Chapters “They’re coming!” Private Poster shouted. Star Swirl the Bearded turned around and looked to the plain. Discord’s minions were on their way.
“Everypony to their stations!” He shouted. Everypony rushed to positions. “Ready unicorns!” Star Swirl shouted. “Fire!”
The unicorns shot their magical beams at Discord’s minions. Unfortunately, they were just dust put together to look like ponies. “Once again.” Star swirl began, “Discord had fooled us. But he approaches. It will only be a matter of time before he get here.”
Suddenly Star Swirl heard a sound. Like a muffled screech. He turned to see a tall blue box materializing out of thin air. Star Swirl got his magic ready for another one of Discord’s tricks.
Upon arrival in the library, Twilight was awake and reading. “Welcome back. How was the visit with Rose? Oh she’s with you.”
“We have a tinny tiny problem.” The Doctor said. He pulled out a blueprint of the TARDIS control room. “It seems the TARDIS is unable to return home.”
“What do you mean?” Twilight asked.
“Think of it this way, there is this cable connecting our planet and yours that allowed us to come to Equestria.” The Doctor explained. “And it seems that that cable has snapped, leaving us stuck here. We can travel through time in this world, but we can’t go home.”
Rose didn’t know what to say, but The Doctor did. “With that in mind, I think we should go into Equestria’s past. I know the perfect time and place.”
“I would rather stay here.” Rose said.
The Doctor looked at her. “How come?”
“I just need some time to think.” Rose replied.
“All right.” The Doctor said. He turned to Twilight. “How about you Twilight? Want to go back in time?”
“Sure, why not?” Twilight replied.
“Great!” The Doctor exclaimed. He turned to Rose. “You sure you want to stay?”
“Yeah.” Rose replied.
“Okay, well you can stay here.” He looked at Twilight. “C’mon Twilight, to the TARDIS!”
He ran out the door followed by Twilight and entered the TARDIS door. He began to flip switches and press buttons. “What are you doing?” Twilight asked.
“Wibley Wobbly, Timey Whimey, stuff.” The Doctor said. Then the TARDIS began to make noise, the same noise Twilight had heard from the outside of the TARDIS. Then it began to shake, and vibrate. Then the Doctor shouted. “Geronimo!”
The TARDIS stopped shaking. Twilight stood up feeling dizzy. She had fallen down and hit her head while traveling through time. The Doctor walked up to her. “Are you all right?” He asked.
“Yeah, I’m fine.” Twilight replied. “Where are we?”
“The correct answer would be when are we.” The Doctor explained. “Though I suppose considering the fact that the TARDIS changes location in both time and space, where are we is also an appropriate question as well.”
Twilight looked at him, confused. “Well where and when are we?” Twilight asked.
“Actually we haven’t changed location at all.” The Doctor said. “If this was your time, we would still be on the hill. Although, because the land was different at this time, the hill doesn’t exist yet. Instead it’s just one large plain.
“As far as time, we have traveled 1300 years into the past. And if I’m right, there’s somepony you’ll want to meet.” Twilight looked at him eagerly.
“Go on.” She said. The Doctor pointed to the door. Twilight opened the TARDIS door and saw, an entrance to what appeared to be a fort. She looked at the entrance, and at the walls. She thought she saw somepony standing there, but whoever it was moved in a hurry.
“This is Fort Everfree.” The Doctor said walking out of the TARDIS. “Back in the old days, it was the last defensive post, before the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters in the Everfree Forest.”
“Who commands it?” Twilight asked.
“The stallion himself.” The Doctor replied.
“You don’t mean…” But before Twilight could finish her sentence, royal guards in old amour ran out of Fort Everfree and pointed their horns at The Doctor and Twilight.
They were shouting questions like: “Identify yourself!” or “Where is Discord and why are you working for him?!”
Then they heard a voice shouting, “Give them some space! They’re not working for Discord!” The voice sounded old and hoarse.
The guards stepped away from the Doctor and Twilight saying, “Yes sir!” The Doctor rolled his eyes. The old times had the Equestrian Army, which was similar to UNIT in the Doctor’s universe. The new Equestrian Army as more like Captain Jack’s Torchwood.
Approaching The Doctor and Twilight was a grey unicorn with yellow eyes, a blue cape and hat, and a long beard. “Ah!” The Doctor exclaimed. “Twilight Sparkle, allow me to introduce you to the greatest unicorn in Equestrian history, Star Swirl the Bearded.”
Star Swirl looked at them. “Well you know who I am.” Star Swirl said “I am not surprised, which is unfortunate, I crave for a surprise now and then. So let me guess, you’re an interviewer? Or a fan? Or you just want an autograph.” Twilight put the quill and parchment she was levitating back into the TARDIS.
“Honestly, I get tired of so many ponies asking me questions, I just want a pony who wants to just talk and get to know me, not ask how I know so much.” Star Swirl said.
“Well you’re in luck Star Swirl, because my friend and I want to get to know you.” The Doctor said.
“Well, I can honestly say that this is news to me. So what were your names?” Star Swirl asked.
“I’m The Doctor. And this is my companion Twilight Sparkle.” The Doctor said and held up his psychic paper.
Star Swirl took and long good look at the paper and then shifted his gaze to The Doctor with a disappointed look on his face. “This paper is blank Doctor.” Star Swirl said. The Doctor placed his paper back into his collar. “With someone of your abilities, that is a disappointment.”
Before The Doctor responded to Star Swirl he looked at a very excited Twilight Sparkle and said, “Before you go all fan girl on him, give him some time to get to know us, all right?” Twilight nodded. The Doctor addressed Star Swirl. “What do you mean someone with my abilities?”
“Doctor, my gift is magic,” Star Swirl explained. “I once created a spell that allows me to see everything about a certain pony. Needless to say, I see through you like glass, Doctor.”
“So, what do you know about me?” The Doctor asked.
Star Swirl looked The Doctor right in the eye. “Everything.”
“Oh.” The Doctor said. They were walking through the fort. “So, why are you here Star Swirl?”
Star Swirl gave The Doctor an awkward look. “To protect the Royal Pony Sisters of course.” Star Swirl explained. “We’re the last defense for them. With him on the loose, somepony has to defend them while they figure out to stop him. And that somepony is me!”
“Wait, who is on the loose?” The Doctor asked.
“Discord.”
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Private Poster asked.
“Positively.” Star Swirl replied. “If we want to find out what happened to those ponies we must go into the cave.”
“If that’s what you wish sir, I won’t stop you.” Poster replied. Star Swirl nodded and left the tent.
“Are you ready?” Star Swirl asked The Doctor and Twilight.
“Almost,” The Doctor said. “Just close your eyes real quick.”
“Why?” Twilight asked.
“Because while in the cave we can’t blink, blink and we’re dead.” The Doctor explained. “Now close your eyes and let them soak up those tears.” Everypony closed their eyes and let their tears soak in their eyes. “There, good.” The Doctor said. “Open your eyes.”
“Now, don’t blink.” The Doctor said, and the three entered the cave. Inside, Star Swirl and Twilight used their magic to light the way.
The three struggled to keep their eyes open, enough to where Star Swirl had to cast a spell just to keep their eyes open. While walking through the south cavern Twilight asked, “So what happens if we do encounter a Weeping Angel?”
“I’m not sure yet,” The Doctor replied, “I haven’t thought about it.”
Star Swirl then turned around and faced The Doctor a sign of anger on his face. “Are you telling me that you brought us into a cave to find something that could potentially kill us, with no idea of how to defeat it!?!?”
“Um… Star Swirl…” The Doctor said.
“With how smart you’re supposed to be, I would hope you would be able to figure out a way to destroy a stone statue!!!” Star Swirl shouted.
“Star Swirl?” The Doctor asked.
“What!?!?” Star Swirl yelled.
“Look behind you.” The Doctor asked. Star Swirl turned around and gasped. What the unicorn saw was a stone alicorn with extending hooves, sharp teeth, and dressed in angel drapes.
“A Weeping Angel.” Star Swirl said.
“Back away slowly.” The Doctor said.
Star Swirl began to back away when he said, “So how do we defeat it?”
“First we get out of here. Second we find a way to destroy the Weeping Angel.” The Doctor explained.
“Like shooting a magic beam at it.” Star Swirl said and shot a magical beam at the Weeping Angel, stopping the blinking spell. When the spell hit the Weeping Angel smoke filled the cave causing everypony to cough and sneeze.
When the smoke cleared, the Weeping Angel was right in front of Star Swirl. “Make sure that you keep your eyes on the Angel, but run.” The Doctor said. So the ponies began to run to the cave entrance while trying to keep an eye on the Weeping Angel but they only crashed into the cave walls, causing them to close their eyes.
When Twilight opened her eyes she saw the Weeping Angel about to touch The Doctor. “Doctor, move forward a little bit before you stand up!” The Doctor moved forward stood up and pulled out his sonic screwdriver, and scanned the Angel.
“At this rate, we’ll unleash the Angel on the camp.” The Doctor explained.
“We can’t let that happen.” Star Swirl said. “If that thing is let loose on the camp, Discord will be able to get to the Royal Sisters without a problem!”
“We have to destroy them!” The Doctor shouted.
“But how?” Star Swirl asked.
Twilight thought for a moment. “We have to use magic!”
“We already tried that!” The Doctor said.
“If Star Swirl and I combine our spells, it might be enough to destroy it!” Twilight explained.
“I don’t know how well this will work, but if you can destroy the Angel, it’s worth a try!” The Doctor said.
Twilight walked over to Star Swirl and place her horn against his. The horns began to sizzle and crack. A bright light shone in the cave, creating a beautiful golden and violet aurora. Twilight and Star Swirl were the most powerful unicorns in Equestria, if they couldn’t destroy the Weeping Angel, nopony could.
Their horns shone brightly as a magical purple and gold beam shot at the Weeping Angel creating a small tremor in the cave, as it was filled with purple and gold smoke. When it cleared, the three ponies looked for the Weeping Angel and saw nothing there.
“We did it!” Twilight shouted with glee, high-hoofing Star Swirl.
“I wouldn’t be celebrating just yet.” The Doctor said, pointing a hoof behind Twilight and Star Swirl. Twilight and Star Swirl turned around slowly and gasped. Standing right behind them was the Weeping Angel. “Try the beam again!” The Doctor shouted.
“Why?” Twilight asked keeping an eye on the Weeping Angel. “Wouldn’t it just fail again?”
“Not if I can use my sonic screwdriver to add power to the beam.” The Doctor explained pulling out the screwdriver.
“It’s worth a shot!” Star Swirl said, and connected his horn to Twilight’s. The aurora appeared again, but this time, The Doctor activated the sonic screwdriver adding a flare of green to the purple and gold aurora.
The beam fired again, this time bigger and more powerful than before, hitting the Weeping Angel with a loud, purple and gold explosion. The multi-colored smoke filled the cave again, impairing the vision of the trio.
When the smoke cleared they looked around the cave, The Doctor scanning it with the sonic screwdriver. The Doctor then walked over to where the Weeping Angel had been standing and looked at a stone hoof. He pointed to it and said, “This is all that remains of the Weeping Angel.”
“Does that mean we did it?” Twilight asked. “We destroyed the Weeping Angel?”
“It appears that way.” The Doctor replied. Star Swirl sighed in relief. Twilight cheered in gleefulness.
Suddenly the cave started to rattle and shake. Stalactites began to fall from the ceiling, and pebbles began to fall as well. “It’s a cave-in!” Star Swirl shouted. “Run! Get to entrance!”
The trio ran to the entrance, dodging the boulders falling behind them. They escaped the cave just before the cave entrance was sealed by the collaspsing boulders.
“Welcome back sir.” Private Poster said. “Was there, what did that pony call it? A Weeping Angel?”
“There was.” Star Swirl replied. “But now we must worry about Discord.”
“Right,” Poster replied. “The last thing we need is a huge storm of chaos. He is the god of chaos after all.”
Star Swirl looked at Poster susceptibly. “How do you know so much about Discord, Private?” Star Swirl asked.
“I read the files, sir.” Poster replied. Star Swirl knew this sentence was false. There were no files on Discord.
“I’m going to say good-bye to The Doctor and Twilight.” Star Swirl said leaving the tent.
“Understood, sir.” Poster replied.
When Star Swirl walked up to The Doctor and Twilight they were in front of the TARDIS discussing leaving. “I can’t wait to go home and tell my friends about this.”
“I know how that feels.” The Doctor replied.
“These friends of yours,” Star Swirl asked, “Who are they?”
“Well,” Twilight began, “There’s Fluttershy, and she’s the sweetest and kindest pony you could ever know. There’s Pinkie Pie, who’s most the funniest and most cheerful pony in Ponyville. Rainbow Dash is the loyalist pony a pony could ask for. Rarity is obsessed with fashion, but she’s the most generous pony I’ve ever known. And Applejack will never lie, she honest to the core. And their all my friends.”
“They sound very kind.” Star Swirl said. “Cherish them always, Twilight Sparkle.”
“I will.” Twilight said. “What about you Star Swirl? What are your friends like?”
Star Swirl’s face turned to sorrow. “I don’t have any friends.” He said sadly. “The Royal Sisters are kind to me, but I wouldn’t consider them friends. Private Poster was my only friend, and he’s gone now.”
“What do you mean, he’s gone now?” Twilight asked.
“Don’t worry about it.” Star Swirl replied. “In any case you should get going.”
Twilight nodded and walked toward the TARDIS. She nodded to the Doctor, showing that she was ready to leave. “Good-bye Star Swirl.” The Doctor said.
“So long Star Swirl.” Twilight said.
“Good-bye my friends.” Star Swirl said. Thus Twilight and The Doctor entered the blue box and shut the door behind them. Then it made a loud, scratching sound and disappeared.
A Pro-Postor-Ous Discovery
The sound ceased and Star Swirl turned around to face Private Poster. “Well now that they’ve left, I can deal with you Private.” Star Swirl said firmly.
“Me, sir?” Poster asked. “Why me?”
“Because you’re not Private Poster.” Star Swirl replied.
“I’m sorry sir, but I think the stress is getting to you.” Poster said.
“Oh, really?” Star Swirl implied. “Well then, let’s start with this: Five weeks ago, when we were placed in Fort From, you went missing for five days. When you returned, you acted very different, sarcastic, and chaotic. Since then you have said you have read the Royal Pony Sister’s files, even though no such files exist. You have also stated that you have read Discord’s files, even when there are no files on him. Basically, your disguise is not as great as it you thought it was, isn’t it, Discord?”
Poster smiled, as his eyes turned yellow and red, following everypony, except Star Swirl to vanish. The sky filled with dark clouds as a voice spoke through the air. “Well, Star Swirl, it seems you have seen through my little trick.” Star Swirl recognized the voice. Discord.
“Show yourself, Discord!” Star Swirl shouted. Suddenly, there was a poof of smoke, and a laughing Draconaquus stood in front of Star Swirl.
“What’s the matter, Star Swirl?” Discord asked. “Not enjoying my little game?”
“This game of yours, involved eliminating other ponies to suit your own interest!” Star Swirl responded.
“Come now, being a pony wasn’t all that fun, after all, no opposable digits.” Discord said.
“Don’t mess with me, Discord!” Star Swirl yelled. “I will protect the Royal Sisters, to my last breath!”
“Let’s say you did defeat me, casting me put of Equestria for all eternity,” Discord began, “How would you be rewarded? They would say, ‘good job! You get a cookie!’ and that’s about it, isn’t it? With how much work you put in for them, you should get your own castle, isn’t that right?”
Star Swirls eyes began to be hypnotized, swirl different colors. “Yes, I should get my own castle.” He said wearily. Then he came to his senses and shook his head violently back and forth, and then created a shockwave spell sending Discord flying into a wall. “Your little tricks will not work on me, Discord.” Star Swirl said, with a sly smile on his face.
“I guess you are as powerful as they say, Star Swirl.” Discord said surprisingly. “But I know why you want to protect the Royal Sisters.”
“I protect from you!” Star Swirl shouted.
“No, that isn’t the reason.” Discord implied. “In fact I know you want to see them right now, don’t you? I have magic that will show you what they’re doing right now.”
Star Swirl was skeptical. But he figured if he and Discord saw the sisters, they might be able to defeat him. "No tricks Discord.” He said.
“Why I wouldn’t dream of it.” Discord chuckled and snapped his eagle talons. Suddenly him, and Star Swirl were standing in the castle looking upon Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.
“Mind you they can’t see or hear you.” Discord explained. “We’re in a void of sorts, living as ghosts. And only I have the magic to go between them. You could watch them for all eternity if you wanted too.” There went Star Swirl's plan.
“I guess someone could if they wanted to.” Star Swirl replied.
“And you want to protect them for all eternity, don’t you?” Discord implied.
“Yes, I do wish to protect them.” Star Swirl said.
“Very well, I’ll leave you to that.” Discord said. “Ta-ta.” Discord snapped his talons and disappeared, leaving Star Swirl behind in the void.
“Discord!” Star Swirl shouted his voice filled with rage. He tried teleporting to his room in the castle, and succeeded, but remained in the void. He was unable to touch anything; his hoof just traveled right through the objects.
He was a ghost now, cut from the rest of the world. Thus the great Star Swirl the Bearded was doomed to travel all of Equestria, never to rest until his time came, in 1300 years.
“So Twilight, are we going back to Ponyville?” The Doctor asked as the TARDIS began to enter the time vortex.
“Well, I would like to tell my friends about this, but I just don’t think there was enough to tell them.” Twilight replied.
“And why’s that?” The Doctor asked.
“Well, despite what happened, I really think that there’s more to see, and I don’t want to stop just yet.” Twilight said.
“Well what would you like to see?” The Doctor wondered.
“I don’t know.” Twilight said.
“Well, there’s the great constellation of Sondow, or the Caton Nebula.” The Doctor said. “Or would you like to see the future?”
Twilight thought for a moment. “I know where we can go!” She said.
“And where’s that?” The Doctor asked.
“Second star to the right and straight on till morning.” Twilight quoted.
“So basically, that way.” The Doctor said, pointed to his right.
Twilight laughed. “That way it is.” She said, pointing to the right. The Doctor smiled and pulled a lever on the TARDIS control panel. The adventure continued.
The Doctor awoke in his bed in Ponyville. He had been in Ponyville for nearly a week. He had left Ponyville and then returned instantly. Almost as soon as he left The Doctor had trouble and had to return to Ponyville, because he had to recover from his regeneration.
The Doctor had done too much sense he regenerated. All the action with the Cyberponies, Daleks, and especially the black hole had left him in a bad condition. So he and Rose had been staying in the Library in Ponyville. But now, The Doctor had fully recovered, and was ready to continue his traveling in the TARDIS.
The Doctor jumped out of bed and walked over to his side table. He put on his bowtie and put his sonic screwdriver, physic paper, and TARDIS key into the collar. Fortunately just like his suit pockets, the collar was bigger on the inside.
“Rose!” The Doctor shouted.
“She’s not here.” Twilight replied still in bed.
“What so you mean she’s not here?” The Doctor asked.
“She’s been staying at the Ponyville hotel down the road.” Twilight explained.
“Well come on.” The Doctor said excitedly. “Let’s go see her.”
“You go see her, I’m tired.” Twilight said.
“Very well,” The Doctor replied. He ran out the door breathing in the Ponyville air. It smelled like muffins. Then he saw a grey Pegasus with a blonde mane walking down the road eating a muffins. The Doctor walked to the hotel admiring the scenery. He loved all the bright colors and structure design.
Upon arrival to the hotel The Doctor told the pony at the desk, “I’m here to see Rose Tyler.”
The pony said. “State your name, occupation and intention.”
“Um… The Doctor, doctor, fun.” The Doctor said.
The pony at the desk looked at him. “Rose is in room 235.” She said.
“Thank you.” The Doctor said. He trotted to room 235 and knocked on the door.
“Who is it?” Rose asked from inside the room.
“Medical care.” The Doctor replied. Rose opened the door.
“Doctor!” She said with glee, and hugged him. “How are you doing?”
“Just great, how about you?” The Doctor asked.
“I’m fine, there’s quite a lot to see in Ponyville.” Rose replied.
“Well I figured that because I’m better we could go to the library and talk.” The Doctor said.
“Talk about what?” Rose asked.
“Problems with the TARDIS.”
Twilight gasped. “Discord?” The Doctor asked. “As in Draconaquus Discord?”
“That’s the only Discord that I’m aware of.” Star Swirl replied.
“Wait, how is Discord on the loose?” Twilight asked. “Wasn’t he turned to stone?”
Star Swirl and The Doctor looked at her. The Doctor pulled her aside. “Twilight, this is the past. Discord has not yet been turned to stone. If these ponies find out what will happen to Discord, it could alter their future and then…” The Doctor raised his hoof to snap and then realized it was a hoof and mumbled to Twilight, “How do you snap? Do you just clap your hooves together or what?”
“How do we what?” Twilight asked.
“Oh never mind.” The Doctor replied. “Anyway if they find out what happens to Discord they could change the future which could change history causing a paradox, destroying the entire universe!”
“Oh…” Twilight said and then thought, what’s a paradox?"
“What was that?” Star Swirl asked.
“Oh, nothing.” The Doctor reassured.
Star Swirl cocked an eyebrow and said, “Really?” Twilight and the Doctor nodded. “Very well. Anyway if you were going to talk about the future, I wouldn’t care.”
“Of course.” The Doctor said. “All though it seems like something troubling you.”
Star Swirl sighed. “Something has been bothering me, as well as everypony else.” Star Swirl explained. “There is a cave west of the camp. We’ve lost many a pony in there.”
The Doctor was curious. “How have they gone missing?” He asked.
“Three ponies go in to the cave to get water, so we don’t have to leave the camp.” Star Swirl replied. “Inside the cave, they split up to the water areas that were spotted upon setting up the fort. After an hour they are ordered to return to the entrance of the cave.
“However, the pony who goes to the south water area, never returns. The odd thing is, we can find them in the history records, long gone.”
The Doctor’s facial expression changed to worry as he realized what could cause these events. “What is it?” Twilight asked.
“There was an old story on Gallifrey,” The Doctor explained, “About a species that is more dangerous than any other. They were known as the Weeping Angels. When you see them, they’re stone, unable to move, but when you don’t see them, they can move faster than anything else. And if they touch you, you’re sent back in time a number of years unable to return to the future.”
“And you think that’s what happened to the ponies in the cave?” Star Swirl asked.
“It’s only a story.” The Doctor replied.
“But still possible.” Twilight said.
“There’s only one way to find out,” The Doctor said. “We have to go into the cave and of to the south water area.”
