During the entire walk to the Doctor's Office Derpy could do nothing but worry about what was going to happen to her little Dinky, and if her eyes could be fixed before they ended up like her own. Even though she knew this was something out of her control Derpy couldn't help but feel responsible for her daughter's pain and condition. Thankfully for the remainder of the journey Dinky stayed asleep and didn't stir too much in the saddlebag which made carrying her all that easier. Upon reaching the Ponyville Hospital after an exhausting trek Derpy quickly rushed over to the desk Nurse Redheart was sitting at and told her:
"Hello there Nur-Nurse Readheart. My Dinky ne-needs to see the Doctor ab-about my eyes. I me-mean her eyes."
"Sure thing Derpy right away. Just please sign in on this clipboard and I'll go fetch a doctor for you just be patient."
As Nurse Redheart trotted off down the hallway and disappeared behind some double doors Derpy scribbled down what would usually pass as her signature and walked over to sit down on a couch in the waiting room. As she set her saddlebag on the couch she could hear a tiny yawn coming from inside the canvas. Derpy opened it up to see a half awake Dinky staring at her while rubbing her eye patch which was about to come off. Derpy fixed the eye patch to the detest of Dinky who complained it was too itchy to wear but Derpy insisted it had to stay on. Some more time passed as Dinky argued with Derpy about various things like the room being too cold, that she was hungry again, that the eye patch was very itchy, and why she couldn't just be at school today like all the other ponies. Derpy knew most of these complaints were just Dinky trying to make excuses to go home but she knew she had to bring her daughter here to get her the help she needed. Eventually Nurse Readheart returned and informed the two that the doctor was ready for them in Exam Room 4. Dinky wouldn't have any of this though and refused to get up from the couch even after hearing her mom's pleas to go with her. Nurse Readheart then brandished a big bright red lollipop which quickly gained DInky's attention.
"Now Dinky if you'll be a good little filly and go with your mom in the room. I'll give you this lollipop okay?"
Dinky's only was response was an affirmative head nod as she licked her lips. The nurse gave Dinky the lollipop and then Dinky happily trotted off alongside her mother to the exam room as she joyously sucked on her candy. Upon entering the room Derpy walked over to the exam table where a lab coated dark red earth stallion was waiting and she motioned for Dinky to hop up onto the table. After helping her up Derpy began explaining what happened to Dinky earlier and why she brought her here. After listening the doctor had a bunch of his own questions. A few of them were for Derpy but they were mostly directed at Dinky. The doctor questioned how she was feeling and if she knew what a surgery was. Even if Dinky didn't understand a question she would just keep nodding yes as she was mostly focused on her delicious lollipop. After he finished his examination the stallion pulled Derpy aside to talk to her some more. Dinky didn't notice as she was still preoccupied by her lollipop.
"Ms. Hooves with all of the advances we have had with unicorn magic. We can now fix your daughter's condition with a surgery."
"You mean sh-she will have no-normal eyes?"
"That is correct. The surgery will be expensive but after a few weeks of recovery Dinky should have her vision permanently restored. However we have to make a decision soon as there is a small window of time before her condition becomes irreversible."
"Yes any-anything for my lit-little Dinky. How mu-much is the operation?"
"The procedure will cost 500 bits which also includes staying at the hospital to make sure that everything went as planned."
After explaining to Derpy some additional facts about the operation and what she can do to help ease Dinky with her eye pains the doctor left the room. Derpy just stood there for a bit longer as she thought about how she was going to pay for DInky's surgery. It didn't matter what she would have to do as her little Dinky deserved to have normal eyes. Maybe the post office would let Derpy make more special deliveries or perhaps the Hospital would let Derpy work off the bill for the operation. Derpy kept on pondering her worried thoughts until she was interrupted with a tugging at her leg. It was Dinky who was looking up at her while still sucking on that lollipop.
"Can we go now mommy? That other pony left and it's boring here. Besides I'm almost done with my lolly."
"Oh alright muffin. W-We can go now b-but you have to ke-keep the eye patch on all th-the way home."
"Fine mommy. I just want to go home and play."
The two ponies exited the hospital and began their journey back to their home that sits just on the edge of Ponyville. The entire time though Dinky kept begging to take off the eye patch as it really was itchy but every time Derpy protested saying that she needed it on for her eye. Derpy promised her though that if she behaved like a good little filly and kept it on that she would bake her favorite muffins when they got home. Dinky grudgingly agreed but she would flip the eye patch up anytime Derpy looked away, but she stopped when her eye winced from a sharp pain. Dinky stayed brave about it but the eye pains really scared her whenever they happened; mainly because she thought if her eyes went permanently derped then her mother wouldn't love her anymore. Though when they made it home Derpy kept her promise and started baking Dinky's most favorite muffins which had zap apple jam filling.