I answer the door and see a light blue earth pony wearing glasses and has at least ten others with them and say, "Awright, follow me to the shop. There is stuff there ah need developed, and don't touch anythin' in there. Ah have everythin' in there that needs repairs or just to be put back together when ah have time to get to it." I reach the door to the shop and then stop and say to them, "Wait here while ah open up the shop door, it's a little cramped in this area." I step through the side door while Twilight follows me with an interested look on her face. I reach the buttons for the side door and press the green one, then watch as it goes up and I walk over and flick all the lights on so they can see to walk around things.

Twilight watches as the door slowly rises high enough for them to look inside, seeing a few pieces of machinery and some tractors with the hoods up and a large empty spot where something big used to sit. She looks around and sees a wall lined with metal barrels with spouts sticking out of them with levers sticking straight up with glass vials on top and asks, "What are those vials for?"

I walk over to the the wall of barrels and then say, "Each one of these glass vials you see here tells me how much oil is left in each barrel. When they don't show the level anymore, ah change them out with a new barrel. Each barrel is clearly labeled with what type of oil is in it, that is what that white sticker is on the top of each barrel. There are many different kinds that ah use, there's hydraulic oil, different types of transmission oil, motor oil, power steering oil, and even drip oil for irrigation motors. Show me what yer gonna use to collect the samples with and ah'll tell ya if they'll work or not." I watch them as they pull out glass beakers and stuff and chuckle and shake my head saying, "Those beakers won't be good enough for the oil but they'll work for the fuel that ah need, but be sure to not breathe the fumes that they give off. They are not good for yer health, and gasoline fumes are very flammable. So whatever ya do, keep sparks and heat away from 'em. The others are a little more tolerant to heat and sparks, but they still will catch fire and burn. Ah have a fireman's education manual that teaches ya how to deal with the different categories of fires ah'll lend ya to study up on if a fire does break out. Make copies of it if ya want to and bring the original back awright?" I then walk over and collect a few square ice cream buckets and a few lids that will fit them and head to the office for a sharpie to label them for the scientists to keep track of each sample.

She watches eagerly, hoping to be able to help out with the studying of these fluids somehow. She looks on as he fills one bucket at a time and writes down what he pours into it and says, "Is there something I can do to help out, Roger?"

I think on what she can do to help out while I fill a bucket with a different type of transmission oil and write it down on the side of the bucket, then put the lid on top of it and hand it to one of the scientists to carry and then say, "Try not to spill this stuff on the ground cause it makes a big mess of things, if ya do spill some, it's best to use cat litter to absorb it and clean up the cat litter after it is all absorbed. If ya can, use magic to clean the spill cause oil is toxic to the environment and to living creatures if consumed or not rinsed off immediately. Ah have a soap that ya'll can also study and make that makes it easy to remove oil and grease, crap fergot ah need that made to. Ah'll also give ya some of that to study as well. Twilight, ah do have a few other chemicals ya can examine that are also flammable." I then continue filling the buckets with the various types of oils I require to keep my farm running.

Twilight smiles excitedly like a nerd being able to study something totally new and waits eagerly while he gathers samples of the various fluids he needs. She looks on and waits patiently as he finishes the last sample of oil and then proceeds to get the samples of grease he needs.

I make my way over to where I have the various kinds of grease used on the farm and then say, "Someone write down the names and make sure to keep track of which type of grease these are that ah give you, they are unique like the motor oil samples ah gave ya a minute ago." I then reach into a box, pull out a tube of all purpose grease, and call out the name. I watch as one of the ponies write down the name and takes the tube, puts it into a bag with the piece of paper, then readies for the next one and nods. I continue to pull out the different types of grease I use, giving them a small unopened bucket or tube to study and then rummage around through a barrel of junk for a can of penetrating oil that has lost its air pressure and pull it out and hand it to Twilight saying, "This is a can of penetrating oil that helps loosen things that get rusty and stick to the metal, it normally is pressurized by air pumped into the can when it is filled. Ah have a few other cans of chemicals that ah would like you to research and try to recreate. These can be in the same bag because these have the labels on them that say what they are." I then watch as she gets out a bag for the cans and then start to hand her one can of each of the aerosol lubricants. I make my way over to the shop and grab the red and yellow fireman's manual I have and hand it to one of the ponies, then lead them outside the shop and close the roll up door. I then lead them towards the fuel tanks and say, "Awright, now for the really urgent R&D order. Tahm to get ya'll samples of the fuels ah need to run mah farm."

She follows him to three large, horizontal, metal tanks and watches as he flips a switch for each one as it begins to make a buzzing noise. She looks on as he then removes something from the top part of the tank where the hose end used to sit.

I then motion to one of the ponies and say, "Awright bring yer beakers with large mouths here, this stuff ah'm giving you is called Dyed Diesel. Ah use it on the farm mostly cause the law on Earth says ah can't drive anything that uses it on the road due to some stupid fucked up reason." I watch as a yellow coated Pegasi comes forth with a beaker and a cork with a blank label on it and hands it to me. I take it from them and write Dyed Diesel: Flammable, do not shake on it, then set it on the concrete block that sits in front of the tank and then pour the fuel into it, not going too close to the throat of the beaker. I replace the nozzle and turn the tank off and cork the beaker lightly and hand it back and say, "Be sure not to keep the cork on the fuels too long, because they generate pressure due to the fumes they give off. Also make sure not to shake them too much when you are returning to the lab, that also causes them to build up pressure. Normally ah shouldn't let ya put samples into unapproved containers for the fuels, but ah have a party to get to and ya'll are not taking all that much."

Twilight then watches as he gives them the remaining samples and then sends them on their way, wishing them to be careful on their return trip. She then looks at him and says, "So now that is out of the way, I shall head on home and prepare for the party. I shall return after I drop these materials off in my lab in my crystal castle and show you the way there okay?

I then nod and then say, "Do you think ah should make a big entrance with mah huge Clydesdales and a wagon or a nice tractor?"

She considers it for a moment and then says, "I would hold off on introducing your Clydesdales to the citizens of Ponyville, it might create a bad first impression, so I recommend a tractor instead."

I then nod in understanding and then smile and say, "Ah know just the one that ah'll take to town, ah'll go and git started on preppin 'er. When ya git back ah'll show ya the oldest thing ah have on this farm that still runs even though it's over one hundred years old."

Twilight's eyes widen at hearing that and says, "O-OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD!? How is something that old still working?"

I chuckle and grin saying, "Ah just use it fer shows, festivals and parades. Ah take really good care of it. Ya better git goin', it'll take me a bit to git 'er fired up. This may be the closest thing ya ponies will git to havin' tractors, and you will be amazed by it."

She nods quickly and then says, "Okay, okay, I will be right back!" She then holds the bag firmly and then flies back towards her home to begin preparing for the party.

I smile and make my way over to the big machinery shed to start up the old John Deere GPWT, then watch as a couple strange bird like creatures make their way towards me. I continue looking and I swear one looks just like a majestic bald eagle and then notice the four legs that are tucked underneath and realize that it is a Griffon and wave, then wait for them to land.

The griffon sees the being waving at them and then lands in front of them and says, "I am here with the King of the Griffon Empire, who received a letter regarding some livestock you wish to sell. This is King Richard Braveheart the third, please show respect to him. I am his escort and guard, Gilda. Please show us the livestock you have to sell so we can check the quality of them, and give you our offer."

I look at her and see she has white feathers on her head and chest with a purple outline, amber eyes and a golden brown color to her coat and then say, "Mah name's Roger Sheridan and ah raise cattle chickens, and hogs. It is a pleasure to meet'cha yer highness, Gilda. Do ya wanna ride with me up to the barns or will ya fly there?" I then bow slightly in respect to the foreign king.

She looks around and asks, "If it is very far, we shall fly there. If it is close, we shall ride with you."

I then nod and then say, "Wait right there, ah'll bring the side bah side over here and take us up there. The faster ya can take them the better it will be for them cause it is customary where ah'm from to not feed em for a couple days when they go to market." I then jog over to the long shed and hop into the seat and start it up and drive it out of the shed. I stop near the two and then get out and then say to them, "Ah can fit one of ya in the cab wit' me and one of ya can be in the back, whoever rides in the cab wit' me please watch yer talons so ya don't poke holes in the soft bench seats."

King Richard looks at the contraption with curiosity and then says, "How does this thing function, does it use magic or something?"

I smile and answer, "No yer highness, it has an engine that burns a fuel. The burning fuel provides the power to operate this machine. Shall we be on our way over to mah hog barns so we can continue business?"

He then nods and then says, "I shall ride with you, Gilda you ride in the back." He then pulls out a white leather glove for his talons so he does not damage the seats with his talons.

I then nod and then walk to the passenger door and squeeze the handle and open it for him and say, "Ah do apologize if these seats aren't very comfortable to sit in and ruffle your feathers a bit. Ah'll wait to close the door till yer situated yer highness."

He then sighs and says, "I will tolerate it for the food we shall be inspecting shortly, thank you for your consideration." He then climbs into the passenger side and gets onto the seat, then situates himself so he is somewhat comfortable and then nods his head to Roger Sheridan.

I then close the door and then say, "Yer highness, there is a hand hold on the dashboard in front of ya that ya can hold if the ride there gits too bumpy. Gilda, there is a bar behind the cab for those who ride in the back to hold onto." With that said, I return to the seat and then take off for the hog barns.

Gilda looks around at the curious structures behind them when she hears him say something along their way to the barns.

I then slow down a little before we get too close and then say over the engine, "There are a couple things ah hafta tell ya before we git too close, one is that ah apologize fer the smell of this place. Two, keep yer wings tight against yer bodies so they don't get too dirty if ya wish to walk into the barns. Three, ah have plastic boot covers that are thin and will work to keep yer paws clean. Four, these hogs will chew on anything that enters their pens, so do keep yer parts out of their reach."

King Richard looks curiously at the large structure before them and asks, "How many hogs do you have to sell?"

I stop right outside the office door and then answer him, "Ah've two thousand four hundred hogs to sell today, and ah will need to purchase baby piglets when ah git one side of the barn clean and ready fer em. Then when ah do place an order for the piglets, ah'll need some feed to git em bah fer a few weeks till they're ready for regular food." I park it, shut it off, get out and then head to open his door so he can get out.

The king and Gilda both look at him in disbelief as Gilda says, "Y-You have twenty four hundred hogs...to sell?"

I then chuckle and say, "Yup ah do, what is the goin price fer hogs per pound these days?"

He regains his composure and gets out of the cab and then says, "With Equestria suffering a food crisis, the price per pound is 10 bits currently. Let's see how these hogs look, then I will decide if I would like to buy them from you or not."

I walk through the door and turn the light on and turn around then say, "Ok yer highness, let's see how wide yer body is compared to the door frame first before we just try to go all the way in. Please step into the door frame so ah can see if you will fit through these narrow doors."

King Richard steps up to the frame and looks at his sides and sighs saying, "It appears this frame is a little too narrow for this door frame. What shall we do now Mister Sheridan?"

I chuckle and then turn the lights off and then say, "There are doors on each end of the barns that will let us look at them, please follow me this way. Ah would advise ya two walk on the grass that is growing beside the road, that way ya don't have to worry about steppin' in leftover manure. Ah hafta pump out the pit from tahm to tahm that is below the cement grates the hogs walk on, otherwise it'd get too full and would start to accumulate on top of the grates." I then lead them around the left side of the barn to the side door. I then reach the door and open it up and look inside for any dead hogs and see two dead hogs in the left and right pens and say, "Damn it, there goes two less from however many ah have left. Ah'll go pull em out and dump em on the side to collect later to take em to the burn hole." I then step over the gate and head inside to get the dead cart out to retrieve one of them.

He lifts his front half off the ground and rests his talons on the gate running across the doorway, then pokes his head in and starts to gauge the hogs. After a few seconds of looking at them, he then shouts into the building above the noise, "I like what I see, I will buy all the pigs you have ready to go at 9 bits a pound. What is your counter offer?"

I then think on it and winch the dead hog into the cart and then say, "How much do piglets go for these days, Yer Highness?"

King Richard replies back saying, "The price for baby piglets right now is 60 bits per pig, what is your opinion after hearing that?"

I roll the cart closer to the gate, then let go of the cart and open up the gate after chasing the hogs away from it. I pull the cart through and then push it back to close the gate, then return to the cart and pull it with me down the alley and say, "How about this Yer Highness, Ah'll only pay full price fer the piglets if ya can go 10 bits per pound. What is yer take on that offer?"

He chuckles and then smiles softly and says, "I like how you do business fairly, Mister Sheridan. Very well then, I shall buy them at 10 bits a pound and sell ya piglets for 60 bits a piglet. I shall have a couple trains come close to your farm later this evening, but you shall have to find a way to load them onto the train. We look forward to doing business with you in the future, just write a letter and send it via courier whenever you need piglets and food."

I smile and then say, "Awright then Yer Highness, it's a pleasure doin' business wit'cha. If ya excuse me, ah need to check for more dead hogs and git 'em outta there before the hungry ones start to chew on em." I then bow my head in respect and continue pulling the cart to the gate.

King Richard gets off the gate and then moves out of the way as he sees him get closer and then says, "We shall send the payment once we get word of the arrival of the hogs, good day Mister Sheridan." He then looks to Gilda and says, "After we return to the Castle, I want you to take a couple other gryphons with you to first deliver an order for the stores to our slaughterhouse in Manehattan, then collect the report from them. Bring it to me so the funds can be gathered and then you can deliver the payment to him with a copy of the report. Now let us return to Griffonstone so I can inform the stores that more food shall be on the way soon." He then nods to her and then removes his gloves and then returns them to where they came from, and takes off into the sky with Gilda following him closely.

I then set it down and pull the gate open. I then grab the cart, pull it through and then close the gate again. I then pull the cart to the side of the road and dump the dead hog out of the cart and then head back into the barn to fetch the other one and check the other barns for dead hogs to haul out.

A half hour passes by as Twilight finishes getting cleaned up for the party, and makes her way towards Roger's farm to show him how to get to Ponyville. She flies to the outer part of his farm when she sees Roger walking towards the house.

I look up after I hear a flapping sound getting closer and see that it is Twilight returning, I wave to her saying, "Follow me and ah'll show ya a very early farm tractor." I then make my way over to the big shed instead as I see her land on the ground and trot after me.

She sniffs the air and then says, "I don't mean to be rude, but you really need to shower before going to the party."

I then chuckle and push the button to open up the large roll up door and then climb up onto the shaded platform and say to her, "Ah do intend to shower before ah go to the party, ah just sold mah hogs to the King of the Griffon Empire. A couple trains are gonna be arrivin' later this evenin', ah wonder if Applejack might know anyone that would care to help me move and git em loaded into the train cars. This here is the General Purpose Wide Tread that was produced by John Deere, it has 25 horse power and can go 4.1 miles an hour in high gear. It burns a fuel that is called kerosene, and was produced during the Great Depression of the 1930's. John Deere and Company almost fell victim to an embezzlement scam that caused a bank to nearly collapse that held all of it's employees finances, so the company's directors came together and gave the bank a check to keep it afloat." I then set it into gear and take off the brake and begin to ease it out of the shed. I smile when I see Twilight look over at the tractor next to it with curiosity.

Twilight continues to look at the tractor beside the John Deere tractor with curiosity and then says, "What is that right there? It looks alot like a steam locomotive that runs through Ponyville."

I chuckle and stop the tractor outside of the shed, then hop off the platform and go over to her and say, "That is the steam traction engine that is close to two hundred years old. It's a 1895 Peerless Steam Traction Engine with 6 Nominal Horse Power and can go four miles an hour, it can out pull a drag racing tractor. The downside is that it requires two people to operate it, and ah'm the only human in equestria that knows how it works. Ah'm gonna start this tractor and have it warm up while ah take a shower, can ya keep watch and make sure it doesn't start anything on fire here or start rolling away?"

She smiles and then nods saying, "Of course I can do that for you, try not to take too long because we should be getting on our way soon."

I then nod and hop of the tractor and then make my way towards the house to wash up and then say, "Ah won't be too long, ah'll be back in twenty minutes."

Twilight then keeps an eye on the tractor and wanders around the shop, curious at what else he has in here and sees a picture with several darts piercing it. She walks over and takes a closer look at it and sees some young fair skinned female with silky black hair going over her shoulder in a ponytail, with a few freckles on her face and soft hazel eyes wearing some kind of a shirt that had a v shape in the neck and short sleeves. She then thinks, "Why would he do something like this to a picture, did something go wrong between them?"

Twenty Five minutes later, I make my way out of the house wearing a fresh red, white and black plaid shirt and cargo pants with a Pioneer hat, a clean pair of knee high socks and a pair of cowboy boots. I chuckle as I look down at my belt buckle and think to myself, "Ya might be a redneck if yer belt buckle doubles as a bookend." I then make my way over to the Big Shed and see Twilight looking at different things that are scattered around the room and say, "Are ya ready to head over to the party now, Twilight?"

She looks over and sees Roger wearing fresh clothes and a different hat and boots and says, "Yes I am, I was looking around and saw that picture of the female with darts piercing it. Who is she and why do you dislike her so much to do that to her picture?"

I sigh and know the picture she means and say, "That would be mah bitch ex wahf Penelope, ah hate her so much cus she up and left me fer a god damned rich politician that she fancied. She said that it was a terrible choice for her to listen to her emotions and say yes to getting married right after high school graduation, she also claimed that ah never did provide enough for her to be happy. Of course ah couldn't provide her the life of luxury she wanted, ah was workin' as a mechanic and welder at a truck shop. She took every single thing that had value to it and left me with only the clothes on mah back and mah beat up truck, ah hope she is dead or is at least suffering in hell fer what she did to me." My mood darkens a little bit as I think back on the arguments we always got into.

Twilight hangs her head and drops her ears in sadness and says, "I'm so sorry that I asked, my curiosity gets the better of me sometimes."

I then shake my head clear of the thoughts on the whore of Babylon and then say, "Don't let it git ya down, Twilight. Ya aren't to blame, cause ya didn't know what happened. Anyways, we have a party to get to Twilight, so cheer up and lead the way to Ponyville. It will take a little bit of tahm to git there so feel free to stand on this platform that was an option to git with this tractor."

She leads the way with the popping tractor following her at a slow speed, climbing up hills with ease and having no trouble with the terrain. She comes up along side him and then says over the sound of the engine, "There was a great depression in your world? What happened that caused everyone to be so sad?"

I laugh lightly at her misunderstanding and correct her, "Well the Great Depression wasn't really just everyone being sad, it effected the whole world, and was a tahm when the world's economy crashed startin' in the United States. The economy crashed cause of false rumors that spread like wildfire sayin' that the bank wouldn't give the person their money. At the tahm there were less than 100 banks open in the U.S, over 3400 banks went bankrupt and collapsed due to the panicked citizens in 1929. The world slowly recovered over about ten years, but during that tahm...tahmes were very hard and jobs were scarce. Money was even harder to get back then, those were very bad tahmes."

She lowers her ears down hearing the sad story of what happened on his Earth back then and says, "I'm sorry I misunderstood your meaning, we never went through anything like that except for this food crisis."

I smile softly and then say, "Think nothin' of it, ah wouldn't want anyone to go through some of the shit that the U.S went through. The U.S. has gone through some rough tahmes ah tell ya, but those are stories for a different day. Today's a day to be happy, so let's not think of things that will bring us down and enjoy this beautiful day."

Twilight looks to the right at the structure she passed earlier and says, "Hey Roger, what is that structure over there hidden among some trees?"

I turn my head to the right at the trees and think it is the old grain elevator and say, "We have a little bit of time to kill so lets go over there and take a closer look." I turn the wheel and shift to a lower gear to make it a less bumpy ride for me and the tractor.

A few minutes pass by as she arrives near the structure and says, "Whatever this is, it is pretty tall."

I stop the tractor and take it out of gear and look at the structure, then chuckle and shake my head saying, "Ah can't believe that got brought here along with mah whole farm, that right there is what is called a Grain Elevator. What it does ya see, it stores a lot of grain that is brought in by other farmers that is sent off by train or truck to other places that need it. There are other facilities like this that store bulk solid fertilizer, but ah always had to git it via trailer auger. If ya lahk ya and the princesses can take a closer look at it when ah git the land around mah farm taday? Ah first need to cut down the trees and sell em to a lumberyard first so ya can actually see more detail."

Twilight looks at the structure, wanting to get a better look at it and nods saying, "That would be much appreciated, thank you very much. I do believe this may provide options to improve our current storage facilities greatly."

I smile and look at the Prairie Sentinel, hoping that it will be put back into service once again and say, "These are called Prairie Sentinels and the sad truth is that more and more get tore down each year because they are deemed eyesores or are hazards to the railway running beside them. Ah fought tooth and nail to save this buildin' and bought the land it was on, ah then registered it as a historical landmark to keep it from gittin' torn down. Ah worked on gittin its motors upgraded to newer models durin' what little time ah had in winter. Ah completed the upgrades last year, now ah jus need to get electricity to it and get some carpenters to repair some of the wood inside there and it will be ready to start acceptin' grain again."

Her eyes sparkle as a new beacon of hope shines a light through the darkness of the issue about coming up with new ways to store their food. A tear comes to her eye and a big smile comes to her face as she sighs happily and says, "Let's get heading to the party so we can tell Celestia and Luna about this, they are going to be so thrilled about this!" She then gets into the air and waits for him to return to the tractor so they can be on their way again.

I return to the tractor seat and turn it around to resume our journey to the party and say, "Ah need to git in touch with Bright Bolt about running power out to that structure, ah am actually surprised that it was brought here too. Yeah, when ah do git this land. Ah'll definitely be doin' dirt work around here to even this out so mah equipment can turn this into a field." I then continue to follow Twilight as she leads the way to town and smile when it comes into view finally after a good twenty minutes of drivin' down the road at a snail's pace.

Twilight looks to him and then comes up beside him once more and says, "If you are going to be moving the dirt around, I would recommend that you talk to Fluttershy about what you will be doing to the ground. She can speak to the animals and will explain what is happening, and will also ask them to move to a safer area."

I look at her and say, "Your friend talks to wildlife? Ah really am in a crazy fantasy world if she can hold a conversation with birds and bees and other critters."

She chuckles lightly and then says, "That is her special talent, if you need anything to be done related to animals, you go to her." Her head turns to look forward and then says, "We are getting closer to my castle, you can see it from here. It is the large crystal tree in the distance."

I turn my head that way and see the crystal tree in the distance and then say, "You actually live in a crystal tree? How did you get the inside hollowed out enough to live inside it?"

She then smiles and answers, "I didn't, it is a magical tree that came from a magical box that required six special keys to open that we only found after dealing with certain situations. We found the box after returning the Elements of Harmony to the tree so it can protect itself from the darkness of the Everfree Forest."

I then rub my head, pushing back the freakout that is to come. I feel a headache starting to come over me as I think to myself, "Ah can have my freakout later when ah'm alone and don't have so many problems to deal with first."

Rainbow Dash looks out of the window of Twilight's home and sees a slow moving object making its way towards Ponyville down the road and walks out then flies over to them. She sees that it is Roger and Twilight making their way to the castle and says, "Jeez, it took you long enough to get here. Did you two stop to smell the flowers on the way or did some problem come up?"

I chuckle and then say, "No, nothing happened Rainbow. Ah woke up early this morning when Rooster crowed and started mah chores, then when the animals were fed ah milked the cows. After the cows were milked, ah went inside and made breakfast for Twilight and ah. After that, scientists showed up and ah gave them samples of what ah need developed quickly. Last but not least, the King of Griffonstone came over with Gilda to look at the hogs which ah got sold today. We only just got on our way twenty minutes ago, ah had to shower before comin' to the party. Ah couldn't come smellin' like hogshit at a party where other people rather, other ponies were gonna be."

She then continues to fly along the other side of the slow moving tractor and then says, "Okay so what is this thing you are operating today?"

I smile and say, "Well, this is a tractor from the 1930's. It is called a General Purpose Wide Tread Tractor, or GPWT for short. It was made by John Deere and Company to compete with other tractors that were around at that time. If ya wanna know more, just ask Twilight about it."

Rainbow then shakes her head and says, "Nah, I'm good. Thanks for offering though, I'm not that into history unless it is exciting and epic like the Daring Do books I am hooked on thanks to Twilight. Can that tractor go any faster? I'm getting bored at this slow pace."

I chuckle and then say, "This is as fast as she goes Rainbow, ya see, this was considered fast back then. If ya want to wait fer us at Twilight's home, we will be along shortly."

She then smiles and says, "Okay, we will be waiting for you to finally arrive! See you in a bit slowpoke." She then takes off back to Twilight's home, then returns to the party that has yet to start and goes over to Pinkie to tell her something.

Pinkie then listens to Rainbow tell her that Roger and Twilight are on their way and then giggles and says, "Oh I already knew that they both were coming Rainbow. My Pinkie Sense told me that!"

I get within walking distance to Twilight's when I see Ponies start to come out of the castle to gawk at what I am driving and then say, "Hey Twilight, do ya mind if ah park this beside yer house on yer lawn?"

Twilight then looks at him and says, "Go right ahead, I don't mind."

I nod and then make my way to the side of the crystal home and then put on the brakes and kill the engine then look at the staring ponies and chuckle saying, "This here is an old GPWT or General Purpose Wide Tread tractor that was first produced in 1929 by John Deere and Company, it has the power equivalent to 25 horses or horsepower. Please excuse mah use of the word, that is just what we call it on earth where ah came from. People from where ah'm from like to call the early John Deere tractors 'Johnny Poppers' because of the sound the two cylinder engine makes, this tractor is a rare find because it is 91 years old and still runs. There are tractor collectors out there that have tried to buy this from me offerin' anywhere from 20,000 dollars to 60,000, but in bits that would amount to 40,000 to 120,000 bits." I watch as a few ponies' jaws drop open at hearing the amount.

One of the ponies looks at the tractor and then says, "That is really expensive for a pony to even consider trying to buy one. My name is Cheerilee and I am the teacher at the schoolhouse in Ponyville, what is your name sir?"

I smile and get down off the seat, stepping on the wood platform and then down to the ground and then say, "Mah name's Roger Sheridan and ah own Sheridan Acres that is East Northeast of Twilight's home. If ya think that is alot of bits, take a guess at how much the newest and biggest tractor on the market costs."

A light brown pony wearing a red tie with a golden dollar sign, white collar and a blue fabric under it. He also has light blue eyes with a small wrinkle under them, with a slicked back mane and three money bags for a marking on his flank as he says, "I am going to guess that it is around three hundred thousand bits?"

I chuckle lightly and say, "Hah, ah wish it was that cheap. Actually, one of them would cost in bits anywhere from one million bits to almost two million bits." I smirk as his jaw gapes for a moment at that and say, "What's your name sir, you remind me of a businessman, er pony in yer case?"

He stands up straight and then says, "That price is absurd! I may have bits, but I wouldn't spend them on something like that unless it would make me even more bits in return. My name is Filthy Rich, I prefer to be called Mr. Rich. It is nice to meet you." He then turns around and heads inside to continue talking with friends.

I smile and then say, "Well, shall we all head inside so this party can actually start?"

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