Chapter 1: Track Meet Disaster.
About 3 months later after all that, the Parrs were at Dash's first track meet. He was currently preparing himself with the other racers. He waved to his family and smiled as they waved back. Dash continued getting his momentum up when he noticed a tall blond-haired kid with a bowl cut, probably 17 years old, walking over to him.
"Hey, what's a little runt like you doing here?" he asked with cockiness in his voice.
Dash frowned at being called a runt and said, "First off, don't call me a runt. And second, the name's Dash. This is my first track meet."
The older boy smirked. "Well, my name's Derek. This is my last track meet before the final one in a tournament I'm entered in." he said before walking away.
Derek then turned around, "Oh, and good luck losing." he said before laughing and walking off.
Bob, Helen and Violet all looked at him with troubled faces, "I don't like that guy. He's giving me a bad feeling." said Violet. Dash glared at Derek behind his back before heading to the starting line a few minutes later. When the starting gun was shot, the racers ran like the wind. Dash's family was cheering him on and telling him when to slow down and speed up.
When they were halfway through the final lap. Dash was right behind Derek. Derek looked back at him quickly and thought, 'Man, this kid's doing too well. He'll beat me at this rate. I gotta stop him from finishing higher than me.' That's when he got an idea. He turned around and tripped Dash, making him sail through the air a tiny bit and fall face first hard and slide a bit on the hard asphalt.
His family gasped in horror. "Hey, isn't that against the rules to trip them and possibly injure them?" Violet called to the coach, who looked thoughtful before calling Derek over to him. Violet then ran and jumped over the railing.
She quickly ran to her little brother, "Dash, are you okay?" she asked as she bent down on her knee. Dash looked up at her, tears streaming down his face, which was red from hitting the asphalt.
"No, my knees hurt." he said, sniffling. Violet helped him up and saw blood trickling from his skinned knees, which also had bad bruises.
"Can you walk?" she asked.
Dash stood up and walked a bit, "Yeah." he said before trying to run but stumbled due to the pain it caused his knees.
"If you continue to run or walk, it could aggravate your injuries, not to mention make your legs bloody." she said.
"But how will I finish the race?" Dash asked. Violet smiled and took out a couple of hankies from her pockets. She wrapped them around his knees to soak up the blood.
"I'll help you." she said.
"How? You can't carry my shoulder." Dash said.
Violet then held his sides, "No, but I can carry you." she said with a wide smile as she picked him up, put him on her back and started walking towards the finish line. Their parents were shocked at seeing how much their bond had improved over the past few months, but were also happy for them. When the two siblings reached the finish line, the crowd exploded with cheers and clapping.
"Thanks for helping me, Vi." Dash said with a smile.
Violet looked down at her brother with a smile as she set him down, "You're welcome, Dash." Awards and medals were then handed out.
The award handler walked over to Dash and Violet with two 1st place trophies, "We keep more than one 1st place trophy on hand in case we have a tie for it. One was for Derek, but due to him being disqualified and you holding 1st for a while, Dash, and, young lady, because of how selfless and considerate your act was, even though you didn't come in first, we're giving you both trophies. Congratulations!" he said with a smile as they both accepted the trophies. The crowd cheered loudly as they held up their trophies. Later, after defeating a new foe known as the Underminer, back at the Parr house, Bob put his kids' trophies on the top of his old trophy shelf.
At dinner, Helen asked with a smile, "What's up with this new and impressive behavior? You two haven't fought at all these past 3 months."
Violet said, "Dash said all of those nights ago that he wanted us to bond more after what happened with the Omnidroid." She smiled as she reached over and ruffled Dash's hair.
"Yep, we're never gonna fight again, right Violet?" Dash asked his sister, who nodded.
"We're so proud of you kids. You're really maturing." Bob said with a large smile. Later that night, Violet was fixing to sit on her bed and listen to music when Dash came in.
"What's up Dash?" Violet asked as he hopped on her bed.
Dash smiled widely at his sister, "Violet, you know how I used to say I wanted to score 1st place at my first track meet?" he asked. Violet nodded.
Dash crawled over to his sister's lap and hugged her, "Thank you, Violet, you helped make my dream come true." Dash said as Violet smiled at him.
"You're welcome, Dash." she said. After they separated, they listened to their favorite songs together until they decided to go to bed. Violet bid Dash good night before she went to her room and went to bed while Dash fell asleep.
Before she fell asleep, Violet pondered, "Hmm, what should me and Dash do tomorrow for the first day of summer vacation?" Then she got an idea.
"A-ha!" she said while snapping her fingers.