Waking up the next day, after a day of questions and my changing abilities, there was a knock on the door.
My head felt like it was being caved in by an elephant using a jackhammer. ‘Dang! That’s the last time I have a wild drink with my roommates.’ I thought as I got up. The funny thing about hangovers for me is that I start to get over them more quickly than normal ponies. I heard knocking again, then went over to the door.
Opening up the door, I wasn’t expecting my boss, Time Turner. “Time Turner! Wha? What are you doing here?” I said. He looked around, then he said, “Well, I’m here to check on you.” He entered without me asking him in. Before I could even protest, he quickly grabbed me and said, “Look, I know you won’t believe me but,” he paused for a moment, about to tell me something, when we heard a groan from my roommates.
I looked at them, seeing that I wasn’t sleeping on the couch, so were my roommates. ‘I hope nothing happened with them and me. I really hope.’ I thought before heading off to get them a special treat I’ve only seen in a movie.
I soon came back in, carrying two ice creams on my back. “Here we are two hangover Cornettos for you guys. Vinyl, your’s is red as well as yours Octavia. I’ve got the Mint.” I said as the sat up and grabbed their icy treat. I soon grabbed mine, and started to eat it. Time Turner looked at the three of us in surprise, before saying, “Are you bloody mad? Something is going on and you’re going to just sit there?” he said, his voice reaching higher pitches.
“Easy boss.” I said, “My roommates have a horrible hangover and the only cures known are a Bloody Mary, and Cornetto or Ice Creams.” I sat there looking at my boss and friend’s eye twitch slightly. “Want one?” I said.
He licked his blue ice cream that I got for him, as the four of us ate our treats on or near the couch.
They soon started to snap back to normal of sorts, as I started to think about something. ‘During the drunken daze, there was something… something that...’ I looked at the door, trying to remember, ‘There was a person, No! A being that came in here while we were partying, and took… what looked like...’ “Um, Vinyl?” I started, turning my head towards her. She looked at me through those sunglasses which confused me for a moment, before I decided to continue with the more pressing matter at hand.
“What’s exactly in the fridge?” I started, watching her confused reaction, “Because someone got into our apartment while we were all drunk and stole what looked like a blood bag.” That did something, as I found that her face suddenly changed from confused to shock. The four of us went to the fridge to see that there was in fact blood bags hanging in the fridge. I decided to give her the benefit of the doubt.
“Let me guess, cranberry juice with alcohol.” I said. She didn’t say anything, but instead nodded her head. I was about to grab one, when Lyra busted into our apartment. “Lyra, what-?” “Someone gotta help me. Bon-Bon is acting really strange.” she said. At that moment she finished her sentence, Bon-Bon came walking past the door in a daze. For a brief moment, I swear that I saw her spark.
Looking back at the blood bag, I decided to take an enormous risk and opened it. “Uh John, I wouldn’t-.” Octavia said, but was too late. I took a swig and swallowed. I paused for a moment, then turned towards Lyra. “Keep an eye on her, and see where she goes.” I said, before tossing a small necklace. “And take this, you’ll need it for luck.” I added. Lyra caught it with her telekinesis and quickly ran after Bon-Bon.
As ponies passed by the door, I swig the drink again, then said. “B Positive.” I said, before taking a drink again, “with a hint of iron. Bleh.” Vinyl and Octavia looked at each other surprised that I guessed that by drinking the bag. I started to realize something, “Uh, Vinyl?” I started, to which she looked at me. She then moved her sunglasses to her forehead, and revealed her magenta eyes.
Suddenly, her eyes turned blood red, and her mouth revealed fangs. She lunged at me causing me to wrap my hoof around her entire head, kinda like a muzzle. “I wouldn’t do that. My blood can turn to acid, melting you from the inside out.” I said, causing her eyes to go wide. “Trust me when I say that it’s not pretty. Here.” I said giving her the bag. She takes it and I remove my hoof.
I then looked at Octavia who looked more K-9 than pony. Just so you know, I had to do this joke. “Why Octavia, what big paws you have.” I said, in a slight mock-tone to my voice. She growled at me for a moment. “I wouldn’t do that,” I thought to her, “I fought some wooden dogs before, and they were tough. Almost killed that poor butter yellow pegasus.” The three of them looked at him in shock, before Vinyl said, “You saved Fluttershy from a Timberwolf?” “And you had telepathy, when?”
I looked at Octavia, then said, “Well, I had a lot of mental abilities,” I then turned towards Vinyl, “And yes, on my near first day, I fought a… Timberwolf, you called it?” Vinyl nodded. “So all this time, I’ve had a vampire and lycan as my roommates?” he said. Both smiled awkwardly at him.
“Somebody call the tabloids, it’s a scandal!” I exclaimed comically. My roommates looked at each other, then we started staring at each other before we all busted out laughing. “Um, I’d hate to break this heart-felt moment, but we’ve got a serious problem.” Time Turner said from the door. The three of us went to the door to see ponies walking down the hallway, sparking as they moved down the hallway.
“Blood Control? I haven’t seen that in years?” I said, “And I haven’t seen it since my time on Earth.” Time Turner said. It was then at that moment, gears started turning in my head, and I realized who I was talking to. Turning towards him, with a look of shock on my face, I said, “Doctor? Is that you?” His head snapped towards mine in surprise. “It’s me, John.” I said to him. The look on his face, I wish I had my Polaroid camera for that. “John Smith? Blimey, I haven’t seen you or your kind since that incident back on Gallifrey.” he said. We both shook hands and started laughing. My roommates had confused looks, so I decided to introduce him.
“Right, Introductions are in order. Doctor, meet my roommates, Vinyl Scratch and Octavia. I just found out they’re a couple of spooks around here.” I said. They shook hooves, before I continued, “Guys, say hello to an old friend of mine, The Doctor.” I said, with a grin on my face. “We can deal with that later, right now we need to find out where they’re going.” The Doctor said.
That’s when I had an idea. “Doc, do you still have your Tardis?” “Does Gallifrey make terrible bagels? And I thought I told you not to call me Doc.” he said.
Five minutes later, we headed towards my job office. The Doctor pulled out his key, quickly unlocking the door before entering. I quickly followed with Vinyl and Octavia following behind. We soon ran to the back of the room, where standing there in a corner was a strange blue box, humming as though there was a machine there instead of an ordinary Call Box.
“What’s that?” Octavia asked “That’s my ship.” The Doctor said, grabbing his key from his tie before he unlocked the door. He then entered, followed by me, Vinyl, and Octavia into the box, to which my roommates stood there in shock, while I looked around again. “I’ve seen that you’ve changed in here. Not bad, the lighting looks great.” I said. The Doctor nodded, before adjusting a few items on the console.
“Alright, as I’ve started saying, ALLONS-Y!” he said. Slamming the console with a hammer before pulling the handbrake. Suddenly, the room sprang to life, as the room shook and the Tardis wheezed into the Time Vortex. *VWOORP! VWOORP!*
As the machine flew, I quickly pulled out the device for The Doctor. “Remember that necklace I gave Lyra, Doctor?” He nodded as he pulled a lever, causing the machine to lurch sideways before he adjusted a knob. “We need to plug it into the Tardis, to track her and get it… sorry, her to take us to her.” I said. The Doctor gaved his manic grin, before exclaiming, “Brilliant!”
As we hooked it up, it lurches again, and we head off.
Hang on, my friend needs a break, he’s starting to hallucinate.