Crashing into a Dream

Okay... fuck fuck fuck.

Could she sneak down into the castle and find a servant that did laundry? No... even if she managed to get all the way from here to there without being spotted carrying a bunch of bedding, she'd have to explain to the servant why exactly Celestia's—as she was only just realising now, cutie mark monogrammed—sheets were covered in her cum. What the fuck kind of explanation could you give for that that any pony with two brain cells to rub together would buy?

'Oh, sorry, the cum demon broke into Celestia's room while she was sleeping and—', yeah, no. Somehow, Rainbow didn't imagine anypony was going to buy that, which left the traditional route out of the question.

However... a single thought crossed Rainbow Dash's mind, but it was still a risky one. She couldn't get anyone else to wash the sheets, which she wasn't entirely sure she regretted dirtying, and she couldn't exactly swap and replace them, but she could wash them herself. Luna's bedchambers had an en-suite bathroom, it's how she'd ended up coming in directly from her bath, surely. That meant that if she could sneak past Luna and find the baths, she could scrub the marecum out of them, dry them off somehow, and then get back onto the couch. It'd be like nothing had ever happened, and Luna wouldn't be any the wiser!

Yup, Rainbow had it all figured out. Just what she wanted to be doing with her night, and even despite the orgasm, her headache had barely faded. Part of her would have loved to lay there and just deal with it in the morning, but she knew that really wasn't an option. Rainbow Dash sat up first, then slowly stood, eyes instantly travelling to Luna, who remained completely still. Rainbow still couldn't tell if she was sleeping or working, but she didn't see the difference it made either.

Gently shifting the covers onto her back, leaving the pillow—which was still clean—behind, she began to slowly tip-toe her way through the room. All she had to do was get around Luna and make it to the door, slip through and find the bathroom. Easy work, surely.

Only, she didn't count on how dark it was, and with a loud clack! against the relative silence, she kicked into a broken table leg. "Mmf!" Rainbow 'mmf'd as she attempted to fight off the pain of stubbing her hoof. Through some herculean endurance, she managed not to scream out. Luna stirred just a tiny bit, making Rainbow freeze up, but it seemed it was a false alarm, as she quickly became still again.

Okay, close calls weren't good, and whether she was sleeping or not, Luna wasn't immune to outside noise. Rainbow made sure to really get her ninja on this time, moving at a quarter of her original pace and keeping her wings outstretched, both to balance the comforter and to keep herself centred between steps. It was difficult to see her way around the debris, and even trying her hardest, she a couple of times made noise when she really didn't want to, but soon enough, she'd passed Luna, and with her, most of her worries, finding the door.

The door was as creaky as Rainbow Dash expected it to be. Of course it was, creaky doors were literally a staple of every situation in which she'd not want to make any noise. Oil our hinges? Hell no, we want to make you as conspicuous as possible! Rainbow was hardly amused by even her own mockery of the situation, lightly grumbling as she continued to force her way through the door without opening it any more than she had to.

It was then that she was faced with a difficult choice. Risk alarming Luna by closing the door behind her, or leave it open and run the risk of her hearing the bath water running? After some careful consideration, Rainbow chose the former, pushing the door shut as lightly as she could before walking up the corridor and entering the bathroom. Rainbow Dash, one. Creaky doors, zilch.

And what a bathroom it was. A large, gilded, ornate bath sat in the centre of the round room, a mural depicting the night sky on the ceiling, light shining in through thin purple curtains, which were only half drawn. There was a basin so large Rainbow might've almost fit in it herself, made of marble rather than porcelain, as was the rounded bath in the centre of the room, which had gold patterns running alongside and around it, curious symbols that Rainbow couldn't properly make out in the darkness.

And then there was the huge variety of bottles and other toiletries that sat on shelves beside the bath, easily thousands of bits worth of grooming materials that most spas would viciously kill for. Looking at all of these items, it was no wonder the princess looked so perfect at all times.

And now she was going to use this super high-class king of all baths to wash Celestia's sheets. It would almost be funny if it wasn't so pressing, and she wasn't the one stuck in the situation.

Rainbow began to draw a shallow bath, looking over the various bottles and trying to decide what would be best for washing the comforter. She wasn't entirely sure what was what, so she just started throwing small quantities of various liquids inside, watching the bath turn bubbly and steamy as the temperature of the room picked up. There was a distinct smell of eucalyptus and lavender about the place now, one that Rainbow could almost get lost in if she closed her eyes.

But she couldn't let herself get distracted, she had a job to do. There were plenty of towels in the room, looking as if they were made from the softest cotton to ever grace Equestria. She was sure that as long as she scrubbed at the comforter for long enough, she'd be able to dry it off and make it look as if nothing ever happened.

She dipped the affected area inside, not placing the whole thing in, and then climbed in the tub herself, grabbing a scrubber designed for a pony's coat and beginning to rub at the duvet gently, hoping to coax out any remnants of her stains. It was delicate work, and she kept her tail lifted the entire time, back to the door, not wanting to get it wet. Her hooves were damp from standing in the shallow bathwater, but she could live with that—they'd be easy to dry off later.

Scrub scrub scrub... Rainbow allowed her mind to travel as she worked on cleaning up, fully aware that the bathwater was so inviting and comforting that it very heavily tempted her to just lay back, fill up the bath some more, and relax a while. But no, she was already cutting things pretty close as it was, and any more would be taking a real liberty. As such, she continued to work out any stains, thoughts landing on the ludicrous nature of the situation she was in and everything that had led up to it. What else was there to think about at this hour, after all?

It was around a minute into her task that Rainbow realised something quite worrying. If Luna was in the dreamscape while Rainbow was sleeping, and Luna was able to see everypony's dreams... did that mean that she had seen Rainbow's? It alarmed her when she first considered it, but she quickly shook her head. No. One time in the past, Luna had came into her dream to find her fighting changelings, and she thought it to be a nightmare because she just didn't know Rainbow's dreams. Luna only went into a pony's dreams when she had a reason to, surely?

Then again, that was then, and this was now... Still, the chances were surely low, she told herself if only to relieve a little of her fear. If Luna had seen what she'd been dreaming about, she had no clue how she'd ever explain it away, but she could hardly just ask 'hey, Luna, you see the dream I had about you fucking me?'. Because of that, there was no way to know for sure, and Rainbow very much doubted that Luna would have the front to approach her about it, not with how she'd been tonight, at least.

No, if there was anything that tonight had told Rainbow about Luna, it was that she wasn't very good at confronting ponies without provocation. Maybe she'd always been that way, or it could be that it was only since her return... all Rainbow knew was that when she did, the excitement factor in her body was tripled instantly. She definitely wanted to see more of it.

Rainbow's work was producing results—the comforter now looked to be completely clean, but Rainbow gave it a little longer just in case. She hoped that the freshly washed smell of it wouldn't give it away, considering that instead of smelling like fabric softener, it was going to instead carry the distinct scent of the things Luna used to wash herself. Whatever, she'd cross that bridge if she came to it.

All this sneaking around and hiding, it wasn't like Rainbow. She was used to being loud and boisterous about everything, so the fact that she was having to sneak out of someone else's bedroom like a guilty filly was playing heavily on her mind. She acted differently around Luna to usual, there was no doubt about that, and as the alcohol in her system had almost completely worn off by now, Rainbow began to consider that it likely wasn't going to change in the morning. She could only hope Luna would be the same as she was too.

You know when you've heard a sound before, and as such, it doesn't really register in your mind so much the second time? That's kinda what happened to Rainbow as she heard the creaaak of the bathroom door for a second time. It was enough for her ears to twitch, maybe, but that was about it.

When the sound of hoofsteps got added to the equation, however, Rainbow panicked. She instantly did what she considered to be the smartest thing possible, shoving the comforter in the water in its entirety, hoping the bubbles would hide it. The resulting splash sent the bubbles away, however, making the presence of the thing incredibly obvious. And now it looked like she was attempting to drown the damn comforter. She pulled it out, starting to wring it out just as Luna shone a dim light from her horn, gasping the moment she saw Rainbow and covering her eyes with a wing.

"Rainbow Dash! I'm so sorry, I didn't realise you were bathing, I..." Luna squinted for a moment, lowering her wing just as Rainbow remembered to lower her tail, dipping it in the water but managing to save her modesty. "Hold on... you're not bathing, are you?" All of a sudden, her voice became very low, as if she was growing tired of the ridiculousness that kept occurring around Rainbow. "Is there a reason my sister's comforter is in the bath with you, soaked?"

"L-Luna!" Rainbow racked her brain, the only thing coming to the forefront of her mind being the words 'don't tell her you came on it!'. Yeah, thanks, brain. Was really planning on that one. "I took it in here to wash it becauseee..."

"Yes?" Luna's eyes were impatient, but after a couple of moments thought, they softened. "Oh, Rainbow, did one of your cuts from earlier open? I wouldn't have scolded you for getting a little blood on the sheets, it wouldn't have been your fault..."

Cuts, earlier? Rainbow only really had bruises and grazes... ah, whatever, she was tired, nod along! "Uhh, yeah! Didn't wanna embarrass myself, I guess, so I took it in here to wash. You were already doing so much for me considering everything that happened, I just wanted to be sure that you didn't feel like I was being even more of a nuisance."

"Nonsense, Rainbow Dash, I would never think that." Luna smiled, buying her lie ridiculously easily, considering. It was almost as if she didn't care to make Rainbow embarrass herself with the truth. Was it really that obvious? "Now, if you would like to leave it out to dry on the radiator?"

"I was gonna towel dry it," Rainbow meekly admitted, feeling stupid for not realising there was central heating in the room. Luna raised a brow, as if this was the silliest thing she'd heard all night. "Radiator, right!" Rainbow wrung out the comforter one more time before placing it on the radiator, which Luna twisted the dial on with a spell to ensure it would heat up properly. "So... how long do you think that'll take?"

Luna put a hoof to her chin. "Hmm... I put it on a lower setting so I didn't bake out the room. I imagine it'll be an hour or so."

Rainbow was hardly looking forward to the idea of sleeping without anything to cover her, but she felt it'd be too rude to mention right then. "Alright, I'm just gonna dry off, and then—"

"Lay on your back," Luna said. It was a firm command. Almost rang of a mare who hadn't had enough sleep.

Rainbow Dash's ears twitched at that. After everything she'd been considering and fantasising over, simply being told to do something by Luna was both exciting and intriguing, but she didn't want to let on to that. It was probably nothing worth getting excited over anyway. "My back?" she asked, realising only after a couple of moments that it was an odd request to make.

"Yes, your back, Rainbow Dash. Lay on it, and I will help you." Luna apparently wasn't in the mood for giving explanations, if her cryptic words were anything to go by.

And Rainbow Dash definitely wasn't in the mood for defying her. She did as she was told, squatting down onto the floor and rolling over, looking up at her princess. "Okay... now what?" Rainbow couldn't lie, she was hoping for something sensual. Maybe Luna had caught a slight glimpse of her body when she came in, the parts that usually weren't on show, and it had intrigued her? Maybe she saw Rainbow all wet and decided she couldn't contain herself, and that in fact, she wanted Rainbow just as badly as Rainbow wanted her?

Or perhaps they hadn't both become completely lust-driven in the space of one night, and she was biting her lip in anticipation for no reason. That turned out to nearly be the case, as Luna levitated a small group of towels over.

Luna gave Rainbow a tired smile, bringing each towel closer to a hoof. "Drying yourself is a pain without magic. I will assist you." With that, she brought each of them forwards at once in their own midnight blue auras, rubbing at Rainbow's hooves from her fetlocks to halfway up each of her legs, where the moisture stopped clinging to her fur. She was soft with her magical motions, and worked them all in a parallel rhythm, the towels on her left legs moving in the opposite way to those on her right.

What she didn't account for is how sensitive Rainbow's hooves were. Rainbow giggled without meaning to, tail thrashing as she kicked at the towels and rolled around like an upturned elephant, unable to stand or stay still for even a moment. "S-stop, stop!" she laughed harder than any joke could make her, desperately jolting and squirming in an effort to get the towels away, but Luna was relentless, keeping them in place and ensuring that she got the job done.

"Stay still, Rainbow Dash. The sooner we get you dry, the sooner we can sleep."

"N-no!" Rainbow's wings started flapping from the feeling of the towels, causing her to lightly rotate on the spot and for Luna's towels to chase after her, possessed of a desire to get her dry again. "You don't know how much this tickles!" Rainbow panted hard, her entire body tensed, trying to come up with some plan to get Luna's evil inanimate monsters away from her, but to no avail, her body only telling her to carry on kicking and screaming.

"Be still, Rainbow Dash!" Luna barked, and Rainbow froze up instantly.

It was uncanny, almost. Rainbow could still feel the tickle of having her hooves rubbed, just as much as usual, but somehow, Luna's shouting had made her obedient. Rainbow was never obedient for anyone, save her CO's, and even then she could be snarky. It was hard for Rainbow to contemplate anything past the torture she was enduring, but the idea that Luna's words really had that much of an effect on her?

It was incredible. Incredibly hot and a little weird, that was.

Soon after she stopped struggling, Luna was finished, and all of Rainbow's hooves were dry. When she finally took the towels away, Rainbow stood, feeling slightly numb. She couldn't help but notice the wry grin on Luna's face. "S-sorry about that, princess. Sensitive hooves." Rainbow shied away, looking at the floor for a moment, but then just as quickly forced her head back up. What was she doing?!

Luna placed a hoof over her mouth, chuckling slightly, but it was soon broken by a yawn, one that made her close her eyes and stretch out, wings spreading to their full span.

Okay, time to add 'big dark wings being sexy as hell' to the list, it seemed.

"Let me do your tail, it's still damp," Luna said once she'd finished, and Rainbow instantly turned around for her.

Rainbow didn't even consider what Luna might or might not have been looking at back there as her princess took a towel in hoof and began to brush it against Rainbow's tail, slowly drying it. As far as Rainbow was concerned, at this point, she was more than happy for Luna to get a little peek, or even a touch, if she so wanted. There had to be something in Luna's behaviour, she was almost sure. Like, it was more than a little bit forward to offer to dry another pony's tail, considering what Luna was so likely to get a view of doing it.

But then, Luna hadn't exactly been back in Equestria a long time. Maybe that was just a social norm to her? Rainbow tried not to wonder about it too much, but she couldn't help it, she wanted to know whether Luna was coming onto her or not! As a test, she softly flicked her tail upwards, hoping to expose a little of her marehood and see if Luna reacted at all, but all she managed to do was hit Luna in the face with her still half-wet tail.

"Rainbow! You're extremely fidgety... be still for me." Rainbow did as she was told, mentally scolding herself for totally screwing that one up, and soon enough, she was completely dry all over.

She turned around to face Luna, finding her putting the towels back on the rack to dry. "Thanks for that..." she let the sentence trail a little, still not entirely sure what that was, a friendly gesture or— "Sorry if I woke you up, by the way. I don't know if I was being loud in here."

"Oh no, I haven't slept yet," Luna said, using another spell to let the bath drain before beginning to walk out of the room, beckoning for Rainbow to follow. "I was patrolling the dreamscape until just now, I usually call it quits at about three in the morning."

"Huh, so that's the time. I woke up in the middle of the night, didn't realise it was so late." Rainbow followed her out of the room, being sure to scowl at the creaky door before closing it. Her and it were enemies now, no doubt there. Also, that confirmation that Luna was in the dreamscape played on her mind a little, but she quelled the thought.

"Yes, it is rather late, and I have to be up early tomorrow. Celestia requires my presence at a council meeting at eleven o' clock, and you will be attending." Luna walked up to her large, now posterless but still divinely comfortable cover and pillow filled bed before hopping up and laying on it, all of her hooves folded. "We should both get some sleep."

Rainbow nodded, walking over to the couch. Luna's eyes followed her the whole time, and when she laid down, placing her head on the pillow, she heard the distinct sound of Luna clearing her throat.

"What exactly do you think you are doing, Rainbow Dash?"

"Uhh... sleeping?" Rainbow sat up a little, looking back at Luna with a raised eyebrow. She hadn't done something else wrong already, had she? If so, she was probably setting records at this point.

"What I mean is what do you think you are doing sleeping over there with no blanket." Luna patted the bed, which just so happened to be covered with blankets. "I get the distinct impression you're attempting to freeze yourself overnight."

Rainbow tilted her head, looking at Luna with a small measure of confusion. "I thought you said you didn't want to trust me with any more of your things?"

"Right you are, look what you did to Celestia's comforter," Luna winked, patting the bed once more. "Looks as if I'll have to keep you within hoof's reach to ensure you aren't damaging anything else of mine. If that means sharing the bed with you, so be it. It's more than large enough for the both of us."

"O-oh." Rainbow Dash couldn't help blushing. She also couldn't help the way her tail flicked, or that her ears folded back, or the very possible skipping of a heartbeat. "You're sure? I mean, you're sure that that's okay?" Rainbow's mind was going at a million miles a second, she couldn't believe what Luna had just offered.

"If I didn't think it was okay, why would I have said anything?" Luna patted the side next to her a third time before slipping under the sheets, her fuzzy flue muzzle sticking out as she rolled from side to side, getting comfortable. "Come, Rainbow Dash. You need your rest also."

Rainbow fidgeted in place, slowly rising from the couch and moving over to the bed. It was pretty high up, she wasn't sure whether to clamber on, or jump, or even use her wings to get up there. As she considered what the best approach would be, she realised she was stalling out of nervousness alone, before concluding to go back to the couch and grab her pillow, if only to have a few more moments to steel herself.

"What is taking so long?" Luna asked, peering down at Rainbow Dash as she paced back to the couch. "Do you intend to keep your princess awake through the entire night?"

Rainbow almost wished she could say yes, but that was confidence she didn't possess in this moment. It had all been stripped from her the moment she was confronted with this opportunity, making her clam up and become quite anxious. "I... I was just going to go and get—" she motioned towards the pillow with her head, words failing her.

"There is no need, I have plenty up here. Come and share them with me." Luna yawned again, this time pushing her hooves out from the covers, and Rainbow squared her withers, standing up straight and preparing herself for the task to come: sleeping next to the mare she'd spent all night thinking about.

In the end, she settled for clambering up onto the bed, her dock wiggling as she attempted to find purchase on the soft, sinking mattress. She squirmed in place, finding it difficult to push her way up, and with a flap of her wings, managed to save herself from falling. Luna looked over to her, turning her head on the pillow, snickered for a second, then reached out with her magic and pulled Rainbow the rest of the way up. "Th-thanks," Rainbow panted, cheeks ablaze.

"I trust you're capable of climbing under the covers by yourself?" Luna teased, smile still about her, rolled over and facing Rainbow.

Rainbow only nodded, finding it difficult to actually talk during this whole ordeal. She slipped under the duvet, the same one Luna used, and despite the largeness of the bed, she hadn't accounted for how Luna seemed to stretch out when she slept, nor the fact she appeared to be fond of sleeping right in the centre of her bed. The long and short of it was that Rainbow had to keep right on the edge of the bed to keep herself from touching Luna's wings or falling off.

Luna peered at her through one eye. "Is there a reason you seem so averse to sharing space with me?"

"N-no, princess, it's just that I don't want to brush up on you, and—"

Luna retracted her wings a little, giving Rainbow some space and saving her from hyperventilation. "There, is that a little more considerate of me?"

"Thanks," Rainbow stammered, rolling up the bed a little and trying to get comfortable. It wasn't the bed itself that made that difficult—this was easily the softest, plushest thing she'd ever laid in by a mile, somehow even better than it had seemed earlier—it was the company, the difficulty of trying to spread herself out in a similar fashion to Luna as she liked to when she slept without overlapping a wing with hers.

As such, Rainbow wasn't entirely sure how to sleep. She tried curling up into the fetal position, she attempted to lay on both sides, and either her belly.

The whole time, Luna looked at her with a tired expression. "Is something the matter, Rainbow Dash?"

"I'm just trying to get comfy," Rainbow said honestly, rolling over once again before sighing and moving to sit up. Why was this so difficult, when it should've been the best thing ever?

"Do what you must to ensure your stillness. I cannot watch you rolling around in circles all night, I'll never get a wink of sleep." Luna's words were calm and direct. It almost seemed as if she lost whatever filter she had when she was tired, or at least a portion of it. No beating around the bush that time, or even earlier, just simple and confidently asserted direction.

And once again, Rainbow just wasn't sure how to argue. She felt like she shouldn't have been doing it, but she listened to Luna's words and did as instructed, unfurling her wings and allowing one to sit on top of Luna's as she curled slightly into her. There was still some space between them, thankfully, but the insane softness of Luna's wing was still a mark against Rainbow's sanity. "I... is this okay, princess? I'm not trying to touch you, it's just this is how I usually sleep."

"In fact, it is rather comfortable." Her admission came easily, and it calmed Rainbow somewhat. Almost made her want to get a little closer, attempt to snuggle up to her, but she knew that some things were just going too far. That said... she wouldn't have imagined doing any of the things she had with the princess over the course of the last evening, so maybe that wasn't the case?

Screw it. Rainbow could be brave.

Well, sorta brave. She didn't roll straight over to Luna, but instead shimmied, her wing lightly brushing against her princess' all the while as she brought herself that bit closer to her. Luna didn't seem to react at first, neither advancing or backing away, and Rainbow worried that she might have offended her, been too forward.

Then Luna began to do the same thing. Wordlessly, silently, she brought herself that bit closer until her wingtip was pressed under Rainbow's back, and it was almost as if her body had been scooped up in it. Rainbow's heart leapt, but she managed to keep it in her chest. "You're right," Rainbow smiled in spite of her worry, feeling her eyes beginning to lid from heaviness. "It is pretty comfy."

There was silence for a while, a warm silence that was made all the warmer by the presence of Luna's wing, the feeling of her hooves so close to Rainbow's that they were nearly touching, and even her muzzle which was less than a foot away. They'd both started on their back, but in little time had began to roll into each other, yet neither of them commented on it, almost as if they were acting too tired to realise what it was they were doing.

For a long time, all Rainbow could hear was Luna's soft, calming breath. That and her own heartbeat in her ears. After what might have been two or three minutes, Rainbow spoke, something having been on her mind since its mention earlier on. "You said we've gotta go to a meeting tomorrow, right, Luna? What's that about?"

"Mmh..." Luna rolled a further from Rainbow before scooting closer, her voice a soft whisper, and Rainbow wondered if she had been drifting off to sleep. She opened her eyes, which still glinted in the darkness, and then proceeded to roll them. "A boring affair, I promise you. Nobility that like to pretend they're important bringing forth concerns that my sister and I are already quite capably handling. You'll be there so I don't have to endure it alone, but also so you can begin to repay your debt to me."

Rainbow felt kind of bad for waking Luna up until she heard that. "Heh, so you just want me to suffer alongside you?"

"Hmm... that, and a couple of other things. You'll be beginning your new position in the morning, I thought this might be good practice for you."

"My new position?" Rainbow echoed, trying to make sense of her words. Luna had said something about a uniform before, and now she wanted her to go to a council meeting... "Oh, I know! You want me to be an ambassador at the meeting, because I'm an Element of Harmony!" Rainbow squeezed her lips shut the moment Luna flinched from her outburst, remembering she had absolutely no volume control.

"A nice guess, Rainbow Dash, but I'm afraid that won't be the case. You'll be serving me in a similar way to what you'll be helping with in my bedchambers. Mull it over, if you like, you should come to the conclusion quite quickly."

"...you want me to fix and clean things?" Rainbow asked, muzzle twisted.

"More along the lines of 'pour drinks, make sure everypony is entertained, be at my beck and call for the duration of the meeting'. I trust you'll take your role seriously for as long as you're under my command?"

Rainbow blinked rapidly as she realised just what kind of situation she was being put into. She nodded at Luna, who seemed to pick it up despite the darkness, only wondering once more what her uniform might look like, and how difficult it'd be to be a glorified waitress-pony in front of a bunch of prissy nobles, in front of Celestia.

That said, the idea just made it that bit more fun in her mind. She wondered if Luna would still be this strong-willed when she woke up the next morning, and imagined that if she kept depriving her of sleep, it was a definite. Rainbow figured it probably best to shut up then, not seeing it as fair to keep Luna awake any longer.

Besides, she herself was in need of some good rest after a day like this, a night like this. Maybe she did it because she was half-asleep already, maybe she did it because she was an idiot, but instead of simply saying 'good night' to Luna, she placed a hoof on her side and gave her a light squeeze. Luna's eyes opened once more, and she looked at her deeply, almost appearing shocked, blinking multiple times. Rainbow Dash gulped, ready to make a million excuses and then bolt.

And then she felt Luna squeeze her right back. Her motion was harder, still affectionate, but one that seemed to denote the ownership of property. It made Rainbow Dash feel toasty, inside and out.

The night became longer, and the pair became sleepier, until eventually, huddled together to the point of lightly touching, they drifted away in search of sleep. Rainbow felt the calmest she had in a very long time, even as a tempest swirled in her mind, and she only hoped that her dreams would be filled with the same happiness that they had been earlier, scary, confusing, and spectacular.