Prologue

Creation; matter and atoms alike that coexist in the realm of infinite. Spanning into more then any imagination could conceive, Evan god himself had a hard time making all of it. But recently one area in all of space has been added to the multiverse, one that that is the same and yet different in all ways, one that has captured hearts and minds for a while now. And that realm is....Equestria.

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Deep in the outer reaches of space lies an ancient civilisation, one that has conquered the strongest forces and the most daring of evils known in there universe. A civilisation that has protected hundreds of innocent worlds and has grown so mighty along with their allies for eons. And none of it wouldn't have been without its people; the civilians, soldiers, elite soldiers, high consoul members and the emperor him self. A mighty empire capable of great feats and tramendes actions wouldn't not have been with the people residing within. One in peticular, an elite soldier to be more descriptive, a hero of the empire who single handedly took control in one of the battles of the time war because the leading captin was killed in action. Who lead the fleet deep into enemy territory for a painful strike to prevent further hostality. Though most of the time he had no fucking idea what he was doing, it still was a rough success worthy of a reward. He was awarded one of the highest honour for said actions because it let alone save the fleet from utter devastation but forced the enemy to retreat and success towards the Antraxian Empire

He was awarded the imperial star, a medal stating that this individual is a true war hero and that he is not to be fucked with because holders of the star are ultimate badasses.

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Not long after the ceremony he basically had the best party ever...we'll in Antraxian standards, But it was still bloody impressive. Lined throughout the grand hall of the imperial court lights banners and near the back stationed a Dj platform because whats a party without some sick beats. Shortly after officially starting the court was FILLED with people; counsel members, officials, work comrades and friends. But it was lacking something, family.
Being an elite soldier was great; being able to lead armies, having powerful minds that are pretty much super computers, abilities like having two cross swords that were built out of stron metal for the most brutal of attacks that come out of his arms for melee and other forms of offence or defence, a built in jetpack with strong metal plates that can move out into a wing like position and mold into his back making it look like he never had such appendages, and a heart made out of pure fusion energy but he never liked the idea, because the only time the fusion was useful was when you are in the heat of battle, no allies left, all alone and need to deliver a can of whopass to the enemy so shortly before he had to head out into the time war for the first time he kind of replaced it with a nuclear reactor of his own design. But rest assured they are the pros, the cons however are horrible like living for eons, yes that may sound delightful but it's more of a curse because you will out live the best of friends and loved ones to an extent and would have to live through dreadful pain and beg for death only for it to be declined. The other unpleasant con being the lack of family members because elite soldiers are basically weapons of mass destruction. The first elites were built for the protection of the antraxian empire without actually sending out any people like robots to make life easier. But as time followed after generations of elites they started to grow more independent and obtain proper personalities. For the last eighty thousand years elites were just like normal civilians but made out of machinery. So Crithion never felt the true love of a mother, father or Evan a sister.

Any way there is a party that's needs attending no time to waste thinking about sad things. Twenty minuets passed and it was all in full swing. Dj blasting away, dancefloor packed and he swore he could see the emperor somewhere in the packs of people dancing and grooving but who says that's a bad thing. Crithion taking in the odd sight can't help but laugh a little but meh that's life. The next hour or so was spent sitting near the back of the court enjoying himself and also thinking about various things. Manly that fact that he just reached the top of his career and maybe could occupy in other occupations. His train of thought was interrupted by someone coming up to him.

"Hey, buddy how ya doing?" Asked the slightly drunk bystander.

"Don't know just thinking, ya know like what the hell I can do with my life from here on in" he said with a mumbled tone.

"We'll I don't know about you but someone with your reputation could get anything he wants right?" The unknown person then sat down next to him while trying not to hiccup but no avail.

"Dude, you alright?" Asked Crithion.

"Yea, I'm fine just a little too much to drink that's all" he stated while regaining his composure

"Any way to answer your question, I was just thinking that I might take a break in the whole military thing and do something else...maybe I'll start a company dedicated to scientific research" he said with a chuckle. "But like i said, I don't know what to do?"

Just as the drunken man was a bout to say something he was interrupted by two people dancing then crashing to the floor near the two of them and spilling their drinks all over the floor.

"Ok what was I going to say..*hiccup* oh yes! I think that idea of yours isn't half bad" the man stated while patting Crithion on the back insuring that it isn't a shit thing to do. The intoxicated man couldn't help but notice a gorgeous lady over by the bar becoming him to come over. "We'll I guess this were we depart, nice meeting you oh mighty Crithion Krytech" he couldn't help but smirk at the comment causing Crithion to look at him with slight amusement.

After the drunk man stood up and walked away leaving the super soldier alone, he couldn't get the thought out of his head about how well this idea of dedicating his life to science now and what that would cause.

A New Discovery

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A New Discovery

6 years later...
After that party Crithion made some life decisions and overall did start a company dedicated to research and development of weapons, medical items, freighters, warships and inter-dimensional technologies. Over time he indeed accomplish those goals, he revolutionized the warships the empire used, build and manufactured Weapons of mass destruction like; rail gun technologies and matter of the offence, the breakthrough in antraxian healing technologies and his latest advancement...the process of inter-dimensional travel. Although this has got to be the hardest goal he is yet to achieve.

"Sir, are you sure you want to test this now. I mean yes it needs to be done soon but." Asked crithion's number one assistant, Lief.

The newly acquainted scientist and war veteran slowly looks up from his desk were he was finishing off some quick Calculations.
He looks at Lief with a serious expression and says.

"Look, if I wasn't 100% sure I wouldn't be the one who's being the test dummy? And you know my reputation."

"Yea, the reputation you rightfully earned out of sheer dumb fucking luck". Lief ensures and the two of them share a laugh.

"Yes. I know well to much, why? Cause ever since then all of you including Azid, breake and the emperor just won't let me forget".

And awkward silence if then passed. "Right, so you're 100% certain that this won't end in a disaster". The assistant asks yet again.

"20% more then the last time I said it" Crithion says with a sense of confidence in his voice.

He then rises from his desk and walks over the device they were just yammering about. Picks it up and did a little inspection.

And with an assuring tone, "Lief, the device will give us access to the breakthrough the empire needs. And ever since the ceremony were I got this damn thing" he reaches to his shirt pocket and pulls out a shiny yet heavy medal. "I've been downhill in my finances and my life is getting that point were I need more thrill, adventure and just excitement. I believe that if I can somehow pull this off I'll get that closure I need."

The Duo exited the decently sized office and started there trek down the narrow corridor towards the secondary lab were they will pick up some amour suggested by Lief for and I quote "your own safety" and he proceed to put it on witch is easier said then done.

"Ok, but if....something, hey watch it." assistant ducks and just misses Crithion's arm that nearly hit him in the face while putting on the protected chest plate.

"Your the one who wanted me to wear this so like they say, mess with the bull...ya get the horns buddy."

Lief just then face palms at that remark and focuses on helping Crithion with the safety suit. After said suit is...put on sort of, the both of them start heading down towards the elevator so they can then proceed to the underground metro in order for Crithion to get the the testing site he built nearly 500 kilometres away.....just thinking about it makes Lief wonder why he puts up with the shit he is forced to endure at Core-tech we'll not only the company but his boss and he is well how can I put this; the most dashing pain in the arse anyone can put up with. why?, cause all he does is bitch and moan about his life turning to shit and does anyone care any more....NO! They don't, that's why the emperor was in full swing about Crithion moving to a distant moon near the boarders so he could get some peace and quiet.

The duo bored the train at around 11 at night so it's just Lief and Crithion alone in silence for a nice long fifty-five minuets... What could possibly go wrong.
We'll after that incredibly long train ride Which was held in the strongest of awkwardness possible Crithion and Lief got of the train, walked off the station and started walking up one of the corridors making their way to the testing areas.

"I'm just saying Crithion, if this doesn't go to plan there is no telling what will happen. especially when your so fucking idiotic not to test this thing on a drone but you chose yourself for the test...Are u insane?." Lief questioned

"I am telling you nothing bad will happen and I'm sure it perfectly safe." Crithion said with much confidence.

"fine, but if something does go wrong i will personally dance on your grave; take a picture and put it all over aeroconect ya hear."

" oh really, you know only teens use aeroconect nowadays. Right?"

As the two head down the final corridor, Lief notices something out of the ordinary. an object leaning against one of the support columns of the hallway. he picks up his pace so that he is but a few meters in front of Crithion, picks up the strange item and examines it. at first he thought it to be a lone piece of wood from a distance but now that he has a further description he can tell somewhat of its appearance. a leather-like compartment with markings from the Fifty-first fleet of the aerial and space division. Lief only had limited knowledge about the Antraxian armies and military correspondence but what he did know was thanks to Crithion. At times when neither of them had any real work they sometimes involved in conversation, where Crithion would tell stories about the war and blabber about what were the strongest fleets of ships and what were best at such and such. he would also go on about rumors that involved the empire's allies and how that maybe one or two of them weren't so happy about the idea for all of them to come together and build the Hyper flux Disrupter; a weapon capable of hitting any target within all of creation with the help of a beacon of course.

during these discussions Lief would chose whether to listen or not; knowing Crithion he wouldn't be done for a while but given the chance were he could actually speak, Lief would tell Crithion about his life and what it was like not being an all powerful Elite Soldier and only having a lifespan of one-hundred and fifty years...but if he played his cards right he might make it to two-hundred if he was lucky. Then he would explain on what led him getting hired by Core-Tech and that Crithion being the first real friend in a long time but Lief didn't exactly like talking about that subject and Crithion fully understood. Crithion may be the empires biggest douche but at times he can be very pleasant to be around.

Lief tucked those thoughts away to the back of his mind were one day they will be dug up again but this isn't the time. he then focused again on the object in his hands; a sheath of some kind with its occupant. by now Crithion has caught up and has noticed the sword in lief's hand and immediately a knot forms in his stomach. The retired Soldier quickly snatches the weapon from Lief and ties it to his belt ensuring that it safe from anyone else. The action of the snatching was to quick and caught Lief off guard, making the assistant to backpedal a little and look at Crithion with a confused and frustrated expression.

Crithion saw the gaze his friend was giving and almost instantly begun an explanation. " um.. i bet your wondering why i did that." he said with slight nervousness in his voice.

"that would be nice." lief stated as he crossed his arms waiting for an answer.

"Well, first off promise me that you will never touch this sword...more importantly the handle?"

"May i ask why?"said the Assistant. after a few awkward seconds, Crithion began to speak.

"OK, this sword belongs to me."

Well i figured that," Lief is by now agitated by degree and is moments away from finding out the hard way on why Crithion is worried about a dumb Sword.

"But Lief, the reason i own this sword is because every Elite gets the right to a personal weapon."

"i know all that, just tell me. Why is that one so special." Lief points at the Weapon in question. "That i cant even have a proper look at it. which i mean, take it out and look."

More Silence, just as Lief was about to open his mouth. Crithion Breaks the Silence.

"Okay, fine ill tell you." Crithion then walks over beside Lief and positions himself so he is leaning against the wall with one leg at a bend on said wall giving him comfort and balance.

"well it starts off when i Retired from Military Service..." Crithion was immediately Cut off.

"Oh spare me, i don't need that. Just In a nut-shell would be nice." said Crithion's Assistant.

"right nutshell....nutshell...nutshell...." Crithion now shifting his position leaning against the wall of the stale corridor. suddenly a deadpan expression crosses his face. Lief feeling off by Crithion's change in demeanor steps back a couple of feet. now standing at the other wall symmetrical to Crithion, Lief now is comfortable and eager to listen to hiss boss/friend begin one of his famous tales of whatever the hell the subject is at the time. Crithion then breaks the silence for the second time. "the reason why you can not yield this weapon is because it has a built-in on-board computer fixed with scanning software, intelligent and powerful energy transgression and it has a self defence system with an operating bio-lock in the handle. so in A nutshell, if anyone besides me even holds it they might receive high impact damage."

"what do you mean "high impact damage". Lief spoke in a higher than normal tone...well coming from him its not normal because if you happened to even know Lief much like Crithion did, you would know he kept to himself and was quiet most of the time.

noting that Lief wasn't going to continue talking. Crithion, taking a deep breathe. " if anyone besides me were to hold it, the body of said person would be induced with high electrical currents leading though the nerves system exceeding to the brain causing, how can i put this.causing.it..to..EXPLODE!" when the last word left his mouth, Crithion emphasized it by throwing his arms forward witch caught Lief off guard making him hit his head against the wall.

"fucking hell" Lief said while putting a hand around to the back of his head were he begins to rub it and then shoots Crithion a death glare. "Why the fuck did you do that...nonono not just that end bit but maybe...i dunno maybe why did u make a sword that blows peoples head off." Lief screamed right into Crithion's face while Crithion just stood there, eyes closed like he was ready for Lief's outburst.

"look ill explain later." Crithion then looks at the door in front of them. "but i think we have forgotten the task at hand here dude." Crithion then nods his head towards to door indicating them to push forward. " and after the testing, ill tell you more...that sound good buddy?"

Lief shaking with frustration puts his right hand on Crithion's shoulder and says "that sounds fucking wonderful Mate, if this thing of yours actually works." lief then points to the emplacement device within Crithion's hands. "the drinks are on me tonight." he said with a chuckle.

as Crithion fiddles with the locks and tumblers associated with the maximum security door that will grant the two of them access to Core-tech's Tier IV-V testing areas. Lief was running the course of today's events throughout his head; first he woke up from only receiving like 5-6 hours sleep. second, someone stole his sandwich from the employee lounge refrigerator. last he is forced to accompany his boss to the testing fields for an experimental procedure which could end very badly in all retrospect but of course Crithion is too stubborn to bloody check twice to make sure that every damn thing is positively and absolutely safe.

a loud hiss escapes from the door in front of them. the big metal door steadily and slowly arcs out, and one minuet later the door rests into the holding position within the wall granting both Crithion and Lief access the facility.

Lief is stunned, being his first time ever in this part of Core-tech. he expected it to be just like the rest of the facility; medium size chambers accounting around 10 or so rooms filled with computers, gadgets and blueprints scattered all over the desks resided within the rooms. and last but not least, the owner of said room sitting either asleep or working their asses off with whatever task they were given.
This was nothing like the he ever imagined. the firs thing that caught him was the size of the area.

Lief noticing his slack jaw immediately shuts his mouth and then speaks. "Dude, this place is fucking HUGE."

"I know...it took like three hundred years to build." said Crithion.

as the Duo were walking pass some scaffolding Lief finally processed the information Crithion just gave.

"wait. you mean this took three hundred years to build." Lief asked sounding extremely shocked.

"well when you think about it. First we had to locate an appropriate spot that was Durable and in-depth so it could handle day after day testing and also given the circumstance, be used as a make shift bomb shelter." the two come to a stop near a bench next to one of the security stations. Crithion notes Lief to sit down, which he happily complies. and Crithion follows suit. "second, excavating and removing dirt and rock. and then lastly, the actual construction of the complex."

Lief taking this in shifts in his seat. "so in retrospect all of this has been here my entire life and I have only just found out about this now. I mean I know that Core-Tech had testing area but... this, this is just. WOW!" said Lief.

"Some of it is still being worked on. If you look past that Jaeger over there." Crithion points to the left towards a darkened section of the testing field. Lief looks to were he is indicating and can faintly make out a silhouette of an enormous mecha of some sorts on the far end of the facility surrounded by scaffolding and machinery. past the Jaeger Lief could also make out the wall of the enormous room. unlike the rest of it, this wall was still rocky and rough. and bits and pieces of machinery all along the floor beside it. Lief then looks back at Crithion Who was in deep in trance.

Now is my Chance Lief thought.

Lief reaches into his pocket and pulls out his PDA. selects ringtones, picks the most annoying one he could find and sets it to the highest volume. he then places it right next to crithion's ear finger on the play button...and 3..2..1.. OOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!

Now this would of caught even the most stone cold person off guard. And just as expected Crithion was blown away...Literally he fell of the chair they were sitting on.

"WHAT THE FUCK, DUDE!." Crithion yelled.

Lief trying to control his laughter calmed down and then spoke. "totally Worth it." Lief then offers to Crithion his hand for help getting up.

"alright ya knuckle head, you better watch your back though. cause I am going to get you." Crithion said.

"that'll be the day." Lief snickered under his breath.

"ok, the giggles are over. Its time for science." Crithion exclaimed.

the Duo got up from the bench and headed towards one of the larger building within the enormous cavern area. Crithion guiding Lief into a small entrance room were a few lab coats were hanging on the wall right beside another door witch by the look of it. leaded into the testing area.

the two put the coats on, as suggested by Crithion for science reasons. and they entered the other room. "this is the experimental testing field, this is were all of the little things are done. Like; weapons testing, shields, armour and all the sorts. it also has a smaller area for extremely dangerous stuff over there." Crithion said to Lief while giving him the grand tour of the place in Core-Tech where 'The Magic happens'. "ill be conducting the my experiment in here." Crithion motions Lief towards the banker like thing were he just said were all the dangerous and possibly lethal testing happens.

Lief not liking what his boss was saying speaks up. "wait, so your saying that this thing." Lief points to the teleportation device Crithion's been working on and the entire reason he is here in the first place. "Could kill you... I said this before and I'll say it again. ARE YOU INSANE!." Lief shouted. causing some of the other workers and scientists who were doing there job look in their direction.

"like I said before, I am sure it wont be devastating or harmful. Pleas just trust me on this Lief." Crithion said in a surprisingly calm and trustworthy tone. Crithion began walking towards the entrance to the underground bunker. "Lief." Lief then looked to his friend, Crithion placing a hand on his shoulder. " Lief, if anything does happen and in the more unlikely. if I am harmed or I hate to say this, killed. I have taken the liberty of rewriting my will. signing you off as my successor and you will have to carry my duties to Core-tech and the empire." Crithion admitted a hint of hurt in his voice.

Court off guard by Crithion's sudden turn in the subject. a pang of guilt and dread. Lief had always admired Crithion in the way he handled his life and what it had applied towards the Antraxian Empire. Managing Core-Tech, the company responsible for pushing The empire towards victory is science. the company single-handedly forged new lines of space age weaponry, transport and technological advances to ensure a better future, for peace and for harmony within the galaxy and with luck the universe. Lief couldn't even think how or why he would be able to do that. all Lief did was manage Delivery reports, employee services and give Crithion his Morning coffee. Not running a whole industry. what is this guy thinking.

Lief finally gaining the courage to speak. "Umm. Sir, I...ahh..mm. I...I...I. "

Crithion seeing Lief's discomfort. "I guess that's bit of a bomb isn't it?"

'Ya think?." Lief answered.

"well, you'll only have to worry if you know, I die but that hopefully wont happen." Crithion assured Lief.

Feeling a little relived, Lief asked Crithion to just get this over and done with. which he happily agreed to and told the two scientist manning the isolation controls to the hazardous testing room to begin running protocols and such.
After a few minuets of silent standing and waiting, Lief walked over to see what was taking so long.

five minuets and two face palms later the guys who Crithion just talked to were sealing him in the chamber with a heavy looking steel door labelled.

Caution-Hazmat

Written in bold orange letters.

Lief asked the Worker closest to him why it took so long for him to get inside.
Apparently it was something to do with that sword he was yielding around his waist and that he wanted it to stay with him at all times because if the experiment worked or worse, he died. he wanted the weapon to be destroyed with him or at least. away from prying hands of people who might reverse engineer it for their own use. and Crithion was having none of that.

Peering over the shoulders of the one of the women working on what looked like controls regulating oxygen and temperature for within the test chamber. Lief could see a monitor of sorts showing a view from a CCTV camera in the concealed room were Crithion now stands in a white lab coat, the teleportation device being strapped to his chest, and that monstrous sword swinging side to side under the coat.
Jeez, the guy really has a grudge over anyone else touching that damn thing.

"Are all the figures in place?' Crithion called out from inside the chamber.

"yes sir." answered the scientist from whom Lief was peering over.

"right then, Lets make our mark!" shouted the CEO of Core-Tech.

At that, people began working. the two in front of Lief were busy turning dials and flicking switches. while others were around the exterior of the bunker maintaining all sorts of machinery and things. Lief stood there watching his boss and only friend being tested on and what made it worse was the fact that he is the one who wanted that to happen.
Lief cared for him, not in a loving way. but being his supervisor and trusted companion made it hard not to.

After a few moments everything seemed to go off without a hitch (well Lief thought it was guessing over lack of experience from testing) but one moment later Lights began to blink, sirens were beginning to blare and a piercing light emitted from within the testing Chamber were Crithion is. Lief didn't believe this was in any way meant to happen.

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Light.

Blinding light, is all i could see. and pain all i could feel was pain. like a fire had began burning in my chest.
it didnt take me long to figure out what would be causing it. The teleportation device.

Bracing, i tried to look down. towards were the pain was arising from. towards the device that I had put so much effort into. so much dedication and trust into failing and burning me. Lief was right. my stubbornness got in the way over basic OH and S. I'm such a Moron.

Gathering courage, I swang my arm around and locked it to my chest, my body really disliking that idea. shots of pain rushed throughout my body, making it hard to focus. trying again I managed to get one of me hands to the source of the scene. what I felt or what I wasn't feeling was unsettling.

"where is it?" I thought. poking around where I thought was the location of that stupid thing. I found something even more worrying. A cavity in my chest right nest to my Pulse reactor. so that's why its hurting.

Well shit!

Checking my internal scans, the device is literally right next to my Core power unit (the pulse reactor) and is fusing, wait fusing with it. Joy this day keeps getting better and better. taking this information in, I now realised that this is probably going to be permanent and possibly lethal. YAY.

"oh well, life well spent. glad I left Lief in charge of this place." I thought readying myself for the trip to the after life.

I started to feel fuzzy, like a weird sort of feeling but it didn't add to the pain I was already suffering. no this was something else.
opening my eyes, what I sore was extraordinary, my whole body was starting to particularise and shimmer. like something out of and aroura borealis, it was kind of beautiful and exhilarating. The pain was disappearing and my vision was clearing up properly.

what happened next, ill never forget.

a hole.

opening around me, it the centre of the device. what the hell is going on.
without warning, I was being sucked into it. like water going down a slightly clogged drain. and as I looked up I could faintly see the heavy metal door opening to the chamber. I saw Lief, whispering I said "I'm sorry." and then I was gone.

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More pain.

Darkness, pain and nausea. what a great feeling to wake up to. I opened my eyes, blinking several times to clear the fog in my eyes and in my head. I tried to get up but it hurt to much to bear and slumped back down hitting the ground hard. I winced.

"oh, fuck me" I said smothered in pain and hurt.

ignoring the pain throughout my entire body I forced myself up. looking around, I found out I was in some sort of hallway. white tiles all along the walls. A pipe running above me to the right of the walkway and awful smell coming from somewhere someplace.

Picking myself up, I stated to slowly walk down the hall for two reasons; to gather my bearings and to eliminate that horrible smell. it was like something had died then and died a second time.

while I was slowly make progress in walking, I did a full body scan to see what the damage was, and what it told me was not good. my flight module was damaged quite a lot and by looking over my shoulder I could see why. sparks shooting out of my back and one of the two flight blades that would give an elite Antraxian soldier lift and control in the air was bent slightly and chipped. second, my shield generator was down too. that meant wherever I was, I had to watch my back cause there is nothing to protect me from projectiles like snipers or missiles. I hope there isn't any of that here, wherever here is?

Growing weak, I stopped to rest. looking around I noticed a door a few meters down the hall. "Hopefully someone is in there and can help me." I thought.

Arriving at the door, I figured out that it was a lot smaller then anticipated. it was around one and half meters tall, I had to crouch to fit. It hurt but I was though. and the fruits of my labour was a narrow maintenance tunnel. Oh BOY!

While exploring the Passage my ears began to work again and what I wanted to hear was something pleasant but instead I was hearing faint 'Cries'?

Picking up the pace I stopped by a large water tank. I noticed a window on the side and peered in. A gloopy red substance was swishing around inside. "is this blood? well whatever it is, I think I just located the source of that strange smell." Curiosity hitting me like a truck, I walked a little further around the 'red' tank and looked around.

What I saw was Greatly strange and confusing.

there was a platform, resided next to it was a long mechanical arm with a blade hooked to it covered in red liquid. Blood.
standing near the front of said platform was a figure with four legs, wings and rainbow coloured hair. I did a double take.

it looked familiar, my mind suddenly knew what it was looking at. a Pegasus.
down below a large group of more 'pegasi' were all standing. looks of fear and terror on their faces.

The rainbow haired Or Maned one on the platform moved, now at the edge it began to speak. "Hello, and welcome to the Rainbow Factory!".

"What the fuck is going on here?"

The Production of Rainbows

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Confusion

I couldn't believe what I was seeing right before my mechanical eyes. My computer mind trying to process the image in front of me. but just before I could think any more the rainbow maned Pegasus spoke once more.

"greetings" it said, with a tomboyish accent that could only be formatted with a female, so at least I now know what gender it is. Jee, That's helpful.

She jumped from the metal stage, and with a swift flap of her wings she landed with ease near the huddled group of what I am now thinking are either hostages or slaves. Startled by the sudden action the group of pegasi backpedalled a little, as did I.

Looking left to right the rainbow one's muzzle broke into a mischievous grin. " I guess your all wondering why your all here, am I correct?" she said leaning in close to one of the pegasi whimpering curled up in her hooves. Growing impatient and annoyed with not receiving an answer. she moved closer to the little Pegasus with a light grey mane and a dark brown coat who was in a ball on the ground probably wishing she was back home, safe and sound.

Now only inches from her, The cyan pegasus took a really deep breath. "I SAID, I GUESS YOUR ALL WONDERING WHY YOU ARE HERE...AM I CORRECT!" she shouted causing the whimpering one to jump and almost shit herself in the process. finally regaining confidence the little brown Pegasus stuttered "y-yes, why are we here." she said starting to cry even more.
looking satisfied the mare with a rainbow mane cleared her throat. " first of all let me introduce myself, My name is rainbow dash."

so its a Pegasus mare with a rainbow coloured mane and the name of rainbow dash...that's original. I thought. shifting position a little behind my hidey spot all the way at the back of the room.

The grin on rainbow dash turned into a look of absolute seriousness. " Now here at the rainbow factory, we strive for efficiency and with the constant terms of supply and demand. And that's were you lot come in." she spoke with a tone that sounded almost sultry. seeing the looks of terror and confusion on her captives faces she stated. " In order for you to understand, we will need a volunteer." rainbow dash looked at all of them but I knew who she was going to pick. The Little brown Pegasus she yelled at earlier.

"You" she said pointing her hoof at the little ball of tears. " what's your name?"

The brown Pegasus sat up, wiping her tears away with the motion of her left hoof. "its. its flowerD-dale." is what she managed to say.

Rainbow dash pointed at her again but not at her face but at her backside. "And your cutie mark represents what exactly?" rainbow questioned.

Flowerdale turned. from where I was I could faintly make out some type of marking on her flank. it was a little pink flower on top of a red brick house. now on the border of utmost confusion on what the hell a cutie mark was I paid attention. flower raised her tale (so rainbow could see it better I presume) and confessed. " my talent is building gardens and interior design. what dose that have to do with anything?" flower dale asked on the verge of tears, again. I was asking myself the same damn thing at this moment.

" Just getting to know you better that's all." rainbow dash responded with a smile.

But I knew that was not her intentions. where is rainbow going with this. I thought while trying to piece it all together. first the big tank filled with blood, then that mechanism over there with the knife attached to it and now what I am guessing the leader or person in charge of whatever the hell is going on here is wanting to knew information about her prisoners... this can not end well but I cant act until I have more Intel and this is all strange to me I cant just barge up there anyway. I am in pain and damaged to a minimal fighting state. I am only going out there is its life or death right now.

just as flower dale was about to sit back on her hunches again rainbow dash spoke " Guards, escort little flower here to the Pegasus device.." she called out and a few moments later two pegasi with the body mass of a large pile of bricks flew down from the platform residing above and each of them grabbed onto Flowerdale. The two guards flew up and dumped her right next to the robotic arm where another Pegasus wearing a red stained lab coat was working at a control terminal witch must activate or program the mechanical arm with the blade.

Then it hit me like a truck going 1,000 kph a second, hauling a bulldozer driven by some fat guy. These insane pegasi want blood but why, wait she said earlier that this was a rainbow factory. and im guessing that's how rainbows are made here. fucking Lovely.

at this point I was so disgusted and enraged that I didn't care anymore. Im putting a stop to this.

preparing myself I drew my sword from the holster around my waist. limping towards the small group of innocent captives who were awaiting their fate of being drained to the bone. as I approached, the prisoners noticed me, then some of the guards did as well. they hesitated. " HALT! you-you whatever the fuck you are?" the guard on the left of rainbow dash shouted alerting everyone of my presence. good I wanted them to know.

Rainbow dash turned to me. I limbered to the front of the group of pegasi and once I was near I arched my sword forward, now it was inches from her cyan neck. She backpedalled into one of the support beams keeping the platform raised.

Silence.

no one moved or breathed, it was dead silent in here. that is until rainbow Dash broke it

"well" she hesitated " you've got a pair of balls now don't you?"

I continued holding my blade as she spoke. rainbow then fixed me with a stare of the utmost seriousness. " Oh, please you think ill stop this at the sight of any resistance what so ever?" she assured me.

I gripped the handle tighter.

I was standing in the middle of a huddled group of pegasi who were going to have their blood removed for the production of rainbows, And now I was face to face (or face to muzzle?) with what I am now presuming is the leader in this horrific endeavour. Well, now what the fuck do I do? I am weak, hurt and badly coordinated with movement. I really thought this one through didn't I.

Then without warning three of the guards who were on the platform jumped down and slammed into me, knocking the sword from my hand and also the wind from my artificial lungs (which all they do is measure stress, not circulate oxygen into the body. for crying out loud im made of metal and circuits) and then I was on the ground with them on top of me. the one who got me from the left now holding me down while the other began fashioning rope around my arms and legs. great my master plan was to free these flying horses and now I am a new edition to the captives...sorry guys but operation liberation failed.

Rainbow Dash trotted up to me and looked down so we could have eye contact. leaning in close she said. "not much of a rescue if you ask me. Now who sent you? was it Celestia, Luna or did twilight have another stupid lab accident resulting in whatever you are and decided that, wait...Im so silly." she began to laugh. " they don't even know the true nature of this place." The rainbow maned Pegasus put her hoof to her muzzle implying she was thinking. " meh, we'll get to that later. On the other hoof, we have a job to do. and you get to have a front row seat." Rainbow Dash told me as a wicked smile broke across her face, no muzzle. get it right damn it.

After the knots were tied, I was hoisted up and dumped next to another strongly built Pegasus guard on the slab of metal acting as a stage for announcements and using that infernal device over by my right. I was positioned facing the crowed of tortured souls, now feeling a sense of defeat I slumped letting the physical and emotional pain flow though me. I just failed at doing what I used to do best, saving lives and creating alliances in the heat of war. that was my original purpose and passion, but now I sit here looking towards them. I can see the pain in their eyes, the dirt and grime on their coats and worst of all. I probably raised their hopes of freedom and destroyed them in lees then five minutes. they can go ahead and kill me now, im worthless.

I noticed one of the pegasi guards walking up to my sword all the way on the far side of the room. I knew where this was going and before I could utter a word, He picked it up. I saw the red indicator on the handle go off, three seconds later a scream was heard. then a sickening bang mixed with splatter. Silence.
Not being the centre of attention anymore, four of the guards rushed up to the remains that was one of their fellow guards and maybe trusted friends. I'm in deep shit now.

Few moments later, Rainbow Dash flew up to the stage and landed right next to me. She looked displeased, no. She looked pissed, very pissed. The Cyan Pegasus walked up to me, Striking me in the face with her left fore hoof knocking me down to the ground. Again.
" what the hell was that?" she bellowed into my electronic ears while pointing to the bloody scene at hand or... hoof.

"A defensive Precaution, and it looked like it still works." I said to her then started coughing uncontrollably, I really need time to repair my body. especially the giant hole residing in my chest, yeah haven't forgot about that yet. and the pain is still there, that a plus. YAY!

Rainbow Dash trotted over to the stallion by the control station of the 'ARM' and after some discussion she returned with an unpleasant smile on her muzzle. " well mister, that weapon of yours now belongs to us." yea, I thought you would say that. " and as a result of the fallen guard, we will be making the rainbows ahead of schedule, I might thank you actually. I wanted to get today over and done with as fast as possible, and you just made that happen." she informed me with another smile, bloody hell. I'll be having nightmares tonight.

I winced as I brought myself up into a sitting position. Dash was now addressing the crowed of prisoners below, taking no notice of me anymore. then I remembered something, I have two dual placed blades mounted in my arms and they don't know about it. Operation liberation MK II is a go.

The guard who was meant to be on alert next to me was chatting with another at the rear of the metal barrage. Now is my chance.
Inching forwards ever so slightly, now within range I turned to my right arm. The plates that act as coverings and skin opened with the tiniest humming noise, The beautiful pristine blade sliding out into locking position cutting the rope in the process. the unique swords then extended out now parallel to my hands I felt stronger, inching myself forward and now within range it was only a matter of seconds.

I was aiming for her slender neck when someone shouted "Stop" and my apposed escort started to gallop towards me at full speed. thinking fast, I lunged forward in hopes to hit Rainbow dash but missed when she jumped to the side clearly knowing my presence. I managed to clip her left wing producing blood from the thin membrane of skin that makes up a birds wing or in this case, A Pegasi one.

And once again I failed miserably, I mean for fuck sake this was never going to work. Why did I try, god only knows.

Rainbow dash looked on the verge of a meltdown, why was I not surprised. She looked to my guard signalling him to do something and I found out what that something was a short second later. I was greeted with a hoof to my face, it felt like getting hit by a collapsing building. pain shooting throughout my head maki9ng it hard for me to check my medical computer for status updates. for the hole in my chest, and damaged flight module and now dented facial features.
soon enough another one of the guards strong hooves collided with my but right in the chest next to the cavity. I felt like I was on fire again. More hits coming from left and right but by this time my vision was blurred so I couldn't tell if this guards was showing some hustle or maybe rainbow joined in too, wouldn't be a horrible guess. the pain too much, I blacked out.

I awoke leaning against something, something metallic. at the height I was sitting my head just cleared it and was placed on whatever it was that I am now looking up at the ceiling. regaining my senses, I looked around to acquire my bearings. I was propped up against the control panel to the metal arm thing with the blade at the end, by this time I just started to wonder if this do-hickey was how they extracted the blood of the innocence and made stripes of colour later to be seen as beautiful rainbows. I don't think ill be able to look at them the same way again.

My thoughts were terminated by a force moving me forward and my head being pushed so I could see the scene before me.
this time there were four guards on me, two each by my sides. and a familiar Cyan fucker approaching me while escorting Flowerdale with a cattle prod? this place just keeps getting better and better now doesn't it. "that was a real stupid thing to do you asshole, firstly you hurt my favourite wing." she said while shrugging her left wing witch was now covered in bandages, damn how long was I out. "and second of all, your little stunt back there made the subjects hopes rise and then to fall even lower then before. You thought you could save them, but all you did was make it worse." she said with a sad gaze trying to make me fell even more shitty then I already was.

I remained silent

"As a punishment for your actions, we will be starting Production immediately." another wicked grin finding its self on her muzzle. Flowerdale winced at her words, clearly she was the first for the procedure. My blood/hydraulic fluid was already Luke warm, but I cant do anything. im weaker than I was before and I cant move...was I drugged, wait. No, that cant be. Im a machine, drugs don't affect me...or its possible that these pegasi have damn computers and virus software, damn it. that means im more vulnerable than I thought. fuck, fuck. fuckity, fuck fuck, fuck. Fuck!

In front of me was the blasted machine that was earlier named the Pegasus deice, it was a mechanical arm that extended out from a wall next to the residing platform we stood on. at the end of the arm, was fairly big blade with some sort of engravings on it. focusing my sight, I found out it said 'Evan though you are unworthy, you can still be used for the greater good and for the happiness of Equestrian weather.' in italic style writing. Hydraulic wires and cables run down the arm from hinges to the terminal of controls that was being operated by the Pegasus in the lab coat. he eyed me dangerously and then turned back to his PlayStation of buttons and levers.

Rainbow stood near the edge of the platform once again, and this time her security was doubled. For reasons I am too aware of. while Flowerdale accompanied by a guards who was pushing her towards the Pegasus device. I wanted to save these prisoners from this torture, but what can I do now. Im stuck and in there hooves, im a holder of the Imperial Star for crying out loud. My resourcefulness saved my people from invasion back in the time war, and now im being held prisoner by a bunch of flying horses...bloody hell I've really let myself go.

Rainbow returned from addressing her crowed of slaves and then shouted. "begin the procedure, but make it slow and steady for our 'guest'." I could feel the Ice from her words.
Flowerdale was then forced up to a metal plate that was diagonal to the wall and had leather bonds, it was also stained with a suspicious red colour that was darker near the base and centre. The lab coat Pegasus pressed a button and the metal plate started to move, and in seconds it was now horizontal to the floor and was low enough for access. the guard escorting Flower Slammed his front hooves into her back knocking the wind from her, making Flower fall onto the piece of metal witch will soon act as a torture panel. The guard took her front left hoof and used the leather strap to tie her in. he then did this to her remaining hooves. Now suspended, the torture table moved out over open space next to the Mechanical arm that will end her life soon and simple.

"No, please. Oh god please, don't do this!" I pleaded out to Rainbow. but that's all I could do up to this point.

I was being ignored now, Great. just great. no-one paid attention to me (accept the guards next to me) and I had to now endure visual torture. this place if Just dandy now isn't it. I swear somehow , someway I will free myself and the innocent creatures within. Mark my words Dash, enjoy it while this lasts because a storm is coming and it will not be forgiving.

I watched the panel were Flowerdale was bonded to, and the Lab coated Pegasus pushed more buttons on his terminal. The mechanical arm moved into a position where the blade mounted on it was centimetres from her chest and parallel to her heart. And everyone then looked at me, including the prisoners below. Rainbow Dash Spoke, "As I was saying, before I was rudely interrupted." she looked at me over her shoulder. then back to the crowed. " the reason why you are all here, is rainbow production. the essence that helps everyday ponies in Equestria smile when they take in the outside air. The majestic and beautiful rainbow." Rainbow exclaimed.

So, these are ponies...well like they say. you learn something new everyday.

She continued. " But there is a price to pay, a sacrifice that must be made for all of Equestria." Rainbow motioned The Light grey stallion who was at the Controls to the Pegasus Device. " That price is, with all sorrow...Your Lives! And with that the Pegasus with the coat threw a lever. The Knife at the end of the arm backpedalled a little and without hesitation, Slammed strait into Flowerdale's body. A scream coming from not just Flower, but the Ponies below also. I tried to avert my eyes but my head was being held in the hooves of another guard who I didn't notice out of sheer horror on the scene playing out in front of me. I was being forced to watched, and finding amusement. the Pegasus operating the mechanical damnation moved a joystick. causing the arm to swivel a bit and the blade inched around in a circle. making Flowerdale scream even louder then she was before. My entire soul ached out to her. I bet none of these ponies deserved any of this at all.

I thought I was done watching but nope, I was wrong.

As I watched the life drain from Flowerdale's Body and eyes, I saw something else drain as well. A tube ran along the hydraulically controlled arm and I followed where it lead to. The tank were I was hiding before. the one filled with blood. As my sights returned back to what was happening, Blood started to flow though that pipe line towards its storage place below. This place needs to be purged, with anti-matter I hope. it would be nice.

Feeling disgusted and violated, I kept watching, a secondary valve opened and contents from the tank were piped into another machine next to the tank, why I didn't notice that before baffles me.
the blood entered the 'other' machine, and a loud humming played out from it, five minutes later though. A hatch slid open and Bright liquid poured into a large Bowl. Was that light spectrum or am I delusional. yup that's defiantly liquid rainbows.

The panel holding little Flowerdale automatically unbuckled the bonds and her lifeless corpse fell into a pit witch I now saw had countless more bodies then I would have liked. Words cant express the horror am feeling at this moment but my train of thought was derailed when a familiar Cyan Pegasus trotted into my vision. "Guards, Take mister Saviour here to Maintenance and Mechanics." She purred at me.

Will this hell ever end.

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I had been strapped onto a trolley and I was being hauled somewhere called 'Maintenance and Mechanics' for 'Purifying' as Rainbow Dash had called it. My mind was in utter chaos from what happened one hour ago, if that was the visual torture I was deemed for. Then I could only imagine what this next thing meant for me was going to be.

I thought back to how I had been rounded unconscious earlier and what that could mean for my survival here. Going through the possible techniques how that could be accomplished, and what advantages I still had. None, I have nothing. I am at their mercy now and I had to put up with it until I could somehow plan my escape. No!, the innocent lives of those back there need me. Rescue them first, then let myself escape.

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The cart I was on burst through a set of double doors and immediately bright light flooded my vision. Taking a moment to regain my senses, I found I was in a suspiciously Pristine white room with walls fixed with; computers, keypads, keyboards and wiring. Two pegasi wearing lab coats that were just plain white (thank God), not stained or bloodied in anyway. That made me feel I tiny smidge better, but it still didn't change the fact of my predicament. The Guard who rolled me in here left, leaving me alone with what I am assuming are the Rainbow Factory Technicians/IT workers. I was mentally screaming, I knew they were going to do something to me. But what that's what scared me the most, not knowing my fate.

One of them approached me, judging by the shape of the muzzle and the figure of the body. My guess, its a she or mare in appropriate terms. she had a light grey mane and tale with a light electric blue streak down to her left. A dark brown coat, similar to Flowerdale's and a pair of rectangular glasses propped to the tip of her nose (no muzzle. your in a world dominated by equines, use the proper damn terminology) and she was giving me the look over. Looking somewhat done with it, she trotted back to a desk and wrote something down (by using her mouth?) on a clipboard then passed it to her co-worker who had a dark green coat, yellow mane and tale. And strangely larger feathers on her wings than all the other pegasi. Was it a birth defect or drug, wait. How the hell am I suppose to know. and why do I care?

Closing my eyes and giving a grunt in the process, I checked my central computer and heath circuit. Well, good news. My chest hole is mending and being fixed by my slightly damaged Immune Overbreach Defensive Imperial Nitrogen Epical or IODINE for short. If you didn't know, IODINE is a healing system used by Elite Antraxian soldiers. It works by taking power from my core (an experimental nuclear reactor that I literally just finished polishing up) and using said borrowed power to mend and fix up a hurt or damaged area that could threaten either myself or others. Its more complicated that it sounds, I wont go into details...

Further inspection shows that my flight module was repaired some time ago, when I was unconscious I presume. But at least I was healing and according to my progress, I should be back to old self in around two to three weeks. And hopefully I've planned up something on how im going to deal with my situation by the time that window appears.

Finishing up on the health check, I re-opened my eyes to survey my surroundings for a double check on what was happening. To my surprise, one of the technicians was gone. Only the dark green one remained, and she was by the looks of it...looking through a book. I couldn't see the cover of the book from here but when she turned a page with her muzzle I caught glimpses of the mysteries hidden inside. By my understanding, the book was about advanced virus protocols with bits and pieces of the sort. Since I was a whole new breed of technology, these pegasi would need to study me, scan my internals, work out a specific implant, construct the right worm to get into my head and last but not least, figure out what to do with me after that time.

Finding my voice. "excuse me, but why am I here?" I rumbled in a sore tone, I knew why I was here. But I wanted confirmation. I was still very weak and in pain. Although it was bearable now,and I still was feeling the fire in my chest but at least not for much longer.

Looking up, the mare walked away from her desk and was nearing me. "I'm sorry, but I have received orders from the deputy head of business telling me and sapphire wind that we had to 'reprogram' someone, didn't expect something like this" she said pointing a hoof at my contained feeble body.

"wait, reprogram?" I questioned.

"Yes, in theory we are going to construct a bug that will hack into your PCU, rewrite some data and change your view on things." she sounded very uncomfortable about this, just saying that sentence gave her the willies.

As I laid on this bench-cart thing, I thought that maybe, just maybe that this individual hadn't succumbed to the horrors that was The Rainbow Factory. Possibly she was being held as prisoner and not here willingly. I was a bout to find out. "What's your name, if you don't mind me asking?" I suddenly threw out there.

"Oh, my nopony has asked me that in a while." The strange Pegasus with the OP looking wings returned sounding a little flattered, and by that it also might make sense given the vibe of this place. "To be honest, I don't think anyone ever has?" she pondered.

I felt sad for her, Why was I sad? this strange Pegasus and soon her partner as well are about to brainwash me...was it that she was uncomfortable with all this or that given how horrible this place is, she might still be holding onto hope as well as the soon to be Rainbow fuel in whatever other room I just came from. She then looked at me with utmost certainty and without another heartbeat. "My name is Solar wind, but just call me Sol. I Don't mind at all witch one you use, its all fine with me. And since were trading names, what's yours strange creature whom I've never seen or heard of before?"

"Solar Wind eh, Pleasure to meet you. My name is Crithion Krytech. Elite Antraxian forward undercover operative and former commander of the 51st renegade star squadron and pilot to the Dawning Rift." I replayed in my most formal sounding voice.

Solar Wind was taken back by my little introduction, just a little.

"Well, that's some qualification you got there isn't it?" Solar Sounded impressed at the sheer magnitude of my Old life's work but I also assumed she had absolutely no idea what a renegade Squadron is or what the Dawning rift was either.

"You don't know what any of that is do you?" I questioned.

"No idea at all, but it does sound important.." She said back giving a chuckle...Knew it.

"So, how does someone like you end up in a place like this. You didn't get here through the Failed flight exam, hell I don't even know if you can fly. Then if it wasn't that, then how?" Solar Wind asked.

"First of all, I can fly. I have a Quantum black fire Flight module that I designed myself. Second, you said something about a Flight exam...is that how the disgusting pricks who run this foul place get Occupants for Rainbow production....that's evil." I got a little side-tracked but still. Processing the information I have gathered, these pegasi run some sort of annual exam. In which all of those who fail said test are doomed to a fate of weather fuel. And by assumption the Pegasus standing right next to me, the one who will soon be reprogramming my head.

"If you don't mind me asking, did you fail that exam too?" I didn't mean to sound rude or anything, but I needed to know.

"H-how...how did you know?" Solar replied with a hint of hurt in her sweet voice.

"Call it a wiled guess." I said.

"Well, if you must know than yes. I did. And it was Fucking unfair, Why? cause when I did the Exam my wings were fairly underdeveloped and when I was moved here guess what happened? They fucking grew and grew. look at them." she turned showing her big Green wings, then returned to her former position. "I guess life just bites you in the ass sometimes now doesn't it. but when I got here, I was given a choice. Give up and let them use me or pledge myself to work here for the rest of me life in some field chosen for me. And that's how I ended up here."

I turned my head looking up at her from the table/cart thing I was tied down to, shaking my head a little to try and move some of my long black hair out of my field of vision but it only made it worse. giving up I just looked at Solar Wind with the most horrific expression I could muster.

"I know, its the sad tragic backstory of the maintenance mare. Cliché isn't it? But that aside, its the truth.." Solar then stared up at the ceiling and whispered to herself. "Id do anything to get out of this hellhole." then a sigh escaped her muzzle.

We both shared a few moments of silence but then a stern voice boomed through the service intercom hanging on the wall to my left. "Solar, ill be down in five minutes. Prepare our "Guest" for cleansing." that last word was said slowly, clearly it was by assumption the other mare who works in here with Solar Wind. And it sounded like she enjoyed saying that. I said it before and ill say it again, this place is fucked up!

"I guess our talk has come to an apparent end, Damn-it. Your the friendliest person iv spoken to in a long time." Solar turned and trotted back to her desk, skimmed through notes in her book and then returned to my side, a serious expression plastered on her face. "Look! I have an idea, but I will need you to trust me. Can you?" Solar suddenly asked me.

"Solar, the things I've seen in the past 24-hours. I'm willing to trust anyone right now." I exclaimed. I hope whatever she's come up with wont fail...like my previous plan(s). If I was going to help these tortured ponies at all, I was going to need two things; time and friends. And I was lacking both...until now that is. Giving in, I nodded waiting for her to continue.

"I heard about what you did back there, standing up to that bitch and her minions. Just for doing that, you have reawakened my long dead hope for freedom. And with the both of us, I reckon we have a chance. Be it slim as hell, but there's still some chance." Solar Wind said. A glimmer of hope in her eye and a smile on her muzzle. This was someone who I was not going to fail, even though I literally just met her but hey not going to make a pun here but. Never look a gift horse in the mouth...

The clip-clopping of hooves on metal could be heard coming from down the hall outside this maintenance bay area.
Quickly, Solar wheeled me over to the far side of the room near the wall fixed with the computers and things, she then walked over to her desk and started to pretend read and just in the nick of time too. Because Her co-worker Sapphire strode inside at that very moment not suspecting a thing.

Sapphire trotted directly up to me and wheeled me over to some sort of terminal close to the wall a few metres away. She then opened an access panel next to it and pulled out two wires with her mouth and then plunged one of them strait into my forehead. It didn't penetrate (course not my skeleton in made of Collin-based Sovietanium, one of the strongest metals found in the stark-Leon galaxy) but there were three clamps with iron teeth that came with unholy forces and struck home. slightly piercing the strong metal but nothing that would leave a permanent mark or wound. It hurt, I swear I could feel smaller wires pouring out from inside the medium sized cable and finding their desired spots. It was like they were tentacles of some sort. After the molesting was over, Sapphire walked over to Solar and told her something but I was to focused with the technical rape that I was not listening.

Sapphire was typing things into the wall terminal and Solar Wind was approaching me holding a weird looking device in her mouth. She hovered it over me and ran it up and down a couple of times, she then leaned into my ear. "Don't warre, I not going ca le eish thig olly cover you." she whispered with the scanner in her mouth. deciphering I think she said (Don't worry, I'm not going to let this thing fully convert you) I relaxed a little and thought about the machine I was now hooked up to and how it was going to "rewrite my thoughts and Morales" I said I was going to trust Solar and I was damn well keeping that promise. Preparing myself, I awaited for the procedure to begin.

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I had waited an hour, Didn't think it would take this long. Wait, actually yes I did. I am a completely new P.C.U type to them and they had to reverse engineer, build the software and find the appropriate place to insert the virus that would semi-control me. Whatever those two were doing over there, they were taking their sweet-ass time that for sure.

Another few minutes later, the brown coated Sapphire (how did she get a name like that, sapphires are blue not brown) approached me with a clipboard in her mouth. when she was close enough, she spat out the board and it landed right next to my head, sliding to a stop near my right ear. I had been fully braced down to the table which included my head, so I couldn't see what was written on that piece of paper on the clipboard. Sapphire was concentrating on the bit of paper for a while and then went over to the wall terminal to type a few things. She returned, a fierce look in her eye. "alright Solar, I know those pesky unicorns have all their super sparkly magic. But today, We preform some 'magic' of our own. Initiate the procedure, but take it slow and steady." she said with perfect frosty words.

"Did she just say, 'unicorns" I thought.

Solar Wind stood at the terminal mounted on the wall residing to the left from were I was. she pressed the power up button and started to preform the 'Magic'. The computer flared to life projecting for its command.

>BEGIN SUBJECT REASSIGNMENT<

>PLEASE SELECT SUBCATAGORY OF PROCEDURE

> TROJAN PROFORMATY
> COMPLETE DATA WHIPE
> DATA REASSESMENT
> DATA TRANSFER
> REMOTE COPYRIGHT
>REMOTE CONTROLE OVERRIDE

Solar Wind Looked at me, I looked back. She then winked and returned back to her work.

>DATA REASSESMENT SELECTED<

>WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THIS OPERATION<

>YES
>NO

>YES SELECTED<

>ENGAGING<

I could feel it starting, like lava being poured into my skull. It burned.

>3% COMPLETE<
>10% COMPLETE<

It felt like the supernova heated lava was traveling down my spine to the lower parts of my body, the burning intensifies.

>27% COMPLETE<

I started to scream, it was all to much. My entire world was now nothing but searing pain and adrenalin.

>50% COMPLETE<

I was thrashing in my bonds, yelling for it to stop. Attempting to move my hands out of the knots but what did I expect, It brought to no avail. Solar Wind stood there not paying attention to her screen anymore, instead she could not help herself but watch in horror at her newly assessed friend. It pained her to do this but it was the only way in the time and situation, to fool sapphire and The high Order. Witch consisted of Rainbow Dash, Spitfire, Thunder Lane and Smooth Cross. So she and this Stranger could make riddance of this ungrateful foul place.

Solar turned back to the terminal and awaited for her time of action.

>75% COMPLETE<
>86% COMPLETE<

I begged for death.

>91% COMPLETE<

I was tempted to self terminate, the option was right here. I mean, yes I could just off myself right and now. But, then I would be letting down Solar and the others out there who need me. And if I did, it would cause my core to blow. Now we cant have that now can we like, this whole place would be levelled in seconds. I am powered by a particle accelerator running with dissolved matter quantities at light speeds, then those sped up particles are thrown into a fusion reactor where it will explode in a suspended magnetic vacuum. Again and again, generating immense power used manly by my 'IODINE' and shield projectors. Only around 20% of the energy makes it to my P.C.U and bodily functions like walking, flying, moving in any form and ETC... And it would be an understatement estimating the blast radius at a kilometre. It would be more like I dunno, 40 KM or more and that's in the condition im currently in. So if I was fully operational...I don't like thinking about that.. just end of story.

I have put my trust into Solar Wind and so far, im starting to question it. C'mon, if you are going to do something...DO IT NOW!

Solar Wind was waiting for the exact moment, she couldn't just do it to early or too late, if it was the former. Sapphire would suspect something, and if it was the latter. She might loose him completely, Crithion would be subject to working under the influences of the Rainbow Factory. The mere thought highly troubled Her.

As the progress bar on the terminal indicating how far along the Data Reassessment was, Solar felt anxious. a feeling of failure in her wings.

Her time arrived
>98% COMPLETE< flashed the screen.

She pressed a few buttons on the keypad, and just as planned. The procedure stopped, and Crithion slowly calmed down and rested. Clearly, that pain had subsided. All was left to do now is check and make sure she did this right and didn't live up to her incompetent name.

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I felt numb, and I don't usually feel this way at all.
The pain had gone a few minute ago, and Sapphire left my side for a bit to go talk to Solar...I think.

Cocking my neck to the right, and stretching (when your tied down to a table that's a fairly had task by the way). Besides the numbness, I also felt strange, not in a physical type of way but just. Different.

I was approached, luckily it was Solar Wind. She had that weird scanner thing in her muzzle again and did that same thing as before. After the body scan she unbuckled the bonds keeping me held to the metal table and let me sit up. My HUD glasses falling out of my pants pocket in the process. huh, I completely forgot about these. now when did I use them last...oh, when I was arriving at Core-Tech in the company transport vessel. I thought.
Picking them up and sliding them into one of my from pockets situated in the Core-Tech approved lab coat, I could have guessed that Solar would look at them funny.

"Those are some weird spectacles, where did you get them?" Solar Wind asked.

Taking In the modesty of her quick amazement over some as simple as Heads Up Display glasses. "Spectacles, haven't heard that word in quite some time." I laughed, I was taking a liking to the very nature of this lone Pegasus. Not that I didn't mind of course, I needed a friend and she was the closest thing I would receive here.

"And if you must know, there not ordinary glasses." Annnnd here it comes.

"Then what makes them so special." This was getting out of hand, first she asked me a question and now we've come full circle.

Finding my voice. "well, you know how I am a machine and my mind is a big computer... a really good one." Solar nodded. "In order for me to access anything besides movement and or speech, I have to close my eyes to use it. But that could be extremely stupid and dangerous in certain situations, so I had a pair of these made so I could you know. Use said functions like my flight module or my power levels and or use it a weapon or something like the sorts without having to close my eyes and be vulnerable."

"Huh, makes sense. Plus it gives you an upgrade with multitasking." Solar said with enthusiasm. which made me think, "speaking of what I can do, what did that thing do to me? I feel incredibly strange, I have an urge to hit something and why am I having a conversation with Solar Wind while Sapphire's here...in the room, not more that ten metres away...I hope what ever has been done to me doesn't affect my behaviour".

Coming to a stop at whatever the hell she was doing, Sapphire came up next to Solar Wind and gave me the look over.."was she expecting something to happen or just checking...I have no idea what I should do by this point."

"Any minute now." Sapphire exclaimed.

"Wait..so she is waiting for something to happen, but what..., ok just calm down and rest." I thought trying to follow up on my words. But something struck me. I couldn't feel my left arm or hand, and also my right foot.
Panicking only sped it up, all what was left with any sense of nerve was my upper torso and head and it kept coming. No pain or injections secretly being done, My systems were failing and before I knew it. Blackness surrounded me and I passed out hitting the solid floor with a thud.

"And there, you see. It wasn't so hard now was it little Wind, you are really improving with the whole brainwashing thing. Well Done!" Sapphire then wrapped her wing around Solar giving her praise.

A Small Briefing

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Morality

Morality, its what determines right from wrong in your eyes and mind. Morality can be concocted, forged, tuned and forgotten.
When times change, so can you!

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I Fucked Up!...Badly.
I thought that if I postponed the Data Reassessment until the near end it would work, clearly I was utterly wrong.
Im a failure, the ponies In this horrid place where right! They told me I couldn't ever get something right, not even proper flight. Well its kind of hard when your fucking wings change from miniscule slabs to bloody enormous gliders when you just figured out how to use them in the former.

And now, I just ruined any chance of liberation from this fucking hellhole. Great job Solar, ya done good. Ya done good indeed.
But at failing the promise I made with Crithion, I managed to get something right. When I fucked up none a few minutes ago, 'Causing Crithion to get his Morals and Life lines stuffed'. I did something right in terms of the Rainbow Factory. I was competent in the eyes of Sapphire and not just her, The High Counsel as well.

I stand here, with Sapphire by my side wrapping her wing over my back with sincere Appreciation because I did something correct for once and im guessing its her way of saying "im proud of you." But I sure wasn't proud of myself. At All!

Taking a deep breath and letting it go, I politely asked Sapphire if I could finish up for the day. Sapphire gave a nod of her head and left the room, leaving my to my leisure.
A few moments of silent pacing later, I headed over to my locker on the far side of the room close to my desk. After I got there I put on my saddle bags and locked up the room that was "Mechanics And Maintenance."

Finding my bearing and stance, I slowly walked to the service elevator and pressed the ^ button next to the door of the lift. A moment later, the metal doors opened and I stepped inside also pressing a button marked with the words 'Level 5' and began my accent to the apartment facilities of the Rainbow Factory.

While the soothing music played inside the interior or the lift, I had trouble adjusting to what could become of Crithion and what I had left for his own fate. Like what would these ponies do to him? Make him do? Or have him involved with the work done here?
These were the questions that would now haunt me forever. What was the fate of the being I had trust me for the sake of the innocent, only for my own incompetence to ruin any chance of getting out of the Underworld and into Heaven. So to speak.

The ding of the elevator doors indicating my stop broke my train of thought. Finding composure and exiting the lift for the one thousand time, I started my route down the stale halls towards to the ordinary dorms where all the lower employee's had to take shelter for their time here at the Rainbow Factory.

Pushing the Key card I wore on my left fore-hoof to the small passage terminal of my door and holding it there for the desired seconds needed, the door opened and I slide inside and shut the door. Locking it strait afterwards, and turning on my lights that filled the small apartment up with a light yellow hue. Making it look like it was filled to the roof in some ponies piss, and the furniture looking like crap. They really know how to make a pony fell right at home now don't they. Giving a sigh, I turned off the lights and crashed onto my bed. Now in a relatively safe place to think, I went over todays events and slowly drifted off to sleep. A tear escaping my eye and hitting the pillow.

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I was in a world filled with hues of green and blue, the ground apparently made of clouds and the sun high in the sky. Rubbing my eyes and looking around aware of being unconscious, and also checking to confirm that by running a few mini-tests in a simulator program that was one of many other little functions I could preform with my semi-glorious body.

Taking in full cognition of where and what was around me I could in a way identify what my mind thought to do while knocked out. To my left stood in all weirdness possible, a fifty foot tall mutant looking cactus monster with a sombrero on its head singing an unfamiliar tune. Wow, I am scared and confused on so many levels right now. Shrugging shoulders, I walked up to it and asked what was going on?

"I'm afraid that you are soon to be gone" it replied in a sing-song voice.

"I'm what?" I needed to hear that again, just for chances.

"You will be yourself for not much longer, and in which will be a damage to those around you." it answered again in a very happy-go-lucky tune.

As I processed this, the world I was in started to fall apart. A loud pitch rang though the area, like a downed radio giving off a distraught signal. The rest of it was like static from a TV that just had its wires cut and stomped on. The apposed clouds I was standing began to fade into nothingness an di could then see the eternal black void that was underneath the cloud layer.

The clouds were non-existent now, I lost my footing and fell into the abyss of the unknown. Falling at a rapid pace, I barely saw the Cactus waving at me as I awoke from my unconscious world and entered the realm of reality. And unaware that every stich of good Morale was buried deep within me, unable to see the light of sun again.

I woke, thrusting forward into a sitting position on the bed I was on and pushing the bed sheets off in the process. Composing myself and taking a look around told me I was in some sort of I don't know barracks maybe, there were a few guards around the place, more beds all over and a weapons rack on the wall next to the only means of exit.

A guard noticed my sudden dispatch from the dream scape and left the room (probably to go get either Rainbow Or someone else of equal importance) and ordered another to stand by my side. Why? Im not going to hurt anybody. There is no need.

Wait...I thought that... Maybe im imagining things but a few seconds ago, I thought that I was I dunno, being tortured. Nah, just forget it. it was all a crazy dream. Heh, brains are weird.

Five minutes and a few incentive thoughts later, A Pegasus with a dark grey coat and a blue silver mane. Also bettering a cutie mark with a what was that... A storm cloud. I need to know more about this shit. I mean The history, how they are Formed or earned and what type of matter they are made out of (for science reasons).

He trotted over to me. Looked me over and then Told me something. " My name is Thunderlane, and from this moment on. You are my apprentice in training."

My Interface twitched a little, making my vision become impaired for a second. Shaking my head and clearing the static. " Your what?" I said. who does this guy think he is?

"My apprentice or in more appropriate terms... An assistant so to speak." He returned. thinking about his wording on the subject.

"And if I refuse?" I questioned.

"Death!" Wow, I knew people could be blunt but...this was something else.

"Wow, jeez. you really put the cards on the table now don't you?" I said, thinking over my options at hand...it was obvious what I was going to pick. For some reason I don't remember how I got here or why I was here, but I do remember the guards and their strengths. I am in no position let alone any condition to uptake that offer.

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I agreed to his conditions (like there was any other choice?) and Thunderlane asked me to follow him to his office... Wait, Office? So this guy had authority here. Well, better to train with an official than someone under experienced.
We where walking up some stairs (Wow, would it kill someone to put down some WD40?) and as we climbed another Pegasus was going down, passing us in the process. The Pegasus mare was of cyan colour and had a mane in the vision of the light spectrum (Rainbow), as we passed one another she glared strait at me and then continued on her route.

"What's her Problem?" I asked My new master.

He bit his lip, "Don't know, maybe its just that time of the month." I could see him curse under his breath. I decided to ignore it, maybe it was domestic issues...Don't know Don't care!

We arrived at the top of the case, and before us was a huge iron door heavily stocked with guards but it was different. The Guards were wearing more upper mount gear. They adorned a steel helmet with a slit in the top to accompany their manes, and a few jiggered plates rode down the back of their necks. Heavy looking torso protection with some sort of symbol down near their flanks, im guessing a coat of arms or something similar.

They hesitated, both at attention and shooting death stares at me. First that rainbow one and now these two, something's wrong here but its not the time to dwell on matters of the sort because the two guards had opened the door and I felt a tug at my arm. Turns out I was so focused on them that I had forgotten why I was here and Thunderlane was bitting the sleeve on the coat I was wearing. When did I acquire a lab coat, and why does it say Core-Tech Research and Development on the breast pocket. Another thing to ad to the list on things I can figure out in my spare time.

Clearing the fog from my head and checking my vitals, Last thing I remember doing was...Actually I cant remember anything, Weird. But I must have done something to cause these damages, especially the strange devise that happened to be fused to my Core. I need answers soon cause this was all to confusing.

I expected a fancy room with porcelain vases and a big desk to top it all off but not this time, what am I greeted with... A long hallway!
Great, like I wasn't tired enough. More walking. HUZZAH!!!

Keeping my composure, I soldiered on down the path. Thunderlane by my side

We Had been treading the halls for around 10 mins when a thought hit me. " Exactly what type...of training am I going to receive?" I had to ask.

That made him nearly trip over. "Uh, well. what I have in mind is a course that will teach you programing and how to use a "certain" machine." Thunderlane stumbled out. Huh, that was far less complicated than I originally thought.

"So, im being taut how to program and use some device...sounds fair, I guess" I mumbled.

After walking for what seemed like forever, Thunderlane halted me. I stopped in my tracks and looked to where we had arrived, it was a door but what really caught my eye was the plaque above it. Adorned with silver, it read.

Thunderlane
Chief Maintenance officer

It was thickly engraved into the silver piece, resided above the large oak door that separated these halls to the sanctuary on the other side. The dark grey Pegasus entered a code into a terminal that was at the right side of the wooden door, and then it clicked open revelling its secrets to all.

He ushered me in and closed the door, locking it not long after. Gathering my bearings, I found myself in a pre-room of some sort. The type that would let a guest take off his shoes and hung up a coat before entering the actual premises. I almost felt that I should hang up my own lab coat in respect for being a guest here in Thunderlane's private dormitory.

He monitored me into the actual room, as I followed him inside my reaction was not of as I expected. First off, bare wooden floors. Not my taste if you ask me. Second, the room itself was not as big as I would have imagined. By guess it would be around a six by five metre perimeter space with a low roofing. Well the ponies in this place come up to belly height on me, so its understandable that the architects who built this place (wherever and what this is?) had made it to accompany their height and not mine. Third, a simple desk stood to my left facing the wall to my right. One weird looking seat one side of the desk by the wall and two slightly smaller on the other side. On the desk was another plaque but much smaller and its colour was slightly darker than the one outside. It read,

Thunderlane
Chief Maintenance Officer

But lets forget about the desk for a moment, to my right on the wall was a banner of some sorts. It was tattered and stained a rust red, it held in the centre a golden circle, in front of that was a cloud, based with three arched pillars with wings extending from the sides. It was an insignia, for the company I now worked for I think...There stood another door on the same wall with the banner, they where right next to each other in fact. It probably lead into a sleeping courters or something similar, like Thunderlane had to sleep some ware right...or do these creatures with wings don't sleep at all. That would suck, I mean even I do it. Yes im mechanical but I sleep for two reasons. One, its a chance for IODINE to kick in properly and do some much needed repairs. Two, time to think! If I was just up all day doing fuck all would I get any thing sorted out in order or in fact any thing at all. I need time for think.

And another thing about the room, It smelt of Rot! it was like taking a huge whiff from the devil's ass crack and living!

"Finished gawking yet sunshine!" Thunderlane suddenly asked out of the blue.

Snapping back to the real world, realising that I had left him waiting. "Sorry, just you-know looking around my bosses office" I said with a grin.

"I know it isn't much, until im promoted. This it what I get." My Teacher said, looking around the office himself. A look of depression creeping onto his muzzle. I don't blame him, this isn't exactly room of the year and he has to live here for the foreseeable future. Ouch, that's harsh.

"Just out of curiosity, what are the ranks here? in this place, is there some sort of system or something?" I asked him trying not to hit a soft spot. Thunderlane walked behind the wooden desk and sat down (how he can sit like that is confusing) and asked me to sit too. Taking his offer and joining him at the desk in one of the smaller chairs, barely able to sit comfortably but I managed and he proceeded with my request.

"Let me start off with the highest rank, the chancellor. Currently occupied by Miss Rainbow Dash."

I cut him off. "Wait, so that mare we saw at the stair case who looked like she would murder them if they got in her way. Is the Boss around here?" I questioned.

"Yes, and if you have any common sense you would try and avoid her. That description you just gave her, is in fact accurate." Thunderlane told me.

"Fuck! what are the people under her like?" I continued. shifting in the torture chamber of a chair I sat in currently.

"Next to Rainbow, Is her adviser Spitfire. She tells her what to do and what not to do, in a way Spitfire has more power than Rainbow Dash. But if rainbow was smart enough to find that out, she would probably loose it and personally put Spitfire through the Pegasus Device." Thunderlane snickered at that last bit.

"Hold on a second." I was confused now. "So If this Spitfire has more power than the rank above her, then why is Rainbow there? Why not Spitfire?" A puzzled look now adorned on my face.

"To answer that, ill have to explain some thing about Rainbow Dash or as everypony else calls her "skittles". He grind.

"Skittles" I questioned again.

"I'll tell you the story behind that one later, but until I do. Don't you dare call her that when im not around. It wont end well for you, I promise". Taking in his adversary and listening on to what he has to say. If I was going to be working here, I needed intel of the people I was working with.

"I'll spare you her backstory, ill give you the short version. First, she isn't very bright. Now you may be thinking, wait if she wasn't that smart...how could she make it so far up the track?" I nodded. "Well, the reason is. Rainbow Dash is powerful, not in a physical sort of way but, in the Magical sorts." Wait...Magic!

"Hold on, Did you say magic...Explain?" I was keen for this. yes I was in the company of a flying horse so I was basically open minded from her on out but...Magic, you can't be serious.

"Yes, I said magic. I presume you are known to its existence?" Thunderlane had tone of worry in his words. I...Presume he just immediately assumed I knew how it worked, I know zilch. But im rearing him of course, time to get back to the matter he was just discussing.

"Never mind, Please continue with The Tale Of The Dash". This is me trying to lighten the mood...I know im terrible, so sue me!

He looked at me weirdly. "Well, Rainbow Dash has a connection to a magical vein unlike any unicorn. But she is a Pegasus, and if that is so then why is she a threat to all of those who stand in her way?" My new teacher paused, waiting for an answer I presume. What he got was a shrug in return. All I could think about was this god awful chair I was sitting in.

"She, and another five ponies are holders to a very special potent magic." Thunderlane Went on. "The Elements Of Harmony!"

I was at a loss for words, I mean. The Elements of Harmony, That's, that's. Cheesy, And tacky. If your going to give a name to something that is powerful and persistent like 'Magic' or for what I know about it. Telekinesis, levitation and Teleportation. It needs fire, excitement and Originality. Yes, its current going is well original but. It could use some work, Now time for some insight.

After about another 70 mins of explanation, what my job was going to be and general chatter so I could get to know Thunderlane better. I was given a card and instruction on how to use it, it was my new room key. I said goodbye to Thunderlane and he did as well, he also told me that I had my first training session tomorrow. No rush or anything.

I arrived at the dorm with my number indicated by the access card I now held in my hand. 78 is what it read. Thunderlane told me that for the time being I was to be stationed in the 'Lower' levels has he had said it, and that it was a pretty shitty place down here. No worries, as long as the door locks. Im fine!

I tried the lock with the card, It refused it. Odd, I did it again and again. Finally by the fourth time it worked. The door clicked open reviling to me my new courters or whatever. And Thunderlane had been true to his word! Before me was as expected, Stained walls, bad carpeting, no windows, that same poster with the weird cloud insignia on it and really bad furniture scattered around. Its not Spacious or beautifully decorated like a Five star hotel as I would have wanted it but hey like they say "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth".

Stepping over the threshold and taking off the fairly pristine white coat I was wearing that beared the Core-Tech logo, still don't know what it means but that doesn't matter at the moment. I placed it on one of the two hooks that were on the back of the small door and did some more inspecting.

Losing interest in it all, I collapsed onto the relatively snug bed spread. It was designed for pony use, So quit your whining! My Brain/P.C.U yelled.

Pulling out my H.U.D glasses and putting them aside on the bedside table, I closed my eyes and did a revision on what happened today. First I wake up not knowing a damn thing, second I am offered a job and then a death threat swings my way and long story short. I work here now...Yay or Neigh?

Finishing up, I tuned my power to focus on nothing but repairs during my slumber and then tuned out for the day. For what awaits me tomorrow? I will only find out in time.

As Crithion drifted off into his land of unconsciousness, He was not aware that on the exact opposite side of the wall closest to his head. Solar Wind quietly slept with a tear stained pillow under her delicate head, experiencing one of her worst nightmares yet.

The Adventures of Crithion Krytech EP 1

by armoredbrony1

Prologue

A New Discovery

The Production of Rainbows

A change In Motion

A Small Briefing