Chapter Eleven: Elements (Derpy`s Point of View)

"It`s French for 'Let`s Go!'" He laughed.

"Ponies don`t speak French!" I yelled over the noise, causing him to chuckle at himself slightly.

The TARDIS stopped but it took a while for the engines to settle. At least, that`s what the Doctor told me.

I knocked on Twilight`s library door loudly and heard six different voices inside stop their talking and ask who was there.

"Ditzy?" Twilight asked, opening the door and staring past me to the Doctor. "What can I help you with...?"

"No time to explain, Twilight! The Doctor might have an idea!"

"Thanks for putting me on the spot!" He calls out from behind me, trotting to meet the purple unicorn. "Oh, a unicorn, I thought you were saying something else," He laughs.

"Who are you?" Fluttershy cowers from behind Twilight.

"I`m the Doctor, obviously, as Ditzy had said, and I need to ask of a favor."

"And who er you to be asking Twilight here to give ya`ll answers?" Applejack countered.

"Yeah, get out of here! There`s a crisis going on if you haven`t noticed already!" Rainbow Dash sighed exasperatedly.

"Twilight, if we could please hurry up with this, I need to finish my clothing line and send it to Canterlot!" Rarity reminded her.

"We don`t have the time, I am so sorry," Twilight said with fakery.

"But we always have time for a party!" Pinkie bounced. "If we can spend an hour at a party, we can hear him for a minute!"

She went to shut the door but Doctor Whooves stepped inside, pulling me in as well to state our points.

"I have to admit, for a bunch of ponies about to face a cruel monster; you all have some work to do on your manners. I can save you all from this if I just have answers, I can get back Luna!" The Doctor explained, his mouth moving faster than his brain.

"And who er you to say these things?" Applejack asked. Her eyes slanted at the sight of me, but when the Doctor glanced at her disapprovingly she shook her head and looked back to him.

"I am Doctor Whooves, I told you already!" He sighed frustratingly. "Just tell me about Nightmare Moon!"

"I suggest you find the book, third aisle to the shelf on your right, under N for Nightmare Night History," Twilight then sighed as well.

"I got it, Doctor," I said quickly, flying over to the shelves and finding the book.

The cover was hardback leather and the colors were a mix of purple and blues, all darks. I handed it to Doctor Whooves and he skimmed through the pages.

"Interesting," He murmured. "So, this Nightmare Moon, she is actually Princess Luna?"

"Yes," Rainbow replied. "Why do you need to know?"

"Like I said, I can get her back. I just need you guys to do a favor for me."

I yawned stretched my wings. They all were beginning to talk in fast, monotone voices and saying words I couldn`t even pronounce in my head. How would I make a good assistant to the Doctor if I couldn`t understand what he was saying? Or what if all of the assistants he`s had in the past were dim-witted?

The same words were popping out at me over and over again. "Elements of Harmony," they would say, and then began to talk in their monotones.

"And so does that mean you guys would wield the elements?" Doctor Whooves asked.

"I hope so," Twilight muttered, "It`s our only chance if we want even a smidge of luck against her!"

"Then shouldn`t we get working on finding them?" Rarity said.

"I`ll help," I said, raising my hoof in the air.

"Uh, um... Ditzy, sorry, you-you can`t," Pinkie Pie frowned.

"Yeah, you`ll slow us down! We need to find the Elements, not you!" Rainbow laughed.

"Rainbow...!" Applejack, Rarity, and Twilight gasped.

"No, no, it`s alright," I smiled with a large hint of fakery. "I`m tired anyway. I`ll meet you inside of the TARDIS."

I left Twilight`s house quickly and opened the TARDIS door when Doctor Whooves then growled something loudly and chased after me.

"What are you doing?" I asked him from inside.

"I can ask the same to you."

"You know, Ditzy being Ditzy, not being allowed anywhere..." I sighed, my voice shaking as a result of tears about to spill.

"Had a feeling," He sighed, sitting next to me on the ground and looking into my eyes. "Don`t let what they say get to you, alright?"

"How can I not? If anything, I should be used to that," I laughed sarcastically.

The gleam in his eyes turned serious and he frowned. "Why are they so rude to you at all?"

"Why wouldn`t they be?" When he gave me a confused look I pointed at my eyes. "They do some crazy things sometimes, and they blame it on me."

"They shouldn`t be," He repeated again. "Your eyes are very pretty, Ditzy." A blush spread across my cheeks, and I smiled and shook my head.

"I`m being serious," He laughed. "Your eyes make you... you. If they took that away, how unique would you really be? I mean, look at me; I know what unique looks like. And it might be hard sometimes but you shouldn`t give in to their comments."

His kind words made a tear form and drip down my face. His hoof hesitantly reached up and wiped it away. He let it linger there for a second before letting it drop and he looked at the door.

"I think we should be going," He said firmly, getting up and leaving my side.

"Yeah... We should be going." My voice was hardly a whisper, it`s softness deceiving the tears I had just shed. I joined him at the controls and watched him.

Author`s Note:

Figured now the romance and obviousness they like each other would start to pick up. Also, guess what just happened? While writing this I saw I hit over 22,000 words and 123 pages for this story! I normally don`t go over 60, haha! So, brohooves all around! /) /) /) /)

And I know what you are thinking, "But this story isn`t as long!"

Might I inform you I am currently working on chapter Twenty-Eight. No lie. Yeah, get ready for a long one! And Twenty-Eight might not even be the half-point of the story!

- GothicPegasister