My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Friends from Unexpected Places

Chapter 35

Something Unexpected

Derpy’s friends impatiently waited downstairs, waiting for her to join them. They were all dressed in wonderful and gorgeous dresses that Rarity herself would faint at.

“Come on, Derpy. We’re waiting for you!” Roseluck impatiently exclaimed.

Time Turner and Clockwerk arrived, each in a handsome tux. “Hello, Idaho.” Raindrops playfully and seductive chuckled, seeing her boyfriend in that wonderful looking Tux. “don’t you look snazzy.”

“Thanks.” both of them said. When one heard the other say that, they looked at each other with grumbled faces.

“And who’s he?” Lyra asked, gesturing to Clockwerk.

“oh. This is my cousin from Clopdon. His name is Clockwerk. He’s here for a couple weeks and I thought it would be nice if he and Derpy went to the dance together.”

“together?” Octavia and Bonbon said together. They looked at each other with concerned looks. It was no secret that eTu`nes had a thing for Derpy; that little embrace they found the two in practically sealed it. But… they were the only ones who saw them in each others arms and hooves so this is going to be a problem.

“Come on, Derpy!” Berry yelled.

Derpy heard them but she couldn’t reply as she was throwing up again. When she stopped, she groaned. “oh… note to self; Never eat Hot Dogs eTu`nes gets from the Gryphon Kingdom ever again.”

She got up and walked on out.

“what is up with that girl? She’s been in that bathroom ever since we got back.” Lyra said, sitting on a laz-y-boy.

“well, I’ve been feeling crummy too.” Bonbon said. “I think it was those Hot Dogs eTu`nes brought. I think they were filled with meat.”

“that would explain it.” they all said.

They all chuckled, leaving Clockwerk confused. “and… eTu`nes is…?”

“A dragon.” Vinyl said. “and Derpy’s best friend. They met when she ran away 11 years.”

“why did Derpy run away?” Lyra, Bonbon, Octavia, Vinyl, Colgate, and Berry nervously scratched their chins and coughed. “oh.”

“b-b-but it was a good thing. eTu`nes was near death when they met. She nursed him back to health and they‘ve been best friends ever since.”

“oh. Oh, you know, I think I met him when I arrived. He was the only Drake I saw so it had to be him. Thing is… he was acting weird when Derpy asked me to the dance with her and I think he had a letter hidden on his person.”

Octavia and Bonbon know what was going on. They were going to explain everything when Derpy started down the stairs.

She looked… absolutely stunning. Words can’t do justice on how beautiful she looks. Lyra did a wolf-whistle and Colgate and raindrops went ‘Wa-ha-ha-how!’

Clockwerk was completely mesmerized by her beauty. “w-wow. Derpy, you look… stunning.”

Derpy blushed at his comment. “You really think so?”

“I know so. You’re stunning, beautiful, gorgeous-- I’ll just come right out and say it; you’re hot.”

Derpy blushed a even deeper red. “you just toying with me?”

Time Turner got up next to Clockwerk. “Clockwerk is known for his honesty. Trust me, if he does lie, it’s usually a very bad one that doesn’t make much sense.”

“yeah, yeah, yeah. All well and good. Now can we get going before we’re crossed off the guest list?” Berry said.

“oh, right.” everyone quickly left and headed for the dance. Derpy was still wondering where eTu`nes disappeared too but she didn’t have much time to think.

4 hours. The drake had been working on his letter for 4 hours.

“no, no, no.” He angrily growled. He flipped to the eraser and angrily erased a sentence. “Dammit.” his feelings were all in a jumble since Derpy asked Clockwerk instead of him to the dance. “ugh. Damn Clockwerk.” he threw his pencil away and groaned as he fell back. He pinched his eyes and sighed. He puffed out a exhale and looked to the night sky.

“wait, night?” eTu`nes screeched in fear as he bolted up. “oh crap. The dance!” he looked at the letter. “eeegh… that’s gonna have to be good enough.” he folded it, put it in a good hiding spot on his person, and took off for the school.

Vinyl bobbed her head up and down as her turntable played a dubstep song with a deep bass. It made the gym room shake and everyone jump involuntarily. Octavia walked up and turned it down.

“Whoa. That was unexpected.” Clockwerk said, holding onto his seat for dear life.

“yeah.” Derpy replied, sitting in another seat. Both were nervous to make the first move. This was the first dance they’ve been to so they don’t know what to do.

Octavia butted Vinyl away from her turntable and put on a slow-dancing romantic song.

Derpy heard it and reacted, “oh, I love this song. So romantic and…” she dreamily sighed. Clockwerk looked to the dancefloor, then to her. He lightly smiled and walked over to her. He took one of her hooves and brought her to the dance floor. “what are you doing, Clocky?” she asked.

“having a dance with my date. I was quite the dancer back home.”

“oh, no. no no.” she let go and walked back to her seat. “I-I can’t dance. Never have.”

Clockwerk chuckled and used his magic to bring her over. “if I can go on a blind date with someone my cousin set up…” he grabbed her waist and pulled her close. “…you can dance.” he winked at her, making Derpy melt in his arms.

Before Derpy knew it, she was dancing and she was a natural. She never knew she could dance like this but… there was something about Clockwerk that made her a natural. She doesn’t know what it is; could be his charisma, could be his dashing good looks. Who knows? All she does know, or rather remember, is being lost in his embrace.

Lyra looked around the dancefloor from her seat, spotted Derpy dancing with Clockwerk, and tapped Bonbon’s shoulder. “what?” Lyra pointed and Bonbon looked. She saw Derpy dancing with Time Turner’s cousin and gulped. “uh-oh.” she softly muttered. “hope eTu`nes doesn’t come.” Octavia thought up the same thing.

eTu`nes landed outside the school gym. He could hear the music playing inside. He took a deep breath and brought out the letter. “okay, eTu`nes. You can do this. You can do this. Just go in, tell Derpy your true feelings… and hope she chooses you.” she took another deep breath and headed to the door.

Derpy and Clockwerk lost all meaning to the world around them and, without any thinking or anything, kissed right on the lips.

eTu`nes heart shattered when he saw the love of his life kiss that new pony. Bonbon and Octavia noticed him and gulped, fearing a yell-out in front of everyone.

Derpy and Clockwerk broke their kiss and just looked at each other. That’s when she noticed eTu`nes turning and flying out the door. “eTu`nes?” she muttered.

“eTu`nes?”

“He was standing right in that doorway and then he just…. Left.” Derpy broke her embrace with her date. “You don’t mind if I go after her, would you?”

“no no. go right ahead.”

“thanks.” Derpy galloped out the door and after the drake.

“This isn’t going to end well.” Bonbon whimpered to Octavia. She whimpered in agreement.

8 years later…

A half hour after the storm ended, the paramedics came and took Twilight and Starlight to the hospital. Halo went with them but everyone else stayed behind; Twi needed to get some rest, anyway. She just went though 7 hours of torture just pushing the little tyke out of her. Doing it without a epidural can be pure hell. I know from experience- A friend of mine went though it once; my ears hurt from all the yelling she did.

The next day, everyone went to visit the new mother and her new creation.

“Aww… she’s so cute…” Amelia, Sora, and Rarity said in unison, looking at the sleeping Starlight from behind the glass. Starlight wasn’t the only foal born that days as she had several roommates. “Twilight is so lucky to have such a cute baby.”

“come on, guys. Let her sleep. She just got evicted from her old home.” Req joked as she pushed the 3 into the waiting room.

“oh, come on Req. we barely had a chance to see her.” Fluttershy whined.

“I know that but she and Twilight need to rest; this was a traumatic experience for them both. Twi just went though 7 hours of pain and Starlight was forcibly evicted from home for the past 11 months. You just have to learn to be patient.”

The ponies whined and lowered their heads in sadness.

“just wait a few hours. You’ll see them soon.”

“But Celestia, Luna, Trixie, Halo, Cadence, and Armor are seeing her now.” Cynder whined.

“because they’re her family. And I’m not gonna argue with the ultra-powerful rulers of a nation. I learned my lesson the hard way.” she groaned, rubbing her back.

“how do you feel, Twili?” Armor asked her tired sister.

“tired, for one.” she replied with a light chuckle. “and it wasn’t exactly peaches and cream; it hurt. Badly! I thought I was going to split in half.”

“we know.” Celestia and Cadence said in unison, knowing full well what she went though. They went though there’s without epidurals, but that was their decision. Twi had no choice because she was stuck in the library because of that storm.

“but… seeing her cute little face… knowing that I created something so beautiful… I would go though that all over again.”

Glade stirred in her mother’s hooves, making Cadence chuckle. “I think Glade is keen on seeing his new cousin.”

“I don’t blame him.”

The door to Twilight’s room opened and Req stepped though. “sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt.”

“it’s okay, Req.” Celestia replied. “do you need anything?”

“yeah. I need to talk to you and Luna for a minute.”

“Talk?” the sisters looked at each other and shrugged.

They walked to the door just as the nurse came in. “someone woke up and wants her mama.” Redheart said. Luna and Celestia saw her in passing and went ‘aww’.

Redheart handed Starlight to Twi. “Aww… she’s so cute…” Trixie and Cadence said in unison. Cadence held her son up to get a good view. “Glade, this is your new cousin Starlight.” Glade stared at starlight with a interested look. He touched her nose and spoke in baby talk. “Aw…” all 3 females exclaimed.

“What is it, Requiem?” Celestia asked as she, Req, and Luna reached a secluded part of the hospital.

“well… I’m curious… how rare are Alicorns?”

“Alicorns?” Luna and Celestia look at each other. This was what she took them away from Twilight for? “um… 2000 years ago, there were plenty. But, though Discord and the passage of time, we’ve been greatly reduced. Cadence and Glade were the most recent ones in 200 years.” Luna explained.

“Okay. Okay. And… you can only get Cutie Marks when you find your special talent, right?”

Celestia nodded. “indeed. It took me and Luna quite some time before we found that our talents were the sun and the moon. But… why do you ask?”

“well…”

“Oh, she’s so cute!” Fluttershy said, holding little Starlight in her hooves. “you must feel so lucky, Twilight.”

“I do. She’s quite the miracle.”

“so, any advice for anyone who’s going to have kids?” Trixie asked.

“ask for drugs when you go into labor. I cannot stress that part enough.”

“yeah. We heard.” Riku said, sticking his pinkie finger into his ear.

“I don’t know why Req was trying to delay us seeing her. She’s just so cute.” Amelia said.

Twi quickly came up with some explanation. “I think it’s because her mother barely had any time to hold her since you guys came in.”

“well, that will do it.” Aura said.

Everyone lightly chuckled. Spyro and Cynder lightly shivered then looked at each other. “Anyone else feel that?” he asked.

“feel what?” Armor asked.

Cadence felt it too and shivered, same with Glade, Cosmos, and Erys. “I just did too.” they all said.

“feel what?” Fox asked.

Erys and Cadence looked at each other. “Um… Twilight… did you ever take the blanket off of Starlight?” Cadence asked.

“no.” Twi used her magic to pull Starlight back over to her. “I don’t want her to catch a cold. Why?”

“just curious.”

Now that made her curious. She and Halo looked at each other for a moment. Twilight used her magic to take off the blanket that surrounded Starlight. Not long after that, the ponies all gasped when they saw what they saw.

“She’s a…”

“Alicorn!?!” Luna and Celestia said in unison.

“I saw wings along with that horn. Last I checked, that means Alicorn, doesn’t it?” Req explained.

Celestia couldn’t believe what she was hearing. A Alicorn born outside the royal family? “such a thing has never happened before in the history of my and Luna’s rule. If Starlight is a Alicorn, there must be a reason why.”

“that’s not the weirdest part.” Req said. “she was born with a Cutie Mark.”

“She was?” Luna asked.

“yeah.” Req paused for a moment and reached into her pockets. “shaped… like this.” she pulled out a pocket watch and showed it to them. “that knight from the train at the beginning of the Winter War had one like this, too.”

“huh…” Celestia and Luna were not sure how to process this. Something like this has never happened in their world before; a pony, a Alicorn at that, born with a Cutie Mark and a Alicorn outside the royal family. Such a thing was next to impossible.

Req put the watch away and leaned on the wall. “So… what are you two going to do?” the sisters looked at each other. How were they going to handle this?

“She’s a Alicorn?” Twilight gasped.

“And with a Cutie Mark?!” the other ponies exclaimed.

The off-worlders weren’t exactly certain why they were freaking out. “so what’s the problem? She’s a Alicorn born with a tattoo on her butt. What’s the problem?” Fox asked.

“WHAT’S THE PROBLEM!?!” Twilight yelled in Fox’s face, making a whole lot of wind and messing up the fur on his face. “nothing like this has ever happened before in the history of Equestria. For the past 2000 years, Alicorns were born only into the Royal Family. Cadence and Glade were the most recent ones. The last known Alicorn other then the princess’ was 200 years ago. And no pony in history has ever, ever, ever been born with a Cutie Mark. Something like this is clearly a anomaly and if Celestia finds out, she’ll--”

“I’ll do what?” Celestia asked as she walked in.

“uh-oh.” Halo quickly said.

“Un… Princess Celestia. Un… um…” Twi didn’t even bother to hide it. “you know, don’t you?”

Celestia nodded. “Requiem told me.” Req nervously smiled and lowered from view.

“You knew?!” Twi snapped.

“un, yeah. I was the one who delivered her, after all. And besides, what was I supposed to say? ‘hi there. Here’s your baby. By the way, she’s a Alicorn with a Cutie Mark.’ how was I supposed to word that?”

She had a point there. Still, Twilight was very nervous. “um… princess?… what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know. Something like this has never happened before. I… suppose that--”

Twi’s mind raced as she thought back to that door of fear back in the Afterworld. Her nightmare had Celestia taking Starlight away from her for failing to stop Discord. The reason may have changed but the outcome is looking the same; the princess taking her daughter. She didn’t even bother to hear the end. “you’re not going to take Starlight away from me!”

“What?” Celestia said in shock. “I wasn’t--”

“I know you will. That fear door back in the Afterworld showed me you were gonna take her! Well, I’m not going to let you do that! Starlight needs me and I need her! If you want to take her, you‘re gonna have to do it with force!”

Celestia was surprised to hear her make such a accusation. “Twilight…” Twi looked away, holding Starlight close. Everyone felt out of place and slowly made their way to the door. “…you know I would never do that. When did you ever hear of me I was just going to say we should keep her under surveillance.”

*Screech* “surveillance?” Ash asked.

Celestia nodded. “something like Starlight has never happened before and such a anomaly must be kept a eye on.”

“humph. So she’s a freak of nature?”

“no no no. she’s something new and-- oh, dear how do I word this right? We just want to keep an eye on her, make sure she’s not in any danger to herself or anyone around her. You understand that, don’t you?”

Twi blinked once then looked down at her daughter’s sleeping form. “well… as long as you don’t take her away…”

“I would never do that to you, Twilight. You’re my most precious student and my niece-in-law. Why would I take my new grand niece away from her mother? Speaking of which, how did I get my reputation of being cold-blooded?”

That was a good question but Twilight ignored it. “who knows?” she played off. “could be any number of reasons?”

Luna playfully looked to her sister. “I can think of one giant grey thing.” she chuckled. Trixie and Cadence giggled as well.

The humans were now completely lost as Lloyd scratched his head with his sword. “un… does this mean Twilight is keeping Starlight?” he and Gourry asked. Emil and Lina groaned and face-palmed. “what?”

Author's Notes:

that's right. Starlight is a Alicorn. let the hate mail commence.

but... what is with that cutie mark?