I smile and nod saying, "Awright ladies lets return to the scooter, after that ah'll take ya to where mah horses are. Mah tools fer hoof care are there, so ah'll tend to yer hooves once we arrive." I then help Rarity get into the cab and hop into the driver seat myself, start it up and head towards the paddock.

Charlie and Angel see the boss coming their way on the scooter, trotting up to the gate to greet him. Angel stops near the gate and watches as the boss opens up the gate, drives through it, then closes it. She follows him towards the barn, watching as he helps a creature out of the scooter.

I watch as my two horses, Charlie and Angel follow us to the barn and say to them, "Hey ya two, these three girls are Rarity Belle, Twilight Sparkle, and Pinkie Pie. Twilight and Rarity, meet mah stallion Charlie and his mare Angel. They're both draft horses, and Clydesdale is their breed. Now Twilight and Rarity, let's git yer hooves taken care of so Rarity can return to her orders. Hopefully, they will git done bah tomorrow so we can ration out food to the ponies to survive on, then ah can spread slurry, turn the field under, and disc it up. Ah will then hafta chop down the other grass field, so the sooner that ya find Rainbow Dash the better." I then head into the barn and begin trimming their hooves.

Twilight watches how careful Roger is with trimming Rarity's hooves, sending her on her way to continue working on her orders. She is next as he examines her hooves carefully, trimming them only a little bit before finishing up and setting her back hoof back on the ground. She then smiles and says, "Thank you so much for taking care of my hooves for me, I will head to town and let them know what is going on for tomorrow, they will be pleased at having oats again. After doing that, I will speak to Rainbow Dash and ask her to gather Pegasi to help dry your grass so you can start preparing them for planting. You have a good day Roger, do you want to return to Ponyville with me Pinkie?"

Pinkie smiles and steps forth saying, "Of course, let's head back to Ponyville so I can resume assisting with the upcoming Sisterhooves Social. Are you going to be there to watch the teams compete with each other Roger?"

I smile and say, "Ah would love to watch a friendly competition, but unfortunately there is always work that needs to git done on the farm."

She nods her head with a smile saying, "Oki Doki Loki, stop by if you ever get some free time. The event is going to be held in a week, I'm in charge of snacks and drinks." She then turns around and starts to pronk away with Twilight following after her.

I watch as the two girls turn to leave and loudly say, "When ya finish with yer tasks, could ya ask Fluttershy and Applejack if they have time to come out and search the other field fer rocks that need to be moved?"

Twilight stops and faces him once more and replies loudly, "Yep, I can do that for you. Have a good day, I shall see you tomorrow morning around 10:00 a.m to set up and distribute the rations to the citizens."

I wave goodbye as she uses her wings to fly off, making my way out of the paddock to take care of a few more things on the farm. I head over to the large fuel tanks that keep my farm running, and check the levels of each of the fuel types I have saying, "At least ah won't hafta worry bout havin' enough Diesel fer a bit, but ah do need to save what's left of the Gasoline. Well, no tahm like now to continue working on that excavator and dozer." I then make my way to the machine shop to reassemble the scattered bits and pieces of the engine so I can carefully rip the stumps out that are close to the grain elevator.

It takes me a few hours to get the engine cleaned up and reassembled before I can drive the John Deere 670G LC out of the shop, heading out to the field and park it out of the way on the side of the road when I start seeing the sun go down. I then sigh and get down off of the machine and say, "Ah didn't git my to-do list completely taken care of lahk ah wanted, but at least there are a few less things on it. Tahm fer me to do the evenin chores and then hit the hay." After finishing the last of the chores, I tiredly walk up to my room and get undressed and climb into bed.

I wake to the crowing of Rooster Cogburn and begin my morning routine of a light breakfast of eggs, sausage, toast and orange juice, then head outside to take care of the animals. As I finish the last of the chores, I then spot a blue pony flying with several others behind them. I recognize the pony as being Rainbow Dash, smiling as she lands on the ground in front of me and greet her saying, "Hi Rainbow, ah take it ya got mah message?"

Rainbow Dash then nods and replies, "Yep I did, whatcha need so many flyers for? What in the hay is that huge thing way over there?!"

I then look over to the excavator and say, "Well, ah need some wind to dry some grass quicker so ah can work the ground. Follow me, the field is just up here Rainbow Dash. That machine over there is called an excavator, it can do various things with different attachments. Right now, it has a bucket attached to the arm and can dig holes, pick large rocks up, and remove trees from the ground." I then lead her over to the field in question, showing her the wet grass when I notice Applejack and Fluttershy coming down the road. I look back at her and say, "Can ya start a strong wind that blows across the field without scattering the rows of grass while ah let Applejack and Fluttershy know where the field is that needs the rocks cleared off?"

She nods her head and says, "Sure thing." before flying off to arrange the Pegasi accompanying her.

I nod and head over to meet the two halfway with a wave saying, "Hi there Applejack and Fluttershy, can ya two please work on removin' the rocks from the field on the other side of the road? Ah hafta tend to the other field while Rainbow and her group create wind to dry the grass faster so ah can bale it today."

Applejack nods her head saying, "No problem pardner, we'll have them cleared in no time at all."

I smile at the two girls and say, "Thanks ya two fer helping me out, tahm waits fer no one. Ah'll also need your help with moving the animals from their homes in the fields after yer finished with moving the rocks Fluttershy, ah really appreciate ya two comin' to help out."

Fluttershy smiles softly at Roger and says, "You are quite welcome Roger, I am grateful that you are kind enough to think of the animals before working the land. I also brought a friend who has just gotten better that wants to meet you, come on and say hello Discord."

Discord pops up out of her mane and jumps out, becoming full sized as he lands on the ground saying, "Hello there Roger, and welcome to Equestria. Is there any way I can assist you today?"

I look at the strange creature and say, "What the hell kind of creature are ya? Ya look like Dr. Frankenstein created ya."

He laughs at hearing that and then smiles and says, "I am a creature known as a Draconequus, my body symbolizes chaos. It is good to finally meat you Roger." He holds out his claw and it turns into a claw shaped steak.

I take his hand and give it a shake, shaking my head in disbelief and chuckle saying, "Mah name's Roger Sheridan, nice to meet ya. If ya want to help out, ah won't refuse yer offer. Ah'll think of something fer ya to do. Right now ah gotta return to the field to check on the progress Rainbow Dash and her team are making on the grass, then ah gotta flip the windrows over with the rake and have 'em dry it again. Then when it dries enough, ah'm gonna make idjit bales outta it and put 'em in the shed where ah store potatoes and sugar beets. How bout fer now, you help Applejack and Fluttershy move rocks from the field and set em on the side of the road for me to pick up later? After that, maybe the three of ya can pick up bales wit me if there's tahm before the citizens of Ponyville get here fer oats and wheat." I then turn my eyes to Applejack and remember that ah have some alfalfa seed in a shed and say, "Oh Applejack, do ya have any family or friends that deal with seeds?"

Applejack thinks for a moment and says, "Ah don't have any family that deal with seeds, but ah do have a couple friends near Appleloosa that do. What'cha needin' pardner?"

I then start heading towards the large shed and say, "Foller me to the shed out this way, ah'll be needin' some seeds 'cause plantin' season's comin up soon fer a few crops ah grow."

They follow him to the shed when they see two huge machines next to each other as Fluttershy asks, "What kind of machines are those Roger? What do they do?"

I look at her and smile, pointing at the first one and say, "Well, that big beast there is a Case IH 8240, it harvests grain and cereal crops. It can hold 410 bushels or 14,440 liters of product. When the tank is full, that long pipe with a down curved end folds out perpendicular to the machine and dumps it into a waitin' trailer, which takes it to a location to offload it. This is also called a Combine cause it separates the actual grain from the rest of the plant, It has two different heads that it can use to harvest crops. That fat blocky one in the corner is an 18 row folding corn head, that really long one is a 45' TerraFlex Draper Head with a built-in dolly system to tow down the road to the field and fold the wheels back up and prepare to harvest the field. That other monstrosity beside the Combine is a Cotton Harvester, it collects cotton from the plant and puts it into the bin. It then squashes the cotton back down, forming a bale containing 20,000 liters of cotton. It then sends it out the back, and down a ramp to the ground so it can be picked up by a specialized trailer. It is a more efficient replacement fer the ponies that hafta pick cotton bah hand, cuttin' down the many days worth of pickin' to just over a day fer each field."

Fluttershy looks at the machine in awe and says, "Wow, that is amazing... and very big."

Applejack looks at the two monstrosities curiously and says, "Awright pardner, where are these seeds ya wanted to show me?"

I flick a switch on, head over to some bags leftover from the previous planting seasons and grab a small handful of alfalfa seed, then hold it out for her to look at and say, "This here is alfalfa seed from last year, I need to plant this to be able to make Total Mixed Rations. Do ya think ya can see if they have this? Ah'm gonna need it by mid April."

Applejack looks at the tiny seed closely and says, "That there is a very small seed, yeah ah can ask em if they have it." She looks to her friends and asks, "Do one of ya have a pouch to put this seed in?"

Discord snaps his fingers and a small pouch appears in front of him, grabs it and then hands it to Applejack saying, "Here you go Applejack."

He watches as Applejack takes the pouch and holds it open for Roger to pour the seeds into when he snaps his fingers and says, "Please allow me to handle that." making the seeds rise up and filter into the pouch surrounded by a yellow glow.

I watch in amusement as the seeds go into the pouch and then say, "Alright, ah will also need spring oat seed, and spring wheat seed, Soybean seed, and field corn seed, not sweet corn seed. When the fields are almost ready to plant, ah'll give ya a holler when ah need ta start plantin'." I then sigh and turn the lights off and head over to the field and turn to Applejack and say, "Well, if ya need any bits for picking up rocks, just let me know."

She smiles and watches him head to the field and shouts back, "Ya will be the first ta know pardner!" She then looks to the others and says, "Let's git ta work, we got rocks to move. Fluttershy, get what rocks ya can pick up and leave the rest to Discord and ah okay? There's no point in hurtin yerself tryin ta lift somethin bigger than you can handle."

I crouch down and feel the grass, twisting it in my hands and can tell immediately that it is still pretty wet and shout up to Rainbow, "Keep goin' Rainbow, it's still got a ways to dry until ah can flip it and have ya dry the other side." I then head over to the machine shed and get the John Deere 4240, unhooking it from the mixer before driving over to the rake. I start it up and head out of the shed to the boneyard to grab the rake, after hooking it up I turn left onto the road then right at the intersection to go to the field.

A minute or so later I arrive and stop the tractor on the side of the road, turning the tractor off to save fuel and go feel the grass again. After walking a ways and checking different spots, I look up to Rainbow and say, "Alright Rainbow, hold the wind fer a bit while ah turn these windrows over. Then yer team can catch a breath until ah finish raking the field."

Rainbow nods at him and then says to the other Pegasi, "Okay everypony we can take a break for now while Roger rakes the field, land by the road so you are out of his way."

I return to the tractor and start it back up, then turn onto the field and unfold it. I line the tractor up with the end rows and lower the rake to put it in gear and take off, looking behind me to make sure I'm getting both rows and pulling it as far to the right edge of the field as I can.

It is around 10 p.m. when Applejack moves a large boulder towards the road when she spots Roger raking the field as a line of ponies start making their way out of Ponyville towards the farm with Twilight and Rarity trotting up the road with a huge bundle floating in the air surrounded by Twilight's magic. She watches as the two stop beside her with a curious look on their faces and says, "Roger just started raking the field, let's wait until he finishes so that he can take us to where we need to set up. We will have to get everypony to wait at the start of the field so he has room to get off the field when he is done."

I watch as Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow, and Applejack talk about something before turning my attention back to the field. I finish the end rows and raise it up as high as I can, slow down a bit and make a large circle to set up for the next pass. I stop between the next set of rows and lower the rake down and take off again as a few ponies watch me work. I look and see Pinkie Pie setting up a large refreshment table with ice cold lemonade in a large pitcher and start pouring a few cups to some thirsty ponies. I return to watching the rake flip the rows and bring them together, I reach the end of the row and raise it up and make a tighter circle to get the next two rows. I continue raking the rows together as a line of ponies starts to wind around the edge of the road, starting just past this field. Finally raking the last row after a few boring minutes of raking, I raise the rake up and fold it and then turn back onto the road. I take it back to where I got it and unhook the hoses, lower the jack and pull the pin. I drive forward a little and put it back in the hitch and head over to where the wagon is parked and back up to the hitch, get off the tractor and pull the pin from where it was hanging. I then put the pin back in and head to the back of the wagon and make sure that it is not hooked up, seeing that the pin is hanging on a bar, I return to the tractor and hook the hydraulic hoses up to the back of the tractor before getting into the seat of the tractor. I then shift it into gear and drive forward, out of the boneyard onto the main driveway. I turn to head towards where Twilight has the line started and slow to a stop, idling the tractor down and setting the brake before getting off and saying, "Awright Twilight, let's head over to the silos and set up."

Twilight nods her head and picks up the large package and then looks to Pinkie Pie saying, "Pinkie Pie, we are moving to the silos now." She then looks to the line of ponies anxious to get food and raises her voice and says, "Alright everypony follow me once Roger gets his tractor turned around."

I head back to the tractor, getting into the seat then carefully back it up and turn it around. I then drive down the road at a slow speed, hoping I don't kick up too much dust for the ponies to breathe in. I pull up to the overhead spout that the bins all empty through, park the wagon underneath of it and stop the tractor. I set the brake and hop off to go check the bins to see which ones have oats and wheat in them, learning that I may have more than 500 bushels of oats left as well as around a thousand bushels of wheat left. I then climb back down the ladder from the top of the hundred-foot tall bins, sighing happily to be back on solid ground. I look at Twilight and then say, "Alright set up a table and I will begin loading oats into the trailer first since there is under a thousand bushels left in the bin." I then head to the control panel on the pole and select the bin I want to use, then head over to the wagon and roll the cover back so the grain can go into the trailer. I then go to the front of the trailer, making sure that it tips backwards and does not dump out the big door. With everything now ready, I am about to return to the control panel when I hear a faint buzzing in the air and say, "What in the hell is that buzzing noise?"

Rainbow looks around and spots a cloud in the distance and shouts, "There are Parasprites coming this way, and there are a lot of 'em!"

I then yell out to the ponies that begin to panic, "DON'T PANIC, STAY CALM! UNICORNS AND PEGASI GATHER UP EVERY LAST OF THOSE PESTS IN A FORCEFIELD, DON'T LET ANY OF THEM ESCAPE! THE FIGHT BACK AGAINST THEM STARTS TODAY, I HAVE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THOSE PUKE-REPRODUCING FUCKERS!" I then watch as Pegasi take to the air, starting to chase after them with curious looks on their face as I quickly make my way to the shop to grab what I need. I pick up the bottle sitting in the corner with a long hose hanging on the wall, then set it inside the back of the scooter and head to the silos. I park a little ways away from the bins and pull out the bottle and coiled hose around my shoulder, carrying the heavy bottle in my other hand while holding the long pipe over my shoulder to look like a badass. I hook the pipe up to the bottle as Rainbow Dash lands next to me.

Rainbow looks at the strange items Roger has and asks, "What is that thing you are putting together Roger?"

I smile and then show the finished assembly to her saying, "This, is a weed burner that some humans like to use to start controlled fires to burn out ditches, as well as a few fields in order to burn off excess dried plant waste. However, ah'm going to use this for a whole new purpose today. Tell those unicorns to drag that cloud of pestasprites over here and make sure that the fire this emits will pass through their forcefields."

She cocks her head in confusion, then nods her head saying, "Okay, no problem." She then runs off to inform the unicorns what he wants them to do.

I move the twenty-pound propane bottle further away from the scooter, cracking the bottle open a little and take my zippo lighter and ignite the propane. I hold the long pipe in the air with a little flame shooting from the end of it as the cloud stops three feet in front of me and say to the ponies, "Ah apologize for the cruelty yer about to watch, but these pests are a plague to Equestria that are causing yall to starve. Brace yerselves fer this next part, this will get a little loud when ah begin." I then crank the bottle open halfway and watch as the flame disappears, then start walking towards the cloud as the parasprite's eyes turn to me and grin maliciously towards them. I shift my hands around to the handles I welded onto the pipe, and then bring the tip of the gun down close to swarm and start to hear cries of pain as they are incinerated into ash.

Twilight watches the horrid display and sighs at its necessity or all Equus would be in danger of perishing, takes a calming breath and continues to hold the parasprites in her magic and says above the cries, "Keep holding them everypony, I know this is terrible to hear and watch. I assure you that this is a gruesome necessity for the survival of Equus... WE WILL SURVIVE!"

I watch as the others steel their resolve and endure the screaming of the parasprites and say, "Just a bit longer and this batch of Parasprites will not trouble anybody anymore!"

Rarity watches as the last few Parasprites are reduced to ash a half-hour later, then sees the forcefield disappear and let the ash fall through a portal that Discord created at the last moment. She looks over to Roger as he holds the pipe into the air, heading back to the bottle after extinguishing the flame, and then asks him, "Now that one threat has been dealt with, can we get back to supplying food to the ponies?"

I shut the tank off and disconnect the hose from the bottle, coiling the hose back up and place them both back into the back of the scooter with the hot tip of the pipe sticking in the air a safe distance away from the hose and tank saying, "Yep, let's git these ponies taken care of." I look to Twilight and then ask, "Hey Twilight, be sure ya have 'em take their bag of oats home when they receive it then come back through the line to get their wheat. Ah wanna git this bin emptied so ah can work on the fan."

She nods her head and returns to the table with Mayor Mare sitting beside her with a large scroll to keep track of how many bushes the town will be paying for.

I head to the control panel and turn the auger on, then go over to open the door and pull the handle and hear the noise die down a bit as the grain begins to fill the augur. I then watch and wait for the grain to start coming out of the spout, keeping an eye on the progress of the trailer. I return to the tractor and get in the seat so I can stand up and watch the level of the oats rise in the trailer. As the pile gets bigger, I look around at the land around me. Seeing only grass fields for miles and miles, then sigh happily as I turn my head back to the pile in the wagon. With the pile finally large enough, I sit back in the seat and pull forward a little bit to continue filling the trailer. I watch the last pile being made, I hop off the tractor when it is close to the top. I then make my way to the auger and slide the trap shut to stop the grain from entering the trailer, then head to the control panel and turn the auger off. I look over to Twilight and then say, "Okay Twilight, I'm ready to begin." I then look around and see Discord standing around twiddling his thumbs in boredom and then say, "Hey Discord, can you hold a bag open while I fill it?

He pops over with a smile on his face and then says, "I thought you would never ask Roger, thank you for asking me to do this."

I look at him and chuckle, "It's nothing too glamorous, I need another set of hands to help me do this part. Can you bring a stack of bags labeled Oats over here so we can start to fill them?"

Discord nods and snaps his fingers, levitating a stack of oat bags next to him and pulls one off the stack and opens the zipper then asks, "Where does the grain come out at?"

I point at the small door and smile, "It will be coming out the small door on the back for this task, this trailer is unique because it can tip back or to either side to dump its contents." I then grab the handle to the small door and say, "Okay, hold the bag open at the end of the small ledge here." I watch as he holds the bag open and lift the lever up a little bit, hearing oats begin to trickle out. I open it a bit more to speed up the process a little and finally see the bag filling up slowly.

He watches the bag as it fills up, the flow stops as he starts to zip it closed and snaps his fingers to levitate it to the table. Grabbing another, he opens it and holds it open and says, "I'm ready when you are."

It takes forty minutes or so to fill the bags as a pony leaves to take their bag home and return to get wheat. I then look to Twilight and say, "Was that the last one needing oats Twilight? If not, ah'm gonna refill the trailer and continue emptying out the bin."

Twilight looks over to Roger and then says, "There's still a few names that haven't gotten oats yet so go ahead and continue please."

I nod my head to her and head to the panel to turn the auger back on, pulling the handle out to let the grain continue to flow into the auger. Curious, I then climb up the small ladder to the door on the bin and open the outer cover. I knock on the various panels, hearing that the grain level is below them. I unhook the panels and push them inwards against the other side of the bin and see that there isn't too much left in the bin, seeing the sweep auger is buried under a pile of oats and sigh saying, "Well, time to grab a scoop shovel Discord. The sweep auger is buried under a pile of oats and we need to dig it out so it can move around the bin and pull the rest of the oats in the bin towards it." I head over to the dryer and grab a couple of shovels and return to the bin, handing one of 'em to Discord as I head inside of the bin to show him what to do.

Discord takes the scoop and follows Roger into the bin, watching as oats fall into the center of the bin saying, "My my, this is quite interesting."

I start using the scoop on a pile of corn near the door, trying to avoid getting grain in my boots and watch as Discord joins in scooping the oats away from the entrance and into the trap. I keep checking on the progress of the pile from time to time and say, "If there are any clumps of oats on the side of the bin, avoid them because they might be bad for the ponies."

He continues shoveling using his magic to control the shovel and nods his head saying, "I can handle this in here if you need to be out there to keep an eye on the trailer."

I nod my head saying, "Thanks, when the trailer is full I will shut the trap and kill the auger. I didn't think that I had this much left of the oats." I then climb out of the bin and climb up on the tractor to look into the trailer, seeing that the pile is high enough and back up a little bit for it to continue filling.

It takes a half-hour to get the trailer filled when the bin finally is completely emptied, closing the trap and shutting the auger off to resume filling bags when Discord climbs out of the bin and sets the scoop shovel beside the ladder. I look at him with a smile and say, "Are ya ready to finish filling bags Discord?"

Discord smiles and nods his head, enjoying the feeling of being useful to somepony saying, "Yes I am Roger, let's get this trailer emptied so we can start on the wheat."

A few minutes later Twilight watches the last pony approach for oats, then looks to Roger and says, "Last pony Roger, one more bag and then you can set the others to the side."

I nod as Discord takes the last bag to Twilight, then returns to hold another bag open for me. I then say to him, "Awright, ah'm gonna raise the trailer up to send the grain to the back." I then return to the tractor and begin to raise the trailer upwards.

A half-hour passes as we finish emptying the trailer, with Discord using his hands to pull the grain to the small door. Setting the last bag on top of the neat side by side stack of full oat bags with the last being about 80% full saying, "Can ya move the leftover oat bags over a bit so we can start filling wheat bags?" I then look to Twilight and say, "Alright Twilight, that is it for the oats. Now we will start on unloading wheat."

Twilight nods as Discord takes the leftover oat bags and sets them aside and levitates a stack of wheat bags near the trailer and says, "Alright everypony, that is it for the oats. We will now start on getting the wheat distributed." She hears a few cheers as they are almost done getting their food and smiles.

It takes another couple hours to get the wheat bin emptied, with there being an even larger stack of full bags compared to the ones containing oats. I lower the empty trailer back down for the last time today and watch as the last ponies are making their way home with smiles on their faces and say, "Ah'm doin' what ah can to feed the world..."

Mayor Mare and Twilight tally up the number of oats and wheat they distributed. After counting the leftover full bags and adding them to the figures, Mayor Mare's eyes open wide at the amount they will be paying and pulls out her checkbook to write out the amount to him.

I roll the cover back over the trailer, making sure to keep rain from getting inside it and causing rust when Mayor Mare makes her way over holding a piece of paper with a nervous look on her face and ask, "What's goin on Mayor Mare? What has ya so nervous?"

She gulps and then says, "I haven't written a check for an amount quite this high before, so unfortunately you will have to wait for a couple of months before you take that to the bank."

I chuckle and accept the check with a soft smile saying, "Be glad you aren't the Griffon's leader, he has to pay me millions."

Mayor Mare wobbles a little at hearing that and says wearily, "M-Millions?! I would be terrified to write a check for such an amount."

I nod my head and then say, "Where ah come from, farmers lahk me are equity rich and cash poor. This means that we are rich in the equipment we own but are cash poor due to the way the government taxes the life out of us."

She blinks and then frowns saying, "That is a harsh thing for a government to do. We are supposed to care for our subjects, not line our own pockets with their hard-earned bits."

I smile and shrug my shoulders saying, "Well things are different over there, corrupt politicians pass laws and bills that appear to help people. When ya look at em closely, ya find out they don't really help at all. My opinion is that if things are tight, ya should pinch the rich and not the poor. That's enough of that sour subject, so how are Twilight, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Discord and ya doing on oats and wheat?"

Mayor Mare looks at the list and doesn't see their names on the list and then says, "I forgot all about ourselves, I will rewrite the check and correct that oversight."

I shake my head and then chuckle and say, "Nah, don't worry about it. Just hand out the rations and ya can worry about it the next tahm awright?"

She nods and then looks to Twilight and says, "Twilight, can you let them know that their rations are here for when they want to come and get them?"

Twilight nods and then says, "I will do that, do you need help carrying your two bags?"

Mayor Mare looks at her with a big smile and says,"Oh would you dear? That is very kind of you to offer, these old bones of mine aren't quite as strong as they used to be in my younger years." She turns around and puts away the big list while Twilight lifts two bags of oats and wheat and follows her down the road.

I watch as Rainbow Dash grabs a bag and flies it to her home, then returns for another saying, "Last bag, here we go." She then returns and sees that the other pegasi have returned as well then says, "Alright, now that my rations are back at my house, let's start drying the other side of that grass since the team is back too."

I nod and then head to the tractor saying, "Awright Rainbow Dash, go on ahead and git started. Ah'll meetcha over there after ah drop this wagon off." I see her shoot me a salute, before taking off towards the field and starts to organize them. I then make my way to where I have the idjit baler set up, and hook up to it when I notice it has a flat tire and sigh saying, "Ah need to fix that damn tire before ah do anythin'." I idle down the tractor and shut it off to save fuel and then head to the shop to get the handyman jack.

After returning with the jack and raising the flat tire off the ground, I head to the house to grab my heavy-duty Dewalt Impact bag. I then head to the shop to grab the 5 lb hand sledge to break the rim off the axle, then head to the baler to start removing the rim.

I get the tire off and take it to the shop to find the leak, inflating the tire and dunk it into the trough to see bubbles coming through a crack on the side and sigh at the sign of a tire going bad. I take the old tire off, taking the innertube with it and set them both aside. I then head over to the tire rack next to the shop and look for a replacement, pulling a new one off the rack and take it inside. I clean the inside of the rim off, soap the bead up and slide it onto the rim with the machine. I put in a new valve stem, removing the core to inflate the tire and seat the bead. Watching it carefully to ensure that both the top and bottom beads seat correctly before replacing the valve core, and then inflate it to its proper pressure. I take the tire out to the baler, rolling it to save myself having to carry it again and risk opening my wound. I clean off the dirt around the studs before putting the tire onto the axle and threading each of the lugs back on in a five-point star pattern, running them down against the rim in the same pattern and finish the job off by tightening each one. With the tire done, I put the impact back in the bag and return the socket to the case it came from. I pick up the bag and grab the hammer to return it to the shop, then head to the house and put the bag away. I head to the shop first to grab the Dewalt grease gun and the chain lube, then return to the baler and check the twine to ensure there is plenty left over. I check all the grease zerks to ensure everything is lubed up properly, then set the grease gun down and spray the chain links so they run smoothly. I pick the grease gun up again and return it to the cabinet I got it from, then head to the baler to get the handyman jack. I carry the jack to the shop and set it next to the wall and return to the 4240, climbing up into the seat and fire it up. I turn onto the road and head to the field, parking the tractor beside the road as I see Applejack waving at me. I wave back to her and idle the tractor down, setting the brake before getting off to go talk to her.

Applejack walks up to him and smiles saying, "Thanks fer the rations pardner, mah family will appreciate it greatly. Ah just wanted to tell ya that Fluttershy and ah finished movin' the rocks to the road, is there anythin else ya need us to do?"

I smile and then look to the girls and say, "Ya two take your rations home first, after that could ya both start moving the animals closest to the road off the field? Ah hafta check the dryness of this grass before baling it, after that ah gotta cut that other field of grass and have Rainbow dry it."

Fluttershy smiles and nods her head saying, "Why thank you for being so thoughtful Rodger, we will be back as soon as we get them moved to our homes."

I nod to them as they turn and head for the silos as I see Pinkie Pie make her way back towards the table with the Lemonade on it, moving it beneath the tall Red Oak tree. I look to the two walking away and say, "There's no rush to get back here so ya know, so take yer tahm. Ah will most likely still be waiting for the grass to dry, or will be baling." I see them wave back and nod, then make my way to the field to check how dry the grass is. Feeling dry enough, I look to Rainbow and say, "Alright Rainbow, that will be all for right now. Can ya come back with them tomorrow around twelve o'clock to dry the field beside it?"

Rainbow thinks on it for a moment and says, "Yeah that time will work, there is a light shower planned for 5 p.m. See you later Rodge." She waves goodbye to Roger before looking to the team, then heads towards them to tell them the plan for tomorrow.

I return to the baler and shift it into operating position, then lower the pickup head and climb up into the seat. I decide to bale the end rows first and turn on the baler, then take off and begin to make a few test bales to make sure it is set right. I set the brake and make a few adjustments then break the strings, stuffing them into my pocket before tossing the loose bales back through the baler and recheck the tightness of the strings. Satisfied, I return to the baler and begin to make a lot of idjit bales.

Enjoying the view from my seat on the tractor, I look around at the vast area around me. Seeing a lot of potential for owning lands, I try to think of what I am going to get next after the griffons pay me. I look to my right and see Discord floating along beside me and shake my head saying, "What's going on Discord?"

Discord floats next to Roger on a cloud and says, "I was wondering if you could use a little help doing anything?"

I think about it for a moment and then say, "Actually, ah could once ah git the end rows baled. Ah have a question fer ya, are ya able to make hilly land flat wit yer magic?"

He scratches his chin, the idea of trying to alter the land like that has never crossed his mind. He grins and then says, "Chaos magic can indeed do anything, I have never attempted to flatten land before so I will have to try."

I then look at him and smile saying, "Alright then, let's wait until ah git the grass cut, dried and baled over there. Ah also need to pick up the bales, and git the animals moved to a different area. After ah finish the end rows on this side and the other side, can ya move the bales on the inside row in line with the outside row? That way it will save me having to stop the tractor and move each one myself."

Discord smiles and nods his head saying, "Alright, that sounds fair enough."

I nod my head and continue with baling the end rows as I see Discord beginning to move the inside row to be in line with the outside row, turning around to head down the first inside row of the field when I see Applejack and Fluttershy make their way back to the farm.

Applejack walks with Fluttershy down the road, seeing Roger baling the grass and Pinkie Pie sitting under the shade of the oak tree with a jug of Lemonade sitting on a table. She looks to Fluttershy and then says, "Let's go sit under the oak tree with Pinkie and have some lemonade while Roger finishes baling that field."

Fluttershy nods and follows her to the tree and smiles at her friend napping under the tree softly saying, "Having a nice nap Pinkie Pie?"

Pinkie Pie looks up at her friend and says, "Of course I am, care to join me you two?"

I finish the last line and stop the tractor, set the brake and shut it off before hopping off to get the payloader and start picking up rocks. I park at the start of the line of rocks and set the brake before stepping out and start tossing the rocks into the bucket, when Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy come over and start putting rocks into the bucket. I spot a large rock ahead and then say, "After we get these ones picked up, ah'm gonna git that huge one up there next." I then throw a few more rocks in before getting to that big rock to large to lift myself and say, "How in the sam hell did ya git this big ass rock up here without hurtin yer back Applejack?"

She cocks her head and chuckles saying, "Pardner, did ya forget that ah buck trees on a regular basis and do farm chores?"

I laugh and palm myself for forgetting that and say, "Right, can't believe ah asked such a silly question. Ah'll git these added to that pile in the boneyard and then come git that monster then the rest of the rocks." I then dump the bucket onto the pile, then return to pick up the large rock.

After a few more trips to the rock pile, the long line of rocks are added to the pile. Pinkie Pie looks up at the sky and then says, "Well, it was fun handing Lemonade to help ponies stay cool, but I have to get back to making a few cupcakes for a birthday party in town." She is then about to leave when she spots three of her sisters coming down the road and gasps saying, "Ohmygosh my sisters are here! Roger, come and meet three of my sisters!"

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