From Dreams That Passed Us By

by Steve Ott

Dreams and Batponies

"THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME NOW! I SHALL BRING ABOUT ETERNAL NIGHT AND I SHALL END YOUR PATHETIC LIFE!"

Starry Nights woke up panting, eyes wide with fear. After a few moments, she closed her eyes and took three deep breaths. It was just a dream Starry, it was just a dream. Swiveling her head to the window, she saw that it was already morning. With a groan, she quietly got herself out of bed and to the bathroom so to not disturb the other occupant. Once she made her way to the bathroom mirror, she raised her brush in order to tame her jungle that was once her mane.

As she brushed her tangled mane, she took a gander at her features. Her coat was a dark blue, and her eyes were a slightly brighter blue. Her wings were fairly larger than the average pegasus which allowed her to fly long distances. Her cutie mark was of a crescent moon against a black backdrop. However, her most notable feature had to be her sparkling blue mane which had inspired her mom to name her Starry Nights in the first place. She was as tall as most stallions which in combination with her striking physical features, intimidated many stallions. Needless to say she was pretty lonely growing up. Then she met Blue Fury.

Unlike most stallions, Blue Fury wasn't afraid of her. There were several reasons such as the fact her grew up in one of the roughest areas of Neigh Jersey, or the fact that most mare batponies were of similar stature to many males. Regardless, when they first locked eyes, it was love at first sight. After finishing brushing her mane, she turned around to see Fury yawn obnoxiously loud as he stretched out his bat wings.

"Good morning, how was your sleep," Fury asked sleepily as he slowly got onto his hooves,

"Not very good unfortunately," Starry responded hoping he wouldn't push the issue any further.

Blue Fury sighed before responding,"You had another nightmare, didn't you Starry?". After Starry didn't respond he continued,"It's okay, your going to get through this like you always do."

"Thats what you always say Bluey, but this one feels different," Starry replied with a hint of worry laced in her voice.

Fury's face adopted a serious expression before asking,"What do you mean it feels different?"

"I just have this pang in my stomach. It feels like something bad is going to happen," Starry responded now on the verge of tears.

Blue Fury quickly embraced his filly friend, allowing her to cry on his shoulder. "Nothing bad is going to happen. And if something does happen, I'll protect you, it is my job after all."

Soon, Starry Nights tears dried up as she pulled from her colt friends embrace. "Sorry, I'm just really emotional this morning," Starry apologized.

"There is no need to apologize," Fury responded. After a few moments of thinking, he asked,"Hey, why did you call me Bluey? I thought her agreed on no pet names?"

"Hey, I think its a cute nickname," Starry retorted with a chuckle.

"You may think its cute, but if the guys hear you call me that, they'll be teasing me until I'm six feet under," Fury retorted back, earning a full fledged laugh from his special somepony. He turned his head to the left, taking a glance at the clock before asking, "Hey Starry, what time does your train leave to Ponyville?"

"At 11:35, why?" Starry asked back.

With a smug grin etched on his muzzle, he said, "Well, its 11:25 right now."

Starry's eyes widened in realization, she was going to be late for the biggest assignment yet. "Oh no oh no oh no," Starry said panicky as she swiftly gathering all of her writing materials. A few days before, she was assigned to cover the 1000th Summer Sun Celebration. Needless to say, it was the biggest story of her young career. And now she was running late. After gathering all of the things she needed, she gave a quick peck to a surprised Blue Fury before rushing out the door. Throwing caution to the wind, she flapped her wings and began to fly to the train station, hoping that she could make it on time.

Unfortunately for Starry Nights, she did in fact miss her train by about ten minutes. She must've looked like a crazy mare when she arrived all huffing and puffing, babbling about how she was about to screw up the biggest opportunity in her career. Thankfully, there was another train set to go to Ponyville around an hour later. Starry thanked her lucky stars for that one.

After an infuriatingly long wait, the train was finally ready to board. When she trotted into the train, she discovered that she had an entire train car to herself. That didn't surprise her, because while it was the Summer Sun Celebration, it was being held in the "backwater" town of Ponyville. She plopped herself down on a random seat, lifting up the middle hoof rest so to maximize her space. Stretching, she felt a satisfying pop originating from her wings, shooting pleasure down to the rest of her body.

Once she got comfortable, she had an idea. Sifting through her belongings in her saddlebag, the pulled out a square device and a pair of black headphones. She connected the headphones to the device before she began to search for what she wanted to listen to during the trip. After deciding on the appropriate playlist, she kicked back and began to relax. Just as the twin guitars began to kick in, she felt the train jolt forward, starting her journey to Ponyville. She shut her eyes and began to tap her hooves to the beat of the music.