//------------------------------// // The Foal // Story: Something New // by VilkaTheWolf //------------------------------// It was another fairly normal day at the Cloudsdale Weather Cooperation. Apart from the sound of nothing. Does nothing have a sound? Maniacal laughter broke the silence, followed by lightning and thunder, and more maniacal laughter. Rainbow Dash had gotten a little more crazy with every passing day, ever since the tragic death of Pinkie Pie, who for whatever reason took her own life. Well technically Pinkamena Diane Pie killed Pinkie but considering they're the same person, it doesn't really matter. Rainbow thought that with Pinkie gone there'd be nopony that would want to play with her or prank other ponies. So Rainbow Dash became obsessed with mechanical engineering and quantum physics wanting to build a new best friend. She called it the B-185 the 185 standing for how many failed attempts she'd had, the B? Well she didn't even know what that stood for. Probably something awesome. She didn't actually expect it to work but instead of another Pinkie Pie, after lightning was desecrating the sky, Dash pushed a button and to pincer-like robotic arms came down and got closer and closer until they were practically touching, and a small little spark was igniting in between them, then they spark started expanding, pretty soon it took on the form of a pony. Not a Pinkie Pie but a very scared and confused green pegasus little colt with a crazy black and white mane and tail looking up at her, "Ummm, hey there?" the little foal flinched at her voice and started to stand but failed. "Hey, hey, it's okay I'm not gonna hurt you." Dash said a little quieter than before, and before she realised what he was doing, he leapt up and hugged her, and Dash was surprised to find herself hugging the scared foal back. If she didn't know any better Dash being first face that this little pegasus saw he know thought she was his mother, this colt she brought into the world with science hoping it would be a normal sized pony but no, she got this. A scared little colt who thought she was his mother, she kinda liked that. She would raise this colt like her own...even though it was her own, technically. He was her son. But she couldn't let anypony know what he really was, even if that meant keeping it from him. "I won't let anything happen to you," the little colt just looked at her with a look of understanding. Now I'm gonna need something to call ya she thought. Green Lightning! I call you Green Lightning! She wasn't crazy anymore either, she had a little foal to support. "Hey Green Lightning!" Dash said to the little colt, who looked up at her and nuzzled against her. She realised she'd have to tell everypony about her son... and not tell them he was a robot, school would probably be the most difficult time for him and she couldn't home school him, she had a job! But the worst part she was dreading was having to tell her friends she was a mum now, and didn't even have a coltfriend or husband. She looked down at Lightning, "can you fly yet buddy?" she didn't know if he could even understand her but then he spread his wings and started to flap. Faster and faster he was flapping... and wasn't going anywhere but a few centimetres off the ground. "I'll take that as a 'no', well come on up!" she said whilst kneeling down for him to jump up on her back, she expected him to be heavy being a robot but surprisingly enough he wasn't. He weighed about the same as any other foal. This Rainbow was happy for. "You ready?" Dash said to Lightning who said something back that sounded like an agreement Rainbow took off slower than usual considering she had a foal on her back, and headed down to Ponyville. ***** She thought she could tell her friends about him, but just leave out the bit where he's a robot, After she had told all her friends to come to Twilight's because 'she had a surprise for them' When Dash told them that she was a mother and had a son, there had been some mixed reactions... "What! Ya'll crazy ya can't even look after yaself, how ya expect to look after a foal! And how do you even have a son!? Which stallion do ah have to beat up for defiling my friend!?" Applejack blurted out. "AJ no one defiled me!" "Well I think he's cute! Look at him!" Fluttershy said defiantly, trotting over to Lightning "Hey there little guy." Lightning looked up to her and smiled, hugging her leg. "Wow! I think he likes you Shy!" Dash said to the other pegasus. "Darling I always knew you'd make an excellent mother!" Rarity exclaimed. "What's that meant to mean!" Dash said raising an eyebrow. "Hey Dash, he looks nothing you," Twilight interrupting, pointed out "shouldn't he look like you...even a little bit?" "Well he's adopted!" Dash argued. "Oh, okay. What made you wanna suddenly be a mother?" "I dunno I just...guess I need a little guy in my life." Dash said not looking her in the eye. "Okay. This isn't because Pinkie died is it?" "Of course not." "Oh I'm sorry I'm suddenly asking you all these questions it's just...I...ummmm would like to do a little book on parenting." "It's okay Twi, really. I'm gonna take Lightning home now he's getting a little sleepy, and I don't think I'd be much help with your parenting, I'm no expert in the matter." She then turned to the others and said "Bye girls!" "Bye Rainbow Dash." They all said, then they all whispered "Bye Green Lightning, sweet dreams." Rainbow smiled at this. "Alright kiddo!" she said picking up her son "Let's go!" ***** Once they got back home, Dash tucked Lightning into a smaller cloud bed, a kissed him on his forehead, "g'night buddy." What happened next almost knocked Rainbow over from shock but Lightning looked up to his mother and said "Night night mummy." Rainbow just smiled, she was glad she installed a Plutonium Ion processing unit to speed up his learning rate so originally be able to take in Ponyville Society and learn how to talk to other ponies, but now it would just help him learn much faster than other foals his age, she would need to put him in school though, she hoped that nopony picked on him because if they did she would beat the living daylights out of them. As Rainbow Dash crawled into bed and waited for sleep to claim her, she looked over at Green Lightning and smiled, now she had a son. And she wasn't going to let anything happen to him.