Chapter 5

The Doctor was inside the TARDIS trying to decide his next move, he didn't know when the earth had appeared above Equestria, and he didn't know why it had been cremated in a sense

*Ring Ring*

[…]

Rainbowdash was chilling out on a cloud, taking a nap, while Scootaloo was spying on her from a nearby bush

Scootaloo would normally have approached the rainbow maned mare, but recently she had become harsh, and hard to interact with. So the little Pegasus had decided to do some recon and keep an eye on her

Rainbowdash suddenly began to spaz out a bit, tossing and turning before outright screaming and waking up

"Maybe Twilight was right, I should look for a therapist for this…" she muttered

Scootaloo gasped, she could find her idol a therapist and maybe earn her cutie mark, and impress Rainbowdash!

She scootalooed off, or whatever it's called

[…]

Princess Celestia had not turned a deaf ear to this situation, instead watching and not being sure what to do, which wasn't common

Luna had proposed they try and contact him, but Celestia was adamant

"We hadn't needed him in a long time"

"There's always a new moment" Luna had countered

[…]

Rainbowdash went to her house, and wrote down a number in her dream journal, which Twilight insisted she kept

07700 900461

It seemed odd, as there was nothing that this number could correlate to, not anything Rainbow knew of at least

Twilight called to her from down below

"What is it?" Rainbowdash asked

"We found one for you."

[…]

The Doctor trotted up to the console before answering the phone, "Hello?"

"I told you he'd pick up!" a voice whispered harshly, "Hello, I'm Twilight Sparkle, I hear you're the best therapist in Equestria?"

"Really?" the Doctor asked, "Who told you that?"

"Princess Celestia did, she told us how to contact you."

"Of course she did" the Doctor muttered, "When's the best time I can come around?"

"Tomorrow, if that's alright." Twilight sounded hopeful

The Doctor traced the source of the call and set the TARDIS one day afterward, "See you then, who am I seeing exactly?"

"My best friend Rainbowdash, she'll explain it better to you." Twilight hung up

The Doctor released the handbrake

[…]

It was a Saturday, and the Doctor stepped outside to take a deep breath of that weekend air

"Right then, let's go talk to Miss Dash." He then proceeded to the library

Twilight and Rainbowdash were waiting for him there, Rainbowdash looked nervous and Twilight did as well

"Thank you for coming over on short notice" Twilight said

"Don't worry about it" the Doctor said, "shall we?"

They let him inside, and he sat down on a cushion by the table, taking out a notepad

Twilight had left at the Doctor's request, and Rainbowdash sat on a couch laid out by Rarity earlier that day

"Now then, I'm Doctor Time Turner" the Doctor said, "You've been having bad dreams I hear?"

"Those are a side effect" Rainbow said, "The real problem is mainly in Ponyville and Cloudsdale."

"Really?" the Doctor raised an eyebrow, "Please explain, Miss Dash."

"Yeah, I sometimes see things doubly" Rainbow closed her eyes, "And I see two different things happening."

The Doctor wrote something down, "What are the main differences?"

"A blue box, and a man, I think he called himself…" Rainbow struggled a bit, "The Doctor."

The Doctor felt his hearts increase in speed, "Have you kept a record of this?"

"My dream journal" Rainbow let the Doctor flip through it a bit

"Blue boxes that are bigger on the inside, a timelord, very interesting." The Doctor smiled a bit, "Anything else noticeable?"

"A factory"

The Doctor was worried he might have blanched at that moment

"With another you, and a green pony correct?"

Rainbow's eyes widened, "I didn't write that down; how did you know?"

"Not important" the Doctor said quickly, "Anything worse, that are in your dreams?"

"The Doctor" Rainbowdash explained, "He's like… Fire, and rage, and trust and light and the core of the universe…"

The Doctor closed his notepad, "Universal double vision."

"What?"

"You're seeing moments in your life, one that you never lived." The Doctor explained, "What with the reboot I gave this place."

"But, what's that mean?" Rainbowdash asked

"That something's very wrong here." The Doctor stood up, "That was a full reboot, if you still have your memories then that means I missed something, but what could it be?"

Several pony silhouettes appeared, but the room was lit up perfectly fine

"I forgot to check to see if the room was secure" the Doctor slapped his hoof on his face, "Of course."

"What are they?" Rainbowdash took a fighting stance, "Is it night outside?"

The Doctor checked a window, "No, there are shadows converging on the library."

"What do we do?" Rainbowdash asked, bucking a shadow that leaped at her

"Working on a plan here!" the Doctor took out the sonic screwdriver, "Why did I choose here? This place is made of wood!"

But the shadows didn't lunge at the Doctor, he checked himself to see why not

He pulled his element out of his pocket, and the shadows receded

"They can't handle the elements!" the Doctor smashed a nearby display case, allowing all six elements to fall out

There was a loud cry, the ground beneath their hooves heaved, and the shadows vanished

The Doctor quickly hid his element as Twilight and the others rushed into the library

"Rainbow! Are you okay?"

"I think so, thanks to Doctor Turner here." Rainbowdash smiled, "Thanks for that back there."

"Not a problem" the Doctor said, "If you'll excuse me, I have a few things to investigate."

"Why don't you stay and help around?" Twilight asked, "Rainbow does seem better, but we need to banish those nightmares."

"Hmm… I think I know what to do." The Doctor grinned, "Are you feeling up for a trip Miss Dash?"

"Call me Rainbow" Rainbowdash said, "And sure, I think I'm cool with that Doctor."

[…]

The Doctor showed Rainbow to the TARDIS, smiling as he approached it

"Are there really wonders out there?" Rainbowdash asked

"Of course" the Doctor smiled, and attempted to snap to open the doors

Although he didn't have fingers, the doors responded and opened anyway

"Take a look."

Rainbowdash trotted inside, over the metal grating that lead to the console

The Doctor had redecorated a bit, there was a curved staircase that lead to the underneath of the console, a pathway towards the rooms, four marble pillars that floated on strange platforms attached to the top and bottoms of the console

The Doctor spun one of the pillars by slapping its side with a hoof, "The TARDIS, that's Time And Relative Dimension In Space."

Rainbowdash looked around in awe, however a trace of fear was written on her face

"I invited you for a trip to see the wonders of the universe" the Doctor reassured, "I'll avoid the horrors."

"They just tend to find you don't they Doctor?" Rainbowdash asked

"There's only one thing to do if we find something wrong" the Doctor said grimly, "Stop it and hope for the best."

"I guess so" Rainbowdash sighed, "What is it you say? Allo-something?"

"I say Adelante" the Doctor said, "It's Spanish, for forward."

"What's Spanish?" Rainbowdash asked

"Never mind that" the Doctor looked to the console, "Where do you want to go?"

"Surprise me" Rainbowdash said

The Doctor grinned, before flinging the TARDIS towards adventure