The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and the colorful flowers are blooming. Once again, Equestria had been restored to it's original state, peaceful and in harmony. However, the reign of Discord and the time of chaos had not disappeared without a trace, and the cemetery just outside Ponyville is a grim reminder to those who had fallen. Hundreds were buried here, but in front of one of the graves, a certain light purple unicorn is standing.

Here lies Derpy Hooves

Fought bravely for the sake of Equestria

24 BH - 3 BH

Rest in Peace

Those are engraved in the grave stone, surrounded by flowers. The female unicorn puts down a muffin on the grave gently, right before a cloaked figure walks behind her.

"You're early." The figure called, making the unicorn turn towards it.

"I don't have much time to spare, so might as well do it now." She replied. Her horn lights up and her magic engulfs the muffin. Cyan magic swirls on her horn, then a flash. The muffin turns transparent, making both of them smile.

"Always works." The unicorn smirks a bit, seemingly proud of what she had done. The figure chuckled.

"Time magic... and now ethereal magic. Tell me how did you became a guidance counselor instead of the Princess' personal guard again?"

"Because I choose to." She turns around. "Now excuse me, I need to get back. Perhaps some students need to see me."

With a flash of magic, the unicorn disappeared. The figure then opens it's hoodie with it's hoof, revealing a green, cyan maned batpony, the same one that had retrieved the Element of Loyalty from Cloudsdale. Since his kind seems to age slower then most ponies, he didn't look that much older. With a grim look, he reaches inside his cloak, and takes out a pair of glasses. As soon as he wears it, a spectral figure of a pony appears. She looks pretty much the same, except being transparent, and would be invisible to the naked eye. The special glasses allows the batpony to see the pony that had deceased long ago, Derpy Hooves.

"Derpy..." His expression looks sad, but the batpony managed to smile nonetheless. Derpy is looking at the muffin with a happy grin.

"Muffin! Is this for me?" To this, the batpony nodded, and Derpy immediately grabs the muffin and takes a bite out of it. Thanks to the spell of the unicorn, the food can be interacted by spirits, and thus Derpy can eat it. The happiness on her face is so heartwarming as she quickly chew the entire muffin into her mouth in no time.

"...I asked Princess Celestia if there is a way to please you... and she mentioned that you loved muffins." The stallion sat down, sighing. "If only I brought one during that day..."

Finishing her snack, Derpy moves closer to who used to be her companion. She places her hoof on his shoulder, only for it to went through, giving him shivers. The pegasus pulls back her limb with a nervous smile. "E-Excuse me... But, don't be sad. You saved Equestria, didn't you?"

Yes, yes he did. He's one of the ponies that stormed Discord's realm and fought the god of chaos himself. Resealing him brought the peace that ponykind had sought for. He heard that Discord is back out now, though many claimed that he's no longer seeking to throw Equestria into chaos. Though just in case, the batpony is almost always fully armed, he can't really trust Discord...

"I... We did, but I can't save you." His reply is to be expected, and Derpy is quick to answer.

"It doesn't matter, what matters is you saved many more ponies then me." She said in a cheerful tone. "I'm not sad or upset, I'm happy because I helped to make a difference!"

That sentence made the batpony sniff. What a wonderful pony Derpy is. If only she's still alive to live in a world she had helped to create... If only more ponies get to know her...

"Derpy..." The stallion wipes his eyes, smiling. "You're... amazing. I'm sorry that I can't give you what you need that day... but will you be happy if I give you more muffin next time?"

"Oooh! I would love to! They're delicious!" The pegasus jumps up and down, flapping her wings in excitement. Even though she's no longer in this world, she did not change one bit.

"I promise to give more next time, and maybe we can talk a bit longer too." The batpony stands up with a smile, ready to leave. He reaches out his hoof to touch the spirit of the pegasus. The contact sends a chilly shiver through him, but he doesn't care. "See you next time, Derpy. Have a deserved rest."

"Okay, good luck! And live a happy life!" The pegasus waves her hoof happily. Smiling, the stallion takes off the glasses, and Derpy vanished from sight. He knows that she'll always be there, though. The sacrifice that she did allows her to stay alive and save Equestria with the help of others. The only thing he can do in return is to give Derpy her favorite treat. Before he left the cemetery, he looked back at it.

"...No matter how small..."

All he did is take a muffin, and ask a favor from a powerful unicorn he made acquaintances from the time of chaos to give it to Derpy. He can't bring her back without resorting to drastic measures, and he's not sure if Derpy want that, but this small act of giving her a muffin is enough to make her happy, and that's all it matters.

"I'm glad I was able to help."

Author's Note

Fun but not that fun little thing: Can you guess what BH stands for? Whoever gets it right will receive a cookie~