> Rosie and the Doctor adventures: The Truth?? > by Rosie and the Doctor > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: The Nightmare > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1: The Nightmare The filly slowly opened her eyes, wondering what could have awaken her. She knock the covers onto the floor and ran to her window. Outside she saw nothing but destruction. The nearby town of Ponyville, the place she once called home, was in shambles. Buildings burnt in giant red flames as the poor inhabitants ran as fast as they could. She could hear the blood-curdling screams of those to weak or too late as they burned.An average filly would panic at the site! But not her. She was all too used to it, as were most of those living in this dark time. Suddenly she heard a skull-splitting noise. It was the noise that had woken her earlier. It was an awful sound. Somewhere in between an ear-shattering shriek and bone-crushing 'BOOM!' The ground shook with the impact as more buildings were sent up in flames. Suddenly the image she had seen mere seconds ago disappeared. She now found herself in a long hallway with only one door. She could hear what sounded like a confrontation as she slowly made her way to the door. As she approached closer she could clearly make out the voices of what seemed to be the pony being attacked. The voice was all too familiar to the young filly. "Mother?" She whispered softly to herself. That's when it clicked, she recognized this place! When she realized where she was she became fearful. She ran towards the door when she noticed the noises stopped. That meant either one of two things: 1; her mother had won or 2; her mother had lost... The filly knew who her mother was fighting and if her mother lost she would die then all would be lost. They would have lost this ongoing war and that witch would be in complete control! She continued to run but the hall seemed to be getting longer and longer. At last she was only steps away from the door when a cold sound sent a chill down her spine and filled her with terror. It was the laugh of that wretched witch, which meant only one thing; her mother had lost... She peered inside the giant room yet saw no sign of the Tyrant, but she could still hear her sick twisted laugh as it echoed through the huge room. She looked around one last time and saw the thing she had dreaded to see, her mother's still body lying in a puddle of blood. She ran to her mother and held her lavender face in her tiny hooves, tears had begun to flow freely down her face. The body was not cold. Yet. She could hear her mother gasping for every breath. The foal knew that any one could be her last. Her mother's eyes fluttered open and began to fill with tears at seeing her foal so upset. She smiled weakly and muttered something to her daughter and shut her eyes one last time... With her last breath she whispered to her young filly one last 'I love you'. "No... No! Mommy please no!! Mommy!! Mommy come back!!! Come back!! Please..." The filly screamed to nopony as she buried her face in her mother's soft coat as she sobbed more. The body had become cold by now, but she didn't care. She just wanted her mother back. Suddenly she felt a hoof on her shoulder and jumped. 'Has the witch returned? Is she going to kill me next?' She glanced and noticed the hoof was a light brown. She sighed inwardly, 'Not her. Thank Luna.' She turned her head to see the mystery pony's face and noticed it was... ______________________________________________________________________________________________ The young mare woke in a cold sweat. 'That was one hell of a nightmare. Who was that mare that died? And what did she mutter? And most importantly, WHY AM I DREAMIN' OF HER!?!' She thought angrily to herself. The mare decided since she was awake she might as well start breakfast. She thought of what she would make and what she would need, pushing the nightmare to the back of her mind. 'I think I'll make the Doctor some bacon* and an English muffin topped with his favorite mixed berry jam. Oh and I can make me a nice dandelion sandwich with a warm cup of tea. Yea that sounds good...' She continued to think of what she would have for breakfast as she made her way through the TARDIS towards the kitchen. When she arrived she started cooking. Her thoughts of the nightmare she had last night had completely gone from her mind, not knowing her nightmare could have been a link to her long forgotten past... > Chapter 2: Breakfast, mmmm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2: Breakfast, mmmm The Doctor could smell some thing cooking, something delicious. He opened his eyes and realized the smell was real and not a dream! He could smell bacon. Oh how he loved bacon! He yawned and stretched in an attempt to wake himself more. He climbed out of bed and headed towards the aroma of delicious bacon. As soon as he entered the kitchen he was greeted with a smile from his beautiful companion, Rosie. "Mornin' sleeping beauty," She said cheerfully with a giggle, "You look like you were hit with a train." She giggled again as she walked up to him and started fixing his mane. She had successfully returned it to it's usual spiky mohawk. She walked back to the stove and finished cooking as she hummed to herself. The Doctor sat down at the table, waiting patiently for Rosie to finish cooking. As he sat he let his mind wander to the past. When Rosie was still just a little filly and he would make her favorite smiley face pancakes every morning. He remembered how she would run so fast to the kitchen that she would sometimes trip. He smiled inwardly to himself at the thought of little Rosie running downstairs in the morning and wrapping her small forelegs around his neck in a hug, just like she would every morning. He even remembered when he gave her her nickname 'Rosie'. She apparently loved it so much she would use it more often than her real name. Oh and especially the time she... He was suddenly brought back to reality when Rosie puke a nice hot plate of food in front of his face. "What was with the creepy smile? I thought you were contemplating murder for a second there." She said jokingly. "Well it's nice to know you have so much faith in me." She giggled and the Doctor told himself to always remember the heavenly sound. "So Doc, what's on the agenda for today?" She said setting her plate on the table with her magic. "Oh nothing really. Oh Rosie will you to my room for a moment?" He said with a i-know-something-you-don't smile. She muffled a 'sure' through her mouthful of food and stood up after swallowing. The Doctor walked towards his room, Rosie close behind. To be honest she was a very curious mare, to say the least, and the Doctor's strange behavior had only managed to pique her curiosity more. They made it to his bedroom and he motioned for Rosie to go in first. She opened the door slowly and saw a box with a ribbon on top sitting in the middle of his floor. She looked back at him with a confused face. He merely smiled excitedly and motioned for her to open it. she sat down and pick it up in her silver aura and began to open it. She carefully opened the box and took all the tissue paper out, this revealed something sparkling inside. She slowly took it out, in case it was fragile, and when she saw the gift she almost burst into tears. It was a violet rose, similar to her cutie mark only this one was carved out of what seemed to look like amethyst, while thew stem was carved of what looked to be emerald. She looked up at the Doctor confused, it wasn't her birthday nor was it any holiday she could think of. Seeing she was confused the Doctor decided to explain, "Remember your 18th birthday?" "Yea? It was only a week ago and besides you were too busy fighting aliens to remember." "Well, keeping that in mind, while we were on that planet with the rare gems I saw these two gems that looked very pretty. So I 'purchased' them before we left." "And by 'purchase' I'm guessing you mean stole, right?" She said with a smirk. "Not the point. Anyway, after you went to sleep I scanned them thinking they were only emerald and amethyst. I was wrong. The scans showed they were actually very valuable crystals from a very ancient planet. They are so ancient and rare they don't have actual names, but it's said that to own something carved of these gems meant you were very very VERY important to whomever gave them to you. So i decided to carve you something from them. I didn't know what you would want so i decided to just carve your cutie mark. I just finished last night, I had been working on them since we left that planet. Oh and you can drop it all you want. Those crystals are as durable as an acorn so don' worry 'bout dropping them." Rosie was stunned! She had never received a present like this from anypony. Especially the Doctor. And just the fact that she meant that much to him made her start crying. "Rosie? Please don't cry. If you don't like it I ca-" She wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. "No. I love it! I'm crying because I'm so happy you silly filly!" "I'm glad you like it. Oh and happy birthday." He said with a smile as he hugged her back. After a few more moments of hugging she finally regained her composure and let go of the Doctor. She held the gift in her aura and twirled it slowly, watching it sparkle as she did. She stood up and started walking to her room, humming the whole way. When she made it she opened her door and walked to the on the right where a shelf sat on the wall. She set it on the high shelf so it could be shown off as it deserved. At seeing her gift in it's proper place she smile to herself. When the Doctor walked in and saw it on the shelf he chuckled and said, "Wow one of my gifts finally made it to the great shelf of fame! I'm truly honored." "Your comment is appreciated but your heavy sarcasm is not." Still smiling she walked back to the kitchen to finish her now cold breakfast. She gave it a gentle zap of magic to heat it up, doing the same to the Doctor's also. "When are you going to teach me the secrets of magic?" He said hopefully. "Never." "Awe. Well why not?" "Because your an Earth pony, not a Unicorn. Besides you wouldn't understand it anyway." The Doctor huffed at this. It was rude and racist, but he knew it was true. He was a man(or pony in this case) of science. He still wanted to know. Maybe the 'magic' in this world actually had scientific origins? 'Think of the possibilities!!' He thought to himself as both ponies cleaned up and headed to the console room. 'Just think of the things i could accomplish! The things my TARDIS might even be able to do with that kind of science. Why, the old girl might even be able to travel to alternate dimensions!' His train of thought was lost when someone knocked on the TARDIS doors. At hearing this knock both the Doctor and Rosie looked towards the front doors of the TARDIS and held their breaths. It wasn't a normal knock either it was the four tap one. Only certain people knew to knock like that on his doors, but he couldn't think of any possible suspects. For what felt like forever all was silent. For a moment the pair thought that they had only imagined it. Then it happened again. Rosie decided she would answer it, though she could see by the Doctor's face he advised against it. When she opened the door they were greeted with a warm smile and a friendly 'Hello' from the stallion at the door. Both ponies were quite shocked at who they saw. > Chapter 3: Drums > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosie's P.O.V I could tell by the Doctor's face we had heard the same knock. But there was a certain expression in the Doctor's bright blue eyes. 'No... It couldn't be, could it?... Is that... Fear?' I had never seen the Doctor show any sort of fear in all my time with him. The fear vanished as quickly as it appeared. 'Maybe I'm just seeing things...' My attention was brought back to reality as we heard the same knock once again. I slowly stood from where I sat and made my way towards the TARDIS doors. I was about to open it when I glanced back at the Doctor. He was making a slicing sort of movement with his hoof in front of his throat, while wearing a whatever-you-do-don't-open-those-doors expression on his face. I only returned the look with a roll of my eyes and opened the door. When I opened the door I saw a stallion standing there with a slightly confused look on his face. He was a sky blue Earth pony with golden eyes and a yellow mane and tail. His forlocks were neatly combed to each side of his face. His cutie mark was similar to the Doctor's only it was a broken hourglass instead of a whole one like the Doctor's. Around his neck I noticed he wore a red bowtie. I never told the Doctor but I had a thing for stallions in fadoras and bowties. This stallion was handsome to say the least, scratch that, he was downright gorgeous! I blushed when I realized I had been staring for quite a while... He smirked when I blushed, "Good afternoon miss, I do hope I haven't interrupted anything important." He gave me a charming smile. I noticed he had the same Trottingham-like accent as the Doctor's. "Oh no, n-nothing important. C-can I help you w-with anything?" I flustered. I was trying my best not to stutter but it was of no use. I had never been the kind of mare to become flustered when around or even speaking to a handsome stallion. But there was just something about his gentlemanly charm that gave me butterflies. He chuckled a bit at my stuttered response,"Actually there is, I'm guessing you know the Doctor, correct. Of course I am. You'd have to since your in his TARDIS and all." "Yea I know the Doc- Wait. How do you know him? And how'd you know this was his TARDIS?" Well I certainly wasn't flustered anymore. 'That was the understatement of the day' I noticed he glanced past my shoulder slightly. He saw the Doctor and, with a very polite 'Pardon me', walked past me and stood near the table opposite to the Doctor. "Well Doctor that's quite rude of you to not mention me to your lovely companion. Honestly how he finds such beauties is beyond me." To say I blushed at him calling me lovely would've been the second biggest understatement of the day. "Rosie please shut the door and come sit by me please." The Doctor made it sound less like a suggestion and more like a command. "Yes Doctor." I responded politely, trying not to sound sarcastic mind you. As I made my way to the Doctor the other stallion spoke up. "Oh Doctor come now. Don't be so selfish. Come sit by me my dear." I looked at the Doctor for his approval (for some reason) and to my excitement he nodded ever so slightly. 'Almost hesitantly' I pushed that thought to the back of my head and sat next to this mystery stallion. He smiled ever so slightly,"That's more like it Doctor you need to learn to share your toys. Oh I see that look of worry. Don't you worry your sweet little head about a thing. I'll be gentle with her." He smirked when he noticed the Doctor blush . This made the Doctor fume though he'd never show his opponent, but I noticed. What I didn't notice, for a while, was that the other pony had wrapped his arm around me. Only did I notice when he used it to pull me closer to him. I blushed to say the least. The Doctor had had enough,"Master what are you doing here!?" The stallion, now revealed to be called 'Master' unwrapped his foreleg from around me, "Tsk tsk Doctor. We absolutely cannot begin with business without being properly introduced first! I simply refuse to. Don't you agree my dear?" He brushed the bottom of my chin ever so softly. I blushed ever more at the feel of his gentle hoof on my chin. "Y-yea." I managed to stuttered, a sheepish grin plastered on my face. The Doctor was having none of it and decided to play along. If only to get this over with. "Fine. Master. Rosie. Rosie. Master." He said pointing a hoof at each pony at the mention of their name. The Master turned to me and gently help my hoof in his,"It is a pleasure to be in the presence of such a radiant beauty such as yourself, Rosie." He gently pressed his lips to my hoof. I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest! And the way he said my name! 'I feel weak.' I managed to gain back, most of, my composure,"L-likewise." The Doctor simply rolled his eyes at this, I didn't notice though. "OK Master cut the crap. what the hell are you doing here and what do you want. Oh and you can stop with the whole gentleman shit, no one's buyin' it." Me and the Master both looked at the Doctor, shocked. I'd never heard him curse like that. 'OK once but that was Jack. But why would he be so rude to such a gentleman like the Master?' "Oh Doctor, I doubt you'll believe me but I'm a changed ma- Er stallion now. Besides a gentleman would never speak in such a way in front of a beautiful young lady." He said in a matter-of-fact tone in his voice. "Pfft." That was the last straw I was putting my hoof down. Right here, right now,"Doctor! Stop being so rude! Obviously you two had some sort of falling out in the past, but that was in the past! This is the now! If he's willingly coming to you saying he's changed then who are you to judge him before giving him a chance? What are you always telling me?" I stood up so quickly from my chair it fell backwards. Both stallions were shocked that I had raised my voice. Especially the Doctor, for I never spoke to him like that. "But.. Rosie-" "No! No 'buts'. Go on. What are you always saying about second chances?" "everyone deserves a second chance..." "What was that?" "Everyone deserves a second chance no matter what wrong they have done in the past." He looked down in his lap like a child who had just been reprimanded by his mother. He slowly looked up at me and continued,"But Rosie, the Master is different!" "How so? How is the Master different, in any way whatsoever, from the enemies we've faced before? Enemies that, might I remind you, were trying to destroy planets and civilizations, yet you felt they still deserved a second chance." Anypony with ears could have plainly heard the sarcasm in my voice. "...." "That's what I thought." I picked my chair up in my magic and set it back in it's rightful spot and sat back down. After awhile the Master finally shook the look of shock from his face and returned to reality. He turned to look at me, "Rosie, my dear, you are certainly an Angel! Thank you so much for talking some sense into that brute!" He was smiling from ear to ear as he hugged me. When he let go he gave me a peck on the cheek. I blushed. The Doctor pouted. I rubbed the cheek he kissed. 'I'm never washing this cheek ever again..,' "My pleasure." "May I ask you one question my dear? I'm quite curious." I was a bit surprised at first but I got over it,"Of what? "Your magic. How good are you at it?" The Doctor cut in. He acted like a doting father bragging about his child. It was embarrassing to say the least... "Good? Good!? She's bloody fantastic! Why I bet she'd be able to surpass Celestia herself if she put her mind to it. When I say the girl has talent you better believe she's got bloody talent! Just like her mother..." I never did hear what he mumbled at the end. But I can tell you this: whatever it was it made him get 'the look'. this was the look he got when he remembered something about his past that made him sad. "Well in that case," he slipped on a gas mask,"Your comin' with me. My 'partner' will be quite thrilled to meet you." Me and the Doctor were both quite confused but we had no time to question it. He pressed a button under his collar which made his bowtie spit out some sort of gas. I started coughing and noticed his gentleman facade had been just that, a facade. I started feeling weak and suddenly i noticed I was lying on the ground. 'I don't remember falling though.' I began to panic, I couldn't move anything, only my eyes would move. I couldn't even yell for help, my mouth felt numb. I couldn't hear much of anything either for my ears and other senses had begun to fade. Except sight, but it was blurry and fading quickly. I couldn't even use my magic. I saw the Doctor was fighting the gas as best he could. He got up and tried to attack the Master. But the gas was obviously starting to work for his movements were slow and he kept stumbling. The Master just cackled evilly while easily avoiding the Doctor's failed attacks. Before my sight had gone I saw the Doctor fall. He didn't get up so I assumed he blacked out. The last thing I saw was the Master's hooves. He raised one and i felt pressure on the back of my head. Then it all went black... > Chapter 4: The Journal > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- About 30 years ago... It has been nearly 15 years since this damned war began. I thought that by starting this Resistance in the beginnin of the war would show Celestia that we didn't want or need to fight. Yet sadly, I was wrong. On the bright side, we may have finally created a weapon to destroy the 'Tyrant Sun' and end this suffering once and for all. Before we use this secret weapon, though, I have decided to offer my old mentor one last chance to surrender and stop this madness. I know there is a fairly good chance the 'Tyrant' side won't listen but I must at least give her a chance. Huh. Looks like the Doctor's peaceful ways had rubbed off on me during our travels. I may not wish to except it, but, my once kind-hearted mentor is gone. Her mind is too far gone I fear. I have planned to go see her personally in one month's time and try and reason with her, though I know I may not come back alive. I must still try. For all our sakes. This war has gone on long enough and has destroyed so many good ponies, such as my friends... The only reason I am waiting this long is because... because... I'm afraid. Not for myself, but for my little... "Mummy! Mummy look what I can do!" At the sound of my darling daughter's voice I ceased writing in my journal and stowed it in it's drawer. Ever since the war started I had been keeping a journal of plans, attacks, and simply thoughts. Thoughts that demanded to be written down. Now my full attention was on my little filly. She had recently turned two-years-old just the other day. For her birthday I had given her my old book of spells that I had when I was around her age. She had the same knack for magic as I did. "Alright. Show me what you learned. What kind of spell are you attempting this time?" I picked her up and nuzzled her. I must have tickled her because she started giggling and squirming in my arms. "Heehee! Mummy stop it! Heehee! That tickles! Hahaha!" I stopped nuzzling her and set her back down so she could focus on her spell. 'She's probably still trying to master that teleportation spell. As usual.' "Ready whenever you are Sweetie." I smiled at her showing I had confidence in her. She nodded and got a marble from her saddlebag. She then set the marble in the middle of the rug on the floor and took a few steps back. I held my breath, trying not to so much as breathe. One small noise could break her concentration and in turn causing her to break the spell. She closed her eyes and began to focus. Her horn began to glow as she built up magic to use on casting the spell. "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!" We both jumped at the sudden arrival of a new voice. This cut off her concentration but, instead of the spell breaking, however, she put too much into it and ended up shattering a nearby vase. She looked at the marble, still sitting there, and then at me. I could just see the tears starting to form in her violet eyes. "Don't worry, Hon. You'll get it next time. I'm sure of it.," I now addressed the pony who had just walked into my office,"May I help you? Ah, Golden Crest. Please come in. Have a seat, you look exausted." I teleported a chair from nowhere and set it in front of my desk and motioned for the tired stallion to sit. "Thank you your Highness." He bowed and sat in the chair. He looked at the filly that now sat in my lap and looked back at me, as if unsure if he should continue. I waved a dismissive hoof in the air. I kept nothing from my foal, and anything he could say to me he could say to her. He noticed this and continued. "Your Highne-" "There is no need for formalities here young colt. I won't allow it. I have a name and I would like it to be used. I am your equal, not your princess." "Yes Miss Sparkle. Um, I have some... troubling news... It's about your husband." I stopped him there and set my filly down. She looked back up at me confused. She didn't understand, and she didn't need to. "But mummy. I want to hear about daddy..." She looked at me with those big puppy dog eyes, but I was having none of it. This was something she didn't need to hear and not even her cute Trottingham accent could get me to change my mind. "No my Little One. You must leave mommy to do her work. This is something a little filly does not need to hear. Go practice in your room and I'll call you when I'm done. OK?" "Yes Mummy!" She ran off to her room and I motioned for Crest to continue. He was the pony I had sent almost a month ago to find my husband, Flash Sentry. "Miss Sparkle. I went to Griffon country like you asked and I used all my ties to try and find your husband and his team. Unfortunately I was only able to get info from one of my buddies down there and last he heard the whole team was killed except two ponies-" "What of the two survivors?" I needed to know if Flash was alive or not. "He didn't know who the ponies were but he did tell me one was a Unicorn mare and the other a Pegasus stallion." "What of their whereabouts?" 'The stallion could still be Flash!' "I'm sorry Ma'am. I'm so sorry... Their both being held in the intensive care ward at a hospital near where their mission had been... Miss their both in severe comas..." All hopes of seeing Flash again were stolen from me in an instant. 'I'll never see him again...' I felt like I had just been kicked in the stomach. Like somepony was tearing my heart out of my chest. But, at the same time, I felt numb... 'This war has already claimed most of my friends, but please, not him. Not him...' I had heard him but it just wasn't sinking in. I didn't want it to. I needed to be alone. "Leave." "M-miss...?" "I SAID LEAVE!" He shrunk back in fear when I raised my voice. He got up, bowed slightly, and left. That's when it sunk in. I began to sob, no, I was balling. 'As soon as they notice their both part of the Resistance they'll kill him!' Everypony knew the Griffons were on Ce- the 'Tyrant's' side. They killed anypony who was against her without a second thought! He was going to die and I could do nothing about it. I'd never see him again. I'll have to tell everypony else. I'll have to tell... 'Rosie... What am I supposed to do? I can't tell her her father is dead! I can't do that to her! I just can't... It's bad enough I brought her into this war! Now I'm supposed to tell her this war has taken her father! I can't...' That was the last straw. That 'Tyrant' was going to pay! One way or another. She did this! She killed him! It's because of her he's gone!! It's all her fault! All of it...' I wasn't going to wait and give her a chance. I was going to take matters into my own hooves! "Applejack!!" "Yea Twi? What can I do fer ya?" "Prepare 'The 'Weapon'. I'm going to see Her tomorrow. First thing in the morning." "Sure thang. It'll all be ready an' waitin' fer ya first thang in tha mornin'. Ya want meh to git Rosie fer-" "No! No. She can't know about this." AJ tipped her stetson and left. All I could think of was how I was going to the 'Tyrant Sun' pay for what she did! _________________________ Doctor's POV Present Day... It took the Master's knock-out gas longer to affect me than it had Rosie. She had almost immediately fallen to the ground. I, on the other han- er hoof, was still up and ready to fight. Though it was already starting to take affect, I was not going to just let the Master take what he wanted. I was going to defend her with all I could! I tried hitting him but failed horribly. I missed my target my a mile. If she wasn't going in and out of consciousness at the moment, Rosie would have been laughing at me. Whatever the Master wanted her for couldn't be good. "Oh come now Doctor, you know you can't stop me. I always get what I want. So why don't you just lay down and take a nap!" At that last word he swung around and bucked me in the chest. I reeled back. I was feeling a bit dizzy and my vision was beginning to become more and more blurred by the second. But I wasn't going to go down that easy! I took one good buck at him and, surprisingly, hit him in the side. He grabbed his side in pain but recovered quickly. "I said go. To. Sleep!" He knocked my hooves out from under me and I hit the ground. Hard. I tried to get up but I couldn't, I was too weak. All I could do now was lie there and wait for sleep to take over. I watched helplessly as he walked over to Rosie, who apparently was still conscious, and raised a hoof. Before I knew what he was doing he struck her in the head. I tried to yell but found my mouth was numb, like I had just drank a whole bottle of that stuff dentists put in your mouth. He glanced over at me and saw I was still fighting unconsciousness. I, in return, could tell he didn't want me to pass out just yet, he wanted me to watch. He wanted me to watch as he took her from me. He picked her up and put her on his back. Her head was towards me and I saw a trickle of blood on her forehead from where he had struck her. He turned and started heading towards the door when he stopped and looked at me one last time. "Don't worry. Like I said earlier; I'll be gentle with her" He smirked then walked off laughing that psychotic laugh of his. He slammed the door behind him and that's when I started to black out. The last thought that crossed my mind was, 'Rosie...' Then I found I could fight it no more I had to give in. I let the sweet hands of sleep pull me into unconsciousness... > Chapter 5: The Captain > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ??? POV Present Day I was sitting at a little bakery called Surgarcube Corner eating some sort of sandwich with flowers in it. I sat in my usual World War 2 trench coat which had been modified to fit my new wings. The breeze gently blowing through my light blue mane.'Just another peaceful day in Ponyville' I thought to myself. I tried picking up my drink but failed horribly and dumped it all over myself. How these ponies could do anything with these damned hooves was beyond me. After a pink mare helped clean up and gave me a refill, and babbled on and on like a mental patient on drugs, she left and I sat and continued to watch ponies pass by. 'To anyone new to this world would think these ponies had never seen a war, but they'd be wrong.' I had been here long enough to know they had just as much problems as we humans had on Earth. I sat there for a little longer wondering how I'd find the Doctor this time. I closed my eyes for a second and when I opened them I fell off my chair. That crazy mare was in my face nose to nose, or muzzle to muzzle. 'Note to self: watch out for that one...' "Hi mister! I'm Pinkie Pie. What's your name? Usually I know everyponies names but I don't know yours so that means we're not friends and if we aren't friends that means your new which means I need to throw you a 'Welcome to Ponyville' party. When I saw you spill your drink I thought I should come out and help you clean up and give you a new drink but after I went back inside I realized you didn't look familiar so I said to myself, 'Pinkie you march out there right now and introduce yourself!' So I did. And I noticed you were sitting out here all alone so that must mean you don't know anypony so that means you pry didn't have any friends! And I thought that was sad so-" I had to make it stop. Sure she was hot and spunky, and I do like spunky girls, but a guy can handle only so much! I did the only thing I could think of to make her shut up, I kissed her. After I stopped her face was frozen, like always, she was blushing and I thought I had shut her up. I was wrong. "Wow Mister! Your a really good kisser and your real cute! I bet everypony tells you that but I thought it would be nice of me to say so. Hey! I like your coat!" Before I even knew what was happening she slipped under my coat and popped her head out next to mine. "Lookie! Now you have two heads! Hahaha! What kind of coat is this! Oh I bet my friend Rarity would know! Let's go as- Ooh what's this?" Now she stood next to me holding something in her hooves. I noticed it was my picture of me, the Doctor, and Rosie from when we went to Earth. I gotta say Rosie made one sexy human. "I'm guessing that ones you, right?" She pointed right to me! She didn't seem bothered by the fact that we were humans. "Uh.. Yea... How'd yo-" she cut me off before I could ask. "Ooh she's pretty! Is she your girlfriend? Wait. I know her. *gasp* That's Rosie!! Wow she looks different! She's still pretty though. Oh she looks younger too. This picture must be old! Here ya go Mister!" She handed me my picture and zoomed off at speeds that seemed unnatural. My head was spinning with questions. Like how she knew Rosie. Then I did the last thing I thought I'd do, I called her back. "Wait! Miss Pie! Damn she's go- AH!" I turned around and there she was again. "Yes Mister?" "Wow your fast. Um you can call me Jack if ya like. I wa-" "You were wondering how I knew Rosie and if I knew where she was. You were also wondering why I didn't say anything about the picture and why you were human then but not now. Now your wondering how I know what humans are, that's easy. My friend Lyra love love LOVES humans and talks about 'em aaallllll the time and one time she showed me a picture of what they look like so that's how I knew! Now your wondering about your girlfriend again, right??" I felt like I had just been slapped in the face. She talked a mile a minute! "Uh.. Yea. But first of all she's not my girlfriend, she's just a friend, unfortunately, and second do you know where I can find her?" "Of course! She's right over there. On that stallions back. She must've had too much to drink." I knew for a fact Rosie didn't drink, not after what happened last time, so I was a bit confused. No. I was really confused! I turned around and she was on a stallion's back, but he wasn't the Doctor. "Master?" I whispered softly to myself. If he had Rosie who knew what he wanted from her! She could be in real trouble! "Thank you Miss Pie!" I yelled back to her as I ran off to help Rosie. I had ran almost half a block before I stopped and realized I was going about it all wrong! I had to be sneaky. Follow him to wherever he was taking her then I could get the jump on him, save Rosie, maybe get a lil' kiss as a 'thank you', and find the Doctor! It was perfect! So I followed him. Rosie's POV 10 Minutes Later... I could feel myself waking up. I felt dizzy... Everything was still blurry as I slowly opened my eyes. I was starting to get the feeling back in my body and I felt a cold stone ground underneath me. I still couldn't move or use my magic. So I had no choice but to lie there until something happened. I have to admit I was scared. I never really get scared or admit it but that's because I know if something happens I can use magic or, the Doctor's favorite, run. But I couldn't do either! I didn't know what to do! For once in my life I was helpless to save myself. I was... vulnerable. I had always prided myself in being my own hero and not just another danzel in distress. I didn't do that. I found it pathetic, unless you really do need help of course, but girls who faked it to get a guys attention! That is just pitiful... Suddenly I heard hoofsteps coming closer. I tried to move but found I still couldn't. Then a blue hoof stood in front of my face. I looked up a saw a familiar psychotic pair of golden eyes staring back at me. He even had a dumb smirk on his face that made me wanna buck him in the balls! 'I can't believe I thought he was cute!!' I really hated myself right now for falling for his shit. He lied down and put his face in mine. "Well look who finally decided to join us! Did you sleep well my dear?"I scrunched up my face in disgust. "Burn in Hell." He lost the smirk and looked at me with serious all over his face. I didn't know which face was scarier, Happy psycho or serious psycho. "Well that's no way to speak to your Master!" "More like Master of bastards..." I muttered just loud enough for him to hear. "What. Did you say?" I was pissing him off now. "Nothing your high and mightiness." You could practically taste the sarcasm! I could have sworn I saw his eye twitch so I smirked a bit. That smirk earned me a slap across the face. 'Well it was fun while it lasted...' "Bitch..." "I've been called worse. Doeucebag." "Grrr! So help me if I didn't need your damn magic I'd cut your horn right off!!" I was quiet now. Nopony but Unicorns knew that having your horn cut off was like having somepony driving a knife through your body, times a thousand! Cutting a limb off was less painful. Also once a horn is cut or broke it doesn't heal, it doesn't grow back, and it no longer channels magic. You could even die from it. That's why a horn is so thick and sturdy. But, with the right tools it's easy to cut one off. I've heard of Unicorns self harm and/or commit suicide by cutting their horns. Now I wasn't just scared I was terrified for my life! Suddenly I heard a new set of hoofbeat coming towards me. They sounded smaller and lighter, most likely belonging to a mare. She came into view and stood next to the Master. She looked so familiar! She was light gray with a darker gray mane and tail, her eyes were a bright baby blue like that mare from... 'Sugarcube Corner!? Pinkie??' It looked just like Pinkie, except the flat mane. She had the same eyes and body as Pinkie, though! However, the only difference was she didn't have a cutie mark. Or at least I couldn't see it. There were cuts and scars where her cutie mark should have been. "Ah. There you are. I was looking all over for you Inkie! This is our temporary guest, Rosie." I then heard Inkie respond in a very thick Prench accent. "Oh Master you got me a Unicorn! How swe-" Before she could finish I heard a door being kicked in and, what sounded like a stallion, come in and started... flirting!? "Jack?" I could feel my body becoming less numb, but my magic wasn't returning anytime soon. I tried to stand but was knocked back down by the Master. 'Jerk...' "Ah. Rosie! Nice tah see ya kiddo! How ya been?" There was that lopsided smirk of his. It was goofy, but, charming. "Not bad. Just a bit busy. Y'know being foalnapped and drugged, the usual..." "As touching as this moment is. Mr. Harkness, I'm a very busy man so if you could kindly get the hell out I'll let you leave without any new holes in your chest." I was able to move to where I was lying on my stomach and I could easily move my head to look around now. What I saw made me feel sick and helpless. I saw the Master pull out a pistol and pointed it right at... 'Jack!' > Chapter 6: The Escape > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctor's POV Present Day... I could feel the effects of the Master's sleeping gas wearing off. I slowly opened my eyes and immediately remembered what took place before I blacked out. 'Rosie! The Master still has her!' I tried to stand but felt lightheaded and fell back to the floor. Who knew what the Master wanted her for. For all I knew he had already kill-" 'No! I can't think like that!! I just need to get to her!' Oh how sometimes I wish Jack was here... I finally found the strength to stand and made my way out of the TARDIS and headed in the direction the Master was headed. "I just hope I'm not too late..." I said under my breath as I ran. Rosie's POV Present Day... I was still shocked by what had just happened. I couldn't move. I just watched a psychotic stallion kill one of my only and closest friends. I shook the feeling of shock and ran to Jack. I put my ear to his chest even though I already knew it was too late. I knew what happened but it took a while for it to sink in. When it did, though, I began to sob. My sadness quickly turned to anger, as it always did, when I saw the Master's face. No guilt. No remorse. Not even nothing! Instead he had a smile on his face that looked like he had played a brilliant prank on a friend. Then he began to laugh and I was sent over the edge! "What the hell is wrong with you!!?? How could you laugh after you just killed my friend!? I swear to Celestia I'm going to make you suffer!! I will spend the rest of my life making sure yours is a living HELL!!! How could a pony murder another pony like that and laugh!!? Your a monster!! Yo-your insane!!" I screamed at him as more hot tears streamed down my cheeks. He chuckled a bit more then spoke. "First of all: I know I'm insane. Thank you for noticing. Second: I'm not a pony I'm a Time Lord. Don't mix up the two. And third: How long have you known Mr. Harkness?" He chuckled again. "All my life. Why?" This was the first time in a long time I was genuinely confused. As he answered he didn't look at me, he was looking past me. "Tsk tsk Jack, tsk tsk. All that time and you never told the poor girl? It's a wonder she knows anything." Before I could respond I felt a hoof wrap around my waist. I turned to see Jack was up and fine. I couldn't even see a bullet wound! "J-Jack..? B-but... You where... A-and I..." He took his hoof off of me and stood next to me. "Sorry to scare ya like that but I'll explain everything lat-" Then I did two things that surprised all of us, even me! First I slapped him across the face. "Ow what was that fo-" Then I kissed him! That one surprised mostly me as I did not mean to do it! But I did find myself to quite enjoy it and found myself melting into the kiss. I had lost track of time as I held the kiss, hoping it would last forever, but all good things must come to an end. Jack broke the kiss and held a hoof to my cheek as I blushed like a madpony! I didn't want to look him in the eyes, so I looked at my hooves. He put his hoof under my chin and gently lifted my head so my eyes would meet his. I was expecting him to look at me with that dumb smirk of his, but he didn't. Instead he gave me a small smile with kindness in his eyes. I returned the smile and my blush faded, slightly. He removed his hoof and stood in front of me. "Alright Master I don't care what your planning or how your even here, but I do know this: Whatever your planning involves Rosie and that's not OK with me! Knowing you, it can't be anything good! So you have exactly one minute to buck off yourself or I'll come over there an' make ya! Understand?" "You really don't get it do you? I'm trying to fix the universe and if that costs the life of one Unicorn I think we'll all get by don't you?" "Why do you need me specifically? Why am I so important? Can't you just use a different Unicorn?" Jack gave me a this-isn't-your-fight face. I rolled my eyes and ignored him. Of course it was my fight! The Master wanted my magic for Celestia sake! "Because there are only two Unicorns in this timeline that have the sort of raw untamed magic I need to fix this little tear. Besides, what are you gonna do to me? Whoop my ass!? Your just a little girl that swoons for every handsome stallion she sees! I've got you wrapped around my hoof!" He came up to me and whispered in my ear,"So you can't stop me." He walked around me and brushed my cheek with his tail and I blushed. 'He's right... I am just a love-struck filly... I can't stop him' I looked at the ground feeling, once again, helpless... "No. She can't. But I can, and I will!" The familiar voice was followed by a high pitched whirring noise and the Master's console sparked and burst into flames. Suddenly I saw a tan hoof grab mine and looked up to see the Doctor's usual childish smile as he whispered his favorite word to me: "Run!" So I ran, just as I have been for so many years. I ran with that impossible stallion. The Master ran to his console trying to stop it from sparking or catching on fire even more. Then Jack opened the door and motioned for me and the Doctor to make a break for it. "GO!! While he's distracted! Go! Go! Go!" As we ran I found myself smiling as I thought to myself. 'Just like old times. Just me and my boys, running. Nothings changed. Master's POV Present Day- 10 Minutes Later... I finally got the console to stop blazing but I also let my prize escape. The Doctor had to know of the tear, how couldn't he! 'He knows... He also knows that she's the only one who can repair it.' I never knew what he saw in his companions. In our universe and this one. But I definitely knew what he saw in her. She was spunky, fearless, willing, everything he used to look for in his human companions all jumbled up into one pretty, sweet, pink Unicorn. I was going to enjoy ripping her from him and making him watch her suffer. You know like I do. 'He obviously likes her too. Lucky me! Not only do I get to make him suffer but I also get to break both his hearts!! Oh this is too delicious!' I couldn't wait to get started. "Come along Inkie we have a console to fix and a Time Lord to crush." "Oh goodie! Sounds like fun Master!" I smiled at her enthusiasm. "Yes it will be my dear Inkie, it will be... AHAHAHA!!" "Yay! Evil laugh time! MWAHAHA!" 'So it begins old friend...' I thought to myself and smiled. > Chapter 7: So It Begins > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rosie's POV Present Day- The TARDIS We finally made it to our destination, the TARDIS, and I sat on the floor as soon as the Doctor shut the doors. I was a bit winded from all the running. I looked around the console room and smiled as I noticed Jack and the Doctor were winded as well. 'It's obviously been a while since we've done this.' "Just like old times, huh? The three of us running for our lives!" I said beaming. "Well mostly your life but, yea. It sure does bring back memories!" Jack said, "It sure does!" The Doctor took his tan trench coat off and threw it onto one of the oddly shaped columns. I noticed then that he wasn't smiling. He walked over to the console and loosened his tie. 'Uh oh. He only does that if there's something really wrong, and doesn't know what to do. I better cheer him up.' I got up off the floor and as I walked towards the Doctor I saw him run a hoof through his mane. I put on a small smile and lightly tapped him on the shoulder. "You okay? Anything I can do to help?" He turned to look at me and I saw he had a sad worried face. Even his his aura felt sad and gloomy. He stared at me and just examined my face, as if he thought he'd forget. For a split second I could have sworn I saw a tear threaten to fall. But I couldn't tell. He looked away too quickly for me to know for sure. "Yea. Could you press that blue-green button and flip the wibbly lever?" He said without looking at me. "Uh, sure," I replied as I moved to the opposite side of the console and did as he asked. "What will that do?" "It'll put the shields up and tell the TARDIS to be on high alert." "Just for that freaky stallion? Pfft! Don't you think that's a little overboard Do-" "No. No I don't think it's a little overboard. Either way he's going to find a way to get in or get us out so he can strike. Right now, we are exactly where he wants us to be. We're cornered and unprepared and completely open and defenseless. No matter what I do or where I go he always finds me," He turned to look at me with fear and sadness in his eyes. "Rosie he wants you for some reason and I already know it's nothing good. It never is. I'm sorry but I may not be able to protect you." "Why won't you be able to, and why would you need to?" "Because he is capable of just as much as I am only worse because he has no rules or limits! He could kill you, me, and every creature on this planet just out of boredom! And he obviously understands this world as much, or more, as I do! I-I just don't know what to do..." He stood on his hindlegs putting his front hooves on the console and hung his head. "I just don't know anymore..." Have you ever seen your hero fall? The one person you thought was perfect and indestructible and just plain brilliant fall? Have you ever seen them at their lowest? On their knees begging? Not knowing what to do? Well, that was how I felt at that moment. I had never seen him like this. Beaten before the battle even started. I've always known him to head into adventure head-on. But... But, never had I seen him like this... "But, Doctor, you can't just give up like that. We may not know his entire plan but we at least have an idea." He didn't move or say anything. "Yea Doc, he mentioned a bit of it to us. He said something about Rosie being the only unicorn powerful enough to fix the universe or somethin' like that." Jack stated as he joined me and the Doctor at the console. "That's right! He did say that. But, how could the universe be broken?" "Yes it's broken but it's only a small break. Like a uh hair-line fracture, if you will." Me and Jack both looked at each other and back at the Doctor. "Doc? You mean to tell us that you knew about this?" "Yes it's been like that since you came into this universe Jack. That's how everything from our dimension has been getting to Rosie's. And how we managed to go through to Earth. All our travels and thing that have popped through never affected it, it stayed small. Until the other day. It grew. I don't know what the Master wants to do with Rosie's magic, but I know for sure that it's not to fix the break. He doesn't save universes. He destroys them." He never once turned to face either me nor Jack. Now I knew why he was so afraid of this Master guy. He had to be pretty bad to scare the Doctor. 'I've never seen him so scared!' Doctor's POV Present Day I couldn't do it. I just couldn't. I just can't lose him. He always finds me. And now he wants Rosie! I just can't do it. I can't fight him again. I barely did it the last time we met! And look what happened. Because of him I regenerated. I thought he was lost with the rest of the Time Lords last we met. How could he be here? I was avoiding eye contact with my companions as I slumped over my console. I needed to speak to Jack and explain to him a few things, but, I needed Rosie to leave first. 'Yea. Like she'll just walk away after all that just happened.' Then I was rescued by Jack. Thank Celestia! "Hey, Kiddo. I need to talk to the Doc real quick." "Okay." She didn't budge. "Alone." I heard her grumble and walk away. Neither me nor Jack spoke til we heard her bedroom door shut. "You gonna explain or what? I know there's more that you weren't saying 'cause Rosie was here. So what is it?" "What the Master said is true. About 'Rosie being the only being powerful enough to shut the break' thing. I already knew this. I've tried to fix it myself using energy from the TARDIS but, the tear wasn't having it. For some reason the tear itself was affected by this universes strange magical touch and only magic can shut it. The reason it appeared here is because something from another universe sensed the strange energy of the magic coming from this universe and wanted some of said magic..." "So the only thing to mend it is magic. But not just any magic, it has to be from-" "A very powerful Unicorn. Yes. I know..." "Then what's wrong with that? I'll get the Kiddo and we can shut this ba-" "It's not that easy Jack! It never is! If she uses her magic to try and shut up the tear, the tear will suck all her magic from her before it closes up." "So she won't have magic for a while. I don't see what the prob-" "If all her magic is taken from her she will die! Well brain dead at least. It would be like she were in a permanent comatose state with no hope of ever waking up! I can't do that to her Jack! I just can't... It's just... I've lost so many, Jack. I don't, no, I can't lose another... I don't think my hearts can take it..." That's when I broke down. I had never done that in front of Jack before. I felt him put a foreleg around me as I cried into his chest. I just didn't care anymore. I didn't know what to do! 'If I make her fix it she'll die! If I leave it, this whole planet, or even dimension could die if that tear got too big.' I don't know how long I cried into his chest for but I was just pleading Rosie didn't come down and see me like this. I was her hero, she had told me that since I 'adopted' her. I just couldn't do that to her, after all this, I just couldn't. And I do believe Jack understood. Suddenly I heard the front doors of the TARDIS open and standing there was the last pony I expected to see! Me and Jack both looked towards our impossible visitor. I was stumped. Absolutely. Positively. Completely. Stumped! This mare just couldn't be here! It was just impossible! She said with a smile. ??? POV Present Day-A Few Minutes Earlier I slowly opened my eyes only to be blinded by the sun in the bright blue sky. 'Wait. Bright blue sky!?' I stood up quickly only to be greeted by a sharp pain in my skull. I looked around and saw nopony around. Then I saw him! 'Doctor!?' He was running, no surprise, with two other ponies: A blue stallion with a light blue mane and tail and a long navy blue trench coat similar to the Doctor's. The other, a beautiful young mare. She was a light pink with a curly silver and lavender streaked mane and tail. "She looks awfully familiar." I muttered to myself. I decided to follow them, from a distance. I couldn't remember much before I blacked out. Except for seeing a crack in the sky then a bright flash of blue lightning! After that it's a bit fuzzy. I don't even remember where I was heading before this all happened, but something told me this was much better. After I followed them longer I got another pain in my head. When it passed I had lost them. I wandered a bit more before seeing the TARDIS in the middle of what looked to be a town square. I walked out into the open, looking all around myself for any threats. It was instinct now. I made it to the front doors and stood there for a moment while reminiscing old memories of traveling in that impossible box with that impossible stallion. I finally told myself to enter but realized it was locked. "Good thing I have my own." I always wore my TARDIS key around my neck. I picked it up, praying to Luna it still worked and that he hadn't changed the lock. I slowly put the key in the lock, smiling to myself as I realized it still fit. Finally, I turned the key and opened the doors and just stood in the doorway in surprise at what I was seeing: The Doctor crying into the chest of that blue stallion. They both looked at me, confused. I didn't see that pink mare. Nopony said anything, that is, until the Doctor spoke. "What...? What? But... How co-? What!?" He said with a dumbfounded look upon his face. "Hello Doctor. Long time, no see." I said with a smile.