Twilight was walking around town with Trixie, Rose, and Fiddlesticks following close behind. They were looking around town trying to find smart James. They spent the last two hours trying to find him, but found no trace. They even used their magic, but still couldn’t find him. They all sat down at a nearby bench as they thought where he was at. The lavender unicorn went over the small amount of information that she knew about him. As she thought it over she mentally slapped herself for not trying the most obvious place in the first place.

She grabbed the three mares as she teleported to the library. When they were inside they saw him sitting at a table reading a book. He lowered the book as he waved to the three new visitors. The mares couldn’t help but stare in awe that he wasn’t trying to get away. It was more like he was waiting for them to show up and get him. The unicorn pulled out the shard and started walking towards him. She was stopped in her tracks as he held his hand up telling her to hold up.

He dog eared the page that he was on and looked at the mares a little more. He agreed to go back if he could have a few hours with Fiddlesticks. The mares looked back at the country mare in confusion. She couldn’t help but back up a little from the attention that she was getting. Twilight, Rose, and Trixie looked back at him and he nodded his head. Twilight lowered the shard as she and Trixie left the house. Before they left though, Twilight gave the shard to Fiddlesticks and told her that she can capture him when they were done.

The country mare looked at the shard and then back at him. He pulled out a seat for her and gestured for her to take a seat. She walked over and took the offered seat. He asked if she would like some tea and she nodded her head. He used his magic to make two cups of tea appear before them. He opened his book and started reading again while she just sipped at her tea. They sat in silence as she drank her tea and he read the book he had. The book was about reading a mare’s body language. She could feel her face being to burn as she thought about what the book said.

She was pulled out of her reverie as he closed the book. He put the book away and started on his tea that he waited to get cold. He started sipping at it while she explored the library. After nothing but silence, she asked what he wanted to talk about. He finished his tea and set the cup down. He cleared his throat and told her that he wanted to know why she was so interested in James. The country mare had to catch herself so she wouldn’t fall on her face. She stared wide eyed at him as her blush intensified.

He was a patient man so he could wait for her to speak. She was able to gather her courage as she sat down with him. She looked him in the eyes and started to explain. She told him that she was interested in James because he was such a nice guy. She didn’t have feelings for him at the moment when they first met. She was just being courteous as she made her apology to James. Her feelings came when they were on their dinner date and he treated her like any other mare.

She couldn’t help the blush that continued to grow on her face. He just listened and watched her body language as she talked. When she was done he put his hand on her hand and smiled at her. He told her that he was glad that she was truthful in her answer. She was confused as to how he could tell that she was telling the truth. She then remembered the book that he was reading. She grabbed the book and flipped to the page that he had dog eared before.

When she got to the page her suspicions were shown true. He was reading on how to read if a mare was lying or not when they spoke. He couldn’t help but smile at her as he gave her a thank you. She asked what he was so thankful for. He answered her by telling her that she cared for James as a normal being than anything else. He extended his hand and asked if she would like to have one dance with him. She could see that he would like one dance so she accepted.

The two of them danced to their own beat as they held each other close. She couldn’t help the tears that came from her face as she enjoyed this moment. She knew that she wasn’t dancing with James, but it was still nice. He wasn’t James, but he was a piece of him somewhere inside. The two of them stopped dancing as he gave her a small bow. She couldn’t help but laugh at the way he acted. She bowed back to him and then followed him to his seat.

He pulled out a book and told her to give it to Twilight. The book would help explain how to fix everything that happened. She nodded as she gave him a big hug. He gladly returned the hug as she grabbed the shard. He told her that he would put in a good word with James when they were back. She smiled at him as she touched his head with the shard. There was a bright flash that quickly died out. She looked at the shard that she was holding as it turned to a purple color.

She called out to Twilight, Rose, and Trixie to come in. The three mares entered and saw the shard in her hand. She tried to give it back, but Twilight told her to hold on to it. She nodded as she handed the book to the unicorn. She explained what he told her to the mare. The lavender unicorn took a seat on the couch and opened the book. She scanned it over as Fiddlesticks looked around the library. As she looked around she found a photo album that caught her attention. She opened the book and started flipping through the pages.

As she went through the pages she saw a tiny note. She pulled the piece of paper out and started reading it. The note was from the human and it was a nice gesture. It explained that everything that happened after the prism broke was planned out. The reason they existed was to test the five new mares with James. They all trusted in his decisions, but they just wanted to make sure for themselves. He apologized for any trouble that they may have caused, but it was a necessary thing for them to do.

She smiled as she put the note away in her pocket and put the photo album away. It was a nice collection of photos of James and the mares. He always seemed so happy and she wanted to keep it that way. She walked over to Twilight who just finished her book. The unicorn looked up at the country mare and asked if she was ready to go. She gave one final look around the library and nodded her head. They left the library, ready to bring back James. During their walk Fiddlesticks asked what she learned from the book.

She gave the short version of what she learned. The prism was an old magical artifact that could separate one’s personality. It could be used to either help a pony that was under the effects of evil magic or to help increase an army’s size. She made sure to write a letter to Celestia so she could grab the artifact along with the books. The mares couldn’t help but shake their heads as they reached the house. It was funny to them that James got himself in these situations, but it seemed to make them stronger together. The mares entered the house and waved to the others that were gathered around.

The mares were now gathered back at the house with the respected prism shards with the different personalities. Twilight took the shards and brought them together in a circle. When the final one was placed there was a flash of light. The shards floated in the air and started spinning. The mares watched as the shards increased in speed as they spun around. The shards came together in another bright flash of light. The prism fell to the ground completely whole. The mares looked around trying to find where James might be.

They couldn’t find him anywhere. They looked at the prism and saw that there were no colors to it. So that only meant two things to the mares. The first was that James was out of the prism and Celestia knows where. The other which wasn’t something they like to think was that he was forever trapped in the prism. Tears started to form in their eyes as the thought of no longer seeing their human came to their minds. Before the tears could fall from their eyes they heard a noise from the kitchen. The mares carefully walked over to the kitchen and peered inside.

Inside they saw James and he was eating an apple. The mares all grew big smiles as they ran towards him. Before he could react the mares tackled him to the floor and showered him with kisses. Lotus gave him a punch in the arm for doing something stupid again. When the mares calmed down they all got off of him. When they were off, he looked at the five mares that were hanging back. He got off the ground and walked up to the mares. They looked at him hesitantly as he stared at them. They were surprised when he pulled them all into a hug and gave each of them a kiss.

The other mares had to pick up their jaws that dropped when they saw him do that. He looked over his shoulder at them and smiled. He then turned around as he smiled at the mares and whispered something to them. He told them that his individual personalities told him how good they were and that he should take really good care of them. The mares looked up at him as they started to blush. The remembered the promises that the other James’ said, but didn’t think it would be possible. He walked over to Spitfire and pulled her out of the kitchen along with Rainbow Dash.

The three of them talked about what they were going to do. He asked if it was alright if the five mares joined them all in the harem. Spitfire looked at the five mares and then at him. She ran through everything that has happened up to this point and the mares more than proved themselves helpful. She gave one last look around when her gaze fell upon Rainbow. She nodded her head, showing that she was okay with the mares joining them. Spitfire gave the human a kiss as he entered the kitchen.

“How would you five like to join James’ harem?” The mares said nothing as they stared at each other. After a few seconds of silence they nodded their heads.

“Where will we be staying though?” Flitter asked as she looked at the other mares.

“Well, you and your sister can share a room. Rose doesn’t mind sharing a room with her two best friends. We also have an open room that Fiddlesticks can stay in,” the mares all smiled at Spitfire at the chance they were given.

They ran up to the pegasus and surprised her with a hug. She returned their hug as he came walking into the kitchen. When the mares saw him enter the kitchen they ran up and gave him a hug and a kiss. He held the mares together as the others smiled at him. He smiled at them as he left with the mares to show them their rooms. The mares couldn’t help but shake their heads at the way he could worm his way out of any situation. Then again they would never ask for anything different because then he wouldn’t be the man they fell in love with.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to ErikTheSoulReaper for the help on this chapter.