Author's notes: This story was full of good jokes, especially if Pinkie Pie is seen for a good portion. You just can't have an episode with her in it and not have her do something very zany and over the top... unless the episode is 'Filli Vanilli'. Yeah... yeah, still blame Amy Keating Rogers for that. In this headcanon, Pinkie Pie's antics from said episode never happened here, but the rest of the episode did. Let's just get to 'Wooly Bear', shall we?

Wooly Bear

Narrator: It was the tail of Summer of mid-September 1970. The gangers have been cut the line side grass, stacking and cocking it in the open air to dry in the sun turning it into hay. At this time of the year, the Fat Controller and Princess Celestia sells the hay to hill farmers who want winter feed for they're stock. When Percy comes back from the harbour from delivering his stone from the quarry, he stops where they have been cutting. The men load up his empty wagons, and cover it with Tarpaulins to prevent it from blowing about and Percy along with Pinkie Pie and Mr. Roberts takes the hay to Ffarquhar station. Toby and Flora then take them to the hills where the farmers collect the hay from Toby's and Flora's top station the tramway. One day, Thomas, Toby and Flora were resting at Ffarquhar sheds with Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Fancy Pants, Fleur De Lis and Daisy, when Percy came by and gave ghostly whistle to tease Thomas as went to get water from the water column. Percy thought that it was still a great joke but Thomas, Toby, Applejack, Flora and Twilight were finally tired of it and even Pinkie Pie, the master of joke playing got tired of it too. Fluttershy was relived to see that the joke was wearing off, but wasn't happy with Percy.

Percy: (Ghostly whistle ) …. Heheheh don't worry Thomas it's only.

Twilight Sparkle: That's 90 times you've done joke for whole year!

Applejack: Good gravy boy! It's really aggravating.

Flora: Oh good lord. Percy, will you stop that?!

Fluttershy: Once is enough. We shouldn't stretch it longer then need be.

Pinkie Pie: I hate to admit, but jokes do have life span. You can't always do the same joke all the time.

Thomas: (Annoyed) They're right. Besides, your ugly fizz is enough to frighten anyone your like a….

Percy: (Crossly ) Ugly indeed! I beg your pardon! But I'll have you know that I'm….

Thomas: (Cross) A green caterpillar with red stripes! You crawl like one too.

Percy: (Cross ) I DON'T! I'll have you know I beat Harold helicopter and two Wonderbolts, Spitfire and Soarin in race to Knapford harbour with fully stone trucks, whilst you only beat a bus and he wasn't flying.

Twilight Sparkle: (Crossly) Oh yeah, then tell us whose been late every afternoon this week?

Percy: (Crossly) it's the new hay traffic!

Twilight/Thomas: We can't help that! Time is time!

Thomas: And the Fat Controller relies on me to keep it!

Twilight Sparkle: So's Princess Celestia. She relies on me to keep from being tardy and keep to schedule. Look, we know that the new hay traffic is important… But…

Thomas: Try to put it in gear will you cause we can't keep time with you crawling in the hay for all hours.

Percy: (Fuming) Green Caterpillar indeed! Lousy cheek…

Mr. Roberts: Come on Percy. Stop arguing and lets get going. We need to get this load of stone down to the harbour.

Narrator: So Percy, still fuming with rage got his drink, collected his stone trucks and started off.

(Percy taking stone to the harbour)

Percy: (Crossly) Ugly indeed! Everyone says I'm handsome…. Well at least almost everyone. Ah well. My curves are better looking than Thomas's corners and Twilight Sparkle's horn and cutiemark ..

Mr. Roberts: Calm down Percy. They're probably trying to get adjusted to the new schedule.

Pinkie Pie: Yeah, don't worry. I'm sure they'll get accustom to the new timetables in 10 seconds flat.

Narrator: Percy took the stone trucks down to the harbour and spent the morning shunting, but he was still grumbling about what Thomas and Twilight said.

Percy: (Grumbling) Thomas and Twilight Sparkle say I'm always late. I'm never late…. Well at least only a few minutes… but still, what's that to do Thomas and Twilight? They can always catch up time further on.

Narrator: All the same, Mr. Roberts, Pinkie Pie and Percy all agreed that they should start home early. Then came trouble.

(Pinkie Pie's tail twitches.)

Percy: hey Pinkie, what's with the tail? Your tail seems to be acting odd?

Pinkie Pie: Hmm... Twitchy twitcha twitcha twitch.

Percy: What does that twitch mean.

Pinkie Pie: Ah yes, it the twitchy tail means somethings gonna fall.

Narrator: Then she got an ear flop.

Percy: And what does that mean.

Pinkie Pie: I'll get the cleaning equipment for you.

Percy: Why, we can just wait till we get to…. ( create falls ) OOFFF!

Narrator: It was most unfortunate that just before they left with some empty trucks a create of treacle was upset all over him.

Mr. Roberts: Oh great this just perfect!

Pinkie Pie: Oh yummie! Treacle.

Mr Roberts: I don't think eating treacle off of Percy is the best idea.

Pinkie Pie: Good point.

Narrator: Percy was very cross. Mr. Roberts and Pinkie Pie wiped most of the worst of the mess off but Percy was still sticky when he puffed away. The wind rose they puffed along. Then it was blowing a fierce gale.

Pinkie pie/Mr. Roberts: Look at that!

Narrator: The wind caught the piled hay tossing it up and over the tracks, the gangers tried to clear it, but more always came. The line climbed here.

Mr. Roberts: Take run at it Percy!

Narrator: So whistling warningly, Mr. Roberts opened the regulator and Percy gathered speed but the hay made the rails slippery and his wheels wouldn't grip. Time after time, he stalled with spinning wheels and had to wait until the line ahead was clear before he could start again. The signalman climbed the telegraph pole the station master paced the platform. Passengers fussed,and Thomas and Twilight seethed impatiently.

Thomas: Ten minutes late. We've warned him. Passengers will complain.

Twilight Sparkle: And the fat controller and Princess Celestia will…..

Narrator: Then the signalman shouted and stood amazed. The passengers exclaimed and laughed as Percy approached.

Percy: Sorry I'm late….

Pinkie Pie: Yeah. We had bit of a problem with the hay on the hill.

Mr Roberts: And some problems with some treacle.

Mr Hawkins: Oh, quite alright James… (Burts into laughter.)

Twilight/Thomas: So I should hope you green cata…. (Bursting into laughter)

Twilight Sparkle: Well well well! Look what's just crawled out of the hay!

Annie: What are you talking abou... (Looks over at Percy and laughs) Oh! Clarabel, look over there.

Clarabel: Huh... (Looks over and laughs too) Oh my goodness! This is hilarious!

Percy: What's wrong?

Thomas: Talk about hairy caterpillars. It's worth being late to have seen you..

Narrator: And Thomas, Mr Hawkins, Annie, Clarabel and Twilight laughed and laughed as they started away. When Percy got home, Mr. Roberts showed him what he looked like in a mirror.

Percy: (Blushing with embarrassment) BUST MY BUFFERS! No wonder they all laughed. I'm just like wooly bear! Please clean me before Applejack, Fluttershy, Flora and Toby come.

Narrator: But it was no good. Thomas, Twilight and Mr. Hawkins told Mr. Holden, Mr Thomson, Applejack, Fluttershy, Toby and Flora all about. And instead of talking about sensible things like playing ghosts, Thomas, Toby, Flora, Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hawkins, Mr Thomson and Mr. Roberts talked about wooly bear caterpillars and other creatures that crawled about in hay. They all laughed a lot, but Percy thought that they were being very silly indeed.

And that is 'Wooly Bear'. The next part is a bonus story, so look out for that.