Thomas the Tank Engine is friends with about everyone on the Island of Sodor, even the ones he doesn't really like. Everyone was friends with him as well. The one thing that we all know is that siblings are the best of friends. Thomas does have siblings, however, they are all off somewhere around the world and he doesn't know where they are.
On Sodor, their are many sibling pairs. Donald and Douglas, Bill and Ben, Skarloey and Rheneas, Max and Monty, and many others. On the Steam Team, their are Tyler and Patrick, as well as Gordon and Henry, but they are more considered half siblings.
Thomas was working at the Blue Mountain today, and he got the reward of having Tyler and Patrick control him because Percy was ill today, with James of course taking care of him.
Thomas currently is finishing loading some trucks when he saw Skarloey and Rheneas coming, and they were arguing.
" That wasn't my fault. " - Rheneas
" Oh come on. You clearly knock them over on purpose. " - Skarloey
Thomas sees them arguing and decided to intervene.
" Hey you two. Why are you all upset? " - Thomas
" Rheneas here thought it was a good idea to push some trucks down the hill. " - Skarloey
" I thought it would be quicker. " - Rheneas
" Sure. Like they weren't gonna fall over at the bottom. " - Skarloey
The two continued arguing and Thomas tried to help.
" Hey guys. You guys don't need to be that fed up about this. Stuff like this happens and it can be forgotten after awhile. " - Thomas
" I couldn't agree more. " - Patrick
" Like that time when Jake and Pat accidentially spilled..." - Tyler
" Tyler! Just forget about that. " - Patrick
" See. That's what I mean. " - Thomas
The two brothers consulted and decided to agree.
" Yeah. I think you're right. Sorry Skarloey. " - Rheneas
" I'm sorry too. Let's just forget about this. " - Skarloey
The two smiled and then left. Thomas felt proud of himself.
" You're good at talking with siblings. " - Patrick
" Yeah. I guess I am. " - Thomas
" Let's just hope me and Pat don't start fighting. " - Tyler
" Don't get your hopes up. " - Patrick
Tyler glared at him and Pat smiled, then he had something else in his mind.
" Hey Thomas. Do you have any siblings that you know of? " - Patrick
Thomas was surprised.
" Patrick. " - Tyler
" What? I'm just curious. " - Patrick
Thomas did think for a bit. He does know that their are many engine models of him out there, but none of them he knew really. But one thought came up.
" I do know I have a sister. " - Thomas
" Really? Who is she? " - Patrick
" Uh, I, can't really remember..." - Thomas
He actually knew who she was, but the problem was that he can't remember her name or even her face. He does remember her, but something personal about it though.
" You know what. Let's just get back to work. " - Thomas
" But you..." - Patrick
" Come on. " - Thomas
" Thomas? Are you alright? " - Tyler
" Yes I am. I just don't wanna talk about this. " - Thomas
The twin drivers gave Thomas his wish, but they were still a bit worried.
Thomas finished up his work at Blue Mountain and then he went home feeling very uneasy.
Thomas had now returned home at Tidmouth. He went in his berth and didn't feel very good. Tyler and Patrick stepped down.
" Thomas. Are you sure you're ok? " - Tyler
" Yes. I am. I just need some alone time. " - Thomas
" We should give him that. " - Patrick
" OK. You feel better. " - Tyler
" I think i will. " - Thomas
He wasn't so sure though. All he kept thinking about was his sister. He tried to think, but he just can't remember her name or face. Their was also something else.
Thomas remained at his shed for a while, then Emily and Edward came over back home and saw him sitting there.
" Thomas? " - Emily
" What's wrong buddy? " - Edward
Thomas looked up and saw them.
" Oh. I'm fine. Just a little tired. " - Thomas
Em and Ed weren't so sure on that though.
" I don't know Thomas. " - Edward
Thomas looked at them and decided to talk. Emily was his love and Edward was like a brother or father to him.
" OK. Today when I was at Blue Mountain. Rheneas and Skarloey were arguing and so I helped them stop. " - Thomas
" Wow. How nice of you to do Thomas. " - Edward
" Thanks. But then after that, Patrick asked me about if I had siblings. " - Thomas
" Wait. Why was Patrick with you? " - Emily
" Percy is sick today. " - Thomas
" Where is he then? " - Emily
" With James, who else. " - Thomas
" But where are they both? " - Emily
" Somewhere private i'm sure. " - Edward
" Yes. That makes sense. " - Emily
" Yeah. Well, anyways, after Patrick asked me, I suddenly remembered about a sister i had. " - Thomas
" You have a sister? You never told. " - Edward
" Exactly. Cause I didn't remember her, until today. When Patrick asked, all of a sudden, that came into my mind. " - Thomas
" So what happened to her? " - Emily
" Well, I, I..." - Thomas
" What is it? " - Emily
" It's just that, I can't remember her name or even her face. " - Thomas
" Oh. " - Edward
" And..." - Thomas
" What Tommy? " - Emily
" I do know is that, when I was first built, I saw her, and then she ended up leaving me, and didn't come back, and I haven't seen her since. " - Thomas
He started to tear up a bit.
" Oh my. " - Edward
" My sister just left me. " - Thomas
" Maybe she didn't. Maybe she wanted to come back, but couldn't. " - Emily
Thomas didn't really believe that.
" I don't know. But now, because of this, I just want to see her, so I can see her face, and hopefully she can be with me. " - Thomas
Edward and Emily were very sad for Thomas right now.
" Maybe you can try and find her. " - Emily
" How? It's been many decades. I don't even know where she could be. She could be halfway around the world, She could even be, gone, like gone for real. " - Thomas
" Thomas, don't think like that. " - Edward
" Sorry, but, I just don't think I can find her, and maybe I should just forget about this. " - Thomas
" No, you can't do that. " - Emily
" What can I do then? " - Thomas
Em and Edward had no answer, but Edward did have something in his brain.
" Thomas. Why don't you just stay here and maybe that can help you calm down. " - Edward
" Yeah, I think you're right. " - Thomas
He choose to take a nap, so he closed his eyes and hoped after this nap his mind would be cleared of this whole sister thing.
Once he was asleep, Edward looked back at Emily.
" OK. Come with me. " - Edward
" What is it? " - Emily
" I'll tell you when we get there. " - Edward
" But why..." - Emily
Before she could finish, Edward start moving and Emily followed him. The two went to Knapford Station. Mr. Caleb was in his office on the phone for way too long.
Edward and Emily stopped next to his office and whistled. Caleb heard it.
" I have to call you back, my engines, uh, need me. " - Caleb
He hung up the phone and had a look on his face meaning he wanted that call to end. He walked outside his office and greeted his two engines.
" Emily. Edward. What's up? " - Caleb
" I have a question for you. " - Edward
" I do too actually, for Edward. " - Emily
" Yeah, but mine's more important. " - Edward
Emily was not fond with this.
" What do you got? " - Caleb
" Do you know if their are any engines like Thomas that are still around? " - Edward
" Like his model? " - Caleb
" Yes. " - Edward
" Not exactly, considering I've only been working here for 8 years. If Sir Topham Hatt were still here he'd probably know. " - Caleb
" Can you look it up then? " - Edward
" That works. Good thinking Ed. " - Caleb
He ran back in his office.
" Edward, can you tell me what you're doing. Why do you want to know if they're any other engines like Thomas? " - Emily
" You'll see in a second, just wait. " - Edward
" But I..." - Emily
She was getting impatient now, and she can be like this sometimes.
Caleb came back outside with his laptop in his hand.
" OK. Got my trusty computer. " - Caleb
He tried to type with one hand, but it wasn't easy, he had trouble typing.
" Maybe I should sit down and do this. " - Caleb
Edward and Emily agreed and Caleb sat down on a bench and then started typing. He searched for any engines that were Thomas's model, the LB&SCR E2 Class, and if their were any working at a railway in the area. He came up ended.
" Nothing here. " - Caleb
" Search for female. " - Edward
" OK. " - Caleb
He searched for female engines of that model. Emily was starting to get Edward's idea.
" Edward? Are you trying to find Thomas's sister? " - Edward
Caleb heard of was puzzled.
" Thomas's sister? " - Caleb
" Yeah. Thomas told us he remembers having a sister and that she left him when he was first built. " - Edward
" Wow. I was never told of this. " - Caleb
" It's really sad. " - Emily
" So, I was wondering if you could find her, and maybe we could get her to come here to Sodor and see Thomas. " - Edward
Caleb was very pleased by Edward's caring.
" Well. That could be very hard. " - Caleb
" Just try and search again, and maybe you can hit the jackpot. " - Emily
" Yeah. Emily is right. " - Edward
" Ok Here we go. " - Caleb
He cracked his fingers and searched again for Thomas's model engines around. He also looked for female engines.
" I see something here. " - Caleb
" Tell us. " - Edward
" I'm going too. " - Caleb
He stood up and picked up his laptop and showed it to Edward and Emily.
" It says somewhere in England, their's this railway that has only 3 engines, and one of them is a female engine and she's made by the same person who built Thomas. " - Caleb
He clicked a picture of the engine and the photo zoomed in.
" Is that her? " - Emily
" She looks a lot like Thomas. " - Edward
It was a little tough to see her perfectly. But this engine did have a very similar design like Thomas. She was dark pink and had the number 71 on her bunker, and Thomas was number 70 back when he was painted green.
" Does it say her name? " - Emily
" Uh no. But I think we can all agree that this might be her. " - Caleb
" So can you get her to come here? " - Edward
" I doubt that this small railway is gonna let one of their 3 engines be sent over here for this. " - Caleb
" You can tell them it'll just be for a little while. Cause when Thomas meets her, he'll want to spend time with her. " - Edward
" Wait. " - Emily
" What? " - Edward and Caleb
" What if she doesn't recognize Thomas. I mean they've been away from each other for so long, and with Thomas being a different color, I don't think she'll remember him. " - Emily
Edward and Caleb were very concerned of that. Thomas's sister probably won't recognize Thomas at all.
" I don't want to let him down though. He deserves to meet his sister for real. " - Edward
Caleb and Emily looked at him and nodded after.
" OK. I'll give them a call. " - Caleb
He went back inside his office to call the railway. Luckily it's phone number was on it's website.
While waiting, Emily and Edward were thinking about telling Thomas about this, but soon they decided they wanted to surprise him.
Caleb came out of his office with a surprised look on his face.
" What happened? " - Emily
" I just called the railway and asked the controller about Thomas's sister. " - Caleb
" And? " - Edward
" He said do you want to buy her, cause I don't want her anymore, and I said ok. " - Caleb
" Wait. So you just purchased her? " - Edward
" Kind of. He said to give him the location of Sodor and he'll drop her off and that's it. No money needed. " - Caleb
" Well, this just got even better. Thomas will get to see his sister, and she'll get to stay here. " - Edward
" Although, if she pissed off her controller so much that he doesn't want her anymore, does that mean she won't be exactly, like a nice girl? " - Emily
" I don't think so. That controller sounded cranky as heck, so maybe he just hates all his engines for no reason. " - Caleb
" I'll go ahead and believe that. " - Emily
" So when is she coming? " - Edward
" Dude said now, so I don't know when, maybe in a few hours. She'll be on a ship coming here though, so maybe longer than that. " - Caleb
" Well regardless of how long it takes. Thomas will finally get to see his sister. " - Edward
The 3 smiled at each other feeling happy for Thomas. In fact, Thomas just came into Knapford after his nap and saw the 3 standing there.
" Hey guys. What are you talking about? " - Thomas
Edward, Emily, and Caleb had to think of something.
" Uh, nothing. Just checking up on stuff. " - Edward
Emily looked at Edward thinking that was a boring excuse, but went with it.
" Yes we were. But we're done now. " - Emily
She and Ed then left.
" Bye sweetie. " - Emily
" Bye Em. " - Thomas
" What's up with them? " - Thomas
" Uh you know. Engines can have rough days. " - Caleb
" Like Gordon. " - Thomas
He giggled only for Gordon to be behind Thomas pulling the express and hearing that.
" I heard that Thomas. " - Gordon
Thomas didn't care though and left. Although what he didn't know is that possibly tomorrow, he would be getting a big surprise.
TO BE CONTINUED
Hi guys. I'm back with another story. This idea i've had sitting for a while, but now I finally am getting it out. Just know that the backstory behind Thomas's sister told in this story is not true, I just made it up for this story.
I was gonna make this a one chapter story, but I thought I'd give it two. No reason, just felt like it. So 2nd chapter I hope to have out tomorrow or Monday. Stay tuned.
Bye all. Happy Leap Day. Love you. Love, Ethan.