Chapter 7: Panic Attack
(9_6)
Derpy stood in the observation room, trying her best to catch her breath. She had only been in the interrogation room for a few minutes before Miranda let her and Dinky leave. But the entire time, Glittering Gem's gaze never broke from the two. Derpy could still feel Dinky shaking in her arm.
"Are you two ok," Derpy's father asked caringly. Derpy tried her best to answer. But no matter what she tried, she couldn't speak. She could feel her heart rate increase as questions began racing through her mind.
Why is she so calm? She hurt Dinky, didn't she? Doesn't she feel any remorse? How can she sit there and act so calm? Didn't she abandon her own foal?!
The questions kept repeating over and over again, clouding her mind. She could feel her heart beating faster and faster as blood began to rush to her head. Before she could react, Derpy felt her legs go numb as everything around her faded away.
(o^o)
Dinky was caught off guard as she felt Derpy released her grasp. She quickly found herself being caught by Derpy's father, while Derpy hit the ground nearby.
Dinky began to think the worst as she was set down next to Derpy. Using her front two hooves, she tries to shake Derpy awake. She was oblivious to everything else as she tried her best to wake Derpy up from her sudden sleep.
Dinky feared that her mother had done something to Derpy while they were in the room with her. She continued to shake Derpy with all her strength, hoping to wake her from her sudden sleep. But even as more ponies ran into the room, Derpy wouldn't wake up.
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A soothing darkness surrounded Derpy. Soft glows of light could be seen randomly around her. She tried to look around, but her head wouldn't move. She quickly realized that she was crying very loudly.
Suddenly, a dark silhouette appeared over her. Even in the dark, the figure looked familiar. Derpy felt as if she had met this pony before. But no matter what she tried, She couldn't make out who it was.
"Please stop crying," a feminine voice calmly said. The voice caused a strange feeling in Derpy's chest, causing a slight knot to form. The pony then picked Derpy up in their arms, still asking for the cries to stop.
Slowly, the pony began to rock her back and forth, calming her a little. But no matter how many times the pony asked, Derpy couldn’t stop crying. Suddenly, the rocking went faster and faster, then just as suddenly the rocking turned into violent shaking, as the pony began begging for the crying to stop.
Derpy's head began to hurt more and more as the shaking continued. She could feel herself slipping in and out of consciousness. Suddenly, the shaking stopped and Derpy could hear her father's voice.
Derpy tried to understand what he was saying, but the pain in her head was too much to handle. Slowly, Derpy closed her eyes, hoping the pain would stop.
When Derpy opened her eyes again, the pain was gone. But she could see two different images. It reminded her of when she was young and couldn't focus right with her eyes, resulting in her seeing two images.
In one eye, Derpy could see her father standing over her, holding her in one of his arms. In her other eye, she saw the familiar looking silhouette standing nearby. Both seemed to be yelling about something.
"The doctor said that the damage is permanent," Derpy's father choked through tears. He was trying his best to keep his calm, but he wasn't doing well at it. The other pony tried to respond, but their words were being mumbled and mixed with each other.
"Please," Derpy's father continued, cutting into the pony's response. "You need your medication." But the other pony wouldn't hear it. They kept saying that they didn't mean to hurt Derpy. That they only wanted the crying to stop.
Suddenly, the pony dropped to their flank, crying loudly. Repeating over and over again how sorry they were for what they had done. Even as the images faded from sight, Derpy could still hear the pony begging her for forgiveness.
When Derpy opened her eyes again, she was still in her fathers arms. The silhouette was standing nearby, clearly about to walk out a nearby door. Derpy couldn't understand what was going on. Her father was begging the pony not to leave, saying that they can get her the help she needs.
But the pony wouldn't hear it. She said that she had done something no pony should ever do. With that, the pony walked out the door saying one last thing as they disappeared in a blinding light.
"I'm sorry I hurt our daughter."
(o^o)
Dinky never took her eyes off Derpy. The other ponies had moved Derpy to a small room and placed her in a bed. But Derpy still hadn't woken up, and Dinky was getting scared.
She wanted Derpy to wake up and tell her that she was fine and hold her in her arms. But after two hours, Dinky began to worry that she wouldn't wake up. She had fallen so suddenly, a few minutes after meeting her mother. Yet again, Dinky feared that her mother had hurt Derpy without anypony noticing.
Looking over, Dinky saw Derpy's father sitting nearby. He seemed a little sad, but when he noticed Dinky's stare, he gave a forced smile. Walking over, he tried his best to comfort Dinky. But Dinky didn't want him. All she wanted was for Derpy to wake up and hold her again.
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Derpy woke to find Dinky sleeping nearby. She was as close as possible, burying herself in Derpy's throat. Derpy carefully pulled her into a hug, nuzzling the top of her head with her cheek. She couldn't help but remember the dream she had. She knew that they were the last memories she had of her mother.
She remembered when she was young and asked her father what happened. Apparently, her mother had suffered from a minor case of depression, even before meeting Derpy's father. She had been taking medicine, but when she learned that she was pregnant, she stopped to protect Derpy's development. When she was born, healthy as could be, Derpy's father said that her mother had never been happier.
But a few weeks after her birth, Derpy's father came home to find her shaking Derpy violently. Her depression had worsened and she had been shaking Derpy without realizing it. Unfortunately, the shaking resulted in Derpy's eyes becoming misaligned. She left a few days later, punishing herself for hurting her own daughter.
Dinky began to wake up as Derpy recollected herself. She hated how the last memories she had of her mother were when she had left. But as she looked down at Dinky, she quickly pushed aside her thoughts and hugged Dinky even more tightly.
As Dinky returned the hug, Derpy couldn't help but think that she had worried her. She had passed out without even the slightest warning. Derpy hoped that somepony had caught Dinky before she had hit the ground. She wouldn't be able to forgive herself if Dinky had hit the ground.
"She hasn't left your side for a moment," a voice said from nearby, cutting into Derpy's thoughts. Looking over, Derpy wasn't surprised to see her father sitting in a nearby chair. He quickly explained how Dinky kept trying to wake her up, all the way to the point where she fell asleep. Hearing that made Derpy feel sad. She couldn't help but think that Dinky must of been scared, not knowing what had happened to her. Spotting her saddlebags next to her father, Derpy remembered something.
Getting out of the bed, she walked over to her bags. Handing Dinky to her father, Derpy reached in and pulled out a brown paper bag.
"I was going to wait to give this to you," Derpy began, placing the bag down in front of her. "But I guess now is as good as ever." With that, Derpy reached into the bag and pulled out Dinky's gift.
(o^o)
Dinky stared at the strange stuffed doll. It wasn't that it was a strange animal, or the colors were off. It was the fact that it looked exactly like Derpy, except it was Dinky's size. It even had her misaligned eyes.
She continued to stare at it for several minutes. She couldn't help but wonder why Derpy was giving her a stuffed pony that looked just like her. She began to think that it meant something bad. But then, Derpy gave her a smile and said something that made Dinky feel happy.
"Even if we get separated," Derpy said as she handed the stuffed pony to Dinky. "I will never leave you."
Dinky loved the stuffed Derpy. She could squeeze it as much as she wanted, and bury her face in its warm body. She liked how soft it felt. But most of all, she liked how it looked just like Derpy.
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Derpy was happy to see Dinky hug the stuffed pony. She bought it, knowing that one day, Dinky would have to leave her. Most likely to stay with family, or a more reliable pony. She just hoped that when that time came, Dinky wouldn't feel like she had left her. She was afraid Dinky wouldn't like the stuffed pony.
Suddenly, the room's door opened and several ponies walked in.
"Glad to see you're alright," Miranda said as she made her way over. Derpy couldn't help but notice the smile on her face when she saw Dinky and the stuffed pony. "Well, isn't that cute," Miranda continued, giving Derpy's father a nod as she passed.
"I thought you said I could talk to the pegasus alone," a voice said from the door. Looking over, Derpy was shocked to see Glittering Gem standing next to Roker and her lawyer. The ring on her horn had been removed and she was staring at Derpy with a slight grin.
"Yes, I know," Miranda said to Glittering Gem. Turning back to Derpy, Miranda explained that Glittering Gem wanted to talk to her about something, whispering that it could involve Dinky. Hesitantly, Derpy accepted the request and let her father take Dinky out of the room, assuring her that they would be just outside the door.
After a few moments, only Derpy and Glittering Gem were left in the small room. As they stood in silence, Derpy couldn't help but feel the walls close in around her. She tried her best to keep calm, but she couldn't help but feel worried.
"Would you care to join me for a moment," Glittering Gem said as she broke the silence. Moving to the bed, she indicated a spot right next to her. Derpy moved closer, but still kept her distance. She still couldn't understand why Glittering Gem wanted to talk to her.
For a moment, they stared at each other. The once angry eyes that Glittering Gem had, were now glowing strangely. It took Derpy five minutes to find the courage to speak.
"Is there a reason you wanted to talk me Miss Gem," Derpy asked, a little scared of the situation.
"Its Glittering Gem, you retarded little slut," Glittering Gem said calmly with a smile. Derpy was dumb struck. At first, she thought she had heard wrong. Looking towards the door, Derpy hoped to see somepony rush in after hearing Glittering Gem say such a thing. But as she looked, all she noticed was a slight pink glow around the door.
"Oh, there’s no need to worry about us getting interrupted," Glittering Gem said, regaining Derpy's attention. Derpy could see her horn glowing faintly. "They can't hear a word that's being said."
"But why," Derpy began, only to feel her mouth clamped shut. Glittering Gem quickly scolded her for responding without permission, calling her an uncivilized dog in the process.
"Now then," Glittering Gem said as she cleared her throat. "About all this, do you understand the situation you are in?" Derpy suddenly felt her head being shaken, forcing her to say no.
"As I suspected," Glittering Gem continued, inspecting one of her hooves. "You see, first I'm going to ruin your life. Then, I'm going to be taking the little brat with me." Derpy suddenly began to feel anger well up inside of her as Glittering Gem called Dinky a brat.
"After that. . . Well, I'll leave that to your imagination," Glittering Gem said, smiling slightly as a thought popped up in her mind. Derpy could feel her anger reaching a new level as she heard Glittering Gem's apparent threat.
"But know this," Glittering Gem began, moving closer to Derpy. "By the time I'm finished with you two, you'll wish you never looked in that dumpster."
Before Derpy could stop herself, She launched forward, tackling Glittering Gem to the ground. Every suspicion she had about her had been confirmed by her last statement, and all she wanted to do was crush Glittering Gem's face in.
Suddenly, Derpy felt herself being pinned to the ground by an invisible force. Out of the corner of her eye, Derpy saw everypony rush back into the room. Glittering Gem lay motionless nearby, blood dripping from her nose.
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Shit goes down.
Oh Shit!!!!! Derpy kicked ass.
Well I know where this is going. Glittering Gem played Derpy to get a (hopefully) violent reaction out of her, that way she could play it up to the authorities that she is merely an innocent victim and that she is much more capable of taking care of Dinky than Derpy is.
We wish thou happy holidays!
We would have Glittering Gem thrown into the place dungeons!
Go Derpy!
Some beautiful faces have dark, dark souls. It's what lets them rise to the top, of course but, no matter how much make-up they wear, they can't disguise the ugliness of their spirit.
I wonder if Derpy has just killed GG or whether she's just going to have to deal with having an imperfection all of her own?
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Ah but glittering placed some kind of sound proofing on the door, so it's derpys word against glittering and as such derpy who has taken care of dinky, has medical evidence of abuse and DNA evidence parentage of dinky coupled with glittering's hiding of her pregnancy. This all surmounts to derpy getting off Scott free.
It's
Also, Derpy's dad needs a name.
Oh it's on Glitering im a kill ya!
I swear you Miss.Gem? If you dare to pull something like blaming Derpy you will and I swear die in a way you cannot imagine, or maybe my friend will cut off youre cutie mark and horn and slowly kill you while laughing and saying horrible puns
I was generally okay with this story up until you one-two punched me with two things I can't believe.
First you show us that Derpy was a victim of child abuse, and that's why her eyes are messed up. Okay, good, fine. Then you tell us this exact information immediately thereafter. This is bad because, well, it's redundant, plus it shows that you don't trust your audience to draw their own conclusions.
But worse is the reasoning. A "minor case of depression" is not going to make someone shake a baby until it's brain damaged. There are a lot of things I could have believed, but that's not one of them, and you should definitely have left the explanation off, because it makes that retelling even worse.
Second is the whole "let a murder suspect into a room with a random stranger and no magic suppressor". Why would the police agree to something like that? I was impressed by your realistic hospital procedures, but the police procedures leave something to be desired. That oversight just smacks of plot convenience, and I find myself uninterested in finishing the story.
Poor Derpy, this is going to make her look bad. Now Gem is going to make her look like she's unstable.