The Doctor Derpy and Family: Episode 3: Gallopfrey

All was silent. Dinky Doo was standing next to the engine of the TARDIS. She looked up at it with fascination in her eyes, it was as if the TARDIS was calling to her. She walked closer to the engine. Slowly the centerpiece of the TARDIS with all the controls, started to move, and as steam filled the the room and heat surrounded her body, the little filly walked towards the hole in the floor. There she saw what she could only assume was the Heart of the TARDIS that she had heard the Doctor mention only a few times. It whispered into her ears, told her the secrets of the universe, and so many things she thought her head would explode.

"Dinky?" called a voice.

Dinky shook her head and when she opened her eyes again she was with Amethyst, Derpy, and the Doctor, in the TARDIS, but everything was normal; the Doctor was trotting around looking at different buttons and levers, Derpy close behind, and Amethyst hanging around with Dinky.

"You all right there Dinky?" asked Amethyst, "You were just sort of, zoning out."

"Yeah, I'm fine." she replied still a little dazed. "Um...Doctor?"

The Doctor continued working and without looking up replied, "Yes Dinky?"

"What exactly is it, that is under the engine of the TARDIS?" she asked.

"That would be the Heart of the TARDIS" said the Doctor.

"And what does that mean?" asked Dinky even more curious.

"Well, it's the Time Vortex, which means, all of space and time, every thing that ever was, that is, and that ever will be can be seen through it." answered the Doctor.

"May I see?" asked Dinky.

The Doctor froze, dropped his rubber hammer, stood up and turned to Dinky with a very serious look on his face, "No!" he turned back to his work.

"But why not?" wined Dinky, stomping her hooves on the floor of the TARDIS.

"Because it's not safe!" Replied the Doctor, "Anyone who tried that would have all of space and time floating through their heads, they would quite literally explode. Of course they could control life, death, and the universe itself for a few minutes, but still! No! It's not safe!"

There was a long silence on board the TARDIS, when suddenly the telephone rang. Derpy floated over to it, barely using her wings, and picked it up. "Hello, Doctor's TARDIS. How may I help you?" she nodded as the other end rambled on, "Yes I see...ok...I'll let him know...Doctor, it's princes Luna, she says she needs your assistance immediately." said Derpy as she hung up the phone.

"Well then, Allons-y!"

The TARDIS arrived in the Royal Castle on a dark, cold, and damp night. The air was so moist that you could almost drink it, and it was so cold, especially for a summer night. The dew on the grass was almost frozen.

The Doctor opened the door and stepped out, he cringed a little bit as he stepped out. Something didn't seem right. Something wasn't right. "Quickly!" said the Doctor, "To the Castle!" he said before he turned and ran off.

"Here we go again..." said Amethyst rolling her eyes. "Let's go Dinky. Dinky... Dinky! Dinky?" She looked back to see her sister staring entranced at the engine of the TARDIS, and for a split second, she thought she saw her sister's eye glow a deep golden color. "Dinky?" said Amethyst putting her hoof on her sister's back.

"Yeah! Let's go!" said Dinky enthusiastically as if nothing had happened.