Another Day on the Island of Sodor has gone by, and another day of Thomas and Percy fighting has gone by.
Everyone on the Island had heard about it, and they are either worried or annoyed by it all.
But Thomas and Percy didn't care, they still refuse to talk to each other after this morning. If It wasn't bad enough, Percy's driver has allergies and is dealing with side effects, and Thomas's driver is trying his best to stop the nonsense, but he keeps on failing.
Time is running out on Thomas and Percy's friendship possibly ending.
Once Thomas was done with his work, he stopped near a siding to get a drink, when Tyler stepped down and walked right in front of him.
" Thomas. I love you. But you need to listen to me right now. You and Percy need to stop arguing. " - Tyler
" He started it! " - Thomas
" I don't care who started it. " - Tyler
" Well I wish he'd stop blaming me. " - Thomas
" And we can. You just need to tell him that you don't want to keep fighting with him. And maybe he'll understand. " - Tyler
" I doubt that. He still acts like a troubling child. " - Thomas
Then, right as Thomas said that. Percy's whistle could be heard, and he then came up right next to Thomas.
" Oh. I act like a troubling child! " - Percy
" Darn it. " - Tyler
" You always complain on wanting to see the world. Well guess what, you've seen it already. " - Percy
" Well I don't disobey my controller and let trucks push me in the water. " - Thomas
Percy then had flashbacks on when he crashed in the water at the Docks on he and James's one year anniversary last year. Percy was very upset now.
" You Insensitive Beast! " - Percy
" Well it's true. " - Thomas
" Why God Why. " - Tyler
" Me and James aren't sleeping at Tidmouth tonight. " - Percy
" Fine. Go have fun with your red vain lovey toy. " - Thomas
" I will. " - Percy
Percy then steamed away quickly and blew coal right in Thomas and Tyler's faces.
" Okay. That was rude! " - Thomas
" I give up. " - Tyler
Later in the day, at the Steam Team Motel. Tyler walked in still covered in coal. The other 7 friends looked at him.
" I would rather not guess what happened to you. " - Jake
" Who do you think? " - Tyler
" Number 1 and Number 6 again, right? " - Ellie
" Bingo. " - Tyler
" Can we play bingo? " - Hailey
" No! " - Anne Claire
Tyler went to the kitchen and wiped the coal off his face and body, and then smacked his head on the counter many times.
" Careful Ty. You'll lose your brain cells. " - Erik
" Very funny Erik. " - Tyler
" No luck? " - Erik
" Not even close. " - Tyler
Tyler walked back to the living room. All 8 drivers/band members huddled together and tried to think of something to do.
" Why don't we let Percy move out. " - Jake
Patrick then slapped at his head, twice.
" That means I would have to move out. Idiot. " - Patrick
" Okay people. Stop slapping my head. " - Jake
" By the way Pat. You stopped itching? " - Ellie
" Yep. I think I might be good from now on. No more allergies for Patty Mitchell. " - Patrick
" Anyways. Anybody else have a plan to fix those two, cause I got nothing. " - Tyler
" I say. We let them fight each other. " - Anne Claire
" Okay. That doesn't help it. " - Tyler
" No. That's actually good. We tell them that they're gonna "fight" each other. And then when they meet face to face, they'll look in each other eyes and remember the times in the past where they had fun with each other and realize that they are true best friends and make up. " - Ellie
Most of them liked that plan.
" Come on. That only happens in the movies. " - Jake
" It's not a terrible idea. " - Patrick
Jake then saw that Patrick was pretty sweating.
" Um, Pat? You hot? " - Jake
" Maybe a little bit. " - Patrick
He felt his forehead and cheeks and they felt wet and warm. Patrick then fanned himself with his shirt.
" Man. It is hot in here. " - Patrick
" It's only 60 degrees in here. " - Ginny
" Wow. That is hot. " - Hailey
" In fahrenheit, genius. " - Ginny
" Okay. First I have to deal with my engine fighting with his friend, and now I have to deal with my brother and his side effects. " - Tyler
" It's not a side-effect. " - Patrick
" You're literally sweating like an animal. " - Erik
" Is it really that noticeable? " - Patrick
" Yes. " - the other 7 friends.
" So, the plan. " - Ellie
" Sure. Tomorrow morning. I'll tell Percy about the fight. " - Patrick
" Can't. He's not sleeping here tonight. " - Tyler
" Where is he then? " - Hailey
It was now 10:00 pm. Percy and James had arrived at the shed just outside of Farmer McColl's farm. It was the shed where they kissed for the first time.
" So why are we here again? " - James
" I want to stay away from Tidmouth, and stay here with you. " - Percy
" You mean you want to stay away from Thomas. " - James
" Okay yes. " - Percy
" Per. You should know all friends fight. I'm sure by tomorrow, next week, or next year you guys will be fine. " - James
Percy rolled his eyes at his knight.
" I don't think so. " - Percy
" What happened now. " - James
" He called me a troubled child. " - Percy
Percy then started to cry. James noticed and got closer to him.
" Hey, it's okay Per. " - James
" I wish. I hate being insulted. " - Percy
" me too. " - James
" Please stay here with me. " - Percy
" Of course I will. I'm always there for you. " - James
" I love you James. " - Percy
" I love you more. " - James
" No I do. " - Percy
" I don't think so. " - James
They started to laugh lovely. James definitely made Percy feel better.
" Come here you. " - James
James and Percy kissed slowly and stayed like that for several minutes. Percy's mind was fading away from Thomas and to James
" You're my new best friend James. " - Percy's mind.
Meanwhile, back at Tidmouth. Gordon, Henry, and Edward were already asleep. Emily was still awake though, waiting for Thomas.
" Thomas. Please come back. " - Emily
The she heard Thomas's whistle as he came up to her berth and went up to her close.
" Their you are. " - Emily
" Yep. And we are all alone. " - Thomas
" Well the others are here, asleep. " - Emily
" Screw them. I want to spend time with you tonight. " - Thomas
" Are you and Percy still fighting? " - Emily
" Don't mention Percy. " - Thomas
" Why. He's your best friend. " - Emily
" I thought. Until he called me a beast. " - Thomas
" Oh. I'm so sorry. You're not a beast. " - Emily
" Yeah. In fact, I went to Blue Mountain, and told the manager to cancel Percy's shift there tomorrow. " - Thomas
" Woah. You sure that was necessary? " - Emily
" Yes it was. He deserves it. " - Thomas
" You need to calm down. " - Emily
" Yes I do. Please kiss me. " - Thomas
" Anything for you. " - Emily
Emily came up to Thomas and kissed him on the cheek and then kissed his nose, and followed by kissing Thomas's lips. Thomas in was mind was enjoying this, but Emily wasn't feeling the same thing.
" Oh Thomas. You need to end this. " - Emily's mind.
Next Morning. Tyler had woken up early and was ready to tell Thomas about his "fight" with Percy. He ran out the front door of the motel and went straight to Thomas's shed. Patrick was following him.
" Hey where's Percy? " - Patrick
" I'm gonna say he's at his favorite shed with James. " - Tyler
" Can you drive me? " - Patrick
" No. I got business here. Just take a cab. " - Tyler
" No. The cab drivers creep me out. " - Patrick
" Just go! " - Tyler
Patrick then groaned and agreed and left to go see Percy and tell him about the "fight".
Tyler went to Thomas's shed and saw it was empty. He then looked in Emily's shed and saw Thomas's backside. He knew why he was in there. He walked in there and saw Thomas and Emily's sleeping face to face. Tyler did think it was cute, but he needed to talk.
" Hey Thomas. Tommy. Wake up, now. " - Tyler
Thomas was stirring around, but he still didn't wake up.
" Okay fine have it your way. " - Tyler
He then grabbed Thomas's cheek and pulled it hard. Thomas felt it and woke up immediately.
" Ow, ow, ow. What are you doing? My cheek is sensitive. " - Thomas
" Come outside. We need to talk. " - Tyler
" It's 7:00 am! " - Thomas
" No pouting. " - Tyler
Thomas groaned and steamed backwards outside. Tyler then walked forward.
" What do you want? You hurt my cheek. " - Thomas
Tyler then went up and kissed Thomas's cheek.
" Better? " - Tyler
" Slightly. Now what is it? " - Thomas
" Let's just say I know how to settle things with you and Percy. " - Tyler
" What is it? " - Thomas
" You guys are gonna battle it out. " - Tyler
Thomas knew what he meant and got excited already.
" I get to pound that green train? " - Thomas
" Uh, huh. Today at noon. At your branchline. You'll be ready? " - Tyler
" Oh. You bet I will. Now will see who's a beast. " - Thomas
Patrick had taken a cab to Farmer McColl's farm. The cab driver didn't say anything to Patrick, so ran out of the cab as soon as they arrived. He went to the shed that he knew was Percy and James's kiss shed.
Once he arrived at the shed. He heard kissing sounds. He knew what it was. He opened the door and saw a familiar image of James and Percy's kissing sessions.
" Hey loveducks. Can you let go for a second? " - Patrick
Still no answer, just kissing could be heard.
" Okay. Looks like I gotta this again. " - Patrick
He cracked his knuckles and walked in the sheds. He stood up to James and Percy's faces that were connected, due to their kissing. Patrick then grabbed each of their cheeks and squished them hard.
James and Percy felt it, and they didn't like it.
" Ow. No. Please don't do that! " - Percy
" Oh. You made Percy bite my tongue again. " - James
Patrick put his hands on his hips and smirked at the two.
" Patrick? What are you doing here? " - Percy
" For you. " - Patrick
" Why me? " - Percy
" Just come outside. " - Patrick
Percy backed out of the shed, leaving James behind.
" What about me? " - James
" Just think about the color red. " - Patrick
Percy laughed at the remark, but then was back to serious.
" What is up? " - Percy
" I feel like since you and Thomas are still fighting. You guys should battle. " - Patrick
" Like fight him? " - Percy
" Yeah. That might make you feel better. " - Patrick
" Oh will. I'll bash him with my fists of fury. " - Percy
" You don't have fists. " - Patrick
" My buffers of fury. " - Percy
Patrick laughed and was ready for later. Not for the fight, but for the hopeful make up.
" Red is awesome! " - James
" Quiet James. This isn't about you. " - Patrick
It was 2 minutes until noon. Emily, Ellie, James, and Jake were waiting at Thomas's branchline for the two small engines.
" I hope this works. " - Emily
" Trust me. It will. " - Ellie
" And if it doesn't " - Jake
" I get more attention from Percy. " - James
Emily, Ellie, and Jake stared at him annoyed. Then they heard two familiar whistles.
Here came Thomas and Percy coming close to each other. They had game faces on.
" I'm here to kick a little green engines's tender. " - Thomas
" I don't have a tender. But you won't have any wheels soon. " - Percy.
" Fight on! " - Jake
" Jake. Stop. " - Tyler
Tyler and Patrick came out of their engines's cabs and walked towards them.
" Okay you guys. You agree on who ever wins, the loser must forgive the other. Again, Am i clear! " - Tyler
" Okay. I'm not a loser. " - Thomas
" You'll eat those words. " - Percy
" Ready? Start! " - Patrick
Percy and Thomas then ran up to each other and their were waiting for the first move.
" So thirsty! " - Patrick
Patrick grabbed his water bottle from his pocket and began to chug it down.
" What's his problem now? " - Emily
" Another side-effect. He's now very thirsty and can't stop drinking water. " - Tyler
" Is that he tried to drink that puddle earlier? " - Ellie
" Oh Yeah. " - Tyler
Back with the fight, neither engine had made a move yet.
" Don't just sit there. Hit me first. I dare you. " - Thomas
" You go first. " - Percy
" Looks like someone is scared. " - Thomas
" Oh no I'm not. " - Percy
The two then stared at each other angrily for about 10 more seconds. Then next thing you know, they looked at each other more friendly. Then their minds began to go back to the fun times they had together and the many past years.
" You and I liked to have fun. " - Thomas
" yeah we did. " - Percy
The 6 watching were shocked.
" It's working! " - Ellie
" Finally. " - Tyler
" Maybe. We were acting dumb. " - Thomas
" Maybe we were. " - Percy
" How we go out and..." - Thomas
Thomas was cut off when they heard a whistle. It was Luke's. He came up to the group.
" Percy. I'm glad I found you. " - Luke
" What do you mean? " - Percy
" I just wanted to let you know that we got someone else to replace tonight. " - Luke
" What! " - Percy
" Well. Thomas came by last night and told us that you wanted to cancel your shift tonight. " - Luke
" I did not! " - Percy
" Oh no. " - Emily
" You cancelled my shift at Blue Mountain. I wanted to work there really bad! " - Percy
" Well you wouldn't stop fighting with me. " - Thomas
" Please no. " - Tyler
" I can't believe you would do that! " - Percy
" You called me a beast. You deserved it! " - Thomas
" Your not just a beast. You're a monster! " - Percy
" You were about to make up. " - Patrick
" Well If I'm a monster. Then maybe we shouldn't talk anymore! " - Thomas
" Fine then. I can't believe I almost made up with you. " - Percy
" Right back at you! " - Thomas
" Wait. So are you friends, or are you not? " - Luke
" Not! " - Thomas
" So not! " - Percy
" NOT! " - Thomas and Percy
The two then steamed away backwards, leaving their drivers behind, and their friendship behind for what seems to be completely.
" That close, we were that close. " - Tyler
Patrick then chugged his water bottle again.
" Agreed! " - Patrick
" My poor Thomas. " - Emily
" I guess my plan was bad. " - Ellie
" No, it was Thomas's fault this plan didn't work. " - Jake
" So do I get a day off? " - James
" James! " - Everyone.
Their plan didn't work and now Thomas and Percy's friendship was surely done now. What is going to happen now? It doesn't look like anything is going to happen. At this point, the Island of Sodor may have to say goodbye to the most powerful friendship ever. Sad.
Uh oh. That ending doesn't look good. What's gonna happen next? Find out this weekend in chapter 3.
I Got over 100 reads on my first chapter for this story in 1 day, so thank all of you.
Remember, friendship never ends.
See you soon. Love, Ethan.