Chapter Thirteen (Derpy`s Point of View)

The Doctor said nothing; he just walked closer to me until he could probably hear my heart beating out of my chest.

"Ditzy, I think I like you," He whispered into my ear.

My eyes widened at this and I wondered if he was kidding, but his serious gaze told me otherwise. His old eyes, so sincere, so experienced... they stared into me and I knew this was reality. This wasn`t a dream, this wasn`t a fantasy, this was a beautiful, beautiful reality I`ve been wanting all along.

"That`s why I haven`t left."

I quickly wrapped my arms around him and embraced him for what ended after a few seconds. When I looked up his eyes were shut, he was blushing furiously, and a faint smile played out on his lips.

"Doctor, I don`t know what to say."

"It`s fine if you don`t feel like this towards me. I`ve just wanted to tell you this for a while, and-"

"Me too," I interrupted him.

"R-r-really...?" He stammered.

"Why would I lie?" I quoted him.

His smile grew wider and he embraced me again.

"Mom, Doctor...?" Dinky asked from the steps.

"Huh?" I asked, slowly remembering what was going on.

"Hey, why are you up? Shouldn`t you be sleeping?" the Doctor reminded her.

"I heard cheering from outside. Can we go look?"

I laughed quietly and nodded, and she ran down the steps towards me. Clutching her hoof and winking at the Doctor, we all stepped outside and saw that Princess Luna and Princess Celestia were riding in on a chariot.

"Wait, does that mean that Nightmare Moon is gone?" I asked the Doctor, who merely smiled and nodded, his blue eyes searching the crowd.

"Let`s go join them, shall we?" He suggested, raising his voice so I can hear him over how loud the music was.

(Later That Night)

"So, Dinky is asleep this time, right?" Doctor Whooves asked with a laugh.

"I believe so," I answered.

"Good," He smiled. He took my hoof and led me into the TARDIS.

"What are we doing now?" I asked him.

"Where do you want to go? You know, a celebratory 'We-Didn`t-All-Die-Today' adventure?"

"I still don`t know any planets," I reminded him.

His goofy smile faded but then became even bolder. "Hey, how about this place," He asked. "Figure we can go and see my secondary hometown?"

"'Secondary hometown'...?" I asked him.

"London, of course, back on Earth," He gave me a 'duh' look.

"Sounds good," I smiled back.

"Well then, Allons-y!" He screamed.

Author`s Note:

Adorable, right? No? Okay, at least I tried. Hope you enjoyed!

- GothicPegasister