Matoaka was up for an adventure after a boring normal life. She stuck to her mother’s side most of the time as she avoided the various foals that lived in the Cove. She does this mostly because her mother doesn’t mingle with the other herd. There had to be some reason mother kept her separated. Often father would stay with them and play, but sometimes he would wander off with a weird look on his face. She didn’t understand it, but she loved when he was around. There was another mare too with her half-sister. She assumed they should all be together as a family, but that mare wasn’t always around either. It was sad.

So, an adventure was intriguing. The red filly follows her mother willingly until the cold waters bring her back. It took a lot of convincing, but she finally takes the plunge into the chilly sea. Matoaka sticks close to her mother the entire time. She regrets going along on this journey until they reach the island of Atlantis. The warmer air hits her as soon as she pulls herself from the water’s grasp. She shakes the loose droplets from her coat then follows her mother deeper into the jungle. The filly does glance back once over the sea as she wonders if father would be joining them soon.

A stranger’s whinny causes the filly to stiffen. Red ears stand up with alertness as wide eyes stare at the dark mare coming towards them from the way they just came. She glances up at her mother before sliding behind her to shield herself from the stranger.