Atom ran through what he was a massive complex of Pistons and tubes containing a rainbow-y liquid to which Atom predicted was the stuff they made Rainbows with. He saw Thunder, and his other un-named friends with blank expressions on their faces all looking at Atom.
"Thunder!" Atom yelled as he ran up to his friend and hugged him "Come on Thunder! We can get out of this place!
"I work for the factory now and so will you" He said back to him, stretching his arm out towards him.
"I work for the factory now, and so will you" all of his friends said in unison.
"Oh my lord" Atom said staring at his former friends "They've changed you all…"
"Oh aren't you a smart one" said the mare, staring down at him from a balcony above him.
"Let them go now!" he shouted getting angry
"Oh you think I would just, let you have them? Even If I wasn't as quick witted as I am, the effects of the chip are permanent, and any removal of them will kill the victim instantly." She said, grinning down at him.
Atom stared at his former friends coming towards him with their hooves outstretched.
"I'm sorry…" Atom said "I'm so, so sorry…" with that said he pressed a button which broke the bond between the platform he was on, and the other plat form they were coming to him on. The platform fell down into the burning rainbow mixture below, engulfing his former friends, killing them, as they drowned and burned in the colourful liquid.
The mare looked down at him, clapping with her hooves "Oh well done" she said "I see you're a likely opponent for me, but not for long"
"I'm going to escape, and tell everyone about this place, and you're going to get arrested!" Atom said, raging with fury
"I'd love to see you try"
Atom ran away, thinking of a plan.
He kept running until he found himself in some small tunnels, with lots of pipes with steam releasing from them in small spurts. He ran down them looking for an escape route out of the factory. He found a map of the complex, on a screen embedded in the wall. He found the only way out was through the front door, which by now was on full alert. But he did see that there was a core in the middle of the complex, and an idea sparked in his head, one that would eventually be the highlight of his life…
