Don't Take My Mommy!

Due to her slower pace than usual, Derpy eventually makes it back home, she looks exhausted and is crying slightly, but as soon as she sees Dinky and Rainbow Dash she does her best to be strong and put on a happy face. Dinky still notices her eyes are red and watery, and asks Derpy:

“Mommy were you crying? What’s there to be sad about? We are all home now.”

Dinky was entirely ignorant of the whole situation involving Derpy and Rainbow Dash, and had nothing to worry about as far as she knew. Without wanting her daughter to know the truth yet, that last question made Derpy’s heart sink as she musters up an excuse and says to Dinky:

“Its o-okay Dinky, I j-just was worrying about p-paying this month’s b-bills is all.”

“Don’t be sad mommy, Rainbow is gonna pay me to care for her pet tortoise while she is away, I’ll give you that money so you don’t have to worry about the bills anymore.”

Dinky’s kind and selfless gesture almost brought Derpy to her knees in tears, but she managed to hold them back. It was pretty late now and Rainbow Dash had to go home, and as she was leaving she said to them:

“Goodbye Derpy and Dinky, and don’t forget about Friday Derpy.”

After the front door shuts behind Rainbow Dash Dinky’s curiosity causes her to ask Derpy:

“What’s so special about Friday? Tomorrow is Hearts and Hooves day, and Friday is just the day after as far as I know.”

Derpy realizes that Dinky will have to learn the truth eventually, but wants to keep Dinky in the dark about it, as she doesn’t want Dinky’s possible last two days with her to be filled with sadness. Derpy says to Dinky:

“It’s r-really late and t-time for sleep Dinky, get ready f-for bed and t-then I’ll tell y-you.”

Dinky agrees and rushes off to brush her teeth, and hops into bed as soon as she finishes brushing. Dinky then yells down the hallway:

“I’m in bed now mommy and I brushed my teeth!”

Within a few minutes Derpy walks into Dinky’s tiny bedroom to tuck her into bed. Derpy gives her a kiss goodnight and begins to leave when Dinky shouts:

“Hey what about Friday, you said you’d tell me what it’s about after I got into bed!”

Derpy was hoping Dinky had forgotten but after letting out a heavy sigh, she returns to Dinky’s bedside and tells Dinky:

“You w-won’t be going to sc-school on Friday, we w-will be meeting R-Rainbow Dash before she l-leaves. N-Now sleep tight my l-little muffin.”

Derpy then leaves the room. Dinky’s eyes light up as she learns that she gets to spend time with Rainbow Dash during her last day here in Ponyville. Dinky is unable to sleep as she is thinking about all the wonderful things she wants to do with Rainbow Dash before she leaves for the Wonderbolt Academy. Eventually Dinky lets out a yawn and drifts off to sleep. Derpy is now in her room lying in bed, holding a framed picture of the day her precious little muffin was born. The photo is of her in a hospital bed holding Dinky who is tightly wrapped in a blanket, with Rainbow Dash leaning over the bed to be in the photo. Looking at the photo brings tears of joy to Derpy’s eyes and causes her to reminisce about that time and how Dinky came to be.

Although Dinky never knew it and thankfully for Derpy she never asked much about it, Dinky’s father is the famous painter Ponet. Years back on that one cold winter night, Derpy had one last stop; she had some mail to deliver to Ponet. It was a fiercely cold night, made worse by the wind and snow. Ponet was sitting by his window painting the weather he saw outside and noticed Derpy delivering his mail and shivering in the cold. Ponet adored Derpy’s golden wall-eyes and just had to meet her. Ponet opens his front door and shouts at Derpy:

“Hi there, the weather is pretty bad, why don’t you come inside, I have a nice fire going.”

Since it was her last stop and she really didn’t want to walk all the way back home in this weather, Derpy quickly agreed and went inside Ponet’s house. She put down her mailbag and shook off the snow that was on her. Derpy then tells Ponet:

“Th-Thank you sir, it’s awfully ch-chilly outside, I p-promise I’ll leave as s-soon as the weather lets u-up.”

Taken a bit by Derpy’s stutter, Ponet shuts the front door and tells Derpy:

“Nonsense my dear pony, I can’t let a pretty mare such as you wander out into the night. You are spending the night in my home and that’s final. Please excuse my manners though, my name is Ponet, and what might your name be?

“M-My name is Derpy.”

Ponet lifts up one of Derpy’s forelegs and sweetly kisses her hoof, causing Derpy to turn her head and blush.

“Oh what a lovely name that is, it is my pleasure to meet you Derpy. Now why don’t you come and sit by the fire, I’ll bring you some hot chocolate.”

Ponet walks off into his kitchen and Derpy walks over and lays down on the couch next to the fireplace. Ponet quickly returns with two cups of steaming hot chocolate and hands one to Derpy; he then sits down on the couch next to Derpy. The details of that night are lost to time, but in the morning Derpy woke up in Ponet’s bed, and she felt really happy to have finally found a pony that loves her and looks past her Derpiness. Ponet asks Derpy to stay for breakfast but she respectfully declines as she needs to get started on her route. As she is leaving Ponet tells her:

“Do stop by my house again, I can’t wait until we meet next time, I really enjoy your company.”

“O-Okay Ponet, I really en-enjoyed you too.” Derpy replies back as she blushes.

From then on regardless of whether Ponet had any mail, Derpy would always stop by his house after she finished her route to spend time with Ponet. The two would eat dinner and Ponet would show Derpy what paintings he was currently working on. One day he even gave Derpy a painting of her, something she cherished dearly as Derpy is used to giving ponies things but not receiving them. About a month from when they first met Derpy had felt really nauseous for a few days and finally decided to go to see a doctor, with Rainbow Dash going with her. The doctor asks Derpy a few questions, some of which were really private. The doctor says she is pretty sure what is going on but she wants to do one test to be sure, and will return in ten minutes with the results. Derpy is nervously waiting in the room with Rainbow Dash there comforting her saying everything will be okay. When the doctor returns she states her hunch was correct and that Derpy is just fine. The doctor tells the ponies that Derpy is in fact pregnant.

Derpy is overflowing with joy and happiness, and Rainbow Dash hugs her and says that’s awesome while asking who the father is and Derpy tells her that it has to be Ponet. After they leave the hospital Rainbow Dash goes with Derpy back to her house. After making sure Derpy is taking the news well Rainbow Dash says before leaving:

“Well I’m super excited for you Derpy, I’m sure having your own filly will bring a bunch of happiness in your life. Don’t hesitate to come to me if you need any help. Well, goodbye then.”

Derpy just sits on her couch for a few minutes to process what her life will start to be like, and realizes she wants to tell Ponet the news right away, but she is worried how he will react. Derpy was still feeling too nauseous to fly, so she gallops as fast as she can over to Ponet’s house. Clumsy as she is Derpy isn’t able to stop in time and slides into Ponet’s front door. When Ponet opens the door Derpy takes a second to catch her breath and asks:

“Hi P-Ponet how are y-you doing?”

“Quite well Derpy, I’m working on some paintings to present for an art show that’s coming to Ponyville in a few months. What brings you by so soon you never finish your mail delivery this early?”

“O-Oh there is no m-mail today, I have been f-feeling sick so I went to the h-hospital. I have s-some news for you, I-I’m pregnant with your filly.”

Ponet looks shocked for a moment before pulling himself together and says:

“Well you know what this means don’t you?”

Derpy gets a worried look on her face as she fears Ponet might not want to deal with having a child and she asks:

“What d-does this m-mean?”

“Why of course it means we should get married don’t you think? I was going to ask you before but I was waiting for the right moment to ask.”

Derpy is awestruck and almost doesn’t believe what she just heard. After a few moments of awkward silence Derpy finally responds:

“T-That’s wonderful, ever since I f-first met you I thought of y-you as my very special so-somepony.”