//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: The Anniversery of Arrival // Story: Paging The Doctor // by Camlio //------------------------------// *Disclaimer: This is a Doctor Who/My little Pony Friendship is magic story, I do not own the copyright to Doctor Who or My Little Pony Friendship is Magic and all characters contained within this work are property of their respective owners unless stated otherwise.* There will be scenes of mild to extreme violence and some sexual situations but, nothing past the average of an episode of Doctor who. So without further ado let's get to it. This is my first story so please rate, give advice, etc. A shout out to the Writer that goes by Loyal2Luna as their, (didn't want to specify a gender.) Doctor Whooves stories are the setting for my universe. This is by no means a sequel and I'm mainly using the outfit for the Doctor and the Equestrian Tardis design from the stories the Pinkie Conundrum and a Game of Stones. Which are very good stories I might add and worth checking out. It has been one year since the Doctor first Arrived in Equestria and brought his particular style of happy-go-lucky chaos with him. After traveling with his new friends for awhile he began to worry for their safety and stowed the Tardis away and he has not went to look for it since. The following is a tale of his encounter with a being he never thought could exist and the choice it placed before him. But, before I begin... what would you do if You were asked to choose between your new friends or the ones you thought you would never see again? ---------------- It was a starlit night in Ponyville where the Doctor was now residing, it had been six months since the last time the Tardis was used and since that time the Princess of Equestria known as Celestia along with her sister Princess Luna had discovered a way to make the Tardis appear to be a house in Ponyville, at the cost of it's ability to travel through time and space without needing substantial energy to revert to it's original form, as the Doctor had asked them to when he decided it was for the best that the Tardis not be used for a long while. The house which was formally the Tardis was colored exactly the same except the print upon the front read, Clockwork's clock and watch shop. This was the Identity he had taken since his choice to stay dormant in time. A choice he made to defend his new friends Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack, after they were nearly killed in a battle with The Rani who had tracked him via the Tardis and unless the Doctor surrendered, would use her Tardis to destroy all of Equestria in a similar manner to how the Doctor destroyed Gallifrey all those years ago. When she was defeated she told him that as long as his Tardis worked there would be more of his past returning to destroy his present. Such was the reason for his decision. The Doctor was busy sitting by the fireplace enjoying a wonderful book he had borrowed from the library owned by his friend Twilight Sparkle when suddenly a knocking came to the door. *Knock-Knock* "Oh! I wonder who that could be at this hour?" said the brown earth-pony stallion with the hourglass mark adorning his rump. *The door opens* "Oh hello there Miss Sparkle, how can I help you?" the stallion said to the lavender unicorn mare that stood in the doorway. "Sorry to bother you so late Doctor, but I was hoping to ask you about some strange readings I found on that device you gave me." she said while holding up her right fore-leg, to display what looked like a watch with a large blue screen that displayed multiple colored lines. "Well that's odd. There seems to be another signal of a pony who traveled in the Tardis within this universe. Did we ever have a stow-away?" The Doctor asked curiously. "That's just it doctor! This signal only appeared moments ago and you haven't used the Tardis in months!" She said rather concerned. "Now hold on, that can't be right?!" The Doctor said his voice filling with panic because this news meant either one of two things, one something happened that would cause him and somepony else to use the Tardis to appear at the moment that Twilight picked up the signal or one of the other rouge time-lords had finally tracked him down. Both options were bad, but the second was far worse. "Twilight, I believe I'm going to have to ask that you contact the Princess and ask her to meet us at the Tardis." He said with a caring yet authoritative tone. "Alright Doctor. I trust you, but please don't do anything to rash okay?" Twilight said with general concern in her voice, as she knew that whenever the Doctor asked the Princess for anything it had to be important. With a nod the Doctor ran to get ready, finding his old traveling clothes that Rarity had Designed for him ages ago. After a quick change he ran up the stairs trying to remember where the main console had been moved after the Tardis became his home in Ponyville, giving Twilight a smile as he passed in an attempt to comfort her. ----------------- Soon after he discovered that the signal had vanished. "Hmm must have been a glitch from a solar flare." The doctor said in a slightly relieved tone. At which time he departed towards the library to see if Twilight had already sent the letter.*Knock-Knock* "Oh that must be the Doctor." Twilight said as she rushed to the door and opened it with her magic. "Hello Doctor! Wait... your not... HELP!!!" She screamed as hard as she could, as the strange figure entered her library. He resembled the doctor in many ways, although his eyes were much younger and matched his chocolate colored mane exactly. His coat was apple red in color, strangely enough he had the same hourglass mark or "Cutie-Mark" as the Doctor which explained why the signal vanished as the device was designed to track ponies based on their Cutie-Mark. "My apologies for frighting you miss, but I'm looking for The Doctor, and the fact your body radiates the signature temporal flux given off by those that have traveled within the Tardis, means you would have a connection to him." The stallion explained with a concerned and apologetic tone. "How do you know about the Tardis? It was supposed to be a secret! Just who are you?!" Twilight exclaimed with a mixture of shock and fear at the fact the Stallion before her not only knew of the Doctor, but how the Tardis worked which would be the exact same chain of events that led to the Conflict with the Rani. "Well... it's a long story so have a seat." The stallion said with a gentle tone while scratching his head. What did this mysterious figure want with the doctor? How did he know about the Tardis and how it worked? Was he as big a threat as the Rani or perhaps as gentle as the Doctor? The answers to these questions and more will only be answered if you stay tuned for Chapter 2: The good doctor's universal substitute. Until next time, Onwards and Upwards! (Please don't be afraid to post reviews and such as this is my first story. Any spelling mistakes that you can point out would also be appreciated. Thank you for reading!)