FanFic:Saving Sodor Part 1: Welcome to Sodor

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Saving Sodor Part 1: Welcome to Sodor

Characters: (in order of appearance)

• Thomas
• Annie and Clarabel
• Percy
• Toby
• Henrietta
• Sir Topham Hatt

Chapter One

On a remote island located between England and the Isle of Man, exists a well-known, hard-working railway.

This island, known as 'Sodor', is where many visitors come in the Summer. First, holiday-makers, and then the people who are suggested to visit the Island and experience its unique beauty.

Work never ceases on Sodor. Most of it is carried out by its large railway network. A lot of hard work is carried out by the large fleet of engines that live on the railway. These engines carry out the many tasks they are assigned, under the watchful eye of Sir Topham Hatt, a stout man who is the head of the railway. Due to being in corntrol of the railway and his notable size, Sir Topham Hatt is better known by his nickname 'The Fat Controller'.

He makes sure that all his engines complete their jobs on time. Although there are time when a mishap occurs during their journeys, the engines nearly always complete their tasks on time, which makes them proud, especially when the Fat Controller complements them, by telling them that they are 'really useful engines'.

One Summer's afternoon, one of the many engines was puffing along one of the branch lines on the railway, pulling two brown passenger coaches. This engine was an E2 Class 0-6-0 tank engine. He was a shiny blue colour, with very thin red stripes, which sparkled in the summer sun. On each side of his boiler was a number '1' painted in yellow with a red border.

This engine was well-known on the railway. Everyone knew this engine's name was Thomas. And because he was a tank engine, he won the title 'Thomas the Tank Engine'.

Thomas was chuffing happily along the branch line, which happened to belong to him. He had been given this branch line by the Fat Controller for being really useful. The coaches he was pulling, who were called Annie and Clarabel, belonged to him too. They were full of passengers as Thomas pulled them happily along the line. He was singing cheerfully to them;

"I am Thomas the Tank Engine,

Puffing happily down this track,

Annie follows close behind,

And Clarabel is at the back!"

Presently, Thomas approached a station. He started to slow down. He puffed into the station, and slowed to a stop, right beside the platform.

"Peep! Peep!" Thomas whistled happily. Annie and Clarabel's doors opened, as many passengers got out and onto the station platform, and left the station to go to the village of Elsbridge.

Thomas noticed that two other engines were at the station on the other lines, by the other platforms. One of them was a small 0-4-0 saddle tank engine, painted green with thin red stripes, and had a small brass dome. He had a number '6' painted each side of his bunker, and three milk tankers coupled behind him. He was feeling very cheerful.

"Hello Thomas," he called cheerfully.

"Hello Percy," replied Thomas. "Isn't it a lovely day today?"

"It is indeed!" smiled Percy. I'm taking children to the seaside later today! I can't wait!"

"Slow down Percy!" laughed the other engine. "You haven't delivered the milk yet!"

This other engine was very old fashioned. He was in fact a steam tram. He had a square body with two cabs at each end. He had cowcatchers in front and behind his wheels, and side-plates at the sides. He had a brass bell on top of his cab roof which shone as bright as gold. The engine was painted brown, with a number '7' painted at each side of his square body. Behind him, a small, orange, old-fashioned four-wheeled coach was coupled behind him.

"Sorry Toby," piped Percy. "I'm just excited having to do that special job! I really love this lovely weather!"

"Doesn't everyone?" asked Thomas.

"No, not everyone," smiled Toby, who was a lot older and wiser than Thomas and Percy, who were very young. "Henrietta doesn't like this warm weather. She finds it too hot," he added, looking back towards to coach coupled behind him.

Just then, a figure on the platform came up from behind them, and turned to face them. The engines quietened as soon as they saw him, for it was none other than the Fat Controller. He stood in front of them, looking important, dressed in his black coat, white waistcoat, black tie, grey trousers and black top hat.

"Hello Thomas, Percy, Toby," he addressed them.

"Hello Sir!" The three engines replied in unison.

"There is to be a meeting tonight at Tidmouth sheds tonight," the Fat Controller told them.

"A meeting? What about Sir?" asked Toby curiously.

"Well, if I told you here, then there would be no point in having the meeting, would there?" The Fat Controller smiled, and he then walked down the platform to talk to the station master.

"What do you think the meeting is about?" whispered Percy.

"I've no idea," replied Thomas. "It must be something very important."

"Whatever it is, we'll find out tonight," added Toby.

Just then, Thomas' guard blew his whistle.

"Oh, I have to go now. See you tonight," remarked Thomas.

Percy and Toby called "Goodbye," as Thomas pulled out of the station, with Annie and Clarabel rattling behind.