//------------------------------// // New Chapter // Story: Birthday Wish // by Midnight Spawn //------------------------------// Heya, James! Ah! Derpy? What are you doing here? Why are you out here all alone? Because I can do whatever I want. Now go home. Me too! And I want to come with you. Just--whoa! Hhh... fine. I guess I wouldn't mind a little company. Yay! Where are we going? I don't know. I'm just... going. Hopefully I'll find something to help me get home. You're leaving? For good? Well... I... uh, yea. Listen, it's not you. You've been a good friend, but I'm just getting in the way now. I'm just going to go home and help like the rest of the bronies are. Twilight can lead them and I can rest. It's that simple. Why don't you want to stay? Because of what I just said. We all want you to stay... Hhhh... well, I can't. Do you wanna talk about it? No. We're done talking about this. Me leaving is best for everypony, and that's that. I'm homesick and I don't want to talk about anything else. Can we just walk and not say anything? Sure! I like walking! Good. This is fun! When are we going back? We're not. Never? Probably. But then we'll never hear another joke from Pinkie... I... guess I won't... Or see if Rainbow Dash ever learns to do a double sonic rainboom. Haha, yea... I'll bet she could if she tried hard enough... And Rarity said she would make me a new outfit! That's mighty nice of her. I'm going to miss her... Then go back. Nopony's stopping you. But I want to stay with you! You don't want to go with me. Think about never... ever... seeing your friends... ... ...ever again... If I never saw them again... I think I might cry... Well... where I'm going, y... you won't. Huh... Where you're going must be really important. Yea, I guess so. Could you give me a little space? Tell me about it! Uh... hmm, well, there's a lot of the same animals. Plus some you haven't seen before. I like animals! Me too. And there aren't any unicorns--only humans. Like you! Yea, like me. I bet you have a buncha friends, don't you? What are their names? Actually, not really... nopony really wanted to be my friend. I didn't go to public school, and the other people I met didn't really... Yes? Well, you know how it is. What with your... um... My eyes? No! I like your eyes, and so do all the bronies I know. It's okay, I know I'm different. Are you different in your world? Um... not extremely... okay, maybe a little... honestly, I'm probably exaggerating my memory, it has been a while. I know what it's like. ... I have a letter for you. You do? Yea, it's from Derpy Hooves! That's me! Haha, well, thank you. Should I read it now? Oh! I should go before somepony misses me. Wouldn't want to just disappear, would I? Um... sure. Bye! I hope I get to meet you again, James! Me too. I really do. Heh... that Derpy's a really nice mare... let's see.. Isn't it great to be different? Isn't it wonderful to be exactly who you are? When you learn to start accepting yourself, You'll become a shining star. ... ... I've heard that before... it's a song... I... Derpy? Is she--? I heard it a long time ago... ... ... Home... ... ... You'll have to wait. Forgive me, Mom. Forgive me, Dad. But I can't quit this yet. I won't leave this world to burn. I don't know what I can do to help, but... mm, hhh... aahh! Maybe I'll just... lie here for a bit, and go back... soon... Guys, I know you're reading this... I'm not giving up, I'm just... rhtrnn... ... ... ... ... ... .. .