The awakening

One question has been lingering in my fractured mind of mine after leaving the clothes shop. What happened in there made me question who I really am; a victim or a monster. Me and Obscuro still can't comprehend what happened.

"I'll be about ten minutes maximum! If you need anything, just come in!" I called to Obscuro while I entered the sturdy building.

It was strangely clean compare to the other buildings, the lights were still bright and that home like feeling was still trapped in the four baby pink walls that surrounded me. I glanced round to see if anypony was there or any sign. I was about to call out when I realised that if somepony was there, and I did call out then I would've just sealed my own death sentence! I quickly messed my mane up and dusted my self off where dust and rubble still clung to my fur then took a deep breath.

"Hello? Anypony still here?" I called out with me changing my voice to sound different. Shortly after, I heard something crash and hoof steps coming from the back room.

"Hello... Please don't ruin my store please! Its all I have!" a white unicorn spoke out showing her face. Her pink and white mane dropped down to the side of her dusty and dirty face.

"I'm not going to ruin your store, that's not what I do! But let me introduce myself, I'm... Cloud Chaser! I know, it's not the best name but that's what I got called haha!" I laughed hoping she would believe me.

"Oh, hello, I'm Fleur De Lis! Nice meeting you, would you like anything?" she gently asked with the most poshest accent I've ever heard. I nodded as I did need something, anything really! She walked over to me and walked around as if examining me. "All right, I'll see what I've got that might fit a Pegasus like you, of course not in a bad way its just since your wing is broken you would need something a bit different!" she smiled and walked to the back room. "Have a look around if you want, something might suit you there!"

"Thank you!" I called to her but I knew she was now out of ear shot. I casually walked over to a mirror that was firmly held onto the wall. I glanced to my wing to find it bandaged up then I knew the Doctor did it for me. "Huh, no ones helped me like this before! Well, not what I remember that is..." I span round then headed for some clothing that was folded neatly on one side of the wall. So many colours were used to make these good quality clothes, the sight was magnificent with the vibrant colours. "Every colour from the rainbow..." I mumbled to myself picking some red silk clothing up.
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"You stupid, pitiful failures! You are nothing compare to me, you are a disgrace to the Pegasus name! Why don't you just accept your fate and die in the Pegasus device!" I screamed to a group of young pegasi.

"Stop please! We don't want to die!" a young blue stallion called from what seemed to be a black abyss below me.
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"I remember something... Why would I say that! The last flashbacks, I just heard but this one... Who am I really?" I whispered to myself looking down to the ground.

"Did you say something?" the white unicorn walked back in with a few items of clothing but none would work as a disguise.

"Huh, oh just think out loud! I have a tendency to do that!" I spoke quickly glancing in her direction and back to the clothe I held in my hoof. "How about this? I like the hood on it!"

"Oh darling, don't get that! That's for them common ponies like that disabled Pegasus out there! You'll be the laughing stock being like her haha!" she laughed pointing to Obscuro who was unaware of her doing this. After she said that, something snapped in my mind. I looked a pair of bright, shimmering scissors that were lying not far from me and automatically, I grabbed them.

"How dare you ridicule my friend! You have no right to say something like that in front of your superior!" I quickly spun round and plunged the scissors deep into her chest. I had no control over myself, it was if I was somepony else. She let out a deafening scream that shook me slightly.

"Stop, stop please! I didn't mean it! Ahh! Help, somepony please!" She screamed trying to push me away but all of her attempts failed. Not soon after, Obscuro burst in with shock and fear on her innocent face.

"Dash, stop this right now! She doesn't deserve this!" Obscuro cried out trying to make me release my grip. I ignored her cries and pulled the scissors further down Fleur De Lis' perfect body. Her skin ripped so easy and ruby red blood splattered from the gap that separated two halves of her. She squirmed and wriggled to set herself free but it was useless. Joy surged through me like electricity and it blinded me on what I was doing to her.

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"Now, which one of you pitiful failures will die first? It's a marvellous experience! Well, for me that is... hmm... you're all going to go through this process so why not just get it over with? You'll be helping the company if you do!" I called out walking towards the group of 'failures'.

"Please, Ms. Dash, I didn't mean it! I swear! I'll work here if you want! I just don't want to die!" a grey young mare called out.

"Hmm... All right, we need workers but be prepared for once you get to work, you will have to make sure that not a single soul gets through!" I clearly spoke walking to this pony.

"I will be!"
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"Not a single soul gets through!" I screamed to Fleur De Lis, pulling the scissors out but quickly, plunging them into her heart that only had a weak heart beat. She gave a shriek but soon closed her eyes and all signs of life got flushed away from her. Obscuro stood speechless looking over me, scared on what choice she will do. Run or stay and help me get through this. My eyes widened and I gained control over myself. "What have I done? Oh god! I didn't mean it, I swear!" I glanced up to find the mare of purple mane and orange coat that was presumed dead and named Scootaloo, my sister.

"This how we all felt when we got sent to the factory! 'I didn't mean it, I swear!' is a familiar phrase to all your 'failures'! I begged you to keep me alive but you refused to save me! So what did you do? Locked me up! You're nothing to me, not even my sister but until you awake from your fake world, I've got to help you... Prove to us that you didn't mean it before it's too late!" Scootaloo, well that's who I presumed it was, spoke to me but soon left.

"I'm so, so sorry..." I whispered looking down. "What happened to me is something I need to find out!"

"Dash-Ms. Dash, I'm staying with you as you need all the help you can get but you must tell me about what you saw when you passed out and why you said what you did to her!" Obscuro, as calm as possible, spoke pointing to Fleur De Lis' limp bloody body. I rose up and looked Obscuro in the eyes then told her everything.

A few minutes later, she finally grasped what just happened and everything I told her. "We need to find Dr. Atmosphere now! I may not know what truly happened to you but I know he's behind it all! Come on, let's go!" Obscuro shouted running out of the store but I was reluctant due to having blood all over me.

"O-Okay, I'm coming!" I called out, chasing after her. This was the start for one epic adventure!