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// Rest 
// Story: Aslumber (Sanquil Version) 
// by Sanquil 
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	"So Princess Luna," Twilight said, wearily, "where to?" Spike had already returned to his original task of going to bed.

"Well," Luna replied, turning to look out to the town as the moon rose over the horizon, peaking over several of the smaller buildings in the town. "The King is weak from his last major spell still, but he is expecting us." The Princess of the Night turned to face her sister's faithful student, Twilight Sparkle. "Entering his dream realm now is just what he expects, but we don't have much of a choice."

Perplexed, Twilight responded. "What do you mean,  'not much of a choice'? We could go when he isn't expecting us."

"True," Luna faced away, admiring the moon rise a little longer. "but we stand no chance against him at his fullest. You must remember, Twilight Sparkle, that it's a dream, and more importantly, his dream. He has complete control over the terrain as long as he has the power to do such. Right now, he is too exhausted to alter what is already there."

"So when do we leave?" Twilight was getting impatient. Ponies' lives could be at risk, along with her friends. "If what you say is true, then we should leave now." She attempted to trot over to Luna, but immediately collapsed, hitting the floor hard.

"Twilight!" Fluttershy, who had been silent up to now fluttered over to her fallen friend. "Are you okay?"

"That is why we don't leave." Luna gestured with her hoof to Twilight, no longer admiring her night, all her attention focused on the purple unicorn. "All of us are worn out and unfortunately while in the Dream Realm, our bodies aren't in a resting state."

"So we should wait?" Twilight panted, straining to her hooves. "Didn't you just say that we didn't have that option?"

"That's right." Fluttershy chipped in, turning to face Luna.

"You are correct, Twilight, as always." Luna divided her attention between the books in the library and the two of the only ponies capable of beating The Dream King. "I did say waiting was the one thing we cannot afford to do, for too long. While the King can't defeat us in his current state, we can't do much either without some rest. Don't you worry, Fluttershy and Twilight, we only need a few hours of true sleep. Afterwards, we shall start on taking back Equestria."

Both ponies listened to the princess with as much attention they could muster. Once she finished, both were too exhausted to argue and try to change Luna's mind, and headed off to the bedroom for the rest their princess insisted they needed. Luna turned back to the window, examining the moon and her night once more, not knowing how long it'll be before she see's it again. Dream Weaver has, no doubt, challenges that they will have to overcome before they can emerge victorious.

"Princess Luna," Fluttershy called down the stairs to the Princess of the Night, who was lost in thought, "are you coming?"

"Huh?" Luna shook herself out of her thoughts, turning to look at the small, yellow pegasus. "Yeah, I'm coming." Luna took one last look at the moon, shining light onto the slumbering nation, still under a mislead villain. "Maybe there is a chance..."