12/5/1017 A.D.
Dear Journal,
It’s strange. I have been living with the Tantabus in my dreams for so long it’s presence in my dreams has become commonplace. I can’t really explain it but I miss it in some ways. I knew what to expect and how I would feel, but now I don’t. My dreams have been all been starting out peaceful, almost boring and I find myself messing with my dreams on a whim.
It’s probably a good thing for me to practice my dream magic after so long on the moon and my dreams are likely to be the safest place to do so. But I find that I’m using my magic in ways I never have before. Honestly it’s not unlike when I was a little filly playing pranks on Tia. The first time I did it I recreated some of the dreams the Tantabus had changed. I created Twilight Sparkle in a library and had a swarm of books attack her only for me to fight them off, mutated a bunny for Fluttershy and gave Rainbow Dash a field of happy yet creepy flowers.
Looking back on this I think I’ll need to control what I do with my dreams a little more.
Anyway… after that I recreated my calm dreamscape again and tried to relax but I found I couldn’t. I can’t create the Tantabus again because I’m not going to let my guilt control me, but surely there is some way to explore my feelings without putting somepony else at risk. I’ll need to think on this some more.
My nightly observance of Equestria’s dreamscape has been a little more eventful in the passing nights, especially those in Ponyville. It would seem that after I linked their dreams together many of the residents have been having strange reactions. For instance a pair of mares that I’ve been told are named Bon-Bon and Lyra have been sharing their dreams the since that night. I have also noticed that each individual dream has been significantly more powerful than before. Perhaps when they were able to take control in the linked dreams they became more proficient in controlling their dreams when unaided?
I shall have to observe this for several more nights before I can come to any definitely conclusions.
Something else is worrying me about the Ponyville dreams. Several of the residents have been having nightmares with events similar to what happened during the dream link. This is worrying me especially because I can’t seem to have any effect in their dreamscapes, like they are rejecting me. I hope I can find a solution to this soon as I would rather help my ponies than be the cause for nightmares.
Well it’s come time to lower my moon so goodbye dear journal.
Princess Luna, Mistress of the Night.