Here's part 18! I hope you'll enjoy it!

I DON'T OWN POKÉMON OR THOMAS AND FRIENDS!*

(Scene cuts to the viaduct then to Mr. Conductor when Diesel 10 appears behind him with Diesel 10's claw up)

Diesel 10: Hello, Twinkle Toes, Remember me? (Mr. Conductor gasps and puts his hat on, running) Fat Hat won't have much use for you looking like that. (referencing Mr. Conductor's tattered state) [cackles and turns his claw as Mr. Conductor climbs up the hill and trips] Oh, I see you forgot to bring the sugar! How careless of you. (using his claw to pick a panicking Mr. Conductor) Say hello to Pinchy! (cackles and chuffs over to the viaduct before cackling again and moving Mr. Conductor around in his claw to dangle him over the side of the viaduct) Okay, Twinkle Toes, I know about the buffers…

Mr. Conductor: (looking at the crumbling viaduct) [in his head] That's what I saw in my dream. It's coming true. My universe is starting to crumble.

Diesel 10: …And I know about the magic railway. And when I find that engine and that Pokémon, you and all those puffballs will be history! (as Mr. Conductor finds his wire) Now tell me where the buffers are! NOW! (Mr. Conductor laughs as he pulls out a pair of scissors) (shakes his claw, causing the scissors fall away from Mr. Conductor) You got 10 seconds! 10…9… (as Mr. Conductor reaches out for his scissors) …8…7…6…5… (as Mr. Conductor finally grabs his scissors and sighs in relief) …4…3…2… (before Mr. Conductor cuts into 1 of his wires) …

Mr. Conductor: Too late, Diesel! (The claw throws Mr. Conductor into the air, catapulting him right to the windmill, to which Jirachi sees him coming, and he lands safely on a pile of flour sacks)

Jirachi: [telepathic] Mr. Conductor, are you alright?

Mr. Conductor: [sees who spoke to him] Jirachi?

Jirachi: [telepathic] Yes. It's me. I've been following you.

Mr. Concutor: Did you put all this here for me?

Jirachi: [telepathic] Yes, I did!

Mr. Concutor: You must've known that I was coming. How kind of you. [sees the windmill behind him] Oh! I'm at the windmill. Now that's what I call a perfect landing.

Mr. Conductor put his hat back on and went over to the side of the wall for some investigating, to which Jirachi followed.

Mr. Conductor: This must be the clue to unlock the source of the gold dust. [reads the first part of the clue] "Stoke up the magic in the mountain and the lady will smile."

Then, the clue began to change into another one!

Jirachi: [telepathic; reads] "Then, watch the swirls that spin so well?"

Unfortunately, the clue smudged and disappeared!

Mr. Conductor: Where has the writing gone?

Jirachi: [telepathic] I don't know!

And that's part 18! I hope you enjoyed it! And there's more to come! So until then, see you all next time!