The Dark One

Dra'gos reappears well within the Everfree forest, with his hostages in tow. He hoists them back onto his back and lugs them both to the Castle of the Pony sisters deep in the forest's embrace. Upon arrival he proceeds to the deepest level, he enter the organ room and plays a sequence of notes on the keys, once he finishes a door slides open to the right of the organ. He takes them both in with him and the wall closes behind him.

His summoner is here too, "Who are they!" He asks.

"I don't know, they were with some unfamiliar Alicorn in a crystal castle." Dra says back as he walks past.

"Was she hot?" He asks like a total pervert.

"If you're into purple then yes," Dra says tiredly, "Do we have proper cells in here?"

"Um... Check the back, there's a few storage rooms with magic locks, it should hold them..." He says.

Dra proceeds to the storage rooms and tosses them into separate rooms, then locks them with his magic. He steps back to his current Master, "What are you working on," Dra asks.

"If this works as intended, then we will be able to make more demons, they will be impure but it's a start." He says as he adds a twisted horn he got from somewhere.

"I need some crystalized flames, think you can make a chunk?" He asks his demon.

"No, I'm not some sort of master-transmuter that can make anything out of thin air!" Dra says angrily.

"Fine I'll handle it, you go do whatever it is that you do." He remarks back.
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"Uurrgh" Rainbow groans as she stirs awake.

How did she get in here? She wondered, looking around revealed a dank room filled with boxes and rotted food.. Barely alight by dim candles, she need to get out of here fast, but her head ached in pain, the memory of flying into a wall at high speeds at the forefront of her mind. She was having trouble standing, she felt weak and stumbled over to the door. She fiddles with the handle bar, but it's a little high for her to reach. After getting a good grip she pulls it back but the door refuses to budge,"Locked of course..." Rainbow mumbles, the door didn't even have a place for a lock so why was it locked?

Suddenly the door opens fast and hits her right in the muzzle, she cries out from the impact, more from surprise than actual injury.

"Ah, messing with the door? Naughty naughty... " Dra says

Rainbow freezes, his voice is calm but makes her uneasy, it was smooth but had a sinister undertone, Like a madman's lullaby. That doesn't sound good, she backs away from him, until her rump is pressed against the wall. She looks to his face, he's eyeing her up like... something....

"Where am I," She Asks.

"Hidden where nothing can hear your screams." He says darkly.

Her heart sank at that, "Let me go! I don't know who you think you are but I am VERY important, the princesses will come looking for me then your going to get it pal!"

He laughed, cruelly right to her face, "Oh wait, You're serious, let me laugh even harder." He laughed again even harder like he said, by the end he had made himself run out of breath.

Rainbow gets really mad now, she lunges forward and strikes his face, then again, then his back and wings. She hits him over and over again. Even jumping on him in an effort to hurt him. But it doesn't look like he's getting hurt all that much. She slows, he wasn't moving anymore so she runs to the door, but he quickly rises, grabbing her with his magic and drags her backwards as she kicks and screams, he brings her face to face with him, gazing into her eyes angrily, he slams her against the wall and she grunts from the impact, then the opposite one, he continues slamming her against the walls, by the time he stops she was covered in bruises. He drops her, she grunts again with the impact, she tastes blood and spits it out and he walks over to her prone form.

"You stupid ungrateful little BITCH!" he shouts, with every sentence he hit her her in the gut with his hind-hooves, she curls up to tries to protect herself but only got more bruises to her forelegs.

Crying now, "I'm sorry!" She wails.
"That's IT, we're going to move this to a more open environment.
Dracco drags Rainbow by her mane out of the small cell with his teeth, down the halls to the surface.
"I-I'm sorry, P-Please..." Dash whimpers as he opens the door the last door.
"It's far too late for sorry," he says, "I'm going to enjoy this," grinning.

He tosses Rainbow forward, landing flat on her face. She scrambles forward, kicking in his direction, but completely misses as he is several feet from her. He steps towards her, grabbing her by the tail. He pulls her back, her kicks hit his chest and jaw, but do no damage to his unnatural body. he turns her over, now face to face, he stares at her face, her eyes are getting puffy from her crying. He remains completely still keeping her struggling form beneath him until she runs out of gas.

"Auraggh!!" She yells at him while hitting at him everywhere she can.

He slides her across the floor again, her fur chafes against the rough rock floors, she looks around the room, it was the room where the elements of harmony where so long ago.

Backing away again, Rainbow pleaded with him Please, "You don't need to so this, I-I'm sorry! I'll behave pluh-he-hea-hease!!" she was outright sobbing, regretting trying to attack him.

"I already told you, IT'S TOO LATE," he yells, "But first I'm going to enjoy the bounty of your delicious body," eyeing her supple athletic form.

"W-what's that supposed to mean!?" Surprised at his blatant talking of her body. "Get away from me!"

He steps towards her again, she doesn't notice the rope sneaking across the floor from the drapes until it has coiled around her forelegs, binding them together. Dash cries out in surprise, flapping her wings to get airborne, only to be dragged back down by the animated rope. She crashes against the back wall, the drapes flutter and wrap around her, by the time Rainbow stands again he was atop her again, stopping her struggles.

"Naughty, naughty," whispered into her ear, "Haven't you learned what happens to bad mares?"

Dash whimpers, unable to fight the monster holding her down. The rope coiled around her forelegs loosens, allowing him to pull one back behind her. She yelps as he roughly handles her, tying her forelegs behind her back and keeping her wings pressed down as well. With her mobility taken from her he turns around and drags her to the center. He lifts her on the fountains edge and allows the rope to snake over her, wrapping around her whole body. Once she's wheezing for air from the ropes, he asks "So tell me about that Alicorn," with a growl to her face, "The purple one."

"What do you want with Twilight!" She yells her eyes gazing fiercely at him, "You stay away from her!"

"It's not just what I want but, what my master wants too," he says, dismissing her glare, "She's VERY important to both us, in a way."

"You'll NEVER beat Twilight, she'll figure out where we are, what you are AND how to beat you down!!!" She yells, "So just give it up, you can't win!"

He laughs, cruelly, "And just what can you do then?" changing the focus to her, "hm? It sounds like you rely on the 'good' Princess to solve all the problems!"

"I was there watching all of you, as soon as a problem rises you ALL just run to her for help and she always does, even if you brought it upon yourselves."

His words fill her head with doubt, "I do contribute, I'm not useless!" getting defensive.

"Oh but she can do it all! She can fly, she has that genuine earth-pony strength. She can even use magic better than any unicorn could hope for!" He declares, knowing his words weighed heavily on her mind, "What could you possibly offer her that she can't do herself? Face it, you are nothing to her, not even worth saving."

Tears ran down Rainbow's cheeks, his words were getting the better of her, "You're wrong!" she shouts, "I offer something Twilight treasures, our friendship! She WILL find me AND beat you back to the hole you and your master crawled out of!"

"Mhn hm hm hm..." He chuckled darkly, "If she really was going to save you, why didn't she stop me from taking you and your friend in the first place?"

Dash shakes her head, the doubt in her mind becomes overwhelming, unable to cope, her head falls limp and tears stream from her eyes. He was right, there was nothing, no enchanted amulets, no detection spells, nothing.

He chuckles darkly again, knowing his venomous words where taking root. he steps closer, and lifts her head. "Face the truth, you are nothing to her, unfit to even draw her concern." then he drops her and she returns to her limp position. Her mind was clouded with darkness, unsure if she still trusted Twilight. Sensing it was time to twist her to his will, he leaned to her ear while licking it with his forked tongue.

"Do not despair, I'll accept you. Just the way you are, I would never leave you, ...betray you." His voice dripped in arrogance, trying to get her to betray her friends, "Just tell me how to get in her castle without alerting her, and we can make her pay for betraying you... For abandoning you."

Dash shakes her head again, ever the loyalist, "You're lying, I would never betray Twilight and she would never abandon me." Though her voice still showed her sadness. Annoyed his tactics didn't work he decided to change it up.

"Well then if you want to remain loyal to her, I'll just have to torture you." He says flatly, slowly walking around her.

Rainbow's ears perk up, "T-torture?!" Astounded at this, looking to him when she could.

"Yes torture, of course if you just give me what I want, then you can go to your little friend can go completely unharmed." his tone remained distant.

"You can't make me! I'll never give in!" Her focus hardened, resolute to hold out.

"We shall see." he says, "we shall see..."