Derpy Who? The Story of My Life

by Cabral095

Doors of the Heart

Two weeks went by, and Winter Wrap Up was now underway. It had taken almost all day for me to learn where to go to retrieve the southern birds. Thankfully all I had to do was follow four veteran ponies. I wasn't the best at directions, so I would have more than likely gotten lost without their help. The journey was a good three to four hours in length, and it was worth every second. We flew over mountains, once distant planes, and new land I had never seen before. The white washed landscape was a magnificent sight to see.

Soon, we had reached the Southern lands. The air was warm and the sky's were clear. We spent the next several hours gathering and herding the birds. While rounding up the last of the birds, I found a few apple trees. And hunger began to settle in, so I took a few apples and placed them in my bag. While picking, I dropped an apple; it fell to the ground near the tree's roots, which were surrounded with shrubs. I flew down to look for my apple. I found it, but as I reached for it. A hoof from the bush swept it up.

I jumped, feeling quite surprised.

"Hell-l-lo?" I asked nervously, "Is somepony in there?"

There was no response, just the sound of some munching. I cautiously peered into the bush; what I found shocked me. I saw a pale purple, and blonde haired filly unicorn eating the apple. I looked around to see if anypony may have lost their daughter, though no pony was around. When she saw me, she backed into the bush and hid.

"It's ok.", I consoled her, "You can come out now."

There was no response. I placed another apple on the ground. She slowly crept out of the bush and took it, then quickly fled back under the cover of the bush to eat it.

"You must be hungry." I said. "I know I was, I haven't eaten for some time."

I heard the chewing stop.

"Are your parents around?" I asked.

"No.." came a faint and quite voice from the bush.

"Do you know where they could be?"

"No.." came the voice again. "I don't have any parents."

My heart bled for this filly, I knew what it was like to not have a parents love.

"Are you lost?" I asked.

"No." came the small filly's voice again.

She slowly peeked her head out to look at me. She saw my eyes, and began to chuckle.

"I see that you've seen my eyes." I giggled.

She nodded.

"Would you like another apple?"

She nodded again. I reached into my bag, and pulled one out.

"Here you go." I said.

She slowly crept out of the bush, and laid down next to me.

I sat for a moment and watched the small filly eat the apple cheerfully. Then i became a little more curious about this lone filly and asked her, "Do you have a name?"

The little filly shook her head no.

"I know what that's like as well." I said to her. "What if I gave you a name? Would you like that?"

She looked up at me with the biggest smile I have seen in some time and nodded.

"Oh ok. Now, let's see here."

I thought and thought, but nothing was coming to my mind right away.

"How about, umm. Cindy?"

She shook her head no.

"Daisy?"

She gave the same response.

"um, Dinky?"

She looked at me with eyes bewildered, and nodded.

"Dinky?" I questioned, "Do you really like that?"

She ate some more of her apple, and nodded yes.

"Well ok then, from now on your name is Dinky."

I stood up, "Well Dinky, it was nice to meet you; but I really should be going."

I started to walk away, when I felt a tug on my tail. "What's wrong." I asked, "Do you want another apple?"

The light purple filly shook her head no.

"Well, um. What do you need?"

She ran up, and huddled by my front legs. "Do...do you want to, go... with me?"

She nodded yes.

"Well, I-I can't take you home with me. I came here for birds, not little unicorns."

I tried to say it with some humor, but to no avail. Her head began to droop as the words came out of my mouth, and a slight tear rolled down her face.

"Well, you see-I, um."

Why is this so hard? I thought to myself, just say no, I'm sure she has some place to stay.

"Well, I guess you could come with me, but you don't have wings." I pondered a moment, then said, "Oh I know, why don't you ride in my bag. It might not be comfy, but you would be able to come with me."

I'm horrible at giving myself directions.

The little filly's eyes lit up brighter than the sun as she hugged my legs. It was now clear that all this little filly needed, was a little love. Dinky hopped into my bag, I almost fell over from the weight imbalance.

I stood up straight, and readied my wings, "Ready Dinky?" I asked.

She nodded yes.

"Alright then." I affirmed.

It took a minute to take off of the ground. Dinky was so excited when we were airborne, she was looking at all of the things she wouldn't normally have been able to see from the ground. I managed to retrieve the rest of the birds I needed, and met back up with the other pegasi. The others instantly questioned why I had a filly in my pouch. I simply told them that I would tell them the story back in Ponyville.

They were reluctant to agree, but they knew we had a job to do. The trip back home was not nearly as easy as the trip to go and get the birds. I could feel Dinky shifting around in the bag; she was probably getting cold from the altitude. The next few hours were not fun at all. Dinky was constantly moving around, the birds were loud, and the wind was picking up. Thankfully it was only another hour until we reached Ponyville. A few birds strayed away from the flock now and then, but nothing too serious.

The weather slightly began to warm and as we flew over the last of the mountains, we finally touched down in Ponyville. Though to our dismay, Winter Wrap Up, still wasn't completed. The nests were still needed to be made, more seeds were needed to be planted, and the ponds were still frozen over.

Once I landed, Dinky hopped out of my bag. She looked around, with her eyes as big as saucers, in wonder. Before I could say anything, she had rushed over to a pile of snow, and jumped in it head first. Of course she got stuck halfway in it. The sight that followed was very amusing. Her little legs were wiggling trying to get out, but despite the efforts, she remained stuck. I laughed and headed over to her. I pulled her out of the snow, and she was laughing.

"Well Dinky." I said with a chuckle, "It looks like the other ponies forgot to ask about you. Would you like to see more of the town?"

She nodded cheerfully.

"Good." I said, "Now follow me." and she did just that.

I showed Dinky as much of Ponyville as I could in one day. I finally ended the tour with the post office, the school building, and of course, my home.

"Well here we are Dinky, this is my home."

She looked at it with wonder, and instantly ran inside giggling. I walked inside as well, and shut the door behind me. She ran into the living room, looked all around; she then scurried over into the kitchen, and did the same. I set my bag down by the front door, and walked over to the spare bedroom. I suddenly heard a bouncing noise, and some giggling.

She's probably discovered the- My thoughts were cut short, by the sight of the adorable filly jumping on the bed.

I chuckled, "Hey Dinky, I'm going to the post office. I'll be back soon okay?"

The small filly nodded her head.

"Alright then," I continued, "I will be back. Don't go anywhere."

I walked to the front door and picked up my bag, opened the door, and made my way outside. It was dark, and there were still some small patches of snow on the ground. It didn't take long to get to the post office; I walked inside to see Drew closing up shop for the night.

"Ah Ditzy, there you are." Drew remarked, "So how were the birds? Did you get them here safely?"

"Yes I did sir, but I got more than just birds."

"Oh? And what do you mean by that?" Inquired Drew.

"Well, it's like this." And so, I spent the next ten minutes explaining the whole story to Drew.

"Wow Ditzy." He said, "Are you sure you're up for the task of raising this filly?"

"I don't know sir, I mean; I know it's the right thing, but what if I can't handle it? What if I have to give her up?"

"Now I don't know if it will go that far Ditzy." He pondered a moment, "You know Ditzy, you are due for a slight raise. That should be able to help you with getting Dinky settled in Ponyville."

"Oh no sir, you don't have to do that."

"Well, I'm giving it to you whether you like it or not." Drew said walking over to me. "You're too kind Ditzy. I would recommend this though, be a bit more assertive, if something is offered to you, you take it."

"Well alright sir." I said.

"Good." He exclaimed, "Now, I suggest you go home, you have a small filly to take care of."

"Oh yes, of course sir. I'll see you later then."

"Of course Ditzy", Drew said waving goodbye.

With a smile as big as Equestria on my face, I flew back home. I opened the door slowly, taking as much care as possible, in case Dinky was sleeping. I looked around, and not a peep could be heard. Glancing into the kitchen and living room, I could see Dinky was not in there. Finally, I walked into the hallway, and glanced into the bed room. She wasn't in there either. A slight feeling of nervousness popped into my heart, but then I remembered the spare bedroom.

Sure enough, there she was, sleeping as soundly as could be. The covers were a mess, and there was an apple core on the floor. Dinky was sprawled out over the bed, so I tip toed over to her and placed her in the bed right. I pulled the blankets over her, and kissed the tip of her horn. I picked up the apple core and started to walk away, when I heard,

"Goodnight Mommy, I love you."

I turned around to see the small filly looking at me with a large smile, and bright eyes.

Did…Did she just call me mommy?

I didn't know how to handle this situation. My parents never said this to me when I went to bed. So, I replied back with something straight from the heart.

"Goodnight Dinky, I love you too."

Dinky then shut her eyes, with a large smile across her face.

Mommy? I thought to myself as I shut the door.