Dreams Lead To Secrets

I wipe the last of the dirt from my coat, giving a greatful smile to Twilight.

"So what is it you wanted to ask about?" Twilight says as she puts books back up onto the shelves.

"It's about...this dream I have been having...." I sit down on the floor. "It's always the same....I can feel a strong wind blowing, and my eyes are closed, a voice tells me to open my eyes, and no matter what I try I always listen, so there I am staring downward into darkness, I'm on a cliff, I try to step away but I have no control. The voice then tells me to jump...and...I always step forward....always waking up on the floor, and only today did I wake in the middle of Ponyville. That has never happened before..." I trail off, looking at Twilight as she squints her eyes in thought. Then, determinedly, she starts rummaging through her books, tossing them aside until she finds the book shes looking for, and sets it on the table. She starts to turn through it, her horn glowing as her magic turns the pages for her, I can see her eyes darting back and forth as she speed reads through the pages.

"Aha!" She yells, pointing with her hoof at a passage in the book. "Re-occurring dreams are usually influenced by, powerful, unknown magical beings trying to get an important message across to the effected pony." I listen intently, trying to decipher what Twilight was saying to me. "If the pony tries to disregard the dream, it will occur more frequently, even during waking hours until the pony addresses the message." She looks at me as she finishes reading the passage.

"And so...something is trying to tell me to...jump off a cliff...?" My tone is slightly sarcastic, confused by what Twilight has just told me.

"I really don't know what to tell you Aroule, only that your dreams are trying to tell you something, and that something is for only you to figure out. Maybe try and listen closer to the voice? Maybe if you show you aren't afraid, the being will reveal more to you."

"How can one be not afraid of jumping off a cliff...? Unwillingly...?" I raise my eyebrow at her.

"Like I said, I don't know, this is for you to figure out Aroule, should I suggest having some time hanging out with friends? Maybe that will take your mind off things until you are ready to face this dream of yours." Twilight was making sense...fear was never a good thing to show, especially to powerful beings. And to influence a ponies dreams, this being must be very powerful.

"Well...thank you Twilight, you gave me a lot to think about, I'll be sure to let you know if I figure it out."

"You are quite welcome Aroule, and I would love to find out what's happening, it would be something interesting to write to Celestia about." She smiles at me and nods her goodbye.

"See you Twilight~" I nod back to her before trotting out the door, feeling a little more cheerful than before. Almost looking forward to dreaming tonight so that I may be able to get to the bottom of this. The fear buzzes in the back of my skull, mixed with my anticipation. Finally I may get to the bottom of this...

As I start walking back home, and not even a couple steps later, my stomach growls. I had forgotten about the groceries...they were dropped during my earlier black-out, and I failed to eat anything after my fiasco with the juice box. I find that I'm not too far from Sugar Cube Corner. Something sweet might be nice to distract me from my current worries. Maybe even Pinkie Pie would be there, she knows how to cheer up every pony.

I step into the shop, Pinkie Pie doing her usually runs of the place, hopping from one batch of goodies to another, her high pitched giggle sounding every time she stares at one of the cakes. Eventually she recognizes that I am here, and acknowledges my presence with her usual hyper demeanor.

"Hey Aroule! What's up buttercup~?" Her smile is huge as she stares me in the face. Pinkie has always creeped me out, always so happy, but that happiness usually rubbed off on others, so I learned to deal with it.

"Oh nothing much Pinkie, I was wondering if I could get something to snack on, something sweet of course."

"Well you have come to the right place~!" She dashes over to a display case and pulls out a platter of cookies and dashes back to me, the same huge smile on her face. "Here you go, help yourself~"

I take one of the cookies and munch on it, the sweetness making me sigh. "Thanks Pinkie, I really needed that..."

"Something bothering you then Aroule?" Her smile only dampening a little as she questions me.

"Naw, it's silly Pinkie, just a dream." I munch down the rest of my cookie and pick up another one.

"A dream~? I had a dream one time, that I was this huuuuge fish! And I swam around and ate little gum drop fish! And the water was jello! And, and, and...!"