WE are now into the scary story telling again, along the way we have some pranksters from one of the other schools start off something that made some of the other Homesteaders on edge about their attitudes in creating pranks on their friends and each other for a laugh. Let us find out who is bound to be tricked today shall we?

I do not own any part of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Tugs the television series, nor My Little Pony Friendship is magic. They are owned by their respective owners, with Mattel, Hasbro studios and Clearwater Studios. Other OCs owned by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26


Dare to Scare part 1

It was a Moon lit night over the Island of Sodor, and all is quiet except for the homesteaders on Thomas's homestead and are once again telling spooky tales by the campfire with their friends from school. This time they are spending their time with new participants to the homestead, the humanized Ponies from their home world of Equestria, and Trent Dimes and Shawn Brightly the humanized tugs all sat around the campfire while telling the stories of spooky tales about their own adventures. Everyone was finding the stories fun to listen to. Well almost everyone, Fluttershy and Percy are feeling on edge on the story that Trent Dimes (Ten Cents) and Shawn Brightly (Sunshine) are telling the tale of when a fog had rolled into Big City Port where they came from, and had explained all that went on only to say that everyone that night had seen what is known as the white fleet from the icy north Following an iceberg that contained a galleon.

Trent. "And when the remains of the boat surfaced the surrounding air become electrified as we also seen the face of Neptune the ruler of the Seven seas. Then the Galleon had returned back to the depths where it came from only to have Burk and Blair to send it to the ship scrap yards."

Percy. "Th-that was scary Trent."

Fluttershy. "Not just scary Percy, more like terrifying."

Thomas. "Wow Trent you should head down to Breandam Docks some time and meet up with one of our friends Salty who loves telling stories about the sea. "

Trent. "I believe I have shared some tales with your dock engine friend Thomas even to the point of having that Cranky crane loathing the Idea of trading tales of the deep."

Pinky Pie. "I am surprise that this Cranky has not met up with Cranky Doodle Donkey back home."

Twilight. "I am not too sure that Cranky Doodle wanted to come to Sodor Pinky, that will be up to him and to have this other cranky have the mind to meet up with Cranky doodle."

Edward. "Cranky is one of the cranes working by the docks, he is constantly busy taking goods from the cargo ships that dock there on the waiting trains, who have been assigned to take them across the Island to their destinations. He is also a constant complainer that is why he is known as cranky the Crane."

Twilight. "Well enough about your stories Trent, why don't I tell the tale about our first Nightmare Moon Celebration Spike and I took part in after the events that allowed me, and my friends had released her from being Nightmare Moon into Princess Luna."

She was about to tell her tale when everyone had heard some noises coming from the woods, this frightened both Fluttershy and Percy a bit more that Polly (Lady) had to hold onto Percy's hand to let him know that he is going to be alright. That helped Percy a bit but Fluttershy was still nervous about the noises when her pet bunny angel decided to leap into her hands to help her calm down. This helped Fluttershy knowing she can count on Angel for support.

Percy. "Wh- What is that?"

Fluttershy. "Wh- what could be making that noise in there."

Thomas decided to get up to see who was making the noises along with some of the others while allowing the rest to remain until they returned.

Thomas. "Twilight, Rosie, Ariel, Cassey, Applejack, Edward, and Doodle Loo let us see what is going on in the woods, everyone else please remain here until we all come back to inspect what we are listening too." Then he and his assigned group just got up when Flash decided to join up with them for the sake of Twilight's safety.

Flash Sentry. "Wait up for me you guys." Flash caught up with the rest and followed them into the woods and find the source of the noise. When they came to a spot then stopped to see, a scarecrow hanging from a tree with a rope tied around its neck with a recorded sound of haunting music being played to add to the effects.

Applejack. "Now how in the hay is this supposed to be."

Rosie. "Playing a sick joke if you ask me."

Twilight. "Now who do we know is capable of pulling something like this?" She says just behind the bush behind the group of friends two students from Vicarstown High School have hidden away, just to see the reactions on the homesteaders and see if they can hold on to a promise of a dare to scare the homesteaders.

Rudy Cockerton whispering while snickering. "Wait until we see who will be spooked by that get up."

Deloris Granger whispers back. "Let us hope we can gain the looks on their faces when the get the scare."

Unknow from the two Spike uses his doggy nose to pick up the scent of the two intruders and shown to everyone about his discovery to have both Thomas and Flash to pull back the bushes to reveal the intruders.

Thomas. "I believe you have more to fear that playing any pranks on my homestead."

Cassey. "Would you two explain what this is all about and why have you made what looks like a death threat to the homeowners of this homestead?"

Deloris. "Death threat? That is not what it was meant to do."

Cassey. "When anyone uses a scarecrow or any humanoid figure under such an act will be seen as a death threat and this can lead into criminal content."

Rudy. "The truth is that this was not supposed to be a death threat, it was just a practical joke of which of the homesteaders are to be spooked over the hanging man in the woods."

Deloris. "We only did this due to a dare from our fellow students of our school."

Rudy. "This time of year, the students from our school put on these dares to scare. This year we decided on the residents of this homestead."

Doodle Loo. "Just be grateful that Thomas would only call the constable if it was a real threat, and especially when it is past curfew for anyone to be out on this hour of night."

Thomas. "Do your parents know that you are out this time of night?"

Deloris and Rudy. "No."

Thomas. "Then I suggest you spend the night in one of the cabins along the lagoon, it is the only structure not being occupied at this time of the year."

Rudy. "Woah you mean you still get visitors to you homestead during this time of year?"

Rosie. "Usually those who loved being out here during the most colorful time when the autumn leaves change their color before the foliage rains down to the forests below. Also, some fellow hunters who have come to us to find possible places to find their game before the rut is over for another year to stock their homes with the wild game of our homestead."

Deloris. "Do you allow for other students to be part of this experience too?"

Thomas. "You mean work as a seasonal worker to help make our visitors feel comfortable while they stay on the homestead?"

Deloris and Rudy. "Yes."

Rosie. "If you two needed a job to help understand how to live in a place like this, then come this spring why don't you and some of your fellow students to see if you want to learn about survival training for an outdoor training course we make every year to prepare anyone who wanted to live the off grid living like how Thomas and I are living."

Thomas. "We are also plan of building up some workshops for those who want to know what it is like to live on a farm from dawn until dusk, and believe me it is no easy way to live not only on a homestead or anywhere you may have animals on your property, and living where anything can go."

This made the two students from Vicarstown High to smile at the offer.

Deloris. "I would like that wouldn't you Rudy?"

Rudy. "I would like that very much and thank you for telling us about these workshops you plan to open up soon."

Rosie. "We already have them, the new courses for the workshops will not begin until next February, then you have a week before the first-class announcement is to start."

Deloris and Rudy. "Deal."

Rosie. "Well until then it is best to allow for you two to get some well-earned sleep and let your folks know where you are so they will not worry so much for you."

Both Deloris and Rudy had agreed to phone their parents to know of their where they were from the night before and not to be so worried for being gone for so long. The friends decided to return to their friends waiting to hear what the Thomas and the others had learned while investigating the noises from the woods that got some not everyone startled from the noises, they all heard earlier.

Twilight. "It is alright everyone we just had some visitors from Vicarstown High School, who were dared to make us scared by using a scarecrow, some rope and a recording of strange spooky sounds to make the racket we heard earlier."

Edward. "Oh, Thank the stars."

Rarity. "Just be glad that ended without any commotion my dears."

Starlight. "I agree with you Rarity."

Everyone was relieved but those like James, Jessica, Jasper, The China Clay Twins, and Rainbow dash feeling unconvinced that the jokes was not great enough to pull a scare on anyone.

James. "That was the stunt, ha I can pull an ever-better stunt than that silly trick."

Thomas and his human engine friends cannot help but see an unwarranted expression coming from their red clothed friend.

Emily. "Now James let us not get into another of your spooky tales to tell alright."

Rainbow Dash. "I can come up with an even better trick than that, I can make it Awesome."

Applejack. "Now settle down you two there is no need for all the glamorous stunts to pull an anyone You all."

Ben. Chuckled. "YOU my twin and I are much better of pulling any kind of trick to play for a fun time."

Bill. "That is right Ben, why we can pull just as fun trick than you two can put together."

Edward. *Sighs* "Bill Ben do not get involved in this too."

Jessica. "You two are not the only twins around here who can do that. Remember that James is my twin brother, he and I have pulled some clever tricks back in the day haven't we my dear brother?"

James. "You know it sis."

Jasper. "What not including me?"

Molly. "Now James there is no need to be a showoff in pulling pranks."

Everyone can tell where this is going.

Gordon. "Oh, the indignity."

Henry. "I do not like where this is heading to."

Soon there was an argument between the pranksters when Thomas had to ask of Twilight to quiet down their friends.

Thomas. "This is getting to be too much, uh Twilight, can you please?"

Twilight. "Sure Thomas." Then she stood up to end the arguments. "ENOUGH!" Then there was silence before she sat back down. "There you go Thomas."

Thomas. "Thank you, Twilight Sparkle, and to everyone it is clearly past our bedtime, so I suggest to head home to get some sleep, tomorrow is another day."

Gordon. "Good idea Thomas I am feeling rather tired then the need to pull anything at all."

Rebecca. "Well you do not have to worry about pulling anything Gordon your engine side is doing that."

Gordon just chuckled before readdressing his girlfriend. "Just tiring from any concocted ideas for tonight's story night."

Rebecca. "Well then why don't we make our own chapter once we are alone my handsome Big Blue Guy?" She says seductively and brought a change in Gordon from a tired state into an intriguing state. Then started to chase her to their home.

Gordon. "Wait for me my lovely gold bar beauty." Then heads off into her direction for a lovely night together, while everyone else just laughed at Gordon chasing Rebecca back to their home with Scott and Ryan in tow as they themselves headed back to their homes as well. Then everyone else went home for a well-earned rest.


The Following Monday, everyone was in school attending their classes for the day, Thomas had just come up to his locker to gather the next set of books he needed for the Combustion Machine shop. He just finished turning the combination lock before opening the door to find an explosion of confetti and streamers shot out into his face, this made him to realized who had committed this little trick.

Thomas. "Pinky was this supposed to be a scary surprise or a funny surprise?"

Pinky Pie. "A fun surprise silly, I never go for those scary ones. That is no fun at all to pull a trick that can hurt someone. I just want to see a smile no matter how the day went already."

Rosie just came up to see the what had just happened but could not help but to chuckle at the sight of her boyfriends becoming covered in one of Pinky Pie's surprise pops.

Rosie. "Oh my, you should look at your self Thomas, you look festive." Thomas could not help but to laugh too.

Thomas. "Alright this is fun enough, now how about we all clean up this mess before Lucile Hat come out and search for the ones who created this mess in the first place."

Pinky Pie. "Not to worry Thomas and Rosie, I never leave home without my party duster." Then she pointed her little handheld vacuum cleaner to have the area clean and clear of all the mess she made from the happy surprise she made. "There all done." Then she continued skipping and singing along to her next class leaving both Thomas and Rosie laughing about the whole thing before heading to their next class.

Rosie. "Only Pinky Pie."


Down by the music room Choir rehearsals were on the way for a holiday program that Ashima and Nia had signed up for along with Rarity and Fluttershy. Even though Fluttershy has gone over her stage fright back in equestria but can still feel nervous now and then.

Rarity. "Do not worry Fluttershy, it will be like as if we were still home darling. Besides I am in the Choir along with you, that way it can inspire any new wardrobe to make for the choir making us as fabulous for any school related activity that includes the Choir darling."

Fluttershy. "I am just hoping I do not freeze up too much before coming in front of a crowd of people not know from our world."

Ashima. "Do not worry Fluttershy, as I have said to Thomas when he wanted to attend the Great Railway Show a couple of years back. Be who you are, and you will go far."

Nia. "Besides we are also in the choir in hopes we can show how much we appreciate being part of Northwestern High school, this is our way to provide that school spirit that we wanted to try for so long."

Rarity. "So, you are not alone in the choir, you are surrounded by friends who wanted to share the same spotlight with you. In a way darling you can say the choir is like another team to bring a song to sing before the audience in order to have a wonderful time and learning who has the real spirit of the school."

Fluttershy. "I suppose that I can give a choir a shot so I will take part, just let me know what my part will be."

Nia. "Not to worry about my other worldly friend, that will be the music instructor who will conduct on who will sing their part for everyone to hear. Plus, she wanted to hear how you would stand out, or sing along when sing with all our hearts when we sing with others in the same Choir as we are."

This made Fluttershy feel better about taking part in the choir with her friends. "Thank you."

Unknown to everyone in the music room, Bill and Ben were placing something into the interior of the music room piano, they hope to bring a bit of fun while playing out their tricks to see who trick can out anyone in the school.

Bill. "Did you do it Ben?"

Ben. "Yes, Bill I have."

Bill. "It may be a trick, but it is supposed to be a fun trick, one to make some happy while making sure everyone had a good day at the end."

Ben. "Yeah makes no sense in playing out silly tricks, someone could get hurt just pulling anything like that off."

Like Pinky Pie, Bill and Ben are into playing tricks, usually harmless fun tricks in hopes everyone can have a laugh along with them. Then they spotted the music teacher and waited until she had just past the two unknowns to her, just as Bill and Ben exited the music room before redirecting themselves to the library to do some research for a class assignment.

Music Director Mrs. Cordia. "Good afternoon everyone, we are now about to start off with a note to help start the class in a good tune." She says as she just sat down and started to tickle the ivory to noticed that something was in the piano if it was not making any music. She opened the lid to find wooden figures of Bill and Ben when they were still the engine to provide a fun and harmless trick to play on before everyone had to see what the teacher had fished out from the inside of the piano. "Those silly little troublemakers are always putting a smile on my face when the do things like this."
Rarity, Fluttershy, Nia and Ashima could not help but to giggle at the sight of their teacher getting a fun trick to play before the class was to begin.

Fluttershy. "I feel better now for this class."

Rarity. "We did need that laugh to start the session my sweet friend Fluttershy."


After School let up for the day, those who work on the railway dropped off some of their friends home before redirecting themselves towards their engines waiting for them at Tidmouth Sheds.

Thomas and Ryan on board the E2, Gordon and Scott in the A1, Rosie and Henry on board the USA Tank engine, James and Duck inside of the red engine, and Edward and for the first time with him is Holly who just made it to becoming a firewoman along side that of her boyfriend inside of the Seagull class of the Furness Railway.

Then as soon as everyone was on their way, James was deep in though for a prank to be played on everyone once they all returned to the homestead when work would be done for the day.

Thomas and Ryan are ready to take Annie and Claribel out on the branch line for the evening rush.

Thomas. "Well see you all later, we have a schedule to keep."

Gordon. "So, do we Thomas, so allow for us to make our way to collect the express."

Scott. "And make Thomas and Ryan late on their rounds Gordon? You need to be more polite than that if you wanted respect from your fellow railway men."

Edward. "Exactly Scott, and your brother is right Gordon, Thomas is ready enough for him to take his trains for the day, so it makes no sense in delaying anyone else before your express is ready."

James. "And speaking of ready, I am ready to take my trains out for the day." Then he was stopped by the yard manager to give a special assignment to give to James. "Oh, what is the hold up?"

Duck looked out from the side of the cab to see the yard manager approaching the red engine. "It looks like we have to take these cars of rubbish to the dump before we are to take our passenger service James."

James. "What?!" everyone just laughed at the sight of James being miss and opportunity to pull his favorite train to one he rebelled the most. "But, But, but what about my passenger service for the afternoon sir."

Yard Manager. "Your sister's engine side is already doing that job James since you both are almost the same type of engine on the railway. That way you can do your part by taking these rubbish wagons to whiff's waste dump."

Everyone laughed and while James tried to find a way to come up with an excuse from performing such a job Duck Chimed in.

Duck. "Right then sir, we will do this the great western way, and not the wrong way."

When James herd this he wanted Duck to change his mind, but the Yard Manager was delighted in what duck had said.

Yard Manger. "Good on you two, off you go." Then he walked away, having no choice, James now must take the Rubbish wagon to the waste dump. Unknown to him he was not supposed to take the waste to the dump, he was to pull a goods train waiting on the other side of the waste wagons. On the platform was Rainbow Dash who secretly switched the order around to see the reactions on James's face after learning how much James did not like pulling anything that were not coaches. Even worst when they happen to be rubbish wagons.

Rainbow Dash. "Oh man this is too good." Then she was spotted by Twilight and Applejack waving to their friends as they spotted the reactions on Rainbow's face and wanted to see what was so funny.

Applejack. "Hey there Rainbow, what in the hay is so hilarious about now?"

Rainbow. "You should have seen the look on James's face when he has to take a train of rubbish to the waste Dump."

Twilight. "Then what made it so funny?"

Rainbow. "He originally was supposed to take a goods train, I thought it would be a lot funnier if he had to take rubbish instead of a goods train." She said it when Sir Topham Hat had heard of what Rainbow Dash had done and was surprised to see that James had taken the order over the engine he had in mind of taking the waste to the dump.

STH. "Interesting idea of letting James handle the rubbish train when he was supposed to take the goods train across the Island, now I will be asking for the drive team of Emily to take the goods train in place of James. Oh and Rainbow Dash, in the future just remember it is my job of seeing which of my engines get the jobs they need to do, and luckily it is just rubbish and nothing more that James will be pulling behind his engine self today." Then walks away laughing of the Idea of how to get the rubbish train to the waste dump.

Rainbow was relieved so were Twilight and Applejack when STH had approved on who had taken the rubbish trains to the dump, when it was clearly not the job of a school student of switching the jobs for a silly prank.

Twilight. "You are just lucky that STH had approved on the job that James is taking, it would be a whole lot of worse to see if passengers would get hurt during one of your silly tricks Rainbow."

Applejack. "Next time you want to pull a prank Rainbow do so without the possibility of passengers and goods trains being delayed because of your antics."

Rainbow. "Well I suppose, then we shall come up with something even more fun back on the homestead, so come on."

Rainbow left in a flash leaving a more troubled Twilight Sparkle and Applejack to know of what to do with Rainbow dash when she is in the mood to scare in a dare.


How much can everyone can take the daring troublemakers on the homestead before it gets too out of hand? We must make a return to see how everyone can settle down the fire before they burned themselves out before seeing what they were doing. Come back to see how far they will go while daring to scare the wits out of everyone, right here on the return to Northwestern High school.