Derpy thought of what Scootaloo had said at the party, true she did want a son, but the opinion of a small filly wasn’t enough to adopt a colt. She flew up to her cloud home and opened the door.
“Momma!” Dinky jumped onto her, causing the both of them to fall to the soft clouds below them.
“Morning! How did my little muffin sleep last night?” Derpy asked.
“I slept awesome!” Dinky said as she jumped off of Derpy.
“Breakfast?” Derpy asked.
“Ummm, I gotta get to school, I’ll eat there!” Dinky said excitedly, she was happy Dinky was going to summer school, she felt better about working days.
‘I’ll fly you down to the ground, then I’ll have to get to work, can you walk?” Derpy asked, hoping for a ‘yes’.
“Uh huh!” Dinky said excitedly.
“Let’s go!” Derpy said, again, Dinky jumped onto her back.
Derpy flew Dinky down to the ground, as soon as she landed; Dinky scampered off towards the school. Derpy went to work like any other day. She flew slowly to the post office and checked in.
“What’s wrong Derpy?” Datenote said when he arrived.
“Do you think I could raise a colt?” she asked solemnly.
“You seem to raise Dinky well enough; I think you could handle a colt...” his eyes went wide, “Are you pregnant?”
“No, it’s just...never mind.” Derpy said, she raised her head and started again,
“Could Berry watch Dinky tonight?”
“I’ll ask her, probably yes.” Note said.
“Thanks, I need to go to Trottingham.”
“You can have the day off, I’ll cover you.” Note smiled as he put his vest on.
“Thanks Note.” she hugged him, “I’ll make it up to you!”
He waved her off as she trotted towards the train station, she needed to see this colt, if Scootaloo was right, and he’d be a great addition to the family.
“One ticket to Trottingham.” Derpy said to the stallion, he handed her the ticket, and she handed him the money.
“Next train is arriving in five minutes, you just made It.” the stallion said happily.
Derpy nodded and stepped onto the platform, she could see the small Ponyville express in the distance, the steam engine puffing away as it neared.
The express train slowly pulled into the station, the ponies inside were rising up to leave the train. Derpy stood alongside the train waiting to board; she let the ponies inside depart before she did so.
“Tickets?” The ticketer said as she boarded the train.
“Here” Derpy said as she handed the stallion her ticket.
“Thank you.” He gave her ticket back, she went to her seat.
After the stallion had punched everypony’s tickets, the train slowly started to move, Derpy nodded off to the rumble of the train not soon after.
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“WOOOOOOO!” Derpy shot out of her deep sleep to the train whistle. The train was a mere minute from the Trottingham station.
As the train pulled in, Derpy looked around the station, it was so.....advanced, she hadn’t been out of the Ponyville area in years, and she didn’t know that Equestria was becoming so advanced.
As the ponies around her rose up from their seats, Derpy followed their actions and got off the train. She looked around, ‘Scootaloo said the A3 train there, and the B9 back’.
The A3 train pulled past her as it slowed to a stop at its platform, she rushed over to the doors and boarded the train before it pulled away from the platform.
An intercom sounded “Next Stop 6th and Summit.”
The train moved slowly, but picked up speed as it sped through the tunnel towards the orphanage. It reached the station and Derpy departed from the train.
“Go straight out and it should be across the street.” Derpy said aloud, remembering the directions she’d gotten.
Derpy reached street level and sure enough across the street was the orphanage. She crossed the street and walked into the old building, behind the counter was an old mare.
“Hello?” Derpy asked nervously.
The older mare looked up, “Hello, welcome to Trottingham orphanage.”
“May I see Star?” Derpy asked, not remembering the last name of the colt.
“Star Chaser, why you’re the first pony to request him.” The mare said kindly, she walked back into a room.
Was the colt a bad foal? Why hadn’t anypony asked for him before?
“Here he is.” The older mare said smiling; behind her was the most humble colt she’d ever seen. His brown coat and blue eyes sending off a calming feeling, his black hair moves in waves with the breeze from the open window.
Derpy looked at him, oh...she looked at his leg, or what was his leg, the metal and plastic prosthetic now taking its place, he smiled at her, taking her attention off of his leg.
“Hi!” he said cheerfully.
“Hi!” Derpy said happily.
“What’s your name?” Star asked curiously.
“Derpy, Scootaloo told me about you.” Derpy said, Star’s eyes went wide.
“You know Scootaloo?” he said, his words full of wonder.
“Yep.” Derpy said, she really didn’t know what to say.
“I can see you two like each other.” the old mare said.
“Uh-huh.” Star said.
“Can I keep him?” Derpy asked, Star’s eyes went wide once again.
“Come here, I’ll get the paperwork.” The mare said.
Star ran up to Derpy and hugged her, “Thank you!”
Derpy hugged him back, “I’m glad you’re happy.”
Derpy and Star followed the older mare to her desk, where she pulled out a sheet that had information on Derpy, for her to fill out.
Derpy filled the whole paper, the old mare looked it over and handed a final paper for Derpy and Star to sign.
“Alright Star, do you want this mare to be your mother?” the old mare asked.
“Yes!” Star said excitedly.
“Vice-versa?” she looked at Derpy.
“Yes.” she said, and she signed the bottom of the paper.
“Star, go ahead.” Derpy said.
Star signed the paper, the caretaker took it, and she said eight more words,
“Take good care of Star, best of luck!”
Derpy walked out of the orphanage, not alone, but with her new son.
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FINALLY, A NEW CHAPTER! Sorry it took so long guys, I’ll focus more, next chapter in 3- days.