Cozy Glow Gone Wrong

by FIM Fiction


Chapter 3: Seasons Greetings.

The Doctor yawned as he climbed out the left side of his bed. His head felt slightly fuzzy. The bed was also warm. He looked back towards the bed. Ditsy was napping in the right side of bed. He sighed. "Ditsy. I know your home was destroyed, but we gave you a new house."

"Home is where your loved ones are" she mumbled.

"Well, leave. You'll be late for your shift."

Her head snapped strait up. It then moved back down. "It's Sunday, Doc. I've been with you long enough to know the day anywhere. Like you say, Sundays feel boring." She reached over and grabbed The Doctor, pulling him in the bed.

"Ditsy! I don't have time for this!" He struggled to get free from his incredibly strong friend.

"Doc, you're a Time Lord. You have all the time for this. Plus, you're not doing anything today." she snuggled against him.

Rose walked in the room. "Hello Derpy. You hanging with my husband?" Ditsy nodded. "Well too bad. I got plans for the three of us. I found I flyer in The Doctor's TARDIS about a planet where creatures speak music!"

The Doctor gave up trying to escape Ditsy. "Yes, problem. We can't go there, because that's another universe."

Ditsy saw Rose's smile. She gave one of her own. "Doc" she whispered in a soft tune in The Doctor's ear. "We are personal friends with Twilight, who is a friend of Starswirl" she sang.

"B-but that's reckless! And using contacts for reasons of-" The Doctor was interrupted by Rose putting her hoof over his mouth.

"Doctor, honey. I'm bored and want a change of pace. I need adventure. Equestria has been peaceful for decades, but I don't want a peaceful day."

".... FINE! I need to find out who River Song is anyways, and I think the TARDIS is finished with the collar. NOW LET ME GO!"

Ditsy seemed to think about it for a moment. She released The Doctor. She grabbed him again when he tried to escape. "No." she said.

"Rose, Help me!" The Doctor called out. His wife smiled and approached.

"No." Rose said. She climbed on the bed and snuggled The Doctor.

"Oh come on!" The Doctor complained.

"Shush" Ditsy Do and Rose Whooves answered.
*
CRYSTAL CASTLE
*
"For the last time! We are not a family!" Tirek rubbed his head as he walked away from Mr. Clever.

"Sure we are! You're all extended fam! Sort of. Gang, chums and the sort simply won't do! So it's fam!"

Chrysalis sighed. She lay on a bed fashioned from soft leather bound books. "Give up arguing, Tirek. She's a stubborn child, so you can't win!"

Cozy Glow moved her rook. "Ha! Check-" Mr. Clever moved her knight. "Oh come on!" Cozy Glow flipped the chess board in anger. She lost every single time against Mr. Clever.

"Ha! I bet you regret your tattoo now!" Mr. Clever shouted in victory.

Chrysalis put her hoof to her chin in thought. "Would Yamun be part of the fam?"

"I don't have a tattoo." Cozy replied as she set back up the chess board.

"Than what's that on your tush?" Mr. Clever replied. "And why do you question if Yamun is fam?"

"Well," Chrysalis answered. "Cozy and you have Cutie Marks. And I think Yamun would be your boyfriend.

"What are Cutie WAIT WHAT!?" Mr. Clever and Yamun looked at each other, before turning away. "But-"

"But nothing. If you to are dating, your love will be stronger, and more filling. Besides, you said yourself that as a Time Lord you could be male or female when you regenerate." Chrysalis said. She picked up a book about a romantic detective.

"NO!" Cozy Glow shouted. "She's in my body! If she and him start dating" she shivered in disgust. "I won't stand for me kissing any yak!"

Tirek sighed. "Why are we even discussing this?"

"Because we have no way of taking over Equestia as of now and we are quite booorrred." Chrysalis answered. She threw the book across the room. It smacked against the wall and stayed there.

Mr. Clever walked up to the wall. "Now that's interesting." She walked up the wall. "Gol-wow! I think I remember what I did with the anti-gravs." Her bowtie blinked with her eye, and she fell with the book. "Oof!"
*
PONYVILLE ALLEY WAY
*
"There's nothing here!" Lyra Harpstrings groaned to her wife.

Sweetie Drops let out a sigh. "I may be retired-"

"Fired for marrying me"

"RETIRED. But, I still have a sense of duty." Sweetie Drops finished. "And the creatures of this area have been saying the trash bins are moving about."

"Look, I know you're really bored ever sense we and Carrot Top stopped traveling with Time Turner, but really? Trash bins?" Lyra pulled out her harp and played it with her hooves.

"WHAT. IS. THAT. SOUND? EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN!" Lyra stared wide eyed at the odd thing before her. "Bon Bon, honey? I think I found what you're looking for."

Sweetie Drops turned around. She pulled her wife away from the creature. "Oh sweet dear Celestia. Yeah, we found it." Fear was thick in her voice. This did not comfort Lyra.

The creature was a smooth gray with light blue balls in it's hide. It was also light blue at the arms. At least, they seemed to be arms. "EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN."

Sweetie Drops quickly bit Lyra's horn. "OW! What was that-" she felt a spell happening. "Wait. Did you just force me to do magic?"

"Yes and sorry but we don't have much time. Doctor! Pick up your phone!"
*
ROSE'S HOUSE
*
The phone rang. The Doctor knew there was no chance of reaching it. "I feel like I'm forgetting something important. Like... Like my worst and greatest foes are right beside me, staring at me, and I somehow don't notice!" Rose and Ditsy gave The Doctor an odd glare. "What? Was it something I said?"
*
PONYVILLE ALLEY WAY
*
"Doctor pick up your phone! Ugh!" Sweetie Drops bit Lyra's horn again. "TARDIS, bring The Doctor this message. This is Ex-Agent Sweetie Drops of S.M.I.L.E. We have found a Dalek. It's grey with blue, rather then bronze. GET YOUR BUTT HERE NOW. End message." she bit Lyra's horn one last time. "Sorry sweetie, but it but it would have taken way too long to teach you the spell.

"ANSWER ME! EXPLAIN! EXPLAIN! WHAT IS THAT DEVICE THAT MAKES NICE SOUNDS? EXPLAIN!" The Dalek waved his left arm. It fired a weak bolt of light blue energy. It hit Lyra. "EXPLAIN!"

"Oh my goodness!" Sweetie Drops pulled Lyra away from the Dalek. "Are you alright?"

"Relax! It only tickled." she approached the Dalek, only to be pulled back by Sweetie Drops. "Bon Bon, what gives?"

"Stay away from it! Daleks are nothing but blood thirsty murderous monsters!"

"So like a dragon decades ago."

"I- what?"

"Don't be racist, Bon Bon. The dude didn't hurt me. He just wants to know what my instrument is."

Sweetie Drops looked at her wife. "ARE YOU INSANE!?" she then turned towards the Dalek. "And you! Wait. Did you ask what that nice sound was?"

"AFFIRMATIVE. IT IS PLEASANT TO MY SENSES. I WISH TO UNDERSTAND IT. ONLY SCREAMS OF DEATH SOUND BE PLEASANT. BUT THIS SOUND IS BETTER. EXPLAIN. EXPLAIN!"

"I think you just like music." Lyra answered. "Are you hurt?"

"AFFIRMATIVE! WEAPONS SYSTEMS ARE MAJORLY DAMAGED! MOTOR FUNCTIONS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. MERCY. MERCY!"

"Kay. You're kinda weirding me out?" Lyra said. "I'm not gonna hurt you."

Sweetie Drops had an idea. "I know you have armor, but what is your shield status? You don't want a projectile to enter your slots."

"MY SHIELDS ARE COMPLETELY COMPROMISED." the Dalek answered.

"What's your name?" Lyra asked. She didn't like the look her wife gave when the thing said shield were gone.

"I AM A DALEK. I AM A DALEK! I AM DALEK DALEK!" It's voiced seemed to strain. "I AM DALEK! I SHOW YOU MERCY! MERCY! I- AM- MERCY!" it said with great difficulty. "I AM MERCY IRONSIDE! TAKE THAT, CULT OF SKARO! I AM A FOOTSOLDIER AND I HAVE NAMED MYSELF! I AM MERCY IRONSIDE!"

"What's the cult of Skaro? BON BON PUT THAT ENERGY BLASTER DOWN!"

"ESCAPE! ESCAPE!" Mercy Ironside's thrusters activated. He flew away towards a building on a hill. He crashed in the building through the ceiling.

"I almost had hi-" Sweetie Drops was halted mid sentence by being slapped.

"ARE YOU INSANE!?" Lyra asked. "You just tried to kill a defenseless creature!" Lyra stormed off, leaving her wife in the alley.
*
MUSIC STUDIO
*
Octavia hummed to herself. She approached her roommate with a glass of milk. "Here. Have a drink-" A huge crash interrupted her. Octavia shrieked and dropped the glass of milk. Vinyl grabbed her and pulled their-selves behind a loud speaker.

"I HAVE ESCAPED. WHAT IS THAT NOISE?" The Dalek headed towards a large box structure. Noise came out. It was odd. It was hideous. It was so strange it should be torture. "WHY DO I LIKE THIS NOISE?" He scanned the area. "LIFEFORMS DETECTED! IDENTIFY. IDENTIFY! PLEASE." If he was to be different, he would also be kind.

Vinyl stepped out from behind the speaker. She gave a wave and motioned Octavia to come out. "Hello." Octavia said. She glanced towards her roof. "Nice of you to... Drop in. I am Octavia Melody. Not to be mistaken with Octavia Harmonica. This silent yet loud pony here is my roommate, Vinyl Scratch. Might I inquire who you might be?"

"I AM A DALEK! I AM- MERCY- IRONSIDE"

"Dear me! Do you have a sore throat? Vinyl, please fetch our guest some food. We can talk concerning repairs later." Octavia walked towards the dining room. She motioned for the dalek to follow her. "I must say, I have never heard of a dalek race before. Not to be rude."

"I... AP-O-LO-GISE FOR THE DAMAGE!" Mercy said.

"Why are you talking oddly?" Octavia asked. Vinyl made three sandwiches and had put them on the table.

"I AM NOT FROM HERE! MY VOCABULARY IS... LIMITED! BUT I AM TRYING. SO I LEARN AND LAUGH IN THE FACE OF THE CULT OF SKARO!"

"That... nice. Where do you live? Or rather, where do you reside?" Octavia got no response. "Do you have a place to stay?" Octavia only got silence. Vinyl almost tripped as she zoomed up to Octavia. She had a begging look on her face. Octavia sighed. "Would you care to stay with us?"

Mercy thought about it. He realized this meant he could have friends. "AFFIRMATIVE!" he answered. Vinyl did an air fist pump. Octavia smiled. "CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO MAKE THAT NICE NOISE?" Vinyl let out a silent cheer.
*
TARDIS
*
The Doctor fixed the collar on Granny Smith. She tried to bite it. "Stop that. Now then, this will keep the dalek from rising. Just be sure to watch your temper. And don't eat any pears."

"So I can be with my family with this?" Granny Smith asked. She could feel hope swelling in her.

The Doctor smiled. "Yes." Granny Smith tackled him in a hug.
*
*
MONTHS LATER! WINTER!
*
*
Yamun looked to make sure nocreature saw him. Posters had been put up for the trio two months ago. He entered the room and stared with wide eyes. "Ha! I conquered you again!"

"Yamun is confused. What happen to room?"

Mr. Clever looked around the room. It had holographic projections permitting for a far larger and complicated version of chess. Galactic Chess. "I expanded the chess game! And I won yet again."

Cozy Glow grunted and detonated her armies. She was tired of losing. "UGH! I am so booorred!"

Tirek sighed. "Well that's too bad. Until we actually have a plan for anything, we are confined here."

Chrysalis shoved Yamun beneath some mistletoe. She reached for Mr. Clever, only to find her burning the mistletoe with her eye and bowtie glowing blue.

Mr. Clever finished burning the mistletoe. She then had a thought. "What if we just went somewhere, no plan, just for fun, disguised? After all, we're all cramped in here. Time to head out and stretch our legs!"

Tirek thought about it. "Who will be the chaperone?" he asked Chrysalis.

"Why, I shall" Mr. Clever said. "My mind is over two thousand years, after all."

"Two thousand year old mind in a ten year old body using a Gallifreyan hard drive that's held in your tie to prevent from burning up my brain." Cozy Glow said.

"While being for all your lives a boy and now suddenly a girl" Chrysalis continued.

"With a reputation, according to you, as a mad man in a box who goes 'wonkers'." Tirek added.

"And still hyperactive in a too long cooped up child." Yamun finished.

Mr. Clever stared at all of them. "Well crap. I've been telling you too much about me. Fine. Chrysalis will be chaperone. Tirek, I made you a set of trousers for you to wear."

"Why do I need trousers?"

"Glad you asked!" Mr. Clever said. She ran to her section of the library and came running with dark blue trousers in her mouth. "You have four legs, so anypony will strait away know who you are. But these trousers are designed so they are bigger on the inside. And when you put your legs in it, it will make it seem like you only have two legs! Here, try them on. Merry Early Christmas!"

Tirek raised an eyebrow. He tried on the trousers. In them he could be mistaken for a minotaur. A single pair of Tirek's hooves could be seen out the bottom of the pants. "Clever" he said. He paused and looked at Mr. Clever, who had a smug smile. She gave him a box. Inside was a white dress shirt, a black blazer, and a bright yellow tie. "These are too large for my thin frame."

"Put on the tie" Mr. Clever said, looking as if she would burst from excitement.

Tirek put on the rest of the suit. He had help from Mr. Clever tying the tie. She stood on the table to do so. Tirek could feel energy flow through him. "Mirror. Mirror now." Chrysalis brought over a cracked mirror. Tirek looked at his large muscles. "I do believe this 'Christmas' gift is awesome" he said in his new, deeper voice. The trousers also gained a more buff appearance.
*
SWEET APPLE ACRES
*
"So, how are you feeling?" The Doctor asked.

"Fit as a fiddle, Time Turner!" Granny Smith answered. She had gotten used to the collar and odd stares. "But I'm wondering, why are you still so young looking? Cause I saw lived long enough to see your wedding, it's decades later, and you don't look a day older."

The Doctor smiled. "I guess its just my genetics."
*
CRYSTAL CASTLE
*
"So it's decided. We leave today for Manehatten. Next week, for Canterlot" Chrysalis said. She had the disguise of of a dark brown Applejack with crystal apples and blue hair bands. Her hat was a dark grey. "I'm going with this because by now Applejack looks far older and different. Cozy Glow, you don't need to disguise yourself because you already don't look like yourself. Mr. Clever, you will wear a red cloak with a green trim" Mr. Clever smiled happily. "It will be uncomfortable for your wings unless you give Yamun a smooch."

"Well I guess I'll make my own cloak! SEE YA!" Mr. Clever raced off to her corner. She returned with a green cloak that had a red hood and golden trim along the edges. The hood easily covered her face. She had on a set of white booties.

"Why the boots?" Cozy Glow asked.

"Well why indeed? I would say why not but after thinking on the sentence for two hundred fifty hours, seventeen minutes, and twelve point nine hundred fifty six seconds, I realized that-"

"The sentence is odd when you think about it, but you used that thought because you were really bored and tried to distract yourself from the fact you don't know how to use those wings so you're using anti-grav booties." Tirek finished.

Mr. Clever gave an awkward smile. "Yes. That too." she said. A tear rolled down her cheek. "But it's nothing really because I can work around that with technology." she said with an overly happy voice.

"Yamun go too. Help Doctor Clever when sad." Yamun said. He walked over and hugged Mr. Clever. Chrysalis walked over and joined the hug. She pulled Cozy Glow over as well.

"Just so you know, I am giving you this hug only so you produce more Love." Chrysalis said.

Tirek shook his head. He walked over and scooped them all up in a hug. "Your statement is as true as me saying I am only doing this to show off my strength." he said to Chrysalis with a smile.

"Show off." Chrysalis retorted.
*
LATER
*
Starlight Glimmer waited for Yamun at the train station. Her husband stood beside her. They heard he was going on a Hearths Warming trip with his family, and they were excited to finally meet his folks. They were also quite shocked.

"Come on come on! Hurry! We don't wanna miss the train!" a little filly bounced in a festive cloak and white boots, bouncing similar to Pinkie. She shouted at a minotuar with a face that looked incredibly like Tirek's.

"Calm down, Clever." the minotaur replied. Behind him was a pony that resembled Applejack in her younger years, Yamun and a changeling Starlight felt like she recognized. "The train won't arrive for another ten minutes."

"UGH! I KNOW! But I don't wanna wait that long!" Clever said.

Starlight coughed. They all quickly turned to look at her. "Hello! Are you Yamun's family?"

"Yes we are! Yuppers yuppers yuppers yuppers!" Clever ran in a circle.

The minotuar groaned. "I knew we shouldn't have let her bake her own cake! She put far too much sugar in it."

"My name is Starlight Glimmer!" She extended her right hoof.

"Crystal Cake." the pony said. "That there is Clever. I'm sure you already met Yamun. Then we have the unfortunates. Tirek here seems to share the face and name of the villain, while my daughter Cozy Glow shares her style for fun."

"It's a pleasure to meet you all." Sunburst replied.

"Tummy ache!" Clever suddenly shouted. She promptly fell over and curled up, covering herself with her cloak.

"I told you that was too much sugar." Tirek said with a hint of laughter.

"And as I said before, I'm strong enough to face the consequences!" Clever said from beneath the cloak. She let out a groan, before standing to her hooves.

"See, I told you we wouldn't be late!" They all turned to look at the ponies approaching the station.

"Dalek!" Clever shouted. She leaped behind Tirek's legs and hid.

Octavia gave a wave. "Greetings! Are we all heading for Manehatten?" she asked.

"Oh, me and Starlight are just here to meet Yamun's family." Starburst explained.

"SEASONS GREETINGS! I AM MERCY IRONSIDE. I AM A DALEK. BUT DESPITE MY SCARY APPEARANCE, YOU HAVE NO NEED TO FEAR ME, SMALL ONE."

Clever peeked her head out from behind Tirek's legs. "Prove it!" she said, sticking out her tongue. The cloak hid her eyes. Starlight had the strangest feeling she knew them all. She also felt as if Crystal Apple was staring at her. A quick glance confirmed it.

The Dalek remained silent for a moment. He discovered with a quick scan Time Lord Technology on the filly. "I... LOVE MUSIC." he answered. The filly stepped out from behind the legs.

"You what?" she asked, clearly confused. She walked up to the dalek. Starlight's eyes opened wide as Clever kicked the dalek. "Huh. You really do want to be good. You even deactivated your shields. Well, welcome to this universe! How'd you get here?"

"I... AM NOT SURE. I AWOKE DAMAGED AND MADE FRIENDS. I HAD ALSO DISCOVERED A LOVE FOR MUSIC. I HAVE GIVEN MYSELF A NAME. TAKE THAT, CULT OF SKARO!"

Clever let out a giggle. "Well then! Here's a warm welcome from the doctor!" She hugged Mercy. "It's grand to finally see a good dalek." She then looked up at Mercy's eyes, still hugging. "Or does that make you a bad dalek? Or, just a normal living creature? Most likely that last one. Excuse me, I leave to find a bush and throw up in the snow."

Sunburst watched as the filly ran off towards a nearby bush. He and the others winced as they heard a large "blarg" and a heavy wet splat. Clever returned. Sunburst gave her a handkerchief, which she gladly excepted. "Thank you, mistah!" she said. She turned her head as they heard the whistle of the train. "Ohh!!! I'm so excited!!!"

"INDEED! THIS WILL BE A GRAND VACATION OF HEARTHS WARMING OR CHRISTMAS." Mercy said. "I HOPE TO FIND GRAND THINGS THERE."

Starlight noticed a lack of much baggage or luggage for Yamun's family. Only a suitcase per member. "Quick trip?" she asked. Tirek gave a smile and nod. Starlight looked towards the Crystal pony. "Sorry, but why are you staring at me?

Chrysalis thought fast. "Just wondering if you're taken." she said with a wiggle of her eyebrows.

Starlight Glimmer blushed as she took a step back. "I- uh- married!" She pointed to Sunburst. "A-and besides, isn't he your husband?" She asked, pointing at Tirek.

Crystal Cake gave a sly grin. "Maybe, maybe not. But- OW!" Clever kicked her in the leg. The train arrived, and Glimmer let out a sigh.

"All aboard!" The Train Conductor shouted.

Octavia and Vinyl brought on the luggage. Vinyl gave a glare to anycreature that gave Mercy a too odd look. Yamun waved goodbye to Starlight and Sunburst.

Starlight Glimmer bit her lip. She looked at her husband a few minutes after the train left. He looked at her. "Go ahead. You can say it."

Slarlight took a breath. "So... A crystal pony, a minotuar, a yak, a changeling and a pony. All as a family. Sorry, I just had to point out how odd that seems." she winced. To many, it would seem like she had just been some what racist.
*
TRAIN
*
Mr. Clever let out a laugh. "Mission successful!" Because of how little creatures were on the train, they managed to get a car all for their selves. "The first part at least." She threw off her hood. "Ah. Much better. Though my hair kinda hurts."

Cozy Glow realized something. "You haven't been letting your hair down to comb and restyle it, have you?"

"I didn't know I needed to. And why do you look so sick?" Mr. Clever looked towards Chrysalis with worry.

"HURK! I just flirted with the one I hate most in this world a few minutes ago." Chrysalis felt so sick, she could no longer sustain her disguise. Thankfully, they were near the caboose with nocreature in the neighboring cars.

"I need to stretch my legs properly" Tirek said. He began to remove the pants as Cozy Glow undid Mr. Clever's hair.

Mr. Clever raised an eyebrow. "But you can stretch properly in those."

Tirek gave a nod. "I know, but it's really strange and unsettling to move four legs and only see two." he answered.

The door opened. All the occupants snapped their heads towards the door. Vinyl took a step back. She looked scared. Mercy pushed her forward. "GREETINGS, DOCTOR. AND HIS COMPANIONS. DO NOT BE AFRAID, VINYL. THE DOCTOR CHOOSES THE KINDEST OF BEINGS FOR HIS COMPANIONS. I AM SURE THEY ARE SAFE."

Octavia entered. Her jaw opened. "Oh." she said. "Yamun, this is your family?" she asked in a strained voice.

"Yuppers! We're all fam here!" Mr. Clever said cheerfully. "Do you have a brush?"

"Here." Octavia said. She slowly hooved over a hair brush from her bag, before turned to Tirek. "So... You're The Doctor?"

In response, Tirek pointed at the filly. "That would be me! I'm the Doctor. I also go by Mr. Clever."

Vinyl gave a look of confusion. "Vinyl, sit down. Your legs are shaking." Octavia advised. Vinyl gave a nod a collapsed on a bench, her legs shaking as she gripped her bag. "Why Mister?" Octavia asked.

"Uh... Is she gonna be alright?" Mr. Clever asked. She had a face of concern. Octavia was shaking as if she was in a snowstorm.

Octavia sat down beside Vinyl. "Don't worry! I won't let them hurt you. And we have Mercy Ironside to protect us, remember? Strongest warrior race in the universe."

Mr. Clever looked at the terrified pony. "Hey, don't worry. I'm not Cozy Glow. She is. Ow!" she said, pointing at Cozy Glow and discovering the pain of hair knots.

Vinyl looked unconvinced. She looked at Octavia, her teeth chattering. Vinyl slid her left hoof over her throat. Octavia pulled Vinyl in a hug. "She wants to know how many you've killed."

Mercy Ironside shook. "SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED NINETY TWO."

"I've never bothered to count." Chrysalis said. "But I'm sure it's a huge amount."

"I've been around for thousands of years. More than I could count have been killed by my hand." Tirek answered

Cozy Glow was silent for a moment as she continued to comb Mr. Clever's hair. "I've never killed anypony. At times I say I will, but saying and doing are two different things."

All eyes turned towards The Doctor. (S)he gulped. "I... Well, this counts as a regeneration, so it's a clean slate!"

"How many?" Chrysalis asked.

Mr. Clever tried to avoid eye contact.

"THE DOCTOR HAS DESTROYED ENTIRE PLANETS AND COUNTLESS FOES. HE HAS RID THE UNIVERSE OF SUCH A GREAT NUMBER OF DALEKS, THEY HAVE GIVEN HIM THE TITLE OF THE PREDATOR. MOST DALEKS DESERVE DEATH."

Mr. Clever cleared her throat. "ANYWAY!" she shouted "We're going on vacation so nobody will be killing anyone! And the daleks did deserved it. They, with an exception of a certain few, are pure evil, bred for destruction of anything that isn't dalek. Kinda like Nazi, in a weird way." She put her chin to her jaw in thought. "Hmm..."

Mercy moved himself to a seat. "THIS TRIP SHALL BE NICE. I AM GOING TO BECOME A DISK JOCKEY." he said to The Doctor.

"Wow!" Mr. Clever replied. "That's where you sweep stuff around with a broom for a sport, yes?"
*
LATER
*
Despite the start of the conversation, things were now going quite well. Octavia tried many styles for Clever's hair (she wasn't willing to call a filly "mr"), but only one style would actually stick. Which was Cozy Glow's hair style. Octavia also tried to braid Yamun's hair, but he quickly explained he wasn't old enough yet. Something to do with tradition.

Chrysalis put back on her disguise as they reached the train station of Manehatten.

Tirek smoothed out his pants. "Alright, we all should stick together."

"Nobody wander off!" Mr. Clever said sternly, hopping onto Tirek's shoulders. "I mean it."

"AFFIRMATIVE." Mercy responded. Tirek found it oddly nice for Mr. Clever to be on his shoulders. The whole group got many stares as they headed to a hotel. The streets were lined with Hearths Warming decorations.

Vinyl's stomach growled. She made an awkward smile and made a sound similar to a chuckle. She pointed to a nearby restaurant. The group headed towards it.

"Oi! You gots a reservation?" a gruff and large griffin in a suit asked.

Mr. Clever looked through her veil of a hood. "Aren't there any open tables?" she asked, seeing many open tables through the window.

"Nah. Ya gotta reserve ahead of time, even if tables are open. Tough luck." The griffin answered.

Mr. Clever pulled out her physic paper. "We have a reservation, see?"

The griffin inspected it. "Huh. Lord Tirek plus extended family. Oh. And Vinyl Scratch plus Octavia Melody! A couple of celebrities, ey?" He handed the physic paper to Tirek, who handed it to Mr. Clever. They were all given a large booth.

Vinyl gave Mr. Clever a confused, but impressed, look. "Vinyl and I are wondering how you just did that." Octavia said. Vinyl sat with Octavia and the wall on her left. Mercy stood at Vinyl's right. On the right side of the booth, Chrysalis sat near Octavia. Cozy Glow sat between Chrysalis and Tirek. Mr. Clever sat at Tirek's left.

"I'll answer that. But first, is Vinyl death or dumb or both?" Mr. Clever said. She shrunk beneath the glares from the two mares. "What I do this time?" she whispered.

"Why I never! How dare you say such a thing!?" Octavia scolded. She received a glare from Chrysalis, who let out a hiss.

Tirek brought his right fist to the table with a large thump. "Ladies, please! Look, Dr. Clever meant no harm. Her mind is thousands of years old. Before I was imprisoned some thousand years ago, being mute was known as being dumb! That, I believe, later became an insult for anycreature who couldn't speak normally. Now, please don't fight or else we'll be kicked out!"

Vinyl looked skeptically at Tirek. She was also slightly afraid of angering him, but felt braver with Mercy beside her. She gave a nod to Octavia. "She's mute." Octavia answered. "Now, how did you reserve in advance?"

Mr. Clever gave a grin. "Okay. I didn't" she said with a large smile. She pulled out her physic paper. "What does it say?" she said while focusing on the message.

"It says two for one canes" Octavia answered.

Cozy Glow gave her a funny look. "No it doesn't! It's a coupon for school supplies."

Chrysalis studied it. "Now that's just cruel. 'One free return of your kingdom'. Why does it say this?"

Yamun stared. "Yamun see blank paper with flickering message of smashing party."

"A SHEET OF MUSIC."

Tirek grinned. "One year free access Gym membership. Please explain how this works."

Mr. Clever grinned. "So, first off, everyone call me Dr. Clever. It sounds cooler. And second, it's called Cyberamped physic paper. Normal physic paper messes with your mind so you see what you want, so it can convince you. Cyberamped paper is something I invented in this universe. I can project what I want you to see while seeing what will convince you most. I don't really wanna fool Yamun, so it flickers for him."

Vinyl had a grin. Her grin grew wider as a waiter came over. "May I take your order?" the griffin waiter asked.

"Can I have... this?" Clever asked, pointing at a page.

"Choose a single item, Clever."

The food orders were soon placed. The waiter cleared his throat. "I can't help but notice what an odd party you are. Might I ask as to why you're in such a party?"

"We be fam! And extended fam!" Clever said gleefully. "You can tell who is with who by who is one which side of the table."

"Oh! Oh my, I hope that my asking didn't seem racist!" the griffin exclaimed.

"Extremely." Chrysalis answered while Dr. Clever answered with a "Not at all."

"Well, yes. I'll give the chef your orders now!" the waiter said, before briskly walking away.

The food was soon delivered. All but Dr. Clever was shocked to see Mercy burn up his food, before sucking up the ashes with his right plunger looking arm. "QUITE NUTRITIOUS." he stated.
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LATER
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They all checked in to a fancy hotel, which they apparently reserved a suit for. Vinyl's eyes widened as they entered the suit. She gave a bewildered look at Dr. Clever. "Not that we're complaining," Octavia said, "But why are you doing this for us?"

"Eh, just because." Dr. Clever said with a shrug. "I always do stuff like that. Whenever I need to get a job a place so I can save the world, I let people win the lottery rather then... disposing of them." she said. "DIBS ON THAT BEDROOM!" she giggled, before running to a random room in the suit.

Tirek rubbed his chin. "Imagine all the things we could do with that Cyberamped Physic Paper."

"Yeah! Like cheap parlor tricks!" Dr. Clever called out. She stopped. "Oh my goodness I just realized something."

"WHAT?" Mercy asked.

"Yamun is an orphan." Dr. Clever answered.

Chrysalis moved over to Dr. Clever. "How can you be so smart, yet so stupid at the same time?" she asked.

"Because I'm the Doctor."
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NEXT MORNING
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The party left the hotel. The food there was far too fancy for any of them but Octavia. Even Mercy Ironside claimed the food was hardly nutritional.

They all had a grand time, viewing the sites of Manehatten. Tirek gave a firm and cold glare to anycreature that gave the group a weird look. Mercy had a ball in the shops, and flew at some points in joy. Cozy Glow stole the Physic Paper for a few minutes to get a large sack of bits from the bank. This money was stashed in Dr. Clever's wallet. Cozy Glow carried the wallet as Dr. Clever was terrified of gold.

"Oh, Jingle Bells Jingle bells," Dr. Clever sang. She then gasped. "A charity drive!" The charity drive was in a parking lot, with a GIANT bucket held by a metal bar. Somecreatures walked up a metal stair case to put bits in. A unicorn shoved Clever as he walked by. "Hey!"

"Hey yourself, ya-HURK!"

Tirek lifted the rude pony by his throat. "Apologize to my daughter or I'll ruin your life."

The pony looked at the angry minotaur. He saw no others. He then realized the minotaur meant the filly. "Sorry little girl" he wheezed. He was released and ran off.

Chrysalis raised an eyebrow. "Why did you do that?" she asked.

"Acting as an overly protective parent means you can glare at more people with an excuse as to why." Tirek answered.

"Come on! Let's donate some bits!" Dr. Clever squealed. "We still got money, right?"

Cozy Glow checked the wallet. "Yeah, we still got loads of bits. We can donate up to twelve, or else creatures will wonder where we're holding all our money."

Dr. Clever walked to the underside of the bucket. The very bottom was ten feet off the ground. The bucket suddenly cracked, and gold came rushing out. Dr. Clever's ear flattened against her head, and she screamed.

Cozy Glow screamed in agony as the gold interfered.
*
The 12th Doctor rushed in the TARDIS with Dr. Clever. "Okay! Clara, you want to know how I escaped this time?"

"We didn't! I'm still under the g-g-g-g-g ERROR old! How are we- OH! Testament Thinking!" Dr. Clever looked around. The console room was short circuiting and bursting with flames.

"Well, that's one way of looking at it, I guess. Always assume you get out alive. Clara, ask me how I survive!" The 12th said. There was the sound of chalk writing. Clara and a crimson Earth pony with smiling flowers on her tush stood at the chalk board.

How?

"Glad you asked! Well, as you can see-" The 12th was interrupted by Dr. Clever.

"We don't! When we came to this world after regenerating, I somehow came back! I didn't ERROR ask how because I thought I was in control! I lied to them, Doctor! I don't know why or how this happened, but I do know gold kills us!"

Exactly.

The Doctors stared at the message. "Oh. Oh! Exactly! If you came back from this after being defeated, there is a chance we can regenerate! You're keeping the body alive! It's independent from you but a regeneration can save both!"

"But I only have one heart! And- And- And ERROR I can't keep the body! I have to return it! You cursed me with kindness in my program! I have to- have to- have to- ha ERROR return her body. When she wins. I have to return it." Dr. Clever shouted.

Win.
Regenerate
And Win.

"I can't! I have to return... Oh god I'm going to die." Dr. Clever said softly. "I'll die if I don't do this. And she'll die to." Dr. Clever looked at the console. The lever only had to be pulled down. She put her hoof on it. "I can't."

The 12th put his hand on her hoof. "But we can." They pulled the lever down together.
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"Come on!" "Get that gold off her!" "We need more help here!" Everycreature nearby had rushed to help. They threw the bits to the side as they tried to save the child. The gold went ignored. They hoped against reason. All those bits on a single filly. They hoped. A golden light appeared beneath the gold. That said where she was buried. A face was seen. A minotaur shoved the other creatured out of the way.

"Clever!" Tirek shouted. He pulled the filly out of the gold and held her to his chest. She had blood on her. "Somecreature get an ambulance!" he called out. The filly cried against his chest. He didn't care that his suit was getting ruined. He only cared that she was alive.

Dr. Clever felt the minds merge. The Doctor and Mr. Clever were fully one. And she was horrified. And scared.

Cozy Glow was confused. She felt alright now. There was a bright flash of golden light, and she felt fine. But Dr. Clever was not.
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THAT IS IT FOR THIS CHAPTER! Oh my, what an ending. More story will be on it's way, don't worry. Got something to say? PUT IT IN THE COMMENTS!