Ichihiro was in the works for general maintenance, a group of kappas were checking him over for any problems. They were finishing up when a flatbed truck came into the building. There appeared to be two engine-like figures covered in tarpaulins. The tarps were removed revealing two small, rust covered engines.
"Hello." said Ichihiro.
Both engines had been asleep and one of them woke up.
"Huh? Where I'm I?" said the one with a saddle tank.
"Your in the Kappa Valley Engine Works, judging by your appearance, I think your going to get restored." replied Ichihiro.
"Restored? Is this a heritage railway?"
"No. This is the Gensokyo Railway. I don't think there's anything 'heritage' about it."
"Good luck restoring me. My firebox melted a long time ago, I don't think I can be fixed."
"The kappas here in Kappa Valley make all sorts of things. I think they can make a firebox, it be so easy since your all so small."
"So small?! You think I'm tiny!" said the Saddle Tank.
"I mean...uh..." Ichihiro stopped talking, so as not to continue the angry midget sized engine.
A kappa walked over, it was Nitori Kawashiro, she began asking the Saddle Tank engine questions.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"Albert." replied the Saddle Tank engine.
"Albert?" said Ichihiro, "Isn't that a western name?"
Albert was taken aback by this, "I mean yes, why? What is this place?"
"Your in Gensokyo...Albert."
"So I'm in one of those Asian countries. Never to see my home ever again?" replied Albert.
The other engine woke up, this engine had pannier tanks, but was more rusted and had mineral deposits on parts of itself.
"What's going on?" he asked.
"Stanley? Is that you?" said Albert.
"Yes why? Where are we." replied the engine.
"We're in some place called Gensokyo."
"Anywhere is better than being in that mine, you know, the one at Cas-Ny-Hawin."
"Yeah, I remember."
"Excuse me, but where did you two come from?" asked Ichihiro.
Both of the small engines said "Sodor." in unison.
"Sodor? Its that place out west from here? I know some people that went there. Like Ran and Chen, and some of ZUN's friends."
"Who's Ran, Chen, and ZUN?" asked Albert.
"Ran and Chen live here and ZUN comes here from time to time and makes games about some of the yo-I mean people here."
"This place seems very queer." said Stanley.
"But it keeps getting weirder." replied Albert.
Then in came the Scarlet Controller. "So these are the engines Yukari found."
"Hello, sir!" said Ichihiro.
"Who are you?" asked Albert.
"I'm Remilia Scarlet and I'm your controller." the Scarlet Controller said.
"My controller? You look so small for a controller, my old manager was bigger than you!"
"I'll leave you for scrap if you keep up with that attitude of yours." the Scarlet Controller said firmly.
"Anyway, you two will be restored and you'll be working on our new narrow gauge line."
The two small engines were quiet until Stanley spoke up, "Thank you miss." he said.
"That's sir to you, but thank you."
The Scarlet Controller and her head maid walked out of works on her way back home. It wasn't long until Ichihiro's maintenance check was done and he left the two other engines alone.
