Chapter the Fourteenth – I ain’t crazy!
The Doctor happily walked out of the schoolhouse, having saved yet another pony from Discord’s influence. The sun was still setting in the distance, lighting up the sky with luminescent orange glow. He began to set off on his journey.
“Doctor, wait!”
The Doctor turned around to see that Derpy had followed him outside. She ran up to him, but tripped and fell on her face. She quickly got up and composed herself.
“Derpy! What is it?”
Derpy had a confused look on her face. “Where are you going now?”
The Doctor sighed. “Well, the world’s been plunged into total chaos, and it appears that I’m the one who’s supposed to defeat Discord.”
“So… are you going on an adventure?”
“Uhh, I guess so-”
Derpy’s eyes lit up. “Ooh! Ooh! That sounds like fun! Can I come with you?”
The Doctor laughed. “Oh yeah, it’s been quite a riot, let me tell you. Are you sure you’d be up for it?”
“Hey, I’m not gonna just stick around whilst the world gets destroyed. I’m gonna do my part!”
“It’s settled then! You shall be my assistant in this journey!”
“OH MY GOD I’M AN ASSISTANT,” Derpy exclaimed, “THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER!
… What do I do?”
The two ponies carefully surveyed the landscape, wondering where to go next. Suddenly, Derpy pointed to something.
“THERE! That’s where we shall go!”
The Doctor cocked his head slightly. “What, that dark and mysterious mass in the distance?”
“Yep! There’s no way anything bad could happen!”
“Are you quite sure? It’s not exactly very welcoming, is it?”
“Were you expecting to hear the sweet sound of purple?”
“What no- Wait, What? Weird. No, my point is, do you think it’s really a good idea to go there?”
“Well, can you think of a better plan?”
The Doctor raised his hoof, and attempted to suggest something else, but couldn’t come up with anything. The duo decided to head down the mountain and start walking across the flat rock towards the strange distortion in space.
As they got closer and closer to the anomaly, strange noises started to come out of nowhere.
“Shh, Derpy!” The Doctor spoke quickly. “Do you hear that?”
“What am I hearing?”
“Strange, high pitched noises?”
“Doctor, that’s just your Tinnitus.”
“No, listen again!”
Derpy stood still for a minute. Suddenly, she noticed that she could hear the ominous sounds as well. “What do you think they are?”
The Doctor put his hoof to his chin, deep in thought.
“I’ve got it! There must be somepony trying to communicate through it, but the hole in space is disrupting their voice!”
“Granted that makes perfect sense, but what do you suppose they’re trying to say? A warning?”
“Perhaps… or maybe a cry for help!”
The two ponies dashed towards the dark flowing mass and leapt into it in ten seconds flat.