//------------------------------// // This isn't London // Story: Doctor Whooves: A Journey // by Saacsa //------------------------------// The dark blue TARDIS vwarped into the reality of a forest at night, the leaves gleamed against the moonlight. The doors were flung open and a chestnut colored pony walked out, looking around cheerfully. "Very colorful, not to hot, not to cold. Bit dark. Definitely springtime. But there are different birds, flowers, scents and smells. By god! This is a bit odd for London, I wonder what region of England I cra-" He began, but was interrupted when a grey Pegasus with a blonde mane dropped in front of his face, upside down. "HI THERE!" She said with glee. "AH! You startled me. More to the point you're a Pegasus.... And you're TALKING! This is fascinating! Though I think I may have overshot London by a bit..." The Doctor rambled. "You sure are a strange pony." She said with a simple smile. "Well, I can't argue with.... Wait.... Did you just say that I was a pony?" He asked, puzzled. "Yep!" She said with a giggle and a large smile. "What? Last I checked I was a homosapien..." The Doctor said as he furrowed his brow in confusion. "Homo-what-now?" She asked. "Oh, you know. Two legs, two arms, hands, feet, fingers, toes. Let me just sit down and..." The Doctor sat on his haunch's and raised his hooves up in front of him. "Oh dear! I AM a pony! I wonder what strange wormhole the TARDIS went through while I was regenera-AHH!" The doctor hit his chest with his hooves and fell to the ground. "What's wrong?!" The technicolored Pegasus asked worriedly and flew to his side. "Stay back!" He painfully warned. The pain seemed to subside, then, like a miracle, a small stream of glittering golden light escaped his mouth. The young Pegasus stared in awe as the stuff drifted into the sky and dissipated. "How... What was that?" She asked, amazed. "Regeneration energy, but nevermind it. I'm starving! What do you ponies eat around here?" He asked. "OH! We have Hay fries, Sunflower sandwiches, sweet grass, sour grass, SPICY grass, and my favorite of all time, MUFFINS!" She said, doing a back-flip in the air with glee. The Doctor let out a light chuckle as they walked through the woods. "Sounds great! Say, do you have a name my dear new companion?" He asked. "Com..Panion?" She asked as she furrowed her brow in confusion. "Yes, your name. Like what other ponies call you, your title since birth." He said. "Yes, yes. I know what a name is." She said with a giggle. "Ditzy, Ditzy Doo. But everypony calls me Derpy, Derpy Hooves!" She said and smiled again. The chestnut ponies ears perked up and he burst out laughing. "Whats so funny?" She asked. "Every... hehehe... Ever... hahahaha! Sorry, I... seem to have the giggles!" He took a deep breath, "Every. Pony... BWHAHAHAHAHA!" He cracked up and fell down to he ground, holding his sides and rolling around in the lush grass. "You're such a weird pony!" She said, laughing. The Doctor stopped and smiled. He propped his head on his hoof and looked at Derpy. "Care to show me around? I would love to see how this pony society works!" He asked brightly, he seemed all to be everything but sad, yet Derpy caught a look of ancient loneliness in his eyes. "Sure! Follow me!" She said ecstatically and the both got up. They began to walk through the woods and where walking for a while before the Doctor noticed the same tree... for the third time. "Are we lost?" He asked. "No.... hehe... Just a little navigation issue." She lied with a slight embarrassment. "Yes! I do believe the term is lost! We are completely and utterly lost!" He said with an odd cheer to his voice. "Yeeeeaaahhh." Derpy dragged out with worry. Then the leaves rustled, yet there was no breeze. There was only a slight sound of static. The Doctor froze mid-step and Derpy turned to him. "Doctor? Whats wrong?" She asked. "Ditzy, I haven't said this in a long time, but, RUN!" He said very seriously, but chuckled the last part. "What? Why!?" She asked, fear creeping into her voice. "Just run and don't you dare look back! Understood?" He said. "Okay!" She said with confused fear, if this strange pony was afraid, she felt that she would need to be afraid too. They both took off, running aimlessly through the bushes and trees as the static filled their ears. "I've got an idea! Hold on!" Derpy said and flew under the Doctor's torso, hoisting him into the air with her back. "What are you!" He started at her like she was out of her mind, but then he realized where he was going, up. "Oh, you brilliant Pegasus!" He ecstatically beamed up at his companion. But Derpy was struggling to hold the chestnut stallion up because she wasn't used to carrying much, except of an occasionally large mail bag. "Thanks... Ugh." She said, grunting. "Um... Is it possible in this world to have a Unicorn/Pegasus hybrid?" The Doctor asked with a slight worry to his voice. "A... uh... Alicorn? Yes, there are very few though, its rare. Our two princesses are the most powerful, they raise the sun and the moon. Why?" Derpy asked. "That's why!" The Doctor said and pointed towards the forest below. Derpy looked down and scanned around, she saw a flash of black and white amongst the thicket. "Doctor?" Derpy said, the fear coming back, "What was that?" "Nothing to.... Actually, we might have a problem." He said quickly, "It would be wise to land. Now." He added. Derpy did as she was told, but once the Doctor hit the ground, he dashed. "Where are you!" Derpy tried to ask. "To the TARDIS! You fly there, as fast as you can. And whatever you do, DO NOT look behind you!" His voice faded as he ran, a brown blur against the greenery. "Whoa! He sure is fast." Derpy said in awe, but as she hovered there, the static in her ears grew louder. She noticed this and remembered what the Doctor had said, she flew as fast as she could, toward the strange blue box called the TARDIS. She could tell that somepony... or something... was following her. With the way the Doctor had talked, she didn't think whatever it was wanted a muffin. She flew faster than ever before. The TARDIS soon came into view. She quickly flew to it and began to beat on the door, the static muffling out almost all other sounds. "DOCTOR! OPEN THE DOOR!" She screamed as she pounded on the blue doors. She could barely hear herself think now due to the intensity of the static. She felt a strong presence behind her and turned her head to face whatever evil lay there. The blonde maned Pegasus let out a gasp of pure terror with a little surprise mixed in, but was otherwise, speechless. Looking upon her malevolently was a very tall Alicorn stallion! Its pure white coat glimmered in the pale moonlight. But only its face and hooves showed, because the rest of it was covered in a pitch black suit, welcoming her into an eternity of darkness. A crimson tie that was tucked in so it would not drag against the ground, and a white undershirt that was a little bit darker than its owner. But what was truly terrifying to Derpy was that he had long, wavy tentacles protruding from his back, reaching to steal her away. She pressed her back against the TARDIS's doors. The Alicorn flung its wings out and a horrifying noise escaped them. The kind of sound a lost filly that was alone in the dark, calling for her mother would make. The sound of pure terror made Derpy's hair rise on the back of her neck and sent shivers down her spine. A deep, grinding voice was heard echoing throughout the forest. "Come with me, child." It hissed. Derpy tried to scream, but was cut off when the TARDIS doors flung inward, causing Derpy to tumble back. "Not today!" The Doctor yelled as he slammed the doors back shut. A ferocious roar echoed through the entire forest as the TARDIS dematerialized.