Chapter 10
"I'M SORRY BENJAMIN!" Sir Topham Hatt called as he prepared for the fall. But Benjamin stopped. "Eh?" Gary asked. Sir Topham Hatt saw they had stopped, inches from where the track was blown. Then Topham walked over to Gary and hit him in the face.
"Listen you idiot, this engine is not going to DIE!" he shouted as he hit him again. Gary then reached into his pocket. "I should have done this a long time ago..." he mumbled. When he pulled his hand out of his pocket, a shining pistol was in his hand! Sir Topham Hatt didn't know what to do. "Say your prayers Fatty!" Gary laughed as he prepared to pull the trigger. Then something hard and cold hit him on the head, causing him to fall down. "Theodore!" Topham exclaimed. Theodore hat hit Gary on the head with a shovel. Gary got up and walked over to Topham. Topham walked out of the cab and was about a foot away from the edge of the bridge.
Gary made a fist and shoved it in Topham's face, but didn't hit him. "You...didn't listen...now...you'll pay!" Gary exclaimed, in anger. But then, Sir Topham Hatt threw his arms out, grabbed Gary by the shirt, and turned around so that they were facing the edge of the viaduct.
"I'm afraid, Mister Gary, that your adventure on Sodor has come to an end!" Sir Topham Hatt said, through gritted teeth. "NO! PLEASE! NO!" Gary pleaded. He was now right above the where the bridge ended (due to bombs) and Sir Topham Hatt was the only thing holding on to him. "Have a nice trip!" Sir Topham Hatt shouted. Then, he let go of Gary, letting him fall into the river below. "I'll be BACK!" Gary called as he fell into the river. Theodore and the Thin Controller walked over. "Is he...dead?" asked Theodore. Sir Topham Hatt nodded. "I think he is."
Then he walked over to Benjamin. "I can't believe it...I'm actually...seeing the golden engine..." he said. Benjamin smiled. "Of course you are. You never gave up and here you are." Benjamin replied. Topham frowned. "I'm sorry I put you in danger. I never should have looked for you." he said. Benjamin smiled. "I was never in any real danger. In fact, I'm the reason that we didn't go over the bridge. I used my powers to stop us." he told them.
Sir Topham Hatt gave a half-smile. "Well, I guess we should get you back to the mountains then." he said. Thomas cut in. "Maybe the other engines would like to meet him...!" he suggested. Topham looked at Benjamin. "Of course." Benjamin agreed. Then Sir Topham Hatt got into Benjamin's cab and took him back to the yards. "I can't believe I'm doing this...!" he smiled.
"He's BRIGHT!" James exclaimed as he saw Benjamin. Percy smiled. "I didn't think you were real!" he said. Gordon was even happy to see the engine. "Tell us about your adventures!" he requested. And so Benjamin told them about all of his adventures, and Thomas told him about his adventures.
Finally, it was night. The engines were watching Sir Topham Hatt say good-bye to Benjamin. "I promise I'll never tell anyone about where you're located." he told Benjamin. Benjamin smiled. "Okay. But you can visit my cave any time you like." Benjamin told him. Sir Topham Hatt's eyes began to get teary. "Well...good-bye..." he finished, trailing off. Benjamin smiled. Then, in a bright flash of light, Benjamin disappeared. "What an amazing engine..." Sir Topham Hatt said to himself, smiling. Thomas grinned. "I don't think we'll be forgetting about this adventure for a while." he told the others. They all agreed.