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// New and Old Beginnings (1) 
// Story: One-Shot Ideas 
// by Brienne 
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Idea: this idea is one of the many types of displaced stories. 

#Op_Mc 
#5 years_before_start_of_the_show
#merchant
#M.L.P.


Chapter 1: Meeting a New Friend

A young adult by the name of Catherine Summer Rose at the age of 27 start wandering around Anime Con. As she does that she seems to be wearing a cosplay outfit of her own design. She looked like she had pink and purple sleeves with a black button-up shirt and a light blue vest but came with a pocket watch, along with black yoga pants and black men's formal shoes with a tote bag with her. Catherine seems to be looking at many various objects and spots a person cosplaying as a merchant from a certain game. She walks over to him and says hello. She could take your stock she asked him for a picture and if he's interested in people's writing. She continues to get positive Reformation from him and asked if he wants to read one of the books she has written yet not published. The books that she pulled out of her tote bag looks like an old book with the title etched into it called the 13 shires. The merchant ask her if she was cosplaying that's one of the characters. Catherine confirmed his guess and told him she was cosplaying ask 4 tailed cats human form the ruler of all rulers when it comes to shire's. The merchant was interested enough to read it as she sat down and you allowed him to do so. Few hours gone by and she thanked him he seems to be enjoying the book so much and acts if he has anything interesting for sale to repay him for his kindness. The merchants seem delighted at the thought began showing his Wares. Catherine found many things interesting so she purchased them. As she is walking away the merchant says good luck and have a wonderful time. She just smiled back to the merchant with a wide grin and says back at you may we meet again. Soon everything faded to Black.


Chapter 2: New Home Introductions

Waking up from her slumber Catherine summer open her eyes and immediately noticed having fur. Looking around she see a forest before her, as Catherines mind begins to process things around her she notices that she's actually in the everfree forest. Looking up she sees Moon with a face on it. Knowing this she's either at the start of the season or five years before it, her hope is it being 5 years before so she doesn't have to meet any of the main cast. As she continues to look around she continues to notice many peculiar things, one of them being her being a 4 tailed cat. Just like the one in the book that she written, so she concluded that the merchant must have liked her book so much that she turned her into her character queen of all queens the 4 tailed cat ruler of all shire's. Concluding like she's now in Equestria in the everfree forest she goes deeper in the start and create her own home. Catherine brings along her satchel that has her books in it as well as the stuff she bought. After 30 minutes to 3 hours found a perfect spot where she can start her own Magical Garden Grove to call her home.

Chapter 3: Zebra Friend

So far it has been 3 years since Catherine has entered the world of Equestria. She has done many things one of them being traveling throughout all of the ever free Forest. She's even found the castle of the great Alicorn sisters as well as a strange crystalline tree that Catherine recognized as the tree of Harmony. The most interesting thing that she did with made a friend with Zecora about 6 months ago. Catherine also soon found out nevermind can instantly filter out any language if she truly tried, not only that but you could also speak, read, and hearing their language in doing so. As of right now she is having tea with the delightful riddle filled zebra. As I continued on with their banter of riddles and answers. 
[Zecora] I have an eye but I cannot see you'll head inside when you see me
[Catherine] Storm now try this one. They tried to beat me they try in vein and when I win I end the pain.
[Zecora] Death. I can be cracked I can be played I can be told I can be made.
[Catherine] it's either a sentence or a joke but I go with joke. Buy moon or by Sun I shall be found you know I am undone if there's no light around.
[Zecora] Shadow. My first is high my second damn my whole a tie a writer's cramp.
[Catherine] oh this one is easy it's a hyphen. Let's try this one on for size. It cannot be seen it cannot be felt it cannot be heard it cannot be smelt Lies Beneath the stars and under Hills and empty holes it fills comes first follows after ends kills laughter.
[Zecora] Darkness. It's small but larger than a b and Advil as a flea it hums but does not buzz and it's not covered with us it's a small collector of Juicy flower nectar.
[Catherine] well I guess it's a small bird have to think about this more. Bird that drinks nectar how about a hummingbird. Oh how about this one for a riddle. I mulch before I made a thousand flu my fault can bring Victory but no one would shoot me the wind is my lover one-legged I am named me and see me at home in the sky.
This went on for a few more hours as they both prattle on back and forth to each other. After a while Catherine had to bid zecora good night as she went back home to a magical Grove. catherine hums to herself back at home as she thought about the timeline and what she will do with it.
Chapter 4: Discords Decisions
Chapter 5: Meeting Fluttershy
Chapter 6: Starlight Glimmers Decisions