With Sunset shimmer now visiting the Island of Sodor for the first time, in the company of the Mane Seven and Flash Sentry from Equestria. They all believe it will be a matter of time before Sunset is to be returned to her own world where their Canterlot High School counterparts wait for her return. While all of this was under way, some of the Northwestern students are already talking about Valentines Day that will arrive in a couple of weeks. Some like those on the homestead may have someone in their lives to heart, while one in the school is looking for someone to fill his empty hole. Will this lead into something ideal or will this lead into unwanted affairs? Let us read on and find out who, Shall we?

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Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends

By the Rev W Awdry

Developed by Britt Allcroft.

Owned by Mattel.

My little Pony – Friendship is magic

By Laureen Faust

Owned by Hasbro Studios.

Tug the Television Series

By Robert Cardona and David Mitton.

A Clearwater Studio Productions.

Sunset Shimmer In Northwestern High school

The following morning after the discovery of Sunset Shimmer had arrived on the Island of Sodor, Sunset Shimmer was invited to stay on one of the extra rooms located in the pony Dormers of the homestead. Doodle Loo came over after learning about Sunset Shimmer appearing in the world of Thomas the Tank engine and friends. Then realizing that it would be best if Sunset Shimmer had a set of Doors back to her home back in the world, she calls home. Sunset understands and accepts this idea only to make sure her friends are to understand the reasons for her own set of doors in her home. She knows of course that her friends may be disappointed about not venturing to the Island of Sodor for their own interests in such a place.

Sunset was allowed to venture to Northwestern High School with the Mane Seven Flash Sentry, the humanized tugs and the humanized Thomas the Tank engine, his sister Ariel and their friends. They all welcomed her with warmth and open arms along with open minds. Well almost. While most of their school friends had greeted and welcomed Sunset Shimmer. There were a few who made her feel uneasy and that will be Spencer Gresley. The previous grand engine of the Duke and Duchess of Boxford now humanized continue to become a pain to everyone he meets Sunset included.

Thomas and Ariel helped Sunset to understand their school while she visits, they had explained the reasons the courses are here in the first place. Thomas explains since he and his friends, sister and girlfriend lives on the homestead needed the skills learned to understand their machines they have on property if they wish for the homestead to be productive once the homestead beings to grow more produce than the homestead is willingly to hold until the following spring. Both Ariel and Thomas explained the dreams Thomas and Rosie made to each other once they had the homestead in their name. Sunset Shimmer was impressed.

Sunset Shimmer. "Wow Thomas, both you and Rosie are planning your futures already."

Thomas. "It was something to consider, besides; the homestead becoming another destination on the Island for visitors to see. That also created some revenue for Rosie and me since she and I help escort many visitors horse rides to the feeding range and back for Holiday makers to the island."

Ariel. "That and a lot of visitors often love to visit the countryside to see it in the raw, while visiting. Then if any felt the need to return to modernization all they needed to do is to ride the trains to their destinated stops along the Island."

Rosie. "In a way the Island will have something for everyone besides the trains that used to be us. Some of us did plan to return to the rails but as the drivers instead of the engines. Until then we felt we needed to be prepared for when one day our time in school has been accomplished."

Thomas. "Even if we had finished with High School, I believe there is more to owning a piece of property than just to maintain it."

Sunset Shimmer. "in any case I hope your dreams do come true to you three."

Thomas, Ariel, and Rosie. "Thanks."

"". "Yeah thanks for hoping for dreams to come true for them, but for the rest of it is considered a far-fetched dream if you ask me." Everyone turned to see Spencer just outside of the classroom listening in on their conversations. Then began walking towards the party of four just out of curiosity about their venturing on the school grounds. "What has brought you four all the way down this corridor?"

Thomas. "What are you doing out of class yourself Spencer? "

Spencer. "just admiring the sight of the school's hallways little Thomas, and from the looks of it you have managed to bring a possible interest into the school."

Ariel. "For your information Spencer, we are just giving our new friend a tour of the school, and she is only here for a little while until she is ready to return to her home."

Rosie. "You must have disrupted your class that lead you to be removed to be left in the hallway until you are considered ready to return am I right Spencer? It was the case the last time you were sent into the halls."

Spencer. "Oh, like I really care of what goes on in any class anyways."

Thomas. "I just suggest you think twice about that Spencer, anyone who I had talked to had believed their success had been determined the kinds of education that lead into their careers. If you wish to return either as a driver, I suggest you concentrate even harder."

Spencer. "Like I had planned to come to school in the first place. And who may you be little lady?"

Sunset Shimmer. "I happen to be Sunset Shimmer, a friend to Twilight Sparkle and her friends from Equestria."

Spencer just groaned. "Don't tell me you are another one of those silly colorful ponies from that other world?"

Sunset Shimmer. "I may come from Equestria, I now live in a humanized version of that world where I am as you see me now. In that world I go to Canterlot high School with that world's humanized version of the ponies of Equestria, specially the one known to me and my friends as the princess of friendship."

Spencer. "Then what are you doing here in this world?"

Thomas. "Spencer she only came here by accident, she was supposed to be with her friends back in her world and was about write to the princess twilight Sparkle when she heard of engine noises from a statue located in front of her school of Canterlot High. As she came closer to the noise, the suction of that portal had taken her from the world she calls home, into this world. She is only here until we can help find a way to return her back to her world Spencer. Until then Ariel, Rosie, my friends and I welcome her to stay on the homestead until she is ready to head home."

Spencer. "I see, well them may you have your time while it last Sunset." Then spencer walked away leaving the group behind.

Sunset shimmer was confused. "Who was that, and why did he approach us like that?"

Rosie. "That was Spencer Gresley, while most of the Gresley kin that included Gordon, Scott, and Ryan Spencer had also come from a Sir Nigel Greasley design of locomotive known as an A 4. They were considered to be among the fastest from Great Britain with the Mallard being the fastest from the whole of Great Britain."

Thomas. "While most of those engines had the best interest in the people, those like Spencer acts differently since his engine side is considered a private engine to the Duke and Douches of Boxford. However, being a private engine makes him a very unpleasant engine now human to get along with."

Ariel. "I really did not like the looks of Spencer on you Sunset, I suggest that you keep a good visual on him since he can be arrogant at times."

Sunset. "I think I better, Thank you Ariel."

Ariel. "Not a problem my friend, after all real friends stick together like glue."

Later it was lunch hour and the friends had gathered around their lunch counter to discuss about Valentines day that will be in a couple of weeks.

Thomas. "Hey Rosie, what do want this year's valentines' celebrations theme to be this year?"

Rosie. "The girls and I have not decided yet. I was just hoping we can get together to find a love theme to go with this year's Valentine's Day dance this year on the homestead."

Twilight. "You know back in the other world, we have what is called Hearts over Hooves day, it is similar to your Valentines day here. We give the ones we love a special gift to give in honor of the ones any pony loves."

Flash Sentry. "Maybe come up with a majestic theme that can help bring in a bit more romance into your theme this year."

Rarity. "Why Flash Sentry what an amazing Idea you had conjured up for an amazing thing darling, I guess your time with Twilight may had brought out the romance from within you."

Flash. "Actually, I keep learning it from Thomas since he knows how to woo Rosie. He has this charm that keeps her close to him."

Thomas. "I am not sure if you want to call is charm. I call it listening to the desires of my lady who had captured my heart with her sweetness to me."

Rosie. "And that is why he is mine."

The group had to laugh and admire the love between Thomas and Rosie.

Flash. "From that I continue to learn how to better understand Twilight, she is the smartest and most resourceful from our home world. What got to me about her, is how wonderful she is to have around and admire for all she has done for our home world."

Twilight just given Flash Sentry a kiss on the check for the comment he had for her. "I find that well deserved my wonderful Flash Sentry."

Applejack. "Alright everyone please keep your loving to yourself until school is over and we all can return home. Until then what will the theme for this year's Hearts over hooves for our world and for the Valentine's celebrations for Thomas's homestead Y'all."

Toby. "I am sure we can come up with something really romantic, last years was just a beginner's night."

Trent Dimes (Ten Cents). "That would have been almost the time we had our first dates with you Natalie and Bev."

Shawn Brightly (Sunshine). "Yeah that was an amazing time for us ay Trent."

Natalie. "Exactly Trent, it was that first time we actually had someone in mind for who we wanted as our special friends."

Donald. "Al right luvs, like Applejack had mentioned that the time for loving is later now is time for planning the next event on the homestead."

Douglas. "That is coming from a pair of scots who found no one in their lives yet. As much as we like seeing all this love, the issue had not come between Donnie and me."

Emily. "Don't worry you two, I am sure there could be some interesting girls this school has yet to offer to you."

Douglas. "Easy for you to say Emily, you and Henry had been with each other since your humanization two years ago."

Henry. "That was not until my revealing my feeling towards her after the second day about learning how Thomas and Rosie became human from their engine selves."

Edward. "That was then, and this is now. Like what Emily had said there will be a day where you will flip over a pair of lovely ladies that you two have yet to meet."

Donald. "oh, really who do you know of that may have an interest in the Macintosh twins."

That is when a pair of voices came from behind the twins vocalizing towards Edward who was waiting for their arrival onto the calidonian twins.

"". "Hello Edward, are you sure we are welcomed here?"

Edward. "That you two are Sadie Lociniac, and Belinda Ramina. Donald and Douglas, I would like to introduce you two Sadie Lociniac, and Belinda Ramina, a pair of transfer students from Glasgow. Sadie and Belinda meet Donald and Douglas the pair of previous Caledonian Engine twins who are now Donald and Douglas Macintosh."

Both Donald and douglas were thrilled about meeting with two new students from their native land of Scotland. The two stood up and welcomed the two before inviting the pair to their company of friends.

Donald. "Well hello there, my brother and I had no Idea you two were looking for a pair like us?"

Sadie. "Actually, Edward had suggested we meet up with you and your brother, so my cousin and I won't feel too far away from Scotland."

Belinda. "From the looks of you two, that a pair of Scottish friends from Scotland maybe what we needed to feel more complete than on our own."

Douglas. "Well my brother and I do welcome you two lassies into our homes and our lives."

Donald. "Would you two like to sit with my brother and me while this lunch hour is over?" That is exactly what they did, everyone had the chance to meet up with both Belinda and Sadie. Spencer who looks shocked to see that Donald and Douglas are now seeing a pair of lovely ladies of their own for the first time. This made him crosser still. Everywhere he looked, he can see many of the humanized Sudrian engines have a special someone in their lives and he has none. He is supposed to be the engine for the Duke and Duchess of Boxford, and everyone keeps avoiding him as he was the plague.

Spencer just left the cafeteria and decided to spend the rest of his lunch out in the hallway.

Spencer. "Now those double engines have a pair of love interest in their live too, when will it be my turn to find that special someone in my life. I happen to be the humanized engine of the Duke and Duchess of Boxford and no matter what lady I try and find time with only to have then dismiss me like I had some unwanted appendages or something. What is it that Thomas and his friends have that I do not have, I mean what is his secret of finding the one he wants the most? Why can't I have that special touch of love like he has with Rosie?" then a voice belonging to the humanized German engine had spoken up.

Freida. "If zou muzt know Zpencer, that you are too pushy of an engine to have a love interest in anyone, being a private engine is not enough, you must see what is it about that special someone who you may have an interest in the first place."

Spencer. "That is funny coming from someone who is dating that humanized Belgium Axel for your fellow of interest."

Frieda. "Zatz because he has a charm and an eye of what he sees in me that you do not. And that is a person as well as a lady first before addressing me into something else to his amusement."

Spencer. "Thomas and his friends already have their interest in someone, and in a couple of weeks it will be the Valentine's day dance on Thomas's homestead. If I do not find anyone who would want to come with me, then I will be the only one there without a date for the night."

Frieda. "So Sorry for zat Kline Spencer, but before you find that someone, you need to know what more is there about her that makes you want to be with her in the first place."

Spencer. "Then do you have any pointers as to what is it that I am supposed to look for in a special lady for myself Frieda"?

Frieda. "If I did, I would warn her about you first before you would approach her with you forceful and emptied expression for a passionate love interest in her. I would suggest on how to practice your behavior first before you meet that special someone who may want to find interest, to not have her turn away because you lack your understanding of how to approach girls." Spencer just turned his head away not wanting to listen anymore Frieda realizing that Spencer was not listening very well decided to let Spencer dwell on what she had said to him. "I can see you are harder in the head then realized Spencer, no matter what you may believe the problem may be, do not neglect of what I have said to you about your behavior on anyone you meet before you get to meet them. Just thing about it." Then she left leaving an unchanged Spencer in his thoughts about his approaches to anyone he meets.

Spencer. "I know there has to be someone out there for me, I just need to find the right one."

Then he left for his next class after hearing the bell that signaled the end of the lunch hour, and back to class.

After school had let up all the homesteaders headed home for the day, everyone was given a day off to keep up with events around the homestead and plan out the new theme for this year's Valentine's day celebrations on that special day.

As the day let up a strange thing began to occur, the ground began to rumble a bit before a small object had landed close to international boarding house. It appeared to be a heart shaped stone which had a range of pinks to red embedded in the center of the rock. It has glowed a strange red and pinky hues to where a pair of alley cats came close to the object that surrounds the two felines into an arura of red and pinky lights after that the two began to show affections towards each other before the two left to be alone.

After everyone came home to changed out of their school clothes into their normal clothes they wear around the homestead, Thomas and everyone else walked all over the homestead checking up on the animals with help from Applejack and Fluttershy, while others helped some of the ladies, like Rosie, Emily, Molly and Pinky Pie helped make the meal for the evening. Cleaning the animal pens, checking the hen house for freshly laid eggs, and Toby and Mavis took their time of milking the dairy cows of the homestead for the needed milk before placing it in the pasteurizer to keep the milk contaminated free. Then after checking on the horses and giving their animals the much-needed feed, everyone decided to meet up in the dining hall to come up with the Ideas for the Valentine's dance on the homestead.

Twilight and rainbow could not help but feel excited about another holiday besides that of Hearts over hooves day from Equestria.

Twilight. "I though about what Flash had said about decorating the barn in a romantic way like the love dove charmer would be on any unexpecting couple would be if they were under such a trance."

Rainbow Dash. "A what now Twilight, a special rock that make anyone into a lovey dove couple?"

Twilight. "It Is called the lovey love charm; it takes the shape of a heart shaped gem that embedded in a rock calcite. Once it is released into the area it will admit a range of pink and red hues of light engulfing anyone in a spell of love for someone even if they just met up with each other for the first time."

Rainbow Dash. "I do not believe I need something like that, Cameron already know how awesome I am anyways. It is more about what he and I do like in common and that is the series of sports he and I can do very well together."

Rarity. "He already had his eye on you on the first day in the school darling. Now for those like us without anyone would love to see how this gem you had mentioned works darling."

Twilight. "With the love charm you have to be careful to be with the right person you want to be with. Otherwise you could end up with someone you do not wish to be with."

Sunset. "At least I am hearing it now before anyone of us will encounter anything that may cause us to fall in love with the wrong person, even though it would be nice to know of who that special someone is."

Emily. "Will that item you talked about Twilight will effect anyone who would encounter it?"

Twilight. "It will only effect those who had not understood what real love all is about. You and Henry are in love with each other right Emily."

Emily. "OH, very much, but there was a time when I was envious about Rosie spending so much time with Thomas. That it made me wonder what he does to maker her so happy to be with him. Now I do not need to know, because of how much Henry will go the distance to make me happy too."

Pinky Pie. "Awe, that is so sweet of Henry, you must be very lucky to have him in your life Emily."

Emily. "Me and the other ladies here all feel lucky to have the men in our lives Pinky, without our time with them would have been time that would have been missing in them."

Fluttershy. "I am happy for you and your lady friends Emily, I just have Discord as my special friend even if he is not the perfect pony, but he has his interest in me since I helped reformed him to who he is today."

Rainbow Dash. "Yeah still a weird sort of special, and yet he has his good time and bad with him still."

Mavis. "How about you Applejack any interest that you may have back home?"

Applejack. "Naw, not really, I mean with my busy schedule with chores around the farm, attending the school of friendship, and helping my friends defend our home of Equestria. I find it very impossible for someone like me to find that special some pony we say back home."

Fluttershy. "I am sure it will happen in time Applejack just like, how a pair of Scottish girls were introduced to Donald and Douglas today. You never know when that special someone or some pony may come up and ask you for your hand in the dance."

Applejack. "Now that would be nice, but I doubt it very much Fluttershy, but I do not believe there will be anyone for this lonely cowgirl."

Starlight Glimmer. "I would not give up so soon Applejack cause I have heard of a new county boy who was transferred here a week ago wondering if there was anyone around here that can help him around his farm while talking to them at the same time."

Applejack. "really you know of someone who may have someone like me into their interest by far?"

Starlight Glimmer. "I believe his name is Hutson Cassoway, he had transferred here to start a new farm with his family and are trying to adjust to the Island."

Applejack. "I may not know that much about the Island like the humanized engines here would know, but I would not mind meeting up with this fella who needs a hand in his new farm with his family."

Starlight. "I did mention that you are not from around here as well, but I did mention how hard working of a farm gal you happen to be."

Applejack. "By Crackly Starlight, I would be delighted to meet up with this Hutson. When will you introduce me to him?"

Starlight. "I do have him in my second class of the day, I can let him know that you may have an interest in this Huston. That is if you do not mind meeting up with him?"

Applejack. "I would not mind a bit, now about that dance we were talking about Thomas."

Thomas Twilight and their friends just had to laugh.

Outside of the international boarding house, the hand belonging to Spencer had picked up the artifact from Equestria now known as the Love gem, into his hand and decided to hold onto it until he will know of what to do with it.

Spencer. "Ha now what is this? This looks interesting, maybe I can hold onto this until I know of what to make of it." Then he went inside for the night.

The following day everyone was back in class and it was already second hour of class for Starlight Glimmer, after spotting Hutson in the biology lab decided to walk into his direction.

Starlight. "Hello Hutson, how has it been going?"

Hutson had looked up and spotted Starlight Glimmer. "OH, Hello Starlight, have you talked to your humanized farm pony friends of yours?" this had surprised Starlight about Huston knowing that she and her friends are ponies and not really humans.

Starlight. "Wait how did you know about me and my friends being ponies?"

Huston. "I was in that crowd in America when you and your friends came over during fourth of July week."

Starlight. "You know that my friends and I are from Equestria?"

Huston. "I was only visiting New York at the time when Thomas and his friends was surrounded by his fans. I already know that you are Starlight Glimmer who ran a town to make the ponies the accept to be one with everyone to make them believe that their cutie marks have no real meaning."

Starlight. "Oh yeah you also know that I happen to be Twilight's student right." Then Sunset had joined up with Starlight in the room with her.

Sunset shimmer. "Hey there Starlight, and you must be-?"

Huston. "My name is Huston, and you must be Sunset shimmer?"

Sunset to Starlight. "does that mean he knows?'

Starlight to Sunset. "yeah he knows alright about our past since he was one of the people who we met in New York city to be part of the American fourth of July celebrations there that week."

Huston. "I am sorry for bringing a part of your past ladies, I know you both have felt some sort of shame for your behaviors from the past right?"

Sunset and Starling. "Yeah, you can definitely say that.'

Huston. "Well as my upbringing tells me, you can never forget, but you can always be forgiven for your mistakes. All you have to do is to remember how you got there in the first place and learn not to do such things again and find the time to heal from what you were thinking at that time."

Starlight. "Do not worry about us Huston, I believe both Sunset and I have already learned our lessions thanks to Twilight and her friends."

Sunset Shimmer. "Even if one set of friends have helped you in the past the other set of friends can be just as helpful as the other."

Huston. "Well I am glad for that. Now tell me when I can meet up with Applejack ladies, I am sure she and I can have a conversation about the practices of farming from both worlds."

Sunset. "From what my friend and I have seen, I bet the two of you will get along really well Huston."

It looks like someone has a crush on our farm gal from Equestria, what will happen once the love charm comes between the two once they come into contact with it. We will find out on our next Return to Northwestern High School year 2.