After a while they arrived back at their cells but weren't surprised when they saw stronghold and light with concerned faces.
"Where were you guys?! We were about to look for you guys because you didn't arrive like we said" Stronghold exclaimed

"Well...lets just say we ran into a bit a trouble when we were returning here but, we made it work out" Shadow responded as he looked at his eye and leg that were swollen.

"Well I'm going to check on light" Rose said as she trotted to light.

"You should of heard her when we were returning" Shadow said "She spoke like a leader when I came to find her"

"Oh really, well then I guess we have a new leader now" Stronghold laughed at his own joke

"Haha very funny" as shadow rolled his eyes

"Well shall we get this show on the road." stronghold said with enthusiasm in his voice

"Not yet, we still need to meet up with the others, then we can begin"

"Alright then, I don't want to miss out when we do" as he walked back to his cell

Shadow sighed and walked to rose and light. "Are you girls ready for this?" as he looked at rose and light

"Absolutely darling, I cant wait to leave this ratchet place and go back to designing clothes again" Light said as she stood up

"And you rose?" Shadow asked

"Yes I am, I just want a normal life again instead of fear and saddness" Rose said

"Alright then once the others have come back we will leave immediately" Shadow said as he trotted to the entrance.

Today will be the day they escape this hell, today they will leave this factory and its insanity, today they will bring the Rainbow factory to and end and no longer live in fear and no more fillies and colts have to die.

Rainbow dash was in her office organising and sorting out the files of the ponies in the factory although due to the rule she made things have been going down the hill. She had to deal with mares that got pregnant by either killing them while they are pregnant, let them die in child birth with no medical attention or when they gave birth and survived their foals are taken away and given away or killed. She also had to deal with the dead bodies in her factory due to this issue. The disposal area was already full and couldn't take anymore mares and stallions. While she was cleaning up she came a cross shadows file. She still was amazed by it when she sat down by her desk and went through it.

• Name: Shadow hunter
• Gender: Stallion
• Skills and hobbies: Fighting, disciplined, fishing, well listener and trust worthy
• Role: Studying to be a night guard in canterlot at canterlot training ground.
• Born: Canterlot hospital and moved to cloudsdale when his father died

A knock on the interrupted her as she put the file away "Come on" she said
The captain of the guards walked in.

"Oh, why hello captain" Rainbow dash said "What brings you here?"

"I'm just checking on how you are doing ma'am" he said as he walked up to rainbow "You seem to be more or less down in the dumps lately"

"So you've noticed huh?" Rainbow said as she sighed "Yeah I haven't been myself this often lately" as she looked at him

"I just don't know whats going on with me" Rainbow said "I would always be happy and thrilled to do what I am doing but, now I just feel sad and unhappy doing it" as she looked down at her hooves

"Is it about that pegasus named 'Shadow hunter' ma'am" He asked her curiously

"Thats the thing" Rainbow said with annoyance "When I asked him to join us and and the factory, just said no" Rainbow said as she started to get angry "Nobody has ever said no and why is it only buging me now" Rainbow said as she looked out to the balcony

"I don't know ma'am maybe your just so used to ponies accepting your offer you have forgotten how it feels like when someone says no" The captain "But maybe if you forget about and focus on what you do, you'll feel good again"

"Thanks" She said as she looked back to him "Is that all you came here to do captain, try to help me and feel good about myself" Rainbow dash suspiciously

"Actually...there is something urgent I need to tell you" He said

"Well spit it out, I don't have all day" She said

"The machine is broken" He responded

"What do you mean 'broken'?!" She replied with angry in her tone

"Well we went to check on it and do a test run but, when we did it nearly fell apart"

"HOW?!" She shouted

"The bolts holding it have disappeared, like vanished into thin air" He said with a hesitation

"And you discover this only NOW!!!" Rainbow said as she hit her hoof against the table with anger and annoyance in her voice.

"I am sorry ma'am but somepony must have done this secretly without us knowing. They are either incrediblely brave or really stupid" He said trying to stay firm.

Rainbow dash took a deep breath in and out. She sighed as she got out of her chair and walked towards the captain. "Well do your the captain, so do SOMETHING ABOUT IT" as she screamed at the captain. "Find who is responsible for this and do whatever to punish them" as she trotted back to her desk. "I don't care what your methods are, JUST DO IT!"

"As you wish rainbow dash" as the captain bowed his head and trotted to the door and left.

Rainbow dash sat at her desk and looked at 'Shadow's' file.

"I under estimated you shadow" She said with a grin on her face. "But you little game is about to end is about to end" as she grined at her desk and looked outside.

It was just like he planned. The guards are now changing shifts as the inexperienced guards come and took their place for their shift.

"Is everyone ready?" Shadow asked everypony as stood behind him.

"We only have one shot at this, there is no turning back now. We will escape and end this nightmare once and for all." as he looked towards the passage that would lead to their escape of this living hell.

"Follow me and be quiet. If any guards spot us be prepared to fight." As they trotted into the passage. They went passage after passage until the came to the main area to where the machine was. As they approached the area two guards came and approached them.

"Halt! You are not permitted to be here" One of the guards said.

"Why not?" Shadow questioned

"There has been a sabotage to the machine and somebody is responsible for this."

"Really?! That's a first I never knew this could happen" Shadow said while smiling in his head. His plan was working, they just needed to reach rainbow dash's quaters, head to the balcony and fly away from here.

"Yes, you must all return to your cells. Rainbow dashes orders" The guard said

"Sorry but that wont be happening today" Shadow said with a smile

"And makes you say that, we are stronger and better than you" the guard said as he reached for his baton

"Well, because of this" in a flash shadow punches the guard in the face so hard he fall unconscious

'Why you little--" Before the guard could have the chance to attack shadow, stronghold goes behind the guard and snaps his neck in a blink of an eye.

"Oh, that felt so, good" Stronghold said as he looked at the dead guard smiling at him.

"Don't get to excited of yourself stronghold" Shadow said as he looked at stronghold. "There will be more along the way"

"Psssh, I am more than ready to face them" as stronghold walked to the main area of the machine was being held

The group continued walking towards the machine, as they approached it they immdiately started backing up as there were a few guards by it. "Well one thing is for sure shadow" Stronghold said as he looked at shadow. "Your distraction worked but it invited the whole factory"

"Thats the point" Shadow said as he looked back at stronghold "They will be too distracted and too focused on fixing the machine that they wont see us coming" as he pointed to rainbow dashes office

"And how are we gonna get there, fly our way there?" one of the pegasus asked

"Follow me" shadow said with a smile on his face. He slowly walked in the shadows of the factory, keeping himself hidden. Everyone did the same. They were all good and making good progress until they heard a alarm going off in the factory when the reached the stairs that lead to rainbows office.

"Attention all units, we have escaped prisoners, I repeat Escaped prisoners!"

"Oh no" one of the mares said "They found us, now we are gonna get caught and proberly get killed"

"They havent found us yet, we still have a chance to escape, just keep following me"

As they almost reached the top one of the guards spotted one of the climbing the stairs. "Found them!" as one of the guards called out

"RUN!" As they all glapped up the stairs and run to rainbow dashes office.

"GET BACK HERE YOU RUNTS!" one of the guards said as they chased after the group

As they approached shadow heard a collapse behind him. Its was the pregnant mare and she looked exhausted. "I...cant...run...any...more."

Shadow ran to the mare and pick her on his back and ran after the group. When the reached the office, the bursted into the office. Once everyone was inside they immdietaly slammed the doors closed and put rainbows desk in front of it.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Open up!" One of the guards shouted as they continued to bang against the door.

"What now?" Rose said as she looked at shadow

"We better get to the balcony and fast" Shadow exclamied

They all ran to the balcony, just as they approached the balcony cloudsdale guards ambushed them. They all surronded the group and pointed there weapns at them. Soon the guards made way for somepony and that somepony was rainbow dash smiling at him and the group.

"What a show, what a show" She said as she clapped her hooves in astonishment. "I have to say you are one sneaky and clever pegasus that ever set foot in the factory" rainbow dash said as she approached them. "You should earn a achievement, not wait maybe a medal will that be better" she said with a more sarcasstic tone

"Now you better return to your cells or we shall we do this the hard way" Rainbow dash said as she signaled one of the guards. One of them approached rose and dislocated her wing.

"AHHHHH!" as rose screamed in pain and shadow ran to her aid.

"Now what will it be the easy way or the hard way?" Rainbow dash smiled

What should I do? Shadow thought to himself. It will be all for nothing if we return to our cells but I cant let anymore ponies to get hurt

"The clock is ticking" Rainbow dash said

As shadow put his head down in disappear he saw somepony in the distance in the office, it was stronghold, he must of stayed behind to keep the door closed. As he saw what was going on he signaled him and shadow knew what he was going to do

"Well rainbow dash Im sorry to tell you but you forgot one of us, somepony very strong in the group and special" Shadow said with a grin

"What do you-UGH!' as a kick hit her head

"NOW!" Shadow screamed as the all the ponies started to fight back against the guards. Shadow picked up rose and ran to the edge of the balcony, but he stopped when he saw everypony fighting

"Go on without us we will hold them off for you" Stronghold said as he knocked out another guard.

"But I cant just leave you guys here" Shadow said as he looked at the group

"Dont worry about us, get help and tell the world what the rainbow factory is all about and you owe" Stronghold said with a smile

Shadow sighed and put rose on his back "Hold on tight rose" As he jumped off the balcony.

Rainbow dash saw this but was too late to catch them as the fell down to the ground as she looked back the rebels were pinned down and arrest on the spot

"What shall we do with them miss" One of the guards said

"Take them back to there cells and be sure they stay there"

"Understood" As the carried them away

Rainbow dash looked down in the distance and said "You wont escape that easily" as she walked back to her office

Shadow fell to the ground as he struggled to open his wings but the unicorn magic was still there. They were approaching land fast, if shadow didnt think of something quick they will die. 'C'mon wings open' as he struggled. 'OPEN!'. Rose closed her eyes waiting for the impact to happen. 'C'mon!' With one thrust the opened and shadow flapped his wings as hard as he could but that wasnt enough. They crashed into the everfree forest, luckily the impact wasnt that bad shadow fell face first in the ground. Once they crashed shadow stood up and his face and body aching all over. He saw rose lying on the floor not moving. He ran to her in worry and checked her vitals and chest. She was still breathing and alive just unconscious.

"Oh thank celestia" As he breathed a sigh of relief. He picked her up and put her on his back

He looked around to find a cave or somewhere to stay. As he looked around and felt like hours he saw a cave, luckily it was empty and put rose down. Just as he collapsed on the floor due to his aching body he heard thunder in the distance

'Thank goodness we found this cave on time' As he looked out into the distance he heard rose moan "Ugggh..." as she looked around

"What...what happened?" she asked

"We escaped rose, we escape the factory" Shadow said with a smile

"Really!" Rose said with tears in her eyes

"Yes we did" Shadow said with smile. "Now lets get some rest, we have a buzy day tomorrow" as he got up and walked to the side of the cave but felt something hold onto his back hoof

"Could you...maybe...sleep with me for night, please" Rose said

"Ok" As he lied down next to her and put one of his wings over her to keep her warm.

"Now lets get some rest, ok" As shadow looked at rose

"Ok" as rose snuggled in shadows wing. Once rose was asleep shadow looked up into the sky. 'Well will come back for you guys stronghold, I promise' as shadow also fell asleep as the storm continued to roar

Author's Note

Hey guys its been a while hasnt it. Now I might either cancel this or just put on hold for because it isnt reaching the attention I was hoping it would get. So I might make a new story later or just take a break for now, so yea I hope you guys enjoy