My Little Derpy

I woke up the next day...on cement. I groaned a bit, then immediately checked to find Derpy. Where was she? And where was I? Looking up, I realized it was Ponyville. To be honest, I had no idea how beautiful it really was. A small moan broke my reverie. "Derpy! Are you okay?" I reached out to rub her back, but I didn't see a hand, but a hoof. "Oh, lovely Luna, what is going on?!" It didn't take me long to realize I was a pegasus. A pegasus with a forest green coat and a deep blue and black mane. I guess my cutie mark was a paw print with a four point star in the middle. Anyway, Derpy was really afraid of me, even when I explained to her I was her mommy, but the passing through time and dimension somehow rearranged my cellular and molecular structure. She informed me that Mommy was not that smart. Well, thanks, kid.

After about 15 minutes, I managed to convince her I was me. Now it was her turn for her to teach me how to fly. It was incredibly hard, but soon I was gliding with ease. It's mostly a matter of flapping your wings at the same time.  Suddenly, a small grey feather landed perfectly on my muzzle. "Aaa-choo!" I flew straight backwards and bumped into Rainbow Dash!

"Sorry! I didn't see you there!"

"Are you Rainbow Dash?"

"Yeah. And who are you?"

"Umm...Forest Shade."

"Oh. Nice to meet you! I see you've befriended Derpy!"

"Actually, she's my mommy!" Derpy intervened. I had to do a face hoof.

"Cloudkicker will be happy to hear that!" Rainbow scoffed.

"I, uh, she means....we're playing a game!" Improvising was not my forte.

Rainbow shrugged. She flew off, leaving a bright rainbow trail behind.

"Derpy, you can't tell everypony I'm your mom, okay?" I stared into her unfocused eyes.

"But you are my mommy. Isn't that the truth?" I knew this day would come. This was going to be a big pain in the neck.

"Um, it's complicated. I'll tell you when you're a little older." I could tell she was still unsatisfied. She focused her eyes for a bit and stared right back into mine. It wasn't an angry stare or a sad one, just confused and slightly upset. "Maybe we should get a house for the time being."

So many beautiful houses. Homes with a straw roof were nice, but not my type, especially since Equestria has really severe storms. Then, there was a small cottage made of wood. Nah, I'll need something bigger. We walk around for about an hour until we find a house that didn't have a straw roof. It was grey, with a white roof. "We'll take it!" The exhausted stallion accepted the money and ran off.

The key got stuck, but we managed to get it. When we looked in, it had all grey and bubbly furniture. I glanced at Ditzy's cutie mark and my heart sank  into a really deep abyss. This was Derpy's home, from when she was in high school, almost college. "Something wrong, Mom?" Derpy had outgrown "Mommy" at this point. She was a 14 year old at this point.

"Nothing, muffin. It's fine."

Derpy went out to town the next day and applied for a job as a mailmare, and she got it! She started the day after. I decided to wait until I got the hang of hooves instead of hands. Same day Ditzy started work, I went around town to go find a job. The only available job was helping Twilight. I knew how crazy she could get, but it's better than no job at all. "Twi, where do you want this?" I pointed to Spike, who was snoring.

"I'll take him." She levitated him with her magic, then laid him down in his bed.

"I think that's it. Anything else?"

"Nope! It's Twilight Time now, anyway. I'll see you later, Forest Shade!"

I was thrilled. I had just met Twilight Sparkle. I was in shock. Who would have thought I'd met a princess, and work for her? She paid pretty well, too. Knowing Ditzy Doo would be tired afterwards, I trotted into town, but then I was stopped a a pink party pony. Pinkie Pie! She was my second favorite! "Hi! I'm Pinkie! You're new here, and I will throw you a party!" She dragged me inside,which hurt a bit, but I was with Pinkie. I had to keep a hoof to my mouth to keep it from falling on the floor. She was a miracle worker. All of Ponyville was here....except Derpy, but she was busy.

"Welcome to Ponyville!" they said in unison. That...was a huge cake. Somehow, she knew I was GF, but I wasn't surprised. She knew why Twilight had a crush on Flash, so why shouldn't she know this? The party was over, and I wanted to flop down on my bed, but I had to go buy muffins for Derpy. Once that was done, I did exactly that.

I heard Muffin calling for me, so, reluctantly, I got up and went downstairs. She had a letter in her mouth. It was addressed to me, so I opened it, and I just about had a heart attack. It read:

"Dear Forest Shade,

You must go to Canterlot and meet up with Princess Celestia. Your bond with Ditzy Doo is at stake.

Sincerely,

Shining Armor, Captain of the Royal Guards."

"What is it? Anything I can do to help?" Derpy asked. I loved how she was always trying to help.

"No, Ditzy, I have to go. Come with me, though. I'll need the company."

Before going to the castle, I stopped by Carousel Boutique, and asked Rarity for a favor. She did so..for free! I thanked Rarity, then secretly put a few bits in her tip jar. I think she noticed, because she smiled at me before I left. A grey coat and a black and blue coat were the favors. Derpy and I slipped them on. They felt really soft, and warm. We started to Canterlot. We had to go over a mountain, but we made it. Wet, cold, and covered in snow, we made it nonetheless. "Hello! I'm Shining Armor! I assume you're Ditzy Doo and Forest Shade?"

We nodded, too cold to speak. "Let me take those for you." He whisked them onto a coat rack.

"Thanks."

"Okay, Celestia should be in there, but first, how's Twiley?"

"She's doing great, but she really misses you."

"Really? I'll send her a letter. Now, come on!"

He was quite a gentlecolt. For some reason I had always imagined that guards would be rough, but he was a big brother, after all. I walked slowly in, my ears back a bit. Ditzy walked stiffly alongside me. When I looked up, I felt scared.