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=Bros in Equestria Bonus Story: Going the Distance=
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>He had said one week.
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>One week until he and Starswirl finished the spell that would let you go save her.
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>That had been ten days ago.
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>Ten days of trying to occupy yourself while the wizards did their work with the knowledge that she might be in danger.
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>You had learned a bit about the Equestria you were staying in.
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>It was apparently about a hundred years after Discord was put down and the world was in harmony.
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>Canterlot was the capitol, but was still under construction.
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>You gave them a few pointers that you used back home.
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>The rest of this place was...topsy turvy.
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>Apparently Luna and Celestia switched rolls here.
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>Celestia was the dutiful monarch who always put country and citizen before herself, and Luna was fucking anything with a hole or a pole.
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>One of those being Starswirl.
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>Very loudly.
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>In the room down the hall from yours and Anon's.
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>You and Anon sang Nightfall to them. Loudly and out of key.
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>At least some things were universally constant.
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>When you weren't snooping around the castle, you were out in the courtyard with the guards.
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>You had set up several practice dummies so that you could practice with Mick and Joe.
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>That was where you were now, standing in the middle of a circle of spinning dummies as you danced from one attack into another.
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>The key with dual weapons was movement...to better utilize your extra knife.
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>You speed up your strikes and eventually stick the dummy right where it's neck would be.
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>The sharpness of the blades becomes apparent when the "head" of the dummy lists to one side and falls off, revealing Anon standing behind it.
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>"You push yourself too hard and you'll be exhausted before we go save her."
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>You yank Mick out of the dummy and leave the circle.
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"I'll be fine."
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>Anon stops you. "I know you didn't sleep last night, man..."
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>It's true, you hadn't.
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"Too riled up."
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>You slip Mick and Joe back into their sheaths as Anon shakes his head.
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"What's up?"
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>"We got it." He says.
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>You felt your heartbeat kick into high gear.
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>Finally...an end to this waiting around.
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"And you're sure it'll get us to her?"
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>"It's as close as we can get it."
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>...It'll do.
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"Lead the way."
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>Anon lead you through the smaller Canterlot castle up to the Magisters tower.
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>Starswirl and the Princesses stood around a table with the modified crystal on it with seven ponies in red robes.
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>The First Magisters: Paragons of Equestrian magical study.
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>They and Anon had been pouring over the crystal magics for the past week and a half.
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>Anon said he had to teach Starswirl all about how the spell worked, probably jumped magical study in Equestria forward by two hundred years doing it.
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>"Are you sure there is no way we can convince you to stay Anon...? Think of all we could accomplish!" Starswirl says.
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>Starswirl hadn't let up after Anon had told him he was leaving with you.
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>It hadn't helped your mood.
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>"I'm sorry Starswirl but we have to go, she needs us." Anon says.
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>Starswirl sighs. "All this for a young girl..."
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"We promised."
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>You stare into Starswirl's eyes.
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"I promised."
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>Starswirl sighs again and turns away.
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>Anon elbows you in the ribs and gives you a stern look.
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>You were being rude...
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"Thank you. All of you. For your help."
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>"We really appreciate it." Anon added.
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>Anon walks up to the table and scoops up the crystal.
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>"You ready?" He asks.
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>You flex your hands and get ready to fight whatever that green light was once you step out.
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"Do it."
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>Anon nods and tosses the crystal onto the ground.
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>A rippling portal opens up a few feet in front of you both, filling the room with a low hum.
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>It doesn't look any different from the way it normally did...
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>This better work.
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>Only one way to find out, you guess.
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"Let's go."
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>Anon wordlessly follows you as you step through the portal.
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>You were in Gouxia Shin in Ib'xian, about ten years after the Equestria shook the world by annexing the Griffin Kingdoms due to their recent troubles.
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>The warehouse complex you were currently in at the edge of the city was famous for being one of the most quiet places around.
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>Except for right now.
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>"Run!" the Doctor yelled as the blast of energy impacted the wall behind you.
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>He didn't have to tell you twice!
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>Your name was Dinky Hooves and you have been traveling with your family for a while now.
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>It had all started when Dad had said he wanted to take you on a trip after you graduated.
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>That trip had ended with a bunch of robot ponies trying to kill you.
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>Which lead to saving a star.
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>Which lead to going back to the founding of Equestria.
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>You don't know at what point you started enjoying it...but you eventually told him that you didn't want to go back.
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>The four of you arrived at this warehouse a few hours ago, looking for the reason the TARDIS had sent you here.
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>You found it when you discovered that some psycho Ibex named Hard Light had found a way to make an infinite army for himself thanks to an alien computer and some magic.
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>He had found a way to make the digital constructs inside the computer "real" in the form of holograms.
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>Holograms that were now chasing you.
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>"Keep going! Back to the TARDIS!" He shouted.
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>You, Mom and Dad ran through the warehouse, bounding over obstacles and evading as many of the hologram creatures as you could.
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>You glanced behind you and saw the horde of magic holograms chasing you, with new ones forming along the way.
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>One of them, a pony made of green light, tried to tackle you as Hard Light talked over the loudspeaker.
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>"You should not have come to disrupt my work, Doctor."
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>Dad rolls his eyes as he runs. "It's not like I WANTED to come here..."
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>The light monsters behind you continued to give chase.
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>An emerald Diamond Dog shouted orders to the rest in his double flanged voice. "Get them! Make sure they not get back to the Box!"
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>Another dog tried to materialize directly in the path of the three of you.
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>You prayed your magic would work as you reached out with your telekinesis and tried to yank his foot out from under him.
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>You congratulated yourself as the Dog slammed into the ground, but five others seemed to take its place.
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>"Gogogogogogogo!" Dad yelled as you rounded a corner, green blasts of energy flooding through the doorway a second later.
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>At the end of the hall you saw it, that shade of blue you had come to call home lately.
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>"Keep going!" Mom shouted.
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>There were tradeoffs to being a unicorn, such as not being able to move as fast as earth ponies or pegusi.
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>That became apparent when Dad and Mom started pulling ahead of you.
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>The blasts of energy behind you became more rapid, one of them striking near your foot.
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>You lost your balance and tumbled to the ground as the emerald monsters closed in.
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>"Muffin!" Mom cried.
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>Dad didn't say anything, just pulled a green glowing stick out of his lapel and pointed it at the monsters.
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>The various hologram creatures held their hands to their imaginary heads at the sound before winking out like lightbulbs.
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>But still they came.
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>They rushed passed you, charging Mom and Dad. "Dinky!" Dad shouted.
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>The same Emerald Dog from before who was shouting the orders loomed over you as you tried to get to your feet.
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>"Stupid ponies try to ruin Master's plan?"
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>You back away from the dog, noticing a bang and a low hum come from behind you.
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>The dog stares right at you and raises his claws. "We not let that happen."
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>You close your eyes and brace yourself for the end...
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>The end that...doesn't come?
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>You open your eyes and see someone you NEVER expected to see way out here.
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>He stood hands locked with the Dog, a manic grin on his face and eyes that seemed to be giving the dog pause.
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>What...?
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>"Stupid dog tries to kill my friend?" He grunts out. "That isn't happening..."
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>He glances down at you. "Pay attention now Poozer."
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>Your mind is catapulted back years at the mention of your old nickname and the only one who used it.
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>Mous stomped on the Dog's knee and sent a snapping sound through the hallway before he flipped it over his shoulder and began stomping on its neck.
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>The emerald creatures behind him began bursting into flame and being tossed back dozens of feet.
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>Mister Anon walked into view from behind you, tossing tiny rocks that sent the dogs flying.
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>The emerald monsters started to back away until they were eventually in full retreat.
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>Mous stopped Mister Anon as he finished with the Dog. "Split up, keep the Dogs off 'em."
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>He looked back at Dad. "You. Is there something sending these things out?"
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>Dad nods. "A transmitter back in the main room."
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>Mous nods. "We'll take care of all the mooks, get rid of that thing."
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>You finally find your voice. "J-just the two of you?"
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>Mous gets that grin that brings you back to when you were a filly.
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>"This is what I do Poozer." He says before he turns and runs down the hallway, Anon following behind him.
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-Mous PoV-
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>Okay.
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>The portal worked, Dinky was safe, and there was an endless supply of weird holo-deck monsters in your way.
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>And Hearthswarming wasn't for months.
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>You bring your new knives to bear and dive into the fray.
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>The addition of an extra blade makes this so much faster.
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>You became a little tiny whirlwind of death as you sliced, stabbed and chopped your way through the cramped hallway.
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>Ha! Listen to you so happy on the job!
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>This must be Dinky's doing, it was GREAT seeing her again!
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>It had been absolute AGES since you saw her at graduation, all beaming as you and her family cheered her on.
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>Even seeing her little figurines at the museum back home ha-WHOA!
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>You duck down just in time to dodge a magic blast.
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>Oh yeah, you were fighting.
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>You tended to go on autopilot when you fought...
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>The lights dimmed and a faintly accented voice scream "NOO!" over the loudspeaker as you stabbed a green zebra in the neck.
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>That was either Doc or Anon and considering that you hadn't been sucked into a black hole, you'll guess Anon just hit a power generator.
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>You cut through another group of light monsters before the voice came back.
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>"That will not work Doctor!"
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>You followed the voice to a stairwell, at the top of which was a door with flashing lights coming from underneath it.
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>Well that was promising.
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>You stomped up the stairs as that nut-job kept ranting.
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>"You cannot stop the future Doctor! Even the Time-Ponies will be in awe of my crea-"
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>You interrupt him as you kick open the door.
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"I HATE THIS STATION!"
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>Before you was a very frightened Ibex dressed in a lab coat, a glowing metal cylinder behind him.
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>"No! Stay back!" He shouted as you closed the distance between the two of you.
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>You grabbed the microphone and wrestled it out of his magical grip.
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"Give me that!"
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>The mic echoes through the warehouse as you toss it over your shoulder.
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>You kick the Ibex against the wall when he starts trying to hit you with magic, scooping up a chair while he's dazed.
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>You throw the chair through the opaque window overlooking the warehouse floor.
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>You hoist the protesting Ibex over your shoulders shortly thereafter and toss him out next.
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>Anon, Hooves, and Derpy all stare up at you in silent shock. Dinky had a smile.
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"I found the bad guy!"
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>You hopped out of the window and rolled into the fall.
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>The Ibex next to you groaned as you stood.
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"Oh relax you pansy, it was only fifteen feet."
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>He moans again before he wisely decides to stay quiet.
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>Dinky has been staring at you since you got here.
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>You knelt down to her eye level as you had done so many years ago.
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"Hey Poozer."
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>She took a few steps towards you, her eyes still wide.
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>"How...how are you here?"
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"Anon and a..."friend" of ours rigged up a portal to take us here."
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>You look around the room.
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"Where are we, anyway?"
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>"Gouxia Shin in Ib'xian. Around 1912." the Doctor said.
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>You looked to Anon.
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"Was that before or after we shot Spacebear?"
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>"After. Way after." he says.
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"I miss Spacebear."
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>"You shouldn't have had me blow him up then."
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>"Have you two changed at all?"
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>You look back to Dinky and return the smile she's giving you. "Not in the least, Poozer."
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>"Why are you here Mous?" she asked with a grin. "I'm not complaining, but it's still pretty weird."
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"Saw a vision of you getting hurt, came to get you."
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>"Across enough distance to need a portal?"
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"I said I'd protect you Dinks."
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>You reach out and ruffle her mane.
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"You know that."
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>Dinky's smile persisted as she wordlessly wrapped her hooves around you.
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>"My life has been way to boring without you Mous."
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"Likewise Dinks."
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>A beeping noise coming from the Doctor interrupted your reunion.
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>"Oh dear. We have to leave now."
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>Huh?
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>"Why?" Anon asked.
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>"Because we fried the generators here and they were set to explode. Alright, grab him and take him to the TARDIS!" He says, pointing at the Ibex.
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>You release Dinky and move to the unconscious Ibex.
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"Never a dull moment, huh Poozer?"
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>She giggles and helps you pick up the dead weight with her magic.
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>"Not in the least."
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>The warehouse erupted into gouts of flame that shot up hundreds of feet into the air.
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>The generators below were offworld technology, they could hold enough energy to turn this side of the planet into glass, Hard Light had only used a hundredth of their storage capacity.
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>You stood with Anon, Dinky and her family on a nearby hill as you watched the warehouse go up, the TARDIS behind you with the unconscious Ibex inside it.
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>"Is the fire always blue, Doctor?"
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>He nods. "It is when it's Atraxi technology."
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"At least it looks nice."
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>The building below exploded as another generator went.
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>You could relax now that Dinky was safe, relax and take in your surroundings.
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>The first of which is this stallion standing next to you.
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"New bow tie?"
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>He grows a smug grin. "Bow ties are cool."
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"Bow ties are lamer than parachute pants."
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>"Are not."
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"Are so."
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>"Are not!"
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>"They kinda are dad." Dinky interjects.
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>Hooves reacts in shock and turns to Derpy.
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"They're a bit silly sweetheart." She says.
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>Hooves looks to the two mares. "Twenty minutes you're back and you're already turning my family against me..."
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>You chuckle.
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"Have a rough time of it, huh?"
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>He cringes.
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>"Yes. Bit of a situation on Sontar a couple hundred years back...Got a little hairy."
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"You should have called, we could have done your job for you."
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>He scoofs. "Oh I couldn't do that. You were busy! Something about a "Spacebear" I believe?"
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>You roll your eyes.
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>Even dead that thing was annoying.
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>The final generator explodes in the factory and sends a great blue fireball into the sky.
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>The distant wail of sirens told you that the authorities were on their way to investigate this fireball.
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>"That sounds like our cue to vanish." Hooves said.
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>Dinky hopped up and wrapped her hooves around your waist again, squeezing you tight.
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>"It was great to see you again Mous..."
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>You stroke her mane.
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"Heh...you too Poozer."
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>Derpy flies up and wraps her hooves around both your necks. "Thanks for helping us you guys."
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>"Heh...No problem Derpy."
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"It's what we do."
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>"I won't hug you." A voice says from inside the now open TARDIS.
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>Hooves steps out holding a small wallet looking thing that he throws to you. "But I do have a gift."
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>You open it up, seeing the blank pages inside.
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>"Psychic Paper. Just think if you're in a jam."
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>You hand the important paper to Anon, he gets in less scrapes than you.
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"And I suppose that works both ways? Will I be getting messages from you when YOU get in a jam?"
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>Hooves chuckles. "Spoilers..."
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>Heh...
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>The two of you stare at each other as Dinky and Derpy walk inside the TARDIS.
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"I guess I was right to trust you."
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>Hooves walks inside his box. "I do my best...So long boys."
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"Later Spacemane."
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>"Goodbye Doctor."
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>The blue door shuts before the blue box begins to fade.
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>In a moment it's gone, leaving the two of you on the hill alone.
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"Is he allowed to call us "boys"? We're probably older than him."
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>"Eh...he's weird."
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>The police sirens grow ever closer to the burning building.
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>"Shall we?" Anon asks.
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"Someplace sunny, if you can."
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>Anon chuckles and opens the portal.
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>And the two of you are gone before the cops get on the scene.
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>It was great to see them again...
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