Molly, Duck and Thomas
Set between Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure and season 19
Duck was putting to Harwick when he saw Molly puffing down the line with a long train of empty trucks.
"Hello Molly long time no see." smiled Duck.
"Yes it has been a while Duck I remember meeting you like this after my first day on Sodor." puffed Molly.
Flashback
It was after Molly and Thomas came through with some empty trucks to take to the coaling plant.
"Evening Thomas and you are Miss?" asked Duck.
"My name is Molly I'm new here." explained Molly. "You be needing coal soon?"
"Yes I will." smiled Duck. "Oh beg pardon the name's Montague but my friends call me Duck."
"Well Duck I hope you will treat Molly well like me and unlike Emily and Gordon." puffed Thomas kindly.
"I'm sure I will." puffed Duck. "Being friendly to newcomers is the Great Wesetern Way."
"Well nice to meet you Duck." puffed Molly and all three engines puffed on.
Present
"Did I hear correct Duck that Thomas stopped a pirate?" asked Molly.
"Yes." puffed Duck. "And Thomas has now learnt that he isn't No.1 because he is the most important but because he is one of kindest engines even through he can be a bit mean but he does mean well."
Then Daisy honked her horn.
"Come on." she honked impatientily.
"We'll talk more later." suggested Duck.
"Of course." agreed Molly and they puffed off.
That evening Molly was puffing to Duck's Branch Line when Samson puffed by showing off.
"Out of the way important and strongest engine coming through." he bragged making Molly go into a siding.
"Rude engine." Molly puffed to herself and she told Thomas and Duck about Samson demanding her to get out of his way.
"Samson thinks he knows-it-all." puffed Thomas. "I remember when he took Gordon's Coaches to the Blue Mountain Quarrey."
"Me too." chuckled Duck.
Molly looked at Thomas and Duck confused.
"Samson was trying to make out he doesn't make mistakes and refused to listen to either Stanley or James." explained Thomas.
"The Fat Controller has told him we all make mistakes but i doubt Samson listened." noted Duck.
"So Thomas i hope you learnt your lesson from that pirate business." said Molly feeling a bit unsure why Thomas sided with Sailor John anyway.
"Yes I have and not to blame other engines for things that I have done." admitted Thomas. "I hope Sailor John doesn't break out of jail and get revenge on me or Skiff."
"Skiff?" asked Molly.
"A rookie to the railway and he is a Railboat." explained Thomas.
Then Molly remembered something.
"Tomorrow is the aniversery of when I came to Sodor." puffed Molly.
"It is." puffed Thomas.
"I hope tomorrow will be better than your first day." said Duck kindly.
"Me too." smiled Molly.
Next day Molly was shunting trucks in the yard when Samson was making himself the centre of attention.
"Little engines you will move out of my way since I am the strongest engine on the island." bragged Samson to Timothy, Oliver and Percy.
"Samson Thomas and Duck told me about you always thinking you're better than everyone well a Railway isn't about the strongest it's about the teamwork." puffed Molly.
"Whatever." said Samson.
"I heard that Samson now collect your trucks." ordered the Fat Controller. "And Molly well done you are a Really Useful Engine."
"Well done." smiled Duck and Thomas who had just arrived as Timothy, Oliver and Percy cheered and Samson growled.
"Brave words Molly." smiled Duck.
"Indeed." smiled Thomas.
"Thanks." smiled Molly. "And I'm glad to have you two for friends."
"Likewise." smiled Thomas.
"You know you have us and a lot of other engines for friends Molly." smiled Duck.
"Yes I do." smiled Molly and she winked.
The End
