Chapter 1: Percy's Accident

A.N. Before the story begins, I'd like to welcome you to my first story about Percy and Henry starting a mutual brother-like alliance. Read and Review!

It was a beautiful day on the Island of Sodor. Percy was doing his favorite job, which was pulling the mail. He could feel the wind around his funnel as he sped down the tracks.

"Mail coming through!" Percy whistled happily.

However, there was trouble up ahead. A line of Troublesome Trucks had come loose from a train of James was pulling and were zooming down the tracks like a rocket.

"On! On! On! On!" The Trucks chanted.

Much to Percy's horror, he saw the he was on the same track the Trucks were on!

"HELP!" Percy cried.

Lucky for them, the signalman changed the points just in time. Percy was diverted onto another track through a wooded area.

"Phew!" said Percy, "Thank God for that quick-thinking signalman!"

But there was worse to come. What Percy didn't know was that the track led right to a landfill!

"Oh snap!" Percy cried.

Percy's crew jumped free just as Percy crashed right into a giant pile of junk.

"Percy!" Percy's driver called. "Are you ok?!"

"No!" Percy replied. "I'm stuck!"

"Don't worry, buddy!" the fireman said. "We'll get help!"

Just then, the driver saw Henry on his way back to Tidmouth and flagged him down.

"What's the matter?" Henry asked.

"It's Percy." said the driver. "He's stuck into a landfil and might be hurt!"

Henry was alarmed.

"Hang tight, Percy!" said Henry. "I'll help you out!"

Henry then left, and came back with Thomas, and while Thomas pulled the mail cars away, Henry pulled Percy out of the pile. However, Percy didn't come out unharmed, as his face had a cut in it from a shard of broken glass and there were also splinters in his face, which was causing him to cry in pain. He also had scratches on his paint from thorny branches he had sustained when he went through the brush.

"Don't cry, Percy." said Henry. "I've got you."

Henry took Percy to the Steam Works, where the workmen pulled out the splinters, treated the areas where they had been, treated Percy's cut, and painted over the stratch marks. Soon, Percy was as good as new.

"There you are, Percy, my friend!" said Victor. "All fixed!"

"Thanks, Victor!" said Percy.

Percy then left with Henry and they went back to Tidmouth. When they got back, they found James waiting. He had a sympathetic look on his face.

"Hey, Percy." said James. "I just wanna apologize for your accident."

Percy smiled.

"It wasn't your fault, James." said Percy.

"Indeed it wasn't." said a voice.

It was Sir Topham Hatt.

"I've already spoken to James." said Sir Topham Hatt. "And I too am sorry this happened to you, Percy. And I'm glad no serious damage was caused. And I wanted to thank you, Henry, for helping Percy out."

"It was no problem, sir." said Henry.

Sir topham Hatt then left, and while the other engines fell asleep, Percy talked to Henry.

"Hey, Henry?" asked Percy.

"Yes, Percy?" asked Henry.

"You know, I've been thinking." said Percy. "You were kinda acting like my big brother today."

"Yeah, I kinda realized that, too." said Henry.

"So, I thought, maybe, you and I could form somewhat of a little mutual alliance, you know, watch out for each other like real brothers." said Percy.

"Meaning, I'll be the Big Brother and you be the Little Brother?" asked Henry.

"Yup." said Percy.

"I like that." said Henry. "Let's do it!"

The two then drifted off to sleep, all the while imagining all the times they could share as not just friends, but brothers.