The journey thru NW High School

This is where we can mix the kids with the engines who are attending school and help find the answer about the mysterious light water and whether the engines will return to the track or not.

I do not own Thomas the tank engine and his friends.

Other Characters belong to Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26

Thomas the tank engine & Friends

By the Rev W Awdry

Created by Britt Alcroft

Owned by Mattel

Worlds Clash

It is early morning on the Island of Sodor, much of the Island are getting ready to start a normal day. For Thomas and his friends, it is anything but normal. Usually they will start their day getting steamed up to get ready for the days work on the railway as engines. Today however they are starting out not as engines but as human teenagers who are now bound for their first day of high school. Earlier in the summer Thomas and Rosie were first introduced to a type of crystal called a light crystal and has the capacity to allow engines to become human. They did not discover this until one night when they were alone for time with each other while under a passion of love they investigated each other and realized they are now human. Since then other engines such as Henry and Emily, Edward, Gordon and James, after that was Percy, Toby, and Mavis, along with a new comer Rebecca and Thomas's last sister Ariel. Then afterward found out James's sister, Jessica her lover Jasper and Molly had become human after that. Then Gordon's brother Scott of the former Flying Scotsman had become human along with the little western engines Duck, Donald, and Douglas and finally Oliver, along with two former great race competitors Gina from Italy and Ashima from Indian who are also attending while staying in the International house. Then finally after a lifelong dream of venturing around the world in his own boat with the assistance of Sir Topham Hat, had managed to find one more who can join the rest for high school Nia the former African engine from Kenya after her old railway had discarded her engine self before she became human as well.

The starts out as everyone got together for breakfast before their way out of the door for their first day of school. As they were doing that they decided to pack their own lunches since they do not know the nature and price of the lunches at school and whether the food is considered safe to eat. Everyone gathered around the breakfast hall as Rosie and Thomas had their lunches and a set of clothes to wear after their day of school is over for their jobs when school will let lose for the day.

Edward. "Hello everyone, all ready for their first day of school?"
Thomas. "You bet Edward, after all that went on this summer I hope we find the answers that we need to seek about Why all of the sudden engines have become human?"

Gordon. "Is it because of your branch line Thomas? Because I believe it is running smoothly without you causing confusion and delay."

Rosie. "Ah, Gordon it is not just us who would cause confusion and delay, from what we have been hearing from the other drivers on the railway who are operating the other engines, have found it a lot better without us causing confusion and delay. Just the other day your driver had told us he had to use your engine side to take trucks of rubbish to the waist dump and found it not too hard to do since you could not protest about pulling smelly waist trucks." This surprised Gordon about his engine side pulling such unsightly trucks on his image.

Gordon. "You mean my engine side took a smelly train of rubbish to the waist dump, I mean Ugh. What an idea."

Rosie. "I rest my case." Everyone just chuckled.

Henry. "At least the railway must be doing better if we cannot cause the trouble that only the driver, fireman, or any other worker who works for the railway who is not an engine."

James. "I just hope they remember how much I like to see my engine side, shiny and red."

Thomas. "I am sure they will James, the thing I am worried about, what will happen if we finally return to the tracks. I mean both Rosie and I have ownership of this homestead, and to leave it behind knowing this place is our responsibility, and after everything we did to make this place our own. Not only for us but for you all as well."

Henry. "I believe Emily and I know what you mean Thomas, after relocating that bungalow that Farmer McCall have offered to me and Emily to have as our own will find it very hard to let that place go if return to the rails as engines."

Emily. "I agree, we have wonderful memories in that place already, and called ours as long as we are able to."

Edward. "I guess we all will have to find out if that is possible or not Thomas. But for what ever the outcome be let us hope it is for the best." Then Thomas checked the time and know it is time to leave for school.

Thomas. "Ok, who is going with whom to school? Since both Rosie and I already become firemen for the engines allowed for us a four-hour time on the rails from 3 until 7 tonight."

Scott. "Why such short hours Thomas? Usually most who run the railway have more time than that."

Thomas. "Due to the fact that I am under 18, or legal age to drive a train after hours, requires about four or five hours a day before Curfew laws dictate if the practice is fair or not."

Edward. "Actually, Thomas I will be with you and Rosie since our venture around the world had allowed me time as a fireman, so I join you both after school." Everyone smiles and congratulated their friend for such and improvement for the railway.

Percy. "That is great Edward. Still I want to ride with Thomas and Rosie to school."

Ariel. "Count me in as well Percy."

Henry. "OK so who is with me in my truck?"

Emily. "Besides me Henry?"

Henry. "Yes, besides you my love." Bends over to kiss her for that comment.

Nia. "I do not mind Henry if I come along with you."

Henry. "Not at all Nia, welcome aboard."

Duck. "Then Oliver and I shall come with you Henry if that is ok with you?"

Henry. "Ok then Duck and Oliver you are also with Emily, Nia and I."

Gordon. "So, who is going with Rebecca Scott and I."

Donald. "My brother and I can come with you Gordon we are sure; you and brother will like to talk about times on the tracks."

Douglas. "Aye, that we do Gordon and promise to cut the arguing between brothers."

Rebecca. "Do you mean between you two or between Gordon and Scott?"

James. "Two sets of brothers, Hm, don't think I want to know the ending of that. Anyways since I just got my license and have that Caravan up and running perfectly. There should be enough for the rest of us for school. So, Molly Jessica Jasper Toby and Mavis are with me to school."

Mavis. "Actually, James Toby had just received his License and is starting to drive that Equinox that we just finished repairing."

Toby. "That is right James, so no waiting for Mavis and me. She and I will head back to the homestead to check up on the animals while Thomas and Rosie tend to their work on the railway."

Boco. "Then I will be taking Bill and Ben to their classes before I join you all before the school bell rings, now that I have my license to drive the avenger."

Then everyone got up and rinsed off the dishes knowing that Thomas and Rosie will have to attend after work. However, since Toby and Mavis agreed to return to the dining hall to wash the dishes for Thomas and Rosie before they come home. After that everyone went with their respective rides to school. On the Grounds of NW High School, other students gather to discuss who will be attending school with them during their terms with them. Among the new freshmen to the school was a young man who goes by the name Cassey Tallshally who heard about the new students and wonder how they become detached from their engine sides. Then a young lady with shoulder length sandy blond girl who dresses in a burgundy pants, brown shoes, and cream-colored blouse is Alisa Rose Jones, and her friends David Scott Kirkland, Jessy Brear, Jon Paul Dastson, and another mischievous pair like bill and ben but are Sonny and Sidney Lundwiski.

Jessy. "Hey Cassey, did you hear who was coming to school with us, wouldn't have been cool to finally have Thomas and his friends actually learning alongside of us."

Cassey. "I have heard Jessy, it is a mystery about engine becoming separated from their shells and adjusting as humans. I bet there are so much about the human world that they do not know of yet."

Alisa. "I bet they will be fun to have around school, I bet Emily Rosie, and the other lady engines would like to know about the world of fashion. I mean I bet their guy engines may find them more attractive if they find the means of turning them on even more so."

David. "I am sure they do already Alisa, the question is how will they blend in when they hardly know about becoming human for a couple of months already."

Cassey. "From what I have heard from my dad who works for the railway, they have adjusted well since they are living on a homestead on the other side of Elsbridge station."

Jon Paul. "From what I was told they needed an education before they can be of legal age to become independent."

Sonny. "Did you hear that Sidney Bill and Ben are coming over for some fun, why don't we show them our fun."

Sidney. "Yeah that will be fun watching Bill and Ben for fun."

Jon Paul. "That is enough you two, we do not want rival twins playing pranks on each other. The school does not have time to see which set of twins are responsible for what prank." Then they all heard of a voice of some one who they knew all too well.

"". "They are not the only ones who they need to watch out for when they enter the door for school."

Cassey. "Mason Trontuk, Ian Screamer, and Sean Weaver. What in the world would you want?"

Mason. "We are here to welcome them to our school when it begins and let them know who is in charge."

Ian. "Yeah we want to see how tough these engines are supposed to be."

Sean. "I am sure they are tough they are supposed to be engines, but wonder who pound able they tend to be when we take charge of this school."

Cassey. "For your information Mason, it is headmaster Lucile Hat who oversees this school and from what I can remember about her is that she is related to the controller of the railway. So, do not do anything that could damper the spirits of the new students even if they were supposed to be engines."

Mason. "And what make you so sure, they belong to this school when they could have been introduced to some other place than here?"

Jessy. "That was the decision of Sir Topham Hat the controller of the entire railway, and to him his engines are like his extended family. So, it makes sense that he wants the best for his now human engines to gain an education since no engine actually have that opportunity until now."

Mason. "A waist of time if you ask me, what would an education can teach an engine now human that he or she doesn't know until now."

Cassey. "How the human world really works, I can imagine that the world of humans is strange to them, they only know us from track side. In my opinion I bet it could be an opportunity about what else they can do now they are not tied to the tracks right now."

Mason. "Well we shall see when they do come here I would like to know how much of an impact that these human engines are like up close." While he was just chatting away from behind him and in view of everyone else Thomas and his friends came up and was now curious about what this human in front of them was trying to say. Then Cassey and Jessy just put their hands up to signal to Mason about the human engines. Then Mason turned around and see the number of the human engines and now at awe about the sizes of some of the human engines especially Gordon Scott and Henry.

Thomas. "Is there some thing wrong about us human engines coming to school?" Then Mason just fainted while Ian and Sean just took him to see the nurse. "Is that guy going to be alright."

Cassey. "Do not mind Mason, he usually faints when he puts his foot in his mouth."

Henry. "Foot in his mouth?"

Jessy. "That means talking with out thinking. I am Jessy Brear by the way."

James. "Nice to know you this is my twin sister Jessica, and her special friend Jasper Cysco. And my mane is James Hughes, and this is my lovely Molly."

Cassey. "My name is Cassey Tallshally, we can be good friends if you want."

Thomas. "I am always looking for new friends either on the railway or here in school, and this is my lovely girlfriend Rosie Vulcan who was the pink engine, and this other young lady with my is my youngest sister before she herself became human Ariel."

Ariel. "Nice to know you Cassey."

Cassey. "Like wise."

Alisa. "My name is Alisa Rose Jones but just call me Alisa, so you ladies want to be friends with me. I can show you all the fashions in the world to make your men a bit wilder than they are now."

Emily. "We like them the way they are now, but well will look into what people consider exceptional fashion to try out. I am Emily Stirling and this big guy in green is my wonderful Henry Stanier."

Alisa. "Nice to know you two."

Henry. "Same here."

Duck. "My real name is Montague Swindon, but everyone calls me Duck because they said my engine side waddles like a duck, and these two are the Caledonia twins Donald and Douglas Mcintosh. Then finally this is my other little western friend Oliver Collet."

Donald, Douglas, and Oliver. "Hello everyone."

Gordon. "Gordon is the name Gordon Gresley, and this is my beautiful Rebecca Bullsied and my brother Scott Greasly who is supposed to be the Flying Scotsman."

David. "My name is David Scott Kirkland, but just call me David so I do not confuse you with your brother alright."

Jon Paul. "My name is Jon Paul Dastson and these two right here are just as troublesome of those two with the one in green."

Edward. "The one in green is actually my friend Boco, because of the wheel arrangements while he was the green diesel on the Brendem line, I am Edward Pettigrew and these two are indeed Bill and Ben from the clay works."

Bill and Ben. "Hello."

Sonny and Sidney. "Hello."

Sonny. "I am Sonny Lundwiski and this is my twin brother Sidney."

Percy. "My name is Percy Avonside, and beside me is Toby Holden and Mavis Drewry."

Nia. "And My name is Nia originally from Africa but since the controller has my engine side on the tracks has allowed for me to attend this school as well."

"". "That is not all who is attending this school silly steamies." Then all looked to see Diesel Arry and Bert in human forms and not on the rails.

Thomas. "Diesel Arry and Bert, what are you three doing here and not on the tracks?"

Diesel. "Sir Topham Hat told us you are to be attending this school, so we joined to see our way around this school too."

Thomas. "Just remember Diesel just because we are off the tracks does not mean you can cause what we call confusion and delay." Just at he said that two figures just walked up to the group of students who turned out to be the headmaster of the school and the Controller of the railway to ensure all went well with everyone attending the school.

Diesel. "OH yeah who is going to tell the controller about all that I do in this school."

STH. (Coughed) "Ahem." Then Diesel turned to see the controller with the headmaster of the School. "Diesel everyone this is my cousin Lucile Hat and like how I am on the railway, she is the same in this school. She treats her students like her own children, but you must show her that you can handle what ever the teachers here will educate you with. And if I find anyone who is acting out of order for this school or any other school will have me to deal with afterward do I make myself loud and clear."

The engines and Friends." Yes sir, of course sir." Then everyone headed into the school building and the headmaster lead Thomas and his engine friends their assigned papers of where their homeroom and other classes they will take. Then each will be assigned to the books allowed by the basic classes and extra curriculum and Thomas and the other engines found a class they would DE lightly take the engine building class.

Thomas. "I wonder if this class can be available to us?" he asked as the counselor came over and answered.

Counselor. "That will next semester Thomas when you can finish your mathematics and venture through Algebra, you need a good amount of mathematics to accomplish engine building. Any engine you plan to build in the future?"

Thomas. "Well there are many jobs to the railway, and not just those who drive and power up the trains. I just want to see if I could come up with classes like my own or otherwise to see what went wrong with my other brothers and sisters and find out what could have been done that would not allow for them to be scrapped to begin with."

Percy. "I am also curious about what kind of engine I was supposed to be, no one else could place my model of engine."

Counselor. "I am sure you both will find the answers in time my friends, but for now we need to get each of you up to the education level." So, with the guide of their counselors helped determined what class each of them will attend for their first two semesters of the freshman year. Then everyone headed for their respective classes, then like before introducing themselves to everyone in the room with one more who they did not expect to attend school with them.

Ms. Cantrell. "Finally, our last student will say her name."

"". "Hello everyone, my name is Polly Stone, I am here to learn among my engine friends." Thomas and the others who remember this person too well, gave a smile of knowing that she is here to learn like the others and wondered when she became human.

Ms. Cantrell. "Then Ms. Stone you can take your seat next to Mr. Avonside if you like."

Polly. "Thank you." Then walked over to join the others, while she herself received a warm hand shake and a hug from some but not all the human engines. Then everyone stayed quiet during the next two or three classes until it was time for lunch and decided to eat together at a table with their new human friends who they have met earlier.

Cassey. "Hey Thomas Guys, over here if you like." Then most of the human engines minus the diesels decided to join their friends for lunch. "How is your first day treating you and your friends Thomas?"

Thomas. "It was not too bad yet, I mean we just started our first day of school just like our first day working at the station as a porter before earning my way back to the track as a fireman."

Jessy. "You get to ride the engines Thomas that has got to be a great job."

Thomas. "Believe me it is a lot harder than it looks, besides it is whole different look that what it would look like if you were the engine instead of the driver or firemen."

David. "Did you see who it was that joined in the class with us this morning? Who is she anyways? I have not seen her before."

Percy. "The rest of her know of her by another name, and that is Lady the engine who is supposed to run the Magic railway that bridges between here and a place called shinning time station on the other side of the globe."

Alisa. "Shinning time? I do not think I can recall such a place before."

Toby. "From what she had told us that Shinning time has not run for some time now, and she is attending school with us to see what else she could do. But must keep low about her being out of the Magic railway, since there happens to be a 42 warship with a claw on his roof would do anything that can catch her and keep the magic to a destructive motive."

Thomas. "When she heard that we also became human, also took advantage of some of that light water that turned the rest of us into the humans you see before you."

Cassey. "Did any of you all remember anything before the humanization began with you engines?"

Rosie. "There was supposed to be this Science meet up at Ulfstead Castle about some Light crystal that a Scientist by the name of Dr. Michael Grant that explained that if the water towers had run through a pocket of those Crystals have the ability to allow for us to become human, But funny thing is the Earl of Sodor has no memory of the meeting at all."

Jon Paul. "Strange, no memory at all." Then Rosie just shake her head no. "If you all had the chance to return to the tracks would you have done so."

Thomas. "May be for some of them Yes, but for Henry, Emily, Rosie and I have homes we built together that we may find hard to be torn away from if we return to the tracks as engines."

Edward. "I will also be devastated if the newly renovated Hunter cabin that I live is, is something I would have a hard time leaving as well."

Gordon. "Those of us still love to travel on the rails but may have a new advantage as drivers and firemen."

Scott. "I am sure those who knew me must be missing the spirit of me in my engine shell going to and from London and back."

Donald. "The rest of us are just waiting to see what will happen from here on, my brother and I do wish to return to the tracks, we probably won't know until we are finished with school all together."

Cassey. "Where do you all live on the Island, I hear you all live on a Homestead right?"

Thomas. "Both Rosie and I actually own the homestead with the help of our controller, the place does keep us busy when we are not working on the rails or in the grocery stores like Duck and Oliver are."

Toby. "There is also a Dormer where those who do not have a home to them selves will find refuge there until otherwise."

Jon Paul. "That is a good Idea and sounds a generous place to call home when one need a place to crash."

Engines. "Crash?!"

Jessy. "He means to stay."

Engines. "Oh."

Polly. "Am I too late for this party of friends?"

Alisa. "No, you are in time, come on over Polly."

Polly. "Did I miss much?"

Percy. "Only the fact on how most of us found light water that turned some of the engines here into human and whether or not we want to return to the rails as engines or not."

Thomas. "So, what happen Polly, now that you are here."

Polly. "Like I said, I took the opportunity to become human while my engine side still monitors much of the railway even while here in school with you all."

Percy. "Where in the magic railway have you found a light water source Polly?"

Polly. "The magic railway always has access to these types of waters, just did not realize they would spread across the globe when they did."

Oliver. "Duck didn't Beau told us that there was an engine in American who was the first to become human during the American Civil War?"

Duck. "Yes, he did mention about the one named Rick Alco and his brother Raymond the first two to become humanized during one of the battles that let into it."

Oliver. "Is it possible you have met up with the Alco brothers from the Crossroads of America. Or what was part of the Monon that is no longer in use."

Polly. "I have heard of them but have no knowledge of how they obtained that light water."

Cassey. "Maybe I do." Then all looked to Cassey for the answer, but then said. "If you all like could meet me after school for what I am about to tell you all."

James. "If you know something about how engines becoming human, it is best to let us know now and not let us get our hopes in a spin."

Cassey. "I will tell you all later at your house, that is if you all have the time."

Thomas. "Actually, Rosie and I have to be at work this afternoon working as firemen until later on."

Cassey. "Then how about we come over to your house after you three are done with your work and with the help that my folks can talk about why and how this could be happening to any engine." Then all agreed to meet up with Cassey and his friends on meeting after their work is done to talk some more about humanized engine. For now, it is time for the next round of classes, before their last class that allows them time to finish their homework before heading for home. After school Thomas, Rosie, and Edward. Went out on the engines as firemen to shovel coal to the tank engines and the K2 Seagull until the jobs were done by 8 pm. Then all met up with Thomas in his Tacoma on their way back to the homestead.

Rosie. "What do you think Cassey may know what is going on with the light water, what does he know what has been happening since earlier this summer?"

Thomas. "I wish I had the answer Rosie, I wish I know the real reason we have become human and wonder if it is a choice or something that cannot be within our control to do about."

Edward. "Just be glad that he and his friends are willingly to help us out if they know of something Thomas."

Thomas. "I know, that is what I am afraid of Edward."

Then all came to the house to see Cassey his friends and Parents have decided to meet up with Thomas and the Human engines to explain all about the reason engines have become human.

Cassey. "Thomas Edward, and Rosie this is my dad Maxwell Tallshally and my mother Susan Tallshally, they are here to help fill in on what we are about tell you and your friends here."

Thomas comes over to shake the hand of Cassey's father and then to his mother for a hello. "Hello nice to know you, please come in and make yourself comfortable. Would you like something to drink like tea, coffee, or just a fruit juice, because we do not carry much soda for our general health."

Susan. "Actually, a nice cup of tea would be nice."

Maxwell. "Same here."

Cassey. "None for me thanks. So, shall we get started?"

What can Cassey's family tell everyone who is in the home about the mysterious light water, and can an engine be able to return at will or does that engine need to finish school before returning to the rails by choice or not? Find out when we reveal what happens when the Tallshally family has to tell Thomas and his friends on the next journey through NW high school.

This is the sequel to Journey to NW High School. Where this is where we will find if the Humanization can be reversed or whether it can be a chosen life or not.