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// Chapter 22 
// Story: Rainbow Factory Condemned 
// by LordCarn 
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“Day 113 , due to unfortunate circumstances, Dash has taken permanent residence in the factory. She is, however, still allowed to come and go as she pleases.
Day 114, Dash has stopped writing in her diary since the ‘incident’. We just now have discovered this. Dash has started going out with the pickup crews recently. I don’t understand why she so desperately wanted to start picking up the failures. Perhaps it only reassures her something hasn't happened to the last light in her life. We have realized how much of a distraction she has truly become. Scootaloo is the only thing that is keeping her sane. She is the only reason for Dash to continue functioning properly. It is also the reason she still holds out on us. We have to find a way to eliminate this ‘distraction’ from her mind.
Day 120, we've been monitoring Rainbow Dash’s activities outside of the factory. She spends most of her time training Scootaloo for her flight test. Upon checking the schools records, we have learned she is to take said test in about four weeks. It is, unfortunate, that we must get her involved in this mess, especially since she is such an exemplary flier. I would even go as far to say that she might have become one of the best fliers in all of Equestria. It is a shame that her death is the only way to truly break Rainbow Dash. When she finally sees her previous life has abandoned her, she will have nowhere else to turn. Only then, will she be ready.
Day 122, preparations are being made, the judges have been bribed and false friends have been made. I’ve had to pull so many strings to prepare for this event. Now as the events unfold, I await, eagerly, my predecessor.”
…You can’t help but hate this guy the more you learn about him. You place the note back where you found it. A rather agitated yell fills the room, followed by a small ding, the same ding the elevator makes. Quickly, you search for an adequate hiding spot and notice the large machinery directly across the room from Scootaloo. You conceal yourself behind the machine and wait. The door leading into the room is ripped from its hinges and is thrown across the room. It crashes into several tables, scattering their contents about. The hooded mare enters and begins systematically scanning the room. Eventually, her eyes fall upon Scootaloo. She approaches her and sits down beside the bed on which she resides. She uses her front hooves to lift the black mask from her face revealing her dulled prismatic mane and cyan fur. Her eyes were full of sorrow and remorse. “I’ll never let them do anything to you ever again. I’ll always protect you. I’ve taken care of them all, the doctor, the workers, even the scientists. None of them can take you away from me now.” She slowly stroked Scootaloo’s mane in a comforting fashion. “It’s just you and me, forever.” Rainbow Dash slowly stands and walks over to a nearby balcony, you hadn't even noticed you were on a raised platform. As Dash looked down at the factory below, her gaze intensified as she started shouting. “NO YOU IMBECILE!!! That’s supposed to be in storage, not the manufacturing room!” She quickly leaps over the edge and dives into the factory below, shouting commands as she went. You emerge from behind the machine and check your surroundings. There was only one safe, viable route for you to take.

You return to the elevator down the long hall and press the up button. The elevator opens immediately, admitting you inside. You look at the control panel and press the button for the top floor. The door closes, the elevator rises, and the doors open once again in a matter of seconds. A smaller hallway lies before you. Several closed doors line the hall but the one at the end was wide open. It appeared to be brightly lit and filled with electrical equipment. You begin walking toward the room at the end of the hall, systematically attempting to open all the side doors on your way there, but to no avail. You realize that if this room at the end of the hall was a dead-end, you would be trapped. As you approach the door, you notice many security feed monitors, similar to the ones you saw when you reentered the rainbow factory portion of the facility. Your nostrils are assaulted by a foul stench, you use one of you hooves to cover your nose. You enter the room and immediately begin searching for another path to lead out of the room and notice a door to your right. You approach it and just as you are about to turn the handle, you hear a small ‘click’ and a short burst of static. As you look at the monitors, you notice it seems to be replaying footage from a much earlier date. The one that caught your eye was the one that had several ponies in it, all of different ages; Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, two small fillies and an unknown red pegasus.