Smokey Arrival
Chapter 8:
Breakfast before...
Written by: Slayerbrony

Sapphire sat next to the small group of ponies, switching between glaring at the guards and staring at the door. It had been a few hours since they had gone inside. Now Sapphire considered herself a patient dragon, but she couldn’t help but fidget and let out small subtle whines as she waited. Finally, Rainbow Dash said what everyone was thinking.

“Ugh, what is taking them so long!” she groaned out as she scowled at the doors.

“Now now, Rainbow. We must be patient, this is a delicate matter after all.” Rarity said as she let out a annoyed sigh. “Although, this is taking a considerable amount of time.”

“Well he is being interviewed by the princesses.” Fluttershy piped in. Pinked hummed in thought before she opened her mouth.

“Pinkie, before you speak, make sure it has nothing to do with Mayonnaise and a tap dancing Timberwolf, because you already said that one.” Rainbow Dash moaned out, putting a hoof over her eyes. Pinkie Pie stopped her words in her mouth before settling back down. Soon the doors opened and out walked Twilight and Chad. Sapphire’s expression perked up immediately, the tip of her tail wagging happily, and the others smiled widely as well.

“Finally!” Rainbow Dash stated before hovering over to the two. “How’d it go in there?”

Before Chad or Twilight could answer, Celestia and Luna walked out, taking a spot next to Twilight. “It went very well. Chad was very helpful, polite, and enlightened us on many things.” Celestia stated.

“He withheld nothing, and was completely cooperative.” Luna added in with a smile. “As we see it, we have no reason to assume he is a danger to Equestria or it’s citizens.”

Everyone gave a happy cheer, Sapphire tackling Chad to the ground as she ran up to him and wrapped her scaly legs around his waist. He gave a light chuckle and hugged her back as best he could.

“Woohoo! Now I can actually throw Chad a PA-” Before Pinkie could finished Twilight interrupted her.

“Actually, Pinkie, he is going to need to stay here for a couple days.” She stated, making the pony deflate and sit on her haunches with a annoyed pout. “I’m sorry, Pinkie. But we need to just get a few tests done and make sure that none of his world’s pathogens can affect us, and none of ours can affect him. And if they can, we will give him the necessary vaccinations.”

“Uh, Twilight? In Equestrian please?” Rainbow asked, scratching her head in confusion. Twilight sighed and face hoofed for a moment before speaking up.

“We just need to scan him with a few spells, possibly give him a few shots.”

“Ah, gotcha!” Rainbow said smiling. At the mention of shots, Chad subconsciously shuddered. Sapphire looked down at him, confusion apparent on her face. She let it slide as she heard the Princesses start to talk up again.

“You are all welcome to stay for the duration of the testing.” Celestia told the group as she turned around to walk back inside of the throne room. “I will send a guard to escort you all to your rooms in a hour or two. In the meantime, feel free to roam around the castle.” Celestia stopped and turned towards the group of Bleach white ponies before leaning her head down and whispering something to one of them, the pony immediately withered and nodded as he walked into the throne room.

Luna let out a small yawn and began to trot down the halls. “I bid you all goodnight. I must rest up before the sun sets. Farewell, Elements, Chad, and Sapphire.” She stated, giving a wave of her hoof as she trotted off to her chambers. Chad got back onto his feet, stretching out his legs and arms as he did so. A small silenced reigned before Chad spoke up.

“Well, I believe that went well.” He said with a large smile. The group just nodded in agreement before turning to Chad, who was glancing around the castle. “Say, Twilight? Do you know this place pretty well?” The lavender alicorn nodded as she walked up next to him and gave him a curious smile. “Would you mind giving me a tour? This place looks like it has an interesting past.”

“Really!?” Twilight asked, her eyes lighting up. Rainbow groaned, putting her face in her hooves, while the rest of the group giggled at Twilights sudden excitement. Chad just gave a chuckle and nodded at her, making her let out a small squeal of delight. She spun in place and began to walk down the hall. “Come along then! We shall start from the beginning!”

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“And these banners were woven from the finest of silks by the Zebra nations, showing their respect for the Princesses and their oath to help Equestrian citizens if they were called upon!” Twilight informed, gesturing to a set of banners, depicting both Luna’s and Celestia’s Cutie Marks, as well as a set of tribal symbols from the Zebras’ most distinguished leaders. Despite Twilight’s habit of going far into detail, Chad was enjoying hearing about the story behind the castle. History was always a interesting subject, it was just a bonus this type of history had dragons, chimeras, and other mythical beasts.

Unfortunately, the rest of the group was not sharing Chad’s inquisitive nature and slowly drifting in and out of their own daydreams, robotically following when the group moved. It had been around three hours of walking and talking as they traveled around the castle, seeing everything about the castle that they could. They were reaching a extensive hallway with several paintings, suits of armor, and other assorted items, given to the princesses over the years.

As Twilight was about to begin her next lesson, a Solar guard trotted over to them, bowing as he got in front of Twilight. He rose up, clearing his throat as he did, and pulled out a small scroll. “Princess Celestia has arranged the rooms that you all will be staying in, if you all wish to stay that is, and this is a map for the...” The guard stopped and thought for a moment before looking to his right and seeing Chad, raising the scroll up for him to grab. “... For Mister Holden.”

Chad grabbed the scroll and undid it, seeing the various rooms and halls that littered the castle. Several rooms had a small red ‘X’ in them and names next to them, signifying who would be staying where. “Well this certainly helps. Thank you.” Chad said to the guard, smiling at him.

The guard gave Chad a firm nod and a small grin. “Don’t thank me, it was the Princess’ idea. Now if you will all follow me, I will direct you all to your rooms.” Nodding at the guard, the group followed after him. Do to Twilight having her own place in the castle, she bid the group goodnight before heading off and leaving the guard to take the group to their rooms. As the guard showed them to their rooms, each pony, aside from one particular pink pony, sleepily opened their doors and slinked inside. Even Sapphire was given her own room, which she went into out of Curiosity.

When Chad arrived at his room, the guard walked off, saying goodnight. Feeling the weight of the day lifted off of his shoulders, Chad began to stumble towards his bed, flopping down onto the soft and plush mattress, feeling his body sink into it. As his mind began to drift off into sleep, he heard the door creak open before a familiar warm presence settled next to his side. He opened a tired eye and found Sapphire, once more, leaning against his stomach, letting out a soft and gentle snore of comfort as she faded off into dreamland.

He gave a tired chuckle and sleepily wrapped arm around her midsection pulling her closer and giving a content sigh. As he drifted off into sleep, a certain Lunar mare snuck into his dream and banished away the monsters made from foodstuffs and other disturbing nightmares, finally giving Chad a wonderful sleep and dreams of a lively and cheerful beach.

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A loud thumping rose Chad from his blissful slumber, raising his head up and blinking to clear his blurry vision. The thumping continued as he pulled up a hand and rubbed the sleep away from his eye. He cleared his throat before sleepily shouting. “It’s open!”

The door cracked open to reveal a alabaster unicorn, holding a suitcase. “Chad, darling? I just wanted to drop off your casual wear. No doubt you want a change of clot-” Rarity’s voice stopped before a small giggle was heard. “Is this a bad time?”

Chad’s eyes opened quickly as he heard that and his head snapped over to the door. “I don’t think so... Why?” Rarity giggled a bit more as she gestured to the top of him. His eyes turned to look at what she was pointing at before they widened to the size of softballs. Sapphire was laying on top of him in a not so child friendly manner.

Her head was placed right below his chin, her entire body laying across his and her rump laying right on his nether regions. His face lit up like a candle, burning brightly as he snapped his head back to Rarity. Spastically raising a hand, he shouted. “This isn’t what it looks like!!”

Rarity just let out a small fit of laughter before setting down the briefcase. “Oh no, I believe you entirely, darling! Just don’t forget to clean up!” She chided playfully, closing the door as she left. Chad let out a small groan, facepalming and dragging his hand down his features.

“I had such a nice dream too...” he muttered, looking back at Sapphire, giving her a small scowl. Idly raising a hand, he began to pet down her neck, making her emit a soft purring. The enchantment Twilight had placed on her had long since passed, letting her normal vibrant blue scales shine. “You know, if you weren’t so damn terrifying and adorable, I’d say you did this on purpose.”

Moving the dragon off of his body, Chad leaned up and stretched out his arms and legs. As he let his arms fall back against his sides, he shivered everso slightly. ‘Damn it... She was so warm... Shoulda kept her like that...’ Chad thought to himself before a stoic expression graced his face. He gave a firm slap against his cheek, hissing as it both woke him up and got rid of the foul thoughts in his head. ‘No, no bad thoughts... Don’t want another pony to walk in and see...’

He stopped himself right there and got up, going straight to the bathroom door. Stepping inside, he gave a low whistle at the interior. A grand bathroom was bestowed upon his eyes as he looked about the lavatory. It was not only outfitted to make most suites look like a gas station stall, but it was all in his size as well! Giving a sigh of relief, he stepped out and grabbed the suitcase that Rarity left him and went to use the facilities.

A quick shower, a shave, thankfully the room having a razor, and a new set of clothes, Chad was a ready to face the day. And the impending embarrassment delivered by a certain gossiping marshmallow. Once again, there was a knock at the door, snapping Chad from his thoughts. He pulled his hair back, putting it into a ponytail, and opened the door. He was glad to see it was Applejack, one of the more mellow ponies, with a smile on her face.

“Hello there, Chad! I see you are up and at'em!” She stated. Chad just a chuckle and nodded. “Ah just came to get you for breakfast. Wouldn’t want you missing out on some royal style breakfast!”

At that moment, Chad’s stomach rumbled quite loudly from not getting fed last night. They both glanced down at his belly before he gave a chuckle. “I think I will take you up on that offer. Just give me a second to get Sapphire up.”

Applejack nodded as Chad closed the door. If he had waited to close it only a second, he would have caught her surprised look and double take. Walking to the bed, he leaned over and gave Sapphire a small shake. She only groaned and swatted at him with her tail, making Chad frown in annoyance.

“Come on, wake up you big, blue, lizard.” Chad muttered as he shook her more. Sapphire only whined and pushed him away with her claws.

“Mmmo’way... Hib’rnating. Don’ disturrrrrb...” She moaned out as she swatted at Chad some more. Chad pursed his lips in irritation before they formed into a wicked grin. He tiptoed over to a desk and grabbed a quill from the table. Walking back over and twirled the tool of laugher in his fingers before brushing it against Sapphire’s underbelly.

The effects were almost immediate. Every muscle in her body clenched up as the tip of the feather brushed against her soft belly scales. A small yelp erupted from her lips as she snapped awake. The first thing her eyes caught was Chad’s wicked grin and the quill in his hands. “... No. No! Don’t do that!”

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Applejack was blushing on the outside of the door as her ears picked up things that she could safely assume were meant for private moments. From moans to laughter, she heard quite a few unmentionable things.

“N-No! Stop! Y-You know I am s-sensitive there!” Sapphire’s voice rang out while Chad’s laughter followed it. The blush on Applejack’s face was turning to the same shade of the apples she harvested. “Eek! S-Stop that!”

After a few minutes, Chad opened the door, a large smile plastered on his face. As he stepped out, a wobbly and scowling Sapphire walked out, leaning against Chad for support as she did so. Applejack watched as the dragon scowled up at Chad before she cleared her throat and gave an uneasy chuckle. “So, you two, uh... Ready?”

“As I will ever be!” Chad stated as he stuck his hands into his pants’ pockets. Sapphire only nodded, panting slightly.

“Well, lets be going then.” She said, attempting to hide the fading blush on her cheeks. As they walked down the halls, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy joined up with them.

“Are you okay, Applejack? You looked a little flushed.” Fluttershy spoke up in her usual quiet demeanor. Applejack nodded quickly, her eyes snapping towards Chad before going back ahead. “You sure?”

Looking back at Chad and Sapphire, Applejack leaned over to Fluttershy and whispered. “Ah’ll tell ya later...” The shy pony could only give Applejack a confused look before nodding.

“Ugh, can we go a bit faster? I am getting hungrier by the second!” Rainbow Dash moaned out, hopping into the air and hovering above the group. Applejack shook her head as they began to jog towards the dining hall. As soon as they entered, they were greeted by several friendly faces. With a collection of friendly smiles, the ponies, dragon, and human all took their own seats at the table, Sapphire and Chad sitting on the same side as Applejack and Rainbow Dash. Chad shifted in the chair, his knees hitting the underside of the table and giving a thump.

The ponies and dragon looked at him with raised eyebrows, making him blush somewhat, and he gave an awkward chuckle. “Heh heh... Chairs too small.” The ponies each gave a small chuckle. Celestia entered the room, the guards giving a bow and the ponies each bowing their heads in respect. Chad gave a bow of his head and a smile while Sapphire bowed her head before sleepily dozing off against Chad’s shoulder.

The solar goddess quickly trotted to the end of the table, eager to start her day. “Good morning, everyone! I assume you all had a wonderful night’s rest?” She asked, several servants walking in with trays of food. The group all gave nods of agreement, aside from one snoozing drake. As food was placed in front of the group, Chad nudged the dragon awake, making her quietly snort before sleepily noticing the food in front of her.

Thankfully for the two, Celestia took into account their diets. For Chad was just a standard breakfast he would have at home, eggs, toast, even a few strips of bacon and a cup of coffee. For Sapphire, several gems were given to her as well as a couple chicken legs. Devouring their meals with a gusto, breakfast went on.

Finally, Celestia decided to break the silence. “Chad, are you ready for today?” She asked, giving him a warm smile. Chad blinked and swallowed his food, wiping his mouth on a napkin.

“I suppose so. Can I ask how things are going to work today?” He inquired, taking a sip from his cup. Celestia hummed for a moment, nibbling on her own piece of toast. Swallowing her food, Celestia began to speak.

“Well. I would assume they would start of with a simple examination spell, to get your bone structure and basic anatomy. If they are lucky, your anatomy will be similar to one of our worlds residence and then we can continue on from there.” Celestia hummed in thought for a moment before perking up. “Oh, and probably one or two shots. Nothing too major.”

As Celestia said that, Chad stopped chewing on the piece of toast he was eating and turned a tad green. It cleared up as he finished his food and began sipping on his coffee to help ease his stomach. Rainbow Dash looked at him before nudging him with her elbow. “Hey, what’s with you? Don’t like tests or something?” She asked, taking a large bite out of her breakfast as she finished. Chad shook his head.

“No, no. It’s just needles.” He said, shuddering slightly at the word. “I hate needles.”

The room was quiet for a moment before Twilight clopped her hooves together and gave a big, but awkward, grin. “Okay! Changing subjects, Chad why don’t you tell us of some of your friends?” She asked, hoping to soften the days impending activities. Chad gave a smile at the subject and set his coffee down as he thought for a moment.

“Well, I could tell you about my friend, Eric. He was insane.” Chad said giving a chuckle, earning smiles from all of the ponies. “I met him in middle school, we both were on a soccer team. We were paired together to practice passing the ball and making shots to the goalie. We started talking, we didn’t have much in common actually, polar opposites you could say. He was energetic and extreme-” He made air quotes with his fingers as he spoke, “-and I was mellow and cautious.”

“After practice we started to hang out and we became quick friends, oddly enough. We mostly balanced each other out. When he was about to do something stupid, I’d stop him and when I was being a stick in the mud he’d lighten me up.” Chad chuckled at his memories his smile getting a bit wider. “He was a awesome guy, we did everything together. Hell, we even rented an apartment together! But you know we had our own separate dream jobs and aspirations, we had to go after them. We are... Well were keeping in touch. But now that I am here...”

He adopted a somber expression, but still smiled at the memories. He may have had his previous life taken away, but he still had wonderful memories, along with a few bad ones, of the place he once called home. He felt a few tears welling up in his eyes, which he wiped away. “I just hope he isn’t taking the news too harshly.”

Everyone in the room gave him a sad smile. He took in a deep breath before letting it out in a content sigh. He was depressed he was never going to see his own world again, but at the same time he was happy to be alive. It’s not everyday you get to have a firebreathing dragon sleep on you or meet a goddess. In his mind, he was taking it in like it was an adventure story, with a hopefully good ending.

He clapped his hands together, making several of the ponies jump, and looked to Celestia. “Alright! When do we get started?”

She gave him a warm smile before looking at a clock that hung above the Dining hall entrance. Tapping her chin with a hoof, she thought about the schedule. “Well, the doctors need a few minutes to prepare and sterilize the examination room... I’d say if we get walking, we should be there just in time.” Celestia stated with a smile. Chad gave a quick nod before standing up and stretching.

“Well, I am ready when you are.” He said, giving a small smirk. Celestia stood up, cleaning her lips with a napkin before walking towards the door. As Chad began to follow, Sapphire hopped off of her seat and followed after the two leaving the ponies to finish their breakfast. As soon as they left, the group looked at each other, each shrugging.

“What do we do now?” Rainbow asked, looking at the other girls. Rarity looked at the group before giving a devious smile and clearing her throat getting their attention.

“I think I got a subject that may take up a large amount of time.” She stated slyly. On the way to the doctors, Chad subconsciously shuddered for two reasons. One: he was going to have to be near needles. Two: he had the oddest feeling he was going to be getting some really strange looks later that day.

Author's Note

Hurray! New Chapter! AND IT DIDN'T TAKE MONTHS TO FINISH! YEAH!
Anyway, this is really just a lead up to what the next chapter is going to hold. >:3
As always, PM me any errors in the story, I will go and fix them.
NOW! ONTO THE NEXT CHAPTER!