Dracula's rising

"Tia? Are you feeling alright now?'
Celestia blinks as she looks over at her sister.

"Yes Luna, I'm alright now... I'm just... feeling pretty foolish right now. Twilight is right of course, I should have gotten more information and calmed down, but just that shock of feeling. The sudden wave of emotion... just over took me." Celestia raises up her hoof looking at in in thought. "I knew, of course, that it was me over reacting... yet the being, he acknowledged it. He LET me fight him sis. He could teleport, was incredibly fast, and could withstand things that would turn so many of our foes into naught but ashes." Celestia lets out a chuckle. " He did not even deny being a monster, instead seemed to fully embrace the title, like I embrace my own. Yet he had faith in ponies he had only just met."

"I know what its like Tia, to simply lose control." Luna says softly as she trots over and sits down, nuzzling the sun princess. "You and Twilight have both seen me at my worst, i mean honestly... eternal night? What was I even thinking? Ah.. that's right.. I was too busy acting like a fussy foal to think past making everyone love my night. I had forgotten my dream job, forgotten the nocturnal animals, and blinded myself to the fact that my night was keeping ponies safe. " Luna pauses as she shares a gaze with her sister. "I think part of the problem Tia, my dear sister, is that part of you is jealous of Twilight and her friends." Luna holds up her hoof, stopping Celestia before she could respond. "hold on, hear me out it actually makes sense. Now, honestly, and objectively, look at how we all live. You spend countless hours doing nothing but sitting on a throne letting ponies talk to you and complain about things that wont even matter in a few years. Your entire life these days is spent in the throne room listening and talking to ponies. I have a smaller night court, as you know most ponies are asleep, but I have the fortune of exploring our subjects dreams, and visiting my friends that way. Sure occasionally I run across a horrible nightmare the likes of which Star swirl himself would faint upon seeing, but I am acting. Cadance holds the power of love, and has a much smaller place to rule and take care of. Hell she can walk around town and do the same thing you do in your one room, but shes out there. I mean she even has time to handle a husband and soon her own foal in the future." Luna pauses as Celestia nods looking thoughtful.

"Then there is Twilight and her friends, who have taken on the task of sharing the magic of friendship across the land. seeing countless ponies, and making hundreds of lives better. Even fully fixing problems even I could not solve." Celestia chuckles. "the first time noticed that I did not have stacks of 'arguments and grievances' from the Hoofields and the Mccolts I asked if I was missing paper work." The Solar princess looks and smiles at her sister softly. "I am the princess everyone looks up to, and sees as the highest order, but I guess I'm starting to feel like I'm not.. necessary much these days. Sure I can pass laws and handle things in court, but I only see nobles and Canterlot citizens these days."

"Perhaps its time you go explore our world." Luna says in thought. "Perhaps, you should visit Ponyville and learn from your student how she solves problems. She has wanted to show you that map of hers for awhile now right?"

"Maybe I do just need time out of the castle. I guess even I can go stir crazy dealing with all these arguing simpletons." The Sisters share a laugh as they spent the hours before moon rise making fun of their 'upper class' ponies.

"hahah I mean.. I know Fancy pants means well and all... but all that time on his hair..." Luna snickers. "I even see him occasionally touching it up when people are not paying attention. Oh how he panicked when some of the Smooze got close to his head."

"Yeah well you should see some of the night court ponies... there are a few who.." Luna coughs and takes on a low fake edgy punk voice. "who no one can understand, man.. cause only they feel the darkness in their soul and the monsters haunting their every thought.'" The lunar sister smiles. "there are days when I want to look at them and ask if they know who I am. Ya wanna talk about darkness? Foal im the PRINCESS who turned into NIGHTMARE MOON!! haha... and some of the legends they tell.. apparently at some point I gained the power to suck souls out." Luna smiles smirking as she floats a straw around Celestia. "Oh watch out I'm gonna drink you!!!"

"No.. you can't touch me, I'm the untouchable paragon of purity, light, and happiness!" Celestia floats over a fruit pie. "Watch and be amazed as I stop your evil plan with nothing but a fruit pie and talking about how tasty it may or may not be!"

"I dunno some of miss Pies' dreams can make pastry's pretty terrifying." Luna says chuckling. "Like the army of killer cupcakes, giant pony sized cupcakes with legs that smother people with frosting and cherries! Only to be stopped by terasqua Pinkie who just eats them all." The princess of the night smiles softly. "I couldn't tell if I should be scared of the cakes, or miss Pie herself!"
Celestia laughs happily as a forced cough draws her attention to a noble pony. "Ah... duty calls.. I think its almost time for you to raise the moon dear sister."

"ah yes... night court, duty, being a princess... think I can join your vacation?"

"I knew eyes like hers, ones full of stress and self doubt." Dracula comments with a sigh as he sat back on his throne, keeping his burned leg up as he let his medical team work. Personally he felt perfectly fine, but he knew better than to argue with his staff. Better to let them fuss. "They have, matched my own often enough."

"My lord are you alright?" The panicking attendant asks, giving his master A worried glance.

"Yes, just tired. How long has it been since I actually went to sleep? When not being slain I mean?" Dracula asks as Death floats in. The reaper taps his chin in thought before simply shrugging. "That long? I wish it felt like that." The vampire leans back yawning. "Eons have passed, I know.. but it only feels like yesterday when I fought Julius."

"Tis the true reality of the immortals. it takes great effort to focus on day to day with your subjects." Death replies with a gentle nod. "Perhaps that was an added symptom of her actions before? I wonder... in a land of peace, when the last time she just got to cut loose has been?"

"Plenty of her still held back though, I could tell. I felt the fury of the sun, but the power output felt.. restrained. Shes holding things in, but then again so was I." Dracula blinks as another yawn escapes his mental grasp. "Perhaps, we can schedule some sort of physical therapy for the alicorns? Help them get out some built up stress. Maybe even the elements would want to join in?"

"A few perhaps, the flying prism and cowgirl, er pony? Cowpony? Nah that still sounds wrong. Perhaps they would enjoy a good contest. The others, particularly miss Shy would probably not be so inclined." the grim reaper replies in thought.

"Rainbow Dash and Applejack, Death. Fluttershy is also a singular name. From what I can tell name conventions of our home do not match those here." Dracula yawns again. "Send descriptions of the ponies you saw before to our main guards, so that if any of them arrive, none of them are harmed. If an accident does occur, make sure the medics here have enough Fresh materials to safely care for up to five of the mares." the Vampire closes his eyes. "Fluttershy, she feels familiar to me. Many of my instincts say she is a vampire like myself, yet so much of her is so alive... " He rubs his temples and groans. "Maybe.... I will think of something later..."

Luna lets out a yawn of boredom as she leaves her now empty court room. Her Night guards the only remaining force, as a strange feeling strikes her. A new sort of dream was appearing... as a soft smile reaches her lips. "So he can dream too then..." the princess looks around out of habit, before letting a devious little smirk reach her face. Closing her eyes, and extending her mental reach, she finds Twilight Sparkle nose deep in another large tome. "Hello Twilight, can you hear me?"

Twilight sparkle, jumps as a voice boomed into her head. "AAAHHHH yes yes... Luna? Yes.. I hear you, is something wrong? Is Princess Celestia alright?"

"Oh yes shes fine, do you have any open space around? Id like to make an, unusual proposal to you." Luna replies softly.

"Uh, yeah there is plenty of room in the main hall. Spike has gone to bed though, and so have the others I'm sure." The Alicorn's ears flatten as a magical energy pop is heard in the distance. She walks over to a near by railing and looks down, watching the Princess of the Night shake off the effects of long range teleportation. "Should I wake anyone up?"

"No, I don't think we will need them. You see, our new... guest to our world, seems to be asleep right now. While it may be an invasion of privacy, I believe it is not uncalled for to, truly see his motivations?"

"you want to hop into Dracula's dreams,to make sure hes really not gonna kill everyone?" Twilight asks as she trots down slowly. "I see plenty of pros and cons to this plan. But, many of my friends don't quite trust him, despite Fluttershy's insistence." Her ears droop as she sighs. "the others are worried shes too trusting, after all she reformed Discord, and with Starlight Glimmer also making up for mistakes, 'What if that Feller turns out like Tirek? He said he sent out spies,so how do we know his not just playing on yer heart sugar cube?' is pretty much what Applejack said. Honestly, I cant blame her for the thought."

"Then what better way to see the man, the delve into his subconscious?" Luna asks thoughtfully.
Twilight sits down, tapping her chin and nods slowly.

"I don't like invading his privacy, but if we explain, I am sure he will understand. Who knows, he might even be expecting us."