//------------------------------// // Chapter 27: The Strange Forest Planet // Story: The Recluse // by Live Light //------------------------------// Angel Bunny looked around the TARDIS, rather unimpressed. "Angel, you look as if you're some sort of critic for a house and its decorations..." Miss Rabbit commented. "Now is now the time." "There's something vaguely threatening about this..." He replied. "I mean, look at all the... things that look like joined tentacles. If that's not organic, what's it supposed to be made of?" "Well, he -is- an alien, Angel. It's expected that might be made of some sort of unfamiliar material." "Alright, alright, I'm just not used to the concept of aliens. I did just have an argument with Fuzzy over the existance of extraterrestrials." Miss Rabbit chuckled. "Good ol' Fuzzy. Weird conspiracy theories, and some turn out true. Usually the least believable ones even turn out to be proven correct." "Egh. Maybe," Angel began, "But that theories about donkeys watching us, and plotting against us is just plain stupid..." "I have to agree with you there," Miss Rabbit admitted, "But hey, we get to go on an adventure with Fluttershy!" "I guess that's fun. That alien better not get her killed though. There'll be Tartarus to pay otherwise." He replied to narrowed eyes. ----- -----Point of View: Light----- The TARDIS shook a little bit. Ditzy hovered in the air while this happened, Fluttershy tried to keep her ground, then, noticing Ditzy, followed suit. Live Light just stood with an expression of 'no bucks given' while he shook with the TARDIS. At least, until he fell over. The TARDIS eventually stopped shaking, and made some sort of weird sound, a bit like the one it made when taking off. "Err... we arrived yet?" Light asked, upon getting up. "Yes, we have!" The Doctor replied. "Haven't been here before, but the data showed it was all nature-y, and we all know how much Fluttershy likes nature, so I thought this would be a good place to start. "Oh, yes, that's sounds perfect!" Fluttershy agreed. "Alrighty then!" Light said, before looking at something interesting on the control panel. It was some sort of book. The cover read, "Once Forgotten." He found himself somewhat drawn to it, and started walking towards it. He was surprised to see the Doctor put his hoof on the cover, stopping him from taking it. "...Er. Doc. "Why?" Light asked. "As someone who was dear to me once said, 'Spoilers.'" "...Ooookaaaaayyyyy..." Light said, before heading out of the door. "By the way, we may want to bring saddlebags with us," The Doctor suggested. "Just so we can bring any other supplies we have here. Don't take anything from the planet permanently. It could cause a paradox of some sort. I don't see why the rules would change in this universe." "Alrighty." Light said, walking over to a corner of the room with hooks holding saddlebags. He took one, and looked inside it. There was a notebook and quill, military rations with the letters U.N.I.T written on them, a gas-mask and a flashlight. He wrapped the saddlebag around himself, and walked out of the door. Light looked at the sight... "It's..." Light began. "Beautiful..." Came Fluttershy's voice next to his, which startled him slightly, as he didn't notice Fluttershy enter. She didn't notice, though. They marvelled at the sight for a bit longer. "Well then!" The Doctor began, "Let's explore, shall we?" Fluttershy felt tapping at her foot, she gasped, which made all the others look too. "Angel Bunny and... Miss Rabbit... how and why are you here?" She asked, as the two bunnies were now visible to the three pegasi and alien earth-pony. Angel Bunny said, 'I didn't trust the earth stallion, so me and Fuzzy followed him, then Miss Rabbit came over to look as well, then Fuzzy ditched us because he wasn't needed to experience alien evils, and we went into your... TARDY...(?) and bam. We're here,' and nearly none of the ponies understood him. Except for one. "TARDIS, not TARDIE. That's Romana." He commented. "You speak bunny?" Light asked. "I speak everything." He simply replied. 'I like him a bit better,' Angel commented. 'Only a bit.' "Uh... Doctor, are you sure we should let the pets come with us?" Ditzy asked. "I mean... they're Fluttershy's pets, and if something bad happened, she'd be more than a little upset." 'We can take care of ourselves, thank you very much.' Miss Rabbit said. "They say they're fine. I hope they're right," The Doctor said, "We'd best get going if we're going to explore. Now, since we're letting Light and Fluttershy have an evening to themselves-" "Which was my idea," Ditzy piped up. "Yes... sorry I didn't mention that... anyway, as they have their evening, they get to go their own way. With their animals. Me and Ditzy shall explore ourselves. Who knows, might be something afoot." "As usual." Ditzy said. "Sounds good," Light said. "Well, see ya, Doc, see ya Ditzy." He waved to them both. "Take care, Light." The Doctor said. "Bye, Light, bye Fluttershy and pets!" She waved back, before she and the Doctor walked off to see the planet. Light and Fluttershy then did the same. ----- The Doctor and his Assistant found themselves surrounded by very tall trees, with strange snake-like creatures slithering in mid-air, and more notably, a strange creature that looked like a Brachiosaurus, a long necked vegetarian dinosaur, only with a lot of of plant-life growing out of it. The two examined a tree covered in greeny/blue sap. The Doctor examined it with his Sonic Screwdriver. When he was finished scanning, he looked at the screwdriver to a moment, with a curious sort of look on his face, then began walking forward. Ditzy followed, reluctantly. "Doctor... I'm hungry." She said. "Didn't you have some muffins before you left?" He asked. "There weren't any left..." "Well, don't eat any plant-life. You never know if it's poisonous or n-" "AGH!" Ditzy cried. The Doctor spun around to look at her. "What's wrong?" He asked, frantically. "Some of that weird goo got on me!" He rushed over to look, and the green/blue sap had indeed fallen on her back. "Umm... do you feel anything bad?" He asked. "Not really... in fact, I feel less hungry." She commented. "Hunger... fading... need for adventure... rising... rising... rising... risi- FALLING!" She said, suddenly, startling the Doctor... "Risen. Let's keep exploring, Doctor!" She said, cheerfully. "That's what I like to hear!" He said, and the two continued walking through the strange forest. ----- Light, Fluttershy and the bunnies explored the planet further, encountering winged rabbit-creatures, which the bunnies admired, and a weird dinosaur with a long neck with plants growing out of it. They all shrugged, and disregarded the occurrence as 'alien planet things.' After taking a left, they found a magnificent sight, and rushed towards it. They were on some sort of mountain, with waterfalls in front of them feeding a river down below, which reflected the sky, a black sky with green neon lines that created patterns. The couple and rabbits looked at the view in awe. "The perfect vacation..." Fluttershy said. "For the perfect mare." Light added. Fluttershy giggled. "Coming from the perfect stallion, that's nice to hear." She replied. 'Are they going to go on about more perfect things?' Angel asked himself. 'Ugh...' 'Cheer up, Angel. It really is a romantic sight,' Miss Rabbit said. 'The surroundings I mean, not the loving couple making repeated compliments.' 'Yeah... it's a very nice demonstration of scenery, for sure.' He admitted. Miss Rabbit stood at the edge of the mountain, and Angel decided to hop along and stand next to her. Fluttershy leaned in to give Light a loving kiss, which he accepted. This... is the very definition of a perfect moment. It should be in a dictionary. ...If PerfectMoment became one word... agh, better concentrate on the moment at hand here. After a minute of kissing, the two pulled back, and sat on the ground, leaning into each other. Light looked to Angel Bunny and Miss Rabbit. Is it me, or does Angel like spending time with her? "Um... Light?" Fluttershy asked. "Yes, Flutters?" "D-don't tell the Doctor..." She said, reaching into her saddlebag, "But I found a strange book that I found curiously interesting..." "You mean that 'Once Forgotten' book?" Light asked. "Yes." Fluttershy responded, pulling the book out of the saddlebag. "It's like... I had a part in making it happen. I wonder who wrote it..." "Well, there's black tape on one part, so it's probably where the Author's name is..." Light suggested. "But that's probably there for a reason." Fluttershy nodded. *Splat* Something fell onto the book. A greeny-blue substance. The couple stepped back from it as it began to glow bright blue. There was a flash... When it disappeared, Light looked to the book, which was there, along with two pairs of hooves... he looked to the being the hooves belonged to, and widened his eyes in surprise. "..." "..." "..." "..." "...Why is Deathelocke standing there?" "Why is my Author standing here? And why am I in a weird planet!?" The familiar figure asked. It was Deathelocke, the tritagonist in his 'work in progress' novel. That means Once Forgotten is his novel. That means it will exist. That means... The book began to grow bright red... There was another flash. Light, Deathelocke, Fluttershy, and the bunnies looked to the shape in front of them. "..." Light was silent. "Ohhhh...kaaaayyyy...." Deathelocke said. "Eep!" Fluttershy squeaked. The bunnies scratched their heads. "What?" Leeroy Leonard asked. "Do I have something on my face?" _________________________________________________________________ AUTHOR'S NOTES INTERESTING MUCH? Lemme try something. Is this pure blue? Yes... this is my colour from now on... Okaybye