The start of something beautiful: Chapter 1.
Anon-A-Miss, a cyberbully raging across Canterlot High School had begun to spill the secrets of the school's students, friendships had been torn apart over the account's first few days of existence.
Relationships had been ended and students had transferred to other schools to start over.
But Anon-A-Miss wasn't after the students themselves, they had a specific target in mind to hurt.
Sunset Shimmer.
Former bully, She-Demon, student of CHS and part of The Rainbooms.
Now a pariah of the school all because of what Anon-A-Miss had done.
She had been called harsh names, attacked and injured by the students.
She had even pleaded with her former friends to believe her, but every attempt had failed. They didn't believe her.
Now she felt truly alone, no friends and no family to be with over the christmas period.
Sunset ran from the school as tears flowed down her cheeks, why wouldn't they believe her? Why wouldn't they listen to her?
Those questions plagued her mind as she found herself in Canterlot Park.
Sunset noticed the large water fountain in the middle of the park and sat down against it, the frigid ice causing the girl to shiver in the cold.
She had no apartment to stay in, and she couldn't stay with her friends. She couldn't go back to Equestria just yet. She couldn't face her mother and her teacher, Princess Celestia.
Feeling alone and unwanted, the heartbroken girl sobbed as she fell asleep, hoping to die and never wake up.
As she began to fall asleep, she heard what she thought was a vroom vroom sound behind her.
Waking up groggily, she stumbled over to a dark blue police box and sat against it. Falling into a long and deep sleep.
Unknown to her, she felt a pair of warm and gentle hands pick her up and carry her to somewhere she couldn't pinpoint.
"What were you doing out there, hm? Could have frozen yourself to death in the cold." The mysterious voice chided softly.
Sunset awoke tiredly, rubbing her eyes to clear her vision as she found herself in a place that couldn't scientifically exist.
The location she had found herself inside was huge. the spacious room had black walls with blue circular disc-shaped panels covering its walls and the entire area of the room.
"W-Where am I?" Sunset questioned, looking around in awe at the room around her.
She noticed a circular control panel full of levers, switches and buttons with cables hanging around it. A gold tube-shaped column that rose and fell every few seconds, a loud screech like a key being dragged over a piano string coming from the center of the control panel.
"What is this place? Where am I?" Sunset asked fearfully, staring at the man in front of her.
He wore a white shirt with a blue suit jacket followed by a brown overcoat and white sneakers, his hair combed down, but had a few whisps within, the mysterious man also had sideburns.
"This is a TARDIS, Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. It can take us anywhere in time and space." The man exclaimed, smirking playfully.
The time vehicle landed as Sunset walked out and noticed something which would normally be very hard to explain.
"Go on, say it." The eccentric man egged her on, who was he?
"It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside!" Sunset exclaimed, exiting the time machine as she ran around it.
She walked back into the TARDIS as she tried to make sense of it all.
"How is this possible? This scientifically doesn't and can't make sense! This isn't possible!" She asked.
Her saviour chuckled as he grinned.
"It's dimensionally transcendental." He answered, keeping his left hand on the lever that seemed to control the TARDIS.
"Who are you?" Sunset asked, folding her arms as she raised an eyebrow in confusion and shock.
"Hello. I'm The Doctor!" He said cheerfully, reminding her of her ex-friend Pinkie Pie.
"The Doctor?" Sunset asked chuckling, surprised at the name.
"I like helping people. You see, I'm not human, I'm a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kastaborous." The Doctor introduced with a wave of his hand as he straightened his tie.
"Gallifrey? Kastaborous?" Sunset asked, she'd never been taught about that planet and constellation before.
"Yes, Gallifrey is my home planet and Kastaborous is the constellation it lived in before it was destroyed." The Doctor admitted sadly, remembering The Last Great Time War.
"W-What h-happened to it?" Sunset asked carefully, not wanting to upset the Time Lord.
"It burned, there was a war, a long and terrible war caused by a horrible race of beings called Daleks who tried to end our species so they could take our advanced technology and enslave the entire universe." The Doctor answered sharply, not wanting to talk about the war.
"Sooo, how does this 'TARDIS' work then?" Sunset asked curiously, she had always loved fixing and building things both back in Equestria and at CHS.
The Doctor grinned at her curiousness of the TARDIS and began to explain the inner workings of the time machine to her.
"This here is the TARDIS's time rotor column, this thing moves up and down whenever she's in flight. The center column is connected to an engine below the tardis in its center core. The cables here connect to the rotor which also connect to the engine below."
"And this here?" Sunset asked, pointing to the buttons and lever on the center console.
"That is the quantum handbrake lever that allows me to fly this thing throughout time and space." He grinned happily, glad to have a new companion once again.
"What is that?" Sunset asked, pointing to the Chameleon Arch above her
"Get away from that!" He yelled, moving her away from the prong-shaped genetic modifier.
"Why?"
"Because that is the Chameleon Arch, it's used by my people, the Time Lords to disguise themselves to evade other species. It takes away a Time Lord's second heart and the ability to regenerate twelve times."
"What do you mean by regenerate?"
"Change my dear, renew, live after death." He answered, lifting his palm as the bacon-haired teen watched the vibrant glowing gold-coloured energy swirling within him.
"What is that stuff?"
"Regeneration Energy, the stuff that allows us to live after death and heal ourselves in case of an emergency." The Doctor answered joyfully.
"Why does this center control panel have six corners?" Sunset asked with interest, staring at it curiously.
"A TARDIS is meant to be flown by six pilots to control it during flight or to repair it." The Time Lord answered quickly.
"Have there ever been six pilots once? For your TARDIS at least?" Sunset asked.
"No. But I have had many companions in my long life and this TARDIS has been flown by them and me together when it was either four or five of us." He answered stiffly, recalling past companions like his granddaughter Susan and others like Romana and Jamie. Even Rose, Martha and Sarah-Jane Smith.
"How old are you?" Sunset asked confused, raising a brow.
"I'm Nine hundred and three years old." He answered, remembering how long he'd lived for. "What about you my dear, how old are you?"
"Sixteen." Sunset replied, realising this man was much older than her by many years.
"Would you like to know a secret about the TARDIS?" The man asked, grinning excitedly.
"Sure, go ahead." Sunset answered, ushering him to tell her.
"You see, the reason my TARDIS looks like an old forties police box is because it's a disguise, a TARDIS looks so very different, it can alter its physical form to blend in to its environment around it using its Chameleon Circuit which is broken. I have repaired it once, and this TARDIS did look different for a while, but she reverted to this disguise because she likes it." He answered, recalling when he was in his fourth incarnation as he fixed the Chameleon CIrcuit.
"So, anywhere you want to go? Past, back to the present, future, another planet even?" He offered, extending his hand as she grabbed it.
"Wait, other planets too?" She exclaimed, eyes widened in complete shock.
"Mhm, every planet in the universe such as Earth, Sontar, Judoonia, The Ood Sphere, anywhere in time and space. At our beck and call." The Time Lord stated, giving her a soft smirk.
"So where to?" He asked, as Sunset went into thought about where to go.
The Ood Sphere, I've always wanted to see and visit other species when I was a little filly." Sunset said softly, recalling the days when she would read about other worlds with her mother and teacher, Princess Celestia.
"Filly?" The Doctor asked, confused about his new companion.
"I come from a parallel earth where ponies are the sentient race, along with a few others. There are no humans back in my original homeworld." Sunset stated, looking down in shame at her actions, recalling when she betrayed her mother, fled the castle, went through the mirror and found herself in the human version of her homeworld. She remembered bullying the students. She still felt awful about what she'd done. Ever since the Battle Of The Bands everyone had started to respect and like her.
Then Anon-A-Miss came along and ruined everything.
"What's wrong?" He asked softly, lifting her chin up as he gazed into her eyes to comfort her.
"You might want to brace yourself, it's a long story." Sunset warned him, sighing as she began to explain her entire life to the kind man who had saved her life.
"So you were a bully who is reformed and a former unicorn?" He asked, scratching his head.
"Yeah, but thanks to Anon-A-Miss, my friends have abandoned me, I'm alone. Why did you even save me?" Sunset sobbed.
"Hey, It's alright Sunset. I forgive you." He said softly, hugging her as she sobbed into his shoulder.
She eventually broke away and smiled at the comfort from the man before her.
"But what about your mother? Wouldn't she forgive you and want you back?" He asked, hoping he could help her.
"No, because she exiled me. I'm banned from my homeworld. I bet she hates me." Sunset mumbled forlornly, her eyes wet.
"Now, now, don't say that. I'm sure she'd forgive you. You're her daughter, I'm sure she misses you and wants you back." He countered, trying to comfort her.
"I've done worse. I've been exiled by my own people for interacting with humans anyway. I guess we're similar. He comforted, chuckling softly as she smiled.
"Now that's much better, you're smiling." He said, grinning himself.
"How do you do it, Doctor? How can you make someone smile and feel better just like that?" She asked, giggling herself.
"Now, off to The Ood Sphere!" He announced as he pulled the lever, the time column rotating up and down as the TARDIS's internal room hummed in a way that sounded like it was breathing and alive.
"Allons'y!" He exclaimed, grinning as Sunset herself grinned with him.
The two waited as the time machine flew them to their destination.
Meeting Oodkind and Daleks: Chapter 2.
The old TARDIS eventually landed on The Ood Sphere with a loud thump as The Doctor opened its wooden doors which creaked as they opened.
Sunset took a step outside of the TARDIS and looked around at the new landscape as her jaw dropped in amazement.
The place was full of snow and beings with tentacles under their mouths as they held what looked like organic or synthetic balls for speech and communication.
"Doctor, friend of OodKind, there is room in the Ood Sphere for you and your companion. There is a song for you here, join us." Ood Sigma joyfully offered the two.
"Uh, I already have my own song thanks." The old time lord refused as they took a stroll around the plane of the moon, The ood sphere was a moon with a snowy plane which somewhat allowed The Ood to exist.
The two made their way back to the TARDIS as they entered its gigantic internal room.
The old time lord placed a hand on a button on the TARDIS, causing it to glow around his finger.
The time ship hummed as it created a second sonic screwdriver for Sunset. Ejecting it as it flew towards her unexpectedly, luckily being caught by the gold-skinned girl.
The bacon haired teen felt around the Gallifreyan device, pressing it's top buttton as it let out a low hum, the light at it's front glowing a gentle light blue. Just like The Doctor's own.
"What's this, Doctor?" Sunset asked, showing him the object in her hand.
"That Sunset is a Sonic Screwdriver, it can unlock and lock doors, gates, anything except wood." He answered, bringing out his own as they used theirs at the same time.
The two grinned as Sunset felt a powerful feeling of joy course through her.
The time lord walked over to his clothes as he picked out a suit for a female companion or timelord as he handed it to her.
He turned around and looked away as she stripped down naked and put on the new clothes, almost resembling the doctor.
He faced her again as she held her sonic screwdriver in her hand, testing it out.
"Now, where to?" The Doctor asked, holding has hand on the lever patiently.
"Anywhere you want, I don't mind." Sunset replied, putting her hands on another lever as the two pulled them at the same time, stabilising the TARDIS during flight.
Suddenly, the Cloister Bell began to ding its loud warning bell as she noticed the time lord's expression stiffen between cold fury and anger.
"Doctor...What's wrong?" She asked worriedly, unaware of what was upsetting him.
"Daleks, the most evil race in the universe apart from the Racnoss. They want to enslave the universe and control it all. From a species that was once human now a group of squid-like mutants inside a casing. Now a bunch of trigger-happy mini tanks." He growled, as the time machine flew them to Earth, where he thought they would be.
"If I can just track down the source, allons'y!" He cried, pulling a lever from underneath the TARDIS as it began to fix itself onto the Dalek signal.
As the time ship flew rapidly, it dinged the Cloister Bell again as she lost direction and opened her doors.
Suddenly, a loud warning sound could be heard as Sunset noticed the orange energy in front of her.
The Time Vortex.
It's golden energy began to flow into Sunset's mouth and eyes, making her a time lord like as her brain power began to increase. The girl blacked out as her eyes rolled into her head.
"Sunset! Sunset are you ok?! What happened?! Talk to me!" The Doctor shrieked as Sunset got up after passing out due to a mental overload of information.
"I...I feel great, Doctor. I can see the universe, the endless rebirth and possibilities of it." She stated softly, smiling as she could feel Regeneration Energy flow through her veins.
The two found their way to Earth as the TARDIS managed to repower itself and track the signal coming from the daleks.
Sunset began to relive memories of Anon A Miss, tears creeped into the corners of her eyes as she began to think to herself.
Perhaps I should change my name and accent so no one know it's me. Perhaps I should even change my physical look. She thought to herself.
"Sunset, are you alright?" He asked again, crossing his arms in doubt.
"No, I want to change my name and my voice, but how do I do that?" She asked curiously at him.
"You need to regenerate."
"What? How?"
"Its simple, just imagine every cell in your body dying and renewing at the same time."
The girl pondered on it as she felt a sick feeling come over her, she clutched her stomach in pain as the sharp whistle and bell ring, otherwise known as Regeneration start to show itself.
Sunset didn't fight the regeneration as she screamed, feeling her body go numb as her arms fell to her sides in an almost star shape.
The procedure finished as she looked over herself in a nearby mirror of the TARDIS. Her physical form hadn't changed at all. That was good. Although when she spoke her voice sounded different. One thing she'd noticed was that she had grown quite a bit and sounded more mature.
Like The Doctor's own.
"Huh, it seems your voice is British, like mine." He spoke curiously, analysing her for any damage or injury from regenerating.
"Wow, my voice is different, cool!" Sunset said, giggling happily like a child as she began to adapt to her new voice and brain strength along with her intelligence.
The TARDIS landed and opened its doors, the two found themselves at CHS once again. The place where Sunset had once loved and now hated because of Anon A Miss.
The two exited the time machine as they walked through the school's gates and up its steps as they walked into the large building.
Students began to murmur at the new man and Sunset. It seemed they were surprised to see she came back.
"Sunset? Is that really you?" Principal Celestia asked softly, hugging the girl. She felt bad at never telling Sunset she knew that she was innocent.
"Yes, but I don't go by that name anymore. My name is River Song now." She answered, walking away with The Doctor to find the Daleks that had found their way to the school.
"Sunset, darling is that really you?" Rarity asked incredulously as the other rainbooms noticed the bacon-haired girl.
"My name is River Song, or you may call me The Doctor." Sunset introduced herself in her new voice and identity, hoping her ex-friends would leave her alone.
"We're so sorry. We should have believed you when you said you was innocent." Rarity cried, wanting Sunset back as her friend.
"You hurt me, Rarity. You cast me out, left me alone. I don't know if I can even be friends with you anymore." Sunset retalliated sharply, glaring at the fashionista.
"Darling, we're all so sorry-"
"I don't care. I have a mission. Good day." Sunset yelled, ignoring her ex-friend's pleas of forgiveness, The Doctor following her as they found a group of Daleks in the music room.
"YOU ARE THE DOCTOOOOR! YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATEEEED!" A black dalek screeched with it's loud and mechanical voice, aiming its gunstick at the Time Lord threateningly.
"Yeah, yeah. You say that every time." The Doctor said, walking around them as they dared not attack him.
"WE WILL TAKE OVER THIS WORLD! WE ARE DALEKS! WE WILL SURVIVE! EXTERMINATE! ANNIHILATE! DESTROOOY!" The Dalek screeched angrily, aiming its gun and eyestalk at the doctor to intimidate him. A tactic which sadly didn't and never would work.
"I've already wiped out your species, I went back in time and wiped out your disgusting existence." He snarled to the Dalek as it backed away in fear of him.
"RETREAT! RETREAT! RETREAT!" The Daleks yelled together as they tried to teleport out of the room, only for Sunset to grab a dalek gun from the TARDIS as she held it at the Daleks dangerously.
"Exterminate!" She screamed as it fired at the Dalek's eyestalk and body, killing it quickly as goop dripped out of it's eyestalk.
One by one the Daleks were slaughtered by Sunset as she stared them down coldly.
Once she had killed them all, The Doctor helped her wheel them into the TARDIS as they took off and flew towards a black hole to dispose of the daleks.
One after the other the two time lords pushed them towards the black hole, sucking them in and destroying them for good. Erasing any existence of the Daleks.
She and The Doctor had just killed off a species.
"It had to be this way." The Doctor said sadly, pulling a lever to close the TARDIS' doors as they shut with a loud creak.
"I'm so sorry, Doctor. I'm so sorry." Sunset whispered, as he hugged her softly.
"Don't be. It had to be this way. They had to be destroyed." He retorted, holding the lever with his hand as they flew back to Earth in a random country and city to protect the universe.
