CHAPTER TEN: DOCTOR WHOOVES

So, I have to save Derpy, raise Dinky until her mother gets back, handle Celestia`s duties, and also handle myself and the TARDIS?! Bloody hell...

The TARDIS was ready and Dinky had been at school. Now was the time to do this.

Now, Whooves, think! What is the main reason that she is offensive? That`s right! Her eyes!

As I wired up the TARDIS, my sorrowed mine had wandered to my memories with Ditzy.

I remember when she and I had first met. I had been in the TARDIS and she had started up out of nowhere. Then, in a flash, I was teleported into this world where I transformed into a pony! The beautiful Pegasus had always been there for me, teaching me how to live in Ponyville, how to properly act, and in return, she learned some things from Gallifrey and my life there.

I remember bombarding her with many questions, asking about her.

"What is with your eyes?" I had asked. "Were you born like that?"

"No," She frowned, "There was an accident when I was a filly. I was trying to do something in science... I got distracted, and then it exploded... they didn`t have enough goggles and I forgot to close my eyes."

The TARDIS ended up taking me a few minutes before her class began.

I stepped out of the blue telephone box and slipped (well, I actually quickly opened the door and threw) a few pairs of goggles inside.

While I was waiting, my mind raced.

"Would it work?" I asked myself. "If so, what would happen to Derpy? Would her eyes still... but... no... I cannot do this!" A battle of opposite sides waged against my brain.

If Derpy took the goggles, that would mean that her eyes wouldn`t go "Derpy", which is how she got her name! She loves her nickname! Without, she wouldn`t be herself! She would just be clumsy – that`s it!

I quickly galloped back to the TARDIS after grabbing the goggles. I couldn`t take her eyes away, and I surely couldn`t let her stay that way, either.

"Princesses, pardon the intrusion," I said as I walked into Celestia`s castle in the present, "but I need some answers."

"What is it, Whooves?" Luna asked.

"I can`t do it."

"Can`t do what, Doctor?" Celestia asked with a rising concerning voice.

"I can`t change her eyes!" I barked.

"Well... then what can you do? Her eyes are the worst part!" Celestia anxiously said.

"Celestia, I don`t know! That`s the problem!" I sighed. "I don`t want to change her. She is who she is because of that accident! Her eyes were the origin! She can`t read properly because of her eyes! She can`t see straight because of her eyes! Ponies everywhere cringe at her because of her clumsiness, which is because of her eyes! Derpy wouldn`t be Derpy without her eyes!" I yelled.

"Doctor Whooves, don`t take that tone of voice with us!" Luna roared.

"No, you don`t understand! Derpy is who she is for a reason! I will not change her for others` benefits, and I will not let her die!" My face was beet red from anger and it took all of my remaining strength to not explode.

"Calm down, Whooves!" Luna yells. "We can figure this out!"

"You better not be lying. Hurry up and figure it out, then! I am not one known to be patient, Equestria or Gallifrey!"

"We can... what if..." Celestia was out of options, as were everypony else.

"There is no choice, Doctor Whooves. If you want Ditzy back, you need to change her eyes." Luna growls. "Now, if you will excuse me, I need to go raise the moon," She said harshly.

Luna left in a rage and I heard her slam some doors. "I don`t understand why she is so angry," Celestia sighed. "It`s pretty weird if you ask me."

"Listen, I need your help, Celestia. Please... do you have any idea on how-?"

"Speech impediment, it is her speech impediment!" She gasps.

"I...um... huh...?" I tried to talk but I ended up stuttering.

"Her speech impediment, you know... misplaced words? Go back to when she is a filly, enroll her in speech therapy, it should fix it!"

"But her eyes are the biggest problem! That`s what you`ve been telling me!" I sighed.

"Just do it!" She ordered. "Trust me."