Some of our favorite underapreciated ponies in The Buckeye State

by Movingtarget Productions

Rating: teen
Tags: Spa Ponies, Flower Ponies, Profanity, Alternate Universe, Human, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy, Romance
Length: 3886

Quite literally what the title says. Also wanted to post another story containing my homestate of Ohio.

the Flower Ponies and Spa Ponies are whisked from Equestria and are thrown onto a fast freight in Ohio while the locomotive operators were getting ice cream at a trackside ice cream parlor. lord knows what's gonna happen.

Published 2021-07-29 02:20:00 UTC
Last updated 2021-12-21 09:59:30 UTC

Chapter 1

It was just one of those days, I wake up, I grab a shower and get dressed, sit down and watch the 5 AM news on WTOL 11, get in my truck, drive to work, pick up Bob Evans along the way, arrive at the freight yard, get my train, deliver cargo all day, drive back home, watch that day's CBS Evening News on DVR, get ready for bed, sleep, repeat. That's all I do except the weekends. But today would change my life forever…

I'm Dexter Conwell, I'm a 25-year-old male, your average Brony and vehicle enthusiast, and I'm about 6 Foot and weigh in at a good 150 lbs. I work as an engineer for Norfolk Southern railway, and I love the HiE fanfics on Fimfiction.com but this isn't an HiE, most MLP fans who read fanfics as well know about Pony on Earth, I read those a lot, and to be frank, wish that could happen. Well enough chit-chat, let's get on with the story.

Alrighty, so I did the normal morning routine. It was a Friday so no work on the weekend and the next 2 weeks because of vacation. I arrived at the NS rail yard outside of Toledo about 50 min later, after parking the truck, I got my profile and went to go find my crew members for the day. I find my crew at a table having a cup of joe, my engineer for the day is Dameon Ganger, the conductor for the second locomotive is Eugene Senor, then Matthew Secor as the engineer. We were double-heading a fast freight train down to Findlay then haul a manifest to Lima, then end our day taking the tank train back home where that train will be picked up by a Canadian National and taken to Lansing MI. I introduced myself and we sorted out who is in what locomotive, we then walked out into the yard and found our freight train on track D10, then we were told to hurry up and gtfo because a fast freight was coming in on D10 in 15 minutes. After doing a speedy checking of the train, we split into our locomotives, Eugene and Matthew were in an EMD SD70ACE from the NS heritage fleet while me and Dameon were in a GE-40, we got the go ahead and we took off. 5 minutes into the journey, I started humming the MLP theme song and Dameon picked it up over the engine.

"My Little Pony?" Dameon asked.

I was scared for a sec. "Uh yeah…" I replied nervously

"Im a fan myself."

"Oh cool."

We then started talking about the show and our expectations for G5. We somehow got the other 2 roped in via CB a moment later.

2 hours later

We were in a town I had never heard of and we were getting hungry. We thought about waiting till we got to Lima but I barely ate anything so we needed to find food soon. Luckily for us, we found an ice cream parlor trackside so we applied the brakes and came to a stop, Dameon set the air brakes and we disembarked the train and went for ice cream. I returned to my cab a few minutes later to grab some trash I left there. Right after I opened the door to the cab I see 3 technicolor ponies lying on the cab floor and they appeared to be out cold. One good look at 'em and I realized who they were.
I yelled at the top of my lungs, "DAMEON! GET YOUR FUCKING ASS OVER HERE! NOW!!"
He comes charging over like a pissed off bull then stops dead when he sees the 3 ponies.

"Are those the Flower Ponies?!" He exclaimed.

Then I had a thought. 'If the flower ponies are in this cab, are there any in the other cab.'

I darted out of the cab, jumped the coupler, then ran to the other cab and opened its door and sure enough, the Spa Ponies were heaped beside the control panel. Not 2 minutes later I hear footsteps and in comes Eugene and Matthew. They see me then the ponies.

"What the fuck?!" Matthew exclaimed followed by Eugene who then pulled out his phone.

"Don't. This HAS to be kept secret. Got it?" I said in a dark tone which made him pee himself.

"What are we going to do about them?" Matthew asked.

"Make sure they are comfortable, me and Dameon have our own to deal with" I replied

"You got it"

I then went back to my cab and saw Dameon holding a crying tan and reddish pony that could be identified as Roseluck.

"I'm giving orders to our crew and this is what I come back to."

"What the fuck man." Dameon said while petting Rose.

The radio crackled to life. "NS-8770 and 3209 what's your status? Over."

I grabbed the radio from the control panel. "This is NS-8770, we are idling at M.P. 892 for a bite and a checkover. Over."

"Ok stay where you are. Bad storm down the line. Over"

"Copy that. Over and out"

I put the radio back then saw a very shocked Roseluck.

"H-how and what was that?" Rose uneasily asked.

"Dameon, go ahead and shut off the locomotive. We are gonna be here for a while."

Dameon cut the engine, went outside and notified the others to cut their engine and applied the first car's handbrake then came back to the cab and sat down in the driver seat.

"So. You already know you're in another world right?" I asked.

"Yes, this kind gentlecolt told me everything and comforted me as you probably saw." She said and blushed along with Dameon.

"Front row seat. From the cab door."

"What?"

"Come." I led her outside and she went wide eyed when she saw the locomotive and a maintenance truck working on a railroad crossing.

"Wow. I'm impressed!" Rose said.

"I'll show you more later if you want. Need t-" The cab door opened and Dameon poked his head out.

"Storm passed and green lights all the way to Lima." He said.

"Fire her up and knock off the handbrakes" I said.

Rose went into the cab and sat in my usual seat and looked out the window as Dameon alternated the brakes and throttle using the Dynamic setting and set the train in motion, I picked up Roseluck, sat down, and then set her on my lap. After 10 minutes, she fell asleep with her head on my chest and I blushed HARD. I got sleepy as well.

"Dameon?" I said.

"Yeah?"

"I'm gonna catch some Z's if you don't mind."

"Sure thing bro. Sleep well"

"Thanks"

I fell asleep instantly with my head on Roseluck's head.

Chapter 2

I woke up a few hours later with the same adorable pony sleeping on my chest.

"Hey man, good news." Dameon said with a hint of excitement.

"Hey. What's up?"

" We got no more freight!"

"Oh thank god. Start of the Wood County Fair is tomorrow. Maybe I can see How a pony will do in public."

"Oh boy"

"Eeyep"

At that point, Rose made her presence known.

"What time is it?" She asked.

"16:29. Aka 4:29." I said while pulling out my Samsung Galaxy J7 and checked the time.

"What's that?" Rose asked again

"A cell phone. Works like the CB but is a personal device. Very handy in… Sticky situations…" I said.

Right on the dollar Lilly Valley and Daisy woke up from the little heap next to a fire extinguisher and a First Aid kit. They then noticed me and Dameon and looked like they were gonna freak until Rose went over and explained what happened since shit had hit the fan. Once they calmed down, we introduced each other then heard the cab door open and in walked Matthew and Eugene with the twin spa ponies and Vera in tow. The 2 men looked like they had the time of their lives.

"Jesus Christ. The hell happened to you 2?" I asked with a small smirk on my face

"Pampered by ponies. I LOVED IT!!" Matthew said.

"I agree." Eugene replied.

"We gave these 2 our best service, in the best way we could…" Aloe said.

"Yeah yeah. Not our fault we were assigned to a smaller cabbed Heritage unit." Eugene said with slight embarrassment

"Well we can't blame you for it." Vera said.

I chose this moment to butt in. "So. How will we do this? 6 ponies, 4 men, all from different places."

"I'm a rual Wood County resident." Eugene said.

"East Toledo Of all places…" Matthew added.

"Helen." Dameon said.

"I'm a local resident. Bowling Green to be exact." I said.

The 6 were watching us as we discussed what to do. We decided I would be their caretaker. Not only do i have a decent sized house on the bird streets, i have a decent sized truck, i had bought a 2017 Ford F150 XLT with the large bed and crew cab. So when we got back to the yard, i beelined for the parking lot, tracked down my fucking truck because it was parked next to another truck that was identical, i drove back to the train and questions SPIKED. It took 15 minutes to rally the ponies into the truck. Now, One thing most folks from out of town should know is that BGSU is within the city limits so people need to be careful around town because kids don't know how to drive. That being said, we drove into town from a back road. When traffic picked up, my passengers were in awe at the many vehicles on the roads. We came up to a traffic signal and Lotus finally spoke.

"What is that device on that pole?" She asked.

"That's a traffic light, it helps other cars and trucks not play bumper cars by giving the cross traffic right of way. Oh shit forgot i'm turning right." I said as I applied my right turn signal and hung the right onto Wooster. Then came the 2 modern circles on either side of the I-75 overpass. "Fuuuck I hate BGSU for dropping these roundabouts in." I moaned.

"The what?" Lilly asked.

"Roundabouts are more efficient than traffic lights and stop signs buuuut they take up a bit of space.." I said again as I weaved across the bridge then made a left turn into the Circle K and pulled up to a pump.

"What's this place?" Daisy asked.

"Gas station. My gas light came on."

"Is there food here?" Lotus asked

"Luckily yes, this station has a small convenience store, you are gonna have to stay in the car for everyone's sake."

"Fair enough." Rose said.

I got out of the truck, filled up the truck, then got a few bags of chips, 6 small Polar Pops, then an XL for myself and walked back out where an Escalade full of kids was to the left of the truck and a small bus on the right. Now i would get nervous as fuck but this time it was a shitshow in the 1st degree, i made a mad dash for the truck and got in very quickly then passed out the food and drinks earning odd stares from everypony exept Roseluck because she had tried a Coke back on the train and from what Dameon told me, she enjoyed it. I started the truck and pulled out and hung a right then a left back onto Wooster goin west. We were behind a floral delivery truck and the driver never secured the door 'cause a bunch of roses flew out and dropped on my windshield then luck was really on our side because i was able to spot the railroad crossing gates lowering and matted the parking brake. After clearing the bunch of roses on my windshield and waiting for the train to pass, we crossed the tracks and came up to Main St. Then out of nowhere we were T-boned by a karen. Least to say we got to my home with slight hiccups. When we walked in, I saw the ponies had passed out cold from the sight. So I lifted all of them into the master bedroom and turned on my 45" Vizio flatscreen, fired up my Xbox One, then watched TV then Rose came down and sat on the couch as well. After the 30 minutes of CBS Evening News was up, I switched it over to Law and Order: SVU because why not. After 3 episodes, the soft as hell thing of cuteness fell asleep, after another episode, I turned off the TV and Xbox, activated my ADT home security system, and fell asleep with my head on Rose's back.

to be continued…

Author's Note

So. Did this MOSTLY at my county fair. Bowling Green Ohio is a nice town when it comes to peace and the almost non existing crime rate.

Also to all you new drivers out there,
Remember: when you get behind the wheel of a car, your mutually agreeing to not play bumper cars while on the road.

Chapter 3

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.

Author's Note

inspiration of the runaway from Unstoppable.
Also huge thanks to SonicStreak5344 for the idea!

Chapter 4

A few months went by and they never poofed in that time. At that time, Roseluck and I became close and the others suspected it was love. And they are right. Today, I wanted to do something nice for Rose so I got her in the truck and took her to an empty field when it became nighttime. It was beautiful with the sight of the trains on the line nearby and the sky filled with countless stars. We both admitted our feelings towards each other that night. The next few days were spent with me teaching the ponies how to drive my truck and they perfected it over time.

The next day it happened. I and Rose were under the truck doing some chassis work after I had something hit the bottom of the car while on the expressway when I heard the van’s alarm sound its unique horn that sounds like a TRAIN HORN so it could deter thieves. I slid out from under the truck and sprinted to the driveway where I saw Twilight Sparkle and her friends looking at the Chrysler van with shock written all over their faces. I tapped the panic button on the car’s fob but it was for the truck and THAT one had the Tesla rock alarm which SCARES the living shit out Rose. I quickly silenced both alarms and was watching a nearby Model Y’s lasers going ballistic which reminds me that the neighbor needed me to tow it out to his trusted Tesla authorized shop in Findlay but I shoved that out of mind as the 6 were giving me a death stare for a moment when Roseluck came around the corner, “What the fuck was that for Dex?!” She asked and she was pretty pissed but that’s when she saw the Mane 6, “Oh shi-”

“Who the hay are you?” Twilight asked me.

I sighed, “I’m Dexter Conwell. Guessing you’re here for the 6?”

She nodded and I went in and gathered the rest of the crew.

“I have to ask, but where did you find them?” Twilight asked.

“I found them on the floor in 2 locomotive cabs.” I replied.

“I’m glad you found and took care of them. Thank you dearly.”

“It’s fine. It was no trouble and I was glad for the company.”

“I guess we should get back.” Twilight said as they all gathered around her as she teleported all of them. ALMOST all of them.

As I turned around to go back inside, I get tackled to the ground by Rose and she kissed me smack on the lips.

“H-how?” I asked clearly shocked.

“I combat rolled behind that Model Y at the last second. There is no chance in hell that I’m leaving you alone.” She said with her devilish grin.

“You son of a bitch,” Then I remembered she said that she jumped behind the Model Y, “You avoided the Teslacam right?” I asked nervously.

“I did.” She said which let me breathe.

“Well, the others were definitely on camera.” I said and we both were dying of laughter.

Later, I drove to Gamestop and bought a new BlueTooth keyboard and mic. I also went and bought a few other things for both of us. After getting her used to the keyboard, we began beating the shit out of each other on Minecraft because why the fuck not.

We got ready for bed around 11 and we got into bed not that long after. When we got into bed, she cuddled up next to me and fell asleep with me not too far behind.

What a day to be alive…

Author's Note

Short and sweet but it was what I came up with at 3 AM.
Comment your thoughts on the story!

Also, should I make a sequel? Comment below!