Throwing the duvet back, she was out of bed even before she’d properly opened her eyes. In the enormous bed opposite hers, Princess Stardust was tossing about, thrashing her hooves and sobbing like a little foal. Pippa went to comfort her best friend. ‘Stardust, what’s wrong?’ ‘No,’ Stardust wailed, her breath coming in noisy snorts. Gently Pippa shook her friend awake. ‘It’s all right,’ she soothed. ‘You’re safe now. It was just a bad dream.’ Stardust struggled up, sleepily squinting at Pippa through the darkness as if she couldn’t quite remember who she was. Pippa smoothed a tangle of white forelock away from the Princess Pony’s eyes. ‘Better now?’ she asked. Stardust nuzzled at Pippa’s hand. ‘I was dreaming,’ she said flatly. ‘It was awful. It was Midsummer Day and we hadn’t found all the missing horseshoes. The moment the sun set everything went completely black and there was a terrible roaring sound. Stableside Castle collapsed and the island shrivelled up, leaving nothing but a lump of volcanic rock.
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