Every story has a beginning, an origin. And it's no different for engines like Thomas the Tank Engine, in the blissful days before the accident that would lead to the crisis. A/N: I've promised a revision of Thomas and the Gold Dust Crisis, and here is the prologue of it. I hope it and the official story that I will post separately was worth the wait. Characters belong to Mattel, Hit Entertainment, Britt Allcroft, The Awdry Family, SMD2509 and Kanetakerfan 701.All Rights Reserved