Too Many Goods
Moral: everyone needs help sometimes/too much of anything is not good
Short Synopsis: Daisy enjoys both passengers and goods, and when Ryan is in need of repair at the SteamWorks, she vows to run the whole Arlesburgh branch line. However, Donald and Douglas are sent to work in Ryan's place and Daisy keeps rejecting their help...until she gets into a mix-up with her passengers.
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(Ryan passes Daisy with his goods train on the Arlesburgh-Harwick branch line. They greet each other by whistling and honking)
Ryan and Daisy run one of the busiest branch lines on the Island of Sodor. The line itself runs from Harwick and all the way up to Arlesburgh and back. There is lots of sights to see, making it a very popular tourist attraction indeed.
(Daisy takes her passengers up the line towards Calles Cavern and stops there)
From Calles Cavern, with all it's historical feature and mystique…
(Donald and Douglas pass by each other at Arlesburgh Harbor with Duck and Oliver passing each other on the next track)
…up to Arlesburgh Harbor, with all it's sight and natural beauty…
(Ryan passes Skiff by Skiff's Railboat Tours)
…to Skiff's Railboat Tours, where Skiff himself shows tourists all there is to see. Running back down to Harwick, Ryan and Daisy take great pride in running the line and know every part of it quite well.
(Ryan and Daisy pass each other at Arlesburgh Harbor. Next scene shifts and zooms in to Ryan and Daisy at their shed, Sir Topham Hatt walking up)
One morning, Sir Topham Hatt came to see the two engines for his weekly inspection. The workmen found that Daisy was in good working order, but the foreman expressed concern over Ryan.
(The foreman confers quietly with Sir Topham Hatt, who then sighs and turns to Ryan)
Topham: I'm sorry, Ryan, but it seems that your cylinder's been damaged.
Ryan: (confused) Damaged, sir?
Topham: Well, for the first time too since you arrived on my railway. The heavy workload's done it finally. You must report to the SteamWorks immediately for repairs.
Ryan: Right away, sir. It is my first visit after all. I'm very excited. Could you possibly tell me what it's like, Daisy?
Daisy: (jokingly) Hmm…hopefully not dark or oily like what we have at the DieselWorks.
(Ryan and Daisy share a laugh and Sir Topham Hatt slightly chuckles too before clearing his throat and continuing)
Topham: Quite amusing indeed. (sighs) Well, anyway, I've also yet to inform you, Daisy, that the DieselWorks in Vicarstown seems quite busy and most of my engines have their own work to do down by Knapford.
Daisy: Oh, that's no problem, sir.
Topham: Um, no, no, not at all. But I'm considering sparing an engine or two down from Duck's branch to help out. Maybe Donald or Douglas. Or both perhaps depending on the amount of goods traffic.
Daisy: (chuckles) Not to worry, sir. I don't mind carrying goods these days. I can do it all on my own.
Topham: (doubtfully clearing his throat) Um, that won't be necessary, Daisy. Thank you.
Daisy: Necessary? Why not? I can haul. It's not that bad for my swerves after all.
Topham: Yes, I know that, but you can't deliver goods and look after your passengers at the same time. As one of my engines, you should be able to figure that out by taking it one step at a time.
Daisy: (rolls her eyes, arguably) I assure you, sir, that managing two duties at a time is NOT a problem.
Topham: (sternly) Now, that's enough! I will be sending an engine or two down to manage Ryan's work and that's final. Now run along. (coughs, then shoots Daisy a reminding look) Your passengers are waiting after all.
(Daisy rolls her eyes and honks as she rolls out of her shed)
Ryan: (whistling) Good luck, Daisy. (chuffs away out of the sheds)
Ryan was excited to pay his first visit to the SteamWorks, but Daisy wasn't so keen to be given help instead of having the responsibility all of her own. She came to a hard stop at the platform where the line started. She was in a huff as she waited impatiently for her passengers.
Daisy: (honking) All aboard! No time to make waste now. Come on. (sighs heavily as the confused passengers board the train) Lots and lots to see…(last door bangs shut and Daisy shuts her eyes at the sound and opens them in surprise)…and do. (honks and rolls away)
And she rolled away to the goods yard. Whether or not an engine was going to help her, Daisy was going to do as much as she possibly could to make both Ryan and Sir Topham Hatt proud…even if it meant disobeying orders.
(Daisy backs up to a milk tanker and the shunter couples her up)
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