//------------------------------// // . . .Another Begins. // Story: Something New // by SergeantSoup //------------------------------// Here's another chapter, I'm glad all you ponies who've favourited and liked already have enjoyed the chapter, originally, I wanted to wait until I had some art and a third chapter ready before I posted, but then I realised it's already been a week since the first chapter's release. Enjoy! Something New Chapter 2 =+=+=+=+=+= Ditzy Doo awoke feeling more tired than ever before. She lay in that state for quite a while. Ditzy was trying to remember where she was, and why she had a feeling of lingering glowy-ness. Let’s see, we went to that planet with the three-legged ponies, fought some…beast thing…and then, erm… Then it came to her, like an icy blade: the Doctor got hurt! “Doctor!” she started, sitting upright in that plush bed owned by the elder princess of Equestria. Realizing this, she looked around the room and saw the royal figure sleeping near some papers on the floor. Continuing her observance, she saw the magnificent twin doors, of which she had the faintest glimmer of memory of slamming through them, and collapsing in front of them. The pegasus now looked down, down at the bed she spent an unknown amount of time on. She paused and squeaked when she noticed the bed was owned by the royal figure currently sleeping before her. ^v^v^v^v^v^ Celestia woke to the sound of rustling and, oddly enough, some of the cutest sounds she had ever heard coming from the vicinity of her bed. After raising her head to find the source of the noise, she found the wall-eyed mare with her hooves to her mouth trying to contain small squees. Celestia smiled at this sight and put on her friendliest face in preparation for the conversation to come. “Good evening, Ditzy,” began the princess. Ditzy Doo jumped at her name and squealed higher and louder than previously. Celestia giggled. “Sorry for startling you,” she continued, “It seems that we’ve been asleep for quite awhile, it’s nearly time for me to set the sun.” After addressing her guest, the alicorn rose and walked to her western balcony. Her horn shone with a white glow as she assisted the sun descend and rise on the other side of the world. The sunset cast beautiful colours across the western horizon, blending with the deep blues and purples of her sister’s night sky. Celestia turned and walked to stand on her eastern balcony to admire Luna’s work. “Luna always did make the nights more beautiful than I ever could,” reminisced the Princess of the Sun, “I always was a bit jealous that her nights had such deep majesty.” “I like your days, Princess,” responded Ditzy, “They allow all the ponies to see and have food and grass and all the other green stuff. Your light is very important to us all.” “Why, thank you, Ditzy. I presume that you’ve seen much more beauty out there in Luna’s night, however.” Ditzy gasped at this statement. “What do you mean, Princess?” “I know the Doctor, the one you called for in your sleep,” responded the princess, “I also heard his TARDIS come and go not long before you decided to use my private chambers as a hiding place.” Though Celestia’s voice was playful in saying this, it still made Ditzy flush with embarrassment. “The Doctor never said anything about you, Princess,” replied the befuddled pegasus. “He doesn’t say a lot of things, Ditzy,” sighed Celestia, “and, please, call me Celestia. I feel that as a friend of a very good…acquaintance, trusted as he is, should be able to address me without that level of formality.” =^=^=^=^=^= ‘And, please, call me Celestia.’ Ditzy rolled this thought around in her mind a bit before stuttering, “Yes, Prin- Celestia.” Then, the thought hit her, why had it not occurred to her before? The Doctor was hurt, and he left me here so he could isolate himself. It was this thought that made her break. This thought of the Doctor, alone in his time of need, was enough to make the pegasus’ eyes well with tears. “Why are you crying?” asked the worried princess. “B-because he’s alone and h-hurt a-and he wouldn’t let anypony help him! Not even me!” she choked. Ditzy looked to Celestia, tears still flowing freely, with pleading eyes. “Why wouldn’t he let me help? Why did he leave me here?” Celestia thought a moment about her questions, when the answer came, it seemed cold with its truth. “There was nothing you could have done to help, Ditzy. The Doctor will be fine, but his personality and physical form will change drastically. He’s regenerating, and he didn’t want you to meet the new him because he wouldn’t be your Doctor anymore, he could be somepony, or someone, completely different. The Doctor wanted to spare you the pain of losing him for another.” Ditzy’s head sunk and her body became wracked with sobs as she quietly choked out “I could have tried” under her breath.