Author's notes: I think this one is quite entertaining to me, but it isn't really a special one. Still, it serves well.

What A Picture

Narrator: It took a while to clean Thomas and the twins and Charlie would not stop teasing both Thomas and Twilight that was until Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and Rumble told Big Macintosh and BoCo who told Edward, Fluttershy and Fergus, whom in turn told the cheeky china clay twin engines and Charlie to stop teasing them.

Edward: That is enough from you three! We shall have no rudeness on the this branchline!

Bill: Oh come off it Edward. We were just teasing.

Edward: Listen here Bill and Ben. A party of railway enthusiasts are coming to visit us soon.

Bill/Ben: HHHORRAY when will they be here?

Fergus: Next week. And this time, the China Clay manager has arranged for Charlie to join you.

Bill/Ben/Charlie: HHHORRAAY!

Fluttershy: Uh uh uh! Not so fast! Unless you three behave we won't bring them.

Ben/Bill/Charlie: But Fluttershy, we…

Fluttershy: (Giving the stare) Don't you but Fluttershy me! You three should be very ashamed of yourselves for being so rude. Now, you three apologise to Twilight and Thomas right this instant!

Ben: Oh come on. You can't be…

Edward: (Giving the stare) She said to apologise to Thomas and Twilight Sparkle right this instant!

Fergus: (Giving the stare) No apology! No visitors!

Fluttershy/Edward/Fergus: (Giving the stare) End of discussion!

Narrator: They slyly winked at Thomas and Twilight.

Bill/Ben/Charlie: Alright. We're sorry Thomas and we're sorry Twilight. We won't let happen again and we'll be good from now on.

Thomas/Twilight Sparkle: Well… hhhmmmm… Alright. We forgive you.

Edward: Alright, that's settled then. Glad you three made the right choice.

Fluttershy: Thank you for apologizing. You've earn your enthusiasts.

Fergus: All's well that ends well.

Applebloom/Scootaloo/Bill/Ben/Charlie/Rumble: HOORRRAYYY! We got enthusiasts.

Charlie: Just one thing: What do enthusiasts do?

Bill: Oh, you are going to love it Charlie. The enthusiasts always make a big fuss about us.

Ben: And they take a lot of pictures too.

Narrator: Every morning, when Thomas came to the yards with trucks or coaches, they always asked if it was next week already.

Bill/Ben/Charlie: Is it next week already?

Scootaloo: Yeah I'm really hyped up!

Apple Bloom: Can't wait for the big day!

Rumble: When is it?

Narrator: Thomas and Twilight grinned and winked. They just loved keep them in suspense, plus they thought great payback for teasing them.

Thomas/Twilight Sparkle: (Mysterious) Next week never comes.

Narrator: Thomas and Twilight giggled when the twins and Charlie had left. But needless to say, the twins and Charlie weren't worried in the slightest. They begged and asked Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, Rumble, Mr Thompson, Mr Roberts and Miss Ravens whom were helping out, to polish them until they shone like gold.

Mr. Roberts/Mr Thomson/Miss Ravens: Heheheh. What's the hurry and fuss with you three?

Scootaloo: Yeah. Your more fussier than Sweetie Belle's sister Rarity.

Rumble: And that's really saying something.

Bill/Ben/Charlie: We want to look our best that's all!

Apple Bloom: Well simmer down y'all. The enthusiasts ain't gonna eat they're breakfasts, lunches and dinners off of y'all.

Bill: (Whisper) No, but they would if we were Thomas.

Narrator: The twins and Charlie giggled quietly. They thought it was great joke. It was lucky for them that no one heard them and that Thomas, Twilight, Edward, Fergus and Fluttershy weren't there to hear it. At last, the big day had come and the three drivers and the three foals agreed to give them an extra rub and were sparkling in the sunlight when Thomas came in with the enthusiasts special train.

Thomas: And here we are the Brendam Harbour,

Twilight Sparkle: We hope you have wonderful time during your visit here.

Mr. Hawkins: Hey guys. Hope you have fun with the enthusiasts.

Miss Ravens: We sure will!

Ben/Bill: You know us.

Charlie: Can't wait!

Narrator: Soon, the guards whistle blew and Thomas set off. Many of the enthusiasts had notebooks and almost all had cameras. Bill, Ben and Charlie didn't know which way to look and neither did the little foals but they loved it.

Mr Thomson: Well, we sure drew up quite a crowd. Didn't we guys?

Scootaloo/Apple Bloom/Rumble: Hey, wonder if they got our good side?

Bill, Ben and Charlie: Same here.

Narrator: Then the visitors cued up for a ride in Bill's, Ben's or Charlie's cab. Charlie was alright, but the twins' cabs were low and most of them forgot to duck but they didn't seem to mind.

Apple Bloom: Oooh. Watch your…

Visitor: Ouch!

Apple Bloom: …Head. Sorry 'bout that mister.

Visitor: No worries.

Narrator: The enthusiasts' visit was almost over when a shunter came up.

Mr Thomson: Hello Paul. You look as if you've been running a marathon. What's up?

Paul the shunter: A ship needs moving before the tide goes down. There's no tugboat available and you're the only ones whom are close enough and strong enough to move it.

Miss Ravens/Rumble/Mr Thomson/Scootaloo: We'll go.

Shunter: Good. Off you go then Ben and Charlie.

Narrator: So Ben and Charlie went at once. Most of the visitors went to watch. Only one man stayed he had a camera which took instant pictures.

Photographer: Alright Bill, Apple Bloom and Mr. Roberts. Just one more.

Apple Bloom/Bill/Mr. Roberts: Seriously?

Narrator: Even they got a tired of him soon as he screwed his camera onto a tripod and aimed it at Bill.

Photographer: Alright heheh this is the perfect one, what a picture.

Bill/Apple Bloom: Yes, you said that

Mr. Roberts/Apple Bloom/Bill: 1000 times!

Narrator: Just then, Scootaloo flew up looking worried.

Scootaloo: We have a problem. The ship's going aground and we need help. Ben and Charlie can't move it on their own.

Mr. Roberts: Right. Lets go Apple Bloom and Bill. There's no time to lose.

Narrator: Mr. Roberts turned a tap, opened the regulator and with a cloud of steam, Bill set off to the rescue just as the photographer pressed the button. The camera flashed and when the steam cleared, Bill was racing to help his twin and his friend. Just as the photographer peeled the cover off his instant photograph, he looked at it and threw it down in disgust. At the dock line, the engines were quickly coupled together.

Ben: Alright team. When I say heave, we heave. One, two, three, heave!

Narrator: The three driver opened there regulators and the 3 ponies shovelled for dear life. The engines puffed and chuffed and chuffed and puffed. The cable tightened, stretched and held. At last, with a shudder, the ship was towed off the mud bank and towed by the engines, glided into deeper waters. Everyone cheered loudly before boarding Thomas' train home.

Thomas/Twilight: Well done Bill, ben and Charlie! Good job!

Twilight Sparkle: Heheheheh. Fancy that. They did something useful for once.

Narrator: Later after everyone went home, Mr Thomson found the discharged photograph and laughed. All it showed was a cloud of steam and very faintly, Bill's funnel and showed it to Bill.

Mr Thomson: Heheheh. Well well well. What do you think about that picture?

Narrator: Bill chuckled.

Bill: All I can say is, what a picture!

Heh. Too bad about the photographer. Next is 'Trevor Helps Out'. (I think)