//------------------------------// // Dream Warrior // Story: Diamonds and Dreams // by Applefai //------------------------------// A few days have passed since Twilight and Rarity visited Luna, Rarity goes about her business as usual, talking to Luna really helped her a lot.  As she goes about her day, she ponders on how Luna is going to train her, other than her and Luna, Twilight is the only other pony to know that she is the spawn of Nightmare Moon, she shudders to think about if any of the others found out, especially Sweetie Belle. As night fell, Rarity tucked herself into bed and started to dream. She found herself in an astral plane. Stars shined all around her as she looked out into the openness.  "Greetings, Rarity. Are you ready to begin your training?" A voice called out who later revealed themselves to be Luna. Rarity's eyes widened as she bowed, making Luna chuckle.  "You do not have to bow, my little pony," Luna said as she used her magic to show the dreams of all the ponies in Equestria. "I know, but it just feels right and yes, I'm ready for my training," Rarity replied as she looked at the floating orbs containing the dreams of all she knew. "Then let's start with the basics, these are the dream spheres, they contain the dreams of all the ponies in Equestria," Luna said as she brought down a sphere. "Take a look, this dream is being dreamt by Twilight, if you listen, you can hear it," Luna said as Rarity leaned in closer. "Oh Flash, your muscles are so strong and your wings are magnificent," Twilight said in the dream as Rarity blushed.  "Princess Luna, do I really need to listen in on every dream, this feels like an invasion of privacy?" Rarity asked as Luna bounced the dream back into the floating abyss. "I understand your concern, but yes, you are to keep your eyes and ears out in case a pony is having a nightmare, it is our job as dream walkers to protect and comfort them in their slumber," Luna answered as she brought down Celestia's dream. "Ok, lets see I have to give a speech at the new library opening in Trottingham, and then I have to visit Griffinstone to talk about an alliance between us, oh I hope they listen, past negotiations with griffins haven't always been smooth. Maybe if I take a gift basket," Celestia muttered to herself in the dream. "You see, I know it's an invasion of privacy, but my sister has been stressed about these events for two weeks now, these are duties she has to attend to next month," Luna said as she ignited her horn and placed a stallion in her dream. "Princess Celestia, I'm here for your four o'clock massage," the stallion said as Celestia breathed a sigh of relief. Rarity watched in awe as Celestia laid on a portable massage table and the stallion got to work. "That's amazing Luna, but does it not bug you that you're practically eavesdropping on ponies personal lives?" The alabaster unicorn asked as Luna put her sister's dream back into the air. "It does at times, but I deal with it by knowing I will never use this information as blackmail or gossip," Luna replied as she watched the dreams floating around her. Rarity takes a seat by her and watches the dreams float by. "So how did I get here? I only been in ponies' dreams, I have never been here," Rarity asked as she watched the orbs dance in the open space. "I had to bring you here, that will be next night's lesson, for now I want you to try and monitor dreams tonight," Luna replied. Rarity became slightly nervous as she looked at the vast amount of dreams she had to monitor, taking a deep breath she closed her eyes and listened for any signs of a bad dream. Rarity's ears perked up at the slight sound of a heavy breathing, as soon as she heard it she opened her eyes and located the orb where she heard the sound. Upon closer inspection, Rarity saw that it was Sweetie Bell having a nightmare where she was singing the Equestria national anthem at Manehattan stadium and was having stage fright.  Luna looked over Rarity's shoulder to see the dream. "Ah, a stage fright nightmare, I get these often," Luna comments. "How do you tackle these?" Rarity asked, concern and empathy filling her voice as she saw her sister struggling on the field. "These are but a simple fix, sometimes a pony just needs someone close to them to comfort them," Luna replied as Rarity smiled and ignited her horn. In the dream sphere, Rarity appeared beside Sweetie Belle and sang with her, eliminating her fear as the crowd stood in silence as they sang the anthem. As they finished, the crowd cheered as Rarity let loose of the dream and let it float off. "Impressive, making yourself appear in a dream while remaining in the watchroom is quite a difficult task," Luna said as Rarity blushed. "Thank you, Luna. But it was really nothing, I just knew Sweetie would feel more confident with either me or a friend there," Rarity replied as Luna beamed. "You are indeed a fast learner, that's practically all there is to this aspect of your powers, just know the pony and give them something or help out when you can," Luna said as she brought down a dream of Discord's. "Is that Discord's dream?" Rarity asked as she looked into the sphere.  "Yes, it is, I always check on it, just in case," Luna replied as she released it. "So you don't alter it?" Rarity asked. "There's no need, it is also unnecessary for Discord can control his dreams as well, he can also enter this realm as well, but him and I have an agreement that he refrains from messing with the dreams too much," Luna answered as the the realm began to shake and tremble. "W-what's happening?" Rarity asked, freaked out by the sudden trembling. "Do not fear, it is just you waking up, we will continue your training later, I must teach you how to retrain the evil in you, until then, fare thee well," Luna said as the dream dissipated and Rarity woke up in her bed.