Chapter 2: A New Adventure

Hey everyone! Thanks for the reviews! I was thinking the other day that the story may have a slow start but I have something big for the Great Railway Show. Not saying anything else about it but I know I'll be fun. Anyway, let's get started! Enjoy chapter 2.

I made sure I had closed the blind this morning so the sun didn't wake me up. Today though, something else woke me up.

My eyes opened when I felt something heavy hit my stomach.

"Come on Amb's! Ya called me here last night an' ya not up yet? Geez." I looked to the body atop of me and grinned.

"I didn't tell you to come here so early Tat. What are you doing here?"

"Amber. It's ten in the morning. We're all waiting on you at the moment." I looked to my side and saw Taylor leaning up on the door frame with Sam standing behind her bubbling over with excitement. I sighed.

"Ok. I'll get up." I pushed Tat off me and got up. After getting everyone out of the room, I got dressed and packed my suitcase. Once done I reopened the door. Everyone was still waiting. Tat had her arm wrapped around Sam who was blushing furiously and Taylor was rolling her eyes. She glanced to me and shrugged.

"Tat. Are you finished?" Tat looked to me and grinned.

"Ah'm ready to go. So, where are we going?"

"You said yesterday that you didn't believe my story. Correct?"

"Ah didn't say that. Ah just said that ah didn't think anyone else believed it."

"Well we're going to Sodor now." Tat blinked.

"What? But wasn't the portal that ya went through to get there in USA?" I walked to the bookshelf in my room and pulled the secret switch. The hatch in the roof opened and the ladder fell down. Tat and Sam stared at it with their mouths open.

"True. But Mr. C and Lady moved it to here so I could go to and from without spending lots of money on a ticket to Pennsylvania. I haven't been there in four months so it will be nice to go back for a change." I climbed up the ladder to the secret room. Tat and Sam were still amazed once they got into the room. Sam began to freak out.

"YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE SECRET ROOM DEDICATED TO THOMAS AND FRIENDS? I think I'm going to faint."

And he did.

Tat, Taylor and I all sweat-dropped. Tat bent down and slapped him lightly, but not too lightly, across the face. Sam stirred and woke up. I cleared my throat.

"Anyway, it's this." I pointed to the Buffers which were still sitting in the corner. They had a little bit of moss on them from not being used in a while. Sam was getting really excited now.

"It's the Magic Buffers! This is so cool!" I grabbed my bag and walked to the buffers.

"I'll meet you on the other side guys." I stepped into the range of the buffers and I heard the familiar bells and whistles.

Sodor

I stepped into the small overgrown clearing. It was still covered in ivy and shrubs like last time. I stood to the side and waited for the others to come through. I listened to the birds and swaying of the trees. Soon the bells and whistles sounded again and Taylor popped out. She gasped at the site of the area.

"Wow. You weren't kidding when you said that this place was amazing." I grinned.

"No I wasn't."

After Tat and Sam appeared and we had to wake Sam up again, we followed the track toward the junction. Tat was walking behind me.

"Ya really were here before?"

"Yep. Alongside the guy of my dreams." This peaked Tat's interest.

"The guy of your dreams? I didn't realise you had a boyfriend Amb's." I blush when I realised that I hadn't told Tat about Matt. I sighed.

"I'll tell you about him later."

We finally reached the junction where I had almost been run over by Gordon. I sighed at the thought. We crossed the tracks toward the signal box.

I stepped on the final track when I felt it vibrate.

"Uh oh." I turned to the others as they slowly dawdled over.

"You guys might want to get out of the way quickly. There's a train coming!"

"What? Ah can't hear you over that rumbling." I glanced left and right and spotted a blue and a pink streamlined engines coming towards us.

"Shit. Hurry up!" I beckoned to them hurry up. They didn't get the clue. Sam however looked to his right and saw the engines coming toward them.

"Look out!" He quickly shoved Taylor and Tat over the last rail just in time. In doing so however, he tripped over the rail and knocked over Tat. The two streamlined engines raced passed at high speeds. I watched them go past before looking down to the other three. Taylor was gasping for air while Sam was on top of Tat's back. Tat grinned.

"Oh ya want to play it that way do ya?" she rolled over and pinned Sam down to the ground by sitting on him. She leaned over him and grinned. Sam was a bright red again.

"I-I-I was g-g-getting you o-o-out of t-t-the way o-o-of the t-t-train. S-s-sorry."

"All good. Ah'm just messing with ya. Thanks." Sam blushed a heavy red.

"Hey! I remember you!" we all turned to the signal box and I spotted the signalman standing on the balcony. He was shaking his head.

"Got lost hiking again? You really need to stop doing that. A squashed body is the last thing Sodor needs at the moment love." I laughed nervously.

"Sorry. It's just a habit." The signalman sighed.

"Well. It seems that you're in luck again. I can see that annoying Box Cab coming this way. You may be able to get a lift to Knapford again." Sam's heart rate speed up again.

"Annoying Box Cab…?"

Sure enough, a green and yellow Diesel Box Cab was racing towards the signal. He seemed very puffed out.

"That's the… last time I… challenge Caitlin and Conner… to a race. Phew." He rolled to a stop under the signal box. The signalman lent over the balcony.

"You just don't get it do you Philip? You can't beat the bigger engines to races." Philip pouted.

"One day I will." He looked towards us and smiled.

"Hello! What are you doing here?" That was when Sam lost it.

"ICANTBELIEVEIT! I'VEACTUALYMETAENGINEFROMSODOR!" Tat sighed.

"Don't mind this one. He's just very excitable. First time meeting one of ya." Philip laughed.

"I didn't realise I had a fan. Do you four need a lift?" I nodded.

"Yes please. Can you take us to Knapford?"

"No problem. I'll get you there in a flash. Hop on!"

…

Percy watched as Thomas angrily shunted trucks around in the yard. He was tempted to ask what was wrong but lately Thomas had rather upset. Whenever someone asked what was wrong he had gotten even more upset. He sighed. Surely he wouldn't get upset at is best friend.

"What's wrong Thomas?" Thomas weeshed angrily.

"Those big engines that are here for the Great Railway Show are just so full of themselves. They pushed me around when they got here and then expect me to take them to Killdane." Percy sighed.

"They all don't seem that bad. What about that well painted one? What was her name…?"

"Ashima."

"Yes. That's the one. She doesn't seem that bad."

"Oh so you call almost pushing me of the dock not bad?"

"No. But that was an accident. I'm saying that she isn't a bad engine. She pulled you back up." Thomas sighed.

"When the Great Railway Show rolls around I'll show them all. I will get to the show."

There was a honking noise coming from behind them. Philip screeched into the yard and grinned. Thomas rolled his eyes.

"So, how'd your race with Conner and Caitlin go Philip? Did you win?" Philip did the engine equivalent of a shrug.

"No. That doesn't matter though. It's how hard I tried. If you put your mind to something, you can do anything!"

It was then that Sam fell out of Philip. Percy cringed.

"Ooh. Are you alright?" Sam got up and dusted himself off before looking to the two engines. His breath caught in his throat.

"You're…" Philip sighed.

"Here we go again."

"YOU'RETHOMASANDPERCY! THISISINCREDIBLE! INEVERTHOUGHTI'DGETTOMEETYOUIN…"

"TACKLE!" Tat flew out of Philip and tackled him to the ground. She glared at him.

"Sam. Please don't do this every time we meet another engine. It's getting old."

"Sorry." He squeaked.

Taylor jumped out as well and looked to the two.

"Sorry. He's always like this. Say Philip. Why'd you drop us off here?" Thomas grumbled.

"Well I have work to do. I'll see you later Percy." Thomas headed towards Knapford junction with a line of trucks behind him.

"So you're not going to stick around for the surprise?"

You should have seen how quickly Thomas stopped. The trucks complained but Thomas backed up to Philip. I was the last to jump out. Thomas' eyes nearly popped out of his head.

"AMBER?!"

"Hiya Thomas. Long-time no see."

…

To say word spread quickly was an understatement. It spread like wildfire. It got as high as the Culdee Fell Railway, as low as the Small Railway, as far as Vicarstown and as near as Sir Topham Hatt's office. Topham came out of his office to see what all the noise was about. To say he was surprised was also an understatement.

"Miss McLeo! What a surprise. What brings you here?" I smiled.

"Just the Great Railway Show sir. I got a flyer from Raven." Topham shrugged.

"Actually, she goes by Lady again. Something about original colours? And also, she's been gone for some time now. I haven't seen here since the runaway incident." As he spoke Sidney rolled by with a train of scrap.

"Runaway incident?"

"You don't want to know."

…

Sidney rolled into the Dieselworks with the train. He stopped by the turntable and pushed some of his trucks onto it. Diesel growled.

"Sidney. What took you so long?"

"I… uh… I… um…"

"You forgot again didn't you?"

"Did you say something Diesel?"

"Argh! Why do I bother? Do you remember anything?" Sidney blinked.

"What's a McLeo?"

"A what? Where'd you pick that one up?"

"I heard The Fat Controller say it to a girl."

There was a loud clanking coming from the crane above the two. Sidney looked up.

"Measle Ben. Why are you up there?" Above them was a familiar waterlogged engine with a claw on is roof. He growled.

"It's Diesel 10 Sidney. I know this may be a lot to ask but can you remember what she looked like?" Sidney screwed up his face.

"I think… she had red hair and… green eyes and… and… uh…"

"Spit it out Sidney!"

"Oh. Diesel. I brought the scrap parts you wanted!" Diesel sighed but Diesel 10 grinned wickedly.

"Red hair and green eyes? That's all I need to know. It's got to be Amber." Diesel gave Diesel 10 a strange look.

"Who?"

"I have a girl to catch! See ya boys!" Diesel 10 raced toward the door. Well, at least, he thought he was. He was still in the air. Diesel sighed again.

"You will get to see this girl soon enough, but for now you need repairs. Just wait." Diesel 10 gnashed his teeth.

"Mark my words Amber. I will finish what I started. Have your fun for now. I WILL RETURN!" Diesel 10's laughter rang out over the Dieselworks.

Done once more. Sorry for the wait for the chapter. I would have had it up on Sunday, but I didn't get the chance to finish it. Monday I left my USB in the computer. Tuesday I nearly finished it but I didn't and today I finally did. I don't know when the next chapter will be up so stay tuned. Read, Review, Question and Enjoy. See you next chapter!