- Rainbow's P.O.V -
I sat on one of the training mats in the gym completely exhausted and covered in sweat from the intense workout we had just done along with messing around with some lightning on top of everything. I checked over my body only to find a few burns caused by the lightning building up in those area's.
I sighed and laid down on the mat before looking around the gym to look for a certain colt. I eventually found him still working out with some ice, with each step he took a small patch of ice formed under the hoof which didn't help since he was practicing some kicks at that moment.
I groaned and thought to myself, "How the hell can I control lightning?! I have to keep trying..." I forced my wings open then down to lift me off the mat and into the air. I hovered in the air for a few seconds before landing on the mat and closing my eyes. I concentrated on the air pressure around me whilst going onto my hind legs.
Once I could feel the pressure building up inside of me I opened my eyes before slamming my front hooves on the ground creating sparks of lightning to jump up around me. I flared my wings out for the lightning to enter my body and when it did I could feel the lightning coursing through my veins and each nerve making my every move static.
I focused on the dummy a few feet away from me and narrowed my eyes whilst lifting one hoof up causing the lightning to start swirling around the hoof.
I stretched the hoof out as far as I could for the lightning to travel through the hoof and out in front of me at the target. The lightning gathered up at my hoof and instead of shooting forward exploded in my hoof which sent me flying back into the closest wall and thunder to be sounded around the gym.
All of the Wonderbolt's present including Soarin, Spitfire and Fleetfoot stopped what they were doing and looked at me in shock from the sudden explosion.
I sat up slowly wincing with every movement and rubbed my head slightly. I looked at the spot that I had previously been standing only to see a scorched spot stretching a few feet in every direction and more annoyingly the dummy was still standing in the east same spot.
I shook my head before standing up again and returning to the spot in the middle of the room. I closed my eyes and went through the same movements again only for me to wind up back against the wall with even more burns on my fur.
Soarin stopped what he was doing and walked over slowly to me before sitting down a few feet away, careful not to get any of his ice on my burned skin. He sighed and said, "Rain, I think you should stop for the day."
I shook my head and replied, "I'm fine Soar, just a little tired."
"Rainbow, look at yourself. Your burned all over and exhausted. You need to stop." He said with caution clearly present in his voice.
I shook my head once more and returned to the mat only to have a hoof placed on my shoulder. I turned to the pony who was touching me only to see that it was Spitfire. She said bluntly, "Rainbow. Soarin's right. You need to stop. It won't do any good if your out of action tomorrow. Now go."
I flattened my ears and nodded, "Yes ma'am." I saluted before turning around and walking out of the gym down to the showers at the end of the hallway.
As I walked down it I thought out loud, "I could've gone a few more before stopping... I mean seriously, I'm stronger than they think..."
"So you are my little dashy." A voice said from behind. I turned around to be met with the person I definitely did not want to see ever.
My father.
I gulped and asked, "W-What are you doing here? I thought you were in prison?"
He smirked cruelly, "I was and now I'm back. Did ya miss the times we spent together?" He slowly got closer and closer to me.
I slowly backed away from him whilst shaking my head, "No. And I wish I forgot those times. All of the beatings and other things.. I had to go through simply because you blamed me for mum's death!"
He quickly walked up to me before slapping me across the face with one of his hooves, "Don't you dare speak of her!" I cried out from the unexpected hit and fell against the wall to the left of me.
He stood over me and snarled, "Looks like I have some work to do. Good." He wrapped one of his front hooves around my neck and lifted my up to his eye level. He squeezed tightly around my neck which caused me to go red in the face.
I tried to get his leg off my neck but it did no use as he looked over my body. He ran one of his feathers down my side and said lowly, "Now I see why your idiot of a coltfriend is with you. You've really built up your body over the years I've been away, I'm impressed." I whimpered slightly in fear of what he would do to me again. Last time was bad enough.
He punched me in the gut a few times before coming close to my face and whispering, "Ready to have some fun?"
I whimpered even more before shouting as loud as I would, "SOARIN!"
He backhooved me across the face and snarled, "Bad move little girl."
- Soarin's P.O.V -
My ears suddenly stood up as I heard my name faintly. I looked around the room to see all of the Wonderbolt's except for Spitfire still training. The said mare was looking at me in confusion.
She walked over to me whilst asking, "Did you hear that? It sounded like Rainbow."
I nodded, "Yeah I heard it. It came from outside." I turned around and walked over to the doors from my spot in the gym. I opened the doors with my wings and walked out into the hallway with Spitfire behind me.
I looked around quickly before shrugging. Spitfire looked around as well and stopped me before pointing down the hallway, I sighed and followed the direction her hoof was pointing. I stopped when I saw what she was looking at.
It was Rainbow but beaten up.
I galloped over to her without a second thought with Spitfire close behind me. Once I was over to her I saw that she was still awake and crying. I sat down next to her and draped a with over her before asking angrily, "Who did this to you Rain?"
She put her hooves up to her head and shook her head crying even harder. Spitfire also sat down and thought out loud, "If I had any guess I would say it would be Spectral Night..."
I looked down at Rainbow who seemed to nod slightly indicating that it was in fact him. Spitfire also nodded before shouting to the gym, "Fleetfoot!"
The said mare came galloping out of the gym a moment later, her mane a bit more wild than usual. She asked, "Yeah Captain-" She cut herself off as soon as she saw Rainbow.
"Go and get the medical team, now." Spitfire replied in full captain mode. Fleetfoot saluted before flying off at high speeds out into the courtyard.
I turned my attention back to Rainbow and stroked her mane lightly, it seemed to calm her down a bit but not a lot. I growled, "If I ever find that ass, I'll personally escort him to Tartarus. Broken wings and all."
"T-Then you'll h-have to wait in line..." Rainbow surprisingly replied whilst struggling to sit up. "That bastard's mine..." She managed to sit up and even stand up but not for long, her front legs gave out quickly and she ended up falling on to me which I didn't mind one bit.
I caught her lightly and simply kept her in my grip until Fleetfoot finally returned with the medics.
And when she did the medics brought over a stretcher for Rainbow. I stood up with her in my arms before laying her down on the soft cloud stretcher. Once she was on the medics grabbed onto the stretcher before trotting down the hallway then out of sight.
I sat down on the floor not sure whether to follow or stay put. Spitfire asked, "Soarin? You coming?"
I nodded happily before getting up and following the two mares to the infirmary.