Sequel to Time's Derp. Henry and Carrot Top have landed in a different time zone period (meaning they've gone back in time) due to the death ray incident. After finding this out Derpy and Time do what they can to bring them back.
After realizing Henry and Carrot Top are still alive, Derpy and Time do what they can to get them out of the strange situation they've encountered. Will they ever make it back home? Will Time and Derpy get them back?
*Author's Note* Please read Time's Derp in order to get a well understanding of this story.
Time set the freshly baked blueberry and chocolate chip muffins on top of the stove, "Ta-dah!" He pulled out a tray in front of Derpy, set a purple vase with a single red rose inside of it, set 3 muffins (blueberry of course) in a plate, with a glass of milk. Time smiled at Derpy and kissed her in the cheek, leaving her blushing uncontrollably. "Happy Birthday, my dearest Ditzy Doo! Fear not! This isn't all the presents you're getting for your birthday!" Time hugged his mare-friend and gave her a quick peck on lips. Derpy smiled for a second, but it quickly disappeared. Time noticed this and pouted, “You don’t like it?”
Derpy eyes shot open, “No it’s not that! It’s just, every one of my birthdays Carrot Top used to take me shopping and now…well you know. Also I really miss her.” Derpy’s eyes began to water and she sniffed a couple times. Time hated to see Derpy sad, let alone cry, “I’m so sorry Derpy, if you don’t mind me asking I’m still a little confused about the whole death-ray thing.”
Derpy wiped a tear with her hoof, “Yes?”
“Well, if the death-ray was to kill a pony, wouldn’t their body still be…there? If I do recall correctly, they disappeared just like that.”
Derpy sat up, “Well, wait a minute! Now that I think about it. Do you think they’re still alive!?”
Time shrugged and groaned, “If only there was a way to see if they are.” Derpy got up and rushed into her room, she came back with a metal suitcase.
“Uh Derpy?”
“Hmm?”
“What is that?” “Oh, this old thing? Since Carrot Top’s encounter with those robbers I’ve been on high alert.”
“Erhm…robbers?"
“I’ll explain later, anyway you know that purple flower that she always wears?”
“Oh yeah! Now that I think about it… why does she wear it?”
“Since the incident I made her a flower and gave it to her that flower has a tracking device in it. Just in case she wants to call me or if she’s in trouble.”
Derpy set the suitcase in front of her and Time. She then pressed the side of the suitcase, a small container popped out from the side and a female robotic voice said, please insert DNA sample into tray. Time’s mouth shot open and gasped, “But how, when, who, what?!”
Derpy smiled and shrugged, “What? I was pretty hardcore in middle school.”
“You made this in middle school?!” Time jumped back on his two back legs and almost tripping, making Derpy giggle.
Wincing, she plucked a hair from her head and set it on the tray. The tray automatically closed and scanned the hair a few times before fully opening the suitcase had a small machine it was black with a screen and typewriter, it made a small beeping noise and welcomed Hello and Happy Birthday Ditzy Doo, would you like some coffee or perhaps a birthday muffin spectacular?. “No thanks maybe later and thank you Daisy.”
Time’s lower jaw was on the ground after that, “It even makes coffee and muffins?!”
Derpy rolled her eye, “Yes it does Time, would you like one?”
Time grinned and whistled, “Well if you insist. I would like a coffee Ditzy Doo.” He kissed Derpy in the cheek, leaving her blushing and giggling.
“Time, you don’t have to kiss me every time I do something nice for you.”
Time chuckled, “I know… but you love it.”
“I-I-I got nothing.”
Derpy typed in the type of coffee Time wanted after a few seconds, a medium sized coffee popped out filled with whipped cream and oats and a cherry on top.
“Oh fancy!” Time grabbed the coffee and sipped out of it, “This is great!”
“Ok back to Carrot Top.” After typing in some codes, Derpy groaned and rubbed her face with her hooves.
“What is it?” Time asked.
“Well, it doesn’t make any sense! It says she’s still alive, but she’s not in this time zone!”
“How is that even possible?”
“I don’t know! Wait a minute; I think I can call her!” Derpy opened a small opening in the top of the case, and pressed a green button with “call” written in white across it. “Please be there Carrot Top.”
“Henry, we better go hide somewhere before it finds us again.”
Henry nodded and looked for a place to hide, “There!” he pointed to a cave behind both of them.
Carrot Top gave him a look of anger, “What!? No I’m not going in-” A loud and low roar interrupted Carrot Top and cause her to push Henry out of the way yelling, “Ladies first!” Henry rolled his eyes and quickly followed Carrot Top inside.
“Hey Carrot?”
Carrot Top turned around flipping her orange curly hair along with her and causing a strand to fall in front of her face. She pushed the strand back into her hair and looked at Henry whose mouth was hanging wide open. Carrot Top couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight, “Is there something wrong Henry?”
“No nothing wrong, but I just noticed you look very-” Henry was interrupted by a vibration coming from the side of Carrot Top’s ear, she then remembered, Oh my Celestia! The flower, I can’t believe I still have it! Carrot Top took off the flower and set it down in front of her interested and confused, Henry sat beside her.
He felt his blood boil up, this is crazy! Hoofington’s do not fall in love! But Carrot Top’s different she’s gorgeous and she understands me wait no! I will not let a girl ruin my plan!
Carrot Top heard Henry mutter something under his breath, “Are you alright Henry?”
Henry turned around and looked into those beautiful sparkling green eyes; Henry cleared his throat and squeaked, “Never better!” She touched the center of the flower and answered the call. A hologram popped out in of her revealing Derpy and Time.
Carrot Top’s eyes teared up, “Happy Birthday Derpy, I’m so sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry about everything and all the mean things I’ve called you and Time.”
Henry popped into the screen as well, “As am I,” Time made a low growl when he heard his voice, “I regret all of my rude and horrible decisions I have made in Ponyville.”
Derpy let a tear fall herself and wiped it away, “Don’t worry its fine, we forgive you and Henry,” Time huffed, “what’s important now is that we get you back home.”
Henry and Carrot Top both gasped with excitement, “You’re taking us home?!” Carrot Top exclaimed and jumped up and down.
“If you promise to not break the law again or threaten to kill the Princess.” Time verified.
“We promise, but how are we going to get back?” Carrot Top answered.
Derpy sighed and looked down, “I don’t know, but it would help if you got information on the planet you are on.” Carrot Top had a confused look on her face and raised an eyebrow.
Henry finally spoke up, “Erhm…what do you mean, information?”
Time butted in, “Well Henry! It means to go out and look for things that will give you an idea of what kind of planet you’re in!”
Derpy gave Time an angry look, “Time…why are you being mean to Henry?”
“Well, he did try to kill me and most importantly, you!”
“Aw Time don’t be so insensitive! Forgive and Forget!”
Time huffed and crossed his forearms together and muttered under his breath, “He’s not worthy of any of those things…”
Henry just sat down and waited for their conversation to be over, “To answer your question Ditzy, the only thing we know is that there was this monster thing was chasing us and they’re some really weird looking ponies living in this world.”
“Henry, can you tell us more about this monster and the ponies?”
“Certainly, landing into this world we landed in a dark and creepy forest, walking inside we ran into a snake headed monster, sort of like a cockatrice, but much taller, pony-like, and not a chicken.”
Carrot Top interrupted Henry, “It turns any living thing into stone!”
“Thank you for that, Carrot.” Henry said rather annoyed at her for interrupting him. “Like I was saying, the inhabitants are ponies, however they are dressed in robes and wearing green leaf-like things in their heads.”
Derpy scratched the top of her head, “Ah ha! The monster you are talking about is Maredusa, you’re right; she turns any living thing into stone, only if you look into her eyes. It seems that the ‘death-ray’ you made wasn’t a death-ray, it was a time ray and you were sent to Ancient Romare-a.”
“I knew it, why was there a dial in the ray anyways?” Carrot Top looked at Henry who was being awfully quiet so far.
“Oh…um…you see that dial was made to increase the level of pain on somepony, when they were hit, but um…you know.” Henry flushed in embarrassment and carefully inched away.
There was a long and very awkward silence until Derpy finally spoke up, “Are ya’ll hungry?”
Henry and Carrot Top munched on a carrot stick and muffins, “Say Derpy? Is this a carrot from my carrot garden?”
Derpy smiled, “Yes, I’ve taken care of it as best as I can.”
Time chimed in, “It’s true she canceled many date nights, because your garden.”
Derpy rolled her eye and chuckled, “Sorry Time, I just had to take care of it.”
Time smiled, nuzzled his mare-friend and gave her a quick peck on the lips, “it’s ok, I love you bubbles.”
Derpy blushed and hugged Time, “Aw I love you too teddy bear.”
Carrot Top looked at the two love-birds and sighed. Henry looked at Carrot Top and blushed. Carrot Top then frowned and cleared her throat.
“Sorry Carrot,” Derpy apologized and gathered herself together, “anyways, if you or Henry need anything just give me a call. Do you remember how to call from the flower?”
Carrot Top nodded, “If you haven’t changed anything, I do believe you hit the button in the middle of the flower.”
“Ok I’m sending a care package; inside it has a blanket, pillow, food, and water.” Derpy said.
After saying that she grabbed a box, set it on the table and pressed a blue button on the metal suitcase. Scanning item, a claw popped from the top of the suitcase and grabbed the box. Derpy typed into the keyboard [send to: flower1].
She pressed enter and stepped back, “Time come here and look away!”
Time, unsure what was going to happen galloped over to Derpy and covered his eyes. After a few whirring noises the box disappeared molecule by molecule then the machine blasted with a bright white light. Send complete.
“Aaaah!” Derpy and Time heard the scream and rushed to the machine.
Derpy gasped, “Carrot Top are you alright?” She opened the webcam and saw Carrot Top face-hoof. “What happened?”
Carrot Top looked up at Derpy and began, “Well the box came in and Henry got startled then screamed like a little filly.”
Henry spat and sat up, “I most certainly did not! I was…erhm…clearing my throat!” Henry cleared his throat trying to compare it to the scream he did earlier.
Derpy and Time looked at each other and chuckled, while Carrot Top giggled and blushed, “Whatever you say Henry!” Henry huffed and sat back down.
Derpy frowned and looked at the clock, “Carrot I’m going to work on the time ray thing, and my machine needs to be charged, if you need anything call me.” Derpy hung up, exhaled and looked at her colt-friend, “Time to get busy.”
Carrot Top looked at the monitor while it shut down and smiled, “Nice to know even after all I’ve done to her; she’s still there for me.”
Henry frowned, “Carrot Top?”
Carrot Top turned and looked at Henry, “Yes?”
“I understand she did take the lead in the movie you worked so hard for but why else did you want to kill her?” Henry paused for a moment, “I mean...I suppose a strong dislike like that would have to take more than…well…that.”
Carrot Top opened her mouth and hesitated for a second, “Well, I…you…see…um.” Carrot Top messed with the ends of her curly hair and exhaled, “Well…to be honest I was jealous.”
“Oh?” Henry lifted a hoof, and walked slowly to Carrot.
“Derpy is smart, pretty, caring, and a loving pony to be around.” Carrot Top looked down in regret, “While I’m stupid, ugly, and despicable.”
Henry felt something inside him break, “No you’re not.”
Carrot Top perked her ears up and looked at Henry with wide eyes, “Huh?”
Henry put his hoof on Carrot’s shoulder, “Carrot you are not dumb you’re smart, you’re not despicable you’re amazing, and you’re certainly not ugly!” He put his hoof down and walked towards the opening of the cave, “You’re beautiful.” Henry let a tear fall and walked out, “I’m going to get some fresh air.”
Carrot Top looked out of the cave, mouth agape and surprised at what Henry just said, “Henry?”
Henry was about to turn around then he shook his head and kept walking, “I’ll be back in 10 minutes.”
“And,” Derpy screwed the last bolt in the ray and held her hooves up, “done! That should do the trick.”
“Honey?” Time called from the other side of the room.
“Yes?” Derpy carefully looked at the ray to make sure everything was in place then set it down again.
Time trotted over towards Derpy, “You done with that thing yet?"
“Just finished.” Derpy flashed a toothy grin and wiped her forehead “Whew that took an hour, new record.”
Time gave her a mischievous grin, “Where were we?” Time crawled over Derpy, “Oh yes, your birthday presents.”
Time gave Derpy a long black box, “What is it?” Derpy asked.
Time smiled a cheeky smile and whispered, “Well you just have to open it to find out.”
Derpy opened the box and inside there was a golden necklace with 7 diamond circles in the middle outlined in marble, “Is that my cutie mark?” Derpy gasped at the beautiful treasure.
“Yes the jeweler said that these diamonds were found in the Everfree Forest.”
Derpy gasped, “But everything in the Everfree Forest is unnatural.”
“It’s also one of a kind,” Time took the necklace and put it on Derpy’s neck, “Just like you.” Time turned Derpy around and gave her a kiss. He got a blindfold and covered Derpy’s eyes with them, “Alright I’m going to show you something else, now no peeking.”
“Ooo! What is it?!” Derpy jumped up and down getting more excited by the minute.
Time grabbed a blindfold and covered Derpy’s eyes, and then he grabbed Derpy by the hoof and led her to the door, “No peeking.”
Derpy giggled, “Okay okay, don’t get so anxious.” Time took a deep breath, “Annnnnnd! O-”
Emergency! Carrot Top calling to Ditzy Doo!
“Aw come on!” Time gritted his teeth and pulled his hair.
Derpy took the blindfold off and rushed towards the machine and pressed the answer button, “Carrot?! What’s wrong?”
Carrot Top looked at her friend, with fear and stress in her eyes, “It’s Henry!”
Derpy gasped and expected the worst, “What happened?”
“He said he was going to be back in 10 minutes!” Carrot Top exclaimed.
“Well, that doesn’t seem so bad.” Time shrugged and looked at Derpy.
“He said that an hour ago!” Carrot Top paced back and forth, “I tried not thinking about it right away! I said maybe he was distracted or something…but now I’m really scared and I don’t want anything to happen to him.”
“Carrot Top I need you to calm down, alright?” Derpy motioned her waving her hoof up and down.
Carrot Top took a deep breath, “I’m sorry Derpy, it’s just I’m scared I don’t know what to do.”
Derpy smiled, “It’s alright Carrot, and I know you like him,” Derpy winked at Carrot, “Trust me I would be freaking out as well.”
“More actually.” Time added.
Derpy said through her teeth, “Like I was saying, I think I have a solution to your problem.”Carrot Top listened attentively.
“I don't know Derpy, what if it doesn’t work?”
“Don’t worry I’m going to test it with this muffin.” Derpy set the blueberry muffin on the table, grabbed the ray carefully and looked away. “Here goes nothing!” Derpy pulled the trigger and a powerful force sent her flying back a few feet. Zap!
“Derpy!” Time ran rushing to her side, “You alright?!”
Derpy snickered, then giggled and eventually burst into tears laughing out loud, “Oh my sweet Celestia! That sure was fun!”
Time sighed, “Don’t scare me like that Derpy. You almost gave me a heart attack.” Time bent over to help Derpy get up.
“Don’t worry Time I’m fine, promise.” Derpy nuzzled Time’s cheek.
Time put his hoof on her chin and kissed her, “Okay but be careful alright?”
“I will.”
Derpy walked over to the machine, “Carrot Top? Did it work?” There was a scream not like the other it was Carrot Top's scream.
There was static and then there was a high pitched noise in the background. Derpy typed furiously and shouted, "Carrot Top? What happened? Are you there?!" Derpy sighed and let out a tear, "Time I have to go."
"No!" Time stomped his hoof.
"I have to make sure she's alright!" Derpy shouted back and walked towards the ray, "She's my best friend."
Time grabbed her shoulder and turned her around, "No, I won't let you! I'm not going to lose you...not again!" Time dropped his hoof, "Not...again."
Derpy stopped walking, turned around with tears in her eyes and looked at Time, "Don't worry Time you don't have to, I promise I'll be careful."
Time watched as Derpy head back to the ray and silently whisper, "Please no."
She grabbed the ray, winced, and pulled the trigger. Wasting no time, Time quickly sat up and jumped in the blast sending both Derpy and him in the past.
Carrot Top screamed as she saw the tiny rodent scurrying across the cave floor. The mouse looked up at the terrified pony, snickered, grab a piece of the blueberry muffin and scurry away.
With a blinding flash of light both Derpy and Time were right beside Carrot Top. Derpy immediately rushed to Carrot Top and began turning her around, carrying her and inspecting her, "Are you okay!?" Derpy massaged Carrot Top's front arm, "Where does it hurt?!"
Carrot Top puzzled looked at Time who couldn't help but chuckle at the poor sight, Carrot Top finally spoke up, "I'm fine nothing happened just I saw a mouse."
Derpy sighed, "Is that why you screamed?" Derpy chuckled nervously and looked at Time, "Well I guess that is pretty scary huh?"
Time huffed and muttered a few words under his breath.
"What was that?" Derpy shot a glance at Time that made him gulp.
"Nothing, love, I just said should we go looking for Henry?" Time chuckled nervously while Derpy gave him a stare.
"Sure thing!" Derpy hopped off out the cave while the others followed her.
"Derpy you must be careful! There's a Maredusa lose around here." Carrot Top turned her head left and right making sure there wasn't any danger and walked closer towards Time hiding behind him and occasionally bumping into him, causing him to trip.
"Ugh! Carrot Top can you please stop tripping- gah!" Time huffed and fell forwards on the ground.
Derpy giggled at her colt-friend face planting on the ground, "Oh Carrot Top I'm not scared of a over exposed ugly snake headed mare."
Carrot Top screamed and pointed, "You might want to rethink your position on that!" Derpy turned in the direction of her hoof and met face to face with Maredusa.
Derpy blinked once and flashed an evil grin at Maredusa, "Now you listen here and you listen real good, you have exactly 5 seconds to tell me where Henry is."
Maredusa slithered, "I ssss-simply can't darling, I'm not like other gorgons I don't just turn them into stone, I torture them slowly and painfully until they die."
Derpy said nothing at first, she growled, "Time take Carrot Top and go find Henry, I'll catch up in a bit."
Time peeked at Derpy from the corner of his eye, "Derpy I don't want-"
"GO NOW!" She barked.
Time stood there shocked and paralyzed by the sudden outburst. He took Carrot Top by the hoof and dragged her out of the woods, I've never knew she could...She just snapped...What?! A million thoughts rushed through Time's brain.
Maredusa stared at Derpy's eyes but nothing worked, she still remained her normal self, she was shocked and confused, "How are you not into ss-stone?!" She shouted and demanded an explanation.
"There are few advantages of having wall-eyes." Derpy grinned, “Now Maredusa, usually I’m not for revenge and getting other ponies back, but you’re not exactly a pony and I’ll make an exception for you.” Derpy growled and lunched towards Maredusa, “Plus, no pony colt-naps my friend and gets away with it!” Maredusa didn’t see it coming. Before she could react she received a blow right to the side of her ugly monstrous face. Maredusa spat out to the side a mixture of saliva and blood.
That was enough to set Maredusa off, after spitting she wiped her muzzle and grinned, “Sss-stupid pony! You think that’s enough to defeat me?! You’ve got another thing coming.” She turned and shrieked, the snakes on her hair pointed up and they pointed their fangs and shrilled a piercing scream, “Attack!” The snakes shrieked and flew from Maredusa’s hair towards Derpy, they all attacked one by one. Derpy hit the first one sending it back to its owner, the second one lunched forward Derpy turned and struck it on it's head knocking it out cold. The third slithered around her legs and wrapped her around; unable to get her front arms out she did the only thing she thought of... Chomp! The snake loosened up and shrieked falling to the ground, dropping Derpy.
Derpy regained herself and smiled at Maredusa's failed attacks, "Is that all you got?"
Maredusa chuckled, then threw back her head and laughed at the now confused mare, "You think I would chicken out because you out-smarted some of my snakes. Muhahaha! How quaint, but this is just the tip of my iceberg." Maredusa laughed even more, "Come forth, Giant Mamba and teach this nuisance a lesson!"
First there was silence, then a low rumble took forth, knocking Derpy over, the ground rumbled and the tree-tops shook violently. Derpy couldn't move, she didn't know what was happening, then was silence once again, just when she thought it was over it had just begun, out from the roaring pits of hell, ripped out of the ground a giant black snake, it's stretched 20 feet in length, its teeth were the size of a stallion, the green poison dripped from its razor-sharp teeth, each drop the size of a filly's head. Derpy's legs buckled, her stomach churned and her jaw dropped at the terrifying sight that stood before her. Then the snake-monster shrilled a deafening scream, Derpy's ears started ringing. The monster lunched forward, and there Derpy stood frozen, not able to move awaiting death. Derpy winced and waiting for the impact. Time came galloping in and grabbed Derpy moving her out of the way just in time (no pun intended) before the creature could devour her.
Derpy snapped out of her state and looked at Time with tears in her eyes, "You saved me, but wait where's Carrot Top?!"
"Of course I saved you, do you think I would lived with myself if something were to happen to you!?" Time caught his breath, "Carrot Top and I found Henry, Maredusa trapped him in a gooey confinement and Carrot is getting him out of his trap right now, as soon as we found him, I ran as fast as I could back to you. I felt the ground shake and a piercing scream, then I came running. But now we have to deal with this monster."
"Don't worry Henry I'll try to get you out of this gross sticky substance." She began picking at the goo with her hooves and trying to dig through the thick substance.
"Erhm...It's called gak." Henry replied in a calm tone.
"Huh?" Carrot Top stopped and puzzlingly looked up at Henry.
"Nevermind, Carrot Top about earlier? I would like to apologize for storming out like-" Carrot Top put her hoof in Henry mouth to stop him and tears filled her eyes. Henry got out after breaking his hooves free and looked towards Carrot.
"No need to apologize, I'm sorry for forcing you to be in this situation, I didn't want to hurt anypony really, I just wanted Derpy to feel what I felt, but now I understand that revenge isn't the answer. If I wasn't so rage- filled you wouldn't be in this mess in first place." Carrot Top turned and cried for a bit, "I'm sorry for being so cruel to you Henry, the truth is I kinda li- mmphh?!"
Henry turned Carrot Top around and kissed Carrot Top, she stared at him wide-eyed for a moment and eventually melted into the kiss letting the last remaining tears fall.
After Henry broke kiss he looked deep into Carrot's eyes and quietly, "I love you too Carrot." After she wiped her eyes she hugged Henry.
"Now let's go help Derpy and Time." Henry grabbed Carrot Top's hoof, tugged and ran out of the cave.
