//------------------------------// // Chapter 63.5 – Night Mares and Surprising Discovery // Story: Griffon of Canterlot // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Griffon of Canterlot Chapter 63.5 – Night Mares and Surprising Discovery Gale ran through the streets of Flaputa for his life, he turn his head seeing purple black forms of finch griffons screaming and squawking in pain as they chase him, another set phase through the wall right before him and he slid to a stop darting down a narrow path dodging paws that tried to grab him. Gale found others in front and above, they were all around him now and he was scared very scared, the red eyes he could see through them again laughing as it step out to show it was Grogar. “No matter how far you run, I will be close behind and that power will be mine as it will be now.” Gale stepping back looking for a way out, suddenly a light brown hoof tap his shoulder and he squawks in alarm from the touch. Gale falls out of the beam of bluish white light of his Dream Randomiser breathing heavily as he lay on his back staring at it. “Wh-why can't I get anything random to happen but that scary thing over and over again!? Why that Grogar and who is that hoof that touch me!?” He asked out loud. Blue put a paw out to him and Gale took it to get up on his paws. “Master Gale that is the 32nd time you have attempted another random dream, the result been the same...” Gale walked up to the platform pressing his talons on the different keys randomly. “I am going in again.” “Master Gale this isn't going to work, you-” He is ignored and Gale activate it going in. “3... 2...” Gale flies out backwards from it again this time caught my Blue. “Gah! Again! This is stupid!” He go to the panel opening it up pulling out chips and putting them in different places. “Now let's see I get a random dream adventure!” “Master Gale please-”He sighs seeing Gale does in again to have him thrown back out seconds later, Blue watched and countered from 34 to 43 attempts to change the dream but all failed. “Master Gale please stop, you are not going to change the results... That is your 43rd attempt.” Gale sat on his hindquarters ruffling his talons through the feathers on his head in frustration. “He scares me a lot, he is my worst fear and I try to face it but I end up running and getting cornered, than a light brown hoof touch me and bam I am back here! I don't understand! This machine not suppose to do this!” Gale got up walking over to the console staring at the display. “So many random symbols and all results are the same nightmare... How?” “I do not know Master Gale, maybe asking Mistress Luna will help.” “I will after waking up and thinking this through, I need time and being here will take it all in minutes.” Gale sighed heavily. “Thank you Blue.” Blue bows his head. “You are very much welcomed Master Gale, bid you well.” Gale shut down the system, close up the dome and with that he close his eyes fading out of Dream Cavern, Blue turn leaving the chamber heading back into Dream Cavern to inform Alpha of what transpired. Gale woke up in bed sitting up, he look out the window at the full moon. “Time think of it...” He mumbled with a slight yawn, getting out of bed he walk out of the bedroom leaving his plush on the top of the bed, even not bothering to put on his bandanna or leg bands, he walking by a few bat ponies at guard saluting to him and Gale nod to them closing his door walking down the stairs. Gale wondered the hallways for a fair amount of time unable to figure out what was going on with his machine in the Dream Cavern, he believed he did everything to fix the problems and even undid them with the nightmare adventure started, it was continuous no matter what he did and this still had no answers come to mind. The teenage griffon walk outside feeling the cool air against his feathers and fur, staring up at the moon and stars as he walked made him feel at ease, letting his mind wonder to the nightmare that plagued him tonight till he walked right into something, stumbling back a little Gale shook his head to see the mass he walked into was Aunty Luna. Luna looking down slightly to him she softly smiled to the teen. “It not even dawn for a few hours nephew, why are you up so late?” Gale sat down on the cool stone fall looking up at her into the light blue eyes. “Woke cause random dream no work, nightmare same happen and Grogar in it.” “Your randomiser is giving you the same nightmare?” Gale nods. “That is a curious problem you having, is this nightmare only started tonight?” Luna sat down herself keeping eye contact with her nephew. Gale nods once more. Luna put her wing out and let him move in to be wrapped up by it. “Nightmares are a curious thing, this I would normally be able to deal with, but with it being a dream magic machine within a dream it a bit out of my scope, you truly made a new form of dream magic Gale and it brings me pride to see what you created.” She softly rubbed his feathered head with a hoof. “But we have to figure this out so you can have more random dreams that every other would have.” Gale sighed. “No idea how...” “We'll go to my sister's study sit before the fire and you can share with me your memories of the dream via a dream link, is that okay?” “Yes, I like.” Gale nods. Luna remove her wing and close it to her side. “Come nephew.” Gale follows Luna to Celestia's study back inside the castle. Luna put a log of wood into the fire using her magic to poke it with the poker, Gale sat near by watching her as the fireplace was firmly lit bring a lot of light into the room. “Now nephew, with the lack of plush and your accessors I can dream link to this one dream you had, it will take a fair amount of magic.” “Because my magic erm... Conflict with aunty magic?” “Correct, wearing your stuff and holding your plush makes it completely impossible, they act as a enchancer to your magic since they are made out of the very magic you have in you.” Luna confirmed. Gale rolled his eyes. “Yes know aunty, why say what know again?” “It a old habit.” Luna flatly responds. “Now relax and let my magic do it work okay?” “Okay.” Gale took a few steady breaths and closed his eyes as Luna cast of magic. A light blue line of magic attach to Gale's forehead from Luna's horn, she gain access to the nightmare and played it out in place of him, running down the streets from the screeching purplish black cloud of finch griffons to coming face to face with Grogar stepping out of it speaking to her, the light brown hoof touch the shoulder. Luna's eyes snap open followed by a short freakish neigh of fear, breathing heavily after breaking connection Luna had experienced his nightmare. “Th-that was Grogar... I only saw pictures of him and know what he did from stories, but to see him was the scariest thing I ever experienced, you really have a troubling nightmare nephew...” Luna calmed her self. “You been experiencing that just tonight?” Gale got up on all fours. “Yes tonight, 43 Blue say I try.” Luna was surprised by the number, she didn't expect him to go into a nightmare that many time, she bearly was able to cope with that one and the thought came that he may have been less impactful after the first few times, his determination to fix his machine and try again to get away from the nightmare helped. “You are a brave young soul Gale, if I may ask.” Gale nods as he walk up to his mother's desk seeing a open file on it, he was curious what this open file had on it. “Were you determined to fix your machine that going through that nightmare became annoyance?” “Yes annoying... Very annoying...” Gale muttered looking down at the paper on top to see it was Gilda's file for Junior Speedsters camp in Cloudsdale that Celestia did mention a few times before, he did a “aww.” When seeing the cute little cub griffon of Gilda on the picture to see her date of birth, when he saw the date he quickly rushed by Luna to the calender on the wall. Luna stumbled a few hoof steps from the burst of speed, feeling it force. “Nephew!” Gale ignores her rubbing a talon over the days on the calender till he found it. “If this is about th-” “Gilda birthday tomorrow!” He blurted out tapping the spot multiple times. Luna look at the date and using her magic to pick up the file, she looked at it herself. “Well what you know it is.” The subject changed and Luna knew he was not going to go back to sleep or speak about the Grogar nightmare anytime soon seeing this, looking at the grandfather clock they had only about five maybe six hours before Gilda's train would arrive at Canterlot. “I gather your not going back to sleep?” Gale shook his head. “No, what surprise big sister!” Luna smiled, the younger part of Gale as she expected over shadowed the nightmare, he was going to avoid speaking about it anymore like any other youngster would. “Of course you do.” She walk up to the door opening it to speak to a guard. “Send a guard to Doctor Trace's apartment and send him over with absolute emergency.” The bat pony salutes. “At once Princess Luna!” He takes off to inform another guard. Luna walk back into her sister's study. “I got a idea how to buy us a few more hours on top of what we got already, but with it being so early most shops be closed for about three hours at least.” Gale's ears drupe. “Aunty... How we it, if no open?” Luna pasted back and forwards. “We could use formal party supplies, nobles and the Gala but I doubt it be up to her taste.” “Yes, Gilda will no like.” “I am in agreement Nephew, now... Ho-” A knock came at the door. “Yes?” It opens with another guard a unicorn night guard pony. “Princess Luna, sorry to disturb you but a earth pony that says his a party planner just arrived.” Luna raise a eye brow. “A party planner pony just happen to arrive, just now?” He nods. “Yes Princess, the weird thing is...” She noticed he was hesitating. “Go on Lieutenant Star Striker.” He nervously said the last part. “H-he said something about emergency party and cheesy sense brought him here...” Both Luna and Gale turn each other with confusion before facing the stallion to say the same confused question together. “Cheesy sense?”