Saving a Hopeless Soul

by Mister E-Nonymous

Chapter 6: The Choice

I dropped Danny off at school, and I headed off to the Golden Oaks Library where Twilight lives. I was surprised that Danny didn't remember what happened last night. Guess he was too tired to notice what he said. I didn't tell him anything because I didn't want him to know yet. I sure hope Twilight will be able to tell me what I can do.

I knocked on the door and then the door opened. Spike was at the door, and he asked, "Hey, Rainbow Dash. What brings you here?"

"I came here to talk to Twilight," I said.

"Okay," said Spike. "I'll go get her and we will all..."

"Actually, Spike," I said, interrupting him. "I want to speak to Twilight, in private."

"Really?" Spike asked. "Alright. I'll go get her. Come on in." He allowed me inside and I sat on a pillow right by the table where it has a pony's head made of wood standing. I waited for Twilight to come down, hoping that she would know the answers.

"Rainbow Dash?" came Twilight's voice. I looked up the stairs and saw her coming down. "What brings you here? And why do you want it to be just you and me?"

"Well," I said, nervously. I then sighed. "It's about Danny."

"What about Danny?" Twilight asked. "Is something wrong?"

"No, nothing's wrong," I told her. "It's just that... It's..." I sighed again. "I feel bad for Danny. He's here in a strange land where he has no loving family to call his own."

"Yeah," Twilight said. "I feel bad for him."

"And... last night..." I said. "He... he unintentionally... called me mom."

"WHAT?!" Twilight asked, surprised.

"He didn't even know it," I told her. "And now, I was thinking about it. He was basically an orphan since his parents aren't there for him."

"So, are you saying that..." Twilight started. "...you're wanting to adopt Danny as your own foal?" I nodded. She then came over and hugged me. "You're doing the right thing, Rainbow Dash. Danny needs somepony to love him and care for him. And I believe that you are that pony."

"Yeah," I said. "I'm sure that Danny will appreciate it. But, he might slow me down on becoming a Wonderbolt."

"Don't worry about it, Rainbow Dash," Twilight said. "If you're wanting to have Danny stay over with somepony if you do become one, you could ask one of our friends to watch over him."

"I... I guess I don't have a problem with that," I said. "So, how do I become his legal parent?"

Twilight smiled at me and said, "I think I know who can help you with that."

I just got out of school, and the Crusaders and I headed out to the clubhouse. The girls and I have been doing a lot of things to find our Cutie Marks. I'm sure it might not be as easy for me to get a Cutie Mark, having to be born human instead of a pony. We just failed another attempt on getting a Cutie Mark, but we had a lot of fun.

I'm sure that I'll get one mark someday. I just hope that one day, I would be truly happy again. Tomorrow, my friends and I are going to try and go for racing Cutie Marks. We were about to head to our separate homes, but we were stopped by Rainbow Dash when she came down.

"Hey, Danny," she said to me. "Mind if I talk to you?"

"Uh... sure?" I asked, confused. "What is it?"

"Well," Rainbow Dash started. "I was thinking about something. Do you... enjoy living with me?"

"Yeah, I guess so," I said. "Why?"

"Well, you have been enjoying yourself here," said Rainbow Dash. "And, I know you miss your parents. But, there is one thing I would like to ask you."

"And that is?" I asked.

"Danny, how would you feel if I adopted you?" she asked me. I was shocked. She wanted to adopt me. I wasn't sure if I should do it. I just stood their, taking in a lot of mixed emotions. I wasn't sure how I was supposed to feel. "Danny?" She used a hoof to make me look at her and then she asked, "Are you okay?"

"You... you really want to be my new mom?" I asked.

"Danny," she said. "Last night, when you cried yourself to sleep, you... unintentionally called me mom when I was about to leave the room."

"I... I did?" I asked. "I... I guess I was upset that I was upset about my parents not being with me, I guess I said it without thinking."

"Well, Danny?" Rainbow Dash asked. "How would you like to be my son?"

I was thinking about it. Rainbow Dash took me in, gave me a warm bed, sent me to school, made my meals, and is now wanting to be my new mom? I was stunned. I know she wouldn't replace my real parents, but it would be nice to be loved by someone like my parents did. I looked up at Rainbow Dash, and I nodded.

I could hear Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo squeal and they were happy for me. Rainbow Dash then picked me up and said, "Don't worry, Danny. I won't let anything bad happen to you."

"Thank you... mom," I said to her. I was happy that she would want to be my mom. I could feel her shedding some tears onto my head, knowing they were tears of joy.

Well, this was official. As soon as I got permission from Danny himself, I got the official paperwork signed for me to adopt him as my own colt. He deserved to be cared for, and I was going to be the pony to care for him. Even the Princesses were happy for me and Danny knowing that he would be in good hooves.

I was just about to put Danny to bed, but then I got to thinking. I then asked him, "Danny, would you like to sleep with me tonight?"

He looked up at me and then asked, "Really?"

"I wouldn't have it any other way," I told him. He smiled and nodded. I then waved a hoof and said, "C'mon, then, kid. Let's get to bed."

We came into the room he and I shared, and we got into the same bed. He and I snuggled closer together. I was just about to go off to sleep until he said, "Good night, mom."

I looked back at Danny. I smiled at him and then I leaned in and kissed him on the forehead and said, "Good night, Danny." I then hugged him and fell asleep.

That night, Natasha and Reginald just arrived back at their place and they were upset that they hadn't found Danny at all. They were really upset.

"We looked all over Memphis, and there is no sign of that pathetic kid," said Reginald.

"You think I'm not upset about that?" asked Natasha. "He's as much trouble as my sister was when we were teens."

"Once we find him, we'll keep him locked up in the basement for a year," said Reginald. "Next time, he'll think twice before running away. Although, I'm not really sure how he got out of there."

"Indeed," said Natasha. She then looked at a chest that was unlocked. She then ran over to it, and opened it up. "No way. He got his toys and memories of his parents out of here?!"

"What?!" asked Reginald. "How? This chest was never to be unlocked! How could he have..."

Then there was a weird glowing coming from inside the chest. The glowing became a bright light, engulfing the two of them in the light.

A light emanated and two figures fell out of there. The two figures were Earth Ponies. One male, and one female. The male pony was green with black and brown mixed hair for his mane, and his Cutie Mark was of three dollar signs. The female pony was red with black hair for her mane, and her Cutie Mark was of a profit chart with the rate going up in down, ending with it going up.

The two of them woke up, and looked at each other, and gasped in shock, and then yelped, moving away from each other. The mare then asked, "Who are you?!"

The stallion was surprised and asked, "Natasha?"

The mare recognized the stallion's voice and then asked, "Reginald? Is that you?"

"Yeah," said Reginald in his new, unfamiliar body. "How did this happen to us?"

"That would be my handy work," came a female voice coming from one end of the room they were in. They saw some weird blue mist emitting, and saw a ghost of a pony coming in from their. The ghost pony was black, wearing blue armor and a helmet. Her eyes were dragon like, and she had an ethereal mane. She had fangs, and smiled at the two. "Nice to finally meet you two. I heard you two are looking for your no good excuse for a nephew."

"Who are you?!" asked Natasha.

The ghostly mare cackled and said, "I am Nightmare Moon! And I have a proposal for you. You want to punish that pathetic child you took in when he lost his parents. You took him out of school, and aren't really wanting him to get rid of him until he's old enough to wed. I have a plan that just might work."

"How do we know we can trust you?" asked Reginald.

"Because I know where to find him," said Nightmare Moon. She then used an image of Danny in his current form. "This is an image of what Danny looks like now."

"He's become one of those pegasuses?" asked Natasha. "How will we be able to catch him?"

"The proper plural of pegasus is pegasi," said Nightmare Moon. "And how to catch him? We'll start with blaming him for some bad things. And then when nopony trusts him, that's when you'll take him, bring him back here, and I'll send you three back to your world, and you can have him for the rest of your lives."

"Uh-huh," said Natasha. "But what's the catch?"

"Good question," said Nightmare Moon. "The catch is... when I send you back to your world, I shall get to rule it as your new queen." She then did an evil cackle.

That cackle was joined in by Natasha and Reginald. Natasha then said, "We're in."

"Alright, you two," said Nightmare Moon. "Let's come up with a plan." The three of them grouped together and started coming up with a plan to get Danny.