chapter 1
I love Equestria. I love the ponies, the animals, the weather, everything. Since I was a little I always wanted to to travel around Equestria and see all the beautiful things with my own eyes. My name is sunshine. I love nature. I do not know why I loved Equestria but it's always been so awesome to me. When I was little I made my own kit. It had a map of Equestria, a guide, a camera, a flashlight and some other stuff . The thing was my family will not let me go. They say I'm too fragile to leave the Crystal empire. I think its really unfair. They got their dreams. They got there cutie mark. Everytime I go outside to go find something to do all the Ponys stare and me. All the fillys calling me 'blank flank' behind my back. One day I had enough. It was my 14th birthday and I still had not had my cutie mark. So at midnight a got my kit and left.
The Crystal empire looked so beautiful at night. I got my map out. I could not really see at night so I got my flashlight. I didn't know where to start to go. All of Equestria looked so cool. I soon got going. Nopony was even out at this time. I looked at my map again and remembered what my best friend said. Before my best friend died she said 'if you're ever going to travel around Equestria make sure your nowhere near Ghastly gore, Badlands or The Everfree forest.' I looked at my map to see where they were and put in my head that I would not go to these places. I was soon out of the Crystal empire
"Goodbye. I will be back soon."
I looked around and got my map out again. I saw that if i keep going i will get to Neighagra falls. So i kept going. Nopony was around. It was just green everywhere. Green grass, green bushes, green trees. That was it. Soon i got there. Neighagra falls. The view was gorgeous. The water was blue as the sky one a sunny day. I yawned. I was very tired so i decided to get some sleep.
I woke up and next to me there was a unicorn pony poking me. Her mane was the same blue as the water.
"Morning."
I got up slowly. They pony smiled at me. Then she stared
"Whoa! Your a crystal pony? What are you doing here? Who are you?"
"I'm Sunshine. I'm traveling Equestria to try and find my cutie mark."
"Really? That's so cool. I'm Chelsea. I live here."
"Nice to meet you Chelsea."
I got my map out and stared at it
"What you doing?"
"Deciding if i what to go to Canterlot or Hollow shades next."
"Oh go to Canterlot. It's awesome."
"Ok. Thanks Chelsea."
I got going.
As i was finding my way to Canterlot i got out my guide. I had read this book about five times now. i found the page about food because i was really hungry. 'Make sure to pack some food with you.' I totally forgot about packing food with me. i know that i had to get some food somewhere. That's when i found Canterlot. The giant castle on top of a giant mountain.
"Now I just have to find a way up the mountain."
"I can help."
I looked behind me. There stood there was a yellow unicorn.
"Who are you?" I asked
"I'm Daisy. I can can get you there."
"Really?"
"Sure. Why not?"
"Oh thank you!"
"No problem."
Her horn glowed and a bubble was around me. The next thing you know i was in Canterlot.
"THANKS DAISY! I WILL BE BACK!"
I turned around to see ponies everywhere. Much more ponies then in the Crystal empire. I looked up to see the castle. It was amazing. I got my camera out and took a picture. I put it back in my kit and just stared at it. When i looked back down there was a filly there.
"AH!" i shouted not seeing the filly
"Wow. A crystal pony. What is a crystal pony doing here?"
"I'm traveling around Equestra trying to find my cutie mark."
"Oh can i come? Can i come? Can i come?"
"Arm.. i don't know. Do you what to go tell your family first?"
"They don't care where i go."
"I don't think you should go."
"Oh please please please please?"
"OK fine!"
"YAY!
She had a kit on her as well
"I'm Victoria by the way."
Victoria and me walking around Cantorlot. I took some pictures with my camera. We have soon been back to the place we started and i called Daisy
"DAISY!"
Daisy woke up from her nap. Then her horn glowed and me and Victoria was down the mountain.
"Thanks Daisy."
"No problem."
I got out my map and saw where i could go next.
"Is that a map of Equestria?"
"Eeyep."
"Radical."
I saw on the map the next place was Ponyville but that right next to the everfree forest and i couldn't go there. Not with a filly with me so i saw if we went left we would go nowhere so we had to go right. To Filly Delphia.
We started walking to Filly Delphia
"So what is it like being a crystal pony?"
"Hard."
"Why?"
I told Victoria about me and my family.
"Oh...So erm...Where we go again?"
"Filly Delphia."
"Oh cool!"
Victoria got a brush and started brushing her long, red mane.
"You have a brush?"
"Eeyep...You hungry?"
"Yes."
Victoria gave me a daisy sandwich.
"So what did you do all day?"
"Victoria. Let's play a game. It's called who can be quiet the longest."
"My dad loves that game!"
We were half way to Filly Delphia and it was starting to get dark.
"We will have to camp here."
"YES! I win!"
"Whatever."
I found some sticks and made a fire. Victoria yawed and lay down.
"Goodnight Sunshine."
"Goodnight."
Author's Note
Sunshine's map:
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120811193360/mlp/images/1/12/Map_of_Equestria_online_version_2012-08.jpg
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP BEEP.
"What the?"
Victoria had brought an alarm clock with her.
"What time is it?"
"Nine."
I got up. My hoofs were killing me.
"You ready to go then?" Said Victoria smiling at me.
We got off. Looked at the map Again.
"So do you think Filly Delphia is going to be like?"
Me and Victoria talked while we were finding Filly Delphia. She told me that she has a hard life with her family too. They don't care about her and don't care where she goes. She when felted a little down after she told me. I hugged her. I like Victoria. She reminds me of my old best friend. Silly, happy, cute and fun.
"Thanks for understanding Sunshin..."
She stopped looking at the giant banner. 'WELCOME TO FILLY DEPLPHIA!'
"I think we're here." I said. Victoria and I saw amazing buildings and amazing views. My camera was almost full of pictures of the giant stuff around. It was just amazing! We soon found a hotel. Lucky Victoria had brought lots of money with her. We got up to a room
"Wow that was so cool! The sights were just so beautiful."
"Look at my camera."
I gave it Victoria.
"Wow..."
She looked right thought the pictures and soon saw a picture of me and my old best friend.
"Who is that?"
"That's Mahina. My old best friend."
"Your old best friend? What happened?"
"Well...she was like me. Always wanted to travel around Equestria. One day she said that her family will let her go and she wanted me to go with her. But we were only 9 years old and I didn't think I was ready. A mouth later her family got a letter saying that she had died climbing the mountains. I was so upset. I think that's why my family didn't what me to go. But now I know that I'm ready. I wish that Mahina was still here."
I started crying crystal tears.
"You ok? I'm sorry I asked."
"I'm fine."
I wiped the tears.
"I know how it feels. My dog died last year."
We hugged each other. We talked about some more stuff and then we whet to bed.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP BEEP.
I turned the alarm clock off. We had breakfast and we left Filly Delphia.
"Where we going next?"
I looked at my map.
"Baltimare."
"Oh can I have the map?"
"Er...I don't know."
"Oh please? Please? Please? Please?"
"Ok!"
"Yay."
Victoria looked at the map.
"This way."
We went on and on and on for 3 hours. We soon got to a forest.
"Are you sure we're going to right way?"
"Yes I'm sure."
We went into the forest. It was creepy as hell. Bats, spiders, owls. We soon started hearing noises.
"Sunshine...did you hear that?"
"No."
'SHHH...SHHH'
"Sunshine..."
"I heard..."
'I see you...'
Victoria looked at me.
"What do we do?
"RUN..."
Me and Victoria ran for our lives. We soon were out of the forest but we kept on running. Then I stopped
"WAIT..."
I looked around. There was nothing but sand and rocks.
"Victoria...let me see that map..."
She gave me the map. i figured out that we had past Bailtmare a long time ago and went into Hayseed forest and in the Badlands.
"Victoria. I think we're in the Badlands."
"What's wrong with the Bandlands."
"Its a giant maze. Everypony that's been in here as never came out."
"Oh no. I'm sorry Sunshine. I didn't mean to lead us here."
"i know. Lets find our way out now."
