Rainbow Factory Condemned

by LordCarn


Chapter 20

You burst out of the locker in full force, quickly turn, run through the door, and slam it behind you. You could hear her running after you. You begin your long run back to the crossroads where the skeletons littered the floor. As you approach the first skeleton, you remember the wrench and, the original purpose you had for the crowbar. You free the wrench from the skull and continue running down the only path you haven't taken. Glancing behind you reveals that she was not right behind you but you could still hear her running to catch up with you. You quickly rush down this path, trying to find another way to escape the mare. The path didn't continue for long before you ran into an elevator door with only one button, up. Quickly, you press the button and glance behind you, checking for the mare. The elevator dinged, and opened slowly. You rush inside and press as many buttons as you can. As you look back to the catwalk behind you, the mare had just turned the corner, saw what you were attempting and charges the elevator. Frantically, you start mashing the close door button. She gets closer and closer to the door. You didn't have any other option, you throw the wrench at her. It catches her off-guard and she has to crash dive to the left side of the catwalk to avoid getting hit square in the face. The elevator door closes and begins its accent into the upper portion of the factory

You slump to the floor in the back of the elevator and take a deep breath. You glance up at the digital screen above the door. You've almost reached floor two. Abruptly, the elevator stops and all the lights in it shut off. You stand up in the darkness and attempt to find the control panel. The lights turn back on, the elevator dings, and starts moving again. Looking at the digital screen reveals you were going down. You press the emergency stop button only to find it had been disabled. You quickly attempt to find a way to escape and look up. There was indeed a safety hatch. You fly up and open it with a little difficulty. As soon as you're out, you close the hatch and then fly over to the service ladder at the far end of the shaft. You take a moment to rest before beginning the long climb back up to the second floor.

You finally reach the second floor, fly over, and attempt to push the doors open. They open slowly with what pressure you put on them. What was on the other side nearly killed your spirit. Beyond this door was a loading dock that led to the outside, but the elevator door was boarded up. You attempt to push the boards off with no success. A small 'ding' echoes throughout the shaft and you look down. The elevator had finally reached the bottom of the facility again. You hear an agitated yell come from the elevator. You quickly fly upward to reach the next floor to see what was beyond it. The elevator began to rise. You open the third floor' s elevator door, revealing a familiar room, and a security drone. You let that door close and fly up to the next one, you were getting tired of flying. Opening the third floor reveals a long hallway with a broken door at the end. The elevator grew closer and closer. You enter this floor and head straight for the large room at the end of the hall. When you approached the door, you look back to see the elevator had gone past this floor. You return your attention to the door ahead of you. You could hear a few small machines still running on the other side. You take a deep breath before opening the door. Stepping inside reveals a multitude of things. There are a few tables littered with notes, a large device, which you assumed was the more modern Pegasus Device, and a fully grown orange pegasus pony lying on her back staring at the ceiling.