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// Chapter 2: We Have To Go Back 
// Story: Motherly Scootaloo: Tick Tock Goes The Clock, Even For A Mother 
// by HylianWolfMage553 
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(Derpy Hooves' POV)
I entered the TARDIS alongside the doctor and Tick Tock while holding the infant. We all breathed a sigh of relief as the TARDIS started up on her own since she sensed her doctor in danger. The ride was smooth for the most part but I saw Tick Tock glaring at the doctor and I know he was mad. When we got to the Ponyville of our dimension I could sense Tick Tock was going to yell at the doctor. He didn't, he just said "I'm going for a walk, I'll catch up sooner or later." and walked away. I chased after him while still holding the foal. After a while I found him sitting by a tree facing the sunset.

I sat next to him and said "Is something wrong?" He just sighed. I placed my hoof on his shoulder and looked at the infant.

"I know you want to go back to give the infant to his real family but the doctor told me that the TARDIS has a mind of her own. If she thinks the doctor is in danger she'll take him to another dimension to keep him safe." 

Tick Tock made no expression but I could tell he was trying to smile as he said "So she cares for him? That makes sense considering we already met a free thinking A.I, granted one based off the creator but still." at first I was confused but then I remembered the griffin we met. the doctor says he'll find a way to save him but I'm not sure it could be possible.

I smiled and told Tick Tock "We'll just have to wait a day or so before we can return to the infant's home dimension. Until then this infant needs us." I nuzzled the infant who let out a cute babble. I then handed the infant to Tick Tock. He seemed out of his element at first but then I saw in his eyes he had connected with the infant. Both of them were very young when they were taken from their families and Tick Tock wanted the infant to have the family he never had. I then realized we forgot to give the infant a name and said "so what should we name him? Or do we just call him the infant the entire time?" I read the emotion in his eyes: he already picked a name for the child. 

His eyes twinkled as he said "I think we should name him Lightwing the second. After my brother." I was surprised. Lightwing had hurt Tick Tock emotionally so to see Tick Tock name a child after his late brother was a sign he had forgiven Lightwing. We headed back to the TARDIS and we met up with the doctor. We fed Lightwing the second and placed him in a crib the doctor bought and decided to head to bed. I went to sleep knowing tomorrow would be a busy day.