The Doctor blinked again as the harsh light hit his face. Stepping out of the Tardis, the new Pony Doctor got his first glimpse of this new land.
"What is this? This is- this is beautiful, everything's perfect here!" He exclaimed. White puffy clouds spread across the sky. It seemed to be a warm summer day. The grass was green, the trees were full, and flowers even more so. There were birds chirping in the sky as the city's inhabitants milled about. These other ponies, however, gave the Doctor more of a shock than he would normally admit. They weren't just ponies with strange tattoos, these ponies were all colors! They were red and green and blue and yellow, and their manes had even more color! The manes mimicked very earthly hairstyles rather than an equine's, and the tails seemed to follow suit. Even more surprising, they weren't all normal ponies, some had a horn atop their head, and some were pegasi!
"Well, that was unexpected." The Doctor said to himself. "Best make sure the Tardis is hidden away well." The Tardis was snugged in between to trees, it seemed to be the outskirts of this town. Lots of foliage, it would be in shadow, hidden perfectly. Pleased with the Tardis's location, the Doctor turned around and headed down what appeared to be a well traversed road into the nearest town. As determined as he was, he was continually stopping to observe the stranger features of this place. The flowers seemed to always be in perfect bloom, not a single one falling short of brilliance in color and perfect stature. The gardens he passed were teeming with mouthwatering carrots and other equine delicacies. He had to scowl, however, as he passed under a pear tree. 'I hate pears.' he mumbled to himself.
Reaching what he assumed to be the central hub of town, he paused to observe the buildings. None of them seemed to be quite level, but were perfectly sound. From his vantage point, he could see several buildings. A pastry shop, judging by the cake on the sign hung above the door. He made a silent note to himself to stop there later. He could see a rather tall building, which oddly resembled an old-fashioned dress. It was somewhat separated from the rest of the shops, isolated in a patch of green grass, it had a sort of elegance to it. He could also see a bulding built right into a massive oak tree, with a book hanging over the doorway. A library! Everything he'd need to know about this odd place would be in there. A new grin on his face, he began making his way over to the tree.
He did not travel more than a few feet, however, when a gray blur knocked him off his feet at a million miles an hour, knocking the breath out of him as well as scattering dozens of flat white fluttering envelopes. Checking that all his appendages were still attached, the doctor hoisted himself on all fours again and turned to see the assailant. It was a gray mare, a pegasus with a ruffled blonde mane and tail. He could see the bubbles on her rump, and considered this a rather odd tattoo. In a second, the pegasus had jumped to her feet and began collecting the letters, mumbling to herself.
"My apologies," the Doctor said, "I didn't see you there. You're rather strong, aren't you? To take me off my feet, hm?" The gray mare. With her back to him, shook her head.
"Muffins! My fault." She said, with a rather strange strain on her voice. She turned around as she spoke, and the Doctor's jaw dropped ever so slightly. Catching himself, he snapped his jaw shut and cursed himself silently. The pegasus had the most beautiful golden-amber eyes, but each pointed a different direction.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Very sorry." The Doctor blabbed. The pegasus merely laughed.
"Muffins! You talk funny." She said, with a snicker. The Doctor pondered this for a moment, then realized she must have been referring to his accent.
"Muffins?" He asked. The pegasus opened her mouth to reply, but before she could form words, a blue blur landed next to her.
"Derpy!" The new one had a voice of authority, somewhat unfitting with her willy-nilly rainboy mane and tail. "Those letters are for Canterlot, aka THAT WAY!" She said pointing a hoof in roughly the exact opposite direction the mailmare had been flying.
"Well that's a tad harsh," said the Doctor. The blue mare fixed him with a gaze, before asking, "and you are?"
"I'm the Doctor." He said. Hadn't taken long for that phrase to come out, must be something constant in any dimension of space and time. The mare didn't seemed convinced.
"Doctor... who?" She asked. And there's the other one, this one's two for two.
"Doctor who...ves. Call me Doctor Whooves." He said. That's rather creative, I like that, he decided silently. The blue one shrugged.
"Okay, Doctor Whooves, can you fix her?" She said brusquely. Aside from the initial shock, the idea did give the Doctor an idea. "None of the other doctors ever can."
"Well, I'm not like other doctors. I'm THE Doctor." He said. "And I'll see what I can do." Perhaps the Tardis would make it a tad easier to understand the gray filly, at least enough to ask her her name. "Follow me, er..."
"Derpy- I mean Ditzy. Call her Ditzy." Said the blue one again. Ditzy, who up until this point had been struggling to close the latch on her bag, turned her head to face the others.
"All right. Ditzy, if you'll come with me, let's see what the Doctor can do for you." He said. Ditzy trotted along behind him with no further hesitation. Within minutes, the two had made their way back to the Tardis and the Doctor opened the door with one hoof. He prepared himself for the next obvious statement, 'It's bigger on the inside'. As he led the gray one in, however, she remained silent.
"You're not surprised?" Asked a very confused Doctor. The mailmare opened her mouth to speak several times, each time stopping herself with a confused expression. Finally, she spoke, and her voice was clear as day.
"Why should I be surprised?" She asked. The Doctor simply allowed his mouth to gape. It had fixed her voice!
"You prejudiced old box, you," He said. "I love you." He turned towards Ditzy. "You're not surprised at all? Nothing about it being bigger on the inside and such?"
Ditzy shook her head. "Nope. Twilight does all kinds of magical things like that."
The Doctor snorted. "Magic, don't be preposterous, this is science! Time Lord science!"