A Lonesome Dreamscape

Its been a few weeks since that glorious night with Luna. I still can't believe she did that to me, She is one saucy mare, indeed. But then again, that's one of the hundreds of reason why i love her, so. To think that a mare so timid and shy could turn out to be so, well, aggressive.

Every night since, I've been constantly visiting the dreamscape. In the middle of the night when I fall asleep I would appear on the plane, smiling like there's no tomorrow, and keeping as much of that time with Luna as I could. Even during the day for numerous hours we would talk about magic, or even her sister Celestia, who apparently loves my very being for making Luna just so filled with joy, and non stop happiness.

Luna told me that Celestia even said that since I was meeting with Luna, she's only been getting better with adapting to the new world and even going outside to try and make friends with random ponies she sees in the castle, even going as far to leave the castle grounds to see what nightlife was like in this era. Happy to say; she went to her first nightclub with some 'Vinyl Scratch' and had the time of her life.

I couldn't be happier for her. Every morning that I decide to skip classes, I'd be sleeping in my bed soundly and strolling through Luna's garden while I awaited her return. Hell she even started to help me with getting the hang of the whole 'astral travel' thing. Well, she is the princess of the night, so it's no surprise she has some tips on dream walking and being able to transverse different worlds and realities.

I've been getting better and better at controlling my movements in the ethereal plane. I can actually start to float like Luna does when she hovers with her wings! Apparently the possibilities are endless, I just need time to be able to control my abilities.

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"So, Luna." I started, grabbing her attention as she was drifting off towards the north star as I spoke. "Do you think it would be possible for me to actually visit your world soon? Because you have no idea how awesome it sounds compared to mine."

She seemed to ponder this for few seconds then spoke. "Well, thou have made steady process with thine abilities. I don't see why thou wouldn't be able to at some point." Some point.. I thought.

"How long do you think it would take to be able to get your world?"

"That's not something we can answer easily, Seth. The only way thou seem to be able to come here, is because you keep wanting to visit me." She gathered a smile and nuzzled against my face affectionately. "So we suppose if thou really wanted to visit us in our own world and not just the dreamscape, you would be able to. Though it would take huge amounts of concentration and thou would have to locate our signature from the different worlds. But this would take an insane amount of concentration, you would have to be in a soundproofed room where no noise could penetrate, and wake you from your travels."

I just sat there, dumbstruck. She just explained how I could visit an alien world; perfectly. What part of that wasn't easy to answer? "Luna, what part of that wasn't easy to answer?"

She looked down for a moment and stared at her hooves as they twiddled in my lap. "Well... what if I told you, your body wouldn't be able to come with you?" What.

"What?"

"If you were to travel to our world, it wouldn't be thine actual body. It would be what thou referred to as, your 'second state', or 'second body' that truly came past the dimensional barrier between worlds and to ours." she looked a little scared at what she had to say next. "You...Your second body would not return to your world. You would never be able to leave and return home." How the hell did she get that from me telling her like two chapters of the astral travel book.

"How can you be so sure, Luna?" I asked with actual wonder in my voice, this has got to be enlightening.

"You said that when you enter your second state, its you lifting from the reality of the world around you and leaving to a different plane. If you were to travel with us back to our world, then you would be fully leaving the 'reality' of your own. In essence, you would be split in two. One body would lay in your bed in your reality, and the other would be taken and placed into an unknown reality which it had no memory of. Hence, you would not know anything of our world and be trapped to our reality for the rest of your days. Almost as if there were a tether on your second state, and the knot that was tied, was twisted and warped through our dimensional gateway."

Ok... She is the princess of the night, and she does have a lot more experience than myself in passing through different planes of existence, but what the fuck? There's no way I wouldn't be able to go back. I can control my body as I wish now. I mean, my life wasn't exactly the best, and I've been spending pretty much every waking (heh, lies) moment with Luna, but well; its still technically home.

"That's.......a lot more than I thought would happen..." I almost felt like I just wanted to go back home and wake up so I could get things back to normal. But then I remembered someon-, er, pony. Luna. She is my home now. The one and only being I could ever think of spending my life with. My decision was obvious, there's no way I couldn't go with her. I love her.

"So, what if I said, I wouldn't want to go back anyways?" She gasped from me telling her this.

"B-but your family, your home. You would never see them ever again, Seth." I felt a little hurt that she didn't want me to go back to her world, with her. "We appreciate how much you care for us.":she space: she placed her head on my chest and draped her fore-hooves over my shoulders."But... you really wouldn't care about going back?"

I thought it over for a good 5 minutes till I kissed her on the forehead, being meaningful to avoid her horn. " If I said to give me 5 hours to get ready, and say good bye to some close friends, what would you say?" I smiled and hugged her tight.

"We....we would say that I can't wait for you to meet Tia! You two will get along so well! We will be waiting in the throne room, of Canterlot castle, alongside sister to welcome you to your new home."

"And that Luna, is yet another reason why I love you so much." She gave me a soft peck on the lips and crawled off my lap to stand and disperse back to her real body in the castle. "Til later, my love" I told her as she disappeared completely with faint wisps of silver magic circling the space where she once resided.

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The very moment my eyes opened I rocketed out of bed and started to scream with unadulterated bliss. "IT'S HAPPENING!!" I shouted in my dorm. "It's really happening!"

I heard someone in the room beside mine bang on the wall and yell "Good for you! Now shut the fuck up! It's 6am. You twat." And at that i realized how 'friendly' my classmates were and flew to my dresser, discarding the clothes I slept in and switched into a Black long-sleeve shirt and blue jeans, grabbing my shoes and slipping them on then swinging open the door, not giving a shit if I left it opened. Who cares? I'm leaving anyways.

I took a long walk to think about how I was going to break the news to my friends and...family. By the time I figured out what I was going to say, It was 8am. I started my treck to the Comic Oasis to see my friends. Oh how my co-workers are going to just love it when I tell them why I haven't shown up in weeks. 'Hey guys, I fell in love with an inter-dimensional pony from across the stars and I'm leaving to go live with her on her own world'. BAM psych ward. Whatever, only one of them is going to know the real reason. All the rest need to know is that I'm leaving and this is the last time were going to meet.

I slowly made my way through the turning doors of the building, making my way up the stairs and finally entering the office which held them all. I walked over to my desk, a sincere smile on my face and a worried expression from each one of them.

"Hey, Seth?" Jake spoke with worry leaking from his tone.

"Hey, Jake. How are things going?"

"Good, everything's fine here. We were all getting a little worried about you. You haven't shown up for weeks, what's been going on?" Well, no time like the present.

"Well everyone. I'm leaving. Not just from the office but I guess you could say the country. I'm not coming back, nothing bad has happened; quite the opposite actually. I think I've finally found where I fit."

"Your leaving the country?" "Where the hell are you going, man?" "Why are you leaving so soon?" They all asked me questions about my soon to be absence from Earth.

"Away." I said with a little smile to all the people I've grown to know over the time they've worked beside me.

"Ok, then. So are you just coming in to say bye?" Ah, Jake. Always the perceptive one.

"Yup, I wanted to talk to you about some things and say good bye to everyone." I stood up from my chair and walked to everyone's desks, shaking their hand and giving them a little farewell. "You're each a good friend and I wish nothing more than perfection for your lives. I have nothing but respect for you all." I finished and grabbed Jake's arm to lead him into the halls next to the break room.

"So what the hell is going on? I mean I'm glad and all that you seem happy, and hella rested. But where are you going??" I let out a deep sigh, resting the back of my head against the wall.

"Luna." I said

"What?" He kind of just stared at me.

"Remember that pony drawing you picked up from my desk when I last showed up? That's her name. Luna."

"Uhhh... You ok Seth?" Yep, psych-ward, totally called it.

"I was having what I thought were dreams for the first few days we met. I learned they weren't dreams. They were just me subconsciously astral traveling to a different plane of existence, where I happen to meet a mare by the name of Luna. Before you go and start declaring I'm down right insane, I want you to know how happy I am now. She is literally my life now, whenever I close my eyes, all I can see is her. When I sleep every night, I'm meeting with her, when I'm sleeping during the day, I'm there, with her on that plane. She makes me feel whole, Jake." He looked at me. Not with worry or maybe thinking that I'm insane but, he looked at me like he knew I was right.

"This is the first time you've ever even spoken like that. You clearly don't have mental problems, Seth. I can't exactly see her myself cause I don't even know what astral travel is, but I can tell she's real. The way you talk about her like as if she were waiting for you back in your dorm. I can tell." I was surprised by this. Jake was out there sure, but I never thought he would be able to accept what I told him.

I let out a breath and looked him in the eye. "Thanks, Jake. I want you to know, your the best friend I've had. And that the place I'm going 'out of country', well; It's her world. We made a way where I can get there. But I can't come back; I'll be stuck there."

"Shocker." He said with his usual sarcasm. "It was pretty obvious once you mentioned Luna, you were going with her. Just don't let the ponies turn you vegan. Those people are the real wack-jobs and just plain creepy."

He gave me a pat on the should and I thought about it for a moment. Sure, why not? Don't think anyone else would believe me anyways. "Jake. There's one more thing. I need to ask you something."

"Go ahead."

"Will you take care of my body when I'm gone?" This seemed a little too much for him.

"W-what?"

"My real body can't pass through the gateway. The only way I can see Luna, is if I leave in my second body. It's an astral travel thing. It gives me the power to leave the reality of this world and transfer to a different one. My body will stay here, in my bed, looking as though I'm just in a coma." He looked terrified. "I don't want you kill me or anything, Jake." I said with a small laugh.

"Oh thank christ!" He held his chest like he was relieved, and for good measure too. He really thought I was asking him to murder me!

"I just need you to take me to the hospital. After a while, when they see I'm not waking up anytime soon, they'll pull the plug. I just don't want to make the only family I have left to be the one that finds me, in bed, passed out til I die. My mom couldn't handle that. She's already not doing too well at the home."

"S-sure, man. That where you're going next?"

"No. I'd rather not bother her, I haven't seen her in about a month and they said that she's losing her memory. I'd rather let her think and remember the little kid she loved and taught." I exhaled deeply, This is going to be harder than I thought.

"Need a ride anywhere?" I stared at him as he was turned, about to go back in the office.

"Nah, I think I'm gunna walk." I turned to leave but was stopped by his hand grabbing my arm.

"Seth, I'm glad I met you. Have a great life. Where ever it is you're off too." He hugged me and gave one last pat on my back.

"Thanks, Jake. Same here." I said with a kind smile as I waved down the hall and headed to the stairs that led out the building.

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Meanwhile in Equestria...

"Hescominghescominghescominghescominghescoming!!!!!!" Luna squealed as she flew around Celestia, who was sitting patiently for Luna to stop.

"Luna."

"Hesreallycoming!ohmygodthisisthegreatestthingthathaseverhappenedtoussister!"

"LUNA"

"Ican'twaitIcan'twaitIcan'twa-"

"LUNA!!!!!!" Celestia bellowed in her Canterlot voice, terrifying Luna and making her stop her infernal rambling. "Mhhm." She cleared her throat, and began to calm Luna down. "Lulu, like you told me earlier; he said 5 hours. Its only barely been three. He's not going to be any faster than he wanted, that I can assure you of. He needs time to say goodbye to his loved ones." She glared at Luna for a second. "And you flying around me screaming about him isn't going to help. So please, just be patient."

Patient? PATIENT? Luna thought. The first human Equestria has ever known will be here in a few hours (who happened to be her love) and she wanted her to be patient?!?! Waiting is one thing she simply can't stand! Tia has made a terrible mistake trying to make her wait patiently for Seth.

Oh no. Celestia thought to herself. That gleam...that shimmer in her eye.. Celestia felt a cold shiver run up and down her spine, sweat starting to form on her brow.

"IT BEGINS SISTER!" Luna screamed as she teleported out of the throne room, Celestia almost on the verge of tears.

"Why, Luna, WHY. All I asked was for you to be patient..." Celestia sighed to herself, the guard's on either side of her quietly sobbing.

And so, the wrath of Luna's pranks once more plagued the innocent ponies who's fate were sealed inside the castle walls. God damn it Luna... Celestia said to herself one last time as she heard screams coming from the halls, before placing a magical barrier around her throne, the two guards scratching their hooves on the bubble like dogs; pleading. "Fine...you do have to be as strong as possible while at my side." She let them in her bubble and they started crying tears of joy. 'They were safe!' they thought in unison.

Too bad Luna never really teleported....