(Hey guys. I'm back. Over Thanksgiving break, I've successfully completed The Strike!, my second followup to The Adventure Begins. I hope you all enjoyed it and I'm really hoping the followup to the special in reality will follow a different context, maybe taking elements from the next three books in the RWS and focusing mainly on Troublesome Engines but I decided that both The Adventure Continues and The Strike! were effective titles for a followup so I created separate fanfics. I will be working on Adventures Of Henry and a few more stories for My Written Episodes fanfic in the New Year but first, let's get Christmas out of the way. Anyway, as promised, here's a short overview on what to expect for the holiday season.)
Coming this Christmas...
(I need to ask guys a favor since I'm putting up a preview in about a week or two to showcase a portion of the fanfic a week before it's date of publication. I'm starting a poll here on what episode looks the most promising and it would be much appreciated if you guys sent me your choice on the most promising episode by the private messaging inbox. I'll look at the results and whichever episode gets the most votes will receive a brief preview on My Written Episodes on Wednesday, December 16th. And don't worry, if there's a tie, I'll take that into consideration as well and preview both episodes. If the poll doesn't happen whatsoever, I will be taking my own vote on which episode should be previewed. Thank you very much and stayed tuned for Thomas & Friends in The Gift Of The Magi!)
Thomas & Friends in The Gift Of The Magi!
It's Christmas time on the Island of Sodor and the engines are filled with the festive spirit. Henry gets into a "fishy situation" with the Flying Kipper, while Toby helps Thomas discover the true meaning of Christmas. Diesel 10 struggles with overcoming his hatred of the holiday season, and Mike neglects the winter weather and gets himself snowed under. It's full steam ahead as Thomas and his friends bring you the Gift of The Magi in these four tales of giving and helping others. Followed by two music videos: You're A Mean One, Diesel 10 and The 12 Days Of Christmas.
1. Flying Kippers! (Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015)
Moral: safety first/signals and traffic are essential to every engine or driver
Short Synopsis: winter arrives on Sodor and Gordon's carelessness with the express leads him into deep trouble. Henry, on the other hand, loves pulling the Flying Kipper but when ice and snow bring the signals down, he doesn't heed the warning too carefully and carries on down the wrong line...with disastrous results!
2. The Gift Of The Magi (Thursday, December 24th, 2015)
Moral: true friendship is the greatest gift of all/those who realize the true meaning of Christmas are the wisest
Short Synopsis: Thomas gets stuck in the snow trying to deliver a Christmas tree for the town hall, so Toby helps him and tells him the story of the Sodor Magi. Inspired by Toby's story, Thomas thinks of different ways to return the favor for his friend, but ends up realizing that the greatest gifts are the ones that that keep on giving.
3. How Diesel 10 Stole Christmas (double-length story) (Friday, December 25th, 2015)
Moral: Christmas means more than just a commercial value/there can be a good side in everyone
Short Synopsis: Based on the Dr. Suess story How The Grinch Stole Christmas, it is Christmas Eve on Sodor but Diesel 10 is the only engine who doesn't feel the holiday spirit whatsoever, so he devises a nasty scheme to stop Christmas from coming, but learns an important lesson about the holiday season and has a change of heart in the process. (with an original of mine called You're A Mean One, Diesel 10 featured within the story)
4. Stuck In The Snow (Saturday, December 26th, 2015)
Moral: safety first/always be careful with snow
Short Synopsis: Mike, Rex and Bert deliver coal to all the stations around Arlesburgh during winter nights but Mike gets fed up with wearing his snowplow and decides to make his delivery without one…until disaster strikes with a surprise snowstorm.
(The fanfic will also feature a cover song I wrote for The Twelve Days Of Christmas, probably after the Christmas Eve episode. I will be not only be including the four stories in this particular fanfic but also create a separate fanfic titled Thomas & Friends in The Gift Of The Magi on Wednesday, December 23rd, with the song at the end of the fanfic. I hope this all looks very promising to you guys. I've already gotten to work on drafting it but still, it needs proofreading and editing, which I know will be done by the deadline if I really work at it. Stay tuned, fellas and peace out)