Twilight Sparkle's adventures in the Railway Series
Chapter 13: Edward, Gordon and Henry
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Edward, Gordon, and Henry.
Narrator: As time went on Edward & Fluttershy, Gordon & Rainbow Dash and Simmors, Rarity & Applejack would often pass by the tunnel in which Henry was shut up in.
(Passing by montage one.)
Edward: Peep-peep. Hullo Henry.
Fluttershy: I'm sorry about your predicament Henry.
(They go through with the Thunderbolt Of Tidmouth.)
(Passing by montage two)
Simmors: Peep-peep. Sorry your stuck there Henry.
Rarity: At least now the passengers won't be late.
Applejack: Ya should have listened Henry.
(They come through with The Flyer Of Vickerstown)
(Passing by montage three)
Gordon: Poop-poop! HAHAHAHA! Serves you right.
Rainbow Dash: (Laughing as tears poured from her eyes) Bah hahahahahaha!
(They pass by with the Wild-Nor-Wester)
Narrator: Poor Henry had no steam to answer. His fire had been put out, and soot and dirt from the tunnel roof had spoiled his lovely green paint and red stripes. He was very sad and cold and wanted to come out and pull trains too.
Henry: Oh dear. Why did I have to worry about the rain spoiling my green paint?
Narrator: One day William was working with Edward, Fluttershy and Rachel. The Fat Director could see much potential in young Rachel and had her work along side William to learn the route since 1921. One day they were practicing shunting at Wellsworth with Edward and Fluttershy.
William: Alright Rachel open the regulator slowly.
Rachel: So like this?
Narrator: She opened the regulator very gently and Edward eased forward smoothly.
Fluttershy: Oh how wonderful Rachel. That was very smooth indeed.
Rachel: Oh, thank you Fluttershy.
Edward: I must say, you could defiantly give the men here a run for the pounds.
Rachel: (Blush, giggle). Oh Edward. You are just the most kindest engine ever.
Narrator: The four friends shunted until there were no more trucks. And then they stopped for a lunch break. Now then, Gordon and Rainbow Dash always pulled the North Western Railway's claim to fame prestige Express passenger train called the Wild Nor Wester. Since the departure of the spiteful B-12 brothers, Gordon was very proud of now being the only engine strong enough to pull it, and Rainbow Dash felt over 20% more cooler to be one of the ponies to drive Gordon. The train was full of important people like the Fat Director, whom had punished Henry. Today, Gordon was testing how fast he could go.
Rainbow Dash: Ready Gordon?
Gordon: Ready when you are Rainbow Dash!
Narrator: With a blast on the whistle and a pull of the regulator, Rainbow Dash set Gordon and the Wild-Nor-Wester into motion, slowly at first, then faster and faster until they reached the maximum speed of 100 miles per hour.
Gordon: HURRY! Hurry! Hurry!
Rainbow Dash: Yeah, come on, no slacking coaches!
Coach 1: (Sigh) I told you before. Those two do not know how to treat a coach.
Coach 2: At least they aren't as bad as the B-12 brothers.
Narrator: And the other coaches could only agree. In the distance, Gordon saw the tunnel where Henry was bricked up in.
Rainbow Dash: You thinking what I'm thinking?
Gordon: Oh yeah! In a minute, we'll whistle at Henry, then give the old 'serves your right' one liner, then laugh in his face, then rush through and out into the open.
Narrator: Closer and closer they came, they were almost there when….
(CRACK)
Rainbow Dash: What the hay is going….
(WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSHhHHHHHHHH!)
Narrator: And there was proud Gordon, going slower and slower in a of cloud steam.
Rainbow Dash: STTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Narrator: After nearly panicking, Rainbow Dash quickly stopped the train.
Gordon: What in the name of Sir Nigel Greseley has happened to me?! I feel so (cough) weak.
Rainbow Dash: Oh for the love pete. You've burst your safety valve, you can't pull the train anymore.
Gordon: Oh dear. We were going so nicely too.
Rainbow dash: I know, and we nearly passed one hundred miles an hour. I hate losing.
Gordon: Just look at that. Henry laughing at us.
Henry: HAHAHAHAHA! First the Directors car, then getting stuck on a hill, and now this.
Rainbow Dash: Oh shut up Henry!
Narrator: Everyone came to see Gordon.
Fat Director: Humph! I never liked these big engines. Always going wrong. After you drive Gordon onto a siding out of the way, find another engine at once.
Narrator: After setting Gordon onto a siding out of the way, Rainbow Dash went to find one. Meanwhile, Fluttershy, Rachel, and William were just finishing their lunch when Rainbow Dash flew in and told them what happened.
Edward: I'll come and try.
Rainbow Dash: I doubt that.
William: Oh you just you wait and see Rainbow Dash.
Narrator: Gordon saw them coming.
Gordon: Pah! That's no use. Edward can't pull the train.
Narrator: Edward puffed and pulled and pulled and puffed, but he couldn't move the heavy express coaches.
Gordon: I told you so.
Rainbow Dash: Yeah! I knew that old timer couldn't do it on his own.
Edward: (Panting sadly) …I'm…. So….. Sorry…. My… Friends.
Fluttershy: That's alright Edward.
William: At least you gave it everything you had. If only we had another engine.
Narrator: This gave Rachel a very good idea.
Rachel: Excuse me Sir Topham Hatt? How about we let Henry and Edward take the train together?
Fat Director: Great idea Rachel. I'll have it arranged at once.
Narrator: He turned to Henry.
Fat Director: Will you help Edward pull this train?
Henry: Oh yes please Sir.
Narrator: Some platelayers knocked down the wall and put back the rails. When Henry got enough steam, Rachel drove him out. He was dirty, his paint was dusty and covered with cobwebs.
Henry: Oh! I'm so stiff. I'm so stiff.
Rachel: I think we'd better give you quick run to ease your joints, then find a turntable.
Narrator: When Henry came back, he felt much better. Then they coupled him up.
William: Are you sure you'd don't need any help driving Henry.
Rachel: No thank you William. I'm going to give it a try on my own.
William: Alright, me, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash will be rooting for you in Edward. Good luck Rachel.
Edward: Peep-peep-peep. I'm ready.
Henry: Peep-peep-peep. So am I.
Edward and Henry: Pull hard! We'll do it! Pull hard. We'll do it.
Narrator: The heavy express coaches jerked and began to move, slowly at first, then faster and faster.
Edward and Henry: We've done it together! We've done it together! We've done it together!
Coaches: YOU'VE DONE IT HORRAY! YOU'VE DONE IT HORRAY!
Fluttershy: SHE DROVE A STEAM ENGINE ON HER OWN! SHE DID IT! SHE DID IT! YAAAAAYYY!
Rainbow Dash: That a girl Rachel. Keep it up.
William: Well done Rachel! You're doing great.
Narrator: Everyone was excited. The fat director leaned out of the window to wave at Edward, Henry, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rachel and William. But the train was going so fast that his hat blew of into a field where a goat ate it for it's tea. They didn't stop until they reached Knapford station. The passengers cheered and thanked the engines, ponies, William and Rachel. And the Fat Director promised Henry a new coat of paint.
Fat Director: Would you like blue and red stripes?
Henry: Yes please sir. Then I'll be just like Edward, Gordon and Rainbow Dash.
Narrator: He then turned to Rachel.
Fat Director: And as for you Miss Ravens, I would be honored to have you as the first female engine driver on this island in a long time. You are the railway's finest.
Rachel: Oh thank you sir. Thank you so much. I'll see to it that you'll never regret this.
Narrator: The Fat Director laughed.
Fat Director: Ho Ho! I know you won't. You've been taught by the best.
Narrator: Rachel and William hugged each other tightly.
Fluttershy & R.D: AWWWWW.
Narrator: On their way home, the friends helped Gordon back to the sheds. All three are now great friends. Henry was happy to have his new coat of paint. He is very proud of it and he doesn't mind the rain now, for he knows that the best way to keep his paint nice is not to run into tunnels, but ask his driver to rub him down when the days work is over. Upon hearing about Rachel's excellent exploit, Pinkie Pie through another party back at Vicarstown Sheds, this time to congratulate Rachel Marie Ravens on her promotion to engine driver. All the engines and ponies were very proud, but William James Holden was the proudest of the lot. So it just go to show you, that dreams do come true.
The end...
Alright! Now my humansona is a full time driver. Yay! Can't wait for the next saga. "Thomas The Tank Engine" is up next. And you'll be seeing a bit of both Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie throughout. Look out for that guys.