Remedy found herself a bit disoriented as she found herself back at the church. There were little details off though that confirmed this to be yet another nightmare though; angles of the buildings were not right, there was no sign of the treeline that bordered the church, and it was well lit despite no apparent source of light.
Within seconds Remedy spotted the dreamer and felt like she was violating some sacred trust. The dreamer was Rosetta.
"Luna, this is my marefriend's nightmare. I don't think I should be seeing this," Remedy said anxiously.
"I was only aware it was somepony close to you when I chose this one, but I chose it specifically for the reason they are close to you. You seemed to have a harder time with the dream with another pony you knew only in passing. I need to see how you hold up to a pony more important to you. Here it will be easiest for you to be trapped into the fantasy of the dream. It is something you must experience at least once to understand it," Luna said as she glanced around at their surroundings.
Rosetta was here, with her head buried in her forelegs she propped herself against the side of the church. There was no obvious sign if what was upsetting her. There were no monsters about, no tormenting ponies or humans, just Rosetta. Why was she crying?
Remedy approached her marefriend's dreamform with care. Rosetta didn't seem to be hurt in any way.
Her marefriend paused, seeming to sense Remedy's presence. Remedy had thought that Luna had masked their presence from dreamers. How was Rosetta noticing her? She took a chance and spoke.
"Why are you crying?" Remedy asked with concern.
"I'm scared and don't know what to do," Rosetta replied in a tear filled moan.
"Remedy might leave me, my parents might pressure me to get back with John, I might have to abandon all my dreams," Rosetta cried.
Rosetta apparently had no idea who she was speaking to. Remedy decided to ask Luna about that later. The primary focus now was Rosetta was scared, for reasons Remedy didn't understand.
"Why would any of that happen? All of that seems like the least likely things to happen," Remedy said in a comforting to one. Hoping to calm her.
"Because of this," Rosetta moaned.
Rosetta turned while still standing on her hind legs and revealed a massively distended belly, a sign of very heavy pregnancy. Remedy had to remind herself that this was just a dream so to not recoil in shock.
"You think you're pregnant?" Remedy asked. She had considered the possibility herself, but hadn't realized Rosetta was this worried about it.
"I know I'm pregnant. I just know it," Rosetta sobbed.
"How?" Remedy asked.
"I just do, I can feel it. I don't need any doctor to tell me," Rosetta said as she ceased crying and stared down at her distended lower body.
"And you haven't said a word about this to anypony?" Remedy asked as she looked at the swollen area.
"I'm just so scared. Even if none of that happens what if the foal isn't a night pony too? There seems no rhyme or reason to every other family's types. How am I supposed to take care of a foal that needs to be up during the day if I need to be up at night? What if they are a unicorn and I've no idea how to teach them how to use their horn? What if their father wants to be involved with the foal he sired? What will my parents say when I tell them I am having a foal and not married?" Rosetta listed her fears off in quick panicked succession.
"Are you sure this isn't just some anxiety from knowing you had unprotected sex with John?" Remedy asked.
"I'm sure. I don't know how I'm sure, but I'm sure. I'm just waiting for the doctor's visit to confirm it before saying anything. What is Remedy going to think?" Rosetta said still sobbing.
"Rosetta, focus and look at me. I'm Remedy, and I'm here for you," Remedy said lovingly.
Rosetta looked at her and stared. It was surprising to Remedy that a mind could be so clouded in a dream that you could hold a full conversation without ever questioning or realizing who you were talking to. If it is a dream it might be considered talking to yourself, she guessed anyway. Still it was a shock her voice and appearance didn't register to Rosetta right away in a dream. It registered to Tattered, but the dream had already been banished by that point and Tattered pulled into the dreamscape. This was a still active dream.
"Remedy? I'm sorry, I don't know how I didn't realize it was you. I'm just confused. Please don't be angry with me," Rosetta said as realization dawned on her.
"This is just a dream, it isn't real, but I'm real and I'm here for you," Remedy said as she wrapped a wing over her marefriend.
"A dream but your real? How...," further realization bloomed in Rosetta's eyes. "Princess Luna."
"She's teaching me. She brought me into this dream. I didn't come here on purpose," Remedy assured her.
"It's okay, you would have found out soon anyway. It's good that you are getting a chance to learn about dreams. I should have already talked to you about this. I'm sorry," Rosetta said as her now normal form gripped Remedy in a hug.
"We can talk about it when we are both awake. We will find a way to make this work and John doesn't need to even learn you are having a foal. For all we know this is just an anxiety that feels very real, but we will get you to a doctor to be sure. I'll be there for all of it though," Remedy said as she hugged her partner back tightly.
The dream faded away suddenly and Remedy found herself gripping nothing. Rosetta must have awoken, and would now be gazing at Remedy's sleeping form.
"Is the father a night pony as well?" Luna asked from behind Remedy. Through the course of the dream Remedy had completely forgotten Luna was even there.
"Yeah he is. He was abusive to Rosetta though and becoming a pony didn't just take that all away it seems," Remedy said with a sigh.
"Another aberration from instincts, if an unfortunate one. It at least further makes the case the human turned ponies are free thinking," Luna said with a glum tone. "If both parents are night ponies it is highly likely the foal will be as well, though I cannot assure that. In my world pairings of the same type of pony tend to produce the same type of foal, though there are chances of a different type being born still. Perhaps one in ten foals born might be of a different type than either their parents if there is recent ancestry of other types."
"So ninety percent chance it will be a night pony foal if there is indeed a foal?" Remedy asked.
"I can only give you that number based on what goes on with those in my world. I don't know enough yet about your fellow ponies here to make any assurances about that," Luna said in a cautioning tone.
"I'll keep that in mind, but will tell Rosetta that it is more than likely a night pony foal, if it turns out she is pregnant," Remedy said as she looked down at her hooves.
"I think this is a good stopping point for tonight. That last dream was your only real mistake. You shouldn't have allowed yourself to become part of the dream, but it is a forgivable mistake. Dreams where you share a strong connection with the dreamer can easily incorporate you into them, and you are untrained. We shall work on that in the future," Luna said in a pleasant tone.
"She didn't seem to know me at first. Why was that?" Remedy asked.
"Her mind was looking for a voice to talk to but hadn't specifically chosen anypony in particular. You were taken in as that voice, but not given proper form as one had not been selected. Once you told her your identity it then gave you form for her to see," Luna explained.
"And if I hadn't been taken into the dream?" Remedy asked.
"Eventually her mind would have chosen somepony and we would have watched her speak to that phantom, with it likely echoing her fears back to her," Luna said.
"I guess I understand. Thank you for taking time with me tonight. I know you must be really busy," Remedy said as she looked at the princess.
"It was an informative night for me as well. I learn much interacting with the ponies of your world. I will find time again soon to continue with teaching you, though likely in shorter sessions going forward. You're right that I have much to," Luna said with a smile.
Without any further goodbye the dreamscape faded away, and Remedy awoke.