A/N Lewis came around when Jessica did and he's not mean, exactly. He's friendly, just not an emotional type.

Hey, everyone. I'm Lewis, the new freight engine here. I'm an independent, visionary, skeptical and stubborn freight diesel, a leader type. Though I'm a friendly sort, I can be blunt. I'm not very emotional, but I'm very loyal to those who deserve it, who are trustworthy. I don't cry often, but sometimes I can't stop myself from feeling the pain. Like when I cried for the first time, which was when my mentor on the railway that built and tested me was scrapped. During the few weeks of me being there, an older engine mentored me, but was scrapped just before I was sent here. I cried in my shed and asked Driver, "Why's there water coming out of my eyes?". Driver comforted me, saying "There, there, Lewis. Accept your sadness. You're crying, because of your emotion. Tears and crying happen when you've got strong enough emotion. I know you're so sad about your mentor dying. I want you to cry, Lewis and let it all out. I shall dry your tears. I'm here for you.", as he took a cloth from pocket and did what he promised, rubbing my cheeks and wiping my moist eyes. I cried more, saying, "I just couldn't keep my emotion in my heart.", as I quietly sobbed, shedding big tears. Driver said, as he continued to wipe my tears away, "Whenever your heart can't hold the tears and I'm here, I shall wipe your pain away. The solution to your sadness is to accept it and let it out. I tear up and if overwhelmed with emotion, cry. It's a healthy way to let the emotion out." He was just there for me, listening attentively and offering empathy, helping me understand how I felt. I finished my cry and he dried my last tears away, patting stray tears from my face and dapping the dampness from my eyes until they were dry. He went back to my cab with the tear-wet cloth. I show more emotion under stress, being angry and if I can't bottle up my feelings, cry in my shed to Driver.

I look for long-term solutions and use logical analysis. Sometimes, I help my friends see the big picture, to give them a new perspective, so they can see how it's just a minor blip or if possible, a direct, long-term solution. if they're justifiably upset. I mean well, but some find me too direct and overbearing. The last engine of my class, my baby sister, just built when I left, according to a letter my twin older brother and sister sent through their drivers is a cry-engine. My older sister, Frances, is kind to Hannah, but Frank, our brother, uses every chance he gets to be unpleasant to her, bullying her. My baby sister would annoy me, if I was there. It's not that I don't care, I just don't understand emotions well and don't know what to do when someone's irrationally emotional. I'm loyal and dependable, not wanting to be insensitive, but I prefer logical ways to express things.

Now that I'm a Sodor engine, I'm making plans about how I can be a Really Useful Engine. My new railway has 2 steam engines, Thomas and another new arrival, Jessica. She went to the Steamworks to be overhauled, Thomas said. He told me she's depressed because she's been abused, feeling so sad and worthless she cries all the time, except when she can't. Sometimes, she freezes and all engines can't cry when moving, so an engine unable to hold back the tears has to pull onto a siding and cry if teared up. We engines can tear up when moving, but the tears are held in our eyes until we stop, as I learned. I enjoy gaining knowledge and tend to be positive and confident in my ability in non-emotional situations. I do wish I was better at my values and feelings. I've got a dreadful temper and am often bossy, proud and can be sarcastic. I once got very aggressive about getting things done for a week, in a more reckless way than usual. But then, my mentor died and that pulled me out of it, forced me to focus on my inner world again. I want my fellow Sodor engines with similar interests to me, who won't cause drama but can offer stimulating conversation, maybe even debate. I may be a big, strong engine, but I still want the right kind of friends. That's my story and who I am.

A/N My next plans for this OC fic are Jessica in third person, maybe more Rowena and also the Autumn stuff I have planned or people have requested. If I could do exactly what I want with Autumn, I'd do a winter set chapter, then a spring set chapter, then a summer one and follow that with her 11th birthday and carry her through her 11th year, including a finale visit to Sodor on the eve of her 12th birthday, as the song says "Children, follow the dream", which means she can daydream her way to Sodor only until adolescence. But, I'll do the Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's and Easter thing, even with the cultural issues I have, due to her British dad for plot convenience surrounding these requests, trying my best to work around her home culture. I feel like the requests force me to write her like a pure American girl.