//------------------------------// // Season 1: Episode 5 - Call a Doctor (Gauntlet of Fire Background) // Story: My Little Pony: When Generations Collide // by RobtheMorpherPony //------------------------------// "So...is there a reason WHY we didn't go see this whole Gauntlet of Fire thing?" Hitch asked. "If you ask me, we could've been there to help out." He said. He was talking to Sunny Starscout while the two were at the Castle of Friendship. "Because Hitch, all of the main six went with Spike. Which leaves Ponyville more or less defenseless without them. If something should happen while they are away, then Ponyville is in big big trouble." Sunny Starscout said. "And we wouldn't want anything to happen to Ponyville now would we?" She asked. Hitch opened his mouth...only to quickly close it. "...Out of all of us, you seem to have become the most willing to accept our new reality." He said. "You forget Zipp. You weren't here for that, but when Luna gave the okay for her to join up with Soarin and Rainbow's upcoming flight team, she said and I quote 'This is like a dream. Hey Sunny, would you mind forgetting about going back now? I think I'm going to enjoy this new reality of ours.' Seriously, she was ESTATIC because she knows Soarin is a former wonderbolt and now he's making this all new team that'll be just like the wonderbolts and I know Zipp wanted to bring those back from the grave once things settled down enough after the magic returned." Sunny explained. "...I didn't know that. How did you know about that?" Hitch said. "You mean you didn't add her to your contacts list?" Sunny asked. "She was keeping in touch with the rest of us while she figured out how to bring back the wonderbolts almost daily." She added. "Oh right...our phones..." Hitch said. "Speaking of, has Twilight made any progress on those?" He asked. "Actually, she was about to run a test on them, and I will not budge on letting her run said test. If anyone can figure out how to get those phones working again, it's Twilight Sparkle." Sunny said. "I can only imagine how jealous my father would be about me working WITH Twilight Sparkle." She added with glee. "...Please...someone call a doctor...because I think I'm about to get a headache..." Hitch said. Suddenly some kind of alarm was going off, which made Hitch jump and hit the cealing. "WHAT IN TARTARUS IS GOING ON?!" Sunny exclaimed; yelling over the very loud alarm. Flash Sentry suddenly came in. "UNKNOWN OBJECT ENTERING THE ATMOSPHERE; IT SEEMS TO BE HEADED FOR THE EVERFREE FOREST!" The pegasus guard said. "Oh of all the things that could happen while Twilight and her friends were away. C'mon Hitch, let's go round up every pony else." Sunny said. Sprout didn't want to come along (mostly because as he told them he doesn't feel comfortable leaving the castle yet) but Sunny was sure that she and her four friends plus Flash Sentry would be enough to handle whatever it was that was coming to the forest. However, as the group looked up at the incoming object they noticed two things about it. The first was that it looked like a giant robot falling apart. The second was that it wasn't coming in on it's own accord. "THAT THING IS GOING TO CRASH LAND! QUICK FLASH, GO GRAB PONIES TO HELP CONTAIN A SUDDEN FIRE SO THE FOREST DOESN'T GET TOO DAMAGED." Sunny Starscout said. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME TWICE!" Flash said and made sure to do so. "As for us, we need to get Zecora out of the forest just in case." Sunny said. "...Wait, who in Equestria--aaaaaand she's gone." Hitch was trying to ask but Sunny went on ahead. The other four shrugged and headed into the forest after her. Zecora was in the middle of brewing a potion when Sunny suddenly grabbed her and started haulling out of the forest. "Why is it that you had entered my home young pony of future year--" Zecora was trying to say. "Quick summary: There's a falling robot from space going to crash land into the Everfree forest and I'm making sure you don't' get caught up in a fire if one happens." Sunny interrupted. "--Never mind..." Zecora finished; not being able to rhyme after that. Sunny managed to get Zecora out just in time with her four friends following her out. "Whose the Zebra?" Hitch asked. "She's Zecora." Sunny said. "Father told me she was very helpful to Twilight Sparkle over the years." She added. "And why was she in the Everfree forest?" Izzy asked. "She lives there." Sunny said. "...Zecora, have you ever thought about--" Pipp was about to ask Zecora about moving. "If she moved, then there wouldn't be any guide through the forest." Sunny interrupted. "--That is an EXTREMELY good point." Pipp admitted. The robot crash landed into the forest and like Sunny thought, a fire began to start. Just in time, Flash and a bunch of ponies started helping to put it out. "I wonder if anyone was in that machine..." Sunny said. The fire was soon extinguished enough for them to go check. "If you want to go check, do it now." Starlight said. "Right..." Sunny said and the group headed back into the forest. They managed to find the wreckage where they found a mysterious creature passed out in front of what could only be described as the robot's head. Sunny couldn't help but notice the creature's head and the robot's head looked very similar. Eventually, the creature opened his eyes. "Ugh...my everything hurts." The creature said. "Aw...he's so cute AND he talks~" Pipp said and was rubbing her cheecks with a smile on her face. "Ugh...to make matters worse it's going to take me MONTHS to rebuild my Devil Robo." The creature said. "...D-devil?!?" Pipp said. "Ah...greetings native lifeforms." The creature said suddenly addressing them. "Do not fear, I am not one who is evil despite my appearance and form name to the contrary." He said; the voice clearly masculine. "Forgive me for not introducing myself sooner. I am Dr. Krono." The creature said. "...When I said I wanted a doctor...I didn't think I'd actually get one..." Hitch said.