“Fear not Fluttershy,” Princess Luna spoke. She approached me with a warm smile on her face.

“Princess Luna? What’s going on? Why are you here?” I asked her.

“It is my duty to watch over my subjects during the night. That includes their dreams. While there are many ponies that require my watchful eye, you seem to require it the most on this night. My sister has informed me of what has happened to you. I am deeply sorry.” I lowered my head and started to think of Matthew again.

“I need to be with him,” I said softly.

“I understand your desire to be with him, but it simply cannot be done. You belong here in Equestria, Fluttershy,” Luna said.

“But… can’t you all see that I miss him? Can’t you see that I need to be with him?!” I was starting to raise my voice a little, something I didn’t do very often. I was frustrated and sad at the same time.

“We do see that Fluttershy, believe me. What you have lost is irreplaceable, but you simply cannot cling to Matthew anymore.” Luna was trying to be comforting, but all she was doing was hurting me even more. I began to cry. I then felt Luna’s hoof on my shoulder.

“Do not weep Fluttershy,” she said.

“How can I not? I’ve lost the one person closest to me. You said it yourself. He’s irreplaceable. He means so much to me, yet none of you wish for us to be together,” I said through my tears. I started to think about the time difference between Equestria and Matthew’s world. Now that I was asleep, that meant that Matthew had spent one whole year without me. It tore my heart to pieces, and it made me cry even harder.

“Shh, shh, it’s alright Fluttershy. Your friends are here for you. They all will do whatever it takes to make you feel loved again. Perhaps they can find somepony else for you to love,” Luna said.

“I don’t want to love somepony else! I already love Matthew!” I spoke with a little aggression in my voice that time as my tears kept flowing. “And what’s worse is that now, Matthew has spent one whole year without me! I’ve only spent a day without him! I have no way to know how he’s feeling now! For all I know…” I couldn’t say it. After seeing what he had attempted, I couldn’t possibly bring myself to saying it.

“Then perhaps it may ease your heart to know that the previous time difference between the two worlds has been rectified,” Luna replied. I looked up to her with tear filled eyes. “You see, when you were first sent to Matthew’s world, the spell that sent you there caused the time difference that my sister mentioned to you. Now that you are home in Equestria, that time difference has been fixed. Now, the two worlds have the same time. At this moment, I suspect that Matthew is sleeping in his own bed, dreaming of you.” Hearing Luna speak those words lifted my heart just a little.

“So, he’s only spent a day without me?” I asked. Luna nodded in response. A soft smile formed across my face, even though I was still crying.

“In fact, I believe I may be able to find a way to visit his own dreams. It may be rather tricky to do so, but I suspect that it is not impossible,” Luna said. My eyes beamed towards hers.

“You mean… you could speak with him?!” I asked in excitement.

“I cannot promise you anything, but I will most certainly try,” Luna replied. I jumped towards her and wrapped her in a warm hug.

“Oh thank you so much Princess Luna!” She smiled at me and ran her hoof through my mane once.

“Anything for one of my subjects,” she said. I let go of her and started to wipe off the tears from my face. The smile that had already formed on my face had only increased now.

“What would you like for me to ask Matthew?” Luna asked me.

“Oh, well… I guess you could ask him how he’s doing with everything that’s going on. Or, just how he is in general. Maybe how much he misses me. And, could you tell him that I still love him?”

“Of course I will,” Luna replied.

“Thank you,” I said. Luna nodded her head, turned away from me, and started to walk away.

“Wait!” I quickly said. She turned back around to look at me. “Do you think you could ask Princess Celestia to reconsider allowing Matthew to come to Equestria?” I asked.

“Fluttershy, you must understand that Matthew is not meant to live in our world. He would not fit in properly. Everypony would think wrongly of him, even though you and your friends know him for who he truly is. And you must think about what he has to lose. Do you think he would want to leave his family and friends?” Luna asked. I had never thought of that before. I had been so concerned with my own feelings that I never really considered what Matthew was thinking.

“Well… I guess you’re right. But, please, if you could just at least ask Princess Celestia. If she says no, then I can live with that. Just ask her. Please?” I asked, a tear running down my cheek. Luna let out a soft sigh and smiled at me.

“Very well Fluttershy. I will speak with my sister about allowing Matthew to enter Equestria. But, of course, I shall first try to visit Matthew’s dreams. The next time we speak, I will let you know how everything is going. And, if I am able to speak with Matthew, I shall relay anything he wishes for me to. Until next we speak Fluttershy,” Luna finished, turning and walking away once again.

“Thank you Princess Luna,” I said. She vanished from my vision, and the night sky she brought with her faded as well.

I started to dream of Matthew once again shortly after that. Only this time, I didn’t have to find him. He was right there beside me, smiling. He brushed my mane with his hand like he did all the time. I looked up to him with a warm smile as we continued to walk along a never-ending path.

Author's Notes:

And now we see what went on when Luna visited Fluttershy's dreams. As you can clearly tell, Fluttershy isn't handling things too well. But, a friendly visit from Luna managed to cheer her up a bit. What comes next? Well... STUFF!