A strange pony known only as the Joker shows up, wanting only to cause chaos. But don't worry. Equestria is a good place. Ponies truly care for one another. Ponies love more than just themselves. Ponies stick together when strife attacks. Right?

When she has a run in with the Bat, Twilight becomes determined to find him. With the help of billionaire Bruce Mayne, she works to prove that the Bat is just an ordinary pony in a cape and take him to justice.

Read the journal entries of the over-hammy villain Nightmare... and a scared Luna as she tries to live in isolation. "It's cold up here. And lonely. Surely, by the end of a year, I'll be welcomed back."