//------------------------------// // The Clocks Stopped Ticking // Story: When Time Stops for Her // by mageli7 //------------------------------// Ditzy Doo looked around for the right stand in the market. "No," she thought, "I need the apple stand or I can't make Dinky's muffins." Her eyes tried to focus as she became more annoyed at the fact that she couldn't find the stand. They soon stopped and began to move in different directions, "Damn it!" She thought, "Now everypony will stare." Ditzy took a step forward finally seeing the stand, she ran into something and fell back. "Watch it retard!" A stallion yelled at her. "I'm very sorry." She said trying to get up off the ground. She was used to running into things but it seemed she didn't get nearly as nice of a greeting when she did. The ponies used such harsh words, retard, stupid, annoying... The list never seemed to end. Just then Ditzy's thoughts were interrupted. "Ma'am, are you alright?" A Trottingham accent asked. Ditzy looked around for the voice and began to get up, only to fall down again. "Uhm, I'm fine just trying to get up. It's a little hard." Ditzy said struggling to get up. "Here let me help." The voice said as a light brown hoof was offered to Ditzy. Ditzy took the hoof and was soon standing back up staring at the stallion whom had helped her. "Thank you, it's a little hard for me to get up once I've fallen." Ditzy said smiling. "Well it was a pleasure to help, may I ask, what is your name?" The stallion asked. He was a light brown with spiked dark brown hair with a hourglass for a cutie mark, he had blue eyes and was most likely from Trottingham considering his accent. "I'm Ditzy, Ditzy Doo." Ditzy said offering a hoof to shake. "Ah, well, I'm Doctor Whooves, but you can just call me Doctor if you'd like." The Doctor said shaking her hoof. "Thanks again for helping me up!" Ditzy said starting to fly to the stand. "Wait I!" The Doctor started before realizing it was too late, "I wanted to know if you wanted to get together sometime." ---------------------- The next day Ditzy woke up smiling as she baked muffins and brought them to Dinky. "Here you go my little muffin!" She said giving a muffin on a plate to Dinky. "Thanks Mommy!" The little filly said as she began to eat. "Ok Dinky, Mommy has to go do her work, but you can go over to Twist's if you want." Ditzy said grabbing her mailbag. "Okay Mommy! Bye!" Dinky said as her mom walked outside. Ditzy was the mail mare in Ponyville, it was a good job, not too hard. She didn't get mixed up too often, of course there was the occasional, "Wrong mail Derpy!" and she would correct it while trying to remind them her name was Ditzy not Derpy. But overall it was a good job, nopony told her what to do, she was free to laze around as long as she delivered all the mail in time, that meant more time for Dinky. Ditzy walked to the mail office and got today's work. "Ok first things first Rainbow Dash." Ditzy said looking at the first letter. Ditzy flew to the cloud home in which Dash lived. Ditzy didn't like Dash too much because she was always treated like a child around her, It was as if Dash thought she wasn't smart enough to handle herself. She hadn't done stupid things she was smart, but because of how she looked made her stupid, and because she was "stupid" it made everypony meaner... It wasn't fair. Ditzy opened the mailbox whistling as she put the mail in. Luckily Dash would be asleep at this hour so she didn't have to deal wit-. "HEY DERPY!" Dash called. Ditzy facehoofed, "Still Ditzy, Dash, same as always." "Whatever, ooh, whats the mail?" Dash said grabbing the mail out of the box. "Uhm I don't know, but I have to go, so um bye." Ditzy said while Dash was preoccupied with the mail. Ditzy flew all over Ponyville delivering the mail, she went to Bon Bon and Lyra's, Twilight's house, and even Sugarcube Corner, where she got a muffin. Soon there was only one letter left. "Hmmm ah lets see its... Oh look its the Doctor's mail!" Ditzy said as she ate her muffin. The mail was labeled Doctor Whooves and looked quite official. Ditzy looked at the address and hurried over to the Doctor's home. ------------------- Ditzy looked for the home and soon found it while flying and looking around. It was a nice house, with small flowers blooming in a garden. Ditzy walked up to the door and knocked realizing there was no mailbox. The door was soon answered revealing none other than the Doctor. "Uhm, hello Doctor!" Ditzy said smiling. "Ah why Miss Ditzy! What are you doing here?" The Doctor asked. "Oh I'm the mail mare." Ditzy said showing her mailbag, "I came to give you your mail, so um here it is!" She held out the mail. The Doctor took the mail smiling at Ditzy and looked down at it, his smile faded and was replaced by a more serious look. "Miss Ditzy," he said his smile returning, "do you think you would like to get dinner with me sometime?" "I uhm, like a date?" Ditzy asked her face showing worry. The last time she went on a date it was with that monster he had, he had... Well, he had done something unforgivable, that stupid Pokey Pierce, he had done the same thing to Berry Punch too and now they were both single mothers. "I suppose like a date, I mean if you don't want to..." The Doctor said as his ears flattened and his smile disappearing. "Oh I would love to, uhm here, how about I meet you here at six o' clock tomorrow night, okay?" Ditzy said working out all the details in her head, "Here's my number." She said smiling and handing him a small piece of paper, "Call me if you need any help with details." "Well, bye Miss Ditzy!" He said smiling. Ditzy had said yes! His mind was racing, what would he wear how should he act? Where should they go... Ditzy smiled as she walked back to her home. She had to pick out what to wear, get a sitter for Dinky, and do so many other things. She had to tell her best friend Vinyl Scratch about this! It was all so exciting! Ditzy sat down on her bed and fell asleep smiling and thinking about the date. AN: Yep, this is the new story, it took a while for me to come up with the first chapter but I did it! I hope you like it!