//------------------------------// // Trouble Brewing in Ponyville // Story: The Untold Story of Ditzy Doo // by discord7 //------------------------------// The first two months were great; we had no problems at all. Domino slept at the foot of my bed. I loaned him a few of my pillows. They'd always end up on the floor. Every morning my mom would knock on the door to wake me up. I'd get up and wake the sleeping Domino, who at first would grumble but eventually he'd get up. I could tell he wasn't used to sleeping in a normal bed. We worked it out that his job was to fix the bed and sneak out the window and I would go to the kitchen and grab my breakfast and lunchbox. I always gave Domino my breakfast though, as was our unspoken agreement. We'd walk to school together, share lunch walk back home play in the yard then pretend to say goodbyes when my mom called me in for dinner. As I came in to wash up he'd sneak in through my window and around midnight I would go to the kitchen and bring him some leftovers, there were always leftovers. My mother hadn't quite gotten used to making smaller portioned dinners since my father had passed away. It wasn't hard to talk about my father; it wasn't as if we were all that close. I still loved him, but he was never at home very much and when he was all he'd do was eat dinner or sleep. So when illness took over it wasn't all that much of a change for me. I knew though that it devastated my mom. When they were younger, before I came along, they always had time for each other. They were each other’s whole world before me. Before he died, I'd always ask him, 'Do you not love mommy anymore because of me?' But he'd always look at me and smile and say, 'Ditzy, you are the most wonderful gift your mother and I could ask for.' And although I would smile back and hug him, I always felt it never quite answered my question. I'd told Domino about this of course, seeing as he was the only pony I had ever really trusted. I knew when I got older we would be together more often, we both promised never to stay separated. We promised that no matter what we would always are friends. But there was one thing that would shake the very foundation of both of our worlds forever. It was a typical day at school, ponies playing on the playground, Domino and I in our own spot talking. While we were walking home we saw Rainbow Dash flying through the sky, Domino said she was the most brilliant flyer he'd ever seen. Seeing me he corrected himself. "Well I mean..." he began but I stopped him. "No, she was in my Flight Camp. I do agree she is rather graceful." I told him sincerely. I knew I would never be a powerful flyer, it was who I was. It made me Derpy. But Rainbow Dash wasn't what devastated our relationship, no, although later on I found out that he had a crush on her since before that, which did make me a bit jealous. It wasn't the defining moment of our life together. As I turned the corner we saw two ponies talking with my mother, Domino went back and hid behind the fence. I followed, he was breathing heavily. "What's the matter?" I asked. "Those are Haymill scouts." He said. "I didn't think they were still looking for me." I also panicked, we watched for several more minutes as they talked, writing things down on small notepads that they had. Eventually they left; we looked at each other and nodded. We both knew it was no longer safe for Domino to leave the house so starting tomorrow he'd have to stay inside. It was for the best, I continued to walk home as he went to the back of my house to go through the window. I greeted my mom as I entered the house, trying not to make eye contact. "Ditzy?" My mother's voice stopped me dead in my tracks; I was already trying desperately to come up with an excuse. "Yes?" I replied turning around. "Was Domino at school today?" She asked eyeing me judgmentally. Well my cover story was handled, all I had to say was, "No, he wasn't there today." I told her. She looked suspicious and finally said, "Well OK, you let me know if you see him alright?" she said. "No problem, mom" I said and trotted off to my room. What were we going to do, the Haymill scouts were in town and they would tell the Ponyville and Canterlot guards to keep an eye out too. This town was now officially too dangerous. So we both decided that night that as soon as we were old enough, we'd leave and go to Fillydelphia. We were sure to be safe way over there, far away from the eyes of Haymill, Ponyville or Canterlot. The next morning I got my breakfast and lunch and snuck them through my window so that Domino could have something to eat. He gave me back most of my breakfast; he said that he didn't want me going without the most important meal of the day all the way up to dinner. I smiled and thanked him for his generosity. I had never quite met a pony like him. Even though he had been through so much he was still willing to share what little he could get with me. We had been together for almost a year now. So I was eleven and he was ten. At school it was pretty much the same, but I kept thinking about Domino: what he was up to, was he staying in the room, was my mom going to find him? A thousand thoughts kept running through my head. I kept thinking he was watching me though, but every time I looked out the window he was nowhere to be seen. And then recess came along, I sat on the swing set like I used to before I met Domino. That's when I noticed an all too familiar shadow blocked out the sun behind me. And an all too familiar voice came with it. "So, I see your little coltfriend isn't here to protect you anymore, is he, Klutzy Doo." It was Topz. Once again he pushed me off the swing; I was face-down in the dirt. An odd feeling of de ja vu came over me. But I knew that this time there was no way Domino would save me. What would happen if he didn't? I began to sob thinking that I was so helpless. "Awwww, poor widdle Klutz’s cwying." He said mimicking a foal voice. The same crowed roared with laughter. I stood up and looked at them; some stopped laughing to see what I had to say. "WHY!?" I challenged them, the crowd "Why do you all hate me so much?" I pleaded somepony to answer still sobbing. "What have I ever done to any of you? NOTHING, that's what!" I ranted. "Just because I'm a little different doesn’t mean you can do this to me." The familiar blood dribbled down my nose. I wiped it "You see this?" I asked them, holding up my hoof so that they could all see my blood, "This means that I'm just as much the same as you, I can hurt, I can feel, and so can all of you." A lot of them looked down ashamed of themselves for being so insensitive, "What if it were you?" I said quieting my tone, "What if you were the only one with only one friend in the whole world?" I looked at all of them one by one, finally stopping at Topz, "How would you feel?" I asked him staring him in the eyes. He punched me, "Your wrong Klutzy." He fronted a chuckle trying to rile the crowd up again, but they didn't laugh with him this time. Instead they stared at him, "You don't feel, don't try to pretend you’re one of us." I was on the ground again. One of the other ponies stepped out of the crowd it was another classmate, one I didn't even know, "Leave her alone Topz." He said. "Oh ya and you gonna stop me Whiskers the Kitten lover?" He stared him down; the tan pony looked down and turned away. I felt all hope lost as Topz turned back to me. "Time to finish this Klutzy." "Not if I have anything to say about it!" I looked behind me to where the voice had come from, it was Domino. "No, Domino go back home!" I shouted. Topz turned to face Domino's challenge; he rushed him like a mad bull. Domino pulled the same move as before, this time it seemed like slow motion. He jumped on top of Topz's head and slammed it to the ground. Then he turned him over and began repeatedly punching him in the face. It went on until we heard a voices yelling for him to stop, I looked up and saw the Haymill scouts rushing over to Domino. They pulled him off of Topz and slammed him to the ground as they restrained him. "You’re in a lot of trouble young man." One scout said. "You have no idea." He replied, he looked back at me and smiled.