//------------------------------// // Chapter 7: A Horrid History Lesson // Story: Darkness Evolved // by Trivium //------------------------------// Chapter 7: A Horrid History Lesson Darkness faded into light. Rainbow Dash lifted her head, waking to find that she wasn't bound. She quickly stood and stretched her wings, then the memory of the past night hit her. She fell to her knees, the horrible memory of Zero jumping to his own death, and the horrible feeling of sending Bliss' life down the mountain with a boulder. She fought tears, but they soon dissapeared on their own when she heard an evil voice. "I'd recommend fixing yourself up when talking to your owner." Rainbow Dash growled, looking up to see the dragon standing arrogantly. "You do not own anybody." She said angrily, rising to her hooves. Rainbow Dash felt a chair suddenly appear behind her and slide forward, forcing her to sit. The dragon sat on his own chair, and stepped on a small pressure plate. The stone floor rose slowly, forming a table. "Let's talk." The dragon said, leaning forwards, resting his forearms on the table, hunched over the table slightly. Rainbow Dash sat still, saying nothing. "I'll start." The dragon said, leaning back casually. "I'm sure you know by now that I keep my name to a secret, yeah?" Without pause, he continued. "There is quite the reason for this, long story. Get comfy." The dragon said, forcing Rainbow Dash back against her chair with one movement of his hand. "You also may notice what happens to those who question my powers, and I think that explaining that is a good way to start." "When I was but a kid, my parents were always, always, saying that I was weak, powerless, un-capable of doing anything. One day I told them, I told them, "I have power, I can do things!". They merely laughed and told me to prove my case. Walk my talk, so I did. With a few quick swipes, they were on the ground, unconscious. Now, I knew that they would never believe me unless I could really prove myself. I'm sure you remember the wheel, right? Of course you do. I'm sure you remember this aswell?" The dragon said, lifting his axe. "You must have noticed the blood on it aswell? Well, it's time for a little history lesson. I don't remember his name well, but I think the first head split by this axe, I think he went by the name "Dad"." Rainbow Dash's eyes widened, backing up in the chair slightly hearing about what this evil dragon did. "I'm not too sure about the second victim, but I think she preferred to be called "Mom"." "You sick fucking beast." Rainbow Dash said through gritted teeth. "If I'm a monster, then do something about it. The greatest flyer in Equstria, sitting right here, too coward to kill her enemy." The dragon said, laughing. Rainbow Dash yelled and jumped out of her chair, charging towards the dragon. Stab. Rainbow Dash collapsed onto the table, her side bleeding badly, the horrid axe stuck in her. She tried to get up, to move, but she found that she was no longer in control of her arms or legs. "Right. I forgot to tell you, on this axe, is a strong paralysis poison. Good luck moving now." He said, gripping the axe by the handle. "Don't...." Rainbow Dash said, staring angrily at the dragon. The dragon pulled, ripping the axe out of the wound. Rainbow Dash screamed, pain flowing through her body. She began to feel more blood rushing from the wound, being that it was fully opened now. She let her head hit the table, getting dizzy from the quick loss of blood. Rainbow Dash felt her eyelids get forced open. "What are you doing? I'm not done with my story!" Rainbow Dash groaned un-responsively, her eyes rolling upwards. Stab. Rainbow Dash's eyes shot back to normal, her blood rushing now. She felt un-natural energy flowing through her body, like adrenaline was kicking in. "You're not sleeping yet princess." The dragon said, dropping a syringe onto the floor. Rainbow Dash still couldn't move, but she wasn't passing out due to the shot of energy. "After this, I felt a new force of power running in my blood, and I soon learned my true power. The only thing standing in my way of having an un-stoppable army of slaves, was Sombra, so I slayed him, and over-took his army as my own. Now, I will take Equstria. Nothing stands in my way. The only thing that kept me from having them already, was you." The dragon said, tracing his claws along Rainbow Dash's jawline. "You are just the one I needed. You are easy to break, easy to destroy, easy to make... My own..." The dragon said, his voice trailing off. "You can become a slave of mine, with power beyond belief. And, with many broken ponies, and a wolf....." Rainbow Dash cried out in rage at the mention of Zero. "We are sure that such a mere pony like yourself is breakable." The dragon sat down, leaning back in his throne of wood and leather. "Now, in order for me to make you my slave, you must not die." The dragon said. He rose his arm, and swung down. Rainbow Dash fell unconscious at the heavy blow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Uhhhhhhhg...." Rainbow Dash groaned as she awoke, hearing the steady beeping of a heart monitor. She opened her eyes and looked around, realizing that she was in no hospital that she was familiar with. "Where....." Rainbow Dash started. "You're safe, honey." She heard a soft female voice. "We picked you up out of the wilderness, quite badly beaten." Rainbow Dash sighed in relief, too tired to be excited. "You were starved, dehydrated, cut, and beaten. What happened to you, Rainbow Dash?" The pony asked. "I.... He..... They...." Rainbow Dash stammered, not knowing where to start. "Gone...... Zero...... Bliss....." "I'm sorry, who?" The pony asked, more concerned now. "He... Jumped..... His family..... Bliss...... Chained to..... Boulder..... The mountain......" Rainbow Dash let a few tears loose. "Oh my, dear. Don't you worry about that now, we'll get it sorted out and get you situated later, you're in too bad of shape to worry yourself much right now." The pony said softly. Rainbow Dash closed her eyes, relieved to be in safety now.