//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: 70/30 // Story: Dinky's Bucket List // by Br0nyb0y123 //------------------------------// Dinky sat outside in the hospital lounge while her mother, Derpy was inside talking in their doctor's office, Dinky was confused and quite frankly, a little bit worried, for she was going to get results back on what chances she has with her rare case of horn cancer. She sat there and in front of her was Mr. Cake, and his children, Pound and Pumpkin cake, sitting on his hind legs, they're awaiting something a bit more happier than cancer chances, they're awaiting the results on what Mrs. Cake's new baby will be, a boy or a girl. Mr Cake, who must've been overhearing Derpy and the doctor's conversation, leans over towards Dinky and says, "I'm sorry, Dinky. Best of luck on your results" He nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Cake" Dinky replied shyly. Derpy had finished speaking to the doctor, Derpy stood by the door of his office and said to Dinky, "It's time to come in here, baby" she mentioned with a slight worry. "Coming mommy" Dinky replied. Dinky hopped down from her seat and walked passed two other doctor's offices, to get to the one her mother was standing at, once she made to the door, she went inside with her mom, and sat down on one of the two chairs in front of the doctor's desk, Derpy sat beside her on the other chair, the doctor took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes, Dinky looked to the right, to that Derpy has recently been crying, Dinky knew that it wasn't good news. The doctor sighed to himself, "Dinky, I'm truly sorry to be telling you this, but the results are not good" he said with regret, "I'm sorry, Dinky, but your chances of surviving your cancer are 70/30, I'm sorry to be saying to a young filly with lots of potential, but you're going to die". "Mommy, please tell me it isn't true?" Dinky started to cry. "I'm sorry, Dinky" Derpy choked. Dinky jumped off her chair, and quickly jumped into Derpy's arms, she nuzzled her face into Derpy's shoulder wiping her tears on her shoulder, the doctor looked as if he was about to cry as well, as this was the first time he has ever told a child straight towards his/her face that he/she will die, but he held tears back, since he knew that it was his job to say sentences like that to other ponies. The doctor thought the mother and daughter needed time to themselves, so he asked them, "I can leave the office for just now, if you want me to?" he asked politely. "That would be nice, thank you, Doctor" Derpy sobbed. The doctor got out of his chair and opened the door, he is willing to wait outside until Derpy and Dinky have finished what they need to do. Dinky still hugged into Derpy and felt as if she never wanted to let go of her mom. Derpy clutched onto Dinky's shoulders and pulled her away from the hug. Derpy used her left hoof to wipe her tears and said to her darling daughter, "Dinky, I don't what to say to you to make you feel better, but I'll stick with you, all the way through it" Derpy said. Dinky sniffed, "Why me, Mom?", she choked on her words, "Why do I have yo die?" "I don't know why you have to, but I can't do anything about it, Dinky" Derpy relied. "I know, but there's is so much stuff in life, that I haven't done" She cried. "You can only do so many things in life, baby" Derpy explained, "I'm 16 years older than you, and I haven't done everything I've wanted to do" "But I can do things that I have wanted to do, right?" Dinky asked. "Sure baby, it might not be all the things you want to do, but it can be most of them. I have an idea, Dinky, when me and you get home, we'll make a bucket list for you." Derpy replied. "A bucket list?" Dinky replied, confused of what a bucket list is. "Oh, a bucket list is when you make a list of things you want to do, before you...." Derpy didn't want to finish the sentence. "Oh, th- th- that sounds like a good idea, Mom" Dinky replied. "So we'll do that once we get home, OK?" Derpy smiled. "Yes, Mommy" Dinky replied once again, feeling a bit more comforted, but still sad. The doctor came back into the office, he must've known they had their time, because he came in once they had finished their one-on-one chat, he said to Derpy, that if Dinky was feeling ill or feeling sicker than she would be to bring her to the hospital, which Derpy agreed to do, if Dinky did. The 2 left the hospital, and their home wasn't far away from the hospital, it's only 3 or 4 houses away, once they made it home, Derpy turned on all the lights in the house and went to the kitchen with Dinky, Derpy got a piece of paper and placed it on the table along with a pen, Derpy then asked Dinky to sit beside her, "OK, Dinky, write your list, sweetie" Derpy said. "OK, Mom" Dinky replied. Dinky picked up the pen with her mouth, she decided to use her mouth, because using even the smallest bit of magic from her horn would hurt her, due to her having horn cancer. She placed the front tip of the pen on the paper and started to write, My Bucket List 1. Make amends with people who don't like me 2. Find my cutie mark 3. Meet Rainbow Dash 4. Meet the royal family 5. Say goodbye to my friends and family Derpy looked over at her daughter and asked her, "Is that all, Dinky?" "Yep, Mommy, it is" Dinky squeaked. "OK, it's off to bed then, Dinky, it's getting late" Derpy told her. "Can I take the paper with me?" Dinky asked. "Of course" Derpy replied. Dinky hopped off her seat and went out the kitchen, and walked upstairs to her bedroom, she got into bed and Derpy tucked her in her covers, and gave Dinky a small kiss on the forehead, "Goodnight sweetheart" Derpy proclaimed. "Night, Mom" Dinky said. Derpy went outside her room and closed her door, Dinky pretended that she was falling asleep, but once the door closed, Dinky instantly sat up, and took the bucket list and a pen, beside her, she hadn't finished her list, due to her 6th wish being something she thinks her mom won't agree on. Dinky wrote her 6th wish on the paper, 6. Meet Daddy Dinky had been estranged by her father for years, ever since he left her and Derpy to chase his dreams in Manehattan, she thought about the last time she spoke to him, the last words he said to her before he left, "Dinky, no matter what you do, always be yourself, don't let anypony else tell you otherwise" After that morning, he left. She sat there a cried a little bit, but when she thought of her cancer, she cried a bit more, Dinky didn't want to die, but she will have to, she put the pen and list on her bedside desk, and relaxed her head into her large pillows, and cried herself to sleep, hoping that it would all just be a dream, but like most dreams, they never come true