Chapter Twelve (Doctor`s Point of View)
"Where are we going?" Ditzy asked.
"To find Celestia, duh," I laughed back. The TARDIS settled down and before she could ask when we had went I grabbed her hoof and pulled her to the castle.
"Doctor, what must make you come at these times?" Princess Celestia asked as soon as the front doors had opened. "Because if you haven`t noticed, we have some serious things – Yes, right to your left, – going on!" She had stopped to talk to a guard.
"I understand, and I already know how to fix it!" I screamed over the noise.
Everyone in the room stopped and stared.
"Elements of Harmony, Princess," I reminded her.
"But you can`t wield them!" Her cry was exasperated and over dramatic, but I knew what she was hinting at.
"But I can see the future and I know who will."
"Don`t keep me under a veil, open my eyes and tell me already!"
"Twilight Sparkler and her friends, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash," I grinned wildly.
"But that`s-"
"Alright, girls, come on, into the castle!" Twilight Sparkle yelled from the entrance.
I grabbed Ditzy`s hoof again and ran past their field of view, hiding behind a pot. I waited to leave until their backs were to us, and we surprisingly left without a sound.
"That was an intense game of Hide and Seek, huh," I laughed once we had gotten into the TARDIS. "I mean, do you think Princess Celestia believed us?"
"Us...?" Ditzy giggled back. "To be honest, I haven`t said a word to her since alerting her of your arrival. Back there, that was all you!"
"Well sorry, I like to have the spotlight on me sometimes..." I shrugged.
We just sat there for a moment before we realized that Nightmare Moon was still about. With a laugh I fired up the TARDIS once more and (on Ditzy`s demand) targeted her house.
The ride was a bit bumpier than usual, I`ll say that much.
"Doctor, why is it so – AH!" Ditzy`s grip on the railings slipped and she flew backwards, sprawled out on a wall (which had turned to the ceiling, if that makes sense) and then when we had returned to the normal position with the ground and ceiling where it should be, I ran to catch her from falling.
"I hope you know you're a Pegasus!" I laughed. The TARDIS was still running, but we just stayed like that, her in my arms, staring at each other sincerely. A large, embarrassed smile crept onto my face and I carefully set her on the ground. "Sorry," I then stammered, running back to the controls.
She just sat there where I had set her down and looked... confused? "I do know I`m a Pegasus, duh," She laughed, her expression turning normal.
"Then why didn`t you just fly around and leave me to the falling?" I laughed again. My smile hadn`t faded a bit since I had gotten to the controls, and although it left ME confused on why it still hadn`t gone away, I liked smiling, so I just shook it off.
"That`s no fun. Plus, you got to catch me! That was like a trust exercise!"
"Well trust me as much as you want, just don`t make that a habit," My smile grew and my grip tightened. "I almost couldn`t catch you!"
She just grinned and flew over to me. "The TARDIS is still going, right?"
"Obviously," I raised my eyebrows.
"Okay, I`ll keep flying in case I have to catch you," She giggled.
"Don`t bet on it! I`ve been traveling all my life, I can handle a little bit of turbulence!" Her laugh was contagious and I found myself trying not to join her, but eventually giving up.
Then, before I could stop her, she began to mock me. Hooves on her hips, she began to run around the controls and pretends to press buttons and such. "Oh, ello," she cried out. "Oi, come into the TARDIS before the aliens I fight everyday but STILL don`t disappear get you! Blimey, what is that, someone knows I`m an alien? Better explain the rest quickly so they don`t understand and take them on a ride through time and space in the TARDIS!"
"Your British accent is kicking in! Spend some more time around me and it will be spot-on perfect!" I said, my face turning red from laughing so hard.
"Oh wait, there`s more, Doctor!" She grinned. "Hey, TARDIS, take us wherever you`d like – just not where you want to go, of course! I know, let`s play some music during this adventure, because it might lift out spirits, and it might make us forget the impending doom outside that door! How about some oldies?"
"That`s a habit I seriously need to break," I admitted. My face had returned to its normal chestnut color that I was still surprised I had gained when I regenerated. Ponies are so weird when you first meet one... But it`s weirder when you`re actually one.
"I give up now," Ditzy said melodramatically, flying over the couch and landing on it with a thump.
"You coming off of the couch or are you staying there forever?" I asked.
"Probably staying here forever – it is pretty darn comfy..."
"Well we are home now!"
She sprung up and ran out of the TARDIS without hesitation and into her house, leaving me to laughing at her reaction.
"Ditzy`s being Ditzy," I said to myself, running after her.
I pulled out my sonic screwdriver and scanned the area outside: "Nothing to be worried about. No anomalies, other than myself..." I read the readings to myself.
"Doctor, aren`t you coming...?" Ditzy asked me from the doorway.
"Oh, right!" I grinned, walking quickly away from the TARDIS. "Sorry about that, just checking."
"Checking what?"
"Anything that might be wrong," I explained. I scanned the area inside of her house and showed her the screwdriver. "See?"
"Oh, okay," She smiled. "So, what are we going to do? Just wait for this storm of ponies to pass?"
"Possibly we do, possibly we don`t." I smirked.
"What would we do if we don`t, and what would we do if we do?" Ditzy was getting frustrated now. She doesn`t really like explaining questions she`s already asked.
"Well, if we do, we help Twilight and her friends, but after they treated you that ended that thought..." I muttered. "But if we don`t, you`re completely right, we just wait and see what happens."
"Why are you always so mad whenever somepony is mean to me?" Ditzy asked quickly.
"Huh?"
"I-I-I didn`t mean to..."
"No, no, I know how you meant it." I looked away from her for a second and looked at some portraits, walking up to them. "Where`s her dad?"
"What?" Ditzy joined me. Her expression changed to a frown. "Oh... him..."
"Yeah, where is he? He isn`t in the picture – oh, Ditzy, did he...?" I met her gaze and felt really guilty for bringing it up.
"He um... left, before Dinky was born. She never met him, and I don`t plan for her to..."
"Terribly sorry to intrude on your life, but, um... why did he leave, exactly?"
"I don`t know, to be honest... I think it was because of me." A tear spilled out on her cheek and I just stared at it.
"You really loved him, didn`t you?" I asked after a pause.
"I used to." She admitted. She caught me staring and smiled, wiping her tear and sniffling. "What about you?"
"What about me?"
"Your family? What happened to them?"
"The Great Time War," I answered.
"Wait, you fought in a war?"
"For 30,000 years every Time Lord did. It was back on Gallifrey."
"What happened to that planet? Did anypony else survive?"
"I don`t think anybody else made it out..." I shrugged, memories being regained and freezing me to my core. "It um... I think it blew up."
She couldn`t find out I did it – she wouldn`t stay around.
"Who was in your family?" Ditzy asked after a moment of silence.
"Oh, the usual... everybody..." I frowned. "I had a granddaughter that survived; we began to travel together again."
"Did she...?"
"No, I... she needed to live her own life, away from the time traveling. She was a young woman, and she needed to be free. She couldn`t live with me for the rest of her life, trying to take care of her own grandfather, now should she?"
"Doctor, you`re too young to be a grandfather," She smiled weakly.
"How old did I look?"
"30s, I think? I don`t know, I`m basing that off of your human form."
"Well, that`s about 2,000 years off," I chuckled.
"Were you born with the name 'Doctor'?"
"No, I chose that name."
"Why did you choose 'Doctor', anyway?" She asked.
"Can you imagine me with a name like 'Dentist Whooves'?"
Ditzy laughed, probably imagining that actually happening.
"See?" I elbowed her playfully in the side. Her tears dried and she shut her eyes, her smile still there.
"Whatever," She sighed. "Why are you sticking around in Ponyville, anyway?"
"Do you want honesty?"
"Completely honest answer, please," She smiled weakly.
"I-" Cheering erupted from outside. "Come on, Ditzy! We gotta go!" I laughed, thankful for the interruption.
"Doctor, you never answered my question from earlier!" She yelled grabbing my hoof and pulling me back inside.
"And that question was...?"
"Why are you so mad after someone is mean to me?"
I pondered for a moment and then sighed. "You shouldn`t be treated like that."
"Who`s to say I should be?"
"I am saying you shouldn`t be."
"And why are you saying that?"
"Because..." I thought of how to word this. My stomach clenched up in knots and I looked into her eyes.
"What is it, Doctor?" She seemed impatient.
Author`s Note: Well, well, well, seems like somepony is going to say something important! I won`t be mean, I`ll post a second chapter, don`t worry, haha!
- GothicPegasister