Through Another's Eyes

“Oh, what in blazes?” said a brown stallion as he came out of a blue police box, surveying the scenery in amazement.

The stallion shook his head in disbelief and looked at himself, sighing audibly in the process. Here he was, still in Equestria. He was probably never going to get back to Earth any time soon.

“Excuse me, Doctor?” said the voice of a fine young mare from behind the stallion

The stallion jumped up a bit before looking at the origins of the voice, a white mare with a curly purple mane. Behind her, three young fillies stood gaping at the police box as if it would sprout wings and take off.

“Yes, yes, I am very busy” the stallion said as sweat trickled down his face “Could you come again later?”

“No, not really” Rarity said with a smile “You see, I’m going out of town for a day or two with my friends so I was just hoping that you would take care of these little fillies for a few days”

The stallion surveyed the three playful fillies closely, taking in their looks and descriptions. He was just about to decline once more when Rarity made a pouting face, making the brown stallion sweat. Nopony had yet declined Rarity’s requests when she made that face.

“Oh, very well then” the stallion finally said “I’ll take care of these fine little fillies if I have to”

“Oh, thank you so much, Doctor!” Rarity said again and turned towards the three fillies “Now stay out of trouble, alright? Apple Bloom, you and Sweetie Belle are going to stay with The Doctor here while the girls and I got to Apploosa, okay”

“What about me?” said the young orange filly, Scootaloo “Can I stay too?”

“Well, have you asked your parents?” Rarity asked back but earned no reply, only a frown which made Rarity stop and think for a while “Well… that depends on you, then. If you want to, it’s alright. It’s not like I have any jurisdiction over you”

Scootaloo squealed happily, overjoyed by the fact that she would be able to hang out with her best friends in all of Equestria for a few days. She held her hoof up which Apple Bloom connected with her own hoof, making what seemed to be the pony version of a ‘high-five’ to The Doctor.

“Thank you very much, Doctor” Rarity said again as she trotted off elegantly towards her destination, the Ponyville Train Station “I’ll see you in about a day or two!”

“What is it that you have to do in such a far away village?” The Doctor asked once again, hoping to at least get some answers before having to take care of the girls before him

“Well, it’s all that ruffian Applejack’s idea” Rarity said with a dramatic pose “She wants to plant a tree named Bloomberg over there. Makes you wonder really why it needed such a joyous occasion” she then paused for a while, rubbing her chin “Or why she even named a tree!”

The white mare gave a little wave and trotted off. Barely five seconds passed when the three fillies started running around the area, gaping at the blue police box and making quite a mess of the surrounding.

The Doctor sighed again, wondering just what mess he had gotten into this time. He was better off fighting with Daleks than babysit three girls. Still, you reap what you sow. He motioned the girls to follow him from behind.

“So… what’s your name?” asked Sweetie Belle

“I’m The Doctor” was all that the brown stallion replied

“Doctor Who?” Apple Bloom asked again, wanting to know more about their new babysitter

“Oh, that’s what they all say” The Doctor muttered again “Well, I suppose you three could call me Doctor Whooves, if you must”

“Okay, so why are we going into this small blue- Whoa” Scootaloo started to say but stopped abruptly as they entered the police box

“Welcome to the TARDIS” Doctor Whooves said again “Make yourselves at home but don’t touch anything! You know what, I’ve heard of you and your shenanigans, so I guess it’s best if you don’t make yourselves too much at home”

“What tha hay is ah Tah Dees?” Apple Bloom asked, still staring around the place

“Oh, TARDIS short for ‘Time And Relative Dimensions In Space’” Doctor Whooves replied, smiling as he looked around “Now then, what would you three-”

The Doctor barely had time to finish the sentence as he saw the three girls instantly split up, hoping to see more of the strange place. Doctor Whooves kept a watchful eye over the girls, making sure they didn’t activate anything that could destroy the space time continuum.

“This place is enormous!” Apple Bloom said in amazement, speaking with her cowgirl accent “What do ya’ll do in this here place, Doc?”

“Well, multiple things, really. For example-” Doctor Whooves started to say but quickly caught Scootaloo as she tried to touch his Sonic Screwdriver “I said don’t touch anything!”

“Hey, what’s this?” Sweetie Belle asked, making the Doctor turn in shock hoping that it wasn’t anything valuable or dangerous

“Whoa, it even turns!” Apple Bloom piped up, holding the item

The Doctor gave a sigh. They had found a Rubik’s Cube, nothing too dimensional warping. He let go of Scootaloo who had run off to see the item for herself, gazing at its uniqueness.

“That’s called a Rubik’s Cube, girls” Doctor Whooves started “It’s a fun little toy we played where I came from. You see, all of the sides could turn” he then turned a few sides for emphasis “and all you have to do is turn all the sides until you solve the puzzle”

“How do you solve it?” Scootaloo asked, sounding even more excited about the toy puzzle

“Well, you have to make each of the sides a solid colour, which means that each side must be a different colour than the other. Understood?” The Doctor tried to explain the toy as good as possible

“Sure! Come on, gals. Let’s go and solve this thang!” Apple Bloom said joyfully as she took the puzzle in her mouth and ran outside, wanting to solve the puzzle as quick as possible

“Come on, or are you chicken?” Sweetie Belle joked as she too ran off

“How many times do I have to tell you, I’m NOT a chicken!” Scootaloo screamed back as she followed her friends from behind

Doctor Whooves stared at the three fillies run away, hoping to enjoy themselves with the puzzle. Still, they weren’t doing anything that was too dangerous, right? The Doctor smiled to himself as he went back into the TARDIS. He had some work to do.

“CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS CUBE SOLVERS, YAY!” the Cutie Mark Crusaders yelled, making The Doctor trip and fall.

“Maybe I should… Nah” Doctor Whooves thought as he entered the blue box once again

Apple Bloom looked at the Rubix Cube thoroughly by turning it a few places. After a moment, she threw it onto the ground, making the other two confused.

“Giving up already?” Scootaloo joked “I didn’t know you were scared of a cube!”

“Oh, shut your horse apples” Apple Bloom said as she took out a hammer “I’m gonna solvify this cube and get mah Cutie Mark from it”

“Solvify isn’t a word” said Sweetie Belle as she watched the fearless leader hit the cube with her hammer multiple times

“Since when were you a dictionary?” Scootaloo joked “I thought you were a marshmallow!”

“Shut up!” Sweetie Belle yelled and looked at the cube again, which wasn’t any closer to being solved “Here, let me try”

“Almost got it!” Apple Bloom muttered, hammering away as she hoped that something, anything would happen to the cube “It ain’t workin’!”

“Could I try?!” Sweetie Belle squealed, pulling the cube away from Apple Bloom

The yellow filly, who was still in mid-swing when the cube was taken away fell face first onto the dirt road. She spat out the dirt and glared daggers at Sweetie, who smiled meekly and apologized.

“This cube needs something…” Sweetie Belle continued on “I’ve got it!”

Scootaloo looked awkwardly at her friend as she ran over to Rarity’s place, but followed suit so she wouldn’t be left behind. Years of hanging out with Rarity had made the white filly know the place inside and out. Slowly, she crept to the back of Carousel Boutique and climbed up the creaky window above the toilet to get in. The other Cutie Mark Crusaders only shrugged and jumped in as well.

“Are ya sure this is alright?” Apple Bloom asked, looking around the beautiful boutique

“Sure I’m sure!” Sweetie Belle replied, carrying some jewels with the weak magic you’ve got

“Go for it!” was all Scootaloo said as she watched her friend decorate the cube until it could barely be identified among the jewels and diamonds

The white Crusader, still looking intently at the cube, then came up with a great idea. She ran into a box and pulled out what seemed to be a chicken. After swinging it around playfully, she started drastically hitting the Rubik’s Cube as the others covered their faces with their hooves

The white filly continued hitting the Rubik’s Cube with the rubber chicken, hoping that it would bring some sort of difference. When nothing happened, she hit it even harder. In the end, Apple Bloom decided to speak up.

“That’s exactly what ah did!” she said and gave a little sigh “We’re not really going anywhere, are we?”

“Here, let a pro show you how it’s done!” Scootaloo said, taking the cube away from Sweetie Belle and jumped through the open window, albeit missing it and causing a huge hole where it should have been.

Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom jumped after her, looking solemnly at the hole before running off in search of their talent. When they had caught up with Scootaloo, she was already riding her scooter and was zooming around town.

She then rode around the block, performing tricks and stunts as she held on to the Rubik’s Cube in one hoof. Several onlookers ‘oohed’ and ‘aahed’ at her performance until she finally stopped back where Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle stood waiting.

Scootaloo showed the cube to her friends, thinking that she had completed it. Instead of applause, all she got was laughter.

“It looks exactly the same, ‘pro’!” Apple Bloom joked

“Yeah, so much for showing us how it’s done!” Sweetie Belle joked on as she took the cube away from her friend

“Well, it’s not like you two actually got any closer to finishing it!” Scootaloo yelled back

“Come on, there’s gotta be a way to solve this” Apple Bloom said as she took the cube from Sweetie Belle’s hooves.

The three fillies then ran off, hoping to find a solution to the puzzle somewhere else. They wouldn’t stop until they were finished with the cube. Never.

Doctor Whooves opened the door to the TARDIS when he heard a knock on the door. His face had a stern expression on; he was in the middle of an experiment and he didn’t like being disturbed. However, what he saw made up for the disturbance.

“Umm, Doctor Whooves?” Sweetie Belle said sweetly

“Could you help us get uh… unstuck?” Apple Bloom finished off, pointing to the Rubik’s Cube stuck to her cheek with her eyes

Doctor Whooves gazed at the three fillies in shock and amazement. They were all covered in tree sap and were stuck to one another. Surely they were just playing with the cube!

“How did you girls get stuck in all this tree sap?” Doctor Whooves sighed as he peeled the cube off of Apple Bloom’s cheek

“Oh, it’s a long story” Scootaloo answered as the three tried to walk into the small door with little luck

“Trust me, even I don’t want to know” Doctor Whooves said with a sigh.

Taking care of the girls was pretty demanding, but maybe it was worth it. Where else could he see three girls get caught up in tree sap while trying to solve a Rubix Cube puzzle?