FanFic:Saving Sodor Part 11: Chase Down The Tracks

Thomas the Trackmaster Movie Part 11: The Final Confrontation

Characters: (in order of appearance)

• Edward
• 'Arry and Bert
• Diesel 10
• Diesel
• Gordon
• Bertie
• Toby
• Henrietta

Transcript

As Edward puffed along, he approached his station. Beyond the platform was a junction which led into a goods yard by the station.

But past the junction, Edward saw Bert parked on the line, facing him. Edward passed the points and stopped in front of him.

"Bert! Have you heard?! Diesel 10 is back on Sodor!"

Bert grinned evilly. "I know!"

Then suddenly, 'Arry appeared from out of the goods yard. He came onto the line Edward and Bert were on and buffered up to behind Edward. Then, Bert buffered up to in front of Edward, trapping the old engine.

"What are you doing?" Edward gasped.

"Little blue piggy in the middle," 'Arry snickered.

"Just like James and Percy," added Bert.

Before Edward could respond, he saw a terrifying sight.

On the line nest to them, Diesel 10 appeared next to them, followed by Diesel.

"Oh look!" Diesel 10 boomed, raising and snapping his claw. "It's the elderly puffball! He's much too old to be any use now! Let's put him out of his misery and scrap him!"

"NO!" Edward cried, and shot forward.

Despite being old, Edward was still fairly strong. His sudden shot forward knocked Bert off the rails and lying on his side beside the track. Edward puffed away as fast as he could. Diesel 10 angrily gave chase, leaving Diesel, 'Arry and a derailed Bert.

Edward sped down the line, hardly daring to look back. Diesel 10 sped close behind on the other line. Edward was a far distance in front, but with each yard, Diesel 10 came closer, his claw raised high.

"You may as well give up, puffball!" he called angrily. "In a few minutes, you'll be my scrap!"

They passed a signal box, and then a junction which joined Edward's line from behind. Edward was beginning to slow down. The old engine couldn't go fast for long. Diesel 10 noticed this, and grinned. He was sure he would destroy his first steam engine in a few minutes.

Then suddenly, the sound of a whistle blasted, which made the two engines jump. Gordon was travelling at a fast sped on the line which reached the junction which joined Edward's line. The signalman quickly changed the points just in time, and Gordon safely sped onto Edward's line behind Edward.

Gordon gasped when he saw the sight of Diesel 10. Then he noticed that Edward was in trouble. So Gordon sped up, until he came right behind Edward. Then, still travelling fast, he buffered up to Edward, and pushed him further down the line a great distance ahead of the diesel.

Diesel 10, still giving chase, was now even more cross. But then he called out to them "It's okay! I'll just destroy you both at once!" and he sped up, tried to catch up.

"Hurry, Gordon!" Edward cried. "He's speeding up!"

"You'll take to look out of me Edward!" Gordon cried back. "I can't see, and if we crash, there'll be nothing to stop him from destroying us both!"

They raced past a siding, where Henry was taking on water from the water tower. He watched the two engines race past in surprise, then let out a loud gasp as he saw Diesel 10 rocket by.

"Diesel 10!" he cried. "He's back – and wants to destroy us! Oh no!"

Down the line, Edward and Gordon raced on, still a great distance in front of Diesel 10. Up ahead was a level crossing without any gates. Bertie had just pulled up on the road, having here the engines coming. He watched as the two blue steam engines race by in fright.

"Where are Edward and Gordon off two in such a hurry?" Then, he noticed Diesel 10 approaching the level crossing, and gasped in shock.

"It's Diesel 10! He's trying to destroy them!" Thinking quickly, Bertie drove onto the line Diesel 10 was coming down on and stopped. "This'll stop him in his tracks for sure!"

But Bertie was wrong. Instead of slowing down, Diesel 10 sped up, an angry snarl on his face. As he was a few yards away from the level crossing, he screamed loudly "GET OUT O MY WAY, BUS!"

Then, with a sudden crash, the giant diesel hit the small bus without stopping. Bertie cried out as he spun around on the spot. His passengers screamed as they held onto their seats. After spinning three times, Bertie tilted over and landed onto his right side with a sickening thud, as his side dented and his windows smashed.

Further down the line, the chase was still going on. Up ahead was another signal box and junction on Edward and Gordon's line, which led to a corner away from the other lines.

But now, Diesel 10 had managed to catch up with Edward and Gordon, and was nearly level with them.

Diesel 10 sneered. "Say goodbye puffballs. You're not going anywhere now!"

Then suddenly, Edward cried out "Oh no! Gordon, look out!" For up ahead, he saw Toby with Henrietta on the same line as him and Gordon, heading towards them.

They approached each other in fear towards the junction. But just when they were about to crash, the signalman quickly changed the points, and Edward and Gordon changed tracks and headed down the line leading away from the one they had been travelling on.

Toby derailed on the points, as they were against him. But fortunately, Diesel 10 couldn't stop in time, and continues to race down his line. Henrietta stayed on the rails

"What was that, Toby?" She asked quietly in shock.

"That," Toby replied nervously "Was our old enemy, Diesel 10."

"Gordon! You did great!" Edward cried out happily, as Gordon continued to push him down the line they had been switched onto.

"I know!" Gordon replied proudly. "I always said I was fastest and best! I just proved it by outrunning Diesel 10, which reminded me, why is he on-"

But then, Edward interrupted by shouting "GORDON! STOP!"

Up ahead was a set of buffers; they had been switched onto a siding. Gordon slammed on his brakes, but it was too late.

He pushed Edward into the buffers, which broke beneath his wheels. Edward fell onto his left side and slid along the grass on his side before slowing to a stop His tender stayed upright. Gordon then came off the tracks and onto the grass. He slid along on his wheels, then slowed to a stop, before both he a his tender fell onto their left side.

"Well, Gordon," Edward gasped. "You may have made us crash. But you're a true hero; you saved both our lives. Thank you very much."

Gordon's only response was a tired wheesh of steam.