Of Nightmares and Dreamscapes

Love Crafter trotted down the hall to his right to a large red door, checks to make sure his suit is clean, takes a deep breath, and knocks on the door. The door slowly opens with a loud cracking sound as Love takes initiative and walks into Luna’s room.

 The princess's room was filled with high-end furniture, expensive the looking decoration, and a large bed covered in red velvet bedsheets. Definitely, a princesses room although Love did notice something, there was not much lighting in here, almost like his own apartment. Love quickly dashed that odd thought and noticed the Princess sitting at a fine wooden carved desk. If Love didn't know better he could have swore that she was reading one of his novels.

Luna sees Love out of the corner of her eye, she immediately put the book down and walks to the pony with an excited look on her face. Luna stops in front of Love Crafter and looks him over to Love's confusion.

"This is a fine day indeed for me to finally meet the famous Love Crafter." the Princess said with glee in her eye.

"Oh, you're embarrassing me, for it is I who should be grateful for this chance to work with the Princess of the Night."

"Well if everything goes right, then your book will show the ponies of Equestria that I am just like any other pony."

"A promising first step was in hiring me, so I take it you're a fan of my work?"

"Why yes, in fact on my first tour of Canterlot I visited a local library for a good book to read I saw one of your novels sitting on a shelf. It was so good and so different than anything I've read before, ever since then I always found the time to go and buy any of your new works."

Love found himself flattered by all this praise. In hindsight, he had never actually met anypony who had even read one of his books. he just knew some ponies did read them from his publisher. So after taking in all this unfamiliar praising, Love finds a wooden chair to begin the biography.

However before Love could get a starting sentence down Princess Luna asks if he can do it while she does some other business in the castle and around the city. Love agrees to her request and the two left her room to go around town. Love decided to observe the princess get a better idea of the pony behind the title. Around the castle, the princess attended various meetings with diplomats, mayors, and social workers from all over Equestria as Love jotted down what he saw of her. In her princess business, she was firm but fair and found a more than one easy solution to any problems.

After the castle meetings, the two ponies left to journey into the White city. Within the city's walls, the Princess by Love's perspective treated fairly and with high praises from other ponies. However, there was something odd about as Love noticed that many of the high society ponies would often say 'Celestia's sister' or 'The Second Princess" a few times. Love thought that would bother Luna but she remained a cool head. Love notices that Luna is treated roughly around the same way Princess Celestia might be. Which is fine except the ponies don't see anything but a title and a crown.

Luna and Love traveled to The Canterlot Museum to see some of the fine art and well-polished statues. Once inside ponies flocked to the pair with praises and gratitude for her presence. Love sets back from the crowd of ponies. once Luna breaks away from the crowds she find Love Crafter and asks what is wrong.

"I am truly sorry Princess..."

"Just call me Luna, please ."

"Ah yes, Luna you want me to show these ponies that you are more than just a Princess, but it's rather hard to get what you are like when everypony acts so stiff around you."

"I have an idea, follow me please." Luna motioned Love to go sneak past the crowds of ponies.

So Love and luna moves to a quiet and empty spot in Canterlot Museum and quickly changes using an old spell into the illusion of a simple unicorn. Luna now acts completely different as now other ponies don't care who she is. Love now writes down his ideas. The day was spent by the two ponies who enjoyed the sights and sounds of the city of Canterlot. Luna went dancing, dining, and showing a joy in life that one would not see in a Princess. After the day is done Love and Luna traveled back to the castle, and back to the princesses room. Luna removes the spell to turn back into her old self as Love thinks he got what he needed from today's little journey.

"I had so much fun today, and to hang out with my favorite writer to boot."

"It was an enjoyable day Luna and I have many ideas for the biography, now all I need to do is get some shut eye."

With that Love bids Luna a goodnight and trots to his guest room in the castle. His guest room was much bigger than his own apartment with fabulous furniture and decoration. Love, after reading what he wrote down today got into the large guest bed and dozed off into slumber.

Without his knowing a sinister shadow loomed from the balcony, starting at Love Crafter with bright yellow eyes. The shadow was from a cloaked pony who walked to the bed and began to chant something into Love Crafter's ear.

‘Your dark dreams are like a beacon to me...With them, I shall grow stronger.’  The cloaked pony then cast a spell on Love Crafter, who now finds himself not in a dream but a dreaded nightmare as he tossed and turned around in his sleep.