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CottonBall sighed, rubbing her temples with her new acquainted hooves. "StarCatcher?!" She called, sliding out of her bed. "Misty?!"
"Hello CottonBall," came a feminine, disembodied voice.
Cotton screamed, looking around wildly for who the voice belonged to. "W- who's there?!"
Her room disappeared, replaced with a void of stars. The cat/pony was startled to see that she felt ground underneath her, but couldn't see it. "I'm right here," the voice replied, a tall, lean equine appearing in front of CottonBall out of thin air.
Cotton just stood there in aw. The pony did not only have a horn, but wings as well. She wore glimmering, silver shoes and a onyx colored chest plate and crown. She must be royalty, CottonBall thought to herself, still staring at the mare.
"I might as well introduce myself," the mare said softly. "My name is Luna, ruler of the night. It is my duty to watch over the dreams of all in Equestria."
"OH so that's what this place is called! Phew, so I am dreaming."
"No, you are not dreaming, it is something else," Luna deadpanned.
"Then... what is it?" CottonBall cocked an eye brow. Man, I am definitely dreaming, CottonBall thought, everyone in dreams say it's not a dream!
Luna's horn glowed. She then used a ball of magic to slap her.
"What was that for?!" CottonBall screamed, rubbing her red cheek. "That hurt!"
"Exactly," Luna smirked. "You, my friend, are under a spell that allows you to hop between your dimension and Equestria's. It only activates at night, from what I remember." Cotton just stared, not believing her ears.
StarCatcher ran up to CottonBall. "Interesting isn't it?" he smiled.
"Where have YOU been?!" CottonBall screamed, her cheeks red with anger. "Your the only one I trust the most here!"
"Uh, thanks?" StarCatcher reared back, feeling uncomfortable with the random blow up.
Luna rolled her eyes at their behavior. "Cottonball, StarCatcher," the princess said sternly.
"Yes?" the two pony's replied. They looked to each other.
"JINX!" CottonBall called. "You owe me a soda!"
"Hey!"
"MY LITTLE PONIES!" Princess Luna boomed, stomping her hoof to the ground.
"Sorry."
"Sorry."
"Thank you, now, may I continue?" Luna looked to the young adults.
"Yes your highness," StarCatcher replied.
"Good, now, CottonBall," Luna looked to the dimension hopper. "This spell I told you about is banned magic, magic so powerful I'm afraid I can't track it back to the pony who has cast it upon you." CottonBall frowned a little.
"Can you undo it?" Cotton asked, full of hope.
Luna nodded. "But I haven't used it in over one-thousand years, and the spell book may be destroyed or hidden away. I will have to study upon it."
StarCatcher looked to his new friend. "Hey, Equestria isn't all bad, I mean, your a unicorn! You can use magic."
Cotton shrugged sadly.
"It isn't that simple," Luna replied. "She wasn't born with it, so it will be harder for her to learn it. Equestria has many dangers, and you can be killed here, and die in your 'sleep' in your dimension. StarCatcher, I give you the responsibility of protecting Cotton."
"Yes your highness," StarCatcher firmly nodded.
StarCatcher smiled to CottonBall. Nudging her shoulder, he suggested, "Hey, when you wake up here, I can give you a tour of the town I live in, Canterlot!"
"That'd be nice," Cotton replied with a small smile.
Luna cleared her throat, regaining CottonBall and StarCatcher's attention. "Morning is upon us. I must be going."
"No! Wait!" CottonBall called, holding at a hoof as if to catch the mare as she faded away.
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Misty chewed on her toast, using her multitasking skills to slip on her favorite collar. "Any more weird dreams to tell me?" Misty mumbled through her occupied mouth.
CottonBall yawned, walking out of her room lazily dressed. "Nope," she lied. She didn't want to be teased again, and she thought it'd be best so her roommate wouldn't call an ambulance. "Not at all. I dreamed of sheep, and that's all."
"Good!" Misty smiled warmly. "Well, you better straighten yourself up sleepyhead, you know our boss doesn't like us being late or looking like we went out partying last night."
"I am aware Mist," Cotton glared, rolling her eyes. "You know I wouldn't do that." The sleepy cat pondered through her thoughts. She felt weak, and bewildered by last night's events. While it was defiantly not real, Cotton thought, it felt real.
"Oh glob," Misty looked to cotton. "Did you fall or something?"
CottonBall arched an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"You might want to look in a mirror and clean it up..." Misty pulled out a hand mirror for Cotton to look in. "Here."
Crap. Cotton stared at a cut on her forehead, after cleaning the wound, she suddenly remembered how she got to Luna in the first place. Running to her room, Cotton found that StarCatcher's mirror was laying on the ground, shattered. That wasn't here last evening...