One Last Message
My eyes drowsily opened the next morning. Adjusting to the light, and diffusing the blur, my eyes opened the the sight of the sun peeking over the Equestrian mountains. I smiled and stretched my muscles. A yawn exited my body. I was going to be another beautiful day here in Ponyville. Since I didn't have to be at the post office for another hour, I reached under my pillow, and pulled out my fathers photo album to pass the time.
I began to flip through all of the pictures once more, seeing my parents happy faces. It filled me with joy. I flipped through each page slowly, and cherished each picture. Taking in the beauty of the life they had. I flipped to the last page of the pictures my father had put in, and saw the photo I had placed. It was of Dinky and I at her last birthday.
I flipped through the rest of the pages in the book, to see how many were left to fill. Twenty-seven, quite a few more pictures to put in still. As I glanced at the back cover of the album, I noticed something peculiar about it. The back cover was swollen and plump. Looking as if it held secret contents. Curiosity overwhelmed me, and I tore the back cover off.
Letters flew out of the back of my photo album.
What are these?
A total of twelve envelops had been left in the back cover of this album, and for a reason I suspected. I gathered the now scattered old letter, grabbing one, it read, "The Griffon Kingdoms."
These must be the adventures my father went on, and his journey of trying to find me.
I scrounged through the letters, trying to find the order in which they went. I finally stumbled upon a letter that read, "Where it all started."
He must not have had a diary to keep his thoughts in on these travels. I thought, So these letters must be his diary.
I opened the first letter, pulled out the paper, and read.
'My name is John Hooferman, and these are the words I write to whoever finds this. I write these letters as my diary, and as stories to share with my daughter, if I ever find her. I'm writing about the time lost spent trying to find her, and all of the creatures I have met. The life lessons learned, and the hardships and trials of an adventurer. A stallion with a single goal now, to find his daughter, no matter what the cost'
Authors Notes: Yes everyone, I'm going to be making a sequel to the story. Don't be expecting this story too soon, I will be taking my time in writing it, that and I'm also focused on "The Little Things In Life." Once again, I thank you all for reading this story, and hoped you all enjoyed it.
~Cabral095 (AR)