Kali dragged her suitcase back along the ground, her hooves and the suitcase's wheels kicking up sand. She let go of the handle in her mouth and sighed. Who would design something so you couldn't look where you were going? Surely there was an easier way of doing this. She tried pushing it in front of her for a bit, but controlling the case proved impossible as it decided to twist this way and that. After a few more tries, Kali gave up and continued dragging it backwards. [i]So, this is Horseshoe Harbor?[/i] she thought, looking around. [i]No, Horseshoe BAY,[/i] she corrected herself. She stopped, suddenly realizing she had no idea where she was supposed to be heading. She stopped and pulled a scroll from her bag and unfurled it on the ground with her hooves. The scroll was her official letter of acceptance into the Equestrian Explorer's League, and instructions of where she would find a boat captain by the name of... Armand? He would be her captain for the duration of this particular journey, and she'd also meet other members of the League. She was excited, but at this particular moment she was frustrated by confusing directions and the design of her suitcase. This must be why they have ponies pushing around those big carts of suitcases all the time.

"Gosh, this is so... Augh. Why can't they just give me a map or something?" Kali muttered. Kali's voice almost completely lacked the distinct accent that most zebras had. Evidence of her upraising among ponies. She sighed again and rolled up the scroll. Soon enough she'd be able to go off into the wild unknown, cataloging the strange beasts in the uncharted parts of the world! But first she'd have to find the boat. Kali grabbed the handle of the suitcase once again and walked backwards in the direction of what she thought was the docks. After 5 minutes of constantly checking over her shoulder and countless "'scuse me"'s Kali finally made it to the docks, and she looked up and down the road. What was the name of that boat? She sighed once again and began rolling down the road, hopefully towards the ship. Sure enough. After a few minutes of walking she finally stopped to ask for directions. She turned to face a ship where a saurian was standing on the deck.

"'Scuse me sir, but you wouldn't happen to know where the Equestrian Explorer's League ship is? I'm afraid I've forgotten the name of the ship, but there were probably a bunch of ponies headed that way?" she asked, cocking her head to the side.