I had no idea at the time; my world would be thrust into an eternal everlasting pit of silence. My dream would come true, not any of the good ones either. I was still cleaning up at the factory; it was just Toggle, Scootaloo and I. We all said nothing since AJ's death; it was only a few hours ago.
The silence was nothing new for Toggle after all, he never said much. Suddenly I heard the eerie creaking of the doors of the Rainbow Factory opening. I shuddered at both the cold breeze and the fact that somepony had wandered in on this terrible dark secret. But my blood ran colder when I saw who it really was. Two gallant alicorns stood in the doorway. Both Luna and Celestia stared at me with determined looks. I watched as they both entered simultaneous hoof steps. I shuddered and backed down, but both Scootaloo and Toggle stepped away from me to stand by the two princesses.
"What... what's going on?" I asked terrified.
"Rainbow Dash," Celestia scolded, "I could ask you the very same question. You in cold blood murdered both my star pupil and her best friends."
I cowered in the corner, I knew something terrible would happen, but I was questionable as to why Scootaloo and Toggle were on the Princesses' side.
"Scoot?" I looked at her.
"I'm sorry Rainbow..." She looked down; I saw a bruise on her left cheek, had Celestia known what was going on. Had she beaten the answer out of Scootaloo?
"Oh," Celestia said noticing that I saw the little filly, "yes she was very cooperative, after being roughed up a little." Celestia laughed.
Luna looked stern.
"But why?" I looked at Celestia.
"The very same reason you opened this facility, Rainbow." Celestia began, "You see after your first murder, I felt a slight disturbance in the magical field that only an alicorn can feel. I took the question up with my sister," Luna nodded, "she agreed that something was indeed amiss."
Luna then took over the speech, "For every member of your friends you killed, you also released their element into the magical field, which was brought back to its original guardians." Luna explained, "You see Rainbow, you gave the elements back to us, and now that we can wield them, there is nothing in Equestria that can pose a threat to us." She said.
Celestia took it back over, it was a relay of the two sisters, "So now, there is no need for your factory..."
"Oh, good because I was shutting it down today," I laughed trying to find a way out, "I can go now right?"
Celestia stared me down, "No," she said, "you see there is one more thing missing, Miss Dash."
I gulped I knew what was coming next, "And that is?" I hoped with all my being I didn't get the answer I knew was coming.
"You see Rainbow," Celestia continued, "for all of the Elements of Harmony to continue to live on forever, they must be in the possession of those who can outlast the test of time."
Once again the explanation of the story switched back to Luna, "So miss Dash, we also must release your element of loyalty."
The two princesses grabbed me and strapped me down. I couldn't fight it, there was no point. They dug in the probes which was an unbearable pain. I was going to pass out by the time they were done. I looked over to see Toggle tuning up the dial.
"Toggle, don't do it," he looked at me, "please" I pleaded.
He just smiled and nodded to the filly by the lever. I looked over at Scootaloo who looked at me with tears in her eyes. I gazed at her pleading her not to do it; she turned away and began to cry as she pulled the switch. Immediately the pain was excruciating, I let out a scream that rang through the open doors of the factory. I felt as all of my happiness faded, all of my memories were being drained. But I still could remember.
Luna and Celestia came over to me, I gazed at them and noticed small red and gold orbs floated up from my body and into their horns.
I listened to them.
"Hmmm," Luna said, "the circle is complete."
"The elements are ours." Celestia said.
I was still alive, they threw my body in the incinerator, I felt nothing though, I watched as my coat and skin caught the flames. I charred away and eventually died.
I was in the dream again, only this time I was not walking. I was caught in the fetal position just like my friends. I couldn't move. I merely only floated silently through the air. As I drifted I thought about all the things I had done, I thought about my friends. How at one point we would laugh and play, and then I betrayed and murdered them. All of it chasing in pursuit of a little fame, fame that would never be known or heard of now.
I stopped; I looked up and saw that my friends were all staring at me, angry. I pleaded with them with my eyes, just as I had done in my dreams. One by one, just as I did in my dreams, they all denied my pleas for forgiveness.
Fluttershy, who I had killed first, gave me her cold stare and turned her back on me.
Twilight, gazed at me shook her head and also turned her back.
Rarity, who I thought would forgive me, looked down and turned her back.
Pinkie Pie, who had trusted me, her usually fluffy mane laid flat now, sadness in her eyes as she also turned her back on me.
Apple Jack, who had been my best friend, looked at me; she did the same as I did to her. She turned her back.
I looked at my five friends, they all lost faith in me. And because of this silent realm, this limbo of darkness, they would never know how sorry I was. Forever we would remain here, suspended, unable to talk or make even a single sound. I had done this; all of this was because of me. My friends would never forgive me, and I could never tell them I was sorry.
Never again would we laugh again, play, or know the happiness each had brought into all of our lives. I had trapped them here in this eternal slumber where nopony would ever find us. I wanted to cry for the rest of eternity, but apparently bodily functions did not work here. It made me sad, thinking that I could only portray emotions to my friends with facial expressions. But I knew that my friends wouldn't even look at me.
I looked up, I watched as each one faded out. Now I wouldn't even have their company, as bad as having them here felt, not having them here would be worse. Now and forever, I would be alone by myself, with nothing to have but my memories, and the constant guilt of my terrible crime.
The End