It was getting late, and was getting dark, and worst of all, was getting very windy. But Thomas and Percy didn't care. They just wanted to to do this, and to prove to one another.
The bridge that was near the entrance to the woods was very old and rickety. Its supports are very weak and can break at any moment, but no one knew when. Even the little bump can cause that bridge to collapse in the water. The water was also 15 feet down from the bridge.
Percy and Thomas both agreed to meet at the bridge face to face and see who could make it to the end first.
Eventually, the time had passed, but the two had arrived, and they weren't the only ones there. They brought their friend Fergus and his driver Feldon to time them and see who gets to the end fastest.
" Alright. We're all here. " - Thomas
" Indeed we are. " - Percy
" Why are we here again? " - Fergus
" One of us is clearly better than the other. " - Percy
" Which is me. So we want to see for ourselves. " - Thomas
" Can i go home now? " - Feldon
" Later. Now get out your timer and time us. " - Thomas
" I didn't bring my timer. " - Feldon
" Then go get it. " - Percy
" Fine I will. You big babies. " - Feldon
Feldon hopped back into Fergus and they both left. They didn't know if they were gonna come back or not, but only time will tell. However, Thomas and Percy get very impatient really fast.
" I hate waiting. " - Percy
" Of course you do. Cause you're such a child. " - Thomas
" Yeah. I'm a child. You're so mature. " - Percy
" Sounds like you wanna give up. " - Thomas
" I ain't leaving until..." - Percy
He was cut off by the strong wind blowing even faster. The trees around them were swaying very fast, nearly falling over. It was getting crazier now.
" Let's just get this over with now and I don't have to talk to you anymore! " - Thomas
" Not until Fergus..." - Percy
He was cut off again, this time by the sound of James's whistle coming towards the two. Percy's back was near the start of the bridge, so he could see what was coming behind Thomas.
" What's going on? " - Thomas
" I don't know. I can barely hear anything. " - Percy
" Maybe that's a good thing. " - Thomas
" Oh. You big je..." - Percy
For the third time, Percy was cut off, as James's whistle blew louder. Then Percy saw James coming, and he also saw the 4 others in his cab. James stopped right behind Thomas.
" What are you doing Per? " - James
" Please stay out of it. " - Percy
" Why is he here? " - Thomas
Then the two heard footsteps as the drivers all exited and came in between the two engines.
" Thomas. Percy. What in the world are you doing here? " - Tyler
" I'm trying to prove Percy wrong. " - Thomas
" Well stop. It's very windy out here and we need to get back home. " - Ellie
" Now. You two. Leave with us, now. " - Patrick
" Yeah. I'm here too. " - Jake
" I'm not leaving. " - Percy
" Yes we are Percy. It's too dangerous here. " - James
Percy hesitated and then had an idea to trick the group.
" Oh my god. Look. The Queen. " - Percy
Somehow that worked and the 4 drivers and 2 engines looked behind them to see, but of course the Queen wasn't there.
Percy then backed up and went halfway across the old bridge.
" ha ha! " - Percy
The others looked back and saw what was happening in front of them.
" Percy! What are you doing!? Get back here right now. " - Patrick
" I don't so, I think I'm the one who's gonna get across the bridge first. " - Percy
" It's way too dangerous. That bridge is as old as can be. " - Tyler
" Yeah. You hear them, Percy. " - Thomas
" Oh. Sounds like someone is giving up. Cause I'm here and you're not. " - Percy
" Oh yeah. " - Thomas
Thomas then started to move forward.
" No Thomas stop. Get back here right now. Stop it. " - Tyler
" Shut up. " - Thomas
Thomas then moved towards the middle of the bridge. He then looked down and saw how far down it was. Again, it's about 15 feet down.
" You guys. Stop this now. It's way too dangerous to be on this bridge. " - Ellie
" You guys are so paranoid. " - Jake
" Can we just forget about this Percy? " - Thomas
" No. We made a deal. And you can't ignore it. " - Percy
" Well, now I can. " - Thomas
" Damn it! " - Percy
Somewhere else from there. Mr. Caleb was driving his car to the bank to pick up his loans for the week. As he was driving along up a hill, another car was stopped and he was forced to hit the brakes. He stopped completely and then got out of the car.
" Hey. What's the big idea? " - Caleb
He then looked and saw who was the owner of the car. It was Feldon.
" Feldon Mondell? What are you doing out here? " - Caleb
" Well you see. Me and Fergus were being forced to go and help some dimwitted engines see how was faster. And I needed to bring my timer, and I didn't. So I put Fergus in his shed and I was trying to get home and then my car broke down. Probably cause of this wind. " - Feldon
" Okay. You said a lot. So two questions? What "dimwitted" engines are you talking about? And why are you poking your car engine with a stick? " - Caleb
" Oh the engines I'm sure left where they are now. And I don't know how to fix a car. So why don't you help me. " - Feldon
" Fine. I mean I'm sure nothing bad is happening is right now. " - Caleb
Caleb would have to eat those words.
Back at the bridge, Percy and Thomas were still on the bridge, and both still refused to leave. The others were still near the start trying to get them to come back. Jake was also recording this.
" I mean it, both of you get back here now! " - Tyler
" You heard him. You go back first. You're the closest to them. So basically I can't go first. " - Percy
" I'm not leaving, until you agree I'm better than you. No matter how much this wind hurts my eyes. " - Thomas
" Guys. It's not worth it. And you guys are friends. Friends shouldn't fight. " - Jake
" Yeah. Friends shouldn't fight. " - James
" I just said that. " - Jake
" Yeah. But I thought of it before you said that. " - James
" Liar. " - Jake
" Oh yeah? " - James
The two then yelled at each other more. The others didn't appreciate this, so Ellie grabbed Jake's hair and James's cheek hard. And they stopped.
" Knock it off you bozos. " - Ellie
Percy and Thomas were now starting to get nervous.
" Man, it's really windy. " - Percy
" I know, so now what are..." - Thomas
Thomas was cut off when a tree suddenly fell down and was falling towards them.
" Look out! " - Thomas
The tree then landed in between the two engines. Then the tree fell off the bridge and into the water.
" You guys okay? " - Patrick
" I think so. " - Thomas
The tree really punctured the bridge and left a big gap broken in between the two engines. The rails were also hanging off.
" How are we gonna..." - Percy
Percy once again was cut off, this time by the bridge starting to break apart. The side of the bridge where Percy was snapped and was falling! Percy then began to slide backwards and was hanging off the bridge! He screamed loudly.
" Oh god! Help me! Help me! " - Percy
" Percy! " - Tyler
" Holy gosh and god! " - Patrick
" Oaky. " - James
Percy was hanging on the edge of the broken half of the bridge and he couldn't move as his left wheels were off the rails. Thomas was near the top of the broken half and was looking straight down at Percy. He screamed too.
" Percy! Don't fall off! " - Thomas
" Why on Earth would I fall off? " - Percy
Tyler then ran into James's cab and grabbed a hook that was there and ran back to the carnage.
" Percy! Don't fall off? " - Tyler
" Okay, but can you give me any other advice? " - Percy
" Percy. Stay calm. We can do something. " - Thomas
" Really? " - Percy
" Guys do something! " - Thomas
" Okay. Patrick you go out there and hook this onto Percy's suspension so we can pull him up. " - Tyler
" Whoa me? Why? " - Patrick
Tyler slapped him.
" He's your engine! Just do it! " - Tyler
" Fine. But If I die, nobody better replace me. " - Patrick
Patrick took the hook and started to go across the bridge to the broken part. He walked next to Thomas.
" Stay calm Thomas. We're gonna get you and him out of here. " - Patrick
" You better be sure. " - Thomas
" Oh god. I'm gonna fall! " - Percy
" No you're not. " - Thomas
" Yes I am. I'm leaning. " - Percy
" Don't lean. " - Thomas
" I'm not doing it on purpose. Stupid Gravity. " - Percy
He began to scream even louder and was panicking even more.
Back with Caleb and Feldon, they were still trying to fix the car, but had no luck.
" Okay Felds, I can't do this anymore. " - Caleb
" Oh Please Caleb, just stay for..." - Feldon
He was cut off by a noise he couldn't make out.
" What was that? " - Feldon
Caleb then heard it too, and it was coming from the bottom of the hill.
" I don't know. I think it's coming from down there. " - Caleb
He went to his car and brought out his binoculars. He then looked into them and looked down. There he saw the bridge, with Percy hanging off, Thomas also there, and his younger brother trying to get down. Percy's scream got his attention.
" Oh god! Oh god! I gotta go! You stay here! " - Caleb
He then grabbed a rope from his car as well and ran towards the chaos, leaving Feldon alone.
" This place is full of weirdos. " - Feldon
Then he grabbed a banana from his pants pocket and ate it right there. And he says they are all weirdos.
Going back to the insanity. Percy still remained hanging on the end of the bridge. Patrick was trying to walk down towards him, but was afraid we was gonna slip.
" I can't do it. " - Patrick
" Please. Someone help me! " - Percy
" Hang on. I'm coming to get you. " - Thomas
" Thomas. Be careful. " - Tyler
" Thanks for the tip! " - Thomas
" Please save Percy. " - James
" I will. Okay Patrick, you hold onto me and we both slowly move down and get him. " - Thomas
" Sounds good. Don't worry Percy. We got you. " - Patrick
" Please hurry it up! " - Percy
Tyler, Ellie, Jake, and James then heard a voice coming behind them. Tyler turned around and saw Caleb.
" Is it Caleb? " - Tyler
" Mr. Caleb? " - James
" Move.!Percy, Patrick, and Thomas are in trouble! " - Caleb
He moved near the starting point of the bridge and saw what was happening.
" Patrick? Thomas? What are you doing? " - Caleb
" Just relax! " - Thomas
He and Patrick then slowly went down the slope that lead to Percy. They had to go very slow or else Thomas would bump into Percy and knock him off.
" Okay. Almost there. " - Thomas
" We got this. " - Patrick
" I'm not scared. " - Thomas
" I may have been sick the last few days, but I can do it. " - Patrick
The two then reached Percy and were face to face.
" Please help! " - Percy
" Calm down. " - Thomas
Patrick then hooked the hook onto Percy's suspension.
" Okay. Thomas back and we'll pull Percy up. " - Patrick
Thomas went with it and began to back up. It was hard at the angle he was at, but he was able to move backwards and soon Percy was back on the rails. Patrick then went into Percy's cab. Thomas kept pulling hard and soon the two were back at the top of the other half of the bridge.
" Yes. They did it! " - Tyler
" I know they did. " - Ellie
" I'm glad I came here. " - Jake
" I'm not. " - James
Percy and Thomas were both back at the top. Percy was relived.
" Man. I thought I was gonna die. " - Percy
" I know, but were gonna get out of here. " - Thomas
" Okay. I'm gonna throw you this rope and we'll pull both of you out of here. " - Caleb
Caleb threw the rope and it hit Patrick in the face and he fell down and unhooked the hook from Percy's suspension. Then the bridge began to break again. This time on Thomas's side. The right of the bridge fell off and Thomas then started to lean over and almost fall off.
" Situation! Situation! I'm in a situation! Ahhh! " - Thomas
" Thomas! No! " - Tyler
" Thomas hold on. " - Percy
Percy went up to Thomas and was able to bump him back onto the bridge, and it was a close call. Thomas was now straight forward again and was relived and angry.
" Thanks so much! " - Thomas
Patrick then got up and hooked the hook back onto Percy's suspension and then he tied the rope that was given to him to Thomas's backside and then ran back to the starting point of the bridge. He then tied the other end of the rope to James's frontside
" Okay. On 3, we pull them both. " - Patrick
" Right! " - Everyone
" 1. " - Jake
" 2. " - Ellie
" 3. " - Tyler
" Now! " - Everyone
Tyler, Ellie, Jake, Caleb, and James pulled as hard as they can and Percy and Thomas were being pulled back to the start of the bridge and off.
" Heave! Ho! " - Everyone
Then suddenly, the bridge began to fall apart again, so the others pulled even faster and soon Percy and Thomas were back on the ground and off the bridge.
Once they were, the bridge then completely fell apart and every last piece of it was in the water below.
Once it was over, everyone breathed heavily.
Tyler went up to Thomas and hugged his face.
" Are you okay buddy? " - Tyler
" Yeah. I am. " - Thomas
Patrick went up to Percy and caressed him
" I thought It was gonna end bad. " - Patrick
" me too. " - Percy
Caleb then walked up to them.
" You guys are okay? " - Caleb
" Yes, sir. " - Percy and Thomas
" That was way too close. " - Jake
" No shit. " - Ellie
" But we did it. " - Tyler
" My loving oak is okay. " - James
" Yes I am James. " - Percy
Thomas then realized something.
" You know, neither me or Percy even cried once during all of that. " - Thomas
" Yep. We didn't. " - Percy
" We're brave. " - Thomas
" We are. " - Percy
Percy and Thomas then looked at each other, and then they formed tears in their eyes and began to actually cry and went up and touched each others faces.
" I'm so sorry Percy. I'm so sorry. " - Thomas
He cried even harder and Percy was crying as well.
" I almost lost you. I'm sorry. I love you my best friend. " - Percy
" you too best friend. I'm so so sorry. " - Thomas
The two continued to caress each other with there own tears. Jake then looked back at James.
" I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier. " - Jake
" I accept it. " - James
" Come here you little red twink. " - Jake
He hugged James and James politely accepted it and the two said more apologetic remarks. Thomas and Percy were too as well.
" I promise I won't hurt you again. " - Thomas
" Me too. " - Percy
The two little engines continued to cry and cry as they made up for sure there as they almost lost each other.
The other 4 humans looked at the beautiful moment in front of them. Since their was a pair of friends hugging each other. Tyler hugged Ellie and Patrick hugged Caleb.
There, it was Thomas and Percy forgiving each other, Jake and James apologizing for a small incident earlier, and the other 4 enjoying the moment.
During all of this, Feldon came in and had an announcement.
" I got the timer. " - Feldon
He held the timer in the air and saw the moment in front of him.
" What I miss? " - Feldon
It was about 20 more minutes until everyone went home and this crazy night had finally ended.
The next morning, Thomas, Percy, and James were in their berths and the other drivers were asleep in their motel. Everyone else had no clue what had happened, but they were about find out.
Once everyone was awake. Thomas, Percy, and James told the other engines what happened.
" Oh my god. I'm glad you're all okay. " - Edward
" That sounds insane. " - Henry
" This place would be awful if you were gone. " - Gordon
" I'm just glad my favorite engine and his bubbly friend are safe. " - Emily
" We're both safe and back together as best friends forever. " - Thomas
" That's right. Best Friends Forever. " - Percy
The engines cheered delightly.
A few moments later, the drivers came towards Tidmouth and gathered around.
" Since we're all here. Thomas, why don't you sing that song you made. I think Percy will love it " - Tyler
Thomas blushed hard.
" I don't know. " - Thomas
" Do it! " - Percy
Everyone else agreed.
" Alright fine. " - Thomas
Thomas began to sing.
" Sometimes you make a friend,the kind of friend who stays.Sometimes you make a friendand you're the one who goes away.Sometimes you're the one,who acts a bit unkind.You didn't think and you did something,you can't forget and can't rewind.
I'm sorry, so sorry!And I don't know what to do.With you so far away.I'm sorry, so sorry!And as soon as I see you,that's exactly what I'm going to say!I'm sorry, I hope you're still my friend!I'm sorry, so sorry my friend!
Sometimes you make a friend,the kind of friend you need.You try to make them happy,but... you don't always succeed.Sometimes you're the one,who does something that's not okay.Sometimes you hurt a friend,and you don't know what to do or say.
I'm sorry, so sorry!
So I'll hold onto hope,I'll hold on tight,for a chance to make things right.I'm looking for you,I'll come through,if it takes me all my life!
I'm sorry, so sorry!And I don't know what to do.With you so far away.I'm sorry, so sorry!And as soon as I see you,that's exactly what I'm going to say!I'm sorry, I hope you're still my friend!I'm sorry, so sorry my friend! " - Thomas
Once Thomas was finished, everyone whistled and clapped for the proud number 1 engine. Percy was the most touched.
" Since you said sorry many times in that song. I'll say this. I totally accept your apology. " - Percy
" That's buddy. Let's also agree to never create a new game ever again. " - Thomas
" Deal. " - Percy
" Thank you! " - Everyone else
" Alright. Let's give it up for..." - Patrick
He then collapsed onto the ground and fell asleep.
" What happened? " - James
" He's very drowsy. Another side-effect. " - Tyler
" He's only got 10 more days. " - Ellie
Then Patrick shot back up.
" I said let's give it up for Percy and Thomas! " - Patrick
" YEAH! " - Everyone
That was the true conclusion that Thomas and Percy's friendship will last forever and nothing will ever destroy it.
THE END.
It's finally over. Thomas and Percy are safe and are now friends forever. Happy ending. I hope you love this story, cause it actually made me emotional.
My next story will be a Percy and James one. Should be out next week, hopefully
The song at the end was Sometimes You Make A Friend from the BWBA movie. Best Thomas song ever. It's so perfect. I don't own the song, all rights give to the creators of the song.
Please leave a review if you want. See you guys next time. Love you all. I'm Ethan, signing out.
