Life Is Nothing But a Dream

Waking Up

To those who walk the dreams of others, there are three rules to follow. First the dreamwalker must avoid most, if not all, contact with the dreamer. Second, the dreamwalker must not alter the dreamscape in any major way. Third and most important, the dreamwalker must not lose grip on what is real and what is not. As long as the dreamwalker is roaming in another's dream, neither can be woken no matter what is done to them. Luna lived by these rules her whole life. Or so she thought.

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The day started out just like any other. Luna was awoken by the near blinding light of her sister’s sunrise. She donned her armor as she does everyday and began down the castle halls to her sisters wing where they would eat breakfast.

There was something off putting about the lack of castle security in her wing this morning. Usually Luna would be getting hounded by guards asking to assist in her morning routine. She didn’t mind it much, if anything it was nice. Constantly being followed by over protective guards can get rather annoying.

When she arrived to the dining hall she saw her sister sitting in the same spot, in the same position, eating the same breakfast that she eats every Saturday. Celestia did not seem like a pony of routine outside the castle. Only Luna knew just how strict Celestia’s schedule was.

“Good morning sister,” Celestia’s voice sang. “I trust you had a pleasant slumber.”

“Very much so. Best I have slept in days perhaps.” Luna replied.

That was their morning conversation. Not much was said during breakfast other than the common greeting. They ate their food together then it was off to official business. The two sisters didn’t get much time alone together. Luna remembers the days she and her sister would spend playing in the castle gardens between lessons. It was true she missed the time her and her sister spent together but thats just what happens when you inherit an entire kingdom from you parents. But still, Luna went on without complaining just as she does everyday. However, at about noon her and her sister’s routines were broken. It was not until they were eating lunch did Luna hear word of what had happened to twilight.

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Twilight was dead. A freak accident according to the guards. She was on her way to the sisters old castle to collect books from the library. She had requested that the guards not assist her. On her way she was attacked by a large group of timberwolves and was unable to defeat them all so she fled back into the forest only to find herself surrounded.

Luna could not believe what she was hearing. Twilight, of all ponies, requesting to go alone into the Everfree Forest. It just didn't seem right. Where were her friends? And why hadn't the guards followed her from a distance as a precaution? She couldn't believe it. She couldn't take it. Twilight, the pony who saved her from darkness, wielder of the element of magic, the pony that became a princess. Of all ponies, why had it been her?

After lunch, the day seemed to fly by. It was time to lower the sun and bring out the moon before she knew it. Luna still could not believe what had happened with twilight. She couldn't think about it so she decided to think about other things. One of which was the dream walking she had to perform this night.

After a few minutes of thinking, Luna realized something. In dreams, time seems to go by in seconds, much as her day had after she found out about Twilight. Dreams also don’t follow routine. Her and her sisters day was rather different than most of their others. Luna had a theory that none of this was real. However, it must be real because she remembers performing a spell earlier that morning to leave the dream she had entered the previous evening. It was rather strange when she thought about it for too long.

Luna went along and decided to try the awakening spell just as a precaution. It wouldn't hurt to try, was what she thought. That was of course until she woke up.

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It was not a quick awakening, in fact, it seemed to take ages. Everything was a blurry mess and all the sounds she heard were muffled. It was as if she was underwater. It wasn’t long before she realized she couldn’t move. Her head was frozen in place along with the rest of her body. There was also a strange chill to the air, like that of a hospital.

The first thing Luna regained was her sight. Everything was still a little bit blurry but not as bad as it had been when she had awoken. She quickly took in her environment. There was a heart monitor on a stand next to her bed. There were also feeding tubes protruding from her arms which confirmed her theory about the hospital.

Luna could hear ponies talking but couldn't turn her head far enough to see anypony. Once her hearing improved, she could make out the sounds of nurses and doctors talking and moving around her room. She heard somepony say they were going to inject her with a muscle relaxer then felt a sharp prick that tunneled deep into her leg. “You will be able to move in a few moments princes.” The nurse said.

As Luna waited to regain her ability to move, she did nothing but stare at the ceiling and think to herself. What had happened that she ended up in the hospital? How long was she in that dream? Her mind was racing and that was when she felt another sharp prick. Everything was normal, then everything was gone, replaced by the cool emptiness of her own subconsciousness.

When Luna woke again, she saw Celestia looking over her. That was the last thing she saw before she blacked out again.

Author's Note

This is my first real story that I have worked on solo. This, of course is just the beginning. I thought of this while sitting on the school bus and looking out the window listening to sad music. This is going to be in depth as shit so keep an eye out.
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