We will continue the ponies first return to the human engine world until everyone can see what will interest the ponies while they tend school with Twilight and Flash but also learn what Thomas and his friends do when preparing their storage for winter. Let us find out what they will learn as they tag along with the humanized engines shall we?

I do not own any part of Thomas the tank engine & Friends, Tugs the television series nor My Little Pony friendship is magic. They are owned by their respective parties besides of other characters originated by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26


Preping for Survival.

It was the warm afternoon down by the Sudrian coastline with humanized engines tugboats and a couple of their pony friends from Equestria. This was just after the fact that Twilight Sparkle and their pony friend Doodle Loo had helped the former with her own set of reality doors in her throne room. This way Twilight Sparkle and Flash Sentry can travel back to the Island of Sodor and attend high School, but for a limited amount of time from Sodor to their world of Equestria. Thomas and Trent Dimes. (Ten Cents) are leading to the area where the fish is best caught to make their catch successful.

Trent. "This is the spot Thomas. We can fish for Cod and Kippers here, hopefully we may also hook up a halibut. With that much fish should be enough to last through the winter this year."

Thomas. "I hope so Trent, we need a good fair catch for everyone to make it this winter. Not only for us but for our emergency storage as well. Remember all the problems we faced last year when a series of events allowed for the residents to make their way to the homestead. The amount of food we had to use to make sure everyone who came here during those time to be fed and kept warm."

Trent. "Yeah I do remember Thomas. Hopefully there will be plenty here for our winter and emergency storage for this year."

Thomas. "That and this year we do have enough of our herd to take out only two steers for our red meat supply. Once we separate our steers from the rest of the herd, the ones who looked the best will be heading to market to be turned into profitable beef. While two of the steers will be taken down that do not meet market standards."

Shawn Brightly (Sunshine). "How many do you have in the herd right now Thomas?"

Rosie. "WE have up to 18 cattle this year. The beef steers are going to be sent to market, but two dairy steers will be taken down when the weather cools down."

Rainbow Dash. "Why wait that long?"

Applejack. "Due to the fact that the it is late summer, and the weather is too warm to cool the animals down before dressing it for the meat and other things that will come out of it."

Gordon. "WE also will be heading up the feeding range to collect the steers if we wish to keep the rest of the herd away from watching the whole thing."

Edward. "It is funny on how curious the animals tend to be, especially when we skin one of the herd members, they tend to stick around to see it all without looking too phased of what is happening in front of them."

Rainbow Dash. "Really, you mean they did not mind if anyone of their herd is to be taken out right in front of them?"

Holly. "I think that some animals have a better sense of what is going on that Fluttershy could know."

Applejack. "Hm, maybe one of them can have a nice chat with Fluttershy about how the animals understand things in this world compared how things are done back home."

Thomas. "That depends if she will understand without feeling upset about the animal's views here in this world than back into the pony world."

Back on shore Twilight and her friends spent time soothing Fluttershy's feelings on how things are done in this world compared back in Equestria.

Twilight. "Fluttershy Do you want to talk about it?"

Fluttershy in tears. "Come in." Then Twilight Rarity, Starlight, Rebecca and Emily are there to help calm down Fluttershy in hopes she can understand how things are done in the world she is in now. "I am sorry, but I have a problem about animals being used as a food source. I mean how cruel can anyone be to do such a thing?"

Emily. "It is more of matter of survival Fluttershy, as much as we wish to continue the lives of our animal friends sometimes there are sacrifices that needed to be made. Especially when all creatures are part of something called the Circle of Life. Not only here on Sodor but back in your world of Equestria as well."

Twilight. "Fluttershy, do you believe that everyone wants to be cruel to the animals, in fact Thomas and his friends did say they did not like to hurt any animals domestic or exotic. They are living the way humans live in this world, since the time of the creation of any world."

Rebecca. "It is not just us Fluttershy, every creature great and small are part of this connecting web of life that starts with how the sun creates this photosynthesis that allows for the plants to create this green energy food for their growth in turns allow for the herbivores such as four hooved animals like ponies cattle, and so on."

Twilight. "I read this too back in Equestria back when I still attended Canterlot School of magic, that the meat eaters need to have this energy too is to prey on the animals they have been acquired to hunt the plant eaters. This was the way to gain that energy that cannot be abstracted the way the plant eaters can. This is the reason why meat eaters needed to prey on their quarry to gain access to that energy that leads them into taking down the plant eaters for their energy needs but only when they need to not because they wanted to."

Starlight. "Let us not forget how some of our creatures are here to clean up on what some creatures leave behind. Creatures that are considered the scavengers such as the vultures and other creatures to help clean up any remains whether they were preyed upon or not."

Twilight. "In return the grass underneath where the animal had fallen, will replace any evidence of the activity that played over its field to help feed the herds once again. So do not believe it is a cruel world out there Fluttershy. Every creature and other sentient beings are following that constant circle of life that is all around us. It will be very cruel to see if there will be hungry mouths to feed to the young of the mothering meat hunters."

Rarity. "Life may be cruel darling, every creature had to find ways of overcoming the odds for the matter of survival, If the way of life is to take the ones we can take to make room for those who come after. The species as a whole would not perish by taking out the respected numbers of the herd. Instead what it will leave behind will be a chance for others in the species to take the place of the fallen so what would be left behind will benefit the herds in the future darling."

Fluttershy. "Couldn't there be another way for this energy to be shared without predation of the meat eaters onto the plant eaters in this world?" This is when Nia came into the room after hearing what Fluttershy had said.

Nia. "Fluttershy, can I explain about what you are asking about. You are asking if we are to change what makes the world, we live in to change for the sake of one pony who should know better on how the animal world really works. I have spent most of my time working across the African plan, witnessing the struggles these animals face from the raining season to the dry season to the season of testing. Every creature has a role to play no matter how peaceful we wish they should have. In truth the world these animals live in is anything but peaceful especially in places where every predator ranging from the lion to the hyena, to the leopard, the Cheetah and other wild creatures try and survive the many perils they need to face."

Emily. "Even here on the Island of Sodor, we may not have the lion nor the antelope, here we have our own fish and game species only native to our Island, that we can either leave alone or manage the numbers to prevent them from grazing our home grown edibles for us to use when it is time to prepare for the harsh winters for survival."

Out on the feeding range of the homestead Pinky pie decided to head out to meet up with the range riders knowing that the best activity around is to watch Percy, Polly, Toby and Mavis. She rode her horse Broadway to find her friends and hopes to find an activity for her to do. Then finally she spotted Polly and Mavis keeping watch over Percy and Toby as they inspect each member of the herds. Making sure every animal is accounted for since the last time they all ventured to keep watch over them. Then Pinky Pie rode up to Mavis and Polly to see what is going on.

Pinky Pie. "Hello Mavis, Hello Polly."

Mavis. "Hello Pinky Pie."

Polly. "Hello Pinky, welcome back."

Pinky Pie. "Thank you, Polly and Mavis. Well what are you to four up to?"

Mavis. "We are here helping Toby and Percy while range riding to keep watch over our beef herds."

Pinky. "Really. (Then looks in the direction of the activities and the number of cattle in the herd.) How many does Thomas and Rosie have in their herd this year?"

Polly. "Almost two dozen. The majority are the cows and their yearlings. We also have the bulls to help breed the cows when they are ready. The rest happen to be the number of young ranging from this year's animals to last year's."

Mavis. "When the time is right Pinky the steers of the herd will be separated to make way for next year's young while the Steers will be sent to market except for two steers."

Pinky. "OH, how many did you plan to send to market? And why is it crucial to send them to market?"

Mavis. "We have at least 12 young including the milking calves back on the homestead. We will be sending only six of the members from this lot while the two in the barn back home will be taken out this year once the weather cools down enough for us to turn them into our meat supply."

Polly. "In turn the steers that will be sent to market will allow us a huge profit, and in return we make more room for more of the heifers to be born here. It is a farming practice to send off the steers to make the money while the heifers remain to help build up the herds even further."

Pinky. "Is it really necessary to kick out the boys to allow the girls to grow the herd?" Then Toby and Percy rode up on Molasses and peanut to help explain why this had to be done this way.

Toby. "Hello everyone and to answer your question Pinky Pie. The reason why we send the steers to market to prevent any inbreeding from the young steers into their mothers or any of the other cows in the herd they may be related to. In a year or so the bulls will also have to be removed to keep the herd strong and healthy. That way the new calves will get a fighting chance to have good genetics from healthy parents to allow the survival of the young."

Percy. "Also, the steers are already sterile anyways since none of them can be breed we can sell them as beef as Thomas and Rosie raised them to be. The milking steers are the ones we plan to down out this year, so that way we can have enough beef to last until next year."

Pinky. "Well I suppose so, just do not mention it to Fluttershy about downing your animals when you do. Remember how she looked when Applejack asked Thomas and Rosie going out on a fishing trip with Trent Dimes?"

Percy. "I just hope she does not allow for our animals to run lose because of her sensitivity around topics like that. "

Pinky. "Fluttershy letting animals lose, I doubt she would do something like that. Would She?"

Back out on the Sudrian sea onboard True blue the homestead hunting and fishing club are now in the heat of catching a good amount of fish to feed everyone. They have been targeting the salmon and the Kippers before everyone got their fair share of the legal catch. Then everyone on board who participated in the fishing lined up with their catches before they were photographed to send to the nearby game wardens Office for their friend Dex to keep for their records of the fish they all took.

Rainbow dash and Applejack could not help but praise their friends for their efforts to stock up their fish for their winter stores.

Applejack. "By golly you guys, that is a mighty catch of fish you all made today."

Thomas. "Thank you, Applejack, good work everyone we made a great catch of fish today. Now we have enough to store away, let us get true blue back to its berth for our return trip to the homestead."

Rainbow dash. "Wow that is a lot of fish you all just caught, what did you have planned to store them once we get back?"

Gordon. "Thomas and Edward have a special brine they make together to help prepare the fish we wish to smoke before we canned them. The halibut and the cod we just seal wrapped them before we store them into the freezers."

Ariel. "First they need to take all this fish back to be cleaned before we can brine and store them away for when we needed them Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow Dash. "Really does it really take real hard work to prepare all of this for your winter storage Thomas?"

Edward. "It is really hard work to prepare everything before the snows return at the end of the year Rainbow dash and no Pegasus is ever in charge of our weather, it is really mother nature doing its part during each season of the year you two."

Both Rainbow dash and Applejack know that unlike Equestria, every part of nature is beyond any person or pony ability to control. But it is everyone's responsibility to prepare for the harshness the four seasons have yet to unleash through out the course of the year.

Rainbow Dash. "You know we need to remind Fluttershy on how it is everyone's responsibility to prepare for the season throughout the year so she can understand how things play out so she would not be so upset about downing animals for a resource for your needs."

Rosie. "I just hope she understands before she ends up doing something she may regret if she is not to careful about how she views things."

Applejack. "Now Fluttershy would not be doing something so hasty now would she?"

Rainbow Dash. "I do not believe she has a cheeky side like they say you have Thomas; she should be more sensible than to do something really silly as any of you all say."

Holly. "Let us hope so Rainbow."

Back on the homestead Fluttershy is now alone with her friend Flutters along with Nugget and Diamond to help Fluttershy understand how things are done here and no animals has such feelings for long. Yes, it is hard to let go of something or someone that has meaning. However, those who lived before often give the best teaching they can possible do, in order to pass on knowledge for the new generation to take part in the circle of life. It is really up to the new members of the species to make their way into the world so full of challenges. Fluttershy is still upset about such an idea and hopes the horses can still help her understand that everything is still connected to each other and those who pass one left behind more than just their memory, but a part of themselves into the generations they leave behind.

Doodle Loo and Ralph are just strolling along when they heard the horses talk to Fluttershy about how the circle of life is like here compared back in equestria.

Fluttershy. "I understand but why has it need to be such a cruel world if every creature has to keep fighting just to keep alive. Why they have such a hard time talking to one another about how to get along?" Nugget, Diamond and Flutters still kept reminding her about the struggles each creature here on this earth must face if their species are to survive into the future. Then every creature must find a way to overcome the odds if they wish to push their heirs into the future, then that is what they will do to ensure the survival of the species as a whole.

Doodle Loo came over to help out Fluttershy to help her cope about her ideas here in this world. "Fluttershy you do realize each living being are living under the conditions they were born into and had to be taught by their elders to learn survival skill if their species are to survive into the future. Every creature has their reason for living, and every creature has a role to play or the balance of nature will be so wrong that the effects of a missing creature will surly have a downfall of the food chain of life here."

Fluttershy. "Would the impact be that bad?"

Doodle Loo. "I remember a story about the wolves of Yellowstone national park that Holly told me about. We can have her mentioned it to us tonight before we return home to Equestria when Rainbow Dash and Applejack and the rest of us alright?"

Fluttershy nodded and was led away from the horse coral along with Doodle Loo and Ralph. "I suppose."

Doodle Loo. "Good now let us go and see what Thomas and his friend had manage to bring back." That is what they did, what they did not know was there was a young bear near the horse coral and the horses can smell him just before its mother can see the three animals in her view making sure they do no such harm to her cub. The horses wanted no such attention from her cub, however the cub was mischievous rascal that he played with the gait rope much to the worry of the horses knowing if the cub is to open the gate then some of the herd will run away without anyone knowing where to find the other horses.

Back up the homestead Thomas Rosie and their hunting fishing club had returned home with a promise of fresh fish to place away for winter. But first must clean and prepare the fish for storage and the first priority is to have the salmon and the kippers to be soaked in the special brine that Thomas and Edward had made before placing the prepared salmon into the solution before placing them into the smoker.

Oliver. "Now isn't this a catch or not everyone?"

Ariel. "I'd say this is the best we ever got this year everyone, hope this will last the wintertime."

Down by the horse coral the scent of the fish started to gain the attention of the cub and his mother much to the horses worry knowing that their riders have returned from a fishing trip. They know if their riders are going to survive the winter, they must alert their riders about the intruder on the property, so they sounded their alarm knowing it is best that everyone know what is present on the homestead. The homesteaders Thomas and Rosie especially heard their animals knowing something is wrong.

Thomas was first to speak out. "(Gasped) That is Nugget and Diamond something must be wrong."

Rarity. "What ever would there be for them to be alerted like that darlings."

Rosie. "Could be anything but we were warned from Game Warden Dex about a mother bear and her cub roaming near the homestead and if they are going to come close enough to smell this fish, we just caught for our winter supply. Then everything we gathered from today will be for nothing."

Pinky Pie. "Oh, what to do what to do?"

Thomas. "Everyone else please keep working on the fish while some of us gather the guns and Emily please call Game Warden Dex to let him know that the mother bear and her cub may be nearby to create havoc if those two are not stopped. Edward, Gordon, Oliver, Ariel, Rosie, and the twins gather the guns in case we have no choice but to take out the bear and tag her cub to make sure they are going to become a problem." That is what they did, when Fluttershy heard this she finds it within herself to find the mother bear in hopes to make sure she and her cub can find a better way to make a living without stealing for their food. She was about to head off when Ralph notices her move in the direction of the mother bear and her cub. Then Ralph alerted Doodle Loo and everyone else about Fluttershy motives as she is going to try and reason to the mother bear and her cub.

Ralph. "(In his normal voice) Squawks Doodle Loo Fluttershy is heading in the direction of the horse coral where the bears might be."

Doodle Loo. "I believe we should go after her; bears may not know too much about equestrian magic and if the bear is too protective to listen then we have a problem everyone."

Twilight Sparkle. "WE better go after her then."

Rainbow Dash. "Let us go ponies."

Applejack. "Fluttershy is our compadre and we need to help her in any way we can." Then the humanized ponies headed in the direction of the horse coral as the rest of the friends continue working on the fish.

ON the phone with Game Warden Dex, Emily gave their friend the information about the invasive bears on the homestead, that immediately got the wardens attention and headed into the direction of the homestead of Thomas and Rosie.

Down by the Horse coral the young bear continues to rustle with the tie rope to the coral gate, causing both Nugget and Diamond a great deal of worry for their fellow animal friends in the coral. Nugget decided to confront the bears in hope to make sense of the two before any of them get into trouble they may not get out of. The mother sees this an believes the animal may be a threat to her cub and decided to charge Nugget to the point for Nugget to defend himself by rearing onto his hind hooves in hopes the mother will back off. This is where Fluttershy came up and sees what is going on, realizing that some animal is going to get hurt. This is where Thomas and his hunting party came up and sees that Flutershy is trying to see reason to the mother bear. Then from behind the party the humanized ponies came into view in hopes that Fluttershy is not too much over her head.

Thomas whispers to Twilight Sparkle. "What do you believe she is doing Twilight?"

Twilight whispers back. "I Think she is trying to reason with the bear in hopes there will not be any hurt animals from this."

Edward Whispers. "I hope she knows of what she is doing."

Applejack whispers. "I hope so too sugar cube."

This is when Fluttershy had to put a stop to the fighting shouting out. "STOP IT!" All the animals looked into her direction, the rest of the animals stopped and looked at her while the mother bear appears to still be agitated about another possible threat to her cub.

Fluttershy. "This is no way to behave, you mother bear what are you doing allow for your cub to be placed in such dangers. If he continues to do this, they he will surely be endangering himself by coming too close to people's homes and disturbing their hard-earned work they put into for the survival of everyone on this homestead. Not only that but you have yourself to blame to allow of him to wander too close to where people live and may have the means to harm him in a means of defense."

The bear was hearing but not listening, she believes her cub can do what ever he can do and feels that this threat must be put into her place. Instead of cowering like the animals would do back in equestria the bear just reared herself up and gave a mighty roar into Fluttershy. Fluttershy had no choice but to use her stare into the bears eyes making the mother and her cub a bit nervous while staring into the eyes of Fluttershy.

Fluttershy. "Don't you dare give me that missy, you are creating this mess by allowing for your cub to make havoc of this place and you allowed him doing the wrong even when you believe he is not."

The mother tries to make a but then Fluttershy was not having it.

Fluttershy. "Don't you but me missy, I have a mind to ask of your mother to see how she would have approved of your way of raising your cubs so close to people's homes and making a mess by making everyone worry for you and your cub." The mother did not like the sound of that knowing how much of her own mother would never allow for her to venture too close to man, like she is allowing for her own cub to do. "Now we do not want any more trouble from you and your cub, so you two need to turn around and never come too close to man's world nor their food again. I may not be here the next time you run into trouble like this, so for the sake of your species and your kin alike, do not wander into man's world again or there will be trouble for you and your cub into the future. Do I make myself clear?"

The mother bear nodded as her cub came close to her leg wondering what is going on.

Fluttershy. "Good now you and your cub must be on your way, or the warden will take you two away by force." That is what the mother bear and her cub just did, they went out the way they came and onto other parts of the Island not inhabited by man. Relieved that the mother bear and her cub are now gone everyone can now relax and placed their guns away. When Game warded Dex came up and heard the whole store and learning about how their new friends are a bunch of magical ponies from the land of Equestria he was most impressed on how one special girl have a talent of preventing animal disasters to anyone.

Game warden Dex. "Well I must say that was good work on you Fluttershy, usually most mother bears have a hard time listening to reason when it comes to see how their young are raised."

Twilight. "Fluttershy has a knack in keeping the peace with the animals back in our world Game Warden Dex."

Rainbow Dash. "Ha She did not worry us one bit."

Fluttershy. "I just wanted to make sure our friends have enough to eat here wile the mother bear should have shown her cub where the best edibles are on this Island of Sodor or she and her cub will be eating out of man's stores without knowing the consequences of her lack of actions to her cub."

Game warden Dex. "That she could have Fluttershy, but like all creatures they just wanted to find an easy way of living, even if it means making contact with man. While man in turn will find ways to repel the unwanted visitors by learning from those who had kept the bears at bay from their supplies."

Thomas. "Thank you for making your way to the homestead, I am glad things turned out for the better. But to be safe and to make sure other bears get the message, we will still have to protect what we have from them. That way they can still roam where they wanted at the same time respect our space as well, that will depend by both the animals who come into our space, and what we can do to keep them away from our needed supplies and stores."

Dex. "Well said Thomas, and everyone that is a nice catch of fish you had photographed and sent to me. That is a wonderful catch for the winter. Planning for another run for fish?"

Trent Dimes (Ten Cents). "Oh, you bet Game Warden Dex, we just caught out daily limit for today, and the next time we go out is in a couple of days when the next hunters moon."

Thomas. "The following hunters moon is when we will make a return trip to the Scottish hunters lodge. I just hope the deer are in plenty like last year."

Dex. "Do not Worry Thomas they are. Well nice to meet up with you humanized ponies, I will bring you two Rainbow Dash and Applejack your own fishing license when they next time Thomas and his hunting fishing club go out to stock up on their fish and game."

Rainbow Dash. "Maybe next time we can learn some hunting skills like you had taught Thomas and his hunting / fishing club last year."

Applejack. "Yee haw! Now that is might kind of you Game Warden Dex, we are looking forward in you teaching us the means to catch our quarry for our needed supply for this homestead and maybe for our needed food for the home front of Equestria."

Twilight Sparkle. "I believe we all can benefit our friends while we come back to school with them from time to time. Even though we are well feed back in Equestria, just felt the need to thank our host for their welcoming us back when we plan to be in school alongside them."

Rosie. "Just remember to bring the friends you plan to bring with you Twilight, or there will be consequences with your friends and the ladies on the homestead." Everyone laughed knowing that she was right to make sure no one has unintended feelings for some of the homesteaders from her friends.

Rarity. "Considered us warned darling, well now that your fishing time is up and a threat to your home was now adverted Thomas and Rosie, I believe it is our time to depart home to our world before the classes in our school is to begin darlings."

Doodle Loo. "Wait a minute, had anyone seen Pinky pie since we arrived?" then everyone heard the approaching horses from the trial and into view are Toby, Percy, Polly, Mavis and Pinky Pie talking about nothing but cupcakes.

Percy. "Ha ha, alright Pinky Pie we do get the fact that you have an unending appetite for Cupcakes. Don't you ever think of anything else besides goodies from bake shops?'

Pinky Pie. "yeah like how many edible baked goods can I make for any pony back in equestrian, after all I am the best party planner of all ponyville can have."

Polly. "ha ha just remembers what kind of cupcakes they prefer for their parties instead of making them just for you too Pinky Pie. Not everyone you know are going to be ponies from Equestria."

Pinky Pie. "I already have my notes of what everyone like to prefer for their birthday party when it comes up at any time of the year."

Everyone had to laughed before Twilight turned Pinky's direction for home.

Twilight. "Come on Pinky Pie it is time for us to return to Equestria, we will return for high school after all."

Pinky Pie. "Oh Goodie, then I can make as many good friends a list of what they like for their birthday parties when their birthdays come up."

Then the ponies and the humanized engines and tugboats waved a goodbye to each other before the humanized ponies returned to their rooms for the trip back. As soon as the doors to their rooms have shut behind them, the doors blinked bright lights before becoming a normal set of doors to Twilight Sparkle and her pony friends from Equestria.


Let us see what happen next time the girls return for a trip to the high school that Thomas and his friends are attending, find out who has a deep interest in the humanized ponies when they make their presents to the students. Come back again on a return to Northwestern high school year 2.