Lightning Dust strands herself in space. With no way to move her rocket, she'll die unless Equestria's Best and Brightest find a way to bring her home despite sabotage, snobbery, limited resources, and bureacratic incompetence.
Foal Protective Services decides Derpy's clumsiness is too dangerous, and tries to take her daughter away. How many crimes and explosions will it take to keep a family together?
Somepony's been sending encouraging notes to everypony. There's no signature, no address, and no hint as to who could be behind all this. Who would do such a thing, and how in Equestria do they know exactly what everypony needs to hear?
Derpy loves flying through the sky. It’s what she lives for. There is nothing in the world that she would rather do more. The sky is her domain and there is nothing that will keep her from it.
New home in Ponyville? Check. New job for the Equestrian Postal Service? Check. Cover story on why you look half fox and totally don't turn into one at the full moon? Check. What could possibly go wrong?
When mother and daughter get into a fight over a misunderstanding their reconciliation leads to the reveal of Dinky's father, a cruel stallion who broke Derpy's heart. Can Derpy put her past regrets behind to find love and romance in the present?