Rainbow Factory: Reconstruction

It had been a long day. Siphon had just arrived at his base of operations, right outside of Saddle Arabia. The train ride was mentally taxing, as he conversed with the voice in his head the whole duration of the trip. Siphon decided to give the voice a name: Silo. Silo became the vocal manifestation of Siphon's insanity, fears, and worst of all, his most passionate desires. Silo was Siphon as much as Siphon was Silo. The two of them constantly bickered about every little thing, even as Siphon walked for three hours in the opposite direction of Saddle Arabia after he departed the train. Now the incessant Silo was all Siphon heard, even when he wasn't thinking about anything.  Siphon was more than relieved to finally relax within the two story house in the middle of nowhere.  He admired the relative location of his house compared to the new factory, for it was but three minute's walking distance away. From the rooftop balcony, Siphon could observe Jeyden as he worked tirelessly on the factory in the middle of a basin. The geological formation of the basin would make the factory unobservable from eye level, forcing one to be airborne to pinpoint the facility's exact location.

For the first construction day, Siphon did nothing but study facility management and ownership, as well as pony anatomy, psychology, and physiology. He also engaged in mentally stimulating conversations with Silo, as the two verbally fought for dominance over Siphon's sanity. However, Siphon arrived at a bleak conclusion.

He was fighting a losing battle.

Sooner or later, Silo would best him, converting Siphon into a deranged, psychotic masochist hell-bent on restoring the factory and grinding up the 'fodder' for spectra. Silo knew it, too. As each second passed, Silo's offers grew more alluring, provocative, and desireable. On the second day, as Siphon admired his near-complete factory from the comfort of his home, a mocking voice resonated from behind him.

"Building a 'secret' factory, eh, Siphon?" Siphon quickly spun around, taser in hand. However, before he could fire it, the figure snapped its fingers, converting the taser into a toy. Siphon threw the now non-lethal taser at the figure, which stopped it in midair with some sort of mystical force.

"I hope that's not how you greet all of your house guests," spoke the figure. Once Siphon caught a good look at the figure, beads of sweat started to form on his body. He knew who the newcomer was. The figure before him was none other than Discord, the god of Chaos himself. Siphon responded. "Discord, I presume. What have I done to attract the attention of a great being such as yourself?"

Discord answered. "You know very well what you've done, with your whole 'rainbow factory' gimmick. I've been sent to personally investigate recent abnormal smoke sightings in these deserts, since the others are busy helping Twilight investigate the recent break-in at Rainbow Dash estates. I knew you had a hand in that, but you're lucky the other element ponies did not consider the possibility of a correlation between the two cases. Their ignorance does not make you clever. I immediately recognized your handiwork in both of these cases. Such a sloppy job, you did. Personally, I think it's a miracle you aren't behind bars already."

"Enough of the bragging, Discord. What do you want? If you wanted to arrest me, you would have arrived with the authorities to brag about your detective feats as I was being forcefully restrained in cuffs."

"Well Siphon, I came here to negotiate. I have a mutually beneficial proposition for you. You see, life around here has been rather boring recently, with no chaos since the Rainbow Factory incident. And recently, people in power have been growing suspicious of you and your 'work,' constantly gathering evidence that points to you as the cause of these recent anomalies. However, I have a solution that will redirect their suspicions. I will help you dodge the authorities, but only if you do something for me. You must use your factory to cause a ruckus among the people, instilling chaos within their souls. Keep it minor, however, as there are certain authority figures I cannot bypass, such as Twilight. As long as you don't target too many important people or individuals within Ponyville, Canterlot, and the Crystal Empire, then you should have no trouble with the authorities."

"And if I decline your offer?"

"Then I hope you have a nice pillow. I hear they don't have those in prison, along with many of your other current accommodies."

"Well Discord, it would seem as if you've backed me into a corner. But how can I be sure you'll uphold your end of the bargain?"

Discord took on a look of insult. "Are you saying I would go back on a promise I made? I'm simply not that kind of person. Personally, I take offense to your distrust, Siphon."

Siphon sighed. "Fine. I agree to your proposition. But if you backstab me, I'll do everything in my power to make your life a living nightmare."

"I would love to see you try." With those last words, Discord snapped his fingers, vanishing into thin air. After he left, Siphon walked downstairs, tripping on the now normal taser. Once downstairs, Silo entered his mind again.

He lies to you. The disgusting amalgamate lies to you, Siphon. Let me take over, so we can ensure his full cooperation.

Siphon talked back. Discord won't betray us. He's right about the recent blandness about everyone's daily lives. The last major news story was indeed the rainbow factory.

Still, that does not guarantee his allegiance to our cause. Kill him now. Leave no witnesses. His blood will draw no attention. He's hated by all. Removing him would be beneficial to us. Kill him now! You know you want to.

Siphon could not argue against Silo's words. Deep down, he really did want to see Discord die by his hands. The freak did deserve it, after what happened with Tirek. Still, Discord's death would only draw more unwanted attention. Plus, Discord is the only ally Siphon has that holds power over powerful political figures. Losing him would be detrimental to his restoration project. Besides, if Discord became an issue, he had a backup plan. However, he would have to ditch the project entirely if it came to that.

Fine. Don't kill the abomination yet. Kill Jeyden once he's done with the factory. Enforce your 'no witnesses' policy. I'm sure he'll understand.

Yes, thought Siphon. Jeyden will have to die. The thought of ending his best worker tomorrow lingered in his mind for the rest of the day.