Starlight Glimmer poured her and Trixie a hot cup of coffee. Sufficed to say it had not been an easy night for the two. Trixie had once again woken Starlight up with her nightmares and no matter how much Starlight tried to convience the mare to go back to sleep Trixie had refused. Meaning they both had been up before the sun.

Starlight yawned and trotted over to the table and handed Trixie her cup.

Trixie with a sad look on her face just looked down at the coffee and said. "I i'm sorry about last night."

Starlight finishing her latest sip of coffee cleared her throat in order to respond. "Its OK Trix. And besides you've already apologized like a hundred times by now. Its not your fault you had a nightmare....two nights in a row." She said before taking another sip.

"I know" Trixie replied. "It's just, I feel kind of bad, I wanted this to be our week. Fun, exciting, romantic. But here I am just acting like some scared foal." She pouted.

"Hey, don't worry about it. We'll go to Magicon, look at some of the exhibits, listen to some guest speakers, maybe even try to sneak into one of those V.I.P. Panels." She said with a devious smile.

"I like the way you think Starlight Glimmer." Trixie chuckled in kind. The two quickly finished their coffee and eagerly headed out in preperation for the day ahead.

The trolly cart that took ponies to the convention center was pretty cramped. It seems that as the radio had said there really were ponies from all over Equestria coming to the convention. Trixie looked around and saw plenty of unicorns and even a few earth ponies and zebra she guessed were probably herbalists and potion makers. And to her surprise there was even a dragon on the trolly as well. "Huh, I wonder what Dragon Magic is like?" she thought. All of a sudden though she was brought out of her own mind when she heard Starlight's voice.

"Hey Trix, you know, i've been thinking."

"About what?" Trixie asked.

"Well, about your nightmares. I mean it is kind of odd to have bad dreams that intense two nights in a row without Princess Luna taking note and coming to interverine." Starlight said placing her hoof on her chin in thought.

"Yea, well, maybe she just sucks at her job." Trixie huffed.

"I don't think so. Luna is one of the most caring ponies i've ever known. Heck i'd argue she probably cares about the ponies of Equestria even more then Celestia."

"Yeah, well then why am I being attacked by monsters right of an H.P. Poncraft book in my dreams!" Trixie screeched.

"Well, I think it might have something to do with those runes Gold Key mentioned. They make it where ponies can't use their magic right? So maybe that works two ways. If the building restricts or inverses magical aura than it might prevent outside forces from detecting it as well. It might pretty much be a magical dead zone." Starlight said with a gulp.

"Please don't say dead zone" Trixie moaned.

"Sorry" Starlight blushed. "What I mean is, its possible Luna may not be able to see your nightmares. If the Le Trot is more or less a black hole for magic, odds are even her dream walking ability would be effected. As far as she knows we are having a hard dreamless sleep."

"Great! So you're saying i'm doomed!" Trixie dramatically stated.

"No, no, no. I did'nt mean that Trix. We'll figure something out. I promise!" She replied with a half hearted smile.

All of a sudden a voice boomed inside the cart.

"ATTENTION PASSENGERS. WE HAVE ARRIVED AT THE MAGICON CONVENTION CENTER. PLEASE PROCCED TO THE FRONT OF THE TROLLY IN AN ORDERLY FASHION."

Inside the convention center was more or less organized chaos. Ponies trotting every which way, trying to find their way through the massive building and its maze like set-up to find the panel or stand they were looking for.

"So what do you want to do first?" Starlight asked "we could go to the Harry Trotter book signing, or take a potion making class, maybe take another look at the Starswirl the bearded exhibit!?"

" Oh, ah, I dunno whatever you wanna do is fine." Trixie yawned.

Starlight looked at her marefriend with concern. It seemed whatever she had dreamed about last night really had worn her out.

"Tell you what. Why don't you go to the concession stand and get us some sodas. I'll go back to that potion stand I saw yesterday and see if I see anything else worthwhile." Starlight suggested.

"Oh, so your gonna abandon me for some flirty Zebra. Is that it?" Trixie whined.

"Of course not silly. But I can tell you're still tired. A soda might help wake you up. And honestly i'm a bit thirsty myself." Starlight replied.

"Fine, i'll go get us some drinks. But if I see that Zebra flirting with you again i'm turning him into a frog!" Trixie joked as she headed off torwards the concession stand.

"OK" Starlight whispered. "Time to put operation save Trixie Lulamoon's dreams into action!" She said as she quickly trotted off.

Finding the Zebra's potion stand wasn't all that hard as she had remembered exactly where it had been set-up the previous day and which zigs and zags to take through the massive convention to get there as quickly as possible. And thankfully before she knew it she was exactly where she needed to be.

"Hey, miss Starlight. You still looking quite alright." She heard the male Zebra say as she approached the stand.

"As much as I appriciate the flattery Zeno I don't really have time for it." Starlight chuckled. "Plus my marefriend said she would turn you into a frog if she caught you flirting with me again."

"Alright, alright, all business I see. So tell me Ms. Starlight, what can I get ye!?" The Zebra asked.

"Well, the hotel we're staying at has these weird runes that prevent us from using magic and Trix, er my marefrirnd keeps having these aweful nightmares and I can't just pop into them using a spell, so maybe, I was hoping, you had a potion that could help."

The Zebra scratched his chin and thought for a moment. "Dream walking magic is powerful true. To copy Luna not even a potion can do."

"Oh" Starlight sighed.

"Hold on now, it may be true that I can't potion just potion Luna you. But there may still be a way. Though dangerous it is I say."

"Really?" Starlight asked. "What is it!?"

"Dreamwalking may be restricted true, but a solution I still have for you. To get to the root of this nasty dish. All you have to do is switch!" The Zebra said picking up a dark purple bottle with gold letters that said Dream2Dream.

Starlight picked it up and read the instructions on the back

1 32oz bottle of dream2dream
Poor 16 oz into each glass and drink an hour or two before bed. If done properly participants will switch dreams.

"So, if I, I mean we drink this i'll get Trixie's nightmare and she'll be able to sleep?" Starlight asked.

"Yes, however...." Zeon said his voice getting quite serious in tone. "Anything that happens there will effect you in the real world too young mare."

Starlight looked at the bottle and replied "that's a risk i'm willing to take."

Sometime later Starlight found Trixie at the Starswirl exhibit staring at one of the famous mages old hats.

"There you are, i've been looking all over for you!" Trixie huffed. "Here's your soda by the way." She said as she handed Starlight the rather large cup.

"Sorry, I got a bit sidetracked." Staight blushed.

"So, did you find what you were looking for?" Trixie asked.

"As a matter of fact I did. How does some rare South Zafrican wine sound to help take the edge off tonight." Starlight replied in a seductive tone.

"Sounds fine to me. Buck at this point i'm willing to give anything a shot!" She snorted.

"Good." Starlight smiled. "I hoped you'd say that." Starlight hated lying to Trixie about the actual contents of the bottle, but she knew that if Trixie knew the truth she would never agree to the plan. And she was determined to end her marefriends nightmares once and for all!

Starlight and Trixie yawned in unison as they headed towards the bed.

"Thanks for everything today Starlight. And sorry if I was a bit grouchy." She blushed.

"Oh, its alright. Anypony would be grumpy if they had to put up with nightmares like that. I just hope that wine helped you relax." She chuckled.

"You know what, I think it did. I really am feeling a lot better. Maybe i'll even get an extra hour of sleep tonight." Trixie chuckled back getting herself comfortable on her side of the bed.

"Yea maybe" Starlight yawned in reply as she too slowly found her perfect sleeping posistion. Before the two mares knew it. They were both sound asleep.

"COME FLY WITH ME COME FLY COME FLY AWAY!" A loud musical voice boomed. Starlight opened her eyes and found herself in a rather large ballroom. All around her ponies were dancing to some old timey swing music being performed on the stage by some pegasus stallion that Starlight didn't recognize. The room was grand as the rest of the Le Trot tall windows and walls with a peaking circular ceiling that made the whole thing almost look like a merry-go-round. If merry-go-rounds were covered with Gold & White marble.

She then looked down at herself and noticed she was wearing a beautiful blood red dress and matching hoof-boots. All of a sudden she felt a tap on her back, she turned around prepared to fight but only saw a young stallion standing before her. "Hello m'am, I noticed you looked a bit lonely, would you like to dance?" The stallion asked holding out his hoof.

Starlight paused for a bit, but after a moment took his hoof in return an stuttered. "Yea, sure, I guess." She said as she let the gentlecolt lead her closer to the front of thr dance floor where the band was playing.

"So, what brings a pretty young thing like you to a stuffy ol place like this?" The stallion asked with a sly grin.

"I, I ah, i'm not sure actually. Who are you anyway?" Starlight asked.

"Names Gold Key" The stallion replied "But my friends call me stud." He boasted.

"Gold Key, you mean like the hotel owner!? Then that means!" All of a sudden the memories of the days events came flooding back to her. "I did it, I did it, i'm in Trixie's dream!" She squeeled with delight.

All of a sudden the music stopped and the room went dead silent. Starlight looked around and saw all the other ponies now staring at her. Their eyes filled with anger as they began slowly moving closer chanting.

"Not the one."
"Not the one."
"Not the one."

She turned around hoping to see if Gold Key had also been effected or not, but to her surprise he was gone and a small earth filly was in his place.

"Huh, wha...wha!?" She stammered.

"What are you doing here m'am" the small filly asked, her eyes wide & inquisitive.

"What am I, what are you? Who are you?" Starlight stammered.

"I'm Moonflower m'am, and I think you did a very bad thing m'am. The others seem pretty mad." Moonflower said pointing behind Starlight. Starlight turned around and her eyes grew wide. All around her ghostly ponies with pitch black eyes and dagger sharp teeth were slowly limping towards her.

"Oh no." Starlight gulped, resisting the urge to panic. "C'mon kid, we gotta get out of here! She said as she turned around to scoop-up Moonflower only to find that she too had dissapeared and in her place, a large bipedal monster, a beast, an abomination.

Starlight panicked and froze as the thing rose its claws and screamed "NOT THE ONE!" Slashing Starlight on the face. She screamed in agony and fell back. She felt the burn of the cut and could feel blood slowly trickling out. She picked herself up as fast as she could and winced in pain. She tried to use her magic but her horn just would'nt respond. She did her best not to break out in tears as she heard the beast and its army of sharp toothed ponies slowly limp closer.

All of a sudden however as if out of nowhere she heard a door bang open and a blinding white light shown through.

"Well what are you waiting for you daft little foal! Run!" she heard a familar voice boom. Starlight ran towards the light and saw the door where Gold Key was holding out his hoof waiting for Starlight to grab hold.

"Wake-up Starlight, wake-up!" Trixie screeched. The mare had been abruptly awoken when Statlight had kicked her in her sleep. At first she was mad until she looked at her marefriend and noticed the scared expression on her face and to her shock saw her face had a fresh bleeding cut on it.

"Wake-up Starlight Wa...." But before Trixie could finish her sentence she was knocked off as Starlight jumped up with a loud gasp.

Trixie shuffled to get back-up and check on her marefriend.

Starlight just looked at Trixie, panic in her eyes and asked. "What time is it!?"

Trixie looked at the alarm clock and gulped as her heart sank. "Ta...t.... two twenty five A.M."

Starlight grabbed Trixie and hugged her tight. "Trix, there's something very wrong with this hotel, and I think we need to ask Mr. Key what exactly that thing is."

Author's Note

Welp, looks like both ponies have survived their initial tussle with the beast and lived to tell the tale. But who the heck is this creepy Moonflower filly and how is she connected to Gold Key & The Le Trot!? Well, you'll just have to wait and find out I guess.