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// Prologue Part 3: The Journey Begins 
// Story: A New Chaotic Life on the Road 
// by FeltyElk7 
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I was falling through the portal, seeing all the different colours that passed around me. I lost track of how long I had been falling for. It seemed like forever. Suddenly, I saw the other end of the portal open up and was launched face first into the ground.

"Well, that was unpleasant", I thought as I picked myself up of the ground,"I'll have to work on my landings". 

"Now then", I said,"Where and when have I landed?" I took a good look at my surroundings. It was nighttime, the moon was high in the sky and it had the Mare in the Moon symbol on it, meaning I had arrived before the first episode. Though it was dark, I was able to see the red, orange, and yellow leaves, so it must have been fall. I could make out the outline of Ponyviile in the distance. Wondering how far back I traveled, I reached into my fur and pull out an old fashioned pocket watch. When I look at it, it said:

Estimated time until Nightmare Moon's return: a year and a half.

"Looks like I ended up where I want to after all", I thought," Wonderful. Now, let's get started with that disguise. First off, do I want to be a unicorn, pegasus, or earth pony?". After thinking for a few seconds, I made a decision." Better go unicorn so can explain my magic powers".

Snapping my fingers once, I made a full size mirror appear, and with another snap of them, I transformed myself in a flash of light. Once the light faded, I saw my reflection. A grey, unicorn stallion with a black mane and tail, blue eyes, and a goatee. My Cutie Mark was a tornado. "Perfect", I said, my voice sounding the same as before. I then realised something. "If I cross paths with Celestia, she immediately recognise my voice. Looks like I'm going to have to change the disguise a bit". 

As I concentrated on using my magic, the horn on my head started to glow. Then, I transformed myself once more. Once I was done, I saw the changes to my disguise. I still had the same Cutie Mark and the same color for my coat, mane and tail, and eyes, but I had the body of a mare.

"There, that's much better now", I said, my voice sounding more feminine,"I hate losing the goatee, but we all have to make sacrifices".

"Now, next item on the agenda, living arrangements while I'm traveling". Using my magic, I conjured up a trailer. It wasn't much, but it's home now, I guess. I'd take a look at the inside later. 

" So, if anypony asks", I said, already adopting pony terms,"I'm a unicorn mare merchant, traveling across Equestria and selling ponies random and awesome things"

"Right then", I thought,"Let's get this road trip started, but first...". Charging my horn, I summoned a brown cloak, put it on, and pulled the hood over my head. "If I'm going to be a traveler, I might as well have a traveller's cloak". Then I hooked myself up to the trailer and headed north, towards the start of my new life.