"I know he was creative but... by Faust how can someone have an imagination like this at his age?"

Nightmare floated through the 'mind-library' of the former human looking through many memories... the area she was in now was more like an art room with thousands of different pieces of art styles laying about while some pens, pencils, and paintbrushes moved on blank pieces of paper moving wildly. Moving over to one of the pieces she picked up was an unclear image of... Her or rather when she and Luna were one at her first arrival here.

All though it was little bit different with her outside of her armor and in a dress that looked like it was made from the very stars-filled sky itself matching her black coat. The night entity would blush if she had a face at the image but she couldn't shake a sinking feeling in her heart at the sight of the dress.

She would always think about what happened if the elements didn't destroy the connection that Luna and she had...

What would happen if she did get to rule?

If she was being honest past she would have killed him or had him as a pet...

But things were... different now.

Very, she and Luna were from a different era, and in this new modern one was... worse, from the lies, the equestrian noble plotting and entitlement, and finally the xenophobia.

Her other is lying to herself if she thought it was different.

That was something she couldn't help sadly, Equestria didn't matter to her.

Luna can have her kingdom of lies... Nightmare will be living a new life, hopefully, one where she can be happy and free from her former jailer.

Placing the piece down Luna looked through the art but noticed something, she looked up at the pair of large gate doors that were standing in the middle of the room above a bright moving light.

/-Inspiration room-\

Nightmare pushed the doors open before going wide-eyed and a smile would be on her face if she could smile.

"Jack... your world never ceases to amaze me,"

(The palace fire's garden)
(The small lakeside)

Luna's moon shined down while the dragon and werewolf with the night entity within his immortal form.

"So... is this similar to how you did when you took your form?" Jack asked to which Agape moved her hands out while floating magical runes came forth and into the water.

"Yes, but different I could only do this at midnight by a lake side and only for a short amount of time," Agape turned to Jack with a smile. "That was before we struck our pact bounding me to this physical form at your side,"

Jack's brow raised slightly.

"Wait wouldn't that mean-"

The werewolf's sentince was cut short while the garden's lake began to shin as the moon was right above them signaling the silent call of midnight. Moving her hands down with a ring of magical runes around her body, turning to Jack the dragonness turned to the lycanthrope.

"Now Jack... go into the water I will pull Nightmare's essence and she must imagine the form she wishes to take and the spell will do the rest," The former 'mare of the lake' told Jack.

Taking a step forward Jack began to walk into the water before slowly dipping into the lake with every step before holding his breath as the after came to his chin before stepping in and going into glowing water completely. Moving her hand Agape couldn't see what was happening within the glowing water but she could sense Nightmare and Jack being unbound from one another.

"Agape!" The tall dragon turned her head hearing the voice of the dragonlord. "Why is the garden lake glowing like the freaking sun?"

Ember ran over noticing the magic runes ring around Agape's waist while a magical circle was around her hand outstretched to the lake.

"Ember? Um... We are kind of using it for a second,"

"Using it? Wait... we?" Ember looked at the much taller she-dragon before looking around. "Where's Jack?"

"He's in the lake," Agape told the dragonlord causing the blue dragonness to turn to the lake.

"What are you two doing?"

"Well... that's a long story but please I'm not trying to sound rude please don't distract me," Agape told Ember before using her free hand to summon more magical runes and then shot out a magical snare that reached out and pull Jack out of the water.

Hitting the ground next to Agape and Ember, Jack gasped for Air after holding his breath before rolling over to his back and looking up to see the blue dragon. Causing the werewolf to give a slight wave to the ruler of the dragonlands while still panting trying to catch his breath.

"Hey, Ember,"

"Jack... what are you two doing to my lake?" Ember asked watching Jack push himself up from the ground.

"Helping a... well guess you can call her a friend,"

"Who?"

"Ember. Darling. Please I'm trying to finish the last part of the spell," Agape spoke up not trying to screw up the final part of the spell.

As the to went quiet the tallest of the three pulled the magical circle around her hand before throwing it into the lake and shooting her hands out in the air. Grabbing the magic traces in the air around them Agape brought down her hands followed by the magic into the lake to fuel the final part of the spell. This caused the lake to glow brighter from white to a blue color before shining so bright that the three had to turn away as the spell came to end before the lake darken suddenly.

This left the three turning back to the lake while they watched waiting for something to happen.

"Agape was something supposed to happen?" Jack turned to the dragonness who turn down to look at Jack.

"Well... I don't know I always performed this spell on myself never anyone-"

"What the hell," Ember noticed something in the lake. "Are those air bubbles?"

Turning to the two Ember pointed her staff at the lake.

"What kind of spell was that? You better not have summoned any demons in my backyard!"

"No! Of course not we only-"

*Splash!*

Diving upwards from the lake came forth a figure pulling themselves out of the water before pushing themselves to the shallow end of the lake. The three looked at the being in the lake who was busy catching her breath, before looking up at the moon that hung up in the sky.

The Moon had been their prison for one full century of their existence, yet from down here it was beautiful in the star-filled night sky. Closing her eyes the figure smiled feeling the cold water against her fur coat and the wind blowing against her before holding her arms. She could feel it...

The wind...

The water...

And her own body...

Opening her eyes she turned to the group on the sore, Agape smiled at the being standing there looking at them while Ember was confused about who this was... as for the nightwalker who looked to the side since she was nude blushing both out of the site of a nude woman and out of embarrassment.

'And she picked her from my mind... of course...'

"Are you guys going to keep staring at me naked while I'm freezing my tail off in the water or can I get a towel,"

(AN: Sorry, it was the best image I could find and even then I had to cut it down for... a few reasons)

(Royal guest room)

Nightmare sat in one of the chairs wearing a bathrobe and having a blanket over her shoulders while she sat in front of the fireplace while Jack sat across from her as he was drying off too.

"Okay! Are you some kind of magical entity magnet or something!? Should I expect another magical spawned girl to come into your life next month!?" Ember shouted both out of jealousy and anger.

"No! Well... I hope not... Ember listen Nightmare was-"

"Look I get it she was trapped in Luna's body and stuff but still! This happened twice now! Am I to assume something like this happen again in the future?" Ember interrupted Jack.

"I... don't know how to answer that," Jack responded.

"Of course you do!" Ember growled before Nightmare turned to the dragonlord.

"Ember don't be upset with him. If you should be upset at anyone it should be me, I was in need of his help otherwise I would have died or been without a physical form," Nightmare explained.

Ember looked at the newly reformed Nightmare moon's form before hissing slightly and holding the bridge of her snout.

"I'm not upset just... forget about it," Ember huffed before placing her hand on her hip. "I'm glad these two were able to help you but I have to ask: You are not at all connected to princess Luna of Equestria?"

Nightmare shook her head.

"No, I completely freed of my 'double'," Nightmare explained to Ember but Agape coughed causing all three to turn to her.

"Well... not quite," Agape's words confused the two but Jack froze when he realized. "You have to form a bounding spell with someone or your form will disband after the next moon,"

Nightmare looked at Agape before turning to Jack who froze slightly before turning his gaze away from the newly formed night entity.

...

"I need some air," Jack got up before walking outside onto the balcony.

(A few minutes later)

Jack paced on the balcony his heart beating like he ran a marathon while bitting his forefinger.

'Nightmare is not Luna... Nightmare is not Luna... Nightmare is not Luna... Nightmare is not Luna... Nightmare is not Luna!'

Yet he felt ashamed for feeling this way.

But the werewolf couldn't help the feeling that he was currently experiencing, Luna and he was close, like really close but unable to be lovers due to his mortality when he was human. Then the whole thing with the elements and that pain he felt...

Both physical and mental.

On his heart and mind.

He was fine with helping Nightmare sure yes and everything plus she didn't want to be connected or affiliated with the lunar princess. But it was just that... Nightmare had every memory Luna had of the two.

But the 'what if' lingered in his mind.

'Breathe just breath... calm the fuck down Jack!'

The doors to the balcony opened before closing causing the werewolf's ears to perk up.

"Jack?"

Not turning to her Jack felt his blood freeze slightly before relaxing.

"Hey, Nightmare... Sorry about getting up like that on you guys I just stretch my legs," Jack said trying to give an excuse of some kind.

Nightmare moved over to Jack before leaning an arm on the railing.

"I might not be in your head any but I know what your thinking," Nightmare explained.

"Yeah... sorry it is just me being paranoid,"

Nightmare nodded while looking at the bright moon above.

"I can understand why you are like this after what happened and even what happened before you came into Equestria," Nightmare then turned to Jack. "Look I get it... my double hurt you and there is nothing I could have done but watch it all play out unable to reach out and stop her. Trust me, I really did try,"

Jack looked at her.

"And for that, I apologize for not being strong enough to stop her," Nightmare said before Jack closed his eyes and gave a sign before opening his eyes and looking into her light blue eyes.

"You have nothing to apologize Nightmare... honestly I should be the one apologizing... we came this far to get you a new look free from Luna but here I am chickening out at the last step," The Lycan explained. "But this might not be so bad... after all, I know all about Luna and nothing about you Nightmare so how about this let's start over: My name is Jack Wolfe it's nice to finally meet you, Nightmare Moon,"

Holding out his hand to her before she smiled and took it.

"And it's a pleasure to finally meet, you Mr. Wolfe..." Nightmare then chuckled slightly. "Though I'm going to need a new name for it Luna or any equestrian hears that I'm back well it wouldn't be pretty,"

Jack nodded before holding his chin.

"Hmmmm..."

"Did this form have a name? What was it? Rasputin. No, that's not it," Nightmare tried to remember.

"Well. One thing for sure your new accent might help with your cover," Jack's words caused Nightmare to look up at him.

"What accent?"

"That Russian accent... your whole voice it's different," Jack pointed out.

"My voice isn..." Nightmare held her throat having actually listened to her new voice. "By the great void, it is,"

Jack shrugged with a smile.

"It suits you," Nightmare laughed sightly before speaking.

"Idi k chart,"

"Was that literally Russian?" Jack chuckled. "Okay okay... but seriously what do you want your new name to be?"

Nightmare stopped laughing before looking to the side with a smile on her face.

"What about Selene?" Nightmare looked at Jack before shaking her head. "Wait... is that?"

"The greek goddess of the night? Yeah though I'm pretty sure you can use it don't think you guys have a Greece here,"

Nightmare turned to Jack causing him to blink.

"Let me guess it's called Leese or something?"

"Close... Fleese," Jack faced palmed at yet another pun name version of a location on earth in Equestria. "How did you come up with a name?"

"Okay alright, how about... Juno?"

"Juno?"

"It's the roman version for Hera the goddess of wisdom and queen of the gods. Though things are a bit different but she was mostly known for faithful marriages and was to be second only to Zeus himself along with her wrath being quite legendary among the gods," Jack explained. "Plus along of badass ladies are named Juno too,"

Nightmare blushed slightly before looking down at the courtyard below.

"Juno... it's perfect,"

"So you ready to do this... Juno?"

"I was waiting for you Jack," 'Juno' smiled at Jack.

(Five minutes later back inside)

"Wait... so I just bite him?"

"Yep. We can also cut him with a knife or something all you need to do is take a consume a drop of his blood after he willingly allows you to be bound with him then you must kiss him to finish the binding," Agape explained to the newly renamed Juno to smiled slightly while Jack silently huffed.

'I swear Agape had around the weeb part of my mind for WAY too long,'

Ember looked at Jack than to Juno and Agape before lightly hugging Nali closer to her chest while the cat looked up at the dragonlord.

*Murr?*

"I'm fine hairball..." Ember buried her snout into the back of Nali's neck while the cat purred at the attention.

Juno nodded before going over to Jack who was holding his hand slightly.

"Just don't bite too deep the last time a bear bit me wasn't all that fun," Jack stated remembering the one time when a Ursa minor almost tore his leg in half if it wasn't for Starlight saving his ass.

"I'll try and not to sink my new fangs into you too deeply... not yet anyways," Juno joked causing Jack to hold out his hand.

"Just do it already Ni- I mean Juno," The Lycan stated while Agape chuckled at Juno's comment.

Bringing his hand to her new muzzle, Juno bit down only deep enough to draw blood before licking his palm for his freshly drawn blood. Pulling back from his hand the dark-coated usrine and the canine looked at one another before Juno leaned in and kissed the werewolf.

A little part of Juno was excited while another part was laughing that she got to kiss the former human while Luna will never get the chance. Breaking the kiss the wolf and bear stared at one another before Juna reached forward and hugged the Lycan with a smile on her face.

Hugging her back Jack saw as a light formed around his ring finger again before lifting it up and watching the light die down seeing a brand new tattoo that was like Agape's but was intertwined with the dark pink binding. Lowering his hand he then saw Ember in the corner with Nali... breaking the hug with Juno the nightwalker spoke.

"Hey, Ember?" The dragon lord looked up before Jack walked over to her and then gave her a hug.

Ember felt her heart sink before dropping her head onto Jack's shoulder glad to finally get some affection even if it was for a moment. Opening her eyes the dragonlord pushed Jack forward, before smiling at the werewolf.

"Thanks for that Jack... I should really be going I have a long day tomorrow," Ember set Nali down before grabbing her staff and walking out the room. "See you all later,"

"Ember wait..." Jack reached out and grabbed her hand. "Do you want to stay with us?"

Ember looked up before shaking her head.

"No... not tonight," Breaking away Ember walked to her chambers leaving the three in the guest room.

(Ember's chambers)

Opening the door to her room the dragonlord placed the bloodstone on it's resting display before dropping it onto her bed and looking up at the ceiling. Her mind was buzzing with a complicated mixture of slight jealousy, longing, and fear.

Ember remembers the first day she met Spike and Jack the day when she became dragonlord.

Though Spike was the one who mostly help her Jack was there either way for his friend even though that was the case he still helped her. One time after she became dragonlord Jack visited the Dragonlands to see who everything was along brought some of his personal belongs. The two played some earth game talked, and even went hunting together a few times once she even went to Equestria to join a 'game night' with Spike, Shining Armor, Discord, that red pony she can't really remember the name of, and Jack.

That was when he gave her that ridiculous nickname: 'Ryuko'

Apparently, that was some character in a series that was from back earth that she reminded him of and he called her that for a while. She didn't really show that she liked it but it was actually the first nickname she ever had before though no one need to know that.

Grabbing a pillow the blue dragon hugged it under and placed her chin on it.

'Stupid idiot...'

That's when a brilliant idea came to her head.

'That's perfect! Why didn't I think of it before!'

Author's Note

Well then! Two short chapters and now a LONG long one!

Man, this was fun to write!

Actually did some research on the greek/roman gods too which is always fun even though it was just for a name. I hope you guys like the name I picked for Nightmare's new name, I thought Juno was fitting in a way.
(And there is well... I can't say it's kinda spoiler-esk)

Speaking of Nightmare/Juno I kinda scared that the image might get me banded even though I REALLY cut down the image a lot. Sure it doesn't have any 'naught bits' but I mean there are a lot of images here for p*rn stories that have a lot more... well you know.

You guys tell me if I should take it down.

Don't worry Ember will get some attention I promise.

Plus... something big is coming.