Here is where we can see what is to be revealed about the Crystal and the light water. and find out what happens when two sets of bullies try an make trouble with our group of friends.

Thomas the tank engine and Friends

By the Rev W Awdrey

Produced by Britt Alcroft

Owned by Mattel

Other Characters owned by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26

Meeting the Keepers of the light.

Thomas and his friends were greeted by their School friends and Cassey's Parents when they heard a knock on the door. Thomas went over the check who was on the other side.

Thomas. "Who is it?"

Sir Topham Hat. "It is me Thomas Sir Topham Hat." Then Thomas opened the door to reveal the controller who had just arrive to hear about what the Tallshallys have to say.

Maxwell. "First the men who were present at Ulfstead Castle were not really Scientist, but a group of spirited beings from a long-ago time."

Henry. "Spirits you mean ghosts?"

Susan. "There is a difference between ghosts and spirits, ghosts usually wander under confusion about their situation, Spirits usually have a purpose while pretending to be something other than spirits."

Maxwell. "The men were just introducing the crystal just to show some of its properties but not all."

STH. "What do you mean not all."

Cassey. "For one they may have mentioned how it can create miracles and healing properties. It can also be a protecting item to who ever became in contact with the crystal."

Thomas. "How was this crystal supposed to work? And can the effect of the crystal be reversed to allow the engines return to normal?"

Maxwell. "Do not worry, if you had been given the light water you may have been given the crystal in your lamps. If you do not want it there all you have to do is return yourself to your engine side and remove it. But it must be a choice each of you will have to make. Once you remove it Then that will be it."

Rosie. "But what if you do not want it to be removed to become an engine again? Can we still be engines and have that crystal to become human too?"

Maxwell. "Of course, it is not permanent, you can choose to continue your journey through High school and be part of a human Society as well of being the engine you all have been before you became off the tracks."

Cassey. "Those who wish to return to the tracks may have to make that decision, to leave the human world continue the way you were on the rails, or you could find opportunity to be educated with us humans."

Thomas. "I for one am going to continue my education and finish school, it is the one thing as an engine could never accomplish while on track side. Besides I want to know as much as I want, and who knows what it could teach me into a better person or engine."

Rosie. "I am with you Thomas, this is an opportunity to learn more about how people think, and how to get along with others besides engines."

Percy. "I will continue my education with Thomas because where my best friend goes so will I."

Ariel. "And what better way to enjoy my time with my brother while attending school, for our futures either on the rails or back on the homestead. When finished I will not return for the railway. I think there are too many drivers on the railway and not on the homestead."

Jon Paul. "That will be great, I bet we can get to be good friends, and learn about things before our time."

Edward. "I am actually going to stay in school to learn more about the world we live in and maybe answer some of the questions we engines would considered baffling if not explained right."

Jessy. "Do not worry Edward we will help you explain what we call slang or how we speak throughout the eras of time."

Emily. "I am definitely going to stay in school, I have seen the many activities I want to try before I leave school."

Henry. "Me too Emily, if Thomas and the others find the heart to continue on through school then I will as well."

Gordon. "Well I am not letting you all go with out me to make way in to the school. I will continue my way through school too."

Rebecca. "I will as well Gordon. How about you Scott do you plan to return to school or do you wish to return to track side after hearing about how to remove the crystal in your lamp the next time it arrives back to Sodor?"

Scott. "If my bother finds it best to continue on with his education I am sure that the railway will find it better if I had an education before returning to my engine self."

James. "Well I am not heading back to the track if everyone else is continuing on with their education then I will continue with mine as well."

Molly. "Same here James, I welcome a quieter time studying for test and exams than try and struggle with troublesome trucks now and then."

Jessica. "I know right, I am also going to continue my time in school, just to see what it could teach me."

Jasper. "I am also going to finish school, once I start something I want to finish it."

Alisa. "That is the spirit you guys all you need is inspirations to continue on until graduation time, then you can decide if you want to return to the tracks or not."

Toby. "Well I am definitely going to stay in school, I may have been an old tram on the railway, but now I have an opportunity to know about what this former tram can do."

Mavis. "I am also staying in school, an educated engine may not what other railway people would have considered. But I am giving it a go."

Duck. "Well I would like to return to the tracks but then wonder what would be happening to Thomas and the others while they attend school. I think it would be best to finish school to keep up with everyone."

Douglas. "If you are remaining in school then we should as well, don't you think Donald."

Donald. "Aye that be right Douglas, why go back now while we were just introduced to this school on our first day. So, I will also be staying in school until graduation day."

Oliver. "Then I will as well, makes no sense coming back partly educated while everyone else is getting a full education."

Nia. "Well I am not refusing on going back to school, we just started, and I will not be considered myself completed until I finish with my education first before returning to the tracks."

Polly. "I still am going to continue my education until graduation day, then I can return to the Magic railway a better educated engine."

STH. "That is good to hear my engines wanting to continue on with their education, but why are you telling us about the light crystals?"

Maxwell. "You see my family have been known as the keepers of the light, as in the light crystals of life. They do have the ability to allow life to be granted to spirited beings like your engines who have been more than simple machines. So, the one who granted your engines the opportunity to see things beyond the tracks. However, it is up to them if they wanted to reconnect with their engine side or not."

James. "What would allow for us to become engines and back again into humans if that can be a possibility?"

Cassey. "The trick is to find that crystal in your engine lamp, if it is there it will form into a trinket that can loop around your neck, and if you choose to become the engine again and no matter where you are, all you have to do if imagine yourself that engine again and your are back to the engine you were before your humanization, to return to human just say who you are as a human and you will return to the humans who are sitting in this house right now."

Gordon. "And it is a choice if we want to remain as an engine or have to ability to return as a human after traveling as the engine. Correct?"

Maxwell. "That is correct Gordon."

All the engines are relieved that it is their choice to return to the tracks, but all planned to continue with their education. While it would be nice to return to the tracks to continue their work on the railway, they find it best to finish with school before choosing to return as engines or be part engine and part human. That will be quite an achievement to have former machines to become part of human's society while trying to voice their opinions of their existence. Now everything has been cleared up with the Tallshallys, it was time to let everyone else get a good night's rest before their return trip to school in the morning.

The following morning everyone was up and ready to take on a new day of school, and everyone now knows what will happen when they will return to the tracks as engines or human workers on the railway or those who will continue to help on the homestead on Thomas's and Rosie's place.

Thomas. "Good morning everyone, I hope everything was cleared up from meeting Cassey's parents from last night."

Emily. "Most things but not everything Thomas."

Thomas. "Such as Emily?"

Emily. "For one how can that explain diesel Arry and Bert about finding opportunity when they are the hardest engines to teach anything to on the railway. I bet the teachers at the school will have a hard time giving them the lessons they need if they want to finish school."

Edward. "I do not think they are there because they want to Emily. Sir Topham Hat placed them there because we are also attending. Hoping they can see life in another's eye instead of an engine's eye."

Rosie. "What do you mean Edward?"

Edward. "Diesel Arry and Bert always see things through their eye which where engine's eyes. And now they need to see things through human eyes to understand things not connected to the tracks, but everyday life in the human world."

Thomas. "And from what the teachers told us they have a 0 tolerance on bulling in school since it could lead to what is called low esteem."

Toby. "And the students who suffer through this could also develop a form of mental depression that allows for them to feel useless and may cause suicide meaning causing self-death."

Gordon. "if anyone finds me making bad comments about anyone please make sure to cover my mouth up before I could say things I could regret."

James. "Sure, Gordon would you like a bag to spit out your baggage on the school floor?"

Edward. "Just remember everyone have good spirits and watch your manners. The kids may see it as strange, but we want to be polite, and courteous to our fellow students."

Percy. "and remember to say Please and thank you. That way if you want something you can find it best to say please and say thank you for their participating on getting that something for you."

Then Thomas investigates his watch and realize that it was time for another day at school.

Thomas. "OK everyone time to put the dishes away and be on our way to school."

Everyone else. "Alright!" then everyone cleared off their plates and ended placing them into the sinks and all are with their designated rides to school. There to greet them are their friends Cassey, Alisa, Jessy, David. Jon Paul, and the twins Sonny and Sidney.

Cassey. "Hey guys and girls from the Sudrian Rails, how has everything been since our meeting with you all from last night."

Thomas. "Oh, we are alright, just discussing the issues about bulling in the school grounds."

David. "The trick to that is to best ignore their teasing and learn to gain what we call a back bone."

Henry. "I already have a back bone in my back."

Jessy. "What David mean is to learn to stand tall and not get over whelm with bad names and jokes that could hurt a person mentally and spiritually. Ignore or just pretend that the person making bad comments to you is not even there. All they want is just attention for the wrong reasons."

Edward. "We know all about bullies on the tracks, and I think we can apply what you have said to us on how to respond to bad words among our peers. If you remember Diesel, Arry and Bert, they are usually the trouble makers on our railway."

Cassey. "Above it all if you find the bullying is out of control always find a teacher or even find Ms. Hat to discuss what has been happening so the bullying can stop. They may want to say you would be a tattle tale, but there is a difference when someone's life is depending if you should step in or not."

Emily. "Thanks, that can be a big help if the three diesel kids end up becoming trouble while attending school."

Soon everyone headed for their first class of the day in which is health and safety while everyone assembled for class Sonny and Sidney placed something in and around Bill's and Ben's seating area before everyone else entered the room. Then Quickly returned to their seats while everyone else found theirs, Bill and Ben noticed that they had some mischievous looks on their faces.

Bill. "What is going on you two?"

Ben. "Yeah what is so funny, that you have to make faces like that?"

Sonny. "There is nothing on us is there Sidney."
Sidney. "Honestly do not know what you two are talking about."

Then as Bill and Ben are about to take a seat they were stopped by Jon Paul.

Jon Paul. "Bill Ben Stop." Then turned to see Jon Paul revealed a desk full of spring snakes and a whoopie cushion on the seats. "Sorry Bill and Ben but these will definitely be a start of something bad if you do not watch were you are going."

Bill. "What."

Ben. "How why."

Then Jon Paul Turned to the Lundwiski twins. "Sonny Sidney apologize to Bill and Ben this instant."

Sonny. "Sorry Bill."

Sidney. "Sorry Ben."

Edward. "Oh, that will be ok, it would teach Bill and Ben how it would feel to have someone play pranks on them instead of the rest of the engines here."

Then Bill and Ben have regained their smiled and laughed. "So that is how people have fun beyond the track hey ben."

Ben. "Yes Bill. You two want to make good friends?"

That brighten up Sonny and Sidney. "Sure."

Then the four friends continued with their classes throughout the day, Later the engines found their way into gym class where they can find out how flexible they can be beyond the tracks. So, after entering the locker rooms to change from their school wear to their gym wear then began assembling on the mats before being introduce to their gym teacher Mr. Rockus.

Mr. Rockus. "Alright everyone in this class is also known as physical education that allow you all to learn how physical you can be by stretching out your muscles and learning how to move your body with the flow of your activity whether out on sporting event or in your case of the engines who are now discovering your new human forms that is needing some tuning up if you wish to continue stoking the engines with coal. Then this class will help put more pump in your step. Now I want the class to go 8 running laps around the gym floor area. Ready, (With the blow of the whistle) Go." Then everyone ran as best they can go with the non-engine students continuing around the gym floor until the 8th lap is up. "Very good on you Humanized engines, I guess it helps to be both an engine and a human at the same time."

Jon Paul. "You guys must have great energy if you can continue on your running pace without feeling tired in the legs otherwise we call it fatigue."

Percy. "Well when you are an engine, you work hard to get the jobs done on time. And that is what an engine is built for, hard works."

Thomas. "And every engine is built for its type of work it was intended to do, however as an engine we do have wishes and dreams like any other being here on earth."

Alisa. "What was your biggest wish Thomas?"

Thomas. "Oh, I just had my biggest wish came true just before school began, and that was traveling across the globe along with my sister girlfriend and some of my friends here on the boat that we all use to get across the globe and back again."

""." Then maybe you should return to that boat and never return to Sodor Chump." Then all turned to see Mason, Ian, and Sean coming over to make a bit of mischief.

Cassey. "Mason, what do you and your friends want, can you see they are not going to bother anyone here they are nice people who just want to be part of life until graduation day."

"". "They are just a bunch of Silly Steamies that should have been scrapped long time ago." Then all turned to see Diesel Arry and Bert, causing further mischief with the human engines.

Thomas. "Diesel Arry and Bert, do not become part of this. The last thing we want is two set of bullies on our necks."

Diesel. "And who is going to make me since the controller is not here to do anything."

Mr. Rockus. "But I am." Then all turned to see Mr. Rockus looking on the two sets of bullies.

"Mason, Ian, and Sean, if you do not have any business in my class then be on your way or see the principal Lucile Hat. And you three Diesel boys if you are going to be in my class there is 0 tolerance for bullying in this school is that under stood."

The Bullies. "Yes Sir."

Mr. Rockus. "Then if I continue to hear you bringing down your fellow students regardless if they are steam engines or diesel engines you will each perform 50 pushups per day or go to the Principal's office that choice is yours boys." Then the Diesel, Arry and Bert continue to run and jog, while the rest of the gang finish with their gym class. Then at the end of the day everyone else went home, only Thomas, Rosie and Edward headed for the railyards to perform their duties as firemen for their work after a school.

Their friends from school were invited to help out at the homestead while Thomas and the others are away working for the railway.

Cassey. "Thank you for inviting us back to this place, I think it is really cool that you have a homestead to call home too."

Toby. "The best part that there is always something that needs attention and right now the animals need our attention."

David. "Then let us go and help these guys out." Then they all headed out to find each of the animals close to the homestead and out to the open range where Thomas's beef cattle are grazing and checking to see if there had been any changes since earlier that day. They gathered their horses. Molasses, Brix, and Peanut. And other horses that are just used for riding parties up and down the riding trails.

Others remained at the heart of the homestead where Alisa, Ariel, Emily, and Rebecca helped feed the chickens and checked to see if any eggs were laid since earlier in the day, and to check if the pumpkins on the vines have started to turn orange yet, while picking of the best of the apples off the trees in the hoop house.

Bill, Ben, Sonny and Sidney challenged who can catch the lambs the quickest just to see who would end up with a face full of lamb's fleece. And in this case, it was Sidney. Everyone had a blast of fun.

After gathering up the apples decided to turn some of it into Cyder with by finding the right type of apples that can be peeled and sliced off the core and allow them to sit in a four-quart Dutch oven. Then adding their fall spices to season the apples and allowing them to simmer for two hours. Then after straining most of the juice out onto a separate bowl and placed the soften smell so good apples into a strainer to smash the rest of the juice into becoming the apple cider and leaving the pulp into applesauce, then after fishing out the cinnamon sticks and allowing the cyder to cool off in the refrigerator, and finding the right size jar and lids to proper contain and seal away their new batch of homemade applesauce for further use.

Then Thomas and the others came home and found their School friends with their other friends having fun on the homestead.

Thomas. "Hey everyone, what has been happening here this afternoon?"

Emily. "Some of us gathered a lot of apples from the hoop house and ended up making apple cyder and applesauce here try." Then handed the returned human engines who smiled at the delight able taste of fresh homemade apple cyder.

Thomas. "That is wonderful Emily, but I think you should have offered that to Henry instead of me." Both laughed and realized that she had better give the better treatment to Henry instead of Thomas.

Rosie. "Next time I will make the cyder and I will feed it to you my love."

Thomas. "Why you are just sweet enough as it is Rosie." Both smiled, laughed and changed their clothes before heading in to make dinner with everyone who lives on the homestead while their school friends must return to their homes before curfew hour approaches.

Since it is a huge gathering of family and friends decided to divide on the types of food they will make. Thomas and Rosie will be making a beef roast while Henry and Emily will be making roasted chicken Toby and Mavis will help in making Potato au gratin Percy Polly and Ariel decided to make some loafed bread and dinner rolls. Everyone helped pitched in to help clean up the dining hall, so the place will be inviting enough for a ball. Then Gordon Scott and Rebecca helped set up the table while the little western engines arrange the seating of the dining room.

Duck. "Now Thomas and Rosie usually sit at the heads of the table why is that?"

Oliver. "Because they own the homestead Duck, if you are the head of your household I bet you can sit at the head of the table too."

Duck. "Hm yes I suppose so Oliver."

Donald. "If you like we can keep you a head of our household when we get that retirement resort for our place of stay Duck."

Douglas. "Who knows maybe when the season changed to become summer again Duck then we can charge people who may want to stay at that resort so close to the waters of Hawick."

Duck. "We will find out about that in time Douglas."

Then it was time to serve the meal and everyone was feeling most hungry after running around the gym floor during PE. Everyone came in and after washing their hands and making sure muddy shoes and garments are hanging in the mud room. Then gathered around the table and out came the roast from Thomas and Rosie, The roasted Chicken from Henry and Emily, the potatoes from Toby and Mavis, and Finally the Rolls from Percy Polly and Ariel.

Then after everyone gathered around the table with James, Jessica, Jasper and Molly came over with an autumn center piece to finish the setting of the table, held hands and gave their thanks and praise about their questions answered and now what can happen when school is over.

Thomas. "Dear Lord, thank you for giving my friends and our family members this chance that made this happen. With your guidance and light will help us during our time in school, please help Diesel Arry and Bert, for I know they will be a hard bunch to hang out. But they will be needing to know how to get along with others since it will be a whole lot different now they are human too. Amen."

Everyone. "Amen."

Rosie. "I did not know you cared so much for them Thomas."

Thomas. "I really have no objective towards diesels, it is how they behave that may have made me say things in the past that may be unpleasant to say now."

Henry. "The whole thing about Diesel is that he is still stuck into the past believing that Diesels should have replaced the old engines long ago, but if he is not too careful he may as well be one of those engines ready for the scrap heap since his class was withdrawn and cut up for scrap since not too many of his class members are left."

Nia. "Is there a way to make the Diesel boys see sense about what they are doing and what they are saying to others."

Duck. "I am afraid not, I had a hard time trying to teach Diesel how to properly work with trucks with care but by being the show-off he really is, he has proven to be a very difficult engine to be working along with."

Bo Co. "Those three better get their act together because if they do not they will miss out the reason they are in school to begin with."

Edward. "So far it is not just Diesel and his friends are becoming an issue, what about Mason and his friends why are they so insisting on becoming a Nueces to us when we did nothing to them?"

Thomas. "Cassey just told me that they do that for attention, the wrong kind of attention. They cannot seem to see beyond themselves about others in the world."

Emily. "I think they are just being silly, if we really know of the real reason I am sure they will see sense about making friends beside the usual humans."

Percy. "I just hope they do not create too much trouble, I like the fact there is a 0 Tolerance Policy at the school can you imagine the amount of trouble some kids will create just for attention. James does enough of that while take too much time in the mirror." Everyone looked to James and chuckled a little.

James. "Oh ha, ha, very funny Percy, you would have enough attention when you feared the Chinese dragon that Thomas was pushing around for that carnival that one time."

Thomas. "Ok James no need to bring that up it was a long time ago, times have changed but how people learn may be different back then from how things are now."

Scott. "I believe Thomas is right, much has changed since each of us has been created as engines, and the world may have also changed with the times. It is best to learn how to deal with things beyond what we know now. By going through high school may help provide the answers for the future of tomorrow."

Donald. "I am for one am going to make our world a better place for man and engine kind to co-exist with each other."

Douglas. "Good luck with that convincing man to live among engine kind, when they will still see us as workable mobility that can allow them to make the money and while we may have no say in the matter."

Duck. "We will see what happens when we finally are finished with school and return to the rails afterwards."

Nia. "Just be glad we have this opportunity now, then later. So, let us finish up on this meal so we can ready ourselves for school tomorrow."

Rosie. "Fine by me Nia."

Then everyone continued finishing the meal and before long it was time to clear away the dishes and placed the food away for left overs when some or others who are on the homestead to find something to eat when hunger pains them for a mid-night snack. Then while Thomas and Rosie ended up rinsing the dishes off before placing them into the dishwashing machine. Let the pots and pans to wash soak out the contents before it was their turn through the wash.

Everyone else left to get ready for another day of school in the morning, while Thomas Rosie, Henry, and Emily stayed long enough to finish cleaning the dinning hall before heading to their respective homes for the night.

Thomas. "What is on your mind Henry, you seemed like you have something to say."

Henry. "Just want to talk a bit, about if I wanted to return to the tracks or not. And I will but from a driver's side and not the engine's side."

Thomas. "You and I must think alike, I had the same general thought about remaining as a driver of the engine who was supposed to be me. After all we both have homes we are proud to call our own, and we have put a lot of effort to make this place into another destination on the Island of Sodor. Not too many here have that opportunity but you me Rosie and Emily."

Henry. "Plus, I do not feel the pains of a sick engine when it needs to be taken to the steam works for mending."

Thomas. "I bet you like that most of all, because you do not feel as sick when you were just an engine. But you will still become sick when colds and flus come knocking."

Henry. "That reminds me, did you and Rosie able to get the signature from Sir Topham hat about the vaccinations we need to take for school next week."

Thomas. "We sure did, the moment we gave our papers for the controller to sign for the Doctors who are visiting the School for the vaccinations. That way it can prevent any indications of measles and mumps and other diseases that can slow down the human body."

Henry. "Good. Well see you in the morning Thomas, pleasant dreams."

Thomas. "OK Henry, take care pleasant dream buddy."

Then everyone headed home for the night.

Find out what happens when Thomas and his friends take the time to learn how to keep the human body healthy and learn about several diseases that can either a little concern to a real health problem.

I can remember times when there were measles assembly during my time in school, and we had to line up for vaccinations. If you feel bulling is part of your life, find the help in your real friends and in your teachers and it is not tattle telling when a life is in trouble. I personally do not have nor had any problems when I was in School, It is something to think about.