Hello this is my attempt of humanizing Thomas the tank engine and his friends. These are just some stories to see what happens when the engines became human after an event that introduce the engines into the world of humans.

Thomas and Friends

by the Rev W Awdry

Developed by Britt Alcroft

Owned by Mattel

Chapter 1

Thomas the tank engine had worked for the Northwestern Railway for 100 years since his arrival in 1915. Since then he has been a favorite of the children of Sodor, has many friends like Toby the tram engine, His best friend Percy, and many others on the railway. From Gordon the big engine at Knapford Station, To the Narrow-gauge engines on the Skarloey Railway. Besides some of the Diesels like Diesel Arry and Bert, Thomas has many friends across the Island. One day as Thomas came up to the platform with his two coaches Annie and Clarabelle, he had an important assignment to bring special visitors up to Ulfsted Castle.

Thomas was puzzled about the visitors. "I wonder who they are, they looked like doctors but are not like any doctors I have ever seen."

Thomas's Driver. "They are not Doctors Thomas they are Scientist, they are here to talk about a new discovery of some light crystals one of them have found."

Thomas was confused even more. "Light Crystals what are light crystals and what is so important about them?"

Thomas's Driver. "I am not too sure about them Thomas, I Guess we are just going to find out." And with the sound of the Guard's whistle Thomas was off to Ulfsted Castle.

The journey up to Ulfstead Castle went smoothly, as he passes his friends like James the red engine, Henry the green engine, and Emily the emerald sterling engine. Thomas whistles to them toot, toot, and they return a toot, toot, back. Then up the hill toward the castle he met up with Rosie, the Pink engine. Even though they started a bit awkward at first, began to have a better relationship since Rosie came to the Island of sodor. Thomas tooted to Rosie and Rosie returned tooting back, toot toot.

Thomas. "Hello Rosie, what brings you up here to Ulfsted Castle?"

Rosie. "I Just brought visitors from Vicars town, to see the new discovery of these Crystals Thomas. However, I am not too sure what is so important about some crystals that the scientist have dug up from the ground."

Thomas. "I do not know nether Rosie, I guess we will have to listen and find out." Looks up and sees the Earl of sodor to step up the podium. "Here come the Earl now." Everyone paused to listen to the earl.

Earl of Sodor. "Welcome everyone to Ulfsted Castle, here we usually celebrate new discoveries about our Island home. Today we have some special visitors to the Island with an important discovery of a light crystal. Please give a warm welcome to Dr. Michael Grant. Take it away Dr. Grant."

Dr. Michael Grant. "Thank you, your grace. Friends here we have before us an amazing piece of crystal we discovered to be light crystals. It is found to have some miracle properties, especially if it is near any body of water. It has a way of creating a miracle or have healing properties if any injury can result in hospitalization. If you allow for this crystal on an open wound it will give a healing warm light to reverse the effect the wound was penetrated." Everyone was amazed, Thomas and Rosie's eyes were wide open with wonder. Then Thomas was the first to question the Dr. Michael Grant about the Crystal.

Thomas. "Excuse me Dr. Grant could you explain what would light crystals do in a body of water if I may ask, Please?"

Dr. Michael Grant. "If you ever see the water glow in the middle of the night, that is when you know it has gone through a pocket of light crystals tank engines. If you manage to fill your tank with this water with the properties of the crystal, then you will find yourself not the same in the morning." This left Thomas more questions than answers but soon it was time for everyone to return home by bringing the passengers back to Knappford Station. Along the way back to the station, Thomas was starting to feel hot and bothered.

Thomas. "Cinders and ashes why am I so hot?"

Thomas's Driver. "You are low on water Thomas, we need to find a water tower to fill up your tanks." They looked all around and found no water tower along the tracks but did find one off on a siding one that has not been used for years. "Look over there Thomas we should get some water from that tower."

Thomas was not too sure, He did not remember a water tower there before. "I think we should be careful driver, I do not remember a water tower anywhere near here before." Thomas's driver slowly took Thomas under the water tower to fill up his tanks.

Thomas's Driver. "I am sure it would be alright Thomas, we do need to get the people home after all." Thomas tooted his whistle in agreement to bring the people home for the night.

Then after letting off his passenger he then took Annie and Clarabelle back to the carriage shed, then he gave a quick hello to his friends returning out to find Rosie to Catch up with each other. "Hello everyone, cannot stay and chat I Promised Rosie some time with her this evening." Said Thomas. Emily felt a little envious about Thomas seeing Rosie. Then responded, "Why are always looking forward on seeing her Thomas, I mean do you not like to spend time with me?" This caught Thomas off guard, he did not know that Emily may have had a crush on him. "I am sorry Emily, I did not know you wanted to spend time with me? I do know that you are beautiful engine. However, Rosie and I do like each other's company when we chatted about things of our past that seemed to be similar." Emily felt disappointed. "Thomas could you ever find the time to spend some time with me if you could, Please?" Thomas was not sure, he would like to spend time with his friends, but there seems to be a tug of war between Emily and Rosie then he though. "What if after tonight with Rosie, I will spend some time with you the following night. I want to be fair to the both of you, but I want to be true to my Firebox, to whom I prefer best." Emily realized that Thomas does need to be true to his firebox, and if it means he likes Rosie more than her, then it will have to be. (Sighs) Very well Thomas, we will see what happens tomorrow night ok." Then Thomas whistles Emily good night then sets off to find Rosie.

On the way Thomas was starting to have a funny feeling in his boiler. "Strange I never felt like this before maybe it had something to do with that water from earlier." Then journeyed all the way to find Rosie. Rosie was waiting for Thomas at the spot that Thomas had suggested earlier, she was also having strange feelings in her boiler, she also found a tower like the one Thomas found earlier. She was feeling a bit off when she heard a whistle belonging to Thomas. "Peep, Peep. Hello Rosie, did you wait long?" Asked Thomas then Rosie responded, "not too long Thomas although I am feeling a bit weird at the moment?" Thomas was puzzled, "how weird Rosie." "I have this weird feeling in my boiler after taking some water near Vicars town." Said Rosie. "I have taken some water earlier today and also have a weird feeling in my boiler." Said Thomas. "What do you think it means Thomas?" asked Rosie. "Not sure but for what ever this is I hope this will pass." Said Thomas then started looking into Rosie's eyes. "But for now, I want to look into those beautiful eyes of your Rosie." Rosie blushed and smiled at Thomas's comment about her eyes. Then sighed, "oh Thomas you do know how to please a girl." Then Thomas had to brace Rosie about something. "Rosie you do know how much I care for you right?" "Yes," she said not knowing what could be on Thomas's Mind now. "I must confess to you about something." He said, "What could it be Thomas?" then explained to Rosie about his meeting with Emily at the sheds earlier. "so, you see I had promise Emily to spend some time with here just to see her but am not sure about her being right for me. I have told her that I need to be true to my firebox of who I feel the most with. And if I do I want it for the right reasons and not selfish ones." Rosie is hearing his every word and is not sure about the Idea of Emily wanting to have Thomas for one night, but Rosie does know that it is best to let his Firebox be true to the engine before her. "Thomas no matter who you choose, I do hope it is for the right reasons, but for now let this be our time Thomas." Thomas could not argue with her, he promised a night out with her and he will not disappoint the lady in front of him. They came closer and closer till finally their faces touched and they kissed with strong passion with each other. But as they were with each other, a strange thing was beginning to occur. A large glowing essence surrounded the two engines and from that light the two engines were suddenly people on the ground in each other's hold. Then for a moment both stopped and investigated each other in surprise. Thomas sees a beautiful young lady with shoulder length red hair. "Rosie is that you?" Then she looked up and see Thomas not as an engine but a handsome young man. "Thomas you are a human." then they both examined each other and found that they are not engines now and look to see their engine shells in disbelief. "Is that us Thomas?" Rosie asked. "It looks like it Rosie, but how could this have happened? Driver, Driver."

Thomas's Driver. Came down to see the front of the engine. "What is it Thomas, what has gone under your paint this ti-ime." Then looked up to see no face on the fire box, turned to see two young people near the engines. "Who are you two, where did you come from."

Thomas. "Gavin, it is me Thomas and this is Rosie, She and I some how became human instead of Engines."

Then the drivers realized that Both the human forms of Thomas and Rosie had their original liveries on their clothing. Thomas wore a sky-blue polo shirt with red stripes running across the chest with a small number one on his right side of the chest. While Rosie was wearing a lavender head band with a lavender skirt and a white blouse with red and pink roses on the upper right of the blouse.

Gavin. "how could this have happened, how did you become human like this?"

Thomas. "We are not sure, all I can remember having a funny feeling in my boiler just before meeting up with Rosie tonight."

Rosie. "I had a funny feeling in my boiler too, just after refilling up my water tank at Vicars town tonight."

Rosie's driver Malcom came over. "Both of you fill up your tank just after that meeting with the scientists this afternoon?"

Thomas then realized something he remembered hearing at that meeting. "Driver could those towers have any Light crystals pockets along their pathways?" This got everyone's attention, they remembered Dr. Grants message about using such water in their tanks.

Rosie, "If you find yourself filling your tanks with the water with the Crystals amazing properties, you will not find yourself the same when you wake up in the morning. This was what he meant, the water has the ability to allow for engine to become humans."

Thomas. "We need to contact Sir Topham Hat to let him know what has happened, and to see if he could track down that Doctor, to see if this could be reversed."

Malcom. "Let us see if we can get these engines moving first." The fired up the two engines without worry and set pace back to Knapford to contact Sir Topham Hat, to come to the station with some urgent news. Then some time later, Sir Topham Hat Arrived to see his two tank engines without faces and wanted to know what has happened to Thomas and Rosie.

Sir Topham Hat. "Drivers What has happened to Thomas and Rosie?" Then Thomas answered, "Sir we are over here." Then The controller panned his view over to the two young people before him and was shocked to see Both Thomas and Rosie not engines but two young people. "Thomas, Rosie what on earth happened to you both?" Then everyone explained to the controller all they learned from the meeting with the scientist, and about the water towers both long from the castle and at Vickers town and about how light crystals may play a role in how Thomas and Rosie are now human.

Thomas. "So, you see sir, we need to find that scientist again to see if this could be reversed to become your engines again."

Rosie. "Although Thomas and I did plan to meet with each other for the night, we did not expect to be humans during our time together."

Sir Topham Hat thought it would be best to find that scientist again to learn more about this light crystal and try and reverse its effects on Thomas and Rosie if there is a way. But for now, it is best to find a place where Thomas and Rosie can rest for the night. "Very well but for now it is best to find a suitable place where you two can rest for the night." They thought and thought until Thomas remembers an abandon house with a big yard close to Elsbridge Station that has not been used in a while.

Thomas. "Sir what about that old house on the other side of Elsbridge station, no one has been in that place for a long time. Do you believe it could be available for us?"

Sir Topham Hat. "I will look into that Thomas and see if that place would suite the two of you, but for now since you are both human we need to get you both your personal id and genetic information. Also, I believe you two should allow your designers last names to be your last names. So, Thomas your designer is named Billinton, so that will be your last name, and Rosie your Designer's last name is Vulcan, and so it should be yours as well Rosie."

Thomas and Rosie. "Very well, Sir."

Then after filing out forms and gathering the information's by legal and medical means to check their age turns out that they are teenagers. Thomas at 15 and Rosie at 14 the age requirements they are capable to be educated in high school to learn not only the basics but how to relate to other students at the local high school. So, it was arranged that both Thomas and Rosie will be attending North Western High school to gain an education and try and find ways back to the track.

How long will it be for both Thomas and Rosie can return as useful engines and can the effects of light Crystals be reversed. Find out when we venture through the strange journeys through Northwestern High school.