Henry and the War Against Worlds

Aftermath: November 8th, 2004

4:12 PM

We sat in that tunnel for hours waiting for the few people who we sent back out to trek back up to Tidmouth and they had finally come back saying how it was silent and there was no sign of the tripods anywhere. We began to reverse down the line and it was completely silent. Only the sound of wind filled the eerie silence. As we entered Tidmouth we found Murdoch. He crashed through a pair of buffers and onto the station platform. Just like Billy he was gone, nothing but dust.

4:29 PM

As we neared Tidmouth sheds we heard the sound of muffled talking coming from within the sheds. We opened one one of the briths and we were glad to have found Molly. Thankfully her crew, Tony and Gabby, were also with her. Molly looked confused and horrified. She had clearly seen something. We tried asking her what had happened, but she kept talking about dust. We asked Gabby what the hell had happened and she said they were preparing a small goods train in the yard at Tidmouth when the storm rolled in. A massive lighting bolt hit the ground nearby and what they thought was some type of machine rose from the ground. After a few seconds it began shooting the nearby people turning them into dust. They didn't waste any time and raced out of the yard. Several nearby workmen yelled for help, begging to be let on board. Sadly their pleas went on deaf ears as they were all turned to dust. They finally made their way into Tidmouth sheds where they had been ever since.

Molly hoped Neville and Murdoch were okay, as she put it they were the only friends she ever had. We were forced to tell her about Murdoch, she didn't take his death very well. After that we knew we couldn't lose anymore engines and we began taking about where the other engines might be. We know Gordon had been pulling the express so god knows where he is. Duck had to go to Brendam to pick up a goods train and take it down the little western. James was to take a stopping passenger train so he could be anywhere. As we continued to discuss where the engines could be we heard the sound of an all to familiar whistle. We were shocked to see a determined Percy race past with Annie, Clarabel and a brakevan. He seems to have been heading towards Knapford, not sure why. If I were to go anywhere it would be the mainland. We're most likely going to head towards Knapford to search for the little guy, the more engines we have the better

4:57 PM

We arrived in the desolate and deserted Knapford station to find our little green caterpillar sitting at one of the platforms. He was as shocked to see us and couldn't believe we had survived. We asked what had happened to him and why he had Annie and Clarabel. Apparently he was at Elsbridge with Thomas and when the tripods attacked Thomas told Percy to take Annie and Clarabel and that he would distract the tripod. Percy didn't have a chance to react as Thomas began racing down the line with the tripod hot on his tail. Percy then began to cry saying how he could've distracted the tripod and that he could have done more. We comforted our number six telling him that we would find Thomas and we would get off the island together.

5:04 PM

We were talking about our next move when we were all shocked to hear a whistle in the distance. We saw what looked to be several old branchline coaches rounding the bend into the view and we were shocked to see a dust covered James reversing into the station. However, something was off. He didn't say a word, he seemed to have been in deep thought. We began asking what had happened but he just lashed out in anger every time we asked him something. We decided to just leave him be for now. With everything that has happened he needed some space. Gabby walked up to me and said she was going to head to the shed to refill Molly's bunker as it was running low plus it was a lot safer than spending the night in the station. We knew she was right and we told her we would join her in a while. Percy decided to go with them because he wanted to get some rest. Poor engine and we exhausted. Once they left James began to speak up. He was at Crosby with his passenger train awaiting his passengers. Just as they arrived the storm hit and just like everyone else saw a tripod rise from the ground. His crew wasted no time and threw James in reverse leaving everyone behind on the platform. He ran until he reached the small tunnel just before Elsbridge. He sat there for a few minutes and was shocked to see Thomas race in. Neither of them had an idea as to what was going on and were scared out of their minds. They sat there for a few hours before Thomas decided to head out. James tried telling him not to go but Thomas didn't listen and raced off. Not long after he heard the sound of a tripod nearby and assumed Thomas was gone. Before James could continued Percy raced beside us and said they found something at the sheds. We went with him to check it out and the sheds were a mess. Harvey, or what was Harvey was sitting in a siding and his hook was connected to the remains of Diesel which were sitting in the turntable. However we were glad to see Rosie as safe as could be in one of the briths. Right now we're trying to pull Diesel's remains out so we can get to Rosie.

6:14 PM

We finally managed to pull Diesel out. However we were forced to use Harvey's corpse since the crane was still operational. Made me sick thinking we were using the he corpse of our friend to pull the corpse of another, but we were able to use the turntable and get the engines into the sheds and just in the nick of time as we heard the sound of a tripod nearby. Rosie hasn't said much to anyone, but we've put together what might have happened based on the little she's told us. Diesl tried making a run for the sheds just as it was turning for Harvey. Just before it reached Harvey's line Diesel fell into the turntable well jamming it. Harvey tried to save the idiotic diesel but it was too late the tripod found them. God poor Roise, she was forced to watch as she could do nothing as her friends were killed right in front of her. So far the only engine Rosie has really opened to is Molly. Can't really blame her I guess. Anyway we're going to try to get some sleep in Henry's cab. Hopefully this nightmare ends soon.