A/N To Amaranth Mercy, Tangent, and the random viewer I would like to thank you for reading and/or following the story. It means a lot to me. And to .1829 I probably would have waited till Saturday to work on this before I read your review

That said, I am aware that my dialogue between Spike and Chain is exposition.

16:20 Month: 5/12 Day: 30/48 Just outside Twilight's Library

'Well, it sure looks enough like a library.' Chain thought to himself as he walked in the bright red doors. "And now to find a map," the gray member of the war horses mused to himself.

"Hey, who are you?" A voice came from behind the unicorn. It sounded kind of tired and grouchy like it had just woke up. Doing what any good soldier would do, Chain turned around and saw a baby dragon.

"Well, I can't say I was expecting a dragon. But I'm new in town and looking for a map." He said, still not catching on that this was a private residence. After all, he just needed a map to figure out where he wanted to live.

"Hold on, a new pony in town. Don't tell me you're from Canterlot too." Spike said, already suspecting what that answer was going to be

"Wait, what do you mean too? You mean there are more than just me?" Chain asked, neither one of them actually grasping the situation at hoof.

"So I take it that Celestia didn't catch you up to speed. So far you're at least the second pony sent to live here in Ponyville for a while. I guess you don't have a place all your own like Twilight does this library because there aren't any vacant buildings in town. As for the maps they're in the resource section over there." The purple and green baby dragon that was Spike pointed a scaly finger at a section of particularly thick books. "And I don't think I got your name. Mine's Spike by the way." He said.

"It's Chain Mail." The almost stallion responded as he thumbed through the resources with magic. 'Finally, the future of my life here on 'vacation' rests on the contents of this sheet of paper.' He thought to himself as he pulled a rolled up map from between A traveler's guide to Equestria and Super Spectacular Stupendous Spontaneous Summoning Scripture Signals and You. He opened up the map and scanned over it for about 30 seconds before he put his hoof on the map. "And I think I've just found where I want to live."

17:00 Month: 5/12 Day: 30/48 Sweet Apple Acres

After 40 minutes of wandering around, Chain Mail had finally found his way to what seemed to be perfect to live at, if he was welcome. It was a mile or so away from town, so even if something happened there it wouldn't get the thick of it; It had a food supply, so it was better than a house in a siege; and best of all he had always heard that farmers had a similar schedule to soldiers so there wouldn't be too much of an adjustment.

"Now, who would I talk to about moving in?" He asked himself, still musing to himself with no one to ask as he walked down the dirt road. "Well, I should start at the barn. That's for certain." He said as he trotted off to the big red building. When he got there he met a pony that would have stood out in a crowd if there was one. "Uh, hi. I'm Chain Mail. I'd like to ask if you have a spare room I can stay in?" He asked, just getting strait to the point like he would another lieutenant

"Why sure, besides we could use a farmhoof this year anyway." She said, tacking that last part under her breath in memory of that year. "But, are you used to doing manual labor?" She started to ask, wanting to make sure that he had the right qualifications.

"In all due respect, ma'am, I've been training since I was a colt." The unicorn laughed. When she had started talking again he thought that it was going to be anything more personal.

"What about gettin' up at the crack of dawn?" The questioning continued.

'If it keeps on going like this than I'll have a home and a job on my first day here.' He thought to himself. "Yes, 5:00 sharp, no exceptions." He responded, a note of confidence evident in his voice.

"And now, most important of all, Are you a hard worker?" She asked, making it very clear from her tone alone that this one decisive factor would make or break her decision to let him stay here.

"I'm one of the hardest working Lieutenants in the Royal Equestrian Army. That's actually why I'm here, something about learning how a citizen lives and taking a break from the grind." He responded completely and honestly. He felt something rolling down his face, it was sweat. 'Wait, am I nervous just because I'm talking to a really pretty girl?' He thought, it was strange that a soldier would be so nervous without spells and blood around.

"Well, all right then. Now where are my manners?" She asked herself, her voice cheery all of a sudden. "I'm Applejack, let me show you around."

I hate to cut the story short (even though it's about twice as long as the others) but it's close to the end of class. I promise I'll upload another chapter tomorrow to make up for the awkward ending.

Also, reminding you to review. It makes me work faster to know that there are people who really enjoy my work or not.