Date: August 7, 1959
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Time: 8:38 AM
Railroad: Union Pacific

Jeff went into Pete's office at the station.

Jeff: te wanted to see me sir?
Pete: Yes. Let me ask te a question. What do te know about the Lehigh Valley Railroad?
Jeff: Not much. All I know about it is that it's a short railway in the east coast. Why are te asking me about it?
Pete: There's a shortage of track repairers in Neigh Jersey. You'll be taking an airplane from this city into Jersey City. From there, a stallion with a sign of both the Union Pacific, and Lehigh Valley logo will be there waiting for you.
Jeff: I see. When do I go?
Pete: Right now. *Gives Jeff a fifty dollar bill* Hopefully, General Grant will help te buy your ticket at the airport.
Jeff: He better. If he doesn't, I may need help from the president.
Pete: Alright, good luck Jeff.
Jeff: Thank te sir. I will not let te down. *Leaves*
Pete: *Hears his phone ring* I wonder who that could be. *Answers the phone* Hello?
Michael: Pete? Can te help me out?
Pete: What is it?
Michael: I need an extra pony over here to repair track.
Pete: I'm sorry Mike, I'm short on employees as well.
Michael: What about Jeff?
Pete: The Lehigh Valley is borrowing him.
Michael: That railroad is all the way in the east coast te bastard. Why would te send him all the way out there?!
Pete: The boss on that railway had a short temper.
Michael: Yeah? Well Roger, Anthony, and Donut will have short tempers if I don't get another pony to help repair the track.
Pete: Alright, I'll send Percy over, but te owe me big time.
Michael: Whatever te say.

Meanwhile, Jeffery arrived at the airport in a taxi.

Taxi Pony: *Stops at the airport* That'll be $2.50
Jeff: *Gives the taxi pony $2.50* Have a good day. *Gets out of the cab*
Taxi Pony: That unicorn must be fucked up in the head. Nopony has ever detto that to me before. *Drives away*
Jeff: *Enters the airport* One ticket to Newark Airport, Jersey City.
Airport Pony: te got it. *Gives Jeff a ticket* Enjoy your flight.
Jeff: Thanks. *Walks to his airplane*

As for Hawkeye, Stylo, and Gordon? The three of them were waiting for a freight train in the yards. They were going to push the cars from the train down the hump in four switchers.

Gordon: I'm glad Jeff is gone.
Stylo: How could te say that?
Hawkeye: He's the best pony we have for repairing track, and locomotives.
Gordon: Yeah, well he won't be blocking our line with track repairs.
Stylo: te do realize that repairing track is important.
Gordon: Not as important as getting to your destination on time.
Pete: *Talking in the loudspeaker* Attention, Percy Sigma, and Gordon Suite, segnala to my office.
Gordon: Ha! I bet I'm gonna get a vacation, and Percy will be fired.

However, that was the complete opposite of what he was expecting.

Pete: *Looking at Gordon, and Percy* Now te two are most likely wondering why I called te down here.
Gordon: Nope. I know why we're here.
Pete: I'm sure te don't, so fuck you.
Percy: *Snickering*
Gordon: te got something to say?
Percy: No.
Pete: The reason I called te down here was because the Southern Pacific needs another pony to help repair track. That's where te come in Percy. te will take the successivo train to Ogden, and help out until Michael gets più ponies.
Gordon: And, what does this have to do with me?
Pete: Since Percy, and Jeff will not be here, I need you, and Orion to do their work.
Gordon: Oh no! I will not repair track. It's unnecessary, and causes too many delays.
Pete: Those delays will save your life. Now get going te two.

Percy walked onto the station platform, and Gordon followed. Just then, Metal Gloss arrived in a passenger train.

Percy: Metal Gloss!
Metal Gloss: What?
Percy: Is this train heading to Ogden?
Metal Gloss: It sure is. Climb aboard.
Percy: *Gets into the cab successivo to Metal Gloss*
Gordon: Where's Orion?
Metal Gloss: He's coming back here with a freight train from Dallas.
Gordon: Alright. Pete wants me, and him to repair track while Percy, and Jeff are away.
Metal Gloss: Where did Jeff go?
Gordon: Neigh Jersey. Pete says he sent him to work on the Lehigh Valley for a few days.

So far, Jeff was on an airplane, currently flying over the state of Kansas. He was looking inoltrare, avanti to working on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, but was also nervous about it.

2 B Continued