Dreadmire Academy-Spike's Room

Spike and Zariel were now in his room eating dinner. Across from him sat the two she-monsters that were now under his charge: Lyra and Bon-Bon. The two Hunters-now-monsters sat across from him looking downtrodden. Whatever Sombra did to them really stuck with them. Spike was now supposed to take care of them.

"So... would you two like something to eat?" he asked. They both nodded.

"That would be appreciated, my lord," Lyra replied.

He didn't expect that out of Lyra's mouth. Lyra always struck Spike as the type of girl who wouldn't act submissive to anyone ever. And yet, here she was, acting as if she was a servant. Spike wondered just what exactly the Inquisitors had done to them to make them this subservient.

Anyway, Spike went into the kitchen and made sandwiches while Zariel sat there keeping her eyes glued to Lyra and Bon-Bon. He could feel a hostile aura oozing from Zariel as she glared at them.

"You don't have to glare at them, you know," Spike said to Zariel.

"I'm sorry, sir, but anyone who dares raise their weapon to you are not individuals I forgive," Zariel said. "At least they are willing to repent by serving you. And as your Angel bodyguard, I will keep my eyes on them as well."

Lyra and Bon-Bon were now staring at Zariel with wide eyes. They leaned forward with interest and spoke to Zariel.

"You're an Angel?!" Bon-Bon asked.

Zariel changed into her true Angel form before their very eyes, leaving both girl amazed. Lyra actually started to cry at seeing the beautiful Angel right in front of her.

"Will you marry me?" Lyra asked. Bon-Bon hit her in the shoulder. Zariel simply stood there with a stoic look, despite a smirk.

"Thank you, but I choose to remain by Spike's side for a few dozen millennia at the very least," Zariel replied. "It is my duty as his bodyguard after all."

Spike re-entered the room with some sandwiches for them. He gave them the sandwiches and the girls began to eat hungrily. The girls must have really been hungry if they were eating this much. As they ate, Spike decided to ask.

"How did... you two become members of the Order of Artemis?" he asked. "You two seem a bit young to be monster hunters."

The girls stopped eating and looked at Spike, then to each other, and then back to Spike. Bon-Bon was the one to reply.

"Me and Lyra are both orphans. We were taken in by the Order after our families were killed by monsters," Bon-Bon replied.

"I remember what happened that night," Lyra said, her eyes darkened. "Me and my parents went to a mountain lodge to celebrate Thanksgiving with our extended family. That night, a Wendigo broke into the house and I wasn't even aware of what was happening until I heard mom and dad screaming. Then the creature came for me. A Hunter came along and killed it before taking me to the Order."

"Me and my parents were simply sleeping at a motel while on vacation," Bon-Bon said. "What we didn't know was that this motel was run by a vampire nest. They snuck in and drained my parents while I was taking a bath. After they left, I ran away until I was found by a Hunter."

Spike was shocked to hear that. The monsters that they encountered were nothing like the ones he knew here at the school, and his heart began to ache for them. He stood up, and he once again was surrounded by soft blue light and his eyes changed from green to blue. He walked over to the girls and placed his hands on their shoulders, looking at them was a soft smile.

"I'm so sorry that you've suffered the way you two have. You have lost your families, been turned into weapons, and now you have become that which you have hunted so passionately," Spike said with a strangely ethereal voice. He then hugged them both. "I am truly sorry that you have gone through so much pain. But I will be here to soothe your hearts and souls."

Lyra and Bon-Bon looked at him with wide eyes. The power he was giving off was... warm and comforting. They wrapped their arms around him and cried into his shoulders.

"We're so sorry for trying to kill you!" Lyra sobbed.

"We'll be good girls, we promise!" Bon-Bon cried.

The two girls cried until they fell asleep. He carried them both to his bed and tucked them both in while he went outside with Zariel. He was now back to normal.

"Uh, Zariel, what just happened?" Spike asked.

"It looked like you accessed your demigod power and comforted them, sir," Zariel said. "It would be a good thing to train with your godly powers to access greater power."

"What kinds of things will I be capable of as a demigod?" Spike asked.

"That depends. All demigods inherit some powers from their parents, but some can manifest different powers on their own," Zariel replied. "We can try to figure it out together."

New powers as a demigod. This was something that Spike had to investigate for himself. Just before he could think on that more, a few familiar faces appeared. Rainbow Dash flew over to the railing and landed on it.

"Hey, Spike!" Rainbow greeted before noticing Zariel. "Who's your friend?"

"Yeah, I'd like to know too," Twilight said out of nowhere. The rest of the pack came was with her.

Spike stood there and gestured to Zariel to the girls.

"Everyone, this is Zariel. She's my new bodyguard and an actual Angel sent by my mom Nyx," Spike said.

Zariel changed into her true Angel form in front of the others. Then she gave a polite bow to them.

"It is truly an honor to meet the ones who love Prince Spike. I do hope we can all get along together as friends," Zariel told them.

The rest of the girls liked Zariel immediately, on top of being shocked that there was an actual Angel in their midst. Pinkie Pie wrapped her arms around Zariel.

"You're an Angel?! We should celebrate this with a party!" Pinkie said. "It's not every day we get an Angel around here!"

Zariel smiled at Pinkie. "Thank you. This is the first time I've been on Earth for the past 3,000 years."

Twilight came up to her and seemed to size her up, reminding Spike of how the leaders of different animal groups will inspect newcomers. Twilight even went as far as to literally sniff Zariel. After a few sniffs, Twilight smiled warmly.

"I'm so happy to see an actual Angel here on Earth," Twilight said. "We would like to welcome you here to Dreadmire Academy if you'd like."

"Thank you for the offer, Miss Twilight, but I must remain by my prince's side at all times," Zariel said. "One can't be too careful after the attack my prince had defeated."

Spike laughed.

"I can see that. By the way, I ran into someone you know, Rainbow," Spike said, looking at Rainbow.

"Who was it?" Rainbow asked.

"It was a Harpy named Lightning Dust. She said you two used to date," Spike replied.

Rainbow's face was a mixture of shock and anger. Her feathers ruffled and her talons clenched and she bared her sharp teeth in anger.

"You saw LIGHTNING DUST?!" Rainbow shouted. Spike recoiled in shock.

"Uh... yes?" Spike replied.

The feathers on Rainbow's head ruffled in a way that screamed "angry". Clearly the two of them were not on good terms if this was her reaction. Rainbow grabbed Spike's shoulders with her wing claws and looked Spike dead in the eye.

"Did she want you to fuck her?" Rainbow asked.

"Well, her and the rest of her flock," Spike replied. Rainbow sighed with weight.

"Of course she did. That crazy hoe is always thinking of sex while neglecting how others feel," Rainbow said looking away.

The rest of the Pack looked at Rainbow with concern. Pinkie Pie patted Rainbow's shoulder and turned to the others with a smile.

"Hey! Did you guys hear about how there are supposed to be a few duels lined up before summer break?" Pinkie asked. "I heard that the contestants are pretty strong."

Now that definitely did the job of distracting Rainbow. The duels were supposed to be a great spectacle if the fighters were powerful. Spike himself had actually been eager to watch and even fight, assuming that there was an opponent that actually wanted to fight him. Ever since monsters found out that he was the son of their matron, they've been treating him as if he was a king. Still, he thought that it couldn't hurt to try.

"Actually, there is something I'm curious about. I'd like to know if anyone here would be willing to fight me if I asked them to duel me in the arena," Spike said.

"Well, from what I can see, there are two options," Twilight said. "One of whom would be Zariel here, though I doubt that she wouldn't want to."

"Indeed not. My lord's protection and happiness is my primary concern," Zariel said. Twilight's face then changed into one of great worry.

"The other would be... Jack Volgaroth," Twilight continued. "Since he's half-Demon, you two would be evenly matched. If you want to fight in the arena, then you should ask him."

A chill seemed to spread throughout the Pack. They looked down or away from each other with worried looks. Volgaroth was the most feared in the school, though Spike couldn't figure out why. From what he saw of the guy, he hadn't done anything to deserve the students being so afraid of him. Sure he had a creepy smile, but it was a literal curse he was born with. Besides, if he was the only one that would be able to fight him on an equal level, then Spike might as well.

"I really want to duel. I really do. But, if Jack's the only one that might be willing to fight me, then I guess I have no choice," Spike said. "Guys, I'm gonna do it. I'm going to challenge Jack Volgaroth to duel me!"

Author's Note

My goal is to finally complete this story before Halloween! Think of it as my gift to you all for your patience with me.