//------------------------------// // The Truth // Story: End of the Rainbow (Factory) // by alexanderhunt88 //------------------------------// The mare was trapped, chained up against the hard wall, back to it. All four of her hooves chained up purposely so that she cannot move; strung across from each so they couldn't touch. Though rusted and old, they did the job just as well. Her wings are restrained with chains as well, though they appeared to be considerably newer and unused. Her spectrum hair was more rough and frazzled than ever. Despite the harsh condition she was in; she still deserved worse. Much worse. Her voice was acrid from screaming for so long to be free; to be released, but what felt like only an hour for most, seemed like an eternity to her. Despite yelling out to be unchained for an hour now, a hour after waking up from unconsciousness, she never yelled out one thing; help. She had stopped by now, knowing that nopony was going to help her, she hung her downwards now, not just in anger, but in hopelessness. She was alone in her thoughts, but everything she was thinking were way too grim to be seen here. (This wasn't grimdark, after all) The sounds of a door opening took her notice sharply, the only sounds that were ever heard in this room other than her own voice. The mares head turned sharply to see, but recoiled just as sharply as the bright light hit her eyes. She had been alone in the darkness for a long time. "Who's there?" she called out, her voice just as horrid as ever, but dry from yelling. "Show yourself" As Rainbow Dash's eyes accustomed better to the light, she could know get a better look on her captor. It was Soarin, walking down the steps of the basement towards her. Now fully able to see, she saw that she was in an old, abandoned basement; the area was home to only dust and a few wooden tables, covered in nothing but a random assortment of mismatched tools and dirt. Alongside the wall was a pair levers, though the purpose of them seemed to be unknown for know. "Who are you?" She asked to the stallion, who stopped but a pony lengths away from her, staring straight at her from with seriousness in his eyes. "Don't you remember me?" He asked to her in a nonchalant voice, a tone that didn't fit his longfaced demeanor. Rainbow Dash blew an angry raspberry at him in retaliation. "As if" she said in a mocking tone "Like I'd know you" "Really?" He said in calm tone. "Tell me Miss Dash, did you or did you not ever want to be in the Wonderbolts?" His eyes firmly locked on her own. Rainbow Dash was taken aback by his question How did he know that? Soarin saw the shock in her eyes when he asked; he knew the answer. "Why did you change dreams?" "I never said-" "Did you need to?" Rainbow Dash looked away from Soarin, before admitting "I had a new dream, one that didn't involved the Wonderbolts, why would you even ask...that..." She trailed off. "Soarin. Now I know you, you are one of the Wonderbolts. I remember you" she smirked before "And I care about this because?" "Was one of the Wonderbolts." "Was, HA" she laughed at him "What happened, did little Soary-woary get fired" she mocked at him, enjoying herself as much as she can, considering her situation. "Nope: Quit. And do you know why I quit?" He asked "As if I care" She said dismissively "I saw something, something else, something better I could do with my life. Something that was more than an entertainer, something that could help ponies; rather than just make them smile for a short time, I could make them smile forever. A smile that could last for them for as long as they live" Soarin moved closer to Rainbow Dash until his face was just a breath away from her "When I found out there was something better I could do, I quit the Wonderbolts and became what I am today" His voice now barely a whisper "I became...your enemy" He let a smirk appear on his face as he moved back to his original place earlier, admiring his work. "You...you....you BASTARD!!!!!" She screamed as loud as she can muster, anger brimming inside her as she realized "It was you!!! You were that pony that broke into the factory!!! You were the pony that took down all the guards!!! You were the one called-" "Soar" Her anger calmed down as he took a second to collect herself. "Why you little." Her voice low "When I get out of here, I will-" "Do you know why I brought you here?" He interrupted, his voice and tone back to his original calm way. "Let me guess" Her tone almost sarcastic "To torture me. Isn't that right? Nah, you wouldn't dare. You don't have the balls." "I brought you here to give you a revelation. You needed to learn something" Rainbow Dash just looked at him in disgust. "I need to learn nothing." "Is that so." With that, he unfolded his right wing to reveal a small piece of paper that was stuck in between his feathers. He grabbed it out and stared directly at it as if his mind was full in thought. "Do you now Scootaloo's family?" He asked suddenly as he turned his focus at Rainbow Dash. "pfff" she dismissed him "I don't think anypony knows that. In fact, why are you asking me this? What does that have to do with me?" "Because if anypony knows about Scootaloo's family, it should be you." "Me, ha. As if I would even care about her, let alone even know" Her voice as cold and uncaring as ever. With that, Soarin moved his hoof around to show the paper he was holding for Rainbow Dash to read; it wasn't a piece of paper at all, it was a picture. On the picture Rainbow Dash saw a pegasus mare with an orange coat, a purple mane and a simple wing as her Cutie Mark. She had a look that seemed similar to: "Scootaloo's mother?" She asked quizzically, shock filling her tone. Soarin nodded before saying "She died during giving birth to Scootaloo. That's why she has no mother; she could never meet her". He gently put the picture down before unfolding his left wing, revealing another paper, he which again pulled out and focused on just like before. "And do you know her father?" "If I never knew her mother, how would I even know her father?" She laughed at him. "Really" he laughed back "Because, out of anypony, if would think that you would know him better than anypony else." "Bah, even if I knew him is not like I would.....ever......" she trailed off before stopping completely as she saw the image on the new paper, which Soarin was holding but a hoofs away from her one face, her eyes now completely locked in shock at the picture in front of her. She could not take in what she was now looking at. "It.. couldn't be? No" "You, you're lying-you have to be." She broke down. In a matter of seconds, the cruel and unwavering Rainbow Dash; broke down into a scared and unhappy mare. "Th-th-there couldn't be any chance of him-" "It did happen. Records never lie." "But-but that would mean that Scootaloo-" "Yes, Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo is, indeed, your sister."