Chapter 2

"Um.. well, I...I...I suppose so, but It's a bit small even for one pony, don't you think?" Stargazer stammered. She wasn't sure what to think herself, who was this strange pony really?

The Doctor chuckled and said "I had a feeling you would say that! Even after nine hundred years it never gets old! Trust me Stargazer, It's a lot bigger than you think!" Although Stargazer was still unsure she stepped into the strange box. Stargazer was at a loss for words, the box was indeed a lot bigger than she expected. She stood with her mouth open for a minute trying to take it all in, her eyes acting like sponges and absorbing every detail. As she stood something he said earlier resurfaced in the back of her mind.

"Did you say 'after nine hundred years' ?" she asked skeptically "That's an incredibly old age for a pony."

"I'm not exactly a pony," he replied " Well, I am, but not really, well technically, sort of, yes I am a pony. But not from anywhere around here, not the kind form Equestria I mean. You see, I'm from up there." he explained and he pointed a hoof at the starry sky.

"You mean to say that you're an alien pony? That there are other planets with ponies on them?" Stargazer was shocked, all here life she had suspected that there were other planets. That maybe these other planets had ponies on them, or at least those humans Lyra was raving about all the time. But nopony ever believed her, they said she needed to get her head out of the stars and into something useful that you can prove.

"That is EXACTLY what I mean to say." he beamed "and THIS is my space ship! Slash time machine, slash library, slash swimming pool et cetera. Known as the TARDIS for Time And Relative Dimensions In Space!"

“But how did you get it bigger on the inside than the outside? Can it really travel in time? “You certainly don’t look very alien. Where’s your antenna and laser guns?” Stargazer didn’t mean to ask so may questions at once but it’s not every day you meet an actual alien pony.

“Hold on a minute there!” he chuckled, “I’m not that kind of alien!” then he said, seriously now “And I don’t do guns! I am actually very strictly against violence, that’s why I have one of these instead.” He pulled out the weird stick from before out of his tool belt. “You see instead of harming the opponent with projectiles or lasers or the like, it emits a sonic pulse. Hence the sound. I can non-lethally use it to neutralize a threat or I can use it for opening locks and fixing things! It’s my sonic screwdriver!”

Stargazer could only stare in total awe at the amazing gadget in his hoof. She was loving the situation more and more. “This is wonderful!” she exclaimed. “You are so lucky, getting to go where ever you want; I would give anything to escape from this boring old town.”

The Doctor thought a moment, then he was struck with a wonderful idea, “Well, you know,” he said slyly “you could come with me.” Stargazer’s eyes lit up with joy at the very possibility of adventure out in the stars “Could I really! That would be so cool! I can’t believe this is really happening! I have been waiting all my life for this, ever since I got my cutie mark! When do we start?”

“Right now!” The Doctor grinned wildly, placed both front hooves on a large lever and pulled down hard. The TARDIS shook and a loud whirring filled the air. The mechanism in the center of the TARDIS pumped up and down and the buttons surrounding it flashed rapidly. It was all Stargazer could to stay upright, even holding on to the railing for dear life. The TARDIS rumbled and spun through the air, it felt to Stargazer that it would never end, she was anxious and terrified and excited all at the same time! All at once it stopped, the whirring ended, the mechanism slowed and the buttons on the control board became stable. Her head was spinning, and her legs shook. “Is that all you got?” she asked shakily. The Doctor kept grinning his goofy grin, he was just as excited as she was.

“Did it work then? Are we someplace else?” she inquired. “You’ll find that were not in equestrian anymore!” he chuckled, pleased she was taking it so well.

“Where are we now then?”

“Another place, another time. I set the TARDIS tracking system for a random place so not even I know just yet. Why don’t you step outside and find out.”

Stargazer cautiously stepped towards the door, and pushed it open with her hoof. Instead of the everfree forest, they were surrounded by a bustling city, there were ponies everywhere. The buildings where not quite as colorful as ponyville, but they were a lot taller and seemed to be made out of metal instead of hollowed out trees. The Wide streets were bustling with activity, the streets intersected at exact right angles, and at every intersection there was a tall pole with speaker cones on the top. “What is this place? Is this were you come from?” she whispered. “No, i'm afraid I can't show you that place, it's not exactly there anymore. This is on a planet called New Canterlot! Inspired by the city from thousands of years ago!” he said giddily.

“Thousands of years? But I just visited there last winter for the Hearths warming pageant!” she gasped, louder than she meant to. “Well yes, YOU did, but this is quite a long time in the future. After Discord escaped for the tenth time, the spell stopped working on him, the ponies in equestria gave up and decided to find a new home. This is what they found, they called it New Canterlot in memory of the home they lost.”

Stargazer could not believe what she was hearing. Could this really be true? She felt like she could wake up on top of the hill back home at any moment. A loud screech filled the air and a voice carried over the entire city “We interrupt your productive work day to make an important announcement!” the voice shouted, every pony in the street stopped all at once and simultaneously turned their heads towards the loud speakers at every street corner “Prince Thundermane would like to remind you that today is inspection day! All citizens who do not pass inspection will be immediately drafted! Remember without war…” “There is no peace” droned the ponies. "Quite right!" Blared the voice "Now back to work!"

“War? Ponies have always been peaceful and kind! There are no wars! What’s going on here?” Stargazer whispered to The Doctor. The Doctor’s face had hardened in thought and anger “We will have to find out.” He said and stepped out from the alleyway into the busy streets.

END OF CHAPTER TWO

Author's notes:
wow! Second chapter is out already! The next few chapters will take quite a bit longer to publish though, due to my next few weeks being busy with other things. Please leave me a comment if you notice any proofreading errors, or if you just feel like giving some feed back! Thanks for reading!

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