Emily was chuffing happily on Thomas's Branch Line. She was feeling joyful that she no longer has any reason to fear. It is all thanks to Thomas that she was out of her four and a half years suffering at last. She was taking care of her Love's Branch Line because of the recent incident at the quarry and Thomas had to stay in the shed for the whole week. Anyway, she is happy to be back in her old self.

Her story had become quite popular. One evening, engines from every corner of the island came to Tidmouth Sheds to hear her tale. Some of them were drawn to tears especially Molly who being a very sensitive engine when it comes to heartbreaking stories. After that, they could never be angry at Emily now. Particularly, Molly who felt extremely guilty for expressing hatred when she first arrived. She was very quick to forgive Emily and in turn, Emily was very sorry she made fun of Molly.

The next day after Emily finished her job at Thomas's Branch Line, she visited the Skarloey Railway when she learned that the Thin Controller was there listening to her tale too and told his engines about her story. Emily had a good time talking with the Skarloey Railway engines.

Meanwhile, at Sir Topham Hatt's Office, he was looking at some paperwork. Ever since Gordon and James were punished for their atrocious acts they committed against Emily and are now staying at the out of use siding, Sir Topham Hatt was having trouble looking for an engine that will cover the goods duty for James. He had no problem finding an engine that will cover the express duty for Gordon by asking Murdoch if he will be on the job while Gordon is indisposed. Murdoch agreed. Sir Topham Hatt was aware that most of his engines are busy. So, he turned to the alternative solution. He frowned when he found one engine that is not busy and that engine is from the Other Railway.

"Oh dear. Looks like I have no choice." He reluctantly phone to the manager of the Other Railway to request for an engine to help with the goods train duty on Sodor. He is well aware of the bad experiences with diesels. He remembered the time when Diesel told a lie on Duck and made a mess in the harbor twice. He also remembered when a long, green diesel, D261, came to Sodor during Stepney's waning visit. He sneered at the engines that they should be scrapped and get engines like him.

He hanged up the phone when the conversation was finished. He put his hand on his chin. "How about I will take Emily out of the Branch line duty to show the engine around and Rosie will take over tomorrow. That will be for a day."

He was satisfied, but shooked his head. "Oh dear. I am going to regret this."


The next morning, Sir Topham Hatt came to see Emily at the Tidmouth Sheds. "Emily, I will have to pull you out of the branch line duty for today. There is a new engine coming to the Knapford Station and I want you to show the engine around. Then, you will help shunt the coal trucks and the engine will take it to the Tidmouth Harbor. Rosie will cover your branch line duty for today."

"Yes sir." Emily agreed. She looked back at Thomas who is still staying in the shed for a whole week and smiled. "Good bye Tommy. We will spend our time together when I am done showing the new engine."

Thomas smiled, "Good bye Emily. Good luck with the new engine."

"I will" She wheeshed and puffed away.

Somewhere, a new engine was rolling along on the main line. It was a BR Class 40 and it is female. She is painted light blue, has yellow warning panels on both ends and has a number, D517. She scowled.

"Great. I was about to sleep when that manager woke up. If it wasn't for that brainless idiot who got in trouble along with the other stupid, steam kettle for that petty-ass excuse, I would be home in peace. Not dawdling with those steam pigs." She thought.

At the Knapford Station, Emily was waiting for a new engine to arrive. She heard a diesel horn.

"A diesel. " She thought.

Soon enough, D517 arrived. Emily was surprised.

"I never seen a diesel that big besides Diesel 10 and Daisy." She usually seen a lot of diesel shunters aside from Diesel 10 and Daisy. But, this diesel is not like the other diesels she has seen so far. This engine was designed as a mainland diesel.

D517's eyes turned to Emily. Her frown disappeared in a cheerful smile. "Oh. You must be Emily. I heard much about you when a workman on my railway was reading a newspaper. He was talking with the other workmen about your tragic situations you went through. Being bullied by a two big steam kettles for your uniqueness especially your big wheels. I am disgusted by that. That's what makes you beautiful and clean."

Emily was flattered, "Aww. Thank you. No foreign diesels has every said that to me. You are beautiful and shiny as well. You must be the engine Sir Topham Hatt talked about."

"Yes I am." D517 replied.

Emily asked, "Do you have a name?"

D517 sighed, "No. D517 is my number."

"Oh, okay. Interesting. Anyway, Sir Topham Hatt has assigned you to help with the goods train duty. You will be taking the coal trucks to the Tidmouth Harbor. First, I will show you around the Island of Sodor. Then, when we get to the Coaling Plant, I will help you shunt some coal trucks to a train. Finally, you will deliver it to the Tidmouth Harbor." Emily said.

"Alright" D517 agreed.

Both Emily and D517 set off.


Emily was showing D517 around some parts of the Sodor including Tidmouth Harbor. After that, they arrived at the Coaling Plant. "This is the Coaling Plant This is where you will take the coal trucks to the Tidmouth Harbor. First, I will help you shunt." Emily puffed.

D517 smiled, but then turned frown. "You may be nice and friendly. I do feel sorry for you after what those two steam jackasses did to you. But, you are no different from the steam engines on my railway. I am reliable." She thought.

Then, Emily and D517 started shunting trucks under the hopper. After that, they shunted them into a line of coal trucks. They have helped out each other at first.

Emily was filling her tender with coal under the hopper. D517 saw this and was starting to get impatient. She went over the point, reverse back, pushing some coal trucks first. The trucks biffed into Emily, pushing her under the hopper. Coal poured all over her, covering her beautiful paintwork in coal dust.

"Oi. What are you doing. You are supposed to help me shunt." said D517 harshly.

Emily was annoyed. "I was just filling up my tender. Quit it." She remembered the time when James bumped the trucks into her which damaged her buffers. Then, he accused her of playing around and demands that she needs to take the trucks out of there. Now, it happened again. This time, it did not damage her buffers. "This is the fifth time I have been covered in coal dust. But at least this diesel doesn't call me a steamroller unlike James." Emily thought, glowered at that event and sighed.

D517 was finally finishing shunting coal trucks into a line of train. Emily chuffed alongside, still covered in coal dust and very crossed. D517 gave an disgusted look.

"Bleh. I thought you are just beautiful and clean."

"That is because you were too impatient that you push those trucks right into me and I am covered in coal dust thanks to you." She puffed crossly. Then, Emily noticed something different, "You forgot to get a brake van."

D517 scoffed,"Pah. Who needs a brake van anyway. On my railway, we often rely on steam engines for brake train to help put a brake on a train instead of a breakvan because it is too expensive to afford it these days. Diesels like us always get more privileges before steam engines. Steam engines always shunt coaches and goods while we diesels pull them. Steam engines will be clean last while diesels will be washed first. Therefore, steam engines will always do what we demanded and will get less privileges than us on my railway. You may be nice and friendly to me which I appreciate. I do feel sorry for you when those two steam jackasses bullied you. But, you are no different from steam engines on my railway. Your friendly and kind demeanor has blinded you from that fact that we diesels are revolutionary. That is the truth."

Emily could not believe what she is hearing, "Liar. This is the worst excuse I ever heard in my life. We steam engines will not be your servants. You are not in charge of this railway. You still need to..."

"Steam engines in my railway don't argue or question whatever we tell them to do. You do whatever I tell you. You will be my brake train." D517 commanded.

Emily sighed sadly. She is starting to lose patience with a big, snooty diesel. She backed over a point, switched onto D517's line and was coupled up to a coal trucks. "And I thought Diesel was bad enough when he took the special coaches, even though I hated doing a job that relates to the one who ruined me. But then, that was back in the days when I was suffering. Diesel was trying to tell me he broke a record of shunting trucks. This diesel is worst. I never heard a diesel saying that we steam engines are always have to do what the diesel engines says and no complaint." She thought.

Then, both D517 and Emily set off with a train of coal trucks.


The journey for them has been very rough, especially for Emily. D517 thought that she is too slow that she often biffed the trucks to make the train go fast. Because she biffed very hard, more coal dust fell on Emily, covering her beautiful paintwork.

"Oi. Quit slacking back there!" D517 shouted.

Emily sighed sadly and said nothing.

The trucks were starting to get annoyed by D517's constant biffing. "That diesel bumped us. Let's get back at her." They whispered to each other to create a plan.

Henry passed by and saw this. "Oh no. This is not going to end well. I'm sure Thomas is not going to like this."

D517 saw Henry and scoffed, "Pah. Another dirty steam kettle."

When they got to the Gordon's Hill, the coal train is getting slower and slower. D517 lost patience. "Hey, why the hell are you still slow. You need to push."

Emily was trying hard to push. "Come on. Come on." She urged. The trucks had an idea, "Let Emily push us and we will push that bossy diesel down."

D517 biffed the trucks again and more coal dust fell on Emily. The trucks had it enough, "Enough bumping us. Enough bumping us."

When they got to the top of Gordon's Hill, the chance for the trucks have come, "Let's break away." The coupling between Emily and the coal truck snapped. The trucks rolled away, pushing D517 down the hill. "On. On. On."

Emily was surprised. So was D517.

"Emily, I didn't mean that fast." She was being pushed by troublesome trucks.

There comes misadventure. Molly was waiting for the signal to go green. Little did she know is that D517 is heading right toward her goods train.

D517 applied her brakes, but failed. She collided with the break van, went off the rails and crashed right into the signal box.

Molly was startled by a loud crash, "What the hell just happened!?"

Unfortunately, two people were injured inside the signal box. D517's driver was also injured. Some coal trucks came off the rails while coal spilled everywhere while others were still on the track.

Emily arrived at the site of the D517's accident. Duck also arrived with a breakdown train. Soon, D517 and some coal trucks was placed on a flatbed. She threw Emily a glare, "That's what happens if you slack off as a brake train. This is ..."

"Shut the hell up! Why not take your diesel over steam engines remarks and bog off!" Duck shouted. Then, he looked at Emily who is still covered in coal dust and was very sad. "I'm sorry that you had to deal with a rude diesel."

Emily smiled, "It's alright, Duck. Thank you."

Duck then explained, "You are not the only one who had to deal with bad diesels. I have seen most visiting diesels come here, causing trouble many times before. I remembered when Diesel arrived on Sodor. He claims he knows everything and he and his kind are revolutionary. Also, he told a lie on me that I gave some trucks an insulting nicknames like galloping sausage for Gordon, old square wheels for Henry and rusty-red scrap iron for James. I was sent away until Diesel has been found and I was brought back to Tidmouth Sheds after that."

Emily was amazed, "Wow. I never knew you had to go through all the emotional troubles after Diesel told a lie on you." She thought that the nicknames for Gordon and James were funny considering these two were bullying her. Henry, on the other hand, she was shocked at that insulting nickname for him since she once helped Henry on the leaky tube problem. "Well, I better be going. I need to deliver the coal trucks that is still on the rails."

"Take care Emily."

With that, Emily coupled up behind the remaining coal trucks and steamed away.


Later, Emily had a washdown after a long day. Meanwhile at the Fitter's Yard, Sir Topham Hatt gave D517 an earful talk about the incident today and when she is repaired, she will be sent back to the Other Railway for her bad behavior. D517 said nothing. She was glad she is going to be out of Sodor.

After that, Emily puffed away home to Tidmouth Sheds.

Finally, Emily is now back at Tidmouth Sheds. She went on a turntable, turned around and backed down to her berth besides Thomas who he now happy. "Emily, you are back!"

Emily smiled, "Yes I am Tommy."

Henry backed down to his berth, "Emily, are you alright. That big-ass, nasty diesel was very rude to you. Because Gordon and James bullied you recently, I was getting worried about you getting pushed about by that diesel when I saw you."

"I'm alright Henry."Then, she thought to herself, "The only good thing about that diesel is that at least, she did acknowledge that I am beautiful and she felt bad for me about the two engines bullying me, even though I did not like the fact that she and her kind are more reliable than us. But, it is better than having to deal with two, certain engines who bullied me for four and a half years."

Thomas was shocked and furious by what Henry said, "Why that no good diesel! I will bash that mo..."

"Tommy. Tommy." Emily pleaded. "Don't worry about that. Sir Topham Hatt already took care of that by sending that big diesel away." She added.

Thomas's face relaxed and sighed.

The other engines are starting to fall asleep except Thomas and Emily.

"So, what did that diesel do to you?"

Emily explained, Well... It is a long story. But, don't worry Tommy. That diesel didn't destroy my happiness unlike Gordon or James. It is not surprising that most visiting diesels often brag about how reliable they are compared to us. Duck told me about it."

"Oh. At least, the important thing is you are okay mentally." Thomas said.

"Yes... good night Tommy."

"Good night Emily."

Both Thomas and Emily fell asleep.


Somewhere, at the British Union Examination House headquarter. It serves as an inspection corporation where it often sends many railway inspectors to ensure if managers are maintaining their organization, productivity and safety. Inside the headquarter, a silhouette man came to a room when he face a silhouette CEO of the British Union Examination House.

"You came, right?"

"Yes."

"Well.. do you have something you need to report?"

"Yes, I have a bad news."

"What is this bad news?"

"One of our railway inspectors have been grievously injured along with the signalman while inspecting the signalbox when that engine crashed."

"Huh. Where did that happened."

"It happened at North Western Railway on the Island of Sodor."

"Hmph. I am not surprised. Ohh, Sir Topham Hatt. You are becoming more incompetent than ever. I will have a word with you next week."

"What are you going to do?"

"I will turn to his replacement. Gregory Stewart. He may not have a liking to the steam engines because he often wants to modernize the railway although he may have a degree of understanding the history and purpose of steam engines. But then, he has an exceptional organization, safety and productivity on his record. I will consider him for Sir Topham Hatt's successor."

"Alright. Whatever you say so." The man left. The CEO of the British Union Examination House sighed.


Thank you readers for reading this. Hope you enjoy it.

I do not own the properties relating to Thomas the Tank Engine.

The OC I own is D517

Credits to AaronCottrell97 for Owner of Story Origins, ideas, etc