When Derpy had got the letter telling her Spitfire was in the hospital she had dropped everything and rushed to Cloudsdale as fast as her wings could carry her, after asking Vinyl and Octavia to look after Dinky and Sparkler of course. Only to find out that her sister was fine with only a fractured left wing. She was happy that her sister was ok, but a little disappointed that she couldn't do anything to help out her big sister. Derpy had been told almost her whole life that she was 'Special' and was always looked after and taken care of, Spitfire doing so above all else. Even after Derpy got old enough to go out on her own, ponies continued to treat her differently than everypony else, despite her constant efforts to make them stop it.  'I know I still have some friends in Ponyville, but I never get to do anything, because I "always" mess it up. I wish I could meet someone who didn't know my reputation or cared about my disability. Is that too much to ask?' 