. But a real gut punch to the chest would occur when the Dazzlings decided to toss Sonata Dusk aside like an old boot. Despite everything she did for them, even after all the mistreatment she suffered, it still wasn't enough to gain their respect. I could only imagine how the Equestrians will feel about going back to Arkham only to discover that a Siren, once one of their enemies, has been left behind... probably for dead if that was their plan.
Makes you wonder what kind of family member would do such a thing.
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To think, if Kevin Conroy hadn't passed away at this point, we would have no reason to have included this. But given recent events, we thought it be appropriate to pay tribute to one of the greatest voice actors of our time.
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To think that 'Suicide Squad' game is the last we'll get to hear of Conroy's voice. Lots of fans are still in shock to this day.
Yep. I knew we'd have this pay tribute to Conroy.
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Makes you wonder if it can get any more tense from here on out. Sure, Sonata Dusk was not entirely as evil as her siblings... but even she didn't deserve that. To think Sarah Sanderson had it easy with her own siblings.
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So... is it okay to respond to this post? Or do you need more time to calm down a bit?
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Yeah, I was shock to. And, it would hit a lot of people in the feels aswell
As Jimmy the Horny would say from "Mortadelo and Filemon" (with a hammer in my hand):
"Come here, chickpea... BECAUSE I'M GOING TO REJOIN THE HEAD WITH THE ASS!!"
👁️ (Sees the chapter and the contents) Oh no!
I'm gonna let Pinkie have this one. Kevin Conroy was one of my childhood heroes, next to Jason David Frank.
Also, poor Sonata! I just wanna give her a tight hug!
Toonwriter and some other ex-Cinematics may not have taken it seriously enough.
But when a chapter is already published, when I’m in the middle of finishing the commentary from then previous chapter…it’s do or die for me.
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Take your time my friend.
Man! I can't believe what those Sirens just did. Not even Sonata deserved that.
I do hope that Sonata will find a new "family" one that truly cares about her and loves her despite what she did in the past.
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Discord's Theatre, Galaxy Branch
Cal Kestis: They were there when Twilight and the others tried to stop Chrysalis.
Ahsoka Tano: It would seem that way.
Galen Marek: I know they're against killing, but they should've finished them long ago.
Sunset Shimmer: We don't do that.
Postwar: If you did, then they wouldn't have turned you into a monster now, would they?
Byph: Hey, don't insult them!!
Katochi: Yeah, they may be unorthodox, but at least they're trying!!
Zatt: Classic villains who bide their time before they strike.
Petro: Every world has them.
Ganodi: For once I completely agree with you.
Gungi growled whilst being impressed.
Huyang: Indeed, that man is full of surprises.
Sunset Shimmer: Whoa, where'd they get a ride like that?!
Postwar: Wait, isn't that the Batmobile from the Arkham Universe?
Sunset Shimmer: Arkham universe?
Postwar: It's the world where Batman would uncover tons of secrets about the prison and the villains from Arkham Asylum.
Postwar bows his head in respect.
Sunset Shimmer: What's wrong?
Postwar: Paying respect for Kevin Conroy.
Sunset Shimmer: Oh. *Sunset did the same and bows in respect too*.
Ahsoka Tano: Wow, I'm impressed.
Galen Marek: No wonder the girls were skilled with a few machinery.
Postwar: Yeah, after a few lessons.
Everyone laughed at his reaction, even Postwar couldn't help himself.
Byph: Oh no, they're cornered.
Zatt: What are they going to do?!
Petro: Don't worry, I'm sure it'll be something really crazy that he has planned up his sleeve.
Ganodi: Oh rats!! Just when they were going to escape.
Postwar: The bad guys sometimes stay a move ahead, though the way things turn out, they'll get their just deserts.
Galen Marek: Agreed.
Postwar: *Sits up in worry* Oh no.
Sunset Shimmer: What?
Postwar: I think you'll find out soon enough.
Half of them stared in shock, even Sunset was shocked by what she was seeing.
Sunset Shimmer: They'd...get rid of her, just like that?
Postwar: Remember the old Sith rule...
Ahsoka, Cal and Galen: The Sith always betray one another.
Ben Solo: I don't like what they're doing. *Postwar and Sunset hugs Ben for comfort*
Sunset Shimmer: *Nearly wanted to cry*Oh Sonata. If only the others and I had befriended you sooner.
Postwar: I know. But someday they'll pay for what they did. *Sends a message to the entire CA group, even giving Phantom a headsup*
Petro: Whoa, now that was close.
Cal Kestis: They've got more action than we do on a good day.
Ahsoka Tano: Which is sometimes a good thing.
Postwar: You can say that again.
Galen Marek: Which would no doubt be compromised.
Postwar: Every source of resource has those.
Petro: Hopefully before something bad happens.
Everyone gave Petro deadpanned looks, with him blushing in embarrasment.
Ganodi: You just had to open your mouth, didn't you?
Zatt: How is she going to hurt everyone with a plant like that?
Postwar: Remember, some plants have the ability to kill. And if that's used on a larger scale.
Sunset Shimmer: Then everyone would be in serious danger.
Zatt: Uh, I see your point.
Byph: But why not? Having friends is a good thing.
Postwar: Remember, Bruce tries to keep this to a minimum, if anyone were to find out he has someone special, they wouldn't rest until they had gotten to him, through them.
Sunset Shimmer: He's right. The life of a superhero is never easy. We've all been there.
Ahsoka Tano: Sometimes we have to keep secrets to protect those we care about, otherwise things might go downhill from there.
Cal Kestis: Agreed, which is what my friends and I did when we found the Holocron.
Sunset Shimmer: Pinkie!! Now's not the...
Postwar: Come on Sunset, can you blame her? She didn't do a single party ever since she got to this world.
Postwar: You try to come up with a new plan until you can implement your next move.
Sunset Shimmer: What he said.
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Sorry... had to get that out of my system. I don't like abuse, whether it be physical or mental/emotional, and to just imagine someone like Sonata going through that by people who are meant to be her FAMILY just... ticks me off.
NO!!! THEY'RE REPEATING TIREK'S MISTAKE!
That was some car chase, and ouch Sonata was betrayed by her own sisters and replaced. And yet I could tell they would do that to her one day
After what Adagio, Aria and Zoe did to Sonata I hope their vocal cords get damaged to the point they can't even talk any more, much less sing. They deserve no less.
Also I hope Sonata manages to find and get adopted by a proper loving family that will give her the support the other Sirens never showed.
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I know, and I just find it sad to see the way such minor things can be used to destroy reputations in a flash in today's hyperpartisan, polarized world. It's not just that, but also how the targets are completely arbitrary, with some people effectively being untouched. Tyra Banks, anyone?
RIP Kevin Conroy , shame on those Sirens for betraying poor Sonata, i had that sinking suspicion something was gonna happen with her, Sonata deserves way better, now things are hitting the boiling point, loving it XD
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Canterlot Mall Theater, Discord's Branch
Arctic: I wouldn’t, be judging them so soon. Especially, when you haven’t even fought them
Rainbow: Heh, you know is Ace. Bet she’ll, have second thoughts when she gets her tail finned handed to her
Arctic: As much, as it pains me to say this..they’re making a smart move
Sci-Twi: Some, villains tend to play the mind game and play it smart. Instead, of rushing in they will have a well thought out plan before striking
Juniper: (nods in agreement) You, said it Twilight. And, that could mean the Princess and her friends, could be in more trouble
Rainbow: So…AWESOME! I want to drive something like that! (She said with a excited grin)
Applejack: Oh, no you don’t (she said with a stern look as she looks at her rainbow hair friend) No telling, what will happen if you have something like that
Rainbow: What’s that supposed to men? (She ask looking over at Applejack)
Rarity: What she mean, is that you could cause “collateral” damage if you take it on a speed run (she said as she notice rainbow looking away slightly)
Rainbow: I could operated it..maybe (she said in a soft defeated tone)
Arctic: (had a few tears in his eyes) He’ll be miss (he said softly)
Pinkie: He, was a wonderful man (she says with a few tears herself) may he rest in peace
Applejack: Mighty, good aim they got.
Arctic: Agree, to that Applejack (he said wiping his tears a little bit)
Rainbow: HA! Now, that’s funny right there (she mentioned as she laughs as her friends were joining in on the laughter aswell)
Fluttershy: o-oh no (she said worried) They’re trap.
Juniper: Don’t worry, I’m sure they’ll find a way to escape.
Sci-Twi: After, seeing the way he escape with the bats. We, can safely say he would have another plan of action to get out of this
Juniper: This, isn’t good.
Rarity: Agree Darling, now they’ll have all those people under their spell.
Arctic: (tense up a bit as he heard what Adagio said) They wouldn’t…(he said with a hint of anger in his voice as his hand starts to ball up into a fist)
The Equestrian Girls and Juniper gasp in shock and horror seeing this
Rarity: How..How awful! (She said in horror)
Sci-Twi: They..they just dump her like trash?! And referred her as dead weight!
Rainbow: I know, she she bad things and all. Especially, with what happen to Sunset but, that’s just LOW even for them.
Arctic: (he grits his teeth a bit as he starts gripping his fist in anger rising up more. First, the physical abuse, then threatening and now.. this was where things put him at his limit* Those.. no good..Little!..(he begins as below his feet ice slowly starts to form) I swear..this is gone TO FAR! (He said anger at the as he was about to get up fully from his seat) I Should go there right now And- (he begins to say until he felt his arm being grabbed)
Applejack: (was revealed she had grab onto his arm) Easy there, I know how you’re feeling. We, all do..but don’t go and do something reckless now (she said looking looking up to him and slowly pulling him back to seat down)
Fluttershy: I-It’s gonna be ok..I-I hope. But she’s right (she said as she starts to comfort him) Don’t, let anger get the best of you
Arctic: (he hears what Applejack and Fluttershy said as he slowly close his eyes and softly starts taking deep breaths as the ice below him slowly starts to disappear) they’re right..can’t let anger get the best of me (he said in his head)
Pinkie: I-I don’t like this. Nata doesn’t deserve this at all. (She said as she felt herself be pulled by Ace into a hug with Fluttershy holding onto him a bit as the party girl holds onto them both)
The Equestria Girl’s and Juniper couldn’t help but feel bad. Sonata might’ve, been the enemy. But, even she didn’t deserve to be put through harsh treatment like this and especially, coming from the only family she ever had.
Arctic: (sends out a important message to Phantom) Please.. I hope you,Shadow,Hunter or Twilight can save her. And give, those sorry excuses of sisters and Zoe what they deserve (he said softly)
There was sigh of relief seeing this as they see the antidote was working and that Bruce was able to get away
Juniper: Close save there (she said)
Sci-Twi: You can, say that again (she mentioned)
Rarity: Hopefully, she’ll get plenty of rest. The poor girl been through a lot
Pinkie: Oh no, this can’t be good. Really,REALLY not good (she said worried)
Rainbow: Things are looking good. Maybe, things-(she begins to say)
Applejack: (knows where this is going) Rainbow, don’t you there finish th-(she said towards Rainbow)
Rainbow: Won’t end badly (she finished and could hear groans) what? (She said in confusion)
Applejack: Dang it Rainbow! Don’t you know what happened last time! (She said to her with a small glare)
Rainbow: Relax AJ, that was a one time thing. I’m sure things-(she started to say)
Rainbow: Will be different…oops (she said chuckling a bit and felt her arm her hit by Applejack) Ow! (She said rubbing her arm a bit) Ok, I deserve that
Arctic: You really, gotta learn not to jinx things (he said with a soft sigh)
Juniper: That’s…one big plant (she said with concern)
Sci-Twi: With a plant that big, that could be serious trouble for the whole city!
Arctic: (nods) Princess Twilight and her friends have to be careful and cautious.
Rarity: What, ever do you mean darling?
Arctic: Well, Some plants spores can be very poisonous. So, while they need a way to stop it. They also, have to watch out for its spores it could possibly let out
Fluttershy: T-that makes sense. But, I’m sure the princess will find a way (she said)
Arctic: She, always does finding some way in the end (he said agreeing with a small smile)
Arctic: The life, of a superhero. The lest, people that know your secret identity the better. So, that you can keep your friends and love ones safe
The Equestrian Girls and Juniper nod in agreement as they would do the same. Wanting, to keep their friends and love ones safe from any danger
Pinkie: (was about to say something but felt Ace place a hand on her shoulder)
Arctic: Not, the best time now Pinkie
Pinkie: Aw~(she said in a sad tone) Maybe, next time then
Sci-Twi: A new plan, of attack seems like the best option right now.
Arctic: (nods slightly) And, seeing what’s going on now. It has, to be a good one too. I just, hope they’re ready for what’s about to come
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Yes, woman sprayed with fear gas. Listen to the giant bat saying, "Don't be afraid! Breathe slowly!"
Oh, my God! It just disappeared! It's a ghost car!
On my way home now.
More commentaries to post as soon as I’m home!
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Take all the time you'll need good sir. They're coming along most swimmingly.
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It would seem as though someone like Sonata Dusk was ill-fated for tragedy, and by her own family too. She definitely deserves better, it all depends on how kind the world can be for her even when her heart wasn't in the right place. Any more of a boiling point, and we'd see a rare instance when she is truly angry.
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So much for the Dazzling Trio becoming a Quartet. It's like if you had this boyband for years, but then some really talented singer comes about yet rather than adding into an already impressive group they are brought in just to replace one of the band members. Which is worse if it was under orders from some board or something.
(Riffing Mode)
God rest that magnificent man…..
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Me: I always knew this day would come,….I just didn’t expect it to happen this soon.
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What was his mistake?
I had a sneaking feeling they would stab Sonata in the back. Only question now is whether this pushes her towards becoming good, or if it turns her towards being more evil.
Cause I could see Sonata pulling a Jinx from Arcane and going totally nuts in pursuit of vengeance against her former sisters.
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Betraying Discord which gave Twilight and her friend the magic to defeat him.
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That 'could' happen. It would be easy to assume that Sonata Dusk originally sides with the heroes hoping for a better life. But there's always a chance she could end up going rogue, preferring not to trust being in another group and go off on her own personal vendetta to seek revenge against her own sisters. Though that would beg the question, even if she gets her vengeance... where would she go from there?
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Meanwhile, back at Discord’s Theater
Yona was running for dear life, while being followed by the demented pink spider that seems more real than a plastic toy…
Yona was trying to hide, when she heard its unsettling voice, singing.
Hide N Seek — Lizz Robinett
Ding dong
I know you can hear me
Open up the door
I only want to play a little
Ding dong
You can't keep me waiting
It's already too late
For you to try and run away
I see you through the window
Yona swallowed a lump and turned around and sure enough, she locked eyes with the creepy spider monster that is chasing her.
Our eyes are locked together
I can sense your horror
Though I'd like to see it closer
The Mommy Long-Leg creature lunged at Yona and almost grabbed her, had the young yak not sprinted away.
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Ding dong
Here I come to find you
Hurry up and run
Let's play a little game and have fun
Ding dong
Where is it you've gone to?
Do you think you've won?
Our game of hide and seek has just begun
Yona tried to run for dear life.
I hear your footsteps
Thumping loudly through the hallways
I can hear your sharp breaths
You're not very good at hiding
Everywhere she run, Yona just keeps running into the spider, and it was getting more and more derange, laughing, cackling, and letting out a horrific howl that echoed throughout the theater. It just sounded inhuman, or hardly like any creature Yona would know.
Just wait, you can't hide from me
(I'm coming)
Just wait, you can't hide from me
(I'm coming)
Just wait, you can't hide from me
(I'm coming)
Just wait, you can't hide from me
Yona kept on running, until she managed to find a place to hide out...in the empty office room of the manager's. Phantom-Dragon's Office.
Yona proceeded to stack up an entire stack of chairs, desks, and shelves to bar the door. After that, she slumped down on the floor and panted heavily, catching her breath.
Knock knock
I am at your door now
I am coming in
No need for me to ask permission
Yona looked up in horror to see the pink glove hand of the spider, bursting from a vent. Panicking, Yona couldn't think clearly, but thinks fast as she finds a place to hide.
Knock knock
I'm inside your room now
Where is it you've hid?
Our game of hide and seek's about to end
I'm coming closer
Looking underneath your bed but
You're not there, I wonder
Could you be inside the closet?
Much to Yona's horror, Mommy Long-Legs has found her!
Ding dong
I have found you
Ding dong
You were hiding here
Now you're it
Ding dong
Finally found you, dear
Now you're it
Ding dong
Looks like I have won
Now you're it
Ding dong
Pay the consequence
Ding dong
Looks like I have won
Now you're it
Ding dong
Pay the consequence
In the meantime, the audience in Discord’s Theater were still consumed by the toxic fear gas, and were running blindly in their hysteria.
Yaks: “YAK SMASH! YAK SMASH! AVALANCHE!”
Clump: (Points up at the ceiling) “TWEET TWEET! TWEET TWEET!”
Garble: (Hides behind Clump) “D-D-Don’t let it get me! DON’T LET IT GET ME!!!”
To Garble, and his dragon friends, they were being attacked by a giant bird called a Roc. One of the dragons’ only known natural predator.
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Garble: “HELP ME! HEEEEELPP!!!” (Hits the deck)
Random Dragon: (Screams like a little girl) “WaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!”
At that moment, Yona came running into the theater, with Ocellus chasing her, with poor bruised and battered Silverstream in the changeling’s grasps.
Yona: “HELP! BIG GIANT SPIDER CHASING YONA!”
Ocellus: (Yelling after Yona) “BEGONE, QUEEN CHRYSALIS!” (Swings Silverstream and accidentally hits Tempest Shadow) “DIE TYRANT! DIE!!!”
Silverstream: (Black eye and bloody nose) “I! AM! NOT! A! SWORD! FISH!”
Tempest Shadow: (Sarcasm) “Couldn’t have fooled me…”
I’m the midst of the chaos, one lone pony attempts to quell down the fearful chaos, by reigning in the frightened audience.
Mare-Do-Well: (Singing to herself to the tune of Darkwing Duck)
Discord’s Theater is a wreck
Fear gas in the air
Mare-Do-Well is on the case
Trying to…to…to find words that rhymes with air?
Derpy: (To Mare-Do-Well) “You can do it, mare friend!”
Capper Dapperpaw: “Damn. Now that’s what Lando would call a friendly fire.”
Tempest Shadow: “That’s gotta hurt…” (Suddenly gets jumped on by Glitter Drops)
Glitter Drops: (Looks down at her seat) “EW! A COCKROACH!!!” (She was pointing at Grubber)
Sunburst: "YEAH! Give it to him, Batman!" (Gets jumpscared by the specter)
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Sunburst: (Shrieks from the jumpscare) "AAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Random Dude: "Yeah? How do you like it? Because...I don't enjoy it one bit..." (Sees Creepypasta Pinkamena Diana Pie) "AAAAAAHHHH!!! MY CREEPYPASTA NIGHTMARES'S COMING TRUE!!!"
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Snips & Snails: "YEAH!"
Bulk Biceps: "YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!"
Scootaloo: "AAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!" (Finds herself at the mercy of Rainbow Dash from Rainbow Factory)
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"Rainbow Dash": (To Scootaloo) "You've disappointed me for the last time, Scootaloo! And now...you die..."
The fear chaos was getting so out of hand, and it was getting too much, until finally, Princess Luna mustered up her powers.
Princess Luna: "BE STILL!!!!!"
And with that, the fear gas was eradicated from the theater, and everyone were freed from their nightmare-induced hallucinations.
Granny Smith: "Oh...I can't take anymore of this..." (Clutches her chest, while Button Mash and Sugar Belle gently eased her troubles)
Stygian: (To Princess Luna) "Why didn't you just do that in the first place?"
Princess Luna: (Ashamed) "...I was...engaged with my own inner demons..."
Ocellus: "Oh...my head..." (Sees she was holding Silverstream, whom she was using to beat the snot out of Yona) "OH! Sorry, Silverstream! And sorry Yona..."
Silverstream: (In pain) "You're...forgiven...
Yona: "Yona forgives..."
Smolder: (To Ocellus, Silverstream, and Yona) "Hey girls? Look!"
The audience all gasped in shock.
The audience: "WHAT?!"
Autumn Blaze: "Boy, was that guy creepy..."
Shining Armor: "Unfortunately, under normal circumstances, we don't arrest anyone for being creepy..."
Random Dude: "Can't say we blame her. I mean, Batman is very intimidating..."
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.
*BONG!*
And just like that, the screaming pony was silent as he fell to the ground, with a lump on his head. The pegasus has become an alicorn in his dream.
Trixie: "STOP HER!"
Quibble Pants: "Well, they are superheroes to begin with."
Mudbriar: "Technically, they're magical heroes..."
Crazy Steve: "ZAP HER, RAINBOW DASH! ZAP HER LIKE A BUG ZAPPER!!!"
*Crickets chirping SFX*
Eric Bischoff: (To Stone Cold Steve Austin) "Do you get any of what the pink pony just said?"
Stone Cold Steve Austin: (To Eric) "Nah, that's crazy pony talk if I ever hear it..."
Crazy Steve: "CURSE YOU, FILLI-SECOOOOOOOOOOOOND!!!"
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Somewhere in Gotham, my group and are were still fighting for our lives against Blitzo, when I paused for a moment.
Me: "I just got this funny feeling that someone is making a Disney reference..."
Trixie: (To Saddle Rager) "This ain't your department, sweetheart."
Gilda: "Three Stoogettes? HA! That's a new one. But lame."
Gallus: (To Gilda) "Try the three Sushis and a Broccoli?"
Two Random Dudes: "D'oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho!"
The Audience: "OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!"
Smolder: "BUUUUUUUURN!!!"
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AND at that exact moment...
Discord: "NEVER FEAR! For it is I, the talented, courageous, suave, daring, friendly neighbor, marvelous, spectacular, and absolutely handsome, CAPTAIN GOOD GUY!!!!" (Jumps into battle) "Tra la LAAAAAAAAA–"
Unfortunately, being the klutz that he is, Discord lands on a metal fence, between his legs.
*Cartoon Clang SFX*
Discord: (Agonizing pain) "OH! Who put that bar there?" (Keels over and dies...not really, but he's gonna feel that for a long time)
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Discord got up, just in time to get pinned to the wall by the flying horseshoes.
Discord: (Looks to the readers) "Do I look like a mounted trophy to you?"
Gallus: "That was it?"
Gilda: "How about a giant bug spray?"
Everyone in the audience all ended up falling onto their heads, like an anime.
Sweetie Belle: "RARITY! YOU'RE EMBARASSING ME!"
Lil'Cheese: "Knuckle sandwich!"
Cheese Sandwich: (To Lil' Cheese) "That's right, son! Knuckle sandwich!"
Extra Cut
Meanwhile, on the sideline, Discord was struggling to break free from Mistress Marevulous's horseshoes.
Discord: "HEY! I'm missing all the actions!"
Audience: "PINKIE!!!"
Extra Cut
Pinkie Pie: "Oh! Right. You're not welcome!"
Extra Cut
A wall, plus a klutzy draconequus.
Discord: "A-ha! I'm fre–" (Sees Filli-Second flying towards him) "MILEY CYRUS!" (Gets squashed by Filli-Second's)
Apple Bloom: "YEAH! Applejack got her!"
Big Mac: "Eeyup!"
Diamond Tiara: (To Apple Bloom) "On the contrary...she's got your sister!"
Big Mac: (Terrified to Diamond Tiara) "Eeyup..."
Extra Cut
Discord, who just got Filli-Second off of him.
Discord: "As I was saying–OOF!" (Gets squashed by Zapp and Mistress Marevlous) "Will you ponies PLEASE–"
Extra Cut
Discord: (Dazed) "P.D....Phantom-Dragon...You're...fired." (Falls to the floor with Zapp and Mistress Marvlous)
Starlight Glimmer and Moon Dancer: "TWILIGHT!"
Luster Dawn: "Oh no!"
Spitfire: "Ouch!"
Soarin: "Smart move..."
Big Mac: "Eeyup!"
Gabby: "GO GET' EM, SPIKE! UH, I mean...HUMDRUM!"
Garble: "She's got a point, Spikey-Wikey..."
Audience: *GASPS*
Big Mac: "Oh no she didn't!"
Gabby: (Screaming in horror) "SPIKE!"
Gabby: (Choking on her tears) "Spike..."
Zephyr Breeze: "Come on, sister! Get angry!"
Zephyr Breeze: "Come on, sister! You're assertive than this! Get angry! Do something! Pre-PRETEND SHE'S ME! Nobody makes you more upset than me! GET ANGRY!"
Gilda: "Pffft. Pathetic..."
The Audience: "Whoa..."
Starlight Glimmer: "Uh, funny story, actually..."
Extra Bit
Discord: (Poked his head up) "Did we win?" (Gets conked on the head by Dr. Quinzel) "Ow again..."
Princess Twilight: (To Harleen) "Uh...he's on our side..."
Extra Cut
And she stepped on Discord.
Discord: "Ow..."
Crazy Steve: "YOU'RE A TERRIBLE HERO!"
Pharynx: "Darn, darn, DARN, DARNEY DARRRRN!!!!" (Proceeds to attack his own chair, beating it the stuffings out of it, kicking, stomping, punching, and all sorts of things, to the point that he chucked the chair into the air, and it hits Gallus)
Gallus: "D'OH!" (Drops his 24/7 Championship Belt)
Every greedy creatures present: "THE BELT!"
With that, everyone all made a beeline for the 24/7 Championship Belt, only for Pharynx to take it, while holding Gallus down.
Lucky Clover: "ONE! TWO! THREE!!!"
*Boxing Bell SFX*
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Lucky Clover holds up Pharynx's hoof.
Lucky Clover: "THE NEW 24/7 CHAMPION!"
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Discord: (Appears in front of the police officer) "What kind of a messed up, backward jurisdiction is this? I say he's free!"
Police Officer: "He's under arrest!"
Discord: "I object to that outrageous statement! He's free!"
Police Officer: "He's under arrest!"
Discord: "He's free!"
Police Officer: "Arrest!"
Discord: "FREE!"
Police Officer: "Arrest!"
Discord: "FREE!"
Police Officer: "Arrest!"
Discord: "FREE!"
Police Officer: "Arrest!"
Discord: "FREE!"
Police Officer: "Arrest!"
Discord: "FREE! ARREST!"
Police Officer: "FREE!"
Discord: "ARREST!"
Police Officer: "FREE!"
Discord: "ARREST!"
Police Officer: "FREE!"
Discord: "ARREST!"
Police Officer: "FREE!"
Discord: "ARREST!"
Police Officer: "I said he's free! Now stand down, or I'll arrest you on the spot!"
Discord: "Okay then, officer! Have it your way, he's free!" (Snaps his fingers and disappears, leaving behind a confused officer)
Rumble: "She got GASSED!"
Trixie: "That's a good question! Why not ask the PSYCHO IN THE BAG FACE!?"
Meadow Brook: "Oh my stars!"
A.K. Yearling: "Wow!"
Princess Luna: "Now that's impressive!"
Pipsqueaks: "He's my favorite superhero EVER!"
Shining Armor: "...Please tell me he didn't just commit a jailbreak to break out of jail..."
Everyone in the audience were all shocked at what they were seeing.
Tempest Shadow: "Oh..."
Princess Luna: "My..."
Trixie: "FAUST!"
Big Mac: "EEYUP!"
Extra Cut
Meanwhile, somewhere in Gotham City. My group and I were on the defense, from Blitzo, in rage mode.
Blitzo: "YOU...YOU MOTHERFUCKING BITCHES! YOU COULDN'T JUST LEAVE THINGS WELL ENOUGH ALONE, COULD YOU?! You just HAD TO PUSH IT! NOW YA GOTTA PAY!!!"
Blitzo was rapidly firing several bullets at Carrie, who was hiding behind a large dumpster she was levitating as a shield. Hiding alongside Carrie are Derick and me.
Me: "I don't remember this guy being this angry before!"
Derick: (To me) "Whatever we did, he's certainly upset!"
Blitzo chucked a grenade, which Isabelle caught and pocketed in her "pocket" or a "pocket dimension" as most of us would call it. Blitzo then whipped out a shotgun and was about to fire, when Krystal jumped out and froze his gun solid, with her staff.
With a frustrated yell, Blitzo threw his frozen gun aside, and pulled out another pair of guns. Krystal and Isabelle quickly dispersed as I took over and used the palm blasters on my gauntlets to blast Blitzo off his feet.
Me: "ENOUGH! I don't care how much Margaret, or Chris paid you, but you're NOT going to kill her! WE'RE NOT GONNA LET YOU!"
Blitzo: "Oh yeah? Well, I'm not going to let EITHER ONE OF YOU fuckers get away with hurting MY LOONA!"
Carrie White: "Huh? Loona?!" (Remembers the goth girl she, Derick, and I met, alongside Sonata, back at the hotel)
Derick: (To Blitzo) "Are we talking about the same goth girl named Loona? WHOA!" (He almost got his head shot off, had Carrie not pulled him out of the way)
Blitzo: (To us) "We only came here because we had one job! ONE JOB! And you...YOU HURT MY DAUGHTER! Nobody does that, ya hear me? NOBODY!"
Me: (Dumbfounded) "...I'm sorry. Am I hearing that right? Did you say she's your daughter? Not much of a family resemblance, no offense."
Blitzo: (To me) "Alright, THAT'S IT! I'm THROUGH PLAYING AROUND! PREPARE TO DIE!!!"
Watching from the sideline, Carrie watched in despair, wanting the fight to end, without having anyone die because of her.
????: (Telepathy) "Hello. You must be Carrie White."
Carrie White: "Huh?" (Looks around) "Who said that?"
????: (Telepathy, to Carrie) "A friend. A teacher."
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Awesome commentary as always. So now we’ve officially had four different 24/7 champions since the belt made its way to Equestria.
Spike
Smolder
Gallup’s
Pharynx
Can’t wait to see who ends up with it next
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Amazing Phantom!
Looking, forward to how, the rest of this will turn out and, what you’ll have plan for the newest chapter commentary
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Nightwing (Me): *speaking through a communicator* Discord, if you fire Phantom, I'll tell Mr. E, Drama and Fluttershy, and you wouldn't want to face the wrath of the latter. Remember what happened after she learned you gave death threats to her friends?
Well fudge. o.o I knew Sonata was the token "not as evil" one, but didn't see that betrayal coming.
I also haven't seen the girls really getting a chance to chat with Rachel yet, but given how the sequel turns out it might really hurt if they got to know her too closely.
I can imagine at least some communication with Gordon during the ending at least.
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Shadow's Extra cut
Blitzo and I keep fighting each other until Blitzo was able to overpowered me and punch me through a wall and into the next room.
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Shadow's Extra cut
As I was getting up I felt something was wrong, so I activate com link and connected Nightwing.
Me:(radio)"Nightwing, can you hear me, please respond, over".
I feel bad for Sonata, she needs help, and new friends.
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And new family