//------------------------------// // The Broken Mirror // Story: Doctor Whooves meets Zerum // by ShadowBrony //------------------------------// Ditzy stumbled back as the Pegasus continued to yell out in terror. The grey Pegasus rolled as far away as he could before finally he stopped. He then got up and continued to back away. Ditzy shook her head to get the ringing out of her ears due to the screaming, she then stepped forward. “Hey, it’s alright I won’t hurt you. We just want to help you.” Derpy extended her hoof and smiled at him in a coaxing matter. The Pegasus stopped and glanced down at the out stretched hoof. He then glanced at Ditzy loving face. “That’s not possible. You can’t be here. You just can’t be.” The Pegasus’ face had a look of terror as his eyes appeared to be ready to cry at any moment. Ditzy took another step forward. The Pegasus held up is hoof in defense, “No. Stay away. If you’re real then stay away from me.” Ditzy stopped her advancing, confusion played across her face. “Why? I promise you I will not harm you.” The Pegasus’ eyes went moist. “It’s not you I am worried about.” Ditzy took a few steps back. “What?” The Doctor, who had remained stoic in shock, finally regained himself. He rushed forward putting himself between him and Ditzy. He wore a face of rage as he stared at the Pegasus. “Ditzy, get back to the TARDIS, I think I know why he is here.” Ditzy face changed to one of confusion, “But Doctor I don’t understand. I thought we came here to help?” The Doctor continued to stare at the Pegasus. “Ditzy, just trust me and get out of here.” Scrunching up her nose, Ditzy shot forward and stood beside the Doctor. She lifted her hooves and grabbed the Doctor’s face and swung it around to face her. “Doctor,” Ditzy looked at him with the most serious face she could muster, “tell me who is and why he is dangerous or I am not going anywhere.” The Doctor’s face fell as he lamented. Taking a deep breath he removed Ditzy’s hooves from his face before looking back at the Pegasus. “Do remember that time when we faced Discord? Remember how we were split up for awhile? I never told you this but while we were split up, Discord came and tried to use his magic on me. He showed me something that I still fear to this day. I saw something that made me want to turn around and leave right there. I wanted to give up and stop being a time lord. I almost lost myself to him. But then I heard your voice. It told me to never give up. You helped me see through his dark magic. We managed to meet up again soon after and beat him. I came so close to losing who I am. I sometimes wonder what would have happened had I not heard your voice. But it looks like we are seeing this instead first hand.” Ditzy shrunk back away from the Doctor as she looked at the Pegasus-who refused to meet there eyes- and back at the Doctor. “Are you saying Doctor that this Pegasus is…?” The Doctor paled as he looked at the Pegasus in shame. “Yes Ditzy, that Pegasus…Is me.” Ditzy felt her legs go weak as she took it all in. “This is you Discorded,” Ditzy asked? The Doctor could only nod his head as his gaze fell back on the Pegasus. Ditzy then turned to the Pegasus. “So you’re the Doctor too?” The Pegasus’ face shot up as she heard her address him. “No! That’s not my name. It’s…Zerum.” The Doctor glared at him. “You call yourself zero?!” The Doctor struck his hoof into the ground. “How could I have fallen so far?” Zerum glanced up at the Doctor. “It’s not as bad as you think. My master treats me well.” The Doctors face shot up in rage as he pointed his hoof at Zerum. “I am a Master to NO ONE!” Zerum slinked back in shock at the Doctors out-rage. Ditzy staggered back just as surprised. Then her face turned back into one of confusion. “But wait Doctor, if this pony is another version of you. Where is the Discorded version of me?” Both Doctors looked at her in surprise. Zerum’s face fell. Tears began to fall from his face. “You don’t exist anymore.” Ditzy took a few steps forward toward Zerum. “Why, what happened to me. Did you send me home? Did Discord do something to me?” Zerum’s face filled with more tears. He could not take it anymore. “You want to know what happened to you. Do you know why you don’t exist? Because you are dead…And I killed you.” Ditzy face went to one of horror as her legs finally gave out from under her. “What?” she squeaked? Zerum took a few steps toward her. “That’s right. I killed you with my own hooves. I watched you as you begged for mercy as my hooves continued to beat you. Your blood ran down legs yet I continued to pound you into oblivion! And as you looked at me with your dying eyes, I brought my hoof down again so that I would not have to see them. And even when your screams of agony stopped I continued to kill you. And you know what I enjoyed it. I killed you and I am glad I did. And now perhaps its best…” Whack! Before Zerum could go on a hoof had found its way right into Zerum’s face. The Doctor stood over Zerum. Rage filled his face and body as his hoof was brought down on Zerum again. Zerum staggerd and fell on his back rubbing his nose and eye. The Doctor then went and stood in front of Ditzy, who was now on the ground crying her eyes out as she held herself in her hooves. The Doctor looked back at Zerum who was just now starting to get back up. “I would NEVER do such a thing to her nor anyone else that did not deserve it. I protect the ones I care about. I am a time lord and I am servant to no one. I fly around through time and space protecting anyone from those who are evil or want to destroy the innocent . I will stop anyone who wants to hurt those I love. And I will protect them, even from myself. If that means I have to resort to physical violence then so be it.” The Doctor then took a stance in front of Ditzy, preparing himself for whatever was coming next. Just then a tail shot out from the darkness wrapping itself around the Doctor.” What?” was all he could say as the tail grew tighter around his body. As he tried to break himself free, a voice boomed from everywhere and nowhere. "Sorry, but I am afraid I cannot allow such damage to come to my favorite servant.”