The Princess and The Doctor (A MLP/Doctor Who Can Fiction)

Preview : The Alicorn With The Icy Heart

The Alicorn with the Icy Heart
Chapter 1 : Mistakes Forgotten

This story takes place after A Royal Problem MLP Season 7, and during The Snowmen (Doctor Who Christmas 2013)

Canterlot Castle sits quietly. With the Royal Guard working hard on upgrading the security of Canterlot itself, the palace has been quieter lately. Months has passed since Chrysalis last takeover attempt, but preparing for her next attempt has taken months. With the guards off tonight, after a hectic week of the latest work fortifying the Castile and city from Dark Changeling infiltration, Luna awakens to a quiet shift.

Celestia was away in the Crystal Empire reconnecting with friends she met last Hearths Warming Eve, which was just as well as Luna was in no mood to be surrounded by the relentless sunshine cheer of her dayglo sister. As she sits brooding in the throne room, sorting through holoimages of Equestria on remote distant patrol, her thoughts wander. No matter how hard she focused she can't stop thinking of herself being so easily captured by Chrysalis. Tricked, subdued, imprisoned, humiliated. Her thoughts, almost an obsession, pains her. "I am not a failure." She hissed, images spinning past as she mulls over her emotions panning through the holoviews as she dod.

Suddenly a familiar form pops into her feed from VanHoover. "Of course not, Princess. We all have bad da-- HEY!!"

"What do you want Discord."

He next appears eating a haydog on the streets of Manehatten. "Maybe a moment of your oh so important time to conso--"

"Go console Fluttershy. I'm not weak."

He appears again, holding up a jar of pear jam in from of Ponyville city hall. "Well isn't that just bitter of you. You need a sweet treat to light--"

"Your point."

Discord, now in front of Luna, dispels the hologrid glaring at her. "My point, Princess Rude, is your brooding more than usual. Even for you. Want to talk about it?"

"Your not giving me a choice, are you. Come along."

She stands up, motioning for Discord to follow her. "I take it you have appetite enough to join me for dinner."

"Well I suppose I could stand a dangerous for my health meal cooked by a Princess food learner. You had me at "you"."

"Shut up, Discord."

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"Pancakes." Discord mumbles, staring down the stack, "Clearly a surefire allegory for your luck with life. Imprisoned by Celestia, drawn into the problems of other dimensional children of dreams keeping you from stopping Chrysalis, inhibited by Celestia denied your chance to fight Sombra, defeated by Tirek..."

"Enough. I get the point." Luna hisses. "Did you come here to mock my failings?"

"I'm here to be a friend, Luna, since you can't even muster the strength to be your own friend..." (Discord shivers) "...is it just me or did you feel that sense of inevitable dread."

Luna, her frown slowly melting into confusion, mutters "What are you ta--"

"PRINCESS LUNA!!"

Gabriella the Griffon flies into the private kitchen dining room, Sunburst (who called out seconds earlier) and Starlight clinging onto Gabby's back. Sunburst, panicked, jumps down as his magic pulls a book from his saddlebag. "You have to read this!! Oh... Hi Discord."

"Hey Discord." (Starlight glances back and forth at the two) "Sorry, did we interrupt date night?"

"Don't be rude, Starlight. Princess Luna is cheery enough as is. What..."