Absentia sighed. "I worked at the rainbow factory at the Cloudsdale Weather Corporation. I ran away. I just couldn't take it anymore. So I managed to fond this mysterious pony and she gave me the book so I could escape the place. I have more innocent lives on my hooves than I care to think about.

"What do you mean?" Rainbow Dash asked. "What's so bad about the rainbow factory?"

"You don't get it do you?" She then proceeded to go into a song.

Now a rainbow's tale isn't quite as nice
As the story we knew of sugar and spice
But a rainbow's easy once you get to know it
With the help of the magic of the Pegasus Device

The interesting thing was that as absentia was singing, she never let her eyes off of rainbow Dash.

"Ok," Rainbow dash said backing away "I'm getting really creeped out now

"As you should be." Absentia snarled before she started singing again.

Let's delve deeper into rainbow philosophy
Far beyond that of Cloudsdale's mythology
It's easy to misjudge that floating city
With it's alluring decor and social psychology
But with all great things comes a great responsibility
That of Cloudsdale's being weather stability
How, do you ask, are they up to the task
To which the answer is in a simple facility

In the Rainbow Factory, where your fears and horrors come true
In the Rainbow Factory, where not a single soul gets through
In the Rainbow Factory, where your fears and horrors come true

Absentia turned around to look outside the window. The scenery seemed to chnge in her mind. The sky became red with smog or perhaps blood. She could see the factory as clear as she could see ponies behind her. She could still hear the screams echoing from the walls. Tears behan to form in her eyes

Phantom screams echo through the ruined facility

A horrible silence builds an eerie tranquility

The souls of many innocent fill the air

And the hope that they all died with scattered here and there

The factory's rainbow is as black as night

The luxury of rainbows comes at a price

So how do you ask, to avoid such a blight

Ignore all the screams, and don't think twice

In the Rainbow Factory, where fears and horrors come true

In the Rainbow Factory, where not a single soul gets through

In the Rainbow Factory, us failures pay our toll

Now I've awoken, and I'm taking back control.

The image in her mind and she turned around to face the other ponies.

"In my world, rainbows comes from the essences of those that fail. Failures come in, rainbows come out. I ran those machines. I've sent ponies to their doom. I couldn't take it anymore so I ran away."

The other ponies looked at her with shock and horror. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were shaking as they hid behind AppleJack. Rainbow Dash was the first to break the silence by blurting out what was in her mind.

"WHAT KIND OF SICK PONY RUNS SUCH A PLACE?!"

Absentia gritted her teeth and turned away "You do".

Rainbow's pupils shrunk to mere dots as her mouth nearly dropped to the floor. "ME?!

"Not you you, but the you from my world."

"But Princess Celestia would never allow such a thing to be created."

"Maybe in your world, but in my world, she either doesn't know, or she doesn't care."

"Um I think we can definitely cross out the possibility that you're from the future. But what I want to know is how can such a dystopian universe can be created. I know how alternate timelines can be created, but the only known parallel universe I know of is the Mirrorverse. How can such a dark world be created?

"I belive I can shed some light on the subject."

Everyone turned around to see Discord standing on the corner.

"Oh boy." Twilight groaned

Discord then slithered to the front, pulled down a blackboard and began drawing.

"You see twilight in another Dimension completely different from our own lies a world of mysterious beings. Now in their own universe, they don't have any special powers like magic, but when they put pen to paper they can create and destroy entire worlds. Some of these worlds are filled with Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Others are filled with darkness and horror. Some are heroic, while others are filled with Discord Mwahahahha!"

Twilight rolled her eyes "and what are these mysterious beings called?" Twilight asked sarcastically.

"nobody knooowwsss."

"Their called Bronies!"

Everyone turned around to see a cloaked pony and another pony that looked an awful lot like an older version of Sweetie Belle.

"How are you all getting in here?" Twilight asked confused.

Absentia gasped and smiled before running over to the two ponies.

"You're here. I thought I lost you."

"Sorry." The mysterious pony said "I think I made some teeny tiny miscalculations and we ended up in Manehattan

"I'm just glad you're here."

The cloaked Pony peered over to see the cutie mark crusaders slowly edging closer.

"I see you met this timelines crusaders. Hi Scootaloo."

Scootaloo began to back away.

"Um Who are you?" Twilight Sparkle asked.

"This is the Pony that gave me the book." Absentia said.

"as I was saying the beings are called Bronies. They are a bunch of people with wild, fascinating imaginations but they all share the same thing. They love Equestria. They are really not all that mysterious once you get to know them."

Scootaloo got a little closer before being right underneath the cloaked pony who simply smiled.

"Hi."

"Um hi." Scootaloo said.

Absentia gazed at the young filly. She found herself asking a question that had been on her mind for a while.

"Why does the filly look so much like me?"

"Because she's you silly."

Everyone let out a gasp.

"Say What?" Rainbow dash asked .

"Guys this is Scootaloo. Or at least Scootaloo from a universe."

"How is that possible though. Scootaloo is a filly and Absentia's a pony."

"That's the thing about other worlds. Not all universe start out at the same place at the same time. Your world is technically older than hers, but her world covered a larger timescale."

"Does that mean in her world time goes faster."

"It did up to a point. At this point however everything is running at a consistent rate. Trust me. It's best if you don't over think it."

"No offense hon, but who are you exactly?"

The pony removed her hood and everyone gasped as they gazed upon a pink pony with hot pink hair and bright blue eyes and her hair flipped to the sights.

Pinkie Pie's eyes began to dilate.

"oh…my…gosh…IT'S ANOTHER PINKIEEEEEE!"

She then proceeded to dash and once again speak quickly while jumping around.

"HI I'M PINKIE PIE COURSE I KNOW YOUR PINKIE PIE TOO!, WHY IS YOUR MANE ALL DROOPIE? MY MANE GETS DROOPY WHEN I'M SAD. DO YOU LIKE CHERRYICHANGAS? WHAT AM I SAYING OF COURSE YOU DO! YOU'RE ME!

"Down Pinkie." Spike said as he pushed her back to the rest of the ponies.

"Actually. I go by Pinkamena."

"Well Pinkamena, How do you know so much about other realities?"

"I…I have an ability that allows me to sort of break the barriers between worlds. Bronies refer to it as Breaking the 4th wall. It's something that nearly all Pinkie Pies and Pinkamena's are capable of. We can basically break the rules of reality, though some have learned to greater extremes than others."

"So how were you able to send Absentia into another world?"

"Perhaps we should let Rainbow Dash take an excerpt from her Herds of Darkness comic and tell use.

Rainbow Dash excitedly grabbed the comic and began reading.

"The Necronomicon is often referred to as the Book of the Dead, but it's more than that. In the hands of a master magic user the book can bend the very fabric of time and space altering reality itself and even open gates to the entire multiverse. Even in the vast infinity of the multiverse the number of true Necronomicons only equate to a few thousand and as a result, most worlds chalk it up as a book of fiction and myth. Because of its vast power, only a true master of magic should wield it. Otherwise the ramifications could prove disastrous for all the multiverse."

-A. J. Stallion from Herds of Darkness Vol. 1 Issue 4

"So this is a real live Necronomicon? That…Is awesome! How did you get ahold of one."

"I've come across a lot of things in my journeys across the multiverse."

Rainbow dash noticed Pinkamena's metal hoof.

"Gasp…You have A. J. Stallions signature hoof. What happened to cause you to get that?"

"Um. I don't want to talk about it.

Knock Knock

"Ugh…Who is it now?" twilight groaned.

Twilight opened the door to find rarity

"Twilight! I made some new designs and I thought you'd want to see…" Her Jaw dropped her eyes darted from the filly Sweetie Belle and the Pony Sweetie Belle.

"I do beg your pardon I believe I'm seeing double.

"Trust me you don't know the half of it."

"What's going on?"

"Come in, trust me it's a long story."

Pinkamena began to speak. The fact is, we need your help. Our world is one rulled by darkness. I'm sure Absentia explained a little with the rainbow factory. I've been trying to mount a resistance but the truth is only the Elements of Harmany can restore Balance to our world.

"But Don't you have your own elements?" Twilight asked.

"We did at one time, but…something happened. Something or someone changed everything. That's when the darkness came ."

Pinkamena took the Necronomicon and proceeded to recite a incantation.

"Fenestram aperire oculos."

The room darkened and a green portal opening up revealing what appeared to be the other world. It was Equestria, but the place looked Baron and cold. The image then procced to show the rainbow factory with the world's Rainbow Dash Sitting on a throne.

Rainbow dash gasped in horror. "That's me? That mask is horrible."

"And black leather of that kind, well that's a fashion don't." Rarity said.

They then saw images of the interworking of the rainbow factory. Absentia looked away in horror and shame

"Sweet Celestia." Applejack gasped.

The portal disappeared. "Without the elements of Harmony, my world might be trapped in darkness forever. You maybe our only hope. Will you help us?"

The ponies all looked at each other and nodded.

"Rainbow dash will have to catch up fluttershy, but I'll certainly help."

"Same here."

"Uh huh."

"Thank you, that being said, We are not ready yet. Absentia is not ready yet."

Absentia looked up shocked "Me?"

Pinkamena nodded "You have a greater strength in you, you have just forgotten it."

"When will I be ready?"

"When you get your Cutie Mark back, then you will be ready?"

"But how do I gain it back."

"We'll help!" Apple Bloom Shouted "We Crusaders are always ready to help pony's find their cutie marks."

"Yeah and if she wants, she can shadow with me!" Rainbow Dash shouted.

Absentia smiled as the ponies rallied around her. "Thank you." She mumbled

"Alright then." Pinkamena said. "let's get this party started."

A/N: Sorry if the chapter is random.