I've lived a good life. I loved my wife, my kids, never really wronged anypony. So why do bad things happen to me? I was pried from my home, lost my wares, had my kids put in danger, and was touched inappropriately on multiple occasions! Why are these things going to happen to me?

The worst part though, no matter what I do, I know it's going to happen all over again.

Stupid blue box.

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I pause for a second to wipe the sweat from my forehead. It's been hard work pulling these ten carts of cabbages to Sweet Apple Acres, but it's finally paid off. Ponyville is finally in view, shouldn't be much longer. I only needed to bring five, but bringing some extra will just get me some extra pay. Plus I'll get to stay home longer over the winter. First things first though, I'm going to find a store and buy something warm to eat. I'm freezing my flank off in all of this snow, what is their weather team doing? Probably napping or something, lazy flanks.

Setting a new pace, I trudge forward. My legs burn in the final stretch, but once I pull my cart onto the shoveled path I sigh in relief. Like my father always said, work hard and the payoff will always be better. Ponyville is fairly quiet, most likely from all the snow, but there are still a few ponies out and about.

"... Me some. He loves me, he loves me too much. He loves me, he loves me just enough..." My ear twitches from the familiar voice, making me pause to look around for its source. I could have sworn I heard- "He loves me a lot, he loves me the most. He loves me more than bananas, he loves me more than.... CABBAGE PATCH!"

"DERPY!" I jump when she lands in the cart behind me, knocking cabbages everywhere.

"Whoops, my bad." She says as she flutters out of the cart, holding a dried up bouquet in her hooves. I quickly detach myself from my cart and begin to pick up the fallen veggies. Some of them are bruised, making them unsaleable. I frown a bit, but let it slide. I have ten carts so it's no big deal, plus it's Derpy. I think Big Mac will understand.

"It's alright and it's good to see you again Derpy, hows Dinky?"

"She's doing good, she actually just turned seven! She's growing up so fast sometimes I can hardly keep up. The other day she was asking about stallion parts and I-"

"ANYWAY! I have to get these cabbages to Big Mac, but afterwards we could catch up.... only, less informative." She thinks about it and nods, smiling brightly as she brings the dries bouquet to her nose and inhales deeply. "So.... see ya later-"

"WAIT!" She yells as she jumps back into the air. "We have to go visit Cheesus and Squishy too!"

"... but I have a delivery to make-"

"They're leaving for some really important trip today and we won't have another chance to see them! Please." She asks as she holds her hooves in front of herself.

"I really shouldn't-"

"Please?"

"I need to deliver these-"

"Please?"

"It'll be hard to get these carts through-"

"Please, please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaasse!?" She pouts a bit as she inches closer to me, batting her eyelashes a bit.

"...*sigh* Fine."

"YAY! Let's go!" She flies off without me, leaving a trail of flower petals behind her as she does so. I shake my head and trudge along, digging my hooves into the ground as I pull my carts along. This better not turn into another random adventure that ends with destroying my cabbages.... better not think those thoughts. Don't want to jinx anything.

I make my way through Ponyville and pause at the edge of their red light district. It seems as if they've had a lot of new business recently. All of the stores have new paint or new advertisements adorning their businesses. Even the workers have shiny new jewelry or new clothing. Something big must have changed here. Good for them... I guess. I mean, if they have more money, then that means they can buy more groceries, which means more sales for me. So it's a win-win really... well, a win-win-win, but... anyway.

I make my way to Fon-do's and find Derpy sitting at the doorstep, sadly pouting a bit. I make my way over to her and detach myself from all of the carts before sitting beside her.

"Everything alright?"

"Cheesus and Squishy are gone already, we missed them." She says sadly as she sits on her haunches.

"Oh, well I'll just have to see them next time then-"

"See what know?" She asks as she looks up to me, shifting her ears forward.

"I said we'll just have to see them next time-"

"Time.... time.... YOU'RE A GENIUS CABBAGE!" She yells a she jumps back into the air, her smile doubling in size. "This is a perfect reason to go looking for him..... so you can say hi to Cheesus and Squishy of course. Come on! I know where to start!" Before I can say anything she flies off towards the center of Ponyville. If I follow after her, I know it'll probably lead to another crazy misadventure.... sadly I have to head that way anyway.... I have a bad feeling about this.

I pull my carts around and start to head towards the center of the town. If I can just edge my way around where ever she's gone, I can just run over to Sweet Apple Acres and drop off my cabbages. It's not that I want to avoid them, I just don't want to repeat what happened last time... I should also keep an eye out for that freaky creature. I may have double my shipment, but that doesn't mean I'm in the clear.

I make it into the town center where I see Derpy flying around the other side, looking for somepony. I take my ten carts full of cabbages and sneak my way along the edge of all of the buildings-

"YOU!" I practically jump out of my skin when somepony yells right in my ear. I fall onto my back and nearly have a heart attack when Boxy steps over me. He still has the tinfoil in his mane but sports a thick brown jacket that smells horrendously.

"How did-"

"What did I tell you? Nopony listens to poor ol' Boxy, except Mr. McBumpkin of course. It will all end in fire! Burning bright enough to rip the dark side of the moon in half! It'll consume us all! A great hunger that drives a never changing madness over every living being! DON'T DRINK THE TEA! Chaos, Chaos is coming! Can't you feel it? It's been here since the beginning, driving thoughts far away and pushing hatreds higher! Time is being re-written all over again. A Timely Death is approaching, guide us to a new home!"

"... but I like tea."

"IT WILL CONSUME EVERY LIVING BEING! DON'T TOUCH THE TEA!" He yells as he grabs and shakes me a bit.

"FINE! SURE, JUST GET OFF ME!" I yell as I push him away. I get up and back away from him, still gagging from his gut wrenching breath.

"ONE LAST THING! ALL HAIL THE KING!" He screams as Derpy lands beside me, listening intently.

"Okay, okay, all hail the king, just don't shake me again." I say as I back away from him.

"Hey, where's your brother?" Derpy asks nonchalantly.

"Oh, he's at Sugar Cube Corner getting banana nut muffins," he says normally.

"... darn, that could mean anything." Derpy mutters quietly as Boxy backs away from us.

"Mr. McBumpkin, to the moon." He rears up and sets his hooves on his hips as he closes his eyes. I watch him stand there for a bit until he suddenly flies through the air at high speed. I drop down and gawk at him soar through the air as Derpy begins to walk away, completely unfazed by the earth pony's flight.

"What could it mean? At Sugar Cube Corner getting banana nut muffins... maybe that-"

"How does his flying not confuse you in the slightest?" I ask her as she stops before a hardware building.

"OF COURSE! Cabbage, I have to go to a hospital real quick, BYE!" Again, before I can say anything she flies off. I look around at all of the ponies staring at me before quickly jumping back in my harness and walk off. Why do such weird things have to happen to me here? Every other city and village I visit goes by normally, why Ponyville?
I give one final sigh before trudging along. The hospital is the complete opposite direction of Sweet Apple Acres. I do feel bad just ditching her like this, but I really have to get going. I'll just have to find-

SMACK

I step back and rub my muzzle as a something suddenly appears before me. I blink a few times before looking up at... a blue box.... only in Ponyville would something like this. I went to Trottingham last week, nothing.

It has some strange text in white on top of it that I can't read. It's fairly tall and narrow with little glass windows below the writing. It looks a little beat up, but is sturdy enough. There seems t be a light on top of the box as well. A door at the front opens up and Derpy, Squishy, Cheesus, some light brown earth stallion with a collar and tie, and myself walk out and surround me.....

"Huh?" I mutter as I look to myself. I... or the other me, let out a sigh as he pulls out a frying pan and-

THUNK

I roll over and pull the bed sheets close to myself. The bed I'm in is extremely comfy and- wait... what? I open my eyes and find myself in some kind of sex shop... office, laying in a round zebra print bed.... wait a minute-

"So, you're finally awake." I look over and see Cheesus sitting at his desk.

"Uh..."

"Uh? Well that's a fine hello. I pick your unconscious body off the street, haul your cabbages to the back, and all I get is a uh? My emotions just might be hurt if you don't-"

"Fine, fine, hello. Thank you for saving me." I groan as I get out of the bed. "What's going on?"

"Well, Derpy has a little.... a little favor she'd like to ask of us. I've already said yes and I know Squishy will agree once we get him, so now it's up to you. Willing to help us?"

"No."

"..."

"..."

"Dude..."

"..."

"You're a dick."

"I have to drop off my cabbages to Sweet Apple Acres! I'm sorry, but I can't go on any adventures right now, this is a matter of my livelihood here." He sighs a bit as he gets out of his seat and walks over to me. He smacks his lips a bit as he thinks deeply about something.

"What if I told you we already left Ponyville?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"I'd say that's a good joke and-"

"Because we're already on our way to Crescent Cove and we kind of thought you'd just say yes so..... yeah. Welcome aboard the Party Carriage Two."

"... carriage?" I run over to the door and throw it open- and grab the doorway as I nearly fall out. We're in the middle of nowhere being pulled by what sounds like four ponies as my cabbages follow along... wait... one, two, three, four, five... "WHERE ARE THE REST OF MY CABBAGES!?"

"Dude, you only had five." Cheesus says nonchalantly as he walks over and shut the door.

"NOO! MY CABBAGES!" I yell as I drop to my knees and hold my hooves up. I can't believe they took.... I took half of my cabbages. Why would they... I, do that? I pout a bit more as Cheesus moves away from me, heading towards a door that was behind his chair. I open the door again and check on the remaining cabbages. They seem intact and well tied to the carriage.

I shut the door and run after Cheesus. Maybe if we're not too far from Ponyville I can just....

I stare at the hallway behind the door and drop down to my haunches. It's a stretch carriage? I've only heard about these in rumors and tall tales. The carpet is a deep purple and the walls are covered in a light purple paper. All of the trim is white as is the furniture as well. I walk down the hall and gawk at the carpeting. It's so smooth under my hooves, I can barely tell there's wood underneath.

"C-c-a-a-b-b-b-b-a-a-g-g-e-e y-y-o-o-u-u g-g-o-o-t-t-a-a g-g-e-e-t-t o-o-n-n-e-e o-o-n-n-e-e o-o-f-f t-t-h-h-e-e-s-s-e-e." Derpy says as she lays on a table as a pony pounds away at her back. The small room inside has the massage table and a lounge seat to its right with Cheesus laying in it.

"So... how far are we from-"

"We'll be at Crescent Cove in about an hour.... want a massage?" I drop my head as I rub the bridge between my eyes. I guess I'm in this now, whether I like it or not. Even if I leave at this point, I won't make it there for another day or two, and that's if I run there. I move over to the lounge chair and take a seat on its edge, slouching as I sit there.

"Sorry Cabbage, we just thought you would help." Derpy says normally as the masseur applies some oils to his hooves. "Tell you what, help us through this and I'll guarantee that you'll make your deliveries on time. Promise."

"I was supposed to bring them at noon, how can you-"

"Just trust me on this one Cabbage Patch." She sighs as the masseur begins to rub in the oils. "If we don't, Cheesus will comp you for what we mess up one hundred percent."

"He will?"

"I will?" He asks, matching my astonishment. Derpy just gives him a look before closing her eyes and enjoys her massage.
"Oh yeah, sure. If we don't make it on time, I'll match whatever they owe you. Deal?" He asks as he holds out a hoof. I look between the two of them before shaking his hoof.

"Deal, but I'm already late so-"

"Don't worry, time isn't important right now. We just need to get Squishy before looking for the Doctor."

"... who needs a Doctor?" I ask, only getting slow head shakes in response. Cheesus gets up from his seat and walks out of the room, beckoning me to follow. We step out into the hallway where Cheesus shuts the door behind me, looking a bit more serious than before. "What's going on Cheesus? Where are we? Where are we going?"

"Look, this is for something really important for Derpy. Walk with me to the front and I'll explain." He says before stepping down the hall. I glance back to the door before walking after him. "Remember what happened after our last little adventure?"

"Are you kidding me? I still have nightmares about... *shiver* yeah, why?"

"Well, since we took out Dirty Bit, I basically now control the.... adult service industry. With all of that new income, we've been able to get all of the 'workers' better... equipment. That is also why we're in the Fon Do's company stretch carriage."

".... you own every prostitute in Equestria?"

"NO! I do not own them!" He snaps at me. "Look, the first priority I made was to change this industry. Trust me, I know what it's like when you become a slave to circumstances. My workers are free to leave, we provide medical services for all of them, security, protection, we even have dental now! I understand that from the outside that this seems really odd, but I'm going to make this industry safer." He pauses by a window and looks outside, thinking deeply about what he's just told me.

"So... what does this have to do with Derpy?" I ask as I stand beside him.

"Well, she's kind of a... moral booster for everypony here. She makes ponies smile on the worst of days. So when she started talking about... him again... well, things got weird."

"Him?"

"Her husband."

"Oh......OH!"

"Good job genius. Now, don't get me wrong; he's a nice pony and all, but.... I don't think he's really father material."

"... yo-"

"Finish that sentence and I'm punching you." I close my mouth and stop myself, letting him continue. He continues on down the hall, his face hardening as he thinks about something.

"When it came down to it, he put the job before Derpy. She says she's fine with it, that she got the greatest gift in the end, but I still don't like it. I mean, family is important. I may not like my family, but I still make time to see them every now and again. It's been seven years since she's seen him. So, we don't see eye to eye."

"... so, if it's been seven years, how will we find him?" I ask, getting a small chuckle from him.

"Derpy said she knows one way to find him. But we have to be careful, we only have one chance to get this right... which reminds me. Do you remember anything Boxy told Derpy?" He asks as he turns to me, stopping at the last possible door.

"Something about tea and fire and... I have no clue really. I never understand him." He sighs a bit but enters the room anyway, shutting the door before I can enter. "Okay then, I'll just... wait out here then... jerk."

"I heard that." He says from behind the door. I scurry away from the door and run down the hall until I'm sure I'm a safe distance away.

"Why are you running?"

"AH!" I nearly fall over when Derpy suddenly steps out in front of me. "I wasn't running! I was.... just... uh..."

"Where did Cheesus go?"

"Uh... he went into the room at the end of the hall." I tell her as I get back on my hooves, blushing a bit from my little outburst.

"He went into his office? Figures. *sigh* ever since he took over Dirty Bit's business he's been so distant. I know he's trying to change an industry, but... I don't know. Sometimes I think he's forgotten how he's gotten here. Do you know when we'll get to Crescent Cove?" She lowers her head a bit and pouts as we slowly walk down the hall. I bite my lip as I try to think of a way to cheer her up.

"No. And... you know he's still the same, right? He's just under a lot of pressure. Changing an industry and all... it's pretty daunting. I'm sure once everything gets figured out he'll be back to his normal self."

"You really think so?" She asks as she perks up a bit.

"... well..... fifty-fifty," I say with a smug smile as I nudge her a bit.

".... GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!" We laugh a bit as we enter one of the many rooms, finding a lounging area. "Thanks Cabbage, I needed some cheering up."

"No problem. And hey, if he doesn't change soon enough, just let me know and I'll set him straight. Lets see how stubborn he is when there's a cabbage smashing in the back of his head." She laughs a bit more and takes one of the seats.

We spend a good while catching up after that. I'd ask her about Dinky and she'd ask about my kid. We'd each talk and talk about the two of them. From school, to misbehavior, a whole fields worth of parenting stuff. She's got being a single parent down pretty well, though having a good foal helps with that too.

From there we start talking about work. I'd tell her about my fields and how I tried to get an extra harvest before the snow came in. She told me about all of the packages she delivered for Hearths Warming Eve. It was nice to sit back and just talk with a good friend, it's something I don't do often enough.... then again, you need more than one friend in order to do that-

"... but they were still happy to get it, even if it was two weeks late. You okay Cabbage? You look... sad." I blink back to the conversation and smile to her.

"Yeah. I was... just thinking... anyway, tell me about this Doctor fellow. How did you meet him?" She blushes a bit as she thinks on her memory.

"In all actuality, we just bumped into each other. He told me to come with him or I would die and, well, I didn't want to die, so I followed after him. One exploding building later we were on the Tardis and he made me his assistant. The adventures we would go on.... anyway, tell me about your wife. Is she pretty? What's her name? How did you meet?" I chuckle a bit as I think of all the answers.

"Well, she is very pretty and her name is-"

"GUYS!" Cheesus yells as he kicks the door open. "We're here, and the blimp is almost out of sight! We need to move!" We jump out of our seats and run after him, practically breaking the door to the stretch carriage as we run down the cobble street.

"I didn't know Equestria had griffon cities." I remark as we run down the path, passing several griffons as we do so.

"Focus Cabbage! We need to make it down to the lighthouse as quickly as possible if we're going to flare them in time!" Cheesus retorts.

"Why couldn't we take the limo!?" Derpy yells to us as she flies ahead of us, making it to the lighthouse much faster than we can. We slow down to a trot as Derpy yells at a griffon to light a flare, which he does immediately.

"So why didn't we take the limo?" I ask as we watch the glowing red ball of light arch in the air.

"It was too big for the street." Cheesus tells me absent mindedly as we watch the dot in the horizon, hoping they see us. We stare for what feels like hours at the little dot in the horizon. Ever so slowly, it becomes smaller and smaller before it completely disappears. We both sigh in defeat as Derpy begins to fly back to us.

"Well, we tried." I try to reason, only to get another irritated sigh from Cheesus.

"They didn't see us." Derpy pouts as she lands before us. Cheesus moves to her side and rest his foreleg over her shoulders, pulling her in for a light hug. "Sorry Cheesus."

"Don't worry about it, it was worth a try at least.... look, let's get something to eat before heading back to Ponyville. We'll talk more there." We both nod and follow him through the little village. Many of the griffons here are still staring at us, unsure about our sudden appearance in their quaint home. I feel bad for Derpy, but I don't know what to say. What exactly do you say to a mare when their hopes of meeting their special somepony are crushed?

As they step into a building I pause to think about my answer. Heh, if Rose was here, she'd know wh-

THUD

"Sorry 'bout that." Says some light brown stallion with dark brown hair says as he continues on. I shake my head and stare at him. His collar and necktie...

The hourglass cutie mark...

Heading towards a blue box that has no business being here...

"DOCTOR!" I yell as I run after him. He stops in his tracks and turns around, bewildered beyond belief.

"Have we met?" He asks in that odd accent of his.

"Yeah, YOU HAD ME BASH MY HEAD IN WITH A FRYING PAN!"

".... THAT'S MARVELOUS!" He yells with a slight laugh. "Ah time, you magnificent-"

"Derpy and I have been looking all over for you, come on." I say as I grab his hoof and begin to drag him down the street.

"Wait who? Where are we going? I can't afford to go to the bakery, I have to hurry if I'm going to catch The-"

"DERPY! DERPY I FOUND HIM! DEEEEEEEERPY!" I yell as he begins to fight me, trying to get to his box. I hear a door burst open followed by a loud gasp. In a blur of grey feathers and yellow hair she flies past me and tackles The Doctor to the ground. She squeezes and hugs as a tear or two escape her.

"Oh Doctor, I've missed you so much!" Derpy says as she finally lets go of him.

"Yes, well, one can have that effect on ponies Mrs. Hooves." He says warmly as he rubs the top of her head. She smiles to him, but quickly goes wide eyed.

"DARN! I forgot my journal!" Derpy yells as she stomps her hoof down. "Uh... Griffindor?"

"Uh... yes, that's the griffon capital," The doctor responds. I look to Cheesus, who just shrugs as Derpy thinks harder.

"Hmm.... Dodge?" She asks again.

"Dodge... well, there were those-"

"No, no." Derpy cuts him off as she begins to pace about.

"What's going on?" I ask Derpy as she walks past me. "I'm Cabbage Patch by the way."

"The Doctor, I believe Mrs. Whooves is trying to remember our latest encounter so she doesn't cause any time anomalies." He says with a smile as she continues to walk around.

"Oh... okay, we don't want those... right?" I ask Cheesus, who just shrugs. "Wait, doctor? Doctor of what?"

"... well, I guess you could say time fabrication, but in all reality I'm just the Doctor-"

"I GOT IT!" Derpy yells as she spins back to the Doctor. "The World Tree, back during the great freeze. Delilah told you that all seeds will grow in time-"

"- with the proper love and care. Yes, I remember that well enough. Then I brought you to Ponyville went back in the Tardis and... you were gone." He says slowly, his smile slowly fading away. "Oh... right. Time moves on I guess."

"I waited for months Doctor, why didn't you come back?" She asks as she steps towards him, her voice straining slightly.

"I did, but I couldn't find you. And... well, lets say things haven't been easy since the Masters return. Speaking of which, I must be off to confront him. It was good to see you again, but-"

"Oh no you don't!" Cheesus says as he cuts him off on his way to the blue box. "This is more important than some douche who-"

"Who is about to rip a hole in the fabric of time and cause entire nations to fall as he conquers the world?"

"... yeah. This is way more important than that. Now-"

"Millions of lives are at stake! My personal desires can wait-"

BOOM

We all spin around as a large smoke cloud billows up into the air. Without a second thought, the Doctor begins to run towards it, followed by Derpy, Cheesus and myself. We run up to the docks as several griffons laying about, some moaning in pain while others just lay there. They all have a strange blue glow over them. It only lasts a few seconds, but I definitely saw it there. In the midst of the crowd stands a creature the likes of which I've never seen before.

He's stands a little over three feet tall with most of his body being covered in thick black fur. The area around his large mouth and beady eyes are hairless. He stands on two legs and has hands on the other limbs. The oddest part though, is that he wears a bright blue suit with a fluffy white collar and sleeve ends. He's standing before a large

"What is that?" I ask as the Doctor steps forward.

"Master." He growls as he approached him. "What have you done here? What-"

"Don't worry Doctor, all in good time." He sneers as he steps onto a boat and lifts a latch. The Doctor runs after him as he jumps down it. The trap door shuts before he could get to it. He swings the door open and stomps in frustration. In confusion, I walk over and check on the door. It's nothing more than a tackle box.

"How did he-"

"His Tardis's cloaking device is still working. Blast." He says as he slams the door shut and steps back, muttering to himself.

"Every step, every corner he has some kind of trick up his sleeve. It seems I can't just take him on like I did last time... hmm." Derpy runs over and nudges him to get his attention. He looks her in the eyes and mulls something over before going wide eyed.

"So, where are you keeping the Tardis this time?" Derpy asks smugly.

"Ah Ditsy, you know I can't-"

"Can't sman't, we're coming along and that's final." Cheesus says as he steps up. "But first we need to get Squishy."

"But we can't spare the time to-"

"Tennant Whooves, if anypony had time for something like this, it would be you." Derpy tells him, getting a bewildered look from him.

"Ditsy, I told you not to use my actual name, it's suppose to be a secret." He says in a hushed tone as he glances around, eyeing the emergency respondents closely.

"Oh... sorry." She says with a slight blush. He sighs as he rubs the top of her head, thinking deeply about his situation.

"So... this is your husband Derpy-"

PUNCH

I blink a few times as I lay on my back, a searing pain growing on my jaw. The Doctor comes over me and shakes his head a bit.

"Her name is Ditsy Whooves. She may let anypony call her that, but I won't tolerate it. Now, if we're done here, we have an escort to find, a malevolent ape to capture, and a time traveler to confront." He walks off holding his head high. Der-Ditsy
runs over and helps me back to my hooves.

"Sorry about that, I forgot how he reacts to that." She says as she pats off some of the dirt.

"It's alright... I guess. Your real name is Ditsy?"

"Well... yeah. Somepony called me Derpy one day and it kind of just stuck. I don't mind it, I know my eyes make me look that way, but Ten-The Doctor can't stand it. He finds it really derogatory and demeaning." She says as we all begin to follow after the stallion.

"... don't you?"

"Well, no. I mean... it really depends on the pony saying it. Like, you and Cheesus saying it is fine, but... well... lets just say there's a reason I don't live in Cloudsdale anymore." She lowers her head a bit as bad memories plague her mind. I nudge her cheek a bit and offer her a reassuring smile. Growing up must of been hard for her-

"Buck Cloudsdale. You were too good for that light headed city anyway." Cheesus says as he pushes his way between the two of us, stuffing some papers into his saddle bags.

"Glad you could join the conversation." Derpy jokes with a slight chuckle.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Ain't your stallion over there? Quit talkin to us and get over there." He says as he nudges her forward.
She blushes deeply and trots off towards the Doctor, tripping when he looks back to her.

"So... anything else I should know about with the Doctor?" I ask Cheesus as we watch Der....DITSY, get to her hooves and try again... only to trip once again.

"Well, don't expect to kill anything. We should see some things that will blow your mind and ruin any thought of normalcy.
And.... hmm... well, anything really." I stop and stare at him, getting an even gaze back.

"I'm going to hate this, aren't I?"

"What are you talking about? Everypony loves their first Doctor experience. It's something you'll never forget.... whether you want to or not." I take a deep breath and continue on to the road with the limo-carriage. I walk over to the door... but stop. I look to the back of the carriage and see the blue box from before at the end. I feel my ear twitch as I begin to run over, fearing the worse.

"MY CABBAGES!" I yell as I slide to a halt. The last cart of cabbages has been crushed, all of the vegetables inside now mush, all due to a tall blue box sitting in the middle of it all.

"Sorry about that, didn't realize I hit anything when I came in.. luckily enough, you can just grow more later. Now, off we go." He says casually as he opens the door to the box and walks inside. Der.. DITSY, looks back to me before running in after him, shortly followed by Cheesus. I huff a bit as I stare at the damaged goods. There's a thousand bits I'll never see. I look to the door and sigh a bit as I begin to unhook my remaining carts. There's no chance I'm just leaving them here for somepony to just take.

With my carts secured, I bring them around to the front of the box where I face the next dilemma. How am I going to get these in there? There's no way I could possibly get these in there without cramping... wait, why are we going into a box anyway? Well, logic aside, I couldn't get these in even if I wanted to. So I guess this is where we part ways-

"You coming Cabbage?" Ditsy says as she sticks her head out of the door. HA! I got it right this time!

"I can't just leave my cabbages-"

"Bring them with you."

"They won't fit inside this thing-"

"There's plenty of room, c'mon!" Before I could argue any further she grabs my leg and pulls me in. I fight her a bit before I step completely into the... room. The inside of the box is a massive room. Inside this box is a room that is easily four times the size of the box.... why is this my life?

The walls of this room curve in at the top and are filled with large holes. An orange backlight comes from each of them. In the center of the room is a raised platform with a hexagon station in it. Countless knobs and levers fill it as it's center goes straight to the top of the room. A bright blue light comes from beneath the station in the middle. The walkway going around the platform has a few random pieces of furniture, but not enough to stop me from pulling in all of my carts.

"Welcome to the Tardis!" Ditsy says as she flies up to the station thing and follows the Doctor as he runs around it, twisting random knobs.

"Told you." Cheesus says as he walk up to me. "Why didn't you leave those behind?"

"I've already lost over half of my cabbages, I'm not losing these ones."

"... whatever. We should end up on the Party Blimp soon enough." He says as he turns and walks up the steps. I slip out of
my harness and run up beside him.

"Party Blimp?"

"Remember that blimp we got from Dirty Bits?" I nod. "I turned it into a casino."

"... why?"

"Because bitches love stupid expensive shit for guys to waste money on, that's why." I wanted to argue against that, but that fifty bit dinner we had last month says otherwise.

"Well, how exactly will this get us to the Party Blimp anyway? Isn't it on the move... in the air?"

"Don't worry my dear Lettuce Leaf-"

"Cabbage."

"-We'll be there before you know it. Now, hold onto something." With a flip of a switch the entire room begins to shake as a loud rumbling sound fills my ears. I leap to the stairs and hold onto the railing for dear life. I look over to see Cheesus laughing at me as he casually leans against the other rail.

"Cabbage, sometimes you're a real pussy. You know that right?"

"Hehehe, just like how you're a real dick right?"

"Yup!" I roll my eyes as the shaking begins to settle down. I look over to the Doctor and watch as he resumes his twisting and flipping on the station thing.

"And here we are, the Party Blimp! Now lets hurry up and get Squishy so we can resume chasing the Master." The Doctor says as he runs down to the door and holds it open. I run down and attach my carts before following everypony out. We've landed on an observation deck of the blimp. Somehow, this thing flew all the way out here. We make our way to the door and enter... the...

If there is one thing Cheesus can do, it's making something overly... cheesy. The Party Blimp is exactly what I was expecting. Fancy red carpets, gambling table, sexy mares in alluring outfits everywhere, drinking, one massive party. All on a blimp.

"Where do we start?" I ask.

"I'll be back, he's probably in the back getting ready for a show." Cheesus says as he walks off.

"... so... what do we-"

"Hey!" I look back and see a chef pony walking towards me. "What are you doing with all of the cabbages out here?! Bring it them back to the coolers before they spoil!"

"But-"

"GET MOVING!" Before I could say anything else he storms back into the kitchen. I look to the others for help, but only get shrugs in response.

"Cheesus said he would pay me for all the missing cabbages right?"

"Well... if you paraphrase it." Derpy suggest.

"... good enough for me." I begin to pull the carts towards the kitchen, having a bit of difficulty as I try to navigate through a thick crowd of ponies. I try to push my way through, but they seem to be driven by something-

"They just started one of the shows on the other side of the blimp." I nearly jump out of my coat when I hear the voice behind. I look back and find the creature from before lounging about in my cabbages.

"WHERE DID YOU COME FROM!? WHAT WAS THAT WITH THE EXPLOSION! GET OUT OF THERE!" I yell at him as I push him out. He swings himself around and get right in my face, sneering as he bares his teeth.

"I-"

"Wait a minute, the Doctor said to catch you."

"And why are you so willing to help him? Do you-"

"Well, he's a pony. I'm a pony. What else do I need?" He does a double take as he gawks at me, blinking a few times as he thinks about my answer.

"... that's racist." I shrug as he steps away from me, dropping his shocked expression for a smug one. "But no matter, you cannot stop me. SECURITY! HE'S STEALING CABBAGES!" Six massive security ponies come running for me from all around the room. In a panic I begin to run for the nearest exit. When I suddenly come to a stop, I look back to see one of the security ponies grabbing the back cart. Making several cabbages fall to the ground.

"MY CABBAGES!" I yell as I pick up one of the heads and toss it at him, hitting him square in the face. He falls flat on his back, making his friends pause and stare at him. I pick up another one and-

"HIDE!" The Doctor yells at me as he yanks me from my harnesses and pushes me aside. I look around as all of the security ponies begin to move on the Doctor, giving me the perfect chance to hide. I look around real quick before diving under some random table cloth.

I sneak my way back to the edge of the cloth and peer out from underneath as the Doctor begins to talk to the security ponies, showing them all a piece of paper. They don't seem to be buying what he's saying. I don't see the Master anywhere nearby, he must have escaped when nopony was looking. I don't think the Doctor can talk his way-

"What the buck are you all doing?" Cheesus asks all of the ponies as he walks up with Squishy. He glances at the paper in the doctors hoof before looking back to the others. "Listen to your superior and go get the monkey!" They nod and run off in all directions. I was about to crawl out when a group of legs walk past me. I look back out to my cabbages and watch as the chef pony begins to drag them into the kitchen.

I may be getting paid back for them, but that's still my livelihood there. And he's taking them away from me. But if I just jump out, I'll look like a huge perv! I'm not doing that... not again. I cuddle up with what could be the last head of cabbage-

"Who the buck are you and why are you under our table?" Some pegasus mare asks me. She has a sandy tan coat and a darker tan mane that has darker streaks going through it. Beside her is a pegasus stallion with a deep purple coat and black hair.

"Um... I..."

"*gasp* Were you trying to sneak a peek at all of us!" She accuses me, making my cheeks burn.

"No! I was-WHA?" I yell before somepony suddenly grabs me and pulls me out from under the table.

"Coast is clear. Lets go already!" Squishy tells me.

"The Master went this way, follow me." The Doctor says before running off with a group of security ponies. I blink a few times before running off with all of them. We make it out to the main floor where we see the Master enter a door at the other end.

"Don't just stand there, go get that mon-"

"He's an ape, a chimpanzee! ...and yes, go get him!" The Doctor corrects before charging down the hall. I begin to follow after him, but think back to my cabbages.

"Where are you going?" Ditsy yells as I head for the kitchen.

"I HAVE TO SAVE MY CABBAGES!" I yell before I burst through the double doors. All of the kitchen staff stop and stare at me as I stand in the doorway. I look to the back and see my cabbages being stored in their coolers, except for one of the carts. That one has been emptied out and cut up for whatever meal they're making.

"Get the buck out of here-"

"MY CABBAGES!" I yell as I run for the cooler. The chef tries to stop me, but receives a cabbage in the face. I open the cooler and run in, finding my three remaining carts.

CLICK

... of course they would lock me in here. Why wouldn't they? *sigh* Well... I guess I'm going to freeze to death now. I guess it could be worse...

CLICK

"... I know keeping your cabbages cool is good for them, but I doubt your flank will appreciate it." The Doctor says as he stands in the doorway. I laugh a bit as I get up and drag my carts out of the cooler, giving him my thanks as I pass him. "Now that we have all of the members of our group, lets continue our hunt for the Master." He says as he runs out of the kitchen. I run out with him, following closely.

"Hey there Cabbage, long time no see." Squishy says as he runs along side me.

"Yeah, though I wish it was under normal circumstances." I pant back to him.

"What's with the cabbages?"

"Oh, I was on my way to Sweet Apple Acres when I ran into Ditsy. I haven't had a chance to turn them in yet."

"Ditsy? And why are you bringing them with you? Why don't you just leave-"

"MASTER!" I look forward as see the Master pause at a door. He gives a slight bow before running inside. We all charge towards it and-

BOOM

We all jump back as a large plume of fire bursts from the door. The Doctor mumbles something to himself before running in the charred remains of the room. The others run in after him, but I stay outside. My carts can't make it through the door. Several of the workers rush over and clear the area before anypony can get inside.

"GET A DOCTOR!" Squishy yells as he helps a griffin out of the room. The griffin has that strange blue glow over him as well, though it fades away quickly. He sets the griffin down gently as a nurse runs to his side, attempting to stop him from bleeding out. The others come out as well, all helping another griffin out of the smoking room. When the rest of the medical workers arrive, we all back off to let them take care of things.

"BLAST!" The Doctor yells as he storms off.

"Can't you help them? Aren't you a doctor?" I ask as I follow after him.

"I'M NOT THAT KIND OF DOCTOR!" He yells back at me. I back off a little, caught off guard by his harsh response. "Why the bombs? Why the running? What's his angle? How does any of this benefit him?" He asks as he continues pacing about.

"Maybe he hates griffins." Ditsy offers

"No, no. The Master doesn't hate hate any race... but he is targeting griffins.... GOT IT! TO THE TARDIS!" Before any of us could respond he runs off through the blimp. We share a quick glance before chasing after him.

"What's going on? Where are we going?" Ditsy asks as we all run into the Tardis. He runs around the station and begins to flip switches and turn knobs as he mumbles to himself.

"AND OFF WE GO!" The Doctor yells before flipping
a switch. "Almost there... and... AHA! Here we go! Come now, we don't have much time." The Doctor says as he moves to the door. "Now, get ready for Birtaly, year 4139." He says as he opens the door.

We step out together and awe at the city. Tall brick buildings surround the cobble stone road as mortar roofs reflect the full moon in the cloudless sky. Many of the windows have small planters underneath them, having long hanging plants in them. We walk down the empty street, our hooves echoing in the distance, and keep our eyes open for any movement. An eerie silence surrounds us, slowing our pace. Ditsy moves closer to the Doctor, nudging him nervously.

"Don't worry, as long as we-"

"RUN!" We all jump a bit as somepony yells at us from behind. Without thinking, I run to the closest door and charge right-

THUD

I fall back as my carts catch on the door frame. I quickly pick myself up and-

CRASH

I fall again when something large crashes into my cart. I roll over and feel my heart pause as the giant two legged beast snarls at me.

"IT'S A WEREWOLF!" The Doctor yells as he pushes Ditsy back. The giant beast howls up at the moon as it towers over me. I begin to scramble back as it looks down at me, almost smiling as it bares all of those razor sharp teeth. It takes a step towards me-

CRASH

A brown blur crashes into the beast and knocks it over. Seconds later the others come running through the door and shut it. Squishy and the Doctor began to move furniture to barricade the door as Cheesus takes Ditsy to the back.

"WHAT WAS THAT!? WHERE DID IT COME FROM!? DID YOU LEAVE MY CABBAGES OUT THERE!?" I ask as I get back on my hooves.

"Really?!" Squishy asks, dumbfounded somehow.

"It was a Werewolf! Just brilliant!" The doctor says with a large smile. "Did you see those massive claws? And the large canines!?"

"Doctor." Ditsy says worriedly.

CRASH

A pony comes crashing through the window and slams into a bookshelf. From the pile of now destroyed books comes... me... only it's not me. It's a buffer version of me in black armor and holding some kind of weapon. My mane has been nearly buzzed off and I have a few scars over my body.

The other me snorts in anger before raising the weapon and-

PATPATPATPATPATPATPATPATPAT

We all drop down as a loud banging sound comes from the weapon. Shards of glass burst from the window, nicking a few of us lightly. The banging suddenly stops as I... er, he, drops the weapon and pulls out a sword.

"RAAAAAAAHH!" From outside the large beast jumps through the window and tries to tackle the other me. He rolls under it, slicing at its stomach and dodging the attack. The beast gets up, holding its bleeding wound, and snarls back at all of us.

"What's going on?" I ask as I watch the wound close up almost instantly.

"I'll explain soon enough." I, or the other me says before charging at the creature. It swipes at him with it's massive claws, breaking wood and stone with total ease. He dodges the first few attacks and manages to strike its knee, dropping it down slightly. But in an eye blink the beast backhands him and knocks him into the wall-

PEPEPEPEPEPEW

Massive red bolts come in from the window and slam into the animal, knocking it over. Two ponies and a griffin run in through the window and surround the creature. One of the ponies is a white unicorn with short purple hair and similar armor to mine. The other pony is an earth mare with a short creamy tan mane and armor. The griffin is wearing bright grey armor and has a large round shield in her claws. The shield's edges are made of a light grey while the rest is wood.

"ANY TIME REGINA!" The white unicorn says as she continues to shoot the beast.

"AAAAAHH!" The griffin yells as she slams the edge of the shield into the beast's face.

"STOP! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! THAT'LL KILL IT!" The Doctor yells as he tries to stop the griffin, Regina. The earth mare stops him as Regina bashes in its head a few more times. "DON'T-"

"Are you crazy!? Those things are killing machines! We have to-"

"But it's a living person! We just need to rid the curse and-"

"Doctor!" The other me says as he gets back to his hooves. "There is only one cure, and the Spartans are moving in to deal with him."

"But that won't cure them! That will only end the lineage! You-"

"Shut up scruffy!" The tan mare says as she pushes the Doctor back.

"Scruffy!? I'm not scruffy! What about me is scruffy?" He asks as he checks himself.

"Doctor!" The other me yells. "The Master has sent this small pack after us. We've already loss twelve ponies and countless griffins. This is happening. But you need to get moving already. The Master was the one who convinced Cain to send them here, you need to get moving to Appleoosa. Rose Pedal has what you need on the Day of Reckoning, now get going!"

"What does Rose have?" I ask as the Doctor stares down the others.

"He's done." The griffin says shakily as she backs away from the bloody corpse. She tries to wipe off the blood from her feathers, but it only spreads it.

"I can't-"

"The lives of millions of ponies is at stake. A few cursed dogs is nothing compared to that. Now get moving before the other three find us." He says as the other me picks up the weapon and begins to change a belt in it. "Oh, and Cabbage... take care of her."

"Wha-"

"AAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." From outside we hear several howls from all around the city.

"We'll escort you to the Tardis. Rarity, take the left. Butterscotch, you've got the right. I'll take lead while Regina provides support for them. Now get moving!" The other Cabbage yells as he runs and leaps through the window. The others follow his words and take up positions outside the window.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Okay, Cabbage, what the buck?" Cheesus asks me.

"I-"

"I DON'T SEE RUNNING!" The other me yells. We all snap back and jump out the window. I run over to my two remaining carts and attach them to myself.

BARK

PATPATPATPATPATPAT

The one named Butterscotch begins attacking a rooftop across the street. Whatever was back there has moved behind cover, though we can still hear its growling.

"Cabbage, it would seem we're surrounded." The Doctor says as he walks out to the middle of the road.

"Well, you know what they says." The other me says with a smirk. The Doctor smirks back to him before looking down the road to the Tardis.

"ALLONS-Y!" We all take off down the road, running at full speed. Four beasts jump from the rooftops and crash down around us. The three soldier ponies engage the front ones, blasting them with their loud weapons. The griffin stops and rushes the last creature, raising her shield to catch its massive claw.

"DON'T LOOK BACK!" Squishy yells as he takes off past me. I look back forward and aim for the Tardis, seeing Ditsy holding the door open for us. I push myself harder as I begin to near it. I'm going to be the last one to reach it, but-

THUD

"RAAAAAAHHHH!" I fall over as something comes crashing down behind me. The beast from inside the building has jumped onto one of my carts, destroying it completely. The creature stands up completely and roars again before diving down to chomp down at me. I close my eyes and wait-

CRUNCH

THUD

I jolt a bit when the beast rams its muzzle against my chest. I open my eyes and see if trying to bite down on a head of cabbage that somehow ended up in the back of its muzzle.

"Come on you! Come at me!" The Doctor yells as he picks up another cabbage head and tosses it at the creature, hitting it on the head. It finally spits out the cabbage and walks over to him, giving me a chance to escape. I run over to my remaining carts and attach them to myself before running the rest of the distance. Once inside, I turn-

"CLOSE THE DOOR, CLOSE THE DOOR!" The Doctor yells as he runs past me. Squishy and I slam the door right in the creatures face and press our bodies against it, using all of our strength-

"What are you doing?" Squishy asks as he casually stands beside me. I move away from the door and wait for the beast to break in... but it doesn't. Somehow, the door is holding. I can't even hear it pounding on it.

"Time lord technology. Nothing can break through that... well, maybe one or two things. But not that! Now, the question is: Why is your future self sending us to Appleoosa?"

"Well-"

"And who is this Rose Pedal? I can't help but feel as if the name is familiar.... nope! Not ringing enough bells. Rose Petal... Appleoosa... that's a farming community right?" He asks as he continues to pace around.

"Yup! I think the largest farm there grows cabbages." I say as I watch him continue to walk around. Ditsy, Cheesus and Squishy all blink when they come to the same realization. They all snicker a bit as they come stand beside me, watching the Doctor pace about.

"Now what could a farming community possibly have that I would need? And why on that day? None of this seems to add up properly."

"Well, I guess-"

"Wait!... no, never mind. I thought I had it, but no. Well then, lets get going then! I'm sure we'll find whatever we're looking for when we get there." He says as he walks up to the center control thing.

"Yay, I'm going home." I say un-enthusiastically, getting him to whip around and stare at me. Cheesus and Squishy both begin to laugh at him as Ditsy walks over to his side, giving him an encouraging nuzzle. "And by the way, Rose Petal is my wife."

"... then why are you sending us there? What could possibly-"

"Doctor." Ditsy says quietly, getting his attention. "I don't think that Cabbage will know what's going on. The best plan of action would be to go there ourselves." He smiles to her before running around the control station.

VRRRMMM VRRRMMM VRRRMMM

The loud noise fills the room again as several of the lights dim a bit. After a few seconds the Doctor flips a few more switches before walking over to the door. He opens the door and I can't help but sigh contently as I step out and view my farm.
A large two story warehouse stands behind my single story home. Its tinted windows are dusty and seem as if they haven't been cleaned in a long time. The gutters are full of gunk and the gardens have weeds popping us all over. The fields look... well, I wouldn't say bad, I'd just say there's plenty of work to do.

"Sweet Celestia... who... is that?" Cheesus asks as he looks a out to the eastern field. I lean over and smile as I see my wife trying to pull a plow through a field. She has a gorgeous light green coat and beautiful light red mane and tail. She has a cutie mark of a rose with three petals falling off.

"That, would be my wife. Rose Peta-"

"No she's not." Cheesus says, getting a slow nod from Squishy.

"Uh... yes, she is."

"Dude, don't lie. You want me to believe that that mare, that perfect ten right over there, is your wife." He asks as he points her out.

"You should have seen her before we had kids."

"... you've had kids."

"Two actually."

" That mare over there, the one with the perfect flank, gorgeous smile, beautiful teal eyes, slim frame, THAT MARE IS YOUR WIFE!? AND YOU'VE HAD TWO KIDS!"He yells as he steps towards her, accenting each of his arguments with an extra point.

"... yeeeeah-"
"She married you? Some average looking, nopony farmer in the middle of nowhere. You, she married you. What lie did you tell her and can I get a picture?"

"...a-a picture? A picture of what?" I ask. He glances back to- "AHH!! What the buck!?" I yell as Squishy roughly grabs my sheath.

"Oooohh, that explains it." He says as he feels it up completely.

"No way." Cheesus says as he looks to Squishy in disbelief. "How close to you?"

"Well... pretty damn close. I'm a little mad at you for keeping this a secret. We could have used a stallion with your talent back at Fon Do's." Squishy says before he finally lets go of me. I back away from him and cover myself as I gawk back at him.

"Don't touch me like that! Save it for your coltfriend over there-"

"My coltfriend? You think Cheesus is my coltfriend?" I blink a few times before looking back to Cheesus, getting an even more bewildered look from him. I honestly thought they had some strange thing together.. though I don't know why. Maybe it was just a proximity thing.

"You may have the hot wife, but I've been in more poon than you've seen. My barn door doesn't swing that way-"

"Pffft! Remember that one time we spent all night pretending to have sex to keep Storm Cloud awake? Classic."

"AHEM!" The Doctor coughs. The three of us look over to him to see him, Ditsy and my wife staring at the three of us. I just smile to Rose, getting a smile back as she steps towards me.

"You're late." She says as she stops before me.

"Well, we ran into some trouble along the way, but we made it." I say as I stand before her. She smiles a bit before looking back to the others.

"Are you all part of his unit? The Equestrian first battalion?" They all look to the Doctor, who thinks about it before shrugging yes. "Thank you for bringing me my husband in these dire times. If you're hungry, there is some food in the storage house, I'm sure we can spare something for some war heroes, it's the least we could do." She says with a slight bow of her head.

"... OH! Where are our manners? You've been away from your husband for quite some time, haven't you?" Cheesus says as
he saunters over to her. She blushes and tries to hide her face in my mane, getting a chuckle from Ditsy. "We'll go ahead and... move on to... our rendezvous point. Cabbage, Doctor, a quick word."

"What are you planning?" The Doctor asks him as he glances back to the others.

"We need to find whatever it is that was left for you, but we can't let her know we're not from this time. Cabbage, go bang your wife so we can snoop around."

"... okay."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Well... that was easy." Cheesus says as he looks over to the Doctor.

"You do realize-"

"I may be a simple farmer, but I can still follow. You guys need to look around and I need to distract her. If I talk I won’t be able to follow with current events. Not to mention I would be having sex with my wife. Something I like doing. So... yeah. Unless you can think of a simpler plan, I'll go take one for the team." They look to each other before nodding to me.

"Just, make sure to keep her preoccupied as long as possible. This farm looks fairly large." The Doctor says as he looks around.

"And remember, fellatio is more than a tool to taste pussy. Use it wisely." I blink a few times before leaving the two of them, shaking my head slightly.

"So... want to head inside and-"

"YES! I- uh, I mean yes. Please." She says, blushing slightly. I laugh a bit as I guide her back towards our home. Rose leans against me during our short walk, keeping to herself mostly. I just back into her slightly and enjoy her company.

The house looks well kept, like usual. Rose does a good job keeping things in order, though the lack of toys on the floor is unsettling. Though, it is the future... I think. I never heard the date so... I have no clue when this is. Judging by the furniture, and the lack of toys, I'm going to guess that this is the future. Enough to the point where the kids are old enough to be on their own... or enlisted...

"So... where are Lettuce Leaf and Daisy Duke?" I ask as we slowly make our way to the bedroom. I feel Rose tremble a bit as we walk.

"Well, I got a letter from Lettuce last week. He survived Cliffton luckily. Daisy sent me a letter about a month ago saying that she's found some pony- er, zebra." I pause and look back to her, getting a tired smile in response.

"Zebra?" I ask. She just laughs as she pushes me onto the bed, slowly sliding her chest up my body.

"Don't be too quick to judge Cabbage. He sounds like a wonderful stallion, and he even saved her life. But enough about them. I need you badly." I laugh slightly as I wrap my hooves around her shoulders and begin to kiss her neck, getting a low hiss in response. "What? You think you can leave a mare for a year and not expect some pent up heat to kick in? I need care every now and again." I pause and think back to what I told myself.

"... take care of her."

I stop kissing her neck and look up to her eyes, seeing the pained lustful look behind them. I lean up and give her a tender peck on the lips. Then another. She pushes her lips into mine and begins to become more forceful. I lift her light body and roll over, positioning myself over her. I run a hoof through her long mane as I take control of the kiss, trying to put as much passion into as possible.

"Ahnnng, come on Cabbage. I need you." She moans as I nibble on her neck. I can feel her trying to grind her hip into mine, but I pull back as I keep the focus elsewhere. I hum my response as I press forward, barely pressing my tip against her entrance. She lets out a slow sigh of relief as I push further and further within her. Her tightness tells me just how frustrated she's been.

"Hows that?" I ask as I finally bottom out.

"Better. Thank you, I don't think I could have gone another cycle without this kind of release." She tells me as she brings a hoof to my cheek, rubbing it slowly as she stares into my eyes. I offer her a smile as I begin to move myself back and forth-

Crrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaaccccccccckkkkk

I look over to the door and freeze up when I see Ditsy and the Doctor sneaking into my room. The Doctor motions to me to look back to Rose, so I do so. Rose has her eyes shut in pure bliss as I hear the two intruders begin to search my room. I don't know if I can do this while they're in here. I need to help them somehow to get them out of here.

"So... anything come up recently?" I ask as I return to my movements. She laughs a little as she begins to rock her hips with mine.

"Really Cabbage? Small talk during sex?" I hear something fall over, so in order to distract her I begin to push my hips in with more force.

"Well... I've been gone... for awhile... I want to... to... uh... make the most out of... my time.... hhhnnnnnnng, why are you so tight?" I can feel myself reaching my peak rapidly. I can't do that yet, it's too soon. Without a second thought I pull out and roll her over. She quickly sticks her flank in the air and lifts her tail, giving me perfect access. Thanks to her heightened arousal I slide in with total ease.

"AH! Well... hnng, there was... was... harder... oooooohh yeah. There was that visit... from... that hooded pony. She gave me a letter... for... don't slow down-"

"-sorry-"

"A letter for some Doctor. It's in the dresser. Come on, rut me raw." I grapple her hips and begins to pound myself against her. I glance over to the side and see Ditsy trying to sneak her way over to the dresser. She blushes as she stares at my... work, to which I shrug. She opens the top drawer and pokes around a bit before pulling a letter out.

"AAAAHH!" I look back down to Rose as she hits her climax. She thrashes around underneath me as I try to hold her in place. Eventually she pushes me out and makes me fall back on my flank. I sit there and pant a bit as she turns around to face me. "Heh, good lay hun."

"Heh... thanks. So-"

"Your turn." She lowers her head and begins to lick the tip of my member.I rest a hoof on the top of her head as I nervously glance around, trying to see where the other two went. "Hey, down here."

"Sorry, just got distracted-"

"Well then let me re-focus you." She says before engulfing me into her mouth. She bobs her head a few times before taking
me down into her throat.

"Okay I'm focused." I mutter as I watch her, wide eyed. She laughs a little, sending vibrations over my entire member, before pulling me out of her mouth.

"Glad to hear it. Now, where could we ever have you finish?" She asks sensually as she strokes me up and down. I gulp a little as she licks her lips a little. She only talks about swallowing on special occasions, so I guess I've been absent for some time now.

I freeze up again when I hear a soft gasp behind me. I close my eyes as I wait for somepony to find somepony else.... but instead I feel something way better. I look back down and watch Rose's mane bounce with her movements. Her tongue danced around my pillar as she rotates her head from side to side. I close my eyes again as I feel my sensitive member rub the inside of her mouth.

"Rose, this feel great and all, but I want to finish... down below." I tell her as I rub her mane again. With a quiet pop she removes me from her mouth and smiles up to me.

"Okay, come over here and lay down then." She says as she moves over, leaving the center of the bed for me. I position myself there on my back and watch as she turns away from me, tying her mane up. I run a hoof down the center of her back slowly, getting a content sigh from her. She looks back to me and smiles as I run my hoof back up between her shoulders.

"Lay down." I say in almost a whisper. She nods and lays on her side with her back to me. I move against her so my stomach is against her, our sweaty coats mixing together.

"When they took Appleoosa... I thought you had died," she tells me. "What's going to happen now?"

"Now... now we... now we just keep going."

"But-"

"No buts. Everything will be fine. I promise." She nods as she looks away from me, obviously disturbed by something.

CLICK

I look back and stare at myself as I stand by the door... the future buff me... with a scar under my left eye. He looks between the two of us and tilts his head, motioning me to move. I look between the two of them before leaning over Rose, kissing her softly on the cheek.

"I love you." I whisper in her ear before removing myself from the bed. She nods slowly as she pull the sheets closer to herself. As I move off the bed, the other me makes sure to keep as much distance between the two of us. He points to the closet before moving onto the bed and taking my old position. I can't help but watch as he begins to rub her side, whispering something to her. She seems to be loosening up, but keeps the concern on her face.

THUD

From out of the closet falls Ditsy and the Doctor. They're both sweaty and panting lightly. As they stand, I get a glimpse at the Doctors... thing, as it slowly retracts back into his sheath. We all share an awkward moment as we stare at one another.

All blushing madly.

"Hey did- oh shit... uh.... we should leave." Cheesus says as he bursts through the door. We all run out of the room and shut the door behind us, trying to avoid each others- "Dude... one picture. Please." Cheesus say as he stares at... 'me'.

"Okay, so that was weird on too many levels. Let's go already... and no." I tell Cheesus. "Doctor what was-"

"Whoa... put that away before it bites somepony." Squishy jokes as he walk in from the kitchen, eating a sandwich. "Good for you though-"

"Anyway, I'm going to take a quick, cold shower. You guys... just stay out here."

"Do you have another shower we could possibly use?" The Doctor asks.

"Um... there's a rinse station out by the storage barn." The three stallions in the room stare at me, Ditsy being too busy leaning against the Doctor. "*sigh* I'll go use that then. The shower is down the hall to your left." I say as I leave my home. As I make my way out to the barn, I take a look out at my fields.

Weeds take up most of them. Only a small section actually has crops, but they're not looking so good. Several large metal craft sit out there, the likes of which I've never seen before. I can tell there were several large explosion out here as well, due to the craters.

"What happened here?" I ask as I open the door to the barn.

"WHO GOES THERE.... RUN! IT'S THE GOBLIN SLAYER!" A group of green, four armed creatures begin to run out the large hole in the right wall, dropping their weapons as they do so. I watch as a group of like thirty of them run for their lives, terrified of... me.

"What did I do?" I ask... nopony. I shake my head and move to the rinse station. I turn the knob and wince when I hear the empty pipes screech. Well, I guess I'll just have to wait it out. I begin to walk around the barn, inspecting it closely. The hole in the wall goes up to the roof as well, leaving the center of the building completely open. Everything is dusty in here from a lack of simple maintenance. I take a seat under the opening and look up at the sky. It's a bright sunny day, but something odd is happening. Wave of energy ripple through the sky. They remind me of the energy waves from the Crystal Empire, but seem more... viscous. As if a great magical fight is happening.

"Cabbage, It's been nearly an hour, you ready to go?" Squishy asks from behind.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. What was on that piece of paper?" I ask as I turn and walk towards him.

"Well, the Doctor read it and tossed it aside. I don't know what it said, but it probably wasn't good." I nod as we walk back to the Tardis. I find one remaining cart and sigh as I toss the note on it aside. "Aren't you going to read it?"

"No, I can guess where the other cart is. Those cabbages will help them out a lot. Let's just go." I attach the last cart and enter the Tardis.

"Great! Now that you're here let's get going!" The Doctor says energetically as he runs around the control station.

VRRRMMM VRRRMMM VRRRMMM

The noise sounds off again as we travel through time again. I simply stand there and try to keep my mind off of what just happened. I don't want any of that happening, but I wouldn't know what to do. If I try not doing anything, that could make them happen, or worse. But if I try to stop them, that could be what makes them happen. I guess the only thing I can do is simply do what I think is best and go from there.

"Alright, we have to take care of this before anything else." The Doctor says as he trots for the door.

"Even the Master?" I ask as I follow after him.

"... even the Master." He says stoically. We leave the Tardis and enter what I can only assume is the royal castle, due to the marble columns and intricate tinted window panes. I look forward and nearly faint when I realize we're in the throne room.
"What are we doing in the royal throne room!? We're going to be put in jail!" I ask the Doctor as he marches forward. A bright flash ahead of me catches my attention. I look forward and see a tall bipedal being standing there, wearing a cloak that covers its face.

"LUNA!" The Doctor calls out, getting- wait a minute. Luna? Like, the night Princess Luna?

"Doctor? What are you-" she begins as she removes her hood. Her face reminds me of that being that destroyed my last shipment of cabbages, only more feminine. She has short dark blue hair and pale skin. Her bright blue eyes

"This has gone on long enough. Stop before you cause a rift in time-"

"I haven't done anything-"

"You have done enough! Luna, stop thinking about yourself and think about what's happened. He wasn't suppose to know his mother. He was suppose to learn to trust Damian on his own. Time has changed because of that."

"... I... I just miss him." She says quietly as she steps away from the Doctor. He shakes his head slowly as he steps closer to her.

"Luna, I understand. Having to go on without the one you love is heart wrenching. You spend every day wishing that you could have gone back and done things differently. Wishing for another chance. But that's a luxury we all have to take. He has to die. That is the best ending, for all of us. There is no future with him alive. Let Miles go."

"I CAN'T!" She yells as she drops down, covering her face as she begins to cry. "I can't let him go! I love him too much! If you leave me like this I'll just go see him again! This spell is too much for me to handle!" She begins to sob uncontrollably, not even bothering to try to hide it this time. The Doctor walks over to her and wraps her up in a light hug, allowing her to hold onto him tightly.

"I can help with that." Cheesus says as he steps forward. "It's a simple enough potion that makes you forget. If you really feel the need to, I can help."

"No, she knows how to fix it, don't you Luna?" The Doctor asks, getting a slow nod from her.

"Do you see what I was talking about now?"

"MASTER!" From out of the shadows of the columns steps the Master, followed by a hooded figure with similar build. Squishy tries to make a move on him, but stops when he reveals one of those loud weapons the future me had and points it at us.
"See Luna, he can't understand your pain. He doesn't even wish to care for his own foal, what could he do for you?" The Master says as he walks behind Luna.

"I don't have any foals you-"

"Doctor." Ditsy says quietly, lowering her head slightly. The Doctor looks to her and slowly comes to the truth.

"Ditsy... why didn't you-"

"Now, dear Luna, if you want your beloved Miles back; kill them. Kill every last one of them and I'll save him from Death." Luna take a deep breath as she steps towards us. Her eyes are unfocused as she tries to choose her next action wisely.

"Ditsy, why didn't you tell me?" The Doctor asks her quietly, unfazed by everything.

"I-I wanted to, honestly. I didn't know until after you left though." She tells him as she steps before him, still keeping her head down in shame.

"Ditsy, I would have wanted to have been there, I swear. Had I known, I-"

"But you didn't." The Master cuts off harshly. "The Great Doctor, keeper of time, didn't even know his own lineage. Hows the brother by the way? I'm sure Boxy would just love to see you again. You're worthless. No family. No duty. No honor. LUNA! DESTROY THEM!" She lifts up her hands and has two light come from them that blind me.

"WAAAAIIIIIITTT!" Ditsy yells, making Luna stop her spell. "Luna, think about what you're about to do! It's the Doctor! He does what's right because it's right! Not like the Master! All he does is hurt griffins and-"

"Oh, I've never hurt any griffins." The Master says with a devilish smile. We all stand there quietly as Luna lowers her head and backs away from us.

"Luna-"

"He said he could save them! He said I would be happy again, that I wouldn't have to be alone anymore! Don't tell me that you wouldn't have done the same Doctor. Don't tell me that you wouldn't level mountains and crush houses if it meant Ditsy’s safety!"

"I wouldn't put the lives of millions at risk! There's a clear difference when it comes to these matters! Why won't you understand!?"

"No, you're the one who misunderstands. Luna, this is your final test. Destroy them and I'll bring back your beloved Miles." She nods to him and steps towards us, lighting her hands ablaze.

"Luna, don't do this." The Doctor pleads as we all back away from her. "This isn't what Miles would want you to do. Think about the path you're choosing."

"Wait." I say as she raises her hands. "That blue aura, back at the griffin attacks. That was you was you, wasn't it?" She falters a bit as she takes a step back.

"You couldn't do it, could you?" The Doctor asks, advancing on her.

"... no. No, I couldn't." She admits.

"WHAT!? How could you not!? You know what they'll do!"

"That doesn't mean they weren't innocent at that moment Master!" Luna yells as she turns towards the Master. "I couldn't do it! I couldn't let my anger kill them! It wouldn't have been right-"

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S RIGHT!" The Master yells, snarling as he shows his teeth. The other hooded creature runs points his weapon at her and-

BOOM

A small explosion hits my last cart and forces them to take cover as Celestia appears behind them. The doors burst open as windows shatter from dozens of heavily armored guards come rushing in.

"MY CABBAGES!" I scream as I hold up a few destroyed cabbage leaves.

"ARREST THEM!" Celestia shouts over all of the noise. The hooded figure throws off the cloak, revealing him to be an armored chimp. His armor is similar to those of the guards rushing in. His weapon matches theirs as well.He throws his hands out, making them catch fire as well, and slams them on the ground.

FLASH

In the blink of an eye they disappear, leaving the center of the room empty.

"Where did he go?" A pegasus in the armor yells.

"I think I know." Luna says as she flared her hands. A white fire wraps around her, swirling madly as it covers her completely. When the fires die out, the only thing left is a large scorch mark on the ground.

"Captain Storm Cloud." Celestia addresses the pegasus.

"Right. Jumpers! Fan out and search the upper levels! I want chargers hitting the perimeter and fighters in every room! MOVE IT SPARTANS!" He yells, getting all of the guards to run about the room. The Doctor runs off back towards the Tardis.

"Where are we going?" Ditsy yells as we chase after him.

"We have to try and chase afte-"

THUD

The Doctor falls back as he crashes into... Luna. She stumbles back as she tries to hold up a limp body.

"Luna.... Luna... what is that?" The Doctor asks as he stands back up.

"..."

"Luna, what did you do?" He asks in a more serious tone.

"I tried stopping him, but Dust Devil got in the way. I'm sorry, but the Master has died." She says as she lays his body down before him.

"W-what? Dead? But how? Why didn't he regenerate?" The Doctor asks as he steps towards the body. He moves the face and and chokes on his tears as when he identifies it.

"He said... he said death was a better option... than being stuck all of eternity with you. I'm sorry Doctor. But there was no saving him. We can give him all of his last rights if you wish." The Doctor hugs his body and begins to cry out for him, confusing the rest of us.

"Why!? Why didn't you just come with me! Why didn't you just regenerate! WHY!? MASTER!"

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We all sit inside the Tardis quietly. The Doctor had taken the Masters body and cremated it. Nopony spoke. I look around the room and look at all the sad faces in the room. I look to Squishy and we share a look before I turn away from him. At least I will still be paid by Cheesus for my cabbages.

"Well, all this sadness is too much for me. Doctor, come with me." Squishy says as he walks toward the center station.

"Not now Squishy." The Doctor groans.

"Nope, now." Squishy says as he grabs his tail and drags him over there. "Now, get me to-"

"Squishy! I'm not in the-"

"December twenty second. forty one thirty two. Take me to Miles's house. Don't ask, just go." Squishy orders.

"I-"

"I don't see button pushing." Squishy warns him. He sighs and begins to flip switches and turn some knobs.

VRRRMMM VRRRMMM VRRRMMM

Squishy grabs the Doctor by his tail and continues to drag him towards the door.

"Well? You all coming?" He asks the rest of us.

"I'm not-"

"It was a rhetorical question. Now lets get going before it's too late!" Squishy says as he walks out the door, dragging the Doctor along the way. I look back to Cheesus and get a shrug from him.

"Why the hell not?" He says as he walks out after him. Ditsy follows after him and I follow after her, fearing what would happen should I stay in the Tardis for too long. As soon as I step out of the Tardis, music fills my ears. The two story stone home before me has many lights on with the sounds of a loud party coming from inside. Squishy stops by the door and finally lets go of the Doctor.

"Okay, the Masters death was sad... I guess, but we need to cheer up! We won! We saved the day! Won the girl," he says as he nudges Ditsy into the Doctor, getting them to blush. "Come on, turn those frowns-"

"-UPSIDE DOWN!" Some pink pony yells as she suddenly appears from behind Squishy. She wraps her hooves around him and gives him a big hug before looking back to the rest of us. "What's up everypony? Why the long faces?"

"Well-"

"HAH! Get it? Long faces? We're ponies! Ahhh.... classic. No, but seriously, what's wrong?"

"We've... lost somepony recently... very recently." I tell her. She frowns a bit as she tries to think of something. When she finally does, she bounces off of Squishy and walks over to the back door of the house.

"I know what you all need." She says as she lays her hoof on the handle.

"What's that Pinkie?" Ditsy asks.

"To laugh." She pulls the door open just in time for something to come flying out.

"GAH!" The Doctor yells as whatever was thrown goes straight into his mouth. He coughs and gags a bit until he finally gets it out of his mouth. "A pear!? Who's throwing pears? Why would- PEAR! I HATE PEARS! Why would they throw a blasted pear in my mouth! Pears, damnable things!" He yells as he throws the pears on the ground.

We all stare at the pear on the ground for a second. Cheesus begins to chuckle, getting a death glare from the Doctor. Ditsy soon begins to giggle as well, followed by me and eventually the Doctor. Once the Doctor joins in we all begin laughing openly. Ditsy gives the Doctor a hug, making him laugh as well.

"See, told you. Now get those hoove-things in here and PARTY!" Pinkie yells as she runs back inside. Once we all finish laughing the Doctor walks over to the door and holds it open for the rest of us.

"After you." He says with a slight bow. The share a look before trotting inside.

The inside is a fairly nice kitchen with several ponies talking and drinking. Food is on a table in the room to left and some ponies are dancing to the room to the right. I can tell that most of the ponies in here have had a bit more than a few, but overall it's warm and inviting here. I walk over to the food table and grab a few of the pastries there, feeling my mouth begin to water from just touching them.

"Hey, I know you... pony!" Says.... him.

"You. You're the one who destroyed my last shipment of cabbages." I say as the drunk bipedal creature slumps into a chair beside me.

"YUP! That was me. Miles Eremita, at your... who the fuck took my drink?" He asks as he looks at his empty glass. Miles... oh... Luna's Miles I take it.

...

...

...

I gotta say, I wasn't expecting her to choose a hairless ape.

"What you staring at?" He ask as he points beside me.

"Hey... you know..."

"Know what?" He asks.

"Nevermind. You're too drunk to remember anyway." I say as I turn back to the food before me.

"Pfft, I solved soul transformation via Elemental micro atomization while drunk, you think I can't remember what some.... guy has to say while drunk? Try me." He says as he goes to take a drink from him non existent drink. "Who the fuck-"

"Listen, Miles, I just wanted to say... it's alright. The cabbages I mean." He laughs a bit as he stands back up and stretches a bit.

"Well, I'll look out for you when the time arises. Until then, I need to go beat the crap out of the fucker who took my drink. Vale." He stumbles away to the couch and face plants into it, passing out instantly. I chuckle a bit as I continue to get some food-

"Um.... who are you?" Some lavender mare asks me.

"Uh.... I'm... a friend... of Pinkies. She said I could get some food... and stuff." I lie. She eyes me for a second before walking off towards Pinkie. I sigh in relief before going back to my plate. Licking my lips in anticipation-

"Cabbage, you need a drink." Cheesus says as he puts a cup in my hooves.

"Oh, I don't drink-" I say as i try to give it back.

"You do now, drink up." He says as he pushes it back to me.

"I'd really rather not." I say as I push it back.

"One drink isn't going to kill you. Come on, one drink." I look at the clear liquid in the cup and sigh in defeat. With one final breath I tilt my head back and pour the beverage down my throat-

THUD

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I roll over onto my side and groan as a loud sound fills my overly sensitive ears. I blink a few times before finally opening my eyes, finding myself in the Tardis somehow. I look down and realize that I'm hugging a frying pan... why do I have a frying pan?

"What's going on?" I ask as the Doctor and Cheesus race around the control station, frantically pushing buttons and whatnot.

"We're going back to the correct time to get you to Sweet Apple Acres!" The Doctor yells as he we finally come to a stop.

"Right! Now go knock yourself out and get those cabbages!"

"Why are you so fixed on me getting my cabbages-"

"Because I don't want to pay you that much!" Cheesus yells as he and Squishy run over.

"And I promised to help the Doctor learn more about his child when we go to see her." Squishy adds.

"So get going!" The Doctor yells as he nudges me forward.

"I don't want to-"

"It's a fixed point in time so go do it already... just don't touch yourself!" The doctor yells, making me wince in pain.

"Huh?" Is the best I can manage as I stumble to the door. This is why I don't drink.

"Because you already did it, you have to do it. Otherwise bad things happen. Sorry Cabbage." Ditsy says as she gives me the frying pan. "Try to do it in one hit." I look to the others and groan as I remember myself doing it.

"Alright, alright. Let's just get it over with already." I say as I take the pan. They all follow me out of the Tardis where we find my past self gawking at us. I take the pan and lift it over my head, ready to attack.

"Huh?" The other me mumbles mid swing.

THUNK

I wince from the memory of myself taking the hit and falling unconscious. Cheesus runs over and takes five of the carts and brings them over to me. Before I could move, Squishy lifts me up and sets me in the harness, strapping me in as quickly as possible.

"It was fun, crazy, and all other things, now go make that delivery!" Cheesus yells as he points me in the correct direction.

"Well... I'll be off then." I say as I look back to the carts of cabbages. This feels... right.

"Be sure to write us!" Ditsy says as she holds the Doctors hoof.

"Yeah, what good are friends if you never see them again." Squishy jokes. I pause for a second as I think about that.

"Yeah, I guess we are all friends, aren't we?" I ask all of them, getting warm smiles in return.

"Yeah. That's why I'm changing my ways and going back to the way things were before." Cheesus says as he wraps a leg around Squishy.

"Really?" Squishy asks.

"Pfft, no! Hoe, you owe me for an entire cruise! You better be ready for double nights at Fon-Do's!" He says as he pulls him into a playful head lock. "Shouldn't you be going?"

"Alright, I'm off then! Good luck with Dinky Doctor!" I yell as I begin to run off with my carts.

"BEST OF LUCK TO YOU CABBAGE!" Ditsy yells. I look back to the Doctor in time to catch him nodding to me. I smile back to him as I round the corner. I'm sure we'll see each other, soon enough.

When I finally make it to the farm I double my pace, making it to the house in mere minutes. I find an elderly mare sitting in a rocking chair, eyeing me as I run up.

"Hello there! I'm Cabbage Patch." I say to her as I walk up.

"Call me Granny Smith." She says as she slowly gets out her chair. "What can I do fer ya?"

"I'm here with the shipment of cabbages from Appleoosa. Five carts, right on time!" I say as she walks over to the carts.

"Sonny boy, these are heads of lettuce." She says as she grabs one and tosses it to me.

"What? No they... they... what?" I drop the head of lettuce and move to the cart, finding it filled with lettuce. The next carts tells the same story, as well as the last three. Nothing but cheap, non nutritional, lettuce. "WHERE DID MY CABBAGES GO!?"

"Oh dear, where could they have gone?" A sly, strange voice says. I look over and gape at the creature before me as he sits in the rocking chair, knitting.

"Discord, why ah haven't seen ya since... ya'll have ta fergive me. Mah mind aint right." Granny Smith says as she walks over to him, smiling. "Where ya been?"

"Oh, you know me. I spend most of my time with Celestia. Speaking of which, I think I should head back there. We wouldn't want her thinking without me, would we?" He ask as he begins to chuckle deeply.

"But... but..."

"Ah'm sorry kiddo, but the best we can do is offer ya five hundred bits fer yer lot of lettuce. That's the best we can do." Granny tells me.

"MY CABBAGES!" I yell as Discord begins to laugh.

Well then, this has taken quiet some time to make it here. Now, you may be asking yourself, what happened to the Master? Well, that's up to you to decide. I'm very excited to announce,Ponyrun. Delve into the world of Man of War and see if you have what it takes to save the world!

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