Hourglass

by Harmonic Symphony

Rating: everyone
Tags: Adventure, Tragedy, Random, Comedy, Romance
Length: 1054

It has been three long years since Derpy Hooves fell out of the TARDIS and into the time vortex. No matter how many times Doctor Whooves tried locking onto her signal, it simply vanished. Will the doctor ever find his one and only special somepony?

Three years ago, Derpy Hooves, a certain timelord's equine companion, was suddenly thrown into the time vortex by a mysterious force. Even Derpy's strong wings weren't enough to save her from tumbling away. The last thing she said, as a clue to where to go, was 'Clouds'.
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Now, the doctor has finally pin pointed here whereabouts: Back in equestria where she belonged. BelongED. No pony accepts her now she's returned to find her family and 'friends' turning away from her. Only a strange duo will comfort her.

MY first fic, and I know the desc is bad, so please just read and maybe add a comment. I am open for constructive criticism.
Oh, and though bad, I drew the cover art myself

Changed the title from 'Learn to love again' to 'Hourglass' because I found the 1st one too cheesey. Sorry if you didn't like that.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-04-13 19:00:04 UTC

Chapter 1

Learn To Love AgainChapter 1

I drifted out of my bedroom, still half asleep and wearing rainbow coloured socks. The colourful socks made it terribly hard to focus on trotting in a straight line, not to mention they were falling off as well. I so hoped the Doctor wouldn't walk in on me. That would be so degrading and I bet he would never consider me as his special somepony after that! Anyway, focusing my lazy eye, I slid down to the kitchen to get breakfast. The light wasn't on, so I assumed he was still asleep. I was right in one way.

A certain pale brown stallion with a handsome ruffled mane and an hourglass for a cutiemark had his head half in a bowl of cold melted butter. It was all in his mane and coat too. I left him to sleep. Ah, classic Doctor Whooves. I decided to just have a couple of muffins (I mean like 10 or 11...), and headed to the main control room to eat them. Yes, we were in the middle of the time vortex, but I didn't understand why the TARDIS was so quiet. She was never this quiet. Apart from that, it seemed like an ordinary day.

  I happily ate the blueberry muffins, tossing about three at a time into my mouth. Surprisingly enough, without effort, they all fitted in. Did I mention that I took off those irritating socks? No? Well, I took off the socks. They were just too much trouble, ok? After eating I threw my socks in the washing and headed to the swimming pool. Little did I know, I wouldn't make it that far.

   The TARDIS suddenly jolted to the left, throwing me against the cold wall. I used my wings to balance out, but the TARDIS jerked to the right, throwing me at the other wall. All my breakfast upturned onto the floor and slid away. I rushed back to the side-ways control room to find a still buttered Doctor Whooves gripping onto the railings. He was slipping. I flew over and caught him, just as he fell. The butter on his coat felt disgusting on my hoofs, but I had to save him. The TARDIS door swang open and a mysterious wisp of purple smoke came through.

"What in the name of celesti-"

"Derpy, run-well fly-now. We can't let that thing catch us."

"Wh-"

"Trust me, I'm The Doctor. "

I darted down a nearby corridor, butter doctor licking his 'delicious' mane clean. 'It' was gaining on us rapidly though, and I wouldn't be able to carry the doctor much further. I felt a strange tingling feeling around my ankle, and a little tug. This tug made me trip and drop the doctor. The next thing I know is I'm getting dragged by the wings and throat towards the exit of the TARDIS.

"NO. LET ME GOoo!" I choked.

Still buttered Doctor Whooves leaped over all obstacles and was cantering as hard as he could to catch me.

But he was too slow.

     Tears welled up in my eyes as I was tumbling out of the safety of the TARDIS. The purple wisp dragged me further and further away.

"DOCTOR, " I cried, "I KNOW WERE ITS TAKING ME! CLOUDS-"

I was cut off by an immense pain roaring through my hind legs, my wings and my plot like a never-ending fire. I had reached the edge of the time vortex. I started screaming, hopefully not breaking and vocal chords.

Everything went white.

The last thing I saw before blacking out of lack of air was a equestrian raincloud floating past.

          I woke with a jump. For starters, I was plastered in butter from last night's butter-fest I had. Fifteen of the muffins were gone, so I presumed Derpy had had breakfast already. Oh great Celestia, she must have seen me! Seen me like a buttered British fool. At this rate, she'd never think of me as her special somepony. Putting that worrying thought aside, I stood up and went to the main contol room, presumably were Derpy was, so I could ask were the bathroom had disappeared to this time. Arriving there, I found not Derpy, but a warning signal on the screen. Something was trying to get into MY TARDIS.

    My ship shook violently, as if trying to shake off the trespasser. This resulted in me hanging off the railings for dear sweet life. Derpy, as if by magic, flew in and picked me up. A purple wisp entered.

"What in the name of celesti-"

"Derpy, run-well fly-now. We can't let that thing catch us."

"Wh-"

"Trust me, I'm The Doctor. "

She flew me down a corridor,  while I licked my mane dry. Suddenly, I was dropped onto the cold metal floor, the wisp was dragging her away.

No.

Not this time.

I was not gonna lose another one. I raced after her, gaining on them.

But I was too slow.

Derpy was dragged out, and all I could do was stand helplessly.  Then she started shouting.

"DOCTOR, " she cried, "I KNOW WERE ITS TAKING ME! CLOUDS-"

She was cut off my herself screaming as her lower body passed through the edge of the time vortex.

She disappeared.

I started bawling. WHY DID THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME? SHE WAS MY SPECIAL SOMEPONY AND NOW SHE IS GONE!

I cried myself to sleep, TARDIS rocking gently as if to comfort me.

Stars and moons and air balloons.

Fluffy clouds to the horizon.

I'll wrap you in rainbows

and rock you to sleep again.

Teddy bears of Pink.

Ducks and lambs of white.

Don't you cry dear I'm here now

I'll be your nightlight.

Stars and moons and air balloons

Fluffy clouds to the horizon

Ill wrap you in rainbows

And rock you to sleep again

Smiles to cure the frowns.

Twirling and tumbling in laughter.

Someday life will always be happy ever after

No longer will storms arise

To destroy your little world

No longer will waters rise till the mountain no longer touch the skies

Stars and moons and air balloons

Fluffy clouds to the horizon

Ill wrap you in rainbows

And rock you to sleep again

Ill wrap you in rainbows,

And rock you to sleep again.

Chapter 2

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