Metal Gear Pony: Day or Night

Chapter 7: The Sorrowful Rainbow

~Old Ponyville Center~

    Angel and Blaze awaken to find themselves in what appears to be a deserted town. Buildings are boarded up and broken down, plants are overgrown in old gardens....to Angel, it seems all too familiar. “I-Its...Ponyville....” Blaze takes a look around in confusion. “How did we end up here..? I know it was very close to the lab, but last I remember we were inside the hangar surrounded by soldiers....! Angel!” Points to a figure walking toward them. The sky grows dark and it begins to rain. The sadness in the air is thick and heavy, and it is all emanating from that pony. “I-Its the cyborg...”

    The cyborg pony stops several yards away. “....I have a mission to do...and I won’t let some idiot guards do it for me and get themselves killed...” The voice is strange and robotic, but familiar to Angel. “T-That voice...It can’t be...!” The pony reaches up and grabs its helmet. It pulls the helmet off to reveal a light cerulean head, with magenta-ish eyes and....a rainbow colored mane. Blaze and Angel are both shocked beyond belief. “Rainbow Dash..!!” “S-Something is off...she looks..grey..and robotic.” Rainbow’s mane is in fact now a darker shade of colors than it once was. Also, her left eye is cybernetic.

“Fluttershy...Flame-Tail...”

    “R-Rainbow...We...thought you were dead..” Rainbow turns away to avoid looking at her. “I was....Or I almost was. Princess Celestia saved me..at the cost of my ability to age, I was fixed up into this cybernetic suit. Without it, I would be dead. The only thing left of me is my cutie mark and my organs.”

    “You used to be so loyal to us..to your friends..!” “What friends?! You..and Twilight..are my enemies now. Pinkie Pie...Rarity..AJ...they’re all gone. All my friends are gone. The element of loyalty is only loyal to Princess Celestia now....” She looks up toward the sky as a grey rainbow appears over the sky. “This rainbow lost its colors...now it has to do its job.” She pulls out one of her swords and points it at them. “I’m sorry, but its Princess Celestia’s orders.” After another flash, she is suddenly in front of them and swinging her sword, but Blaze manages to block it with his knife.

    “Its useless..” She grabs her other sword and slams the handle into Blaze’s stomach. “Guh..!!” He jumps back a bit to recover. “I should expect a hard fight from the legend herself...” Rainbow holds her swords up toward the sky and lightning strikes them. “Bring it on..!” Blaze rushes toward her, knife ready, and tries to duck under the first sword, but then Rainbow spins around and slashes him twice, electrocuting him and sending him flying back once again...only this time he doesn’t recover.

    “FLAME!!! ..R-Rainbow..stop this..!” Rainbow turns to her and moves in on her. She starts to back away, but trips. Rainbow points a sword at her throat, but again hesitates just like on the bridge. “....Ugh..” A tear falls from her one real eye and she turns her head to hide it. “Just...go...”

“W-What..?”

“I said GO! I don’t want to see your face again...”

    Fluttershy whines, then picks up Flame and runs off into the Everfree Forest. Rainbow sheaths her swords and sighs. In a flash of light, she is gone.

RING RING

“Blaze! Angel! Please please PLEASE answer..!”

    “Twilight! Please..help..! Flame is badly hurt and I can’t do anything! He’s bleeding a lot..the wounds are so deep...We’re in the same place we dropped in..!”

“Oh no..okay, we’re sending someone to get you right now. Hang in there...”

~Pony-Hound HQ~

“Damn it damn it DAMN IT!!!” Twilight yells while she bucks a hole in the wall.

    “Twilight Sparkle. Calm yourself...!” “HOW CAN I BE CALM?! One of my best friends, who I thought was DEAD, is now working for Princess Celestia. Flame might not even survive. I’m losing friends one by one. I can’t be CALM!! I-” Princess Luna slaps her in the face to calm her down. “....” “I am sorry for that, but having a tantrum will NOT fix things. It will only make you feel worse.” Twilight rubs her face and now begins to cry. “I-I...I’m sorry.....”

    Luna sighs and hugs Twilight. “Being upset is okay...I’m not particularly happy about this either. But you need to stay strong.” Twilight wipes her tears and nods. “O-Okay Princess....”

A guard pokes his head into the room. “Princesses, you have a visitor...”

Luna frowns and gives the guard a look. “This is hardly the time...”

“But Princess It’s.....Discord...”