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// Arcane Reaction Chamber 
// Story: The Iron Mare 
// by FanofAwesomeness 
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	The press room burst into commotion as questions were screamed by reporters. Twilight's jaw hit the ground and Shining Armor stared at her as she walked down and into the main office building.
I can't believe I just did that, Rainbow thought as she was walking toward the back. Twi is going to kill me for this, but it had to be done.
"Rainbow!" Twilight yelled at her, catching up. "What are you thinking?! You can't just shut down the part of this company that is keeping it alive!"
"Actually, I can," Rainbow said. "You made it easier by appointing me CEO. But I have good reason for it."
"And what is that reason?" Twilight said. "Weapons kill. That's the entire point of them. So what is it that gave you the idea that they didn't?"
"I always knew what they did," Rainbow said. "I've seen them used in live combat situations, but they were always in our possession. I designed these weapons to be used by our soldiers in this war and they're being used by the griffons who are attacking us. The weapons this company built. My weapons. I can't let that continue."
Twilight let out a sigh. "Maybe I was too hasty in giving you control of Sparkle Industries," she said. "Maybe I thought you would be the ideal choice. Maybe you will be, but right now it was a bad idea."
"Too late," Rainbow said. "It's done. I may not be doing the best for right now, but it is the best for in the long run."
"I guess I'm going to have to trust you on that one," Twilight said. "But I won't let you run this company into the ground. I set up a failsafe in case I made a bad decision where I  become the advisor for the new CEO."
"I can deal with that," Rainbow said. "But I have a few things I want to get done. Could you get Fencin over here? I have to ask him a few things."
Soarin came in the room and said, "What do you need to ask him?"
"How good his memory is," Rainbow answered. "I also need you to clear my schedule. Work with Twi on how that works."
"Ms. Sparkle," he said.	
"Soarin," Twilight responded. "Let's go and work on that schedule. She's going to need some extra time to think about this company."

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"You want me to do what?" Fencin asked when he got down to the basement.
"You still remember how it attaches," Rainbow replied. "And this one is getting uncomfortable."
"And why are you doing that instead of just getting the rest of the shrapnel removed by the doctors here?" he asked. "They have technology I didn't and the experience."
"I'll do that later," she said. "Right now I just need the fresh one installed so I can work on a few other things."
Fencin looked at her. "You aren't going to let me leave until I do, are you?" he asked.
In response, Rainbow simply grinned.
"Fine," he said. "But this is the last time I'm doing it."
"Great!" Rainbow said, leaning back against the chair. "And this time, I don't need an anesthetic."

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Rainbow stood, staring at the hologram in front of her. It seemed to be working perfectly, but there was something that just didn't feel right.
The sound of hooves coming down the steps snapped Dash out of her thoughts. She quickly hid the hologram and acted as if nothing were wrong.
"What's wrong?" Soarin asked.
"What would give you the idea that something was wrong?" Rainbow asked.
"I've known you for 15 years, Dash," he said. "I know when something is bothering you."
"Everything is fine," she said, turning back to one of her older projects.
"No," he said, laying a hoof on her shoulder. "It's not. You can talk to me."
"There are things that I saw," Rainbow started. "They were horrible. I don't even know how the griffons got my weapons. My designs specifically make it so only ponies can use them. The only things that could be taken and used would be the missiles, but they never got close enough to steal those. And I don't have any missing shipments."
"Maybe it's somepony in the company," Shining Armor said, descending the stairs.
Soarin backed off, trying to look more professional than he had just been. Rainbow spun around and faced him.
"Show it to me," he said.
"What?" Rainbow asked.
"You know what," he replied. "Show me."
"I'm going to need some clarification," Rainbow said.
Soarin started toward the door. "I'll let you two speak business. I'll be right outside the door. Mr. Armor."
"Soarin," he replied. "Now, Ms. Dash. Show me the reactor."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Rainbow said. "I can bring you to the reactor that powers the entire company, but other than that, I can't show you a reactor."
"You know exactly what I'm talking about," Shining said. "I gave you the designs and I heard you talking to that doctor of yours. Show it to me."
Rainbow sighed in frustration, opening her jacket. "Happy?"
Shining took a look and scanned it briefly before grinning. "Ecstatic," he said. "Now we have a way of saving this company."
"You can't bring this to the board," Rainbow said. "The repercussions would be massive. A new energy war would start before the one we have with the griffons ended! We can't start something like that!"
"They were my designs," Shining said. "I can do whatever I want with them."
Before Rainbow could say anything, he turned around and walked away. She stared at the spot with her jaw open before rushing through her files again. She brought up the reactor blueprints and looked them over before looking back at the base idea that Shining Armor had given her. The differences sprang out and she instantly took the opportunity.
Rainbow snatched her phone off the table and called Shining. "Hello?"
"Shining Armor," Rainbow started. "You do not have the authority to take an unlicensed project to the board without consent from the creator of the device."
"I'm the creator of the device," he said.
"No," Rainbow replied. "You're not. I did some recalculating with your designs because of a single flaw. Your reactor would put out twice the power it took in, only as long as it was connected to a power source. As soon as it was disconnected, it would be a useless piece of metal."
"You changed my designs," he said. "Therefore making you the creator of the device." Frustration was obvious in his voice along with something that sounded a little like... admiration? "Smart move, Ms. Dash."
"You have the weekend to yourself," she said, hanging up. She sat down and looked over the reactor. After some basic thinking, it hit her. The perfect name for something like this. A smaller version of the AKRCS with a simpler reaction unit. Using a mix of magical and electronic power, it only had one name.
Rainbow minimized the file and renamed it so she wouldn't forget the name. It had a nice ring to it, too.
'Arcane Reaction Chamber a.k.a. ARC'. It was perfect.