Night Slash woke up to the sound of running water coming from the bathroom. He groaned as he rolled out of his bed knowing that he wasn’t going to get back to sleep. As he was coming back to his senses he saw that he was alone in the room. He could only guess that Berry Punch or Silver Spanner was in his shower and either one is in the kitchen. Night Slash sat on his bed as he waited for whoever was in the shower to finish. Five minutes later and the water was shut off. The door opened to a pony that Night Slash didn’t guess was showering. Flitter came out of the bathroom dressed in a tank top and jeans with a towel around her mane.

Flitter saw Night Slash sitting on the bed and smiled at him. He returned the smile as he got up and headed for the bathroom so he could get his needed shower. He turned on the water as he stood under the torrent of water thinking to himself. He was trying to decide which bath and pool that he was going to try later today. With his shower finished he dried off his body as he grabbed another pair of swim trunks. He dressed himself in a t-shirt and shorts since he wasn’t going out today for anything. He headed for the living room when he heard five mares talking with each other. When he entered the living room he saw Flitter, Cloudchaser, Misty Fly, Berry Punch, and Silver Spanner sitting together and eating.

Night Slash found it weird that he was going to have three of these mares to watch over him for a bit. He then noticed the plate of food on the coffee table for him. He grabbed the plate and sat down on the couch in the middle of Flitter and Cloudchaser. Night Slash was glad that Silver Spanner and Berry Punch were finally getting along with each other. Looks like these necklaces made sure that they never upset their master. Night Slash kept to himself as he at his food and the mares continued to talk. As the conversation continued on he heard that Misty Fly, Flitter, and Cloudchaser were heading to Cloudsdale to meet with some friends.

The mares looked at Night Slash to see if it was okay with him if they went. He saw that their eyes were pleading that they were allowed to go. Wanting time alone so he can do his relaxation he nodded his head in approval that they can go. The mares got up from their seats and gave him a big hug thanking him for allowing them to do this. Night Slash returned the hug and finished off his food and set the plate down. Cloudchaser took the plate and headed for the kitchen to wash the dishes. Berry Punch and Silver Spanner said their goodbyes as they exited the house and headed out for work.

Cloudchaser came back to grab her things for her trip to Cloudsdale. The mares all gave Night Slash one final hug before they left the house. When the door was closed Night Slash watched from the window watching the mares take off into the sky. With the mares gone for now Night Slash got changed into his swim trunks and headed for the basement. As he headed for the basement he couldn’t help but be impressed with the dimension spell. Night Slash reached the door and entered the healing room that Silver Spanner built. Night Slash looked around at the different baths before deciding on the one that he wanted to use.

Cloudchaser, Flitter, and Misty Fly

The mares were flying through the sky headed for Cloudsdale to meet up with their old friends. They were worried with leaving Night Slash alone in the house but Silver Spanner assured them that he is capable of taking care of himself. They felt a little calmer but there would always be that feeling of worry that would never leave them. The mares made it to Cloudsdale and headed for the Wonderbolt academy. They arrived at the academy and saw Spitfire, Rainbow Dash, and Lightning Dust waiting for them.

The academy was closed for today since it was an off week for the new trainees. Spitfire saw Misty Fly and walked up to her. When she reached her she gave her a hearty handshake to see her fellow Wonderbolt. Rainbow Dash and Lightning Dust met up with Flitter and Cloudchaser and gave each other high fives. Flitter and Cloudchaser helped Rainbow and Lightning when they needed to make a hurricane to get water to the weather factory. It was a sad day for Rainbow since she wasn’t able to break the record that was set. Rainbow got over it though when she was praised by Spitfire on her courage and attempt to break the record.

With all of the greetings out of the way the mares headed for a local pegasus restaurant that they all enjoyed. As they walked to the restaurant they had their own little conversations on what has been happening. They reached the restaurant and took an available booth as they waited for somepony to take their order. As they waited Spitfire excused herself and headed for the bathroom. As she walked away she did so in a fast pace like she was sick or something. Once she was gone Misty Fly looked over to Rainbow and Lightning and saw that they had looks of worry. Before Misty Fly could say anything Flitter spoke up.

“Is everything okay with Spitfire?” Flitter asked a little concerned for the Captain of The Wonderbolts.

“Well we aren’t entirely sure. She seems to be getting sick a lot. We caught her a few time leaning over a toilet puking all over.” Rainbow said with worry in her voice at what was wrong with Spitfire.

“She probably just has a stomach virus. It should pass in a few more days.” Misty Fly said trying to keep everypony calm in this situation.

The mares all went quiet when they noticed Spitfire coming back to the booth. When she took a seat a waitress came over and took their orders. Misty Fly ordered the trout. Rainbow ordered catfish. Spitfire ordered the herring. Flitter ordered a daisy sandwich. Cloudchaser ordered a simple salad. Lightning ordered a hayburger and hayfries. The waitress nodded her head and headed for the kitchen to give the chef the order. When she was gone the mares started up a new conversation.

“So Misty Fly where have you been the past couple of days?” Spitfire asked wondering where her co-worker was.

“I’ve been staying with Flitter and Cloudchaser with our coltfrined.” Misty Fly stated and this caused Rainbow and Lightning to cough at hearing this news. Spitfire herself was surprised to hear this since Misty Fly had such high standards for a stallion.

“Who is the name of your coltfriend?” Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow trying to figure out who was dating another member of the Wonderbolts without the media knowing.

“Well his name is Night Slash and he is a unicorn. He is a very caring pony to us all and wants to do his best.” Cloudchaser said with a smile on her face.

“That leads us to our own question though. Where have you been for the past while Rainbow?” Flitter asked trying to figure out where her friend had gone in the past while.

Rainbow was about to answer the question until their food arrived. The conversation was put on hold as they ate their food. The waitress came around and filled their glasses of water and they all thanked her. They ate in silence as they listened to the side conversations that were going on around them. They all finished their food except for Spitfire who still had half of her herring left. She asked for a box to pack it in and take it back home to eat for later. Now that they were all finished eating Rainbow went to answering Flitter’s question.

“I’ve been gone because I have been with my coltfriend.” Rainbow stated proudly as a small blushed form on her cheeks. The other mares were surprised to hear this since Rainbow was really hard to please in any sense.

“So who exactly is your coltfriend then Rainbow?” Cloudchaser asked waggling her eyebrows a bit.

“Well he isn’t just my coltfriend he is also the coltfriend of Spitfire and Lightning as well.” Now the other mares were really interest that some stallion could get the three best pegasus mares in Equestria.

“Don’t leave us in suspense any longer who is it?” Misty Fly said unable to hide her curiosity.

“Well his name is James and he isn’t a pony. He is actually the human that ended up here.” Rainbow stated as she remembered the first time that James came to Equestria and everything that he has done.

At the mention of James’ name Misty Fly’s, Flitter’s, and Cloudchaser’s anger began to spike through the roof. They took slow even breaths trying to keep their cool and not yell at their friends. They continued their conversations as the waitress brought over their dessert. The dessert was a molten chocolate cake and they all ate into it happily. Misty Fly looked over to Flitter and Cloudchaser and they all nodded their heads in a silent agreement. They were going to help Night Slash bring James down if it would save their friends. When they finished dessert they paid for their meal and gave a good tip to the waitress. They left the building and went their separate ways back towards their homes.

Night Slash

Night Slash was sitting a new bath that helped to cleanse his magic channel. Before Silver Spanner left she showed him where all the herbs and medicines were and which bath they belonged to. She even took the time to explain what each of them did. He was sitting as he let his body absorb the water to clean out the magic channel. Night Slash listened to music as he sat in the bath waiting for the time to end so he could move on to one of the pools. Thirty minutes went by and it was time for him to get out. When he was out of the bath what he saw surprised him. The bath was completely black and looked like a dark ooze. Night Slash hit the button and drained the contents of the bath.

Curious as to what that could have been he activated his magic to lift some chairs across the way. The chairs lifted with ease and he didn’t feel like he was going to pass out. He could breathe easily and didn’t have to strain himself to use his magic. He set the chairs down on the ground happy that he was able to use some of his simpler magic. He didn’t want to push it with the heavier magic since he could feel a small tingle in his arm from using his magic. Satisfied with where he was at healing wise he went for the pool. He walked up to one of the pools and stuck one of his fingers in the water. The water was slightly warm so he jumped right in. When he was in the water he was wondering what made this pool so special. The water was a warm temperature and there didn’t appear to be anything different about it.

He was soon thrown around the pool as it started to create whirlpools inside the water. Night Slash knew that this was to simulate a bad storm out in the middle of the ocean. Wasting no time in what needed to be done he started to swim laps. It was very hard since he was thrown every direction except the way that he wanted to go. He kept at though trying his hardest to not let the water get the better of him. His struggles were finally getting somewhere as he was able to fight against the water and got the way that he wanted.

As he was able to fight against the current and win it started to change. The whirlpools still stayed but now there was waves coming at him. The waves were pretty good size as he was unable to get out of the way for them. He tried to dive under them but was met with waves underwater also. When he surfaced he looked around trying to figure out a way to get past the waves so that he could continue his training. As he thought about he used his magic to create a wind tunnel around him. He swam forward as a wave came at him. He was able to cut through the wave like it was butter and kept moving on.

Night Slash was starting to feel fatigued since he had to keep his concentration on the spell and keep on swimming. After his last thirty minutes the water died down and he climbed onto the concreted floor. He laid down on his back panting heavily from the amount of exertion that he put his body through. After a couple minutes of rest he got up from the ground and walked over to the showers. He prepared for the times that he would spend here and had clothes placed in the lockers that he could change into. He stepped into the shower and let the water run over his body.

He pulled a stool up so that he could sit as the water ran over his body. He slowly cleaned his body as he felt the soothing water fall down his body. He took calm breaths as he tried to regain his breathing and calm his heart rate down. He turned off the water and could feel that his muscles were starting to get sore. He grabbed a bottle of cream and rubbed it on the sore parts of the body. The cream was designed to help relax and soothe sore muscles. Once the cream was applied Night Slash headed upstairs to get started on dinner before the mares got home. As Night Slash was cooking he was visited by and old friend.

Nightmare Moon appeared in the kitchen and she seemed pretty happy in a long time. Night Slash and Nightmare talked as they took turns switching as they cooked the food. Nightmare told him that his animals were doing fine and she used a spell to make them a little stronger. Night Slash nodded his appreciation to her for doing that. As they talked the front door opened and the three mares came into the house. The mares saw Nightmare and gave her a friendly wave. Most of the mares still didn’t like having Nightmare around their master but he assured them that everything was fine. They took his word for it but they kept their eyes on her just in case she did anything funny.

Dinner was finished and Night Slash brought them all their food so they could eat. Nightmare joined them since she hadn’t seen Night Slash in a while and wanted some company. The mares ate in silence as Night Slash and Nightmare talked to each other about random things that they could find. Dinner was over and the mares were cleaning up the dishes as Night Slash walked Nightmare out of their house. Once Nightmare was near the door Night Slash gave her a fist bump and she gave one in return. Nightmare smiled as she left and Night Slash gave on final wave goodbye as she disappeared into the night sky. Night Slash turned around and was met with three teary eyed mares.

“Master can we please sleep with you and talk about something that is bothering us?” They all asked in unison their eyes pleading that he said yes.

Night Slash nodded his head as they all headed for bed. They were lying in the bed as the mares nuzzled as close as they could get. Once they were settled into the bed the mares told him what happened. The conversation seemed to pain them as they talked so he rubbed their backs to help keep them calm. After they were done talking Night Slash assured that they would deal with James when the time came. The mares nodded their heads as they felt reassured by his words. The mares fell asleep but Night Slash was still awake thinking to himself. He thought to why Spitfire was so sick but after a while gave up on the idea. He was certain that they were right and she just had a stomach virus. With that thought pushed out of his head he went to sleep with the other three mares.

James

James was sitting in the living room as Twilight was searching through her magic books. James had a rude awaking from Twilight this morning when she was at his door pounding the hell out of it. When he opened it he could see that Twilight was worried about something. James asked her what was wrong and she explained what happened. She was looking through her spells and accidently turned all the other mares into foals. After hearing this James slammed his head against the wall at what Twilight did. He wasn’t mad at her or anything just knew that he was going to be really tired out from this long day.

James held on to Rarity, Trixie, Pinkie, Rose, Aloe, Lotus, Octavia, Vinyl, Lyra, and Fluttershy. James had to keep a close eye on Vinyl since she loved to teleport everywhere. Fluttershy was easy to take care of since she would just hide in his shirt from the other foals. James just smiled at how cute Fluttershy was acting with him. The others were apparently interested in his different looks as they poked and pulled at him. James looked over to Twilight as she was looking at him but quickly turned away when she saw James’ gaze on her. After several hours of looking Twilight found the spell that she was looking for and reversed the incident she made. Twilight apologized to everypony and they were fine with it. James was glad that this was over since he didn’t know exactly how to handle kids but the idea of having some his own kept him entertained.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to ErikTheSoulReaper for the idea on this chapter.