"Derpy Hooves" is the nickname given to the strange, awkward mare who lives on the edges of Ponyville. What will happen when Princess Celestia sends her a guardian to help socialize her - without her knowledge? How will Derpy handle the discovery that her "friend" was hired to be her babysitter? Against the backdrop of the beautiful Winter Wishes Festival, can Honey Muffin help Derpy Hooves learn to be normal? And what happens if 'normal' isn't something Derpy wants to be?

Warnings: None, this is a very strong friend-shippy fanfic. There are some brief moments of nuzzling that could be read as femshipping, but in the end, it's left up to the reader's interpretation. The only warning would be for the OC, Honey Muffin, who was created as a foil to Derpy Hooves in this story.

As far as the tags go, these aren't 100% accurate; although the story does have many [Sad] elements, it ultimately has a happy ending. Also, although I didn't tag it as [Romance], it could be read that way, but mostly, it should be tagged as [Very Strong Friend-Shipping].

College is a fun time if you meet the right people and get the right teachers. Well college changes in a big way for me. For the past nine months a portal between Equestria and Earth has opened allowing free passage between the two realms. This is the story of how one unicorn could make college life much more different then you think,and her name is Twilight Sparkle from Equestria, and she is going to take me to places I've never been. I didn't even ask for half of this crap like helping aid in saving Equestria. All I wanted to do was have a normal college experience.