Fluttershy had picked up a bag of chicken feed. It was feeding time for the chickens, and she wanted to be extra nice to them today, so she had bought some sweetened corn seeds earlier. She will mix it in with the regular feed, so all of the chickens would have a chance to eat the treat.
She had just stepped out of her house and started to glide over to the chicken coop when she noticed two of her friends walking towards her house. “Oh, hey Twilight. Hey Rainbow Dash. How are you two today?”
Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash showed up at Fluttershy’s house, both carrying two big bags. Twilight smiled. “Hey Fluttershy. We’re doing alright.”
Fluttershy noticed the bags. “What’s that you got there?”
Rainbow Dash chuckled. “The mail ponies were apparently given the wrong address when they were delivering the mail, and I ended up seeing Twilight carrying these two bags, or at least trying.”
Twilight sighed. “Apparently, Zacora had ordered a lot of rare ingredients from far off regions, but they were shipped to the castle instead. They’re heavier than they look, even with magic. So now the two of us are bringing them over to Zacora’s hut, and thought that we should visit you while we’re on the way.”
Fluttershy smiled. “Oh, thanks for the visit. Hey, how about I join you? Just let me feed the chickens, and then we can head over.”
Rainbow Dash smiled back. “Sounds great, Fluttershy. Need some help with that?”
Fluttershy was about to answer, when a flash of light surprised the three of them. It apparently came from the chicken coop, because the chickens were rushing out in horror.
Rainbow Dash jokingly looked at Twilight. “Hey, Twi? You didn’t have to bring the chickens out here for Fluttershy.”
Twilight shook her head. “That wasn’t me.” The three ponies rushed over, investigating what just happened.
Rainbow Dash shouted out ahead. “That better not be you, Discord!”
Fluttershy approached the coop. Rainbow Dash had offered to head first, but these were Fluttershy’s chickens. It was her job to make sure that these chickens were alright. She was nervous, though, shaking ever so slightly as she approached the opening of the chicken house.
“Yeep!” Fluttershy bounced back, hiding behind her friends.
Rainbow Dash took a defensive stance. “What’s wrong? A dragon?”
Fluttershy nodded.
Rainbow Dash looked surprised. “What, really? I was just joking.”
Twilight ventured ahead, peeking her head in. To her surprise, there was a dragon in here. Not a full grown dragon, but not a baby one either. But…this dragon was clothed. And armored. She thought that Spike was the only dragon who was formal, and he doesn’t even wear clothes. And most dragons have hard scales, so they wouldn’t need armor. Using her magic, she teleported the dragon in the coop outside for the three to see this intruder.
Sleeping soundly, the draconic figure was lying down on the grass outside of the coop. Rainbow Dash jumped back. “Whoa…I-I didn’t think you were serious…where did this dra…” Rainbow Dash stopped, looking closer at the dragon. “Uh, Twi? You don’t have to levitate him. He’s outside already.”
Twilight looked confused. “What? I’m not using my magic on him anymore. He should be on the ground.” She lowered her head, and gasped when she saw that the dragon was a foot off of the ground. “Wh-wh-what? This is impossible!”
The three ponies watched in amazement. Twilight shook her head. “I can’t take this. He has to be on the ground.” She put her two front hooves onto the dragon’s armor and pushed down, but to no avail. Scowling, she used her magic to push the dragon down.
The magic surrounding the dragon was suddenly absorbed into an item on the dragon’s person. A hat attached to his belt started to send out electric charges, shocking him.
After a couple of shocks, Newtolm woke up. “Ow, ow ow OW OW!” He got up, trying to get rid of the source of his pain. “Ow! Why?! Why the hat?!” He finally got the hat off of him, and hopped away from it. His breathing was heavy, watching his hat still send off electric charges. As the hat was settling down, Newtolm had finally noticed that he wasn’t alone. He slowly turned his head to the left and saw two pegesi looking at him. “Um…hello.”
Rainbow Dash looked up at Newtolm, about to say something, when Fluttershy approached him. “Excuse me, mister dragon, but this isn’t a place that you could just take over. That coop belongs to the chickens, not to you. I want you to leave these chickens alone, and find a nice cave where you can live in peace.”
Newtolm looked at Fluttershy, completely dumbfound. Up until now, he thought that he had seen everything. He had watched the hall of wishes collapse around him and that took him to Limbo. He had seen a single bard take on an army and win. He had watched his childhood friend, Char, change his gender just to show his affection towards him. That was the strangest night he ever had.
But now, not only was this pegesus talking to him, and having an unusual color, but it was demanding him to leave her chickens alone and live in a cave. This was a strange day today. “…I-I am sorry, but…”
Fluttershy interrupted him. “No buts, mister. This chicken coop is no home for a dragon. Find another home, so you could horde your gems, and leave these poor chickens alone.”
Newtolm raised his eyebrow. “Umm…look, miss…pegesus.”
“Fluttershy.” Fluttershy raised her head, looking proud.
Newtolm recollected himself. “…Miss Fluttershy. Please forgive me, but appearing in your chicken coop was not my intention. I do not even know how I got here. I do not even know where I am. And even if I had a choice, I would not choose to kick your chickens out of their home. Please except my humblest of apologies.” Newtolm bowed apologetically towards the yellow pegesus.
The three ponies looked at each other, surprised on how gentlemanly this silver dragon was acting.
Rainbow Dash looked back at Newtolm suspiciously. “Why are you being so nice? Aren’t most dragons supposed to be territorial and mean?”
Newtolm looked at Rainbow Dash, a little confused at first, but then realized what had happened. “Oh! You believe I am a full dragon? Oh, no. You see, I am only a half dragon. I am not a hoarding dragon who hides in caves with a mountain of gold. I am more like a traveler who would stick his neck out for unfortunate strangers.”
Twilight finally spoke up. “Wait…half dragon? You’re a cross breed? How…how does that work? Species of other races can’t mate. How can…”
Newtolm finally notice the unicorn...pegesus...mix...Well, that was ironic that this creature was asking this question, but then he realized that he was the only one of the three party members here. “Forgive me. I would love to explain the fact that love between any two creatures can create something beautiful, but I need to find my comrades.”
Rainbow Dash flew right into Newtolm’s face. “Whoa whoa whoa, are you saying there are more of you? Is there going to be a dragon invasion? Start talking! Are you a spy, or something?”
Newtolm flinched. He was expecting some questions, but he wasn’t expecting this pegesus to be this close to his face. “Please, calm down. No, I was forcefully placed here. I…actually, I do not know what happened. I remember…a hole, wait, no…more like a tear in reality. I was in a village close to where I live, and this creature had taken a wild mage to cause chaos…and…well, I guess the magic went wild.” Newtolm looked around, a confused look on his face. “…Actually…may I ask…where am I? This does not look like the small town of Felton, or even the port city, Opalz, where I come from…”
The three ponies looked at each other, then to Newtolm. Twilight walked a bit closer to get a good look at his face. “You’re at the outskirts of the kingdom of Ponyvile. Where is Felton? You mention a port city, but we’re nowhere close to the sea, so…you must be far away from home.”
Newtolm blinked. Ponyvile? Where was this now? Newtolm ventured some questions. “Wait…Ponyvile? Far from the sea…um…if you do not mind me asking, what country are we in?”
Twilight raised an eyebrow. “This is the land of Equestria. Everypony knows that. Why?”
Newtolm slowly raised his hand to his face, covering his eyes. Where in the blazes was he sent to? And why did she say everypony? Why not everyone? Hold on…
“…This is a land dominated by...ponies…is it not? Ponies, unicorns, and pegesi, right?”
Twilight looked at Newtolm, tilting her head. “…Where are you going with this, sir?”
Newtolm sat down, still hovering a foot off of the ground. “If I am to venture a guess on what has happened to my friends and I…that ‘tear’ that had enveloped us had…transported us to another plane of existence. This world is nowhere near my home, for I would have to jump realities in order to get there.”
Twilight’s eyes widened. “Oh my…um…please don’t be offended, but this sounds amazing. You come from another world? You don’t look like you’re from the one I’ve visited. This would make great research notes…What is the magic like in your world? Is that how you’re floating like that?” She got out a quill and paper that seemed to have come out of nowhere. “Please, I would love to learn magic from another world.”
Newtolm chuckled. “Whoa, madam, excuse me, but you are going a bit too fast. You barely know me, and you are already barraging me with questions. Please, at least let us introduce ourselves to each other before we start anything more.” He got back up, standing up straight to make a proper bow to the three. “My name is Newtolm. I am a Elocator, a type of Psychic. If you want magic, I would have to see if I could contact my friends from my world, so I could get you to talk to them. I hope I can make up for starting off on the wrong foot…or hoof, for this case.” He mentally chuckled to himself. Everything they’re going to say about the ‘people’ of this land is going to be horse related, isn’t it?
The three ponies were a little hesitant at first, but the Fluttershy smiled as she stepped forward. “H-hello Mr. Newtolm. My name’s Fluttershy. I’m a caretaker of the animals here in Ponyvile.”
Twilight stepped forward next. “My name’s Princess Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship. I’m a student of magic, and I learned from under the tutelage of Princess Celestia. I have a large library in my castle, so any pony who need to research something could come to me.”
Rainbow Dash still looked at the half dragon suspiciously. She was still hovering over Newtolm. “…Rainbow Dash…Weather pony. Look, I know you’re acting all nice and stuff, but you’re still…you’re still from some place we don’t know about. How can we trust you?”
Newtolm frowned. He was expecting this. He was an invader on their lands, so of course he wouldn’t be accepted with open arms...or hooves.
He looked at the hat that was left on the ground. He walked over to it. “Let me show you what this hat is supposed to do.”
Twilight pointed her hoof out. “But that hat was shocking you. Are you sure it’s a good idea to put that on?”
Newtolm nodded. “It is a hat of disguise. It is supposed to just change your appearance. I will show you, even though there is a chance that it has been altered in some way.” Before any more protests could be said, Newtolm tossed the hat onto his head.