Derpy's Hearts and Hooves Day gift is all ready to go! But she suddenly loses it to the wind! Read on as she races through Ponyville to snatch her gift back and then some!
Derpy's Hearts and Hooves Day gift is all ready to go! But she suddenly loses it to the wind! Read on as she races through Ponyville to snatch her gift back and then some!
Hearts and Hooves Day is a special time of year, where ponies prepared and delivered gifts for their loved ones. This came true without exception for Derpy Hooves. She had a heart-shaped box of chocolates with a red enveloped card, all prepared for her best friend, Dr. Whooves. Derpy Hooves was pleased with herself, finally having the courage to tell him how much she loved him.
Derpy Hooves closed the door from her home on a hill. But at that moment, her card slipped from her hoof! Derpy gently flew towards her card, but as she extended her hoof, the winds blew her card away!
“Oh no! My card! Come back here!” Derpy screamed! The card sailed away into the town, teasing the grey mare. Derpy flapped her wings, took her box of chocolates, and accelerated towards the town.
Her card first glided into Ponyville’s Town Square. The town was filled with stands selling candies and chocolates at this time of year. Town Square was already hectic enough, but they were soon in for an unforgettable treat.
Derpy Hooves arrived at the Town Square. She frantically searched for her card among the chattering ponies. The blonde-maned mare quickly spotted her card on top of a cowgirl fedora worn by an orange pony. The grey Pegasus lunged towards her precious card, toppling the poor Earth pony as her card flew away with the wind.
“What in tarnation?! Derpy!” Applejack shook her head. “What are you up to now?!” questioned Applejack with frustration.
“Oh I’m sorry! My Hearts and Hooves Day card was on top of your hat!” explained the grey mare, immediately flying away towards her gliding card. Applejack gave out a sigh, brushing the dust off her back before trotting away.
Derpy’s card of romance now made its way towards Carousel Boutique. While her card freely glided with the wind, the desperate mare continued chase, bumping on the stands along the way. Chocolates, lollipops, and cotton candy spilled from the stands as the grey Pegasus flew onward. A small band of fillies and colts excitedly gathered the candies, infuriating the sellers and shouting obscenities at the grey mare who continued chasing her card.
At Sugarcube Corner, Rarity had just finished the final touches on her dress for tonight’s Hearts and Hooves Promenade. Rarity levitated her dress and quickly put it on, raving at its beauty and glamour.
“This gown simply look stunning don’t you think Sweetie Belle?!” The purple-maned unicorn asked. “I made it with a royal touch so I can be the belle of tonight’s Promenade!”
“Yeah! It looks so pretty!” Sweetie Belle squeaked. “But did you make a dress for me tonight?!” Sweetie Belle excitedly asked.
“Oh yes my dear! I did!” Rarity trotted to the back, scouring for the dress she made especially for Sweetie Belle. But just as she opened her closet, a loud thud was heard at the Corner’s entrance.
“Oh dear! Who could that be?!” questioned a worried Rarity. Completely forgetting about Sweetie Belle’s dress, Rarity exited her workshop and trotted down the stairs.
“Wait up!!” Sweetie Belle cried out, running down the stairs with Rarity. Once both mares reached the main hall, Rarity quickly opened the door and gasped. It was Derpy Hooves!
“Oh dear!” cried Rarity. “Are you alright?!” the white unicorn queried. Sweetie Belle peered out of the door, staring at the dazed pegasus.
“Uhhh… I’m fine… my card… it… flew away…” spoke a stunned Derpy Hooves before she fainted to the ground. Sweetie Belle quickly bumped Rarity out of the way and looked around for any signs of her card. With her eagle eyes, Sweetie Belle pointed at the card, crying out,
“I see your card Derpy! It’s heading towards the schoolhouse!” Sweetie Belle grabbed Derpy’s undamaged box of chocolates and ran towards the flying card. The clumsy Pegasus slowly got up, but realized that now her box of chocolates was with Sweetie Belle!
“Wait! What are you doing with my box of chocolates?! Get back here!” shouted Derpy. She immediately jumped up and gave chase to Sweetie Belle and her card.
Sweetie Belle and Derpy Hooves travelled through a much quieter neighbourhood this time. Like all the other times though, the card proved to be too elusive. Sweetie Belle quickly became fatigued as the card continued to glide towards the schoolhouse. While Sweetie Belle grew tired, Derpy’s wings flapped faster and faster. She rapidly caught up with Sweetie Belle, tackling her to the ground. Both ponies got up with a groan.
“Sweetie Belle, the box of chocolates. Hand them over,” requested Derpy, extending her hoof.
“Oh! Here! I’m sorry! I just wanted to give you a helping hoof since you were chasing your card. After all, you don’t want to damage your box right?” apologized Sweetie Belle.
“Oh, right…” chuckled a blushing Derpy. The grey mare quickly composed herself, realizing that her Hearts and Hooves Day was still at stake!
“Here! Hop on! Hold my gift for me! I need to find my card!” called the grey mare. Sweetie Belle immediately hopped on her back, the two mares now flying towards the Ponyville Schoolhouse.
Derpy and Sweetie Belle landed at the entrance to the schoolhouse. Both ponies immediately started looking at every nook and cranny for Derpy’s romantic card. Derpy searched up at the school’s rooftops, but lost her footing and fell to the ground from atop the roof. At the bottom, Sweetie Belle searched the playground for her lost card, but it was nowhere to be found.
The two ponies reconvened without any luck in finding her lost card. Both ponies gave out a sigh of defeat.
“I’m sorry Derpy… I can’t find your card anywhere here. Maybe it flew somewhere else entirely, long gone by now.” Sweetie Belle sadly shrugged.
“It’s alright… I can always make another card, but it won’t be special! I spent so much time coming up with the right words to say to him!” said the disappointed mare.
Just as the two mares were about to give up their search, the enveloped card flew right in front of their noses and flew away once again!
“Sweetie Belle!” Derpy cried out. “That’s my card! Come on!” pointed Derpy Hooves as Sweetie Belle immediately got on her back. The chase was back on once again!
This time, Derpy Hooves gave all her might in chasing the card. Sweetie Belle’s head quickly turned into mush as Derpy performed loop-de-loops and made sudden turns. Sweetie Belle’s nausea grew more intensely, but Derpy didn’t take notice. The grey Pegasus crashed into cotton candy machine after cotton candy machine, turning both Derpy and Sweetie Belle into pink puffballs!
But none of that stopped the two ponies from giving chase to Derpy’s card. Her Hearts and Hooves Day card now flew upwards to the sky. The card gently landed on one of the clouds that was hidden from view to Derpy.
Derpy frantically flew from one cloud to the next, hoping to find her card as soon as possible. Sweetie Belle barfed into one of the clouds during their search.
“Ugh… Derpy… I think I want my hooves on the ground… I don’t feel so good…” slurred a very dizzy Sweetie Belle.
“Wait! I think I found my card!” Derpy sunk into the cloud that housed her card, but just as she entered the cloud, the card fell from the sky! Derpy, having lost her footing with Sweetie Belle still on her back, crashed to the ground with a thud!
The two ponies laid on the pavement in front of Sugarcube Corner. Not only did they lose Derpy’s card, but also squished the heart-shaped box! Sweetie Belle struggled to get up, still suffering from dizziness. Derpy just lied on the ground, tears falling from her cheeks.
“I’m a terrible friend Sweetie Belle… I can’t even keep a Hearts and Hooves Day card and sweets safe…” Derpy Hooves cried.
“D-d-on’t… say… that… Derpy…” garbled a disoriented Sweetie Belle.
But at that moment, a brown stallion trotted up to the crying Derpy. He held a red envelope that said “Dear Dr. Whooves. From Derpy.” He quickly opened the envelope and read the card’s contents. The card was filled with red hearts at its edges and a long letter that simply ended with “I love you.”
Dr. Whooves pulled Derpy up from the ground. He gave her a warm smile before he said,
“I love you too Derpy.” Derpy’s sad tears soon became happy ones as he gave Derpy a passionate kiss. Sweetie Belle gave out a slurred cheer.
“Well, all’s well that ends well huh?!” Sweetie Belle fainted as the two ponies held each other in lovely embrace.
THE END