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The Magician's Apprentice

by EmperorDalek

Chapter 5: Gathering the Six Pt 1

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He reached up with his hoof. Grabbing some sort of rope, or it could have been string. He pulled down a screen, and looked towards it. He turned away from it, and turned his attention towards Twilight. Whom stood silently beside the console. Watching him, as he piloted it. ‘’Which one of your friends are closer? Do any of them live in Ponyville? Or are they spread out across Equestria?’’ He asked, somewhat hysterically. ‘’All of them live in Ponyville.’’ She said. A sigh of relief came from him. He put a hoof to his chest. ‘’Ah. Good.’’ He corrected his composure. Returning his hooves to the Console unit.

‘’Then who is first?’’ He asked.

‘’Well, actually it’s two.’’ Twilight replied. ‘’There is both Rarity and Pinkie Pie…But Rarity is the closest. She lives in Carousel Boutique, and Pinkie Pie in Sugarcube Corner.’’ He turned away. Hurrying back to pressing buttons, and various levers on the Console unit. ‘’Oooo! I remember her. She was such a cute Filly. Giving me such good compliments on my dress, even though, I hated that thing.’’ He said. Twilight looked up from the console. Casting a confused glance towards him. ‘’Your what?’’ She asked. Acting like she had just heard him mention something he wasn’t meant to mention. ‘’Uh…Um…Nothing.’’ He replied.

‘’Ah. Carousel Boutique. Then that’s our first stop.’’ He exclaimed. Surprisingly, a little excited, and a little nervous, as well.

With a single button press. The Console Room suddenly, gave a violent shake. Twilight was almost thrown down on the floor. If she hadn’t reached out with her hoof in time, and grabbed ahold of the underside of the Console unit. ‘’HA HAH!’’ The Medic whooped loudly. ‘’Geronimo!’’ He lowered his head, and looked down towards the console with a confused expression. ‘’Whoa. Where did that come from?’’ He asked, surprised.

The sound of the TARDIS’ engines. Filled the room. In the center of the TARDIS console. That faint thing that Twilight had managed to see vaguely through the glass. Started to move up and down.

The thrumming noise, coming from the TARDIS stopped. The thing in the center of the Console unit came to a stop. She looked up. Before she could ask where they were. He grabbed her by her front hooves, and started to pull her with him towards the front door. ‘’Come on. Let’s get going, already.’’

He trotted out the doors of the TARDIS. A wide smile on his face. He turned his head, and started to look around the room. Turning from right to left. By the look of it. They had arrived in a very well-kept, clean, and organized room. There were strange Pony-sized models. By the look of it, the area seemed clear.

He turned his head. Looking back inside the TARDIS doors. Behind him. Twilight stood, looking out with a blank expression. ‘’Its okay. You can-‘’ before he finished. He was suddenly, struck from behind. He collapsed down onto the floor. ‘’Medic!’’ Twilight called out after him. She galloped out the doors. Grabbing him with her hooves. He brought a hoof up to his head. Groaning, softly, as he started to stand back up. ‘’Oh! I’m so sorry, Twilight.’’ Twilight, suddenly, heard a voice speak from the side. She looked up, starring out in front of her. Standing in front of her, levitating a frying pan with magical grasp. Stood Rarity.

She dropped the frying pan down onto the floor. Lending a hoof. She helped the Medic rise back up on his hooves again.

‘’OW!’’ He groaned, as he rubbed the back of his head. He turned, and looked glanced back at Rarity. An angered grimace formed on his face. He raised his hooves. Wanting to do something. But eventually, lowering them back down onto the ground, again.

‘’Again. Sorry, darling.’’ Rarity apologized. ‘’That…That doesn’t matter, right now.’’ He said. Giving a pained expression. ‘’Twilight and I have come to tell you that you need to come with us.’’ Rarity raised an eyebrow, curious. ‘’He’s telling the truth…’’ Twilight said. She trotted up towards the white Unicorn. Rarity turned, and looked in direction of Twilight, as she approached her. ‘’These creatures called the Daleks are hunting for us.’’ Rarity scoffed, softly. ‘’Oh, that is nothing new, dear. Creatures are always after us.’’ Rarity said. Gently, waving her hoof in objection to what Twilight was saying.

‘’Listen Rarity-!’’ Twilight snapped. All of a sudden. She slammed her fist into the floor. Shocking the Medic and Rarity.

‘’These…Daleks, they are unlike anything we’ve ever faced before!’’ Twilight shouted towards the Mare. The Medic, slowly, backed away. Stepping aside, so as to not interrupt her. ‘’They are here, because they’re planning to turn us all, every Filly, every Colt, every Mare, and ever Stallion into a Dalek, and with us neutralized, thus, removing Equestria’s greatest defense against them. Who knows what will happen!?’’ Lowering her head, at the apparent rage that radiated from her friend.

‘’O-okay, Twilight. I believe you!’’ Rarity whimpered. Twilight’s rage subsided. She suddenly, collapsed down onto the floor. ‘’Twilight!’’ Rarity shouted, worried for her friend. She galloped over towards Twilight. She grabbed Twilight’s head with her hooves. Gently, lifting her up off the floor. ‘’Twilight!’’ She shouted. Looking down into Twilight’s blank face.

‘’We haven’t got any time! We have to leave in the TARDIS!’’ The Medic interjected. He tugged at Rarity’s shoulder. She looked up from her unconscious friend. She watched as he galloped towards that strange cylindrical shape that just appeared in her work room. He pushed a door open with his hoof. Holding it, as he turned back, and looked towards her. ‘’Come on. Bring her inside the TARDIS, and we can go get the others.’’ He instructed towards her. Using her magic. She levitated Twilight up off the floor. She moved the unconscious form of her friend, towards the entrance where the Medic was standing.

She entered inside. Closing the door shut behind her. She placed Twilight’s form down on the floor of the TARDIS Console room.

‘’Now. You have…To…Explain…’’ She said. But as her eyes were drawn towards him, she saw the interior of the TARDIS. He trotted up towards the Console unit. But stopped, just before reaching it. He lowered his head, and let out a heavy sigh. ‘’Here we go, again.’’ He said to himself. He turned around, and looked down towards her.

‘’Whoa.’’ Rarity said. Her eyes looked around towards various points of the chamber she was currently in. ‘’This-…This…’’ She said, surprised. Gently, he nodded his head. ‘’Yes. I know what you’re going to say, so just get it over with.’’ He said. He watched her marvel at the shock of the TARDIS being bigger on the inside for several seconds. Before finally closing his eyes.

‘’It’s…’’ He said. ‘’completely rusty!’’ Rarity exclaimed. His eyes shot open. Casting a confused, blank expression towards her, as she looked around the room. ‘’Beg your pardon?’’ He asked, confused. His eyes following her, as she trotted up towards the Console unit. ‘’Ohh! A rather creative, and most unorthodox creation of art, if I have to say so myself.’’ She smiled. Looking down towards the large display of buttons, and switches that lay scattered around in such a…’’Colorful’’ display.

She turned towards him. Bearing a confused smile on her face. ‘’So…All in all. Good use of creativity, and interesting design…’’ She said. He gently blinked his eyes. Casting a blank expression back towards her. His eyes looked from left to right, before returning to looking towards her. His mouth opened, hanging open. ‘’Uhhhhh…’’

‘’Okay then.’’ He said softly. A little surprised by her reaction to the TARDIS being bigger on the inside. But after a thousand years, or however long it had been since his last companion. He had to come across a Pony that wasn’t impressed by it’s interior…Eventually.

‘’Well, thank you.’’ He said. Correcting his composure. He stood up straight. Adjusting his trench coat, and looked back at her. Before he lost himself, though. His thoughts snapped him back to reality. ‘’No! Wait!’’ He exclaimed. He turned himself around, and faced the TARDIS Console. ‘’We’re supposed to be going after the rest of the Element Bearers. What are we doing complimenting each other?’’ He asked, franticly. He reached out with his hoof, and grabbed hold of a handlebar. He pulled it down, accompanied by a strange screen. His head turned, and looked back at Rarity. She jumped slightly at his swift turn. ‘’Now. Where off to next?’’ He asked her. She raised an eyebrow, confused. Not knowing what exactly to tell him. He looked his head away, giving a soft groan. He turned, looking back towards her again. ‘’Your friends. The other Element Bearers! Where are they!? Where do they live!?’’ He asked, franticly. ‘’Um. Pinkie Pie lives at-‘’ ‘’At Sugarcube Corner. Yes! Twilight told me. But where is that?’’ He interrupted her. ‘’Uhhhh-…Sugarcube Corner not too far away. If you pull up a map you might find it.’’ She replied.

‘’Eh. I’ve got a better idea.’’ He turned away from the Console Unit, and turned himself to face her. ‘’Now, you’ve got to trust me on this. Okay?’’ He said, softly. Gently, raising his hooves up towards the sides of her head. ‘’Why-‘’ she asked, nervously. Before she could get an answer to her question. He had already managed to touch his hooves against the sides of her head. ‘’Oh!’’ She gasped. Their eyes closed, and both of them stopped in place.

‘’Hah! There!’’ He exclaimed. His eyes shot open. He retracted his hooves away from her head, and turned himself back towards the console. He approached it, and started to press various buttons. Pulling down a switch.

The thing in the center of the Console Unit. Started to hum to life. Creating that good’ ol familiar TARDIS sound that she had heard when this strange thing had appeared for the first time in her work room. ‘’Ahh!’’ She groaned, softly. Holding a hoof to the side of her head. She rose back up to her hooves. She looked towards the console. Silently, observing as he continued to move around it, doing various things. Like, the strange thing in the middle, starting to go up and down.

Downstairs. The door to Carousel Boutique, was blasted to pieces. Scattering bits and pieces of it onto the floor. In through the now-open space, several shapes entered inside. Rotating their domes, and looking around the room. ‘’Seek! Locate! Secure! Seek! Locate! Secure!’’ They said.

‘’Alert! TARDIS detected!’’ The sound of the TARDIS’s engines could be heard coming from upstairs. The figures moved towards the stairs, preparing to scale them to reach the second floor. But before they even got the chance, the sound of the TARDIS vanished. Leaving them with silence.

Out through the destroyed door, the shape emerged. It approached another form that resembled it, though, unlike itself, this one had a black dome. ‘’Our mission has failed! The entity, designated – Rarity. Is not here!’’ It said.

The thing in the center of the TARDIS Console unit came to a stop. The Medic looked up from the TARDIS’ controls. He turned, and directed his gaze out towards the front doors. He trotted up towards the doors. Rarity, sat on the floor, tending to her unconscious friend. Before he reached the doors, he stopped. He turned, and looked back towards her. ‘’Come on, Rarity. We’ve got to and get Pinkie Pie.’’ He said. Her head turned, looking up towards him, wearing a blank expression upon it. ‘’So what, we’re just going to leave Twilight here-?’’ She asked. She raised her hoof, pointing it throughout the room. ‘’Inside this…This, place?’’ Her head looked down, returning her gaze towards him, starring sternly, but worried. A weary sigh sounded, as he dropped his head. He looked back up. Turning himself around, and looking back towards her, starring blankly.

‘’Because the TARDIS is currently the safest place in all of Equestria.’’ He said. ‘’The Daleks will not be able to find her while she is here. Nothing will.’’ He turned, and trotted back towards the door. He pushed the door open with his hoof. He turned his head, and looked back towards Rarity, as she still sat on her rear hooves, holding Twilight up. ‘’You coming, or not?’’ He asked. Her head looked up. She, gently, looked back down towards Twilight, she then looked back up towards him. ‘’All right.’’ She said. She gently raised Twilight up from her lap, putting her, gently, back down on the floor.

She stood back up, and trotted towards him. She trotted out the door.

Once she strode outside, though, she was instantly meet with a pair of large eyes starring into hers. She jumped back, startled. ‘’AHH!’’ She exclaimed. She swung her hoof out. Attempting to hit whoever had meet her gaze. The figure in front of her ducked down, dodging it. Her hoof missed, and continued to swing to the left. There was a loud THUD, and a loud groan. Rarity opened her eyes, and looked to see who she had hit. Turning her head towards the left.

‘’Ohhhhhhh.’’ She, groaned, softly. Wearing a worried grimace, as she looked at him. He brought his hoof up to his head. Gently, rubbing his head with his hoof. ‘’Next time you try to hit something or someone, be a little bit more careful.’’ He groaned in pain.

‘’Um…Rarity-?’’ They heard a voice speak from the side. ‘’Why did you hit that Stallion in the head?’’ She asked. They turned, looking up towards a Mare that stood beside the TARDIS. Her coat was sprouting a very pink-ish color. Her mane and tail stood up like the type of cotton candy you could find at a fair.

‘’Well, nevermind. Just get inside-‘’ He said, pointing his hoof towards the TARDIS entrance. ‘’Oh! You mean this thing!?’’ Pinkie’s voice echoed from inside the TARDIS. He turned, and looked behind him. Standing by the TARDIS Console, was the happy, smiling form of Pinkie Pie. He turned, looking back at Rarity. Who only shrugged her arms. ‘’H-how did she-?’’ he asked confused. Pointing his hoof towards the Pink Mare. Before he could finish, Rarity raised a hoof, and cut him off. ‘’Don’t question it. It’s just Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie.’’ She said.

‘’Oooo! Why is Twilight laying on the floor? Is she sleeping?’’ They heard Pinkie’s voice emerge from inside the TARDIS.

Suddenly, the door was consumed in an explosion. Scattering bits and pieces of it’s wood and debris inside. Rarity, and the Medic, instantly ducked down. As the smoke cleared, several shapes started to enter inside. ‘’Locate the individual! Locate! Locate!’’ Several loud, high pitched voices shouted as they moved through the smoke.

‘’Individuals detected, but they are not our primary objective!’’ The figures shouted. ‘’Exterminate them! Exterminate!’’ The other instructed. ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ The other shouted. With quick speed, the Medic stood back up. He extended his arm, pointing it towards the dark-grey shapes. A high pitched droning sound entered the airspace, and a blue light shined towards the Daleks. ‘’Extermi-AHHHHHHHH!’’ They cried out, as they suddenly exploded. Scattering bits and pieces of their armor onto the floor.

‘’Quickly! Rarity, get into the TARDIS! Now!’’ He exclaimed, as the smoke cleared. Motioning back inside the TARDIS with his hoof. Making a quick turn. She galloped inside the TARDIS. Putting the rod back down into the pocket of his trench coat, he turned around, and galloped inside after her, closing the door after him.

With a quick slam of the door, they had returned back to safety. The Medic rushed back up towards the Console Unit. He started pressing buttons, pulling switches. Raising his head, he looked up towards Rarity. Shooting a stressed expression of concern towards her. ‘’Oh! Um…’’ She exclaimed, putting a hoof to her chin, as she began to think.

‘’Hey! What about Applejack? Why isn’t she here?’’ Pinkie asked. The Medic turned his head, looking down towards the Console Unit with a grinning smile. ‘’All righty then. Next stop is…’’ He slowly looked up, casting a blank glance towards Rarity. ‘’Um. Where is that?’’ He asked, nervously. ‘’Oh! That’s Sweet Apple Acers that you’re looking for.’’ They heard Pinkie speak beside them. ‘’Thank you!’’ He exclaimed, excited, as he resumed pressing buttons. Pulling a final switch, the thing in the center of the Console Unit started to move. The familiar thrumming sound of the TARDIS filled the Console Room. ‘’And we’re off again!’’ He said.

Outside. The TARDIS started to fade away. Several forms that stood in front of it, backed away. Catching only a final glance at it before it vanished.

Author's Notes:

Appolagies for the delayed chapter.
The internet here is pretty bad, and doesn't stay connected for very long to my computer for some reason, so it keeps coming and going, leaving only a single bar for my to work with, and even then, i only get a few minutes, at best.

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