*Road to Europe Theme Song plays in the background*
SHROOM FILMS PRESENTS….
FLARE THROUGH TIME II
STARTING:
MegaSean45 as Flare Gun
Cathy Weseluck as Spike
Brony with the Bowtie as Doctor Whooves
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE FRIENDSHIP IS EPIC FANFIC
CREATED BY: MEGASEAN45
Twis was the night before the night before the night before the night before the night before night….. actually, twis was the week before Hearth’s Warming. I just got finished ice skating with Pinkie Pie. I was replacing my ice skates with my regular shoes, and I saw Spike come along. “What’s up, Flare?” Spike asked.
“Sup brah?” I asked.
“I asked you first.” Spike corrected me.
“No, I axed YOU first!” I argued with him.
“Whatever, nothing much just strolling along. You enjoying the snow?” Spike asked.
“Yeppers!” I said. “Ever since the first day, I’ve been loving the snow!”
“The first day, you were afraid of the snow!” Spike reminded me.
A cutaway shows me opening the door to my trailer, and I was really feeling nervous. “C’mon Flarey, you can do it!” Pinkie said.
“I’m not sure, Pinks! What if my hooves get cold?” I asked.
“SUCK IT UP, FLARE GUN!” Pinkie yelled, grabbing my jacket, and slapping my face. “YOU CAN HANDLE ANYTHING!”
“PLEASE don’t grab my jacket Pinkie, I really hate that.” I said.
“Then go!” Pinkie ordered me, pushing me closer to outside, but I didn’t step out yet. I was still feeling nervous, but I knew I had to do it. “C’mon, Flarey! What’s there to worry about?”
“I’ll get frostbite.” I said.
Pinkie giggled. “Don’t be silly, Flarey-Warey! I know you can do it! I believe in you!”
“You do?” I asked.
“Of course, silly willy! Now make auntie Pinkie proud and step onto the snow!” Pinkie instructed me. I looked down at the snow, lifted my front hoof up very slowly, and then I was just about to put my hoof down. I walked slowly outside, really nervously, then I opened my eyes, and I was right outside.
“I DID IT! I made it outside! Nothing can stop me now!” I yelled.
“I like trains!” Derpy said, but just then, a train ran me over. Seriously? Why was there a train right in front of my house? Did I move my trailer to the trainstation and didn’t notice since the tracks were covered by snow? Or was this just a gag? The cutaway gag ends with Spike and I walking over to Rarity’s shop.
We walked inside, and we see Rarity working on a dress; Aqua was in there too though as Rarity was making a new armor cover for him. “Oh yes this is good, very good! Very fabulous, Aqua! You’re going to look… mwah!” Rarity said.
“Are ya sayin’ I look like a kiss?” Aqua asked.
“Hey Rarity!” Spike said.
“Hey Aqua!” I said.
“Hey Aqua!” Spike said.
“Hey Rarity!” I said.
“Hey Flare!” Spike said.
“Hey Spike!” I said.
“Flare! Spikey Wikey!” Rarity greeted us.
“How’s it going, mates?” Aqua asked.
“Sup sista?” I asked.
“How you doing, Rarity?” Spike asked.
“Sup brah?” I asked.
“How you doing…. Rarity?” Spike asked again.
“Just working on a dress!” Rarity said.
“No ya not.” Aqua corrected her.
“Oh, sorry dear. It’s a habit!” Rarity said.
“She’s making a cover for my armor.” Aqua said. “Rarity says my armor looks… how ya say… bland, so she’s trying to decorate it up a bit.”
“I wouldn’t blame her. Just look at that rusty ol thing! Ever change out of that?” I asked. “I never seen you wear anything other than that armor! I never even seen you without that armor! If you wanted to wear a jacket, you’d just put it over the armor!”
“I never did that.” Aqua corrected me.
“No, but judging by the fact you never take off that armor, it’s a probability.” I said as I sniffled.
“So what can I do you for, dearies?” Rarity asked.
“I have a collection of holy socks and I thought you can sew them for me?” I asked.
“Uhhh….. well….. I suppose I can do that.” Rarity said in a disgusting tone.
“Heh! I’m kidding. I just need you fix my jacket. My zipper broke off.” I said.
“Oh, no problem dear! I’ll get that done with you pronto!” Rarity said, taking my jacket. “As Celestia as my witness, I will not stand to see a friend of mine suffer the cold air from the outside world!” Rarity said dramatically, with her hoof over her head.
“Drama queen.” Spike said
“And as Luna as your witness, right? Not just Celestia?” I asked.
“I’m sorry dear. I’m just too used to saying Celestia’s name, that I keep forgetting that Luna came back.” Rarity said.
“I know, but that’s all I hear anymore! Celestia this, Celestia that! Give Luna a chance why don’t ya?” I complained.
“Calm down, mate. At least ponies aren’t afraid of her anymore.” Aqua reminded me.
“Are they, Aquaman? Are they?! Maybe they still are, and don’t even notice!” I yelled.
“Flare, for Celestia’s sake, calm down!” Spike yelled.
“See? There you go too, brah! FOR WIZARD OF FEELING’S SAKE!” I yelled.
“You don’t even say Luna’s name. You keep talking about these wizards.” Spike reminded me.
“That’s not the point! Celestia is hogging all the loyalty of her subjects all to herself! Luna needs to have a chance!” I complained.
“Flare, darling, you have to calm down about this Luna-nonsense already. Luna rules Equestria along with Celestia, they’re equals!” Rarity said.
“Well the subjects might not think so. Ponies need to say Luna’s name and I’ll find a way to fix it!” I said. So I was walking to my shop, I saw Spark Note walking by, and I threw a snowball at her.
“GAH!” Spark yelled. “Oh my Cel-
“LUNA!” I yelled. “Say Luna!”
“What in Celestia’s name is your problem, Flare?” Spark Note asked.
“Quit saying Celestia’s name! Say Luna!” I demanded.
“Look I have places to be, so please help me up.” Spark instructed me, holding up her hoof. I helped her up, and she wiped the snow off her. “Oh my Celestia!” she walked away.
“DAM!” I yelled.
“Flare! Language!” Spike said.
“No, I see a beaver dam up ahead.” I said, looking at a couple of beavers making a dam. “So forcing ponies to say Luna’s name didn’t help, I guess I’ll have to try Plan B.”
“What’s plan B?” Spike asked. Just then, I paid my friend Mynx some bits to say Luna’s name.
“4 bits! Say Luna’s name!” I demanded.
“Luna’s name!” Mynx teased.
“No, say ‘Luna’.”I instructed him.
“Luna.” Mynx said.
“Good boy!” I said, patting his head. His tongue was hanging like a dog’s, then I gave him a treat, and he wagged his tail, and he ran off.
“So you’re paying ponies to say Luna’s name?” Spike asked.
“Affirmative!” I said.
“You’re gonna go broke by the end of the week if you keep that up.” Spike said.
“Oh… didn’t think of that. Good point!” I said. “Looks like it’s time for Plan C!” Just then I was versing my friend Adventure Blade in hoof-wrestle, and I was doing my best to win, but he was beating me, but I got him in the last second.
“Ow.” Addie said calmly. “Did you have to do it that hard?”
“Now that I won, you have to say Luna’s name.” I demanded
“No.” he said.
“Yes.” I said.
“No.”
“Yes.”
“No.”
“Oh.” I said.
“Yeah.” He said.
“Ok.” I said.
“Alright, well see you around, Addie.” I said.
“Ok.” He said as he walked away.
“FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!” I yelled in rage, and then I started going berserking, knocking over everything in my path, until I joined back with Spike.
“Looks like we’re switching to Plan E.” I said.
“What happened to Plan D?” Spike asked.
“I skipped that one, because it was too inappropriate for this kid-friendly story.” I said. “So we’re going to Plan E!” Just then, I was standing on top of a staircase with Skyblaze and I yelled; “THIS… IS…. SPARTAAAAAA!” And then I kicked him down the stairs. He started rolling down like a slinky, and not even ‘owing’. I then winded up back with Spike. “And then he said he wasn’t going to do any favors for me again after I kicked him down the stairs.” I said.
“You know, you should discuss your plan, and plan ahead before you do anything.” Spike suggested.
“But that takes effort!” I whined.
“Tell me about Plan F.” Spike requested.
“You’re too young to know about Plan F.” I said.
“How about Plan G?” Spike asked.
“I was going to banish them to Raccoon City if they don’t say Luna’s name.” I said. A cutaway shows Crescent Moon screaming for his life, because Raccoon City was full of Zombies.
“BRING IT ON, FOOLS! BRING IT ON!” Candy Cotton yelled. “I’m not afraid of you! In zombie games, the little girl always lives as long as the main character lost a daughter in the beginning of the game!” The cutaway ends.
“How about Plan H” Spike asked.
“Plan H was that I’d promise myself to eat 5 jalapeno peppers.” I said.
“Plan I?” Spike asked.
“Buy them lunch for a week.” I said.
“Plan J?” Spike asked.
“Buy them lunch for a month.” I said.
“Plan K?” Spike asked.
“Buy them ice cream for a year.” I said.
“Plan L?” Spike asked.
“LAWL!” I said.
“Plan M?” Spike asked.
“Never heard of that letter.” I said.
“Plan N?” Spike asked.
“Say YOLO many times until they’re annoyed, but I wasn’t going to do that one, because…… it’ll annoy me way before it annoys them. I hate that word. Doesn’t make you sound cool.” I said.
“Plan O?” Spike asked.
“Trick them into eating a whole Mareami heat pizza, and don’t give them water until they promise to say Luna’s name.” I said.
“Plan P?” Spike asked.
“That’s the plan I’m going in now!” I said as I danced around like I have to use the bathroom. I ran over to the TARDIS because it was right there, and I started banging on his door really loud and fast. “OPEN UP, DOCTOR! OPEN UP! I REALLY NEED TO USE THE LAVATORY!”
Doctor Whooves opens the door and says; "Yes?" But I continued slamming, thinking it was the door, unaware I was slamming on the Doctor's face. "OW! OW! STOP IT!" Doctor yells out as he pushes my hoof away. "What is it?!"
"I need to switch to Plan P!" I said as I danced around.
Doctor tilted his head. "Plan P?"
"Look at his dancing and you'll know what he means." Spike said.
"But... this isn't a porti-john." Doctor said. “Trust me, a couple of Combine machines made that mistake before.”
"YOU GOT A LAVATORY IN THERE?!" I shouted at him.
"Yes." Doctor said. "Just go up the stairs, take a left, left, left, left, another left, right, left, left, left, walk half a mile down to the room on the left, and that's it"
I just kept dancing in place in silence for a moment, and then I eventually said, "Shorter version please."
"Just go up the stairs, turn left, and you'll be there." the Doctor explained.
"Thanks!" I said running to the bathroom as fast as the roadrunner.
Spike took a look around the TARDIS and said, "Wow, this phone booth is alot bigger on the inside, just like Flare's trailer!"
"Really now?" the Doctor said. "Does he have a TARDIS too?"
"No, it's just a magical trailer. Like you have a magical phone booth." Spike said.
"Well, actually, it's not magic. It's highly advanced alien technology." the Doctor explained.
"Yes, I know you read alot of comic books, but you don't need to pretend it's all real seriously." Spike said.
"Of course it's real! It's right in front of you!" the Doctor said.
"Looks like magic to me." Spike said.
"Well, it isn't." Doctor said.
"Yeah, right. I suppose you're gonna say that aliens, dragons, and magical unicorns exist too, huh?" Spike asked sarcastically.
The Doctor was confused of a sec. "Well.... I'm an alien, you're a dragon, and Flare is a magical unicorn." Doctor explained.
"Yeah, tell me something I don't know." Spike complained. The Doctor sighed and gave himself a facehoof. A toilet flush was heard in the background, and I came walking out with a toilet paper on my shoe (just like every single time I walk out of there, really, it’s a curse of mine).
"Gee wiz, Doctor! Your toilet sure is different than the one's I'm used to!" I said.
"What do you mean? It should look like any other normal toilet." Doctor said feeling confused.
"I mean, your toilet looks like a sink!" I said.
"Flare, please don't tell me you wizzed in the sink!" Doctor hoped.
I looked back and fourth suspiciously. "What if I said I washed my hooves in a device that looked like a toilet?" I asked.
"YOU WASHED YOUR HOOVES IN THE TOILET?!" Doctor yelled.
Then I started laughing. "Gotcha, Doctor!" Then I high-hooved Spike.
The Doctor sighs in relief. "Good."
Spike was aware, so he sniffed his hand. "Pee you! Why does my hand smell bad?" Spike asked.
I started chuckling. "I got a joke! What do you call the TARDIS's bathroom?"
"What?" Spike asked.
"A TURDIS!" I said and laughed.
"I don't get it." Spike said confusingly.
“Ah yes, a TURDIS. Wasn’t the first time I heard that word.” The Doctor said. "So, what are you two up to on this fine day?"
"I keep seeing ponies around town and they keep saying Celestia's name." I explained. "Oh and I found this Chuckie Cheese token. Does this belong to you?"
"Um, no, I don't think so." Doctor said.
"What I'm saying is, Luna doesn't get the respect she deserves, you know?" I asked.
"Flare won't stop complaining about Luna not having much attention." Spike said.
"Yeah, Doctor. I won't stop complaining about Luna not having much attention- and Spike if you ever gossip about me again, I'll tie you up to a tree branch, facing down." I threatened him.
"Yes, well, I don't see why you would--" the Doctor then realized what's going on here." No...no no no no! No way! Uh uh! NO!”
"What's your problem?" I asked.
"I'm not taking you back in time so you can muck something up!" Doctor yelled at me.
"Wait, you can do that?" I asked.
Uh… no! No no, I can't!" Doctor said, with a liarjack look on his face.
"You have a time machine? AWESOME!" I shouted in excitement. "Spike, I think it's time for Plan T!"
"Plan T?" Spike asked.
"What's Plan T?" Doctor asked.
"Time travel!" I said. "We'll go back in time and stop Luna from becoming Nightmare Moon! That way she'll never be banished and everypony would love her just as much as Celestia!"
"No! No no! No way!" Doctor denied. "You can't go back and change it! It could have catastrophic events on the future!"
"But Doctor Whooves, don't you see? If I stop Luna from becoming evil, lots of tragic events won't happen! Nightmare Night would have a different theme, and best of all, no eternal night!" I explained.
"It's the Doctor; and you can't change time! It's very dangerous business!" Doctor said.
"Wait, so changing time is a business? I can make money?" I asked.
"I kinda agree with Flare on this." Spike said. "If Luna never became Nightmare Moon, nopony will have a reason to fear her."
"And more ponies will say her name!" I said.
"No! I'm not changing anything in the past!" Doctor said.
"You won't have to. IIIIIIIIIIIII AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!" I yelled in a Spartan voice as trumpets were playing in the background.
"I am NOT taking you back so you can change everything!" Doctor swore.
"Let's vote on it then." I said. "Whoever wants to go back and change time, say I."
"I!" Spike and I said at the same time.
"Whoever wants to stay here, say I." I said.
"Well that's not fair! You knew that the two of you were going to say yes!" Doctor whined.
"Life ain't fair, brah. We out voted you and this is a democratic country, so we're going!" I demanded.
"No democratic pony laws are gonna stop me." Doctor said.
"Wanna make a bet then?" I asked.
"What bet?" Doctor asked.
"If we change the past and nothing tragic happens when we come back, then you have to sing a musical number with Spike and I and enter the Mareami heat challenge!" I explained.
"Fine then, but if something catestrophic DOES happen, like I know it will, then you have to help me change everything back, AND you have to wash the TARDIS for a month!" Doctor said.
"Oh good, I thought you were going to banish me to the dinosaur age. YOUR ON!" I said with my hoof out, and then the Doctor bumped it. "Alright Doctor! Set course to 1,002 years ago!" The Doctor nods and he starts fiddling with the controls, levers, and knobs until we see the TARDIS go through a time vortex, as the Doctor Who theme was playing in the background.
"Oh, sorry, that was my ring tone." Spike said, putting his phone on vibrate.
"Are we there yet?" I asked.
"No, but we will be there in a few seconds." Doctor said.
"I thought the TURDIS was fast?" I asked.
"It is!" Doctor said. "And it's the TARDIS! We're here by the way!"
"No we're not, you liar, that was too fast!" Spike complained.
"Go outside and see for yourselves then!" Doctor said. So Spike and I walked over to the door, and Spike was about to open it, but I slapped his hand away.
"Ow!" Spike yelled.
"I'm opening it!" I demanded.
"Ok, ok, jeez!" Spike complained. I open the door, and we're in… I dunno, there’s nothing here.
“Huh? Where’s Ponyville? It’s just an opened grass land.” I said.
“Ponyville wasn’t around yet.” Spike said. “Look up in the mountains. There’s no Canterlot either.”
“Then where are the princesses?” I asked.
“Well if I know my history correctly, they’re in a village nearby also called Canterlot, but in present times, we call it Old Canterlot.” Spike explained. “Old Canterlot takes place near the Castle of the Two Sisters.”
“Isn’t that where Everfree is?” I asked.
“Everfree Forest wasn’t around yet.” Spike said. “Everfree Forest started growing some years later, but legend has it, the Everfree Forest was created by Discord himself.”
The Doctor nodded. "Yes, well, here we are! One thousand and two years into Equestria's past!”
“Looks boring.” I said.
“Well, how about we head over to Old Canterlot?” the Doctor suggested. So the three of us walked over to Old Canterlot, which wasn’t really that far.
“Old Canterlot. Looks a lot like present-day Ponyville.” Spike said.
“Well then, let’s take a look around, shall we?” the Doctor suggested.
“Of course! Let’s have some in the pa- ooo, a penny!" I said excitedly as I picked up a penny from the ground.
"Wha-Are you seriously paying more attention to a PENNY then everything else that’s happening here?” the Doctor asked.
"Look, it's heads!" I said, picking it up. "Wait!" I drop the bit back on the ground. "I shouldn've touched it."
"Why not?" Spike asked.
"I don't want to affect too much of the past. I mean even killing a butterfly will have us ended up being chased by dinosaurs when we go back to the present." I explained.
"That's just a story written by somone who's apart of a species that hasn't discovered time travel." Doctor said.
"Wanna make another bet?" I asked.
"No. You're causing enough damage already." Doctor said.
"Buh-WHAT?! We just got here!" I complained.
"No, I mean since I'm letting you change the past." Doctor said.
"Is that I dare?" I asked. "Spike, I think he just dared me!"
"No, I don't dare you." Doctor corrected me.
"Then let's get back to the task at hoof already!" I demanded.
"Right, but.... I suggest we first should take a look around, maybe learn a thing or two about the past, huh?" Doctor suggested.
"Sound good! You can never know too much about the past!" I said.
"Sounds boring." Spike said.
"Wha--BORING?!" Doctor felt insulted. "How is learning about the history of Equestria boring?"
"Twilight never stops talking about it." Spike said, rolling his eyes.
"C'mon Spike, it'll be fun!" I said cheerfully.
"No thanks, but I should try looking for the gem mine. Find the gems before other dragons do." Spike said mischievously while moving his eyes back and fourth.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, brah." I said, with my hoof on his shoulder.
"Is this about that dinosaur thing?" Spike asked, glaring at me.
"YES! Steal those gems and we'll be chased by dinosaurs in the present!" I shouted at him.
“Whatever buddy, but one thing’s for sure, I’m getting the hay outta here! Terrible things are gonna happen, my friend.” A pony random said to us.
“What terrible things, mind I ask good sir?” the Doctor asked.
“The princesses.” The pony said. “Princess Luna hasn’t been herself lately, and the whole town is getting worried. Thinks she might be possessed by Discord himself.”
“Isn’t Discord stoned right now though?” Spike asked.
“HA!” I laughed.
“He is, but… rumors say that Discord’s magic is still flowing around left over after he became frozen solid.” The pony said. “The apocalypse is upon us I tell you! We will all soon be doomed!”
“And so, there I was, getting all loaded up for the next wave, when suddenly, AMBUSH!” another pony nearby with an 1800s war outfit said. This pony was talking about some sort of war story. The Doctor was really interested, so he walked up to him.
“Excuse me, hello, I'm the Doctor, and I couldn't help but overhear you talk about some kind of war? What war is this exactly? I never thought a world literally built off of Tolerance and Friendship would ever have any wars.” Doctor asked.
“Ah yes, the Chaos Wars! It was certainly the biggest war I've ever seen! The battles between Equestria and Discord's army!” the pony said.
“Ah! Yes, I've heard of that! Hm.... so, we are at the right date in time..... brilliant, I didn't overshoot it!” The Doctor said excitedly.
“Didn't overshoot it? You tried to kill somepony?!” the pony gasped. “MURDERER! MURDERER! MURDERER!”
“What?!” Doctor shouted.
“MURDERER! MURDERER! MURDERER!” I yelled along with the war pony.
“No! I’m not a murderer! It’s a figure of speech!” The Doctor freaked out.
“What? Can’t take a joke? Sheesh! What time you from?” the war pony asked.
The Doctor was silent for a few moments, remembering his past. “It’s…. complicated.” He said.
“Heh! I like this pony! He’s got a great sense of humor!” I said.
“Well, I like it when ponies enjoy my sense of humor!” the war pony said, as he turned around. Just then, I noticed something in his mane near the back of his neck.
“Hey, what’s that?” I asked the Doctor.
“What’s what?” the Doctor asked.
“That! In his mane!” I said, pointing.
“What is it?” the Doctor asked, looking at the tattoo I was looking at.
“Is that a tattoo of a Colt .45 with fire coming out of it and the fire is shaped like a comedy mask that we see in theaters?” I asked.
The Doctor looked closely. “Looks like it. Why is it so important?” he asked me. I turned around, and lifted my mane, and the same tattoo was there! “Ah! So he must be your ancestor!”
“Maybe? He is! His name is Colonel Machine Tony Salvatore Joey Luigi Gun the first, and in his time, he was the greatest war hero comedian who ever set hoof in the battlefield!” I explained.
“Ah!” the Doctor said interested. “That’s interesting! Very interesting! But, he can’t know that you’re his great-great-great-great-great-great-“ 15 seconds later…. “Great great grandson! Too dangerous!”
“I wasn’t going to tell him in the first place.” I said.
“Tell me what?” Colonel Gun asked. “Danger’s my middle name!”
“I thought your middle name was Tony Salvatore Joey Luigi?” Spike asked.
“Uh nothing, Colonel Gun! Nothing that concerns you.” The Doctor said and then he takes out his Psychic paper. “The Doctor, official Rrpresentative of the princessess, and these are my assistances, Flare and Spike. This is higher up even for you, Colonel!” Doctor said.
“I don’t see any of you as a pegasus, so you can’t be higher up than me.” Colonel Gun teased.
“He’s right you know.” I said.
The Doctor facehooved himself, mainly because the Colonel is an ancestor of me. Of course we have the same sense of humor! It runs in the family! “Jokes aside, we have business in Canterlot. Can’t stay and chat, but it was nice meeting you!” Doctor said.
“Likewise! Go get me a sandwich before you come back.” Colonel teased and chuckled.
“He sure is a great hero.” The pony that warned us of the apocalypse said to us.
“Of course he is!” I said.
“He’s my brother in arms. Wouldn’t have it any other way.” The pony said as he smiled at my ancestor.
“Yes, of course! Colonel Machine Gun and Colonel Weed Leafhorn are a great team!” Colonel Gun said excitedly.
“You said it brother!” Weed Leafhorn said.
“WHOA!” I cried in excitement. “You two are friends?!”
“Of course we are! Pals forever!” Colonel Gun said.
“Brothers in arms until death to us part… oh… that didn’t come out right.” Weed started to laugh.
“Whoa, what a twist, Flare!” Spike said shockingly. “I guess Herb’s ancestor and your ancestor started off as friends. I did not see that coming!”
“Neither did I.” I said. “Perhaps this is a good chance to make peace. Herb never would bother me. My life in Mareami would be perfect!”
“NO!” the Doctor yelled. “It’s bad enough you’re stopping Nightmare Moon’s banishment! You cannot let those two be at peace!”
“Why not?” Spike asked.
“No he’s right. I wouldn’ve never bothered coming to Ponyville.” I said.
“So… then that means we wouldn’ve met.” Spike said. “Well… Equestria would be ok.”
“Oh yeah? Wasn’t it the Noble Six the ones that rescued the Mane Six from Chaos Mountains?” I reminded him.
“Oh… right.” Spike remembered. “I guess Herb has to be your enemy.”
“He’s not my enemy anymore. I made peace with him. He’s part of the Friendship Mafia now.” I reminded him.
“Come on, Flare!” The Doctor said bumping into somepony right after. “Oh! Terribly sorry!” The pony the Doctor ran into kinda looked like my friend Blaze Goldheart, but there was a shorter mane, and there was a scar on his eye. NOT Swinebutt’s type of scar, a different one.
“Oh, it’s quite alright, it’s my fault actually.” The pony said.
“Hey, you look just like my friend Blaze Goldheart!” I said to him.
“Well, yes, that’s my name! Captain Blaze Goldheart, but I can’t say I’ve ever met you in my life…. Hmm…. You look an awful lot like MY friend Col. Machine Gun.” Captain Blaze said.
“Oh, I’m Flare Gu-“ I was about to say, but the Doctor shook his head because it might cause paradoxes if I say my last name. “I’m Flare!”
“No surname?” Captain Blaze asked. “Hm… alright then. Well, I must be off! The princess has been having some suspensions as of late, and I need to get the my team stationed! See ya!” Blaze was about to fly off, but the Doctor stopped him.
“Wait! D’ya think you could give us access to the castle?” the Doctor asked.
“Umm… I dunno. You have an appointment with the princesses?” Blaze asked.
“Of course!” the Doctor said as he takes out his psychic paper. “I’m the Doctor, an ambassador of Maretonia, and these are my squires, Flare and Spike, and we wish to seek audience to the princesses.”
“I thought you were a representive of the princesses?” Spike asked.
“Umm… no, Spike, what made you think that?” the Doctor chuckled embarrassedly.
“Didn’t you just say-“ Spike was about to say, but then the Doctor punches him in the shoulder.
“OW! Next time somepony punches me… I’ll… I’ll PUNCH BACK!” Spike swore.
“Hmm…” Blaze looks at the Doctor’s psychic paper. “Everything seems to be in order. Ok, I’ll tell the princesses of your arrival. I’ll let you know if anything comes up. Please, feel free to look around our lovely town.”
“Thank you, Captain Goldheart!” the Doctor bowed. Captain Goldheart then flies off.
“How old is Blaze?” Spike asked.
“He’s not really the Blaze we know. This is Blaze’s ancestor, Captain Goldheart of the princesses’ military. This was before the Wonderbolts existed, and Captain Blaze was among the first of its seven members.” I explained. “This is Blaze’s ancestor. Like Colonel Gun, he was a great war hero. I still have no idea if they were friends though.”
“HEY! Watch where you’re going, moron!” Colonel Gun yelled at Captain Goldheart.
“Get out of my face, you idiot!” Captain Goldheart yelled at him.
“Hey! You can’t talk to my friend that way!” Weed Leafhorn yelled at Goldheart.
“Oh yeah? What are you going to do about that, Leafhorn?!” Captain Goldheart yelled at him.
“Well then, I guess that answers that question. This is one thing I’m not going to be telling Blaze when we get back.” I said.
“Hey Doc?” Spike asked.
“Please, I insist you call me the Doctor.” Doctor insisted.
“Ok… Doc, I was curious, what is that?” Spike pointed to his Psychic paper.
“This is the Psychic paper!” Doctor said. “With this, I can pass off as any ID or credentials we need just by thinking about it! Whatever I think about it appears on the paper!”
“Then why did it say you’re gonna lose the bet?” I asked as I took a look at his psychic paper.
“Probably because it was picking up what YOU were thinking of.” The Doctor said.
“There it goes, Doctor! The sun setting for the last time!” I said as we saw the sun going down from the distance.
“Last time? What do you mean?” Doctor asked.
“Before the big event! Remember?” I asked him.
“Ah! Yes, when Luna becomes Nightmare Moon, ah…. Yes.” Doctor nodded.
“Hey, what would you two rather do? Clean up Cranky Doodle’s bathtub or dust Twilight’s whole library?” I asked.
“Clean Twilight’s library, of course! I do that already!” Spike said.
“How about you, Whooves?” I asked.
“It’s the Doctor; and I never met this Cranky Doodle, so I can’t answer the question.” Doctor said.
“I guess you’ll pick cleaning the bathtub.” I said. “I choose the library!”
After a little while went by, Captain Goldheart flew back down to us to tell us the news. “The princesses are ready for you now, but just to let you know, I persuade caution. Princess Luna… hasn’t been herself lately.”
“It’s Discord’s magic I tell you!” Weed Leafhorn yelled.
“Leafhorn, shut your mouth!” Goldheart instructed him.
“You shut your mouth, Goldheart!” Colonel Gun demanded. “Is he not entitled to his own opinion? Get lost!”
“Whatever, c’mon, let’s go.” Goldheart instructed us.
“Well, looks like we’re right on time, huh?” the Doctor asked.
“How many times in your life have you said the word ‘time’?” Spike asked the Doctor.
“Probably an infinite number of times, but that’s not important now.” Doctor said.
“Yeah, what is important is we get chimi-changas after this!” I said. So Goldheart led us to the Castle of the Two Sisters. It does look more medieval, but it looks very clean and not in ruins.
“Wow, this place is beautiful!” Spike said impressively. “Makes it unbelievable on how it’s going to end up in the future.”
“BABABABABABABABABABABAH!” I yelled, interrupting him. “We don’t talk about the future here, unless it involves the chimi-changas we’re going to be having in the future for dinner.” As the four of us were about to walk over to the throne room, we begin to hear arguing coming from inside between the two princesses.
“Shh listen, you hear that?” the Doctor asked.
“Yeah, my stomach is growling with some chimi-changas!” Spike said in an accent. “Way to go Flare! You got me hungry!”
“Your welcome!” I said.
“No, not that! The arguing, from the throne room.” The Doctor corrected him.
“They must be arguing about what to do for dinner. I was like that with my family.” I said. A cutaway shows my old Mareami condo, my mom and I were hiding behind the couch, tip-hooving around the condo, sneaking around, wearing cameo outfits and stripes on our faces, when suddenly we get ambushed by my dad and my sister. We all start shooting eachother with our magic spells, making a mess around the condo, and I gotta say it was epic!
“APPLEBEES!” my mom and I shouted out.
“OLIVE GARDEN!” my dad and my sister shouted. We all continuing chanting and fighting until my sister was the only one left standing.
“Olive Garden it is!” Water said excitedly. The cutaway ends.
Back with Doctor, Spike, and I, we continue to hear the princesses arguing from inside.
“IT’S NOT FAIR!” Luna yelled. “PONIES SLEEP IN MY BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, AND PLAY IN YOUR PITTIFUL DAY!”
“Luna, please! Ponies do enjoy your night. They just chose to sleep during that time because it’s been that way even before we came to power.” Celestia explained, attempting to reason with her.
“No Celestia! You’re just holding me back! MOM ALWAYS LOVED YOU MORE!” Luna yelled.
“Luna… I’m going to go out and see some of our guests. I’ll be back to reason with you later. Just… calm down, and think.” Celestia advised her as she opens the throne doors and walks out. Princess Celestia walks over to us and smiles. “Well, aren’t you three a sight for soar eyes?”
“Yeah I get that a lot. Might be because of my charming good looks.” I said.
“Sight for soar eyes? Have you even met us yet?” Spike asked.
“Oh… this must be the time you returned, just like you said ten years ago.” Celestia said.
“What’s she talking about?” Spike asked the Doctor.
“I cannot say.” The Doctor said. “By the looks of things, I’m guessing we were here already, ten years ago.”
“Yes, you saved Old Canterlot from some… well… I won’t go into details. Your future is my past.” Celestia said.
“I am so confused right now.” Spike said.
“So am I, but I’m not the one complaining about it.” I informed him. “I’m just standing here quietly, just letting time take its course.”
“So you recognize us from the past, huh?” the Doctor asked. “That is fascinating. Normally my companions and I come by one time and then if we do return, we come in your future. It seems a bit… bibie-bobbly-boshkee. What it seems that Celestia is the only one that recognizes us. Nopony else from the town seems to. Wow, I’m really getting used to saying ‘everypony’ so much. Guess if you hear it a lot, you begin saying it.”
“Praise the Wizards.” Spike said.
“Nice example, Spike!” I said.
“Doesn’t mean I like it.” Spike said.
“Ah who cares? I got a little me in you, and it’s STUCK THERE! HA-HAAAAA!” I said mischievously.
“The reason the people of Old Canterlot doesn’t recognize you is that Starswirl the Bearded has erased their memories. We cannot allow the tragedy of ten years ago to be remembered by mortal pony eyes.” Celestia said.
“Mortal pony eyes… wow, Celestia sure has changed over the years.” Spike commented.
“So I guess we’re coming back here in the future. Well… our future… your past.” The Doctor said.
“Our past? We were never here.” I corrected him.
“NO! Our future, the three of us, and her, the princess’s past.” The Doctor corrected me.
“Oh so you’re saying… Celestia can… read the future.” I assumed.
“No, that’s what I… well… actually… I don’t know.” The Doctor said.
“How does Celestia know we’re coming back here in the future to assist in a tragedy?” I asked.
“Because it’s HER past!” the Doctor said.
“So it happened already.” I said.
“YES!” The Doctor said.
“How come I don’t remember it?” I asked.
“Because it’s OUR future!” the Doctor said.
“I thought you said it happened already?” I asked.
“IT DID!” the Doctor yelled angrily.
“You’re really confusing me, brah. Is this the future or the past?” I asked.
“It’s OUR futu- wait… this is all of our pasts.” The Doctor said.
“I thought you said this was our future?” I asked.
“NO! The TRAGEDY is our future.” The Doctor said.
“So once we return home, we’re going to have a tragedy?” I asked.
The Doctor sighs. “Let me explain this again. The tragedy already happened in Celestia’s point of view, but the three of us are coming back here in OUR future to assist in the tragedy.”
“So we’re coming back in the future.” I assumed.
“Yes… OUR future.” The Doctor said.
“Yeah but Celestia’s past.” I assumed.
“Yes.” The Doctor said.
“Well THAT MAKES NO SENSE!” I yelled.
“Look… time is complicated, Flare.” the Doctor said. “It’s just a big ball of-“
“Wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff?” I asked.
“Yes, exactly.” The Doctor said.
“Well now that you put it that way, it makes a bit more sense. Still don’t get it 100% though.” I said.
“Last time you said you were here, you said to expect us again ten years later, and you were right.” Celestia said. “And Flare Gun, you also said, if those who wield the Elements of Harmony ever get kidnapped by something made of technology, I am told to come to the ‘Noble Six’ so you call it.”
“So THAT’S why you asked the Noble Six to rescue the Mane Six from disaster!” Spike said. “I had the feeling it was a little suspicious that the princesses would suddenly ask for you to rescue those who wield the Elements of Harmony. It finally makes sense.”
“I thought Luna would’ve suggested?” I asked. “OH CRUD! Luna!”
“Oh… thought you would’ve forgotten.” The Doctor mumbled to himself.
“Celestia, may I see Luna real quick?” I asked.
“Well I know you and Spike do make interesting entertainment. You did stall the… well… the last tragedy a bit. Maybe you can be useful in this situation.” Celestia assumed. “Very well. Princess Luna is going through a trauma right now. I have no idea why though. The ponies assume that it’s Discord’s magic, but he’s been locked away for months now, and not even his magic can escape his stoned prison.”
“Wow… we were here even before Discord was in prison.” Spike said.
“May we try to reason with her?” I asked.
“I tried my best, but she wouldn’t listen to me.” Celestia said.
“The Doctor here is VERY reasonable! Perhaps he can do something!” I suggested.
“No, this is your tragedy you’re going to create, Flare. I will not be responsible for YOUR mess.” The Doctor said.
“Alright who needs you? Spike and I can do it, right?” I asked as I elbowed Spike.
“Huh? I wasn’t listening.” Spike said.
“Proceed inside, but I urge you caution.” Celestia warned us. So Celestia, Doctor, Spike, and I all stepped into the throne room.
“Not another step!” Luna said to us as the four of us all stopped.
“Hi Luna!” I said.
“Flare Gun…. Spike… Doctor… our noble heroes of the past.” Luna said. “Please take our sincere apologies, but my sister and I have a bit of a disagreement to work out.”
“Which is why we’re here.” Spike said.
“Yes, these three… or these two… would like to assist you in your short-tempered trauma.” Celestia said.
“Oh… so it was YOU that sent them!” Luna yelled as her eyes glowed. “Well… do you think I’d stand oddly by when they all vast in your precious light?!”
“No, Luna, Celestia did not send us. In fact, she was just about to leave.” I said.
“Excuse me?” Celestia asked curiously.
“Shhh! She’ll calm down if you’re not here.” I whispered to her.
“Oh… very well then. I’ll leave you to your expertise.” Celestia said as she walked out of the throne room.
“HA! Expertise. That’s a laugh.” The Doctor laughed sarcastically.
“Don’t be a jerk, Doc.” I instructed him. I then looked over at Luna and said, “Luna, before you do anything you would regret, I need to talk to you about something.”
“But Flare Gun, don’t you see? There could only be ONE princess in Equestria!” Luna yelled.
“Actually, that’s where you’re wrong. Let me teach you a little something.” I said. After many hours of talking, Luna stepped out of the throne room in surprise. “Really, now? I never would’ve thought that. Well… that changes everything!” The dark magic that processed Luna has escaped her body and started crawling around the walls. “I have to apologize to my sister. I have given her so much grief. Thank you, Flare Gun. I appreciate that lecture. You truly stopped me from making a big mistake. Well done.”
“See? I told you I could do it!” I said to Spike and Doctor.
“I am still afraid of what the future may hold.” The Doctor said.
“I didn’t really get most of that though. What were you talking to her about?” Spike asked me.
“Democracy, my friend. Ruling an empire is stressful work to do yourself, so I taught Princess Luna democracy.” I said.
“Well, I have to say, it worked. Nightmare Moon never existed now.” Spike said. “She’ll never have been banished to the moon, and will now rule along side Celestia from now until the end of time.”
“But what you forget is to fear the consequences your actions have created.” The Doctor said.
“I strongly doubt we’ll be getting chased by dinosaurs, alright? Now how about we head on home, huh? I could use that chimmy-changa!” I said.
“How about fajitas instead?” Spike suggested.
“Nah I had that last week.” I said.
“What’s going on, brothers?” Colonel Gun asked us.
“I just solved the conflict between two sisters!” I said.
“I thought there was a fight going on though?” Captain Goldheart asked.
“Well you thought wrong it seems.” Colonel Gun said, sticking his tongue out at Goldheart.
“No thanks, I use toilet paper.” Goldheart teased.
“What in the living Luna are you talking about? What sort of contraption is called ‘toilet paper’?” Colonel Gun asked.
“Well, we did it. Somepony is finally saying Luna’s name. Looks like our work here is done!” I said excitedly.
Well then, we should get back.” Doctor said.
“Back where?” I asked with a smile on my face.
“Back home.” The Doctor said.
“Awww.” I whined. “You ruined it! I wanted you to say ‘back to the future’.”
“Well, we can’t always get what we want, can we, Flare Gun? Now that our future may seize to exist. How stubborn how you?” the Doctor asked.
“Whatever you say, brah. You can say whatever you want after we return home and I win my betting reward! Meh-heh-heh-heeeeh.” I said mischievously. So the three of us exited the castle and walked back into the TARDIS and entered it.
“Besides, when we get home and everything looks screwed up, undoing this should be as easy as a Sunday afternoon!” Spike said.
“Never heard of a video game like that.” I said.
“You think life is all about video games, don’t you, Flare?” Spike asked.
“I learned a lot from games, such as defending myself, knowing how to talk my way out of trouble, plus look at look handsomey mark.” I said as I pointed to my cutie mark.
“Handsomey mark?” Spike asked.
“It’s like a cutie mark, except I’m a guy.” I explained.
“I still have no idea why you’re so calm about this.” The Doctor said worringly as he started up the TARDIS. “Because of you, the entire UNIVERSE could be in jeopardy!” I started humming the Jeopardy game show theme song to myself. “ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?!” he yelled as he shook me.
“DON’T TOUCH MY VEST!” I yelled at him. “And I did listen! Didn’t you hear me humming the Jeopardy theme song? So what if the Universe enters a game show? Big whoop!”
“Here! I’ll show you then!” the Doctor said as the TARDIS shuts down. “We’re here. Open the door.”
“Right now?” I asked.
“Yes, right now.” the Doctor said.
So Spike and I walked over to the TARDIS door and were about to open it. When Spike almost grabs the handle to open the door, I stopped him. “Wait.”
“Don’t worry, you can open it.” Spike offered.
“No… it’s not that. Well now that you think about it, it just became that.” I said.
“What’s wrong then?” Spike asked.
“Yes, Flare? A little nervous about losing that bet?” the Doctor asked mischievously.
“Look Equestria should be out there. We’re still here, aren’t we?” I asked.
“The TARDIS has a failsafe featured to anyone who rides on it. In case of a possible paradox, your existence remains intact… unfortunately.”
“Well I don’t see why there would be two doctors here.” I teased. “Now then… let’s take a look outside. I’ll show you that there are no dinosaurs out there.” So I slowly reached my hoof over to the TARDIS door and was just about to open it, but I stopped myself and asked the Doctor, “Hey Doc?”
“DOCTOR!” he reminded me.
“That’s my not name, but ok.” I shrugged. “Didn’t you used to have an electronic door on the interior of the TARDIS that slides open from the inside, but outside it’s an actual phone booth door?”
“Yeah.” The Doctor said.
“What happened to it? Now it’s just a phone booth door on both sides, plus I didn’t think it was possible to have a door that looks different from two sides.” I thought.
“Are you going to look outside or not?!” the Doctor complained.
“Don’t rush me!” I yelled.
“Well Charlie did need to rush home after winning the golden ticket.” The Doctor said.
A cutaway shows Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the original, not the remake) running home from the candy store after he wins the last golden ticket. “I’ve got one!” he cried. “I’ve got a golden ticket!”
“Hey, I’ve got one too, kid!” a homeless bum said excitedly as he starts reading the ticket to him, “Indecent exposure… hmm… I guess that means I’m going to the chocolate factory then.” The cutaway ends.
So I decided not to stall anymore, so I opened the door and then I stepped outside. “Well… I certainly didn’t expect this.” Spike said.
“I did!” I said.
“What? What is it?” the Doctor asked, peeking outside.
“Nothing’s changed! I guess I win this round! Ponyville still looks exactly the same!” I said. “Oh, and not a single dinosaur! Looks like somepony owes us a musical number!” Just then, some swinging music starts playing in the background as top hats and canes get thrown at the three of us. Spike and I catch them, but the Doctor doesn’t.
“Ow!” he yelled as the cane the hit his nose, and then Spike and I began to sing.
“Bro-hoof here, bro-hoof…” we started, but then the Doctor interrupts us.
“Just hold on there, Flare.” the Doctor stopped me, and then he suddenly begins to chuckle. “Wow that sounds really clever. There Flare. Very interesting words to say together.”
“What’s wrong, brah?” I asked.
“Something doesn’t seem to be quite right.” The Doctor said.
“I dunno why you’d think that. This is Ponyville.” I said. “I mean look - there’s Derpy, still clumsy. Bon Bon and Lyra are close; and hey there’s Psyche!”
“He doesn’t look the same as he usually does.” Doctor said.
“He looks the same to me.” I said. “Same flank tattoo, same looks, I should go over there and slap him in the face.” I walk on over to him and said, “Hey, Psyche! What’s up, brah? Actually, no need, shut your mouth.”
“Huh? How do you know who I am?” Psyche asked.
“It’s me, Flare!” I said.
“Flare? Flare who?” Psyche asked.
“Just the Flare!” I said in the Doctor’s accent. The Doctor then glared at me.
“Uh huh. Well, if you need anything. Feel free to come to my library later.” Psyche offered.
“Library? When did you learn to read?” I teased him.
“Uhh…. I always did.” He said confusingly.
“Well, where is this little library of yours?” I asked him sarcastically.
“It’s over there, in that tree!” Psyche said, pointing to Twilight’s house.
“HA! Very funny, brah! That’s Twilight’s library!” I laughed.
“No, that’s my library.” Psyche corrected me. “Whoever this ‘Twilight’ is, I guess she owned it before I. Well I got things to do, so I’ll see you later!” Psyche started walking over to the library.
“Well, if Twilight’s not living there? Where is she?” Doctor asked.
“Ok, so Psyche doesn’t know me, and Twilight lives somewhere else! Big whoop!” I said, not caring.
“Big whoop?! Where’s Twilight?! Where do I live?!” Spike yelled.
“Flare, don’t you see?! You altered two pony’s lives!” Doctor shouted, accidentally hitting somepony. “Oh! Terribly sorry!” That pony he knocked into looked like Blaze Goldheart, the one I knew, but he looks really sad, and he’s not wearing his Wonderbolt suit.
“Hey Blaze!” I said to him.
“What? You wanna make fun of me too?” Blaze asked in a depressed done.
“Nah, not really- Hey look your zipper is down!” I said, pointing to where his zipper is supposed to be, but the funny thing is…. He doesn’t wear pants!
“Just… leave me alone!” Blaze said and started to walk away.
“Hey whoa, buddy! What’s your problem?” I asked, holding his shoulder.
“I’m not your buddy!” Blaze pushes my hoof away, and flies away.
“Oh…. Oh, I think I know what just happened.” Doctor said.
“I’M NOT YOUR GUY, FRIEND!” I yelled out.
“Flare! Do you know what happened?” Doctor asked.
“Blaze didn’t say ‘guy’ after he said, ‘I’m not your buddy’?” I guessed.
“No! We changed his timeline! His ancestor, Captain Blaze Goldheart!” the Doctor said.
“What?” I asked.
“You see, when you stopped Nightmare Moon for coming, Luna was never banished, and Celestia didn’t have the need to create the EUP royal guard or the Wonderbolts. They never existed, which means Blaze’s entire timeline has changed.”
“What about me? Are we still friends?” I asked nervously.
“He never met you because he went into hiding to escape the ridicule.” Doctor explained. “Why he’s here, I cannot say.”
“Well since you decided to be so friendly to me, you want to buy a corndog?” Blaze asked me with an attitude.
“Sure!” I said excitedly as I was about to take the corndog.
“FLARE!” the Doctor yelled, stopping me from taking the corndog.
“What?!” I yelled.
“See?! That’s something else in the timeline you changed! Ponies don’t eat meat!” the Doctor said as he takes the corndog and throws it on the floor.
“That’ll be 4 bits.” Blaze said.
“Oh calm down, nopony’s gonna eat that garbage.” The Doctor corrected him.
“Excuse me, but THIS is a popular treat! I need to support myself somehow! I’m all alone with no friends and no wife, no home, I’m a draconian for crying out loud I’m a freak!” Blaze yelled.
“Do you have phoenix powers though?” I asked.
“Pffft! I wish. I’d turn this whole town upside down if I wanted to!” Blaze complained as he flew away.
“Well…. It looks like there’s one thing left to do. See if I still have a job!” I said. I ran away to see if my shop was still around.
“Twilight! Where is she?” Spike asked.
“She may still be living in Canterlot. If my calculations are correct, in this universe, she never moved to Ponyville.” Doctor explained.
“We have to see how everypony is doing! If Blaze is alone, what about Rainbow Dash? What about Rarity? What about the Elements of Harmony?” Spike asked.
“We’ll have to find out.” Doctor said.
“Let’s go after Flare first. Do you think he’s going to find his shop?” Spike asked. Spike and the Doctor start running after me. I’m standing right in front of where my shop used to be.
“My shop….” I said sadly. We looked at it, and it says; ‘Boorlie’s Pizza Parlor’. “Boorlie…”
My friends (or I dunno what they are now) Spark Note and Mynx start walking out of the shop.
“Best pizza in all of Equestria!” Mynx said.
“I’ll say!” Spark agreed. I used my magic to take one of the slices out of the box Mynx was carrying, I took a bite of it and gasped. Spike also takes a taste.
“This is your recipe!” Spike gasped.
“Yeah…. But in the wrong hooves.” I said.
“Oh Celestia, what are we gonna do?” Spike asked. “Where’s Twilight and the other’s?”
“I say we should go to Sweet Apples. They’re more likely to be around than anypony else.” I suggested. So we all agreed and we went over to Sweet Apple Acres, but as we were walking, we heard a noise coming from the bushes near us.
“Wha-what was that?” Spike asked.
“What do you mean what was that? I have more important things to do than listen to bushes more!” I said.
“Oh yeah? What’s more important?” Spike asked.
“NOT hearing the bushes more.” I answered. We then heard the bushes move again.
“No, it could be suspicious.” The Doctor said, scanning the bushes with his sonic screwdriver.
“EXTERMINATE!” a voice cried out.
“W-WHAT?!” The Doctor yelled.
“EXTERMINATE!” a voice yelled out again.
“NO! IT CAN’T BE! DALEKS! THEY FOLLOWED ME HERE!” The Doctor cried out. The Doctor jumps into the bushes, about to attack, but Fluttershy ends up popping out, startled.
“Eep!” Fluttershy cried out, hiding in a tree.
“Oh… Fluttershy? If she was in the bushes, then who was making the noise?” the Doctor asked.
“EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!” The Doctor turns around and sees me yelling in a plastic cup.
“FLARE! DO YOU REALIZE THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION?!” The Doctor yelled at me.
“Yeah, gravity is a fundamental force of the universe and is considered a noncontact force. It is what holds the planets in orbit as well as the very universe itself, keeping us from floating off into space, and plays a crucial role in almost every nature process from the ocean tides to the body's circulatory system.” I explained.
“No!” the Doctor said and sighed. “I mean, yes, but what I mean is, we could’ve asked her about where the others were, and you scared her away!”
“No, you scared her away! You jumped in the bushes!” I corrected him.
“You were impersonating a Dalek!” the Doctor said.
“Yes I did, but I wasn't the one who scared Fluttershy. I was the one who scared you. You were the one who scared Fluttershy.” I explained.
“And I didn’t scare a thing!” Spike added.
The Doctor sighed again. “Let’s find her.”
“Find her? She’s right over there!” I said, pointing to a tail that’s hanging out some bushes.
The Doctor clears his throat. “Miss Fluttershy?”
“Hold on Doctor! She might not know you. She’s a shy one. She has no problems with non-pony folk though, I’ll talk to her.” Spike suggested.
“But Spike?” I asked.
“Shush! Look away!” Spike turned to the bushes and said.
“But Spike?” I repeated.
“Look away! Both of you!” Spike ordered us.
“Sigh.” I said as I turned around – every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you’re never coming around.
“Spike, wouldn’t the same apply to you?” Doctor asked.
“No, because when Fluttershy first met me, she wasn’t shy at all, since I’m technically an ‘animal’ to her.” Spike said.
“Oh, alright then.” The Doctor said.
“Hey Fluttershy! Look! A baby dragon!” Spike called out, jumping up and down. “Flutters? Fluttershy?” Spike stopped hoping around and he started tangling on her tail, but all the sudden, the tail started hissing like a snake. That’s because it was a snake! “AAAAAH! SNAKE! SNAKE!” Spike started screaming and running around as the snake that looked like Fluttershy’s tail started chasing him around.
“I was just about to say that wasn’t Fluttershy. THAT’S Fluttershy.” I teased, pointing to her on a tree branch. The Doctor clears his throat.
“Afternoon, Miss Fluttershy! I am the Doctor! May we ask you a few questions?” he asked. Fluttershy hides her face using another tree branch.
“It’s no use reasoning with her, brah. It’s like she never seen an actual pony before.” I said to him. In the background, Spike was still being chased by the snake.
“Believe me, I have my ways.” The Doctor said to me and then he turned to her. “Excuse me? Sorry to bother you, but we’d like to know why you’re hiding.” Fluttershy quickly flies on top of the tree, avoiding us even more.
“Doctor, stop! You’re scaring her! You clearly don’t know Fluttershy that well, do you?” I asked.
“You’d be surprised. She was one of my companions at one point. Just let me talk to her.” Doctor said.
“At ONE POINT!” I said. “She might not know who are now!” Just like that, I shot a laser blast at the snake chasing Spike, and then the snake gets scared and slivers away, and Spike feels relieved.
“Exactly! I’m just using the same trick I did when I first met her.” Doctor said.
“I say we should see AppleJack. She might know more of what’s going on. She’ll be easier to attract.” I suggested. “Trust me, if there’s anypony that’d still live in Ponyville, its AppleJack!” So we walk over to Sweet Apple Acres, but something doesn’t seem quite right. All the apples on the trees are pears, but we don’t notice it at first. The Doctor notices it when we walk 200 feet inside.
“Ugh, pears! What happened to all the apples?” Doctor asked.
“What’s the difference between apples and pears? They’re similar fruit.” Spike said. “Like oranges and tangerines, and peaches and nectarines.”
“Pears…. Are disgusting…. And there should be apples here! WHY AREN’T THERE ANY APPLES?!” the Doctor shouted.
“Alright Doctor, I know of a great way to start fixing this.” I said as I turned to him.
“And how is that?” Doctor asked.
“STOP YELLING!” I yelled at him and I started walking again until we reached the farmhouse, and we knocked on the door.
AppleJack opened the door and said; “Howdy! What can ah do for ya’ll?” she asked.
“Hello, AppleJack! Tell me, why are there pears on the trees? Aren’t there usually apples?” Doctor asked.
“AppleJack? Naw, ya got me wrong. Mah name is PearJack.” PearJack said.
“PearJack?! But how? Your family farmed apples in the past!” Doctor said.
PearJack sighed and shook her head. “But that was a loooong time ago, before the dark times. Please, come in.” The three of us walked inside and observed around the farmhouse.
“I bet this place is heaven to you, Doctor!” Spike teased.
“Just be quiet, Spike.” The Doctor instructed him.
“Ya see, Apples are a sign of evil, so we heard. Our family stopped with the apples and started harvesting pears. They’re just like apples.” PearJack said.
“Wow, never thought I’d hear her say that.” Spike said.
“But that’s preposterous! How can apples be a sign of evil?” Doctor asked.
“It was because of apples the rebellion started.” PearJack said.
“Apples? Wait…. Rebellion?” Doctor asked.
“Yes. Ah can’t explain it though. Mah brother Big Pinhead is in the war. Ah just can’t harvest pears without him.” PearJack explained.
“And ah can’t get mah cutie mark without him!” Pear Bloom complained. “Without mah family, ah’m alone! We got no friends!”
“So, you two don’t have any friends?” Doctor asked.
“Not really. Friendship is dead these days. That's what they all say.” PearJack said. “The only reason Canterlot here is protected right now is because of the princess’s magics. They’re taking turns powering the force field that’s protecting this here town.”
“Now hold on a second there, did you say Canterlot?” Doctor asked.
“Ah recon ah did. This is Canterlot, isn’t it? It’s where the Castle of the Two Sisters are.” PearJack said.
“Ooooooh yeah, I get it.” the Doctor nodded. “Since Nightmare Moon never came, Celestia and she never fought inside the castle and the castle never became in ruins.”
“Ah’m not sure what y’all are talkin’, but the princesses have to protect Ponyville from the great chaotic war outside; plus it stops the Everfree Forest trees from growin’.” PearJack said. “Legend says that those trees are pretty darn dangerous. Created by Discord himself. After he escaped his stone prison he started creating havoc around Equestria, and since the Elements of Harmony even couldn’t stop him, we have no choice but to protect ourselves until scientists can actually make somethin’ that’ll work against him.”
“Wait… the Elements of Harmony didn’t work?” Spike asked.
“The princesses can’t control the elements as much as they used to, and after they failed against Discord, they were stolen.” PearJack said. “Half of Equestria teamed up Discord which is making defeating him even harder.”
“A war…?” I asked.
“Eeyup.” PearJack said.
“Admit that you messed up, Flare?” the Doctor asked.
“I don’t care, as long as Luna is loved!” I said.
“Bad news though. The princesses are incredibily overworked. They’re gettin’ tired and weak. Ah’m not sure how long they have.”
“Does that include Luna?” I asked.
“And Celestia.” PearJack said.
“But Luna right?” I asked.
“Yeah and Celestia.” PearJack said.
“But Luna though right?” I asked.
“Umm… yeah ah just said that.” PearJack said.
“NO!” I yelled. “Ok I admit, I messed up big time!”
“Well you finally see that.” The Doctor nodded.
“Where’s Twilight? She’ll know everything!” Spike said. Just then, an explosion was heard in the background.
“What was that?!” Doctor yelled. The Doctor ran outside and saw the blue sky is turning orange and brown.
“Ah knew this day would come. The princesses are done for. They’re over exhausted.” PearJack said. “It was only a matter of time.”
“Well, it was great meeting you, AppleJack, but I must go! I’m clearly needed!” the Doctor said, running off.
“It’s PearJack!” PearJack yelled.
He doesn't want us to call him Whooves and now he calls you by your wrong name.” I complained to PearJack. “Anyways, you know where I can find something to eat?”
“Ya'll should try Taco Shack.” PearJack suggested.
“OH GOOD! Taco Shack is still around! C'mon Spike! Let's head to Taco Shack!” I recommended. Spike and I run over to Taco Shack as the Doctor runs over to the source of the explosion, which is in town square, relatively close to the Castle of the Two Sisters.
“HEY! Get out of the way!” Rainbow Dash yelled, wearing some sort of armor, and she flies over to the square.
“Huh? Oh, Rainbow Dash!” Doctor said. Rainbow then starts screaming in anger and flies offfast.
“IT’S HER!” Rainbow yelled.
“Who?” the Doctor asked. Just then, another explosion hits a nearby cottage and descending from the sky was a unicorn in a robotic suit.
“Fearsome mortals, feel my wrath!” the unicorn yelled in a female robotic-like voice. The unicorn started firing rapidly around the town. The townfolk began to run to shelter as the unicorn was destroying everything she sees.
“GREAT SCOTT!” the Doctor yelled, but then he started to complain, “Wow… I would’ve NEVER thought I’d say that!”
“Oh figgle-fingle!” Crystal said shockingly.
“Zis is unacceptable!” the Red Medic from TF2 yelled.
“Wow… Flare didn’t just mess up this world. He messed up his friends.” The Doctor said.
“GIMMIE YOUR MONEY!” Aqua yelled as he whacked the Doctor in the head with a baseball bat.
“OW!” the Doctor yelled as he rubbed his head. “I mean REALLY messed up his friends! Aqua here no longer says ‘ya’. I think it’s time that I fixed this, but first I’ll rub my bet winnings in Flare’s face.” The Doctor said mischievously. Just then, the unicorn blasts her magic towards the Doctor but misses him; although, he does get startled a bit after that.
“Bow down for Discord’s chaotic movement!” the unicorn demanded.
“Now, now, if we could talk this out, I’m sure there’ll be a liable solution to it all.” The Doctor suggested.
“I don’t talk, I only feed upon your hate!” the unicorn said as she removes her mask and it was revealed to be Twilight Sparkle.
“Whoa, Twilight! What has happened to you?” the Doctor asked fearfully.
“I have seen the light, and Discord is it. Your precious princesses shall fall!” Twilight said mischievously.
“But you’re a powerful unicorn.” The Doctor pointed out. “How can you be a powerful unicorn and still go against your mentor Celestia?”
“Princess Celestia? My mentor? HA! Yeah maybe in a parallel universe but not here! King Sombra is my mentor!” Twilight said as her eyes began to glow green.
“Ooooh… since you never met your friends, you never went to the Crystal Empire to defeat Sombra. Oh how shameful.” The Doctor shook his head upsettingly.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about, yet I don’t care.” Twilight said.
“I have to find Spike and Flare!” the Doctor said nervously.
“Actually…. Maybe a change of plans. You look tired. You could use a NAP!” Twilight yelled as she blasts the Doctor with her magic and he collapses on the floor and passes out. “Ehh… close enough.” Twilight shrugged as she laughed evilly and then flew off. Yeah she has jet rockets on her robotic suit.
The Doctor wakes up a couple of hours later on a hospital bed. Once he regains his senses, he yells nervousl, “Oh no…. this is not good!” The Doctor tries to get up, but Pinkie comes by and stops him.
“Stop! You need to stay where you are!” she advised him, laying him back down. Pinkie was wearing a nurse outfit and her mane is straight.
“No, Pinkie, you don’t understand! I need to go.” Doctor said.
“Pinkie? No, my name is Nurse Pinkamenia.” Pinkie said. “You’re too injured! You need your rest!”
“I’ve been through worse, I’ll be fine! I need to find my friends and fix all this!” Doctor said. “I also have to stop Twilight from destroying everything.”
“Twilight is unstoppable. She became King Sombra’s apprentice. Trust me, you don’t know what she’s capable of. Do you know anything about the civil war?” Pinkie asked.
“Well, I can find out what she's capable of....and no, I don't know about the civil war. Please, Pinkamena; charming Pinkamena, funny Pinkamena... tell me all about the civil war.”
Err, I don't know how I'm funny, but I'll tell you about it.” Pinkie said. “It all started under a thousand years ago. Everfree trees began to grow around Canterlot, and the princesses had to protect the village from their wrath, but since they were so busy trying to stop the trees, the rest of Equestria became in jeopardy after many enemy forces attacked. Changelings, griffins, you name it. Started a chaotic war that nearly destroyed half of Equestria. If only there were royal guards to help protect Equestria, but nope. Once Discord and King Sombra came to power, we’re nearing the end. Canterlot’s defenses have been broken. It’s only a matter of time before they reach the exhausted princesses, thus ending Equestria for good.”
“Flare, you idiot! It seems now all we can do is go back and right the wrong things in the past!” Doctor said to himself, and then he looked at Pinkie and chuckled. “Oh! Listen to me rambling about subjects that are pointless to you, I really should be going.” The Doctor gets up, and starts walking out.
“I hope you can make it across the street, under your condition.” Pinkie warned him. The Doctor looks around to find Spike and I. He finds Spike across the street over at Taco Shack, eating a taco. The Doctor runs inside and sits with him.
“Spike! Where’s Flare? He needs to hear what he caused!” Doctor requested.
“Flare already knows.” Spike corrected him.
“What? But…. How?” Doctor asked.
“He was reading the newspaper, and then he started freaking out and he ran away.” Spike explained.
“I tried to tell him! We need to find him before he causes even more trouble!” Doctor said.
“Listen to yourself Doctor! This is why he's upset! You always think he's causing trouble! I know he did cause trouble, but it's not entirely his fault!” Spike said.
“We don’t even need to find him! We can just go back and stop him from changing the past!” Doctor explained.
“But Flare only did this to help Princess Luna. He didn't know about any of this. I know he shouldn've skipped to conclusions, but.... you can't just leave him here. He's our friend. If he can break time, he can fix it too. Trust me; we can't do this without him.” Spike explained.
“Technically, we won’t be leaving him here. If I went back and stopped him from changing the past, he’ll have no memory of it. He’ll be like he was before.” Doctor explained.
“Do you want Flare to learn his lesson or not?” Spike asked. “If he has no memory, he’ll just do it again.”
“But… Spike?” Doctor asked.
“Look, if you’re leaving him here, then I’m not going with you either.” Spike said as he pushes his food away. “You may be a timelord, and very smart, but you know next to nothing about friendship. You’re abandoning a friend Doctor.” Spike gets up from his seat and starts walking outside, but he comes back again to grab his taco, and he walks back outside again.
The Doctor started thinking to himself, and then he knew exactly what to do. He runs up to Spike and says, “Wait!” he places his hoof on Spike’s shoulder. “You know me. I never abandon anyone.” The Doctor smiles at Spike and he smiles at him back.
“That’s the spirit, Doctor!” Spike said excitedly.
“Now, if I remember correctly, Flare should be at his trailer. That’s where he usually goes when he feels emotionally distraught. We can find him, and convince him to come back with us.” The Doctor assumed.
“I don’t think so. Flare never moved to Ponyville; it says so on the newspaper. But when Flare is upset, I know of one place he’ll go. Follow me!” Spike instructed him. The Doctor and Spike walk along to the edge of Canterlot and through the Everfree Forest, there I was, laying down on a cliff edge facing where Ponyville is supposed to be. I just sat there and sadly watched the sun set, and smell the stench of burning buildings in the distance. I felt so bad. Out of all the times I messed up, this one has got to be the worse! Actually… second worse. Befriending Swinebutt is my worse mistake, believe you me on that. Believe you me, what kind of phrase is that? Does that mean believe yourself and myself? I shouldn’t say phrases that are totally confusing.
“What have I done?” I asked myself. “I shouldn’ve never had this idea in the first place. All I wanted was Luna’s name to be said by everypony, but now….. I caused this.” I started beating myself up. “I am such an idiot! Stupid Flare, and his stupid idiotic ways!” I stood up from where I was laying and I started screaming. I screamed just as loud as when I play I Am Bread; such a stressful game that is. Sound like Yoda I do.
“It’s alright, Flare.” The Doctor said walking towards me. “We can go back, we can fix everything.”
“Why? All I do is mess everything up! Look, I even became a dictator! That’s how stupid I am!” I said.
“Wait, you’re a dictator?” Doctor asked. I show him a newspaper showing me in the cover, and it says; ‘Crimson Flare Gun, dictator of Mareami, sentences all that’s treated him like trash to the tickler for an endless days of tickle’.
“Oh that’s bad.” The Doctor said.
“RAAAAAAAAH!” I screamed. “BURGLE-FRUGLE… BUNGLE… GARGA…. PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE!”
“Hey, c’mon!” the Doctor attempted to cheer me up, holding my shoulder. “Flare, here you have an opportunity to redeem yourself! Take it! If you come with me to fix everything, this will have never happened.”
Just then, I sat there in silence for a few seconds with a blank expression on my face, but then I finally said; “You really think I should help you fix it? That’s the best idea you have?”
“Yes. Knowing you, your past self won’t listen to me. So who is better to listen to than himself?” Doctor asked and chuckled.
“He’ll listen to Spike.” I said.
“And you! He’ll listen to you as well!” Doctor added.
“You don’t know that!” I reminded him.
“But isn’t it worth a try? Do we have any other choice?” Spike asked.
I nod. “You’re right, brah! Let’s undo this! We’re going to save Equestria!”
Just then, the three of us all approached a churros stand over at Old Canterlot to get some churros. “After a little snack. I haven’t eaten since we left Ponyville the first time!”
“For sure!” Spike agreed. “This will hold me over until the chimi-changas later.”
“Actually, I don’t crave chimi-changas anymore. Now I crave French onion soup with crotons in it.” I corrected him.
After our snack break, the three of us headed over to the TARDIS at Town Square, but before we could go, Twilight was standing there right in front of it. Lots of soldiers were lying down on the ground. Rainbow Dash starts flying around, trying to confuse her, but Twilight has brilliant aim and is able to take her down and freeze her,
“WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT SHRIMP?!” Twilight shouted at Fluttershy. Fluttershy got scared and ran away. “ANYPONY ELSE WANNA TAKE ME ON?! HUH?! I TOOK ON CELESTIA! I CAN TAKE YOU ALL TOO!’
“Let me handle this.” The Doctor said to us. He clears his throat and started walking over to her. “Hello!” But before Twilight looks in our direction, I block his mouth and pull him behind the destroy Celestia statue that Twilight blasted before we came.
“SHHHH! And you say I never listen!” I whispered to the Doctor.
The Doctor pushes my hoof off of him. “Flare, I can handle this!”
“No, not by yourself you can’t!” I warned him. “These pony folk keep saying how great powerful Trixie- I mean Twilight is. You don’t know what she’s capable of!” Big Mac tries to go berserk on her, but Twilight freezes him before he has the chance.
“Flare, trust me! I’m the only one she will listen to, and I’ve battled stronger beings and won, you know that!” the Doctor reminded me.
“If she doesn’t listen to Celestia, why would she listen to you?” I asked.
“I actually got a better idea! Flare and I will distract Twilight while you sneak into the TARDIS and get it running.” Spike suggested.
“But, it’s just….” The Doctor turns around looks into Twilight’s eyes. “There’s still good in her, I know it!”
“Well, either way, you got outvoted again, Doc! I wanna go with Spike’s plan!” I said excitedly.
“Nice!” Spike cheered as he hoof-bumped me.
The Doctor sighed. “Fine. What is your little distraction?” A couple of minutes later, we got prepared with our plan.
“On my mark! You know the plan, Flare?” Spike asked.
“I sure do!” I said.
“You ready, Whooves?” Spike asked.
“It’s the Docto-“ the Doctor corrected Spike.
“It’s the Doctor, we know!” I interrupted him.
“Alright! Let’s do this!” Spike said. Spike and I walked over in front of Twilight wearing top hats and canes and the Doctor annoyingly sneaks over towards the TARDIS. Music starts playing in the background and Spike and I started singing a parody of Mary-Ol Land of Oz, and dance to our words:
“High-hoof here….” I sang.
“Low-hoof there…..” Spike sang.
“And a couple of broly hugs!” we sang. “That’s how we get along so well, if you become a friend of ours!”
“On a boat or in a car….” I started.
“I’ll stick to you like a scar!” Spike continued.
“That’s how your ugly will be masked, if you become a friend of ours!” I sang.
“We can play and sing and giving great adviiiiiiiice!” Spike sang.
“Can you even get your scales to match my eyes?” I asked.
“Uh huh!” Spike said.
“That’ll be nice!” I said. “Lawl lawl here, G-G there….”
“And a couple of cider bars!” Spike sang.
“That’s how we’ll really waste our time if you become a friend of ours!” we both sang.
Tubas, drums, and other instruments play in the background as Spike and I start preforming Gene Kelly-like dances, and Twilight is quite impressed. “I dunno how, but I find this quite entertaining!” she said.
“Oh we haven’t even gotten started yet!” I said as we continued the song. “Chip chip here, dale dale there….
“And a little bit whack-a-mole!” Spike sang.
“That’s how we commit animal violence, if you become a friend of ours!” we both sang.
“Zip-zip here….” Spike sang.
“Zip-zip there….” I sang as I began whispering to the Doctor; “Doctor, pull up your zipper!”
“What?!” Doctor yelled.
“That’s how we make embarrassments, if you become a friend of ours!” Spike and I both sang.
“I don’t lie, I really like to cheeeeeeeeat….” I sang.
“If you don’t lie, do you really brush your teeth?” Spike asked.
“No way!” I said.
“No wonder you smell like feet.” Spike complained.
“High-hoof here….” I sang.
“Low-hoof there….” Spike sang.
“And a couple of broly hugs!” we both sang. “That’s how we get along so well, if you become a friend of ours!”
“HA HA HA!” I shouted.
“HO HO HO!” Spike shouted.
“HA HA HA HA….” We both shouted.
“Haaaaaa.” The Doctor pouted his hoof and said.
Spike and I both concluded the song as we began dancing towards the TARDIS. “That’s how we get along so well, if you become a friend of ours! That’s how we get along so well, with a ha ha ha, ho ho ho, ha ha ha, ho ho ho, ha ha ha, ho ho-
“MERRY HEARTH’S WARMING!” I shouted.
“…if you become a friend of ours!” we both concluded the song as the TARDIS doors shut closed with the three of us inside.
Everypony cheers out for us because what we did seemed to be more entertaining than anything they ever seen in a long time, if not ever! Twilight suddenly came to her senses though. “Wait a minute. WAIT A MINUTE!” Inside the TARDIS, I locked the door tight.
“There, that should keep her. Now let’s get back to the past!” I said, humming the Back to the Future Theme right after.
“That’s Back to the Future, Flare.” Spike corrected him. Twilight suddenly started banging on the door, trying to get in.
“Doctor, HURRY!” I yelled out.
“I’m going as fast as I can!” the Doctor said turning buttons and knobs, trying to get the time machine working. Just then, Twilight used magic like a blowtorch and started blowtorching her way through the door. “Doctor, what are you doing!? Doctor….. GO!”
“Just a minute….” Doctor said.
“WE DON’T GOTS A MINUTE!” I yelled, holding the door so Twilight doesn’t get through. She’s nearly done; she already is on the other side of the door with her blowtorch.
“GOT IT!” Doctor yelled as he presses a button and the blowtorch stops all the sudden. “We’re here.”
“Couldn’t cut it any closer?” I asked as I rubbed my head. We open the TARDIS door and we’re back in Old Canterlot over a thousand years ago.
“So, all we have to is find our past selves, fix everything, and then you’re doing my chores.” Doctor instructed us.
“What? Why?” I asked.
“The bet, remember?” Doctor asked.
“Bet? What bet? I don’t remember any bet!” I lied.
“Remember or not, you’re still cleaning this time machine for a month.” Doctor reminded me.
“Look! There we are!” Spike said, pointing to us, about to enter the castle.
“Yeah, my stomach is growling with some chimi-changas!” past Spike said in an accent. “Way to go Flare! You got me hungry!”
“Your welcome!” past me said.
“STOP! Stay right where you are!” present Doctor cried out.
“Huh? Who are you?” past Spike asked.
“We’re you, from the future!” present Spike said.
Past Doctor sighed. “Ok, who messed everything up?”
“Take a wild guess!” present Doctor said sarcastically, pointing at me.
“Smooth move, brah.” Present me said with an annoyed tone.
“Sweet Celestia, Flare! We just got here a while ago and you already screwed everything up!” past Spike complained.
“You see, THAT is why I need to change the past! So everypony can say her name!” past me complained.
“Look, Flare, trust me. You’ll be changing a lot more than you think. I already thought of a Plan Q, tell Celestia to tell everypony that they have to say Luna’s name more often.” Present me said.
“Sounds good to me! I was just about to have second thoughts anyway.” Past me said.
“Which means you have a TARDIS to clean, Flare.” Past Doctor reminded me.
“No! I didn’t do anything, the bet’s off!” past me said.
“Because of your reckless actions, you messed everything up!” past Doctor said.
“Shut up, Doc! Just, shut up!” past me yelled.
“Well, I had enough here. Let’s go home!” present me said.
“I agree, but that past Doctor is right. You need to clean my TARDIS!” Present Doctor said and smirked at me while stepping into the time machine, and present Spike and I followed him.
“I hope you get eaten by a dinosaur when we return to the present.” Present me said. When the TARDIS disappeared back to the present, we appear back in the present and stepped out of the TARDIS.
“So did we do it? Is everything back to normal?” I asked.
“Let me check.” The Doctor takes out a laptop and types down ‘Nightmare Moon’. The topic pops up, and there it was! Nightmare Moon’s defeat! “Ah! There it is! Nightmare Moon’s defeat! We did it!”
“ALRIGHT! We did it! We made Nightmare Moon evil and we made her get banished and hated!” I said excitedly.
“YES!” Spike yelled in joy.
“We made Luna hated!” Doctor cried out as we then all high-hooved eachother, but right after, we felt that this was an awkward moment, saying she was hated before and all. Just then, Rainbow Dash came bursting to us, all excited.
“Oh there you all are! There’s the writer of the Daring Do series! You are so awesome!” Rainbow said excitedly to one of us.
The Doctor glared at me. “You really sicken me, Flare.”
“Then why aren’t you sneezing?” I asked.
Rainbow then went over to Spike and gave him a noogie. “Who knew our very own dragon friend would be the creator of the most awesome book ever made?”
“Uhh, yeah, of course!” Spike said nervously, pretending he knew what he was talking about.
“You’re a genius, Spike! I’ll buy you a milkshake later!” Rainbow offered as she flew away. The Doctor and I both glare at Spike.
“What? I didn’t know he’d actually go through with that! Or…. I would.” Spike complained.
The Doctor sighed. “Now we have to go back and fix everything, again! Everypony back to the TARDIS!” he instructed us.
“I’m still hungry for some French onion soup.” I said as we walked back inside the TARDIS. We all went back to where we were before, and as we run out and we see Past Spike, me, and Doctor; along with an extra group of us’s.
“Way to go Flare! You got me hungry!” past Spike complained.
“Your welcome!” past me said.
“Hey who are those- Oh yeah, we were just here.” Just before recent us’s could warn past us’s about changing time, another TARDIS shows up,= and another group of us’s show up.
“STOP!” future Doctor yells.
“Who are you?” present Doctor asked.
“We’re from the future!” future me said.
“What? But we’re from the future!” present me said.
“We’re from the further future!” future me said. “We’re here to stop you from stopping those three us’s from doing what they’re about to do!” Eventually, yet-another TARDIS shows up.
“STOP!” the us’s from that TARDIS yelled out.
“We’re from the further-further future!” the me from that TARDIS yelled out. “What you three are doing is actually fine! It’s what YOU THREE are doing that makes things bad!”
Then yet-yet another TARDIS shows up! “STOP! We’re from the further-further-further future! What YOU THREE are doing eventually works out! It’s what YOU THREE are doing that makes things work!” Just then, 24 different TARDIS’s showed up with the same exact reasons! One of the TARDIS’s had Derpy with them.
“I dunno why I’m here; I’m just looking for the can. Isn’t the TARDIS a porter potty?” Derpy asked. Just then, more TARDIS’s appear, and one of the groups of us’s were trash bins.
“Holy Wizard of Hope, what happened to you?!” one of the me’s asked the trash bin us’s.
“We don’t know! This is life for some reason!” trash can Spike cried out.
“My name is PUSH! See, it’s on my door!” trash bin me said. All of the 30 different us’s continued to argue with eachother continuously. Somepony had to do something about it, so the present Doctor went on top of a tree stump and yelled out; “EVERYPONY, SHUT UP!” All of us went silent and looked at Doctor. “I am really confused right now! I have no idea what’s going on, so we’ll put it to vote! Who says we should change the past?” 43 of the us’s, including Derpy raised their hooves. The Doctor counted them all. “43, ok! Who says no we should keep everything how it is?” 48 of us raised our hooves, including Derpy who voted twice. “48, alright! So the nos have it!”
“Wait a minute, 43 and 48? We’re including Derpy who voted twice, that makes 90 of us, there should be 91!” I said.
“Sorry! I got chopped in half on the way here!” one of the me’s yelled out. “That makes 90 ½ of us.”
“Wait, if one of me is chopped in half, shouldn’t all the me’s be chopped in half?” I asked the Doctor.
The Doctor sighed. “You know what? I guess not! Ok, EVERYPONY, go back to your TARDIS’s, go back in your own time, and STAY THERE! No mentioning about novels, no going to the bathroom, no eating, don’t even breathe the air! Just go back to your own times, and STAY THERE!” the Doctor ordered all of the us’s. So, all of us when back to our own time’s. It took a while for the me that was chopped in half to get to the TARDIS, since ‘I’ had to crawl ‘my’ way. Just then, present us’s went back into our own TARDIS.
“Phew! I’m glad that’s all over! I just hope we don’t have any dinosaurs in the present!” I said in relief.
“We’re here.” The Doctor said and then we all walked out of the TARDIS, but something wasn’t quite right.
“Wait a minute. Isn’t this Old Canterlot still?” Spike asked as we walked out of the TARDIS.
“Looks the same as Nightmare Moon era, what gives?” I complained.
“I sent us back to right before we arrived to change the past. I’m going to have a little talk with our past selves; just to be sure our present day hasn’t changed AT ALL!” Doctor explained.
“Forget this! Let me do the talking!” I suggested. Just then, the TARDIS featuring our past selves arrived, and they came out. I aimed my horn at them and it started glowing, then I yelled; “GET BACK IN YOUR TIME MACHINE! GET RIGHT BACK IN YOUR TIME MACHINE RIGHT NOW!”
“FLARE?!” present Doctor yelled.
“Whoa! Whoa! What’s all this about?” past Spike asked. “Who are you?
“NEVER MIND WHO I AM!” I yelled at them. “JUST GET BACK IN YOUR TIME MACHINE! GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM, AND STAY THERE!”
“Look, there’s just one thing I wanna-“ past me said, but he got interrupted after present me shot past me in the leg with laser blast. “OW! OW!”
“GET BACK IN THERE!” present me yelled.
“Ok, ok! No problems! We’re going back in!” past Doctor said, going back into the TARDIS along with past me and Spike, and then the TARDIS disappears.
“And that’s how we do it in Mareami!” I said mischievously to the Doctor and Spike.
“That was a little too much, Flare.” Doctor said.
“Nothing is a little too much Flare! There needs to be a lot of Flare!” I yelled.
“So, what’s gonna happen now?” Spike asked.
“Well, if my calculations are correct, everything that’s happened before we came to this time would’ve been erased. Which means, the three of us never exited.” Doctor explained.
“UGH! My brain hurts!” I yelled.
“Eh, you won’t feel that pain when you return to the present. The only pain you’ll have is when you shot yourself in the leg.” Spike said.
“Oh…. Poo.” I said. Just then, everything started getting erased. “But wait… how are they going to know about what happened 10 years before this? In Celestia’s past but our future?”
“Forget it, Flare. We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.” Spike said as everything finally gets erased, and the three of us never existed, which means this entire chapter never happened. How do I remember it? Well, I don’t actually., but don’t worry about that! So the three of us returned to the present and the Doctor bandaged up my leg.
“There we go! Good as new!” the Doctor said.
“I dunno how this would happen. All I wanted was Luna’s name to be said by everypony!” I complained. “How am I supposed to do that now?”
“Well, I don’t know, Flare, but you shouldn’t let it bother you. Luna would know how much of a great friend you are to her, and that’ll mean everything to her!” the Doctor said, smiling at me.
“Yeah, I guess you’re right.” I nodded in agreement.
“Hey, Flare. How about that bet you had with the Doctor?” Spike reminded us.
“Shut up, Spike! The bet’s off! I didn’t do anything wrong, so forget the bet!” I complained.
“Flare, you have no choice, you have to do my chores….. that is, if you had to.” The Doctor said, smiling at me.
“Of course I don’t have to!” I said.
“I don’t know why, but I have this sudden urge for a chimi-changa right now.” Spike said.
“Yeah, me too.” I said. “Hey, Doc, thanks for everything!”
“Hey, no problem! As long as you learned your lesson and have to know what the risks are by time travel.” The Doctor said. “Also please call me ‘the Doctor’, not ‘Doc’.”
“As long as we’re extra careful, can we time travel again?” I asked.
“As long as it’s for research purposes only, then no problem!” the Doctor said.
“Great! I suppose I’ll see you again soon!” I said.
“Farewell, Flare and Spike! It was great having you two come and visit!” the Doctor said.
“No problemo, brah! See ya!” I said.
“Bye, Doctor!” Spike said, and then we both exited the TARDIS. Once we left the Doctor sighs and begins to talk to himself. “Part of being a Time Lord is that I remember everything. Flare and Spike will have to be back to me again to time travel once more. When that time comes, I’ll be ready. Whatever forces attacked Old Canterlot ten years ago, I shall be ready for it, and I hope they are too.”
Meanwhile outside the TARDIS, I was feeling relieved. “Phew! Glad that’s all over!”
“Well, here we are again! Safe and sound!” Spike said.
“It’s a good thing the alternative us’s were there to stop us from changing the past, but I guess we’ll never know what happened if we did.” I said.
“It’s a good thing everything is back to normal, though!” Spike said happily. Just then, we saw a dinosaur next to us reading the newspaper and drinking coffee.
“Hey!” the dinosaur said to us.
“Uhh…. Hey.” I said confusingly.