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// 18 Out of the Woods 
// Story: Forced Adoption 
// by Cool writer 
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	"They've been gone for a long time." Harmony said, expectantly looking out the window at the night sky, waiting for his friends to run out of the woods, safe. Celaria was too busy righting papers to really care what he said. "I'm gonna go find them." He stood up and went to get his bag.
"Yeah, have fun," Celaria said absently. It was a long paper she was wrighting. In his bag, Harmony placed a compass, a map, and a magic lamp. Then, he set out to find Wavey and Pond.



"I wish you packed a light," Wavey grumbled to Golden Pond.
"I wish you packed anything." Pond grumbled back.
"You were the one who said: 'You have magic, so we'll be fine!" Wavey argued.
"This is what I get for trying to play Doctor." Pond sighed to herself. Wavey cocked his head.
"Don't you mean, play god? And... I don't think that saying works here." Wavey asked.
"No, I meant Doctor." Pond shook her head.
"Explain please," Wavey asked. Pond grinned, remembering an episode of the British show with a quote that would work perfectly, with some choice edits.
"There's a stallion, who lives on a cloud," Pond began. "He's called the Doctor. He spends all day, every day saving the world." Wavey was a little confused.
"Saving the world from what? timber wolves? I don't think we need protecting from timber wolves. We just defeated one!" Wavey protested.
"Oh, he saves us from far worse than timber wolves." Pond began more of the story. "There's one thing you need to know, one thing that is very important. Monsters are real." Wavey was about to say something, but Pond raised a hoof to stop him. "But that's ok. Monsters are just our fears. And everything has fears, even the monsters." Wavey was confused again.
"Then... what are the monsters scared of?" Wavey asked.  Pond grinned. This conversation was going exactally according to plan.
"The Doctor." Pond said, trying to sound as cool and awesome as possible. Just then, they heard a rustling in the bushes. Both of them froze instantly. Out from the bushes trotted Harmony.
"Really?" Harmony condescendingly asked, raising an eyebrow at them. "You brought him out into the woods late at night, just so you could tell him about Doctor Who?" Pond blushed.
"No, that wasn't the reason I wanted to come out here..." She trailed off.
"Then what? Did you think it would be romantic?" Harmony said, saying romantic in a mock lovey-dovey voice. Pond blushed. Wavey's jaw dropped.
"Wo Wo Wo!" Wavey shouted. "I don't feel that way about you! I mean, don't take this the wrong way, but you're nice. I'm way too young for that!" Wavey finished blushing. After a pause in the conversation, Wavey spoke again. "Isn't Harmony a girl's name?" He asked, trying to lighten the mood. Now, it was Harmony's turn to blush.
"I thought it was masculine..." Harmony said, but his words sounded hollow. Pond realized her chance to get back at her "brother" for the romantic comment.
"No, I'm pretty sure it's a girl's name." Pond teased. Harmony fell silent. From his saddle bag, harmony slowly pulled out the magic lamp he had packed, and turned it on.
"Let's just go." He said embarrassed. Pond and Wavey laughed and followed him.



The trio had been walking for about 30 minutes, of which Pond had been humming the whole time.
"Into the woods, and out of the woods, and home before dark!" She hummed to herself.
"What are you humming?" Wavey finally asked, trying to spark a friendly conversation.
"Something from a musical I saw," Pond replied. More scilence.
"Tell me more about the Doctor," Wavey said, again attempting to strike conversation.
"He's got a box..." Pond said. Harmony slammed his hoof into his face.
"Here we go." He groaned.
"... He's got  box," Pond repeated, annoyed. "Called the TARDIS. It's bigger on the inside and can travel anywhere in time and space." Wavey was simply facinated.
"So he's a powerful unicorn!" Wavey exclaimed.
"Actually... I don't know." Pond mused, tapping her chin with her hoof. "He could be... he changes his face when he dies." Harmony abruptly stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face Wavey.
"You mean, you buy all this. You actually believe that there's somepony out there that can time travel?" Harmony asked in a condescending tone.
"Yeah, there is a time travel spell, after all-" Wavey said. Harmony's jaw dropped.
"THERE'S TIME TRAVEL!?!" Harmony exclaimed. His face turned red, and he stormed off in the direction of home, muttering: "I can't believe it." Golden Pond and Wavey Line looked at each other.
"What's his deal?" Wavey asked. Pond just shrugged.