Why does that man keep showing up in my dreams?' Thought a teenage dragon as he made a midnight snack in a V-neck and black sweats. The teenager’s name is Spike. He has green hair, pale skin, and stands around 6’12”. His lack of defined muscles and effeminate figure gave him what many called a “pretty-boy look”.
'Almost every dream I have he’s there, almost like he’s trying to tell me something.' Spike thought as he took a bite out of his gem sandwich. 'Nah. What are the odds that a man known as “The Doctor” is real? I mean, he’s just a dream I made up. Right?' Spike thought as he finished his sandwich and took his plate to the sink to wash, he looked at the clock after he washed his dish, and saw it was 1:35.
He sighed as he realized he’d been asleep for a whole day after Nightmare moon’s return. He tried helping the guards capture Nightmare moon, but she put him asleep like she did to the guards. He’d slept through the whole thing and the whole day afterwards, so he not really tired at all.
'Well, since there nothing to do I may as well go for a walk. Beats staying here and trying to get sleep I know I won't get.' Spike thought as he walked up stairs to his room. A few minutes later he came back down wearing a purple shirt with a green flame on it, purple cargo pants, and purple combat boots. He put a note on the kitchen counter for Twilight in case he didn't get home before she woke up. He then walked out of the library and into the cold night.
Spike took in the night’s fresh air and chose a random road. He smiled at the night sky as he walked. He always loved the night time. He would always take naps during the day in order to enjoy the night. He hoped to meet Princess Luna one day and complement her on the beautiful night. Spike was so busy admiring the night sky, he didn't notice he was being followed. If he were to look around, he would have noticed two bushes with eye holes in them. The ones following him were none other than Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy.
Rainbow Dash wore a blue jacket that stopped just above her stomach with the same colored wings spurting out of her back, black finger-less gloves on her hands, skin tight black shorts that stopped above her knees, and a pair of boots covering almost the rest of the leg. Her hair was a rainbow color. Fluttershy was a pale skinned pegasus girl with pink hair, yellow wings, and a simple dress of the same color with schoolgirl shoes and a pair of high socks. The only strange thing about her clothes was her leather jacket.
"Why are we following Spike again? If you don't mind me asking." Fluttershy asked in a whisper so Spike wouldn't hear them.
"I don't know, Pinkie just said to come here and make sure Spike got to this big blue box. I swear, Pinkie is the strangest pony I know." Rainbow said in boredom as they followed Spike through town.
Spike continued walking ‘til he stopped in front of the Everfree Forest, just staring at it with curiousness. He was debating whether or not he should go in it to find the 'TARDIS'. He want to find it. Then maybe the dreams will stop, it had been getting to him more then he would like to admit. So after much debating he walked into the forest, still unaware that he being followed.
(2 hours later)
After running away from a pack of Timberwolves, two hydra, and fighting an evil group of ninja's rabbits (don't ask) he finally made it to a clearing. He was surprised he wasn't all that tired from running, but shrug it off and though it was dragon endurance. He went around looking for the blue box. He spotted something from the distance, but it was too dark actually make out what is was. He walked closer to see what it was, but froze a few feet from it when he saw, standing in all its glory, the police box.
"No. Nonono. This has got to be just another dream. Maybe I never left the library and all this time I was asleep. There is no way in Celestia that the TARDIS and The Doctor are real! It just a dream I made up!" Spike yelled out in panic. He continued to panic for a good five minutes ‘til he finally managed to calm down.
'Okay. Calm down. Maybe if I open this box and find it empty, the dream isn't real. And this box was just here." Spike thought as he tried to open the door. It wouldn't budge. He looked at the door and noticed a keyhole on it. Spike started to look around the box to see if he could find anything, but came up with nothing.
'Okay. If I remember correctly from my dreams, there was another way to open this door. But what was it?' Spike thought. He look at his hands and remembered something. He snapped his fingers and the doors flew open. 'I'm not likening this.' Spike whimpered with fright in his mind. He gathered what little of his courage he had and walk into the box.
As soon he passed the entrance the doors shut behind him, he turned in surprise at the sudden noise. Once he saw the doors were closed he tried to pry them open, but he soon found out it was useless as the TARDIS didn't want him to leave. He remembered that the TARDIS is alive as he felt a warm presence in his mind. So, with a heavy heart, he turned around to the controls .
He looked at it with awe. He saw this in his dreams all the time, but it paled in comparison to actually seeing the real thing. He walked around the controls and gazed at all buttons, levers and switches, repressing the urge to mess with them all. He stop walking around the controls as he found a message on the screen. He look around the screen to look for a play button. He found it a few minutes later as it was blinking with a green light. He then proceeded to press it and began the video.
He saw the Doctor sit down in front of the screen and started talking.
"Hello, this the Doctor speaking. This is emergency protocols delta. If you’re watching this video, it means I'm dead. While that wouldn't be the problem to me, it is to you. The reason being is because you’re the Doctor now. Let me explain before you start asking questions first, okay.” The Doctor said as he adjusted the camera a little and with a deadpan stare at the last bit. Spike closed his open mouth.
"Now to explain protocol delta. It is an emergency plan in case of the unlikeliness I lose my memories after my regeneration. The TARDIS will send pieces of my memories to you. To find you. The memories will keep coming and coming until you have enough and come looking for the source. Once you find it, this message will play like it is doing right now and you get a choice. The choice to once again become the Doctor or live as the person you are now. It your choice. Below the screen are two buttons. The blue one will give you all of my memories and change you body a little to fit that of a timelord. The yellow button will put the TARDIS in a deep slumber for the memories to stop coming to you, so you can live in peace. But before ether one can activate, I made a little message for each one. Take time to think this over. Doctor out." And like that the message ended. With two buttons started to blink blue and yellow like he said.
Spike sat down on the chair with a baffle expression. He couldn't believe it, not only were his dreams real, but he was the Doctor. He thought of what the man on the screen said. He had a choice, to become the Doctor once more or live a normal live with Twilight.
Twilight.
The very first face he saw and his very first friend. In this body anyway. He thought of all the Cybermen, Daleks and other bloodthirsty monsters that the Doctor had stop to save Earth and Equis, this planet’s name, for others sake. If he didn't become the Doctor again, who say they won't return and kill everyone? Especially Twilight. He wouldn't be able to live with himself if anything were to happen to her.
He looked at the buttons again and decided: he will become Doctor once more for her sake.
He chuckled to himself. Look at him being dramatic. He pressed the blue button and another message started to play.
"I see you decide on the most dangerous one. I can guess you are doing this to protect someone or somepony. Either way, know you were fantastic, absolutely fantastic. You made the hardest choice not many would make for the sakes of others. I don't know your name, or you for that matter, but you earn the name Doctor. Goodbye Doctor and have a fantastic life."
The Doctor said before the message ends.
Then he felt his body changing a bit. He look around and saw the lights were brighter, showing they are doing something. Spike smiled and said before the lights took full effects, "Goodbye Twilight. I love you."
Then Spike the dragon was no more.