A Rainbow's Tale...

by SuperCyclone


My Enemy

My Enemy
Normal POV

In order to learn the most important lessons in life, one must each day surmount a fear.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

In a dark cold room inside the factory were lamps. Another thing in the room was a body covered in a bag. It was Lightning Rod. His corpse lay there with the little light in the room. The lamps started to flicker. One sparked and everything went silent.

Suddenly, the body shook and the lights went on and off like crazy. The body fell revealing Lightning's fur. It was white and he backed away. He didn't know what was happening or what happened to him. Above his head was a knife that fell from a shelf.

He covered himself from the falling metal and waited for his fate. He waited a few seconds before looking up. The knife hovered above him. How you ask. His body was covered with lightning, the colors of the rainbow lightning. The knife then melted and fell to the floor.

Lightning looked at it in astonishment. He tried to get up, but with some effort was able to get on his hooves. He walked slowly and grabbed a black hooded coat to cover himself. He slowly walked out towards the exit. He looked at his back.

His wings were scorched and burned off. He no longer had them. He found a mirror and looked at himself. His mane was a rainbow(the picture for the story shows gray but it was a mistake)and his fur was white. His cutie mark had changed from a yellow lightning bolt on top of a white cloud, to a blue bolt on top of a gray cloud.

He walked out of the room and exited the factory. Where could he go-wait. Of course. The Grand Galloping Galla. The princess could help him. But how could he get down. He had no wings. He then felt something on his back.

His wings were growing back! He was astonished at his new wings. They were a clear silver. Hopefully the princess could help him. Or even better. Twilight Sparkle.

At the Galla

Everypony arrived at the Galla that was held in Canterlot. Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo arrived at the Galla along with the other five, the CMC, Spike, and Cheese Sandwich. Pinkie grinned and grabbed Cheese.

"C'mon! It's party time!"

They then ran to the dance floor. The others laughed at Pinkie's antics. Twilight looked around and noticed that Discord was here. She remembered the last time Discord was here. It was certainly a slimy nightmare. She looked around to see who else was here.

Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, and the rest of CMC were at the snack table looking through the delicious food. Rainbow Dash went to go get some punch before a sharp pain in her head came from nowhere. She nearly fell down. Rarity noticed this and ran towards her.

"Rainbow Dash, dear, are you alright?"

Rainbow nodded and coughed a bit.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just have a cold I guess."

The lights then flickered on and off all of the sudden. Everypony wondered what was happening. Thunder and lightning flashed outside as clouds covered the moon. The ponies were shocked. The clouds were moving on their own! Applejack realized something.

"Rainbow? I thought ya said it was gonna be clear tonight?"

"I did. I don't know what's going on."

Rainbow was as confused as the others. Celestia walked next to Twilight.

"Twilight, what's happening?"

"I don't know."

A dark figure covered in a black coat walked inside the castle through the doors. The guards walked in front of him. One of the guards yelled at the figure.

"Who are you and why are you here?!"

The figure pulled back the hood that covered his head revealing his face. It was white and covered with rainbow lightning. The guards and everypony looked in horror and fear. The guard went towards him to attack. But as soon as he did he was stopped by a barrier of rainbows which launched the guard across the room.

Everypony panicked and screamed as the guard fell to the floor unconscious. The rest of the guards protected and guarded everypony from the weird being. The pony with the black coat panicked as well. He didn't know what was happening. He screamed out for help as the guards circled him.

"Wait! Stop! It's not my fault! Please! Somepony help me-......"

The pony looked around him. He saw everypony looking at him. He was overwhelmed by all the eyes looking at him. He looked around mumbling to himself.

"They see me. They...see me. They see...me."

The guards got closer to him and went to attack. The pony started to get scared and asked for mercy.

"Wait! It's not my fault! It's not my fault!"

The guards ignored him and got closer. The pony got angry and frustrated.

"I said STOP!!!!"

He then hit the floor with his hoof and lightning bolted through the floor. It caused the guards to be launched from the powerful force of the lightning. They all fell unconscious. Twilight Sparkle told everypony to stop. She walked slowly towards the pony.

"Hey, it's ok."

The mysterious pony looked towards the princess while she continued.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle. Who are you?"

"Twilight Sparkle? It's me, Lightning Rod."

Twilight looked at him in surprise.

"Lightning? What-what happened?"

"I don't know. I don't know. I-I fell inside a machine and this happened."

Rainbow Dash thought for a second and mumbled to herself in realization.

"The Spectrum."

Twilight reassured her friend.

"Don't worry, Lightning. We're going to help you."

Lightning looked at his hooves. Lightning of all colors flickered as he spook.

"Strange. I feel so much power. And I've got so much anger."

"Don't worry. We're going through help you."

"I don't want them to hurt me."

"There not going to hurt you."

Luna looked at the pony. She didn't trust him. She was ready to blast him with her magic if he made a move. Lightning started to calm down and move back when he almost tripped over something. Luna overreacted and shot the pony with her magic.

"No!" Twilight screamed.

Lightning let his anger get the best of him and he shot a bolt of lightning at the princess. Luna was hit and she fell in pain. Twilight shot her magic at him causing him to fall down. Everypony cheered for Twilight and chanted her name.

Lightning looked around and got up. Everypony turned their attention to Twilight...instead of him. He heard..weird voices in his head.
She lied to you
She hates on you
She shot at you

Lightning looked at her and narrowed her eyes.

"You're so selfish."

Twilight noticed that his behavior was changing.

"Stay with me, Lightning."

"You hate me."

"No I-"

"You lied to me!"

"No I want to help you!"

The voices in his head came back.

She lied to me
She hates on me
She's using me
Fragility
Electricity
Afraid of me
She's dead to me
She hates on me
She's using me
She's dead to me
That Twilight Sparkle!
She is my enemy!!!

Lightning hit his hoof on the ground causing electricity to come towards Twilight. Twilight created a force field with her magic. She looked at him in surprise. Lightning put his hooves together to make more electricity.

"It's my birthday. Now it's time for me to light my candles!"

He started to shoot lighting at her. Applejack saw an opportunity as Twilight distracted Lightning. She ran towards him and kicked him with her hind legs. The kick caused lightning to be pushed far up into the sky. Everypony screamed and panicked.

Lightning opened his eyes. There were clouds in front of him. He took out his hooves and absorbed all the power out of them. He got more powerful each second he absorbed the power of the weather. He yelled with all the power going into his veins. Then, all of Canterlot went dark. They couldn't see anything.

Suddenly, a giant blast of lightning of rainbows went across Canterlot. The blast caused a bit of the castle to be torn apart. The citizens ran as far as they could from the lightning that rained down on them. Lightning took out one hoof and shot lightning from it. He liked this dealing they had for him. Fear.

He kept sending bolts of rainbow death towards them. Lightning didn't notice but a blast of water came right at him. The blast of water caused him to fall towards the hard ground. Twilight had cast a spell to summon water to her aid. Everypony cheered for Twilight and her friends. Lightning just stayed on the cold ground while the guards went to arrest him. Lightning said one thing before falling unconscious.

"Twilight Sparkle."