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Pinkie awoke with a groan. Something didn't feel right. Actually, that was wrong. Something DID feel right, that was the problem. Opening her eyes, she found herself in a well kept room. Problem one. This CLEARLY wasn't her cell. She pushed on the mattress she was currently laying on, and frowned. Problem two. This mattress could actually be SLEPT on, not like the hard cot in her cell. As she took in her surroundings, she glimpsed the blonde mane of a lavender pony next to her in the bed. Problem three. This pony was unrecognizable. Taking these problems into account, Pinkie began to evaluate what happened. The last CONSCIOUS thing she remembered was the Bat beating her to a pulp. After that, it was darkness, until later that night. It was a blur, but she seemed to remember an explosion, and a high-pitched voice introducing themselves as Harley Quinn. After that, it was still a blur, but a fast blur. Then, the darkness returned. She assumed that the pony next to her was Harley Quinn, and while she was grateful to Miss. Quinn for breaking her out, Pinkie was happily spoken for. Shifting a bit in the bed, Pinkie could feel the other pony shift with her. Suddenly, she was met with the piercing blue eyes of Harley Quinn, who had a smile plastered on her face.

"Mm. Morning, Puddin'," she said.

"Harley Quinn, I'd presume?" Pinkie asked.

"Right-a-roonie. Now gimme some sugar, baby," she said, moving closer to Pinkie with her lips puckered. Pinkie glared, and gently pushed Harley away.

"I'm flattered, Miss. Quinn, but I'm already committed to someone, and I need to get back to her. Twilight doesn't know anything that happened," she said.

Harley's eyes widened, and then she began to giggle. "Oh, Puddin'. I AM Twilight, see?" she said, flaring up her magic and removing the dye from her mane and the spell that changed her eye color.

Pinkie's eyes widened. "Twily! W-What are you doing looking like that?" she asked.

"It was to break you out," Twilight said.

"Twilight! How could your risk yourself like that?" Pinkie asked.

"It was worth it, Puddin'. I wasn't about to let you spend another night in that Asylum, and especially not because of that stupid Bat. I don't care if it alienates me from our other friends, if I'm not with you, it's not worth it," Twilight said.

Pinkie smiled, the first genuine smile that she'd given in a long time. "Where are we, exactly?"

"Moondancer's house," Twilight said.

"That's my girl, Twily. They'll never look for us here," Pinkie said, placing a kiss on Twilight's lips. The alicorn moaned, leaning into it. They had nothing to worry about now. No interruptions, no objections, no danger. The two mares stayed like that for a few minutes, not moving, until Twilight moved her foreleg down Pinkie's chest. The pink mare winced in pain and pulled back.

"Oh, no! I'm so sorry, Puddin'! I forgot about your leg," Twilight said.

"It's okay, Twily. We'll just have to wait for a while before we can have fun," Pinkie said, giggling as she kissed away Twilight's pout. An intoxicating aroma soon found it's way into the bedroom. "Mmm! What is that amazing smell?"

"Moonie must've made us breakfast. Come on, Puddin', let's go get something to eat," Twilight said, getting up from off the bed and going out the door, putting a bit more sway in her rump as she went. Pinkie smirked, making a mental note to tell Maud where she was, and ONLY Maud, before following Twilight.

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"Well, this is just great! Now, there's TWO of them!" Applejack snapped, slamming down a copy of the Equestria Gazette. The front page said, in big bold letters;

BREAKOUT! JOKER BROKEN OUT OF ASYLUM BY SECRET ACCOMPLICE!

Rarity sighed, rubbing her forehead with her hoof. "Applejack, darling, can I ask you not to shout early in the morning?"

"I'm sorry, Rare's, but you HAVE to be concerned that the Joker has an accomplice, and they broke her out!"

"Of course, I'm concerned, but there's no telling where they went. They just...disappeared. The bigger question is WHO is this accomplice of the Joker's? What pony in their right mind would break out that psychopath?"

"You got me! I didn't think the Joker would be somepony to HAVE an accomplice! It just makes me wonder how many MORE of them are!"

"Perhaps we should talk to Twilight. After what happened at the bank, she may know something," Rarity said.

"I don't think that'd be a good idea, at least for now. SOMETHING about how she acted with us...it rubbed me the wrong way," Applejack said.

Rarity frowned, coming around to the farmer and nuzzling her neck. "Jackie, dear, you worry too much. Yes, Twilight may have acted a bit...hostile towards us, and she did forcefully teleport us away, but I'm sure she won't turn us away. We're her friends and if there is something wrong, we should help her," she said.

Applejack chuckled, nuzzling Rarity's neck in response. "You always know what to say, don't ya, Diamond? Ok. We'll go talk to Twilight, but let's finish breakfast first and do something...else that I wanna get done," she said, smirking.

Rarity grinned. She knew exactly what her marefriend was implying, but she wanted to keep playing the game. "Mmm. What exactly it that something,dear?"

"How many times I can get ya'll to scream my name," Applejack replied, nipping Rarity's bottom lip. The unicorn moaned, planting a heated kiss on the farmer, who returned it in earnest. Twilight could wait a little longer.

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The Royal Guards of Canterlot had experienced their princess in MANY different moods. They'd experienced her sad, ill, and even mildly annoyed. But NEVER had they experienced the BOILING RAGE that was on display now.

"RAAAARRRRGGAAAHH!! SHE GOT THE BETTER OF ME! AGAIN! WHO IN EQUESTRIA COULD HAVE BROKEN HER OUT?!" Princess Celestia roared, throwing her desk with her magic and smashing it against the wall. She was teetering on the edge, her anger bubbling. She was breathing hard, and trying to get under control, but the more she thought about the break out, the angrier she got. "LUUUUNNNAA!!"

The Princess of the Night entered Celestia's chambers, finding the bed curtains charbroiled and the wooden desk smashed to pieces. "You know, the maids are going to start complaining, Tia," she said, lifting the ruined curtains with her magic. Celestia simply growled in response, throwing down the copy of the Equestria Gazette in front of Luna. "I saw it. Who do you think broke her out?"

"If I knew, Luna, I would already have them FLAYED ALIVE! Can you think of ANYPONY who would be able to break her out with THIS type of efficiency?"

"What about that party pony, Cheese Sandwich?" Luna asked.

"The guards at the Asylum said that the intruder was a mare, Luna. Besides, Cheese Sandwich has been in Las Pegasus for the past four months. Who else could have done it?" Celestia asked.

"What about one of the sisters? You know the old saying about families, Celestia," Luna said.

"Do you really think one of her sisters would dress up as a CLOWN to break her out?!? Think, Luna! You read the article!"

"The only pony that I can think of that would do something of THAT sort is herself, Tia. But, is that possible?" Luna asked.

Celestia gasped. How could she have been so stupid? Of course she would go back there! "Luna, we need to go to the Mirror Pool. The pony in that article has to be a clone of her. We'll catch that clone if it's the last thing we do," Celestia said, with a wide grin on her face, galloping out of her chambers. Luna followed behind her, both to catch this clone, and to keep her sister from doing something reckless.

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"So, what's the plan?" Moondancer asked, once she, Pinkie and Twilight had finished breakfast.

"What do you mean?" Pinkie asked.

"Isn't there some kind of grand plan you have?"

"Of course there is. But, seeing as I'm incapacitated for a bit, it has to wait," Pinkie said, motioning to her foreleg in the sling.

"Well, whenever you do it, I want in," Moondancer said.

"Really Moonie? You wanna help?" Twilight asked, a smile on her face.

"Of course. What you've told me about Celestia, I feel like I NEED to," the unicorn said.

"What sort of...qualifications do you have to help, Moondancer?" Pinkie asked, incredulously. She didn't want an inexperienced pony interfering with her plans.

"I helped Twilight crack the riddle you gave her, AND I helped her make the explosives that were in your blueprints. I'm also equal to Twilight in intelligence, AND in magic kindergarten I was top of my class in chemistry. Actually, I'm STILL top of my class in chemistry and a bunch of other subjects," Moondancer said, adjusting her glasses. Pinkie smirked. The unicorn was serious about this.

"What do you say, Puddin'? Can Moonie help us?"

"Hmm. Moondancer, can you create four dozen new explosives by the end of the week?" Pinkie asked.

"Sure, that's easy. What're they for?" the unicorn asked.

"This," Pinkie said, sliding a flyer in front of her. Adjusting her glasses, Moondancer smiled as she read the words on the paper.

ANNUAL CANTERLOT GALA! GUESTS OF HONOR, THE ELEMENTS OF HARMONY! HOSTED BY OUR ESTEEMED MONARCHS PRINCESS CELESTIA AND PRINCESS LUNA

"All the ponies there will definitely have valuables. We're gonna need a lot of it to reestablish ourselves. Plus, it'll be a great opportunity to stick it to Celestia again," Pinkie said.

"Crashing the Princess' party will make a lot of ponies see that we mean business," Twilight said with a grin.

Moondancer reset her glasses back on her snout and grinned. "Oh yeah, I'm in," she said.

"Well, if you're gonna help us, you're gonna need a disguise. The Joker and Harley Quinn can't be seen with Moondancer," Pinkie said.

"Hey, maybe it could have something to do with riddles, Moonie! You were really good with the first one!"

"Yeah, you're right, Twilight. Hmmm. What should the name be?" Moondancer asked.

"Riddle Queen?" the alicorn suggested.

"Riddle Master?" Pinkie interjected.

"How about...the Riddler?" Moondancer asked.

Pinkie laughed raucously. "That's perfect. Maybe the explosives could have a bit of a..unique touch that only the Riddler can give, hm?"

"Oh, I know exactly what you mean," Moondancer said, with a grin. She had five days to make the explosives AND get her Riddler costume made. For any other pony, it'd be difficult. For Moondancer, it's simply foals play.

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Author's Note

I am SO sorry this chapter took so long, guys. A lot of things got away from me, and I also decided to try something different with this chapter, so I had to rewrite everything. But, now it's done, and we move on to the next chapter. The next few are going to focus on Applejack and the rest of the girls, and trying to figure out what happened with Twilight at the bank. We'll also get another glimpse of Batmare. Speaking of which, the next hint for her identity is she's NONE of the Wonderbolts. By the way, the unused concepts from last chapter were the Ceasar Romero Joker with the first design, the Jack Nicholson Joker with the second, and the Arkham Asylum Mark Hamill Joker with the third. One final thing, do you guys think I should involve Sunset Shimmer in this, and if I do, what Batman villain do you think would fit her? Stay tuned guys.