A ditzy apology
The bell rang and soon everyone packed up their bags and rushed to the door, Lyra among them. Soon the halls were packed to the brim with students either rushing to the exit, rushing to clubs, greeting friends, or taking their sweet time going to detention.
Lyra however was keeping an eye out for a certain blonde haired girl with misaligned eyes. She strained her head over the crowds and searched high and low for her, hoping she hadn’t taken off already.
She finally found Derpy standing near the exit, giving her boyfriend Time Turner a kiss and wave goodbye as he left with the other students. Lyra wasn’t sure why Derpy didn’t go with him, but she was thankful for this admittedly small win.
“Derpy!” Lyra called out, gaining the other girls attention as she ran over.
“Oh, hello ex friend.” Derpy crossed her arms and turned her head the other way with a harrumph.
Lyra cringed but stopped a foot from Derpy. “Derpy… can we talk?”
“Why? You gonna accuse me of giving your secret to Sunset again?” Derpy said as she puffed out her cheeks angrily.
“I just… I wanna apologize.” Lyra said nervously.
“Oh, now you want to apologize. Where were you, Bon-Bon, and Octavia for the last few weeks? Might’ve been nice to have my friends let me know they were actually sorry for kicking me out.”
“Yeah, I know, we fucked up.” Lyra said desperately. “I’m sorry.”
“Sorry ain’t gonna cut it.” Derpy said, squinting her eyes at Lyra.
“You’re right, it’s not, you deserve more, a lot more.” Lyra reaches into her bag and pulle out a small brown paper bag. “More than I can give you, but this is a start.”
Derpy looked at the bag with interest, taking it from Lyra and looking inside. There she found six different kinds of muffins squeezed in the bag. “Ok, you got me my favorite food. So?”
“I baked them.”
“You mean Bon-Bon baked them.” Derpy said skeptically.
“Nope, it was all me. I bought all the ingredients and spent a few hours baking them. I had to follow directions and everything.” Lyra said with a nervous smile. “I did use her kitchen though.” She admitted.
Derpy hummed and put the bag of muffins to the side. “While your muffin gift is appreciated, it’s barely enough and I’d like something more than a half hearted apology. Now if you’ll excuse me.” Derpy picked up her bag and began walking away.
Lyra panicked and her mind raced with what to do next. “I was a shitty friend.”
Derpy stopped and stood still for a second, looking back at Lyra after a minute. “Excuse me?”
“I was a shitty friend, we all were shitty friends to you, but me most of all.” Lyra approached Derpy meekly. “I was the one who accused you of revealing my secret, I said nothing as Octie proposed kicking you out, and I refused to even consider that you might be right.”
Derpy stood there with her arms crossed, her fingers pattering against her forearms as she deliberated whether or not to continue listening. “... Go on.”
“I was the worst friend ever to you Derpy.” Lyra got closer. “I was too ashamed of myself to seek you out when the CMC confessed, I just… I didn’t know how I could ever approach the sweetest, happiest, and most optimistic girl after I made her cry. And I know that’s not an excuse, you deserved an apology right after it happened, you deserve a hell of a lot better than me.”
Derpy's angry expression had faded significantly, but she still looked off to the side awkwardly. “... and?”
“And… Well, I want to be friends again. I want to make things right, I want to see you smile, I want to be the friend you deserve. But I understand if you never want to talk to me again.” Lyra said sadly. “So, If you give me a chance, I promise I won’t waste it. I’ll do anything you want to prove how serious I am to being the friend you deserve.”
The two girls stood staring at each other quietly. Derpy took a long moment to think things over, finding some satisfaction in how nervous Lyra was. “... Ok. We can be friends again. You’ll have to work to get in my good graces though.”
Lyra wasn’t entirely sure what Derpy was going to make her do, but she smiled regardless. “That’s understandable.”
“And, to commemorate the occasion, I’ll eat one of your muffins.” Derpy reached into the bag and pulled out a blueberry muffin. “To being friends.” Derpy smiled and took a bit from the muffin. Her eyes widened and she recoiled, her face scrunching up as she continued to chew the muffin.
Lyras face fell. “Is something wrong?”
“N-Nope!” Derpy said with a strained smile. “Th-this muffin is g-great! I’m gonna have some more of it!” She gingerly took a very small nibble of the muffin, grimacing again as she tried eating it.
Lyra stared at Derpy as she suffered eating the muffin. Her eyes almost immediately welled with tears and she let out an involuntary sob, quickly placing a hand to her mouth as tears began falling.
Derpy seized up in surprise and began freaking out. “Hey Lyra, it’s ok.”
“N-no, it’s not.” Lyra declared as she wiped her eyes.
“Hey, it’s ok. I love the muffin you made me, honest.” Derpy noticed that some of her fellow students were gawking at Lyra. “What’re you looking at!? Buzz off!”
They all backed off and began walking away, Derpy staring down anyone who stared at Lyra for more than a few seconds. “Look, I’m gonna take another bite, see?” Derpy through the muffin to her mouth and was about to take another bite.
“Derpy, stop it.” Lyra reached over and pushed the muffin away from her. “You don’t have to force yourself to eat the muffin just to spare my feelings.”
“Well… maybe it’s just that one muffin!” Derpy offered as she brought out the bag prominently. “They can’t all be winners.”
Lyra didn’t respond, sliding down against the lockers. “I’m such a shitty friend, I can’t even bake a stupid muffin for you even when there’s directions… you deserve so much better.”
Derpy stood there awkwardly as Lyra cried on the ground, eventually sitting down next to her. “Hey, it’s alright. You can get something else for me.”
“God, why are you just… so forgiving? I failed at making an apology gift for you, you shouldn’t be trying to comfort me…” Lyra cried harder. “I didn’t comfort you...”
“Well I-I dunno. I just don’t like seeing people sad.” Derpy ruminated on what to do next. “The other day at the bank, a lady asked me to help her check her balance. So I pushed her over.”
Lyra blinked in confusion, looking up at Derpy. “What?”
“You ever try to eat a clock? It’s time consuming!” Derpy offered with a smile.
“Are you... making jokes?”
“What kind of streets do ghosts haunt? Dead ends!” Derpy said with an excited grin. “Not even a snicker? Damn.” Derpy looked off the side, deep in thought. “... You remember the Freshman Halloween party ?”
“The one where you dressed up in paper bags?”
“That’s the one.” Derpy nodded. “Remember when I went bobbing for apples, but I was leaning over too much and I busted the water tank, and the green sugar water went everywhere?”
Lyra couldn’t help but smile. “Then Bon-Bon slipped on an apple and dragged me down, and I dragged Octie down, who dragged Vinyl-”
“Which turned into everyone dragging everyone else down, so we were all soaked with sticky sugar water and everyone was annoyed with me, while I had an apple in my mouth.” The two girls shared a laugh. “But because Sunset was hanging out near the wall, we decided to blame her since she was the only one not wet?”
The two girls shared a long drawn out laugh, slowly petering out after a minute. “Thanks Derpy… I feel bad that an embarrassing story of you was what got me to feel better.”
“Hey, it’s a funny story. I don’t even feel embarrassed by it anymore.”
Lyra huffed in amusement and wiped her eyes. “Sorry for crying like a baby, I just felt awful for fucking up your apology gift. I didn’t mean to make this about me.”
“Eh, it’s ok. You always sucked at baking anyway.” Derpy said with a teasing smile. “I know you'll get something else for me.”
“Yeah, just no more baked goods.” Lyra sniffled and got up, offering a hand to Derpy and helping her back up. “Hey, I know you just forgave me, but you want to go to Sugarcube Corner?”
“Oooh, Sorry, I can't. I’m gong out with Sunset.” Derpy said cheerfully, quickly realizing what she had implied. “Not in that way of course, I don’t swing in that direction.”
“Really?” Lyras eyes widened in surprise. “And… why would that be?”
“Oh, well, she wants to become my friend. Which is ridiculous because we’re already friends, but we decided we could be closer. So, I’m taking Sunset to my house.” Derpy explained. “Maybe another time though?”
Lyra stared at her dumbly for a few seconds. “Oh… oh! Yes, another time. You two have some fun.”
Derpys face fell, her eyes aligning with great effort as she stared at Lyra.
‘Uh oh.” Lyra began sweating nervously. That was Derpy's suspicious look, she only did that when she knew someone was hiding something.
“I know that look… you’re up to something.” Derpy squinted her eyes. “And it involves Sunset.”
“Wha? Me? Up to something? Come on Derpy, don’t be silly!” Lyra said with a nervous grin.
Derpy just studied her intensely, Lyra impressed with how long she was keeping her eyes straight. Finally her eyes returned to their normal derped state and Derpy leaned in close. “I know your heart’s in the right place, but whatever it is your planning, really think it over.”
“I-”
“You need to sit down and think of every possible thing that could go wrong, but ultimately you need to figure out whether you’re doing this for Sunset's benefit, or your own.” Derpy warned. “Any plan of yours is doomed to fail if it’s not purely to help Sunset recover from… this.”
Lyra stood there quietly, annoyed that two people had figured out she was planning something and wording it in a way that gave them plausible deniability if everything backfired.
“Anyway, tell Bon-Bon I want to speak to her next. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Derpy pulled away and smiled brightly.
“Yeah, I’ll see you later Derpy. You have fun with Sunset.” Lyra gave Derpy her own smile and turned to leave.
Derpy gasped. “I forgot!” Lyra had the air knocked out of her as Derpy ran over and wrapped her in a tight hug from behind. “Hugs!”
Lyra smiled and awkwardly hugged Derpy back. “You never realize how much you miss something until it’s gone.”
“Mmm, Yeah… still mad at you though.” Derpy finally pulled away and waved as Lyra began walking off, Lyra waving goodbye to her back before disappearing into the crowds.
Scootaloo pushed the bathroom doors open with a small sigh, green paint dripping from her face. She marched over to the mirrors and took off her backpack. She reached for a wad of paper towels and dampened them, beginning to clean her face off.
She seized up as she heard sobbing come from one of the stalls, followed by a pained wail. Scootaloo briefly thought on what to do and gingerly put the paper towels down. She made her way to the occupied stall and rapped her knuckles against the door. “Hey… is everything alright in there?”
Scootaloo hoped this had nothing to do with that dreaded ‘period’ she had heard so much about. She was already worried when it would come for her, she didn’t need someone to reinforce her fears.
She was pulled from her thoughts as the stall was opened and Scootaloo was forced back, coming face to face with Sunset Shimmer. “S-Sunset!”
Scootaloo studied her face for a second. Her cheeks were wet with fresh tears and her eyes were red and puffy from no doubt excessive crying. “Uh is… is everything ok? You’re not having your period are you?”
“W-What?” Sunset asked, confused. “No, I'm n-not on my period. That’s s-such an odd thing to a-ask.”
Scootaloo let out a sigh of relief. “Well, what’s wrong?”
“I-it’s nothing Scootaloo, you w-wouldn’t understand.” Sunset declared as she walked to the sink and began washing her face. “W-why do you have p-paint on your face?”
“Ah, some assholes threw a paint balloon at me and called me a bitch.” Scootaloo placed her hands in her pocket and kicked the ground. “nothing new.”
“Y-you shouldn’t let th-them get away with t-that.” Sunset said with a sniffle.
“Ah, I deserve it. I mean, it’s no worse than what we put you through.”
“You don’t d-deserve to be bullied, n-none of you do.” Sunset turned to Scootaloo. “I-I got caught in the same trap as y-you after the Formal. I f-felt so awful for who I-I was that I felt I d-deserved all the shit the school put me through. It took me a l-long time until I realized I was d-deserving of more respect.”
“Yeah... maybe.” There was an awkward silence in the air. “Hey uh, Bloom told me what she did. I just want to let you know I had no idea. Everything’s cool between us despite what she did, right? Scootaloo asked with pleading eyes.
Sunset stared at her for a moment before raising a hand and gesturing for her to come closer. “Come here.”
Scootaloo walked over and was surprised when Sunset wrapped her in a side hug. “I’ll take that as a yes?”
“Yeah, nothing changed between us.” Sunset chuckled. “... You’re not a bad kid Scootaloo. You did a bad thing, but that doesn’t make you a bad kid. You’re just young, dumb, and short sighted.”
“Heh, thanks Sunset…” Scootaloo smiled. It was nice to have someone be nice to her for once. “I just wish Rainbow didn’t hate me.”
“Dash doesn’t hate you.” Sunset rolled her eyes. “Look, when I start talking to her, I’ll convince her to meet with you, ok?”
“When will that be? The next ten years?” Scootaloo said bitterly.
“Actually, I’ve been thinking about it since Saturday.” Scootaloo looked up at Sunset. “Me and AJ talked things out, and now I’m thinking about reaching out to the other girls.”
“So, Bloom's plan worked?”
“Don’t get any ideas. It very nearly failed, we were lucky that AJ walked outside and I didn’t drive off yet.”
“I won’t, I don’t even talk to Rainbow anyway.” Scootaloo looked into sunsets red eyes. “So, what’s really bothering you? Since we're being honest with each other and all.”
Sunset was quiet for a moment, debating on whether or not to tell her. “Alright, fine. It’s probably gonna come out anyway, no use hiding it.” They break the hug and Scootaloo crosses her arms, waiting for Sunset to continue. “You know that after the Formal I was given a bunch of different punishments?”
“I think Rainbow mentioned something like that once.”
“Well, earlier I learned that Celestia had reinstated my privekage if going to the next Spring Fling.” Sunset took a deep breath, driving up the nerve to continue. “But, when I really looked over the list, I found that… I-I’m not allowed to be Valedictorian.”
“What!?” Scootaloo recoiled in shock. “But, you’re like, the smartest person in the school! You’ve got like a million academic rewards! Rainbow claims you’re a straight A+ student! All honors!”
“I know…” Sunset hugged herself. “And I've been working towards it ever since Freshman year. But the school board didn’t want someone with my past to be given such an honor.”
You’re gonna fight them right? That’s not fair!”
Sunset sighed. “It is Scootaloo. I was a delinquent and got away with it for years. I’m lucky I’m not expelled or even arrested. It-” Sunset took a moment to compose herself. “It hurts. But considering I’ve got most of my privileges back and I’m still allowed to go to school despite everything, it’s more than fair to deny me the honor of being Valedictorian.”
“Sunset…” Scootaloo was taken aback by Sunsets resigned acceptance. The Sunset she knew wouldn’t take something like this lying down.
“I’m a big girl, I’ll still get a diploma and go to college. I’ll get over it eventually.” Sunset straightened her jacket out in the mirror and cleaned her face one more time. “Ijust hope whoever it is makes a Valedictorian half as good as mine.” Scootaloo was about to protest but Sunset's phone started ringing. “Look, I gotta run, I promised I’d go out with Derpy.”
Sunset went back to the stall and grabbed her bag, using the door open and walking out. “I’ll see you later Scootaloo.”
Scootaloo stood there quietly, ruminating over what she had learned. ‘Wait, going out with Derpy? What did she mean by that?’
Mad Derpy is terrifying and I don’t want to ever write it again.
It unnatural to have someone like Derpy be mad.
But honestly, I thought I did pretty good with Kyras apology. It felt like a genuine apology and didn’t have any excuses, just Kyra pouring her heart out. Now if only she could do the same for Sunset...
We also learn Octavia was the one that proposed they kick Derpy out. Surely that drove a wedge between her and Vinyl.
Too bad Lyra can’t cook for crap, that hit her pretty hard knowing she messed up her apology gift right after Derpy accepted her back. She’ll probably have to figure something out later.
Derpy trying to cheer up a friend with terrible jokes is like... the cutes thing ever though.
And yes, Derpys costume and failing at Apple bobbing is a reference to the first nightmare night episode.
What was she even dressing up as?
And for those of you who think Lyra did all this to ecruit Derpy, she didn’t. That’s what got her butt in gear, but her apology and attempts at reconciliation were genuine.
I also point out that after Lyra learned that Sunset and Derpy are becoming closer friends, Lyra backtracked on her plan.
Which begs the question as to how she’s going to complete it.
But at least Derpy warned Lyra about the potential downfall of her plan. Lyra will need to do some thinking later.
Derpy declaring ‘hugs’ and immediately hugging Lyra is a small reference to “Despicable me 2” btw, I always thought that scene was kinda cute.
It’s even cuter when Derpys doing the hugging (who wouldn’t want to hug Derpy?)
Also seems Scootaloos being bullied pretty hard. She seems to be able to take it better than her friends, but imagine how poor Sweetie Belles doing.
But at least Sunset has a decently friendly relationship with Scoots. Whether that’s due to having the least resentment or Scootaloos been building a bridge with Sunset who can say.
And before anyone gives me flak for Susnet being an A+ student in all honors classes, Sunsets been known to be both intelligent and ambitious. She became much more friendly and humble, but I feel like she wouldn’t lose that ambition and intelligence.
But it seems Sunsets being quite mature about this new development, even though she’s devastated by the news.
I wonder what Scoots is going to do now that she knows.
Anyhow, thank you all for reading my fic!
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You're right. Mad Derpy is terrifying!
Despite her muffins tasted terrible and still have ways to go, it's nice to see Lyra and Derpy reconciled.
So Octavia was the one who suggested to kick Derpy out, eh? I wonder what she (and Vinyl) have been up to? And how does she feel once the truth comes out? I bet she feels guilty and ashamed for losing her two friends because of her suggestion.
So Scootaloo learns about Sunset not allowed to be a Valedictorian. What is Scoots going to do indeed?
Great chapter!
I'm assuming the word Kent is meant to be something else. 'Kent' is a county in southern England.
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It's unclear what their exact ages are. In EqG they presumably all fall within a year of each other in order to be in the same school year. In Ponyland, Fluttershy does state she is older than Pinkie in one episode, but that's the only real clue we get.
Derpy is the best
Though seeing her angry is….
…..Disconcerting
Don’t wanna be that guy but it’s Lyra not Lura
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Of twilight is making assumptions considering she barely knows human fluttershy and basing it off how she thinks pony fluttershy would behave. But they aren't exactly alike even though they are a lot alike so it's possible that human fluttershy did something awful to sunset when she was mad.
You're right. Mad Derpy isn't something you wanna write regularly. I did it for my own story and it's not easy making that sweet, bubbly mare turn serious enough to hurt somepony.
You know I always thought there would be situations were Sunset got blamed for things that were genuinely not her fault.
Nice chapter. It's terrifying to see an angry Derpy, tought I'm glad she and Lyra come at terms (next is Bon-Bon).
It still sucks Sunset got banned from de Validectorian, I hope she can still make it - for real. Also, I believe Scootaloo can see in the former equestrian a new sister figure if her relantionship with Rainbow Dash it's unsaveable.
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If I wanted to go the full tragedy, I could have Vinyl and Octavia be an item.
It’s a funny idea and it makes sense. You can never be sure she wasn’t involved somehow.
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I always kind of felt like Pinkie was the youngest.
Awesome chapter, so much going on, so many emotions
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It was explained that Rainbow won't see Scoota due to being afraid she may over react and hurt her physically, after punching Sunset during the whole event from before.
She genuinely scared, and refuses due to not only holding a grudge still but how she react to meeting her face to face.
Still it's not good for this to happen, and worried how much damage will be caused.
So the idea of Sunset being her big sister figure sounds good, not to punish Dash, but because well...cause and effect.
On Octi wow, what a mistake she made, and yeah....Want to see how she doing and I noticed Derpy said she speak to Bon Bon next but no mention of Octi.
I'm guessing that While Sunset hates Fluttershy, Derpy may hate Octi as well.
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Dash knows that she’s capable of punching someone for even suspecting they were Anon, so she’s afraid how she’ll react to the actual Anon-A-Miss. she might punch Scootaloos lights our, which is something she’d never forgive herself for.
She’ll approach her friends individually, much like Sunset. Bon-Bons easiest cause she and Lyra have easy contact, and Derpy suspects Lyras going to seek Bon-Bon out next.
Derpys too sweet to hate anyone (unless they were like genuinely terrible people), though she is angriest with Octi.
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My best guess is Fluttershy is the oldest, with AJ and Rarity following. Then Twi, RD, and finally Pinkie.
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Well, since Octi got her kicked out, she can get her back in. She owes her that much.
This is the best Anon-a-Miss story I've read since "Through The Eyes of Anon-a-Miss".
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Wells he must be pretty mad then, so more Angry derby, or cold shoulder Derpy then.
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That is a great Anon fic, I’ve got the author as one of my fans. So that’s fun.
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Nice :)
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Ummm actually that not her call, she voted to have her kicked out, Lyra and Bon Bon were the oens who went with it.
And because she defended Sunset, it was mentioned that Octi not on good terms with Vinyl because of this.
Besides Lyra admitted they had been wrong.
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Okay, well, then they should vote to have her back in then. I still think they owe her that.
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Pretty sure that already been decided why else would Lyra go to apologize to her and not because she wants Derpy's help, it because she screwed up and admitted it.
Next is Bon Bon I'm sure then....phew...Octi....oh boy.
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Aww. Thank you both!
And I agree. Your Anon fic is the best new Anon fic I read in a while!
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If scootaloo found a way to set it right then she could earn a lot of forgiveness from sunset and possibly others who she hurt.
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Yeah I always thought she was a backwards fair weather friend if there is magic trouble she will show up but any other time she doesn't have the time to come over even though she has time for the ones in equestria.
I can’t stop laughing 😂
They deserve to be dead that's what.
I gotta quit bringing up my pathetic material.
One person aside from Fluttershy you really don't want to piss off, is Derpy granted it's a little tricky to piss her off but when she loses her temper she's monstrous
Makes you wonder if that kinda thing happened a lot.
How much of Sunset’s reputation was from her own actions and how much was scapegoating? You screwed your friend over (by accident or not) and they won’t let it go? It must have been Sunset manipulating you. You embarrass yourself doing something stupid? Sunset sabotaged you. Sunset wins a popularity contest? She must have blackmailed/bribed/threatened roughly half of the student body without being caught, obviously.
In truth, I doubt that’s what actually happened in this fic. That is to say, I believe Sunset was about as much of a bitch as everyone makes her out to be. I just find the idea of her being largely innocent of that reputation intriguing. A lot of interesting story threads could come from that. Unfortunately, most of the stories I do see use it have Sunset be a practical saint from day one, and make the whole bullying thing an act. I think that kind of cheapens her character and her growth.