//------------------------------// // Chapter 3 Modern meets magic part 1 // Story: Retirement In Equestria // by Movingtarget Productions //------------------------------// The rest of the Mane 6 were slowly coming up the drive and Thomas was so astonished he could either A) run for his F-150 Raptor and speed off. B) tase himself. C) straight up pass out on the spot for the second time that day or D) deal with it, “I’m gonna go with option C…” Thomas muttered to himself and fainted dropping the $40 phone with an open taser end in front of Twilight who picked it up then saw the points, "Huh? What does this device do?" She asked and put the points on Thomas and accidentally tazed him and he shook as 1200 volts of electricity entered his body, "OH! I'M SO SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO!!!" She exclaimed after realizing what she did. "What in tarnation did you do to it Twi!?" Asked Applejack in pure shock, "I-I don't know! I put the 2 metal points on his body and he started shaking!" At that point, Thomas sat up and looked at the group of ponies, and the cyan-colored Pegasus snickered that then turned into a laugh. "What? What's so funny?" Thomas asked, "G-Go find a m-mirror," Rainbow then proceeded to start laughing again. "OK…" Thomas said while getting up and walked into the detached garage and looked in the Bronco's passenger-side mirror, "What the actual fuck?!" He then proceeded to start laughing while looking at his mad scientist hairdo, created by the taser, in the mirror. After about 15 minutes of turning purple, "OK so, who's hungry? I have 2 veggie pizzas in the oven then afterward I'll give y'all a tour of the property. Sounds good?" The others agreed and then Thomas pulled out his phone, "I want to take a picture of my new friends. Uh... Rarity right?" "Yes, Darling? Rarity replied. "Can you levitate the phone with the orange and black part facing us? I set the pic timer for 20 seconds." "Why of course!" Rarity said while grabbing the phone with her magic after Thomas tapped the 'take picture' button. “Let's say ‘friends’ when the picture is taken. OK?” Everypony agreed and the group of 4, that were in the house, came out and got roped in. Then the picture was taken with 1 human in the middle surrounded by 10 technicolor ponies. “Now, Food.” Thomas grabbed the phone from Rarity’s magic and checked the time, “Or do half the property tour now and I throw in a hayride using one of my trucks that you all will decide on. So what will it be?” "Hayride and what is a truck?" Applejack asked. Thomas set 2 keys down, "Pick a key AJ." Applejack picked up the key on the right, "Going old school. I like it." He then tapped the 'start' button on the key and the white 1974 Ford Bronco rumbled to life making everypony jump back a bit. "Calm down. Now step back, I'm pulling her out." He went to the big truck and got in the driver’s side before Twilight teleported into the passenger seat, “Looks like somepony wants to learn how a vehicle like this works. I’ll quickly tell ya. The noise you hear is the internal combustion engine. Basically, an internal combustion engine is a heat engine in that it converts energy from the heat of burning gasoline into mechanical work, or torque. That torque is applied to the wheels to make the car move.” “Fascinating.” Twilight said then she heard the shift make 1 click and felt the large carriage move backward, “Whoa. This certainly feels weird.” Thomas spun the wheel right turning the truck and turned on the fog and running lights to see better. “Say hello to the oldest vehicle in my fleet of 4. She is a 1974 Ford Bronco 4x4 with CTC components and is equipped with a load of safety features. Not getting into them.” He then found the hay trailer and backed up to it then put the truck in park and disembarked with a farm trailer hitch attachment in hand. He then went to the back and switched out the hitch. “Need some help sugarcube?” Applejack asked while trotting up. “Yeah, there’s a red wagon-like trailer in those bushes back there.” Thomas said while pointing, “Mind bringing that over so i can attach it?” then he saw it right next to him, “Uh thanks…” Then he attached the trailer and connected the electrical, “Alright! The truck and trailer are one, time to take that hayride I promised." Thomas said while lowering the built in staircase on the back of the trailer and let everypony on board. He then hopped in the truck, "Y'all ready?" "YES! They all replied. "Then let's go!" He said while shifting into drive and drove off at 15 MPH so he could set the cruise control. Meanwhile Golden Gears was taking an evening stroll when he saw the mailbox and black paved road leading into the woods surrounding Thomas's property, "I never seen these here before." He said while reading the mailbox and looking at the driveway. He then looked up the drive and saw a strange streetlamp that was lit in a white color due to the bulb being LED, then he decided to go investigate. "Hmm, this doesn't look like a normal home." He said while looking around then he noticed the garage door on the house open and an '07 Crown Vic with its hood open in the garage and he cautiously approached the metal beast, "Wow this looks interesting. I must see what's inside!" He exclaimed while leaning over the the push bar and grille then as he was looking at the engine, he lost an ant sized piece of armor in the engine where it landed between the twin CPU's then Golden heard something outside and went to Investigate. To be continued...