Derpy Hooves, employee of the month for the Equestrian Postal Service (EPS), sat at the front desk of the office waiting to greet customers. Usually there were hundreds of packages waiting to be delivered, but today there hadn't been even a single one and the sun was almost straight above.

"It's almost noon, yet I'm still stuck here... waiting... and waiting." Derpy paused for a moment then sighed loudly, "Ughhh, this is terrible! What could be keeping ponies from sending mail?" To Derpy this was an absolute anomaly. After almost 2 hours of additional waiting Derpy fell asleep, bored to sleep by the lack of mail.

"Helloooo... You awake?!"

"Ahh, muffins!" Derpy was terrified, "I'm up. I'm up." As Derpy wiped her groggy eyes, which were still foggy from a good nap, she took a look around but couldn't see anypony.

The customer seeing her confusion stated, in a monotone manner, "Down here."

Derpy shifted her eyes over the lip of the counter and saw a short pony with a beautiful purple mane and a dashing cyan coat. After realizing she'd been staring at the other pony for too long Derpy replied, "Oh. How can I help ya'?"

"Well I've got this package I'd like delivered. "

"Okie, I'll just take that from ya' and have it there within the next two weeks."

Upon hearing this the cyan coated customer looked quite displeased and worried, "A whole two weeks? Are you sure you can't get it there by sunday?"

"That's three-day delivery, it'll take an extra 5 bits, but sure thing."

"Oh thank Celestia! You're an absolute lifesaver! It's my sister's birthday on sunday, and I NEED this to get to her." The customer laid the 7 bits and walked towards the exit.

"Byeee!" With a ring of the door the customer was gone and Derpy Had a mission. As she read the location she had to deliver to, she immediately regretted telling the pony that there was three day delivery. "Manehattan?!" While she HAD wanted a delivery, she didn't want a delivery this far away. "It's Thursday evening and there's not a second to lose, I've got to go, and fast!"

Derpy took the envelope, grabbed her delivery satchel, and darted out the door towards the train station. She was moving so fast that she was only a blur.

Upon arrival she sat down, no point in being uncomfortable, she thought. "Well... more waiting...."

Author's Note

This is a short first chapter but I hope people enjoyed it!