"Soups on, everypony!" Applejack yelled as she burst in through the barn door and began to shake a bell with her hoof. "Come on, ya sleepin'... things. Time t' wake on up."

"Wugh?" came the response of the five gentlemen from their respective piles of incredibly uncomfortable and itchy hay.

"It's nearly seven in th' mornin'," she grunted as she walked up to the nearest human, Gavin, and poked him in the chest. "C'mon, it's time for breakfast. Ya'll will need that energy-"

"I don't want to go to school, mother," Gavin whined softly as he swatted hay over his head to block the noise.

"Mother?" she asked, then shook her head with a lazy smile. She trotted up to Ray and tapped on his chest a few times. "Ray, ya might wanna wake up your friends."

"Wah buh I?" he mumbled unintelligibly as he jumped off of his bedding.

"As if the funny lookin' one wasn't hard enough t' understand..."

"You're one to talk, you tart," Gavin muttered.

"Don't call AJ a tart," Ray growled, lightly punching Gavin in the shoulder.

"Ow, stop it!" he mumbled as he turned on his side to get more comfortable. "Say, what time did you say it was?"

"Seven."

"Did you just say seven in the morning?" Michael yelled in apparent frustration, instantly snapping into an upright position.

"Yeah, Ah did," she said, taking a defensive stance in front of the angry man.

"Oh. Just making sure I heard right," he sighed, plopping back down onto his hay.

"Are all of ya'll really this lazy?"

"You have much to learn of our ways," Jack yawned as he rolled off his makeshift bed, raising a brow as Geoff got out of his pile with determination. "You alright?"

"Never better," Geoff said sarcastically, rubbing his eyes to wake up. As he began walking towards Applejack he remembered the picture of his daughter, instantly making him turn around to get it.

"What's that?" she asked, trying to peek over Geoff's shoulder as he seemingly grabbed something off the floor and out of his pocket.

"Don't worry about it," he grunted, taking extreme care to slide the photo into his wallet before putting it back in his pants. "So what are the plans for today?"

"Try t' wake ya'll on up for starters..."

"Everyone, get up or you're all fired when we get back," Geoff said simply, and instantly, with many groans, the others got up and made their way around their boss. Geoff stretched his arms and raised his brow at the stetson wearing mare. "What do you need us to do?"

"A number of things."

"Great," Geoff sighed miserably, knowing that just meant he would have to stay here longer. "Alright, what's the first thing?"

"First thing Ah need ya'll to do is get some grub. Ya'll ain't no use t' me workin' on an empty stomach," Applejack chuckled as she tipped her hat and walked out of the barn.

The others stared at each other, then to their now growling stomachs. With a smile, Michael, Ray and Gavin bounded out the door to head towards the farmhouse. As Jack began walking out the door, he glanced behind him to see Geoff rubbing his head. Putting his hand on the door, he coughed loudly, getting Geoff's attention.

"Millie?" Jack guessed, noting how his friend lazily glanced at him.

"Yeah," Geoff sighed as he walked towards his bearded companion.

"Don't worry, we'll get back soon," Jack assured him, patting him on the back. "Besides, Millie is probably taking care of the house better than you."

"Probably," he laughed weakly as they walked out together. When the pair entered the barn, Gavin looked up from the table and smiled at them, half of an apple clutched between his teeth. "Whoopee, apples."

"Sorry, it's sorta our thing," she smiled thinly, not blaming him for not being too happy about the idea of eating apples all day.

"Didn't you used to grow corn too?" Ray asked idly as he took a large bite out of his apple, remembering something about seeing corn turn to popcorn in the first episode of season two.

"Er, yeah, we still do, it's just that we've had to regrow our entire field. How'd ya know that?" she inquired slowly.

"I, uh..." he sputtered as Michael shot him a small warning glare. "I went for a short walk around the place and I saw a field that... looked like it was growing corn, I guess."

"Oh, are ya familiar with corn?"

"I've eaten it before, so I guess you could call me a corn expert," Ray smirked.

"Why did you have to replant the entire field?" Gavin asked through a mouthful of red fruit.

"It's a long story," she said when Jack and Geoff finally took their seats and began to eat.

"Might as well tell us while we're eating to pass the time," Geoff muttered as he grabbed a pair of apples.

"Ah suppose it wouldn't hurt. Ya see, it was about a year ago when this fella name Discord came to town," Applejack paused and a small shiver went up her spine. "Should'a seen what he looked like. Long, snake-like body, claws of an eagle and a lion, legs of lizard and a lion. A large fang and a bear on his strangely shaped head, two different sized eyes and a pair of horns, one from a goat and one from a deer. Also had a pair of wings, one from a bat and one from a pegasus. Also had a dragon's tail. Really strange lookin' fella. Anyways, when he came t' town he started causin' chaos every which way. Turnin' the roads t' soap, the clouds t' cotton candy. Heck, even chocolate milk rain."

"Heh," Gavin stifled a snicker.

"Don't laugh, Gavin," Ray muttered. Though he knew the story already, he didn't want to make Applejack angry. "It's chocolate rain. Some stay dry and others feel the pain."

"You can't tell me what to do."

"Guys, shut up and let her talk," Geoff growled firmly, silencing his friends instantly. He turned to Applejack and nodded. "Go on."

"Thank ya," she nodded appreciatively as she looked at the others. "Y'see, when the chaos spread t' th' farm, it sorta ruined our entire crop of corn. We only replanted it just recently since then, should be ready in a month or so, but Ah think ya'll will be long gone by then."

"Hopefully," he said glumly, worrying about what would happen if they were stuck here forever.

"Sounds like he was a grade-A kind of guy. If the A stood for asshole," Jack said, putting his hand on Geoff's shoulder, almost as if he was reading Geoff's thoughts. "Right, Geoff?."

"Yeah, totally," he nodded, mind snapping away from the negative thoughts. Happy that they were talking about something else, he nodded at Applejack to continue to keep his mind clear.

"Yeah, he wasn't that great t' be around. That's why me and th' girls used the Elements of Harmony and trapped him in stone."

"That sounds a little... harsh, don't you think?" Gavin asked quietly, making Applejack raise a brow at him. "I mean, it sounds like he wasn't even doing bad things. He could have done a lot worse, but he went the mild route. And chocolate rain sounds like a riot of a time."

"Ruinin' an entire crop that was supposed to give our family a nice amount of bits doesn't sound like something mild," Applejack grunted in annoyance.

"Hey, maybe you could use the Elements of Harmony on Gavin," Michael suggested happily. "It'd be funny to see him stoned."

"Michael, stop pretending that you don't have a crush on Gavin," Ray said, stopping himself from laughing at his own remark.

"Hey, guess what? I have a girlfriend," Michael stated matter-of-factly.

"I know," he said, smile now breaking through. "It's Gavin."

"You know what, Ray? Eat a dick," Michael grumbled as he bit into his breakfast again, not in the mood to be angry this early in the morning when it would actually be excusable.

"So, how'd ya boys sleep?" Applejack asked, sitting at the table with them.

"Terribly," Jack chipped, flicking a piece of straw out of his beard. "It was itchy, uncomfortable, awkward and stupid."

"Heh, sorry. Ah'll see what Ah can do about gettin' ya'll some cots t' sleep on."

"That would be great."

"So. Do ya'll wanna get started soon, or wait until ya wake up a bit more? Ah could sorta tell that ya'll aren't used to this sorta life."

"Got that right," Michael grunted.

"I guess we should start working right away," Jack nodded at Geoff, but Geoff was looking at the table.

"Wait, guys, what if we each have to do a favor to get out?" Ray asked, rubbing his chin as he looked out the window at the clouds. "I mean, there are five of us and there are five favors that we have to do. What if we each have to do them individually or something like that?"

"Shit," Michael muttered, realizing he couldn't just sit back and make most of the others do the work. "Ray has a point."

"Yeah," Geoff nodded thoughtfully.

"Well, we don't know that for sure, right?" Jack asked quietly.

"No, we don't, but we don't want to risk anything going wrong," Geoff sighed, smiling weakly at Applejack. "So whats the favor you need us to do?"

"Ain't no big thing, Twilight was just gunna help me count our harvest," Applejack smiled back.

"Right, that sounds easy," Geoff said, now hopeful.

"How many apples did you have last year?" Gavin asked curiously.

"Somewhere 'round fifty thousand."

"Ooooookay, easy but tedious and time-consuming," Geoff scowled, turning towards the door. "Hey, AJ, mind if we find out what the other favors are before we get started? If it turns out we each need to do one, then I think it would be better if we knew what we were dealing with, y'know?"

"Of course," Applejack said without hesitating, then watched as Geoff got off his chair. "Gunna finish your breakfast with the others?"

"Nah, I'll just grab another one and wait outside," Geoff grunted as he grabbed an apple out of the brown bowl and walked towards the door.

"Alrighty then," she said, then looked at the others. "Ya'll try and finish up right quick, Ah don't think Geoff wants t' waste any time."

"Neither do I," Jack grunted, watching Gavin and Michael, knowing that they were going to be burdens the entire time. "If only Monty were here, he would have had all the favors done within ten minutes..."

Outside, Geoff closed the door behind him and ran his hand through his hair and massaged his scalp, relieving some of the tension he has been having. With a sigh, he bit into the apple and chewed on it slowly as he walked up to the side of the farmhouse and put his back against it. As he ate, he looked up at the clouds and watched them drift by. Again, he found himself taking his wallet out to look at the picture of his daughter while he took another bite of the apple.

"There he is!" a high pitched voice squealed from the entry path.

Geoff stuffed his wallet into his pocket and swallowed the mouthful of apple, tossing the core to the ground as a trio of fillies trotted up to him.

"Hiya. It's Geoff, right?" Applebloom asked hesitantly, still wary of what the being could do to her if he had the heart to.

"Yeah. Hi," Geoff muttered, hands in his pocket. Realizing she was still scared of him, he knelt down to be closer to their level, wanting to appear less intimidating.

"Wow, you're right, he does look weird," the orange pegasus said as she walked around the giant.

"Funny," he chuckled hoarsely, looking between the two newcomers. "Who're your friends?"

"I'm Sweetie Belle," the small unicorn said instantly.

"That name sounds like it suits you," he nodded, then glanced at the orange one. "How about you, shorty?"

"My name's Scootaloo," the pegasus filly replied, eyeing Geoff because of his slight.

"Scootaloo, huh?" he repeated, then looked up at the sky and pulled a face as he thought of the name. After a few seconds of having a look of confusion, his features softened and he smiled at the small filly. "I like it."

"Glad I have your approval," Scootaloo smirked.

"You should be," Geoff laughed, then squinted at her. "Y'know, you remind me of someone..."