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"What? So the inspector's perfectly fine with letting the Diesel stay on the Island?!" Gordon boomed with fury.
"Yes! I could hardly believe it myself!" Edward snapped to himself.
"Did you three remind him of what he said about all of us? And, he didn't even thank Duck or Stepney for saving the Express from delay!" James seethed.
"We tried, honest!" Percy argued. "But he wouldn't agree with us."
"He barely even listened to us," Thomas joined in. "He just sat there making a tiny pie!"
The engines were infuriated by such a situation, and they all hissed and grumbled quietly, while the more sensitive like Percy and Henry were near tears of both frustration and despair.
"Calm down, everyone," countered Toby, wisely. "Maybe the Diesel has matured over the last twenty years. He could have learned his lesson, you know."
"Oh please!" James scoffed angrily, "A diesel cannot go from being so obnoxious to a nice person in such a short time!"
The others agreed wholeheartedly, and paused to sort their thoughts out, as well as keep themselves in check.
"What we need to do is tell that snob Diesel off!" Gordon proposed.
"And you know what we're going to do?" Thomas suggested cheekily.
"We're going to ignore him!" Percy finished proudly.
"Indeed!" Edward followed.
Gordon, James, and Henry (who had finally pulled himself together), simply stared at the other three engines in disbelief.
"Ignore?! Ignore that sorry excuse for a diesel? Don't make me laugh!" Gordon scoffed with a slight annoyance.
"We must get our retribution! He deserves it after all he's said about us!" James spoke snootily.
"Retribution? Isn't it a bit rude to overthrow that Fat Controller and the inspector over this whole thing?" Percy asked, confused.
"That's a revolution, Percy," Toby corrected kindly. He and Edward glared at Gordon and James, who weren't missed rolling their eyes the young engine's innocent mistake.
"To get retribution," Henry answered, in a rare, sly voice, "is to get revenge." He smiled smugly to his red and blue companions, who sniggered with excitement.
"Revenge…" James mused to no one in particular, "It's come twenty years to late!"
"I propose," Gordon responded with low pride, "that James, Henry and I be our second…deputation, for this little plan." He finished with a smile.
The other engines weren't so sure about this.
"Are you sure that you all can fight back against this Diesel, Gordon?" asked Edward anxiously.
"Yes," joined Thomas. "The Diesel could knock all three of you off the rails before any of you could yell 'ow'!" He ended, with his trademark cheek. This prompted a quiet gallery of giggles from Percy, Toby, and Emily. The remaining engines blushed scarlet at this mischievous, yet true statement.
"That Diesel didn't know who he was messing with twenty years ago!" James spluttered with embarrassment.
"Indeed! And he going to pay for stealing my Express!" Gordon chimed in.
"He will get his retribution!" Henry finished. And the big engines cackled with laughter, as they began chattering away quietly trying to devise a first move.
The smaller engines exchanged worried looks.
"Oh dear…" Toby sighed sadly.
"I have no qualms about ignoring this Diesel," said Edward, "But whatever they're planning, I just hope it doesn't get them into trouble…" He trailed off.
"Let's just trust our original plan for now, that way the Diesel knows that we simply disapprove his earlier behavior, and he'll recognize what he did wrong." Thomas reassured his elder.
And the other engines drifted to sleep, confident to enact their respective plans in the morning.
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Third chapter is out! Sorry if it's OOC in anyway. The story shouldn't be too long, maybe around 7-8 chapters at the most. Hope you enjoy it so far! :D