Autumn's head jerked up from the pillow. "Wuh! Oh. It was a dream. Thank Celestia." As her eyes adjusted to the darkness, she began to realize where she was. Oh yeah, she thought. Forgot I was here. Best if I get back to sleep.
But she couldn't. She kept thinking about the dream she just had.
"Dad! What are you doing?! You're not supposed to be down here! This is my secret room!" Autumn yelled.
"Oh, just making sure you never come back!"
"Wha-AAAAH!!!!" Autumn said as she got sucked into the portal once again.
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!"
Autumn shook it off. It was just a dream, right?
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"Are you doing alright, Autumn?" Twilight asked at breakfast the next morning. "You look a little shaken up."
"Oh, it's nothing. Just-" Autumn sighed. "It's just this dream I had last night."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"Not really. It's kinda personal." She spun her straw around in it's glass. She sighed again. "Dad stuff."
"Oh. Ok. Well, are you ready to get started?" Twilight asked excitedly.
Autumn perked up. "Yeah. How about you, Finn?" She turned to him.
"I kinda wanna explore this place a bit, but getting home is priority, so yeah! Let's do it!"
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After they said their goodbyes, Autumn, Finn, and Twilight were all in Twilight's living room.
"Are you ready?" Twilight asked the two.
"I think so." Autumn shifted in her spot. "Yep!"
"Ready as I'll ever be," said Finn.
"Alright. Here we go!" Twilight lighted up her horn, and Autumn and Finn were teleported back to Ooo.
Just as they disappeared, Pinkie Pie burst into Twilight's living room. "Did I miss them?!"
"Sorry," Twilight said.
"Darn it!"
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"Thank Glob we're back," said Finn.
"Well, don't get too comfortable. We gotta take care of my dad. Oh, when I get home..." Autumn clenched up her fists.
"There you two are," Jake said as he walked in the room. "I've been really worried. Were you guys there the whole night?"
"We had to stay the night," said Autumn.
Jake looked confused.
"It's a long story. But right now, we have to go to my place and take care of my dad."
"Do you want me to go with you?" Jake asked.
"Yeah, duh. This is my dad we're talking about."
Jake chuckled. "Yeah, alright. Let's go!"