As I head down the road at 35 mph, I look at the countryside and smack myself upside the head saying, "Damn it, ah fergot to git those worn out work shirts to give to Rarity." I then stop the truck and turn it around and head back to the house and grab them, placing them in a white Walmart bag and set them in the truck. After heading back down the road a little ways past where I turned around, I see a wagon stuck in a hole, with a pony having a light blue coat and a silverish mane and tail. I then pull over to assist them when they look my way and then head towards me. I roll the window down and stick my head out saying, "Ya git yer wagon stuck?!" I chuckle as I realize I just walked into a redneck joke.

Trixie then sighs in annoyance and then dramatically says, "Oh of course not, I am the great and powerful pony that must find every single hole in the road so that others may avoid them! Strange creature, the great and powerful Trixie requests that you aid her in her plight!" She then strikes a pose, so they will admire her.

I drive ahead of the wagon and put it in park, chuckle and then get out saying, "Ah sure can help ya out with that, where ya headin Great and Powerful Trixie?" I then open my toolbox and pull out the tow strap and walk towards the wagon to look at how deep the wheel is stuck, deciding that it isn't too bad I then nod and say, "Yup this ain't too bad, ah'll have ya out of here faster than ya can sneeze." I then head to the front of the wagon and hook up the strap to the bottom metal band that are at the end of the hitch.

She then watches them hook something to the hitch and then says, "The Great and Powerful Trixie is gracious for your assistance and shall grant you with a free ticket to one of her shows in Equestria, it shall expire within one year upon saving her career from this disaster."

I chuckle and then connect the strap to the hitch, heading for the door to get in and pull her wagon out saying, "Alright O Great and Powerful Trixie, ah'm goin' to start pulling you out with mah truck." I then start the truck up and put it into gear and slowly pull the slack out of the strap, feeling it go taught and add a little gas to it. I watch closely as the wagon refuses to budge and then back up a tiny bit to put it into four wheel drive.

Trixie then watches as the creature gets out and does something to the front of the vehicle and says, "The Great and Powerful Trixie demands to know what is taking so long to save her career!"

I then finish locking out the front wheels, look at her and say, "Ah'm currently putting it into four wheel drive. Which means that instead of just the back wheels turning, all four will turn together for more traction and power. Maybe it wouldn't take so long if ya helped push from the back while ah pull from the front."

She then scoffs, clearly offended by what they said and replies, "The Great and Powerful Trixie shall do no such thing, she must remain in top condition to put on her amazing, breathtaking show!"

I then chuckle inwardly and say, "Ah'm sure it's somethin awright, so be glad that ah was kind enough to stop and offer assistance at all." while squinting my eyes towards her. I then go into the pickup and then tighten the strap back up and add a little more power once it goes taut, feeling the wagon begin to slowly start to move. As the wheel finally climbs out of the hole, I continue to drive forward until it is past the hole before stopping. I back the truck up a little bit, then stop the truck, take it out of four wheel drive, then park it to unlock the front wheels. After doing that, I then head to her wagon and unhook the strap then coil it up and return it to the toolbox before saying, "Alright, there ya go O great one, yer out."

Trixie then smiles and then looks at her wagon, then pulls out a ticket with her magic and presents it to them saying, "Your assistance is appreciated, here you go... Unfortunately, the Great and Powerful Trixie does not know your name."

I then close the toolbox and then say, "Mah name is Roger Sheridan, ah'm new to Equestria. Ya take care now and be sure to avoid holes if ya find em." I then take the ticket and fold it before putting it in my shirt pocket and wave goodbye, turning around saying, "Cya later O Great and Powerful one, ah have errands to do." I then return to the truck and head on my way to Ponyville, turning the radio on to browse what kind of music is playing. I sigh as nothing plays on the radio and then pop in one of the CD's that my niece made for me and hear a mix song start to play.

I arrive at Carousel Boutique, which is where Rarity lives and works. I stop off to the side of the path to her house and then shut the truck off and exit it, taking the Walmart bag with me that is full of the worn out, and greasy work shirts. I make my way up to the front door to ring the bell when it opens with Rarity standing behind it with a smile on her face. I then smile back and say, "Hello miss Rarity, ah'm taking care of a couple errands ah need to take care of. May ah come in so we can talk?"

Rarity then smiles and then nods and opens the door wider saying, "Of course darling, please do come in. Would you care for some tea?"

I then enter and hear the door close behind me and then say, "Ah'd love some, thank you for offering miss Rarity." I then follow her into the living quarters of her home and then sit down at the table with a sigh of relief saying, "You have a very lovely place here, the room down below reminds me of my workshop. Ah also have a gift for you, ah remembered the work shirts that ya wanted." I then set the sack on the table for her to take and give a light chuckle as I look at her.

She then smiles and chuckles lightly and says, "Thank you very much for remembering that, I greatly appreciate you doing that. Oh yes, the downstairs is a bit out of sorts. I call it organized chaos because I have things laid out for design ideas, what kind of tea would you like Roger?" She then uses her magic to take the sack off the table and sets it in the corner of the room to sort through later.

I then look at her and then I shrug and then say, "I will drink whatever you want to make. How busy is your schedule this week?"

Rarity thinks on it for a few moments and then says, "I have a couple deadlines to meet in a couple of days darling, why? What is it that you need me to do?"

I then chuckle and then answer her, "Well, my first errand is to have you take my measurements so that you know them if I should need any clothing. As for the other one, Twilight says that you may hate it."

She then starts making her favorite tea from Earl Grey and then says, "Well darling, I can't say whether I like it or not if I don't know what it is."

I then grin and then say, "Alright, I would like to hire you to wash my hog barns. Ah'll pay ya 900 bits per side if ya agree to do it."

Rarity is just about to pounce on the offer when she recalls him saying that she may not like it and then says, "Could you give me a bit more detail Roger? That way I fully understand what it is that you are asking me to do, then I shall tell you my decision."

I then continue to smile and then say, "Well, what I want ya to do is to use a pressure washer to clean the inside of mah two hog barns. Wearing a heavy duty wet suit, and a mask to protect ya from the fumes from the pit below and the running engine. If ya have somethin that ya want to use to protect yer hearing with, ya are welcome to use them because it gets loud with the engine running and the noise of the water flowing through the nozzle. Ya are likely going to get wet and dirty as well as a bit smelly, and will need to shower when ya finish for the day. Ah'll warn ya now though, it really does smell in there. Ya will get a great workout though, ah guarantee ya that."

She then contemplates the offer a bit and then squints her eyes saying, "How many sides does this barn have, how bad is the smell, how dirty is the building, and how dirty will I get?"

I then look at her with a straight face and then say, "The barn has two sides to it, there is the north side and the south side. Each side has two wings, and are connected by hallways in between. The smell won't be as bad as it would be on a very hot day when ah'm emptyin the pits and spreadin' it on the fields, yer mane and tail will be soaking wet and have quite a bit of filth in them as well as the fur that is not covered bah the suit. Ya might hafta wash yer face if ya don't wan't to walk around with specks and smears on yer face. Ah would do it mahself, but it is a bit demandin' of one's strength. There's also the fact that ah presently just don't have the time with all the work that ah hafta do on the farm fer plantin' season."

Rarity fights hard against her aversion to gross things that would wreck her appearance, finally coming to a decision when she thinks back on how she sacrificed her looks to participate in the Sisterhooves Social with her sister Sweetie Belle and finally sighs and answers, "Alright darling, I will prove to you how generous I truly am. I can clean your hog barn in two weeks, I will push through these current orders I have so that there will be a full week for me to finish both sides for you. Also, because I am the Element of Generosity, you won't have to pay me to wash them."

I smile softly and then say, "Ah appreciate your generosity, but in this case ah actually do hafta pay you. The reason being, this is very hard labor, and taxes. Ah mean no offense, but it will be hard on your body and muscles if you don't do hard labor usually."

She rolls her eyes and then finishes the tea, then puts it into a tea pot and brings it to the table with two small cups and says, "Oh very well darling, have it your way then. I do like to be generous once in awhile because that is just who I am, after our tea do you want me to take your measurements?" She then sets the platter down and then gets to serving the tea to him first, then herself and takes a seat.

I chuckle lightly and then smile saying, "Ah know that miss Rarity, and ah appreciate the offer. That would be just great miss Rarity, it feels good now that things are startin' to go back to normal on the farm. Ah got the rocks from the field picked up, and the trees by the elevator cut down. They weren't straight enough fer lumber so ah just turned em into 18" logs and split em up to sell to ponies as firewood. Ah'll hafta talk with Twilight about a way for you be able to operate the pressure washer, so maybe ah'll stop by there next and discuss it for a little bit when we are done here."

Rarity then smiles and then says, "That would be a wise idea indeed darling, please do just call me Rarity. I do like hearing you call me miss, but it makes me think that you are flirting with me dearie...is that what you are trying to do?" She then playfully bats her eyes at him in good humor.

I then blush and then stammer, "O-Of course not, that is not what ah intended R-Rarity. Ah am just trying to show you respect is all."

She giggles lightly behind a hoof and says, "I am only teasing you darling, there is no reason for you to blush like that unless you find me attractive."

I then look away in mild embarrassment and then cough and clear my voice, returning my face to normal and say, "You are very pretty Rarity, one day you will find the one that makes you happy. Can ah ask ya one more thing Rarity?"

Rarity then nods and then takes another drink from her tea and says, "Of course you may darling, what is it that you would like to ask of me?"

I then look at her and then say to her, "Ah've told a few of the girls ah met earlier the day before that ah'm a licensed Farrier, that means ah know how to trim and fit horseshoes on a horse's hooves. What ah would lahk to ask is if ya might let me have a look at yer hooves?"

She looks at him, then blinks and then giggles saying, "Oh of course ya can darling, but ah do go to the spa. Aloe and Lotus there take care of a pony's hooves for them, I had mine done a week ago so I think that they are in great shape. You are welcome to take a look though if you insist." She then turns in her chair so that he can have a look at them.

I then smile and nod saying, "Thank ya. A horse's...er pony's health is related directly to their hooves, and must be maintained or they could be injured." I then get up and then squat down in front of her and then say, "Can ya stand normally in front of me so I can check the angles?" I then stand up and back up a little bit to give her room.

Rarity then nods and stands up out of the chair and gets into a normal stance for him and says, "Is this to your liking darling?"

I then nod my head and crouch down beside her saying, "That is just perfect. If ah call ya girl, pay no mind to it. That is something ah say out of habit when dealin' with mah two pony's hooves. Do ya mind if ah touch yer hooves Rarity?"

Rarity then lightly chuckles and then nods saying, "You may darling, I am certain that you won't find hooves in better condition anywhere else except for the Castle in Canterlot."

I then look at the shape of her front hooves first, seeing that the shape is wrong and move to the side to check out the angle of them both and see that they are off as well and then say, "Do you feel any pain or feel tired after standing for awhile?"

She then cocks her head slightly to one side and then raises a hoof to her chin and then thinks for a moment before saying, "I kind of do feel a bit tired after standing for more than a couple hours, how did you know that? Is there a problem with my hooves?"

I then nod my head and then say, "Yeah but it is going to take a little time to get them back to their correct angle, making small corrections at a time so your body can adjust properly. Ah can make the first correction tomorrow, but let me look at the rest of yer hooves so ah git a full picture of what needs to be done." I then carefully look at each of her back hooves and then smile and say, "Your back hooves are great, the shape is almost perfect and so is the angle. The only ones off are your front hooves. If ya would lahk to visit tomorrow, ah can make the first change in gittin' the angles right again." I then stand up and then return to my seat and say, "Let's finish our tea because we have yet to take measurements for any clothes ah may require in the future."

Rarity then smiles and nods saying, "I shall find some time tomorrow to stop by Roger, thank you very much. I do agree with you darling, our tea is beginning to go cold."

An hour passes by after we finished our tea, talking about various things while she measures me all around, writing the numbers down in a small book she has. I then smile at her and then say, "Alright Rarity, ah shall see you later when ah figure that problem out." I then make my way downstairs with her following me, I then stop at the door and turn around when she smiles and waves at me. I then return the wave and then head out the door and back to my truck, hearing her door close behind me. I then look around and see that the sun is low in the sky, then get into my truck and head over to Twilight's Castle.

Twilight is reading through a romance novel when she hears someone knocking on the door. She then gets up to go see who it is and marks her place, sets it down on her nightstand and heads out of her room to go see who it is and then calls out, "Spike, someone is at the door! I am just leaving my room, can you answer it?"

Spike then sets down his comic and answers, "Yep, I'm on it Twilight!" he then hurries towards the double doors to answer the knocking, seeing that it is the new human resident of Ponyville he says, "Oh hey Roger, what brings you here today?"

I then see Spike open one of the doors and then say, "Well, ah've asked Rarity to wash my hog barns so that ah can continue getting things on the farm back in order. So now ah need to see if Twilight can help me find a way to enable her to use the pressure washer."

He then hears Twilight coming down the stairs and then looks at her saying, "Hey Twilight, Roger is here to ask for you to help him with something."

She then smiles and says,"Alright then, let him in Spike."

Spike nods and opens the door wide and then says, "Come on in Roger." Silently wondering why Rarity would go near anywhere dirty.

I then step through the door and see Twilight making her way towards me and then say, "Hi Twilight, ah was just stoppin' by to see if ya'd be able to figure out a way to operate a pressure washer?"

Twilight then smiles and says, "Please come and have a seat Roger." She then leads the way to the kitchen table to sit down and talk.

I follow her into the kitchen and have a seat and then look at her then say, "Thank ya, it's gonna be pretty tricky without having fingers to hold the gun and squeeze the trigger after starting it up."

She then thinks about it for a moment and then says, "Well I know that Rarity can do multiple tasks simultaneously with her magic, won't that be good enough?"

I then smile and sigh lightly and say, "Ah'd lahk to think it would, but Ah've done it mahself and it requires some strength to hold onto the gun while there's water running through it at a high pressure. That pressure causes the gun to vibrate in yer hands and will push ya around if ya lack the muscle to hold yer ground. Maybe to better understand, you could come visit at the hog barns tomorrow and ah'll show ya what ah mean."

Twilight then nods her head and says, "That would be wise to get a good idea of what she has to do... Alright then, I sure can pay a visit tomorrow. Is there anything else that you wanted to know?"

I then let my smile fall away and then sigh saying, "How is Rainbow Dash doing today, did your visit go well?"

She then smiles and then nods saying, "Yes it did, she thanks you for showing that you care. It will just take a little time before she is back to being herself is all."

I then smile slightly at hearing that and say, "That is very good to hear, it is the least ah can do fer her. Do ya think that ah could possibly take a look at yer hooves tomorrow to make sure that they are properly trimmed?"

Twilight then looks at him and then asks, "I don't see a problem in that, I have read a lot about proper hoof care and do what I can with my magic. Though I won't say no to a professional if they want to check them. So Roger, what did you do today?"

I then look at her and then say, "Alright, thank ya fer callin me a professional. Ah'm not really a professional on hoof care, there are professors back on Earth that are way better than ah am. As for how mah day went...ah used the loader to move those rocks from the center of the road and piled 'em in the boneyard, after that ah cut the trees down and turned 'em into firewood logs. Ah then cleaned up the branches and then split the logs."

She then squints her eyes at him and then says "Did some of those logs weigh a lot? You know that you shouldn't do strenuous work when you need to heal up if you hope to survive this month, you know that the season for mares starts in a few days. There are a few single mares out there that are looking to get a foal, but I won't say who. You need to focus more on your health instead of working so hard to get your farm ready."

I then shake my head and say, "A few of 'em did but ah just slid 'em on the ground fer the log splitter to handle. Of course ah know that the heat season is startin' soon, ah need to pay a visit to a few shops in town sometahm durin the day when they are open to ask if they have any of that Moon Tea. Ah would take it easy if ah could, but there are things that ah just hafta do if ah'm gonna make mah farm ready fer plantin' season."

Twilight then sighs and then says, "At least ask us for help if you need any help on your farm, okay Roger?"

I then nod and then say, "Ah will, ya don't need to worry bout that. Ah'll ask when there is somethin' that would be too much fer me to handle in my current condition. Well, ah should git to headin' home, ah'll see you sometahm tomorrow Twilight." I then get up and make my way towards the doors to leave when Pinkie Pie appears in front of me with a giant smile on her face.

Pinkie Pie then takes a breath and then quickly says, "Hi Roger, I surprised ya didn't I? I am just here because I saw you in town by Rarity's and was wondering why you didn't stop over to have some sweets. I then wandered around Ponyville to find you again and then I found you here. I also wanted to see if you had anypony to look after you tonight, and I wanted to talk to you about that pile of rocks. My family has a rock farm between Los Pegasus and Appleloosa, it is run by my parents, Igneous Rock Pie and my mother Cloudy Quartz. Although my sister Limestone is in charge of running it to allow mom and dad to take it easy in their later years. I saw that large pile of rocks in the boneyard and I couldn't help but wanna know what you plan on doing with them?"

I blink twice at how fast she spoke and try to understand what she just said and then remember what she said at the end and then say, "Well, ah don't plan on doin nothin wit em Pinkie. Would you want 'em, cause they're jus' takin up space on mah farm."

She then giggles and then says, "Of course I wouldn't want them silly! What on Equestria would I do with rocks, my sister Maud or Limestone may be interested in them though. Would you want me to ask them?"

I then chuckle and then answer, "Ya can if ya want to, if they don't want 'em ah'm just gonna look for a place to dump em cus ah'll be gittin more rocks when ah git another field and prepare it fer plantin."

Pinkie then smiles huge and then says, "Alright, I will send a letter to them both about it. I also wanted to know if you had anypony to look after you tonight, I can do that if ya want?"

I then nod and then say, "Ah don't have anyone lookin after me tonight, so ya're welcome to take tonight's shift."

She then jumps up in the air and wraps both pairs of hooves around his body, her forehooves are around his neck and her lower hooves are around his waist while she exclaims, "Yay, I get to stay the night at Roger's house tonight! Thank you Rodge! She then kisses the side of his cheek and then returns to the ground with a smile going from ear to ear as she then heads out the door saying, "I will wait for you inside your truck Roger."

Twilight then giggles as Rodger looks at him with a confused look seeming to say 'What just happened?' and then sighs saying, "Yep that is definitely something Pinkie Pie is really good at, have a good night Roger. I will try to think of anything that can help make it so Rarity is able to use the pressure washer, and let you know what I find tomorrow."

Pinkie Pie pulls out a couple letters from her mane and then giggles and says, "I'm glad that my sense notified me that somepony was going to lose money today, making me wander all around town to find out who it was when I found the large pile of rocks just dumped into a spot. I then started to write the two letters to my family to see if they would be interested in them at all." She then pronks over to the courier office and sees her friend Derpy there and places them on the counter and says, "Hi Derpy, how is your day today? I need these two letters to be mailed as soon as possible." She then places two bits on the counter.

Derpy then looks over to her friend and then beams a huge smile and trots over saying, "Hi Pinkie, my day was just wonderful. It became even better when you got here just now, where do you need these to go?"

She then says to her close friend, "I need these letters to go to my sisters Maud and Limestone. Are you hoping to get a foal this year?

The delivery pony then sighs and plops her head on a hoof with an elbow resting on the counter saying, "Oh I hope so Pinkie, but with all the males leaving town I don't see that happening this time."

Pinkie then smiles and says, "Well I know for sure that Roger ain't goin nowhere this season, because plantin' season is gonna be starting soon."

Derpy then beams a smile and then says, "Maybe it will be possible to get a foal this season, I can't wait to tell the other girls! Thank you Pinkie Pie for making my day!" She then grabs the two letters and zips off, flying into a few random things on her way to go find Maud first.

She then smiles and says to no one in particular, "You are welcome Derpy, I know how bad you have been wanting a foal for four years now. Just maybe your fifth attempt will be the charm and fulfill your dream." She then makes her way to Roger's truck to wait for him.

I feel a shiver run down my spine and wonder what that's all about and then say to Twilight, "Alright, maybe a different day ah'll have the tahm to actually stop by and answer a few of your questions. See ya later Twilight, ah'll see ya tomorrow." I then head out the door and return to the truck, then enter it and start it up. I then turn it around and return it to the road and make my way back home saying, "Well Pinkie, things are beginning to shape up and return to order."

Pinkie Pie then looks to Roger and then says, "Please don't freak out about this but I have a really good friend that has been trying to get a foal for awhile, I was hoping that you wouldn't mind helping her out?"

I then turn suddenly to look at her as the truck swerves off the road, I then hit the brakes and then park it and then say, "What did ya jus say Pinkie!?"

Next Chapter: Chapter 19: A couple busy days: Part 1 (Changed the later part of the story 2/25/2021) Estimated time remaining: 13 Hours, 8 Minutes