//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Subject Alpha VS Rainbow Dash // Story: Scootaloo's Big Daddy // by DarthVendar //------------------------------// "You're not done here soldier! Eat everything that's on your plate! Finish it!" ―Cornelius Slate Subject Alpha was taken completely by surprise when the attack came. There was no warning when a 3' 5", 120 pound, multicolored flying mare slammed into his side at nearly mach 1. Fortunately at 7' 0", and weighing in with all his equipment at nearly 1000 pounds, Subject Alpha could take a hit. The force of her attack caused him to stumble to the side slightly. To Alpha's dread, the mare took advantage of his surprise by quickly jumping off of him and grabbing his Little Sister. Alpha felt molten rage pump in his blood as he performed his primary duty. 'Protect Little Sister!' The rainbow colored pegasus hovered twenty feet in the air holding his Little Sister. "Don't worry Scootaloo I saved you from that big, slow, dumb monster." The Rainbow Splicer bragged to his Little Sister. Alpha quickly thought up a plan. He couldn't fire at the flying splicer with his machine gun or he would risk hitting his Little Sister as well, and with her not producing pheromones properly it was likely her regenerative abilities were gone too. He raised his right hoof and aimed the drill bit at the cocky pegasus' head "We’re safe up here. There’s no way he could possibly get us, after all I'm Rainbow dash the fastest thing there is!" She opened her arms wide like she was on a stage acting, and Alpha was growing sick of her heart beating. Alpha watched as his drill launched from his hoof, a long winding cable trailing behind and wrapped around the rainbow pegasus' right hoof. He then proceeded to pull the mare out of the sky with enough force to dislodge his Little Sister from her grip. With precious few seconds Alpha switched footing and brought up telekinesis; just in time to catch the little orange filly. His Little Sister stared at him in complete shock as he carefully placed her down, it almost seemed to Alpha that she hadn't seen a plasmid before. With his Little Sister safe Alpha faced the cyan and rainbow maned mare he had grounded. The rainbow maned pegasus in question had managed to remove the cable from around her hoof. Alpha recalled the drill back to his right hoof and let out a thundering roar. He was going to enjoy this. The Big Daddy jumped into the air at the pegasus ready to impale her by slamming his drill into her gut. At the last second she flapped her wings skidding her body across the ground and to safety. The force of Alpha's attack shook the earth, and made Rainbow Dash realize that she had seriously screwed up. Alpha put his drill away and shifted his stance to that of a racing pony. With his target barely getting onto her hooves, he launched himself forward like a speeding train. However she managed to fly out of his way and watched as he knocked down the tree that was behind her, and the tree behind that tree. "Hey slow poke! Missed me!" She mocked. The red glow of Alpha's helmet shined through the cloud of dust he had created, which was her only warning before a spiraling drill flew towards her head. Once again at the last second the multicolored mare dodged his attack; rolling to her side the drill harmlessly dug itself into a sizeable rock. Alpha was done playing games, and he was sick of her avoiding his attacks. He retracted his drill, however this time his drill was the one that stayed in place. Alpha was pulled towards the mare at a staggering speed and with his combined velocity and size Rainbow Dash stood no chance. The impact of the blow launched her into a tree. Pulling his drill free from the rock, Alpha made his way to the wounded mare and pinned her down; his heavy leg crushing down on her back hoof. She cried out in pain and looked up at him with tears and fear in her eyes. She wasn't going to avoid her death at the last second, not this time. Alpha activated his drill and prepared to finish this fight with a deadly punch. "No! Stop!" Scootaloo jumped between him and the cyan pegasus nearly getting herself skewered as well. "Don't hurt her! She's a friend, she just didn't know what was going on." Alpha pushed his Little Sister aside, ignoring her pleas only to have the little filly grab his helmet and stare into his red visor. Her eyes grew big and sad, "Please." She whimpered. Alpha knew he was going to regret this, but sometimes a Little Sister has to learn the hard way. His drill slowed to a stop and retracted. Finally his helmet turned from red to yellow as he forced himself to calm down. Scootaloo's face went from sad to instantly adorable, as she realized he wasn't going to hurt anypony and she gave his helmet a hug. "Thank you." Unfortunately the cute moment was cut short by the arrival of five other ponies. Alpha scooped Scootaloo up in his left hoof and pressed her against his underside to protect her. 'I should have killed that pegasus when I had the chance.'