James was in the carriage by himself or he thought he would have been except some of the mares decided to join him. Flitter, Cloudchaser, Fiddlesticks, Daisy, and Lily were sitting all around him trying to be as close as they could. Spitfire decided to join the carriage ride and made her own seat on James’ lap. They were flying to Canterlot for a wedding that was going to happen in a couple of days. The mares were nuzzling him as Spitfire kept going in with passionate kisses. James couldn’t help but laugh at how affectionate some of the mares had gotten. Sure some of it was due to their pregnancy but it was nice.

It only remained nice when they were in a good mood. James did his best to try and keep them in that mood. He remembered the stories that his old friends told him about a woman’s anger. That compared to nothing when the said woman was a mare and pregnant. Their mood swings went from calm and loving to angry and painful. James was able to hide in his room when a couple of them got really angry at him for no reason. Even with that James still loved his mares and wouldn’t trade them for anything. As he rode in the carriage he thought back to what lead to all this to happen.

One Week Ago

James was with his harem along with Soarin, Mac, and their little lovers. They were enjoying a nice picnic in the warm sun. Spitfire, Twilight, and Octavia leaned on James as they got comfortable. The held their hands on their stomachs as they smiled. Being with twins was kind of hard on them since they had to use a lot of energy just to get around. The mares stopped using most of their magic or flying so they wouldn’t hurt the little foals. They knew that the foals were safe inside a protective magical bubble as they developed but they didn’t want to risk anything. They all sat there in silence until they heard some panting.

Spike was running up to them like he was being chased by a hydra. Spike reached everypony and was trying to catch his breath. They all waited as Spike was able to get his breathing under control as he was joined by his marefriends. Spike belched up a letter in green flames and handed it to Twilight. She took the letter and went to reading it. As she read the letter James stuck out his fist and Spike met it with his own. The two of them smiled at each other until Twilight released a sharp gasp.

Being a little protective as most upcoming parents probably became, he looked around for any danger. Twilight could see that he was looking all around for some type of danger to cross his path. She put a hand on his shoulder and smiled at him. James was able to calm down and smile back a Twilight. Twilight gave him a quick kiss as she gathered everypony’s attention. She cleared her throat as she summed up what the letter had to say.

“We all have been cordially invited to go to a wedding. The princess has asked us to help prepare for the event. Rainbow Dash you will work with the Wonderbolts to make a spectacular air show. Pinkie is in charge of decorations and invitations. Applejack will deal with all the catering. Rarity you are to make the dresses for the newlyweds. Fluttershy will need to bring her song birds for a performance. I am to show up and plan out the little details that need to be looked over.” All the ponies were smiling especially Rainbow Dash since she got the chance to fly with the Wonderbolts.

“So who is getting married?” James asked.

“I’m not entirely sure. The letter didn’t state who it was for.”

“Sorry about that. I probably should have given you this letter first.” Spike said chuckling a little as he handed her the letter. Twilight gave him a little glare but then smiled at him.

“The wedding is to be between Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and…” Twilight paused looking at the second name making sure that she was reading it right. James gestured her to go on so they could all know who was getting married.

“And my brother.” Twilight stood their shocked as she tried to process this information. She couldn’t think long as Spike belched up another letter and handed it to Twilight.”

Forgot to put this in the last letter but tell James that he can bring whatever he wants. As long as he doesn’t destroy more of the castle or carry anything to dangerous. I do hope that he took the time to think over my offer of attending this wedding.

Sincerely,

Princess Celestia

All the mares stared at James with slight annoyance. They didn’t know that James was already invited to the wedding and he didn’t tell them. James scratched the back of his head as he stared at the grass. He hoped that they would go back to the topic of Twilight’s brother so he could think of an excuse. The Gods were finally looking down on him as Applejack asked about her brother.

“Ah didn’t know you had a brother Twi.”

“I don’t like to brag too much about my family.”

“So what does he do then?” Rainbow asked.

“He is the captain of the Royal Guard.” James was taking a drink of water but that was a waste as he spat it out. He was having a coughing fit as he hit his chest.

James was a little worried now since he never met Twilight’s brother. James was coming up with different scenarios on the meeting with her brother. There was a chance that he knew Twilight was pregnant but not married so he would get his ass kicked. The other was that he didn’t know and then he would get thrown into the dungeon and then beaten to death. Twilight could see that James was having a little panic attack so she went to comfort him. Twilight lifted James’ chin and gave him a reassuring kiss. James melted into the kiss as he calmed down.

“Don’t worry James everything will be fine. I already told my brother the great news and about you.” James nodded his head until it finally clicked.

James was now ready for a heart attack at that moment. He was able to focus his thoughts and smiled at Twilight. With everything settled everypony packed up their picnic and headed home. As they walked home Spike nudged James gaining his attention. Spike gestured his head to the back of the group so they could talk in a little more private setting. James and Spike made their way back as he was handed a scroll. James opened the scroll and read its contents. James shook his head at the troubling news. She wanted James to be ready for a fight during the wedding since they received a threat. James ripped the scroll and tossed it to the side. He stared as he mares walked down the road and at Spike. James grew serious in his expression as he planned out what he would do if things got heated.

Present

James was pulled from his thoughts as he felt something rubbing against his crotch. He looked down and noticed six hands near his groin giving delicate touches. James looked at the mares as they pulled back their hands from being caught. James pulled Spitfire in and gave her a deep kiss showing that he didn’t mind. He really didn’t mind the attention but he would like a little heads up if they were getting frisky. Spitfire proceeded to unzip his pants and James tried to stop her. His attempt failed as the other mares held back his hands and giving him seductive grins.

Spitfire went to stroking his cock trying to get it to stand at attention. James groaned as Spitfire playfully teased his shaft and tip with the tips of her fingers. The mares were too busy having fun to notice the carriage had landed. The door was opened and the poor guard that opened the door fainted. Everypony looked at the unconscious guard blushing at what they did. They carefully stepped out of the carriage and grabbed their things. They walked away from the unconscious guard but James made sure to apologize to him.

They arrived at the castle entrance where some maids grabbed their bags and took them to the room. Celestia looked at James as she nodded her head and smiled at him. James was about to enter the castle so he could unpack but Twilight cut him off. She grabbed his hand and lead him down the road. She mentioned something about talking to her brother about not telling her sooner that he was getting married. James was a little less worried about that and more about how Shining was going to react to seeing him.

They arrived to where Shining was stationed and he smiled down at Twilight. James took in Shining’s features as he came forward. He was a white unicorn with a shield as a cutie with stars surrounding it. His mane and tail were a cobalt blue with some lighter blue streaks in it. When Shining reached them he hugged his sister. When he was done hugging her James stuck out his hand to greet the unicorn. Instead of a hand shake his face was met with a fist. James stumbled back a bit and looked at the unicorn. He could see the anger that was coming from his eyes and he really wished that he went inside the castle now.

“You and me at the training grounds.” Shining stated as he walked in the direction of the training grounds.

James sighed as he followed the white unicorn. Twilight was looking at James and her brother with worried looks. She knew that James was tough but so was her brother. She tried to talk James out of fighting but James refused to back down. It wasn’t so much the anger that James saw in his eyes but more of concern. Heck James was certain if he had a sister that told him that she got pregnant by some man and they hadn’t gotten married yet then he would want to test the responsibility of the man. They reached the training grounds and stepped inside the sparring ring. James went about stretching while Shining removed most of his armor getting into some more casual clothing.

Once they were ready and limber they got into a fighting stance. The two of them circled around the ring as other guards came to watch the fight. James kind of built a good standing with the guards after the Gala incident and were interested to see how he would fare against the Captain. After sizing each other up for a few seconds they charged at each other. They both hit each other in the face with their fists trying to knock the other out in one hit. They stood their ground as their fists remained connected to the others face. They held a gaze with each other before backing away for another attack.

Shining came at him with a low kick that James easily jumped over. He didn’t see Shining move his hands as he spun his body around and brought down his leg. James put up his arms as he took the kick at full force. James hit the ground hard as the air was knocked out of his lungs. Shining stood over him smiling as he believed he achieved victory. James could see that smirk that was telling him that he better stay down. James growled as he wrapped his legs around Shining and brought him to the ground.

Once Shining was on the ground James got on top of him. Shining brought his arms up as he protected his face. James went to punching at his face trying to break his defenses. Shining couldn’t concentrate as he tried to protect himself. James could feel that Shining was about to give but was stopped when they were both put in a lavender bubble. James looked over at Twilight and we wished that he hadn’t. Twilight was staring at him with pure anger but it wasn’t just directed at him. Her anger was also directed at her brother for fighting her coltfriend. She brought them over to her and gave them a stern talking to.

“What the hell are you two thinking? You are getting married here soon and you pick a fight with my coltfriend. Then James you end up beating my brother into the ground trying to put him out of commission.” James and Shining looked at each other and couldn’t control the laughter that they released. Twilight raised an eyebrow at them trying to see why they were laughing.

“Twilight there is nothing to worry about. Shining was just seeing if I was worth being with you and the child that you are carrying.” Twilight looked to her brother for confirmation about what James told her.

“He is right Twily. I read all your letters and I just had to see if he was worth being married to a unicorn of your caliber. I wasn’t trying to hurt him but see if he could keep you safe if you were ever in danger.” The two continued to laugh but that was cut off as Twilight released her magic on them.

The two of them fell to the ground and groaned in pain as they rubbed their backs. Twilight walked over to her brother and gave him a good punch in the arm. She then walked over to James and gave him a deep passionate kiss. After the kiss was broken off she slapped James and went back to her brother. She still had one question that needed answering and Shining was the only one that could answer it.

“So who exactly is this Princess Mi Amore Cadenza that you are marrying?” Twilight stared at her brother waiting for an answer.

“Do you not remember her Twily?” Twilight shook her head since she didn’t know any pony by that name.

“Mi Amore Cadenza is Cadence. Your old foalsitter.” James couldn’t help but laugh but stopped when Twilight shot him a look.

Twilight was about to say something but then a pink alicorn came walking in. She had a pink coat and her cutie mark was a crystal heart. Her mane was like Rainbow’s but the different colored streaks were in a little more order. Twilight beamed as she ran over to the alicorn shouting Cadence. When she reached the alicorn Twilight proceeded to do a little dance. The dance ended with Twilight shook her rear near Cadence. James looked over to Shining and he just shrugged. Every time James thought that he had Twilight figured out there was something new.

Cadence walked over and looked over James and Shining. She helped to clean Shining of his mess as he got up. James got up but was left dirty by Twilight just giving him a stare. James just hung his head down as he sighed deeply. He went to brushing off most of the dirt as best as he could. Once he was done Cadence walked up to him and smiled at him. James could see that the smiled held sincerity but there was something else. There was a hint of malicious intent and he was certain that there was lust behind it. Before James could say anything he was pulled into a bone crushing hug by the pink alicorn.

“So you must be the human hero James that helped keep Canterlot and Equestria safe.” Cadence continued to beam at him happily. James rubbed the back of his head and chuckled a little.

“Trust me when I say that I am no hero. I just dealt with my own problems and that was it. I don’t need any special title or status to be better.” James told her as he broke free of her hug.

Cadence continued to smile at him as she went back to Shining. The groups went their separate ways. As they walked past each other James felt something rub his crotch and spank his butt. James turned around and saw Cadence with that uncomforting smile as she blew a kiss to him. James shivered at the unwanted attention as he hid his groin and protected his butt from Cadence. He didn’t know what it was but he felt extremely uncomfortable around that alicorn. She was giving off a vibe that spelled danger and mischief. James really hoped that these feelings were just because of the unwanted attention that she gave him.

James continued to follow Twilight until he saw Celestia. James gave Twilight a kiss as she headed to join the other mares in some type of fun. James walked over to Celestia as she opened the throne room doors. They walked over to the balcony and looked out over the city. They both stared in silence until Celestia spoke up.

“So James are you going to try and keep “it” in your pants more often or not.”

“Is that how you are going to open up a conversation with me when we meet now?” Both James and Celestia laughed so the tension would lighten up.

“But I do need to know one thing princess. How much trouble might we be in?” James looked at Celestia and could see that she wasn’t even sure.

“I don’t know James. Equestria has many allies but we are not without enemies. The letter that we received about the attack on Canterlot was a surprise. We looked into it but we are unsure who might be trying to attack us.” Celestia looked down at her ponies as they walked around the streets and mingled.

“Can you at least promise me one thing?” James looked at Celestia with seriousness in his eyes.

“Anything James. For what you did for Canterlot I can make sure that I see to your request.” Celestia smiled down at James helping put him at ease.

“Even though I really hope that nothing happens I am prepared if it does. The only thing that I ask is that you keep the mares safe from harm. I also don’t like to think about it but if something happens to me during this attack then make sure that the mares stay safe and my foals live happy and healthy lives.” Celestia could see that James was serious about what he said. James let a few tears roll down his face as he looked out at the city. Celestia wrapped a wing around him to help comfort him. They continued to stare at the street letting the silence seep in.

Author's Notes:

Thanks to ErikTheSoulReaper for the help on this chapter.