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Mo Gidget Mo Problems
🕑 Added 2021-02-03 06:13:13 +0000 UTCgot some requests for more Stormy/Bruce family stuff so here u go
Sometime after their kids Wave Rider and Finn have grown up into young adults, Bruce and Stormy start feeling empty nest syndrome hard. Or at least, Stormy does. He misses his babies! Comparatively, Bruce doesn't not miss their children, but they do still come around often enough, and it's pretty peaceful not having to worry about styling pigtails or potty training or prom and boys or any of that nonsense. For this reason, Bruce declines Stormy's request to have another child. Let's just kick back and enjoy the golden years, eh, luv?
Bruce is well into his career as a marine biology professor. Stormy, having left professional flying, gives an earnest try at being Wonderbolts captain when RD retires, but just isn't up to the task of yelling at rookies all day. Instead, he takes on the much gentler job of being a flight instructor for children. Here, while he's out one day leading his tiny class on a Cloudsdale field trip, he notices a kid following them, with her hand up with a question....a kid who isn't in his class. Who is she? Where did she come from? Where are her parents? Why is she asking him if it's actually possible to rain cats and dogs?
Gidget is a ward of the state with a propensity for talking too much and getting into trouble. Stormy tries to get her back home, but Gidget doesn't really have one. In fact, it would seem the Equestrian court is largely indifferent to this tiny orphan griffon, because Gidget- to Stormy's absolute horror, and Gidget's cheerful admission- has been living on her own for months, sleeping on stray clouds, finding food wherever she can.
Upon hearing all this, Bruce agrees to foster Gidget, letting her live in their home until the government can find a more suitable guardian. Privately, he has a lot of complaints about all this. Gidget is so, SO chatty and annoying, she's LOUD, she's endlessly energetic, she wakes him up from his naps and scribbles in his sketchbooks and spills juice in his study. And she has so many questions. About everything. Giraffes, flying, explosions, rainbows, cupcakes, sharks. Bruce's life now knows no peace. There is only Gidget....and the time he spends (first begrudgingly, then enthusiastically) answering her constant questions, making drawings for her to color in, laughing at Stormy's screech when Gidget nonchalantly eats a bug, showing her how to collect seashells, rounding her up for naps, reading up on proper talon care....Gidget came from a very poor upbringing, so little things like baked goods and glitter stickers are nearly incomprehensible sources of delight for her. Bruce and Stormy find themselves quite taken in showing her every new little wonder they can, spoiling her just a little, always concocting new ways to make her smile....
The foster agency does eventually contact Bruce and Stormy to retrieve Gidget and place her somewhere else, but they go nah, this our bab now k thnx
Stormy and Bruce do end up formally adopting Gidget, they are her proud and loving dads~
Comments
PLEASE LET THEM KEEP THE BUG EATER BABY
Amber
head empty only snail
SmilesPerHour
Aww, what a darling! She's so innocent and adorable, and I'm so happy she has her own family now. No child should ever have to be alone. <3
Non-Euclidean Cat
May we see grown up Gidget?
Doglover502
What do Wave Rider and Finn think of Gidget?
cactus bastrop
read her name as "giblet" at first and i was like oh... huh... that's uh.... a fun one BUT i love miss gidget, i really hope we get to see some Family Dynamics with her older sibs!
Lopoddity
You’ll see her soon~
Gidget is literally me as a child I would die for her
Melody Williamson
Can we see adult gidget?
Lopoddity
Shh. Just know that Gidget definitely put her face in her claws and started crying upon being told she was going to have a HOUSE and a family and toys and school and two daddies that already loved her- which immediately made Stormy start crying, which made BRUCE start crying. Weepy dumb hugs and assurances were had by all, the damned fools
Heather
I don't think you understand the physical pain I am in. Later, I'm going to hit you with so many new Sharknado fam headcanons ya gon choke. For now, take my humble offerings of tears of joy and totally dignified dying seal noises
Lory
I WILL SLAY ANYONE THAT THREATENS THIS CHILD AND SET THEM ABLAZE JUST TO KEEP HER WARM
Vio_dacreator
Fir context its about a red-haired overly chatty and imaginative orphan whose mistakenly brought to the McSomethings househould. Shes was brought in as a mistake but actually charms the two residences into keeping her and they fall in love with her. One instantly and one bedgurdingly but eventually loves her too.
Vio_dacreator
Ooof Lop you just hit a nostalgic dart at me. Because if you dont know this story is reminds Me Sooo Much about ANNE OF GREEN GABLES. I mcfrickin love that series so to see that story reflected in this one GETS ME SO GOOD!
Colbyr
I can see wave rider teasing her dads mercilessly (albeit fondly) for being one of 'those couples' who has another kid to fight off empty nest syndrome. Off to the side, though, she's taking Gidget on hilarious, high-energy, borderline-illegal-only-if-they-catch-you-Gidget-fly-FASTER-adventures that has Bruce greying even more. Finn, meanwhile, has no issues helping Stormy and Bruce out and watching Gidget while they take a rest, and doing her hair so well that Gidget secretly prefers *his* pigtails over the ones that stormy and Bruce do.
