Mark Atlas is a pony explorer renowned all across Equestria for his exploits, but everypony has to start somewhere, right? When he was too young to join Ponyville's branch of the Equestrian Exploration Committee, he was a socially awkward, eccentric colt that preferred to do things alone. That is, until he met an unexpected pony while exploring the woods one day.

Part of a planned series that follows the life of my main OC. Rated Teen for some drama and violence in later chapters that might be too traumatic for younger readers.