A New Look At Death
Doctor's Visit and A New Look
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I'm using the tenth doctor because why the hell not. If you've never seen the show, then you won't understand what's going on. Mal met The Doctor before the show began so I'm adding that to the list of things that will be non-cannon in this story. ![]()
"Doctor who?" Twilight asked.
I smirked and remembered the same line he told me when I asked that, "Exactly." Her face contorted and she repeated the same question over and over until she understood what I was getting at.
"Doctor Who?" She asked. "That's his name? What kind of name is that?"
"His name. Now can I have my key? I need to find him before he leaves." I said looking to Celestia and holding my hand out. She set the key in my hand and immediately it began glowing brighter. That's when I heard it. That damned whirring that is, the TARDIS. Everyone looked around the room for the source of the noise but I kept looking ahead. The whirring stopped and I heard his voice again after so long.
"Mal! It's good to see you again old friend!" He said wrapping me in a hug the second I turned around.
"It's been what? Two hundred? Three hundred years, Doctor?" I asked hugging him back.
"Too long for you. Felt like three days for me." He said chuckling.
"Yeah, well, time is an interesting thing." I said slapping his shoulder.
"Um, I don't mean to be rude but, who are you?" Twilight asked, stepping forward.
The Doctor turned to me and sighed. "I was afraid you would end up here." He said shaking his head. "I was hoping somewhere else. But no! I never get what I want! I mean look at me! I'm still not Ginger!" He exclaimed waving his hands around. "Anyways! I, am The Doctor. Time traveler, savior of worlds and all that jazz."
"Seriously? You still pull that shit everywhere you go? Still picking up women with that? Or is it the mysterious thing that gets them?" I sarcastically remarked. "I mean seriously! You told me that once and I walked away from you. Now you tell some random girl and what do you expect?"
"Malekh!" Celestia yelled. "I understand that this is a kind of reunion to you, but we need to hurry this up a bit."
"Oh, Celestia! Good to see you. How have you been?" He asked. Celestia looked taken back while I just face-palmed. “Oops, wrong timeline.” He said looking to his watch. Everyone else was snickering at him while my hand stayed on my face. Slowly I pulled it down and glared at him.
“You know my name?” She asked.
“Maybe, maybe not.” He said backing away towards the TARDIS.
“Oh, no you don’t!” I called walking after him. “You are not just going to stammer out that bullshit excuse and leave! You break the one rule you told me never to break! What the fuck?” I yelled.
“Still the temper eh Mal?” He asked when his back was up to the doors of the TARDIS. I just chuckled and opened the door and walked in. “Where are you going?” He asked.
I kept walking until I was at the main control panel. “You are going to take me, one last time, to see my daughter.” I said leaning on it.
“You need to stop living in the past, Mal. It won’t help you in any way.” He said closing the door behind him. “But if you say that this is the last time. Then I will.”
“Thank you, Doctor.” I said hugging him. When I released him he immediately went to work. Pulling levers and switching things. Right when we were about to leave a loud knocking came at the doors.
“You cannot let them in here. Who knows what it could do to their minds.” He warned.
I nodded and said, “I wont let them in Doc. Promise.” I walked over to the door, opened it, and poked my head out. “Yes?” I called, like a dumb ass. Behind me I heard The Doctor snicker.
On the other side was Twilight and she had her head tilted. “Why are you two in a phone box?” She asked.
“No real reason.” I said shrugging.
“Can I come in?” She asked.
“Nope.”
“Why not?”
“No room.”
She sighed and tried to push the door open but I held it. “What part of ‘no’ do you not understand?” I asked showing agitation.
“You’re hiding something, and I want to know what!” She said trying to push the door open again. I sighed and shut it, knowing that she had no way of opening it.
“She seems like the curious type.” The Doctor jeered.
“Curiosity can get her killed in the future.” Was my only response.
“Too right.” He said going back to work. Then he paused. “You need to take them somewhere. Twilight to be exact. She sees this thing leave and she will stop at nothing to get those doors open.”
I sighed and walked to the doors to open them. The second I touched the door I felt something slam against it, pushing my hand away. I really don’t want to be in the way when they hit the door again. I said pushing it open.
The second I opened the door Twilight and Rainbow Dash tried pushing past me to get inside. Luckily I was able to hold them out.
Can I help? Please? Seph asked.
If I can’t hold them any longer, then yes, you can help. I knew I was probably going to regret that decision but I had no other options.
“Let us in!” Twilight called.
“Can I get out?” I asked. “I’ll talk about what I can do to get you in!” I bribed. I really wasn't going to but it got her to stop. “Thank you.”
“Talk.” Twilight demanded.
“Not here though. The Doc would kill me if he heard this.” I said walking away. Hey Seph, guess what?
“What?”
“We’re going outside.”
“YES!”
“You’re so childish sometimes.”
“Don’t hate, appreciate!”
“Whatever.”
That done I walked us out to the courtyard and stopped by a large tree. “Okay! The reason that The Doctor doesn't want you inside is because he thinks it’s a time machine.” I said crossing my arms. “He doesn't like anyone but people he trusts around or near it. So he wanted to ask if you could go somewhere while we travel somewhere.”
“I don’t believe you. I know you two are hiding something and I won’t stop until you tell me.” Twilight said.
Sighing I said, “I didn't want to do this, but you leave me no choice.” With that I cast a simple spell to seal her feet to the ground. The spell I used only wore off if I personally took it off. I turned and walked away and Twilight tried to follow but couldn't.
“Wh-why can’t I move?!” She screeched. “MALEKH!” She called, but I was already going back inside.
Remembering the way I traversed the halls towards the throne room where I saw Rainbow Dash standing with her back turned to me. Acting like I was out of breath I said, “Rainbow *huff* Twilight *wheeze* is trapped. *deep inhale* She needs your help to get out.” I didn't need to say anything else because she was already out the door. Chuckling I opened the door to the TARDIS and we where off.
“What did you do?” The Doctor asked when I shut the door.
“Took her outside, and sealed her feet to the ground.” I replied taking a seat.
He sighed and went back to doing whatever he was doing. After a while he turned to me with that smile. “Where the fuck did you take me?” I asked standing up.
“Your daughter’s sixteenth birthday.” He said shrugging like it was nothing. But I knew him better than that. I knew he always had hidden intentions. So naturally I didn't want to believe him. After all, ‘Rule number one: The Doctor lies.’
As we walked out of the TARDIS I looked around and noticed two things: One, it was night. Two, it was snowing. If I remember correctly, my daughter’s birthday was in the middle of July. I sighed and shook my head.
“Where and when are we Doc?” I asked tuning towards him as he walked out of the TARDIS.
“Hmm, if I’m not mistaken, then this is 2012.” He said looking around. After a pause he said, “December twenty-first,” he cringed, “not a great day.”
“Why are we here?” I asked shoving my hands into my pockets to keep them warm.
“No real reason.” He said. But sadly the second he said that a light flashed down on us and pulled us and the TARDIS up into a large circular space ship.
“Never a dull moment with you is there?” I asked looking up. When I looked back to him he was giving me a face that only meant one thing: Trouble.
Canterlot Castle, Equestria
Princess Celestia and Luna in throne room
2:36 P.M.
Third POV
“So, what do we do now?” Luna asked her sister as she sipped daintily on a cup of tea. “Twilight is trapped and we don’t know how to get her out, Malekh is off Faust knows where with this Doctor character, and Blueblood is coming back in three hours.”
Celestia looked at her younger sister for a few seconds seeming to thing about it before answering, “Nothing. We do absolutely nothing.” She paused for a few seconds to admire the look of shock on Luna’s face before continuing with, “For now.”
Above Lake Tahoe Reno, Nevada
Malekh and the Doctor
2:45 P.M.
Malekh’s POV
When we stopped ascending there was a bright flash of light that blinded me for a few seconds and when I could see again, I was in a white room alone. Two doors where on either side of me with circular panels next to them. I sighed and hoped that we where not in too big of trouble.
One of the doors opened and the most annoying thing in the galaxy rolled in. A Dalekh. Just my luck eh?
“YOU ARE NOW A PRISONER TO THE DALEKHS AND YOU WILL IDENTIFY YOURSELF OR BE EXTERMINATED!” It yelled.
“First of all, stop fuckin’ yelling.” I said digging in my ear. “Second-”
“IDENTIFY OF BE EXTERMINATED!” It cut me off! Seriously? It cut ME off?
“Rude, I was talking. Anyway, I’m one of your worst nightmares, Dalekh.” With that I flashed behind it, leaned in close, and whispered, “The Doctor is called the Oncoming Storm right? Well you know me as the Maelstorm.” Then I summoned my sword, sliced it in half, and dismissed it. Like a boss.
I walked out of the room through the now conveniently open door and began my search for The Doctor. As I was walking I came across a small doorway that led to a small side corridor. I'm one curious motherfucker so I walked down it.
As I was walking a few doorways had people in them with weird eye-stalks growing out of their fore-heads. I shrugged and continued walking for a few minuets before coming across a door that read, "HOLDING CELL #1"
"Doctor perhaps?" I thought opening the door. I was wrong. Very wrong. In this room where maybe around twenty Dalekhs just standing there doing nothing. So, I backed the fuck out of there as quickly and quietly as I could. "Fuck that shit." I mumbled once I was out of the room.
"Do what now?"
I honestly wasn't expecting that so I whirled around with my sword already drawn. Only to see that it was The Doctor. Should have known too. But I didn't.
"Don't fucking do that." I said dismissing my sword. "How did you get out?" I asked rolling my shoulders. He smirked and pulled out his favorite tool that he owns; the sonic screwdriver. Not needing to hear his bragging I walked ahead took point.
"What do you think we should do?" I asked after a long moment of silence. As we kept walking I turned a corner and saw around ten Dalekhs all doing... something. I could never tell what they do. I held a finger to my lips signaling to The Doctor to be quiet. I slowly crept around the corner with one hand glowing a pale-red and the other black. As I got close to the first Dalekh I tapped it with the red hand and clenched my other hand. Doing so made a sonic dome that cancelled all sound within it. So as the Dalekh slowly melted and crumpled on itself no one heard it. I did that to three others before I ran out of cover to hide behind. So, sense all the other Dalekhs where close together I conjured a gravity grenade and threw it at them. Kinda self-explanatory what it does; it creates a mini black-hole and sucks anything within a ten-foot diameter towards it and, due to the massive gravitational pull it uses, crushes it.
After all that, The Doctor came from behind the corner, a sour look on his face. That look was then turned to a glare. Said glare was directed to me. I sighed and said, "Don't give me that look, I had no other option."
"You were smiling. The entire time." He said crossing his arms. Truth be told, I didn't realize it, but I was.
I sighed, shrugged, and said, "Let's just get out of here so I can blow this ship to hell. Then we can talk about me smiling every-time I kill someone." I walked over to one of the many consoles in the room and began searching all the data. "I might need your screwdriver, Doc." I said after about thirty seconds of no success getting into the mainframe. But before anything else happened, we where teleported. When my vision refocused from the unexpectedness of that, I noticed we where on a raised platform and all around us were Dalekhs and one giant Dalekh. Who I could see his face. His ugly, shriveled, one eyed, tentacles growing out as some nasty-ass beard looking face. I almost lost my lunch! If I ate any lunch.
"You are the two that have been a thorn in our side for too long. Now you must be exterminated!" The big one yelled. I dead-panned and looked towards The Doctor, who was yawning.
"Before you do that!" I interrupted. "Can we get something to eat? I didn't eat lunch and I'm starving." All eyes where on me. Just like I wanted. So I continued, "I think I'm gonna kill the biggest guy here and leave. Maybe get a hot-dog."
"You think you can kill me? Human, you know nothing, you are weak and fragile, while this armor is stronger than any element known across the galaxy." The big guy said. My stomach rumbled. Good timing too.
"Bitch, did you hear that? That was my stomach. I need food soon. So, yes. I'm going to kill you. In about three seconds flat." With that said, I jumped in the air and launched myself at him. I was well aware that I was being shot at by the Dalekhs, but I was going to fast for their aiming to keep up with me. By the time I got to the big guy's leg, my sword was out and I was charging the blade with destruction magic and holding it reverse. As I slashed through his leg, I noticed a black trail following my sword and smirked.
"This will be interesting." I thought as I threw my sword at the glass bowl holding the giant Dalekh's head.
"This might make a big boom..." Seph said.
Right when he said that a giant explosion erupted where my sword made contact. By the time the smoke cleared, there was only three giant metal legs, and a shit-ton of shrapnel left. No blood, and a gaping hole in the hull of the ship. I heard The Doctor mumble something under his breath, but I didn't catch anything other than, "There's that smile again." I looked at him and gave my most innocent smile I could. He just rolled his eyes at me and walked over to the platform we teleported on.
"As you can see, my friend has just obliterated your first in command, and blew a hole in your hull." He paused and glared at me. I just raised my hands and shrugged. He continued, "I think that you should all just leave. Now. And if you don't, I will let him destroy this entire ship and all of you." He crossed his arms and began tapping his foot. A thing he did that annoyed me, and he knew it.
A blue colored Dalekh floated down in front of us and said, "We will leave this time, but be sure of one thing; we will exterminate you one day." With that we were teleported back down to the ground, outside of the ship.
I looked up and sighed. "You didn't have to do that," The Doctor said from next to me. "and you were smiling again!"
"Be glad I don't blow their ship out of the sky for taking us like that." I said turning around and walking away. "Let's go back to Equestria before Celestia and Luna get really pissed." I said opening the door to the TARDIS.
"Why do you want to stay there and not back here on Earth?" He asked stepping in after me.
I paused to think about that. I really didn't know for a second. Then it hit me, "There is nothing for me here anymore. My team thinks I'm dead , and plus, I feel like there is something tying me there. Like there is something bad coming and I'm needed to stop it. It's complicated." I shrugged.
"I was afraid you'd say that." The Doctor said doing his thing, pressing buttons and switching levers. We stopped and he looked at me, a solemn look on his face. "This is your choice, I can take you back and you can live a different life. Or you can stay here. Either way, we will be seeing each other again very soon."
I chuckled. "I want to stay here. Settle down here. Fight here. This is a new start for me, yeah a little different from what I am used to, but I can adapt. Plus I need to forge a new sword before my power starts acting up again." I said stepping out. "See you soon, Doc." I said as that damned whirring started again and the TARDIS was off.
I turned and was immediately face-to-face with a rainbow haired angry demon. "You lied to me. You said that Twilight was stuck and needed my help. You didn't tell me that you were the one that put here there in the first place!" Rainbow Dash said jamming a finger in my chest.
"I didn't lie, I just withheld the truth." I said snapping my fingers. "She should be free now. Or I just blew something up." Her eyes widened. "Nah, she free now." She sighed and glared at me one last time before flying away.
I turned around again and was faced with Celestia and Luna. "At least they aren't all up in my shit" I thought. Aloud I asked, "Do you have a forge here in the castle?"
"Yes we do, why?" Celestia asked back.
"I kinda blew my sword up and caused a giant-ass explosion in the process, so I need to make a new one." I said shrugging. Luna's eyebrows rose and Celestia had a face of surprise.
"You blew up your sword, and caused a massive explosion?" Luna asked crossing her arms.
"Yup."
"I don't believe you." Celestia said narrowing her eyes at me.
"Ugh, fine, can you show me to the forge or do I have to find it myself?" I asked beginning to get a little irritated.
"I will show you... But first it's time for dinner." Luna said.
"Sweet, I'm starved." I said. My stomach showed it's agreement by growling loudly. Both sisters giggled and began leading me to food.
As we were walking, Celestia turned her head at me and said, "You look and act so young, yet you are old, well old compared to the citizens of this world, and you even caught some of the eyes of the maids," The next part wasn't disturbing to me but had a little effect, "and guards, male and female."
"What can I say? I have that effect here too." I said. "Wait, is it okay if we stop at my room for a little bit?" I asked stopping right in front of my room door.
"Sure, we have a few minuets before dinner starts anyway." Celestia said nodding.
I walked in and left the door open. "You two can come in, I'm not getting undressed. Completely." I said taking off my cloak and shirt. I looked in the mirror and saw Celestia looking at me with a blush she was trying to hide under a concerned face.
"What happened to you?" She asked talking about the many (and I mean many) scars littering my torso. I shrugged and began focusing my magic into my hands.
"I served in the military in my world. Getting scars aren't very rare." I said sitting down on my bed. "Now I need to concentrate for this little bit right here."
"What are you going to do?" Luna asked finally stepping in my room and immediately bursting into a blush.
"Making new clothes. I told everyone that I would only take off my cloak in-front of loved ones or those I trust. But, I'm ditching the cloak thing and making a trench coat instead. I'm only doing this because I want to start a new life here and I need to use some power before it gets out of control." I said clapping my hands together and pulling them apart, creating a black trench coat that was the same color scheme as my cloak, that was now burning in a corner, and set it down next to me.
"What do you mean? Why would your power go out of control?" Celestia asked.
"I told you, my sword is gone. The reason I need to make a new sword soon is because it acted like a seal for my power. If I don't recreate that seal on a sword, my power will begin to destabilize." I explained repeating the earlier action of clapping my hands and pulling them apart, except this time, a black tee-shirt appeared that I put on. Sadly, it didn't feel like my old one, which was made of cotton, but that one was all sweaty and grimy. Next I put on the trench coat and rolled my shoulders getting used to the different weight. "If that happens, I could accidentally level this mountain by flopping on my bed." I said yawning.
I looked over to Celestia and Luna to find them both standing there with their faces completely red and Luna was shifting her weight from left leg to right. I sighed and walked past them into the hallway. "Let's go, perverts." I said standing in front of my door looking at them. It was at that time that I noticed that they had tails too. I only noticed this now because I never looked. Until now.
"Eyes up stallion." Celestia said turning around and walking out into the hallway with Luna.
"Yeah, yeah. Couldn't help myself. I am male after all." I said following them once again to the dining room. The next question was unexpected completely, and I almost tripped on myself when I heard it.
"Who's is better?" Luna asked.
"W-what!?" I stuttered. I never stutter. Ever. First time for everything I guess.
"Who has the better flank, Mal?" Celestia asked, joining her sister in taunting me.
"No comment." I said walking ahead into the dining room.
"Aw, you're no fun." Celestia said. As I sat down I looked over as she passed and when she saw me looking, swayed her hips a little. I sighed and looked away, rubbing my face.
No one was in the dining room at the time so I gave my answer, "Celestia, your's is bigger, but Luna's actually looks more firm. So it's a tie for me." Celestia and Luna both blushed and looked at each other and then back to me. "What? You asked." I said smirking.
Then Twilight walked in and immediately glared at me. "You glued me to place and left me there!" She screamed pointing at me. She walked up to me and gave me a look that said it all, 'I will kill you if you do that again'.
"Yes, yes I did. Only because you let your curiosity get in the way of your better logic. You wouldn't take 'no' for an answer so I had to make you." I said leaning back in my chair. "You act like a little kid, going wherever your curiosity leads you and when someone says you can't go somewhere, you throw a fit and try to get in anyway. That's the reason I called rape on you." Her face flushed and she turned away walking towards her seat. The others came in not to long after and all sat down. Twilight held her glare at me and as did Rainbow, but I didn't give two shits about them. My mind was racing. First I really needed to make a new sword and second I was thrown for a loop when Celestia and Luna ganged up on me like that.
"Women are confusing as hell." I thought sighing and placing my hands behind my head.
"I see you've changed your wardrobe, Malekh. But I'm hurt you didn't ask me to make it. I would have made something so much better." Rarity said breaking a long silence, that I was actually starting to enjoy. But alas, she had to break it.
"I don't care what you would have made, Rarity, I only made this to use up some of my reserves. Speaking of which, where the hell are the waiters?" I was expecting someone to call me rude but nothing happened. Then I followed everyone's trail of sight to a white-furred guy with blonde hair.
"No one eats without me, the waiters where told not to take orders until I sat down. Now, I do believe you are in my seat, ape." He said pointing a finger at me.
"I'm sorry, did you just call me an ape?" I asked standing up and turning to stare at him. "Who do you think you are? Walking around here all high and mighty. Hell even Celestia and Luna don't do that, and they rule over everybody in this room, except me." I said crossing my arms.
"Me?" He asked sarcastically. "I'm Prince Blueblood. Nephew of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. You are you, ape?" Again with the ape thing!
"Tch, new guy in town. My name is Malekh, and in my world, I was considered a demon by some, and an angel of darkness by others." I said sitting back down.
"We aren't in your world now are we, ape? Now get out of my chair." He said taking a step forward.
"No, we're not in my world, and I'm glad. I had so much blood on my hands there it wasn't even funny anymore. However, what hasn't changed, is that I am still that same person. So, I'm not getting up. There are three more chairs around this table if you really want to sit down." I said leaning back and putting my hands behind my head.
"If you don't get out of my chair, I won't let anyone eat." He said smirking like he won something.
"Moron." I thought shifting to get to a more comfortable position. I looked over to Celestia and asked, "You can get the waiters out here to take orders right?" She nodded and raised her hand. Immediately three maids came out and began taking orders. Blueblood huffed and stormed out of the room. I paid no mind to the glare he gave me as he walked out since I was too busy ordering my food. But with nothing on the menu that I liked I just ordered a salad.
"That was not the first time someone stood up to him," Celestia said beginning to eat her food, as did I. "He might challenge you to a duel or just attempt to humiliate you and if not then he will just be a bother to you."
"He's like a child, if he doesn't get what he wants, he throws fits and tries to intimidate people. I've dealt with a lot of people like that. They piss me off to an extent. Depends on how persistent they are." I said eating the last of my salad. I waited for Celestia or Luna to finish their food, which was taking a long-ass time, so we could go to the forge so I could make a sword. I began getting a little impatient but they finished by that time. "Let's go, I need to make this sword already." I said tapping my fingers on the table.
"Why do you need to make a sword?" Twilight asked. I looked at her for a little while, thirty seconds, before she got the hint. "Can I come watch?" She asked.
"Nn-sure." I said standing up. "We just gotta wait for Celestia and Luna and then we can go."
"Why don't you call them by their titles?" Twilight asked crossing her arms. "It shows that you don't respect them."
"Twilight it doesn't-" Celestia started before I cut her off.
"I don't call them by their titles because it's just that. Their titles. Words that are given to someone by someone else. I don't care about titles. The only time I will call someone by their title is if they are on by bad side. You really don't want to be on my bad side."
"Why not?" Rainbow asked raising an eyebrow.
"I kill people that are on my bad side." I said. "If you get on my bad side then that means you did something that made me really angry. Angry enough to hold a grudge against you. That is a feat that only four people have managed. Do you want to know what they did?" I asked. Silence was the response so I gave the answer, "They harmed my family or those that I loved, or they attempted to."
"Well then, that is very uncouth." Rarity said. "Sometimes you just need to talk to them and work it put like civilized adults."
"Not everything can be solved by talking alone. Sometimes there is a need for violence and bloodshed, but there are times that you can just talk it out yes. But the world isn't full of those times." I said. "Now, lets go make me a new sword!" I said smiling.
"Right," Celestia said. "follow me." So we did. Me, Twilight, Luna, and Celestia. All so I could make a sword. I already had the idea in my head as to how it would look.
Author's Note
Elucidator sword is from the Manga/anime Sword Art Online author is Reki Kawahara and all rights go to him... I'm a huge manga reader so expect there to be a lot more references in this story to multiple mangas.
How about that eh? Finally got this chapter out. I will try to update sooner next time so sorry for the long-ass wait.
Well then... what does this mean? Mal wants to stay in Equestria, and make a new life.
I really need something for the story art! If you can make something on DeviantArt or something I will be very grateful! If you cant you can e-mail it to me at fortsonisaac@gmail.com or PM it to me... Please?
