The Kids

"Come on, dude! We're gonna be late!" The rainbow haired woman yelled from the stairs.

"Look out! Flying luggage!" The teenager yelled from the top of the stairs as he threw his suitcases down the flight of stairs.

"Jesus Christ, Wildfire, when you were 6, and you came out, you still weren't as bad!" Wildfire's mother yelled.

"Yeah, yeah I know. Hey, how am I gonna get my hormones?" Wildfire asked Rainbow Dash.

"We'll send them to your nurse in your building, duh." Rainbow Dash smirked.

Wildfire stuck out his tongue and walked out to the car, with his dufflebags, full of unfolded clothes.

"I'm gonna miss you, kid. You've grown up over the years. You know?" Rainbow Dash knew not to get all choked up over goodbyes.

"I'm gonna miss you too, Mom. You've helped me find myself, and you and Dad never doubted me, and because of that, I love you." Wildfire hugged Rainbow Dash with everything he was worth. When Wildfire was about 6, he came out as transgender, and both of his parents accepted him. Since then, Wildfire's lived up to his name.

"What's gonna happen when you find that special someone?" Rainbow Dash smiled.

"That's not for me, this guy's gonna live the single life, forever, and ever and ever." Wildfire climbed on the car.

Rainbow Dash smiled, "if you say so, now get off of my car dude!"

Wildfire climbed off of his moms car and smiled, "can we go? I'd like to get there before graduation."

"Let's," Rainbow Dash got into the car, which had been like a family pet, "oh, before we go, I have a present for you."

"I like presents." Wildfire smiled.

"I know, dude, I know." Rainbow Dash smiled back, what she was about to give him, she almost couldn't part with.

"Well, what is it?" Wildfire was almost jumping in his seat.

Rainbow Dash took a breath, "I, I want you to take care of Tank. He's getting old now, and he needs someone that will be around him a lot, and you can take him with you outside, and he does hibernate, so you don't have to worry about winter time, so will you do me the honor?"

Wildfire teared up, "of course I will, Mom. I love Tank and I grew up with him. He's my little man."

"Great, go get him." Rainbow had said while starting the car.

Wildfire ran into the house and ran up the stairs, "Tank! Where are you little dude?"

Tank raised his head out of his shell and hit his glass with his foot.

Wildfire smiled and went over to the tank, "hey dude, wanna come to school with me?"

Tank yawned and tried to climb out of the tank, and Wildfire took that as a yes.

"Alright!" Wildfire grabbed the Tortoise, and ran downstairs, as he ran out the door, he grabbed the propeller that Twilight made for him, and outside they went.

"You're slower than him!" Rainbow Dash laughed.

"Oh, shut up!" Wildfire buckled up and held onto Tank.

Rainbow Dash stepped on the gas, and went fast, which was something they both loved. Wildfire couldn't wait to be at this school, but he was worried at the same time.

"Mom, your sure I'm in the male dorm, right?"

"Yes, Wildfire."

"Positive?"

"Jesus fuck, yes!"

"K."

Rainbow shook her head, in her mind, she was nervous, not only because her son was probably going to be one if not the only transgender kid in the school, but because of bullies, it was sad to say that Canterlot had bullies, but time and time again, she reassured her son, that no matter what, if he needed to, he could call and come home.

A few hours later, Rainbow Dash and Wildfire pulled up to the big building.

"Wildfire, wake up." Rainbow said as she shook her snoring son. She knew his hormones made him tired, but they were worth it.

"Huh? What? We here yet?" Wildfire jumped.

Rainbow Dash chuckled, "yeah we're here. Come on."

Wildfire sleepily got out of the car and stretched, then grabbed Tank, "well little buddy, we're here," the teenager and the tortoise looked around at all the parents and students.

"Are you Wildfire?" A tall woman with dark hair asked.

"Uh, yes?" Wildfire turned to the woman, ready to throw Tank.

"I'm one of the headmistresses, Headmistress Luna. It's a pleasure to meet you," she said as she extended her hand.

Wildfire shook her hand, "right back atcha."

"You are Rainbow Dash's son, aren't you?" Luna asked.

"Of course I am. I'm awesome, and she's awesome," Wildfire smiled, he smiled because not only was he proud to be Rainbow Dash's son, but Luna recognized that he was in fact male.

"I see," Luna said as she checked her clipboard, "well, you will be in a dorm with a male named Dragon Heart, here is your key. I hope that you are ready for the school year, because it will be fun."

Wildfire took his key and thanked Luna, "well Mom, this is it. I'll take care of Ol' Tank here, and, of course I'll keep in touch."

By the time Wildfire stopped talking, Rainbow was crying.

"Mom, are you okay?" Wildfire asked.

"I'm fine... Don't look at me, close your eyes and give me a hug," Rainbow Dash felt like she was hit with reality. She now realized her baby boy, her only child, was going off to school, and that she wouldn't be seeing him for a few months.

Wildfire put Tank down, and hugged his mother as hard as he could, he was going to miss his mother as much as she was him, "I gotta go, Mom."

Rainbow Dash wiped away her tears, "right, go."

Wildfire grabbed his bags and Tank and ran to the building, new him, new life.