My Little Pony: Outtatime!

by Darkblaze15

Doctor Hooves' Plan

Over the next few days, Doctor Hooves and Bill Neigh help Doc Brown bring his time machine to Doctor Hooves' laboratory so as to keep their project a secret, at Doc Brown's request. They swear not to tell anypony else about their activities so as not to raise suspicion; the only other pony who knows about it is John Darkblaze, who supplies the trio with whatever materials they need to complete their project. Luckily for the Ponyville inventors, Emmet always kept his notes and blueprints regarding his Delorean on him, so they were not completely in the dark. One day, as they worked on fixing the machine, the ponies explain their histories with all things scientific.

"I've studied math and science my entire life," Doctor Hooves reminisces, "I've always been interested in understanding the world around me ever since I tragically miscalculated one particular experiment and caused the entire room to explode!"

"Well, for me, it was the mystery of science that drew me in," Bill Neigh comments, "I was always fascinated by the different applications of science in our lives and how certain phenomenon that may seem impossible to explain are quite simple, such as how lightning and thunder work."

"What about you, Doc?" Doctor Hooves asks Doc Brown, "How did you become a great scientist?"

"Well, it all happened one fateful day during my studies of time travel and inter-dimensional phenomenon. I slipped and hit my head while trying to hang a picture, and I suddenly had a vision of the Flux Capacitor." He then opens the Delorean to show them the Y-shaped transmitter in the backseat; "I discovered that this is what makes time travel possible and have tried finding various practical uses for inter-dimensional travel. This endeavor has, unfortunately, brought more harm than I originally intended."

"I find it amazing," Bill says, "that we in the future have not re-discovered time travel yet. It seems quite fun!"

"Well, that is simply due to the lack of ponies with a hankering for science, my dear William," Doctor Hooves says.

"I must warn you, though," Doc Brown says sternly, "messing with time and space is a dangerous game of risks. One action or event could trigger another, and if it is not dealt with before the ramifications take place, then it could mean serious trouble for you and all else affected. Why just last week, my friend Marty--" but just then they hear the doorbell ring, causing everypony to jump.

"Who could that be?" Doc Brown asks. "That better be that Darkblaze fellow with my order for more electromagnetic wire," he adds as Bill Neigh trots to the door and is greeted by a fluffy-haired pink pony.

"Hey, Billy-boy! You remember me, don't you?" she asks enthusiastically.

"Pinkie Pie! What are you doing here?" Bill asks incredulously.

"Well, I know how much you like to 'get down', from time to time, so I thought I'd ask you to my big party today!" she answers.

"What party are you talking about?" Bill tries to ask but is interrupted by the energetic mare.

"Hey, I just thought of something!" Pinkie says, about to go on one of her tangents, "Why don't I invite your friend Hoovesy, too! Where is he, is he here? I mean, of course he's here because you two always hang out together, because you're the best of friends like two peas in a pod, but not exactly because peas are small and you're big and, honestly, who'd want to be a pea anyways, am I right? So, where is he, cuz I haven't seen him with you yet which is strange and--" but she is soon interrupted when Doctor Hooves warily approaches the doorway.

"What party are you inviting us to?" he asks.

"Heeeyyy, what's up, Doc?" Pinkie asks in greeting, "Well, today marks the eleventh anniversary of Twilight's after-birthday party, and everypony who's anypony's gonna be there. You game?"

"Uh, sure Pinkie," Doctor Hooves hesitates, "We . . wouldn't miss it for all of Equestria."

"Great! Well, I guess I'll be on--" but she stops when she notices Doc Brown and the time machine. "Ooohh, what's this? Hello, I'm Pinkie Pie, what's you're name? Usually I know the names of everypony in town, but since I've never seen you before, you must be new here, and therefore--" but suddenly, Doc Brown tackles Pinkie to the ground before she can finish her tangent.

"Who are you and who are you working for?!" he asks sternly, "How did you know I was here, and--" but just then Bill pulls him off the pink pony by the tail.

"Doc, that was unnecessary," he says incredulously, "Pinkie's a friend, and she's good at keeping secrets. Right?" he then directs at her.

"But how can I keep this secret?" she asks innocently, "Having a new pony in townis so exciting that--"

"Pinkie, we mean it," Doctor Hooves says, "You cannot tell anypony about this, it's just a secret . . science project. Swear you won't tell anypony else about our project."

"I promise," Pinkie says after a pause. She makes her famous "Pinkie Promise" and hops away, calling back "Don't forget about the party!"

After that, the trio continues their work on the time machine, but as they progress, Doctor Hooves begins to formulate a plan in his mind. By the end of the day, they are almost finished with the restoration, and they decide to finish it tomorrow. During the night, however, Doctor Hooves wakes Bill up to have a private conversation.

"Ugh, what is it now, Cornelius?" Bill asks sleepily, "I was in the middle of a good dream."

"I've had an idea, Bill," Doctor Hooves says, "How would you feel about learning more about the past?"

Bill Neigh gasps, "What are you suggesting? That we go back in time? We can't possibly do that, we don't even know how to!" he whispers.

"Well, I've been reading Emmet's notes and blueprints, and it seems fairly easy, actually," Doctor Hooves whispers excitedly, "If you're in, just follow my lead."

"I don't know, Doc," Bill says, "Didn't he say something about not messing with time?"

"We wouldn't be messing with anything," Doctor Hooves insists, "We would only go back for a little while, just to see what life was like before any of us came along. Come on, Bill," he urges gently, "aren't you even the slightest bit curious as to what lies in the past?"

Bill considers Doctor Hooves' plan, and after a period of silence, finally answers; "Alright, Cornelius, I'll play along for now, but we're only gone for a few minutes."

"Oh, don't worry about it," Doctor Hooves says, "As long as we take note of exactly when we left, we can be gone as long as we want before we get back to this exact time - then it will seem as if we never left!"

"If you say so," Bill Neigh says nervously.

"I told you I know what I'm doing," he says as they climb into the Delorean. He punches a few buttons on a central dial pad and a date and time appear on a screen in-between them. "That must be the time he arrived here from. Fascinating!" Doctor Hooves exclaims with glee. Then, he takes a remote, which controls the car's ability to travel in time, and presses the green button in the middle.

Suddenly, lights begin to flash all around the time machine as the world swirls around before them. "Here we go!" Doctor Hooves says excitedly; just before they disappear, however, Bill believes he catches a glimpse of Doc Brown racing into the lab with a shocked expression on his face. He does not have time to consider it, however, as the duo and the time machine disappear and reappear in their destination in time.

When the pair look at each other, they scream in shock; they both look like themselves, only not like themselves. They both sport four extended appendages - two of which have weird, hinged elements, a shorter muzzle, and more clothing than they had on before. Doctor Hooves sports a brown trench coat, grey pants, and a multi-colored scarf, and Bill is wearing his grey sweater with a white lab coat over it.

"What in Equestria happened to us?!" Bill asks incredulously.

"Maybe it's a side effect of time travel?" Doctor Hooves says uncertainly, "Nothing to worry about, though; let us see this new world."

They climb out and gaze at their surroundings; the are in a grassy field with a few houses surrounding them in the distance.

"Where the hay are we?" Bill asks immediately.

"I don't know where we are," Doctor Hooves explains, "but I know it worked because this place looks nothing like Equestria!"

Just then, they both hear a strange sound growing louder; suddenly, a large bird seemingly made of metal flies over them and off into the horizon.

"Where in time did we land?" Bill asks, to which Doctor Hooves offers no reply.