Having arrived in Ponyville, Derpy skipped along the remaining bit of road, leading the way among her other friends. Some ponies got quite surprised at Derpy's coming, and some others just didn't care. Twilight started to shrink in size, her fear of Celestia's authority increasing more and more. Pinkie Pie decided to skip along, while the others just kept walking/flying. Rarity was carrying Derpy's new white dress on her back, while analyzing it carefully.

  "Thank you guys so much!", said Derpy. "I kind of missed you too."

  "Hey, you're welcome!", said Pinkie Pie, skipping along her side. "It was Twilight's idea."

  "Thanks, Twilight!"

  "Huh?", said Twilight. "Oh, you're welcome... I did this because we missed you."

  "Hey, Derpy's back!", said Carrot Top, who was passing by. "Glad to have you back."

  "Oh hey, Carrot!", said Derpy. "I thought you wanted me to go away."

  "Nah, it's just an act of frustration. You're a nice pony... but won't Princess Celestia be mad at you?"

  "I'll handle this.", said Twilight. "Don't worry."

  "Okay then. See ya!"

  "See ya!", said Derpy. "Now, Twilight, what if you get expelled?"

  "This will not happen, alright? Now, let's go to the Town Hall."

  "No need.", said a really familiar voice.

  "Princess Celestia!", all ponies said in unison.

  "I see that you have disobeyed my order.", said Princess Celestia, as she came down from the sky.

  "... I'm sorry.", said Twilight.

  "Now, listen. I thought I had clearly said that Ditzy Doo was not allowed to live in this town anymore. And then, you (along with Rarity and Pinkie Pie) decided to go to Canterlot and bring her back, without seeking any permission."

  "I have nothing to do with this.", said Spike.

  "Alright, that's enough.", said Derpy.

  "Derpy?", said Twilight. "What are you doing?"

  "Princess Celestia, I would like to apologize for such a terrible accident back at your welcoming party."

  "I see we're going somewhere.", said Princess Celestia.

  "I did never intend to destroy that building. I was just having a good time, like everypony's supposed to at a party, in the first place."

  "I accept your apology."

  "So she can stay?", asked Pinkie Pie.

  "Before I answer that, I would like to ask: Twilight, this was your idea, right?"

  "... yes...", said Twilight, hanging her head down.

  "For what exact reason have you decided to do this?"

  "Well... when Derpy used to live here, she and Pinkie Pie were the bestest of friends. They did lots of things together. So, when Derpy had to move out, Pinkie was really sad, and so I decided to make her happy again by bringing Derpy back. I didn't seek for permission because you almost certainly wouldn't let us do this. Rarity joined in because she wanted to."

  "I see... so Ditzy Doo really makes a difference in your lives, after all."

  "... yes. Yes, she does."

  "It's just what I was wanting to hear. So, you do realize that it has no use to judge her for whatever bad points she has, don't you? Because by that conversation we had, she does get a lot of prejudice from other ponies, isn't that right?"

  "Yes.", said Derpy.

  "I hope you all have learned a valuable lesson here. My work here is done."

  "What do you mean?", asked Twilight.

  "Prejudice is never a good thing, and what better way to demonstrate that than by an overly-realistic situation? I wanted to introduce you to the unfortunately real world, and it looks like I did a really good job."

  The ponies remained silent for a while, figuring out what the Princess had just said.

  "... in other words, she can stay."

  Everypony in sight cheered loudly, while Pinkie Pie hugged her cross-eyed friend. It was a really happy moment for all of them.

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  After everypony else had resumed their daily activities, Pinkie Pie and Derpy herself were the only ones left on that spot, and they were still hugging. The day also felt brighter than usual.

  "Derpy, there's something I want to tell you...", said Pinkie Pie, finally breaking the hug.

  "What is it?", asked Derpy.

  "You know... we've been friends for a long time now, and I'm wondering if we could--"

  "Eat together? Great idea! I didn't have lunch today, so I'm pretty hungry."

  "... you know what? I feel hungry too. I'll tell you later."

  "Tell me what later?"

  "You'll see."

  And so, all was well again, thanks to Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Princess Celestia herself, the Canterlot folks, the one and only Ditzy Doo... but most of all... the wise and incredibly-smart Petherick.

  "Hey, that's me they're talkin' about!"

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  AUTHOR'S NOTE: I hope you didn't mind the slightly-rushed ending. After all, this has been a great story, and somehow my highest-rated one so far. I hope you liked it as much as I did, and I'm sorry to say that a few ideas didn't make it to the actual story... but it's, hopefully, still an inspirational little fic, and I hope you guys aren't disappointed... and I REALLY hope you don't want to cut my arms and legs with a chainsaw.

  Have a nice day... and I wish you luck.

  ~Love, AspergerGoodness