Flashing Skies had just something in mind today. To have a little fun with his marefriend. He knew her parents weren't home that day. Brothers at work- mom and dad on a date day, so he and Rainbow could be all by themselves.

But there was no answer.

Confused, Flashing knocked again, but still no answer. He brought out his iPone. Exactly five o clock. Wouldn't Rainbow be home by now? She said she was going to her friends' for the first part of the day, but said she would be home by four thirty to five.

I'll just give her a few minutes. Flashing Skies thought, If she doesn't come within ten minutes I'll text her.

The next ten minutes seemed like hours, and still, Rainbow wouldn't come.

He finally got impatient and texted,

where r u?

***

Northway faced Cherrybomb, her pink pegasus partner.

She looked at the clock. Eight p.m.

"Oh yeah, I have to feed H1." Northway said (H1 standing for Hostage One)

"Feel free to feed her anything you want. Also, you might want to use rope instead of duct tape. We don't have an unlimited supply."  Cherrybomb said.

"Right." Northway said, "What if she has to pee?"

"I'll lock the basement door and guard it... let her use the bathroom. Ugh, this is going to be harder than I thought. You said there was about fifteen ponies at the scene, right? Fifteen hostages is going to be harder than I thought." Cherrybomb mumbled.

"Whatever, let's just take care of H1 now." Northway said.

They opened the dark closet, where Rainbow sat there, alarmed by the sudden apperance.

"It's bathroom break." Northway growled, and grabbed Rainbow by the back with the duct tape.

Cherrybomb held a knife and cut the duct tape off.

Thank Celestia it's off! Rainbow thought, and stretched her wings, and took off the small remaining pieces.

Right. Now it's time to escape.

She flew up the stairs and tried to open the door, then realized it was shut.

"Oh shit..." she mumbled, but by the time she unlocked the door Northway had grabbed her, and began dragging her back down the stairs.

Rainbow let out a scream, and Northway's hoof was back in her mouth yet again.

But Rainbow also really had to pee. To annoy her kidnapper, she peed all over Northway.

Northway screamed in disgust, "H1! You stupid filly! I'm not a toilet!"

Then suddenly the basement door opened.

"Oh crap, I didn't realize my mom was home. Hide in the closet with H1." CherryBomb quickly whispered.

Rainbow let out a muffled scream as she was dragged into the closet with Northway.

"Cherrybomb? Are you okay? I heard screaming." a mare asked.

Rainbow let out another scream, but obviously the mare couldn't hear, because she didn't react to it.

"I saw a spider." Cherrybomb lied.

Rainbow tried hitting and punching but Northway held her down.

"Oh, okay. Well, I'll be at work for a few hours. You're going to be alone." replied the mare.

No! Rainbow thought.

"Okay, bye mom!" Cherry said.

Rainbow let out another muffled scream.

***

"This is the police! Open the door immediately!" the cop quickly knocked on Northway's door.

A concerned mare opened the door, facing a police officer and a very angry group of colts and mares.

"Are you Northway's mother?" the cop asked.

"Y-yes." the mare stammered.

"Well, every one of these colts and fillies claim that your daughter has captured their friend." The cop replied.

"What?" the mare asked, and then a young pegasus colt came running up.

"Mom, why is there a police officer at our door?" he asked.

"Not now, Eastward." The mare grumbled.

"Well, can I go to KiwiBlast's?" Eastward asked.

The cop gave a suspicious look, "Does Northway happen to be friends with this 'KiwiBlast' colt?"

"No, but she's friends with Cherrybomb, his older sister." Eastward said.

"Do you know where Northway is right now?" the cop asked the mare.

"I don't know. Sometimes she leaves without telling me." the mare said, concerned.

"She might be there!" Mascaran gasped, "We have to go check it out."

"Come with us, ma'am. You too, Eastward." the cop said, "Now where does KiwiBlast and Cherrybomb live?"

"I'll show you." Eastward said, and lead the herd.

I swear to Celestia if she's not there... Soarin thought.

The cop knocked on the door. "This is the police! Open up!"

No reply.

He repeated himself, "This is the police! Open up this door immediately!"

Still, no reply.

***

Rainbow walked down a dirty red carpet wearing poorly sewn clothes, bemused. Her mouth was tied shut, and the basement door was locked.

Then she heard the knocking the door.

They found me! Rainbow thought.

Quickly, she flew to the door, and didn't even attempt to unlock it.

She blast her hooves into the door, and left a giant hole.

She gave a muffled scream as loud as she could as Northway dragged her back down.

Please hear me, oh Celestia, please here me. she thought.

She screamed again, but was hopeless.

"Shut up and get back to your modeling." Northway hissed.

Rainbow whined like an injured animal and slipped back into her costume, and walked back and forth on the red carpet, then her stomach rumbled. She looked at Northway.

"After you model the other four." Northway snapped.

Rainbow rolled her eyes and obeyed, slipping on and off four more terribly designed and sewn together costumes.

After that, Northway went upstairs, and got a can of soup out of the closet.

She then saw somepony's shadow out the window.

She ducked as the cop looked in.

Can't he just go away? Northway thought.

She grabbed a soup of can and quickly ran downstairs.

She opened up the cold can of soup.

She smiled evily,

"Enjoy your meal."

***

Soarin lay on his bed, and his head hung over the edge, where he looked at the floor.

It's been an entire day since Dash went missing. The cop decided he'd return to the location later, and search other suspicious areas. But still no Dash.

Soarin didn't want to think of all of the possibilities that could happen to her...

A tear went down his cheek. He really cared about that rainbow mare- and now he may never see her again. It broke his heart to have to gather up his new eight friends and tell her parents that she was kidnapped. Flashing Skies was there, standing next to the parents. He luckily didn't attack Soarin; that would've been bad. But he grew very, very, enraged.

"That bucking cunt of mare! I'm going to bucking murder her!"

Soarin looked up at his ceiling fan.

Wherever you are, Dash, please find a way out... please...

***

Rainbow screamed in pain as the pool stick hit her back.

"You-you're bucking insane!" she cried.

Northway growled, "Shut up! If you keep acting like this I'm going to have to shove you into the closet and you won't eat or drink for three days!"

"I-I don't deserve this!" Rainbow desperately cried, "Please, just let me go..."

Northway laughed, "Let you go? After all you did to me? I think not. I'm going to-"

"Cherrybomb?" the familiar mare's voice asked.

Rainbow screamed.

Cherrybomb's mother came galloping down the stairs, and Northway dragged her behind the couch and held her mouth shut, and Cherrybomb acted like she was hurt.

"What happened, Cherrybomb?" the mare asked.

"I-I tripped. I think my leg is cramped. I'll be okay, mom." Cherrybomb replied.

Rainbow let out a muffled scream.

"What was that?" Cherrybomb's mother asked, turning her head towards the direction of the noise.

"It might be a vent or something that's broken." Cherrybomb said quickly.

"Well, I might check out what's going on, then." the mare said, and began walking around.

Rainbow screamed again, and in response, Northway hit her above the head, and Rainbow let out a yelp.

"We can check it out later, mom! For now, can you make me food?" Cherrybomb asked, dragging her mother away from the noise.

Her mom looked at her, confused.

"Okay, uh, what do you want?"

***

Rainbow barely slept in the night. She was stuck in a stuffy closet instead of her soft cloud bed. All she wanted to do was snuggle up with Flashing Skies, feeling his warm wings wrap around her, and protect her from all of the bad things in the world.

That was her last thought before she fell asleep.

Rainbow usually awoke to the sun in her face. But today, it was dark when she woke up. She could still see, but the sunlight didn't awake her. A big yawn did. After a few seconds, a terrible smell came- morning breath. Wanting to know what in Celestia was going on, she slowly opened her eyes, still groggy, expecting her coltfriend to be on the other side of her queen, smiling as he says, "Good morning."

But instead, Rainbow opened her eyes to a very sleepy Soarin, who's mane was a mess and eyes were still closed. She screamed, and she screamed loud. Now alert, Soarin opened his eyes, and stood up on the bed. Rainbow screamed some more.

Then a pony burst in through the door. It wasn't her mom or dad, or brothers. It was her coltfriend, Flashing Skies.

Rainbow awoke with a start as Northway was in the entrance of the closet door.

"Breakfast time." she said, taking off the rope of Rainbow's muzzle.

"Don't your parents wonder where you are?" Rainbow groaned.

"Yeah. But I don't tell them where I am, obviously." Northway said, and handed Rainbow left over crust from toast.

Rainbow sighed at her meal, but ate anyways.

Then there was a loud knock, "This is the police! Let us in immediately!"

Northway's eyes widened, and Rainbow saw Cherrybomb behind her with an expression of worry.

Taking the opportunity, Rainbow screamed at the top of her lungs.

Northway replied with a punch in the face, and blood dripped out of Rainbow's nose.

Rainbow growled in anger and frustration, her ropes around her body not allowing her to move.

Then there was hoovesteps, and the police came down into the basement.

Rainbow screamed again.

"So she is here." one said, in anger.

"Get down!" the other shouted.

Northway struggled as she was held down by the heavy weight of two full grown stallions.

Cherrybomb stared in shock.

"Cherrybomb, help me!" Northway cried.

The stallions let go of Northway, and she had a four-way hoof cuff on her hooves. She also had wingcuffs on her wings.

"I can break these cuffs!" she hissed.

"You can't break those cuffs." the first officer said, shaking his head.

"Nnnnaaa!" Northway said as she tried to break the cuffs, but couldn't.

Cherrybomb was also quickly cuffed.

The police ran over to Rainbow Dash and quickly untied the tight knot.

Rainbow stretched her wings, legs, and neck.

I'm free! she thought, Oh thank motherbucking Celestia I'm FREE!

"Are you okay, Miss Rainbow Dash?" the second officer asked.

"Yes, I'm fine." Rainbow replied simply.

"Let's get them in the carriage, where we can take them into questioning. You Rainbow Dash, would you like an escort home to your parents?" the other asked.

Rainbow sighed,

"Yes...please."

***

There was a ring at the doorbell.

"Hi there, Rainbow's...mom. I'm Soarin, you saw me a couple days ago, right?" Soarin asked, looking at the crying mare.

"Yes...what do you want?" she wailed.

"Well, um, Rainbow told me you really liked chocolate about a week ago. So, I got this for you." Soarin pulled out a box of chocolates.

Firefly gave a sad smile, "Thank you for thinking of me, Soarin. You're a nice colt." she gently took the box of chocolates.

"Well, um, I have to go now. Have a good day." Soarin said, and began turning in the other direction.

"Bye." Firefly replied, and slowly closed the door.

Soarin sadly walked off the porch and into the driveway. Firefly's expression- pure pain.

Then there was the sound of hooves.

There, was a cop. Next to him, was a very tired Rainbow Dash.

Soarin gasped in delight.

Rainbow!

He galloped over.

"Rainbow! Oh my Celestia, everypony was so damn worried!"

He hugged her, not thinking she might still be pissed at him.

Rainbow hugged him back, and Soarin heard...sobbing.

"Soarin, I've never been so glad to see you, oh my Celestia...it was hell...pure hell..." she choked.

"Shh, it's okay now, it's okay." Soarin whispered, stroking her mane, and pulled away from the hug.

The cop began to trot towards the house, and Rainbow followed, along with Soarin.

He rang the doorbell.

Firefly opened it, exhausted, eating a chocolate. But when she saw her daughter standing next to the cop.

Pure tears, and she hugged her offspring, Rainbow crying along with her.

"I missed you so much, mom...I was so scared..."

Soarin just smiled at the happy mother and daughter reunion, feeling his own tear run down his cheek.

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