A/N: Watched Journey to the Center of the Earth today. Thought it was kind of sad that Max wrote a letter to Sean but not to Trevor. Thought I'd fix that.

For any readers who haven't seen the movie, here's your basic needed background: Max and Trevor are brothers, and Max is Sean's father. Max and Trevor worked together as scientists, but Max disappeared in 1997 after going to Iceland to check one of his volcanic sensors. Long story short, Max found his way to the center of the Earth, and then realized he was stranded there and the temperature was quickly rising. Max died. To put it bluntly. Anyways, the movie is about Trevor and Sean following in Max's footsteps and ending up in the center of the Earth ten years later, where the temperature is once again rising. They find Max (don't really want to think about what this entails) and also his diary, in which he wrote a letter to Sean.

And I think he should've written to Trevor, too, so there. Now he did.

August 14, 1997

Trevor,

First off, I want to thank you. Without your help, I never would have been able to find this wonderful, amazing place. When I entered the center of the Earth six weeks ago, I was so shocked that the only thing running through my mind was "I wish Trevor were here to see this. And to carry this awfully heavy backpack."

In all seriousness, though, I was thinking of you. I passed by some dandelions, you see. Maybe you don't remember, but when we were little we used to blow the little silvery seeds off those things like there was no tomorrow. Mom would yell at us for spreading weeds all over her garden, but we didn't mind. In fact, you always complained that the dandelions weren't big enough and that we ran out of them too quickly. Well, little brother, these would've been big enough for you. I swear, there were so many of those seeds that the heads of the dandelions were at least three times the size of mine! I blew a few for you. Maybe someday you'll get the chance, too.

I know that I never told you I was a Vernian, and I'm sorry about that, but I just didn't know how to tell you that I was secretly trying to find a way into the center of the earth without sounding crazy. I didn't want to lose your respect, Trevor. That's always meant everything to me. Hey, it turns out that I was right, though, doesn't it? How's that for scientific discovery? Man, when I saw those sensor readings and took off for Iceland, I was ready to call in every scientific journal and every news crew in existence.

But now it looks like you're going to have to do it for me. I've been down here for six weeks, Trevor, and it's been getting hotter the whole time. It was almost cold at first. Now it's dangerously hot.

I'm not going to make it out of here alive. I know that, and I accept that. My biggest regrets are that I didn't get another chance to tell my wife how much I love her, that I'm not going to see my son grow up, and that I'll never get the chance to share this with you. With all the work you put into this, this is as much your discovery as mine.

Will you do me a favor? Teach Sean to play baseball. Take him out to the batting cage sometimes. It's going to be hard on him, growing up without a father, but at least I know he'll have the best uncle in the world. Today's his birthday, you know.

Trevor, if you ever find this, know that you're the best brother I could ask for. Thank you for that. Share this place with the world, all right? It's got the most beautiful scenery in existence, and I've seen enough of the world to know what I'm talking about. Just make sure you don't come down here when the temperature's rising high enough to boil you alive.

Farewell and love,

Max

A/N: Reviews are appreciated, even if you happened to read this without watching the movie and have absolutely no idea what you just read.