Chapter the Sixteenth – Light through darkness
As Derpy and The Doctor leapt through the mysterious dark cloud, their surroundings began to morph into something completely different. They both plummeted down in a frenzied spiral surprisingly fast. Eventually, they tumbled through to the other side.
“Doctor, what in Equestria just happened?” Derpy asked, confused.
The Doctor got up and dusted himself off. “Well,” He Explained, “I believe that we went through a load of wibbly wobbly timey wimey… stuff, and we’ve been teleported to a different location.”
“So… where are we now?”
“Umm… I’m not quite sure.”
The two ponies looked around. They were completely surrounded by bright pink waves, flowing gently and shimmering all around them in the distance, covering both down below and up in the sky. They stood on a translucent dark platform, with a long, winding path leading out from it. The Doctor sighed.
“Come on then, let’s get started.”
The Doctor and his companion walked along the otherworldly path for what felt like ages. As they continued, their surroundings began to shift to a duller colour, slowly becoming a muted violet.
“AUGH! Are we there yet?” Derpy cried out in boredom.
“Almost, I think. There’s something coming up in the distance.” The Doctor replied casually.
“Ugh, this fan-fic’s going to be over before we get there!”
“Derpy, relax, we’ve got plenty of chapters to go about on our travels.”
“What about parasprites? They eat words!”
“What? That’s just crazy talk. Besides, we’re here now!”
The two ponies stood in front of a large stone building that looked to be incredibly old. It wasn’t too large, but not too small either, taking about as much space as the main hall at the Grand Galloping Gala. However, the building had no discernible features about it. The Doctor was puzzled. He had no clue about what might be inside. On what appeared to be the entrance, there hung a small stone tablet with a few words chiseled into it.
“Ah, another riddle,” The Doctor grinned, “I wonder what’ll be happening next chapter.”
This could turn out to be problematic,
Whilst one is misguided, the other’s erratic!
Some can turn out to be quite resourceful,
But others can make you feel quite remorseful!
There’s no doubt, however, about one thing,
And that is to say, there’s nothing to bring!
They’ll just stand here, messing around,
Not a sense of direction able to be found!
The Doctor was stumped. He had no idea what this mysterious thing could be.
“What’s wrong, Doctor? I thought you were all smart and stuff!” Derpy asked.
“Oh yeah, but I just don’t know what this outlandish object in the riddle is!”
Derpy stepped up to the door and read the riddle a few times over, thinking about it for a little while. Suddenly, she laughed, and her face lit up.
“Ooh! Ooh! I know what it is! It’s a SHEEP!”
The stone door rumbled slightly, and slid open.
“Derpy, you’re a genius!” The Doctor laughed, going through the doorway.
The blonde pegasus held her head up high in triumph, and followed close behind.