Alright, I like how this chapter turned out. I know it's long but it's for a reason. I hope you like it. Enjoy!
Ditzy woke up in her bedroom, it was 7:30 A.M. and the sun was starting to rise. She stretched out and and gave a loud yawn. She got out of bed and went downstairs for some bran flakes. She got out a bowl and poured in the cereal, then the milk.
As she was eating she couldn't help but feel that something was off. But she couldn't point it out. She finished her flakes and put the bowl in the sink. After going back upstairs to brush her teeth she got her mail bag and went outside to head to the post office.
That weird feeling she was having before came back. This time it was stronger, then she realized what it was.
She was back in Ponyville.
But how? According to Ditzy's memory she was stranded on an island with the Doctor having the time of her life. Did they get back home some other way? And if they did why couldn't she remember? Whatever the case, Ditzy got her wish. She was home.
Yeah, home sweet home. Ditzy thought glumly. She realized that she was happier with the Doctor on that island than she was here.
Speaking of which where is he? She wondered. But she couldn't look for him or else she'd be late for work.
Why did I want to come back? She pondered.
"Ditzy? Ditzy are you alright?" The Doctor asked.
She woke with a start.
"What? Where am I?" She asked now truly confused.
"You're on an unknown island with me." The Doctor said in a worried tone. He didn't like how Ditzy was acting.
"Doctor?" Ditzy asked with uncertainty, "I'm not still in a dream am I?"
"No, no. Of course not dear." The Doctor assured as he hugged Ditzy to comfort her.
Ditzy held tightly on to the Doctor, she didn't want to let go. After the Doctor told her everything would be alright she reluctantly let go.
"Now, how about you tell me about this dream of yours." The Doctor asked. He had never seen Ditzy act this way before.
Ditzy hesitated. While she wanted to tell him about it, she was afraid. What if the Doctor did want to go back. She didn't want to force him to stay here.
"Uh, I was just having this awful dream about monster muffins that were chasing me." Ditzy fibbed.
"Oh, Ditzy." The Doctor chuckled. Although he knew that Ditzy wasn't telling the truth he decided to go along with it.
Perhaps she wants to deal with this herself. He assumed.
"Well, its a great day." The Doctor said as he looked up into the cloudless sky. "How about we go for a swim?"
"That sounds great!" Ditzy answered enthusiastically.
So, without a second thought Ditzy ran and jumped into the fresh cool water. She made a ska-ploosh as she cannon balled right into the bright blue sea. Her head surfaced and she had the biggest smile on her face. She rarely got to use the lake back in Ponyville. She only got days off in the summer when every pony was in the lake. During the holidays the lake was frozen over.
The Doctor on the other hand sat down and watched Ditzy as she swam. He was a little bit surprised. It was rare to see a pegasus who could swim. None the less, he was glad to see Ditzy back to her old self again.
"Doctor! Why aren't don't you swim with me? The water is great!" Ditzy shouted.
"Oh, no thank you Ditzy. I'm fine right where I am." The Doctor insisted.
"Oh no you're not!" Ditzy replied and she burst out of the water.
The Doctor was shocked, he didn't know Ditzy could do that. While he was sitting there wondering if it was possible, Ditzy swooped down and lifted the Doctor right off the ground. It took all of her strength to keep them both in the air.
"Ditzy! You let me down this instant! You know I don't like high heights." The Doctor yelled.
"If you say so Doctor." Ditzy said through clenched teeth, as she let go she shouted. "BOMBS AWAY!"
"Aaaahhhhhh!" The Doctor yelled all the way down.
Ka-Sploosh!
When the Doctor hit the water it looked like a bomb had went off in the ocean. The splash reached ten feet into the air and the ripples went as wide as 10 feet.
Then the Doctor surfaced gasping for air. At first Ditzy thought the Doctor couldn't swim but that conviction soon disappeared. He kept himself in place and afloat. Ditzy was a little scared of what was going to say.
"Ditzy Doo! When I get my hooves on you!" The Doctor vowed, "Get down here this instant."
Ditzy floated down a little disappointed. She was hoping the Doctor would loosen up. But she found out some boundaries are not to be pushed. When she was two feet above the Doctor the unexpected happened.
The Doctor jumped out of the water and brought Ditzy down into the water with a splash. She didn't go underwater, but she felt the coolness rush onto her coat. The Doctor broke into laughter.
"I told you I'd get you back!" He said with a smile.
"Doctor!" Ditzy mock pouted. The Doctor only laughed more.
"Oh my, I haven't felt like that since well… ever!" The Doctor said elated. "And Ditzy I didn't know you could be so strong. To lift an earth pony like me. Ho ho!"
Ditzy blushed. "Well, I have to carry some heavy packages as a mail mare don't you know." She replied sheepishly.
"Wow, did you see how far I fell? That must've been at least three stories high!" The Doctor exclaimed.
Ditzy had never seen this side of the Doctor before. He never really got a chance to let go and have fun, what with saving the universe and all. Now that he got his chance he didn't know how to do it. Luckily Ditzy was there to show him how.
So, they swam and laughed together. Enjoying their time in the sun. They felt like nothing could go wrong. After a while they got out of the water breathless but happy. They collapsed on the sandy shore, the sun warming their coats from their swim in the cool ocean.
The Doctor felt spacey and started to drift off. He moved twice as much as Ditzy did so he was quite tired. Ditzy on the other hand stood awake simply closing her eyes and taking in the sun. After a time and a half she heard a soft neighing beside her.
She turned her head to see the Doctor fast asleep.
Aw, the Doctor looks so adorable when he's asleep. Ditzy thought to herself. Right then her stomach growled.
The Doctor has been providing for both of us since we got here, its time I return the favor. She decided, so she grabbed the Doctor's saddle bag and with gusto she went off into the jungle.
She kept her eyes open for anything that might look like a fruit. She searched every bush and checked every tree. But her hunt for food came up empty. Then she spotted some big dark green pears growing on a tree. Upon further inspection she she saw the skin of these pears was smooth but seemed a little thicker than a pear.
She picked one and took a bite out of it. At first she didn't like it because she was tasting the skin, so she spit it out. But the rest of it was soft and tasted a little like butter. The inside of the pear was yellow green.
The Doctor will love these! Ditzy thought excitedly, as she knows the Doctor's love for butter. She picked about five of these weird pears and looked around some more. She was hoping she could bring back some berries for dessert.
After some more exploring she came upon a bush that had about a dozen medium sized apple green fruits. She knew by their smell they were fruits.
She picked one and tried it. Again she had spit out the skin but it didn't taste so bad. It reminded her of eating an orange. The fruit however was far from that. It tasted sweet, tangy, and sorta sour. She loved it.
She picked half of them and decided it was time to head back.
Holy muffins did I do great! Ditzy thought proudly, she was starting to like this jungle more and more.
As she walked along the path she wondered what was going to happen with the TARDIS. Would the Doctor be able to fix it? If he did, what then? They go back home, return to their life in ponyville and thats it? Danger around every corner, a crisis always needing to be solved.
Never a break, no time to spend with the Doctor.
But what if the Doctor wanted to go back? After all, that was his life. Never a moments rest, always on some adventure.
Well, if he does want to go back I'll go with him. At least I can still be by his side. Ditzy decided. Although the choice did sadden her.
She was snapped out of her train of thought when she heard a ruffle in the bushes. Then a tiger jumped out of the bushes, his teeth bared and eyes ravaged with hunger. He charged at Ditzy and knocked her back into a tree. The whole thing happened so quick Ditzy didn't have time to react.
Ditzy went numb as she slowly faded into unconsciousness. The last thing she remembered seeing was a chestnut stallion with a brown mane jump down from a tree and tackle the tiger from above. Then darkness.
"Ditzy!" Shouted the Doctor, "You're going to pay for that! Attacking my Ditzy, you beast!" He declared enraged.
Back at the beach the Doctor woke up after Ditzy had left. He didn't know that it was to forage for food so he flew into a panic. He frantically ran through the jungle looking for any sign of her. At first he found the skin Ditzy had chewed up and spit out, afterwards he found the remains of the pink fruit with the green skin.
He felt like he was getting closer, then he saw the tiger attack Ditzy. Now he was going to see to it personally that this tiger knew the meaning of pain.
After playing bucking bronco with the furious tiger he jumped off and landed in front of the tiger. He quickly bucked the jungle beast right in the face. He quickly recuperated and slashed at the Doctor with his claws. The Doctor took the swipe right to the chest.
But he didn't flinch, in fact this pumped his adrenaline even more. Then both him and the tiger charged right towards each other. The tiger leapt into the air ready to bring his paw down in one fell swoop. Luckily the Doctor calculated that the tiger would try this and leapt into the air at a slight angle.
The result? He smashed into the tigers stomach with the force of a cannonball going at 50 miles an hour.
The tiger fell to the ground with a loud thump. He had the wind knocked right out of him, along with a severely bruised belly. The Doctor trotted up to him and said.
"Don't ever let me catch you around Ditzy again." And he head-butted the tiger into unconsciousness.
He walked over to Ditzy lifted her up and put her on his back. He carried her all the way back to the hut. First he made sure Ditzy was ok. Aside from a sprained wing and and bruised back she was going to be fine. Then the Doctor disinfected his wound with some seawater and bandaged it up. It hurt like crazy. But it was worth it.
"Huh? Ow, oh man where am I?" Ditzy moaned, she was now feeling the pain from the charge from the tiger. She tried getting up but it was no use.
"Woah, there. You're not in any condition to get up yet." The Doctor said as he laid Ditzy back down.
"Doctor? Doctor! What happened to you?" Ditzy gasped as she saw the Doctor's bandaged chest.
"Hm? Oh, well. I just showed that tiger what happens when you mess with my mare." The Doctor answered.
Ditzy blushed. Oh my gosh! The Doctor just called me his mare! She thought she might pass out again.
"Now I must ask. What in heavens were you thinking? Going off like that without telling me about it! Do you know how worried I was?" He exasperated. Although he didn't yell.
"I'm sorry Doctor. I was just out trying to find some food for us. You've been doing all the foraging since we got here. I just wanted to give you a break. But I just ended up messing things up." Ditzy said as her eyes started to water.
"There there, I know you mean well. But I could never forgive myself if anything happened to you Ditzy. I want you to be safe, I'd much rather die than to see you hurt." He comforted.
Now this touched Ditzy's heart. No pony has ever said that before, at that moment she felt more loved than in her whole life.
"Thank you, Doctor. Thank you so much." Ditzy whispered as she buried her head in the Doctor's chest and cried with joy.
The Doctor winced in pain as Ditzy did so, but he stood quiet. He simply sat there and embraced Ditzy. The only sound being the waves softly crashing against the shore. After a while they broke and The Doctor asked.
"So, was your search for food fruitful?"
"Boy was it ever!" Ditzy replied with vigor. "Look in my saddle bag and check out what I found."
So, the Doctor found the fruits that Ditzy had picked. When she asked what they were he answered her that the dark green one was an avocado (a personal favorite of his) and the other was a guava. The Doctor sliced the avocado with a sharp rock he found and peeled the guava.
When they were they finished they both agreed that this was there best meal yet. They retreated to their hut and sighed in contentment. An ocean breeze passed inside and relaxed the two as they slowly closed their eyes and fell asleep in each other's embrace.