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HTATMR Chapter 6
Mr. C walked through a few bushes and ended up in an open area of the forest. "Wait, where's the windmill; that's where I'm supposed to be" he said as he looked around. "Now I've completely lost my sense of direction" said Mr. C, and he took out his whistle. He gave it a blow, but nothing happened. He blew it again, but still nothing happened. He put his whistle away and sat on a nearby log. "Now my gold dust really is all gone, and if I don't find out the source for making more I know how bad the consequences will be I saw them in my dream last night. My family never really told me what to do in a Gold Dust Crisis. They only said if you can't remember the clue; the Windmill will remind you. But where is the windmill… and what is the clue" he asked.
Later that day, Thomas and the others had parked their engines in a three track siding. They were sitting near the fence that was between the road and the rails. Bertie was driving his bus near the rails when he saw that Thomas and the others looked sad. He stopped by them and rolled down his window. "Smile you guys, it's a sunny day" said Bertie, and then he left. But James was upset "It's not sunny because Mr. C's not at the windmill; I looked". "If he isn't there by now, I think his Gold Dust may be all gone" said a concerned Thomas. But Henry was upset about something else "My head doesn't feel sunny, it feels stuffed up" he sniffed. "Putting Henry's head cold aside, we still need to worry about Diesel 10" said Gordon. "Gordon is right; D10 is looking for the lost lady" said Henry. "And if he finds her, that means the end of Sodor" said Toby worriedly. "No one will be safe" said Gordon. "Your right Gordon" said Percy. Then, Thomas let out a huge sneeze. "Say it don't spray it Thomas" said James. Thomas rubbed his nose "I think I still have sneezing powder up my nose". Then Thomas jumped over the fence and turned to the others. "Now I'm going to go look for Mr. C" said Thomas. "Good idea Thomas. And we should probably get back to work; that's what he would want" said Toby. So they hopped over the fence to. Thomas climbed into his engine and pulled it down the line. But as he was passing the road, Bertie and his bus pulled up alongside. "How about a race Thomas" asked Bertie. "Sorry Bertie, I can't today. I have to take some responsibility and solve some mysteries instead" said Thomas as his engine started to overtake Bertie's Bus. "Alright then, perhaps another day" said Bertie as Thomas' engine soon disappeared.
Mr. C was walking back and forth thinking about what he could do. "No Gold Dust, so what can I do" he asked, but then something fell out of his pocket. Mr. C looked down at the small object and picked it up. It was a picture of himself with a young man next to him. "I remember this; that day we spent at Bluff's Cove Beach" laughed Mr. C. But then it hit him "Wait a minute… beach, BEACH! THAT'S IT, HA, HA" laughed Mr. C. "I need to find a phone quickly" said Mr. C, and he ran off.
Far away, there was a small beach with many objects on it. It had a surfboard, beach ball, Ice cream sundae, and a nice chair. But on the chair, a man was sitting. But this man wasn't normal, in fact, he was only 10 inches tall. He was relaxing against the chair listening to some music, and the whole time, he was blowing a whizzing whistle that showered him with Gold Dust.
Mr. C kept looking around "I have to find some tracks, then I can use the emergency call box". Then he found something, and old rusty track. "It may be old, but there still may be a phone somewhere" said Mr. C as he began to look around. Then, he saw an old box near the tracks. "Yes" said Mr. C as he ran up to it and opened it. The phone inside was very dirty, but he picked it up and listened. "Yes, I have a dial" said Mr. C, and he began to punch in the number.
Far away on the small beach, a phone began to ring. The man with the music sat up and took his ear pods out. "That's my shell phone" said the man, and he picked up a shell from beside him and held it to his ear. "Hello" said the man. "Junior, Junior is that you" asked Mr. C. "Oh, hi cuz. Are you in a tunnel; this isn't a very good line" said Junior. "Junior where are you" asked Mr. C. "Uh, I'm in Paradise. I heard about this place from a friend and decided to check it out" said Junior. "Junior listen, you have to come to the Island of Sodor right now" said Mr. C. Junior was surprised "Now, but I'm waiting on the perfect wave". "Oh no you're not your coming here" said Mr. C. "You have to help me find the source of all our family's Gold Dust". "What is the source" asked Junior. "That's the trouble Junior, I haven't a clue" said Mr. C. "And I've used up most of my Gold Dust to" said Junior. "WHAT" shouted Mr. C. Junior sighed sadly. "Then go to Shining Time station first. And in my signal house, in the box under the staircase… you'll find my emergency whistle with the last of my supply. Please take care of this Junior and" Mr. C looked around "don't talk to anyone about the buffers". "What Buffers" asked Junior out loud. "SHEESH" said Mr. C. "Man, I hate it when my shell phone doesn't work" said Junior as the communication became more silent. But then, the box Mr. C was using sparked and the connection was lost. "Great" said Mr. C. "I knew I should have switched to Verizon" said Junior as he threw his shell phone away.
Meanwhile a steam engine with its passenger coaches was pulling into a small station. Lilly looked out the window and saw the sign for it. "Shinning Time, what does that mean" she asked. Then she saw Mutt on the platform barking. "Do you want me to get off here" asked Lilly. Mutt barked again, so Lilly left her seat and stepped of the train. She walked into the station and went over to a corner with many paintings, including a signal house. She sat down on a bench and looked around. "Where is everyone" she said as she looked at the near empty station and then to Mutt "What have you brought me here for" she asked. But then, she heard a noise coming from the wall. She got up and turned around, so see a small light coming from the painted signal house. She heard someone talking inside, but couldn't see anything. She then slightly knocked on the door. "Oh, Hello" she heard clearly. But then she stepped back when a shower of gold dust appeared in front of here and then disappeared, revealing a man only ten inches tall. "Now I just have to get ready for Sodor" said the man as he brushed off the leftover gold from himself. Then he looked up and saw Lilly. "Hey there, who are you" he asked. "I'm Lilly who are you" asked Lilly. "My name's C Junior" he said. "Well, nice to meet you" said Lilly. "Same here. Oh, man, I'm running late" said Junior as he looked at a nearby clock. "Well, see ya Lilly" said Junior, and he blew his whizzing Whistle and disappeared in a cloud of Gold Dust. Lilly was surprised, but then she looked at the place where Junior had been standing, and it was covered with gold dust. Lilly picked some up "What is this stuff" she asked.
Mr. C was lying on the ground behind some bushes. He was asleep, and still thinking about his gold dust. In his dream, he saw images of a sad and wrecked Shining Time. "The magic is gone. Why did I take my gold dust for granted? I can't help without my Gold Dust. Then the image of a crumbling bridge came into view. "What is the source of my Gold Dust"? Then he saw the image of a beautiful lady standing next to a beautiful engine. But then Mr. C woke up and heard a real engine, and someone shouting. "Is someone there" he asked. Then he heard the voice clearly. "Mr. Conductor, Mr. Conductor" the voice shouted. "Thomas is that you" asked a very tired Mr. C. Then Thomas' engine rolled by with Thomas leaning out of the cab. "Mr. Conductor" Thomas shouted. "Thomas" said Mr. C. "Oh Mr. Conductor, where are you" shouted Thomas. "Thomas" said Mr. C. But Thomas was already too far away to hear. Mr. C laid his head down. "How can I possibly say that I'm a Really Hard Worker now" he asked.