Chapter 4

The fall of Deoxy

It was a beautiful morning in Deoxy's room. Deoxy woke to see his son still dozing. He gently nudged Sanguine.

Sanguine: (Yawn) Morning daddy.

Deoxy: Good morning Sanguine. I best take you to school.

So the two trotted down the hallway to Professor Neuron's office. The door opened and Neuron was standing in the room waiting.

Neuron: Welcome back Sanguine!

Sanguine: Thank you Professor Neuron.

Neuron: are you ready to begin?

Sanguine: Yes sir!

Deoxy smiled at his son and left for his office. Sanguine was ready to start.

Neuron: Let's begin with Equestrian History today.

Sanguine: I am more than prepared Professor!

Sanguine worked very hard. He remembered what he had already read about Equestria. Later that day, Sanguine was finished but Neuron offered to take him back to his father's office.

Sanguine: I don't know…I would rather wait for my father here.

Neuron: I have clearance. We will be fine Sanguine.

Sanguine: Okay…if you say so.

So the two left the room and walked down the hall. Halfway down the corridor, Sanguine felt something covering his mouth.

Professor Neuron has pinning the boy to the ground and covered his mouth and nose with cloth doused in Chloroform.

Sanguine fought and struggled. However, he eventually lost consciousness from the cloth. He woke up blind folded in a room. He felt rope tied around his back to the chair and his horn was covered with a cap so he couldn't use magic. Even if he knew it. He hadn't been trained yet.

Sanguine: Where am I? Professor Neuron what happened?

No one replied.

Sanguine: Neuron? Are you okay?

Then he heard hoof steps coming closer.

Sanguine: Professor? Is that you?

A modulated voice replied.

…: Welcome Sanguine. Are you comfortable?

Sanguine: Who are you?

…: That is not important. I have a question for you. Do you know where you came from?

Sanguine thought but couldn't remember how he got here.

…: You were a creation. In this very facility.

Sanguine: That not true. It can't be true!

…: Is it really such a stretch? You have been here your entire life that you can remember. What is stopping you from believing?

Sanguine said nothing.

A microphone was put in front of him.

…: That mic in front of you is linked to your dad's office speaker. If you want to call for help you can.

Sanguine moved his hoof onto the button.

Sanguine: Daddy? Daddy are you there?

Deoxy: Son? Where are you?! You weren't at Neuron's office!

Sanguine: I am being held against my will.

Deoxy: What? Where? Who is doing this?

The figure grabbed the mic and pressed the button.

…: He is in room 251. Come and get him if you think you can.

Deoxy: Who are you?

…: Come to the room and find out for yourself.

Then he broke the mic by throwing it on the ground.

Sanguine: He'll be here and you will be sorry!

…: oh I know he will come and I will win.

Time flew by. Then a loud bang erupted as the door hit the floor. Deoxy had kicked down the door. He saw his son.

Deoxy: Sanguine! Are you okay?!

…: Your son is fine.

A voice came from the shadows.

Deoxy: Show yourself!

…: If I must.

The figure stepped out to reveal Professor Ribose.

Ribose: Hello Deoxy.

Deoxy: Ribose! How dare you steal my son you bastard!

Ribose: He never was your son. He was made to be a weapon and you know it.

Sanguine: Daddy? How did I get here? Am I really a test tube creation?

Deoxy paused.

Deoxy: Yes son. I created you at first for vengeance, but you changed my mind. I loved you with all my heart.

Ribose: So he finally gets to know the truth. Now for the fun.

Deoxy: What are you babbling abou-

A sharp pain shot through Deoxy's body as a knife shot through his chest.

Deoxy: Agh…who did that?!

Ribose: Thank you Neuron.

Sanguine: N…Neuron?

Deoxy: I will not let you hurt my son.

Ribose kicked him into the ground. The blade loosening its grip inside Deoxy's lung.

Ribose: He…was…never…your son!

Ribose said as he hammered the knife deeper into Deoxy's spine with his foot.

Deoxy: Agh! Sanguine?

Sanguine: Yes father?

Deoxy: I…love…you.

Deoxy said with his dying breath as the last of his blood pooled on the ground.

Ribose: Finally, the bastard is dead!

Neuron: Now what?

Ribose: Eject his corpse into space. I am taking the boy to his "new chambers"

Ribose put the cloth to Sanguine's face as he passed out again. Sanguine woke up again in a cell. His eyes were no longer covered but his legs as well as his horn and wings were kept from moving.

Sanguine: Dad…I can't believe he's gone.

Ribose stepped in.

Ribose: He is gone and now you will stay here. You will be the stepping stone to the true grand soldier we wanted out of you.

Ribose stabbed a hole in Sanguine. Blood trickled into a container that Ribose was holding below the wound. He took the container and left Sanguine in his cell as he left to create his true superweapon.

Sanguine sat there crying as anger started to build inside him. This was not the end of Sanguine…