Gaining from The Lost

by Fan

Rating: everyone
Tags: Twilight Sparkle, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Romance, Spike, Comedy, Dinky Hooves, Starlight Glimmer, Derpy Hooves
Length: 3199

Derpy and Dinky Hooves lose their home in a fire, leaving them homeless. That is until Princess Twilight stepped in.

Derpy and her daughter are homeless, so Twilight helps them by letting them stay until they can find a new home. But Derpy has a secret she’s been hiding, one that can make this temporary visit a little more interesting.

Published 2018-01-08 03:30:11 UTC
Last updated 2018-01-08 03:30:11 UTC

Lending A Helping Hoof

As help approached the scene, the ponies began to take note of the scene before them.

Derpy was cradling her daughter, while staring at her home. They could hear their sobs as they stood there, taking pity for the family of two.

A firepony walked up to Derpy and put his hoof around Derpy.

“It’s going to be ok, miss. Now can you tell us what happened?”, he said calmly.

She sniffled, but answered anyway,

“I put her to bed, and I went downstairs. I plugged in a lamp and just sat. Then suddenly it just crackled and caught on fire. I tried to put it out, but just couldn’t. I got Dinky and flew out her bedroom window”, she said solemnly.

“You saved her life, Miss. I applaud you”, he said before trotting away.

Derpy just held Dinky closer, listening to her sobs.

“Is Everypony ok?”, a new voice said.

They all turned around to find Twilight Sparkle, Princess Of Friendship. They bowed, they didn’t expect their princess to show up.

“You don’t have to do that, I just came here for information”, she said.

They stopped and the Cheif walked to Twilight,

“Well, your highness, that mare over there”, he said while pointing to Derpy,”Plugged in a lamp and whole place lit up. She managed to get her daughter out, but couldn’t save anything else”, he said.

Twilight nodded, thanked him, and trotted over to Derpy and Dinky.

Twilight sat beside the pair and spoke,

“Derpy?”, she spoke calmly.

Upon hearing the voice, she turned her head, only to find the Princess Of Friendship beside her.

“Princess Twilight!”, she said loudly.

She was about to bow, but Twilight stopped her.

“It’s fine, you don’t have to do that. Are you ok?”, she asked in a concerned tone.

”I don’t know, Princess. I lost my home and all the valuables in it, as well as the bits I kept. I can’t buy a new home now, so I don’t know”, she said sadly.

Twilight bit her lip, she hated seeing ponies in pain. She thought about it, and found a solution.

“I think I have a solution, Derpy”, she said with a calm smile.

“You do?! What is it?”, Derpy asked excitedly.

“You can stay with me until you get back on your hooves”, Twilight said in a sweet voice.

Derpy’s was almost to the ground. Had she heard that right? Princess Twilight Sparkle had offered her a home in her castle. It was surreal.

“R-Really!?! You’d do that!?”, Derpy said, tears of joy forming in her eyes.

Twilight nodded and was immediately caught up in an embrace from the grateful mailmare.

“Wuh-What’s going on?”, said a little voice.

“Oh honey! Twilight Sparkle, the princess, has offered us a home!”, Derpy excitedly.

Dinky’s eyes lit up,

“Really? Where!”, she said with a smile.

Twilight chuckled and answered,

“With me silly, where else do think?”, she answered warm heartedly.

Dinky just sat there, until she wrapped her hooves around the Princess Of Friendship.

“Thank you Princess! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”, the filly said happily.

“Your welcome, little one”, she said with a huge smile.

Derpy smiled, she may have lost a lot, but she gained a whole lot more.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading

First Day Of Change

Derpy and Dinky were stunned as they entered the Castle Of Friendship. Being their first time in a real castle, they didn’t know it looked good or amazing, but their minds settled on choice two.

“You two sit down, I’ll go wake up Spike and Starlight and tell them what happened”, she said while pointing towards the sofa.

Derpy and Dinky nodded and sat down, with Dinky snuggling her mother.

Twilight made her way up the stairs, making it to Starlight’s room first.

“Starlight, get up, I have something to show you!”, she slightly shouted.

Twilight heard trotting getting closer to the door, and backed up when Starlight opened it,

“What is it Twilight? It’s 12:30 in the morning”, Starlight said while trying to straighten out her mane.

“Sorry Starlight, but it’s very important. Go wake up Spike and meet me downstairs”, she said to her student.

Starlight yawned and nodded, making her way towards Spike’s room.

Twilight went down the stairs to greet Derpy and Dinky, Who were casually snuggling.

Twilight looked at Derpy and smiled, she found the display adorable.

“She looks adorable Derpy, your very lucky to have her”, Twilght complimented.

“Thank you Princess”, Derpy said.

“Please Derpy, call me Twilight”, Twilight corrected her.

Derpy nodded and the two sat in silence for what felt like hours.

Derpy stared at Twilight longingly, she was beautiful.

Derpy hadn’t told anyone of her crush, or even that she was into mares. She had always thought Twilight was pretty, but since she became a princess, the feelings were heightened. It often became a distraction at her job, but she didn’t care, she was just happy.

Derpy just smiled goofily, only to be noticed by Twilight.

“Whatcha thinking about?”, Twilight said as she sat down next to her.

Derpy snapped out of her please thought and nervously answered,

“Uh, n-nothing, just thinking about something”, Derpy replied blushing.

“I know that, but what were you thinking about”, said Twilight, smiling friendly.

Derpy didn’t want to say what she was thinking about, but she didn’t want to lie to the Princess of Friendship either.

“S-Somepony I have a crush on”, she blurted out, instantly regretting her word choice.

Twilight’s face light up,

“Ohh, Who is it?”, she said with an excited grin.

“Uh—“, she was about to say but got interrupted.

“Um, Twilight, what is Derpy doing doing here? And who is that filly with her?”, said Spike.

“Well Spike, Derpy and Dinky are here because.........well”, Twilight said, trying to find the best way to put it.

“Our house burnt down, and Twilight said we can stay with her”, said Derpy with a blush.

Starlight and Spike looked at each other, and then Spike spoke up,

“Oh, this won’t end well”, he said nervously

Author's Note

Oh no, Spike, your in trouble :derpytongue2::moustache:

Life With Royalty

The next few days around The Castle Of Friendship were calm. Mostly quiet and boring, but they also had times of mischief. Spike had let Dinky read some comics, and within the next hour she attempted to be a superhero, by.....jumping off the roof. Luckily, she landed on Twilight while she was walking to the market, Spike got an earful that day.

“You should’ve watched her better!”, Twilight lectured The now adolescent dragon.

Anyway, the third day was quite significant, as this was the day that Twilight held her weekly friendship meeting with the other Elements Of Harmony. The others walked in, only to notice Derpy reading a book on the sofa. Safe to say, they had some questions.

“How long she been here Twi’?, asked Applejack.

“About 4 days, give or take”, Twilight said.

Derpy simply waved with a shy smile.

“Has she made a mess?”, asked Rainbow Dash while eyeing Derpy.

“No, Rainbow. Actually, she’s been a good helping hand, recently”, Twilight said while grinning at Derpy.

Derpy blushed and grinned back.

“Have you baked muffins? Cause’ I love muffins!!”, exclamed Pinkie Pie, bouncing while she spoke.

“Not yet, but I wouldn’t mind it”, Twilight said.

Derpy nodded to that, she was hungry.

“Does she have anything good to wear?”, asked a very concerned Rarity.

“I’m.....afraid not. At least not yet, sometime soon maybe?”, she asked to Derpy.

Derpy just shrugged.

But it was Fluttershy who asked the most important question,

“Umm....why is she staying here? I-I mean if you wouldn’t care to answer”, she asked, hiding behind her mane.

Twilight sighed and began telling the tale. The other Elements faced and emotions changed upon hearing the news.

“Poor thing, Nopony should have to go through that, sorry Derpy”, Applejack said with a sorrowful look.

“Oh jeez, I uh.......wow”, Rainbow said, struggling for words.

“Oh you poor thing! I would hate that to happen to me or my friends “, Pinkie said while embracing the gray Pegasus.

Derpy embraced back, appreciating the concern.

“Oh my heavens! Is their anything I can do, darling?”, Rarity asked hopefully.

Derpy shook her head.

“Oh....everything will get better, Derpy. I know so”, Fluttershy said with rare confidence.

“Thanks Everypony for your kind words, it means a lot, but really, I’m fine. Sure, I lost a lot, but I gained so much more”, she said while smiling at Twilight.

The 7 seven mares embraced, sometimes blessings can come in the form of tragedy.

Author's Note

Right in my feels :fluttercry:

This is a short chapter, but believe me, the juicy stuff is coming :trollestia:

TwiDerp: Simple Beginngs

It had been a month since that faithful night, the night when flames took over the skies of Ponyville. Derpy and Dinky Hooves we’re living happily with Princess Twilight, Spike, and Starlight Glimmer. Twilight’s friends got used to Derpys company. When they got past her strange exterior, they found a sweet mare who just wanted to do the right thing. All seemed good right?

Well...sorta. Derpy was happy, that was true, but she felt like something missing. She thought she knew what that missing thing was, but she was having a hard time addressing it.

“Of all the ponies to love, it just had to be Twilight”, she thought as she watched Twilight study.

Derpy had always felt very good around Twilight, it was a feeling she couldn’t explain. She at first thought the feeling was admiration, but time proved to reveal a new emotion. Love......and that emotion was something she hadn’t felt in a long time.

“I bet you’d be proud that I moved on, huh?”, she said looking up to the heavens.

Her husband died shortly before Twilight came to Ponyville, so when Pinkie Pie invited her to meet the new pony in town, she took it as a chance to forget. From the moment she saw her, Derpy felt a good vibe from Twilight Sparkle.

“Oh, how times have changed”, she sighed dreamily at Twilight.

Twilight had become a hero since then. Saving Equestria from monsters, dragons, changelings, you name it. But what Derpy done besides raise a filly? Well....she delivered mail.

“I’m not even in her league”, said a now sad Derpy.

In the time she had started daydreaming, Twilight had noticed Derpy’s behavior.

“Derpy? Hello? Equestria to Derpy Hooves?”, she said while waving a hoof in front of her friends face.

Derpy snapped out of it, and apologized to Twilight,

“Sorry Twilight, just kinda zoned out”, she said smiling sheepishly.

“It’s ok Derpy, we all zone out sometimes”, Twilight replied, giving her a reassuring smile.

They sat in silence for a little bit, until Twilight broke the silence.

“So...who were you thinking about”, she asked curiously.

Derpy blushed, but didn’t hesitate to answer,

“Uh..N-Nopony”, she said, trying to cover her tracks.

“Now Derpy, you can’t lie to me, who is it?”, Twilight said with a sly grin.

Derpy begin to sweat, she didn’t expect Twilight to be so interested.

“Well, she’s sweet”, she said, not thinking about her sudden admission.

Twilight gasped, but didn’t seem offended,

“Your into mares?”, she asked.

Derpy began to tear up, but nodded.

“Derpy..don’t feel bad. It’s ok, honestly. I mean....I’m in to mares too”, Twilight said while blushing.

Derpy was surprised, the princess was into mares? That was a genuine shock.

“Who do you have a crush on”, Twilight asked.

Derpy tensed up.

“Uhhh.....”, Derpy said before bolting to her room.

“Derpy!!! Wait”, Twilight said while running after her.

She reached Derpy’s room, and immediately heard crying coming from inside.

“Derpy?”, she called.

No response, Twilight became worried.

“Derpy, please talk to me, I can’t stand to see you like this”, she pleaded.

After a few seconds, the door opened to reveal Derpy, tears and all.

“Twilight, if I talked, you would kick me out”, she said in between tears.

Twilight was shocked, she would never kick Derpy out.

“I would never do that, honest. I just want to know who like”, she said on a concerned tone.

“It’s not like, Twilight, it’s love. And it’s You! I love you Twilight! I have for a long time!”

Twilight only stood there mouth agap, this was quite unexpected.

“You, mean it. You love me, Derpy?”, she asked shocked.

“Yes Twilight, I do. I have since you defeated the Changeling Queen”, Derpy admitted, cheeks on fire.

Twilight looked at Derpy, a lot of thoughts ran through her head.

She then did something she would never regret.

She pressed her lips against Derpy’s, tasting her admirer.

Derpy was surprised, this was all she wanted.

Twilight broke the kiss,

“I love you too, Derpy”, she before nuzzling Derpy’s chest.

They kissed once more, this time leading into Derpy’s bedroom.

This hadn’t been a bad night after all.

Author's Note

Well, it happened :derpytongue2::twilightblush:

First Date

Twilight woke up first, sunlight peering into her eyes. She snuggled up to the pegasus holding her. She felt peaceful, it felt so right. She knew she had made the right choice when she saw her partners sleepy smile. Derpy’s eyes began to open. She looked at Twilight and smiled.

“Hey”, she softly said.

“Hey, yourself”, Twilight responded.

Derpy stroked her mane and spoke softly,

“That was the best night of my life, second to having Dinky”, she grin happily.

Twilight nodded, that statement was relatable.

“I’m glad you came into my life, Derpy”, Twilight said dreamily.

“I’m glad to hear that Twi’”, Derpy said calmly.

Suddenly walked in,

“Hey Derpy, have you seen Twi-“, he stopped, taking in the scene before him.

He became glass-eyed, and simply backed out of the room.

Twilight chuckled,

“I guess he couldn’t handle it”, she said.

Derpy looked at Twilight worrily,

“Do you think he approves? And what about Dinky? Or your friends? Or the rest of Ponyville?!”, she said before Twilight stopped her.

“Derpy, honey, I don’t think that’ll be a problem. Ponies around here are pretty understanding, especially considering we have some mare couples in town. As for my friends, I’m sure they’ll be supportive. As for Dinky, maybe we should wait to tell her”, she said.

“This is why I love you, Twilight Sparkle”, she said while kissing Twilight’s forehead.

“I know Derpy, I know”, she said with a smile

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The rest of the day went pretty well, aside from a quiet breakfast. Spike just played with his pancakes, and Dinky was already at school.

Later, Twilight asked Derpy an important question.

“Derpy?”, she asked.

“Yes, Twiley?”, she said smiling.

“Let’s go out tonight, just the two of us”, she asked.

“Yeah! That’s sounds fun. Anyplace you had in mind?”, Derpy asked excitedly.

“How about Hoofensteins? I hear that they have good food”, Twilight asked.

“Anything for you, sweetie-buns”, Derpy added with a kiss.

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Derpy and Twilight sat across from each other at Hoofensteins, eating and talking the taking the night away.

“I gotta say Twiley, this is the best Spaghetti I’ve ever had”, she said drooling over the excellent dish.

“I agree to that, honey, this tastes amazing”, Twilight said happily.

The two sat in silence, until Derpy broke the air.

“Twiley?”, she asked worried.

“Yes, Derpy? What’s wrong?”, she asked in a concerned tone.

“It’s just....are you sure you want to be with me. I’m just a commoner and your a princess. You deserve better than an outcast with weird eyes”, she said with a lack of confidence.

“Derpy Hooves, I wouldn’t want anypony else. Not only are you a fantastic marefriend, your a fantastic mother and pony. Not to mention a downright amazing lover”, she said, that last part making Derpy blush.

“I love you Twiley”, she said as she nuzzled her marefriend.

“I love you too Derpy, never forget it”, she replied lovingly.

Derpy Hooves smiled......

She had truly Gained More Than Lost

THE END

Author's Note

Aaaaand...that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading my very first fanfic, here’s to many more 🥂

When The Flames Rise

“Awww, do I have to?”, said a young filly.

“Yes Muffin, you have to get your rest, it’s very important”, replied her mother.

Derpy Hooves was trying to get her daughter Dinky into bed, yet the little filly was full of energy.

“But I’m not even tired”, Dinky said grumpily.

Derpy sighed, she knew this wasn’t going to be easy.

“I’m sure, now please go to bed, I promise it’ll go by fast”, Derpy responded with a smile.

Dinky sighed and did what she was told, lying her head down on her pillow. Derpy pulled the blanket over her daughter and turned off the light.

“Good night Muffin, Mommy loves you”, Derpy said as she walked out of her daughters room.

Derpy made her way down the hall and into the sitting room, where she sat on her couch. She turned on the lamp beside her and began to read a book. About 15 minutes in, she heard a crackle and a pop, and turned to her right.

The lamp was on fire, spitting a spark out every second. Derpy jumped back in suprise as the fire began to spread, and ran to the kitchen to get some some water. She got the water, but it was too late. The fire was engulfing the space at an alarming rate, and began to travel towards the stairs.

“Oh buck! Dinky!”, she cursed to herself as she flew upstairs.

She raced to her daughters room, and picked the filly up. She had reached one problem, however. The exit was downstairs, yet the fire was engulfing the bottom half of the home. Her face dropped when she realized there was no way out. Then she noticed a window beside Dinky’s bed. She opened it gently, and gently floated to the ground. It was then that Dinky woke up.

“M-Mama? What’s going on?”, she said tiredly.

“The house is on fire Dinky! We have to go find help!”, Derpy shouted as she ran towards the neighbors home.

Dinky gasped and buried her face into her mother’s chest. Derpy only held on tighter as she knocked on the neighbors door.

The door opened slowly, and a turquoise mare popped her head out.

“What do you want Derpy?”, she asked, her face void of emotion.

“Lyra! My house is on fire! We need help!”, Derpy shouted.

Lyra looked over and saw the families house ablaze. She gasped and shouted,

“Bon-Bon! Come here quick!”, she called to her marefriend.

“I already heard, honey. What do we do?!”, Bon-Bon said quickly.

Lyra thought for a split second and spurted out some orders.

“Derpy, I’ll find some help, you stay here and comfort Dinky. Bon-Bon will go with me”, she stated.

The two mares nodded and did as they were told, leaving Derpy to cradle her crying daughter.

“Why did this have to happen, Mama?”, Dinky said, looking up to her mother for an answer.

“I don’t know Muffin, I don’t know.....”, was all she could say.