James woke up to the shining rays of light on his face. He could hear soft snores coming from around him and he looked around. He noticed the content smile of five mares as they slept. Flitter and Cloudchaser were wrapped around his arms. Daisy and Lily were wrapped around his legs. Fiddlesticks was sleeping on his chest. He slightly chuckled as the mares cuddled closer to him. Being in this position enough, he was able to work his way out of the mares and head for the bathroom.

His walk to the bathroom was difficult because his legs felt like jelly. He could only shake his head as the memories of last week played out. If it wasn’t for those potions and the earth pony magic in his body, he would have never lasted that long. He smiled, glad that he was able to fulfill the wishes of his mares. After several minutes of excruciating walking, he finally made it. He closed the door and sat down on the bench in his shower.

He turned on the hot water and let out a sigh relief as he felt his muscles relax. He closed his eyes as he let the water run over his aching body. He was too focused in his shower that he didn’t hear the door open. The mares casually stepped inside and sat around him. He smiled at his mares as they helped clean his body. The mares didn’t try anything funny as they cleaned him. They wanted to give him something more, but they could see that he was worn out.

He was finally clean and his body felt better. He and the mares dried their bodies off and found their clothes that Rarity left them. The six of them happily got dressed and left the master bedroom. Once they were out in the hall, he was tackled hug by his mares. They all smiled at him and each gave him a kiss on the cheek. He laughed as the mares were huddled around him. The mares allowed him to get up and he left for his kids’ room.

He saw his kids sleeping happily and he gave each of them a kiss on the head. His children slightly stirred but showed no sign of waking up. He walked out of their room and joined his mares in the living room. He saw that Spitfire was holding different sheets of paper and asked what was going on.

“What’s going on?” James asked.

“Well, the mares and I are going to do some shopping and get ready for the next five mouths to feed. Fluttershy will stay here with you and look after the kids,” Spitfire answered.

James nodded his head as the mares got ready to leave. He waited by the front door and gave each of them a kiss on the lips as they left. Once they were gone he joined Fluttershy on the couch as they watched some television. She huddled up to him and he ran his fingers through her mane. She hummed happily as she felt the fingers run through her mane. Their moment was ruined when there was a knock at the door. Sighing heavily, he got up and opened the door.

When the door was opened he was greeted with the smiling faces of Celestia and Luna. He stepped aside to allow them entrance. The princesses entered the house and gave him a good morning. Fluttershy got off the couch and stood by her husband as they watched the princesses. After a few moments of silence Celestia finally decided to speak.

“So how are you doing this morning, James?” Celestia asked with a smile.

“It has been good so far. So what do I owe this lovely visit?” James asked.

“Well, I came here to ask a favor of both you and Fluttershy,” Celestia said.

“What can we help you with, princess?” Fluttershy asked.

“Well, seeing as how you and James have been able to help those that were once evil become reformed, we were wondering if you could help a special case,” Celestia said.

“So who is your special case?” James asked.

“I have talked about this with my sister and as much as I don’t like the idea, we want you to help reform Discord,” Luna said.

James and Fluttershy said nothing as they let that settle. Fluttershy was really nervous and tried to hide behind her mane and the human. He let out a heavy sigh as he walked away from the princesses. The princesses and Fluttershy watched as he walked out the front door. Knowing what was coming next, the pegasus went to the kids’ room and shut their door. After a few seconds of silence they could hear him screaming.

“What the fuck kind of request is that! Has this world gone entirely insane!? What’s the next thing that’s going to be asked of me, go save an empire from some evil force!?” James screamed.

His screaming went for another couple of minutes before it finally died down. Silence lingered for a few seconds until he walked back inside. He headed for the kitchen as Fluttershy went back to check on the children. He joined the princesses as he drank a glass of water. Fluttershy came back out carrying Gentle Breeze. He kept his eyes off the mare as she fed her son. He turned his attention back to the princesses and spoke to them.

“There is no way that you can be serious about this,” James stated.

“I’m sorry to say that we are serious about this favor. You and Fluttershy are the only two that could possibly help him reform,” Celestia stated.

“Is there really no other way that we can do this?” James asked.

“If there was, then we would have tried. Will you please help us?” Luna asked.

“Fine, but let me get my daggers,” James said.

The princesses nodded as he left for his room. He returned several moments later with his daggers and Gentle Breeze was already wide awake. The princesses’ horns flared to life as they summoned Discord’s statue. He was still in his screaming pose when Twilight and her friends used the Elements. The human still laughed every time he saw that statue since he got what he deserved.

The princesses focused their magic on the stone and it slowly started to disappear. Fluttershy held Gentle Breeze close as the stone was nearly gone. When the stone disappeared, Discord stood in front of them all and stretched his body. Everyone could hear as his bones popped back into place. Discord soon noticed the human and walked up to him. He was ready for a surprise attack, but what he did actually surprised him.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you again, James,” Discord said as he bowed to him.

“I would say the same, but it’s not a pleasure to meet you again,” James said.

“You hurt me with your words, James. If it wasn’t for me, then how would you have gotten so close to your mares?” Discord stated.

“It probably would have taken longer, but at least they wouldn’t have been in danger,” James shot back.

“You overthink things, James. I was just wanting to spread a little chaos. I would never allow anything to hurt the ponies,” Discord said.

“So you would have been fine if I was the one that got hurt?” James asked.

“That also includes you, James. I will say that I didn’t think my plan through when I attacked,” Discord answered as he chuckled nervously.

James was about to say something when Discord disappeared. He grew worried that he went off to cause some problems. Channeling his magic, he was ready to summon his guardians when Discord appeared again. He could feel his anger grow again as he saw the God of Chaos holding his children. Discord didn’t have time to act fast enough when the human immediately got in his face.

“Put my children down or so help me I will separate your head from your shoulders,” James threatened.

“I only went to grab them because they were about ready to cry for some food,” Discord said, sweating a little with the dagger to his throat.

“You will gently place them on the couch next to my wife and then back away from them slowly,” James said.

Discord did as he said and placed the little foals on the couch. Once he was away from the children, the human went quickly to the couch. Looking over his children, they all seemed to be in perfect health. His attention was back on Discord as he took a seat with his children. His children didn’t even wait to start crawling all over him as they waited their turns for feeding.

“Please tell me that you’re going to leave the Elements here?” James asked.

“We wouldn’t have even thought of leaving you with him without some way to lock him back up if this doesn’t work,” Luna said.

Luna’s horn flared its midnight blue color and summoned a chest. She levitated the chest over to him and he opened it. Inside the box were all six of the elements. Giving them a quick check to make sure that they were real, he set them aside. Looking back over at Discord, he gestured for him to take a seat. With a snap of his fingers he turned one of the chairs into a hammock being supported by two palm trees.

“The others are not going to like this when they get back,” James said.

“Where are your other harem members?” Celestia asked.

“They went out shopping for supplies for the five other mouths that we are going to feed,” James stated.

“So you got the other five pregnant?” Luna asked.

“Well, since we went at it for their entire heat week, I hope so,” James said.

The conversation was soon interrupted when the door opened. He could hear the multiple paper bags and other assorted items hit the ground. He sighed internally, waiting for the ear lashing that he was going to get from Spitfire. There wasn’t even two seconds of silence when Spitfire was in his face, her mane and tail slightly ablaze.

“James, honey, care to explain why the God of Chaos is in our house?” Spitfire asked, trying to keep her voice in check.

“Well, the princesses think that in his best interest that Fluttershy and I should reform him,” James answered.

“You do realize that there is no way in Tartarus that he will be a nice guy, right?” Dash asked.

“Dash, please watch your language around the foals, and Celestia gave us the Elements if we need to use them.” Fluttershy answered.

Soon the other mares came into the living room and none of them were excited to see the draconequus. Their attention was soon pulled to their children and they went over to them. They stayed near their children as they kept their eyes on Discord. Twilight was able to pull her attention away from Discord as she addressed her mentor.

“Celestia, are you sure that it’s possible for Discord to use his magic for good instead of evil?” Twilight asked.

“To that I’m uncertain, my dear Twilight. I hope that he will try and see the light and not use his magic for anything other than to help. If that turns out to be a lost cause or he gets out of hand, then don’t hesitate to use the Elements,” Celestia answered sternly.

“My dear Tia, it’s not that simple. Chaos magic can’t be used for good. If it could then I wouldn’t be in existence,” Discord explained.

“I’m very certain that it can be used for good. If not, then you get locked away and deal with anything that happens as it comes,” Celestia answered.

“As much as I hate to say this, Celestia, Discord is right. He exists to keep some balance in this world. The only thing that could be done to even help him is to have it be used in a more controlled state,” James said.

Everyone in the room stared slack jawed at the human. The only one that wasn’t giving him a confused look was Fluttershy as she understood what he was trying to say. Discord was even at a loss for words as he just stared at him. He just sat in the couch, holding Lightning Blade on his lap and playing with his arms. The colt’s laugh helped to ease the tension that he was feeling after he spoke out to everyone.

“What do you mean?” Luna asked after finding her voice.

“I think that it would be better to show you than try and explain it. Discord, if you may, can you please summon up a cotton candy cloud that rains chocolate milk?” James said.

With a snap of his fingers, a pink fluffy cloud appeared and started to rain. Pinkie saw the cloud and quickly appeared next to it. Discord stared in confusion at the pink pony and when he looked at the human, he was silenced by a hand. Discord gave a slight nod as he would get his explanation later. Pinkie was now underneath the cloud and happily drinking all of the chocolate milk rain that came out.

“This is what I’m talking about. There is no harm being done right now except for a stain being made. Pinkie is currently enjoying herself and doesn’t seem the tad bit upset. This is what controlled chaos would like,” James said.

“So as long as no ponies are hurt and there isn’t any trouble, then it’s possible that he could be reformed,” Twilight stated.

“Pretty much, but it’s also determined if he wants to keep it controlled or not,” James said.

“So I could still be myself and cause little problems as long as no ponies run in terror?” Discord asked.

“Exactly, but why should I believe that you would go along with this?” James asked.

“Well, it’s just like you said, James. I exist to keep balance in this world. I would also assume that the same would be said about the princesses. So with that knowledge, I think in the best interest, especially if I want to walk around, I should control my magic,” Discord said.

“I’m willing to give him a shot and he could use a friend,” Fluttershy said.

“I’ll keep an eye on him, but I don’t know if we could ever be friends. You caused a lot of problems for all of us and I don’t want to see my mares hurt. So you get this one chance. If you so much as hurt my mares, the ponies that live here, the princesses, or my children, then I will take you down before the Elements are used on you,” James threatened.

Discord put his hands up, showing that he means no harm. James looked towards the others and they were a little hesitant. After a few seconds the mares nodded their heads in acceptance. Twilight went about handing out the Elements to those that were there. When she got to Fluttershy, she gave it back to Twilight.

“Sorry, Twi, but if I want to help, I need to show Discord that I trust him, without the threat of imprisoning him,” Fluttershy said.

“Are you sure, Fluttershy?” Twilight asked with slight worry.

“I’m very sure, Twilight,” Fluttershy answered with a small smile.

Twilight hesitantly agreed as their husband, lover, and draconequus prepared for a picnic. James, Discord, and Fluttershy soon reached the park and decided to have a little picnic. He was glad that Flutterhsy had a picnic ready on hand at her cottage. The two watched Discord as he went about using his magic to conjure up different things. The main thing that he did was make the silverware dance or create a little lunch show using their lunches.

James was actually a little surprised to see Discord so willing to use his magic in a controlled way. He looked over to Fluttershy and saw that she was also smiling at the way Discord acted. He really hoped that this actually paid off since it would be interesting to know Discord a little more. He could also tell there was another reason that Celestia wanted to do this, but he didn’t want to call her out on it in front of a crowd.

He hoped that everything went well because not only would he help someone become good, but he might also mend a broken relationship. He was soon pulled from his thoughts when Fluttershy shook his shoulder. He looked over to her and saw her smiling face and he couldn’t help but smile back at her.

“I’m happy that you’re giving Discord a chance, James,” Fluttershy said as she nuzzled James.

“I may hold large amounts of anger towards him, but he deserves a second chance, or in this case a third since he was turned to stone after he was freed,” James said as he stroked her mane.

It wasn’t long before Fluttershy fell asleep on his arm. He wasn’t surprised by this since he was certain that she had been running herself ragged for the past few days. There was a chance that all the mares probably were as tired as she was and he couldn’t blame them. He made a note to watch over the children so they could all get some rest. They would probably argue about going to sleep, but they would probably fall asleep during the argument.

He watched as Discord put away all their used utensils and laid back. He did the same as he carefully adjusted Fluttershy as to not wake her. Silence fell between the two and he could feel his eyes get heavy. He was pulled from his slumber when Discord finally spoke up. It was weird at first because it wasn’t his usual joking voice. The tone that he was using was serious and filled with a little worry.

“James, do you know what Celestia thinks of me?” Discord asked.

“Well, I’m not entirely sure. The few times that we spoke of you she was either hate filled or confused. Her hate though seemed to also have loneliness to it also. It seemed that she wanted to see you again, but didn’t know how to approach you,” James said.

“That’s the typical Celestia for you. I don’t hold it against her for sealing me away in that stone prison. I also don’t hold it against Twilight and her friends for also sealing me away. Being in those situations actually gave me time to think about my actions,” Discord said.

“So what have you decided on your actions? Do you regret some of the things you’ve done in the past?” James asked, making sure he was quiet so that Fluttershy wouldn’t wake up.

“Honestly, I do, but not as much as most think I should. When I first became the God of Chaos I just messed around and it made ponies happy. Then as I got older I found that my powers could do so much more and I let it control me. I’m surprised that Celestia actually wants to take this chance with me,” Discord said.

“I think she wants that old flame back that you two used to have,” James said. This caused Discord to look at him in confusion.

“There is no way that Tia still holds those feelings for me. I have caused her too much hurt to believe that she wants to try again,” Discord said with a frown.

“I think that there are many things that would surprise you. I may have barely been around her long enough, but she always seems flustered when I talk about you or she gets sad when she looks at your statue,” James said.

“I know that you still don’t care for me, but do you honestly think that there is still a chance between Tia and I?” Discord asked.

“It may take a lot of work, but if you apply yourself, you may be able to get her back,” James said reassuringly.

Discord gave James a genuine smile in the first time he had ever seen him. He happily returned the smile as the two went back to cloud watching. He could never say for certain if it was possible, but he had hope for Discord. It would do both Discord and Celestia some good if they could get back together. Even if they couldn’t get the spark back, then at least they could be happy around each other.