Pinkie Pie starts to sweat nervously, tapping her hooves together and says, "I said that I am hoping that you could help my friend out by giving her a foal this season, this will be her fifth try to get one."

I look at her harshly and say, "Ah'm not just some guy that will just knock some pony up and leave her to fend for herself, ah do expect to be a part of the child's lahf. If the mother wishes me to stay away from them, ah'll respect their wishes and let the child decide if they would lahk to know me or not. Ah also don't lahk bein set up fer blind dates, is that what this is Pinkie Pie?"

She shrinks in her seat at the harsh stare and rapidly shakes her head back and forth, waving her hooves frantically saying, "Oh nononono of course not, I was just simply talking to a friend of mine and asked if she was still hoping to get a foal this time around. I am terribly sorry that I volunteered you like that, I knew she really wants a foal badly and I just thought that since you and Rainbow Dash slept together that just maybe you would help my friend Derpy out..." Her eyes become as big as saucers as she starts to tear up and quietly says, "We can still be friends...can't we?"

I stare at her fiercely a few more moments and sigh saying, "I am not on Earth anymore so that means relationships are different than over there, how do relationships work over here?"

Pinkie continues to cower in her seat and then says, "The way they work in Equestria is that herd relations are accepted, but are not very common. Most of the pony couples in Ponyville are monogamous, but there are a few poly-amorous relationships around Canterlot. When it comes to the mares' season, everypony understands what is going on. So if another stallion were to make a married mare with foal, there won't be a big issue as long as the responsible stallion is there for the foal."

I sigh and ease my glare saying, "Yeah we are still friends Pinkie, that was just a disagreement we had. Be sure that you don't volunteer me to any other mares, alright?" I return to the road, shaking my head and say, "This is going to be a tough month for me since I am sure that the mares will be talking about the only male in Ponyville this season."

She giggles lightly and sits up straight in the seat saying, "You have no idea how many mares there are that are talking about it already, lucky for you the ones that are between 18 and 19 are not interested in getting a foal this early in their life."

I chuckle lightly and start to wonder if maybe I should go on a trip somewhere for the month before saying, "Gah, ah just can't afford to go anywhere this month with all the work that needs to git done. Maybe next year ah can think about puttin up a fence with a gate in front that locks." I turn into the driveway and head for the long shed to park the truck in, stopping outside to let Pinkie Pie out before backing it into its spot behind the beet harvester and the potato harvester.

Pinkie then looks at the machines in the dim light of the newly rising moon and says, "What are those two things there Roger, what do they do?"

I look to the one to the left of the truck and say, "Well the red one on the left side of the buildin' is a sugar beet harvester by Grimme called the Rootster 604, it is pulled behind a tractor and a haulm topper goes on the front of the tractor to mow off the tops of the sugar beet plants so they can be dug out of the ground by the machine." I look at the yellow one beside it and say, "The one to the right of the truck is a potato harvester by Ropa called the Keiler 2, it can harvest the potatoes with the tops on. However, ah tend to use the haulm topper first before harvesting either one. The Grimme can hold 6,000 liters or 13, 227 pounds of sugar beets, while the Ropa can hold 10,000 liters or 22,046 pounds of potatoes."

She looks at him with wide eyes and says, "That is quite a bit for those two machines, are they the largest ones out there?"

I chuckle and say, "Nope they are not, there are self propelled models out there that can hold up to 28 tons of Sugarbeets and up to 15 tons of Potatoes at the time." I watch as her jaw drops open in amazement and start to head towards the house and say, "Well Pinkie Pie, do you want to sleep on the couch or in my bed with me? I have another guest bed but it needs to be replaced due to bed bugs."

Pinkie closes her jaw first, then walks alongside him and says, "I think I would like to stay with you, I get lonely at night by myself so I sleep with my toothless pet alligator named Gummy."

I laugh at hearing the name and say, "Well ain't that a suitable name fer a gator wit no teeth, are ya hungry at all?"

She looks at him and says, "No thanks, I already had dinner. Have you had anything to eat tonight?"

I chuckle and say, "I had a sandwich before going to Rarities, but other than that, nope."

Pinkie beams a big smile and says, "Okay then, would you mind if I made dinner for you?"

I think for a moment and answer, "Knock yourself out, but it is too late for sweets." I reach the front door to my home and open the first door for her and follow after her and close both doors behind me.

She starts to head for the kitchen and says, "I will have your food in a little bit, so just have a seat and I will bring it to you."

I head to the fridge and grab a Busch Light from the fridge and make my way to the table, open the can and then take a drink of it and sigh happily. I let all my worries of the day leave my mind so I can relax.

Pinkie Pie finishes cooking a handmade beef pot pie with mixed veggies, then brings it over on a plate with a hot pad in her mouth holding it. She then carefully stands on her back hooves and then sets it on the table in front of him and heads to go find a spoon for him to eat it with, placing it on the table beside the plate and says, "Please enjoy a Pinkie Pie hand made pot pie." She pulls out a chair and hops up into it, watching for Roger to take the first bite.

I pick up the spoon and push the tip through the top crust and scoop some out, blow on it a bit before putting it into my mouth. I then chew for a bit before swallowing it down and smile, looking at Pinkie while I say, "Damn this is good Pinkie, ah thought that you only made sweets. If anyone knew how good a cook ya are, ya'd be sure to git a guy in no tahm." I proceed to continue to eat the pot pie as she smiles widely at my compliment.

She giggles and then says, "Thank you for liking it, I already do have eyes for a certain pony. I am currently waiting for them to make the first move, you are a nice guy and all but I would eat you out of house and home hehe."

I swallow the food in my mouth and chuckle saying, "Ah kinda wondered where one of the cakes disappeared to, because ah saw it on the far end of the table and grabbed a muffin. When ah looked back, it was gone and ya were walkin' away from it. How do ya keep yer figure under control if ya eat as much as ya say?"

Pinkie blushes a little and then says, "I can't tell you the big secret, but I can tell you that I am extremely full of energy."

I finish the pot pie and set it in the kitchen and see that I haven't done the dishes yet. I head to the sink, filling it with hot water and soap, then get started on cleaning the dishes from earlier. I notice Pinkie Pie come up on the left side of me and start to dry them, setting them in the rack after they are dry.

A half hour later, I finish putting the dry dishes away into the cupboards and say, "Thanks fer helpin' me do the dishes Pinkie, are ya ready to git some sleep now?"

She smiles and nods saying, "Yep I am Roger, lead the way. I should tell you that I like to cuddle when I sleep, just so you know."

I lead the way to my bed and remove my shirt, shoes, hat and pants, getting into bed to see that Pinkie took the right side. I then slip into bed beside her and make myself comfortable when she scoots back up against me and pulls my arm over her body, sighing happily. I chuckle and then drift off to sleep saying, "Goodnight Miss Cuddles."

Pinkie hears that and giggles lightly saying, "Sweet Dreams Rodge."

I wake up to crowing and get up out of bed to start the morning chores, getting dressed quickly and head out the door to begin the morning ritual. I head to the storage room first where I store the eggs and hear a pony trotting up behind me and turn around saying, "Hi there, may ah help you?" I then see that they are a unicorn and have a cream-colored mane and tail with a chartreuse coat with bright green eyes.

The female pony then introduces herself saying, "Hi there, my name is Lemon Dumpling. My husband is Sugar Dumpling and is away for the coming season, and I heard from a few of the Representative Element Bearers that you have a steady supply of fresh eggs. I would be interested in buying the eggs that you have available every few days, are you interested in doing business?"

I look at her and then say, "Of course ah am, ah was needin' to find someone to purchase these or ah was gonna wind up missin' a profit. Come with me Mrs. Dumpling, ah'll show ya what ah got at the moment." I turn around and continue on my way, arriving a couple of minutes later.

Lemon looks at the massive farm around her and says, "You have quite the place here mister Sheridan, how many chickens do you have at the moment?"

I open up the storage room and show her the eggs that I have collected and say, "Ah have about 75, these numbers on the cartons are dates from when the eggs were collected. At the moment ah have about 20 dozen eggs ah think. Unfortunately, ah have chores to do so ah can't help ya out with loading. How much can ya offer me fer a dozen?"

She thinks about it and then says, "With how good some of these eggs look, I think that I can offer you 7 bits for a dozen eggs. I can count these and tell you how much I will pay, does that sound fair?"

I nod and say to her, "That sounds lahk a nice deal, can ya go 8 and ah'll buy chicks from you?"

Lemon then thinks on it a moment and nods her head saying, "Alright then, you have a deal mister Sheridan. I will get started on counting these out."

I exit the shed and then look back and say, "Oh, can ya make sure that ya keep yer wagon off the road so that mah equipment can get bah ya?"

She nods and returns to her wagon and moves it off the road beside the shed and asks, "Is this a good spot mister Sheridan?"

I nod my head and say, "Yep that is good right there, ah'll catch ya in an hour or so. Have fun counting Mrs. Dumpling." I head towards the chicken coop with the bucket of feed for the chickens. After feeding them, I fill their water and collect the eggs in a basket and then set them on the counter for her to count. I then make my way over to go feed the cows first.

Lemon Dumpling spends a whole hour counting out the eggs, being surprised to find that there are actually 30 dozen. She then begins the process of doing the math and comes to 240 bits when she hears somepony heading her way and looks out the door and sees that it is Roger Sheridan and heads out to meet him saying, "I'm surprised that you actually had 30 dozen eggs including the ones you collected a little while ago, so I can pay you 240 bits for them."

I chuckle and say, "Wow, ah'm actually surprised that ah was off. Do ya want me to help ya load 'em so ya can git on yer way back to Ponyville?"

She shakes her head and says, "I appreciate you offering, but I can handle it from here. I'll go get your bits for you now, one moment please." She heads over to her wagon, counts out the amount, putting the bits into a decent-sized pouch. She then heads over to him with the bits levitated in the air with her light pink magic, smiling as there will be alot of customers wanting some eggs. Stopping in front of him, she moves the bits closer to him and smiles saying, "Here you go mister Sheridan, it was a pleasure doing business with you today."

I then take the bits offered and say, "Thank ya very much, do keep an eye open when you are on the road. Most of the machinery ah have is faster than a pony can run, and way heavier and more dangerous. So if ya or any pony see something strange and huge on the road, do be sure to make plenty of room so ah can get bah ya. Do make sure to let other ponies know that okay, ah don't want to hurt anypony in an accident." I wave goodbye to her and make my way over to milk the dairy cows.

After I get there I start setting the panels up for the loading and exit chutes, seeing a couple ponies come down the road pulling a wooden tank of some kind and finish up before walking out in front of the barn. I see that it is a pair of ponies with the pony on the left being a light grey earth pony with a butterscotch mane and a pegasus with a light grey mane and a butterscotch coat and say, "Hi there, what can ah do fer ya?"

The two smile as the female pony on the left says, "Well, I am Butter Ripple and this is my twin sister Butter Milk. We came here wanting to buy some of your milk that you collect from your cows, do you know how much you have available right now?"

I look at the pony on the right called Butter Ripple and say, "Mah name's Roger Sheridan, welcome to Sheridan Acres. Right now, ah think ah have close to a thousand gallons of pasteurized milk available and ready to be bottled." They look at each other and then look back at me with slight confusion on their faces.

Butter Milk then says, "Okay, that would save us the time doing that ourselves. Thank you, would you be interested in doing business with us?"

I look at them and nod my head saying, "Ah most certainly would, ah already have a machine that ya could use if ya want. How much is milk per hundredweight right now?"

They get out of the harness and look at him as Butter Ripple then says, "Milk currently sells for 10 bits a gallon, so then it would be about..." She pauses a few moments to do the math in her head and finally comes up with an answer and says, "120 bits per hundredweight. You already have one, do you mind if we see it? The bottling machine we have just came out last year, so we would find it interesting to see what this machine of yours looks like since you came from a different world."

I then nod and say, "Awright, follow me to the entry room so we can wash our hands. It is important that this room stays very clean or the consumers that drink the milk may become sick, there are many strict rules that a few health organizations made dairy farmers follow where ah came from." I lead them into the entry to wash our hands and put bags over our feet, leading them into the storage part itself.

They see a variety of things in the room that fill them with awe as Butter Milk then says, "Wow it is so amazing in here, which tank holds the pasteurized milk?"

I then point to the tank on the left closest to the wall and say, "That one there by itself holds the pasteurized milk, and this machine over here is the bottling machine. It can fill glass bottles or it can fill plastic jugs with milk, ah use it to fill a half-gallon of milk fer mah own use. Do ya wanna know how to operate it?"

Butter Ripple then looks at the machine, and back to him saying, "Yes we would, what kind of glass bottles is this machine able to fill?"

I go to the storage closet to look for one of the glass jars that it is able to fill and a lid for it, then pull it out and show them both to the two girls saying, "This is what the machine is able to fill, is this the kind that you have here?"

She looks at the bottle and cap carefully, then nods saying, "Yes, it is the same type of cap, only the shape is a bit different. Can you help us with filling the bottles, we don't really feel too sure about running something so advanced?"

I lightly chuckle and say, "Unfortunately not, ah have dairy cattle that need to git milked. After that though, ah will be able to help ya with that."

Butter Milk then smiles and says, "Alright then, we will go get the bottles and caps from home and come right back. Okay sis, let's get that tank back home and grab what we need, then come right back." She heads back out of the room and removes the bags on her hooves, drops them into the bin labeled 'trash' and finally returns outside with her sister following right behind her.

I watch as the two head down the road with their wagon and start the machine up so it can warm up before I start the process. I then head to the entrance chute and then holler to the cows in the field, "Awright Bessie, bring em in it's milkin' tahm!" I watch as they all hustle up to the door and funnel in, opening the door and count out one cow per stall and then close it. I head inside and then start my morning milking routine, looking forward to have a buyer for my milk.

The twins spend an hour gathering the bottles, caps, and crates, then load them into the two wagons. Butter Ripple looks at her sister and then says, "Do we have everything ready to head back to Roger's farm sis?"

Butter Milk then gets into her harness and then looks to her sister and says, "I believe we do sis, but we will have to get more bottles because I could not find any others anywhere. Let's be on our way then, shall we?" She then starts to head down the road with her sister following after her closely.

I finish up cleaning everything and head back over to the scooter, then hop in and make my way to the hayfield to check the condition of the grass. I stop at the field and exit the scooter, crouch down beside a windrow and feel the grass. I sigh at how wet it is and say, "Well it looks like ah hafta wait a bit longer fer this to dry." I look up and see the twins start heading up the hill and return to the scooter and make my way back to the dairy barn, then wait for them to arrive.

The two arrive at the dairy barn and bring them to a stop outside the entrance, exit their harnesses as Butter Ripple says, "We're back Roger Sheridan, we can begin whenever you want."

I smile and then say, "Awright then ladies, grab a crate of bottles and bring em this way." I then show them how the machine works and where the bottles and caps are placed.

It takes a couple of hours to get all of the bottles filled with milk, set into crates, and loaded into the wagons. Butter Milk then finishes covering the jars so they can stay cold to sell to other ponies, then turns to Roger and says, "We had enough bottles for about 200 gallons of milk, so that means that we owe you about 2,040 bits."

Butter Ripple counts out the bits and then puts them into a sack, heads over to Roger, and then hands them out to him, and smiles saying, "It was a pleasure doing business with you Roger Sheridan, we look forward to doing business with you again in the future. We shall return in a few days for more, have a good day. Come along sister, we are about to be very busy today." She heads to her wagon and then gets into the harness, heading back down the road home to Ponyville.

I watch them leave and then smile saying, "Well at least ah don't hafta worry about the milk goin' to waste now or throwing the eggs away." I then go to pull my phone out and find it's not in my shirt pocket, remembering that I left it in the cup holder in the Steiger and make my way there.

Pinkie Pie looks outside the kitchen window and sees that Roger is heading over to one of the buildings for something, resuming her task of cleaning his house for him and says, "Oh I know that Roger will be so happy to see that I cleaned his house, this will be my gift to him for his first and second business deals with the residents of Ponyville! I also wonder when my sisters will receive the letters I sent them... Oh well, back to cleaning I go, La lala lala..."

I grab the phone out of the cup holder, close the door and then go over to the Case IH Magnum. I then climb up into the seat, start it up and drive it out. I make my way over to where I put the slurry spreader and hook it up to it, heading south of the shop to show Rarity how to operate the power washer. I park it behind the shop in the tall grass and try to turn the phone on to check the time, but sigh as nothing happens for several seconds and make my way towards the house. I walk through the front door as a nice smell hits me, causing me to then look around to see that the house is clean, even the floors are cleaner than they have been in a while. I then smell something good coming from the kitchen, removing my shoes before I get the floor dirty again. I make my way into the kitchen and see Pinkie Pie cooking a few things and humming happily, just watching her make her way back and forth between different items with lots of experience in the kitchen.

She then heads back to the stove, without looking behind her she says, "Hi Roger, congratulations on making your first two business deals with some of the residents of Ponyville. I cleaned your house for you top to bottom, I didn't know if you wanted your clothes washed so I just moved them to the hamper beside the washer. I cleaned and cooked dinner for you as a gift for your first two business deals in Equestria, I hope you like them. So just take a seat in the kitchen and I will bring you your food."

I smile and head to the fridge for some orange juice, grabbing a glass and head over to the table and say, "Damn Pinkie, ya sure cleaned this house within an inch of it's life. Ah appreciate yer gift, ya did a great job. Ya'll make whoever has yer eye a very happy man, er stallion."

She giggles and finishes up cooking and says, "Houses don't have lives silly, but thank you for the compliment." She then brings over some omelettes, blueberry pancakes, sausages, bacon, hash browns, and Eggs Benedict. She carefully places them all on the table while somehow balancing everything on her back. She heads back to the kitchen to grab the salt and pepper, butter, maple syrup, ketchup, and mustard. She then returns to the table and places the items upon it, grabbing a couple of plates and some silverware from the kitchen as well as a glass for herself and sets them upon the table.

I enjoy a conversation with Pinkie while we eat our food, hearing a few stories about what happened after what I have seen in the show. I finish eating and continue to sit and share a few stories of my own until I hear the doorbell ring, I get up to go answer it and see that it is Rarity and Twilight. I open the door for them and say, "Come on in girls, Pinkie and ah just finished dinner. Make yerselves at home in the living room while Pinkie and ah clean up." I show them to the living room so they can have a seat, then start to head towards the kitchen to start the dishes.

Pinkie Pie makes her way out of the kitchen and says, "No need to worry about the dishes, because they are done already." She then heads into the living room to talk to the girls.

I walk into the dining room first and see that the table is cleared off, then head into the kitchen to look at the sink and see that it is clean and the oven and counters are spotless and say, "How'd ya git all those pots, pans and plates cleaned up and put away so fast, that is simply just impossible."

Twilight chuckles and walks into the hallway and says, "Her Pinkie Sense is impossible, but doing things that other ponies can't is just part of what makes Pinkie Pie unique. It is better to just accept and believe it than drive yourself crazy trying to explain it."

I head into the living room and sit down in one of the recliners and relax for a little bit and say, "How is yer day goin ladies?"

Rarity smiles and goes first by saying, "Well darling, I finished my morning's duties and am making progress on getting through this week's deadlines so I can start doing next week's deadlines. I also came by after Twilight and I had lunch together."

I look to Twilight and then say, "So anything new happening around Ponyville Twilight, ah also have somethin' to ask ya regarding how much food is left in Ponyville."

She cocks her head and thinks for a moment, saying, "Well, Princess Celestia and Luna have sent a few teams to Ponyville to work out a way to make the main roads through town wider and then pave them using red bricks. It will take a couple of weeks of moving a few things to get the road to the specified width, other than that the food supply is really low. The grain reserves, mostly wheat and oats are starting to really dwindle, and I am beginning to see a few pony's bodies starting to become thinner. Do you have any grain that our citizens may be able to purchase?"

I softly smile and nod my head and say, "Yep ah do have some wheat and oats leftover, but it ain't much. Ya'd be lucky if there's 1000 bushel left in the two silos, ah do have another idea though. Come with me to the field ya three, Rarity can sit upfront with me cus she has an aversion to getting her good looks all messed up. Pinkie and Twilight, ya two are in the back." I lead them outside to the scooter, wait for them to get in before starting it up, and then head down the road to the field.

Twilight hangs on and then squats down out of the wind and looks over to Pinkie and asks, "So Pinkie Pie, how did your day go so far?"

Pinkie Pie smiles softly and then says, "Well it went good compared to last night... I better start from the beginning so that you understand what happened." She then begins to tell her what happened immediately after she left Twilight's.

I stop beside a windrow and shut the scooter off, then hop out and head around to the other side to let Rarity out saying, "Awright ladies, please try some of this grass here and let me know what you think about it as food for ya ponies."

The three get out of the scooter and sample some of the grass, then consider the taste of it and converse among themselves while Twilight uses her magic to examine it closely.

I sit on the tailgate and wait for a few minutes before the girls have made their decisions and then ask, "So what's the verdict?"

Rarity is the first to speak up saying, "It is greatly lacking in appearance and flavor, no pony of high society would ever consider eating this. My answer is that this would not do as a food for us ponies."

I then nod and say, "Ah figured as much because it is a bit past its prime, and that caused it to lose a few things. Well that is one against, so how bout you two?"

Pinkie Pie then says, "It is true that it doesn't have quite the nutritional value that high-quality grass does, but it can be mixed with other foods to cover the blandness. This would at least be safe from the Parasprites, we ponies could survive on this. My answer is yes, ponies can eat this."

I grin and look to Twilight saying, "Well Princess Twilight, looks like yer the swing vote. Ya gonna vote yay or nay?"

Twilight thinks hard on it a bit longer and sighs saying, "Well, the nutritional value is lower than it should be. The grass is a bit green and long and will take time for us to chew, but I feel that the need for food outweighs the negative qualities of it. Therefore my answer must be yes, this will suffice as food for the citizens of Ponyville."

I think of how long I will have to wait to bale the grass and say, "Well it's gonna take a week or so fer the grass to dry unless ya know of a way to quickly dry the grass."

She thinks on that and says, "Hmm...I think I can help you out with that issue, I will ask Rainbow Dash to gather some pegasi and bring them to the field."

I nod and say, "Ah greatly appreciate it, ah need to git a few things taken care of first before ah plant a crop. Would ya care to buy some oats and wheat?"

Twilight then smiles and says, "You are welcome, what is the current price of those two?"

I look at her and then say, "Well the price of oats on Earth was three dollars and sixty-five cents a bushel, then wheat was around six dollars and sixty-six a bushel. That price in bits would be 7 bits for the oats and 12 bits per bushel for the wheat, how does that sound to ya Princess Twilight?"

She thinks about it for a moment and looks at Roger saying, "That sounds fair enough, before I head back could you show us how you operate a pressure washer and have a look at our hooves?"

I nod and then say, "Alright Twilight, can ya rally the town folk and send 'em here tomorrow so we can ration out the oats and wheat?" I think of what they will transport the food in and say to Rarity, "Hey Rarity, do you know how to make canvas or burlap sacks so that they can easily carry them?"

Rarity looks at me and cocks her head and says, "Of course I can make them darling, though I hate using such inelegant material like canvas and I loathe making burlap. For you though, I will not have a problem making sacks out of canvas. Do you have any special requests as per the appearance of the sacks darling?"

I think about it for a second and say, "Well I think it would be a good idea to put a zipper at the top of the sack so it can be safe from those pesky parasprites, and that also makes the sack reusable. Could you make about two thousand sacks that can hold fifty-six pounds of a product, it is up to you if you would want to label the sack oats or wheat."

Her eye twitches at hearing the high number of sacks ordered and says, "Y-You want me...to make...T-TWO...THOUSAND SACKS!?"

I look at her and chuckle lightly and say, "Yep, one thousand sacks for oats and one thousand for wheat. Maybe ah should change that order to fifteen hundred of each type so there's extra. Yeah, you may as well make fifteen hundred of each, is that too much for you to handle? To help you gauge the sack's size, one bushel weighs fifty-six pounds."

Rarity's eye twitches out of control as she says, "Now you are asking I make three thousand sacks by tomorrow?!?" She then hangs her head for a moment and dramatically says, "Oh woe is me!!!" pulling out a sofa from nowhere and then collapsing onto it.

I chuckle lightly and say, "Well girls are you ready to learn how to run a pressure washer? hop back into the scooter and ah'll show ya one of mah pressure washers." I then help Rarity into the cab and wait for the others to hop in, and drive the scooter to the road and behind the shop where I have the magnum sitting. I shut it off and get out, letting Rarity out and start heading towards the back door and open it. I press a button beside the door to make the roll up door open and say, "This is where ah have mah other pressure washer for cleaning off mah tractors, it is the same type as the one up in the hog shed." I bring out the hose and lay it on the ground, hooking it up to the washer first then unroll it towards the hydrant nearby and connect it to it. I then lift the handle and return to the washer and say, "First thing first, always connect the garden hose to the machine first, then to the closest water faucet. Second, make sure to have the water turned on so it will continuously supply water to it or the machine may lock up and seize if there is no water supplied to it. Now come closer and I will show you how to actually start it up." I watch as they approach and watch my every move intently, then begin to point out what to do and resume saying, "Okay, this switch must be flipped into the on position which is illustrated by a straight line. This slide lever at the bottom is the fuel supply, slide it to the other side to provide the fuel for the motor to run. Sometahmes if it is cold out, ya may have to pull this lever forward a bit to assist the engine in firing. It is called the choke, it assists the engine into firing. But be sure to slide it back over, or it won't run right. This handle here is connected to a pull rope that you quickly pull and then immediately return it to the original position for it to start. If it does not start the first tahm, adjust the choke or the throttle until it fires and then runs continuously. This cap up top is where the gasoline goes in, ah have small cans that can be used to fill this tank should it run out of fuel. Gasoline cans are red and sometahms have raised lettering to say which fuel goes into them, Diesel cans are a different color and also have raised lettering. Be sure to double-check you have the right can before adding fuel to the tank, or you may damage the motor. To shut it off, just flick the switch from on to off or pointing at the 'O' and slide this lever back over to shut off the fuel supply." I then grab the gun and show them how it should be held and continue on, "Sometahmes if the rope is hard to pull, just squeeze the handle until water shoots out the other end to relieve the built-up pressure. Once it is running, just hold the gun like this, squeeze the handle, and have a firm grip on it because it will push back against ya cause of the special nozzle on the other one. This one is not as noisy as the other one is, neither does it push back quite as much or vibrate as bad. Ah lahk to completely lay out the hose connected to the gun so that it doesn't have any loops or kinks in the hose, this hose does not stretch and can only go so far before the machine needs to be moved. Now ah'll show ya what ah mean bah startin' it up, and start to wash this here slurry spreader off to return it to its original blue color instead of this shit blackish brown color it is now. So back up a bit so you don't get splattered by the debris being blown off." I then unroll the hose completely so there are no loops in the hose, and return beside the machine to set the gun in its holder.

Twilight casts a shield to protect them and says, "Don't worry girls, my shield will protect us from it." She then looks at Roger and says, "Go right ahead and show us what you meant, we all will watch what you are doing closely."

I nod and go through the process of starting it by flicking the switch on, sliding the fuel supply to the other side to provide fuel, checking the throttle and the choke, then pull the handle quickly and return it to its starting position, hearing the machine roar to life. I then hold the gun with both hands and begin at the front of the tank, having to get a little close to remove some hard spots.

Rarity watches curiously as the dirt is literally blown off of the machine, turning it from the hideously disgusting brownish-black color to its original faded green. She then says to Twilight, "If this machine is this filthy darling, I dread to see what the inside of the barn looks like..." A noticeable shiver makes its way up her spine as she begins to imagine what it must look like, causing one of her eyes to twitch nervously.

After about 20 minutes of washing the tank, I notice that the shield Twilight has up is completely covered in liquefied shit and dirt. I then chuckle and yell, "Keep that shield up Twilight, ah'm gonna wash it off fer ya!" I then spend about 20 seconds hosing it off and then let go of the trigger, idle the machine way down and then look at the girls and say, "Okay Rarity, would you lahk to try to operate this wit yer magic to see if ya can?" I hold it in one hand for her and wait for her answer.

Twilight drops the shield and looks over at Rarity and sees she is zoned out, giving her a slight nudge with her shoulder and says, "You should give it a try Rarity, you might enjoy treating it as a way to battle filth to reclaim the cleanliness of whatever it violated."

A second passes by as her eye stops twitching, enlarge and start to sparkle at what Twilight says. She then smiles and looks to Roger saying, "I would indeed love a chance to operate that device darling, it would be a crime to permit dirt to continue violating anything that should be clean and beautiful!" She uses her magic to take hold of the gun in his hand and points it in the air away from them and squeezes the trigger, feeling it push back against her magic slightly. She just focuses harder on holding it more firmly and smiles as she is getting used to it, releasing the trigger to stop it and then turns to Roger and says, "Roger darling, could you return it to where it was before so I can try to clean your tractor?"

I nod and say to her, "Yep ah can, the windows are all closed so ya don't hafta worry about getting the inside wet." I watch as she nods and idle it back up to where it was as she watches me, I then talk over the machine and say, "Okay Twilight, let's head to the road and watch Rarity have fun waging war against filth."

Pinkie Pie then follows them to the road and says, "Oh you have no idea how much Rarity despises filth on a regular basis when she's not busy helping friends or family."

I stand there and watch as Rarity wields the gun and goes to town on the tractor, talking to the dirt as if it had ears. I chuckle at the display and keep an eye open if she should need any help, watching as she washes the tractor off from top to bottom. Even being so thorough as to spray the underside of the tractor and the top of the cab, I smile as she releases the trigger and idles the machine down before flicking the switch off the machine and returning the gun to the holder on the machine. I then clap and then say, "Great job Rarity, ya cleaned the tractor completely and got every piece of dirt off the tractor. Ya even managed to keep yer coat clean, so how did ya lahk cleanin' somethin without havin' to use a cloth to scrub it?"

Rarity then smiles and then says, "Why darling I just absolutely loved it, I loved how I didn't have to use a cloth and a bucket filled with soapy water to clean something. I look forward to being able to clean your hog barn, although I don't want to wade through poo. I shall put my dislikes aside and wash it for you when I am able to free up some time in my schedule, can you take care of our hooves now darling?"

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