Derpy Who? The Story of My Life

by Cabral095

Celebration

Another few months went by, I was still working for the postal service, and Dinky was finally out of school for spring break.

After work had ended on day, Drew came up and asked me a question, "Hey Ditzy, are you going to the town meeting today?"

"What town meeting?" I inquired.

"Why the one that was announced by the mayor." Drew stated, "She said it was important for the whole town to go."

"Oh, well then of course I'll go. I just need to go grab Dinky really quick, and bring her along."

Soon, I had grabbed Dinky, and we were on our way towards the town meeting. The meeting was held just outside of town hall, and everypony from town was there. I was a bit late, so i had to stand towards the back of the crowd.

"Fillies and gentlecolts!" The Mayor proclaimed, "I have received a very important letter from Princess Celestia."

The crowd fell hushed as she spoke.

"She has stated in her letter that this years Summer Sun Celebration will be held in Ponyville!"

The crowd cheered. I leaned to the pony next to me, "What is the Summer Sun Celebration?" I inquired.

"What?" gasped the other pony, "How do you not know what the Summer Sun Celebration is?"

The white unicorn sounded appalled at the fact that I didn't know what it was.

"Well." she continued, "The Summer Sun Celebration is a yearly event held in the town of Princess Celestia's choice."

"So, what do we do?"

"We, get to prepare the town for her arrival, it is a very special event."

"Ohhh." I said as this just clicked in my head. "So, what exactly does the princess do?"

The white unicorn groaned, and flipped her purple main.

"The Princess will come to Ponyville, and raise the sun."

"That's it?" I asked.

"That's it."

"But, isn't there more than just that? I mean, it seems so… simple"

"That's all there is too it." she simply replied.

"Oh, well alright then." I cheerfully rang back.

The mayor closed her speech, "The Princess will be arriving here the day before summer. Each of you will be receiving letters over the next week to prepare what you need. Summer is only two months away, so please use your time wisely."

The ponies soon left, and went about their days. As I walked home, a thought popped into my head.

For these two years I have been here in Ponyville, I never once thanked all of my friends. I mean, I said thank you at my birthdays, and when they were there for me when my father passed; but it still didn't seem like it was enough for me. I need to do something, and soon.

I slept on the thought that night, when the next morning came, I still didn't have an idea on how to get everypony in one place to be able to do it. Soon, days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. The time was now the day before the Summer Sun Celebration, and I had given up on telling my friends of how they had changed me. At least until around noon the day before Celestia's arrival.

"DERPY!" Pinkie screamed as she ran towards me. "Derpy you are not going to believe this! A new unicorn has come to Ponyville and she is purple! I heard the dragon say Twilight, so that must be her name! So I did some research and she's staying the in the library! So Derpy, help me tell everypony that there will be a party this evening in the library!"

Before I could say anything, Pinkie ran off to go and tell more ponies.

This is it! I thought to myself, I can tell everypony tonight at the party, I know the party is not about me; but I think that the new pony would like to hear about Ponyville, and how it affects other ponies.

So, I spent the rest of the day telling all the ponies I saw about the party. Soon the sun began to set over the beautiful Equestrian mountains, and town hall had finally been prepared for the princess. I walked towards the library, which was a giant hollowed out tree. I saw a few ponies sneak in, and I followed them with haste; as I knew that this would be a surprise party.

I entered, and all the lights were out. I walked forward, and tried to find somepony I knew. Unfortunately, I got lost, and decided to stay where I was. My thoughts raced to gather an idea of what I was going to say. Soon, we all heard the door open, we looked, and saw Fluttershy fly in carrying something in her arms, and murmuring about a bed. The purple unicorn wandered in after her, and stopped Fluttershy from continuing.

"Yes yes, well goodnight." she said shutting the door on Fluttershy.

It was once again pitch black, I could hear her hooves against the wooden floor.

"Rude much?" said a voice from the darkness.

"Sorry Spike," replied the unicorn, "but I have to convince the Princess that Night Mare moon is coming and we're running out of time. I just need to be alone so I can study without a bunch of crazy ponies trying to make friends all the time, now where's the light?"

The lights turned on, and everypony in the room yelled,

"SURPRISE!"

Pinkie ran up to her, and yelled surprise again in her face. As they talked, I saw Lyra Heartstrings, and Minutte, or Colgate as we called her. I talked with them for a bit, while I continued to piece together my thoughts on what I was going to say. After a few minutes, I saw the purple unicorn run up to her room with tears.

"She's so happy she's crying!" Pinkie burst out.

The party continued on, now was the chance to act.

"E-excuse me," I began, "can I have everypony's attention please?"

They all slowly looked towards me.

A few ponies asked, "What's wrong Ditzy?"

While some others asked, "What's going on Derpy?"

"I um, just have something to say."

I really felt the pressure on me, as everypony was staring at me; but I held my breath, and took the plunge.

"Before I arrived here in Ponyville, my life was a horrible mess. I didn't have any friends, and I didn't know who I was. I was called so many names, and made fun of for how I looked. I felt I didn't belong anywhere. This all changed when I fled my home in Cloudsdale and arrived here in Ponyville. I thought I would just be made fun of again, and still have no purpose, but I was wrong. I came here, and each of you accepted me, not caring how I looked.

"You took me in, and for these two years, you have chipped the stone away at my heart. All of you here spent the time to heal my wounds, and help me through my hardships. I just wanted to thank each and everypony here." A brief tear began to form below my eye, "I am so thankful to be able to meet ponies like you. You have all changed my life for the better, and I hope to spend the rest of my days here in Ponyville. And I hope we can do the same for unicorn who has just arrived here.

"I hope we can be there for her when she's having a good day, or if she is having a bad day. As you have all done for me. So, just thank you, thank you all so much. I know that I wouldn't be the mare I am now without any of you. All of you are my family."

My eyes began to water, and some ponies began to gather around me, while others hugged me. I could hear Pinkie in the back crying. Suddenly, her demeanor changed, and she burst out,

"HEY! This is a party! So we should celebrate Derpy's living here for two years!"

The other ponies all yelled in approval, and the party began once again.

Now that i think about it, I'm glad to have had the life I lived. It may have been hard, but if it wasn't for those hardships, I would have never found Ponyville, and all of these amazing friends. I know that this year will be something magical, and that each of my friends will be there for me. Through thick and thin, because to them I'm not just the mare with silly looking eyes. I am there so much more than that. I am their friend, somepony who is there to be there for them, as they would be for me. They know that I am Derpy Hooves.