The drive to town was also a silent ride as I could tell that the two were still uneasy about what happened regardless of their happy attitude at breakfast. They didn't know who I really was yet so they might think I was getting rid of them. Well if I wasn't one-upped by my parents there was a possibility that I would but it would be a small one. "look I think I know what you two are thinking." they looked at each other worriedly. "but I'm not going to hurt either of you. Remember I said I wouldn't hurt either of you unless you attacked me and neither of you two did. I'm going to take you and any new anthro's I get out shopping after the Center alright? Pinkie to avoid trouble I want you to stay in the truck... Fluttershy you might as well come in." they both nodded as I pulled into the Center and walked in with Fluttershy. As soon as I walked I I saw the Representative from yesterday walking over.

"good afternoon sir. I saw the paper this morning. Glad to see you alright sir." he stated in a monotone voice as I scowled at him.

"let's just get this over with... I still got work to do at home." I told him as he nodded.

"certainly." taking the elevator once again we were in the large room as I tucked away my pendant and I was surprised to see so many people walking around. Then I remember that they cycled out the current ponies down here.

"let's start with the new arrivals shall we?" he nodded as we walked through the large crowd. Every person I was pushed into looked at me angrily and grumbled as we soon reached the double door at the other end. He put his card in again as we both walked in and I noticed there was only one other person in here. He was looking into a cell filled with male ponies in just shorts. Looking away from the Rep already knew what to do and only tailed behind us. I looked into the first cell to find a bunch of griffons who I immediately skipped over, the next was the same only with Minotaur's but it was the third one that disgusted me...

ponies... their eyes held no hope... no emotion... just dull colored eyes staring at the wall or in ones case the very glass we stood behind. Wanting to forget seeing their eyes I moved onto the next stall as the Rep spoke up. " I almost forgot to tell you that we have retrieved the younger sister and older brother of the orange mare you bought yesterday sir..."

"already?!" I yelled causing the only other guy in the room to give us a quick glance before looking back into the cage.

"they were captured and brought over just before I put in the request to keep an eye out for them... I made sure to check today and we also received them just before you arrived." In my head I was happy as well as pissed off at my current luck at the moment... at least ill have help for when the coyotes come for the cows and chickens... but that makes 5 anthro's owned so I just need another 5 to save the farm. "may I make a suggestion knowing your predicament?" I sighed but motioned for him to go ahead. "you can request a pony be captured if you so wish as long as you got the details for who you wish captured."

I shook my head. "at some point maybe! But not now... does the sister or brother have any ponies in circulation or were caught." I then asked figuring that would be the best way to make decisions.

"one moment sir..." he went onto his tablet and I waited for a few minutes before he looked at me with a plain look on his face. "yes...a previous love interest for the big brother as well as two of the younger sisters friends who are also the younger sisters, one adopted, for Fluttershy and Pinkie Pies friends or two to be specific... a Rarity and a Rainbow Dash. Both older sisters have already been bought and are out of state." I sighed hearing that. "They are currently on the market in Austin... if you wish to take them I will have them here hopefully when you come in tomorrow." I gave a nod. "but we do currently have the love interest here as well. She is a school teacher and her name is Cheerilee.. she has been refunded a couple times for small confounded reasons but were accepted anyway. She also taught the three fillies that are friends."

guess my luck is holding out today after last night. "ill take her." he nodded as he typed away a few times. That brings my total amount of ponies up to... 8. "I just need two more at the moment. Any suggestions?" he shakes his head hesitantly. I raised an eyebrow at the hesitant shake as he begins to sweat slightly. I kept on staring at him until he gave a soft sigh before pushing his glasses up on his face.

"we do have a total of three pegasi in circulation... each has connections to one another."

"so whats the problem then?" I asked him.

"they were apart of the rebel faction in Equestria." my eyes widened in surprise as did Fluttershy's. "they were captured just a couple weeks ago after they attempted to raid one of our medical facilities. All the others got away while those three were captured. It was their fall that caused the other anthros to retreat so we have reason to believe that at least one of them is a high rank in the rebel ranking. But... they have proven to be quite troublesome to all who own them. People lined up to own them for a reward of 1 million to find out what they know... but even with the shock collars they can withstand the shocks to the highest setting for small amounts of time."

"ill think about them." he gave a nod. "how long would it take to get them here if I decide to get them?" I asked him.

"if you order them now they should arrive in two days. Suddenly his tablet vibrated as he looked down at it for a moment before looking at me. "Applejack has arrived Mr. Pendragon" I heard a gasp from Fluttershy as I looked at her. She had tears in her eyes with her hands covering her mouth. "do you wish to see her now or have her be taken to the loading bay..." I watched Fluttershy for a couple seconds before making my decision...

"Take her to the loading bay... and take Fluttershy there as well to get reacquainted with her." he nodded as he motioned over one of the only guards in the room and gave him his instructions. When Fluttershy and the guard left the room I sighed slightly... "how much money do I have left?"

"you have I believe still 10 grand left Mr. Pendragon" I began to think of what to do...

"bring Cheerilee to the loading bay as well." he typed away once again on the tablet as I also made my final decision here for today... I just needed a couple questions answered. "tell me more about the three ponies from the rebellion."

"their names are Soarin, a male Pegasus, Spitfire, a female Pegasus, and Fleetfoot, another female Pegasus From what we know they were apart of the military in Equestria and were one of the few teams actually hunted down before they got themselves caught. The females are very stubborn but the male is actually quite obedient when the other two are threatened... but regardless of this obedience he still won't answer any questions asked besides name and occupation... some of my superiors think that they could be sleeper agents and have us warn whoever thinks about buying them."

"anything else I should know about?" I asked him.

"not at the moment... besides for the fact Spitfire has injured her owners before and almost killed one... the only reason she hasn't been put down is because we believe she does have information that we desire. Although once we do get the information... she is to be put down by order of your parents..." I narrowed my eyes as I looked towards the ceiling. It was only me, him, and the only guard left in the room at the moment. Hearing that she injured her previous owners actually made me reluctant to answer him. All of this was just so confusing that I've just been going with the flow of whats been happening... I need some advice... "give me a moment..." I asked pulling out my phone and dialing my friend's number for the third time in two days.

"man I must be getting popular. Whatcha need? I'm on patrol at the moment."

"I need some advice. Three Pegasus with two being stubborn and the third only being obedient when the only two are threatened... one of the stubborn ones though has injured all of her previous owners..."

"so whats the hold up for?" he asked confused.

"from what I know at least one of them are at least high up in rank..."

"ah... well if you do get them ill just come by your home every couple days to check up on you. But it's up to you bro... got to go... call just came in..." he ended the call as I scratched the back of my head...

well, my life couldn't get any worse could it?

"ill take the three... is it possible to have them delivered to my home on Thursday?" he gave a nod as I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. "well then I am done for the day." he nodded once more as he once again led me to the loading bay where the four anthro's, Pinkie having gotten out of the truck, were all talking with one another. I was handed another two collars and I quickly pocketed them as I walked over to them. Immediately when the orange mare saw me she scowled but was calmed down slightly I could see from a hand being put on her shoulder from Fluttershy. Well, let's get going you four... I promised a clothing trip to those two so let's get going."

the guards lead them over to my truck this time as Fluttershy joined me up front while the three got into the back I pulled out slowly so I could say a few words quickly as the clothing store wasn't far... "Applejack..."

"what the buck do you want?" she asked with venom in her tone. I stared at her through the mirror impassively as I then said the next few words that made her freeze.

"your brother and sister will arrive here tomorrow... they have already been bought by me so I don't want any bullshit from you at the moment..." she glared at me as I put my attention back onto the road and began to think of how much this is going to come back and bite my ass. "I'm not going to hurt any of you as I'm sure Pinkie and Fluttershy have already told you two... but if I am attacked I will attack back..." Cheerilee had a look of understanding while Applejack also had a look of understanding but also had a look of defiance and anger on her face. "so we are going to make a deal Applejack since I know how stubborn you are from being told... you work on the farm... and ill take you to see your brother and sister... I only need 10 anthro's at the moment and as of today I will have 11..." her eyes widened in fear. " I don't like making these kinds of threats but I am doing them for my own safety as well as theirs... because my brother will have no mercy for any anthro's that cross him... and I won't be able to stop him..." her eyes filled up with even more fear.

"I guess I should at least tell you four now how big a deal it is with my brother coming. My family is quite high in the Anthro Association... and by high... I mean at the very top..." their eyes widened as each of them understood what I was saying. "they are the CEO's of the company... they were the ones who invaded your world while I stayed with my grandfather and worked on my farm... I have an older brother and an older sister. My older brother is a Sadist towards anthro's and other people. He enjoys watching them squirm in discomfort and I'm pretty sure he jacks off to watching them in massive amounts of pain... my sister though will attempt to get you all alone to have 'fun' with you..." they paled as I looked at the road with a sad frown on my face. "but I won't let them hurt you if I can... I may not like anthro's due to several reasons from the past few weeks but that doesn't mean I am going to let any of you suffer..."

they were looking at each other and talking in whispers as I sighed. Fluttershy was the only one not talking to them as she was taking the occasional fear filled glance towards me... I sighed as I thought I should have waited till later to tell them. Have them trust me a little bit more. " I hope you four know how much I am trusting you at the moment telling you this... I can count how many people truly know me and my family on both my hands now. Since I'm trusting you... I hope you four can trust me..." I pulled up to a clothing store. "okay one moment... cant have you or Cheerilee get into trouble..." I pulled out the collars and began to set them up. Handing them to them Cheerilee reluctantly put her collar on while Applejack glared at me. "Fluttershy tell her that if she doesn't put it on it would be a lot of trouble for the rest of us... since I don't think she will listen to me."

just think of her stuttering...

"Applejack... he doesn't mean any harm... he... just wants to help us," she told her quietly.

"Well, what if when his brother comes he does the same things to us!" Fluttershy continued to attempt to have her listen. Then I knew just what I had to do to have her trust me... pulling out the remote I unbuckled my seat as Fluttershy attempted to stop me... until they all went wide-eyed as I held the remote out towards Applejack...

she stared wide-eyed at the remote in my left hand as I held it out to give it to her... "trust me... while I trust you..." we then looked into each other's eyes... as I could tell she made her decision.