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// Chapter 6: Dream Reading 
// Story: A Devil's Night 
// by Dude With No Life 
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I was sitting at the table, staring zombielike into a glass of milk, when Fluttershy walked in. 
"Morning!" She chirped, happily. I smiled a little, which is infinitely better than my usual reaction to morning people. 
"Morning, Flutters."  I mumbled. She smiled as she sat down across from me. 
"How are you feeling?" The pegasus asked, obviously happy.
"Mmph. . .as well as I usually do this early." I yawn. She giggled and smiled.
"I had a wonderful dream last night." She said, wings fluttering slightly.
"I had a fairly nice one too." I smile a little, and yawn again.
"It was about you, Rainbow Dash, and Princess Luna, and I. We were cuddled up in a field, the four of us." 
I looked up, blinking in surprise. 
"I know that you and the others talked about something but I don't really remember what." Fluttershy continued. I set the glass down and opened my mouth to speak, when a crash interrupted me. I was half out of the chair when Rainbow Dash trotted into the room.
"Hi 'Shy, hi Dante." She greeted, grinning. 
"Hi Dashie." I smiled back. "What're you doing here?" 
"I came here to talk to you, actually." She sat down beside Fluttershy.
"Fire away." 
"I was wondering. . .do humans share dreams?" She asked, plainly serious. 
To say I was surprised would be an understatement.
"Wha. . .why do you ask that?" I spluttered.
"Because I had a really vivid dream last night. It felt almost like you were actually there. You and 'Shy and Princess Luna." Dash replied, in a tone that brooked no doubt.
"Describe it." I leaned my elbows on the table, steepling my fingers.
"Well, I woke into it. . .you and Luna were talking, I couldnt hear what. Then you sighed a while after she fell back asleep. I don't know why, but I said-"
"What's wrong, you? You havent sighed like that in years." We both said at the same time.
"Wow." I muttered, head in my hands.
"Yeah." Dash agreed, eyes wide. Fluttershy nodded, too surprised to speak.
"What does this mean?" She asked, a few moments later.
"I don't know, Flutters." I sighed, rubbing my temples. "Luna would know."
"You're right! I'll go have Twilight send her a letter." Dash said, and stood up. 
"That will not be necessary, Rainbow Dash." A voice said from behind her. Everyone looked to see a rather flustered looking Luna.
"Princess!" Fluttershy greeted.
"Please, call me Luna, dear Fluttershy. There is no need for such formality among friends." The bedraggled Alicorn said with a shake of her head. 
"Luna, you don't look so good." Rainbow Dash observed, with her usual tact.
"My apologies. I am afraid I have not had time to refresh my appearance since that dream." Luna replied, sitting down next to me and shaking her head as if to clear it.
"So you had it too." I said, and she nodded. 
"The four of us shared that dream, something that I have never seen in all my years."
"So you're saying you have no idea why this happened?" Dash asked, sitting back down.
"I belive that Dante has something to do with it." Luna answered, looking to me. I raised my hands in surrender. 
"Sorry ladies, but all of humanity put together is about as psychic as a cheese." I shake my head.
"And what about demons?" 
"That. . .I'm not sure." 
I really wasnt. It was possible, most likely, even probable. But I really didnt know, if demons shared dreams. Hell, I didn't know if demons even really dreamed, full blooded demons anyway. 
"But it is possible?"
I nodded, and sighed. "Oh yeah, possible. But why? Why you three?" I rubbed at the bridge of my nose.
There was silence for a while.
"Maybe it has something to do with being the first ponies you met when coming here?" Rainbow Dash suggested, shrugging.
"I don't know, it is possible."
"Possible, or probable." 
"Dammit Dash, I don't know." I sighed, resting my head on the table.
She looked offended, but nodded.
"I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault." 
Throughout this little exchange, Luna and Fluttershy sat silently. 
"I don't know about you girls, but I enjoyed the dream." Fluttershy offered, blushing when we all looked at her.
Luna nodded. "It was nice." She agreed, smiling.
Rainbow Dash smiled as well, leaning back. "Yeah. . .it was pretty cool."
I smiled and nodded in agreement, before yawning. 
We all sat, contentedly chatting about small things, Rainbow's tricks, Fluttershy's animals, how much Luna hated the Canterlot nobles.
Everything was perfectly fine, until Celestia showed up.
She teleported directly into the kitchen, eyes wide with what looked to be, fear? 
"Dante, we have a problem. There's a giant lava spider in the middle of Canterlot, and it's calling itself the Phantom. It's asking for you by name."