Chapter 3

Sir Topham Hatt's fantasy world was interrupted by the annoying loud sound of three engines steaming his way. Sir Topham Hatt looked in the direction of the engines, and he envisioned them as big black dragons. Frightened, he picked up the pace and began to run as fast as possible. He darted awkwardly down the track as Thomas, James, and Percy thundered toward him. Sir Topham Hatt continued to run faster, heading forward toward the beautiful fantasy world full of color and beautiful music. He had to get away from the engines.

"Oh no, a zillion ka-jillion dragons! Get away from me, you demons!" he shouted.

James, Thomas, and Percy gave each other questionable looks. Sir Topham Hatt was really out of it! They continued to chase after him. They didn't want him to do anything stupid that would get him hurt.

As it turned out, the engines chased Sir Topham Hatt all the way to Gordon's Hill. However, Thomas, James, and Percy were all shocked when they saw that Gordon had broken down and not yet gone up the hill. Perhaps Sir Topham Hatt had a chance after all! Gordon was equally shocked when he saw Sir Topham Hatt skipping away from James, Thomas, and Percy.

"Gordon, what happened to you?" Percy asked. "Surely you would have won the race already."

"I broke down!" snapped Gordon. He grumbled, feeling embarrassed that he was unable to win against a human.

James and Thomas continued to chase Sir Topham Hatt up the hill. "Sir Topham Hatt, stop! Don't hurt yourself!" cried Thomas.

The Fat Controller turned around and gave Thomas and James a dangerous look. "Leave me alone!" he hollered. "I hate you, evil dragons!" He then bolted all the way up Gordon's Hill in only 5 seconds, faster than Gordon or any other engine had ever done. But he didn't stop there. He continued going all the way down to the next station. Suddenly, he slipped on one of the rails and fell. "Ow…" he moaned.

Thomas, James, and Percy chugged to the station and found Sir Topham Hatt. "See, we told you that you would hurt yourself," said Percy.

"Okay, dragons, you win, now just leave me alone! Ow…"

"Sir Topham Hatt, we're not dragons. We're engines. Engines that are part of your railway."

The man chuckled his head off. "Nice try, dragons, but I know better." His head then hit the ground hard. He was knocked unconscious.

Days later, Sir Topham Hatt awoke in a daze. He was in the hospital. His wife was by his side. "W-where am I?" the Fat Controller asked.

"You're in the hospital, dear," said Lady Hatt. "You smoked all that marijuana and got high off it. You then challenged Gordon to a race and hurt yourself on the rails."

"I challenged Gordon to a race? That's the stupidest thing I have ever done! We all know that Gordon won!"

"No, dear," laughed Lady Hatt. "The funny thing is that you actually won!" She continued to laugh her head off.

Sir Topham Hatt suddenly felt dizzy and went back to sleep again. What a weird adventure he'd experienced.

The End