I write this standing in the yard of my fathers farm, I just stands there and watch the sky dreaming about one day getting to travel into the stars myself, over the last few years more and more groups have left to go inhabit new planets, at Equestrias current state they hardly have enough room to house any pony, let alone the growing population. Fifty years ago we created a engine that can carry a common Type: 100 Space freighter at twice the speed of light, it was the greats achievement since we sent a pony past are own little solar system, it opend up more choices than we could count, in fact the only problem we ran into was that it took at least a good ten years to tare-form the planets to a barely livable condition, so it was hard, we had found a way to get to other planets but there was nothing we could do there. About thirty years ago we found out a highly effective way to tare-form other plants with at least a similar atmosphere, It only takes a few years to get the atmosphere to a livable condition. So now there are hundreds of planet that are livable, and ponies everywhere are trying there luck on what they are calling the new frontier. More than that, Just a few weeks ago we picked up a stray radio signal and it was not of from any known settlement, who knows perhaps there is intelligent life other than us out there! Anyway I guess that is all that I have time to write for now, I can hear dad calling for me, perhaps it lunch time.
John Silverfur
The young colt puts the diary and looks at his grandfather. “Hey grandpa, was it the Hath that you are talking about in your in your diary, what was it like getting to be there for the first alien meeting?”
The old colt shakes his head and says to his grandson.” No we did not find them for another five or six years, no that was the zephrex, and is was strange seeing something that was completely different, something that is so…alien…”
The young colt nods and asks his grandfather.” So why did you not leave, I mean you could have left and joined the others, You could have started a new life, maybe even become rich!”
The old colt laughs.” Yeah, but I would have had to have gone to the right planet and than I would have had to find a decent plot on that planet, anyway I had your father to look after when the ferry were at there cheapest Damon.”
Damon nods.” Yeah, I guess that makes sense…”He thinks for a second than asks his grandpa.” Do you think we will leave ever?”
The old colt smiles.” Yeah, I don’t know about me but your father and you will, I also know that you are going to do great things. You are going to leave a mark bigger than anypony before you!”
Damon smiles.” Yeah, I will, I am going to do something great. I could go find new planets or maybe I could join the army and become some great general and have some museums devoted to me!”
The old colt laughs at his young grandson as he keeps going on taking about what he could do to become great, the colt stands up from his chair and walks outside, he look up at the sky and sighs. “Maybe I should have gone…” He just stays there for a small bit and than looks back inside to check on the young colt…
Later that evening as the two colts eat dinner a third walks into a house, he is a long skinny looking pony with silver fur and a warm smile. Damon runs up to embrace the newcomer. “Pa, How did it go? Did you find a ship?”
Damons father smiles.” Yeah I did, it not pretty but it is a good start, tomorrow I will find somepony to help me get it running and maybe we can start ferrying pony to a few nearby planets. It will help us make a good bit more money!”
Damon grins.” What is it like, is it big, When can I see it?”
The father smiles. “ You can see it tomorrow, I will let you come with me to go see what need repairs before we can get it running again!”
The young pony grin get even wider.” Wow, will I be able to come with you and see the start like the other ponies?”
The father laughs. “Maybe but I will have to learn a lot about flying first!”
Finally the grandfather says.” Well how about we talk about this over supper, no use letting it get cold, eh?
The two colts nod and join him at the table and begin eating….
A few months later the young colt walks out of the ship with his father and he laughs.” Well maybe tomorrow we can get this thing running, we seem to have worked out most of the kinks in the engine and it should run!”
Damons father smiles a warm friendly smile.” Well Damon, you seem to understand that ship better than that engineer we hired to fix it!”
Damon grins.” Yeah, It just kinda comes to me, I don’t see you you guys don’t get it!”
As the two leave the ship Damon looks up at the ship and admires it. To the normal eye it you look like a bucket of junk, but to Damon it was a type 30 Gearwing, it maybe not be as fancy as the other ships but as long as he can keep it running it will hold together longer than he will. It seems like just few days ago that he first laid his eyes on the ship knowing little to nothing about it, now he knows how it works and even how to fly it a little.
The young colt smiles as he looks at his father.” I think I have a name for it!”
The father smiles and says.” What are you thinking son?”
Damon smiles.” How about Serenity?”
Damons father smiles.” Yeah I like that, tomorrow we can change the name in the data core so that it can be official.”
Damon grins.” Oh yeah that’s a good idea!” He hugs his father and says.” I thinks we are going to have some great advancers in this ship.”
Damons father smiles. “Yeah we will.” Than he looks at the sun and says.” Well Damon, I says its about lunch time, lets head back to the house and find some food!”
Damon nods and with that he and his father walk back to there home….