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// Run 
// Story: Doctor Whooves - The Dark Side of the Moon 
// by MrPengu1n 
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	The four ponies walked through the shadowy corridors in silence, all of them off-put from the recent events, and alone with their thoughts. Rosebud was the first to break the silence, as she asked a question that was gnawing at her, "Doctor,"
The Doctor turned towards her as they walked, "Yes?"
"We're trying to find your, uh, TARDIS, right?" Rosebud asked.
"That's correct," The Doctor said, climbling over a fallen section of pipe.
"And it's a time machine?" Rosebud confirmed.
"Not just a time machine," The Doctor explained, "The TARDIS can travel all throughout Time And Relative Dimension In Space: That's what TARDIS stands for."
"So what exactly do you plan on doing once we find it?" Rosebud asked.
The Doctor hesitated, "Well, I'm going to go back, find out what made the Vashta Nerada come here, and stop it. If I succeed, then none of this will ever have happened," He looked back at Rosebud, "You'll never have met me, none of those ponies will have died, it would simply have been any normal Congress day."
"But what'll happen to me?" Rosebud asked finally, "Me, here now? Will I just cease to exist or something?"
The Doctor turned back towards her, "I don't know," He answered honestly, "Paradoxes are serious business, If I succeed, then, for all known uses and purposes, this will be the day that never was, it'll never be recognized by the TARDIS. But as for you continuing to exist in this universe..." The Doctor paused.
Rosebud gulped as her worst fears became slightly more real, "Would you take me with you?"
The Doctor looked at her, "What?"
"Would you take me with you, in your TARDIS?" Rosebud begged, eyes full of fear, "I-I don't want to die here."
The Doctor thought for a moment, glanced at Luna and Truman, then back at her and nodded, "Yes."
Rosebud let out a breath of relief, "Thank you, Doctor."
The Doctor looked at Truman, "And what about you? Will you come with me?"
Truman said nothing for a moment, then shrugged, "Why not?"
The Doctor smiled and nodded, and the four continued to walk in silence.
Luna then broke the silence, "Doctor, You said you were a, what was it, Timelord?"
The Doctor did not turn around, "Yes."
"Well, when all this mess is cleared up," Luna began, slowly forming a small hope for the future, "Would you take me to your home planet next? I'd love to see where you come from"
The Doctor stopped walking, "no, we can't do that."
Luna was confused, "Why not? You think I'll fancy another Timelord besides you?" She joked, causing Rosebud to giggle.
The Doctor turned around. His face was solemn. Rosebud stopped laughing, "I can't ever go back to Gallifrey. Not ever." and he whisked around and continued walking.
Luna was puzzled, "Why?" she asked insensitively.
The Doctor sighed, "There was a war," He began, "Between the Timelords, and a race of beings known as the Daleks." He looked up into the sky as he remembered, "But it wasn't any normal war, this war was fought throughout all of time and space. The Last Great Time War."
"What happened?" Rosebud asked, full of curiosity.
"Something," The Doctor said after a moment of silence, "Gallifrey burned, and the Daleks were destroyed." He turned around and looked them all in the eye, "I'm the last of the Timelords."
The three ponies were silent. Truman placed a hoof supportively on The Doctor's shoulder.
The Doctor smiled, turned around and continued walking, and said, "They used to call it the shining world of the seven systems. The skies were burnt orange, and the Citadel was enclosed in a mighty glass dome, shining under the twin suns. beyond that, the mountains go on forever; slopes of deep red grass capped in snow."
"It sounds beautiful," Rosebud said in awe.
"And it was," The Doctor agreed. " on the continent of Wild Endeavor, between the mountains of Solace and Solitude, there stood the Citadel of the Timelords, the oldest and most mighty race in the universe. You should have seen it, The second sun would rise in the south, and the mountains would shine. the leaves of the trees were silver, and when they caught the light in the morning it looked like a forest on fire."
Luna was in awe at his description, picturing the beautiful planet in her mind.
"That old planet's gone now. my family, my friends, even that orange sky. All I've got now is me, my TARDIS, and nothing but time." The Doctor said.
"You've been through more than I gave you credit for, Doctor," Truman said suddenly, "I was too quick to judge you."
The Doctor smiled, "It's quite alright, but thank you." Suddenly, his sonic screwdriver 'ding'ed. he pulled it out and said with a renewed vigor, "enough story time, the TARDIS is close, come on!" and the four ponies continued down the corridor with a renewed speed.
They rounded a corner, and there at the end of a brightly lit hallway was the TARDIS, standing there solemnly in all it's glory. "Yes!" The Doctor cheered.
The lights flickered once and shut off with a pop.
"No!" The Doctor yelled angrily. they were now trapped under one lone light hanging overhead, the dark hallway staring them in the face.
"At least we've still got the-"
The flashlight bulb popped and went out.
"Flashlight..." Luna finished, feeling defeated. she dropped the now-worthless piece of technology.
"No, no, no, no, no!" The Doctor ranted, "We were so close!"
Truman suddenly said, "You said that if you succeed, this whole day will never have happened?"
"Yes, that was the plan," The Doctor confirmed, "But I don't see how we-"
"Doctor," Truman interrupted, "I recognize this section of Storage. There's a cable box nearby, I know."
"That's great," The Doctor said, "But how are he going to-..." He stopped, looking at Truman, "No..."
Truman nodded.
"You better not," The Doctor warned, walking closer towards Truman.
"Godspeed," Truman said solemnly, then spun on his heel and dashed into the shadows.
"Truman!" The Doctor yelled, dashing after him, but stopping short of the shadows.
There was a moment of eerie silence, but then the lights of the hallway flickered back on.
Luna cheered, "He did it!"
The Doctor looked back into the shadows, "Good job, Truman, now come on back!"
There was no answer.
"...Truman?" Rosebud asked, her voice quivering.
The Doctor's head hung low.
The lights flickered.
The Doctor's head snapped back up, "We have to go, now!" and he began running towards the TARDIS.
Rosebud ran after him, but Luna hung back, staring into the shadows that Truman had disappeared into.
"Luna!" The Doctor yelled, having reached the TARDIS, "Come on, Run!"
"But Truman-" Luna protested.
"We'll save him, we'll save all of them! Come on!" The Doctor ordered. Rosebud dove into the TARDIS after him.
Luna began running. the lights flickered more violently.
"Come on, Luna, run! RUN!" The Doctor ordered.
Luna was running at top speed, the lights were wobbling violently, she was so close.
The lights shut off. Luna dove into the TARDIS.
The Doctor went to her side, "Are you okay? Did they get you?"
Luna, panting from the sudden exertion, rose slowly and said, "I think I'm okay."
The Doctor said nothing, "Luna." he said slowly, "You've got two shadows.
Luna looked down. her vision clouded, she couldn't see.
The TARDIS jolted to the right, alarms went off, sirens blared, and everything began to spin.