The sound of waves crashing against the sand. The sun beating against his skin and his toes digging into the warm sand. Didn’t he just fall asleep? He remembered hitting the bed. Now he was sitting at the edge of a beach. Then there was warmth. This was familiar to him; the scenery filled him with both joy and a sense of melancholy. He took in the fresh salted air. The sounds of seagulls above. Looking around, all he could see was endless waves and sand in all directions.

That's when she came into view. Another alicon that wasn’t Twilight or Celestia, someone different. She was taller than Twilight but smaller than Celestia. Dark blue fur with a mane of pure starlight. She was almost ethereal. The jewelry she was wearing was similar to Celestia's, only it was black and the mark on her bottom was that of the night sky with a crescent moon. Those deep light blue eyes met with his own. He stared until she was upon him.

“May I sit with you?” She asked, her voice was like a whisper. Soft, calm, and yet could fill you with peace if you let it.

“Sure.” That’s all he could answer as he was stunned by it all.

“I am Princess Luna. Forgive me, for I have entered your dreams without consent. I wished to speak with you. I hope you don’t mind the intrusion, and if you wish it. I will leave.” She spoke with grace and sincerity. The true makings of a royal.

“Ooh, so this is a dream. That makes sense. I am never too sure these days what’s real and what is not. Processing all of this is….a lot. Your sister spoke about you. I didn’t know you go into people's dreams. I don’t mind the company, especially here.” He spoke plainly as he looked back towards the sea.

Luna took her seat next to him, looking around her and back towards the sea he was gazing at. She knew the beaches of her land and this wasn’t one of them. She turned back to the strange man who she had come to question. She could feel torrents of emotions not only on his face but in his dream as well.

“May I ask, if it is not too forward, where are we?” Luna asked.

Anon sighed this was going to be fun. “A place my parents used to take me to when we went on holidays or when we were on vacations. It wasn’t much, we didn't have a lot of money. Still playing with my dad in the water and building sand castles with my mom were some of my best memories. Life was simple back then. I used to come to this beach by myself at times to relax. My parents and I aren’t really that close.” He didn’t know why he was telling her all of this. Maybe it was stress from everyone or maybe he needed to vent. He couldn’t help but say it in a weird way.

Luna took everything in. Feeling the oozing sadness from the words. She knew the feeling all too well. He was more of a kindred spirit then she had once thought. She didn’t know what to expect when she met him. She had come in truth as a worried sister and protector of the realm. She trusted Twilight, but they all had been fooled before by a friendly face before. She also knew what genuine emotion was. During the night and in person dreams she was at her strongest. She could feel the emotions of a dream. No one could fake that, not even the best of liars. The man seemed lost. She herself didn’t know how to react to that.

“I know the pain of the past. I have made many mistakes myself. Do you wish to return to the place you have come from?” That was her next question.

“I don’t know. Not much to return to, if I am being honest. Not sure if I fit in here either. Maybe…I just don’t belong anywhere.” All of this was coming from somewhere deep that he pushed down for too long. “Someone did say if I tried I could make this new world my home. I am not sure if there is truth to that. I could end up the same way as before. Alone and kind of just going through the motions.”

“Well, I can tell you from experience that second chances are possible here. Magic works in strange ways, perhaps even that is why you are here. I only wish to say please…treat my sister kindly. She has not been in love in many moons, at least not in the way she has feelings for you. I am not saying to be with her if you don’t share those feelings, but, make a choice when you are able.” She spoke with a little firmness in her voice.

Ah, there it was, the sister part of her. It made Anon chuckle. Not at her, but, it was nice to know even powerful beings like them shared something so simple as sibling affection and worry. He turned to her. “I have no intentions of leading her on or hurting her. At least I am trying not to anyway. I don’t know how I feel. That’s all I really know.”

Luna nodded, taking in his words again. Letting out a calm breath. “My sister knows her heart well. It took her ages to master it. I can tell you her feelings are real and…I can feel the spark she has for you. I mean, not to pressure you, but, you are more than you see. It took me a long while to realize that about myself. Try to sleep more peacefully.” With those words spoken she walked away, then her wings expanded and she took flight into the sky.

Anon leaned back into the soft sand and found his eyes drifting closed as he watched her fly into the blue sky above.

His eyes flashed open to the sound of a harsh knock on his door. He winced at the light pouring into his room from the window. He barely got to his feet. He felt like he slept like a brick; everything was heavy as he moved towards the door. Ooo great, he was still in his clothes from last night. The knocking got louder.

“I am coming. I am coming. Calm down.” He put his hand on the doorknob and turned it slightly when the door burst open from Twilight, pushing on it. Twilight and Applejack broke into the room rather quickly.

“ANON!” Twilight shouted.
“I am right here. Please don’t shout. I just woke up.” He said, pinching the bridge of his nose.

“Just woke up? It’s three in the afternoon, Anon.” Applejack commented.

“Oh…..” Anon rubbed the back of his neck. He had not slept like that in a while.

“Nevermind that, Anon Celestia here she wanted to make sure you got home ok. She wants to see you.” Twilight spoke.

Author's Note

Wow this blew up quickly. I was freatued with this work. Have not done that in a while. Anyway, I would love some comments if ya got them. Thank you all for reading my work.