Ditzys secret

Just so you know, my narrator is on break so i will be telling this story in first person until further notice.

-Ditzy

Where am I? My bed isn't this hard. Wait. My beds made of clouds; it's not hard at all! Ugh. It feels like I got bucked in the head. Maybe I should go find some water. I always feel better in my other form...

"Ugh." I opened my eyes and sat up. I sat in an earth pony bed in a place that smelt of trees and hay. It was too dark to see my surroundings, but it wasn't night. I could see light coming through under the door. I got up and slowly walked towards it, letting myself out the door. I had to pause occasionally on my walk until the spinning subsided from my head. When i got out of the...barn apparently...I noticed that I was at sweet apple acres.

I walked around but found no pony so I left. I flew home, looking Raindrop to ask her what had happened. The last thing I remembered from last night was getting loaded up on cider, Luke kissing me, and being hungry. I must have eaten a lot though because I was still full. When I got home I saw a very disturbing sight. A Canterlot guard wagon was parked on our cloud. I flew up and rushed inside, worried that they were here because of me missing. I was wrong. I went in to see raindrop crying and all alone. I walked up to her and sat there. She didn't notice me or she didn't care.

"What do you want?" When She looked up, Raindrop scowled, moving away from me.

"Why are you crying? What's wrong?" I was confused at her viciousness towards me, worried that something was wrong with her.

"You really don't remember? What you did to Luke? What you almost did to my colt friend?" Rain was getting furious now.

"How you almost killed them or me?!? I was wrong you are a monster!" Rain took off out of the house. Most of what she said was gibberish because I still didn't remember what happened, but it sounded pretty bad. I went into the next room and saw mom and dad talking to the police. When they saw me they gasped and came to hug me.

"Oh my goodness! You’re safe! This is just terrible! Did you see her?"

"Who?" I was truly confused again. My mother sighed sarcastically.

"The mermare of course! There's one loose in ponyville!" I stiffened at this news. Had they figured me out, or was it another one? I really needed to know what had happened last night.

"Last night you and your friends got attacked by a mermare! Raindrop said you got hit on the head. Poor Cappuccino got lured in by its siren song. Rain save you all by dragging you to the apples farm!" She practically screeched the last part, looking quite faint. My adoptive mother had just practically read my mind, but that didn't matter.

Everything came back. The kiss, the water, the sharp teeth. And then the blood. Had she eaten that flesh? Was she a cannibal? It had tasted delightful at the time, but now it didn't.

"Huaghhhhhhh!" I practically dumped my guts out all over the floor. Luckily it was a cloud so it just fell through to land on an unsuspecting pony.

I flew out of the house and to the secret hideout. I flew past the pond (still tinged red) and into the cloud. There was Raindrops sitting alone.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know. I didn't even remember. It's all my fault. I didn't...."

“You have to leave." Rain cut me off.

“But rain you know I didn't mean to..."

“I know, that's why. If those guards find out or mom and dad, you'll be killed. You can't stay here. Go into the Everfree. Stay there until I say. Every full moon or new moon I'll bring you supplies. I'll tell mom and dad that you’re dead. They’ll believe me. Now go." I was stunned. I know I had to leave for my own protection, but it just didn't seem right. I was leaving Rain to clean up my whole mess. But I had no other choice. Many I could find a non violent cloud over the Everfree to sleep in. If not, hello trees. I still wasn't ready to get in water yet, seeing what it had done to me. To Luke. He probably would not love me anymore.

"Goodbye Rain. Thank you." I jumped out of the cloud and murmured under my breath.

"I love you sis." It was just like losing Fish again. Sometimes I still wondered what had ever happened to him.

I flew over the trees in the Everfree. No more comforts of home. Just trees and trees and a house, and trees. I didn't want to go to a random house in a creepy forest, so I flew over it and continued on.

Finally I found a nice clearing to land. I looked at the spot I wanted to land and dove towards it. Sadly I was following my wrong eye. I went straight towards the creepy house. I closed my eyes and braced for impact. It never came. I opened my eyes to see my tail had snagged on a tree branch. Under me stood a zebra.

"You'r a zebra." I said dumbly. I'm not stupid but I'm not the quickest thinker either.

“Yes young mare, I am in fact. Are you okay? All intact?" I looked at myself and nodded to her. She shook the tree a bit and I tumbled out.

“Come to my hut we can have some lunch, you are too thin and need something to munch."  She looked me over and went towards the house. I followed. It was a one room place full of an assortment of odd decorations. Potions and plants sat on shelves. I sat down on the floor and rubbed my head. Rain must be a good bucker.(As in good at kicking. You sicos.)

"You rub your head like you are I'll. For that I have a brew or pill." I thankfully took the Advil from her and swallowed it down. She brought me a sandwich and I gulped it down. As you remember my last meal was pretty bad. I sat there and watched the striped creature for a moment. She seemed quite old, white hairs creeping through the black and soft wrinkles forming on her narrow face.

"I did not take you for a carnivore. Perhaps of this sandwich you would like more?

“I looked over at her. Carnivore? I looked at my sandwich in realization. I had never expected to be a meat eater. Of course I hadn't ever expected that I would be a mermare either.

"Sure why not. Do you know of any large bodies of water out here?" the zebra host thought for a moment.

“There is a lake not too far to the west. But not to go there for me would be best. You of coarse are an exception, just be prepared to fight and have quick reaction."

"What do you mean I'm an exception?" I flamed. Just because my eyes where crossed didn't mean that...

"The sirens song is not hard to hear, even from one who lives way out here." I was slightly stunned that she knew, but t was hard to be surprised by anything anymore.

"Okay. So you know. Could you stop speaking in rhymes? It makes me nervosa." I looked up a way to get off the topic. It was still awkward speaking about it.

“Of course I can. Where I come from it is just proper manners. Now I have work to be done. You may visit any day, just don't send any magic this way. Sorry rhyming again. Goodbye..."

"Derpy. Derpy hooves." I lied. It was bad enough that some pony knew. I couldn't blow all my cover at once.

“Nice to meet you miss Derpy. I am Aja. Good day." I left the house and wandered through the forest. Soon I came upon a river and decided to follow it. It was time to see what creatures lurked at this lake.