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// The enexpected 
// Story: Mater the tow truck's time in Ponyville chronicles 
// by Thomlight Sparkle 1 
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	Ah was awake when the sun shone and the rooster crowed. Ah stretched ma wheels and stood there listenin' to the sounds of the farm, it was great ta hear. Ah looked to the side and saw Applejack was still sleeping peacefully. Ah'll admit she wuz purty with the way she slept. But ah looked outside and saw the sun risen higher, ah had ta wake her up.  Ah touched her ear with ma hook and it twitched, ah snickered quietly. Then ah touched her ear again and it twitched again but she didn't wake up. She was a very heavy sleeper! So ah honked ma horn loudly, she shot up and hit the ceiling and landed back in the hay.

Ah laughed and laughed. She shot up and said "Why you whipper snapper! Ya know how to give someone a startle!" After she got up on her hooves Ah hooked on a cart ready ta do more apple harvest. After three hours we had picked enough apples ta feed a leopard bus! Then the other ponies came up. 

"I couldn't do my thing without coming to thank you again." said Rarity.

"Yes we can't turn away from you after you saved us!" Twilight added. 

"Twilight! There you are! said a voice, we looked forward and saw the Princess heading to us. 

"Oh no! She's come ta get me!" Ah exclaimed. Then Ah started to gun it in reverse and ah took off.

"Is that the tow truck from yesterday? I'd like to talk to him." said the Princess then she told Twilight what she saw yesterday. The other ponies went to shock when the Princess finished.

"Mater! Wait!" Yelled Rainbow and they took off after me.

"Please, Ah don't wanna be caught!" Ah yelled to them.

"But Mater, Princess Celestia wants to talk to you!" said Twilight, but Ah wasn't ready to talk to her. So ah turned around to try and lose them.

"Leave me be!" Ah yelled to them. But somehow they were catching up ta me very fast. Then they were a just few feet from me as ah drove.

"I'M NOT LETTING YOU, ESCAPE ME THIS TIME!" said the Princess. They eyed my tow cable swaying up and down as ah drove. Then Applejack jumped up and grabbed ma hook! Then the next thing ah knew, ah was being lifted off the ground and wuz turned around. The Princess had used her magic on me! She brought me up close and set me down. Ah wuz bout' ta try an' escape again, but ah figured nah.

"Okay, you get me." Ah said to the Princess. She walked up ta me and took a good look ate me. Ah nervously smiled to her. She looked at me for a bit and nodded. Ah was very scared now, Ah shut ma eyes preparing for the beam of magic, but.... nothin' happened! Ah looked and saw she was smiling.

"Mister tow truck, I'm proud of you! the Princess said, ma mouth dropped open. "I saw you through my telescope yesterday, I saw you save my faithful student and her friends form that hydra! I don't think I ever met a tow truck with your amount of kindness and courage! So I came all this way to personally thank you for saving my faithful student." She said with happiness. Now ah was very surprised! "But why did you run from me before?" she asked.

"Ah thought y'all would think ah was evil and came get me! Ah answered. The Princess was stunned by what ah said.

"Mister tow truck, I wouldn't just assume you'd be evil, if I first saw you. I would just study you before I'd do anything! But you showed me what side you're on after I saw that rescue. So to show my gratitude,  you are welcome here anytime you want. So in other words thank you for saving my faithful student." said the Princess. "Oh what's your name?" she then asked me.

"My name is Mater." Ah answered.

"Well Mater, I'm very grateful for your bravery. Thank you." said the Princess, "Now I must be off now, nice meeting you Mater!" added the Princess, and then she took off and headed back for the castle.

"Dadgum!" Ah said with amazement, the ponies were amazed too! Now even the Princess liked me! Ah knew now, ah would great to be known very well here. Ah then set of back to the farm with the ponies followin' me behind. Now this was very great! McQueen would never believe me for sure!