When Metal Gloss arrived at the yards, she was with Hawkeye in the freight train from Denver.
Orion: *Waiting for Metal Gloss to get off train*
Hawkeye: *Stops train, and jumps out* This engine is low on fuel, get it to the fueling depot.
Orion: Why me?
Hawkeye: Because you're the closest pony.
Orion: Why don't anda do it? I have a message from Metal Gloss.
Hawkeye: What?
Orion: I berkata I have a-
Hawkeye: What's the message?!
Orion: Metal Gloss has to take engine 836 to the repair yards in Reno.
Hawkeye: Why not here?
Orion: They're occupied.
Hawkeye: Metal Gloss, Pete wants anda to take Engine 836 to Reno for repairs.
Metal Gloss: I'm on it.
Metal Gloss got to engine 836. The engine was a 4-8-4 steam locomotive, and it was just refueled for the trip into Reno.
As she was heading Reno, Metal Gloss had to stop at a red signal in Ogden. Nearby, she saw Nikki sitting at the station.
Metal Gloss: What is Nikki doing here? Nikki!
Nikki: *Hears Metal Gloss, and walks over* Howdy.
Metal Gloss: What are anda doing?
Nikki: My boss says that there's not supposed to be any trains for me to drive until tomorrow. He allowed me to stay here, and relax at the platform.
Metal Gloss: Are anda Friends with everypony that works here?
Nikki: Of course, but I miss Meadow, my sister.
Metal Gloss: I'm sorry.
Nikki: That's alright. We had good times in the first three months we've been working here. There weren't many trains, but we didn't mind. Most of the trains we got to drive were passenger trains.
Metal Gloss: Did anda have any Friends that were passengers?
Nikki: Oh yeah, many of them. One of them was an old mare named Mrs. Last. She passed away yesterday, but before that, she would ride on many of the passenger trains I drove. She thought I was a really good engineer, but everypony says that. Then, there was a 20 tahun old stallion that wasn't here that often, but he would ride to San Franciscolt whenever he got vacations from college. Then, there's a little filly named Billy Sue. She was very sweet, and often had lollipops.
Metal Gloss: Did she ever give one of her lollipops to you?
Nikki: Everytime she showed up, yeah.
Metal Gloss: *Sees signal change from red to green* Well, I better get going. I need to take this engine into Reno for repairs.
Nikki: Well, so long Metal Gloss. Thanks for talking to me. anda really made my day.
Metal Gloss: Anytime. *drives engine forward*
Nikki: *Smiles, and sighs* She's a nice pony. I don't get to see her often, but I like her.
2 B continued
Orion: *Waiting for Metal Gloss to get off train*
Hawkeye: *Stops train, and jumps out* This engine is low on fuel, get it to the fueling depot.
Orion: Why me?
Hawkeye: Because you're the closest pony.
Orion: Why don't anda do it? I have a message from Metal Gloss.
Hawkeye: What?
Orion: I berkata I have a-
Hawkeye: What's the message?!
Orion: Metal Gloss has to take engine 836 to the repair yards in Reno.
Hawkeye: Why not here?
Orion: They're occupied.
Hawkeye: Metal Gloss, Pete wants anda to take Engine 836 to Reno for repairs.
Metal Gloss: I'm on it.
Metal Gloss got to engine 836. The engine was a 4-8-4 steam locomotive, and it was just refueled for the trip into Reno.
As she was heading Reno, Metal Gloss had to stop at a red signal in Ogden. Nearby, she saw Nikki sitting at the station.
Metal Gloss: What is Nikki doing here? Nikki!
Nikki: *Hears Metal Gloss, and walks over* Howdy.
Metal Gloss: What are anda doing?
Nikki: My boss says that there's not supposed to be any trains for me to drive until tomorrow. He allowed me to stay here, and relax at the platform.
Metal Gloss: Are anda Friends with everypony that works here?
Nikki: Of course, but I miss Meadow, my sister.
Metal Gloss: I'm sorry.
Nikki: That's alright. We had good times in the first three months we've been working here. There weren't many trains, but we didn't mind. Most of the trains we got to drive were passenger trains.
Metal Gloss: Did anda have any Friends that were passengers?
Nikki: Oh yeah, many of them. One of them was an old mare named Mrs. Last. She passed away yesterday, but before that, she would ride on many of the passenger trains I drove. She thought I was a really good engineer, but everypony says that. Then, there was a 20 tahun old stallion that wasn't here that often, but he would ride to San Franciscolt whenever he got vacations from college. Then, there's a little filly named Billy Sue. She was very sweet, and often had lollipops.
Metal Gloss: Did she ever give one of her lollipops to you?
Nikki: Everytime she showed up, yeah.
Metal Gloss: *Sees signal change from red to green* Well, I better get going. I need to take this engine into Reno for repairs.
Nikki: Well, so long Metal Gloss. Thanks for talking to me. anda really made my day.
Metal Gloss: Anytime. *drives engine forward*
Nikki: *Smiles, and sighs* She's a nice pony. I don't get to see her often, but I like her.
2 B continued
Derpy: I really messed up on those invitations! I feel just awful!
Master Sword: Why'd anda bring me to Cake N' bacon for our third date, I HATE this place!
Derpy: I told Cranky I could get 'em printed for cheap, but that meant hiring somebody with no experience using a printing press... Oh, I wish there was a way I could go back in time and fix all this.
Sword: To prove my hatred of this place, I'm gonna leave a lousy tip...under fifteen percent!... And then I'll send my meal back, even though it's EXACTLY what I ordered!
Derpy: Is it possible were having two different conversations?
Sword: How should I know, I'm not listening to you!
Master Sword: Why'd anda bring me to Cake N' bacon for our third date, I HATE this place!
Derpy: I told Cranky I could get 'em printed for cheap, but that meant hiring somebody with no experience using a printing press... Oh, I wish there was a way I could go back in time and fix all this.
Sword: To prove my hatred of this place, I'm gonna leave a lousy tip...under fifteen percent!... And then I'll send my meal back, even though it's EXACTLY what I ordered!
Derpy: Is it possible were having two different conversations?
Sword: How should I know, I'm not listening to you!
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