Derpy Whooves has a severe memory problem. On any given day, her mind will suddenly "cut-off" what she's doing, leaving her standing there as though she had just woken up from a dream. It happens so often Derpy has learned to live with it, even if it gets her into trouble sometimes.
But something has been different lately. The episodes are becoming more frequent and Derpy is having trouble adjusting as her problem becomes more pronounced. Something tells her she needs to talk to another pony about it. Somepony like Rainbow Dash.
Derpy will soon discover that her lack of memory has been hiding some things from her that she didn't expect...
---You might like this story if you also like:---
The movie Memento (Go watch it)
The movie 50 First Dates (Also watch this one)
Storylines with characters who have Anterograde Amnesia
DerpyDash Shipping
Bittersweet Moments
7/19/2016 Hit at least 10th most popular on the popular column day this story was released
7/19/2016 about 4:40PM CST: Hit at least 7th in Featured Box! Thank you for user Swan Song for the screenshot showing me!
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Aww, poor Derpy
I get the impression that you told the story you wanted to tell, but it still feel incomplete to me.
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I know.This story was really tough on her, but the drama level kicked up to an 11 by the end of it. Worked out well storywise. :)
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Spoilers for plot:
It's possible that perhaps it has an incomplete feeling because Dash made a moral decision that was not very moral at all, and grey at best. The ending also implies there's a lot of progress that needs to be made on Dash and Derpy's separate paths, which are still connected because Derpy does need someone to protect her through all this. This could be considered a beginning in the next stage of their lives, especially considering how they both have to work up to something.
seems... legit..
Awww that is so friggin cute!
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Thank you! I worked really hard on trying to find a way to balance the moral decisions in this story.
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Thank you! There were a lot of cute moments throughout. Derpy needs more cute moments :)
I love Memento!
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YES! Memento is one of the best dang movies ever. I put it on my top 5.
I wanted to go deeper with this story because of how inspired i am with Memento, but then I stepped back and said, "No, this story is different. It's intimate and personal between Derpy and Dash, so let's keep it that way." Story was stronger because of it. :)
Wow. That was really good. I liked it. Two hooves up
I'm glad they are looking after Derpy throughout this process. It was so sweet. 
for DerpDash
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Thank you! *hugs* I wanted to show that even though characters can make mistakes, they can still find ways to show their true good intentions as long as they're given a chance to make things right. :)
Reminds me of a rather tragic film about a woman with premature alzheimers though in this case incurably degenerative. Memory got worse and worse. Cheery.
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Oh I gotta see that movie. Do you remember what year it came out? That can help me narrow it down.
Thanks for the comment! :)
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Thank you! I'll keep working on that writing style day-by-day as I post new stories. I'll see what I can do to strengthen it. :)
7406050 Still Alice (2014) (link Wikipedia )
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SWEET! Thank you! *hugs*
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Ah, those are all good choices. I shall consider which writers would be good for me. Thank you! :D
Oh hey I thought that was Little Pip avatar of yours. Adorable <3
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WHAT!? I keep missing when this happens! OH MY GOSH I'm so happy it got up there! *hugs all around* Thank you for screen-shoting this and telling me! I would've just thought it had reached part of the Popular column and that was it otherwise. :D
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I added the screenshot link and thanked you for showing me in the story description! Thank you again! :D
7406651 Figured it was only fair.
Soo.. what are you going to do now that the story is popular? Is this a one shot? The world may never know!
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That is a good question. I shall have to think on it :)
7407883 :-)
Sequel? MORE? Please?
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Perhaps! I'll need some time to think about how this would continue, though the setup is pretty much there :P Thank you for reading! I love your avatar, btw :)
at first I was worried this story would be going somewhere dark, and the amnesia would get too complicated. but I really liked where it ended up, nicely bittersweet.
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It was a REAL tough journey to get to the bittersweet ending, because it could have gone so many different ways, but I just wanted to find some hope for the characters. Dash made mistakes and they genuinely cared about each other, so because of that, I felt there was room for a chance at happiness in the unwritten future of the story. :)
Thank you for reading!
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I thought Memento was depressing because the character was trapped in that pointless cycle, when he could've chosen differently. this story instead has a healthy optimistic attitude. Dash and Derpy go through a lot of unpleasant pain, but in the end they're both able to escape from that cycle and start moving forward again.
I think that's an important message, and the kind of happy ending we don't get to see very often.
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I have been trying to make more happy endings that are unique and well-earned. I want characters to undergo very serious situations, but to show that working together, compassion and forgiveness can help make those situations better. I think it's a good message people really need to see right now, and all the time actually :)
Wonder if I should have read this while trying to block out my panic attack relating to my fear of losing my already poor ability to remember events?
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Awwww *hugs* I'm sorry this story brought that up! But thank you for reading and faving my story. I feel it was important to bring up what it's like for people to suffer from memory problems. This story helped show a rather severe case of short-term memory loss that some people actually experience.
Here's some soothing rain noise from a noise generator website. Hoping that can help calm you. It does for me:
http://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/rainNoiseGenerator.php
Sad state of affairs. Good story though.
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Thank you! I still think about this story sometimes, wondering how I could continue it. I am working on trying to attend some writing conferences now. I have one coming up in two weeks! First writing conference ever! Hopefully it will go well. Prepping my own IP for it right now. :)
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I wish you luck with it. Also make sure to wash your hands like your life depends on it.
This story was amazing. Although this whole amnesia thing in general confuses me a bit so I had to reread the story to fully get it.