(A/N: Before you begin reading, take note this was written in a narrator's point of view, so in a sense like a Thomas style story/episode. It's more so of, if you wanted to adapt my version of the ghost engine's story, you could, just credit me. Also, this chapter isn't broken up into several parts so everything you need to know is in this one, making it a long one. Anyways enjoy!)
October 31, 2017:
It was Halloween on the Island of Sodor, and most of the engines were resting in their sheds, telling scary stories to spooky one another. At Tidmouth sheds, Percy was telling everyone scary stories to lighten up the mood. Due to recent events, Henry and James were left up at the works following their accidents, leaving the mainline engines tired and unhappy trying to do their own work and filling in for the two engines.
"And every year on the date of the accident, it runs again as a warning to others, plunging into the gap, shrieking like a lost soul."
"Percy, that's the fifth time you told us this story, will you knock it off already." sighed Thomas, "You tell us the same old story every time it's October and we allow you to tell us a story"
"You just don't like it because after I told you and Toby the story, I spooked you after crashing into a cart of lime." replied Percy. Toby chuckled quietly for he had also been involved in Percy's ghostly trick. But Thomas seethed in rage, he hated being reminded of that time.
"Hello everyone-, oh I see that Thomas and Percy are arguing again, for the second time this week. Well then, Toby, what exactly are they arguing about this time?" asked Edward. Edward had brought his last train from Welsworth in and was settling in the sheds for a rest, and possibly telling the engines one of his ghost stories.
"Oh, those two are arguing about the time Thomas thought Percy was the ghost engine from that ghost story he told us." replied Toby.
"Oh, really what ghost story?" asked Edward. The two engines stopped arguing with each other and turned to Edward. After a moment of silence, Percy spoke first.
"Well, do you want to hear the story then?" asked Percy.
"Sure Percy, go ahead" replied Edward. As Percy began the story, Edward frowned as the incident sounded familiar to him. When Percy had concluded his story Edward turned to the three engines with a serious look on his face.
"Percy, you do know that the story you just told us is half true right?" said Edward. The three engines were shocked, the others who had decided to ignore the arguing between Thomas and Percy, soon had their eyes on Edward too with suspense. Although Percy's driver did say the story was false, and that it was just a pretend story on television, none of them have believed that the story would have been somewhat true.
"What do you mean?" ask Thomas nervously.
"The whole thing of the engine not responding to what the crew wanted, which sent him down the wrong line and off a cliff is false, the accident still happened but not exactly the way you were told. The version of the story that you three know was a cover up of what actually happened." The three engines just stared at each other and then back to Edward. At last, Toby spoke next.
"So, what happened exactly, we're all dying to know now" said Toby, with Thomas and Percy agreeing with him. Edward took one glance at all three and began the story. ~
Sodor, 1913:
Many years ago, before the NWR was formed, the railway was split into several smaller companies. One of these railway companies needed another engine to help out for a short time. This engine, named Timothy, who was a prototype of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway E2 class. Being a prototype, he was known to have issues that they didn't even know existed and used these to their advantage as while building the other nine E2s, they knew exactly what to do to make sure these problems were ratified. However, they didn't bother to fix these issues on Timothy, from what the workmen claimed at the time. Timothy was part of the Tidmouth, Knapford, and Elesbridge railway, along with the other coffee pot engines in 1913. Their manager or commonly referred to as the old controller didn't really care for his engines at all. He would shout and scold any engine who was to break down or arrive late with a train. This in turn infuriated the engines deeply, none more so than Timothy. He saw it as unfair as it wasn't their fault if they arrived late with a train that was out of his control. He soon began thinking of a way to pay the man out.
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Sudrian Secrets
No Ficción(This is meant to be a sort of lore book for my au) Sodor has had many stories written and published as what many known as the railway series. Everyone knows about the famous Thomas the tank engine and his friends and the stories they have to share...
