Note: I'd finish ths story late at night so please forgive me for any spelling mistakes.
The Monster
Derpy began to worry as she moved through the crowds of the festival, turning her head from side to side in the hopes that she'll find the chestnut pony. She had checked everywhere, the toilets, the stalls, even back at the entrance on the off chance that he might have come back but he was nowhere to be found. Where is he? She thought worriedly as dark thoughts started to invade her mind.
Images of the Doctor being hurt or worse raced through her mind, each one making the pegasus's heart turn colder than the last. Worry soon turns into panic, she has to find him now. She has to make sure he's safe, she has to see him standing before her, giving her that kind knowing smile.
"Umm…excuse me?" Came a voice behind her.
For one brief moment Derpy thought it was his voice but as she turns around she was greeted by completely different stallion. He was about the same height as the Doctor but that was the only similarities they shared. His coat was a pale cream colour and his mane was short and a dark brown just like his eyes, he also wore a long sleeve black jacket and just by his right hoof was something that looks like a watch.
"Are you looking for somepony Miss?" the pony asked giving her a friendly smile.
"Yeah, I am actually." She said as she stared at the stranger curiously. "I'm looking for a friend of mine. He's an earth pony with a chestnut brown coat and an hour glass for a cutie mark."
"Really, I just happen to see a stallion matching that description a moment ago."
"You have!" Derpy practically shouted before grabbing a hold on the stallion's jacket and pulling him closer. "Where!"
To the stallion's credit he didn't seem all that shock by the pegasus actions, he just lifted his right hoof and pointed to the forested hill just outside the festival's grounds. "He went that way." He said in a calm voice.
The grey pegasus let the stallion go and rushed over to the hill as if her very life depended on it. She felt a little guilty for not thanking him for his help but that was a minor concern right now. She has to find the Doctor and make sure he was alright.
Please be safe.
The stallion watched the pegasus as she disappears behind the first layer of trees. He still wondered as to why his employer wanted her to find the time traveller. Personally he would have left her out of it, whatever the path Whooves is meant to walk on is one that she isn't prepared for. But then again it was not his choice and he was in no position to go against the will of an alicorn.
A quiet whistle suddenly jerked him from his thoughts. "I was not staring. I was just making sure she was going the right way."
The small device made several beeps and clicks which coursed the stallion's cheeks to flashed red. "What!" he barked glaring daggers at the machine. "I wasn't even looking there!"
"Hey, Rarity why is that pony talking to his watch." A small voice asked from behind him.
"I don't know sweetie but let's just keep our distance from him." an older voice replied.
The creamy coloured stallion glanced upwards to find that a large number of ponies were now staring at him. He returned the stares with a embarrass smile before walking away. When he was certain he was no longer being watch by the crowd he returned his gaze back to the device.
"You did that on purpose didn't you." he whispered.
A noise similar to laughter left the device.
For a brief moment the stallion was about to yelling at it again but quickly remembered where he was. He had already drawn attention to himself he doesn't need the local guards dragging him off to the nut house or worse attracting the attention of the elements bearers.
The Doctor's eyes slowly opened to find himself laying in what he presumes was a natural disaster. The trees including the one he's lying against had their branches and bark torn off and the ground around him have been dug up and thrown around. He was confused by it all at first but then he remembered the guilt filled rage he had entered into earlier.
It was actually a surprise that he even done such a thing in the first place. He usual has so much control over his emotions that he rarely acts on them, he would maybe make a snide remark whenever he was annoyed but he had never done something like this before. Well that's not entirely true, the only other time he felt so angry was yesterday with that thug.
Because of her. He thought.
The memory of something Cronus said once crossed his mind. "You know when you're in love when everything you do is for her." he remembered that night well as just after ten minutes of saying that the blue earth pony broke up with his girlfriend. But it does have some truth to it, as of late he had done a lot of things for Derpy. He fought for her, he comforted her, he even saw a fortune teller despite the fact he doesn't believe in such things.
And then there are these feelings, feelings that were original physical but have grown into something much deeper. While he still denies that anything long term could be form between them, he will at least admit that he hold something for the grey pegasus.
Something special.
There was a small sense of freedom when he accepted this fact. As if all of the frustrations and guilt he'd been carrying the last couple of days had finally evaporated. His mind became clearer now that it's no longer plague by the battle between his new friend and his duty.
However there was one more thing he has to do before he has complete closure, he has to find Derpy and tell her the truth. That he wasn't an alien pony from another planet, he's just an average pony who's built a time machine and is now being thrown around from one time period to the next. Knowing her she'll probably like take it better than the last mare. He thought as he turns back to the festival.
He had barely taken five steps when a distant noise caught his attention. Listening carefully he could just make it out. It almost sounded mechanical but he was far beyond the festival's grounds there shouldn't be any rides out here. He became even more puzzled when he realize the sound was coming closer.
Strange, it almost sounds familiar. He thought as he stared in the direction the noise was coming from. It almost sounds like-.
The Doctor gasps as his mind was suddenly besiege by images, sounds and voices. This overload of information caused the chestnut pony to collapse into a ball as his hooves held onto his head out of fear that it might explode. In reality it had only happen in less than a couple of seconds but to him it had felt like an eternity, a very long skull splitting eternity.
When it was finally over a cold mechanical voice rang through his mind. "You stay alive long enough to watch as I conquer this world and know there is nothing you can do to stop me."
He laid there stun by this new revelation. All of those memories that of that night has finally returned and it made his blood run cold. He should have realize that monster was here from the dratroleum he found from the other day but instead he had allowed himself get distracted by Derpy and his feelings for her.
No, don't blame her. He thought. This isn't anyone's fault. That monster eased your memories, you couldn't have known he was here even with that dratroleum sample you found.
The Doctor wondered what he should do as he got back on to his hooves. He thought about heading straight to the source of the noise and confronting Galek but that would have been pointless without any of his weapons or gadgets. The best course of action would be returning to the festival and try to warn everypony, even if they don't listen he has to try. With one more look towards the sound he quickly made his way downhill.
Running as fast as his legs would carry him, he was almost at the bottom of the hill when without warning he suddenly collided with something. For a brief moment all he could see were stars, and then slowly his vision returned to find a familiar form sitting before him softly rubbing her head. "Ow, my head."
"Derpy!" the Doctor gasped in surprise.
The grey mare looked at the chestnut pony and smiled brightly. "Doctor!" she squealed as she threw her hooves around him. "Where have you been? I've been looking for you all over the place."
He felt touched when she said that but now wasn't really the time for this. "I'll tell you later right now I need your help." He said unlocking the hooves that were around his neck. "A very dangerous robot is heading to the festival and I need your help to warn everypony before somepony get hurt."
The grey pony stared blankly at the Doctor. "Doctor, what are you talking about? What do you mean a dangerous robot is heading for the festival? Where did it come from? Why is it here?"
"Derpy!" he shouted more harshly then he intended. "I promise I'll tell you everything but right now I need you to trust me."
Once again the grey pegasus fell silent and stared at the stallion as she tries desperately to understand what is going on. She had only just found the Doctor and now here is telling her that the town is going to get attack by a robot. It sounded crazy, insane even, and yet despite that she couldn't help but to nod her head. "Okay, what do you want me to do."
The Doctor let out a deep breath he didn't even know he was holding. "I need you get back to the festival and try to convince everypony to get out of there as fast as possible. I know it's going to be hard to convince them but you have to find a way, their lives depend on it."
"Okay, but what are you going to do."
"I'm going to see if I can slow him down." He said.
It was practically a suicide mission but hopefully what Galek said about keeping him alive was true. He could see that Derpy was also worried by the part he has to play. Reaching out a hoof he slowly caressed the grey pegasus's cheeks which made her blushed a deep red.
"Don't worry I'll be fine." He said giving her his most reassuring smile.
The young mare opens her mouth to say something but whatever it was it was immediately drowned out by a sudden high pitch noise. The Doctor's eyes widen in fear as he recognize what it was and what it was about to do. Within seconds he wrapped his hooves around Derpy and threw her as far away from him as possible. For a moment the high pitch noise disappeared and then suddenly a massive explosion of sound was unleashed. Trees, rocks, earth and everything else were torn asunder by the solid wall of sound. The chestnut stallion barely manages to avoid it as it charged through the forest like a rampaging hydra.
While the two ponies avoided being torn apart they still suffered from the deafening noise. There was even a moment where the Doctor was fearful that his brain might implode but of course highly unlikely, in the worst case he'll just slip into unconsciousness.
By the time it was finally over all he could hear was a loud ringing sound echoing through his head. He looked at where he and Derpy stood only moments ago only to find a deep trench that stretched from the top of the hill all the way down to the bottom. The chestnut pony began to panic when he couldn't find the grey pegasus. He called out even though he knew that she have the same trouble with hearing as him. When no form of reply came he quickly crossed the wide trench, his heart was racing and Derpy's safety is the only thing he cared about at this moment.
Once he had reached the other side it didn't take long for him to find her. The grey pegasus was hiding behind a tree a few meters away from the trench. She had her eyes closed and her hooves covered her ears in the hope that it would lessen the loud noise. As he approached her he found that she was also shaking uncontrollable. The chestnut pony softly touched one of her fore-legs but that only made her scream and strike out against him.
He quickly took hold of the hooves that were attacking him while being careful not to hurt her. The grey pegasus continues to struggle against the Doctor believing him to be the monster who caused the horrible sound. The chestnut stallion kept his hold on her fore-legs as he desperately tries to tell her to open her eyes. It took several minutes of continues shouting until her ears finally heal enough to hear him.
When her eyes opened they were at first fill with unbearable fear but when those golden orbs met the gentle blue of the Doctor's the fear slowly ebbed away. The young mare couldn't help but to grabbed onto the stallion and pulled him into an embrace which caught him off guard at first but quickly returned it. They remain in this state for only a few second before he decided to end it. Derpy was reluctance to let go at first but after another comforting embrace she allow the Doctor to pull away.
"Can you hear me!" he shouted as he still had the ringing in his ear.
The grey pegasus nodded.
"Good! I need you to get back to the festival now! You need to warn them!"
Derpy looked from the Doctor to the wide trench where they had once stood. He could see the concern growing on her and after what had just happen he knew it was going to take more than his personal assurance to convince her to leave. An idea suddenly popped into his head, moving his front hooves up towards his neck he began to untie his bowtie. This caught the pegasus's attention and she watched curiously. Once the red bowtie was off the stallion's neck he grabbed one of Derpy's and gently tied it to it.
Derpy looked from the bowtie around her hoof to the Doctor. Her cheeks were a deep red and her eyes had never been so wide before. The Doctor simply smiles at her before pulling her into one last embrace. "I'll come back." he whispered softly into her ear.
Whether she heard him or simply understood the meaning behind him giving her his bowtie the pegasus gave him a little squeeze before breaking the embrace. Taking several steps back Derpy spread out her large feathered wings and disappeared into the leaves above. He stared at where she had disappeared and wondered if this was going to be the last time he'll see her.
He was about to take on an evil mutated creature in a giant robot battle suit completely unarmed and without a plan. He's either the bravest pony in Equestria or he's the dumbest but that didn't matter right now. What matters is slowing Galek down long enough for Derpy to get everypony to safety and with luck long enough for him to come up with a more permanent plan.
The sudden explosion and disappearance of half of the trees on the nearby hill attracted the attention of a lot of ponies. Soon a large number of the festival's patrons began to gather around the bottom of the trench that stretched across the hill. Many of them wondered what could have coursed such an unbelievable act of destruction. In the fair back of the crowd Carrot Top stood on the very tips of her hooves trying to get a better look.
The olive coloured mare had arrived shortly before the initial explosion looking for Derpy and Skippy. She was surprise to find that they weren't waiting at the park's entrance like they agreed on, even if she was a few minutes late it wasn't like Derpy to just wonder off. It was then that the explosion happened and the side of the wooded hill disappeared like they weren't there in the first place.
Carrot Top turned her head left and right as she looked over the crowd of confuse ponies for her closest friend. She needed to find her, she needed to know that she's safe and get her as far away from this hill as possible. Something bad is about to happen, she didn't know how or what, all she knows is that she needed to find Derpy and get out of here.
The sudden sound of hooves caught her attention. The olive mare turned around hopping to see Derpy but instead saw a very familiar blue unicorn approaching the crowd. "Mister Gates!" Carrot Top called out waving her hooves to get his attention.
"Miss Carrot Top what happened here?" the stallion asked as he move towards the mare.
"I don't know. One moment everything was normal then there was this explosion and now half of the hill is missing" She said as turn back to the demolished slope. A cold chill suddenly ran up her spine as she stared at the long trench that climbed up the hill like a snake, just staring at it reinforces the feeling of impending doom.
"Mister Gates you haven't seen Derpy have you?" she asked hoping that he'll say he has.
Her hopes were immediately dashed when he started to shake his head. "Sorry, I haven't seen Miss Hooves or Mister Skip."
Carrot Top eyes returns to the crowd again searching for the blond headed filly. It was then that a member of the crowd called out and pointed upwards toward the sky. Everypony turn skywards and were greatly surprise by what they saw. There flying towards them at top speed was a grey pegasus. Carrot Top felt her heart soar as she instantly recognises who it was.
Derpy flew closer to the crowd slowly coming to a stop as she hovers above the crowd. Her appearance had changed since the last time Carrot Top saw her. Her mane and coat were no longer cleaned and well gloomed but were now covered in dirt and leaves. The bright red bow she was wearing was no longer by her right ear, in fact it wasn't anywhere that the olive mare could see.
"Umm…hello everypony." Derpy said nervously as she wave slightly to the crowd with a hoof that had a familiar bowtie wrapped around it. "My…my name is Derpy Hooves but you probably already know that. Umm…listen I know this may sound strange but you see there's a giant evil robot coming to destroy us all and I really need you all to go in to town and call for the army."
The crowd looked at the pegasus strangely as they started to mutter about themselves while at the back Carrot Top was staring at her long-time friend with her mouth agape. What is she doing?She thought when the ability to think came back to her. Why is she saying that a robot is going to attack the town? What could have possessedher to…"
Then suddenly the face of a chestnut stallion appeared in her mind and her face changed from shock to barely controlled fury. "Skippy" she hissed out like a curse.
The olive mare looked around the edge of the forested hill for any sign of that little lying rodent. She swears that the moment she sees him she's going to beat him to death with his own hooves.
Derpy remained hovering above the crowd. "So if everypony could just move away from the hill and go into the town that will be very helpful."
"What do you mean a robot is going to attack the town?" One of the ponies from the crowd asked.
"Well, like I said there's a robot that's…"
"Did you see it?" another pony asked.
"Umm…not exactly."
"Then how do you know there's a robot?" somepony else shouted.
"Be…because the Doctor told me…"
"Doctor? What Doctor?"
The crowd began to shout more questions to the unprepared pegasus demanding to know who this Doctor was.
"Maybe it was this Doctor who did this?"
"No! He wouldn't do that!" Derpy suddenly shouted with an unusual amount of anger in her voice.
"How would you know?"
"Yeah, for all we know this could be another Changeling attack."
Derpy was about to shout at the crowd again but a familiar voice suddenly interrupted her.
"Derpy!" Carrot Top called out as she pushed through the crowd of increasingly hostile ponies. Iron Gates follow closed behind the olive coloured mare using the path she had created to reach the front of the crowd and hopefully prevent a riot.
The grey pegasus lowered herself just a few feet off the ground as the two ponies reach the front. "Carrot Top! Mister Gates! Thank goodness you're here." She said sounding relieved. "Quickly I need your help to convince everypony to go back into town."
"Derpy, what do you think you're doing?" the olive mare hissed.
"I'm trying to save these ponies from the robot." Derpy said in a matter-of-fact tone of voice.
"The robot that Mister Skip told you about?" Iron Gates said raising an eyebrows sceptically.
"Yes."
"Derpy that's crazy there are no such things as giant evil robots." Carrot Top said. "Now get down here, you're making a scene."
"No! The Doctor told me to get everypony to safety and that's what I'm going to do."
"Forget about Skippy!" the olive mare yelled. "Just because you have some stupid childish crush on him doesn't mean you have to listen to everything he tells you. Can't you see I'm the only one who actually cares about you, who will be there when he leaves you broken hearted. For Celestia sake stop falling for every stallion who takes pity on you!"
A sudden silent fell on the crowd as they stared at the olive mare with shock expansions on their faces. Even Iron Gates was taken aback from the harsh words that came from her mouth. But what really caught Carrot Top, what really made her heart turn cold was the look on Derpy's face.
Her words struck deep, deeper then she had intended and now her friend's face was the perfect representation of hurt and betrayal. It took a few moments for the carrot grower to find her words. "Derpy." she said her voice coming out shaky. "I…I didn't mean-."
She never got to finish her sentence as bolts of light suddenly shot out from the top of the hill. The crowd of ponies quickly scuttled before the first bolts reached them. Carrot Top was deafened by the scrams and yelling of the other ponies as they try to avoid getting hit. The olive mare however remain where she was, her mind was still registering that she was under attack.
Luckily Iron Gates noticed this and manage to tackle her to the ground before one of the bolts hit her. "Stay down!" He shouted as he tries to cover as much of her body as he could.
The bolts kept raining down for another couple of seconds then it stopped leaving behind only smoking holes in the earth. The blue stallion slowly got up as he looks for any signs for another attack. When none seems to be evident he helped Carrot Top up before going off to search for anypony who might have been injured.
Carrot Top looked around the area searching for Derpy. The grey pegasus disappeared after the barrage of light and now she seem to have dropped off the face of the earth. The olive mare began to call out her name as she started to walk, slinging her head from left to right in the hope of finding the smallest hint of grey.
A soft groan from a nearby bush caught the mare's attention, after a quick sprint she started to push as much of the foliage aside as possible. Soon she found a hoof, then a wing, then a grey hoof with a red bowtie tied to it and then finally a head with blonde hair. Her heart began to dance in joy as she pulled the young mare out from the bush.
Then she saw it.
On Derpy's side just underneath right wing was a large burnt mark, it was bright red and the smell of burnt fur and flesh almost made the carrot grower gag. As gently as she could she lifted the wing up a bit more to inspect how damage there was and was shocked to find that it almost completely covered her side. The pegasus whimpered in pain as her wing was lifted up causing her to open her eyes. They instantly locked onto the Carrot Top as she examines her wound.
"Car…Carrot Top." She said her voice barely coming out as a pained whisper. "I…I don't…don't feel so good."
Carrot Top tries to put on a reassuring smile. "It's okay Derpy." she said trying to sound brave and comforting though she felt none of these things. "Everything will be all right."
Derpy manage to perform a weak nod before her eyes slowly closed and her breathing became shorter and shallower. The olive began to panic as she tries to desperately to open her eyes again.
"Derpy?" she stuttered softly rocking the pegasus back and forth. "Derpy wake up."
"DERPY!"
The Doctor climbed up the forested hill as quickly as his hooves could carry him while also being prepared to duck behind trees at the slightest hint of danger. It had only been a couple of minutes since he and Derpy had split up which mean she should far off by now. Good. He thought as he ducked under a low hanging branch. I don't what her anywhere near here when I confront Galek.
It wasn't hard to find out where the giant robot was as his mechanical body made a great deal of noise as it moved through the forest crushing everything in its path. This made the Doctor once again realizes that surviving this encounter was morbidly unlikely but even so he has to destruct Galek for as long as possible. Though without his tools or weapons it won't take the mutant long to dispatch him.
"Hey!" a voice randomly called out.
The Doctor almost tripped over when he heard it but manage to righted himself. He looked around at his surroundings only to find trees, brushes and grass. I must be imagining things. He thought as he started to run again.
"Hey! Up here Doc!" the voiced called out again.
Looking upwards the Doctor almost took a double take when he saw a large canine like creature hanging from a breach on one of the nearby trees. A diamond dog? He thought, beginning to winder of divinedeity he ticked off to deserve this.
The creature jumped down from his perch and landed a few feet away from the Doctor. His fur was a greyish-brown colour and he wore a black jacket and seems to be some sort of watch on his right arm. He gave the Doctor a big toothy smile before moving closer to him. The chestnut pony lowered himself into a fighting stance. He knows the diamond dog's history of kidnapping ponies and forcing them to work in their minds and he has no desire in becoming a slave today. The canine looked confuse for a moment when he noticed the stallion's hostile posture.
"Whoa, there Doc. Let's not do something we're regret." He said lifting his paws up over his head slowly. "I'm a friend."
The Doctor remained in his attack stance obviously not believing the words coming from the dog's mouth though he was surprise that it could speak properly. "How do you know I'm a doctor?" He asked as he quickly scans his surroundings searching for other diamond dogs.
The large canine shrugged his shoulders. "I know a lot of things about you Doctor Whooves. Like how you're planning on facing Galek despite the fact you don't have anyway of fighting him."
The chestnut stallion's eyes widened. "How…How did you…"
"Listen, as much as I love playing twenty questions we really don't have time so here." The diamond dog said tossing a small cylinder device and a belt over to the stun pony's feet. "A present from your guardian angel."
He looked down at the two objects at his hooves and instantly recognises them as his sonic screwdriver and shield belt. Both of which he had left in the TARDIE. The Doctor was about to asked the diamond dog how he found these items only to find that he was no longer there. He looked around, searching for any signs of peculiar canine but it has seem that had simply vanish.
"That was…interesting." The Doctor said aloud.
A part of him wanted to chase after him. There was something…off about that diamond dog and it wasn't the fact that he could speak normally or the fact that he looked bathed. The way he acted, the way he held himself, even the way he looked at him felt familiar. Like he was sizing me up. He thought as he stares blankly into the woods.
The sudden sound of wood breaking brought his attention back to the task at hand. After securing the shield belt around waist and grabbing the sonic screwdriver he quickly made his way towards the noise.
The diamond dog walked through the forest in a slow easy pace. He wore an inquisitive look on his face as his mind runs over his first meeting with the Doctor. Honestly he stills fail to see why this one pony is so important or how he even lured the attention of his employer in the first place. It couldn't be that he's a time traveller, while that might impress some forms of life it wouldn't draw on the interest of a being as powerful as an alicorn. No, something strange is definitely going on here and he's going to find out what.
The device on his arm made gave out several short beeps.
"Yes, I know I wasn't supposed to be seen but I got curious." He said as he ducked under a breach.
Another series of beeps and whistles escape the device.
"I don't care if he gets mad. There's something about that pony and his girlfriend that he's not telling us and you know how much I hate being in the dark. Besides you must be a little curious too?"
The device remained quiet for a moment until it finally made a small beep.
"I thought so." The diamond dog smirked. "Now come on we have to get to the town's centre."
The Doctor ducked behind a tree when he finally found the giant metal behemoth. He had manage to follow the noise almost to the very top of the gorge that monster had created earlier. The machine was exactly how he remembered it. Large, heavily armoured and no doubtingly carry enough fire power to level Ponyville in a matter of minutes.
Well, at least I'm not defenceless anymore. He thought as he tries to come up with a plan.
The shield belt he's wearing should protect him from most of Galek's weapons for a couple of seconds and his sonic screwdriver could fire small bursts of sonic energy if set on the right frequency, But how can he use these things to slow Galek down. He can't go charging over to him firing his screwdriver and hope that he gets a lucky shot. That would end in his immediate death and Galek would be free to attack the town unhindered.
The Doctor thought back to his earlier engagements with the golden giant to see if they could shed anything useful. Unfortunately they didn't help very much as he had won those battles purely by luck. If only we were in a cave. He thought thinking about one his lucky victories. Then I could shoot at the ceiling and cause it to collapse on top of him.
Taking a quick peek the Doctor took another look at the armoured robot in the hope of finding some sort of crack in its defences. It was then that he notices the lack armour underneath its legs. Slowly a plan began to take shape in his mind, it wasn't the safest plan and there was a good chance that he'll get crush by two-hundred metric-tons of evil robot, but it will have to do.
As quietly and quickly as possible the Doctor began to move closer to the metal giant who had now taken its first steps in the long trench it had created. Now that he's out of the tree line there's nothing to slow him down. The machine began to move in a fast pace, so fast in fact that the Doctor was having trouble keeping up. Deciding to forego stealth the chestnut pony broke away from his hiding place and rushed towards the golden monster.
Galloping close behind it the Doctor took the sonic screwdriver into his mouth and aimed it at the exposed joints underneath the armoured legs. It was difficult to aim the screwdriver while running even at this range. Just focus. He thought as he concentrated on the shot. All you need is one shot, one lucky one-in-a-million shot and you'll finish this before it even begins.
All of a sudden Galek stops.
It happened so quickly that the Doctor ran right under the robot before coming to a stop himself. It took a split second for him to realize what had happen and when it did he felt his blood suddenly turn into ice. Slowly he turns to face the golden machine.
It stood before him it's one cold blue eye staring down on him, even though he could not see it he knew that the creature inside was smiling. The two of them stared at each other for what felt like an eternity, both waiting for the other to make the first move.
It was the Doctor who made it. The chestnut coloured pony dashed towards the still standing trees on the trenches left side. He barely got halfway there when a long metal claw arm suddenly snatched him off the ground. The sonic screwdriver fell from his mouth as he let out surprised cry, in a few short seconds he thought he had lost his only weapon, however either by blind luck or by some divine power he manage to catch the device with his hooves. He kept a tight grip on the screwdriver even as he was slammed into a nearby tree and pinned there.
"Did you honestly think that you could have sneaked up on me?" the golden behemoth asked in a mocking tone. "Truly the arrogance of ponies is remarkable."
The Doctor lifted his head up to stare harshly into the blue eye. There came a noise from the machine that sounded like a small gasp. "You." it said, the chestnut pony could hear the venom in the otherwise monotone voice. "I should have known it was you. Tell me have the effects of my mind-eraser worn off or is this simply an act of coincidence."
"Wouldn't you like to know." He said before gasping in pain as the metal claw started to squeeze his chest, slowly forcing the air from his lungs.
"I see you still have that annoying wit of yours. If I had the time I would see if how much pressure your body can take before being crush by my claw, but I'm afraid I have a much more important matter to attend to."
"I…I won't let you…hurt them." the Doctor manage to say despite the iron grip the claw had on him.
"Hurt them?" Galek said before making a noise that sounded like laughter. "Oh, no my old adversary you got it all wrong. I don't want to hurt the ponies below, I want to collect them."
"What?"
"Those ponies down there have the honour of being the first of a new breed, one that I will create in my own image. It will be like Smogville all over again only this time I will spread it to every corner of Equestria and beyond."
The Doctor was confused by the robot's words at first until realization struck. "You're going to turn them into you."
"Smart pony."
"But that's impossible." The chestnut stallion declared. "Dratroleum won't be discovered in another hundred years and it can only be found in the fair South."
"The liquid, yes." Galek said. "But dratroleum comes in more forms then just one."
The stallion stared at the machine in horror. Was it possible that he had found some sort of deposit of dratroleum here, so close to Canterlot? But what did he mean by dratroleum has more forms then one.
"Confuse?" The metal giant asked. "Well, don't be for soon that tiny brain of yours will have nothing to be confuse about."
With a sound of laughter that sent shivers up the Doctor's spine a new metal appendage appeared from the robot's body only instead of a three digit claw it had a spinning blade. The Doctor pushed his head as far away from the blade as possible. "Umm, whatever happen to the 'I not going to kill you until I conquered the world' plan?"
"As much as that plan was entertaining it was also unrealistic. You would have eventually remembered that I was here and would then proceed to try to stop me. Now, while I'm still confident that you would fail in your attempts I cannot however deny how our past engagements ended. You would somehow find a way to foil my plans despite the fact that you are clearly outmatched. As such I've decided that it will be safer to just terminate you."
With that Galek brought the spinning blade slowly towards the Doctor's neck. He wanted to enjoy this as much as possible, to see the defeat in the pony's eyes, to hear him begging for mercy. But it did not come, instead the Doctor's eyes showed confidence and his lips curled into a smile. The same type of smile he puts on before doing something rather clever.
In a single blink of an eye the Doctor brought up the hoof that was holding the sonic screwdriver and took a quick shot at the machine single blue eye. The effects of this action was almost simultaneous, the robot staggered backwards as its eye exploded causing it's mechanical arm to loosen its grip on the stallion. The Doctor took this opportunity to wiggle himself free from the three digit claw just as the spinning blade was brought down on where his neck was mere seconds ago.
Realizing that the blade didn't hit its intended target Galek began to panic. He is now blind and the only pony he considers an actual threat is now free and no doubt using this moment of weakness to do whatever it was he was planning on doing before he caught him. No not this time. He thought as he rans his small dark furred claws over the controls. This time I'll be the one who is triumphant even if I have to destroy this entire hill, you…will… LOSE!
Suddenly all the panels on the golden machine's body opened up revealing an uncountable number of weapons. The Doctor's eyes widen as he saw them and barely had enough time to jump behind a tree before they opened fire. Lasers, bullets and sonic blasts filled the air as the metal giant tries to hit a target it can't even see.
The top half of the tree the Doctor was using for cover shattered in to millions of pieces as it was struck by a stray laser bolt. He ignored the tiny bits of wood that were raining down on him as his attention was on the berserking robot. It was just a few feet away from him but with all the weapons firing at everything around it, it might as have been miles away. Even with the shield belt it would only be able to take a number of hits until the shield fail and leave him defenceless against the weapons.
Come on think. He thought desperately. How do I get close to him without getting killed?
As his mind began to race through several different plans the ground next to him exploded showering him in dirt. He yelped as a hard object landed on his head leaving behind a small lump that throbs. He was about to curse the object when he notice that it was a rock. Almost upon seeing it a new plan began to formulate in his mind, it was dangerous and relies heavily on his reflexes but he should be able to pull it off.
Hopefully.
Taking the rock into his hoof the Doctor took careful aim at the golden behemoth who had now stopped firing it's weapons. Taking a deep breath and making a silent pray to the princesses he threw the rock as hard as he could. As soon as the rock left his hoof the Doctor made a dash to the far right. The rock hit the side of the massive robot causing it to spin around at the direction it had come from and renew its attack.
A few stray laser bolts manage to hit the Doctor but thankfully the shield belt kept them from doing any serious harm. The chestnut coloured pony ran around the machine as it continues to lay waste to the trees he had been using for cover moments ago. Ducking underneath the robot he wasted no time in aiming his sonic screwdriver at one of the unprotected joints on its legs. He let loose several shots, each one hitting its target perfectly.
With the final blast from his screwdriver the leg's joints blew apart causing the mechanical behemoth to lose its footing and fell. The Doctor just manages to avoid getting squished by it as it capsized over to its side. As it fell he could have sworn he heard Galek's voice shrieking in rage.
Dirt filled the air for a moment when the machine landed but it quickly dissolved to reveal the robot laying helpless on the ground. The Doctor moved towards the defenceless mechanical giant, being careful to avoid the legs which were now moving frantically in the vain attempt of lifting its body up. He stopped in front of the broken eye with a smug grin on his face. "Still feeling confident Galek?"
A mechanical groan came from the fallen robot. "You think you've won equine, you think this is over!"
"Well, I did just break your favourite toy." The chestnut coloured pony said giving the robot a slight tap.
"This is nothing more than a small set back." Galek declared. "You merely prolonged the inevitable. I will rise again, like a phoenix from the ashes and then nopony will be safe. Not even you."
"That sounds very scary Galek but from where I'm standing it doesn't even look like you can get out of your battle armour so forgive me if I'm not shaking in fear." The Doctor said before turning around to leave.
"You should kill me while you have the chance." Galek called out making the stallion stopped for a second.
The Doctor turned his head back to the broken eye. "Sorry, I don't kill defenceless animals." He said before continuing down the hill.
"Fool." Galek hissed to himself.
The dark furred creature rested against his seat silently cursing the chestnut coloured stallion and his trickery. He was right though, his battle armour is now ruin and he is unable to get out but he still has one move to play. Reaching out with his small dark claws Galek pushes a simple button on the far side of the control panel. The blank screen in front of him came back to life with the words Battle Armour MK 5 Remote Control Activated appearing on it.
An evil smile grew on Galek's furry face as he stares at the words. The stallion was foolish for not destroying him while he had the chance cause now he had seal both the town's fate and his own.
SHIT JUST GOT REAL!
Umm...for the second time o.0
