I look at the ponies standing outside and then say, "Well, if ya don't have wings ya can ride on the wood platform behind the tractor. Ah'll meet'cha bah the Elevator after ah git the windrower out to cut the grass, and mah chainsaw to cut down those trees. Ah'll be over at the Elevator in a little bit, later everyone." I then fiddle with the GPWT a little then get it running and say, "Awright, everyone that is ridin with me hop on the platform and hold on."

Applejack and Bright Bolt hop onto the platform and find something to hang on to after he gets up into the seat. He then waits for them to be ready for him to back up as Applejack sees the princesses fly off towards the Elevator and says to Roger, "Awright, we're holdin' on Rodge. Ya can take off whenever ya like, my relatives wrote back to me and said they'll be waiting by yer sign for ya."

I then look behind me and let out the clutch, letting the tractor begin backing up and say, "That is good to hear, we will need to either build a fence or move them in a large group to where the trains are located and load them up." After getting onto the road again, I shift gears and start to steer the tractor back towards home.

Twenty minutes later I pull into the driveway and see a group of ponies waiting by the large entrance sign in the distance and say, "Home Sweet Home, here ah come." I drive down the road and then slow down and stop the tractor and then call over to them, "Follow me over to the hog barn and ah'll show ya what needs to be done." I then continue on down the road in low gear as they follow me at a walk.

We arrive after a few minutes of driving down the road and stop by the load out chute, set the brake and then hop off the tractor. I make my way to the roll up door that is beside the chute and say, "Follow me please everyone, once in a while ah hafta use this door fer things that won't fit through the others. What we may hafta do is build a temporary fence or move them in groups to where the train is waiting for the pigs to be loaded. A couple of ya will hafta go to the train and build a ramp fer the hogs to get into the cars. Ah'm gonna take this back to the shed and will get the scooter out and see if Twilight can see where the train is at, so ah'll be right back." I then look at Applejack and say, "Can ya wait here until ah git back Applejack? Ah need to git Bright Bolt over to the Elevator so she can instruct her crew to start settin' up a temporary line to it once ah git the grass cut." I then make my way back to the tractor and say, "Awright Bright Bolt, yer with me. Let's git this back to it's shed so ah can take ya out to the elevator."

Bright Bolt hops up onto the platform and holds on as it starts moving again then says, "So what is this Elevator you keep talking about?"

I return to the driveway, then head for the big machine shed to park this for the night so I can go get the scooter to take Bright Bolt to the Elevator. I then chuckle as I say, "Don't worry, ya'll be impressed when ya see it after ya hook it up to power."

She then looks around as he drives the tractor towards the shed and says, "So is there anything else the power company can do for you?"

I then pull onto the road to the big machine shed and then say, "Yep there is, after ah git the grass cut and the field leveled out, ya can run a line underground to that Elevator. That'll take me about a week to git done."

Bright looks at him as he pulls into a shed next to something that looks similar to a steam locomotive and says, "Okay then, I shall send someone to check with you to find out if you are ready. What is that thing next to us?"

I smile and then say, "That is an 1895 Peerless Steam Tractor that is the earliest self-propelled tractor ever produced." I then set the brake and then shut it off before hopping off the tractor and say, "Awright, now let's go git the scooter and we can git started with the elevator." I then walk over to the long shed and put the chainsaw in back, then open the door for her and take the buckets out, ensuring I unhooked the trailer and then close the door after she hops in. I then start it up, drive out of the shed and take off down the road towards the elevator.

She watches the scenery fly by them as he heads to where this 'Elevator' is and sees a tall structure standing above a few trees that have grown beside it and gawks at how it makes the pine trees look so small and says, "Wow, that sure is tall."

I grin as we reach the Elevator in under a minute and then stop by the front door and say, "Yep it is, just wait until you see the view from up top though, it'll take your breath away." I then shut it off, hop out, and look at the three Princesses standing nearby, looking at the large structure. I then walk towards them and say, "This is a Grain Elevator or nicknamed Prairie Sentinels because they tower over structures smaller than the tops of the trees." I then look at Twilight and say, "Would ya be so kind as to be my eyes in the sky and see where the two trains are located?"

Twilight then smiles and says, "It would be a pleasure to help you, give me just a moment and I will see where the two trains are at." She then takes off into the sky and looks around, seeing the two trains sitting on the tracks northeast of the farm. She then returns to the ground and says, "They are both waiting for you on the rail line northeast of the farm, is there anything else you need?"

Luna then steps forth and then says, "Is there anything I can do to help out at all?"

I then think for a moment and say, "There is actually, if ya'd like. Ya could help Twilight keep an eye out for any stray hogs that try to get away from the group and guide them back towards the main bunch of hogs. There is one important thing to keep in mind though, ya have to keep quiet while ah'm pushin' them forward with my voice, an orange board, and a loud shaker"

She then smiles and says, "Sounds interesting, let's go move some hogs."

I look to Celestia and Bright Bolt and say, "Sorry, but we will be back after we git all twenty four hundred hogs moved onto the trains. Ya can come watch if ya wish." I then return to the scooter and then see Twilight and the others begin going to the hog barns as Bright Bolt uses her horn and disappears in a flash. I then drive to the hog barn and see them all waiting there and say, "Are y'all ready to finally move some hogs? The trains are northeast of this farm, can a couple of ya go build a ramp please?"

A big red stallion with a green apple on his flank, an orange mane, green eyes, a yoke around his neck and a strand of straw hanging out of his mouth steps forth and says in a deep voice, "EEYUP!" then turns around and nods to another stallion to go with him.

I watch as a couple male ponies go towards a wagon full of lumber and tools and make their way towards the trains. I then look to Twilight and say, "Twilight, as the hogs come out, could you count them and write down how many there are in each group?"

Twilight then smiles and says, "I love counting almost as much as I love books, of course I will do that." She then takes to the sky with Luna.

I then look to the group of ponies and say, "Awright, ah don't know if some of ya'll worked with hogs before. So ah'm gonna be bringin' them out one side at a time. If everything goes smoothly, we'll be done before the sun goes down." I then see a few of the females head off to the side and start bringing out tables for some reason and then say, "These hogs are three hundred pounds or more, so don't be afraid to force em back into the group." I then smile and look at Applejack as the rest of the ponies form a large spaced out circle to contain the hogs and say, "Applejack, come wit' me into the barn to start moving 'em out." I then head into the barn to start moving the south side of the barn first and say, "So which side do ya wanna start wit', east side or west?"

Applejack then follows him and then says, "Umm, how about the east side first."

I then lead Applejack down the hall after closing the gate on the north side of the roll up door, and making sure that it is clear of obstructions. I then take her into the East side, locking both doors open to allow the hogs to exit. I then look at her hat and then say, "If ya want to keep that hat clean, ya can set it on the bench in the office."

She then smiles and nods saying, "Thank you for caring about this ol' hat of mine, ah got it from mah pa, he gave it ta me." She then does something she rarely ever does around others, she takes it off and sets it upside down on the bench.

I then look at Applejack in a new way I never thought possible, she was attractive with the hat on. When she took it off though, her natural beauty could challenge Rarity's. I then cough and then look away as I feel myself blushing and then go to the first pen and pull the rod out and then say, "Ya look even prettier when ya take that hat off." I then pull the gate out and against the other side and step into the open pen and head for the far side of the pen.

Applejack blushes fiercely at hearing him say that and says, "Ah-uhhh...T-Thank you very much for that compliment." She then smiles a little at hearing someone actually saying she looks even prettier without her hat.

They move the hogs out of the barn with only a couple of hang ups, with Roger following Applejack out and closing the east side door behind him. He then grabs a shaker can and his shocker and drives the rest of the hogs out with his voice and occasional, shrill whistles.

I look as the last hog exits the door and follow it out saying, "Awright that is that for this bunch of hogs, lets git em to the train now." I then shake the can to get the hogs moving and then walk on, following the others as they guide the large hogs into the grass that is flattened by the hogs as they walk through it. I occasionally zap a hog or two to get them moving again.

Big Mac and Braeburn stand on either side of the finished ramp, with one livestock car door open for the hogs to enter. They both watch as a large group makes their way towards the open train car as Braeburn says, "That's a lot of hogs comin' our way."

Big Mac watches the group and then says, "Eeyup."

I then continue driving the hogs forward as we finally reach the train after walking a fair distance. I then watch as the ponies in front split and form a path up the ramp and chase the hogs into the car. When it gets full, a pony closes and latches the door, then waves to the conductor to go to the next car.

The conductor nods and then slowly creeps forward to the next car, waiting to hear them signal him to stop. He then hears a shrill whistle and stops the train and waits for the go ahead to pull forward.

Three cars later, I wipe my forehead off with my sleeve and say, "Awright, that is half of the south side done. Now let's go back for the other half and git those loaded, we'll be half done then. When we return after that batch, we'll take a short break. Hey Twilight, could ya go tell the conductor that we are going back for the other half of that side and will finish loadin' 'em up so they can be on their way?"

Twilight then nods and says, "Not a problem." She then flies over to them and tells them that they will be back with the rest to finish filling his cars, then returns to the group that is starting their journey back to the hog barn.

We return and grab the rest of the hogs on the west side, move them to the train and into the last three cars. When I drive the last hog in, the door is shut and latched. I then let out a couple shrill whistles, signaling him that we are finished and then make my way down the ramp and say to Luna, "Would you care to go inform this conductor that is all for one half of the barn, and that ah wish him a safe journey."

Luna smiles and then says, "I would be delighted to do that for you, I shall return shortly." She then flies off towards the first conductor to inform them of what Roger said.

I then look to Twilight and say, "Can you go inform the other conductor to pull forward so we can start to load their train?"

She then smiles and says, "Of course, I will be right back Roger." She then flies off towards the other conductor to tell them.

I watch as the first train starts to move, rolling slowly at first but then picks up speed. As it gets further away, I turn to watch the other train pull forward to the ramp slowly and holler out, "Ah'll whistle and wave when ya need to stop or go forward!"

The conductor then nods and watches behind him as he rolls forward, listening and watching for the signal to stop.

I look for the next car and see that the doors are open on that side of each car, and see the car get to the right spot. I wave and let out a shrill whistle to the conductor, then watch as the car stops right where it needs to be and then walk over to the conductor and say to him, "Do ya want somethin' to drink while we take a five minute break after we get back?"

He then smiles and says, "Thanks for the consideration, sonny. Ah can't leave the engine though, ah have ta keep an eye on the gauges."

I then smile at the old timer and say, "No worries sir, ah'll ask Princess Twilight if she would be so kind as to bring a drink out to you."

He then says, "Ah like ya sonny. Mah name is Cinder Pops. Folks just call me Pops." He then holds out a hoof for him to shake.

I smile and then say, "Mah name's Roger Sheridan, mah friends just call me Rodge. Is there anything in particular that you would lahk?" I then take his hoof in my hand and give it a shake and then let go of it.

Pops smiles and says, "Ya have a firm handshake, ah can tell that ya are a hardworkin' soul. If it is possible, ah would like some iced tea please."

I then nod and look to Twilight and say, "Twilight, would you mind getting him some iced tea to drink if there is any on the refreshment tables that are set up?"

Twilight then smiles and says, "I will get right on it Roger, you are indeed really kind and considerate to others. I will be right back with your iced tea sir." She then flies off to go get him an iced tea and then returns as the group starts to head back to take a short break before starting with the next group of hogs.

A half hour later, Applejack and I are in the north part of the hog barn on the east side. I work with her as we push the hogs out of the other pen and into the hallway, then out of the door and into the circle of ponies. I then smile at her and say, "One more side's empty, let's git em down to the train and return for the last group."

Forty five minutes later, we load the last of the hogs onto the train and the door is closed and latched. I then walk up to the conductor and say, "Hey Pops, that's the last of the hogs. Ah hope ya have a safe journey, take care of yerself. Yer no spring chicken anymore, ya should start takin' it easy."

Pops laughs and then says, "Thanks for the laugh sonny, but ah have a few more good years before ah plan on retirin'. Ah thank ya for wishin' me a safe journey, ah appreciate it." He then tugs on the rope a couple times, letting steam go through the whistle and then gets the train moving again.

I watch as the train rolls away and then return to the group and then say loudly, "With the last train off, all the hogs are headed to market. This job is officially over, now ah gotts to git the grass cut so the temporary line can be run to the Elevator so ah can show the Princesses how it functions. If y'all want, ya can tag along and see fer yerselves how it works."

Applejack then smiles and then says, "Roger, can ah have a quick word with ya fer a second?" She then begins to turn her body to lead him away from the group.

I smile and sigh in relief as one more urgent issue vanishes from my list and then say, "Of course Applejack, what's on yer mind?"

Big Mac watches as his sister starts to lead him to the side away from the group and knows what she is going to do and taps his cousin Braeburn on the shoulder and shrugs his head in the direction and says, "Come with me please Brae." He then heads in the direction that Applejack went, with his cousin following him.

She then smiles and then sighs saying, "Ah don't mean to be rude or anythin' Rodge, but ya never did mention if ya was going to pay them for their time spent helpin' ya."

I then scratch my head sheepishly as I forgot that it is not always polite to ask for help and not offer anything in return and then say, "Ah do apologize fer that Applejack, ah was concerned about how ah was gonna git the hogs to the trains and fergot that ah would hafta compensate the hired help for their tahm. How much do ya think would be considered fair compensation?"

Applejack then thinks for a moment and then is about to answer when she hears a deep angry sounding voice say, "Applejack!" Her body goes rigid as her brain thinks only one thing, "Uh oh, ah made Big Mac mad..."

Big mac stops by Applejack with a frown on his face as he then says, "Applejack, ya know better than ta ask for a reward when none is offered or mentioned."

Braeburn steps forth and then says, "I understand yer concern for yer entire family, but we did reply in the letter that we consider the payment enough when we can make a new friend."

She hangs her head a little and then looks to her brother and Roger and then says, "Ah'm mighty sorry Roger for bein' rude like that, ah tend to worry more whenever there is a major issue going on around us that effects everypony ah know."

I smile softly and then crouch down on one knee and say, "That's awright. To be honest, ah plum fergot to offer a reward if anyone would help me out. Ah have so many things to git done in order to be ready fer plantin' season, ah'm amazed that ah even find tahm to remember to be nice to others. Let's head back to the hog barn, ah'd lahk y'all's thoughts on the quality of the grass that ah'll be cuttin down."

Big Mac nods and then says, "Eeyup." then heads back to the group to return to the hog barns.

I go with the group back to the hog barn and then say, "So Twilight, what is the total number of hogs that went to the trains?"

Twilight then looks at the list she made and then says, "The total number that came out of the barn is 2147, is that good or bad?"

I chuckle and then say, "It's about average, so it is more or less just above the halfway point between good and bad. Ah only lost about two hundred and fifty three hogs from the tahm ah got the piglets, fed em and raised them into fully grown hogs. This tahm around though, with me bein in another world. The turnaround results are...great, so that is a great number for me this tahm."

She smiles and then says, "I am happy that you had a great day, but what does that mean for Equestra though?"

I continue walking and smiling and say, "What that means Twilight, is that if ya treat the farmer good, the farmer will treat ya in return. There's an old saying that Farmers lahk me enjoy usin' that goes, 'Don't bite the hand that feeds you, bite the hand that tries to take too much.' Do you understand what ah'm sayin' Twilight?"

Twilight then nods and says, "I think I do understand what you said Roger, thank you."

I then sigh happily as we arrive at the hog barn and then look over at Twilight and chuckle saying, "Now that the hogs are on their way, ah can begin to start plannin' what ah'm gonna be growin' in these two fields first. Who knows, maybe ah'll git a third or a fourth field. It all depends on how soon those fluids developed can git developed, mah farm revolves around those important fluids. Speaking of fluids, do ya know any businesses that sell milk?"

She then thinks for a moment and then says, "Yes I do, they are struggling right now with finding a steady supply of milk, would you like me to inform them about you and your farm?"

I smile and then say, "If you wouldn't mind doing so Twilight, ah'd greatly appreciate it. If ya write that letter fer me, ah Pinkie Promise that ah'll show up at yer home in a week so ya can study me if ya'd lahk."

Pinkie Pie gets a shiver up her spine and then says, "Roger just made his first Pinkie Promise! Now we will get to throw him a party celebrating him for upholding that Pinkie Promise or I shall get to scold him for breaking it..." She then trails off as she laughs evilly and then stops suddenly to go back to tending to the register.

I then look to Applejack and say, "Yer missin an important piece of yer wardrobe, Applejack. Let's go git yer favorite hat back." I then watch as she gets a big smile on her face and trots after me.

Applejack is really happy to get her cherished hat back onto her head where it belongs and says, "Oh thank you for not forgettin' about it, ah'd be upset if anything bad happened to it." She then follows him into the office and asks, "Now that the barn's empty, what'cha gonna do with it?"

I then smile and say, "Now, ah hafta clean it mahself or hire someone and try to find a way for them to use the pressure washer with magic and have them wash the barn out. Then ah'll decide when to put more piglets in it." I open the door to the office so Applejack can get her favorite hat.

She takes another breath, barely able to handle how much this place stinks and grabs her hat and sets it on her head and then says, "Ah'm definitely gonna shower when ah get home."

I then chuckle and then say, "Ya could use the shower in this room if ya want, but it ain't nothin' fancy." I then pull the curtain back and show her the basic shower stall I have set up.

Applejack looks at the setup and then smiles saying, "Thanks fer offerin', but ah think ah'll use the one back home. It's more pony friendly."

I then nod and close the curtain then say, "Awright then, suit yerself. It's there if ya change ya mind, now let's head out of here so our noses can readjust to fresh air."

She then chuckles and says, "Ah hear ya there pardner, this place really stinks!"

I then grin and chuckle saying, "If ya think this smells bad, be here when ah'm pumpin' the pit out and spreadin' it on mah field. Slurry makes a great fertilizer to spread out on yer fields, it improves the yield a little bit." I then close the office door and lead her out of the barn.

Applejack follows him through the barn and sees some boxes stacked on top of a fridge and asks, "What's in those boxes there?"

I look over at the fridge and then say, "Those boxes contain various medicines that ah give to mah pigs when ah need to, some of em are pricey lil fuckers too."

She then follows him out of the barn and then takes a breath of fresh air and says, "Ah'm glad to be outside again, the stench in there is just horrible. If ya had Rarity wash the barn for ya, she would totally freak out over how dirty it is in there and would run away screamin' how she would never get the smell out of her coat and hair." She then laughs as she can imagine her saying that.

I then close the roll up door and say to the group of ponies, "Ah appreciate the help y'all, that is a load off mah mind. If ya ever need some grass, ah'm gonna be cuttin' the grass down and turnin' some of this into a big field. If yer interested, try some of it and if ya lahk it, ah'll sell it to ya at half price this tahm cause ya helped me out big tahm."

Braeburn goes over into the grass a little ways and bites off a bit of the grass, chews on it, then swallows it and comes back sayin, "This here grass ain't too bad, though it is a tad bit past its prime. Other than that, the taste of it is just fine. Mah name's Braeburn by the way, Applejack says that yer new to Equestria and came from a different world. What is it like over there?"

I then nod and say, "Thank ya Braeburn, mah names Roger Sheridan. It sure is very helpful when a pony is actually able to say what they think without ya havin' ta read their body language. Yep ah'm and ah did, it was very nice and peaceful where ah lived. Goin' down mah driveway in autumn was just gorgeous, the different oak trees were lined up on either side with their red and gold leaves. Ah'm gonna miss seein' that whenever ah come home. The traffic there can be really annoyin' when there are a few people drivin' that shouldn't have a license. The largest workable field there is fifty acres, don't know why the farmers there love plantin' so many fuckin' taters. It takes awhile to harvest the damn things and plant 'em, but ya get so many full trailer loads when ya haul 'em off to sell em."

Applejack then smiles and then says, "This here is some of mah extended family, Roger. Stand together y'all so ah can introduce ya." She then waits for her family to group up and then she says, "Okay from left to right there's..." She then begins to call off the names of the ponies that came.

I struggle to catch all the names and then wait for her to finish before saying, "It's nice to meet y'all, are ya gonna be comin' wit' us to the elevator?"

Braeburn steps forth and then says, "We'd sure like to friend, but we have work to do ourselves back home. We will remember what ya said about the bales though, some of us may swing by and git a few from ya."

I then smile and say, "Ah appreciate that, ah jus' don't have the room to store that many idjit bales. Ah'll catch y'all later, have a safe journey home ya hear. Thanks again fer the help."

He then smiles and nods with a chuckle and says, "Yer welcome. If ya ever need assistance with anythin, just let an Apple Clan member know and ya'll git help. Enjoy the rest of yer day Roger, come visit Appleloosa sometime." He then begins to turn around to get into the wagons they brought with them so they can return home.

I then wave to him as he starts to turn around and say, "I shall do that sometahm when mah schedule permits me."

Braeburn then waves to him and then continues to head to the wagons to load up and head for home.

I then turn around myself and head for the scooter and say to Applejack, "So ya stayin' with us or ya gonna go talk with yer family fer a bit before they head out?"

Applejack then smiles and says, "Ah'm gonna be seein' 'em in a few months, ah'll catch up with 'em then."

I look around and ah don't see Bright Bolt anywhere and say, "Where'd Bright git off to? Last ah saw 'er, she was here when we started movin' hogs."

Twilight then comes over and then says, "Oh, she wanted to get started on the wiring because they would have to lay it out over a good distance. So I led her to the elevator so they could start laying out the wire for it and hooking it up."

I then get a feeling of worry as sparks and grain dust do not mix at all and say, "Awright, meet us over there. Sparks and grain dust do not mix at all, that is a deadly combination. Hop in and hang on tight Applejack, ah'm gonna drive fast over there so make sure that hat stays on yer head." I then go over to the other side with Applejack on my heels and open the door for her as she jumps in, I then close the door and hurry to the other side and hop in myself. I start it up and then drive down the road at a slow speed when I see the Apples move out with their wagons and call out, "SORRY Y'ALL, IN A HURRY SO EXCUSE ME!" I then watch as the wagons move over to the side of the road and stop, allowing me to go by. I then floor it and race ahead as the other three follow me in the sky with concerned looks on their faces.

Twilight calls over to Luna, "Do you think I made a bad decision to let them get started instead of having to wait?"

Luna then replies, "I am not sure, Twilight. We will find out after we get there, I do hope that nothing has happened over there."

After racing down the road with Applejack hanging on for dear life, almost losing her hat once or twice, I finally arrive at the Elevator and sigh with relief as there are no signs of an explosion. I stop and put it in park and race through the open doors in the pit room, and look around and finally relax completely and say, "Bright Bolt, where the sam hell are ya?"

Bright walks around one of the supports and coughs saying, "I'm right here, what's the matter?"

I then take a deep breath and then say, "Ah was hopin' that ya didn't try to hook this up to electricity yet, cause grain dust and sparks together make a very deadly recipe."

She then sighs and rolls her eyes and says, "Of course we haven't, we aren't dumb! I came with a couple other ponies to check this building out and saw all the grain dust scattered around and instructed the whole crew that we had cleaning to do first for safety reasons."

I then calm down and then say, "Ah'm sorry, ah got so worried about a potential grain dust explosion. That was the first thing that came to mah mind when ah heard Twilight led you here so ya could git started. How is the cleanin' comin' along?"

Bright then coughs again and says, "Buck there's a lot of dust in here, haven't humans ever thought to clean these things regularly?! We are almost done getting all of the dust out, can ya show me where the main power comes into this building?"

I then smile and then say, "Of course, it is right over here." I then lead her to where the main power line comes in and goes to the main breaker, then explain to her what controls what.

Celestia then steps over to Twilight and says, "Twilight, this time we were fortunate that they were wise enough to know that it was not safe to begin with their work. Be sure that you take more caution with your actions in the future with situations such as this one."

Twilight then hangs her head a little bit and then says, "I'm sorry Princess Celestia, I will apologize to Roger when he is finished showing her the electrical boxes."

I then finish explaining to her how the building functions and then say, "That is how this Prairie Sentinel functions. Before, it was controlled by a steam motor and a belt drive system. Ah've gotten rid of that antique and upgraded the building for electricity, but haven't gotten around to hooking up a line to it yet."

She then watches as a grey pony trots up to her, coughing while saying, "We have cleaned...cough...out all of the dust...cough...that has accumulated...cough...in this whole building. What do you...cough...want us to do now boss?"

I then watch as Bright then informs them of their new task and return to Twilight and the others. I then look at Twilight and say, "Ya got lucky that they checked the building out first before trying to wire it up, a lot of ponies could have been injured or even killed if all that grain dust inside had ignited from a single spark."

Twilight then hangs her head a bit, then turns her eyes up to him and says, "I'm sorry, I didn't think that it was dangerous. Is grain dust really that bad?"

I then sigh and crouch down and say, "It's awright, we were lucky this tahm. Grain dust is really flammable because it flies up and fills the air with dry plant particles that catch fire easily." With this Elevator around, ya should consider either making a fire brigade to handle the fire if one should break out, or improve it. Luna, could you show her what you saw when you first entered my nightmare. Don't show her the part when you came with your sister though, that is not important right now. Ah'd lahk her to understand how serious it is when grain dust catches fire caused by an overheated part of the machine."

Luna then nods and then powers up her horn, deciding to show it to her sister as well as Applejack and then says, "Brace yourselves for a new horrifying sight, sister, Twilight, and Applejack. This is what I saw when I came through his door." She then casts the spell as the memory begins to replay.

As Twilight, Applejack, and Celestia watch the memory, a couple tears fall trail down Twilight's cheeks and fall from her chin as her breathing quickens a little bit from the sight of it.

When the memory finishes, Twilight's eye's are watery and continue to shed tears as she sits on the ground with her tail going around her rump and over her back legs and says, "That is such a horrible thing to see, has that ever happened to you?"

I then look at her and then say, "To me, no. But to a friend of mine, rest their soul. Yes it has, and they didn't survive it. Ah had money saved up to buy some new equipment and land, but ah used it to buy whatever the guy had. Ah wasn't about to let some scrapper come and buy some of the antiques he had just to sell em fer scrap metal, so ah went ahead and bought all the equipment and livestock ah wanted at the auction to help support his family he left behind."

Celestia then looks over to him and then says, "Why did you take everything from them, they could have made a go of it!"

I then turn and look at her, then say, "With one girl that is 5, a boy that is 6, and a newborn baby? Ah'm sorry, but there just ain't enough tahm in a day and way too much work to put on them. Kids that age are too young to be operatin' dangerous machinery, fifteen is about the safest age for operatin' most farm equipment except for a silage chopper, and a combine. When ah bought the equipment and livestock at the auction, ah was bein' kind, and generous. Ah could have saved mah cash fer what ah was gonna get originally and just let them deal with the mountin' problems, but ah didn't cause ah'm not selfish, mean, or greedy. When a friend of mahn's in trouble, ah go outta mah way to help them out."

Applejack then finds the courage to look up after softly sobbing from the terrifying sight of watching the burning field and hearing the screams for help that were unable to be assisted due to the flames and then says, "Ah've seen a few small fires on the farm, but nothing as bad as that one."

I then look over to Applejack and then say, "Yeah the field fire was around 1600 degrees fahrenheit, the combine fire was around 2100 to 2500 degrees fahrenheit. A fire on a combine can't be put out due to the oil and fuel that catch on fire, it can get even get hot enough to actually melt steel which 2600 degrees Fahrenheit."

Twilight then looks up with wide eyes and says, "That is crazy!"

I then chuckle lightly and say, "Yeah, so for future reference. Never use water to put out an oil fire, you will have to use something else to extinguish it." I then decide to change the subject and then call over to Bright Bolt saying, "Hey Bright, how long 'til ah have power to here?"

Bright Bolt then looks over to him and then trots over and says, "It'll take an hour to roll out the line and connect it to everything."

I then nod and say, "Awright, that'll be a bit tight for the princesses. Could ya try to hurry them up to finish before they have to leave to go lower the sun and raise the moon?"

She then smiles and then says, "Of course I can, but you'll gonna have to pay doubletime for that. So it will cost you 1000 bits regularly, with doubletime it will cost you 3000 bits. Do you still wanna do it?"

I then sigh and nod saying, "Yep, go ahead with it. Ah'll pay fer the doubletahm."

Bright then smiles and looks to her crew and amplifies her voice and says, "STEP IT UP FILLIES AND COLTS, HE AGREED TO PAY DOUBLETIME!"

I then rub my ears for the ringing to go away as the crew freezes in place for a split second before a fast paced tune fills the air and then sigh and say, "Aand here we go with the syncronized singin'...great...just fuckin' great."

The crew all quickly move around in step with each other somehow while singing, "He's paying doubletime. DOUBLETIME! Pick up the pace, it's doubletime. DOUBLETIME! Do your job, check it twice. Just make sure you do it right, cus it's doubletime. DOUBLETIME, WOOHOO!" They then jump up in the air together and click their back hooves together, land on the ground and then do a jig and go back to quickly doing their jobs.

I open up the tailgate on the scooter bed and then sit on it and rub my head, trying to force the looming freakout. I don't even notice when Luna comes up next to me when I quietly say, "Ugh, sooner or later ah'm gonna hafta deal with this headache, otherwise ah'm gonna just snap and go insane permanently."

Luna then moves her muzzle close to his head and softly says, "Do you need me to cast a privacy shield for you?"

I then jerk suddenly and lean to the side and yelp at her surprising me like that and say, "Oh it's only you Luna." I then quiet down and say, "Ya wouldn't mind doin' that fer me? Ah don't wanna burden ya wit' the level of stress ah'm fightin' to hold back."

She then smiles softly and then says in a quiet voice, "Of course I would do that for you, I would do anything in my power to ease your suffering."

Next Chapter: Chapter 15: Breakdowns and returning to...abnormal? Estimated time remaining: 14 Hours, 33 Minutes