Power of dream

I was the first one to wake before everybody, leaving me and the Night Guard early in the morning. Or so I thought. As I wandered aimlessly...I found Luna beginning to use her magic to raise up the sun for her sister. As I stood behind her...with her not knowing my presence, I began to form a thoughtful question.

How powerful exactly am I?

"Hello Dream, it's good to see your up and early." Luna turned around to see me.

I was caught off guard for a moment, but I immediately recovered. I smiled inwardly, feeling happy to see this world at peace once again.

"Luna, can you tell me how powerful am I...I'm not sure of myself." I asked her.

Luna stayed silent for a while, but then answered me.

"My sister says that you hold the potential of a god, but you seem that don't know if you can handle it. It's because you first started as a regular boy, but you've always dreamt of being a god. But now, you're unsure about yourself...because you know that gods have unlimited potential." she answered.

"That's correct. I can destroy this world only with a thought...even create new life on my will. I can literally do anything." I responded.

"My sister also mentioned that you have these so called 'Protectors of Creation'. Who are they to be exactly?" it was her turn to question me.

"I don't want to talk about it right now."

Luna didn't say anything after that.

"Anyway, I'll be visiting Delta to see how are things going for him." And I left the moon goddess alone to preform her duties.

Delta woke up early, walked into the library, and began to read basic spell books because it was an assignment that Twilight gave him. He flipped through the pages, soaking up the information as he read for what seemed like hours. A sudden knock on the door startled the alicorn as he continued his research. He closed the book and and walked over to the door, with a small candle levitating next to him, surrounded by a pale blue aura. He's already figuring out the basics of magic, so he managed to levitate the flickering light with some effort. He placed his hoof on the door and pushed, and he found Dream standing before him.

"Oh...hello Dream,  you scared me when you knocked on the door." Delta began to do a few steady breaths, and calmed himself.

Dream gave an embarrassed smile and began,

"It seems you are doing good with your magic." Dream pointed at the levitating candle.

Delta took that as a praise and smiled in appreciation. But Dream then frowned.

"Listen, something has been weighing me down in my head...but I don't know what it is. Can you help me find out?" he asked.

Delta nodded at the request.

He walked over back to a shelf and found a certain book that might help him.

"Here it is." Delta floated the book out of the shelf and dropped it on the table.

The title read:

Psychological magic for beginners

Delta flipped through the pages, and found the perfect spell.

"Emotion dive." Delta started looking through page.

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"Huh, this shouldn't be too hard." he pondered.

Delta aimed his horn at Dream as the pale blue aura glowed again. In an instant, a small, colorful arc pierced his head harmlessly. A small halo formed around the arc, floating above his forehead.

Now here comes the hard part. Delta thought.

He began branching his senses out, searching for anything out of the ordinary. But there was nothing wrong. Delta frowned a little and canceled the spell, with Dream staring at him.

"Did you find anything?" he wanted answers.

Delta shook his head slowly.

Dream just smiled.

"That's okay...it doesn't matter for now." Dream then walked away, leaving Delta in the library.

But that's when something went wrong. Delta almost forgot that the Emotion Dive spell sometimes leaves a few emotions if they are hidden...but he was reminded about it now. Unbearable pain coursed through him endlessly as he rolled on the ground, clutching his head. But the agony immediately stopped, leaving him panting heavily on the ground. Delta stood up again and regained his posture...then began to think to himself.

Why is Dream feeling pain? Is it because he misses his home,  or because of something else? I'll have to answer that later.

Celestia nearly rocketed out of her bed as she realized she was late on her schedule. She galloped as fast as she could...until realizing that the sun was already up. Celestia just stood there and blinked for a few moments, then reconsidered of who else could do this...her sister, Luna. She regained her composure and walked into the Grand Hall like nothing crazy happened. She looked to her left and saw Dream staring at the murals that stretched arcoss the hall. Quietly,  she walked over to him and pressed a gentle hoof on his shoulder.

"Is there something you want to know about?" she asked him.

Celestia could still feel a gentle power glowing off of him, just like when they found him.

"Tell me, what is this about?" he pointed to a mural where Twilight and her friends had used the Elements of Harmony to purify her sister, Luna from her own corruption,  Nightmare Moon.

"It is about how Twilight and her friends harnessed the power of the Elements of Harmony in order to purify my sister from her corruption." she answered.

Dream absorbed the information quickly and walked before Celestia continued, which was fine with her...she never really liked talking about how she banished her sister to the moon.

I walked around aimlessly around the hallways and somehow ended up on the highest part of the Castle. It was designed like a watchtower,  peering over the city below like a hawk. I leaned on the balcony and felt a pang of sadness on my chest...for some reason. I started to have those pulses of emotions ever since the Changeling invasion incident, and it made me feel guilty. I sprouted feathery wings as I fell off the tower and glided into the city. As I descended into the city, ponies looked up at me and gasped...then they ran into any building close to them and hid. Apparently, this was an entire district that didn't go to the Gala for some reason...they were probably busy or something. I floated down to the district and wandered to a bakery, where the customers and employees were behind the counter, eyeing at me. I unfurled my wings, making me look powerful yet kind and caring. I turned around and my heart crippled...in front of me, outside the alley, was four fillies staring at me, two boys and two girls...all four earth ponies were boggling at me with wide eyes. They appeared to be homeless, with painfully thin bodies and slightly sunken faces. They were in an unhealthy state, dirty, and exposed wounds. My sympathy went sky high. I grew my hair to cover my right eye...just to make sure that nobody freaks out on my red eye, and marched into the bakery. I made a small chest full of bits to pay for the pastries and dropped it on the counter. I materialized a basket and scooped up all the bread and some bottles of milk. The employee of the bakery didn't complain...he snatched the chest and ran off. I walked outside and dropped the basket in front of the homeless fillies. Their eyes gawked at the bounty I just handed to them, then back at me...with a twinkle in their eyes, telling me that they were thankful. They dove in and wolfed down the bread in a matter of seconds, which surprised me, only a little. They guzzled down the milk bottles...then tilted their heads at me.

A new idea came into my head.

"Anarchy, I need you now." I ordered.

A large pool of darkness appeared onto the ground and the shadows were stretching towards the pool, as if it was a magnet for shadows. A figure slowly levitated out of the circle of darkness...revealing Anarchy himself. He had a massive claymore strapped to his back, and he had his arms crossed. His Symbolic Wing Structure was floating behind him, while his eyes had a gentle yet sinister shine.

"Do you need my assistance Creator?" he questioned.

"Yes. Take these children to our house, and make sure that nothing on our planet comes to harm them." I commanded.

"Yes Creator." he said.

Before the fillies could react, Anarchy wrapped them in a gentle hug. The pool of darkness enlarged and he sunk into the darkness with the fillies. I didn't worry though...nothing will harm them during midnight shadow teleportation. I teleported back into the castle in a flash of light, with the guilt now off my chest. A wide, happy grin spreads across my face as I strolled happily across the Grand Hall.

But something instantly ticked me off.

"Rage, can I have a chat with you for a second?" I did my best to keep the anger in my voice controlled.

Rage appeared out of nowhere and had the nerve to ask,

"Is there something you need Creator?"

Anger bubbled inside me as I clenched his face in a tight grip...hearing his skull crack as I strengthened my grasp on him.

"Now answer this...WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME!!! I shouted as loud as I could, catching the attention of all the ponies in the room, including Celestia who was sitting on her throne and Twilight, Luna and Delta who just entered the Grand Hall.

"I-I didn't do anything Creator...I swear by the oath of Olympus." he managed to say.

"DON'T GIVE ME THAT SH*T!!!" I hurled him across the Hall and teleported to his location just as he collided with a wall. I stomped on his chest as I heard all the ribs inside him shatter.

I pummeled him with merciless kicks to the head as he did nothing to stop me. Rage was probably in too much pain to do anything, but that didn't make me falter. Everyone in the room watched as I started to fling his motionless body everywhere, blood erupting from his mouth like a geyser. Mercy slowly seeped into me as I did more bone shattering moves to him, eventually...regret was inside my head. I don't know why I feel so angry...I just did.

But my answer came to me.

I remembered back when I was still in the hands of Project Star Child, where some vague and faint memories still lingered. Pain erupted through my head as the memories became clear...of how I escaped.

No...I will not be him...not again.

"Spirit, are you there?" I whispered.

A large orb of energy appeared before me as it glowed a soft light. After a few seconds, the orb imploded and Spirit materialized from the remaining ribbons of the orb.

"I am here Creator." he said.

I was tired of my Protectors calling me Creator.

"Spirit...don't call me Creator." I face palmed.

Spirit just blinked. Then he figured out what I said.

"Oh...uhhh...sorry." he looked down as he apologized.

"It's alright, just call me Dream." I accepted his apology.

He eyed at me as he continued to keep his head down, giving me a pair of unnecessary puppy eyes.

Another idea came into mind.

A tiny link appeared and hovered in front of him, and he gave me a confused glare. I approached him and touched the link. Spirit's body began to hover in midair as a data circle moved up and down his entire being, like it was scanning him. A data circle appeared on the ground as the one scanning him disappeared...then ribbons of blue light circled around him as he glowed. A pale blue sphere surrounded him like a shield, then the ribbons of energy was absorbed into his sphere. The circle imploded, entering him...and his body touched the ground.

All of a sudden, the other six Protectors phased into the Grand Hall.

Genesis was about to eat a sandwich, judging by his position, until he was transported here. Terra had a little potted sapling on his head, and was now bouncing in place...the plant somehow repeatedly landing on his head. Aero was the first to recover...and this is what he said...

"HOLY CRAP!!!" Aero began having a massive panic.

I face palmed...I grabbed Aero before he could run around mindlessly, I snatched him and  gave him a glare that could melt titanium. Aero stopped squabbling around, and stared deep into my eyes.

"You're afraid." was the first thing that came out of his mouth.

Something clicked inside me.

"N-no...I'm not afraid." I quivered.

"But you are." Aero corrected me.

Something was rising inside my mind, taking over...I can feel it. I can feel tears beginning to stream down my eyes. I knew what it was, it's over...I'm afraid...and that's what he wants.

Luna, Celestia, Twilight, and Delta are looking as Dream seemed to have a mental breakdown...but more extreme. He lowered his gaze, tears trickling off his face onto the ground. Dream brought himself down to his knees and continued to cry, and the attention of all the ponies. Delta decided to help calm down Dream from his fit.

"Hey Dream, are you okay...is there something you want?" he tried to sound a gentle as possible.

"I don't think you should do that." Genesis stepped in front of him, his expression darkened.

"No, just let him." Terra walked over to Genesis.

Genesis sighed and made way for the young alicorn. Delta heaved a breath and approached Dream again. But the moment he was a few meters away from him he felt something wrong about him. Just by the atmosphere around him told Delta to run as far away as possible...no... don't even get near him or look at him. But Delta ignored the warning and decided to hand a caring hoof over to the crying boy.

"Shhhhhhhhh...it's okay." he managed a weak smile.

Dream immediately stopped making sobbing sounds and stood, towering over the little pony. He outstretched his hand, and Delta placed his hoof on the gesture. Dream softly squeezed his hoof and slowly raised his head.

He's smiling.

A wide, scary grin was stretching across his face, while the tears continued to stream down his face. His eyes showed fear, but his face showed sadistic pleasure. Dream materialized a knife and slowly raised it to a stabbing position...aiming for Delta's heart. Delta tried to escape the death trap he just walked into, but Dream had an iron grip. Delta closed his eyes and prepared for the end as Dream thrusts the knife forward.

Nothing happened.

Delta opened his eyes to see that the knife was only an inch from his face. Delta felt his heart race as the knife slowly crawl toward him. But Dream stopped the knife from piercing his skin, but he was shaking uncontrollably...almost like he was fighting something inside him. Dream started to sob quietly again and did something unbelievable. He flipped the position of the knife towards him and stabbed himself, blood spewing all over the alicorn's face. The quiet sobbing became screams of agony as he clutched his head...looking up at the sky, almost like he was pleading for mercy. Dream let go of the pony as he continued his fit...which let him escape back to Twilight and the rest.

The two princesses felt fear crawl up their hearts.

"Uhh...what's happening to him?" Luna gathered up her courage and spoke.

"I'm sorry...you can't do anything to help him. This is his fight." Nova answered her question.

The two swallowed their fear. Even though Luna had done this before, it was never done to this level.

Everyone continued to watch as Dream fought whatever was in his head, eventually committing suicidal acts. Twilight felt like throwing up when Dream tore out his heart with his bare hands, the blood erupting like a volcano. But the rest of what he did was too brutal to even describe. Eventually, Dream knocked himself out due to the energy he used...making the room quiet from his fight. The four cautiously walked towards, afraid that he'll spring at them and cut their throats. Celestia was a little rude and kicked him a little. Dream shifted his position and groaned as he opened his eyes and saw. Sudden happiness dawned onto his face as he launched onto them and tackled them with a bear hug. Tears flowed from his eyes once again as he began apologizing.

"I'm sorry...I-I'm so sorry...please, forgive me." he pleaded throughout his cries.

Celestia was the first to act.

"It's alright, you're safe now." Celestia cooed as she began stroking his head.

The other three ponies took apart and gave him a hug, speaking kind words to the boy.

To the boy who is a god.