Author's Note

Heyo! So sorry I didn't post this Friday or Saturday, it was my cousin's graduation (woohoo!) And was busy preparing gifts and food for her party. Hope you all enjoy this chapter

Letter

NO POV.

Jason groaned as he began to stir awake and slowly open his eyes, seeing a ceiling above him. He tried sitting up but winced as he laid back down, he looked down at himself to see that he was covered in bandages and his arm and leg was in a makeshift cast.

"Wha... What the hell?" Jason asked out loud as he rubbed his face, his eyes widening in shock as he just now realized that he was only in his underwear and his helmet was gone. Jason nearly started to freak out until he heard a door open. His eyes shot towards the door and he saw a peculiar sight. He saw a Zebra holding a tray in her mouth. The Zebra in question had a gray color coat instead of the usual white but still had the black stripes, and had golden rings around her neck and big gold hoop ear rings. Jason stared at the Zebra and moved back, grunting in pain but powering through it.

"Who the hell are you?" Jason demanded to know, the Zebra walked over and set the tray down. Jason looked down to see a bowl of, what he assumed, is soup and a cup of tea. Jason eyed it cautiously and glared at the Zebra

"You need not be weary, eat to replenish your energy." The Zebra said, from her voice she was female. Jason eyed her once more carefully, she didn't seem to be lying, but Jason didn't trust her. Instead he gently pushed the tray away "Do not be so dreary, it would be best to not be stubborn like a cannery." She said as he pushed the tray back towards Jason. When she saw him still refuse to eat she rolled her eyes and took a sip from the soup, showing him that she didn't tamper with it. Jason narrowed his eyes but finally caved in and took a sip from the soup.

"Never have I met a being such as you, and you seem to never seen one like me, too." She said as she recognize the look of shock he had on his face when she stepped in. Jason stared at her, refusing to speak until he felt like he really needed to. He pointed down at his bandages and looked at her "Fighting the Hydra left you near dead, so I brought you to keep you from such dread. Your body was badly broken, and your wounds reopened. You are lucky your head wasn't spilt open." She said, Jason reached back to his head and felt some stitches, he must've cut his head or something when he crashed through those trees.

"My clothes." Jason finally spoke, not wanting to be left in such a state in a strangers house.

"You are still to weak, rest for now, but I am glad you can speak." She said "I am Zecora." She introduced herself. Jason raised an eyebrow at the strange name but shook his head

"My clothes." He asked one more time, getting a bit impatient from Zecora's cryptic bullshit and her annoying rhyming. Zecora sighed and walked out, soon coming back with a bag. She walked over and dropped it down next to the bed, Zecora used her mouth to open the bag and Jason could see his armor and weapons. He tried to reach down for them but groaned in pain.

"As I said, now rest on the bed." Zecora told him. A knock was heard on the door and Jason went wide eyed

"Don't tell anyone I'm here." Jason told her "I don't want anyone knowing I'm here."

"But why?"

"I just don't! Don't tell anyone." Jason said, he didn't want to be found, he just wanted to... Vanish. Disappear. Zecora looked at him then back towards the knocking, taking a deep breath she nodded and headed out of the room, shutting the door behind her. When she left Jason forced himself up, the pain was intense as it felt like his body was on fire. He fought through the pain and got dressed, putting on his weapons and helmet. Jason looked around and saw a window, he limped towards it and opened the curtains, crawling out through the window he began to run towards the forest, well, more like limp really fast. Using his sword as a crunch to keep him up Jason used his helmet to help try to find the Batmobile, not wanting to loose it and have far less protection. He trekked through the forest for about two hours and finally found the Batmobile.

"Home sweet home." Jason said as he limped towards the Batmobile, he climbed inside and groaned as he held his side, his body aching all over and was begging for rest. Jason panted slightly as he leaned back against the seat, he wanted to rest but he knew he couldn't stay here, at least in this spot. He would need to make some distance between him and Zecora. Jason fired up the Batmobile and started driving until he reached some ruins of what appeared to be a castle.

"The fuck is a castle doing out here?" Jason asked out loud, thinking it would be perfect to rest Jason turned off the Batmobile and soon passed out in the Batmobile.

Jason opened his eyes and groaned, he opened the Batmobile and hopped out, he winced as his injuries still haven't fully healed. He reached back into bag and pulled put some food, eating it as he slid down against the Batmobile. Jason set his helmet down and took out his phone, he started to play some music. He listened to the music play and looked up at the sky, he closed his eyes and started to sing.

Jason sang as he thought about his family. Remembering how after each patrol if none of them got hurt Alfred would bake sweets and desserts for them, he remembered when they all would fight for the last cookie and it ended the same way. With Alfred showing them that he was the true head of the manor. Jason could almost hear their laughs when Alfred would eat the last cookie. Jason felt something on his face and reached up to touch it, he looked down and

"Wet...?" A tear fell and landed in the palm of his hand, Jason quickly wiped away the tears swelling in his eyes and groaned. Jason stood up and started to make his way towards the ruined castle, still using his sword to help him walk. Jason used his x-ray vision in his helmet to scan around to avoid any possible life and death fight. Jason looked on and saw ripped tapestries and destroyed antics, he saw one tapestry that showed two mares, both with horns and wings. One was white with long flowing pink hair and tail, the other was dark blue and had long flowing light blue mane. They were circling the moon and sun like Yin & Yang, Jason titled his head and assumed they must've been some sort of deity or a legend in this world. Jason walked off and wandered down a long corridor lit up by torches on the walls, using his helmet he could see the mechanics around him.

"Secret doors, traps, hidden entrances, how original." Jason rolled his eyes "Then again, I can't talk. The manor had traps all over the yards, defence protocols in the cave." He chuckled at the memory when he thought the Dinosaur ate intruders when he first started off as Robin. He walked up to a torch and pulled it, suddenly the wall turned and Jason found himself standing on a long spiral of stairs, he rolled his eyes and started heading up. Soon reaching the top he found what seemed to be a large room with a queen sized bed, bean bag chairs, bookshelves packed with books, a table with paper and pencils, and a few lamps that illuminated the room. The place was clean, very clean. Someone must've live here, or at the very least stop by here every now and then. Jason walked over to the books and searched around until he found a book that read "History Of Equestria"

"Equestria?" Jason pulled out the book and sat down on one of the bean bag chairs, opening the book he started reading.

SOME TIME EARLIER. ZECORA'S PLACE.

Back before Jason had escaped from Zecora's place Twilight Sparkle and her friends knocked on Zecora's door

"Zecora? It's us, are you home?" Twilight asked, waiting a bit until the door opened

"Hello, Twilight. So good to see you all in today's light." Zecora welcomed them and let them inside.

"Good to see you too, Zecora, but we wanted to ask you something." Twilight said

"Have you seen a creature that stands on two legs, a red bat on their chest, and a red head?" Fluttershy asked while describing the creature. Zecora tensed up and glanced back at the room Red Hood was resting in for a spilt second before recomposing herself.

"I have not seen such a creature before, but it certainly does not sound like a bore." Zecora said, Applejack narrowed her eyes at Zecora and looked over at the door Zecora glanced at.

"Zecora, I consider you a friend to all of us, so I want to believe you have a good reason for lying." Applejack said, the others gasping in shock that Zecora would lie. Zecora's eyes looked around and she rubbed her front hooves together as she sighed

"I-I... I have seen him, and he definitely hits the gym." Zecora muttered the last part to herself as she remembered just how well-toned and chiseled his body was. His abs were so firm and hard that you could grind cheese on them, his thighs looked like they could crush watermelons between them and his biceps were the size of cannonballs and were as strong as stone. His body was like a temple. A hot, chiseled, stone hard temple! But she was also shocked and horrified when she saw his scars, he was practically covered in them. From cuts to stab wounds and a few burns, what shocked her most was the autopsy scar on his chest, he shouldn't even be alive!

"Where is he? Is he alright? Was he hurt?" Fluttershy bombarded Zecora with question after question.

"He was close to death but I nursed him back to health, so save your breath." Zecora assured Fluttershy, it worked as Fluttershy had noticeable eased up as she let out a sigh of relief.

"Where is he?" Twilight asked

"He is in here, but beware. He told me to not let anyone know he is in there." Zecora said as she opened the door but found it empty. Zecora gasped as she searched for him and then looked out the window, seeing one footprint on the ground.

"His injuries have not yet healed! We must find him or else he will be in the grasp of death!" Zecora said as they all nodded and rushed out to search for him.

After hours of searching they all met back at Zecora's house, failing to find Red Hood.

"Does he even want to br found?" Spike asked

"What do you mean?" Rainbow questioned

"I mean, the guy was badly injured like Zecora said, but if he was willing to risk his own health just to get away, then does he really want to be found? Sounds more like he wants to hide." Spike explained.

"But why?" Fluttershy asked

"I don't know, maybe he just wants to be alone?"

"Nopony should ever be alone! I hereby promise that I WILL THROW HIM THE BIGGEST PARTY EVER!" Pinkie Pie declared while bouncing up and down like a ball.

"We can search tomorrow, darlings. I rather not be out in the Everfree Forest at night." Rarity said while pointing at the setting sun in the distance.

"Then we'll continue tomorrow, thanks again, Zecora." Twilight thanked the Zebra as they then headed back home.

As they were heading back home a small filly was seen galloping towards them. The filly had yellow fur, red color mane and tail and had a big dark pink bow in her mane. This is Applebloom, Applejack's little sister.

"Applejack! Applejack!" Applebloom cried out as she ran towards her older sister.

"Whoa, nelly! Applebloom, what in tarnishin' is going on?" Applejack asked a clearly riled up Applebloom

"We just got a letter from Braeburn! Appaloosa was attacked!" Applebloom told them.

"WHAT?!" Applejack and her friends all shrieked in utter disbelief.

"Come on!" Applebloom said as she ran off, the Mane 6 and Spike all followed the young filly back to Sweet Apple Acres. They raced inside the Apples home and saw two more ponies inside. Both of them were earth ponies, one had red fur, some freckles on his face, and dirty blonde hair and a green apple on his flanks, Big Macintosh. The other was an elderly mare with light green fur, gray hair tied in a bun, and an apple pie on her flanks, Granny Smith.

"Granny! Is what Applebloom said true? Is Braeburn okay?"

"He says his fine, read for yourself." Granny Smith handed AJ the letter and she read it out loud to her friends, all of them breathing a sigh of relief as they were glad that Braeburn was safe. But what shocked them the most was when they read that it was Red Hood that helped save him and Appaloosa.

"Whoa! This guys sounds like a real life superhero!" Spike exclaimed while rereading the note

"He saved Appaloosa, our cousin, and Fluttershy, Ah say he really is a hero." Applejack smiled as she was glad to know that the mysterious stranger truly was a hero for all the good he has done.

"You met him, sis?" Applebloom asked

"Not personally, but Fluttershy has after he saved her life, twice!" Applejack smiled at Fluttershy.

"Anypony saving other ponies is a good one in my book." Granny Smith said

"Eeyup."

"Ah'm just glad that he's safe, thank Celestia that red feller was there when they needed him." Applejack smiled.

"We should send a letter to the Princesses, they should know about what we learned so far." Twilight suggested.

"We can try and search for him tomorrow, right now I really wanna go to sleep." Rainbow Dash yawned. The friends all said their goodbyes and parted for the night.

Twilight and Spike made their way back home, their home being a literal tree, giving tree house a whole new meaning. The tree was actually a library, the Golden Oak, but it doubled as their home.

"Spike, take a letter." Twilight said as Spike grabbed a scroll and a quill

Dear Princess Celestia

Today me and my friends have discovered some slightly troubling and interesting news. Appaloosa was recently attacked by strange beings, but thankfully the town was saved by a being with a red bat on his chest. The same being also saved Fluttershy twice today by a pack of Timberwolves and a Hydra! When Fluttershy brought us to where she last saw him we found the body of the Hydra, dead, in the swamps. We aren't sure what the creature is but it is clearly powerful, Fluttershy even said that he used magic. Zecora found the creature and treated his wounds, but it had left before we could talk to him. We don't know where or what he is, but we do know this. He is a good pony.

Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.

Spike finished writing the letter and used his magic breath to send the letter to Princess Celestia.

CANTERLOT

Canterlot. The capital of Equestria and the home of Princess Celestia and, the recently reformed, Princess Luna. On a balcony on the highest peak of the castle stood the two rulers. Celestia is what is known as an Alicorn, she has the wings of a pegasus and tbe horn of a unicorn and a strong connection with nature like earth ponies. She had white fur, long, flowing rainbow colored mane, and a sun on her flanks. Celestia, ruler of the sun. Next to her is Princess Luna, ruler of the night. Celestia had just finished setting the sun and was about to let her sister raise the sun when suddenly she gotten the letter sent from Twilight.

"A letter from Twilight this late?" Celestia questioned but then opened the letter, reading it she gasped and her eyes widened in shock

"Tia? What 'tis it?" Luna asked her sister

"Appaloosa was attacked, and Fluttershy was nearly killed, but a strange being with a red bat on their chest saved them. Not only that, but they have managed to kill a Hydra single-handedly!" Celestia exclaimed, still having a hard time believing it. She had fought a Hydra once before and they were anything but pushovers.

"Appaloosa attacked AND Fluttershy twas in danger twice? What was tis creature?" Luna asked

"I don't know, but whatever it is is clearly skilled and powerful, thankfully from what they said he has a good heart." Celestia smiled, Luna however was a bit more cautious. While she was grateful that the creature helped save her subjects, it was still troubling to know that such a creature was roaming around freely and they had no idea what its true intentions were. Celestia always was one to care too much, which can be both good and bad in many ways, but Luna was a master at finding out ones hidden natures.

"Yes, sister, we hope to one day meet said creature." Luna said, wanting to see for herself if this creature truly is good or not.

"Perhaps one day. But for now it is time for you to raise the moon. Goodnight, Lulu." Celestia nuzzled her sister's cheek and bid her farewell for the night

"Rest well, Tia." Luna smiled as she used her magic to raise the moon.

UNKNOWN LOCATION.

Sitting inside a room sat a mysterious figure in a cloak staring at a portrait illuminated by candles. Suddenly another figure approached from behind and whispered something into the cloaked figure's ear. The figured turned around, its face was shrouded in darkness, but a malice grin could be seen.

"The Bats still soar."