I then look at her and smile saying, "Right now, we're working on clearing this field of rocks. If ya want something to do, ya can get in the 1586 and disk up the field just north of this one."

Sherry looks at her uncle with a grin saying, "Nuh-uh, ah'm gonna run the payloader, and ya can be in that sweat box."

I chuckle and say, "Ya always did love driving something with a strange twist, but how're ya gonna operate it in heels?"

She looks down and then crouches, using her fingers to untie the vines around her ankles and removes her shoes. Holding them over her shoulder, she shrugs and grins saying, "Just like this!"

I shake my head and say, "Ya always did like to operate machinery barefoot, ya freak."

Sherry then smirks and jumps up, then wraps her arms around her uncle's shoulders and gives him a deep kiss. Pulling away from the kiss, she then says, "Don't ya dare forget that ya love this little freak that way." Giving him a final wink, she then lets go and makes her way over to the payloader saying, "Now get your ass moving, daylight's burning ya know!"

Watching her climb up into the cab while purposely swaying her rear side to side in her daisy dukes, I say, "Make sure ya dump the rocks along the road on the grass by the others. This field here is planted with oats, so ya know the drill." I then start heading back to the shop and look up to Starlight saying, "Hey Starlight, stay with mah niece and help load the piles into the bucket for her alright?"

Confused at the exchange between the two, she nods her head and wonders to herself, 'Were those two lovers at some time?' then shrugs and begins to use her magic to load rocks into the bucket.

As I reach the shop, I go to the 1586 and check the fluids, then refill the tank before hopping up into the cab and starting it with a chuckle, saying, "Well kid, the jokes on ya because the A/C works in this!" then drive it out to where I parked the disc to hook it back up.

As Sherry operates the payloader, she bangs her fist against the tin, getting the A/C to start working and smiles thinking, "Ahh...farming in a new world, ah wonder how farmers are treated here?"

A few hours pass as I finish discing the plowed field for the first time, then switch directions and go over it again. Once the discing is done, I head back to drop the disc off into its spot and go get the cultivator that sat beside it. As I watch my niece dump another load of rocks off then turn around and head back to go get some more, I smile at having a second helper and continue down the road with the cultivator folded. When I get to the field, I unfold it and decide to head north and south instead of east and west.

After getting the field cultivated, I fold the cultivator up and take it back to its spot before returning the 1586 to its place. Making my way toward the magnum, I climb up onto the platform and check the seed level. Seeing it around 3/4 full, I hop down and head to the tractor to check its fluid levels. When I feel the side of the fuel tank, I guess it is around 1/2 full and decide to drive it around to the diesel barrels to fill it up before heading out to the field.

When Sherry finishes dumping the last pile of rocks beside the others, she sees her uncle drive past the house toward her and backs the payloader off to the side and onto the grass between the planted field and the driveway. She waits patiently for him to get the planter lined up and watches as he drops it down onto the dirt, then takes off to the north as a light purple pony with a horn and a pair of wings follows behind, carefully watching for any problems. Knowing he is going to need seed eventually, she sets the brake on the payloader and shuts it off after shifting it to neutral, then makes her way towards the shop where she knows the forklift is.

As I make a few more passes, I see a couple of seed pallets sitting on the grass with Sherry setting down a third before shutting off the forklift and returning to her payloader to continue collecting rocks.

After reaching the end of the field, the ponies start to head towards the tall grass on the farm and continue searching for rocks. Finding very few, they pile them up on the road and then head down the road to watch Roger finish planting the rest of his field.

While collecting the last pile of rocks by the dairy barn, Roger's niece dumps them with the others and then drives the payloader back to its place. After setting the parking brake, shifting it to neutral, and shutting it off, she makes her way down the road toward where the forklift is. Walking down the gravel driveway, she climbs up into the seat and then starts it up. Shifting it into gear, she takes the parking brake off and then picks up the full, untouched pallet of seed in front of her and carefully backs up and sets it aside to get to the half-empty pallet in front of her. Getting the forks into the pallet, she then picks it up and sets it on top of the empty one. After setting the pallet down, she backs up and guides the forks into the empty pallet underneath and picks it up, tilting it back slightly and heads toward where her uncle will be when he comes back.

As I make my way to the end of the field, I watch Sherry bring the half-empty pallet and come to a stop in the middle of my last pass. When I reach the end of the field, I raise the drill up and then turn the tractor around to start a new pass. Stopping at the edge of the field, I set the brake and then shift the tractor to neutral before shutting it off as my niece comes over with the pallet asking, "How are things coming on the other field?"

Sherry looks at him with a smile and sets the brake, saying, "They must have finished because they left and started searching the rest of the farm for rocks, excluding the cattle yards and the boneyard. Now all the rocks are in this long pile, so what are ya planning on doing with them?"

I smile and start pulling the strings while Twilight holds the sack upright saying, "Well, ah'm gonna be asking Pinkie's sisters if they would be interested in these rocks. After that, ah'm gonna find out if anyone else could use the gems found on these two new fields."

Twilight hears him and dumps the next bag in saying, "Well, I know that dragons eat gems, so if you wanted me to, I could send a message to Dragon Lord Ember to see if they need more food and be willing to buy it from you?"

I pull another string out and think about it saying, "Well that's interesting, ah thought that dragons ate meat."

She chuckles nervously and nods saying, "They can eat meat, though I think some prefer gems over it. Do you want me to send a message to Dragon Lord Ember and ask if they would be interested?"

I nod as Sherry pulls the string on a bag and hands it up to Twilight, saying, "Ah would like that, thanks a lot."

Once the pallet is empty, Sherry takes it back to where the last pallet is, then picks it up and takes the full pallet over to them and looks up at the remainder of the field asking her uncle, "How many more pallets do ya think you're gonna need to finish this field?"

I look over at what's left of the field and say, "Ah think that ah'll need at least two more pallets before this field is done, so go put the empty pallets back on the stack and bring two more full pallets down. Let's get this field finished up before we go inside and pay these waiting mares."

After putting the rest of the sacks into the planter and stuffing the empty sacks into one of the empty ones, Sherry sets the one sack aside and heads to where she set the empty pallets. Stacking the pallets up, she collects all three and takes them to the shop, stacking them on one of the piles. With them in place, she heads to where the last couple of pallets of seed are and begins to bring one more down.

It takes about a half-hour to finish planting the rest of the field with nothing left on the pallets and less than a five-gallon bucket of seed remaining in both boxes, having Twilight use her magic to collect the remaining seed inside and put it into one of the bags saying, "Well, that is that for this field, let's head up to the house and get these patiently waiting mares the bits for the work they've done."

Picking up the sack with some leftover seed in it, Sherry puts it on the floor of the forklift and then climbs up into the seat. Starting it up and shifting it into gear, she takes off the parking brake and raises the forks before heading back towards the shed. Stacking the pallet onto the stack, she then parks the forklift back where it belongs and watches her uncle back the drill into its spot where the last two pallets were. After putting the Magnum into its spot, she hears the engine die and then sees him walk out of the shed with Twilight rejoining him outside. She makes her way toward them when they get near the oak tree, and then heads inside after them.

As I lead Twilight and Sherry into the basement, I look to Twilight and ask, "Hey Twilight, do ya have the count fer how many ponies showed up?"

Twilight then looks at the list that Starlight handed her and nods with a smile saying, "I do, and Starlight even took care of writing the names down of any new ponies that showed up to help, she even added my name and hers to the list. The count for the number of ponies is 150, so we will need one hundred and fifty sacks filled with one hundred bits each. That is what you offered them for clearing the area around your farm if they had the energy to, right?"

I nod and say, "That's correct, now let's get their payments sorted out." and look to my niece saying, "Sherry, let me explain how the currency in this world is set up. Ya see, money from our world is worth double what theirs is, and the currency they use is called the bit." I then open up one of the chests and pull out one of the sacks, then take out one of each bit and hold each up as I mention it, "Each bit is different from the others, and can be identified by the bust on one side of every bit. Each bit either has Princess Celestia or Princess Luna on it, ya can tell who is who by the marks engraved on their chest pieces. Princess Celestia has a sun engraved on hers, which happens to be her Cutie Mark. Princess Luna has a moon engraved on hers, and her Cutie Mark happens to be a little different, with it being a light blue crescent moon on a black background." I then continue on with the explanation and hold up a pyrite bit saying, "This is a pyrite bit, it is worth one bit..." and go on to tell her about the differences and values of each coin.

Sherry nods in understanding and says, "They have a much simpler system than the United States did, with all the different dollars and the change." then begins sorting out the different bits for her uncle, sliding the pyrite bits over to Twilight as she finds them.

A half-hour later, Twilight counts the last sack of 100 bits and double-checks her count of the filled sacks and smiles saying, "That is the last one, so let's carry these sacks out to the mares."

I nod and carry several sacks in my arms as Twilight holds the door for us both as the mares start lining up to receive their sack, watching her hand one to each mare, filly, or colt that came out to help. Once they all have been handed out, I look at them all and say, "If ah have anything else for ya'll to do, ah'll make sure to have Twilight or Mayor Mare let ya all know how much ah'll pay and what ya'll be doing! Have a safe trip back to Ponyville, everyone!" then see Twilight hand a sack to Starlight, having insisted on giving them each an extra hundred bits for the extra work they did. I then ask, "So are ya going to stay another night or will ya be returning home with Starlight?"

She then smiles and says, "Oh, sorry, but I will be returning to my castle in Ponyville, as I have a letter to write and research to get to."

I shrug and say, "That's alright, mah niece can help me out with mah bandages. With her around, ah'll be able to finish mah chores a bit faster!" Once she starts walking away, I remember about sending a message to Pinkie's sisters and call out to her saying, "Oh, TWILIGHT!"

Twilight then nods and starts heading home with Starlight, then turns around when she hears him call out to her and says, "Yes Rodge?"

I then say, "Would ya mind talking to Pinkie Pie and get her to ask her sisters to pay another visit to mah farm? Ah have a lot more rocks to show them if they are interested."

She then nods and says, "Of course, I can do that for you! Have a good night Rodge."

Remembering I forgot to introduce them to my niece, I facepalm myself and say to my niece, "Sorry Sherry, but ah fergot to introduce ya to those two."

Sherry then shrugs her shoulders and says, "Eh, it's fine. Ah'm just looking forward to settle in with ya, would ya know where ah could find some Moon Water?"

I cock my head and ask, "Uhm...what's it fer?"

She then blushes lightly and says, "Well, ya see...ah'm a Dryad and ah was told that dryads are fertile in spring, and are very easy to get pregnant after the first month. The Moon Water will help a dryad prevent pregnancy if they do not want to suffer through two years until the baby is born, which ah definitely...am not."

I then think it over and say, "Hmm, ah'm not sure if Moon Water is like Moon Tea, so ah can take ya to see the resident herbalist tomorrow once we get the chores done."

Sherry then smiles and looks up at her uncle saying, "Thanks uncle, you're the sweetest..." and then gets up on her tiptoes and kisses him on the lips, slipping her tongue into his mouth for a moment before pulling away saying, "Now let's get chores done, Ya deal with that bastard Rooster, and ah'll feed Ol' Red then take the cows in and milk them."

I then look down at her and kiss her forehead saying, "Alright sprout."

She nods her head and then puts her heels back on before making her way to where he keeps the dog food, fills an ice cream bucket, and then walks out to where the dog is. She sees Ol' Red trot out to her, wagging his tail happily and jumping from side to side at seeing her. With a giggle, she dumps the food into the bowl and sets the bucket down to rub his neck and scratch behind his ears saying, "Oh you're a well-behaved boy now, aren't ya! When did Roger have time to get ya trained properly?" She then stops petting and scratching his ears saying, "Well boy, ah have to get back to chores, so ah'll fill your water up and start milking the cows."

After making her way to the dairy cow pen, Sherry sets up the gates and then grabs the triangle she always used to ring the girls in and rings it vigorously saying, "Come on up ladies, it's milking time!"

Bessy and Big Bertha hear the triangle ring as do the rest of the cows and start to take their place at the head and back of the herd. When Bessy is through the gate, she sniffs the air and looks to the strange creature before her resembling a tree and calls out, "Sherry, is that yooouuu, dear?"

Shocked at hearing her speak, she then chuckles and says, "Yeah Bessy, it's me, ah'm surprised that ya can talk."

The big auburn cow looks over at her from behind Bessy saying, "We all were surprised when Roger could understand us, how have yooouuu been? We haven't seen hide nor hair of yooouuu around in a cooooon's age!"

Sherry chuckles at their natural accent and says, "Well ladies, let me get a few of ya inside and clean things up before ah start. While ah clean, ah'll tell ya mah story." then pulls open the v-gate to let ten cows in.

Bessy nods and blinks saying, "Very well dear, we looook forward toooo hearing your tale." and starts heading past the v-gate and into the barn.

As I refill the feeder, I look at Rooster saying, "Mah niece Sherry arrived today, looking the same as when ah last saw her except fer the fact that she looks like a tree now and is a being called a Dryad."

Rooster looks at him with shocked eyes saying, "Bean Sprout's back? Why the hell does she look like a tree?"

I shake my head saying, "Yep, and ah don't have a single clue, but she's gonna tell me what happened after we do chores."

He then looks around and asks, "Ok, so what's she doing while yer here talking?"

I then chuckle and say, "Well, she's feeding the dog and is going to get the cows milked. When ah'm done filling yer water, ah'm gonna go start feeding the cows."

Once the chores are all done, I walk back to the house with my niece beside me. My arm is around her shoulder and her arm is around my waist as she leans into me while I open the door and inner door for her saying, "Welcome home, Bean Sprout, ah've missed ya too."

Sherry manages to push the inner door closed before she finds herself lifted up and held tightly in Roger's arms, and begins to sob into his shoulder while wrapping her arms around his chest.

Feeling that she needs this, I make my way into the living room and lie down on the couch with my niece on top of me. Nuzzling my face into her vine-like hair with tiny leaves and daisies growing on each one, I smell her saying, "Your scent is still the same as back on earth, Autumn leaves and ripe Strawberries."

She lets herself melt into her uncle's embrace and giggles saying, "So is yours, like a freshly plowed field of mowed alfalfa in the morning." looking up into his eyes, she pulls herself toward his lips and starts to kiss him slowly and passionately.

I run my hands through her thin vines, feeling almost exactly like hair, but even softer as she then moans into my mouth. Parting a few moments later, she trails her fingers over my shirt while lying on her side and say, "Regardless of it being just the two of us here, we are still family, and ah'll be there fer ya every step of the way if ya ever become pregnant."

Feeling very safe and comfortable, she lays her head on his shoulder saying, "Thanks, Uncle Rodge. It means so much to hear ya say that. Let me start from the beginning when ah left to go back to mah fucking boyfriend's house..."

The sky is black when she finishes the story of how she came here, crying herself to sleep on top of me as my fingers lightly comb through her vines. I trail the forefinger of my left hand along her cheek, finding the slightly rough texture of her bark-like skin interesting.

Knowing that we need to have something for supper, I trail my fingers over her shirt down her back saying, "Hey Sprout, it's time to wake up..."

Slowly stirring from her slumber, she rolls over onto her stomach and moves her hips side to side saying, "Nooo...ah don't wanna."

With a chuckle, I say, "Come on, we need to eat something before bedtime." then raise a hand and spank her firm country bumpkin ass.

Surprised by the light spank, she quickly pushes her body up, incidentally causing her groin to press against Roger's yelping, "Yah!" then huffs and slides off him saying, "Ah was sooo comfy..."

I then shake my head and head to the kitchen saying, "Right this way sleeping beauty, ah'll make us a quick dinner. Do PB and J's sound fine to ya?"

Sherry nods sleepily and sits at the table, waiting a few minutes until a couple PB and J's sliced diagonally with the crusts cut off slide in front of her along with a smaller plate of hot sauce poured in a spot on it. Her eyes widen at seeing the hot sauce and shouts happily, "OH YA REMEMBERED, THANKS UNCLE RODGE!" then proceeds to eat her dinner with gusto, dipping the crusts into the hot sauce and then biting off a piece of it, moaning at how delicious it tastes.

After eating my own food and cleaning the dishes, I make my way upstairs and notice my niece following me upstairs. Stopping, I then turn around and look at her, curiously asking, "What's up little Sprout?"

She blushes lightly and then twirls her hair around a finger asking, "Umm, would it be alright if ah slept beside ya until ah get used to being in a new world?"

I then look at her and smile, saying, "Of course it is alright, ya used to always sleep with me when ya were taking care of me."

With a smile, Sherry follows him up the stairs and into the bedroom, dropping her heels onto the floor as her uncle strips down to his boxers and starts to strip down herself.

Unable to resist, I watch my niece strip down to her birthday suit with a chuckle saying, "Ya always did sleep better in the buff." as my eyes roam over her body, from her light orange nipples to the bright auburn patch of moss just above her nethers, then down to her toes which have pearly white nails at the top end of each toe. Crawling into bed on my side, I then look at her hands to see they are slender just like her feet are with the same pearly white nails at each end.

Kicking her underwear off, she crawls into bed in front of her adopted uncle and then turns to her right and snuggles her front up against him saying, "Goodnight, Uncle Rodge." then kisses him on the cheek before pulling the covers over top of her. Laying her left hand on his abdomen and her head on his left shoulder, she then hooks her left leg around his and lets herself fall asleep.

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