Chapters TJ walked out of the loud cafeteria and into the school courtyard with his lunch tray. He made his way to a familiar table, the one that his friends sat at. Zach, Marc, Ian and Benji all greeted him as he sat down. Their table was known for being a strange place for conversation.
“Freaking lunch lady gave me a chicken burger... again,” he said with disgust in his voice. “I know i said ‘cheeseburger’.” He lazily plopped his tray on the table and sat down. As per usual, Zach grabbed his tater tots, Ian took his apple while Benji and Marc split the burger. TJ sighed and opened his milk, chugging it in a matter of seconds. He wiped his mouth on the sleeve of his jacket and rolled them up. Zach tossed a tater tot at TJ’s head trying to get his attention. He turned and looked at Zach with an annoyed look on his face.
“Cheer up, I’ll buy you a slushy,” Zach said, eating a tater tot.
“Thanks,” TJ replied. Zach adjusted the position of his guitar as he sat.Benji and Marc looked at each other and then to Zach.
“Now we want slushies,” Marc said.
“I’ll take a blue one,” Benji said in a monotone voice. Zach sighed then stood up, handing his guitar to Ian.
“Fine, i’ll be back,” he said, walking into the noisy cafeteria. Zach always bought his bros slushies whether he wanted to or not. They all knew that they’d have to pay him back sooner or later, but for now, they enjoyed the free slushies. Ian held Zach’s black guitar as they all patiently waited for the slushies to arrive.
Zach came back outside carrying five slushies, two in each hand and clutching onto one of them by the styrofoam cup. Everyone grabbed theirs and started to drink them. The ice cold slushies made sitting out in the heat a lot more bearable.
“Thanks,” TJ said to Zach as he sat down, taking his guitar back from Ian.
“Yeah, but you guys owe me,” Zach said, taking a sip of the drink, the red dye already staining his lips and tongue.
“Yes, we know already. Some day, Zach, someday we shall repay you,” Marc stated. Zach rolled his eyes, taking another drink. TJ quickly drank the slushy while Marc and Benji took their time. Benji looked around the table then decided to spark a conversation.
“We need to do something fun again,” he said. He was referring to the bros’ constant encounters with odd creatures. The creatures resemble mutants or aliens and the bros end up killing them before they kill other people. They would usually keep a body part as a trophy of their success.
“Yeah, something really fun,” Ian said, finishing off his slushy. The bros kept their “trophies” in a house that had been empty for years. It was deemed “unsellable” and the bros made it their personal hangout spot.
“Maybe today’s the day when something cool will happen again,” TJ said, tossing his styrofoam slushy cup onto the collective pile of trash.
“I hope so,” Marc replied, “I can’t stand all this boredom.” The bell rang for 5th period to end, signaling everyone to get to class. The bros all said “later”, then went to their classes. After school, the bros would meet outside by the buses. Their hang out house wasn't too far from the high school, so they would normally walk together, talking about whatever came to mind. When they arrived at the house,
Ian pulled out a key and opened the front door. They all walked in, tossing their bags wherever they wanted. TJ and Zach plopped down on the sofa they’d found out in the back, It was a perfectly good sofa, so they didn’t see a reason not to keep it. Zach turned on the TV and Marc came back with sodas and snacks. He looked around from Ian to TJ before sitting down.
“Where’s Benji?” he asked, handing Zach a soda, then TJ. They both shrugged and cracked open their sodas. Then, the entire house shook from a thunderous roar.
“What the hell was that?!” Ian exclaimed, grabbing the table to stop it from shaking. The sound had come from the basement.
“Guess we found Benji,” TJ said, standing up and grabbing one of many machetes they kept by the front door. The others followed suit and made their way to the basement door.
The four bros walked down the creaky steps into the basement. A familiar laugh could be heard, but the laugh was long and deep, almost maniacal. Benji’s laughs echoed down the hall that lead to the basement door, followed by quick bangs and thrashing noised. TJ, was in the lead while Ian was in the back, all four were carrying weapons. TJ’s “lucky” machete, Zach’s axe, Ian’s nine iron, and Marc with his spiked umbrella.
TJ turned around and put a finger up to his lips, signaling for silence. He grabbed the doorknob and slowly opened it. What they saw was a disturbing sight, something out of Frankenstein. Benji heard the door open and turned around.
“Hey, guys,” he said casually. Ian dropped his nine iron and looked at the horrible creature on the table in front of Benji. It was literally the sewn together pieces of every monster the group had killed. It had four arms, two of them were already weapons, one of them was mechanical while the other looked human. It also had a gelatinous midsection that was attached to a huge potato shaped body as well as severed bear legs connected by tubes that ran inside the midsection.
“What the hell is this thing?” Zach asked, gripping the axe more in two places. TJ stepped closer to Benji.
“Is this what you’ve been doing? Building this... thing?”
“Hey, it has a name!” Benji shouted. “I call it Oolatoocs,” he said turning back to the creature on the table. It was tied down to the table, but that didn’t stop it from thrashing around. Benji put his hand on it’s upper body and a disturbed smile grew on his face.
“Dude,” Marc said in shock, “are you crazy?” Benji looked at the four again.
“Oolatoocs will kill all the monsters for us,” he said, his hand still on it’s body. “It’s still sleeping, so be quiet.”
“Sleeping?” Marc said in a purposely loud voice. Oolatoocs thrashed more on the table, then settled down a bit.
“Shh!” Benji said, taking a step toward Marc. Then, Oolatoocs woke up. A head sprung from the upper body, resembling a snake and praying mantis. It’s short arms were against it’s neck and it’s small wings outstretched. The sight of it made TJ sick to his stomach as he put together the reason it was named “Oolatoocs”. It’s head resembled Scootaloo’s, his favorite character from MLP. The coat color was dull, mostly because of the slime that was pouring out of it’s body. The mane still resembled Scootaloo’s with a mad man’s touch.
“Good going, now it’ll never get to sleep!” Benji shouted. Zach charged at the table, his axe in both hands. Benji ran out of the way just as Zach slammed the axe down, trying to kill Oolatoocs, but missed. Instead, he hit the thick straps that bound the creature to the table.
“Zach!” TJ shouted, “Are you insane?!” Now free, Oolatoocs stood, it’s grotesque wings now free and it’s multiple body parts stretching. Ian quickly picked up his nine iron and bolted for the door. Oolatoocs thrashed around freely, knocking over Benji’s equipment. Benji ran at Oolatoocs and jumped on it’s back, holding onto the base of it’s wings.
“Benji, what are you doing?” TJ called out. Benji looked at the three that were still in the room and smiled again. Oolatoocs stomped on Benji’s keyboard, activating a portal. The bros were all in shock at how Benji could control the creature with such ease. Oolatoocs flapped it’s wings a few times , then ran straight through the portal.
“We have to go get him,” Marc said, watching the portal swirl in multiple colors. Sparks flew from the damaged computers as TJ turned to Zach.
“Go get Ian, hurry!” Zach nodded and ran back up the stairs, coming back with Ian a few seconds later. They all stared at the looming portal, their weapons in their hands, watching the portal ripple and slowly shrink as the power supply diminished.
“It’s now or never,” Marc said, looking at the bros. They all nodded in sync, then jumped through the portal.
The bros warped and twisted in the portal as they traveled through time and space, chasing after Benji. The warping didn’t hurt much, as it only lasted for a couple of seconds before the bros were thrown to the ground. They all stood up, dazed and confused. Mark turned to Zach and didn’t see him. Instead he saw a buff bearded viking standing where Zach should have been.
“What the? Who’s this guy?” TJ said, looking at the nearly seven foot tall viking. Marc looked at the other three and began to laugh.
“What’s so funny?” Ian said, also looking around to the others. The tall viking let out a thunderous laugh.
“You’re all different!” he bellowed. TJ, Marc and Ian all looked down at their bodies. TJ was now a kangaroo in his traditional black hoodie. Mark had been turned into a panda, still wearing his white overshirt and bag. Ian was now a TV set, complete with analog antenna set.
“Where are we?” TJ questioned, looking around the empty field they were standing in. Not only did they look physically different, they all sounded different as well. TJ’s voice was slightly pitched upwards, Ian’s had a static behind his and Marc’s was deeper and slower paced than normal. Zach’s was now very deep with a norse accent, fitting for a viking.
“I don’t know,” Ian said, also looking around.
“This place looks familiar, doesn’t it?” Marc asked, walking around, looking at some of the trees.
“Yeah,” Zach said, stroking his full beard with his huge hands, Then a loud crash came from across the field, followed up with a few yells and screams. All the bros ran towards the sound, TJ falling behind because he’d never been a kangaroo before, so he wasn’t used to hopping around. They arrived at a pile of splintered wood and shingles, then looked up to the remains of a house.
“WHAT THE HECK?!” a loud familiar voice. Then TJ recognized the house, the garage and the park they were standing in. Oolatoocs flew out of the remains of the house, breaking a few more things before flying off into the sky.
“There ‘e goes!” Zach shouted, pointing a thick finger into the air. TJ looked around for more confirmation, then spoke up.
“Guys, we’re in Regular Show!” he said, Everyone stared at him and Marc started to laugh again.
“Dude, don’t be crazy, that’s just a TV show,”
“Well, why are we different? I’m pretty sure I wasn’t a kangaroo today!” TJ replied in an annoyed tone of voice. Then an even more frustrated yell came from the wreckage of the house. Benson walked outside and looked up to see the damage and yelled again.
“See? There’s Benson!” TJ said. Marc looked around him and he was shocked.
“If Benson’s here, Mordecai, Rigby and Skips must be here too,” Ian stated, looking around for the other characters. Benson finally heard them and turned around.
“Who the heck are you guys? Did you have something to do with this?! AUGH!!” he was turning red from frustration, something that commonly happened on the show. Mordecai and Rigby showed up, speeding down the trail in the cart and skidding to a halt. They both ran out of the cart, but slowed down when they caught a glimpse of the house.
“Whoa, what happened?” Rigby asked, his eyes glued to the broken roof.
“I don’t know, dude,” Mordecai replied, also fixated on the roof. They turned around and saw the bros.
“Aw, did you guys do this?” Mordecai asked, automatically blaming the bros for Oolatoocs’s trail of destruction.
“No, it wasn’t us, I swear,” TJ said, trying to keep a lid on the situation. “This is the city park, right?”
“Yeah, why?” Rigby said. TJ turned to Marc and smirked.
“Told ya so.”
“I don’t get it, how are we in the Regular Show world?” Ian asked for the fourth time. Everyone was confused as to how Oolatoocs and the bros ended up in their world.
“Maybe it’s a different dimension,” TJ suggested.
“What? like that multiverse thing?” Zach asked. TJ nodded and turned to Mordecai and Rigby. They were still checking out how bad the house looked after Oolatoocs crashed through, ripping the roof off and destroying most of everything that was inside.
“There was that thing that flew through the house and wrecked everything,” Benson stated. He had calmed down since they’d first arrived and was more even tempered now.
“Maybe Skips knows where these guys came from,” Rigby said turning to Mordecai.
“Yeah, Skips. He always knows how to fix stuff like this,” Mordecai said, waving for the bros to follow them to Skips’ house. Mordecai and Rigby got back into the cart and started to drive slowly.
“So a different dimension, huh? That’s not too weird, ‘specially around here,” Rigby said. He was turned around in his seat and facing the bros who were walking behind the cart.
“What was that thing that destroyed the house?” Mordecai asked, turning around to ask his question then back to the road.
“Oolatoocs,” Marc said.
“Oola-what?”
“Oolatoocs. Our friend Benji created it. I don’t know how he did it, but he did.” Ian grimly uttered. Mordecai and Rigby looked at each other then back to the bros.
“We deal with this kind of stuff all the time,” Mordecai said, trying to reassure the bros that everything was going to be fine. They continued on the path and saw more destruction. Thankfully, Skips’s house was undamaged. Rigby jumped out of the cart and ran to the house on all fours. He frantically banged on the door until there was a response.
“I’m coming, i’m coming!” Skips’s voice yelled from inside the house. The white yeti opened the door and saw Rigby. “What did you two do now?”
“It wasn’t us, it was their friend,” Rigby said, pointing to the bros. Skips skipped down the stairs and towards the bros. He had a hand on his chin, looking at each one carefully.
“Where did you four come from? I can tell you aren’t from this world.” Skips said, taking a small step back.
“Wow, ‘e’s good,” Zach said, still stroking his viking beard. Marc stepped forward to Skips.
“We’re from another dimension. Our friend Benji somehow built a portal and we went through it to try and catch him.”
“And now we’re stuck here,” TJ added. Skips still had his hand on his chin, He nodded a little, then headed back to his house.
“Wait here, i’ll be right back,” he said as he skipped up the stairs. The bros all waited outside the house, still confused as to how they were going to return. Skips returned with a metal ball. He handed it to Marc and turned it on for him.
“There you go,” Skips said. Ian and Zach were confused, but TJ and Marc knew what that ball was.
“Wait, how is this going to help us? It only travels in time, not dimensions.” Marc said.
“I modified it. It has the ability to recognize energy signals and take you into your dimension. You only have one opportunity to leave, though.”
“Okay, thank you, Skips,” TJ said gratefully.
“No trouble at all. And i want to come with you,” Skips said.
“Really? why?” Marc asked.
“I have extensive knowledge about a lot of things. You find that with immortality, you have a lot of free time.” Skips replied. “Besides, i think i can help you kill whatever it is that destroyed the park.”
“Okay, thanks,” TJ said, looking up to Skips, “we could really use your help.”
“No trouble at all. I’ve always wanted to see other dimensions.” Marc put his hand on the globe and held down a button.
“Guys, get ready,” he said. Following from how Mordecai and Rigby time traveled in one episode, Marc knew what to do. “Take us home”. The globe beeped multiple times and the bros were engulfed by a ball of light, then nothing. They were gone, Skips included.
In the blink of an eye, probably even faster, the bros were transported back to their world, more specifically, the living room. Mark looked around and got giddy
“Yes! we did it! we’re home!” he cheered. The bros looked at each other and saw they were all normal again. Skips also looked around, examining the house, then himself. He’d changed into a human, very tall and buff with straight white hair.
“So this is the right world?” he asked. TJ nodded then walked over to the fridge and grabbed a soda, cracked it open. then chugged it in a matter of seconds.
“Man, i’m thirsty,” he said, chuckling a little. Ian ran over to the door that lead to the basement. He peered into the stairway, into the complete blackness.
“We’ve still got a big problem, you guys. Remember Benji?”
“Right,” Zach said. Skips skipped over to Ian.
“He made that thing in the basement?” Skips asked.
“Yeah,” Ian replied, “i didn’t know he was that smart.” The bros all headed down to the basement. The computer was broken beyond repair, the lab table knocked over and the ground was littered in broken glass. TJ walked over to the teleporter. It looke like something out of a science fiction movie. It was shaped like a U, pointed at the top and made out of several pieces of welded metal.
Thick electrical cords ran along the floor, all of them connected to either the computer or the medium sized generator in the corner of the basement. They were still live as sparks flew out every so often. The continued to explore the basement, finding medical equipment, videotapes, corpses of the monsters the bros had fought and killed. Zach stumbled across a composition book marked “LOG 1”. He opened it and saw that the entire book was full of notes, calculations, experiment results, and pictures of failed attempts at trying to construct Oolatoocs.
“Guys, come here and look at this,” Zach said. He pulled out a big cardboard box from under a desk, it was full of composition books, each marked with the word “LOG” and an increasing number. Ian poked around the computer area, staying away from the live wires and found another composition book.
TJ and Marc looked through the logs. They were beginning to discover that Benji wasn’t just a genius, he was completely mad.
“Guys, i found a book,” Ian said. Skips went over and took the book from Ian.
“LOG 58,” he said under his breath. He opened up the book and flipped through the pages. It was only about half full, the final ten pages containing the notes about the current Oolatoocs. Skips found plans for the dimensional portal in the book as well, the pages were full of complex calculations that only Benji could read.
“This is insane,” TJ said, “he’s been doing this for a long time.” The bros looked at his computer.
“Maybe there’s something on his computer, more logs perhaps,” Zach suggested. He walked over and picked up the shattered desktop. He pressed the power button and hoped that it turned on. The cracked screen lit up and Benji’s desktop was readily available.
“Guys, it works!” Zach exclaimed. He picked up the keyboard and mouse but found that the mouses cord had been severed. “Great,” he said, holding up the end of the fraid wire. He dropped the broken mouse on the keyboard, causing some buttons to clack.
“We can still salvage the hard drive,” TJ said, suggesting that all hope wasn’t lost.
“Well it doesn’t matter now,” Ian stated, “Benji’s in another dimension. We’ll never be able to catch him.” Everyone knew Ian was right, but TJ refused to accept defeat.
“No, we’ll find a way to get him,” TJ said said, trying to sound convincing. No one else bought his false enthusiasm. He sat down and put his head on his arms, trying to think of something, some way to fix the problem.
Then, the air turned into a gust of wind, which caught everyone’s attention.
“I think the air conditioning is picking up,” Zach said. TJ stood up and looked at him.
“There’s no vents in the basement.” Zach looked up as the wind got even faster, causing loose paper to fly around the basement.
“Then what the hell’s making this wind?” Zach asked. The wind was coming from nowhere, out of thin air. Then, a sound rang in. A coarse, creaking sound, a sound TJ had heard many times before, but couldn’t believe was happening. The sound picked up, getting louder and louder. A light appeared in front of the basement stairwell, pulsing on and off. Then the blue box slowly materialized, going from opaque to solid navy blue. The light became solid and the words “Police Public Call Box” glowed brightly in the dark basement.
“What is that thing?” Ian asked. TJ turned to him and gave him a look like he should have known the answer.
“It’s...” Marc stuttered out
“The TARDIS!” TJ said this a cheer. “The TARDIS! Here, in our house!”
“What the hell is a TARDIS?” Ian asked. TJ walked over to the police box.
“Let the Doctor explain,” TJ said with a big smile.
“What Doctor?” Ian asked again. The right door to the TARDIS opened inwards and a man in a blue suit stepped out. He squinted and looked around the room, then noticed the bros.
“Ah, hello. I got a signal from here, am I in the right place?” he asked. TJ stood there dumbstruck. The TARDIS has picked up the signal of the dimensional teleporter being used and drew the Doctor to the house.
“I think so... we do need help with something.” TJ said, trying to contain his giddiness that he was in the Doctor’s presence. The Doctor looked around and saw the teleporter and electrical equipment.
“Oh wow!” he exclaimed, running over to the teleporter, “haven’t seen one of these in ages. The design’s flawed, but it’s still very useful. Did you all build this?”
“No, it was someone else,” Ian said. The Doctor was in amazement that a human managed to construct a functional dimensional teleporter.
“And who are you?” Skips asked the Doctor as he moved his Sonic Screwdriver along the side of the teleporter frame. He turned and faced Skips.
“I’m the Doctor.”
TJ and Marc both stared at the TARDIS in awe. TJ ran his hand along the side of the wooden frame, the only thought going through his mind was “It’s bigger on the inside.” Ian was still confused about who the Doctor was and what the TARDIS was.
“Basically, i’m a time traveler,” the Doctor said, “and the TARDIS is my ship.”
“But how do you fit a time machine inside a blue box? there’s like, no elbow room,” Ian said. The Doctor put his Sonic Screwdriver back into his coat pocket and walked over to the TARDIS.
“Come and have a look-see,” he said, putting the key into the door and opening it up. Ian apprehensively walked over, but TJ and Marc ran right in. Ian looked inside and saw the massive size of the control room. He backed out, then looked back inside. He looked in all directions the stepped out of it once more. He paced around the TARDIS, knocking on the wood and checked all four sides. He looked inside again.
“T-this is a trick, isn’t it?” he asked.
“Nope,” the doctor replied, leaning against the TARDIS’s controls. Ian looked like he was going to have a heart attack.
“I-it’s bigger on--”
“Bigger on the inside, yes,” The Doctor said, smiling and nodding. “Well, since you all are here and know a bit about this stuff, why don’t i give you a lift?”
“You’re serious?” Marc asked. The Doctor nodded, then turned around to face the controls.
“I’ll just have to modify the TARDIS a little bit to accommodate five more people.” He started fiddling with the knobs and buttons. Skips and Zach walked into the TARDIS as well and the Doctor turned around.
“Good, now you’re all here,” the Doctor said. He walked over to Zach and took the time machine out of his hand.
“Thank you,” said the Doctor as he walked back over to the TARDIS’s controls. He pulled out his Sonic Screwdriver again and scanned it. “Wow, this is a small time machine. Only good for traveling about a year, give or take a couple of months. It’s been altered a bit.”
“yeah, i did that,” Skips said, “is that a problem?”
“No, no problem at all. I’ll just have to...” the Doctor started pulling against the weak metal frame of the time machine until it opened up. “There.” The Doctor started to remove wires, plug in wires and strip the whole time machine down.to little more than a few pieces of odd shaped metal.
“What are you doing?” Zach asked, peering over the Doctor’s shoulder.
“Making it compatible to the TARDIS,” he replied. “That way, we can reverse dimension jump. I can follow the energy pattern from that teleporter and we can track down your friend.” The Doctor plugged in one last wire, then stepped back. “That ought to do it.” The Doctor ran over to the door and closed it, then back to the controls.
“But wait,” Marc said, “I thought you couldn’t travel to parallel universes and dimensions.”
“Well, i can’t, not in a normal situation. The TARDIS feeds off of an energy source in this universe. If i were to leave this universe and go to another, i’d be stranded.”
“Then we can’t go?” Zach asked.
“No, no, we can now,” the Doctor said, patting the disassembled time machine, “this little gizmo will detect a similar energy source in the parallel universe for the TARDIS to use.”
“So we can go anywhere?”
“Anywhere in this universe, the multiverse and time,” the Doctor said.
“Why are you helping us, Doctor?” TJ asked. The Doctor turned and faced him.
“Because the TARDIS drew me here. It took me where i had to go, not where i wanted to go. Besides, I love adventure and this sounds like a barrel of fun to me. I never dimension jump because it’s too dangerous.” The Doctor turned back to the controls and started flipping switches again and typing on a keyboard. “Besides, i’ve been looking for some new companions.”
“Thanks, Doc,” Skips said. The Doctor nodded, still typing away on the keyboard.
“Okay, your friend should have the same kind of energy signal as the one’s i picked off of that teleporter. we can scan through the multiverse and find the unique signal,” he said. He pulled the screen over to him and looked at it. “Aha!” he exclaimed,“there it is, the only signal outside of this universe.”
“We can catch Benji!” Ian said. The Doctor shooed away Zach and TJ and started to run around the controls, flipping switches, levers and knobs, then put his hand on a big lever.
“Hold on to something,” he said “‘cause i have no clue what might happen!” He pulled the lever down and the entire TARDIS shook as they changed rea
The bros held onto the rails that surrounded the TARDIS’s control panel as the entire machine shook. The Doctor hit the stabilizers and the shaking decreased to little more than a bump or two.
“Wow, I didn’t expect her to react like that,” the Doctor said, rubbing the console. Watched the monitor and flipped a few switches. “We should land in a few minutes.” he said.
“Okay, good,” Marc said. The Doctor looked at the bros and Skips and thought for a bit.
“Why don’t you make yourselves at home?” he asked. “The bedrooms are up the stairs and to the right.”
“You’re letting us stay here?” TJ asked. The Doctor nodded and replied with a “yup”. TJ and Marc smiled and ran up the stairs to the rooms. Zach and Ian thanked the Doctor for his hospitality and followed TJ and Marc. Skips stayed behind, looking round the control room.
“I know what you’re thinking, bigger on the inside, right?” the Doctor asked.
“No, i was thinking about what that monster could do with access to all the universes in existence.”
“Oh. but i love it when people say that, the “bigger on the inside” bit. it makes me feel clever!” The doctor said with a smile. He turned around to the screen and read off of it. “3 minutes or so.” Skips walked up the stairs and turned around
“Thanks for the help, Doc.”
“No problem.”
TJ and Marc found the bedrooms inside the TARDIS. The opened the doors and looked around inside.
“I call this one,” TJ said, sitting on the small bed.
“This one’s mine,” Marc said, doing the same in the room across from TJ. Zach and Ian chose their own rooms; TJ walked into the hallway and joined Zach and Ian. Marc shut his door and locked it. TJ turned around at the sound of the click.
“Marc? You coming?” Zach asked.
“Yeah,” Marc said from behind the door, “i just want to make this room more homey.”
“Okay, well, meet up in the control room,” TJ said, leading the bros down the stairs. The Doctor flipped a switch and the TARDIS noise sounded. The sound of breaks grinding never sounded more amazing.
“We’ve landed,” the Doctor said, ‘now be sure to act normal, this is a different universe after all.” He walked over to the TARDIS’s double doors and opened them up. The bright sunlight filled the TARDIS. The Doctor covered his eyes as they adjusted to the brightness. The Doctor, Skips and the bros all felt a tingling sensation all throughout their bodies. Then, it hurt. It hurt more than anything the bros had ever felt. The feeling of every cell in their body changing into something new. The doctor looked at them in astonishment.
“No,” he said, “we’ve changed species!” The bros looked at each other and were surprised. They were all ponies. Equestrian ponies, TJ was a unicorn, Zach was an earth pony and Ian was a pegasus. Skips had turned into what looked like the steroid pony from an episode of MLP.
“W-we’re ponies?” Zach stuttered out. The only thought in his mind was “i have to find Fluttershy.” The Doctor had been turned into Time Turner, or more commonly called by the fans, Doctor Whooves. He still had his coat on and he felt for his sonic.
“Good, as long as i still have you, sonic,” he said, patting his coat pocket.
“Dude, we have to get Marc!” Ian reminded the bros. TJ started to walk and tripped. Zach laughed when he fell flat on his face.
“Shut up, i’ve never walked on all fours before, jerk!” TJ said, standing up and slowly walking on his new legs. He walked up the stairs and to Marc’s room. He knocked on the door with his hoof.
“Marc, come on! we’re ponies!” he called through the wood door. Marc wasn’t a brony, but TJ, Zach and Ian were. Marc said in his room, looking in the mirror.
“No, i’m not coming out,” he replied. His voice was higher piched and sounded forced, like he was putting on an accent.
“Why not?”
“I... can’t tell you, it’s awful.”
“Um... okay,” TJ finished. He walked back down to the group. Marc looked into the mirror. He was a carbon copy of Rainbow Dash, just with black hair. Even his voice had changed into hers.
“Where is he?” Skips asked. TJ looked back to the hall with the rooms.
“He locked himself in his room. He won’t tell me why.”
“Just leave him. It’s probably the species change, it affects everyone differently,” the Doctor said, “he’s safer in the TARDIS anyways.”
“Hey, Doctor,” Zach spoke up, “If we’re supposed to be acting normal, we have to use proper vocabulary.”
“How so?”
“Here they say “everypony”, not everyone,” Zach corrected him, “just thought that would help us blend in more.”
“Okay, that’s good. Whatever it takes,” he replied, stepping out of the TARDIS. The bros and Skips followed him, closing the door to the TARDIS.
“Are you sure it’s safe to leave your machine out in the open like that?” Skips asked.
“It’s called a TARDIS and it’s completely safe. Good idea? Eh, not really, but i’m the only one who can open it.” They walked down the dirt road, admiring the cartoony scenery and animals. Suddenly, a pegasus dropped from the sky, tackling the Doctor to the ground with a thud. The bros and Skips surrounded them and were stunned.
“Whoa! get off!” the Doctor shouted as the pony stood up.The blonde pegasus panted as her wings fell to her sides.
“Doctor,” she said through breaths, “i heard the engines and i knew it was you.”
“What? who are you?” he asked her. She looked at him, stared into his eyes with hers.
“It’s me, Derpy.”
The Doctor looked at Derpy in confusion. She looked back with her odd eyes, waiting for his response.
“I’m sorry, but i don’t know you,” the Doctor said. Derpy’s eyes lowered and she looked at him again.
“Oh, right, you’re a time traveler. You haven’t met me yet, huh? Well, i’m Derpy. I was your companion for a while,” She said. The Doctor looked back to the TARDIS then to Derpy.
“So, you traveled with me in my TARDIS? You know it’s-”
“Bigger on the inside,” Derpy finished his sentence. The Doctor smiled at her and she smiled back.
“Come on, I’ll have to reintroduce you to everyone,” Derpy said. The Doctor walked by her side and the bros followed behind them. Derpy turned to face them. TJ, Zach, and Ian were all excited to see and hear Derpy. “Who are you guys anyways? I haven’t seen you here before,” she said.
TJ stepped forward, acting as the leader of the bros. Zach and Ian couldn’t stop smiling because of Derpy.
“Well, we aren’t from Equestria. We’re friends of the Doctor,” he said. Zach and Ian nodded to his statement.
“Hey, do you know where Fluttershy’s cottage is?” Zach asked her.
“Yeah, just down that way, why?” she asked.
“Okay, i’ll see you guys later,” he said, running in the direction she pointed.
“Don’t get into any trouble,” the Doctor called out as Zach ran off. Ian laughed and they continued to walk through town. TJ and Ian looked around, recognising some of the characters, but not calling any out by name. Derpy lead them back to her house, Equestrian hospitality. The all walked into her home and sat in the lounge.
Derpy sat next to the Doctor and TJ, Ian and Skips sat on a three seat couch.
“So, i come back to this world?” the Doctor asked. Derpy nodded, then stopped as she became confused.
“No, you came here a year ago, but i guess you’re from the past, so you don’t remember our world or me.” She looked down in sadness as he couldn’t remember their adventures together. Derpy looked up again and smiled. “That explains why you knew who i was when you first came here,” she said in glee.
“So, you both traveled in the TARDIS?” TJ asked. Doctor Whooves and Assistant was actually true in this reality.
“Yes we did,” Derpy said, “time, space and in one occasion, another dimension.”
“We’re from another dimension too,” Ian said.
“Actually,” the Doctor stated, “you’re from another universe. Dimensions exist within the universes and the universes exist within the multiverse.”
“So, it’s like a big circle, with little circles in it and even tinier circles in those?” Ian asked, trying to comprehend the statement.
“Yes. Well, no not really, but if it helps you see it that way, yes.” he replied. TJ chuckled at the Doctor’s statement and Ian became more confused.
“Oh, right!” the Doctor stated loudly, making Derpy jump, “We’re looking for someone, aren’t we?”
“Yeah, Benji and Oolatoocs,” Ian said. The Doctor stood up and pulled his sonic screwdriver from his pocket and started scanning around.
“Ah, he’s here, but the signal’s weak.” he said. He put the sonic back into his pocket and went to the door. “Come on, let’s go find that monster."