Day 1

James woke up and headed for the shower to get cleaned for the next mare that was going to watch over him. As James walked down the hallway he walked past Lightning Dust who was smiling brightly. James could only give a small smile before it was killed off quickly when she walked by. Once James entered the shower room he looked at himself in the mirror. James lifted his right hand and took off the bandages. Once James took off the bandages he saw that his cuts were fully healed. James was curious as to why they healed so fast because it should have taken another week for them to heal. James just shrugged his shoulders thinking that Octavia used some type of magic enhanced medicine when she put the bandages on. There was also the possibility that it was also because of the healing potion that Zecora gave Lightning Dust that she used on his leg. James looked at his gauzed up right leg and took off the gauzed to stretch his leg. As he stretched it felt as though the leg was as good as new. James would have to thank Zecora and her almighty wisdom in healing herbs. James stepped into the shower as he looked over his face one last time in the mirror and ran his index finger over his left side of his face going diagonal until he reached the right side of his chin. James was glad that when he was back home that he visited a plastic surgeon to help with the scar on his face.

Lightning Dust was humming to herself as she started on breakfast for the two them. She looked at the clock and guessed that Rainbow Dash would show up early since it was time for her watch. Rainbow have liked to be lazy but when one of her friends needed her help she was there to help. Knowing that she might have company Lightning Dust pulled out a third plate for Rainbow just in case. Once the plate was placed on the table there was a knock at the door. Lightning Dust went over and opened the door to see Rainbow outside and ready to go. Lightning Dust smiled and moved aside to let Rainbow inside. Once she was inside the two pegasi hugged each other and greeted each other. Rainbow turned and looked up to the stairs to see James standing at the top.

James was surprised to actually see that Rainbow was here this early. Sure he loved her but he was expecting to see somepony else before he ever got to her. Though seeing her this early made James feel a little happiness as he thought about the brash pegasus. James put his thoughts aside for now as he headed towards his room to get packed for when they would leave. Once James was packed he headed downstairs and joined the two pegasi at the table. They ate in silence as Rainbow and Lightning sat on either side of him just keeping their eyes on him. Once breakfast was finished James walked over to the kitchen sink to clean up the dishes. As he did this Lightning pulled Rainbow into the other room so she could talk to her privately. Once they were outside of the kitchen Lightning looked back one more time to make sure James wasn’t listening.

“Rainbow there is only one thing you need know and that is James has been pushing himself in his training.” Rainbow looked at her then back at James before setting her gaze back on Lightning.

“He shouldn’t be doing that. He could seriously hurt himself and he doesn’t need to be going back to the hospital.” Rainbow Dash was worried that James was going to hurt himself and end up back in the hospital once again just like before.

“I know that is what the doctor said but I don’t think that we have to worry. I believe if we just watch him when he exercises we can let him try his hardest. To me it looks like he wants to get better so he isn’t a hindrance on us. Sure it may be a little crazy to let him do this but I think it is for the best. So just at least let him for one day try his hardest as you watch over him. If he hurts himself doing so or you can see that he is going to get hurt then you can stop.” Rainbow looked back at James cleaning the dishes and looked back at Lightning Dust. She took a few moments to consider it and then she decided. Rainbow nodded in agreement with what Lightning suggested. As they turned around James was standing at the doorway looking at them. The two pegasi just waved to James who returned it with his own and then headed for the spare room.

James grabbed his bag and headed downstairs to see Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust give one last hug. James was standing next to Rainbow as she opened the door and they both left after waving and saying their goodbyes to Lightning. As the two of them walked out Lightning noticed that James took Rainbow’s hand and held it to their side. Lightning smiled at the beauty of their love and closed their door. Lightning knew that Rainbow and the others that haven’t seen him don’t know about the harem that James wanted. Even though Lightning didn’t want to admit it yet until everything was sorted out she was really hoping that Rainbow would join. As Lightning thought about how nice it would be to have Rainbow she pulled out her phone and texted Spitfire. She just said that she would like to talk about Rainbow Dash when they all met to talk with her about joining the harem.

James followed side by side with Rainbow Dash holding her hand. Rainbow had a slight blush at the hand holding but didn’t try to fight it. James was neutral in his feelings but was in a way glad that he was with his other favorite mare. As they walked James thought to himself about the book that he read a long time back. There was always a lead mare in a herd or harem but one of the few differences is who took charge after the lead mare. The book stated that if the lead mare was hurt or gone for a long period of time there needed to be a second in charge mare to watch over the harem. By the books definition since this was a mare controlled society was to keep the stallion in check. Apparently ponies thought that if the lead mare was gone the stallion would go wild and cause problems. James shook his head as he thought that he left one sexist world for another.

James was pulled from his thoughts as Rainbow took them down a road that was near Fluttershy’s cottage. James could see in the distance was Rainbow’s home. Rainbow did the same thing as Lightning in bringing her home down and having in placed on the ground. When they reached the cloud home Rainbow opened the door and James could see everything was the same. Rainbow lead James up the stairs and showed him his room. His room was located next to Rainbow’s and it had its own built in bathroom. Then James turned his head to the right and saw little beds that had nameplates on them. One read Lightning Bolt and the other read Braveheart. James entered the room and was tackled by the little wolf and manticore. James felt happy as he saw his two little pets once again. During his four weeks away they have grown a little. The wolf and manticore now stood half way up his lower leg.

Rainbow smiled at how James was reacting to seeing his two pets again. When Rainbow was preparing for James to come over during her watch Fluttershy stopped by. She mentioned that the wolf and manticore missed James very much from the two weeks away that they spent after his last visit. Fluttershy asked if Rainbow would like to look after the animals when James came by so they knew he was okay. Rainbow agreed to it because she knew what it was like for a pet to be left alone. Rainbow never liked leaving Tank by himself when she left and when she returned she gave the tortoise a hug to know that she loved him. Rainbow walked out of the room to get started on lunch and as she headed down the hall she ducked as Tank came zooming through. He entered James room and then left with the wolf and manticore chasing it wanting to play with the tortoise. Rainbow couldn’t help but smile at the sight because it was just funny in a way.

James came down the stairs to see Rainbow finishing lunch and getting the table set. They sat there in silence as James just ate his food with Rainbow sitting next to him and enjoying the meal herself. Once lunch was finished James helped Rainbow clean up the dishes. Once everything was cleaned and put away James followed Rainbow to her exercise room. James knew for certain that Rainbow would have one because she trained so hard to become a Wonderbolt. Once there James could see all the different equipment and started walking towards it before Rainbow stopped him.

“James Lightning told me that you have been pushing yourself a little hard lately. As much as I disapprove of you doing something so crazy I will let you do it. Though for you to get your way on that you have to follow one condition. The condition is that if you hurt yourself or I get the feeling that you are going to get hurt then I call it off and you go back to the light training. I will also be watching you the whole entire time you are training.” James nodded agreeing with what Rainbow had said if only a little true. He will go back to the light training if she deemed it fit but would still do the heavy stuff early in the morning like he has been.

Once everything was settled James went straight to work on the equipment. Rainbow joined him in doing her own exercises while keeping her eyes on James. After all the exercising was done James headed for his shower as Rainbow went for the kitchen to get started on dinner. When James entered his room his pets came up and sat down in front of him. James gave both of them a little pet until he smelled something. James sniffed himself and all he could smell was the sweat that he built up. James looked down at his pets and lifted them up so he could smell them. When he did he almost gagged at their smell. James put them down on the ground as he tried to get some fresh air into his nostrils. He made sure that Rainbow got some shampoo for the little animals so they could get clean. After James had showered he went downstairs and joined Rainbow at the table and ate in silence. Once they were done eating James cleaned up the dishes as Rainbow headed for her bathroom to take a shower. Once the dishes were cleaned James went to his room to get some sleep. Once on the bed his pets came up and laid down near his legs and fell asleep with him.

Day 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

The next few days were quite entertaining. After James was allowed to openly train to his heart’s content and plus his early morning routines that he used to do he was getting his strength back faster than before. James went to a routine check up at the doctors that he didn’t know about until the day of. As he was there at the hospital they hooked him up to the machine that he remembered from last time that gave a strength reading. As the machine took the long agonizing one hour to take his readings it showed that James was now up to eighty percent strength. The doctor smiled to James on his progress so far. James smiled at the doctor at his own progress and was proud that he has been doing what he has been. James was certain that if he came here only doing those light exercises he would probably only have gone up to sixty-seven percent. Then the doctor would blame the mares for his poor development and James wasn’t going to have any of that.

James and Rainbow left the hospital and went to Fluttershy’s cottage so they could pick up the animal shampoo. Fluttershy gave them what they wanted and they took their leave. When they returned they saw that both the wolf and manticore run away from the sight of the shampoo. Fluttershy mentioned that they didn’t like taking a bath and they were going to have their hands full. Rainbow and James chased down the little animals and took them to the shower. Once inside the shower James took his shirt off so it wouldn’t get soaked. When he did this Rainbow had to step out before she fainted.

Unknown to James was that during his time training he had actually gained some more muscle than he had before. It wasn’t that much of a difference than what he had before but could tell the difference was there. Rainbow had to step out before her thoughts got the better of her and she lost all control. She may have had sex with James before and seen him naked when she spied on him but it was still hard to see him naked and not start thinking dirty thoughts about it. Once Rainbow was able to compose herself she entered the bathroom again to help James clean the animals. After forty five minutes the little animals were clean and smelling fresh. They showed their distaste for the bath by giving James a soft little kick. James kind of chuckled at their childish antics but was happy for them.

Rainbow and James went walking around Ponyville for a day just to get some fresh air. They walked around enjoying the little town and saying hi to a few passing ponies. They reached the park and sat in the grass under a tree and just looked at the beautiful expanse. They watched all the little fillies and colts run around on the grass and play fun little games. As noon approached they got up and left for the cloud home. On their way there James challenged Rainbow to a race back home. Rainbow looked at James a little worried that he wanted to race her. He assured her that he was going to be fine and that this would do him some good. He was full of energy and wanted to let some of it out. Rainbow couldn’t help but snicker at the man and accepted the challenge. They ran through Ponyville and past all the ponies that were watching them. As they neared the house James knew that he might lose unless he did something crazy. James went to the right a little and lined himself up with the window. When he was close enough he jumped through the window. He landed inside the kitchen and Rainbow came through the door. When she came over to James she saw that he was bleeding. James lifted his arm showing that a piece of glass was stuck in his arm. James couldn’t help but chuckle at this as Rainbow left and grabbed the first aid kit. As she helped patch James up she began to think to herself.

Through her times as a filly Rainbow did her best to show that she was awesome. She was the first to perform a sonic rainboom and that was what helped her make her life better. It was through this act also that she helped her five other friends get their cutie marks. Even after everything that she did there were those that still treated her badly. She was always insulted on her ability to fly since she always ended up crashing from one of her tricks. This earned her the name Rainbow Crash. Rainbow never let this show that it upset her but it hurt very much inside. She always tried her hardest so she could join The Wonderbolts through hard work and determination. Though she was beginning to lose hope in herself as she was crashing more often than before as she kept coming up with new tricks. She almost gave up her dream entirely that was until she met James. She was skeptical at first with the man but as they spent some time together she felt safe around. James was willing to help her train for her dream and when she failed on a tick he would help her up and encourage her to try again. James even stood up for her when some bullies back from flight camp came by and called her Rainbow Crash. After James scared them off Rainbow knew that there was only one man that she wanted more than anything and that was James. He was kind and caring for her dream and believed that she could do it. He supported her through thick and thin and never got mad when she accidently crashed into him from a failed trick. Rainbow wanted to be with him no matter what it took and no matter how hard it was. Rainbow couldn’t help but smile after she was finished with her thoughts and finished wrapping James’ arm. They ate a silence for dinner just sitting next to each other.

Day 7

Morning came and James headed downstairs to see Rainbow cooking up breakfast. James saw the drink on the table and went over and downed it. Once the drink was gone James washed the glass as Rainbow set the table. They ate their meals in silence as they sat next to each other but holding hands. Once breakfast was done James and Rainbow cleaned and put away the dishes. After that was done James took Rainbow to the living room and had both of them sit on the couch. Before Rainbow could ask what James wanted he started talking.

“Rainbow I know about that whole date bet that you had with everypony. There was a mistake in the book that Twilight saw. It is true that I wanted to start a huge love thing but it wasn’t meant to be a heard. What I wanted was a harem with you all. I love everypony and don’t want to see any of you hurt. I have Spitfire as lead mare and it seems that Lightning Dust, Octavia, Rarity, and Fluttershy want to be a part of it. I won’t be mad if you decide not to join but I do want you to consider it. If you do want to join I actually wanted something else from you. Spitfire has the final say in whether or not this can happen but I want you to know. I would like you to be the second in charge mare if Spitfire gets hurt or is gone for a long time. I hope you take some time to think about this.” James walked towards the training room as Rainbow sat on the couch. She sat there thinking for several minutes before her mind was made. Rainbow place her hand on her chest to feel her heart beat. Rainbow pulled out her phone and gave a call to Spitfire. Once the call was over Rainbow kept her smile hidden for now as she went to train with James.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to ErikTheSoulReaper letting me know that I can get another chapter out to day and being encouraging about releasing it.