I hear Rooster crowing away and wake up to an empty bed, knowing that Applejack must already be up and doing something around the house. I get out of bed and get dressed and make my way downstairs, seeing Applejack putting the dishes away, and tap my boot on the floor to warn her I am awake and say, "Mornin' Applejack, did ya sleep well?"

She turns around and smiles sweetly at him and says, "Yep ah did, did ya get a good sleep as well?"

I then nod my head and say, "Yep, now ah'm gonna git started on the chores, so ah'll see ya in a few hours." I then start to head out the door when I am stopped by Applejack clearing her voice, walking back, and look into the kitchen saying, "What's up?"

Applejack looks at Roger and says, "Unfortunately, ah can't stay through the mornin' to make breakfast, just remembered that we hafta get ready for spring ourselves. Ah'm just here long enough to do the dishes and head home to make breakfast fer mah family. Sorry pardner, but ya'll be on yer own fer breakfast."

I chuckle and say, "Don't worry bout it, ah can feed mahself just fine. Thanks again fer lookin' after me AJ, ah really appreciate it."

She then dries another dish and thinks about the farm for a little bit when she hears the inner door open and shut as she starts thinking of how to make things a little easier on the farm for them all, 'Well...it would be nice if we could get another pony to assist us with the chores, that would take some of the load off of Mac, Applebloom, and ah. The season has just begun, so maybe ah'll talk to him and see if he'd be willin' to help out and become a part of our extended family.'

I finish tending to the chickens and see Mrs. Dumpling heading down the road and wave to her before heading to take care of the cows.

Mrs. Dumpling smiles and waves back, then continues on to get the eggs from the coop thinking, 'This farm is pretty organized, I sure hope he will survive Estrus season.'

I then finish feeding the cows and head to the shed where the eggs are kept, and collect the bits from her before making my way to finish my chores thinking, 'Ah better git these finished up so ah can git that field cut down for when Rainbow arrives with the team to dry it so ah can then flip it and dry it again before baling it. Today's gonna be a full day with everythin' ah gotta git done, ah also need to pay a visit to Twilight. Then she can show me where Zecora lives, so ah can git some Moon Tea.'

Applejack exits the house and wonders where Rodge is at when she hears the sound of an engine running in the distance, heading in the direction it is coming from to find him cutting the grass down on the other side of the road. She smiles and watches as he finishes cutting the rest of the grass down and starts heading her way, she moves aside so he can continue down the road and follows as he turns towards a shed. She stops outside the shed as he turns it off, clears her throat, and says, "Hey Rodge, ah was just thinkin' of askin' ya fer help on the farm, would ya mind if ah asked ya somethin' personal?"

I exit the shed after shutting the Hesston off and look at how nervous Applejack is and say, "Ask away Applejack, what do ya mean by 'personal'?"

She blushes as she tries to calm herself down and says, "Well, ya know that it is a special time of year fer us pony folk, and there are only three ponies able to help out with the chores on the farm. Though it is down to just Applebloom and ah right now, and Grannies too old to pitch in anymore. There's an awful lot of chores fer us to do, and it takes a toll on us all. What ah'm wantin' to ask ya is...if ya'd be willin' to help us add another pony to help pick up a few of the chores to ease the burden on the others?"

I catch what she means and look out at the fields and contemplate the question for a bit, and what it would mean if I were to pick one or the other. I then look back to Applejack and say, "Ya know that what yer askin' me is a big deal right? This isn't like borrowin' a farm implement, this is a big decision to make Applejack. If ah do decide to help out, ah'd at least expect to help raise the child. Havin' a child means that yer gonna be exhausted and wakin' up at all hours of the night to tend to their needs, the baby will spend most of the first and second years with ya 'cause they need their mother during that time."

Applejack nods her head and sighs saying, "Ah know it's a big decision and comes with a lot of responsibilities, but ah'm a very family-oriented pony. So ah wouldn't have it any other way, ah'm used to bein' exhausted and needin' to work out in the field of apple trees. Even though we aren't special someponies, would ya help me out this season and become part of our extended family?"

I sigh and answer her, "Yeah ah'll help ya out this season to ease the burden on yall, when would ya like to start?"

She then smiles and says, "The season hasn't hit me yet, but ah'll drop by when ah'm ready okay?"

I smile and nod my head saying, "Alright then pardner, ah'll see ya whenever that is. Assumin' ah survive the horny mares out there hunting fer the only male in Ponyville, ah'll hafta start buildin' a wood fence around the place before ah git a contract board up."

Applejack blushes slightly and chuckles saying, "Ah hope ya do survive through these few weeks pardner, cause this'll be mah first foal and ah'd like nopony but you to be the father. Take care and keep an eye out for any mare actin' overly affectionate, and be sure ya start on that fence. It may help keep ya alive through these next three weeks, they're sure to be tough on ya. Ah'll catch ya later pardner, take care of yerself."

I chuckle lightly and say, "Thanks again fer watchin' over me Applejack, and ah'll be sure to do that. Have a good day, pardner." I then watch as she makes her way down the driveway when I see Maud coming up the road with her wagon, and head over to the payloader to help her load the rest of her pile.

After helping Maud load that huge rock into her wagon, I spot the twin sisters making their way towards me with their wagons loaded with empty bottles and wave to Maud as she leaves, then head towards the machine shed to park this back in its spot. I then make my way towards the scooter and drive it up to the dairy barn to help the twins fill the bottles.

The twins carry the bottles to their wagons, swaying their hips and lightly swinging their tails back and forth as they look over their shoulders to Rodger as he carries two crates in his arms like they weigh nothing at all. They look at each other as Butter Ripple whispers to her sister, " Sis, with how strong he is, I wonder if he would be able to handle us both together?"

Butter Milk giggles at her sister's comment and glances back to the male in question and says, "I don't know but I think it would be fun to find out..." licking her lips hungrily before turning her head around to watch where she is going.

It takes thirty minutes to get the rest of the bottles filled and loaded into their wagons when I feel one of them brush against my leg and hum softly, I sigh and then say, "Ah'm guessin' that this is the overly affectionate part ah was warned about, huh?"

Butter Milk giggles playfully and sways her hips a little and looks up at him saying, "I have heard that some stallions fantasize about being with twin sisters in the same bed together, perhaps you would enjoy showing us how strong you really are...behind closed doors." She then lightly bumps her rump against the inside of his leg and giggles softly, trying to get her way.

I feel my cock start to stiffen at the attention and ignore what it wants, then sigh and say, "Ah do know that many males would jump at the chance to have a threesome with twin sisters, ah'm indeed one of them, however, ah just have way too many things ah hafta git done to be ready fer the plantin' season that is almost here. If ah can git everythin' ah need done and git some Moon Tea fer the mares that come visit fer after-hours activities, perhaps ah'll show ya what ah can do. Let's git back to business and finish this sale, as ah have a few tasks to do before Rainbow arrives."

Butter Ripple looks into the sky and sees a large group of pegasi heading their way and grins, then looks to her twin sister and nudges her shoulder and then looks to Rodger and says, "Oh I believe that they are already on their way, so we shall be on our way. We will be back tomorrow though, and we will only get more affectionate because we come from a big family that doesn't believe in using Moon Tea." She looks to her sister with a smile and then says, "Come on Milk, pay him so we can deliver this. Poor stallion is going to have his hands full with all those mares arriving with Rainbow Dash, it is going to be a hard day indeed with the eager females watching his every move and secretly wanting his affection."

I take the bag of bits from her and turn around to see Rainbow's group of pegasi hovering in the air above the baled field as Rainbow makes her way towards me, shaking my head at the twins walking away while swinging their tails and say, "Today will most definitely be a difficult day with all these mares around, ah wonder how many of 'em drink Moon Tea..."

Rainbow lands on the ground before him and says, "Looks like we're right on time, the field you want us to dry is the one with the rows right?"

I nod my head and say, "Yep that's right, I was meaning to ask you about that thing that happened a few nights ago. Did those help at all?"

She blushes and looks away briefly and quietly says, "I sure hope they did, thank you very much for your concern. Even though I jumped you a few days ago, I will still go through the season. I would be wary around some of these females if I were you, a couple of them get hit early by it. Be on your guard, unless you are looking to add to Ponyville's population." She chuckles and takes off to get the ponies into place, then looks back and blows him a raspberry.

I watch her fly away and say, "Ah'll be sure to do that Skittles!" I laugh as I see her head whip around and scowl at me for a moment before returning to her task of guiding the teams into place, then look to the field of bales and know that I can't lift a 75-pound bale without opening my wound. I then get into the scooter to visit Twilight and Rarity in Ponyville, thinking about everything I have yet to do, 'Ah still hafta git those stumps out of the ground, so maybe Discord may be able to handle that with his chaos magic as well. Ah then need to git that grass raked, baled, and stacked along with the rest of the bales from the other field. Then ah need to git these two fields flattened after movin' the animals off the field and plow it under, then cultivate it and decide what to plant in it.' I then start the scooter up and make my way to where Rainbow is and call up to Rainbow and shout, "Ah'm payin' a visit to Rarity and Twilight, ah'll be back in a couple of hours to check on the grass!" I watch as she waves to me in response and resume driving down the road towards Ponyville, planning to stop by Twilight's home first to find out where Zecora lives.

Twilight sits at her lab table and continues going through a few more results of her latest batch of tests when she releases an annoyed sigh saying, "...Ugh, these are not the results I am looking for. These tests would be going much smoother if he hadn't left with the other guys from Ponyville, I look forward to when he gets back in a few weeks Starlight."

Starlight sits on the other end of the round table when she giggles and nods her head saying, "I look forward to it too Twilight, this castle seems a little bigger without him here keeping it clean and organized for you. When are you going to visit Zecora to get more of that Moon Tea, you know my season began yesterday. I don't know if you plan on having a foal yet or not, but I most definitely do not want that kind of responsibility yet. With me knowing that there is a hot, family-oriented eligible stallion bachelor out there is going to make it harder to resist wanting to visit him as the season continues."

She giggles and puts down the paper on which she records the results of each test, then turns to face her answering, "I plan to check with her again today after we finish this test, okay Starlight?"

The pupil nods her head to her mentor and says, "Alright Twilight, let's try to finish the rest of this test then so you can visit her. So far, we have managed to figure out that when it is heated, it separates into other liquids that stay on top. So we now have to figure out how exactly to create other things from it, how do you think we should do the next test Twilight?"

I continue past Twilight's house and drive into the town of Ponyville, watching the mares as a few of them look at me in either curiosity or lust when I pass by in the scooter. I wave to a few with my left hand that rests on the armrest of the door, smiling as I can smell the crisp clean air of the new world I find myself in. I turn back around after seeing that a few streets have been widened quite a bit to allow my machinery to pass through, then turn off the road and pull up beside Twilight's house and put the scooter in park before shutting it off. I exit the scooter and make my way up to the door and make a loose fist with my hand and use it to knock on the door, using enough force to ensure that she hears me and wait for her to come to the door.

Owlowicious hears knocking on the door saying, "Who?" and takes off from his perch on the back of one of the chairs around the map table, making his way over towards where Twilight is at to let her know someone is knocking.

Twilight hears tapping on the door of her lab room in the lower part of the castle, getting up out of curiosity to see what the noise is. She giggles at seeing Owlowicious fly into the room, stopping briefly by the door again and peck at it a few times and asks, "What is it Owlowicious, what are you trying to tell me?"

I lightly bang on the large doors once more and resume waiting for a couple more minutes while waiting for Twilight to answer the door, I notice a familiar pale, bluish-gray pegasus mare flapping by with a courier mailbag on her rump and cup my hands around my mouth and call out to her, "Hey miss Derpy Hooves, is that you?"

Derpy hears her name being called and slows down to a hover in mid-air, eventually seeing the newest resident to Ponyville waving at her. She smiles and makes her way over to him saying with a giggle, "Of course it is me, who else has my coloring and delivers mail throughout the day. Do you need something Roger?"

I smile at her in a warm, friendly manner and say, "Well there is something ah'd like to speak to ya about, do you think ya can stop by mah home around dinnertime?"

She cocks her head curiously and thinks about whether or not she has any plans for tonight for a few moments before shrugging her shoulders and answers, "Well, I don't have anything planned for tonight, but the only problem is..." she trails off a little and gets closer to him, lowering her voice and continues while blushing, "The problem...is that uhh...my season has started, so I am worried I may make advances on you because of that. You are aware that it is currently estrus season, aren't you?"

I chuckle lightly and nod my head saying, "Yep ah'm aware of that, and ah still want to talk to ya tonight. Are ya okay with that miss Derpy Hooves?"

Derpy hesitantly nods her head saying, "Well if you know that and still want to talk with me, then I don't see a problem with it. I will come by around 5:00, is that okay?"

I smile at how shy she is being while she is in heat, finding it cute and say, "Yep, that's fine. Ah'll be done with chores by then and will start on supper for the both of us, sound good?"

Twilight makes her way through the map room and opens the door to see Roger talking to Derpy when he waves to her saying, "See ya later!"

I turn around to see Twilight holding the door open with a slight smile on her face and say to her, "Morning Twilight, how is yer day goin' so far?"

She smiles at seeing her friend coming to visit her and says, "I've been running tests with Starlight most of the morning and so far, we have made some progress on breaking down the thick black substance into the samples you gave to me. I don't mean to be nosy, but I caught the tail end of that conversation when I opened the door. Does that mean you are going to participate this season?"

I sigh and nod my head and say, "Well, ah did talk to Pinkie and she mentioned to me how her friend was really wanting a foal, so ah thought ah'd be nice and invite her over for dinner to talk about it. Right now ah had a little bit of time to come pay a visit and ask if ya'd show me how to git to Zecora's hut, then ya can run whatever examinations or tests ya'd like on me okay?"

Twilight smiles broadly and nods her head saying, "Okay, come on in and I will let Starlight know we are heading to Zecora's hut, and then we will be on our way. When we get back, we can begin examining you for any potential to use magic." She then grins and thinks, 'As well as a few other tests I have in mind...'

I follow her into the castle and look at the map table that chooses ponies at random to go on friendship missions, then around a corner and down a hall. I then watch as she walks under an archway and follow her down a narrow set of stairs and make a joke saying, "Ah'm curious, do ya have a dungeon down here?"

She blushes and says, "W-What?! N-No I don't, but I do have a laboratory where I conduct my experiments and research."

I chuckle and tease her a bit more and say, "Oh that is nice, now ya sound like a mad scientist."

Twilight whips her head around with a fierce blush on her face and scowls at him saying, "I most certainly am not, I am just a really curious pony that likes to understand everything! I do not do wild experiments on ponies that are harmful, however, I do get carried away with risky experiments on inanimate objects which sometimes leads to explosions."

I grin and continue saying, "Awwe...how cute, a pyrotechnic mad scientist with a conscience, what a wonderful mix." I then hear a few snort laughs come from an open doorway and look for who it belongs to, eventually seeing a nearly identical version of Twilight sitting at a table. I see a unicorn mare having a pale pink coat, moderate Persian blue eyes, a moderate purple mane with light purple and aquamarine highlights, and a cutie mark depicting a purple and white star with two glimmering blue streams.

Starlight giggles and teases Twilight saying, "That description almost perfectly matches Twilight, my name is Starlight Glimmer and I am her student."

She groans and hangs her head a little in annoyance, feeling a little dejected at the teasing and asks, "I'm not really that bad...am I?"

I smile and kneel down, placing my arm across her back just above her shoulders and say, "Not from what ah remember from the first few seasons ah saw, and not even after gittin' to actually meet ya." Ah then turn to look at Starlight and say, "It's nice to meet ya Starlight, or should ah call ya mini-light or Twilight's once-evil twin?"

The pupil chuckles and makes her way over to her mentor and says, "No Twilight, you are not. We are only teasing you, though once in a while...you do tend to act like a mad scientist when you are too excited about an experiment and get really into it." To ease her fears, she walks up to her and wraps her front hooves around her and says, "Don't worry about it Twilight, because we all have something that makes us all special...and even better friends." She then shoots a look at Roger and narrows her eyes saying, "Hey! Don't call me neither because I look nothing like Twilight, and besides, I don't have wings."

Twilight returns the hug and smiles saying, "Thank you for reassuring me Starlight, Roger and I are going to be heading to Zecora's to check if she has Moon Tea."

Starlight looks at Roger and winks at him saying, "I wish you two good luck on your search for Moon Tea because I am not ready to be a mother yet. I think that the town of Ponyville may get a big boost in the population by the end of this year if you are unsuccessful in finding Moon Tea." She then grins, turns, and starts walking away from him while swaying her hips a little to get her point across.

My eyes widen slightly as I realize that there are a lot more mares in Ponyville than the show reveals and release a long sigh and say, "This month is going to be a very stressful one. We better git a move on Twilight, cause ah have a whole bunch of things that need to git done today. Perhaps after that other field gits raked, ya two could help pick up the bales after ah ask Rarity to use her skills to stack the idjit bales on the wagon."

Twilight smiles and says, "I wouldn't start worrying too much about needing to find Moon Tea right away, you have about a week before the rest of the mares go into season. After that, however, is when we start to get a little pushy as our instincts start to influence our actions and behavior."

I roll my eyes and tease her saying, "Ah understand what estrus is, so thank you, living encyclopedia." A light chuckle escapes my lips as I then say, "Time to shake a leg Twilight, guide our way to Zecora's hut in the Everfree Forest. Does she also talk in rhymes here too?"

She giggles and nods her head saying, "Yes she does, it takes a little time to get used to it. She is really talented at making potions."

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