Experiment Two-Forty-Two

II. The Perfect Day

The light clatter of the rain against the window brought a hollow sound to the room.

The mare sat in the chair, one leg crossed over the other as her hooves clamped together as she rested her chin on them, basking in the dull light the dark sky provided.

Shadows licked along the walls as a sudden bright flash came from the clouds. The mares features illuminated in the brief light, her gaze locked on the window as she watched the storm rage outside. A sly smile creased the corners of her lips, giving a small toothy grin.

"The perfect weather for the perfect day..." The mare muttered quietly to herself with a low chuckle to follow.

As the storm raged on louder outside, inside wasn't any different. The mare stood, furious. Her teeth gritted tightly, a deep frown curving her brow. The mare slammed her hooves down on the desk with a loud BANG, making the other two innocent bystanders jump in surprise. And fear. Slowly the mare stood straighter with a deep sigh, balancing on her hind hooves.

Slowly she lifted a hoof, the gaze of the other two ponies in the room followed the slender hoof as lifted to the mares muzzle, pushing the dark framed glasses back into it's right place on the bridge of her muzzle.

Slowly one of the ponies spoke up, a shriveled, scrawny, Earth pony. "M-Ma'm.... T-the sedatives just wouldn't work-" the stallion tried to explain, his knees shaking as he looked up to the menacing red glare the mare gave.

"Did I not give specific orders not to bring too much harm to the subject." The mare hissed through her clenched jaw.

The pair nodded, slightly backing away as the mare stood down on all fours, stepping towards the two insubordinate's.

"A-Ah...." The other started. A young Pegasus, not different to the other. "H-He passed out eventually...." The Pegasus tried to reason.

The mares gaze locked on to the Pegasus, glaring with furious eyes like fire. Slowly the Pegasus backed away as the mare made eye contact, lowering his head in shame, but not drawing his gaze away from the mares.

"Do you two know what is done with insubordinate's in this facility?...." The mare asked with a slight playful tone and a small hiss.

The pair remained silent as the mare took a few more steps towards them. The Pegasus took two steps back for every step forward, the Earth pony only stepped back into a wall.

"Well, do you " the mare hissed again, her pitch reaching higher as she neared the Earth pony. Now there was barely a step between them.

The mare bared down on the stallion Earth pony whom shriveled against the wall, his ears flat against the sides of his head, the quick rise and fall of his chest as he hyperventilated. Pure fear running through his veins.