“Doctor... Please wake up,” Derpy pleaded.
“Ugh, five more minutes,” the Doctor mumbled in his sleep.
Derpy was upset that he wasn’t waking up. She had made a few attempts at this already. Having enough of this, she started nudging the Doctor. Even though she loved the Doctor and wouldn’t do this usually, he had to wake up somehow.
The Doctor finally woke up and got up. He looked around and took in his surroundings. He was in a jail cell guarded by a changeling. While looking around, he saw that Derpy was in the cell with him.
Then he remembered how he got here in first place. “You! You’re the reason why I’m stuck in this stupid cell!” the Doctor shouted while pointing an accusing hoof at Derpy.
Derpy thought about this for a moment. Then she realized what he was talking about because she too had the same thing happen to her.
“Doctor, I’m the real one. You have to believe me,” Derpy replied in a calm voice.
The Doctor sat down for a moment and thought about this. Should I trust her or should I not? Some part of the Doctor’s brain was telling him that this was the real Derpy. While another part of his brain was telling him that this was another fake one.
Meanwhile, Derpy was waiting for the Doctor to make up his mind. She knew him for doing this kind of thing ever since she met him a couple of years ago. Hopefully, he would listen to her.
The Doctor then realized something. Wait, if it’s really a changeling then why would it be in a cell with me? Gah! What’s seriously wrong with me?
“Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!” the Doctor yelled at himself as he hit himself in the head.
“Doctor, stop!” Derpy yelled out as she ran over to him.
Derpy grabbed the hooves that the Doctor was using to hit himself and stopped him.
“Listen Doctor, I’m not sure if you trust me or not but you are honestly the most smartest stallion I know. Even though we’ve both had horrible experiences when time traveling, you somehow end up saving both of us. So please think of a plan to get us out of here. I know you can do it.” Derpy said.
“Wow, Derpy. That’s probably the most inspirational thing you’ve ever said to me,” the Doctor said.
“So, do you believe that I’m the real one?” Derpy asked.
The Doctor nodded his head with a smile. Then he brought in Derpy for a hug, which she gladly accepted.
“It’s great to have you back, Derpy,” the Doctor said.
The Doctor broke out of the hug after a while. “We still gotta figure out how to get out of here though,” the Doctor whispered so the changeling guard wouldn’t hear him.
Just as he whispered that, the changeling got up and left. The changeling left a note saying that it was time for its lunch break in its place.
“Wow, you would think that the changelings would be more professional,” the Doctor said.
“Do you have your sonic screwdriver with you, Doctor?” Derpy asked.
“Always,” the Doctor said as he pulled it out and flashed a grin.
The Doctor went up to the front of the cell and looked at the lock on the other side.
“It’s a metal lock, looking a bit rusty. Probably been banged up over all these years. It should be an easy job though,” the Doctor said.
The Doctor turned on the sonic screwdriver and pointed it towards the lock. Then he pressed the button on it and the sonic screwdriver worked its magic on the lock. The lock fell onto the ground with a clang.
Hoping one of the changelings didn’t hear that, he pulled the cell door open. Both of them left the cell and looked around for a way to escape. Then they suddenly realized how dark it was. Other than a few lanterns on the wall, there was no other source of light.
The Doctor turned on his sonic screwdriver again and used that as a light source. They started walking slowly, trying to find an exit. Have to find some way to get out of here without getting caught. Celestia knows that wouldn’t end well.
“Try to find an exit, Derpy,” the Doctor whispered.
“Okay,” Derpy whispered back.
About a half hour later, Derpy spotted a faint source of light at the end of the path.
“Doctor, look! Over there!” Derpy whispered.
The Doctor squinted his eyes to see the light and it turned out that Derpy was right.
“Great job, Derpy! Let’s hurry up and get out of here,” the Doctor whispered.
They ran towards the light source and quickly got out of there before anything else could happen. It was over yet though as Queen Chrysalis had appeared before their very eyes.
“Think you could escape that easily?” Chrysalis questioned.
“What do you want, Chrysalis? I’ve dealt with you enough times already” the Doctor asked, anger obvious. This was true, the Doctor had dealt with Chrysalis many times in the past before.
“Why, nothing at all, Doctor,” Chrysalis answered him with a smug look on her face.
“Then why did you capture Derpy and I?” the Doctor asked.
“Because I always love to mess with you, I also see that you saved your friend from this predicament as well. Maybe if I messed with her more often, then I’d see you mad more often. Mm, that would be amusing,” Chrysalis said.
“You leave Derpy out of this!” the Doctor yelled, getting into a fighting stance in front of Derpy.
“Doctor...” Derpy said quietly.
“Oh? And what are you going to do about it?” Chrysalis asked.
“I’m going to... to...”the Doctor said, but then he stopped himself, not knowing exactly what he was going to do.
“Exactly,” Chrysalis replied.
“Wait, now I know what I’m going to do, I’m going to do what I’ve always done over all these years I’ve been a time traveler...” the Doctor said.
“Well, what is it, Doctor?” Chrysalis said.
“I’m going to... RUN!” the Doctor yelled out as he started running. Derpy also started running as he said this.
Chrysalis started to run after them.
“You won’t get away, Doctor!” Chrysalis said while chasing after them.
Unfortunately, as they were running, Derpy ended up tripping over an unseen branch that had fallen on the ground. The Doctor suddenly stopped and looked back.
“Get up, Derpy!” the Doctor yelled.
“I don’t think I can, Doctor,” Derpy said.
The Doctor sighed and slid his head under Derpy so that she would end up on his back. He then stood up and looked forward. He saw that Chrysalis was gaining on them and started running in the opposite direction.
He kept running until he reached town and reached the alley where he had left the TARDIS in. He quickly turned and hid behind a dumpster that had been there. When he was hiding, he waited for Chrysalis to leave and thanked Celestia that he had turned the cloaking device on for the TARDIS.
Meanwhile, Chrysalis reached the alley herself and surveyed it.
“Hmm, they must’ve gotten away,” Chrysalis said.
Chrysalis went back into the forest. The Doctor and Derpy then waited a few minutes just to be safe. Once those minutes were up, the Doctor got up from where he was sitting.
“Your leg feeling better, Derpy?” the Doctor asked as he offered a hoof to help her up.
“Yeah,” Derpy said as she took his hoof.
The Doctor helped her up and then they walked towards the TARDIS. It then uncloaked itself as they got closer to it. The Doctor opened the door and held it open for Derpy.
“After you, Derpy,” the Doctor said with a smile.
“Thank you, Doctor,” Derpy said as she stepped in.
The Doctor followed in after Derpy and closed the door.
As the Doctor turned around, Derpy suddenly kissed him. Not knowing what to do because he didn’t want to upset Derpy, he gave in to the kiss.
After a minute or so later, they broke the kiss.
The Doctor was the first to speak. “Well, that was interesting. What happened just now and the adventure.”
“Hehe, yeah,” Derpy said with a blush.
“Derpy, have you had a crush on me for a while?” the Doctor asked with a slight grin.
“Maybe?” Derpy replied.
“Well, the truth is that I’ve also had a crush on you. After all these years we’ve worked together, I suppose it’s developed over time,” the Doctor said.
“Same here,” Derpy said.
There was an awkward silence for some time.
“So do you really love me, Doctor?” Derpy asked.
“Of course I do... Do you really love me, Derpy?” the Doctor asked.
“Yes, a million times yes actually,” Derpy replied with a smile.
“Well, then Derpy, would you like to go on a date with me?” the Doctor asked.
“YES!” Derpy yelled out and grabbed his face to kiss him again.
They broke the kiss after some time.
“Well, let’s go home so we can have that date then,” the Doctor said.
He set the destination to Ponyville in the present time and pulled the lever. The TARDIS then faded away from it’s future Ponyville spot until it was completely gone. The Doctor and Derpy were both excited to return home and have their date. They were also excited for many more dates and possibly something more.