I inspected the blueprints closer this time, making sure each mechanism was proportioned the right way and the perimeter matched with the surface area…. science stuff that other pony’s won't touch… i was walking home when i notice three pony’s approaching me, i noticed them right away as the light flickered once on one of street lamps, i turned to the side and began walking the other pathway when they stopped me, it was easy for them to do so as all they had to do was fly over me.
“where do you think your going Rainbowcrash!” one of them shouts, cornering me
“home, now if you don’t mind, i’d like to get there” i stated, turning away, only to meet the head honcho, Storm Dancer, he had a light grey coat with blue and green mane and yellow eyes, i glared at him and he only smirks
“what a pathetic pegasi, can hardly flutter with those wings” he states, making circles around me
i closed my eyes “nice to see you too brother”
i then felt a swift blow to my stomach “you don’t ev the right callin em your broda, you useless trash” on of his friends states,
“yes, quite, can't fly yet her blood is pure pegasi royalty, what a travesty” the other one states in a hoity tone.
i sighed, better get this over with “just jealous that i’m the prettier of the bunch? Or that i’m the smartest of the bunch, because not only are you guys an eye sore on hooves, but you completely have no brain”
they lost it then, i was beaten an inch of my life, but this was a daily struggle, avoid my big brother, and making the new rainbow machine, so much bucking fun. i struggled to get up but as i wiped the side of my chin, red crimson droplets followed suit. i watched, in a daze like state before turning away, limping home where no one i knew to be there
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this has been going on for so long, and i knew i wasn’t the only one, i felt sadness when i see all the other pony’s who couldn’t fly be subjected to the same treatment that i have been going through, if only i had a way to end their suffering.
i lost track of days, performing new tasks to achieve a higher goal, getting chewed out by other pony’s, pointing and laughing, i’ll show them, i’ll show them all. after time had past i stopped going outside all together, my friends were worried about me and told me to get some fresh air, i bit back at them, spouting nonsense that i had no idea what, just to get them away, i have to accomplish this, no sleep, she’ll only get to me. i was taking a test subject, an apple, looking at it and how red it was i placed it into the machine, trying not to scream out i had DawnGuard power it up.
the machine buzzed and it various things sputtered until it stopped, a small purr of the engine it was working! excitement in my veins i tossed the apple in, practically running to the other side to see it being crushed, the apple being sucked of its color until finally it came out. my eyes grew wide at this i held out a hoof to catch only one droplet of red before it disappeared, evaporating into nothingness and leaving me to wretch in my own mind.
“Rainbow, i’m so sor-” Dawn began but was interrupted
“NO!” I screamed out, peering in to the machine, “how can this be!!?! i measured it perfectly, to the very last molecule just for to give me one drop of evaporated juice!!” i then tossed my head up, letting a scream exit out of me
Dawn and Plain came to my side, giving me an embrace “Rainbow, shh, its alright, we’ll just make a better one, learn from our mistakes” Dawn states
“come on Rain, it ain’t that bad, we made it further than the other pony’s right?” i didn't notice i was crying until Dawn places a handkerchief on my cheek, drying away my tears
“B-But” i sobbed “no matter what, i always end in a failure, i thought i found my purpose when i delved into my technology but in the end i can’t even get that to work” i stated
i then turned away, walking and staring ahead of me “a failure at birth” i mimicked what my brother would say
i then felt a sharp pain on my cheek, i held it and looked up, looking pained i saw that it was Dasheroo, a fellow pegasi who couldn't fly well,
“Don’t think that way of yourself Rainbow!” She shouts, looking so determinedly at me “you’re better than that, you are cool, and awesome, always standing up for others, and if my hero thinks that lowly of themselves then where does that leave me!” She exclaims
i was silent for a moment before i chuckled, “yeah, thats not really cool of me huh?” i stated before walking along side her, i couldn't help but watch her as she had grown from the small filly i knew a year ago.
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“Hey featherless freak, come on and get it!” a dark brown pony exclaims, holding up a blue ball with a ring of silver on it,
“hey come on man, thats not cool” a small filly exclaims, thin and yet held herself high she had a pale orange coat with mulberry mane, she was looking furious as the older pony was picking on her
“your nothing but a waste of space Basheroo” he states flying a little closer to her
Dasheroo growled and jumped up at him, “It’s Dasheroo!” she exclaims, flapping her wings furiously only for her to hover for two seconds, and fall.
The other pony began to laugh as other spectators did, thats all they did and Dash began to feel sadness, when. whoosh, a high flying kick came and hit the brown pony square in the face
“Agh!” he screamed as he scrambled away
i grabbed the blue ball and tossed it up, bouncing it off of my head for a bit “you know it’s rude to treat a lady like this you scum bag” i stated, tossing the ball up and bucking it, making it go flying towards his head, he quickly ducks so it misses
“ha! who the hell are you!” he shouts getting up
i just simply watched the ball fly by and bounce on a surface cloud when it came crashing into the back of the stallions head, the ball flew up in the air and i jumped up to it, grabbing it and balancing it on my hind right hoof. others were amazed by this, this was one of those rare moments i have where i could do something like this, i bounced the ball up and let it balance on my nose before allowing it to slide off of me, down my neck and back and onto my tail before it made it home to Dasheroo
“you alright kid? that sure looks like it hurts” i say, noting the bruise on her cheek
Dasheroo shakes her head, “i’m fine” she states flatly turning away
i chuckled a bit “i think a thanks is in order Dasheroo” i stated
“you know my name?” she states
i nodded my head “i keep tabs on pony’s who aren’t great flyers” i stated
“oh” she states, turning away “so you keep track of the losers so they won’t get hurt huh?” she states
i busted out laughing, she just glares at me, i then walking in front of her, showing my pathetic wings
“the reason i keep tabs on all of you is not only to watch over you, but to let you know that you’re not alone” i stated
“as if, you could probably travel a hundred miles on those things” she states pointing at my wings
i rolled my eyes “yeah if pigs could fly, i can hardly hover on these things” i complied, giving them a flap
“but you came from the sky, kicking that bully” she states back
“true, but i did that from jumping off that roof over there” i stated, pointing at a tall house with a strange device on top
“what where you doing on the roof!” she asks astonished
i grinned “i was checking the trajectory of the sun and its effects on clouds, you see water consists of a mirror like particles and if you look closely you can see different colors on how the sun is pointed at them, it’s really fascinating”
“wow” Dasheroo states going cross eyed by the science applications.
i looked at her then the device, then back again “you wanna see?” i asked, not even sure if she was interested
“would I!” she states
i smiled and she trotted right next to me, she was the only one that I really ever cared for.
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i looked at the device once more, the object was too small, no, it was inconsistent, not enough for this machine, it needs more, but of what? i paced back and forth, thinking over and over on what to do, i need test subjects, not only that, but power, i’m going to ask a lot out of both my friends…