        Heart pounding, Twilight jerked awake.  She was lying in her darkened bedroom.  Groaning, she turned her head towards the window.  It was still the middle of the night, but she suddenly didn’t feel tired at all.  Her heart was racing, and she felt frightened, although of what she did not know.  Resigned, she got out of bed and walked across the room, her hoofsteps echoing in the quiet chamber. 