Chapter 5
Sir Topham Hatt arrived at dawn, and he was absolutely horrified at the changes that had been made to his railway. The sad truth was that he no longer owned a railway! There were no rails, no stations, and no trains. Sir Topham Hatt was further angered when he saw lots of fires and rising smoke. "PHIL HARRIS! COME HERE!" bellowed the Fat Controller.
Even though Phil, Tyler, and Joe had begun to run away, they hadn't gotten far, and they could hear Sir Topham Hatt's shout. The three knew they were in trouble, so they figured the best thing to do would be report to the Fat Controller. When they arrived, he looked extremely agitated.
"What happened to my railway!" Sir Topham Hatt thundered.
"Sir, your engines were extremely naughty. We tried to spark a revolution to make things more efficient by turning them into diesel engines, but they were stubborn, so we had no choice but to destroy your engines and your station."
"You destroyed my engines and my station and my railway!" thundered Sir Topham Hatt. "I'll get you for this!"
Then, Sir Topham Hatt chased Phil, Tyler, and Joe. The chase didn't last long. Sir Topham Hatt managed to beat up all three of them without lifting a finger. Phil, although he was much bigger and stronger than Sir Topham Hatt, was not able to retaliate because Sir Topham Hatt was too quick for him. Tyler and Joe tried to help out with the fight, but the Fat Controller also tackled them. By the time Sir Topham Hatt stopped beating the boys to death, he hurried back to his "railway" to see about restoring it.
"My trains…my stations…my railway," he sobbed.
Nearly a year after the incident, everything was back to normal, and things were never better. Sir Topham Hatt found all the scrap metal from the engines and had them reconstructed with their good old-fashioned steam engines. He also rebuilt the entire railway. He later met with them at Tidmouth sheds.
"Engines, I've missed you all, and I'm so glad that you've survived," said Sir Topham Hatt.
"We are too, sir," said Thomas. "Promise us that you'll never let anyone else run the railway again."
"I promise," smiled Sir Topham Hatt. After that, things on Sir Topham Hatt's railway flourished and did better than ever before. More and more people came to the railway and continued giving it business for years and years to come. And best of all, Phil, Tyler, and Joe never showed their faces on the Island of Sodor ever again.
The End