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// A Visit in Slumber (Life Six cont.) 
// Story: This New World. 
// by Sanquil 
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	As I lay down to retire for the night, I could here Fluttershy instructing Discord on what to do in her absence. I could practically feel her stare from up here. It was quite unsettling, to say the least.
Putting it behind me, I got around to trying to sleep. Here, in Equestria, it's much different to sleep. I can't just lay down and skip night. I need to actually relax. This might take a while.


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What is this? It's so dark here. What happened to Fluttershy's cottage? Why am I just floating in an endless void?
"All the answers you seek shall be granted unto you." A regal voice spoke from everywhere. Suddenly, I was sitting in a chair in some room. How did that happen?
From nowhere, a tall, dark purple-blue winged unicorn approached. Her mane appeared to be made of the night itself, flowing in a non-existent wind. Just her presence alone took my breath away. This was a true leader. A god, almost.
"Hello Steve," The royal pony spoke, addressing me as both a peasant and an equal. It was strange. "I am Princess Luna: Princess of the Night and of Dreams."
"Dreams?" I questioned. Such things don't exist in Minecraft.
She smiled a sad and sympathetic smile. "Yes Steve, dreams. They are the production of your mind at rest. Unfortunately, your body, being of a difference anatomy and reality, never rests. Dreams are wonderful, and I can see each and every one."
"So, I'm resting right now?" My mind was swimming. Funnily enough, as I pictured that, a brain was doing a butterfly stroke through the void enclosing us.
"Yes." The princess nodded, confirming my suspicions. I was "dreaming". It was so strange.
Bringing my hand to my chin, I thought about everything going on. "So why are you here, princess?"
"Well," She began, crossing past me, changing the scene around us to that of the night sky. "as you may have noticed, you're changing." I nodded. "This is because your body isn't meant for this world, so it's trying to adapt. You may have seen that things work differently here than in Minecraft."
"But that doesn't explain why I have hooves!" I interjected, thrusting my hands about.
Again, Luna smiled at my ignorance. "Oh, but it has everything to do with it. While neither my sister nor I have exactly pinpointed the cause of this transformation, but all of us think that the magical residue left over from when you first arrived kept you... you."
I was about to question her further, but suddenly everything started to blur together and shake. Luna was fading away, the black night and dotted stars blending to white, yellow, and pink.
"Steve?" I heard a voice call it. It sounded familiar.
Luna smiled once more. "Oh dear. It seems that night has expired and my sister has begun day. I'm sorry, but I must be on my way. Tia gets fussy when I don't lower the Moon."
And then she was gone.


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"Steve?" Fluttershy shook me, arousing me from my slumber and dreams. "Steve, it's time to get up. We leave in a few minutes."
I gazed around the room, my vision blurring and flashing in psychedelic rainbow colors. Eventually, it stopped, and I could truly get a good look at the room. Everypony - one - was here, minus the dragon, Spike.
"C'mon, sleepyhead!" Pinkie Pie bounced, her saddlebags overflowing with colored paper and other odds and ends, all of which colorful.
Twilight nodded, agreeing with the hyperactive pink pony. "We must get a move on. If we leave now, we should make Canterlot in good time."