After Spike was finished stuffing himself with the dream cakes, and all of the dream tea was gone, it was time to fulfill Lunas promise to her sister. Luna looked over to Spike. "So, Spike, are you ready to begin?" Asked Luna.
Spike nodded. "Yep, and thanks for doing this with me Aunt Luna, I know you must be busy making sure ponies dreams are nightmare free, so I hope I don't slow you down." Said Spike.
Luna used her magic to pick up Spike, she brought him close so she could nuzzle his head. "Spike, I assure you, there is nothing for you to feel bad about right now, I'm happy to spend time with you, and not that fake time where we can't be ourselves, where I'm Princess Luna, and your Spike the Dragon. No, in here, its just Aunt Luna spending time with her nephew Spike."
Spike smiled. "Yeah." Spike looked at Luna. "So, what does the Princess of Dreams do in a single night?" Asked Spike.
Luna giggled. "Well, first we need to leave your dream." Said Luna as she used her magic to move Spike's dream door to right in front of them. "This will feel weird for a moment, but it will only last for a short while." Said Luna as she placed Spike onto her back and walked out of the dream office.
Once Luna and Spike walked out of the office, and entered the dream realm, they became astral projections. Spike looked at his arm, he could kinda see through it. "Woo, that's cool." Said Spike.
Luna giggled. "Yep, right now we're in our astral forms. This makes traversal of the dream realm much quicker, and a lot more fun."
Spike looked at Luna and cocked his head. "Fun? How so?" Asked Spike.
Luna smirked. "Like this." Said Luna as she moved at a speed not even Rainbow Dash could reach. Spike was holding on to Luna for dear life, and once Luna stopped, she had a wide smile on her face. She looked back at Spike. "So, what did you think?" Asked Luna, but when she looked at Spike he was not looking so good, his face was green, his cheeks were puffed out, and his eyes were red. Luna winced at the sight. "Oh, please for give me Spike, I am used to such speeds, but for you it must have been hard." Said Luna.
Spike nodded as he jumped off of Luna's back and ran to the edge of the dream realm, Spike then threw up his non existent cakes and tea, but instead of dream food, he threw up a rainbow.
Once Spike was finished losing his dream lunch, he looked at Luna confused. "Ok, I want to learn to do that, also why did I just throw up a rainbow?" Asked Spike.
Luna sighed. "Well, you see Spike, right now we are in a realm of magic separate from our own. I have the ability to traverse the barrier and reside in here freely, that is why I can manipulate dreams as I do. But you on the other hand, were brought here by me, using my magic, so technically you are in a state of sleep unlike any other, you both exist and do not exist inside of this realm, unlike I who does. That means your body is partially made up of the realms magic." Said Luna as she waved her hoof around. "Look to the sides, notice how this realm is full of colors, when it is condensed into a single point, i.e. you, and when you expelled the tea and cakes, the magic of the realm was returned in the form of magic." Luna shrugged. "It just so happens to be a rainbow." Said Luna.
Spike gave her a dead pan look. "Really?" Asked Spike.
Luna shrugged. "Trust me, this realm has been around far longer than our own, I just work here and I don't argue with the boss." Said Luna.
Spike sighed as he walked back to Luna, she placed him back on her back. "Ok, but next time can we keep it at a slower speed?" Asked Spike.
Luna nodded as she blushed sheepishly. "Of course Spike." Suddenly Luna felt the tingle on her back. Luna smiled. "Well Spike, it looks like its time for my shift to begin." Said Luna as she used her horn to teleport them to the new dream.
When they arrived, they were in front of a small door, with a picture of a trio of carrots, and the name Carrot Top. "Ok we have arrived, it seems that this pony has just entered her dream." Said Luna. She looked to Spike. "So the first step to being the Princess of Dreams, is to get inside of the dream." Said Luna as she used her magic to expand the dream door so she and Spike could enter.
Once the door was large enough for Spike and her, Luna opened the door. "Ok Spike, I want you to know a few things before we go in. First, as dream walkers, we are able to enter the dreams of others. Second, we are able to become physical in the dream, but this is a double edged sword, as we need to possess a figment that the dreamer has dreamt up, where we take on not only the physical form of the figment, but also the mental state of it. So to make this easy for you, we will not do that tonight." Said Luna.
Spike nodded. "Ok Aunt Luna."
Luna smiled. "Ok, lets see what Ms. Carrot Top is dreaming about." Said Luna as she and Spike walked into the dream.
The duo were blinded by a bright light as they entered the dream of Carrot Top. But when the light subsided, Spike was able to see what the dream was about. Carrot Top was dreaming about a normal day in Ponyville, ponies were walking around the town, shopping at the market, and enjoying the summer day. Spike looked to Luna. "So what do we do now?" Asked Spike.
Luna looked at the dream. "Well our first goal is to find the dreamer, all dreams are centered around them, and even if the area looks peaceful, that doesn't mean its not a nightmare." Said Luna.
Spike nodded, he had talked to Carrot Top every once and a while, when he and Twilight went shopping for groceries. "Well, we should first check the market, on a day like this, she would be running her carrot stand." Said Spike.
Luna smiled. She had a rudimentary knowledge of almost every pony she had visited, but it was nice to have someone who knew more about them. "Ok Spike, let me teach you how to float." Said Luna.
Spike looked confused as he looked at his back, his wings were still there, so why couldn't he use them now? "Um, Aunt Luna, why can't I just fly?"
Luna giggled as she looked at Spike. "Because my dear nephew, wings need air to work, and since we are not solid, and were in a dream, we are unable to gain lift." Said Luna. "If you tried to fly right now, you would just fall face first."
Spike nodded. "Ok, I've hit my face first quota already tonight."
Luna nodded. "Ok, to float, picture yourself as a balloon, light, up high, above the clouds, once you feel yourself become light, just kick off the ground and you'll start hovering." Said Luna as she quickly did the breathing exercise to start floating.
Spike nodded as he pictured how he felt when he flew, weightless, up high, and above the clouds. Slowly Spike started to feel light, so he jumped up, but unlike Luna, Spike didn't float stable. " Come on, I can do this." Said Spike, but this was distracting him, so he started to sink to the ground.
"I got you Spike." Said Luna as she moved over to Spike and grabbed under his arms. She smiled at Spike. "Remember, it's all mental, if you cloud your thoughts, your mind will be heavy." Said Luna.
Spike calmed down, he took a deep breath. "Ok." Said Spike as he cleared his head, until he could only see himself floating. Slowly Luna released Spike from her grip, she knew Spike was getting the hang of it, and once he was not sinking, she let Spike go.
Luna smiled at seeing her nephew floating, it had taken her a few years when she became a dream walker to learn to float, and now she was showing Spike. "Good job Spike, your doing great." Said Luna.
Spike smiled as he floated over to Luna. He wrapped his arms around her neck. "Thanks Aunt Luna, your a great teacher."
Luna smiled, normally when she went around in the dream realm, she was always alone. The only times she ever talked to others was the rare occasions when she needed to intervene with ponies dreams, so it was nice to have some companionship during the night. Luna returned the hug. "No problem Spike, but this is on you as well, your a smart drake."
Spike smiled as he broke the hug. "So, lets get to work, the sun isn't going to stop for us to have a good night." Said Spike.
Luna nodded. 'Well, Tia was planning on raising the sun a little later tomorrow morning, but I like the enthusiasm.' Thought Luna. "Yep, so where is the market?" Asked Luna.
Spike pointed to the market. "Right over there. Lets go see what Carrot Top is dreaming about." Said Spike as he floated over to the market.
Luna giggled as she followed behind. 'I'm glad to see him so happy.'