I am still here

by Idiotboy24

Interlude: Unknown Forces

Nighttime, it’s usually quieter around now with most ponies going to sleep. While the moon shines down to bring out the gorgeous stars, it was what made everything worth it.

Luna had always found herself to be in the element around this time, especially in the dream realm where she’d help ponies from their nightmares and bring their pain to rest.

It wasn’t always easy, some were more stubborn than others but if she were to be telling the truth, she enjoyed her job even when it was fatiguing. Until around a year ago, she’d managed to catch wind of one particular pony’s dream or nightmare in this case, that she went to go find out what was going on.

However no matter what she did and no matter how hard she tried, she could never access the dream. And what prevented her from doing so she wasn’t all too sure about, until recently when there was something else.

A presence, a thing that was forcing her out and making sure to contain its victim. And she could nothing to help the innocent soul, whatever this thing was it knew she was there, it was a thinking being that had control.

The princess’s fear grew when that reality set in, and so her mission was to make her way inside the nightmare and stop whatever was doing this. All in secret as to prevent a potential problem with her sister, and each failure to help the colt felt like a punch to the gut.

Her stamina only lasted so long, and it only worked at night which made it worse. How had it come to this, she’d wish she knew of it sooner but there was no changing the past. The guilt ebbed in her mind, a innocent pony was being tormented and all she could do was watch as it got worse from the outside.

She didn’t know what was in these nightmares, only that they were horrible and never stop attacking.

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Luna woke up abruptly from her nightly duties her breaths fast, and senses limited. She’d just tried to enter the nightmare again, and failed again this time it was even quicker than the previous nights.

But that wasn’t what she focused on, it was something she’d discovered within the attempt. As she tried entering the dream, it wasn’t noticeable until she felt it and her mind was shattered.

There was more than one presence within the colt’s mind, multiple different individuals were occupying it and she hadn’t known.

Stumbling her way towards the balcony she looked up at the moon, which reflected her face back towards her with pain from her failures. “Why is it so hard?” She sniffled.

The tears brimmed on her eyes, she was failing to help which only brought her inner pain out more as she remembered how cruel being Nightmare Moon was.

‘Is this what Nightmare Moon, was trying to inflict on the world?’ She asked herself.

Luna could only close her eyes as she tried to Re-Enter the dream realm, the last thing she said before going back was something she’d remind herself throughout the attempt. “I just hope he holds out.”

Author's Note:

A small chapter that gives us insight to Luna’s POV.

This also gives clarity that Eric’s nightmares are very differnet, as they were hidden by whatever was hiding them from Luna.

And that she really is trying to help, especially since from her knowledge and understanding this has been happening since she managed to get the hang of the dream realm again.

And she hadn’t known because it was so isolated, until a year prior to this story in events.

Just needed to say that because some would question this no matter what.