The sky was a dark grey, thunder echoed through the sky as rain gently fell in the city. Rainy days always made the dragonwolf feel relaxed and free. That is why he’d always spend the day just roaming the streets when the weather was like this. Though he did not know why. At least, now he didn’t remember why. As this was a city he did not feel he knew, but things looked...familiar. Though, the figures that walked past him were oily, black shadows. No features or anything that could tell him what they were.

Mystogan continued his walk for a little bit as the rain fell on him. The sounds of the city and the rain made him feel rather warm and nostalgic, However, he didn’t know why. All he could really do at this point was continue to walk down the sidewalk of the busy street that was full of cars who also had black featureless figures in them. But, for some reason, this did not bother him. Though he also felt like he was being watched by someone. And whoever this someone was did not have a very menacing gaze. But he still wondered who it might be. He just shrugged and continued on his walk, walking through the crowds dodging and weaving as if he was flowing through them like a smooth current.

He eventually comes into a coffee and tea shop that had a rather oriental feel to it. Low tables and pillows to sit on and soft lo-fi music playing over the speakers. A perfect type of music for a rainy day such as this. The building itself was lite dimly, which only made it feel more right to be here during this weather. When he made his way inside, he took off his coat and sat it beside him as he took a seat at one of the two-person tables. One of the shadowy figures walked over to him and placed a cup of green tea in front of him. He simply gave a nod to them and took the cup into his hands and began to sip lightly from it. He closed his eyes and just continued to listen to both the rain and the music that played throughout the cafe.

When he opened his eyes, he caught something in the corner of his right eye. Someone was leaning in the entry of the building, watching the dragonwolf. He was quick to turn his gaze to the figure who became startled once she realized he had caught her. She quickly leans out of sight for a moment before leaning back in to gaze at him with big, curious teal eyes. Once Mystogan got a good look at her, he noticed that she was a young mare. A horned and winged one with a light blue mane and tail and a slightly darker blue fur coat. She was wearing a light raincoat that was black and a dark blue shirt that was quite snug around her form and a black skirt that was at her upper thighs and wore black stocking that came up to her mid thighs but wore nothing on her hooves. Mystogan jerked his head to the side to motion it was okay to come in. This wasn’t his business, after all, he was just a simple patron. Thet mare in question shyly makes her way over to him and sits in front of him on the other pillow after removing her raincoat. SHe looks at Mystogan who was sipping from his tea once more before he began to speak to her.

“Huh, you have features here. Odd to see a pony in my dreams. The company is welcomed, however. So tell me, young mare. What has brought you to my dream? Is the princess of the night making her rounds?”

He said with an all-knowing smile. The mare blinked a few times as he seemed to have already figured out who she was, even though she took the form of her younger self. She lowers her ears for a moment along with her gaze before she gazes up into his deep blue eyes.

“I...I was curious to see what you dream about. This is the first time that I have entered your dream realm. But how did you know it was me..?”

Mystogan chuckled lowly and sat his cup on the table with a light ‘clank’. His folds his hands in his lap as he continues to soak in the noises around him.

“Well, this is my dream after all. Not to mention every other being here is nothing but an oily shadow figure. You may rule the dreams of ponies. But in my dreams, this is my domain. I simply allowed you to visit mine. But, as I said, your company was most welcome. So, you are the younger daughter of Faust? Luna is your name I believe. The younger sister of Celestia.”

Luna nodded to him in response to his words. She was a little surprised that he knew that much about her already. But she hardly knew a thing about him. The shadow waiter soon came to Luna who places a mocha coffee with whipped cream in front of her. One of the unicorn's favorite beverages of choice. She takes the cup and places it to her lips, drinking in small bits before placing the cup back down and licking what was left on her lips.

“That is right. Mama told me about you when you came to our world. She told me that I would find a kindred spirit within you. And that interested me enough to come and find you here. As I know you have been quite busy with...other matters. But when I saw this dream you where having. I could not help myself. It seemed so...dreary and lonely. I wanted to make sure that you were alright.”

Mystogan offered her a light smile before taking another sip of his tea. He gazes out the opened door as the rain continued to fall. A never-ending thunderstorm.

“Oh, it is quite the opposite, princess. This kind of dream makes me extremely happy. Rainy days in a big city while sitting in a tea and coffee cafe is very relaxing for me. That much I can remember. However, these figures...I cannot see what they are. I believe that it is from the memory wipe your mother placed on me whenever I was brought here.”

“Do...you regret having your memories erased by her?”

Asked Luna as she was hoping for a positive answer from him. Luckily that was what she got next.

“I won’t lie. I have no feelings of regret about the choice I made. It was probably because I had nothing to leave behind in my old world. And I had new things to look forward to here. And not to mention, I got free wind conjuring abilities out of it. Not sure why though…”

“Well, from what I can tell about you, you are a mix of both dragon and wolf. I will not lie, when mama told me of this, I thought you’d be a very scary creature to look at. But, I find you extremely handsome..intimidating to be sure, but very handsome. And if that was the case for the reason you came here...I am sorry that you had a life like that. I want you to know, should you ever need somepony to talk to. I would be happy to come and see you here each night.”

Mystogan waved a hand in dismissal and smiled at her. It was a warm smile. It certainly made the princess of the night feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside.

“You have better things to do than come and visit me, princess. You do not need to waste your time on me. Though I do appreciate you taking time out of your night to come to see me.”

Luna puffed ehr cheek a bit and gave him a rather unamused stare. Did he say something wrong? He tilts his head in confusion at her response, but then she tells him something he did not expect.

“I came here because I WANTED to come and see you. Learn more about you. You doubt your significance in the eyes of the princess of the night!”

She said in a rather authoritative manner. This made Mystogan arch a brow and cross his arms with a tooth bearing smile. This making Luna feel a bit..uneasy. But not in a bad way.

“Oh please forgive me, your highness. I was not aware that you held a stranger such as myself in a high regard. Please forgive me if I insulted you or offended you.”

He said in a playful mocking tone of voice before sticking his tongue out at her. She makes a pouty face at him before slamming her hands on the table and leaned forward.

“Now you listen here, mister. Don’t make me-.”

He placed the tip of his index finger on her lips and chuckled lowly. This gesture made the alicorn blush lightly as their eyes connected.

“This is a cafe. No need to get loud in here. This is a place to relax and enjoy. Now, calm down and drink your coffee.”

He said in a firm, but calm manner. For some reason, Luna could not protest against him. She wanted to so badly. But the way he spoke...so commanding and with confidence. It only made her blush and lower her head before picking up her drink. Mystogan could only chuckle internally when he saw her reaction. He thought it was the most adorable thing ever and that a princess could be so affected by his actions and the way he spoke with her. But he figured he’d better stop giving her a hard time before she goes to her older sister about the whole thing.

“I didn’t mean anything by it, princess. I was just giving you a hard time is all. I am happy you took the time to come see me. I really appreciate it. So, you want to learn all you can about me? Well, I am afraid there isn’t much to tell since I can’t remember anything about my past other than my own name and what has happened here over the time I have been in this world. So in short, I help run a pancake house in Ponyville, became friends with a bookworm pony whose friends became mine as well. Defeated a dragon to save one of those pony’s life. Obtained a coat that has a living entity within it that can take the form of a lolita mare, and apparently I am the new owner of a rather large industrial/rave club in Manehattan and finally, I took down the head of a crime syndicate that was plaguing the city. So yeah, a lot of stuff has been happening to me in the time I have been here.”

He said with a shrug of his shoulders. Indeed that was quite a bit that happened. But in the time that he has been here, it has happened all so quickly. Luna sat there and listened intently to his latest escapade. Once he had finished, she smiled a rather sweet smile at him while her tail swayed behind her.

“I see. Well, things have certainly not been dull for you ever since you got here. Say, if you are in Canterlot sometime in the near future. Will you please stop by the castle? I’d really like to spend some time with you in pony.”

She said with a hopeful gaze up toward him. Mystogan saw that hopefulness in those beautiful teal eyes of hers. And he could not resist such a gaze from her, no matter how hard he tried. He closes his eyes and takes a sip of his tea before setting it back down on the table before responding to her.

“If you really want me to stop by, I can do that. Though, I am sure your royal guards will be stopping me once they see me trying to waltz into the front door. Not to mention of snobbish noble will be sending every 9insult in the book at me. And those kind of peo-..ponies pisses me off to no end. Thinking they are better than everyone else because they have vast sums of money and-.”

He stops himself before he goes on into a full rant. He lets out a soft sigh before placing some money on the table for his drink onto the table and stood up. He grabs his coat and slides it onto his body and pulls the hood over his head. Luna blinks a few times at his sudden readiness of departure and quickly stands to her hooves and grabs her coat as well. Apparently, she had the idea of following the dragonwolf to...wherever he was heading. He walks out of the cafe and out into the rain once more with the mare close behind him.

“So where are you heading now…?”

She asked as she remained close, moving to walk at his side now as the rain falls on her after she walks out from the oning of the build. All he gave her was a light shrug.

“I don’t know. I suppose wherever my feet take me. Though, for some reason, I have a feeling that they will be taking me somewhere I would remember had my memories not been wiped. As if it was second nature or something along those lines.”

As they walked on in the rain, Mystogan was quiet. Luna stole glances at him every once in a while as they walked alongside each other. The princess could help but admire his large form and his appearance in general. And his aloof personality only made her want to try and pry more to get to know the large beast. Soon, they came upon a large, tall black and white building that looked like it had many apartments in it. Mystogan walks in while Luna still follows after him. He walks past the desk of the security guard/receptionist and makes his way to the elevator which he and Luna both go in. He hits the button to the 30th floor and the elevator begins to ride it’s way up.

“Why are we here..?”

Mystogan couldn’t really say for sure himself. This is just the place that he was drawn to. It is as he said ‘where his feet would take him’. Once they get to the floor, Mystogan takes a right down the hall from the elevator and walks a few doors down. He stops at the door that had ‘3010’ on the side of the door and reaches into his pocket. He pulls out a key and places it into the lock and turns, the tumblers click and the door opens once he twists the door handle. Mystogan and Luna make their way into the apartment and close the door behind them. Mystogan then hangs his coat up on the rack and places his key on the countertop. The apartment he was in looked really, really nice. Black leather furniture, a sixty-inch wall mounted TV, granite countertops in the kitchen. Basically, a well-off person lived here for sure. He looks around the apartment and sees pictures that were smoked out as he looked at them. He picks one up and tries to look past the smoke, but to no avail. He sighs and tosses the picture onto the nearby side table and makes his way over to the couch and flops onto it.

“Judging by where I am and how sure my feet were, I can only assume this was my place of residence back in my world. I must have been a pretty wealthy guy to have a place like this. And here I was talking about those kind of assholes earlier. God, I hope I wasn’t like that..”

He said as he buries his face into one of the soft pillows that laid on the couch close by. Luna watches him as she ventures about the apartment. If this truly was his home, he certainly had good taste in decor. Black and white seemed to be his go-to color scheme. Very masculine and neutral. However, there was one room that caught her attention as she ventured about. It was a room that would have been a second bedroom, but it was filled with wires and metal boxes, a large desk on which a keyboard, five monitors and a gaming mouse sat upon and a large metal case on the underside of the desk. She blinks a few times and called out to Mystogan.

“Uuh..what is all this in here..?”

Mystogan gives a low grunt as he reluctantly pushes himself off the couch and makes his way into the room that Luna was peeking in. Once he sees what she was looking at, he can't help but chuckle softly.

“I must have been a hardcore gamer as well if I had all this equipment...funny.”

Suddenly the world around him begins to fade into darkness, slowly but gradually, he was waking up. He looks over at Luna with a smile and gives a light wave.

“Well, see you around princess. Maybe we can pick up where we left off here. Until then.”

Before she could say anything, the dream finally ends and she is thrown out of it. She now sat in a void with her arms folded over her chest and a pouty expression on her face.

“Just when things were getting interesting…”

Author's Note

Weee, another one.:D

May the darkness grant you peace.