//------------------------------// // A Tumultuous Nightmare. // Story: H-44 GERMANIA // by Sanguine Blade //------------------------------// The night was peaceful for Princess Luna. She spent the nights monitoring the dream realm of all she could and was happy to see all ponies in good order. The dream realm appeared to her as a sea of black with white motes like the night sky itself. 'I wish all nights could be this peaceful' Luna thought to herself. As she searched through the dreams, she saw one that appeared strange. Each mote changed color from white dreams to black for an uneasy sleep. "Who's dream is this?" she asked out loud before touching the sphere to connect. ---- Luna entered the dream and saw a city below her. "I've never seen this city in Equestria." She said as she saw a parade below. Flying down she watched pony like beings marching down the street with some strange metal boxes rolling behind them and some black carriages moving on their own. "Hail to Victory!" "Hail to Victory!" "Hail to Victory!" Was all Luna heard from the masses as strange flags waved, flowers were tossed to soldiers and people were doing some salute she did not realize. "For the Fatherland!" "For Adolf Hitler!" "For the Future!" She turned to see a stallion with short hair and mustache saluting back to the crowd. The parade stopped at a large arena where the mustached stallion took to a podium. "People of the Fatherland! I thank you all for supporting the rise of our glorious nation! The path to Living Space begins with the home front with all of you!" The stallion said and the crowd cheered. "I Would love to tell you all that the state has promoted the Hitler Youth education. Where all German boys and girls shall learn to be true Germans! In us is Germany! With us is Germany! Our cradle is Germany over all!" The crowd roared at this and Luna looked around to see who was the dreamer. "He promised us so much." a voice said. She turned to see a mature stallion watching the spectacle. She was worried of being seen before remembering that she hadn't interacted with the dream to the point of the dreamer seeing her. "Land, money, protection from global discrimination and yet...it was all a lie." The stallion said as the world morphed around him. Hanz looked around him seeing the men dying around him. He had been a infantry man in Poland the day war began. "Private!" a voice called. He turned to see his commanding officer as the machine guns rang everywhere. "Sir!" he responded. "You are to help hold down this position and provide cover fire!" he called. "Yes sir!" Hanz replied back. A group of solders charged while he provided machine gun fire down the road. he kept shooting as the gun eventually jammed. As he tried to pry the jam loose, he saw the commander look back at him about to yell when he and some others were gunned down. "MEDIC!" rang a voice from further away as bullets whizzed by Hanz who finally fixed the gun to begin firing again causing more soldiers to fall. A small object started flying towards him. "GRENADE!" Hanz said ducking away. BOOM! "NO!" Luna jolted from her bed in a cold sweat. That stallion killing many with that weapon of his. The horrors going on all around them and the...explosion. She could still hear the shouts for medics and the bang of explosives. knock knock "Luna?" a voice asked from outside. "Come in." she said shakily. In walked her sister in her plush nightgown. "What happened sister. I hear you scream." Celestia asked sitting on the bed next to her sister. Luna looked at her with a sad face. "There...there was a nightmare. A strange being had a truly horrifying nightmare of times gone by." Luna said holding Celestia to stop her shaking. "Do you know the stallion?" Celestia asked. Luna shook her head. "I've never met this being. He was similar to a stallion, but also different enough to say otherwise." Luna replied. "What was his nightmare of?" Celestia asked looking her sister in the eyes. Luna barely uttered a single word. "...war" "DUCK AND COVER!" Hanz said leaping off his bed holding his head over his head expecting an explosion. A minute later and he looked around to see he was safe on GERMANIA. Whilst he didn't need to sleep he slept to pass the time, and that nightmare shook him more awake then an assault pill user. "It's not 1939 anymore. I'm safe...I made it." He said calming down. 'Hanz? are you okay?' Aquarius asked. "It's nothing, just...flashbacks." Hanz said. 'Are you sure? I told you I was here to help you.' Aquarius replied. "Yes,yes I'm alright. just an isolated incident I assure you." Hanz replied getting back into bed. 'Okay then Hanz, but if it keep on I will intervene.' Aquarius said before fading back into his mind. "Everything's okay...I'll be safe. The war isn't here...They aren't here" he shakily mumbled to himself before returning to unconsciousness. A small ship filled with griffons were within scouting distance of the island of Neighyers looking for this "New Vessel". Vulture proclaimed existed. As they anchored out of range from the fort the griffon in the crow's nest pulled out his spyglass looking out into the dark ocean sea. "Sir there's...something in the port." A voice called quietly and the captain pulled out his glass to see what the mate had seen. His glass slowly turned and stopped. There, stood a huge silhouette a good distance away. The vessel sat like a sleeping giant waiting to strike. "That...the monster Vulture talked about exists. Look at the back." the mate said and the captain turned his glass to see some winged device sitting silent on the large vessel. "Get us out of here now! We have to warn Lord Valkenburg immediately!" he shouted in a way that he tried to quiet it down. With that the sail ship slunk away into the dark seas to report back...