Rainbow Factory Square

"Whats wrong Rainbow?" I asked as the mare approached me.

"C374 Output Generator is shot out. Apparently somepony decided it would be a great idea to eat ice cream around it and then drop it into the generator's engine." She said while brushing up against me.

"Doesn't sound like a problem the Maintenance Crew can't fix." I stated.

"But they want to see you right now. You're going up to the surface in a hour right? I think they need some more "cloud magic" to get the thing running again."

"Are they at the generator room now?" I asked, starting my way upstairs when my shoulder was pulled.

"They didn't say right now you know." Rainbow said. Something was a little off about her in the sense that she was much more, lets say, grabby towards me today.

"But you just-"

"They don't need you right this second is what I meant." She interrupted.

"Rainbow, I need to see them if i'm going up to the surface. I only do once every Dark Hour, which is only once a month, and you know that." I said while pushing her arm aside.

The Dark Hour. It was a time where if anypony was caught snooping around during this hour. They would ether be thrown out of the facility, or worse, thrown in the device. I have to be on the surface grabbing supplies at the time. That's why they have it, Because I'm usually not there. Every time this happens, I always hear somepony thrown in or thrown out. Some pony's just don't listen these days.

"Fine, meet me in my office when your done with your trip. We need to talk about businesses with the new comer. Anderson Maxwell, correct?" Dash said while crossing her arms.

"Yes, that's him. I will see you after the trip. Make sure that if anypony is snooping around at the hour. Kill them if necessary." I said, and made my way up the stairs.

"Doctor?" Rainbow called.

"Yes Rainbow?" I answered back.

"I love you."

I stood there for a second before answering, "I love you too." Then made the rest of the way up the stairs.

Black Doctor's Office

I opened the door to my office and turned on the light. I had to get ready for my trip up to the surface. Most pony's think it should be Nightshade that goes up there, but somepony needs to keep the place running while i'm gone. Nightshade was perfect for that job. Nightshade is a weird pony when it comes to running the place. What I would expect him to do is run the place like he was me, but instead, he runs the place like i'm still there.

I heard a knock at the door. "Come in!" I yelled.

"Um, Doc?" Came a voice while the door opened. It was Nightshade.

"Yes Nightshade, what is it?"

"One of the pony's has fallen in the device again." He said while taking off his hat. Nightshade was a unicorn, unlike me being a Earthpony. He always wore a black flannel and a blue baseball cap with our logo and slogan on it. His cutie mark was of a lever, symbolizing that he was my assistant. He has been since he was a filly.

"So, another one? Do you know their name?" I asked while putting a knife in my bag.

"Open Skies, I think."

"Open huh? Nopony ever liked him anyways." I said after wrapping my bag around my neck. "Are you sure you can take over Dark Hour this time?"

"Yes Doctor, I'm sure. I promise to not let you down." Nightshade said before opening the door for me. I thanked him after.

"Good, that's what I like to hear. Now remember, if anypony gives you any trouble, kill then if necessary. I told Rainbow this too. She will hopefully help you while i'm away. I will see to it that I get some of those chips you like. On the house." I said while giving him a playful punch in the arm.

"Thanks bro. I will see you when you get back." Nightshade said.

"Oh, and one more thing," I started, "When it comes to the time the Dark Hour starts, make sure you announce it this time. I don't want any fatality's while i'm gone. Understood?"

"Yes Doc. Understood."

"Good, now. I will be on my way then." I said, and stepped into the elevator at the bottom of the stairs.

Division C Dorms: Anderson's Room

Anderson had been sitting on his bed for quite some time. The way the room looked made him think about how life would be down here. He thought about how Doctor had told him that this place was not where he would enjoy his life. Anderson though, thought that it was just a way of scaring him out of the job.

While Anderson was thinking, a knock came to his door.

"Who is it?" Anderson called, but no reply was issued. After about fifteen seconds, he got up to open the door, only to find a package on the ground. Picking it up, he brought the package inside.

"What could this be?" He wondered out loud.

Looking closer at the box, it was issued to him. The box was about medium size, kind of compared to a box you would get on any other day. Anderson decided to try to open the box, but to no avail, it was taped shut.

Now what, I don't have any other idea on what this thing is and how to open it. Anderson thought to himself, but then spied a note on the bottom of the box. Blood, or Red Color, was spattered on the note. The note was still readable to the naked eye. It read:

WHAT EVER YOU DO, DO NOT GIVE THIS TO THE DOCTOR.

What the? Anderson asked internally as the note had just told him to not give this to the pony that would have a idea on what it is. Plus, who would want Anderson to take care of a box when it was his first day on the job.

"Oh well, I guess." Anderson said, and slipped the box under his bed and pulled the covers over his head for some shut eye before the job. The only problem with that, was that he couldn't stop thinking. Anderson was, said by his friends, a pony that couldn't stop thinking about things. Before he knew it though, the alarm on his wall started going off.

Division A Dorms: Rainbow's Office and Chamber's

The rainbow mare opened the door to her office to find that it had been trashed. Somepony had broke in.

"God Dammit." Rainbow muttered under her breath while picking up the place. "Why do pony's think that they can just come in here and trash the place?"

She reached for her intercom microphone, which was under a stack of phone books that were never used. She meant to get rid of them long ago. After fishing through the stack, she found it and turned it on.

"Nightshade, please report to my office please. There is a problem that needs to be solved." She spoke through. Her voice was nice and smooth when she is in a good mood. But when she heard her voice through the intercom, she sounded like the devil about to break loose. In no more then ten seconds, Nightshade could be seen at the door. Nightshade, sadly, never entered until he was invited.

"Come in Nightshade." She said after sitting at her desk, which was piled with loose papers.

"What seems to be-" He cut himself off after looking at the state her room was in.

"Look's like somepony decided to break in and steal something of mine." Rainbow said, breaking the silence.

Nightshade looked up and spoke. "What did the pony steal?"

"They stole one of the Doctors gifts to me."

"Was it the watch?"

"Yes, and it was the watch that I still wear today, except today because I was working on helping the Pony Crew, which is a very bloody job. Now its gone. Do you have a idea on where it went?" Rainbow said while organizing the papers scattered on the desk.

"No, do you want me to search the dorms?" Nightshade asked with a frustrated look on his face. He didn't like when workers messed with Rainbow and Doctor's belongings.

"Would you mind Night, I don't want you doing something that you don't want to."

"Its fine, its better then running the place during Dark Hour. I'll see what I can find." Nightshade said.

"Thank you Night. I will repay you later."

"No need, you already have." Nightshade said, and left Rainbow alone to clean a mess she didn't even make.

The Surface: Ponyville

Morning, it was morning up on the surface. Shops were just opening up, and the Mane 6 weren't even up yet. At least I didn't see them at the time. I had to get some stuff for getting the generator back online. Damn workers.

"Morning Doctor, how's the place running?" Asked a stallion. It was Filthy Rich himself.

"Mr. Rich, how's the family?" I also asked, exchanging hugs with the richest stallion in Ponyville. Knew him personally as a friend.

"Their doing fine. Diamond Tiara just had her quinceanera not to long ago. Did you miss that?" Rich answered, while stating another question.

"Sadly, yes. The factory had been running on low power for the last month now. Just yesterday a generator blew out. I'm just gathering supply's to get the thing back on." I answered.

"So I take it that the place is running so well."

"Yes, that's true. Me and Rainbow are getting to the bottom of what's going on. Something to do with how we are loosing workers by the day. I mean, Open Sky's just fell in not to long ago." I said, answering a question that wasn't present.

"Geez, well. Better not leave the factory waiting. I'll see you around then Doc." Rich said, turning his back after a wave of his hand.

"You too Rich, tell Diamond I said hi."

"I will, see you around." And like that, Rich left.

I made my way to the Cloud Factory Shuttle Bus to get the stuff I needed. I didn't know why that place had all the things when our factory was bigger, and cooler, then how the Cloud Factory was. Plus, only pegasus pony's could work there. Only they could walk on the clouds. Though, they do prepare for me, a earthpony that can't do such thing.

Stepping on the shuttle bus was one heck of a thing. Every pony knew who I was and when they saw me. It was endless question party, and I wasn't even the host.

"Supply run Doctor?" The driver asked.

"Yep, take me to the top like you always do." I said while sitting down. It was going to be a long trip.

Cloud Factory: Supply Storage Room

"... and that should be everything." Crafty Crate said while looking at his checklist.

"Hopefully Doc is in a good mood today!" Derpy said in joy, "I just love to see him smile after a long time down in that... place."

"Yea, me too." I said while giving Derpy a big bear hug, she loved those.

"We have everything right here Doc." Crafty said, offering me his hand, I gladly took it.

"Good, that's what I like to hear." I replied, "Hey Derpy?"

"Yes Doc?" She answered with a big smile.

"How is Dinky doing?" I asked.

"Oh, she's great. She is with Wild right now while I'm working." She replied, though a name that I didn't know popped up.

"Really? Who is this Wild character?"

"Oh, my bad. Wild Spark is my new spouse. He is great with Dinky and she loves him to death. You should meet him sometime." She replied to my question.

"How did you two meet?" I asked again. She always was willing to answer so she didn't mind.

"Its.. its a long story. I would have to tell you when I transfer to the Rainbow Factory."

"Wait, you're transferring to rainbow making?" I asked. Again, questions.

"Yea, and Wild might be coming too. I might have to give Dinky to Applejack so she can take care of her while I'm down there."

"It would be a honor to have you in my factory. So, is the stuff ready Crate?" I said as the worker jumped when his name was mentioned.

"Yes, I should have a crew coming to pick it up now. You can head back if you would like."

"That would be wonderful. Thanks again Crafty and Derpy. Hope to see you two soon." I said, and walked out of the building.

"See you soon Doctor!" Derpy called out before the door closed. Then my phone rang.

Somepony had just died.

Author's Note

Sorry this came out so late. I had some stuff I had to work on and also it took a lot of time to plan how this chapter would go. I hope you all understand. This was Jimtans12, signing off.