Daisy

Edward arrived to take Thomas to the works. Scamp and his sisters were worried.

Scamp: Sir, you're not going to sent Thomas away went he comes back, are you?

Fat Controller: Don't worry Scamp. Like I said, I know it wasn't entirely Thomas's fault. I already fired the cleaner that made the major mistake. You and your sister will still work with him once he comes back.

They sighed in relief.

Fat Controller: Now I have a favor to ask. Could you tell Percy and Toby to be here bright and early tomorrow? I want to show them the diesel rail-car that'll be helping around the branch line.

Dogs: Yes, sir.

As Scamp, Collette and Danielle were heading home, they smelled something.

Scamp: PIE!

Junior: Whoa there, Scamp! Sorry, but it's not for you.

Scamp: Aw, but why is it sitting there in the window tormenting me?

Junior (Chuckling): Well since mom still doesn't have enough ingredients yet to make a pie because of Thomas breaking our wall, she went out and brought one. It's for the new neighbors that'll be living across from us.

Scamp: Neighbors?

Junior: Remember when mom's college friend got a transferred to Germany and she had to sell the house? Well some family from New York brought it and now they live here across from us. Look.

They turn and saw a moving truck with some boxes.

Collette: I wonder who's living in there now.

Danielle: I hope they're at least polite.

Junior: Would you like to go meet them?

They had nothing better to do so they decide to check it out.

*Knock Knock*

?: Coming!

They stood outside the door. Then Junior started to act a little shy when he saw the person that opened the door.

It was a girl. A slender looking little girl who looked to be a little above Junior's age. She had red hair and blue eyes.

?: Hello. Are you one of our new neighbors?

Junior stood where he was, until he felt Collette tugging his shirt.

Junior: Uh-uh. Y-yes. I'm Junior and I'm your new neighbor that lives across the street from you.

Jenny: Please to meet you. I'm Jenny.

Junior: Jenny, that's a pretty name. … Uh, I mean it's a perfect name! I mean, it, uh… suits you?

Jenny (Laughing): Thanks. Are these dogs yours? They're nice.

Junior: Yes. This gray one is called Scamp and these are his sisters, Collette and Danielle.

Dogs: Hello.

Danielle (Whispering to Collette): Do you think she can understand us?

Jenny: Oh, I can understand you. I have a lovely cat and a dog of my own. Uh, do you dogs like cats?

Scamp: We're good friends with a cat at our workplace.

Jenny: Oh good. You see I have a cat of my own and he likes dogs, but only if they don't chase him or cause too much trouble. Oliver, come and meet our new neighbors.

Oliver: Coming, Jenny!

Scamp, Collette and Danielle cogged their heads and saw a little orange kitten heading towards Jenny. The kitten had a little white face and three black stripes on his back.

Scamp: Greetings. I'm Scamp and these are my sisters.

Collette and Danielle: Hello.

Oliver: Oh you must be our new neighbors. Uh, you're not going to chase me around or cause trouble for me. Are you?

Collette: No, don't worry. We're very good friends with two cats where we work.

Danielle: And we won't chase you, not unless you want do for fun.

Oliver (Chuckling): I'll think about that. Name's Oliver. I don't mind dogs at all, in fact I was raised by a few dogs before I met Jenny.

Scamp: What about the dog you said you had. Can we meet them as well?

Oliver: I don't think that would be a good idea. Georgette would be furious if we'd interrupt her make up session.

Jenny: You'll probably meet her later. If you would like to come for dinner tomorrow that is?

Junior: … …

Collette tugged his shirt again.

Junior: Huh, oh um. Sure that would nice. We'll definitely be at your place tomorrow.

Jenny: Cool. See you then.

The house was finally fixed up next morning. Scamp, Angel and their siblings have just left the their house when they saw Oliver heading their way.

Scamp: Morning, Oliver.

Oliver: Good morning. Out for a walk?

Danielle: We wished. No we're heading out to our jobs. We're meeting a new engine.

Oliver: Oh, so you work on a railway as well.

Collette: Wait, do you mean you're going to work with us?

Oliver: Uh… no. But you might be working with Georgette if it's the same railway she's working at.

Annette's ears perked up when she heard the name.

Oliver: So who are your friends there?

Scamp: Oh right. This third dog is my third sister Annette.

Annette: … Hm… Oh! Hello.

Scamp: And this here is Angel. She's my… *blushing* girlfriend.

Oliver: It's nice to meet you.

Angel: Pleasures mine, Mr. Oliver.

Oliver: Please, just call me Oliver. I'm still a little young to be call Mr.

Collette: So Oliver. You said you were raised by some dogs when you were young. Are they also here with you?

Oliver: No, sadly. They live in New York with their own owner and well, they were upset that I had to move, especially my brother, Dodger. We used to go way back with each other; he's the one that was trying to teach me about street life, but they still wished me tons of luck. I got a little use to moving here, but I still missed them a lot.

Angel: I know how you feel. It's been a long time since I've seen my parents, but I'm sure you'll love it here. I've been with these dogs for almost a year now and they really so you nothing but a good time.

Scamp: I don't like to brag, but we are pretty awesome.

Oliver chuckled.

Danielle: We'll try our best to make you feel right at home and if you're up for it. We can play some games together and maybe you can tell us stories about your adventures with this Dodger dog.

Oliver: Thanks. I think I will actually like it here after all.

Angel: Look sharps dogs, we've made it.

Oliver: Hey, there's Jenny!

The dogs all made their way to the platform. Lucky and Trusty with Percy and Toby were there as well. They all watch the Fat Controller anxiously. Just then they heard a sound of a loud horn. In came a dark green diesel rail-car. Coming out from her was a tall man and a thin baby blue poodle.

Fat Controller: Here is Daisy. She's the diesel rail-car and with her is-

Annette: AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Everyone cover their ears. Annette almost shatter some windows with her scream.

Annette: OH MY GOD! IT'S HER, IT'S REALLY HER! You mean the tell me that THE Georgette is going to work for us! IS SHE IS SHE IS SHE!?

Fat Controller: Annette, please calm yourself. That all depends if they pass the test.

Annette: Forgive me, sir. But you have no idea how much this means to me. I'm her biggest fan! I've seen all the shows she was in. Her fast speed, her charming looks. Do you know how many dogs would do anything to be like the one great show dog such as her!?

Jenny (Chuckling): Um, I think you might be scaring her.

Annette: Oh. Georgette I'm so sorry, but you see. I'm your biggest fan!

Georgette: Ah, eh. Well I'm flattered you think so highly of me. It's true, I am the best. Right now I'm the 13th world champion of all the dog shows I've been in. But right now, works been kind of slow, so I needed a new way to show my beautiful self to the world, and luck be have it, that's when I met this find engine. Don't you think that this engine and I go great together?

Annette: Oh absolutely, Ms. Georgette.

Georgette: Please, call me Georgette. It makes me still feel young.

Oliver (Whispering): That and her makeup.

The dogs chuckled while Georgette just stared at Oliver.

Fat Controller: Anyway. These fine workers have come to help while Thomas is, uh… indisposed.

Percy and Toby weren't too sure about them. They worried they might cause trouble.

Percy: Please, sir. Will she go, sir. When Thomas comes back, sir?

Fat Controller: That depends, but for however long they decide to stay, I hope you will make them feel welcomed and homed

Annette: Oh definitely, sir. They deserve the best treatment, after all.

Daisy: Well aren't you a kind puppy.

Fat Controller: Good. Now Scamp. Since Thomas is at the works at the moment, I want you to pair up with Daisy and Georgette for at least two days and show them around the branch line. After that I need to know whether you want to stay with them or work with Angel. But remember, if you decide to work with Angel make sure you both are still doing your work and try not to distract each other if you can.

Scamp: Yes, sir.

Fat Controller: Excellent. Now would please show Daisy her shed? I'm sure she would want to rest after her long journey.

The Fat Controller left.

Annette: So Ms- I mean, Georgette. Do you think while you're working with us, you teach me on how to a... a great show dog. Like you?

Georgette: Well I don't just lend my secrets to just anyone, but you might just have what it take to be show dog. With that nice fur, I might be able to train you after all.

Then she looked at Danielle.

Georgette: Excuse, but what's your name?

Danielle: Danielle, madam.

Georgette: Hmm. Yes. … Oh, just look at you. Now you also have what it takes to be a show dog. Why, just one look at you and you would win a blue ribbon in no time. Tell me, do you usually work out?

Danielle: I usually race and wrestle my siblings here.

Georgette: I see. Well you might need to work on tidying yourself up a bit, but I think you would make a great show dog.

Annette was feeling a little jealous.

Danielle: Thank you, Georgette, but I rather just spend my life playing and working on this nice railway with my dear brother and sisters.

Georgette: And modest too. It's your lost, but you should really stop by my place sometime so I can give you a nice makeover. You'll be thankful if you visit.

Danielle: I'll think about it. Thank you for the offer, Georgette.

Jenny: I hope you like your new job, dad.

Jenny's Father: Well it seems our dog and cat has taken a liking to our new workers. I think I'll like this place just fine as well.

Trusty: Now, Georgette. Shall we show your engine her new shed?

Georgette: If you could, then lead the way.

Angel (Whispering to Scamp): I'm not sure if I like her or not.

Scamp (Whispering to Angel): Ditto. And I thought Annette was little stuck up.

Oliver: She's not so bad once you get to know her.

But they did find that Daisy and Georgette were a bit hard to please. They should them the engine shed, they shuttered at it.

Georgette: This is where we'll be staying? You call this a home?

Lucky: What's wrong with it?

Daisy: Well for one thing it's awfully smelly. I'm highly sprung and anything smelly is bad for my swerves.

Georgette: Not to mention it's too crowded. I don't do well this close spaces, especially if I want some *ahem* alone time to work on my makeup.

Scamp and Angel were really annoyed with Georgette at this point.

Scamp: Well if you don't like it and why-

Annette: Don't we find you and your engine a more open space area for you guys.

Daisy: Very well.

Annette: Scamp, please don't ruin this for me. It's been my dream to have someone like Georgette working for us, plus this is my one chance to become the show dog I want to be.

Scamp: … … *sigh* Okay. But you've got to make sure she keeps that attitude of hers under control.

So they tried the carriage shed.

Georgette: Now this is more like it. The only thing we could need is a back wall with a mirror, but this is much better.

Daisy: Yes indeed, but whatever is that rubbish?

The rubbish turned out to be Annie Clarabel and Henrietta, who were most offended.

Collette: HEY! For your information these coaches right here are not rubbish, they're very useful and they're very hard working.

Georgette: Oh we're sure they are, darling, but they look like they could use a clean up. Plus they look a bit small, they don't look like the type of coach you would take to pick up important things like yours truly.

Annette: Well that's just from the outside, but once you've seen the inside, I'm sure you'll change your mind. Come and see. See, doesn't it look cozy?

Georgette: I suppose. Not my idea of a luxury place to ride, but I assume everyone needs to have their tasted. What type passengers does this coach usually take?

Annette: W-well. We usually just take workmen to the quarry, but we carry other passengers too. Why, we once gave her a nice makeover to make their look nice so we can take our old friend to a Christmas party.

Georgette chuckled.

Georgette: That's cute, kid. I'm sure that's the only important passengers this coach has ever carried.

The coaches had enough.

Coaches: We won't stay here to be insulted!

Percy and Toby had to take them away and they spend half the night soothing their hurt feelings.

Later on that evening, Lady and Tramp along with their owners had dinner with Jenny and her parents. Annette spent some time with Georgette in her room and Danielle, although reluctant, ended up tagging along with her sister. Oliver decided to stay at Scamp's house with him, Collette and Angel.

Angel: Oliver, you said that you used to live in New York with your friends, right?

Oliver: Yep.

Angel: Did you by any chance happened to run into a dog that looks like Scamp, but much bigger or a dog that looks like me but also bigger?

Oliver: Well see. I was more of a house cat. The only real time I got to out to the streets with either with Jenny or Dodger and his gang, so I can't say I have. If anything I think Dodger might have seen them. He's lived out on the streets his whole life.

Danielle: THAT'S IT! You can take this dog show of yours and shove it! *SLAM* And this is what I think about your stupid hat!

She took the hat and rip it with her mouth and spat it on the ground.

Scamp: What happen?

Danielle: What do you think? That little, little… OHH! She kept putting you two down saying that she understands why you guys aren't allowed in the show and that your encouraging me to not be in the dog show by looking like dirty pigs! Well I had enough of that… that… THAT *BEEP*!

She stormed into the house.

Oliver: I'm so sorry that Georgette said that.

Scamp: You have nothing to be sorry for. I just hope that she'll at least be professional tomorrow at work.

Next morning Collette and Danielle were exhausted. Scamp, Angel and Collette had to spend half the night soothing Danielle's hurt feelings. Annette was feeling bright and chipper. Scamp wasn't completely exhausted, he was still tired. He walked out the front door to find Georgette waiting.

Georgette: Took you long enough; and I thought you were the most important worker on your branch line.

Scamp: Sorry, but I had to talk with my sister because some dog hurt her feelings.

Georgette: Hmph. So she couldn't handle my criticism well. Well that's what you get from some dog that's never been in a show before.

Scamp said nothing, but growl at her.

Georgette: Well shall we head off?

Oliver: *nervous chuckle* Uh, good morning?

Scamp: You're just lucky she's your friend and she works here. *sigh* Let's just get this over with.

They reach the top station. Scamp noticed that Percy and Toby were very tired, but Daisy was bright and chipper. She purred into the top station. Everyone was impress.

Daisy: Look at me. I'm the latest diesel. Highly sprung and right up to date. You won't want Thomas's bumpy old Annie and Clarabel now.

Scamp was this close on pounding them, Oliver was trying to hold him back. The passengers also took a liking to Georgette was well. They hopped into Daisy and waited for her to start.

Daisy: Now Scamp. I'll show you how we diesel are more smooth than bogie coaches.

Scamp (Sarcastic): I can't wait.

Georgette notice that a van was about to be couple behind Daisy.

Daisy: What was that?

Scamp: That's the milk van. Usually every morning while we have our passengers we also take the milk down to the dairy.

Georgette: Surely you don't mean we have to pull that?

Jenny's Father: Surely. You can pull one van, Daisy.

Daisy: I won't. Percy can do it. He loves messing about with trucks!

She began to shudder violently.

Scamp: Nonsense! We can still get the passengers to the station on time and it's just one little van. So come on and back down.

Daisy lurch backwards. She was so cross that she blew a fuse.

Daisy: Told you.

Everyone argued with them, but Georgette refused to let her owner back in Daisy.

Georgette: Look, I'm allergic to milk okay. Even just looking at it makes my skin itch.

Oliver: But didn't I see you- *hmph*

Georgette: Getting sick off of milk? Why yes you did!

Daisy: And for me, I'm just following my fitters orders.

Scamp: What orders?

Daisy: My fitter's a very nice man, he examined me everyday. "Daisy," he says, "Never never pull. You're highly sprung and pulling is bad for your swerves." So that's how it is.

Scamp: Oh for crying out loud!

Porter: I can't understand. Whatever made the Fat Controller send such a feeble…

Daisy: F-f-f-feeble!? Let me…!

Passengers: Stop arguing! We're late already!

Scamp: *sigh* Uncouple the van, please.

So they uncouple the van. Scamp, Oliver and Jenny's father climbed aboard Daisy and she set off. She and Georgette were feeling please with themselves.

Georgette (Whispering): That was a good story you made up.

Daisy (Whispering): Oh please, you did well yourself. We'll do just what work we choose.

Georgette (Thinking): And no more.