CHAPTER ONE
The Doctor Meets the Mane Six
The Doctor was travelling through space in the TARDIS after leaving Rose in a parallel world when something purple appeared inside the ship. He looked up. "What?!" he exclaimed. The creature turned around and smiled at him, it was a unicorn pony. "Hello" she said. "What?!" exclaimed the Doctor. "I'm Twilight Sparkle" said the pony. "What?!" exclaimed the Doctor again. "What's your name?" asked Twilight. "WHAT!?" exclaimed the Doctor as he stared Twilight in the eye. "Well? Aren't you gonna tell who you are?" asked Twilight. The Doctor stood back quite surprised Twilight could actually speak. He calmed himself and held out his hand, and she extended a hoof. "Nice to meet you, Twilight Sparkle! I'm the Doctor" said the Doctor as he shook her hoof. "Nice to meet you too, Doctor... Who?" said Twilight inquisitively. "Just the Doctor" replied the Doctor. Twilight looked around herself. "So, what is this place?" she asked. "This is the TARDIS" replied the Doctor. "The... what?" asked Twilight, puzzled. "You're inside my spaceship. It's called the TARDIS. It stands for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space" the Doctor told her. "So you're..." began Twilight. "An alien... Yes" finished the Doctor. "You're an alien life form?" repeated Twilight. "Oh yes!" replied the Doctor. "Of what species?" asked Twilight. "Time Lord. The last of us left" replied the Doctor. "What planet are you from?" asked Twilight. "Gallifrey" replied the Doctor. "You say this ship can travel in space and time?" asked Twilight. "That's right" replied the Doctor. He looked at Twilight. "Where are you from, Twilight Sparkle?" he asked. "Ponyville, Equestria" replied Twilight. He looked for it on the locator but he couldn't find it. "I can't find it" he told her as they landed. "No need, Doctor. We're already here" said Twilight. The Doctor looked at the scanner and saw a dirt road and grass sidewalks with rows of houses built from grass and trees. "What?" he said, confused" "Out we go now. I want you to meet my friends" said Twilight as she used her magic to open the doors and led the Doctor outside into Ponyville. The Doctor was stunned by what he saw as Twilight led him around Ponyville. Pinkie Pie came walking by. She stopped. Twilight smiled. "Pinkie Pie, I'd like you meet my new friend the Doctor" said Twilight. Pinkie looked up at the Doctor and ran away. "What's the matter with her?" asked the Doctor. "Don't worry, Doctor. She did the same when she first saw me. You'll see her later" Twilight told him as she led him to meet another friend. "Next stop. Sweet Apple Acres" said Twilight as she led him into an apple farm. "Yee-Haw!" cried an orange pony sporting a stetson as she ran past them and bucked apples out of a tree. She turned around. "Twilight! It great to see y'all again!" she exclaimed. She looked up at the Doctor. "And you are?" she asked. The Doctor smiled. "I'm the Doctor..." The pony grabbed his hand and started shaking. "Well how'dly do, Mr Doctor! I'm Applejack! What can I do ya' for?" said Applejack. "I'm just here on a visit, Applejack. Twilight here is showing me around" replied the Doctor. Just before they left, Applejack gave them some apple juice. Applejack's older brother, a strong red stallion named Big McIntosh now stood next to her. As they saw Twilight leave with the Doctor, Applejack muttered. "He is one strange man" "Eeyup" replied Big McIntosh in agreement. As Twilight led the Doctor around, they were blown off course by a sky blue pegasus with a rainbow mane as she crashed into them. "Excuse me" she said as she helped them up. "Rainbow Dash! That was not funny!" scolded Twilight as the Doctor brushed himself down. Rainbow Dash looked at him. "Sorry, sir. Here, let me help you" she said as she made it rain on Twilight and the Doctor to wash them, and then she blew them dry. Twilight led the Doctor off again. Before long they entered a boutique where a white unicorn with a violet mane was hard at work. "Uh, Rarity?" said Twilight. Rarity turned around. "Yes, Twilight darling? What can I do for you?" When she saw the Doctor she screamed. "Oh my stars, darling! Whatever happened to your hair?!" she asked. "Oh, it's a long story" replied the Doctor. "Please, poor dear tell me while I get you tided up" said Rarity as she led the Doctor through to be tided up. "Now go on dear. You were about to tell me about yourself?" she said. "My name's The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I come from the planet Gallifrey and I'm a visitor to Ponyville. We ended up in this mess when Rainbow Dash crashed into us" said the Doctor. "Don't worry, Doctor dear. I'll have you looking presentable again in no time" said Rarity. She tided up the Doctor and then gave the same care and attention to Twilight before sending them on their way while oggling at the Doctor. "He is so handsome!" As Twilight continued to show the Doctor around Ponyville they came to a clearing where a yellow pegasus with a pink mane that looked like a heart at an angle was sitting. The pony turned around. "Hello, Twilight" she said, and then saw the Doctor and went all shy. "Fluttershy. This is the Doctor" Twilight told her. The Doctor smiled down at Fluttershy. "Hello. What's your name?" Fluttershy let out a quiet whisper. "I'm Fluttershy" she replied timidly. "I'm sorry what did you say?" asked the Doctor. "My name's Fluttershy" said Fluttershy. "I didn't quite hear that" said the Doctor. "I'm Fluttershy squeaked Fluttershy. A small purple dragon came out. "Ah, Twilight there you are" he said to Twilight. The Doctor looked down at him. "Hello there little dragon. I'm the Doctor. What's your name?" said the Doctor. "I'm Spike" replied the dragon. Fluttershy perked up. "So.. The Doctor is it?" she called to the Doctor. "Yes, Fluttershy. It is the Doctor" replied the Doctor. "I never met a pony like you before" said Fluttershy. Twilight stepped in. "He's not a pony, Fluttershy. He's a Time Lord from Gallifrey" she told Fluttershy. "What's his special talent?" asked Fluttershy. The Doctor stepped in. "I save the universe from all sorts of monsters and aliens. My people also change... regenerate into a new form when on the verge of death" said the Doctor. He saw the butterflies on Fluttershy's flank. "What's with the butterfly picture?" he asked. "It's my Cutie Mark. My special talent is caring for animals. That's what it signifies" said Fluttershy. The Doctor was intrigued. Later, Pinkie Pie, the pink pony the Doctor met earlier threw him a welcome party and that's when she introduced herself. "Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie. I saw you outside earlier with Twilight. I figured you were new because I'd never seen you before so I got everypony together to throw you this party and now you have lots of friends" she said to him. He could barely catch a breath. "Nice to meet you, Pinkie Pie, but do you have to speak so fast?" said the Doctor. He was very happy to have made friends with the citizens of Ponyville. Twilight told Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie about the Doctor's ability to regenerate on the verge of death. They didn't know it yet but they were going to bare witness to a regeneration at some point and were wondering that if Equestrian magic was to mix with the regenerative energy, it would transform the Doctor into a pony.
