MoC: Hey everybody what's up?! I'm back again with chapter 3! Along with that I got a job and am now working! That means that there may be more delays on the stories of mine but I know that you guys'll understand.
Mathias: We hope you enjoy this chapter.
ZJohnson and Angel: The Master of Chaos owns nothing but the plot.
Mathias and Angel sat quietly on the bench at the station watching the passenger trains pull in and out of the station. They looked up and saw the engineer of the Rainbow Sun, Billy Twofeathers smiling at them.
"Hello there you two, are you watching the trains again?" Billy asks as he sits down next to them.
"Yes sir." Angel says as Mathias stares blankly at the trains.
"You know Mathias, I knew your father well. Do you think he'd like you holding onto the past? I know that it's hard to give up the past and I'm not saying you should. You don't need to lose the past, but you shouldn't dwell on it. I've got an idea." Billy stands up and walks over to the Rainbow Sun. Angel and Mathias follow him.
"What's your idea Mr. Twofeathers?" Angel asks.
"Well, steam trains are in both of your families, so I've decided to teach the two of you how to continue your families' legacies." Billy smiles at seeing their faces light up a bit. That afternoon the two teens met Billy at the train yards and he led them to a simple GWR Avonside 0-4-0ST with No. 1430 "Trojan" body shape and 1361 Class bunker. He helped the two of them in and climbed in.
"Wow, this is so cool!" Angel exclaims as she looks around. Billy shows them each of the different levers and gauges and the importance of each of them. Everyday the two of them practiced new skills related to the care, maintenance, and use of steam engines. After 6 months of learning what to do they became official engineers for the railroad. Every morning Mathias would wake up and head to the sheds to get the coaches and trucks for the more experienced engineers. In his free time he would explore the railroad and give small train rides around the valley to families with overly excited children. At night Angel would go to the sheds and take the mail train around the valley. They liked the routine but unfortunately that changed the day one of the points was switched while Mathias was exploring.
Mathias got up early and was busy getting all of the trains shunted in order before the engines arrived. After he had finished and knew that they wouldn't be back for a while he got a good fire going and set off. He had explored most of the valley and was happy to stay on the lines he knew best. Unfortunately for him the man at the signal box fell asleep and leaned against an old lever. This caused the points to switch onto an old, grass covered line. Mathias couldn't stop the engine in time and he crashed into an earth bank. Mathias hopped out and started digging the engine out until he realized that the rails continued under the dirt. Over the next few weeks Mathias worked furiously to dig out the rails until he uncovered two sets of rails leading into a pair of sheds. After prying the doors open, Mathias saw an amazing sight, inside were two SNCF 080 Tank Locomotives. Mathias had never seen engines like this before and in such good shape, they looked like they had rarely been used and aside from some rust and cobwebs were workable, Mathias climbed into the cab and started cleaning. Once he was done he showed Billy and Angel.
"Wow!" Angel shouts as she climbs around the tank engines. "These are so cool! And so strange too!"
Billy chuckles softly. "I always wondered where these two went." He says as he brushes some dirt away from the engines. "I was just a kid when these engines first arrived, they were used for a few years and then they disappeared. I'm sure it's okay for you guys to use this shed to store them in." He smiles and walks off. Angel hugs Mathias close and they get hard at work fixing the engines up. After they were finished they started using them to work the railway. These engines were much stronger than other tank engines and faster too, the only problem was that they were very big. One day Mathias was busy thinking about a story his mother told him long ago. The story was about talking trains, magic railways, diesels with claws, magical engines and dust. He shook his head.
"Yeah right, like magic could actually exist." Matthew says sadly as he thinks about the family he lost. "Where's the magic when you need it?"
MoC: Now I know that it got a little depressing near the end, but I'm trying to give Mathias a tough time letting go of the past. (Insert Frozen pun here) But anyways, thanks to everybody for the reviews, favorites, and follows. Mathias and Angel now have their own engines, and I am positive that you're wondering about the summary of the story. "What do you mean that Sodor and Shining Time are the last safe places?" "How do they get taken over by diesels?" All of that will start coming together in Ch. 5, possibly Ch. 4.
Angel: Review time!
Guest chapter 2: Interesting story
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Guest chapter 2 :Please post an next chapter! This is really good so far!
MoC: Thanks
CrazyVideos50 chapter 2: Great chapter! Thanks for answering about the whole Thomas and Lady romance thingy I was asking about, I thought I was logged into my account when I was writting a review. But thanks for answering my question anyway.
MoC: You're welcome
ZJohnson chapter 2: I like cookies. And this was great. I hope everyone reviews because I wanna update
MoC: I hope so too Z
MoC: So yeah, Mathias and Angel have new engines. Stay tuned for more and let's reach 15 reviews!
ZJohnson: See ya guys!
