//------------------------------// // Dreaming Dazzlings // Story: Stuck in my own Fanfic // by AntiBronyBenSwolo //------------------------------// The sun shone bright that afternoon, as I was taking a stroll around town. The birds were filling the skies with their beautiful song. But something felt...off. Just then, I noticed nobody was around to be seen. Canterlot basically turned into a ghost town. "Hello?" I called out, hoping to get a response. However, the results weren't that good. "Free...me...Use...your power!" a dark eerie voice called out to me. I turned around to see who it was, but I couldn't find anybody. My heart was racing, which didn't happen often since I got here. I reached for my notebook and pen to fight back against whatever, or whoever, I'm up against. However, I realized whoever it was probably wanted me to do that. I hesitated and put my notebook back down. "What do you want from me?" I asked whoever it was. As I stepped back, the ground cracked, revealing rainbow light from below. "Your power...Free me..." The voice called out once more as the sky was turning a dark shade of red, blocking out the sun. The ground around me started shattering, emitting this same rainbow light. I ran as far as I could until my entire body was caught by demonic arms crawling out from the crevasses. As I tried to crawl away to safety, I was approached by a dark cloaked figure, kneeling down and stroking my face delicately. "Why don't you reveal your full power?" The figure called out, as fear welled up inside me, causing me to burst out screaming! I jumped out of bed in a cold sweat, realizing I just had a nightmare. I looked around to see the girls are still asleep and in their hammocks. I wiped the sweat off of my forehead and went on deck to get some time to myself. I fidgeted around with my pen as I wrote. I didn't need some wise mentor to interpret my dream for me. I knew what it meant. And I don't like it one second. I might have even foreshadowed something big coming. I continued writing until I heard light sobbing coming up from behind me? "Hey," Sonata said, tears welling up in her eyes, and wiping one of them off. She must have had a bad dream herself. Sonata sat down beside me as I covered the both of us with a large, thin blanket. "I take it you had a nightmare?" I asked as I wrote. Sonata nodded. "What happened in it?" I replied, still writing. "Well, It was the Battle of the Bands, except I was the only one performing. The Rainbooms came and destroyed my siren gem like normal, but everyone was so much meaner than I remember. The school students not only chased me out, but they also tried to hunt me down. I have never been so afraid in my life." Sonata cried as I held her close. "To be honest, I'm in the same boat. Figuratively, not literally." I said, gaining Sonata's immediate attention. "Oh please. What do you have to be afraid of? I bet you if Sunset came up against you, you'd turn it into Paper Mache or something. You could take over the entire universe with a snap of your fingers," Sonata yelled, wiping another tear from her eye. "That's...what I'm afraid of," I explained to Sonata. "I'm afraid I'll become something else if I let all this power get to my head," I explained, looking down at my notebook. Sonata looked down, realizing my notebook is not only the source of my power but also a burden I have to keep. Sonata never had the same feelings about her Siren Gem. And she was sure the others didn't either. I scoffed at myself. "I guess I'm going with a Temptation arc this time," I joked, still staring. I started writing all this back in. Sonata placed her hand on mine. "Hey. I was wondering if you'd let me write a chapter or two in there," Sonata asked. I got a funny look as if she read my mind. "Funny enough, I was wondering if I'd let you guys write your own chapters in here as well," I said, looking at my notebook like I was clueless and just discovered it. Sonata chuckled, at my remark, causing me to blush. "Well, we should get back to bed. It's almost 1:00" Sonata said, as she got up. "Huh. No wonder it's still dark out." I said, as I got up and followed. I resorted to tucking Sonata in myself (she wanted me to, anyway), and comforted her until she fell asleep. But not before Sonata gave me a little message. "I love you," Sonata said, completely stunning me as she drifted off to sleep. I had no idea at all how to approach this. Did this entire night count as part of our little bet? Who am I still gonna have to choose in the end? Would this get in the way of me writing this story? Where's Perry? Okay, maybe not that last bit, but still. I went back into my hammock and went back to sleep. I just knew it was gonna be a PAIN to get up in the morning. Later, that Saturday morning, I woke up very late and got up to get a bowl of cereal. "Good Morning BenSwolo," Adagio greeted. I recognized that tone as the same friendly tone I greeted Adagio with on our first morning. "Morning," I said, as I sat down with the rest of the girls. "So, You ready to get to the mall?" Aria asked. I was in shock (again)! I completely spaced out on that. I shouldn't have, but I have. "Yeah?" I answered nervously, as Sonata gave me a loving look. The same one she gave me before drifting off to sleep. It put me at ease. Our moment was paused as Adagio nudged my shoulder. "Are you seriously eating cereal without milk?" Adagio asked as if I'm doing something gross. "I don't like milk in my cereal, OK?" I said, munching away at my bowl. Aria gave the same look as Adagio, and Sonata just giggled. Next stop: The Mall.