Tying The Knot

Dinky walked into the kitchen, smelling a wonderful aroma of waffles and general deliciousness. Spike was stirring away at the batter, making sure that it was just right for both he and the ponies he was serving.

Speaking of, Twilght and Derpy we’re sitting at the table talking happily. Starlight was also there, but was to busy looking sad. Dinky trotted you the table and immediately listened upon their conversation.

“Are you sure you’re fine, sweetie? You’ve been working hard lately, you know”, Twilight asked.

Derpy just nodded and sipped her cup of coffee, which clearly woke her up.

“WHEW! Wow, that really helps! Thanks Spike, What’s in this?”, Derpy asked the chef.

“Oh, you know, just some cocoa beans and some military grade sugar”, he nonchalantly said.

All heads turned to him slowly, and eventually noticed.

“What? Why is everypony staring at me?”, Spike asked the group.

“Spike, why do you have military grade sugar? How did you even GET it anyhow?”, Twilght asked with a paternal look.

“Well, Pinkie gave me the sugar because she said I should give it to Derpy. Something about how she looked tired on her mail route”, Spike admitted.

Derpy, who was slowly becoming a little more hyper, denied these claims by shaking her head.

“Nuh-Uh, No way, I’m not tired”, she said with yet another sip.

“Mom, are you su-“, Dinky began.

“WOOO! I’M WALKING ON SUNSHINE, YEE-HAW~!”, Derpy said as she flew through the window and towards the post office.

Everypony and dragon looked towards the imprint in the wall and just sat in shock. Eventually, Starlight broke the silence.

“Soooo, how bout’ them waffles, huh Spike?”, she said with a nervous grin.
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Later on that day, Dinky was practicing her levitation spell, when she heard Twilight calling her name.

“Coming!”, she said as she trotted to her door.

She made her way down the stairs and saw Twilight standing by the door .

“Hey Dinky, wanna come to Sugarcube Corner with me?”, Twilght happily asked.

“Sure! Thanks Twilght!”, Dinky said with a smile.

Twilight chuckled and led the way towards the sweet sanctuary. Along the way, however, Dinky couldn’t help but worry about her mother. It was clear that she was working a tad to hard, but that outburst at breakfast...Wow. How anypony could make waffles not important she would never know.

Twilight noticed the look on the filly’s face, and completely understood what she was thinking. Derpy just seemed off, and that was never really an issue. Sure she had her clumsy moments, but even those had sorta stopped.

Felling sorry, Twilight put a hoof around Dinky’s shoulder.

“She’ll be fine, Dinky”, Twilght said with a smile.

Dinky looked up at her mother figure and broke into a little smile herself.

“I know, it’s just I’m a little worried about momma. I’ve never seen her act this weird before”, Dinky said as they neared Sugarcube Corner.

Twilight was about to speak up, but was cut short by a pink blur jumping out in front of them.

“Hiya Twilight, Hiya Dinky!”, Pinkie Pie said happily.

Pinkie was dressed very strange. She was, for some reason, wearing a black suit and a red tie, with a fake afro and fu-manchu.

“Hi Pinkie Pie, What’s with the costume?”, Twilght asked with a confused smile.

“Oh nothing, I’m just tired of these mother-bucking mares breaking through my wall!”, Pinkie said with a fake Manehatten accent.

Thankfully, Twilight covered Dinky’s ears at the right moment.

“Ok? What do you mean by that?”, Twilight asked.

“Well, you’re marefriend came crashing into the bakery and then went out the other wall. I tried to give her more of the sugar, but she was just goin’ too fast”, Pinkie explained.

“Ms. Pinkie Pie, with all due respect, could you please not give my momma anymore sugar?”, Dinky said sadly.

Pinkie’s face softened, and nelt down before the filly, removing her fu-manchu in the process.

“Alright, I won’t Dinky. I don’t want you’re momma to get hurt”, Pinkie said with a reassuring smile.

Pinkie then sprang up and lost the costume, with the afro landing on a bush. She then turned to face them with her trademark bubbly smile.

“So, where are ya headin’, partner?”, Pinkie said in an Applejack like accent.

“Me and Twilight are gonna go to Sugarcube Corner!”, Dinky happily said.

“OH! What a coincidence, so am I!”, Pinkie said.

With that the now trio set off to get some sweets.

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**ELSE WHERE**

Princess Celestia combed her long, flowing star mane with relative comfort, until a breaking sound broke her from her beauty business.

“Sister! The mail mare has you’re package!”, Luna called out.

“Coming, Lulu!”, Celestia called back.

She made her way down the hall and into the foyer, where she found Luna and the mail mare.
As soon as she saw the mare, her eyes lit up. Could this be the pony that Twilight had written to her about? The one she had saved from the fire and eventually courted with? Surely, this has to be her.

“Thank you very much, I’ve been awaiting this package for a little while”, Celestia said cheerfully.

The mare was about to leave, but Celestia called out to her.

“Wait, don’t leave yet! I must speak with you, miss!”, Celestia called out.

The mare turned around and trotted to the princess.

“Y-Yes you’re majesty?”, the gray mare stuttered.

“Tell me, are you by any chance named Ditsy Doo?”, Celestia asked.

“Yes, princess, but my friends call me Derpy”, the gray mare replied.

It was an odd nickname, but Celestia didn’t care. She finally was face to face with her former faithful student’s special somepony.

“Wonderful! You’re the one Twilght has written about, it sure is a pleasure to finally meet you Derpy”, Celestia smiled at her.

Derpy nearly fainted. The princess wanted to meet HER? Twilight herself was a princess, but that was different. This was CELESTIA, as in THE mare. Derpy was frightened, but carried on with the conversation.

“Yes, that’s me. It’s great to finally meet you too, Princess”, Derpy bowed her head.

“Rise, Derpy, my student’s special somepony shouldn’t have to bow”, Celestia smiled warmly.

Derpy also smiled and nodded. Derpy, however, was growing worried. She needed to complete her route or she wasn’t going to get that bonus she needed. She explained the situation, minus the marriage, to the princess.

“No need, my little pony, Luna already had that covered”, Celestia nodded to Luna.

Luna bore Derpy’s bag and hat, and wore a toothy grin.

“Anyway, I would like chat with you. I want to tell you how you can get her to say yes”, Celestia said.

Derpy almost had a heart attack. The princess knew about this? How? She only told a few pony’s of her intentions, yet somehow Celestia knew. This was truly a bizarre day.

“Don’t fret, Derpy. You already have my blessing. Now, follow me and we’ll discuss this. Luna, you know what to do”, Celestia nodded towards the night princess.

“On it, Tia!”, Luna said as she flew towards Cloudsdale.

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“And that’s how Gummy saved the 6th dimension!”, Pinkie said while holding said alligator.

Twilight had a look of both confusion and awe, while Dinky was smiling brightly at the little gator.

“Aww, yay Gummy! Such a good boy!”, Dinky said as she gave the reptile a pat.

Gummy only blinked, giving Twilight a creepy feeling.

“Anyway, what would you like to eat?”, Pinkie said as she walked behind the counter.

Twilight thought about it and soon spoke up.

“I’ll take a danish. Dinky, what would you like?”, Twilight asked the foal.

“I want cupcakes!”, Dinky smiled.

“Cupcakes? OH YEAH! To the kitchen!”, Pinkie said as she sped to the kitchen.

Dinky still had her smile, but Twilight was a bit lost in thought. After Derpy’s outburst, she felt like she had done something wrong. Still, she had that burning desire to make Derpy her wife. She was sure that Derpy was just hitting a rough patch, after all what could she have been doing?

“Um, Twilght?”, Dinky broke her thoughts.

“Oh, what is it?”, Twilight replied.

“I think I figured out why Momma is acting so weird. Don’t tell anypony what I’m gonna tell you, though. It’s a big secret”, Dinky said in a whisper.

Twilight was genuinely intrigued. Dinky looked confident enough, so she gave her full attention.

“Alright, What’s wrong?”, Twilight asked.

“HEY HEY HEY, Y’ALL READY FOR SOME CUPCAKES?!”, Pinkie popped up from behind them.

Both mare and filly let out a scream, unsure of why Pinkie was behind them to begin with.

“Ms. Pinkie Pie! Why are you so scary?!”, Dinky asked with a huff.

“What? I was just trying to say hi”, Pinkie blushed.

“Mum? Are you ok? Why are you screaming?”, a little accent called out.

“Momma’s fine, Pip, just go back to drawing!”, Pinkie happily called out.

Dinky looked confused. Why was Pipsqueak there? And why was he calling Pinkie mom?

“Ms. Pinkie?”, Dinky asked.

“Yeah?”, Pinkie replied while handing the food over to them.

“Why is my friend Pipsqueak here? Is he in trouble?”, Dinky asked worriedly.

Pinkie chuckled, leaving Twilight also a bit giggly.

“Silly filly, Pipsqueak is my son!”, Pinkie said happily.

Dinky was shocked. This she hadn’t seen coming.

“I’ll explain, little homie. Take a seat and I shall tell you a tale”, Pinkie began.

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“So you’re saying that I’ve been overreacting?”, Derpy asked.

“Yes Derpy, that’s exactly what I’m saying. You don’t need to worry one bit. In fact, I’d say that you should be excited”, Celestia said as she sipped her tea.

“Well, I’m excited, but I’m also terrified. I just want her to be my wife, yet I can’t seem to find the right time to do it. I don’t even have a ring, Princess!”, Derpy cried a bit.

Celestia felt genuinely bad for the mare. She cared so much for Twilight, yet she was petrified of the rejection. She had seen thousands of cases like this, but for some reason this one felt just the tiniest bit more heartbreaking.

“Ditsy, you must not worry. It is a scary thing, yes, but I think you have this in the bag. And about the ring, I can get you one made in a about an hour”, Celestia smiled at the mailmare.

“Really?! Thank you so much, Princess!”, Derpy gave the white goddess a hug.

“Please, call me Celestia. All of my friends call me that”, Celesta winked.

“O-Ok, Celestia. I still have one problem, though”, Derpy sighed.

“That being?”, Celestia questioned.

Derpy hesitated, but eventually spoke.

“When should I propose?”, Derpy asked.

Celestia pondered for a moment, but eventually gave her reply.

“Well, the Summer Sun Celebration is in a week. Why not do it there?”, Celestia proposed.

Derpy’s face lit up, and she grew a smile. That would be perfect!

“Thanks Celestia, I’m glad you’re my friend”, Derpy thanked the princess.

“Don’t mention it, Ditsy. Now, one lump or two?”, Celestia asked.

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Dinky was crying as Pinkie finished her story, saddened at all that Pip lost.

“Don’t be sad, Dinky. He’s really happy now, plus he loves bake!”, Pinkie said as she scarfed down a cupcake.

“Ok, I’m not sad. It’s really kind what you did for him, Pinkie. He’s a really nice colt”, Dinky smiled.

“I already know that! Say, you wanna go talk to him?”, Pinkie asked the filly.

“Sure! Where is he?”, Dinky replied.

“Up the stairs and to you’re right. Have fun!”, Pinkie said happily.

Dinky happily trotted up the stairs, leaving Pinkie and Twilight alone in the bakery.

“So Twilight, why did Derpy crash through my wall?”, Pinkie asked as she sat in a seat.

“It was your industrial grade sugar, Pinkie. She was very tired and she needed some energy”, Twilight said very sternly.

Pinkie’s ears went down and she looked down, leaving Twilight to feel a tad bad.

“Aw Pinkie, I know you were trying to help, but this isn’t the way”, Twilight said softly.

“But Twilight, you don’t know how important this is. If you knew why Derpy was tired then you’d completely understand”, Pinkie said defensively.

Twilight was now genuinely intrigued. Derpy had a secret? Derpy was always honest with everything, so what was so big that she couldn’t say anything?

“Why? Do I need to know? Is it really important?”, Twilight asked very worriedly.

Pinkie looked torn, but eventually sighed.

“Twilight Sparkle, what I’m about to tell you is completely secret. So make me a Pinkie Promise and don’t speak a word to anypony else. Got it?”, Pinkie said in a surprisingly serious tone.

Suprised by Pinkie’s maturity, she did the motions and uttered the famous phrase. After she finished, Pinkie began.

“She has been taking up the Cloudsdale route on her mail route. That’s why she comes home very tired and sweaty. She’s been saving up for something very special. Twilight, she’s been saving up for a ring”, Pinkie said very seriously.

Twilight almost fainted, and rightfully so. Who knew her little talk with Dinky was so accurate? By Celestia, she did not expect this.

“How do you know that she is saving up?”, Twilght asked.

“I heard what she said to Dashie, I was flying my balloon nearby and caught the whole conversation. She’s wanted this for a long time, and I know you have too. Please, when she does propose to you, make her the happiest mare ever. I’ve known her for years, and she deserves it, and so do you”, Pinkie finished.

Twilight was now slightly crying, not of sadness but off joy. She had wanted this, yes, but hearing what Derpy had been putting herself through was heartbreaking. All for her, all for Twilight Sparkle. She was very happy, so happy that she hugged Pinkie.

“Pinkie, thanks for telling me. You’re right, I’ve wanted this for somebody time. Truth be told, me and Dinky had a talk about it, but I didn’t expect it to be so true and real. Just thinking about makes me happy”, Twilght smiled.

“Remember, don’t tell her. She’s been working hard for this moment”, Pinkie said sternly.

“I won’t, thanks Pinkie”, Twilight smiled.

Pinkie smiled back and called for the foals. It was cupcake time.

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“Thanks again, princess. This has been a very fun time”, Derpy said happily.

“You’re welcome, Derpy. It’s great to have a chat with my subjects every once in a while. And don’t worry about your pay, Luna explained it to the post office”, Celestia said.

“Thanks, oh and by the way”, Derpy called out.

“Yes, Derpy?”, Celestia replied.

“Rarity misses you, you need to see her again”, Derpy smirked and flew off.

Celestia blushed and walked back into her room, preparing a letter to her special jewel.

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The night had been a normal one in the Castle I’d Friendship. Dinner was delicious, and the laughs were all around the table as Dinky told of her time with Pipsqueak. They were all in a cheery mood, even the two lovebirds.

Derpy and Twilight soon retired to their room, and once they did Twilight fell asleep. As Twilight lay in bed, Derpy was awake. She thought of the Summer Sun Celebration, and where she could do it during the festival.

She needed one more ponies advice. One that she knew what definitely be kind to her situation.