Author's notes: Ok, Pug came to Sodor in 1966, and Jinty came 3 years later in 1969, both are in MR red livery and are numbers 23 and 29. Murdoch arrived in the same year Jinty did and is in BR green, the same kind used for his sister 'Evening Star' (I think that's her name) and his number is 30. Hank arrived in 1976 and is in NWR green and his number is 34. Check 'The Fat Controller's Engines' to see what class we changed Hank to.

Fish!

Narrator: Jinty, Pug, Flash Sentry, Silver Shill and the fishermen, who used the port at Tidmouth Harbour near the big station, were bringing in more fish than ever before. Each day, the sheds on the quay side were piled high with boxes and crates. Much of this extra fish had to come in by rail so the trains that Henry, Murdoch, Hank and the other engines had to pull became heavier and Duck was even called in from his branch line to help with the fish traffic. One night, a special load fish was order and the Fat Controller and Princess Celestia had decided that extra vans must be added to the train that the men called "Flying Kipper". The only spare vans available were old ones, that had been standing unused on a siding for some time. Workmen cleaned them at once and they were added to the tail of the train by Duck. Few minutes later after shunting the fish vans into position Duck, Pinkie Pie and Mr. Roberts were waiting on siding with a brake van in tow to go and help Edward with banking duties at Wellsworth. Jinty and Pug along with Flash Sentry and Silver Shill when Thomas came by with the post train. Twilight Sparkle and Mr. Hawkins were working with Thomas.

Mr. Hawkins/Twilight/Thomas : Hi Mr. Roberts, Pinkie, Jinty, Pug, Silver Shill, (Twilight blushes) Flash Sentry, hullo Duck. How's it going?

Pinkie Pie: Very nice. Thank you for asking.

Flash Sentry: (Blushes) Yeah nice night Twilight.

Silver Shill: So what you guys up to?

Twilight Sparkle: Oh just taking the night Sudrian post train over to Tidmouth.

Pug: Oh. That's odd. I thought you guy's would be busy on your branchline.

Mr. Hawkins: Well I'm glad you asked. The Fat Controller has arranged for another job.

Jinty: What do you mean?

Thomas: What he means is that when me and Daisy are finished with the last branch line passenger trains, me and Percy are sometimes rostered to help the main line engines out with the post train services when need be. James is having an over haul right now and so I'm rostered to take his place. So, what brings you here to Tidmouth Harbour Duck? Aren't you meant to be on your own branchline?

Duck: Oh, things got so busy up here that I'm rostered to help Jinty and Pug. I'm just shunting vans for Henry's Flying Kipper. And now I'm on my way to help Edward at Wellsworth.

Narrator: Thomas looked worried.

Thomas: Oh dear. Fish eh?

Duck: (Confused) Uh, yeah.

Thomas: I'd take care if I were you?

Duck: (Confused) Why's that?

Thomas: (Worried) Well for one thing, fish is pretty smelly to say the least.

Pinkie Pie: Yeah, I know. Phew! Tonight's order of fish was very smellier than ever.

Pug: We'll true. But once you've work near the sea for a good while or two, you tend to get used to it don't you Jinty?

Jinty: Oh yes indeed you do Pug.

Thomas: Your right there you 2, but secondly, (worried) if fish get into an engines' boiler, they always cause trouble. (Gulp, shuddering) I know what I am talking about. Believe me Duck.

Twilight Sparkle: Oh yeah. I remember that all too well and not only that, it's also down right dangerous.

Pinkie Pie: Oh yeah, like that time when Thomas got fish stuck in his boiler and it nearly caused his boiler to burst.

Duck: Oh dear. I see what you mean. Thank you for the advice Thomas.

Thomas: No problem Duck. Goodnight to you and everyone else.

Narrator: Thomas puffed away with the post train as Duck whistled goodbye to Jinty, Pug, Flash Sentry and Silver Shill and set off to Wellsworth with his brake van in tow. A few hours later after both Thomas and Duck had cleared they're sections, Henry had already backed down onto the flying Kipper. He grumbled dreadfully about the extra weight on his train as Mr. Holden changed his head code lamps and Applejack coupled him up, but they're was nothing that could be done. Mr Hoskins and Fluttershy were also helping as guards.

Applejack: Oh come on now Henry. Grumbling about it ain't gonna change anything.

Henry: But this train has been getting heavier and heavier all week.

Mr. Holden: Your just gonna have to put up with it Henry, besides, Murdoch is in for 5 yearly service and Hank is busy with the midnight goods.

Mr Hoskins: (Through walkie talkie from the break van) At least the heavy load means we can have a banker up Gordon's hill.

Fluttershy: (Through walkie talkie from the break van) I think Duck is at Wellsworth tonight. He'll help us.

Narrator: And they soon started off. Duck often worked at Edward's station to help heavy trains up Gordon's Hill by pushing behind.

(Servicing Duck)

Mr. Roberts: They're we are. Head lamp is on and ready.

Pinkie Pie: And your water tanks are filled to the brim.

Narrator: Tonight, Henry made good progress in spite of his heavy load.

Applejack: Good Job Henry keep it going your doing great!

Mr. Holden: Not long now. We'll soon be at Wellsworth.

Narrator: At last when they reached Wellsworth station. Mr. Holden stopped the train just beyond the platform. Then, using Henry's whistle he gave the special signal which meant that he wanted help up Gordon's hill. And Mr. Roberts used Ducks whistle to signal the reply.

(Whistle)

Henry: Peep-pep-peep-peep. I need a Banker please!

Pinkie Pie: (Comes dressed as a banker) Where do you want your money stored Henry? Wait a sec. Engines don't need money.

Mr Holden: (Chuckles) No no! We meant someone to help us up the hill.

Pinkie Pie: Oh! Right, I'll get Duck. (Rushes back to him)

(Whistle)

Duck: Peep-peep! I shan't be long.

Pinkie Pie: No sweat!

Applejack: Oh thank you Duck, Pinkie Pie, Mr. Roberts.

Narrator: Duck buffered gently up to The Flying Kipper. He was not coupled on so that Henry could run on without stopping when they reached the top and then Duck could go back.

(Whistling)

Henry: You ready Duck?

Duck: Ready Henry!

Narrator: Mr. Roberts and Mr. Holden opened up the they're regulators and they set off! Soon they reached Gordon's hill.

Duck: Pull Hard! Pull Hard! Pull Hard!

Henry: We're doing it! Push hard! We're doing it! Push hard!

Duck: We're doing it! We're doing it!

Narrator: Little did Applejack, Mr. Holden, Pinkie Pie, Mr. Roberts, Fluttershy or Mr Hoskins know that Henry was actually pulling harder than he thought. It was a dark night and Duck felt the weight on his buffers slacken because of the dark. He, Pinkie Pie and Mr. Roberts could not see that Henry had taken the train on his own and was slowly drawing ahead. All trains have red lamp on the final vehicle to the show that the train is complete and to warn approaching engines that there is a train ahead of them. This is called a tail lamp. Mr. Roberts grew worried.

Mr. Roberts: There's no sign of a tail lamp?! But we need to keep going.

Pinkie Pie: Hey try whistling to Henry.

Duck: Good idea.

Narrator: Duck whistled but there was no reply from Henry. Henry meanwhile was going well but his train seemed to be getting heavier he had to keep moving but he could not avoid slowing down.

Henry : OY! What's going on?! My train's getting heavier! I'm slowing down!

Mr. Holden: We're losing speed, I'm giving you sand, but it's not helping much.

Applejack: I'll go ask Duck to pick up the pace. (Looks out the window) Hey Duck! Mind pickin up the…. (Horrified) YYAAAAAAHHHH! HOLY SWEET APPLE CIDER!

Narrator: Then there was trouble!

Pinkie Pie: Oh, no no no no no. Not good, not good, not good!

Mr Hoskins: Fluttershy! Jump!

Fluttershy: O-ok!

(Fluttershy and Mr Hoskins jumped/flew from the guards van as Duck crashes into the kipper's tail)

Duck/Mr. Roberts/Pinkie Pie: OOOOOOFFFFFFPPPPPPPPP!

Narrator: Suddenly from behind, they're came a splintering CRASH! Duck's front was bent and pieces of broken wood began to fall. One of them denting his funnel! He stopped quickly and Henry feeling the jolt stopped too just beyond the top of the hill. Henry, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Mr Hoskins, Mr. Holden and Mr. Roberts weren't hurt, but over Gordon's hill a small smell of fish hung in the air. By the light of torches, the drivers and the ponies tried to work out what had happened whilst Mr Hoskins and Fluttershy ran/flew back down the hill to warn the signalman, placing detonators to protect the train. When daylight came, it was all too obvious. The lamp iron on the old van which should have held the tail lamp had broken off and the lamp had fallen at the bottom of the hill.

Fat Controller: Not your fault Duck. That lamp iron should have be checked to make sure it was fixed on properly. Don't worry. We'll soon have your funnel and front straightened out.

Celestia: That's right and then you'll soon be in working order again.

Duck: Thank you sir and malady. Thomas once warned me to be careful about fish, he was right sir and malady. They got me into a right pickle, didn't they?

Oh, poor Duck. Next is 'Triple Header'. Oh boy. 3 small tank engines pulling the express. That's got to be something interesting.