Chapter 10
The Dreamrealm whirled around me as I searched it for a mind, a specific dream realm, a specific face locked in my mind as I sifted through the mirror portals all around.
Magic thrummed through me, flowing down through me into the not ground beneath me as I twisted the fabric of the not dream realm around me.
Finally I opened my eyes. A single shimmering slightly blue silvery portal floated before me.
There.
Stepping forward, I touched my horn to the silvery surface and stepped through into the dream beyond it.
The dream shifted into existence around me, just kind of fading into reality, leaving me in a dark forest clearing next to a small lake with a jetty sticking out into it, a small rowboat tied to it at one point.
The moon shone down brightly from above, the stars shining like clear pinpricks high above.
I looked around, quickly identifying the occupant of the dream, it was the thestral mare that I saw in the tavern. She was at the end of the jetty, laying down, one hoof dangling down to just about brush against the surface of the lake.
The dream gave me the information I wanted. Her name was Moon Beam.
I hesitated for a moment about disturbing her, it just looked so peaceful… what more, this dream felt like it was a memory and not just something her brain had made up… but I felt like I really needed to talk to her.
Tapping my hoof against the ground, I felt the dream solidify around us. She didn’t react before her ears suddenly twitched as my hooves splashed slightly in the water of the lake.
Moon Beam quickly sat up and looked around, her eyes going wide and her wings spreading in surprise as she spotted me, “Y-you’re…”
“Blank Page,” I said and gave her a small bow, “I’m sorry for intruding, Miss Beam.”
She seemed a bit stunned and then blinked, looking around, “...This is a dream. You’re in my dream.”
“I am,” I agreed and smiled, spreading my wings and flying over to land on the jetty, “And a very nice one it is. Peaceful.”
“...It’s close to where I grew up,” she said quietly and then eyed me hesitantly, “...Are you really here?”
I shrugged my wings, “I am. But then again, that’s what a dream image would say, wouldn’t he?” I admitted with a smile, “If you like I can send a letter tomorrow?”
Her cat-like eyes widened and she quickly bowed, “I’m sorry, my Lord!”
I frowned at her, “What for?” I asked as I approached, “If anything, I’m the one that’s apologizing, I am intruding after all.”
She hesitated and got up again, “I… I mean… royalty…”
“Barely, royalty,” I corrected her with a smile, “I married into it, I’m not an actual Prince.”
Moon Beam frowned, “But…” and spread her left wing, glancing back at it before she squeaked and turned to run as she realized her illusion wasn’t active.
She galoped in place as I moved up next to her.
“Miss Beam,” I told her calmingly, “I know you know what I look like now. Would I, if anypony, be bothered by you being a thestral?”
“But, but, but...!”
She shied away a bit and I sighed, spreading my wings and shifting the light slightly, making the light glitter in my eyes.
Moon Beam was breathing heavily but stopped running, watching me with wide eyes, “L-Lord Page…”
I shook my head, “Just Page if you don’t mind? I never was much for titles.” before I sat down, “...It’s not right that you need to hide.”
Moon Beam hesitated and her ears flicked to the side before she sank down too, looking down and to the side, “Other ponies would… be afraid.”
“...Yeah,” I admitted and sighed, “I noticed ponies being nervous since… this,” I said and shifted my wings again, “That doesn't make it right.”
Moon Beam tensed slightly and then looked at me, “...That’s you, sir. Any normal po… any normal thestral would be driven out of town.”
I frowned at her, “I’m sure that’s not right. The Lunar Guard pegasi looks like thestrals while in uniform.”
“And everypony knows they aren’t really thestrals,” Moon Beam said quietly and brushed her hoof against the jetty, “And I know how mom reacted when she discovered dad was really a thestral… and me.”
“Moon Beam, I’m sorry…”
“Ponies hate us,” she said softly, “They are afraid of us and they hate us. I have friends, but if they really knew what I was, they wouldn’t be my friends anymore.”
I shook my head, “That’s not true.”
The look on her face told me that she didn’t believe me.
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What he may be doing for the ponies under him after all, but its his choice, or perhaps at least some willing ears to listen.
is moon beam going to be introduced to flutters?
If situation about thestral's position in Equestria is as severe, as Moon Beam is describing, then only thing that can help is actual, serious crackdown on this done by all alicorns, especially Celestia. Such thing really cannot be tolerated in society supposedly so open as Equestrian and it must be seriously showed in words, laws and actions.
What a beautyful and cruel chapter. Blank Page has his work cut out for himself... To fix ponys xenophobe nature now a days...
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Agreed.
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I hope so...
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Indeed! This needs correction. Swift and harsh punishment against everyone no matter if simpel pony or high ranking nobility like Dukes and Douches.
Celestia sure let this fester long enough. Now with her Sister and Brother in law she needs to attack this head on. Perhaps breeding programs need to be established. They are a endangered sub species of ponys and that is a direct result of Celestia neglection of duty. She was previewsly to occupied BUT no more!
Alicorns:
-Celestia XXX princess of the Sun/Day
-Luna XXX princess of the Moon/Night
-Blank Page Alicorn of Storys and
Defender Of Equestria
-Cadance Mi Amore Cadensa princess of love
-Twilight Sparkel princess of friendship and element of magic
Need to fix this on a closed front. By Royal decrea by the mentioned Alicorn harming a Thestral that is not in selfdefense, that will be scrutinised by at least two Alicorn. Evidence that will show intended harm or lack of true selfdefense will be followed with punishment most severe.
Including but not limited to:
Reducing/- Removal of Titel, decades of jail time in the Canterlot castle dungeons, psychological evaluation with ( if needed ) recognition by highly trained psychological personal. Wile Changelings supervise the entire investigations. There emotivore nature will be used to support the Royal Guard investigations in all steps of the way and if found guilty, as jail guardian and royal supervision assistance.
Royal Treasurey will also supply the pony subrace Thestral population with additional health care, seed banks for population growth and additional foal care.
Blank Page will have his hooves full. Filling seed banks to inspire Thestral stallion participants that get payed for there donations. Supervision of general stallion seed banks since the Pony race has a dangerous unbalanced male/female ration. Did somebody checked for population numbers? It wouldnt be a surprising development if the last 1000 years had a decline in pony population on Equis.
Mares that find no stallion for stud service, catastropical events like Tireks rampage etc.
Routes to be taken:
Page starts a subliminal campaign of dreams that make Thestrals good luck charms, not unlike chimney sweeps. “Bat Wings are Sweet Things”, “Toss a coin to your Thestral.”
Or
He writes Hellsing and has Fluttershy model for the cover.
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I am sure Fluttershy would make a cute Policegirl, but who would be Alucard?
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It doesn't help that 99.99% (I think i missed a few 9s) of the population thinks they are a myth. And Page being magiced into one is even worse as it sets the mind frame that batponies are unnatural. That will only increase stigma.
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I'm thinking he writes Twilight. A love triangle between an earth pony colt, a changeling and a batpony...
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I am not sure, but I belive he already said in a earlier story, that he would never do this.
It would have been a bad, bad pun, but would have been all funny if Blank Page had said in sing song at the end:
🎶But Moon Beam, You got a friend in me!🎶
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Well ......Page can start creating mangas with suggestive,spicy covers and images of thestrals
That always works
Later he can start with anime adaptations and anime in general , Equestria did have cinemas if I remember correctly.
Or even better,he can also create a superhero comics with thestral version batman or batgirl (because of gender ratio)
Sunset would probably be amused by this .
The downside would be if he will create the thestral batman , then all mares would associate him with Page and dream about him
Break it to the friends slowly, visit their dreams or manipulate the dreams into showing things like threstals and see reaction.
Sounds manipulative, but if you have a good information gathering power like this, use it.
Writing about Threstal Mc for the next book.
Oh, oh, maybe Page can recruit threstals for his guards, completely exposed. Volunteers only, to creat trust in them. Expose them to the public more, get the steriotypes off.
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Oh you poor soul...do you not know of Alushy?
*suddenly the dream shifts*
Page: Woah! What just happened? How did I get on the rowboat?? Fluttershy??
*Page looks ahead and sees Fluttershy with him on the rowboat*
Fluttershy: Oh Page this is such a lovely night! It makes a Thestral like me feel special...it is so close to being perfect~!
Page: What are you talking abo--wait are the fishes and frogs in this lake singing? And why does that crab with the goatee and horns look familiar??
Animals singing: Sha-la-la-la-la-la~! My, oh my~! Go look at Fluttershy~! Ya should kiss the girl~! Owo~!
Page: .....WHAT IS GOING ON?!?!?!
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Now, I do.
Still, I think she would make a better policegirl.
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Everyone in comment section: Discussing possible tactics to improve thestrals' relations among the general population status. Whether thru political networking, dream manipulation, entertainment media representation, or combination of all above.
Me all by myself: ...Me make "Little Mermaid" reference! Me think I funny!
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“Societal acceptance should derive from a mandate from the masses, not some farcical watery tart!
Time for Page to do some serious PR. Like, Public-Dont-Kill-Us-Relations.
Thanks for the interesting chapter! I'm looking forward to the update!
....page, you know the only way to make this work....
You must write it for the sake of all batponies.
In a society ruled by women...
....you must change the public perception of batponies, make them cool and sparkle in the sunlight
.......you must write the Twilight Saga. It is their only hope.
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I wish I could say that's a bad idea. Oh holy terra do I wish it was, but to the lament of literacy everywhere, its true, it would likely work.
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Wait, does this means vampires actually exist and slowly changing our opinion of them through propaganda like this?!
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Bro if they exist they would be excessively wealthy to be able to afford those blood packets
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Some ling would know wouldn't he?
Introduce her to Fluttershy maybe? Form a little community of insiders or something…
Blank Page:
Time for a big add campaign and the first 100 mare Thestral working for me and my sky getting free foal service!
[ 1000 Thestrals cheerful waving at Blank Page a week later ]
Blank Page:
"Please send in the first 10 Thestrals"
[ Thestrals are all wearing very arousing underwear ]
Blank Page with wide eyes and fears sweat running doen his neck, he just had misunderstood the meaning of foal service in Equestria turns to be different than humans understand them...
Lady you need better friends.