In hindsight, ripping the barn doors completely off their hinges and walking through the fire was probably NOT the best way to keep a bunch of foals in a room full of fire from panicking. The two foals on the ground and the one that had somehow managed to get into the rafters all stared at him with terror in their eyes as he entered the burning barn. One was an orange pegasus with a purple mane; the one next to it was a unicorn with a purple-pink mane. And the one hanging onto the rafters was a regular pony with a red mane. And all three of them were in danger.
"Okay, the three of you just remain calm. I'm here to help," he said to the three in a calm voice with both hands raised in front of him, taking slow steps towards them. But just as he feared, the two on the ground backed away from him in terror and nearly backed into the fire. This wasn't going to work. They didn't trust him. He had to find a way for them to believe him when he said he was going to help them. An idea came into his head and he walked underneath of the one hanging from the rafters.
"Listen to me. You have to let go. Don't worry, I'll catch you!" he called up to the one hanging from the rafters. If he could get one of them to trust him, maybe the other two would trust him as well.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!? I'M NOT LETTING A FREAKY MONSTER CATCH ME!" she screamed as she clung even tighter to the beam. Superman frowned. He could fly up and get her, but that would terrify them even more. He had to convince them that he wasn't going to hurt them.
"Don't worry. I promise I won't hurt you and I will catch you," he said in his most sincere voice. The filly looked down at him from the rafters, looking him in the eyes and seeing if he was telling the truth. She closed her eyes and took a nervous swallow before letting go of the beam. Superman was right there when she fell and caught her gently in his arms. The filly opened her eyes and looked up into Superman's face.
"Y-you caught me," she whispered.
"I promised, didn't I?" he said with a smile. "Alright, everyone get out of here!" The other two exchanged glances and ran over to him. They looked up at him nervously, but allowed him to pick them up and put them in his arms next to their friend. He wrapped his cape around all three of them and walked back out through the fire, making it outside safely. He gently put the three fillies on the ground and let out a sigh of relief. Two of the three started to shake the ash off their coats, but the yellow one stared at the burning barn.
"Mah barn's gone," she sniffed, tears starting to fall from her eyes. Superman frowned and looked at the burning barn. Using his x-ray vision, he found that even though it was burning, it was still salvageable.
"Don't worry, I can save your barn," he said with a smile to the filly. she looked up at him with tear stained eyes.
"R-really?" she asked.
"I can, but the three of you need to get behind me." When the three fillies had done this, Superman planted both feet on the ground and took in a deep breath. When he exhaled, a blast of wind blew from his mouth, blowing away all the dirt and debris around the barn. The fire was immediately extinguished by the gale and the barn remained standing, despite the fire damage. Superman smiled and turned to face the fillies, whose jaws were on the ground.
"There, problem solved," he said with another smile. The yellow one looked up at him in awe while the other two continued to gawk at the barn.
"How'd you do that?" the yellow one asked him in a whisper.
"I just simply exhaled and the force of my breath extinguished the fire." The filly rolled her eyes.
"No, I mean how did you DO that? No pony I know has the lung strength to put out a fire by blowing at it!" The other two had snapped out of their stupor and had turned to look at Superman, waiting to hear an answer.
"Well, I guess I can do it because of my superpowers," he said with a shrug. All three of the fillies' eyes widened as he said this and they gazed at him with awe.
"You're a superhero?" the white one with the pinkish mane asked, pushing past the yellow one. Superman nodded.
"Prove it," the one with the purple mane dared, pushing past her two friends.
"I just extinguished a fire with my breath, what more proof do you need?"
"Ha, Rainbow Dash could do that with her eyes closed!" the orange one bragged. Superman raised an eyebrow.
"Well," the yellow one began, fighting her way through the other two, "Ah would like to thank ya, um..."
"Superman," he finished for her.
"Okay, Supermane, thanks fer saving ma barn," she said with a smile, her accent becoming thicker.
"Happy to help," he told them, turning away and preparing to take off.
"W-wait!"
He stopped in mid jump and turned back to the three. "Yes, what is it?" The yellow one looked down at her hooves, as if embarrassed to ask her next question.
"Um, if yer so happy to help, would ya mind helping us repair the barn? If ma sister finds it in this state, she'll kill us." Superman considered saying no, since they probably should take responsibility for their actions. But the three of them gave him the puppy dog eyes routine and Superman found he just had to help.
"Alright, I'll help you."
"Thanks! Applejack would be mad if we lost another barn this month."
"THIS month?" Superman asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, our barn's been destroyed twice already. If I burned it down again, AJ'd be super mad."
"Again?" he asked, but the fillies were no longer listening to him. They had formed a mini circle and had begun to discuss their plan.
"Okay, if we manage to repaint the barn's outside and inside, we should be able to repair it before Applejack gets back," the one with the yellow fur said. "She'll never know that it happened."
"Actually, she will." The fillies turned to Superman, who had crossed both his arms and was giving them a stern look.
"How would she know? We're not gonna tell her!" The yellow one said. Superman smiled.
"Actually, you are. That's my condition for helping you. You have to tell your sister the truth." The fillies all started to argue with him, but he held up a hand and they fell silent. "Are we agreed?" The yellow one wanted to argue, but she looked at the blackened barn and sighed.
"We agree to yer terms," she muttered.
"Good. But before we begin, I'd like to know your names and what you were doing in the barn with a flamethrower."
"Ah'm Applebloom," the yellow filly said, running up to him.
"I'm Sweetie Belle," the white one said with a smile, jumping on her friend's back.
"And I'm Scootaloo," the orange one said, jumping onto the other two. The tower of fillies collapsed and they all landed on the ground laughing.
"Alright Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo; tell me what you were doing in a WOODEN barn with a flamethrower? In fact, where did you three get a flamethrower in the first place?" The three gave each other nervous smiles before answering.
"We, uh, made it," Scootaloo said with a small smile. Both Superman's eyebrows went up this time.
"YOU made a flamethrower? All by yourselves?"
"Well...Spike helped a little, but yeah, we made it ourselves," Scootaloo said. Superman blinked twice before asking his next question.
"You're not often supervised, are you?" Superman asked, placing a hand on his face.
"Nope!" all three of them said at once. Superman shook his head and turned back to the barn.
"Alright, how about we get this barn fixed up?" The three fillies nodded and ran off, but soon came back with buckets of red paint and brushes. Superman thought about what he should do next. It would be a lot easier if he fixed up the entire barn himself, but he also didn't want to show off too much of his power. Besides, he wanted the fillies to do some work since they were the ones who caused the mess in the first place.
"Okay, how this? I'll get one half of the barn and you three get the other half?" The three instantly agreed and started to open paint cans, arguing over who got what. He smiled at their antics while taking up a brush and paint can before walking over to the other side of the barn. The moment he was over there and out of sight, he used his super speed to grab new beams and supports from a pile near the back of the house. Since Applebloom told him that they repaired the barn twice in a month, he knew they'd still have some construction material left over. While the fillies continued to argue, he zipped inside the barn and started to repair the damage. He destroyed badly damaged supports with his heat vision and quickly replaced it with a new support. He did the same for the beams, destroying and replacing them as needed. When the interior was structurally strong again, he zipped back outside to his side of the barn. He tore the lid off the paint can and dipped his brush inside. He quickly painted not only the wall, but also the roof, back wall and anyplace else where the barn had been burned. What he did last was to fix and reattach the barn doors to the front, making them as good as new. When he finished, he came to a stop by his wall and placed the brush back inside the paint can.
Superman looked at his work fondly, as it reminded him of home. Growing up as a farm boy in Kansas, he was used to task like painting barns and repairing damage. It came with the territory. But it taught him the meaning of a job well done and that hard work built character. He smiled as memories from his childhood came to mind and he allowed himself to travel down memory lane. After a few minutes of nostalgia, he went over to the other side of the barn to check on the three.
"No, we're supposed to paint over here!" Applebloom yelled to her companions. Superman let out another sigh. The fillies had more paint on them than the wall. They were once again arguing, this time about where the paint should go. He looked at the wall and found to his astonishment that only the very bottom was painted. He snapped his fingers and the three stopped fighting.
"What are you doing over here?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"I finished my side already." The three gasped and rushed over to where he had been painting. He could hear their cries of disbelief as they saw his work and how fast he had finished. They ran back over and started to question him.
"How'd ya do that so fast?" Applebloom asked in disbelief.
"Because I actually worked hard. You should try it," Superman replied. The three fillies looked at him in confusion.
"So how are we supposed to paint the barn as fast as you?" Scootaloo asked.
"You can't," he replied. The three lowered the heads, but then Superman smiled and leaned in close to the three. "Unless you work together." Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle looked at each other and nodded, walking back over to their brushes and picking them up. Superman watched with a smile as the three painted the wall in a pretty fast time, although Superman had to help them get up to the higher section. When they had finished, the three stepped back and observed their handiwork.
"It looks pretty good,” Applebloom said while nodding.
"Yeah, we did a good job," Scootaloo added.
"I like it," Sweetie Belle said with a smile. Superman nodded at them and smiled.
"You all did a good job. Now if you excuse me, I need to go," Superman said, waving goodbye. He almost made it into the air this time when their voices once again stopped him.
"WAIT!" all three cried.
"What is it?" Superman asked politely, turning around.
"Well, we just wanted to thank ya, fer saving mah barn...and us," Applebloom said with a smile. The other two nodded in unison. Superman smiled gently at this and got on one knee, so he could look them in the eyes.
"You're welcome."
"Will we see you again?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"Don't worry, I'll be around. But if you ever need my help, just call out for me and I'll be there," Superman answered with another smile.
"Promise?" Scootaloo asked.
"Promise."
"Pinkie promise?" Applebloom asked with a smile. Superman raised an eyebrow, but promised them again.
"Now I want you to promise me something. Promise me you won't tell anyone about me. I'm not ready to face all the ponies just yet. Promise?"
"Promise!"
"Now I've got to go. Your sister's coming," he said, pointing down the road. The three fillies turned to looked to where he was pointing. Sure enough, a small outline of an orange pony could been seen in the distance heading for the barn. They turned back to Superman, but he was gone. After a moment of looking for him, the three fillies decided to wait for Applejack.
"Howdy, girls. What's up?" Applejack asked them when she arrived at the barn.
"Um..."Applebloom began, but AJ looked behind them at the barn and gasped.
"Ah don't believe it..." she whispered.
"Applejack, we can explain--"
"The three of ya went and painted the barn! Ah, thanks sis, but you and yer friends didn't have to go and do that." The fillies let out a collective sigh and smiled brightly for Applejack. But then Superman's words came back to them and their smiles turned to frowns.
"Actually sis, we didn't paint the barn," Applebloom muttered. Applejack looked at her in confusion.
"Well if ya'll didn't, then who did?"
"Well, we did paint the barn, but only after we...set...fire...to it," Applebloom slowly said. AJ's face went blank.
"Beg pardon?" The three struggled to get the next part out.
"Well, we were trying to get our cutie marks in fire safety..." Applebloom began.
"So we figured that a real fire would be more practical than a fake one..." Sweetie Belle continued.
"So we may have set fire to the barn in the process." Scootaloo finished. Applejack's face was blank as she listened to their story.Then the fillies tried for the positive side.
"But we managed to keep the barn from burning down!"
"And we repainted it!"
"So it's like nothing ever happened!"
Applejack was still unmoved. All three of them sighed and hung their heads.
"How much trouble are we in?" Applebloom asked. To her and the others' surprise, AJ pulled them all into a big hug.
"Aw sis, ah'm so proud of ya. You told me the truth instead of lying and trying to ignore what happened. Yer really growing up!"
"Does this mean we're not in trouble?" they all asked.
"Heck no. Ah said ah was proud of ya, ah didn't say ya'll were off the hook. Now let's go inside. Yer punishment starts now." The three fillies sighed and slowly walked inside the house. AJ watched them go and smiled to herself.
"Ah'm not punishing you because ya burned down the barn, ah'm punishing ya because ya didn't tell me the whole truth. The three of ya cause more trouble than ya fix," Applejack said to herself with a smile. "Ah know somepony helped ya and kept ya'll on track, ah just don't know who." Applejack chuckled and walked inside the house, helping the fillies to get started on their chores.
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As Superman flew away from where the fillies had been talking to Applejack, as she was called, he couldn't help but smile to himself as he picked up on their conversation. The little fillies had listened to him and had decided to tell the truth, even when it would have been easier to lie. He was glad to see that they were ponies of their word, so he knew his secret was safe. But what Applejack had said afterwards worried him a bit. She knew that someone else had helped them. She was bright, that much was certain. Were all the ponies this bright? If so, he'd have to tread carefully and try not to upset any of them.
Superman flew up until he was far above all the clouds, where the rays of the sun recharged him like a battery. When he looked at the sun's location, he was surprised to see that it was noon already. Working with those fillies had taken more time than he had thought, though it had been fun. He looked back down towards the planet and resumed his flight, senses tuned and mind ready.
Who else needed his help?
Superman, the moral authority of the DC Universe and beyond. Great job in capturing his character so well when it comes to making others do the right things
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This is cool...
2811412 Magic = a form of energy. Energy = power. Thus, magic = power!
YES! GREAT SUCCESS!
Sweet! A new chapter already here!
MPORE MORE MORE
I like it, but does superman recharge like if he wasnt in the sun long he would lose his powers? because I thought he just needed the sun to be yellow and he gets his power with no need to recharge.
Yes! Yes! More!
Uh...wait. Isn't he rather vulnerable to magic? Why would there be a group of ponies eventually that'll fear him?
2812460
It could work either way depending on the version and the writer.
2812474
Because, you try hitting and withstanding someone whose Hyper Sonic to FTL who can react before you can even think, who can move mountains, and who can kill you with a look or just by blowing you out like candle if all you've got are the kind of spells that would be laughed out of Hogwarts.
Aaaah, gotta love the man of steel and his noble heart.
2812474
Also, assuming the writer is going with a Post-Crises-esque version of Supes, he's vulnerable to it, but it ain't a "weakness" per say. The dude's taken hits from Captain Marvel's magic "SHAZAM" lightning bolt and still gone on trucking.
Now, magic would be more of a weakness for the Supes of the Silver Age (the 50's all the way to 1985's big Multiversal, inter-company crossover, "Crises on Infinite Earths") because I'm fairly certain even first year magic at Hogwarts would be able to hurt and effect him a lot more than if they tried attacking Post-Crises Supes...
The thing you have to realize about Silver Age supes, though, was that he was MUCH, MUCH, MUCH! more powerful than Post-Crises Superman AND faster. The dude withstood power equal to that of the big bang, could juggle earth sized planets with his pinky finger and rearrange them with ease, was fast enough to travel to the ends of the Universe in minutes of not seconds, and, of course, the infamous, "HE ONCE SNEEZED AN ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM AWAY!"
So...yeah. If Supes didn't have some major CIS what with him being a boyscout and wasn't bounded by PIS by the writers...everypony on Equestria would be dead before they knew what was happening.
Thus, it can be assume that the ponies who eventually hate him, will hate him because they fear what he can do if his morality wasn't keeping him in check and making him a static target most of the time.
man, i can't wait to see how this all goes!
2812570
Same here brah.
Personally, I'd like to see an arm wrestling competition between him an the Alicorns for charity that, of course, one or more takes too seriously and hi-jinks ensue.
2812540
Hmm... yes, I understood some of those words
They would stand no chance against Superman Prime ( One Million ) Here's the list of his powers : Change the law of physics
Bend reality
Resurrect others
Travel between dimensions
Can not be destroyed by kryptonite
Enhanced Kryptonian Physiology: With over 15,000 years of constant Solar Energy from the Super Sun, and much of his additional powers from his travels across the Universe, it is fair to say he is far beyond that of any normal Kryptonian.
Enhanced Solar Energy Absorption: Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Superman Prime's super powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system. But because of his increased time in the sun, it is fair to say he is most likely not as dependent on it as he used to be
Enhanced Heat Vision: Superman Prime's Heat Vision is far beyond that of when he was younger, it apparently has enough power behind it to destroy the walls of reality and even entire dimensions.
Enhanced Super-Hearing: Superman Prime's hearing is most likely infinite in its capacity, even reaching beyond that of any universe. It is possible his in Omniscience in this sense.
God--Like Enhanced Vision:
Superman Prime's vision is now God-Like allowing him to see everything in all of time and space, the distant past, and the future (See All-Star Superman)
This umbrella ability includes the following:
Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision: Superman Prime can see well into most of the electromagnetic spectrum. He can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies. Using this ability, he can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. This also allows him to see the aura generated by living thing.
Telescopic Vision: This is the ability to see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to the zoom lens on a camera.
X-Ray Vision: This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Superman Prime's can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. He can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden image or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived - such as x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans - is unclear. this ability perceives an ambient energy source though, it does not involve the eye projecting a concentrated, possibly toxic, beam to be reflected back from objects.
Microscopic Vision: This is the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to the atomic level.
Infrared Vision: Superman Prime's can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.
God-Like Flight: Superman Prime's flight is most likely infinite, but extremely uneeded because of his ability to be any where
God-Like Invulnerability: Because of his pure energy state and nigh-omnipotent stature, it is likely nothing in the Multiverse can truly hurt him.
God-Like Superhuman Stamina: Because of his energy state and power sources, it is most likely infinite.
God-Like Superhuman Strength: Superman Prime's strength is unimaginable, beyond that of understanding to anything besides that of true gods.
God-Like Superhuman Speed: With Teleportation and his flight speeds, it is most certainly infinite. Sometimes appearing somewhere before he even left the other place.
This also confers:
God-Like Superhuman Agility: Infinite
God-Like Superhuman Reflexes: Infinite
God-Like Super-Breath: Superman Prime is able to create hurricane force winds by exhaling air from his lungs. He can chill the air as it leaves his lungs to freeze targets. He can also reverse the process to pull large volumes of air or vapor into his lungs.
Reality Alteration: Because of his powers from the Source, he can most likely alter Reality on any scale he wants, from Universal to Multiversal scale.
Magic Manipulation: Because of his powers from the Queen of the 5D imps, he can manipulate magic in any way he wants (see above)
Nigh-Omnipotence: He has power over almost anything.
Nigh-Omniscience: He can see and hear almost anything .
Nigh Omnipresence: He can be almost everywhere at once.
Immortality: Superman Prime will live until the end of the multiversal reality itself.
As always a big softy and scout boy. Never change Sup's!
2812581 what competition? superman would win by a landslide!
2812683
Not if you made the Alicorns equal to or close to kryptonians in physical strength.
2812704 but the why would they fear him then?
if alicorns were on his level, then they'd have nothing to fear.
2812471 Everytine I see the name Superman, I think of that song. Williams for the win.
I love this, it's amazing. I also haven't actually seen any decent "Super hero goes to Equestria" untill very recently, which would be this story...
2812640 yeah in conserving of time let's call him god
well since the author said in the description he will have most of his powers and weaknesses he will probably have his normal vulnerability to magic meaning he has no resistance to it, it will affect him just like it would affect a normal human, but because of his senses and speed he usually just dodges it
This is superman alright. Helps with all problems, big and small.
Next time!
Hearing another wailing cry of despair from near Ponyville, Superman dives down to find...
Rarity, in the middle of a FASHION EMERGENCY!
Can Superman escape before he's pressed into service as a living mannequin? FIND OUT NEXT TIME!
bout damn time, buck these basic Marvel bitches
Gotta love the Big Blue Boyscout. "The S Express" Is that a name for Superman? I hope not. If so then I have officially coined the phrase.
2813220
This. I can so see this happening. Not to mention her having some kind of complaint about his outfit's design.
2812477
2812460
If i remember well:
Yellow is his main source of power
red sun disable the power of a normal kryptonian (but Superman isn't a normal kryptonian)
blue sun if i don't screw thing up, power up hugely the strengh of Superman (and i think it could maybe even become harmful if exposed too much longer)
2813479
Yep. Also, a red sun works on Superman too. Like kryptonite though, how quickly it works is up to the writer.
@Onomonopia...
A literary refinement suggestion... Traditionally, when Superman thinks (or narrates) to/about himself, he calls himself Clark, not Superman. This is to reinforce Clark's true and core nature of being human (symbolically speaking, not physically being kryptonian or earth human), rather than a god or an alien.
For example...
Original:
Suggested refinement:
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So far your CrossOver story is going very well. It is always important for readers to remember (or realize) that Superman's greatest strengths are not his titan's powers, but his earnest humility, strong morals, and inspiring humanity.
2813479
Don't you mean a red giant?
Keep it up!
I think this did a good job of showing that Supes tries to help people to be better.
But the CMC are lucky this isn't Golden Age Superman, or else he would have secretly turned the barn upside down.
poor superman thats always been his curse, hearing every cry for help on the planet he's on EVERYWHERE!
I'm excited to see how Celestia and Luna react to Supes.
2812887 Oh yes, I forget to add he has a Green Lantern ring that can destroy universes.
2816712 once again.... a God
(reads the stories newest chapter) Amazing!!!!!!!!!!(Faints)
ill admit i never liked Supperman. i preferred Spawn. but this... this is epic
You know. If Superman and Celestia teamed up...
I mean one is powered by the sun and the other controls the sun...
2813915
not necessary a giant, rao(krypton's red sun) was a red dwarf and it was already fucking up krypton's people..
Edit: indeed in Superman: The Movie and Superman Returns, rao is a supergiant but i don't consider it as "canon"
I really want something like this scene to happen at some point, just to further boost some fear and awe into the ponies:
2812385 Math is good, but it'll take more than that to prove your statement. I could convert the logic into a mathematical equation for you, but I am a little busy right now. Remind me later, and I'll probably do it.
2818658
That fel like I was watching a slow motion DBZ fight.
2812704 Dude, not even close. The only tool they have is magic. Assuming that this is not one of the alternate magic proof supermen, then that is all they have. Even then, it can only hurt him. Furthermore, unless they pulled out apocalyptic level magic, I.E.- raining down indiscriminate solar/lunar fury upon the land and leaving a giant crater of magical ash in the planet, they probably couldn't be 100% certain that they absolutely destroyed him. Even then, with the light based properties of their magic, they would probably actually supercharge superman and give him mystic properties.
2818658
I strongly agreed and support this to this idea.