Mare Do Well: Rainbow Factory

"All units, head for Manehattan City Hall," a voice said over a police feed.

"Discord has been apprehended, Mare Do Well is en route for Factory Island," said a second voice.

In the middle of a highway, a high-tech purple car with a booster engine raced passed numerous other cars, ambulances and police cruisers. Driving this vehicle was what looked like an anthro unicorn mare wearing a large purple fedora, a dark blue mask with light blue tinted eyepieces, a purple suit of body armor, dark blue gloves and boots, a dark blue utility belt and a dark blue cape with a purple protrusion and a clasp that had a white "M" on it. This was Twilight Sparkle aka, the Mysterious Mare Do Well.

In the back seat, bound in handcuffs, was a bizarre-looking creature made up of various parts of various animals, but the only proof of this was the deer antler and horn on top of his head  the reptilian tail coming from behind him, and his mismatched wings. He wore a brown suit with black dress shoes, a white shirt and a yellow tie. This was Discord, the self-proclaimed master of chaos and an unrepentant psychopath who always had a smile on his face.

"Stand back, fool, I've got a bomb! Oh, right..." muttered Discord, before he giggled a little.

Oh, please, thought Mare Do Well, her expression hidden under her mask

Mare Do Well drove into the center of a deep forest, toward an old factory that had been converted into an insane asylum. It was known as The Rainbow Factory Asylum For The Criminally Insane, or the Rainbow Factory for short...

...

A few moments later, Mare Do Well had Discord on his knees in front of a pair of huge high-tech metal doors, which grinded and smoothly slid open for the heroine and her captive. Mare Do Well pushed the psychopath forward before advancing forward into it. As she did so a group of Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth Ponies walked forward with one REALLY rounded Earth Pony taking up the front.

“OH, LOOKIE WHO IT IS! MY OLD PAL, WARDEN IDIOT!" laughed Discord. "Love what you've done with the place!"

"That's Warden Sharp to you!" snapped Warden Razor Sharp, his bulk making him look intimidating "Officer Holes!"

A burly Earth Pony walked forward. Discord smirked at him as he approached.

"Hiya, Digsy! How's the wife and kids? Did you miss me?" asked Discord, before Officer Holes grabbed him by the suit collar.

"Quiet, freak! There's a lot of ponies here who really want to have a word with you," snarled Holes before he and several other guards led Discord to a gurney.

"Seriously? I got two legs and two wings that ain't broke, you know," said Discord as the guards fastened the cuffs on the gurney to his ankles and wrists. "Now, now, not so tight, you'll crease the suit!"

As Discord gave another giggle, Warden Sharp gave Discord a look of the utmost disgust. "Get that filthy degenerate out of here!" he barked.

"Warden, something doesn't feel right about this... I'm going with him," said Mare Do Well, her voice a soft growl. With that she walked with the guards as a way to ensure that Discord didn’t get a chance to escape. As they walked they passed by several ponies, dragons, and even a few griffons cheering him on. “Hey look it’s him!” “It’s the boss!” “DISCORD! DISCORD! DISCORD!”

"Shut up and keep moving!" yelled a Factory Guard.

And, of course, Discord had his own two bits to put in.

"I'm telling you, the state of the wiring in those federal penitentiaries is just downright shocking! My boys could've been hurt in that... unfortunate fire," commented Discord.

Before long, they had reached a platform that lead to an elevator shaft, and were held up by a couple of doctors.

"Just need to check your prisoner, Officer Holes," said a doctor.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, just be quick about it," grumbled Officer Holes.

"Only following procedure!" said the doctor, sounding a bit offended. As the doctor looked over Discord, the devious lunatic almost made the pony shit himself when he shouted "BOO!" and had a fit of giggles.

"Need to take my temperature? I'd be happy to drop my pants," said Discord.

At that little remark, Mare Do Well almost felt like throwing up.

"Well, he's in good shape! Get him the Tartarus outta here!" said the doctor.

With that, the voyage continued. But, the group had only gone a few steps when a dinging came on.

"Alert in Intensive Treatment. Category Nine patient in transit. Pacification system active. Shoot-to-kill permissions granted," said an automated female voice.

Suddenly, the atmosphere got very, very tense. "You heard the lady! We've got another psycho on the way!" barked one of the guards.

"Hey, Mary, can you feel the excitement in the air? No? Must be one of the guards, then," said Discord.

As the elevator brakes squealed toa stop, Mare Do Well heard some very familiar growling noises... and it made her mane stand on end. What emerged was a being that was neither pony nor any kind of creature known to Equestria. Standing roughly 6’00” tall the being known only as Gutter Gator stood before them.

“Easy there… he looks angry.” One guard said as Gutter Gator sniffed the air and growled. He then noticed Mare Do Well and growled before turning to her. “What’s he doing?”

“I have you ssscent Mare Do Well. I will hunt you down. GGGRRRRAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!” snarled Gator as a shock from the collar he was wearing prevented him from doing much of anything aside from threatening Mare Do Well.

"Get that animal under control!" yelled a Guard as the collar finished shocking Gator.

"A toy collar won't stop me from killing you, Mare Do Well!" snarled Gator.

"Maybe... but I bet it helps," replied Mare Do Well.

Gator leered at the purple clad hero, before apparently deciding she wasn't worth it at the moment. As he lumbered off, Gutter Gator grumbled something that sounded like, "I'm gonna rip that Caped Cavalier apart and eat her bones..."

Once Gutter Gator was well out of sight, Discord decided to speak up.

"That reminds me, I really need to get me some new shoes," he said.

This remark actually got a few chuckles from the Guards and maybe an inkling of a smile from Mare Do Well, which nopony saw.

With the elevator now available, the transport crew entered and began to descend into the depths of the Factory.

"Whee! Great night for a party!" said Discord.

Mare Do Well glared at Discord through her eyepieces. "Not where you're going," she said.

Discord chuckled. "Oh, the night is still young, Mary. I've still got a trick or two up my sleeve... I mean, did it ever occur to you how strange it was that a fire at Alkatrot caused hundreds of my faithful followers to be moved here?" he said.

"I thought I told you to shut up!" yelled Officer Holes.

Discord chuckled once again. "Oh, Digsy, Digsy, you really should learn to keep that fat mouth of yours shut. It'll get you into trouble," he growled.

Mare Do Well frowned. There was still something bothering her about Discord's capture... not that she was complaining about how she caught the maniac, but it was just too easy this time... she could only think of three possibilities. A, She was just that damn good... true, but not likely. B, Discord was losing his touch... still not likely. Or C, he was after something else... but, what?

"Tell me something. You've never let me catch you this easily. What are you really after?" asked Mare Do Well.

"Oh, nothing much, just hundreds dying in pain and fear, all of their meaningless lives brought to a horrifying conclusion, thanks to you and a book of matches... was that the answer you wanted?" asked Discord.

Before Mare Do Well could press further, however, the lights in the elevator went out, throwing everyone into complete darkness while Discord laughed his head off.

“What’s going on?"

"Get a flashlight!"

"Somepony get a light on him!"

But, when the lights came back on, it turned out that Mare Do Well had the situation, and Discord's neck, well in hand.

"What? Don't you trust me?" choked Discord as Mare Do Well slammed his head back against the gurney.

"Depends. How far can I throw you?" asked Mare Do Well as the elevator slowed to a halt.

"Our... guest... has arrived."

As the elevator doors opened, the entourage entered the primary part of the Intensive Treatment Wing. As the guards wheeled Discord away, Mare Do Well caught sight of an orange anthro Earth Pony mare with a blonde mane and tail wearing a brown Stetson hat, blue jeans, a light blue shirt, a brown vest, and brown boots.

"Another long night, Applejack?" asked Mare Do Well, approaching the mare.

Applejack looked up from the paperwork she was filing and smiled. "Discord invades city hall and holds the mayor hostage, leavin' it tah me tah juggle SWAT teams, the media, an' you. Yeah, it's been a Tartarus of a night," said Applejack, shaking Mare Do Well's hand.

Mare Do Well nodded. "Hopefully it'll be the last one we'll ever have with him," she said, following Applejack down the corridor, only to be stopped by two Factory Guards.

"Sorry, Mare Do Well, Rainbow Factory staff only," said one of the guards.

Applejack frowned. "Ah can assure ya, if anypony's qualified, it's her," she said.

The guard sighed. "Look, we appreciate the assistance, but she'll unsettle the more violent inmates," he explained.

Discord laughed as he was led away in handcuffs. "I think he's talking about you, Mary. Don't be a stranger, you're always welcome here! Gotta say, it's good to be back!" he said as he passed Mare Do Well and Applejack.

Mare Do Well frowned under her mask. Something still didn't sit right about this particular capture of Discord...

Applejack seemed to notice how Mare Do Well was feeling. "You okay?" she asked the Dark Mare.

Mare Do Well sighed. "He surrendered almost without a fight... I don't like it," she said as she walked to an observation window, watching Discord get carted off.

Applejack sighed. That did seem more than a little suspicious. "At least he's back where he belongs," she said, joining Mare Do Well at the window.

Down in the Intensive Treatment Holding Cells, Discord seemingly tripped and fell down.

"Come on, get up!" snarled the guard who was escorting Discord.

Discord glanced at the Guard, before elbowing him in the chest, bringing him to his knees, and thus allowing Discord to get behind him and begin choking the poor Guard with the chain of his handcuffs.

"Oh, shit, Discord's loose! Applejack, alert the Warden!" said Mare Do Well as she tried to break through the window.

Discord, meanwhile, found great amusement in watching the doctor fiddle around with the keys in order to save the Guard.

"Hurry, we're losing him, Doc!" laughed Discord as the doctor freed the Guard, who was already dead. Discord then kicked the doctor in the face, before leaning close to the Guard.

"The choke's on you," he whispered, before turning to face one of the cameras. "Honey, I'm home!"

"Come on in," said a female voice over the intercom, just before a nearby force field deactivated.

As Discord ran up to the open doorway, Mare Do Well broke through the window. The devilish draconicus turned to face the Dark Mare.

"Welcome to the madhouse, Mare Do Well! I set a trap, and you sprang it gloriously! Now, what say we get this party started?" said Discord.

With that, Discord made his escape as a small squad of his henchponies surrounded Mare Do Well. The force field also reactivated, preventing Mare Do Well from following the self-proclaimed "Reigning King of Chaos."

Should've known it was a trap, thought Mare Do Well as the goon squad made its way toward her.

Without even a moment's hesitation, the goons began to attack Mare Do Well. As the Dark Mare fought off her attackers, Discord appeared on the monitors.

"Fillies and maniacs, I apologize for this interruption in your regularly scheduled... entertainment, I suppose one could call it," said Discord as Mare Do Well bashed two thugs heads together, rendering them unconscious. "Up until just a few minutes ago, I was going to simply kill everyone in the room, and then watch My Big Human: Friendship is Technology.” As the lunatic said this Mare-Do-Well slammed a thug into a wall and knocked him out. One thug tried to surprise her from behind but she lifted up one hoof and knocked out the thug.“But, then... well, you all know how much I love a captive audience."

No sooner had Discord finished his speech than did Mare Do Well finish of the last of Discord's thugs.

Discord scoffed. "I'm just warming you up, Mary! Fresh from Alkatrot Correctional Facility, with a combined sentence of 732 years, it's... ding ding ding ding! Round 2! FIGHT!" yelled Discord.

As Discord finished speaking, a second group of thugs appeared, this one containing a few griffons, appeared.

"For Discord!" yelled one of the thugs, right before Mare Do Well nailed him with a beam from her horn.

A few minutes later, Mare Do Well decked the last of her foes, sending him crumpling to the ground.

"And ding-a-ling goes the final bell, Discord!" said Mare Do Well.

Applejack then appeared on the monitors. "We're stuck in here! That varmint's in full control of the security gates!" she said.

"I'll find him," said Mare Do Well.

Discord's image then appeared in place of AJ's. "Hate to break it to ya, Mare Do Well, but I'm in control of the Rainbow Factory now! You're not going anywhere I don't want you to. Unless, of course, you want to jump into that thingy... what was it called? The Gnali Device?" said Discord.

"Uh, that'd be the Pegasus Device, boss... and I'm pretty sure it's just a myth," said a voice in the background.

"Who asked you? Point is, I'm the laser pointer, you're the kitty trying to catch the dot. Got it?" said Discord.

"If you think I'm going to let you run-" snarled Mare Do Well.

"Blah, blah, blah, always with the hero-speak! I'm getting bored watching you! Why don't you just come find me?" asked Discord.

With that not only did Applejack's image reappear, but the force field leading out deactivated.

"Y'all know it's a trap?" asked Applejack.

"Yep," said Mare Do Well, before she started sprinting down the hallway after Discord.