Duck Takes Charge
Mantra
Percy grinned excitedly, feeling his fire flare as he raced into the yard where Gordon and James were resting. He screeched to a halt beside them.
"You're coaches are ready, you two, and good morning!" the little green engine bustled.
"Thank you, servant," Gordon spoke back. Percy's pistons popped upon hearing the snide insult, but he bit back a reply. He knew he kinda deserved it after all the previous trouble he had caused for the both of them. So he tried a different tactic: changing topics.
"Do you know what?" he stammered out, unsure of where he was going with this.
"What?" grunted Gordon, opening a sleepy eye. James didn't reply though, so with a bit of indignation, Percy started again.
"Do you know what?"
"Silly!" snapped Gordon, unintentionally startling James awake.
"What?! Where?!" the red engine spluttered, though Gordon and Percy were in a standoff and not really paying him any attention.
"The Fat Controller told me that he's getting a new engine to help, as the work in the yard is beginning to get too heavy for me."
"Rabbish!" cut in James, "Any engine could do it! You're just a silly little engine that talks too much! Without YOU, this yard would be much more better, much more peaceful, and a much more happier place!"
At this, Percy stormed off to work, well away from them. But he had to stop his tears from flowing, so he decided to vent his thoughts into irritated ramblings.
"That signal!"
A chuff.
"That stupid signal!"
A puff.
"That stupid old signal!"
A bang and a bash.
"Watch it!" shrieked some coaches.
"No one respects me now," huffed Percy.
A clank and a cling.
"They think I'm stupid! But I'll show them! I'll show them!"
"Percy."
"I'll show them!"
"Percy."
"I'll show THEM!"
"Percy!" his driver grunted, finally snapping the little engine out of his mentally sick reverie.
"We're coupled. We can go now," his driver continued. Percy sighed and chuffed off, coaches in tow.
"Yes sir."
But deep in his smokebox, a quiet and insane mantra floated around.
"I'll show them."
My adaptation will be like a novelization which expands the story.
Hopefully you'll see more frequent updates than you do on my bigger stories.
Transformers 0 over the moon and out!