18 Element of Insanity - Ch. 12 Rainbrute

Twilight woke up early the next day. She told Spike to stay home this time, for his wound was still healing. She quickly ate breakfast and made sure to pack a gun. That's right, Twilight bought a gun. She had practiced a little, and figured out how to hold the gun properly in her mouth. But holding it in her mouth made it more difficult to pull the trigger. So she tried holding it with her hoof.

But that made it more difficult to hold the gun. Twilight never had a gun in her possession, and never thought she needed one, until now. She didn't like holding a gun at all, neither did anypony. But she couldn't use her magic and she didn't know how to fight, so she had no choice. She put the gun in her bag that she strapped around her back, and headed out the door.

She flew up to Cloudsdale in her hot air balloon, and noticed that Rainbow Dash wasn't home. In fact, she just left. Twilight just saw her leave, for she had shot through the sky, leaving only a rainbow behind. Twilight secretly followed Rainbow Dash, wondering where she was headed to. Eventually, she came upon a huge factory. 

Lightning struck over it, and a dark rainbow just erupted from the factory. Pegasi with lab coats were flying in and out of the factory. Twilight curiously, yet cautiously, tip-toed her way in the factory undetected. She hid behind a wall, and saw Rainbow Dash go through a secret room. Twilight tried following, but had been detected.

"Hey! You there! Halt!" One of the ponies said. 

Twilight gasped and saw two masked ponies fly towards her, holding their electrocution  stick thingies [also known as tasers]. Twilight ran as fast as her hooves could run, hoping they wouldn't catch up to her. Unfortunately, the masked ponies were fast, but not as fast as Rainbow Dash. So Twilight managed to escape. However, more and more masked ponies began to detect Twilight, until Twilight just gave up. 

Twilight skid to a stop and turned towards the masked ponies in defeat. She was panting, and sweat trailed down her purple coat. She needed to regain her breath before speaking. The masked ponies surrounded Twilight, ready to electrocute her.

"Okay, okay, you win." Twilight said.

One of the masked ponies spoke.

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" The masked pony asked.

"My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I"ve come to see Rainbow Dash."

The mask ponies gasped and began to whisper, before turning their attention back to Twilight.

"Aren't you the pony who defeated Nightmare Moon?" One masked pony asked.

"And reformed Discord, the master of chaos?" Another masked pony asked.

"And took the amulet from the Great and Powerful Trixie?" A third masked pony asked.

"Well, yes." Twilight answered."But I had some help from my pony friends, and one of my friends is Rainbow Dash. Could I speak to her, please?"

"Hmm...I don't know."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, Rainbow Dash told us that unicorns and earth ponies aren't allowed in this factory. Only Pegasi. This is a secret organization that nopony, besides us, is supposed to know about."

"I'm sure she'll understand. After all, we're friends. And if it was so secret, then why is your factory hovering over the sky right next to Cloudsdale?"

"Well, you see, ugh-"

"What's the hold up?!" A familiar voice yelled.

The masked ponies, including Twilight, turned their attention towards Rainbow Dash. She zoomed out of the room she entered and landed on the ground in front of the ponies. She confusingly looked at Twilight, while Twilight looked at her with shock. She was wearing a lab coat with blood stains here and there on her blue coat. Her mane and tail looked a mess, and she had a mean frown the entire time. 

"R-R-R-Rainbow Dash?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight, what the buck are you doing here?" Rainbow Dash calmly asked, but with a hint of annoyance.

"I-I-I-I wanted t-t-t-to ask you something."

What is it, Twilight?" 

"I-I-I-I, ugh…"

Twilight looked around, sweating, not sure what to do.

"Ugh, I wanted to ask you why, you haven't been coming to Ponyville lately."

Rainbow Dash stared at her for a while before answering. 

"I've been busy. Now get out, before you stick your muzzle in place it shouldn't be stuck in." Rainbow Dash demanded. 

"W-What?! You've been busy?!" Twilight said. "That's all you have to say?! But-"

"Shut up!" Rainbow Dash yelled.

Twilight was shocked, but closed her mouth. Rainbow Dash was angry. Very angry.

"Work is more important than 'hanging out!' Don't you know how much hard work it takes to-" 

Rainbow Dash then stopped.

"...How much did you see?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"W-What do you mean?" Twilight asked.

"What did you...What did you see when you...entered this factory?"

"The only thing I saw were masked ponies-"

"Good. That means it's not too late for you to leave. Now get out."

"B-But Rainbow Dash please-"

"I said get out!"

The masked ponies dragged Twilight towards the exit. Twilight struggle.

"Let me go, now!" Twilight yelled.

"Sorry Twilight, but you'll regret not leaving this factory." One masked pony said.

Twilight didn't listen. She managed to escape one of the pony's grasp and punched him in the jaw. The other masked pony gasped and growled.

"You just punched my brother! Why I ought to kick your-"

Twilight bucked the other masked pony off. She then ran away from the masked ponies once again, avoiding them and their electrical sticks. While running, she ran into a wide room which looked like the main room. She immediately saw a bunch of crying fillies standing in the middle of the floor.

"W-What's going on here?"

One of the crying fillies turned their heads towards Twilight. Her eyes were stiff and full of tears. She sobbed, trying to speak. 

"H-Help us, please, please." She yelled.

"Oh my goodness, I-"

Before Twilight could finish, she felt someone's hoof slam against the back of her head. Twilight landed on her back and rolled over several times. She groaned and opened her eyes, only to see Rainbow Dash, absolutely enraged.

"What the BUCK do you think you're doing?!" Rainbow Dash asked.

Twilight hesitantly stood up with shaking legs. She knew she was going to have to face Rainbow Dash's fury, and prepared for the worst. She stood tall and brave, although she was still afraid. 

"Rainbow Dash, why are all of these fillies crying, and what are they doing here?" Twilight asked.

Rainbow Dash growled furiously.

"That's none of your business-"

"Why do you have blood on your coat, and what are all these masked ponies doing-"

"Twilight, shut up now-"

"No! I will not!" Twilight yelled.

Rainbow Dash was surprised, and the room grew silent.

"I've been through way too much! All of our friends are acting psycho and so are you! I have no clue what's going on here, but by the looks of it, whatever you're doing, isn't good at all!"

Twilight pounced onto Rainbow Dash, eyes full of fury.

"Now tell me, or I swear to Celestia, I'll knock the blue off your coat!"

Rainbow Dash stared at her for a second, before chuckling.

"Very well. You wanna know what's going on? I'll tell you what's going on." Rainbow Dash said.

Rainbow Dash flew into the air.

"Welcome, to the Rainbow Factory! Here we grind young Pegasi into rainbows, so that they may make themselves useful to Cloudsdale, and all of Equestria!"

Twilight was shocked. This was the worst one. Fillies, being tortured and grind into...rainbows?!

"W-What?! Why?!" Twilight asked, shocked evident in her voice.

"Take a look at these worthless fillies." Rainbow Dash said.

Twilight looked at all the crying fillies who stared at her with sorry and pain. 

"None of these ponies can fly." Rainbow Dash said.

"...So, that's why you're turning them into rainbows?! For an idiotic reason like that-"

"There's a disgrace to the Pegasi name! And they deserve to die-"

"So, if I fail my math test, you're gonna grind me into a mathematical textbook?" Twilight said, with a hint of sarcasm.

Rainbow Dash growled.

"It's not that simple-"

"Obviously it isn't, if you're killing poor innocent fillies-"

"Well you know what?!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "You can join them!"

"Wait...what?"

"That's right, I said it! You know too much anyway; you can shut down our business."

"But...but Rainbow Dash-"

"Guards! Take this pony down!" Rainbow Dash ordered.

The guards walked towards Twilight. Twilight pulled out her gun and tried holding it, but it kept falling out of her hooves. Rainbow Dash laughed quite loudly.

"Are you actually attempting to shoot me?! You can't even hold it right! How pathetic!"

She continued to laugh while Twilight tried holding the gun in her mouth. 

"You cannot stop me! I am Rainbrute, the leader of the Rainbow Factory and the Element of Loyalty! I stay loyal to true Pegasi, unlike these worthless, flightless specimens who-" 

Twilight accidentally pulled the trigger using her mouth, and the bullet shot Rainbrute's hoof. Rainbrute screamed in pain and began rapidly flying in circles, until the pain slowly went down. Her hoof was bleeding, and drops of blood hit the floor. Rainbrute looked up at Twilight with an enraged expression.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" Rainbrute yelled.

Oh it was about to go down.