//------------------------------// // Chapter 58: Setting Things Straight // Story: How Did I Get Here? // by k12314 //------------------------------// CHAPTER 58 Crossover with Nathan Traveler's "Omnius's Travels: Equestria" As Omnius and I headed back to Ponyville, I remembered something. "I need to talk to Dashie about getting me into Winter Wrap Up." He just looked at me. "Well, from what I know, you can just participate. They do a musical number EVERY YEAR though..." "Uh-oh... I'm not the best singer in the world..." Omnius pulled a harmonica out of his coat pocket and waved it in my face. He was going to play it instead of sing. "I hate you. SO. MUCH." He just started laughing. "Omnius... If you keep that up, I'm going to bury you alive." I tried to imitate Nick's voice from Left 4 Dead 2. "Erm..." "Yeah, that shut you up. Now... Musical number... Meh, I'll make it up as I go along." "I could help you. I'm good with lyrics." "OMNIUS, YOU'RE A LIFESAVER." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "OK, so... Before I confront Dashie about not being on the TARDIS, as I know she'll be upset, I say we try to get The Doctor to let me stay. Maybe we can think of a way to fix the rift too..." "Yeah. I may not know much about all of that wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff, but I do know how to mess with it until it works!" "Omnius, buddy, you scare me. I like that about you." We arrived at the entrance to Ponyville, but alas, my wife and child were there, waiting for me. "Kyle... Why weren't you on the TARDIS? I was worried sick about you! NOT. COOL." "I... Well you see we... I mean I... And then he... The government... It's a LONG STORY. Can I just tell you later?" "No, I wanna know NOW. I think your own WIFE has a right to know these things." Curse you Dashie, with your ability to guilt trip me into anything. "Alright, well-" Omnius cut me off. "Look, Dasher, I'd love to catch up with you too, but right now, we've got stuff to do. NOW. " "And who says I won't keep you here until you guys tell me what's going on?" "What if I said Equestria would disappear in a snap if we don't hurry?" Dashie's eyes widened, and we walked past her. Scoots just stared at us, confused. I turned around to look at Dashie, and mouthed the words "I'll tell you later, don't worry." I let out a sigh of relief. "Omnius, you just saved my LIFE. I know what wives are like about their husbands getting in trouble. I watched those movies..." "Yeah, don't mention it. Now, where is The Doctor... AH! I remember! This house, right here." We walked up to the aforementioned house, and walked right in. I saw The Doctor, but he didn't seem to happy. "Well, if it isn't you... Wait, a human..." He approached me with his Sonic Screwdriver. "Wait, Doc, it's me!" "I don't know you, but I do know why you're here... You're trying to destroy this world..." "No, actually, he's trying to help me save it." The Doctor... Or, this one at least, just looked at Omnius. "OK, we need to go see you- Well, your other you... But that doesn't- OH FORGET IT. Come on Kyle, lets go. I forgot, this was the wrong Doctor." "I can tell..." We left, and were only walking for another five minutes before confronted by The Doctor, the right one. "Alright... I know you brought him back here, Omnius, and you need to send him home." "Why? He didn't do anything." "Well, his coming here again caused the rift to get even bigger. Now Equestria has even less time. Congratulations, you've killed a world." Omnius' face lit up with sudden realization. "Wait, didn't you say that the TARDIS had sustained some damage, Kyle?" "Uh, yeah. Why?" "What if that's what caused the rift to grow? The TARDIS could have just jumped through the rift to get back here, due to its damage. So what if that 'slingshot' method strained the rift, and just made it worse?" The Doctor pondered this for a moment. "So, what do you propose?" "Duct tape. And lots of it." I gave him a sharp jab on the shoulder. "This is serious!" "Ow... OK, how about you give us twenty four hours to fix the rift, and we get to stay. If we can't fix it, he and I leave quietly." "That sounds fair..." I looked around, and saw that The Doctor's usual entourage wasn't with him. "Where's Derpy and Rose?" "I dropped them back at home. Rose wanted to see her Mum, and Derpy wanted to see her daughter." "Oh. Makes sense. Alright, Omnius, let's get going. We have a rift to fix. ALLONS-Y!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As Omnius and I pored over books and ideas at Twilight's library, we made some small talk. "So... Why do you keep stealing The Doctor's catchphrase?" "Wait, what? You mean allons-y?" "Yeah. He uses it all the time!" "Why that dirty son of a- I used that around him once, and he said he was going to use it every once in a while. That Timelord punk is ripping me off..." "Wow. Didn't see that coming." "Alright, lets keep thinking..." I kept flipping through pages, and eventually threw the book across the room in anger. "Grrrrr... I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING!" I slammed my head down on the table. "All of the things I've done... All the relationships I have... My family... I'm going to lose it all..." I felt tears welling up in my eyes. Omnius just stared at me, bewildered. "You're just going to give up?" "What's the point... If you or The Doctor don't know how to fix this, how the hay am I going to?" "Well, you seemed to be able to adjust to any and all situations before, why not now? I mean, Ye Gods, man! You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Now get your head up and keep reading. Come on, we've got worlds to save!" I wiped my eyes, and nodded. I grabbed another book, and started reading. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ After another few hours, we had gone through half of the library. I had already began to develop some serious stress buildup, and my eye was twitching. "OK. If the next book I flip through doesn't have the answer, I'm just going to wing it and hope for the best." I started skimming pages. The book was released a couple of months ago, and it was on the history of Equestria. "Wait..." I saw a familiar picture. It was of Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, Dashie, AJ, and Shy all wearing a fancy bit of jewelry. I read aloud. "Equestria saved from Discord's wrath by six heroic ponies, the wielders of the 'Elements of Harmony,' a force that can overcome any task... And another pony, who goes only by 'Traveler,' has been found to be the bearer of a seventh Element: Hope." "Processing..." Ding. "LIGHTBULB!" I threw my arms up in the air and stood up. Omnius had fallen asleep, and he woke up with a yelp when I screamed that. "What? Lightbulb? This room is lit by candles..." "No, Omnius... I have an idea." "And what might that be?" "Come on, Hope. We have a posse to gather."