Ponyville ponies rushed inside as the pegasi set up the thunderstorm. The plan was to have a downpour for the entire day to help with the drought problem Ponyville had been facing. It was very unusual considering the fact that the pegasi worked really hard to maintain a stable environment, yet the ground always seemed to stay cracked and dry.
"Come on ponies, move your tails! We have to get this ready in two minutes!" Rainbow shouted commands at her weather team as she moved the clouds together. She made sure to keep a close eye on the newer member's to avoid any mistakes. Once they finished and the storm began an ominous rumble came from Everfree Forest. Clouds that were nearly pitch black began rolling into the pegasi created storm.
Rainbow didn't stop to think as she raced toward the intersections of both storms, determined to keep them apart. The minute she touched the wild storm clouds a large bolt of lightning struck her. The other pegasi rushed to catch Dash but to no avail, Dash fell into Everfree forest in a smoking heap out of the weather team's sight. They couldn't stop to help her because of the dire need to separate and break apart the pegasi made storm to save all the ponies in Ponyville, but they all hoped that she would still be alive when they could reach her.
Glowing eyes set their sights on Rainbow's damaged form. Moving into the light was a disheveled black Ram. His eyes had been replaced with electronic ones allowing him to perceive all information at a faster rate than anything. They were most likely implanted due to a horrible accident as many scars adorned his body.
Moving closer to Rainbow Dash he inspected her body for any serious damage or any deformities. He even went as far as pulling on her wings to see how strong they were. Satisfied, he grabbed Dash by the scruff of her neck he dragged her deeper into the forest grinning manically.
Rainbow Dash woke up a half hour later and found herself hooked up to several wires inside a giant tube filled with a mysterious thick liquid. She had a tube down her throat allowing her to breathe. Panicking, she attempted to slam her hooves against the glass only to find that she couldn't move her legs. Sensing movement she turned her head only to come face to face with the ram. "Hello my dear, I see you have finally awakened. I do hope my storm hasn't damaged you too bad otherwise you will be utterly useless to my experiment." The ram's piercing gaze and scowl filled Dash with dread. "As I'm sure you have noticed I took the liberty of setting you up for my experiment."
Rage filled Rainbow's eyes; she was NOT going to let some RAM intimidate her like this! She attempted to thrash around when she was halted by a sharp shock to her neck. "We don't want you moving about dear, otherwise you could find yourself dead." Rainbow froze at those words. "There now that's a good little filly." A cruel smile creped onto his face as he moved to reveal a second tube.
Inside the tube was a dragon egg hooked up to several different wires. Confusion filled Rainbow Dash's mind as she observed the tube in front of her. "I see you would like an explanation of my plan. Well since you are going to be a part of it I might as well tell you." The ram then pulled a chalkboard covered in complex algorithms and data, making Dash feel as if her mind was going to break from even trying to attempt to understand what was written.
"As you can clearly see" he gestured to the blackboard, "I plan to fuse your DNA with dragon DNA." Dash nearly gasped in shock. "You see I originally tried with an earth pony and then a unicorn but…they yielded some undesired results." He pulled out several well documented experiments, complete with photographs. "Subject A: earth pony. Fusion with dragon DNA caused the spine to split apart in attempt to grow wings, resulting in immediate gruesome death. Subject B: unicorn. Fusion with dragon DNA caused an overconcentration of magic within the unicorn body. Unicorn literally burned from the inside out." Looking up at Rainbow Dash's horror stricken face he sighed "I've tried with multiple unicorns and earth ponies and they all ended the same way." His expression turned to manic glee, "Now I have a pegasus! Since your kind have wings I won't have to fear that your spine will split or melt into a puddle of agony!" Cackling, he moved over to the activation lever. "Ready?" Rainbow shook her head violently, eyes wide in pure terror. "TOO BAD!" He yanked the lever down in excitement.
Shockwaves of molten agony seemed to seep into Rainbow causing her to convulse. The ram moved to the control board and sped up the fusion process, nearly tripling the amount of pain Rainbow was experiencing.
An unusual sensation began to grow in Dash's wings. It felt as if they were stretching and growing larger. Barely opening her eyes she noticed her blue feathers floating in front of her. Her wings were becoming sleek and scaled membranes of a dragon. Her teeth began to morph and grow into rows of razor sharp knives, canines poking outside of her mouth.
She could hear the ram's manic laughter in the background. "YES! IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING!" He increased the power of the fusion further causing Rainbow even more agony. Her bone structure began growing larger and denser along with her thickening muscle structure. She was larger than Big Mac at this point.
The ram turned off his machine and galloped gleefully toward the tube Rainbow was being held in. "YES! I AM A GENIOUS!" He didn't notice the rage filled eyes glaring at him as rainbow seemed to take a deep breath and release a ball of flame that burst through the glass and engulfed him. Falling out of the tube onto the glass shards and the carcass of the ram, Rainbow found that she was able to move again thanks to the wires being yanked from her. Standing up shakily she moved to a mirror and observed her new appearance.
Large leathery dragon wings adorned her back, her body was heavy and large, and her teeth had become a deathtrap. Dash smashed the mirror too horrified at her new appearance. Sniffing she smelled something heavenly. Her sharp eyes traveled to the lifeless form and her mouth watered in anticipation. Without thinking she rushed over and began to devour him, bones and all. It was only when she finished that she realized what she had done.
She had just eaten another being, and she liked it. It tasted better than anything she ever eaten before! A feeling of bloodlust filled her as she realized she was absolutely ravenous. The transformation took a lot out of her and she needed something more satisfying than some crazy ram. She quickly smashed her way out of the lair and into Everfree forest in search of her next meal.