Now a rainbow's tale isn't quite as nice as the story we knew of sugar and spice.
" How did I fail!" Leo growled out. It was all suppose to be a big day for him to prove his worth at flying and soar through the sky with his big sister. However his dream was about to shatter now all because of one foolish thing.
" Your wings are disabled. Why would you bother coming here if their paralyzed?" Leo's fur was mostly cyan like Rainbow Dash's, but the one thing that's had the most attention was his grey wings. They weren't a normal grey though, it was like his wings were just, dead. Nonetheless, Leo still flew very well but wasn't given that chance. The judge said that just straight out of the bucket. Now he had to go to the worse place in Equestrian and he wasn't even a young adult yet. Leo gave his wings a flutter then spread them out to show they were just fine.
" I was born like this. Just because my wings look like they've been discolored doesn't count me out of my true skill. Let me show you how awesome I can fly." Leo told them. The judges however declined and that was the end of that. Little 13 year old Leo was taken to the facility just like that, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. His 'escorts' were two cloaked Equestrians which already got the young Pegasus suspicious, but he didn't say anything at all. Leo suddenly thought back to the last time he saw his older sister before his exam.
Flashback
It was a sunny day in Canterlot and Leo was sitting on a cloud stalking from above since he had nothing else better to do. He did everything Rainbow Dash could accomplish and it was at an even younger age Rainbow Dash was. He was only aware of one thing that he felt was impossible for him that he gave up on, Star RainbowRuinga. It was hopeless for him, he didn't have that much concentration in his mind yet. Sighing in boredom he rolled onto his back and placed his hands behind his head staring at the sky. The wind blew against his red, orange, and silver hair as his green eyes began to droop.
" What are you doing Leo? Your usually up and about like the crusaders." He heard his sister's voice below him. He rolled back onto his stomach and saw his rainbow haired sister looking sternly at him. He merely relaxed as he was too lazy to speak. However he remembered the flight exams which gave him a sudden burst of energy to get up and fly next to her.
" In just three days I'll have to take my flight test and then once I *ahem* obviously pass, I can become just like you, right big sis?" He asked. Rainbow Dash chuckled and ran her hand through Leo's hair and nodded.
" Who knows you might actually be better than me. Do your best and don't get overwhelmed. In this family that's not in our dictionary." She told him. Leo nodded at this and flew back from Rainbow Dash to do a little loop in the air for practice.
" One more thing, don't get predictable either and...make sure to be better than me, don't be an equal with me." Leo tilted his head at hearing that?
" What's wrong with being like you? Your awesome, you even have fans. I'm just...your heir." Rainbow Dash quickly grabbed onto Leo's shoulders and stared into his eyes as if she were pleading. For a few seconds as light green met purple, Rainbow Dash finally spoke firmly.
" Pass the exams and don't be like me. Become somebody, understand?" There was silence between them and all Leo could do was nod and promise her this.
Back to the Present
" I-I, failed you Dash. I even broke our promise." Leo began to tear up as he and his escorts walked through the double doors of the factory.
But a rainbow's easy once you get to know it with the help of the magic of the Pegasus' demise.
Here he was, the large colorful facility. He saw large filters where different colors were contained and secured. Along with that Leo noticed large pistons pumping as if they were crushing innocent beings guts out. However that wasn't even the worse part, despite hearing screams in almost every direction, he was forced inside a cage where he saw other pegasai who were tearfully waiting. Leo wasn't sure yet, but before the door closed his 'escort' gave him an insult that would of pinched the wrong nerve.
" Your wings are disabled, why even bother living you piece of trash, you should be disposed first." Leo growled like an enraged animal and was about to turn around and attack, but before he could the door was already closed and locked.
" Man, they never gave me a chance to even fly." Leo muttered. He looked at the other young Pegasai, he could just smell their fear that it even reeked of it, it's suppose to be happy place around here, not just get thrown away like you weren't born without a purpose. He gave his wings a flutter and looked up at the top of the cage, hoping that the space for his small size could fit through. Fortunately, he probably could, but he didn't want to risk it since one mistake ends his life, but waiting ends his life as well. If he was going to die, he wanted to at least see Rainbow Dash one last time if possible.
" We need more blue!" A worker called out. Leo sighed. This was too convenient, right when he comes in he's about to come right back out and die.
" Wait a minute." Leo's mind suddenly began to race as he just heard how helpless he sounded. " Why am I even still, I'll die either way, but I'd rather die with a pu-" He was cut off when he heard the top of the cage open. A large claw hovered above the cage and moving around the Pegasai which mostly scared the blue ones ( apparently Leo didn't count since he's too light). At the very instant, the claw came and grabbed one of the young blue Pegasai who was a male. His screams echoed as Leo closed his eyes as he saw the pleading Pegasus begging for his life while being pulled out. The top of the cage closed and now all of the Pegasai were crying like babies and Leo couldn't blame them, in public he wouldn't cry since it shows weakness and fear, but around people he knew was different story. He heard the same Pegasus from before cry out which startled him. This needed to stop. He didn't want any of this madness to continue, but what could he do to stop it.
Let's delve deeper into rainbow philosophy, Far beyond that of cloudsdale's mythology. It's easy to to misjudge that a floating city with alluring decor and social psychology.
" We need orange!" Leo recognized that voice which he hoped wasn't who he thought it was. The cage door opened and Leo turned around and apparently, it was his own sister apart of this own madness. She looked different though. She wore a white lab coat which Leo thought he'd ever see her wear, next was the look in her eyes, they weren't they're normal purple, they were crimson. Before he knew it, he was busted as Rainbow Dash turned to see him here to her shock. The entire factory was so far nothing to them as they stared at each other with shock as things took a big turn for them. Not only was the younger Pegasus' own sister a psychotic maniac, but he was related to one.
" What are you doing here? Why are you working in this...hellhole!" Leo shouted. His outburst got everyone's attention including some workers, but not for long. Rainbow was silent for a long period of time which ticked Leo off. Instead of getting an answer from her, Rainbow Dash asked a question of her own.
" How...did you...fail?" She said it firmly, but Leo wasn't intimidated in the least. If she wasn't in this place he'd be more than happy to tell her how he was cheated out of the exams. Now he just didn't know what to do. Out of his instinct he suddenly ran towards her and tackled her against the cage wall where she was smashed in between his body weight and the bars. After this, Leo was rapidly trying to hit his own sister with punches, but she pushed him back into one of the other workers who grabbed him by the arms. He tried to fight his way out although it all seemed to be in vain since the worker had a tight grip. Rainbow Dash walked over to him and didn't hesitate to slap him across the face. That instantly made Leo yell out in anger as he tried to use his adrenaline to fight his way out, it was still in vain. Leo's anger suddenly died out as he now had everyone in the cage looking at him.
" I'll ask you again since your my little brother. What happened, how did you fail?" She asked.
" What are you doing here?" Leo countered. Rainbow Dash got ready to slap him again, but this time Leo was able to put all his weight down as he fell onto his but making the worker bend over and get slapped instead. Rainbow Dash slapped pretty hard which made the worker wince and release Leo. However another came from behind with a syringe in his hand and was about inject it in the younger brother. He saw this coming and grabbed his wrist and with one motion made a crack causing his scream and drop the needle. As the other worker was down and screaming, Leo now had the needle in his grasp and looked at Rainbow Dash coldly. He walked towards her as he got ready to inject her, but the first worker from before wrapped his arms around Leo's neck and began to choke him.
" Make sure to subdue him, try not to hurt him." Rainbow Dash commanded.
" With pleasure." The worker replied. Leo used all the strength he could give out and tried to pull his arms away. Time slowed as he remembered the needle in his hand which already gave him a reaction. He plunged the needle inside his forearm and injected him with the liquid inside. The worker groaned and stepped back from the younger cyan Pegasus and to his shock, he wasn't affected that much and lashed at Leo again to restrain. This time Leo took matter into his own hands and plunged the needle in his chest which made him scream. Leo repeatedly impaled the needle in different spots of his abdomen on the way up and finally right in one of his eye sockets. Leo didn't show mercy and tackled the worker down and continued stabbing the worker's face till it wasn't recognized and blood spewing onto the the young cyan Pegasus's fur and started to create a pool. He was still going which Rainbow Dash was even shocked about. She decided to take matters in her own hands as she grabbed her brother by his arms and disarmed him of the needle easily with a simple grab for it. Leo's face was now covered in the life fluids as well as his clothing.
" I ought a have you processed on the spot, Leo. You show attitude though from how you took out my 'pawn'. Why not work and help your sister. I'll tell you everything you need to know just like that if you agree." Leo looked away as his hair covered his eyes from seeing his psychotic sister.
" Your a monster." He spoke.
" From the way you kill my worker, you seem to be one yourself." Rainbow Dash commented. " So, are you going to help your dear old sis, hmm?"
He had no choice in the decision right now. At one point he acted as if he didn't care if he was going to die, but his mind raced about and it for some reason in his heart, he wanted to live and stay here. He answered softly as he was helpless in his sister's grasp, " Y-yes." With that answer Rainbow Dash suddenly carried him over her shoulder which made him have the look of fear all over his face and soul. He wanted to fight his way out her grasp and kill her, but.
Wait. Did he just want to kill her? While being carried away he began to get gruesome images inside his mind. Him, surrounded by hacked off corpses and he was in the center bathing in the blood around him. He closed his eyes hoping he could stop thinking about it, but it was just hopeless, he only got a new image. This time it wasn't just him in it. His only sibling and himself were both on their knees with their bloody hands in their grasp and psychotic smirks on their faces. Both of their eyes weren't their normal color in the slightest. Rainbow's was crimson as Leo's eyes had two different colors, magenta and crimson. He even heard their voices in his head like they were speaking a 'normal' conversation.
" That's our thousandth kill sis. What now?" He heard himself speak.
" That depends, are you satisfied with your kills?" Rainbow Dash asked.
" Nope, so who do you want to kill now?"
" Hmm. I've gotten bored with other pegasai and I don't wanna kill Scootaloo unless she's the only one on Earth."
" Twilight Sparkle." They said in unison.
Leo snapped back into reality and noticed he was still being carried, but this time Rainbow Dash did it like he was still a baby. Screams continued to echo in the factory, but now he just didn't care anymore. He just can't do anything now. He looked up towards his sister with innocent eyes and finally decided to speak.
" How long have you worked here?" He asked her. Before Rainbow Dash answered she looked at one of the filters and saw one of them becoming slightly empty. She commanded her workers for more purple and after getting this interruption she answered.
" Leo, remember ever since you were only 7 that we barely spent time with each other till now?" Of course he did. Completely forgetting that he was in a large psychotic, evil, hellhole of a facility to think back to those times when he always wanted attention since he wasn't exactly old enough to do things she could do yet. Always being ignored or declined and he was very shy back then so he had no friends. He was only an adorable child in Canterlot and offered so many sweets like the child he was inside. Remembering his sister's question he nodded and already caught on how many years she's been working.
" 6 long years of screaming and terror. We merely grind the failures into colors and well, we get those colors in the containers. By the way, right now were both now just scum to Cloudsdale." Leo's eyes widened and decided to look at the ground sadly. He yet again lost sight of where exactly they were. It was hard to believe that his sister, the Pegasus that surpasses the Wonderbolt's skills combined and the first to do a Sonic RainbowBoom was called lowly 'scum'. He only understands himself being called those names. He was only learning from his sister's perspective since they had no parent with them any longer. They were left to fend for each other and now look at them.
" You were both meant for this"
Leo blinked and noticed they stopped and Rainbow Dash told him to stand now. He did as she said and first thing he saw was the empty filter that Rainbow Dash was talking about and saw a reflection of how unnatural he looked. Part of his face, neck, and arms were covered in crimson just like his clothes. The yellow color in his hair also caught some of the life fluids that was spilled not long ago.
" Here," Leo wasn't prepared as Rainbow Dash tossed him a lab coat and it landed over his head. He pulled it off and looked at as it already had fresh blood on it. " Don't worry, you didn't do that. You see, were both alike. I realized this 2 years ago when I first became a manager. We were made for this. We can't let a simple failure hold us back, they just don't know what their missing," Leo noticed that Rainbow Dash's look in her eyes showed she was indescribably dangerous and furious. " Calling us scum though. Were left out to survive on our own and now look, we got to work at a place that kill the other scum.
" I don't follow you." Leo told her. Rainbow Dash began to smirk psychotically as she looked at her little brother, but her eyes were no longer magenta, they were crimson just like in his image. She stood over her brother and grabbed his shoulders which startled him at how much strength was in it.
" I'm tired of working here. I just want to kill every last Pegasai that have the nerve to say were pathetic waste to Cloudsdale. To hell with it." Leo blinked twice at her words before staring at her changed eyes. He only hoped she was still herself somewhere.
" Why didn't you tell me? I could of came in and rescued you." Leo whispered. Honestly Leo knew he couldn't save her from how lethal them pawns were. They've grown attached to killing and now their insane just like his sister. A worker walked up to them and Leo's eyes widened at the Pegasus that was in his grasp. A blue Pegasus with shy yet adorable blue eyes that was now in complete fear. Leo knew him completely, he recognized his long silver hair which was now completely a mess like he got into a struggle.
" L-Lucio." He whispered. The sight of the innocent Pegasus made his blood boil since he knew Lucio completely just like how Rainbow Dash knew Fluttershy.
" Are you really just going to stand there and let the man speak? He's hurt your closest friend, he needs to pay for that" Leo's head went down covering his eyes as he was now in a trance hearing the voice speaking in his head. He was snapped out the trance feeling something sharp in the coat. While the worker didn't see it Leo pulled out the object and learned that it was a sharp utensil otherwise known as a knife.
Kill him, kill him, kill him, kill him" The voice repeated in his head. Leo couldn't think at all. Lucio was in the hands of an abusive being and he guess Rainbow Dash snuck the knife in the pocket on purpose. Staring at it for a moment he looked at Lucio who now looked as if he was ready to accept death in anyway...like he was meant to die.
" No. No. No. NOOO!!!" Leo suddenly lashed out towards the worker as he just went crazy a second time and this time he took notice the worker was hoping Rainbow Dash would help, but instead her red eyes turned away as Leo rapidly impaled him through flesh and bone in his arms, chest, and neck. His repeated stabbing in the chest left an opening in his chest where Leo instantly dug in, making sure to cover the worker's mouth so his screams won't draw attention.
" You heartless monsters." Leo growled as he yanked his beating heart out his chest and with some force, squeezed it till it was nothing more than blood in his grasp. As pieces off the heart came out his hand and life fluids were left, he looked back at Lucio who was scared out his mind now seeing Leo's act. He was scooting away from him in fear which Leo would completely understand.
" Oh, what a surprise. Blue was the empty filter, no wonder you were needed." Rainbow Dash said. Leo buried his hands in his face completely ignoring that they reeked of fresh blood.
" Lucio, get out of here. Fly as fast as you possibly can." Leo told him as he looked up, now his face coated in crimson. Unfortunately, Lucio was too scared to move and worse one of the workers announced out that he just killed one of their workers.
" Uh oh." Rainbow Dash sighed. Leo was now full of tears and grabbed Lucio's shoulders and shook him which forced him to pay attention.
" Please, get out of here. Your an innocent just like the rest, I...I just committed murder right off the bat." Lucio was still speechless and pushed Leo off of him and began to hover. They never saw one worker above them though until suddenly a knife was thrown by him and it struck the innocent Pegasus directly to his chest and he fell back down and landed hard and was motionless. Rainbow Dash stared at the scene and was about to walk up and grab the knife, but anger washed her younger brother as he pulled the knife out instead and flew to where the knife came form.
" N-no way!" A worker cried as he was found. Without any hesitation Leo dug both knives in his body. One went through his eye while the other was in his abdomen. With a growl Leo swung his knife that his in his eye and it ended it up cutting his face deeply along with the brain.he still had his other knife deep in the abdomen and with one strong pull he ended up yanking a part of his intestines out his own body.
" That's enough!" Rainbow Dash swooped in and grabbed her bloody brother and began to take off pass some obstacles. Along the way they were nearly at the door as well.
May the Rainbow Factory song be damned
Suddenly, something struck Rainbow Dash to her side causing her to move off course and crash land with Leo still in her grasp. During the fall she knocked over supports to a catwalk which began to fall and to make matters worse, it shattered all of the filters of colors and it began to pour out. One thing was left now that was extremely dangerous...color itself. It was extremely illuminated so it was hard to see at direct sight and it was as hot as lava itself. Her and Leo were stuck around the fallen supports that surrounded them and the catwalk that nearly caged them. She shook Leo who was lazily getting up as he got dizzy while standing. They were so close to coming out, but now they have a bigger problem then before. Yellow liquid was making it's way towards them from behind and orange from the sides. Screams were heard along with sizzles meaning everything was getting burned.
" Leo we need to be quick. That catwalk is blocking us and were going to be the rainbow if we don't push it quickly." Rainbow Dash told him.
" Ha ha ha...how?" Leo asked her.
" I don't like doing this here, but we need to make the RainbowRuinga."
" Whoa wait, that just brings the whole building down." Leo replied.
" Got a better idea?"
" Not so much, no." Rainbow Dash held her hand out as a rainbow orb formed in her hand along with Leo. They looked at each other and nodded as they both got ready to unleashed they're orbs despite the risk. At the same time they threw it and as expected, the combined force of their attacks was able to push the catwalk away from them and make an opening for them to escape. They both flew out and now finally towards the double doors and opened them to get out, leaving the building to fall.
In mere minutes they were at a distance away from the factory that Rainbow Dash was forced to work in.
" Well, that's a loss. Guess they have to find a new method." Rainbow Dash thought aloud, Leo heard her as well.
" Suck it up sis. We never have to see that madness again, but. Those murders I just committed." Leo whispered. Rainbow Dash patted his head, although her eyes were still red she showed she was somewhat herself. " I wanna do it again." Leo finished. He looked up at her and didn't notice that the image in his head of his eyes, were a reality. One was magenta and the other was red.
