Dinky, The Detective

"Mom, were are you going?" The purple unicorn filly asked.

"I'm gonna go hang out with somepony." Derpy answered. Dinky gave her mother a questioning look.

"Again?" Derpy looked at her.

"Of course! It's fun!" Dinky sighed.

"Okay... Just don't spend half the day on this 'hang out' thing again."

Derpy smirked. "And since when did you make the rules around here?" Derpy playfully asked. Dinky glared at her. "Okay, okay! You've convinced me!" She added playfully.

"I'm going crusading today, I hear Babs is gonna be in town!" Dinky said.

"Okay, just be careful, you know how dangerous Scoots can get." Dinky sighed.

"I know, mom." Dinky moaned.

"Okay, just thought I'd make sure. I'm heading out, have fun!" Derpy excitedly said.

"'Kay, mom! Bye!" Dinky said as she finished her oatmeal.

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Dinky attached her crusading cape to her neck and levitated her saddlebags onto her back. For such a young age, Dinky was extremely lucky to have magical abilities. She dashed out the door and headed for the clubhouse, located in Sweet Apple Acres.

Dinky was greeted by Scootaloo when she arrived.

"Hey, Dinky! Ready for some crusading?!"

"Am I? Of course!" Dinky answered.

"Great! We've got Babs here!" Scootaloo added.

"Yesss, five crusaders!" Dinky enthused.

"Oh, hey Dinky!" Sweetiebelle said as she walked out of the clubhouse with Applebloom and Babs Seed.

"Hi guys!" Dinky said. "Hi Babs! Long time, no see!" Dinky said.

"Right back at ya!" Babs answered.

"Alright, I've got a good idea for a cutie mark!" Dinky said.

"What do ya got in mind?" Applebloom asked.

"Detectives." Dinky answered. The four other fillies exchanged glances.

"On what?" Scootaloo asked.

"My mom." Dinky suggested.

"Your mom? That sounds a lot like snoopin' to me!" Applebloom said.

"Yeah, but lately, she's been really cheerful, but right before that, she was super mopey! And she started hanging out with 'somepony' right around when she started feeling happier! I want to know who she's hanging out with and why she's so happy all the sudden!" The fillies exchanged glances again.

"I guess we could give it a try." Sweetiebelle said.

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Derpy and Pinkie bounced along a path in laughter.

"So what do you want to do today?" Pinkie asked, unaware of the five fillies hiding behind a bush nearby.

"Pinkie Pie? A shocked Dinky said. "Really?"

Scootaloo's ear heard whispering and snickering from nearby.

"Hey girls, look!" She said as she pointed her hoof towards two full grown stallions. They were whispering to each other and snickering. They were looking in the general direction of the pegasus and earth pony. "Can you hear that?"

"Dinky poked her hoof in her ear and then took it back out to see if she could hear anything. "Yeah, I think so!" Dinky said quietly.

"Why would someone like Pinkie Pie want to spend time with somepony like Derpy?" The one stallion asked.

"Yeah, she totally doesn't deserve it." The other stallion answered.

Dinky gasped. "Ponies talk about my mother like that behind her back?"

The two stallions continued talking. "I still can't believe Pinkie lashed out at us when we were making fun of her eyes yesterday!"

"Yeah, I know!" The stallion agreed.

"And right in front of her?" Dinky added. "No wonder she was so miserable before!" Dinky said. "But that still doesn't explain why she left the house one night, and arrived back at home at 3:00 in the afternoon, the next day!"

"They're on the move!" Babs reported. The five fillies slowly tip toed (what are toes?) behind them and leaped behind a bush, closer to the two friends.

"Are you feeling better, after what happened?" Pinkie asked.

"Yes, definitely! I still can't believe I tried to commit suicide!" Derpy cheerfully responded. "You've really helped me, Pinkie. Thank you." Derpy added.

"Daw, don't mention it!" Pinkie answered.

Dinky's world crashed down around her. "M-my mom tried to commit suicide?" Dinky'a eyes welled up. "How could she?

"Calm down, Dinks. Tha good thang is that she's okay now." Applebloom comforted her.

"Yeah, I'm with Applebloom on this one, but I was still pretty shocked!"

"They're on the move!" Babs said again.

"Yeah, you girls go on ahead..... I need a minute or two." Dinky said as she breathed heavily.

"O...kay. We'll be back soon!" Babs said as they ran off.

The four crusaders left followed the mares to a pond. They jumped in the pond together and swam for at least five minutes before one of the fillies said something.

"Are they ever going to talk?" Scootaloo asked, out of boredom.

As the girls watched, they noticed Derpy look into Pinkie's eyes, turn away and placed her hooves on her cheeks. The next thing they noticed was Pinkie doing the same.

"Derpy, you're such a great friend!" Pinkie randomly said.

"Oh" Sweetiebelle said.

"My" Babs continued.

"Gosh!" Applebloom finished.

"We have to tell Dinky!!!" Scootaloo cried.

Dinky was about to head to where her friends were, when they came running to her.

"Dinky, Dinky!!" Sweetiebelle's voice cracked.

"You will not believe what we found out about Pinkie and your mom!!!" Scootaloo said.