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// Chapter 1: Born to fly 
// Story: A Derpy Princess 
// by Nailah 
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It was just another normal day of deliveries for the gray pony with blonde mane and tail. Derpy smiled as she delivered her last package of the day to the cake family at Sugarcube Corner.

“See ya tomorrow!” spoke Derpy as she walked off towards her house. Derpy enjoyed the simple life that she had, all was in a day's work after all. Derpy knew that not everyone thought she was anything special though she put her heart into all that she did. She made sure to try her best, despite being just a bit clumsy and klutzy at times. Derpy was constantly apologizing whenever she messed up, but she hasn't always been this way. There was a time in her youth when she had been the fastest flier in Equestria but after her eye surgery things have changed. Derpy never let that get to her emotionally she knew she could still do all she could even with her limitations. She was still a good flier and had a good head on her shoulders. She was excited to tell Dinky about her day at work, because she was always eager to hear but just before she could open the door to her house, there was this shift in the ground and a huge storm overhead. Worried and concerned, Derpy went towards the source to make sure it wasn't anything serious, though she did wonder where Rainbow Dash was as she went to investigate it. Before knowing what she had gotten herself into, it dragged her in and the next thing she knew she was in a place she had never seen before...what was the meaning of this? And how was she going to get home?


The land here was nothing like Equestria but it did seem like she wasn't the only pony around. She could see a few ponies walking about the town. She began to wonder just where exactly she was and how she was going to get back to where she had come from. Worried for her young daughter, Derpy was more determined then ever to see things through and make her way into the local town to see what information she could gather. She wasn't really the most intelligent, but she could be resourceful. She trotted into the town and the first thing she noticed was not only was this a lot more like Equestria then she had first thought but standing there in the center of the town was this statue of an Alicorn she had never seen before.

“I thought there were only four alicorns. I wonder what Twilight would think about this?” she asked aloud as she sat down on her rump as she stared up at the statue of a blue pony with white mane and tail. “Hmm.. she kind of reminds me of Lyra a bit. I wonder what I should do now?” she asked herself as she continued to sit, at least for the moment lost in her own train of thought.

“Can I help you?” asked a male voice behind her.

Derpy turned around swiftly on her feet as she looked towards the male stallion whom had spoken asking if she needed help. She had never seen him before but she was getting the sense she didn't know anyone from this strange world, much similar to her own but yet different. She wished that Twilight was here to help her, this just made her all the more confused and unsure of her surroundings.

“Um.. yes could you tell me where I am?” she asked the male, she took notice that he was a pegasi like her and was a medium shade of green on his body and blonde mane and tail with violet eyes and a cutie mark of two flags crisscrossing with lightning bolts as the poles of the flags. He looked to her with a wandering glance.

“Where you are? You don't know?” he asked in return.

“Nope, I have no clue. One second I was delivering mail and then the next thing I knew there was this strange storm and now I'm here.” explained Derpy, trying to elaborate on her situation as best as she could.

“Well, this town doesn't really have a name as far as I know but the area itself is called Astiaria and our ruler here is Snow Heart.” explained Swift Bolt to the confused mare. “Now if you don't mind I have business to attend to, you really should go see her if you are really from some “other world”.” stated Swift Bolt as he trotted off towards his restaurant to meet Ivory Diamond who was his best friend and had gotten him the money to open his first restaurant which he was beyond excited for.

Didn't he believe her? Why would she lie? She had no reason to lie but she had every reason to panic! She took a few deep breaths as she stood up trotting back and forth nervously, she didn't even know where this Snow Heart lived and was she even noteworthy enough to talk to a Princess? Well she talked to Princess Twilight all the time so there really wasn't much difference here right?

Derpy took a few last deep breaths to calm down as she thought of her daughter, she was determined, no matter how hard it might be, she had to find this person and find out if there was any way for her to return home once again, but then there was also the thought of what if there wasn't a way? What if she was stuck in this world forever and Dinky was all alone with no one to care for her? No...she wouldn't allow it, she might not be as good as Rainbow Dash but she had spirit in her and she was going to show just exactly what she was made of to not just herself but to every pony whom had ever doubted her because of her well odd nature.