Chapter 6 "All Across Time"
Chapter 6
“All Across Time”
Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.
~ Roger Babson
I stared at the ginger time lord. There was no way! This guy was the Doctor too? I looked over at the Doctor who was also staring at the 13th doctor. “Doctor? How is this possible? How can he be you, but you also be him” I smacked my forehead “I’m confused”
“What do you have to say, Doctor?” Thirteen asked, his flesh counterpart aiming his rifle at me.
My Doctor blinked, then spoke one shocked line, “You’re a Ginger!”
“What?” I asked, my jaw dropping. “Of all the things you could possibly say to your future self, you point out that he’s ginger?”
“Yes!” he cried as he threw his hooves in the air in frustration “Twelve regenerations and I don’t become ginger until my last one! Unbelievable!”
“Besides that,” I asked Thirteen with a glare, “What do you want with your past self?”
“Technically, he’s not my past self,” Thirteen said with a small frown. “He’s from this dimension, and he has been shirking his duties.”
“So you’re me from a different time line?” the Doctor asked, crossing his forelegs. “What’s so different in your line?”
“He’s from an alternative timeline?” I asked, still very confused
“Exactly,” the Doctor stated, nodding. “He can’t be from this timeline so, how’d you manage to get here?” He glared at Thirteen. “It’s supposed to impossible to cross dimensions. Now, you’re putting the whole universe at stake”
“You are incorrect” Thirteen hollered, pointing at me. “He is the one putting the universe at stake.”
“Come again?” I asked, mouth gaping open in shock.
“You were never supposed to come here,” he said menacingly. “You were never supposed to obtain Tenacity; you were actually supposed to die in that fire.”
“I was supposed…” I said in shock “To… die?”
“Don’t listen to him, Private!” the Doctor shouted, slowly backing to the consul.
“Why hide the truth from him?” Thirteen asked. “I’ve grown so tired of hiding it from everybody.”
“You aren’t me,” The Doctor growled, “I would never believe that history is completely fixed! Time can be rewritten!”
“Time has been rewritten beyond the point of repair,” Thirteen retorted. “I plan to fix it by eliminating the perpetrator.”
The other thirteen pointed his blaster at me. “What the hell?” I yelped.
“By altering history you have broken the laws of the Time Lords,” Thirteen quoted, like I did whenever I condemned a criminal, “you will be punished for doing so.”
“Leave him out of this!” the Doctor cried. “He had no idea he was changing history! It was an acci…” He blinked, then narrowed his gaze and said angrily, “No, you knew he was going to end up here.”
“Correct,” Thirteen said, “the goal was to eliminate him in a time period where he would so deeply alter history that his elimination would be deemed necessary.”
“You set me up!” I yelled “You’re the one who gave me that flier! You knew I would accidentally alter history! That storm was you’re doing, wasn’t it?”
“Again,” Thirteen replied with a smirk, “you are correct, but it will do little to help you in the long run.”
“You’re not the Doctor!” I yelled. “You never were! He would never agree to something as insane as this!”
“I would,” the Doctor said slowly, “if I never came to earth.”
“You mean to tell me…” I said, in slow realization.
“The man standing there is indeed me,” the Doctor explained “Or at least, a flesh copy of himself that’s also technically me, but he never came to earth. Instead, he stayed on Gallopfrey through a terrible war that wiped out the Time Lords…” His eyes showed deep guilt. Was he responsible somehow?
“The war that destroyed all the Time Lords within the universe,” Thirteen said, his tone grave. “The one that spread across countless worlds and universes, but it all ended in hell. Millions of worlds destroyed, millions of species caught in the crossfire, all across time. The worst part? It technically will never end.”
“What is he talking about, Doctor?” I asked, looking at him warily.
“In order to stop the time war from destroying the universe,” the Doctor said in a broken voice, “I had to put a Time Lock on it. The Time Lords trapped inside are in a constant loop, never to stop the war and the fighting, never to rest, and it’s all my fault.”
“Doctor,” I said in shock, as I slowly backed away from him. How could he do that? Force his people to fight forever like that. Was there no other choice in the matter?
“As a result of your meddling,” Thirteen said robotically, “you are to be eliminated along with Preventus Phelps Eye, and history will no longer be changed.”
“You’re nuts!” I cried. “History will change! It will change for the better! You’re not the Doctor, and you never were!” The Doctor blinked at my tirade “The entire time he was here he thought of only one thing, that was getting me home. This man here has faced down beasts that I could only dream about. He’s faced more then you’ll ever see in your life. The reason I’ll never let you destroy him is, for all the horrible things he’s done, he’s still my friend! He’s done more good in each of his twelve lifetimes then I’ve ever done in mine!”
“Private…” the Doctor smiled at me, albeit a little sadly.
“Enough!” Thirteen yelled, as he gestured to this blaster wielding self. “Kill them both now!”
“Before you do,” the Doctor said with a smirk, “you may want to hang onto something.”
“Why’s that?” Thirteen asked, looking confused.
“Because the whole time Private and I have been talking with you,” he announced, his smirk becoming a wide grin, “we’ve just been stalling until the lightning hit!”
Suddenly the cable lit up with as lightning struck the clock tower. The Tardis roared to life as the sabotage was overridden. I yanked Blackbird out of my trench coat and shot the blaster wielding ginger. He cried in shock but another shot to his chest caused him to fall over. He soon melted into the milk like substance as the Doctor used his own sonic screwdriver on the last one. He too melted before my eyes.
The Doctor ran to the controls as I looked at the substance. I was about to touch it when the Doctor cried “Don’t! If you touch it they’ll gain a sample of your DNA and you really don’t want that.”
I backed away from the substance as the Tardis began rocking and asked, “We outta here?”
“I just got us into the time vortex,” the Doctor shouted, running around and flipping switches like crazy, “but something’s following us!”
“Following us?” I cried, suddenly I felt the Tardis rock and I held onto a rail for support. “Who can follow us through time?”
“How do you think?” he snapped. “His own Tardis.”
“He’s got one?” I asked as the ship rocked again, “What’s he doing?”
The Doctor cursed under his breath as he looked at the screen. “He’s managed to salvage some weaponry somehow. He probably got it the same place he got the blasters, off the Corsair’s Tardis”
“You’re saying he’s got weapons?” I cried, holding on for dear life as the Tardis banked and flew through the vortex. “Do we have anything to fire back at him?”
“No,” the Doctor said, holding onto the consul for support, “my Tardis was a museum model. She was never designed for combat.”
“How the hell can you miss a Tardis?” I asked. “Sexy,” I cringed at the name, “probably could’ve detected it, right?”
“It’s because it had a perfect hiding place,” the Doctor speculated, frowning. “Where is the safest place in a storm?”
“The Eye,” I answered, and then I blinked. “He was hiding in the singularity storm!”
“Then he used it to send us back in time,” the Doctor said as he smiled. “That’s brilliant!”
“Doctor, not to rain on your parade,” I cried, pointing behind us, “but the milk is moving!”
The Doctor and I looked on in horror as the flesh began moving again. It morphed itself in a grotesque creature with slimy skin, sharp fangs and long limbs. The three of them glared at us. “Private, companionship lesson 101,” the Doctor quipped, “when faced with giant scary monsters, RUN!”
We both took off into the halls of the Tardis. The beasts were hot on our tails. I looked over at the Doctor and yelled, “Can’t you use your sonic screwdriver on them again?”
“The battery’s out!” the Doctor cried as we rounded a corner, narrowly avoiding a slice from one of the flesh. “We’re sitting ducks in here!”
We rounded another corner and came to a dead end. We looked back and saw the flesh walking towards us. They hissed threats and sharpened their limbs in preparation for their strike.
I looked inside Blackbird. “No ammo, I left most it back in the main area.”
The Doctor looked on at the flesh coming towards us, we had nowhere to run. The Doctor looked over at me and said, “Private, I’m going to be a distraction. I’ll charge them, and you run for the exit.”
“I’m not leaving you behind!” I retorted.
“Private, there’s no room for argument!” he cried. “Go when I clear a way!”
“You’re not sacrificing yourself for me!” I shouted. “I can’t live with myself if-“
“You think I can?” he yelled at me. “You think I want to see another friend of mine get killed?” I noticed his eyes were failed with tears. “I can't bear to lose anybody else.”
Doctor, you’re afraid to lose me, like you’ve lost so many others. So many people, all came into this Tardis. They left, sometimes because they wanted to, sometimes because they needed to, and sometimes they didn’t have a choice.
However, they would do it all again, for you. Which is why, I will not let you die.
Tenacity appeared around my neck and a cord of light connected me and the Doctor. Then other cords of light grew out of the doctor. I saw hundreds of ponies surrounding him, all connected by the light cords. The Doctor looked on each of them as we all rose into the air. With a firm nod we both turned towards the flesh.
Suddenly the Doctor’s eyes became bright gold, and a golden light surrounded him. The light moved almost like a snake around the flesh, causing them to shriek in agony. Somehow, the light felt familiar…
Nobody hurts my thief…
Tardis, you’re fighting back too…
The flesh was sent out through the halls, wrapped in the golden light. Suddenly they vanished into thin air. The Doctor and I followed the light and came back to the main area. The light opened the door, and outside was the singularity storm. I watched with wide eyes as the light surrounded it, and suddenly the storm vanished forever…
The Doctor and I landed softly on the Tardis floor. He cheered in sheer delight, “That was brilliant, Private! Using the heart of the Tardis and the Element of Tenacity together! An unstoppable force and an immovable object! Making the force take out the flesh because it was the weakest! Sheer brilliance!”
“Yeah,” I sighed, feeling very tired as Tenacity disappeared from around my neck, “I could use a nap right now.”
I fell over just as the Doctor walked up to the consul. He smiled down at me and said, “Now, let’s see about getting you home.”
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I was lying on something soft. I groaned as I slowly opened my eyes to the light of morning. The radio in the distance was playing some song I didn’t know. I looked up and saw Twilight looking down at me with concerned eyes. “Thank Celestia, you’re awake,” she said with relief.
“Twilight?” I blinked. “Twilight!” I cried, as I reached up and embraced my marefriend.
She gave a little squeak in surprise at being suddenly hugged, but slowly she returned it. “Private, are you okay?" she asked. "You act like you haven’t seen me in weeks.”
I haven’t but she didn’t need to know that. I just gave her my best smile. “Well, it felt like weeks. I had the craziest night mare-“
I looked around; this was not the same house I was in when I left. The house was decked out with art pieces, a piano in the corner, an elaborate fireplace; I was in a rich pony’s house. I blinked and looked at Twilight, asking, “What’s all this?”
She raised an eyebrow and replied, “My parent's house.”
“When did your parents spruce the place up?” I asked, looking around.
“Private, it’s always been like this,” she said, putting a hoof on my forehead with concern. “You sure you’re feeling all right?”
“Actually,” I said with a smile, “I’ve never felt better.”
The door opened and inside came Shining with Cadence by his side. She was still pregnant, very pregnant. The couple smiled upon seeing us. “Look Shining,” Cadence said, “They’re already playing doctor.”
Twilight and I blushed at the thought, as Twilight quickly withdrew her hoof from my forehead. Shining gave me a smirk “You two weren’t involved in any monkey business while we were out were you?”
“No!” Twilight retorted, her face a deep scarlet “I get enough teasing from mom! I don’t need you guys to do it too!”
Wait, Velvet teases her? When did this happen?
“How long was I out?” I asked.
“Some stallion brought you here,” Shining explained. “A guy by the name of Time Turner, he said you passed out or something.”
Cadence walked to me and asked with concern, “Are you alright, Private? What were you doing last night?”
“I was, um,” I replied with a shrug, “running a few errands. I was really tired after them and headed back here.” I rubbed the back of my head. “I don’t really remember much else to be honest.”
“As long as you’re okay,” Twilight said with a smile. “That’s all that matters.”
The door opened and I saw a couple enter. “Now, Velvet, I think I deserve a rematch.”
It was Night Light and Velvet, though they looked much better. Night Light was dressed in a fine suit, and though his mane showed some signs of grey, it wasn't nearly as much as before. Velvet also looked better, her coat was shinier, her mane looked recently styled, and she looked thinner too. She winked at her husband and replied, “You can’t prove I cheated back there.”
“I’m just saying that some beautiful mare was wiggling her flank at me,” Night Light said with a wide grin, “and I couldn’t help but take notice, just as I ran into that pole.”
“You should just watch where you’re going” she said as she smiled and kissed Night Light's cheek. I fought the urge to faint at the sight of them.
“You guys look,” I fought for the right word and settled on, “great!”
“Why, thank you, Private,” Velvet smiled and walked towards me. Her smile was a stark contrast to before where she scowled at me every five minutes. Now she was gloriously joyful. She looked over at Twilight and asked, “How is your patient, hon?”
“He’s fine, mom” Twilight answered, rolling her eyes, trying to hide her embarrassment. “He did mumble something in his sleep, but he should be fine.”
“That’s good to hear,” Velvet said, with a happy smile. “Wouldn’t want my little girl’s sweetheart to get sick now.”
“Mom!” Twilight cried, turning red. Cadence giggled at the sight of her.
“I’m just teasing, Twilight,” her mom assured. “I think you’ve gotten yourself a wonderful special somepony.”
“Thank you, ma'am,” I said, smiling genuinely. “It’s nice to know you approve.”
“Well, who wouldn't want their daughter to be with such a polite, sweet and caring stallion.” She gave a small laugh and continued, “If you’re willing to take on Nightmare Moon for her, you’re good in my book.”
So I managed to get in good with one parent. Now to see if Night Light is good…
“Well, I was planning on taking us all to brunch,” Night Light said, putting a foreleg around his wife. “We’ll just take the carriage up.”
“Isn’t it totaled?” I asked without thinking.
“What?” they all cried in unison, and made for the door. I looked out and Shining chuckled and said with relief, “Nah, Graff is cleaning it right now.”
Graff by contrast didn’t look like he did when I'd first seen him. He was fatter, had a clear hair line and was cleaning the carriage. He smiled and gave a small wave as he went about his business.
Night Light called out to him, “Now remember, two coats of wax this time, Graff!”
“I’m just putting on the second one now!” Graff answered.
Night Light sighed, “Now Graff, don’t try and con me!” He gave a small flash of his magic as a warning.
Graff went back to work like there was no tomorrow. Was it a family trait for all of the guys in Twilight’s family to look scary when wielding magic?
Night Light just chuckled and closed the door “Graff, what a character.” he said as he walked over to a nearby chair and started sorting through some files. Then he looked over at Velvet lovingly and said, “Of course, if it wasn’t for him, we never would’ve met.”
“You’re such a sweet heart,” Velvet said gazing fondly back, before walking over and kissing her husband on the lips.
Cadence gave a happy giggle at the scene. Shining smiled over at me and said, “You’ll have to excuse Cadence, she gets like this every time I bring her over.”
“I can’t help it, Shining,” Cadence said, bumping him with her flank. “There’s just so much love in the house, I can’t help but smile.”
“That’s Cadence for you.” Shining smiled and gave his wife a quick peck on the cheek, just as Graff came in.
Graff was holding a package in his magic. “Night Light! It just came in!” He announced, walking over and set the package on the table. “I think it’s your new book!”
Book? Night Light finished that novel?
Velvet went about opening the package and the family gathered around to look at it. She levitated up a novel which showed a stylized version of the Doctor, with a mare and a stallion sitting across from each other. “A Match Made in the Stars” the title read. Night Light held the novel and said proudly, “When you put your mind to it-“
“You can accomplish anything,” Shining and Twilight chanted, causing both to laugh.
“I’m going to fix up that carriage, Night Light,” Graff said, walking outside.
After watching Graff leave, I got a better look at the book. I smiled at Night Light’s picture on the back. Night Light looked at me with a smile and said, “You can go ahead and keep it, Private.”
“I couldn’t” I said.
“Think of it as a welcoming present,” he insisted with a smile.
Twilight walked over and pressed her coat against me, “See, and here you were worried about not making a good impression.”
I smiled at the whole family. I didn’t change history much. However, I did give Night Light the confidence to follow his dreams. I also saved a marriage from its inevitable failure. All while leaving a good impression with Twilight's parents!
Can this day get any better?
Suddenly Cadence’s violet eyes grew wide, she looked at Shining and said, “Honey?”
“Yes, dear?” her husband asked.
“Don’t panic, okay?”
“What’s wrong?” Shining asked, suddenly looking panicked.
“My water just broke!”
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Hmmm... I'm not sure if Doctor Who was spoiled a bit for me in this chapter...
Finally, Cadence is going into labour!
...Wow, I just said that like it was a great thing.
Ah Private... you should know by now that saying/thinking things like that is almost as bad (if not worse!) than asking "What else can go wrong?" Mwahahahaha an excellent chapter as always.
well.....you asked.....cadence delivered
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oh god, that was a pun
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Unless I missed something, the information in this chapter was all revealed in Episode 6 of the first season since the 2005 reboot. Believe me when I say there's way more both to Doctor Who and the Time War.
2090396Information on what actually went down in the time between Doctor's 8 and 9 is vague at best. We don't even know how 9 regenerated. We can only really speculate it happened around the time of "Rose" because he was making a comment about his appearance to himself. I believe he said "I have really big ears"
(In the end of the chapter) People, we're gonna need a mop in here!!!
Interesting end to their trip to the past, more mysteries seem to surround the Element of Tenacity and this is something that I'm looking forward to seeing more in future stories.
2090396 Is that the Dalek episode? That's the next one I have to watch, just finished World War 3.
2090160 I will have to kill you now for that. *Takes out pistol* Just telling you in advance.
2590694 *puts on dark glasses*
yeeaaah...*gets shot*
as far as im concern when you change history if it changes for the better IE saving their marriage it all worth and its the right thing to do
Nice ponified version of the first "BTTF" movie. I've seen all three movies.