He laughed. It echoed through the large indoor atrium. The Master was not a nice pony, but he was handsome. The first time I heard of him I didn't see how he could be in any way charming, but it was obvious enough to me now. But he was still the mean pony that hurt momma, so like usual I just glared at him as hard as I could. He just smiled in front of us. He was a light blue pony with blonde well styled hair. The Doctor then ran in front of me.
"She has nothing to do with this. I won't let you hurt her."
"Hurt her?" He raised an eyebrow. "I know you're the slow one, but you can't seriously think I'd do harm to sure a cute little time filly now do you."
"Time filly? Wait, you mean…"He spun around to me. Your father is a time lord."
I slowly nodded. "Momma said not to say and I agreed. I'm not quite normal, but…"
"That makes no sense. I would be able to tell."
"Can you tell that he is?" I asked
He spun back to the master. "No, not even a little. What is going on."
The master then laughed. "Oh, I get it. This is the first time you've met this version of me, isn't it? Now I get it. Let me explain. First off you can't sense us because that simply does not work here."
"It probably has something to do with this universe having a different sort of time/space system, but it might just be random chance too."
"Secondly…" began the Master "I am not a nice pony. About the only thing you and I agree on The Professor does not is that mares are not smarter than stallions."
"Wait, she believes that?"
"Most of this entire universe seems to believe the superiority of mares, haven't you noticed?" Then he laughed. "No, I suppose not. Of course annoyingly you seem to be some excellent evidence to prove her point."
"Hay. Now wait a second you…" The Doctor then blinked. "You sound more like the old him. Before the Master. Maybe not quite but…"
"There is no drumbeat. Never really understood what that was about honestly, but it seems terribly important to you. I am not the fool and ruffian you describe. I would never dream of hurting a fellow time lord, and even try my best with the native Equestirans as well. No point in ending their tiny little lives even earlier."
"Ah, so you're saying you're no longer a murderous megolamanical maniac, now you're just a horribly egotistical ponce."
"I am the Master. You, she, and all your companions refuse to accept that, but I am everypony's master, and one day all will know that."
"Now that sounds more like the fellow I've come to loathe."
"Yes, yes. How droll. Now our little chat has come to an end. Guards." The master shouted. "Toss them into the cell downstairs. With them out of the way things should go off without a hitch and….they should have been here by now."
"Hello once again my double."
The master then groaned. Above us was The Professor, wearing a long flowing blue dress, her hair was done up in a bun. Then two other ponies came behind her, in only slightly less fancy dresses. One was a bright pink mare I didn't know the name of with a bright orange curly mane. She had on a simple blue dress and I think she had wings, but I wasn't sure. The other was Jet Harness. She was a red pegasus with a messy brown mane. At least it looked messy to me, she insisted it was the height of style. The long slightly unkempt look didn't seem like it would be in style in any era to me, but I was still a foal, no matter how special. She was wearing a black dress that showed off her wings. Future me said my pegasus heritage meant eventually that would make sense to me but wings being sexy made even less sense than everything else.
"Ah Doctor, looking as stunning as ever I see." Jet smiled "And once again I'm having some very naughty thoughts looking at you Dinky."
"It really is you, isn't it?" asked the Doctor
Jet nodded. "Oh yes, Captain Jet Harness, at your service. Though you never let me."
"I know some ideas change, but a child. Really?"
"Oh I'm not saying I have naughty thoughts of her now, I'm not that perverted. No, I mean her older self. She is quite the hottie. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree if you know what I mean."
"Not entirely. You know her mother?"
Jet then laughed. "Oh, yes, early Doctor, right. Nearly forgot. Neigh, I mean that smoking hot w…" Jet then smacked herself in the head. "I mean smoking hottie that is her mother. Oh the wings on her."
"Well it's oddly comforting to know a change in gender and universe hasn't affected you much at all."
"Ooo, it's the really early one, isn't it."
I nodded. "This is the first time he's traveled through time in Equestria."
"Oh really?"
The Master then blinked. He was halfway out the room, but then sighed as everyone turned to look at him again. He then trotted back out into the room to look up at The Professor. I noticed the pink pony was now hovering in the air, like she was waiting for something. I wasn't sure earlier but clearly she really is a pegasus.
"You have destroyed all my carefully laid plans while I was distracted, correct?"
"Oh yes." The Professor then giggled. "Though we did most of the work before that."
He sighed again. "Just a few countries under my control, is that really too much to ask?"
"Wow, you may be handsome but it seems like you get dumber over time." Said Jet
The Master laughed. "Oh please. That being said it's clear that now all that's left to me is a bit of revenge. So how about this. Doctor, Dinky…"
Then the pink pony tackled him to the ground. She laughed as he got the wind knocked out of him with a sickening crunch. The Professor shook her head.
"Really River, you could have held back a little."
"Oh come on, it's The Master. Even if I overdo it it's no big deal, he'll just regenerate."
"River? As in River Song?" asked the Doctor
She looked up and smiled. "Sorry Doctor, but I have my mare, and you'll just have to be satisfied with the wife you do end up with."
"Wife, what wife?"
The master groaned. "And you stopped me because?"
"Oh a little hint never hurt anypony." She then smacked the Master in the head. "And as to your question Doctor, sorry, but no spoilers."
"Ugh, very well. Ta for now."
Then the master was gone in a flash of light. We'd never figured out exactly what sort of mix of technology and magic his escape device was, only that it felt like a teleport, but couldn’t be blocked like one. About the only thing we had learned was he always closed his mouth when he used it, suggesting he triggered it with his tongue somehow. The Professor smiled brightly.
"Oh well, another plan foiled and another escape. Onwards we go I suppose."
"Now wait a second, you're just going to leave?"
"Yes, well." The professor then looked behind her. "See the Master assumed a bit too much of me. While his plans are thoroughly foiled, there is one little problem we didn't manage to take care of it is should be nearly caught up by now, so I really must be off."
Then she took off in a full gallop across the upper floor, quickly passing though a doorway and out of sight. Jet and River took to the air just in time for the wall behind them to give way. A huge metal griffin had just knocked down a good part of the building. Most of that landed on the robot so it was having trouble moving, but it sure didn't stop.
"Actually it's not that little." Said Jet
There was a loud crackle of static from the robot which suddenly transitioned into speech mid word. "…ocity. Finally cook…." There distortion before it said the next word. "The Professor for an hour at 350 degrees, basting lightly."
"Wait." The Doctor turned to me "I thought you just said that the Master doesn't like killing and that…"
River laughed. "Yea, we kinda broke it. It got its cookbook and orders mixed up so now it wants to serve The Professor as dinner instead of a nice meal in a locked room."
"Why would he do that?"
"He's trying to woo her." I added. "Even though there is no way that will ever happen."
"Oh, yes, that too I suppose, but I meant why would you give a huge death machine files on cooking."
"Oh that's not a death machine." Said Jet "It's a robo cook. It has it's own internal oven and pantry."
"But why is it so big and dangerous?"
"They're intelligent enough to be multipurpose and have to be big so they tend to be used as bouncers or guards as well." Said Jet. "Anyway, I would run. That thing might not want to cook you too, but I wouldn't count on it."
"Dinky I think we should listen to the nice mare and…"
I was already galloping in the other direction as fast as I could. Shorter legs meant I could never really keep up with the Doctor so I'm sure he would catch up in a flash. I took one look behind me to see the mecha-griffin spread its wings clearing off the last of the rubble and let loose a roar. The Doctor finally started following me.
"Secondary target designate Doctor found. Further ingredients include…"