Rainbow Factory Meltdown

Once the malfunction was stabilized more workers entered the room to inspect the damage. The damage was minor and could be repaired in less than a week. However, two lives were lost that day and everypony grieved. Nimbos miraculously was still alive when the place was being inspected! His charred and unconscious body was rushed to an emergency medical room immediately.

“We lost two lives today,” spoke Rainbow Dash solemnly in front of a factory meeting.

Eveypony that worked in the factory was there.

“And because I am in charge of the management of the rainbow sector I feel that it is my fault…” continued Rainbow Dash, “…we cannot let this happen again! From now on if anypony slacks on the job they will be punished. This is for the good of the facility. Dismissed…

--1 week later--

Rainbow Dash sat in a Weather Factory board meeting. It was the normal boring stuff; planning the weather for next month, keeping track of snowflake production, wages and budget cuts, etcetera.

“So, if we produce 100,000 more snowflakes then…” the president pegasus in charge of the winter area was cut off by a loud speaker.

“This is the chief medical officer speaking,” there was a pause and then he continued, “Nimbos, the pegasi who was taken into medical care about a week ago, has been reported missing.”

“Well that’s just great,” sighed Rainbow Dash sarcastically

The chief continued to say, “If anypony sees or knows where Nimbos might be please inform security as fast as possible. They will then bring him back to the medical center at once. I repeat, do not try to make contact with Nimbos yourself! He is potentially dangerous after being exposed to raw spectrum. He has been muttering disturbing thoughts in the medical center, and is mentally inclined to do violent things. That is all.”

“Well, if he was able to get up and leave the medical center, then Nimbos must not be psychically injured too badly,” thought Rainbow Dash optimistically.

--Area 2 Sector 5-Rainbow Facility--

Rainbowshine was trotting down towards the color extract capsules when she bumped into somepony.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” she said timidly.

When she looked up to see who it was she was astonished.

“Nimbos!? How did you get all the way over here? The medical center is on the other side of the weather factory.”

Nimbos stood there, stiff and unmoving, unaffected by the sudden bump and starring into space. Then with a sudden jerk of his head he looked straight at Rainbowshine. Rainbowshine jumped back, startled by the abrupt movement.

She was about to go call security, like she was supposed to, when Nimbos smiled and said, “Rainbowshine, fancy meeting you here. In fact you’re just the pony I wanted to talk to.”

“Would somepony mentally disordered be able to stay that composed?” thought Rainbowshine as she starred at Nimbos.

As Rainbowshine examined Nimbos closer she realized that his mane was tangled, and he had burn scars on his two front hooves as well as on the right side of his face. Not to mention that his eyes were blood shot and he constantly kept looking in every which way like something was after him.

“You look terrible!” proclaimed Rainbowshine, “I’ll call security and get you back to the medical center immediately.”

“Oh, that won’t be necessary Rainbowshine,” said Nimbos calmly, “I feel better now.”

“But…”

“No, buts! It’s been awhile since we’ve hung out Rainbowshine. We used to be friends…did the rainbows get to you too?”

“What?”

Nimbos pulled up beside Rainbowshine and began to pet her mane like he used to do.

“Oh, you know what I mean. The rainbows; they get to everyone eventually. But not me! I’ll outsmart them. They tried to get me in the reactor room but, ha, it didn’t work! I know there every move…they could be watching us right now!”

Rainbowshine knew now that Nimbos was bonkers. She slowly started to back away from him as his voice grew more wild and angry.

“They’ll kill Rainbowshine! They’ll kill you! Listen to me! The Rainbows will kill you! Un-unless you…your on their side aren’t you!? You’ve betrayed me! After all these years…”

Nimbos had Rainbowshine backed into a wall now.

“No!” exclaimed Nimbos his eyes widening, “You’re all traitors! Everypony in this facility is evil! You…how could you Rainbowshine!?”

Nimbos head started to twitch uncontrollably and his front hooves began to shake as he reached out for Rainbowshine. Rainbowshine squealed in terror as she tried to get away, but it was no use. Nimbos grabbed her around the neck and slammed her against the wall.

“It’s easy to misjudge this floating city!” roared Nimbos as he applied more pressure, “Everypony seems so nice! Until you realize! They all work for the evil rainbows! The rainbows…kill…death...burning…all…fall…down!”

Rainbowshine’s vision began to blur as she gasped for air.

“I thought you were my friend Rainbowshine! But I guess I was wrong…”

Blackness overcame Rainbowshine as she wheezed her final breath.

--A few hours later--

Green Gem walked down the passage towards the color extraction capsules when something hit him. It was a nasty smell! He continued a little farther and saw something so horrific that he cried out in terror! Soon many ponies stood gathered around a wall starring at what Green Gem had saw in disbelief. There on the ground lay Rainbowshine’s lifeless body covered in blood. On the wall next to it were huge red letters written in her blood. It spelled out, Demise. But the most ghastly thing about it was that her decapitated head was the dot for the i.

“Everypony report to the atrium at once,” announced a pony over the loudspeaker, “There is a mentally insane killer somewhere in this factory, but most likely in the rainbow facility because that is where a murder has taken place. I repeat everypony report to the atrium now!”

Everypony galloped or flew towards the exit door as fast as they could. Green Gem could not get that gruesome image out of his head. And the word demise kept haunting him. Just as the exit of the Rainbow Facility came into view the heavy steel doors began to slide shut.

“No!” Green Gem screamed as he and everypony else darted for the door.

Right when they reached the door it slammed completely shut. An eerie silence followed there afterward. Green Gem didn’t know what was worse, knowing that he was trapped inside the Rainbow Facility with a murderer, or the fact that for some reason the management locked down the factory almost intentionally trapping them inside. Then a thought struck Green Gem, and the thought just made him feel even more sick. It wasn’t the management, it was Nimbos. He had somehow hacked into the system and locked down the factory keeping everypony trapped inside with no way of escape!