> Cerulean Blue > by Detective Pink > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Crossed Paths > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The brown maned pony walked into Sugar Cube Corner, a frown upon his face as he went up to the counter. "A box of...muffins, please?" He asked, trying to put a little smile on his face. The pink mare behind the counter lit up, and began to talk. "Doccy! Isn't it a nice day today? And look! Your'e smiling! We should celebra- oh, muffins! Coming right up!" The pink mare's smile became even bigger. "Eh..yes..Pinkie, I'm smiling.." He sighed, rolling his eyes. Pinkie rose up from the counter, and gave him a box of muffins. "Here ya go Doc! Our newest batch, just for you!" He took it, and went to walk out without saying another word. "Can't I get a single muffin without that Pink thing going on and on?" The Doctor went to sit down on a bench near the fountain, opening the box and picked up a muffin. "Already have enough going on..being a timelord and all..." He took a bite out of the blueberry muffin, chewing slowly. He looked over. "Don't you agree, Der-oh...yeah.." He looked down, tears welling up in his eyes. "She's gone, Doctor...Why can't you remember that?" Suddenly, a rainbow blur went past his head, making him jump with surprise. "What was THAT?!" He breathed heavily, looking behind him. A rainbow pegasus landed, her purple eyes wide. "Oh my gosh...is that..." She gasped, as The Doctor raised a eyebrow. "THE DOCTOR?!" She squealed, and zipped right in front of him, and struggled to not drop his muffin. "How do you know my name...and why are you bothering me?" He finally grasped the muffin, and stared at her. "I-i'm Rainbow Dash, Doctor..And I am a big, big, big fan of yours!" She stuttered, studying him in awe. "Wait, what?" He tilted his head in confusion. "How do you even know anything about me? Was it from that Pinkie pony?" She started to speak again, but bit her lip. "I uh...know you from a friend!" He poked her chest with a hoof. "And who might that be?" Rainbow gulped, sweating. "It's..uh..Twilight? Like, Twilight Sparkle? The egghead in that library?" She smiled nervously. "Twilight Sparkle? Seems familiar...but yet I don't know her...You're probably lying, aren't you?" He grinned, his eye's sparkling. "Ok, ok! Twilight doesn't know anything about you...I think...But..uh...Didn't Derpy?" The Doctor blinked, the past in his eyes. "Yes...she did..." He frowned. "You were a friend of hers?" Rainbow smiled, and nodded. "Yeah...kind of.." The Doctor tilted his head. "Kind of?" She stood straight up, looking around frantically. "It's not like I know you from a tv show that you don't know about or anything!" She facehoofed. "Whoops..." The Doctor looked even more confused. "What now?" Rainbow took a deep breath. "Your'e a fictional character in a tv show that I watch and your'e really cool and awesome, and have companions, and fight daleks and..." She kept on talking, and The Doctor's jaw dropped. "How is that even possible? I'm not fictional...I'm real..Well, different dimensions, I guess..." He sighed. "Well, might as well find out about this 'show'..." He got up, and began to walk away with his box of muffins. Rainbow Dash, followed, squeeing. "And no, you will not follow me inside." She looked at the ground. "Aw man.." She went to turn around, looking all sad. But she was hiding a big smirk on her face. The Doctor went to his TARDIS, mumbling. "Better make sure this tv show never happens...for the safety of myself." Rainbow Dash immediately turned around, and flew over The Doctor, making sure she wasn't seen. "This is gonna be so cool!" She whispered excitedly. The Doctor opened the TARDIS door open with his key, and walked inside, making sure he locked it behind him. Rainbow Dash landed, and gasped, staring at the TARDIS. "So awesome! I can't believe it's real!" She went to open the door, but found it was locked. "Of course...How could I forget..It's locked." She groaned, laying her head against the door. Meanwhile, The Doctor facehoofed. "I probably should have asked when it was made...and where.." He went to open the door, and walked into Rainbow, touching noses as a tiny blush crept onto his face. "May I ask why you followed me?" He backed away a little. Rainbow blushed. "Wouldn't you follow your second hero ever if you saw them?" He rolled his eyes. "Fine. Come in. I need your..help for something." Rainbow's eyes lit up, and she hopped around in a circle. "Now." She stifled a giggle as she walked inside. "I need to get rid of this show that you've been talking about. It's for my safety...I don't really want to be well known." Rainbow's ear went down. "But then I won't know you!" He nodded. "That's right. You won't." She started sniffling. "B-but why?" "Why do you think? Do you want to be surrounded by tons of multi-colored ponies?" Rainbow Dash nodded. "Yes I would! I want to be part of the Wonderbolts! I'll be famous, and.." He put a hoof on her head without realizing it. "Well, that interferes with me saving this place every time something...er, bad happens." She sighed. "I can't believe this..."