//------------------------------// // A small mistake // Story: Doctor Whooves: Paranoia // by forevertheDoctor //------------------------------// Ditzy ran to the Doctor in tears. She had dropped the files and she didn't care. She didn't want to read anymore of that horrible thing. Was that really all Ditzy was? An experiment? A thing artificially created by other ponies? A thing with no soul? A thing others don't even consider alive? Ditzy was so lost in thought she almost ran right into the Doctor. The Doctor turned and when he saw tears in Ditzy's eyes his face fell. "Ditzy? What's wrong?" asked the Doctor with a worried tone of voice. Ditzy opened her mouth to tell the Doctor what she had saw, but she had a terrible thought. A horrifying thought. 'If he knows I'm just an experiment, he'll abandon me! He'll leave ne here and I'll never ever get to go on adventures with him.' thought Ditzy. Ditzy hung her head, avoiding eye contact with the concerned stallion. "I saw an experiment." said Ditzy, technically not lying. The Doctor slowly nodded in empathy. "Yes. The alicorn...Nightlight Whatsle or whatever her name was... told me about Itex after you galloped off into the TARDIS. The scientists who worked here had good intentions, but they were way ahead of their time, and most experiments looked grotesque, and botched. After failing inspections time and time again, the two princesses made the building implode using a detonater from Canterlot. Which is why we need to learn what we can while the building's evacuated." Ditzy nodded, and tried to act like her usual bubbly self. They looked around, and the Doctor held up a book triumphantly. "Look, Ditzy. It's a journal one of the scientists kept." said the Doctor. The Doctor opened the book and started reading. He flipped through a few pages, continued, and his face went pale. "Ditzy? What's todays date?" asked the Doctor, trying to be calm but clearly failing, for he was trembling. "The 18th, why?" asked Ditzy, uneasy. The Doctor gulped. "Ah...Nightlight What'sherfacele was off by one day. This building is going to implode in approximatly 60 seconds" said the Doctor.