Tales from the Equestrian Postal Service

Tales from the Equestrian Postal Service: A Lost Mothers Confession Delivered!

Carrot Top awoke slowly her eyes opening to reveal the scene around her, she was led out on a small two seat sofa in the private rooms of First Class the post mistress of the Ponyville Post Office.

The room around her was decorated in a soft plush fashion of deep reds and burnished gold, nearby an expensive tea set was being served up by the elderly home owner who smiled warmly at her when their eyes met.

“Ah you’re awake dear, welcome back does anything hurt…? You took a tumble Derpy said…?”

Carrot Top sat up checked her self and replied she was fine, whilst returning the smile she looked around her eyes settled on Derpy with her daughters Dinky and Sparkler sat on a small sofa with her.

Looking at their faces she realized they kept glancing away from her and trying not to giggle, Carrot frowned and turned to see Big Package sat on an identical sofa across from them, next to him was sat…

…Derpy???

Carrot looked back at the first Derpy and then the other before she just sat in stunned silence waiting for some pony to explain just what was going on.

The group burst out in laughter at her confused expression as she visibly paled at the sight before her, her mouth open slightly in shock.

“Um… Why are there two… Did Twilight Sparkle do this…?”

“Nope…”

Carrot turned to the Derpy that had spoken.

“Then… How…?”

The other Derpy sat next to Big Package spoke up hesitantly in a small voice.

“I-I just arrived in Ponyville… I came looking for my sister and… I found her… My name is Ditzy… …Ditzy Doo, I... Uh met your multicolored friend before you feinted...”

Carrot Top looked the speaker up and down before she cottoned on to Rainbow's mistake and with hooves raised to hide her blush she rushed to answer before Derpy could finish raising her hoof to ask the question Carrot Top didn't fancy explaining in front of the two now confused fillies and four adults.

“C-Carrot Top… I live with Derpy and the girls… You said sister?”

Derpy lowered her hoof her eyes looking even more confused than usual but soon forgotten as Ditzy explained to Carrot Top the same thing she’d said to the others downstairs as the yellow mare nodded fascinated by her tale, Sparkler huffed her disapproval resorting to play fighting with Dinky when the filly elbowed her in the ribs for her interruption.

Ignoring the two fillies play fighting Carrot Top decided to ask Ditzy what she intended to do now she’d found her sister.

Ditzy shuffled uncomfortably as she reluctantly had to admit she hadn't gotten that far in her planning having figured it would take a long time to track down a sister she knew nothing about.

“Would you like to stay with us for a few days so you can spend time together or do you have to return home for work?”

Ditzy rubbed the back of her head with a hoof in a distracted kind of way as she hesitated to answer…

“…I don’t have a job… …Or a home… …My mom… I-I mean our mother…”

Ditzy gave Derpy a sad look as she prepared to break the news, Dinky stopped pushing Sparkler who was pulling her tail as they caught on something important was about to be discussed.

“She passed away a little while ago and left this."

Rummaging in her bags Ditzy produced a battered faded envelope on which was written 'The Other One' which she passed to Derpy who leaning forward to grab it nearly up ended the two fillies from the sofa.

Once every pony was comfortable once again Ditzy continued,

"It's probably not much, she wasn't much of a writer or a mo..."

Ditzy stopped herself as the venom in her voice made those around her flinch.

"Well... Anyway... She left some pretty heavy debts behind her, paying them off wasn’t easy and didn’t leave me much but I have enough for a fresh start as long as it’s cheaper than Canterlot or Manehatten…”

Derpy barely twitched as Ditzy spoke but she cuddled Dinky as the filly gave her a supportive hug her understanding of Ditzy’s words clear enough as Sparkler also laid a supportive hoof on her mother.

“…I could stay... At least until I find somewhere around here maybe, find a job and settle down around here...”

Derpy nodded enthusiastically despite the strange feelings she was having, after all this was all a shock but as at least one of her eyes drew level with her disturbingly mirrored image Derpy felt deep inside things would be just fine but still with a heavy heart she felt the weight of the letter now firmly wedged behind her on the sofa.

For Ditzy the fast paced events of the day left her in little doubt trouble was in store, but as she tried to figure out if Derpy was looking directly at her or not she worried whether she was ready to be a sister, and as unknown to the others Sparkler gave her an evil glare, an aunt she wondered...