Thomas and the Magic Railroad -revised-

by The3rdJewelOfMysteriousness

Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends are being threatened by diesel engines like the surly Diesel 10. Despite this, Thomas reminds them all that "even little engines can do big things." They will also have the help of others such as their boss Sir Topham and the gang from Shinning time. Little did they know, that they're adventure would decide the fate of their home!

1. Chapter 1

"Hello. I'm Mr. Conductor. I'm going to tell you a story of trains, folks far apart, and a magical railway that brought them together."

*instrumental version of Thomas anthem*

"Every story, like a railway, has it's heroes. Meet Thomas, he's out number one hero."

Thomas: *peep peep* Hello!

"But, he's running a little late today.
This is the Island of Sodor where Thomas and his friends live.
I enjoy coming here...with the invitation of Sir Topham Hatt of course."

Gordon and Edward were already waiting at the station.

Edward: We're late. He usually doesn't make us wait.

Gordon: Five...six...seven...eight...

Thomas: *sings*Oh dear, what the matter be? AND who do we appreciate! Practicing your numbers, Gordon? That's a good engine.

Gordon: I'm counting how many seconds late you are.

Edward: What does that sign say?

All three engines look at the sign.

Sodor Railway
Really reliable and right on time.
sighed, the head of the Railway: Sir Topham Hatt

Gordon: but you weren't on time, little Thomas

Edward: and you're being bossy Gordon.

Thomas: By the way,have you heard the most recent news?

Edward: Yes, Mr. Conductor will come to Sodor. Due to Sir Topham Hatt is going on a much needed holiday.

Gordon: Hrmm! I'm sure we can take care of ourselves.

Diesel 10: Get out of my way, puffballs! I have some unfinished business to take care of and I'm gonna finish it fast!

Gordon: The Diesel 10 is back!*shivers*

Edward: Right, that blast from the past...who hates Steam engines.

Gordon: Perhaps... do we need Mr. Conductor after all... (then to Thomas) and, on time too.

A little later, Thomas was puffing along the line on the way to Tidmoth sheds.

Thomas: If Diesel 10 has unfinished business to take care of...there's sure to be trouble right around the corner...

Tidmoth Sheds:

James:*a fly was closely buzzing around* Go fly! Shoo fly! That's it! buzz off!

Thomas: *backs in, abruptly bumps into the buffers* Botherations!

James: You weren't concentrating, Thomas. Lucky for you that the buffers were there.

Thomas: That's what buffers are for; to stop engine from crashing. What are you doing in the sheds, James?

James: I'm feeling a little blue, which isn't so hot when you're red. I was naughty and Sir Topham Hatt said to think how to be useful...then I can come out again.

Diesel 10: Help you?! You're always needing help because steam engines are just useless hunks of metal, that can't even hurt a fly.

James: No we're not.

Diesel 10: Yes you are.

James: Aren't!

Diesel 10: Are! Now, I've come back to find the lost steam engine,

Thomas & James: What?

Diesel 10: and when I do, I'll dominate you! Then, you will be useless hunks of scrap! Right, Pinchy? *clangs his claw above*

James: Big bully...stink off!

Thomas: You won't dominate us! and you won't find her! We won't let you!

James: What lost engine?

"Far away, over the seas, laid deep in the valley, was my hometown, Shinning Time."

Every now and then
There appears a sign
That points just round the bend
To a place you'll find
Covered in clover
The magic comes over you
Showing up right on time

This is your shining time
Climbing through stars to
your own cloud nine!
Soft strokes of lightning
Paint the skies brightening
Up all your shining time

Shinning Time's town sign was being redone. The outcome looked great thanks to one of the residents, Patch.

Patch: We're just about done. Billy's old map sure came in handy. What do you think, Mutt?

Mutt: *woof!*

Patch: I'm glad you agree! We'll hear that train's whistle before it even hears itself.

Mutt: *WOOF!*

The train whistles and rolls into the valley, it's engineer, Billy Twofeathers. When the train arrivied at Shinning Time Station, someone got out of the engine's cab...it was...Sir Topham Hatt!

Sir Topham Hatt: Thank you for the ride, Billy. It's very appreciated.

Billy Twofeathers: You're welcome, glad to do it.

Sir Topham Hatt calls a cab to take him to Muffle Mountain, while Billy got off and met Patch along with Mutt. Then he saw the just updated sign.

Billy: Nicely done, Patch.

Patch: Thanks. Hey, Billy, I was looking at your map and I see other railway tracks but there's no other railways around here other than the one you use.

Billy Twofeathers: That's a mystery,Patch. It's what makes this place...

Patch: ...Magical?

Billy Twofeathers: *nods*

Patch: Well, I better be off to Muffle mountain. I promised Mr. Stone I'd clean up his yard today.

Billy Twofeathers: Ah, Burnett Stone. Does he ever smile at you?

Patch: No, but I don't think he's a bad man. I think he's just...sad.

"What I didn't know that up in Muffle Mountain, there was a secret hidden there...that only three people knew about."

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Burnett Stone: *hears footsteps; tuns around to see Patch* How did you find me?

Patch: I found the entrance to your workshop ages ago, but I would never tell anyone.

Burnett Stone: See that switch on that wall? Turn on those lights


Patch flips the switch, the light turns on, then walks to where Burnett Stone was* There in front of them was an engine, burgundy purple and gold*

Patch: I guess there was something mysterious about this Mountain...

Burnett Stone: Every mountain has their secrets, Patch.

Patch: ...May I help you Mr Stone?

Burnett Stone: Yes. You can help me dust her off. *throws a cloth to Patch* This engine's name is Lady.

Patch: *begins to dust off the dust on Lady's gold dome* ...Why is she locked up?

Burnett Stone: She's not locked up, she's safe... A long time ago, one mean Diesel threatened to destroy her...and her home. With the help from another engine, they were able to... *silent for a seconded* but... she crashed. That diesel was just about to hurt her. Thanks to a friend and his railway engines, she was brought safely here.

Patch: ...Who was the other engine? What happened to that one?

Burnett: ...I don't know. I even asked my friend but he never told a clear answer. *turns to Lady* Lady...she's as good as gold.
I'm going to have a visitor comming soon. After dusting Lady off, meet me down at the house.

*Sir Topham Hatt arrives to Burnett's house, the two shake hands*

Burnett Stone: Topham, good to see you again. Thanks for coming all this way.

Sir Topham Hatt: It's been awhile. I'm sorry about your wife. Tasha was a great woman.

Burnett Stone: Yes, and she's very glad to have met you. Your long trip must have been tiring. Better rest.

Sir Topham Hatt: Indeed, but you know the 2nd reason why I'm here.

Burnett Stone: Of course, and she will be glad to see you again too. How's he doing on Sodor?

Island of Sodor

Diesel 10, along with his two diesel minions; Splatter and Dodge, were admiring a cliff carving of the face of Diesel 10.

Diesel 10: Ahem, I got a job for you Splodge

Splatter: A-a-actually it's Splatter

Dodge: And I'm Dodge

Diesel 10: I don't have time to say both names! Now I'm searching for a steam engine.

Splatter: Oh, that's easy!

Dodge: Heheh They're everywhere.

Diesel 10: Not the one I want. She hasn't been seen, but if she can be destroyed...

Splatter: Destroy?

Dodge: Y-y-you mean "hurt"?

Diesel: That's right, but is that difficult to figure that out?!

Thomas was puffing backwards along the line to collect trucks for Henry(he wasn't feeling good).

Thomas: I'll be gettin coal trucks for you, Henry!

Henry: *sniffs* Th-Thank you, Thomas.

Thomas: backed up to the cars. Perhaps too hard because the very last truck didn't stay attached to Thomas's train. Instead, it pushed back to some buffers but then...it vanished right when it touched the buffers. Thomas started forward. Just then, Bertie the bus drove by.

Bertie: Hello, Thomas! Looking happy with 5 trucks behind you.

Thomas: (thinking to himself) That's strange...I was supposed to have 6...

Shinning Time Station

Stacy was Shinning Time's Station manager. A familiar friend to Mr. Conductor.
Mr. Conductor was about to leave. From the platform nearby Stacy's desk, he was checking with Mutt.

Mr. Conductor: You're gonna help here at Shinning time while I'm gone, right?

Mutt: *WOOF!*

Stacy: Mr. Conductor, look, I found this in the back lockers, it's signed by Burnet Stone. *shows Mr. Conductor the colored drawing: It was a drawing of a young boy playing with hills as a background including some particular buffers and rails* *sighs* it's hard to believe Brnett was ever that happy...

Mr. Conductor: There's no rails in that area anymore...*looks again at the drawing* Those rails and buffers look like they can lead to Sodor...but it's only possible to reach there by gold dust since the magic engine disappeared.

Stacy: Mr. Conductor. Wasn't there another engine too?

Mr. Conductor: Well...long ago, there were two little engines who were good friends...but somehow both of them vanished. Oh, I better be going! *Mr. Conductor, then blew his whistle and vanished into the gold dust*

Island of Sodor

All the engines where at Tidmoth Sheds. James and Thomas were arguing about their very recent job(they were pulling a train together but James wasn't happy when Thomas got to be in front, and not him)

James: Wobbly wheels

Thomas: Puffy pistons

James: Thomas, I should've been at the front of the train not at the back.

Gordon: *puffs in* James is right, little Thomas. Being up front is an important job.
Important is big. James is a big engine.

James: Mm hmm *grins*

Gordon: You, Thomas are small. Small small small, teeny weeny weeny. While I'm a big engine who knows everything! Haha.

Thomas: Bossy sprockets! All that steam has gone to you funnel.

Still at the sheds, Toby, Henry, Edward and Percy were just teased by Splatter and Dodge a minute ago.

Toby: What we need to do is to stand up on our own wheels to Diesel.


Henry: Toby's right. Diesel 10 knows the engine from the legend really exists.

James: What engine?

Percy: What legend?

Henry: An engine that's more powerful than Diesel 10 will ever be. That's why he wants to find her.


Percy: Then we better find her first!

James: Leave it to the big engines, Percy!

Thomas: Little engines can do big things. Especially if they have bright blue paint like me.

Harold the helicopter flew by

Harold: Hello,chaps! I'd love to stay around but I have work to do! *accidentally blowing dust all over the engines, who were quite annoyed. Even Splattered and Dodge got dusted*Oh dear, my apologies, chaps!

Dusty or not, they knew they had a job to do! The engines go all over the island in the quest of their search.

When you can't find something special
And you keep on looking around
Try to stay really cheerful
But you can't help feeling down
That's when you need a friend to help you
Brighten up your day
Someone to look, and find a clue
To help you on your way

Searching everywhere
Up, down, left, right
Look over there
Searching everywhere
Under, over, up in the air

All the engines working together
Looking around to see what they find
Everyday whatever the weather
Help you look down every line
So when you're feeling down and out
Don't you ever give up
That's when you need your friends about
To take you to the top

Searching everywhere
Up, down, left, right
Look over there
Searching everywhere
Under, over, up in the air

Searching everywhere
Up, down, left, right
Look over there
Searching everywhere
Under, over, up in the air

Searching everywhere