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// Strong Like a Diamond 
// Story: Doctor Whooves: City of Chaos 
// by forevertheDoctor 
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"Wh-what do you mean, 'bait'?" Ditzy stuttered. River rolled her eyes.

"Oh sweetie, how slow can you be? You distract the monster while the Doctor does some timey wimey thing he always manages to pull out of his ass at the perfect time." said River. Ditzy cringed and gritted her teeth, swallowing every desire to slap the smooth talking pegasus.

"N-No way! I-I am not doing that!" shouted Ditzy. The Doctor entered the room and looked at both mares staring at eachother with great intensity, neither one of them daring to blink.

"What's this about things and the doing of them?" asked the British stallion.

"Your lovely wedded wife wants me to be draconequus bait!" Ditzy waved her hoof about furiously. River groaned.

"PLEASE don't be a chicken. You're just like the rest of his awful companions..." River spat, her voice filled with venom. The Doctor glared and grabbed Ditzy's shoulder.

"Oui! None of my companions are 'awful'! One of them is your MOTHER for crying out loud!"
The Doctor retaliated. River bit her lip.

"She's an exception and you know that!" River shouted. The Doctor tightened his grip on Ditzy.

"Either way, she is not going to be bait. She could be killed!" said the Doctor. Ditzy suddenly felt self conscious. She pulled herself away from the Doctor's grip and stamped her hoof like a child.

"Doctor! I'm not fragile!" Ditzy shouted. The Doctor buried his head into his hoof, exasperated.

"Maybe. But even a rock can be demolished with the right tools." said the Doctor, trying to keep bitterness out of his tone. River watched the entire scene as if it were a soap opera. Ditzy narrowed her crooked eyes.

"Then consider me a diamond." Ditzy growled. With that she stormed out of the shelter. River joined the Doctor.

"See, she'll be fine. She's a diamond." said River, clearly a bit too amused for the Doctor's taste. The Doctor looked towards the exit where Ditzy had left with concern.

"I know countless things in the entire multiverse that can shatter a diamond like glass."