5 years after the mine incident, a beige pony was setting up to go to work for the day. He had a flowing brown mane and tail. His cutie mark: an hourglass. He worked weekly at a clock store, and though his real name was Time Turner, his preferred name (and pretty much what other ponies call him) was Doctor Whooves. He was always so intrigued by the story of the clock in the Griffon Mines, which he had dubbed the Doomsday Clock. He always believed that that clock had counted down till the Equestrian Apocalypse. Though, no one believed the good Doctor, despite his unmatched knowledge on time and clocks. They always told him that Equestria was eternal, or that it would take until long, long after the princess's life was over for Equestria to show signs of death. I guess that the Doomsday Clock has since faded into legend, he thought to himself. After a nice, hearty breakfast, he headed off to work, but not without seeing his favorite mare first.

He knocked on the door. A mare with a light gray coat and a mane and tail of yellow answered the door. She had exotropia, something Whooves got over long ago.

"Good morning, Derpy! How are you today?" he asked.

"Oh, y'know, the usual," she answered. "Hey! Did you know that clock everypony used to talk about now isn't talked about at all?"

"Yep... Definitely noticed..." Whooves answered. "Well, I'd best be going! Those clocks aren't gonna wind themselves! I'll see you this afternoon!"

"Okay. Bye!" Derpy replied.

It was the same old casual day at work: go around Ponyville, wind up clocks, fix them, if they're broken, same old, same old. Even so, Dr. Whooves loved every minute of it. He loved clocks to death. When he returned to his office at the Ponyville Time Center, his usual smile turned into a concerned frown.

"Those readings... There's no way that can be right!" he said.

"Somethin' goin' on, Whooves?" his boss asked as he walked around.

"Yeah... Look at these readings! They show that the supervolcano underneath the Griffon Tombs is bound to explode real soon! I can't say for sure when it'll happen, but the probability is at 75% chance! Something tells me that Ponyville- No, Equestria should be put on alert," Whooves asserted.

"Whooves... Meet me in my office later. You're not in trouble. Just some advisories," his boss replied, and walked away.

Author's Note

I'm not a fan of Doctor Who, by the way.
Just sayin'.

Wanted to get the first two chapters established so that way you guys can read something before I make the rest. HOPEFULLY, this'll be updated at a more steady pace than "The Outsiders".