Changing Time

J-7469 started up.

"He works!" John shouted.

"J-7469, ready to serve and protect." J-7469 had a robotic voice, I had programmed him with the basics for the test run. "Microphone active, please state the following, how many owners do I obey?" the robotic pony asked.

"Two." I said.

"First owner stand in front of me." J-7469 said. I limped up and a scanner in J-7469's eyes scanned me. "Scan complete, first owner is Candy, changeling hybrid, timelord. Is this information correct and is this hologram the right pony?" A hologram of me came up from a projector I installed in J-7469's eyes.

"Yes." I said.

"Second owner stand in front of me." J-7469 said. John then limped up and got scanned himself. "Scan complete, second owner is John Rim, a timelord who is currently injured. Is this information correct and is the hologram the right pony?" J-7469 brought up a hologram of John, and John answered this time.

"Yes." he said plainly.

"Owners programmed, I am happy to serve you John and Candy." J-7469 kneeled.

"That is all the service we need, you may shut down." I said.

"Shutting down." J-7469 shut down after saying that.

"I don't like the bowing thing, can we fix that?" John asked, "And I want it to have a name. I hate labeling things with numbers. Maybe Cyber."

"Well that would explain you hating me call Holes by his assigned number. And I only programmed him to bow the first time so that I knew it was speaking to." I explained, "And I kind of thought ahead about the name thing since I can go a little deeper into your mind." I smiled and turned J-7469 on again.

"I am Cyber, your pony protector. Hello John and Candy." Cyber said. I had programmed it with a name after changing into John a couple of times.

"Stay out of my head." John said laughing, "Also, can we keep this lab?"

"On my break I asked Luna, and she said we could, and the cooler thing is in this lab I can experiment with some artificial intelligence and maybe some changeling tech so Cyber can be more pony-like!" I told John

"We're moving!" John said in excitement.

"Well...it IS a bigger space and Luna doesn't mind, and the space is better especially since there is a proper living area. I guess we're moving!" I smiled. I could see a bit of what John was thinking right then, but all it was was a bunch of decorative circles.

"No one can translate that into basic my dear." John said. I giggled a bit as I surprised John by teleporting all of our stuff into the room, all packed in fireproof boxes, and all ready to be unpacked.

"Fascinating, but I 'm still going to go back there later. To say goodbye." John said.

"Yea me too, we have had tons of memories there." I said, wiping away a small tear as I remembered all the good times.

"Don't cry." John said.

"I'm just remembering all of the times we spent in the old lab, it is kind of hard saying goodbye." I said, taking a deep breath.

"At least we won't be yelled at by Applejack anymore." John said.

"Yea, the lab is pretty close to her home!" I laughed.

"We stole her attic!" John laughed.

"Haha...haha...haha." Cyber startled us as we forgot he was still on.

"Cyber, you may shut down." I said.

"Shutting down." Cyber said as it shut down.

"Well, we have worked hard, you should get some rest." John said.

I smiled, "Good night John, along'sy." I yawned as I limped to bed.

"Along'sy too my love." John said as he limped out of the room to talk to Luna about something. A little while later, I fell asleep.

In morning I woke up only to hear John crashing around in the lab. I had turned on Cyber to keep watch so I knew I would be safe, so when Cyber came into my room I wasn't surprised.

"John is back Candy." Cyber said.

"Thank you Cyber." I said in reply, then I limped out to greet John. However, when I came out I saw John building a telephone box like thing on the other side of the room.

"John what are you doing?" I asked.

"I'm building a room," John replied, "two actually!"

"What for?" I wondered aloud.

"In case we want privacy, and I building them so big so that we can work in them as well!" John said.

"Well that's thoughtful of you John, thank you!" I said, limping to the special toaster I made after changing into Screwball a couple times, "Want a couple eggs, some pancakes, or just some toast as usual?"

"Nothing! Too full!" John said, "You've been having me eat food for the whole week!" He said, dangling off a high up poll by his back legs.

"Okay then!" I said hitting a button on the toaster making some eggs, orange juice, and pancakes appear, "I however am starving! I'm going to our living area to eat." I said as I started to limp to the half of the lab meant for us to have a place to live.

"I don't see the point of that place." John said, right before he fell, "OW!" he yelped.

"You okay?!" I asked as I placed my breakfast on a nearby table and limped over to John.

"I needed that." John said, rubbing his head.

"Oh come on, at least now you can know ONE good use for this living area!" I said, helping him up and taking him to the living space. I had customized it to fit our personalities. Welcoming, light pink wallpaper to fit mine, and to fit John's, steampunk themed furniture was everywhere. I took John to the bedroom with our individual beds, and pulled out a first aid kit from one of my many hiding spots. "I was able to customize it to have a LOT of hiding spots." I explained as I gave John a couple fresh bandages.

"I know, I went looking." John said.

"Looking for what?" I asked.

"For hidden stuff in the room and lab." John said.

"You mean things like your scanner?" I laughed as I pulled it out from a hiding spot, "I might have played a little joke on you."

"Oh no, I don't use that much anymore, however it does come in..." he said before he started mumbling.

"John don't think that I don't hear you, what are you mumbling about?" I asked as I finished bandaging his back left hoof.

"Nothing important." John said.

"Please tell me." I said, hoping for an answer.

"Sorry, but no. But if you can read something not from this solar system, then you can try my mind." he said, I knew he had problems far outside of Equestria, so I didn't ask.

"Got it, one of those things. Hey did I tell you that Doc is coming by later today?" I said, suddenly remembering the note Cyber woke me up to read in the middle of the night.

"When would you have told me?" John asked.

"I would have told you after I woke up, if you didn't surprise me by making those rooms causing me to forget." I laughed, "Sorry I didn't bring it up earlier." I apologized.

"It's fine, but i have a feeling that he is here now." John said, looking at the door to the lab. I opened my mouth to speak but Doc suddenly appeared in the middle of the room.

"Cloaking, it helps a lot." Doc said.

"Oh hi Doctor!" I greeted, "Want some tea? I can make some!" I offered.

"I wouldn't want to bother you my dear." Doc said politely.

"Well I wanted some anyways, so the offer still stands!" I said as I limped over to the special toaster.

"Well, if it wouldn't bother you." he said, I then pressed a button on the toaster, and the attachment for drinks started to squirt out some blueberry tea into two mugs.

"Hi dad!" John said.

"Informal now?" Doc replied.

"Just focused." John said, climbing back up and working on the rooms once more.

"He's adding some rooms for us if we ever need some alone time." I explained, limping over with a tray that held the mugs of tea.

"Have you not looked in his head and seen what is really going on?" Doc asked.

"Oh right I didn't tell you, some ponies have certain parts of their minds locked off to me." I explained, "Like secrets. So John has a lot of spots that he doesn't wish me to see. I've grown used to it, he says that it's for my own safety."

"What about thoughts, can you not read those?" Doc asked me as he took his tea.

"I've learned a spell to, but if the pony wants it locked off I can't read it. Not to mention I don't like using it too often." I said, taking a sip of my tea afterwards.

"I didn't teach him how to lock thoughts, so if you want to see what he is thinking just try that spell." Doc said.

"Locking thoughts isn't something that can be taught. It's something that just happens." I explained, "If the pony really wants it to be secret, it gets locked from me."

"Odd." Doc said, sipping his own tea.

"Indeed." I said, jokingly imitating Doc.

"Try his memory using this amplifier, it will allow you to break through the lock, however. He does know an ancient language. So he might he have used that." Doc said, handing me something.

"No, that would be wrong." I said.

"I'll let you keep it just in case you feel like you need to know something but he won't tell you." Doc said, placing the device by my now cold breakfast.

"Thanks Doc. John be careful!" I yelled up, seeing that John was in the worst possible position.

"I'm fine!" John yelled, right before slipping and hanging from the metal beam by his original bandaged hoof, which started to bleed from suddenly being stuck in that horrible position, "OW!!!!!!" John screamed. I gasped as I dropped my tea, the mug shattering on the ground. I flapped my bandaged wing, and flew up to John, I moved the beam just enough to send John crashing down to the floor, but right before he made contact I changed into Rainbow Dash and caught him, flying him to his bed as quickly as I could. However what I didn't notice when I changed back and was getting out the first aid kit, was that Doc had watched all of it.

"Hmmmm, I'm surprised he can take this much and still not have his heart fail." Doc remarked. I then noticed a spot on his chest starting to turn a faded blue, appearing to lack oxygen. I realized right then that John's heart on his right side was failing.

"DOC!!!! HELP HIM!" I yelped, holding back my panic attack the best I possibly could.

"Put him over there." Doc said calmly while pointing to the couch, he then waved some sort of blue metal stick and John's chest was back to normal, I then limped over to check of a pulse. I was relieved to feel his heart beat. I then picked up John on my back, and carried him back to his bed as I continued to put fresh bandages on his hoof.

"Will he be okay Doc" I asked, turning to face Doc.

"He should be." Doc said in return. He looked at John, who was moaning in his sleep. "Well, I must be off, and remember, if you want to know anything. Just use that device."

"I'm sorry your visit had to be filled with that much chaos, I guess John just got carried away." I said, and changed into Screwball imitating her for fun, "Or maybe I had something to do with it!"

Doc laughed, "Goodbye!" he said, teleporting out of the room. John woke up right afterwards, rubbing his head.

"What happened?" John asked.

"This is why you don't get in those situations, especially injured!" I said, "I was worried sick, your right heart gave out!!" I found myself crying as I limped next to John.

"I'm fine now, that's all that matters." John said. He struggled to get out of bed, and his freshly bandaged hoof was still tender, causing him to fall onto his knees.

"John you are not fine! You're hurt, and if I was just a little quicker..." I started to cry some more, thinking about any other possible way I could have stopped the accident. I had been helped a little by myself because I knew later tonight I would be traveling back in time to hopefully stop it.

"It can't be prevented. We can't change time or anything." John said. I decided right then and there to travel back in time earlier than intended.

"Be right back." I said, getting my device and putting in the time as quickly as I could, I pressed the button before John had a chance to stop me.

I appeared in the middle of it all, I secured John as my past self flew John into the other room as Rainbow Dash, I tossed all that my past self knew she'd need out of the hiding spot and onto the bed, and once she nodded to me, I pressed the button and appeared by John's bed in my own time, just before Doc walked into the room in the past.

"Anything different?!" I asked, hoping I had made John's injuries less severe. Nothing had changed. I broke down sobbing, "I SHOULD HAVE BEEN FASTER!!!"

"YOU CAN'T JUST GO AROUND CHANGING TIME CANDY!" John scolded, "IT COULD HAVE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES!!! I-" John stopped yelling as he started breathing heavily, he had the outburst that he had tried to hold back ever since he'd been injured.