Chapter 2: A Leap Of Faith
“Yes s-sir, I have a few letters for you.”
Derpy trembled a little as she hoofed the envelope to Dr. Whooves; who thanked her with a warm smile. Derpy tried to take a step back, but as she did the mare stumbled which made her fall backwards off the porch. Derpy landed flat on her wings causing an injury to her right one. Doctor Whooves exclaimed:
“My dear I hope you are quite alright, but can’t you fly since you are a Pegasus with wings and all?”
While blushing from embarrassment Derpy stuttered a sentence saying she was used to it. After Derpy picked herself up she attempted to take off, but an immense sharp pain shot up her injured wing and she quickly plummeted back down to the ground. Derpy was too embarrassed to move again and just sat there silently in pain until Dr. Whooves rushed over to help:
“Oh my it seems you have injured one of your wings, but sadly I’m not that kind of doctor, it is more of just a title really. My house is a mess currently with moving in and all but the least I can do is invite you in for some tea and first aid.”
Derpy was still silent but nodded in agreement. Dr. Whooves helped her up and guided Derpy inside to his couch which was still wrapped in plastic, and then left to go make some tea. Meanwhile Derpy’s current situation of being in distress, invited in to the home of a stallion, and offered a drink brought on a flashback of when she met Ponet and all the pain he eventually caused. That onset of that extremely painful memory made Derpy pass out and kicked off a horrible nightmare. This time when she woke up though Derpy was relieved to still be on the couch. She noticed there was a cup of tea sitting on the table next to her and that Doctor Whooves was busy unpacking boxes. As Derpy tried to stretch her wings she noticed that her right wing couldn't move as it had been bandaged up tightly. Right then and there Derpy promised herself she won’t let somepony hurt her again like Ponet had so she thanked the friendly earth stallion for his kindness and began leaving the house; stating that she needed to get caught up with her mail delivery. Dr. Whooves stopped Derpy for a moment to say:
“I do hope your wing heals quickly, and I hope the rest of your day ends up much safer for you.”
“Wh-Why thank you sir, b-but I really must be g-going now.”
As Derpy walked away Dr. Whooves observed her through a window. He couldn't tell what it was but he felt a strong connection to Derpy; a feeling he had never felt before. As the days went on Derpy made her best efforts to just quickly slide Dr. Whooves’ mail under the door and take off before he can say a word to her. At some point Dr. Whooves started waiting outside for Derpy and the two ponies would have these awkward exchanges as Derpy tried to avoid any conversation beyond pleasant greetings. Eventually though Dr. Whooves made the effort to ask around Ponyville to find out more about Derpy and where she lived. One day Derpy stopped over at Sugar Cube Corner again to get some delicious muffins. When she walked in a hyper Pinkie asks her:
“Hey Derpy! Hey Derpy! Guess what what what?”
“Wh-What is it P-Pinkie?”
“An earth stallion was asking about you the other day, and he is awful cute.”
“R-Really? Who was h-he?”
“Hmmmmm I can’t remember his name but I think there was a doctor in it somewhere. He says you keep avoiding him Derpy, why would you do that? I would date him if he didn’t seem so interested in you.”
“Oh y-you see Pinkie, af-after what happened w-with Ponet I can’t risk g-getting hurt like that ag-again.”
“Oh come on now Derpy that was years ago and it wasn’t your fault! You need to stop living your lonely life and smile more! By the way I told that Doctor where you lived because he said he just had to see you, he also bought a bunch of muffins from me.”
“I d-don’t know Pinkie, m-maybe.”
Derpy paid for the muffins and sulked out of the bakery with an emotional battle raging inside her mind. Derpy was trying to decide whether or not she trust another pony like that again. Her main concern was Dinky because at least when Ponet left and said those hurtful words Dinky wasn’t born yet to experience it. However now her daughter is a part of the picture and Derpy just couldn’t live with herself if Dinky had to go through an ordeal like that. On her way home Derpy stopped by the schoolhouse to pick up Dinky. When Derpy arrived Dinky made an attempt to climb into her mailbag like she used to and pleaded:
“Please mommy can I ride in your mailbag? It’s so much fun.”
“N-no muffin remember y-you are too b-big for it n-now.”
Dinky gave up and a sad look fell upon her face as she realized that is one experience with her mother she will never get to have again. Derpy noticed the disappointed look and told her:
“Cheer up D-Dinky! Look I br-brought you a m-muffin.”
Dinky instantly perked up as she was addicted to muffins as her mother, and snatched the muffin from Derpy. A good part of the muffin ended up on the ground as crumbs from bites Dinky took that were too big for her to chew properly. When the pair make it home Dinky scampered off to her room as usual to go play, and Derpy proceeded to get dinner started. So far everything was going like a normal afternoon until Derpy heard a knock at the door. Derpy attempted to answer but Dinky blitzed by in a blur and beat her to the door. When Dinky opened the door she finds Dr. Whooves standing there, and he kneels down to ask Dinky:
“Why hello there little pony. I’m looking for a miss Derpy she does live here right?”
“What? Little? I’m not little I’m a big pony! Yeah my mommy lives here and... oh you brought... HEY!!!!”
Derpy bumped Dinky aside and approached Dr. Whooves. The stallion was presenting a bouquet of muffins and offered it to Derpy:
“Hello again Derpy, I brought you some muffins as Pinkie Pie said they are your favorite thing in all of Equestria. I was hoping I could be lucky enough...”
Derpy slammed the door shut and collapsed to the ground with her back against it. This was exactly what she was trying to avoid, but it seemed that he just won’t give up so Derpy caved in. After deciding to give him a chance she opened the door.
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Love chapter 2 keep them coming. *Excited face*
What up with the stuttering?
2266619
My take on Derpy's Derpiness/Mental impairedness
i like the stuttering reminds me of my brother still great story but you might want to slow the pace
2277566
Thanks.
well the problem was some people felt the pace was too slow in the prequel to this story.
2277596 i know but you probably should of eased into doctor whooves falling for her
2277605
guess I cant please both sides of the fence
had people in the prequel complain: "Yes yes we get it ponet and derpy are in love move on."
2277614 hmmph i think it was at a good pace altho i would mind learning more about ponet but i wouldnt mind if you slowed down a tad
MOAR!!! MOAR, I DEMAND IT!!!
2277596 You are my Favorite Author, Your story-telling skills are fantastic and you are able to make the Character's seem so human (Except Dr. Hooves, but to be fair we haven't heard much from the doc) Keep up the Awesome work, take your time. Plus you deserve this small but loving fanbase behind you
Dude492
go doc. go doc gogogogo get the derpy
but really i hope dery give doc a fair chance till next time i wait with muffin in hand
2319546
not to give out spoilers but you should be pleased with how it turns out
2266656 HA! I especially like the part where she slams to the door in his face. I really think at some point Ponet should make an appearance. I can't think of any logical reason for him to show up again, but I think it would make for some good drama! I will say I'm liking this story more in that it's more light hearted than the last one; but that's just because I prefer lighter stuff. But you already know I loved your last story.
2411455
actually I figured out an epic way to have ponet come back in, but most of the readers won't like why he came back.
2428589 I'll be glad just to see him back! I SMELL DRAMA or SHENANIGANS or DRAMANIGANS!
2428604
actually its some really heavy drama that happens in the sequel to the story after this one.
truthfully i think there is something missing about the doctor.... no idea what i could call that though! maybe some more timeywimey stuff?
2428748 Well I did say DRAMA or SHENANIGANS or DRAMANGIANS! So drama works.
I haven't even read this yet, but I know it's going to be good