The Doctor was almost tearing the entire plumber HQ apart and repairing it with his sonic screwdriver. For some reason he insisted on bringing Derpy along as well. She already know about aliens by traveling with the doctor. She was sitting next to me while I looked on. I looked to the mailmare. “Is he always like this?” I asked.

“Sometimes.” Derpy said in her Manehattanite accent. “He usually isn’t as picky as this though. It might be more personal this time.” Derpy then nibbled on her muffin.

“How is he an alien but looks like a pony?” I asked her.

“It’s complicated and I got confused when he told me.” Derpy admitted.

“So why do you go along with him?” I asked her.

“He needs me, he’s been through a lot. His body may be young but when you look in his eyes, they tell the stories that his mouth refuses to.” Derpy said profoundly.

I scratched my neck because I was nervous about talking about eyesight with her. “Yeah…”

“It’s okay to talk about it Spike. I don’t mind.” Derpy said looking at me. “I’ve accepted it as a part of myself.”

“Alright, but I’m not going to point it out. I don’t want to be rude.” I was reassured. “How did you know, it happen?”

“I was born with it slightly, it got worse but after going to some therapy I learned how to focus it when I need to.” Derpy said then her eyes straightened out. “See?”

“Okay.” I smiled and nibbled on my muffin that she gave me earlier.

The Doctor was working vigorously and with rigor. Going over every detail with a careful eye and with his sonic screwdriver while Steel, Discord, Bon Bon, and Trixie looked on. “You know you never did tell us why you didn’t want Celestia to know about your involvement.” Discord stated.

“I’m not so trustful of those with a lot of power over others.” The Doctor said. “Either they have alternate motives, keep a lot of secrets, or something else. Also some personal experiences has kept me on the other side of authority.”

Discord thought about it then nodded. “Makes sense.”

The other ponies decided to go back to what they were doing previously while The Doctor worked, all except for Steel. Because The Doctor was doing his job. Steel decided to go the armory and work on his prototypes.

I got up and stretched. “I’m going to go to the training room.” I walked off.

The girls were enjoying a day off at the spa compliments of Trixie. Rainbow was relaxing in a hot tub with Applejack and Pinkie while the other girls were getting massages.

Twilight was humming in pleasure while a pony was massaging her tense muscles. “I haven’t used those muscles in a long time.”

“Darling, I don’t think you’ve ever used any muscles other than your eyes.” Rarity said.

Twilight rolled her eyes and looked at the girls relaxing in the hot tub. “How are you girls doing?”

“Just fine Twi.” Applejack said.

The girls relaxed and went through the works. Meanwhile The Doctor was setting up the communications in plumber HQ. Derpy was helping to the best of her ability by grabbing tools out of the TARDIS and bringing it to him. Discord was observing the both of them, The Doctor poked his head out underneath a console and looked at Discord. “Let me guess, you summoned all this tech here?” The Doctor asked Discord.

“Yes, why?” Discord asked.

“Because the remaining chaotic energy from the summoning is affecting the wiring.” The Doctor explained. “Basically all the chaotic energy needs to be either purged or re-absorbed.”

“You’re asking me to take all the remaining chaotic energy from the tech I teleported here so that everything will work properly?” Discord questioned.

“Exactly.” The Doctor nodded.

Discord put his talon out and reabsorbed his magic and he felt more invigorated than ever. “Huh, so that’s why I was feeling a bit sluggish.” Discord looked at his mismatched body parts.

“I know what it’s like to spread yourself too thin.” The Doctor said. “Remember, big bang 2.”

“Yes I’m aware.” Discord said. “One of the few beings that is.”

“Yes, because as long as there’s chaos. There’s you.” The Doctor said.

“What do you think of Spike having the omnitrix?” Discord asked The Doctor.

“He has a lot of potential, with the proper mentoring. He could become a proper hero.” The Doctor said.

Discord chuckled. “Takes some of the pressure off the rest of us.”

The Doctor looked up at Discord. “You? A hero?”

“Anti-hero. Happy?” Discord said.

While The Doctor and Discord continued to chat I was in the training room fighting with the holograms as Four-arms. I finished my session and the omnitrix timed out and I wiped the sweat off my forehead. “You’re very good.” A new but familiar voice spoke up. I looked to see that it was Luna. “Your form could use some work though.”

“Hey Aunt Luna.” I said out of breath.

“Greetings Spike.” Luna approached me and lit up her horn and I felt much better. “How have you been?”

“I’ve…….been nervous. Ever since I found out about this bounty hunter after me I’m always watching my back.” I told her and sat down. “I can’t rely on just instinct. I have to be properly trained.”

“Perhaps I could help you with that.” Luna stated.

"How?”

“Your dreams nephew of mine.” Luna said. “In the dreamscape I can extend time to as long as possible. I could make a minute seem like a year if needed.” She sat next to me. “Though I can sense there’s something else troubling you.”

“It’s about the girls. I-I didn’t want to drag them into this, they’re already dealing with enough down here.” I looked down.

“Spike, none of this is your fault. This wasn’t planned out, this was purely by fate. Besides, the girls have handled almost anything that has been thrown at them before.”

“But this is different, the magic of friendship can’t help this time.” I said to my aunt.

“Oh but it can dear nephew, in different ways though. Without friendship all of the things you see around you wouldn’t have been possible.” Luna said.

I looked around and smiled. “You’re right. So when do we start with the dream training?” I asked her.

“We can start tonight if you would like.” Luna said.

“But what about the other pony’s dreams?” I asked.

“There’s a division in my guard that specializes in dreamwalking. You think I do it all by myself? I would be exhausted.” Luna said. “It’s going to be fine Spike.” She nuzzled me. “There’s also a bonus, your mother and I were trained by some of the best warriors in Equestria’s history. By the time we’ve finished your training, you’ll tear Vilgax’s army of drones apart.”

I grinned. “Nice. But I have a question, why are you here?”

“Tia gave me some time off after I handled the storm of horseapples that was the media.” Luna got up and stretched. “I thought that it has been a long time since I’ve felt the heat of battle so I came here to spar with you.”

“Okay.” The omnitrix had already turned green while we were talking and I got up and stretched.

Luna flapped her wings and set a program to make the terrain very rocky with lots of walls and cover. “But remember this Spike, I’m not like my sister. I won’t go easy on you.” Luna grinned and summoned a pair of swords she held in her magic.

I gulped a bit then activated the omnitrix. “Then I can go all out.” I selected Diamond Head and slammed my hand over the display.

Author's Note

Happy Holidays, sorry this is so late. I had a lot to do these past few weeks, but the good news is that I can drive now.