After Gold and Silver

Twilight walked among floating pieces if earth, each one with beautiful crystals embedded in the rock. Strangely, she bought nothing of it. Mystical stars and swirling shapes filled the skies, as well as circles which were obviously planets. Yet Twilight had never seen this sky before through her telescope. After a few moments of walking she felt blades of grass against her fur and she could no longer hear the sharp beat of her hooves against the rock. Instead she was silent. She then looked into the sky to see the blinding light of the sun and white, puffy clouds around it. She quickly looked away from the strong shine and smiled. In front of her was a beautiful kingdom and a large rainbow resting just above the highest tower. It looked beautiful, majestic. The walls and turrets were made of a pale yellow stone and the roofs were made of a light blue brick. She went to the gates which were promptly raised.

"Welcome, Queen." A familiar, dreamy voice greeted her. She looked up to see a tall figure, with a flowing mane and tail like a clear night sky. She had a relatively long muzzle and beautiful eyes. On top of her head was a sharp horn of which faint sparkles surrounded. At her sides were two long wings.

"Princess Luna?" Twilight frowned, resisting the urge to check if she was real. Twilight had a particularly bad feeling about this and couldn't help but had a slightly unsure look on her face as Princess Luna smiled. She laughed a natural, rolling laugh and looked at Twilight kindly.

"Why, of course, Twilight!" Luna replied, patting Twilight on the head. Twilight found this odd, as normally Luna was with Celestia. They were always close as sisters should be. She couldn't just shrug the feeling off though. She merely looked into Luna's eyes and decided to ask some questions straight.

"Ok, first, what do you mean by 'Queen'? As far as I'm aware I'm not Queen. Also, where's Celestia? Please, tell me." She asked straight it the point. Princess Luna thought for a few moments while her expression of content remained.

She then smiled and, without answering the question, said, "First, come in, I'm sure you'll be wanting to go to your tower." Luna's turned around from the gates, and started to walk through the street complex. Unsure of this whole reality, only due to curiosity Twilight followed. She couldn't help but think that there was soon going to be some twist to this dream, as she finally realised what it was. She followed on the pale blue cobbles of the road. Strangely every pony she passed bowed and smiled at her. It was one of the most strange things that had ever happened to her.

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They finally arrived at the tallest tower, a tower with few and little windows, each with pink stained glass and depicting a different element. Luna opened the door with her magic and calmly stepped to the side. Twilight bit her lip and went inside. A flight of stairs greeted her. They seemed never ending as she looked up. She then realised she had her wings. They flew open and she slowly flapped them, getting faster as she gained altitude. She then finally arrived at the top, where there was a small platform of wood leading to a balcony. She landed gracefully and folded her wings. Nervously, she went to the balcony.

Below her thousands of ponies roared and cheered in triumph and praise, some carrying banners and others flying around and dancing. She wondered why they celebrated there must've been a reason. She then read one of hour banners and her face became pale. The banner read 'we love queen twilight'. She crouched down to hide behind the fence. She hid her face behind her hooves. Once she took them away she saw it was now night. She got up from hiding and went to the telescope by the edge. She looked through to see a constellation. It was a starburst. Her CutieMark. She grinned and looked away.

Throughout this whole dream, she wondered, I haven't seen anything which represents anything. I wonder what'll happen next. Maybe the local library might have some answers. She then made her way to the library. It was a large and majestic place with bronze pillars and hundreds and hundreds of books and shelves. She could only just contain her excitement at the sight. But, in a single second, the library started to tear itself apart into a void Twilight definitely didn't want to explore. She ran from it but it's power was too great. She was sucked in. Her screams faded away.

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Twilight jolted up in her bed, breathing heavily. Sweat trickled down her brow, eventually trailing off her muzzle. She wiped it off. It was clearly day, as sunlight streamed in through the windows and it was a beautiful sight. She looked at her hooves. Her breathing started to become more spaced as she calmed down. She told herself it was just a dream and started to get ready for the day ahead. The start of the search began that moment, a treasurable moment indeed.