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Chapter 4: The Drive

The Lost Pony: Misty on Earth

Written by: Movingtarget Productions

Chapter 4: The Drive

Date: Wednesday, July 25th, 2025
Time: 13:35
Location: I-77 North. 10 miles north of Marietta, Ohio.

Misty stared out the window as the truck cruised along 77 North, watching all of the sights as they flew by, trees, billboards, exit signs, overpasses, basically all of the things she had never seen before, she was watching. She then looked over at Matt, who was setting an address on the GPS and setting it.

“What are you doing Matt?” She asked.

“Well, my phone is messed up and I need a new one. So I set the Nav to a phone shop that is authorized by my carrier so I can buy a new phone. Actually, when we stop for food, I want to try something with your phone if you don’t mind.” Matt said.

“What do you want to try?” Misty asked, cocking her head a bit.

“I want to see if your phone is compatible with a SIM card from the US. It seems to be compatible with the Wireless Charging pad and USB-C charging options as your phone is on the Wireless pad.” Matt said while checking his mirror to change lanes.

“Sure. Speaking of food, Sunny had told me that humans are omnivores, am I correct?” Misty asked, changing the subject.

“That is correct. Thankfully, Federal laws ban certain meats from being sold, so it’s mostly beef, chicken, fish, and pork that’s sold at most fast food places. A trend recently has been vegan food that looks like it was made with meat, you can give it a shot if you want.” Matt said before looking over at Misty, who was listening intently.

“It’s quite interesting that you humans have thought of many different foods. If the others were here, they would be surprised.” Misty said before looking down, becoming saddened. She then felt Matt’s hand pet her mane as he calmed her down, she actually let out a little moan as she leaned into it, enjoying the pets.

“Now I can confirm that you ponies are fucking adorable, cuz you just proved that to me.” Matt said which made the duo laugh.

Matt saw a sign for an upcoming exit with an Arby’s attached to a Pilot truck stop about 20 minutes later and he glanced over at Misty, who looked at Matt.

“What?” Misty asked, slightly confused.

“Nervous. I found a place to get food, but it’s attached to a truck stop. It’s pretty packed with 18 Wheelers at this time of day.” Matt said.

“Why is that?” Misty asked.

“Truckers don’t like driving on the highway during the day when the dumbasses behind the wheel of smaller cars are out and about. Most will sleep or rest during the day if the schedule allows it.” Matt replied, remembering what a cross-country driver told him once at a rest stop on I-40.

“That actually makes a lot of sense, trucking must be tedious.”

“I haven’t done trucking myself, though I am certified and have my Comercial Drivers License (CDL), but from what I’ve heard, it is.” Matt said before getting on the exit ramp and stopping at the light.

Cut to Matt pulling the truck into the Truck parking area because there was no parking up front as half the lot was closed for sealant. He looked around for a spot before getting guided into a spot partially occupied by a bobtailing Western Star 57XE. Matt shut off his engine before getting out and going over to the driver of the fairly nice rig.

“Hey man, thanks for letting me borrow the extra space.” Matt said to the driver.

“No problem, I saw you circling the lot and figured that you might fit in front of my truck.” The male driver said, shaking Matt’s hand.

Just then, the sound of hooves on the pavement came from behind the gentlemen, Matt got slightly nervous as he heard Misty approaching the 2.

“Is that-?” The driver managed to get out before Matt interrupted.

“Yes, yes it is. This is Misty, she’s riding with me.” Matt said.

“Thank you for being kind to let us stop here sir.” Misty said as she stood by Matt.

“Yeah, no problem. My name is Connor by the way” The trucker said.

“I’m Matt. Nice to meet you, Connor.” Matt said before his belly rumbled.

“Tell you 2 what, I’ll buy us lunch and you can do what you need to do here, the service here is slow as shit.” Connor said, leading the 2 inside the station of the Pilot.

Misty was hit by many new sights and smells and she started scanning the isles as soon as they got inside. Matt stuck with her so she didn’t get into trouble and he knew that this stop was about to get expensive, not including getting fuel in the primary tank of the truck, he kinda laughed to himself as he watched Misty explore the convenience store and pick out lots of snacks using her magic. He got himself a few things, which were a few sodas and a couple of Rip It’s from a cooler. After giving the self-checkout a minor stroke, Matt ended up paying a total of $73.65. They then met up with Connor outside who gave them their meals, Matt getting a Smokehouse Brisket and Misty getting a Farm Fresh sandwich without meat.

As the 3 ate, Misty asked some questions about different things in this world, which Connor and Matt were able to answer easily. After wrapping up their lunch, Matt put the snacks in the truck with Misty’s help and they said goodbye to Connor as the F-150 drove off.

Matt merged back onto 77 and checked the time to Canton, Ohio which read: 1hr 15 min, 83.8 miles. Matt switched the radio from FM to Sirius XM and flipped through the channels to find something with a song by DMX coming over the stereo. Misty started eating a pack of Skittles she got while Matt nibbled on a Heath bar he got as the 2 continued the drive to Canton.

Matt parked the truck in front of the Total by Verizon store a while later and he looked over to Misty who had fallen asleep. He got out of the truck and went into the store, coming out with 2 phones 15 minutes later. One was a new ASUS ROG gaming phone for him and a Samsung Galaxy S22 for Misty. Matt put his SIM card in the slot of the ASUS and paired his phone to the infotainment system. He then set the GPS to put him on US-30 as he was not dealing with the Turnpike. He then set off, turning off the radio to let Misty sleep.

As Matt drove down 30 West, he wondered how Misty got sent to Earth in the first place. His determination to get her home grew as he went through different scenarios in his mind as he drove into the late afternoon sun.

Author's Note:

Another one has been done. I gotta stop lol.
Fun Fact: the ASUS ROG Gaming Phone is a legitimate device that ASUS built. It is still in production today and it is powerful from what I saw. And before someone gets on my case for short-changing Misty's S22, The ROG phone costs $800 USD right now on ASUS's store while the S22 Ultra 512GB model costs $1,380 USD on Samsung's website. So Matt has a cheaper phone than Misty.

I shall now go do other things. Bye bye

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