//------------------------------// // Chapter Two: Memories With A Mother... // Story: The Story Of Derpy Hooves // by Sparkler Shine MLP //------------------------------// The Story Of Derpy Hooves Sparkler Shine MLP Chapter Two: Memories With A Mother... So, that was basically my birth. If you want to know why I gave you a clear image, it's because my mom told me. She didn't tell me directly, but she told me more about my disease as I grew older. She told me that she was surprised when she saw my eyes, and she said I was the most adorable baby ever! That actually makes me feel kinda good, but I know that her love for me was short. Every month, I was brought back to the hospital. My mom hated it. She kept saying she loved me, I believed her. But... As my foalhood went on, she became more distant. These are just some fuzzy memories that I have when I was really young. "Derpy! Come along, you can do it!" Lavender called to her little filly. "All you have to do is slowly walk around!" She encouraged. Yes, she tried to teach me how to walk... I remember it... It was special to me. When I was a baby, she'd put my weird-looking eyes aside. But as I grew, she just- Nevermind. I tried, I don't even think that I properly moved. I would always fall since I would see one thing to the right of me, and another thing to the left of me. My mom kept helping me, but it always never ended well. Especially when a unicorn attempts to teach a pegasus how to fly... "Derpy. It's not that hard. You need to gently flap your wings up and down." "But how, mama? I don't get it." Lilac shook her head. "They're your wings, precious." She used to call me that... "But it's still hard! If I ever even try, I never get off the ground! I always see different things! Why is that, mama?" Yes, that's when I first found out I had a disease. At the age of 3. She patted my head and sighed. "Derpy, you were born with an illness." "A what?" "Your eyes are misplaced. They should be in line with each other. But yours aren't." "But why?" She only sighed. "I don't know... I screamed when I first saw your eyes, and the doctor quickly rushed you out. I stayed put in the bed for two hours, waiting for him to return. But then a nurse came and told me about your illness." "When will it go away, mama? I've been sick before, and sicks go away, right?" Lavender bit her bottom lip. "Y-You might be stuck with this forever, Derpy. But I'll still love you all the same..." "O-Okay..." I lowered my head. "Are you sad, mama?" "Sad about what?" "About me being messed up?" "N-no no no! Derpy don't say that." She bit her lip again. "I-I'm not at all ash-amed..." Yes, she said she loved me. I believed it. But I think there was more to her leaving me. I still don't know why she did it the way she did it. Mama was kind and loving. I never expected her to do what she did, but I can kinda see why... But she taught me everything. She was poor without a husband, and she only had a dad who was extremely sick. She had to care for the two of us, and herself. You'll know more later when it's needed. I just wonder how Dinky and Amethyst handling what happened to Doc... Nevermind that, she still showed me lots of things. I kinda owe her my love with muffins. I was sat in my room, drawing whatever it was. I don't remember now. but my mom called me from downstairs. "Derpy! I've got a surprise for you!" "Goody!" I yelled, hovering down the steps. I bumped into the wall when I tried to fly in the kitchen. I fell and began to cry. "Derpy! I told you not not fly indoors! You're not good at it yet!" "S-Sorry, mama... I just don't know what went wrong! B-But my hoof hurts..." I sobbed. She smiled and walked up to me. I remember her smile... Her kind and loving smile... "Have this." She said, handing me a light brown-colored pastry with chocolate chips inside of it. I shakily took a bite of the treat, and my face lit up. "Dis tates welly ood!" "I know it tastes good. It's my grandma's muffin recipe." I swallowed the remaining bits of tasty mush in my mouth. "Muffin? That's amazing!" I said, eyes glued on my muffin. She showed me something that I loved. I-It was good. I enjoyed those times when she wouldn't care about my eyes. I forgot when she started to become distant from me, I'm sure I'll remember someway down the line. But forget that. Mama taught me how to draw, bake, and sometimes helped me with my flying. She never mentioned anything about my dad, and neither did I. It never came to me. I wish it did. I want to know her reaction to it. I miss mama. I wish she was standing my me. She may have left me, but she helped me. She didn't leave me until I was 9. At least I knew what to do when she abandoned me. But that's a long time next. These were only the few memories left with me and my mom. I'm surprised I still remember those few things. They're always going to stay with me, I'm sure of it. Ohh well. Before you knew it, 5 years with motherly love passed, and school came into my view. School...