Chapter 15

Narrator: Harry, Sally, and Lady were driving the engine along the Pennsylvania Railroad Main Line towards Harrisburg to prove Harry's innocence, and they were making god time. Sally suddenly realized that she never really introduced herself to Polly, and she decided to speak up.

Sally: Say, Lady, I never really got the chance to introduce myself to you, and I never really met you while you were alive yet. I must say, it is nice to meet you.

Lady: It is nice to meet you to, Sally. You look like a nice young Lady.

Sally: Why, thank you, Lady.

Narrator: Then Harry spoke up.

Harry: Say, Lady, how did you know so much about your new life even before we pulled you out of the firebox of your new engine?

Lady: Well, it all began like this. I was at the Rail Factory being bullied by the workmen, and I was pleading with them that I could not do any better than I was, and then one of the workmen came up to me and said that if I could not do any better than I was, that I was of no use to them, and then he pulled out a gun and fired it on me. I was in complete darkness, and I thought I was gone forever. Then, I saw an orb of light coming at me, and I thought it was God coming at me in order to take me to Heaven. But then, there was a voice saying that there as no need to be afraid, That it was not the end of me. It then said that I was going to connect another dimension to this one that would be of teenagers with their own trains, and that my name was now Lady. Then, suddenly knew how to use all sorts of powers that would make me have magical control of my engine, and suddenly it felt like something was pulling me away from the light, then everything all went black all around me, and I found that I was in this metal container. I then realized that I was wearing the clothes that I am wearing now, and that I was in the firebox of a steam engine. Then I started knocking, trying to look for someone to help me out of there. Then the firebox of the engine opened, and you pulled me out, and here I am. By the way, how long was I gone for?

Harry: You were gone for about one and a half weeks.

Lady: It didn't feel like it was nearly that long.

Harry: Well, it was.

Narrator: Just then, they were nearing Harrisburg, and they began to slow the engine down for the switches that led into the yard. They pulled Lady's engine over the switches, and rolled into the main station. They were alone for a minute, but then the station porter saw the engine on the track, and came over to investigate.

Porter: What are you doing on this track!? There I a train scheduled to come in any minute!

Harry: We came here to prove my innocence. You see, I am the man that has been accused of killing that 15 year old girl in Bethlehem. However, I have to tell you that I am not her killer, and that I have managed to resurrect her, and have her with me here in this engine. Well, here she is.

Narrator: Just then, there were swarms of people on the platform trying to get a look at Lady. They were amazed that he was alive and looking so good at the same time. Then, there were lots of detectives on the platform asking questions about his adventure.

Reporter: How did you resurrect this girl?

Narrator: Just then, Lady spoke up.

Lady: Don't tell them how I am alive now. It is a good thing to keep something like this a secret.

Harry: Alright. Listen, I am not telling how I did it.

Narrator: Just then, the reporter asked another question.

Reporter: After this whole adventure over this past week and a half, how do you feel?

Harry: I feel very thankful that Lady here, is now alive and well.

Narrator: Just then, the reporter asked another question still.

Reporter: Hold on a second here, if you didn't kill Polly, who did?

Harry: It was the workmen at the rail factory that did it. They were sick of Lady not being able to do all of her jobs properly, and they decided to kill her. Then they blamed it on me because they were sick of me trying to help her.

Reporter: Oh My God! Your fellow colleagues at the Iron Works are really nasty!

Harry: Yes, They were.

Narrator; Then, the reporter turned to Sally.

Reporter: Miss Sally, how did you get involved in this mission to save this very fine young girl?

Sally: Well, it started when Harry came into the station where I worked, and told me that he needed help. That he was accused of killing an innocent girl, and that he needed help proving his innocence. I took him and her body to my house, where we then made plans as to how we would resurrect her.

Narrator: Just then, the reporter turned to Lady.

Reporter: How do you feel about being dead and then resurrected?

Lady: I do not want to be asked any questions right now.

Narrator: The reporter, frustrated, then turned away to go to the newspaper company to print the story. Just then, some police officers came into the station. One of them shouted.

Police officer: there he is! Arrest him!

Narrator: The officers then put handcuffs on Harry, and were about to take him away when someone from the crowd spoke up.

Bystander: Why are you arresting this man!? He was just proven innocent for Lady's murder!

Police officer: Because when he was in the town of Philadelphia, he killed a police officer with a gun!

Narrator: The crowd was shocked. They turned to Harry. Then someone spoke up.

Bystander: Why did you kill that police officer?

Harry: It was an accident! I was just holding the gun to try to ward the police officer off, and I pulled the trigger by mistake!

Police officer: But that is still a federal crime! You are going to jail for a long time!

Narrator: The crowd was shocked. They began to protest.

Crowd: Let him go! He was meaning no harm!

Narrator; Then, the Police officers turned away from Harry to speak to the crowd. As they were doing so, Harry was left unattended, and Lady used her magic to break the cuffs off of him. They and Sally then boarded the engine and quickly drove out of the station much to the anger of the crowd. By the time the Police officers had realized their mistake, Harry, Sally, and Lady were already gone. They then realized that the policemen would be after Harry again, and that they had to find a place to hide. Sally spoke up.

Sally: Now where are we going to go? We are going to have to hide you for an actual murder now?

Narrator: Just then, lady spoke up.

Lady: I know where we can go.

Harry: Where?

Lady: You just wait and find out.

Narrator: Then, Sally took them out of the Harrisburg yard, and back out onto the Pennsylvania Main Line, and they went on their way back the way they came. Harry then spoke up.

Harry: Lady, where are you taking us?

Lady: I am taking us back to Strasburg. My Magical creator has something great planned for me there.

Harry: Whatever you say.

Narrator: After about an hour, they reached the turnoff for the Strasburg railroad, and they went back down the Strasburg Railroad to the town of Strasburg. Jus then, Harry noticed something.

Harry: Look! The crew of this railroad are at the engine house, and they have got their engine fired up! How are we going to get past them!?

Narrator: But Lady had an idea.

Lady: Don't you worry about that. I have a plan.

Narrator: She waved her hands, and suddenly they were invisible! They then passed the engine house and went to the end of the track. Harry then spoke up.

Harry: Alright, what do we do now?

Lady: I will show you.

Narrator: She waved her hands and there were Golden Railroad tracks going off into the fields. They then continued over the tracks, and traveled for about 15 miles up to a mountain. They then opened up a tunnel into the mountain, and drove into it. Then Lady made the tracks and the tunnel go away. There were now only buffers in front of them, and there was also one in front of them. Lady then spoke up.

Lady: This will be your secret workshop, and where my engine and myself will live.

Harry: Wow!

Narrator: Then, Lady started up her engine and drove forwards, up towards the buffers. Harry was concerned.

Harry: Lady, you are going to crash into the buffers.

Lady: No I won't. Wait till you see what is going to happen.

Narrator: When they reached the buffers, they traveled right through them. They were now in a wonderful landscape that was surrounded by hills, beautiful flowers, and a bright blue sky that was filled with beautiful clouds, and the tracks were a golden color. Lady then spoke up.

Lady: This is the magic Railroad. It is run by the conductor family, and is the passageway from the real world to the other dimension.

Narrator: Harry and Sally were amazed. They had never seen a place that was more beautiful than this. Then, up ahead, there were buffers. Lady headed straight towards them, and went through them. They were now on another Railway. Lady spoke up again.

Lady: This is the Island of Sodor. It is an Island run entirely by Railways. It is also home to teenagers with their own train engines.

Narrator: Harry and Sally were speechless! They never thought that there would ever be a place where there would be teenagers that ran trains. They wanted to meet the other teens on the railway, so Lady set off to let Harry and Sally meet them. Then Harry thought of something.

Harry: Wait till Maria sees this! She will be thrilled that we now have a step daughter that runs a universe!

Narrator: And with that, they went off to see the teenagers that ran the railroads of Sodor. He also thought that he would get to have a great time on this railroad with Maria, but what he did not know that things would not go the way he wanted them to.