Late in the night and she tossed and turned from the reoccurring image of him flashing in her mind. She was tormented with the thought of him being so close to her and yet not existent in her own world. Tears fell to her now damp pillow, as she asked herself, "Why must I suffer for loving him so much? What kind of creature is he anyway?" She rose her head to look out to the moon and the twinkling stars that lit up the night sky. The pegasus let out a long sorrowful sigh. "I must know who is and if he even dreams about me," The clock tolled once indicating that it was the first hour past midnight. "Luna please... if you can hear me tonight. I just want to be with him... I don't care if he isn't my kind. I need him."
She stared out into the distance waiting for a response, but when nothing came she decided that it all was for nothing. That she was to remain alone without her special somepony, because in all honesty the one whom she loved wasn't a pony at all. She threw her head into her dark violet fur and began to sob from the sorrow of being away from him. Then a thought hit her as she thought to herself, "If he came to me in dream, then perhaps I could see him again in my sleep."
Wiping away the tears from her face, she turned over and allowed her light blue mane to fall over her as she desperately tried to fall back into slumber. Perhaps he would be waiting there for her with open arms. The look on his face would be enough to satisfy her, for she had been seeing him in her dreams for about a week now. At first it was simple pleasantries of 'How do you do' and 'Pleasure to see you again', but now her dreams consisted of him just lovingly staring into her sky blue eyes. Just thinking about it seemed to be enough to calm her senses enough to have sleep gently crawl over her. She felt the pull of her subconscious as it transported her back into the dream where she last saw him.
The sunset was as beautiful as she remembered the last time she was here. The waves of the ocean crashed on the shore as she blinked out to the blinding sun. She popped her head up and immediately began to scan the area to see if there was any sign of him. Nothing, there was no trace of him anywhere. Pounding a hoof, she began to cry again. "I just want to be with him! Is that so much to ask for!? Is it!?"
"No, it seems to be a very simple thing to ask for," An elegant and powerful voice resonated from behind her. Spinning around, she found herself standing in front of the Princess of the night, Luna. She stood over the pegasus about a foot with her starry mane flowing away from the water. She wore a dark tiara and armor bearing her moon and her fur was a deep shade of blue. The pegasus was locked with her gorgeous navy blue eyes as she approached towards her. Slightly trembling, the pegasus lowered her forelegs in a bowing gesture.
"Your highness... Please I..."
"No need my dear Starlight, please rise and address me by my name. For I come to you as a friend."
"Of course your majesty... I mean... Um... Luna," Starlight let out a nervous giggle at saying her name. "Please tell me, Luna do you know anything of what I have been dreaming lately?"
"Yes, I do. I have been watching you very closely this past week, for this is very rare thing to happen."
"What's that your highness... I mean, Luna?" Feeling embarrassed, Starlight nearly facehoofed herself.
"You're not just dreaming Starlight, you're communicating."
"What?! You mean that I have been actually meeting HIM?!" Her eyes sparked with a bright flame in knowing that her love wasn't something fictionally created by her own mind. He was real. "Please, Luna where is he now? I must see him and tell him that... I love him with all heart."
"I'm afraid that won't be possible anymore, for the connection between you two has been severed. Your link with him was due to the cosmic alignment that only happens every 50 years. I myself can hear beings clear across the galaxy during such a time. Unfortunately, however, it only lasts a week."
"Does that mean... I won't see him again in my lifetime?" The tears began to pool under her eyes at such a thought. Luna frowned at her sadness, but then became serious.
"Is being with him, truly what your heart desires?" Starlight began to violently nod her head.
"More than anything I ever wanted!"
"Then come to the palace tonight I have something to show you."
"Oh my gosh... How do I wake up... Do I just..." She lowered her head and bit herself on the foreleg. "OWW!" Her head sprung up from her mattress and she noticed that she was back in her cloud room. "Right the Princess wants to see me." Jumping out her window, she angled herself into a pitch downward towards the land below her. Her destination, Canterlot Palace.
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Upon arrival the night guards eyed her with very solemn faces. She let out a toothy grin towards them in her uneasiness. Landing softly on the grass outside of the main hall, she saw before her a gigantic door with two guards posted out in front of it. Slowly, she stepped closer cautious of everything around her. As she approached the door the guards peered down to her in their towering stance. "Are you Starlight Skydancer?" She nervously nodded at his overbearing tone. "The princess has been expecting you please..." Both guards pushed the door ajar with their hooves. "Proceed."
Trotting past them she made her way into the grandness of the hall. It was everything she imagined how royalty lived. The pillars that rose high above her were made of white marble and the chiseling texture was extravagant. "It must have taken ponies years to complete these."
"Five years for each pillar actually," Luna stepped forward from her throne that sat next to her sister's.
"My word you have great listening ability." Luna grinned and gave her a giggle.
"I'd better or else how do you expect me to hear everypony's thoughts during the night?" They both shared a little laugh then Luna's face went serious again. "Follow me Starlight I will show you the way to your heart's desire."
Not as much as a word was exchanged between them as they made their way down the many corridors of the palace. Starlight's heart began to thump at the thought of being united with her love once more. Luna then turned a corner and stopped a wall that bore a sun and a moon emblem. They twisted inward making a spiraling effect. Luna took her horn and brought it up to the center where the two met pushed into it. The ground shook as the wall separated away from each other revealing steep set of stairs downward. It was dark and the air coming up from the stairwell was old. Luna looked back at Starlight and gestured for her to flow.
After the first flight of stairs it became too dark to see anything ahead as they continued to descend. Luna then began to light up her horn as they appeared to be coming closer to the bottom of what seemed to be catacombs under the palace. Starlight thought aloud to herself, "I don't think anypony knew about this."
"That's because they don't, only my sister and I know about this. And I intend to keep it that way," Her horn revealed an archway that opened up into a room filled with water except for flat stones that breached the surface. "Fly across and don't touch the stones."
"Yes, Luna," Following closely behind, they flew over the water's surface that reflected the blue aura surrounding the princesses horn. It wasn't long before they came to the other side where an aged stone door stood with engravings of what appeared to be numerous hearts. They landed in front of it and with a big flash of light coming from Luna the door began to slowly crack open. Luna glanced back to Starlight one more time.
"Are you sure that this is what your heart desires?" Starlight gazed at the stone door as a bit of light began to pour out of it. She put a determined expression on and nodded towards Luna.
"Yes I have never been more sure about anything else in my life."
"Then before you leave I must bestow upon you this at the very least," With a glow of light Starlight's body began to transform and morph. Her hoofs on her forelegs formed five appendages and her center of balance began to shift as she stood up on her hindlegs.
"Wha... What's happening to me?"
"The culture of creatures you are about to enter call themselves humans. They stand with their hindlegs and walk in that fashion. You'll have to quick to learn their customs or else you will be singled out. Remember that you are still a pony on the inside so I will still be able to hear you, but only at night," The door swung wider and more light began to fill the room. "Also these humans wear clothes over their bodies to conceal themselves so be sure to find some immediately upon your arrival."
"Princess how do you know so much about these creatures?" Luna merely smiled.
"I took the liberty of listening to the thoughts of the human your searching for. His name is Ken Leon and he share's your love." Starlight's sky blue eyes brightened as the door fully opened and the room became slightly blinding.
"REALLY?!"
"Yes Starlight, really."
"One question though..."
"What's that Starlight?"
"Will I ever be able to come back?" Luna's face held a frown, but Starlight couldn't see it due to the light.
"I promise that if you ever truly need to come back, I will try everything in my power to have you return," Starlight's arms wrapped around her neck in a tight embrace and Luna could feel her crying on her shoulder.
"Thankyouthankyouthankyou... Thank you so much!" Luna wrapped a foreleg around her naked form
"Your very welcome..." She felt Starlight pull away and run straight into the light of the door with her hair, being the same light blue, waved through the air as she went into the overwhelming light. In a quick burst of color the door began to close quickly and the engravings began to dance with a brilliance of light as it came to thundering close. As the lights all faded Luna sat on the stone floor of the room and let a tear fall from her cheek. "Go live a happy life, Starlight."
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She ran ever so excited to be united once more with her love. The surrounding light began to fade slightly and she found herself running straight into some kind of wooden door. "Wha... Ow!" She hit against it with a sudden crash and she fell backwards into what seemed to be a closet full of buttoned up shirts. "Ooowie owie ow... That hurts worse than my first flying attempt."
"Who's there! I have a baseball bat and I know how to use it!" In the darkness of the closet she let out a shriek of joy at the sound of his voice. The door opened up to Ken standing over Starlight. "What the... how did... whoa um..." he immediately covered his eyes at the sight of the naked female. Starlight's eyes twinkled at the sight of him and she opened her mouth in the biggest smile she ever wore in her life.
"KEN! It's you! I cant believe it's you! I'm finally with you!"
"Wait how do you know my... oof!" Starlight leapt up onto him wrapping both her arms and legs around his body. She began to squeeze him so hard he found it difficult to breath "Wait please... Tell me... Ahh... Who are you?"
"Oh silly me..." She lowered her legs and stood up lovingly staring at his eyes that she knew and adored. "I'm Starlight Skydancer It's so great to finally be here with you Ken," With one hand still over his eyes he reached in and pulled out a button-up shirt. "Oh what's that for?" Ken's face became red as he spoke.
"You, please if you wouldn't mind... I would like to lower my hand and not see you so... naked."
"Oh that's right you wear clothing to conceal yourselves," She glanced down and looked over her new body. Overall she was the most beautiful woman that Ken ever seen. Her body was thin and sleek, with a considerable amount of muscle on her biceps and thighs. She grabbed the shirt and threw it over herself. "Better?" Ken lowered his hand and gently nodded
"Yes slightly... How did you end my closet anyways?" Ken began to rub is brown curly hair in confusion.
"Well you see..."
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"And that's how I was able to come here. To see you my love," Ken and Starlight were sitting on the couch with each other. Ken's face was in disbelief at the story that was given.
"So you're telling me your the one that has been in my dreams lately? And that you're from a far away planet that exists somewhere out in the universe?" Starlight gave him a nod. "Lady either your crazy or I bonked my head as hard as you did," Ken started to get up but was grabbed by her. She gently pulled him close to her.
"Ken please just give me a chance to prove it... Can you do me a favor and just stare into my eyes?" Ken shook his head.
"What?"
"Please... For me..." Ken was reluctant to do so, but he shrugged his shoulders and leaned in forward towards her. After a minute passed of him staring into her sky blue eyes, he suddenly began to realize something.
"Wait... No it can't be... That's not possible..."
"It is Ken... And I'm finally here to be with you," She leaned in and pulled him in to kiss him. At first he fought it, thinking how impractical it was for him to kiss her. Then he gazed back into her eyes, her brilliant and beautiful eyes that he saw his dreams. How he loved them, the way they seemed to pierce his very soul and melt his heart. Her face just inches away from his, he reached up and ran his hand through her cyan hair.
"Your real..." She lovingly reached around the back of his head with her hand.
"And I'm yours..." The sun peaked through the shades as they locked lips with each other. The warmth of the rays hit them as they continued to share their love. Starlight thought of it as if Princess Celestia herself had promised that this was the beginning a bright and beautiful life with one that took hold of her heart. "Thank you Princess Luna and Princess Celestia, I will cherish everything that you have given me. My life couldn't be more complete."