Author's notes: Alrighty, here we go on part 3.

Thomas And The Trucks

Narrator: Thomas the tank engine would not stop being a nusciance. Night after night he kept the other engines and even the ponies awake.

Thomas: You know what guys, I'm sick and tired of shunting coaches. I want to see the world.

Rainbow Dash: OH FOR PETE SAKE! WILL YOU PUT A SOCK IN IT THOMAS!?

Rarity: OH HONESTLY! Your whining is getting really annoying.

Thomas: For the record Rarity. I'm not whining I'm complaining!

Rarity: Your are not complaining, you are whining, and incase you don't know the difference between them.

(Rainbow Dash quickly put ear plugs on.)

Rainbow Dash: TAKE COVER!

Gordon: What do you mean?

Rainbow Dash: Trust me on this Gordon, just brace yourself!

Rarity: Thiiis iiis whiiining! Oooh, this harness is too tiiight! It's going to chafe. Can't you loosen it? Oooh, it hurts and it's sooo ruuusty! Why didn't you clean it first? It's gonna leave a staaain! And the wagon's getting heeeavy, why do I have to pull it?

Thomas: Oh good grief! Please stop I know what whining is!

Rarity: But I thought you wanted to know the differences between complaining and whiiining!

Narrator: Even in the yards, the coaches would poke fun at him when he was shunting.

Coaches: Come on!

Coach 1: We need to be on the WildNorWester, and we can't be late.

Coach 2: You must hurry up.

Thomas: Ok, ok, yes, I know that!

Twilight Sparkle: Thomas, please calm down.

Coach 3: And you won't be going anywhere today.

Other coaches: (Laughing.)

Pinkie Pie: Hey! Leave him alone!

Rachel: That wasn't very nice.

Coach 7: Cut the giggles you lot!

Coach 8: Yeah, Thomas has been put through enough stress already.

(Thomas leaves them at the station for Gordon to pick up, then leaves with tears in his eyes, but he was thankful for the 2 coaches who stood up for him.)

Narrator: But one night, Edward came into the sheds with William and Fluttershy. Edward was a very kind engine and felt sorry for Thomas.

Edward: Hullo Rachel and Thomas. Why the long faces?

Thomas: Oh, hello Edward. To cut to the chase, it's just, the other engines and ponies get to see the whole railway every day, whilst I'm just stuck here with coaches, morning, noon and night, and save for coaches 7 and 8, the coaches tease me as well. I just wish I could be able to go out and see the railway too.

Edward: I know how you feel Thomas.

Fluttershy: Oh you poor engine. Don't worry. It's like Twilight Sparkle always says, "Good things come to those who wait."

Thomas: (Sigh unhappily) I know. Your right Fluttershy, but when I've waited since the first world war had ended in 1919 to see the world, barring that one mishap with the Flyer Of Vicarstown. I just wish to be really useful engine outside of shunting, like you Edward.

Rachel: I know what you mean Thomas. It isn't easy to wait for something that you really want.

William: Not necessarily.

Rachel: What do you mean William?

Edward: Me, William and Fluttershy have trucks to take home tomorrow, and if you take them instead of us, we'll shunt coaches in the yards for you.

Thomas: Thank you Edward, Fluttershy and William that will be a nice change.

Rachel: I think I'll work with Edward tomorrow. That ok William?

William: Sure Rach. Go for it.

Narrator: The next morning, the engines asked Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie. Twilight Sparkle always trusted Edward's wisdom, so she agreed. Rachel and William decided to swap duties for the day too. Thomas, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle and William ran off to find the trucks, whilst Rachel, Fluttershy and Edward went to shunt coaches. Now, trucks are silly and noisy. They talk a lot and don't attend to what they are doing. They never listen to there engine and I'm sorry to say that they play tricks on engines who are not used to them. Edward, Fluttershy and Rachel knew all about trucks. They warned Thomas to be careful, but Thomas was too excited to listen. The shunter fastend the coupling, and when the signal dropped, Thomas was ready. The guard blew his whistle, and waved his green flag.

Twilight Sparkle: Alright. Ready Thomas?

Thomas: Ready! How bout you Pinkie Pie?

Pinkie Pie: Ready for anything Tommy! How bout you Willy?

William: All ready to go.

Narrator: William blew Thomas' whistle, and they started off but the trucks weren't ready.

Trucks: OH! OH! OH! OH! WAIT THOMAS! WAIT!

Thomas: Come on! Come on!

Trucks: Alright, don't fuss! Alright, don't fuss!

Narrator: Grumbling, the trucks left the station and on to the mainline. Thomas felt very happy they clattered through stations and rumbled over viaducts. Thomas whistled and they rushed through the tunnel that Henry was shut up in.

Thomas: Boy, this is great. I never felt so alive in my life.

Pinkie Pie: I know. Isn't this great? I've never seen so many beautiful sights on Sodor.

Twilight: Well I have to admit, this is nice change from the yards.

Thomas: Your telling me Twilight.

Narrator: William looked at his pocket watch.

William: Wow. We're making great time. Well done Thomas. We'll make it to Wellsworth before tea time.

Narrator: At last, they slowed down when they came to Gordon's Hill. The hill was steep, but Thomas soldiered on with all his might.

Twilight Sparkle: Steady Thomas, steady. We're almost at the top.

Narrator: Soon they reached the top and William began to shut off steam and apply the brakes.

Thomas: We're stopping! We're stopping!

William: Well done Thomas. Now lets go check the…..

Trucks: NO! NO! NO! GO ON! GO ON!

Narrator: Everyone was taken off guard as the trucks surged forward. And before either William, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle could stop them, the trucks pushed them down the hill and were rattling and laughing maniacally. Poor Thomas tried hard to stop them from making him go to fast.

Thomas: STOP PUSHING! STOP PUSHING!

TRUCKS: GO ON! GO ON! GO ON!

Twilight Sparkle: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHEEEEEELPPP!

Pinkie Pie: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! STOP THOMAS! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP!

Thomas: I'M TRYING! I'M TRYING!

William: Oh glory! We heading for Wellsworth!

Thomas: OH DEAR WHAT SHALL I DO !

Narrator: They rattled through the station and swerved into the goods yard.

William: MMMMMMOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHERRRRRRR!

Twilight Sparkle: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

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

Narrator: Everyone shut their eyes.

Thomas: I must stop!

Narrator: When they all opened there eyes, Thomas had stopped just in front of the buffers.

William: Whew! Thank goodness… That was a close one.

Twilight Sparkle: Yeah…. Too Close if you ask me.

Pinkie Pie: Yeah too… close for comfort.

Thomas: You... Said it.

Fat Director: Ahem!

Narrator: All 4 jumped as they saw the Fat Director standing and watching them.

Thomas and his crew and ponies: Ummmm…..uheheheheh…. Hullo Sir…. Heheh lovely day we're having….Heheheh.

Fat Director: What in the name of Sodor are you doing here Thomas? You are suppose to be shunting at Vicarstown instead of Edward.

Thomas: Me and Edward did a duty swap and so I brought Edward's trucks for him whilst he did the shunting.

Fat Director: Why did you come in so fast?

Twilight Sparkle: We didn't mean too. Those trucks pushed us.

Fat Director: Haven't ever pulled trucks before on the LB&SCR Thomas?

Thomas: No Sir.

Fat Director: Well then, you have a lot to learn about trucks little Thomas. They are silly things that must be kept in their place, so after pushing them around here in wellsworth for a few days with Miss Ravens again. You'll know almost as much about them as Edward, then you will be a really useful engine.

Narrator: The Fat Director watched as Thomas, Twilight Sparkle, William and Pinkie Pie moved sadly away. He really could see lots of potential in Thomas for being a really useful engine outside of shunting.

Fat Director: (Sigh) Poor Thomas. He really does need change from being station pilot.

Narrator: But I must say no more, or I will spoil the next story.

Well, what did you think of that one. Look out for part 4. "Thomas And The Breakdown Train".