There are stories of Dream Valley, where the land ponies first came from. The stories of Humans Megan Willams and her siblings. The stories of three witches from the volcano of gloom. Stories of the ponies fighting the smooze. The time many ponies ran from the judges and not only lost but became forced to expand to new lands. Some say the tribes lost all sense of history forgetting the roots of the land they came from—Grogar stories of what is to come. The great history of what is to come is what is known. Grogar told stories of how strong these ponies used to be. Now they’re so weak it’s sad even to him. I don’t know anymore myself but what we know is what history tells us. It's never going to be the same. Maybe someday this land will return to its former glory but no one knows. I will know someday someone will remember me. But no one knows. Someday I will remember what was written by The Moochick.

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Dream Valley back to Ruby.

“Welcome to my home my daughter”

It’s been so long since I saw Majesty that I am not happy to see her. Now I am here in her home with my new friends and wife. I wasn’t sure how to handle all this. I took a deep breath relaxing soon after my wife gave me a gentle kiss.

“Hello, Mother, is there a place I can rest and then get ready to do our journey?”

Majesty sighs.

“Yes but to start the journey. After you’re done resting I will take you to the Moochick. He will tell you what needs to be done. No one has seen him since the days of Megan. When you’re ready we will do what we can and I will take you there. I warn you you will not like what you will see here. This land is full of pain and it’s not wise to stay outside long.”

I close my eyes, sighing.

“Fine, do you just need me?”

Majesty shakes her head.

“No, I need all your friends as well. I need every single one of you to come without your moon-touched weapons. The moon-touched weapons will trigger the anger of many beings around here.”

I look at my friends. From the look on all their faces, they wanted to rest. But we are heroes and we need to get this done and then we can take at least a day or so to rest. I glance over to Beezen and he places a hood with a mask over his face.

“I think it’s best for no one to see me. Many ponies have survived the old wars here. Some of them have a history of what I used to do back in the day. You will see many ponies living in this land still Ruby. They don’t hate heroes here, they want a hero to show up here.”

A deep buzzing sigh releases from me.

“Then I won’t speak about it. But the location of this Moochick, do you know it?’

Majesty nods.

“Yes, I am the one that trapped him in the spell. He asked me to bring him back when a hero who would save this broken land would come to save it.”

We set all our weapons down and the belongings we brought with us. Of course, I barely had anything with me. I took off my armor to make sure I wouldn’t look like anything of a hero. I took a deep breath sighing with a gentle buzz leaving me.

“Come everyone let's go.”

I watch while my friends leave ahead of me. I give Melody a kiss when she heads out. I worry this may be the last time I see them all. I hope whatever is to come I don’t lose any of them and I worry big time.

I follow them out and when we get outside. The weather changed from a nasty storm to just a simple night. It’s now peaceful and I notice Majesty’s horn is glowing and she chuckles weakly.

“I control most of the weather of this land. I used to be connected to this land and when I got all my power back it was the first thing I did. I made sure those who wished to worship me again would be at peace. Instead, I started to feel bad for them and let them live as they wished. The storm was for the farmers and I warn you don’t give off you’re a hero.”

Majesty leads us through the land. While we walk there are many graves. One of the graves has the name Megan Willams. The next one is Windwhisler and Galaxy. It says all killed protecting us. We hope they dream of a world full of peace and hope. We need them, we miss them and the last few words are weathered.

“So the stories are true there was a human hero in this land.”

I turn looking over to Softheart. I figured she would know she was older than most of us. Since she has been in this world so long and her kind lives so much longer than we do we never know what is to come.

“Yes, she was a strong creature, a strong soul. The ponies of old found her to take on their first threat. Tirek. Because of the rainbow of light that you’re searching for and if you can try to find the queen I doubt you will find either of them.”

I look over to Beezen.

“You’re searching for the Rainbow of light? I will be blunt with you; it wasn't on the human body when we killed her. Majesty should know.”

Majesty sighs.

“I hold the Rainbow of light. The room I placed it in can’t be opened up till the heart of Dream Valley is well healed and the stars return. There is a legend that when the heart is cleansed a new Sunstone will be made to bring Flutter Valley back and that will help the stars return. When Flutter Valley returns the stars of hope and peace return.”

One of the weapons we are after. I wonder though after all this time is the rainbow of light still able to be used? I wonder if I never asked this question. It's something we will never know till we know. But I wouldn’t even ask and one of the times we know fully what is to come.

“Mother, we will talk later.”

Majesty led us through the broken land. Many bones from ponies and other creatures littered the land. While we walk we see old estate ruins. I look at the sign while the others keep following.

“Here lies Paradise Estate, may it never be opened again.”

I stay there for a while and then I see many colored eyes open up and coming out of the shadows are messed up ponies. Many of them look so sick and wounded while others look sick about to die. They all come at me.

“A hero?!”

One whispers and touches me. They all began to gather around me like I was some god to them. They keep saying, hero savior. Quickly before any more ponies could surround me Majesty lands down in front of me using her magic to shield me.

“Ponies of ponyland. Go back into your shelter. Your lives will be free again. Please go now and don’t allow your pain and your hearts to follow a false hero.”

The ponies move away from me. When they go back into the darkness. I watch through Majesty’s legs and she sighs. Craning her head to look down at me and smiles weakly. I could tell she is not happy her citizens are like this.

“I allowed this to happen to them because I wanted to be loved and more powerful. But I should have known what I would have done would have caused the judges to take over and try to kill the ponies here. Alicorns feel they’re so powerful and they do what must be done.”

Majesty leads on again and I get back to the others. Melody places a wing over me and stares at me, her eyes gentle, and nuzzles me gently.

“Love please don’t go on your own. The stars I am sure know you’re here. I am sure they’re ready to give you what for dear.”

I need to listen. I look at my friends and they stand there looking at me. We have been on that ship for so long that we are now here. We left Gem back on the ship and she will be staying there. The moment we see our dance it’s going to end soon. That day we see endless dreams.

“We are here the demon of the sea brought us here peacefully.”

Wicker nods.

“Yes, I am ready to end this journey and get back to working on my creations.”

Gizmo added

“I could do with a great amount of sex soon. I am tired of waiting for the next battle to happen. My claws are crying for blood.”

I chuckled weakly while Rhoylite spoke.

“Then we should get ready, my daggers are ready.”

Dust nods.

“My power armor is ready.”

Amandla chuckles.

“I am ready to write this entire thing for a newspaper

Sterling was already writing a story on his paper and I have a feeling before this is over he is going to have a story to tell the entire world. I doubt anyone would buy it and I look over to Softheart, Joona, and Rockback

“All of us are ready I am sure Ruby. I will use my ability to shift just in case we meet some of my species who survived here. I know many of us are still here in hiding. I am sure I will be asked to go find them.”

Joona nods.

“My species are always here. If they’re still at war with the furbobs then we must be ready for them.”

The soft heart didn’t say anything and we began to follow Majesty again and it was the only way. We go through the path and we are blocked by a large group of mushrooms Majesty begins casting a spell and it doesn’t work

“I see Beezen you were correct. The only way for this spell to be released is through the song of heroes. If we start singing this land will start coming back to life and many of the evil creatures and good lives will begin to wake again.”

Beezen laughs.

“I told you, Majesty no matter what you try, a hero is needed. I think we better guard the heroes here and let their voices sing.”

Beezen and Majesty stand behind us while we look at the mushrooms we have to sing to break the spell. It’s no longer anything we know well. But the moment we know when the time is ending. Beezem uses a spell to call many broken objects and many chairs and some swords to dance ready to battle and Majesty gathers her magic and gets ready to defend us.

“Do it… Ruby when you sing the sun will return here..”

I look over to Majesty unsure how to start this. But music begins and I hear a voice starting to sing.

“Oh ponies please rise. Oh ponies please bring forth your dreams.”

I look around and I hear this. I am sure the others are too. I look to see a dark red mare unicorn. With strange diamond eyes. From the look in her eyes, she is connected to this spell. I hear rustling not far from us. I look over at the buildings and old ruins seeing eyes open up in the darkness.

“Ponies rise and bring forth your peace and dreams.”

I turn to see another mare a white mare. Her cutie marks a couple of leaves. Another ghost appears, and then I notice who they are. I heard stories of these mares. Galaxy I remember that name now. My brood mother told me stories about these ponies. Gusty was the next and the final mare was a pegasus named Paradise

“Rise ponies please rise. Show them your might.”

Beezen chuckles.

“The spirits of the old ponies are rising.”

All the ponies baby Spike the humans and Megan singing with them. My friends and I began to sing with them and it’s all we can do to keep it close and the moment our hearts gather as one we begin to sing.

“Ponies rising for your heroes have returned to this land of peace. Oh, ponies sing again for the bells have rung. Ring the news and bring in the news. Show the path we have seen forever know what is to come!!”

The sky starts getting lighter and we start seeing the creatures coming and some of them are nasty creatures. But they just stare at us and the ponies stand beside them like they have allied and Majesty found this strange. I am told by her she never thought any of them would join as one. Melody sings on her own

“I am here with my wife. We are here to bring freedom and peace for you all ponies of Dream Valley. The moment you see us we are here to free you from the endless darkness brought you by the judges of the stars.”

Next to sing is Gizmo.

“This journey I have met many souls who are willing to accept me for who I am. I am normally never accepted for who I am even by my kin. They see me as a threat, a monster and we know full well what is to come so raise ponies!!”

The light gets brighter, the trees begin to rise and the pony's colors begin to return. The creatures we are being protected from are not even attacking. They’re getting lighter and brighter as well. I am starting to wonder if all this darkness made enemies. The next soul to sing is Rhoylite.

“Oh, stallions please rise, I need some fun!!! But we also need some hope within the endless darkness of dreams and hope the dreams shall become full with us and that idea is to come. Most wonder why I am here to know but I am here to see the end of this journey with my friends.”

There are a couple of happy laughs from the darkness. The trees and birds began to move. I see rabbits coming out of the darkness. Most of them look like they just woke up and more animals start to see. It’s like this land was stuck in time. Then I remember Gem telling me a story about a time spell that caused many to lose their lives. Next to sing is Joona.

“Oh old legends of the ponies and Pannas of the past. Join us in this song. Join us to unlock this land again let us bring forth the dreams that many forgot. We can no longer see the end and we must know what is to come.”

The song goes on and meanwhile, during the song at a Volcano three witches are laughing at all the darkness and one of them speaks.

“Hieda.. It’s getting lighter outside.”

Hieda blinks and quickly runs outside their house in the volcano.

“Ponies…. Songs…the hero is here.”

Next, sing Dust a Lovely Voice.

“Oooooh great ponies of the past. Great creatures of this land. Rise and bring forth your dreams to see what is to come. Legends are no longer gone. Your heroes are here to help you and then the dreams shall see the end. When we are here to see you and the endless waltz of dreams, the way to know that day.”

The grass begins to become green again. The air begins to get clean again. Dream Valley Pony Land is waking up. The song echoes to other lands. In the land of the elves, they see their trees blooming again. Just a simple song to bring life back to a land. But we aren’t the heroes this land needed. But we are here to bring the stars back to normal. Deep in one church, an old tube turns on, and deep inside a voice speaks.

“The song is here. The hero of legend or a false hero brings forth the stars and their peace. Find them and bring them to me when their journey is close to and end here.”

A couple of figures bow

“At once Mimic.”

The next voice sings.

“Great demon of the sea please bring the rain to this land. Bring your glory to this land oh dear demon of the sea. For we have become part of this land. We are no longer victims of your glorious demon of the sea, we sing to you and sing to the ponies of this land!!”

At the water, the demon of the sea Wicker sings about looks towards the land and a smile forms on his face.

“Good job..hero.Good job Wicker. Help bring this world back to normal. But what you do is just a gear in many journeys of many heroes bringing this world back to life. Your journey oh hero is not even a big part of the gear.”

The next to sing was our donkey friend. But she waited for the moment. She was silent and while we all hummed for her to sing. She looks at the world slowly coming back to normal. She knows if she sings this journey will continue and we won’t go home. But she looks to see a filly and a colt. Two little ones wanting to be free from this darkness tears drip down to the ground below. Amandla softly sang.

“I’m just a simple donkey, a soldier of the great king of the junk island. I hope to fulfill this journey someday and then we must know what is to know. The time we know what is to come and we must sing and bring forth the endless waltz with my armor. Oh, ponies rise and bring forth it all up.”

The next one to sing is Sterling, he sighs.

“I don’t have the right to add to this song. I am just one who will never know the true endless dream. It’s something I will never know. The idea of what we shall see and how it shall end. The dreams of my home of what we need to see and how it’s there. We no longer know what will be the future and so I must write.”

The world is finally whole again, the land of the dragons they wake up. So many citizens of this land are becoming whole again. The only land not to get this journey though. Flutter Valley the sun will never return without the sunstone. The mushrooms started to glow and they began to shrink. RockBack sang next

“To my people still lost within this land and the war of the furbobs. We must know the idea of the song. We are now bringing friendship back to this land. Friendship has been lost and we know what is to come and we know what is to see. It is now time to see the dream to know the endless dreams.”

The mushrooms get even lower and the birds start to sing. But this is something most don’t understand. I will never understand this is the last time I will see this land. I will see this land just once in this journey. I hope to never know what is to come and dream. Soft heart starts to sing her voice is so gentle for a dragonslayer she raises her hands to the sky.

“Oh, great dragon slayers of the past. I am here in the great land of the ponies. The greater land of the dragons. I wish to meet the dragons of this land, understand them, and try to learn from them. I wish to see what is to come now and see what is to see and that day we know that time is coming. That dreamless night is coming and we know what is to come.”

The final part of the song was on me. I look around seeing this land of the ponies becoming part of the world again. The time-locked land is becoming one again. That dream knows what is to see. I look at my friends and my wife and she smiles at me. While I look at all the spirits of each of the ponies of the past. I look at Megan who is using what is left of her spirit or herself in this spell to sing with us.

“We have brought friendship back on our journey. We have freed many lands and gained many allies. That moment we know what is to sing we see that endless journey of pain. I know my end. I know what is to come. I will never know what will never come. I know my judgement and we all know what will happen to me when the story comes. That time we will never know what is to end. It’s time to sing for the way to know. That endless dance. We see it.”

Then finally we all sing at once.

“We gained so much on this journey. Friendship, love and hope. We…see today for tomorrow. I Ruby…”

“I Melody the wife of this hero.”

“I Wicker… mate of Gizmo.”

“I Gizmo we see that end.”

“I Sterling, we know the dream.”

“I Joona, we know how to travel.”

“I Rhoylite a creature of the night. I am here with my friends Dust and Gizmo,”

“I am Dust, the hand of death for my people. I am here to be one with my friends.”

“RockBack I am here to see.”

“Soft Heart is my name.. Of a dragonslayer. I am here for my friends I am here for my dreams.”

“I am Amandla, the story, the tank, the dream. I see my dream and know the day it comes. We know the song and we all sing together.”

The mushrooms almost vanish and it’s time to sing alone. I fly into the air and let the sun hit me. But I am not the legend that is meant to be here I learned later. But I am the hero of the stars of peace and hope.

“Oh please bring me peace. For we are here to bring you back to the sky. To fight the war of the stars. To sing to the endless night the endless waltz of a dream. Bring forth that end. To see that day that comes. So we know what is to see. What is to know and that dream is now. Bring forth the magic.”

All of us at once.

“Magic of friendship”

The song ends, the spell finally is released and the world slowly begins to breathe. The ponies and the creatures dance and sing to us. As they cheer for us, Majesty sighs and Beezen laughs and we know what is to come. Majesty lands in front of us and then leads us to the Mushromp and the future.

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The Moochick.

Majesty leads us through the Mushromp the land looks green and beautiful. But even if the land is back and green again. There are still some problems from what Majesty told us. There are creatures like Goblins and many other races in this land who will take advantage of the land waking up again. She said the magic of the land will not be protected till the heart of Pony Land is brought back to life. Then our final journey here is to bring life back to Dream Valley and help Rosedust wake her people.

“So do what you must. But I sadly have a feeling you won’t be able to go on this journey together. I don’t understand it myself but Moochick will be able to tell you. I warn you though he hasn’t been awake for many many years. The last time he was awake Megan and her family and her friends were alive. He allowed this spell to be placed on him so he can be protected till a hero or one who refuses to do so comes along.”

All of us follow her to an old house and it hasn’t been kept up and on a chair, a creature I have never seen has been there for so long. Beside it is a rabbit they’re both covered in webs and dust. Beezen walks over to the chair and the rabbit and looks at them to make sure they’re okay

“Alright they’re good go ahead and remove the spell Majesty I can’t allow them to see me. I don’t want the Moochick to think the judges have returned to finish the job.”

Before Majesty does the spell Beezen moves to the darkness of the mushrooms and I try to stay relaxed Melody could tell from my movements I am unsure how to handle everything. It’s gotten to the point I don’t know what is up. Melody puts her hoof around me and pulls me aside away from the others. I hear Majesty chant a spell. It's going to take a while from what I learned about this spell and I can feel the magic within it.

“Ruby.. you need to relax. I understand you don’t want this journey to end. I have accepted that I am going to lose you at the end of this journey.”

A weak smile forms across my buggy face.

“Melody. I promise you. You won’t lose me at all. I have a plan and I know the others will backstab me. But I need you to do something for me.”

I lean to whisper a few words to her and her eyes open wide. Turning to look at me tears filling her eyes. I weakly smile nodding to her and she just hugs me. These words I said to her will be written in the letter. I just give her a wink of my buggy eye and tears stream down her face she tries to rub them away quickly and then we head back to the others. The spell is finally being removed.

“Oh, great Moochick you’re needed once again.”

Majesty releases the spell and the two figures glow brightly after the spell. After a while the spell slowly glows through the two figures The Moochick opens his eyes and coughs out webs and dust he looks around seeing the Alicorn in front of him with us behind her he looks at us and then his eyes open wide.

“Oh!! Majesty, so good to see you. I..”

He goes silent looking around and frowns seeing the land even if it’s full of life again. He can sense the ponies of old are dead. A few tears fell down his face. He lets out a sigh and stands up from the chair. The short man looks at us and Majesty.

“From the looks of it and the feel of it, the poor ponies are dead including Megan. But Majesty, who are these with you? Are they the heroes of legend?”

Majesty frowns

“No, this is Ruby the minion of the stars. She wishes to wake the stars of hope and peace to fight those who caused so many issues in the past.”

The little man walks to me and holds my face with his hands.

“I see and you wish to use the Rainbow of light and find a Queen who has been lost. I know the location of your queen. She is at the heart of Pony Land. She found an old way there and it cost her much. It’s all I can tell you and the rainbow of light. I don’t know if it can be used any longer. There is not enough hope in this world for it.”

One of the reasons I came here. So the item I want to use is no longer useful? What else is new and what is he going to tell me now that all my friends have to go on a journey by themselves and I have to wait?

“There are nine doors in Dream Castle. These doors your friends will have to go on their own and open the final door that leads into a cavern leading to the heart of Pony Land. Each cavern leads to a spot where your friend must place themselves and allow their hearts to power the way in. Once this is all said and done you must fight the Avatar of the stars. I can’t tell you much else. But I will gather allies for you here.”

I was confused.

“How did you know I was going to ask for Allies?”

The Moochick laughs.

“Dear, I may be a fool at times. But I know full well when someone needs help. I will gather who I can and we will head to this desert of yours. Before you ask how I know it’s pretty simple. Majesty told me while the spell was being removed.”

Majesty doesn’t say a word at all and leads back while Moochick screams at his rabbit friend.

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Dream Castle

I headed back to my room alone and began writing in the letter. Melody and the others were gathering supplies as well as their moon-touched weapons and they had no choice but to go alone. Well, Joona and Rock-Back are going to be together. I look at the letter to make sure every word is correct.

I heard a few words behind me.

“Ruby… how can you accept all this?”

I quickly turned looking into the eyes of Majesty. I feel anger in my heart. But I don’t say a word. Majesty takes the letter reading it. From the looks in her eyes, she is full of horror and pain. She doesn’t say a word at first allowing the letter to be placed back on the desk and I put the letter back into its envelope

“You won’t tell anyone else about this letter Mother. They don’t need to know what my plan is. I know they will all turn on me during my judgment and I ask you to do the same.”

Majesty frowns

“I find it hard to accept. But I will stay here with you and when you leave for the heart. I will head off ahead of you letting the others know of your friends you’re on your way back. Just please Ruby, don't let this journey destroy your heart.”

I just roll my eyes heading out of the room. Each door is connected to the heart of my friends, including my wife. I look towards the door she is about to head through. The door is called Hope while it glows. She gives me a deep kiss and a smile.

“The other doors won’t open till Melody is done with her task. If she dies the door she went through will open for one of you. Then you will have to finish her task to get to what she needs to do. I won’t say this will be easy, you might die or worse.”

Melody rolls her eyes.

“I will be fine. I have a bug to return to. I want to live my life with her.”

I watch while the door opens up for Melody. We all hug her and we have no idea how this is going to end. When Melody finishes her hug giving me another kiss. She tells me she loves it. I watch while she leaves and now I have to be worried for her. The door closes and we wait to see what happens with her. This journey of Dream Valley has just begun.

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