This is a one off story. I wanted to make a longer story as I've enjoyed reading them on this site. This is a fantasy that I came up with during my long days spent driving and am so glad to get it down for all you lovely people to read. Constructive criticism is always welcome and of course I love praise as well lol. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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Adam was just finishing up a long day of driving his semi-truck when a message came across his company PC.
When you are done with your current delivery we are routing you to a terminal. Your current truck is due for turn-in and we have a new one waiting for you.
Adam was stoked. He loved his current truck but it was getting pretty old and beat up. Sure it was only 3-4 years old but it had almost 500,000 miles on it and the wear and tear it went through showed. He went to bed with a smile that night, thinking grand thoughts of breaking in a new beauty.
Adam woke up the next day ready to rock and roll. He did his morning routines and headed to his delivery. He needed to get that out of the way before he could check out his new ride. Luckily the delivery didn't take long. A nice quick drop and hook of trailers and he was off to his companies terminal. He pulled in and found a spot to park the empty trailer. After unhooking it he drove Bob-tail over to the maintenance building. He walked in and up to the desk.
"Hi, I was told I'd be getting a new truck today." Adam said with a smile.
"Driver code?" The maintenance guy asked.
After Adam told him, he typed into his computer and checked up on it.
"Ok looks good. Let me grab somebody to show it to you." He said as he walked into the garage area.
He came back out with another maintenance employee.
"You the guy getting the new truck?" The maintenance guy asked Adam.
"Sure am." Adam replied.
"You're lucky. This new line of trucks are pretty spec'd out. I think you'll like it. Follow me." He said.
Adam followed him out the door and across from the big bay doors was a line of trucks. Some were obviously used, but others were nice and shiny. The guy walked over to one of the shiny ones and gestured towards it with his hand.
"There she is. Only has 80 miles on it to get it here from the manufacturer. She's a right beauty. Here are the keys. Just transfer stuff from your old truck into this one and bring your old keys inside. Here's a paper where you can detail anything you find that might be wrong with the new truck. There shouldn't be but it happens. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask." He rattled off the instructions with obvious practice.
"Thanks man. I'll be sure to give her a good once over." Adam told him.
With that the guy walked off and Adam got into his old truck to park next to the new one. Adam unlocked his new truck and sat in the seat. It was a beauty. All shiny and new. It wasn't much different from his old model. A little different button placements and gauge arrangement, but it was new toy. Who doesn't get excited about an upgrade, right. He checked out the inside, ran the engine a bit to listen to the new motor, and check to make sure all the buttons and knobs did what they were supposed to do. Then he checked the outside and did a full pre-trip inspection. Luckily he didn't find anything wrong with it. Everything was operating as it should.
He transferred his belongings, returned his old keys, signed the paperwork on the transfer and went right back to work. No rest for the wicked.
Adam followed the same routine he'd been doing since starting this job. He left home Monday morning around 7. Everyday he'd do the loads his Fleet Manager told him to do and call it a day around 5:45PM. He'd find a place to park and do his post-trip check on his truck. Then he'd go use the bathroom, Come out and have a cigarette. Then he'd load up his favorite porn story site, find a story he liked, and took care of himself. After cleaning up with a tissue he'd usually browse Reddit or read a story on Kindle until he was ready for bed. Rinse and repeat until Saturday when he could go home for the weekend and spend time with his children. He liked his job. It paid well, and he got to travel. Kind of.
A couple months after Adam had gotten his new truck he was sitting in his bunk messing around on his phone. Just his normal pre-bed routine when he saw a flicker out of the corner of his eye. He looked up, and to his surprise, he saw a woman sitting on the other end of his bed.
"Who the fuck are you?" He shouted in surprise.
She couldn't have gotten in without him noticing. The doors were locked and not quiet. No matter how engrossed he might be with whatever he was doing at that moment he would've noticed his doors opening.
"Please relax and allow me to explain." She said.
Her voice was melodic and beautiful. Now that his shock had worn off slightly he realized she was beautiful all over. She had long red hair, striking blue eyes, and full lips. A small smattering of freckles across her pale skin. He'd always had a thing for red heads. Her breasts looked decently sized in her shirt. A slim waist and legs that seemed to go on forever.
"Talk fast before I call the cops." He said as threateningly as he could. Beautiful or not, she just showed up in his truck somehow.
"This is going to be hard to believe, but I want you to listen before you make a hasty decision. I'm not here to hurt you. Let me explain. My name is Lyra. I'm sure you're wondering how I got in here. Well I've actually been here the whole time but haven't been able to manifest until now." She said to him.
"So what? You're saying you're a god damned ghost?" He asked derisively.
"Not exactly no. I'm not human though. I was once a powerful being, but I was trapped in an amulet. That amulet was then melted down and apparently used in the metal of your truck. Instead of freeing me it just means I'm trapped here instead of where I was before." She explained.
"If you've been here this whole time, then why am I only seeing you now? I've been in this truck for months." He asked. Still not believing her, but figuring he can play along for now. He's still not sure how she got in.
"I haven't had the power to manifest until now. I've been trapped in that amulet for centuries. Most of my power was stripped and I've been an insubstantial spirit until now." She said.
"So what changed? How come you suddenly have the power to become substantial?" He asked. It was good story whether or not it was true.
"Well... you did. I can restore my power in only one way. I need to absorb life essence. Now before you freak out, don't misunderstand. I'm not going to drain you of your life. I'm not a vampire or something. I can't take it from you. I need something... else. Something that contains the possibility of life. You happen to produce something that contains millions of little cells brimming with life energy. I've been absorbing as much as I can off the tissues you've left, but it's not great system. It did allow me to gain enough power to manifest though so we could have a conversation." She told him.
"Are you saying my SPERM is the source of your power?" He asked incredulously. He thought the story was pretty good until that part. Now it's tipped into the realm of ridiculous. "Look, your story was entertaining and all but let's be real. That all sounds like bullshit. Now tell me what you're really doing in my truck."
"You want proof?" She said. "Fine."
With that she started to glow. She got so bright Adam had to shield his eyes. When the light died away the woman had changed. She was no longer a pale red head with freckles. In her place was... Milla Jovovich.
"Is this proof enough? Or do you need more?" She said as she started to glow again. When it died down he saw she had changed again. Now he was looking at Anna Kendrick.