This is the first time I have attempted a story like this, so if you guys have any ideas or constructive criticism, please message me about that.
This is a story of a branch line. A small branch line, at that. This branch line runs from the Charles Coast to the Main Line, only three and a quarter miles away. On this branch line, there was a small engine. It has four small wheels, a short, stumpy funnel, a short, stumpy boiler, a short, stumpy dome, and had an emerald green livery. This engine's name was Pluto. Every day Pluto would chuff down to the station and take a small passenger train to Grobsworth station. There, a bigger engine would take the passengers and they would chuff away to the Mainland. Pluto would repeat this every day, all year, and nothing exciting would ever really happen.
Until one day. . .
The Beeching Axe swung down violently, cutting off other branch lines, and only left two branches left. Luckily, the Stone Coast Line (Pluto's Branch) was left. It was hard times. Pluto's driver, Dan Webster, came to speak to Pluto. "Pluto," he said. "It appears we'll have to work harder from now on, if we want our line to stay open." Pluto was an engine of little words and short sentences, but he understood, knowing this was his one chance, and replied with "Okay.". They headed down to the yard (which was more of a siding) and picked up three salt wagons and a passenger car, then headed to the station to pick up passengers. Pluto had never worked so hard at once. This pattern continued, again and again. "It'll be alright, Pluto, we can make it through this." Dan said. Pluto hoped they could.
Later, Dan was called to Mr. Snyder's (The Branch Line's Owner) office. "Please come in, Mr. Webster." Mr. Snyder said. Dan took a seat in front of Mr. Snyder. "As you know, we have to make Pluto do more work." "Yes, sir." Dan replied, nervously. "So I've come up with a plan. We will be needing a new engine. A strong one, but reliable. So, I want you to talk with your co-workers and use the spare parts to create an engine that will also work here. If it succeeds, I will give you and your co-workers a raise, understood?" "Yes, sir." Dan said, relieved that Pluto wasn't being replaced.
Dan told his co-workers. Then they told Pluto. And Pluto told the coaches, who told the wagons, and so forth. Then, all the workers met up at Dan's house. "It has to be diesel!" One worker shouted. "No, it should be steam!" Another shouted. Dan tried to solve the conflict by saying they should build a Steam-Diesel hybrid. "Hah," they both said. "That would be too stupid. It'd have HIS idea in it." they said as they pointed to each other. Mr. Richards (The Mechanic) stepped in, and said it was a good idea. After a couple games of rock-paper-scissors, it was decided to be a Steam-Diesel.
Then they started to work on the engine.