//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 // Story: Melody's Adventures in CHS // by NgKQ //------------------------------// Fluttershy led Melody to the training field. “As you know, Melody, Rainbow Dash doesn’t like her trainees to slack around.” “So, is she harsh?” “Not really. She does have a good heart if you look at another view. She doesn’t want her trainees to lose when they’re off for competitions.” There, running along the track was a group of sportsmen and sportswomen in training. “Run faster! I don’t want to see any one of you slacking!” The voice of Rainbow Dash called. “See that blue-shirted lady over there?” pointed Fluttershy. “That’s Rainbow Dash.” “Whoa… she’s really serious in coaching…” “She used to represent the school’s soccer team, and won many prizes.” “Soccer? What’s that?” “It’s a sport, with two teams, and eleven people. All you have to do is to kick the ball into another team’s goal, and the team with the most goals wins.” “Oh, much like hoofball…” “Hoofball? I guess that’s something back in your world, huh?” “Oops.” Melody somehow felt like letting a cat out of a bag. “I know part of your world well, Sunset Shimmer told me from your mother,” assured Fluttershy. Among the trainees, one of them was a light green-skinned girl with rainbow hair. “See that rainbow-haired girl there? That’s Greenie Hats.” Greenie appeared to show no sign of tiredness among the others. “She’s the most energetic among all of them.” “Makes sense. She’s got her mother’s genes, after all!” Soon the trainees began their soccer training. All through, Greenie Hats seemed to perform the best among the others, catching the balls and scoring them perfectly, even with her best tricks! Melody watched in awe as Greenie shot every goal without fail. Soon, it was break time for the trainees. Fluttershy and Melody took the chance to approach Rainbow Dash. “That’s all for today, trainees! Get some rest right now and we’ll continue tomorrow.” “Yes, Madam!” “I see you got them running so well at the moment,” Fluttershy spoke to her. “Heh, no big deal, Fluttershy. After all, it’s my own duty.” Rainbow Dash eventually spotted Melody. “Oh hey, who are you? You look like somebody I’ve seen before…” “Oh, she’s Melody Aurora and…” “I’m the daughter of Princess Twilight Sparkle,” Melody finished for her. Rainbow Dash was stunned. “Twilight Sparkle? You’re her daughter? Oh, geez! I know your mother way back! I can’t believe that you’re here…!” “Hey, Mom! Hi Madam Fluttershy!” Greenie Hats called. “And, who are you?” “Greenie Hats, meet Melody Aurora. She’s the daughter of an old friend of mine!” “Somebody’s daughter? From where?” “Somewhere far away,” replied Melody. “Some place you probably won’t even know.” “Err, she’s from another world, to be exact,” added Fluttershy. “Another world? Cool!” She shook hands with Melody. “I’m pretty excited seeing someone who isn’t from here…” “Heh-heh…” Melody blushed. “Anyway do you err… have a brother?” “How did you know?” “Well… I know a Greenie Hats back in my world, and I’ve seen another Greenie Hats here, so I guess there should be another Thunder Clash here?” “What the…! Oh God, she even knows the name of my brother!” Greenie cried with craze. “You should know it. I know that her mother’s got another me back in her world,” explained Rainbow Dash to her. “But I think you might take some time to learn more about that…” “Well anyway, where’s Thunder Clash?” “Talk about Thunder Clash, he’s busy at the race track right now.” “Race track?” “My brother got obsessed with auto-racing. He got his driving license early in the year, then he enrolled himself in a motorsport club, and last month he came second place in his very first race! Amazing isn’t it?” “Auto-racing, driving license, motorsport club… Gaah, I never heard about them before!” She pulled her hair as she didn’t understand these terms. “What’s wrong? Am I too emphasizing?” “Don’t tell her like that,” laughed Rainbow Dash. “She’s from another world, and she couldn’t understand what you’re saying!” “Oh, really?” “She’s right, I don’t even know what auto-racing means! The only racing thing I know back in my world is the Wonderbolts…” “It’s called the Wondercolts here,” said Rainbow Dash. “And that’s the name of our soccer team! I’ve been trying to keep the pride of Canterlot High all the years, and we never once left a bad view upon our rivals!” “Whoa…” “Anyway, interested to meet Thunder Clash? I can take you to see him now.” “But you’re the coach of this school! Besides, does this school ever allow Thunder to take trainings?” “Well, since I’m the staff, I can request a short leave at any time! Besides, the school knows about Thunder’s case, so he’s allowed as long as he doesn’t play truant!” “Is that so?” “Trust me, the whole staff knows me well.” “I won’t be following you out for the moment, Melody,” Fluttershy told her. “I have to do my duties later. Good luck then!” “Alright then. I still have to explore more when I come back to this school.” “Well then, see you later!” Rainbow Dash led Melody to her car after packing some of her belongings, which Melody couldn’t know what machine it was. “You drive this cart?” “Cart? Nah, you call this a car. You don’t need somebody to pull or push it. You can control and drive it! Get in that way.” Melody entered the right side, and was amazed by the controls in the car. “Now, now, don’t simply touch them! Simply touching anything will spoil it.” “Oh, kay…” “And now, buckle up,” Rainbow Dash strapped the safety belt on her. “You don’t want to get hurt if we had an accident, don’t you?” “Um, hmm,” Melody nodded. Rainbow Dash entered the driver’s seat and closed the door. “Now then,” she said, turning on the engine. “Off we go!” As Rainbow Dash stepped on the gas pedal, the car started to move. Melody gave a little shriek. “Don’t panic. I won’t be going too fast,” Rainbow assured. “Now watch how I control a car…” All the way, Melody observed Rainbow Dash, stepping and releasing the pedals to control the speed, and turning the steering wheel to change direction. “I think this world does have things that my world doesn’t even have! Maybe there’s magic too!” “Hehe, magic, huh?” she asked. “But magic doesn’t work here, only at one certain moment…” “… like singing?” “Well, yeah. You see, me and my friends used to form a music band called the Rainbooms, and we did rock the whole of Canterlot High!” “Amazing! Do you still perform?” “Well, we still do, but not as often nowadays. Pretty much busy in our careers. Besides, even my kids had formed their own band with their friends under us. I feel so proud of them.” Melody was reminded of the band Pepper Flake and her brothers started. “Which reminds me, how often does Thunder Clash practice his ‘auto-racing’ thing?” “Three times a week, Wednesday which is today, and twice in the weekend.” “I see. I wonder how it’s like. The only racing I had in the world was by the Wonderbolts…” “Oh, ho-ho, is that so? A totally different thing in this world. You’ll see the racing of this world soon…” Soon, they arrived at the local race track. As soon as Melody got down, she was shocked by the loud boom of the engines and the sound of tires screeching. “Well, here we are,” Rainbow Dash stepped out. “That’s where Thunder Clash practices.” They entered into the paddock, and watched as the cars zoomed past them. “I wonder which one’s Thunder Clash?” “He’ll show up in a while,” Rainbow replied, checking her watch. Among the cars on the track, two of them were leading very fast, with one of them trying to prevent the other from taking the lead. Below them, a trainer in charge was looking on the race. As soon as the leading car approached the finish line, he waved the red flag, signaling them to stop. One by one, the cars gathered at the grid, with the drivers coming out. The driver from the first car took off his helmet, revealing his dark blue hair with colorful streaks. “There,” Rainbow Dash pointed to him. “That’s my son Thunder Clash.” “Alright boys,” the trainer told them. “Nice warm up for you all. After an hour’s break I wanna see your drifting skills. Do I get that clear?” “Yes, sir!” the racers shouted. “Now then, off you guys go! Don’t always let downturns get carried away!” “That was some smooth drive, Thunder!” a racer called. “I thought I could beat you!” “Which what makes you strong coming second in your first race, huh?” another asked. “Meh, just relying on my sixth sense,” Thunder replied. “You just have to know when will your enemy attacks you.” “Ho, you’ve been playing too much games, don’t you?” “Just as a training purpose. Now you guys wait here,” he said as he spotted his mother. He went towards her. “Mom, why are you here all of a sudden?” “No surprise, Thunder,” said Rainbow. “Anyway I got a new girl to introduce to you.” “This girl…” Thunder looked at Melody. “I-I don’t think I’ve seen you before.” “You do now,” Melody cheekily replied. “I’m Melody Aurora.” “Melody Aurora?” “She’s the daughter of an old friend I knew,” explained Rainbow. “She’s from another world.” “Another… world?? Wait, this is getting ridiculous…” “Too many games, huh?” “Gaah, don’t say that again! Even Pizza Frenzy complains that all the time, too!” “He’s your best buddy,” added Melody. “No, wait, how did you…” “She know the other you in her world, so she know the others of this world too!” “NUUUAAAAHHHH!!! Somebody get a doctor for me!!!” “Don’t mind about him. He can get lost from his mind sometimes.” “It’s okay.” She approached him. “I heard you did well in one kind of race, did you?” “How did y-” “Now, now, don’t go crazy again.” “Oh, okay, fine. I signed up for the race because I wanted to give my skills a try, and after the race, everyone was like ‘Whoa, here’s that new rookie!’ and ‘Amazing finish for him!’. I feel proud of myself…” “You got a, um, car, at your house?” Thunder got back to his senses. “Apparently, I wanna dream of owning one, but the dealer said I’m still too young to drive one. But luckily, my mom’s got a sports car at home, I can take it out for a spin anytime!” “Better don’t drive without my permission. You almost got fined by the police!” reminded Rainbow Dash. “Police? What’s that?” Thunder was stunned. “Y-you don’t even know what’s a police??? Man, you really are from another world…” “Now go enjoy your break,” said Rainbow Dash. “I’ll be picking you up later. I have to return with Melody now.” “I guess, I’ll tell you more about this world later on, M-M-Melody…” “Alright then, enjoy your err… racing…”