Doc led the group back to the ranch leaving the tribe behind. Once James was back in the cabin he had a hard time trying to stand up. The Crusaders each helped him get to his room and into bed. James fell asleep when he lay down on the bed, Scootaloo pulled his shoes off and shut the door to his room after Apple Bloom had unloaded the Winchester and Sweetie Bell turned the lights out.
The next morning the Crusaders checked up on James, they opened the door and saw a tangle of bed sheets engulfing James. Moaning and hacking coughs emanated from the heap on the bed.
“James?” Sweetie Bell said, “Are you okay?”
“Not so loud,” James said quietly, “Turn the light off.”
“But it’s morning James,” said Scootaloo.
“Ugggh,” James moaned, “Do we leave soon?”
“In several hours,” said Apple Bloom.
“Hopefully I’ll recover,” said James, he tried to sit up. He shielded his face from the light.
“How are you feeling?” Sweetie Bell asked.
“Like I’ve been stabbed several times in space,” said James, “All through the night I swear I could hear ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ in my head.”
“You don’t look very good,” said Scootaloo.
“I’ll recover,” said James, “You wait, I’ll be okay before we leave.”
James managed to get through the day with only minor headaches and dizziness, the flight didn’t help but after he took some Dramamine he recovered quickly. The family managed to get home within a few hours after landing at the airport. James was relieved to be home again, the Crusaders were also glad to be back at the house. Dave and Katherine helped James and the Crusaders take the cases out of the car then they left say that they had to go and pick up Dart from the people who were taking care of him. James opened the front door and dragged a case inside, the Crusaders helped out with taking the cases upstairs.
“So what do we do now?” Scootaloo asked.
“We’ve still got a month left,” said James, “We’ll make it up as we go along.”
A few weeks later James got the phone call he had been waiting for, the Enforcer Compound had been built. James donned his Enforcer uniform and told his mother to start the car, he was just about to leave when the Crusaders showed up from upstairs.
“James, where are you going?” asked Apple Bloom.
“I’m off to the Enforcer Compound to prove myself,” said James.
“Cool!” said Scootaloo, “Can we come?”
“I don’t see why not,” said James.