Twilight and the Medic ventured through the streets of Ponyville. Because of her curiosity towards the Medic’s origins, and some of the tools he had pulled out and started to use, as they made their way down the path. She was compelled to begin asking him about some of them.

‘’So this thing is a Sonic Screwdriver?’’ She asked, as she levitated a small, silver rod with her magical grip. He turned, looking down towards her, giving her a gentle nod.

‘’Indeed.’’ He said. His eyes looked towards the Sonic Screwdriver, a faint smile formed on his face. ‘’Like the TARDIS, it has always helped me get from place-to-place with…relative ease.’’ Her eyes looked down towards it. ‘’It’s quite a remarkable took, Mrs. Sparkle. It can open doors, hack computers, software, alter weapon projections, it’s quite a remarkable device, really.’’ He turned away, casting a quick glance out at the streets of Ponyville, and returning his attention towards Twilight.

Up in the distance. A Pony galloped towards them. It passed them, and continued down the way they had just come.

‘’So you can imagine their shock, when for my 90th birthday, my best friend, Romana, gave me a Sonic Screwdriver, that she had constructed, herself.’’ He said. Twilight’s eyes narrowed, and a confused grimace settled itself on her face.

‘’W-what!?’’ She chuckled softly, smiling confused back, as she questioned him. He smiled, nodding his head.

‘’Yes. It is true.’’ He said. His eyes looked down towards the Screwdriver. ‘’She gave me that device…That device, that has helped me through thick and thin. Granted, the first model of it had to re-charge, but as time has gone by, I have supplied with various upgrades, altering its shell, as well…Just to spice it up a little for my different personas.’’ He turned, and looked to the left, while Twilight looked up, casting a confused glance towards him.

‘’W-what?’’ She asked, nervously, sprouting a smile on her face. He turned, looking back towards her.

‘’Hm?’’ He hummed, softly.

‘’T-that thing you just said about different personas.’’ Twilight said, slightly nervous. ‘’What exactly did you mean by that? Have you been different Ponies once?’’ She asked, still in that same nervous tone.

‘’I-‘’ He stuttered, as he tried to come up with an answer for her-.

He tried to look away, in front of him. But in front of him, he heard something approach them. He raised his hoof, and motioned for her to stop. She stopped in place.

‘’M-Medic?’’ She asked nervously, as she looked back up into is face. He looked out in front of him, starring down the street. Twilight turned her head, and looked down the street as well. Suddenly, before she got a chance to acknowledge it, a large group of Ponies galloped towards them. They were frightened out of their minds, and galloping away, back down the way Twilight and the Medic had just come. The two individuals watched as the crowd of frightened creatures galloped down into the distance, vanishing away into the horizon, or rounding the corner.

She turned, casting a blank, concerned look back towards him. ‘’What in the world do you think that was about?’’ She asked, nervously. He turned, casting an equally as nervous, and blank stare at her. He turned, looking back down the way they had come.

‘’Medic?’’ She asked him. He turned back, looking down into her eyes. ‘’I don’t know Twilight…’’ He said, turning his head, and looking back down the way again. ‘’But something tell me that we’ll find the answer’s we’re seeking down that way.’’ She turned, starring down the way as well. Her eyes looked up, noticing smoke.

‘’Something is happening over at the City Square.’’ She said. Acting without any second chances of thought, she bolted forth. Galloping down the road.

‘’Twilight!’’ She heard him call up after her. But her mind was made up, it couldn’t be altered now. How could it?

From where he stood, he watched a she galloped away from him. ‘’Oh for the love-…’’ He cursed to himself. He started to chase after her. Galloping down the road, to catch up to her.

Rounding a corner. She finally made her way to the City Square. She, however, stopped herself. Digging her hooves into the ground, and preventing herself from going any further. ‘’Oh no!’’ She silently mouthed to herself.

Turning itself around, a shape turned itself around. It turned, and looked itself in direction of where Twilight stood. A blue light looked towards her.

‘’Halt! Stay where you are!’’ An all-too familiar voice shouted towards her. Several other shapes turned, starring in her direction. She turned, turning her attention towards them. They too started to turn themselves around, and face her. ‘’Stay where you are! Do not move!’’ They shouted.

She turned, and attempted to run away from them. But down from above, several of them, suddenly, floated down. She gasped, but didn’t give up in trying to escape from them. She turned away, and tried to run away, but the last thing she heard spoken was ‘’Exterminate!’’ Before a beam of blue energy was shot towards her. She let out a loud scream, before collapsing down onto the ground.

They moved across the ground towards her. Keeping their weapons fixed on her, not daring to move away. They surrounded her, turning to look at each other.

‘’Target has been secured!’’ One of them spoke. This one, unlike the rest had dark-blue vertical slats, and hemispheres, but like the others it was dark-grey. Its eye was looking away from Twilight, and instead looked up into the sky.

From the shadows nearby. A figure looked out towards the small group that had assembled. It turned, and started to run away, vanishing into the darkness of the surrounding buildings.

Twilight gently blinked her eyes. Regaining consciousness. ‘’Wh-…’’ She muttered sleepily. She brought a hoof up to her head, as she stood up. ‘’Wh-…What is happening?’’ She asked, sleepily. Her eyes looked out, spotting the base of the creatures that had attacked her.

‘’GAH!’’ She exclaimed. Out of instinct, she jumped back up onto her hooves. The Kaleds turned, aiming their weapons towards her.

‘’Subject has re-awoken!’’ The Kaled with the dark-blue vertical slats and hemispheres said. ‘’Stay where you are! Do not move!’’ It, and several of the others that looked like it, except for the colors, shouted, aiming their Gun sticks towards her. ‘’You are our prisoner! Do not move!’’

Turning her head, she looked at the other Kaleds surrounding her. She lowered her head, and sighed softly. ‘’Fine.’’ She said, softly.

Finally, though. Something did seem to finally be happening. The Kaleds surrounding her, started to back away, though, one still kept a close eye with her, while the others turned to look at something. They moved aside, forming an open gap between Twilight and whatever they were looking. Twilight stood back up, preparing to greet whatever their attention was focused on.

Out from behind the crowd of Kaleds. A Kaled approached her, however, unlike the rest of them. It had several large clamps attached to it. Its body was black, with orange dome lights. There was also an extra dome light on the back. There were also silver vertical slats, and spheres.

‘’Behold, Twilight Sparkle…!’’ The Kaled adorning the gold colors, and black hemispheres said. ‘’The Height of the Dalek Hierarchy! The Dalek Supreme!’’ Its eye stalk turned, and looked down into Twilight’s eyes. ‘’Your new master!’’ It said. Her head turned, looking towards the newcomer. She noticed that it too was looking back at her. Unlike the gold one, it was silent. The only indications that it was one hundred percent alive, was the gentle movements it did with its eye stalk. Aside from that, it remained totally motionless.

‘’You are Twilight Sparkle!’’ It spoke, its voice booming a lot louder than all the Dal-wait! Daleks? It gently raised its right arm, holding it up. Its sentence sounded much more like a command than a question.

‘’Y-yes.’’ Twilight said, nervous. ‘’I am Twilight Sparkle.’’ Several of the surrounding Daleks backed away from her. ‘’The Enemy of the Daleks!’’ One of the grey and dark Drones said. They raised their weapons, pointing them towards her. ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ Several of them shouted. She turned, looking in every direction. But wherever she looked, there was just another…Dalek standing there, in front of her. ‘’Cease fire!!’’ The gold-colored one ordered. The Drones, immediately stopping firing. They turned, and looked towards their superior. ‘’This individual is not to be harmed unless necessary! She is vital to the Dalek plan!’’ The gold one said. Their domes rotated, turning back towards Twilight. She gulped. Her eyes turning as white as a sheet, and her eyes widening from the sheer lack of information that was being conveyed to her.

*An Hour later*

Through the clouds. A shape could be seen. It was only for a few seconds. But the closer it got, the much more visible it became through the pockets of cloud.

The Dalek Supreme turned around, facing the Town Hall. But looking up into the sky. Like before. With the Supreme’s arrival. The other Daleks turned, and looked up towards where the Supreme was looking. Except for one, that kept a close eye on Twilight. But there was no need to guard her, as she was just as interested by the new arrival, as the Daleks were.

The Supreme rotated its dome. Looking back towards the golden one. ‘’Commander!’’ It said. The golden one, now named as ‘’Commander’’. Rotated its dome, and looked towards back into the eye of the Supreme. ‘’Inform all Section Leaders. That they are to report here with their prisoners for transportation!’’ The Supreme instructed. ‘’I obey!’’ The Commander said. It turned away, facing another direction, and started to glide along the ground towards a secluded spot away from their small group.

‘’Raise Communications Sub-network!’’ It instructed.

‘’Wait a minute.’’ Twilight said. She raised her hoof, holding it up. The Supreme turned its dome, starring its eye back at her. It turned, facing the rest of its body towards her. ‘’T-there are more of you?’’ She asked. Bearing a look of hopeful rejection to her theory.

‘’Correct!’’ The Supreme replied. To her ultimate dismay. Her eyes turned, looking back up towards the clouds. ‘’And that thing-’’ She asked. Her eyes looked back down into the Supreme’s. ‘’What is it, and why is it coming here?’’ She asked. Some of the other Drones turned, and looked towards her. ‘’The craft you seek to identify is designated a Transport! A craft designed to-‘’ before it could finish, Twilight interrupted it. ‘’Yeah, yeah, yeah! I know what a ship is!’’ She said. Suddenly, the Supreme moved towards her, causing her to gently back away from it. Her mouth opened, hanging down as she looked back towards the blue light of the Supreme.

‘’The prisoners will be boarded, and brought to Dalek Control-!’’ The Supreme spoke again. ‘’As will you!’’ Her mouth closed. Her eyes widened, and she starred back into the blank, expressionless lens of the Supreme’s eyestalk. Immediately, once it was done speaking. It rotated its dome back. Starring into the clouds.

The Daleks started to glide across the ground, moving towards the Town Hall. As they moved out of the way, and separated a little. Twilight could finally look out, and see something that wasn’t just her captors grey, depressing forms.

Out from behind the houses, and structures of Ponyville. Several, and sadly, large groups of Ponies, accompanied by Dalek escorts, moved into the area. Most of them were older adults…But some of them were Fillies, and Colts.

One of the Fillies raised her head. Turning, she looked in Twilight’s direction. From amidst the disbanding Daleks, she spotted Twilight. She turned, and looked back towards the other Ponies following behind her. She turned her head, and cast another glance back towards Twilight.

‘’Gather by the Town Hall! Move! Move!’’ Other Dalek Commanders ordered to their Pony prisoners. The Ponies were tired, weary, and exhausted already. Some looked like they had been walking all day, and not been given any sleep. But they all knew that if they wanted to stay alive, they had to obey by the Dalek’s orders.

In the midst of the exhausted groans, and weary eyes. A loud sound filled the air. The Dalek Commanders raised their eye stalks, and looked up into the sky. Starring right up, above the Town Hall. Twilight craned her head. Looking up as well, wanting to see what they were looking for, or at. A black spot formed in the clouds. Something was obviously there.

Slowly. A shape emerged from behind the clouds. A silver surface became visible, as it penetrated the thin layers of cloud. Underneath it. In the center, a red, fiery shape was. It glowed, gently. As the shape moved out from behind the clouds. Twilight started to get a better idea of what it looked like.

Several of the Dalek guards turned, and started to face their prisoners. ‘’Move back!’’ They ordered. The Ponies raised their eyes. Looking up towards the approaching object. Then back down towards the Daleks. Slowly. They started to back away, creating more space for the object to land down on the ground. The Daleks, slowly, moving along with them.

Having created a large enough area. The Daleks stopped. ‘’Halt!’’ The Commanders ordered, once again. The Ponies stopped, becoming motionless. The only indication of living movement. Being their eyes that followed the Dalek’s object, as it came in to land. With a gentle THUD. The object touched down against the ground. Standing just as tall, as the Town Hall itself. Twilight was baffled by its sheet design. She knew that it was there to take them away…to wherever. But she needed to find out, was how. There must have been hundreds of Ponies gathered there, and there were probably thirty Daleks combined.

A ramp descended down, touching against the grass. The Supreme rotated its dome, facing its eye stalk towards the Commander that had been present during its arrival. ‘’Prepare the prisoners for boarding!’’ It ordered. The Supreme ordered. The Commander’s dome rotated. Looking towards the Supreme. ‘’I obey!’’ It said. The Commander’s dome rotated back. Looking towards another Commander. It started to glide across the ground, as it approached its’s ‘’clone’’.

‘’Move! Move!’’ Dalek voices shouted towards their equine prisoners. It lowered its right arm, and pointed it towards the ramp. The Ponies started to move. Trotting with slow pace towards the ramp.

Pony after Pony. Filly after Filly. They all vanished inside the Transport. The Dalek guards, simply looked at them. Keeping a close eye on them, as they entered inside.

Trotting up the ramp. The small Filly that had seen her earlier. Turned, and looked behind her. Starring back towards Twilight, where she stood. Twilight turned her head, looking to the right. But her eyes meet the little Filly’s gaze. She did a double-take, and returned her eye towards the Filly. Meeting the child’s sad, blank expression.

They’re eyes locked. The Filly, gently blinked her eyes. Breaking the connection that they had. Twilight blinked her eyes as well. A little bit more surprised. She lowered her head, bringing a hoof up, and giving her forehead a gentle wipe downwards. She raised her head, looking back to where the Filly was. But she was no longer standing on the ramp. The line had started moving again, and she was nowhere to be found.

As all the Ponies boarded the craft. Several of the Daleks standing guard outside. Started to board, leaving Twilight with the Supreme and the golden Commanders. Considering, they were golden, and the Supreme was silver. How was the Supreme, their Supreme leader? Now, granted. Considering all the strange things Twilight had seen today. Not just the Daleks returning much quicker than she had originally anticipated, but also the Medic’s true origins, the TARDIS, and now the Dalek’s Hierarchy. She didn’t know what to think. The Daleks sure had a messed up color pattern concerning their leaders.

The Commanders formed a line in front of her. The Supreme glided across the ground. Positioning itself in front of them at the middle. It turned itself around, and faced its entire body towards her. She looked back at them, as they did nothing but stare at her, silently.

She gently nudged her head towards them. ‘’Yes?’’ She asked. But once again, they remained silent.

‘’Ok-ay!’’ She exclaimed. Clearly fed up with having to wait for them to respond, or say anything, or heck, even do something. But the Daleks didn’t even flinch at her outburst…Almost like they had been expecting it.

‘’Why are you not-‘’ suddenly. The Dalek Supreme spoke, interrupting her mid-sentence. ‘’You will co-operate!’’ The Supreme suddenly shouted at her. Her face gained a blank, confused expression, as she looked back at it. ‘’W-what?’’ She asked confused, as she, gently, narrowed her eyes a little.

‘’You obey our commands, and answer our questions when demanded!’’ The Supreme continued. ‘’O-ok-ay?’’ She hesitated. The Supreme started to move towards her. The gold Commanders behind it, repeating its movements.

‘’Where are your associates!?’’ It asked, roughly. Twilight narrowed her eyes, gaining a little bit of a suspicious look on her face. ‘’Y-you...’’ She stuttered. ‘’You mean…My friends?’’ She asked. The Supreme was silent for a few seconds. ‘’Correct!’’ One of the Commanders spoke. The Supreme rotated its dome, looking back towards it. The Commander turned, noticing the Supreme looking towards it. It lowered its eye stalk, looking down towards the ground. ‘’Sorry!’’ It said. The Supreme dome rotated. Looking back towards her.

‘’Correct!’’ It said. ‘’You, like your friends possess a significant readout of concentrated energy! The Daleks will harvest this energy, and use it to achieve our destiny as the Masters of this Equestria!’’

‘’Daleks are the Masters of Equestria! Daleks are the Masters of Equestria! Daleks are the Masters of Equestria!’’ The Commanders started to chant in unison. Even the one that had been shamed by the Supreme. Twilight looked on towards them. Horrified, that they were not only planning to involve her friends, but also use them, and the power of the Elements to take over Equestria.

She started to trot slowly back away from the Supreme. But this only caused the Supreme and the Commanders to begin gliding towards her. ‘’N-no.’’ She said. ‘’I won’t do it. I won’t let you involve my friends.’’ Suddenly, with a powerful swift move. The Supreme extended its right arm. It grabbed Twilight by the throat, and started to lift her up into the air. For having a simple plunger, or whatever appendage this was, it sure could hold her tightly. She felt herself choke a little while in its grasp. She raised her hooves. Bringing them up to the Supreme’s arm. She held it, tightly, as she didn’t want to have her weight cause her to choke.

‘’What you allow is irrelevant! We are the superior lifeforms! We decide what you are permitted to speak! We are your masters!’’ The Supreme said. ‘’B-but you cannot-‘’ Twilight gasped, as she struggled to free herself from its tight grip. ‘’Even if you kill me, my friends will never join you!’’ The Supreme’s dome, gently moved in place. Doing slight movements. ‘’Willingness is irrelevant! You, like your associates will be converted into Daleks! You will be re-conditioned to obey the will of the Daleks!’’

‘Oh no! I’ve got to warn Princess Celestia of this, immediately!’ Twilight’s mind told herself, as what the Daleks were telling her weren’t getting any better. She had to escape, and quickly, before the Daleks brought her onboard their strange ship, and presumably never seen again.

She swung her hoof. Delivering a mostly hard punch to the Supreme’s arm. Shocked by her actions. The Supreme dropped her. It backed away from her, lowering it’s eye stalk back down, and starring at her.

She turned, and was about to gallop, so she could teleport away. But as she turned herself around, and looked behind her. She suddenly, saw several dark-grey shapes approach her. She turned her head, looking all around her. But it was pointless. The Daleks had her surrounded. She turned, and looked back towards the Supreme.

‘’You cannot be trusted! You are a threat to the Dalek plan!’’ The Supreme said. It raised it’s weapon. Aiming it towards Twilight. ‘’You will be exterminated! Exterminate!’’ Twilight, however, raised her hoof. Pointing it towards the Supreme. ‘’Hah!’’ She shouted at it. ‘’If you kill me, and my friends, you cannot use any of us to conquer Equestria!’’ She shouted. ‘’You need us alive.’’ She said. A grinning look, settled on her face.

‘’Our weapons will not kill you! They will only put you into a deep sleep!’’ The Supreme said. ‘’We are not killing your body, we are paralyzing you!’’ It raised it’s gun stick back up. Pointing it down towards Twilight. ‘’N-no! You cannot…’’ But the Surpreme had given up, trying to talk to her. A violent shouting of the words ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ Came from it. She clenched her eyes shut.

The Supreme’s gun stick fired a beam towards her. But suddenly. She started to hear an unfamiliar, heavy, thrumming noise in the air. Her eyes shot open, and she looked out in front of her, starring back at the Supreme. The beam shot towards her. But just before it hit, when it was only inches away – It bounced off. She jumped back a little, surprised. But stopped half-way through her scare. Her look of fright changed into a confused stare. That looked back towards the Supreme.

‘’What is happening!? Explain! Explain!’’ The Supreme shouted confused. She simply shrugged her shoulders, as she didn’t either have any idea of what was happening. She looked around her. Watching as her surroundings, slowly, started to change. The view of the surrounding Daleks changing, and turning into a completely different environment.

She turned her head, and looked behind her. The noise of tapping buttons, and pushing levers becoming louder, and much clearer to her. Her eyes widened, as soon as she saw who was behind her. Standing at the center of a quite familiar room.

Outside. The Daleks looked out in front of them at the shape that had materialized around Twilight Sparkle. ‘’Non-Dalek technology detected!’’ The Supreme shouted. It raised it’s gun stick, aiming it towards the thing. ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ It ordered, shouting it’s orders franticly. ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ The Commanders and the Drones shouted, as well. They raised their weapons, aiming them towards the object. Beams of blue energy shot from the ends of their gun sticks, towards the object. However, just like with before it had materialized completely. Their energy projectiles bounced off of the sides of the object.

Slowly, the object started to lift itself off the ground. The Daleks looked their eye stalks towards it, as it moved above them. ‘’Exterminate it! Exterminate!’’ The Supreme shouted. It turned itself around, and aimed it’s gun stick up towards the object. ‘’Exterminate! Annihilate!’’ The others Daleks shouted, as well. They raised their gun sticks, and fired them towards the object. Once again, though, their lasers bounced off of it’s sides, hitting the ground, or in some cases creating small holes in the walls of nearby houses or buildings.

A door on the other side, out of the Daleks’s firing range. A small circular device was thrown out. The Daleks were made aware of it. Their eye stalks turned away from the object, and instead looked at the object. It was round in shape, with a pressed button, which was beeping a red light.

‘’Exterminat-‘’ One of the Commanders was about to shout. But before it got the chance, a violent explosion erupted from the small device. A shockwave of purple electricity was sent rippling outwards.

Within the object that had just materialized around her. The room shook, causing the occupants within to almost lose their balance. Standing beside her rescuer at the Console unit he was using to operate his vessel. She held onto it with her hooves, as the room continued to shake. He, however, was moving back and forth. Lowering a screen down, and looking at it. Before suddenly, beginning to hurry to another part of the console to press a button, or pull a switch to operate some mechanism. Twilight, all this time, was just watching him.

‘’So…’’ She said. The shaking, however, dissipated. Allowing her to stand up-right again. ‘’What was that thing you threw out?’’ She asked. He looked up from the buttons and switches, and looked out from behind the console, meeting her gaze. ‘’Oh. Nothing much. Just a little EMP device, intended to neutralize the Daleks.’’ He said. His head vanished behind the large set of controls, and that large glass thing. He started pressing buttons again, as if nothing had happened. Twilight, though, was not particularly pleased with his answers. ‘’EMP?’’ She asked, confused. ‘’Electro Magnetic Pulse. It fries the Daleks circuitry.’’ He said from behind the console. ‘’WHAT!?’’ She shouted. ‘’But that means you’ve probably fried half of Ponyville!’’ A heavy sigh sounded from his side. He heard a lever being pulled.

The TARDIS set itself down on the ground. The doors opened, and the two of them trotted back out.

Twilight turned her head, looking around what she expected would be a devastated Ponyville. The Medic’s words about what an EMP was, hadn’t done much to help that…And especially that violent shaking that had shook the Console room earlier.

As they stepped outside. He raised, and swung his arm, pointing it in random direction. Her eyes followed it, looking to where he was pointing. ‘’Boom!’’ He said. To her greatest shock. Ponyville was still the way it had been a few minutes ago, unfortunately still with insignificant fires here and there. ‘’What did I tell you? Still here.’’ He said, smiling widely, as he turned, and looked around. She turned, and looked up at him.

‘’But what about the Daleks? What did you do them, specifically?’’ She asked. The Medic turned, and looked out behind the TARDIS. ‘’Why don’t you see for yourself?’’ He replied. Waving her towards him. She trotted out to the other side, and looked back at what he was looking at.

Up from green glowing shapes. Twilight witnessed as smoke came out from the exposed, destroyed upper-half of the Dalek’s bodies. Green flames seemed to also coming from the exposed remains.

‘’Y-you…’’ Twilight stuttered. ‘’You killed them.’’ She said. His eye looked down towards her. But looked up, and fell back upon the destroyed Daleks. He turned his head, and looked behind him. His sight fell upon something in front of the TARDIS. He turned around, and trotted towards it.

Twilight stood by herself, starring blankly at one of the Daleks. One of them. Far back behind the others, had not been completely destroyed, and still retained a small part of it’s original upper body. She noticed this, because she saw something that poked out from behind it. Something that looked organic, and hard, and metal like the rest. But ACTUAL flesh. She started to trot towards the Dalek, narrowing her eyes to get a better look. But it was still obscured behind it’s armor.

‘’Hey! Twilight!’’ He called out for her. But she wasn’t paying attention.

She trotted up towards the motionless Dalek. She raised her hoof. Gently, touching the shell. She immediately retracted it back, as she was instantly singed from touching it. She looked down. Seeing that her hoof had suffered a black scorch mark. However, she ignored her slight burn, and returned her attention back up towards the destroyed Dalek. Her horn started to glow. Her eyes looked up, as she saw a magical aura wrap itself around the crack in the Dalek’s center. Taking a deep breath, and softly exhaling it out. She started to pull the pieces of the destroyed Dalek apart. As she did. The flesh that she had seen hung out further from behind it’s ‘’skin’’.

As the pieces of it’s skin were pulled as far as it would be allowed. She gazed back inside, trying to see more of where that flesh was coming from. But inside it, there was nothing but a blackness that prevented anything from being seen. Her horn started to glow, and an illumination spell was cast.

The light shined inside the Dalek, and Twilight’s eyes was finally able to see a good enough glimpse of what was inside it. ‘’AHHHHH!’’ Twilight suddenly, screamed. She leaped back, in shock. Landing with a THUD on her back, on the ground. She looked inside the Dalek, panting heavily to herself. ‘’No…It can’t be.’’ She said to herself. Protesting against what her eyes had seen.

She stood back up. Slowly, trotting back towards the Dalek. She kept her eyes fixed on the crack. She got her face up-close to the Dalek. Her horn started to glow again. The light shined into the Dalek. She was reluctant to do it. But her eye peeked inside.

Slowly. She retracted her head back. Her eyes looked down. ‘’I…’’ She said. She turned her head away. Putting a hoof to her mouth.

‘’Hey Twilight!’’ The Medic said, as she trotted up towards him. She looked up. Starring out in front of her. His hoof was raised, and he was pointing towards a large familiar object that stood in front of them. ‘’Is that-…’’ She asked, nervously. He gave a gentle nod of his head. ‘’Yes. That is the Dalek Ship. The EMP de-activated it’s systems before it could escape with their prisoners. Though, admittedly, it did suffer some damage in the process.’’

This was beyond true, as there were large cracks, and holes exposed in the skin of the ship. ‘’Now. Let’s free them from that ship.’’ The Medic said. Happily, he trotted towards the entrance of the ship. He reached inside his jacket for his Sonic screwdriver. ‘’Ah. Found it.’’ He said. He pulled out the small device. He pointed it towards the ramp. The light at the end, lit up. Shortly followed a loud noise. Several sparks shot from the door. Slowly, the door started to creak open. Unlike the first time. The ramp didn’t come out. He stepped back. Giving the freed Ponies space.

But none of them came. In fact, nothing came out. Except for some more sparks. But nothing living, or moving emerged from the blackness inside the entrance.

His victorious smile diminished. He trotted towards the open door. Grabbing the edges with hooves. With a powerful heave, he lifted himself up. He then vanished inside the darkness of the damaged ship.

Several minutes went by. Not a single sound, or form of life emerged from it.

‘’M-medic!?’’ Twilight nervously called inside the ship. But he didn’t answer. She took a few steps closer. But stopped a small distance away from it. ‘’Medic!?’’ She shouted again. But once more. Nothing replied. She stepped slightly closer, again. But her fear wasn’t strong to hold it back. It overpowered her fear, and pushed back into her mind, returning her to her senses.

There was no choice in the matter. She had to go inside. She stepped up towards the damaged ship, preparing to enter it.

Suddenly, however. A figure leaped out from behind the entrance. He crashed down on the ground. Colliding with Twilight in the process.

‘’Ow.’’ She groaned. Bringing a hoof up to her head, and gently rubbing it. ‘’Medic. What are you-‘’ before she could finish. He grabbed her hoof, and started to pull her. ‘’Come on! Quickly! We haven’t got time for that now! I’ll explain later!’’ He shouted, as he pulled her with him. He pushed the TARDIS doors open. He pulled her inside with great speed. The door closed shut.

The TARDIS roared to life. Materializing away. Out from the entrance to the Dalek’s ship. Dark-grey Dalek Drones started to emerge. One of them rotated it’s dome towards the vanishing TARDIS.

‘’TARDIS detected! Extermin-‘’ It shouted. It raised it’s gun stick, and aimed it towards the TARDIS. Before it could fire it’s beam, however. The TARDIS faded away. ‘’Never mind!’’ The Dalek said. A bright light started to emerge from inside the ship. The Dalek turned, and looked behind it. ‘’What the-! ‘’ suddenly, the entire ship exploded. Out from the entrance erupted large flames that consumed the Dalek. The entire ship erupted into a single, large inferno that roared up into the sky.

Up above Ponyville. The TARDIS flew away. Carrying an unaware Twilight inside it.

Someplace else. In a darkened room. Atop a small base platform of sorts. Several Ponies emerged. Beside the base, stood a small object. It had five lights atop it, and on it’s sides that blinked softly.

‘’Teleport successful.’’ A Dalek spoke. It’s Manipulator arm was connected to the strange object behind the base that the Ponies had appeared. Bewildered, they looked around. Unable to comprehend where they were, or what had happened to them.

A Unicorn trotted out from behind the darkness, and approached the Dalek. Several other Ponies accompanied it out of the dark. Standing behind him. The Stallion turned, and looked towards the Ponies behind it. ‘’Okay. Take them.’’ He instructed. Pointing his hoof towards the small collection of Ponies atop the base. The Ponies, silently, nodded their heads. They trotted towards the frightened Ponies.

One of them motioning with it’s hoof for them to step down from the platform. Frightened, the Ponies complied. They, slowly, trotted down a nearby ramp. One of the Pony servants of the Stallion, started to lead on. The other, following behind at the end of the group.

A Dalek rounded the corner, and entered inside the chamber. It glided past the Pony prisoners. Approaching the Dalek connected to the object behind the base. The Dalek that was connected rotated it’s dome, and looked towards the newcomer. It looked back towards the console it was connected to.

A door moved up towards the ceiling. A shape entered inside it. It was a darkened chamber, with every few lights. Except for some generated from the various screens, lights, and panels on the wall of the chamber. It started to glide inside. Moving through the darkness that surrounded it.

At the end of the chamber. There was a large shape. The shape sat atop a small base. Emerging from various parts in it’s body, were cables that linked it to various points in the ceiling. The top of the form’s head, was a large dome, with a single eye stalk on it.

The head rotated. Looking it’s eye stalk down towards the newcomer. ‘’Speak!’’ It said. It’s voice boomed throughout the chamber. ‘’The mission to secure the target. Twilight Sparkle. Has failed!’’ The newcomer said. ‘’Explain! Explain it’s cause of failure!’’ The figure ordered. The bottom of it’s head. Lights lit up. ‘’The Medic intervened! He sabotaged! And destroyed the squadron!’’ The newcomer said. Gently, moving it’s eye stalk in place, while still keeping it’s eye focused on the figure. ‘’Intensify our security! No one will reach us here! Our location must remain secret!’’ The figure ordered. ‘’I obey!’’ The Dalek replied. It lowered it’s eye stalk, and looked back in front of it.

It turned itself around. Gliding silently across the floor towards the entrance of the chamber. The door moved up. Allowing it to leave. The door closed behind it, as it left. Leaving the chamber, once again, in nothing but darkness.

The figure rotated it’s head, and looked out towards a wall. Out of thin air, a blue screen appeared. The screen displayed a head-shot of another Dalek. It’s dome was red, and the rest of it’s body was light-silver.

‘’Chief Fabricator!’’ The figure said. ‘’Order that manufacture of Travel machines will temporarily halted!’’ The figure ordered. ‘’I have received word that our forces are steadily being restored! More have been provided!’’ The Chief Fabricator replied through the screen. ‘’My orders are that the Production lines be halted, immediately!’’ The figure said back through the screen. ‘’I obey!’’ The Chief Fabricator replied. It turned away from the screen. Moving towards a control console. It stopped. Lifting up it’s Manipulator arm, and connecting it to the Control yoke.

Outside the control room. Lay a long production line. It was instantaneously brought to a stop.

‘’What should be done with the half-completed Travel machines!?’’ The Chief Fabricator asked, as it returned back to the screen. ‘’They will be used for other purposes!’’ The figure said. ‘’Teams have already been ordered to retrieve the machines! Estimated arrival is sixty minutes!’’ The screen, suddenly, vanished. Ending the transmission. It’s head rotated back. Looking out in front of it, blankly.

In the air. Another screen appeared. And the form of another Dalek appeared.

‘’General!’’ The figure said. ‘’The attempts to secure the target Twilight Sparkle has failed! Taking her alliance with the Medic into account, we must advance our plans! Send them in! They will be secured, and must brought to me, at once!’’

‘’I obey!’’ The Dalek on the screen replied. ‘’Squads will be deployed, at once!’’

Back inside the TARDIS Console room. The Medic and Twilight stood around the Console unit. The Medic moving back and forth. Pressing various buttons, and pulling various levers. ‘’I want you to tell me something, and be honest about it.’’ Twilight said. The Medic seemingly ignored her. He didn’t look away from the console unit. He just continued operating the TARDIS…Or whatever it was, he was doing. ‘’The Daleks…What are they?’’ She asked. ‘’You never did tell me who, or what they are.’’ She said.

He froze. For a single, solitary second, not pressing a single button, or doing anything. ‘’Well? Who, or what are they?’’ She asked again.

He finally looked up from the console. Looking back at her. He looked out in front of him, at the glass thing in front of him. He sighed, softly. Closing his eyes, and opening them. He lowered his head, and looked back down towards the controls. He trotted away from the console. She turned. Following him with her eyes. He turned his head, and cast a blank expression.

‘’The Daleks are creatures born during what is known as the Genesis War.

Now you must understand that the Daleks are just a small part of it. The Genesis War was a powerful conflict between two mighty races.

Amidst the carnage and bloodshed that occurred in those days, the Daleks were created. Nopony knows where they came from. But one thing that is certain is that they managed to survive.’’ His voice somewhat dripped with fear as he spoke those words. His blank expression changed into a horrified stare. ‘’They managed to elude one of the greatest conflicts in history, and have remained hidden here, in Equestria for a long time now.’’ He said. His horrified, and frightened look, only getting worse.

‘’But if that’s true, why was there a…’’ Swiftly. He raised a hoof, silencing her. ‘’Before you ask. May I point out that I know what it is you saw inside that destroyed Dalek.’’ Her mouth hung slightly open. Before she could speak another word. He cut her off. ‘’They do it because they can no longer remember what they were, and as such, they have no problem bestowing pain, and suffering onto others just to accomplish their own, selfish goals.’’

‘’But I will stop them Twilight. I will stop them before they do this to anypony else.’’

Twilight gasped. Her head shot up, and she cast a distressed glance back towards his face. ‘’My friends!’’ She shouted. She turned, and looked towards the Medic. He wore a confused expression, as he didn’t know why she had suddenly decided to bring up the topic of her friends to him at this particular moment.

‘’Before you arrived to save me. I managed to ask the Dalek Supreme what they were planning.’’ She said. ‘’He, or she, told me that they were planning to convert me and my friends into…Daleks.’’ She gulped. His blank ignorance vanished. Now being replaced with a little bit of worry. ‘’I didn’t tell them where my friends are. But considering what they could be capable of, and what you’ve just told me, I doubt that this will slow them for long.’’ She looked up. Seeing him stumble backwards. He was obviously terrified.

‘’And it won’t.’’ He said. He looked up towards her. ‘’With the power of the Elements, the Daleks could potentially unleash something much dangerous onto this planet than they ever could.’’ He looked up, starring back towards the console. Quickly, he galloped back towards the Console unit. He wasted no time pressing buttons, and pulling switches.

‘’We haven’t got much time, Twilight.’’ He said panicking. ‘’We have to save your friends. Equestria’s very future may depend on it.’’

‘’Allon-sy!’’ He shouted.

The TARDIS roared to life, as it shot through the air. Speeding with all haste through the rays of the daylight.