Okay, I wanted to do a fic about an OC I created and I thought that Derpy Hooves would be the best pony to interact with him. This is the first chapter of a potential story. If you like this, please reply.
Disclaimer: I don't own MLP; just Lone Warrior and this story.
My name is Derpy Hooves, your average mailpegasus... well, maybe not THAT average. I'm pretty clumsy due to my eyes; they often wander in different directions and I often lose my balance or bump into things whether I'm flying or walking on the ground. I'm able to get by though. Sometimes other ponies make fun of my handicap, but I try not to let it get me down. Enough about that though; let me tell you the story of how I met Lone Warrior.
I was on my routine mail delivery on a rather windy day. I kept losing letters in the wind and spent half of my time trying to catch them. I ended up mixing up letters and have gotten several complaints from customers. After sorting through letters and delivering them (hopefully to the right ponies), I was about to head back to the post office when a large gust of wind started to blow. I tried my hardest to fly out of the wind, but I wasn't strong enough to fly out of it and I couldn't tell where I was going or which direction was where. It was pretty scary.
It wasn't long until I found myself crashing to the floor into the Everfree Forest. I've heard scary things about this forest, like how the grass grows, the clouds move on their own, and the animals take care of themselves. My surroundings were pretty scary too; there were trees with scary faces and dark thickets. Suddenly, a dark shadow approached. I got scared thinking of what this creature would do to me that I closed my eyes waiting for it to strike.
"You shouldn't be in this forest. Its dangerous for ponies like you."
I opened my eyes and saw, what I could make it out to be, a blueish-grey earth pony stallion with a teal mane and an oak tree cutie mark. It was hard to make out, but the look on his face and the tone of his voice made it seem like he was annoyed with me being here.
"I'm sorry." I spoke up as I tried standing up, "The wind knocked me out and I- OW!"
My wing was hurting really bad. I think I might have sprained it when I falling down from the tree. As I was checking it with one good eye, my other eye saw the stallion starting to walk off.
"Hey, don't you wanna help me with my wing?" I called out, hoping he would check my wing.
"I don't even know you." he answered back.
"Well, okay." I replied. "My name is Derpy Hooves. I live in Ponyville where I deliver the mail and my favorite snacks are muffins; any kind of muffin you have, I'll eat it."
The earth pony still started to walk off.
"Hey! I told you who I was, so you should help me!"
"I never said I'd help you in the first place." and he started to walk of into the woods without a trace.
I didn't know what this pony's problem was, he was certainly being a jerk, but I tried not to let him get to me. I tried to walk off on my own, but every time I tried to take a step, my wing would start to hurt and I would cry out with each step; I must have torn the ligament really badly.
Suddenly, the stallion came back with some medicinal herbs and placed them down beside me.
"Hold still while I treat your wing."
This was quite a surprise. I don't know what made him have a change of heart, but it was nice to have someone help me. As he felt my wing with his muzzle and was patching it up, I focused my eyes to get a good look at him. He wasn't a bad looking stallion. Kinda looked cute with his bangs draping over his face. Then I looked at his eyes. They were unfocused and clouded in a strange blue fog. It took me by surprise to realize that this pony was blind. I was afraid to say anything in fear that bringing up his blindness would upset him and cause him to leave.
"There you are. Just keep off that wing for a couple of days."
I looked down at my wing. It was rubbed with an herbal mixture and wrapped in a leaf bandage. I could feel the medicine already starting to work on my wing as it felt much less hurtful. I looked up to say thanks to the stallion, but he was already starting to leave.
I called out, "WAIT!"
I could hear the stallion sigh in annoyance.
"What now?"
I looked to the ground, shuffling my front foot shyly.
"I don't know how to get back home."
It was true. I wasn't good with navigating by foot and I couldn't fly with a sprained wing. I thought that since this pony presumably lived in the Everfree Forest, I thought he could help me get back to Ponyville.
"I'm sorry," said the stallion, "but I don't go anywhere outside this forest."
"You don't have to go outside the forest." I replied, "Ponyville is just nearby. You can drop me off at the edge and I can walk right over. After you return me home, I promise I won't bother you ever again."
The stallion stood there for a moment, contemplating my offer. Somehow, I knew that last sentence would win him over. He seemed like the kind of pony who preferred his privacy more than any other pony.
"Alright, come along."
I was ecstatic and almost jumped with joy before a twinge of pain reminded me to be careful about my wing. I slowly walked over to him, being mindful of my wing.
"So what's your name?"
I couldn't help but ask him. If he was going to be my escort, I wanted know his name at the very least."
The stallion replied, "Lone Warrior."
Okay, thats the first chapter. Please R&R.
