Et Miles Lunae- The Lunar Soldier
Chapter 2: Parting with The Doctor
I woke with a start, momentarily wondering why I had woken up so suddenly, but then I heard I knock on the door, and I figured The Doctor was knocking to tell me to get up.
"I'm up, I'm up" I said as I half crawled, half walked over to the door.
What was standing outside my door was so far beyond my imagination that for a moment I thought it was some sort of horrible trick of some sort.
Standing there was a brown pony with a dark brown mane and tail. It was wearing the same type of brown tweed jacket that The Doctor usually wears, complete with Sonic Screwdriver poking out of one of the pockets. In addition to all this, it had a picture of an hourglass on each flank, almost looking like someone had painted it on.
"Ok, is this some sort of joke, Doctor?" I called into the hall, still staring at the pony in front of me.
"Nope, no joke. Why would you think so?" the pony asked with The Doctor's voice.
"Oh god" I said as I fell backwards onto my bed, still staring at the pony.
"What? Is there something in my teeth?" the pony asked, sticking a hoof in its mouth to scratch its teeth.
"You… you're a pony" I stuttered, still gawking at The Doctor in his different form.
"Oh, that explains your very confused expression" The Doctor said with a chuckle. "I guess I should have warned you before hand".
"Why on earth do you look like that?" I asked, getting over my shock somewhat.
"Well, the place that we are traveling to is mostly equine, but there are some griffons, dragons, and the usual assortment of magical creatures that go into that category" The Doctor explained.
"Ah, I see. So that means that those types of creatures aren't myths then?"
"No, in fact the legends and myths are based off creatures from this dimension that have accidentally entered your world" The Doctor continued to explain, barely noticing my enthusiasm.
"How did they end up on earth then? I'm willing to bet you didn't help them" I asked curiously.
"Over time, there's been massive amounts of unused magic that gathers at random times and causes the occasional magic abnormity. However, the availability of magic in your dimension has cut off the random creation of portals" The Doctor explained carefully.
"Anyway, how come you're all pony like? You normally just pop in and say, 'Hello, I'm The Doctor' and they all go nuts"
"Well, that would be because I've rather taken a liking to the change of pace of two legs to four. That and none of these creatures have ever seen a human before, with the exception of a few immortals among them" He explained.
"Then how come I'm not changed?" I queried.
"Well, there's certain reasons for that, but the main thing for you to know is that its important for you to remain as a human until it is agreed that you should do otherwise" He replied.
"Now, we should be arriving any minute, so I suggest that you spiffy yourself up a bit" The Doctor said as he glanced at my messy hair, which I had never EVER done anything about.
"Sure" I replied as to avoid conflict.
A few minutes after he left my room, I walked out and joined him in the control room, where he gave me a pony's version of a grimace when he saw my hair, to which I could only laugh at.
As the noise the TARDIS makes that marks arriving someplace, the whole thing began jerking and shaking, sending me and The Doctor sprawling into a far corner.
"The hell is going on?!" I yelled as we ran back over to the controls.
"Something isn't right! Our coordinates have changed and we're on a course for a different part of the dimension!" The Doctor yelled back while he scrambled over the controls, attempting to regain control.
"Its no good, she won't respond! Get over to the escape pods and blast off if I can't get this under control! The coordinates are already set!" He yelled over the screaming of metal bending and twisting as something deep inside the TARDIS becoming damaged.
I was about to argue, but another lurch threw me towards the escape pods, so I had no choice but to get in.
"What about you?!" I yelled as he continued to mess with controls frantically.
"I'm going to find out who's messing with my ship" The Doctor replied, an angry look on his muzzle.
"Well then I'm going with you!" I yelled as I started climbing back out of the pod.
"No you're not" He replied as he flipped a switch and the the escape pod sealed itself.
"What! Doctor, let me out of here!" I yelled as I pounded on the door.
"I'm afraid I can't do that" The Doctor replied, glancing over at me through the small window on the door of the escape pod.
"What? Why not?!" I demanded of him.
"We're being captured is the best way to put it. This was some sort of tampering that was done from INSIDE the TARDIS. Whoever is behind this, they won't be planning on giving up" He explained as he glanced up at the display screen that was now above his reach due to his form.
"I don't understand, what's going on?" I asked, feeling rather panicked by this point.
"Devin, its all too much to explain, but there's something incredibly special about you, and I have to get you there, one way, or another" The Doctor replied, using my name for the first time since we had met.
"Okay" I said. If he was using my name at a time like this, obviously this was very important.
"I wish you the best of luck, and I hope I see you again" He said sadly.
"Knowing you, I might end up saving you before its all over" I replied with a sly smile, and he smiled back for just a moment. Then he pressed a button and the escape pod window covered itself with steel and ejected from the TARDIS.
"Its all up to him now" The Doctor said quietly as he was pulled off course to meet with whoever had messed with his TARDIS.
Escape pod trips are pretty boring, so of course I fell asleep within a minutes of being ejected from the TARDIS. So of course when I felt a huge quake and the sound of tearing metal, I was awake instantly.
"Crap, going in for a hard landing of course" I said as the sound continued for several more moments before the escape pod came to a shuddering halt.
"And now I have to wait for the regulators to cool down the door so I can exit this darn thing" I said as the sound of cold air blasting the outer door started up.
After a few minutes a light began flashing, indicating it was safe to exit the pod, and I did so hastily. I'd already been cramped up in that tiny thing for way too long.
"Well, I'll be a son of a Time Lord" I said as I exited the pod as gazed around me.
The pod had crashed in some sort of forest region, and it had happened to stop in the middle of a beautiful glade filled with flowers and an assortment of little woodland creatures near a pond, and they were all staring at me very intently.
"Wow, can't imagine how this could get any worse" I said to myself.
"EEEP!" *CRASH*
"The heck was that?" I asked as I saw a tree a short distance away shake and drop a few branches… and a yellow pegasus with a pink mane and tail.
"Well, you don't see that every day… wait, I wonder if it can talk like The Doctor could?" I wondered, then I ran over to see if the poor creature was okay.
The pegasus was unconscious, and it appeared that its left wing was broken, so I pulled out some bandages and bound the wing up.
"Well, what do I do now? I could wait for this pegasus to wake up and see if it talks, or I could try finding some signs of civilization…" I said as I pondered over what to do.
Just then, a big white bunny hopped over to where I was sitting next to the pegasus and it came up to me and put up its front paws like someone who wants to fight.
Being used to strange things after traveling with The Doctor, I simply pointed at the bandages on the pegasus and then pointed to myself, hoping the bunny would get the message.
The bunny looked back and forth between the pegasus and myself for a few moments and then it nodded its head, almost in agreement.
"So, I'm going to presume you're intelligent and can understand me, but you don't speak english?" I asked the creature.
The bunny nodded a yes to me and came closer to look at the pegasus' wing.
"So, I'm going to guess you and your friend live in a town somewhere, or at least pretty close to one?" I asked, and once more the bunny nodded its head in agreement.
"If you lead the way, I can carry your friend to a place where she can get proper medical care" I suggested, and I could tell the bunny was wondering whether or not to trust me that far.
"I swear on my life that I won't hurt anyone. I just need to get somewhere where I can send word to some sort of officials about my arrival" I informed the bunny, and it seemed to ponder those words heavily.
After a few moments it pointed to the pegasus, then to me, then to itself before hopping a short distance away, and I got the meaning.
I picked up the pegasus in both my arms and found it to be surprisingly light. Then I turned and followed the bunny as he continued hopping away.
I took one last glance at the pod as it sat in the glade. Already animals were wondering about it and taking looks inside, as if it might make a good home.
At that moment I realized just how much my life had changed as I followed a bunny through the woods and carried a yellow pegasus in my arms.
A/N: Thanks for reading chapter 2 everybrony! If you would be so kind as to leave a review about my work (don't worry about criticizing me at all guys and girls) and tell me what you think. I hope you have a nice day and if you feel up to it you should check out some of my other stories and my community; The Brony Brotherhood