It was night time in Ponyville and the whole town was sound asleep in their homes having nice dreams about whatever they were dreaming about. I was in my cottage putting all my animals to sleep. Every night I sing them a lullaby to put them to sleep before I go to my own bed. I watched all my animals fall asleep all nice and comfy in their nests, trees and other little homes and I stared to yawn. I headed upstairs to my room and got in my bed with the blanket on me. I closed my eyes and wondered if I would dream a dream that would make me happy.
As I dreamed all I could see was ....nothing. It was weird. Every dream I had since I came to Ponyville was with me in a field with my animals or with my friends having fun together; but this time was different. I looked around to see if there was anything around but sadly there was nothing except pitch black. I couldn’t see if anything was there....it felt like I was in the Everfree forest with nothing around; all dark and scary and possibly surrounded by the scarier creatures living there.
"Now what? I have no idea what to do..." I said to myself.
Then for some reason I felt a sudden cold breeze of air on my back like something was right behind me. My whole body had chills to my head to tail. I gulp and turned around to see what was breathing on me and then I really got scared. The thing behind me was a dragon. Its scales appeared rusted and jagged, almost like if it moved the wrong way it would rip itself open by accident. Its eyes were blank white and seemed to give off some light. Its teeth looked like giant rusted nails and it's gums were stained with what looked like old blood. It looked at me as if it was trying to make me look into its eyes...and for the first time I was afraid of looking at something that gave off light. I turn my head so I don’t have to look at its eyes; instead I get a good look at its claws. Its broad, bone white claws looked like it could rip or tear a building apart.
The dragon stood up and roared at me and my heart was beating so fast that it hurt and I was so scared ...I was too scared to even to use my stare on it. The only thing I could think about doing was fly away as fast as I could to get away from the dragon. It roared again but this time with fire coming from its mouth and then took flight to chase after me.
I didn’t know what else to do. All I could do was yell and scream for help and hope that somepony would hear me. Sadly nopony heard me as I kept on flying. Then suddenly the dragon came close to me and bit one of my wings. Just as soon as its teeth punctured my wing it let me go and I fell onto the edge of a barren cliff. I didn’t even notice the forest disappear; it was as if nature itself had turned against me. I never felt so helpless and alone. I tried to get up and get away as the dragon landed on the cliff’s edge. It looked at me and started slowly coming towards me.
My heart began beating a lot faster and my whole body started to shake. It felt like I couldn’t move. I was paralyzed. I close my eyes tried to wake up. The dragon was now right in front of me and it opened its mouth. It came at me and I screamed as I finally woke up. My head was sweating and my heart was still pounding out of my chest.
I looked around and saw that I was still in my home, still in my bed the way I was before the nightmare started. I looked out the window and saw that it was still night time.
"It was a dream, just a bad dream." I told to myself as I tried to calm down and relax.
I then realized that I was thirsty so I got out of bed and headed downstairs very quietly so that I wouldn’t wake any of my animals up from their dreams. I hoped that their dreams were more pleasant than the one I just had. I went into the kitchen and grabbed a glass and turned on the water to fill my cup. I drank the water in one gulp because I was really thirsty and just wanted to get back to the comfort of my bed. I quietly headed back to my room and closed my door behind me and crawled back onto my bed and into the still warm blankets. I didn’t bother closing my eyes because I was honestly too afraid to go back to sleep after that nightmare. I tried to just lie still and wait until the sun came up.
Suddenly for some reason I felt something on my leg. I was shocked that something was in my bed touching me. I turned around to see who or what was with me. I was startled when I realized that it was a tail that was touching me and it belonged to Discord; he was in my bed. I jumped out my bed with a mix of surprise and a little anger.
"Discord , what are you doing here in my bed! "I demanded.
The draconequus started to sit up from my bed and looked at me smiling.
"Oh my dear Fluttershy I’m here cause I head somepony screaming and I thought to myself : that’s sounds like Fluttershy’s scream and she must be having a bad dream "Discord answered.
"Oh...well thanks for checking on me...um... Discord?"
"Yes Fluttershy?"
"How did you know that I was having a bad dream?" I asked him. I was confuse and didn’t understand how he could have known that.
"Fluttershy, I’m the spirit of chaos. I can sense if there’s any degree of chaos or any other untoward things happening anywhere, even in dreams" He answered." Now do you want to tell your friend discord what bad thing happened in your dream?" He patted on the bed to see if I wanted to sit next to him. I go and sit next to him on my bed and got back under my covers.
"Well I had a bad dream about a scary dragon chasing me and it was going to eat me."
"Really? Now why didn’t you use your stare on that scary dragon? You always use your stare on scary creatures."
"Well...I was afraid to use the stare. All I could think of was its scary sharp teeth and claws."
"Uh huh" he said as he stroked his goat beard.
"Then I started to fly away from the dragon but it began to chase me. It came closer and bit my wing. I fell and landed on the ground; it hurt so bad... then there was a cliff where I was close to falling, I got up and turned around and the dragon was right behind me." As I’m telling him my voice starts to crack a little and my eyes starts to tear up.
"It came closer and closer to me and I was so scared that my whole body started to shake and my heart was beating a lot faster. It opened its mouth in front of me. I screamed and that’s when I woke up." I started to cry, I just couldn’t help it. I tried to hide it behind my mane so he wouldn’t see me cry.
Discord came closer pulled me into a hug and stoked my mane. I started to relax a little when he did that.
"There there Fluttershy; it was only a dream. Don’t cry." He started to rock me slowly while he held me and I started to relax more. I felt more comfortable in his arms while he consoled me. We’re friends and that’s what they do...I guess.
"Discord"
"Yes"
"I was wondering if you can stay with me for the night. I’m to scared to go back to sleep...if that’s alright with you"
He looked at me while keeping me in the hug and smiled at me.
"Of course Fluttershy. I don’t want you to have bad nightmares now. “He let go of the hug put his lion paw up to my face and wiped off my tears. “Now no more crying. Try to sleep now and try to have a delightful dream Fluttershy"
"Okay, thank you Discord for being here and making me feel better."
"Anytime. That’s what friends are for; now try to go back to sleep."
I nod my head and I lied down with my blankets on me. Discord lied down with me and...he turned me around so I was facing his chest and held me. I started to blush and I wanted to ask him why I’m suddenly facing him and in his warm hug but for some reason I just enjoy him hugging me in my bed...but were just friends...it’s not like we’re in a relationship or dating. We’re just friends. Right?
I started to yawn and my eyes started to shut on me. I wanted to stay awake but I was really tired. Soon I found myself starting to doze off and began to fall asleep. As slowly drifted away I found myself dreaming... I was back in the same place I was before. The dragon was right in front of me and I saw that my wing was still broken; meaning that I still can’t fly. All the fear from the last dream hits me like a train and I just freeze up again. I closed my eyes and hoped that somepony will come and save me. I hear the dragon roar at me and realize that it’s only a matter if time now.
"Why don’t you pick someone your own size lizard breath" said a mysterious voice.
I opened my eyes to see who said that I see Discord behind the dragon. The dragon at discord and roared at him.
"Man you really need something to take that horrible smell away. “ He said as he waved his claw to fan away the horrible smell from the dragon’s breath. The dragon then got angrier and it reared itself up to attack him.
"DISCORD!" I yelled and closed my eyes not wanting to see what was going to happen to him. I quickly opened my eyes again because keeping them shut and not knowing what was happening was more terrifying.
Discord yawned and lifted his lion paw in the air and in a snap the sharp, scary tall dragon turned into a not so scary lizard. Discord pick up the lizard by its tail as it started to squirm around to break free.
"Now what to do with you?”
Discord paused for a moment with the lizard in his paw still squirming. Abruptly a lit up light bulb appeared over his head and a sly grin came over his face. A simple slingshot spawned in his claw and he casually placed the lizard in the slingshot.
"Now let see how far you can go without your wings."
Discord pulled the stretchy sting as far as he could while still holding the lizard in place. He took aim in a large arc towards the sky and released the lizard. It shot away faster than I’ve ever seen Rainbow Dash fly and for a moment before it was too far away to see it was almost like I was watching a shooting star.
"Huh. Well would you look at that. That’s got to be a distance record.”
My first calmed thought was that Discord wasn’t hurt or killed. He walked up towards me, picked me up moved my mane out of my face and looked at me.
"Are you alright my dear? “ Discord asked
"I’m better now...but... my wing is broken." I showed him my wing all bent in the wrong direction with a large bite wound. I tried to move my wing but it hurt too much. I tried to hold my tears back from the pain.
"Careful with your wing before you brake it even more. Here, let me heal you."
He snaps his clawed fingers and in a flash my wing looked straight and clean. I flapped my wing and it was perfectly fine.
"Thank you discord for fixing my wing" I said as I hugged him "and thank you for saving me.” As I hug him he hugs back and start stoke my mane.
"Your very welcome my dear, that’s what friends are for." He kept on stoking my mane and held me a little tighter. "I’m not letting anything happen to you... even in your dreams."
I slightly blush when he said that. I felt so safe with him but that’s what friends do for each other; protect each other when they’re in danger. He let go of the hug and put his lion paw on my chin and tilted my head to look up at him.
"Now that the dragon is gone you’ll have lovely dreams now."
"Um...okay, Discord?"
"Yes?"
My heart was beating faster now. I wanted to ask him if I could ...kiss him as a reward for saving save me. Heroes always save a mare that’s in danger and they kiss for saving them ...but a friendly kiss on the cheek not on the lips; we’re just friends...
"I was wondering if I can.....can” I started to mumble to ask him 'that' question .
"If you can what?"
‘Come on Fluttershy... you can do this just ask him the question’ I told to myself.
"If I could...kiss you. “I ‘eep’ and hide behind my mane. He moves my mane out of my face and he started to smile at me ...he didn’t look embarrassed or surprised, just happy.
"Why didn’t you say so?" His voice sound soothing when he said that. He leaned forward and gave me a chaste kiss ...on the lips... I wanted to tell him that I meant to kiss him on the cheek but I close my eyes and enjoyed it. As we kiss everything around me started to fade away like I was waking up. I slowly woke up and see...my lips on Discord’s and I quickly took them off so he wouldn’t wake up like this...I’m so embarrassed that I kissed him while he was asleep and while I was dreaming ...I can’t believe it. I see discord start to awaken and he looked at me.
"Morning Fluttershy; how did you sleep?" He asked
"Um...I slept okay." I answered. "I had no nightmares... there were gone"
"Really? Anything 'interesting' in your dream?"
Great now he wants to know about my dream. I don’t want to tell him that I was dreaming him kissing me on the lips... he might freak out...
"No....nothing interesting in my dream" I say while trying to clam myself before I start to blush.
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Not even that kiss you gave me?" He started to grin
"What, you knew but....but how?"
"Let me explain; while I was sleeping I woke up and heard you sleep talking in your dreams then you leaned towards me and gave me a lip lock" He said as he started slightly blushing. “I wanted to wake you up but I wanted to enjoy the kiss you gave me ...nopony has kissed me in over thousands of years." He put his claw under my chin and tiled my head so I was facing him and he put his forehead against my own. He speaks in a gentle whisper.
"May I have another kiss?"
I don’t know if I’m still dreaming if he really said that he wants another kiss. I want to say no cause I’m his friend... I feel like I shouldn’t kiss him......but then again that kiss in my dream was good and I never kissed anypony in my life...
"Sure." I kiss him and I blush when we make the contact. I just can’t believe I’m kissing him in real life and not just in a dream, but I’m afraid if my friends know that I kissed him they might think I’ve gone crazy...or he pressured me... and won’t let me see him again. I let go and look him in the eye.
"Discord, you don’t mind if we don’t tell anypony about-
"About you kissing me in your dreams and in real life? Don’t worry my dear I won’t tell anypony about this unless you want me to."
I blush and feel relived. I have to admit that I had a good dream...a nice sweet dream.
