Author's Note

Edited by the Amazing WurkyWilk358!

Reunion Part 1

“Did you just say Bruce?!” Nightwing said as he watched Jason speaking on his comms.

“Bruce, is that really you?” Jason asked.

“It’s me. What is your location?” Batman asked.

“The Crystal empire. Tell me where you are,” Jason asked as he took out his key.

“I'm in a city called Manehattan. Wait there, I will-”

“No, you wait right there,” Jason said as he used his key to open a portal to Manehattan. “Nightwing, let’s go. We’ll be back,” Jason told his herd as he and Nightwing entered the portal.

“What was that?” Nightwing asked while looking back at the portal as it closed.

“Portal key, keep up, man,” Jason said before speaking through the comms again. “Bruce, we’re here in Manehattan. Tell me where you are?”

“How did you get here so quickly?” Batman asked, surprised by how quickly Jason got here.

“Magic, I’ll explain later. Where are you?” Jason asked once more. Batman then went up to the roof and used some type of firework batarang to reveal his location. Nightwing and Jason quickly made their way there in a few minutes. Landing on the roof they came face-to-face with Batman. Batman looked at Jason and walked up to him.

“Good, you’re still in one piece,” Batman said, suddenly going wide eyed as Jason hugged him.

“Missed you too, old man,” Jason said softly. Batman then slowly wrapped his arms around Jason and hugged him as well.

“Oh, I love group hugs!” Nightwing then joined in on the hug. Batman had a small smile on his face as he was glad that his two sons, Jason and Nightwing, were safe. It gave him hope that all his sons were safe.

“Have either of you two seen Red or Robin?”

“No, that blast must’ve teleported all of us to different places. It sent me to freeze my butt off in a stupid frozen tundra. Luckily, I was able to meet Jason in the Crystal Empire,” Nightwing explained.

“They’re here too? Good, we’re gonna need all the help we can get if we’re gonna take down Bane and who knows who else came here,” Jason said. “We need to find the others. Let’s head back to the Crystal Empire. I know some people there that can help us find Tim and Damian,” He used his key to open a portal back to the Crystal Empire.

“Where did you-?”

“Explain later.”

They walked through the portal and the ponies and dragon all gasped as they saw Batman standing next to Jason.

“Dad, w-who’s that?” Scootaloo asked as she hid behind Rainbow’s leg.

“Dad?” Batman looked at Jason for an explanation as Jason chuckled, walking over to Scootaloo and holding her hand. Walking over to Batman,

“This is Batman. Your…Grandpa,” Jason said. Batman was stunned to hear this and slowly waved down at Scootaloo.

“Hello…” Batman said, he honestly did not expect this to happen. Scootaloo looked up at Batman and her smile grew as she, once again, screamed in pure joy. Jason covered her mouth as she kept screaming.

“Is she…?”Batman looked at Jason.

“Adopted, yeah. I’ve been here for over a month.” Jason said as he removed his helmet.

“Your scar.” Batman pointed at Jason’s cheek.

“A lot has happened, Bats,” Jason said as Luna then stepped forward.

“Princess Luna,” Batman said. Luna was a bit shocked that Batman knew of her. “I read about you in a library and heard about you through the newspaper.”

“Seems you like to be well informed.” Luna giggled.

“Oh, you have no idea,” Jason and Nightwing chuckled. Luna then smiled at Batman and bowed her head.

“Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For giving Jason the home he needed,” Luna said as she smiled over at Jason.

“I…told them. About…well, everything,” Jason told Batman. “They can be trusted, Batman. I give you my word.”

“I see. Although it’s me who should thank you all. You all kept Jason safe. Thank you,” Batman said as he shook Luna’s hand.

“Quite the contrary. Jason has helped us in more ways than one,” Celestia said as she walked over to Jason and smiled down at him. “I never loved a stallion such as him before.” She then kissed Jason's cheek. Batman was now shocked beyond belief to see this, first a child now this?

“Hi!” Pinkie Pie appeared right in front of Batman and then hugged him and Nightwing tightly. “I’mPinkiePieandIjustwannasaythatyoutwoarereallygreatandIhopewegetalongIwillthrowyoutwoawelcometoEquestriaandPonyvileandbestfriendfamilyeverdoyoulikecakesIlovecakesandIknowJasonlovescaketoo.” Pinkie Pie introduced herself in her own Pinkie way.

Nightwing and Batman both tried to figure out what just happened, what was she saying, and how was she so strong. Jason let go of Scootaloo’s mouth after she had calmed down and gently made Pinkie Pie let Batman and Nightwing go.

“What she is trying to say is her name is Pinkie Pie, she’s one of my marefriends,” Jason said.

“Your what?” Batman asked.

“Lover. In Equestria, it is a normal practice for a stallion to have more than one mare in his herd.” Twilight explained. Batman looked at them all and glanced at Nightwing to confirm if this was true and not a weird fever dream. Nightwing nodded as he shrugged.

“I don’t question it,” Nightwing said, suddenly Batman looked down to see Scootaloo hugging his leg.

“Grandpa!” Scootaloo smiled up at him. Batman looked at her for a few seconds before gently patting her head.

“Jason. We need to talk.”

“Bane is here.” Jason said. “I know, we just got word he hijacked a ship full of money, artifacts, and other riches.”

“Not just Bane. Lex Luthor, Deathstroke, and…Joker,” Batman told Jason. Once this reached Jason’s ears, he froze and his blood ran cold. Hearing Joker’s manic laugh ringing in his ears and all the sick twisted and cruel acts that monster committed ran a shiver of fear down his spine. Jason nearly had a breakdown as he feared the worst of what would happen to his family at that monster’s hands.

It’s okay. Jason heard a voice in his head. Before, you were alone. But now, you’re never alone. Your friends, your family, even your own children. They’re here for you, as am I. The Joker doesn’t own you, nor will he ever. A voice echoed in Jason’s head, calming him down as he took a deep breath.

“Then I guess we’ll just have to kick their asses and send them back to Arkham,” Jason said. Batman and Nightwing were both stunned by how well Jason took this news, they both knew how big of a scar was left on Jason, but they were proud to see him pushing forward.

“Not alone, you’re not!” Rainbow Dash cracked her knuckles. “No way am I missing a chance to give that clown a good punch to the face.”

“Ah’m gonna buck him in the face repeatedly,” Applejack said.

“This is our fight. Not yours,” Batman said, not wanting to risk their lives.

“This is our Kingdom, our home, and Jason is our lover. We will help. End of discussion,” Celestia told Batman.

“You heard the mare. Now then, we gotta find Damian and Tim,” Jason said as he used his comms to try and connect with Tim and or Damian. “Tim? Damian? Do you copy?” Jason asked, suddenly a voice was heard.

“Jason?! Is that really you?” Tim’s voice echoed through the comms as Jason smiled.

“Tim! Yeah, it’s me. Where are you?”

“A place called Appaloosa. I’ve been helping this place out for a while, it’s been attacked by these ugly dog things recently,” Tim explained.

“The hell you say, asshole? I dare you to say that again!” Avril shouted at Tim as she growled.

“Uh…who was that?” Tim asked.

“I'm the one who is gonna kick your ass, jerk! I’m one of those ugly dogs, moron!” Avril growled louder. Jason petted her head to try and calm her down but it didn’t work very well.

“Tim, Avril. Avril, Tim. Tim, Avril is my girlfriend and…well, those dogs you’re fighting are called Diamond Dogs, and Avril is one of them,” Jason explained.

“…Oh. Wait a minute…you’re a furry?” Tim asked. Jason didn’t need to see it to know that Tim had a shit-eating grin on his face.

“Oh, fuck you!” Jason shouted back at Tim as he laughed in the background.

“I should kick his ass,” Avril said with a pout.

“Focus.” Batman scolded Jason while narrowing his eyes at him.

“Yeah, yeah. Are you okay?” Jason asked Tim.

“Yeah, I’m alright. Had a bit of help from this tribe of buffalo and the people here in town. But I wouldn’t say no to some help,” Tim said

“We’re on our way. Have you been able to reach Damian?”

“No, I haven’t. I was hoping one of you had seen him.” Tim said.

“Fuck.” Jason grumbled.

“Damian can handle himself, we gotta get Tim first and figure out where Damian is after.” Batman told him. Jason nodded

“Ah’ll go as well.” Applejack said. “Ah got some family down there, and no one messes with the Apple family.” Applejack then groaned as she held her stomach, Jason walked over to her and held her shoulders.

“Applejack, what’s wrong?” Jason asked as he grew concerned for his marefriend.

“A-Ah’m fine. Just a little…” Applejack nearly puked but held it in.

“Get her to a doctor, now,” Jason said, Twilight and Rarity rushed over to Applejack and started to lead her out to the medical wing.

“You two go, I’ll stay here,” Jason said but Luna shook her head.

“No, you go with them. We will look after Applejack,” Luna told her, lifting her hand to stop Jason from speaking. “You have an opportunity to be reunited with your family, my love. Now go and help him,” Luna said as she kissed his cheek.

“I’ll go too, make sure you all don’t die,” Avril said as she playfully punched Jason’s shoulder.

“You just wanna punch Tim, don’t you?”

“Yes, yes I do,” Avril giggled.

“Fine.” Jason chuckled and rolled his eyes as he knelt down at Scootaloo. “You be good, okay, kiddo? I’ll be back soon.” Jason smiled as he kissed her head.

“Be safe, okay dad?” Scootaloo said.

“I will, Scoots.” Jason smiled at her.

“I’d like to come with you,” Fluttershy said, walking up to him. “I-If you don’t mind, that is…”

“Not at all, babe,” Jason said. “This is Fluttershy. She is my first marefriend,” Jason said. Batman looked down at her as Fluttershy yelped in a bit of fear and hid behind Jason.

“Hi,” Batman said. Fluttershy peeked out from behind Jason and shyly waved at him.

“She’s also pregnant. As well as Pinkie Pie,” Jason told him. Batman and Nightwing both went wide eyed in shock, but Nightwing soon gasped with joy.

“I’m gonna be an uncle! Again!” Woohoo!” Nightwing cheered.

“…Congratulations,” Batman said as he was still stunned by this news.

“You’re gonna be our in-law!” Pinkie Pie hugged Batman, much to his disdain.

“Can we please just go?” Batman said in his usual blank tone.

Jason nodded and took out his key. He and Fluttershy held it together and Fluttershy imagined Appaloosa and the portal opened. The group walked through, with Batman and Nightwing still having a hard time understanding how Jason could do that, and arrived at the dusty old town of Appaloosa.

“Here we are,” Fluttershy said as the portal closed behind him.

“I’m getting some serious Jonah Hex vibes here,” Nightwing said.

“Who?” Fluttershy asked.

“Not important. Where’s Tim?” Jason looked around and soon grabbed something before it could hit him. He looked down to see one of Red Robin’s birdarang.

“Just wanted to see if it really was you.” A voice said, they all turned to see Red Robin standing there with a smile on his face. Red Robin walked up to them and Jason pulled him into a hug. “Uh…is this really Jason?” Tim asked Nightwing and Batman.

“It’s him, he just changed a bit.” Nightwing chuckled.

“Good to see you again, smartass.” Jason joked as Tim smiled.

“Yeah, that’s him alright,” Tim said as he shook Nightwing and Batman’s hand.

“Glad to see you’re alright, Drake. What happened here?” Nightwing asked.

“Those Diamond Dog creatures have started throwing raids around here for a while now. They took a few people before I got here. I tried going after them but I couldn’t leave without leaving the people defenseless. A tribe of buffalo have been helping but there are just too many Diamond Dogs for us to successfully launch an attack on them and keep the town safe,” Red Robin explained

“Have some of the tribe warriors come with us and we’ll lead a rescue mission for the captured civilians. The rest stay here and guard the town,” Batman planned.

“Red!” A woman ran up to them and eyed the strangers with caution. The woman had an orange coat, orange hair and wore an Indian feather hat on her head. She had a slim but athletic build and wielded a bow and arrows and a tomahawk on her hip. “Who are these strangers?” The woman asked.

“Strongheart, these are my family. They can help us.” Red told her. “This is Little Strongheart. She is one of the buffalo tribe warriors I mentioned. Strongheart, this is Batman, Nightwing, and Red Hood.” He introduced them. They all waved to each other but Batman stepped forward.

“How many fighters does this town have?” Batman asked.

“About forty available fighters, the rest are either simple townsfolk or too injured to fight.” Strongheart told him, gulping a bit in fear at the intimidating Bat.

“Good. Have them start fortifying this town. Do we know where the Diamond Dogs are coming from?” Batman asked Red Robin.

“Our scouts found what we believe to be their stronghold down by the mountains in a cave. How many there are, we don’t know. They come like an endless horde of roaches.” Red Robin explained.

“The Alpha.” Avril said. “If we can take down the Alpha, then the rest will scatter.”

“Will some still fight?” Nightwing asked.

“Maybe a few, yeah, if they care about their pride or try to use it as an opportunity to become the next Alpha. But many will not want to risk it.”

“Then we’ll find them and take down the Alpha.” Red Hood cracked his knuckles.

“I can take you to them.” Strongheart volunteered.

“Strongheart is one of the best fighters here, she can be a great help to us,” Red Robin said as he smiled at her. Strongheart turned a little red and averted her gaze to the ground.

“Alright. Fluttershy, you stay here. I’ll be back soon, I promise.” Red Hood told Fluttershy.

“Please be careful.” Fluttershy said, Red Hood took off his helmet and passionately kissed Fluttershy. The two embraced before slowly pulling away.

“I will.” Red said. Red Robin gasped at this and looked with confusion before Nightwing patted his back.

“It’s a long story,” Nightwing said. Red Robin chuckled before groaning in pain as he felt something hit the back of his head. He turned to see Avril with a clenched fist.

“That's for calling us ugly dogs.” Avril said with a growl.

“Hehe…sorry.” Red Robin nervously apologized.

Avril then smiled and gave Red Robin a hug. “As long as you understand, I forgive you,” Avril said as her tail wagged a little.

Red Robin smiled and hugged her back.

“Good to meet another one of my in-laws.” Avril giggled.

“Wait, what? You’re married?!” Red Robin looked at Red Hood with shock.

“No, I’m not.” Red Hood chuckled at their reaction.

“Not yet…” Fluttershy said softly, a blush forming on her face as she pictured herself in a wedding dress. Red Hood blushed heavily as he heard this.

“Let’s move.” Batman said as he wanted to get this done and focus on Joker and the others.

“Follow me, it’s a long way but we can get there by nightfall if we hurry,” Strongheart said. Soon the Bat Family and Avril followed Strongheart as they raced towards the Diamond dogs stronghold.

The sun had set and the moon had risen, the team had reached the stronghold and were hiding on a ledge as they looked down to see a cave that was being guarded by four Diamond dogs

“Game plan?” Red Robin asked.

“Strike fast, keep silent, one each.” Batman said. Nightwing, Red Hood, and Red Robin nodded as they soon made their way down. Hiding behind some boulders, Nightwing tossed some rocks near the cave entrance.

“Huh?” One guard motioned the others to follow him as they went to the disturbance. Then, in a flash, all guards fell to the floor as the Bat Family made quick work of them.

“Incredible…” Strongheart gasped as she never saw anyone take down anyone so fast and so quietly.

“Now I know where he learned to fight.” Avril smiled dreamily at Jason as her tail wagged happily. Red Hood signaled Avril and Strongheart to come down and join them as they entered the cave.

Avril stepped forward and started sniffing the air, trying to find a scent for them to follow.

“This way.” Avril said while pointing to one of the many caves that laid within the mountain.

“Stay low, keep quiet. Our best chance is taking full advantage of our element. Strongheart, Red Hood. You two stay back and be our eyes. Nightwing, Red Robin, you two secure our exit, make sure no one seals it. Avril, you lead the way. I’ll handle the Alpha. And Red Hood.” Batman turned to Jason and narrowed his eyes. “We do. Not. Kill.” Batman told him. There was a bit of tension in the air as Jason and Batman stared at each other.

“Fine.” Jason said as they all followed Avril, venturing deeper into the tunnel system until they reached a large mining area, they saw many ponies and buffalo in shackles digging away for gems within the cave walls.

“My people…!” Strongheart tried to rush in but was held back by Red Robin.

“Heart, no! If we just rush in, we’ll be boxed in and won’t be able to help.” Red Robin told her as she struggled to escape his hold. Red Hood looked around and saw a few support beams for catwalks and tracks for the mining carts.

“I think I have an idea. See those tracks? If we can bring those down it will create enough chaos and buy us enough time for a surprise attack. With the guards on us, Avril and Strongheart can work on freeing the slaves, we can use them to help us fight back.” Red Hood explained his plan as they all seemed to nod in agreement. Soon Red Hood and his family took out some explosive batarangs and aimed at the tracks and support beams, throwing their batarangs as they hit their targets and exploded. Bringing them down.

“What the Tartarus?” The guards all scrambled to try to get organized.

“Now!” Batman and his team then jumped down and started attacking the guards. Nightwing used his two batons to whack two guards over the head and then slammed his batons together to form a staff. Twirling it around as he used it to shock any guards surrounding him.

Red Robin jumped over a diamond dog and slammed his staff down at another guard’s head. Red Hood then fired his sonic weapon, the sound causing the diamond dogs to cover their ears and howl in pain, bringing them down.

Batman effortlessly dodged every strike the guards threw at him, getting bored Batman hit a guard in the chest, knocking the wind out of his lungs. Getting past him Batman struck at another guard's throat and kicked a guard in the side before uppercutting him. Batman grabbed a guard’s arm and snapped it and spun around the guard, throwing a quick jab at a guard’s chin, and knocking him out.

Red Hood lifted up a guard and started using him to beat the other guards rushing at him. Red Hood then threw the guard to knock some other guards down and dodged a punch, leaning forward Red Hood struck at his jaw and spun to punch a guard in his stomach.

Avril and Strongheart started working on freeing the other slaves and soon the former slaves picked up anything they could use as a weapon and charged at their former masters.

“Change of plans, Avril, where should we go?” Batman asked as he knocked out a guard without even looking.

“Go down this tunnel,” Avril said, jumping over a guard and landing on his shoulders, squeezing her thighs around his head Avril then spun and threw the guard into a mining cart.

“Avril, you and Strongheart take the prisoners out of here. The rest of us will deal with the Alpha,” Batman said. Soon Batman and his team rushed down the tunnel, taking down any guards that tried to stop them. Though none of them said anything, they were all happy to be fighting together once more.

Jason and Batman both kicked a guard square in the chest and sent him flying through a set of doors into what appeared to be some sort of throne room. There on a chair made of stone sat a large and massive diamond dog that was covered in scars. He had dozens of guards all over the room and they all aimed their spears at Batman and his family.

“Who dares enter Grog’s fortress?” The Alpha, now named Grog, demanded to know as he stood from his throne.

“You must be the Alpha,” Batman said as he stepped forward. The guards rushed towards them. Batman grabbed a spear and yanked it from the guards hands, backhanding him in the face. Red Hood kicked a guard in the leg and then slammed his heel on to his head, Red Hood dodged a stab from a spear and broke the spear, punching the guard in the throat before slamming his fists on top of his head.

Nightwing used his batons to block the attacks from two guards, slid between them, and did a split kick and knocked them out. Red Robin used his spear to shock a guard and then vaulted over another guard, whacking his knees with his staff Red Robin backflipped and kicked a guard. Soon Grog’s guards laid on the ground defeated, Grog growled in anger as he rose to his feet.

“You! I’m gonna enjoy feasting on your corpses!” Grog shouted, soon two large doors opened from both sides of the throne. Loud thumps could be heard and the Batfamily all gasped as they saw Diamond Dogs even bigger than Grog appear.

“It can’t be…” Batman gasped as he saw the massive group of Diamond Dogs. Batman saw Grog pull out a vial of some kind and injected it into himself. They all stood and watched as Grog grew in size and roared.

“Wait, d-did he just…” Nightwing was shocked to see that they were using the Titan formula.