[Story from the Archives]

Original publish date: April 1, 2011

This was one of my earlier stories, written for some kind of challenge to write an April Fool's Day themed fic. I included a lot of world-building that still holds up, since it never got contradicted in the series! The concept of 'Derpy Hooves' not being silly/weird but instead speaking a dead language is a bit of worldbuilding that I am still proud of. I put it on my DA and my Fanfiction account, but never here for some reason. I thought it might be nice to share a throwback story! Here's my original blurb for it:

The annual April Fool's Day Festival has come to Ponyville, and all of the ponies are having a great time! But when Derpy Hooves starts acting strangely, will Twilight Sparkle be able to help her?

This is an adventure-type fic, more in lines with what an actual episode of Friendship is Magic might be like. Enjoy!

I've copy-pasted it directly, so some errors and mistakes are to be expected. I greatly enjoyed re-reading this one!