It is that time of year when Thomas Friends and sister come together and bring forth a way to bring a charitable cause to the Island of Sodor. Diesel still blames Thomas for all the trouble Diesel himself got into trouble for, plus find out when old rivals want to find an end from a long struggle of hate and miss understandings, will that happen let us find out.

I do not own Thomas the tank engine and 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 by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26

The Holiday Village. Part 1

One afternoon at Knapford station yards, Thomas, Rosie, Edward, Gordon, and Henry are hard at work shunting trucks and coaches to and from the platforms at the station. James working as porter is also hard at work, helping the passengers on and off the trains. In the ticket window, Ryan had become the new ticket counter person, as he attends the passengers as they come to the window and pay their fair before they board their trains. In his office Sir Topham Hat is keeping watch over his young human engines perform their duties as he continues business on the phone and other priorities across the railway. While keeping watch over his time tables for the trains, he was greeted by a member of a community council member about bringing a Holiday Village to bring forth visitors to buy trinkets and other things as they walk through the Sodor Holiday village admiring the many so called animated animatronics present to make believe the workers of the north pole have their shops on Sodor for the visitors to see.

Council man. "As you can see Sir Topham, we have arranged to have a holiday Village near the fair grounds to raise money for charity. This year's charity is for the families who may have lost their homes to several factors, and especially if they have young families to take care of."

This gave the controller an Idea. STH. "I know a bunch of hard-working homesteaders who may be what we need for this project." When the work just about done for the day Thomas and his railway working friends gathered around the entrance of Knapford Station, to see who will ride with whom. They were waiting for Edward and Ryan to show up when the controller came over, Thomas was the first to spot him and the Councilman.

Thomas. "Hey, listen up everybody the controller may want to talk to us for something." That got everyone's attention even Edward and Ryan who just walked up and heard Thomas as they came close to their friends. Then they all faced the controller as he was about to address them about an important matter.

STH. "Good evening youngsters I know it is the end of the work day for you, however This gentleman besides me may need some help from you since you have managed to build your homes and other structures on the homestead before they were deemed useable and livable."

Edward. "With the help of Ms. Jennings sir, and with inspectors who help monitor us on our projects sometimes. Hello and may we ask what your name is sir?"

Councilman. "My name is Hans Honeywell, I am here to ask the controller to help find ways to bring a holiday Village on the Island of sodor for Visitors to see and visit, this is to help raise money for Charity such as shelter for the homeless and the hungry, so no one's family or individual can go hungry during the harsh time of winter."

Henry. "Well that is interesting, Why the Fairgrounds? Why not any other places along the tracks for the Holiday Village for people to visit?

STH. "the fairgrounds it the only place that can hold the holiday village, the buildings will not be permanent, and the shops and its center must have a square for a gathering place where the visitors can glimpse the various trinkets and possible gifts to take with them for a holiday gift to their loved ones somewhere else. Plus, the event is for a good cause, helping feed and house those who fall under most unfortunate circumstances beyond their control."

Thomas. "If it is for a good cause sir then count me in, I am readier to help those who really needed it."

Rosie. "I would like to come along too, I would like to set up one of the shops in the Village providing some sweet treats we manage to make on the homestead, such as cookies and candies for the visitors to glance over."

Edward. "Count me in as well, I am always willing to help out in a good cause."

Henry. "I can help too sir, just let us know who we need to talk to, so we can work with them when we come over to build the structures for the Village."

STH. "Gordon, James and Ryan do any of you three also want to take part in building the structures for the Holiday village?"

James. "Does this mean we get to have some time off from work sir?"

STH. "Think of this as additional work from the railway, and if any of you all took part in making the Holiday Village a success, then each of you will be granted a bonus on your next time of pay."

James was excited. "A bonus of pay, I will do it sir. I will be hard at work on the Village."

Ryan. "I wanted to be part of it too, just let us know where and when to find our contact when we get there, sir."

Councilman Hans. "The time for gathering around the fairgrounds is 8:00am sharp, bring your tools and machines with you and we can make a plan of how the village should be built, plus there need to be someone willing to operate a horse drawn sleigh into the fields outside the village that will be the best part about the holiday Village tour."

Thomas. "I believe Edward and I can provide the Horse or two horses and the sleigh for that part sir. Wouldn't you agree Edward."

Edward. "Of course, you can count on me and Thomas sir."

STH. "Excellent how about you Gordon, do you want to participate?"

Gordon thought and believe it would be nice to do something important, after all if Thomas and Rosie had not allowed him and James to stay on their homestead, then he and James would not know where and how to live on their own. "Yes sir, you can count on me, so I will be with everyone else here at the fairgrounds tomorrow."

Councilman Hans. "Excellent we shall meet at the fairgrounds a dawn 8:00 am sharp." And with that Councilman Hans had walked away allowing Thomas and his friends to ponder of the Idea of lending their skills to help on a good cause.

Thomas. "Wow this sounds very important, since this is to raise money for charity, then we should at least give it our all, and make sure everyone at home will know what will be happening for the time being."

Edward. "Good Idea Thomas, we can at least allow the others at home know about the project that Sir Topham Hat had suggested and know where to find us during the time we are helping build the Holiday village."

Henry. "Well why don't we head for home and let everyone know what was asked of us for the time we are building this Holiday village to raise money for charitable causes." They all agreed, and everyone got with their respected rides back to the homestead where their friends are finished with their chores across the homestead. There was more work to do now that the beef herd had returned after the cattle drive two weeks ago. Oliver and Nia had finish checking on the two heifers who are close to giving birth to their calves soon, wile Toby and Mavis are hard at work bringing the fallen timbers from the woodland trails behind the homestead to make more firewood for the homes on the homestead that relied on wood burning to keep the homes warmed during the winter months. Percy and Polly were finished with feeding the flocks of chickens and ducks on the homestead. Emily, Rebecca, Scott, Connor and Caitlin are helping to clean up the dining hall from the previous events on the homestead. From over the overpass of Elsbridge station the twins Donald and Douglas had returned from their jobs at the movie complex at the shopping center, and Duck just drove up in his equinox that he now drives after receiving his license two weeks ago.

Then coming up from the shores of the lagoon walk way was Bo co and the twins Bill and Ben to the dining hall ready for a nice bite to eat now that the sun goes down sooner these days than the previous months.

Bill. "Boy am I hungry I hope there is something good to eat when we get there."

Ben. "Yeah like hot chocolate, a warm brownie, or even a fresh cookie warms out of the oven and into my mouth and tummy."

Bo Co. "We are almost there, Bill and Ben, we are also waiting for our friends to return from the railway to join us for dinner as well."

Bill. "Well I hope they get home soon, I am very hungry."

Ben. "Me too."

Then up the drive way was Thomas and his friends that came home from the railway and hurried to change their clothes before rejoining their friends in the dining hall for dinner. Along the way he and Rosie were joined up with Ariel, Jasper, and Jessica as they proceeded to their destination the dining hall for dinner.

Ariel. "hello Thomas, you are back a bit late what had kept you?"

Thomas. "WE have a lot to tell you sis, when we begin the meal tonight, we and the rest of us from the railway will explained what was asked from us today."

Jasper. "Alright Thomas, we can wait either we fill up our bellies with wonderful food from the kitchen, or until we are finished with the meal today and we can discuss what had caused a delay in returning home on time Thomas." Thomas just laughed a bit knowing that Jasper just jokes from time to time, not creating any harm. Then onto the dining hall they all went, like before Thomas and Rosie are heads of the homestead sat on their usual spots at the table and everyone else got their seating with the ones, they felt closest too. Soon everyone gathered around and waited for Emily and Rebecca come into the room with some boneless Chicken rolls that had mostly their bones except for the wings removed to make a wonderful meal to pass around the dinner that night, then passes around some season red and Yukon gold potatoes while others passed a plate of some steamed winter vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and sliced carrots then at last someone passed around the dinner rolls and gravy for the potatoes. Everyone was served before Thomas had everyone held hands and gave prayers of thanks.

Thomas. "Dear lord, thank you for bringing us this wonderful bounty we are receiving tonight, as we enjoy all that you have provide for us. Let us now find ways to provide for those who are not as fortunate as we are. Help us find a way to let those who are under circumstances beyond their control, know that they are not alone in a world filled with people who care for their well being and good health. Amen."

Everyone else. "Amen."

Emily. "Was that part of the reason why some of you were late tonight Thomas?"

Edward. "We were asked by the controller about becoming part of a project that will allow for visitors to visit a Holiday Village on the fairgrounds to help raise money for Charitable causes like providing warming shelters for the homeless and help the hungry who may not have enough to eat during the harsh months of winter."

Percy. "That sounds like a good idea, how many does he want for us to help out for the project?"

Thomas. "So far he just asked of us who were just at the station, especially the ones who helped with the construction projects here on the homestead, but do not worry Percy, I am sure there could be a place for anyone here to take part in the building of the Holiday Village."

Polly. "I do not mind helping, just as long D10 doesn't know that I am here as a human girl."

Rebecca. "Aw do not worry Polly, we will make sure Diesel 10 not know about you becoming human while you help us fix up the Holiday Village."

Percy. "Do not worry, we will make sure Diesel 10 does not lay a claw or a hand on you. That is if he managed to become human too, I do not like to think about something like him harming you just for someone else's antics."

Polly. "Thank you, Percy, it is that one thing that prevents me from venturing away from the homestead, if he finds out that I am a human girl, he will no doubt want to head into the magic railway and destroy my engine side for his petty antics."

Donald. "Doona fash yourself lass, we make sure that good for nothing Diesel doesn't leave anything on you nor your engine side Polly."

Douglas. "Ach aye. He has to go through a lot of us before he can ever do anything like that."

Thomas. "Thank you, Donald and Douglas, I know that D10 must not know about you venturing off the magic railway while you attend school with us. Why don't you come along with us to make sure we keep an eye on you and make sure no one blabs about you away from the magic buffers."

Polly. "Thank you, Thomas, I hope everything will be fine during the build on the Holiday Village."

Thomas. "Me too Polly, me too."

On another part of Sodor, the diesel boys Arry Bert and Diesel was feeling bored and want to stir some trouble on Thomas's homestead.

Diesel. "I am bored, what I need right now is some excitement."

Bert. "What kind of Excitement boss, if anyone is going to have any excitement is Thomas and his friends and Sister Ariel on their homestead."

Diesel. "Thomas Bilington and his friends and sister on the homestead, Blaa. If it was not for them, we should remain on the rails and doing our work as we use to do." Then Den and Dart came over just make Diesel clear about something.

Den. "He did not make us human Diesel. Oh well what I mean is-."

Dart. "What he means is that Thomas did not cause our humanization, that happened beyond his knowing how it happened when he and Rosie became human."

Paxton. "Besides Diesel it is best that we all finish with our schooling if we want to return to the rails, although I prefer to remain as human. I can go many more places since we are not riding the rails for the time being."

Diesel. "and who said we wanted to be in school when there is work to do on the railway, how are we going to do our jobs when Sir Topham Hat prevents us from going back to our engine forms."

Daisy. "Oh, please stop your whining Diesel it is bad enough that I have to listen to Arry and Bert grossing me out with the childish antics."

Arry. "BURRP! What Childish antics Daisy?"

Daisy. "Ugh. Must you be so premature, some things will not do for my nerves."

Bert. "And I thought we were maturing."

Dart. "Besides the law did state that if want to return to the rails as either worker or back as engines we have to be at least 18 years of age to accomplish that and since Den and I have a couple of years to go while you Diesel have four whole years to complete your schooling if you want to graduate and return to the rails either as an engine or a worker on the railway."

Diesel. "But Thomas and the others have jobs for the railway already, why do they get to work on the railway, while we wait for our return to our engine sides."

Paxton. "Thomas and everyone who is working on the railway are only working for a few hours a day for only four or five days a week. From what Thomas and Rosie had told me they only work in the shunting yards as firemen to their engine sides for four hours a day after they are finish with school for the day since they owned the Homestead."

Diesel. "And what if they do not have a homestead to call their own, they will unable to work while they have no home to claim to themselves." Everyone was surprised, hearing about Diesel and the twins drinking was bad enough but to hear Diesel proposing to make Thomas and his Friends and sister homeless is the lowest he could ever come up with.

Paxton. "No! Diesel, I will not stoop that low, you may have done some bad things already, do not make yourself into a criminal just because you have no respect for Thomas and his friends and last sister Ariel, they have built that place since earlier this summer. To have that special place on the Island where Thomas his friends and sister had made into their own and since it is near Christmas, this would have been the worst time for you to leave them without any place to call home if their homes would have been destroyed by that coal seam fire you and the twins almost caused when you left your beer bottles on their property."

Den. "Besides you promise not to be a bother. What I mean is ugh. –"

Dart. "What Den means to say that you are on probation since that seam fire, and to have you cause even more trouble to Thomas and the others will surely make you criminal enough to cast you and the twins into juvenile detention and may cause you three to be expelled from school."

Diesel. "I know what big hat had said, and Thomas is surely gonna get it one day for making me miserable for my punishments."

Daisy. "It is you who caused it diesel, not Thomas nor anyone else who lives on that homestead of his. I just wish he had enough room in the dormer where I do not have to listen to the likes of you and the Twins Diesel and find better company over there than here." And with that everyone left Diesel's side except Arry and Bert and Diesel was starting to get annoyed about everyone telling him about his woes.

Diesel. "There must be a way to get Thomas for making my life miserable, some way to make a payback somehow."

Bert. "And how are you going to do that boss, we cannot even leave the smelters house without our leg braces going off about our where a bouts on the Island."

Arry. "We cannot even head down the street to get some candy and snack even if we wanted to."

Diesel. "Oh, we will find a way you two, we will find a way."

The Following day, Thomas, his friends and sister Ariel had gathered around the Fairgrounds on the other side of the Island to take part in building up a holiday Village for holiday guests for a charitable cause. There they were greeted by Daisy Camel who just came over to see what the matter was all about.

Daisy. "Oh, Hello everyone." Then she eyes Bo Co. "OH hello Bo Co, nice of you to be out here in the frigid cold with everyone else here."

Bo Co. "Hello Daisy, nice to meet up with you too. Have you come along to help build the Holiday Village with the rest of us here?"

Daisy. "Build a Holiday Village not that I am looking forward of building it but would like to know how it turns out in the end." Then she hears the Clay pit twins chuckling behind Bo Co.

Bill. "Do you think Daisy has a crush on Bo Co Ben?"

Ben. "I believe she does Bill; do you think Bo Co has any feelings for her too?"

Bo Co. "That is enough you two, that is between Daisy and myself if that is possible."

Daisy. "Well do you?" That turned Bo Co red in the face but will talk to Daisy later.

Bo Co. "Why don't we talk about that later when we are not too busy building the Holiday Village and you two Bill and Ben stay out of trouble since this will be a build site until the foreman and the designers say we are finished with the build, Do I make myself clear?'

Bill and Ben. "Yes Bo co."

Bo Co. "Good."

Foreman. "This build will allow some workable stations capable of making the baked goods while others will display holiday nick knacks, and this will be the station for the horse drawn sleigh rides. Everyone know what they have got to do?" Everyone who are participating on the build nodded their heads before the foreman allowed for each team start working on the building of the Village. "Alright then everyone you have your part of the plans, listen to your director and follow the plans and directions OK. Now let us get started." Then Thomas helps out by bringing his excavator while Henry mans his back hoe to make the foundations for the shacks and working buildings to take place. While Gordon Scott and Conner have the honors to help build up the buildings with the help of the people in charge. Emily, Rosie, Rebecca, Ariel, and Nia help provide some warm meals and heated pots of coffee and hot coco for those who may not want the taste of coffee. Percy, Duck Oliver and Polly help bring the materials and became the go between the workers on the site. Edward and James help measure and cut the lumber then Jessica, Jasper and Caitlin help bring the fresh cut lumber and much needed nails and screws to the building crews. Jack and the pack are also present on the build site knowing that Thomas and his friends are taking part in a charitable cause for their hard work.

Jack. "Nice to see you again Thomas, I have not been able to see you so much since you became human."

Thomas. "Nice to see you too Jack, that is because my friends, sister and I have been hard at work making sure we have roofs over our heads and make sure we have enough to eat while living at a place to call home."

Jack. "I hear it is a homestead Thomas, you could have use me for some of your builds on your homestead for some of your projects you know."

Thomas. "I could have but where would your pack be without you to lead them on special projects across the Island."

Jack. "True, but I would not mind being part of a homestead area too, in case I am unable to be part of the pack myself." Thomas was confused.

Thomas. "What do you mean Jack? You are still part of the pack and Ms. Jennings have not said that you are starting to become less part of the pack has she?"

Jack. "No not really but, Max and Monty have been saying that I may be replaced by some other front loader by Ms. Jennings if she cannot find better jobs for me."

Thomas. "What? That is nonsense you should not be listening to anything they are saying, if you really want to know for sure, go and ask Ms. Jennings if she plan to replace you with another front loader. I am sure she can straiten things out." That is what jack has done while Thomas continues with his part of the build. On the other side of the do not pass tape was Paxton, he wanted to take part but was worried about what Diesel had said the night before about causing Thomas, his friends and sister to be homeless from the homestead.

Paxton in the head. "I wonder if I should tell him about Diesel, it may mean time away from his project here, then again I do not want for him to lose his house and home from Diesel's antics." Then Thomas spotted Paxton and stopped his excavator and came down to greet his friend.

Thomas. "Hello Paxton, no time no see, what has brought you over here."

Paxton. "Oh, hello Thomas, I was wondering if I should tell or warn you about what Diesel just said last night."

Thomas. "Like what Paxton?"

Paxton. "Like how Diesel wanted payback for making him miserable for all the things Diesel himself done to get him into so much trouble since the beginning of the school year and is still blaming you for his probation for his part in the seam fire two weeks ago." The controller who was present could not help but to listen to Paxton telling Thomas about what Diesel wanted to do to the homesteaders.

STH. "Diesel must know when to take responsibility for his own actions, and I do not want for his to make even more trouble for himself if he wants to return on the railways as an engine."

Thomas. "Well until we can talk to diesel why don't you join us on this build for this Holiday Village to raise money for homeless people and the hungry." Paxton smiled and joined in on the builds knowing it is for a good cause.

Back at the smelters house Diesel was on the phone he knows well enough to help stir up some trouble on Thomas and those who live on his homestead.

Bert. "Diesel, what are you doing? If Sir Topham Hat finds out that you are involved in any kind of trouble with Thomas and to those who live on his homestead, we can kiss our time back on the railway good bye."

Arry. "For once I am not going to be part of something that will get us kicked off the railway where our engine sides are still working without us."

Diesel. "We will not be the ones who will commit the trouble, but someone else can do it for us, now let me do this so I can find pleasure in knocking down that Thomas somehow."

On another part of Sodor in the Vicarstown Diesel works, a call was made to the office where a different voice had answered the call. "Hello who may I ask could be calling me during my working time?"

Diesel. "Hello old friend, nice to hear it from you again."

"". "Diesel, what are you doing calling me at this hour, aren't you on probation I hear."

Diesel. "Never mind about my probation, but I may know of something that will spark your interest on who you may want to gaze you eyes and that special limb of yours once you hear how a particular magical engine has parted from its human counterpart." This may have peaked his interest a long time ago but the old saying goes time changes everything.

"". "Listen, I may have been known to be a terror back when I was still in my engine side, but you must know I no longer have any interest in overrunning a magical railway. That was because PT Boomer was the one who wanted any real revenge on Burnett Stone, but I no longer have any grudges against Thomas Lady and the Magic railway. I may have been Diesel 10, but I am no longer bound by my engine side. And if I were you Diesel you better change your attitude against Thomas, his friends and from what I had heard about his sister. Then you better find a hobby other than creating terror across the Island of sodor."

Diesel. "But. But you can't you are Diesel 10, you were supposed to be against steamies like Thomas and the rest of the steamies on Sodor."

Diesel 10. "No, I don't and if you do not like the way I can change my ways and visions, then I am sorry to disappoint you Diesel. This is who I want to be and no one else has to tell me who I am supposed to be but me understand! Goodbye!" Then he hung up leaving Diesel disappointed about having no one on his side to make Trouble for the Homesteaders on Thomas's homestead.

A little while later at the Building site of the Holiday Village some of the buildings were already erected, while others are still under construction, Thomas's school friends Cassey, Jessy, Jon Paul, David, Alisa, and the Lundwiski Twins Sonny and Sydney, had arrived and lend in their hands on the holiday Village build, they enjoy spending time with the human engines when they are not too busy at the stations or their usual places to work.

Cassey. "Hey Thomas, how about any of us to be of service with the working crew of the Railway." Thomas turned to his friends and laughed.

Thomas. "Ha, ha, Sure why don't you see the man in charge and see where he would like you all to be part of this build." And they did.

As the friends and workers combined their effort to get more of the village complete, just outside of the construction tape stood a man in a long winter jacket with long messed up dirty blond hair, he was wearing a fedora to hide a bit of his face until everyone manage to know what is the purpose for this man be there. Who is this person standing in the shadows, will he cause trouble or will he bring a sense of piece for those on the other side of the tape, find out for second part of a Holiday village.