The Lost Prince
Chapter 7: Tour of the rainbow factory
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI'm flying back to Zecora's hut with all the herbs she asked for the last time I was there, but I started seeing rain clouds gather above the everfree forest in less than a heartbeat, so I had to fly down to the ground to not get struck by lightning. On the way down though I thought I saw two figures flying through the clouds. I ignored the figures, because the figures were probably pegasi moving the clouds over the forest. I finally came in sight of the hut, before I use sensing magic to see if Zecora was inside. I sense two things neither of them are Zecora or anyone I know. I walk towards a window, and peek into it. Laying down on a couch was a tough looking stallion with wings who was wearing a suit with a rainbow over his chest talking to a pony in a part of the house I couldn't see. "What if he doesn't show up, before Zecora gets back from wherever she is at?" Said the stallion who actually sounded a bit worried. "Oh hush you work at the rainbow factory, and there is no room for weaklings, and if there were, we would never be able to get anything done." Said the pony who was moving closer towards the window. I duck down before she can peer out the window. "I could have swore somepony was just out here." Said the pony sounding confused. "That's, because it's who we are here for." Said a voice right next to me.
"Hello Roy." The stallion said before tackling me down. I wasn't able to push him off in time, before the pony who actually is a pegasus wearing a mask came outside with a pretty big black bag. I flapped my wings to get out from under the stallion which worked to a certain extent before the bag was dropped over my head, and over my body tied all the way down to where my hooves were.
I am still sitting in this bag unable to do a thing right now, but i'm just going to hope that these two pegasi don't take me back to canterlot where I would have to deceive everyone I knew again for the 2nd time which would probably shatter them.
We finally stopped moving after about 4 hours of nonstop flying, and the pegasi don't sound tired at all in fact they sound like there buzzing with energy as I hear them chat about random stuff as we start walking toward something, at one point they started talking about pinkie's cupcakes those terrible creations that shouldn't even be possible to make or exist.
There is a large door opening i'm hoping that it's not canterlot's gigantic white doors. The bag opens up. With no warning I immediately drop on a hard metal floor, and let out a groan of pain. "I have to say RD this colt here actually did put up a fight." Said the stallion flying towards the masked pegasus, and who is this RD? "I expected nothing less from Roy anyway." Said the masked pegasus removing her mask revealing a blue pegasus with a rainbow mane. "RainbowDash you could have just asked me to come here you know!" I tell her unhappily. "Well if I told you what we did here you would never want to come here, and check it out." Said Rainbow who was busy putting numbers into a machine. "Ok Roy step this way please." Said Rainbow walking through a door that slid open as she approached.
We entered a room that had a lot of machines, and some tubes filled with bright colors from a rainbow. "Welcome Roy to a place called the Rainbow Factory. A place where we well you will figure out in the next chamber." Said Rainbow as she flew around checking things making sure everything is running properly. Rainbow walks into the other room, and signals me to follow. What I am seeing right now is terrible. Ponies being extracted of life turned into rainbows. "RainbowDash can you explain to me why a rainbow is made out of life? Can you please, because I am not understanding why you do this don't you weather pegasi have special rainbow making equipment?" I told her as I looked around the room as life turns into colors of the rainbow, before they are transported elsewhere. "Because Roy if we only used the special equipment there would not be enough rainbows in equestria." Said RainbowDash flying back to the ground after talking with an employee at the Rainbow Factory. "Well why did you bring me here if you already knew I would not like it." I told Rainbow looking away. "Because Roy we need you to not meddle in our affairs, and Pinkie already told us you know how to cheat death more than once, so we won't be attempting to turn you into a rainbow, even though a young alicorn probably could produce a multitude of rainbows by themselves." Said RainbowDash who seems a bit interested now. "If you don't mind Rainbow I will be taking my leave now." I said turning away about to head out the door. "Ok then I will have one of the employees let you out. Just don't get seen by any passing pegasi." Rainbow told me as she ordered someone to open the door for me to leave.
I walk out of the factory dazed by what I just saw. A factory devoted to killing ponies, and turning them into rainbows, and i thought rainbows were supposed to be happy.
Apparently not, because now rainbows mean nothing to me anymore if they are made from life essence from a pony.
I decided to fly low today, and heed Rainbow Dash's warning of not being seen by other pegasi.
I have to admit I was quite far from the Everfree. Farther than I thought anyway, because it took me awhile before I even came into view of it. I dropped downwards, and went back towards Zecora's hut. I heard things on the way back, but none of them fazed me anymore, because first time I came here I was scared of everything, but after awhile you get used to the forest, and you learn to cope with it, and all it's hazards. I see the hut, and I prepare to teleport to it, because my hooves hurt, and i'm tired for today. Next Chapter: Magical overload Estimated time remaining: 9 Minutes