As I continue to chat with Rooster, I finish up the evening's chores and then say, "Well, ah'll see ya in the mornin' ya rascal. Ah gotts to git back to the dairy barn now, later." I then turn around and exit the coop, and lock the door before heading back to the dairy barn.

Twilight lets the next group of cows in when she hears the door close and turns around and says, "Welcome back, did everything go okay?"

I look back at her and say, "Yep it sure did, caught up wit' Rooster. It's gonna take some time to git used to havin' conversations with animals that weren't able to talk at all. Ya ready to finish milkin' these cows Twilight?"

She smiles and then nods and says, "Yes I am Rodge, it's getting dark out now. Do you need me to provide you with light so you can see where you are going?"

I sigh and smile saying, "Yep actually, ah could use yer help, but before that ah'll need ya to hunt for any small rocks in the field larger than mah fist. If a rock gets picked up or is hit, it will dull or break the teeth and damage the machine. Ah'll treat ya wit' dinner if ya could do that fer me while ah finish up here."

Twilight nods and then says, "Alright, I will get right on that. Are you sure you don't need me to continue helping you?"

I smile and then nod and say, "Yep, ah can handle things from here. Ya were a big help with getting things set up and cleaned, usually it takes me a few hours to milk the cows."

She nods again and then says, "Okay then, I will go get started on searching for the rocks then. Where do you want them to be moved to?"

I think on it for a moment and then say, "Fer now, ya can just move em to the driveway. Ah'll pick em up wit' mah payloader tomorrah."

Twilight wonders what a payloader is and walks out of the dairy barn, closing the last door behind her. She then heads over to the field to start looking for rocks and sees Rainbow Dash standing in front of her with a smile and says to her, "Hi Rainbow, do you need anything?"

Rainbow Dash looks at her with hope in her eyes and says, "Not a lot, I was just passin' by when I saw lights on in the barn and the herd of cows outside of it and wanted to stop by and see if there was anything that I could do to help with."

She then smiles and says, "Actually, there is something you can help me out with. Roger has asked me to start looking for rocks in the field he is going to mow, and you could help me move them to the driveway so he can pick them up with his payloader tomorrow."

Dash then cocks her head to the side and then says, "I wonder what a pay loader looks like? If you could use my help, I will be glad to help you out."

The two girls then make their way over to the field, working together to find the rocks and move them to the drive way. Rainbow listens to Twilight as she tells her what happened after they left the party and says, "Woah, you all moved twenty four hundred hogs to the trains? That's pretty cool, it would be boring for me, but it is still pretty cool that you all managed to get them all moved so quickly."

An hour passes by as I finish up in the dairy barn, then make my way over to the windrower and start it up. I then drive it out of the shed and head East down the road to the field and see the two girls standing beside the road next to a really big line of rocks. I stop the windrower beside them and shut it off saying, "Wow that is quite a few rocks that were in the field, ah'm glad there weren't any really big ones lahk there was when ah was headin' home from Applejack's. Okay then Twilight, ya can be mah big flashlight and illuminate the area ahead of me while ah'm cuttin' the grass down. Ah sure hope that no critters get hurt when ah'm drivin' this over the ground. Hey Rainbow, if yer eyesight is really good at night, could ya look fer any critters that are inside the tall grass ahead of the windrower? If there are any, could ya move them to where ah've already been?"

Rainbow smiles and then says, "You bet I can do that, my eyesight is better at night than during the day." She grins as she boasts about her eyesight, then flies ahead of the windrower and moves the few critters that leave their homes wondering what is going on.

I continue driving the windrower down the field when a cardinal flies in front of me, looking somewhat unhappy for some reason. I then hear it start chirping at me, I then sigh and say to it, "Sorry if ah'm disturbin' yer sleep, but ah hafta start cuttin' the grass down and git fields made. If there are any critters in the fields right now, go to them and have them move over to where ah've already cut the grass down. The rows of cut grass will be raked together in a couple of days when they're dry enough. After that, they will dry a bit more before ah come and make idjit bales out of the rows. Plantin' seasons comin' up soon and ah don't have any fields to grow mah crops in. Ah'll git Fluttershy when ah'm done baling the grass. The critters that have homes in the ground are gonna hafta move to new homes, ya can ride wit' me if ya want to watch me."

The cardinal squints their eyes at the rude stranger and then lands on a small flat surface that has a good vantage point over the field, watching what they are doing to the field.

I continue driving down the field as the cardinal nearly falls off the wheel well once or twice when I turn to cut the grass next to the road leading to Ponyville. I look at the cardinal and see it studying the moving parts of the head and say, "Don't think of landin' on the head to get a better look, ya'll either fall off and git killed or git hurt really bad. The head is dangerous because it has moving parts, and can cause serious injury if ya tried to land on it while it is in motion."

The cardinal hops over to a round thing at the end of the flat surface and lands on it, then grips onto it tightly with its feet and continues to watch what the stranger is doing.

A few minutes pass by as I finish a couple laps around the outside and then switch to driving back and forth on the west side of the field. I hum a tune to myself as I continue to drive down the field, cutting the grass and making windrows.

The cardinal takes off of the perch they were on and fly into the field to alert the others who have come out to investigate the noise and chirps at them incessantly.

About forty-five minutes pass by as I finally close in on the end of the field and then sigh happily as the cardinal returns to their perch on the wheel well and say to them, "Welcome back birdy, have a nice flight?" I chuckle as they just cock their head at me and chirp at me. When I finally reach the end of the field I bring it to a halt and then disengage the head and say to the cardinal, "Well, that's all ah'm doin' tonight. So ah shall see you some other day, ah'm gonna return this to the shed and park it. After that Rainbow, Twilight and ah'll have dinner."

The cardinal then nods and takes off back to their home, feeling glad that they can finally get some sleep after being disturbed by the noise.

Twilight stops the spell and then looks to Rainbow and says, "Have you had dinner yet Rainbow?"

Rainbow stands beside her and then says, "Not yet. I was bout to go get something to eat, why do you ask?"

She then smiles and says, "If it's okay with Roger, I may ask him if you can stay and have dinner with us."

Dash then smiles and says, "Sure, as long as he don't mind."

Twilight then smiles and says, "Come with me and we will wait by his house while he parks that machine."

I then head to the small machine shed and back the wind into it's spot and then shut it down for the night, getting off of the platform and then head over to the house and say, "Are ya girls ready to have dinner?"

She looks over to Roger and then watches him walk down his path and asks, "Do you mind if Rainbow stays for dinner Roger?"

I then walk down the path and up the steps past them and briefly look back at them and say, "Of course ah don't mahnd another guest stayin' fer dinner, who's gonna watch me tanight?" I then head to the door and open the outer door first and then the inner door for them and walk in after them, closing the door behind me.

Rainbow looks around the room and sees that it is somewhat similar to a normal pony's home and says, "This place is not that bad, at least it isn't a total mess in here."

I walk towards the dining room and flick the lights on and say to them, "Ah try to keep the place clean, ah do need to replace the couch and the bed in the spare room. Either of ya have ideas where ah could get a couch and a mattress? What would ya girls lahk fer dinner? Fer herbivores ah can make pancakes and a little bacon with it, or ah can make omelettes with just veggies fer ya two."

Twilight and Rainbow think it over a bit and then say in unison, "Veggie omelettes please!"

She then chuckles and says, "There is a shop in Ponyville called Sofas and Quills ran by Mr. Davenport, he sells sofas, quills, beds and bedding. Though he is out of town due to it being this time of year, so his shop is ran by one of his female assistance that fill in for him a couple of weeks until he returns."

I then nod and say, "Thanks, ah'll be sure to stop by after ah see Zecora sometahm tomorrah. Do you think ya can show me where she lives if ya have the tahm?"

Twilight then nods and says, "Of course I can show you where Zecora lives, I can't stay to watch over you tonight though." She then turns to look at Rainbow Dash and then smiles and then asks, "Hey Rainbow, do you think that you could keep an eye on Roger tonight to make sure that he doesn't injure himself in his sleep. Before I go home tonight, we should really change that bandage and clean that wound a bit. It's been a couple of days and you may want to clean yourself up a bit."

I then roll my eyes and then say, "Yes mother, ah'll bathe mahself so ah stay healthy and clean. Supper will be ready in about forty five minutes, do ya want anythin to drink?"

Rainbow laughs at hearing him tease her a little and says, "Of course I can watch him for ya, what are friends for. Ya sure know how to be funny, do ya have any cider?"

I then tilt my head in thought and say, "Unfortunately ah don't, but ah do have liquor. How old are the two of ya, and what is the legal drinking age here?"

She then cocks her head curiously and says, "I'm 22, and what is that?"

I then smile and answer, "It is any adult beverage made from ingredients usin' a certain process that causes their alcohol content to increase, would ya care to try some? These drinks are not allowed to be given to those under the legal age limit."

Twilight then looks curiously at Roger and asks, "I'm 22 as well, the legal drinking age for adults drinks is 19 here in Equestria. Applejack's family all work together make a special cider that they only allow adult ponies to drink. Whenever they make it, they send Applebloom out to go have fun with her friends. After that, they put it into barrels and mark them so they can keep them away from the regular cider barrels. Would that count as this liquor you are talking about?"

I then chuckle and say, "If it's only for adults, then the chances are that it probly is in the liquor family."

Rainbow dash then says, "Okay then, of course I would like to try some of the alcohol that ya have!"

She then gives in to her curiosity and says, "Alright, I would like to try some as well."

I then go to the locked fridge and unlock it and then ask, "So , what would you like to try? Ah have Jack Daniels, Crown Royal, Windsor, Peppermint Schnapps,ah also have some beer, and a couple bottles of wine for special occasions in the cellar. Pick yer poison, whatcha wanna try ya two?"

Twilight thinks it over and then says, "I think that I will try something soft, which of those would be soft?"

I then think on it a little before answering, "Ah think that either wine or beer would be the best bet, the others have a bit of a kick back effect to them after you take a drink."

Rainbow then considers the choices and then says, "I think I will try the Jack Daniels."

I go over to the cupboard and grab a couple of big shot glasses and fill them both with Jack Daniels and take one over to Rainbow and set it before her and say, "Ah'll warn ya both now, sip yer drinks. When ya go to put ur lips on the glass Rainbow, hold yer breath then exhale through your mouth. After that, breathe in through your nose and out with yer mouth, don't take large swallows until ya git used to the taste. Especially with the harder liquors such as Jack, Crown, Windsor and a few of the others. Ah'll be right back wit' yer drink Twilight, gotta grab a bottle from the basement." I then go down into the basement and get the bottle from the wine rack in the fridge and then return to the cupboard upstairs and grab a fluted crystal glass and pull the cork from the bottle and then fill it about a third full and then set the glass down and return the cork to the bottle and then set the bottle in the fridge and pick up the glass and then take it to Twilight and say, "Here is yer drink Twilight, it doesn't quite have the same kickback as Jack does." I then watch with amusement as Rainbow takes a large sip and then swallows it.

Shortly after taking that large sip, her body is rocked by the after taste. Causing her to cough and say, "Buck, that really has a mean comeback. I think it may kick harder than Applejack, but I like it though. Are ya gonna start making dinner soon, I'm hungry after looking for rocks in the field for ya."

I chuckle and say, "Ah warned ya to sip it, ya didn't listen and took a big sip and got bit bah the vapors. Yup, ah'll git started on making dinner." I then go into the kitchen and get started on making the omelettes and wash my hands in the sink and then get a green bell pepper, a purple onion, shredded marbled cheddar cheese, ham, red bell pepper, milk, eggs, black olives, and fresh mushrooms. I then dice the vegetables up and put them into separate containers, then mix up the eggs and the milk. I pull out a big frying pan and then turn the stove on and set the pan on the burner and butter the bottom of the pan really well and wait for it to start sizzling. While I wait for it to start sizzling, I grab my glass of Jack Daniels off the dinner table and take a large sip of it and let out a sigh of relief and say, "Ah love drinkin' Jack after the days events are over, it helps me to relax and let the stress fall away."

Rainbow takes a smaller sip and follow the advice he gave her and then sighs a bit with relief and then feels a light shiver go up her body and says, "Doing it your way lessens the comeback, I take it ya drink alot?"

I look back at her and wink saying, "When ah was 21 and successfully convinced the bank to give me a large loan to buy land and equipment, ah was celebratin' fer a year. After that though, mah pa died in an accident when he was drivin the truck to the elevator to deliver the grain before it shut down fer the year. Ah then started to drink hard liquor and began to fall behind in the bank payments, so it continued to get worse and mah niece came and forced me to go to rehab. By the time ah returned from rehab, the bank had claimed one of the lands that ah had purchased with the loan. Mah niece Sherry stayed to help git the farm back up on its feet again, she sure was smart when it came to managing money."

Twilight takes a small sip of her wine and enjoys the smoothness of it and then asks, "If she was great with money, why did the bank end up taking one of the lands you had purchased?"

I then sigh and say, "Well, the land they claimed was right next to a river. Winter came while ah was in rehab and when everything was just about to start thawing, a bomb cyclone came through. All that water it dumped on the surrounding areas had nowhere to go, because the ground was still frozen. Therefore the water all went to the rivers and ditches, causing the water level to rapidly rise and broke up the layers of ice. The river rose so much that people actually had to abandon their homes and go to high ground, some people actually did lose their homes to the rapid flood. After the river receded, Sherry called me and told me that the land had been covered in sand and would be useless until the sand was removed. She also told me that she did what she could to remove the sand, but she was beginnin' to fall behind in gittin' the fields planted. So she was forced to stop working on it and went about preparin' the other fields, therefore the bank got tired of waitin' fer the payments and claimed that land." I finish making the three omelettes and then put them on plates and serve them saying, "Here ya go ya two, enjoy." I grab my shot glass off the counter and turn off the stove and grab some forks and knives, then set them down beside the plates and sit down in a chair across from them and then start eating my omelette.

Rainbow picks up the fork and knife, then cuts a piece out of the omelette and puts it into her mouth. She then chews it up and swallows it then looks at the inside of the omelette, seeing some small pink cubes mixed in with the other vegetables and asks, "What kind of vegetables are these small pink things?"

I look at Twilight and give her a sly wink and say, "Well, they're not vegetables at all, they're pony meat that ah diced into really tiny pieces."

Twilight sees the wink and then cuts a piece out of the omelette and raises it up to her mouth.

She is shocked to hear that those small cubes are pony meat and sees her friend about to put it into her mouth and tries to stop her and says, "Twilight WAIT!! DON'T EAT THAT, THAT IS PONY!" Her eyes shrink as she watches Twilight put it in her mouth and chew it.

Twilight smirks and says, "Oh it is? I didn't hear him because I was lost in thought, it tastes pretty good for it being pony meat. Maybe I will snack on you some day." At the end she laughs a little, playing along with pranking Rainbow Dash. She then continues to eat her omelette, after having played her part.

I chuckle and then say, "Relax Rainbow Dash, that isn't really pony."

Rainbow freezes and then looks at him quickly and says, "If it isn't pony, what is it then?"

Twilight laughs along with me as I say, "Well, it is actually meat, it is ham."

She cocks her head and says, "What is ham, and why am I not feeling sick right now?"

I then chuckle and say, "Well horses on earth could eat meat in small portions, so ah tested the theory yesterday mornin' on Twilight. She was just as shocked as you were just now, ham is meat from a pig. It turns out that it is the same here, that ponies can also handle eating meat in small quantities. Ah got ya good though Rainbow, yer reaction was funny when ya thought that was actually pony." I then resume eating the omelette, chuckling every now and then at the prank.

Rainbow chuckles and goes back to eating the omelette and squints her eyes at Roger then says, "Yeah ya got me good, this is really good for being pony."

Twilight continues eating her omelette and then finishes the white wine she is drinking and asks, "May I have some more wine please, Roger?"

I smile and say, "Of course ya can, ah'll go grab the bottle." I get up from the table and retrieve the bottle from the fridge and return to the table, pulling the cork out of the bottle with a pop. I then pour more wine into her glass until it gets about three quarters full and then stop and ask, "Is that enough or do ya want more?"

She smiles and then says, "That is plenty, thank you very much. This omelette is really tasty Roger." She then takes another drink of her wine and sets the glass down and then goes back to the omelette.

Rainbow finishes her drink and exhales the fumes and then says, "Once you hold your breath, swallow, and then exhale after five seconds, the aftereffects don't hit you quite so hard. This omelette really is good, Roger. What's all in it?"

I then smile and say, "Red bell pepper, green bell pepper, purple onion, shredded marbled cheddar cheese, black olives, fresh mushrooms, ham, milk and eggs." I then finish the rest of my Jack Daniels and pour another one for myself, then go back to eating the omelette.

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An hour and several drinks later...

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I laugh loudly at hearing a few of the antics the Cutie Mark Crusaders have gotten up to since the third season and say, "They should call 'emselves the Cutie Mark Terrors, they really do git into quite a few incidents. At least they finally got their Cutie Marks, that means they don't cause quite as much trouble fer the town."

Twilight works on her eighth glass of wine, beginning to feel the buzz hit her finally and answers, "Oh, they weren't quite that bad. They still do cause trouble once in awhile, but it is a relief that they have settled down a bit."

Rainbow smiles and then says, "I remember the day that Discord returned to Equestria, he was really annoying to deal with until we turned him back to stone." She then finishes off her tenth glass of whiskey and begins to slowly lean from side to side, unable to sit steadily.

I look at the time, seeing it is about midnight and then sigh and say, "Well girls, it was fun talkin' with ya both but ah gots to git some sleep now. Are ya gonna be stayin' here one more night Twilight? Ah don't think ya should be flyin' while intoxicated, ya don't wanna git a DUI...err rather a FUI. Ah can clean the couch off fer ya and Rainbow, or ya both could stay with me in mah room?"

Twilight blinks twice and looks down in thought for a few moments before saying, "I think that the couch will be fine, Rainbow can decide whether she wants to share the couch with me or sleep in your room."

I then look to Rainbow as she thinks it over and then say, "Sho, what'chu think Skittles? Ish it gonna be the couch or mah room?"

Rainbow then thinks on it a little bit more before saying, "My name's not Skittles, it's Rainbow! I tink that I'd perfer yar room cause I don't sleep too good on couches. Keep yar paws to yarself er I'm gonna whack ya upside that head of yars!"

I chuckle and then say, "Ah know that, ah just wanted to know what'cha think bout yer new nickname. Awright then, ah'm gonna take the stuff off the couch so ya can actually stretch out on it Twilight. After that, ah'll git these dishes to the sink and wash them up tomorrow." I then start moving stuff off of the couch and to the floor next to the wall.

Twilight looks at the table and decides to help out a little bit and collects the plates first, then the silverware and the glasses last. She then takes them to the sink using her magic and then proceeds to prop herself up on the counter with her hooves carefully and starts to wash and then dry them.

I grab a towel and some disinfectant spray to wipe down the leather couch so that it will be clean for her to sleep on, then grab a full size quilt that my great grandmother made for me and set it on one end of the couch. After that, I make my way over to the sink and see Twilight washing and drying the dishes and say, "Ya didn't hafta do that Twilight, ah coulda just done 'em tomorrow."

She looks over and then says, "I know, but leaving dirty dishes in the sink would keep me up thinking about them all night. Besides, I wanted to show my gratitude for you making me breakfast and showing me such thoughtfulness."

I then smile and then nod saying, "Well, ah appreciate the thought. When yer done, just stack them in the rack and Ah'll put them away in the mornin' when ah git up to do chores. The couch is all clean fer ya and there is a blanket sittin' on the couch fer ya whenever ya wanna go to sleep." I then look over to Rainbow and say, "Well Skittles, ya ready to git some sleep? Ah git up bright and early in the mornin' so ya better git headin' ta bed. Goodnight Twilight, don't let the bed bugs bite."

Rainbow squints her eyes in annoyance at the nickname and grumbles, "Yeah yeah, I'm a coming." She then follows him to his bedroom up the stairs and into the room.

I stand in the room and look at her and ask, "Do ya sleep better with the door left open a bit, or do ya want it closed?"

She thinks on it and then says, "Open just a crack in case ah have to use the restroom. Speaking of which, where is it by the way?"

I then say to her, "It's down the hall on the right, Second door after the small square door covering the laundry chute. Goodnight Skittles, just wanted to tell ya that ah snore."

Rainbow chuckles and then says, "No worries, so do I."

I then say, "Awright then, pull the covers on the bed back and git comfy while ah do the same."

She uses her teeth and pulls the covers back and then gets up onto the bed and makes herself comfortable facing the wall where the door is and then pulls the covers over herself and thinks to herself, 'Oh my gosh, I'm in another stallion's bed! How am I ever going to fall asleep now?!'

I then take my boots, pants, shirt and hat off and the pull the covers back and get into bed before sighing happily and say, "Within a few weeks, ah'll be ready fer plantin' season to start. Ah have a lot that ah need to git done before then, at least ah have a few less things to worry about. Goodnight Rainbow Dash, pleasant dreams."

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