Thu-thunk, thu-thunk, thu-thunk.
The sound of the train filled the background as I scribbled down a note on my next book. Wasn't sure what to write just yet. Maybe I should just give out a collection of short stories, it wasn't like I didn't have a bunch of those lying around.
Amber was lazing around on the baggage shelf above my head. Changelings...
Luckily the train would pass only a couple of kilometres away from the village. We could walk from there.
Right now, the girls were spread out along the rest of the carriage, I had a couch for myself as they talked among themselves.
I tried to get Sunset to go back to Canterlot, no use to put more ponies in danger than absolutely needed.
That went about as well as expected.
“You should get some rest,” Sunset said as she jumped up on the couch across from mine. “Princess Twilight says we will arrive in about five hours.”
“Plan to,” I answered as I finished the last sentence. “Just wanted to finish this,” I explained before starting to put things away in my bag. “Nervous?”
“Nah,” the unicorn answered and lounged against the back of the couch. “We are just having a look, right?”
I nodded, “That's the plan. Just having a look to see what kind of Silent Hill, Freddy Krueger bullshit can make ponies dream empty dreams.”
Sunset shivered slightly.
“Oh? You did see those, did you?”
She grimaced and then nodded. “Yeah. I had some problems sleeping after I watched A Nightmare on Elm Street,” she admitted before she glared at me. “Thanks for reminding me of that, by the way. “
“...Sorry. If you get any nightmares, I'll deal with them.”
Sunset frowned at me, “You stay out of my dreams.”
“No worries, I can tell the general mood of a dream without entering it. There are things I really don't want to see either.”
She shook her head and relaxed against the couch again.
Finished with putting my things away, I turned to look out the dark window, not seeing anything but my Luna's moon in the sky.
So far away.
So close.
I missed her.
It'd been weeks since I saw Luna in person and... fuck, it was worse than the last time we were apart, even though it had not been as long.
I regarded the moon in the dark skies. It was strange really. The Equestrian moon was more familiar to me now than Earth's was. Maybe because I had spent so much time here focused on it.
Sometimes it was calming really. As long as the moon kept moving across the sky like it should, I knew my Luna was safe.
I may have missed her, but I had a job to do now. I might not like the entire royalty thing and I was going to dodge that particular oncoming train for as long as I bloody well could.
But, I was an alicorn now. The Alicorn of Dreams. I didn't know if I deserved to be, most likely not, but I was. So I was going to do as good a job as I possibly could.
Not only for Luna. But for the people of Equestria and myself... and if that meant going over there and finding out what happened to those poor ponies' dreams and cracking heads until it stopped, then so be it.
Or more likely, keep in the background and let Princess Twilight and the other Element bearers handle it. They handled Discord and... Nightmare Moon. They saved Luna and Celestia.
I may be an alicorn now, but I wasn't really any stronger in the real world. The only reason I managed to defeat Tirek was that he didn't think. He assumed I was doing what it seemed I was doing and that I wasn't a sneakier bastard than he was.
If that plan had failed, I would have been so horribly fucked. But he was threatening Luna and Celestia. What was I supposed to do?
“Page?”
I looked away from the night sky to find Sunset watching me.
“Yes?”
“...Is it safe to sleep? We are almost at the end of the track and then there is only half a day's trot left according to the map,” she asked quietly.
I frowned slightly and shifted my wings against my sides beneath the illusion in thought before I nodded. “It should be. From what we could detect, the effect was limited to a relatively small area,” I said before I hmmed. “But I have a better idea. We get all the girls and all go to sleep at the same time. I can gather up your dream realms close together and stand guard while you sleep. Just to be safe.”
Sunset nodded and jumped off her couch, “I'll go tell Princess Twilight. Thank you.”
“Don't worry, I'll keep the big bad bogeyman away,” I told her with a grin.
“...Screw you. Monkey boy,” she snorted.
“In your dreams.”
Sunset smirked and winked as she walked past, “Why do you think I want you to stay out of them? That would just be awkward.”
Yeah, I may have earned that one.
Snarky-set Shimmer
7939259 I like her.
I wonder if she's seen Alien? I always wanted that to be shown to the ponies, just so it would break their minds with fear.
You know I think that Page would be intrigued by Glimmer's cutie mark removal spell. If it's the pony's link to 'destiny', then it'd be a bit like 'removing' his prerequisite for alicornhood/royalty/what have you. But only as a thought experiment. Really, I'd bet the personality damping would be going too far in his eyes.
His reaction to all this being the result of a misguided tamper tantrum is going to be spectacular though.
7939432 Saw.
I love the relationship he and Sunset have! In another life they would be perfect for each other.
I can't believe I didn't find out about this sequel until this morning! This is such a cool series. Blank Page is easily is easily one of my favorite OCs.
Since it seems like they're headed to "Our Town", I really can't wait to see how he reacts to Starlight Glimmer (or how Sunset Shimmer reacts ;) ). Wonder if any of the residents out there have read his books? Thinking back to the season 5 premier, I really never considered if the ponies out there didn't dream because of their "equality beliefs".
I like the cover art, the feathers seem like a representation of his feelings are cast about the winds, not just those for Luna but to these four others specifically. Could this possibly mean a growth in him to embrace being more as a pony, and accept more ladies in his life as a herd? Note how currently, Luna's image is the biggest but the others are almost similar in size to hers
We'll just have to see
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...Starlight's going to have a bad time sleeping after this arc, isn't she?
7939629 I don't think so. I wasn't gonna put Swift spear and Cloud but ran out of room.
7939635 But they're not that pivotal and while a staple of his life for ease of transition into Equestria, he's never thought of them, in that way.
7939641 I chose these five because they are close to him. Sunset and Skitter weren't at first but I couldn't stand leaving them out.
I like the new cover art and good chapter too.
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whos to say luna isnt 120% down for that already
7939897 She's too classy for that!
7939509 I mean a GOOD movie.
7940022 The first one for what it was, was good.", it was like Jaws, each progressive sequel killed it a little.
Ooooh. Scary thought: Starlight gets Page's mark, but escapes with it, spreading her creedo subliminally
Hope not
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Not likely. Page is a warmage, and his skill in that field has nothing to do with his special talent, just pure, raw, training and experience. From what I recall, SG punches in about the same weight class (currently) as Unicorn-Twilight. Sunset Shimmer is a little below that, Page is about on par, maybe a little below, Shimmer. So no huge gap in magical power. Plus, Page is a lot more aggressive in his defense against sentients. As shown in Caterlot High, he is not afraid to threaten, or use, physical violence against a known threat. And right now, he views SG as a few notches below Sombra-grade Eldtrich Horror. My bet is that he knocks her out and amputates her horn.
7940178 Yeah, winning a real fight is at least as much about willingness to do harm as anything else, and he definitely has everyone else outclassed there. Throw in the fact that he's quite skilled in combat and used to training against Luna, and he should be able to win fairly easily even without his substantial backup. Sunset and Twilight are no slouches where magical combat is concerned since he's been teaching them, although the biggest advantage is Rainbow Dash since her speed gives her a massive asymmetric advantage which will force Starlight to focus on dealing with two radically different types of threats simultaneously as well as force her to pay attention to the sky in addition to the ground. When you throw in the fact that he's going to have absolutely zero sympathy for her stupid backstory, Starlight is very, very screwed.
Time ta glimmerrrr :)
Also woweee. Me didnt know you made teh sequellll gwaaarrt til me see this wen featured :(
Me happeh dis here yai
7940178 I'm talking his dream walking ability
Dirty Sunset... What if Luna decided to pay that dream a visit..?
why does that cover art make me think Blank page is going to end up with a herd
7944026 Maybe because he will. The gene pool isn't all that deep, so to speak.
7943660 I'm assuming doubly-awkward, as it would likely have both Luna and Page in her dreams.
Can't wait to see Page's reaction to Pony Communism
Page should probably stop verbally sparring with all these mares. He loses every time. XD
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The episode reminded me more of the Nazis with their Gleichschaltung ('equalization' of society). Especially with the hairstyles, the barrack style houses and the leader cult.
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Just remember, that between Nazi fascism, Socialism, and Communism, a difference that makes no difference is no difference.
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That's like saying that there is no difference between laize-faire capitalism and anarchism because there is no government intervention.
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Nazi Fascism and Communism might not have a lot of differences, but Socialism is a different natter entirely.
Saying 'socialism = communism' is like saying 'capitalism = banana republic'
Clever Sunset If she screws with him verbaly or in her dreams... She wins~♡
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Why not both? :D
Besides, we know she's a horndog.
How Equestria hasn't a Changelings Black Ops unit is beyond me, it be one of the first things Equestria should try yet to gain.
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Fun for days or rather nights to come
Ey, two for the price of one.
Racist, just not as much as a certain white and purple alien...