Author's note: This is a Man of Steel crossover. However, watching man of Steel (or any Superman movie) is not required to enjoy this story. Cover art by NCMares used with permission.


A tall unicorn stallion, with a blond mane and orange coat and wearing a set of black and gold armor, stepped towards the big metal object in the middle of the room. A white Earth Pony mare with a brown mane was waiting in front of it, hugging a small bundle to her chest.

"Is it ready?" The stallion asked.

"Yes," the mare answered.

"We must hurry, he's on his way here."

"Okay," the mare said sadly, letting a tear trickle on her cheek. "I can't believe I'm throwing my own daughter into space."

The stallion placed his forelegs on her shoulders. "Do you think it's any easier for me? This place is doomed. It's the only way to keep her safe. She'll live, I promise."

"Three ships are approaching," a monotone voice said from behind the two ponies.

The mare placed the small bundle in a little, weird-looking bed. The filly looked up at her mother, making it even harder for her. But her husband's foreleg landing on her shoulder gave her enough strength to leave the filly.

The stallion hit a number of keys on a board full of strange metallic objects, and the bed containing the filly floated towards a teardrop-shaped object in the ceiling. The bed entered the wide end of the object, and it closed on it in a flower-like way. On the outside of the door that closed on the bed was engraved a strange symbol that resembled a big, stylized 'S'.

"Goodbye, my daughter," the stallion said. "Our dreams and hopes fly with you."

With that, the object took off with loud noise and accelerated into the sky.

"Create a world better than ours," the mare said, as a group of armored ponies broke into the room.

Suddenly, the view shifted into a burning planet in the space. And just a few seconds later, it exploded.

-oOo-

Celestia shot upwards from her slumber, taking a long gasp of air. A guard rushed through the bedroom's door.

"Is something wrong, Princess?" the guard asked.

"I'm fine," Celestia answered, as her breathing started to become normal again. "You can go back to your duties."

"Your Highness."

The guard exited the room, closing the door behind him.

Celestia stepped off her bed and headed towards the balcony, staring at the moon that had the head of a mare engraved on it, then staring at the stars.

"A world was destroyed?" she said to herself. "But, what does that have to do with our world?"

Years and years later...

It was a warm, starry night in Ponyville. Twilight and her friends sat around a table in the restaurant, each one of them with a plate and a cup of drink in front of them. But Fluttershy was missing.

"And then, I pulled off a sonic rainboom! They were all amazed!" Rainbow Dash said, taking a sip from her drink.

"You're always the best, Dashie!" Pinkie said.

"How is Sunburst doing, Starlight?" Twilight asked.

"Oh, he had another crystalling just yesterday," Starlight answered. "He said the baby had somehow escaped her bed and they had lost her, but Sunburst found her in the end."

"I see his job isn't as boring as some ponies think," Twilight said.

"Yeah, it can get pretty action-packed sometimes," Starlight laughed.

"Speaking of action," Rainbow Dash put her drink aside. "Did you guys hear about that mare who saved a family from getting squashed under a rock?"

"Yes, we did," Rarity answered.

"Who was she, anyway?" Applejack asked.

"I heard she was covering her whole body and face with cloths. There was no way we could know who she was," Twilight said.

"I don't care, she was so awesome!" Rainbow exclaimed.

"You're actually okay with her?" Spike asked. "I thought you would get jealous because she was saving the day and all."

"What? No no no! That whole 'jealousy' thing is so behind me. I can't be the only one saving the day in Equestria. Besides, it's not like I could save those ponies, anyway. The rock was huge! Had I tried to save them I would've gotten myself squashed. How that mare managed to stop it is beyond me. She's overpowered!"

"It's not the first time she did that sort of thing," Twilight said. "I heard about many incidents involving a mysterious pony doing extraordinary things."

Applejack placed her foreleg on her stomach and frowned.

"What's wrong?" Starlight asked.

"I told you not to eat ice cream quickly!" Rarity scolded.

"Muh bad!" Applejack smiled sheepishly, before hurrying towards the toilets.

"So, anything new about Fluttershy?" Rarity asked. "When is she coming back from Trottingham?"

"I don't know, Rarity." Twilight sighed. "It's been awhile since the last time she sent me a letter."

"I hope she comes back soon. I really miss her," Rainbow Dash said.

"We all do," Pinkie said. "But don't worry. She's a strong mare. She'll be fine."

A few minutes later, a stallion rushed through the door of the restaurant, panting. Parts of his coat were black, indicating he was burned.

"Princess Twilight! We need help!" the stallion yelled.

Twilight and the others rushed towards him.

"What's the matter?" Twilight asked.

"Three houses are burning! We tried to extinguish the fire when it was only in one house, but something exploded and the fire went out of control! There are still ponies there!"

"What's happenin'?" Applejack poked her head from the bathroom's door.

"There's a huge fire. Hurry up!" Rarity answered.

"Wha'?! I'm comin'!" Applejack opened the door and galloped after her friends, who were already outside the restaurant and galloping in the direction of the fire.

When they arrived, they all just stopped and stared at the scene in horror. The situation was even worse than they had thought.

"Those are empty, I believe," the stallion said, pointing at two of the houses. "That one still has ponies inside." He pointed towards the third house

"Okay. Do you know any ...I don't know, freezing or water spells, Twilight?" Rainbow asked.

"I know just a few, and they're too weak to do anything to this huge fire," Twilight responded. "I'll use my magic shield and go inside that house to save the ponies, you guys help bring water. Rainbow Dash, try to make it rain above the houses."

"Are you kidding, Twilight?" Starlight said. "You don't know were the ponies are located, which means you may spend time looking for them long enough to turn your magic shield into your grave."

"And gathering a storm cloud big enough to extinguish all of this will take me long enough for the fire to cook everypony inside," Rainbow Dash added.

"This is all we can do, alright?" Twilight yelled. "We can just do the best we can. Let's stop talking and get to work." As Twilight prepared to enter the house, Pinkie placed a hoof on her shoulder and stopped her.

Pinkie pointed upwards. "I don't think this whole thing is necessary."

Everyone turned their attention to where Pinkie had pointed and stared in awe. A white mare with a black mane and tail and blue eyes, wearing a blue costume with a red cape and a red stylized 'S' on the chest, was floating in the air. What shocked them was that the mare appeared to be an Earth Pony, yet she was somehow flying.

"Everypony stay away from the fire," the mare said, with a deep yet soothing voice. "I'll take care of this."

She quickly flew towards one of the houses and broke through one of its windows, disappearing in the fire.

"What the hay?! She's going to get burned!" Spike exclaimed.

Some breaking sounds were heard from inside the house, before the mare broke through one of it's burning walls, a big bundle covered in her cape. The mare landed and dropped three little fillies that were under the cape.

"These three are all that was there," the mare said.

"How do you know?" Twilight asked.

"Trust me, I can see everything inside those houses."

"My babies!"

A mare rushed towards the three fillies and hugged them.

"Um, there's a little...on your shoulder!" Pinkie said.

The mare looked at her shoulder, it was on fire. Her expression didn't change and she didn't show any signs of pain. She took a deep breath and blew on her shoulder. Her breath was ice cold and the fire on her shoulder was extinguished immediately.

Pinkie's jaw dropped.

"What about the fire?" Rainbow said. "Use your breath on it."

"It's not that strong," the mare answered, looking around. "Just stay here." She took off and flew at high speed. She reached a big, metallic water tank and pulled it from its place as if she was carrying nothing more than a saddle bag. She flew back and floated above the burning houses. "Stand back, everypony, unless you want a free shower."

She stared at the bottom of the water tank, and two red beams shot from her eyes, slicing a hole in it and pouring water on the houses.

In less than a minute, the fire was extinguished, and the tank was empty. Some ponies did get a free shower, in the end. Small flames remained here and there, but the mare managed to put them out with her icy breath.

"Phew," the mare said, landing not far from Twilight and her friends.

"Thank you," Twilight said.

The mare turned to face her, a warm smile on her face. "It's why I'm here."

"Who are you?" Starlight asked.

"A well doer," she answered, kneeling. "Um, I suggest you guys take a step back."

Twilight and her friends obliged.

"A little farther."

They took another step back.

The mare concentrated for a second, and the small soil particles around her started to shake. Then, she took off so fast and forcefully that she created a small crater behind her. Soon, she was out of sight. The sound barrier could be heard being broken.

Silence loomed for a few seconds, then Rainbow Dash decided to break it.

"That...was...AWESOME!" Rainbow exclaimed. "This is the awesomest thing I've ever witnessed!"

"It was SUPER awesome!" Pinkie said.

The ponies around them began to cheer.

"Did you see that?" Twilight said in shock. "She was flying ...but she was an Earth Pony! Pegasi can fly, and Unicorns with magic strong enough can fly, but an Earth Pony?! How could she do it?"

"And don't forget the laser eyes, ice breath and super strength," Spike added.

"Yes! How?!"

"Earth Pony magic?" Pinkie said.

"I don't think so," Applejack said.

"Guys, let's head back to the castle. We won't be able to discuss anything with all these ponies around us," Twilight said, before she and her friends headed towards her castle.

In the castle, Pinkie and Rainbow Dash couldn't stop talking.

"That was really awesome!" Rainbow said.

"Rainbow, you said 'awesome' more than twenty times in one minute!" Applejack said.

"You can say that minute was twenty percent more awesome!" Pinkie responded, but all she gained was deadpans from her friends. Starlight was the only one to giggle. "Ahem, never mind." She smiled sheepishly.

Twilight opened her mouth to speak, but Rainbow spoke first.

"What are we going to call her?" Rainbow said. "She's a superhero, you know. She needs a title."

"Rainbow, please, we're not living in a comic boo…" Twilight said, before she was interrupted by Pinkie.

"Supermare!" Pinkie exclaimed. "You know, 'cause she had an 'S' on her chest."

"The 'S' could mean anything," Rainbow replied. "We don't even know if it's an 'S' or some other symbol. I say we should call her the 'Mare of Steel'."

"Nah, it's long," Pinkie disagreed. "'Supermare' is shorter and easier."

"But 'Mare of Steel' sounds more epic!"

"Supermare!"

"Mare of Steel!"

Rainbow and Pinkie turned to Starlight.

"Say something!" the two yelled in unison.

"I...I don't know," Starlight replied nervously.

Pinkie and Rainbow turned to Twilight.

"Don't even think about it," Twilight said.

Pinkie and Rainbow turned to Spike.

"Guys, relax!" Spike said. "You don't have to fight. Many superheroes in comic books have more than one title. Why don't we do the same? Call her whatever you want."

"It's 'Mare of Steel' …" Rainbow said.

"AND 'Supermare'!" Pinkie said, hugging Rainbow Dash. "Best friends forever!"

Spike face palmed.

"Did you send a letter to Celestia like I told you?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah, but she didn't respond," Spike replied.

There was a knock on the castle's door.

"Twilight, it's me," Celestia said from behind the door.

"Princess!" Twilight hurried and opened the door.

"Hello, Twilight."

"Why didn't you just send me a letter?"

"Is it wrong to visit my ex-student and co-princess?"

"Ah, of course not. Come in."

Celestia entered the castle and closed the door behind her.

"So, about that mare..." Celestia said.

"I believe she's the same mare who's done all those heroic acts before," Twilight said. "But this time, with a costume."

"That's exactly what I wanted to say," Celestia replied. "But you said she revealed her face."

"That's what's confusing me. Why has she hidden her face before, but showed it now?"

"Then it's likely that it's not her 'real' face," Celestia said.

Twilight's eyes widened. "You mean, a Changeling?! But Changelings are too weak to do things like that."

"Of course she's not a Changeling, but she might be using a disguise spell."

"Indeed! A Disguise spell, when practiced and done well, can completely change the look of the user. Even hide the horn or the wings. But a disguise spell is hard to cast and hard to make it last long."

"What do you mean with that?" Starlight asked.

"I mean the mare…"

"Supermare!" Pinkie interrupted.

"Or 'Mare of Steel'!" Rainbow Dash added.

Twilight rolled her eyes. "'Supermare or Mare of Steel' could be anypony. She could be a unicorn, pegasus, earth pony, heck even an Alicorn!"

"But how can an earth pony or a pegasus cast a spell?" Rarity asked.

"She might be using another unicorn to cast the spell for her, maybe," Twilight responded.

"You also said there was some symbol on her chest?" Celestia said.

"Yeah," Rainbow responded. "It looked like a big, stylized 'S'."

Celestia raised an eyebrow. "Could any of you please draw it for me?"

"Of course. I remember it very well," Rarity said, grabbing a pencil and a piece of paper and started drawing. Shortly later, she handed the drawing to Celestia. "Here."

Once Celestia saw the symbol, her eyes widened in shock. "No way."

"What is it?" Twilight asked.

"I need to see that mare. NOW!"


Author's note: I know you have some questions now. Like "Is Supermare an OC?". My answer is: Can you see an OC tag on this story? No, she isn't an OC. She's a...pony we all know. Don't worry, you'll find out who she is soon, be patient.

As for Supermare's icy breath not being strong enough, that will be explained later, too. Don't worry.

Thanks to Word Worthy for editing this chapter.