I sighed, letting myself sink into the gentle cloud. It was just big enough to fit two, and the second was supposed to arrive any minute.
Yes, the one-and-only Rainbow Dash, the mare who was never allowed to show any feminine feelings, was dating. A colt.
Soarin, Co-captain of the Wonderbolts, was due to arrive any moment. It was our first date together, and I could feel the coil of excitement in my chest. It tightened when I spotted the little blue dot on the horizon.
I sat up a little straighter, watching as the dot grew closer, with... alarming speed.
Suddenly, the dot split into two, each a slightly different shade. The lighter one flew expertly, the darker one tumbled through the sky like a dying animal or something.
Soarin put on a burst of speed, and I shouted his name when he was within range.
He yelled something back breathlessly, and I stood, preparing to take off.
The other dot was gaining on him, though I could tell now that it was more of a box than a dot. It was a little bigger than Soarin, probably just big enough to fit one pony inside.
"GET DOWN FROM THERE!" Soarin screamed at me, diving toward the ground. I jumped off the cloud, taking the same route and landing beside Soarin. He sat down hard, panting, as he watched the box hurtle past us.
"What in the hoof was that?" I asked him.
"I have no idea..." he told me, "But I think we should go somewhere else."
I helped him to his hooves, brushing the dirt off his chest. "Sounds good to me."
"Rainbow?" called a familiar, yet confused, voice, "You're dating Soarin?"
I whirled about. Twilight and Pinkie Pie were trotting toward me, followed by a host of other ponies I didn't recognize.
I slapped my forehead with my hoof. "Can't I get even a little private time?"
The small crowd parted, and there stood another stallion. He was chestnut brown, with a dark, scraggly mane. He did a double take when he saw me, though I didn't recognize him in the least.
"You!" He shouted, "But-- it can't be you!" He had an accent, something like Trottingham.
"W-what?" I was backing up slowly. The stallion was a complete stranger, and yet he acted like I was an old friend. Well, to be technical, more like an old enemy. I was kind of scared of him.
He cleared his throat, "I-I mean... I know you... from, er..."
"The Best Young Fliers Competition?" I prompted.
"Yes! That's it." He backed up a bit, looking the tiniest bit ashamed. Now that I thought about it, he did seem familiar, but he couldn't have seen it live. He was an earth pony.
"Alright..." I dismissed his odd behavior. "Twi, what the hoof is going on?"
"Uh..." She looked over at a cream-colored earth pony mare, who shrugged in response. "We don't really know. But you're the 'one with the prismatic mane,' and Soarin is probably the 'masculinity' guy--"
"English, Twi! You're not making any sense!" Now I was just frustrated. Couldn't anypony just be nice and dumb it down or something?
"I'll field this," muttered the stallion, pushing his way forward again.
"Oh, great. It's ultimate crazy. Go on, give it to me."
"You were mentioned in a prophecy. The prophecy was buried in layers of code in a clip of white noise. You, as well as your-erm-coltfriend, are destined to come with me," he explained.
"And... what exactly made you decide to decode white noise?" I asked him.
"It's what I do." He sighed, preparing to explain a lot, it seemed. "I'm an alien. I'm from a planet called Gallifrey. Not only that, but something... happened to me. I don't normally look like this. I'm usually... a human."
"I KNEW IT!" Shouted the mint unicorn, grinning widely.
The stallion shushed her, continuing, "I received a message, embedded in layers of code, that claimed to be able to turn me back. I'm not usually one to believe these sorts of things, but it was my only hope of getting back. You see, I was in the middle of looking for someone. Her name was... well, that isn't important, but I need to find her. You six are going to help me get back, but we have something we need to do first." He turned, heading for a point we couldn't see. "You coming?"
I sighed. "I guess."
"Why not?" Soarin agreed.
"Because it's going to be incredibly dangerous, and possibly fatal." The pony said.
Silence.
"I don't even know your name!" I realized.
"It's the Doctor. Just the Doctor."
part of me just wants to see a moment where some one calls him the professor and then he remembers ace and her constant need to blow things up
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That's a good idea! *cackles maniacally*
Awesome! There's soarindash!
2918300 for some reason i can see him calling rainbow dash ace as he remembers her
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If you don't watch Doctor Who, you may get lost later on...
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I think I can tell you why that is...
2918775 she was the river song of the classic era of Who
Don't worry. I won't.
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...You won't what?
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I remember
Remember you said I might get lost on the story? Don't Worry I won't get lost on it!
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Oh, oh. You're a whovian?
What's that? I'm going to watch Doctor who right now so I know what the story will be.
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A whovian is a fan of Doctor Who. Also... doooo iiiiiiit. You won't regret it.
I'm on season one episode 3 of doctor who. It's awesome. Now I know I'm not gonna get lost on the story.
I'm a whovian now! Awesome. It's funny sometimes. I love it!
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Good for you, just wait till you get to the end of season one. No-one tell him what happens!
2919516 for some reason i can see twilight be a bit like a mix of donna, amy and sarah jane and soarin a bit like either jack or Jamie
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Twily is supposed to Martha, and Soarin the dorky but lovable Rory
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If you love it before the end of season one, you are going to be an enormous whovian.
Trying to find season 1 ep 3. Can't find it! I suppose Rainbow Dash is Amelia Pond, am I correct? Almost done with season 1!
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Mmmm... I guess you can skip that one...
WAIT! WHOA!
Did you skip Christopher Eccleson AND David Tennant?! *spazzes*
You gotta go baaaaaaaaaaaaack!
The first ep you should be watching is called 'Rose.' If you skip Rose, I keel you.
Calm down! I already watch so 1 and 2 of season 1! I'm not sure if I watched Christopher Eccleson AND David Tennant
Episode 1 and 2. My bad!
2922717 you're gonna kill soarin off why i can just see him as jack i don't know why i can just see him kind of full of sexual innuendos if you know what i mean
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I NEVER SAID I WAS GOING TO KILL HIM!
I love Soarin. And Rory. I never want to see them die (unfortunately, I've been put through a lot of that, anyway). But that's not a guarantee that all of them will survive...
2924351 i swear if you put roseluck on beach and leave her there that'll be one to many roses i seen left on a beach
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I know how you feel... two was about two too many.
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Whew... okay, good.
Also, if you have netflix, you can watch all the episodes there.
I tried to install Netflix but it won't allow me. But I watched season 7 where Amy showed up. "The girl who waited"
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NO YOU CAN"T SKIP AAANNNYYYTTTHHHIIINNNGGG!
Okay okay! Fine! I'm going to try to download it!
Do I need to watch doctor who from the 90's?
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No, even I haven't watched all of those, just a few here and there. Start with 'Rose' and go from there, but don't skip ahead. There are over-arcing stories, and it would be really disappointing if you spoiled them for yourself.
Know what? I'm just gonna pm you from now on. How's that sound?
K
2930781 90s? they only had the movie with the eighth doctor in the 90s an i think a few mini episdoes
My Bad. What I meant is that the ones on the 19 something. Doctor who is a really old show. But it's awesome!
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Yes, it is. And it just gets awesomer as time goes on. (More awesome? Eh, awesomer's fine by me)
Bwahahaha! Rainbow...