Returning Home: Strange World, Strange Help
Chapter 2: 2. Moving in after a Rescue
Previous Chapter Next ChapterI woke up the next morning after that fight… Or fight, it was not really a fight right? Well I had told my dad about it. He was glad I did something good but he scolded me because he didn't wanted to lose me either. Who can blame him. But doing the right thing comes first I thought. I went outside, bangs heard everywhere, it was new year's eve. It was already pretty late because I woke up at 4 to work, then I slept until…2, wow I really slept a lot. But whatever, Staying up very late is tradition today right? I went down the store to get some food for tonight, for some reason I forgot that yesterday. The store was a 5 minute walk from where I was now so I lowered my pace. I knew rain was coming but It would hit anyway, why should I run?
And like I said, it was raining. I had just bought two pizza's, one for myself and one for my dad. I slowly walked through the streets back to my house. I was still thinking about yesterday. Every time I think back to the knife I get the shivers down my spine. I really don't want to be stabbed. But something else was bothering me. The Doctor as a name was pretty strange for someone without clothes or a house. Something was of but I couldn't put my finger on it. As I walked through the rain and almost reached home I thought about the things I missed these last few days. But my thoughts were interrupted by a car horn close by.
It was from behind the gate of a large house. This large house. It was on the same spot where there was only land yesterday, people build this giant house in one day? Oh wait, the car horn.
''CAR….AGAIN!'' I jumped to the side and dropped the Pizza's. Just in time before the van broke the gate, barely missed me and drove over the pizza's. I stood up to assess the damage done by them. The gate was broken but I was in one piece.
I grabbed my phone, this couldn't be their home, or they would have used the gates correctly. I dialed the alarm number when two people came towards me. Now fully dressed, One of them was the Blonde from before, who was apparently cross eyed and the other one had beautiful Blue hair. Like the night sky. The what taller woman with blue hair began talking.
''Please help us, they have taken our comrades…'' I stopped her talking by putting my hand in front of her mouth.
''I already called the police. There is no need to worry.'' I said and hoped they would calm down
''That's the problem young man. They can't help us. We need to save them.'' I blinked, twice. ''What? Why? The police is capable enough of handling those things.'' From behind the lady the Blonde one came forth.
''It's…. It's….''The blonde began.
''It's because we don't belong in this world, we came here by accident.'' The blonde looked shocked at the blue haired woman.
''Princess, we weren't supposed to tell him that. But with even the Doctor captured what will happen now, I can't control that stupid box, especially when it's broken.'' The blonde became distressed. I sighed and thought about it.
If they really don't belong we were in deep trouble. I need to help them, there is no way I will leave them behind. I have an idea.
I grabbed my cellphone again and dialed a number while making the follow me sign. The two girls began to follow me.
''Yo Tim, buddy. You still work for the police right?''
''Yeah, Did you get in trouble?''
''Nope but you still owe me one for that last guy.''
''What do I have to do?''
''There is probably a pursuit after a van about now. I want them to hold back for a while. I don't care what excuse you use.''
''Okay. But after this we're even right?''
''We'll see about that after I return alive with the people they hold captive.''
''Dude, I think you just lost it by saying you go in alone against armed men with hostages.''
I hung up and the girls beside me just looked at me. ''done, now to get moving or else we'll never get them back. But after this you guys better tell me what the hell is going on.''
The girls nodded. I heard them whisper behind my back but kept my mouth shut.
''I hope the Doctor won't be mad at this.''
''Don't worry miss Hooves. He helped us yesterday so we're sure that this will go well.''
To be honest. I had no clue. This just felt right, and The Doctor. It sounds like something out of a Sci-Fi flick. I love Sci Fi.
Eventually this was almost the same as going on a suicide mission but I didn't really care. If I'm right then this is the right thing to do.
After we entered my car, a White Dodge Challenger, I put the Pedal to the metal and went to the nearest highway. I heard some yeah's and Eeps from the back seat as I sped up and maneuver through the cars.
We reached the highway pretty fast and I saw some Police cars far away. ''Time for fourth gear.'' I said and the engine began to roar even more than before. I felt something on my shoulder and I looked in the mirror.
''You sure this is safe mister?'' The Blonde asked.
''Not really, but for some reason, I have you guys on the backseat saying to have appeared from another world and apparently in front of my eyes out of nowhere. Also, I was planning on selling my half of the car anyway since he uses it the most. Couldn't think something better for a last ride. Racing down the highway with beautiful girls in my car.'' I saw them both blush as we raced down the highway. We began to pass several Police cars and eventually saw the back of the van. As I approached the van the police radio installed by Tim cracked.
''Hello, Driver of the Dodge. We just got word that we have to stop the chase. Please comply.'' I grabbed the phone like thing and answered back.
''Sorry pal, no can do. this has become my chase.'' I put down the reciever and sped past the blue flashes.
The Dodge came side to side with the van and I looked if there was a way to get them on the side, but my curiosity was answered with a gunshot that made me lose control of the car. With some spins I managed to get the car straight again. With some in mouth swearing I changed back to first gear and raced away. I saw the van far away and planned to stay at a distance they couldn't see.
Arrival at the Industrial area
Because the industrial area wasn't that big we managed to find the place quick, they parked the van outside, amateurs.
I stopped the car and we got out. I felt the door and it was locked, the frustration in me was rising to epic proportions. I needed to feast my anger on somehow, to calm down and have a cool head again. I looked back to the door and stood sideways to it. The girls looked confused while I jumped on my right leg, that was the closest to the door, then jumped on my left leg, putting it on the same place where my right just stood, and then I stretched my right leg. I kicked the door with all the power my leg could give me at that point. The girls watched while I repeatedly kicked the door in the same manner over and over, slowly kicking chunks away every time. At the sixth kick the door finally opened a bit. ''Alright, one last kick.'' I finally aimed for the first time and landed a kick right at the lock, swinging the door open. I walked inside and saw that one of the punks aiming a gun at me. ''I hope it's just a 9mm, that one has 8 bullets.'' I said in my head and began to run. Every time hiding behind stuff in the warehouse I heard shot after shot. Really, I almost pissed my pants. ''5, 6, 7…come on, fire that last shot.'' I thought as I began to run again. Too bad that the warehouse was smaller than I thought because I had to stop giving the punk the perfect aiming chance. I turned towards him and felt a shock going through my body. I looked down and saw that there was a hole in my shirt, a little above my belly button. I fell down to my knees, trying to stay awake, not losing conscious. The wielder of the gun stood right before me to mock me.
''Any last words?''
I felt more useless than before. Not only that but sad. I was so useless I couldn't even save these people, my dad would be alone and the rest of my family would be torn apart.
No! I will survive, I will save them, I will return victorious, doing the right thing and then, maybe then, hear the story of these people.
''Of course I have some last words you dipshit.'' I stood up.
''Breakthrough!'' I stretched my right arm with high speed, going straight for the punks chest, hitting the punk straight on target, sending him flying backwards. When the punk landed on the floor he staid still. He was knocked out. The other three punks that were in the warehouse started to move towards me. I knew I didn't have the power to send them flying but I didn't have to.
The first punk got some stuff thrown at him by the two girls I took with me. Having a lucky hit with a brick and knocking the guy out.
The second got hit by a right hook of the smaller blue haired girl. She also had a lighter shade of blue than the woman I brought with me.
And the last one was send packing by…something. He just flew up and crashed against the ceiling. Well… There goes the laws of physics. Oh wait, he comes crashing down again. And up…and down.
The man that was apparently The Doctor was laughing every time the thing in his mouth made a sound. He saw that I looked and quickly explained.
''I put a gravity changer on him and now I can make him repellent and magnetic to surfaces.'' He said with a bored look. I just nodded.
Now with all punks unconscious I felt relief. Too much to be exact because without warning I fell down on the ground. But before I hit the ground something caught me. It was soft and smelled nice. I opened my eyes and saw that my face was pressed between the breasts of the Tall blue haired Lady.
''Wha, wha, WHAT!'' I jumped up from the shock and stared at the lady for a moment.
''Stay still, I wil try to heal your wounds. Doctor, help me please.'' The Doctor looked at my wounds and smiled.
''It didn't hit anything important. We just need to repair the damage.'' The Doctor put the thing that made weird screeching sound back in his mouth.
''Don't worry, you'll be fine, just sleep and relax.'' My eyes felt heavy all of the sudden and everything went black.
I opened my eyes and saw a girl with long black hair stand beside me. I growled a bit and lifted myself up.
''Who are you? Where are we?" I asked groggy to the girl.
''I'm Octavia, you helped to save me and my friends and I'm grateful for that. You also protected the princess what is really brave of you. About where we are is a little more complicated. We're in a box.'' She never smiled while saying those words, she was very serious so I assumed she was telling the truth.
''Well, I feel better so let's go to the others. I want to know what this is all about.'' I tried to stand up but fell down. I tried again but this time I was helped by Octavia, who helped me lift myself by putting herself under my right shoulder.
''Don't be so hasty, you were shot remember.'' She sounded worried and I nodded. Slowly I stood up and we walked towards a door leading to a central room. It was a bit empty but it looked like the main room of a house.
''Ah, there is our helper.'' The man said and he walked towards me.
''I'm the Doctor.'' I looked confused.
''Doctor who?'' He sighed as if he heard it a thousand times.
''Just the Doctor. But people also call me Doctor Whooves or Timeturner. But please just call me. The Doctor.'' The doctor said and I nodded.
When we all sat down on chairs that appeared out of nowhere. And a sitting bag for the light blue haired girl the Doctor began talking again.
''Well, we, or actually I, owe you an explination.'' He looked serious and I nodded.
''We come from another dimension. One where the ruling species are ponies. To be honest I never knew your kind existed before we came here. But those questions are for another time. Me and my assistant Derpy'' He pointed at the blonde girl.
''We were traveling around in the TARDIS and landed in her current time stream. We didn't know something followed us at the time. The lovely lady beside you is a princess in that land. Princess Luna, and I had an audience with her at the time. Here were also the lady on your other side, Octavia and the last one in our company, miss Vinyl Scratch.'' It was easy to determine who was the princess of the two blue haired lady's. The one next to me had a gallant dress and had a mystical aura around her. The other girl was more… free in her way of doing things.
''To continue the story we suddenly were attacked and I managed to defeat the thing that attacked us by opening a dimensional portal in a wall that thing made. This probably also interfered with the TARDIS and it was also pulled in. The two of us managed to jump together with the other three in the TARDIS in time and close the rift before our dimension could be destroyed. Even though we experienced some bumps along the way I didn't think we would end up in another Dimension. Let alone damage the TARDIS as hard as it did.'' The Doctor sighed.
''Why? What happened? Is it broken?'' I tried to sit up on with my own power.
''Yes, The TARDIS lost his power when he moved into this dimension. I can fix it, but it will take some time. That's why we built this house with some magic of Princess Luna and Vinyl. After I repaired the TARDIS I still need to find a way to take us home again. But that will be thought at after I repaired the TARDIS.''
''Ah, don't be gloomy Doctor. I will help you guys as much as I can. After all, why shouldn't I help when you guys just want to go home. And you healed me.'' I smiled at them and they smiled back, but the Doctor looked at me.
''Why do you react differently than those other guys? They wanted something back and you just say that you will help us. Why?'' The Doctor was testing me.
''Isn't it Great to be Different?'' I said with a smile.
After that we made a deal that I could come live with them to help them as long as they are here. We devided rooms and I told my dad what was happening. Of course after another scolding I was let go. But I knew that on my way back with some stuff something was following me. Something that didn't belong. It was that the Doctor told me that he defeated the monster or else I might be worried.
I stopped the car before a stopsign and looked to my right where a library was. As luck would have it I just had to yawn. When I opened my eyes again I was still looking at the Library.
''Wasn't there something at the sides of the front entrance?''