The End of Chrysalis' Reign: Book One

I walked out of my room, fully prepared to fly to Cloudsdale. The Doctor noticed me attempting to sneak out and asked, “Where are you going?”

“Oh.. uh.. nowhere.. absolutely nowhere..” He looked at me with that look of his that meant he knew something was up. I finally broke.

“Okay! I’m going to Cloudsdale alone! I need to get a map of Equestria along with my mail bag and other stuff. I was going to tell you earlier, but you were distant, and in a trance or something, and I didn’t want to bother you. So, I decided to fly to Cloudsdale alone.” He shook his head.

“I’d be glad to take you Derpy. You’re lucky I caught you in an attempt to sneak out. You may have died out there.. or even worse.”

“No Doctor. I can do this. Besides, you can only walk upon the clouds if you’re a pegasus, which you are not. Let me do this. I have faith in myself that I can.” He opened his mouth as if to say something to make me stay, but he just said, “Okay. I trust you. Be safe and return soon.”

“I’ll see what I can do.”

~

I had only flown for half an hour or so when the snow began to rapidly pick up its speed.

“Oh come on! I just want to get to Cloudsdale!” I had no clue about where in Equestria I was, because everything looked the same. Snow, tree, snow, random pony walking along the road.. wait! Random pony?! I stopped flying and began to fall towards the ground.

I was 300 feet, 200 feet, 150 feet, 75 feet, 50 feet, 10 feet, 5 feet, and..

WHUMP!! I had fallen into a fresh layer of snow. I poked my head out from the hole and looked about. The random pony stood there. I couldn’t make out their features, because it was so dark. But I could tell they were startled.

“Hi! My name is Derpy Hooves! I’d give you a muffin if I had one, but I don’t. Sorry. Anyways, what’s you’re name?” They just stood there, and I could swear I heard a snowflake touch the ground. Finally, they gulped.

“You said that you’re name was Derpy Hooves?”

“Uh.. yeah!”

“Brilliant. This is good. Really good. Come with me. No time to explain.”

“But..”

“I said come with me!”

“Okay okay.. sheesh. No need to yell.” So, with some difficulty, I pulled myself out of the hole and followed the mysterious pony. I tried to make small talk, but they just ignored me. This pony was quite tall though. They didn’t seem normal. Not at all.

~

Back in the TARDIS...

“You did it again Doctor! You let her go out alone! You don’t know what could happen to her! Why didn’t you just take her to Cloudsdale? What a genius you are.. a bloody genius.”

~

I followed the mysterious mare. I had assumed that she was a mare by the tone of her voice when she spoke to me. She still wouldn’t reveal herself however. I assumed I was in deep thought because the mare yelled my name finally.

“Derpy Hooves!” I jumped at the extreme volume of the voice.

“Uh.. yes?”

“Pay attention. Because of you, we missed our turn. We must go back. Come now.”

“Okay.” I followed her in complete silence. I wasn’t going to talk to her. She wasn’t the nicest mare in the world. We walked towards an opening in some trees.

“Follow me. Now.” We continued down the path until we came upon a waterfall. It had frozen over since the winter began. She looked at me sternly and said, “Go behind the falls. There you will find a cave. Enter, but do stay hidden. There are peering eyes that hope to find this secret camp.”

I did as she told me to do. The cave was lit by a warm, glowing fire.

“Sit down, please.” I looked at the floor around me. It was pretty dusty, but I sat anyways. The walls were covered in paintings, up to this moment. It was like this mare had planned out the entire course of time beginning from when Chrysalis took over.

The mare had walked over towards the fire and seated herself facing me. She sighed heavily and said, “I guess that it is about time that you learned why I brought you here. This will take quite some time to explain, but you’re going to have to deal with it. Ready?”

“Uh.. I guess so.”

“Good. Then we shall start. You said that your name was Derpy Hooves. This, now that I can see you more clearly, is true. You do not know who I am, and I want to keep it that way. There was a prophecy about you. I was told it many years ago when I was but a filly. It went something like this:

‘There will be a mare with a cock-eyed stare. She will appear when Equestria needs her the most. Look for a blue box, and give it a few knocks. You may be surprised at what you find inside. Take her to The Cave, but do not reveal yourself until the time is right. I do not expect you to remember this prophecy in the future sister, but try and remember. Don’t forget that our lives are in serious danger. Find her, and make her believe your story. Good luck. She is the answer to our prayers. She will end Chrysalis’ reign.’

And this prophecy so far has been true. You do exist, though I didn’t find you in a blue box. Tell me, what is the blue box to you?” I sat there for a moment and said, “It isn’t just a box. It is full of magic and wonderful things. One of my closest friends, the Doctor, lives in it. It’s really big, though it seems small on the outside. The box has been my home since Chrysalis took control.”

The mare nodded slowly and said, “I was told not to reveal myself, but I think that the time is right. I’ve been in hiding for far too long. My sister has been missing for years. It’s just been me.” She removed her cloak to reveal none other than the Princess of the Night herself. I gaped at her with amazement.

“I thought you were dead!”

“That’s what everypony thought. But, they were wrong. I’ve been alive all this time, just weakened. I haven’t shown myself at all, because it is too dangerous. I can tell you of my story if you want. It will take a while like I said. So do pay attention.”

And so, she began.