//------------------------------// // Version 1 // Story: The end of the rainbow factory // by RainBro-Dash //------------------------------// --This takes place in an alternate dimension, and this is just for laughs, so I'm not being serious-- Optimus Prime was minding his own business when one day... "Optimus, come quick, there is something you need to see!" said Ratchet, bursting into the room, looking terrified. "Alright, calm down." Replied Optimus, standing up. Ratchet led him to a room with a computer in it. There was some sort of document on the screen labeled 'Rainbow factory' and he was getting a bad vibe from it. "Take a look." said Ratchet, ushering Optimus towards the computer. Several minutes passed. "Ratchet," Optimus said, finally looking away from the screen, "Get me a spacebridge. NOW." The chains lifted her slightly, bringing her small body eye to eye with a pegasus in front of her. The pony was a deep, blood red, glistening in the artificial light of The Factory. Her mane had small spots of glorious colours of the rainbow, but was mostly the same red colour as her coat of fur. Chunks of skin were missing from small spots, and her hair was ripped in some places, bald patches of skin in others. The only clue Scootaloo had as to who this used to be were the rose iris' focused on her. "Any final words, you miserable worthless excuse of a foal?" Scootaloo brought her chin high, still demanding even the tiniest fraction of dignity. "You have beautiful eyes," she cooed, soft, yet clearly. The machine hummed to life. Scootaloo could feel the chains start to twist, this was it. This was the end. She closed her eyes tight, bracing for the pain. there was a HUGE crash, and then, there was nothing. Absolutely nothing. Am I dead? Scootaloo thought to herself. She slowly opened her eyes and what she saw amazed her. There, standing next to her, facing Rainbow, was a huge metal being. Apparently, it cut the power to the machine, using a huge ax, glowing golden at the tip. `"Rainbow Dash," It said, It's voice low, commanding, and full of wisdom, "You must end this now, or I will be forced to end it for you!" Rainbow simply looked up at the huge metal giant standing before her, dumbfounded. "H-how are you standing on the clouds?" she asked. The metal beast's only reply was pointing to the jet-pack he wore on his back. "Oh." "Enough of this foolishness, end this now, and help me undo the wrong that has been done!" It shouted at Rainbow. Rainbow simply sat there, utterly clueless on what to do. "I'm sorry, but it's too late to go back now. It's too late for me." Rainbow responded after some time, "How can I expect others to forgive me, when I can't even forgive myself?" "Every sentient being deserves a chance for redemption, even you." It said with determination. "I'm sorry. I can't. I will never forgive myself." She replied, and with that, she turned off the lights. The metal being used some sort of artificial light on his shoulders to light up the spot where Rainbow had been but she was gone. Optimus quickly broke the chains that bound the orange filly, picked her up, and proceeded to plant charges around structural weak-points. He then flew away and, after giving anyone still inside a five-minute warning, blew the charges. The resulting explosion was glorious. The factory was made of clouds, so the clouds reacted to the explosives in the same way a steel wall would react to a nuke. They completely disintegrated, leaving no trace that the factory ever existed. The people would simply have to get their rainbows somewhere else. Optimas returned the orange filly to the ground next to the hospital and, after saying goodbye, flew off into the sunset, The day is saved Another job well done. THE END