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// Chapter 1 - Hooves and a Long Face 
// Story: Doctor Whooves: The Siege of Canterlot 
// by BluFeather 
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	Aside from the low humming of the vessel, everything was silent; Silent and dim. The Time Lord opened his eyes to the familiar brass-like interior of his TARDIS, emanating with the slight green glow of all the various lights and screens.

“What's this?” he blinked as he looked at his arm... Only it wasn't quite an arm. This appendage lacked fingers. With concern, he attempted to bring himself to his feet, but he could only stumble and fall clumsily to the floor. Unsure what was wrong with him, The Doctor dragged himself slowly, though steadily to a small number of stairs which he would have to regrettably let himself drop down. A short thud later, he found himself able to look into a mirror.

He paused and nodded his head in disbelief and confusion. “What?”, he blinked and looked at his mane. “What?” he stared at his ears,”... Whot.” It would be the longest thirty seconds he felt in a while. “I have HOOVES and a LONG FACE!”

How and why eluded The Doctor. He browsed the many monitors of his vessel, though they revealed nothing of his situation. The outdoor camera screen read “OFFLINE” showing nothing about where the TARDIS brought its victim, though the radiation level dial reported that outside was relatively alright. The time traveler stared at the various levers and knobs of his machine and pondered leaving, though curiosity had him better. What was outside and where did he end up? What happened to his body and more importantly, could he get back into his humanoid form? But first, adventure.

Quite slowly, The Doctor trotted to the doors of his ship while taking a moment to get used to his strange new walking pattern. He reached for the door, then, “oh.”. His near flat hooves offered him no obvious way to turn the little knob of the door. He tried turning the small thing with one hoof to each side of the knob, but his grip was too poor. Finally, he resorted to using his teeth. 

Staring down an alley way, a nearby colt stood still only observing a mysterious blue box that looked nothing like anything he'd seen before. Perhaps it was an outhouse, but an outhouse that simply fades into existence? The door rattled and bumped back and forth in it's frame. Finally, the colt saw a brown stallion open the door and bring his head up. The stranger stared at the time traveler with still, but somewhat shocked eyes.

The Doctor smiled, “Hello!”. In response, the colt blinked with his mouth very slightly gaped before looking off to the side and walking elsewhere. “Alright.” The timelord said to himself as he closed his door partway, and went to retrieve his sonic screwdriver. He picked it up sideways in his mouth before putting it in a small bag he secured to his side. Finally, he stepped outside into the strange new land of Canterlot, Equestria.