The Date
Dash once again wakes up on a bright sunny Friday mourning. He looks out the window and he feels the gentle breeze brushing through his face. He quickly slips out of his pajamas and he gets dressed into normal clothing. He heads to the bathroom and brushes his teeth and washes his hair. Dash packs his backpack and he sprints down the stairs for breakfast. He waits until Sean, Violet, Jack-Jack, Helen and Bob enters the kitchen. The four of them sees Dash's cute little smile on his face.
"What are you so happy about, son?" Bob asks as he pours himself a cup of coffee.
"Well, remember that girl I mentioned yesterday?" Dash asked. The four of the Parr family members nod. Dash smiles and continues to speak. "Well, let's just say that we made up, interacted with each other and…I asked on her a date."
Everyone was in shocked. Bob splits out his coffee and it falls into Helen's face. Helen wipes her face and she glares at her husband. Bob looks at her and smiles. Jack-Jack sees his mother dripping wet and he breaks into laughter. He bangs on the table and he bounces up and down on his high chair.
"Sorry honey." he apologizes. Helen sighs and turns her attention to Dash.
"Um, Dash?" she says. "I maybe hearing things, but did you say that you asked her on a date?" Dash smiles and he nods.
"Yes, I did. And she says yes." The entire Parr family widens their eyes and drops their eyes. Dash continues to speak. "Oh, I can't wait till after school! I'm going to have so much fun with…"
"Now wait just a minute, Dash." Helen interrupts. "I'm not sure if I can allow you to go on a date with this girl. First of all, she slapped you on the face three times and she broke your heart. Second, you're too young to go on dates. I'm not sure if I can trust you with this girl. I mean, it's just too risky. Who knows? Maybe during your date, she might find out who you really are. We can't just…"
"Mom, it won't matter, because she already knows who I truly am." Dash disrupts. Everyone was in shocked. Violet's hair sprung up and she gasps. Sean's eyes widen and he almost fell out of his seat.
"Son!" Bob roars slamming his coffee cup on the table.
"Dash!" Helen screams.
"She what?" Sean yells.
"No!" Violet shrieks. Jack-Jack looks at every one of his family members and he continues to laugh and he starts pounding on the table and jumping on his high chair.
"I mean it!" Dash says. "Ray knows my secret and she knows our secret."
"Dash! How can you do such a thing?" Violet wonders.
"It's not my fault, Vi. Ray knew all along before I found out."
"What do you mean, Dash?" Helen asks. "Tell us what happened."
"Okay." Dash says. "It was about right after school. I tried to apologize to Ray by giving her flowers. Unfortunately, she picks off all the petals and she crushes the stems. She goes on insulting me, calling me names and humiliating me. I want it to stop, but before I knew it, she slapped me hard in the face. She ran away from me and I felt miserable for the rest of the day. That is, until Bombarder shows up and started to create havoc all over the city. I eventually got my confidence back. Later on during the fight, mom ordered me and Vi to rescue those people. As I led the people to safety, it was Vi's job to make sure that Bombarder's bombs doesn't hit us. Vi, however, didn't stand a chance and she was knocked unconscious. Mom saves Violet and I was left facing Bombarder. The super villain threw a bomb over my head. I turned around, and I saw Ray lying unconscious. I pushed her out of the way, but I took the beating instead." Dash's voice has become quieter.
"So how did she find out?" Bob asks taking a sip of his coffee.
"Well, Ray told me this. She said when she saw me getting hurt and falling unconscious, she felt scared and guilty. She crawled toward me to see if I was alright. However, besides seeing my super suit all torn up and bruises all over my body, she also saw… (gulp)…my mask off." Bob spits out his coffee into Helen's face. Sean stumbles out of his seat and Violet nearly fainted. After five minutes of panic and commotion, the whole family starts to calm down.
"Dash." Helen says. "I know you saved her life yesterday and I know you two really like each other, but we cannot take that risk. She now knows who you really are and who we are. How can you trust her? How can you tell if she can keep your secret away from others?" Dash looks at the ground and says nothing.
"I'm sorry son, but I cannot allow you to go on a date with this girl." said Bob.
"But, I promised her." Dash argues.
"I'm sorry Dash, but you cannot go near this girl ever again." Helen says. He puts his cup of coffee away in the sink. Helen carries Jack-Jack out of the kitchen. Sean and Violet gets ready for school. Dash just sits in his seat feeling miserable.
"Mom," Dash says. "Tony Rydinger knows who Violet really is." Everyone of the Parr family froze. Everyone looks back at the ten year old boy. Dash proceeds to speak. "You trust Tony in keeping our identities a secret. Why can't you trust me with Ray? She is a really nice girl, just like Tony. Please mom! Give her a chance. Give us a chance." Helen stares at her ten year old boy for a long time. Bob, Violet, Sean and Jack-Jack look intently at Dash. After five minutes of silence, Helen gives a long sigh.
"All right." Helen says. "You can go on a date with Ray." Hearing this, Dash jumps up for joy. Helen lifts up her hand to stop him. "But be careful out there son. There are so many dangers in this world. You'll be all alone hanging out and protecting this girl. Do you think you can do it?"
"You bet I can!" Dash smiles. He leaves the kitchen, packs his backpack and heads outside. Helen, Sean and Violet follow him and they get inside the car. Helen drives off and ten minutes later, she stops at Western View Junior High. Sean and Violet gets out of the car and they head for class. Helen waits until her teenaged children are out of sight. Once when Violet and Sean are gone, she starts the car and she continues to drive Dash. While in the car, Helen talks to Dash about his date.
"So all you guys are going to be doing is just going to the mall, right?" Helen asks.
"That's right." Dash answers.
"And what will you two be doing at the mall?"
"Oh, you know. Just browsing around. We'll probably shop for a couple of hours and then we can probably watch the sunset."
"Do you need some money?" Helen asks. Dash nods his head. Helen reaches into her pocket and she hands Dash three $20 bills. Dash takes the money and he stuffs them in his pocket.
"You don't have to pick us up or drop us off." Dash reminds. "Ray and I will just walk to the mall. And I'll probably ask Ray to visit our house for a few minutes.
"Are you sure you don't me to…"
Mom, please." Dash interrupts. "You don't have to be so overprotective. It's like every time I want to do something, you always have to ask me about everything."
"Sorry Dash." Helen apologizes. "I want you and your girlfriend to have fun, but I want you two to be safe. You don't know when evil will strike again, so you must be prepared for anything."
"Don't worry, mom. I'll take good care of Ray."
Helen smiles as she stops at Dash's school. The ten year old boy gives his mother a kiss on the cheek. Helen drives off, leaving Dash on his own. Dash heads toward his classroom, where he meets his friends and his teacher. The bell finally rings and all of students stagger to their seats. The teacher once again starts another boring lesson in English, math, social studies and science. The majority of the students nearly fall asleep in class. Dash, on the other hand, gazes out the window. He could not help but daydream about his date with the girl of his dreams. For five minutes, he stares out the window and imagines what his night with Ray will be like. Bernie Kroop notices Dash not paying attention. He gets up out of his seat and he grabs his yard stick. He marches over to Dash's seat and he whacks his yard stick on the desk. Dash jumps back into reality and he notices his teacher glaring in front of him. Dash smiles at his teacher and he says that he's sorry. Mr. Kroop stares at Dash for a minute and finally, he heads back to the front.
A couple hours later, the bell rings for recess. The students rush outside while Dash's friends play soccer. Dash plays with his friends for twenty minutes. Finally, he walks off the field and heads to the playground. Instead of playing, Dash looks around for Ray. He spends the entire recess period looking for her, but when the bell rings to signal the end of recess, Dash gives up and heads back to his classroom. There he spends about another hour with his teacher. Finally, it was lunchtime. Dash head to the cafeteria, along with his classmates. He buys his lunch and looks for a place to sit. He sees Ray sitting at her usual spot. Regardless of what his friends or the rest of the school thinks, Dash heads to the table where Ray is waiting for him.
"Hey Ray."
"Hi Dash! How are things going?"
"Pretty good. Are you excited about tonight?" Ray opens her mouth, but words cannot seem to get out of her mouth.
"Uh…yeah! Sure, can't wait."
"Great! How about we meet at the in front of the school?"
"Okay." Ray and Dash continues eating their lunch. Dash then notices something shiny on Ray's chest.
"Hey Ray, what's that hanging down your neck?"
"Oh, this?" Ray asks. "Oh, this is my locket. I got it when I was little." Dash examines Ray's locket. It is a shape of heart and is made of pure gold. Dash opens the locket. On the left side, he sees a small mirror, but nothing on the other side.
"What goes on this side?"
"It's supposed to be a picture of me, but I seemed to lose it."
"Don't worry about it Ray. I'll get a picture for you tonight." The two of them smiles at each other. Finally, lunch was over and they part their separate ways. The students return to their classrooms. After a couple hours of learning and reviewing, the bell rings to signal the end of class and the start of the weekends. Dash heads to the bench in front of the school he waits for five minutes, until finally he sees Ray advancing toward him.
"Ready to go?" Dash asks. Ray nods her head. The two of them walks down the street. Ten minutes later, they arrive at the mall in Downtown Metroville. They look around and notice the blue skies, white clouds, tall skyscrapers, green trees and various amounts of shopping centers. Ray was so excited, she grabs Dash's hand and she zooms inside on of the stores. Dash and Ray spends hours shopping for clothes and other things. Later, the two of them finds a photo booth. Ray and Dash enters the booth and they take a couple pictures of themselves. After that, Dash takes Ray to a harbor. They sit down at a bench nearby and the two of them gazes at the sunset. Dash then looks at Ray and he wraps his arm around her.
"Oh Dash." Ray sighs. "Just look at the sunset. It's like it's sinking into the sea."
"Yeah." Dash agrees. "I hardly get a chance to see the sunset. But I'm glad I'm seeing it with you."
"I know. It's…beautiful." Dash slowly turns to Ray and he stares at her. Ray looks at Dash straight in the eyes.
"You're beautiful." Dash speaks softly yet romantically. Ray was touched by Dash's words and she starts to blush.
"Thank you." she said. The two of them watches as the sun sinks into the ocean. Dash looks up at the sky and notice that it's getting dark. Then, he hears a grumbling sound. He looks back at Ray and she was looking at her stomach. She looks back at Dash, smiles and gives a little laugh. Dash just sighs.
"Do you want to come to my house for dinner?" he asks.
"I love to." Ray and Dash gets out of the bench and heads home, holding each others hands. Little did they, Morph is on his way to Nomanisan Island feeling heartbroken and hurt. He knows the truth about Dash and Ray. He finally reaches the island, and he heads for home. He is greeted by his mother and father.
"Hey Morph." said Evila. "You're home late. Where's your girlfriend?"
"Um, Mom." said Morph. "I…I… (gulp)…I have something to tell you and it's about Ray."