A/N: Apologies for how long these updates took! Had writer's block for ages. Never fear, i have two updates for you, and I am working to finish this story this year for Luke's Centenary (which will be mentioned somewhere!) Have a Happy Easter, if you celebrate it, and you don't, have an awesome day anyway!

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Peter Pan was, unfortunately, rude, and nasty to his hosts. Skarloey, Rheneas and Duke, to start with, received some hurtful ageist comments.

("You're both so old, you two," Peter Pan sneered, creeping up to the two old engines, "it's a marvel you're still going!"

Skarloey was most upset by this, and had been about to protest when Rheneas said, calmly and soothingly,

"Leave it, 'Lo. Together, we created a legacy for this railway and will not let the words of a common bully tarnish it!")

When Duke attempted to lecture Peter Pan saying that this would 'never suit His Grace', the Wren merely sniffed, and immediately 'pooh-poohed' the Duke of Sodor.

("You should join those two letter boxes on wheels in retirement," he had hissed into Duke's smokebox.

Duke had merely snorted. "Pah, I have no intention of retiring! Your attitude would never suit His Grace"-

"Then I must say 'pooh-pooh' to Your Most Precious Grace," Peter Pan said in an oily sort of voice- not entirely unlike Diesel.

"I say, youngster!" Duke snapped.)

Duke was hurt, and perceived it as an insult to himself, the man he was named for, and to his current Grace, Sir Robert Norramby.

Peter Sam and Sir Handel were angered by these remarks and spoke up on behalf of Duke and the old brothers. This in turn got them some churlish insults about special funnels and steamroller wheels, respectively.

("We heard what you said to Granpuff, Skarloey and Rheneas, you skinny little runt!" snapped Sir Handel, scowling at Peter Pan.

"Yes... erm, please, can you stop, this isn't nice to any of us." Peter Sam added timidly, clearly afraid of his mean cousin.

"... I love you to pieces, bro, I really do, but you're pathetic." Sir Handel deadpanned.

Peter Pan just smirked. "Speaking of pieces, how many funnels have you been through since '58, my dear cousin?"

Peter Sam whimpered at the memory of both of his accidents, and Sir Handel saw red.

"How dare you, you self righteous"- he snapped.

"Ah, ah, must be good for dear ol' Granpuff, mustn't we?" Peter Pan retorted.

Sir Handel snarled.

"It's not worth it, Falcon," pleaded Peter Sam, hoping the usage of his older brother's old name would get him to soften.)

This had almost worked, till the Wren made such a disgusting comment about his c own cousin that Sir Handel not only biffed Peter Pan with a violent force, but he also told him to shut up before he 'knocked his smokebox door open'.

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He did attempt to give Duncan lip about his Scottish heritage, but this backfired, as Duncan not only delivered cheek back, but did so with such explicit language that Peter Pan wondered if all Scots people swore like the SKR's No. 6.

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Sir Handel and Duncan got into trouble for their violence and vile language respectively, but Peter Pan was deterred from bullying those two further, as well as bullying anyone in their presence.

However, he amped up the bullying to Luke and Rusty exclusively. Luke knew why his brother was doing this, and begged him to stop, to no avail.

Poor Rusty was enduring 'anti-diesel' sentiments again, and the others were pissed about it.

It wasn't just people, either. He was rude to workmen, disrespected signalman by ignoring their warnings and getting into trouble, sassed Mr. Clarke at Lakeside, and even tricked Lexi into getting covered in soot and ashes.

(I need a polish, my dear," Peter Pan said imploringly. He saw her raise an eyebrow distrustfully, but nonetheless, she hopped onto his running board and started polishing his cooling funnel with a rag.

She hadn't been at it long when she was suddenly greeted with a flurry of ashes, smoke and sparks flying into her face.

She yelped, covering her face as best as she could as the ashes entered her nose and made her sneeze; burned her cheeks; irritated her eyes.

Geoffrey swore loudly when he saw what Peter Pan had done and ran to aid his daughter down safely.

"Tut, tut, Princess Cinderella," chided Peter Pan, a mocking, sickly-sweet tone, "it wouldn't do for you to be seen by your pitiful subjects in this state."

Geoffrey flipped Peter Pan the bird in response, thoroughly fed up with the other Wren's bullying.)

Lexi knew for the most part she could cope with mishaps -indeed, she had learned to laugh off silly mishaps caused by a sneeze- but the fact he planned this, and did this to her deliberately, angered her beyond belief.

Needless to say, when they planned to hold an indignation meeting, they all agreed to hold it that very night.

Though it was usually an engine-related matter, they invited Lexi to the meeting to share her thoughts on the situation, after hearing about how she had been treated.

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Meanwhile, Maddie and Ron were very embarrassed for (and of!) their engine, as they had found the engines and their crews very kind, and wanted to repay their kindness, but Peter Pan would not cooperate with them in the slightest.

"What can you do with 'em?" they agreed when Ron and Maddie explained the situation. "They all like to not cooperate with us once in a while, we get its not your fault."

The pair were then invited to a pub for a bite of dinner, which they gratefully and wholeheartedly accepted.