//------------------------------// // Mirach ⚜ Shadows of Doubt // Story: 6.7.11 // by Morningstar1337 //------------------------------// TARDIS 5:02 AM 6/18/2012 The Doctor was inside his ship tracking the "blood chronosteel" as he called the alloy when Amy and Rory came in to talk to the Time Lord. "I know what you are gonna say Pond," He said. "And the answer is still no. It's too dangerous." "I understand Doctor," She said. "But I want to know why." "You know why Amelia," He said. "The Girl who Waited, The Last Centurion, You know you were not my first companions. But you also known I have done over the years I've traveled with them." "Yeah I've read your files." She said. "Uh, what files?" Rory said. "Show me all visual records of previous TARDIS inhabitants from Rose Tyler onwards." The Doctor commanded A holographic screen then appeared. The first image was a blond teenager with average length hair hair. "I'm gonna tell you something that i had hoped not to tell anyone about," He said. "My companions and how I had changed them." River Song then appeared from one of the halls and said "Ooh looking up the archives huh." She then joined the other 3 people in the control room. "Access video file [Bad Wolf.]" The screen then showed the blond teen glowing and then disintegrating some nearby Daleks. "What happened?" Amy said. "Rose, she looked into the heart of the TARDIS," The Doctor said with regret. the image then showed a man with black hair in leather clothing walk up to the girl and kissed her. "That's you isn't it?" Rory said. "Yeah," He said. "The force of the time stream had started the regeneration process. Access video file [Alternate Universe 1.]" The screen then depicts a spiky-haired man with a brown suit and tie, and the same teenager with her two parents on a beach. "That was taken from a parallel universe, I've named it after her farther who was alive here," Rory and Amy then stared at the man in the tweed jacket. "It's complicated." Responded the Doctor. "Access the next profile, and video file [Saxon's demise.]" The Doctor said. The holographic screen then depicts an short, bald man with a taller man with a black suit and tie. another screen also depict a black teenager. "That man in the suit is the Doctor right?" Rory said. "No," River said "The man in the cage is the Doctor, The other one his arch-rival the Master." A black woman had entered the ship a small conversation was had and then the small figure in the cage was transformed back to the Doctor as last seen in the last video. "Martha Jones is a good woman, She and I went on many adventures, That clip you saw came from a year that never came to pass. A year where the Master had complete and total control of Earth." "So what happens after that?" Amy said. "Well, She then joined UNIT afterwards and then became an alien bounty hunter after that. You know in retrospect she got off lightly." River then said "You call this lightly?" "Compared to what happens next, yes." Said the Doctor. "Access The next profile and video files [DoctorDonna,] [Metacrisis,] and [Reunion.]" The first screen then changed to depict another redheaded woman with mismatched eyes. The second screen depicted her with the tenth Doctor and the woman in the video stopping a detonation. "How did that happen?" Rory said. "River's not the only Time Lord/Human hybrid nor was she the first." The Doctor said. Two other screens then appeared. The first of which depicted Donna with a jar containing a severed hand. The other screen depicted not one but two of the tenth Doctor, as well as the ginger genius and Rose Tyler. "The first time me and Rose went to that universe," said the saddened Time Lord. "It was an accident caused by a cosmic flare, The second time i had to leave her behind; The Daleks and that world's version of the Cybermen were invading this dimension, This is the third and final time; That detonation you saw Donna Noble prevent was for a Reality Bomb. A machine capable of erasing all of creation from all universes." "But What happened to Donna?" Amy said. The Doctor said "Ah yes what happened indeed Pond. Unlike little Melody here, Donna was not conceived in the vortex, She had gained the essence of a Time Lord by being here when the Metacrisis started. that's also where my double came from by the way. Because of the circumstances Donna Noble was unable to stay who she was, I had to erase all memory she had of me and out time together, or else the information will kill her. Now do you understand why I dropped you off after our encounter with the Minotaur? You had already lost your parents, your husband, and your daughter over several timelines" "But Doctor," Amy said "It's because of you that we managed to get them back." "Only by the skin of my teeth Amy. Know that there is a chance, there is always a chance that any of you could die." The four in the control room had fell silent for a minute. "I know that you three will be there for me even in the darkest hour. But I can't let you come without knowing the risks involved." "Doctor!" Rory said. "Me and my wife will go to the ends of the universe with you if it means we can help save both." "Agreed, You don't have to be alone Doctor." Amy said. "Are you sure you want to do this?" he said. River, Rory, and Amy nodded their heads in agreement. "Alright." Said the Doctor "Pack your things everyone." The Pond-Willams had left the time machine to gather their stuff. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARDIS 6:07 AM Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Rarity was talking about what had happened that Friday. The rainbow-maned pegasus was reading one of the books River had picked up before they left Equestria "OK, So he thinks this [cronosteel] can tear apart the time stream if not collected in time right?" She said. "We are in a Time Machine right, what's stopping him from going back and picking up the metal?" "We don't know where that ore is." Applejack said. Pinkie Pie and Flutteshy had just entered the Library. "And besides even if we did know where and when it is," Rarity said. "He said that he can't just go out and get." "I don't know, He claims to be a doctor but what kind vet, psychiatrist, nurse?" "Whatever." Rainbow Dash said. "Listen sugarcube," Applejack said. "That man is the only one we that knows what is going on and how to get Equestria back to normal." "I know that," Rainbow Dash was pawing at the floor. "But that doesn't mean I have to like it." "Well i know how to turn that frown upside-down Dashie," Pinkie then brought out her cannon and proceeded to shoot a nearby table. Twilight Sparkle was walking in when the cake batter shot from the cannon hit her face. The cyan pegasus snickered a bit. "Oops sorry Twilight." She then licked the batter off the purple unicorn's unamused face. Pinkie was cleaning off Twilight's face. "So what are your though on this so-called [Doctor?]" Rainbow Dash said. "Oh well I..." Twilight said when they heard some a nearby crash. The six friends then went to investigate. Meanwhile River Song was helping Rory move some of their things onto the TARDIS when Rory accidentally dropped the trunk. The Doctor was busy programming the blue box to add extra rooms to accommodate the guests. Twilight and her friends went to the control room to check out what had happened. "What the hay happened?" Rainbow Dash said as she witnessed some clothes coming out of the trunk. "Oh nothing," Rory said who was picking up the clothes. "We just had dropped a few things." "I'm gonna need to catch up with Pond, Rory can you keep an eye on things?" The Doctor requested. "What?" Rory said. But the Doctor left the nurse alone with his daughter and the 12 ponies on board the TARDIS. "Oh My Gosh. I can't believe you're coming with us." Pinkie Pie then bounced over the control room. "Isn't this great, I know it's great, this is gonna be the best road trip ever." 'Yeah, great.' thought the nurse as he just stood there surprised. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leadworth 7:06 AM The Doctor was catching up with Amy who was just about to enter the store. "Doctor what are you doing here?" Amy said. "Well, I just came to buy a couple things before we go." "Or course you are. Where's Rory?" "I asked him to keep an eye on the TARDIS while I'm gone." "OK i see." The Time Lord and ginger girl had entered the building. It was an intricate building with shelves spanning a hundred yards. They pick up some items and made their way to the cashier. He was a gruff and strange looking man. He checked out the items. "Ok then so you are paying for: 6 packs of apple seeds, 7 boxes of sugar cubes, 11 lbs of oats, a fez, some more tree seeds, Salt, and some batter mix." said the clerk. "Yeah, that's right why do you ask?" Amy said. "Because I haven't met a customer with enough horses to justify this much. How many are you two taking care of." said the clerk. "About 12 I think." The Doctor said. "12!" the cashier was baffled. "Are you sure? because I don't think that is enough." He reached for the microphone "Maggie! get some boxes of sugar-cubes, and salt over to line 11 pronto." A young black woman had then appeared with the stuff described here. Any and the Doctor are confused by the clerk's requests "Trust me 12 horses are gonna be a challenge for you 2." "You don't know the half of it." He then flashed a wallet with a blank card on it and said "Just make it all out to John Smith and Amy Williams please." "OK. That will be 67 pounds for the oats and seeds, 11 pounds for the sugar, and 20 pounds for the fez." Amy then paid for the items and the two left for the store. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Leadworth 12:00 Noon Flitter and Cloudchaser was peeking through the forest nearby the stone circle. Lyra and Bonbon was talking about the turn of events. Ditzy and Minty was talking about their jobs. Sirius had returned to the circle. The cloaked woman then activated the ship. The ponies then entered the circle and the rings emerged from the ground. Soon the ship and its passengers vanished. "Aww," Lyra said. "I wanted to see the humans more." "We can't stay here, We need to find the chronosteel." "Chronosteel?" Bonbon said. Sirius than explained about the meteor shower from yesterday and the "meteors" that composed it. "So chronosteel is some time altering metal?" Minty said. "Correct," She then handed out pony shaped cloaks to the 6 ponies on the ship. Lyra's cloak had the word "Vega" written on a small tag on the left side. the green unicorn said "Woah, awesome." and put on the cloak. Bonbon's cloak had the word "Altair" in the same place as Lyra's . She put hers on and said "Ok a bit weird but thanks." Cloudchaser's and Flitter's cloaks read "Alioth" and "Polaris" are on the right side of the cloak. both pegasi complimented the cloak's style and put them on. Ditzy's cloak read on the right "Ankaa" and Minty's said "Eltanin" the last of the ponies on the ship put on these cloaks. "These cloaks have built in perception filters," said Sirius. "They will allow some extent of inconspicuousness." she then turned around an went to the ship's controls. On the back was a tag that read "Sirius." Lyra said "Why the tags?" "Those tags are your code-names. we must keep our identities a secret from everyone for now." said The still cloaked woman. "Dare I ask why?" Bonbon said. "There are enemies: Aliens that take all memory of every encounter with them, monsters that try to kill off all life but themselves, robots that try to erase individuality and emotion." Sirius said. "We must try to help the Doctor and his companions from the shadows." "I see," Minty said. "How 'bout a team name?" "I love the sound of Pleiades." Ditzy said. "Perfect." The green earth pony said. "I'm pretty sure the goal here is to remain inconspicuous." Bonbon deadpanned. "Besides those sound like names for stars that don't fit in these constellations." "So?" Minty said. "OK fine name the secret group why don't ya?" Bonbon said. While the 6 ponies were discussing the "name" Sirius started the ship and flew the ship out of the town. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TARDIS 3:00 PM The Doctor and Amy had just returned from getting the groceries. They saw The Cutie mark Crusaders chasing a very tired Rory. A blip was registering on the TARDIS controls. "Hah-ha," he said. "Looks like we found our first deposit." He then examined the coordinates. "Lets see now." "What's going on?" Twilight said as the other 9 ponies and River had emerged form various hallways. "We found some chronosteel." Said the madman with a box. He then took the controls and flew the TARDIS. The blue box then started to blink out for a few moments until it vanished.