To the Dogs

To the Dogs
By Joseph Furzfänger

This story is for my Special Somepony.

Prologue
I remember that fateful summer morning. It feels as though it happened only a short time ago, but I know too well that day has long since passed. It seems that the night waits for nopony, not even me. My time here runs short, as the lights around begin to fade.

I am going to miss watching the warm, amber sunsets disappear over the vast Equestrian plains. Such delicate memories echo through these beautiful mountains of ours. Never will our stories forsake these lands. Forever shall our love fly upon the eastern breeze.

Suddenly, the front door is met with a gentle knocking.

"Come in.", chokes the sickly unicorn.

"Good evening, daddy.", greets the yellow pegasus.

The unicorn rustles in his chair. "Hey there sweet pea. Come to see your old man?"

The pegasus slowly approaches the stationary stallion. "Oh, I've missed you so much. I've brought you some tasty things from Ponyville.", whispered the kind, young mare.

"Oh, no thank you princess. I'm not very hungry tonight.", breathes the elderly stallion.

His daughter shoots a concerned look. "Are you sure?"

The unicorn gave a weak chuckle. "I'm sure, sweetie. I'm sure.", he says, stroking her pink mane. "Come and have a seat next to me Fluttershy."

"Is something wrong, dad?", asks Fluttershy. "Can I get you anything?"

"I just wanna talk to you, sugar.", says the father. "I've been thinking about your Papa."

The pegasus immediately freezes in her seat, unable to form a complete response. "Y-yeah?", she squeaks.

There was a brief moment of silence that overtook the room, which was eventually interrupted by the unicorn. "I remember the day we found you all alone.", says the old pony. "Once your Papa saw you all by yourself in that vacant field, you were coming home with us."

"That was the happiest day of my life.", giggles the pegasus at the sweet memory. "I'm not sure what I would have done if you hadn't shown up."

"Well, I'm glad we did." The stallion smiles at his little filly. "Did I ever tell you about how I met your father?"

Fluttershy grins meekly. "Well, I think you told me one time... But I was really little."

"Is that so?", muttered the unicorn. "Guess I need to tell it again."

The pegasus nuzzles her father. "Mhmm."

The elderly pony clears his throat and begins, "I remember that fateful summer morning..."