Epilogue
“Daddy!” Derpy dropped her plate and galloped to the door, nearly knocking her father off his hooves. “You made it!”
“I would ha been ‘ere sooner but t’engine broke in Canterlot an there wasn’t owt ta do but fly t’rest of t’way. These auld wings aren’t as strong as they used ta be.”
“Oh, you should have sent a telegram, I could have flown out to meet you or sent a cab to get you.”
“Nay, I’ll be aright. Day I ride a cab to ma daughter’s house is t’day they send me offn a cloud.” He nuzzled up against her head. “Fillies and colts, they allus want good snow for Hearth’s Warming and we’re reight busy, but it allus fills my heart with joy ta see them playin’ outside, I couldn’t be disappointin’ them.”
“You gotta relax, your wings must be so tired. Eat a cookie, that’ll get your strength up. And have some wine, it’s elderflower, Berry made it. It’ll warm you up inside.”
He picked up a cookie and started nibbling on it, then set it down on the counter. “Are your tykes ‘ome?”
“Of course, everypony’s here, we hosted at my house this year because I was hoping you’d come.” The two of them started walking out of the kitchen; the two of them both saw Dinky kiss Lily; the two of them both stopped in their tracks.
“So I was right,” Derpy muttered. “Good for her.”
“Who’s ‘er fillyfriend?”
“Lily Longsocks, they go to school together.” Derpy giggled. “She’s afraid of what I might think, so she’s been trying to pretend they’re just classmates. Her and Sparkler spent the night on the couch, I think she’s afraid of how I might feel about them.”
“What you done already, and she’s got doubts? Nobbut a fool would think owt.”
“I’ve never told her.” Derpy pressed a hoof against her father’s lips. “And I never will. There’s no need to burden her with that, not today, not ever. She’s happy and that’s all I care about, that’s all I’ve ever cared about.”
“Aye, t’would be rude t’interrupt them. Mayhap I’ll ‘ave a glass of elderflower wine after all.”
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I like how you kept her father secret, like let us imagine who it is. An accent like that... Lucky Clover maybe?
I really enjoyed this one. I have a real soft spot for derpy sparkler and dinky and always like to see them done well.
Parents do know alot more than children think they know. An enjoyable slice-of-life :)
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I'm guessing Santa Hooves.
Knew it. Her mother has known for a long time.
Calling it here.
Dad is Santa Hooves.
A very good sweet story
Wonderful stuff from start to finish. Thank you for an adorable Jinglemas treat. You always do a fantastic job of capturing the close-knit community feel of Ponyville.
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What can I say, she's my favorite fily! And never saw that pic of her before
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He could be anypony. He might not even be from Ponyville (especially with that accent).
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Thank you!
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They do indeed.
Thank you!
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Heh, wouldn’t that be a twist?
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Of course she has.
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That would be a twist. . . .
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
Aww, thanks!
You know, it reminds me of where I was on Christmas . . . not with my family, unfortunately; instead, I was working at one of the group homes and took one of our residents to visit his dad and sister. They’re not well off by any stretch of the imagination, and yet they offered to feed me as well, since I was there.
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She is! I just came across that one and, well, it was too adorable to not share.
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Fair point. Keep up the good work!
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Someone here, and I don't remember who, they wrote a crossover where in Saitama goes to Equestria and he and Lily fight.
It was epic! And they both had a lot of fun.
It's on my recommended reading list.
I also recommend listening to the English cover of the OPM these both Johnny and Caleb did, they are awesome.
Awwww!
That picture is sooo cute! I want hug all three of them. 
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it's probably never going to see the light of day, but the first fic idea I had was an OCxDerpy fic. It's changed a lot over the years, but that's still the foundation.
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Heh, I know that feel.
Sometimes you can kinda repurpose the ideas that make up the bulk of it and work them into something else.
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Ooh, that could be interesting. I’m not really up on OPM, so there’d probably be a lot that went over my head. . . .
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Not really. The writer, which is Emperor, did a really good, to the point job of showing who Saitama is.
What's more, very little time is spent in OPM's world, just long enough for Saitama to get out of bed, see the portal, get dressed, leave a note for Genos, and go through.
Everything from happens in Equestria until Saitama goes home.
The Title is The Caped Badly vs Lily Longsocks by the way.
It was fun to read it again.
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Honestly, I'm not likely to actually write a fic. There's some pretty big gaps in my skillset that I'm not sure how to cross and writing just isn't really my thing. I'm more into the worldbuilding side than writing side and I'd rather do that. I have some fic ideas that are more in that direction and those are more likely to actually have anything written (still not likely though). The fic isn't really developed enough to have a bulk to re-use but I did manage to re-use some characters.
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Hmm, I’ll have to give it a look. I’ve hung out with Emperor and he seems like a cool dude.
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He did a damn fine job writing the story.
Aww. That was so sweet. Glad I finally got around to read it... Thanks for the smile.
This story was a wonderful read.
It paints an extremely realistic picture of how ponies celebrate Hearth's Warming together with friends and family in Equestria and how such a huge family gathering on Hearth's Warming Eve looks like. The descriptions were so good, they let me feel how it feels for them.
The romantic moments between Dinky and Lily were subtle, but effectful. And that they exchanged their first kiss on Hearth's Warming in the living room in front of the chimney was perfect. There could not be a better moment for this.
The only things that confused me were that Derpy made such a secret out of it that she's also lesbian and had a fillyfriend in the past, even though she is obviously not against that, and that you skip around between calling Dinky's big sister Sparkler and Amethyst. The former doesn't get an explanation and contradicts Derpy's acceptance of Dinky's relationship and the latter are inconsistencies in the narrative, so that's where the story could need a bit more work. The rest was a wonderful read, though.
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Thank you!
Again, thank you!
I’m not sure where you’re getting that Derpy is lesbian, her past relationships never came up in the story.
This story does fit into a longer ‘verse of mine where Sparkler’s real name is Amethyst Star, but Dinky always called her Sparkler, hence the switch between them. From a technical aspect, I should have only referred to her as Sparkler in Dinky’s dialogue, but I didn’t do that.
Hello! Reading this as part of the Comment Club, since Emotionnexus submitted your story for commenting.
As I get into this, let me preface by saying that I will admit the characters involved aren't ones that typically grab me. While I appreciate Derpy, the extended family of Sparkler and Dinky has always been a pure pony-fan conceit, never something confirmed in canon, and never quite seemed to fit to my eyes. I know why people like it, and I don't begrudge that, but I will admit I just never saw it. This story then brings in an extended cast of other background characters that never truly caught my eye much either, and because they're all background, they're effectively OCs in this story.
Which isn't any problem at all. It just meant I treated this as a piece of original fiction I picked up to read rather than fanfiction.
The characters come to life quite well, especially Dinky and Lily. You can tell those two little fillies have the puppy-love going on that so often fills children's hearts. I remember being a kid like they were, with crushes on other girls, and it makes me happy to see them getting to be open and loving in a way that never would've been acceptable when I was their age.
The disjointed nature of the story made it feel more suited to quick bites of reading rather than devouring it all at once as I did here... I feel like in some ways I actually lost something by doing that, but what is done is done. I appreciated the older sister relationship between Sparkler and Dinky, and the ways in which they helped to celebrate Hearth's Warming. Going to bed on the couch to await Santa Hooves though... that's sneaky. Too bad for them it didn't work.
And speaking of Santa Hooves, here's where I felt quite happy with the story... the accent lent to him and the way in which he's clearly Derpy's father is pretty great. I know it's not confirmed, but come on. If that's not Santa Hooves that's Derpy's dad, I'll eat my computer. It makes too much sense and would make things far less happy in my eyes.
But also I have to say, as an adult, I love the knowing gleam in Derpy's eye as she casually explains how she knows. Kids aren't nearly as subtle as they think they are, and Derpy, despite how she might seem from time to time, is quite the smart cookie. She knows. She approves. And she shows good parenting skills by not forcing the issue and telling them that she knows, but letting them come to her naturally, in time.
There were bits and pieces of this story that made me think a larger narrative was going on, and if so my apologies for any subtleties I missed. Like I said before though these aren't usually characters that grok my interest, so reading about them was a lovely change of pace. If for no other reason than that, thank you for writing this.
And please keep up the good work. We can always use more happy stories about happy lesbians.
cannot place the accent of Derpy's dad at all (Scottish?); absolutely love it. and i was disappointed that Derpy herself seemed to go out of focus about halfway through the previous chapter, but it made sense to avoid a sharp resolution to the conflict set up in Dinky's mind, even the positive one i expected going in. a slow dissipation, followed by this rewind to an earlier scene, is an approach i was pleasantly surprised by, and fitting with the warm, toasty feel.
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I came into the fandom after it was basically established fanon, so just took it for granted, and I’ve been writing them that way since . . . well, almost my very first story, to be honest.
I typically write BG ponies, and in fact have had people call an existing BG pony (who has an official name and trading card) one of my OCs
Still, I’m happy being known for that, for giving background ponies more love.
Thank you! I too remember childhood crushes . . . well, sorta, that was a long time ago, lol. Yeah, I suppose even now with the higher degree of acceptance society has for same-sex relationships, there’d still be a lot of pushback.
I suppose it is a little disjointed, but it felt right as I wrote it.
Sparkler and Dinky as best sisters, that’s a fact
I hope your computer’s tastyYou know what, it’s Christmas and we all deserve nice things, he can be Santa Hooves if you want him to be.Parents always know more than you think they know, and a good parent is always supporting of their children. Heck, my parents know that I write MLP fanfic and don’t openly disapprove. Not that long ago my Mom asked when I was going to update one of my stories.
(She also mentioned she didn’t like one that got a reading on YouTube . . . I don’t know which one and I didn’t want to ask.)
As luck would have it, I’ve done a lot of stories with them. Especially Christmas stories, for whatever reason I think three of the Jinglemas requests I’ve gotten have involved Dinky and/or Derpy.
I’ll do my best!
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cannot place the accent of Derpy's dad at all (Scottish?); absolutely love it.
Scottish is closeish . . . Yorkshire. Inspired by how James Harriot wrote it in his books.
Thank you!
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Her mum protected her, so she feels the need to pass that on?
As far as I know, it isn't canonical. Yay headcanons.
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I could buy it. The thought of Dinky thinking she should protect and help other ponies really fits her.
I was trying to remember when you linked that picture if she’d dressed as a policepony for Nightmare Night, but I checked and she was a firepony instead.
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So it isn't a stretch at all. Watch IDW somehow casually show her as an EMT, and then we have an emergency services hat trick.
Oh, and D'AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
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As it happens, one of my friends did art of her as a doctor.
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Hold on to your heart . . . .