A.N.: I apologize early for this piece of work. If you couldn't tell, this is my first MLP fic. I'm fresh to it and thought, "why not?" So I wrote this. I also apologize for not using an accent on Applejack. No matter what, I couldn't word the way I wanted. One more thing. If you're reading this, thanks.

Chapter 1: The Muffin Strikes!

"Ponyville. A peaceful and relaxing town. However, where there is peace, there is an evil… thingy that wants to destroy it. That's where I come in." The Pegasus said to herself, her red and white checkered cape flying away in the wind, though she didn't notice. She just stood there, heroically. She gave her wings a test flap then jumped and flew up to a higher spot so she could see more. "I shall protect these lands and help the citizens, for I am… the MUFFIN!" She shouted to nobody and flew off towards the town. The gray Pegasus who calls herself the Muffin flew around for a while, both eyes individually looking for a citizen in need of help, when her stomach growled. "Oops, I forgot to eat breakfast." She said. She noticed a very familiar building, which happened to be her favorite in all of Equestria, and landed by the front door.

She walked inside, and found it surprisingly empty. "The Muffin needs a muffin." Was all she needed to say, and before you can say "muffin" a pink blur shot down the stairs, stuffed a muffin in the surprised Pegasus' mouth, and shot back up the stairs, shouting "You're welcome" as she disappeared. She just stood there for a moment, eating her muffin. "The Muffin likes this muffin." She said, before leaving. She didn't once wonder what that was all about.

The Muffin flew around once more, looking for anyone to help, when she heard something that sounded like "help" coming from the library. "The Muffin hears a cry of distress. I'm going to save the day!" She said and flew off.

"The library is the other way." Some random pony called out to her.

"Oh, right. Thanks." She replied, and changed direction.

Twilight Sparkle was having a rough day. She had just sent Spike to do some errands because she was too busy looking for a book. The problem was she couldn't remember where she put it. Now it's been a few hours and she still can't find it. Twilight was going to lose it. "Oh, why did I send Spike out? If there is one thing I need, it's HELP!" She yelled at herself. Then she saw it. It was right there, on the reading table she often spent hours at. "Oh, silly me, its right there." She approached the table when suddenly, a pony shot through the closed window, breaking it, and rushed around the room, before ramming into a bookshelf, which spilled books all over Twilight and the crazy Pegasus. When it was over, books were everywhere, pushed around by the wind she created. Twilight lifted herself out of the books, dazed, and then proceeded to lift the other pony out. She recognized her instantly. "Derpy, what do you think you're doing? You nearly destroyed the library!" She said, frustration clearly visible on her face.

Derpy's face saddened. "I was only trying to help. I just don't know what went wrong." She said, her crossed eyes kind of sort of pointing down towards the floor.

Upon seeing this, Twilight's face softened. "I know, but why don't you go and see if someone else needs help. Maybe you can do a better job with them." She said in an effort to cheer the klutzy but good-natured Pegasus up.

Derpy smiled. "You think so?" She asked hopefully. Twilight nodded. "Oh thank you ever so much. The Muffin, away!" She yelled, flying into the wall. "Oops, my bad." She said, before flying back out the window.

Twilight sighed. "Okay, now I have to start looking for the book again." She said with a small groan when she saw the full extent of the mess Derpy made.

It was then that Spike walked through the door, carrying several bags of assorted stuff. "Hey, I see you took my advice." He said once he noticed all the books on the floor. "One big shelf, am I right?"

Twilight Sparkle faceplanted.

The Pegasus whose name is finally revealed to by Derpy continued to fly around town, looking for more citizens to help. She heard another cry for help. "The Muffin hears another cry for help! With muffin-like speeds, I fly!" She said to herself and took off towards the cry for help and found herself crashing into Applejack.

"Derpy? Why did you go and run into me like that?" She said in her usual accent. Her face showed frustration like Twilight's did, making Derpy sad again.

"I'm sorry, I just wanted to help." She said. Applejack's face softened at her tone.

"It's okay. I was just calling for Applebloom. I need her help pushing this cart up back to the farm. She must have run off to play with her friends." She said. "I wish she would tell me before running off like that."

Derpy got an idea. "Maybe I can help you." She said cheerfully. She hovered in the air for a moment before landing again.

Applejack thought it over for a bit. "Sure, just get behind the cart and push." She said.

Derpy did as instructed and soon they were going up the hill. Then a thought crossed her mind. "Why do you need help with this cart?" She asked.

Applejack turned around and looked at her. "You see this stuff?" She asked, pointing with her head to the inside of the cart. Derpy looked inside and saw a large amount of wood and other materials. "We gotta fix a big hole in the barn, and these materials are really heavy." Applejack explained.

Derpy nodded in understanding. They kept going up the hill until Derpy tripped on a rock and fell back. Due to the loss of extra pushing power, Applejack was unable to continue pulling the cart full of heavy supplies. She quickly found out that gravity is a never ending process, as the cart started pulling her downhill instead of her pulling it uphill. Derpy managed to scramble out of the way of the runaway cart as it started to race towards a not-so-conveniently placed brick wall. It slammed right into the wall and Applejack became buried under a pile of rubble. Concerned, Derpy flew over to the pile as Applejack stuck her head out of the rubble. "I'm sorry. I don't know what went wrong there." She said apologetically.

Applejack sighed. "It's okay; you just need to watch what you're doing." She said. She then noticed a few mounds of gray in the pile of wood. "What the? What were rocks doing in my cart? That explains why it was so heavy to pull." She said, and then noticed the sound of laughter coming from above. "Rainbow Dash, is this your doing?" She said sternly.

The light blue Pegasus stopped laughing. "Yes, and it was so worth Derpy making you crash the cart." She said.

Applejack sighed again and noticed Derpy's face. "Don't worry Ditzy, it wasn't your fault, it was hers." She said, hoping the use of Derpy's real name would cheer her up, and it worked.

Rainbow Dash laughed again. "You used her real name?" She asked.

Applejack frowned. "Yes, I did. It wouldn't hurt to use the name she was born with every now and then." She said accusingly at Rainbow.

Ditzy/Derpy smiled. She hadn't heard her real name used by anyone other than Carrot Top in a long time. "Thanks Applejack." She said.

Applejack smiled at her. "It's nothing, really." She said.

Rainbow Dash flew down lower and Ditzy glared at her. "A race. Now." She said with a straight face, surprising Rainbow Dash. She was known to be one of, if not the, best mailmare in Equestria, often delivering long distances in short time. How she did it was about as mysterious as Pinkie Pie logic. Ditzy was also known for her crossed eyes. Having them straight meant she means business. Rainbow wasn't worried though. She smiled and nodded in acceptance. This would be simple, as she was known to be a fast flyer as well. "Okay, you're on." She replied. "First one to Zecora's and back wins."

They each took off at once, though Rainbow Dash noticed they were going in different directions. She laughed again. Derpy went the wrong way. This is even easier than she thought. She reached Zecora's hut within two minutes, only to be completely shocked to discover Derpy was already there. "How did-? Never mind…" She groaned and the two took off again back towards where they started. She noticed Derpy was right beside her, so she went faster. So did Derpy. She kept going faster, as did Derpy. They were both neck-and-neck when she felt, heard, and saw it. A sonic rainboom. Derpy was unfazed, and at her speed, though due to lack of rainbow powers, she did a sonic boom of her own. The two collided and a bright white light appeared at their collision. This caused both racers to stop, but not because they were shocked. They couldn't care less. They stopped because the light started to pull them into it. They tried to fly away, but the suction was too strong. Rainbow Dash tumbled back into the light, disappearing.

Ditzy cheered. "Woo! I won!" She yelled before tumbling in herself.

Twilight saw the whole thing. She stood there on her balcony for what seemed like several minutes, dumbfounded. Finally, she spoke. "What just happened?"

I hope you enjoyed it, and the fun begins for realz next chapter.