Bruce followed obediently as Rainbow Dash guided him on the tour.

They had gone around about half of Ponyville when he noticed the quick glances Dash took when he wasn't looking. He wasn't sure,  but once when he caught her looking, her eyes gave a look of- curiosity? Bruce had been an expert at reading emotions as a human, but these... these were ponies.

Finally, it was over.

"So, yeah!" Rainbow Dash finished enthusiastically. "There you have it! Ponyville!"

She stood, looking at Bruce with a big smile.

Bruce sighed.

"What do you want from me?" He asked. It was obvious that she wanted something from him. What was it? Money? He didn't have any, much less knowledge of the currency used here.

"Alright, look, bub." She started casually. "I'm the fastest flyer in Ponyville."

Bruce nodded nervously. Did she want to hurt him?

"Aaaand, I noticed those powerful-looking wings of yours." She sighed. "I wanted to know how fast you could fly."

Did she say-

He twisted around. He stared at his back. He had wings.

Bruce didn't even know. Even in the hospital, he didn't notice. He had wings?

Of all the revelations so far, this one shocked him the most. Hell, he was a master detective, and he didn't even notice the wings when he checked his leg for injuries!

Some hero he was.

He stood there, staring at the wings with his mouth agape, while Rainbow Dash looked on in suspicion. It was as if he had never noticed before. She decided to break the silence.

"Are you... uh... okay?" She asked. Bruce snapped out of his train of thought.

"Uh-" Bruce thought quickly. "I just never noticed..." Oh, crap. Say something! "I just never noticed how much bigger they've gotten." He almost slapped himself. Bruce tried to trick her into talking. "Well, why would you be so curious about my wings?!" Rainbow Dash shuffled in embarrassment.

"Well, your cutie mark is a-" She started.

"My cutie mark?" What was that?

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow.

"The mark on everyone's flank." She explained. Why didn't he know that? Bruce looked at Rainbow and noticed the lightning bolt and the cloud on Rainbow Dash.

He twisted around once more, and saw his cutie mark. It was a bat.

"Anyways, your cutie mark is a bat," She said. "And bat's are fast. So, I was gonna ask you if we could race, since I haven't seen you around here before."

Bruce was surprised. A- A race?! He didn't even know if he could fly. However, he weighed the options. On one hand, he didn't know how to fly. On the other hand, well... truth be told, he almost wanted to race. Determination to test his limits was how he had become Batman.

"So, Darknight, whaddaya say?" She grinned at him in amusement. "Or are you too chicken to race me?"

Bruce said something he wasn't sure if he would regret, or be thankful for.

"You're on." Next Chapter: Race Estimated time remaining: 15 Minutes