Wingless ~ Part One

Twilight felt the air brush between her feathers with every flap she took; she smiled as her mane flew behind her like a flag in the wind. The princess counted the seconds she had until the train arrived at the station, 348... 347... 346... 345... 344... 343... 342...

All of the sudden, a flash of gray passed before the alicorn's eyes and a stinging pain pulsed from her nose. She froze in the middle of the air and rubbed her nose as she looked to see where the flash came from. "W-what the-"

"Oh my gosh! I am so sorry Princess Twilight, I-I didn't mean to hurt you! Are you okay?"

Twilight recognized the voice immediately and chuckled a bit, "It's okay Derpy, just a little sting on the nose... Why are you in such a rush?"

The mail-mare's worried expression quickly turned into embarrassment. She rubbed the back of her head and giggled nervously, "I uh... I'm kind of behind on the deliveries," Derpy turned around and began to fly away, "Welp! Gotta get moving! Again, I'm really sorry Princess."

"It's alright Derpy, don't worry about it. Go on ahead and finish your deliveries... Oh, wait!"

Derpy stopped in her tracks and looked over her shoulder. "Yes Princess?"

"If you want, I could help get you to your next stop." Twilight smiled, "It could save you some time!"

The pegasus hesitated for a bit, looked at the saddlebag she was carrying, and then nodded to Twilight. "Okay, but are you sure you don't need to be somewhere?"

"I'm not that far from where I'm going. This won't take long, I promise. Where's your next stop?"

Derpy reached into her saddlebag and took out a letter. She used one of her hooves to cover her lazy eye and read the address. "The next stop is Daisy's house."

"Alright!" Twilight flew up to Derpy and placed both hooves on her shoulders. "Now I need you to stay still. Hm... think of standing in front of Daisy's house okay?"

The mail-mare straightened her shoulders, "I'll try Princess!" Derpy wobbled in the air as she tried to stay still. She scrunched her nose and glanced at Twilight. "I think I'll stand on one of the roofs." The pegasus landed on the roof to her right and balanced herself, "I'm ready!"

Twilight dipped her nose and focused on Derpy. She concentrated as she imagined the pegasus appearing in front of Daisy's house, the alicorn felt magic form around her horn as an aura grew in front of Derpy's chest. In just a second, Derpy disappeared in a flash of pink. The princess was just about to fly away when she spotted a small letter floating down.

"Wha-" Twilight reached down and caught the letter, "Huh, I guess I missed one." She used her magic and sent it to Daisy's house. After checking for any missed letters, Twilight continued flying to the train station.