Muffins: A Super Duper Derpy Hooves Adventure!
By Sunshine Sprite
This is the story of how one special pony got the chance to save the day. Now nopony ever thought that this particular mare was ever going to do something like this. But that's what they all say. But before we begin the adventure, let's take a peek into the past...
It was a beautiful sunny day at the beach. The clouds were positioned perfectly, the sun glowed the greatest gold yet, and the ocean glistened with sparkles and twinkles like stars. Suddenly, a gray head with a blonde mane popped up out of the water, causing the sparkles and twinkles to splash and spread around her. Her golden eyes glistened in the light. Her mane was a pretty pale blonde, her bangs stuck to her forehead like tape was on them. Her wings splashed the water playfully, creating funny shapes in the water. She flipped her tail, which revealed itself to be that of a Merpony's. It was a gorgeous gray, camouflaging within her coat. Her cutie mark revealed bubbles, representing her love of blowing the peppy floating balls of fun.
She looked up at the sun, watching how it burned and blinded her vision. She looked down to turn to look at the beach. She saw small blobs of light dance around her vision. And yet, that wasn't what bothered her. Oh how she longed to walk that beach. But she knew she couldn't... she didn't have four legs, but only two. She also needed to stay in the water, so as to keep herself hydrated at all times. Without water, her skin would dry out severely, her gills would gasp desperately for the watery air, and she would curl up into a dry heap and die. The thought sickened her and made her stomach bounce up to her chest and cause her to want to hurl. Thank Celestia she didn't. She looked sadly up at the sun again. “Oh how I wish that I could one day walk and swim! Is there not a way for me to do so? Oh woe is me!!” she cried out, putting a hoof to her forehead and closing her eyes. She was only 6 years old, and that her dream was a little much, but she still stuck to the idea. Unfortunately, she didn't have a family in the ocean. She was born from a magic shell. Nopony was there to claim her. And yet, every other Merpony was given a family. There was a reason for this: she was well... different. The reason that none of them accepted her was because her eyes were “walled up”, or goofy. One eye always would stick up, and one would always stick down. Sometimes they would switch up, changing directions. But that didn't change how they thought of her. So here she was, sitting here, or well floating, all by herself.
She sighed and looked up at the sun again. “Dear Celestia, I wish that I could be a normal Pegasus pony. Since I have wings, I can fly. Everypony else makes fun of me for my wings, eyes, even my oddness period. It's my dream, and maybe I can make new friends too! Oh please, Princesses, help me!” She wailed and cried, devastated that nopony was here to listen... or was there? Answering her pleas, the sun shot a beam of light down on the poor pony, engulfing her entirely. She shrieked out loud, then fainted from the impact...
The pony woke with a start, gasping for water, until she realized that she didn't need to anymore, for when she looked down... she saw that she had two legs below her hips! She couldn't believe it! She cried out with joy, jumping around and trying out her wings for the first time. She never had a use for them until now. She got the hang of it within three minutes. She glided down to the ground and felt the sand grind beneath her hooves. She smiled and whispered, “Thank you.” Then she flew high into the air and said, “With this new ability, I shall fly and walk anywhere I can! I will befriend anypony that comes across my path! And if there are those who don't want to be my friend, then I'll keep trying! And I'll stop those who try to destroy me or anypony that is good... or my name isn't Derpy Hooves!!” And with that, she flew off into the sky to find a new place to call home...
Derpy glided towards a bustling town. She saw fillies and colts alike, laughing and giggling. She saw that the town was known as Ponyville, based on what the huge sign at the entrance said. She saw many buildings, from houses to shops to one that looked like something out of the story “Hansel and Gretel”, where they get to the witch's candy-like home. She licked her lips, thinking about how good candy was. “Yum,” she said. She looked and saw a huge cloud community. “Ooo,” she intrigued. She flew up to see that there were other ponies like her. She remembered that their kind was known as Pegasus, or Pegasi for more than one. She looked around at the buildings. She also saw how they could walk on the clouds. She had learned that Pegasi were the only ones to be able to walk on clouds. Unless of course, Unicorns came up with a spell that allowed them to walk on clouds as well.
She plopped down on her hooves and looked around. She saw that there was a house on sale. It said that anypony could take it, even young fillies and colts. She smiled with glee, squeaking with joy. Her eyes twinkled when she saw a place called “Flight Camp”. She grinned from ear to ear. Then she heard a voice talk to her. She turned to see a pale blue Pegasus with a minty green mane. She looked at Derpy with her yellow eyes. Her cutie mark was that of little foal faces and hearts around them. “Oh, you poor dear. You look like you don't have a family.” Derpy cocked her head to one side. “You knew?” The Pegasus nodded. “Yes. You see, I take care of small fillies and colts who don't have families. I can tell right away. I also saw you gazing at that house that's for sale. It just so happens to be right next to mine, on the right. If you'd like, I can take care of you.” Derpy's eyes widened, despite the fact that they were going in opposite directions. The mare smiled. “My name is Peppy Mint. And you are?” Derpy smiled up at her new mother and family. With a derpy grin she said, “Derpy. Derpy Hooves.”
So now we know just how this little filly came to be. Now you're probably wondering... just what is she going to do? What kind of excitement is going to occur? Well, stayed tuned and find out...