Chapter 15 - Cycle of the Moon, Part 1
I crossed one arm over my lap. Then the other. Both of them had no feeling for a moment, but then they began to tingle a little. I lurched forward, my eyes still closed and seeing nothing but black. My whole body felt light, almost as if I was made of feathers and fluff. Slowly I opened my eyes, but squinted as soon as the light struck out at me. Despite the sudden glare, my eyes didn't burn as you would think. It was calming, soothing. My eyes opened fully to a sight that baffled me.
The hill I was on suddenly had flowers all around me. The morning sun shone upon them, with their bright petals and wax-layered leaves shining in the light. Even the grass somehow grew longer in the God knows how many hours I had been asleep. I looked up and saw little pink petals fall from the blossoming flowers on the branches above me, one of them landing on the end of my nose.
So many things ran through my mind: where did all this stuff come from? Was this normal? Did this tree always have pink flowers on it?
But before I could even begin to contemplate reasons or explanations in my mind's eye, the sun suddenly dipped behind a cluster of thick clouds, casting a huge shadow over the hill—and only the hill. I felt uneasy. My arms shivered.
"I've never seen such a creature as you before."
I sprung to my feet so quick that I swore I must have jumped at least ten feet from where I sat. I bolted round, looking back at where I was, cautious to whether this voice was friend or foe. "Who are you? Where are you?" I called out. "Show yourself!"
And they did. Rather, she did. A tall pony, much taller than any I have seen before, stepped from behind the tree slowly, one hoof after another. She was covered in fur of darkened indigo, with her bright aqua eyes being the greatest of contrast. Large, feathered wings sat folded on either side of her, slightly obscuring the black patches on her hind legs, but not obscuring the white crescent moon on her flank. Her attire consisted of only dull blue-silver horse shoes, a bib-like piece of black cloth she wore around her neck with another crescent moon on it, and a pitch-black crown on her head that perched upon her long horn.
And her mane. God, it was so long, flowing, and probably extremely fluffy. It even sparkled in whatever sunlight could touch upon it, like stars in the sky. And I wanted to play with it so badly.
"Please, do not feel threatened," she spoke out with the utmost of good intentions, but I still held my ground. "I do not wish harm upon you. Rather, I would like to speak with you."
A sudden flashback of me speaking with Twilight struck my mind. The horn, the wings, the politeness, the approach; it was like I was meeting her again. Her crown made me realise why. "You're another princess, right?" I asked.
"Of course," she replied. "I am Princess Luna; co-ruler of Equestria; the Princess of the Night." She furrowed her brow at me and scowled. "And why is it that you do not know of who I am? Was I really that forgettable?"
"No! I-I'm sure you're a really amazing princess—uh, Princess Luna!" I felt that if I didn't diffuse the situation fast, she was gonna throw me down the hill, then carry me back up just to throw me back down again. "I'm not from around here. Or… anywhere for that matter."
She raised her eyebrow. "You confuse me. You must be from somewhere." I explained to her my predicament, about how I was a human from another world different from Equestria. But she wasn't fazed by anything that I had told her. No, instead she turned her head away in though, yet spoke aloud, "What Twilight Sparkle said seems true…"
"What do you mean?" I asked her pressingly. "What does Twilight know? Does she know how to get me home?"
"In a manner of speaking." Her words filled me with hope, if only a little. I braced myself for the bad part of her explanation. "Twilight had used an ancient relic from the Crystal Empire—the Crystal Mirror—to traverse from this world to another world; a human-mirrored Equestria of sorts. I believe it to be your world, but…"
"But what?"
"The Crystal Mirror's magic only activates once every thirty moons."
"… And how long is a "moon"?"
"Coincidentally it's around thirty days. Or a month."
"… You ffffffff-flipping what!?" If I yelled any louder I would had turned my lungs inside out. "I have to wait thirty months!? That's… That's—!"
"Two and a half years."
"—Two and a half bloody years, yes!" I felt my face burn up so much that I couldn't help but place my hands on my cheeks to see if I could melt the skin on my palms. "I—Just—Gyahhh! Goofle-flamps!"
"Please, human, you must calm down!" I heard Luna call out. "You're starting to speak gibberish!"
Right. Yes. I need to calm down. Deeps breaths, Summers, take deep breaths…
"What is a "goofle-flamp" anyway?"
"I don't know, darn it!" I exploded, swinging my arms into the air as my voice boomed across the hilltop. I stomped forwards. "Right—you, me, Crystal Mirror, now!"
"I'm sorry, but I can't take you there."
"What do you mean, 'you can't take me there'? It's in your possession, right? Just take me to where it is!"
"I mean, I cannot physically take you there. You're in a dream. You're sleeping right now."
A dream? What was she talking about? "You're kidding me, right?" I responded with a grim without humour as I turned to her. "If I was in a dream, then why does everything seem so… real?"
"Including the sudden blossoming flowers and the shadow cast over this hill—and this hill alone?"
She had a point. And I could do nothing but submit to the fact that I could do nothing, and to the helplessness that I felt. "I just… I can't stay here for two and a half years! I can't even stand going to London for a couple days to see friends. I get too homesick, and…"
"… And what?"
I looked down before I slowly knelt down, sitting cross-legged in the grass. I saw her in my mind's eye as clear and though she was there, with her greying, curly hair and her calming smile. "… Ah, it's nothing important," I said as I looked up with a smile. "But seriously, I can't stay here for that long."
"I understand, uh…"
"Summers."
She paused for a moment, then chuckled behind a hoof held against her mouth. "Summers… Such a bright name," she admired. I gave an awkward smile in return. "I understand your plight, Summers, but there's nothing I can do to make the Mirror's magic work any faster." She walked towards me, and with every step I could feel her tower over me in every aspect one huge sum at a time. It was like I was in the presence of a deity rather than a princess. "But believe me when I say that we will do whatever we can to make you feel welcome here in Equestria."
"We?" I repeated as I stood to my feet. "You and the other princesses who rule Equestria?"
"Me and everypony in Ponyville. You will find no nicer place in all of Equestria than the folk of Ponyville, so Princess Twilight insists."
Yeah, and I have the cracked ribs, glass shards, grazed knees, and the mental trauma to prove it…
"Though I must ask, Summers: you addressed me as "another princess". Have you per chance met with Twilight Sparkle already?"
"Ahah. Yeah, something like that. I got to talk with her a little bit."
"Well that is good! You are making friends already!"
"Yeah, you could say that…"
"And did she bestow upon you her new friend cuddle?"
My heart skipped a beat. And then it died. "… How… How do you know about her cuddles?"
"My sister, Princess Celestia, receives letters from Princess Twilight almost daily regarding her progressive learning in friendship. One of the letters told of her friend Pinkie Pie teaching her of a special "new friend cuddle", though I dare say that I now of what it entails…" Her thoughtful expression soon turned to one of absolute glee, like a child waiting to open their biggest Christmas present. "So did she cuddle you?"
How was I supposed to answer that? If I said "no", then she would think I did something horrible, or she was being callous in not giving me one. But if I said "yes", then she would start asking me questions about it… and she'll probably get the bright idea to cuddle me too. That was certainly something I wouldn't be able to deal with.
I thought it best to be direct, truthful, and sincere. That always gets best results.
"… Um… No. I jumped out the window and ran like crazy before she could."
Okay, maybe that could have come out just a little bit better…
Luna glanced at me, and soon became staring when it was apparent that I had no follow up. Her eyes glazed over and her pupils dilated as she, from what I could tell, tried to physically cause me to explode with her mind. The corner of her lips twitched, then her brow furrowed.
"What do you mean you ran away!?" she shot out at me, but she didn't let me get a word in edge-ways as she screamed out at me, "You do not turn down a new friend cuddle! It is impolite, rude, and scornful!" Her mouth opened so wide as she yelled in my face that I thought she was gonna bite my head off half-way through.
I panicked. I stood back from her, but with every step I retreated she pushed forward. "P-Princess Luna," I stuttered, "you need to calm down! You're practically foaming at the mouth!" Oh, what a role switch this was.
"You would dare turn down a best friend cuddle from Princess Twilight—A royal best friend cuddle!" Her wings splayed outwards in such an impressive wingspan that it was like she blocked out the whole sun.
And she did. Dark clouds formed above and around us, turning the dark hill and sunlit backdrop into a realm of shadow. I felt the winds beat and batter at my body and swirling violet mists circled around the both of us, forming a ring. But that was nothing compared to the mischievous, almost sinister grin on her face. "If you will not accept a new friend cuddle from Twilight Sparkle… then you will receive an even greater one from the Princess of the Night!"
And somehow, despite the thought I put into that reply, I ended up with both the outcomes I didn't want.
I yelped as tendrils of faded indigo spouted from the mists around my ankles. I stumbled backwards through the wall of smoke behind me, tumbling down the side of the hill and planting my backside on even ground. I shook my head and looked up, watching as the ring parted to the sides as Luna stepped through. She looked down at me, with that same grin plastered across her lips.
"Would you like to play a game, Summers?" she spoke with an almost sing-song melody. "Let's see how long you can outrun me before I catch you. I'll even give you a ten second head start."
I couldn't tell if she was being serious or if she was joking, and ten seconds wasn't long enough for me to think about it. I clawed at the grass as I pulled myself to my feet, sprinting away from her as fast as I could. It wasn't nearly as fast as I thought I was going, though.
You ever have one of those dreams where you're running away from something, but you can't run properly or you're just running really slowly, and that no matter how hard you try they always end up catching up to you?
Yeah, That's what was happening. She could have given me a ten day head start and I wouldn't have covered any distance. I could even feel her breath on the back of my neck.
I was truly boned.
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Dude, Summers, it's your dream! Turn that shit on its head and send Dark Horse to go hug a rose bush!
i bet luna gives the best cuddles.
5409786 She could do the same shit bra!
5409825 His mind, his brain, his domain, panties! Within his own head the human being is an eldritch being of multiple concepts, personalities, emotions and imagination, and everything can be made real, moreso if it is to fight an intruder!
5409786 If he doesn't I'm expecting he'll at least break down crying and make her see the error of her ways just then, and actually ask him WHY he turned it down... That sounds kinda mean, but eh.
Good to see your back! Moon cuddles are the best ones of all.
5409786 Not that simple. As a lucid dreamer I can tell you it doesn't quite work like that. If you're not confident in your abilities - and gee I wonder why he wouldn't be - you can't do jack shit.
5409836 That sounds good too.
5409843 Methinks your imagination is a bit limited. I've lucid dreamed so many times I can't count anymore, and I could shift everything with the ease of someone that moves furniture around. The dream is a stage, everything is a prop, everyone is an actor, and I sit in the director's chair with the clapperboard in hand.
Of course, neither of us has had to deal with an invading dream walker (and I pray to whatever kind entity out there that we never have to), but the way I see it, she can only work with what Summers would let her. She can't extrapolate his dream. Sure, that means she can feed on his fear and the accompanying images... but if he values the privacy of his own mind, he'll eventually get pissed at her, enough to neutralize her influence and leave her wide exposed for a chew-out full of truths.
5409863 I don't think so, Luna's got lots more experience with shifting dreams. I don't see why there would be any 'home field advantage'.
5409868 Because it's HIS mind, not hers. Have you ever watched The Cell? That's where I take my ideas from.
Besides, he's not a pony and as such has a different mind than a pony's, which means it's not 100% familiar territory for Luna. Take hypnosis, for example: it only works if the target is willing. And remember, we value our own space more than they seem to, and if there's one thing humans can get, that's territorial.
Heh, and here I'd thought she would have fallen over, laughing herself silly at Twilight's epic failure... but she'd still turn mischievous and come at him with a hug that shall last the entire night!
If he manages to escape Luna's dream-clutches, he's only delaying the inevitable. A royal sandwich. Luna on one side, Celestia on the other and him as the squished jelly (*Squish!*).
Still, it's about time for another heartbreaking scene with a pony that he ends up hugging. We already met Trixie, so she's out. Personally, I'd have almost expected a feels-heavy scene with Luna's lamenting over her return from the Moon. I mean, she's an easy one to write about when you need to lay on the emotions. But! This is a silly story and such logic is craptha on Moonbase Alpha, as spoken by the booming angelic voice of John Madden. For all we know it might be Celestia that gets the heartrending scene and all the hugs from a certain human.
Besides, she's got all the cake. Mmm.... cake...
Sunbutt is a master troll and we all know she's just playing on his emotions. Getting him to hug her willingly while she gives the other princesses the Royal Raspberry, all of them watching dumbfounded (watch and learn says the master)
In any case, I eagerly await what other mares (or stallions, woo! heh) are flung at our intrepid hero next. Shoot, why can't the Everfree get in on this cuddlefest too? Don't Manticores need lovin' too?
(A weepy needs-hugs manticore is just plain embarrassing actually, no wonder the rest don't respect Manny the Manticore any more)
5409832 Princess of the night, manipulator of dreams!
Trust me man if she can do stuff in Sweeties dreams then she can do the same here! But!!!!!!
Even if that was the case it would make a interesting chapter for a full on dream battle!
And the chase for Summers starts again, surely he hasn't got long left before he finally breaks down and gives up and accept all hugs coming his way.
5409878
So? I kinda doubt he's got more experience controlling dreams than Luna.
The ponies are pretty human-like in their behavior. She'd encounter no more difficulty than the differences other ponies' minds do.
Great! It' not hypnosis though.
Again, so? It doesn't matter how territorial he gets, if he doesn't have the skills to fend Luna off then no amount of being territorial is going to change that.
5409889 As I see it, Luna worded what she said in the way to have Sweetie pull the memories, while she also asked for Rarity's POV on those matters to complete the jigsaw. That's the only explanation that makes sense.
Besides, as I said to Europa, the way a pony's mind works seems to be a mite different from a human's. While a pony might accept Luna's presence due to a trust bond and herd instinct, the human being values their mental privacy greatly, and an intrusion would get us as defensive as someone trespassing into our home.
I'm slightly disappointed that your reply lacked underwear vocatives, by the way.
5409906 Yeah, sure, believe what you want. If your headcanon dictates that Luna is an unbeatable dream walker goddess that can mind-rape anyone and anything to her will, that's your headcanon and I want no part whatsoever in it. I'm not gonna write an adventure in the comment page because of it, and I ask likewise of you regarding mine.
Besides, the only word that truly counts in this is the author's anyway.
Finally, for the record, hypnosis and dream intrusion are both mental influences. So they are the same.
Okay, okay. People in this discussion need to relax just a tiny little bit...
But considering this discussion is being debated pretty hard, I feel I need to clarify. As it stands, Luna is the Princess of the Night, and as such things that are represented of the night (moon, stars, sleep, dreams, darkness) are her domain. She has powers to manipulate dreams of those whose mind she enters, and uses her magic to control and manipulate them as she wills. Overcoming her dream-manipulating powers isn't as easy as "It's my mind, so get out!" That never worked on Freddy Krueger.
But remember: Summers has a strange immunity to Equestrian magic. Hmmm...
5409912 One: that maybe true that Luna went through memories but this is a story of the creator; the person that makes this story how ever he wants, as long as it's good we will like it!
TWO! : I don't care what world ponies and human are in, IT'S A CARTOON!
TACO! : I don't type a lot and it's the internet who cares how I type
Don't get me wrong I'm not mad just really expressive, I hate get into a argument on a freakin computer with a guy or girl on his/her computer. Honestly dude none of this is real and I don't care who wins at the end of this story, I just like it because it's good. So lets not bring real world facts to a cartoon related Fic. It doesn't seem right. but like I said....It would be funny for them to have a dream battle if that was the case. If he has control....they would battle!
5409949 Chill out, boxers, I'm not mad either
My bad if that's what it looked like. I'm just telling you how I got my headcanon built - ideals have to be based around at least a little bit of fact. Besides, headcanons are like opinions, you're allowed to disagree with mine just as I can healthily disagree with yours.
And yes, I know the author's word is final. I said that myself not two minutes ago.
5409967 Well I'm glad we got off on a good end here usually people end up insulting each other like two assholes on their first dates!
Once again, LOVING IT! I love all this cuddle stuff! However, every time I read this, I constantly think that if I was in HIS position, I would gladly accept those cuddles!!
She ought to explain that the kind of mandatory cuddles Twilight and Applejack want feel like rape to her. That might explain a few things.
5409935 Ah, as long as there's magic bullcrap in it, there's little common ground. Freddy himself had demon magic to get the "job" done.
But as you said, MAGIC RESISTANCE!!!(tm)
that Freddy's victims didn't have. So I count on you to make it interesting.
As for Freddy, fat load of good that "I rule your dreams and nightmares" did him, he ended up dead as a doornail. Well, it took him a fair few victims until someone stopped him... lol
EDIT: And now you're gonna have to explain what pony magic has in similar with with DEMON magic.
So here's a slightly dark thought, summers is obviously terrified, and he knows he is in a dream. Why not have him just turn around and impale himself on her horn? It would get him out, but would also be fairly devastating to Luna for a creature to take death over her cuddle. I just think it would open the way for more self discovery on Summers's part, as well as really make the ponies see that maybe their approach to him is all wrong. In the end I'm sure whatever you do will be great, just figured I'd share the idea.
5409935 He's also deathly afraid of hugs. Hugs.
5410046 1) Summers doesn't know that. He only just met the pony.
2) Because if the story stopped there without any form of closure or denouement, then it would be a pretty crap story.
But you still have 12+ chapters to read. =D
So, when is Big Mac gonna cuddle him?
... There better be Big Mac cuddles.
5410012 I'd have endorsed that idea if we weren't on an E-rated fic. Alas, I don't think he'll go that far.
5410099 Oh damn that's right, I always forget about things like that. That's a shame, I think it would have been pretty good plot development wise.
Oh please don't pull a "Equestria Girls world"-move...
That wasn't even canon.
Dang why do stories with snuggles being the topic get so many views, eh. People pls read my new story http://www.fimfiction.net/story/225381/bugs-life I'm putting a lot into this story so I will be glade to see lots of people enjoy it
I will find some time to read this story and find out why it's so great
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What?
quick! use the portal to put me in the dream so I can subdue Luna with cuddles!
5409975 I know that all too well, briefs...
Okay this is hilarious. Poor guy
Something really danger in that number.
5410149 No humans in your story, this story genre caters to fans of the cuddle and HIE variety (also comedy). Your story would be favored by the people that like changelings. To get some more likes or views yourself, post your story in changeling focused groups. Edit: Also on a side note, get a editor to fix your stories as soon as possible.
Will this guy ever stop being such a giant pussy about hugs? Jesus, did his parents rape him or something? He really needs to nut up because this is so boring. Having your main character be such a bitch is not fun to read. You're 15 chapters into this story and the main character hasn't changed at all. He needs to change soon.
5410348 Yes. His parents raped him. Then he killed them both in their sleep and dumped their bodies into the country woodchipper, then fled to Costa Rica with the millions in stolen foreign currency he'd acquired from a quasi-terrorist front organization in Newark, NJ.
TOTALLY TRUE STORY
5410386 Called it. Do I get a cookie?
5410405 You get a cookie that has been molested.
And then you're going to eat it, after it has gone through such a traumatic experience! YOU MONSTER!!
This story has a unique concept to it
Yay Luna! I wouldn't fight it if it was for Luna.
I went to see my physician, and called me dumb... Who else can I go to?
LOL FANTASTIC!!!!!
He's boned, no doubt about it
LOL! AWESOME, man! This story ALWAYS makes me laugh. I really needed that! Can't wait to see what else happens!
Luna, what you're doing is pretty much the same reason why Summers ran from Twilight.
5410137
It was quasi-canon, really. It never got mentioned, yes, but Boring Love Interest appeared at least once in the show after.
5410348 no one's forcing you to read this, bro