My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Matchmaker

Chapter 1

Sister Sister

Sora yawned as she rested her head on a table in Sugarcube Corner.

“Tough day?” Req asked as she and the other humans sat down at the table.

“tough night. Pinkie kept me up, asking Marble about every little detail about his old home. I think she’s smitten with him.”

“smitten? As in ‘in love?’” Bahamut asked.

“mmm… yeah. I think she is.”

“well, Twilight had a dream last night. Apparently, in her mind, Halo is VERY well-endowed.”

“well, that’s fantasies’ for ya.” Aura chuckled. “and you know something, I heard Applejack mention something about Zilver. And him with her. They both talked about ‘fine curves’ or something like that.”

“That’s nothing compared to what I heard last night. And it was quite juicy.” Ash snickered.

“oh, really?” Satoshi said with intrigue. “Do tell.”

“Well, it seems that Sweetie Belle has a little crush on a certain purple drake.” he calmly said before taking a sip of his drink. “And a certain fashionista is trying to hide her feelings.”

“wait wait wait. Are you saying that Sweetie Belle AND Rarity are in love with Spike?” Bahamut asked.

“Seems that way.”

Everyone chuckled. Req stopped and thought for a moment. “huh. Ha. Hmm… you know, that gives me a idea.” she got up and went back to Mr. and Mrs. Cake. Everyone looked at her suspiciously as the bakers handed her a calendar. She walked back over as she flipped to November. “look. In 2 weeks is Hearts and Hooves day, this world’s version of Valentines--”

“And I’m guessing Thanksgiving, since it’s on the same day as it.” Sora interrupted. Req sneered at her. “sorry.”

“oh, no.” Jax groaned. “Req, please tell me you’re not thinking what your thinking.”

“I am.” Jax groaned out loud before slamming her head into the table. “I think that we should set these poor lovebirds up.” Req said with a smile.

Everyone’s reaction was the same; with fazed eyes and not that much eagerness in their voice. “what?”

“yeah. Look at the evidence. They love the other and vice versa but both are either too stubborn or too scared to admit it. Twi and Halo came close but they had to deal with Trixie, Nightmare Moon, and Twilight’s pregnancy at the time. So, I think--”

“we should play matchmaker?” Bahamut asked. “Req, setting up two people never works out. NEVER!”

“oh, such a nit-picker. One would think you’d be excited for another couple seeing as how you’re in a relationship.” Aura said. That shut Bahamut up.

“So, with that out of the way…” Req sneered as she bonked Bahamut’s head. She gestured to the others, everyone leaning their heads in. “… here’s my plan on how to get these lovestruck fools together…”

Equrestria Girls extended version

It was a normal day in town. A peaceful and serene day. A day you would find only in fairy tales. That is, until…

“YYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA-HHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!”

Dash cheered as loud as she could as she bounced around the library, which was setting up for something. “this is the best day ever!” she happily exclaimed.

“we heard.” Twi groaned, picking her ear. Spike and Requiem included.

“I mean, I never thought I would be able to meet her! Oh, this is so cool!” she squealed.

Shadow, who had just arrived, stood in the doorway with a confused expression. “did I miss something?”

Dash bounced on over and leaned in close, kissing close. “guess who’s coming to Ponyville?”

Shadow pretended to think about it. “George Clopez?”

Dash chuckled. “no.” she flew back and picked up a book. “the author of the Daring Do series herself is coming into Ponyville for a book signing! I plan to be the first one in line!”

“you like Daring Do?”

“why not? It’s only the greatest, epicest, most bestest series out there!” Shadow replied with a ‘meh’. “Meh? How can you think Daring Do is meh?”

“well, I’m not a big fan of action titles. In fact, I was pushing my luck when Satoshi showed Gremlins and Godzilla back at Nightmare Night.”

Dash’s mouth dropped in shock. “how can you not…? You think you know somepony then they drop this big a bombshell.” she jokingly said. “well, I’m outta here. Gonna be late for the book signing.” Dash moved Shadow to the side and flew on out.

“she really likes those Daring Do books, doesn’t she?” Req asked.

“A LOT!” Twilight and Spike said in unison.

Dash squealed as she held the book close. “this is gonna be the best day of my life!”

“This is the worst day of my life.”

Derpy groaned as she laid her head on a table at Silver Tavern, feeling bad from the cider. Pinkie bounced on by, took notice of Derpy, and bounced in.

“heya, Derpy. What’s shaking?” a cheerful Pinkie asked.

Derpy glanced up at Pinkie and groaned. “my sister is coming to town.”

“I didn’t know you had a sister.” Pinkie said.

“and I didn’t want anyone to know.” Derpy groaned. “She was so pretentious, so arrogant. I liked her better when she was a kid.”

“so, what’s wrong?”

“nothing. Except there’s a 10-year gap from when we last saw each other. She wasn’t there when I met my husband Time Turner, when I adopted Sparkler, when I gave birth to Dinky. She wasn‘t there when… my best friend in the whole wide world disappeared. And that moment… I could‘ve used a sister.”

“oh.” Pinkie muttered, figuring it out. “So your worried about catching up all of that time apart. She left and did pony knows what while you settled down and had a family. I guess seeing each other after 10 years would be a bit nerve-wracking.”

“you have no idea.” Derpy joked. She took one last swig of her cider and slammed the mug down. “Well, better go pick her up at the train station. She’s coming in in about a hour.” she got up, left money, and walked off.

Pinkie thought something thought, something she never considered since moving to Ponyville. “huh. I wonder if I should contact Inkie.”

Dash squealed in admiration as she flew though town. “Daring Do’s coming to town! I can’t wait!” she ran into somepony without looking. She pulled her head back with her eyes spinning around and around. “hey, watch where your…” she looked up and saw somepony she never expected to see.

“hey, you okay?” Soarin’ asked.

“you’re s----. you’re soar-a---” Dash couldn’t speak. She’s in the presence of one of the Wonderbolts. This was mana from heaven.

“you okay?” Soarin’ asked.

“you’re gonna have to forgive her, cous. She’s a big fan of the Wonderbolts.” Scootaloo said, walking up to him, carrying a couple ice-cream cones.

Dash shook her head in realization. “you mean your…” she shook her head again. “your cousin is a Wonderbolt?”

“well…”

“YES!” Dash squealed. “I meet Soarin’ alone in the streets AND Daring Do’s coming to town. Oh, I can die a happy mare.”

“did you say Daring Do?” Soarin’ asked.

“Yeah. She’s coming to town for a book signing.” Scoot’s explained.

“oh. I did not know that.” Soarin’ muttered. “if I had know, I would’ve broght my copy of Gryphon’s Goblet.”

Dash’s ears perked up. She pulled a Pinkie and leaned in. “Did I hear that right? You like Daring Do?”

“it’s only the best book series out there. Harry Trotter can’t even come close to how awesome Daring Do is.” Dash gave a wide smile before fainting. “She okay?”

“She’s fine. This is just turning into a good day for her.” Scootaloo joked.

“Daring Do coming to town, Soarin’ actually talking to me, Squirt actually related to a Wonderbolt. I can die happy now.” Dash said with a high voice. She looked back in the direction of Soarin’. the way the sun’s reflection off a window was hitting him, he looked like something out of a dream. Dash fainted yet again, this time out of pleasure.

She dreamily opened her eyes to see Derpy right over her. “you okay, Dash?”

“Derpy!?!” Dash suddenly sat up, hitting Derpy in the head with her own, causing Soarin‘ and Scootaloo to wince. Both exclaimed in pain as they rubbed where they hit.

“ow.” Derpy whined. “Why’d you do that?”

“It wasn’t on purpose, Derpy.” Dash groaned. “why are you doing here, anyway?”

Derpy sighed as she stopped rubbing her head. “I need your help with something. It’s important.”

“if you say so but I’m talking with someone.” Dash said, pointing to Soarin’.

“it’s okay, Derpy.” Soarin’ said.

“Thanks, Soarin’.” Derpy grabbed Rainbow Dash and pulled her along. Dash sat there, dumbstruck that a Wonderbolt knows the world’s biggest klutz.

“I’m sorry about Rainbow Dash, Cous. She’s usually not like that.” Scootaloo said.

“It’s okay, squirt. She was actually kind of cute.” Soarin’ said as he and Scoot walked off.

“what problem is it, Derpy, cause you pulled me away from probably the only chance I had of getting into the Wonderbolts.” a annoyed Dash said as the 2 walked though town towards the Train station.

“you remember my sister D.D., right?”

“un… yeah, partially. We barely knew each other. Think I only met her when I dropped off that letter you had me deliver. and She disappeared 10 years ago, right?” Derpy nodded in confirmation. “what about her?”

“I just got a letter from her. She’s coming to town.”

“well, that’s great, right?”

“not really. We haven’t spoken to each other since she left. I’m worried about how she’ll react to some aspects of my life.”

Dash partially nodded in confirmation. “I can see that. It’s hard talking to anyone after a long time. Just look at what happened when I met back up with Gilda after 2 years.”

“but that was just a couple of years. This is a decade we’re talking about here, Dash. How would you react if you were close to someone then they disappeared for… 20 years then they come back and everything’s changed?”

“now we’re getting to the root of the problem.” the 2 reached the train station a few minutes before it came in. “you’re worried she changed too much.”

The train rolled in as the 2 walked up onto the station floor. “don’t worry, Derpy. I’m sure she’ll be the same as when she left.”

As soon as the train hissed to a halt, a door burst open wide in smoke and confetti. A silhouette of a Pegasus appeared in the smoke. “traveling to distant corners of the world, seeking treasures long hidden and forgotten…” the Pegasus flew on out on a epic matter and landed on her hind legs. “… only for the great Daring Do to find!” Daring proclaimed to the crowd at the station.

Dash’s mouth dropped in excitement as Derpy looked on with a half-fazed look.

“It’s Daring Do!” Dash excitedly exclaimed. She flew up into the air and pulled some loop-de-loops. She stopped down in front of Daring Do and began shaking her hooves rapidly. “It is so nice to meet you, Daring Do. I am such a big fan of your books! I’m in the middle of your latest adventure, ‘the Book of Disaster’ and so far, I’m loving it!”

“thanks. Always nice to meet a fan.” Daring said. She took her hoof away.

Dash squealed in excitement until she remembered what she and Derpy was doing there. “oh, sorry, Daring, but I gotta find someone. Derpy, we better find your sister. What does she look like? I only met her when I delivered that letter and it was dark out. Plus, it was 10 years ago.” Derpy raised a eyebrow in surprise. The fact that Rainbow remembered all that after 10 years was nothing short of amazing. “So… what did she look like?”

Daring rolled her eyes and chuckled. “you mean you don’t remember from that night, Dash?”

“beg pardon?”

Daring walked past Dash and over to Derpy. “I never really had a chance to thank you for giving me that letter. Really saved me a whole world of trouble.”

A brick just shattered Dash’s ‘expectations’ window. “s-s-sister? You… are… Derpy’s sister?”

“did I do something wrong?” Daring asked.

“Wait for it.” Derpy replied.

“this is now officially the best day of my life. I know a foal who’s cousin’s with a Wonderbolt and one of my friends is related to Daring Do!? OH, I love my friends!” Dash exclaimed, pulling multiple loop-de-loops in the air.

“I did something wrong, didn’t I?”

“no, she’s always like that with celebrities.”

The trio walked though Ponyville, heading to the book signing and Dash still reeling over the fact that Derpy’s sister is Daring Do. Well, guess that explains D.D.

“so, Daring, I see you made quite a name for yourself.” Derpy joked, holding one of the Daring Do books.

“oh, that. Well, ya see, when I left, it was not long before that that I discovered my Cutie Mark.” she said, looking down at the compass. “who knew I had a knack for exploration?”

“Who knew?”

“the book ideas hit me when I found that sapphire stone in the jungles of South Amareica. I would star in perilous adventures that took me to all corners of the globe. Me going and finding them; all true. It’s just the situations, the monsters, the traps, everything I made up, though I did have some inspiration for some of them.”

“like how?” Dash asked with eagerness in her eyes.

“well, you know Ahuitzotl, the bad guy from the first book?” Dash nodded as fast as she could. “well, there is a god of that name back where I found the stone. Of course, the god is avian, not a cat.”

“Oooooh.”

Derpy rolled her eyes.

The trio walked in front of the Library where the Book-Signing was gonna take place. “Well, got work to do.”

“oh, I better get in line!” Dash exclaimed. She bolted inside, leaving behind a trail of smoke and leaving the 2 sisters spinning.

They stopped spinning but their eyes kept going. Those eventually stopped as well.

“well, I…” Daring shook her eyes, snapping out of that dizziness. “I better get going.”

“have fun, Daring. You got quite a fan base here.” Derpy said as she took off.

“what’s your address?” Daring asked, making Derpy stop in mid-flight. “I’ll come over later.”

“have Twilight or Dash show you the way.” Derpy said as she flew off.

Daring turned to enter the library but stopped for a moment. “who’s Twilight?”

Derpy entered her house and sighed. “she did change. She changed a lot.” Derpy sighed. “I don’t remember her being that adventurous.” She heard sobbing coming from the couch. She looked to see Dinky crying her eyes out. “Dinky? What’s wrong?”

“Tiara said that *hic* the reason Dad disappeared *hic* was because he hated me.” she sobbed.

“oh. Dinky. Now that’s not true. Your father loved you as much as he loved me, loved Sparkler, loved Carrot Top, loved his brother…”

Dinky’s sobbing lessened but it was still there. “then… why did he leave?”

Derpy sighed and looked away for a moment. She didn’t know what Time Turner disappeared. He just went *poof* about a dozen days before the humans came. “I’m sure he’ll turn up someday. Just have faith that he’ll return, okay Dinky?”

Dinky sniffled. She wiped her eyes and stiffened a sob. “if you say so, Mom.” she couldn’t hold the tears back and started crying again. Derpy held her daughter close and just let her cried.

“thanks for coming. Glad you enjoy the series.” Daring said as she handed the last book to the last fan who was the last to leave.

Daring groaned as she rubbed her hooves. “4 hours signing books. Times like this make me wish I was a unicorn.”

“well, you are big. Fans probably converged onto Ponyville when they heard your in town.” Twilight said as she started taking down a pin-up of Daring Do.

“So I saw.” she smirked, looking over to Rainbow Dash, who was still reeling over the fact that she got Daring Do’s autograph.

“well, she is your biggest fan in in this town.” Shadow joked as he took down another pin-up.

“so I saw.”

Dash walked over to the door with a wide smile when it opened wide. “sorry I’m late. I was busy.” Soarin’ said as he and Scootaloo walked in.

“we’re not late, are we?” Scootaloo asked.

“I’m afraid you are.” Twi said. “we just finished up.”

“It’s okay, Twi. I can give out one more.” Daring said.

Scootaloo smiled as she skipped on over and handed her book to Daring.

“you guys cut it kinda close, don’tcha think?” Dash asked.

“well, it was my fault. I ran into a few fans of the Wonderbolts on the way. They had me perform a few tricks that took longer then a hour.” Soarin’ said with a slight blush.

“I can bet. You’re… you’re Soarin’!” Dash exclaimed with delight. “one of the best flyers EVER! You’re strong, you’re kind, you’re HOT!”

“well, thanks for that. You’re making me blush.” Soarin’ said. Dash smiled as Shadow looked at them both with intrigued and a bit of worry. “you… you want to get some Cider?”

“I would like that.” Dash said as giddy as a school-girl. She collected herself and cleared her throat. “I would like that, Soarin’.” Dash said calmly.

Soarin’ smiled and offered his hoof. Dash took it and they both playfully walked off.

“oh, Celestia. This isn’t gonna go well.” Scootaloo muttered to herself.

Shadow watched them both as Soarin’ and Rainbow walked off. He felt a small pang in his chest but shook it off.

Daring sighed as she took off her hat and walked into Derpy‘s house.

“hey, Derpy. Twi showed me home. Dash went out with a Wonderbolt, of all ponies.” she chuckled. “so how are you…”

She saw Derpy asleep on the couch, holding a equally sleepy Dinky close.

When she saw this, only one thought entered her mind; “Derpy’s a mother?”