This is the moment where Thomas and his chosen friends will announce their summons during a freshman assembly to be nominated popular boy and girl. Each student will announce them to their representatives before the assembly and not the each other to prevent copying other contenders' notes. Along the way a superstorm will sweep over the Island of Sodor, will Thomas and everyone on the homestead have enough time to prepare for the worst and hold on to their hard-earned stocks of food and properly structured homes and shelters. Let us find out.

I do not own Thomas the tank engine & Friends, they are by the following.

Thomas the tank engine and friends

By the Rev W Awdry

Produced by Britt Alcroft

Owned by Mattel

Original Characters by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26

Won by a Storm

It was a warm Autumn afternoon on the Island of Sodor, Thomas Billinton had taken the day off, so he can be prepared to announce his summons to the freshman assembly to be voted popular boy of the class. He was going through his notes to make sure he had not missed everything and had to dismiss issues that would not benefit the school and the community of Sodor. While on his home computer looking through his summons when there was a weather alert for the Island of Sodor. Thomas decided to investigate the warning and behold; the warning is about a huge storm that was far fiercer than the one that hit the Island over a month ago. Thomas was concerned he knows how hard storms can be on the Island of Sodor, however according to the weather center the storm will be declared a super storm. Thomas decided to call Edward and Sir Topham Hat about the storm that will be approaching the Island in a matter of two days.

STH. "Hello, Sir Topham Hat here. How can I help you?"

Thomas. "Sir this is Thomas, I was alerted on my home computer about a monstrous storm that will be coming our way. I need to ask you if you can find Ms. Jennings about how to prepare for a storm like the one that has been announced?" STH looked into his computer to check on Thomas's findings about the on coming storm to the Island and is relieved to hear it from Thomas first than the local weather center if they cannot be alerted in time.

STH. "Hmm. Oh dear. I will ask Ms. Jennings about how to prepare for a storm like this, I will contact her and will meet up with you to your homestead Thomas."

Thomas. "Thank you, Sir. I will be waiting for your arrival, in the mean time I will gather who is still on the homestead to help with what ever Ms. Jennings may suggest we may need to do." Then Thomas went out to find his friends and his sister Ariel about a storm that is heading towards Sodor and need to prepare for the worst when it hits the Island. "Thank you everyone, I know we are pressing time right now and we want to prepare for the assembly on Wednesday however the weather report on my computer announced a ferocious storm is going to hit the island in a day or two. I want our homestead ready when the storm hits the island, so I have asked for STH to bring over Ms. Jennings for her advise to protect all we have here since we have already stocked up everything for the long winter. I am not looking forward to go hungry if our hard-earned food and place of stay is to be removed by this storm."

Edward. "Good thinking Thomas, it is best to listen to the experts about how to keep everything safe and well preserved for our needs. We all worked hard for our place of stay on your homestead, and we are more willingly to protect this place for the time while attending high school."

Connor. "Since we all thanked you for shelter when many of us here have no place to stay Thomas, then I am more willing to help out however I can."

Jasper. "You know Storms like this can have havoc on communities along the eastern half of the us, like the Galveston Texas Storm that taken down an orphanage that lead to a number of stories from one of the corporations in American about hearing children laughing and playing with the store's toys, due to the fact they built a shopping center there over where the orphanage once stood and a legend of the Gray man of South Carolina where a ghostly figure had shown himself before a couple's home as a storm had wiped away the surrounding homes except for the one the man was standing in front of. Not to mention on how after the Katrina incident how a restaurant had problems after it was build after finding the remains of a woman who was run over by a drunk driver and left for dead on the very grounds the restaurant is standing today."

Thomas. "How horrible, I have no idea how people can not know the power of these storms. Once such storms were strong enough to tear down the suspension bridge at the time when the Airport was in the middle of their construction on Sodor for the first time. Although I have never heard of ghost stories after such storms ever hit Sodor before, but I bet it is because on how most of the buildings are above wave levels along the shores of Sodor."

Duck. "Except for the shores across Harrwick, those areas may need some form of protection if that area is going to survive the Storm surges. I hope that Skiff will be ok after this storm, have not heard from him since our humanization this summer."

Oliver. "I just hope we can make it out of this storm, and on to the assembly for the freshman dance."

Nia. "We will worry about the assembly and the dance later, this is more important if we want to survive this onslaught of this super storm that has been declared on the island. What is more important that all we did this past summer will not go in vein." Just at that moment the controller arrived with those who worked in the railway yards when Thomas alerted STH, and shortly after Ms. Jennings had arrived to check to see if everything will survive the storm that is coming.

Ms. Jennings. "Hello everyone, I am here to see if any of these structures are ready for the storm that is approaching the island. We will start out with the main structures before we look into everything else that everyone here will be relying on after the storms pass." Then everyone walked all around, and Ms. Jennings have helped pointed out what to do for pane glassed windows and doorways. Check to see if the structures have weather restraints and make sure the structures have a good foundation that are well anchored to the ground. Then everyone checked all the machine sheds and the dining hall where the homestead keeps their food and amenities. Then make sure the animal pens and structures are well built, and the animals have good shelters to avoid losing them the storms strong winds. After the walk it was declared that the structures have met the standards that will help them pull through the storm. All thanks to the new building practices Thomas and the others applied when rebuilding each house and structure to prevent such storms to blow them over. "The only thing I will recrement it to cover up those windows in your lookout tower in your home Thomas, those windows will be exposed to any form of projections the storm will throw at them. Just use some plywood to create a barrier to prevent the debris damaging them during the storm." Everyone was relieved and thanked Ms. Jennings before she left.

Rosie. "Thank you, Ms. Jennings, we really appreciate all you have done for us. We will indeed to cover up our windows before the storm hits."

Ms. Jennings. "Just one more thing, make sure all the debris and your well-earned materials such as your logs and your lumber will not be knocked over when the storm hits and make sure all equipment such as your farming and construction vehicles are stored away in the machine shed or the pounding rain and debris will not ruin them or you all will be purchasing new ones if they are ever destroyed by the storm. Then make sure to keep an eye on the rising storm surges, especially since most low-lying structures will be hard hit when the waves come crashing across shore. (Then look down in the lagoon and the locks that lead out to the Sudrian Sea.) Looking from here we can see the sea wall that is also acting like a wave barrier that will protect your lagoon and party deck. Alright then I will see you all later and good luck each and everyone of you for your assembly in school on Wednesday." Then she left leaving the controller and the human engines to process all that Ms. Jennings have told them and waisted no time in searching all their equipment and work machine and placed them away in the sheds and storage until then next time they will all use their items when the storm fades away. Then Thomas, Edward, Ariel and Rosie found the plywood they need to cover up the windows in the lookout tower of the main cabin of the homestead by using ladders and a hammer that Thomas keeps in his tool kits in the basement of the main house.

Thomas. "There that is done, hopefully the damage will not be that bad after the storms passes before long."

Edward. "I am surprised about you Thomas, you took the time to make sure everything was secured after learning about the storm on your computer. That really show how much you care about this place and everyone who lives here with you Thomas. I am impressed."

Thomas. "Thank you, Edward, I just wanted to make sure we all still have homes after the storm passes." Then a thought came into Thomas's mind about the International boarding house where Ashima and the other international student engines are living and wondered if the are going to be safe from the on coming storm. "I need to check up with Gina and Ashima to see if everyone will be alright about the storm that is coming our way." Then Thomas took his smart phone that lists each room number of the international Boarding house, then dials Gina's number and hopes everyone there has been alerted about the storm. Over by the Queen Pizzeria, Gina was going over her business reports and checking on her expenses and payouts when she heard her phone going off and took the time to answer the phone as a break from her paperwork.

Gina. (Speaking with an Italian accent) Hello This is Gina from the Queen Pizzeria; how can I help you?"

Thomas. "Hello Gina, this is Thomas."

Gina. "Oh, hello Thomas what is up? Did you want to order a pizza delivered to your home now we have delivery service to our business?"

Thomas. "Not really but thank you for the offer. I just wanted to know if everyone at the International Boarding house has heard about an approaching storm that will be here in a day or two? I just wondered if everyone has heard about the storm yet, so they can prepare the boarding house from the horrible winds and blowing debris this storm will create." This has brought a serious attention to Gina about the storm that is coming up and turned to her business computer that also access the local weather station to inform her about the storm that Thomas just asked her about.

Gina. "Mama Mia, thank you for asking me about the storm Thomas, I have better close up my business for that day. Do not want for any of my drivers or my employees to be caught up in this storm, they are my responsibility to keep them safe and secured. Good bye Thomas."

Thomas. "Good bye Gina, please you and Ashima keep safe." Then hung up and returned to his home office and decided to work on his summons after dinner.

Gina had called Ashima up from the kitchen about the storm Thomas had warned her about. "We need to return back to the boarding house about the storm that is coming our way."

Ashima. "You're right, we need to return to the boarding house and make sure everyone there will be ready when it hits."

Then after closing the Pizzeria Gina and Ashima have gathered everyone in the boarding house in the gathering room for an important announcement about the super storm that will be hitting the island in a mater of a day or two.

Gina. "Now that everyone is here, we need to make sure everything here will be secured enough when the storm will hit the island, our main concern is to make sure no one is too foolish enough to venture out in such conditions."

Frieda. (Speaking with a German accent) "What can we do for such conditions? I have never been through such a storm before."

Sam. "Calm Down Frieda, we need to prepare incase the electricity of the house gets blown out by downed powerlines, Stock up on batteries that we will need to power up the radios. Make sure we stock up on basic foods such as milk eggs and other staple foods that will last even after the storm had passed."

Hank. "Also make sure to create a survival kit to make sure we have everything ready since it will be impossible to travel along the roads if they are going to be blocked by the debris left behind after the superstorm leaves the island for another destination."

Spencer. "I can still remember stories from Gordon and the others who lives on Sodor, on how cut off they were when the suspension bridge was out during the time the airport was built before their summer rush came that year."

Vinnie. "Yeah we do have a saying back home, best to prepare now before finding yourself with your trousers down."

Rajiv. "Well in that case let us look over everything and check off what we have already and find out what we need for our stay during the storm period."

Young Bao. "We will look into our quarters and see what we need during our down time during the storm, come on Ho-Mieh, Rajiv, and Ashima we need to look into our needs and make a list of what they need to be."

Frieda. "Right then we will look into our place of rest and find out what our essentials we will be needing during the down time of this storm. Gina, Etienne, Axel, spencer, and Ivan we will look into our personal list and check what we will be needing before this storm is to hit the island."

Sam. "Carlos, Hank, and Vinnie we will list out what our needs are then head out to stock up on our supplies and essentials before the storm is to hit the island."

Shane. "Alrighty Murdoc we need to stock up on our food, supplies and emergency kits and make sure we will be prepared for when this storm hits."

Raul. "Looks like it is up to me to make up my list of food, supplies and emergency essentials before the storm hits the island and according to my weather alert it will be here in a day and a half from now, so I will be getting right to it."

Soon everyone at the international boarding house, headed out to get and buy out the food, drinks, medical supplies, back up power supplies in batteries and first aid kits in case of medical emergencies during the storms. All along the coast line of Sodor, everyone is preparing their stores shops and homes for the onslaught of the superstorm that has been broadcasted after Thomas first got word on his home computer before the mainland of England have heard about the storm warning. Then Sir Topham Hat decided to notify those who are close to the island of sodor about the approaching storm that will hit the British Islands before long.

After all that Thomas decided to look over his summon notes again and decided to use a wall of mirrors to voice out his discoveries and announced his ideas on how to approach new ideas that will help the school and the rest of the Island as well.

Thomas. (Speaking in front of the mirrors) "My fellow students of our freshman class, I am honored for being nominated for most popular boy. I do not know if I could provide all the answers many of you are asking from me, all I can give is my honest word as a former Number One engine of the railway and as your fellow student who has just entered life as a human not too long ago. I will do what can be done possible by asking from fellow students, our faculty and our fellow citizen of our Island to bring that pride from our school onto the rest of the Island of Sodor and Beyond. By working together, we can find solutions to the problems every one of us are facing, whether it is home related or problems in the school or by other institutions that also have effect on our school and community alike. As we face these issues together we will work as a team, to help one another especially when times get tough for anyone to face alone. Together as the students who represent NW High school along with everyone who want to take part in supporting all we do in the school that will benefit everyone, will walk together to bring the strength of our school community and Island for everyone to see we have what it takes to make our Northwestern high school of Sodor worth talking about years from now. I Thank you." Then walks off and turns to his computer to stop the recording of his speech, so he can go over his entire speech when he presents it to the assembly the next day. Then Edward came in after hearing the speech Thomas just practiced.

Edward. "Now that was a wonderful speech Thomas, you must be feeling proud of yourself by now Thomas."

Thomas. "Not yet Edward, I am just looking over everything, after all the assembly is tomorrow, I just hope it is enough to announce to the rest of the assembly to hear."

Edward. "Do not worry Thomas, I have been hearing everyone else's speech, I am sure it will be great."

Thomas. "Just do not tell me what is on everyone's speech Edward, I do not want to hear anything that could end up sounding like someone could end up copying someone else's speech to make into my own."

Edward. "Do not worry Thomas I am sure everyone will do their part, we just have to see on Wednesday."

Everyone on the homestead who was nominated for popular boy and girl have been practicing their summons for their assembly. Some were good, others needed work while a few ended up some what like bad idea and not needed ideas for the school.

Soon it was Wednesday and it was time for the assembly, everyone else had gone up and announced their speeches and some of the guys speeches sounded like they had not done enough studying about their homes and life on Sodor apart from Thomas and Henry, it was discovered that The other contenders did not do enough to ensure the promise of Sodor. Then it was time for the ladies to announce their speeches for their assembly Daisy only thought of things but not how to make them proper enough. Molly had some Ideas that were pretty good, Rebecca can only bring in what she knew about the Island so far. Emily and Rosie were left to announce their speeches.

Emily. "Hello everyone, I am so honored you wanted to elect me as most popular girl of the freshman class. I have some ideas that can help along the way, I can help bring in the spirit of our school to ensure our Island that we have what it takes to be part of our Island community. It will take hard work, and a lot of inspiration that can allow us to make our school and Island of Sodor to shine. That will bring our school spirit for everyone on the Island and beyond to take notice." Then continues her speech until she ended it with Excellent Emily as their popular girl for the freshman class. Now it was Rosie's Turn for her speech for popular girl for the school.

Rosie. "First, I want to say thank you, for all have the faith in nominating me as your most popular girl of the freshman class. I want to make sure everything that this school has to offer will indeed benefit our local work forces along our Island home. Many of us have started our lives not as human but as engines, who work along with a lot of our elders who can tell you how benefitable schools like Northwester High school of Sodor can be. Many of them had dream of one day becoming part of the railway and other industries of our Island home. Some had succeeded, and others have tried and yet found that part of themselves they have yet to accomplish. The one thing I have learned about how our school can benefit the future, is to find that goal each and everyone of us have set in store when we finally leave the school for good and on to the future. To find that future is to find information on how that future can be accomplished, who can we talk to when issues become too hard to understand. Not everyone will have the answers everyone is seeking, but we can find the answers when we are searching all together not only as a team but as a community as well. When we find the goals, we are searching for, then we can accomplish what each and everyone have set our minds to when we finally reach that goal to ensures the future everyone of us are reaching for. A promise of a better tomorrow, and a better place to call home. Everything that is yet to be accomplished starts off here in schools like our Northwester High school of Sodor, and I will want to be able to help ensure our school will provide the knowledge and skills that our school can provide, and help teach everyone of us the very skills we need when we finally earned that graduation cap and gown to announce our accomplishment and victories as a school and community as well. Thank you." Then walks off the stage and the announcer who happens to be Toby Holden to announce that the assembly is over and when Friday the ballots for popular boy and then the girl will be posted just outside the assembly hall of the school.

Toby. "Now that we have all heard of the candidates, as you exit the assembly hall, please cast your vote for who you want as popular boy and girl for the freshman class, the announcement will take place during the dance on Friday." Then everyone casted their vote in the freshman boxes one for the boys and one for the girls and exited the school just in time for the first signs of the storm approaches the island. Thomas and the others could not help but to notice how close the storm must be to the Island.

Gordon. "We need to head for home, it makes no sense what so ever to be out in these conditions."

Thomas. "Come Everyone we need to get out of here before the storm is at its worst to the Island." Then everyone headed to their rides home, but not everyone has a way to head home. ON the way to the homestead, Gordon, Henry, and Thomas can see two of their International friends stranded on the road side. They stopped their trucks just in front of Rajiv, and Vinnie who were stranded after Rajiv's land rover had blown a tire. "Rajiv, Vinnie what has happened? Why has your tire gone flat like that?"

Rajiv. "I have tried to follow the speed regulated signs along the route back to the international Boarding house when Vennie tried to take over my land rover to make the drive in my place."

Thomas then looked to Vinnie on how dangerous of a move he just did to avoid being caught out in this storm with such behavior. "That was dangerous Vinnie, you are just lucky that the tire just blew, and you are still on the road. I am going to have to tow your land rover back to the homestead with us and you Vennie must be on your best behavior when we tow it back to the homestead and out of these storm conditions."

Scott. "Why don't Gordon and I watch on Vinnie while you and Henry find a way to hitch Rajiv's land rover onto your bumper Thomas?"

That is what Thomas has done while Vinnie took his seat next to Connor and Caitlin, Then the former caught the eye of Vinnie and wondered of the former streamlined engine could be available for his amusement.

Vinnie. "Hey babe. Want to hang out with the likes of me, we can rule the school with an iron fist."

Connor and Caitlin did not like what Vinnie had just asked Caitlin about becoming bullies to their school and not too concerned about her heart and feelings about anything.

Connor. "Watch it! Or you could get more than an Iron fist in your rear end of yourself fella."

Vinnie was not worried. "Yeah, just make sure you are not in my way fella." Gordon and Scott could not help but feel displeased about how Vinnie was talking to their friends then came up to stop the non-sense.

Scott. "Vinnie that is enough, either you behave yourself or you will find yourself walking the rest of the way back to the boarding house. Do I make myself clear?" Vinnie stopped but just enough to wait until his ride to the homestead is over then he can take out his annoyance afterwards.

Vinnie. "Alright, alright. I do hear you loud and clear. (Talking to himself) Windbag Scotsman."

Then after everyone had secured Rajiv's Land Rover to Thomas's Tacoma and decided to venture back to the homestead with Thomas and Rosie, then talked about how they did during their speeches.

Rajiv. "Thank you, Thomas, by the way that was a wonderful speech you two made for the assembly this afternoon."

Thomas. "Thank you, Rajiv, to tell the truth I had what are called butterflies in my stomach, meaning I was really nervous how my speech went."

Rosie. "So was I but did remember what we are there for, what really is the best way our students can really benefit from our schools' various programs that can lead to better futures. All we had to do was to try our best, and when we hit the road blocks that is when we find other ways to approach the goals each student can find to be successful."

Rajiv. "And I must say they have inspired me to do my best and thank you for reminding the rest of us what places like schools are meant for. Teaching the youth of today to find the talents they may have and learn how to improve the knowledge and skills that can lead to promising careers when to finally leave the school grounds for their futures." Then everyone continued back until they finally reached the homestead, and everyone decided to head for the dining hall, for safety and security.

Thomas. "Come on in everyone, it is best to head into the dining hall until the storm passes by."

James. "At least we will be secured and well feed during the course of this storm." Then everyone went inside, gathered around the lounge area where Thomas decided to turn on the big television screen displaying Sodor's 24 hr. weather channel about the storm that had just approached the south side of the Island where the homestead is a part of. Everyone gathered in front of the television, while Thomas and Rosie plan to fix up some refreshments and sandwich platters since this is no time to make a huge meal. Emily saw this and decided to help them out, while Edward and Scott went out to fetch some firewood to make a small fire to dry out wet items. Then there was a knock on the door and Thomas went over to check who it was.

Thomas. "Who is it?"

Gina. "It is us Thomas we could not reach the boarding house in time." Then Thomas opens the door to reveal Gina, Young Bao, Ashima and Ho-Mieh who were soaking down to the core from the storm.

Thomas. "Come on in everyone, we just making some sandwich platters for those who are waiting for the storm to pass."

Ashima. "Why don't we all help out with that Thomas?" While everyone else headed to the lounge area where the large television screen was viewing the massive storm that is creating a massive amount of damage along the Sudrian shore and countryside. Then Gina and Ashima greeted Rosie and Emily and offered some of their home edibles from their homelands to make platters for everyone to pick and enjoy while riding out the storm. Then Thomas's smart phone went off while helping everyone in the kitchen with the food platters.

Thomas. "Hello Thomas Billinton, here, how can I help you?"

STH. "Thomas. This is Sir Topham Hat, I am letting you know that the student at the Sodor middle school will be needing some refuge while riding out from this storm do you think you can provide room on your homestead while they wait out the storm?" Thomas realized he was hearing how Skarloey and the other narrow-gauge human engines who are attending Sodor Middle School since they happen to be in their pre-teen years, and the way home for them must have been blocked by debris from the storm.

Thomas. "Where is Skarloey and his Narrow-gauge friends at this moment sir?"

STH. "They have been stranded since the start of the storm Thomas, they are still at their school. Do you think you can find them and bring them to your homestead until the storm is over?" Thomas did remember where their school is, after meeting with Skarloey and Rheneas in the Sudiran shopping center when they had to drop off the Scottish twins to their jobs at one time.

Thomas. "Of course, sir, Rheneas and Skarloey told me that their school was near Suddery near Edward's Branch line."

STH. "That is correct Thomas please hurry, they are waiting and no one else is close enough to pick them up until this storm has passed by Thomas." Then Thomas realized he needs to go now before the worst of the storm approaches the island, but then the real way to bring them back to have another driver along to pick up their Skarloey friends from their school back to the homestead."

Thomas. "OK sir, I will have to ask another party to help me retrieve our little friends from the narrow-gauge lines then bring them back to the homestead until the storm passes."

STH. "Thank you, Thomas drive safe. And be careful." Then Thomas and STH hung up before Thomas addresses the new emergency concerning their Narrow-gauge friends who are stranded in the storm.

Thomas. "Listen up everyone, I just got off the phone and a request from Sir Topham Hat about Skarloey and his friend are still at their school without a way back to their home."

Percy. "Oh, wow Thomas you are going to pick up Skarloey and his friends. You must be very brave to go out in this weather Thomas."

Henry. "Do you need any help Thomas, because it looks really bad out there right now."

Thomas. "I know it looks really bad out there, and we all want be kept safe and sound. Right now, that is the concern about Skarloey and his friend right now, what if is was any one of you who could also be out in a storm like this without any way of getting home." Then Edward stepped forward to offer his assistance to help bring their friends to the homestead with the help from Thomas.

Edward. "I can help out Thomas, I know where that school is, I will be more than happy to help you bring our friends to safety." Thomas is glad to hear from his former mentor for his hand to help their Narrow-gauge friends.

Thomas. "Thank you, Edward, I sure can use the help. Do you have that caravan ready to help out Edward?"

Edward. "I sure do Thomas, finished fixing this thing up a week ago, and how it is ready for emergencies like this." Then the two friends ready their vehicles Thomas's Tacoma and Edwards Caravan and drove them into the storm and to the middle school where Skarloey and his friends attend. As the two vehicles approached the school the noticed that there was a downed powerline across the road, then remembering where to encircle around the school to pick up their friends from the school.

At the school, Dunkin was complaining about how soaked he was and now wishes to return to becoming an engine in the sheds right now.

Dunkin. "Akc as if it was not enough that we have become pre-teens when we could have been with Thomas and the others when they attend the high school they are now attending. That is the closest place to the Narrow-gauge tacks."

Rheneas. "Well we are not in those years Dunkin, it was clear that when our dna was tested it revealed that you are just 12 years old while Luke was 11, as is Peter Sam. Sir Handle is just your age and Skarloey and I happen to be 13 years of age. That declares we are the age we need to be while attending middle school, while Thomas and the others attend High school since they are in the Teenage years to attend high school."

Sir Handle. "How come they are in the teenage years while we are in the middle school years, we could have gone together?"

Peter Sam. "It was not their decision on what age range they are in, they are going through their experience just like the rest of us." Then Skarloey came up and announced that he sees two vehicles are approaching the area.

Skarlowey. "Here come a couple of vehicles, I believe it is safe to say we have our ride out of this storm." Then into view comes in Thomas and Edward in their vehicles to pick up Skarloey and his friends.

Thomas. "Skarloey, Rheneas, everyone climb into the vehicles and buckle up for the ride to the homestead to wait out this storm." In which they did, Peter Sam, Luke, Rusty, and Skarloey had entered Thomas's Tacoma while Rheneas, Sir Handle, Dunkin and Duke who was aged 13 had entered Edward's caravan and did not depart until everyone was buckled up and that including Dunkin whose restraint had to be put into place by Rheneas when Dunkin lost patients trying to buckle himself before they departed.

It was at that moment the winds had started to pick up making the journey back to the homestead a bit harder to get back to. Along the way they had witness much of this terrible storm power as they drove pass trees that were up rooted as the winds have blown them over. Branches and leaves blown all around the area, and some managed to knock out a window from a nearby building. Then before they managed to reach the homestead in front of them was a frightened small boy who was looking for the homestead then turned to waive his arms to the approaching vehicles.

"". "Oh, thank you for stopping you have no idea the trouble I had since becoming human a while ago."

Then Thomas stops just before the youth and to see if he could offer the boy a ride back to the homestead while waiting for the storm to pass by.

Thomas. "Hello, are you lost, come with us to the homestead and be safe until the storm passes over." In which he did, that allowed for some of the human engine friends to make room for the newcomer to ride back to the homestead until the storm passes by.

"" . "Thank you, Thomas, I was told by captain Joe and his nephew Eric about you and your friends and sister have a home on a homestead, so he offered that I should join you to wait out this storm in the meantime." Then Thomas recognizes who this little boy is, then addressed him by name.

Thomas. "How is it going Skiff, I thought your livery on your clothing was familiar."

Skiff. "I was wondering if you could recognize me Thomas, I figured to surprise you since you know a lot of your friends on the railway and now wonder if you would remember a friend like me."

Thomas. "Well after all that has happened since early summer, I figured it would take a while who will also become human after Rosie and I started the process. By the way Skiff, this is Skarloey, Peter Sam, Rusty, and Luke from the narrow-gauge lines on the Skarloey railway. Fellas meet Skiff this was supposed to be the rail boat who helped me defeat sailor John a few years ago."

Everyone in the Tacoma had greeted with each other while the vehicles had finally arrived at their destination. Then everyone got out of the vehicles and headed towards the dining hall where everyone had gathered around the television as their venturous friends returned with the narrow-gauge kids in tow. As the friends entered the dining hall they notice not everything was fine, it turns out that Vinnie was causing trouble for everyone on the homestead. Thomas decided it was not safe to enter the dining hall and had advise for the young group to head towards the main cabin of the homestead and wait until the dining hall was clear of the danger.

Thomas. "What is Vinnie up to now?"

Edward. "It looks like he has Caitlin in a neck hold and is threatening to slit her throat if she did not comply to his demands."

Thomas. "This Is not the time for this, the storm is getting worse and it could be a matter of time if the constables are unable to come through this storm to take him away for his troublesome attitude."

Edward. "What do you suggest we should do Thomas, what can we do to keep him away from hurting our friends in the meantime."

Thomas remembers their gun training before their confirmed hunt, to only use the guns in self defense but instead of using bullets to take out Vinnie, decided another alternative to use a sedative to make Vinnie sleep until the storm calms down to allow the police to take Vinnie away for his actions against the homesteaders and their friends.

Thomas. "Go to the gun storage area and find the sedatives that we may have to use if Vinnie is not cooperating with the rest of us. Remember do what we can do to solve the problems by talking them out, to the point of ending the argument without using deadly force. Only to the point to make Vinnie to surrender and place him under surveillance until the constable can be contacted when this storm is over." That is what Edward did, he went into the gun storage vault located in the slaughter house where the homestead butchered their meats. Then located where they kept the .44 magnums with the tranquilizers are loaded with the correct amount of dosage to bring Vinnie down to make him sleep enough to handle him after the storm passes over. Then brought the loaded hand guns and gave one to Thomas who was already licensed to use the hand gun in case there will be trouble with outsiders in the worst of times and this is a bad time for a stand off with Vinnie especially while the winds and the rains are pounding their way across Sodor. Fully aware what is at steak Thomas decided to record everything on his smart phone before entering the Dining hall where Vinnie looking like he could end Caitlin's life here and now.

Scott. "VINNE How can you stoop so low to endanger one of our fellow students, we gave you all shelter from a vicious storm and this is how you thank us. By endangering one of your fellow students for what reason do you want to endanger her for."

Vinnie. "All I wanted was for a bit of fun with a bit of fear. That what makes this more satisfying by bringing Miss former speedy engine to my fancy." Rosie was watching everything from the kitchen window and heard something that reminded her about Murry Cougar who also wanted to make cruel actions against her when she and Thomas ventured across the globe before their official start to school began. She realized she need to do something since she is also responsible for everyone's safety on the homestead. Then snuck away to find a hidden compartment to find another .44 magnum and loaded it up with correct amount of sedatives in case she may have to use it to bring down Vinnie if he refuses to let Caitlin go. Then as she was ready to confront Vinnie looked up enough to see Thomas and Edward having the same Idea in case they must use their firearms to make Vinnie let go of their house guests. Thomas signaled to Rosie to record everything from the inside incase the Constables want an explanation for the firearms during the middle of a vicious super storm. In which she did, then signaled to Thomas and Edward about coming from behind Vinnie to get him from behind in case he would not see reason to co operate with everyone in the dining hall.

Caitlin. "Just let me go, I do not have any interest in you, and you are hurting me." This enrages Connor and the other larger engines about how this arrogant former American engine could ever stoop to something so disrespectful.

Hank. "Now hold on how Partner, there is no reason for all this madness. Just let the poor lady go, and no harm will come out of this."

Vinnie. "Mind your business, you cannot stop me from my fancy with this little lady in my grasp."

Conner. "Vinnie, if you touch any part of her, you will have to answer to me if so help me who ever allowed for me to become human in this world."

That was the cue for Thomas and Edward to open the door to the dining hall and entered with their weapons pointed in Vinnies direction. The others saw this and realized just how serious this has been, then decided to remain silent until Vinnie must confront two well skilled gun men behind him.

Vinnie. "And what if I don't what can you do that can make me change my mind about this pretty little lady that I want to call my own."

"". ''How about you turn around and find out when we have little chat about endangering our friends on my homestead Vinnie." Then Vinnie turned around and sees Thomas and Edward with hand guns at the ready, this may make Vinnie to believe they could be joking about bringing him down to what may seem to be fake firearms they are carrying in his direction.

Vinnie. "What is this, you two with these fake guns on me? What if I do not let go of this precious little dame here, what will you do if I refuse?"

Edward. "You do not want to know Vinnie, Thomas along with myself Gordon, Donald Douglas, Oliver, and Ariel are registered real gun owners and have these real registered guns in case those like you want to make trouble, after offering shelter from this monster storm that is over our head now."

Vinnie is calling their bluffs. "You really expect for me to believe they will offer engines a chance to use firearms, where is this world coming to."

Gordon. "For your information we have been part of a hunting club to provide wild game as a resource to feed the homestead. We were instructed by a real game warden how to properly own and use guns for hunting and protecting the homestead."

Douglas. "Aye that is right, we had our firearm training session before Thomas and Edward allowed for us to venture to our homeland to hunt the needed game animals to provide enough nourishment for everyone here on the homestead. So, if I were you, I would take Thomas's and Edward's word real seriously now."

Thomas. "Vinnie all we ask is for you to let Caitlin go, and do not cause any more trouble while we are under these stormy conditions and I do not mean the outside neither. The real choice is yours Vinnie, let her go, or we will use these to bring you down here and now." Realizing that Thomas is not bluffing about the guns decided to turn himself and Caitlin towards Thomas's direction to see how much the former is willingly to take down Vinnie especially when he has the lady in his arms if Thomas want to shoot Vinnie.

Vinnie. "Come on Thomas, what will it be. You take me out and you will take her out in the process, dare to take a friend out just to save her." Then from behind not hearing the shot from behind himself, felt a sting of a needle hitting behind his neck and realized as he pulled out what it was then realized he was hit and started to feel dizzy before looking to see who it was that shot him. "You, you did this." He said as he collapses on the floor of the dining hall as the sedatives had done their work on Vinnie. Then everyone looked to see it was Rosie who had taken the shot when Vennie had dared to make Thomas and Edward to shoot him while Caitlin was in his hold.

Rosie. "I did this to protect everyone who calls our homestead home, and anyone who challenges that idea will be recorded and reported to the constables after this storm lets up." Now that Vinnie is out enough to make Scott, Gordon, and Conner lock up Vinnie in a room that can be opened from the outside. Connor volunteered to keep watch over their so-called friend who tried to endanger his friend for his fancy. Then Thomas decided to call the constables to see if they have anyone able to pick up an unwelcomed guess on their homestead. The constable agreed to meet out there as soon as the storm passes.

Then Thomas allows for Edward to bring in their narrow-gauge friends in for a festive storm party until the super storm passes, and according to the weather reports the storm will pass in a matter of two hours. More than enough time to have this little feast for their friends to enjoy.

Two hours have passed, and the storm had finally left the Island and on its was to Sweden. The constables have arrived and had gathered all information from everyone that were present during the event that allowed for Vennie to create his little drama. Thomas and those who recorded the whole thing had turned their evidence over to let the officials to take into evidence to convict Vinnie as a sex offender. No one wants to tangle with a sex offender. The officers have declared the actions of the residents acted in self defense when Vinnie had challenged the homesteaders to shoot him while having a hostage in his hold.

After the storm had ended and with Vinnie had been taken away for his actions against the homestead, everyone checked everything that they all possessed and found out their homestead only suffered minor damage to the homestead and the windows from the observation room on Thomas's home have survived the onslaught of the storm's fury.

Henry. "Well everything here is in order Thomas and it looks like we survived this storm with flying colors."

Oliver. "I am for one very glad to be part of this homestead, so not only to look after ourselves during hard times, but to help each other out when a crisis is unfolding before us."

Nia. "Everything is just as we wanted for them to be, very strong structures that can test the worst of storms and survive the test of time."

Thomas. "This homestead may have survived this storm, but what about the rest of our Island. I can understand that with all the wind that had blown all around us may have cause a great amount of damage inward and along the coast of Sodor. I will check up with Sir Topham Hat, to see where the storm had hit the most."

Rosie. "I will check up with our school friends to see how they have faired the storm." Everyone got busy to check out their neighbors, before long everyone who can work the machines can dive them out to the areas where the trees how down. They got word the hardest hit was the roadways long the railways that had the most downed trees. Thomas decided to help their neighbors with the help of everyone who wanted to help their friends and neighbors now that this storm had passed. Then Skarloey heard all that was going on and wondered if they could help too. Thomas thought about this and even though Skarloey may know more about the Narrow-gauge lines but may not know about the other places where the rails do not go.

Then Thomas asked for Sir Topham hat to have engines ready with flat beds that can help remove much of the fallen trees to his lumber mill. It will be here where Thomas will allow the trees to let go of their bark long enough to make their removal easier. However, before he can collect the trees, Henry wanted to save the smaller green limbs to make replacement trees after so many of them had blown down and his forest needed the new trees to replace them from this storm as well. Henry took the trees and made a slit notch on one side of the branch and dipped the other end into a powder that after applying the water allowed the new roots to grow before burying the rooted end into the ground. Then taken another branch and created a v-notch end and sticking it in the slot using some green tape wrapping around the still green end of it and allowed for the new young tree to take root as a replacement tree.

Then the truck loads of trees were brought to the lumber industries including Thomas's homestead, to make new lumber materials in case of projects in the near future of the homestead. In a matter of days, the storm cleanup had finally ended and just in time for everyone to decorate the Pole barn for the freshman dance that is now underway on the homestead.

The pole barn was decorated to look like the interior of the express coaches that Gordon would normally pull to the Vicarstown station. There was a homesteader idea for a railway gate, with bells and lights to display when the party will finally start. While most of the friends gathered to finish decorating the barn for the dance, Thomas and the rest are dressing up in their finest look they had to themselves since becoming human. Thomas wore a smart sky-blue tuxedo with a red bow tie, and stripes running down the length of the suite and to finish it off with a yellow number one for his cufflinks. Taking his time in front of a mirror, he cannot remember wearing something so splendid than what he is wearing now. Then Rosie came in with her hair up with wearing a red dress with arm length elegant gloves that are just a deeper red of color and a grey pumps. Thomas turns around and is stunned about Rosie's appearance can could not help feeling like he was in a daze when he looks to her.

Thomas. "Wow Rosie you look so amazing, I believe I am witnessing an angel right in front of my eyes my dear lady." Then came up to Rosie to make sure it was not a dream, Rosie could not help the feeling the lovely complement from Thomas's comment on her appearance.

Rosie. "Thank you, Thomas, you really look good too." Thomas smiled as he could not help feeling the love from Rosie about his appearance and realized that they need to stay focused on what is at steak here.

Thomas. Came up to Rosie and held her tight enough to give her a hug, and Rosie returned the love back to Thomas knowing how much stronger they are together. Then let go to speak out their thoughts before heading out to the barn for the announcements for popular boy and girl for the freshman class.

Thomas. "Rosie, no matter what happens, my love for you will never change. This storm may have given our huge test yet since becoming human." While in Thomas's hold Rosie returned with a response of her own.

Rosie. "No matter what the outcome may be Thomas, I will always love you for who you are a wonderful young man who want the best for his friends and family." Then both came in close enough to seal the moment with a kiss, then let go of each other just in time for Ariel to announce the couple about the ceremony.

Ariel. "Thomas, Rosie come on you will have your fun later, it is time for the dance to start off." Then she left allowing for Thomas and Rosie walked together as Thomas offered to take her hand to the dance. Rosie allowed for his polite gesture to take her hand and allowed for him to lead on to the pole barn to hear the results from the Assembly vote. Then at the podium STH arrived to announce who the winners will be.

STH. "Thank you all for allowing for me act as Master of Ceremony to announce the winners of your freshman dance popular boy and girl and they are as they stand. In 5th place Diesel Horwich and Daisy Carmel. In 4th place James Hughes and Molly, in 3rd place is Gordon Gresley and Rebecca Bullsied. In 2nd place Henry Stainer, and Emily Stirling. And now your Freshman year popular boy and girl are Thomas Billinton and Rosie Vulcan." Everyone turned and applauded for Thomas and Rosie to be voted popular Boy and Girl for their class. "I am very proud of you both Thomas and Rosie, I believe all the actions from this past week proves how valuable you two can be when trouble times can hit the island. You both showed your resourcefulness, your quick actions when your fellow Sudrians and students are left to their wits. I believe you both won this contest by a storm." Both Thomas and Rosie could not be more overwhelmed about becoming the voice of their freshman class and becoming popular boy and girl for the freshman. Then turned to each other and congratulated each other with a kiss and a loving hug that showed how wonderful it has been for them. Then came down and were given the honors by placing the ribbons over the two winners and before long they were encouraged to start of the dance with a waltz and before long the party was on. Everyone came down and congratulated the couple on their win and was greeted by their school friends about how they faired after the storm passed.

Cassie. "That speech you announce was only part of the reasons I have vote for you Thomas the other is what you and Rosie did to prevent one of your friends from assault." Thomas turned to his school friend while dancing with Rosie in his hold.

Thomas. "It was not just me alone, I had to have help with Edward and Rosie helped become the final blow to put Vinnie away for is actions against Caitlin."

Rosie. "We had to act like a team, we knew it could take not take much to bring him down. We gave him a chance to make things right, in the end Vinnie chose to challenge Thomas and Edward in endangering Caitlin while I had to get him from behind. That took teamwork to bring down an unwanted guest."

Then Alisa and David danced their way to Thomas and Rosie to bring in their input on their actions on that stormy day.

Alisa. "In the end it proves you and Thomas will do have what it takes to be nominated popular boy and girl of our freshman class."

David. "Both you and Thomas are amazing friends if you could pull out your resources like that, then that is more than enough for your popular vote."

They continue until the Dance had finally came to an end, everyone went home and those who remained on the homestead decided to clean up the barn the morning after. The decision for popular boy and girl has been made, before long everything will be returning to normal. Find out next time to see if the spirits of Halloween will start to creep everyone on the homestead in time for their first year to enjoy a costume party a week before Halloween. Will there be spooks on this very night find out on a Journey Through Northwester High School.