Author's notes: I want to be clear here. Gator is a SECR C class painted in SECR green, arrived in 1978 and is No. 35. Hero is an LMS Class 2P that was originally a Great North Of Scotland Railway Class 1. His livery in the current day is NWR red, his number is 37 and he was restored in 1980 from the S&M railway. We've done our research so people won't be questioning why a JNR D51 came on the railway and was built before a E2 tank engine, let alone why a Japanese engine is on a British Railway with a different gauge. With that said, let's go.

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Narrator: One day, Gordon was resting in siding. It was hot day and the express had been heavy, but Gordon felt unwell.

Gordon: I get so out of breath. But nobody cares. They just say I'll be alright after a rest.

Narrator: Just then, Thomas came up in his old cheeky way as Belle arrived with Blossomforth and the Bluebird Of Knaphord.

Thomas: Get the Fat Controller to give you tanks and a bunker. Then you'll feel a different engine. We tank engines never get out of puff!

Rainbow Dash: HEY! That was really uncalled for Thomas!

Twilight Sparkle: Yeah your starting to act like you used to when you were still a shunter back at Vicarstown.

Blossomforth: Yeah so lay off him!

Belle: Don't you dare speak to my boyfriend like that again!

Narrator: And Thomas scampered away. It was lucky for him that Gordon hadn't the energy to speak. The men worked hard on Gordon but he didn't get better.

Workmen: You need new tubes Gordon. You'll have to go to the works at Crovans gate.

Narrator: Whilst Gordon was being mended, Henry pulled the Wild nor wester.

(Henry express montage)

Applejack: Yeehaw. Now that's the way Henry!

Henry: Heheheh. I could definitely give Rainbow Dash and Gordon a run for they're money.

Narrator: But one morning just before Gordon was due back, Henry fell ill too. Princess Celestia and The Fat Controller were worried.

Inspector Nash: (Mutters to self) Let's see. Belle has the Bluebird Of Knaphord, Sally and Bridget have their Great Northern Flyer, Bear with the Limited, Murdoch and Hank have got their goods trains, Gator has the Alligator of Cronk…. (Outloud) We've no spare engines except Thomas. But then he can't move a heavy train like the WildNorWester on his own.

Celestia: Could Percy help? After all, Duck and Stepney managed to haul the WildNorWester as a double header, and Stepney was a Victorian age steam engine.

Narrator: Inspector Nash shook his head. But then he added.

Inspector Nash: Hmmm… Well now that you put it like that, I suppose the two of them with Duck might manage and it's only as far as Crovans Gate works. They're sure to have a spare engine there.

Fat controller: Good, that's settled then. I'll go get Mr. Holden, Mr. Roberts and Mr. Hawkins, Princess Celestia. Might get Miss Ravens to be the guard too.

Celestia: And I'll get Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle, Sir Stephen Topham hatt. Rarity might want to tag along as well.

Narrator: And they left to go make the arrangements. So the three tank engines were coupled together and they're ponies and crew men were all together coupling them up. Thomas nearest the train with Twilight Sparkle and Mr. Hawkins, Duck in the middle with Applejack and Mr. Holden, and Percy at the front with Pinkie Pie and Mr. Roberts. When Miss Ravens blew the whistle, the 3 ponies started shovelling with 3 drivers opened they're regulators, then slowly the 3 engines started.

Percy: Come on! Come on!

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

Thomas: Pull harder! Pull harder!

Narrator: Then the heavy train slowly drew out of the station, clattered over the points and on to the mainline. The three tank engines couldn't go as fast as Gordon, but the passengers didn't mind. They knew that Thomas Percy and Duck were doing they're best and so were Mr. Hawkins and Twilight Sparkle, Mr. Roberts and Pinkie Pie, and Mr. Holden and Applejack. Express trains are not like suburban, stopping passenger or branchline trains. They don't stop at all the stations, and then engines don't have a chance to get they're breath back. Soon as they passed Wellsworth, the three tank engines, three drivers and the ponies were all feeling tired but they struggled valiantly up Gordon's Hill, 3 columns of steam shooting into the air. The strain was beginning to tell Mr. Roberts, Mr. Holden and Mr. Hawkins to keep sanding the rails and keeping the regulators open, whilst Pinkie Pie, Applejack and Twilight Sparkle shovel and stoked the fire for dear life.

Twilight Sparkle: Come on Thomas. You can do it!

Mr. Hawkins: That a boy! Good work.

Miss Ravens: (Through walkie talkie) Remember, you tackled this hill before on your own with a good strain!

Applejack: That a boy Duck. Your doing mighty great. Just don't give in.

Mr. Holden: That's right. Remember, your Great Western and I know you can do this!

Pinkie Pie: That a boy Percy! Your doing great!

Mr. Roberts: We're almost to the top. Keep up Percy.

Rarity: (Through walkie talkie) That's the way to do it darlings. Do your best. That's all we ask.

Narrator: At last, they made it to the top.

Thomas: Whew! That was lucky! Good thing we didn't stick they're. Gordon and Rainbow Dash would never let us hear the end of that.

Narrator: But unfortunately, the hill proved too much for Percy. Mr. Roberts blew Percy's whistle and the train stopped.

Mr. Roberts: We're out of coal and we've got no more steam!

Pinkie Pie: Sorry everyone!

Percy: We've gave it everything we had.

Twilight Sparkle: That's alright Percy. At least you guys tried.

Mr. Hawkins: Same here, but we can't take you off here.

Miss Ravens: (Through walkie talkie) Just do your best to keep your brakes off.

Rarity: (Through walkie talkie) Don't worry. It's not far now to Crovans Gate.

Narrator: This made things harder for Duck and Thomas. But they struggle gaily on twin columns of smoke and steam.

Duck/Thomas: We're nearly there! Don't weaken! We're nearly there! Don't weaken!

Narrator: The two engines snorted out Kildane junction summoning a last brave effort. Poor Percy had no steam to answer.

Mr. Holden: I can see Crovans gate! Keep at it Duck!

Applejack: That's right! You can do Duck ol partner!

Duck: Right! For the pride of Great Western!

Mr. Hawkins: That's it Thomas, don't weaken. We can make it just keep it up!

Twilight Sparkle: That's a good engine. Remember, your a really useful engine!

Thomas: Right! We can do it! We can do it! We can do it!

Narrator: They were just passing the works when Duck found that he had run of coal and water and could go no further. Thomas could still pull the heavy train on his own and the cavalcade came to stand still a few yards from the station platform. There, standing, watching from the works siding was Gordon with his driver Mitch Thompson and Rainbow Dash. Princess Celestia and the Fat Controller, who had been on the train, told the three engines, the three drivers, and three ponies that they were proud of them.

Fat Controller: You did very well to get so far.

Celestia: And we are very proud of all three of you.

Fat Controller: And now you all deserve a rest.

Miss Ravens: Well done you 3. We are most proud of you.

Rarity: I have never seen anything like this before. That's very impressive.

Narrator: The three engines were uncoupled and Hero took they're place. As the tank engines moved wearily away, Gordon looked at Thomas. He smiled, then he gave three deep breaths and winked and Rainbow Dash as she burst into laughter. They didn't need to say anything. Thomas knew exactly what they meant.

Ok, next is 'James And The Diesel Engines'. Look out for that.