//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Doctor Whooves Episode 2: The Awakening // by Doctor Perseus //------------------------------// Doctor Whooves: Episode 2 The Awakening Prologue Equestrian Academy of Magic and Skills, Ponyville Central, Equestria, Gaia, Spring, 2002 C.E. It was high noon and the sun shone brightly down on the metropolitan paradise that was the city of Ponyville Central. The Equestrian Academy of Magic and Skills stood at the northern boundary of the city and was a crowning achievement of architecture, education, and, of course, magic. Within the walls of the Academy there lived hundreds of students who spent years developing their magical abilities under the supervision of some of the most gifted and intelligent ponies in the world. Charlie Kemp was one of these students. He was a 13-year-old pegasus pony with a light yellow coat, short red mane, soothing green eyes, and a laptop cutie mark. He was making the usual trip up to visit the Headmistress. It was all too common nowadays for Charlie to find himself trotting up to the Headmistress's office due to not paying attention or causing a disruption in class. He wasn't a trouble making pony but he lacked the expected amount of discipline and concentration that the Academy required of its students. It wasn't long until he was walking through the large silver doors that led into the Headmistress's office. "Headmistress?" he asked grudgingly. "Charlie. Please have a seat," said the Headmistress. She was beautiful alicorn with a lavender coat, a long deep blue mane, sharp blue eyes, and a cutie mark that consisted of a scroll surrounded by fire. Charlie walked up towards the Headmistress's desk and sat down on a cushion opposite to the side that she was on. "Charlie Kemp. What am I to do with you? This is your third year at the Academy and yet you're still getting monthly, and sometimes weekly, calls to my office!" "I apologize, Headmistress. But I swear I wasn't messing around on my laptop this time! I was just looking up a word that I didn't understand!" "Why couldn't you have asked your professor?" "To be honest...he frightens me a bit." "Professor Telltale frightens you? I'd hardly call him an intimidating pony to be quite honest." "He just towers over us. Everypony's afraid of him." "Really? Is everypony really afraid of him?" "Okay...maybe it's only a few of us." "Charlie, you don't have to lie to me. We've been meeting in this office together for the past three years. We don't need to keep secrets between us." "I guess...I'm just kind of shy." "There you go. See? That wasn't hard now was it?" "Not really I guess." "You need to start branching out more! Here. I'm going to give you a free pass to join our computer club." "Huh?" "You have a talent and love for computers. I think the best way for you to break out of your shy streak is to join a club consisting of ponies you can identify with. I've been waiting three years for you to try and puck up the courage to join a club or start making some friends. But, since you've refused to do any of that thus far, I've decided to take some of the matters into my own hooves." "But...but Headmistress!" "Don't worry! I'm sure you'll do splendid! My daughter's the founder of that club. I think you two will get along quite nicely. That will be all for now, Charlie. You may return to class." Charlie gulped, nodded his head, and got up. The doors swung open and in ran a frantic unicorn mare with her mane and glasses askew. "Headmistress!" breathed the mare. "What is it, Beatrice?" asked the Headmistress. "Do you know what day it is?!" "It's the 19th of June. What are you so frantic about?!" "Don't you remember the stories?! June 19, 2002. Today's the day they arrive!" The Headmistress's eyes widened and she suddenly stood up from her desk. "Beatrice, I want you to alert Crisp Oaks at Sweet Apple Industries immediately! Tell them to look out for them and be careful! I'm sure that she's going to be waking up pretty soon. And get Queen Luna on the phone!" Beatrice nodded and ran out of the room. "Headmistress? What's happening?" Charlie asked. "You're in luck, Charlie. You're about to meet two very special someponies," said the Headmistress as she reached for her phone. "Who? Who am I going to meet?" The Headmistress looked at Charlie, smiled, and replied, "The Doctor and Twilight Sparkle."