Batmare and Super Dragon: Worlds Collide

by SuperPinkBrony12

Joker's Wild

Super Dragon's heroic exploits in Manehattan quickly spread across Equestria like wildfire. It seemed the papers and tabloids couldn't get enough of this new masked marvel. In stark contrast to the brooding gloominess of Batmare, Super Dragon was like a ray of sunshine. One that more than a few citizens of Equestria felt was sorely needed.

Yet Super Dragon, at least for the time being, remained focused on one thing: Finding Twilight. She was the only one who could tell him where he was, and the only one capable of bringing him back to the universe he belonged in. Nothing about the universe he currently found himself in was at all familiar, despite the similarities it supposedly shared with his own.

But the superpowered dragon was continuing his search for Twilight (his Twilight to be precise, as he was quite certain the universe he was now occupying had a Twilight as well), he was unaware of developments occurring elsewhere that would quickly set into motion events he could not ignore.

Miles and miles away from Manehattan and Ponyville, in a remote corner of Canterlot rested a rundown and neglected facility known as Canterlot Asylum. It was a place that, much like Tartarus, was used to house the worst and most dangerous criminals known to Equestria. Its ranks had risen over the years with the addition of inmates such as Two Face: A literally dual-minded crime boss obsessed with chance and luck, or even some small time criminals Batmare and Robin had busted.

None, however, were as infamous or despised as The Joker, the self proclaimed "Clown Prince of Crime". It was hard to imagine he'd been an actual prince, actual nobility. But a freak accident had turned him into what he was now, an insane and psychopathic criminal who seemed to view his actions as a cruel joke that no one but him got. Even when he wasn't able to break out of the asylum, he had contacts that could unleash horrific acts of brutality and violence on his behalf.

The Joker was currently residing within the confines of his dimly lit cell, passing the time by playing a card game with himself. He wasn't much for small talk, especially since he was kept within a wing where he was isolated from other patients in the asylum. He had only a straightjacket to wear, yet he moved about as needed like it wasn't even there.

Picking up the top card of the deck of playing cards, The Joker held it close to his eyes and simply remarked. "A joker. Not much use to me in a game like this. Besides, the resemblance is very off." He giggled to himself as he set the card on top of a stack of previously discarded cards and sighed. How long was it now until lights out? He didn't really know, and he didn't really care.

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All of a sudden, however, there came a distant rumbling sound that grew louder by the second! The Joker looked up, curious as to what the noise could be. He thought he could hear ponies shouting and running, barking out orders to each other. But from his cell he couldn't see any signs of activity.

"It's always something with those fuddy duddies," The Joker muttered to himself. "Always dashing off the moment they hear anything strange." He proceeded to turn back to his card game.

The rumble didn't fade, however. It just continued to grow louder and louder, as if the source of it was drawing closer and closer! Now it seemed like the whole asylum was shaking!

Without warning, the wall in The Joker's cell suddenly exploded outward! Brick and motor collapsed, forming a small hole as dust filled the air!

Emerging through the hole all of a sudden were strange looking ponies all dressed in black from head to hooves. They even covered up their faces and cutie marks, making it impossible to tell who or what they were. And all that could be heard from them was unintelligible muttering.

Once the shock of the situation had worn off, The Joker blinked. No, he wasn't seeing things. Someone was trying to set him free. This was a gift horse he most certainly wasn't going to be looking in the mouth. "Well now, to what do I owe the pleasure of this most generous gift?" He questioned the mysterious ponies.

Rather than speak with words, the ponies grabbed The Joker by the neck of his straightjacket and rushed back out through the hole they had made. By now, alarms were ringing and spotlights were shining as the sound of barking dogs could be heard echoing across the length of the asylum.

The psychopathic stallion looked to his apparent rescuers, and could only bring himself to say. "If you think we're going to make it out of here, you're crazier than I am. I've tried every trick in the book to give those guards the slip. Nothing's worked. I don't see what any of you could possibly do that I haven't thought of."

The stallions dressed in black simply tied a rope to The Joker, and after muttering a few words that couldn't be heard, he was lifted into the air as his eyes suddenly beheld a small zeppelin hovering overhead. Usually, said zeppelin was responsible for shining searchlights around the asylum's exterior and courtyard in order to spot any potentially escaping inmates. Yet now it seemed as if it had been hijacked, perhaps by the same individual or organization behind the ponies dressed in black.

Soon, The Joker was hoisted out of the asylum, only to be roughly and rudely deposited within the city limits of Canterlot without fanfare. He wasted no time in shedding his straightjacket, and briefly wondered what to do next.

Suddenly, a newspaper quite literally flew into The Joker's face. He took one look at it, and a creepy smile spread across his face. "Super Dragon, huh?" He cackled with fiendish glee. "Well, looks like I've found a new playmate!"

Author's Note:

In case you're wondering who The Joker is in this adaptation, he's Prince Blueblood. I'm sticking to that decision.

Rest assured, the ones who freed The Joker will be revealed in due time.

Comments

[Comickook]

Whoa mama. REALLY good job on this chapter. Well, this prison is obviously a bit more secure than Arkham in the main DC Universe as Joker needed help to escape rather than being able to do it on his own. And the reflections on the contrasts between Super Dragon and Batmare was also a good bit.