//------------------------------// // Sugar and Spice // Story: A Rainbow's Tale... // by SuperCyclone //------------------------------// Sugar and Spice Normal POV "Run, Apple Bloom! Run!" Two ponies ran through the halls of Twilight's tree castle. Applejack urged her sister to run for her life. Apple Bloom did as she was told and ran. Suddenly, a familiar face showed up next to Applejack. "AJ?! Are you alright?" It was Scootaloo. "Yeah, for now. But-" AJ was interrupted by an explosion. They all looked to see Twilight crashing through the walls of the castle. They rushed towards her. "Twilight?!" She was unconscious. AJ soon met a terrible fate when she was hit by a strong force. It sent her flying through the air and landing on the cold hard floor. "Applejack!" Scootaloo looked behind her to see someone she hoped she wouldn't see. "Rainbow Dash." Rainbow Dash was seen flying on a glider. She had a suit on her with weapons and gadgets of all sorts. Her glider looked similar to that of a snow board. She looked at Scootaloo with rage. Rainbow kicked Scootaloo sending her flying towards the wall. Rainbow shot a grappling hook from a gadget that was connected to one of her hooves. The rope tied Scootaloo up. She tried to escape the grasp of the metal rope as Rainbow Dash walked up to her. "Rainbow Dash! The suit! You have to take it off!" Rainbow laughed as she pulled out a sharp sword. She put it up to Scootaloo's neck. "Oh you'd like that wouldn't you?" Scootaloo started to cry. "Please! It has corrupted you with power! Please! We're trying to help you!" "Help me?!" Rainbow yelled as she put the sharp metal closer to her throat. "I was dying! I needed you all! My friends. I thought you would help me. But you just watched as I slowly started to fade away!" Scootaloo looked down as Rainbow continued. "But, with this suit. I was able to heal myself. Now I can breathe like a normal pony." Scootaloo looked at her with anger as well. "But why?! Why try and kill everypony?! You're a monster! I want my sister back!" Rainbow chuckled. "I like being bad. It makes me feel...happy." Rainbow used all her power and... SLICE One Week Earlier... Scootaloo walked along the dirt path towards Ponyville. She was excited because today was her birthday! What an exciting day for a foal like herself! She was also excited because her role model was going to be there. Rainbow Dash. Oh how Scootaloo wanted to be like her. She was so inspiring. Rainbow Dash had adopted her as her sister. Scootaloo couldn't even imagine how wonderful that was! It was her dream come true! And what made her sister even better was that she was the manager of a huge company in Cloudsdale! The Cloudsdale Weather Corporation. Or more commonly known as, The Rainbow Factory. The Rainbow Factory was a huge facility with high security. Many people say that they make rainbows and keep the weather in order. But, as Rainbow Dash said, there is more to it. Apparently they also make big machinery and gadgets if all sorts. High electrical capacitors, weapons, and so much more. Rainbow Dash told her that she would one day give her a tour of the place. Rainbow Dash told her many stories of the place and how it began. She told her that when she did her first Sonic Rainboom, she was asked to one day work there. Over the years she was put into higher positions until she finally reached manager. Scootaloo wondered if she would ever reach as big as a goal as her big sister. "Scootaloo!" The young fillie snapped out of her trance to see her friend Pinkie Pie hopping towards her. "Hi Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie ran towards her and put her hooves in the air causing confetti to appear. "This is so exciting! It's your birthday! So I'm going to make this your best birthday ever! Oh! And you know what makes this even better?!" Scootaloo was curious to where this was heading. "What?" Suddenly, a yellow pony with a brown mane, similiar to Pinkie's, came from behind a tree and jumped next to Pinkie. "Because you have TWO party planners right here!" They both said at the same time. Pinkie jumped with joy. "That's right! Cheese Sandwich has offered to help me make this an amazing day for you! Right Cheese?" Cheese continued after her. "You bet ya!" Cheese then pulled out a tricycle out of no where. Pinkie and Cheese jumped on it and rode away towards Ponyville. Scootaloo laughed. They were so random. Twilight walked out of her castle home as she carried some books with her. She trotted along the path towards Ponyville. She took a deep breath and sighed. It was a beautiful day in Equestria. She smiled as she saw two young fillies flying a kite. She wasn't paying attention ahead of her. She bumped into somepony causing her books to fall. She looked up to see a pegasus with black fur. His mane was gray and he had a lightning bolt as his cutie mark. "I'm sorry," Twilight said,"I didn't see where I was going." The pony smiled. "It's not a problem-wait. You're Twilight Sparkle! Oh my! I'm a really big fan." Twilight was surprised by this. She'd never thought of somepony to be a big fan of her. She just smiled. "Really?" "Yeah! I mean, you're the Princess of Friendship! Who wouldn't be a fan of you?!" Twilight blushed at this. "Why thank you. I'm sorry but I'm in a hurry." "Oh don't worry. I have to go too. It was nice meeting you, princess." They shook hooves and Twilight chuckled. "Please, call me Twilight." She started to walk away when she stopped. "I'm sorry, but I never got your name." The pony laughed. "Lightning Rod. But you can call me lightning." Twilight nodded and headed towards Pinkie's place. Later That Night Everypony shouted and jumped for joy because it was the big party everypony was waiting for! Scootaloo was enjoying herself and talking with her friends. She couldn't believe all the effort Pinkie and Cheese did to make this the best day of her life. It was soon about to get better. Scootaloo looked up to see Rainbow Dash flying high above the sky. Rainbow dived and BOOM! Everypony cheered as Rainbow Dash did the Sonic Rainboom. Rainbow came flying down laughing. Scootaloo ran up to her sister and hugged her. "Thank you so much for being here Rainbow Dash!" "Aww don't mention it! I wouldn't miss this day for the world!" "But, what about the factory? Weren't you supposed to be there?" "Don't worry. My friend Hide will take care of it. He's a good guy." Oh how amazing it would have been to be at that party! Though, Scootaloo wasn't the only one to have a birthday that same day. There was somepony else. Somepony who would soon...destroy harmony. Meanwhile... It was dark and quiet inside a small room until a switch could be heard turning the lights on. The place brightened up revealing pictures of Twilight Sparkle. There was a mirror on the wall revealing a certain pony. "Oh, well hello there Tilight Sparkle." It was Lightning Rod. He was fixing his mane and looking at himself on the mirror. He had a picture of Twilight on one side of the mirror, that's what he was talking to. "How was your morning? Good? Mine was great! It must be so good to have that much power right? And you can visit anypony you want." He stopped for a second and smiled. "Of course. That's why you're here. You remembered my birthday. Wow! You know out of all the princess duties and responsibilities you have you took time out of your life to see me. Your buddy Lightning. Well, why wouldn't you? We're best friends." Lightning trotted towards a box and took out a cupcake with a lightning bolt candle on top. What are you doing? You made me a cupcake? Ponies don't understand the kind things you do for everypony. Well it doesn't matter because I know the real you. You're amazing. That's right. And today is going to be...amazing!" Suddenly, all the lightning flashed outside. Lightning fixed his glasses and groaned. "Circuit 87."