5 YEARS AGO…
A little, blond-haired boy sat up on the chair. His legs were swinging with excitement. His baby-blue eyes were shining. He watched eagerly as his parents put his birthday gift on the table.
"We realized that now you are 9 years old, Finn, you better start being responsible. So we bought you the best way to learn it!" "What is it, Poppa?" the little boy asked as he gently took the gift which had blue wrapping on it, with pictures of cute little animals. His mom smiled. "Oh, you'll see! Open it!" she urged her son.
Finn quickly unwrapped it, and gasped. It was a little golden puppy! The puppy began barking and his tail was wagging. It jumped to Finn's lap and began licking his face. Finn laughed and cuddled the dog.
"That's not just a golden puppy, Finn! We picked a very special sort of dog for you! He's a magic dog, and soon he would learn how to talk like a human!"
"Really?" Finn asked. He put the dog down and gave his parents a hug. The little dog joined and no one could be happier.
It wouldn't last.
During those days in the Land of Ooo, terrible things were happening. Enemies from the Enemy kingdom of Evil were, unknown to many, growing stronger and were planning to attack. The King was sick, which meant the kingdom was very much vulnerable. Finn's parents never told their son the true reason why they chose a magical dog: they knew they had to send him away to the safest place in Ooo when the looming war begins.
Or rather, they never told Finn the true reason why simply because they died before they even had the chance.