Shadow was emptying out the cart of what the machine had left behind. This was his usuall dutie that Rainbow dash put him in. As he emptied out the cart a dead fillie fell out of it. When Shadow saw this the first time he nearly throw up. After a week or so he got used to it but was still sickened by the way they did it. Why, why were they also doing this to foals they didnt derserve this, any of these by the matter. They desreved better.
Once Rainbow forced them to watch the machince at work and how it operated. Shadow once tried to rescue one but was tazed back to the ground to prevent him from doing it again. Rose took it the hardest she fainted at the sight but was forced to watch it again since she fainted. She even tried hiding one from its horrible death. Eventually they found the foal and hit rose for hiding it.

This all happened one week ago, one week ago they were happy and enjoying their live like nothing mattered but that all changed when they failed the test. One week ago they entered hell and a never ending tormente. One foals body got riped by the chains. All of its body organs fell on the floor and blood spat everywere.
Food and water was also scarce. They would give out very little food and water and everyone would always fight about it to survive. Everyone but Rose she would not fight for the food but try and make everyone stop fighting over it. That until one day somebody had enough of her and hitted her.

***

"SHUT UP YOU STUPID MARE!!!" the pony that had hit her said with irreration in his tone. Just before he could hit her again Shadow came and pushed him off her.

"Hey why don't you pick on someone your on size." Shadow said.

"Like you!" The pony said as he formed a grin on his face.

"Why yes but just warning you I wont go easy on you." Shadow said as he stood on defencesive mode.
The pony smiled at him and charged at him with full force. He avoided most of his attacks and punched him square in the face. Thanks to his experience in military school he was able to control his punches but gave the pony a bloody nose to teach him a lesson.

"YOU SON OF A BITCH" The pony screamed as he came again to attack shadow. Shadow turned around and bucked him in the chest. This a very dangerous techinque and if not careful you can kill someone by doing this. Luckly he had control over his buck and just kicked him back but still able to breath.
The attacker breathed heavily and trying to control his breathing.

"Next time choose your opponents wisely and next time you hurt her I will kill you." Shadow said with fire in his eyes.
The attacker saw this, got up and walked away from them.

***

Ever since then Shadow become protective over Rose and always helped when she needed it and other ponys would back off when they saw him. They even became afriad of him and back off when the food came. Some would even come to his cell and give him their food but he refused when they did and let them keep their food.

While in captivity Shadow and Rose meet two pony's and had the same story as them. One was a stallion hows name was stronghold. He was studing to be a Royal guard. The other one was a mare, her name was light. She wanted to become a fashion desinger and make clothes for a living. These two ponies became friends and helped them when ever they needed it.
However today was different. Today Shadow was going to experience his worst nightmare.

Shadow was doing his usual duties like always, empty out the creats from the machine that had left behind. As he was emptying the crate he heard a scream in the distance.

AAAAAAAH

At first he thought his mind was playing tricks on him and continued on his duty. Then he heard the sream again

Please Dont!?

The voice sounded to familiar it almost sounded like Rose voice. THATS BECAUSE IT IS HER VOICE YOU IDIOT! Shadow dropped his cart and ran towards the screaming.
When he had arrived he thought his heart had dropped for what he was seeing. Rose was lying there helpless and with pleading eyes begging for her attacker not to do it. He turned towards Roses attacker and was carrying a tazer that the guards had. He then also saw that he had no sympathy was going to kill rose. Shadow immediately run towards them and punched Roses attacker of her with a hard punch.

***

Rose was emptying the old the colours the factory had made. When the colours start to fade it is time to throw them out and bring in the new ones. This was Roses duty, to emtpy the old ones so the new ones can come. Although rose did not do it alone. She had someone to help but it was a random person, and this random person was a stallion. This stallion was black and had a sword cutie mark. Although the reason why she needed help was because of her injured arm. Her arm was bandaged with bandages from the medical room, although Shadow I to steal some to bandage her arm. This made seen as a easy target or vulnerable to the guards and other ponies that wanted to hurt her.
As they are walking to the dumping area rose trips on herself and spills all the colours on the stallion like he did it.
He gave her angry look "Do You Realize What You Have Done?!" He said with angrer in his tone.

"I - I'm sorry. Here let me help you get that off." She said with fear and conserne in her tone.
As she tried to get it off him, it only made it worse and got a hoof to the face for trying.
She fell the the floor with a thud and tried to get up back got pushed back down from the stallion. When he was on top of her, he stomped on her leg with a big thud.

"AAAAAAAH" She sreamed as she felt the pain in the back leg. She tried to retract he leg by bringing it in but was hit again in her other back leg but with more force.

"AAAAAAAAH" She screamed again from the pain as she tried to curl into a ball to prevent him from hurting her some more also to protect her face. She tried to crawl away but was pulled back by her tail.

"Please Stop!" Rose exclaimed trying to escape her attacker. He didnt stop, he only contined by hitting her and punching her in her face and legs.

"AAAAAH!" Rose screamed in pain as he hit her in the face.
All of a sudden there were hoof steps coming towards them in the dark.

"Good, very good" Rainbow dash said as she walked towards them and clapping her hooves.

"Now I just need you to do one last thing." She said with a grin on her face. She gave her attacker a tazer. One the guards use when there is trouble in the factory.

"Kill her" She said as she pointed to rose. Rose's pupils shrunk and looked at her attacker.

"No please don't" Rose said with pleading eyes.

"Kill her now and you'll be free." Rainbow dash continued

"NO please, dont listen to her" Rose screamed with fear in her voice and tears in her eyes. She didnt want to die, she still had so much to do. She wanted to go home and see her family again. She wanted to finish her studies as a nurse and become and join The 'Ponydale Hospital' and save lives. She wanted to see her friends again and start her own life. She still had so much to do.

"Please..." She said with fear in her and tears running down her face. She looked at her attacker just to see a little empathy for her. She saw none of it, the last of his sanity had left him and had the look of a killer and was ready to do so. He switched the tazer on like the guards did and was ready to finish her.
Rose closed her eyes as tears continued to run down her face, waiting for him to finish her. Rose waited for him to strick down on her but it never did. She heard a punch she opened her eyes to see what was happening. She was expecting her attacker standing over her but instead was somepony else standing over her. But this was no stranger she knew this pony. As she looked over him some more she knew how it was, it was shadow. He was standing over her like a shield protecting her from harms way.

"I wont let you hurt hurt her anymore!" He screamed at her attacker. She has never been so happy to see him in her whole life

***

Shadow stood over Rose protecting her from her attacker. He glanced back at her and saw the worst. She was badly beaten. Her back legs were swollen and her face red from the attack. As he glanced back at rose's attacker he saw the last of his sanity had left him. There was noting left but anger. Her attacker stood up from where he was lying down.

"Oh ho ho, your in for it now." He said with a devilish grin on his face. He picked up the tazer he had dropped and ran towards Shadow. Shadow jumped back from the pegasus. He attacked again but got a hoof to the face as he did so. He startled back a and put a hoof to his face to stop the his bleeding nose.

"Had enough" Shadow proclamied.

"NO, not unless I kill you and her together" He said as he attacked him again

Shadow dodged this with eaz

"JUST, STAY, STILL!!!" He said with annoyance in his tone.

"Why?" Shadow said with a sarcastic tone

"SO I CAN KILL YOU!" He shouted

"Ok then" Shadow stopped moving and standed still as a statue.

The pegasus looked confused at first and but didnt waste the opportunity he was given.
Good he has taken the bait Shadow turned around and bucked him square in the chest with a loud crunch Bulls eye as roses attacker fell to the ground motionless but still breathing, hardly. This was called 'The Buck" it is a lethal kick that can lead to serious injury or even death if not in control that he was taught by his captian and only his captain.
The attacker lying down on the floor motionless still as Shadow picked up the tazer the attacker had dropped and walked towards him.

"Remember this" Shadow said as he held the tazer towards roses attacker.

"The weapon you used against her" Shadow with a grin forming on his face "Now lets see how you feel about when someone tazes you for no reason." without a second thought he brought down the tazer close to his heart. Shadow wasnt going to kill him but he was going to make him feel the same pain he inflicted on Rose.

"Sh-Sh-Shadow?" As rose looked at him with scared and confused look.

When he looked at rose and back at the attacker Shadow immdetaily dropped the tazer and looked at the attacker.What Im I doing!? Shadow ran to rose but wont she be afriad of him now since he nearly killed him. The last thing he wants is for rose to be afraid of him. This place was changing him. Shadow walked up to rose aand helped her up.

"Are you alright?" Shadow asked with concerne

"Yes, thanks to you." Rose said with a smile on his face. As she tried to stand up she fell but was stopped by shadow.

"Can you walk?" Shadow asked

" I think so..."

"Ok then lets-" Shadow was cut short when rose gave him a hug. He never had a hug before by someone expect for his mom but this was different. He was just shocked that instead of running away from him, she gave him a hug.

"Thank you for saving" She said as she tightend her hug on him.

"Your welcome" Shadow said.
All of a sudden he had tingly feeling in his heart in which he had never felt before. What is this feeling? as he put a hoof to his heart. He never had this feeling with the other mares he had meet why does he feel it only now. Whatever it is it feels....nice and warming. Shadow looked down at the mare that was hugging him and hugged her back like the world was ending.

"Shall we head back?" Shadow asked

"You can lie on my back if you want to?"

Rose blushed a little as she turned her attention back to shadow. She nodded in agreement as shadow lifted her up onto his back. As they walked back to their cell Rainbow was watching them in the dark without them seeing her. She called on of her guards to come to her and fetch someone specific.

"I want you to bring me that pony, he may be very useful to us?" Rainbow asked

"That one that is called Shadow Hunter ma'am?" The guard asked curiously about Rainbow Dashies demand

"Yes him I want you to bring him to me and I dont want him hurt or injured or else I will feed you the machine. Understood?!"

The guard nodded as he walked away to fetch the one called Shadow Hunter.
As the guard walked off Rainbow formed a sheepish grin on her face and looked at the injured pegasus that was lying on the floor motionless.

"Its a ashame that you have to go to waste" Rainbow dash said as she looked over the motionless yet still breathing pegasus.

"You could of been useful guard but instead you get beaten by a prisoner" as rainbow picked up the tazer on the floor.
Fear entered the pegasus eyes, begging, pleading her not to kill him. He will do better next time.

"Oh well I guess you werent right for the job then" Without hesitation Rainbow strake down the tazer onto the pegasus into his heart and brain. When she was finish she backed away from the pegasus and called one of the guards to come pick up dead pegasus. They nodded their heads and took the dead pegasus away. Rainbow did the same and walked back to her office where she will see everyone and everything.

***

Shadow and Rose arrived back at their cells. Shadow kneeled down for rose so she can get down from his back. Rose got off his back and lyied down on the floor.

"You'll be safe here now" Shadow said Although nowhere is safe here in this factory. as Rose lyied down, Shadow lyied down next to her. Rose blushed a little and looked away from him. When her face was back to normal she looked back at him but now nose to nose without each other as their noses touched. Both of them blushed and looked away from each other with embarresment.

"Hey guys whats-" Stronghold stopped as he looked at the two pegasus that blushing as red as tomatoes.

"I'm I distrubing something" Stronghold saod as smiled at the two of them.

Shadow gave a sharp glare at stronghold and told him to go fuck himself if he just came to tease them.

"Hey, easy, you dont have to get up and arms about me." Stronghold said " I just came to check on you guys on how you are doing and if you came back?"

"Well Were Back, Happy now!?" Shadow said with frustrayion in his tone.

"Well...ok then" Just before stronghold was about to leave light came into their cell.

"Rose, Darling are you here?" Light asked as she saw the two of them together

"Oh Im I distrubing something here." Light asked with concerne in her tone

"No its ok light" Rose said

As light stood there she looked at rose and saw the brusies on her leg and face

"Oh darling what happened to you?!" Light said as she walked towards her.

"Well I was attacked by someone." Rose replied

"Who was it?" Light asked curiously

"Well..." Rose said hesitantly "It was a black pegasus with a sword cutie mark"

"Then what happened?" Light said as if she was about to fall off her chair

"Then he attacked me for spilling the colours on him for some reason."

"How dreadful it must of been really scary for you to experince that."

"It was" Rose said with saddness in her tone "I thought I was gonna die there with nobody to help me." She said as a tear fell down her cheek. She then felt a wing on her back it was shadow trying to comfort her.

"That until shadow came to save me from the pegasus" Rose said as she looked up and smiled at him

"Well its a good thing he was there at the time at the right moment. Otherwiseyou would of died if he wasnt there." Light said with fear in the her tone.

"Congrats shadow maybe you can rescue light when she is in trouble" Stronghold said as he smiled at light

"Now is not the time for jokes stronghold" Light said with annoyance "This is serious!"

"What can't I atleast make a joke out of this?"

Light sighed and looked back at the both of them

"Then I guess you won't mind me telling them that you once got your tail stuck in a machine and cried like a baby for me to get you out" Light said as she started to giggle "What did you say to me again, oh yes 'Light please help me Im stuck' " As she acted when strongholds tail was stuck in the mcachine.
Everyone laughed expect stronghold

"I thought we said we will keep it a secret" Stronghold said with embarresment

"What can't a mare joke around abit?" Light said as she giggled at the image of him

Shadow got up and walked up to rose if that really happened to him. Light nodded her head with satisfaction. Shadow fello on the floor laughing out aloud.

"Well we have all had a interesting day didnt we?" Rose said with a smile on her face

"Indeed" Rose said as she got her laughing under control

"Well thing is for sure is that Yawn Im beat so Im heading back to may cell catch you guys later" Stronghold said as he walked back to his cell.

"I might as well see you guys later" Light said as she as well headed back to her cell

Shadow thought it would also be a good time to head back to his cell but was stopped by rose. She was grapping one of his front legs

"Could you maybe stay with me shadow" Rose asked "If you want to I mean you can leave if you want to but can you maybe stay with me?"

Shadow thought at first if that was a good idea If I stay with her it will be a bit weird but she will be safe and nobody will and try to hurt her. Also she is to weak to withstand another attack, if she gets attacked again she could die. "Why not its not we will get into trouble or anything" Shadow said

Rose smiled at this as shadow lyied down beside her. He wrapped his wing around her as she snuggled up against him. Rose fell asleep after a while. Shadow kissed her forhead goodnight and fell asleep as while. One day we will get out of here, one day as shadow fell asleep

***

Shadow was awoken by hoofsteps by his cell. He got up and looked at the guard that were coming towards him a rose. One of the guards walked up to him

"Come with us" The guard said

"Why?" Shadow asked

"Rainbow Dash wants to see you in her office" The guard responded

This left shadow confused, why would rainbow dash want to see him.

Shadow responded with irritation in his tone "Well you can tell Rainbow Dash to go FUCK herself!."

One of the guards chuckled at this "She knew you would say that. She said if you refuse to come we will hurt the ones you love especially her" The guard said as he pointed towards rose.

Shadow got up and responded with a threat "Touch her and you will die!"

The guard laughed at his threat and looked back at him "I would like to see you try and I would love to see you suffer but rainbow wants to see you unharmed to you better come or else..."

Shadow sighed and walked towards the guard that was standing in their cell

"I will come on, one condition" Shadow said

"What is it?" The guard asked

"She will not be harmed while I'm gone"

The guard sighed and nodded his head in agreement to his condition.

"Very well then" The guard said "But only this once"

Shadow stepped out of his cell and looked back at rose before he left and back at the guard "Okay I will come with you to meet rainbow dash" as they walked out of the cells and walked towards Rainbow dash's office.

***

The factory was a lot bigger then he remembered and more like a maze them a factory. There were different kind of passages that lead to different areas to the factory. Although shadow wasn't that good at directions but he was good at remembering where he was meant to go place after place.

"This way" The guard said as he pointed in the direction they were going. As they walked shadow thought a bit why Rainbow Dash wanted to meet him was it because that he slept in roses cells or was because that he was becoming soft. Shadow was interrupted from his thoughts from the guards as he pointed to the stairs that lead to Rainbow's office. They climbed the stairs towards her office he still thought why she needed him maybe she is going to set me free from this hell although we wouldn't leave his friends behind. The arrived at her office as the guard opened her door. They stepped in as rainbow was on the balcony that lead to the outside and saw there approach.

"Ma'am we him like you said, unharmed" The guard said

"Good, now you may leave us in private" as Rainbow walked away from the balcony and into her office

The nodded and walked out of the office so the two pegasus may talk alone with each other.

Shadow and Rainbow were alone in the office as shadow stared at her hate and fire in his eyes. After a while of silence Rainbow Dash broke the silence.

"So you might be wondering why I brought you up here?" Rainbow Dash said

Shadow remained silent at her and nodded his head in argeement.

"Well I'm here to offer you a gift?" She said as she walked to her desk

What is getting on to Shadow thought as he looked at rainbow dash confused

"I want you to join me in the Rainbow Factory" Rainbow Dash said

Shadow shocked at this and looked at her surprised

"Why are you offering me this?" He asked

"I went through you file and I have to say, you are quite good at fighting against other opponents especially when I saw you fight against that pegasus yesterday" Rainbow Dash said

"You saw that!?" Shadow said with shock in his tone. How could he not of noticed her there. He would of know if someone is watching him or not.

Rainbow Dash grinned as she saw his face with shock "Oh Shadow, I see everything in this factory its like my home and I must know whats going on in it"

Shadow just stood there in shock

"Just think about it you here in the factory, helping me make rainbows so everyone can see the beauty in them" Rainbow Dash said

Shadow thought for a bit if he should accept it or not. If he accepted he would become one of them, killing innocent fillies and colts just to keep the factory running and see the beauty of the rainbows. Also rose would be afriad of him, stronghold would dispise and hate him for what he choose and light would be devasted that he choose the factory over them.

"So what will it be kid?" Rainbow Dash asked

Shadow took a deep breath in and looked up at Rainbow Dash

"No" Shadow responded

"Excusse me?"

"I said no" Shadow said condfidently "I would rather die then to be here with you" as he pointed a hoof at her

"Are you sure about that, I mean this is a one time offer" Rainbow asked

"I said no and that's my final answer" Shadow said as he glared at rainbow

Rainbow Dash sighed and walked towards

"I was afraid you might say that but I have a solution to that problem" Rainbow Dash said as a sheepish grin formed on her face

What is she planning Shadow thought as he looked at Rainbow

"What if one day your friends disappear?" Rainbow Dash said as she continued to grin at him "What if they just disappeared from the picture permanently"

"What are you getting at?" Shadow asked

"How about this you join me or else I will kill your friends" Rainbow Dash said as she smiled at the idea

NO!! Shadow didn't want his friends to die especially rose. As he heard this it felt like his heart skipped a beat and his world dark

Rainbow Dash saw the fear in his eyes and continued "What were there names again" as Rainbow Dash put a hoof on her chin "Ah yes stronghold, light and rose I'm I correct?"

"TOUCH THEM AND I WILL NEVER JOIN YOU!!!!" Shadow screamed at rainbow dash with fire in his eyes

Rainbow Dash sighed at this and turned back to her desk

"Alright then" as Rainbow Dash sat down at her desk

"GUARDS!" Rainbow dash screamed

The guards stormed into the room when they heard Rainbow call them

"Yes Ma'am?" The guard asked as he walked into the room instanly

"Take him back to his cell will you?" Rainbow dash said

"With pleasur ma'am" The guard replied

The guard approached shadow and pushed him towards the door. As they left the office Shadow grinned and looked back at the balcony that would them to the outside world. Thank you Rainbow Dash for inviting me and showing me the way out

He arrived back at his cell as the guard pushed him towards it. As he arrived at his cell the guard had something for him. When shadow's back was turned the guard took out his tazer and hit him against his back. Shadow fell to the ground with a thud. Rose was awoken by this and saw what had happened. She rushed to shadow as the guard walked off laughing in the distance.
When rose came to him she saw a big smile on his face

"I know how to get out of here" Shadow said as he stood up from his attack

Rose gave a shocked look at him as she heard this "You do?!"

"Yes but Im gonna need your help if we want to get out of here"

Rose leaned in to hear what he was going to say and how to escape
"And are you sure about this?"

"Trust me rose I will get us out of here" Shadow responded "I promise"

Author's Note

Well here it is the second chapter of the story I hope you enjoy it, also if there are spelling errors please tell me so I can fix it. Also sorry that this took so long. The next one wont take this long.