This story is a sequel to Javelin
"For his frequent and malicious interference with the course of Equestrian history, the individual (or individuals) operating under the alias of 'Doctor Whooves' is to be interrogated by the highest authorities: Princesses Celestia and Luna. Neither legal counsel nor a jury will be provided. The judgment resulting from this inquiry cannot be overruled, and the records of its proceedings will remain sealed in secrecy for a period of not more than one hundred years."
Little did the Princesses realize, however what secrets this inquiry would actually reveal...
The Crossover tag in this story is obviously referring to Doctor Who. The Alternate Universe tag refers to the fact that this was written during Season 1 of Friendship Is Magic.
If this site had a "Drama" tag, this fic would have it.
Sequel to "Luna and the Tree Ponies".
A Russian translation of this story by Litho can be found here.
i want more
Havn't read it yet but I gotta say I love the cover image not using the 10th doc. Great to see the originals get some recognition.
EDIT: OOOOOOooooooohhhhh!
so celestia is evil now?
So much head cannon, I love it! Tell me, if you will, shall this tale become a Trilogy?
The Doctor has always been good at starting avalanches with words; even words that (at first glance) were not part of the same statement or piece of advice. There is a reason why he is called The Oncoming Storm and The Trickster God. What differentiates him from Discord is that, ultimately, his motives are good. That doesn't mean that his path isn't straight through hell, though.
Nice bit of writing!
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No, but there may be evil in her from another source. The Doctor implied that it was a consequence of their powers and one that only The Elements of Harmony can cure. The trick will be for Luna to convince Twilight Sparkle that it is necessary.
I got chills, so many chills, from reading this. Especially when I put the Passacaglia on for the remainder.
This had better be the beginning of something, it's too good to just end it here!dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/sillyfilly_Rainbow_Dash.png
Oh FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKK YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Weeeelll....technically, I guess you can consider this the second part of a trilogy, with "Luna and the Tree Ponies" as the first part.
I should warn you that I was in an "experimental phase" when I was writing these, so don't expect "Tree Ponies" to be anything like "Trial" in tone.
And everybody else, thank you for the kind words.
This was good, I liked it.
Oh dear, another imperfect Equestria. And this one with ponies having stolen their magic from some malevolent entity, and having been created by Ancients which resemble (if not actually being) human. And the Nightmare's still around, and Celestia is an arrogant bitch. Tsk. I KNOW the true Celestia of the Prime Universe. She is kind and noble to a fault. Indeed, I find all these sorts of fragment realms an insult to her benevolence. Of course, there are also worlds in which the Doctor is an evil beyond measure and the Master (though he calls himself "The Student" there) is the only thing standing in his way. The Daleks are GOOD there too! Imagine how that happened! They were mutations of the Kaleds caused by the Doctor's demented experiments, and Davros invented the travel machines to help The Student fight against them! Oh it's quite striking how the parallels line up even with such opposite triggering events!
Oh I'm rambling again. That happens when you have a million realities' worth of information bouncing around in your head. It's a wonder I can even think clearly! I must go to MY Equestria to rest for a spell after this. It's such a peaceful place, even if a few bad guys pop up now and again.
I'm so glad I took the time to study the fate web completely before venturing into one of the Equestria's. I, unlike many others, do not take transdimensional travel lightly! I always ensure the destination is exactly where I wish to go. And for that, I have made sure to possess an exceedingly accurate map.
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An Equestria's that's actually nice?
Boring!
Nobody would watch a series that was like that! Except for...well...the actual series series, but, but...
Alright, you might win this time, gray pony, but I swear, we'll meet again! And when that happens, I'll actually remember to keep my wits about me! Then you'll be sorry!
Don't judge me, Twilight Sparkle!
1404901 Well it's certainly better than that one Equestria I found where Discord was a sadistic, predatory embodiement of gluttony and horribly devoured the ponies alive one by one.
And Celestia and Luna, being alicorns and able to regenerate quickly, survived several days of indescribable agony in his stomach before they finally died.
I totally collapsed that Equestria-verse into nothing by activating a wormhole weapon in its center. Yeah, that reality REALLY pissed me off. So I sent it to the cornfield (get the reference?)
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No, no, no, no, no. The author clearly was ignorant of basic Greek mythology! What Celestia needed to do was use her magic to teleport all of the ponies out of Discord's stomach and replace them with pony-sized stones, then erupt out of the Chaos God's head like Athena!
I see your cornfield, and raise you one "Do you want to see something really scary?"
1409294 Aaaaactually, I refering to this really creepy Tumblr... it's reaaaaaaally creepy. And pretty much the entire primary cast and a number of background characters are dead now. Luna and Celestia were the last to die, and their suffering was terrifying and agonizing.
We all float down here...
Daaaaamn. Excellent Doctor characterization.
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Ah, another fan of Hartnell, I take it? I loved the fact that he got such a huge character arc during his run, from somebody who would sacrifice the companions out of scientific curiousity (in The Daleks) to becoming Vicki's foster father a couple of seasons later.
1495086 Naw, just referring to the clever wordplay. I'm not really familiar with any of the pre-2005 Doctors.
That, that was an astoundingly clever piece of literachure. The beginning and end were woven together flawlessly.
Yay epic foreshadowing! If there's one thing time travel is good for...
Even reading it as a one-off it's amazing.
That was shockingly good.