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// I guess that makes sense... 
// Story: A Derp in Time 
// by SirVindicator 
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It all begins the town of Ponyville, four days after the royal coronation of Twilight Sparkle. It was a quiet night and many creatures were asleep. The moon was full and everything was peaceful. The wind did not howl nor whistle. The nighttime air was crisp and cool. The owls didn't even sound. The ponies of Cloudsdale were all snug in their Cloud beds, except for one pony, Derpy Hooves. She decided to sleep on her own near Cloudsdale on a cloud several meters away. She was a mail carrier and delivered dozens of packages and letters as well as managed the main desk. She was also pretty clumsy but in spite of her clumsiness she got her job done...well enough and was even considered for a promotion more than once. She laid on the cloud peacefully content with her life as a mail carrier. She had thought before what it was like to have a grand purpose like Twilight or her friends, but this is something that she would just dismiss afterwards as an idea. This was because in her mind she didn't need to have a destiny like that she was fine where she was and she was happy with her life and all the friendly faces that she would meet on the job. In fact one of those friendly faces was the former princess Luna, who loved to visit the post office at least once the week, fascinated the processes there. At first it was quite surprising, but after a while it became routine to see her at post office and she even accompanied Derpy on some of her rounds delivering mail to the ponies and other creatures all over Equestria. Another notable face was Gabby Gums, who still works as a mail delivery griffon in Griffonstone and she is a Cutie Mark Crusader. She and Derpy would often run into each other on while delivering letters. She is always so cheery, it is impossible not to smile when she is around. She is certainly different from the others griffons who barely give themselves the time of day, let alone ponies.

Derpy Hooves then thought to herself, "Why would I need big destiny or quest to go, anyway? I don't need be a 'chosen one' to feel important."

At least that's what she thought until it happened. She was sleeping peacefully when suddenly a voice woke her. She glanced up from her cloud to see an ethereal pony floating right next to her, a light blue light shining down on the pony from a star far away. The pony was a tall female unicorn, half transparent and blue with flowing hair not unlike the princesses'. Derpy Hooves' eyes widened, she was startled by the figure in front of her.

The pony said in a smoothing but eerie voice, "Greetings fateful mail carrier I am The Maiden of the Stars. And I have very big news for you, news that will change your entire life. I have chosen you to undertake a quest
This quest will ensure that Twilight Sparkles will remain in power and continue to keep Equestria a peaceful place."

Derpy Hooves said tiredly, "Uh...quest...why and who are you?"

The Maiden of the Stars then continued, "I have chosen you and you alone for this quest. For you see it is because of your experience with traveling that you are perfect for the journey ahead. You're probably wondering why I am here and what this quest is about. I am a Celestial Observer, I come from the stars above and I have observed that a year from now two ponies will try and usurp Twilight's throne and they will succeed, unless you help."

Derpy Hooves said still half awake, "Who...Are...They?"

"You should know them, their names are Rainbow Dash and Starlight Glimmer but they are not the two ponies that you knew before. For you see in the future they are possessed by two mysterious creatures from outside of time that caused them to go mad. And with their own special talents and the abilities that the creatures hold themselves they were able to usurp the throne and usher in a new era of terror and misery. Afterwards, they will seek to alter our timeline. These creatures seek to become the dictators of Equestria and the only way that they can be defeated is if they are caught early on, with the special artifacts. These artifacts are as follows; the Tablets of Courage, Wisdom and Power; The Curse Word and the Master Sue. I will also read you a list of them with what each does as well, so do not worry about the details. It is the least that I can do after the mistake that I've made. You see I found out about this too late, the creatures have already possessed them and are able to control them in the daytime but not the nighttime, but the good thing is that the creatures do not have full control yet so they can barely use their own abilities, let alone the abilities of the ponies that they possessed. However, still be on guard these two ponies will not take kindly to you while you're on this quest."

Derpy Hooves said yawning, "OK, I'll accept your quest...but I really need to go back to sleep."

The Maiden of the Stars responded, "Yes. Sleep now, for you will need all your energy in the morning. You have a long, perilous journey ahead of you and I will do what I can to make sure that you have the supplies necessary to embark. Sleep well, Chosen One. All of Equestria is in your hooves."

And with that The Maiden of the Stars left, is ascending back into the sky.

Derpy Hooves then thought to herself before drifting off to sleep, "Is all of this true? Do I have a destiny beyond delivering mail? Yeah, on second thought, Twilight got to become ruler of Equestria; I what wonder I will get. And it's all for Equestria. I guess that makes sense..."

To be continued...