Dream Weaver

By MyLittlePonyTales

• April 24, 2013




Age: Mare

Gender: Female

Species: Earth Pony

Appearance: [b]Eye Color:[/b] Brown<br />[b]Coat Color:[/b] Neon blue, sometimes she appears as though she's glowing.<br />[b]Mane/Tail/Markings Color & Style:[/b] Tan and straight. Dream Weaver doesn't bother with her hair much.<br />[b]Physique:[/b] Slender. Dream Weaver doesn't get a lot of exercise, but she sleeps so much that she doesn't always eat. She's not very physically fit, but due to her lack of nutrition she stays thin.

Cutie Mark: A Dreamcatcher

Personality: Dream Weaver is a pony of few words. She tends to shy away from the public eye, due in part to her special talent, and also to her unusual disorder. Dream Weaver will suddenly fall asleep without warning, anytime, anywhere. She is very embarrassed by the whole thing, but she just can't help it. Weaver prefers to stay inside where it's safe, and where there are not other ponies around—at least physically.

Backstory: From a young age, Dream Weaver would tell her family about the vivid, lifelike dreams she had. They brushed it aside, assuming that it was just her young imagination going wild. However, one night while Dream Weaver and her parents were asleep, Weaver and her mother shared the same dream. Of course Dream Weaver told her mother about it when she awoke, and it was then that her mother realized that something was different about her daughter.<br /><br />Her parents encouraged Weaver to keep a Dream Journal. From time to time, one or both of Weaver's parents would have a dream with her in it. Most of the time Weaver would wake and record details of the same dream, but occasionally she did not.<br /><br />It was in school one day that Dream Weaver discovered her special talent. She fell asleep in class, as did another student, and Weaver shared their dream. Later the foal approached her and explained the dream, because it's always kind of weird when you dream about somepony else. They were in different classes and had never met, they had merely seen each other in the halls from time to time. Dream Weaver then discovered that when she fell asleep and dreamed, she was actually in somepony else's dream and not her own.<br /><br />However, unlike most ponies, Dream Weaver has less control over her abilities. Dream Weaver's special talent is being able to enter into other ponies' dreams. She can become a playmate to somepony, or a shoulder to cry on... or a nightmare.<br /><br />Dream Weaver is controlled by the scenario the dreamer imagines. If the pony expects a happy outcome, then Dream Weaver is free to become a friend. If the pony is fearful and expects a scary outcome, Dream Weaver will become some kind of villain or monster. She realizes that she is in a dream, but once the dreamer has made up their mind about the outcome, it becomes Dream Weaver's desire to fulfill it. But, when the other pony wakes up, so does Dream Weaver. Also, being as it is the dream world, nopony can truly get hurt.<br /><br />Nopony that Dream Weaver comes in contact with in the dream world knows that she is real pony, unless she's met them prior. Sometimes somepony will come up to Dream Weaver and claim they have dreamed about her, but Weaver dislikes trying to explain herself. This is another reason she stays inside as much as possible.<br /><br />Dream Weaver enjoys meeting new ponies, although it is uncommon for her to dream about the same pony unless she knows them personally. So while she would like to make friends in the dream world, it is not possible. Dream Weaver also likes to help ponies who sometimes just need somepony to talk to or to play with. While they may only be dreaming, perhaps when they wake up they'll feel a bit better, and maybe gain the courage to talk to somepony else in real life.<br /><br />Weaver wants to have her own dreams rather than always having to be in somepony else's. She is also trying to gain more control over the dream world, so she can stop becoming a monster and maybe help somepony instead. She would like to find a cure for her 'sleeping disease', although that's a bit difficult when Weaver won't leave the house. She wants to be able to go out in public and not be afraid of falling asleep somewhere, and especially not of dreaming of somepony nearby.<br /><br />Dream Weaver expressed an interest in moving away from her parents and getting out on her own. They obliged her, but she keeps in constant contact with them. They visit her often and pay her living expenses, since it's hard for her to get a job when she could fall asleep at any time. But, they hope for the best for their daughter, and Weaver will keep trying to make Equestria a better place.