Green Fields

by Jakomi of the Rose

Correspondence

Beloved Ben.
You have no idea how glad we were to receive your letter. I feared the worse when you just disappeared. But now that I know that you’re alive we can all relax. As for what you said… I’m sorry too. I shouldn’t have talked down to myself like I did. And to be honest I had both your word and your slap coming. It snapped me back and I’m glad I did. We are doing well on the farm but, no offence to Al, but we can’t get enough done without you. But we manage. We told Addie and while she took it hard she said that she understood why you wanted it. I know it wasn’t easy for you either. But if this letter gets to you then know that you should’ve seen our faces when the letter appeared out of thin air. Speaking of; your siblings want to write too.

Hey, Ben. Hope your ticker’s still ticking. And that your new friends are treating you well. I miss you, a lot. My little brother is strong but can be reckless. Watch yourself. I don’t want the next letter to be about your death. Love you. Albert.

Hey, bro! Saw the picture. Bloom is ADORABLE! I really miss you, too. Hope to see you soon… even if it takes forever. Love you. Betty.

So, thirty years. I’ll wait. We wait. Even if I’m a stubborn old man in the old folk’s home I’ll wait for you, son. And know that we all love and miss you. Your friends wanted to write to you too but we can wait till the next letter. Patricia miss you especially. Until then, take care.
With love, The Fields.

I held the letter close to my chest, warm trickles of tears fell from my face when I read the letter and I gave a painful sob. Leaning onto the house and staring into the setting sun painted the sky orange, red and pink. My chest ached but with a different pain. A pain of loss. I missed them… My God did I miss them.

Author's Note:

Sorry for the long wait. I'm just... dealing with things right now.

Comments

[Betoran]

Sup man, well. so far I like the story. I'm on chapter 3 at the moment :P

P.S. The story so far have picked my interest, the down votes confuse me really. For I don't see anything wrong with it. well the parts where he talks like this.

“Yeah, I have. 137 centimeters. And I’m still unsure I want to attend. I’ve never been big on birthdays anyway.” I said placing my notebook in the pockets on my thigh.

People could have got confuse with those, you need to make them so it seems like he is talking more to himself and not to others. For, he just says it to write it on is notebook. It should be like

“Yeah, I have. 137 centimeters. And I’m still unsure I want to attend. I’ve never been big on birthdays anyway.” I said placing my notebook in the pockets on my thigh.

or something like that *Shrug*

But again, people just likes to down vote without reason sometimes or just cause it is an HiE.

P.S.S.. Wow... looking at those comments below ._. JUST CAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT! IMMA GONNA REPLY! MUAHAHAhahaHaha

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Well... that sole comment? It just... no, I want to hit my head on a wall just for that. Wait... no I can do that later.

The comment is like a year or so old, so the man could have changed but.. damn. How can people be so ignorant? Well... again no offence bro(cause I love your stories) but well...

Sure, it lacks(not that it is a problem mind you) on the parts about pony/human culture exchange drama. Yet, there are many fimfictions that doesn't even touch that part and are damn good. Then there is the part about abusive past, if he have a good past then it is the same bro.

You want a story that have a human with a good life and then end in Equestria? Well, there are a lot of stories like that too. It is called... I think diversity or something. So it is not unoriginal. It is just that you can only make three forms of human life, a bad past, a good past, and a neutral when he doesn't care. Not counting memory lost.

People tend to forget that there are people with likes and dislikes different than theirs. Just like with myself, I really dislike fallout Equestria or stories where Equestria have fallen and villains are killing everything(or stories were the elements of harmony died, or the princesses, making the world enter in chaos.) but I don't go disliking stories because of this. For they are good, just not my cup of coffee.

The romancing Fluttershy? Bro, there like... ummm... Diamond Dogs, Changelings, Thestrals, Cows, Griffons, Deers, Minotaurs, Sea Ponies, Buffaloes, Dragons, Horses(Saddle Arabia), Zebras, the three pony races, not counting the sirens, sea serpents(arent those like male sirens?) and Chimeras(cause they are monster and they don't have cities, or do they? Uh... well some stories have them *Shrug*) So, seeing this, don't you think inter-species relationship's globally accepted? There are the Hippogriff and Kirin for a reason. For the other races that aren't compatible with ponies(Diamond Dogs ad Minotaurs?) they could adopt. The point is, so what if they don't judge a pony from falling in love with a human? It is completely acceptable.

For the part of...

an oddly specific job that just by pure coincidence fits the demographic that would be highly attracted by MLP and its fan fiction.

What do you mean? For all the stories I have read in Fimfiction I have read like... only seven stories were the human become a carpenter. Oh, and I have read 248 stories, which are COMPLETE but have read a total of 600 Stories that are incomplete with over 20000 words each, and 122 stories on HIATUS, with 20 cancelled stories too. Sure, not all are about humans but most of them have the human/pony go into becoming a guard, baker, ambassador, king, prince, writer, god, overpowered gary stu, or farm worker on sweet apple acres... if you read he lives with them but he doesn't help carrying apples or bucking them! There are very few stories like that really. Almost all humans that end with the apples have to work with the apple harvesting.

Aaaaanyway... point is... just don't talk. If he choose help carrying apples would you have said the same? Or would you have said that it is over used topic?

You said he could just make a story about the CMC too? Well... he could but you forgot.

It is not your story. It is his, and as such. He can write whatever he feels like. The point of being a writer is to write what one wants to, if he wants to write HiE? Let him! If e wants to write about Equestria Girls? Let him! If he wants to write about PiE? Displaced? After Earth? Fallout Equestria? Crossover? Let him bucking.do.it!

Fiction's limited to our imagination, which is endless.

But again, your view and belief could have changed for this comment is so freaking old. But you let this comment behind, something that is not right. You(the man that wrote this) need to either delete this message, or apologies really.

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This comment just made me lose faith in humanity Just kidding.
Ignorance at its finest but it is a pretty old comment so the man could have changed, anyway. Don't really know why I'm replying it xD

Bro, you have to delete this message cause well... it makes no sense whatsoever. Language? You cant ask a Spanish man to write you in English if he doesn't know how. Don't you think?

P.S.S.S. About deleting the story? No, never delete a story. Sure, you can CANCEL the story and make a remastered edition like so many have done. But never delete it. Just as one of the comments above have said, it is your legacy.

P.S.S.S.S. The story was down vote so hard for it began in a time were HiE was overly criticized.

P.S.S.S.S.S.

P.S.S.S.S.S.S. Why so many P.S.? Is it legal? Or even grammatical possible? Uh....

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S. Remember that after three months without response from the 'Searching for an editor' group you need to re-post the petition. Cause they will delete it. Oh, and try to look into the blog itself cause it doesn't always send you an alert when someone talk in that post.

P.S.S.S.S.S.S.S.S. Why isn't this on the HiE group or Fluttershy-shipping groups? It would raise the views a little *Shrugs*

[Jakomi of the Rose]

6611882 Yo! After reading your comment, with difficulty, I wanted to say that Flutters will not be Ben's romance. I decided on someone else. And she's in the tags.

[Betoran]

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Really? Damn you spoiler! Okay, I was about to return reading xD.

P.S. Try to NEVER spoiler again, it suuuucks! It would have been better to see it on the story wills I read

P.S.S. Dont read it, it was just= Me + 5Dark Dog + Fury + Old Enchiladas + Hate for people talking bad about it for being HiE... + lack of sleep too! oh and lack of response on part of those two guys! that too xD

[Betoran]

Sup, made it to the last chapter. Damn, Ben wont be looking forward to face all his friends when he goes back to ponyville xD.

P.S. Gotta sit patiently and wait for the next chapter

P.S.S. Continue loving the story