Derpy was sitting in a field outside of Ponyville. All around her where a bunch of sunflowers. The site was truly amazing and would make anyponey that looked at it smile. But Derpy was crying.
"Why doesn't anyponey like me?" She asked, not expected an answer . She never got one In her past why should she now.
After a bit the pony stood up and wiped her face. She walked back to town in no big hurry. 'Maybe a muffin will cheer me up,' she thought on her way to Sugarcube Corner.
When she got there, she wasn't crying anymore, but she was still upset. As soon as she got to the corner, Pinkie Pie jumped up, "hey Derpy!"
"Hey Pinkie, can I have a blueberry muffin please?"
"Of course, be right back," she jumped off into the kitchen and came back with a small brown bag. "Here you go!"
Derpy paid for the muffin and thanked Pinkie. She them walked out the store and sat on a bench outside the store.
Derpy was feeling much better. She opened up the bag and started on her muffin. When she was done she was almost herself again. Almost.
She sat for awhile, and then she remembered why she was sad. And she started to tear up again. Before she could stop it, the tears began to flow.
"You okay miss?" Derpy jumped at the question. She looked up and seen a red Pegasus with an orange mane.
"Why do y-you care? Your just gunna make fun of me because I'm different." She said sternly. Then she looked down and tried to hide her tear soaked face.
"I promise I won't make fun of you. Why would I. I mean, at least you have your cutie mark," at this she looked up. She looked at his flank.
'He's got a blank flank!' She thought. So she decided to trust the stallion. He did look kind hearted, 'but looks are deceiving!'
"Okay I'll tell you. But please don't laugh at me."
"I promise. Oh and I'm Jacks by the way," he said reaching out his hoof as he say next to her.
"I'm Derpy," she answered with a shake.
"So tell me, why do you cry?"
"Well," she took a deep breath to gather her thoughts. "It started this morning when I was delivering mail. You see I...."
________ Earlier that day.
Derpy woke up in a happy mood. She was excited. Rainbow dash decided to let her help with weather patrol when Derpy was done with her mail routes.
Derpy quickly got dressed in her uniform and went to the post office. When she got there, she saw that she didn't have much to deliver. 'Sweet, this means that I don't have to rush before meeting rainbow dash later!'
An hour later, she was checking out when her boss Stamps came up to her. "Hey Derpy, I need you to do Chips route today."
Derpy's heart sank. She was making good time too. She sighed and picked up the saddle. It was full to the brim. She sprinted out to deliver them, hoping she wouldn't be late.
When she was finally done, she was exhausted. But she didn't want to disappoint Rainbow because this wS her first chance actually have a friend.
She hurried on her way to Rainbow dashes house. When she got there, her eye started acting up. 'I hate my eye,' she thought this because she was made fun of constantly because of it and her proneness to accidents because of it.
'Its not like I do it on purpose,'
She managed to land in front of Rainbows house without breaking anything. She tried to be optimistic 'Today might not be a total loss.'
She knocked on her door and waited. A minute later Rainbow Dash answered. She looked puzzled, then she remembered that she said Derpy could help with weather patrol today.
She decided to be straight with the mare. "Look, Derpy, we decided to do patrol without you. You see, the other ponies thought you may screw something up. I'm sorry, but you can't come today." Rainbow said this and quickly closed the door. She didn't want to admit it, but she did.
Outside rainbows door, Derpy began tear. She tried thinking about it. She wasn't the smartest or the most coordinated, but she was smart enough to understand when she wasn't like. She began to fly back to Ponyville.
Derpy started to just walk around town. She looked at the town hall, the park, and the library. She was not sad anymore. She was content with just walking around.
She was walking down the road when she saw a butterfly fly around her. She kept her attention on the butterfly as she walked and didn't notice a pony pulling a cart across the the road and bumped into him. Derpy, the pony and his cart all fell.
The pony got up and glared at her.
He went to his cart and began picking up his stuff.
"Why don't you watch where you are going you cross eyed freak"
Derpy started to tear up. Bystanders all looked at her and started laughing at her. Derpy ran off until she was outside of ponyville. She stopped at the sunflower field a and say there.
_____ Derpy and Jacks
"..... And that's when I went to Sugarcube corner. I got muffin to cheer me up. I like muffins." She said finishing the story.
"Well that's mean. Why would anyone do that." Jacks questioned
"Well I do screw up a bit. I can't see completely well, so I tend to walk into things."
"Well, how about I get you another muffin?"
"Really? I like muffins. Please?" Derpy was happy all of a sudden. The only people that gave her a muffin was her parents.
"Of course. Why don't you come in with me tell her what you want."
"Ok" Derpy followed in hungrily. Forgetting she just had a muffin. She was truly happy and didn't know what to do thank him. No ones bean this nice to her before.
So when he paid for the muffin, she jumped up and hugged him.
"What was that for."
"No ones ever given me something or cheered me up before."
"Well, I'm glad I could help."
With that they ate muffins together. Derpy talking about how she got her cutie mark to jacks because he wanted to know what her talent was. Jacks felt happy hearing Derpy talk.
When they began to leave, Derpy started to tear up again. Jacks noticed and felt it was something he did.
"What's wrong Derpy?"
"It's that today had to end. I was having fun talking and hanging out with you."
"Derpy? Do you want to get a muffin tomorrow?" He asked. Because he enjoyed himself too.
Derpy's heart skipped. "You wouldn't mind hanging out with me again?" She was in shock
"Why not. I enjoyed myself too. You are good friend"
At the sound of friend Derpy almost cried out of happiness. "Ok, how about after my shift. That's at three."
"I'll be here."
Derpy smiled and after they said goodbye, ran straight home. Wanting to go to bed to meet her new friend again as soon as possible.