Chapter4:Painful Dream, Calming Morning

DYLAN'S DREAM

Dylan once again found himself deep in his dreams, he found himself floating in a dark and light blue void surrounded by stars that sparkled and glimmered with the with the blue void like the most beautiful of night skies. He looked around the place, but saw nothing but darkness and stars, suddenly he saw five figures standing only ten feet from him. He began to walk towards the figures as one of them finally took form of a woman, she was about five foot nine, had long blond hair and brown eyes, she also wore a long white gown and glowed bright white as she began to smile at him.

"M-mom?..."Dylan said in a shaky voice as tears suddenly streamed down his cheeks.

"Hello son...are you still living your life?"The woman asked in a happy and angelic tone.

"I-I'm trying mom...but its so hard to live alone, I-I still have no one...I wanna end it so badly,"Dylan said through his sobs."I wanna be with all of you...up in heaven."

"Don't die Dylan, your the only family we have left alive,"Said a young boy who formed right next to the woman.

He was about ten years old, he had brown hair like Dylan's, he also had the same eyes as Dylan. He was about four foot tall and wore overalls. Dylan's tears only flowed more freely as he looked to the child as he recognized him instantly.

"Michael..."Dylan breathed out as he dropped to his knees and hugged the boy tightly."Oh Mike...my little brother, I-I miss you so much."

The little boy only hugged him and sighed, while three more people formed. Two of them were two little girls that were six year old twins that looked just like his mother, and even had the same gowns. The other was a man that was almost as tall as Dylan and even looked almost exactly liked him, only difference was that the man was no where near as built as Dylan.

"Stephanie? Samantha?...dad?"Dylan questioned as he got off his knees and began to wipe the tears from his eyes.

"Yes son...we're all here, like your mother said...we will always be here...for you Dylan,"His dad said as he hugged Dylan before suddenly disappearing.

"Dad?...where did you go?...DAD?"Dylan called out in a panic.

"Please big brother...please live for us...please don't give up on life,"Both girls said as they suddenly vanished as well.

"What the...mom...what's going on?"Dylan questioned fearfully as his little brother then vanished.

"We have to go now son...remember...don't give up on life...we will always be there for you,"The mother said softly with a smile as she floated away and began to disappear.

"Mom?...no please...don't leave me!"Dylan called out as his mother disappeared in a bright flash of light, while also snapping Dylan out of his dream, completely unaware that a certain SOME PONY had been listening in on his dream.

END OF DREAM

Dylan once again awoke in his bed drenched in sweat as he sprung up from his bed and panted heavily as his cat immediately got up and meowed at him, drawing his attention to him.

"Oh...good morning Fluffy...hope I didn't scare you again,"Dylan said as he once again rubbed his eyes to discover that he had once again cried in his sleep."Goddammit...not again."

He took one look at the family photos on the dresser before almost breaking down again. Luckily he manage not to cry and slowly get out of bed, he put on some grey sweat pants and a white shirt on due to the fact that he did not have work today and quietly walked out to the living room so he wouldn't disturb the two ponies that appeared to be resting peacefully in his parent's bedroom.

Meanwhile after thirty minutes, Celestia was the first one to awake to the sounds of birds chirping and the radiant sunshine shining through the window right above the bed, it shined so bright that it melted the snow a bit. She yawned and smiled at the new day as she rolled over and turned to her sister Luna, only to discover that tears were being shed from Luna's eyes, Celestia began to worry for her sister and started shaking Luna until she gradually awoke as well and suddenly sprang up from the bed in shock.

"Luna?...are you okay?"Celestia asked, while wrapping a wing around her little sister.

"Oh...sorry about that Tia I was just...I did something...that I really had no business doing, but I'm glad I did in a way,"Luna said as she wiped the tears from her eyes and cheeks, she then began to stare solemnly into the hallway once again.

"Luna?...what did you do?"Celestia questioned.

"I...I listened to the dreams of our new friend, I did not go as far as to enter his mind, but I did hear many things in his mind that were very painful to hear,"Luna said as she turned her solemn look to Celestia.

"Luna!...you know you should not be spying into dreams like that, that is a complete violation of our new friends privacy!"Celestia exclaimed as she released Luna from her wing.

"I know...I had no right to spy on him, but Tia, what I heard was terrible,"Luna said in a sad tone, changing Celestia's tone and feelings towards her.

"Then what is it Luna? What did you see?...You can tell me,"Celestia said as she gave Luna a small yet understanding smile smile.

"Tia I think he lost his entire..."Suddenly before Luna could finish her sentence, they were suddenly interrupted by music that was playing out in the living room.

They looked at each other and quickly got out of bed, and put their horse shoes and necklace's back on. They then quietly walked out of the room and walked slower while keeping their heads low as they heard the music get louder.

(Christina Perri - A Thousand Years)

As they sneaked into the living room, they could finally see Dylan in the chair of the couch wiping tears from his eyes and drinking a glass of tea. He was listening to the music play as he held the remote in one hand while he carried something else in the other hand. It was a strange object to the sisters, it appeared to be made of mainly metal, except for the wooden handle, it was curved and appeared to have a small barrel like chamber with six holes in it, and a muzzle almost as big as Celestia's horn. As the mares got closer to Dylan, they could see Fluffy on his lap sleeping, Dylan then suddenly turned his head to look at the weird object in his hand and began to shed more tears as his hand shook and he began to slowly turn the muzzle of the object towards his head.

"Dylan?..."Luna said, spooking Dylan and Fluffy in the process.

Dylan quickly looked at the object in his hand and quickly placed it in a small compartment in the couch and turned off the music while Fluffy got up and jumped off his lap. He then immediately got up, quickly dried his eyes and looked behind him to see the mares giving him worried looks, he sighed as he set the remote on the coffee table.

"Good morning..."Dylan said quietly as he looked down to them with a straight face.

"Um...good morning Dylan, did you sleep well?"Celestia asked curiously.

"Yeah...like a baby,"Dylan said blankly as he went around the couch and went into the kitchen.

"Believe me Tia, his sleeping was anything but well, I'll talk to you about it later,"Luna whispered, gaining a nod from Celestia as she then looked to Dylan."That was quite some beautiful music, do you listen to it much?"

"Only during a certain time...Are you two hungry?"Dylan asked solemnly as he pulled out a carton of eggs, a stick of butter, and some milk."I'm off work today, so at least I can watch after you two for today."

"Well...we really don't mean to be a bother,"Luna said solemnly, gaining a look from Dylan.

"Don't worry...your not a bother,"Dylan said in the same tone.

He then threw some butter on a pan and placed it on an already heated up stove. He watched the butter melt as he began to mix three eggs in a small measuring cup along with some salt and pepper. He then poured a little bit of milk in with the eggs and mixed it again before pouring the mix into the pan. He then pulled out a spatula and began to stir up the eggs as they quickly began to harden, then after a few minutes, he turned the burner off and took three plates out of a cabinet and gave the eggs one more stir before taking up the pan and putting a fair amount of eggs on each plate. He placed two of the plates on the table at the edge of the kitchen along with two forks, while he carried his own plate full of eggs and a fork in one hand.

"Here...there's your plates...I'm going to eat in the living room,"Dylan said in a calm voice as he walked passed the two mares and went into the living room.

"Okay...thank you for the breakfast,"Luna said with a small smile.

"Yes...thank you Dylan...the eggs certainly smell good,"Celestia said as her and Luna walked over and took up their forks with their magic.

They started off eating slowly as they took in the eggs incredible taste, the eggs were fluffy and chewy, and yet full of consistency. They then began to wolf down the eggs and were finished in only a matter of seconds. With their breakfast eaten, they slowly levitated the plates into the sink and wiped their mouths off with a paper towel. They then turned to the living room to see Dylan quietly eating as he then turned on the big machine that they both watched yesterday. They both looked at each other and smiled before turning back to Dylan.

"You know...we kind of watched a few things on that strange device, and it was quite fascinating,"Celestia said as her and Luna walked over to Dylan.

"But we have to be honest...It almost felt like the machine was hypnotizing us or something, what do you call this incredible machine?"Luna asked, gaining a chuckle from Dylan as he turned to them.

"Don't worry, it won't hypnotize you, Its called a TV, it shows you all kind of crazy and entertaining things, both real and fake, Its a form of entertainment in today's society, all you have to do is turn it on and watch whatever comes on...or you can change the channel, whatever floats your boat,"Dylan explained as he changed the channel.

He was now watching a show that had pictures of men in blue uniforms taking down another man and putting him in a white wheeled machine much like Dylan's machines, only it had flashing lights on top of it.

"So...what are you watching now?"Celestia asked.

"Cops..."Dylan replied as he turned to them.

"What is cops?"Luna asked.

"It's a series about these guys called police men, and we actually get to see them drive around and uphold the law where ever they go, this is all real things going on out there,"Dylan explained.

"So...these police men are like our royal guards, that is exactly what they do,"Luna pointed out.

"I guess you could put it that way,"Dylan said as he turned back to the TV.

Celestia and Luna looked at each other and then looked back to Dylan. They then stood on their hind legs and reached over the couch, placing their hooves on Dylan's shoulders. They then began to massage Dylan's shoulders, making him slowly turn to them as he sighed and closed his eyes in sudden relief.

"What are you two doing?"Dylan questioned while still feeling completely relaxed.

"We can tell that you are awfully tense at the moment, and we should at least find a way to start repaying you for your kindness in taking us into your home,"Celestia said as she rubbed Dylan's tense right shoulder with both hooves.

"So please relax...and do not worry, you'll feel much better in no time,"Luna said as she went deeper into massaging his left shoulder, she then suddenly nuzzled the side of his face making him blush slightly before feeling completely calm and even a bit happy inside.

But suddenly Dylan reached his limit and felt a bit uncomfortable with the sudden attention he was getting.

"Okay I'm done...you don't need to massage me any more,"Dylan said as he quickly sat up in his chair while the sisters removed their hooves from his shoulders and were shocked by his sudden reel back."If you two want...you can sit right next to me, and we can watch some TV."

"Okay...I suppose we could enjoy a little more of this TV,"Celestia said as her and Luna walked around the couch and sat on the long parts of the couch right next to Dylan.

Fluffy had once again walked up and joined all three of them on the couch, he got into Dylan's lap and once again went to sleep while Dylan and the ponies sat back to enjoy some good old fashion cops.

For a few long hours and it was now ten o'clock, they had watched many episodes of cops taking suspects down town and locking them up for their crimes, there were parts that Dylan needed to point out for them, but for the most part, they enjoyed themselves.

"So they will actually kill the suspect?"Luna questioned with a bit of shock.

"Only if the suspect is trying to take their life, or is in possession of a dangerous weapon, trust me...whatever go's on in your world, it pales in comparison to what goes on in this world every day,"Dylan explained.

"And these...drug dealers, they seem to be very bad criminals right?"Celestia asked.

"Yup, they're actually one of the worst crooks in the world, next to murderers, rapist, pedophiles, terrorism...I think drug dealing at least makes number five in the top five worst crimes in my book,"Dylan explained while he smiled at the mares interest in the TV.

"I agree with you...how exactly do you handle living in such a world?"Celestia asked with concern.

Dylan suddenly stopped smiling and stared solemnly out the window into the sky, he then trailed his sight to the compartment in the couch, finally he looked to the two mares.

"You know...I honestly have no clue at all,"Dylan answered solemnly as he turned back to the TV.

Suddenly, Dylan turned off the TV and listen closely, he started hearing what sounded like bicycle tires rolling up his gravel drive way. He stood up and walked to the window, and to his surprise, he saw none other than Zack Benson and his two friends parking their bicycles and walking up to the door of his house. Dylan began to laugh wickedly as he turned from the window and walked to the door still laughing to himself.

"What is it Dylan?"Luna asked.

"It's Zack Benson and his little friends, they better be here to clean up the mess they made yesterday, because if their not...all hell is going to break loose for them,"Dylan said as he rush to the door.

As he opened the door, he could see that Zack was about to knock on the door, but was then taken back when Dylan was already waiting for them and stood there with his friends completely bundled up even when it wasn't that cold out.

"So...are you boys here to clean that graffiti off the wall? You better be,"Dylan warned with a wicked smile.

"Yes...we're here to clean up the paint,"Zack said forcefully while his friends remained quiet.

"Good because..."As Dylan was about to finish, he turned to see three buckets with soap, water and sponges in them right behind him.

He rose an eyebrow to the buckets and then turned to see Celestia and Luna smiling and winking at him as they gestured to the buckets. Dylan caught on and winked back while also giving them a thumbs up, he then picked up all three buckets with his right hand and presented them to the teens, and gave one bucket to each of them.

"Here are the buckets, now get to work!"Dylan commanded firmly as he walked out with the boys.

"Oh come on man, couldn't we wait until spring when its warmer and we're not freezing our balls off?"Begged the blond haired kid.

"Shut up Brandon,"Zack blankly said.

"And the answer is no! Get to work...right...now!"Dylan ordered sternly.

The boys sighed in frustration as they walked over to the wall and began to clean up their mess, while the two sisters chuckled to themselves from the window at the bad karma the three boys were now experiencing.

FIRST OFF, IN CASE I DID A BAD JOB ON THE DESCRIPTION, LET ME POINT OUT

THAT THE OBJECT THAT WAS IN DYLAN'S HAND WAS A GUN, 48, MAGNUM REVOLVER,

MY STEP DAD HAS THE SAME TYPE OF WEAPON LEGALLY! KEEP REVIEWING AND STAYING PONY.

WARNING:ABOUT TO GET CRAZY NEXT CHAPTER