The Doctor Whooves Chronicles Episode 1: Derpy

by Doctor Perseus


The Mare in the Moon

Chapter 6: The Mare in the Moon

Gaia, 0 C.E.

The night seemed peaceful and calm, but the Doctor knew otherwise. He had a feeling of what type of battle was in store for Celestia and her sister. The bright Moon glistened high in the center of the sky and the lights of villages could be seen shimmering off in the distance. It was a beautiful night. The beauty, however, made the Doctor feel even worse about the true darkness that was cloaked behind its shining wonders. The Doctor figured that it wouldn't be too hard to find Nightmare Moon. If they didn't come to her then she would come to them, and the Doctor figured that the TARDIS would be held right within the dark princess's grasp.
Not much time had passed between their departure from the castle and their arrival at Nightmare Moon's location. The castle was now a large mass off in the distance. The magical aura surrounding the Doctor disappeared and he landed on the ground softly. Derpy landed on the ground next to the Doctor. They were standing in the middle of a field of dead crops. It certainly made the Doctor think about how long it had been since the sun had last shone over Equestria. Celestia took a few steps forward and the Doctor looked to see the TARDIS standing alone in the middle of the field. He looked around for Nightmare Moon and was surprised to find that she was nowhere in sight, or at least that's how it looked.
"Where is she?" the Doctor heard Derpy whisper into his ear.
"It'd be best to assume that she's somewhere in the vicinity. Best to be on your guard as well," the Doctor replied.
"Right." The Doctor and Derpy took a few steps towards the TARDIS. Celestia was looking around, as if she were looking for a signal that would warn her of the return of her sister. The Doctor turned towards the sky to notice that a series of black clouds had appeared out of nowhere. They were gliding silently and calmly through the star-filled sky. The Doctor found himself focusing on one particular cloud in the cluster. It sparkled like diamonds and had a dark blue tint to it. He instantly came to a stop and grabbed onto one of Derpy's legs.
"Derpy," he whispered. The pegasus turned around to look at him.
"What is it?" she asked with a look of angst on her face.
"Does that one cloud in the center look off to you?" Derpy looked up at the cloud in the sky. She took a few steps back until she was standing right next to the Doctor again.
"Yeah."
"Tell me, can powerful alicorns turn themselves into clouds?"
"I think they can if they know the right spells." Celestia came to a halt and looked up at the cloud that the Doctor and Derpy were focusing on. The Princess proceeded to clear her throat and stare angrily up at the cloud.
"Come down, my sister. It is pointless to conceal yourself with such petty disguises," she said calmly. The cloud spun around in a spiral for a few seconds before turning into the frightening form of Nightmare Moon. The pearly smile of the Night Princess shone through the darkness as she landed on the ground next to the TARDIS.
"I see that you have the Elements with you, Celestia. Must you really resort to such drastic actions to try and woo me?" asked Nightmare Moon.
"I do not wish to use these on you, Luna, but for the safety of Equestria I fear I have no choice if you are to continue with this envious plan."
"Don't you dare go on talking as if you know better than I what the future of Equestria should hold!" Nightmare Moon scowled and turned away from Celestia. "And don't call me Luna. Luna has died. The sister you stood over and held tightly in your shadow has died. I am so much more than she ever was."
"I care not what you say. You are still my sister, no matter what happens on this endless day of night." Nightmare Moon then turned towards the Doctor and Derpy and snickered. The Doctor took a few steps forward to put himself in between Nightmare Moon and Derpy. The dark princess snickered again.
"You've come with a militia this time, if one can even call it that?"
"They are not here to fight you; for that is my job. They are here to reclaim the box in which you greedily stole from them."
"The box holds your undoing, Celestia. Once I open it, all of its powers will be available to me." The Elements on Celestia's crown began to glow.
"I will not let that come to pass, my sister."
"Come, Celestia. Let us finish this." For a moment, Celestia and Nightmare Moon just stared at each other. The Doctor noticed a single tear form in Celestia's eye.
"Forgive me, Luna." The two princesses then charged at each other and collided in a flash of light.

Derpy was knocked back. A wall of dust was sent out from the center of the collision. She rolled over on the ground again and again before coming to a halt. She stood up and began coughing up dust. She looked just in time to see the two princesses launch themselves into the air. Rays of multicolored light began shooting off in various directions. Nightmare Moon smashed her horn into Celestia's Elemental Crown, which caused a horrifically loud and metallic sound to reecho through the air. Derpy looked and noticed that the Doctor had broken into a run and was making his way towards the TARDIS. She charged after him.
It didn't take long for Nightmare Moon to notice the Doctor running towards the TARDIS. Derpy watched as the Princess of the Night sent a black fireball sailing towards the chestnut stallion.
"DOCTOR!" she cried. The Doctor jumped back and barely missed the fireball by only a few feet. A geyser of dirt and dead crops flew up into the air as the fireball crashed into the ground. The following shockwave sent the Doctor flying back a few more feet. Derpy noticed something shiny and silver fly from one of the Doctor's pockets and land a couple feet away from where she was standing. She ran over to and picked up the item. It was a simple key. "I wonder what this is for." Derpy turned to see that the Doctor had gotten up and was beginning to make his way towards the TARDIS again. Nightmare Moon sent a blast of magical energy at Celestia before turning and sending another fireball at the Doctor. The Doctor pulled an odd object out of one of his suit pockets and pointed it at the fireball. It gave off a blue light and a peculiar sound. The fireball then exploded in the air into a shower of multicolored sparks. The Doctor stashed the object back into his pocket and continued making his way towards the box. Nightmare Moon persisted. She wasn't keen on letting the Doctor get near the TARDIS. Derpy looked at the key in her hoof again and then looked at the TARDIS. "Is...is this a key to the TARDIS?" She thought back and remembered that the TARDIS did in fact have a keyhole in its door. She wasn't entirely sure if she was right about this but she figured that there was no harm in taking a shot. Well...there could potentially be a lot of harm but not if she was careful.
She began edging her way towards the TARDIS. Nightmare Moon was paying no attention to her as she currently had Celestia and the Doctor to deal with. Derpy's walking speed grew faster with each step she took. Soon she had broken into a run and Nightmare Moon had still yet to see her. The Doctor had stopped attempting to approach to the TARDIS for he was busy shooting away Nightmare Moon's attacks with the strange, metallic device in his hoof. Derpy decided that she would ask the Doctor more about the device later. Now she was only a few steps away from the TARDIS, only ten seconds away.
"Almost there!" she said under her breath. She was a few steps from the doors when she saw that Nightmare Moon had spotted her. Derpy couldn't turn back now. She was too close. She used her wings to give her a quick burst of speed. She slammed into the TARDIS doors, slid the key into the lock, turned the key, and pushed the doors inward. The interior of the TARDIS opened up to her, looking as magnificent and powerful as ever.
"DERPY!" she heard the Doctor call suddenly. Derpy looked up to see Nightmare Moon rushing towards her. Derpy's heart began to race as she realized what she had just done. She had opened the TARDIS and now Nightmare Moon could get in. She had only seconds to react. She pulled the key out of the lock, ran through the doors, slammed the doors shut behind her, and managed to lock the doors just as Nightmare Moon landed right on the other side of the doors. Nightmare Moon slammed her hooves into the TARDIS doors. Derpy felt the TARDIS lean back due to the force from Nightmare Moon's attack. She fell back onto the console and held on tightly as the TARDIS began to sway left and right. Nothing felt stable anymore. The ship was leaning back and forth, side to side. Derpy was beginning to grow dizzy. She had no idea what was happening. Then...she smelt it. It was an odd smell. The smell of rustic spices and ashes. Derpy looked and noticed a series of cracks beginning to form in the walls of the TARDIS. Black, smoky tentacles were worming their way through the cracks and into the ship. Nightmare Moon was breaking in.

The Doctor looked up from the ground as Nightmare Moon levitated the TARDIS high into the sky. She produced a series of black, smoky tentacles of magic which proceeded to wrap themselves around the TARDIS and begin stabbing their way through the wooden exterior. He knew the TARDIS could withhold its own but Nightmare Moon was obviously incredibly powerful and the Doctor figured that it was only a matter of time before she was able to force her way inside. The Doctor also found himself worrying about Derpy. Poor Derpy. She was trapped inside and probably had no idea about what the hell was happening. He needed to stop this. Celestia needed to stop this. Celestia needed to use the Elements.
Celestia was already on it. Her eyes burnt with white fire and the crown glimmered with energy as she flew up towards her sister. Nightmare Moon tried to dodge Celestia's attack but found that her elder sister was just too quick. The sisters collided and the TARDIS fell out of Nightmare Moon's grasp and towards the ground below. The Doctor winced as the blue box smashed into the ground. Once the disturbed dust had settled, the Doctor saw that the TARDIS had left a nicely-sized crater in its wake. The blue box looked to be intact and the cracks had appeared to heal themselves.
Celestia fired a stream of multicolored energy at Nightmare Moon. The dark princess deflected the attack but it obviously caused some damage. The two sisters were beginning to weaken.
"Shall we once again take a respite, Celestia? How many fights shall we endure before you ultimately decline?" asked Nightmare Moon. Celestia looked at her sister, her eyes still emanating white fire.
"No. This ends here! I am sorry, my sister, but it must be done. For Equestria...and for us," Celestia replied. Nightmare Moon screamed as she charged at her sister again. Celestia's Elemental Crown glowed as the two princesses once again collided. It was a deadly struggle for survival. The Doctor could hardly make out who was who within the cloud of white gas and magical residue. He ran over to the TARDIS and pressed his ear against the doors.
"Derpy! Can you hear me?!" he asked. A weak grown emanated from inside. At least she was alive. That made the Doctor happy. But he needed to make sure that she was okay. He would have opened the doors then and there with a simple clap of his hooves (which he figured would open the doors as he no longer had fingers to snap) but he didn't want to take a chance with Nightmare Moon being so close. A beam of red energy shot away from the fighting sisters and smashed into a spot of earth close to the TARDIS. The Doctor nearly jumped out of his skin. He looked up and noticed that the Moon was beginning to shine brighter than normal. "This is it. It's happening now." The two sisters broke apart from each other. Celestia fell towards the ground but managed to land safely on her hooves. Cracks were appearing in Celestia's crown now and the Elements were giving off streams of steam. Nightmare Moon tried to fly down and attack her sister but a powerful aura of magic was surrounding her body.
"What...what is this?!" she asked. She then let out a loud scream. It was apparent that the magic surrounding her was causing her pain. The Doctor looked and saw a mixture of tears and sweat rolling down Celestia's face. The crown was causing her pain as well. A tunnel of white light shot out of the crown, connected with the aura surrounding Nightmare Moon, and then shot off and connected with the Moon itself. Nightmare Moon screamed again as her body began to slowly vaporize.
"I am sorry, Luna. I wish that it never had to come to this," said Celestia as the Elemental Crown burned at her mane and coat. Nightmare Moon screamed with a mixture of anger, sadness, fear, and hatred.
"I WILL RETURN!" she shrieked. "YOU WILL NEVER BE RID OF ME, CELESTIA! I WILL RETURN AND MAY ALL THE FORCES OF THE UNIVERSE HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL WHEN THAT DAY ARRIVES!"
"I know, my sister. I will forever await your return. Until then, goodbye. I love you, Luna." There was a final burst of white energy and Nightmare Moon completely disappeared. The crown on Celestia's head shattered and the six elements fell to the ground. They were all steaming something fierce. Celestia proceeded to fall to the ground, weakened to the core by her actions. The Doctor ran to her aid.
"Your majesty!" he said. Celestia took long, heavy breaths as she looked up at the Doctor. Their eyes met again. The Doctor could see a new layer of sadness appear in Celestia's eyes. The Princess looked up at the Moon and sighed with saddened relief.
"It is done...it is done." The Doctor looked up at the Moon to see that the image of Nightmare Moon's mug shot was now engraved in the Moon's surface. The Doctor looked back at Celestia. Her horn began to glow again. "I think it is time...for the sun to rise again." The Doctor turned towards the sky and watched as the Moon disappeared into thin air. For a few seconds, the night sky remained with its endless amounts of stars. Then...a familiar yellow circle began rising from the edge of the horizon. The sky turned from black to a light orange with hints of pink and indigo. Dawn had come to Equestria at last. Celestia then gave a smile a triumph before blacking out. The Doctor rested the Princess's head on the ground as he watched the sun rise over the horizon. He then turned his attention back to the TARDIS.
"Derpy." By the time the Doctor had reached the TARDIS doors, the sun had completely risen up from over the horizon.