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// Chaos at the Con 
// Story: Doctor Whooves Episode 14: Work of Fiction 
// by Doctor Perseus 
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Chapter 6: Chaos at the Con


Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, New Jersey, America, Earth, Summer, 2012 A.D.

It didn't take long for chaos to break out. Everyone in the room stood up at once and made a break for the exit. Alex instantly found himself caught in a sea of fleeing Bronies. The Doctor held onto Derpy and tried pulling her back to the TARDIS. The Doctor threw Derpy through the open doors.
"Stay here!" he ordered.
"No way!" Derpy said back. Just then, the Doctor felt something powerful grab onto him. A magical aura surrounded his body and pulled him back through the TARDIS doors. Twilight stood outside the TARDIS, her eyes glowing green with dark energy. Derpy rushed forward only to find the TARDIS doors closing in her face. She was trapped. 
"Oi! Put me down, Ms. Sparkle!" the Doctor ordered as the possessed Twilight levitated him high above the crowd. It wasn't until the Doctor was floating an inch under the ceiling that he realized how tall the room was. Twilight smiled.
"No pegasus to save you now. Let's see if the Doctor can fly without his TARDIS," Twilight chuckled as she let the Doctor go.
"NO!" screamed Alex as fleeing fans continued to smash and bump into him. The Doctor had only seconds to think of something. He noticed a group of people in large, furry, pony costumes making their way towards the exit. They were his only chance. He aimed himself for them and landed right on top of them. It wasn't a lovely landing but at least it wasn't fatal. The cushioning in the costumes managed to keep the fans from getting any serious injuries but the Doctor heard a loud crack emanate from his left hind leg and felt a sharp pain shoot up his thigh. He then fell to the floor and crawled into an empty aisle of chairs. Now it was Quinn's turn. The possessed Pegasister made her way through the fans with ease. She unsheathed a knife from her pocket as she drew closer and closer to the Doctor. The Doctor tried to get up but his broken leg was keeping him down. 
Meanwhile, Alex finally managed to escape the crowd of Bronies and pull himself up onto the stage. The Animator and the possessed Tara were waiting for him. Lauren Faust was still struggling against the living chairs. 
"This should be fun," the Animator chuckled as he began making his way forward. Alex turned and noticed Quinn making her way towards the injured Doctor, a large knife held firmly in her hands. The possessed Twilight was focusing on keeping Derpy contained inside the TARDIS.
"Let me out! LET ME OUT! LEAVE THE DOCTOR ALONE!" Derpy cried as she slammed into the doors again and again. Twilight just laughed before sending a magical shock through the doors. Derpy screamed as electricity coursed through her body. The pegasus was sent flying back into the control console.
Quinn was standing over the Doctor now. She raised the knife high into the air. The Doctor pulled out his Sonic Screwdriver but Quinn simply kicked it out of his hoof. Quinn was about to bring the knife down when...BANG! A gunshot rang through the air. The Doctor watched as a bullet soared straight through Quinn's chest and out her back. The remaining fans in the room screamed and ducked for cover. Blood began pouring from Quinn's chest as she fell over onto a set of chairs.
"QUINN!" cried Alex. He tried to run towards her but the Animator grabbed onto him and through him towards the back of the stage. Two guards were running into the room, their guns aimed at the attackers.
"FREEZE!" ordered one of the guards. The Animator waved his hand and a series of chairs charged for the guards. The guards tried to take them down but the chairs managed to overpower them. As Alex examined the scene, he could only think how embarrassing it must have been to be beaten by a chair. Tara advanced on Alex and attempted to punch him. Alex quickly got up and ran past Tara. He grabbed a chair and threw it at her. The Animator aimed his hand at the chair but nothing happened. Tara turned around just in time to have a chair smash right into her face. The voice actress hit the stage hard and lost consciousness. 
"Great. I just threw a chair at and knocked out Tara Strong. My fellow Bronies are going to lynch me," Alex groaned. The Animator snarled in annoyance.
"My powers are still weakened by this world. No matter. I can still take you on in hand-to-hand combat," said the Animator as he began making his way towards Alex. Alex gulped. He had never been good at fighting, even with boxing on the Wii. Alex, in desperation, tossed another chair at the Animator before running towards the trapped Lauren Faust. Alex tried to pry the chairs off her but they were holding on tightly. The Animator grabbed Alex's shoulder and spun him around. Alex gasped and closed his eyes as the Animator slammed his fist straight into Alex's nose.
The Doctor crawled over to the injured Quinn, who was now crying and screaming. The green light had gone away and now her eyes looked normal.
"What's going on?! Have I been shot?! Oh God! I've been shot! I'VE BEEN SHOT!" Quinn cried. The Doctor tried his best to comfort her.
"Calm down! Getting scared will only make you bleed faster! Just apply pressure to the wound!" the Doctor said as he placed Quinn's hands over the hole in her chest. Quinn looked up at the Doctor in amazement. 
"Alex was right! You are real!"
"And that's not all! I'm going to save you!"
"With a broken leg?"
"Oi! Don't criticise the hand, or hoof, that saves you!"
"Okay." The Doctor began looking Quinn over.
"Interesting. So injury causes the Animator's puppets to break free from his control." The Doctor tried to walk but his leg was still broken. He needed some help. He needed some magic. He turned towards Twilight, who was still busy keeping Derpy contained. "The only pony in this room who can help me and she's possessed. Just my luck." He looked over and noticed that one of the guards had managed to overpower one of the attacking chairs. He ran for his gun and picked it up, pointing it straight at Twilight. The Doctor's eyes widened and his hearts began pounding. "No! Don't shoot her!"
"What are you?!" the guard asked. Twilight turned towards the guard and smiled. The guard readied his gun. The Doctor used all of his strength to lunge himself at the guard.
"DON'T SHOOT!" he cried. The bullet was fired before the Doctor even had a chance to tackle the guard. Twilight simply knocked to bullet away with one of her spells. She turned her attention away from the TARDIS and charged at the guard. The guard shot again and Twilight deflected the bullet again.
"FREEZE!" the guard ordered.
"Why do you say that? Nopony, or nobody, listens anyway," said Twilight as she used her magic to throw the guard across the room. Twilight then turned her attention to the Doctor. "Guess I'll have to be the one to finish you off then."
"You know, Twilight, you can be pretty stupid when you're possessed," the Doctor said with a smirk.
"HOW DARE-" A chair came down on top of Twilight's head, knocking her out cold.
"That's what you get for trying to hurt the Doctor!" Derpy snapped from behind.
"Derpy! You didn't have to bring the chair down that hard!" said the Doctor.
"Oops! I'll apologize to her when she wakes up." Derpy then turned towards the Doctor's broken leg. "Doctor! You're leg!"
"Don't worry about my leg! I think Alex needs your help right now."
Alex's fight with the Animator wasn't going well, to put it simply. His nose was broken and bleeding profusely and his right arm had been dislocated. The pain had begun to subside due to the adrenaline pumping through Alex's veins. Alex managed to dodge one of the Animator's punches before once again reaching over to help Lauren. The Animator grabbed him again and prepared to throw another punch. 
"Leave him alone!" ordered Derpy as she flew forward and slammed straight into the Animator. In seconds, the Animator found himself caught in a blurry skirmish with Derpy Hooves. Alex made his way over to Lauren and finally was able to pry her free from the chairs, which had started to become lifeless by this point. Alex helped Lauren up, who was still in shock from what was happening around her.
"Get out of here! Quickly!" Alex ordered. Before running back to help Derpy, he turned back to Lauren with a huge smile on his face. "Let me just say that it was an honor to meet you and I applaud you for what you've done. Now run!"
The dazed Lauren nodded and made her way over to one of the side exits. Lauren was about to run out of the room when she came face to face with a man in a black trench coat and a black hat. 
"Sleep now, Lauren Faust, and forget about this day...for now," said the man as he waved his hand in front of Lauren's face. Lauren's eyes rolled up into her head and she fell to the ground, unconscious, with a soft thump. 
Meanwhile, Twilight began to regain consciousness.
"Ugh...what hit me?" Twilight asked as she rubbed her head. 
"A chair wielded by Derpy Hooves," the Doctor replied. Twilight chuckled as she sat up. Her eyes instantly fell on Quinn, who was close to losing consciousness. She then turned and looked at the Doctor's broken leg. "She needs your magic more than I do at the moment."
Twilight nodded as she proceeded to run over to Quinn. Quinn looked up as Twilight knelt down next to her.
"Twilight...Sparkle," Quinn coughed.
"Just be still. I'm going to help mend your wounds," said Twilight as her horn began to glow. Quinn let out a relaxing sigh as the wound in her body began to slowly heal. Twilight could feel sweat rolling down her face. She was still new at healing spells and this spell was taking a lot out of her. In the end, she wasn't able to mend the wound entirely, but she was able to stop the severe bleeding. Twilight was breathing heavily now and her head was hurting twice as much. "How do you feel now?"
"It still hurts a bit...but I think I'll be fine." Quinn proceeded to smile up at Twilight. "It's official: you're my favorite pony." Twilight couldn't help but smile at Quinn's remark. "Now, if you don't mind, could you please help my boyfriend out?" Twilight nodded before standing up and making her way over to the stage. 
The Animator sent Derpy and Alex flying back with a sudden burst of green energy.
"My full powers will be back soon! And you have no idea what I'm capable of at full power!" the Animator exclaimed.
"I honestly have no desire to find out," said Alex. Derpy tried to get up but found the stage had begun to liquify around her. The Animator walked over and picked up the wounded Alex. He examined the TARDIS key that was still hanging from Alex's neck.
"Why do you still have this on? Everybody here can see you by this point."
"I was a little bit too preoccupied to worry about taking it off. You know, you were punching me in the face."
"Oh yes. Oh, how fun that was. But, sadly, all fun things must eventually come to an end. I thought you of all people would be my key to him; but alas, it seems that even you couldn't get me to him."
"Oh he could, I'm just not letting him," said a familiar voice. The Animator turned to see a man in black standing on the other side of the stage.
"You!" Alex gasped. Twilight ducked behind a row of chairs and began edging her way towards the stage. The man in black slowly began approaching the Animator.
"You never change, do you?" Alex looked and was surprised to see that the Animator was confused.
"Excuse me, but who are you?" asked the Animator.
"He...he's not your enemy?" Alex asked.
"Of course not!" The Animator threw Alex to the ground before turning his full attention to the man in black. "Now...who do we have here?"
"Your downfall, my old friend."
"Old friend? I'm sorry, but I don't believe we've met."
"Oh, but we have; with different faces in different times."
"Stop talking nonsense! Who are you?"
"The Writer." The Animator let out a loud laugh.
"The Writer, he says! Please! I know my enemy when I see him and...you're definitely not him."
"You're half correct, Animator."
"No, I'm fully correct."
"Oh, look at you. So confident in your abilities. You truly believe that you're going to win this?"
"Of course. This world is no match for my abilities. I've taken down the Doctor, possessed Twilight Sparkle and Tara Strong, managed to imprison Lauren Faust temporarily, took control over the TARDIS, and am a few steps away from killing the Writer's brother!"
"Brother?" Alex asked under his breath. "No...it can't be."
"Enough. It's time to end your trail of destruction, Animator. Or would you prefer for me to call you by your true name?" asked the Writer.
"Bah! You bluff! Nobody knows my true name!" the Animator laughed.
"Wrong. Two people do. Your Writer and me, the Writer."
"You're bluffing."
"Want me to prove it? Of course, I won't go ahead and give away your full name now...but what about the nickname your dear mother gave you on the shores of Dålig Ulv Stranden?" The Doctor's eyes went wide upon the mentioning of the name. "You were young and ambitious, much like your father and mother."
"You can't possibly know."
"You were born under a different name and you always asked your mother about why you shared her name."
"It's impossible!"
"It was because of complications involving your father's name, right?"
"Shut it!"
"Feeling scared now, Ten Tyler?" The Animator lunged himself at the Writer. Just then, the entire room shook as if an earthquake were tearing its way through New Jersey. Alex and Derpy held onto each other. Twilight, who had been sneaking up onto the stage, suddenly found herself flying back onto the floor. The Doctor and Quinn also held onto each other. Tara, who was beginning to regain consciousness, blacked out again due to influence from the Writer. The Writer turned to face Alex. "It ends here, in the battle that never was, Alexander Stevens. It all ends here...for now."
Then...he was gone.