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"But if the place closes, there won't be any color in Equestria anymore" Austin said as he sat up "I haven't eaten in days, I've been too stressed to eat, trying to keep the levels up has been torture on me" He said as he looked at Nightingale "Who are you?"

Sugar Pop didn't understand the concept of a hug but she returned the gesture. "It'll take more than these guards to take me on". "No, im fine, thanks...food slows me down...can't have rthat now can we?". After thry finnished their hug she looked at the mare. "Never got your name, Sugar Pop is mine, but im sure i've caused enough trouble to have a few learn it". She was running on adreniline, but after relaxing for a moment, her leg stung and she shook slightly. "Guns suck" she joked lowly. Despide how she had stitched it and wraped the wound, it was still bleeding.

"Im ink belle.... And your hurt..." Her ears fell back slightly. "Its the wound from earlier isnt it..." She asked looking at Pops leg.

"Yeah, but it's nothing too serious" she added. "I've had worse". With that she buckled a little, making her sit down and wince at the pain. "Geez..."

[Small recap?]

OOC: Azure cannot just attack the soldiers of Moon Shadow, without getting into a fight. The soldiers would have retaliated and fought back. Also all are wearing armor, so they harder to cut.

As Echo knocks on the door of my chambers, several armored guards approach him. The head of the group of guards, a dark brown unicorn mare with orange and gold mane as well as tail, steps forward. Her emerald eyes glisten in the light of her glowing horn.

"Mr. Echo, what bring you to our leader's chambers?"

Within my chambers, I slowly approach Sugar Pop and Belle. My icy blue eyes gleam in the light. I kneel beside Sugar Pop and summon some bandages before slowly starting to bandage her up.

Nightengale shakes her head, stroking Austin with a hoof.

"Keep telling yourself that, my pony friend, but its just lies. Lies spread by your superiors in order to justify their actions and this very place. The truth is there has always been color in Equestria, even before "The Factory." You look like it, my pony friend. I will go get you some food and something to drink. As she turns away and heads off to get him some nourishment, Nightingale turns briefly and speaks. By, the way, I'm Nightingale."

Austin smiles "Thank you Nightingale, if only Mrs. Dash would just stop the factory, I heard she used to be nice" He said

"Er, I'd like to discuss the recent alert with Mr. Shade, make sure we're all on the same page. Safety is my number one concern, after all." Echo said, as his eyes darted left and right. Whenever in the more public areas of the complex, he always had to be careful his phrasing, lest anyone be listening in and blow the whistle. "May I come in?" he asked.

The leader of the armored guards smiles and nods. Stepping back, she turns to the others and nods. The guards make way for Echo, letting him approach the door.

Ink Belle had taken the bandages and was tending to Sugar Pops wound binding it better and touching up her stitch job when she finished she smiled. "There. It shouldnt bleed anymore..." She said softly.

Echo walked deeper into Shade's territory, approaching Ink Belle and Sugar Pop with a friendly smile. "I'm guessing you're the one that caused that commotion?" he asked, looking at Sugar Pop's wounds.

Belle looked at Echo and smiled softly. She didnt fear him at all. She knew he was different, not just in his morals but in another way also but she trusted him.

Sugar was a little scheptical. "Yeeeaaah...it was" she was a very closed minded pony who kept to herself. "And you are?" She asked, standing up again, and holding herself fairly high.

"The name's Echo, I'm one of the 'security guards' here-Wait! Don't worry, I'm here to help, I'm on your side!" he said, trying to not establish himself as an enemy mistakenly. "We've been working towards giving this place some well-needed karma, and we could use all of the help we can get to make that happen."

Meanwhile within my chambers, I am nowhere to be found. There is a large bowl of fresh fruit salad and a table set for multiple people, but no sign of me. However little do all but a few know that my chambers are much larger than they seem. It is most likely I am elsewhere in them.

The chestnut pegasus at the gate of the factory, waits for someone to answer. His five companions, remain beside the prisoners. Knocking on the door of the factory again, he speaks.

"Tell your leader that Captain Flame is here, with more captives that he has rounded up."

Austin was sitting on the bed "What do I do? Who is right? Do I trust my boss or the ones that want to tear this place down?" Questions like that were running in his head, some were said out loud

Shugar pop huffed a little. "For your sake you better be...this isnt my first encounter with killers" she said, her trust was far to hard to earn. "So what're you doing to take this place down...seems pointless to do it from the inside out"

OOC: Went to camp for the weekend. Recap?

OOC: Austin was taken by my organization, The Moon Shadow. Sugar Pop broke free from solitary and has found herself in my chambers, with Evan and Belle.

"Listen, kid, I'm not asking you to implicitly trust me, but this isn't the kind of place that can be taken down from just the outside. Or the inside, for that matter. If we get forces from both inside and outside working together, though, we might be able to make a difference." Echo said, pacing as he spoke.

"Echo... I have... a odd question... Y-you dont have to answer... but... Are you actually a stallion... or... something else?" Belle asked. "Y-you dont have to answer... i was... just curious...."

"Well, I don't look like a mare, do I?" Echo said with a soft chuckle, trying to dodge the question as covertly as he could.

Austin was waiting for Nightingale to return "Maybe she can help me" He thought

"Yes... but... you seem different... and i dont know why..." Belle said looking at him. It was in his eyes. The way he looked at everypony.

"Well, if I were different, would it matter? I've lived in Cloudsdale for as long as I can remember, and I care about everypony that I grew up with... and I'll do everything in my power to protect them." Echo said, looking rather concerned, as his tone became defensive.

Sugar pop just stared intensely, focusing very hard on the words he chose. "Right...you wouldn't happen to have a sword, preferably a katana, or anything would you?" She asked, rather bluntly.

"Huh? No, of course not." Echo said, as the question caught him off guard.

Minutes later, I appear out from behind a large bookcase of books. As I see Echo, with my now four charges, I speak. My icy blue eyes glint in the light.

"I apologize for being gone for a while, my friends, but as leader of an organization, I have certain responsibilities. Now I must return to work but I will leave you in the hands of a gentle mare, that will make sure that you are well cared for. I promise I will visit you all as much as I can, I say stroking Evan, Belle and then Sugar Pop, before I head out the door to get to work. As far as anyone is concerned I was away on an important errand for the head of the factory. Seeing Rainbow Dash, alone, I slowly trot up to her. "Hello Rainbow, I don't suppose you remember me," I say removing my hood, so that the pegasus mare can see my face. I would be surprised if, the mare does remember. It would take time and lots of effort, to free her from the darkness that she is trapped in.

Back with Austin, Nightingale returns and sits down on the bed beside Austin, hoofing over a large tray of food, from the kitchen. Her lavender eyes gleam as she looks into his eyes. Then the mare speaks.

"Is there something that is troubling you, sir? You can tell me anything you want, I will not speak about it to anyone, unless you say otherwise. If you tell me, I may be able to help," she says gently, running a hoof through his mane.

She stepped back when the stranger stroked her, "dont you dare touch me...". She turned around. "Sooo no sword?..." she looked uninterest at that point, to be honest she was looking forward to a fight with Azure or limitless. She hopped up on the bed and closed her eyes in an attempt to rest.

Austin smiled and took a bite of the food "Thanks Nightingale, I feel like a monster... I brought my friend into this and several good ponies were killed because of me... I'm horrible..." He said before looking into Nightingale's eyes, they were beautiful, he hugged her "Help me... I don't even know who I am anymore..."

Rainbow cocks her head. "The hell..." She mumbles. "Hello." She discreetly inputs orders into her computer, and two Gryphon-bots armed with guns appear from the wall and stand beside Rainbow. "No hard feelings, but we don't know you."

The Gryphon-bots aim at Astrello and fire immediately, knocking him unconscious and severely injured.

((Er, I honestly think auto-hitting like that is a form of god-modding))

"Nope. No sword." Echo responded, as Sugar Pop lost interest. "Regardless, I'm gonna take the liberty of staying here until this 'gentle mare' arrives."

Quote: Wolfgang

((Er, I honestly think auto-hitting like that is a form of god-modding))

"Nope. No sword." Echo responded, as Sugar Pop lost interest. "Regardless, I'm gonna take the liberty of staying here until this 'gentle mare' arrives."

OOC: Sorry, I didn't want this RP getting out of hand too quickly. I lost track of a lot of things and people would have escaped without me knowing. I'm also kind of the GM, I suppose.

((You are the GM, but still, think about if you were in an RP and someone immediately knocked out your only character, without giving you a chance to act, making you unable to participate.))

As the Gryphon-bots aim and fire me, I summon a shield around myself, causing the bullets to bounce off harmlessly. I look at Rainbow Dash and shake my head. My eyes glint as I look into hers.

"No, I wouldn't expect you to, Rainbow. After all it was a long time ago, when we first met. I suspect all memories of us together are trapped deep within. Well, I hope someday you return to the mare, I used to know," I say before walking off, with my shield lowered.

Back at my chambers, a dark orange pegasus mare with golden mane and tail, enter the room. Her light blue eyes flicker as she looks at them all. Then with a polite bow, she speaks.

"You must be Shade's friends. It is nice to meet you all. My name is SunMaiden, but you can just can me, Sunny if you like," she says with a smile.

The Gryphon-bots fly after Shade and an alarm goes off.

All doors are locked and any windows are shut immediately.

Several Gryphon-bots emerge from the walls, all surrounding Shade with guns out.
"Down!" One orders in a robotic voice.

Sugar pop ignored the remark, still trying to rest. She covered her head with a pillow and threw her wings on top, pressing down. "You guys are sooo loud" she said into the pillow, coming out no more than a muffle.

Doing as I am ordered, I get down on the ground. I watch the Gryphon-bots in silence. My icy blue eyes glistening as I do.

Meanwhile back with Austin, Nightingale, wraps her hooves and wings around him. Stroking him with her hooves, the pegasus mare gently rocks him in her hooves. Nightingale kisses him on the forehead before speaking.

"Shh, its alright now. Let it all out, that's right. You are not a monster, you just were lost. The ones that created this factory are the monsters. You are just one of their many unknowing pawns, just as Rainbow Dash is. Even I have blood on my hooves, but our leader, has given all of us hope. Hope, to be free of this place forever and to be released from our guilt," she says looking into his eyes.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Sunny." Echo said, smiling at her.

Austin smiled "I hope we can too" He said as he fell asleep in Nightingale's embrace

Sunny smiles back at Echo. Her light blue eyes glisten in the light. She walks over to bowl of fruit salad and serves them all a bowl of it.

Belle was sitting quietly with her ears back feeling bad for asking and inquiring so much about echo.

Sugar pop took what she could get from sleeping before popping back up and awake. "Hey Ink Belle" she sat next to her and popped a stick of gum in her mouth. "Need one?" She asked blowing a bubble. "Helps calm the nerves....".

"No... Im alright. Thank you though." Belle said sitting in her spot quiet again.

"Listen, don't feel bad about askin', kid, I've had to deal with people thinking I'm strange my whole life" Echo said to Belle, trying to be comforting while unintentionally guilt tripping her. "It isn't anything I can't handle."

Belle didnt look at him. She felt horrible and guilty even more so after he spoke. She adjusted her wings and wrapped them around her hiding in them just incase she couldnt hold in tears. This place, even just being here was tearing her apart inside, she felt weak and didnt like it but she couldnt help it...

The Gryphon-bots grab Astrello and lead him down to a basement area, with a dark, closed-off cell. They open the gates with their electronic abilities, and then throw him inside, locking the doors and trotting up the stairs, slamming the steel basement doors behind them.

OOC: My character's name is Shade by the way.

I sigh and lay down within my cell. I was a prisoner now, but it wouldn't be for long. Even now forces beyond reckoning were gathering within and outside of the factory. The factory's small number of security would be no match for my comrades. Soon this factory would be no more than a memory.

Spies of mine, rush off to inform the rest of the members of my organization of my capture. It was time for second phase of the plan. My comrades are furious but they know that soon this will be all over. Outside of the factory, within Cloudsdale and throughout Equestria, my forces are gathering, as are my allies. The Princesses have been informed and even now they prepare to join in the fight. Even the ones within my chambers, soon know.

Nightingale still embracing Austin, gets the news of my capture. Her eyes burn with anger, but she too knows that soon, she as well as my other comrades will be able to take their revenge on this place. When they do it will be the end of the factory forever.

Austin started to wake up "Nightingale... I want to apologize to the others... I've been a horrible pony to them and I want to make things right" He said

Sugar pop nudged Ink Belle. "I think she just needs a moment". Sugar looked around, making note of any quick escapes should she need it. Emotion wasn't something she could show, but she was good at recognizing others'.