The sound of chirping birds made one Rainbow Spectrum Dash jolt awake, hissing in pain at the sudden light entering her irises. She shook her head to clear away the cobwebs that had formed in her head. Last thing she could recall was...

“The gala! The Overlord!” She exclaimed as she crawled out of bed...and disturb the body sleeping next to her.

“OW!” The body exclaimed making Rainbow freeze. “Jeez, Dash, what's gotten into you?”

Rainbow turned around to face the body that had spoke, regarding it with shock and hidden glee. The body pulled the covers off to reveal a male body with light powder blue fur, dark blue hair and tail, two wings on his back, and a lightning bolt piercing two clouds which arched up around the tip of the bolt. He sat up, rubbing his chest from where Rainbow had hit him. He glared playfully at the cyan mare who just continued to stare slack-jaw at him.
“What? Do I have pillow hair?” The male asked as he patted his head down some.

Rainbow blinked several times, uttering a single word as she stared dumbly at the male...the very NUDE male.
“S-s-s-s-s-soarin'?” She stuttered out making the male look at her concerned.

“Yeah, it's me, Dash,” Soarin' said as he got up, grabbed a discarded pair of boxers, slipped them on and faced Rainbow. “Dash, what's wrong?”
At this, Rainbow exploded.

“Wrong? WRONG? WRONG?!” She cried out hysterical. “You're...my...how?! WHY ARE YOU IN MY HOME!?”

Soarin' for his part didn't cower, flinch or whimper from the onslaught that Dash was giving him. No, he did the only thing he could do at this point in time to make a hysterical mare calm down. He grabbed her face and gave her the biggest kiss she ever had. Rainbow instantly calmed down, moaning in delight at the kiss as Soarin's tongue played with hers. Once the two separated for much needed air, Soarin' chuckled.

“Wow, I knew last night was good, but for you to forget...and what's this about the gala and the Overlord?” Soarin' asked before he gasped. “Dash, did you have a nightmare? You and the other Elements BEAT him. He's nothing but a decoration for the royal gardens.”

Rainbow's mind was a whirlwind; beat him? But she had just seen him last night! Soarin' sighed making Rainbow look at him in shock.

“Note to self, don't give Dash ninety percent proof hard apple cider.” Soarin' muttered under his breath as he heard Rainbow talk about seeing the Overlord last night. “Rain, that gala was over a year ago. Hell, you were put into the Wonderbolts for that display! Princesses Celestia, Luna and Cadence were so proud of you ending his reign.”

If Rainbow's jaw could drop any lower, this piece of information was it. Wonderbolts? She made it into the Wonderbolts?! She did something she hadn't done from the days of her fillyhood; she squeed in delight, falling back onto the bed, kicking her legs like a school filly. Soarin's laugh brought her back to reality and that she had an audience. She blushed nuclear red as she glared at Soarin'.

“Tell anyone I did that and you're malehood is mine, you hear?!” Shje growled making Soarin' grin as he held up his hands.

“I think it's already yours Dashie, if you tying me to the bed and riding me all night long was any indication, you are welcome to it.”

The statement made Rainbow's head do another double take.

“W-wait...you mean...you...” She said pointed at Soarin' who was grinning largely. “Me...and this?”

Soarin' gave a nod with the grin still on his face. Rainbow's sole reaction to this? Well, the ponies below all were wondering why there was a whooping cry of victory before shrugging their shoulders and went about their lives.

MLPOV

The two Wonderloves were heading to Wonderbolt HQ in Canterlot, Rainbow vibrating nonstop as she envisioned what she had done to Soarin' the night before. She couldn't remember much due in part to the hard cider, but she felt her inner thighs throb slightly as she walked. Many of her squadmates said hello and gave suggestive winks to the two as they passed by on their way, both blushing. Rainbow saw the stone figure of the Overlord, his one hand outstretched like he was trying to ward something off, namely their rainbow ray of ultimate power, Soarin's words, not hers. She cackled with glee as she flipped the statue off with both her hands and wings, making it a quadruple 'fuck you'. Soarin' laughed at his girl's antics.

“Come on, Dash! We gotta meet with Spits otherwise she'll have both our hides!” Soarin' called making Rainbow nod

Rainbow gave one last smug look at the frozen face of the dark tyrant before running up to meet with Soarin'. The two lovebirds continued on their way to the HQ, both with carefree laughs and petting.

They didn't notice a dark, foul magic rise up from the statue's eyes.

MLPOV

Rainbow sat in the office of one Commander Spitfire, eager to start her latest assignment. The last couple had been putting down a local rebellion that were pissed at Celestia, Luna, and Cadence for being in power. Spitfire explained that they had found several top ranking members hiding out in Ponyville, making Rainbow growl. Ponyville was her home, no two ways about it. Anyone who dared to start a civil war had best be prepared for the oncoming storm that was Rainbow Dash. Spitfire outlined the plan to her; she was to get in, kill the members, and get out. Further details were in several file folders for her to look over at her leisure. Rainbow gave a salute to Spitfire who returned the salute.

“Make us proud, Dash. You'll be in line to become Major and part of the Stormbolts after this mission.” Spitfire said with a grin making Rainbow squeal with glee in her mind while nodding her head with a big grin as she thought of the position.

The Major; an elite position in the Wonderbolts and part of the even more Elite group, the Stormbolts. Only the best and most skilled were ever allowed in the secret group and one had to be a major to get in. Rainbow hastily gathered up the files and hurried out the door, eager and ready to carry out her mission.
Once she was safely in her own office, she sat down in her plushy chair for several minutes before squealing with joy. She had done it! She had acquired her life long dream and ambition. She was part of the Wonderbolts, had a lover in the form of Soarin' and high ranking in the Wonderbolts at that, poised to join up the the Stormbolts! She laughed herself sick at her good fortune and all at beating the Overlord along with her friends. Her friends...she couldn't wait to tell them the news! She hummed a happy tune as she flipped open the first file and skimmed it. She froze for a second at seeing the files contents.

“What the...no way...this...this isn't right.” Rainbow said in shock.

But the files didn't lie; the contents showed her the pictures of her five friends, Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie. She skimmed over the information that the Wonderbolts had on them, her heart beating faster and faster as she read. Why had they rebelled against the other three?! What were they fighting for? How could she kill them? Was the promotion even worth it with their deaths?

Shockingly, the answer came easily as something reared itself in the darker recesses of Rainbow's mind. It had been something she had kept buried long after she lost contact with Gilda but before meeting Twilight and the other four, sans Fluttershy knowing her since their fillyhood. As she thought, two forces rose up, roaring like dragons.
Her treacherous pride and cold, hard logic. Through her pride's screaming, her logic side argued that the five were rebelling against Celestia, the ultimate figure authority. She commanded their loyalty due to her caring and helping them; Applejack with her farm, Fluttershy's animals, Twilight's research, Pinkie's and Rarity's buisnesses! If they had betrayed their princess, their lives were forfeit and if so...was the promotion worth it?

“Yeah. Yeah, the promotion IS SO worth it!” Rainbow said aloud, a tiny part of her soul shocked into silence. “I've been nothing but Loyal to them and to the princesses, yet they always, ALWAYS got the spotlight; Twilight by being the 'leader' of our band, Fluttershy with her gentle nature and huge as fuck tits that make stallions go gaga over!”

Rainbow's irises gotten a darker hue then usual as she ranted silently to herself, the more darker part becoming louder and louder with each painful memory that came up, making her more and more Treacherous with her heart.

“Pinkie is just so...infuriating! Always butting in when she wasn't needed or when I was busy training! Applejack is like Fluttershy with that body and bust that made all the stallions, INCLUDING SOARIN', look at her! Rarity has her clothes line and riches while I'm stuck with a mediocre pay...” Rainbow paused as a light-bulb went off over her head. “But that can all change with the Stormbolts. Commander Spitfire said that if I complete this mission...”

The grin that crept on her face would make the Grinch green with envy as she plotted and planned the assassination of the elements of harmony.

MLPOV

The first target was going to be the easiest; Fluttershy. Rainbow had a scheduled meeting with the butter-creme mare anyways over tea. Rainbow snickered to herself; the plan was actually quite simple, poison the tea so that when Fluttershy drank from it, she would die in her sleep. Despite her new found hate at her former friends, she still wanted the death to be as painless as possible for Fluttershy, a final act of kindness for kindness. She smiled as she set down at the cottage of her first friend and first kill of the day. Fluttershy smiled at her friend as she sat a cup of tea in front of Rainbow and herself.

“Rainbow, its good to see you again after so long. Being a wonderbolt sure has you busy right?” The kind Pegasi asked.

Rainbow nodded as she sipped her tea, watching as Fluttershy did the same. After Rainbow swallowed her sip, she spoke.

“Yeah, it's busy work, but hey, somepony's gotta do it. What about you? Being a vet must be extremely busy.”

The veterinarian nodded as she sighed, pinching her nostrils.

“Yes, it is...had to give a few neutering sessions with several dogs and cats.” Fluttershy said. “At the same time, same day and all in my little home.”

Rainbow did actually wince at that one; get Equestrian cats and dogs in one tiny confined space and there's hell in a hand basket. The fight must have been worthy of one their past battles. There was a clatter making Fluttershy look over to see a brown rabbit in a pile of mops and brooms.

“Angel the third, what have I told you about trying to sneak second helpings!” Fluttershy scolded the spawn of the first Angel as she got up to help the tiny brown rabbit.

Rainbow took the opportunity she was given; she brought out a small packet, opened it, reached over the table to where Fluttershy was sitting, and dumped the contents into the still steaming cup of tea. She had put in the tea grounded up Sudan grass, a deadly grass to the ponies that was usually found out in the Bad Lands and used to make the suicide pill of Cyanide. Rainbow sat back as Fluttershy came back, shaking her head.

“Angel III, about as much trouble as the first and second, am I right Rainbow?” Fluttershy said sitting back down.
Rainbow nodded with a grin before a beeping came from her wrist. She looked at and yelped.
“ACK! I gotta go, Flutters, I'm needed back at our Ponyville HQ.”

Fluttershy nodded with a small smile as Rainbow rushed out the door, shaking her head.

“Rainbow, always loyal.” the pegasi said as she drank deeply from the tea. She choked as soon as the beverage passed her throat, her eyes going wide in shock as she felt her windpipe close up, the cup slipping from her hands and shattering on the floor, as Fluttershy fell back, twitching severely and foam dripping out her lips. Her sight dimmed with only one thought in her shutting down mind.

Rainbow...why?

MLPOV

Rainbow landed at Carousal boutique, her face set in grim determination. Fluttershy was easy due to her kind nature, but Rarity on the other hand was a whole other can of worms. The Seamstress and tomboy didn't get along all that well...okay, she was lying, they got on amicably enough, but they had completely different mindsets to how one should act. It always got on Rainbow's nerves how Rarity went on and on about how ladies should be prim and proper, but Rainbow didn't want to be a lady, she wanted to be herself. She strolled in to the store/house. The bell overhead rang, but the fashion maker didn't seem to hear if the sound of the sewing machine.

Perfect.

With a flipping of the sign from 'open' to 'close', Rainbow stalked up to Rarity's room, grabbing a long five inch steel knitting needle as she passed by her floor workstation. The door was slightly ajar, letting a thin beam of light out. Rainbow peeked inside and saw the alabaster white form of Rarity Belle, Element of Generosity. Rainbow opened the door, the well oiled hinges not giving away the darkness that had come to her. Rainbow softly got up behind the working mare, the steel needle glinting as she raised it to line it up with Rarity's temple.

Like a cobra, she struck; her left hand snaking around and cutting off Rarity's exclaim of shock by hand gagging her muzzle as the needle pierced through the skin, broken through bone, and entered brain. Rainbow ignored the spray of blood as the deed was done and Rarity slumped against the sewing machine, the needle still sticking out of her head, her eyes glassed over. With a calmness that shocked her inner mind, she cleaned up the blood on herself, exited while closing the door behind her, and left through a back window, heading for the next target, leaving the body there.

MLPOV

Rainbow flew to Sugar Cube Corner, landed and snuck inside through a hidden door that Pinkie had once shown her. She spotted a large three-tier cake with sprinkles sitting the middle of the break room with a note that said, 'For Pinkie, no touching Dark Star2014!' Rainbow didn't know what that meant, but she shrugged it off, thinking that it was Pinkie being Pinkie. She added in another packet of the Sudan grass to the large cake, mixing it in with the sprinkles that adorn it. She beat a hasty retreat when she heard the familiar 'boing' of Pinkie hopping in.

Said pink pony hummed happily as she eyed the cake with a bit of lust in her eyes. Unhinging her jaw, she ate the cake in one big gulp and gave a loud burp of satisfaction. As she smacked her lips, she slowly opened her eyes, her smile slowly morphing into a frown as she smacked her lips.
Pinkie's entire body froze as the Sudan grass started its work, Pinkie showing the same symptoms that Fluttershy had, a large tidal wave of foam expelling from her mouth; if Rainbow didn't know better, she'd think Pinkie was throwing up a bunch of cum. The Pink pony fell to the ground, twitching several minutes before finally stilling. Rainbow left for the last two, her face stony.

MLPOV

Rainbow knew that Applejack would be the most difficult one second only to Twilight. Why? Because any lie she could make up, Applejack would see through. So she decided to make it look like an accident. She knew enough about the barn and farm in general to stage it. She peered inside and saw said farmgirl working on some hay bales. She grimaced; this was going to be a challenge. Any lie she could come up with, Applejack would see right through it. Thankfully, inspiration came right then and there; the rope holding the bale of hay snapped and Applejack jumped to the side, narrowly avoiding the hay bale. Rainbow grinned as she left the loft of the barn and saw a large red stallion, Big Mac, tying a rope around another crate. Big mac was called into the barn, no doubt to help with the bale. Rainbow peeked a look inside and cackled silently to herself; inside were new blades for the various tools that were used on the farm. She looked around a bit while the two apples were dealing with the bale, her eyes landed on a pair of shears, grabbed them, and proceeded to carefully cut the rope so that when it reached a certain point, it'd snap and land on Applejack, hopefully. Hearing the two coming back, she put the shears back and flew back to the loft.

Big Mac and AJ came out, grabbed one side of the box, and began to push it into the barn using nothing but their muscles. Rainbow watched as the box was easily taken inside the barn and the rope looped through a pully. Big mac began to pull, lifting the box up into the air. The younger sibling of the Apples came in then and rushed to help, by keeping an eye on the bottom to spot any rope breaks. Applejack turned to supervise Big Mac's handling when her ears picked up the creaking of the rope. She swiftly looked up to see what was wrong and her eyes went wide as she began to move.

She pushed Applebloom out of the way just as the rope snapped and the box came crashing down on her. The last image she ever got was Applebloom's wide, terrified eyes before darkness took her. Big Mac stared in shock at where his sister once was as Applebloom wailed out in despair seeing the blood flowing out of the mess of broken wood and metal, a stetson hat skewered by one of the metal plows.

Rainbow ignored the cries of the filly and the shouts of shock from the stallion as she flew from the loft to her final destination.

MLPOV

Rainbow quietly flew into the library of the Princess of Friendship. She knew that Twilight's schedule had her researching the latest magics from the school she had graduated from. Spike was no where to be seen and that had Rainbow alarmed. No doubt he was heading to Rarity's and with the way she left the mare, he'd be running back here to let Twilight know. Luckily, the assassination was a simple idea; cover the basement steps with cameo banana peels. The idea was to paint the peels the same color as the steps, something that Rainbow did completely from memory.

She opened the door, the well-oiled hinges barely making a squeak, placed the mahogany colored peels around the steps in a random order, and then slid out the door, just as Twilight was walking up, charts, clipboards, and books hovering in her magic. So into the research was she, that she didn't notice the peels as she climbed the steps. She managed to avoid each one surprisingly easy until the last step. She stepped on a large one set perfectly in the middle and was extra mushy, making it more slippery. Twilight gave out a short gasp before she went backwards, panic seizing her mind and making her forget she had wings of all things.
She fell down the stairs, in a loud clatter, her wings being broken on the trip down. At the thrid step from the last, she bounced once on her head, cartwheeled in the air for a second and landed on her head as soon as she hit the concrete floor. There was a sick, but to Rainbow's ears, satisfying crunch of the neck being broken as the full weight of the body landed on the head. Rainbow flew away back to Canterlot, just as Spike came running up, fright in his eyes.

MLPOV

Spitfire smiled as she set the file down and looked at her latest recurit who stood poised and at attention.

“Comm-no, Major Dash, congratulations are in order. You successfully dealt with the rebel's leadership and dealt one hell of a blow. You're in the Stormbolts.”
Rainbow gave a million watt smile to Spitfire.

MLPOV

Twilight, the real Twilight, stared at the orb in shock. The Overlord calmly let it go as Twilight sat there, her mouth moving but nothing coming out. The dark laughter made Twilight start and she looked at him.

“Rainbow wouldn't do that!” Twilight automatically said as she sat upright. “S-she'd NEVER put her loyalty over us.”

The Overlord snorted.

“Even if it meant exile or death or loss of her dream? Rainbow's loyalty is treacherous; it goes to those who has the most power or who can grant her heart's twisted desires. That being Luna and Celestia.” The Overlord said leaning back in his chair. “Before you say that Rainbow does not think that way, consciously, yes, she does not. But subconsciously, she does. She suppresses these urges and let them fester like an open wound in her mind. When she is confronted with a situation, such as the one I forced her to face, she will let this side out. As I said, Rainbow Dash is Treachery the polar opposite of Loyalty and so she will go where she wants to go and not be held back.”

He plucked another orb, this one showing three apples.

“Let's see what Lie Honesty has been telling herself all these years.” He said with a shake of the orb.

Author's Note

What's this? Another Update? It's a Madhouse I tell you, A MADHOUSE!

Heh, now that the Planet of the Apes reference is done, I gotta be honest about something here; this...was a total bitch. When i started this out, i had Rainbow being betrayed over and over and over by those she was loyal to and then having the day reset. I...was not proud of that one so i scrapped it and started again, leading to this. I seem to lack something though, but i can't figure out what.

Now to the arguments; A lot of you can argue that Rainbow is as loyal as they come, and i respect that. I agree with your views, but remember this is to show the DARKER side of the Hero's heart. Whose to say that Rainbow hasn't had these thoughts at some point in time?

Anyways, enjoy the chapter.