(A long time ago)

Sitting on the apple family porch Spike and Jack were relaxing and enjoying the hard cider after a long day's work helping Applejack with a favor.

"So..." The young dragon began.

"So?"

"Your moving out?"

Jack nodded while he brought the hard cider bottle up to drink before taking a swig and then bringing it down.

"Yeah, Celestia, Luna, and Twilight think it's best if I stay at the capital for my safety," The human told Spike. "You know not many ponies out here enjoy my company,"

"That's not true Lyra seemed to take quite the liking to you," Spike joked causing Jack to chuckle at the memory of his first meeting with the mint-colored pony.

Taking a sip of his own drink Spike before Jack handed him something wrapped in newspaper.

"Sorry my wrapping skills are shit but happy VERY early birthday," Jack joked when Spike placed his beer down and took the object and began to unwrap it.

"Whoa... is this?"

"Yeah it's our first picture with all of us together," Jack smiled. "A little something I made for you and the others since I'm not going to be around as often,"

Spike smiled at the picture while placing his hand on the human's shoulder.

"Thank man,"

The human smiled at his best friend.

"Not a problem,"

The two then sat in silence drinking before a voice shouted to get their attention.

"YO! SPIKE, JACK, GET OVER HERE I NEED HELP WITH THE SETUP AGAIN!" Vinyl shouted trying to get ready for Applebloom's party before the youngest of the apple family gets home.

"Aw shit, what now..." Before Jack could stand up he was lightly bonked on the head with a broom.

"There will be no cursing on my property sonny," Granny smith spoke with her trusty broomstick in hand.

Holding his lowered head Jack smiled.

"Sorry, Granny it just slipped,"

"It's alright but don't let me catch you cursing again you understand," The old pony warned.

"Yes Ma'am,"

"Now go on and git that friend needs help with that whatchamacallit," With that, the two friends went off to help for the party.

(Present-day, Spike's guest room)

Looking at the picture Spike was still shaken from that dream from last night...

He felt extremely uneasy, but seeing Jack just now made him even worry even more though he looked more.

Relaxed than expect and that dragonness standing next to the nightwalker didn't look like the same being in his dream where instead of a cold stare she held a warmth... well she did give a slight hateful stare at the princesses. He didn't know what to make of her...

He knew a lot of dragons up here in his homeland but never has he heard or seen a dragon such as her.

Tall and slender, very unusual for a dragon to be.

Still, Spike was glad that his friend found someone but wasn't it weird how fast he was able to find someone to be-

"Hey, Spike,"

Turning his head up the dragon looked to see Discord standing next to him.

"Discord! What are you doing in my room?!" The god of chaos held out his hands to the dragon.

"SHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Lower your voice," Discord hushed Spike.

The beast of madness turned to the door of Spike's room.

"Okay... Spike, we gotta talk," Discord then turned back to Spike.

"About what?"

"So I saw Jack yesterday and we had a talk... well why didn't you tell me about the whole element thing with him being blasted out of the side of the castle?" Discord asked.

Spike held his head.

"I honestly believed that Twilight or one of the princesses told you the actual truth not part of the truth," Spike stated. "Then again why am I not surprised,"

Placing the picture on the bedside table he got up.

"I'm guessing Jack told you when were told NOT to visit him without permission?" Spike asked to which Discord tapped his fingers together.

"Well yeah, I might have... but I gotta ask, is someone in the royal court to try to kill Jack after somehow drugging Luna and Celestia?" Discord asked.

Spike nodded.

"Yeah but I don't think it's one person but the entire damn court! They how power and influence it wouldn't surprise me if one of them threaten one of the cooks or maids to force them into their plans," Spike told Discord.

"Well... do you got any idea on who might be the one who would get their hands on a drug that can affect alicorns?"

"I got a whole list... the entire court has the resources and influence to get said drug and then cover their tracks,"

Discord huffed before sitting down in the air with his chin resting on his fist as he began to think.

"What are we going to do?" Spike asked the chaos god.

"I'll tell you what we're going to do," The two turned to another voice that entered the room as a dark purple-coated pony stepped forward. "Were going to do our own investigation,"

With Tempest stood Starlight, Sunset, and Trixie causing the dragon to nod.

"But we got to keep this whole thing 'Hush Hush' no pony... rather no ONE must know about this,"

"What about Jack?" Trixie asked.

"Jack already has enough on his plate but till things die down we'll let Jack in," Spike told the former street mage. "Some ponies want our friend dead and were going to find out who,"

(The guest house)

*ACHOO!*

"You alright darling?" Agape asked after Jack nearly blew down the house with his sneeze.

"Yeah, I'm fine that came out of nowhere," Grabbing some cut fish he then placed it into a bowl for Nali on the table which she leaped up onto the table before digging in.

Jack huffed before rubbing the sides of his head.

"FUCK!" Jack shouted surprising the dragon and the cat. "Why wouldn't they leave me alone!"

"Darling?"

"After all that they did to me, they try to Justify me being turned into stone and locking me away!"

"Darling..."

"For years I knew the lords and ladies of the royal court hated my guts but the moment they try something I'm the one in the wrong,"

"Darling!" Jack turned to Agape who looked at him. "Come here,"

The nightwalker looked at his lover before moving over and sitting down next to her and feeling her arms wrap around him as the two lay down on the couch.

"The princesses made a choice and will pay for it in time," Agape told the Wolfen. "You need not matter about them anymore... you are here now safe from them,"

Stroking the back of his head fur Agape while the werewolf could hear her heartbeat with his sharp ears, placing her other hand on his head helping the werewolf calm down. Jack couldn't help but melt in her embrace but not close his eyes in fear if he did that she would disappear but at the same time, the dragonness was afraid to let him go scared that she would return to being alone.

Laying there with the only sound being the wind blowing through the lakeside Jack felt his eyes growing heavily as Agape held him in her loving arms. Soon he passed out before opening his eyes to see he was in a... library?

Confused Jack arose from the lounging chair he was in but Agape was no longer with him.

Feeling his heart sink, The nightwalker almost panicked at the site but calmed himself when he still felt the dragon brush his head even though she was nowhere to be seen. After looking around Jack couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity in this place seeing it move to his very thought shifting around and changing.

Countless books were on the shelves all different colors but all in the same size and style.

Before he could pull a book from the shelf, he froze up feeling a fate memory pop up in the back of his mind when he touched it. Surprised Jack then touched another one before a similar memory came to mind before Jack pulled back smiling at this, slowly he began to move through what he assumed was what Agape experienced when she was poking around in his mind before.

Then he saw it.

Statues of different characters from his childhood all stood with rows upon rows of shelves filled with comic books.

Smiling at the ridiculous statue of Noble Six and Sly Cooper fighting off both Clockwerk and ClockLa... the weird imagination when he was a kid.

Moving forward past it all the nightwalker couldn't help but feel himself be drawn to something deeper and deeper within his mind before seeing it. This part held an of familiar warm faces that made him realize... this was the part where his other took the form of Agape.

But why here?

Why was he being pulled here of all places?

That's when he saw it.

Something or rather someone was moving from book to book with that held the names of different characters that the werewolf liked.

"Hey!" His voice echoed through the chamber causing the being who didn't really have a solid form to 'turn' towards him.

"What's wrong darling," Jack awoke from Agape's voice causing him to move up slightly.

"I... um, nothing..." Rubbing his head the werewolf's other moved up. "What a weird dream,"

"Dream? Ohhhhh were you talking in your sleep?" Agape smiled. "You haven't done that in a while have you?"

"How did you... right memory thing... speaking of which," Jack turned to her. "So when you were in my memories what was it like?"

"Well, it was a giant library similar to that one from that series you enjoy... the one with all the monsters and that foundation trying to keep them from destroying the world?"

Jack thought for a moment before speaking.

"The Wanderer's library?" Agape smiled and nodded.

"Yes like that one but it was empty no librarians or anything... why do you ask?"

"Nothing just had a weird dream is all. How long was I asleep?"

Agape hummed seeing the cloak.

"About a hour,"

'It only felt like a few minutes' Jack thought to himself before shrugging.

"Well how about I try and cook something that I think you would like," Jack asked causing the Dragonness to smile.

"I would love to eat anything darling I-"

*THHHHHUUUUWWWKKK!*

Being thrown back by the sharp object going through his neck Jack's body broke the dinner table from his fall back.

"DARLING!" Agape moved down to Jack who reached out to hold what hit him, unable to speak Jack felt an ungodly amount of pain as he pulled out the object.

Blood roared out from his wound but quickly as the wound was opened did the nightwalker's healing ability kicked in sealing and healing the wound like it was never there.

"Are you alright Jack!" Agape held him as he rose up looking at what hit him, a sliver head crossbow bolt.

Seeing a flash Jack moved his hand out stopping another bolt that was aimed for Agape with his bare hand.

"Get Ember," The werewolf snarled before pulling the bolt out of his hand.

"But-"

Before she could finish Jack rose up and out the window vaulting over the open window and bolting forward to the river, the assassin fired another bolt but this time the nightwalker dodged it. Seeing where the bolt came from Jack ran at the shooter's position quickly running across the dock and then diving into the water before swimming faster than a jet ski.

Leaping out of the water and onto dry lad, the werewolf didn't waste any time before moving forward through the forest area before moving to the assassin's last known location. When he got there Jack saw that the assassin was already gone but this assassin was going to learn something real quick about werewolves.

They can run but they can't hide.

Going on all fours the nightwalker lowered his nose down to the ground and snifted getting the sent of the assassin before bolting forward like a wolf. The scent grew stronger and stronger as he move through the forest before his ears could hear the assassin breathing from here.

They were out of breathe and had stopped to gather themselves thinking they were safe from him.

Where they wrong.

Leaping from the forest air into the air the assassin turned to see their target had caught up with them.

Before they could raise their crossbow, Jack tackled them to the ground squeezing his hand that held down the assassin's arm that held their weapon. Hearing a snap the assassin screamed as they dropped their weapon before the werewolf held them by their broken limb before throwing the assassin into a tree.

Not allowing them to hit the ground the nightwalker dash forward grabbing the assassin by the neck before shoving them to the three.

"WHO SENT YOU!"

The assassin squirmed in his grip trying to breathe only to be slammed against the tree again.

"WHO SENT YOU!" Jack repeated his question.

"F-f-f-f-f-"

"WHO SENT YOU!" Baring his teeth the assassin could see that the nightwalker was inches away from ripping out his throat.

"FANCY PANTS!" This caused the assassin to be dropped when Jack heard the name of someone he thought was a friend.

As the assassin held their throat Jack looked down at the assassin before he felt like a sinking feeling of betrayal once and finally let loose his anger before he began to repeatedly kick the assassin in the ribs.

"Jack? Jack! Jack STOP!" Feeling the arms of a red dragon hold him back the werewolf fought against the hold while two other dragon guards held him back from killing the assassin. "You got him! Calm down!"

"LET ME GO! LET ME GO GARBLE! LET ME GO!" Three dragon guards picked up the assassin placing them in chains as Jack bared his teeth at the assassin. "YOUR DEAD! YOU HEAR ME YOUR DEAD! YOU TRIED TO KILL MY MATE! YOU AND YOUR BOSS ARE DEAD!"

"Jack!" Ember's voice spoke out as she appeared before him placing her hand on his chest to calm him. "Gather yourself and calm the fuck down!"

Ember then turned to the dragon guard.

"Take that piece of shit to the dungeon I'll talk with them later," She then turned to another guard. "You make sure our guests don't leave until we sort this out,"

Trying to break free of the grip Jack was trying to kill the assassin.

"Jack there will be a time and place for this but not now collect yourself. Agape is fine we got the assassin... now breathe," Ember told the werewolf who began to slow his breathing and calm down. "There you go. Just breathe,"

"I'm good now... let me go," Yanking his arm from Garble Jack snapped at the dragon. "I said let me go!"

Garble held out his hands.

"Alright sorry,"

Jack looked at Ember.

"Now what?"

Ember held her head.

"Now? I'll have to do something I wasn't wanting to do,"

Author's Note

TWO CHAPTERS IN UNDER 24 HOURS!

LET'S GO!

Alright besides that here you guys go fresh from the oven.

Now a lot has happened with Spike and the others trying to do a private investigation of the court to see who all wants Jack dead. Plus the dream or memory or whatever Jack had followed by the attempt of the assassination of both Jack and Agape.

Man things are kicking up...

As to why the sliver bolt didn't kill Jack well... let's just say that not werewolves share the same weaknesses.