"So..." Spike said slowly , trying to wrap his head around the information he had just been given "You're not dating?"
Twilight restrained herself from banging her head on a bookshelf. It had taken two hours. Two Celestia darned hours of chasing down the screaming baby dragon and trying to talk to him, only to have him run away again screaming some more, but finally they had gotten it into his head.
She nodded tiredly "Yes, Spike. I'm not dating anyone"
"Thank Celestia!" the little dragon cried "That was terrifying....I probably wont sleep for-Zzzzzzz"
Spike cut off with a long snore, and slumped to the ground, fast asleep. With a chuckle and a shake of her head, Twilight levitated him onto her back, ruffling his spines fondly.
"Heh...." Rarity laughed nervously from beside her "Sorry about that"
"It's-" Twilight yawned "alright"
Applejack and Fluttershy emerged from the kitchen
"We got the kitchen all cleaned up for you Twi" Applejack said as she trotted over to them
"Thank you so much" Twilight said "You really didn't need to, I could have gotten it"
"Aww, shucks" the farmpony pulled her hat lower "It was no problem at all...though it would have gone faster if somepony hadn't spilled cake batter all over"
Pinkie looked up guiltily "I was just trying to help" she defended.
"How on earth, do you get cake batter on the ceiling?" AJ griped "Ah ask ya...."
Twilight just laughed "And how goes it picking up all those letter tiles, Dash?"
Once it had become clear that calming down Spike would take a while, Rainbow had challenged the Doctor to a game of Scrabble. As expected, little wooden pieces had been flung everywhere when she lost.
"I almost got all of them" the pegasus called back, hunting on the floor for more tiles "Aha!....I think that's the last of em' Twi"
"Well" Rarity yawned "I for one, think I'll be heading home. I have a big order of dresses to fill tomorrow"
"I'd best be gettin' home as well" Applejack nodded "I need to help Big Mag with the farm chores early in the morning"
One by one, the others left as well, yawning and giving goodbyes and soon it was only Pinkie and the Doctor left.
Twilight trotted upstairs, depositing Spike in his bed before returning downstairs to her friends.
"It's getting pretty late Pinkie" She said "Are you sure you don't want me and the Doctor to walk you home?"
Pinkie shook her head "Nope. I'm going to sleep over here" she bounded off cheerfully towards the kitchen.
Twilight chuckled. Pinkie was the only pony she knew of to invite herself to sleepovers. Rolling her eyes, she took a step, tripped over a pile of books, and landed on the ground with a squeak.
The Doctor laughed "I thought unicorn's were supposed to be graceful" he chuckled.
"Yeah, yeah"
"Unicorns" the Doctor said making a grand gesture with his front hooves and trying to hold back laughter "the paragon of beauty and elegance.....then there is Sparky...well...She tries"
"Ha. Ha" Twilight grumbled, but she didn't have the energy annoyed. A monumental yawn escaped her as she pulled herself to her hooves.
"Quite the day, wasn't it?" the Doctor said
The unicorn nodded "I'm beat. I think I've used enough adrenaline today for an entire lifetime" she chuckled, shaking her head "I have to admit, it was pretty dicey there in the end. I wasn't sure if we would have enough time to stop them"
"And are you sure you're alright?" The Doctor asked "I mean, fighting gigantic alien insects isn't exactly everybody's cup of tea, and if this adventure cut it too close for comfort..."
Twilight cut him of with a laugh "Doctor, please. It'll take more than a ravening horde of space bugs to scare me off"
The Doctor grinned "Good."
"Hay..." Twilight joked "Are you sure you can handle hanging around with me? Just today, one of my friends gave you a makeover, and another one beat you up."
The Doctor rolled his eyes, chuckling "Sparky, please. It'll take more than your slightly crazy friends to scare me off"
Twilight gave a little smirk "....Good."
"Uhhhhh....Twilight?" Pinkie called from the kitchen "I kinda spilled some lemonade on your floor...."
Twilight sighed "Coming!" she gave the Doctor a brief hug "Goodnight, Doctor"
The Doctor smiled "Goodnight, Sparky"
"NIGHTY NIGHT!" Pinkie called from Twilight's kitchen
"Night, Pinkie" The timelord laughed quietly,shaking his head, he doubted that poor Twilight would get any rest with her sleeping over. Then he stepped out the door and began to walk to his TARDIS in the fields.
Perched on one of the branches on Twilight's library, Rainbow Dash watched this exchange thoughtfully, and was feeling little guilty for doing so. Twilight trusted this pony....why couldn't she?
But if there was one thing that she had learned as a flier it was to trust her gut. Right now her gut was telling her that something was up. It would only be this once, then she would leave it.....Dash just needed to investigate this hunch.
As Turner walked away Rainbow took off, spreading her wings and flying behind him at a safe distance. For a good while it was boring, just watching him walk. The pegasus even considered giving up and going back to her could house. Then she saw it, standing in the middle of a patch of moonlit grass...A blue box.
As she watched, wide eyed, Time Turner unlocked the doors and stepped inside.
Rainbow watched, waiting. He would come out soon, right? I mean nopony could stand around in a tiny box for too long without going out of their mind in boredom. Then, with a strange noise, the box began to fade, like it was disappearing, before returning to normal. As it faded in and out for a second time, Rainbow Dash noticed it getting fainter, next fade in and out it was fainter still. The pegasus dove at it, but came up with empty air.
Getting to her feet, she pondered this strange turn of events. Did this mean he really was evil after all? Something told Dash he wasn't. After all, Twilight obviously thought he was a good pony, and she didn't seem like she was being mind controlled.....Rainbow trusted her friends judgement.
That didn't mean she wasn't going to investigate this, though.
"Make no mistake, Turner" Rainbow Dash muttered to the field "I've got my eye on you"