Cutie Pox Dilemma

by Brightly-litt

Chapter 1: That one question

It had been over two months (or maybe two days, it was hard to tell in the TARDIS) since our last adventure, and, to be honest, I really wished there was some kind of dangerous alien invasion or some kind of other adventure-worthy thing to happen so I wouldn't be so bored. Luckily, though, I really didn't have to wait, because, everyday with the Doctor is an adventure, and, fortunately, we landed the in day of the very first Cutie Pox outbreak in Equestria. But, little did I know at the time, the Doctor had more to do with it than I had originally thought, and it all started with the words,

"Well, where do you want to go next, Brightly?"

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The Doctor's question struck me as odd. He has NEVER asked me where I wanted to go. It was usually HE who just took me wherever in time or space he wanted to go to, never asking about MY opinion, so I looked at him with a look that was a cross between concern and confusion, and said,

"Wow, YOU are asking ME where I want to go? That's new. Are you okay? This isn't like you, going about, asking me where I want to go next, when it's YOU who is always in control of all this timey-wimey stuff." The Doctor just shrugged and said,

"Well, I thought it would be very interesting to find out where you would like to go, I mean, I still do owe you from almost blundering up the whole 'Discord's tooth' mission, so I thought it would only be fair to let you pick our next destination." He smiled as he trotted over to the main TARDIS console. "So, where would you like to go? Remember, though, it has to be within REASON." I nodded, and told him the date of the most devastating, most exciting moment in Equestria's history, the one I've only ever read about, the year of the dreaded Cutie Pox breakout.

As soon as I had told the Doctor the date and it's meaning to me, he just stopped in his tracks, looked at me, and shook his head slowly, like I just told him a terrible joke that was SO BAD, that it would make a Dalek laugh. At first, I thought he was just pulling my tail, but I soon realised that he wasn't lying. Something was very wrong with him, sort of like I told him that another Time War had started, only, this time, there was NO WAY of saving anypony. He was hiding something, something that I would know soon, but, at that time, had no idea of the seriousness of his attitude. He tried to convince me to change my destination, and to go with a much distant time, such as the founding of this fine Pony Nation, or the time when Celestia and Luna first came to rule. Each and every attempt could not change my original choice, so, the Doctor, who looked pale and sad as he typed in the coordinates in the console, flicked the switches to start the ship, and off we went!

Comments

[LiterarySerenity]

Huh. I wonder why the Doctor wanted to avoid this event so much… Interesting