//------------------------------// // Revelations // Story: This Grey Path We Walk // by ElectricDream //------------------------------// Chapter 4 Sorry for long wait, was busy and I had writers block, hope you enjoy 'Why Rainbow Dash, why would you do such a thing,' was all that Twilight could think of, after the sudden unearthing of Rainbows' true being, the fact that she would do anything like it was inconceivable. And yet she had done it. When Twilight and her friends had found out, they had all gone into denial. And only after months of the Princess reassuring them it was true and the constant lack of Rainbow Dash herself being seen anywhere, had they finally accepted it. "Twilight, you okay?" Queried Spike. "Yeah, I'm fine, just, you know, still a bit shook up." "You got to let it go Twilight, yeah it doesn't sound like her usual self, but no matter how much we don't want it to be, it's true., just forget about her." "I know Spike, it's just, why, how could she do such things, it just doesn't make sense." There was no answer, no-one could answer that question. Spike just sighed and left the room, thinking it was better just to let Twilight think about things. The seconds ticked by, but no matter how hard she thought about it, Twilight just couldn't make sense of it, in fact she was thinking so hard about it she failed to notice the knock on the door. "Fine the, I'll get the door, as per usual," groaned Spike. He slowly plodded up to the door, that was a mistake though, as the knocking at the door started getting louder and quicker. "Hang on, I'm com- oh, hi Pinkie." At the door stood Pinkie Pie, although not her usual self, instead of her hair being in it's usual mess, it was straight and hanging down, and there was a look in her eyes of both hurt, and a small bit of madness. "Hey Spike, is Twilight in?" Spoke Pinkie, in a less the joyful way. "Uh, yeah, she's over there," Spike pointed towards Twilight, who was hunched over a table to the side of the main room in the Library. "Is it alright if I spoke to her, alone...." "Yeah, of course." And with that Spike quickly went up the stairs into the study. "So, Twilight, I've been thinking, what if this, well, what if Rainbow didn't actually do all those things?" Twilight sighed, "Pinkie, you saw Celestia's face when she told us, she did it, and nothing changes that." "But, well, you know how the Princess and Rainbow are with pranks, what if this is just something they came up with as a joke." "Pinkie, what kind of a joke do you think this is, huh, no-one would pretend that they killed innocent filly's just to have a laugh with their friends!" "But, well, it could be, please, let’s at least ask Rainbow Dash herself?" "And how do you propose we do that, huh?" "Well, I have a plan, will you help me?" With that Pinkie looked right at Twilight with her eyes, she could see Pinkie would only get closure this way. Twilight let of another sigh, "fine Pinkie, if it will make you happy, so what is this plan of yours?" Pinkie's eyes gained back some of their original shine, "I just know you'll love it." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'At least this room had a window,' thought Rainbow Dash. Rainbow had lost count of how long she had spent in the cell, weeks, months, it was all the same for her. It had been in fact 4 months she had spent in that cell, having barely enough food to keep her going, and of course the daily beatings, had really drained her strength. She had previously thought about trying to escape through the window, but it was reinforced by solid metal bars, and even if she was at her normal level of fitness, she wouldn't have been able to break out. Just another day, stuck in this cell, eating rubbish thrown at her by the guards, it was getting too monotonous for her, but she didn't complain, she couldn't complain. 'Hmmmmmm, that's strange, the sound of hooves, at this time, they never come at this time,' thought Rainbow Dash, proving to no-one in particular just how boring it was. "Rainbow, hi Rainbow!" Shouted out a painfully familiar voice. 'Oh god, no, it can't be her.' "Hey there Rainbow Dash," it was Pinkie Pie's voice that was calling out, and when she and her 2 companions came into view, Rainbow Dash almost fell into hysterics over Pinkie's comical look, she, and the 2 others, were dressed as royal guards, but Pinkie's hair, which was back to its usual self, was bursting out of the armour at odd angles, which was quite a funny site to all. "What the hay are you doing here, go, just GO!" Shouted out Rainbow Dash, making Pinkie freeze in her steps at the aggression that was coming from her voice. "We came here for answers Rainbow, we just want to know if you actually did those things, isn't that right Twilight?" "Don't involve me Pinkie, I only came along to help you, I just don't know what to think at the moment." "What about you Whooves, you want to know, don't you?" "Well, not really, you did kind of’ force me to do this..." "Ah well, I guess it's just me that wants to know." "Look Pinkie, yes, I did do those things, now go, you'll get into trouble if they find you here!" said Rainbow Dash. "We're not going anywhere without you." Whispered Pinkie, with a look of smugness upon her face, she produced a set of keys from no-where. "Oh no, I'm not going anywhere, if they find me, they'll kill me if I escape." "You have no choice Dashie," and with that she unlocked the cell door, grabbed Rainbow Dash, and threw her onto Whooves, much to his dissatisfaction. And then they ran, partly out of fear of being captured, and partly because most of them didn't want to be there in the first place. It was a long run, being inside a mountain, the only entrance was a long way up, and trying to dodge guards. As they ran, Rainbow Dash remembered an area she had been to months before, on her only venture out of her cell, they passed a flight of stairs up to a balcony, were she had seen implements of death, being used, and they still were, she could hear screams coming from the doorway, obviously the night shift were having their fun. After their long run through the cold, dimly lit corridors and steep stairways, they finally made it to the top, and to the exit. Luckily, the exit was in an open area, not into the castle like the earlier one they had entered through, obviously this was a second exit. And so they stood there (Rainbow was lying down of course), in silence. Until finally Pinkie said, "lets get you outa here Dashie."