Waking up was a journey for me. It felt like everything had been a dream. It was like Scootaloo was still the same Scootaloo, Discord was dead, and everyone was all happy, but then I hear Discord’s laugh pierce my thoughts and I come to realize that all the things that had recently transpired really happened. I was still trying to get used to the facts of Scootaloo was now an alicorn, Discord was still alive and kicking, and that I was alone in the dark. It wasn’t until I heard moans and groans from the other ponies and my friends that I knew I wasn’t alone. “Is everyone ok?”
Pinkie Pie was the first to respond. “No. I feel like someone spiked my punch too hard.”
I could help smile a bit, but then Twymond said, “Well, if I can guess what’s happened, we were kidnapped by Scootaloo, and we are now sitting in the dark. Dash, are you ok? I heard you grunt in pain before I got knocked out.”
“Ya I’m alright everybody. Is anybody hurt?”
Everyone seemed ok, until Rainbow Dash said, “Dash, I can’t feel my legs or arms or anything for that matter.”
It seemed like she was just in shock or was just really numb and I told her, “Ok. Just try to rest for awhile. I know for a fact we are in the Rainbow Factory. I just don’t know what part.”
Jack replied with, “Well you don’t say. Scootaloo just happened to ask Discord if she could bring some ‘friends’ over.” I knew where he would have emphasized “friends” because he always emphasizes the obvious. I could only wonder why it would be that Scootaloo would want to bring us to the Rainbow Factory. It was an ideal place for torture, but if she wanted a less obvious place, she wouldn’t have picked the Rainbow Factory, because I’m sure that Princess Celestia would want me, along with everyone else, to be in safe and secure hands, unless it was her plan to bring us here and keep us as hostages. If this was true, then why not just put us in a magical cage, or something of the like, and just hold us there, instead of putting us in the cages of the Rainbow Factory since she now had the magical ability to do so? It all seemed so weird that all these things were happening all at one time. Everything was wrong and totally different. I’ve been a brony from the very near beginning, and I’ve never seen anything like this in any realm of the fandom. I’m sure the events happening now would change the minds of a few bronies. As my mind went into a frenzy trying to process of the current events, I heard a laughter that was very similar to Discord’s, but more high pitched and loud. At first, I didn’t recognize that it was Scootaloo, but when the darkness around us started to dissipate and we were all able to see what was going on around us, I looked at where the noise was coming from, and sure enough, there was Scootaloo laughing a lot like the person she so highly admired. Her horn was still glowing a little bit, but as she finished laughing, her horn also ceased in its activity. I looked around and saw we were all in separate cages and that each cage was guarded by an undead pony that was killed when the factory was still running. I looked straight at Scootaloo and said, “You have really done it this time, Scootaloo. You have really put yourself in a bad position. I hope you can deal with being sent to the moon, because I’m afraid that it will be a permanent relocation.”
“As a matter of fact, Dash, I welcome them to even try to come here, because when they do, my father and I will reboot the machines, and kill every one of you guys, one by one, so I don’t think the princesses could ever muster up the courage to try to rescue you because of the danger it would mean for you guys. For now, however, we can stay here and enjoy each other’s company.”
The evil presence known as Discord entered the room and said, “Well. My little Loo-Loo, I have a different plan for Dash. You see, through him we can get a lot of spectra, which will accelerate your growth even faster since his is more potent. I won’t kill him; I’ll just do what we did last time and make a cut in his arm and draw the spectra from there. In fact we could do both arms to get twice the spectra.”
“But father, you said that I could do what I wished for this occasion, and I don’t mind using regular spectra.We have enough to last me at least a few more yea…”
“I am your father and you will not disrespect my decisions! Is that clear?”
She looked down and said, “Yes, sir.”
“Good now where was I? Oh yes.” He snapped his fingers and in a flash I was on that dreaded table that hung above the bodies of those previously killed, except this time, some of them were moving around and moaning, and I knew that was due to either Discord’s or Scootaloo’s magic. Discord appeared and said, “Well here we are again. Isn’t it just like old times?”
I smirked and said, “You’re a real bad example of a father to her you know that? I don’t care what she’s done; it because of you that she did them. If she had given herself a week or maybe even a month, she would have turned out ok and would have dealt with the past, but you had to promise her happiness. I may not be Scootaloo, but right now, I don’t think she’s happy. You sicken me” and I spat in his face to get my point across. He turned from cocky to mad, or at the very least annoyed.
“Ok Dash. I see you aren’t going to take this like a good victim, so I’m going to make this a living hell for you.”
I looked him right in the eye and said, “Bring it on.” The knife lowered down and cut both of my arms at the elbow and then two of the spectra extraction things came down and went in. I expected the old visions I had of the ponies right before they died, but I’m sure Discord was going to keep his word and make this a living hell for me. When the things went in, I didn’t see the ponies dying, but a group of the people around me that I knew and loved, which consisted of my parents, my friends, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, and Spike. It was like a wheel because it started with my mom, and I saw a way that she would die, which in this case was being burned alive. I couldn’t say or do anything, but only watch her burn and die. It turned to my father, who died by being shot repeatedly, and as the visions went on, every person or pony would die in a very vulgar manner, and Rainbow Dash was the last one, and I saw Discord pick her up by her hair, stare directly at me, smile, and after conjuring a spear, impale Rainbow Dash through the chest and bring the spear in and out of her chest, and all he did was laugh the entire time. In and out, in and out, in and out for what seemed like hours and all I could do was watch the death and mutilation of the person who I had loved. The visions started to fade into a distant nightmare, and I saw Discord smiling like the devil I knew he was. He looked right at me with a smug look on his face, and said, “Well Dash, do you like that little vision of yours?” I couldn’t respond; only shiver and curl up into a fetal position to try to forget the visions that I had seen.