Delanie's Fire

by Pinkieisepic

Rating: everyone
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Doctor Whooves, Original Character, Adventure, Twilight Sparkle
Length: 2075

The Everfree forest is on fire and only Delanie knows why.

An alicorn named Delanie struggles to remember why the Everfree forest is so important,and how to save Equestria.Even if she could remember,the Everfree forest is on fire,and nopony can enter.The cover art was made by me,although techincally,it's just Luna with some new colors and no cutie mark.Btw this is my first fic so constructive criticism is welcome.

Published 2012-03-14 00:14:01 UTC
Last updated 2012-04-10 21:55:48 UTC

The Beginning

I've had some pretty bad days,but none worse then the day I collapsed on Twilight Sparkle's doorstep.

My sweaty yellow mane clung to my face as I knocked on her door."Hello?Uh...Twilight?" The door opened,a shocked looking unicorn stared down at me.She started to speak,but I stopped her "No,I need to tell you something.I can't forget it,you have to remind me."

"But,who are you?!" she screamed.

"Uh,first,can you stop screaming?It's kinda hurting my ears and i'm feeling kind of...odd.You have to let me tell you now.I fear I won't remember for long."

She looked at me strangely,then said "Okay,tell me."

"There is something in the Everfree forest,something that will save Equestria from what is going to happen.You have to find the-the.Oh darn!It's not..." I shake my head in frustration "I can't remember.Oh!You really need to listen to what i'm about to tell you...i'm...i'm..." I could feel my memory starting to fade.

"What?!" asked Twilight,desperately trying to keep me talking.I knew what was happening.It was impossible for me to say more,my important message was already lost.

"Am I in a hospital?" I asked,moving around on an uncomfortable bed.

"Yeah,Twilight said you just blacked out.I don't know why she had to take you to the hospital,though,you seem just fine to me." responded a pink earth pony.

"Hm..." I sat up,basically ignoring the pink pony's words"What's that?The little...picture thing you have?"

"Oh,that's a cutie mark!I have three balloons as a cutie mark,but I guess you can see th-"

"Okay!" I sigh,covering my ears as she's talking rather loudly "Do I have one?"

"No," she though for a moment-it seemed like she never stopped talking,and I was greatful for the momentary pause "I don't think you do,which is weird for how old you are.I mean,you're as tall as Princess Luna!You'd think you'd have a cutie mark."

"Princess Luna?"I ask,wondering who she is,the name sounded familiar.When she didn't answer I said "Well,then.Where's this Twilight?I only remember a few things...is she a unicorn?"

"Yeah,she's a unicorn.She's in the Everfree forest,I think.She said something about it earlier when she asked me to keep an eye on you."

"Uh-huh." I said,nodding "Is your name Pinkie Pie?"

This caught her attention. "Yeah,how did you know that?"

"I must've heard you say it." She looked suspicious for a moment,then it faded."Anyway,I need to find Twilight.See ya,Pinkie." I began walking away.

"But I don't think you're supposed to leave yet!" said Pinkie Pie,randomly appearing in front of me.I jumped.

"I'm not even going to ask how you just did that,but it was seriously awesome." I gape at her "Don't worry about me,though,I'll be fine!" I smiled,turning a corner.

"But,I don't think the doctors would like it if you left.They said you were still recovering!" she said,randomly appearing in front of me again.

"Okay,as awesome as that is,please stop.It's starting to scare me."

"Okay,but I really think you should go back." she smiled.

"Eh,i'm okay.I think.Seriously,just go back to my room and if anyone asks where I am,say I left." I mumble while thinking"People are going to follow me if I just walk out of here,and i'm not sure these are going to work." I looked back at my wings."I wonder if I could teleport there or something?"

"Woah!" said Twilight,once again wearing a shocked expression.I would of laughed,had this visit not been so serious."You can telep-oh,I forgot you're an alicorn.I still can't believe that!"

"Yeah," I said,not bothering to ask what an 'alicorn' was "I can't remember anything!Wait,I take that back,I remember a few things."

"What's your name?" asked Twilight.I considered this for a moment,and then remembered.

"Delanie."

"You remember at least one thing then.I need to tell you something.Look up,Delanie." I looked up to see what looked like a forest in flames.

"Dang,when did that start?"

"When I got here everything was okay,then I looked at it,and-well,you can see what happened."

"That was important,wasn't it?" I said solemnly.

"You said something was in it that would save Equestria.We'll never get to it now." she hung her head.

"Oh no." I say,causing Twilight to look up.

"What is it?"

"Does anyone live in there?" I whisper,fearing the answer.

Twilight's eyes go wide as she says "Zecora,but i'm sure she was smart enough to get out of there."

"I hope for her sake she is."I think "Or was."I glanced back up at the burning trees."Wait,the trees,they're not burning...how is that possible?"

"Oh,I've read about that somewhere!it's a really powerful spell.It just keeps burning,it kind of forms a wall so no one can get in.On the bright side," she turned to me "it can't catch anything else on fire."

I grin at this "Good for whoever Zecora is and anypony who lives near here."

"Atleast I got some good news today" mumbles Twilight.I ignore her words and think about earlier.

"Oh,who's Princess Luna?I asked your friend earlier,but she was distracted or something and didn't answer."

"Oh,Princess Luna is the youngest princess.She has an older sister too,Princess Celestia.Both are alicorns," she pauses before adding "like you."

I think about these two alicorns for a bit,the names seeming eerily familiar.I looked back up at the unburning trees once more."We need to get inside without getting burnt."I think "I have an idea!" I screamed,excited.

"What is it?" she asks.

"You wouldn't happen to know who Doctor Whooves is,would you?"

Why?

Twilight looked at me curiously. “I’m not sure...wait, is he the brown stallion with the hourglass cutie mark? Oh, right, you don't remember anything..."

"But I do remember! Well, I remember him, vaguely. I feel like he can help us."

"I certainly hope so. Do you even know where he is?" Twilight sighed, looking expectantly at me.

"I have an idea, yeah." I smile "Follow me."

"So, you think he's here...in a blue box?" She asks, clearly thinking I've lost it. Who knows, maybe I have.

"Not just a blue box" I reached for the door "A locked blue box."

"Why would you lock something like this?" Twilight laughed.

"So no one just walks in, obviously. And I’m the one with memory loss?” I snort. I feel like the box is important, it seems like it is. How many ‘police boxes’ are in Equestria anyway?

"What are you doing here?" asked a stallion I assumed to be Doctor Whooves. He was quite handsome; something about him almost seemed to unlock something in me. Almost.

"We need your help." I quickly respond, hoping to not waste any time.

"What makes you think I can help you?"

"Because," I freeze, not really knowing why "I...well..."

"She has selective memory and she said she remembered you." Twilight answers for me.

"Yeah," the thing in my head telling me what to say stops "I'm...I’m..."

Twilight laughs quietly at my sad attempt to talk. I glare at the ground, making a fool of myself.

"I know you can help me, I feel like I can trust you." I mumble.

"Okay, what’s wrong with me?" I think "I'm not like this, focus, Delanie!" Something was seriously different, I was acting ridiculous. Then I noticed the Doctor was smiling.

"I think I can help you." He said, unlocking the police box.

"Woah, this is...wow." She looked into the box. As soon as I laid eyes on the huge space, I knew Twilight would find it amazing. I know I did. “If I remember the..." I paused as the memory appeared "the TARDIS, and I remember him, why doesn't he remember me?"

"Welcome to the TARDIS!"

"Why did I remember that? I’m seriously not understanding how I remembered that?!" I think, pretending me knowing what it was called was a coincidence.

"TARDIS, I like it." smiled Twilight.

"It stands for time-"

"And relative dimension in space?" I blurt, trying to avoid the annoyed and shocked look coming from the Doctor. I blush and try to take the bad attention away from myself I say "My name is Delanie, by the way."

"Darn, I really enjoy telling people that. So, Delanie, how did you know that?"

I stay quiet; there was something happening in my mind. “The TARDIS, it's sort of like my mind." I say, not realizing I've just said it aloud. "It doesn't really seem like much on the outside, but the inside...maybe I should get some mind keys!” I laugh at the thought.

"The Doctor's keys, in my mind, if it could help me I would be happy. Hey, if that would help me remember anything, I'd be happy." I think as a blurry image comes to mind, something that was recognizable, but I still couldn't completely grasp it. I stumbled backward, a bit shocked. I hadn't exactly expected myself to remember, well, anything!

"I know what we need to find!" I screamed in delight. "Okay, well not exactly, but I have an idea of what it is."

As I finished explaining both Twilight and the Doctor asked "What?" in perfect unison.

"No idea, no time. Did you guys even pay attention? I just know I need to go straight into that fire! Doctor, do you think your TARDIS will burn?"

"It's been through much worse." he smiled, not asking about the fire. "Just how do you propose we go into a fire and not get burnt?"

"If it comes to that, I’m an alicorn,” Whatever that is, I add silently. “I’m sure Twilight and I could come up with enough magic to sort of fireproof all three of us. Now let’s get going! "I smiled, bouncing up and down. I really didn't expect what was about to happen.

I don't remember blacking out, really, I don't. How could anyone expect a girl with memory loss to? But as I tried to sit up, I felt a huge welt on my head. I put my hoof to it, and then realized my hoof was no longer where it should be. Naturally, I screamed.

"My hooves!” I cried, "What happened? What are these? W-what am I?"

"Don't freak out, those are your hands. They're like hooves. By the way," He got up and tossed Twilight and I something odd looking, before he looked away. "you might want to put some clothes on."

"Awkward..." I say, frantically trying to put on the 'clothes'. Twilight didn't seem to be having a much better time .As I finally seemed to get the clothes on the Doctor said "Nice work girls.”

"And how are you so much better with these...things?" commented Twilight on the Doctor's clothes. "They're nothing like the dresses I've worn in the past."

"Hey, at least you know if you've even worn clothes in the past!" I complained, resulting in an odd look from Twilight "What? It's a valid statement."

"Okay then. To answer Miss Sparkle's question, I come to Earth quite often. Today’s trip was unintended, though." he paused and I heard him mumble "Always is."

"So, should we leave?" asked Twilight.

"Hey, it's not like the Everfree forest in on fire or someth-oh, it is. Well, I’m sure whatever is going to destroy Equestria will be fine for now. I needed a break. Please?"

"You've been in Equestria for 29 hours, 47 minutes, and 35 seconds-not that I’m counting. Most ponies don't get bored of it that fast." Twilight said with a dry laugh.

"And now I’m on Earth, and I’m a...what am I, Doctor?"

"You're a human; we're all humans at the moment." The Doctor nodded to Twilight, whom I was still looking down on as if she were her normal height when she was only a few inches shorter than me. I looked down at her indigo hair with the purple and a really bright pink streak. I can't help but wonder what I look like.

"Do you have a mirror?"

"Hmm, yes, there is one down that hall. Here come with me." he said, taking my hand.

"So, this is what I look like?" I gestured to myself. I honestly didn't look that different. My hair was the same light blonde with a few black streaks in it, and the same freakish tallness. My eyes were quite different, though. I remember looking at them in the hospital before a transported, and they were much lighter now.

"Yes, oh and one thing Delanie." he leaned down a bit to whisper in my ear "I remember you. I think you might remember me better now that we're on Earth, just tell me if you remember anything."