Dreams & Demons

The moment the door opened, light spewed into the hallway. A nice, friendly light. A type that Nightmare would definitely not normally like.

It was sunlight.

Noise spilled forth too, like the sound of chirping birds, and calls of animals. Nighty stared in shock at what she saw in a room of her new house. A forest.

. . .

First thing she noticed, was that the forest, was different. There were plenty of plants that she knew of, like vines that seep away magic, covered in spikes. There were crystal tree's, that look much like the tree of harmony, where Celestia found the Elements of Harmony. There were crystal flowers, apple tree's, zap-apple tree's, and even plants that she recognized as changeling in origin. But, that was not the weird part.

In this room, there were flowers she had never seen before. Plants she had never seen before. Things that just looked, well, otherworldly! I felt giddy and excitement overwhelm me, making me run forward into the lush greens and browns, reds and yellows, and other multitude of colored things. Bill followed behind me, chuckling to himself, most likely at my own actions. I would beat him up, but, there was something about him that was so... charming, so I decided not too.

My feet clacked on the stone path beneath my feet, that started at the door, and went in 5 directions. Left in an arc, left diagonally, forward, right diagonally, and an arc to the right. The moment I was inside, I spun around, to get a full view of the area.

We were in a large dome, that seemed to go on for miles. The glass was mosaic, most a deep black, like space. The rest was depictions of, I believe, his families history. Amazing thing to stare at, as it seemed to show the entire family history, all without words. It reminded me of something that me and my sister had come up with, an idea for a part of a castle that we wished to build, someday, so she could live closer to her subjects. The idea was that she would keep the central castle in the forest, while Tia would receive a castle, on one of the tallest mountains in Equestria.

Bill kept on chuckling, as he hooked his arm around mine, making me look directly in his eyes. They were so... blue.
So very, amazingly, blue. He began walking forward, dress shoes clacking against the stone, as he led us further and further into this wondrous place. It felt like no time at all before we reached the center, but that was impossible. This place seemed to go on for miles, so how in the hell, were we getting closer to the center so quickly!?

As if he was able to read my thoughts, Bill looked to me, and answered my question.

"This entire place, is connected to my families magic, and all members... it responds to our wills, and so if I wish to get close to somewhere quickly, that is exactly what will happen. I am ruler of this place." Bill explained, as they were so, very close. "... aaaand, we are here...".

My eyes bulged, as I looked around at the area in front of me. The entire path widened, becoming a gigantic circle, that contained benches, potted plants, tables, a small outdoor style bookshelf, and other relaxation based items. But none of that mattered, for at the center, was the most glorious thing I had ever seen.

At the center of it all, was a fountain, containing lily pads, and a beautiful blue water, that looked more like crystal than it did water. I could tell this stuff was magical. Just being near it all made me feel, so very strong.

It was a tree, that glowed with the power of gods. Its bark made of crystal, glimmering with chaotic energy, like flames were roaring inside of it.I could see all of the colors, blue, red, green, black, grey, and yet, there was one missing, after having my eyes stuck on it for over a minute. The only color it did not have, was yellow.

"This tree, contains the power of my fallen family members. My father, told me stories of when they first created this dimension, MY home. When it was done, a tree sat at the center of the dimension, as it was the linchpin. It was what kept everything together, and without it, it would all fail." Bill confessed, moving off to the side, to sit at a bench. He plopped his butt down, which gave me a greater view of him.

Bill always wore a variation of the same style of clothing, but most often, he wore the same suit. It had a bottom being loose fitting, so when he moved, it flapped around him, like a cape. while the outside was a deep yellow, like the sun, the inside was painted with the stars, and as it flaps, you can see the entire thing move with it, as if it is merely changing what direction you are looking, instead of just moving the suit. You could see universes, and stars, planets with rings, with asteroids, or just normal, plain jane. Sometimes, you could even see shooting stars zip across the design.

Beneath the suit, he wore a simple white button up shirt, with a jet black bow tie, that was always clean. For pants, he wore dress pants, also jet-black, that seemed to almost glimmer, with below that, a pair of black dress shoes. His hair was always unkempt, and shaggy, but to him, that didn't seem to matter. Adorning his head was an amazing looking top hat, that just shouted fancy. His face was kind, and gentle, with one eye sometimes covered by a black patch, which tended to cover his left eye. He also tended to have a jet black wood cane, that he used to focus his energy. The final thing about him was a pair of black gloves, that hugged his hands. To be honest, he looked, like a badass person.

"Because this tree is so important to our family, my father explained to me that the tree has a spell that made it so if anyone dies, all of their energy would surge into the tree, strengthening the entire dimension, and everyone that was related to the family that created the tree. Their deaths, would make us stronger than you could imagine." Bill continued, seeming thoroughly engrossed into the story. "Since this tree had so much chaotic energy surging into it, it even affected the area around it, making plant-life grow here that doesn't exist anywhere else. Because of this, my father, when the house was passed into their possession, created this large dome around it all, as a protective measure. However, my mother thought differently, thinking the tree looked sad with just the tree and these new plants. Because of this, she began creating plants and animals too, as well as taking plants and animals from every single world, from the past, present, and future, and planting them here in this area, forming an amazing place. Some members, began calling it the Garden of Eden. Some called it Babylon, others El-dorado. But, the title I loved the most, was the Garden of Reality.".

I merely looked around, eyes gigantic, as I was just, SHOCKED, at all of this. I looked at bill, and smiled. My eyes were focused on him intently, as I just thought about the bombshell that he had just dropped on me. It was, so much. I then did the only thing I wanted to do, just to comfort him. He may have been good at hiding it, but to me, I could read him like an open book.

I went forward, wrapping an arm around him to give him a loving hug.

After that, I did something I did not think I would do. Something if anyone had suggested to me when I first landed on this planet, I would have blasted them with the worst of spells, making them experience the worst of pains, so eventually they would die, in horrible, horrible agony. But I was a different woman now.

I gave Bill, a kiss on the cheek, pouring all of my feeling into it.

. . .

My eyes bulged, as I felt her soft, soft lips pressing into my cheek. It was like the greatest of drugs. No, it was far better than the greatest of drugs. This was something that no universe, not ours or the next, could offer me. This, was something that made me feel, truly, like a god. I wrapped my left wing around her, giving her as big of a hug as i could, aiming to show her my love.

At that moment, my goal, had changed. It had been to cause mischief, all over creation, but now that was put on the back burner. My new goal, was to protect, this female. To protect her from everything.

. . .

But there was one thing that I could not protect her from.

The fact that our time, would eventually come to an end.