((dO I jUst jUmp In..?))
Nova Spark stumbled down the path towards Ponyville.
Her white coat was muffed up and dirty, resembling an old used rag from the wear-and-tear of travel. Grey saddlebags weighed down her back, though they weren't filled with much more than a small journal and a pencil. Her blue eyes were dulled as she looked at her hooves as she walked. It was obvious that she was tired. But of what, it wasn't clear. Her dark-blue mane was also ruffled and dirty. A twig stuck out from her tail, unnoticed by her.
Behind her loomed the Everfree Forest.
She'd just come from there, another escapade failed.
A memory tugged at the back of her mind. Words threatened to pour from her heart and out her mouth. There was nopony there to listen. Why not?
"Why?" she asked nopony in particular.
"Why me?"
Her legs threatened to collapse from utter exhaustion. The weary traveler trudged over to a near-by tree and feel into a heap of leaves with a huff. Her horn glowed faintly as she heaved the saddlebags off her frail back.
Next thing she knew, she was fast asleep.