it was late into the night in Ponyland,the sky was covered in dark clouds and the faint sense of rain could be felt in the air as a storm was settling a sound could be heard but the drizzle that began to fall,and the low thunder in the distance.

nearly all of the ponies where already asleep...all of them but one.

As patch laid sprawled out on her bed she tossed and turned,she just couldn't manage to fall asleep...

"uhhhgh" Patch sighed as she looked at her alarm clock "2:00 AM and i still cant get any sleep...good thing it is only Saturday and there's no school tomorrow." "Up late again are we?" A familiar voice was heard in her room as patch looked up and jumped a bit as she was startled by the sight of Squire floating above her. "SQUIRE!" she retorted quietly,but sternly "I told you not to sneak up on me like that!" "Im sorry Patch,i just thought id check up on you" He continued.. "You seem to be having trouble sleeping lately...and in all honesty,im starting to get a little worried about you" Squire said as he gave Patch a Concerned look,who in return sighed rolling her eyes slightly.

Squire had been Haunting Patch's house for a while now,ever since she met him at sweetheart's Slumber didn't mind much,in fact she rather enjoyed his company and soon became fast friends with Tried to tell her parents about him but they did not believe her,telling her it was just her imagination,patch was the only one who could see him.

"Are you sure you are ok?" Squire asked,Patch just nodded "...Yeah..im fine" "Well if there is ever anything on your mind you can always come to me Patch." "I know Squire..Im fine,really i am". The truth was,she was not fine...she had been having strange nightmares for the past week nightmares that felt so real she couldn't believe it. "Well ok then.." Squire replied in slight dis-belief "Goodnight Patch.." he said. as he flew up thru the ceiling "Night Squire.." Patch yawned..it wasn't very long after that til she finally fell asleep.

but her sleep was all but peaceful.

she found herself in the middle of town,only town was completely destroyed and everything was set ablaze.

*AAAaaahahahahaha!* a cruel voice was heard manically looked around at the destruction as she met face to face with the one who,no doubtedly caused out of the burning rubble,a hooded,robed pony emerged. "The power is mine!" the pony spoke "As it should have been 1500 years ago...the day of destruction has come and your world as well as all others will fall"

"what have you done!" Patch retorted "where is everyone,my friends and my family...Who are you!"

the evil pony just smiled "they have gone to the spirit world..." he laughed "but do not despair,you will be joining them." Just then an enormous red creature consumed in fire erupted from behind him in a roaring inferno. Patch could only tremble in fear as the beast reached down and grabbed her,lifting her up too its face. "and as for who i am...you can call me..the Shaman King!"

"Spirit of Fire!...DEVOURE HER!" just as the behemoth spirit opened its jaws patch let out a scream as she woke up and sat upright in her heavily,she soon let out a sigh of releif. "Thank God it was only another dream" she said to herself.

"but it felt so real...just like the others" Patch said as she laid back down in her bed

"but what do they mean?"