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- >"I'm Batsatyr!" Hope shouts
- >"And this is my trusty sidekick...!"
- >...
- >"Dad."
- >...
- >"Dad, this is the part where you say who you are!"
- >...
- >"Dad! Come on! You're embarrassing me in front of the bad guys!"
- >You sigh
- "Fine."
- >"Ahem" she clears her throat
- >"I am Batsatyr! And this is my trusty sidekick...!"
- "Robin..." >you grimace
- >"Dad, louder!" she whispers
- >You sigh again, hating everything
- "And I'm Robin...!" >you say a little louder, still falling short at the end from your lack of enthusiasm
- >"And together we're Batsatyr and Robin!!" she proclaims, flinging her cape back and pointing to the sky
- >You bring your hand to your eyes, whether in an attempt to quell the headache you feel building, or to stop the tears you wish to cry from flowing
- >You're just hoping this will end soon
- -------
- >Lyra looks on at her husband and daughter acting silly and stifles a giggle
- >Oh, you are so never going to let him live this down
- >"Oh yeah? Well I'd like to see you two keep up with the speed demon known as the Flash!"
- >Across from our heroic duo, stood Scootaloo on her scooter, wearing a red cowl with two lightning bolts sticking out of either side
- >She scrapes one of her hind hooves along the ground, ready to prove her speed
- >Hope- err, you mean, Batsatyr (she won't let you address her as her secret identity in public), stares the filly down, ready to give chase
- >It's an epic showdown, eyes firmly locked on each other, waiting for someone to make a move
- >A bead of sweat trickles down Hope's brow
- >Scootaloo licks her lips in anticipation
- >Before long, the silence is broken as Hope poses a rather curious question
- >"Wait, why is the Batsatyr fighting Flash? We're both superheros!"
- >Scootaloo shrugs
- >"You're the one who wanted to play superheroes. You didn't say I had to be a villain."
- >"Well this isn't going to work! Superheros can't fight each other!"
- "Actually, they do it quite a lot-"
- >"Just a second, boy wonder!"
- >Hearing yourself referred to in such a manner makes you die a little on the inside
- >"You be Zoom!"
- >"No way!" Scootaloo yells "I want to be the Flash!"
- >"Well I'm the Batsatyr and there's no one else I can be!"
- >"Why not be the Joker?"
- >"That doesn't make any sense! Why would I be chasing you? I don't even look like the Joker!"
- >"Well I don't look like Zoom."
- >They stare angrily at each other
- >"Why does it matter so much to you?!" Hope shouts
- >"I dunno, why does it matter so much to YOU?!" Scoots retorts
- >"Flash, you're a butthead!"
- "Hope-"
- >"Batsatyr!"
- "Batsatyr..."
- >"Oh yeah? How about you catch me first, before you start mouthing off, Batbrain?" Scootaloo sticks her tongue out
- >Hope is positively fuming at this point
- >"Later, wonder twins!" she turns around and speeds off on her scooter
- >That... That hurt...
- >Hope screams in frustration
- >"Let's go after her, Robin!"
- >Before you can protest, she's already shot off with those powerful legs of hers
- >You sigh, watching them head into town
- >You look over to your wife, standing on the porch and smirking at you
- >"You better go catch them" she says, waving a hoof at you while barely concealing a giggle
- >You glare at her, before setting off yourself with a rather forced jog
- >It takes all your effort not to keep reaching down and pulling on the tights riding up your crotch
- >You pant and huff as you run in to town behind, cape fluttering behind you, cheap mask threatening to slide lopsided on your face from the motion
- >Several ponies watch you run by, not even trying to suppress their laughter
- >If your face wasn't so red from the exertion you'd definitely be seen as blushing right now
- >You're too old for this shit, and you're still pretty young
- >You pause on a nearby fence to catch your breath
- >Hope has slowed down and now looks back at you, pouting
- >"Come on, dad! We're going to lose her!"
- "What happened to me being the boy wonder?"
- >The mare watering her garden on the other side of the fence chuckles at you, earning a glare
- >You've resigned yourself to your fate
- >Enough ponies saw you, it wouldn't be long before the entire town knew of it
- >You sigh and move away from the fence, forcing your now burning legs to get moving again
- >You groan as you make your way by your daughter's side
- >The chase is on again
- >You are now running through the center of Ponyville
- >Up ahead, Scootaloo is swerving around any obstacles in her path and launching from any rise she can easily roll across
- >As you pass by Sugarcube Corner, you see a pink mare make her way over
- >Pinkie Pie comes right alongside the two of you, simply skipping at the pace of your full out jog
- >You stare in disbelief, nearly tripping over a crate from not watching where you're going
- >"Heya, Anon! Hi, Hope!" she says in her usual, cheery tone
- >"We're not Anon or Hope!" your daughter replies
- >"Ooh? Then who are you?"
- >"We're Batsatyr and Robin! Fighters of crime!"
- >"Oooooh! That sounds fun! Can I join?"
- >"We are on a deadly chase, it is best if you kept safe, citizen!"
- >"Aww, okies!" she turns her attention towards you
- >"Wow, Robin! You sure look like you're sweating! A lot!"
- >You're too busy trying to breathe to respond
- >"You look like you could use a refreshment!"
- >From out of nowhere, she pulls out a cup of punch and hands it to you
- >You don't know how she just did that, how she does a lot of things, but you're grateful for the drink
- >She stops her hopping and waves the two of you off
- >"Have fun with your race, guys! Hope you win!"
- >She giggles as she turns your daughter's name into a pun
- >It's not that kind of race, Pinkie
- >"Da- I mean Robin! Hand me your utility belt!"
- >You take off the belt and hand it over to your daughter, curious as to what she's going to do with it
- >From one of the pouches she pulls out a coil of rope and makes a loop in it
- >She begins to swing it overhead
- >"Cider taught me this one!"
- >You make a move to stop her before she causes an accident, but you're too slow
- >She sends the loop sailing
- >It falls over Scootaloo, too large to capture the filly, but ends up snagging on the board under her
- >The board gets yanked back and she goes tumbling off
- >You damn near Matrix as it gets sent flying your way, cursing as you feel something pop in your back
- >Thankfully, your little outburst got you no attention from either of the girls or confused onlookers
- >Scootaloo hits the road hard and rolls into Bonbon, on her way back from grocery shopping
- >The impact knocks Bonbon on her rear, causing her bags to fall open and the contents to spill on the ground
- >Hope tries her best to stop her running and comes to a skid, eventually tilting and going head over hooves, landing in the pile of groceries next to her friend
- >They both groan and rub their heads
- >They look up at each other for a split second, before Hope tackles her
- >"You're going down, villain!" Hope shouts as she pulls out a batarang
- >It's cute how she tries to look as threatening as possible with a plastic toy and a crude, homemade outfit
- >"I told you, I am NOT a villain!" Scoots tries to push away, hooves in Hope's face
- >"Yes you are!"
- >"NO I'M NOT!" Scoots screams, flinging your daughter backwards
- >You'd step in to break it up, but you're currently holding your back and panting like a mad man
- >You try anyway
- >"Why won't you just accept the fact you're a villain? Criminal scum!"
- >Scoots looks down at her, angry
- >"Because the Flash is the fastest! He's a good guy that everybody loves! He's super awesome a-and he kicks tons of butt!"
- >Hope just stares at her
- >"So?"
- >"So? SO?! So, I want to be just like that! Fast, awesome, good, kicks butt! Just like the Dash!"
- >"I don't see why you can't be a fast, super cool villain that kicks butt! Except mine, y'know, cuz I'm the good guy."
- >As Scoots growls, something she said dawns on Hope
- >"Wait, did you just say 'the Dash?'" she raises an eyebrow, confused
- >"Ye- N-No! I mean..."
- >Scootaloo looks down
- >"He just reminds me so much of Rainbow Dash, I, I wanted to be like that."
- >Hope considers her words
- >She never understood Scoot's fascination with the older mare
- >Sure she was cool, but nowhere near as cool as her dad!
- >But she remembers getting into a fight about that, too, and the talk she had with her father later on
- >So she does her best to understand her friend's feelings
- >"W-Well, I guess you can be the Flash. We just need to find someone willing to play the villain."
- >"But who?" Scoots asks "No one else wants to play superhero with us! All the other kids think it's lame."
- >She crosses her forelegs, irritated that the rest of the CMC could never get into it like she could
- >"There's Pip" Hope suggests
- >Scootaloo scoffs
- >"He always comes dressed like a pirate! What are we, Justice League of the Caribbean?"
- >"That's true" Hope giggles, soon growing into a laugh
- >Scootaloo quickly joins her in the laughter
- >You look at the scene unfurl before you, having kept quiet when you saw that the fighting was dying down
- >Smiling, you slump to the ground, exhausted by the whole ordeal
- >You look over to Bonbon, who looks back at you with a rather annoyed expression on her face
- >You let out sigh
- "Let me pick this up for you. I'll pay for whatever got ruined."
- >You get up and start putting things back in their bags, looking over every so often to the two young girls sitting and giggling at each other
- >They're covered in dirt from head to toe, smudges on their faces and hair messy
- >But no matter how filthy, nothing can dampen the shine from their smiles
- >You're done quickly, apologizing to Bonbon once again for the mishap
- >You walk over to the girls and grin, taking off your mask
- >They gasp when you reveal your secret identity
- >You can't help but chuckle at the sight
- "Come on, girls. I think it's about time we headed home."
- >They both let out an "awwwww" at their play date coming to an end
- "How about I buy the two of you ice cream?"
- >They both perk up at the promise of free frozen goods
- "Then we need to get you two cleaned up. You're filthy!"
- >They turn and grin at each other, hopping up and running over to you
- >"I want chocolate!"
- >"I want vanilla!"
- >"Ew, why vanilla?"
- >"Why not vanilla?"
- >It never ends with these two
- >The three of you head off with smiles on your faces and tummies eagerly awaiting treats
- >By this time you've completely forgotten you're in spandex
- >The town won't forget, though
- >They'll remind you every day for the next week, and so will your wife
- -----------
- >"Hey there" Lyra says one evening at home
- >"I'll be Poison Ivy if you be the boy wonder" she winks at you
- >Good God, Hope, what have you done?
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