Hello again! I'm so sorry for the long wait. I 've been very busy with work, school, sports, and being lazy. I was going to combine two chapters together into one, but that would be a longer wait for you. In that case, enjoy!

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Gohan is a good addition to the son family's life. Everyone is happy with his presence and no one regrets the fact that he was born over three years ago. However, Rainbow did feel a little irritated after Gohan was born. Ever since, she felt like her parents have been using more of their time with Gohan than with her. This was mostly from her mother. She seemed to be around Rainbow's little brother 24/7, and it really annoyed her. Even her dad was spending less time with her and more time with Gohan. Rainbow did complain to him about this, but he insisted that he had no other choice.

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This changed one summer afternoon, her dad insisted to her mom that they leave their two year-old son with Rainbow while they went shopping. She started to protest, but Goku dragged her into a different room and started a private conversation with her. When they came back out, Rainbow couldn't believe that her mom actually agreed with the idea and they left her with Gohan all alone.

After this happened, Rainbow decided to turn on the TV, and changed the channel to the Buccaneer Blazers. She thought that Gohan would start to wine or even cry for her to change the channel to one of those old educational shows that their mom wanted him to watch.

However, it shocked her that he was actually really interested with the Blazers. He was even staring at the stunts that they performed in awe. He was even more excited when the Buccaneer Blazers performed one of their special stunts as a finisher to the routine. When they succeeded, Gohan giggled in joy, and Rainbow had a huge smile on her face. Even though he was the center of her annoyance, it was pretty cool that he enjoyed something as well as she did.

When the routine was finished, she changed the channel to NASCAR to see if Gohan would enjoy that as well. She was lucky that it was even on at the time. At first, it seemed that Gohan was amazed at the cars that drove at high rates of speed. That was until after about fifty laps. After that, Rainbow heard Gohan yawning next to her. She couldn't blame him, actually. After a while, it would get pretty boring watching cars drive in circles for hours.

This reminded her of the comedian that decided to use NASCAR as a joke. He said, "Look, they take a left turn. Now they turn left again. No Wait... Another left turn! Don't worry people, you won't miss a thing!"

Rainbow also remembered that it was almost his naptime, so she took that into consideration. When he yawned again, Rainbow turned to him and asked, "Naptime?" Her little brother nodded and reached his arms out to her so she could carry him to his cradle. Rainbow sighed and picked him up with her hooves and flew him to the cradle. When they got there, she gently put him inside and put the blanket over him.

Before she left, however, Gohan pointed to a nearby shelf and began to whimper. When Rainbow Dash looked to the place he was pointing to, she saw a stack of children books, which she recognized from when she was a little filly. She remembered when she was a little that she would always want one of her parents to read her a story before she went to sleep. Rainbow sighed and said, "Fine, but just one book, ok?" Gohan nodded.

Rainbow then trotted to the shelf and looked at the stack of books for a good story. Just then, she found a book on top of the stack that looked very strange. When she picked it up, she found a note on the cover. It said, "Read this one." The, mare was stunned by the note. It was in her dad's handwriting. When she removed the note, she found the title of the book to be the same handwriting as well. She also giggled at the stick figures her father drew. He wasn't the best at art. When she read the title, it said, "the Tale of Two". Her father did say that she has to read it to him, so Rainbow decided to go with it. She went back to her brother and announced, "Alright, today we're reading 'The Tale of Two'. Are you ready?" Gohan nodded and Rainbow responded with, "Ok, here goes nothing."

She opened the book and began to read. "Once upon a time, in a magical land that was very far away, there was a kingdom of magical humans and ponies that united under two ruling siblings. Since their mother and father were of different species, the older sister was a pony and her name was Hsad, and the younger brother was a human named Nahog"

Rainbow paused for a moment after she read the two names. They were very weird to her, but when an idea went through her mind, her eyes widened and she looked back at the book. She didn't know what her dad was planning, so she decided to read on. "The younger brother was in charge of raising the sun at dawn, and the older sister was in charge of bringing out the stars and the moon at night. Together, they kept peace and happiness throughout the land. However, the older sister became resentful overtime. Their people worked and played throughout her brother's day, but they shunned and slept through her beautiful night. The people also seemed to give more attention to Nahog, so the older sister felt isolated and alone. One faithful day, the older sister decided to not let the moon set in the horizon, and she kept the moon high in the sky. The younger brother tried to reason with her, but Hsad's inner rage transformed her into an evil tyrant; Nightmare. She threatened to send the world into eternal darkness and to never let the people see the sun ever again. In order to defend his kingdom, the younger brother was forced to defeat Nightmare, and he banished her to the moon. Nahog was left to rule his kingdom single handedly, and he brought both the day and the night. The people of the kingdom were in an era of peace and happiness once more. However, Nightmare's banishment didn't last forever. After a thousand years, she used the stars to aid in her escape, and she once again threatened to bring the world into eternal night. There was a catch. Nahog was prepared for her return, and he put his plan into action. When he faced Nightmare, he surprised her with a spell that removed her dark powers and Hsad was reborn. When she awakened, she looks at her little brother in fear as she believed that he would punish her for what she has done. That wasn't the case. Nahog comforted her, and he begged her to return to the throne. After hearing this, Hsad apologized for all the horrible events that she had caused, and she immediately agreed with the offer. Together once again, the two gave their kingdom peace once again, and they all lived happily…ever…after."

Rainbow Dash closed the book and then stared at it for a moment. She couldn't believe what she read. She was reminded of her task in life to protect her little brother, and he would protect her back. She realized the full extent of the saying. Not only do they protect each other, but they also comfort each other and help each other through the good and the bad. They were meant to be together. The mare suddenly heard sounds of groaning coming from the cradle. She looked inside to find Gohan pointing at the stack of books on the shelf again. He wanted to hear another story.

"Not now Gohan," Rainbow said, "A book is a book and I'm not going to read another." She put the story she read on top of the pile and went back to the cradle. Gohan started to whimper, but Rainbow silenced it by continuing, "Hey, how about I read you one tonight. Is that a good idea?" Gohan replied with a giggle. "But you have to fall asleep. A tough guy like you needs his rest." Rainbow proceeded to put the blanket over her little brother, and she looked at him. "Night Gohan," she said before she turned and started to trot to the door.

"Night sis."

Rainbow stopped in her tracks and paused for a moment, and then tilted her head back at Gohan. She's been pushing him to say 'sis' ever since he started to say 'mama' and 'dada', and now she accomplished her goal. Gohan then closed his eyes and went off into his dream world. Rainbow gave a gentle smile and then trotted out of the room.

Rainbow Dash was thrilled. "Now this was an awesome day," she thought as she trotted to her room. When she gets to her room and was about to open it, she thinks, "I have to thank dad for that." She then proceeded to turn the door knob.

"Hey Dash!"

Rainbow was caught off guard and jumped away from the noise. When she faced that direction, she was surprised to find him. It was her dad. "Dad!" she yelled, "Don't do that! You surprised the heck out of me!"

"I thought it would be fun," he replied, "Besides, you should have seen me coming a mile away."

Rainbow glared at him for a moment before shrugging it of and grinned, "Ya, you did get me there."

After a pause, Goku asked, "So how was it?"

"Best story ever," Rainbow replied, "when did you get here?"

"Around the same time where you were reading about her return."

"You saw?"

"Yep, and I have to say it was nice of you to read for him tonight. It's about time you two hanged out. So how was it before?"

"Awesome! He actually likes the Blazers and NASCAR, well until after fifty laps. He got tired and I put him in bed."

"That's cool."

"So where's mom?"

"Well, she's at another store. She told me to check up on you two to see how you were doing and she would get here later."

Rainbow frowned a little and asked, "Is she worried about us, or is she worried about Gohan?"

Her dad laughed at the question. Before Rainbow said anything, Goku answered, "Of course she's worried about both of you! Heck, she is worried if you two would actually get along. The last thing she wanted was a house on fire and someone getting hurt." Goku leaned down to Rainbow's eye level and continued, "She would be very happy when she gets home. Believe it or not, she wanted you two to get along just as much as I did, but she just didn't know how that was possible. Besides, she was worried about Gohan, too, but that's because you have to understand that he's a baby. If he didn't get the attention he has now, he would be bawling for someone to comfort him and protect him. The reason your mom argued about leaving Gohan behind while we went out was because she wasn't sure if you can handle it, since you never have done it before, and you're still only eleven." He then put a hand on Rainbow's shoulder. "But you did it, and you did an amazing job at it. I'm proud of you, Dash, and Chichi would be, too."

Rainbow stared at her dad in awe. Even though he could be stupid at times, he always knew what to say to her. The mare smiles at him and replied, "Thanks dad."

"No problem," Goku responded. He then stood back up and said, "I think I'm going to train outside, you coming?"

"Sure," Rainbow answered. Her dad and she went over to the door. "One more thing dad," Rainbow said before they walked out the door.

Goku turned his head towards her and responded, "Ya?"

"You should really work on your drawing."

Goku smirked and replied, "Ya, I know."

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That was around a year ago.

Gohan is now a three year-old boy, and is with his mother at the moment. He's in a cradle as his mom's standing, and they're staring at the sky in a clearing outside their house. The two are watching as Rainbow is standing on a cloud over a thousand feet high, and she's with her dad and their cloud friend, Nimbus.

Over the past few years, Rainbow has shown to be the fastest flyer Goku has ever seen. It seems that she has surpassed him, but they're really neck and neck. Recently, Rainbow challenged Nimbus in a head to head race by the Son family's house, and the cloud agreed. It wanted to see what she's got.

The race has been set over the forest, and it even cuts through part of it as well. The course is simple; do one huge lap and go back to the finish line. Rainbow Dash and Nimbus are now behind an imaginary starting line and Goku flies beside them. He's going to be the referee, and prepares to give the signal.

"Are you guys ready?" Goku asks. The two racers give a nod and Goku continues, "Alright, I'm going to countdown from three. You two will take off when I say 'go'. You got that?"

"Yep," Rainbow answers. Nimbus gives another nod.

"Three…" Rainbow gets into position, and her wings spread out from her sides. Nimbus prepares itself as well. "Two…" Rainbow Dash stares in front of her intensely as she licks her lips in anticipation. "One…" Time seems to slow as the two racers prepare for the sudden burst of adrenaline. Only one command is needed for this to occur…

"GO!"

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I can't wait to write the next chapter, and I'll try to upload it ASAP. I understand that so far not much action has accured, but this is only the beggining. BTW, just to let you know, the Nightmare Moon incident has already happened. This story is based after the season 3 premiere, so don't expect it. Anyway, until next time, see ya!