Floating in the void of space, The Tardis hummed along passively. Merely resting in the moment, among starlight. A long rope tied to the railing beside its door. The rope flowed out of the door, and out into the space around it. A nomad attached to it, floating among the stars.
The Professor floated there in space, within a bubble of breathable air, extended by it. The rope tied around her, with a large, peculiar device in her hooves. Like a screen, attached to a small satellite disc. A collection of miniscule text rolling across the screen, leaving the time lady to merely smile, a faint smile.
"So...that planet is their version of 'earth' then." She scanned the planet below. "I suppose that's it. No going back..."
The Professor was left to ponder of this fate. Over the concept of it, and what it might mean for her. The mare drifting there, eyes closing, focusing on sensations among the stars. A pair of headphones in her ears, listening to the little readouts of the machines. Drowning them out, in the split sections, extending her very being, listening, feeling. Checking.
"No..." She muttered, frowning. "Not here. That...not here."
Opening her eyes, she turned, and grasped the rope. Taking the headphones out a bit clumsily, she pushed them and the device back into the Tardis. Letting them merely drift in, as she pulled herself back. Hooves coming to rest on the interior of the Tardis once more. Sighing tiredly as she did so, hearing a faint rumble.
"I felt...you know. Can you bring it up on-" The Professor noticed a screen flicker. "Thank you. Oh... ahh... heh, of course. What was I thinking?"
Looking over the screen, she was greeted by the image of an earth pony, the same sub species of equine that she evidently. This one, a stallion, with brown skin or fur, she wasn't sure the distinction mattered. He had a dark brown mane, and an hourglass on his rump, same as hers. Walking alongside a wall-eyed mare.
"A whole nother reality...and I can't be rid of him." She said, voice bitter. "Is it too much to ask for, to just have something that's mine?" She growled. "He's even got the same tattoo for crying out loud."
Her eyes narrowed, her twin hearts beating a bit faster, as anger began to rise from within. Before it could progress too far, the screen went dark. A sound, and then low, soothing music started to fill the air. The Professor let out a breath of surprise, focusing on it, until a gradual smile spread across her face.
"Music, heh...I suppose I was getting cross. Thank you." The song became familiar. "Oh..is that our song then?" She, listening to the soothing sounds of jazz. "You spoil me...can you forgive this time lady, her earlier words?" She closed her eyes, and felt the music, the music becoming clearer, ringing through her being. "You're truly marvelous. I'm sorry I don't say it enough."
The Professor pondered the experience she'd just had. Felt the moments calm. The moments of introspection, leading her mind back to the beings she'd met. To the two who she had helped escape. And then to one.
"Was I too hard on Mitta?" She asked after a moment, thinking on it. "That'd be like me, wouldn't it?" She asked. "A hypocrite." The music stopped, a grinding noise heard. "Er-right, right. I know. Don't be hard on myself...just...get in my own head sometimes."
The music restarted again. The blue mare sitting, considering things. She pulled the sonic out of her coat pocket, and looked it over. It had been created by her previous incarnation, in another world. Made hastily, old sounds echoing in her mind, recalling that instance. It was a fairly simple rendition of it, resembling a metal pen, with a gem on the end. Thinking for a moment, she cracked a smile.
"Lovely, oh lovely you, I had a thought." She started over to the console. "It's a new me, isn't it?" She asked, gaining a curious noise from the Tardis. "Well, last time, I didn't think to include you in it. A little... preoccupied...but uhm...wanna help me redesign the sonic?" There was a low hum. "I'll let you decide the casing?" After a moment, a slot opened on the Tardis. "Oh, you're just...marvelous, lovely marvelous you."
With a bit of excitement on her face, she slotted it in, and a screen turned on. An expression of amusement on her face, as she looked down at the keyboard, and then at her hooves. The buttons had been made larger in size, though she found typing was a tad difficult. Snickering at how silly it felt.
"Afterwards, I'm thinking... I know you're scanning and such...but I'm curious to see the books of this world. Learn some of its history." The Professor suggested, hearing a curious tick. "Adventure?" She looked nervous. "No...no, nothing like that. That was an accident."
The screen flickered with faces. Familiar ones. The Professor frowning a bit at their sight.
"I don't need... I'm fine. I've got you." The Professor hit a few buttons, changing the screen back. "Besides, surely that nation has a capital, or something, doesn't it?" She inquired, and then laughed knowingly. "With a name like Equ-" She snorted. "Equestria, well, I imagine it'll be a pun." The screen flickered with a name, prompting her to glance away. "Wait, wait, don't spoil it. I want to hear it from them. Oh, it's so much better to hear them say it. All serious, and unaware, hilarious."
The screen went back, the Tardis's low rumblings sounding content, as The Professor tinkered. The lonely ambiance of jazz filling the empty space. Her smile nary wavering, as a destination was set in mind for them.
The capital of Equestria. Canterlot.