//------------------------------// // One Song Ends . . . // Story: Something New // by SergeantSoup //------------------------------// Chapter 1 =+=+=+=+=+= “Doctor!” exclaimed the blonde grey pegasus, “Where've you gone?” The former assistant stared blankly at where the bigger-on-the-inside blue box had been. Oh, this is terrible, thought the mare, I’m in the royal castle, the Doctor is dying and alone, and…OHMYGOSH! I’m trespassing in the royal castle! As Ditzy Doo did her best in her attempts to find the exit, a guard heard her calls for a doctor. Worried, he tore down the corridors looking for the source of the pleas. “Hey! What are you calling for a doctor for?” queried the watchpony. Panicking, she tried to flee, looking for somewhere to hide. The guard gave chase, pleading with her to stop. Why do they always run? he thought. Meanwhile, Ditzy was screaming in her head something along the lines of, I DON’T WANNA BE BANISHED OR THROWN IN PRISON. The pegasus paused as she reached the end of the corridor. Here, there was a large, ornate door: her way to solitude, and escape from the guardpony. “Miss!” huffed the tired pursuer, “please, stop running!” At that, she turned and burst through those beautiful doors, slamming and locking them. When she finally caught her breath, she lost it once more when she saw the room and its contents before her. Sweet Celestia… ^v^v^v^v^v^ It was a fairly standard day for the solar princess. She was lying near her unlit hearth, reading the latest reports from strange occurrences that had taken place across the kingdom. She chuckled to herself as she noticed in every report she read, there was one common theme: the description or photograph of a blue box. Oh, that Doctor, keeping my little ponies safe as usual, it seems. Although, he could certainly be a bit more subtle about it. Then, she heard it. That noise, THE noise that signified the presence of something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. The majestic alicorn allowed herself a bit of excitement. Come for a visit, perhaps? I wonder what it could be… But then the noise echoed throughout the halls of the castle once more. She slumped a bit as she realized that this time, it was outgoing. Oh, that’s surely unfortunate. I was hoping that he was here to tell me some of his stories. The TARDIS must be having another tantrum. Returning to her reports, she noticed something in the photos. A grey pegasus mare with a blonde mane, one who’s eyes seemed to look both inside the TARDIS and out. Strange as they were, they were filled with worry and fright as she presumably called out to the brown earth pony with the hourglass cutie mark. “Or would that be space-time pony?” she chuckled to herself. Lost in her new-found philosophic endeavor, Celestia failed to realize that she was about to have a guest. She could not hear the hoofsteps as the guardpony galloped in an attempt to catch the intruder. She could not hear her door open, or the wing beats that accompanied it. The thing that brought her back to Equestria and her room was the sound of somepony slamming and locking her chamber doors. =^=^=^=^=^= They stared at one another, wide-eyed. The pegasus ungracefully gaped while the alicorn was simply frozen with shock. This remained until the exhausted guard finally reached the door and threw his weight at it, attempting to bust it open. It was to no avail. ”Princess!” he shouted, “are you well?” “Yes, Ironhooves,” Celestia calmly replied, “Please, leave us to talk.” “Yes, Majesty.” The Princess of the Sun waited for his hooffalls to fade before initiating the conversation. “Ditzy Doo, correct?” the princess asked. “Y-yes, princess,” stuttered the mare. “Are you feeling well?” One thousand and some foes she had faced with the Doctor, most of them meaning harm to one or both of them. Never had she been phased the way this did. These words, these simple seven words, were enough to give the former Assistant some pause. In front of her lie the princess, not twenty feet away, and she had known her name. Ditzy did something she had not done, not even when she literally stared down the maw of Tartarus. She fainted. ^v^v^v^v^v^ “Oh my!” Celestia exclaimed, worried for the poor unconscious pony that now occupied the space in front of her bedroom doors. She levitated Ditzy onto her bed and started checking for vital signs using magic. Satisfied that the pegasus was indeed just in need of rest, the princess went back to her spot in front of the hearth, but turned herself so that she could keep an eye on her. With some more time to think, Celestia returned to the photos of the mare currently passed out on her bed. So, you’re his friend? I can certainly see why he chose you… This thought startled the regal pony. What am I thinking? I can’t possibly have any attraction to Ditzy, we've only really just met and she fainted at my gaze. Satisfied with this verification that she had banished all such thoughts, she blushed when she realized how suspicious an unknown mare on her place of rest would look to outside eyes. Oh my, what would Luna think? At this, the solar princess said to herself, “No, this certainly isn't suspicious, I am merely caring for my subject, as I am tasked to.” Once again sated, she allowed herself a small nap. But as she lay her head down, she heard a faint moan from across the room. Celestia rose to her hooves and performed another magi-medical exam. Finding everything in order, she took her former place and allowed herself a small nap. =+=+=+=+=+= She fainted. Black was all that Ditzy could see for a bit. Then she felt herself floating as her vision dimly lit with a white glow. The floaty feeling stopped, but the glow did not fade. This strange light seemed to move around with purpose, what purpose, Ditzy was too exhausted to investigate. She allowed herself to slip into true sleep, the kind of sleep that she hadn't had since that fateful day she met that weird pony with the blue box and the strange device. That day was the day my life changed, the day I didn't want to live life as a normal pony…In this state, she could not ask her body to do anything but give her the rest she deserved after the adventures with the Doctor.