Warriors of Time: The Stallion (Book 1)

   It truly was an eventful day for Derpy; she had a terrible morning, met a princess, went to work with surprisingly no punishment from her boss, and now she was going to meet Twilight Sparkle at the ponyville library! Earlier that day, Twilight had asked the mailmare if she wanted to hangout with her and her friends for a picnic. Derpy could remember nearly shouting to the entire town, "YES, THANK YOU!!!!"

    It was a big deal for the pegasus. Not because she would be hanging out with the princess who saved Equestria half a dozen times, but because this was her one chance at having a real friend. And since she and Twilight were going to hang out with Twilight's friends, it was a chance for her to make several new friends!

    The mare couldn't help but smile at the thought, but as the Golden Oaks Library came into view, a new feeling of fear and dread came over her, "What if this is all just a setup for a prank? What if the princess changes her mind and tells me to get lost?" all those thoughts leaked into Derpy's mind like guo. The last thing she wanted was to be humiliated like so many times before.

    "DERPY!!!" shouted a cheerful voice. Derpy looked to see that it was Twilight, waving at her with a big grin on her face. "No  turning back now."  thought Derpy as she plastered on a fake smile as she neared Twilight. "Ready?" she asked. The lazy-eyed pony gulped and nodded as they set off for the park where they would meet Twilight's friends. The two walked in an awkward silence for four minutes before Twilight spoke up. "So, sorry about bumping into you this morning." Derpy turned and was relieved that Twilight had started the conversation instead of her. "It's fine. I was running late anyways. I'll tell you, my boss was so upset when I came to work, though. He wouldn't stop his ranting."

     Derpy couldn't help but chuckle at the memory of when her boss was too busy ranting to notice a baseball break a nearby window and hit him in the head as he fell face first into a bucket of ice cold water. Soon, Twilight and Derpy were having really good conversations; They told stories, jokes, and gossip. But right in the middle of their talking, they heard a loud crash in a nearby field! The two mares just stood glued to the spot for a few long moments.

    Finally, Derpy spoke in a low, weak, and frightened voice, "W-what w-was th-that?" For a moment, Twilight couldn't answer. Her heart was pounding like thunder in a terrible storm. At last, she spoke in a brave and determined voice, "I don't know. But let's find out." before Derpy could protest, Twilight was speeding off, leaving the mare behind. Derpy gave out an exasperated sigh as she flew off in Twilight's direction. However, the trees were not going to let Derpy off the hook that easily. The pegasus kept on running into branches and the thick leaves made it hard to see.

     After what felt like an eternity, she finally reached an open field where she saw Twilight standing as still as a stone in front of a large, blue box. Derpy landed next to the princess with her mouth opened in awe. She looked at the top of the metal box to see the words, "Police Box".

     "What's a police box?" she asked her companion. "I don't know, but maybe we should open it to see if somepony is inside that is hurt." said Twilight. As much as Derp wanted to protest, she knew Twilight was right. Next thing she knew, she was opening up the box. What the two mares saw when looked inside however, stunned them; what was expected to be a small, blue interior was actually what looked to be the inside of a spaceship!

     But something else made Derpy gasp in horror; on a wall that was acting as a floor, she saw a brown stallion, unconscious, and with a small streak of blood coming out of his forehead. Twilight took notice of Derpy's gasp because she too was staring at the stallion in shock and horror. Quickly and delicately, she levitated the stallion out of the box and turned to Derpy with a determined expression on her face as she said, "We need to get him to the hospital." and she galloped off. Before derpy followed Twilight, Derpy turned back to the police box and said, "This day just keeps on getting stranger and stranger." before flying off towards the hospital.