The End of Chrysalis' Reign: Book One

I had waited for what I assumed was a day. Finally, I heard the magical whirring of the TARDIS as she landed. My face lit up at the sound and as it came into view, I knew that he was here to take me away!

I sat up quickly, hoping to see the Doctor step out. He did, and he looked rather.. wild. His eyes were bloodshot and his mane was all over the place. When his eyes fell upon me, he beamed so much that I thought his teeth would pop out.

“Derpy! I’m so glad I found you! You do not know what it was like being alone in the TARDIS when all I could think about was--” He paused and started to blush quite a bit. I cocked my head and looked into his eyes. There was something different about him. Like he was feeling.. different about me. But that was impossible.

“I was so worried about you! I’m terribly sorry about letting you leave on your own. And I am also sorry for turning the cloaking device on without knowing it. Please forgive me!” I looked at him and started to laugh slightly.

“What? Is there something wrong?” I nodded and, laughing hysterically, said, “You’re a mess Doctor! I mean, look at you!” He looked himself over and lay his ears back.

“Heh heh.. yeah. Just wait until you see the inside of the TARDIS.” I shook my head and walked towards him. I could tell he was nervous about something, because his face was getting red. I walked by him, brushing my tail against his flank. It was best to test out my theory. He locked up and heard him squeak slightly. I laughed under my breath. So he liked me after all.. just as I expected when he stepped out of the TARDIS, so happy to see me.

I paused. He was right. The TARDIS was a horrid mess! Papers were scattered across the floor, along with a few leaves, so I assumed that he was talking to the plant again. I looked back at him. He was still frozen in place. I smiled and kept walking. I smelt something cooking. It smelt like... muffins! My ears perked up and I ran to the kitchen.

Sure enough, there were muffins in the oven. But, there wasn’t a muffin sheet, just a bowl. I went back to the door, and the Doctor just stood there.

“Um Doctor?” He shook his head, as if coming out of a trance.

“Y-yes Derpy?” Still nervous about something.

“Why is there a bowl full of muffin mix in the oven instead of a muffin sheet?” He smiled nervously and ran his hoof through his messy mane.

“Well, you see.. it’s a funny story really. Um, I was in a rush to get to you and I was rather excited that you were okay, and I forgot to put the batter into the pan. Whoops.” I shook my head.

“Silly Doctor.” I walked off, avoiding the trash, towards my room. Hopefully, it was clean. Turns out that it was. A bowl of soup lay on my bed along with the cozy blanket he had given me when I was first sick. I tasted the soup, and automatically spit it out.

“He put butter in it again! After I told him not to! Oh Doctor.” I looked at the doorway and there he stood.

“Sorry about the buttery soup. I thought butter made everything taste better. Um.. do you mind if I come in?” I blushed slightly when he asked the question and nodded slowly. He smiled nervously and said, “Thanks. I’m going to have to clean up the TARDIS later, but I figured I could at least catch up with you.” He took a seat on the floor and I climbed into my bed, carefully wrapping myself in the blanket. I looked into his eyes, which were just screaming, “Tell her you fool! She’s on to you! May as well tell her now instead of later!”

He avoided my gaze and looked at the floor. I sighed and closed my eyes. What I needed was a new bowl of soup and some rest. I heard him walk over to the bed and drink the rest of the unfinished soup.

“I’ll go get you another bowl of butter-free soup. I’ll be back.”

“Okay.” And I began to nod off to sleep. Hopefully, I would catch up on what was happening in the Frozen North.

~

“So it turns out that Applejack did die. She fell into the ice. Just like you said Pinkie. Now, we are down to five. Without the sixth, we are.. well, useless.”

“I’m sorry Twilight.. I.. I think that we can pull through though.. I mean, what about that one “mare? I think her name was... Derpy or something.. Oh I don’t remember.. I’m sorry..”

They were talking about me!

“Wait, you may be on to something Fluttershy! Though, I don’t know how exactly Derpy can help us..”

Well duh Twilight. Chrysalis doesn’t care about me. I’m not a threat to anypony! I can infiltrate Canterlot without them even knowing it!

“Wait, I think I’m getting something. It’s like.. like I’m telepathically connected to somepony. I’m picking up on their brain waves.”

Oh dear! She’s on to me! Come on Derpy! You need to wake up!

~

I awoke abruptly from the dream. I was sweating quite a bit. I looked around the room. It turned out that the Doctor had placed a bowl of soup on my night stand, and fell asleep on the floor, waiting for me to wake up. I smiled and climbed carefully out of the bed. I got down next to him and nuzzled his ear.

“You’re so sweet Doctor. And caring.” I grabbed the bowl of soup and began to drink the broth. It was butter-free, just like he said. There was also the big bowl of muffin on the night stand too. I took it and sat down next to the Doctor.

“How am I supposed to eat this? I’m confused..” I eyeballed the bowl, trying to find a way to eat the giant muffin. I shook the Doctor awake.

“Who, what, when, where, why?!” He looked at me and sighed in relief.

“Oh.. it’s just you. Nothing to worry about Whooves. Everything is fine. Anyway, how can I help you Derpy?” I pointed to the bowl and asked, “How am I supposed to eat that?” He laughed nervously and said, “I don’t know really. Let me go get some forks. Maybe we can share it. Seems like quite a bit.” I nodded and  crawled back into bed.

I closed my eyes, making sure not to fall asleep. Maybe I could link up with Twilight again? It was worth a shot.

~

“I lost them. It’s like they knew that I noticed they were there or something. Hmm. I wonder.. Wait! They’re back!”

So I am.. good observation Twilight.

Why thank you.. now, who are you?

I am the pony that flaps in the night! I am the pony who--

Cut to the chase please. I don’t have much time.

Okay.. sheesh. Cranky much? Anyways, I believe we’ve met before. Before all this.

Um.. no, I can’t recall that we have.

Oh my goodness. I’m Derpy.. Derpy Hooves. Ring a bell? Or many bells?

Oh, you. How is it that you are linked to me?

I don’t know.. I thought you would.

No.. not really. I just noticed a few moments ago. Then I lost connection to you. What happened?

I woke up. Well I forced myself to because I knew you were on to me.

Oh.. Well um Fluttershy said--

I know what she said. She said: “I’m sorry Twilight.. I.. I think that we can pull through though.. I mean, what about that one mare? I think her name was... Derpy or something.. Oh I don’t remember.. I’m sorry..”

What? How do you know that?

I can hear your conversations. I see through your eyes and listen through your ears when I’m asleep. I don’t know why, but I can.

Creepy. I mean, not you, you’re not creepy. But the fact that you can see and hear through me is.. well, unheard of.

I highly doubt that. I guess the only reason why I can do this is because I’m somehow connected with you. I mean, couldn’t you do that with Celestia?

No, not at all. This is something that nopony has ever heard of before. Two ponies being telepathically connected. It isn’t normal.

You said earlier that you didn’t have much time. What did you mean by that?

I don’t know how long this whole ‘telepathy’ thing can go on in a period of time, and Rarity, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash are getting rather impatient with me. They think I’m asleep. And Fluttershy doesn’t understand my ‘smart-talk’ often. So she wants an explanation about what this whole ‘telepathy’ is about.

Oh.. well I have to go. The Doctor is coming back.

Wait, ‘Doctor’?

No time to explain. Maybe later.

But Derpy! I nee--

~

I had to cut the transmission. The Doctor was returning, and I didn’t want him to wait until I was ready. He entered the room and saw me still bundled up in the blanket.

“Ah good, you’re still awake. Sorry I took so long, I was tidying up the place. So, ready to eat this.. giant muffin?” I laughed and nodded.

“Of course I’m ready Doctor. I am always ready to eat a muffin!”

“Right, I forgot.” We sat down and began to eat. He let me have the first bite, which he always did whenever we ate muffins. He was having issues with picking up his fork, which didn’t surprise me. He still wasn’t used to using hooves and four legs instead of two arms and two legs. So, I helped him out. It was the first time that I had ever fed the Doctor, because he usually eats with no forks or spoons.

The only things I’ve ever seen him eat were what he called “fish fingers and custard”, “fish and chips”, and the occasional carrot. And a lot of buttered English muffins. This muffin in particular tasted really buttery, but I guessed that was okay. He always apologized for being rather useless, not being able to use his hooves and whatnot. I told him that one day, he’d learn. One day he would.

“You know Derpy, I was thinking. I know that we’ve had our little um.. mishaps before, like when I had became infatuated with that bonsai tree. But, I just have.. I have this feeling. A feeling that I can’t explain. I mean, I noticed this feeling when I was freaking out about you being gone for such a long period of time. You know that I’m a timelord, and I know that you are a mare.”

Was he really doing what I thought he was going to do? I knew that I had said that I didn’t want to make him any lonelier than he had been before he met me, but.. I had to say something. I didn’t want to hurt him though. So I let him finish.

“But I just feel like.. like we can be something more than friends. So, I just want to say..” He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, as if trying to concentrate. My heart was racing with excitement.

“Derpy, would you do me the honor.. would you do me the honor of being my.. my.... my... m-m-marefriend?” I sat there for a few seconds in complete and total shock. The Doctor asked me! And I never thought that he would! Oh dear, what was I supposed to do? Break both of his hearts and have things be awkward between us, or say yes and see where everything went from there?

I looked at him and gulped. The decision was a tough one, and I would probably need time to think.

“Doctor, I’m truly flattered. I really am. But.. I don’t know.”

~

I had been following the wagon for a day.. or at least what I thought was a day. Finally, they made camp on the other side of the White Tail Woods.

“Well Snowdrop, this is the time. These traitors will die here. Even if they didn’t poison our former leader, they still held me captive against my will. They will pay for what they have done.” I stayed within the trees until I was sure that they were all asleep. Then, just for this one time during the entire trip, I activated my vision. I picked out how many there were in the group, and which ones to go for first.

They had stripped me of my weapons, so I needed to find a dagger or something sharp. I bumped into an icicle that, when I felt it, seemed quite sharp.

“This will have to do until I get my hooves on a real weapon.” I broke it off from the tree it was hanging from, and crept towards my first victim. I got close to his ear, making sure that the icicle was in line with the back of his throat, and whispered, “Sleep tight.” I shoved the icicle as hard as possible. It penetrated his neck with ease, and came straight out of the other side.

He was killed almost instantly. He sat there for a moment, then his eyes opened. He tried to cry out for help, but choked on his blood before he could. It was a perfect kill. I had timed it perfectly, such precision. Such stealth! I hadn’t killed somepony since the beginning of the war. It felt good.

I removed his dagger from his outfit.

“You won’t be needing this anymore, now will you?” Total silence. Just the way I liked it. I moved from one pony to another, killing them just as quickly as the great Rainbow Dash once flew, and as quietly as the snow when it fell. The only pony that was left was the head of the Elder Council. I felt bad about killing Astrid though. Her and I had become good friends over the years. But all friendships died in the end, right? I paused, thinking about that last thought.

“Friendships don’t die in the end.. What are you thinking Snowdrop? You and Astrid just.. drifted apart.” I went over to her body and carefully lay her in the snow.

“May your soul forever rest in peace. I am sorry that it had to come to this, but it just did.” I covered her body in snow, since the ground was too hard to properly bury her. I got up and walked towards the wagon.

“The Elder Council will fall..”

~.

The Doctor and I had ended up finishing the muffin bowl. We were quiet for the most part, since none of us knew what to say to the other. I figured that we would find something to talk about the next day.

I got up from the floor, and walked around inside the TARDIS for a few hours. He had cleaned it after all. And it looked a lot better than when I first reentered earlier that day. I stopped in front of his room, wondering whether or not I should go in there. Finally, I decided that it was best not to. He wasn’t in there anyways.

He had fallen asleep on the floor of my room, and I decided to lay next to him. I ended up sleeping, but was awoken suddenly. This was why I walked around the TARDIS. I returned to my room and settled myself down on the floor next to the Doctor. He looked really peaceful when he slept.

Before falling asleep again, I nuzzled his ear and lightly kissed his forehead.

When I woke up in the morning, he wasn’t in my room. I figured he must’ve gone into the kitchen to prepare breakfast, but the only things he knew how to make were muffins, soup, and.. well that’s it. Muffins and soup. So I went out into the kitchen, and there he was, making some muffins,

“Oh good! You’re awake! Um, I hope you don’t mind, but I’m making muffins for breakfast. They are a breakfast food. Did you know that? Of course you do. You know everything there is to know about muffins. I’m so ridiculous.” He chuckled lightly.

I sat down at the table and said, “I don’t mind. I love muffins. And you know that more than anypony else.” He nodded.

“Oh! And I also made you some soup to help you with your cold. I didn’t put any butter in it, trust me.” I laughed and said, “I trust you. Let’s just hope it’s true.” He placed my favorite muffins in front of me and a bowl of soup. I gladly ate it all, and went into the bathroom to go clean up for the day.

Little did I know, this was going to be the longest day of my life.