This is the second part of the Dare to Scare scenario on the Island of sodor, with our favorite ponies and tugboats that became humanized along with the Island's engines. While the whole thing started as a prank from one of the other Sudrian Schools. Some of the other residents of the homestead of Thomas the tank engine Billington and Rosie Vulcan, began playing some harmless pranks for fun. While those two of our friends will have a hard time not playing out on each other while the rest will need to find a way to end it before it becomes too much. Let us see how it plays out shall we?
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Dare to Scare part 2.
It was another week since the since the start of the tricks being played out on the homestead, most of them are harmless cheerful surprises played out by Pinky Pie and The Clay twins. They new better than to play out harmful tricks knowing how sensitive some of their friends happen to be like Fluttershy and Molly who can be especially nervous about loud and noisy places, we mostly Molly is still uneasy about working too close to noisy places like coaling plants and Iron works where the machinery happen to be very noisy places to work by as an engine. Since she has lived on the homestead, she has been feeling quite calm knowing that she is at peace here most of the time and love to spend her time with the love of her life James Hughes. James who originally was the number 5 red engine on the railway, but along with his friends had become human the previous year just after the whole humanized engines was still becoming a problem. Since then he had Molly right by his side knowing how vulnerable she can be at times. James would do anything to make sure that Molly is alright and be kept safe from unwanted attention from anyone who would do harm to her.
Most of the humanized engines and even some of the humanized tugboats do have a special someone in their life they will do anything to protect the ones the loved the most. Thomas and Rosie are an obvious pair, while it was a surprise on how Henry and Emily came together, While most did not have that special someone just yet, There are those who did have their eyes who they thought they wanted but realized who they now have dear in their hearts. When Rebecca came to the Island, she planned to meet up with the controller of the railway to only become human upon her arrival. Then after becoming known to the humanized engines she had found that Gordon the previously number 4 blue engine had became human the previous year like everyone else. The humanized mane seven was in the dinning hall with the ladies on how each of them had managed to allow their feelings known to the ones they have been with the most. Each of the lady engines had told their stories to their pony friends on how each one became a couple with the fellow they fell in love with. Most of the ponies were inspired and in trenched to hear such lovely stories from their humanized lady engine friends, Rarity especially.
Rarity. "Oh, my you all are so lucky to have such men in your lives."
Fluttershy. "Oh, and so romantic, I do not believe I could get as lucky as you have been."
Molly. "Do not worry Fluttershy, if I can have a wonderful man like James Hughes in my life then, I am sure there could be someone, or as you ponies say some pony for you into your future."
Fluttershy. "Oh really?"
Molly. "Yes Fluttershy, I happen to be very shy myself when I arrived on the island, and I have this sensitivity when working near noisy areas causing my nerves to be on edge."
Fluttershy. "Really, I thought most engines happen to be fearless when it comes to anything the come across while riding the tracks to anywhere."
Emily. "It also depends on what the circumstances were at the time when we developed our personality, when she came onto the Island, I am sorry to say that I was not too kind to her."
Starlight. "Why? What was wrong with Molly when you she first arrived on the Island Emily."
Emily. "Well nothing really, I was going through a rough time back then, and because of what happened since then, I realized I made terrible mistakes when I should have been more friendly towards new faces on the railway. Including Molly over here in which I still apologized to you my friend."
Molly. "That was alright Emily, since then she and I have become better friends after talking about what it was that drove us apart from the beginning to become even closer now, we are part of this homestead."
Twilight. "Well I am glad you two had settled your differences, but I am still wondering was how you two could have passed the opportunity to have relations with engines who you thought that you could have ended with instead of the ones you have now?"
Emily. "It was the timing of it, and it had to do with the fact that since we were engines and no engine had experienced any love interests at that time. That is until Rosie had come all that way from Brighton and had heard all from the workers from workshops at the time to one day meet up with our Thomas and hopes to make good friends with him."
Rosie. "In truth I was nervous about meeting with the number one engine from the Island of Sodor, I have heard so many stories written by the clergyman, that I had envisioned what it would be like to meet up with him one day. That is until I found out that the controller of the Northwestern Railway, the same Railway that Thomas the tank engine had made the Island famous for, had bought me to help out on the railway as a shunting engine."
Pinky Pie. "Ooh was it like you had thought it could have been like it would have been if you had been dreaming but wide awake to be a dream to meet the future engine of your dreams."
Rosie chuckled as she calmed her pink pony friend down. "More like meet up with your hero you heard so much about. When I arrived, I can see he had a look like he had seen something in me that I did not think he would look at me the way that he did. Then he told me how he thought that I did looked cute and can see that I am willing to learn all I needed to learn about becoming part of this railway."
Applejack. "Thomas did tell us the rest when he mentioned about your helping him up to high farm to deliver the birthday parcels to this Alice who lives there."
Rosie. "Yes, at that time I thought if I mimicked the way he did things then maybe he Can noticed me more, but afterwards he did tell me to be myself, I did not have to pretend to be him to be liked by him. Then after the incident with Hector the coal truck, he told me what had happened when the truck yelled at me then bashed into the truck after scaring me off like that. It was that incident that allowed for me and Thomas to become so close that we became a railway couple on this Island. The one thing we made it clear was that we had to remember to do our jobs on the railway first before we had any together time."
Flash Sentry was listening to the whole thing, hearing how the ladies on the homestead had gained the hearts of their men made him wonder if he can ever summon up the courage to let Twilight know how he feels for her. He is however reminded that he is a guard and no guard is to make relations with a princess. Twilight However is wondering how long it will be before Flash is to let her know about his feelings towards her. Hearing all the stories made her wish she had that someone in her life, and the one who does have an interest in her has a hard time letting go of his wall to let her know of how he feels for her.
Ariel sees this and wonders if Flash knows that he is not hiding it very well when it come to issues with his feelings for Twilight Sparkle the princess of Friendship.
Ariel speaking quietly to Twilight. "How long do you believe he will keep his walls up for his duties as a guard, before letting you know of his feelings for you Twilight?"
Twilight sighs. "I believe he is torn from his duties and feelings about me, after hearing all about your involvement with the men in your lives this makes me and Flash to wonder if we are ever going to let our feelings for each other to be known."
Ariel. "Have you ever had these feelings towards him too Twilight?"
Twilight. "Remember my telling you how I first went into the portal into the world of my Equestria High School Friends?"
Ariel. "Yes, you had mentioned that there was another Flash Sentry there, he did sound like he had a crush on you when you went there."
Twilight. "That was the Flash I knew that really had feelings for me and was not afraid to show me, and this one, well he appears more nervous about allowing himself to have any relations with anyone regal."
Ariel. "Why should anything like occupation should be keeping you two apart, your brother Shining Armor is also married to a princess right Twilight?"
Twilight. "Yes. Why bring in my BBBFF?"
Ariel. "I was wondering what was it that prevented him from marrying Princess Candace when he proposed to her?"
Twilight. "Well nothing."
Ariel. "Then what is stopping you."
Twilight. "I guess that it is fear of rejection for each other."
Ariel. "I have a feeling you have a hard time letting each other to know of your true intentions with each other."
Twilight. "Then what do you believe he and I should do about our feelings for each other than Ariel?"
Rosie heard this knowing that Twilight and Flash Sentry are having a hard time letting their feelings for each other, then thought of a solution to bring the two on a special night of fun and romance in the autumn moon glow. "Twilight, you do know that we are having a Halloween party next week, why don't you and your selective friends come over for once and discover how we celebrate a time to dress up as anyone you wish to be and have fun during our dance?"
This perked up not only Twilight and Flash but the rest of the ponies about spending their first Halloween on the Island of sodor with their friends.
Rarity. "A Halloween party, why I would be delighted to come along and be in my costume of choice my dears."
Applejack. "Why not, and I will be bringing over my little sister and her friends along for a fun festive night, almost like Nightmare Moon Night, except you all call it Halloween."
Pinky Pie. "OH oh, I love a party, I am well known for bringing in the party everyone, do you think I can help bring in our home edibles to the party this year?"
Rosie. "After the party from last year, I would like ask both you Pinky Pie and Applejack to bring in some refreshments from your home world to make sure we have enough to feed everyone, and pinky make sure you bring in your sweet snack bag to make sure you have enough to keep you occupied while we make the platters for the party?"
Pinky Pie, "Silly I always bring along my sweet snack bag, but I have a habit of over stuffing it with my snacks."
Rarity turned to Rosie. "She had overstuffed it with a mixture of Cupcakes and doughnuts before sealing it up resulting into a sweet bomb exploding sweet sticky items all over us during lunch hour today."
Everyone laughed.
Rebecca. "Pinky do you ever heard of the terms, know your limits when it comes to tasting your sweets to eat?"
Pinky Pie. "Of course, I put a limit of what I am eating in my day so it leaves enough room to take in all the sweets I can take in a day."
Everyone giggled.
Twilight. "That is our pinky and we lover her just the same."
Pinky Pie. "Aw."
The next day was a new day on the homestead and everyone had the day off to take the time to stock up on winter essentials, The Scottish twins are helping Thomas clear out the piles of logs from the trees they let to season from the previous year and it is ready to be turned into needed lumber for future projects. Toby, Percy and their ladies are out over the pasture range riding to keep watch over Thomas's beef cattle knowing how much the herd means to their friend. Henry and Emily are going over the check list to see where on the home needed the attention the most before the snows return. Gordon Scott, and Ryan are busy clearing out the barns from the previous events that allowed for the mess to pile up. James his sister Jessica and her lover Jasper were busy with cleaning up the engine dormers while Rarity, Fluttershy and Applejack are present to clean out their dormers since it is their responsibility to keep it proper and in good conditions while they stay there whenever they chose to. Edward, Holly, Bo co, and the clay twins are busy making the adjustments to their home knowing it is no laughing matter to have their home vulnerable to the elements especially when winter is on the way. Pinky Pie, Twilight and Rainbow Dash are helping Rosie and the other ladies to clean up much of the garden beds with plenty of straw and mulch to make the beds ready for the following spring. Flash sentry decided to walk the path down towards the lagoon. He was just thinking of everything he and the mane seven heard from the ladies of the homestead about how they managed to gain the loves in their lives.
Flash talking to himself. "If only there was a way for me to let her know of how I feel for her, but will she accept, or will she reject me for being a guard? This is getting complicated." Then he continued down the lane until he spotted two ladies with Trent Dimes (Ten Cents) and Shawn Brightly (Sunshine). Then came over to see who they were and how did Trent and Shawn had met them. Trent and his girlfriend Natalie Shores had seen Flash Sentry and had welcomed him as he appeared.
Trent. "Oh, hello Flash what had brought you down here? By the way have you met my girlfriend Natalie Shores and her friend Beverly Norse?"
Flash. "Actually, I have not, hello my name is Flash Sentry, I was just thinking to myself about how to approach a certain someone about how I feel for her, but not too sure how she will feel about the whole thing?"
Shawn. "YOU know Twilight is wondering how long it will be for you to confess your feelings for her."
Flash. "Do you believe I should just tell her how I feel for her?"
Natalie. "I think it would be best to let her know little by little, I mean when I first met up with Trent, I was more drawn by his personality more so than his background."
Shawn. "It will come to the two of you before you will know it, developing the love takes time, and the best way to learn about one another is to find the time to be one another and share some small stories about yourself that way she can know you little bit more that you will know."
Beverly. "Have you ever told her your stories at all Flash?"
Flash. "Why should she be interested in something like that?"
Trent. "Let us just say that it helps a bit for her to know you better than what you believe she should believe in. That way she has a better picture about you when you talk about your past."
Back in the gardens the ladies are finished with placing the layers of mulch and compose onto the beds before deciding to clean up before getting dinner ready for everyone on the homestead. Twilight is still wondering about how Flash could ever summon up the courage to let her to know how he feels for her, and after the talks from the previous night did starting to have feelings for the young man too.
Rosie. "Thank you, ladies, on helping getting the garden beds ready for next year's growing season."
Rainbow Dash. "It is nothing that none of us can handle, we often help out on Applejacks home from time to time when she needed the help, especially when the famous Flim and Flam brothers."
Pinky Pie. "Don't even mention those two farm stealing crooks who almost taken over Sweet apple acres after using that ridiculous machine of theirs almost stripped the Apples their harvest and home."
Nia. "Not to worry my friends, we have heard about the story about those good for nothing Flim and Flam brothers you have mentioned."
Twilight. "Bill, Ben, Donald, and Douglas are the only twins we can count on when we needed a hand now and then." Then coming up the pathway from the sawmill.
Donald. "Has any on mentioned our na-ame?"
Twilight. "Only to let everyone know about which twins we can count on rather than a pair of no good twins back in our world known to us as Flim and Flam."
Douglas. "Well You no need to be in such a muddle mi lass, if anyone give you a bother than look no further than my brother and me when you need a buffer or a shoulder to lay your pretty little noggin my friend."
Thomas. "Well we are finished with the lumber mill for the day but did save some of the bark to be used into mulch for the following planting season and look at this." Then everyone looked into the hand of Thomas to see some pine seeds he abstracted from one of the cones the evergreens have for his use. "I have gathered these seed in hopes of growing them in the center of the property. That way we can use them to see how long it will be for this homestead to stand while we live here and hopes to pass it along once there will be a future for anyone of us to see. I have a feeling not everyone will want to remain as homesteaders but may want to return to the rails as drivers. That way not only we get to see them grow into proper trees into the future, but we can use them as our ornamental trees especially during Christmas time."
Rosie. "That will be a wonderful Idea Thomas, Plan to use them next spring?"
Thomas. "Yes, after all, trees like these needed the sunlight to allow for them to grow. So, I will place them into the freezer for a few weeks then begin to plant them in order to see which of the seeds will sprout into the Homestead Trees." Then he went into the home and begin the process of allowing the seeds to freeze up before using them into their home trees for the homestead. As Thomas went into the freezer of his home, he opened the door and screamed a bit then closed the door for a moment before opening it again to see a plastic colorful skull on the bottom rack of the freezer. Everyone from outside had heard Thomas scream and decided to see what the screaming was all about. Then everyone can see of what Thomas had found and wondered who had placed this thing in the freezer.
Rosie. "Thomas what was that screaming about?"
Thomas turned to her. "It appears someone is playing their tricks again."
Twilight and Pinky pie both came in and seen the skull in the freezer and realized it had to be someone who was here earlier before they all had their jobs on the homestead. "Now who do we know will be pulling off a prank like this I wonder?" Then everyone can hear laughing from their rainbow-colored friend about who was responsible for the Skull in the freezer. "Rainbow do know of why there would be a colorful skull in the middle of Thomas's freezer like this?"
Rainbow had wrapped her arms around herself knowing that Thomas would scream at the site of the skull in his freezer. "It was just so hilarious to see your reaction to the Skull in the freezer like this Thomas. Ha, Ha, Ha."
Twilight. "First you had to change the work order on James to send him to the waste dump instead of the Goods train He was supposed to take according to Sir Topham Hat, and now you had scared one of our friends for a silly joke."
Rosie. "Wait that was Rainbow who switched the work order, James was lucky he took the Rubbish instead of the Passengers."
Thomas. "Not to mention that such a thing could cause what we call confusion and delay if you had one of those work orders switched that could involving our passengers."
Then The rest of the ponies had arrived to see what the heck is Rainbow find so funny now. Then Twilight and Rosie explained.
Applejack. "I thought that Rainbow was up to something after seeing her leave your home before we all left for school this morning Thomas."
Rarity. "Now Rainbow I will not tolerate any such behavior much longer."
Rainbow. "Aw come on, it was just harmless fun to see the reactions of everyone who had come across such a surprise before them."
Starlight. "I still remember the time you allowed for that rainbow colored dye to be placed into the boxes of cookies you had given to the citizen of Ponyville to only see their reactions as they pretended to be some Zombies ponies looking for more cookies." Rainbow did remember, for some reason her common sense appears to be back in Equestria.
Rainbow. "Yeah, but I remember not to make them too harsh, so that way no one gets hurt and have fun in the process." Then she taken off to return to her world just as the rest of the friends had remained to ponder. What else has she have planned to make everyone to be surprised by Rainbow Dash. Is everyone going to be bothered by their rainbow hair colored friend like this.
At dinner time that night everyone who remained besides the mane homesteaders have explained what Thomas had screamed earlier that day and one had discovered of what job he did that was not supposed to be his in the first place.
James. "Wait a minute, you mean to tell me that it was Rainbow Dash who switched the work order for me?"
Rosie. "It appears so James, we are just lucky that she only played minor tricks on a few of us since last week. Who knows of how long she plans to play these pranks that she finds so funny?"
Emily. "I just hope you Twilight and your friends have a better way of letting her know of how far these jokes of hers will go before anyone can get hurt from them."
Rebecca. "Especially since some of us are more spooked by these tricks that she can play out, especially Molly here. I am more worried for her if she encountered one of her tricks that make her unsecured by them."
Molly. "No kidding Rebecca, I am more at peace here due to how quiet it is, but I am also aware that anyone could enter the homestead at anytime when ever we are here or not."
Twilight. "Believe me dealing with Rainbow is much harder than it is for Gordon to travel with a goods train behind his engine side's tender."
Gordon. "Of course, I would travel with a goods train."
Scott. "That is because I rather be the better nature of what our engine class can do even if you refuse to pull the wheel to show its potential to pull a good train brother."
Thomas. "Sometimes it will have to take the one who was supposed to be the Flying Scotsman who need to remind Gordon of how lucky of an Engine he is due to the fact that the Railway museum is meant to display the various famous engines during their time since the early days of the railways. Scott wants to see how flexible their engines could be even if the board at the time was leering away from steam engines when the diesel was starting to show up and taken the work of the steam engines during the Beeching Cuts."
Applejack. "Good on you Scott, the question is what to do about Rainbow when she is in the scare pranking mood?"
Nia. "I just hope she comes to her senses soon; it makes no sense of scaring anyone just for one friend to laugh over."
Rarity. "It will be nearly impossible to find a way for her to stop under such conditions of her immature sensibility."
Pinky. "I do not mind if it was meant to be funny, just as long as no one get hurt by her pranks, I mean no duh, even I am not as crazy as that."
Edward. "How long do you believe she will be into this prank making ideas of hers if we want for her to return with us back to school? Who knows when the next prank she plays out may make those around her not to believe in her one day especially when it becomes an emergency?"
Duck. "Well at least she is not doing it on everyone, she is just picking on those who are on the steam team instead of the little western team."
Oliver. "I wouldn't be so cocky if I were you Duck, she may be playing her pranks on the main steam team, but may I remind you that we are the sudrian steam fleet. We may reside in different sheds when we were the engines, here we are friends together trying to make good while living on the homestead that belongs to one of our friends while we attend the high school together. She may have played her tricks on them so far; it may not be for too long before it could be one of us, she can target next."
Douglas. "Aye that be a true thing Oliver, no telling when she will target any of us yet."
Donald. "And when the little colored friend of ours does play them at us, we need to be on the ready as they go off in our faces."
Ryan. "I just spoken to Ashima just yesterday when she was about to come into class, she had seen a whoopie cushion just before she sat down and gave it to the teacher of knowing someone had place it on her seat. We had no Idea of who that was, but who ever left that item on her seat will be seen by Mrs. Hat for their part in the prank."
Ben. "OH, I believe we know who that might be don't you Bill."
Bill. "Yeah Unfortunately we do Ben, that had to have been the Lundwiskey twins Sonny and Sydney. They almost played that trick on us when we first appeared in school last year."
Ben. "We had no choice of letting the teacher know of what we learned about Sonny and Sydney have done. That way no one can get their feelings hurt over a silly prank like that."
Bill. "That is why we decided to leave nice things behind to bring a smile to the teachers of the school so they can know they are appreciated for taking their time in teaching us what we need to know for a better education."
Edward. "That was awfully nice of you two of leaving behind nice gifts for the teachers of the school to receive."
Bo Co. "Both Edward and I are very proud of the two of you for leaving smiles on the teachers faces like you do."
Twilight. "Pinky is known for that too right Pinky."
Pinky. "A-ha, it is better to bring a smile to friend instead of a frown to last the entire day, A smile on any of my friends face is a smile on my face too."
Thomas. "You definitely brighten up my day pinky Pie, I was already having a good day and that surprised last week really made my day even brighter even when Rosie came up smiling along with me."
Holly. "IN the meantime, we have a party to set up next week am I right everyone?"
Henry. "Oh, you know it Holly, we will be arranging the costume party in the pole barn like we did last year. This time we have our friends the humanized tugboats and you ponies to take part in this year's party. That is if you all would like to come."
Flutteshy. "I do not mind, as long as it is not too scary to come."
Applejack. "Still coming over for a fun night to pretend to spend with your friends like we do for Midnight Moon back home?"
Fluttershy scrounged down a bit before she answered. "Maybe just a bit, but do not want to be a party pooper just because of my shyness."
Molly. "I can be shy too Fluttershy, it is usually loud noises and sudden surprised that usually get under my skin at times. Halloween is usually something most humans associate with religious reasons for a night for Halloween to appear especially for the children."
Twilight. "Besides we need to find a way to make Rainbow Dash Stop with her scare tricks she is playing out on our friends so; we need to come up with something before she gets too far."
Rarity. "Maybe during the events for the costume party my dears, maybe we can come up with something before our guest are to appear before she makes them disappear with disappointed faces leaving because of her teasing the guests when she plays pranks on them."
Applejack. "What are we going to do Y' all, we do not want any bad feelings on our friend Thomas and his Girlfriend Rosie if Rainbow dash continues these tricks that can end badly for them."
What will our friends do about Rainbow dash before Halloween night and Thomas's Costume party on his homestead while Rainbow Dash plays out her tricks making the Islanders very cross because of a prankster from the land of Equestria cannot stop her idea for a sense of humor. Do you believe she will get it before it is too late? We will find out next time on the Return to Northwestern High School year 2.
