Unexpected Destiny

by Rising Shine


Chapter 8: Stalking shadows

I waking up in the morning. And I still think about Michael. Yes, he wasn't my friend anymore ... but still. We knew us from the very first schoolday. And now, he is gone ... forever. I have to clean my mind, so I stand up from my bed and walk out, straight to the hospital. When I walk in, the nurse from yesterday recognize me. "Oh, you. You are here for Rising, right?"

"Yes." She smiles to me, giving me a nod. "You can go, he is already awake."

"Thanks." I walk to the room from yesterday, where Rising is still laying. "Hey Rising, you allright?"

"Yeah, doesn't hurt anymore." He smiles to me. "Good to hear, at least, one of us, who is fine."

"Huh?" He give me a confused look. Ooops. "Uhm, nothing."

"You okay?" He now looks more worried then confused. "Yeah ... just a terrible nightmare ..."

Funny to say in a dream, that you had a terrible dream, that is in reality real. Wow, that confused even me now.

"Don't worry, Mail. It's just a nightmare, everypony has sometimes nightmares."

If you just know, that this here is just a dream ...

"Yeah, you are right ... I ..." Suddenly, Twilight walks in. "Hey guys. You looking better Rising, good to see you beeing fine."

"Yep, definitly better." Twilight looks to me. "And you? How are you doing?"

"You can call me Mail, Twilight. I'm fine, just had a terrible nightmare." Twilight looks just to me. "So long, you not lucid dreaming this, everything is allright."

Wait, what?

"What do you mean with that, Twilight?" She looks surprised. "Did you ever heard of lucid dreaming?"

"Yep." Lucid dreaming is a dream, where you have full control of the actions you do. "Good. Lucid dreaming is a dangerous kind of magic here in Equestria."

"Really?" I didn't saw that coming. "Yes. We ponies - or other species - are not really lucid dreaming and when, it's not a bad dream usually. But it can be dangerous, if you lucid dreaming badly."

"What do you mean?" She frowns a little. "Everything you lucid dreaming, actually happening in real then."

"What!? Wait a second ... as an example ... if I lucid dreaming ... and I dream about, that Princess Celestia dies ... does she really ..." Twilight look shocked about my example but nods. "Yes."

"Wow, that is really dangerous!" She nods serious. "Yes. So be careful, Mail."

"Don't worry. I don't think, my dreams would be dangerous for you or everypony else." Twilight turns away from us. "Well, sorry, but I have to go. Afterall, I'm a princess. Mayby we see us later?"

"Sure, why not?" She smiles. "Okay, have fun."

And then, Twilight leave the room. "Rising, did you know that?"

"About lucid dreaming? Sure ... that could be an interesting stuff for a story, hmmmm ..." Rising start to think. "Good, that I'm not dreaming about ponies or Equestria."

"Really? Hey ... I think, I got an idea for a story. Is it okay, when you are the main character?" I look surprised to him. "What ... me? Why?"

"Don't know." I chuckle a little. "Uhm ... sure."

"Thanks. And what are you doing today?" I tought for a moment. I don't have anything to do today here. "Nothing special. I don't work on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Mayby taking a walk."

"Okay. I have to stay today here, but I can leave tomorrow already." I smile to him happily. "Good to hear. You will be surprised, when you come back home ... oh, one thing. You mentioned it already, but I didn't know, that you write stories."

"Really? Now you know, haha." Rising laughs to me. I laugh back. "Okay, I leave now. See ya tomorrow."

"Bye."

I leave the hospital and start walking around. But I slowly getting the feeling, that somepony is following me. I turn around ... and see a shadow, running in an alley. What the hay?

I run to the alley, but when I reached it, nopony was there. There was definitly somepony here.

"Soon. Soon, you will fulfill your destiny, Sweetfull Dream."

"What? Who's talking?" I winced a bit, when the voice spoke to me. But nopony was nearby. "What's going on? I never heared this voice before."

I slowly getting nervous. That wasn't normal. I shake my head. "What can I do now?"

Reading books. Yes. The ones from Rising. I make my way to his home and open the door. I close it behind me and take one of his book. That one seems full with action. I read it, the whole time. That book has over 3.000 pages...

At some time, I fell asleep on the book ...

"Soon, Sweetfull Dream!"