Chapters The Magic of A Dream...
By: Major Frostwing
The Black colt was running what seemed like forever. Running from his darkest fears but they kept coming. "NO LEAVE ME ALONE!" He screamed as he ran from these shadows. "IT WASN'T MY FAULT!" He yelled. A shadow slinked infront of him making him trip. "I'm dead they are going to get me." He whispered in his head he was terrified of his fears and they knew it. The shadows rushed him until a flash of light made everything disappear. He looked up to see a dark blue alicorn with a flowing mane that seemed to be made of the night sky. He knew who it was instantly but he only stood and looked at her. "Princess Luna?" He asked. As of yet he didn't know if it really was her or another form of a nightmare.
She turned to look at him she looked at him grimly. "What is going on I have never seen a nightmare this malevalent how long has this been happening Colt?" She asked him calmly but he was still afraid. But he wasn't afraid of her but what his nightmare could do.
"It has always been like this Princess I always have nightmares I can't escape them it's my talent." He said calmly as he showed her his cutie mark it had a mishapen form of a dark being. "My special talent is the absorbtion of Nightmares from others instead of getting rid of them like you do I have to live through them in my dreams every night." He said as he looked back up to see the shadows forming another ghostly figure. "Princess please leave it isn't safe here for you not in these nightmares." He said as he ran off in another direction away from her she didn't follow.
A blaring sound was heard and he woke from his sleep instantly in a cold sweat. "Dammit why did this have to be my talent?" He asked himself with a sigh. He crawled out of bed looking out his window at the dark stary sky he walked away from the window on his way to the kitchen to make some breakfast. "I got another appointment at 9 and a few more scattered throughout the day." He said to no pony in particular he walked outside to get his paper and noticed it wasn't there. "They are later today." He said as a pony rounded a corner with his paper he was given his paper and after an ubsurd amount of appologizing he went inside. "Lets see what's new in this town." He sat down at his table with coffee and the paper.
It was rounding 9 o'clock The colt got up and walked towards his workplace he was a dream analysist it was his talent after all. "I hope it's just somepony with a light nightmare I can deal with not the normal clients I get." He said to himself as he walked down the road. Wasn't to busy in Cantlot that day but he knew in a bit the roads would be over crowded with stuck up ponies who think they were better than everyone else. "Glad I'm not like them I would feel like such an idiot with my head so far up my flank." He said with a chuckle as he saw his workplace. "Lance Nightmare Dream Specialist." He sighed as he walked in a bright and peppy white unicorn waved to him he raised a hoof in greating but didn't look up to her he just went into his office and sat down. He placed a hoof on his head another restless night of fighting others nightmares. Drains a pony after a while he learned to deal with it.
"Dr. Lance your 9 o'clock has arrived." The unicorn announced. Lance looked at her and smiled. She left to get his client. a few seconds later a pompous pegasus walked in wearing an expensive suit he sat down and looked at Lance scruttenizing him.
"My colleagues say you are the only Unicorn to go to for this but I don't believe them it's not like you can even do what you claim." He said raising his nose to the air like they all did. Lance only sighed.
"If you don't believe what I can do then I suggest you get the buck out of my office." Lance said as he organized some papers not looking at the Pegasus. He continued to sort papers as he waited for a response.
"MY WORD!" The pegasus yelled out shocked at Lance's crude behavior. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?!" He asked slamming his hooves on Lance's desk. Lance placed his hoof on his head.
"Lord White Blood. Owner of one of the most famous 5 star resturaunts in Canterlot." Lance stated quietly as he set down a medical file with White Blood's photo on it. "You suffer from cronique nightmares from the stress put on you from running your establishment." Lance stood up walking around his desk he glared at the pegasus with horrifying intensity. "Learn to respect a doctor and his work or don't even bother to ask for their help." Lance said smacking the pegasus' hooves off of his desk. "Now sit down and let me do my job." He said walking over to his chair.
The pegasus did as he was told sitting down on the couch. "What now?" he asked as Lance injected a needle into his neck the anestetic took effect almost imediatelly.
"Just go to sleep and I will take your nightmare." Lance said with a smile. he watched White Blood and saw that the nightmare was beginning from his reactions in his sleep. "Well time to add another to my collection." Lance said as his horn glowed blue and stretched over to the sleeping pegasus' head a black mist came from the pegasus and was absorbed into Lance. He felt sick always did afterwards. "He can sleep for now he should be happy with the results." He said as he sat down in his chair and waited for the pegasus to wake and leave.
Around 8 pm Lance's work day was done he walked past that peppy unicorn who always seemed to be happy no matter what. She wasn't always like that. "My first client what a silly mare." Lance chuckled as he remembered how she usedto be. Depressed and a nervous wreck cursed with nightmares about how her family was towards her. That nightmare still haunts Lance to this day even though it was many years ago. He stopped at a cafe and took a seat. The waiter walked over to him.
"The usual Lance?" He asked with a smile. Lance only nodded. "You know drinking your problems away isn't a good way to deal with your problems Lance you know that." He said shaking his head walking away to get Lance his hard cider. He came back a moment later setting the drink infront of him. "You should have a day off sometime Lance just get out and do something instead of torture yourself everyday." He said with a shrug. "Your working your way to an early grave." He said with cheer walking away.
"That's the point." Lance whispered under his breath as he took a large gulp of the cider and then took another trying to drain the drink as fast as possible. "I just want to get away from this lifestyle." Lance said as another stein of Cider was handed to him. He sighed drinking it down just as fast.
A few drinks and by a few I mean 16 drinks later Lance stumbled down the road towards his home he opened his door after a few minutes and fell onto the floor he kicked the door close laying there. "What am I doing?" Lance asked himself in a language only a drunk could speak. He tried to stand but to no avail sighing he just layed there on the floor slowly drifting off to sleep back into the world of nightmares.
The Magic of A Dream
By Major Frostwing
Lance woke up in his dreamscape he looked around seeing the shadows forming in the distance. "ONE NIGHT THAT'S ALL I ASK FOR!" He yelled at the shadows the began to form into all the ponies he had helped since he got his cutie mark. "JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" He screamed as tears rolled down his cheeks. He collapsed to the ground. "Just go away." He whispered as that same light flashed between him and the charging shadows. The light got brighter and brighter Lance had to cover his eyes from the light but it continued to shine then it ceased. Lance looked around and saw a beautiful night sky above him and soft grass below him. "What happened?" He asked as he looked up to see the alicorn collapse to the ground. "Princess Luna...?" Lance got up and ran to her he knelt down to her she was exhausted. "Princess I told you my dreams are dangerous why did you come and help me?" Lance asked himself.
The shadows shifted and began to form a dragon it spat black flames all around the area. Lance was afraid of this monsterous creature he was about to run until he looked down at the mare next to him. "I can't just leave her behind." Lance said to himself. The dragon roared which made Lance jump in terror. The dragon spat a shadow towards Lance. "Run or stay DAMMIT LANCE FIGHT BACK!" He bellowed in his head. The shadow came so close to Lance but splashed across a barrier Lance stared down the nightmare with malice. "Get out... GET THE BUCK OUT OF MY DREAM!" He screamed as a flash of blue slammed into the dragon shattering it. Lance looked down at the princess with tears in his eyes he held onto her and sighed. "I need to wake up." Lance said as light enveloped the area.
Lance groaned as he blocked the sun's rays from his eyes. "Buck off Evil Day Moon." Lance said as he groggily got up he looked at the clock sighing. "I will call Marey Day and tell her to cancel my appointments for the day." Lance said as he picked up the phone. It rang twice before the mare answered. "Marey cancel my appointments for the rest of the day." He listened to her for a few seconds. "BLUE BLOOD CAN RESCHEDULE TO MY SCHEDULE I DON'T WORK AROUND HIS!" Lance yelled as he hung up. The unicorn sighed as he sat down placing his head in his hoofs. "Dammit." Lance spat out as he looked up to the dark interior of his home. A knock came to his door He looked at his door annoyed. "I don't have time for them." Lance said as he walked to the door. "I don't want Mare scout cookies." Lanced yelled out the door.
"Well then it is a good thing I'm not selling cookies." A familiar voice said he opened his door to see Princess Celestia standing before him. "Well damn I would have rather taken my chances with the Mare Scouts." Lance said inviting her into his home. "Did you want to schedule an appointment Princess?" The unicorn asked as he turned on his coffee maker.
"No it's about my sister." She said calmly but Lance could see the sadness in her eyes. "She seems to be hurt from her Dream walk last night I was wondering if you could help her?" She asked looking at him.
"I guess that would be my fault Princess." Lance said as he poured himself a cup of the black liquid. "She tried to get rid of the nightmares I have absorbed over the years she exhausted herself in the process." He took a sip then set the cup down. "Barely put a dent in those monsters." The unicorn whispered almost inaudibly. He felt his anger flare which shattered the glass. He sighed at his flared anger. "My apologies Princess." Lance said as he placed the cup in the trash. He levitaited a rag over to the mess and wiped it up.
"Can you come see her please?" Celestia asked with concern. Lance sighed.
"I originally wanted the day off but I can make an exception for Princess Luna." He said as he set the rag down he walked out of his home with the princess walking towards the castle.
The Magic of A Dream
By Major Frostwing
Lance was standing outside of Princess Luna's room starring at the door and the guards in front of it. "State your business." One of them barked at the black unicorn. Lance only looked blankly at the guard. "Did you not hear me. I said." The bat pony took a deep breath then yelled. "STATE YOUR BUSINESS!" Lance didn't move and continued his blank stare towards the guard.
"Get out of my way." Lance shot back at the guard which must have shocked him most ponies were afraid of his breed. "I'm sorry did I stutter?" Lance asked with a smile. "I said." Lance's smile vanished and there was a venom filled glare now toward the bat pony. "Get the BUCK OUT OF MY WAY!" Lance Yelled and the guard moved out of his way. "That's what I thought." Lance was about to open the door when he stopped and handed the guard his card. "For the nightmares I just gave you come see me." The unicorn smiled and walked into the room. He saw Luna laying on her bed contorted in what seemed like a nightmare. "This one is going to hurt." Lance said as he sat down his horn glowing a black mist came from Luna's mind. It was wild uncontrolled and rushed Lance. "Come on I will take you away." The unicorn said as the mist melded with his body. Lance doubled over in pain this nightmare was pure hatred and pain. "What kind of nightmare is this?" Lance asked himself as he coughed up a small pool of crimson. He looked at the puddle in disgust. "I will deal with that nightmare tonight." He said as he wiped his mouth.
"Thank you..." A voice said gently. It made Lance jump. He looked back to see Luna looking at him with her beautiful blue eyes. Lance felt a blush form on his cheeks. "You didn't have to take my nightmare. But you did, Why?" Luna asked with concern.
Lance cleared his throat. "You helped me last night with mine I thought I could do the same with yours." Lance said motioning to her calmly he looked into her eyes and looked away trying to not show his blush to her. But she seemed to notice.
"Mr. Night are you feeling well? You look positively pale." Luna said as she walked up to him which made him blush more.
"I'm alright Princess just a little lightheaded from taking your nightmare." Lance said scratching the back of his head knocking his hat off. "Shoot." Was all Lance could say as he leaned down to pick it up but his horn collided with Luna's and he backed away nervously. "My apologies Princess." Lance said with a bow as he left the room in a hurry.
"Mr. Nightmare you forgot your hat." She said as she looked down at the hat a photo was inside the hat of his family but his father's face was scratched out. "What happened to you Mr. Nightmare?" Luna asked herself as she looked at the hat again.
Lance ran as fast as he could home he sat down in his study. He looked up at the picture of his family he picked it up and threw it against the wall. "BUCKING HELL!" Lance screamed out as he sat in the darkness. "Could you be more of an idiot Lance?" Lance asked himself out loud. He sighed explosively. He heard a sound coming from the shadows as he saw the dark blue alicorn manifest from the shadows.
"Mr. Nightmare you forgot your hat in my chambers." She said as she sat the hat down on his head he didn't look up. "What's wrong?" Luna asked as she walked towards him he raised a hoof to stop her.
"Pay this colt no mind Princess I only bring pain and suffering to those around me." Lance said as he moved his hoof down to his side he looked down at his hooves. "I..." He choked out as he tried to hold back his tears. "I don't want to be here anymore..." Lance said as the tears fell free from their prison.
Luna was shocked to hear this she walked up to him. She sighed as she sat next to him. "Mr. Nightmare why would you want that?" Luna asked him concerned.
"The nightmares... They never leave. All they do is increase in numbers and in strength." Lance said through his tears. "I can't even get a peaceful night of sleep." He said as he looked up at his ceiling. "Ever since I got my cutie mark and started my work I drink every night just to help myself fall asleep otherwise I would already be dead from sleep deprivation." Lance looked at Luna his expression went cold. "Some days I wish I would just drop of the face of this world and never return." He said calmly until a hoof slapped him across the face. He was shocked by this he looked up to see Luna glaring at him Lance glared back.
"I am painfully aware of your life and you will to give up all to well." Luna said angrily she walked up to him still glaring. "You want true pain Mr. Nightmare then I will show you true pain." She boomed as her horn glowed. Lance looked at her his glare turning into a soft stare.
"I know of your nightmare Princess Luna." He said calmly. Luna stopped glaring and now only watched his next move. "A thousand years trapped in the moon unable to leave knowing that everything you loved is now dead and will never come back and the anger that came with it." Lance wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "I felt it all in an instant when I took your nightmare." he looked into her eyes. "All that pain slowly consuming you from the inside and no one to understand that pain." Lance walked up to her. "Except a person who could take that pain into them self." He sighed as he felt sick again a side effect of the nightmare but then he coughed up crimson once again. "Not just emotionally but physically." Lance looked down and began to walk away.
"How do you know all this Mr. Nightmare?" Luna asked confused at his perfect description of her thousand year nightmare.
"I am a dream analysis it is my job to understand the nightmares I take away from them and bring them peace of mind when the go to sleep." Lance smiled to Luna gently. "That's your job isn't it. Catch the ones who won't come see me out of pride." Lance walked to his desk sitting down. "Pain is nothing new to me." The unicorn layed his head on the desk the world went dark as he fell asleep.
Luna placed a hoof on his head her horn glowed as light enveloped Lance and was absorbed into him. "May this protect you as you sleep." She smiled sweetly to Lance as she melded back into the shadows disappearing back to her room in the castle.
The Magic of A Dream
By: Major Frostwing
Lance woke up from a dreamless sleep he felt refreshed. "What happened last night?" He asked himself as he placed a hoof to his head and found a message on his hat. he read it out loud.
"Dear Mr. Nightmare,
Sincerely, Princess Luna."
The unicorn smiled at the care that was taken into writing the letter. "She is such a beautiful princess." Lance said with a smile.
"Get real Lance you have no chance with her. She is a Princess you are just a freak who can't sleep right." A voice stabbed in the back of his head. "Don't even bother going." It said again. Lance looked down at the letter then at the clock 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
"Shut up I'm going she invited me to go to dinner and that is what I will do." Lance said as he went to start getting ready. "Probably gonna need to use makeup to cover up my weariness." Lance said as he walked into the shower turning on the hot water to ease his sore muscles.
Lance finished putting on his suit when he glanced up to the clock and saw that he only had 5 minutes to be there his eye twitched as he shook his head and galloped as fast as he could to get to the castle but when he got there he was stopped by the guards. "I am here for a dinner with Princess Luna." Lance said trying to dignify himself.
"Present your pass." The guard said calmly not looking down to him. Lance froze he forgot his letter from the Princess. "If you don't have a pass we can't let you enter." The guard said unblinking.
Lance lowered his head and turned around when he heard a whistle. His ears perked up and looked at the balcony. "Princess Luna?" He said as he saw her fly down to him.
"Are you coming inside?" She asked with a smile. Lance smiled back to her. as she looked towards the guards. They moved out of their way.
"Thank you Princess." Lance said with a gentle smile.
"Please call me Luna Mr. Nightmare." She said as they walked towards the main dining hall.
"Then Luna I ask that you call me Lance. Being called by my last name reminds me of my father and I don't like remembering him." The unicorn said as he lowered his head thinking about everything his father had done to him. "It's not a very soft subject for me Luna." Lance looked at her calmly but she could see the sadness in his eyes.
"I'm sorry Lance I didn't know." She said worried about him but Lance raised a hoof to stop her.
"It doesn't matter anymore he is gone and will never bother me again." He said as they arrived at the dining room the door opened and Lance saw the same bat ponies from before one of them recoiled when he saw Lance. "Hello again no nightmares right?" Lance asked as he walked by.
Luna was confused by Lance. "What happened between you and my guard?" The Midnight alicorn asked concerned.
"Nothing he was being rude so I put him in his place verbally. He was going to have a nightmare about me so I took it." Lance said with a smile. "You wouldn't know by looking at him but he has some pretty bad nightmares about you yelling at him. He respects you very much Luna." He said smiling. "It's hard to not respect someone of your beauty Luna." Lance felt his cheeks warm he became shy in a second.
"Thank you for the compliment Lance." Luna said with a smile. "You're pretty handsome yourself Lance." She bumped her flank into his and he froze up embarrassed.
"How do I react to that?" Lance asked himself he could feel the blush becoming more pronounced he looked up to her that warm smile those eyes that held kindness and wisdom. "She is absolutely stunning." Lance said out loud without realizing it. He saw Luna blush.
"That's very kind of you to say Lance shall we get onto dinner?" She asked still blushing.
"Y-Yes l-lets eat." Lance felt like his heart was going to rip itself out of his chest and strangle him for speaking out loud. He tried to keep his cool but to no avail.
The dinner was filled with kind conversation and stories about the past but it suddenly took a turn for the worst. "What about your past Marefriends I bet you must have had many?" She asked taking a sip of her wine Lance almost choked when she asked.
"Uh no not really never had a marefriend before most mare's see me as a freak so they avoid me." Lance said as he swirled his glass gently. "No one wants a Colt who can't help but drink himself to sleep every night just to dampen the nightmares." The unicorn sighed and downed his glass of wine he wanted something stronger He just wanted to stop this awkward conversation.
"I wouldn't mind a colt like that." Luna whispered in her head she looked at him with compassion but when Lance looked up she turned away blushing. "He is not that bad of a colt problems yes but we all have our vice's and faults." She said to herself as she slammed her hoof on the table. The guards ran in about to attack Lance. "Go and get my private stock of hard cider. NOW!" Her voice boomed the guards ran out of the room as if their lives depended on it. Lance smirked at her methods.
"Effective I normally just glare them down or tell them who my mother is." Lance said as the guards returned with two mugs of hard cider. "I'm guessing you have the same idea as me right?" Lance said as he picked up his mug and held it up.
"Drinking contest?" She asked with a challenging gaze.
"No offense princess but you are going to lose." Lance said as the drinking contest began.
an hour later and 30 mugs of hard cider later Lance was looking at Luna drunkenly. She was blushing either from the alcohol or embarrassment Lance couldn't tell let alone think right now. "You sure can hold your alcohol Lance." Luna said slurring her words together. The unicorn only laughed.
"No I can't Luna I'm barely able to keep looking straight." Lance said looking at his new mug of Cider he began to chug it. When he finished he slammed it on the table upside down. "Your drink..." Lance slurred out as his head slammed to the table. Luna went to do the same but her head hit the table before she even lifted her mug. The guards came in seeing that both Lance and the Princess out cold sleeping soundly. They picked up the Princess Gently along with Lance they brought both of them to Luna's quarters. They tucked Luna into bed and put Lance on the couch where they would sleep for the better part of the next day.
Lance woke up in a sea of black he looked around but saw nothing he curled up feeling alone and cold. He heard a giggle which made him look around scared but then his eyes locked with Luna's. "Luna..." Lance said with a gentle smile. He floated to her but her form changed into a demon attacking Lance enveloping him in a type of black goop. "A nightmare as usual but I guess this is my own creation." Lance said as he saw the demon turn into Luna again.
"HOW DARE A COMMONER LIKE YOURSELF FALL FOR ME A ROYAL PRINCESS I WOULD NEVER LOVE YOU!" Her voice thundered in the abyss. Lance only felt tears stream down his face he felt foolish knowing she would never return his feelings. "GO AWAY AND NEVER COME CLOSE TO ME AGAIN!" She boomed. "I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR PATHETIC FACE AGAIN!" She turned around and began to walk away but something snapped in Lance's mind.
"Shut up." He said quietly as he looked up anger in his eyes no longer filled with sadness. "Shut up you bucking fake." Lance pulled himself free of the black goop and walked forward. "If I wanted an opinion from you I WOULD TEAR IT OUT OF YOUR MIND!" Lance yelled back at her a brilliant flash of white slammed into the area surrounding him turning the area white. "I already knew she probably wouldn't return my feeling but I can dream even through my nightmares." The unicorn rolled up into a ball once again and waited for himself to wake up.
Lance woke up groggly looking around he knew this wasn't his room or even his house. The room was pitch black but on closer inspection the room was actually a dark blue with little dots of white across the ceiling. "A nightscape?" Lance asked himself as he sat up everything was sore and he felt sick. "Drinking sucks." Lance said as he got off of the couch nearly falling over. He walked towards a wall trying to find a light switch he found it he shielded his eyes flicking the light on with a cringe. The he heard a groan that wasn't his.
"Turn that infernal thing off." The voice said Lance did as he was told then he was confused. "Why would you even turn those lights on?" The voice asked. Now it clicked in his head The voice was Luna's but why were they in the same room?
"Princess Luna where are we?" Lance asked as he looked around finally finding where she was. She was laying down in a bed the blanket had a large crescent moon on it. She sat up slowly her mane glowing in the darkness flowing gently.
"My sleeping quarters Lance Why do you ask?" She asked rubbing her eyes yawning gently. Lance blushed now that he knew where he was.
"I guess I have to take my leave right now." The unicorn said opening the door leaving swiftly he was so embarrassed. "What happened last night?" He asked in his head running in a panic.
The Magic of A Dream
By: Major Frostwing
Lance was sitting in his home in the dark waiting for some type of memory of the previous night to surface. "What the buck happened last night between me and Princess Luna." Lance yelled he felt his anger rise over not knowing what had happened.
A subtle knock came to his door he looked up but ignored it calmly. "If I ignore it they will leave like they always do." Lance said looking down at the ground. But the knock came again and again and again getting louder each time. "Just go away leave me alone." The unicorn whimpered as he felt the tears begin to well up in his eyes.
The knocking ceased but a glow shined under his door and then formed a silhouette of a pony. Lance looked up at the form it's mane long and flowing looking at him with concern. "Lance why did you leave so suddenly what is troubling you?" She asked in a gentle tone trying to calm him. but it only upset him further.
"Luna what happened last night it's all a blank I need to know it's tearing my mind apart not knowing." Lance said through his tears and pain he looked up to her his eyes red and puffy from crying.
Luna knelt down next to him concerned for his mental health. "Nothing happened last night Lance we drank a little to hard and passed out." She said with a smile. "My guards came and took us to my quarters to sleep it off." She placed a hoof under his chin her smile was soft almost inviting him. Telling him everything was ok and not to worry. "Stop these tears they don't suit you." She smiled happily before releasing his chin.
Lance looked away from her cyan eyes blushing rather hard. "I'm sorry Luna it is just right now I wanted to do something I knew would only anger you and would be inappropriate." Lance said standing up walking to the kitchen he turned on his coffee maker waiting for the black bitter liquid to finish brewing. She followed him to the kitchen watching his every move.
"And what did you want to do?" Luna asked quizzically Lance pulled out two mugs from the cabinets he began to pour the black liquid into the mugs. He moved a mug in front of Luna calmly.
"It's nothing Luna just let this nightmare ridden fool dream a dream that will never come true." The unicorn smiled gently to Luna as he took a sip of his coffee.
"Lance please tell me your dream I might be able to make it come true in your dreams." Luna said reassuringly. Lance winced at her words as he set his coffee down.
"Luna there is nothing you could do to make this dream come true I couldn't even begin to explain." Lance sat down in a chair he motioned for the chair across from him she took the seat happily.
"Why don't you try to explain it to me you might be surprised by what I can do." The alicorn said taking a sip of the coffee. She gagged at how bitter it was. "What is in this dreadful liquid?" She asked sickened at it's contents.
Lance chuckled at her reaction to the coffee. "It's called Coffee Luna I like a darker roast which makes it bitter but it makes it stronger so I can stay awake longer." Lance said taking a large gulp of the coffee. "If you don't like it I can make a less bitter drink for you if you want?" Lance said looking at her his eyes drawn to her eyes they stared back at him intently.
"I would like that Lance." She said as she looked away Lance only smiled as he stood up to make her a new drink he made an apple-pie martini and handed it to her. "Apple-pie Martini it is the best I could do with what I have." Lance said with a smile.
Luna smelled the drink and took a sip of it her eyes widened with surprise. "This is so good what did you use I want to know." She said as she finished the drink happily. Lance only shook his head.
"Sorry family secret can't tell you now the most important thing to do today." Lance said as he switched out his suit coat for a new coat and hat he looked at his mirror he looked disgusted and he broke it with his hoof. "What a horrible sight." Lance whispered under his breath as he walked up to Luna who was muzzle deep in a bottle of booze labeled Appletini Lance's special blend of applepie martini drink he sighed. "You could have asked before you drank all my booze." Lance said as he placed a hoof onto his forehead.
"I did you didn't hear me." Luna slurred out between giggles she wrapped Lance in a hug with a drunken smile on her face. All Lance could do was blush at the action. "You are such a wonderful stallion Lance." She whispered to him as she let him go walking back to the counter to finish drinking the bottle.
Lance looked at her and felt his heart sink "She is only saying that because she is drunk." Lance said to himself.
"Then go figure out if she is telling the truth." He argued with himself.
"And how do you suggest that?" he asked himself calmly.
"Go and kiss her. What's the worst that could happen?" He asked himself he blushed and smiled.
"Hey Luna?" Lance called out as she walked up to her when she turned around he placed a hoof on her face bringing her into a gentle kiss. Luna was shocked by this but didn't stop him until a flash of light exploded in the room. Lance looked up to be face to face with Princess Celestia. "Princess I can explai-" Lance never got to finish that sentence when a blast of magic slammed into his chest knocking the wind out of him he hit the ground hard he tried to stand up but felt the gravity around him slam him back into the ground. "P-Princess p-please let m-me explain." Lance begged but felt the gravity only increase. He began to black out from the crushing pain but saw Luna stop her sister just before his vision turn to darkness.
The Magic of A Dream
By Major Frostwing
Lance was asleep looking around in this new dreamscape seeing nothing wrong just darkness. He awoke in what seemed to be a cell he looked around sighing. "What have you gotten yourself into now Lance." The unicorn said with a sigh he stood up and walked to the bars. Looking out into the dimly lit cobblestone walls he saw two guards standing outside his cell. "Come here often boys?" Lance asked with a fake smile. They didn't move. "Of course you won't talk it's pounded into you guys to not talk unless ordered to." Lance walked to a wall and leaned against it he was about to fall asleep but the image of Celestia about to kill him woke him up. He couldn't sleep the nightmare she had caused within him would kill him if he fell asleep.
"Sister you are being unreasonably." Luna yelled slamming her hoof on the ground. Celestia didn't look towards her.
"He was trying to take advantage of you Luna can't you see that." Celestia said looking to Luna with sadness in her eyes. "Why can't you see that he was purposely getting you drunk for that reason to take advantage of you?" Celestia asked her sister trying to get her to understand her reasoning.
"That's not true Sister and you know that I drank on my own accord I wanted to have the courage to do what he did." Luna answered with a deep blush she looked away from her sister trying to hide her blush. Celestia was confused with Luna this behavior was not like her.
"What can he do that draws your fancy Luna?" Celestia asked. Luna looked up at her sister confused as to why she would ask such a question of her. Luna fidgetted trying to come up with an answer to the question when it finally came to her.
"He doesn't fear me. He is not afraid to be near me or speak his mind around me. Nervous but that is because he likes me not because I am a princess but because I am a pony just like him." Luna said with confidence knowing her answer was true and from the bottom of her heart she knew she was right.
Celestia smiled. "Then lets put this to the test shall we?" Celestia said with a devilish grin. Luna shivered at the smile she never saw this side of her sister it scared her.
Lance had remained awake for what felt like forever in the darkness in reality he was only awake for 4 days. "I need to sleep but I know what awaits me." Lance said as he heard the door at the top of the dungeon open he only looked at his guards stiffen all the other creatures in the dungeon began to make all kinds of noise. "WILL YOU ALL SHUT THE BUCK UP!" Lance boomed the dungeon went silent. Lance leaned back against the wall of his cell sighing. He look outside his cell to see Luna Lance looked away from her he didn't want her to see him like this.
"Lance Nightmare you have be charged with a serious crime and we are giving you one chance to clear your name of the charges you have to survive your nightmares and defeat all of them." Celestia said calmly with a smile. "Only then will you be allowed out of this cell. But if you fail... You will never be allowed out." Celestia looked at Lance with malice. "Do you accept?" She asked him calmly.
"I accept but you might want to bring in a medical team to keep me alive." Lance said with a smile. "Oh and Princess Celestia one more thing." Lance said letting a devilish smile cross his face. "I never lose." Lance said as the Princess' walked out of the dungeon.
Lance was hooked up to an EKG Machine an IV in his arm slowly dripping an anestesia Lance looked up to Celestia and Luna. "This is going to hurt." Lance said outloud which made Luna worry Lance looked at her with a smile. "It will be ok Luna I won't lose Not even to your nightmare." Lance said with a smile. The anestetic began to take effect Lance felt his eye lids get heavy he yawned knowing the first nightmare he would face would be a dangerous one.
Lance could swear he heard Luna whisper something to him but he was already slipping he thought he heard her say. "You better come back." That was what Lance was going to do no matter what.
Lance awoke in his dreamscape he looked around at the pure white background surrounding him he couldn't help but chuckle. "Fitting if I do say so myself." Lance said as he turned around looking face to face with a shadow it looked like him even wore the same hat except this one was younger looking than him.
"You have so easily forgotten your first nightmare the one who feeds off the nightmares of others." The young colt said as it began to circle Lance. "I even feed off of your nightmares. The most recent one almost over powered me but I devored it just like the rest." The colt stopped infront of Lance staring him down. "And now you have come to try and kill me for some princess... How Pathetic." It spat as a large claw grew out of it's back slamming into Lance's side rocketing him away.
"To think I would ever love you." A voice spoke
"We wanted a normal son yet we got you... How disappointing." Another voice said hatefully.
"Useless talent useless Stallion nothing new." A voice spat.
"I don't care about anything any one of you have to say... This is my world and you better understand that in my world I have something you don't." Lance said with a smile as he stood up slowly.
"What do you have that we don't Lance pray tell?" The young colt asked coldly.
"I have your nightmares inside of you." Lance said as he cast his nightmare extraction spel causing the young colt to spasm as his nightmare was extracted from him. "The reason you try to kill me every night every time I sleep is because you fear me and what I can do." 20 different forms of lance appeared next to the original all staring down the nightmares. "Time to say goodnight my friend and goodbye." The horn of all the Lance's glowed different colors and a multicolored shockwave carved through the nightmares like a hot knife through butter.
Lance still slept he was sleeping for atleast 2 days now still breathing and showing only the ocational EKG spike but other than that he was still alive. Luna watched him day and night for any signs of his awakening she saw him begin to glow the black fur began to purify and turn white When he was completely white Lance opened his eyes looking at his hoofs then at Luna. "Told you I never lose." Lance said Luna hugged Lance tightly crying she missed him so much it hurt. Lance only petted her softly waiting for her to calm down but found out she had fallen asleep in his embrace.
Celestia walked into the room noting Lance's pure white coat smiling. "I guess you are free to go Mr. Nightmare." She said with a smile Lance looked at her sadness in his eyes.
"Will I be able to still see Luna even after all of this?" Lance asked calmly looking at Luna holding her tightly so she didn't fall out of his grip.
"You may Lance but on one condition." She said Lance was about to agree but she stopped him. "You have to keep her happy no matter what and never hurt her." Celestia said with a smile as she left the room.
Lance looked down to Luna a tear streamed down his face. "I can't keep that promise Princess because one day I will die and make her cry." Lance said as he continued to cry.
Author's Note
Should I make a second part of this series? Or should I just have it end there? Please tell me in the comments. Also working on a new story when the first chapter is out tell me what you think criticism is appreciated.
