Plain Sight
"I told you I look good in a hat!" said the Doctor smugly, wearing a ridiculous party hat provided by the pink party pony herself.
"So, were you surprised? Were you? Were you? Huh, huh, huh? See I threw this party just for you because I never seen you before, and I know every pony in Ponyville so if I've never seen you before then that means you must be new in town, and if your new in town that means you don't know anypony, and that made me soooo sad, so then I got an idea to throw you this party!" proclaimed Pinkie Pie as fast as she could.
"Hey egghead, it's like your first day all over again!" Said Rainbow Dash playfully. Twilight rolled her eyes with a grin. "So, Doctor, want to meet the rest of the gang?" asked Rainbow.
"Gladly!" exclaimed the Doctor. "Excuse me, my dear." The Doctor said as he passed Pinkie Pie.
"Silly colt, I'm not a deer, I'm a pony!" laughed Pinkie Pie as the Doctor followed Rainbow Dash and Twilight.
They quickly approached a group of three mares chattering among themselves.
"Hey girls I'd like you to meet our new… err… friend, the Doctor!" announced Twilight.
"Pleased ta meetcha, Doc! I'm Applejack!" greeted the orange mare.
"Oh… um… h… hello… I'm Fluttershy…" introduced a yellow mare.
Rarity approached the Doctor and whispered "You must excuse our dear friend, Fluttershy, she's very shy around newcomers such as yourself, though she'll come around once she's warmed up to you."
"I see… well then ponies, now that the introductions are all in order, let's get this party started!" exclaimed the Doctor.
The music began to increase in volume, and soon all ponies were dancing and chattering and enjoying themselves.
"Hahahaha, you're terrible! That is embarrassing!" laughed Twilight as the Doctor danced, which was a spectacle in itself. Arms waving, hooves all over the place, it was indeed an embarrassing site.
"Don'tcha think that's a little strange, comin' from you Twilight?" smirked Applejack.
"I am not that bad!" replied Twilight.
"Um.. Twilight dear, she does have a point…" agreed Rarity hesitantly.
"Seconded" said Rainbow Dash.
Twilight looked at the three mares with an intimidating glare, before breaking into laughter. The Doctor stopped his wild dancing, and proceeded towards a table filled with snacks.
"I can't believe there are jammie dodgers in another universe!" he said surprised. Then he felt something; A shaking feeling. He looked around to see if anyone else noticed. Then he looked towards a bowl of punch. Sure enough, it was vibrating.
"Twitchy twitcha twitchy twitch!" yelled Pinkie Pie.
Suddenly, a powerful tremor struck, sending books and glasses falling from shelves and stands.
"EARTHQUAKE! EVERYPONY GET DOWN!" announced Applejack.
The panicked ponies threw themselves on the floor and under tables and chairs in an attempt to shield themselves from the oncoming debris caused by the quake. The Doctor reached into his pocket and pulled out a strange pen-like device. Pressing a button, the claws at the end extended, and the crystal at the end began glowing and emitting a strange sound.
"That's impossible… This quake is being caused by some sort of… WHOA!" cried the Doctor as another huge tremor hit, knocking the Doctor down…
"You okay, Doc'?" asked a concerned Applejack. "You sure hit yer head hard".
The Doctor began to awaken, looking dazed for half a second. He immediately propped straight up looking unharmed and well. "Four hooves… muzzle… ears… Still a pony, that's good." He quickly got up and surveyed his surroundings. Most of the other ponies had long left, but the six that he met still remained. "Blimey, that was one heck of a quake! Do you ponies normally get quakes like that?"
"No, not normally", answered Twilight. "Say, what is that thing in your hoof anyways?"
The Doctor looked into his right hoof and noticed he was still holding his sonic screwdriver.
"Oh nothing, just a torch", he answered, pocketing the screwdriver. "How long have I been out?"
"Not sure, the quake lasted for quite a while… but it's night right now. Say, Doctor, where are you staying-"
"Thank you, Twilight! That's very kind of you!" said the Doctor has he began walking off.
"Wait! What?" Twilight said, confused. She turned towards her fellow ponies . "What just happened? Wait, Doctor, I live over there!" she said, as she ran off towards the Doctor, leaving the other five mares with a dumbstruck look on their faces.
"Hey, Pinkie, we should start cleaning up Sugar Cube Corner…" suggested Rainbow Dash.
"Okie Dokie Lokie!" agreed Pinkie Pie.
As the five mares all agreed, they entered the building, unaware that something was watching them…
"Fine Doctor, but only for one night. Got it?"
"Got it, one night!"
Twilight entered the library and wearily marched upstairs. "Spike?"
"Yeah Twilight?" answered the young dragon.
"The Doctor is staying here tonight, so try not to wake him if you go downstairs?"
"Sure thing Twilight"
The two entered Twilight's room and drifted off to sleep… only to be woken up 10 minutes later. At least one was. Spike was still fast asleep, while Twilight was woken by a wheezing sound. She walked downstairs to see the Doctor, wide awaken, with wires coming from his phone box.
"What are you doing? How did you get that inside here!" questioned Twilight.
"Re-wiring my… phonebox…" answered the Doctor nonchalantly.
"Right… rewiring… a phonebox…" repeated Twilight. She went upstairs and muttered to herself.
"Crazy pony… phonebox… wires…" She jumped in her bed and twisted and turned for a few minutes, before deciding she couldn't sleep. "Maybe some fresh air will help…" she said, as she opened her window a bit. The cool air helped calm her, but she was still wide awake. She glanced outside, hoping for something to distract her a bit. That's when she noticed something strange: a grey pony. She blinked, and when she opened her eyes the pony was gone. Alarmed, she quickly ran downstairs again, only to be greeted with a sleeping Doctor, who was snoring on the couch. Walking quietly, she ventured outside with her boots and scarf, looking for the grey pony.
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"Hello? Is anypony there?" she asked. No response. She looked towards her window, and then back at her spot. This was where she spotted the pony. Twilight looked around the ground, and then noticed some hoofprints. The only problem with these prints, however, was that they led towards her house.
"What…? But…" wide eyed with concern, she looked towards her window once more, only to be met with a shocking site: The grey pony, watching her from her own bedroom. The now scared mare ran towards her house as fast as she could. She turned around to shut the door, only to see another grey pony standing a few feet away.
A statue…it's a statue… the distraught mare thought to herself. She quickly shut the door and ran to her room. Spike was still sleeping, however she saw a trace of rapidly melting snow near her window. Twilight grabbed Spike and flung up over her back, and galloped down into the main room, calling for the Doctor.
"Doctor? What's going on! There's these strange statues…" Twilight stopped. Three statues were surrounding her.
She blinked.
They look like their coming closer… what's going on!
She blinked again.
They were literally a foot away now. "Stay back!" she cried, as she slowly inched backwards, before tripping on the couch behind her. She quickly looked up, and saw the statues with hooves lifted towards her, and blood thirsty grins on their faces. With sheer determination, she focused her glare on them for as long as she could.
DO NOT BLINK. DO NOT BLINK. DO. NOT. BLINK.
Alas, she could not hold out any longer, and her eyes closed… and something grabbed her.
