My Little Pony: Applejack Gets a Break
Chapter 2
Pipe Leak
Rarity, Applejack and Neo were at the Ponyville Spa Center and they were about to get spa treatment. Rarity and Applejack just wanted a day with just them, but they didn't mind if Neo was with them.
Meanwhile, back at the farm, Twilight was reading Applejack's checklist on how to feed the pigs. She read the list and it said the first step was to open the gate, she opened the gate and the pigs oinked. Then the second step said to close the gate, Twilight was confused by this step, but she closed the gate like it said, then the third step said to walk away from the pen. Twilight didn't understand these steps at all, she was beginning to wonder if she was going to be able to get this chore done before Applejack gets back.
At the Ponyville Spa Center, Applejack was worried about Twilight and Spike handling farm work, but Rarity told her that she needs to relax and take her mind off work, Neo agreed with her and said she was looking forward to some relaxing spa time with Rarity and Neo. When they asked for some time in the steam room, one of the spa ponies said they were a little backed up and there was quite a long line of ponies waiting to use the steam room.
When they came into the waiting room, they saw a huge line of ponies and they couldn't believe how long it was. Aloe said that they were having trouble with the steam room, she said the room was taking longer to fill up with steam lately and because of this, they were having to provide the spa customers with hot towels.
Neo went into the steam room and took a look at the pipes that provide steam for the steam room. Neo inspected it and found a leak in the pipe, which was the cause of the lack of steam being provided. Neo came back out and told Aloe that he found a leak in the steam pipes and that explained the problem with the steam room. He said that the leak causes low steam pressure, leading to a longer wait time for the steam room, and providing customers with hot towels uses up the spa's hot water that would normally be used to create steam, thus forming a never-ending cycle.
However, Neo said he didn't have any labor skills or experience so he won't be able to fix the leak. But Applejack said that she can fix it, she put on safety goggles and slipped on a handbag that had tools in it. She went into the steam room and got to work on fixing the pipe leak. While she was fixing the leak, Neo sat out in the hall and played music with his mind to entertain the customers ("Debka Leil Zahav" from the album Dances of the World's People Vol. 4). Sadly, Applejack spent her whole hour off fixing the pipe leak, but she had to get it done.
Once the leak was fixed, the steam room filled with steam and was working normally again. Applejack came out and said, "Whew! Now that that leak's fixed, ponies won't get so cold they use up all those towels! And without all that laundry, there'll be plenty of hot water for all the steam anypony could want!"
Rarity wondered why the spa ponies never thought of checking the pipes for leaks and Aloe said that with so many other things to worry about, they had just gotten used to the way things are. Sadly, Applejack was going to have to return to the farm, she just hoped that Twilight and Spike were able to feed the pigs while she was gone.
End of chapter 2, chapter 3 coming soon.
