Adventures of Dr. Whooves: Pride Lands Mayhem!
A/N: Dr. Hooves: Greetings, Dr. Hooves here to speak with you while Dede42 works on the next story, and I think you all will enjoy this one a lot.
Derpy: It was a fun adventure.
Dr. Hooves: Yes it was, and with some unexpected twists.
Derpy: When will you and I go on another adventure, Doc?
Dr. Hooves: Don't call me, Doc, and it will be after you and I finish doing the Author's Note so that we'll have a new one for Dede42.
Derpy: Yay! (offers a basket of strawberry muffins) Muffins?
Dr. Hooves: Don't mind if I do, and be sure to share some with Dede42.
Derpy: Sure!
D. Hooves: (takes a bite of the muffin) Hmm, good muffins. Now on with the story and there will be a short reference to the Classic Doctor Who Episode Terror of the Autons, but no fear, those plastic dummies of doom won't be showing up anytime soon. Allons-y!
Read, review, and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship or The Lion Guard. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: TRIP AND LIGHTS
It was a bright, sunny day in Ponyville and Derpy was flying through the sky on her way to visit her newest friend, the resident time keeper known as Dr. Hooves. She knew, however, that this particular pony was a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, and she was keeping his secret since she knew that it was his secret to share.
Humming to herself, Derpy landed before the door, knocked on it a few times, and then she let herself into the house, where she headed straight to the lab.
In the lab, Dr. Hooves was lying on his back, his upper half hidden under a steampunk-looking machine, and he was tinkering with the wiring while quietly singing to himself. "I don't want to set the world on fire!"
Bang! Smoke came out from under the machine, followed by Dr. Hooves, coughing violently as he sat up, his face covered with soot. "Well that shouldn't have happen," he grumbled, looking around for a cloth when the door opened and Derpy entered. "Hello, Miss Derpy, could you find me a cloth so I may clean my face."
"Ok." Derpy found a reasonably clean cloth and handed it to the Time Lord, who proceeded to clean his face off as he stood up. "Whatcha working on?" she asked, nodding to the still-smoking machine.
Dr. Hooves sighed, shooting the machine a disappointed look while tossing the dirty cloth aside. "Well, this machine was suppose to be able to detect strange readings not related to magic," he explained, "but it decided to die on me instead." He shook his head. "Now I'll have to start all over again."
"Anything I can do to help?" Derpy inquired and followed the Time Lord when he went to some bins to start collecting items needed to rebuild the machine. "I don't know much about machines, but I can provide you with any tools you might need."
"I do need that box of gears from up there," said Dr. Hooves, pointing to a box on a high shelf.
Eagerly, Derpy flew up and retrieved the box. "Here, anything else?"
Smiling, Dr. Hooves instructed her on what else he needed as he got rid of the damaged parts from the machine, and began rebuilding the interior. "Here are some other things I need…"
A few hours later, Dr. Hooves and Derpy were taking a break from working on the machine when he realized that he was missing a vital piece. "Darn!" he muttered, looking through a box filled with different kinds of crystals. "I'm all out of Chrysoberyl crystals."
"Maybe Rarity has some of those Chrysoberyl crystals, Doc," Derpy suggested. "She uses a lot of different kinds of gems with the clothes she designs."
Dr. Hooves shook his head. "No, no, unfortunately Chrysoberyl crystals aren't found anywhere in Equestria," he said and sighed. "Looks like we'll have to take a trip to a place where I can find them."
"We?" Derpy repeated eagerly.
"Yes, Miss Derpy, you and I are going on a trip," Dr. Whooves confirmed, straightening his bowtie, which was blue today. "To the TARDIS!"
Minutes later, they were inside the time machine, where Dr. Whooves was programing their destination into a computer on the console. "Now, one of the best places to find Chrysoberyl crystals is in parts of Africa," he explained, moving around at a fast pace. "Problem is that it is in a different dimension and gaining access to those places isn't easy."
"So, how do we get to Africa?" Derpy asked, hovering over his shoulder to watch him work.
Without look, Dr. Whooves tugged on her tail so that she ended up in the chair, and he held up a clear, bluish crystal. "By using a Star Crystal," he informed her, inserting it into the console. "Using this, we can travel between universes without using up too much energy, and now… off to Africa!" He pulled a lever, and the column in the center began moving.
They were off!
The sun was setting in the Pride Lands and the Lion Guard, lead by Kion, the son and second child of King Simba, had just finished up their last patrol before having dinner and settling down for the night in their quarters at Pride Rock.
"Another day, and still no sign of any outlanders," Ono reported from his perch on a nearby tree. "Is it me? Or has Janja and his clan been unusually quiet lately?"
"It is odd," Kion agreed with a slight frown. Ever since stopping the hyenas from attacking the zebra herd and the gazelle herd that they had escorted to the Mbali Fields, there hadn't been so much as a laugh from Janja or the members of his clan. "But that's why we do regular patrols and training each day," he added, stretching. "Come on, let's get some dinner and get some rest for tomorrow."
"Great idea, Kion," Bunga agreed, hopping onto his friend's back. "The last time we stayed out late, I thought Timon and Pumbaa would tear apart the entire Pride Lands looking for us."
Kion chuckled, thinking of the meerkat and the warthog that were Bunga's adoptive uncles, who were prone to goof off, eat a lot of bugs, and get themselves into some crazy situations. "Yeah, let's go."
As the Lion Guard headed back toward Pride Rock as the sun finished setting and the first stars started coming out, there was a sudden flash of light high above them, startling them. The group looked up as there were more flashes of light, ranging from shades of blue and green to purple and red.
"What's going on up there?" Fuli wondered as the light show continued, and there were also noises starting up, too.
"I'm getting a really bad feeling about this," Beshte said uneasily and yelped when there was a particularly bright flash of blue/green light and something shot across the sky. "Look!"
The Lion Guard gasped and watched as more objects appeared with each flash of colored light, and soon the strange objects were flying above their heads. Ono took to the air, watching the objects and frowned when he saw where they were going.
"They're landing somewhere in the Outlands."
"Should we go investigate?" Fuli inquired.
Kion shook his head. "No, we'll head out in the morning," he decided. "Right now, we need to get back to Pride Rock to let my father know about this."
Agreeing, the Lion Guard resumed heading back to Pride Rock while the light show continued far above them, and the strange objects continued falling into the Outlands.
A/N: Now, what could those strange objects be? Post your guesses in the reviews and I'll let you know tomorrow if you're right. Later! ;) R&R everyone!