The group of six arrived at a large villa in the outer city limits. It was hidden away from the hustle and bustle of the main city but not completely isolated. It was four stories tall with whitewashed walls, a large perimeter wall with a substantially large gate and a small security force. The guards that weren't guarding the area inside the walls with several types of weapons were stood at checkpoints around the wall. The two guarding the gate, both particularly large men in black suits, sunglasses and concealed weapons in their jackets, stood with a stoic expression portrayed upon their features.
They approached the front gate at a relaxed pace, but the expressions on the women's faces said otherwise. The Doctor simply walked up to them. "Hello, Biceps. And you too, Iron." The two guards acknowledged him by nodding and saying "Good morning, sir." Vinyl leaned into The Doctor.
She whispered "Biceps and Iron?" into his ear.
The Doctor turned around and whispered back. "Yes. Those are my nicknames for them. They remind me of that large white pegasus with the tiny wings from Ponyville and that minotaur bloke who does those semenars. I think they might be their alternate counterparts in this universe."
The two guards moved aside and opened the gates, allowing them to enter. The guard on the right, namely Biceps, spoke up. "If you don't mind me asking, sir, who are these women?" The Doctor stopped in his tracks and turned around with a pleasant smile on his face.
"They are Laura," he said, indicating to Lyra. "Bonnie," pointing to Bonbon. "Vincenza," to Vinyl. "Olivia," to Octavia. "And Denice," to Derpy. "They are my friends from the city and will be staying over for a few days, if that's not a problem."
"Certainly, sir." They allowed the group to enter, closing the gate behind them. They immediately resumed their previous positions of staring at anything that moved until it ran away.
"HAHA! Oh my gosh, Octavia! The name that The Doctor gave you! It's bucking hilarious!" Vinyl said once they were out of earshot. "At least me and Bonbon got to keep our names." At this, Bonbon started snickering after she realised that the name The Doctor had given her was, in fact, her nickname. The other three women all glared at them, but, after realising the humour in the situation, started laughing also.
The Doctor pulled a key out of his overcoat and opened the front door, which was almost twice as tall as he was, even with his slightly lanky frame. The hall of the villa was massive, to say the least. Straight ahead of them was a door leading to a separate room, with a staircase either side of it leading to an elevated platform that formed the balconies surrounding three of the four walls. From the ceiling hung a large chandelier with a gold-alloy trim. The off-gold and light brown walls gave of the impression of elegance and power. Few servants and maids made their way around the house, tending to some matters.
An elderly man in a tuxedo with polished shoes that matched and white gloves approached them from one side of the room.
The Doctor lit up when he saw him. "Jeeves, my good man! How are you? How long has it been?" The Doctor said, firmly shaking the elderly man's hand.
"I'm fine, sir. It's been too long." Jeeves smiled back at him.
The Doctor whipped around to face the five women. "Guys, this is my long-time servant and possibly the greatest friend I ever had, Jeeves." Derpy cleared her throat. "Even compared to you too Derpy." He clamped a hand over his mouth when he realised that he had said her real name.
"No worries, sir." Jeeves said when he saw The Doctor's reaction. "I know all about your dimension-hopping and time-travelling antics. I take it she is the one you told me about from that planet ruled by equines?"
"Yes, she is. The others, from left to right, are Vinyl Scratch, because she doesn't want people to know her real name is Vincenza Staccato, Octavia Philharmonica, Lyra Heartstrings and Bonbon." He said, pointing to each woman in turn. "So, how long have I really been gone?"
"About two weeks, sir."
"Isthat all? Well that is a bit of a wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey thing. Anyway, Jeeves. Would you be so kind as to show each of them their respective rooms? We only need two. Octavia and Vinyl are together, as are Lyra and Bonbon. Derpy will sleep with me. Is that okay?"
"Certainly sir." With that, he turned around and walked off to prepare the rooms for their guests.
The Doctor turned around and clapped his hands to get the attention of the women. "Right then! Who wants to use the pool?" The five women looked at each other with glee before nodding. "Excellent! Follow me to our swimsuit storage, which I still don't know why we have but at least it comes in handy! Allons-y!"