The next morning was a Saturday. I usually get up, eat, then either play Forza Horizon 4, Trainz, Farming Sim 2019, or Minecraft for hours on end. Today though, I have 6 adorable ponies in my house so I need to care for them like my own children instead of gaming and eating chips. I woke up around 6:54 with Roseluck on my lap.
I poked her. “Hey.”
“Mmmm 5 more minutes…” she said sleepily.
“Not unless you want breakfast.”
She woke up fully. “Oh, Dexter. Good morning.”
“Good morning to you as well. I hope you slept well.” I smirked.
“I did- wait, was I on your lap?!”
“Yes. but it’s ok. It didn’t bother me.”
“Well, that’s good. So,” she then hopped off and yawned/stretched, “What’s for breakfast?” she asked.
“Pancakes and eggs? I have to make a run to Kroger later in the day.”
“That sounds delicious. Also, what’s a Kroger?” she asked.
“Kroger is a major grocery chain that owns other companies like Bakers, Dillards, QFC, etc. They rank second behind the company Walmart in the general competition.”
"That was pretty interesting.” her stomach growled, “how about breakfast?”
“Give me 10 minutes to make food for the 2 of us.”
“Ok. Take your time.” she said then she smiled.
After 20 minutes, we had a very good breakfast. It was quiet so I decided to strike up a conversation.
"So Roseluck, what did you do back home?" I started.
"Mostly tending to my garden. which by the way, do you have one?" She said.
"I do but it's in… Rough shape."
"Maybe we can get new flowers?" Rose asked.
"Well…" I paused, "I do need to hit up Home Depot to pick up a new lawnmower, my neighbor broke my old one, So sure. Plus, Kroger has little plants set up outside their store, then there's Meijer, Walmart, Klotz. Now for garden decor, we'd have to trip it up to Toledo to hit up Natures Corner. Sounds good?" I finished.
"I see no hurt in it, but can we take Lilly and Daisy? They have the same interests as me." Rose then said.
"Sure why not, it gives me an excuse to take my van and trailer and we can take everypony if you want."
"The more, the merrier." She said,
Just then, the others came downstairs and entered the dining room. We then talked about the plan for the day. After confirming it and everyone had a full belly, I grabbed my keys then hit a button on a key fob and the detached garage door opened revealing a 2017 Chrysler minivan. In the yard was a small flatbed trailer. After 10 minutes of attaching the trailer and sorting my passengers out in the 3-row car, we drove off towards Home Depot and other stores.
Meanwhile…..
Time: 14:02
Location: Amtrak Station, Toledo Ohio
Status: oh fuck, a runaway gonna happen...
Darron was boarding an Amtrak (done up in their 50th anniversary paint scheme) to move it onto track D10 with his buddy Conner outside to monitor the move. As Darron was getting ready to switch the train, he noticed a problem.
“Shit…” he said.
“Whats up?” Connor asked via radio.
“Trailing points are aligned for D16. im hoppin’ out.” Darron said as he set the independent but the air wasn’t tied on and he forgot to set it to brake, so it did the OPPISITE and as he threw the switch, the train sped up and took off. Amtrak 3553 was now running into opposing traffic with no driver. Headed for disaster but the runaway would be stopped by a hero like no other…
back with our favorite pones…
We had stopped at a railroad crossing bc i wanted to check if a train was coming, sure enough an Amtrak barreled through and that raised red flags.
“The speed limit is 55 MPH. that train is doing 70. And i didnt hear the horn. Ohhhh SHIT!” I said as i matted the gas and turned onto the railroad tracks. It was an effort but i caught up to the train, jumped the maintenance road running next to it and got to the cab but then we ran into a problem.
Shit! Someone has to stay in the car while the other stops the train.
As if on cue, Roseluck opened her door and jumped out and onto the train. When she got in the cab, she did what Dameon did and alternated throttle with brake via the dynamic setting. After the train came to a complete and final stop, she hopped out of the cab and ran to me then tackled me with a hug. Low and behold, here come the EMT, Fire and Rescue, OSP, and 15 news vans.
It was a long afternoon, we had to take off before we were questioned by OSP and the news, i had to repair the van, go back to the railroad crossing we started at to get my lawnmower, it was a mess.
After the ponies went to bed, me and Roseluck sat on the couch and were watching Unstoppable because it was reminding me of the day. When the movie was over, Roseluck got up, kissed me on the the cheek, went out to the van, got out the flowers, came back, then sat back down. Meanwhile i was blushing hard as fuck. Im pretty sure my cheeks were as red as my van which is a really bright red. We shared a laugh, i turned on the 11 PM news on WTOL 11, we watched till it ended, i got up, then went to see if Rose could have a spot in the second bedroom, she could not. So i went back down, saw the adorable pone was sleeping, i picked her up, carried her to my room, put her on one side, got into my PJ’s, got into bed, pulled the covers over us, then without warning, i gave her a kiss then fell asleep. And my dreams were about her.