It’s dark. The room was quiet, save for the soft snores under the covers. A window with blinds tilted up let night light trickle through.

Princess Luna took a look around, making sure to keep her hooves silent. She didn’t want to wake what was laying in bed. She didn’t know how he would react to a pony like her walking into his room.

Each step clicked faintly, as she approached a small table in the corner of the room. On the table was a picture frame. In it, held a portrait of the creature. It looked like him: with his long blonde hair and smile, but he looked much younger. He was also outside, for what reason Luna did not know. All she saw was several tall trees behind him, ones that she had never seen before, and a light green sign that read in what she assumed was the creature’s native tongue.

Finally her lips curled down. Why had this happened? Why was he dreaming of this?

She set the picture frame down and turned to look at him. She saw how his hair rustled against the pillow, and how he cuddled closely to what looked like a stuffed animal (she didn’t know what it was, though).

And then she looked above him. Pictures of colorful drawings dotted the walls. They were just lines, with arrows pointing to them. They looked like how a foal drew a family, and here she was seeing how this creature drew his family, all drawn shakily and with bright colors. It… warmed her heart to see that, but she wasn’t sure if this was all true.

After all, she was in a dream. She was in his dreams, for the first time ever.

That realization shook her. It shook her to the point of her hooves feeling numb, and her gaze drifting towards the door.

She should leave. She’s not getting much here. All she’s getting is… well, a sign that he’s alive. That’s all she needed. She shouldn’t overstay her welcome.

And yet… the neon-green stars that twinkled above her made her feel at ease.

Or maybe she just wanted them there.

Luna shook her head. No. She mustn’t. This wasn’t her realm to control. She was not here to defend or alter his dreams. She was there to see that he is alive and nothing more. She got that confirmation: she was in his dreams. That’s all the proof she needed.

So she turned tail, and started to head for the door.

But she didn’t hesitate to look once last time at the creature in his bed.

He had, for some reason, turned in his sleep without stirring. His little stuffed animal was still secure in his arms. The only thing that changed was a smile that had warmed onto his face.

And as the world slowly began to come aglow, Princess Luna couldn’t help but smile too.

There, Luna stood in front of her dear sister, Celestia. They both looked tired, but not because of a long day. It had just turned morning, and Celestia had not gotten a wink of sleep. On the other hoof, Luna had finished her nightly rounds and was just about to head to bed.

There, Luna stood, a small smile gracing her lips. Meanwhile, Celestia wore uncertainty, even though happiness was painted all over her sister’s face.

That all changed when Luna spoke.

“He’s alive.”

Celestia gasped, bringing a hoof to her muzzle. “He is? I thought the doctors said—”

“I know, but I was able to finally open a link to his mind.” Luna yawned. “But I cannot tell you what I saw.”

Celestia tilted her head. “Why? Is it because of your law?”

“No,” Luna fired back. “It’s because… well…” Her gaze fell.

“Well…?”

Silence reigned free. Celestia looked on worriedly, while Luna kept her ground.

Then, with a quick shake of her head, Luna sighed and looked at her sister. “I... don’t know what to make of it yet.”

Author's Note

Going beyond the description sometimes helps. Hope you all enjoy Luna and Celestia here.

I really wanted to post something tonight, since last night was a bit of a dozy. I won't go into details but let's just say I'm struggling with health issues and we'll go from there.

On a writing note, I keep finding myself stuck in this pattern of like 600-900 words. It's obviously because of the formatting and how I want this to go, but it's a bit jarring since, well, I'm so used to seeing that number being much higher.

Oh well, onto the next one sometime tomorrow. I'll have to see how much I write. Can't really promise much anymore, just going to see if it'll be one chapter or two.

Thanks for all the support!