Chapter 3: A little something between twins.

It was a cold winter morning on sodor. In Gru's garage, Agnes was teaching Avery how to drive her track cycle which now had a silver snow plow with a pink stripe across the bottom of it. Avery was hired to help Donald and Douglas clear snow off the main lines of sodor for the day. She was already wearing her snow gear, she just needed the right contraption to do her job.

Agnes: "So Avery, to turn on the sandbox, just press this tan button right here."

Avery: "Alright, I'll remember that."

Agnes: "Gru even told me that he equipped a tiny flame thrower in case there was a brick of solid ice on the tracks."

Avery: "WOW, your dad is pretty handy!"

Agnes: "Are you kidding? He's a master at tech like this."

Suddenly, the 2 girl's heard a pair of 2 toned whistles that sounded like Oliver's whistle.

Avery: "Oh, that's them! Wish me luck."

Then Avery climbed onto the track cycle and peddled out to where 2 black CR class 812's named Donald and Douglas were waiting by the platform in front of gru's house. Each of them had a black snow plow in front of them, they were facing away from each other with an orange emergency coach in between their tenders.

Donald: "Aye Avery laddie, you ready to be going?"

Avery: "You betcha guy's, I'm all set."

So Avery peddled ahead of the twins, and they set off to do their work.

10 minutes later, they were doing well clearing the tracks together. Agnes' cycle may be small, but it's snow plow was perfectly strong enough to handle any amount of snow.

Suddenly, they came to a junction.

Douglas: "I think it's best if we clear the line up to Brendam. salty and porter could use the space to do their work."

Donald: "Nye, we should stick to the main line. Gordon be coming in any minute with the express."

Douglas: "But the dockside chaps need to their wee loads in."

Avery: "Sorry Douglas, but I think we should follow Donald on this one."

Douglas: "Ugh, fine."

So the 3 continued down the main line and cleared any track that Gordon would go through. Suddenly, Donald hit something with a loud thud.

Donald: "aye, what is wrong with this wee drift?"

Avery: "Their must be a block of ice under there. Don't worry, I got this."

Avery peddled the cycle closer to the drift, pressed the button to activate the flame thrower, and took a blast of fire on the ice. Donald was in a combination of complete shock and surprise, Douglas couldn't see because he was facing away from them.

Douglas: "Donnie, what be going on back there?"

Donald: "Avery be melting this wee ice cube down to flames!"

Soon the entire chunk of ice had melted, and the track was smooth enough for them to move on.

Later, the 3 friends were forced with another choice.

Avery: "Well, what's next boys?"

Donald: "I think we should stick to the main line for when old Neville comes by."

Douglas: "Nye, we should go down the left track and clear the line for Thomas."

Donald: "Nye, we're sticking to the main line and that be the end of it!"

Avery: "Donald?"

But Donald ignored Avery, and the 3 friends set off again. But with Douglas feeling grumpy. After they were done and came to a junction with a large signal box over the line, they were forced with yet another choice.

Donald: "What do you think Dougie, shall we stick to the main line or clear the line up to Ulfstead castle?"

Douglas: "I'm saying nothing, you'll choose your own way whatever I says. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you had just gone the exact opposite of whatever I says."

Donald: "Wish didn't act like you were any different, you always do what you wanna do, and that's all there is to it."

Then Donald and Douglas started tugging on each end of the coach between them trying to get away from each other. Avery watched everything from the track cycle in slight shock.

Douglas: "ngh, didn't it."

Donald: "Did too."

Douglas: "Then stop pulling!"

Donald: "I'm not pulling, you are!"

Avery: "Hey guys come on, knock it off!"

Suddenly, the strong coupling between Douglas and his tender broke loose as Douglas rolled into a nearby siding and stopped there. But Donald and Avery didn't see it, Avery just thought they had stopped fighting so they could move on.

Douglas: "Oye, Donnie, Donnie?! Oh crumbs."

Later, Donald and Avery were slowly clearing snow past a platform where Margo (wearing her snow gear) was helping some of the minions dump coal from sacks into some freight cars that were buckled up behind Thomas.

Margo was talking with Thomas up by his front when they spotted Donald and Avery.

Margo: "Oh, Hey Avery! Looking pretty snazzy with that gear!"

Avery: "oh my gosh Margo, you're too kind!"

Thomas: "Nice to see you too Donald. Wait, where's Douglas?"

Donald: "We left that no-good brother of mine back at the junction. He's no use to me, or anyone!"

Avery: "Donald! Watch the way you speak about your own brother!"

As Donald and Avery started moving away, Margo and Thomas spotted Douglas' tender attached to the coach that Donald was pulling.

Margo: "uhh Thomas, Are you seeing this too?

Thomas: "Yeah, I wonder what happened to Douglas?"

Meanwhile, Douglas was still stranded in the siding now slightly covered in snow. Just then, Henry came puffing down the line when he spotted Douglas stranded in the siding.

Henry: "Oh my gosh Douglas, what happened!"

Douglas: "Aye, Donnie abandoned me after our argument. I think he took my tender with him."

Henry: "oh Douglas you poor thing, shall I help you back to the steamworks?"

Douglas: "Nye, just take my driver and fireman home. I'll be alright."

Henry: "If you say so Douglas."

So Douglas' driver and fireman climbed into Henry's cab, and they set off leaving Douglas still in the siding.

Meanwhile, Donald and Avery were waiting behind a dark red LMS Ivatt class 2MT Tank named Arthur who was taking on water. But as he pulled away, it was Donald's turn.

Donald: "aahh, finally I can get a wee bit of water in my system."

While Donald filled himself up with water, Avery climbed down from the track cycle so she could refill it's gas tank. Just then, Thomas raced up with Margo in his cab.

Thomas: "Donald, you've got Douglas' tender!"

Avery: "What!"

Avery looked behind the coach to see Douglas' tender buckled up behind it.

Avery: "Donald, Thomas is right! You've got your brothers tender!"

Donald: "You mean I've got all my brothers coal and water!?"

Thomas: "that's right, and Douglas is…

Donald: "...Stuck out there in the snow!"

Avery: "I'll help you find him!"

As Avery quickly got back on Agnes' track cycle, they set off into the snowy weather to find Douglas.

Margo: "Be careful out there guys!"

A few minutes later, Donald and Avery were searching for Donald everywhere they went down the main line. While they were searching, the weather was starting to get worse.

Avery: "Douglas!"

Donald: "Dougie, Dougie!"

Avery: "Aw man, I'd hate to think of Douglas out in this weather all by himself."

Donald: "Me too, but we gotta find my brother."

Douglas was all alone stranded in the siding, suddenly he could hear Donald and Avery calling out to him.

Douglas: "would that be who I think it is? It is! Donnie, Donnie!"

Donald and Avery came by searching for Douglas. But no matter how loud Douglas shouted, they couldn't hear him. Even because they couldn't see him behind that huge pile of snow, they just went right by still looking for him.

Douglas: "Why couldn't they see me?"

Meanwhile, Henry was sitting in a lonely shed alongside the main line with Douglas' driver and fireman drinking hot cocoa in his cab. Suddenly, Donald and Avery came up the line.

Avery: "Hey Henry have you seen Douglas anywhere?"

Henry: "yes, he was by the junction further back."

Donald: "What! But we were just there, I didn't see him."

Henry: "Would you mind checking again?"

Avery: "If you insist."

Henry: "Take Douglas' driver and fireman with you."

So after Douglas' driver and fireman climbed into Donald's cab, they set off back towards the junction.

It was dusk by the time Douglas was nearly buried with snow. Then he saw Donald and Avery coming back.

Douglas: "Donnie, Donnie! I'm over here man!"

Avery: "There, I see him."

Donald and Avery had finally found Douglas and rushed straight towards him.

Donald: "Oh Douglas, are we glad to see you."

Douglas: "Thanks for rescuing me Donnie, I thought I was gonna be stuck out here forever."

Avery: "You don't have to worry about that anymore Douglas, now let's get you to the steamworks."

So after Douglas' driver and fireman dug away enough snow for Douglas to move, Donald buckled up to Douglas, and they set off to the steamworks.

Donald: "It sure is good to have you back Douglas."

Douglas: "it be great to be back Donald."

So like all brothers, no matter how many times they fall out, they always get back together again.

To be continued.