“This is a bad idea,” Vinyl said.

BonBon shared her concerns but decided to kept quiet and tried to figure out the situation. Lyra hadn´t really explained things to them since she drag them from Ponyville into Canterlot and now had them in the back of the castle, trying to pick a door to get in.

Or so it seemed they were doing. BonBon had never seen a device like the one Mr. Time Turner was holding in his mouth, It was a stick that glowed a blue light and made a strange buzzing sound. She wondered how exactly that thing was supposed to open a palace door. Even if it was a back door, it probably had the best type of lock you could find in Equestria.

“Doctor, are you done yet?” Lyra asked, looking behind her shoulder for any approaching guards. The little blue phoenix on her shoulder chirped and she hush it.

The Doctor didn´t answered her and kept working at the door.

“Really, this is a bad idea. We should leave,” Vinyl said but none of her partners backed her up. “Are we seriously going to break into palace?” Still no answer. “BonBon, you can't possibly be okay with this.”

“I´m not but that´s because I really don't understand what´s going on.”

“So, why don't we leave?”

“I don't know. I think I just want to see where this is going,” she said.

“Well, I don't and I really want to go now!”

“Would you two be quiet?” Lyra said, a little too loud. She covered her mouth when she noticed a guard walking nearby.

All there mares duck, wondering what was going to happen to them fi they were caught when they heard the sound of the door unlocking. Without saying a word, the Doctor opened the door and went in. Lyra followed her along with BonBon. Vinyl hesitated but she preferred going with them that staying there and let the guard find her.

“Woah...”

This was the first time she ahd step into Palace and it was gorgeous. Even if it was nothing but a corridor that lead to the kitchen, it was still as regal and pristine white as she had imagined.

“This place is...awesome.”

“I hear you,” BonBon said, equally impressed by the furniture.

“Can´t you believe the Princess live in such a place? And this is just a hallway. Can you imagine the actual main hall? Or her bedroom? I bet she has a huge bed with golden curtains and sily sheets and all that. You think so, Lyra?” Vinyl asked.

“Yeah, I bet. Huge bedroom,” she absently minded answered.

“Hey, what gives? Aren't you impressed?”

“Yes, it´s a nice palace, Vinyl. It´s just...I´m not that impressed.”

“Why?” BonBon wanted to know.

“I don't know. It´s like...like I had been in here before.”

“Yeah, right” Vinyl murmured but BonBon ignored her and asked Lyra what she meant.

“It´s like that feeling when you had already done something. What´s it called?”

“Deja-vu,” the Doctor said, not looking back.

“Yeah, something like that.”

Jay-Jay pick at his wings, Vinyl just dismissed Lyra´s word but BonBon pondered, something inside her sharing Lyra´s concerns.

The Doctor suddenly stopped and opened a door, peeking inside. The three mares peek too, the little bird moving  atop of Vinyls to be higher. They were looking at another empty hallway.

“What are we waiting for? Vinyl asked but she got no answer.

Lyra looked down at the Doctor, who looked focused, almost angry with the way he narrowed his eyes. Finally the answer came walking in. Equestria latest Princess, Trixie Lulamoon was walking by along with one of her companions.

“Is the Princess,” BonBon said while Vinyl beamed a little.

“Doctor, what do you intend-” Lyra´s question got interrupted by the Doctor suddenly jumping into the hallway.

“You. Explainrightt now. What are you doing here?”

Trixie´s cománion, a brash pegasus, jumped in front of her, protecting her from the strange stallion.

“Answer me. Why are you here?”

“Back off, dude. Nopony talks like that to the Princess!”

“Hey hey, we don't want any troubles!” Vinyl rushed to explain as she and the other two joined the Doctor.

The pegasus growled at them, her wings spread in an attack posture.

“Why are you here?” the Doctor repeated.

The pegasus was moving to attack him but she was stopped by the Princess. “Lightning Dust, wait. Your eyes are very unusual. I can tell.”

Vinyl almost blushed looking at Trixie and even Lyra had to admit she had a regal presence. Trixie was a little taller than them and had her wings spread in an imposing pose.

“Why does a pony so young has such old eyes?” Trixie asked.

“I asked first. Why are you here?”

“I just got crowned, it's only natural that I´m still in palace.”

Vinyl comically agreed with her but Lyra was looking at the Doctor, wondering what he was actually asking.

“If you are wondering how I became a Princess, that´s quite a story. It begins...”

“No. I mean, why you, Trixie and not Twilight?” the Doctor interrupted her.

“Twilight who?” Trixie replied and the Doctor had to contain a smile.

“Twilight Sparkle. You don't even know who that is, do you?”

Trixie looked at Lighting Dust who looked both confused and angry.

“No need to answer. You already gave me plenty,” the Doctor suddenly said and turned around, ignoring the confused looks of all the mares.

“You didn't answered my question, good sir. It is rude to ignore a Princess.”

The Doctor stopped mid track and without turning around, said “Easy. I read too much, that gets the eyes tired. I should better stay away from the library on the third floor.”

“You mean second,” Trixie said.

“Second! See, Vinyl? You got it all wrong!”

“But I...I never said anything...I...”

BonBon patted Vinyl, shaking her head to make her realize it was pointless to argue and they followed Lyra and the Doctor down the hallway.

“Who were those weirdos, Princess?” Lighting Dust asked.

“I´m not sure, Lighting...” Trixie said, her gaze fixed in the little blue bird that followed the group.

****

“Twilight Sparkle! Petite, lavender coat, boyish mane cut, looks pretty with glasses. How come you don't  know her either?”

The poor librarian was terrified of this strange stallion that was looming over her desk.

“I´m sorry, I...”

“She must have spent every day of the week in here, reading until the closing hours, never taking even a bathroom break. Granted, she will eventually merge with the background but I have to assume at least the librarian will pay attention to the most avid reader in the room!”

“I'm sorry. I don't recall such a mare,” the librarian said.

“Then we´ll need to watch your records. BonBon, grab them!”

“What? You can't do that! Stop! I'll...I'll call security!” the librarian said, running towards the exit.

“She is serious! What are we gonna do?” Vinyl asked.

“I suggested stop using your mouth to talk and use it to grab the records!” the Doctor shouted.

“You do realize that unlike you guys I can carry stuff with my magic, right?”

“Shut up and run!” Lyra shouted at her, carrying several books with her magic.

Vinyl took a few more and rushed after the group just before the guards bursted in.

******

“No. Not here. Not this one. I can't believe she never retired one single book!”

“What´s he doing? And who is this Twilight Sparkle he keeps babbling about?” Vinyl asked Lyra.

They were in one of the many plazas, sitting under a lamppost. The Doctor was in a bench, surrounded by all the records while BonBon was feeding Jay-Jay with some seeds.

“I don't know, Vinyl. Half of the time I just nod along and wait for him to make a plan. He always has one,” Lyra answered.

“He does? It looks to me like he just make things up along the way.”

“That too.”

Despite saying that, Lyra was smiling. She found somewhat nostalgic looking at that crazy stallion rummaging through old papers.

“He said we all were there at some point.”

Vinyl and Lyra looked at BonBon, wondering what she meant.

“He called it the TARDIS. What is the TARDIS, Lyra?”

“Umh it´s a little hard to explain,” Lyra said, rubbing her neck.

“Lyra, have we met before?”

“Umh, we know each other for quite some time, NonBon.”

“No, I meant before you moved to Ponyville. Were we friends before that?”

BonBon and Lyra went quiet, looking at eachother in the eye. A strange, awkward silence falling in between them.

“Hey hey, what´s going on in here? I´m feeling some kind of strange vibes in here!” Vinyl jumped in.

“Wha-what?” Lyra asked.

“Is there something between you two?”

“Ugh! No! What are you implying?” Lyra asked, blushing.

Vinyl looked at her and then at BonBon who simply moved her head away, although there was a faint trace of blush on her face.

“A-ha! I found her address! Her two address! I meant three, four. How many times did she moved? This is ridiculous! Well, nevermind that, we'll start with the newest one and move down the line. Allon.sy everpony!”

“Wait, Doctor. What about Derpy?” Lyra asked.

“Derpy! I had completely forgot about her! We need to find Derpy but we first need to find Octavia so she can guide us to Derpy! But we need to find Twilight Sparkle as well and we need to find her first or maybe later, I don't know! I don't know if there's a time limit! I don't know if I have to hurry or not! I hate not having a time-limit! It´s like disarming a bomb that has no clock! Where is the fun in disarming bomb that you never know when it´s going to blow up?”

“Doctor, calm down!”

Lyra managed to get the stallion to stop rambling. She held her face and waited for his breathing to slow down.

“Look, why don't you take BonBon and go look for this Twilight Sparkle? Meanwhile, me and Vinyl will go find her friend and then we'll reunite with you two and go see that Derpy.”

“Oh Lyra Heartstrings, you're brilliant. Simply brilliant.”

She blushed a little but take the compliment.

“You'll make quite an assistant.”

“Technically, I am your assistant.”

“Yes, technically. In a it wasn't supposed to be this way but I'll take what I have way.”

“Thanks, I think...”

“Alright then. BonBon, we're going to the downtown. Vinyl, you take Lyra to where Octavia is. Move along, everypony, we have  a universe to set right!”

And the Doctor rushed to the right.

About half a minute later, he came back and headed the right direction this time. BonBon followed him with Jay.Jay flying behind her while Lyra and Vinyl went the opposite direction.