Author's notes: Glad Thomas and Percy have that resolved. I've let you guys know that this conflict isn't the worst one in our series. There is another one that touches on a deeper topic coming up in a 10 parter. Oh, forgot to note something in 'The Runaway'. Victor is the NWR's number 25 and is a standard gauge locomotive to match his basis.

Drip Tank

Narrator: Another month in mid-September the viaduct was now repaired and the trains were now running to schedule. One evening, Percy was taking empty stone trucks from the harbour with his two friends Mr. Roberts and Pinkie Pie. Percy was now tired of his quarrel with Thomas and wanted to be friends again. He had had a good day and was feeling extra pleased with himself

Percy: You know, your right Pinkie Pie. It's no fun quarrelling with your best friend. I think I'll apologise to Thomas when I next see him.

Pinkie Pie: That's the spirit Percy!

Mr. Roberts: (Sigh) At last, we'll finally have peace at last on the Ffarquhar branch.

Narrator: But poor Mr. Roberts spoke too soon. Percy was so busy thinking how he would tell Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Holden, Thomas, Toby, Flora, Fluttershy and Mr Hoskins all about his expert handling of the trucks that he forgot to keep a good look out.

Pinkie Pie: Hey guys, my tail is a twitchin!

Percy: What? But the sky is clear! How could something fall on top of….

Narrator: Percy got no further. He was just rounding a bend when too late he saw a low hanging branch hanging over the line straight in front of him.

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

Percy: Oooohhhhhhhhh! HELP!

Narrator: Mr. Roberts braked hard. Percy tried to stop but his brakes wouldn't hold him. Pinkie Pie and Mr Roberts ducked for cover as the branch hit his smokebox and crashed to the ground with a crunch.

Percy: OUCH!

Narrator: Percy was more startled than hurt, but his front was still sore when they reached the sheds. All the ponies and drivers felt sorry for percy and so did Toby, Daisy and Flora but Thomas was anything but sympathetic.

Thomas: Pah! It's your own fault! You should have been keeping a better lookout. I've no patience.

Percy: (Cross) Pooh! I should have known that I'd get no sympathy from an engine like you!

Twilight Sparkle: Hey! That was very uncalled for!

Applejack: That's right. He hasn't been home for at least almost a whole day an already your startin trouble!

Fluttershy: Just calm down Thomas, then apologise to Percy.

Flora: We can't have this fraud going any longer.

Thomas: Hmph!

Narrator: Percy, hurt by Thomas' rudeness forgot his good resolution and talked to Toby and Flora for the rest of the evening. Percy didn't speak to Thomas the next day either, or the next, or the next. Later that night at Mr. Holden's home in Ffarquharr, Fleur Di les Fancy pants, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie along with Miss Ravens, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Roberts and Mr Hoskins were having a having an overnighter at Mr. Holden's home for a fort night. They were all having cocoa in the family room.

Mr. Hawkins: (Sad sigh ) I'm worried guys….

Mr. Holden: Because of Thomas and Percy's quarrel right?

Mr. Hawkins: That's right… It's just sad just seeing them day after day just ranting and raving at each other, and they used to be such good friends before this thing with the coal happened.

Mr. Roberts: I know what you mean and now they just can't stand one another anymore. It really breaks my heart.

Narrator: Mr. Holden, Miss Ravens and Mr Hoskins patted both drivers on the back, whist Twilight, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Fleur and Fancy Pants patted them on the back as well.

Twilight Sparkle: I know what you mean. This is almost as upsetting than the time Discord once caused me and my friends to fallout.

Pinkie Pie: Yeah and Percy was just going to try and resolve it. But it just looks like it'll never happen.

Fleur Di Les: But we cannot let this continue. It's got to stop. All this quarrelling and bickering has been doing nothing but spread bad atmosphere on the branchline.

Fancy Pants: I agree with you my Fleur my dear. Something must be done.

Applejack: I know. These two have been acting like spoiled children.

Mr Hoskins: We need to make things right once and for all before it all gets out of hand.

Mr. Holden: Yes, but what? I've talked with Thomas telling him that Percy didn't mean to cause the accident. But he just told me to stop listening to Percy's lies.

Miss Ravens: I've also tried explain to Percy to try again to apologise about the accident. But he says that I've been listening Thomas' lies and that I should listening to Thomas.

Twilight Sparkle: Something needs to be done they need to stop quarrelling.

Fluttershy: But how do we do it?

Narrator: Everyone and everypony knew that something had to be done to mend Thomas and Percy's friendship. They all thought long and hard but no one had any ideas. One evening in the sheds, Percy was talking to Toby and Flora.

Percy: I say Toby and Flora. What it is a drip? Do you know?

Narrator: Both trams pondered.

Toby: Hmmm… It's when rain comes through a hole in your cab.

Flora: And the drivers firemen and ponies haven't time to mend it.

Percy: That's silly. I heard a boy on the platform at Ffarquhar call his friend one this afternoon and I'm sure he couldn't have come through a hole in my cab.

Narrator: Thomas was tired of being ignored.

Thomas: That's different! The boy just though his friend was being a coward, or silly, or spoiled sport!

Narrator: Percy thought about this.

Percy: So, if… You Stopped me from doing something nice, would you be a drip?!

Narrator: Thomas was cross.

Thomas: You're the drip Percy! Now go to sleep like a sensible engine and stop talking nonsense!

Narrator: Percy was offended and instead of going to sleep he was even more determined to pay Thomas out. One day, Henry's train, the Flyer of Vicarstown was late at Knapford Junction. When Thomas went out along the valley he was trying hard to make up for lost time. He was going well when suddenly there was a loud BANG! Something hard hit the bottom of his left hand water tank and he stopped.

(Thomas puffing hard through valley side rod snaps and slams into bottom of his water tank)

Thomas: OUCH!

Narrator: As he did so, he felt water splashing cold against his wheels. Mr. Hawkins and Twilight Sparkle got down to examine the damage.

Mr. Hawkins: Well, that's done it. One of your side rods has broken. It has swung up and punctured your water tank. We'll need to get help.

Narrator: Then he whispered something to Twilight, which made them both grin. At Ffarquhar, Percy was shunting with Mr. Roberts and Pinkie Pie when station master Wilson Jr. came up.

Stationmaster: Leave those trucks here Percy, I'll get Mavis to collect them! Thomas has a hole in his water tank and there's water dripping everywhere. And he can't get home on his own.

Mr. Roberts: Right. We'll go and get him and rescue the train.

Pinkie Pie: Right away. Lets go Percy.

Narrator: But Percy was still cross with Thomas.

Percy: No. I won't go! Thomas called me a drip last night let him stay their and jolly drip himself!

Mr. Roberts: But what about Annie, Clarabel and the passengers?

Pinkie Pie: Yeah, and then theres poor Twilight and Mr. Hawkins too. Do they deserve to stay out all night too?

Narrator: Percy was sorry at once.

Percy: I forgotten them! We must help them before they turn into drips too.

Narrator: Pinkie Pie and Mr. Roberts were delighted and they hurried away. They found Thomas near the river looking furlong. Everyone was glad to see Percy and the passengers thanked him for coming and Mr. Hawkins and Twilight Sparkle were very delighted. As Percy helped him back to the sheds, Thomas apologised to Percy.

Thomas: I'm sorry I was rude to you Percy. Heheheh. That tank of mine turned me into a bigger drip than we expected. Can we be friends again? Please?

Narrator: Percy smiled and was happy to agree. Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Roberts, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie were very very happy Thomas and Percy were now best friends once again. Later that night, the two engines finally made up their quarrel with the coal.

Percy: I'm very sorry I laugh at you and teased you about getting coal dust, but I really didn't mean to cause that accident on purpose. You do know that, don't you?

Narrator: Thomas smiled.

Thomas: Of course my friend, and I'm sorry I blamed you. I think in future, we'll both be careful with coal and our friendship.

Cool! Got that done. Next is... 'Thomas And The Missing Christmas Tree'?! A Christmas story in the middle of April? Ok then... this is going to be weird again.