Chapter 1
Companions
The Doctor ran down the metal catwalk, his scarf fluttering behind him as he went. He turned a corner just in time to avoid several red hot bolts of energy which scorched the wall. He continued running along until he reached a door that refused to open upon his approach. “Locked. Blast it.” He removed his hat and reached in to grab something from within.
As he fumbled for whatever he was looking for, a pair of somewhat cylindrical metal beings turned the corner to face him. Each one had a single long eye stalk protruding from its domed head, and from roughly the center of their bodies protruded a long plunger-like device, along side a cylindrical device. They pointed the blasters at the brown pony and yelled simultaneously in strangely distorted voices, “EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!”
Suddenly one of the creature's eye stalks was sheared off. Standing upon the now wrecked piece of hardware was a brilliant white alicorn, her long pink hair flowing in a non-existent breeze, a golden sun proudly shining upon her flank. “MY VISION HAS BEEN IMPAIRED I CANNOT SEE!” the metallic creature shouted before a blue blur slammed into its side, knocking both of them off the catwalk and into the abyss below. The blue blur solidified into another alicorn, smaller than the first, midnight blue, with a lighter blue mane and tail, a white moon standing out against a splotch of inky blackness upon her flank.
Celestia turned to the Doctor with a tired look upon her face. “Why is it, Doctor, that everywhere thou takes us our magic is absolutely useless?”
“Come now. What's the point of going on an adventure if you can just point and zap your way out of every obstacle that presents itself?” the Doctor asked, removing a metal wand-like object from his hat, which he pointed at the locked door, which after a brief flashing of light and a buzzing sound, immediately slid open. “Now, come along girls. There's still a lot of running to do before we're done here.” Celestia and her sister Luna shared a wry glance at each other before following.
~DrW~
A small blue barn-like structure spun through the inky blackness, flying away from a much larger disk-shaped ship which at that point was being wracked with explosions. The doors to the barn creaked open as Celestia peeked out just in time to see the flying saucer erupt in a full fireball. As she closed the door and turned into an amazingly spacious control room—much bigger than it had any right to be, considering the size of the exterior—she saw the Doctor already scurrying around the circular control panel in the center of it all. “That was quite an adventure, wasn't it, ladies? A bit off course from Solaris VII, but with that contingent of Daleks out of the way, I don't see any reason we can't just continue along course.”
Celestia and Luna shared another glance, this one much less jovial. “Actually, Doctor,” Celestia began. “We think we'd like to return home.”
The Doctor stopped cold. “Home? Why would you want to go home?”
Luna stepped forward. “Please, Doctor. We have been traveling with thee for months. And it has been amazing, really. But we do have responsibilities awaiting us in Equestria. And the both of us feel that it's time to return to them.”
The Doctor's face fell, and Celestia turned a sad smile to him. “You once said there was no point in growing up if you couldn't be childish sometimes. That is a lesson neither of us will soon forget. But what would the point be in growing up without accepting our adult responsibilities?”
The Doctor sighed. “You're right of course. And the two of you do have amazing futures awaiting you, though difficult at times.” Luna couldn't help but shudder a bit as the Doctor turned his wild eyes to her, and she saw a melancholy there that seemed aimed at her. “So then,” he continued. “Equestria, Everfree Forest, Day 72 of 267 S.R., 2:30 a.m.; the very night I picked you up, about an hour later.”
“Doctor...?” Celestia asked, uncertainly.
“Oh, don't worry yourselves about this old space pony. I'll be fine. You two have a kingdom awaiting you!”
The Everfree night was interrupted by a loud, unnatural screeching sound, as a small blue barn slowly appeared from seemingly nothing. The twin doors opened and Celesia and Luna slowly exited, while the Doctor stayed at the threshold. Celestia turned to the chestnut pony and smiled. “Remember, Doctor. We may not be thy traveling companions any longer, but that does not mean we are not thy friends. Thou art always welcome and we expect thee to visit us.”
“Of course, of course,” the Doctor muttered in his inimitable absent mindedness.
“We are serious,” Celestia pushed. “You will always be our friend and we will always welcome you with open hooves.”
The Doctor finally smiled a genuine smile. “Of course, Little Celestia. Of course. No need to worry. I guarantee you'll see me again.”
And with that, the barn doors closed and with another round of screeching, it vanished.
This story is great! I love the idea of two ancient beings, and how their lives intertwine. I'm not sure of the extent of Celestia's immortality though, I guess it's kind of like Jack Harkness.
Celestia as a friend of the Doctor makes sense, he's friends with a lot of importent people from history.
Dude's on a first-name basis with Churchill and most British queens, having two physical goddesses as friends isn't that far-fetched.
Plus, it means lots of focus around Celestia, in potentially wacky situations (who am I kidding? these are Mandatory with the Doc).
I'm totally following this story. And as I like to say:
"Everypony smiles, Celestia! Just this once! EVERYPONY SMILES!"
I'm loving this and I'm always up for a Doctor Whooves story.
Tracked.
Man, I've got to start watching Doctor Who...
Anyway, I'll be tracking this.
I love the idea of this and wonder why it hasn't been done yet. I actually always thought that the Doctor and Luna first met on the moon.
I liked and favorited it, seems like it's going to be fantastic... Allonsy... Geronimo....
Love the fourth doctor reference!
I noticed a typo there.
“Remenber, Doctor." The n should be an m. There were a few other mistakes in the story. (I can't recall where.)
Anyways this story idea is interesting so now i am tracking it.
Brilliant!
726936 awesome! looking forward to the next updates
Two thumbs up.
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Well, you know, minus the whole 'eventually turning into a giant face in a jar' thing.
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Only the first? If I may suggest, you might wish to look up the works of Squeak-Anon and Loyal2Luna.
Now, as for this story, it's very nice not to mention a concept I've been interested to see. Personally I would like if it was a bit longer, to be honest, but I can live with it as it is too.
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Oh, don't worry. There's more coming with more Doctors.
Liked and tracked, looking forward to seeing more of this
i am enjoying the story but yopu could do with longer chapters
Oh, I get it, instead of a Police Box, the TARDIS is a barn! That's hard to imagine.
726205 Reference? Please, the entire chapter is the fourth doctor.
A BARN?!
SERIOUSLY!?
"Always a friend" ?
Ah, Celestia, you have very little idea of what awaits you. He has seen much of it, perhaps a little more than he might wish he had. Life is full of both happiness and sorrows, and an eternal life even more so than that of a mortal, if only because your natural lifespan is seemingly unending.
Celestia and Luna beating up Daleks. EPIC WIN!!!
and lo, as the pair of loathsome daleks advanced on the time-lord, the mighty duo that is the princess of day and night didst descend upon the malovent creatures, and they didst smite them with their magics so powerful. and the doctor was eternally grateful.
admit it, you like how i interpreted that scene
i'm loving this already, and we're only into the second chapter
welp.....allons-y, geronimo, and all the rest
taking out daleks with the princesses totally epic xD upvote :D man the doc unfortunately sees too much of someone sometimes :/
A Blue BARN??? .......well then, colored me interested as to how the rest of this turns out. Onwards and Upwards.
This is the best fimfic I've read in a while!