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// Chapter 1: The Crash 
// Story: The Destruction of Reality 
// by whynot707 
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“Okay, take 2 steps to your left and use the hammer to hit the big red lever.”
“Alright two steps and then hit it with the hammer”
The Tardis began to shake violently tossing everyone around inside.
“Sorry I meant my other left, quick hit the bell.”
Derpy hit the bell and the Tardis stabilized.  The Doctor quickly dusted himself off and went over to help Derpy up.
“Not as easy as it looks is it?”
“You make it seem simple” Derpy said getting up, a slight blush of shame on her face.
“Hey don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it eventually.” He said reassuring her, he then turned toward me. “How are you holding up?”
“Oh fine, still getting used to the ride. Not exactly smooth travel.” I said slumped in the corner still trying to regain my balance. Using the nearby railing I was able to pull myself up. “So where were we heading again?”
“The year 16,489, the biggest party in history is happening and I think it’s time we take a break from saving the universe.” The Doctor seemed uneasily cheerful as he said this, like he knew something bad was bound to happen and once again, we come in to save the universe at the last minute.
I suppose introductions are in order. My name is Burning Flare or at least it’s what people have taken to calling me. I meet up with The Doctor about a week ago in equestrian time, he and Derpy were in Fillydelphia trying to stop a small force of Daleks that were threatening the city for a piece of ancient alien technology buried underneath. I got caught up in it all and somehow we saved the day. The Doctor offered me a chance to come with him and explore time and space, I reluctantly took him up on the offer and here we are.
“Hey Flare, want to give it a shot?” the Doctor stepped aside offering me the controls.
“Sure.” I stepped up and studied the ridicules controls of the Tardis. The console was filled with switches, levers, buttons, and I swear even a hamster wheel, and that was just from where I was standing.
“Alright first things first, pick a random button.”
I pressed a flashing yellow button on the top right and the Tardis’ engines started up.
“Ok good, now take 3 steps to your right and flip two switches.”
“Alright”
“See that wrench there”
“Yeah”
“I want you to take it and hit that pipe over there.” He pointed to a small red pipe on the other side of the console.
I went over and hit the pipe, the sound reverberating throughout the Tardis. I turned and saw the Doctor flipping a few switches, probably putting in our destination. He looked like a concerned parent trying to teach a child how to do something and trying to fix a mistake they made. It didn’t bother me that he was doing that, but what did was how quiet Derpy had been the entire time.
“Hey, are you alright? You seem awfully quiet.”
“Yeah, I’m fine. It’s just… something seems off.”
“And what would that be?” The Doctor asked, overhearing our conversation.
“I don’t know, it just feels like something bad happened, but I don’t know what it is.”
“Strange… is that all?” The Doctor was no longer preoccupied with the controls and showed extreme interest in Derpy’s comment.
“I don’t know, it’s like something is screaming in the back of my head but I can’t hear what its saying.”
It seemed the Doctor could handle it so I wandered over to the controls. Something caught my attention, as I turned to see the small pull-down screen flashing red. Just as I was about to read it the whole Tardis started to shake extremely violently.
“Doctor whats happening?”
The doctor pulled himself over to the controls and looked at the screen.
“This can’t be happening.”
“What?” Derpy asked hanging on to the railing for dear life.
“The universe is collapsing and reforming.”
“What does that mean?” I shouted over the excruciating whine of the engines.
“It means we’re in trouble unless we land right now!”
The Doctor was flipping switches and pushing buttons faster than I had ever seen before and Derpy and I were hanging on for dear life.
With a very loud screech and thud I felt the Tardis land just before I blacked out.
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Waking up in the middle of a crashed spaceship isn’t as pleasant as it sounds. Even with the Tardis’ medical systems still running, everything hurt. The Doctor was already up and at the controls, trying to make sense of what just happened. Derpy was still on the floor unconscious, though she showed signs of waking up.
“Good, you two are alright. I was a little worried there for a sec., wasn’t sure if you would have been able to survive the impact.”
“Yeah, still hurts like hell though. What happened?” I said trying to pick myself up.
“The time stream we were traveling on started to disappear, I don’t know how or why but everything just fell apart.”
“But how is that Possible Doctor?” Derpy was fully conscious now and trying to understand the situation. 
“I don’t know, nothing like this has ever happened before, I didn’t even know it was possible.”
“What was possible?”
“That the whole time stream could change like that, almost instantaneously.” The Doctor had a very grim expression on his face.
“So what now, where did we land anyway?” I was starting to wonder how bad this could be.
The doctor pulled down the small screen, the only thing it displayed was the location in small green type. Ponyville.
“I can’t seem to get outside visual, the damage must be worse than I thought.”
“It can’t be all bad, I mean we landed in the town where I live, and we can stay there for now.” Derpy said headed for the door.
“Don’t open that door; we don’t know what’s out there.” The Doctor shouted, slight terror in his voice.
“But it’s just Ponyville, Doctor this isn’t like you.”
“Look, I’m sorry but this could be very bad if the entire timeline was rewritten. I can’t get a visual so I don’t even know if Ponyvilles out there.”
I finally spoke up, “We’re not gunna get much done in here, might as well explore. Hey, maybe Ponyville is out there and we can find someplace to stay and eat while you repair the Tardis.”
“Alright fine, but I’m going with you.” The doctor’s sense of adventure finally kicked in. “But be careful, anything and everything could be out there. Well then allons’y.”
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Stepping out of the Tardis the scent of the familiar town filled my nose. I had only been here two times before but it had left a lasting impression. The locals had been especially helpful as we fought off Cyberponys in Sweet Apple Acres, saving the town and the ones they had kidnapped. Something seemed off though, maybe it was the fact that there were pink clouds in the sky or that the trees were melting in the purple sun.
“Well now, isn’t that interesting.” The Doctor and Derpy walked up beside me.
“Is this what you were worried about?”
“I’m afraid so, it seems the whole universe has changed and so have its rules.”
“Is everypony alright? I mean were they affected by that time stream thing too?” Derpy said with real concern in her voice.
“I don’t know, let’s head into town and access the damage.”
“Right”
We started to walk along the chalk covered roads trying to figure out just what the hell happened to the universe.