Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Beginning

Trucks and their tricks.

On the LB&SCR there are many engines! One of the classes is an E2 0-6-0t shunter. Meanwhile at the docks 107, 108, and 100 were at the docks with some empty trucks. The controller told them they had a special load. "I wonder what it is!" Said 108. "Probably just more welsh coal for the new tender engines." said 107. "I'll pull anything I'm assigned to." said 100. Then a boat came into the docks carrying crates and crates with signs all over the sides saying "FRAGILE". "It's probably very special indeed!" 108 said. The crates were loaded into the engines freight cars and off they went. 108 didn't have much coal but his driver and fireman had a lot of wood from carving models out of wood. Finally 108 was almost at the loading platform. He just needed to climb a hill go around a bend and he would be there. But as soon as reached the top of the hill he stopped. He had ran out of coal. So his fireman threw in all the wood they had to try and start up Thomas it worked for a bit but just as he reached the edge from the top of the hill. His fire was burnt out. There was nothing to fire him up with. "What?!?" said 108. "Come on there has to be something in my fire box." "All that's in there is cinders and ashes." Before 108 could respond the trucks bumped him way too hard and he started flying down the hill. "CINDERS AND ASHES!!" he cried. He slammed on his brakes as hard as he could. But his wheels only slipped and skidded down the rails. They were reaching the bend in the tracks. "NOOOO!!!" 108 cried as he reaches the bend. One set of his wheels was on the rails and the other high up from the rails. At last his wheels made a *CLANG* back onto the rails and 108 puffed into the loading platform were 100 and 107 were wating. "What took you so long?" said 107. "The trucks and their tricks." replied 108. "Well" said 100 "Tomorrow's a big day for all e2s."