Ponyville. Three days later.

Derpy POV.

Today is really a great summer day. Although, a little rain was planned for the evening, but this was not a problem. I love the rain. Of course, I was a little tired, and surprisingly, I didn't have so many problems related to the delivery of letters. It was already five o'clock in the evening, and I flew up to the Ponyville post office. As always, the rest of the post office employees were already gathering at the entrance, who were preparing for the fact that this working day would end, and all the ponies would calmly go home.

The whole day I have been thinking that I will have to ask our boss to give me days off. I really hoped that he would be able to understand me. I was really happy when Octavia and Vinyl offered me to spend the weekend in their company. Oh my Celestia, that was really amazing! I didn't expect this from these two mares. Most likely they were in a good mood, and I just successfully crashed into the next mailbox, next to their house. In the end, everything turned out even better.

It remains a small matter.

When I landed near the main entrance to the post office, many ponies immediately smiled sweetly and greeted me.

"Hey, Derpy! How is your mood? How was your working day?" One of the stallions who was responsible for delivering parcels from the railway station to our post office asked.

I sighed and caught my breath several times, after which, wiping the sweat from my forehead, I also smiled looking at this cute stallion. But as soon as I was about to give my answer, this stallion continued to have a nice conversation with one of the mares. All these ponies, of course, expressed fleeting politeness and were friendly to me, but in most cases, they did not seem to notice me.

To them, I'm just another pony who works at this post office. And they would always have their own worries, and friends with whom they spent their fun time. It always saddened me, and over time I began to realize that I had no friends in this city...

I was a little saddened and walked past these ponies. "It's all right." I answered in a quiet sad voice, and tried to drive away all these thoughts from myself.

Going into the post office, I put my mail saddlebag in my personal mailbox, and took off my uniform. "Hmm... I should probably take my uniform home to wash it." I said to myself, and at that moment I heard the voices of two mares who came into the locker room.

"Good evening, Derpy. How was your day at work?" One of the mares asked and went to her wardrobe drawer.

I packed my uniform into my saddlebag and peeked out from behind the wardrobe drawer door. "Evening."I grinned when I noticed that these mares started helping each other take off their uniforms. "I had an amazing day! And you know, I've been thinking... Why don't I take a couple days off?" This question clearly attracted the attention of both mares.

They exchanged glances among themselves and then looked at me good-naturedly. "You know, Derpy, we've been wanting to tell you for a long time that you haven't enjoyed a full vacation for a long time. You've been working for more than a year without a vacation!" Said one of the mares.

Her words made me think, which is why I started looking at the ceiling and these mares at the same time. Damn it! It's starting again! Every time I experience a feeling of awkwardness or severe stress, my eyesight fails me a little. Although, over time, I was able to get used to it.

I put a hoof to my chin and squinted. "Em... Really?"

Both mares cleared their throats slightly and looked at me seriously. "Yes, Derpy. Therefore, it seems to us that if you hurry up now, you can catch our boss in his office. And as far as I know, he's in a good mood today, because his filly has a birthday tomorrow. So, go ahead, Derpy! I'm sure this is your best chance!"

My vision was restored again, and my heart accelerated
rhythm from anticipation of my luck. "You're right, girls! I'll do it!" I said in a cheerful voice, and turned around, galloped to the exit of the locker room...

But before I could reach the door, I heard a voice behind me. "DERPY!" Both mares shouted.

I froze and slowly turned my head in their direction. "What?"

Both mares shook their heads almost synchronously, and put a hoof in the direction of my wardrobe drawer, which was not closed, and the saddlebag left on the bench. "You forgot your things." One of the mares said in a polite voice, after which they both chuckled slightly.

I smiled shyly and pressed my ears to the back of my head. "Oh... Precisely! Heh... Thank you for reminding me of that." I said and went to my wardrobe drawer, closed the door and put on my saddlebag.

After that, I thanked these mares once again and after saying goodbye to them, I went to the office of the head of the post office. I felt completely confident in myself, and when I entered the office, I found our boss at his desk. He was a thirty-five-year-old pegasus stallion who always treated his subordinates strictly. But for some reason, he often showed me some leniency, despite the fact that I often made mistakes while working. Probably because my beloved Dinky is in the same class with his filly.

I closed the door behind me, and coquettishly threw my mane behind my back. "Hello, Mr. Little Thunder." I said in a slightly timid voice and smiled.

Mr. Little Thunder, who did not immediately pay attention to me because he was busy making some notes in parchment, raised his head and smiled good-naturedly.

"Derpy, my dear, come and sit down." He pointed with his hoof to an empty chair. "Tell me how your working day went, and what brought you to me? Otherwise, I doubt that you came to me just like that, after finishing your work shift." He grinned good-naturedly when he saw my graceful gait, and continued: "I can see by your happy look that you have some plans! Maybe you've finally been able to find the stud you asked out on a date? Mmm?" Little Thunder asked and playfully wiggled his eyebrows.

I sat down on a chair and felt a certain shyness after his words. "You're partly right, Mr. Little Thunder. I came to ask you to grant me a vacation." I said and carefully watched the reaction of this stallion.

Mr. Little Thunder looked at me thoughtfully. "Hmm... Well, this is a good request and your legal right, according to the employment contract. Sit down at the table and write an application for another vacation, while I'll find the forms for the corresponding orders in the file cabinet. After that, you will take this application and the order form with my signature to the personnel department." After these words, he looked at the wall clock. "You better hurry up."

I smiled, and at that moment a whole whirlpool swirled in my thoughts, in which I began to plan my vacation. It's just amazing!

"Thank you, Mr. Little Thunder! I thought you were going to ask me to stay." I said in a happy voice, and pulling a chair closer to the desktop, I pulled a clean parchment and writing materials to myself.

His words really lifted my spirits, and I did so. While I was writing the appropriate application for leave, Mr. Little Thunder found a folder with my personal employment record. Rummaging through a pile of papers, he looked at me in surprise, and it caught my attention.

I looked at him questioningly, and began to get a little nervous, which caused my tail to start darting in different directions. "What's wrong, Mr. Little Thunder?" I asked in a timid voice.

Mr. Little Thunder met my gaze, and smiled a little sheepishly when he started looking at each of my eyes. "Em... Listen, Derpy, you don't have to worry. It's all right. And even better for you! I looked through your work file, and noticed that you've been working without a vacation for thirteen months. And this is not counting the fact that you went to work to replace the sick pegasus, to help with the delivery of parcels to the railway station. Although, it's not part of your duties."

I crossed my hooves on my chest, and tried to understand what this stallion wanted to say, but my slight nervousness is still present. Because I was afraid that my vacation would not be long due to the fact that I have several labor penalties for delivering parcels to the wrong address. But it's not my fault that some ass from Canterlot incorrectly filled out the forms for sending the parcel! But it's a long story.

I frowned slightly, although I won't lie, I was determined. "Mr. Little Thunder, do I have a problem?"

Little Thunder sighed and shook his head. "No, Derpy. Actually, it's my problem."

I looked skeptically at my boss. "Maybe you can tell me about it? Otherwise, I still need to have time to go to the personnel department."

Little Thunder looked at me with an apologetic expression. "Yes, Derpy! I'm a real idiot, and a bad boss! Because I didn't see to it that you went on vacation two months ago." He said in a serious voice and hurriedly began to sign the papers. "You have been working for a long time, and therefore you deserve a full vacation for twenty-eight days, and a cash allowance for the vacation period in addition to last month's salary and a bonus. Now I'll sign you a check..." He finished signing the parchment with the order and other forms and handed them to me. "You will go to the accounting department and give them the blank of the order. Well, then you know everything yourself. Only you need to hurry up before the Ponyville bank closes yet!"

What that stallion said made me fall into a light trance and clear my throat. "I... Am I really going to rest for almost a month?" After these words, I smiled broadly and completely discarded subordination and other formalities, hugged this stallion by the neck. "Thank you very much Mr. Idiot! That is, I wanted to say..." When I realized what I had just said, my face immediately turned red and I smiled guiltily and looked at my boss.

"Khe... hr... Derpy... you'll strangle me... khee... Crazy mare!" Boss croaked, and tried to free himself from my hooves.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Little Thunder!" I said in an apologetic voice and quickly released this stallion from my embrace.

Mr. Little Thunder... I have to pay my respects to this understanding stallion. He showed restraint, and even grinned, rubbing his neck with one hoof, and signing my check with the other hoof.

However, Mr. Little Thunder was able to correctly understand my mood. "Ahem... Heh! Honestly, I love your manners. Let's assume that you called me an idiot deservedly and almost lovingly hugged me."

We both looked at the wall clock, and I began to realize that I had to do the remaining procedures in fifteen minutes. Therefore, I received the necessary documents, and most importantly a signed check, I went to the accounting department. I didn't forget anything even this time, and decided to check everything carefully, and Mr. Little Thunder helpfully helped me with everything.

I said goodbye to my boss, and stopped at the door, as Mr. Little Thunder decided to make some plans. So I turned around and looked at him questioningly. Although, I won't lie, I really felt a lot of excitement at that moment. I was afraid that I would not have time to cash the check, and then my vacation in Canterlot would not be so colorful. Because of this damn excitement, my eyes started to fail me again, which made me feel a little ashamed.

But my boss was already used to it, and just looked at me hopefully. "Derpy! Wait a few seconds."

I panicked a little, because it seemed to me that maybe I forgot something, or dropped it from my saddlebag, because of my haste. "Em... Yes, Mr. Little Thunder?" I asked in a polite voice, and at that moment my right eye was carefully examining the floor to find a possibly lost receipt.

Mr. Little Thunder, noticing my nervousness, hurried to calm me down, gesticulating with his hooves and smiled good-naturedly. "Calm down, Derpy. It's okay, and you don't have to worry. I just wanted to ask you... um... yes... What are you doing tomorrow afternoon? I just wanted to invite you and your daughter Dinky to my filly's birthday party." He said in a slightly uncertain voice, but looked at me with hope in his eyes.

I smiled sweetly when I saw our boss from such a side that he shows himself to be a timid stallion. "Excuse me, Mr. Little Thunder, but I have to decline your offer. Because I've already planned my vacation days starting tonight. Dinky and I are leaving for Canterlot." I looked at him guiltily and spread my hooves to the side.

Mr. Little Thunder nodded and looked at me with understanding. "Okay... I understand you, Derpy. Well, then have a happy vacation! I hope you come back in a month well rested." After these words, he grinned slyly. "Maybe my happy time will come when you can show me your private dance?" he asked, and at that moment his gaze wandered over my body.

His last words evoked fleeting memories of my past in me, and his wandering gaze made me realize that I am still a mare that attracts stallions. And this undoubtedly lifted my spirits even more.

"Of course, Mr. Little Thunder." I nodded and said goodbye to this stallion, who had lustful dreams in his thoughts. However, I still teased him a little, and as if accidentally pinched my tail with this door.

Well, in a few seconds I was already in the accounting department, and several mares who worked here were already finishing their work cases. They were mildly surprised by my appearance, but they were able to understand the reason why I gave them a parchment with an order for my vacation. I handed them my check, and after some fiddling with the papers, they wrote me the amount, stamped it, and wished me a good time.

But when I came out of this accounting office and saw my check, my hooves trembled and my heart accelerated the rhythm. "Oh... my dear Celestia! That's thirty-two thousand bits!" I said in a happy voice, and my eyes widened with happiness.

I couldn't resist and took off on wings showing my joy in front of the passing employees of the post office. The truth is that I accidentally emptied all the contents of my saddlebag onto one of the stallions. He stood in front of me, and my uniform hung on his head.

"Derpy! Maybe you'll pack your things and tell us all why you're so happy? I swear, I haven't seen you like this in a long time." The stallion said in a calm voice and helpfully handed me all my clothes.

Yes, I did attract a lot of attention, but I had to apologize to everyone. I packed my things in my saddlebag, and made sure my check was in a safe pocket.

When I ran through these corridors, already at the exit I shouted in a happy voice: "I'M GOING ON VACATION FOR A MONTH!" But once on the street, I immediately flew into the sky to get to the bank in time. "Heh! It looks like they'll all have something to talk about during my absence. And I have about seven minutes left... Damn it!" I said to myself, and accelerated the flapping of my wings.

The first rain clouds were already beginning to appear in the sky, which were being adjusted from the Cloudsdale side, which means that Dinky and I will have to get a little wet. Although, the train will be only in three hours. Well, then I can still have time to go to Sugar Cube and buy Dinky and me a couple dozen freshly baked muffins. No! I'd better stock up more. Sometimes I don't really trust bakeries in Canterlot, and I have to admit that the prices there correspond to the status of the capital. Although I have become a little rich today, nevertheless I should not be a wasteful mare. But for my beloved Dinky, I don't feel sorry for anything.

Half an hour later, I was already at home with full saddlebags and definitely looking tired. So I hurried to please Dinky with good news, from which she immediately jumped on her hooves. To see the happiness of a foal, for me these are always priceless moments in life. While Dinky was diligently packing up our things and everything necessary for this trip, I decided that I just had to take a shower and take care of my mane.

That day I felt that my wings were tired, and can really be understood. However, all this muscle pain, after a working day, was overshadowed by the anticipation of the upcoming weekend.

Dinky was really happy when she found out that we were going to spend an amazing vacation with her. Therefore, when our fees were completed, we looked at the clock, and realized that it was better to spend an extra half hour waiting for the train than standing in line for tickets.

Nevertheless, we decided to hurry up so as not to get too wet in the rain. I had to give up the flight because I don't want to take any chances. But a little run was only good for us. Although some ponies looked at us with surprise, and some of them tried to find out the reason for our haste at this evening time.

Well, I always smiled sweetly, and did not hide my good mood when I told all these ponies that my daughter and I were going to have a great time in Canterlot.

Among all these ponies, I was able to see the one who was my only close friend. It was an Earth pony, a stallion with a brown mane and tail named Dr. Whooves. We do have a nice time with him sometimes. Provided he's not busy.

I even had desires to invite this stallion on a date, but every time I caught myself thinking that maybe I wouldn't be able to interest him. I felt doubts about myself and was sure that I was not a very good mare for a romantic relationship. Maybe I just don't feel confident in myself? Dr. Whooves was also in no hurry to promote our friendship to a new level. He is satisfied that he just finds a good listener and interlocutor in my company.

Dr. Whooves greeted me and patted Dinky on the head. "But how will we do without our beloved postmare?" He asked, slightly disappointed, but nevertheless he was happy for me.

"Oh, don't be sad Dr. Whooves. Maybe you should also leave your worries at least for a while and arrange a good rest for yourself?" I asked, and looked hopefully into the eyes of this cute stallion.

Dr. Whooves smiled when he saw my gaze and pouting lower lip. "Yes, Ms. Derpy, I understand what you're driving at. And to be honest, I would be glad to keep you both company for a little while. But I already have plans. You recently delivered me a letter from my sister. In this letter, she asks me to visit her and help her a little in her newly opened toothpaste business. Heh! Although she is still an independent mare, but it seems to me that she was just looking for an excuse to meet me." Dr. Whooves replied in a calm voice.

He was always a decent and even noble stallion, which naturally aroused respect for him. At least from my side. But as far as I know, he is always so passionate about his scientific projects that he simply does not want to pay attention to what would... for example, to fall in love with someone.

I nodded with understanding and tried to remember his sister's name. "Oh, Right! Are you talking about Minuette?"

"Yes! So I'm leaving Ponyville tomorrow morning. However, I do not know how long I will be away." Dr. Whooves replied.

We did not linger in our conversation, and after saying goodbye to Dr. Whooves, we again rode towards the station. My lucky Dinky, having her own little saddlebag, kept up with me all the time, and sometimes even teasingly overtook me and stuck out her tongue at me. Well, sometimes we like to play with her like that.

After a couple of minutes, the rain began to intensify, and there was thunder and lightning in the sky, but we were already near the ticket office of the station. There were several other ponies on the platform, who, while waiting for the train, dreamily watched the rainy weather and talked about something.

Some of the stallions were still secretly looking at me and Dinky. Of course, I was pleased to realize that I can still be an attractive, and even exotic mare. A mare who has quite a few talents. Only I don't like to brag about it.

In the window of the station ticket office, a familiar stallion named Maverick greeted me. "Good evening, Miss Derpy! Which city do you want to go to?" He asked in a polite voice, and slightly looked out of the cash window and also greeted my filly.

"I need two tickets, in a second-class carriage, for the evening train to Canterlot." I answered, and gently hugged Dinky with my hoof. "To be honest, I haven't visited our capital for a long time. And now it's time for my vacation!" I answered and did not hide my elated mood.

The cashier checked some papers and looked at me guiltily. "I'm sorry, Miss Derpy. But this is the last train for today, and there are empty seats only in the first class carriage. And then, only in one compartment, and at the same time there is already one passenger going there. Will that suit you?"

But when I listened to all this and lowered her ears a little sadly, at that moment Dinky attracted attention to herself. "Mom?" She asked with a satisfied smile and drooping eyelids. At the same time, she tapped one of the pockets of my saddlebag with her hoof.

There was a clink of a pile of coins, which immediately put me in a good mood. "Exactly! Thanks, Dinky. You reminded me that I'm a rich pony now!" I said in an enthusiastic voice, and hurried to give the right amount of bits to pay for our trip in the first class carriage.

The cashier smiled sweetly as he raked all these coins into the cash register. "Well, Miss Derpy, it's still a good choice, and much better than waiting for the morning train." After these words, he tore off two tickets and handed them to the ticket window. "I wish you both a safe journey and a good time in Canterlot."

I smiled broadly, and like a madwoman snatched these tickets, without taking my flirtatious eyes off this stallion. This shocked him a little, and he amusingly froze in this position with an outstretched hoof. "Thank you, Mr. Maverick! I wish you all the best too!"

Yes, sometimes I act like a crazy mare. I won't lie that it amuses me a little. I especially feel like some stallions are watching my tail when I turn to them. But at the same time, they sigh sadly and begin to whisper among themselves, asking a curious question.

"So who is the stallion who made me a happy mother for the unicorn filly?"

Ten minutes later our train stopped at the station, and Dinky and I, after a short procedure of checking our tickets by the train conductor, went into our compartment. Our appearance surprised the stallion a little, who was riding in a first-class compartment, and was reading some newspaper with special interest. However, he smiled sweetly and invited us to drink tea and get acquainted.

It was a young stallion, an earth pony with a dark blue color, and a matte mane that was fastened with an elastic band. He had an aristocratic appearance. But he didn't look like those arrogant aristocrats from Canterlot.

He was sincerely glad that his loneliness in this compartment was interrupted by two charming ponies. Of course it's about me and Dinky.

I nodded approvingly, and took off my saddlebag. After that, I took out of my bag one package of muffins still warm and put them on a small tea table near the window. The locomotive blew a whistle and notified all passengers that the train was leaving.

The stallion waited patiently for Dinky and me to take our places on the opposite side. "Excuse me, miss, if I seem intrusive to you, but I really have been driving in this compartment for more than a day. And all this time, I feel a little in need of communication. My name is Flawless Tango. I'm going from Baltimare to Canterlot. What's your name?" He had a really pleasant and kind voice, his facial expression and brown eyes made me want to take part in an interesting conversation.

I smiled coquettishly and straightened my mane, which was a little wet from the rain. "I actually have a lot of names. But for several years now, all the ponies have been calling me Derpy." I answered in a slightly mysterious voice and playfully moved my eyebrows, which caused this stallion to be even more interested. "By the way, enjoy these muffins. I assure you, you won't find better then these anywhere."

Dinky immediately grabbed one of the muffins, and also decided to introduce herself. "And I'm Dinky!" She said in an enthusiastic voice and patted me on the shoulder with her hoof, all the while keeping her eyes on this cute stallion. "And this is my mom!" After these words, she began to chew the muffin.

Flawless Tango shifted his gaze from me to my filly, and at the same time poured tea into three glasses that were in a small cupboard for dishes. I swear, I very rarely travel in a first-class carriage, but I definitely like all this comfort.

"It's really nice to meet you both... um... By the way, you really look like each other." He said in a slightly joking voice.

I chuckled a little when I realized the obvious hints of this stallion. "Heh! Yes! And so Mr. Flawless Tango, now that we've met, maybe you can tell us a little about yourself? And if this is not too personal a question for you, then can I amuse my curiosity?" Yes, I still have one of my talents that I studied in the past.

Flawless Tango was a little surprised by my manner of speech, so he looked at my appearance a little appraisingly. "Yes, Miss Derpy. I see that I am really lucky that you were in this compartment. And although there are three hours left before the train arrives in Canterlot, I am sure that we will help each other and pass this time in a pleasant conversation. Help yourself to this fragrant tea." He said in a polite voice and pushed two full cups of tea towards us with his hoof.

"Well, you look like a pony who has creative energy, and besides, your cutie mark, like your name, tells me that you are engaged in dancing. Am I right?" I asked and took a cup of tea in my hooves.

Flawless Tango nodded affirmatively. "Yes, you're quite right, Miss Derpy. I am one of the professional dance teachers in all Equestria. By the way, that's why I'm going to Canterlot. My sister, who works as a maid in the palace, recently sent me a letter, and its contents really aroused a lot of admiration and curiosity in me." After these words, he pushed a newspaper towards me and put his hoof on a black and white photo in one of the articles of this newspaper.

When I looked closely at this photo, I was a little surprised. Yes, this photo depicted the same human, a sudden alien from another world, who has been living under the supervision of our princesses for three months. When this moment happened, many newspapers are still making a lot of money on it, since it is still the number one news.

To be honest, I also closely followed these news, and I won't lie, but I really saved up a bunch of newspaper issues in my chest, where at least something was written about this mysterious alien, It was a two-legged male, or rather, he was a man, as he himself put it, when he gave his interview for journalists. He really aroused a lot of curiosity among many ponies.

Although, there were some ponies who had a negative attitude to the fact that some alien lives in the palace, and maybe he is even dangerous for the whole Equestria. But there were a minority of such ponies, and this did not cause many problems. Personally, I counted myself among those ponies who would like to be able to talk to someone new who is not a resident of our planet.

Nevertheless, all these journalists saw a great opportunity to create a lot of intrigue for this human, whose name is as unusual as he is. Arhip. When asked what his name meant, it made him grin and he refused to comment. And then, the journalists decided that it was time to add a little fuel to the fire of all these intrigues and passions. However, I got so carried away with my work and thoughts about the upcoming weekend in Canterlot that I forgot to read the latest issue of the newspaper myself. Well, I really had an energetic morning at work.

I shifted my gaze from this photo to this stallion and tried to understand the course of his thoughts. "Hmm... I don't quite understand what you're hinting at when you show me a picture of this cute two-legged alien named Arhip."

Flawless Tango leaned slightly in my direction, while his expression became somehow mysterious. "Before I tell you all the details, can I count on you to keep something secret?" He asked and took a sip of tea, continuing to carefully study my facial features.

But before I gave my answer, Dinky decided to get ahead of me. "Of course, Mr. Flawless Tango! My mom and I just love keeping someone's secrets!" She said with a special enthusiasm, and smiled coquettishly, slightly nudged me in the side with her hoof. "Isn't that true, Mom?"

How quickly our foals grow up. So small, only twelve years old, and already almost openly begins to flirt with a young stallion.

I looked at Dinky skeptically, but I hugged her with my wing anyway. "Yes, Mr. Flawless Tango. If this is so important to you, then I promise that everything you say will remain strictly between us." I looked at this stallion with interest.

Flawless Tango chuckled slightly when he saw this behavior from Dinky, and waved his hoof. "It's amazing! But you shouldn't care so much about the strict confidentiality of our frank conversation. It's just that it's better not to tell many ponies yet."

When Flawless Tango made sure that we were both ready to listen carefully to his revelation, he nodded approvingly. "And so, as far as I understand, you belong to those ponies who would also be curious to know at least something about this human. I will remind you that my sister works as a maid in the palace. And recently she sent me a letter, the contents of which could interest me, to put it mildly. It turns out that this strange alien... Okay, I won't talk about him so impolitely! Arhip can be quite my colleague in a special talent!" Said Flawless Tango in an enthusiastic voice and smiled broadly, trying to figure out if he could impress me with this information.

I sat with a thoughtful look for a few seconds, until Dinky poked me in the side with her hoof again. "Ah!" I gave a little cry of such sudden pain and glared at the culprit. "Dinky! Why are you doing this?"

My filly... To be honest, I have been communicating with her as an equal for some time. As if she had already grown up! But we both like that attitude. I am not only her own mother, but also her very first, best friend. And Dinky understood this perfectly well, so she sometimes allowed herself such playful behavior.

Dinky made an apologetic expression and shifted her gaze from me to Mr. Flawless Tango, who at that moment covered his mouth with a hoof, trying to keep from laughing. "I think you will also have to tell Mr. Flawless Tango that you also know how to dance... the truth is that you have a style of dancing that only adult ponies can see." Dinky said, and she made me blush a little.

Silence reigned in the compartment, which was interrupted by the sound of the wheels of our train and a heavy downpour in this part of Equestria.

It seems this filly talks too much!

I reacted quickly and shoved the muffin into Dinky's mouth. I smiled shyly looking at this stallion. "Heheh! She was joking, I didn't..."

Flawless Tango grinned when he saw such playful behavior. "Of course I understand everything, Miss Derpy. Have you been doing erotic dancing?" He asked, not hiding his interest.

I shyly pressed my ears to the back of my head and smiled broadly. "Well... I... um... I'll tell you about it when you're done expressing your thoughts." I gave Dinky a stern look. "Otherwise we got a little distracted."

Dinky kept a straight face, and calmly chewed a muffin, decided to say something that, to put it mildly, amused both me and Mr. Tango.

"Don't look at me like that, Mom. I already know what sex is!"

After a three-minute break for laughter and comments that our foals are growing too fast, we decided to continue our communication.

"Yes, it's all the books to blame. Foals, instead of trying to comprehend some special talents, start burrowing into bookshelves. And at the same time they successfully find all this information, which is intended for adult ponies." Mr. Tango expressed his point of view.

Dinky also did not stay away and tried to justify herself. "You're not quite right, Mr. Flawless Tango. This is what we have been studying at school for the last few months."

I scratched my chin with my hoof, and also decided to keep up with this conversation, which for some reason went into another topic. "Yes, this is a new education system, something like an experiment. Our foals have been receiving sex education lessons since they were ten years old. And all this in order to prepare all young ponies for a more responsible period in their lives."

Dinky grinned slyly, which amused our fellow traveler. "I don't see anything wrong with that. I'm not going straight from tomorrow to look for a love herd, go on dates and all that." After these words, she lay down on her passenger bed, and coquettishly propped her head with her hoof, all the while not taking her eyes off this stallion. "So you can not be shy about my presence, and speak more freely."

While I was trying to find the words I want to say for this too-mature filly, Mr. Tango sighed and shook his head.

"Oh, I don't doubt it. Heh! Really, an interesting company." After these words, he decided to attract my attention. "Okay, Miss Derpy, now that we've stopped talking a little bit about the education of foals, I suggest we continue our conversation. But first, let's create more favorable lighting in our compartment."

Well, it's really dark outside now, and it's raining even harder in this part of Equestria. Therefore, the sky will be covered with thunderclouds. Dinky started yawning and feeling sleepy due to lack of oxygen, but she clearly wasn't going to sleep. She was still interested in listening to both of us and maybe even participate in our conversation.

Mr. Flawless Tango and I scrolled through the magic crystals that are inserted into the wall on each side of our compartment several times. And so we were able to create more favorable lighting.

The sound of the wheels and the slight rocking of the train, in addition to this thunderstorm, all this created a pleasant and even cozy atmosphere for passengers. I always liked to ride the train at this time of day. I find it romantic and even soothing.

Mr. Flawless Tango pulled the ticket out of his saddlebag to carefully read the information. "Hmm... Soon there will be the first parking of our train, according to the schedule indicated on the back of the ticket. We will have to miss the oncoming train coming from Canterlot."

I nodded and looked out the window again. "Yes, but it's not a problem. Let's continue our topic better. You said that Arhip is your colleague. But how is this possible? When did you manage to make friends with him?" I asked quite logical questions, and I really wanted to know as much as possible.

"I haven't had the honor to see this human in person yet. But what my sister wrote to me certainly fueled my curiosity. Actually, it is for this reason that I am going to Canterlot. My sister was able to see Arhip dancing with our princesses. And it was very unusual, but very interesting. My sister knows that I wouldn't mind looking for something new for my activity. And I think it would be my great chance! I want to see it with my own eyes, and maybe get some new experience for myself! But you don't know the most interesting thing yet..." Mr. Tango answered, keeping the intrigue, and looked carefully into my face.

I was really delighted at that moment to hear these details. "Really? Did he dance with our princesses? Heh... Actually, I'm not going to lie, you intrigued me even more. This was definitely not written in the newspapers. By the way, I somehow didn't have time today to read the latest issue of the newspaper. Despite the fact that I myself am a postmare in Ponyville." I said and smiled proudly.

But Dinky decided to show her adult side again. "Heh! Mom, you should not forget that you have a trunk full of these newspapers. Especially those newspapers in which at least a little is written about this very alien named Arhip."

When she noticed that I was looking at her as a future victim of my playful tickling, she slightly moved away from me and grinned. "Come on, Mom! If it makes you feel better, then I've heard that you're not the only pony who is so fanatically interested in news about this man and his life under the care of princesses. I swear, even our princesses don't get as much attention from journalists as Arhip." She frowned when she noticed that I lifted my wing. "Don't even think about tickling me with your feathers! Otherwise, I will wake you up very early tomorrow, and at the same time my horn will be used as an alarm clock, which will poke at your..."

"DINKY!!!" I grumbled, and this again caused another wave of hysterical laughter, from Dinky and Mr. Tango.

Mr. Tango wiped the tears of happiness from his eyes and tried to calm me down. "Hah! You shouldn't be so angry about this, Miss Derpy. In fact, I have no right to blame you for anything. And keeping a bunch of newspapers in your chest that say what's really interesting is not a shameful occupation." He crossed his hooves on his chest, and continued: "Compared to all the news that this year's vegetable harvest has broken the record for the last ten years and the like, this news is really something interesting, and certainly brings many ponies new hobbies."

"Okay, I'm not really mad at my filly." I said and tousled Dinky's mane, which is why she started to fight me off with a hoof. After that, I looked at my interlocutor again. "Well, I really won't hide it from you. I have my curiosity, and I wouldn't mind having the opportunity to meet this man. I'm interested in learning a lot of new things, but I think you can understand me."

Mr. Tango nodded and cheered up a little when he heard my words. "Well, then you will probably be interested to know the most piquant part of this secret. But first, I want to ask you something. Tell me, Miss Derpy, how long can you stand on your hind hooves?" Mr. Tango asked, and with this question he caused slight confusion in me, and great interest in Dinky.

I looked thoughtfully at the floor, and tried to remember any moment when I had to do this. "Em... In fact, I had to do it by the nature of my activity when I was seventeen years old..."

Dinky decided to be active again. "Heh... I can guess what you're thinking about now, Mom. This is the very period of your life when you worked... mmm... pff..."

Yes, I decided to plug her mouth with my hoof this time, though she bit me lightly. "Please, Dinky, just let me do the talking." I said in a calm voice and looked at Mr. Tango with a slight smile.

"Come on, Mom! I'm also interested in listening to your memories sometimes. Including about how your unicorn filly was born! Especially when you overeat your muffins, and fall into sweet memories, telling me many details from your youth." Dinky said with a slight grin. "Funny isn't it?"

All this time, Mr. Tango really arrived in a good mood, especially because of my daughter's impudent behavior. However, we all understood that Dinky is just now experiencing a new transition period in her life, and is already beginning to feel a little that her body and her thoughts are giving her some hints. It's time to grow up and prepare for reproduction.

I didn't blame her for that, because I'd been through it myself in my youth. The mere fact that I gave birth to Dinky when I was eighteen years old already says a lot. That's probably why our not so big age difference affects our relationship to each other.

"Okay, I'll be silent as a fish while you have fun with all these talks about dancing. But if I fall asleep out of boredom, then it will be your fault that you will have to carry me on your back to our hotel!" Dinky said with playful reproach, and again made me press a hoof to my forehead, and Mr. Tango winced with laughter.

"Hahah! I see that you have a really amazing relationship with each other." Mr. Tango said without hiding his grin. "Okay, let's really get back to our topic. And so, Miss Derpy, you got a little distracted, but you mentioned that you had to stand on your hind hooves by the nature of your activity in the distant past."

I was happy that my filly was finally able to calm down, and I could have an enthusiastic conversation. "Of course, I haven't done this for a long time. But since now I have nothing to hide from you, Mr. Flawless Tango, then I will admit that during my erotic dances, I could stand on my hind hooves and stand in this position for about ten seconds. After that, my back used to lean against the pole on stage."

Mr. Flawless Tango listened to me attentively, and analyzed something for a few seconds. At the same time, he did not hide his appraising gaze on my body, which of course flattered me a little. Damn it! In general, I have long needed to be looked at in this way. I want to remain a desirable mare... But it's probably just my dreams.

"Hmm... I'd like to see it. Well, that's pretty good! By the way, I suggest you simplify our communication a little. Just call me Tango." After these words, he stretched out a hoof to me, symbolizing friendly acquaintance.

I responded to this gesture and touched my hoof to his hoof, and smiled sweetly. "Then, I'm Derpy." I said in a flirtatious voice.

This touch of our hooves did not last long, as one harmful filly decided to show her teenage character again.

Dinky jumped off the bed and drew attention to herself. She looked at us as if we were glass and lifted her hoof up. "WOW! Quiet to everypony! I see the future!" After these words, her horn began to glow from a weak magic spell that gives her the ability to light her way. But she did it only for her theatrical effect.

"It's only been half an hour, and you two are already almost flirting with each other. Another half hour will pass and you will start kissing, hugging, and similar sweet activities for adult ponies. And in a few months I will have a younger brother, an Earth pony... well, or pegasus. Here already my prophetic abilities can fail me." After these words, she looked at us as if we were ponies of a lower social class. "Hey! For the sake of Celestia's sweet mane, don't look at me like an idiot! Okay, I'm going to the toilet,and you both have fun." She turned around and walked to the door."I'll be back in five minutes!"

But I recovered a little after the shock, and decided to stop this overly talkative filly. "You know, Dinky, I have an amazing idea!"

Dinky turned and looked at me questioningly. "Really? I'm ready to listen to your idea, Mom. You know that I'm always all hooves for good ideas and suggestions, except for a hunger strike." She said in a serious voice.

Tango has been patiently and even with interest watching us all this time, and probably trying to figure out which madhouse we escaped from.

My eye twitched nervously, but I made a sly smile. "Dinky, I'm probably going to drop you off at the nearest station, where we'll have a parking lot, and put you on an oncoming train. You will go home, and I will spend a wonderful time of my vacation without you. How do you see it?" Of course, I didn't mean it seriously, but for some reason I wanted to amuse this filly with our game.

Dinky waved her hoof and rolled her eyes. "Pff... No problem, Mom! Only then don't complain about the fact that the house will be a big mess, due to the fact that I will be holding a grand party for a few days. I still know where you keep our family budget!" she said in a gloating voice.

We looked at each other for a few seconds as if a duel was taking place between us. Finally, I couldn't stand it and grabbed an empty muffin box and threw it at this obnoxious filly. But she's a unicorn! And she is not a simple filly, as many may think. So she simply, deftly applied her magic, and we watched as this box wrapped in a magical aura hung over Dinky's head.

Dinky grinned triumphantly, pleased with her skills. "Okay, I get your hints, Mom. I'll throw out the trash as an apology for my theatrical behavior. But I don't see Mr. Tango complaining, judging by the way he's shaking now and pressing his hooves to his face."

Probably at this moment my patience began to fail me a little, and from this I again felt that my eyesight was deteriorating. And I can already guess what's happening to me. Therefore, I was embarrassed to look into the eyes of this stallion again, and show him something that might confuse him.

Dinky noticed this, and her ears pressed shyly to the back of her head. "Okay, I'm sorry, Mom. I'm probably already crossing the line. But otherwise I'm bored and I'm trying to create a fun atmosphere..."

I waved my hoof and tried to calm down, while I started looking at the floor so as not to show my eyes. "Okay, Dinky, I can understand you. Now go to the toilet, throw out the trash and all that. Just promise me that you won't fall through the toilet hole!"

Dinky was able to feel that in fact I would never hold a grudge against her. It's just that sometimes our playful conversations with her can really go too far. We do not notice how we ourselves are addicted to this theatrical game, but nevertheless, we still like it. She was a little ashamed, but when she heard my last words, her mood returned to normal.

"Whatever you say, Mom. I'll tie myself up with ropes." After these words, she left our compartment.

Tango tried not to interfere, but it seemed he was still amused by some of the words that Dinky said in her joking manner. "Yeah... You're lucky to have such a lovely filly, Derpy."

I took a deep breath and felt that my vision was restored again, only after that, I looked at this stallion again. "You're right, Tango. In fact, she dreams of becoming an actress, and comedy is her vocation. She often performs in school plays, and I'm really proud of her desire for creativity. I encourage it. The truth is that sometimes she hardly gets out of the role. And what we are seeing now in her behavior is a good example." I grunted slightly and shook my head, causing my mane to partially fall on my nose. "Okay, Tango, let's continue our conversation on the topic of dancing and about a man named Arhip."

At that moment we heard the signal of the locomotive, which notified everyone that our train was entering the intermediate station. And this means that now our train will carry out scheduled parking according to the schedule. The rain had already subsided a little, but it still continued to wet this land. Tango decided to slightly open the sliding window to start fresh, humid, night air. And from this we immediately took a deep breath, and cheered up.

Tango looked at me enthusiastically again. "Listen, Derpy, now our train will be standing, about fifteen minutes. Why don't you take a chance? You will try to stand on your hind hooves as long as possible, and I will try to explain to you why I started this whole experiment at all."

I looked shyly at Tango. "But I haven't had this practice for a long time. And I still don't quite understand how it all has to do with this man and dancing." I replied in a slightly shy voice.

Well, my beloved daughter was really able to treat me with understanding when she decided to leave me alone with this stallion. She's a really smart filly.

Tango nodded, but still decided to remain mysterious. "Oh, don't worry about it. However, I'm not going to torment your curiosity. But you're right, what I'm asking you is related to this man and his special approach to dancing with a partner. At the same time, his partner is a pony who will stand on her hind legs like him! Take my word for it, Derpy, I was also surprised by this method of dancing, to put it mildly. But it can definitely be an innovative advancement in this area of creative activity!"

Tango made sure that I was listening to him attentively and even with special interest, and continued: "Therefore, I would like to see for myself how it is done, and maybe, will learn something myself. After that, I am sure that I could open several dance schools in which a new method of dancing with a partner will be introduced. This is especially true in our time, when interspecies romantic relationships are quite normal. Think for yourself that, for example, some Abyssinian may have a romantic relationship with a pony. And then a pony like me could help these lovers experience something new. A dance of passion in which there are no interspecies boundaries in romantic relationships."

Hm... maybe this could be my great chance? And fate itself led me to this interesting stallion, who behaves quite decently and is a good conversationalist. The truth is, sometimes I need something more than just words.

I looked at this stallion and began to analyze something. Something doesn't add up in his words, or something else I don't know. "Wait, Tango. Now that I understand your true purpose of going to Canterlot, I don't quite understand one thing. You know perfectly well that the Princesses keep this man in the palace, and give him the opportunity to gradually get used to this world. Which is kind of like he has to go through some training. And at the same time, some journalists can still interview him, and then only with the special permission of the princesses." After these words, I held out this newspaper and began to read carefully. "Or did I miss something?"

"That's right, Derpy. In the last over of the newspaper, something is written that causes many ponies great curiosity. And all because this man will finally leave the palace by order of the princess, so that he can adapt to an independent life in the society of ponies as quickly as possible. He will be given the status of a "legal emigrant", and he is obliged to find a job within two weeks. To be honest, I am more than sure that many ponies who travel on this train to Canterlot have at least a common goal. To see this man, not in pictures in newspapers, but in reality."

However, when Tango was saying all these words, I began to understand something. And it started to bother me a little. I felt a slight heaviness in my heart due to the fact that I myself did not even notice how I began to worry about this mysterious man. I put this newspaper on the table again, and looked seriously at my interlocutor. And at this moment, our train finally arrived at the intermediate station to make its first stop. Naturally, from the corridor of the car, the voices of other ponies were heard, and the conductor who announced how long our train would stay at this station.

I shook my head slightly and tried to concentrate in order to express my thoughts correctly. And it seems Tango, began to notice my slight anxiety.

"I'm afraid for this man." I answered briefly and looked away, as I began to feel the deterioration of my vision again. "If what is written in these newspapers is true, and we have no reason not to trust this information, then I feel that this man will experience a lot of difficulties in the first days. Most of all, it will be connected with the increased attention and curiosity of the pony public to him. Do you understand what this means? Many interested ponies will simply not give him a peace of mind. This whole situation is of course quite logical, but I'm sure there will be those ponies who wish him harm because of possible envy." After these words, I sighed, walked into the center of this compartment, and looked at Tango, who was patiently listening to my thoughts.

"I'm afraid you're really right, Derpy. That is why he will need friends to help him in this situation. Of course, many ponies will ask him a lot of questions for a long time. But as far as I was able to find out about him from my sister, he can quite handle it. Arhip has his own methods of communicating with ponies. Heh! I even assume that he will make it clear to many journalists that he should not be disturbed... to put it mildly." Tango answered and grinned at the last words.

I looked dreamily out the window and put a hoof to my chin. "Yes, but it's funny that my vacation coincided with this interesting event. I think I just have to find the time to at least see this man. Maybe even treat him to muffins, or just wish him successful beginnings in his independent life."

Tango nodded affirmatively and looked at me with understanding. "Actually, I would like to make you an interesting offer." He said and looked at me with hope.

I smiled, because I think I'm starting to guess that I should like this stallion's offer. "I'm interested. What's on your mind?"

"I offer you to keep me company so that we could find time together and try our luck to meet this man. What do you say to this proposal?"

"Hmm... This is a good offer. But the first couple of days of my vacation are already planned, and I'm not going to give it up. However, I still agree with you. Tell me, Tango, which hotel are you planning to stay in?" I asked, but I couldn't hide my excitement and increased interest in the upcoming adventures in Canterlot.

Tango felt like he could pull off a double prize, and his eyes lit up with happiness. "It's amazing! I will be staying at the White Swan Hotel. And in which hotel will you stay? Or do you have any relatives from Canterlot that you were planning to visit?"

I remembered the name of the hotel, and began to realize that it was something incredible. "Actually, we will also be at this hotel! Heh! Don't you find this an interesting coincidence?"

"Seriously! Great news! It's even better than we could have imagined. Then it won't be difficult for us to find each other. Well, now maybe you can try to stand on your hind hooves?" After these words, he jumped down from his seat and came closer to me, keeping a sweet smile. "I promise I'll back you up. And you, in turn, will be able to demonstrate your capabilities, and amuse my curiosity."

I nodded, and felt a surge of self-confidence. "I'll do that."

I closed my eyes for a moment and squatted down, trying to concentrate on balance. At that moment, my wings spread out, and I slowly began to climb until I felt myself in an unusual position. When I opened my eyes, I noticed that I was standing on my hind hooves, and I was trying to keep my balance with my front hooves, and from this I was swaying slightly in different directions.

Tango looked at me with awe, but not a lot of time passed there, as I originally expected. So I felt like I was starting to fall on my front hooves again. That's how it would have happened, and maybe it should have happened. But Tango had other plans in this regard.

Tango managed to react quickly, and squatted down and wrapped his hooves around my sides. But I was also looking for a foothold for my front hooves, so I instinctively put my hooves on his shoulders. And of course, my stomach pressed against his nose...

I felt embarrassed, but for some reason I liked the whole awkward situation. However, my cheeks began to warm with shame that I was allowing myself such behavior.

Tango looked into my eyes, and it seems he also began to be a little embarrassed. "Em... Is everything okay, Derpy?" He asked in a surprisingly confident voice. Although, I am sure that these are his professional qualities as a dance teacher.

But I didn't have time to answer anything and recoil from the embrace of this stallion. The door to our compartment opened. We both turned our heads towards the door, maintaining our almost intimate pose, in which only two lovers can get closer.

Dinky was in no hurry to pass into our compartment, and looked at us with a sly grin and a raised eyebrow. "Aha! You could have said right away that I have to walk around the train cars for another half hour. What? You two look great in such an intimate pose. I even like it." Her sarcasm didn't make such an impression anymore, but she didn't count on it. So she politely waited for our reaction.

Tango and I slowly freed ourselves from our spontaneous embrace, and both grinned, realizing that we were behaving like two teenagers.

I sat down on the edge of the passenger bed again, carefully pretending to be a serious mare, although the fact that my tail betrayed my excitement was easily noticeable. "Dinky, come in already, and close the door behind you." I looked at her and crossed my hooves on my chest in displeasure, because I already realized from her look that she was plotting another portion of ridicule. "And what you saw is not what you might have thought!"

"Mom, you know you don't have to justify yourself to me." She said in a surprisingly calm voice, and closing the door behind her, jumped back onto the passenger bed next to me. "Or did you still have enough five minutes for me to have a younger brother in a few months?"

"Dinky!" I grumbled and this caused a grin from Tango and actually from the culprit of our good mood.

We waited for the departure of our train, and during this time we spent in a modest conversation. Dinky yawned several times, but still showed herself cheerful. However, now it's my time to tell a little about myself, since Tango really had a sincere curiosity. Including about my life experience. I didn't promise to tell a lot of details, so I decided to be brief. As far as it was possible at all...

I was born in Cloudsdale, like most pegasus in this part of Equestria.

However, my fate is not so simple. My mother was in a love herd consisting of three mares and one stallion. But my real father wasn't a pegasus. Even in her younger years, my mother lived in Las Pegasus, where she was able to meet one cute stallion, an earth pony. My father initially introduced himself to her as the owner of his own hotel. Thus, my mother, who did not yet have a specific goal in life, decided that she could devote herself to romance with this stallion, and maybe in this way find a job in the hotel business.

But over time, this stallion got tired of lying to her, and after several romantic dates, after which they ended up in the same bed, he finally confessed to her. He admitted that he used to have his own love herd of two mares waiting for him to return to Manehattan. And he came to Las Pegasus just to try his luck playing at the casino. But he got so carried away that in the end he lost all his money, and did not stop there. He tried to recoup, and as a result decided to place a bet in the form of his own property.

At first he was lucky, but his excitement did not stop, and in the end he lost everything. As a result, some pony who owned the hotel offered him a way out of a difficult financial situation, and thereby pay off his debt. But my father had little choice, and this was the best option. But at the same time, he was still not a free pony. He had to work as a hotel receptionist for one year to pay off his debt, and only after that he could be free. And after a while he received a letter that his mares were evicted from the apartment. So they had to rent a cheaper dorm room.

However, they still loved him devotedly, and sometimes even visited him when they came to this city. But since they had a permanent job in Manehattan, they couldn't stay with him for long.

So my father tried to find solace. And that's how he was able to get to know my mother. I have to admit that my mom is a real beauty. That's just she didn't have pure thoughts when she was trying to find a rich lover in this city.

At that time, my mom had already found out that she was pregnant. She wanted to please my father, but after all this revelation, she was sad and broke up with him. After that, she returned to Cloudsdale, with the promise that she would not be so frivolous anymore. That's why she got a job at the meteorological service. After a while, she was able to get acquainted with one of the pegasus, who worked at a weather factory. He was some kind of middle-level boss.

My mother was lucky with this stallion, who was able to love her, first of all for her special charm. Then she confessed to him that she was pregnant, but she asked very much that he would not leave her alone in this position. And then this stallion made an adequate decision, and treated my mother with understanding. But he also confessed to her that he was already in the love herd. At that time, they were able to come to an agreement, and they were happy with it.

That's just my mom almost fanatically tried to show herself useful for all ponies, and first of all for her newfound love herd. Therefore, she worked at this factory with even more perseverance. Subsequently, her excessive devotion played a cruel joke on her, and it affected me. More precisely, on my health.

At the factory in the workshop for the production of thunderclouds, the density regulator failed. My mom and another pegasus went for an urgent repair of this equipment. And this is provided that my mother was already six months pregnant. At the same time, many ponies noticed that this does not create big problems for her, but on the contrary, it even gives her even more enthusiasm.

But something went wrong during the repair, and the pressure in the compressors began to increase. As a result, a special corrugated hose, which provides injection of air under pressure into a special mold, where thunderclouds are formed, are disrupted... My mom didn't have time to react in time and fly into the air, so this hose hit her hard on the back and broke her wings! She hit the wall with her side and lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she realized that she was in Cloudsdale Hospital. First of all, she began to worry a lot when she was able to understand that an accident had happened to her. She frantically began to stroke her stomach, completely unaware of the pain in her body, and the fact that her wings were now rewound. When the nurse noticed this, she immediately began to calm my mother and say that everything was fine with her future foal... almost...

While she was under anesthesia, doctors conducted a thorough examination, and were able to scan her foal for possible negative consequences. Then they couldn't tell my mom the truth right away, but the nurse had to do it.

Yes, this fall did not kill her foal, which can be considered as good news. But the fact that in the future her foal may have health problems, there is a chance for this. My mother, of course, was in shock and some despair for a long time. A sea of shed tears and swearing, were defeated by a whole course of sedatives.

Since then, when she was able to restore her health and the ability to fly again, the bosses of the weather factory sent her on maternity leave. But of course they paid her a good allowance, and her insurance was also able to ensure her comfortable existence. Her love herd took care of her, and she herself had to visit doctors every two weeks, who decided to carefully monitor the progress of her pregnancy.

Well, time passed, and so another pegasus was born in this world. A filly with a gray shade and a blonde mane and tail. And of course the golden eye color, which was inherited from her mother.

My mom named her only daughter Ditzy Doo.

Of course, it's about me. And so, I told you my first name. However, over time, this name did not take root with my fate. And a little later I will explain why this is so.

Well, time passed, and I was already old enough to be sent to Cloudsdale School with a flight bias. At first, everything was going pretty well. Except that I couldn't make friends. I felt lonely, but I didn't despair. With age, my character began to change, and already at the age of ten, some schoolchildren considered me a bit of a cheeky filly.

Yes! You heard right. At times I didn't listen to my mom and other ponies from this love herd. Although by this time, I was no longer the only foal in my family. But I was the oldest. And to be honest, I loved experimenting. Even if it concerned flights or any other activities.

One day, I began to show a lot of curiosity, which was typical of every foal at this age. Yes, I often liked to spy on adult ponies. Especially when my mom was making love to a stallion. The truth is that once I was noticed doing such an obscene thing. I was even punished by being banned from flights, in my free time from school.

However, I didn't care about such prohibitions, and having opened the window, no one could keep me in place! I'm a pegasus from birth, and it's not exactly the right choice to deprive me of freedom. And it's not my fault that I was interested in learning something new. Including what adult ponies do.

Okay, I'm not going to go into details about how often I annoyed my mom and other ponies from my family. Therefore, I know that Dinky inherited this trait from me. Of course, I fully understand her, and I usually don't get mad at her for too long. But now, I'm starting to understand my mother the same way. Probably with age comes the realization of many things that seemed incomprehensible in my youth.

So another year passed. I continued my schooling, just like every Cloudsdale foals. The truth is that I was not a successful student, and my flights were far from ideal. I often crashed into clouds, and in general I was a clumsy young pony. Sometimes, I could imperceptibly step on someone's tail or spill my soup on someone's hoof during a general school lunch.

Of course, many ponies were angry with me for such an awkward behavior. And they often began to call me a clumsy filly. Over time, all the students decided that my name didn't really suit me. And, as if jokingly, they started calling me Derpy. However, I didn't resent them for this, and they always forgave my catastrophic aura. They were amused by it, as well as me. At least they didn't call me a "Flying Catastrophe"!

Over time, students from Gryphonstone began to arrive at our school. I tried to find friendship with these strange, but funny griffins in their own way. But they all had almost the same character trait. They were proud, and boastful. Only one filly from my class managed to find friendship with a griffin. Her name is Rainbow Dash. But that's another story...

On one of the school days, when all our lessons were over, I and several other students had to clean up the assembly hall. And then my penchant for experimenting a little gave me a reason to remember this special day.

I suggested to other students to do this cleaning in a more fun and no less effective way. And then they all looked at me skeptically when they saw that I had attached brushes to my hooves. But I was not a simple filly, and I strongly wanted to introduce a new method of having fun, which would also be spent usefully.

Three fillies watched as I took off on stage, and going to the jukebox, I chose random music. After that, I poured two buckets of foam water on the floor of this stage. And I prepared, just in case, two more buckets of foamed water, which I put on the front edge of the stage so that they would not interfere with me. At that time, I didn't think that it could be a bad idea, but in the end everything turned out even better than I expected.

I decided to improvise a little, and it only amused the other students who decided to watch my shows. Personally, I was still hoping that I could be the pony that would be loved, just the way I am.

I took my position in the center of this stage, and the music of the Canterlot quartet began to play.

From the very first seconds, I felt a surge of good mood, and was able to figure out how to move my body to the beat of this music. "Now I'm going to show you all how Derpy can dance!". I said in a determined voice, and my body began to sway, and my hooves slid on this foam as on ice.

Three fillies were watching my improvised movements, and I had already completely given myself into the possession of this cheerful string music. My hooves with graters slid across this floor creating a dance and scattering soap bubbles in different directions. My hips rotated in a circular motion and the tail did not stay away from my fun creating a mill effect.

However, this is not just a dance in one place, so I arranged figure skating on this floor, from which foam flew in different directions, including on my audience.

"Derpy! You're crazy... But we like it!" One of the fillies shouted and turned to her friends. "Let's also tie brushes to our hooves and dance in the rest of the auditorium."

Of course, they were infected by my resourcefulness and cheerful mood. Therefore, while I was riding around the stage, performing acrobatic jumps in which I was spinning three hundred and sixty degrees to enhance the effect of this show, other fillies followed my example. And while this music was playing, and I was dancing, allowing my body to feel free, I noticed that the other students were trying to do the same. And I have to admit that they were not bad at doing it almost synchronously.

At some point, we got so carried away that we didn't even notice how several students and teachers came into this auditorium. They stood near the entrance to the assembly hall and nodded their heads to the beat of the music, while they had wide smiles when they watched my performance.

"I don't know what the hell is going on here, but it looks funny!" One of the teachers shouted.

It was the words of this teacher and the increased audience that gave me encouraging support in my dance number.

Then I decided to improvise a little. My hooves crossed as I tried to keep my balance with my wings. But when I felt that the moment of climax was coming, I closed my eyes and squatted down...

Yes! I sat down with my ass on this foam, which is why my tail, as well as the whole body, was already wet. Foam dripped even from my face and mane. And then I smiled and began to scatter all this foam with my tail, making wavy movements with my body swaying to the beat of this music. My front hooves did not remain indifferent, and I joined them together over my head to demonstrate the movements of my body in front of the audience.

The wings opened, and when I opened my eyes, I noticed one colt almost hypnotized looking at me, as his pupils were chained to my stomach. This made me smile a little. Even at that age, I understood that stallions like to look at some parts of the mare's body. My mane was wet with foam stuck to my face, and I decided to add a little oil to the fire of this playful passion. The teachers noticed this and were as if in a trance with their mouths slightly open.

I behaved just like an adult pony. I lowered my eyelids seductively, and the same colt noticed that I was looking at him. He began to be very embarrassed when he saw that I was starting to sway seductively and rub and stroke my stomach with a hoof. Even if there were brushes attached to the end of the hoof. Then I didn't care, because I was like I wasn't myself at that moment. I was motivated by a great desire to give these ponies at least a few happy moments.

I got up on all hooves again and decided to do something crazy. What is it for which I will then be called a crazy, lustful, clumsy, but damn funny mare who put her soul into this happy moment. I turned so that these ponies would be watching my ass, and my seductive swaying of hips and tail, no longer gave anyone any peace. I turned my head to playfully wink with one eye at this very colt. But at that moment, I noticed how one of the stallions, who was a teacher, backed away, and looked at the other ponies with a guilty smile.

At the same time, the music had already ended, but my performance was still going on. The same thing was done by the other three fillies, who also caused admiration among the surrounding ponies. Then I got a little carried away with my playfulness, and forgetting about everything in the world, I began to slide smoothly and back away to complete my performance with an acrobatic jump from this stage. This was supposed to happen according to my plans...

Suddenly, there was a strong noise in the sky, and this caused everyone to panic when we saw a rainbow wave in the windows, which sweeps away all the clouds in its path. With my mouth slightly open and my eyes wide open in surprise, I continued to roll to the edge of this scene...

Time has slowed down...

All the ponies, as if hypnotized, watched this strange phenomenon and did not know what was happening at all, and what should be done. Including me. That's just I didn't notice how my hind legs hit those two buckets of foamed water...

I started falling on my back without having time to react and watched both buckets fly at me and pour this foam all over my body! This distracted all the ponies a little, and they saw me lying on my back with my hooves and wings spread out in different directions. I swear this foam even flooded my face and got into my mouth. But I'm not a simple filly, and I definitely won't be stopped by such an unfortunate fall. I grinned and cleared my throat, spitting out this foam from my mouth. Some teachers and students ran up to me, and stopped shocked by one interesting event.

Time has returned to its course...

I started blowing a bubble of foam out of my mouth, the size of which was larger than myself. And at that moment, my body began to glow, which made all these ponies gasp in awe and point their hooves in my direction.

"Wow! Derpy! You put on an amazing, frothy show! I can congratulate you, because you really became a happy filly today. A filly who received a reward for her efforts, and most importantly, the desire to make all the ponies happy with her performance." Said one of the teachers. The same stallion who shyly backed away when he accidentally got an erection while watching my seductive dance.

I burst this bubble with my hooves, and realized that what was happening to me was the very moment that I had been waiting for for a long time. My body was filled with an influx of magical energy, and I hurried to turn over and stand on all hooves. When I caught my breath and brushed the remnants of foam from my face, I slowly and even with a slight fright turned my head to look at my croup.

The light glow of my body gradually stopped, and I saw seven soap bubbles decorating my piquant part of my body.

"My cutiemark!" I shouted in delight and flew into the air, brushing the remnants of foam from my wings right onto the faces of other ponies.

In real time.

I interrupted my deep and happy memories and looked at the Tango. I didn't even notice how Dinky moved to the passenger bed of this stallion and unpacked the second box of muffins. Now they were both sitting and chewing these muffins, while looking at me as if they were fascinated.

Tango decided to break this silence. "It's just amazing, Derpy! I'm learning more and more new things about you. I wouldn't even dare to assume that you were already able to get involved in dancing at that young age. And at the same time showing something new! No wonder you showed erotic dancing afterwards." He noticed how my face started to turn red, and he chuckled slightly. "Heh! Don't be so shy, Derpy! This is quite normal. If a pony has talents, and most importantly, he or she has a soul for it, so why should it be hidden? However, I'm still interested to know..." He put his arm around Dinky's neck in a friendly way, from which she did not resist and slightly grinned. "What happened after you graduated from school? How did your fate turn out next?"

I sighed with a thoughtful look, and grinned at the behavior of Dinky who behaves as if she is a close friend for this stallion. She winked at me playfully, as if giving me hints that she didn't want to lag behind me either.

I swear this filly will expect one long, instructive conversation from me personally. Something like that, about the rules of behavior with unfamiliar ponies! Especially with stallions. Of course, I admit that this is a cute stallion and all that... But it doesn't seem to make sense, and it's useless for me to try to keep my daughter from growing up quickly, in every sense of the word. I was such a filly myself, so as they say: "The apple doesn't fall far from the apple tree."

I took one muffin and smiled sweetly when I noticed that this stallion also began to smile shyly and blush, but he is still a cultured pony who is ready to listen to me and treat me with understanding.

"Yes, I will tell you about my best years, and how my dancing talents were not wasted. I can be proudly recognized as a pioneer. I was the first pony who loved to put on a foam show. That's why I decided that at the age of sixteen, I should leave my family and my home. And then I went to Las Pegasus! But now I will tell you all the details..." I answered and smoothly plunging into my memories, I looked again at the window where raindrops were hitting and lightning was flashing somewhere in the distance.

To be continued...

Author's Note

Greetings to all readers!

As I promised, I finally posted the first chapter dedicated to this beauty. And I still hope you enjoyed it. For me personally, this mare plays an important role for the plot, and causes a lot of desire to hug her.

Hug her and look into her eyes and say: "Sweet Derpy, you will still show this world that you are not a simple mare. And you are not a simple background pony, over which some artists made a mistake. Personally, I like you the way you are."

Well, I will naturally continue to write this story, and gradually connect all the plot points to bring all the main characters closer together. After all, I am the one who builds this world and interweaves destinies, faithfully believing that everything is alive and real, even if it is only my fantasy.

See you in the next chapter!