Chapter 3: The Timberwolf Terror

=Gaia, Equestria, Everfree Forest, Timberwolf Territory, 1003 C.E. =

The Doctor muttered to himself as he rushed through the forest. "That voice… I've heard it before. I know what it is. But No, how could it be in this dimension? It couldn't be…" Suddenly he heard Romana yelp behind him.

When he looked up, he saw creatures he had never seen before (Even if this was an alternate dimension, that was still saying something.) They were wolves. Wolves that were made out of wood. Wolves that looked a lot like they were a lot of twigs held together. They were glowing a golden color and pulsating like a heart beat.

The Doctor groaned. "It is impossible for me to be right, isn't it?"

=Unknown Time and Place=

The mysterious golden ball watched the event in the crystal ball in its center. "Do not kill them. Simply give them a push in the correct direction."

It continued down the halls of the ruins it inhabited. "I will soon have you Doctor. Then I will feed. I will feed forever…"

=Gaia, Equestria, Everfree Forest, Timberwolf Territory, 1003 C.E. =

The Doctor looked for a way to defeat the wooden wolves that were circling him at every possible angle. He looked directly into the mouth of the one in front of him. Then a light bulb went over his head. "I've got it! I'll use the sonic screwdriver to disrupt the psychic frequency holding them together!"

"Well where is the sonic screwdriver?" Romana asked.

The Doctor's face fell. "It would be in my pocket. But I don't even know where my coat is…" He touched the side of his flank, and then all of a sudden, a piece of fabric stretched off of if. It was the part of the Doctor's coat that had his pocket on it "Well that's very odd." He said, not sure whether or not to be disgusted by the event that had just occurred. He reached into the pocket, and, after a minute, pulled out the sonic screwdriver. He started pressing buttons on it rapidly.

"Doctor, hurry!" said Romana as the timberwolves advanced upon them.

"Got it!" the Doctor said as he raised the screwdriver and activated it (How he did it with no fingers, he really never figured out.) All the timberwolves shook like a dog after hearing a dog whistle, and collapsed into pieces.

The Doctor smiled, placed the sonic screwdriver back into his pocket, and pushed it against his flank, which molded back together with the pocket. "Still very odd." He sighed. He then continued on his uncertain path.

=Unknown Place and Time=

"Good, Good." Said the golden ball, still surveying the Doctor closely. I'll just turn them a few more times and then I'll have them. I must be quick. These measly feedings will not hold me over for a very long time."

With that he turned over to a section of the wall, and from it he absorbed all the collective energy of the people in his grasp.

=Gaia, Equestria, Everfree Forest, Timberwolf Territory, 1003 C.E. =

The Doctor and Romana continued on their way. "You know, I wonder why we never considered bringing K9 with us." Romana said.

The Doctor stopped. "I don't know. I do know that he won't be able to catch up with us at this. Too bad. He would have come in handy."

Out of nowhere, more timberwolves appeared in a flash of golden light. The two travelers jumped back and prepared for a fight. But the timberwolves simply hissed at them and slunk back into the shadows.

"I think they're telling us to go the other way." Romana said.

"As much as it's my specialty and all, I don't think we should defy them." The Doctor said.

They took off in the other direction, once again hearing the evil laughter from everywhere.

=Gaia, Equestria, Everfree Forest, Outside the Time Bubble, 1003 C.E. =

"I can sense it. We're incredibly close." The Doctor said. He and Romana stepped forward, suddenly feeling and seeing golden fluxuations in time and space appear around them as they walked through a barrier. Although not as bad as the first three times, the pain returned. They walked into a small clearing, only to see something familiar.

In the center of the clearing, there was a stone. The stone violently glowing golden and shaking around, but the pony sitting on it didn't seem to mind. This pony had a golden yellow coat, a grayscale rainbow mane, and was dressed in safari garb. And there was Golden vapor coming from her mouth. Suddenly, the voice came out of the pony's mouth. "You found me, Doctor. I'm right on top of you. Now you just have to mind out how to get there."

The vapor stopped, allowing the pony to see the Doctor and Romana. She blinked, not sure if they were real. Then a frightened look crossed her face "Please help me. It's coming to take me and eat me. It doesn't want me anymore. It wants you. IT'S COMING FOR US ALL!"