"... Our voices echo, maginifying your arrival. New Statue
In a drafty museum, your nakedness
Shadows our safety. We stand round blankly as walls..." - excerpt from "Morning Song" , by Sylvia Plath

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With each passing moment these creatures were becoming more of a mystery to Derpy. First they ignored her completely, then when she spilled all of their drinks, they act like children being awarded candy. Now they seem positively confused just what to do. They are just standing in place, not taking their eyes off of her. They are whispering things to each other, Derpy heard them say things like,

" Are we seeing things?"
"Is that really her?"
"What should we do?"
" Should we tell Equestria Daily?"
" Dude, do you have a boner?"

Derpy decided not to wait to see what the creatures would do next, she spread her wings and then one of the creatures started runnning towards her flailing his arms. One of the creatures called out to him and said,

" Kyle, NO! You'll scare her!"

Derpy launched herself in the air and headed towards the window but the creature they called Kyle jumped in front of her and closed the windows and tried to catch her again. Derpy flew towards the door and tried to ram her way through it but only succeeded in hurting her head. She then tried to open the door knob but Kyle prevented her.

" NO! DON'T LEAVE!" Kyle shouted at her while trying to grab her.

" Dammit Kyle, stop it! Your scaring her!"

Unsure of what to do Derpy started flying around the room hoping the creatures wouldn't be able to reach her. One of the creatures held back Kyle and slapped him in the face. Derpy was about to attempt to fly out the window again but then she got hit in the side of her head by one of the arms of a spinning machine on the roof. She fell into the arms of one of the creatures. She tried to break the creatures grip and flap her wings and kick the creature, but he had a tight grip on her. Derpy started getting worried about what they do to prisoners who try to escape.

" No! Please don't hurt me!" Derpy begged.

All of the bronies fell silent at the sound of her voice. Previously they assumed that she could either not speak, or couldn't understand them, they hoped Derpy didn't know what a boner was.

" Hurt you? Why would we hurt you?" said the creature holding Derpy, breaking the silence.
Derpy was confused by his statement. If they weren't jailors, why were they trying so hard to keep her prisoner?

" So... your not my jailors?"

"Jailors? Were just a bunch of bronies."

Now Derpy was even more confused. What is a brony? The... um brony carried her off to the wide chair and set her down and crouched down beside her. It was then that Derpy noticed his large brown kind eyes. Derpy wasn't sure what kind would look like, but she was sure it looked like his eyes. The bronies gathered around her and sat on the floor or on the table. The bronies made sure Kyle stayed in the back.

" My name is Henry, and these are my friends. We're not jailors, and we are actually not sure how you got here, but trust me when I say that we would never hurt you. We're not even going to make you stay here, you could leave right now if you wanted. If you stay here though, you have my word that you'll be safe. "

Derpy was overwhelmed by his gesture and reached out and gave him a big warm hug. His beard itched her cheek and she giggled. Henry got up and sat next to her and said,

" Now, um... can you tell us anything... like your name." Henry said winking to another brony, for some reason.

" Okay. I'm Derpy Hooves and I come from the town of Ponyville in the land of Equestria. Um, we have an egalitarian society and we have two princesses. And we don't have any bronies, we have minotaurs, griffon's, dragons and hydras but no bronies. I'm a mail mare, and I was going on my routes on Saturday, when I fell into this portal while flying." Derpy said gesturing her flight with her hooves. All the bronies had wide grins on their faces, Derpy just assumed she must be a very good story teller.

" I fell really far down, and then I hit the ground really hard. I was worried I hurt my wing but, obviously I can fly." Derpy said with a laugh. Henry and all of the bronies just smiled. One of the bronies in the back punched Kyle in the arm.

" I sat for a long time waiting to see if I could hear or see anything, but it was pitch black, and all I could hear was my own breathing. Just when I was about to get up and walk around this bright, bright light popped out of nowhere. It was a hot white light that just floated in midair above me. The weirdest part was that everything was still dark around me, it was like it only illuminated me, and everything else was just naturally pitch black. Then I heard the sounds of hooves coming from a distance, and then I heard a mare's voice. She said I would know who she was, and everyone I knew would know as well. I didn't understand at first, but then she walked out and standing in front of me was a pegasus that looked exactly like me. Like EXACTLY, cutie mark, mane, and everything except her voice and her eyes."

Derpy remembered her harsh words, and felt a little crestfallen.

" She said I had a masculine voice, and my eyes were unnatural. She called me a freak, and deffective and she said I was a laughing stock."
She knew it was strange to ask but she had to know...

" Are... my eyes and my... voice. Are they... do they make you..." Derpy was trying to find the right words to say. She was worried that they did think she was a freak. The evil mare planted so many nasty thoughts into her head that she was begining to believe them. Henry, however picked up on her intent, and said,

" Your eyes are unique Derpy, there is nothing wrong with them, and your voice is adorable. Right guys?" All the bronies gave a verbal agreement with 'yeah's and 'totally's. Kyle in the back nodded enthusiastically, very enthusiastically.

" Aw, thats sweet you guys!" Derpy was beginning to trust the bronies more. They seemed to be nice, and when their not chasing you around the room, they're not too much different than ponies. Though she was beginning to feel a little strange being naked while everyone else was clothed.

"Anyway she said that I was being replaced for some reason, I guess it had to do with my... appearance. I tried flying away, but she caught me, and then everything went black. Then I woke up here, with all of you. And then I thought you guys were my jailors, and now I'm telling you all this story. What I'm wondering though is, the mare said she had to eradicate me. I'm pretty sure eradicate means...kill. So, why didn't she... do that to me?" Derpy was hesitant in using the word 'kill'. It was a dirty word, a harsh word, a word that should never be uttered for any reason. Killing was wrong, no excuses, Derpy knew that. Doesn't everypony and brony?

~

Five tall dark figures in black suits sit impatiently in a dark room around a large oval table. Every window has been shut, and all the lights dimmed until the giant grey clock on the wall was barely visible. These five beings hold power and wealth in their hands like a scepter, and they let nothing stand in their way. They use whatever means necessary to get what they want, legal or otherwise. Their drinks have gone watery and their watches tick away without end. The man in the center lays on leg on his knee and taps his fingers on the table. The guest is late.

The doors to the room burst open and in walks two tall men exaclty alike, down to the laces on their shoes. They throw the pony they were carrying on the floor in front of the beings and exit the room slamming the doors.

"That was completely unnecesary! I would have walked in myself! There was no need for such brute force by your thugs."

The grey haired man in the center of the table says in a deep voice, "Watch your tongue when you adress those on my payroll you miserable horse. We're not exactly the kindest of people. We don't know that you'll come in by yourself so just of it as a minor precaution. Besides, you are late."

The pony stood up and winced a little at the new pain that was developing in her shoulder. She slowly walked towards the figures and sat on the lonely chair 10 feet away from the table. To say she was nervous would be a massive understatement.

" Well? Did you get rid of her?"

The pony sat in silence, trying to find a way to explain to the beings what had occured. The gray haired man did not like this though.

"DID YOU GET RID OF HER?" He yelled in rage while standing up and slamming his fist on the table.
"Yes!"

"...Then she is dead?"

"Uh... not exactly." The gray haired man hung his head and put his elbows on table. Even in the darkness the pony could see his face turning red from anger.

"When we said eradicate, we meant it. How hard is it to kill a retarded pony who can barely see?" The gray haired man said through clenched teeth.

" She is not as stupid as you think she is. She is very clever, and she can see perfectly fine. As opposed to what you informed me. I thought I would be dealing with a simpleton who would expect nothing of my appearance. She is a completely capable pony, and if it does not offend you for me to say so, I don't know why you would replace her at all."
" I see your point. We will have to be more careful the next time we encounter her." The gray haired man grinned and said, " Unfortunately, this does offend me." He snapped his fingers and two more twins appeared out of the shadows and walked towards the mare. They were carrying clubs.

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"No Kyle! You can't take her!"
"But why not!?"
"What if Jaime took her?"
"I can't bro, I got a roommate now."
"Hey Stevie can you take her?"
"Naw. I lost my job, I have to move in with my brother for a while. I think I should explain to him my bronyness before I bring a pony home."
"Ted?"
" I work nights, so no. Actually I gotta be leaving right now. Bye guys."

The bronies had been going on like this for about an hour. Most of them had already left. They had said it would be too weird, or they wouldn't be able to keep her a secret, whatever that meant. Derpy would be happy to meet other bronies personally, but she didn't want to interrupt the bronies and tell them that. The bronies had gone into the other room and told Derpy to 'sit tight' until they returned. Derpy wasn't sure why she should sit tight, or how one would exactly sit loose. The number of bronies had been wittled down to five, and the sun was beginning to descend and, if this place was anything like Equestria, make way for the moon. The gray pegasus noticed the sunsets were much more vibrant than the ones in Ponyville. While Derpy was waiting she got curious and started looking around at all the miscellaneous items scattered around the room. There was a poster on the wall with strange looking text, and stranger looking bronies with different colored monotone costumes. These must be important political figures. Other than the poster, most of the other objects seemed like toys. There were cards, figurines, and backward picture books with bronies who looked very serious. What really caught Derpy's attention were the statuettes surrounding the illuminating screen that looked just look six ponies from Ponyville. They looked just like the six very important ponies who had saved Princess Luna and stopped Discord, all of whom she had just seen this morning. That is if it was still Saturday. The only thing Derpy could tell about time is that it was getting late. The figurines all were made of a strange material that was hard, but a soft hard. One that wouldn't hurt very bad if it was thrown at your head. Derpy picked one of them up and carried it to the table. Same rainbow mane, same cutie mark, same colors. Yep, this is Rainbow Dash.

"Huh, thats pretty cool. I wonder if..." Derpy flew towards the door and peeked outside at the bronies who were still arguing. What Derpy was about to do was... odd to say the least, but she just had to try it. She picked up the Rainbow Dash toy and began to play with it. Derpy soundtracked her flight through Cloudsdale with whooshes and woos. She was Rainbow Dash, one of the greatest fliers in all of Equestria. She soared through the skies, and performed death defying stunts, and breath taking tricks. Crowds shouted out her name. 'Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash!'. The Wonderbolts observed her as she flew, and watched in awe as she ascended into the clouds to prepair for her finale... the Sonic Rainboom. She flew higher and higher and higher, and then she...

The door squeaked open and in walked the five bronies. Derpy quickly hid the toy in the chair and acted as if she just been sitting idly for the past hour or so. It would be awfully embarrasing for the bronies to see a mare her age playing with toys, and she wanted to keep the fact she knew the bronies knew about ponies a secret. Until she could ask one of them personally, preferably Henry, she really liked Henry. Speaking of him...

"Okay Derpy, we've all talked about it and we've decided to ask you who would like to stay with. At least until we can find out how to get you back to Equestria. We'll give you a minute to decide."

"I want to stay with you."

"Wait, with who?" said Kyle who seemed extremely hopeful Derpy was reffering to him.

"I want to stay with Henry." At this Kyle dropped his head and sighed, and Henry's kind eyes got wide.

"Oh, well that was fast. Um well bye guys." The bronies named Jaime and Stevie said goodbye to Henry and Kyle and left. Henry left to get something from his car. Whatever that is. Kyle sat on another chair with holes in the room where the bronies that had been talking in. He seemed really sad. Derpy walked up to him and sat on the ground beside him.

"Are you okay Kyle?"

" Yeah Derpy, I'm fine." Kyle said with one of those painful smiles you smile when your trying not to show other ponies your sad. " I'm just a little tired, its been a long day."

Henry walked through the front door. He had a black coat with a hood in his hand, which was probably what he was getting from the car. He told Derpy it was time to go, but Derpy had to do one more thing before she left. She gave her wings a flap and landed in Kyle's lap. She reached her hooves around him and rested her head on his shoulders. She walked over to Henry and looked back and said with a big wonderful goodbye smile,

"Bye Kyle."

She walked out the front door with Henry. She could hear Kyle jumping around inside. What a strange brony.
~
The mare was sprawled out on the floor in pain. Pain so much that she could hardly move. She could feel the blood trickling down her chin. Her bones ached, her skin ached, her hair ached, she ached. She was covered from head to hoof with bruises and cuts. In spite of all of it she stood up, slowly and painfully, like a boxer standing up out of stuborness, and subjecing himself to more pain. She managed to raise her head and said,

"I'm sorry I have failed you all. I did not complete my task and cost you all time and money. I promise that it will never happen again."

The gray haired man leaned back in his black leather chair and put his hands behind his head and his feet on the table.
" Splendid! We will be awaiting your completion of the arduous task, of killing Derpy Hooves. Just in case you wanted to slack off... you have exactly one month to get it done. Don't ask for more, we are being very generous as it is. I'm sure your smart enough to figure out what happens if you don't."

The Anti-Derpy walked out of the room limping with her head hanging down and her wings dragging on the ground.
" Oh, and do come again soon dear, we love having you around."

~Notes and such~

Beaster. Does anypony know how to do italics/bold? Last time I tried it deleted all of the anti derpy's dialouge and I'm afraid to try again.I'm guessing its pretty simple but I don't know if I'm doing it right. Anywho, we are now making progress, once again this chapter was shortened so I could technically say yes, I put out a chapter this week. Derpy was originally supposed to be at Henry's house already and questioning and stuff ensues but instead all you lovely attractive people will have to wait another week. I hope you like this chapter. Not much progression plot wise, but its 5 pages worth of Derp. chapter 3 will probably come out earlier than this one because I have monday off (thanks jesus) so I'll be working on the story bunches and bunches. Oh and Sunday night around midnight, a new chapter off '... and then I pulled out' will appear from the cosmos riding on a skateboard made out of glass. The new chapter will be completely unrelated to Pinkie and the Tabula Rusa tale.

Probably should have done more editing on this chapter but, I think its not too bad. fraternumhoof.