Derp.

Although the rest of her school years were Hell too, Ditzy managed to ignore the teases and taunts. Eventually graduation came around, and she had found a decent job at the post office as a mail mare. Her daughter Ditzy was doing good as well, her father having left her out of shame and ironically dying of a heart attack a few years later. So yeah, life was okay, livable at least. She had also found that if she stayed out of the other pony’s way and keep to herself, not “derping” up so much, then nopony would really make fun of her.

They’d still look at her funny, and snicker behind her back. Her years of torment in school had hardened her though, and she ignored them and went on her way. She said her life was livable, not perfect. The mail mare trotted into town with these thoughts, oblivious to the trouble she’d cause later. Today was the day that the town would unveil its tribute to the princesses.

She didn’t know what it was, and was planning to stay out of everypony’s way and come later to see it when the ceremony was over. But Dinky was in school and she figured since it was her day off work she may as well. After all, what could go wrong? She walked up into town and immediately saw a huge crowd gathered around Town Hall. She looked up and sure enough, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were both standing regally above the adoring crowd on the balcony of the Town Hall, waving grandly to the exited pony populace below.

The mayor climbed on to the stage set below the balcony and trotted excitedly over to the podium, waving as well. Ditzy quietly made her way through the ponies, blending in the background as she often did during big events. She tried to hear what the mayor was saying but couldn’t over the sound of other ponies in front of her. A cheerful bouncy pink pony in front of her was going on and on about, “Rainbow Cupcakes” talking about how they were, “TO DIE FOR!!!” And was quickly, and thankfully shushed by a purple unicorn and a gentle yellow Pegasus.

An orange pony with a blond mane drawled out in a thick country accent about trying to put apples in her cupcakes, and for a moment Ditzy could’ve sworn she saw a dangerous glint in the pink pony’s eyes and heard a double meaning in her happy voice when she agreed and said she’d get “right on it, Applejack….” She dismissed it when a dramatic voice came from the dazzlingly beautiful white mare also in front of her as she flipped her expertly styled mane over her shoulders and exclaimed, “Oh do be quiet now dears, its starting!” Ditzy strained to see past the mass of ponies, but just couldn’t. She knew Dinky would get out of school soon, and she really didn’t want to leave her alone, but she wanted to see the tribute too. She decided to sneak behind the curtain that the mayor was gesturing to, see the tribute, and leave.

Ditzy was able to fly out of sight and behind the curtain in the uproar of the crowd. The gray Pegasus took a moment to smile at her cunning, just to loose all the breath in her lungs as she stared slack-jawed at the sight before her. It was a statue, but not just any statue. No, it was the perfect statue. It was the princesses, standing side by side.

Luna raising the moon, and Celestia the sun. Their features were carved in crystal and marble, perfectly molded together and carved with the expertise of a god. It was the most beautiful thing Ditzy had ever seen, she just faintly heard the mayor say, “OPEN THE CURTAIN!” Ditzy panicked, if they saw her back here she would be in SO much trouble! She backed up, getting ready to take off, but she bumped hard into the statue instead, her eyesight having thrown her off.

The Pegasus could do nothing but stare in pure horror as the curtain fell open and revealed her and the falling statue to a crowd of horrified ponies. The mayor wailed and ran out of the way, narrowly missing the crumbling statue. And as it fell, both princesses’ heads snapped off, flying ironically up and onto the balcony, right in front of the shocked princesses. Ditzy didn’t wait to see the reaction, she did what she did best in these situations, she ran.