My Little Pony: The Human Chronicles Season 1

by TGRickel

Chapter 3: 3. First Day on the Job

My Little Pony: The Human Chronicles

Episode 3: First Day on the Job

Recap: Last time, soon after making his arrival in town Toby became feared by everypony in Ponyville, due to them never seeing a creature like him before. Then just as things didn't look like they could get any worse a giant named Jobo appeared and began to beat and taunt Toby, telling him he was alone and he had no friends. Upon realizing Spike and the Mane Six are his friends Toby awakened his own magical power allowing him to overpower and kill Jobo, who was revealed to be a reanimated statue. However, this adventure is far from over…

Toby followed his new Pony friends as they led him through town. As he passes some of the townsfolk, he saw many grateful faces and some ponies even waved at him. Of course some still feared him and hid behind various objects. Toby could not blame them though, it would be the same on Earth if it were the other way around.

As they continued to walk, Toby grew more and more impatient.

"Are we there yet?" Toby asked.

"No!" The Mane Six said in unison.

"…How about now?" Toby added.

"If you keep asking that question you are going to wish you were back in that hospital," Rainbow Dash warned him.

"Sorry! I'm just anxious to see what you guys want to show me, I mean I spend a whole week in a hospital bed reading about Equestria and as soon as I step out you want to show me something?" Toby asked tiredly.

"Yep! That about sums it up!" Pinkie Pie replied with her usual exuberance.

Toby groaned "At least give me a hint of what it is,"

"Uh, uh, no hints! We've been working on this all week," Twilight Sparkle told him.

"All week?" Toby said surprised.

"Well perfection does take time, remember?" Rarity reminded him.

"Right, of course," Toby nodded.

"Alright partner, we're nearly there," Applejack assured him.

They soon reached the edge of a large and dark forest near the town and look up towards something.

"Tada!" Twilight Sparkle gestured "Check it out."

Toby looked up and was surprised when to see a large wooden house perched onto a large tree with a thick trunk.

"Whoa! What is that?" Toby asked.

"It's your new house silly!" Pinkie Pie replied with a giggle.

"My own house?" Toby wondered.

"Yeah, we knew you needed a place to stay so we made one for you," Rainbow Dash explained.

"Just think of it as a 'thank you' for saving our hides from Jobo," Applejack said.

Toby gazed at the tree house in awe.

"Do you like it?" Fluttershy asked hopefully.

"Like it? I love it!" Toby exclaimed "I can't believe I have my own place with no one to tell me what to do! ...Well except you guys but none of you are my mother,"

Toby then noticed that there were no steps to climb up the tree. He look dismayed.

"Uh… did it ever occur to any of you that I may havesome trouble getting up there?" Toby wondered.

"Why don't you use your giant butterfly wings?" Rainbow Dash asked "They can fly, right?"

"Possibly but I told Princess C I'd only use my powers in an emergency," Toby explained "Using that kind of magical energy damages my body, I mean look what happened to my arm!"

Toby held up his still bandaged arm.

"Then how in Equestria are you planning on getting up there?" Rarity asked "Because it's not like we have any more wood and just doing the house was just dreadful!"

Toby rolled his eyes and looked up. After a moment, he finally got an idea.

"Hey, do you guys have anything big, soft and bouncy?" Toby asked. The Mane 6 all exchanged glances.

Later, Toby jumped onto a large and soft mattress, bounced high into the air and landed on the deck of his new house.

"Awesome!" Toby cheered "Now that's how you climb a tree! It's fast AND fun!"

Toby looked over the landscape, he could see all of Ponyville and beyond including some mountain ranges.

"Wow, I can see everything from up here!" Toby remarked. "Including town square, which confusingly doesn't look like a square…"

Pinkie Pie bounced onto the deck squealing 'Wheeee!'

"He's right! It is fun!" Pinkie Pie told the others "Come on up everypony!"

"Uh… I think I'm ok down here…" Fluttershy assured them shyly.

"But… you're a Pegasus pony, you do realize that means you can fly right?" Toby asked curious.

Fluttershy nods "Yes, but… I'm not really a fan of… heights,"

Toby was dumbstruck "Well how about that, a Pegasus who's afraid of heights… ain't that something…"

Rainbow Dash flew up to them "Don't worry she pulls through in a pinch,"

"Yeah, don't worry your silly little head about us," Pinkie Pie told him smiling.

"Well there is one thing I worry about," Toby interjected.

Rainbow Dash groaned annoyed "Oh what now?"

"Based on what I've learned so far in the hospital like on Earth you all have jobs to make a living and pay for various stuff," Toby said.

Applejack bounced onto the deck.

"Yeah, so what's your point partner?" Applejack asked.

"Since I'm going to be here awhile I'm going to need to find a job myself," Toby explained "That way I can do my part and show everypony in Ponyville that I am trustworthy,"

Twilight bounced onto the deck.

"That sounds like a great idea!" Twilight Sparkle agreed.

"And as a matter of fact, I could use a little extra help on the farm." Applejack added "Want to help me buck some apples?" she asked Toby.

"Really? That would be awesome!" Toby said.

Rarity bounced onto the deck.

"In the meantime why don't we all stop by the Spa for a delightful hooficure?" Rarity suggested to the others.

"Yeah!" Twilight, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie cheered.

"No way!" Rainbow Dash shook her head "You know I don't like other Ponies touching my hooves,"

Toby raised an eyebrow "Quick question, uh… you are a girl right?"

The others gasp. Rainbow Dash growled at Toby with anger and kicked him right in the face with her hind legs, sending him sailing clean over the horizon

"It was just a question!" Toby screamed before vanishing into the distant sky.

A moment after he disappeared, a four-pointed "twinkle" appeared in the spot where he was last seen.

Later Toby was walking with Applejack towards her farm while rubbing his sore face.

"Man, that Rainbow Dash is such a sore head," Toby complained "I ask a simple question and she sends me flying before making me slam into a mountain!"

Applejack chuckled "Sorry about that sugarcube, Rainbow can get a little… temperamental,"

"Yeah, I could tell," Toby said.

They soon arrived at Sweet Apple Acres.

"Well, here we are," Applejack told him "Now allow me to introduce you to the rest of my family here on Sweet Apple Acres,"

Applejack gestures to two other ponies. One was ploughing and the other was napping on a rocking chair.

"The big pony ploughing is my big brother, Big Macintosh," Applejack said.

Big Macintosh was a crimson-coated pony with an orange mane and green eyes. The Pony was a big one, even taller than Applejack. He wore a yoke around his neck and had a sprig of wheat in his mouth. His cutie mark was a green apple cut in half. He waved at Toby.

"Hiya! I'm Toby," Toby said in a friendly tone "Say, is it ok if I call you Big Mac? Because I have trouble pronouncing long names,"

"Eeyup," Big Macintosh nodded calmly, his eyes half closed.

"And over there is Granny Smith," Applejack continued.

Toby turned to an elderly pony sitting in a rocking chair, seemingly asleep. She had a light lime green coat, a white mane and orange eyes. She also had wrinkles. Her cutie mark was an apple pie.

"Hello!" Toby said to Granny Smith. He smiled faded when he saw that her eyes were closed and she was not moving.

"Hey… is she still breathing?" Toby asked in a scared tone.

Granny Smith snorted, walking up, "Wha…?"

Toby breathed a sigh of relief "Oh thank goodness,"

"You're not from around here are you?" Big Macintosh asked Toby.

Toby chuckled "Eeyup, is it that obvious?"

Big Macintosh smiled at him.

"Well, we'd better get to work Toby, come on," Applejack told him before leading him to the acres of apples.

"So… how exactly are we going to get all these apples off the trees?" Toby wondered.

"Simple partner, we buck 'em," Applejack replied.

"Huh?" Toby asked.

Applejack walked over to a tree with a large basket under it, turned around and kicked it with her hind legs, the apples immediately fell off and into the basket. Toby looked shocked and laughed, impressed.

"Holy Guacamole! Boy, you sure are strong," Toby admitted.

Applejack blushed. "Aw, shucks, partner, you're making me blush,"

"Hmm, I wonder…" Toby said before making both his arms increase in size. He held both his arms back before clapping them together, creating a shock wave that knocked all the apples of the trees in the part of the forest he was aiming at.

Applejack's jaw dropped while Toby jumped up and down cheering.

"I did it! I did it! Did you see that?" Toby asked, still excited.

"Hey… I thought the Princess said you could only use your powers in emergencies?" Applejack pointed out.

"Oh, she said I couldn't use my energy wings. She never said anything about my size altering powers." Toby told her. He gazed at his hands as they returned to normal size. "Man, I love magic!"

"Ok, that was mighty respectable." Applejack admitted. "But how about you try knocking them down without using any powers?"

Toby shrugged "Sure, although I can't turn my super strength off so… no promises,"

"Ok, that's understandable," Applejack nodded "Just do your best to restrain yourself."

Both she and Toby walked over to a lone apple tree, its apple's just waiting to be knocked down.

"Go right ahead sugarcube, just hit in any way you can but without powers." Applejack reminded him.

"Man, you remind me a bit of my mother," Toby told her "She never let me get away with anything either,"

"Well your mama sounds like an alright gal," Applejack said "How is she?"

Applejack did not know it at the time but the mention of his mother made Toby very depressed. He lowered his head and sighed. Applejack looked at him concerned.

"Toe? You ok?" Applejack asked.

"I'm fine, anyway, let's get this over with," Toby muttered.

Toby walked over to the apple tree, took a deep breath and gave the tree a strong side kick. The apples immediately fell off. Both Toby and Applejack cheered.

"I did it! I did it!" Toby cheered.

"Yee-haw! Way to go little guy!" Applejack told him. "You're a natural applebucker!"

"Thanks A.J! Can I you call you that?" Toby asked.

Applejack playfully rubbed his head. "Why you call me anything you want sugarcube… as long as you keep up the good work anyway,"

Toby raised an eyebrow.

"Just kidding!" Applejack smiled.

Toby and Applejack embraced. The sound of someone clearing their throat got their attention. They both turned and saw Spike with a smirk on his face.

"Nothing happened!" Toby said quickly as he and Applejack ceased hugging.

"Uh… yeah… we were just uh…" Applejack said slowly as she tried to think up a lie but had no luck.

"Relax you guys," Spike told them "I mean, if you two really want to be alone, all you got to do is ask, ok?"

"What?" Toby and Applejack both said with a mix of confusion and shock.

"Oh come on! That's the last thing on my mind!" Toby insisted.

"Yeah, I mean really Spike, him?" Applejack asked in disbelief, gesturing to Toby.

"I'm right here." Toby reminded her.

"Oh, sorry sugarcube. You're a nice kid but that's what you are, a kid." Applejack said. "No offence."

"No, I'm with you." Toby told her, hastily.

"Uh, huh." Spike nodded with a smirk, he did not really seem convinced. Both Toby and Applejack glare at him annoyed while trying to hide their blushing faces.

"Can we go somewhere he's not?" Toby asked Applejack.

She nodded "Sure thing partner, come on we got a lot more apples to buck,"

Both Toby and Applejack started to walk further into the forest.

"Aw come on, I was just kidding around!" Spike called out "Yeesh, some love birds just can't take a joke."

"We're not lovebirds!" Toby and Applejack screamed annoyed.

Later, Toby and Applejack were both bucking down apples into baskets like there was no tomorrow, eventually Toby got tired and started panting heavily.

"Boy… I haven't been this exhausted since my Gym teacher made me run around and around the field over and over again!" Toby remarked.

"Yeah, hard work can be pretty tiring but it keeps a pony honest." Applejack told him.

"Then it's a good thing I don't lie." Toby said "Huh, looks like we have something else in common."

"I reckon your right." Applejack nodded.

"Careful, you know what they say about reckoning." Toby reminded her.

"Nope, but I reckon it's a lot like assuming." Applejack quipped.

"Yeah, something like that." Toby said. They both laughed.

"So, did Twilight bring you up to date on what's happened in Ponyville lately?" Applejack asked.

"Gradually, and she told me about the time you saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon using the elements of harmony, boy that must have been cool!" Toby replied with a smile.

"Cool AND scary," Applejack pointed out.

"Well, all challenges are scary at first but the key to conquering fear is admitting that you're afraid," Toby said.

"Wise words, Morrison," Applejack remarked.

"Just something my dad taught me," Toby said "Remind me to tell Fluttershy that the next time I see her,"

"Will do," Applejack nodded.

"Well, I'd better carry these baskets back," Toby said.

"I'll help," Applejack started.

"No, don't trouble yourself I got it," Toby said before zooming over and grabbing all the baskets. He stood in front of Applejack carrying a dozen baskets full of apples on his shoulders.

Applejack looked at the leaning towers of baskets nervously. "Are you sure you can handle this sugarcube?" she asked.

"Of course I can," Toby insisted. "Super strength, remember? Why don't you go see if Big Mac or Granny need you, I'll finish up here,"

"That's awful nice of ya Toe but are you sure you can handle being on your own?" Applejack questioned. "You are just a little feller,"

"I'm not that little!" Toby pointed out. "I'm taller than Spike and you for that matter!"

"But… just a bit," Applejack countered.

"Hey, I've done my ownlaundry all by myself I think I can handle knocking down a few apples on my own, I mean what could go wrong?" Toby inquired confidently

"Ok, if you insist, but just yell my name if you see or hear anything strange," Applejack told him. "If you do I'll come rushing over to help,"

"Boy, you really are my Mom," Toby remarked.

Applejack hid her blush from Toby. "Thanks. I'll see you later sugarcube,"

"Later," Toby said before she left. Toby continues to buck down apples and smiles at Applejack as she left.

Later Toby had nearly bucked all the apples off the trees, using only his hands and feet to do so. He stopped to catch his breath when suddenly he heard a strange sound.

He looked around and sees no one around. Then as the sound got louder, he got a better idea of where it was coming from. He turned and saw a large and strange-looking vehicle approaching.

The vehicle was red, with multiple devices attached to it that made a variety of strange sounds. But most disturbing, was the fact that it was headed right for him.

"Uh… this is odd," Toby said slowly.

The vehicle stops when it reached him. Then two yellow stallions with red mane's jump out, landing in front of Toby, startling him and causing him to fall down.

They each wore a straw hat, a black and white pinstriped shirt, and a black bow tie. They also had apple Cutie Marks, and red hair with a white stripe down the middle.

"Hello!" One said in a singsong voice.

"Hello!" The other said in the same tone.

"Hello?" Toby said, very much confused.

"Sorry for startling you stranger," The mustached one said.

"We were just on our way to see the apple family when we saw you," The other one said.

Toby got up and dusted himself off "Thanks. Uh… who are you guys?"

"He's Flam!" said one, pointing to the one with the mustache.

"He's Flim!" Flam said, pointing back to the one without the mustache but with shinier hair.

"We're the world famous Flim-Flam Brothers! Travelling sales-ponies nonpareil!" the pair sang.

Toby stared at them blankly. "Ok…"

"And just whoand what are you my small little fellow?" Flim asked curiously.

"Don't call me small!" Toby snapped "My name is Toby Morrison and I'm a human from a planet called Earth,"

"Oh? A foreigner?" Flam asked eagerly.

"I guess so," Toby shrugged "So… why do you guys want to see the apple family?"

"Well we were just dropping by for a visit for you see… they… work for us," Flim said.

"Really?" Toby asked surprised "They never mentioned you guys,"

"Well we tell all our clients to keep our identities secret. That way no ruffian can find us and demand a job." Flam explained.

Toby nodded "Makes sense. But that still doesn't explain why you want to see them."

"Well, we just need to inspect how many bits they've made in the past three months," Flim replied "Unfortunately our vehicle seems to be having a bit of trouble getting there, even with our magic we still won't make it there in time,"

"Hey, I know! Why don't you go over to the farm, get their barrel of bits and bring it to us?" Flam asked Toby.

"Uh… I don't know," Toby said. Then two small, round, gold-colored coins with an embossed rim float into Toby's hand.

"We'll pay you two bits," Flim told him.

"Is… this supposed to be money?" Toby asked.

"It's what ponies use to buy things so in a sense, yes," Flam replied.

"Cool!" Toby remarked.

"And these two bits could be yours if you help us," Flim explained.

"Well, I am trying to help out ponies around here..." Toby pointed out to himself "Ok, I'll do it! I'm fast so it should be no trouble getting here to there and back in a flash,"

"Well that's just dandy, my boy!" Flam cheered "Now go, chop-chop, time's a wasting!"

"On it!" Toby said.

Toby zoomed off, not noticing the Flimflam brothers chuckling evilly.

Toby soon made it back to the Apple Family Farm and started looking around. When he arrives in the barn, he noticed a large barrel. He zoomed over to it, looked inside he saw that it was full of bits.

Toby whistled "Boy, I was right, these guys do make a lot selling all these apples, well better get them to Flim and Flam, boy A.J's going to love this!"

Toby grabbed the barrel and quickly zooms away, a huge gust of wind blows by Big McIntosh and Granny Smith, leaving them bewildered.

"W-What? Where'd that there breeze come from?" Granny Smith asked confused.

Big Macintosh just shrugged, for he was just as confused as she was.

Meanwhile, Toby had just gotten back to the Flimflam brothers.

"Well, what do you know, that was lickety split!" Flim remarked.

"Told you I was fast," Toby said before placing the barrel in front of them "Well, here you are, a whole barrel full of the bits ready for inspecting,"

"Thanks a bunch, you young man are a life saver!" Flam said. Toby smiled proudly as Applejack started to approach him from afar.

"Hey, Toe, I'm back!" Applejack called out.

Both Flim and Flam's eyes widened while Toby turned around, smiling and waving casually at Applejack.

"Hi A.J!" Toby cried.

Applejack sees the Flimflam brothers holding the barrel full of bits and gasped, shocked. Her shock quickly turned to anger as she yelled.

"Flim and Flam?!"

"Well got to run!" Flim said quickly.

"Nice working with you lad!" Flam told Toby before he and his brother got onto their vehicle and zoom away.

Applejack tried chasing after them but they were too fast.

"You come back here you thieving varmints!" Applejack shouted.

"Why are you yelling at them like that?" Toby asked.

"Why those two were the Flimflam brothers!" Applejack pointed out.

"Yeah, I know," Toby nodded "They said you worked for them and they were going to inspect the amount of money you made,"

Applejack does a facehoof and groans "We don't work for those two nitwits! They almost ran our farm out of business! Their evil! And now they have all our money!"

Toby's eyes widen upon realizing what he had done "And I helped them do it… it's all my fault…"

Later, Toby and Applejack were back on the farm and had just informed Big Macintosh and Granny Smith what had occurred. They were both shocked, saddened and angry at Toby.

"I can't believe such a sweet boy like you helped such dirty low lives take all our bits!" Granny Smith said to Toby upset, "You should be ashamed!"

"Eeyup," Big McIntosh nodded.

Toby lowered his head, saddened.

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't be too hard on him!" Applejack interjected "It wasn't entirely his fault, he didn't know about Flim and Flam because nopony told him about them,"

"And they must have known that just from seeing me," Toby realized "They totally took advantage and used me! Those dirty…"

"Well it's too late to do anything about it now…" Granny Smith stated sadly, "Without our money, we can't afford the farm…"

"Eeyup," Big McIntosh added with a sad tone.

"It's not over yet!" Toby insisted "You know why? Because I'm going to get all your money back!"

"But why?" Granny Smith asked.

"Well, the simple truth is, if a man is man he honors his responsibilities. And your one of mine." Toby replied.

"Glad to hear it sugarcube. But those two fools are probably long gone by now." Applejack pointed out.

"Oh yeah…" Toby said.

"Guys! Guys!"

Toby and Applejack turned and saw Spike running toward them. He stopped when he reached them. He huffed, and he puffed before he started speaking.

"There's smoke coming from over there!" Spike exclaimed as he pointed to a long trail of smoke far, far away from Sweet Apple Acres.

"Oh yeah! They said their vehicle was damaged and even with their magic it's hard for them to move it, I'm guessing they're stopping to repair it," Toby said.

"Which gives us plenty of time to catch up to them," Applejack added with a smile.

"And for me to gather up a couple of things from around town that should help," Toby stated.

"Uh… catch up to whom?" Spike asked confused.

"We'll explain on the way, right now it's time to catch up some thieving varmints," Toby said in a country drawl "Huh, I kind of like speaking like a cowboy,"

Later, Toby, Spike and Applejack had reached the spot where they saw the trail of spoke was coming from. They all hide behind a bush as they saw the Flimflam brothers trying to fix up their vehicle.

"Well, this sure is a rather unfortunate predicament, isn't it brother?" Flim stated.

"No worries brother," Flam assured Flim "I'll have this here contraption fixed up lickety-split,"

Flam started to use his magic to fix up their means of transportation.

Flim leaned against the barrel containing the Apple family's bits and waited. Applejack spotted it.

"There it is y'all!" Applejack exclaimed quietly.

"So how do we grab it?" Spike whispered.

"Well… there's a time to go in strong… and a time to go in smart," Toby replied softly, he carried with him a large bag full of supplies

"You have a plan?" Applejack muttered.

Toby nodded "Yeah; beat these con artists at their own game, now listen up and let's hope these supplies I got from folks from all over town help..."

Meanwhile Flim and Flam were still working on their magically powered vehicle. Suddenly two strangers somersaulted into the air and landed in front of them. It was Toby and Spike, now wearing light blue robes, hats and masks.

"I'm Ping," Toby said in a false accent.

"I'm Pong," Spike said, also disguising his voice.

"And we are the Ping-Pong brothers traveling restaurant!" They both said in unison.

The Flimflam brothers were so flabbergasted that they did not notice Applejack crawling towards the barrel.

"Would you gentlemen be interested in trying are star dish?" Toby asked.

"Uh…" Flim and Flam started to say before Spike started to push them forward.

"Nonsense! We won't take 'no' for an answer, plus it's free!" Spike chirped.

"Would you both mind creating a table for us?" Toby asked.

"Uh… alright," Flam said.

Both his own and his brother's horns glowed, and a table with a blue cloth and two stools was suddenly conjured from thin air.

"Excellent!" Toby cried "Now, please, sit, sit,"

Toby and Spike set the still confused Flim and Flam onto the chairs. Toby wrapped Flim's end of the cloth around his neck.

"A bib for the big boy, mustn't get dirty you know." Toby told him, as Spike did the same to Flam's end of the tablecloth.

Meanwhile Applejack finally managed to grab the barrel and hoisted it onto her back. She slowly started to tiptoe away.

"Really gentlemen, this is very nice of you both…" Flim started.

"But we really must be going," Flam started.

"Not after you've tried our number one dish; Chocolate soup with lemon's on the side," Toby said as he put two bowls in front of them.

Flim and Flam looked inside the bowls hungrily, until they saw what was inside.

"Hey! This is not chocolate! This is mud!" Flim shouted angrily

Flam turned and saw Applejack sneaking away with the barrel full of bits.

"And their goes all our bits!" Flam added.

"And if you need anything else just go…" Toby said before giving them a raspberry. Then both he and Spike ran off along with Applejack, leaving behind their robes, masks and hats.

"Let's get them!" Flim shouted.

Flam nodded "Right!"

They both stood up, only to have the bowls bounce off the table and land on their heads, due to the sheet being tied to their necks.

Toby turned and snickered at his handy work.

"Nice work there, Toe!" Applejack told him.

"Eh, it was nothing," Toby assured her.

"Uh-oh," Spike said, noticing something "I think their free!"

Toby and Applejack turn around and see the Flimflam brothers running after them.

"Now what?" Applejack asked.

"Go on ahead, I got a few more ideas!" Toby stated

"Ok, be careful!" Applejack told them.

"We will, come on Spike!" Toby said.

"Right!" Spike nodded.

Applejack ran off ahead while Toby and Spike ducked into the bushes. The Flimflam brothers soon reach the spot where they disappeared.

"Where'd they go?" Flim asked.

"They should be here somewhere…" Flam said "Nopony steals from the Flimflam brothers!"

"Indeed!" Flim added.

Toby then somersaulted out of the bushes wearing an outfit similar to Flim and Flam's, hat and everything.

"Step right up and test your strength!" Toby announced trying to sound like a carnie.

"Huh?" the brothers asked confused.

Spike also somersaulted out of the bushes wearing the exact same outfit as Toby.

"How about you two fella's?" Spike asked the brothers.

"Who us?" Flim and Flam asked.

"Yes, you sirs," Spike replied "Let us show you how easy it is,"

Both Toby and Spike took out two very large hammers and slammed them on the Flimflam brother's hoofs. They howled in pain and bounced up and down. Toby and Spike rip off their disguises and continued running.

Toby and Spike both laugh as they ran.

"That was awesome, Toby!" Spike complemented.

"Thanks, I knew those supplies I gathered would help." Toby said. He turned and saw the Flimflam brothers running after them "Uh oh, here comes Tweedledum and Tweedle-even-dumber!"

"Now what?" Spike wondered.

"Hide, I got one more idea up my sleeve!" Toby assured him.

"You sure?" Spike asked.

Toby nodded "Positive, now go!"

The young dragon nodded and hid in the bushes. Toby skidded to a stop in the middle of the trail and took a few more items out of his bag.

The now very angry Flimflam brothers searched high and low for Toby and the others till they spotted Toby just standing in the middle of the trail just several feet away from them. He had a very relaxed look on his face.

Toby waved to them casually "Hey, fella's,"

"My, my, tired of running, boy?" Flim asked.

Toby shrugged "You could say that,"

"And you're just going to stand there?" Flam questioned.

Toby nods "Yep!"

"Well, that's not a very bright plan," Flam remarked.

"No, not a bright plan at all," Flim added "More like a… stupid plan,"

"The stupidest plan," Flam nodded.

"Stupid huh? Have you two looked in a mirror lately?" Toby asked.

Insulted, the Flimflam brothers start to charge towards Toby at full speed, their horns glowed brightly. Toby just stood there, blowing on his fingernails bored.

Then, just when it looked like they were going to reach, him both Flim and Flam suddenly fell into a well-disguised hole. It had been covered by a sheet of paper that matched the color and texture of the trail.

Toby looked down the hole, sees the Flimflam brothers groaning at the bottom and laughed.

"Well, would you look at that, a hole full of stupid. Boy, if I hadn't bought that from the artistic pony that little sheet would have taken me a week to paint ," Toby remarked. "Got to love good timing,"

"We'll get you for this boy!" Flam shouted.

"Indeed, we shall make you pay dearly," Flim cried.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, by the way you can take your two bits back," Toby said before dropping the bits into the hole. They both landed on the brother's heads.

"Now, if you guys will excuse me, I've got to get back to the farm." Toby said "And don't let me catch you there again."

"Or what?" Flam asked.

"Or I'm going to make you regret it and neither of you are going to like how." Toby replied. "See you!"

Toby turned to leave.

"Wait!" Flim cried. His shouting made Toby stop.

"You can't just leave us down here!" Flim cried.

"Sure I can, have fun climbing out," Toby said casually before walking away, ignoring the angry cries of the Flimflam brothers.

Later, Toby, Spike and Applejack arrived back at Sweet Apple Acres and soon met with Big Macintosh and Granny Smith.

Toby placed the barrel of bits in front of them. "Here you go, all the bits you've collected, as promised."

"Thanks." Big Macintosh said.

"Yes, thank you so much sweetie," Granny Smith smiled.

"No need to thank me and again I'm really sorry I caused this whole mess and nearly put you guys out of business," Toby said sadly.

Applejack nudged him. "Aw, no big deal sugarcube."

Spike nodded in agreement "Yeah, you still managed to trick those guys and get the money back, your still a hero,"

"A hero… I like that," Toby stated.

"And as thanks for your help, we'd like you to take these." Granny Smith said before nodding to Big Macintosh. He took two bits out of the barrel using his teeth and put them in Toby's palm.

Toby was confused "But… but I don't deserve this… I practically gave all your money to your biggest enemies!"

"But you fixed it lickety split." Big McIntosh reminded him. "I say you do deserve it.

"Wow… I don't know what to say but… thanks!" Toby said gratefully.

"Boy, with this kind of commission you could make a career out of helping everypony in Ponyville!" Spike remarked.

Toby then got an idea as a smile formed on his face.

Later, Toby was hammering a wooden plank to the top of his tree fort house. He leans back to gaze at the plank that read 'Nick of Time Odd Jobs'.

"Perfect!" Toby remarked. He jumped down and landed at the bottom of the tree where Applejack, Spike and everypony else were waiting.

"Everypony, I officially proclaim 'Nick of Time Odd Jobs' open for business!" Toby announced.

The Mane Six and Spike cheered.

"So Toe, what kind of 'odd jobs' are you planning on doing anyway?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Toby shrugged "Whatever anypony needs me to do, no matter how big or small, so long as it pays, with the exception of saving their lives,"

"Sounds right up your alley," Twilight Sparkle stated.

"Sure does, now I can earn a living all on my own," Toby said.

"Your parents would be very proud Toby," Fluttershy said smiling.

"Yeah… yeah they would," Toby said thoughtfully.

"Hey, we should have a party!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed "To celebrate your new business!"

"Now that sounds divine!" Rarity nodded.

"Yeah, great idea Pinkie!" Spike added.

Toby high fived Spike "I hear that!"

Suddenly a loud boom was heard. Everypony turned to see a rampaging red dragon heading straight for Ponyville. Everypony in town screamed and started running for the hills.

Toby sighed and turned to Applejack "There's always going to be something, isn't there?"

"Sure is," Applejack nodded "Go get him, partner,"

Applejack gave him a wink, which made Toby smile and blush. Toby leapt high into the air, enlarged his fists and flew straight for the dragon.

"Now this is going to be fun!" Toby said to himself before he began to fight the dragon.