His Little Dashie: Childhood Saga
Chapter 2: Settling In
Previous Chapter Next ChapterHello again. I have couple of things to say before continuing the story.
1. Sorry about those random squares in the first chapter before the term "take her to a good home". that was supposed to be Japanese, but there was a problem, so I'll stick with english.
2. One of my reviews mentioned ideas about the mare 6. I will have them later in the story, but it will take a while, a.k.a. A LONG while.
With those out of the way, enjoy!
The sun is beginning to descend towards the west as it gives out rich colors of pink and orange in the sky. Vast grasslands below with few farmlands can be spotted as the Flying Nimbus soars rapidly in the air. Goku knew that it will be a short period of time before they arrive at their destination; home. They're not too far now.
The blue filly calmly sleeps on the teen's lap. Goku didn't understand how she can be so peaceful and not scared out of her mind, while being over a thousand feet in the air. Then again, she does have wings, so maybe she's destined to fly. Goku realizes, while thinking to himself, that she is a pegasus. At first, it was hard to believe it because he only heard of these creatures in legends and old stories. He remembers hearing about how they can fly to great heights or even stand on clouds. He even heard that they can manipulate the weather to make thunder, rain, or snow, and how they can move the clouds to any desirable place in the sky. Goku smiles to himself as he's reminded of these tales. Looking back down to the sleeping pony, Goku thinks in a delightful way, "That would be so cool!"
He tilts his head back upwards as he spots his house in the distance. It wasn't too fancy. The house is in the shape of a dome with a white, square fence covering the perimeter. A few trees scatter the area, since there is a forest not too far from there. There's a clothes rack in front of the house, and since it is covered with a variety of clothing, it seems that Chi Chi has done the laundry.
Nimbus arrives in front of the house and Goku jumps off with a soft landing. The filly in his arms wakes up from the sudden leap and looks at the house that sits in front of her. "Hey Nimbus," Goku says, "Do you want to come and see Chi Chi's reaction when she sees her?" Nimbus looks at the filly and then nods at Goku. "Alright then, here goes nothing."
He starts to walk. With Nimbus floating behind them and carrying the bags, Goku and the little filly find themselves right in front of the door. The trio stare at the door for a little bit before Goku finally has the courage to knock. "Chi Chi, I'm home!" he yells.
"Oh Goku!" a feminine voice responds through the door, "I was so worried about you! What caused you to stay out so late? Did you stop by Bulma's or something?"
"Ya, I also took a walk around the city. However…" Goku looks down at the filly, smiles, and then looks at the door and continues, "I think there is something you might want to see." Footsteps can be heard outside the wooden door as it seems to get louder.
"Let me guess, you caught a huge fish for dinner again."
Goku makes a small chuckle and replies, "Nope, but its way better than that."
The door swings open to reveal a woman in a blue overall with red stripes on her sides and collar. Her black hair is in a ball on top of her hair, which is kept there by a golden hair-tie. She also has the same colored eyes as Goku, but they were bigger. She looks over to her husband and says, "So what's the special thing-" and that's when she sees the pony and gasps. The filly tilts away from her by the sudden reaction that Chi Chi causes.
Goku isn't so sure how she's going to respond. He wonders if she would slap him or immediately rush in to call animal patrol. The worst case scenario would be that she faints or receives a heart attack. He hopes that Chi Chi will respond in a positive way.
His wife just stares at the filly for a moment, but then she tilts her head back to Goku and asks, "Where did you find her?"
"She was in a cardboard box in a dark ally. She was getting cold, and the box did say 'take her to a good home', so I thought it was best to bring her here."
Chi Chi moves her attention back to the pony. Now the filly is looking back at her with caution. Chi Chi then asks, "Can I carry her?"
Goku is stunned by the sudden question. "Well…I…sure." Goku hesitates as he holds out his arms for Chi Chi to grab the filly. As the wife pulls the pony away, the filly reaches back to Goku, but she gives up and finds herself in a new pair of arms. The pony looks up at her new carrier as Chi Chi looks down back at her as she carries the filly like a baby. When the filly calms down, she starts to nuzzle Chi Chi's arm as she's trying to get more comfortable. As this takes place, Chi Chi smiles and comments, "She's so adorable!"
Goku sighs in relief. She did react in a positive way after all. Goku feels a nudge on his side, and he looks to see Nimbus facing him with the bags on top of him. "Oh, I almost forgot. Thank you Nimbus." Goku retrieves the bags from Nimbus and then asks, "Do you want to come inside Nimbus?" The cloud shakes a no in reply and flies of into the sky. "Ok then, Bye Nimbus!" As Nimbus disappears into the clear sky, Goku looks over to Chi Chi, where he sees the little filly wave to the flying cloud as if she was saying goodbye, too.
Goku and Chi Chi take the filly inside the house. After putting the bags inside the kitchen, they have dinner. The couple decides to give the filly carrots and the mashed potatoes from their dinner. They know that horses are herbivores and the filly looked at the cooked fish in disgust, so they wouldn't want to take any chances. The filly eats in the living room while Goku and Chi Chi eat in the dining room.
Goku is on his 10th plate by now. If there's one thing Goku loves more than fighting, it would be food. As he's devouring his 11th plate, Chi Chi begins a conversation that both of them wore thinking about for a long time.
"So what should we call her?"
Goku thinks to himself for a few seconds before finally replying, "Rainbow Dash."
"What?"
"It's simple, and perfect for her, so why not?"
"Well…ok, but I was thinking Einstein."
"…Einstein?"
"…Ok, your name is better."
"Then it's settled. She will be called Rainbow Dash."
"Why did you add 'Dash' at the end anyway?"
"Because I know she loves speed. Just look at what she's watching on TV."
After hearing this, Chi Chi stands up from her seat to check the filly, now called Rainbow Dash, in the living room. When she takes a look, she finds that Rainbow finished her food, but is now staring at the television with a blank expression. She's watching NASCAR. Stock cars were speeding down the track at intense speeds while taking sharp turns, nearly clipping each other. Chi Chi then goes back into the dining room and says to Goku, "I see what you mean." After she says that, she realizes something. "Wait, she turned on the TV?"
"No," Goku replies, "I turned on the TV in order to find anything important on the news."
"Then why was it on NASCAR?"
Goku grins to her and replies, "She bit me when I changed the channel."
Later that night, Goku and Chi Chi decide to go to bed, and they take Rainbow with them. They decided that because they don't have a bed for her yet, it's all right for her to sleep with them for the night. When they reach the bedroom, Goku puts the filly on the mattress before him and Chi Chi joins her. After they get Rainbow and themselves tucked into bed, Goku kisses Chi Chi's head before whispering, "Good night Chi Chi."
"Good night my sweetheart," Chi Chi replies before closing her eyes and falling asleep. Goku looks down to find Rainbow resting her head onto Goku's chest with her eyes closed. Goku smiles and kisses Rainbow's forehead before saying, "Good night Rainbow Dash." The filly smiles at this. Rainbow Dash really likes her name. She still smiles every time they say that.
Before Goku drifts off to sleep, he has one more thought in his mind while the filly sleeps soundly next to him. "You're going to be very special Rainbow Dash."