Chapter VII: Who did you say you were?

Rainbow Dash

"I can't wait to meet Spike's friend. I bet she's super neat," Pinkie said as we arrived at the station. I have to admit that I was curious as to what this friend looked like. All the dragon said was that she's different. Twilight assured us that if Spike likes her than she's okay.

"Did the medicine help Sweetie any?" I ask Applejack. She says it will take some time but yeah she is doing better and that Scootaloo and Apple Bloom are with her. "Good they'll keep an eye on her," I say trying to get comfortable with these bandages.

"Easy there, the doc said not to mess with them," Applejack warns. I try to ignore the fact they itch like crazy. I start to adjust it to make it as comfortable as possible. I move it wrong and wince. "You took a mighty big tumble there and need to not fuss with them." If I ever see that whatever it was again it will be sorry it messed with me.

"Look there's the train," Rarity says as it stops in front of us. The conductor opens the door and out comes Spike. "We were so worried for you Spikey-poo," she says as the dragon blushes. He tells her that it was his friend who helped him escape. "Speaking of which where...,"

A tall creature came out of the car on two feet. She only had fur on her head and dressed in a black tank top with a purple oval on it and a black skirt. Purple leggings and black boots finished her outfit.

"I told you it would be okay," he assures her before turning to Twilight. "This is my friend Twilight Sparkle. Twilight this is Sam. She helped me escaped from the castle." he explains happily.

We looked other for awhile unsure of what to do next. After a second Twilight and Fluttershy walked up to her. "It's nice to meet you Sam. Any friend of Spike is a friend of ours." The yellow pegasus holds out her hoof in friendship. Sam mentions that Spike couldn't stop talking about them all the way to Ponyville. "I hope they were good things," Flutters chirps.

"He said that you're all very close. It reminds me of my friends," she says as the others go up and shake her hoof but I stay behind. There is something about this Sam creature that rubs me the wrong way and I am going to keep my eye on in case she does any funny business.

Danny

"He was right when he said 'we couldn't miss it," I told Dani as we walked up to old style British police box. I knocked on the door causing it open. "I guess he's home."

We walk into a parlor with a small couch. Strewn across the floor were various books including Advanced Quantum Theory of Multiplicity and Paradoxes of Astrophysics. There were also books and scrolls about history. A large text on the table read The Chronicles of Starswirl the Bearded. I went to look at it when a door upstairs close and an English voice announced he would be down soon.

"Now what can I...Great Whickering Stallions!" he gasped nearly falling down the steps. I race up to help him asking if he is okay. He doesn't say anything but stares at us. He shakes his head and turns to adjust some pictures on the wall. "And here I thought Ms. Heartstrings was making it up." I asked him what he was talking about.

He picks up a small device with his mouth and scans Dani curiously. She looked at me a little nervous but assured her it would be okay. "Um, we were sent by Clockwork and...," his eyes grow big at the name of the time ghost. He asked me if I meant Chronos Clockwork? "Yes the master of time. Speaking of time you must be Time...," he seemed surprised to hear the old ghost's name.

"I only thought he was a legend," he says to himself dropping the device but Dani catches it. "First of all my name is not Time Turner, it's Dr. Hooves and second I have important things to attend to," he explains as we look in shock of this pony's behavior.

Scootaloo

"How are you feeling?" I asked Sweetie as she opened her eyes. She says that the medicine is helping and she not as tired. "Applejack said that would...," just then I hear the door open. "I think Twilight's back," we rush to stairway and watch as the older ponies and Spike walk in the house. Behind the dragon was a weird looking creature.

"Welcome to Sweet Apple Acres Sam!" Applejack said placing a tray with glasses of apple cider on the table. "So you met Spike in the castle dungeons?" Sam nods and says she was captured by some pony named Vlad and that Spike freed her as they made their way out of the castle.

"Who is this Vlad?" Twilight asked curiously. Sam called him a 'class A fruit loop and pervert' and the fact he is here is bad news. "How in Equestria did he get control of Canterlot?" Sam shrugs but noticed that Vlad was wearing a strange brooch. She described it as unicorn with wings, "the Alicorn Amulet! How did he get that? Celestia said it was under lock and key?"

"If Vlad wants something he gets it," she states taking a sip of her cider. She also said it must have great power for him to want it. "It does, the last time when Trixie found it...," Sam asked who Trixie is, "Trixie Lulamoon, a traveling unicorn who thinks she's 'great and powerful'," Sam asks Spike if the Trixie he saw was the same unicorn?

"Definitely!" The dragon nods, "she's acting like she runs the place."

Rainbow rolls her eyes and mutters something to herself but I couldn't hear it. Twilight looks at her, "what I was just talking to myself. What are we waiting for let's go take out Trixie," Twi shakes her head saying they will need help on this one.

"There is only one pony I know who might know something about this- Time Turner!"

Dani

"Excuse me? " Dr. Hooves asked straightening up a bit. I told him we have to go stop Vlad. "Never heard of this Vlad pony?" that's because he's not a pony and he we need to stop him before he takes over. "Who said anything about we?" he asks coolly while organizing his books.

"That's why Clockwork sent us. We have to stop Vlad," he says it's not his problem and wishes us a good day. "You don't understand Vlad is a sadist and he'll destroy everything. This is your home aren't you at least concerned?"

"Look, I have one job here, to keep track of time in Equestria. This Vlad is your problem- now if you excuse me I have things to do," I stood up at that. I told him that I know firsthand what Vlad can do and if we need to stop him now before he rules everything. "You obviously don't know Equestria, the princesses will take care of it."

"What if he's defeated them?" Danny asks trying get through to him. Hooves laughs saying no one can defeat Celestia and Luna. They are practically goddesses and any threat to the kingdom they can handle. "A friend of mine said there were no princesses just Vlad and Trixie."

"Now I know you're joking, Trixie couldn't take over a rock farm," he laughs as I try to make sense of what's going on. "Please you've wasted enough of my time. I am an extremely busy pony!" he points to the door as we get we stare at each other in shock.

Applejack

"Are you sure about that dear?" Rarity asked, "Time Turner is a bit of an eccentric and doesn't take well to guests," she explains. Twilight admits that she has heard stories about him but he might be the only one who can help us.

"I have to agree with Rarity I would hate to get on his bad side," Sam looks over to me and asks why this Time Turner is so strange. "Granny Smith told me that he's not right in the head. He claims he's a time traveler and that robots are after him," she asks if he might have something to help us out.

"I am not sure, but if Trixie has the amulet and is working for Vlad, we'll need all th...," Twi stops midway as if something spooked her. "We have to hurry we don't have much time. He could be in danger!" she says racing out the door. I ask what's wrong, "he needs our help!"

"Who needs our help?" I hear Apple Bloom ask as I look up and see them looking down. "I don't know and even if I did you three are staying here," I tell her as she frowns.

Scootaloo asks if I was talking about Dr. Hooves, "that is not his name and it would be too dangerous for you three to come along," the orange pegasus says they can handle things they're "...going to stay here and Big Mac and Granny Smith are going to make sure it stays like that. Now get back upstairs," I tell them turning back to the kitchen

Vlad

"What are you up to Mr. Foley," I conjured an image of the boy sitting at his computer typing something in. They were archaic names for chemicals- hydargyum, aqua regia, and others. He had a book beside him written in some strange language. "At least he can't...," I heard footsteps approaching. "What is it?" I ask impatiently as Trixie enters.

"I thought you would like to know the ponies are on the move," I ask her where are they headed. "You'll get a laugh out of this. They're going to that crazy pony Time Turner," she laughs as I glare at her. "What, that pony is as crazy as they come. It will do them no good," I have heard about this 'Time Turner' and he is far from crazy. Trixie looks at the list of ingredients, "those are ingredients for a revival potion," I grab her by the neck.

"Damn he'll ruin everything," Trixie says she can easily take care of him, "no you have duties here to attend to but I know who might be able to help us. I tell her to keep eye out on those ponies. If they so much as move an inch I want to know. She salutes me as I throw her to the ground and crawls out the door to do my bidding.