//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: Well that just happened. // Story: Cozy Glow Gone Wrong // by FIM Fiction //------------------------------// Mercy Ironside stood silently in the hallway archway. Octavia walked up to Mercy Ironside. "You alright?" she asked. "I...AM CONFLICTED." Mercy answered. "Wanna... talk about it?" Octavia asked. Over by the console, Dr. Clever's ears perked up. "I AM A DALEK. I HAVE KILLED THOUSANDS IN COLD BLOOD, FOR JOY. YET, AFTER I HAVE KILLED THAT DALEK... I FEEL COLD. COLDER THAN A DALEK SHOULD. I FEEL SORROW. I AM CONFUSED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND. DALEKS. DESERVE. DEATH!" Mercy paused, rotating so he didn't look at Octavia. "BUT I FEEL LIKE..." "You feel sick, don't you." Dr. Clever hopped away from the console and towards Mercy. "You can slaughter anything, not even give a second thought." Her eye turned red, and a smirk formed on her face. "But the very moment you kill of of your own kind, you feel horrible. You feel disgusting. You feel like you have done something you never ever should have done." Mercy Ironside backed up in fear as Dr. Clever's eye darkened to blood red. "So do you know what that means?" Mercy was backed up against the end of the hall. Everyone was watching the two. "It means you have a heart." She put her hooves against Mercy's armor. "Like a child who has realized they've something wrong." "PLEASE STOP!" Mercy cried out loud. "Why should I?" Dr. Clever answered. "I...I AM AFRAID." "Of what!" Dr. Clever shouted, anger rising in her voice. "OF KILLING YOU OUT OF FEAR. OF KILLING A FRIEND!" "Bingo." Dr. Clever gave a fatherly smile. She hugged Mercy's amour, her nose squishing against it. "And that's what makes you such a good Dalek. You ain't afraid of me. You're afraid of your power." Dr. Clever backed away. Her eye turned back to blue. "And that's why you're my FRIEND!" A blur dragged Dr. Clever down through a door, down another hall. "HEEEELLLLP MEEEEEEE!" Dr. Clever shouted as she was carried off. It was then that she remembered what Cozy Glow had told her. "Something in the halls." she muttered as she was carried deeper into the TARDIS. They all stood speechless. Cozy Glow blinked. "Well that just happened." she said. * TARDIS * The Doctor tied to steer the Tardis. But something was interfering. Sparks flew from the console. "Doc! What's happening!?" Ditsy shouted in fear. "I don't know! And I don't like not knowing!" The Doctor shouted back. The cloister bells continued to ring. "Hang on! We're gonna crash!" Rose screamed as the doors opened, air pressurizing. "Doctor! The shields are gone-" *** ** * The Doctor raised his head. His eyesight was blurry. All he could hear was a ringing. In his mouth was the slight taste of blood. He saw a shape being dragged away. It was grey with yellow at the top and bottom. "Derpy." He pulled himself forward. "Derpy!" The Doctor groaned. He tried again, and fell unconscious. * LATER * "Hey wake up and shove off!" "H-huh?" The Doctor blinked shakily. He then shook his head like crazy as water was dumped on him. "Oi!" He looked up and saw an angry and annoyed griffin. He bolted upright and pinned the griffin against the alleyway wall. "Where am I?" The Doctor asked angrily. The griffin was no longer annoyed. He was now scared. "Don't 'urt meh! I'll tell yeh wot ya want!" "I was in a flying capsule in Canterlot. It went out of control and crashed. I saw my friend Derpy Whooves, aka Ditsy Do, being dragged off. I don't know where my wife is. And I've waken up by someone dumping a bucket of water on my head. So you can guess I'm REALLY in a bad mood, yes?" "Y-yup!" "So." The Doctor cleared his throat and softened his eyes, but didn't lose the steel in his voice. "Can you answer where I am?" "Bad Wolf Casino! Las Pegesus!" The griffin quickly said. The Doctor quickly dropped the griffon. "Did you just say bad wolf?" The steel in his voice was gone. "Aye, I did." The griffin answered, rubbing his throat. "I found ya in the alley and thought ya was a dead beat or drunkered." "Here's who I am." The Doctor flashed his psychic paper to the griffin. "'Oly Tadoodly! Pardon my mouth! Ya the High Priest of The Celestial Church!? Sorry, ya grace!" The griffin bowed low. "Forgive meh for asking, meh lord, but what ya doing clubbing?" "Looking for my friends. Now then, I'd like to enter. Ask around. See if anycreature has seen a grey pegesus with blonde hair, bubbles for a cutie mark, and crooked yellow eyes. And an Earth pony with a buttermilk coat with red hair and a rose for a cutie mark. Both are female." "Of couse, ya grace! 'Ere, we'll enter the front way, rather then da back." The griffin got back up. "Oh, and one more thing. Pretend I'm just some high random person or such, rather then The High Priest, alright?" The Doctor said, following the griffin. He noticed it was night. "What should I introduce ya as?" the griffin looked over his shoulder, but didn't stop walking. "As The Doctor. Simply that. The Doctor." "Alrighty then. I know ya wanna find your friends, but ya gotta have a proper look at the front." "Very well." The two walked out onto the street. The Doctor had to admit, the front was impressive. It was designed like someone had taken the old American west of the 1800's and mixed it with the Time Lord cities. There was also a hint of Dalek agriculture in the design. "Wow. That is impressive" The Doctor watched as a holographic projection projected a studded BAD WOLF CASINO with a poker chip for the Os and two wine glasses for the W. The I looked odd, but The Doctor didn't quite know why. "Yup. Bad Wolf Casino. Best food you'll ever 'ave in yer life. Fancy, and actually tasty. You fancy meat?" The griffin walked to the wide red double doors, which seemed to have windows resembling Cyberman eyes. The Doctor followed. "Meat? There is finally a place that serves meat?" The griffin gave a large grin as they entered. "Yup. Now then, what do ye think of the lobby?" The Doctor stared wide eyed. For the lobby, it was like someone had taken the beauty of Gallifrey cities and Skaro cities, then let Father Christmas dump his bag on everything. "Wow. This is not even of this universe." The griffin tilted his head in confusion, before smacking it. "Where are me manners!? Charlie Jacksmith. Waiter." He extended a claw, before pulling it back. "Ye can have a look around, The Doctor." The Doctor nodded, before entering a dinning area. He saw gambling machines at the sides. It seemed less space-y, and more strait up casino-y. He sat down at a table. He wanted to find his friends, but he had no clue where to start. "No Tardis, no clue where my friend and wife are..." The Doctor let his head drop to the table with a loud thud. It hurt his muzzle. "Hello, your grace. Can I take your order?" The Doctor looked up at a yak with combed hair and amber eyes. "Ruddy disguise, by the way. All yah did was change your color and your hair style." The Doctor grinned, before shrugging and lifting his head. "Sorry. You have mistaken me for somecreature else. My name is The Doctor." "Ah! So you've taken that name again. No, wait. This is you before you became high priest!" The yak looked away, a look of disappointment on his face. He shook his head as singing began to float through the room. "♪Oh baby, you left me with a broken heart♫" The Doctor shook his head. "Sorry? No, I'm just looking for my friends and wife. No clue where to begin looking." "♪But now I'm ripping the pain apart!♫" A security guard with the appearance of a Night Royal Guard came over and sat down. "I'm on break. Sorry, you said you looking for someone? Ya ain't from the TARDIS Casino, are ya?" "♪You thought I'd come crawling back to you♫" "No. I didn't even know that was a thing. Now, I want to speak to the boss of this place. Please." The Doctor said. "By the way, whoever is singing, WOW he have a grand voice." "♪Baby I ain't coming back to you!♫" The waiter stood back and watched the two. "Why ya wanna see the boss?" the guard asked roughly, crossing his arms. "♪I'm exterminating the pain you left me!♫" The Doctor leaned over the table. "Because nothing normal or of this planet stops a Tardis. The words Bad Wolf hunt me everywhere. This club or casino or whatever? Chances are, it's not run by anything of this planet. The very designs are of another world. Maybe, just maybe of another universe. So, I want to talk to the boss. Question them. And if they have done anything to Rose or Derpy, I will hurt them." "♪For my rage is making me rather feisty!♫" "Just who the dark realm do you think you are!?" the guard snarled, baring his sharp teeth. "♪I've become a big bad wolf♫" The Doctor leaped onto the table. "I'm The Doctor!" he shouted in the face of the guard. Silence filled the room. "D-did you just say you were The Doctor?" the voice from the stage asked in a tone of fear. "Yes I did-" The Doctor looked up and dropped his jaw in shock. On the stage was a rusty Dalek. It was dark green and seemed to be wearing a WW2 helmet with the British flag on its hide. The helmet was painted silver and the balls on the armor were replaced with baseballs. It was the Dalek who sang. The Doctor also realized why the I looked odd. It was designed like a Dalek. For moments, the Dalek and The Doctor stared at each other. "AHHHHHHHH! It's The Doctor! Execute code Predator!" Multiple large dragons rushed on stage and carried off the Dalek. "Inform the boss!" The Doctor leaped up from the table towards the stage. "You're not getting away that easily!" He turned his sonic to amplifier. "All Celestial Guards and S.M.I.L.E agents in the area! Code Blue! I repeat, Code Blue!" Throughout the building, the call was heard. And it was answered by twenty ponies, four dragons, and two griffins rushing into the room The Doctor was in. A reddish griffin addressed his comrades. "You three, go with the king of England! You five, with me. The rest of you, protect the King and his comrades. Move out!" * HOUSE * Tirek held a sword in his right hand, a pistol in his left. He had removed his suit, but kept the tie on so he was strong. He looked down a corridor. "Looking for something?" House asked. "Yeah, looking for the Doctor. You seen her?" Cozy Glow asked. "I have. It seems the cat can move about the rooms now. I suggest you be careful, my little mouse." * TESTIMONY ERROR ERROR ERROR * Mr. Clever stepped out of the teleportation chamber. No, not Mister. Doctor. Dr. Clever shook her head. She seemed to be in a stone castle of sorts. She looked out the windows and saw a circular structure forming a ring around the tower she was in. "Huh? How'd I get here?" The Doctor stepped out of the teleportation chamber. He looked at his hands. "This is wrong" he said. Dr. Clever stared at the 12th Doctor. "Did something happen?" she asked. 12th frowned. "No. There is no reason we should be here. I don't recall..." he stopped and felt the stone walls. "No. Nononono. Not this. Not again." Dr. Clever tilted her head. "I don't remember this place. The gold ERROR whipped alot of my memory. But I do know we fused. But now we're not. And I feel fear. ERROR And I keep seeing moments repeating. Just small changes. A lot of stuff seems to be different the first time. ERROR Ugh! I don't see any gold on me!" The 12th Doctor dragged his hands down his face. He inspected a screen and saw the side of his head down a hall. "Oh sh-" "Don't cuss!" Dr. Clever shouted. "And what's so bad about... Doc. Doc, look. Looklooklook." She tugged on his coat. A decaying blue ram with dead eyes was walking beside a walking dead cloaked women with flies. 12th looked. "Oh. Great, there's two nightmares after us." He bent down and picked up Dr. Clever. "Alright, we're running." And so he ran. He came to the end of the hall, where two doors were. They wouldn't open. Dr. Clever squirm out his arms and hit against the doors. "Nononononononono! I don't wanna die! Help! Someone help me! Anybody!" The doors opened, showing a stone wall. "We need a confession." The 12th Doctor said. He turned around and saw the ram right in front of him. "OkayIConfess!" Dr. Clever shouted. The ram halted with the sound of gears. She gulped. "I confess that I'm afraid and that I feel shame from it! I'm ashamed of feeling helpless and scared. I confess!" The whole room shook as the whole place shifted. An opening was pulled to the doorway. The 12th Doctor and Dr. Clever quickly rushed through and tied the door handles shut. The two then looked at the room. It was a bedroom. The 12th Doctor rushed to where the painting should have been. It wasn't there. "My head hurts." Dr. Clever complained. Her bowtie hummed. The 12th Doctor paced around the room. "This is wrong. Very wrong. I should be you. But now I'm not." "I... Oh. I'm getting billions years old memory hear. It's being edited so I don't burn out. It seems I- you- we? I dunno- had been stuck here, the first times being somewhat different. The skull effected your movement. It's all rather complicated." Dr. Clever scratched her head. "We already know where to go. So, let's get there." "Door's blocked." The 12th Doctor said. "Storeroom. We're going to enter the storeroom." Dr. Clever looked at the window in fear. "I don't wanna die!" The 12th Doctor examined the blank canvas. "There should be a painting." The doors burst open. Dr. Clever jumped out the window, shattering it. The 12th Doctor followed her. The two fell to the water. * STOREROOM TARDIS * The two rushed into the Tardis. It was the 12ths, but in shades of black and white. The 12th rushed to the console. "We survived, Clara and... pony. Go on. Ask us how we survived." The sound of scribbling filled the air. Slow down. The Doctor nodded. "I know. We are slowing down. Slow down and LOOK! She's panicking * FALLING * The Doctor quickly used his momentum to face upward. Dr. Clever was screaming as she fell. The Doctor spun back to the water. Brace yourself!" he shouted. Dr. Clever went silent. He suddenly felt something pull him up. A burnt corpse of Dr. Clever hit the water. "NOOOOOOO!!!" The Doctor's face twisted with rage. He looked up at what had caught him and saw the ram had grew wings. It sent him gently at the water edge, a wicked sneer on its face. "You are now alone. No one can save you now." It spoke in a heavy voice. It flew back up to the broken window. The Doctor glared as it flew. "If you think because she's dead I'm weak, then you understand very little. If you were any part of killing her, and you're not afraid, then you understand nothing at all. So for your own sake understand this... I am the Doctor. I'm coming to find you, and I will never, ever stop." The Doctor proceeded to remove his coat, then dived into the waters. There were no skulls. Just Dr. Clever. * BAD WOLF CASINO * "Boss! We gotta get you outa here!" A guard had burst into the personal office of Lobo. He was facing his window from behind his desk. Lebro turned around. "WHY? EXPLAIN!" "Because I'm here." The Doctor entered the room. What he saw surprised him. An Imperial Dalek was behind the desk. The gold colored bits of it were plated with actual gold, along with a golden bow tie. The white of the body had silver lines going down, like a pinstripe suit. Along the lengh of it's eye stalk were several diamond rings. There was a solid circle of sapphire and lapis studded around the very eye. "Wot." Lobo proceeded to fly up two inches, then rocketed backwards, shattering the wall and flying in the air of the streets of Las Pegesus. The Doctor could see that the usual orbs on a dalek were replaced with orb shaped rubies and emeralds. "PROTECT THE VAULT! KILL THE ANGEL OF DALEKS! PROTECT THE ABOMINATION! PROTECT!" The Doctor blinked. He then turned to the guard. "Right then! My pals will be here in about ten seconds, so lead me to the vault because neither of us want guns." * HOUSE * "Hello there. I'm glad you've returned. Oh, but you've brought the dalek here." Tirek and the Teacher let out a sigh. "Teacher, do you know what took The Doctor and where she was taken?" the two asked. "The Doctor was rescued by the Time Lords and put in Hell. As for what took her..." The Teacher picked up some chalk and walked to the blackboard. "Evolution." She wrote the word and looked back at Tirek. "There are perfect Hunters." She drew a cheetah. "There are creatures with the perfect defense." She drew a puffer fish. "Question. Why is there no such thing as a creature that's perfect at hiding?" She let her gave travel to the small changeling. Cozy Glow realized the white haired Cheerilee was wanting an answer. "Because-" Cozy Glow stopped as the Teacher matched her lips perfectly. "Because they already exist, but they're too good at hiding?" they asked. "Correct." The Teacher whipped the board. "There are two of them in The House. Two different species of creatures evolved to be perfect at hiding. What would they do?" She walked towards the control console in the room. "Follow me." She said, looking back at the group. "Except for the Dalek." "Don't be racist." Octavia and The Teacher said. The two stared at each other. "No. Not correct." The Teacher stated. "Look. We are all here, around the console, yes?" "Yes. I'm sorry, but I don't see what this has to do with literally ANYTHING!" Chrysalis and The Teacher shouted. "But think about it. If you were perfect at hiding, at moving unnoticed, what would you do?" The chalk hit the floor. The all turned to look and saw two messages on the chalk board. One was written in chalk. Listen. There was a more noticeable message beneath. One cut into the chalk board. KILL House let out a laugh. "It will hunt you now. Hunt it first. I'll even help you survive some things. Be careful. I do not need The Caretaker cleaning you up. Have fun." * * * ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS OR SUCH WHATSOEVER? PUT IT IN THE COMMENTS!!!