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// The Daredevil and the Farmer 
// Story: Tech support: Troubleshooting is Magic 
// by DrZed 
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"That was sooo cool! They were all 'nyeh nyeh nyeh" and you stared both of them down!" The prismatic blue mare flew along on her back to my left, using her hooves as puppets of Twilight and the Mayor. Ahead of her a little black cloud floated along being pushed by her wings.

I smirk, "It's a Guard thing..." I was towing a small cart with nails, sealant and plumbing parts.

"Are you kidding!? That was Awesome!"

To my right, A freckled orange mare with a blonde mane, and a cowpony hat was towing a cart loaded with planks. "Well it shore was good that you could get them two to line up and run together. Nothin' was gettin' done with them buttin' heads."

Rainbow Dash, the fastest flier in Equestria (as she told me herself, at least twice), Applejack, Owner of Sweet Apple Acres, and I were heading towards the large fenced in field that contained all the snowplows, water tanks and cargo carts that were reserved for Winter Wrap-up. 

Being at the edge of town the carts had been only nibbled on, so to speak. There were still some carts with chunks missing from the wheels, and holes in numerous places.

After arriving, we did an inventory and found the three least damaged ones. After swapping intact wheels with the other carts, we had three rolling tank carts, Now came the plumbing and patching work.

"The one in the Square should be reinforced and enlarged, the easiest way to make it bigger is to build up." I went over to the tank with chewed sides and an intact bottom, pulled out a quill, a scroll of parchment and my Lightamp Measurer(patent pending) and began using it to calculate the wood needed, pointing the red beam here and there as I took notes.

Applejack blinked, "Izzat some kinda fancy magical measurin tape?" 

"Got it in one." I grinned at her, "Could one of you two start pulling out the sides of this one and the broken panels on the rest?"

Rainbow Dash rubbed her hooves together, "I get to break stuff? Best project ever!"

I give her a look, "Don't get too excited, we'll take what left that's good and use it to fix the other two."

"I got this." She lands in the cart and starts kicking and pulling off slats.

"What can Ah do?" Applejack looks to me with a smile.

"Could you set up a place where I can cut the boards for the big tank?"

"Shore, But yah fergot to bring a saw."

I grin, "No... no I didnt." I dug into my pouch and put on my safety goggles, then I levitate out one of my cutting disks. "This is my saw."

Dash stops for a moment, "Whoah, that looks wicked!"

"Just watch." I lift up a board with a hole bitten through it and brace it against a damaged cart wheel. I scratch a straight line across it with the quill.

I then brace myself, closing my eyes as I ready the spell. A flash of blue light leaves my horn and strikes the blade, which begins spinning faster and faster, turning into a whirring black blur floating about two feet in front of my face. "Get back, I've only done this a few times. Almost put myself in the hospital once."

The girls give me plenty of room, moving behind a cargo cart. I line up the whirling blade and gently run it across the line I drew on the board. Sawdust flies and the blade screams as the diamond teeth chew quickly through the wood. The job is done in less than half a minute and the board is cleaved in two.

I let the blade spin down and then rest it on the wood cart, "All clear!"

They both come out from behind their makeshift safety shield. 

Applejack picks up one end of the cut piece, "That there is the cleanest saw cut ah've ever seen!"

Rainbow lands on the cart looking at the blade. "That... was even more awesome!"

"You should see me playing hoofball, I can put a spin on it that nobody can catch." I chuckle.

Rainbow puffs up and zips over, getting up in my face, "Wanna bet?"

I give her a slightly bored look, "No, I wanna get these carts fixed."

Dash deflates and pokes me in the shoulder, "You're no fun." 

"You looked like you were having fun ripping out those boards. Besides, work now, fun later." I chuckle and give her a little nudge towards the carts.

Applejack gives me a grin as she sets up a makeshift cutting table. 

I pass my impact hammer to Applejack and she gives it an odd look, "Looks like somethin' Rarity'd make."

"Rarity? I meet her. She did seem impressed till she realized they were tools. Go ahead, give it a try. The head's magnetic so you don't have to fiddle with holding the nail. Just stick one on and bang away."

Applejack's eyes go wide, "Really?" She heads over to the nail bucket and pulls out a hoof full, heading to a cart. She attaches the nail to the X target on the hammer head, leans her head back and drives it into the solid board with two strokes. She spits out the hammer and gives a whoop, "That was dang easy! Ah usually give mahself a headache drivin' nails. Thanks Zed! Ah'll have to buy one a these off yah."

I chuckle. "You got it, AJ."

Work proceeds quickly, Applejack and Rainbow Dash repair, plumb and seal up the other two tanks as I measure and saw up a pile of planks for the bigger tank. Using magic and hooves we get the third tank assembled, nailed together, and sealed. I break out another tool to cut the hole for the water pipe and fit it with a hoof press faucet just at the right height for a bucket. 

I wipe the sweat off my brow with a hoof, "Whew! Good work! Time for a test, Rainbow?"

Rainbow grins and zips over to the black cloud, pushing it over each tank and jumps up and down on it a few times, dumping a few gallons into each tank. After making sure there were no leaks each is tested with filling a bucket. 

"Great work you two, These are ready to go!" I grin, then realize Rainbow is nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly a torrent of ice cold water is dumped on my head, I give a yelp and a shiver, my white and purple mane plastering itself against my face and muzzle. "AGGH! RAINBOW!"

"You were covered in sawdust, Sugarcube" Applejack snickers as Dash lands on the grass with an empty bucket and rolls around laughing her head off.

I shake my head back and forth flipping water in their general direction. "Pfewh! There's my bath for the day...." I join in the laughter.