Extra: The tale of a derpy and her guardian angel

The ponies on Ponyville were having a beautiful day.

Every stallion, mare and foals were having a bright clear day. No storm or rain was planned and was Sunday for families to go out. Some went to the park, some to stores, some decide to take a stroll on the market. Even the construction site on the town side was in order and no accidents were reported in the last..... 0 days? Well, the ponies hoped that it will be a good day for everypony.

"BLAZE! Where are you son!", except for a dad looking for his lost colt. "Where are you buddy! Your mom is dead worry! Please! Answer us!"

This family of three decide to check the market and have fun while looking, they never expect the son of the family was going to disappear when both parent where checking the book in sell. The mother was checking new cooking receipt books when she asked what they wanted to eat with her husband and son. Was there they were missing a member of the family.

Scared their 6 years son get hurt, both separate to look for him. The father decide to check outside of the market. "BLAZE! Please! Answer us! We are worry!" He took the street were the construction site entry was located.

"Okay... let check this again...", the construction manager had a report in front of three workers. "It says here that you poked your eyes, fell several floors straight to the ground, hit your heads with wooden boards and... used the equipment to hurt yourself because your partner ate your lunch? Is this seriously?!"

A short green unicorn stallion with a mushroom black mane was the first to complain. "Well, in my defense, if was not for these two buffoons, I will have finished building this house by yesterday.", his name was Mow.

A skinny red pegasus stallion with a bald on top and fluffy brown mane on the sides was next. "Hey, is not my fault! Joy was eating my lunch! If I haven't stop him I was going to be without lunch!", this one was Berry.

All three turn to the last worker, a chubby blue stallion with a short bald mane. "........... I was hungry after eating my lunch." CHOMP Joy defend himself by giving a bite to the daisy flower sandwich. That was of Mow.

"HEY! That is my sandwich!", Mow slapped him on the forehead. And the show started.

Joy cover his face but was not going to let Mow got away with it, he only forgot that Berry was behind him. Joy raise his arm with two finger, he hit Berry's snout and poke Mow's eyes. Joy laugh to Mow's face and he turn to Berry, where he saw Berry's angry face and was hit in the jewels. With Joy bend on his knees Berry had free way to slap Mow. Mow was angry again and return the slap to Berry. Mow smile, his smile turns into a frown with the hit he receive from Joy's head when he stand up.

After a moment of pain, the three brothers started to slap between themselves. Until they cross their arms, but they didn't stop and each one poked the other in the eyes. With the three of them they separate blindly and staggering, headbutting the three of them together.

The chief could only stare how these three brothers were harming themselves. If it was a comedy show he could enjoy it. But was his working crew until new ones arrive. "No wonder this buffoons are called 'The three stooges'... Builder, you better hide for I will take back my money for these three cost me..."

When he saw that they were going for the heavy equipment, the chief decide to stop them. "Hey! This house was planned before the Sun Summer Celebration! If you three clowns want your paycheck, you better finish this by sunset!"

The chief turn to check something else somewhere else, the warning works as the three calm down and went to work. When all this end, neither the chief and the three workers check that a foal was nearby on the site. He was checking the construction tools behind a wall on the other side. The little colt was checking a protection hat, he didn't know but he soon cutie mark was of a smith and was fascinated to build unique things. Only he have not discovered his talent yet, neither the ponies that he was there and his parents were looking for him.

"Blaze! Where are you son! We-", the desperate father was looking around, until he saw his colt from a block putting the helmet on his head. "Blaze! Thanks to Faust that- HEY!", at the same time the new fight of the three workers.

"YOU ATE MY LUNCH TOO!", the father could see that Joy was running from Mow while Berry was trying to stop them. The father could see that they were running toward the wall that his son was behind.

Joy could only run from Mow for he eat the premium dandelion flower sandwich. "I am sorry! I was hungry!" The three premium dandelion flower sandwich him and his brothers were leaving until they finish building the house.

"OH! SO YOU ARE HUNGRY! THEN EAT THIS!", Mow charge a stun spell and launch to his brother.

Joy seeing the imminent danger, he turn and wait for the pain. But after years making his brother angry, he crouched avoiding the blast where ended on the finish wall. BANG The three stopped and froze to check the burned spot on the wall. The blast awake the whole town, this include the father and son. They waited to see the damage of their actions, after value seconds passed and nothing happen. Joy was the first to jump on happiness and take out his tongue to his brothers.

Not seeing the unattached wall falling to the other side. The side where the colt was standing.

"BLAZE!", the father shout out alerting everypony.

However, no matter how fast he could run, neither the three workers to able to act on time, and all the bystanders that were staring hopeless. No pony could reach the little colt that had no idea what was behind him. The father try his best to reach him, he even jump to cover his son from the debris. Yet was not enough to cover the distance as he crash on the floor just meter away. When the father open his eyes, he witness how his son disappear under a red wall. And a black shadow.

CRASH

The whole place soon quiet down. Does who doesn't know, were expecting news for what happen. For those that did know, stare the last place they saw the colt. The three workers also stop their show, not knowing that he was there. And the father just stand there, not believing what just happen.

"... No... please no...", after accepting the fact, he stand up and walked next to the rubble, thinking that his son was underneath. "Oh... SOB... Blaze... why... why- Dad? -HUH?!", just to wide open his eyes and look behind it.

After the dust of cloud was settling down, the colt was on floor unscratched. Surprised what just happen on the order side of the rumbles. All the ponies were astonish that the colt escape from the danger he was, no pony believe it.

"BLAZE!", the dad was the one who thought all was his imagination, so he didn't care of it as he launch to his son. "SON! PLEASE! NEVER DO THIS AGAIN! PLEASE! NEVER STAY AWAY FROM ME! SOB", he started to cry hugging his son.

The three workers were observing the father and the son together. Mow was affected by this. "I... didn't know. I didn't know that this could happen... Joy, I am sorry. I should have stop and-", yet his brother assure him that wasn't.

"I-i-is okay! I should have talk and tell you guys. But I don't blame you, brother." Joy pat Mow's back. "All you need to know is that I have fun to be with you guys."

"Well, we should still be careful from now on.", Berry talk at the end. "Even if this accidents happen to us, we should still take things slow and safe. Come on, we should apologize with that colt.", with his word, the three went to check the colt that they surely scared him for life.

But he wasn't. The colt was speechless, he was scared but most of all was intrigue what he saw. In the small fraction of time he notice the wall falling to him, he thought seeing another thing. Even if was scaring to see, he thought he just saw a black knight run to him and pick him up just to put down on the floor when the wall fall. Not knowing that the same black knight was on top of a house on the other side of the street checking the result of his actions.

'Ponies can be so annoying.', Shadow was on his search for the Elements of Harmony, he was distracted after all the shouting and commotion. Again, for the third time in this day. 'At this rate, I may not be able to find them. Better stop helping this ponies... if only was easy for me.'

It happen always each time he enter the town. He always was distracted on his mission, either the ponies making a commotion he can not ignore or his pink problem hunt him once she notice he was in town. He have been in this two weeks searching for a clue, and was a nightmare for him not being able to get what his master needs. However, he was more angry with himself for he couldn't discover why he was helping the townponies.

Luckily, it was not against his master order, and without a conditional order to tell him a deadline, Shadow had more time that he wanted to take. He just hope that nothing continue distracting him today. Only to realize that from a far distance in front of him was a pegasus mare flying just in time on his line of sight. It call his attention and he didn't had to wonder why.

Unable to take his eyes from the mare, he just saw how bad she was flying. And how low she was. Too low that could crash a tree. Just above of the Everfree Forest.

'... She can't crash with... she did.', Shadow just witness the mare taking a bad turn and disappear in the tree branches. Only in seconds to see that tree shake. '... It must be her. That mare I always see each time... what to do now?...'

Shadow was mediating what to think, too much that he didn't notice that the colt was released from his father. Once the commotion ended, the three workers and the chief were asking for forgiveness to the father. All the ponies eyes were on the incident, except for the colt that was looking everywhere. And as if he knew where to look, the colt turn and raise his eyes in time to see Shadow on the roof.

"... It can't be...", with eyes wide open, the colt stare to the black metal knight that he didn't believe. He was about to shout out. "Could it be... is the- BLAZE!"

But his mother bring him to a dead hug. "THANKS FAUST THAT YOUR ARE SAFE!", the mother heard the commotion and once she lock down on her son she went straight to him.

"OW OW OW OW! Mom! I am okay!", under the dead hug, the colt try to release himself. "Mom! You are not going to believe it! Its The Shadow Blade! Look!"

"What?!", the mom turn where he is pointed just to return and scold him. "Is not funny Blaze! You could got hurt! Never ever leave our side! You shouldn't follow crazy stories! You heard me!"

"What?", the colt was confuse so he turn as well. "But is true. He is right... there?", and more confused after seeing it himself.

There was no one on the roof anymore.

"Ow... This is time you really mess up, Derpy." Talking to herself, Derpy hang up from her legs with vines from the tree she crash on her search.

The grey mare with her blonde hanging down as her, wearing her mailmare uniform, was in trouble. First, she started her day as usual. She mess up the breakfast only for her daughter to help her. She check in on her work only to not see ladder that a painter was using and brought down the ladder, the painter and the can of paint on her boss. Just later to take the incorrect set of package she was assign and waste all the day taking all of them to the correct address.

And to notice she drop one in the forest, she decide to look for it alone. "Okay, Derpy this is not the worst you got to. I just need to - Ahh!", she swing herself trying to untie herself but in the process the vine broke letting her to fall.

On her back. CRACK

"Ahh! It's hurt!", Derpy cry for she fall over her left wing, breaking it on the process. She suppress the pain, she then look and saw no blood but knew the bone was dislocated. "No... not again. Not now.", she stand up and started to look around.

No matter where she look with her two eyes, everywhere was the same to her. Even if was in plain middle of the day, the forest landscape was dark as in a storm day with dark clouds. Was not too dark, yet enough to not allow to see beyond the trees, or whose eyes were watching her from the dark belongs. She embrace herself for the cold fear she was feeling.

However she was determine to fix her errors. "Okay, Derpy, we can do this. Just walk straight forward- OW!", and hit with a tree with her face.

Derpy massages her snout and shake her head from the dizziness. Before she could continue, she took a moment for herself. That is when the concern that haunted all her life, the reason she always fight everyday, came to her as she focus on her sight. And notice that still with effort, she could not focus her two eyes on one direction.

'Why... I am so useless...', Derpy remember from her deepest memories the issue of her eyes. Due a genetic effect on her body, the muscle of her eyes were weaker than the normal ponies.

When her family took her on her 5 years old to check her eyes, the doctors who diagnosed were not able to fix the issue of her sight. No healing magic can help Derpy for there is no damage to fix. Derpy was born to have her eyes split and with it her vision divided. Because she see two things at the same time, she was not able to focus and know the direction and things she was doing.

'Luckily this didn't affected Dinky's birth... Thanks Faust she born a normal filly.', Derpy return back after the pain pass out. She already accept her issue and still was full of confidence on herself. 'Let find the package and complete the job. You can do this, Derpy.'

Thanks to her daughter that she got after meeting her husband, Dr. Hooves, Derpy was determine to have a smile on her face. No matter how hard the rain was on her day, she always believe a rainbow at the other side. Even with the complication of her life, her family and friends were enough for her and continue walking. Even if this day she started with bad luck, as every day, Derpy knew that everything was going to be okay.

"Yep! This is just another day!... Hmm, I wonder if today will be as the previous days I had in the last previous weeks.", she start her journey looking for that package. "Is a little strange that my accidents occurrences were reduce day after day... when was it?..."

She keep thinking she was in luck or had a guardian angel. "Well, what ever it is, I know that everything is fine."

But is wasn't. Well at least for a while everything was going to her way.

Derpy haven't found the package after everything she went through. Without being able to fly, she had to pass many obstacles as the plants leaf's and vines on her way, just as she pass without any resistance but she had to remove it from her. She stop on rivers finding the way to cross, and seeing how trees fall on the spot making a bridge for her. She even encounter a pack of Timberwolves with no hope of losing them, yet they notice her but didn't attack her, only sniff in the air and turn back immediately.

Derpy was fine. But was not fine when she lost herself and enter a cave. Where she bump with a Ursa Minor, awaking the beast and notice her. Both were now staring eye to eye.

"Oh... Hi there...", Derpy walks backwards hoping that the beast doesn't mind her presence. "Nothing to see here... Everything is FINE!", but by doing it she didn't pay attention her steps.

Derpy was walking to the place the bear put the left overs and his toys. One of those things was a table stone that the animal use to bite, it had a beehive that was full of honey on top on one edge. Derpy was walking on the other edge until she step on a bone, making her fall on that edge. When she fall on her butt, her height was enough to launch the beehive, using the stone table as catapult, on the air.

Both Depry and the Ursa Minor watch beehive launch arc. Where it fall directly to the bear's eyes.

ROAR

Angry of the pain, the bear shake his head and use his paws to clean his eyes. He restore his right eye, in time to lock down in sight on Derpy. "Oh boy."

ROAR

"I AM SORRY!", Derpy scream while crying and running away to save her life.

Both were running to the exit and thanks that both had a bad sight, there was no advantage or disadvantage on the hunter or prey. It was a long run for Derpy, and all she could think was asking for another day. For the Ursa Minor, he only wanted crush her. But seeing how was hard for the beast to ignore the stickiness and the pain on his eyes and face, it show that was Derpy the one that was going to win.

'Almost there!', Derpy could see the light on the entrance. 'Yes! Again! I am Sorry! I promise to-... Huh?'

Derpy was confuse. For a moment she thought that she was to exit the cave. Only for her view change drastically burry and an intense pain invade her body. She didn't know it, Derpy was hit by the bear's paw in a last attempt to catch her. The bear fail on it, but was able to hit her on her back.

"UGH!!!", the hit send her flying to hit a tree outside. No fatal damage but strong enough to knock her out.

'No... I can't...', she open only one eye as she try to move. But her body didn't respond and was not moving on the ground. The last thing she saw, was the Ursa Minor looking around for her. She knew that there was no hope in escaping from this destiny. She will soon be bear food and nothing was going to change it.

Neither she believe in her guardian angel could save her, so she only ask one thing. "I wish... to see you... one last... time...", she mumble, closing her eyes accepting her end.

She let the darkness to take her. "... my Dinky."

"Order receive."

'Hmm!?', Derpy open again her eyes. She didn't know why but somehow her pain was gone. Also, she was staring a dark roof rather the Ursa Minor coming to her.

Derpy didn't know how much time pass, she knew that hours had passed for she felt everything different. First was the pain, it was gone yet her body still felt that was toyed by a bear. Later, she notice how dark was, not as inside the cave but in general. She could only saw a source of light at her side, as she was on a bon fire resting on the floor. And next was the smell in the air, she could smell a soup or stew but as well herbal medicine accompanying it.

'... What just happen?', she try to rise up. That is when she knew was not alone.

"Suggestion. You shouldn't move in your current state. You still can move your head if you want."

Derpy freeze, but not of fear. Listening the voice advice, she lift her head, slowly as her back was in pain. She look to her side to found a campfire under a cave. She immediately thought that was the same of the Ursa Minor but this was not big and deeper. She could see the outside near them, close enough for the smoke to leave to open air and not fill the cave.

Once she realize where she was, Derpy then started to check her surrounding. Beside of the campfire, she notice where the smell was coming from. Near her was a big leaf, as a palm leaf, and on it was multiple herbs, amber liquid and insect part, especially scorpions that she haven't see. Some of the herbs was partial intact, those that weren't were crushed on a wooden table with a rock. The amber liquid had pieces inside, she guess by the leftover on top were used on her.

She was trying to guess why the scorpion parts were there, again for the voice to assure her. "Suggestion. You don't have to worry for the venom. This specie doesn't have enough toxin to harm, so can be used for pain relief."

Derpy hears the voice again and look past the leftovers. There she found not only the campfire light source but also the source of the stew smell. She could see at one side the multiples vegetable, were peel and cut for bite side. There were also cooking herbs she recognize and other she didn't know. She could also see the metal pot boiling the delicious food.

Now she realize everything around her. The lack of pain, the smell of food and medicine, and whom take care of all as she stare the black metal back.

Giving his back, the metal being spoken again. "Suggestion. You better rest for your wing to be restore."

As his words were magic to her, Derpy turn her head to the other side. Her broken wing was extended and fully covered in leaf bandages with woods plates. The work on her wing was like a very well improvised natural cast to protect her damage wing. Derpy stare her wing, she thought that was serious her injury.

"It is.", Derpy turn from her wing back to the metal being. "The damage combined with the hit and the crash worse your wing injury. Had to treat the wing muscles and bones to avoid permanently damage. You must rest this night so your wing can be fold and you can start to walk on your own."

When he finish talking, he finished peeling the carrot he had in front of him and cut in pieces before throwing it on the stew. He then pick up all the vegetables on his side and add them as well. Derpy thought he finish, but he was for his next step and was to turn and grab the amber liquid with the herbs. Was on that moment she was able to see him.

Faceless and flat metal face, with red eyes. The Shadow Blade. "Is you... I thought... you were not real.", since she was not able to face him, she could see him clearly with one eye.

Shadow had no problem with his night vision, he could see clearly the disbelief of Derpy. "Real or not, it doesn't matter now.", he grab the bowl of amber and some herb. He started to work on them. "All matter know is you health. In a moment I will provide food and medicine so rest for now."

Turning away from Derpy, all she could do was to see his back. A sight that make her sad. And said what was on her mind. "You don't have to worry...", this stop Shadow on his work. "... is a waste on me..."

Shadow was intrigue as why she said it that way, he stop as he turn his eye to her, soon he knew it. In the darkness, Derpy turn away from him. However was not difficult for him to understand that she was crying. Shadow stare her for a moment, unknown to him why this call his attention.

He didn't know, yet Shadow still talk to her. "Negative. You require this in order to recover. So I don't think- STOP!"

His eyes never flinch, Shadow only stay quiet for what Derpy continue saying. "Please... just stop... SOB..."

For a moment the sob crying from Derpy was all that was heard between them. Shadow continue staring at her crying, enough to find out what is happening. "Are you refusing my assistance?... Why?"

"Because I am broken... SOB...", Derpy still refuse to see him. "... I am... a mistake... SOB... I shouldn't have born... yet I am here... SOB..."

Shadow keep quiet and didn't response to her cry, he just decide to let her out her frustrations. "... Everypony is tired of me... everypony give me their back... why I should continue denied it..." She then stared to remember all the insult she have receive.

'What is doing here the freak?... She will ruin everything!'

'You don't have to come... Why? Do I have to said it. It because you will make an accident and delay our work. Just don't come and that it's!'

'Okay so for the party - Wait! Derpy is coming. - Really? Better talk later then. - Yeah... I don't want to see those strange eyes.'

'Sorry, Derpy. We can not do nothing with your issue. The best you can do is to live with it.'

"SOB SOB... Everypony already... give their back to me...", Derpy keep away from Shadow her tears as run all over her face. "SOB... there is nothing worthy to save in me... SOB... I am a disaster... SOB... I can't do anything right... SOB... I CAN'T NOT EVEN MAKE BREAKFAST FOR MY FILLY! Ahhh... SOB..."

Under the night sky in a cave, a broken mare continue crying out all what she have built up. The ponies around her may not said and they do said it, but Derpy have absorb all of it. During days. During weeks. During months. And now after years, she just let it go and crumble. She believe the help she just receive was to extend her pain, for seeing Shadow's back was too much to see it.

She even believe he will give his back too. "... SOB... My life... SOB... is not worthy... SOB..."

"Every life is worthy. Even yours."

Derpy's sobbing stop for a moment. She was tempting to turn her head and open her eyes. However, she fear that once he saw her eyes Shadow will be one of those ponies she didn't. She didn't find that he was one that felt sorry for her. It was not there intention, but Derpy felt hurt by their pity. So much that she thought her daughter was also included, even how much her daughter say her that love her.

So much she even lie herself. "... please... SOB... I know.... I am not worthy... SOB... to you..."

"Affirmative. Is true you are not worthy to me.", Derpy let a new stream of tears out. Just to stop them immediately. "So why not give your life for those who really find worthy for them."

Derpy, against her will and desire to hide from Shadow, she lift her head and stare him with her two eyes. She already heard the doctors, her friends and even her family encourage words. But Shadow's words had strength on it, true on it, and a light she had see for so long. Hope.

But something else was with it.

Derpy's two eyes stare directly to Shadow to hear his message, ignoring that were straight. Derpy was not attracted by his previous comment, but to where he want to get to. "What... do you mean..."

"That's what I want to say. Why live for those that can't see your worthy? Why not live for those that are able to see you? Are not the latter more important to you."

"But...", her eyes stop crying, yet she still show some hesitation. "I can't do anything for them... I can't help them..."

"Have you ask them? Or to yourself?", she again focus on him, only on his red eye. Derpy could feel that Shadow was accessing to her soul, giving her a kind of feeling to overcome her sadness.

"No...", Derpy couldn't explain why his eye were so precious. She knew his appearance were of a demon, but somehow, Derpy was staring to an angel. "I am... even allow to live with them?... Are they will be okay... with me?"

"I can't answer your question. Yet you haven't answer mine.", Derpy for a moment almost lost contact with Shadow.

Shadow neither break his eye contact to Derpy, for he bring her back to reality. Better said, Shadow make Derpy to awake from her sadness, escape from the hole she almost buried herself, by herself, and almost let herself to be absorb on the dark void of her soul.

"Are you refusing my assistance?... Why? After a moment ago... that was not what you truly wanted.", she didn't know what those words echo on her mind.

Derpy breath in and out as her mind was in frenzy, as she look into the red eye of Shadow. Soon memories came back to her, and old feelings and new ones were coming out. Her sadness for her eyes resurge with anger for those who laugh at her. Her shame for the accidents she make came with envy from the normal eyes from others. Her unanswered prayers came back to live with ill wishes for nasty fates to other as hers.

Derpy could feel all this emotions, old and new at the same time. Derpy for the first time started to realize what she truly wanted all this time. Yet all were drowned when her little daughter came to her mind. And Shadow's question to her.

"Derpy Hooves... what you truly want for your world?", Shadow's red eye shone over Derpy.

"I want... to be with Dinky...", giving him her answer. "I want to live... to see my daughter and her world..."

"Order receive.", satisfy, Shadow break eye contact with her. Returning to his work, ignoring the dark aura he display as it retract.

Derpy on her side was stunned left behind by what happened. Her sadness somehow disappear and all the rest negative emotions as well. All was left was her dry tear face, her eyes blinking and her mind processing what happen. The only positive was the pleasant feeling of living.

'Did I... imagine all that?', Derpy's eyes return back to normal and was staring at the dark cave roof. She try to remember, but as it came out it was forgotten on her mind. Like a part of herself was awakened and put back to sleep.

Unfortunately, she will check later for Shadow came to her. "Here. It is done."

Derpy turn to her side to check Shadow's work. Just as she guess, there was a bowl of vegetable soup as well what she thought her medicine. A yellow jelly was on the side of the plate, it call her attention for had green spots and red pieces inside. However, it call her attention the liquid, where a strong fragrance invade her nose even from afar.

Shadow explain each of the item. "First you will need to eat. Your body will need energy for the recovery process.", he went to her head to adjust the improvised pillow of leaf he made. "After that you can eat the honey candy with the herbs to heal your muscles. But most important is that we apply this ointment to your wing muscles."

With his help, Derpy could lift the head as he feed her. Between the bites, Derpy decide to ask him her thoughts. "GULP... You know... you are too kind to be a metal being. Ponies thought you are a hard heart demon."

"It doesn't matter to me.", Shadow allow her to eat slow, so he continue adding to the conversation as they speak. "I am not here to make an image for me... and I believe there is a princess that already have one."

"... Bearry?", she swallow after chewing a carrot piece. "GULP Then all the grannies rumors are false?... What about Pinkie Pie's tales? She said you eat her hand and almost swallow Fluttershy entirely. But... not in the normal way."

Shadow stop to stare Derpy for a moment. "... I can not denied nor confirm anything. Let focus on your recovery.", he lower the empty bowl and help her to rest again on the pillow.

'Okay, so he is civilized. Honey, we can rest knowing that nothing will happen to me.', she smile knowing she was safe in Shadow's hands. That was when the ointment came. "Eh... is that what it is?"

"Affirmative." Shadow approach her and move his hand over her. "This need to be applied on your skin. Please, don't move and tell me if it's hurting you."

Derpy remain quiet during the process. Just as she thought, Shadow started to apply the ointment on her body parts that were hurt, all of them.

Shadow started to dismantle the natural cast on her wing, once was done Derpy notice the red and black mark on it. Truth to his words, her wing had red black stain. She didn't need to ask that her wing bones were broken in the process in her escape. Shadow had a bowl of water on Derpy's bed side so the clean process was neat and fast. Then, after the ointment, Shadow started to fold her wing in a cloth.

Derpy wait for pain, but it didn't come once her wing was wrap on her side. When the moment to move her body, was the moment she feel real pain after a long time. Also she now notice her body, beside that had purple spot on her side and stomach, that she was only wearing her sport bra and her mail uniform short.

She could sit up thanks for Shadow's aide, and she flinch with each movement she make, beside Shadow's touch send her needles of pain. But once her wind was wrap and secure, with the ointment was applied and wrap by strange leaves on her wounds. Her pain started to subside and be replaced of a refresh sensation. As if the liquid was cooling down the heat and inflammation of her body.

While Shadow was working on her, Derpy got the chance to ask him. "Uhm. Can I ask how you can do all of this... I mean, are you also a doctor?"

"Negative. Must of my knowledge came from the Yami system records.", Shadow talk as he finish wrapping her. "From their database, was able to find the necessary ingredients for your treatment.", he put her down laying on her back on the leaves bed again.

Once he put her down, he went around for the last part. The yellow jelly. "But without the help from a local, couldn't make with all of them... as well to fix your wing. Here, eat this."

He brought the jelly to her face, she didn't need her two eyes to notice that was a homemade. She was only insecure the taste. "Uhm... does it taste good?"

"Was made of apple juice, pieces of the herbs for your wounds and some pieces of honey and berries.", Shadow move her head once more to help her to eat. "Yet, can't not promise the sweet can overcome the sour taste."

"Okay... Here goes nothing.", Derpy move to eat it. She just need to chew it once and her tongue to taste it for the effects. BURP It make her almost throw it out of her mouth as her eyes were more uneven.

Shadow just move away his hand, he knew his improvise jelly to help her recover was not going to be the liking of the ponies. Yet he miss to mention that was not require to bite all of it and the half can be leave it for later. Derpy didn't wait and close her eyes to chewing it properly.

Luckily for her, the jelly melts with every bite and could shallow without spill it out. "UGH! Hope Dinky learn from this... Maybe I can give her a cookie once she done with her medicines."

"Medicine are always sour.", Shadow put her down and leave her to rest. He return to sit in front of the camp fire to cover the light to her eyes. "Not all things that are good for you are sweet, yet bad stuffs for the body may not be sour. At the end is our choice what is good for us. And what is bad for our life..."

Shadow stare at the fire, he try to find out why this kind of thoughts were coming to him. And how to make it stop. These kind of things were not part of his order, yet he could not stop or allow ponies get hurt. And why he was not able to ignore Derpy as she thanks him.

"Thanks... and sorry.", Shadow turn back to her to check what was about now. He soon find out for what Derpy said next. She had a smile and was fully facing him, even with her two unfocused eyes. "I know that is hard to take care of me... a broken pony."

Don't worry... I know we are broken...

'Again... broken?...', Shadow didn't show it but that word keep on his mind with an annoyed anger. For who, he doesn't know it. He let aside as always and focus again on Derpy.

She continue despise Shadow was quiet for her. "I am a pony that cause troubles due my ugly eyes.", she try to turn to see him face to face, but she was too tired and only stare him with one eye. "I can not see straight and can't focus, so I now that I annoy other ponies. Beside, who want to see me with this ugly and useless eyes."

"There are not useless.", Derpy move her left eye to see Shadow right eye. "Thanks to those eyes, you were able to witness the birth of your filly, right? Beside to see her growth. See her life at your side. On your own method."

'See... my Dinky grow up? Right, I can always watch her on my way.', Derpy keep that in thought. And as well Shadow's next advice.

"I have a Suggestion." Shadow broken his eye contact and turn his head around. "It can be difficult, hard to get use and may not resolve your issue. But if you take things slowly. You can try to close one eye to see one of your side.", he make his point as he return but now staring her with his left eye.

"And only focus on what you see through that eye. While the other can rest, only then to switch when you are tired. That way, you can see only one thing instead of two.", while she can not see it, Shadow was using only one eye to talk to her. His other eye was paying attention to the exit out of sight from Derpy.

She was not seeing the iris-red eye on the other side of his face as it scare the predators that Derpy didn't notice outside.

"For real?! I can do that?", Derpy ask this herself. So she try it.

Derpy turn to the cave roof. As always she was able to see two things, one dark roof and one lighted roof by the fire. She narrow her eyes trying to close or even blink one eye, only later to try not close the other eye. It took time thanks that her eye muscles were tired but she was able to close her right eye that see the dark roof. She turn to her left and with only her left eye could see one thing.

She was able to see only Shadow on her sight of view. Unfortunately, her eye stared to get annoyed and she closed both by instinct. 'For one moment... I could see only one thing!', she was happy with the result.

That is why Shadow had to cool off her expectation. "It have its danger. For an instance, you will not be able to see the other side you are not paying attention at that moment. If you went and not notice what is on the other side, you can still hurt yourself. It can harm you more than it benefits you."

Derpy blink her eyes, shaking and relaxing her eyes muscles. Yet there was a smile on her face since for one moment her vision was reduced but not divided. "I guess that is the price... but if I can help my Dinky in this way. It will be worthy, even if I get blind in one eye."

She try again and try to see only Shadow's back. While is difficult for her, she made it again 'somehow'. She practice all she could at that moment, she then add a joke. "Yeah. I get it. The accidents will keep going. I hope you don't get mad of getting in my accidents."

"I am already used to it. I always expect it each day.", he reply.

"Aja~ Ejeje~", Derpy close her eyes and try to rest. She then wide open and focus both eyes on Shadow. 'WAIT! USED TO?!', she then piece all the clues.

The time that had passed since she heard of the incidents with The Shadow Blade and her accidents frequency changed. How in the past she make disaster that couldn't be contained to the now accidents that never hurt any pony even herself. As well the feeling that she was always alone to the state of her mind to believe that had a guardian angel with this peaceful days of now. She thought that was all in her head and was only her imagination.

Now she didn't had to believe in the dark, now that angel was in front of her.

'Shadow was always there?!', for Derpy, this was her first time to discover this and realization hit her. She decide that had to do something this now. "Waid did wou... xadd... gaa?", but the 'somehow' already took effect.

'Wait what is... wrong with...', Derpy try to control herself but the more time pass the medicine took effect. Soon her right eye that allow her to see Shadow was close and only could see the dark cave, she could not control her eyes due the sleeping drugs. Her mouth and tongue was getting numb, she no longer could speak properly. And the rest of her body, was no longer responding to her.

All could Derpy only do was to see and feel her conscience retreating to the back of her mind. Not before making her last attempt. "waid... ah... rade... dot wou............... mu..."

Shadow keep focus on the cave entrance, yet he reply to her as she sleep in. "Thanks. But your concern are misplaced- Hmm?", he did turn around to see what she was really trying to said. "... At least she is sleeping."

Shadow return to watch the cave entrance and those that wanted to interrupt their peace. He then reflected this day events. Again he didn't get any new clue in his search. Again he distract himself with the issues of the ponies. And again, he couldn't get the reason of his current actions.

Shadow raise his eyes to the night sky. His red eyes fall in three stars that they shined over the rest. He stare those stars, it remind him what he is really is. He just wanted to know if he really is what he thinks he is.

He ask himself, if he really is just Unit #3. Or if he is something else.

While all this happen, Derpy sleep peacefully behind him.

Just in the next morning for a search team finish prepare to find Derpy.

"Okay!", the team was guided by Rainbow. "Listen well ponies! Just yesterday the post office send the notice that Derpy hadn't show up back to work on the afternoon. You all may think is just another Derpy's accidents. But! Dinky come to us and she never saw her mother back all the night."

The ponies were reunited in the plaza, in front of Sugarcube Corner. Most of them just heard that a pony was missing. When they heard was Derpy, all almost discard it as one of her accidents. However, all change when they spot Dinky crying with Pinkie Pie try to encourage her with puppets on her hands. Those that didn't hate Derpy and those that wanted to do something for Dinky came this place to find her.

Applejack was also included as the second leader. "Alright, as things look right now, we and a small group will check the nearby parts on the edge. We already inform the guards and they will send a couple of them to escort us for the deepest parts. But! Only those capable to defend and use magic may come."

When she finish, the volunteers retreat to make the last check on their equipment with their partners. Rainbow supervise all the preparation as Applejack came to her side. "What do ya think? Do ya believe she just got lost as everyday?"

"That is I want to believe. She will never leave Dinky and her father, even if others ponies said that the world is better without her. Beside.", Rainbow look on Dinky's direction, still crying for not see her mother. "I know her since high school. She is not that kind of ponies that give up... even on their lives."

"Okay.", Applejack was convinced and she brought her determination for this mission. "Don't worry, we have help from everypony, including the animals friends of Fluttershy. With everyone help, Ah ma sure we can find her... unless he did-"

"Ugh! Please don't mention him.", Rainbow stop her. "Is enough I can not find him. And no pony have see him, so don't said he have saving us in this last days."

"You wanna bet?", Rainbow turn to Applejack's challenge. "I keep saying it. There is a reason that all the accidents that goes bad are controlled, like yesterday that colt was safe and sound. Heck, even how Derpy's accident records are low as never was. But you don't admitted. So don't be surprised if Ah ma right~", both decide to stop there.

Rainbow's face got grumpy wondering if she was right. She later check with Applejack that the group were done on their preparation. They turn guiding the group to the forest and start searching for their missing friend.

'I definitely believe in Derpy, she haven't give up.', Rainbow was on her thoughts as the forest came in view. 'So I am not giving up on you. I will find you, Derpy!'

And thus they went on a journey to find their friend. Having at least 20 ponies with more coming on their way. They had supplies and equipment for all they were going to face. Some were scare of what they could find in the bewitched forest. A journey that will put them on test their braveness, determination and resolution to rescue their friend.

It end up at the entrance of the town with Fluttershy and Derpy there.

"What the?", is what Rainbow said.

The group just walk a few meters out of the town to check that they find the missing pony at the entrance post of the town. They found Fluttershy on her knees with a full cover sleeping Derpy in a bed leaves. They lose no time to approach them.

Fluttershy was not scare of the big group of ponies as she was more focus on Derpy's status as well for her wounds. When she was convinced she finish checking Derpy with her animals friends birds and squirrels, was on that moment the group arrive to find Derpy with a smile on her face sleeping as never she ever did. This surprise al the ponies since was the first time they see her like this.

As a normal ponies as any other pony.

Only Rainbow was dead worry for her health. "Fluttershy! Please tell me she is not-"

"Sleeping? Yes, that is all I found about her.", Fluttershy turn to Rainbow and Applejack. "There is no life threating wound, just small cut and a few scratches. But I check that was patched with natural herbs."

"Wait? Di ya say was patched?", Applejack ask as the ponies behind took turn to see Derpy's sleep. "Was ya found her, Shy?"

"Nope. I was on the mid to check my animals to ask for help when a few of my squirrels friends came to my house to tell they found her.", before Fluttershy check that no pony was hearing. "With him."

Rainbow was surprised that could stop her concern. "Him? Who are you...", she could control her astonishment when Fluttershy brought a basket. A very familiar basket she remember that had apple from the last time she saw it.

Rainbow wide open her eyes unable to accept it, until Applejack's arm fell on her shoulder. "Look at that. Ah was right. And I believe this answers all your question."

"Well this truly answer all our concerns.", a doctor in the hospital of Ponyville said in when he enter the patient room. "Mrs. Derpy, with pleasure I can announce that your wing is not broken. However, you still need to rest and not use your wings in the next couple of weeks. Beside that, I don't think you need to stay here after this afternoon. So you can leave with your family for a dinner tonight."

"YAY!!!", Dinky run to her mother.

"Ow! Dinky! Mommy is still hurt.", she wasn't as she was hug on her bed.

Derpy, with her family, Fluttershy, Rainbow and Applejack were on the hospital for Derpy's report. They discharged her as soon the doctors she that her wounds heal faster than normal. The answer came when Fluttershy was able to get an sample of the herb and with it the doctors confirms that is the same herb used on magical potions. Only that that was crude yet more potent than the potions could provide but still lose the effect after one day.

Derpy's husband, Doctor Hooves, also check the result and the natural patches. "Thanks for let in us know it doctor... but if is not a bother-"

"Want to take the few examples leftovers?", said the doctor that was also interest on it. "Well, we were amazed you said that recognize some of the herbs when we couldn't. So we are not against it, but there is nothing to savage."

"Is okay with me. I do recognize the method were used, but some aspects are from old civilization including the type of herbs I didn't believe were still or exits on this era. Oh!", Dr. Hooves turn to his wife. "Honey, if I can, would be okay to leave you for the moment?"

"Sure." Derpy answer with a happy face. "Dinky can make me company, and also the girls will be with me until I can leave. You can go and have fun on your investigation, just don't explode the hospital with your experiments."

"Thanks! Will be back!", Doctor Hooves gave her a kiss on the cheek and leave the room in seconds. Her doctor also took his leave, now was only the girls with Derpy and Dinky.

The room was quiet, Derpy was talking to her daughter so that leaves the girls to talk to themselves. Fluttershy was the first one to give her thoughts. "I am glad that everypony is safe and sound. So... is a good ending, no?"

"Depends. Hey, Dashie~", Applejack answer adding somepony misery turning to Rainbow. "Ya were lucky that we didn't beat, je~. But ya have to admit it. You are glad and angry with it, do ya?", she smile showing her point.

"Hmmm! As what I think of him matter!", Rainbow in the inside was happy. But Applejack was right. She was angry that she was not able to find him, even now that he was entering to the town all the time without say hi. "All I care is that Derpy is okay! Derpy! Is there something that you feel strange or still hurt you?! I promised that-... what is wrong with your eye?"

The three and Dinky turn to Derpy, Dinky asking what everypony had in mind. "Mom? Why are you blinking so weird? And why you have one eye close?"

When everypony turn to her, Derpy was practicing the advice she receive. While was hard and her vision reduce, Derpy was able to see one thing and focus on that. However, her eyes were weak and was blinking as crazy while maintaining one eye open. For the ability to stop seeing a divide Dinky to one, the real Dinky.

"Ejeje, nothing serious. Mommy is... taking the advice of some one mommy talk last night.", Derpy smile to her daughter. This alert the girls.

Applejack and Fluttershy smile, knowing whom. Rainbow did as well, but could not stop from asking. "Advice? Derpy? Did you meet with Shadow?", and the answer really surprise her.

"Nope.", to every pony surprise. She then close her eyes. Try her best to open her right eye, the side that had a window.

Dinky was intrigue, so she ask her. "Then who you meet mommy?", and when Derpy could open her right eye. She could see that answer.

"An guardian angel." Derpy smile with those words. Because she was sure of her answer. She was seeing him at this moment.

From a far distance on the forest, there was a tree out of sight from the hospital. The girls couldn't see it, but Derpy didn't need to know that Shadow was watching her. His mission to take care of her ended when he told Flutteshy's animal he left Derpy on the entrance. However, Shadow felt that he was not over so he return to see the end.

'Ponies can be so annoying.', Shadow enter the town to see how the hospital treat Derpy. Also, he leave the package that was lost to the post office so Derpy don't need to be back for it. 'SIGH... what now?', Shadow ask himself as he stand on the tree branch.

And look at his hand on what he was holding. A limited banana muffin supreme from Sugarcube Corner.

He made not be interest but there was a scandal a few days that allow him to hide from Pinkie. How ponies were fighting to get one of these. And Derpy give him it. He really think it was a waste on him, still he will eat it for the mission for this night.

'That mare... all matter is that is safe now. So better focus on the mission.', Shadow put away Derpy's thanks and set up his mind on what his roommate of the forest told him while he ask help. 'She said that there were movement in the south of the forest. There I will find something worthy... and a key for my journey.'

And so Shadow went to check this so cult he was warned. But if there is a clue to complete his order, he will face the devil himself.

For he is Unit #3.

Author's Note

Hi guys, I bring the mini stories an extras for book 1. In short, I will add more chapters, you can take it a if stories since I have one. I also want to add that I am also fixing the previous chapters from any error and parts that I miss or it's not how I wanted to tell the stories.

Now for the bad news. I start the year bad with my work and the I mean on my progress writing the story. This extra was planned to be done at the start of the year and was done for this week. As for the two extra I am working, until now have the head but not the body. So I have no clue when the first chapters of book 2 will be available.

Well, I just wanted to share this update. As for now, soon a nightmare will be true, the demon will continue harvesting and an alternative of the sun will be updating.