Chapter 9

"Stop, you evil man!" Benjamin ordered Gary. Gary rolled his eyes. "Oh shut up. There's nothing you can do." Gary replied. Then they saw the sign: VIADUCT - 3 MILES. "Well, 3 miles until your doom." he told Benjamin. However, Thomas had all ready taken a plan...

"Okay, this line of trucks might stop them." Thomas said. Thomas and his crew had shunted a line of frieght trucks onto Benjamin's line. "He might stop...I don't know, but I have a feeling something bad is going to happen at the viaduct..." Sir Topham Hatt said. Then Thomas went over the points and was on the opposite line. They waited.

"Not much further now!" Gary exclaimed. Benjamin was worried. "The viaduct is just up ahead!" Gary continued. Then suddenly, they saw a line of frieght trucks, just sitting on the tracks! "Goodness!" Gary exclaimed, and tried to stop Benjamin. But Benjamin went right through the trucks, destroying every last one. But he was now covered in coal dust.

However, when they went through the trucks, Gary fell down and landed on the remote, which had fallen out of his pocket. It activated the bombs.

James was taking a train of coal trucks over the viaduct when he heard a loud 'BOOM!.' James was off the viaduct, but the last four cars of his train (he didn't have a guards van) went into the river, after the viaduct blew up. "What in the WORLD!" James asked, in shock.

Thomas had started chasing after Benjamin after he had ran through the frieght trucks. Gary looked back. "What is that stupid blue thing doing?" he asked. Sir Topham Hatt stood on Thomas' footplate. "STOP NOW GARY!" he ordered. Gary increased Benjamin's speed. "Shut up, Fatty!" he called back. Thomas was now going about 100 MPH with Benjamin going the same speed. "The viaduct is just ahead!" Theodore said to Thomas' crew. Sir Topham Hatt then got an idea.

"I need some rope, NOW!" he shouted. Thomas' driver gave him some rope that was in the cab. Sir Topham Hatt stood on the footplate. "This is going to be risky..." he mused. Then, with great care, he jumped onto Thomas' side. He walked on it, until he was right in front of Thomas' face.

"What are you doing!" Thomas asked. Sir Topham Hatt then looked over at Benjamin. "I'm using this rope to get to Benjamin and stop him." he replied as he took aim. "Okay...here it goes..." Sir Topham Hatt said as he threw the rope. It landed on Benjamin's back buffers. "Perfect." he smiled. Then he looked at Thomas and called to his driver. "Keep the same speed. Do not go up on bit!" he called. Thomas' driver nodded in agreement. Then Sir Topham Hatt got onto the rope.

He began to slowly slide across. After about a minute, he was on Benjamin's back buffer. He undid the rope, grabbed it and stood on Benjamin's tender. "What is going on back there!" Gary shouted as he turned around. Then he saw Sir Topham Hatt. Topham jumped into the cab and threw a punch at Gary's face, nailing him perfect. "Feel the wrath of Fatty!" Sir Topham Hatt announced as he hit Gary a few more times. Finally, when Gary was taken out, he nailed Sir Topham Hatt in the arm. Finally, after Topham had recovered, he pushed Gary out of the cab. Gary held on by the footplate. "Get...out...of here!" Topham shotued as he pushed Gary off. But Gary grabbed on again. Then a horn was heard.

Gary turned around and saw Buck on the road near the tracks. "Buck! Help!" Gary shouted. Buck frowned. "NO! I'm partners with Theodore now!" he shouted back. Theodore smiled as he honked the horn again. Gary cursed and tried to climb back on. Then suddenly...

"STOP!" Thomas shouted from the other line, and a loud screeching noise was heard. Thomas' driver had put on his brakes. Topham got up, giving Gary the chance he needed. Gary climbed back in. Topham looked out the window and saw the viaduct, less than 150 yards away! "NO!" he screamed as he quickly put on Benjamin's brakes. Benjamin began to slow down, but he wasn't slowing fast enough...