Chapter 1: Welcome To Sodor!

A.N. Before this story starts, I'd like to say that me and my friend Moose513 on Wikia like to pretend that Deema is Jewish, just so you're all are aware. Also, this story takes place in my own Thomas & Friends universe, where the stuff that is mentioned in the last chapter of my debut story, Percy's Big Brother, happens.

One day, Molly, Gil, Goby, Deema, Oona, and Nonny were sitting around.

"I wonder what Mr. Grouper has for us today." said Gil.

"Me too." said Molly. "I'm sure it's something really cool!"

Just then, Mr. Grouper came in.

"Good morning, Mr. Grouper." everyone said.

"Good morning, everyone." said Mr. Grouper.

"What's the plan for today?" asked Deema.

"I'm glad you asked." said Mr. Grouper. "I've got a surprise for all of you."

All the Guppies smiled. They loved it when Mr. Grouper had a surprise for them.

"What is it?" asked Molly.

"Wait and see." said Mr. Grouper.

Mr. Grouper then went outside, and came back in wheeling in what looked like a blue phone box.

"Wow!" said Goby. "It looks like one of those time-travelling phone box thingies from "Doctor Who". What's it called again?"

"A Tardis." said Nonny.

"Thanks." said Goby. "Is it a Tardis?"

"Something like that." said Mr. Grouper. "It's actually somewhat of a dimension portal. It's designed to take people to other dimensions."

"Cool." said Molly. "Can we try it out?"

"I'm not sure." said Mr. Grouper. "It's pretty old, so I don't think it'll work properly."

The Guppies were a little disappointed.

"Well, that stinks." said Deema.

"Yeah." said Gil. "I really wanted to visit that world where toys come to life when people aren't around."

"You mean "Toy Story"?" asked Nonny.

"Yeah, that one." said Gil.

"And I wanted to visit that world where talking horses in all different colors exist." said Oona.

"So you wanted to go to the world of "My Little Pony"." said Nonny.

"Pretty much." said Oona.

"And I wanted to visit the world of this cartoon about a little blue train named Thomas." said Goby.

Mr. Grouper hated to see his students looking so glum. He knew he had to cheer them up, so he thought of something to distract them, and he did.

"Hey, how's about we see "The LEGO Movie" at the movies?" asked Mr. Grouper.

The Guppies immediately perked up.

"Sounds great!" said Molly.

"Yeah!" said her friends.

With that, they all went to the movie theater and went up to the box office.

"Well, hello." said the lady at the office. "May I help you?"

"Yes." said Mr. Grouper. "I need seven tickets for "The LEGO Movie", please. One adult, six kids."

"Alright." said the lady.

The lady then got their tickets.

"Enjoy the show!" said the lady.

After the movie, they went back to the school, where Mr. Grouper read to them a book from "The Railway Series" books by the Reverend Wilbur Awdry, the one in particular being "The Twin Engines". As he read, Gil suddenly got an idea.

"I wonder what will happen if we tested that thing out." Gil said to himself.

Later that afternoon, the kids were outside at recess, and Gil spoke to his friends.

"Guys, I just had an idea." said Gil.

"What's the idea?" asked Molly.

"You know how Mr. Grouper said that dimension machine thing wouldn't work?" asked Gil.

"Yeah?" replied Molly.

"Well, why don't we test it for ourselves?" asked Gil.

"I'm not sure." said Nonny. "We might get in trouble."

"Oh, come on!" said Gil. "Where's your sense of adventure?"

"On second thought, I'll ask my parents." said Nonny.

"Sounds good." said Gil. "In fact, maybe we should all ask our parents, just to be on the safe side."

"Good call." said Goby. "When are we doing this, exactly?"

"How about tomorrow morning?" asked Gil.

"Sounds good to me." said Molly.

"Me too." said Goby.

"Me three." said Oona.

"Me four." said Nonny.

"Let me check with my mom." said Deema.

"Okay." said Gil. "If they all say yes, we'll all meet here tomorrow morning after breakfast."

"Sounds good." said Molly.

Later, when Deema got home, she found her mother, Sally, in the kitchen making challah, for tonight was Friday night, and since Deema was Jewish, that meant it was time to celebrate the Sabbath.

"Hi, Mom." Deema said as she set her bag down and went into the kitchen.

"Hello, Deema." said Sally. "How was school today?"

"It was great." said Deema. "Say, I've got a question for you."

"What is it?" asked Sally.

Deema told her mother about the dimension machine and how she and her friends planned to test it the very next morning. She then asked if it was alright if she took part. Very surprisingly, her mother smiled.

"I'm sure Yahweh won't mind if you went." said Sally.

"Great!" said Deema. "Can I go to Gil's house and tell him?"

"Sure." said Sally. "Go right ahead."

With that, Deema went to Gil's house and rang the doorbell. Much to her surprise, when the door opened, she came face to face with Gil's mother, Sonya.

"Why, hello, Deema!" said Sonya. "What can I do for you?"

"Is Gil home?" asked Deema.

"Yes, he is." said Sonya. "Want me to get him?"

"Oh, yes, please." said Deema.

"Okay." said Sonya, who then went to the foot of the stairs. "Gil, Deema's here to see you!"

"Coming, Mom!" Gil said.

Gil then came down and faced Deema.

"So, what'd your mom say?" asked Gil.

"She said I can come." said Deema.

"Awesomesauce!" said Gil. "I got the same answer from Molly, Goby, Oona, and Nonny!"

"Great!" said Deema. "So, see you tomorrow morning?"

"Yup." said Gil.

"Great." said Deema. "See you then!"

Deema then left, and the very next day, as promised, the kids met outside the school. However, Nonny hadn't arrived at the agreed time.

"Where's Nonny?" asked Gil.

Just then, Nonny showed up.

"Hey, guys." said Nonny. "Sorry I'm late."

"It's alright." said Gil. "What kept you?"

"Mom wanted me to stop at the recycling center and drop off the recyclables on my way." said Nonny.

"Makes sense." said Gil. "So, who's ready?"

"Me!" his friends said.

"Alright, let's do this!" said Gil.

With that, they went inside the school, found the machine, and went inside it.

"Now, how do you make this thing work?" asked Goby.

"According to this instruction manual, you just choose the dimension you wish to travel to, then push the big green button." said Nonny.

"Sounds easy enough." said Goby.

Molly then found a panel on the wall that had many buttons on it, one big green button on the top and several small yellow buttons at the bottom.

"What happens when we press this one with the train on it?" asked Molly.

"There's only one way to find out." said Gil.

Gil pushed the button, then the green button. As soon as he did that, the machine started to shake, and bands of red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and purple light swirled around the machine.

"What's happening?!" asked Molly.

"I don't know." said Gil.

Just then, they found themselves travelling through a tunnel of lights in a wide variety of colors.

"Ooh." said Oona. "Pretty!"

"It's like we're inside the Northern Lights!" said Gil.

However, the only Guppy who was not enjoying the ride was Nonny, whose face was turning green like his tail.

"I think I'm gonna be sick." said Nonny.

Just then, the machine stopped, and when the kids got out, they found themselves on a platform at a big train station.

"Whoa." said Gil. "What is this place?"

"More importantly, where can I find a bathroom?" Nonny asked woozily.

Gil then spotted a sign hanging on the wall that said "Restrooms".

"There's your answer." said Gil as he pointed to the sign.

Nonny went into the men's bathroom and came back out looking well again.

"You doing okay?" asked Gil.

"I'll be fine." said Nonny.

Just then, they heard a train coming. Soon enough, a blue tank engine steamed into the station. The engine had six small blue wheels, a short stumpy blue dome, a short stumpy funnel, and the number "1" on its sides. The Guppies were in total surprise when they realized who this was.

"You're...you're him!" said Goby. "You're Thomas the Tank Engine!"

"Indeed I am!" said Thomas with a smile. "Who are you kids?"

"I'm Molly." said Molly.

"I'm Gil." said Gil.

"I'm Goby." said Goby.

"I'm Deema." said Deema.

"I'm Oona." said Oona.

"And I'm Nonny." said Nonny.

"And we're the Bubble Guppies." said Molly.

"Nice to meet you all." said Thomas.

Just then, a chubby bald man wearing a white shirt, a black tie, a yellow waist coat, a black tailcoat, black and white shoes, gray pants, and a black top hat came outside, and saw the Guppies.

"Why, hello there!" said the man. "Welcome to the Island of Sodor! I'm Sir Topham Hatt! Who are you?"

The Guppies introduced themselves.

"It's such a pleasure meeting you children." said Sir Topham Hatt. "We love having visitors to our railway. Though, one question, how did you get here?"

"We used a dimension machine." said Gil. "It's right over there."

Gil pointed to the machine, and when Sir Topham Hatt saw it, he was amazed.

"Very impressive." said Sir Topham Hatt. "And I only thought those existed in movies!"

Sir Topham Hatt then turned to Thomas.

"Thomas, would you like to show these children around the Island?" he asked.

"Yes, sir!" said Thomas.

The Guppies beamed.

"You mean we're gonna ride you?!" Goby asked Thomas.

"Yup." said Thomas.

"Awesome!" said Goby.

"But first, let me get something." said Thomas.

Thomas then left and returned with an open-top carriage.

"Don't you want to take Annie and Clarabel?" asked Sir Topham Hatt.

"With all due respect, Sir, it's just the six of them, so I really don't need Annie and Clarabel." said Thomas.

"Ah, good point." said Sir Topham Hatt. "Well, I'll be in my office. Have a fun trip, children!"

"We will!" said Molly as she and her friends boarded the carriage.

As soon as they were on board, Thomas set off, pushing the carriage to make it easier for the Guppies to communicate with Thomas.

"This is so exciting!" said Molly. "A personal tour with Thomas The Tank Engine!"

"I'm gonna love this!" said Goby.

Everyone else had to agree.