My Little RockStar

If you didn't notice, this story is no longer teen rated, and I added a dark tag. I think you can figure out the rest.

“Well, is she ready? The sooner we get our money, the sooner we can get the hell away from this city, and all the damn drama.” The large rainbow stallion barked as he instructed his wife, who was securing more rope around Rainbow Dash, and putting yet another paper bag over her head.

Trying to fight back had become useless. Rainbow did have one last trick up her sleeve. Her rainbow maned captors were extremely paranoid, and they both thought that the whole world was out to get them. They only trusted each other, and without the constant support of the other, one of them was bound to crack. Rainbow knew that if she was going to have any chance of survival, other than the unknown pony Reverb, she would have to turn the two against each other.

Rainbow heard the door open, and felt the cool night breeze in her mane, as her captors carried her out into the street, and loaded her into the back of a carriage. Rainbow had no clue where she was being taken, but after taking a few deep breaths of the outside air, she knew that anyplace had to be better then that basement.

Minutes felt like hours as the carriage rounded each bend and twist in the cobble stone streets of Manehatten. Rainbow had tried and memorize the order of the turns, but if was a futile effort to try and memorize every left and right they encountered. She decided to just sit and wait for whatever those two had planed for her. Being truly helpless in any situation made Rainbow extremely aggravated, but for some reason, these ponies didn’t scare her. Even being bound, and bruised, she felt like she was stronger both mentally and physically then those two. ‘Lets just hope they get a chance to see what the real Rainbow Dash can do,’ she thought having a wide smirk engulf her face.

“We're here,” whispered the mare as the carriage quietly came to a stop, “Stick to the plan, and we can be out of here in ten seconds flat.”

“What…what did you just say?” said Rainbow Dash quickly in mild confusion, and quickly received a blow to the head for her out burst.

“Shut the hell up you stupid bitch!” yelled the stallion. “If you ever want to see the world outside of the bag on your head you better keep that mouth shut.”

Rainbow nodded. She was past the point of feeling pain from his blows, each one just fed the ever growing fire inside her.

The carriage door shut, and by the sounds of it, the stallion had left, but the mare stayed behind to guard Rainbow. This was her only shot, she had to convince this mare that the other stallion was her enemy.
“Why do you let him hit you like that?” Rainbow asked with a stern, yet relaxed tone. “He just hurts, and degrades you everyday, how could someone like that care about you?”

The mare was obviously taken back by Rainbow’s questions. At first her first defense was silence, it always was. When her husband would hit her, or do unmentionable things to her, she just squeezed her eyes shut, and cried to herself, keeping her mouth shut, hoping that the relentless beatings would end soon.

Rainbow knew she was breaking the mare, so she continued her mental assault. “You don’t need him. For drugs, for protection, for love, you’re beautiful, and could do so much better.” Rainbow cringed under her bag when she told the awful mare that she was actually attractive, but in all honesty, underneath all the scars, dried blood, dirt, and bandages she was no different then Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow realized that she was no longer trying to turn the mare against her partner. Something twisted her heart, and now she felt the need to help this mare. She couldn't explain it, but she felt connected to this poor mare in front of her.

Still Rainbow was only met with silence, but she could hear the mare starting to shiver, and whimper.
“Why do you do this, what happened to you, when did this become your life? You and I both know you don’t enjoy this life of crime and running. Imagine the relief, the freedom of escaping him.”

“You.....you don’t know him like I do,” the mare said with a trembling voice, and she began to cry silently. “He only does this because he loves me, he actually wants the best for me, surely you must know that Reverb only wants to use you, he has no emotions directed toward you, you’re just his vessel of revenge. Before you know it, he’s going to leave you, and then who’s going to be screwed?”

“I don’t know who Reverb is, I’m telling the truth I swear, but from what I have heard, anypony that cares enough about me to risk his life, must care about me.”

The mare paused. “You really don’t know who he is, do you?” Rainbow nodded under the bag. Once again the mare was silent. Rainbow heard her begin to groan, and shake, muttering complete gibberish to herself. This was followed by pacing back and fourth in the back of the carriage.

“No, no, no, this is impossible, you planed it all, stop lying to me!” the mare screamed. “Why did you come back, we left you because it was for your own good! Stop making me think about it!” The mare had stopped holding her screams and tears. Rainbow was winning.

“You never left me.” Rainbow yelled back, “If I can’t even remember who you are then you were never there. Never.” Rainbow pushed her over the edge.

The mare pulled the bag off of Rainbow’s head, and put her face up against her own. Her filthy coat had two clean cyan blue streaks running down the side of her cheeks under her eyes where tears continued to flow.

“You don’t dare say that to me, I did everything for you to make sure that you survived. You owe you’re life to me, and I intend to be reimbursed for it!” The mare struck Rainbow across her already bleeding cheek. Rainbow was shocked, after everything, the mare had never actually stuck her before, it was always the stallion, and by the looks of it, the rainbow mare was shocked by her own actions as well.

“All I wanted was for you to be safe, and by some chance to remember me, so you knew that I always loved you. Rainbow Dash, don’t do this to your poor mother…”

How could Rainbow even react. It was unbelievable, but yet it made perfect sense. The two ponies that had almost taken her life yesterday, were the ones that actually gave it to her.

“If you really love me, let me go, let me live my life. You can’t stop me from taking whatever path I please, but if you really care about me, set me free.” Rainbow was calm, but fighting back all of her emotions. Hate, pity, love, sadness, and confusion. “Set me free, and run away, leave that awful stallion behind. You don’t need him. Set yourself free.”

The mare dropped to her knees, and continued to sob. “I can’t leave him, and he would kill me if I let you go, I’m sorry Rainbow, this is the path I took, and its too late to turn back.”

Rainbow came to a bone chilling conclusion, these ponies had to be stopped, they would come back after her in no time, wanting to get their own revenge. The justice system had failed Equestria, and Rainbow was going to be the one to set things straight.

“You can, do it. Let me free, please, stand up to that monster, take your life back, before you lose it forever!” Rainbow was done being nice. Her demands were firm and stern.

For a few moments, the mare was silent. “Ok.....” whispered the mare. “But the only way I can escape him is death, and I won’t commit suicide. Rainbow if you want to free yourself as well as me, end it all right here. Go back to your other family, but just know that I always cared about you, even if I left you.”

Rainbow was fighting back the tears, no matter how much she hated this mare, there was no way she could murder a pony. “There must be another way,” whimpered Rainbow.

“You’re in control Rainbow, decide your fate once and for all.” The mare rose to her feet and untied Rainbow Dash. “Please just give your mother the pleasure of holding her daughter one last time please.”

Rainbow was shaking, she rose off of the seat she had been planted to for the past three days, and cracked her back.

“One last time...” Rainbow whispered as she fell to her knees and hugged her mother. Rainbow looked up for a moment to look her mother in the eyes one last time, she had no intention of actually killing her. Rainbow decided the best course of action was to give her mother a strong buck to the face, making her pass out long enough for Rainbow to escape.

Just as Rainbow prepared to strike, she felt a piercing pain in her back. She looked down to see her mothers hoof holding a large knife that was driven into Rainbow’s back. The blood began to flow slowly as Rainbow felt her mother drive the knife in deeper and deeper. There was no time to feel the pain, she looked her mother in the eyes, and their previous state of pity and love had been replaced with a look of absolute horror.

“I didn’t want to resort to plan B, but you left me no choice dear,” whispered the mare as Rainbow’s eyes began to close. “I didn’t lie when I told you I love you, but like you said, sometimes you just need to set yourself free.”

Rainbow could feel the life pouring out of her. She never believed that when you died your entire life flashed before your eyes, but there it was unfolding before her, even her fillyhood that she could never remember was played out. Well, there was no doubt that the rainbow mare and stallion were her real parents. She watched as her father was arrested, while her mother was handcuffed to the hospital bed after giving birth. One thing caught her eye though. She was always told that her parents left her at the doorstep of the Young Fliers School, but that too was a lie. She watched as her mother escaped the hospital alone, and left Rainbow in the burning house she set fire to in her fleeting escape, but something else caught her attention. A small brown pegasus was also in the burning inferno, and quickly threw Rainbow on his back while running through the flames toward the locked door. The small colt tried desperately to open the door as the flames came closer and closer toward the two. The colt bolted back into the flames, still carrying Rainbow on his back. There was a small patch in the wall where termites had chewed through the rotten wood. Without looking back the small colt smashed through the wall and ran out into the open air. Without even slowing down he ran all the way to the Young Fliers school and set Rainbow on the stairs. He gave her a quick kiss, and whispered something into her ear before once again running off.

The flashback ended with the sight of Rainbow’s friends all cheering her on at numerous flying competitions. The sight brought Rainbow to tears as she felt the last bit of life drain from her.

Just when she thought she was done, it felt as if a fire was lit under Rainbow, and she felt one last bit of energy flow through her. She looked at the mare, whom was still held the knife in her back, and stared right into her emotionless eyes, and whispered in her ear.

“You don’t love me, you failed to kill me last time, and you’re not going to succeed this time either!”

With the last bit of energy she had Rainbow threw herself on top of her mother and ignored the pain in her back as she wrapped her fore legs around her mother’s neck and began to squeeze as hard as she could.
It came to a complete struggle between the two. Rainbow’s mother tossed and turned around the carriage, but Rainbow held on. The cyan blue coat of her mother had begun to turn shades darker from lack of oxygen.

Rainbow felt no guilt. This was revenge, this was her putting her life on the line to end another. Rainbow’s mother still held tight to the knife repeatedly pulling it out and driving it back into Rainbow’s coat in an attempt to get Rainbow Dash to let go, but resistance was futile. One thing that everypony knew about Rainbow Dash, was that she would never give up. She would gladly die for her friends. She was the true definition of loyalty.

With one last pull, Rainbow felt her mother go limp. She quickly stood up to make sure that she was done, but Rainbow immediately fell back to the ground on top of her mother.

Rainbow heard no heart beat from the body that was resting under her, and that gave her great relief, but that relief was replaced with pain. Rainbow smiled as her vision began to blur. Out of nowhere a Paul Simon song had begun playing in her head.

“No I would not give you false hope, on this strange and mournful day, but the mother and child reunion is only a motion away.” Rainbow sang with her last breath, and then darkness engulfed her.

*---------------*

“So that is how I left Rainbow at the Young Fliers School all those years ago,” Reverb said as all of the girls, including Paper Back were crying from his story.

“Well shucks Reverb, if there was an element of bravery, you would surely be the owner after you did all of that for Rainbow, how could we ever thank you,” said Applejack in between sobs.

“You already thanked me,” replied Reverb. “You have kept my little Dashie safe and happy in Ponyville for all of these years. You took the burden of watch guard off of my back. It was a burden that I cherished, but keeping Rainbow safe for all those years was my duty.”

“Whatever do you mean by watch guard my dear?” asked Rarity. “Have you always known where Rainbow lived?”

“Indeed I have,” replied Reverb. “I was always in the shadows making sure Rainbow was safe. I can’t tell you how many times I wanted to run out and hug her, but I was doing her a service. If she never found out where she came from, then she would always be a happier pony. If her happiness meant that we could never meet, then so be it. If she was happy, I was as well.”

“What about that day at the record store?” asked Twilight. “I thought you never intended to meet her face to face. “

“That’s still true,” replied Reverb. “One day I saw Rainbow taking the alleyways home, and I knew she was in for trouble. I was one step ahead of her each turn, scaring away all of the drug addicts and gang members, trying to clear a straight pathway to my store. It was the safest option. If I had to blow my cover in order to ensure Rainbow was safe, then that’s what I would do.”

“Then you walked her home and gave her that record,” replied Paper Back. “How did you know that she would embrace Rock and Roll?”

“It’s in her blood. After all, she is my sister, so I knew she would have a soft spot for the classics. I also knew from all my observations, that poor Rainbow had no friends, couldn't fly, and despised the piano. From all of my time as a lonely colt, I knew that music could save lives, and I suppose that having Rainbow Dash walk right into my record store had to be a sign that she needed the power of music.”

Paper Back smiled. “I’m not sure if I am comfortable with the fact you were spying on my daughter, but I suppose that you always had good intentions. By the way Reverb, how could you have owned a store at such a young age, what about your step parents?”

“Never call it spying again if you know what’s good for you,” Reverb replied hastily. “As for my family, I never got one. The Foal Protection Agency never caught me after I delivered Rainbow, I just flew to the nearest city, and it happened to be Manehatten. This very record store drew me in with its unique colors, and I was greeted with unparalleled kindness from the owner. He also had a rough foalhood, and wanted to help me out, in exchange for working at the store, he raised me, and let me live with him. That’s how I learned my love for Rock and Roll, and became the owner of this place after he died a few years back.”

Paper Back was about to ask another question, but Reverb had already anticipated it as well.

“I’m sure that the Foal Protection Agency told you and the tabloids that I was put in a good home, but they knew that if anypony found out that they let the colt of two drug selling ponies escape, they would be persecuted relentlessly by the law, and parents. I don’t blame them, sometimes you have to do questionable actions to save others.”

For such a tough, delinquent looking stallion, Reverb was wise beyond his years, it impressed each of the girls a great deal. He would have made a great father figure for Rainbow Dash is she wasn't already grown up.

“I’m terribly sorry that Rainbow Dash isn't here to see you Reverb, as well as you Paper Back. She deserves to know the truth more so then anypony here,” Twilight sighed.

“Oh, it’s quite alright Twilight,” Paper Back began. “You don’t need to apologize for Rainbow, I’m sure that whatever she had been doing is important, from what all you have told me, she can handle anything.”

“I beg to differ,” Reverb muttered quietly. “It’s been a while since I have seen Dash, but something feels…off, as Rainbow’s guardian, I will always do my duty to protect her.”

“That’s so noble Reverb,” Rarity cooed, “It’s just so amazing to see the bravery and love of a brother toward his sis-”

“Quiet!” yelled Reverb. “Everypony get down now and don’t move!” All the girls, as well as Paper Back did as they were instructed and ducked down behind the shelves.

A large rusted carriage had slowly pulled up in the shadows in front of the store. The group was actually quite amazed at the fact Reverb was actually able to see the carriage pull up from so far away at night.

“Reverb, what’s going o-”

“I said don’t move! Be quiet, don’t make a single sound.” Reverb was scurrying from window to window drawing the blinds, and turning off all of the lights. The girls were beginning to panic, but Applejack gave them a reassuring smile that eased the tension.

Reverb army crawled back to the group and whispered, “Twilight, do you know any suppression spells strong enough to hold down a full grown stallion?” He spoke with absolutely no hesitation, but you could hear the panic in his voice.

“Um, yes I do, but I have never done such a dark spell on a pony before, who is out there?”

“They're back...” Reverb whispered to himself, but everypony could hear it.

“Who’s back?” asked Twilight who was beyond scared at this point.

“When you see him…you will know what to do Twilight.”

*-----------*

Only a few moments passed before the sound of hoof steps could be heard from the outside of store.
The door began to shake as whoever was outside tried to open the locked door without success.

“Reverb, Reverb, Reverb, you were never good at hide and go seek, just come out here now so we can settle this as stallions.”

Reverb was shaking with anger, but remained silent, waiting to give Twilight the cue to use the spell.

“So, we got to play hard ball Reverb, I will give you one more chance to give yourself up....GET THE FUCK OUT HERE YOU PATHETIC PIECE OF SHIT!”

Twilight trembled at the tone of the stallion’s voice, she looked over to Reverb to see his reaction, but he was still unfazed. The anger and hate in his eyes and breath was undeniable, but keeping a level head was a talent Reverb had perfected over the years.

Reverb looked over to Twilight once more and nodded his head showing her to prepare herself.
Right on cue a large blast was heard and the display window of the store shattered, spraying fragments of glass throughout the shop.

“NOW,” Yelled Reverb as both he and Twilight jumped over the first shelve to be greeted by a large cyan blue coated stallion with a rainbow colored mane who had a rather large shotgun barrel aimed directly at the two.

Twilight was shocked by the sight. She immediately knew what Reverb had meant when he said, “when you see him, you will know what to do,” it was without a doubt Rainbow’s father. Any feelings of hesitation that Twilight had felt prior were quickly replaced with feelings of hatred. She cast the suppression spell, throwing the weapon out of the stallion’s hooves, and pinning him to the ground.

“What the fuck is going on here, who the fuck are you!?” yelled the stallion as he saw source of the magic.

“You don’t have the right to ask me what my name is you piece of shit!” yelled Twilight as she increased the strength of the spell, pushing the stallion to the ground with even more force.

“Calm yourself Twilight,” said Reverb as he approached the grounded stallion.

“Oh, you would get some stupid fucking slut of a pony to do your dirty work for you coward!” screamed the stallion as he continued to reach for his weapon.

“Trying to get this?” Reverb chucked as he picked up the shotgun and cocked it. “And sorry to burst you’re bubble, but the dirty work is just starting.”

“What, you going to kill me Reverb, kill your own father, you don’t have the balls! If you know what’s good for you, release me, and give me my gun if you ever want to see your sister alive again!”

Reverb snapped. He pressed the weapon directly against the forehead of the stallion. “Where is she!? I swear to Celestia that if she even had a single hair out of place, you’re going to wish you killed me when you had the chance!”

“I’m afraid I may have moved a hair or two on her face when she began to struggle, but don’t fear she is more then alive, for now...”

Reverb drove his back leg down on Rainbow’s father’s back making him lose his breath. “Tell me where she is right now!”

“Never,” laughed the stallion as he coughed and hacked trying to regain his breath. “I will warn you once more! Let me go, or Rainbow Dash is going to be a fucking rag doll.”

“You evil piece of....agh!” Reverb had to walk away for a moment to regain his composure, but returned momentarily. “Where is Rainbow Dash!?”

“Wrong question Reverb,” laughed the stallion as he quickly let out three long whistles.

“What the hell did you just do!?” Reverb yelled, kicking the stallion in the ribs once more.

“Plan B,” is all the pony could wheeze.