The last several months were hectic for James. He was running around his house, never having the chance to rest. Daisy, Lily, Cloudchaser, Flitter, and Fiddlesticks had to be rushed to the hospital, and they thankfully made it. He was in the waiting room with the other mares and Discord, which was actually nice to see. The mares tried to assure him that everything was going to be fine and his children will be healthy like the other ones. He knew that he was probably overreacting, but he always had that nagging guilt. The doctor walked out of the delivery room, and James surprised everyone with his strength and speed as he went for the doctor.

Dr. Stables wasn’t even startled when the human came up quickly and kindly led him into the room. He also gestured for the mares to follow him and their husband. They entered the room and all the mares had tears in their eyes at the five new additions to their family. Cloudchaser held her little colt, Cloud Jumper. Flitter held her little filly, Glimmer. Daisy held her filly Violet. Lily held her little filly Tulip. Fiddlesticks held her little colt Sound Design. James went around the room and held each foal as he gave them a kiss on the head. Fluttershy saw a tear escape Discord’s eye and she smiled at him.

The draconequus grumbled under his breath and the timid mare could only giggle to herself at his reaction. After holding his children for a little bit, he handed them back to their respective mothers. The children took a quick liking to him, probably understanding that he had some relation to them. He watched as the five mares hugged their own children, bright smiles adorning their faces. The mares took turns looking at the new additions to their family, cooing all the while at the adorable foals.

Celestia and Luna stopped by the library, and James saw Discord smile at them. The human couldn’t help but feel happy for the draconequus. He wasn’t sure where the chaotic being stood in the eyes of the solar monarch, but it seemed that they found peace with each other. Feeling much of the energy leave his body, the human took a nearby chair, and closed his eyes for a little bit.

James was awoken by Rarity, and saw that it was getting late. The human gave a few stretches before getting to his feet. He saw that Lily, Daisy, Flitter, Cloudchaser, and Fiddlesticks were all dressed. The five new foals were wrapped in warm blankets as they headed back to the house. James stayed near the five mares to make sure they made it back to the house safely. He couldn’t explain it, but he felt there was something off. He pushed the worry aside as he opened the door to his house, and headed for the bedroom.

Morning

Morning came around calmly, and James found his vision covered in a fiery mane. He was able to move his face out of the mane to see Spitfire sleeping peacefully on his chest. The human gave a small smile as he gently stroked her mane. The pegasus gave a content sigh as she nuzzled further into his chest. His door opened to see Rainbow poke her head in. She smiled at the human on the bed, and gestured that breakfast was ready. He gave a nod to the cyan mare, and she walked away. James looked at the sleeping pegasus, and carefully woke her up.

He thought it was a crime to wake such a beautiful mare, but it was time to eat. The pegasus gave a small groan, refusing to wake up. Shaking his head at the pegasus’ antics, he went to another way of waking her up. He continued to stroke her mane as he moved his hand down her back. The mare shivered against him as he hit some of her sensitive spots. He reached the base of her wings, and started to slowly massage them. He saw the mare’s face grow a red tint as he continued to tease her wings.

He felt the mare’s tail swishing against his legs as she was slowly getting aroused. Spitfire stated to release small moans, and he stopped once she started. This got the human what he wanted as the pegasus opened her eyes, giving an evil glare at the human. James had to hold back his laughter at how erect the mare’s wings were, but the mare easily got back at him. She rolled the human out of his bed, causing him to fall face first to the floor. The human let out a small groan of pain, but hearing his mare giggle at him caused him to laugh as well. The golden mare got out of bed, and offered her hand to her husband.

James took the offered hand, and got up to his feet. The two gave each other a quick kiss before heading out of the room. The two of them entered the kitchen to see the mares slowly eating their own food as they fed the foals. James was used to seeing their breasts, but it seemed like a more private moment when his children were feeding. A few of the mares looked really tired, and he wasn’t surprised about that. His unicorn and pegasus foals were now getting to be a handful as they started using magic randomly, or even flying.

Dazzling Blaze was fluttering about, until James plucked her from the air. The filly looked at him with wide eyes before nuzzling into his chest. The human rocked the filly gently, helping her to fall asleep. Once he felt the filly’s breathing steady out, he handed the foal to Spitfire. The golden mare happily accepted her daughter, and took her seat at the table. James grabbed a few random pieces of fruit before sitting at the table.

“Hey, James,” Spitfire said as she gently stroked her daughter.

“Yeah, Spits,” James said as he took a bit out of an apple.

“Can we go for a walk in the park? Just the two of us?” Spitfire asked.

“Sure. Want to go after we finish eating?” James asked.

The pegasus nodded her head as she began on her pancake. James smiled at the thought of walking through the park with Spitfire. It had been a long time since he had some alone time with his lead mare. James didn’t even notice that during his excitement, he scarfed down the rest of his food. Seeing that he was finished for now, he headed back to his room. Even with the shining sun hanging high in the air, the human was still feeling something was off. He decided to not let this feeling get pushed away. Opening a drawer next to his bed, he grabbed his daggers, and put them in their sheath to his side.

Taking a quick look around his room, he grabbed his shoes, and went back to Spitfire. The pegasus was finished eating, and her children were crawling all over Fluttershy, who seemed to enjoy the attention. The two said goodbye to the other mares, and headed for the park.

Park

James and Spitfire reached the park, and enjoyed their closeness together. The pegasus had her tail wrapped around the human’s waist, while she leaned against his shoulder. They passed many ponies during their walk, giving a few greetings as they passed on by. James enjoyed the peacefulness of the park, now that he was able to relax. His mares worried that he was always stressed, and they were usually right. Even during his months while he watched over the mares that had gotten pregnant, he trained relentlessly.

Now that he was out and about with his mare, he felt more relaxed than ever. He couldn’t help the small nuzzle that he gave to his mare, who sighed happily. They continued their walk, until they found a place they could rest. Spitfire took the bench, while James stood and looked around. He looked around the park, and noticed there was something not far away. The human grabbed the pegasus, and started walking towards the object. It didn’t take long to reach what he saw, and he couldn’t understand how it got there.

In front of the human and pegasus was a human sized robot. The robot wore armor from samurai in ancient Japan. There were two swords sheathed on its side, and it had a thruster pack in the back. The robot was pure white with red being its secondary color. Spitfire looked at the robot curiously, as James saw a piece of paper stuck to the side of the robot. The human grabbed he paper, and unfolded it.

Dear James,

This is a special gift for you.

Sincerely,

Your Special Friend

James scratched his head as he tried to figure out who sent the robot. He was pulled from his musings when he heard Spitfire gasp. He looked away from the note to see the robot start moving. Letting instinct take over, James grabbed the golden pegasus, and pulled her out of the way. He was glad he did so, as the robot pulled out one of its swords, trying to cut down Spitfire. James pulled out one of his knives, while his right hand flared to life. A small surge of pain ran through his arm, but he ignored in order to protect the mare. The robot turned in the human’s direction, and a green beam shot from its eyes.

The green beam traced up and down James’ body before shutting off. The robot turned towards the human, and pulled out its second sword. James didn’t wait for the robot to make another move as he launched his first attack. A wave of black energy shot from his hand, knocking the robot back. As the robot was sent flying back, James charged straight for it. The robot used its thruster pack to stop itself, and stood back up. The robot swung one of its blades at the human. James summoned a shield, and the sword slammed against it.

James smirked as he prepared to attack the robot. He took one step, when he saw the shield being cut straight through. He quickly rolled to the side as the blade finished cutting through his shield. The human stared wide eyed at what happened. He saw the sword make contact with the shield, and it stopped the blade. He was pulled from his wondering when the robot went to strike him again. James summoned another shield, and the blade hit it. The blade didn’t stop though as it cut straight through it like butter.

The human quickly parried the sword with his knife as he took a few steps away from the robot. James and the robot stared each other down, and the human grabbed for his second knife. He held both blades up as he readied for any attack from the robot. A breeze blew past the two, as neither of them moved from their spots. A few seconds passed before the robot used its thruster pack, and charged at James. The human sidestepped the attack, and slashed along the side. He heard the blade cut against the robot’s side, and smirked that he was able to do something to the robot.

The robot stopped its charge, and slowly turned around. James took this as his chance to land in a few more attacks on the robot. The robot continued to turn around as the human charged it, and couldn’t do anything. James stabbed and slashed at the robot, trying to bring it down. The human’s attacks were doing a bit of damage, but nothing helpful was coming out of it. The robot slashed at the human, and he ducked under the attack. The robot went for a side swipe, and James rolled out of the range of the attack.

James was panting heavily as he stared down the robot. The human felt something run down his cheek, and wiped at it. He looked at his hand to see that it was his blood. He wiped at where the blood was running, glad that it wasn’t worse than it was. He barely dodged that second strike, and knew it would have been over if it connected. He looked back at the robot to see it walking towards him. James prepared for another attack as the robot neared him. The robot was only five feet away from him, when it fell to the ground.

James stared at the downed robot, before cautiously walking towards it. He gave it a few pokes with his foot, and received no response. Taking a final look over the robot, he sheathed his knives, and picked up the robot. He heard the sound of wings flapping, and looked behind to see Spitfire coming his way. The mare stopped in front of him, worry evident all over her face.

“James, are you okay?” Spitfire asked as she looked him over.

“I’m alright. Just have this one cut, but that’s just about it,” James said.

“What is that?” Spitfire asked.

“Something that doesn’t belong here,” James answered.

“What are you going to do with it?” Spitfire asked.

“We’re going to take it back to the house, and dispose of it properly,” James said.

“Are you sure that it’s safe? What if it attacks again?” Spitfire asked as she eyed the robot.

“I don’t think it will attack again. Whatever was powering it seems to have died. And even if it did attack, I’ll make sure it doesn’t hurt you,” James said.

Spitfire gave one final look at the robot, before nodding to her husband. The pegasus wrapped her tail around his waist in case the robot moved again, and she could get him out of the way. The two of them walked silently back to the house.

House

James walked into the house, carrying the robot on his shoulder. The mares turned towards him to give their greetings, but stopped when they saw the robot. The human threw the robot onto the floor, and all the mares gathered around it. Lyra and Twilight had parchment and quills as they started taking notes on the strange mechanism. Rainbow turned her attention away from the robot to address her husband.

“What is this?” Rainbow asked as she glance back at the robot.

“It’s something from my world. The weird thing is that it doesn’t exist in the real life, but is real in a television show,” James explained.

“Please don’t tell me that you fought this thing,” Vinyl said with a little worry.

“I kind of had to. If I didn’t destroy it, then it was going to kill me and Spitfire,” James said. He gave a small kick to the robot.

“Do you know who went it?” Octavia asked.

“No, I don’t. It was just in the park with a note that said ‘from a special friend’,” James said as he gave a small scowl.

“What do you want to do with it?” Fiddlesticks asked.

“I’m going to destroy the robot completely, but I’m going to keep the blades,” James answered.

“Why are you going to take its weapons?” Lyra asked.

“There’s something different about them,” James started as he took the two swords. “They were able to cut through my shield like it didn’t even exist.”

“Can things ever be simple for us?” Rose asked.

“If they ever were, then we wouldn’t have any excitement,” James said as he gave a small chuckle.

“Be careful, James, or you’ll find yourself on the couch again,” Lotus said as she gave a teasing smirk.

James shook his head as he grabbed the destroyed robot. He carried it over to the basement door, and opened it. He threw the robot down without a care in the world, and headed back to his mares. The mares went back to their own business, while Spitfire walked up to him. The pegasus gave him a deep, passionate kiss, then pulled away while giving him a sultry gaze. The pegasus whispered into his ear, causing the human to shiver slightly. Spitfire walked away, brushing her tail along the human’s inner thigh, before taking a seat on the couch.

James shook his head at the fiery mare, before looking over at Discord. The human noticed the nervous look the draconequus was giving, and called him over. The chaotic being was hesitant at first, but did as asked. James took Discord to the kitchen where they could talk privately.

“Hey, you want something to drink?” James asked.

“Not really,” Discord answered.

“So, what has you so tense?” James asked.

“I need a favor, James,” Discord said.

James looked at the creature with a raised brow, trying to see if there was some other plan that the draconequus had. The human couldn’t find anything Discord was trying to hide, and he remembered that he did promise to be nicer to the chaotic being. Opening his cider, James took a quick swig before continuing the conversation.

“What kind of favor?” James asked.

“Do you mind if I stay here for a bit?” Discord asked.

“I guess you can, but what’s with the random question? Did you have sex with Celestia, and now you’re trying to hide?” James asked as he laughed a little to himself.

The draconequus rubbed the back of his head nervously as he averted his eyes. James continued to laugh for a bit, until he saw that Discord wasn’t laughing with him. The human gave a rough cough after a bit of cider went down the wrong pipe. He pounded on his chest a few times, stopping his coughing fit. James took a few breaths before turning to Discord, and looking at him with slight worry.

“Please tell me you didn’t do that?” James asked as he looked out his window.

“I did, James. I was alone with Celestia two months ago, and one thing led to another, and we lost ourselves to passion,” Discord explained nervously.

“Okay, you can stay here, but you’re going to have to talk to her at some point,” James said as he took a few calming breaths. “At least Luna didn’t show up, then have her join in on the fun. That would have made things way worse.”

“Actually…” Discord said, rubbing the back of his head.

“Are you insane? Wait, don’t answer that. Do you understand that now I’m in danger if I let you stay here?” James said as he started having a small panic attack.

“I guess it would be a bad time to mention that Celestia might be pregnant, then?” Discord asked.

James’ eyes grew wide as he stared at the chaotic being. He knew Discord was needed to keep balance in Equestria, but this seemed like it was going a little over the top. The human went through a range of emotions as he tried to process everything that he was told. The whole room started spinning as his panic attack was starting to reach dangerous levels. His body took immediate action, and caused everything to shut-down. James stopped spinning in circles as he fell to the kitchen floor, unconscious.