Hey guys ^-^ New story! Hope ya like!
It was a sunny day on the Island of Sodor. The sun gleamed on the ocean. Today was a very special day.
At Tidmouth sheds, the engines whistled and puffed excitedly. The Fat Controller had important news.
"I bet I'm going to get a new coat of paint" James boated.
"What makes you think you'll be getting new paint?" snorted Henry. "I'll get a new whistle"
"Yeah right" laughed Thomas.
Then, the Fat Controller arrived.
"QUIET" he silenced. "Now, today is a special day indeed. We are going to get a new engine"
All the engines beamed in delight. All the work will be easier now.
"Who is it, sir?" asked Duck.
"She is a very special diesel. She is coming from the mainland. Her name is Alessa. And she is here to stay" he paused and the engines moaned and groaned. "I don't want any trouble" he continued. "She will be respected.
The Fat Controller turned to Thomas.
"You will meet Alessa at the docks. Bring her back here and she will introduce herself"
Thomas looked at the floor. "Yes, sir" he mumbled.
At the docks, Alessa has just arrived on the Island of Sodor. She beamed at all of the people who waved to her. She whistled back and puffed off of the ferry.
Thomas slowly arrived at the docks. He was not happy. Alessa smiled at him but got no response. She frowned and looked very hurt.
"Hi" she greeted.
"Hello" Thomas replied.
"I'm Alessa"
"I know"
Alessa looked at the floor, wondering why the small blue engine was ignoring her.
"Are you Thomas?" she asked.
"Yes" was all she got from him.
Slowly they huffed and puffed back to Tidmouth sheds. All of the engines were there as well as Diesel. The Fat Controller stood by the rails where Alessa had stopped.
"Welcome" he said. "To the Island of Sodor. I hope you like your stay here"
The Fat Controller then left to deal with some important business.
No one spoke. Alessa looked at all the engines. None of them had a happy face on.
"Hi, I'm Alessa" she spoke softly.
Henry was the first to reply. "I'm Henry and this is Gordon, Percy, Duck, James, Diesel, Edward, Douglas, Donald, Emily and Toby" he paused. "Nice to… meet you" he said slowly.
Alessa smiled at Henry. This made Henry blush.
Suddenly, Oliver came in with a load of naughty trucks.
"Can't shunt me! Can't shunt me!" they sang. Oliver looked sad and worn out.
Alessa was cross. 'No truck should ever treat an engine like that' she thought.
She huffed up to the trucks and glared at them. The trucks were scared.
"Don't be so rude!" she scorned. "Do as you are told and leave this engine alone!"
Oliver was surprised.
The trucks didn't utter another word.
"Thank you" said Oliver.
Alessa smiled. "Sometimes biffing and bashing only encourages them"
Oliver smiled back and whistled his departure. The other engines were shocked.
"How did you do that?" asked Percy.
"With great skill" laughed Alessa.
Percy was puzzled. "What's "great skill"?" he asked.
Alessa chuckled again. "I learned from the best" she explained. "Instead of bumping the trucks, we tell them off"
"But when we do it, they laugh" Percy cried.
"Raise your voice so it's louder" Alessa said. "Like this" she paused and smirked. "I SAID NO COOKIES!" she yelled.
The engines were startled in surprise. They had never heard anything so loud before.
"Wow" said James. "You're pretty loud… For a diesel"
Alessa looked hurt. Closing her eyes, she backed slowly out of the sheds, leaving the engines stunned.
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