The next day, Screwball leaves into town and walks down the way until she finally reaches Derpy and Dinky’s house. She lets out a sigh. “Here goes nothing.” She then knocks on the door. She hears a familiar voice inside.
“I’ll get it, mom!” She hears a voice holler. Soon, the door is opened and Screwball is staring face to face with her old best friend Dinky.
“Hey Dinks,” says Screwball, “long time no see.”
“Hey Screwy, come in, it’s been too long,” says the purple blond maned unicorn.
“Yeah, way too long,” agrees Screwball with a sigh, “and I’m sorry about that. You know daddy got custody of me when he and mom divorced.”
“Yeah, that shocked me, we all thought they were perfect for each other, but guess we were wrong,” responds Dinky.
“Hah, ha, yeah,” says Screwball with a nervous laugh. “How’s your mom?”
“Shook, her recent surgery instead of correcting her eyes made her mostly blind, she can’t fly anymore, she’s devastated, so with dad gone somewhere, I’m her primary caretaker now.”
“Well, sorry to hear that, Dinks,” says Screwball. Screwball finally comes all the way inside and she and Dinky go and sit down in the kitchen together after Dinky takes her mom her lunch. The two then get back to talking and catching up which they end up doing for hours.
Meanwhile at the Thunderlane household, Fluttershy, Flittersoft, and Thunderlane enjoy lunch together. “So Screwball is spending the day with Dinky, that’s sweet,” says Fluttershy. “It’s nice that they’re catching back up. The divorce absolutely devastated your sister, ya know?”
“I know, she’s told me,” says Flittersoft before taking another bite of her sandwich. “Heck, I am the one that told her that maybe it would be smart and therapeutic to catch up with Dinky.”
“That’s sweet, looking out for your sister like that,” responds Fluttershy with a smile. “I’m glad you two are starting to get along.”
“Yeah, me too, it’s kinda nice having a sister,” responds Flittersoft. “Mom, can you help me fix my braid in a minute? It’s not holding.”
“Sure thing, baby girl,” responds Fluttershy, “I’ll meet you on the couch in a second.” Flittersoft nods, finishes her lunch, and goes and sits on the couch where she’s joined by Fluttershy while Thunderlane heads back off to work. “So, how long have you two been getting along?” Inquires Fluttershy.
“A few days now, maybe more,” responds Flittersoft. “It’s actually kinda nice.”
“Well, that’s good,” responds Fluttershy. “I’m glad you girls are getting along.”
“Yeah, me too,” responds Flittersoft with a smile. She continues to talk as her mom undoes, tightens and fixes her braid. A few minutes later, she’s done and the two head out for an afternoon walk after Flittersoft grabs Pippy. As they’re walking the two continue to talk before walking into the ice cream shop. There, they get two ice cream sundaes and a bowl of nuts for Pippy as well. They continue to hang out for another two hours or so before returning home. As they approach the house, they are greeted by Screwball.
“How was your day at Dinky’s? How’s Dinky holding out? I heard about her surgery,” inquires Fluttershy.
“Catching up with Dinky was nice,” responds Screwball, “but Derpy isn’t doing so great. The surgery made her mostly blind. She can’t fly anymore.”
“Oh, I thought it had gone smoothly, I should probably go by myself sometime,” says Fluttershy. “Poor Derpy, I honestly had no idea.”
“It’s okay, mom,” says Screwball, “Dinky said her mom was hiding that from all her closest friends not just you.” She hugs her mom close to her and they walk inside together followed close behind by Flittersoft and Pippy. Once inside, Flittersoft takes Pippy upstairs and puts her down for a nap before rejoining her mom and sister in the kitchen where Screwball tells them all about her day. Screwball throughout the following week does more trips to Dinky’s often times now with her mom who has started bringing food to Derpy. Derpy couldn’t be more grateful. She just wishes that she had told her dear friend sooner.