Amethyst Dream
Chapter: 1
A/N: Hi guy's this is my first attempt at a fanfic, I've rewritten a few thing's in this chapter as I've been trying to improve, I hope you enjoy reading. feel free to tell me what what you think.
Do you ever question the choice's you've made in your life? Corey Goodwin did, living as an overworked, underappreciated and underpaid Joja desk jockey really took its toll on him. "Will it ever get better than this?" he thought. He looked around at his co workers, one of them was chugging caffeine pill's just to stay awake, another was slowly banging her head on her desk out of frustration, someone had even left a skeleton prop in one of the empty cubicles, pretty much saying working there was like a death sentence.
It was then that he decided to read it, an old letter he received from his late grandfather, he promised he would only read it when he was pushed to his limit by the burden's of modern life, he grabbed the letter from his drawer and began to read.
To my beloved grandson, the fact that you are reading this means that you have reached the end of your rope. I was once in the same position long ago, so I decided to leave it all behind, I moved to a place where I could start fresh, Stardew Valley. I found where I truly belonged, I made new friends, I built a new life, I knew what it meant to be truly happy. In this letter I have enclosed the deed to Sunshine Farm, my last and most precious gift. I entrust it to you, and remember, I will be watching over you, always
Love, Grandpa
Corey's eyes welled up with tear's "G-Grandpa!, thank you!" he then got up, stormed down to the bosses office and yelled "I QUIT!" before leaving the office without another word. As he stepped outside into the bustling city streets, he undid his tie and threw it to the wind, he took a deep breath, then smiled as he took his first step towards a new life, never looking back.
The 1st of Spring
"Seriously, this is going to take me forever!" Corey thought as he chopped down one of the many trees that blanketed his field.
"Still, I've gotta admit, this sure beats working at Joja!"
"Hey! you're the new farmer right?" An unfamiliar voice said from behind him.
He turned to see an older looking woman with dark brown hair, she looked like a farmer herself.
"Yeah that's me, I just moved here from the city to take over my Grandpa's Farm."
The woman's face lit up. "Oh! so your Colton's grandson!" she rushed over to him and surprised him with with a hug. "He would always talk about you whenever he could"
she let out a soft sigh. "He loved you so much."
Those words made Corey happy, but also sad, he regrets not getting to spend more time with him before he passed away. The happiest memories he had were of the time's he visited his grandpa as a child, but eventually, he stopped visiting due to a promotion his mother had gotten at work, leaving little time for family vacations. the last time he ever saw him was on his deathbed, the day he received that fateful letter.
The woman stepped back once she realised what she was doing. "Oh! I'm sorry, where are my manners?" she said with a smile.
"I'm Marnie, I run the animal ranch in Cindersap Forest just south of here, its nice to finally meet you!"
Corey was surprised to meet someone other than Lewis who knew his Grandfather, he let out a small chuckle and smiled at the woman.
"And I'm Corey, Corey Goodwin, its nice to meet you too Marnie"
She laughed happily and replied. "Well then Mr Corey if you ever need any advice on raising animals feel free to stop by the ranch."
They waved each other goodbye as Corey went back to clearing his field, he was happy to have made a friend since he moved to the valley.
"Hmm maybe I should take a break and head into town, its about time I introduced myself to everyone."
He packed away his tools and started walking into town while looking up at the sky, silently thanking his Grandpa for this amazing second chance.
The 14th of Spring
A couple of weeks had gone by and Corey had just shipped his latest harvest of parsnips, A sense of accomplishment washed over him as he looked out over his field, he was finally starting to get used to his new life as a farmer. "I think, I'm starting to understand why you came here grandpa." he thought.
the wind carried the scent of spring across the valley and enveloped him, he closed his eye's and ran his finger's through his hair as it swayed gently in the breeze, and for the first time in forever, he felt at peace.
"Alright, I better go buy some seeds" He then headed into town with a smile on his face.
The town Corey lived in was called Pelican Town, it was a nice little village that had everything you could need,, it was a little old fashioned, but Corey found that refreshing, the only problem he had with it was the big shiny 'Jojamart' building at the edge of town, which he impulsively flipped off whenever he went near it, "Damn, I can't believe Joja's here as well!, are they really that hard to escape?" Corey thought, he then steeled his resolve, knowing that he was DONE with them, and proudly headed to the local shop 'Pierre's Store"
A familiar voice yelled to him as he entered the store. " Hey there Corey, here to buy some seeds?" the voice belonged to the store owner Pierre.
"Sure am! I'm thinking of growing some potatoes this time" Corey said with a confident grin.
Pierre leaned over the counter with a smile."That's great! how many do you need? 10, 20, 100?"
Corey laughed and said. "About 20 should do"
Pierre gathered 20 packets of seeds and placed them on the counter. "Alright that comes to..." A loud shout came from one of the rooms in the back of the store.
"GAH! DAMN IT! WHY CAN'T I WIN!" The shouting and cursing continued for a good two minutes as Corey stood there confused.
"Oh geez not this again, sorry about that" Pierre sighed and looked up at Corey.
"No no its OK but..who was that?" Corey asked.
"That was my daughter Abigail, you've met her haven't you?" Pierre said looking almost apologetic.
"Yeah, back when I introduced myself to you and your wife, but... we didn't get much of a chance to talk" Pierre's face became more relaxed.
"Wanna go say hi?"
"Really? are you sure that's OK?"
Pierre simply laughed. "Of course! I think if she made some more friends her age she might come out of here room more often"
Corey was happy to hear this as he wanted to make friends his age as well, the adults in town were all very friendly to him, especially Marnie and Mayor Lewis who would tell him stories of his grandfather at the saloon, the thought of making friends his age excited him, sure, he had friends in the city but his job prevented him from hanging out with them much and they eventually drifted apart.
"OK then, I will, thanks Pierre"
Pierre grabbed the seeds and placed them under the counter. "I'll put these away until you get back"
Corey nodded and headed through the back door to the house, he waved at Caroline who was cleaning the living room as he headed towards Abigails room.
As soon as he stepped inside. " Hel-" Bang! a pillow had hit the wall beside his head as the purple haired girl sitting near him was yelling at her TV screen.
"Arrgh! WHY CAN'T I WIN!" Abigail panted angrily as she noticed the shocked young man who had just entered her room. "Oh did I almost hit you? sorry about that" she said with a chuckle.
"Hey!, you're the farmer boy who just moved in, Corey right?"
Corey managed to regain his composure. "Yeah that's me... sorry for barging in, your dad thought I should say hi"
Abigail laughed. "That's OK I almost took your head off with a pillow so we're even"
Corey couldn't help but chuckle. "So why were you yelling may I ask?"
Abigail turned to her TV and sighed. "I was trying to beat this new game I bought called Journey of the Prairie King but its so damn HARD!"
"I can't even get past the first level!" Abigail looked like she was about to throw her console out the window.
Abigail's face then lit up as if she had an idea. " I know! why don't you play it with me!"
She jumped up and and grabbed Corey's hands causing him to blush, as he looked at her he noticed she was very pretty.
"C'mon! Please?"
Corey sighed but then smiled gently " Sure why not? lets do this!"
Abigail let go of his hands and jumped for joy before sitting back down and passing a controller to Corey.
"This is gonna be a piece of cake with the two of us!" Abigail said as she pressed the start button.
Stage 1 Begin
The game itself was western themed except with orcs, pixies and all sorts of magical creatures, Abigail and Corey both controlled a character that looked like a cowboy as they were swarmed by wave after wave of enemies that they had to shoot, they were both doing pretty well until an unfair amount of enemies rushed out of one side and killed them both causing them to shout. 'DAMN IT!" this made Pierre jump from the noise.
"Its alright... we both still have 2 lives left, we can do this!" Corey said as he patted Abigail on the shoulder with a smile, which caused her to blush slightly.
"Yeah your right! I'm not going down without a fight!" they both played as hard as they could, mowing down waves of orcs and dodging for dear life until finally, they won.
"Hooray! we did it! yeah! we did it!" Abigail Cheered at the top of her lungs as Corey was pumping his fist into the air
"Victory! no one can stop us!"
Abigail looked at Corey as he said that and giggled, they both burst out into a fit of laughter, Pierre and Caroline both heard this and smiled.
"Oh wow!, its getting late, I'd better get home and plant those seeds while I still have time!"
Abigail understood but was a little disappointed. "We should do this again sometime! I'm sure we're gonna be really good friends"
Corey smiled. "Yeah me too Abigail" Corey got up and headed to the door before turning to Abigail one last time. "Abigail, thank you" she waved goodbye to him as he left.
It was late at night before Corey managed to finish planting and watering his crops, he wiped the sweat from his brow before looking up at the stars and thinking. "Today was a good day"
Chapter 1 End
