//------------------------------// // Captainjack // Story: The Doctor and the Human Hunter // by BrightIdea //------------------------------// Captainjack “Captain Jack Harkness, ready and at your service little missy.” The dashing, heroic, good looking, handsome, fantastic, really good looking, and really handsome Captain Jack Harkness asked giving the pony his most dazzling smile. Jack was surprised as the pink and yellow pony gave a high pitched squeal and proceeded to jump several feet into the air. It might have something to do with the wings Jack thought. Jack was even more surprised by the lucky rabbit’s foot that slammed into his face. - “It looks…like wonderland so bright and cheery.” Mickey Smith said looking out the window, beside him Martha Jones-Smith draws away from the window and looks to Captain Jack Harkness saying “Jack, are you sure the Doctor came HERE?” “Well,” Jack replies pulling up a computer screen which he has to bend over somewhat to really use his fingers constantly mashing against several small sized touchscreen symbols, “Flurrocs, one of only a few species besides Time Lords I would trust to build a time ship but, evolution didn’t really make them very size compatible. Though to answer your question, I am totally sure the Doctor came this way. The TARDIS leaves a heck of a impression in the fabric of time and space. The kind of impression you left on me Martha when we met at the end of the universe”. “Hey! That’s my wife future-boy.” Mickey says as he moves between Jack and Martha, causing the former to drop his trademark smile of Lets-Get-Up-To-No-Good while the latter laughs and pats Mickey on the back of the head. “Now, now boys,” Martha says “I know who I’m married to, and I seem to recall someone at our wedding reception commenting to Jack on what a nice, hard-“ “Come on baby! I was over my head with glowing, space whiskey that HE brought. I thought we agreed to never speak of that again!” “You know I love to get in between a nice couple like yourselves but,” Jack leans between the two wrapping an arm around both newlyweds and holding up an small device with whirling alien symbols flashing in and out, “Transporters are ready!” A flash of blue light blinds all three humans to the inside of the time ship and after an intense squeezing feeling followed by a sound like a cowbell all three find themselves below in a small forest clearing. Only Jack seems unphased by the sudden transportation as he throws Mickey a wink before looking back to his small pad device pressing the different symbols. Mickey makes to step away from Jack but, he stops short when he realizes the area several feet surrounding them is protecting by a blue energy emanating from the bottom of a metallic tuna canteen shaped craft hovering just above the tree canopy. “This is-?” Martha asks, moving her finger over the blue energy coating that moves around her hand like curtains in the wind. “Artron Energy Shield. Creates a protective bubble around us while I scan the local atmosphere and physics and adjust our own natural physiology.” Pressing more symbols on the alien device “I don’t know about you but, all that bright scenery reminds me of radioactivity.” “Wouldn’t it have been better to scan while we were inside the ship” Mickey asks putting his arms over his chest. “It would have buuuuut, my Flurrocian is rusty and I don’t know how to make the temporal adjustments while inside the ship.” “You stole a time ship without understanding the instructions? That’s like running a Russian nuclear submarine!” Mickey growls walking back to Jack with arms outstretched and fists clenching. “Hey guys…” Martha begins to say from the edge of the blue curtain. “Hey, hey, hey! First off I didn’t steal the ship. My con days are mostly over, and I certainly didn’t need to understand Flurrocian to ask permission to borrow the ship.” Jack replies putting up a hand to stop the incoming Mickey, “Neither for the flight course at her place.” “Could you two just be quiet and-“ Martha begins to say before Mickey cuts her off. “I’m sure you said the same thing with Rose and the Doctor about your first time ship over London during the Blitz!” pushing away Jack’s hand and grabbing his coat’s lapels. “Not the smartest things to bring Rose up while were with your wife.” Jack tisk-tisks shaking his head. “I’ll-“ “BOYS! We have company here!” Martha shouts pointing off to the edge of the forest clearing where a minty green shape has popped up from a bush making its way with careful steps and a…gleam in its eyes. “I’m not looking at what I think I am,” Mickey says as he slaps himself in the face before looking back to the advancing otherworldly creature “I am. I’m looking at a miniature unicorn!” “Don’t see that every day.” Jack comments as the group stares at the unicorn, he notices saddle bags attached to the unicorn’s flank before a beeping sound in his hand makes him shift his eyes to the source. “Uh…” Martha mouths, sticking up a hand comfortingly to the unicorn as it stops just outside the blue energy field, the gleam in its eyes gives the impression that it is…tearing. “Martha, watch out! It might bite or poke you with its-“ “OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH! HumansrealhumansIcan’tbelieveit! Iwasright! YES! Ohholdstillyoumajesticcreatures!” the unicorn says turning around and reaching back into its saddle bags with a hoof. “It-“ Mickey begins to say before a soft twhip sound draws attention to a small dart sticking out of his chest. “Talked.” “It...shot us with tranquilizer darts too…” Martha replies as she takes a similar looking dart to Mickey’s from her shoulder. True to her words the unicorn quicker than either could react had produced two darts and a blowpipe from its saddlebags and done the deed. “Mickey! Martha! The energy shield stops lethal radiation and energy weapons but, not solid projectiles and,” Jack shouts as both slump down to the grass moments before the blue energy shield dissipates “The shield is done scanning, no lethal threats.” “Hold on my precious just one more dart, its stuck and-hey!” the unicorn shouts as she looks over Jack. He looks at himself and finds a golden energy surrounding his entire body, glowing brighter for several seconds before an intense force pushes him to the ground. The sudden pressure on his entire body forces him onto his hands and knees; he digs his head into the soft grass as his ears pop and ring like church bell. After a few moments the pressure stops and he can stand on his legs again Jack braces for the dart in his back but, after a few more moments all he hears is the sound of the blowgun dropping to the ground and the unicorn taking several steps back “You…pony?” “A pony! I assure you I am one-hundred percent,” Jack gets up on his hooves pointing out with one of his front hooves which, he notices as he does “A pony! A small, hooved, grey coated and black manned pony! M’am.” “Humans are…MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!” the unicorn shouts taking several more steps backward, her eyes shifting left to right “You…you live among us! All this time! Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh…” “Right. You think about that. Call me later.” Jack replies, smashing his hoof against the alien beeper which causes the time ship above them to sudden disappear from sight into invisibility. Taking a bare moment to throw off his coat and pants the new earth pony runs in the opposite direction of the unicorn and disappears into the tree line. “Hey! Come back! That’s the Everfree Forest and take me to your leader and-shoot. He’s gone. Don’t worries Lyra, you still have two majestic specimens to bring home to Bon Bon and dissect.” - “Huff…think I…huff…lost her,” Jack pants slumping against a large tree, using one of his new hooves to wipe the sweat from his forehead “Whenever the Doctor is involved I usually get a good work out for some reason…last time I ran from a four legged equine-like-thing I was in a Jacuzzi with its girlfriend. They were such a nice couple. ” Closing his eyes he listens to the forest around him. For a while, while he was running a sort of chill ran down his spine. Like there was something about the forest that seemed unnatural to his new pony senses. After a while though that new sense seemed to dissipate as he moved toward the edge of the forest and a new more clam sensation seemed to take over him as he was running for his life. While also being slightly horrified to find his good looking human form was now a small pony though he did think that he probably looked just as good. For a pony. “What would the Doctor do?” Jack said to himself as images of Martha and Mickey slumped on the ground popped into his mind. Deep down within him feelings of disgust at his own cowardice made him snap his eyes open and slam a hoof into the tree’s trunk. “Mickey…Martha…the Doctor…their all counting on me to rescue them. I can’t run and I can’t hide. I have to find them.” “Whats that Angel bunny?” a soft voice says, causing the intense Jack to jolt and leap to the next tree over for cover. After a few moments of realizing he wasn’t found out Jack slowly moves around the tree’s trunk to look onto the other side at a new clearing contained not only a chicken house, a host of small and cute animals, and a rustic cottage but, a yellow and pink pony…with wings. “Hello?” Jack says to himself, going down on all hooves in the grass as he moves toward the pony. He would probably have noticed the white bunny stamping its feet and pointing in his direction if his eyes weren’t so…focused on the Pegasus pony’s backside. “Do you want a carrot?” the soft voiced mare asks, tilting her head as the rabbit shakes its head and continues to point with greater urgency. “Do you want to walk in the Everfree Forest? Oh Angel that’s too dangerous for a small bunny like you and…gulp…such a small pony like me.” ‘What a cutie’ Jack thinks to himself as he slinks up behind her. Rising from the ground only a few feet behind her a force of habit pops into his brain and as he throws all caution to the wind he gives the mare a poke on her flank and says “Captain Jack Harkness, ready and at your service little missy.” Leading to Jack finding himself on the ground with the rabbit repeatedly hopping on his face before tossing him clear across the yard and into a nearby pond. Drowning for a moment Jack’s head breaks the surface as he chokes for air, eyes filling with panic as he spies the rabbit racing across the yard with a oversized wooden plank in its tiny paws “No! Not the face!” “Angel! STOP THIS INSTANT…please.” The soft, then firm, then timid voice of the Pegasus pony cuts across the cottage yard and amazingly to Jack halts the rampaging rabbit in its’ tracks. Jack’s jaw drops below the water’s surface and he is spitting out pond water again before, the Pegasus pony rushes over to the pond’s edge. “Oh my. Oh my. I’m so sorry. I-I didn’t hear you and Angel is so protective of me. Please forgive me.” “Aw shucks…” Jack replies, giving his lady killer smile as he stares into her eyes. “Its not a problem. Though if you want to pay me back, you could invite me into your cottage and-“ “Get you a towel and some soup. Oh that’s not a problem at all. Just one moment.” The pegasus pony says happily before prancing towards the college. “Well there is that.” Jack says, looking at the white rabbit that has hopped over to the pond’s edge. Jack offers a hoof to be helped out from the pond but, the rabbit just kicks pond water into his face. - “Ive never seen you around Ponyville before. Are you new here? Oh forgive my manners. I’m Fluttershy…what did you say your name was again” Fluttershy asks timidly from across the table from Jack. Rubbing her hooves together as she watches to see if Jack approves of her daisy and tulip soup. “Uh…Ponyville? Heh. Uh, ah. No. Ponyville? Hahaha really? Oh, I mean no. I mean yes. I am new around here.” Jack offers, holding back his laughter and the growl of his stomach as he gives Fluttershy a wide smile while taking timid sips from the soup. “Oh and the name’s Captain Jack Harkness.” “Captainjack? That’s funny because, I have a friend named Applejack.” “No, not Captainjack its Captain Jack.” “C-captainjack.” Fluttershy repeats, visibly concentrating to copy Jack exactly. “No that’s still wr-I mean. Sure. I’m Captainjack” Captainjack corrects himself as he sees Fluttershy’s expression grow more distressed at her mispronunciation. “It’s a pleasure to meet you Ms. Fluttershy.” “Captainjack, thank you. That’s a unique name and so is your cutie mark. What does it stand for?” Fluttershy replies pointing toward Captainjack’s rear. “Cutie Mark? What-ah! Someone tattooed me while I was running through the forest.” Captainjack exclaims when he follows her pointing hoof to his new flank, the symbol of a cocktail glass with a olive and a bright smile across the glass’s rim adored across his flank. “Oh wow that really has me down.” “Wh-what does it mean? Um, I mean my-my cutie mark shows off my caring and gentle personality” she blushes before continuing “Yours is…a happy olive juice?” “Oh. Ah. It means. I like to…smile and party.” Captainjack grasps for words, sweating small bullets though relaxes as his answer seems to please Fluttershy as she gives him a soft smile. The intensity of her gaze though only causes other feelings within Captainjack that forces a goofy grin on his muzzle, a parody of his galactic renowned smile that has caused just the opposite emotions to this... “Um. You were saying you were in the E-e-everfree Forest. Why?” Fluttershy asks, shrinking down in her seat. “Oh. That, well I was with some friends and…were looking for another friend of ours. I think he came to Ponyville. He is…a doctor.” “A doctor? Oh, Ponyville only has a few doctors. I-I could show you to town.” “Really? Lead the way Fluttershy! I’ll be right behind you every step.”