Between Fairy Tales and Happy Endings

The sound of laughter and music echoed throughout ponyville, steadily growing louder as Derpy neared her destination. Soon enough the scent of a certain divine delicacy reached her, causing a small pool of drool to form at the corner of her mouth. With the thought of these delectable treats filling her mind, Derpy began flying even faster towards her destination, Sugarcube Corner. 'This day is going to be perfect,' Derpy thought dreamily.

Earlier that week...

The sound of the whistling wind and the rustling of leaves surrounded Derpy as she delivered her mail for the day. She had already delivered all her letters for the day, well, all but one. Derpy picked up the pace of her flying, eager to be done with her deliveries for the day, as she made her way to Fluttershy's Cottage. The closer she got to Fluttershy's house, the slower Derpy flew, until she was hovering in place next to Fluttershy's mailbox. For some reason that she didn't understand, whenever she came to Fluttershy's house, Derpy always began feeling uncomfortable and nervous. As Derpy hovered there, she began subconsciously looking around for Fluttershy. She stayed like that for a few minutes until she finally remembered why she came out there in the first place. Derpy snapped out of her trance, shoved the letter for Fluttershy in the mailbox, and flew away.

'Why is my heart beating so fast?' thought Derpy as she flew towards the Ponyville Post Office. As Derpy walked into the Post Office she was greeted with a kind “Hello” from the earth-pony working there today. “Hello Sugar Heart,” replied Derpy with a smile. “I'm just here to return my bag and hat for the day.” Derpy walked over and set her bag and hat on the counter in front of Sugar Heart. “See you tomorrow,” said Derpy as she turned to leave. Just as Derpy reached the door she heard Sugar Heart yell, “Wait!”

“What is it?” said Derpy as she quickly turned around in surprise.

“It seems you forgot a letter.”

“What?!” exclaimed Derpy as she rushed over and grabbed the letter Sugar was holding in her hoof. “I've never forgotten to deliver a letter, ever!” exclaimed Derpy as she quickly started scanning the letter for the address of the pony whose letter she apparently  forgot to deliver. Yet, all she found on the letter was her own name written in big bold letters. “Wait, it's... for me?” stuttered Derpy.

“Looks like it is,” said Sugar as she looked over Derpy's shoulder to see the letter. “Weird, we don't usually have mailponies deliver their own mail, usually we have another pony do that. Why don't you open it and see who it's from?” Derpy simply nodded and began to open the envelope.

Derpy quickly opened the envelope, revealing the bright pink card inside. Besides the plain background that adorned the cover, the only thing on the card’s front were the words, “It's party time” written in all capital letters, in a dark pink color. After reading the cover, Derpy opened the card, and was promptly smacked in the face by a blast of confetti. Derpy let out a startled yelp, dropped the card, jumping into the air after being assaulted by the sudden barrage of confetti. After taking a moment to recover, Derpy reached down and picked up the card which lay amidst a sea of the brightly colored paper, and began to read.

“Hi there! If you haven't figured it out yet, this letter has been sent to you by yours truly, Pinkie Pie! This is an invitation for one of my best, most super fantastic parties yet! Not only will there we dancing, music, friends, food, and games. I'll be unveiling my newest, most mouth-wateringly delicious creation ever! The amazing, double chocolate, triple almond, extra banana, extra extra extra sugar filled muffin! I bet you mouth is already watering from just hearing of my newest muffin creation! So, if you want to try this mouth-wateringly delicious delicacy, you need to come to Sugarcube Corner at five o'clock Sunday night! See you there!”

Derpy's mouth was indeed watering as she finished reading the card and in her excitement, she forgot it wasn’t yet Sunday, and she started to fly down to Sugarcube Corner right then! Luckily, the wall next to the door helped to calm her down. As she sat there rubbing her injured head, Derpy couldn't help but smile at the thought of Pinkie's upcoming party.