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// The King's Domain 
// Story: Aslumber (Sanquil Version) 
// by Sanquil 
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	Celestia left room quickly, as to not upset the king. She trotted across the castle to locate the royal coffee shop. (yes, the king wanted one.) Although Celestia was just there, she couldn't remember ever being in the castle, except for the room she just exited from. After scrambling around aimlessly for several minutes, she located the shop.

Returning to the king's chambers, Celestia floated the coffee ahead of her, the cream melting and threatening to spill over the side of the cup. She felt as if something about her was missing. Her memories showed her as a unicorn all her life, but her body told her something was missing. She felt the need to stretch her wings and fly out the balcony. The only problem was that she didn't have wings. She never did, and never will.

"Here you go, sir." Celestia floated the king his coffee, allowing his magical field to wrap around the cup, and she let go.

"Thank you." He replied, not looking at her, "You are dismissed." Celestia left his presence, leaving him to his thoughts.

"I never thought," The king began, "it would be this easy." He surveyed the kingdom that was his, and his alone. "I now own everything and everyone in Equestria, and at the rate this is going, nothing will ever overthrow me." He said this with confidence. "Not even the great Celestia can challenge me here. In this realm, I am everything." He turned around swiftly, his long silver cape swishing outward, and approached the ponnequin where his armor rested. Putting on the elegant silver armor, he called for Celestia again.

"Yes sir?" Celestia said, entering his chambers yet again.

"Call together my chariot group." The Dream King commanded, "Tell them to get ready. We're going to see the peasants." In actuality, the king just wanted to see if the bearers of the Elements of Harmony remembered their true identity. If the six ponies didn't know each other, then the odds of them realizing the truth was slim to none.

"Sir?" A guard approached the king.

"Yes?" He responded, turning to face his guard. "What is it?"

"Your chariot awaits."

The king chuckled to himself, "Good. I'll be down in a minute. I just need to make a quick check that I have everything." The guard then left without a word, walking backwards out the door. The king swiveled back towards the balcony. He surveyed the area, and using his magic, pinpointed to location of the six ponies he would be visiting, seemingly by random.

He left his chambers, closing the large silver doors with his magic behind him. As he boarded his chariot in the garden, he paused. A strange feeling came about him, enclosing his very being. He felt as if an something alien had just entered his very realm. That would be impossible. Nopony in all of Equestria possessed the power to intrude upon his kingdom without his consent, yet, he couldn't shake this feeling of intrusion.

"As long as it doesn't interfere with my plan," He whispered to himself, so the chariot pullers wouldn't overhear, "I don't care what it is."