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Rainbow Dash fluttered down in front of the factory, the words repeating in her mind.

"Now a rainbow's tale isn't quite as nice," "As the story we knew of sugar and spice," "But a rainbow's easy once you get to know it," "With the help of the magic of the Pegasus Device.."

How many years had it been since she made friends with the alicorn? 11? She had been so young, and she hadn't know what actually went on with the Rainbow Factory. She had invited them to the flying test- she remembered cheering them up after they had just missed the requirement to pass, their face lighting up as they received the letter that they could retest after a bit of training. Rainbow Dash remembered waving to them as they set back off to the Factory, a small smile on her face.

They hadn't come back.

And now Rainbow was going to fix that.

After going in with the tour group, it took her only a moment to slip past the pegasi guarding the upper entrance, and then take a shortcut to where the Mane Six suspected where the main source of the rainbow's color came from.

Rainbow's hooves skitted on the cold marble floor as she entered the room, only to see a room full of.. stables. Frome each one, a tube full of color, which lead into their respectively marked containers, which then lead somewhere else. But she didn't care about that. She cared about what was in the stables. Or rather, who.

"....{{user}}..?"