I must admit this was not my best of work, I started out as a round of ghost stories from the Sudrian teens engine days but ended up becoming a mystery for an injured animal.

In this part it starts out with old ghost tales on the railway, then mysterious happenings have the homestead on edge. What is happening that has cause some mayhem on the homestead find out as we venture with our human engine friends as they look into this mystery

I do not own any part of Thomas the tank engine and his friends they are owned by the following.

Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends

By the Rev W Awdry

Developed by Britt Allcroft

Owned by Mattel

Other Characters owned by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26

Case of the lost Owl.

Intro of the ghost engine. (Instrumental) it plays as a haunting voice belonging to Percy tells the tales.

Percy. "And every year since the day of the accident it comes again as a warning to others. Coming out of the gap, looking fit to burst, Shrieking like a lost soul."

Thomas. "Percy are you telling that story again it is getting old you know." As he and the others walk out of the school with their friends, talking about ghost stories that sounded like a broken record to Thomas right now.

Percy." What is the matter Thomas? Still scared about the time you thought that I was a ghost." Percy and Toby laughed about the time Percy told that same ghost story after the original driver of Percy remembered seeing such a sight long time ago when they began their lives as engines. Thomas just scoffed.

Thomas. "I had to admit that your little act frightened me at the time but realizing how to come to realization that it was you Percy still annoyed me to this very day."

Toby. "Ah common Thomas you had to admit that was a bit funny on your part looking scared when you thought Percy was a ghost."

Thomas. "Says the two former Farquarr engines who believe there was a troll under the bridge a couple of years back, when it turned out to one of farmer McColls Lost cow." The two quickly stopped laughing and had gone red in the face after that comment, and how silly it was to believe a troll would be hiding under the bridge.

Jessy. "You must have many ghost stories on the railway, usually these stories would have some story behind their beliefs."

Cassey. "I am sure once everyone understands why such places can be a reason for haunting, one had to research of what events took place before the hunting of such sites is ever reported."

Emily. "Do you have an understanding of these phenomenon about things that goes bump into the night, cause usually Edward will tell tales about ghost engines and other spooky things along the line."

David. "Usually there will be stories that are associated with ghost stories and sightings, remember these spirits were alive at one time. They are usually facing hardships when tragedy may cause the reason for their spirit to remain among the living while their actual body may have been decomposed on the very ground that person may have lost their lives on."

James. "Ha, you honestly believe in ghost and ghouls. Ridiculous, I mean these things cannot be real, no matter how many times you may want me to believe in them." Then Percy chimed in.

Percy. "Says the one who thought I was Jack Frost when my face got covered up with icicles during that cold spell our Island had that one time while we were still engines." Everyone laughed and remembered the time when Thomas warned Percy and James to watch out for Jack Frost that one winters night.

Sunny. "You engines must be the funniest engines in the world, I mean no other railway ever mentioned their ghost stories and winter adventures like you and your railway does."

"". "That is because the writers of the railway series only concentrated on British railways and no other railways." Everyone turned around and saw Sam and Hank coming up from behind and hearing all that took place before their first coming to sodor to live and work.

Henry. "Hey Sam, Hello Hank, what do you mean. Your stories have never been told through the railway series?"

Hank. "Heck no, from what I have heard we were never introduce until the passing of the Reverend that the stories of sodor took a different turn for the rest of the world to marvel."

Sam. "Only from those who saw us on television, back then there were two version of us. One side for the British series and another for the Us series where you will find how we pronounced things differently if we are in the Us."

Gordon. "I am sure there are different sayings between different areas around the world where we say the very same things differently."

Jon Paul. "Hank, Sam do you have any American ghost stories to tell about the railways in America. I am sure there are some we have not heard of before."

Sam. "Of course but I want for us to find a better place to tell you the tales along the rails of the usa from sea to shining sea."

Edward. "Why don't we make this Friday a ghost story telling around a campfire in the middle of the homestead. Telling ghostly tales of our railways."

Cassey. "That sound like fun. Everyone who wants to tell ghost stories raise your hands in agreement." Everyone raised their hands for a fun fright full night full of ghost stories to tell around the campfire. "Alright then it is settled, each one of us will have to find a story that is attached to a real reported finding. Go through the back ground of why it was haunted and try and see if it was really a story to haunt you or make you really sorry for the reason why a spook is still haunting a particular place."

Then everyone went their respective ways from school, Thomas and those who work part time in the railyards have arrived for their part time positions. Donald and Douglas had to report to their jobs at the movie complex, Duck went to his part time job at the grocery store. Back on the homestead, Percy was still wondering what can be more fun to play funny ghost stories around the campfire on Friday, he kept on thinking about it even when he came up to Peanut his horse, Percy along with Toby who managed to bring up Molasses his mare, to have them saddled up so they can go out to ride range to where Thomas's beef cows are grazing.

Toby finished saddling up Molasses and grabbed her reins before mounting her as he readies himself to ride out to the cows. "Read to ride out to Thomas's cows Percy?"

Percy who just finished saddling up Peanut and after gathering the reins then mounted up on Peanut just before heading out, "Ready Toby." They were about to ride out when Polly and Mavis decided to join them on the ride out to the open range of the homestead.

Mavis. "Can you two wait up for us, we want to help out while riding out on the open range with you."

Toby. "Sure, we can wait a bit, just do not take too long."

Polly. "We won't, it will not take that long for us to bring Brix and Sparkles up to the barn to get saddled up for a ride out to the pasture." Then the two friends waited until the ladies were ready with their horses' reins in their hands have mounted up their horses and started the ride to the pasture where the cows are feeding. Down the riding trails the four friends started to trot for a fun out on the open range, as they came closer their animals were spooked by something that caused then to stop and pause that lead to the riding party puzzled.

Toby. "Molasses, what is wrong girl? Why have you stopped?" The mare looked around, it seemed something is making the horses a bit frightened about a presence they are sensing. Everyone kept looking around trying to find out what has got the horses so frightened up like this. Then down from the sky came a figure that caused the horses to lift their front hooves in a show of fright. Toby and the others try and calmed down the animals to see what had caused them to act this way. "I am getting off, here Mavis I am handing you Molasses's reins, so I can see what this is." He said this as he gave the reins of Molasses as Toby dismounts his mare to investigate the object that fell from the trees above.

Mavis grabbed the reins just as Toby started to head toward the mystery item that spooked the horses so much. "Be careful Toby." Then as he came in closer and closer, in front was an owl who came down and looks like it had a broken wing. That had brought a relief to Toby that an owl had came down due to a broken wing but knows how important it was to report this to a nearby game warden about a downed owl.

Toby. "It is alright, it is only an owl." Then the friends with their horses came up to Toby with the injured owl in his arms as he tried to calm the bird down by throwing his jacket over the owl's eyes. "Poor thing I do not know what caused this bird to have an injury to his wing like this, but I am going to ride back to the homestead to call the local game warden about this little critter."

Then the others came up and felt sympathetic toward the little creature who came down after an injury to its wing.

Polly. "Aw poor little animal, I hope you can be healed up again and fly free again."

Percy. "What do you think could have happened to this little guy Toby, how did his wing got injured like that?"

Toby. "I do not know Percy, for right now head up to the open range to keep an eye on the herd while I ride back with our feathery friend here. Alright?!"

Percy, Mavis, and Polly. "Alright Toby. Then the rest of the riding party headed down the trail that leads to the open range, while Toby takes the injured owl back to the homestead and there he meets up with Ariel who just finished feeding goats, sheep and ducks before becoming addressed from Toby about the owl that he just brought to her attention.

Toby. "Hello Ariel, can I grab your attention for the moment?"

Ariel. "Sure, Toby what is it." Then came up to Toby and saw the injured owl and was drawn to the animal with open heart.

Toby. "Our little riding party was abrupt by this little critter when it scared our horses as it crashed into the forest floor during our travels Ariel. Can you make sure this little one gets some medical attention?"

Ariel. "Sure, I will get Game warden Dex to come over and pick this little one up and sent to a wildlife rescue center." And she found a clean empty plastic container and a lid to help keep a crack opened to make sure the animal has a way to breathe while contacting the Game warden station. Then after securing the animal decided to call Dex about the owl.

On another part of Sodor riding his Sudrian Wildlife truck Game Warden Dex, on patrol when his phone rang and noticed the name was Ariel Billinton and remembers this is one of the human engines he went hunting with not too long ago.

Game Warden Dex. "Game warden Dex speaking how may I help you Miss Billinton?"

Ariel. "Hello Warden Dex. This is Ariel reporting about a downed Owl that Toby has brought into my attention while he and the others were riding down the trails to the feeding pastures. It appears that the little animal had frightened the Horses while they were riding out."

Game Warden Dex. "Alright Ms. Billinton I will arrive shortly to pick up the bird and send it to a wildlife rescue center."

Ariel. "Thank you, I will be waiting." Then hangs up the phone and waited for the warden to arrive.

Back out on the open range the story about the owl had brought up an interesting idea for a spooky story even if the ending part was not very scary at all.

Percy. "You know that would be a very interesting story to tell around the campfire on Friday, the ending won't be scary but how to find out what had scared the horses before discovering it was a downed owl. That will be the highlight of the story."

Polly. "Let us talk about that later, we have a herd to watch over." And for the rest of the afternoon they continued to watch over the herd until it was time to return for the night.

Back at the main cabin where Ariel was waiting for the game warden to arrive, when she began to hear strange sounds behind the house. The sound startled the box where the owl was kept, it kept thrashing through the bushes and branches coming from the direction of the lagoon trail that was closes after the superstorm had passed the previous week. She then looked down to see if there was anyone there.

Ariel. "Hello is someone there?" But no one answered. Then calmed down enough to wait for the warden to arrive. Then she heard the noise again, this time it was louder with a crash down the ravine to the lagoon area. She turned back around to see who would be traveling down the banks like that. "Hello who is down there, can you hear me?" That is when Nia came up from behind her wondering what is Ariel looking for.

Nia. "Hello Ariel, what are you looking for?" Then Ariel turns around to answer her African friend about the noise she was hearing behind the lagoon walkway.

Ariel. "I thought I heard someone coming up the lagoon walkway up this way Nia, but when I turned around I see and hear nothing after asking down that way."

Nia. "What ever could it be my friend?"

Ariel. "Not sure, can you wait here for the Game warden Dex, he is coming over to pick up this owl in the container that Toby shown me before hearing the noise." Nia was curious about the owl and wanted to see it before the game warden came to pick the bird up.

Nia. "Can I see the little owl you have mentioned Ariel?"

Ariel. "Sure, it is right here." But when they opened the container to check on the owl Ariel noticed that the owl had disappeared from the closed container. "What where is the owl, it could not have flown away it had an injured wing."

Nia. "What do you think has happened to it Ariel?" Then both friends looked around and check everywhere for tracks or markings that could pinpoint what had happened to the owl.

Ariel notice some foot prints had just came up near where the container was placed while she investigated the noises behind the lagoon area. "Look there are some foot prints leading down the lagoon area."

Nia. "What do you supposed they wanted with a downed owl for?"

Ariel. "Not too sure, but we need to find that bird, so the Game warden comes up and finds we have no owl for him to take over to the wildlife center." Then both friends spotted Thomas and the others had returned home after their day of work in the railway yards and decided to confront her brother about the downed owl that is now missing. "Thomas, Rosie, guys we need your help." This had brought up the attention of the returning worker of the railway.

Thomas. "What is wrong Ariel?" Then Ariel explained to her brother and the others about how Toby and the others had found a downed owl that had an injured wing and now after learning of someone creating mysterious sounds down the lagoon area path that was closed after the super storm passed not too long ago. "Do not worry we will find out what has happened to that owl, we will hurry and change out of our working clothes and get the guns in case we need to come up to anyone who is not supposed to be down there in the first place." In which Thomas and the rest changed their working wear to their outdoor gear, Edward entered the gun vault in the packing room and loaded up on the sedatives in case the trespassers happen to be hostile. Then the party equipped with head lamp on their visors since the area is becoming harder to see with as the day light begins to fade. They followed the footprints until they found one of their lagoon huts had lights on and that had brought up some suspicions, about trespassers on their land. At this time Game warden Dex had arrived and was met up with Nia and Oliver who was in the presents when Thomas and the others decided to investigate the missing downed owl. Then the two friends explained how Ariel had been distracted while watching the owl after she was notified by Toby about how they found the owl as they rode down earlier to watch over the cow herds. Then Game warden Dex decided to find the party who was looking for the missing owl and possible owl poachers who have been Illegally taking owls to a taxidermy that has a black market for endangered owl species on Sodor. Then had seen Thomas and the others before they could contact who was in one of their lagoon huts that was supposed to be closed to the public.

Thomas. (Whispering to Game warden Dex for his presence on the homestead) "Thank you for your arrival Dex, we just arrived when my sister told me what has happened and decided to check out where the owl could have snatched to."

Game warden Dex. "I am more than happy to help, there has been reports of owls disappearing from our Island and there is a mainland taxidermy that are selling these birds on the black market."

Rosie. "That is awful, taking these birds just to sell them. The nerve of these people and on our land too."

Edward. "Do not worry, we just need to see who it is that is taking these birds from our land and homestead as well." Then everyone got into position and waited while the Warden had backup with the local constable to aide in the capture of the owl poachers. Since this was Thomas's land had allowed for the Warden to summoned up a warrant to place arrest to the trespassers who are on the land of Thomas and Rosie's homestead.

Game Warden Dex. "Party inside of the hut, come out with your hands up. You are surrounded by the owners of the property and the local law enforcement of our island surrender and come on out with your hands up in the air. We have every right to shoot if you refuse to cooperate with the local officers of the law." Then the door came open and out of the hut came Mason, Sean, and Ian with their hand up in the air and now was in trouble for poaching on Thomas's land without his permission. "You boys will have a lot to say when we bring you all down to the precinct for questioning." After the boys were arrested and inside the hut found the injured owl and more that had linked them to the mainland taxidermy that are selling the birds for top dollar and the hunters get their share of the profits.

Afterwards Thomas and the others had lowered their guns down and decided to unload the chambers since the culprits have been discovered and is now disgusted about how their friends from school could end up doing something so low. Selling rare owls to taxidermist for a profit while these birds are stolen from their Island and home. Then decided on how they managed to sneak onto their land without letting them know about it. Then Thomas Edward and Gordon walked along the homestead and discovered some of their fencing had been cut along the road way and decided it is best to repair it before the area can hold their cattle when it will be time for the first cattle drive back to the homestead. There they discovered that the fence was cut by wire cutters they do not own and brought it to the attention to the officials since they did not want the evidence to be tampered by their hands. Then after all the evidence had been gathering and all the accounts of what had happened up to this point, decided to bring the suspects to the precinct and have their parents notified about their activities that had led to their arrests.

Thomas and the rest decided to return to the homestead and decided place no trespassing signs along the road side fencing making it clear this area is owned by the homesteaders and it has a warning about the owners have the right to shoot any unwanted people on their land. Thomas also needs to make sure he had added that they will have close contact with law officials in case incidents like this will not happen again.

Later that night everyone gathered in the dining hall for a nice meal and hopes that the lessons from today had taught them something about how easy it would have been if everyone acted like Mason, Ian, and Sean did. So, Thomas decided to say his piece just before the meal begins.

Thomas. "Dear lord, we gather here tonight to give thanks to our place we call home, we ask you tonight to provide the answers that our misguided friend from school are missing. A chance to find the good of our world and home. Help them to understand how fragile our world happens to be. If we lose every bit of wildlife whether here on the Island or beyond our shores, then we as part of this Island and world would fail in keeping your gifts from fading away. Amen."

Everyone else. "Amen."

Henry. "Wow Thomas even after becoming a hunter, you have a great amount of sympathy to our wild creatures of our Island."

Thomas. "I never said that I was against them Henry, I would never hunt for profit nor to gain a trophy. I only hunt for one purpose only, to provide a resource to our homestead."

Rosie. "Part of becoming a responsible hunter is to know what is happening to our wildlife so we can leave the troubled ones alone and only go after the ones who numbers are out of control Henry."

Percy. "I think what you and the others did to help that owl was amazing, you would risk your life for an owl. That shows how much you care about the creatures to our island home."

Edward. "Not only that Percy. Part of the reason that our visitors to our Island home it to find the creatures of our Island home that cannot be found anywhere else."

Henry. "Of course, remember the Sodor Warbler? It had disappeared for a long time and until after it was sighted back on the island for everyone who loves to watch the bird return especially when it decided to ride on my buffers at the time."

Rebecca. "Aw that was sweet of you Henry, you must have felt proud for that moment."

Henry. "Actually, I had no Idea what the warbler looked like until one of the visitors have announce it, before that I was feeling awful about wanting to do good deeds after watching Thomas helped Farmer Mc Coll led his sheep to the feeding fields. But ended up messing up on the deeds with Farmer Trotter."

Emily. "What was most important you learn from your mistakes Henry, all needed to do was to be yourself and everything would be alright." Than cheered Henry up and smiled back at Emily before leaning towards her for a loving kiss for that complement.

Henry. "Thank you, Emily you always know how to cheer me, up, even when I am at my silliest moments."

Duck. "I am just glad that Mason and his friends got what they deserve, imaging selling our wildlife to that taxidermist who wanted to sell off our Island's wildlife just to make a profit by selling it to the highest bidder for a stuffed owl."

Oliver. "Not just anyone Duck, we are talking about how the black market has a hand on other wildlife across the globe. During our understanding which animals are more endangered due to practices that are still being used in some countries to make some sort of status. We need to find a solution on how to prevent our wildlife from disappearing like that."

Scott. "Indeed, imagine a world without our animal friends who has just as much right as the rest of mankind. We will be looking at an empty world quiet of the sounds of nature that the animals provide."

Thomas. "Not only that Scott, we were told that when a species disappears forever it is considered extinct like the dinosaurs and mammoth. Along with that species the natural order of the food chain will be feeling the effect when certain plant and animal species are ever gone from our world forever."

Edward. "That is why we chose to practice safe hunting regulation laws that can help protect our wildlife or the scariest noise you will hear is the dead silence of no more wild animal calls throughout the forests and streams of our home."

James. "it is a good thing you lot know how to track down those guys or our way of living would be threatened."

Ariel. "Not only that, if they do not know that this area is under our responsibility of who is welcomed to our homestead. Then they will continue to use our place of home for their dirty work in the process."

Gordon. "Not to worry, we will make sure that this place is well protected from unwanted guests."

Thomas. "Just make sure we have the officials when we must make our stance Gordon, we want to deal with these issues without hurting or killing anyone. Mason, Ian, and Sean are considered lucky that we rather do things the right way and not a destructive way."

Donald. "They are lucky they have not had the chance of coming too close to the duck enclosure, since that is where dilly the Duck lives since she found out where I live after learning how to find my rhythms when I became human."

Douglas. "And even if they did brother, I do not think she would be the target. It sounded like they were after our precious owls of our Island home, and luckily found out who they were before it got out of hand."

Nia. "What is more important it to protect what we have left, especially when certain practices cause many elephant and rhino hers in Africa to disappear in some parts of the continent, just to make off of what the animals use for their survival needs."

Thomas. "The worst part of the black market that they also sell of live young animal to those who believe they have what it takes to raise them, but in the end the animal has no way of knowing how to survive beyond the place where it grew up. Causing these displaced animals to be placed into animal sanctuaries, where they have to spend the rest of their lives behind an enclosed area."

Percy. "Oh, how sad, unable to know what it is like to live free like the rest of their kin. I promise to never bring home something that is not supposed to be on Sodor, except if it was meant for the animal park on the brendem line."

Thomas. "Also, if you find an animal that appears to be in trouble, it is best to find those who have the skills and knowledge to handle and care for that animal if the creature in question has the hopes to return to the wild after their trauma."

Toby. "Do not worry Thomas, I told your sister and she waisted no time to call up warden Dex. That also led to the arrest of Mason and his friends before they end up destroy our animals while looking for the one they are looking for."

Mavis. "As long we do our part then the wild creatures of our world can have that fighting chance at survival."

Polly. "And seeing this world with the creature continue to thrive. Will definitely be a world worth saving for."

Soon the meal had ended and now it was time to place their leftover food away and get ready to shut the dining hall for the night. Then one by one everyone will be heading home for the night, and the thought of ghost stories had faded for the time being and decided to talk about it again in the morning.

Find out who had the scariest story to tell, will they be tales of sadness or of other occurrences. Find out as we gather around the campfire as the stories are to be told next time on a journey through Northwestern High school.

I am using some other ideas of story telling, where it is still telling truths with some form of fantasy. I will try and find some ghost stories event if they may just be sad ghost stories. Or even have that eerie feeling behind these legendary haunting s.