The Fat Controller's Workers
One evening Thomas brought his last train to the junction. The driver uncoupled Annie and Clarabel and he went for a drink.
Angel: Hello Tenderfoot.
Scamp: Hey Angel. How was your route today with Bertie?
Angel: It went great. Had a nice time with the passengers.
Percy: Are you guys on your way to the big station?
Thomas: Yes we are. The Fat Controller invited us to the station.
Toby: The Fat Controller invited us as well.
Angel: That's strange. We never gotten an invitation from the Fat Controller, I wonder what's going on.
Thomas: Look! Look over there!
Seven engines from the other railway were coming along the line.
Percy: Hello Jinty! Hello Pug!
Lucky: Hello Matt! Hello Johnny! They're friends of ours.
Danielle: What is going on?
Thomas's Driver: The Fat Controller's got a plan, and he's going to tell it to us. Come on, let's go.
So they follow the other engines to the big station at the end of the line.
The engines were waiting in the shed, when the Fat Controller arrived.
Fat Controller: The people in England, read about us online, but they don't believe that we are real.
Percy: Shame!
The Fat Controller glared.
Lucky: Shh!
Fat Controller: So anyway. To prove to them that we are real, I'll be taking all my engines and workers to England to show them.
All the engines and pets cheered loudly, while the Fat Controller held his ears.
Fat Controller: Silence! Now then. We'll start leaving for England the day after tomorrow, and I've already arrange for a hotel for all my employees to stay and I hope that the pets will be respectable once we arrived at the hotel. In the meantime, because these engines were kind enough to stay here while we're away. I would like for all my engines to show them their work tomorrow.
Later next day, as Annie and Clarabel were invited to go to England too, Thomas and Jinty practice with some other coaches.
Scamp: You're doing great!
Jinty: Thanks. You're a very lucky engine to be able to go to England. I would do anything to go to a special place like that.
Matt: You're telling me. You're probably going to have all sorts of fun once you get there.
Danielle: No kidding, I can just imagine all the fans that'll be running after us, just to get an autograph from us.
Suddenly, Scamp noticed Angle looking sad right next to Berite. He walked up to her.
Scamp: Angel, are you alright?
Angel was trying her best to look cross at Scamp, but he could tell that she's upset about not being able to go with him. So he gave her hug.
Angel: It's just not fair. I really want to go with you guys to the big station, it's going to feel lonely without you guys here.
Danielle: Sorry Angel, I probably shouldn't have said anything.
Angel: It's not your fault Danielle, I'm just acting like a spoiled brat, and I'm glad you guys were invited. I just feel left out, that's all.
Scamp: Well I'll tell you what. Whenever my family gets a vacation I'll ask to the Fat Controller if you can have one and then we'll all go someplace together.
Angel felt better for hearing that.
Girl Dog: Hey Angel, can you tell me again how you and Scamp first met?
Angel: Well Bertie first "met" Thomas when he got stuck in the snow and he helped them with his passengers. Later on, we finally got to meet each other at a junction and we made some sort of bet with them, that me and Berite can go faster than them.
Scamp: So we basically challenge them to a race and boy it was a close one. After that we became great friends, and we wouldn't trade her and Berite for anyone else but them.
Thomas: It was a pretty fun race. I was never allowed to run that fast ever again, but it was such a rush that once we went through that tunnel we just stopped at the inch of the buffers, like this!
But Thomas didn't realized that he was too close to the buffers, he went so fast that he crashed through the buffers and fence, slid down a hill and crashed through a brick wall. His driver and fireman jumped clear before Thomas sild down, so no one was hurt, but Thomas's front end was badly damaged.
Scamp: ARE YOU OKAY!?
Thomas: NO! NOT REALLY!
They telephone the Fat Controller.
Fat Controller: I'll sent up some men. But if they can't mend Thomas in time, then we'll have to go to England without him.
Early next morning, the engines and the Fat Controller were waiting at the platform. Scamp's parents began to worry.
Lady: I hope our pups and Thomas are okay. It wouldn't feel right to go to England without them.
Tramp: I know. But if we know our pups by now, we know that they're not quitters. They'll be here.
Percy and Toby were each on a truck and Duck had pushed them into place behind Edward.
Lady: You two okay up there?
Percy: Don't worry, we're fine.
Angel: Are you sure you can't at least let me and Bertie join with you guys?
Fat Controller: I'm very sorry, Angel. If I could, you know I would, but I'm afraid I could only afford enough money for my engines and helpers. I'm very sorry, but I'll make sure that Scamp and his friends will call you while we're away and I'll make sure to give you and Lady's family a vacation so you can go with them to England the next time.
Angel: I understand. Thank you, sir.
Gordon, James, and Henry whistled impatiently. They wanted to leave.
The Fat Controller looked at his watch.
Tramp: Please, sir. If you would just give us one more minute…
PEEP PEEP PEEP!
They saw Thomas rushing through the station, with Scamp, Annie, Clarabel, Collette and Danielle.
Scamp: Thank goodness you're still here!
Annie and Clarabel: We hope we're not late, it isn't quite eight.
Thomas: I'm very sorry to make you worried sir.
Fat Controller: Thomas. While I'm please that you're not hurt. I'm still displease of what you just did. You nearly upset my arrangement.
Thomas felt a shame, but he said nothing and just went along the line behind Henry.
Scamp noticed that Angel was at the station. He just smiled and winked at her, and she's winked back. The guard blew his whistle and the cattle cave set off.
Engines: Look out England!
Dogs and Cats: Here we come!
When the engines and the workers arrived at England, they were greeted with a warm welcome from the people of England. The pets and workers loved the hotel and the children and adults had a nice time with the pets, and the pets had a nice time playing and sitting next to some of their fans. They met their engines as they were all line up in a special shed for them, the people were surprise, and they climbed in and out of their cabs. The engines and the pets enjoyed themselves, but they were very glad when it was time to go home.
When they reached back home they saw some people putting some flags out by the station.
Scamp: Angel!
Angel: Hello, Tenderfoot. How was your time in England?
Scamp: It was great. Lots of nice people and pets there. But to be honest, I really did miss you while I was away.
Danielle: We'll definitely have to bring you to England with us next time. So how were the engines, while we were away?
Angel: Oh, they were nice. There were a few hiccups here and there, but they really did their best. Matt was also nice, but he was nowhere as cool as my Scamp right here.
Scamp just blushed bright red.
People: And absolutely no one can compare with our Fat Controller's Engines and workers.