Chapter 30: The Boss

Dusk finishes his carrot cake and walks up to Ditzy, who is waiting outside the building of the Post Office. The mail mare looks very panicked, and stressed out. She is pacing around at anxiously. Dusk could easily tell that she didn’t want to do this.

“What’s wrong Ditzy? Why are you so worked up about this? I’m sure that he’ll understand once we’ve told him what happened to you.” Dusk say confidently.

“Well that’s the problem, you see, I’ve done some really stupid things while working here, and I think  that she is getting sick of it. She is a great boss, but my constant mistakes make things hard for her, and this will make things worse for her. Every time I report a mistake of mine to her, I can see, that she is getting closer and closer to letting me go, but I need this job to support my little Dinky, and if I don’t-” Dusk stops her from finishing.

“Ditzy, don’t work yourself up too much. If she is a good boss, than she won’t fire you for something that you couldn’t help. You’ll be fine.”

“I really hope so Dusk.”

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The wall-eyed pegasus walks into her work area in the Post Office, while Dusk follows her. She walks up to a blue coated, pegasus mare, who has her fuchsia colored mane, tied up into a bun.

Ditzy nervously walks up to the mare, “Hello Mail Call.”

“Good afternoon Ditzy, what’s wrong? You seem unhappy about something.” Says the concerned mare.

“I’m sorry Mail, but I couldn’t deliver all of the mail today. I had a few problems along the way.”

The mare known as Post sighs. She looks disappointed, “Ditzy, you know how sad I get, when I know that somepony won’t be getting their mail. I know that you are the fastest mail pony on the team, but you need to stop screwing up deliveries.”

“I know Mail, but it wasn’t my fault this time. I was flying, and a tree was in my blind spot and I crashed right into it. Then some hecklers came and made fun of me, but they were also ripping up some of my letters...”

When Mail heard that last bit, she was deep in thought, thinking about what she should do with her.

Ditzy continues her explanation, “Dusk then stopped them, and he helped me pick up the untorn letters, and then I delivered the rest of the letters.”

“Who is Dusk?” Asks the confused mare.

“I’m Dusk, and yes, I did stand up for Ditzy.” He confirms. “There were 5 mares and 2 stallions who were insulting her, and tearing up the letters, just to upset her. I yelled at them, and they all ran away.”

“...It sounds like you’re telling the truth Ditzy, but if you excuse me, I’ll need to go into my office for a bit. I need to think about what will happen to her.” She walks away, leaving Dusk and Ditzy in the work area. None of her colleagues were present, as they had all left for home.

There is a deafening silence in the building, and Dusk is thinking of something he can say, to break the silence. He then remembers something that Zephyr had told him when they first met.

“So Ditz, I heard from a friend of mine, that you left your original job as a weather pony a month ago. Why?” He asks curiously.

“I felt uncomfortable with the job. Sure the pay was better, and the work was easier, but I have never felt comfortable with the job for some reason. I like doing this job, and the pay is good enough for me to give Dinky a good life.”

“Did you know, that I have taken your spot as weather pony?” Asks Dusk.

Ditzy looks at his injured wing, and sceptically looks at him.

Dusk looks at his wing as well, “When I recover, I’ll be working for Rainbow. Also, Zeph told me that he likes the muffins that you brought to work.”

Ditzy chuckles, “He always did eat the more of them than Rainbow and I.”

They hear Mail’s voice from her office, “Dusk, I need to speak to you for a second.”

Dusk and Ditzy give each other a confused look, as he walks to the office.

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He enters her office, and she is sitting on the chair behind the desk. “Dusk, I would like you to sit down for a second.”

He does so, and she continues, “So I understand that she was getting harassed while doing her job, but I don’t understand why she couldn’t of just picked up the rest of the cards and flown away. What were they saying?”

Dusk begins to answer truthfully. “I wasn’t in the area when it first started, but when I arrived, they kept on saying that she was a bad mail mare and mother. She was crying at one point.”

She just nods, and writes something on her nearby scroll, “Why do you think she should keep the job?”

“To support her, and her little daughter. It’s not like she did anything wrong.” Debates Dusk.

“But why should she get let off so easily, just because she is a single parent. That isn’t fair on the other workers.”

Dusk falters for a little bit, “But she’s only been working here for a month. I’m sure that if you give her more time, she’ll improve and make things better for you.”

“True, true.” She write down something on the scroll and says, “You can go now.”

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Dusk and Ditzy were waiting for Mail Call to tell them what will happen, for 10 minutes, until she walked out of her office to tell her the results.

“So Ditzy, I was originally going to let you go, but after I called Dusk into the office, he convinced me to let you work for longer.” Ditzy is elated with the results. “I expect to see you, the same time tomorrow.”

She began to talk excitedly, “Oh my Celestia, thank you Mail! And thank you Dusk for helping me!”

She gives him a tight hug, and a quick kiss, and starts to blush, whereas Dusk looks like he’s seen a ghost. He is pale, and has stopped moving.

‘Oh CRAP, she likes me, but I’m already in love with Fluttershy. Ditzy is going to hate me for telling her this...’ Next Chapter: Chapter 31: Bigamy, and Other Jokes Estimated time remaining: 5 Hours, 35 Minutes