My Little Cloudchaser

Chapter II: Finally, Some Variety!

"Whats going on here!? This shouldnt even be possible! Were going to get arrested for harboring an alien!" My sister was pacing back & forth in the middle of my room, going through all of the worst possible scenarios, when she said something that she couldnt have known about.

"Of all the things that could happen, this is the worst. Possible. Thing!"

I began snickering uncontrollably, finally bursting into full-blown laughter.

"What`s so funny?"

"Nothing, Rarity."

"I dont even want to know what that joke was, but I have a feeling as to what the answer would be. Now, what in Gods name are we going to do with that!?" She asked, pointing at Cloudchaser.

"First of all, it is a she. Second, she can talk, you know. Third, she has a name."

"Oh yeah, & what is it?" She asked, obviously talking to Cloudchaser.

"C-Cloudchaser." She was almost whispering, & I could tell that it was because she was completely terrified. I crouched down to her level once again, putting some extra assurance into my voice. I might as well have been a son of Aphrodite, because it felt like I was using charmspeak.

"Look, Cloudchaser. Everythings fine. Neither one of us is going to hurt you. You can trust me on that. I may have only known you for about an hour, but Id do anything for you." I leaned forward, wrapping my arms around her neck. This was clearly melting my sisters heart. I had never had this kind of connection with a human before, much less an animal. Then again, she had about the same level of intelligence as a human, so talking to her was more like talking to a normal woman. Or would she be a girl? Id have to ask about her age later on. Cloudchaser looked up at me & asked me a question.

"What did you say your name was?" She was clearly warming up to me.

"Arrick."

Okay, she is officially 20% cuter in real life.

"Cloudchaser, but I`m pretty sure you already knew that."

"So, are you hungry?"

"Kind of."

My sister turned to me, very distrusting of my idea.

"Arrick, what is she going to eat? From what I know, ponies are vegetarians."

"Well, we`ve got some vegetables. Hey Cloudchaser, do you eat potatoes?"

"Yeah!"

"Okay, I think we`re gonna be really good friends." I stood up & began to leave the room, motioning for her to follow me. As we walked through the hallway, I looked back at the window, then to my watch. 5:00. My mom would be home from work in half an hour.

How the hell am I going to explain this to her?

Cloudchaser was sitting next to me on the couch, eating some random vegetables that I had found in the kitchen. I looked at my watch again. 5:28. My heart was pounding, just trying to think about what would happen when my mom came home. A few minutes later, I heard an engine rumbling in the driveway. I turned to the pegasus sitting next to me, my expression turning somewhat grim.

"Cloudchaser. This might be the last time I actually talk to you. Follow me."

I led her back into my bedroom, & closed the door. My mom walked through the door, sitting down on the couch not much later. I headed back through the hallway, & noticed that I was sweating quite a bit.

"Hey, mom." I said, my voice dripping with nervousness.

"Hey. What`s wrong? You look like you saw a ghost. Wait a minute, what the hell? How did the window get broken!?"

"I can explain! Follow me."

I led her back to my bedroom door, & turned around to face my mom again.

"Okay, Id like to say that what youll see in here is in no way my fault, & youre probably going to freak out. but once again, & I cant stress this enough, it`s not my fault." I opened the door & the two of us stepped forward. Her jaw dropped to the floor at the sight of Cloudchaser sitting on my bed.

"Arrick, first of all, is that a pony!? Second of all, why is it in our house!? I thought it was just a TV show!"

"Well, that`s what I thought at first. Also, I already said this to Samantha, & I will not hesitate to say it again. She. Has. A. Name."

"& what would it be?"

The lilac pegasus looked over towards my mother, speaking somewhat quietly.

"My name is Cloudchaser. I`m sorry if I caused you any trouble."

"It`s fine, Cloud." I told her, giving a warm smile.

"You`re giving it nicknames now?"

"It is a she, you know! & yes."

"Why are you getting so defensive over an animal?"

Me & Cloudchaser were both sporting a look that showed a combination of anger, sadness, pain, & offense all in one. I stepped closer, my expression turning to pure rage.

"Do you realize what you just said!? She is as far from an animal as you could possibly get! Sure, she looks like one, but she has the intelligence, reasoning, & emotion that all humans, except for you obviously, can feel & use! From what I can tell, she`s more of a human than you."

My mother was clearly hurt by my outburst, which only fueled my anger even more.

"Fine! If you want to start treating animals like people, then you might as well live with them. Until you stop acting like that... whatever it is, is a person-"

"Pegasus! Hello, wings!?"

"I don`t give a damn. As of now, you & that thing are no longer welcome in this house. If you come to your senses & get rid of it, then you can come back."

"Fine! Cloudchaser, come with me."

I gathered everything in the house that belonged to me into a few bags. I also grabbed some food out of the refrigerator & placed it in an old cooler. My mother was at least kind enough to let us take some food & other things. I was standing at the door, looking back at her.

"Well, this is goodbye. You may have said that I needed to come to my senses, but you`re the only one that needs to do it. Tell Samantha I said goodbye."

I turned around & walked out the door. It was about 9:30 at night, so nobody could see us outside. Cloudchaser was making a strange noise as she walked beside me. After a few seconds, I realized that it was crying. I stopped moving, & she did the same as I leaned down towards her.

"Cloudchaser, is something wrong?"

"Yes. I just made you leave your own home just because Im not a human. Clearly, I was just sent here to ruin someponys life."

"You do realize that everything you just said is absolutely wrong? If anything, you were sent to make my life better. I had wanted to leave home, but I couldnt just yet. You helped me more than you hindered me. Besides, I have plenty of relatives & friends that might be able to let us stay with them. Come on, lets go. Ive got a really good friend that lives close to here, & hell definitely want us with him."

I pulled my phone out of my pocket & activated its voice commends.

"Call Chris."

The phone rang for a short time, & I could hear Chris picking up the phone.

Hey man. What`s up?

"Hey Chris. Can you be at your door in five minutes? I`ve got something you have got to see."

Alright. See you in five.

"Bye."

I hung up & turned back to Cloudchaser.

"Cloud, Im gonna need you to fly as high as you can for a while. Just make sure you can still see me. Theres a lot of people on this street, & I cant take the risk of anyone seeing you before we get where were going."

"Okay!"

Cloudchaser jumped into the air, flying to a surprising height. I continued walking towards Chris` house inconspicuously.