Author's Note

This story contains alicorn OCs, if you don't like them then don't read it.

The Beginning

The shapes of the dream were changing again, forever staying a mystery. Steven gazed at the changing shapes, looking for anything that might be familiar. So far nothing had ever looked the same, at least not in these dreams. This was a special dream, the kind that Steven had grown fond of. The kind where there was nothing evil and at the same time nothing really good. At first Steven didn’t know what to think of them, and then he figured that this was what sleeping was like without dreaming. It was definitely more relaxing to be here when sleeping than to be running through a maze full of spider webs, he had one of those the night before. It was relaxing and at the same time unsettling because there was something that was missing from the dream, or more someone. Steven didn’t know it yet, but he had been pulled to this dreamlike world several times for a specific goal. Only this time that goal would succeed.

Steven sat down on the edge of a shape, kicking his feet childishly. There was a faint crack, like that of glass breaking. Steven looked around frantically. “Hello, is there anybody there?” Nothing responded. Steven took a deep breath in and was about to let it out when the glass that had cracked broke with a crash.

“Steven, can you hear me?” Intrigued Steven responded.

“Who…who is it?”

Silence. One of the shapes began to morph into something of a horse. Steven cocked his head at it and was mildly startled when the voice emanated from its mouth. “Thank goodness. I thought I would never get through to you.” The shape became more distinct. It was definitely a horse, no, a pony. A pony with wings and a horn.

“The way you sleep, it’s like your mind never rests. It is a miracle that you don’t collapse from exhaustion. I have been trying to talk to you for quite a while, but it is only now that your mind has relaxed enough for me to get into your dream.”

“Talk to me? Why didn’t you just do it in person, wait… you’re a pony with wings and a horn, that’s why you didn’t come to me in person. So have you been behind all these dreams of mine?” The form emitted a giggle.

“Indeed I am a pony with wings and a horn, an alicorn if you may. Yes, I have been behind these special dreams, it is the only way I can communicate with those in your world, though I must admit that you are the first.”

They both smiled. For some reason talking to an alicorn felt natural to Steven. Steven closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Thank you for these dreams, they are very relaxing, but I need to wake up now. I can feel the pull of morning and I mustn’t delay.” Panic spread across the alicorn’s face. “No, wait!” But by that time it was too late and Steven opened his eyes.

Steven looked around confused. He was on the ground next to a bed, one that was not his own, and in a bedroom that he did not recognize. He went to rub his eyes and realized that he had no fingers, only the hard hooves of a pony. And not only that, he could feel wings on his back and a horn on his head, he was an alicorn. He closed his eyes tightly and took a deep breath. Just as he did so he heard voices in the hall and slid under the bed, unsure of what to do.

“That should be all for tonight girls. Sleep well.” Twilight waved her hoof at her friends as they exited the castle that was her home. Then she turned to her dragon assistant.

“Goodnight Spike.” She turned toward her room.

“Are you sure that you don’t need anything else before bed.” Spike looked at Twilight who smiled softly.

“No Spike, everything is okay.”

“Okay, well goodnight then.”

“Goodnight.”

Twilight closed the door and moved toward her bed. Then she noticed that the covers had been wrinkled. It didn’t bother her much that they were wrinkled, what bothered her was that somepony had been in her room without her permission. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and exhaled, except she didn’t. She opened her eyes cautiously and looked where the covers had been wrinkled. Under the bed she could vaguely see a set of dark blue hooves, much too small to be anypony bigger than Apple Bloom. And yet she didn’t recall anypony that color in the school house when she had visited earlier that day. Calmly she walked to the bed and poked her head under it.

“Hello there, are you lost?” Steven relaxed at the friendly greeting and shook his head up and down. “Well then, I’m going to help you. I’m sure you know me.” Steven shook his head from side to side. Twilight tilted her head. “I’m Princess Twilight Sparkle, princess of friendship. I thought everypony had at least heard of me.”

“Twi…Twilight?”

“That’s right. Does it sound familiar now?”

Steven put his hooves over his eyes. Twilight scratched her head. She wanted to help the young unicorn, but had no idea how if he had never heard of her, a princess. She breathed deeply.

“Okay. Let’s get you out of there and we’ll figure this out in the morning, sound good?” Steven thought on it a bit.

“…okay.”

Twilight backed up and slowly Steven crawled out from under the bed. “You must be a new unicorn to the area as you have never heard of me, but we’ll figure this out…” Twilight’s mouth dropped as Steven got out from under the bed and revealed the small pair of wings attached to his back. “You’re an… an alicorn.” She couldn’t believe her eyes or her luck. Twilight couldn’t help but think about how impressed Princess Celestia would be when she showed up to Canterlot with a young alicorn. She couldn’t resist a smile.

Twilight woke up in the morning and remembered the previous evening. “That was some crazy dream. I guess I was more worked up than I thought.” She turned her head to the side and realized that it wasn’t a dream. There was indeed a young alicorn cuddled up against her asleep. Again she smiled, she couldn’t wait to show her friends.

Twilight’s friends arrived all at the same time and, as she had asked, they had brought the three little fillies that she wanted to see. Applejack was the first to speak up.

“Now why did you want me to bring Apple Bloom here? I suppose that you must have a good reason because Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo are here too.” Twilight beamed at the question.

“I have a very important task that I would like to ask their help with.” The three fillies shook with excitement as they realized that somepony wanted their help. “You see I ran into a snag and I think that only these three crusaders can help me with.” Rainbow Dash slowly settled onto the ground as she had been looking around.

“Yea, that’s good and all, but what do you have under that sheet on your throne? Not that I don’t like hidden things, but Pinkie Pie can’t stop staring at it.” Pinkie Pie stood with her knees wobbling and her smile from ear to ear.

“I love surprises! Can I look under the sheet? Can I? Can I? Can I?”

“Hold on Pinkie, I was getting to that.” Twilight thought for a moment. “Well I guess I can’t really explain anymore without showing you.” With that she walked over to her throne and pulled off the sheet from Steven. Steven blinked his eyes to adjust to the light and looked around.

“Twilight! You were keeping a pony under that sheet?!” Rarity nearly fainted. “How long was the poor thing under there? Nevermind, any amount under that bland sheet would be dreadful. You really should have used something with a design.” Twilight blinked.

“What? No, that’s not important right now. This is Steven. I found him in the castle last night after you all left. I couldn’t get him to tell me anything except his name and that is why I wanted you three.” With that she gestured to Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. “As you are closer in age I was hoping that you could make him feel comfortable while we figure this out.” The three fillies eyes widened in excitement and Sweetie Belle spoke out.

“Well does he have a cutie mark yet?” Apple Bloom walked around the side.

“Nope. And not only that girls, look.” She raised Steven’s wings. Everypony gasped except Twilight.

“Oh my, he’s an alicorn.” Fluttershy flew over to Steven. “Why hello there. Aren’t you just the cutest little alicorn I’ve ever seen.” Twilight grinned at Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy, he is the only little alicorn you’ve ever seen.” Fluttershy blushed.

“Now I need your help to figure all this out. Girls, can you take him with you for now?”

“Sure thing Twilight.” With that the four little ponies left the castle.