//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: Five Score, Divided By A Different Time // by Violet Runner //------------------------------// Doctor Whooves perspective After our little Date Night, Derpys mood had improved dramatically. Over the past few days her flying skills had really improved, not just from when she started her flying lessons but also from when we were in Equestria. Work on the TARDIS was moving along a lot faster as well and it wouldn't be too long till all the repairs were finished. Once that is done, assuming Discord sending everypony here isn't a fixed event, we can go back to Equestria before all this happened and warn Celestia. “Doctor?!” James Harkness said walking into the TARDIS. “Yes.” I said looking up from a console. “Well I thought you might want to know this.” He said walking up to me, holding a small stack of paper. “Back in May 1995 when the TARDIS crashed in Scotland it opened a rift in time and space. We’ve been monitoring it for the past 25 years and so far it seemed that the TARDIS was the only thing that had ever came through. However based on the fact that’s also when Discord started sending ponies here to earth I believe that Discord used it to send them here.” The ex-time agent explained handing me the stack of papers. “Yes that’s what I came up with as well.” I said tapping my chin with a hoof. “That’s not all.” James continued. “Though it could just be because of how it opened, the rift seems different than the others we’ve encountered and we’ve been unable to close it.” “Ah, that’s because it’s not just a rift in time and space, but a rift in temporal dimensional space.” I explained. “Temporal dimensional space?” He asked confused. “Yes, temporal dimensional space. You see the Timeline Equestria is in is completely separate from this one. Back on Gallifrey it was only a theory that worlds separate from our own that aren't even connected by the big bang could exist. You see unlike the dimension that Rose got trapped in, which is just a world where every other decision was the opposite of the ones we made and is technically connected by the big bang, Equestria was created by a different big bang and is thus not connected to our world in any way. Apart from the rift of course.” I expanded, but it seemed to make him a little more confused. “Anyway, I know this may sound strange and goes against everything I stand for but do you think you guys could find a way to make that rift bigger?” “Bigger? Possibly, but why?” He asked. “Well.” I said stretching a bit. “In the event that Discord sending us all here is a fix event then we are going to need a way to get all the ponies back to Equestria and there are too many to take them all back in the TARDIS. So if you make it bigger then you should be able to find away to get everypony through it before shit hits the fan with the governments.” I explained looking over the papers. “Hey, Doctor.” Steven said walking down the stairs. “We’ve finished repairing all the main functions. All that’s left is the chameleon circuit, not sure if you want that repaired or not.” “Um, no leave that, I like the whole police box thing.” I said looking out the door to see Derpy flying over with a baskets of muffins. “Hey Doctor, hey Steven.” She said landing and putting the basket down on the console. “I thought you guys might enjoy taking a muffin break.” She said picking one up with her hoof. “Hey, you learned to pick stuff up!” I said watching her eat the muffin. “Yep. It’s like Unicorn magic, you just concentrate on the goal not the task.” She said handing me one. “Anyway,” Steven said taking a muffin from the basket. “We're almost done, just a few minor repairs here and there and she'll be ready to travel through Time and Space again.” “Awesome.” Derpy said flapping her wings a little. “We should be able to finish the last of the repairs today and be ready to leave by tomorrow.” I said looking at a display screen that listed all the damages. “Is there anything you would like us to get you guys from your houses before you leave?” Steven asked taking another muffin. “Well I can think of one thing.” Derpy said with a small smile and laugh. “Derpy!” I said glaring at her. “What? Two years ago we both made a list of stuff we would bring with us if we ever went to Equestria and it was on your list as well. Besides, A) it’s been legal here for the past 5 years and B) its good for my crossed eyes.” She said with pleading eyes. “Oh, alright.” I said rolling my eyes as I ate another muffin. “Yay!” Derpy said turning to face Steven. “If you go into my room on the top floor, in the drawer of my night stand you will find a small carton of fags with joints in it and a bag of weed. If you could bring them that would be great.” “Can do.” Steven said before we went back to getting the last of the jobs done. “Ok, final check; Food and water?” I said as Derpy flew over to the food stores. “Check.” She said flying back. “Spare parts?” “Check.” “Weed?” “Double Check.” “Torchwood knowing what to do if we can’t change Discord sending everypony here?” “Check.” James said from the door. “That’s everything than.” I said putting down the checklist. “This is it. Good luck Doctor.” He said extending his hand. “You too.” I said putting my hoof in his hand and shacking it, before he stepped out, closing the door behind him. “Alright, TARDIS, this is it. If you can get us back to Equestria then we can stop Discord.” I said, as it started up and began to take off. “God speed.” Steven said as he and the rest of the members of Torchwood watched the TARDIS dissolve. “God speed.” “We're here.” Derpy said as the TARDIS stopped making its wow noise. “Good now we can- what the?” I said as I stepped out of the TARDIS to see that we were at the edge of a forest on what appeared to be a horse farm. “This isn't Equestria! Derpy what do the controls say?” “They say we're in Iowa, May 23, 2020.” Derpy said. “Why did the TARDIS bring us here?” I asked heading back inside. “Hey wasn't that giant Rainbow explosion three days ago from right now?” She said as she stuck her head out to look around. “Hey yeah.” I said remembering hearing about it on the news. “And I think I heard somepony mention how it was a Sonic Rainboom. Maybe the TARDIS brought us here to pick up the Elements of Harmony!” “Steven told me that some of the ponies back at Torchwood were contacted by Luna and told about a farm in Iowa that was a safe haven for ponies, maybe this is it!” Derpy said flying over to me. “Well it’s worth a shot.” I said before we both exited the TARDIS and made our way to the farm house. As we approached the main part of the farm we began to see more and more ponies each of them welcoming us to the farm, so we knew we were in the right place. “I hope they make it.” I heard somepony with a deep voice say in a southern accent. “Don’t worry I’m sure they’ll do all right.” Another voice said. “And if they do get caught they’ll call us and Twilight can always do that energy bomb thing.” “So she remembers how to do that huh?” A tall purple and green dragon said as I came around the corner to see Big Mac, Shining Armor and a teen aged Spike sitting on the porch of the farm house, not noticing Derpy was no longer with me. “Ya, blow up half our living room in the process... and a book store.” Shining Armor said as he spotted me walking up to the house. “Welcome to the farm, the last safe place for ponies. You arrived just in time actually. In a few hours we will be making the journey back to Equestria. “So what’s your name?” Spike asked. “I’m The Doctor.” I said introducing myself. “Doctor Who?” Shining asked. “Whooves actual.” I said as I just noticed Derpy was no longer with me. “Or just the Doctor.” “Wait. You mean you're Thee Doctor. As in The Doctor from Doctor Who! Meaning the Fancon of Time Turner being The Doctor is true!” Spike asked surprised. “Yes to the first, yes to the second and Timer Turner was just an alias.” I said as I looked around for Derpy. “Wow!” The teen aged dragon said excitedly. “Wait that means Doctor Who is real, but how?” “Well, it’s all a bunch wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff. Now where did Derpy run off to?” I said as I turned around. “Wait, how did you get here?” Shining asked. “The TARDIS of course. Helped jump start my regeneration giving me all my memories back and gave me back my pony form. Torchwood did a good job keeping it safe for me these past twenty five years, though she still goes where I’m need and not where I want to go. We were actually trying to get back to Equestria to stop Discord when we arrived here.” “Wait Torchwood’s real too?!” Spike said astonished. “Wait that means you were in England, and there are even more ponies around the world!” “That’s not the worst of it. In about six months’ time the British parliament will start secretly kidnapping and experimenting on ponies under the crowns nose.” “That’s awful!” Shining said a little angry. “Wait six months?” Big Mac said a little confused. “Oh did I forget to mention that Derpy and I don’t turn back into ponies until November?” I asked looking at them. “That’s a long time for the curse to wear off. Most ponies turned back on their birthday this year.” Shining said. “Not really. Derpy and I were both born in November because we were in the time stream when Discords spell took effect.” Shining looked like he was going to ask something else but was interrupted by a light pink unicorn filly with a blond mane. “Daddy!” The filly yelled running up to me and hugging my leg, Derpy flying behind her. “I’ve missed you so much!” “Dinky! I’ve missed you too.” I said as I wrapped my other leg around her in a hug. “The Family’s back together again.” Derpy said as she joined the hug. “Not to look a gift horse in the mouth but how do you remember I’m your dad?” I asked as we broke up the hug. “Well, Sweetie Belle of the CMC managed to use a spell to give her friends back their memories of their lives in Equestria and they were trying to do it again while they were here and managed to give a few of us back our memories.” “Where are the CMC now?” Shining Armor asked, interrupting our family moment when he realized that he hadn’t seen them since the mane six left. “I think they said something about following Rainbow Dash and her friends.” Dinky said turning to face the older unicorn. “Of cause they did.” Shining said face hoofing. “Where are they going anyway?” I asked. “The girls are on their way to Dubuque in order to see if the portal from Equestria Girls is still there.” Big Mac explained. “Don't worry it is. While I was at Torchwood I read a report about a rift in that area that opens and closes on its own every two and a half years.” “Well it’s good to hear that there is at least a rift there.” Shining said happily before frowning. “But if you're from the future that means we either fail or not every pony maked it back to Equestria.” “Oh don’t worry about that. Before I left, I ask the good folks at Torchwood to find a way to widen the rift that was made by the TARDIS when it crashed landed in Scotland 25 years ago. If they succeed then they should be able to get every pony back through it.” I explained. “So is it too late to sign up to help kick Discords’ ass?” “Sure, we need all the help we can get and a Time Lord would definitely make things easier.” The white Unicorn said eagerly. “But I fear the few hundred ponies we have here won't be enough to take down Discord. We need a bigger army.” “I think I can help with that! I can use the TARDIS to go do a thing.” I said coming up with a plan to get more ponies. “What thing?” Big Mac asked. “I don’t know yet. It’s a thing in progress. Respect the thing! I'll meet you by the rift back to Equestria before you go through.” I said before I lead my family back to the TARDIS.