Nurse Redheart came into the room and she gave James a stern look. James looked back at the nurse and shrugged his shoulders as he pointed at the mares. The mares were acting like they had nothing to do with James’ condition. Nurse Redheart left the room to get the doctor to help heal his wounds. James was covered in scratches and was slightly bleeding from his nose. The mares made sure that he learned his lesson about lying to them. They really weren’t happy that he learned his dark magic and it was made very clear. James was glad that they were courteous to not chop off his dick for disobeying them. Lotus on the other hand made it very clear that if he did something that idiotic again he would suffer worse consequences.

Knowing fully well what Lotus was capable of he just nodded his head in agreement. Nurse Redheart came in with the doctor and you could hear the hoof palm resound the room. The doctor just looked at James as he shook his head. James laid back down as the doctor used his magic on James and heal the wounds. Once he was finished James got out of the bed and headed for the front desk. He checked out of the hospital and headed for his house. The mares were keeping a really close eye on him so that he didn’t do anything stupid.

He was going to pay for this later but he wanted to try out on thing when he got home and it would be worth it. The mares could see that James was smirking so they felt a little worried. They reached the house and went inside. Once they were inside James headed to the basement and the mares saw him head that way and followed. Once in the void room James pulled the two books out from the bench and cleaned off the dust. James nodded his head as he remembered the pain but the achievement that he felt from using these books. James gave the books to Twilight and nodded his head. Twilight put the books away to return to Celestia later.

“So you want to see something interesting that I was thinking?” James asked with a smile on his face. The mares raised an eyebrow in confusion to his question but nodded.

James focused his magic into his left hand. During his time in the dark he started thinking to himself. He summoned only five elementals but he had one that he didn’t even think about summoning. Twilight saw what he was doing and ran towards him to stop him. It took the other mares a few seconds before it finally clicked what was happening. They ran towards James hoping to stop him before he used his magic again. They weren’t able to reach him in time as there was a bright flash.

When the light died down the mares were staring at a figure made of ice. The ice figure bowed before James but he stopped it. James raised the ice elemental and looked it over. The mares were frozen in place as they stared at the ice elemental. Their minds couldn’t catch up to what happened as James was still busy inspecting the ice. After he did a few walks around the ice James spoke to it.

“What is your name creature?” The ice elemental looked at James and spoke in a feminine voice.

“My name is Ice Mirror my master.” James was completely thrown back from this.

Even the mares were surprised that this elemental was female. The other five were male as they saw it and that was what they expected. James was able to get back from his initial shock. James stuck out his hand and the ice elemental took it. They gave each other a good hand shake and James welcomed her to the team. Ice Mirror thanked her master and turned into dust. The dust went back into James’ arm. The mares got shook their heads as they got back their senses.

James looked back at the mares and they were even more furious than they were before at the hospital. James gave a slight chuckle as he rubbed the back of his head. There was only one thing to get out of this situation. James pointed in a random direction away from the door and yelled distraction. The mares fell for it as they turned to see what he was pointing at. James ran for the door laughing in his head that he was going to get away with it. Sadly fate was still cruel to him. Pinkie showed up at the door again out of nowhere and scared him down the stairs.

James rubbed his head stopping the headache that was coming. James opened his eyes and looked at the mares that were staring down at him. He made eye contact with Lotus and he actually got scared. She was very angry at his stunt and it was enforced as she popped her knuckles. James gave an audible gulp as the mares took him upstairs. They threw James into his room and locked the door. He wasn’t allowed to leave his room for the next several hours. That would be kind of hard to do now since Lotus punched him in his testicles.

The mares were courteous enough to give him an ice pack. James laid on his bed as he nursed his injury. There was a knocking at his door and he got up. James knocked back and the door was unlocked. He was allowed to walk around his house since the punch to the dick was punishment enough. James went to the living room and sat down on the couch. Lotus sat down next to James and he jumped from his seat hiding behind the arm of the chair. Lotus moved a little closer and apologized to James. The apology was genuine but there wasn’t much forgiveness to it.

Lotus looked around to see if the other mares were around. They were nowhere to be seen so she leaned her head in to James’ ear. She said that she was sorry again but he needs to stop doing stupid crap. James slightly nodded his head not wanting to piss off Lotus. Lotus smiled at James’ understanding and gave him a kiss. James gave a sigh as he sat back on the couch. He was certain that Dante was going to be his end but his attention turned towards the mares. If anything the mares were more of a threat to him than anything else. They could easily beat him down if they wanted but he chalked it up to his charm that they haven’t killed him.

The mares were working on lunch and the smell was getting to James. James closed his eyes as he held the ice pack on his groin. James was finally getting feeling back into his groin finally. He did a self check and counted two testicles. Now that he had both his boys still he took off the ice pack and got off the couch. He walked into the kitchen as the mares finished making lunch. They were still punishing him so he had to make his own plate of food. The mares watched as James grabbed his food and laughed a little. They all ate in silence as they kept their eyes off James.

James just thought to himself if that was how they wanted to play then he would play back. Lunch was over and James cleaned his plate. There was a knock at the front door and James answered. Berry Punch was standing outside and she smiled at James. She came over to apologize for everything that happened. James brushed it off telling her that it wasn’t her fault. Even then she offered him an exotic wine collection to make it up to him. James tried to deny the gift but the hand crushing hand shake told him that he should take it. James pulled in the wine and set it in the living room.

There was another knock at the door and James answered it. Colgate and Holly Dash were standing outside. Cogate gave him a card for a free dental check up for his next appointment. James thought about it for a second and took the card since he did need one. He thanked the mares and they walked off. James closed the door as he placed the card into a drawer next to the door. There was another knock and Cloudkicker was standing outside.

She apologized to James and gave him a tiny weather cloud. He could use it to water plants or use as a scenery piece. James thanked Cloudkicker as she flew off. James could see another mare coming so he kept the door open. Misty Fly was the next to stop by and she apologized to James. She pulled out a Wonderbolt jacket but it was too small for James. He could give it to Dash since she enjoyed having souvenirs. Misty fly gave James a fist bump and took off into the sky.

Silver Spanner showed up and apologized to James. She said that if he needed any house renovation done then to call her. James gave her a hearty hand shake as she left. Amethyst Star then stopped by and gave her heart felt apology. She said that she would not ask for any tax payment this coming season. James tried to talk her out of it but apparently Mayor Mare agreed that this should be his gift. James nodded his appreciation to the mare. Junebug and Lemon Hearts stopped by next to give their apologies. Lemon Hearts gave James a discount at her sweet shop and Junebug gave James some rare candy from Manehattan.

James looked around and there were no other mares coming. James closed the door and went about putting away the gifts. The mares saw him putting away the gifts and asked who they were from. James explained that the mares that were being controlled came to apologize. He tried to deny them the gifts but they were too persistent. The mares nodded their heads in understanding for what happened. The mares went about the house to their rooms. With nothing left to do James went to his entertainment room.

James popped in one of his favorite games. The Xbox booted up as it ran Borderlands 2. James was fighting his way through Hyperion robots trying to save Roland. James was playing the siren since he loved to use elemental weapons. James lost track of time as he played the game. It became dark outside and the mares were started on dinner. James headed to the living room to check out the wine collection. As he looked through it there was another knock at the door. James looked at the time was tried to figure out who was at his door.

James opened the door and was greeted by Cloudchaser, Flitter, Daisy, Lily, and Fiddlesticks. James moved aside to let the mares in. When the mares came in they turned around and apologized to James. James gave each of them a tap on the shoulder and smiled at them. He told them that there was no true harm done. Even then the mares gave their gifts. Cloudchaser, Flitter, Daisy, and Lily gave James some flowers. Fiddlesticks gave James a violin that looked pretty new. James put the gifts away and returned back to the mares. He looked outside and it was pretty dark outside.

James offered for them to stay for dinner and the night. The five mares blushed as they heard this offer and the sound of a spoon dropping wasn’t missed. James looked into the kitchen and saw Rose trying to pick up the spoon. James looked back at the mares and waited for an answer from them. There was a few seconds of silence before they nodded their heads. They followed James into the kitchen and sat down at the table. The mares were watching the five mares that followed James into the kitchen.

They all sat down at the table and ate their dinner. The five mares could feel the glares that the mares were giving them but felt safe with James around. When dinner finished everypony grabbed their dishes and cleaned up. James took the mares to his room so they could shower if they wanted. The mares were hesitant at first but went inside the bathroom. James grabbed their discarded clothes and went to put them in the washer. As the clothes were getting cleaned he grabbed a few night clothes from Rarity to give to the mares.

The mares were finished with their shower and saw the night clothes on the bed for them. They picked up the clothes and looked at them. James was smart to grab the more appropriate ones for the mares. Though when he left them there Rarity thought that it would be funny if she switched them out. They were now sexy lingerie that Rarity made for fun nights with James. The mares stared at the clothes very hesitantly before putting them on. Fiddlesticks felt uncomfortable with the clothes because she felt too exposed.

They walked out of James room and when he walked up to them he immediately turned around and went to the nearest bathroom. James came back wearing a dark pair of glasses that blocked off most things that he saw. There was tissue also in his nose and they could see traces of blood. James offered the master bedroom for them to stay in or anywhere else. The mares picked the master bedroom. They followed James to the far back of the house and they saw the master bedroom. The mares were awestruck as they looked at the room. James wished them a good night and left the door slightly open.

He told the mares that his door was open to them if they wanted to talk to him or if they needed anything. He mentioned that their clothes will be clean for them in the morning and left on the big dresser in the room. The mares thanked James as he walked out of the room leaving them there. Once James was gone the mares walked over to the bed and laid down. They lightly fanned themselves as they tried to cool their heating bodies. It was just supposed to be a simple apology and gift giving but being around James they wanted to do something more.

The mares turned on one of the laps as they started talking. As they talked they didn’t see one of the mirrors shine for a second and then die out. Spitfire asked Twilight to cast a spell on that mirror so they could keep an eye on the mares. Everypony had a tiny hand held mirror as they kept their eyes on the mares. Rarity was distracted though as James had a talk with her. Rarity used her puppy dog eyes to apologize to James and like always they worked. James walked out of her room and head for his entertainment room to blow off some steam.

As the mares talked they decided that they wanted to get to know James better. They would all go on a dinner date with James and see who he really was. With that decided they turned out the lap and went to sleep. Spitfire gently placed the mirror down on the table and walked out of the room. She stopped by Rose’s room, Vinyl’s room, Octavia’s room, and for some reason Pinkie Pie’s room. They went to the living room so they could talk in private. They talked about what they heard and what they should do.

Pinkie waved her arm frantically as she had an idea. Spitfire picked Pinkie and listened to her idea. Pinkie once again had her moment of clarity as she explained her plan. The five them would follow James and whatever mare he was with and spy on them. The other four mares stared dumb founded from what Pinkie said. They knew what the plan was but Vinyl wanted to check something. She asked Pinkie to repeat it again and she went on about a basketball and the moon. They just shrugged their shoulders since they weren’t going to get anything this time.

They all nodded their heads in agreement to Pinkie’s plan. The all shook hands except Pinkie where she shook with her mane. They all went back to their rooms to get some sleep for the upcoming days. James was busy playing Dante’s Inferno because he felt like killing some demons. James fell asleep on the couch as he turned off his Xbox. James gave a slight smile as he was pulled into a lovely dream.

Dream Realm

The princesses were waiting for James to arrive. When he did they went over to him and gave him a big hug. Even though he was in a dream he could feel his life slipping. The princesses let go of him before he passed out. James took a few seconds to catch his breath before talking with the princesses. James said that Twilight would return the books that he ‘borrowed’ from the archives. Luna coughed as she said stole but James ignored her. The princesses thanked James for saving Canterlot and the castle.

James just gave a slight shrug as it was nothing. The princesses mentioned that they would like him to attend a wedding that was coming up in Canterlot. James agreed to go since he wanted to give the mares another chance to have fun in Canterlot. Celestia asked James not to tell any of the mares yet since it was going to be a surprise. James agreed to not tell them but he said that he better not be strung along in some kind of project that they had. The princesses assured him that there was no trick behind this. They just wanted him there to attend the wedding with the others and have a good time. James nodded his head as the princesses left. James summoned a table as he waited for morning to come.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to ErikTheSoulReaper for the idea on this chapter.