Chapter Twenty-Three (Doctor`s Point of View)
Ditzy kept up with me but Sweetie Belle and Dinky almost got left behind. We jumped into the TARDIS and I started to ignite the TARDIS. I felt whole again, I felt like I was the Doctor again.
The two fillies were bewildered as to how large the TARDIS was on the inside, but I told them to hold onto something and stop running in and outside. Ditzy laughed at this and helped me choose a spot to go to. "How about we go to London again? Kind of got cheated out of a perfectly good trip because of your alien powers, now didn`t we?"
"I told you, I can`t control the weather! It`s not part of my DNA!" I sighed exasperatedly.
"I don`t know," Ditzy laughed, seeming to enjoy seeing me worked up. She wrapped her arms around my neck from my left side and pecked my cheek. "You`re cute," She admitted.
"Why, thank you very much!" I said overexcitedly.
"You two are cute together, like I said," Sweetie Belle noted.
"Wait; hold on, how did you know?" I asked her.
"Well, just now, Dinky, and the note, duh," She laughed.
"You read it?"
"Oh God, Doctor, your face is so red!" Ditzy laughed.
Everyone laughed except for me. "Yeah, yeah, very funny," I crossed my arms.
"Oh, and guess what?" The TARDIS stopped and I spun around like I was in a show while Ditzy started to break the news to them. "Your humans now," she smiled.
Dinky looked like a replica of her mother, golden hair and eyes, and a short purple dress, whereas Sweetie Belle seemed to have green eyes, short pink hair highlighted with purple streaks, and a blue dress, not looking like Rarity at all.
Ditzy laughed and ran into the laundry room, grabbed my coat, and threw it at me.
"See, look! It`s still completely DRENCHED!" I exclaimed, making Ditzy laugh so hard I thought she might cry.
"This is so cool!" Dinky admitted.
"Uh oh, what will Rarity think now?" Sweetie Belle asked.
"I have a time machine, and you`ll turn into a pony once we get back to Ponyville. Rarity doesn`t even have to know," I laughed.
"I guess that`s okay," She shrugged.
"Where did you park her this time?" Ditzy asked me. "Are we on the big clock again?"
I shook my head, grabbing her hand and walking outside, Sweetie Belle and Dinky following close behind.
It was about sunset so the sky was a beautiful shade of orange, pink, and purple with thin dark grey clouds. Sweetie Belle gasped. "That`s such a pretty shade!" She smiled. "Rarity would love this design for a dress."
Dinky just admired the view and hid behind Ditzy, who was still holding my hand.
"This is amazing! Doctor, thank you for doing this for them," Ditzy squealed.
"Memories never once forgotten, my first time in London – I wanted the same for these two."
"That`s so nice of you," She smiled.
"Least I can do. So, girls, anything you want to do?"
"I thought everything was planned?" Ditzy asked.
"I don`t lie, do I? I have nothing on my mind which we can do." I frowned.
"Oh! I want to go dress shopping! Maybe Rarity can use some of the material?" Sweetie Belle suggested.
"Sounds good, but what does Dinky want to do?"
"I`m fine with anything," She admitted, "As long as I don't get bored."
"Well said," I laughed. "Come on, let`s head over."
Then something unmistakably shocking startled us about halfway there.
Police sirens whirled their red and blue lights in such a fast motion it blinded us. Ditzy took the kids and I pushed them behind me. If anyone was going to go it would be me first. Wheels squealed and radios signaled others not to come.
"What is this about, Doctor?" Ditzy fearfully asked.
"Are you the Doctor?" A female police officer asked.
"Who`s asking?" I shot back.
"British accent, large brown hair, dark brown eyes, white skin, wears a long brown coat with his suit, Converse`s..." The police officer was scratching off things in her notepad with a pencil then looked up and behind me.
"No, I don`t know what you are thinking, but you will NOT touch them," I warned her.
"To answer your question, the law is asking. And we aren`t here for them, we are here for you, Doctor."
"Why?" Dinky asked.
"The Queen is needed of service."
"You mean the Queen?" My eyes widened and my jaw dropped slightly. "What does she need?"
"There`s a few things happening there that she isn`t so sure of," The officer admitted. "I and the rest of the squads all over the UK were ordered to search for your arrival and allow you a ride to the palace."
"What about everyone else?" I asked. "I am not going to leave them behind."
"We can supply room for them as well."
"Can`t we just take the TARDIS?" I reminded her. "I mean, it will save us time if this situation is direly urgent."
"No, the Queen asked specifically for you not to just so she knows for certain you are coming."
I groaned and clutched Ditzy`s hand again. She grabbed Sweetie Belle`s, who grabbed Dinky`s and as a chain of people we walked slowly to the police car.
"Doctor, I`m scared," Ditzy admitted once we had all jammed into the back of the squad car.
"We got him, alert the Queen," The police officer said into her radio.
"Alright, Rodger that, consider it done." Someone else responded from the other end.
"Don`t be scared," I whispered. "They won`t hurt us. I just need to talk to the Queen, and then we will be right back at the TARDIS."
She leaned her head against my chest and Dinky stared out of her side`s window. "There`s so many pretty stars out so far tonight," she sighed, looking at the faint stars just beginning to show up.
"If you four are tired, I suggest you can take a nap or whatever. We`re only a mile or so away, but you know London, full of traffic." The officer said.
Ditzy shook her head and kept her eyes open but the kids began to shut theirs.
"So, are you two a couple?" The officer asked with a wry smile.
"Yes," we both said in unison, sharing a smile.
"Where have you been traveling?"
"I highly suggest you tell me your name," I reminded her.
"Oh right!" She laughed. "I`m Officer Rebecca Charleson – you can call me Rebecca, however."
"Okay, Rebecca. I`ve been in Equestria."
"A new planet...? What`s it look like?"
"It`s a beautiful, cartoon land full of talking ponies. That`s where I met Ditzy."
Ditzy grinned up at me and I wrapped an arm around her.
"Aw, that`s adorable," Rebecca laughed sincerely. "And are they your children?"
"No, the pink haired one is a friend of Dinky, who is the golden haired one. And Dinky is Ditzy`s child, but she isn`t mine."
"Oh, I get it," Rebecca frowned. "My husband walked out on me too. I wasn`t having children or anything, he just sort of... left."
"I`m sorry about that," Ditzy frowned.
"Oh, don`t bother. But who is the pink haired one?"
"Sweetie Belle," I answered.
"So it`s the Doctor, Ditzy, Dinky, and Sweetie Belle? Aw, that`s adorable, like I`ve said before. All of you met in Equestria, too? That`s awesome. Good for you!" Rebecca smiled. "You`re almost like one of those perfect Hallmark families..."
"Except we aren`t all one family," Ditzy corrected, but there was a sadness to it.
"Why am I needed, anyway?" I asked after a pause.
"The Queen has been... suspecting things quite abnormal for her palace."
"Like what?"
"Well, for starters, people have been going missing, like her staff and visitors. She says it`s a pandemic, whatever it is. Secondly, she`s been hearing some... weird things going on in the basement. Of course, she doesn`t check it out, she`s royalty. She has one person at a time go down so there aren`t mass murders. Not very smart if you ask me."
"Obviously," Ditzy sighed. "Royals NEVER do the dirty work. Remember Princess Celestia? Making these young mares dispose of Nightmare Moon?"
"Quite well, as it was yesterday." I laughed.
"Oh, is Princess Celestia like the Queen?"
"Yeah, she lives in Canterlot. Except she`s the Princess, not the Queen." Ditzy reminded her.
"Right, right," The silence of her police car was converted to her turn signal clicking.
We sat there for a few more moments.
"Do you think we are going to go home?" Ditzy asked, snuggling closer against my chest.
"Not for a while, but we will, alright?" I reassured her, silently hoping I didn`t just jinx us.
"How are you sure?"
I just smiled and kissed the top of her head. "I just know, okay? When have I been wrong?"
"You`re right," She laughed quietly.
"Everything alright back there?" Rebecca asked.
"Yes, everything`s fine."
"Kids have been awfully quiet. Did they fall asleep?"
"Yeah, dozed out a while ago," I smiled.
"Are you guys going to settle down in Equestria after this or continue traveling?" She asked us.
"It all depends on Ditzy," I replied honestly. "I mean, women are always right, right?"
Rebecca laughed. "I guess so. How are you doing, Ditzy?"
"A little confused," She shrugged.
"Mmhmm, what are you confused about?"
"How do you guys know about the Doctor?"
"He`s known by the only the highest of high government," She explained. "He saves the world, so we obviously have him on a speed dial."
"Wait, you guys have the TARDIS`s phone number?" Ditzy asked.
"No, but we have our ways of finding him."
"I remember they once picked up the TARDIS to show me a painting. At least, that`s what River Song had told me," I laughed quietly. Ditzy tensed at the mention of her name and then relaxed, remembering everything that had recently occurred. "If she keeps it up she will start a paradox."
She didn`t talk anymore, she just stared out the window and watched the sun slowly set. "Hey, those stars look like a sea star!" Ditzy laughed, pointing to the group of stars she was talking about.
"When we get home we can stargaze, alright?" I promised her.
"Fine, but you better not forget these promises." She then yawned, "I`m tired. Wake me up when we get there, alright, Doctor?"
I kissed the top of her head and nodded, staying still because she decided on using my chest as a pillow.
I watched her as she drifted off and Rebecca gripped tighter on the steering wheel.
"You guys are so cute together," She repeated.
"You know, a lot of people have been saying that lately."
"What are you going to do about her?"
"What do you mean?"
"The Queen is asking you to embark on a dangerous journey that may result in a companion`s death – are you going to bring her and your two little people with you?"
"I don't suppose I would." I admitted after some hesitation. "But I also don`t want to leave Ditzy behind. I have my full trust in her. She can survive anything," I smiled, looking down on her.
"It`s all your choice. The Queen said she`d respect your decision, good or bad."
"And I don`t know whether or not that is okay." I sighed, still playing with Ditzy`s hair. She smiled and moved closer to me. "Don`t you think that I could bring Ditzy, but leave behind Dinky and Sweetie Belle?"
"... The Queen said she`d respect your decision, good or bad."
I nodded and laughed. "Of course," I said to myself.
Rebecca kept on driving until the Buckingham Palace showed up in view about fifteen minutes later, a tall white building with flags strewn about the ceiling and windows everywhere you looked. The front door was massive and rose gardens were planted, forcing you to admire them as they never went out of vision.
I slowly adjusted my shoulder and Ditzy groggily woke up.
"How`d you sleep?" I asked.
"Not the best sleep ever, but it was okay," She admitted with a smile.
"Well I`m sorry I can`t be a perfect pillow – you did rest your head on my chest after all." I reminded her with a large smirk. "Oh, and we`re here, dear,"
"I see that," She laughed. She stretched her arms and yawned again, rubbing her eyes carefully so her eyeliner didn't smudge.
"Sleep fine, I take it?" Rebecca asked from the front. She stopped the car and pulled out the keys, unlocking the doors and holding mine out for Ditzy and I.
"Thank you," I nodded when I stepped out, walking immediately to the other side and opening that door as well.
"Huh?" Dinky nearly screamed as she was jolted awake, scaring Sweetie Belle who screamed.
"Uh oh," I said between clenched teeth, trying to mask a smile. "The beasts have awoken and they aren`t happy!"
"Not funny," Dinky pouted, carefully getting out of the car and pulling Sweetie Belle out with her.
"My heart is hammering out of my chest right now," Sweetie Belle laughed with a frown.
"Try having two and fighting almost every day," I cleared my throat, pointing at my hearts. Sweetie Belle was confused, but Dinky just laughed.
"Now, I believe we have some things to get taken care of?" Rebecca faked a cough for our attention.
"Right, right," I smiled. "Well, you all know the deal, allons-y!" I held Ditzy`s hand and followed Rebecca inside.