Return of the Master

“Derpy!!! Where are you?!” Twilight yells.  Her eyes red from the tears that roll down her face, she looked around the control room, searching for the grey Pegasus.  She set the Doctor down on the bench by the control panel and frantically moved to the entrance of the TARDIS.  She looked to see if Derpy was outside.

Seeing no sign of Derpy, Twilight retreated inside to find The Doctor laying, stretched out on the bench, trying to block out the voice in his head and the pain that filled his body.  Breathing heavily, he spoke, "Twilight... Derpy is most... likely alive.”

Doctor...

“We can find her... but first... we must attend to Spike. Go to the library... and find that spell.  I'll catch up...

She turned to look at him, thought how he always puts everyone had of him, then nodded.  She then proceeded to the entrance.  Spike was still of her back, he looked as if he was sleeping, something quite normal for him.

She turned toward the library as she exited the TARDIS, and started to walk.

As the Doctor willed himself to his hooves, he mumbled to mumbled self, "I could use a cup of tea."  He forced himself to limp toward the door, to follow Twilight.

Remember, Doctor... All those who have died in your name...

He stumbled down the ramp and fell through the door, stiffly hitting the ground.  He could see Twilight close to the library.  She turned her head to look at the TARDIS, when she saw that the Doctor was lying on the ground, she turned around to go help.

"No! Don't worry about me! Go help Spike!"  The Doctor could see Twilight hesitate.  "GO!!"

The Doctor saw Twilight turn back to the library before he blacked out, lying half inside the TARDIS.

Twilight started to walk toward the library with Spike on her back.  This looked fairly normal, Spike would often sleep on her back after a long day. The only hint at a problem, was that she was clearly grief stricken.  Yet no pony was around to notice.

As she neared the library, she turned to look at the TARDIS.  Panic filled her when she saw that the Doctor was lying on the ground.

The Doctor shouted, "No! Don't worry about me! Go  help Spike!!" Twilight hesitated.  She was conflicted between him and Spike.  "GO!!"

Twilight turned back to the library.  She opened the door, and sent Spike down inside.  Twilight looked around the room, at the shelves of books covering the walls.  Not sure where to look, she started removing books at random and flipped through them.  The only thing for sure she knew about the book was that it was about biology.

By the time she found the book, several minutes had past, and there was a moderate pile of books beside her.  Twilight held the book in front of herself with her magic. She read over the spell twice, then took a deep breath and concentrated.

“I.. can do it... I must do it...” A young man says. He had brown hair, pale skin and brown eyes. He was wearing ragged clothing, a pale yellow shirt that had brown sleeves, and brown pants. He was aboard a spaceship, and he was at the controls, trying to redirect the ship from hitting Planet Earth. He continues typing away at the controls.

Meanwhile, a Cyberman, holding his blaster, limps down a railing, which leads to the young man, whose name is Adric.

“Scott to TARDIS, Scott to TARDIS!” A voice says over a messaging intercom. A lady grabs the Walkie-Talkie, and speaks. “We have Cybermen on board! Repeat, Cybermen on- Ah!” The lady is cut off when an attacking Cybermen grabs the walkie-talkie out of her hands, and holds it as a man’s voice says over:

“I’ve escaped, but Adric is still on board!”

The Doctor’s face turns to shock. This Doctor was the Fifth, he had blonde hair, a jacket that had orange tips, and also bore a celery. His pants were the same color as his shirt and jacket. He fumbles Adric’s amulet in his hands, worrying for his companion.

“Adric is still-” Scott says, but the Cyberman crushes the Walkie-Talkie.

“You have failed, Cyberleader.” The Doctor says. The Cyberleader turns around, and if it had eyes, the Doctor was sure that they would be cutting into him lie razors. The Doctor keeps his hands behind his back as the Leader approaches him.

“BUT YOU WILL NOT ENJOY THE VICTORY. I WILL NOW KILL YOU, DOCTOR.” The Cyberleader says, slowly holding his gun to the Doctor, who turns Adric’s amulet in his hands behind his back.

Suddenly, Tegan jumps onto the Leader, followed by the Doctor, who breaks Adric’s amulet, and feeds the shards into the Leader’s chestplate. The Doctor jumps off of the Leader, and ducks behind the TARDIS console with Tegan, who screams as the Leader starts firing around the TARDIS, making gurgling sounds as he does so. The Doctor then grabs the gun from the Leader’s hands, and shoots him down.

Time Passes....

Adric continues working on the controls, when a Cyberman comes in, and shoots at Adric, who dodges, but the blast hits the controls. “N-no!” Adric says as the Cyberman falls over from a lack of power. He runs over to the controls, and finds that he can do nothing...

He swallows.

And the ship impacts the Earth.

The Doctor woke with a jump.  He wondered why he was lying in the dirt.  He looked toward the library, only to be reminded of what had happened.

In a frenzy he started toward the library, running as fast as he could in his weakened state.  When he reached the library he burst through the door and saw Twilight standing near the centre of the room with a book floating in front of her.  He stood panting as her horn came alight.  He collapsed onto the floor to rest and to try to recuperate.  The Doctor looked on as Twilight began to work.  He knew better than to interrupt a unicorn when one was performing magic, especially at this time.

Even unicorns who are masters at magic have difficulty concentrating when they are emotionally distraught.  One cannot focus fully when they are distracted.  But, at this point, unicorns are at their most powerful, driven by the emotion, and most unstable.

Master...

The Master awakes from his sleep. He looks around, searching for the voice, but finds nopony other than the sleeping form of Derpy Hooves, laying where she had woken up hours before. “Who’s there?” The Master asks, but no answer comes. He pulls out his Laser Screwdriver, which he had made from spare parts in a nearby dump, and points it into the darkness of Celestia’s bunker.

“Who’s. There?”

Master...

“Doctor? How did you find me?!”

Master...

“Come out, Doctor! Face me!”

You’re insane, Master. An abomination created by our race for war, yet you ran. How does that feel? It’s what I’ve been feeling my entire life.

“No... No! I’m not a coward! You, however, run and kill the people close to you!”

Derpy stirs.

“Wha.... Master, who are you talking to?”

“Did I tell you to talk?! Go back to bed!!”

Derpy lays back down.

“Listen, Doctor;” The Master spat the Doctor’s name. “I’m not sure what’s going on, but I do know this: I’ll make your life a living hell. Do you hear me?”

The Master then looked to Derpy, who was peacefully sleeping.  He let out a sigh. “After I get a good night’s sleep...”