Curse or Gift

by Connorcooper

Part 13

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(Ponyville)
(The next day)

"Did you see it?" Starlight asked Sunset who sat across from her friend. "The... projection of the-"

"I did..." The yellow-coated unicorn stated uneasily at what she saw the previous day. "I knew it was going to be an execution but I was expecting a beheading or maybe a famous dragon 'heartless' treatment but that? That was brutal what in Equestria was that?"

"I don't know... but that pony must have really pissed off, Jack if he did that-"

"Blood Eagle," The two girls turned their heads to Spike who stood back leaning back on the kitchen counter with his arms crossed the dragon looked up at the girls who were confused. "Jack told me about it... it's a form of execution that his ancestors used on those who pissed off the wrong person,"

The two ponies shivered at the thought... they did know before his transformation was a little dark and when he first got here he was a little 'distant' but he was the one who would crack a bad joke and was the first to ask if he could help anything.

Sunset knew of the Vikings of Earth, brutal raiders but when she spoke with Jack about it?

Well, she got a lesson in history that day... he wasn't aggressive just informed her about a few things.

She had no idea that the blood eagle existed either way and after yesterday she was kind of worried about what other dark things her friend knew how to do.

"I'll just say it: this could be for a good thing," Starlight threw out surprising Sunset. "Well, we might not have to worry about Celestia or any of the nobles trying to mess with Jack or anything... maybe even Luna would get the memo to back off,"

Sunset held her chin before Spike stood up grabbing his cup of coffee.

"I wouldn't count on it guys," Spike stated. "Luna and Jack were pretty close and she could be very-"

"Attached?"

"Clingy?"

"Both sums it up," Spike sighed before taking a sip from his coffee. "But I really hope we get this whole thing sorted out and try to save or salvage what's left,"

Sunset turned on her seat to get a better look at the young dragon.

"You know that might be impossible,"

"Yeah but I wanna try to at least have the Dragonlands and Equestria on decent enough terms where the entire dragon legion wouldn't be unleashed on every Equestira sea or airship that comes into their territory," Spike told his friend before moving out his cup. "I wanna at least to see Jack and other dragons sometime in the future,"

Sunset nodded while Starlight looked down at her own coffee cup.

"Goddess we gotta figure this out before all goes to hell,"


(Dragonlands)
(The palace of fire)

After the assassin's attempt to kill both the Nightwalker and his dragon love along with Jack going a little overboard trying to hunt down the assassin. Ember had the two moved to the Palace of fire in one of the royal guest chambers and right now the dragonness was a little... well not happy.

"Starrrrrre," Agape whispered while looking at the dark mist aura around the nightwalker who felt uncomfortable by the dragonness pulling an anime trope.

"*Sigh* Nightmare is only doing this till we can get her reformed and reborn into a new body," Jack explain while both Nail and Agape started at him.

"She was inside your head wasn't she," Agape asked to which the nightwalker looked towards the pink and black dragon being.

"Yes... she was only there to hide after latching onto me after she left Luna's body," Jack told Agape.

The dragonness who was 'hiding' behind the bed with Nali next to her with the same look in each other's eyes.

"Don't you find it a little creepy that she did it without you knowing," Agape questioned narrowing her eyes at the dark mist surrounding the nightwalker.

Jack lowered his book to look at the two.

"Didn't you basically follow me since day one watching my every move and following me,"

This caused Agape to pop up from behind the bed with Nali around her shoulders.

"T-that's different!" The dragon's face blushed slightly before Jack shook his head before returning to read his book.

"Sure it is..." Jack felt Nightmare's presence within his mind as she was basically using him as her hoist.

Almost like a symbiote but she couldn't take over unless he wished, but she could hear what he heard or see whatever he saw. It was similar to when Luna had her trapped within her own body but locked away deeper within, but due to allowing her to will us his body as 'temporary housing' so her form doesn't tear itself outside of a living body. Plus she wasn't in a mind prison which allowed her to someone won't to move outside the body but only to touch things without the sense of being second-hand.

Feeling a head drop down on top of his arms Jack turned his head to Agape who was looking up at him with sad puppy dog eyes. Smiling slightly Jack closed his book to look at the dragonness who was trying to pull another Anime trope or something thinking that her lover was upset at her or something.

He wasn't...

"Agape..."

This caused the dragonness to slowly crawl onto the chair that Jack was sitting on.

"Agape,"

Pressing into his Chest the slim tall dragonness crawled over the armrest and onto Jack's lap.

"I swear your bad as Nali," Agape looked at Jack before smiling and placing her hands next to her head and-

"What do you mean... nya~"

'MY HEART! SEXY AND CUTE!'

*Meow!* Nali stared at the two clearly not happy about being indirectly insulted.

Agape returned her arms down before nuzzling into Jack's neck while Nightmare moon within the mind of the former human was currently a little jealous of the dragonness being this close to the Lycan. Playing with a lock of his fur Agape curled up on his lap before speaking...

"What kind of form will she take?" Agape asked.

Jack looked down at the dragonness before humming in thought.

"Well... she told me that she didn't want anything to do with Luna and cut her much as she can including psychical appearance so there's that," Jack explained what Nightmare told him the other night in his dream. "Though I wouldn't be surprised if she was going through my head trying to find inspiration on something,"

If Nightmare could smile she would but within Jack's mind... you could say she was inspired.

"Darling?"

The werewolf tilted his head.

"What wrong Luv?"

"Can you trust nightmare?" This caused her wolf to shift slightly.

"She can-"

"I know she can... do you trust her?" Jack's eyes gazed to the right for a moment in thought.

Turning to look back into the eyes of his other he nodded.

"Nightmare has made it clear she isn't Luna even though they share the same body," Jack stated before speaking up again. "I can understand what she was getting out... I can't imagine living trapped in a body unable to experience anything without it being delayed and faded it sounds like hell. No one would have any love for their warden after something like that Agape,"

Agape stopped playing with his fur before resting her head over his heart.

"I hope she doesn't abuse the trust you are giving her unlike her other half," Agape stated before lightly dragging her claws across Jack's throat. Not as a threat to Jack himself more of a threat to the magical being that was hoisted inside the werewolf. "Otherwise it will be me dipping my claws in blood,"

Jack huffed feeling Nightmare shiver in the back of his mind at Agape's touch.

"Hmmm... I do believe Nightmare Moon understands," Jack smiled down at Agape who shifted up slightly cresting his cheek while he leaned into it. "Much as I want to kiss you right now I don't think Nightmare would like that,"

"Awwww... fine just cuddles then,"

"That's fair... don't worry Agape... we only have to wait a little while longer,"

"Midnight?"

"Midnight,"


Author's Note

Sorry for another short chapter...

A lot has been happening and I'm trying to get these chapters out for you guys to read and the last thing I need to do is a filler chapter...

But hey fluff + dragon cuddles and hopefully some context for you guys.

Again sorry for how short this is, right now it's almost midnight as I am writing this and I'm really tired and I was thinking of doing this chapter all day.

I need to get this out there before next chapter which will be longer.

So yeah.

Hoped you enjoy this little context chapter of what happened after the blood eagle, and dragon/werewolf snuggles.

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