//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Time for an Alibi // Story: Five Problems and My Life is One // by Sanguine Blade //------------------------------// I felt a haze in my head as my eyes slowly opened. I saw a bright light from the ceiling and blinked away tears from the brightness. I turned my eyes to see Natalie in the next bed. "Oh thank goodness." I said straightening up in the bed. My eyes knew the white, dull color of a hospital all too well. I got sick a lot as a kid. My finger was connected to a sensor for my vitals. I stood up and held Natalie's hand and then a set of knocks came from the door. "Come in but be quiet." I said. In from the door came a nurse. "Oh your're awake. My name is Redheart, who are you?" the nurse asked. I was about to say my name then looked myself over. I didn't know where I was so I needed an alibi. "I'm Peter...Davison. Doctor Peter Davison" I replied. "Oh a doctor in what?" She asked. "History." I said. I made sense since I loved history and the Doctor traveled through time. Plus i wasn't as much of a scienctist back home so didn't want to lie myself into a science problem. "Oh good for you. Your friend here should wake up within a couple more hours, but would some people wanted to speak with you." Nurse Redheart said. I followed out the door and there were two women wearing. one had very bright colors in her hair and the other was like a moonlit night. "Hello there. I'm principal Celestia and this is my sister Vice Principal Luna." The taller of the two said. She offered out her hand. "Oh. Doctor Peter Davison but most just call me The Doctor for short." I replied shaking her hand. "Pleasure to meet you could we talk?" Celestia asked. I nodded and we walked to the visitor's room. "So Mr. Davison, can you tell us about your how you ended up on our school grounds?" Luna asked. "Oh well me and my girlfriend Natalie, the other one you saw, were in just arrived into this city when we were jumped by some gang members. She got knocked out and so I took her and ran as far away as I could. Body aching I saw your school and thought there would be a nurse or someone to make sure she was okay." I replied. "Terribly sorry for your rough greeting to Canterlot." Celestia said. My mind chuckled at the name. "Yes well, we will be in the city for a while and I could use some work to help get us a place." I said putting my hands in my pockets. I pulled one hand out to see a cricket ball. "Oh forgot that was in there." I said tossing it between my hands slowly. "Well we are you a teacher?" Luna asked. "Not before, but I am a doctor in History and if you have a cricket team i could train them." I replied tossing the ball around. "Cricket... where are you from? I ask because that isn't a big sport around here" She asked. I knew this show loved its horse puns so i thought of horse breeds. Then it hit me. "Clydesdale. From Shetland. Far above Bales and Trottingham." I said. "I have been to Shetland beautiful highlands all around for miles." Luna said. I mentally breathed a sigh of relief. "Well you do sound qualified, but you do not have the expected credentials...We could have you be a subsitute teacher." Celestia said smiling. "That would be good. Can I start tomorrow though, i'd rather not leave my girlfriend here alone after what happened." I said heading back to the room and the two nodded as they left. "Okay time to actually think of plans. I have a working sonic, and and...wait a minute." I said looking at the sonic. A shining key dangled from the screwdriver on a small clamp. "The Tardis of course!" I shouted then slapped my hands over my mouth remembering I had Natalie in the room. "If I can get to it, I'm sure we can get more answers. If I just give it a tuning with the sonic. Like so." I said taking it off the clamp and pointing the sonic at it. The key then glowed a faint blue. I've got my tracker I thought to myself. After another two hours Natalie finally woke up. "Natalie. Thank goodness you are okay. I have a lot to catch you up on." I said. "Okay so. We're in a world that looks like My Little Pony." She said trying to keep calm. I took off my cricket jacket and put it over her like a security blanket. "Its gonna be alright. I have the key to the Tardis. Meaning it's here so we need to get there for some answers." I replied. The nurse came back and said we could leave now that we were both up and we left the hospital. I kept the Tardis key in my pocket and followed the direction the glow brightened. After walking for a while,and filling in Natalie along the way, We arrived at the woods and deeper inside was a Tardis. "Here we go." I said unlocking the door. The inside was the birhgt white of the original series and on the console was a book labeled Instructions. I picked it up and it read: Dear, Mr Edwards, This is your Doctor salesman that you met. You'd be surprised to hear that I am indeed the real Doctor. Now I know you are mad, but I needed you to do something here. Since I am very busy, I sometimes need someone else to save the day so here you are. You see you are not the only one to be transported to this world. Many others are here and you must help them get back if they wish. I've left you all the knowledge of the Tardis's functions in this book. Unfortunatley I cannot help you further since I'm busy trying to prevent other kidnappings on this end so you and all you find must work together to make this Tardis be able to travel back to this dimension. I'm truly sorry getting you two involved but, I promise to make it up to you when we meet again. Sincere apologies, The Doctor. "Well this is a severe problem." Natalie Said. "Yes it is , but I trust the Doctor to not lie about a serious problem. Alright, two things. One, we need to find, and help these people and two...I've got a job to go to tomorrow. I said with the realization of having to do all this at the same time made me fall flat on my rump. This was going to take a while...