I know that this is considered as crossover, but, most of the stories will be focused mainly on the humanized engines, this we will see what happens when the tugs are involved in the humanization.

This is where I will conclude the coldest day on Sodor, Next time there is love in the air. Until then let us find out how the Island had faired the weather and see if anyone had any unfortunate timing during the coldest parts of the spell.

I do not own any part of Thomas 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

Tugs.

By Robert D Cardona and David Mitton.

Other Characters by Pinkninjaprime and blackboard26

Coldest days of Sodor. Part 2.

It was the second day of the winter freeze that had closed the schools until Friday when the weather will improve enough for traveling on the roads safely. On the homestead of Thomas and Rosie's, the two managed to bring enough warmth to their animal barns by keeping the barn doors closed during the worst freezing temperatures ever to hit the island in over centuries. They checked everywhere to see how their animals and including their new calves had fared during the worst of the cold spell. They both see that the calves are doing fine while the little calves stayed close to their mothers for warmth. Then after approaching one of their milking cows to gather the milk to store away until time to milk the cows again, then taken the fresh raw milk to get pasteurized before anyone can drink it safely. Then once the milk had gone through the system, they placed the fresh milk into the refrigerator of the dining hall where there is a huge gathering of their friends and family who were coming up with ways to keep active while waiting for better weather to venture outside again, and to enjoy the best of winter while still young to do so. James and Molly just took this time to binge watch the television, they were watching the Star Wars trilogy from phantom menace to return to the Jedi. Gordon, Scott, Rebecca, Connor and Caitlin were playing card, Emily was making a quilt, while Henry not only took the time to make his new hat but took the time to make himself a new scarf as well. Nia decided to take this time to catch up with some reading and decided to find out what else she could be good with. Jessica and Jasper took this time off to find some arts and craft to make together, while Percy shows Donald and Douglas how to make their woven basket to their liking. Duck and Oliver decided to talk about the old days on the great western, Thomas feels the need to work out a bit decided to bring in an exercise mat and decided to perform some of the Martial Arts he and those who participated in the class that Hiro and Young Bao had demonstrated to the young group. Thomas decides to take this down time to release some pent-up energies to loosen up the tension in his mind about feeling boxed in for the down time. As he decided to squat down and started to stretch his muscles and joints, Edward came over to see if he could use a sparring partner for this.

Edward. "Mind if I join you Thomas?"

Thomas. "Not at all Edward, I am going to use the Tia Chi that Young Boa had taught me during our last time we met them."

Edward. "I think I was absent that time, can you show me what it looks like?"

Thomas. "Sure, the whole point of Thai Chi is that you move with the flow of energy from with in and allow for you to move with everyone else. It is tricky at first, but with practice we can make it work and learn how to use the time to flex our bodies with the flow of energy from each other." Then after Thomas and Edward finished with their warm ups decided to show how to perform Thai Chi, as Ariel, Holly and Polly decided to join in and be part of the Thai Chi ritual.

On another part of Sodor, along Brendem Dock Harbor there is a ship yard where a groups of tug boats called the star tugs and the Zed Stacks who help the water ways of Sodor, were also on lock down since the weather also calls for strong ice jams along the Sudrian coast. All the star tugs were still as they were when they worked in Bigg City port, among them was O. J. the paddle steamer, Warrior and Big Mac. Two switchers Ten Cents and Sunshine, Top Hat, Grumpus the submarine, and Hercules. All the star tugs are waiting for orders from head office as are the Z Stacks Zoran, Zebedee, Zag Zug and Zip to learn that the ship traffic will not be on Sodor during the worst of the cold spell, so the Star Tugs and the Zed Stacks are docked until weather improves for better traffic.

Top Hat. "I say, I never seen a day where a grand tug like me needs to be on lock down just because of some cold spell."

O. J. "Just be thankful that the Dock Manager had made sure we are safe until the weather improves for our motors."

Ten Cents. "Yeah and besides it is so cold out there it can really make an engine freeze into a standstill, so it was a good call from the harbor Master."

Big Mac. "Yeah Top Hat just be glad that we are still able to withstand the cold weather like this."

Top Hat. "Oh, says you Big Mac, well at least we are not like those engines on Sodor who found their way out of their engine sides and start to live in a homestead I hear."

Hercules. "I would not be like that if I were you my dears, they did not know about their situation until they learn about it as I heard it from Salty from time and again."

Sunshine. "Oh, you mean about the part about how they managed to hear it is their choice to see if they wanted to be part of human life over life of a locomotive? I wonder how that can be like."

Warrior. "I did not think it was that bad, if they felt it really was bad to come from an engine and starting out life as a human. I wonder how it would have been like to be in their place?"

Top Hat. "Oh, let us not have such thought about such a thing, I like it in my own haul thank you very much."

Ten Cents. "From what I have seen of them, they look very happy now, they get a chance to be in school and learn other things besides the rails. And I believe their home can really be of use during this cold spell the Island is seeing in decades as the reports have said."

O. J. "Think what it would be like if we find out if we were not tugs but people too, I am sure it will come as a shock to us as well to them."

Top Hat. "Please I wish not of such a manner."

Ten Cents. "Well I am just glad to still be a tug, I am not too sure what to do if I were to become human, I would not know how to begin my adventures as a human."

Sunshine. "(whistles) Say, since Thomas and the engine learned what they know about what it means to be human before us. WE can ask of him if he can show us how to be part of that world, we know nothing about."

Big Mac. "Well until this cold spell is over, I am taking this time for a snooze. Wake me up when the weather improves to continue our work at the docks."

Over by the Zed Stacks Zorran not liking to stay in one spot due to a cold spell.

Zorran. "I cannot believe we cannot make any deals for our company while the Star tugs over there are just docked as we are."

Zebedee. "Well believe it, the ship traffic is heading to another destination if they cannot make it through the ice jams to Brendem harbor to the docks. Then it makes no sense at all to be out in this weather we are experiencing."

All the star tugs and Zed Stacks can do is to wait for the weather to improve to continue their work around the Harbor. Unknown to them they will be experiencing what the engines of sodor have experience from last summer. Back at the homestead Thomas, Ariel and their friends had finished with their Thai Chi and are glad to have this time together to relax during the worst of the cold.

Thomas. "That is the Thai Chi that Young Bao and Hiro had taught us last class Edward. How does it feel?"

Edward. "Rather relaxing Thomas, I am glad you decided to take in Thai Chi and learn to cope with pent up energies while waiting for the weather to improve."

James. "Well according to the weather reports the cold will still remain but without the cold winds blowing. But the weather will be a bit warmer, but still sub-zero temperatures, so we have one more day until everything begins to thaw from this deep freeze.'

Rosie. "And until then let me make a warm meal for our second down time of the deep freeze, so how about we make chicken noodle casserole."

Emily. "Sounds good to me Rosie, I can help if you like?"

Rosie. "Sure, come on."

As the girls decided to make a hearty meal, Thomas and the boys decided to put their workout mats away until the next time they needed them. Then Thomas's smart phone rang much to his surprise on the other side of the line was the Dock Manager of Brendem Docks.

Thomas. "Hello This, is Thomas Billington, how may I help you?'

Dock Manager. "Hello Thomas, sorry to call you during this cold spell but something has happened to the star tugs and the Zed Stacks."

Thomas. "Don't tell me they have become human too?"

Dock Manager. "I am afraid so Thomas. What do you suggest?"

Thomas. "First check to see who wants to be come educated from school first."

Dock Manager to the star tugs and Zed Stacks. "Thomas want to know if any of you wanted to be in school for an education first?"

Most of the star tugs looked to each other and wanted to know if anyone of them wanted to be in school. Top Hat, Big Mac, Hercules, Warrior, O. J. and Grampus decided to decline on the offer while Ten Cents and Sunshine had thought of going to school sounded like it could be some fun.

Ten Cents. "I would like to give it a go Sir."

Sunshine. "I would most likely to go too (whistles) Sir."

Dock Manager. 'It appears that most of the tugs had declined the Idea, but Ten Cents and Sunshine may want a crack at that Thomas."

Thomas. "For the rest who want to resume as tugs all they have to do is to return them back to the tugs they are and find a light crystal in their head lamps. Remove that and the rest of the tug fleet can return as the tugs they have always been. Once it is removed then they will no longer able to become human again."

Dock Manager. "Thomas says all the rest of you want to return as the tugs you have been all you have to do is return to your tug side and remove a light crystal from your head lamp and remove it and you will be tugs again. Once it is removed then you are unable to become human again."

The rest of the star tugs looked at each other and Top hat is Eager to return to his old self, O. J. wanted to know if Ten Cents and Sunshine will be alright as human and since he appears to be middle aged man and appears to have the looks of someone's grand father decided to be part of Ten Cents and Sunshine's life as humans as they attend school.

O.J. "Even if you two were to head to school, someone needs to look out for the two of you during your time away from the tug services."

Ten Cents. "You mean that you will be coming with us O. J? Oh, that will be great."

Sunshine. "Hey three tugs away from the service for a while may be fun after all."

Zebedee. "I do not mind going to school, maybe I can find some thing else that can boost my knowledge."

Zorran. "You going to school, why would you do that when you have a job working with us silly?'

Zebedee. "To make my self an honest worker who doesn't need to be devious about performing an honest paycheck."

Dock Manager. "Thomas it appears there will be four tugs who will be needing homes before long. Do you know where they can find refuge until they are ready to be tugs again?"

Thomas. "The only things we have left are the log cabins that line up our lagoon area. They are the only things left on the property that can be like home away from home."

Dock Manager. "Thomas says he has some lagoon area cabins ready to be used, so you can to go there and wait out this cold spell we are under until we find out otherwise?"

O. J. "It may suite us for now until we know for sure what kind of dwelling, we like to utilize."

Ten Cents. "Yeah just as long as we are still close to the water where we can regain our water legs."

Sunshine. "(Whistles) Sounds good to me, how soon are they ready?'

Dock Manager. "Sunshine wants to know how ready the lagoon cabins are Thomas?"

Thomas. "They are ready now, we just stocked them up before the weather storm got here. Can you help pay for their train fares to Elsbridge Station? The boating traffic I hear is halted until the ice clears the port. The rail traffic is still running strong, just have them make their way to welsworth and wait for the number 2 engine to take the humanized tugs to elsbridge station and take the overpass to the homestead and I can lead them to the lagoon cabins along the shore line."

After writing down the instructions on how to get to the homestead and show where to get off as they board and empty the trains to elsbridge station to the Billington and Vulcan homestead. Decided it would be best to help take the humanized Tugs to the homestead since they may not know their way around Sodor itself.

Dock Manager. "Just to make sure they make it to your homestead Thomas, I will be with them on the trip there and not leave until the following morning when the weather clears."

Thomas. "Sure, I will be waiting for your arrival, just meet me in the dinning hall. It is the one building that looks like a restaurant, I will show you all the cabins when you arrive."

Dock manager. "We will see you then Thomas thank you. Good bye."

Thomas. "See you when you get here, Good bye." Then both parties hung up and after what Rosie just heard from Thomas about 5 guests to add to the list of guests for dinner, she and Emily decided to make additional helping to the chicken noodle casserole the girls will be making. Then Thomas addresses everyone on the homestead on who is coming over from Brendem Docks harbor. "Alright everyone I just got off the phone with the Dock manager of Brendem Docks to learn about the tug boats that work out there. Both the Star tugs and the zed Stacks have become human, most are going to return as the tugs they were but four of them will remain human until three of them felt they had accomplished high school with us while the one known as O.J. will act as an uncle or grandfather figure to the schooling tugs."

Percy. "And the only places they can go are the lagoon area cabins am I right Thomas?"

Thomas. "Correct or until they find something else, they may want to consider home to them Percy."

Rosie. "Until we know what we will be making extra for our guests for when they will arrive." Then Thomas came over and have her a kiss on the lips knowing she needs to be supportive to those who are left without knowing how to live as humans as they have lived since last summer.

Thomas. "That will be great beautiful." Then he waited until their new guests are to arrive.

At the Docks all the tugs waited to see if it was really worth going back into their own hauls or not.

Ten Cents. "Well while Sunshine and I are going to enjoy our time away in School I hope the rest of you will do well when we are to learn of our studies and prepare for tests that we need before we can return to the sea."

Top Hat. "OH, I really like the idea of being a tug unable to hear the two of your cheekiness while working for the harbor yards."

Big Mac. "Are you sure that you are going to be fine while watching over Ten Cents, Sunshine, and Zebedee are in school O.J.?"

O.J. "I will be fine, when we meet up with the humanized locomotives on how they got by, then we hope to gain a world of knowledge about how to navigate on land."

Hercules. "Hmm, if What Thomas had said was true all we have to do is to remove the crystal from our lamps and we are once again the star tugs my dears, while O.J. Ten Cents, and Sunshine are to venture on someone's homestead for a while."

Sunshine. "OH, do now worry Hercules we are going to these lagoon cabins on that homestead, when the ice clears away you can come over and visit us until we find a way to make our own living somewhere closer to the harbors."

Ten Cents. "Or maybe Thomas and the humanized engines may find ways of letting us know of ways to make homes on the waters or not."

Manager. "until we know for sure about the outcome of Ten Cents Sunshine and Zebedee as they make their way through high school, O.J. will oversee them but must learn from the homesteaders on how to live like people do. Understood?"

The Tugs. "Yes sir." Then the tugs came to their original forms before the manager managed to find the crystal and removed them from the headlamps and one by one the tugs were back to normal. As for Ten Cents, Sunshine, Zebedee, and O.J. They are on their way to the homestead with the Dock manager and help escort them to the train station as Thomas had instructed them to do.

Back on the homestead, Thomas and Rosie bundled up to make the walk ways ready for the new comers from Brendem Docks just as they were joined up with Edward and Percy to meet and greet the humanized Tugs. The homesteaders are going to help the humanized tugs how to live among the humans and had STH contact the local officials to help determined the age and Identity of each of the human tugs and help give them humanized names since using Ten Cents, Sunshine, Zebedee, and O.J. may make them out of place but use them as a middle or Nickname and explained why when it comes up. After locating the right cabin for their guests when they arrive. It will not be the huge cabin that Gordon and everyone in the guest cabin wanted, but the one next to it. The cabin is a typical waterfront cabin with a floating deck, that leads up to the party deck that continues to lead into the mane log style house. It has a wrap around farm style porch with the first floor had a huge family room towards the land sections while the dinning room was facing the lagoon area. In the center of the home is a wood burning stove unit that has pipes going through the floors above to keep the rooms warmed before letting the smoke to filter out through the back of the house. There is also a main floor master suite complete with a first-floor bathroom. Upstairs were two more bedrooms one had a bunkbed while the other had one full sized bed with a bathroom in between. Thomas and Rosie made sure that the home was stocked up with firewood, cookware and filled up the cabinets with canned goods and managed to bring in some healthy foods to help make sure everyone has something to eat. They also allowed for them to take part in eating with the homesteaders if they want extra company, and to make sure they know how to cook proper meals from the homesteaders.

Once everything was ready for the new humanized folks to the homestead, at Elsbridge Station the Dock Manager and the humanized Tugs had arrived and were greeted by Edward and Percy as they welcomed their new guests with a friendly handshake hello.

Edward. "Hello everyone, if none of you have known me yet I am Edward who used to be the Island's number two blue engine, who now goes by the name Edward Pettigrew. This little fellow with me is my good friend who was supposed to be the Island's number green 6 engine is Percy. Who now goes by the name Percy Avonside."

Percy. "Hello." He says as he waves to the humanized tugs and they in returned waved back.

The Tugs. "Hello."

O.J. "Hello friends my name is O.J. not much else I am afraid."

Ten Cents. "Hello, my name is Ten Cents and this guy next to me is Sunshine."

Sunshine. "Hello human locos."

Zebedee. "And my name is Zebedee, I am one of the Zed Stacks and may not mind learning what else I can do without becoming devious about it."

Percy. "Don't tell me that you have problems with devious Tugs like we had to handle some devious Diesels before he turned around for the better."

Ten Cents. "Well at least we do not have to hear it from Zorran and Top Hat where Zorran is the worst of the Zed Stacks while Top Hat just happens to be a complainer."

"". "Believe me we know all about complaining workers." Then they all looked around to see Thomas and Rosie arrived after coming back from the lagoon to greet their new guests to the homestead to wait for better weather. "Hello everyone, my name is Thomas who was the Island's number 1 blue engine but now goes by the name Thomas Billington, and this wonderful lady beside of me is my girlfriend Rosie Vulcan who was the USA Tank engine now that it is painted red like it is."

Rosie. "Hello, welcome to our homestead, we have a lagoon side log style house waiting for you until the weather lets up and help find you a better place where you can find home for you."

Manager. "Thank you, young Rosie, we are most humbled by your hospitality."

Ten cents. "Oh, so you are Thomas the former tank engine, nice to meet up with you again since last summer."

Thomas. "Nice to see you again Ten Cents, and as you can see where the act of becoming a homesteader has led me."

Ten Cents. "Yes, it has, so this cabin by the lagoon you said we are to stay in Thomas?"

Thomas. "Sure, please follow us down to the lagoon area, and we will help you four to get settled until otherwise." Then led the way followed by Rosie, Edward, Percy, Ten Cents, O.J. Sunshine, Zebedee, and the Dock Manager down the path that leads to the lagoons much to the humanized tugs surprise.

The Humanized Tugs. "Whoa."

Sunshine. "Look at that."

Ten Cents. "Wow it is beautiful."

Zebedee. "I never knew such a place existed."

O.J. "Now this is breathtaking for sure, so sorry the other tugs could not come here to see this."

Edward. "They can still come over to see you while you are here until you know where you wish to stay. All They have to do is going up the channel that lead up to the lagoon area, and they can meet up with you before the floating deck you see down there."

Thomas. "However, if you are not use to prepare meals yourself yet you are more than welcome to join us for dinner while learning how to enjoy the hard labors we did during the past summer."

Rosie. "In time while you are in school you will also need to find places to work if you wish to keep the place you wish to live in until you know for sure what kind of life you wish to have."

Sunshine. "We need to know what we are good at first."

Ten Cents. "Yeah what did you do to earn your keep here Thomas."

Zebedee. "Yeah are you still able to perform your position for the railway Thomas?"

Thomas. "Yes, I am still able to work with my engine side since becoming its fireman during my time in School along with everyone else who has a job on the railway."

Percy. "Maybe the Dock Manager or even them Marina manager may want you to perform duties associated with your tug side while earning your place back onto the water to earn your water legs back."

Manager. "I would like to find places where they can still be able to perform along with their fellow tugs while earning an income during their time in school."

Rosie. "we need to make sure what age range they are in since the laws did state that anyone under the age 18 can only work 20 hours a week to earn a paycheck."

Edward. "I believe that O.J. may need to relearn how to become part of his tug part again, as long there is someone able to teach him how to navigate himself around the port."

O.J." You mean it is not too late for me to still be part of the Star tug fleet."

Edward. "Sure, it is just like how it is for us, since there is a difference between being the vessel or engine driver versus how it will be to drive the engines or navigate the watercraft along the waters or rails."

Thomas. "In that case O.J. you may be earning a full 40 hours a week pay if you can keep up with the demands of becoming a captain of your own vessel self."

Ten Cent. "You mean if we really want to, we can become captains of our old hauls Thomas?"

Thomas. "If I find I can work with my old engine self, shunting coaches in the yards until our time on the railways are done for the day. Then I believe you may want to learn how to keep your vessel self, able to continue what you have been known to do when you were still the switcher."

Sunshine. "To become our own captains, oh we definitely will want to earn our way back up that way. So, when school is finished with us, we can be able to return to man our old selves and perform our duties and have a wonderful home at the end. The question is what kind of home we want to live in?"

Rosie. "Until we know of what that is, let us show you the cabin first before we can head up to the dinning hall for a wonderful meal before resting the rest of this cold spell until the weather warms up again." Then the party went into the cabin from the shore line entrance by going up the stair to the front door. Then Thomas showed the guests where he usually kept the key until they feel the need to leave, until then this is home to them until later on. Then after helping the humanized tugs locate where to find the many things, they will need to live comfortable in the cabin, and learning how to have good hygiene, proper table manners, and learn how to be self-reliant. O.J. being the eldest will stay in the master suite, while Ten Cents and Sunshine take the bedroom with the bunk beds, while Zebedee take the bedroom with the full-sized bed. After getting familiar with the cabin, the tugs with the manager decided to head into the dining hall where the rest of the humanized engines and Thomas's sister are all waiting to meet their new guests as they wait out the cold spell. The party of friends were in time as Emily and Rebecca helped announced that dinner was ready.

Emily. "Alright everyone dinner is ready." Then looks up and spotted Thomas and his party with the new guests of the homestead. "Hello Thomas and to everyone else who we have yet to meet. My name is Emily Stirling, due to the fact I was the emerald Stirling single engine on the rails, and this person next to me is my friend and fellow steam engine Rebecca Bullsied."

Dock Manager and Tugs. "Hello."

Rebecca. "Hello everyone and welcome. Come and be part of this wonderful meal we are about to take in."

O.J. "Thank you Ms. Bullsied."

Rebecca. "Please you can call me Rebecca."

Then everyone gathered around the dining table as Thomas managed to find an extra table to extend the sitting area as he and Rosie are again heads of the table and everyone sat where they are comfortable with as they all introduced themselves to the tugs as the tugs introduced themselves to the human engines. After a prayer said by Thomas as everyone took part in the prayer as the tugs were amazed of how they kept their faith in their performances as they continue to live as they do. As the dinner went on the tugs told their stories to the engines about how things were with them while working in Bigg City port before they were moved to Sodor. While the engines told the tugs all the stories of their railways and how a clergyman told their stories in the books, he wrote for the world to see and marveled over. Everyone was having a great time, soon the meal was at an end and in the morning when better weather will allow for traffic to move better the following day the controller will help determined the ages and identities of the tugs before any of them are to venture to school, The Dock manager will also stay with the tugs before heading back to his home in the morning when the weather clear.

Next time love is in the air, and the couples are getting ready for a valentine's day dance on their homestead. With the new students attending the school, are they going to miss out the loveliest day on the homestead. Find out next time on a journey Through NW High School.

I know this would have been a crossover, most of the stories will focus on the engines while I can make the Tug just fractions of the stories.