Rebecca was the other new engine to come to Sodor and join the Steam Team. She came from the Mainland already started to cause confusion and delay, but since then she has gotten more and more productive. She works well, is good with other engines, and overall is a great girl. Things have gotten better with her after she started dating Gordon. Her and him like to pull their express trains together. Overall, Rebecca has loved living on Sodor.

Her driver is Ruby, whom she has had for many years even back on the Mainland. Ruby is considered to be a normal driver. She never really interacts with the outside world, she is more focused on her work, she likes to have fun, but never so very often. Ruby liked Rebecca a lot, but Rebecca wishes she did more with her. Ruby did stay behind with Rebecca when she got kidnapped from the PDK, so that showed the two had a close bond.

Today, Rebecca had decided to pull some heavy flatbeds. James wanted to do it, but feared he might crash again like the last he did. Henry couldn't as he burst a wheel and needed to get that fixed. Lastly, Gordon was scheduled to do it, but of course he refused it as he said that's not what he does.

So Rebecca volunteered to pull them. James, Henry, and Gordon warned her though to be careful. But Rebecca cheerfully said she'd be fine. The 3 were still worried though, especially Gordon.

Rebecca had her flatbeds all set up and ready to go. Ruby now decided to say something.

" Rebecca, are you sure you want to do this? These beds are gonna be pretty heavy. " - Ruby

" I can do this Ruby. I am very strong, and I can show you right here. " - Rebecca

Ruby just gave a thumbs up and Rebecca whistled and headed out. Very slowly though, as those flatbeds were very heavy, but Rebecca was able to keep going.

Rebecca made her way to the docks to drop off the first load. When she arrived, everyone at the docks were surprised she was pulling this kind of stuff.

" You should be careful there Rebecca. " - Porter

" I will be. I got this perfectly. " - Rebecca

Porter and the others though gave each other doubtful looks. Ruby did also notice and started to get a little upset.

" Hey. Give her a chance ok. " - Ruby

" We will. Sorry. " - Salty

" Its ok guys. " - Rebecca

She smiled and left the docks with her load now a little lighter now, but was still a bit heavy. She made her way across the island pretty consistently. Then she reached Gordon's Hill and things got a bit complicated.

" You think I can make it up there? " - Rebecca

" I don't think so, that's gonna be pretty tough. Maybe we should wait for someone to help us. " - Ruby

" No, I can do this. " - Rebecca

" Becky, you could hurt yourself. " - Ruby

" Don't Becky me. If I say I can do this, I can. " - Rebecca

" Right. I'm sorry, I just don't want you to get hurt. " - Ruby

" I promise I won't. " - Rebecca

" We can do this together. " - Ruby

" Yes we can. " - Rebecca

" You ready? " - Ruby

" Yes. " - Rebecca

She started to move up the hill, and was starting to make some progress, but was also starting to slow down.

" No, I can do it. " - Rebecca

" You got it. " - Ruby

Rebecca made her way up again and started to get closer to the top. Rebecca was breathing very heavily and her wheels were hurting a bit, but she still went.

" Almost there. " - Rebecca

Her cheeks were very red, but still kept going, and then, finally she made it to the top and stopped.

" I did it! " - Rebecca

" Yes you did. I had a good feeling you'd make it. " - Ruby

" Yeah, it was hard though. " - Rebecca

" Yeah it was. But I must say Rebecca, you have some good muscle. " - Ruby

" Uh, thanks. " - Rebecca

" You are very strong. That's what I mean. " - Ruby

" Thank you Ruby. " - Rebecca

" Of course. Now let's get going. " - Ruby

" Wait. Can I just have a few minutes? I'm pretty tired. " - Rebecca

" But we're gonna be late. " - Ruby

" I'm sure it's no big deal if we're late. " - Rebecca

" Yes it is. Being late is very disrespectful. " - Ruby

" What? " - Rebecca

" You want us to lose our jobs? " - Ruby

" Of course not. " - Rebecca

" Then let's go. " - Ruby

" Ruby seriously, you need to..." - Rebecca

Before she could finish, Ruby went inside the cab and started going, without Rebecca knowing and she started moving.

" Ruby wait! I'm..." - Rebecca

She now started going down the hill, but wasn't very ready yet and was going down very fast.

" Ruby stop! " - Rebecca

" Why? " - Ruby

" I'm going too fast. " - Rebecca

Those heavy flatbeds were pushing her, so it was hard for her to stop. Ruby noticed it all and started to brake Rebecca.

Rebecca also started to brake. Then Ruby pulled the throttle.

" What are you doing? " - Rebecca

Ruby didn't answer though and Rebecca continued to go fast. She soon made it to the bottom of the hill and started going straight. That gave her a good chance of stopping. Rebecca started braking again, much to Ruby's demise.

" Rebecca? " - Ruby

Finally Rebecca stopped and was super exhausted. Ruby came down and was not happy at all.

" Rebecca, what's up? We're gonna be late. " - Ruby

" I don't care. You said you didn't want to see me hurt, well I almost was. " - Rebecca

" I had it under control. " - Ruby

" No, you didn't. " - Rebecca

" What are you trying to say? " - Ruby

" That you only care about work. " - Rebecca

" We all should. " - Ruby

" I know, but all the time. All you talk about or care about is getting work on time perfectly, not even bothering listening to me or talking with me unless it's work related. " - Rebecca

" Yeah, but..." - Ruby

" And we can be late sometimes. We may get a warning, but we will not be fired. All i'm saying is that I wish you cared for more for your friends and even me. " - Rebecca

" I do. " - Ruby

" All you really do is talk about work or wanting to do work. You and me never really talk about anyone else. " - Rebecca

" Why do you? " - Ruby

" Cause, you're are my driver and I want to get to know you more and maybe even have fun with you. " - Rebecca

" Oh Rebecca I..." - Ruby

" I'm sorry Ruby, but sometimes I think you're not even there. " - Rebecca

She closed her eyes and some tears came out. Ruby felt really bad and went to her engine and gently rubbed her face.

" I'm sorry Rebecca. You are a great friend to me. " - Ruby

" Am I? " - Rebecca

" Yes. I just feel like you and me never do get a chance to hang out. You're always with Gordon, I'm always with Natalia. " - Ruby

" Maybe we can make that happen? " - Rebecca

" Yeah. We can ask anybody. " - Ruby

" OK. That sounds good. " - Rebecca

"Yeah, and you know what? " - Ruby

" What? " - Rebecca

" I can tell Mr. Caleb to give us two the day off tomorrow, then me and you can do stuff together. " - Ruby

" That sounds great. Thank you. " - Rebecca

" Of course my girl. " - Ruby

The two laughed and finished off the rest of the day. Ruby had the chance to tell Caleb and he let the two have a day off so they could spend time as friends together.

Despite the work they do every day, everyone on Sodor, engine and driver, always will at least have a chance to spend personal time together

The end.


Next: Annie, Clarabel, and Anne Claire


This story has been good, but also pretty tough for me. It really has been hard for me to think of what to write down for these chapters, but I have been able to get it done. Only two to go, those two could be very short, I hope not, but they might.

Thanks for enjoying this story. I'll see you all for the next one. Love, Ethan. Stay healthy out there.