James arrived at the coaling plant as soon he was repainted to his new black and yellow livery. He had been told earlier that he had to work here and do the job well, which caused his crew to get severe headaches from James grumbling.

I'll never get over this! Look at me! I look like a bee!

Well wasn't that the point of you getting a new coat of paint?" Asked James' driver.

James just huffed.

...

"James where have you been? You're late."

"Sorry Mr Swan- I didn't mean to be its just-"

Suddenly, Mr Oliver Swan saw what had happened to James and quickly broke into a fit of laughter.

"Hee hee Haaah oh James!"

"Leave off!" whined James.

"Sorry James. I can't stay mad- not with that livery! Good grief- First you become a bee hive, and then you decide to be a bee! Oh James you are a funny engine!"

"Ha ha, hee, hee James' decided to become a bumblebee! Ha ha, hee, hee Oh dear someone help me!"

"Look out!" screamed a truck "James will sting us all!" Screamed a random truck.

"Those bees were zombie bees!" shrieked another. "It took him that long to get transfigured!"

They laughed endlessly, having a field day of the red engine's former red livery.

"Oh drat- Percy will get it when I next see him!" James vowed.

...

Another request for tate310. Dear mercy, what have I done? Zombie bees? I have lost it. Oh well, a little Hallows Eve humour a week early.