****Authors note**** Well, here's chapter 3! Just wanted to thank everyone for your kind comments! I never thought it would be such a popular crossover! You guys are fantastic! Absolutely fantastic! And do you know what? So was I! :3 All right, back to the story! Reviews are highly appreciated, i'd love to know your opinions and comments! ************
They had only been travelling for a short time, when they landed with a thud. Ditzy let go of the chair she had been clinging onto for dear life.
"Wha…where are we?" She asked.
"To be perfectly honest, i'm not sure. I let the TARDIS decide, so it should be somewhere important, perhaps a fixed point." He said, pulling a monitor close, and reading it.
"It's funny, it's like she knew i was going to regenerate like this. The whole console is redesigned so i can use it with hooves." He commented, flicking a different switch. Ditzy looked at the door.
"So, whats out there?" she said. The Doctor grinned.
"Lets find out." He said, excitedly. She grinned back, and opened the door. The two had just barely stepped outside, when they were doused with a strange brown liquid.
"What the..?!" ditzy exclaimed. The doctor stuck out his tongue.
"Hmmm, what…chocolate? Chocolate milk?" He looked up, and saw a pink cloud, whizzing around the sky. The buildings were upside down and floating, the sky was pink and the usually green ground was tiled. there were floating pathways to nowhere, and the sun set, then rose, then set then rose, every couple of minutes.
"Umm, Ms. Hooves, is this normal? Because I genuinely have no clue. Huh, thats new. I don't know! Not used to that." He said.
"No, no this is defiantly not normal. Wait, this is…oh no." She gasped as she realized where they are.
"What? What is it?" The Doctor asked.
"This is Discords reign over Equestria. He's a draconequus, a spirit of chaos. He can change reality to his will. But, he was defeated by the princesses, a long time ago."
"Well, according to the scanners, we're a couple thousand years into your past."
"No! We, we traveled back in time! But, we can't have! It's nearly impossible, only a few incredibly gifted unicorns can do that! and even then, just barely!" she grinned. The Doctor had a strange look on his face. He looked puzzled, and a bit frightened.
"Right, umm, yes. Normally i'd go right into exploring, but i need to check something." He said, running back inside. She followed him and closed the door. The Doctor was looking at a monitor, muttering to himself.
"What? Whats wrong?" She asked. He looked up.
"Uh, nothing, nothing at all." He said, a bit to quickly. The grey pegasus stepped forward.
"I may not be the smartest pony, but i know when someone is lying." She said, leaning forward to look at the monitor.
"What do these circles and squiggles mean?"
"The circles are Gallifreyan, my home language, and the squiggles are just data readings, but there's something strange about them. They're picking up massive amounts of rift energy. I could feel it, all around, and it is strong." He said, then looked up at the glowing blue tube. "I can see why you were so attracted to this point." He muttered, patting the console affectionately, before continuing, "In fact this whole universe is filled with cracks, no wonder the TARDIS fell through." He said.
"Ok, so is that a good thing, or a not so good thing?"
"Well, it depends what else can come through here. See, I fell through, but i'm good, or at least I try to be. But i'm not the only one who can use the vortex, and they aren't so good. Well, I say not so good, but they could…." He paused. "But never mind that, i'm sure it's fine."
"Umm, all right…so everything's fine?" She asked, her eyes looking a bit more lopsided than usual.
"Sure, if it helps you relax. Come on then, I want to see this draconequus you mentioned." He said, sprinting out the door.
"Oh, um, ok." She trotted out after him. The pair wandered around the chaotic scene. They had to be careful and quick to avoid the pink clouds.
"So, how exactly did he get defeated? Because anything that can bend reality to its will has got to be pretty powerful. I mean, no offence, but I don't see how a couple of pony princesses could even begin to fight this thing." The Doctor asked.
"They are not just regular ponies. They're Alicorns. They have pegasus wings and a unicorns horn! Princess Celestia control's the sun! It's her magic that brings it across the sky. And Princess Luna brings the moon!" She said.
"You're kidding! Thats incredible! Blimey, just when i thought i knew how the universe works, something like this comes along. Alicorns that control the main celestial bodies! HAH!" He exclaimed, and jumped in excitement. They walked along the tiled paths, jumping from one to another to as they ended.
"So where should we go to find these all powerful beings?" He asked.
"Well, i guess the palace would be a good place to start. It will take about twenty minutes to get there, assuming everything is where it usually is."
"Brilliant! Right, then, lead the way Ms. Hooves." He grinned. As the two were walking, The Doctor began asking Ditzy every question he'd been wondering since he first landed.
"So, This is called a 'Cutie mark'? And it lets others know what you do? Why? Is it a mating thing? Or is it so that you can determine right off the bat what you're good at. Talk about job security. So then what do your bubbles mean? And how do they get on our fur? Does it just appear, or does it take time? Speaking of fur, what colour am i? What do i look like? Haven't found the time to check yet. It looks sort of brown, Still not ginger. I haven't been ginger yet, doubt i ever will at this point. So how does pony life work? Do you have buildings? How do you build them?"
"Do you ever stop talking?" The grey pegasus finally interrupted.
"Oh, sorry, rambling again. Guess that never changes, honestly i can't help myself, i just start talking and i just can't stop. If i start doing it again, feel free to just stop me, alright? Because apparently it gets on peoples nerves and-"
"Doctor!"
"What?"
"You're doing it again." She said.
"Oh, Sorry." He muttered. He began looking around instead, taking in the sights. Despite its unusual chaotic state, The Doctor found it to be beautiful. Ditzy, on the other hoof, was admiring something a bit more, alien. As he gazed around, she found herself intrigued by this strange stallion. His Magic box, the way he talked, the things he said. He looked like an ordinary earth pony. His dark brown mane was spiked upwards and back, and He had exceedingly blue eyes. She remembered how they lit up when she described the Princesses, and how they were sparkling even now as he admired the world around him. 'Gallifreyan.' She remembered him saying. 'His home planet.' She wondered why he was out here, alone, instead of being at home, or at least traveling with friends. The Doctor was a mystery. And Ditzy Doo was determined to solve it.