A lost universe, a lost child

Babies first words

Next day, 11:00 P.M

(technically night)

“Crank up that beat DJ-PON3!!!!”

Ponies danced and chatted, having a blast at pinkies latest party. The music was cranked up loud, shaking the whole room. To the side of the room stood a brown stallion with a red bowtie and a fez next to a little blue filly lying in a cradle.

"You know Colgate; I never enjoyed parties that much. To loud and crazy. At this he chuckled. The baby making a garbling noise,  seeming to understand him. “Usual what I do is much more crazy than a simple party. But now I guess this is the craziest thing we’ll get for a while." He sighed, wishing he could be back in his TARDIS flying about this new universe.

"Actually, what surprised me the most," the stallion continued to his young companion. "Is that I got stuck on earth again. Out of all the different planets in a lost, parallel universe, I get stuck with earth. I’ll be stuck with it quite a while at this rate. The TARDIS won’t be ready to travel for almost six more years! By then you should know enough stuff that you can travel with me. That’s about the age I had to look into the time vortex. Of course I might have to wait a little longer for you so your second heart can grow in. I still cant believe you get to be a time lord! Well technically a time pony, but still! I won’t be the only one anymore. You can travel with me and everything!" the stallion would have kept on going but just then a pink pony hopped over to them (literally hopped).

"Hiya Clockworks! Can you come meet some of my friends?" she shouted over the music, almost breaking clockworks eardrums.

"Sure pinkie. I would love to!" he scooped up Colgate and set her onto his back, carful so not to drop her. They trotted over to a group of five mares at a table. Clockworks looked over them. One was a unicorn with a white coat and purple mane. Clockworks could tell right off the bat that she was a fashionista. Her sparkly, silk gown dress said it all. The next one was the orange earth pony, Applejack, who Clockworks had met the other day at sugar cube corner. On the other side of Applejack sat a blue Pegasus with a rainbow like mane due. She was tomboyish looking and only wore a simple party hat. Next to her sat a calm yellow Pegasus. She smelled outdoorsy clockworks thought and she seemed a bit shy. The last in the row was Twilight sparkle the librarian, who had been the first pony clockworks had met when he got there other than Colgate.

He decided from his readings that these must be the elements of harmony. A small dragon looking creature with purple scales and green spikes stood to the side.

A symphony of hellos and howdy s greeted Clockworks, pinkie and Colgate as they came up to the table.

"Oh my goodness! Darling you simply can’t wear that hideous fez! And that bow-tie! It should be a crime to wear such a thing! I must make you a new outfit when I have time."

The white unicorn had said this. Clockworks of course was a bit hurt by the remark.

"But fezzes and bow-ties are cool." he pouted under his breath. Pinkie pie went around introducing the mares to Clockworks.

"This is Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow dash, Fluttershy, and you already know Twilight. Every pony this is my old friend clockworks. He’s from a long ways away. This is goanna be his new clock shop, and this is his niece Colgate. She’s a unicorn, and she calls me auntie pinkie! And clockworks is taking care of her, and when she gets old enough she’s goanna go to Cheerilees school and twilight you can train her in magic!" the pink party pony went on and on until she finally ran out of breath. A loud wub scared Colgate and she began to cry.

"I’ll go tell vinyl to turn it down a bit." pinkie volunteered.

The doctor looked around at the five mares left. An awkward silence invoked them until the doctor broke it.

"I should take her home and get her to rest. It’s nice to meet you." Clockworks said, trotting off. As he left he seemed to speak to the baby.

"Yes, yes I know. I don't like the sound either but no reason to cry like a baby..... Yeah good excuse." the duo walked out the door.

"That there's one strange pony." Applejack stated once they were gone.

"Tell me about it. That mane style is so last Tuesday!" rarity exclaimed. All five laughed. Twilight leaned in so the mares could hear her.

"He came to the library this morning to finish his books from yesterday and all he did was flip the pages." she whispered.

"Ain’t you supposed to do that so you can see what’s on the next page?" asked a confused AJ.

"Yes but no. he flipped through them in seconds and tossed them aside like he had studied the whole thing! Not only that but he was talked to pinkie pie so weird. I didn't understand half of it. He even got pinkie pie to calm down!"

"Now THAT is an achievement." rainbow exhaled dramatically.

"I....I...um..Kind of like him." Fluttershy whispered.

"Well. I guess he’s okay. But he sure sounds suspicious. I think he’s lyen." Applejack spoke up, hesitant to share the last bit.

"We should keep an eye on him. I told pinkie I would teach Colgate magic when she’s old enough....." twilight stopped as pinkie came back with cake all over her face and the music turned up louder than before.

"I asked them to quiet down a bit but some pony must have really wanted me to eat cake right then because they threw it in my face. Then I saw  that doct...I mean Clockworks was taking Colgate home so I said never mind and now here I am!!! Let’s go partay!!!!" pinkie grabbed Rainbowdash and pulled her onto the dance floor. The rest of the mares followed, ready to party and forget their worries over the new stallion.

The next day clockworks trotted into his new clock shop to find all types of time telling machines. They aligned the walls just like pinkie told him the workers would do. He went up and down the walls checking for any damage to the devices. There were none. With Colgate in the care of auntie pinkie and nothing else to do, he trotted into the back room and tinkered with some objects. By time his first customer came in, Clockworks had made a new sonic screwdriver (accommodated with a new hoof grip) and a small cyber man figurine for Colgate to play with.

The rest of the day, ponies came in and out every ten or so minuts, looking to meet the new town clock smith or get a clock fixed. Pinkie dropped Colgate off a quarter past six right before the store closed. Afterwards clockworks took Colgate home with takeout pizza for dinner.

"Id much prefers fish fingers but these ponies apparently don't eat meat." clockworks huffed.

"You know Colgate. Today a filly and her mother came into the shop today. The filly said her first words when I asked her to. She was just a bit younger than you. You should try." he opened the doors to the TARDIS, trotting in and setting Colgate down on the floor. She had learned how to crawl much better now thanks to aunty pinkie and kept following Clockworks.

"Let’s hear It." he encouraged the filly. “We’ll start with something simple...doctor. Let’s start with doctor. At least then you can address me. Clockworks is just a weird name to go by. So go on. try." he looked down at the filly.

She crinkled her brow in concentration. Slowly she moved her mouth, gurgling noises coming through until a word similar to doctor could be heard

"d...doter....doter...hehehe...doter!" the little filly giggled with glee. The doctor also laughed, proud that his companion could now talk.

He trotted to her side and sat down. He tickled her tummy, making her squeal in delight.

"One moment." he went over to the TARDIS console and came back, a shiny figure and what he thought was a pretty good replica of him in human form in his mouth. Dropping them, he smiled.

"Here you go Colgate. I got me and a cyber man here for you to play with. The cyber man has a light on his arm. Every time it hits me it will change my face to one of my past regeneration forms. Cool isn't it?"

"Doter. Doter. yber men. Doter yber men." Colgate mumbled happily.

"You know Colgate. This is the longest I've gone without an adventure. Calmest place I've ever been. I’m ready for the calmest six years of my life!" he grinned.