History NightmareFuel / RainbowFactory

''Rainbow Factory'' is one of the most infamous dark fics in the fandom of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' for a good reason.

* Gentle Butterwing, a Factory worker promoted to the Upper Factory, rapidly falls victim to CorruptTheCutie after being told the terrible secret behind Cloudsdale's rainbows, and is easily convinced that killing pegasus foals who fail their flight exams is for the good of Cloudsdale and the Factory. After she orders the escapees to be killed on sight instead of captured, this conversation ensues.

* Gauge confirms to a new Upper Factory worker, Gentle Butterwing, that a foal has to be alive and conscious as they're being processed into Spectra because it drives their magic and stimulates their Spectra, which produces more vibrant color.

-->''The howl of a thousand dying foals filled the hallway. Voices of colts and fillies of all ages and breeds cried out in an eternal anguish, the screams of those met with a fate never deserved by even the darkest of war criminals. The two foals shrunk, looking for some source of the screams. They dragged on, the range of pitches fluctuating into some sort of messed up song, an anthem of death and horror. It came from the floors. It came from the lights, and the fog, and the hallway.''

* TheReveal that Rainbow Dash--Scootaloo's mentor and surrogate big sister, and the Element of Loyalty--is one of the upper ranking Weather Factory officials, has gone completely AxCrazy from working at the Factory for years and overseeing the murder of countless foals who failed their tests, [[YouHaveFailedMe and is more than willing to sentence Scootaloo to her fate of being processed into Spectra]], believing she deserves it for failing the test after Rainbow Dash gave her so much advice to help her pass.

* TheReveal that Rainbow Dash--Scootaloo's mentor and surrogate big sister, and the Element of Loyalty--is one of the upper ranking Weather Factory officials, [[YouHaveFailedMe and is more than willing to sentence Scootaloo to her fate of being processed into Spectra]], believing she deserves it for failing the test after Rainbow Dash gave her so much advice to help her pass.

* TheReveal that Rainbow Dash--Scootaloo's mentor and surrogate big sister, and the Element of Loyalty--is one of the upper ranking Weather Factory officials, [[YouHaveFailedMe and is more than willing to sentence Scootaloo to her fate of being processed into Spectra]], believing she deserves it for failing the test after Rainbow Dash gave her so much advice.

* Two escapees, Cloud Cover and Corona, make their way through the factory trying to find a way out. When they stop by the Main Theatre Room, they hear a hellish chorus of foals screaming in pain and anguish.

* Gauge confirms to a new Upper Factory worker, Gentle Butterwing, that a foal has to be alive and conscious as they're being processed into Spectra because it drives their magic and stimulates their Spectra, which produces more vibrant color.

-->'''Rainbow Dash''': This isn’t senseless. We’re doing Cloudsdale a favor by removing those too worthless to wear its name. That’s what you seem to have forgotten, Hide! Besides, how do you expect me to announce that? We’d have to let the whole world know about what we’ve done. The company would be ruined! Celestia would kill us all

* Once a worker at the Factory is told about the secret of producing Spectra, they have two choices: keep quiet about what really goes on at the Factory, or save one foal by sacrificing themselves to become Spectra instead.

* During the foals' escape attempt, Rainbow Dash tears off Aurora's bandaged wing with her bare hooves before hurling her headfirst into the Pegasus Device.

* The very premise of the story: At a certain age, all pegasus foals in Cloudsdale have to take a flight exam. Failing for any reason means being exiled from Cloudsdale to an unknown fate to avoid bringing shame on the city. It turns out they're sent to the Cloudsdale Weather Factory to help make rainbows...but not as workers, oh, no. You see, the primary ingredient in rainbows is a substance called Spectra. But magic and Spectra only run together freely in living ponies, and, well...[[HumanResources you can see where this is going.]]
** The first pony in Scootaloo's class to take the test, Aurora Dawn, does perfectly until the last part where she injures her wings and falls to the ground. The judges fail her without hesitation.

* The very premise of the story: At a certain age, all pegasus foals in Cloudsdale have to take a flight exam. Failing for any reason means being exiled from Cloudsdale to an unknown fate to avoid bringing shame on the city. It turns out they're sent to the Cloudsdale Weather Factory to help make rainbows...but not as workers, oh, no. You see, the primary ingredient in rainbows is a substance called Spectra, which is extracted from live ponies using a machine, and, well...[[HumanResources you can see where this is going.]]
* Once a worker at the Factory is told about the secret of producing Spectra, they have two choices: keep quiet about what really goes on at the Factory, or save one foal by sacrificing themselves to become Spectra instead.

* The very premise of the story: At a certain age, all pegasus foals in Cloudsdale have to take a flight exam. If they fail it for any reason, they will be exiled from Cloudsdale to an unknown fate to avoid bringing shame on the city. It turns out they're sent to the Cloudsdale Weather Factory to help make rainbows...but not as workers, oh, no. You see, the primary ingredient in rainbows is a substance called Spectra, which is only found in live ponies, and, well...[[HumanResources you can see where this is going.]]