FanFic:Saving Sodor Part 17: Final Showdown

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Saving Sodor Part 17: Final Showdown

Characters: (in order of appearance)

• Diesel
• Thomas
• Lady
• Diesel 10
• Rosie

Chapter Seventeen

"And so you steam engines will be destroyed – and we diesels will conquer Sodor!" Diesel exclaimed for the umpteenth time, as he pushed the two steam engines into a large railway yard.

"Gee, that's really something," replied Thomas sarcastically.

"Ooh, you're so cheeky Thomas. I tell you, I won't miss hearing you cheek me once you're destroyed.

Thomas was just about to reply – when suddenly, he heard a loud shriek near by, followed by a booming evil laugh. "What was that?"

"Sounds like Diesel 10 torturing your purple friend. He'll be so pleased to see you again Thomas. And he'll be pleased to see you too." Diesel sneered to Lady, who was feeling a little nervous by now.

Diesel pushed the captives along the line which ran by a large engine shed. Another scream was then heard, much louder than the last one. As Diesel pushed up to the end of the engine shed, Thomas and Lady saw their worse nightmare.

There was the great evil diesel, laughing loudly and snapping his claw open and shut. And if that wasn't enough of a terrible sight for Thomas, he saw something else that made him gasp.

Facing Diesel 10 was Rosie. She was shaking from smokebox to bunker, watching the claw snap menacingly, about to have her in it's grasp. Thomas saw the fear in her eyes. She was too frightened to run away or notice Thomas - much to his surprise.

"L-Leave m-me a-a-lone," she stuttered with fright.

"Oh, don't worry, my dear," the villainous diesel grinned sinisterly. "Once I've destroyed you, I'll leave your remains alone!"

Thomas found his tongue, and before he could stop himself, shouted to the big diesel. "You heard her! Leave her alone!"

"Thomas!" Rosie squeaked in surprise, noticing him with Lady and Diesel. Diesel 10 was equally surprised hen he looked at Thomas, making him feel very nervous.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't the little blue puffball! Long time, no see. Come to try and stop me, have you? Oh, and look! You've brought me the puffball I've been bent on having destroyed for so long! You gullible blue idiot! Did you really think she and you could stop me? You've just made things easier for me. And now, and I'm going to destroy you all!"

"I found them for you!" Diesel grinned. "Do I get rewarded?"

"NO!" Diesel 10 snapped angrily. "I don't have to reward you, Diesel!"

Diesel looked at him in annoyance. "But I'm trying to help you destroy steam engines, so we can take over Sodor."

"WE?! There is no 'we'! Do you really think I would share ruling Sodor with a pathetic little shunter?! No way! I will rule this island! No one else! I don't need you, pathetic little Diesel! And I will destroy you too! But first-" Diesel 10 slowly rolled his eyes to look at Rosie. "I will destroy-ARRRGGGHHH!!!!"

None of the engines had noticed that while the diesels were arguing, Rosie had already started reversing up the line. She was almost out of the yard, and onto the lines running through the woodland. But then Diesel 10 raced after her. "COME BACK HERE, YOU LITTLE PINK PUFFBALL!!!!!!!"

"ROSIE!" Thomas cried, and suddenly raced away and quickly chased on after Diesel 10.

"Thomas! Wait!" Lady cried after him, and chased after him.

Diesel watched them leave in puzzlement. "I thought they ran out of water." Then Diesel revved up his engine and chased after them. "It doesn't matter. I'll see if I can destroy them and Diesel 10. Then I will rule Sodor."

Thomas quickly drew level with Diesel 10. Rosie was reversing quickly in front of them, a wide moving gap between her and Diesel 10. "Thomas! Help me!"

"Keep running, Rosie!" Thomas cried. "You have to-"

"SHUT UP, PUFFBALL!" Diesel 10 quickly turned his claw towards Thomas, and made a grab for him - but Thomas quickly drew in front of the diesel – the claw only just missing him. Now with Thomas only just in front of him, Diesel 10 was very angry. "WHEN I CATCH YOU BOTH, YOU WON'T KNOW WHAT'LL HIT YOU!!!"

Just then, Lady drew level with Diesel 10. "You won't catch them! And you won't destroy us! We'll-"

But before she could finish, Diesel 10 swung his claw around and hit it into the side of Lady. She tilted over and landed on the side of her boiler beside the line.

Immediately, Thomas slammed on his brakes, and while Diesel 10 raced past him, he backed up to Lady. "Lady! Are you alright?!"

"Don't worry about me, Thomas. Stop Diesel 10! Save Rosie! Save Sodor!"

Then suddenly, Thomas heard a horn blast behind him. Knowing it was Diesel coming up fast, he shot off down the line and chased after Diesel 10, his pistons pumping harder than ever.

He could see up ahead that the line Diesel 10 and Rosie were on joined his. Thomas watched as Rosie switched onto his line, and then Diesel 10. Now with the diesel right in front of him, he couldn't see Rosie. Thomas crossed the points as the very confused signalman quickly switched the points so he could go along the line safely. All Thomas could do was follow Diesel 10 and hope to stop him somehow.

Then suddenly, Diesel 10 screeched to a halt. Thomas, taken by surprise, banged into the back of him, wondering what was going on.

What he couldn't see was that Diesel 10 had chased Rosie towards two sidings. Rosie was in one of them, right up at the buffers. The ends of the sidings were right on the edge of a cliff, below which was a large ravine.

Diesel 10 saw the points led to the siding she was in, and he could see he had her trapped. Knowing Thomas was behind him, he sneered. "Just watch little blue puffball, as I destroy your little girlfriend!"

"Thomas," Rosie whimpered, tears in her eyes. "Before I go, I want to tell you – I love you!"

Thomas was surprised, then he cried back to her; "I love you too, Rosie! I know I've ignored you and ran away from you all this time! But I do love you! You're such a sweet engine."

"Oh, how sweet," sneered Diesel 10 sarcastically. "Railway romance! You've both found out you share the same feelings! Too bad you won't be around anymore to share your loco love!"

At that moment, Diesel pulled up behind Thomas, wondering what was going on now. Diesel 10 revved up his engine, raised his claw, and snapped it open and shut, his eyes fixed on Rosie, not taking notice of anything else around him. Rosie shut her eyes in fright, awaiting her doom.

Then quickly, Diesel 10 shot forward towards the points leading to the siding she was in. Thomas watched helplessly in horror as he sped towards the points, waiting for him to destroy his love.

Then, all of a sudden, as Diesel 10 darted across the points, he suddenly diverted into the other siding. With a cry of surprise, he slammed on his brakes, but it was too late. With a mighty crunch, he crashed through the buffers. His front end dangled dangerously over the edge of the cliff.

Both Thomas and Rosie were stunned – though Diesel couldn't see anything, since Thomas was in front of him. Then, with a loud angry whistle, Thomas charged quickly forward, crossed the points, steamed up to the back of Diesel 10, and then - timing his braking just right – pushed Diesel 10 off the edge of the cliff.

A loud scream escaped from the evil diesel, as he fell down toward the ravine. Then suddenly, his scream was cut short by a tremendous smashing sound as he hit the ravine hard. The sound of bit and pieces breaking and flying followed, and then the loud noise died down to silence.

The next sound came from Thomas. "Have that, you dastardly diesel! Maybe now, you'll think twice of destroying steam engines when I'm around! So now you can't-"

Thomas' next words were drowned by the sudden blast of a horn. Diesel came charging into the sidings and was coming up behind him.

"Thomas! Look out!" Rosie cried – but it was too late. Diesel rammed into the back of Thomas, and shunted him off the edge of the cliff – but then Diesel rolled too far and fell off the cliff also.

"NO, Thomas!" Rosie screamed, but her cry was barely audible compared to the screams that came from Thomas and Diesel as they fell. Then, came the loud smashing sounds of them hitting the ravine with a loud crash, and then, there was complete silence.