A dark spirit lurks in the realm of dreams, attracted to fear, and capable of exaggerating that fear. As the Princess of the Night, Luna must look after the dreamers, offering ways to ease turmoil as she is quite familiar with the emotions. She occasionally does battle with the dark spirit, which she has aptly dubbed Tantabus, an ancient word for "Nightmare".

But the battles utilizing her fears just aren't enough to satiate the Tantabus forever. It grows a fancy to the ponies that saved Luna from her nightmarish shell the first time. Despite her natural tendency to attack the problem by herself, she accepts the aid of her heroes. If only it were that simple...

The following takes place between 7 PM and 10 AM.
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An alternate take on "Do Princesses Dream of Magic Sheep?"
Special thanks to The Fiery Joker for showing how someone can be serious in addition to being comedic.
Warning: There are trace amounts of OCs sprinkled in toward the end of this fic, but not enough to mark them as the main characters.