The train had been backed up and shunted to one side Neville was now sitting in front of Edward as Harvey sat beside him. All three engines where looking down the gun barrel that was Sir Topham Hat's angry look.
"What in the good graces of Sir Nigel Gresasly is this?" he shouted.
"Sir." said Edward trying to but in.
"A goods train abandoned at a station, running red singles, a warning being sent out halting all other services!"
"That was in fact a good thing." said Harvey trying to but in.
"NO! And to top it all of. Edward abandons his post, you brake my bridge on the new dull line expansion, and Harvey brakes him crane arm trying to help you."
"Well sir." said Edward.
"Go on then speak up!" he bellowed.
"It's my fault sir." sighed Neville. "If I had stopped and listened to what he was going to say I would not have wanted to leave so badly. I might have paid attention and avoid this whole mess."
"And why where you running away?" asked The Fat Controller.
"If I may sir." said Edward "A lot of nasty rumours have spread, and I think that has lead to some nasty words going around."
"I see." said the Fat Controller. "Well C10, it seems you might want find ways of getting along with the others, after all you're here on trail and one way or another your going to have to deal with it."
"Sir." chimed in Edward "Is there nothing you can do."
"I will speak to the other engine's but if they have made up their mind there is little I can. But C10 watch your tender, after this your on thin Ice, I'd hate to see you go the same way as your class."
The engines where caught of guard as he got in his car and drove away.
On the return to the station Edward was helping Neville as his crew waited to be taken back on Harvey's train. As the two made they back up the line Edward stuck up a conversation.
"So what do you call you back on your old line."
"A lot of things." sighed Neville "Like Charlie, biscuit tin, and ugly duckling."
"Well what do you call your self."
"Miserable."
Edward laughed "No your name."
"Neville."
"Well nice to meet you Neville, I'm Edward."
"Nice to meet you too." he smiled.
"I can promise you the others on our the branch will treat you just fine."
Neville perked up.
"Well I'm happy to welcome you to Brendam, Killdane Branch line." smiled Edward.
Neville smiled all the way back to Wellsworth.
As the two pulled in BoCo was waiting for them quite shocked over the news.
"What happened he asked, I heard there was a crash on the bridge over the main line past Cronk."
"It's been cleared up." said Edward "Well the problem that is, the bridge and line is still quite a mess."
"Really Edward what happened."
"Our new friend here."
"High I'm Neville, I uh crashed on to a bridge."
"Non of this would happened in Murdoch didn't say he saw you laughing with Arry and Bert." cursed BoCo.
"Well I was sort of laughing with them." worried Neville "But I was just unsure as they where laughing, I know now they're not to be trifled with."
"BoCo, I have an idea." smiled Edward. "Why don't you and Neville swap places for a wile, just until the others come around."
"I can't see what can go wrong." agreed BoCo "They're not going to touch me, wile I'm there."
"Thank you." smiled Neville weakly.
Later after Neville's crew had arrived he returned down the line with Edward to the dock wile BoCo went get the train left by the bridge. The two engine's got to talking and Neville came out of his shell and felt a little better, and soon enough the two arrived at the docks.
"Just like home." thought Neville.
"Oh ahoy Edward." called Salty "Your back, who be this, uh fine engine."
"This is Neville, he's on trail, at the Iron works, but has now swapped with BoCo."
"Welcome to the team maty." smiled Salty.
"You'll be handling trains to and form the station, mainly goods." explained Edward.
"just like my old job." he said.
"Well I've got to catch up after all of that." Edward said tacking off.
Neville found his footing as he started shunting in the yard, Salty was kind to him and Cranky liked how he was quite , but after he was about to leave Murdoch came in.
"High Salty, where's BoCo." he asked.
"He's swap places with Neville and new engine."
"What really?" wondered Murdoch.
"Eye, but he be a good hearted soul."
"Oh, I, I feel so bad about spreading all those rumours now."
Soon enough Neville came in with a goods train and spotted Murdoch, he gave him a smiled and passed him bye.
"I have to say something." panicked Murdoch.
Neville was shunting in the yard when Murdoch came over.
"Um, high there, I'm Murdoch."
"Neville." he replied and carried on with his job.
"I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but I was the one who started all those rumours making the other engines hate you. I'm so sorry you should hate me by all amounts to hate.
"Why would I do that?" asked Neville "just because a bunch of stupid engines think that anything anyone says about anyone else is gospel, then they need to rethink how they see things." Neville ranted.
"Then can we be friends."
"Of course."