Author's notes: Alright! This story was quite good. I thought it was quite funny to see Toby on the road, and also pretty cool to see Terence being able to shunt the trucks.

Toby Takes The Road

Narrator: Whilst Percy was away at the Harbour with Pinkie Pie and Mr. Roberts, Daisy and Flora were busy with passengers working with Fleur Di Les, Fancy Pants, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Thompson and Miss Ravens, while Toby with Applejack, Trixie and Mr. Holden were working at the quarry. Terrence did all the shunting at Ffarquharr yards with Spike after hearing Toby's stories of the old days. They used a small frame work which was attached to his front end to push the trucks and used his to rope to pull them from behind as the shunters told them where the trucks had to go. They had used little ramps to crossover the points. Terrence was very pleased with himself and got quite boastful when Percy, Toby and Flora came back from their jobs.

Applejack: Well I'll be an apple fritter! How did this lot get all shunted into their proper places?

Spike/Terrence: Right here!

Pinkie Pie: Oh heya Spike, Terrence… Wait a minute! I thought you always worked with Bertie, Spike.

Spike: I do mostly, but I often work with Terrence too whenever I can.

Mr. Roberts: But how did you manage to get all the shunting done?

Spike: Well we used that frame work over there for buffers in the front and used Terrence's tow rope to pull from behind.

Mr. Holden: I take you've heard Toby's story's about the old days.

Spike: Your right there.

Terrence: 'Adaptable' so says my driver! 'Go anywhere, do anything!' That's me. Take my advice: scrap your rails and broaden your outlook, like me.

Narrator: Percy was indignant.

Percy: Pooh! Me, plow a field? I prefer to stay on my rails thank you very much!

Pinkie Pie: Yah! Besides, Percy has no steering wheel so how could he even plow?

Toby: Heheheheheh. Never mind you two.

Flora: You know Terrence is only teasing in a friendly way.

Applejack: Yeah, so keep your wheels on Percy.

Terrence: Heheheh. Sorry if I offended you. I was only joking. But to be honest with you, steam engines actually used to plow fields once upon a time and used to run on roads.

Toby: Oh. You mean like Trevor the traction engine, right?

Terrence: Exactly.

Applejack: Oh yeah. Ah remember good old Trevor. Granny Smith actually works with him every now and then sometimes to help the Vicar of Wellsworth. She and Trevor have really become good friends.

Terrence: That's what I heard. Well it's back to the fields for me. Ta ta

Spike: See ya guys!

(Terrence chugs away)

Mr Holden/Miss Ravens/Applejack/Pinkie Pie/Percy/Toby/Flora: See you guys!

Narrator: Repairs on Mavis took longer than expected and Toby, Applejack, Trixie and Mr. Holden became used to trundling up to the quarry every morning with the quarry men in Henrietta and train of empty stone trucks. Because of Toby's small water tank, Mr. Holden and had arranged with the quarry manager that they should bring loaded trucks down to Ffarquhar at lunch time instead of later in the day until they installed a new water column. It saved time too for Toby. He would have needed an extra journey to fill his water tank. This way, he could deliver the trucks and get water in one trip. Time past and the weather changed with it. It became colder with hard frosts during the night. But that didn't worry Toby. His fire kept him nice and warm and toasty he had plenty of steam and he puffed happily to and fro arrange his trucks and taking them down to yards at Ffarquhar and bring back empty ones from Percy, Mr. Roberts and Pinkie. Applejack and Mr. Holden didn't mind either, for they still had there scarves made by Rarity back in the 40s like Pinkie Pie and Miss Ravens did. Rarity was even generous enough to make Trixie a scarf as well: a blue and silver striped scarf with same coloured tassels and her cutie mark embed on it and even some pale blue stars. She even made Fancy Pants, Fleur Di Les and the other drivers scarfs too. Fancy Pants got a light blue one with white tassels on the end, his cutie mark embedded and some bow tie pints on it. Fleur got a pink scarf with white tassels on it, her cutie mark on it and flower print on it too. One night, it was particularly cold. The ground froze solid and even Toby began to feel chilly and cold.

Toby: Bbbbrrrr…. It's freezing .

Narrator: That evening, Pinkie Pie, Fleur Di Les, Fancy Pants, Applejack and Trixie along with Miss Ravens, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Roberts were all stay overnight at Ffarquhar inn a local small motel for visitors to the island.

Mr. Roberts: Bbbrrrr. That was freezing out there. I'm glad Rarity made me this scarf

Miss Ravens: I know what you mean. I'm glad we made to Ffarquhar Inn before we all turned into ice sculptures. Thank you for booking us into Ffarquhar inn.

Mr. Holden: Oh no problem my friend.

Applejack: Wait, don't have yourself a home in this here village of Ffarquhar?

Pinkie Pie: Yeah, don't live in your home?

Mr. Holden: Well, yes I do, but I just wanted to make sure that you all would be alright here. I'll go down and get us some cocoa and tea as well as some cream buns.

Fancy Pants: Why thank you Mr. Holden. That is very kind of you.

Fleur Di Les: Indeed how sweet of you.

Narrator: And he went down to the kitchen got the refreshments and they all went happily to sleep. Next morning, Mr. Holden, Trixie and Applejack all got up early for there morning journey with Toby. After getting steam up, Toby set off light engine to the quarry.

Toby: Bbbbrrrr. It's really cold now.

Trixie: I know what thou means Toby. It is very chilly indeed.

Applejack: Well, never mind. We'll manage.

Narrator: When the ground freezes, it swells. At the road crossing where Mavis had had her accident with the lorry and Thomas had trouble with a constable, the frost had swollen the earth beside the rails so much that Toby's wheels were lifted clean off the rails. There was a crunching, a rumbling and Toby began to shudder violently. He was horrified.

(Toby leaves the rails)

Toby: OOOOEERRR! WHAT'S HAPPENING!

Narrator: The line here curves away to the quarry, but Toby, with no rails to guide his wheels, kept on going straight.

Applejack: WHAT IN TARNATION?! We're meant ta turn, not go straight… Yah! He's off the rails!

Narrator: It was lucky that Toby wasn't going fast when Mr. Holden found out what was going on.

Mr. Holden: WHOA THERE TOBY! WHOA!

Narrator: Mr. Holden quickly applied the brakes as hard as he dared and Toby shakily came to a stop with all six wheels firmly on the roadway. He looked on in disbelieve and dismay at the grass verge in front of him.

Toby: Oh dear. There goes my spotless record from 1964. Now what do we do?

Narrator: Mr Holden jumped down and examined there predicament.

Mr Holden: Ah. It's better than I thought. With care, we can have you back on the rails in 10 seconds flat.

Narrator: Toby sighed sadly.

Toby: (Sad) I don't see how.

Applejack: Just leave it to us.

Trixie: Indeed. Don't worry yourself Toby. We'll soon have you back on the rails.

Narrator: Applejack tied her trusty lasso to Toby's back end, Trixie stood by ready with her magic, then directed by Mr Holden, Applejack pulled hard as Toby's other driver Miss Anderson the 2nd gently reversed Toby along the ruts his wheels made, Trixie carefully used a her levitation spell and at last with a jolt and a thud Toby felt his wheels safely on the rails again Toby heaved a sigh of relief.

Toby: Whew! Thank you everyone!

Mr Holden: No problem Toby. Now, I'll go spreads some hot ashes along there so it doesn't happen again. Then we can get safely up to the quarry and no one will be any wiser.

Narrator: But he reckoned without the Fat Controller and Princess Celestia. When Mavis came home again, the Fat Controller and Princess Celestia came to see the engines, ponies and drivers.

Fat Controller: So Toby, what's this we hear eh? Trying to be a traction engine were you?

Narrator: Toby blushed and looked at his buffers.

Toby: I'm sorry Sir and Malady, I didn't mean to come off.

Narrator: But to Toby's surprise, the Fat Controller and Princess Celestia were smiling.

Celestia: Heheheh. It's alright Toby. The rails should have been checked earlier. So we'll say no more about the accident.

Narrator: Then Toby, Mr. Holden and the two ponies told Princess Celestia and the Fat Controller all about Terrence, and they all laughed.

Fat Controller: Heheheheh. Well if Princess Celestia and I were you Toby, we'd leave the roads to what they were made for and you stay on the rails. You'll find them more comfortable.

Narrator: Toby the tram engine was quick to agree.

Right. Onto 'Thomas And The Twins'.