Seeing the Rainbow Cannon in person would be worth the price of admission, even if it meant death!
After Nightmare Moon left, she left Aurora alone in this dream world that had already been seen through.
The perception of the dream world is blurry, so Aurora did not know how long she had been asleep, or how much time remained of the three hours she had set for herself.
However, this dream was different from the past; it was an unprecedented lucid dream, and all thanks to Nightmare Moon.
Before leaving, Nightmare Moon seemed to have granted her a kind of authority, allowing her to do as she pleased here, as if she had become the owner of this place, able to access her memory bank as easily as flipping through a book.
Even things from a long time ago, things she had long forgotten or hadn't noticed, were all displayed before her in vivid detail. Moreover, when the scenes were recreated, she could even find details she hadn't noticed at the time.
It's hard to imagine what her visual system had been doing with the memory in her brain.
However, after becoming the owner, the magic needed to maintain this special dream fell entirely on Aurora, which meant she had to hurry and enjoy this rare, private experiential space.
Aurora explored her memory bank to see how far back she could dig, and found that even the memory of watching my little pony on someone else's computer as a child was still there.
And when she was engrossed in watching the cartoon, a cockroach scurrying across the wall had been ignored by her at the time.
But it disgusted her now.
However, this reminded her.
She had been a pony for half as long as she had been a human, and if nothing unexpected happened, this gap would only get shorter and shorter, until her past as a human would eventually just become a deep imprint in her life.
"That is fine."
Aurora hugged the corporate slave sleeping on the desk.
To be hugged by a rainbow pony—even if it was just herself in a dream—would surely make her happy, right?
These memories were like the soil that nurtured her original self, the starting point of her understanding of the world; even if they were not as good as the environment she lived in now, she could not let them go.
After that, Aurora exited these memories buried beneath her surface; she still felt that these were things that couldn't be seen by any pony, things that couldn't see the light of day.
In short, this was the first time Aurora had tasted the benefits of Dream Magic, and she had even begun to imagine what she could do after mastering this magic.
For example, after finishing her scientific research work during the day, she could continue her daytime tasks in her dreams at night by relying on this special state of mind.
Furthermore, besides inhibiting memory formation, MCH could also inhibit some prefrontal cortex activity, allowing the brain to combine memory fragments more freely, indirectly unleashing imagination.
It was like a knowledge blender, creating more whimsical ideas like mixing pasta with number 42 concrete, and releasing large amounts of high-energy proteins in the collisions between synapses.
"..."
It seemed that excessive release of imagination was not necessarily a good thing; Aurora felt that perhaps due to physiological limitations, her ability to think normally in dreams was also affected.
It might happen that she thought she had discovered some truth, groggily got up to write it down on paper, only to wake up the next day and find that the so-called truth was that one must peel a banana before eating it.
From this perspective, it was indeed very necessary to forget the dreams one had the night before upon waking up.
After all, not every pony could be like Princess Luna, who could maintain clear awareness in the Dream Realm while not confusing dreams with reality after waking up.
It would be great if she could learn a thing or two from Princess Luna.
Thinking of Princess Luna, the distance between Nightmare Moon devolving back into Princess Luna was just one Rainbow Cannon away.
Rainbow Cannon?
The enthusiasm for researching new magic slowed down a bit; Aurora suddenly remembered how critical the plot was at this moment, and she opened her eyes abruptly in fright.
Magic could be learned tomorrow, but there would be no replay of the live broadcast tomorrow.
Aurora, having just opened her eyes, was still a bit sleepy; after all, the effects of the sleeping spell she had cast on herself had not completely faded, and because she had overused her brain today, she still had a bit of a headache.
After barely waking up, she found herself still in the secret room of the Library, but she could feel some shaking around her, yet there was not a sound.
Aurora then discovered that a silence bubble had been set around her.
This color was Nightmare Moon's magic; she was actually quite nice.
But now was clearly not the time to worry about this detail.
The fact that the bubble was still there at least meant that Nightmare Moon was still Nightmare Moon, and she still had a chance to see the historic moment.
Aurora propped up her body, which had gone soft from sleep, climbed up, and popped the bubble; the noises outside immediately became clear.
"What is going on? Such a huge commotion; this is an ancient ruin, can you show some respect for historical artifacts?"
Aurora, just awakened, was still a bit dazed, and her complaint didn't hit the point; she wobbled her way outside and inched toward the source of the sound.
The commotion sounded like a fight, but although Nightmare Moon looked very fierce, she was not a pony who would resort to violence against other ponies.
Moreover, before Aurora set off from Ponyville, she had informed the other ponies which room the elements of harmony had been placed in.
After all, Flying Light did not intend to meet with the other ponies before the Nightmare Moon incident ended, and telling them the specific location was to ensure they could find the elements of harmony on their own.
Although a small accident had occurred now, and she had become the first pony in Ponyville to see Nightmare Moon, it shouldn't hinder the M6 from finding the elements of harmony.
But judging by the commotion from the Old Castle, it didn't sound like the kind of commotion the Rainbow Cannon would make.
Although she had never seen the real Rainbow Cannon with her own eyes.
Could it be that what happened in the cartoon was just an edited version, and the real situation was actually like Ultraman fighting monsters, where they had to engage in close-quarters combat first, and finally finish it off with a stunning Specium Ray?
The more she thought about it, the more bizarre it got; it seemed Aurora's imagination had not fully recovered from her previous state, but the good thing was that she still remembered Nightmare Moon's kindness to her.
'That place... that place... as long as I can get to that place...'
Aurora was burning with anxiety; that was the genuine Magic of Friendship, the flowing and powerful harmony magic, the truth of the world! If she missed the Rainbow Cannon today, she might have to wait another whole season to see it again!
And the next time she would see the Rainbow Cannon, it would be when fighting Discord.
Aurora felt she really couldn't afford to wait, and she really wanted to study the Rainbow Cannon; after all, it was magic!
Aurora, who was inching forward, felt that only by using Teleportation Magic could she make it in time to watch this live.
As a pony with 100% exploration of the Old Castle, it is no exaggeration to say that her familiarity with this place exceeded even that of the two princesses who were native residents.
So, based on the sound, she could judge where they were fighting at that moment.
Feeling that she had recovered some energy, Aurora used Teleportation Magic to arrive at the main hall of the Old Castle.
Unexpectedly, after all that turning around, she ended up back in this place.
It's just that the teleportation location didn't seem very convenient.
Because the Old Castle had been in disrepair for a long time, causing the structure to be unstable, there was a lot of fallen building debris on the ground, so Aurora would try to choose an open area as a landing point.
And this time, she appeared directly in the middle of the standoff between Nightmare Moon and the M6.
She saw Nightmare Moon with a look of fear. This was no wonder; it was already impressive enough for a villain not to cry when seeing the elements of harmony, let alone a veteran like Nightmare Moon who was eating the Rainbow Cannon for the second time.
And the M6, wearing the elements of harmony and preparing to fire, with those familiar five necklaces and one crown.
'They look so beautiful.'
Provided that the cannon was not being fired at her.
So the Rainbow Cannon wasn't a lock-on skill?
Seeing that Aurora had just happened to bump into the muzzle of the M6's cannon, not only her, but even Nightmare Moon and the other Six Fillies had not expected this at all.
However, the Six Fillies, using the Magic of Friendship for the first time, did not have any control ability yet, and it was clearly impossible to stop at this juncture.
Looking at the rainbow-colored halo tilting toward her, time seemed to slow down at this moment. At this critical juncture, Aurora suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and an abnormal question popped into her mind:
'What does it feel like to be blasted by the Rainbow Cannon?'
Curiosity was like a seed falling into her mind, beginning to take root and sprout. Moreover, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth; since she couldn't use this power herself, being baptized by the power was not a bad choice...
"Stand back!"
At this critical moment, that proud black Alicorn blocked in front of Aurora and sternly knocked Flying Light away.
"Princess Luna...?"
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