//------------------------------// // Clearing skies // Story: A silver lining // by Chaz1029 //------------------------------// I woke up today feeling sad, hungry, and miserable. The pillow was wet; I was use to that happening. I decided to go down stairs to the kitchen to try and make myself breakfast to cure the raging hunger within me. I tried to make myself some toast but like always, I burnt it. I went through almost half a loaf of bread before I finally had some properly cooked toast and a pile of black, burnt toast on the ground. I ate the good toast and was about to head out to work before I remembered that I didn't have a job now. Every time that I thought of that It made me sad, thinking of his angry face made me sad. I shook my head, hoping that it would clear the image from my mind. It didn't. I decided that going outside would help clear it instead. I brushed my fuzzed mane straight and went out to the sunny day that was Wednesday. I went for a walk in the park but since it was sunny, everypony was there and I didn't feel like being around other ponies. Against my better thought I went towards the Everfree forest. No one ever went there. Perfect. I was walking through the bush hearing birds overhead and the rustling of bushes next to me, they didn't faze me, I just kept on walking. I didn't know exactly where I was going but I didn't care, as long as it was away from the hustle of town and other ponies. The forest floor was covered in poison joke which stood out from the pale brown dirt road. I made sure to stay away from that. Even though I wasn’t planning to see anypony in the next few days I still didn't want to look or sound ridiculous. I especially didn't want any pony to laugh at me while I am feeling this way either. I heard a very loud impact towards my left and jumped away. I flew above the tree tops in hopes to see what it was but the trees were too thick to see through. The only way to see what it was to go by hoof. I descended and landed on the ground. I slowly and carefully walked over to the source of the noise. Pushing back humungous leaves I found myself face to face with a brown haired blue eyed stallion. We both gasped at the same time and flinched back. After a short awkward silence he walked around me examining me "incredible, a horse! Where am I?" he said with accent that sounding like it should belong in Trottingham. "Ummm...Equestria?" I said puzzled looking at him while he was examining my wings. "Oh my gosh! I can't believe it! you're a Pegasus! Is everyone here like this?" He said in an excited and fast paced voice. "Ummm...yeah, who are you?" There was a loud gasp as the brown stallion in front of me looked down at his hooves. "I HAVE HOOVES!? I'M A HORSE?!" He screamed looking at himself. "Yes? you are?" I said puzzled "what's wrong with that?" "NOTHING!" He said excitingly with a very large grin on his face. "This is incredible! Who are you?" "I'm Ditzy Doo, but most ponies around Ponyville call me Derpy...I don't like that it makes me feel stupid. You can call me Ditzy" I said softly looking away. I really didn't need to be meeting new ponies now. "Oh, ok, hello then...Ditzy? I'm the uh... Doctor!" He said proudly. "Hi Doctor" I said shyly while trying to back away slowly from the strange pony. "Now, Ditzy. I was wondering if you could help me?" "Umm, sure?" I said reluctantly "Good! I have no idea where I am, when I am, how I am, and why I am. I was wondering if you could show me around? " "Well, umm... ok..." I said eventually. Part of my conscience was telling me that it was a bad idea and that I didn't need a pony in my life and part of my conscience was telling me that this may be the thing I’m looking for to cheer me up. "Great! Thank you! Could we start now?" The Doctor asked inquisitively. "Sure" We started to walk out of the forest and towards Ponyville. We talked and talked and for the first time since yesterday. I felt happy. It was strange how this brown stallion made me feel. Coming out here and meeting him definitely was a good idea. We soon arrived in Ponyville and everypony was out still, buying apples and flowers at the many stalls that were on the side of the street. Ponies selling their produce and other ponies buying them. The Doctor could not keep his mouth shut. He was simply amazed at what to me seemed mundane. I showed him around Ponyville and all of the shops that were there. We spent an hour walking around Ponyville, seeing all of the tourist destinations, though there were not that many. We stopped in the park and he turned to me "Umm, Ditzy" he said awkwardly raising a hoof behind his head and scratching hismane. "yes Doctor?" I replied with curiosity. "It's almost sundown and I still don't have a place to stay" he said still scratching his neck "Oh, right...well...you can stay with me?" I offered him. "Really?! Thank you so much! That would amazing!" He said pulling me in for a hug. This was the first time in 3 years that I felt joy like that from a hug. Ever since my mother died I had not felt that warm and good. It was strange that a hug could feel that good. I walked around with the Doctor until 5 pm and by that time Celestia was about to lower the sun to make way for Luna’s moon. That was our cue to go back to my house. Down the road the sky above us was blood red fading to brilliant shades of orange and blue. If this was the Doctor's first sunset in Equestria his standards must have been set high. This was by far the best sunset I have seen in years. We finally reached my house by the time the sun had disappeared over the horizon. I welcomed the stallion into my home and showed him around. (Having a stallion in my house was a new experience to me, but there's always a first time for everything) I apologised to him that I didn't have a bed for him to sleep in,I have never had guests. He said that it was alright and that he could sleep on the couch. I brought some spare sheets down and gave them to him. He thanked me and I left him alone for the night. I retreated into my room, pulled out my diary and started to write. ------------------ Dear Diary, Today was a surprisingly good day! I burnt 90% of my breakfast, but that was alright. I was feeling pretty sad so I started to walk around town to clear my head. There were too many other ponies around and I didn't want to talk to anyone. So I started to walk towards the Everfree forest to clear my head and get away from the town. When I got there I heard a really loud BANG! I flew up , I was scared but curiosity got the better of me. I walked towards the noise and found a brown haired blue-eyed stallion. In the woods, how strange. To make it even weirder he had a Trottingham accent. In Ponyville? odd. He asked me to show him around and I agreed. We walked around Ponyville and he could not stop staring at things in amazement. I don't know why. We didn't have a place to stay so I offered him to stay at my house. He was very grateful and now is downstairs on the couch. I call him 'Doctor' but I think I’ll start calling him 'Doc' once I know him better. He is really nice! I like him a lot! he's actually kind of cute- ------------------ "Uhh Ditzy, where are the cups? I need a --" The Doctor said while opening the door. "GAHHH!!!!" I screamed, thrashed around and tried my hardest to hide my diary. I stuffed it under my pillow and gave a fast reply through rushed breaths "Ah, Ah, Ah...th...third draw from the left" I gave a cheesy smile to him to act as if nothing had happened. "Oh thank you, was I interrupting something?" he said almost apologetically. "Nonononono! nothing at all!" I said but my conscience was spammed with messages of ‘yesyesyes go away!’ "Oh good. Well thank you again, night!" He said and waved a hoof before going back downstairs. "Ah yeah, night!" I yelled back at him. I let out a long sigh and muttered "that was close". I picked up my diary again and resumed writing... ------------------ ...I'll see if I can hold on to him for a while. Get to know him better. I haven't cried tonight which is nice for a change. I think that meeting 'Doc' has been good. Thank you Doctor for making me feel happy again. xx Ditzy Doo ------------------ I closed the brown book and locked the lock. I hid it under the bed and pulled up my covers to go to bed. I blew out my candle and drifted off into a happy sleep, for a change.