//------------------------------// // Nightmare and Arrivals // Story: The Dream Eater // by WarriorofFaith18 //------------------------------// It was a peaceful night in the city of Canterlot. But in her home, Principal Celestia was stirring in her sleep because of a bad dream. She was surrounded by a mysterious fog. As she walked about, she noticed she was dressed in a formal gown and she could hear the echo of her steps as the floor began to have puddles. “Where am I?” She wondered. “And why am I dressed like this?” “You belong to me know!” Said a mysterious voice. Before Celestia could ask, a giant hand merged from the darkness and grabbed her by her midsection. She struggled to get free, but the figure was too strong. “No! Help me!” She cried. “There is nothing that can stop me now!” Chucked the being. “Hang on!” “We’re coming!” Suddenly, two figures came out of nowhere and each grabbed an arm of Celestia. She couldn’t see who it was, but could make out one that looked like a teen wearing a cape and the other one was smaller wearing a coat and fedora. They tried really hard to free Celestia only for the being to blast a wave at them, sending them flying and sinking into the dark like it was quicksand. “No!” Celestia cried. “How the mighty have fallen!” Bellowed the being. “ Soon every bit of light will be extinguished!” The being laughed evilly as it watched Celestia sink in his hand as she effortlessly struggled to get free. “No. No. NOOO!” Celestia woke up suddenly sweating as she sat in her bed, panting. Just then, Luna opened the door while wearing a night blue robe. “Sister! I heard screaming. Are you alright?” “Yeah. Yeah I’m fine, Luna.” Celestia sighed. “Just a bad dream.” “This is the third night in a row you woke up like this. Are you sure you’re alright?” “I don’t know. Maybe I’ve been working too hard.” Celestia explained. “Perhaps” Luna said “At any rate, I need to get back to sleep. Tomorrow I’ll be checking out that new exhibit at the museum tomorrow to plan a field trip for the class.” “Alright. Good night, Celestia” Luna said as she left the room, yawning. No sooner had Luna went back to bed, Celestia quietly got out of bed and looked out her window to see the peaceful night air. Looks peaceful enough, but I feel there’s chaos, she thought, ever since the fall formal We’ve been having trouble wherever it lies. And who were those two who tried to save me With that, she got back in her bed and went back to sleep. The following morning, at the Canterlot High statue, Twilight Sparkle was waiting for some one when suddenly someone came through the portal to Equestria on the Statue. It was a humanoid Gecko who wore a trench coat and a fedora and on his belt carried two katana blades. It was Chetgeki Chan Gecko, Chet to his friends, a friend of twilight’s counterpart from Equestria. Not long ago, twilight’s friend, Sunset Shimmer, had to come back to Equestria to help Princess Twilight with a situation. It was there that Twilight introduced her to Chet and after helping with the situation, Sunset promised to show Chet around their world sometime. Unfortunately, Sunset, as well as most of her friends, had work to do. Twilight, being the only one available, volunteered to show Chet around. “Hi there” greeted Twilight. “You must be Chetgeki Chan Gecko, right?” “Please just call me Chet” Chet smiled while bowing. “And you are the Twilight Sparkle of this world?” “That’s right.” Twilight exclaimed. “Sunset sends her regards.” “Of course” smiled Chet. “Though it’s curious about why you didn’t transform” “That puzzles me too” answered Chet, Looking all over himself. “From what your counterpart and Starlight Glimmer told me, I thought I’d turn into a.....human, right?” “That’s right.” “Hmmm. Maybe the magic of the portal doesn’t affect my kind. Or maybe it’s something else.” “Well. Nonetheless, we’ll have to get you a disguise so no one freaks out from the sight of you.” “And then You’ll give me that tour?” Chet asked. Twilight nodded. “You got it. But we better hurry before anyone sees you. We’ll head to my place and get you a disguise as well as bring Spike along. He was still fast asleep so I decided to let him sleep a little bit longer.” “Lead the way” smiled Chet. And the two head out. Not long after the two left, on a nearby bus stop, a bus was dropping off some passengers. One was a teenage boy who was wearing a white shirt with a turtle shell on it, a grey sweater, blue pants, and a red cap and he was talking on his phone. “Yeah I’m sorry you couldn’t come with me to Canterlot too, Serenity. Yeah. I tell you what. I’ll bring you a souvenir. And hopefully, you can come with next time as well as the others. Well the bus just dropped me off so I better go now. I love you too.” The boy kissed his phone before hanging up and looking around. So this is Canterlot, he thought, looks peaceful enough but something feels dormant. I’m beginning to understand why Master Zion asked me to look into it. I just need to find my way around here. “Excuse me. You’re a new face. Can I help ya?” The boy turned to see another teenage boy around his age with blue hair and a leather jacket. “Yes. Yes I am. I just got here and I need to find my way around here.” “Then allow me to show you around. By the way, my name is Flash Sentry. What’s yours?” “Tony. Tony Bedding. It’s nice to meet you Flash.” After the two shook hands, Tony grabbed his backpack and followed Flash as he showed him around. To be continued