//------------------------------// // Tour Gone Wrong // Story: Continuing the Dream // by Blue Breeze //------------------------------// Author's Note: Well, time to start off with yet another plug. Just started a new story called 'Cooking with the Author and OC'. Sort of an expansion on this story's universe, with the same characters. Go check it out here. Now, on with the story. So, the morning was incredibly awkward pretty much the whole way through. And now, thanks to dad's brilliant thinking, we're on our to the weather factory, including Dark. He better try anything funny. With his lightning powers, who knows what could happen. I just hope the entirety of Equestria isn't caught up in a month long thunder storm. Then again, that may be the perfect opportunity to get Dark taken away... Eh, I'll think about it. We all fly as we make our way down to the factory. Why I'm letting this happen when I could try and stop it, I don't know. "So, are you kids looking forward to this?" Raindrop asks. "I sure am." Dark says. I don't like his enthusiasm in this. "As much as one can look forward to a nuclear explosion." I say sarcastically. "Blue, don't be such a downer. I'm sure the others at the factory will just love seeing you again. It's been so long since the last time you went." It's true. With my parents working there, I met quite a lot of their co-workers and would see them whenever I went there. And with my knowledge on weather, I was often given the chance to help out. It was actually pretty fun. Weather sort of runs in our family, so Haily came along to help out a lot too. "Well, I'm definitely excited. I always like going to the factory. I always liked seeing the rainbow room." Dash says. "I wonder why." I say knowingly. She rolls her eyes at me. She knowws she loves me. "Heh, you two really do make a cute couple." Thundercloud says. "Yeah, I really don't know what'd I'd do without Dash." I say, wrapping a foreleg around her and hugging her. She smiles at me and nuzzles me. My parents look at each other and smile from seeing me so happy. "Hey, I I see the factory." Haily says. We look over and sees exactly what she was talking about. The factory itself is probably the largest building in all of Cloudsdale. You can see rainbow fountains pouring out of the sides and can hear thunder and see lightning coming from one of the upper parts of the building. They make sure to put a lot of distance in between each section of weather as to not mix them together and cause a huge mess. I touch down outside of the front door and head inside. The front room isn't much to look at, all there being a bunch of lockers for workers as well as spare uniforms, being the standard white suit with a matching hardhat. "Alright, everypony grab a uniform before we head in." dad says. Dark looks as we all start putting them on. All except him that is. "Well, come on, Dark." I say. "You've gotta be kidding." he says. "There's no way I'm wearing that." I shrug. "Then you're not getting in. The uniforms are mandatory for everypony, including visitors." "Still not doing it." "Well, then I guess you'll miss out on the storm room." why am I trying to convince him to come in? Guess my wreckless nature coming back on again. "Storm room?" he rubs his chin while thinking. "Alright, I'll play your little game." He walks over and puts on a uniform of his own. I knew he couldn't resist... Yeah, I've definitely lost it. We finish putting on our uniforms as my parents are out to walk off to get working. "Well, you kids have fun. Feel free to go anywhere you want, just make sure not to cause any trouble." Raindrop says. "No problem." I say. That's obviously a lie. Luna's sake, we've got Dark Freaking Lightning with us. Troubles bound to follow. They buy it though as they walk off to work. Just for reference, they work together in the rain room. I look at the others. "So, what do you guys wanna do first?" "Storm room!" Dark says with excitement. "I'd prefer to wait a bit before we get kicked out, thank you. I say we head over to the snowflake room." "Ugh, fine." Though this'll probably also be bad, better than getting to the worst of it right away. We all head over to the snowflake room where we see snowflakes hanging from the ceiling and a bunch of ponies work diligently at cutting the snowflakes into unique shapes. "Why is everypony so quiet?" Dark asks. "They need to focus to cut the snowflakes. Every individual snowflake is cut by hoof. It's a very long process just to make an inch of snow." I explain. "Really?" he asks in a sly tone. "Dark, don't you even da-" *CRASH* Dark uses his powers to produce a loud boom of thinder, scaring the workers and making their snowflakes crumble to pieces. "Hahahaha!" Dark laughs outloud. "I knew that'd be funny> "Um, I think we should go. Now." I say as everypony glares at us. We grab Dark as we rush away from the pissed off workers. I'd pretty pissed too. "Hey, what's the big idea? That was funny." Dark says. "Look, if you promise to behave, we'll go to the storm room right now." I bargain with him. "Really? Sweet. I promise. Scout's honor." he says, crossing where his heart is. At least, I think he has a heart. I decide to just go with it as I direct the group up to the storm room. This should be interesting. As we get there, we see ponies working on storm clouds as they pour water into a machine to make normal clouds. "So, this it?" Dark asks. "Yep. They use water to make normal clouds then they take those clouds to get juiced u with electrcity. Simple as that." "Hmm, seems a bit boring. Let me fix that." Oh no. He goes over to a cloud and rubs his hooves together as sparks start flying off of them. "Time to make a real stiorm." he says. He takes his hooves to the cloud, instantly juicing it up and making it grow dark(hehe). He continues pumping electricity into it, making it grow far larger than what an oridinary storm cloud should. "Um, Dark...?" I say. "Shh. It's almost ready, just a bit more." he says. The cloud grows bigger and biggere, now almost taking up the entire room. "EVERYPONY RUN!" I shout. Everypony in the room except Dark makes a quick dash outside of the room. Dark just laughs to himself like a madstallion. The ponies press themselves against the door, bracing it for the big- *BOOM* Well, that. A huge explosion comes from the room, putting a loy of fotce against the door. The group of ponies is able to keep it shut though. As they back away from the door, Dark walks out looking stisfied. "That was awesome." he says. As he walks out, everypony else looks inside to see a completely destroyed room, all burnt up from the huge charge of electricity. Well, at least the factory is still in one piece. But it looks like Dark needs some taking to on how to "properly behave".