Not much happened that night, other than the fact they all had quite the celebration. With the few new employees they had received and Hide. Gauge had arrived some time later that afternoon to hug Rainbow well that was at least Gauge's reason. Hide had said Gauge was just happy to see Rainbow and Rainbow had returned the hug, for Gauge's sake. One of the employees had talked to Rainbow who went by the name of Sound Board. She had thought that was a weird name, but it did explain the microphone cutie mark. He said he was intrigued by the way blood could be turned into spectra. He really did want to see it first hand. Well he was going to get the chance, on the first work day.

The batch had been sent in that afternoon. With about fifty pegasi and surprisingly earth ponies and unicorns. The unicorns and earth ponies had been wearing make shift electronic wings to move over the clouds. Rainbow knew that no one out of the batch would be getting any sleep that night. She landed at her front door and saw a note she opened it up. It was from the apple family.

Dear Ms. Rainbow Dash,

I am very sorry for my granddaughters and grandsons actions. If we need to pay any medical bills or such things please stop by Sweet Apple Acres.

Sincerely,

Granny Apple Smith, owner of Sweet Apple Acres.

At least some of the apple family understood the pointless apple throwing that had occurred months ago. Oddly enough they were only sending this now. Or maybe they had sent it but their mail pegasus. What was her name, Ditzy Doo just wasn't looking at the mail right. Ditzy was a great mail pony but sometimes she messed up with delivery and once and a while had forgotten letters in her bag. No matter her muzzle had healed nicely no need for surgery or amputation. Why would you even need to amputate a muzzle anyways. She opened her door and trotted in. The place was a bit dark at night, but she liked it that way. She entered her room and put her coat against her stand. She laid her head down and looked at the ceiling. Tomorrow would be wonderful for her. Tomorrow was day one of the new Rainbow Factory. She closed her eyes and was soon off to sleep.

She woke up with a jump. It sounded like something was hitting the walls in the hall. She slowly got out of bed and went to her door. She looked around the corner of her door way and saw the most horrifying thing she had seen in a long time. A bloody, smiling carcass sat on the wall its head tilted. It's coat was orange and its mane was purple both matted down with thick blotches of blood. The eyes were missing and the muzzle had been bent awkwardly. The stomach showed decay and the legs were bent in so many terrible ways. She finally realized who's carcass she was seeing, it was Scootaloo's. With no thought whatsoever she threw a cup she had picked up from a table next to her. It flew right through the carcass. And then it faded away. But not without it whispering a sentence with words that sent shivers up Rainbow's spine.

"You have beautiful eyes," it said," now let me show you how blind you are." Then she was beginning to fall through the floor. She looked down to see the ground getting closer and closer. At the bottom were hundred of ponies staring up with the same bloody smile as Scootaloo, their hooves reaching up towards her. Rainbow tried to fly but her wings wouldn't open. She struck the group of ponies with a loud crack. They began to close around her. Bloody smiles getting closer and closer. They chanted the same thing over and over again," Mommy, Daddy, Big Brother, Big Sister, Grandma, Grandpa, save us." Out of the chanting one became distinct.

"Rainbow Dash save me," Rainbow turned around to see Scootaloo's carcass again. Except it wasn't just covered in blood, it was draining from her mouth from small waterfalls. It began to get closer reaching out to touch her," Rainbow Dash let me save you."

Rainbow jolted awake, her forehead sweating and her head throbbing. Her wings flipping open at the sudden jolt of fear. It was only a dream, she thought Thank Celestia it was only a dream, a horrifying dream. She looked out the window, to see that it was still late at night or maybe early in the morning. It was hard to tell with no sight of the moon from where the window looked out. She finally realized she had been holding her breath. She let out a long sigh, then she heard it. Hoof steps on the floor outside her room. She got out of bed and opened her door a bit. She saw a pegasus with a hood pulled over its head. Its back was turned towards her and it was looking at another pegasus. The other one had a hood over its head as well. The only thing visible was the coat on the legs of the pegasus. Then she realized what was about to happen. They were pegasi sent here to "get rid" of her but by who. She silently closed the door again. She flew over the door and waited for it to open.

Seconds later it did and the two pegasi trotted in. She got her first look at the first pony, which was a stallion, It was obvious due to his build. His coat a deep brown in this lighting. He looked strong but that was obviously due to the sweatshirt he was wearing. The other had concealed itself in the sweatshirt quite well. The only thing that was visible was its feathers on its wings. They looked purple in the dark lighting but they might actually have been a deep blue. The pegasi looked around for Rainbow. Then they looked up and saw her. The blue one instantly took to the air. Rainbow drove her front hooves forward smacking the pegasus right in the face. The cracking of bone was heard and the blue pegasus became dazed blood started dripping from inside the hood. Rainbow flew out her bedroom door, followed by the other two pegasi. Rainbow quickly flew to her front door, she began to fumble over the lock a bit. She eventually got it unlocked and was just opening the door when the brown pegasus tackled her. She kicked him in the stomach and hee fell off her his back striking the edge of the doorway. She quickly got up and flew off towards Ponyville.

She knew she could lose them in there. When she got to Ponyville she ducked into an alleyway and out on the other side then she went back in. They'd be expecting her on that side. She exited out the way she had entered and headed back. She was only half way home before they were on her tail again. She tried shaking them off. Flying up and down, in and out of clouds. It wasn't until she started raising in altitude that the two pegasi stopped.  She noticed that these pegasi must not be used to high altitude flying and rose higher. As long as she could get some distance she could think of a plan. "Why don't you two just fly on home," Rainbow yelled at them. They both shook their heads and the stallion spoke.

"We aren't going to have that wretched place become a slaughter house for children again," he said. His voice was deep, really deep.

"What are you talking about," Rainbow asked," i'm not going to do that."

"We don't believe you," the blue one yelled. It was a mare. Her voice sounded like she was a leader of some sort.

"I'm telling the truth," Rainbow yelled back," I promise." Rainbow stopped flying up. She thought she'd gained enough distance between the two pegasi.

"Yeah right," the stallion yelled, "like we'd believe that."

"Just leave me alone. I'm not lying. Of course if you do decide to continue I can wait until morning and then we'll see how well you can conceal your face. Leave me alone now and I won't have to bother the police or something." The two ponies looked at each other for a few seconds. Rainbow hoped what she said would work.

"Fine. But we've got our eyes on you," the stallion said as the two flew off. Rainbow let out a sigh of relief and flew back to her home. She checked behind her before she entered her house, closed, and locked the door. She must have forgotten to before, because how else had they gotten in? It didn't matter tomorrow was a new dawn. She was more than excited for it.