Twilight Sparkle's adventures in the Railway Series
Chapter 162: Investigations
Previous Chapter Next ChapterAuthor's notes: Oh boy, this took so long to edit. But, it's worth it. I also added in some surprise characters. Look out for them. Also, this story has a very dark tone when we get to the 2nd half.
Investigations
Mr Hoskins Narrator: Next morning, a tramp steamer called at the port of Brendam Harbour. Edward, Fluttershy and I came by with passenger to pick up passengers from a neighbouring ship when Mr. Hoskins saw two gentle and a white terrier dog come off the tramp steamer and heading towards them and 3 little flying girls by the looks of it. One of the men had red point hair, and dressed in blue pullover and tan trench coat whilst the other one had a black scruffy looking hair and a somewhat scruffy looking beard. He had a blue turtle neck pullover with black anchor logo on it blue coat and a captains hat. Clearly he was the captain of the tramper. One of the little girls were a bright pink dress with matching eyes and red hair. She also had a red bow. The 2nd one wore mostly blue clothes with matching eyes and her blonde hair was tied back in pigtails. The 3rd were mostly green with matching eyes and her short black hair was out on her sides. I immediately recognised the two gentlemen and Dog immediately and so did Fluttershy.
Mr. Hoskins: Well I'll be
Mr. Hoskins/ Fluttershy: Mr. Tintin, Captain Haddock. Great to see you guys.
Tintin: Oh hey Dustin, Fluttershy.
Haddock: Well ahoy there friends. Great to see you two again.
Narrator: Snowy barked happily and jumped up into Edward cab and licked both Fluttershy and Mr. Hoskins happily.
Mr. Hoskins: Heheheh and hullo there snowy old boy.
Fluttershy: Aaawwww. Hi Snowy. I've missed you so much Snowy. (Snowy kisses Fluttershy) hehehheh now that's a good puppy doggy.
Narrator Mr Hoskins: Snowy rolled onto his back kicking one of his hine legs happily as Fluttershy rubbed his tummy.
Mr. Hoskins: Edward, I'd like to introduce you to our good friends. TinTin, famous reporter and mystery solver, and this is captain Archibald Haddock, one of his most loyal friends.
Fluttershy: (Hugging the little white dog) And this is there cute little dog snowy.
Edward: Oh why hullo there Mr. Tintin, Captain Haddock, and you too Snowy. I'm Edward, one of the oldest engines on North western railway. (Sees the 3 flying girls) Oh, who are these 3?
TinTin: Ah, these 3 are our friends, the Powerpuff Girls. We met them by accident on the boat when coming off the boat. Say they are from a city called Townsville and that a magic railway drew them here a week ago. The pink one is Blossom…
Blossom: Hello. Pleasure to meet you lot.
Captain Haddock: The green one is Buttercup.
Buttercup: Hey, what's up?
Snowy: (Barks happily as the blue Powerpuff Girl pats him on his tummy.)
Haddock: And that's Bubbles.
Bubbles: Hello everyone. Nice to meet you.
Fluttershy: H-hello girls.
Bubbles: (Gasps happily) A pony! (She hugs Fluttershy)
Blossom: Bubbles, easy there sister.
Fluttershy: Oh, it's alright. I love hugs anyway. So anyway, TinTin, what brings you and your friends down here?
TinTin: Well me and Captain haddock are taking a holiday up on one the oldest railways on Sodor, the Skarloey Railway.
Fluttershy: Oh… my…
Narrator Mr Hoskins: Tintin looked worried.
Tintin: Um, is something wrong?
Fluttershy: Well, there's been a lot trouble on the SKR
Haddock: Really what sort of trouble?
Buttercup: Has a chimpanzee with a giant brain come to destroy the engines? Oh! I'll get my hands on him, I'll…
Blossom: Whoa, whoa, steady Buttercup!
Mr Hoskins: Uh, no Buttercup. (To self) Where did she get that idea?
Narrator Mr Hoskins: Now, like Mr. Holden, I knew that Tintin had great gifted talent of solving mysteries and decided to tell him what had happened.
Mr. Hoskins: Well, you, Captain Haddock, Snowy and the Powerpuff Girls can come ride with me and Fluttershy in Edwards cab, and we'll explain everything.
Tintin: Sure thing.
Haddock: No problem youngster.
Snowy: (In agreement.) Bark bark.
Blossom: Ok. I always wanted to see what it would be like to travel in a steam engine anyway.
Buttercup: Sure, why not?
Bubbles: I've never been in an engine's cab that has an engine talking before.
Narrator Mr Hoskins: So Captain Haddock, Tintin, Snowy and the girls climbed aboard and they all set out to Crovans Gate whilst I told them all what had happened.
Fluttershy: Oh my. So that's why we haven't seen them.
Tintin: I see.
Buttercup: Sorry about the loss of the 2 engines.
Tintin: Give Rachel Marie Ravens and William James Holden our sympathy as well.
Mr. Hoskins: Of course. But strange thing is that we bought and paid for them from the original there original railway companies. This J.R Cooper guy did nothing but show a documentation supposedly from the transport ministry.
Blossom: My, that is stranger than strange. And he just took them just with the document.
Mr. Hoskins: That's what Princess Luna and the thin controller said.
Mr. Haddock: Your right, that be strange too.
Blossom: There's definitely something going on here and we are going to help you find out what.
Narrator Mr Hoskins: At last, we arrived at the Skarloey Railway where all the pony foals the mane 6 drivers and the engines greeted Tintin warmly, particularly Duke, since he and his friend Captain Haddock were 2 of the rescuer's that helped to look for him. They also became fast friends with Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.
Pipsqueak: Wow, so you're the famous Tintin and Captain haddock?
Tintin: That's right. World famous Reporter and mystery solver.
Sweetie Belle: And it is grand to meet others with a form of magic besides us ponies.
Bubbles: Thank you Sweetie Belle. (Giggles) You ponies are cute too. And I have never seen so many engines with faces on their smokeboxes or… uh, whatever it is that a diesel has.
Blossom/Buttercup: Neither have we.
Freddie: (Chuckles) That's what everyone says about us. And we have never seen little girls with super powers before either.
Blossom: We get that all the time. No worries Freddie.
Tintin: Now um, excuse me, but is the Thin Controller and Princess Luna around?
Skarloey: Why yes they are Mr. Tintin, they're in the main office.
Haddock: Why thank you little engine… Oh, I mean Skarloey. Sorry about that.
Skarloey: Oh no worries Captain.
Narrator: So with that, Tintin, Captain Haddock, Snowy and the Powerpuff Girls went to the main office.
Thin Controller: Ah. Mr. Tintin and Captain Haddock. What a nice surprise.
Tintin: Like wise. Oh, and these 3 are our new friends.
Blossom: Pleasure to meet you. My name is Blossom.
Buttercup: I'm Buttercup!
Bubbles: And I'm Bubbles.
Princess Luna: Oh, tis a pleasure to meet thou little girls.
Thin Controller: Indeed it is.
Luna: So, what brings thou and thou Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy?
Tintin: Well, we've heard that you guys have been having trouble lately, and that you've lost two of your locomotives.
Narrator Mr Hoskins: The Thin Controller and Princess Luna sighed heavily.
Luna: I'm sorry to say that thou is correct.
Thin Controller: It turns out that William and Rachel were never ours to own even after we purchased them.
Tintin: I see. Now um… Mr Dustin John Hoskins has mentioned to us that this J.R Cooper had shown you a documentation confirming his ownership?
Thin Controller: Yes, as a matter of fact we do. Why do you ask?
Tintin: Well, I was wondering do you still have that document?
Luna: Funny enough we do, that J.R Cooper guy was in such a haste that he had left his document behind.
Narrator: Tintin looked thoughtfully.
Tintin: Hmm. May Captain Haddock, the Powerpuff Girls and I borrow this document? I've got a funny feeling that things aren't what they seem.
Thin controller: Well, if you sure then, go right ahead.
Narrator: And he handed the Document to Tintin.
Tintin: Um, and also Mr. Roger Sam, Princess Luna, I'm going to need to have group meeting at Crovans Gate Hotel with you two, Mr. Hugh, Sir Stephen Topham Hatt the little foals, those famous 6 drivers, the mane 6 ponies, Princess Celestia, Princess Cadence and her husband Shining Armor at 7:00 PM.
Luna: Of course. We'll be there.
Thin Controller: Anything for you Mr. Tintin.
TinTin: Thank you we'll all be waiting for you
Narrator Mr Hoskins: They walked away.
Haddock: What do you have in mind Tintin.
Tintin: I have feeling that something is fishy here.
Blossom: I agree. Engines suddenly being taken away because of one document. That doesn't sound right.
Narrator: So later that day, the Thin Controller telephoned us, we informed the mane 6 ponies, Princess Luna messaged Princess Celestia, Princess Celestia messaged Princess Cadence, who then messaged Shining Armor. They arrived at Crovans Gate on James' Tidmouth Thunderbird at 6:57 and they all arrived punctually at Crovans gate hotel. Tintin, Captain Haddock and the Powerpuff Girls were waiting. After introducing Celestia, Cadence, Shining Armor and the rest of the main 6 ponies to the Powerpuff girls, the group was ready.
Tintin: Come on in.
Narrator Miss Ravens: So Tintin lead them into his room. The humans, ponies and Powerpuff Girls all sat down onto chairs whilst Tintin was explaining what he was doing.
Twilight Sparkle: Hullo Mr. Tintin. It's an honor to meet you again.
Tintin: Same to you and your fellow ponies.
Mr. Holden: So what's going on?
Narrator Mr Holden: Titin sat at the table pulled out the Document. And he and the 3 powerpuff girls, who was also a major part of helping out, explained everything.
Tintin: Alright, early in the day Princess Luna and the Mr. Roger Sam here have lent me the document of regarding SKR'S original number 8 and 9 William and Rachel we read carefully.
Blossom: It said that they had been within in his ownership since 1947 to 1950. What was the strangest bit about this, was that the document wasn't presented in envelope.
Narrator Miss Ravens: Me and Mr Holden were shocked.
Miss Ravens/Mr. Holden: WHAT! SINCE 1947?!
Buttercup: That's right. That's what the Document states.
Bubbles: Mr. J.R Cooper has been first owner of both Hunslet Company narrow gauge quarry 0-4-0st Steam Locomotive, William and Ruston & Hornsby 4wDM narrow gauge Diesel locomotive, Rachel ever since they were built and purchased since 1947 and 1950 for the misty island plantation railway.
Miss Ravens: But that's impossible. Rachel wasn't built until 1957, the same time as SkR No.5 Rusty and she worked at the blue mountain quarry since she was first built. It was long after 1947 and 1950.
Mr. Holden: That's right and William was built 1904 and he worked on the mainland in wales on a quarry line and that was way before 1947 and 1950.
Apple Bloom: Your right so how could he have owned them since 1947.
Twilight Sparkle: You mean to say that…
Tintin: Exactly Twilight.
Blossom: This document is forged and fake.
Twilight Sparkle: Goodness Gracious!
Luna: Thou despicable thief! He must have stolen our engines with forgery!
Thin Controller: I don't believe this! We must inform the ministry.
Bubbles: We've tried that already. We've asked them if there was anyone who owned these engines by the the name of J.R Cooper and if the date of when the engines were built a purchased.
Blossom: They hadn't. It was all fraud and forgery.
Rainbow Dash: Well then, lets get that thief.
Buttercup: Right behind you Rainbow Dash!
Scootaloo: Count me in! Let's go!
Narrator Mr Hawkins: Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo and Buttercup were about to fly out but Applejack grabbed Rainbow's tail within her mouth as did Apple Bloom with Scootaloo and Blossom and Bubbles caught Buttercup before she could go anywhere.
Applejack/Apple Bloom: Whoa there Nelly!
Blossom/Bubbles: Buttercup!
Rainbow Dash/Scootaloo: (Sigh) Again with the tail!
Buttercup: What? We have to help them.
Blossom: We know, but calm down. We'll sort this out.
Celestia: Well, did you call the police Mr. Tintin.
Tintin: We've tried but we don't have enough evidence.
Narrator Miss Ravens: Everyone sighed unhappily, all except for Mr. Holden, myself and Mr Hugh. We were thinking about years 1947 and 1950. But everyone's thoughts were interrupted when Captain Haddock and Pinkie Pie came into the the room with a bag of flour to make cakes for the guests.
Tintin: Pinkie! Captain! watch for the step!
Narrator: But too late, they tripped fell and flour sack fell onto the table and burst open all over the document.
Twilight Sparkle: Oh great ! Look what you two did!
Blossom: You ruined our evidence!
Rainbow Dash: Now we won't be able to find that culprit!
Buttercup: What are we to do now?!
Cadence: I wouldn't be too sure about that girls.
Haddock: Well blistering barnacles! Whatever do you mean my dear Princess Cadence?
Tintin: (Gasp) Great snakes!
Narrator Mr Thomson: Twilight jumped back!
Twilight Sparkle: AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! SNAKES! SNAKES!
Applejack: (Grabs Twilight's tail) Whoa there Nelly!
Tintin: Whoa there! Easy Twilight. It's just a little catchphrase of mine.
Celestia: There now. Calm down Twilight. Calm down.
Twilight Sparkle: (Blushing with embarrassment) Oooh aheheh. Sorry.
(Pinkie Pie plays trombone fail song)
Haddock: Blistering barnacles! How did you do that Pinkie?
Pinkie Pie: Oh, I have a knack of breaking 4th walls.
Bubbles: (Giggles) Nice trombone playing Pinkie Pie.
Pinkie Pie: Thanks Bubbles.
Shining Armor: Alright, now lets cut the comedy for now and get back on subject. So um, did you find anything Tintin?
Tintin: Well, the flour just revealed some finger prints on the document. This could lead back to him.
Mr. Hawkins: Well what do we now?
Tintin: Well I'll take care of everything, you guys and ponies better get some sleep.
Narrator Mr Holden: They all said there good nights. Blossom slept with Apple Bloom, Bubbles slept with Sweetie Belle and Buttercup slept with Scootaloo. Me and Miss Ravens were the last ones to go to sleep.
Mr. Holden: 1947?
Miss Ravens: And 1950? Those are the same years that the MSR closed and when we saved Peter Sam and Sir Handel from scrap.
Mr. Holden: You don't think it could be him?
Miss Ravens: It can't be. That's impossible. He's been locked behind bars since 1950. Surely he must be dead by now.
Mr. Holden: I don't know…. But things will surely clear up.
Narrator Miss Ravens: We went to bed. The next morning when the all the ponies and the drivers came to work one day, Tintin came by with Captain Haddock, Snowy and the Powerpuff Girls as usual but this time two identical men with black suits and bowler hats were with them. Both had wooden canes.
Mr. Holden/Miss Ravens: Oh good morning.
Tintin: Good morning guys. I'd like to introduce to two more of my friends. Detectives Thompson and Thomson.
Narrator: The two men tipped there hats.
Thompson: Good Morning I am detective Thompson!
Thomson: And I am Detective Thomson. Pleasure to meet such famous talking ponies and trains around this island here.
Mr. Holden: Uh hullo there. I'm William James Holden.
Miss Ravens: I'm Rachel Marie Ravens.
Mr. Hawkins: I'm Mike Montague Hawkins.
Mr. Roberts: James Mick Roberts
Mr. Thompson: Mitch Jay Thompson.
Mr. Hoskins: And Dustin John Hoskins.
Narrator: Then the ponies introduced themselves.
Twilight Sparkle: Good Morning to you two detectives. My name is Twilight Sparkle
Applejack: Good morning to you detectives (Shaking both Thomson and Thompsons hand wildly) Names Applejack
Thompson and Thomson: P-p-ppppleasure to mm-m-m-m-m meet you m-m-my dear..
Applejack: Oopsie Daisy. Sorry about that partners. Kinda got a strong grip sometimes.
Thompson: (Picking himself up ) Um… so I see….
Thomson: Precisely as I can see.
Apple Bloom: Ah'm Apple Bloom..
Rainbow Dash: Names Rainbow Dash.
Rarity: (Helping the detectives off the ground) Tisk tisk tisk tisk… Here let me help you up and dust off your coats.
Thompson: Why thank you very much miss…
Rarity: Oh, my name is Rarity and this my little sister Sweetie Belle.
Sweetie Belle: Hi there detective. Thompson and uh Thompson?
Thompson: Actually I'm Thompson with a P.
Thomson: And I am Thomson with an M.
Pipsqueak: Pleasure to meet you detectives. I'm Pipsqueak, at your service.
Featherweight: Names' Featherweight.
Babs Seed: I'm Babs Seed. I'm Apple Bloom's and Applejack's cousin.
Scootaloo: Scootaloo, Rainbow dash's non biological sister.
(R.D and Scootaloo hoof bump )
Fluttershy: And I'm Fluttershy …..
Thompson: Forgive me for asking, but could please speak a little louder ma'm. I couldn't here.
Fluttershy: My…. name is … Fluttershy…
Thomson: Could you speak up please?
Narrator Mr Hoskins: Fluttershy whimpered like a sad puppy, but Snowy gave her a kiss on the check and Bubbles hugged her, and she knew that she that these men meant no harm.
Fluttershy: Oh it's Fluttershy.
Narrator: Just then, Pinkie Pie came in with a tray of tea and buns.
Pinkie Pie: HI! I'm Pinkie Pie!
Narrator: Thomson and Thompson startled tripped over there canes and fell flat on their backs. The ponies, drivers and Power Puff girls helped them up.
Pinkie Pie: Here. I made some tea and Iced buns.
Thompson: Well, why thank you. That is quite neighbourly of you.
Thomson: I agree. Thank you very much.
Pinkie Pie: Oh no problem at all detectives!
Cadence: I am Princess Cadence. Pleasure to meet you detectives.
Luna: Princess Luna. Charmed.
Celestia: And I am Princess Celestia
Shining Armor: I'm prince Shining Armor
Thin Controller: Roger Sam. Pleasure to meet you.
Mr Hugh: Mr Ivo Hugh. Nice to meet you.
Fat Controller: And I am Sir Stephen Topham Hatt.
Narrator Mr Thomson: After having some tea and iced buns. They went straight down to business and went to talk at the engine sheds where all the engines were waiting.
Thompson: Pleasure to meet you all.
Thomson: Exactly, to meet you all is a quite a pleasure.
Tintin: Well, we took the evidence over to the police headquarters and they sent the prints over to the your British agency S.I.S
Haddock: (Surprised) Blistering Barnacles !
Main 6 drivers/controllers/Mr Hugh: You mean the secret intelligence services?
Tintin: And we've found that that the fingerprints do not belong to anyone by the name of J.R Cooper.
Buttercup: Then, who do they belong to?
Narrator: Tintin hesitated for a second.
Tintin: They originate from a criminal prisoner by the name of Jacob Hocking Ravens.
Narrator Peter Sam: Myself, Sir Handel, Freddie, Mr. Hugh, Miss Ravens and Mr. Holden felt as though they were frozen with fear with this horrifying fact.
Miss Ravens: NO! OH HORRORS! NOT HIM!
Mr. Holden: Oh dear lord! That's impossible!
Mr. Hugh: Dear lord. It can't be him!
Freddie: Bust my boiler! Anyone but him!
Peter Sam: Oh no! Not that monster!
Sir Handel: Oh my word! That horrid beast is still out there!
Duke: What in the zamhill are you talking abou….
Sir Handel: (Angered) SHUT UP MUDPUFF AND STAY OUT OFF THIS!
Freddie Narrator: Duke was about to retort furiously but Princess Luna gave Sir Handel and Duke a stern look.
Tintin: Do you know this man?
Miss Ravens: Yes me, and Mr. Holden and Mr Ivo Hugh the first know him very well. He… He's my brother…
Narrator: The ponies, engines and all the humans were shocked! Miss Ravens wanted to cry. Thomson and Thompson we're about to interrogate her but they soon saw Mr. Holden hugging her tight they stopped and realised that she had nothing to do with her brothers crime.
Mr. Holden: There there now. We need to be strong. We can do this as long as we're all together, remember we have a very special bond within each other.
Tintin: Mr. Holden is right. The SIS and me and my friends here are going to need your help. Do you know anything about Jacob Ravens?
Narrating Miss Ravens: Mr. Holden, myself, Mr Hugh along with Peter Sam, Freddie and Sir Handel took a deep breath and after Sir Handel gave Duke an menacing look that told him to keep his mouth shut, this was the story they told them.
(Mid Sodor Days: Miss Ravens, Mr. Holden, Mr. Smith and Jacob ravens chatting happily)
Narrator: A long time ago, Jacob Hocking Ravens once the proud owner of the now closed Sodor Aluminum works back in it's heyday's. This place was to help get Alumna to Peel Godred for the Electric engines. They would then take it to one of the mainline engines to take to the mainland. Next to the company is a hydo-electric dam. Jacob Hocking Ravens (Rachel Marie Raven's brother.), was on very good terms with the Mid Sodor manager, Mitchell Richard Smith and was once on good terms at this stage. He also was on good terms with his sister Miss Ravens and her long time childhood friend Mr. Holden. Jacob was a good fencer in his university at Wellsworth the same school that Miss Ravens and Mr. Holden attended. When Jacob taught Miss Ravens and Mr. Holden how to fence, at first Mr. Holden and Miss Ravens didn't look it but they were very good at swordsmen and before every match they had Mr. Holden and Jacob Ravens would often say playfully. 'Time to settle this the old fashion way.' And the exchange a little chuckle as they began there duels.
(Fencing flashback)
Jacob: (Playfully ) Ready William?
Younger Mr. Holden: (Playfully ) Ready Jacob!
Jacob/ Younger Mr. Holden: (Playfully) Lets settle this the old fashioned way!
(Both begin fencing Mr. Holden and Jacob tie)
Narrator: Also in their young days, the 3 would ride horses on a cross country course.
Younger Miss Ravens: Ok Petal! Ready girl?
Petal: (Nickers in agreement)
Jacob: Ready DJ?
DJ: (Nickers in agreement)
Younger Mr Holden: Ready Lighting?
Lighting: (Nickers in agreement)
Younger Miss Ravens: (Playfully) Give us a head start and we'll beat you! (Petal gallops off with young Miss Ravens)
Younger Mr Holden/Jacob: (Playfully) Oi! Get back here! (They gallop off on their horses too)
Narrator Mr Holden: During the beginnings of the ownership of the Sodor Aluminum works, he owned 4 engines to start. 2 George England engines called Great Giant and Shetland Pony, one little hunslet 0-4-0st saddle tank engine called Belinda and a vertical boiler engine called Lilly Anna. They handled the big trains on the mountains of Shane Dooiney and Shen Ven. Lilly Anna may be the youngest of the 4, but she was also the wisest, and made sure the whole fleet was in check.
Narrator Freddie: In 1926, Jacob felt like he was an engine short when the work was building up too high. He went to get another engine from the MSR. That was me. I had handled a slow goods called the 'horse and cart' in his days on the MSR, so I was very used to goods work. I was always careful when handling the Alumna, and kept the engines very well in check. Come 1935, the work got even heavier. The manager then bought 2 more engines from the MSR. They were Mighty and Mac. Because of their size, they could handle the heavy trains quiet easily. Jacob Ravens Miss Ravens and Mr. Holden and Mr. Smith friendship seemed to be stable and for a while they were on good terms with each other.
Peter Sam Narrator: But come 1939 things changed forever between everyone.
Miss Ravens Narrator: One day Duke was working hard with a goods train on his way to the mines. He wasn't hurrying so as not to cause an accident, but as he began to climb the mountain road one of the trucks old couplings rattled shook and snapped. It careened down the mountain road. At Arlesdale station, Jacob Ravens had brought his own son to visit the MSR with some friends of his. But he had been talking so much with his friends that he had failed to keep a good lookout of his son. His son inched too close to the line and was smashed to death by the runaway truck of Duke's. The truck derailed and broke. Jacob was so enraged and upset by this, he swore not to trust Duke or Mr. Smith again. He even started to treat the Ex-Mid Sodor engines very badly, and corrupted his original engines to not let them believe any stories of the Mid Sodor line. Though, I can't figure out how he did it.
Jacob Ravens: Great Giant, Shetland Pony, if any of these MSR Scrap piles start talking about MSR, report it to me immediately and I shall discipline them….
Great Giant/Shetland Pony: You got it boss.
Jacob: I'm going to destroy that MSR If it is the last thing I ever do
Madison Ravens: But Daddy, you can't. It's not nice of (Jacob slaps her daughter)
Jacob: SHUT YOUR FILTHY MOUTH MADISON! You know what happened to your big brother! They killed him.
Madison: It was an accident! My brother would be so ashamed of you! (Slapped again)
Jacob Ravens: I SAID SHUT UP! DO YOU THINK I CARE ANYMORE ABOUT MY STUPID FOOLISH LITTLE SON! HE'S DEAD! HOW CAN HE EVEN SEE ME, YOU FOOLISH DAUGHTER OF MINE!
Narrator Miss Ravens: Worse still, he even spread propaganda about the MSR. I was absolutely raged by my younger brother's actions and especially what he had been doing to my niece, as was my childhood friend, William James Holden. We knew full well this was bad news for the Ex-Mid Sodor crew and that Jacob had turned into a belligerent tyrant, and wanted to do something about it. We were unsure of what they could do though. One particularly day in 1945 after the second world war had ended however…
(Miss Ravens tacking up Strawberry for a ride. She then sees Madison running to her in tears)
Miss Ravens: Madison! What's wrong?
Madison: My mother… she died from stressing out too much over my father.
Miss Ravens: Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry about that. You stay with me. I'll take care of you.
Madison: Thank you auntie Rachel.
Miss Ravens: Tell you what, why don't we take Raspberry and Strawberry out for a ride. That will calm you down.
Madison: Ok auntie. That will be good.
Narrating Freddie: When Mighty and Mac tried to tell the original Aluminium works engines about the Mid Sodor line being close to closure in 1946, Great Giant then reported this to Jacob. But luckily, Madison snuck them away to The Harwick and Ballaswien Military Railway. Jacob unintentionally bought Jim from the now closed sand quarry, not knowing at the time he was an Ex-Mid Sodor engine too. Jim was also snuck away to the Blue Mountain Quarry Railway. Madison also wanted to help me find a new home but she didn't know what her dad would think if she tried.
Peter Sam Narrator: Come 1947 when the MSR did close, the last 2 engines arrived at the project. They were Falcon and myself, otherwise known as Stuart at the time. Jacob knew just how close Falcon and I were to Duke, and told his mind controlled engines to shun us in anyway possible. Then, Great Giant reported to Jacob that Falcon and me were talking about Duke at the end of the day, along with some other engines they hadn't really heard of. Jacob was so mad at us, that he took away our names as well as Freddie's and bludgered them to a pulp with a cold steel sludge hammer that he had devilishly named Mr. hammer. Madison was raged by this, and she wanted to try harder then ever to find some new homes for the engines.
Sir Handel Narrator: Our crews suffered to since they stayed with them on the MSR he made them work for nothing leaving them homeless and hungry. In 1950, I was double heading empty trucks along with Stuart, for the train was too heavy to take with only one engine alone. We were diverted onto a wrong track though, and crashed into Freddie, also taking a train. Jacob was so cross us, he wanted to have us scrapped at once.
Mr. Jacob Ravens: You two MSR IDIOTS HAVE FAILED ME FOR THE LAST TIME No.3, No.4 and No.6.
No.4: WE'RE SORRY, WE DIDN'T SEE HIM COMING!
No.6: AND I DIDN'T SEE THEM COMING EITHER!
No.3: IT WAS YOUR FAULT YOU IDIOT! YOU SHOULD HAVE KEPT A BETTER EYE!
Mr. Jacob Ravens: GGGGRRR….. HEHEHHAHAHAHAHA FINE THEN since you're more bold enough to talk back to your master! You'll be the first to be scrapped!
No. 3: Heheheh fat chance. Our drivers and firemen won't let you. They'll simply just drive us away from you.
Mr. Jacob Ravens: Oh you mean these drivers and firemen hehhahahahaha!
Narrator: Mr. Jacobs opened a closet door and 6 drivers fell out drenched in blood and dead.
No.4: Oh my goodness!
No.6: How could you!
Mr. Jacob Ravens: Easy they're were homeless worthless ex msr drivers and fireman. (Pulls out a pistol and kisses it menacingly) Hmhmhmmhmh Oh I just love the power and quick death that this British Bulldog 44 Revolver
No. 3: Oh really you can't get away with this! The police will match the bullets to that gun of yours.
Mr. Jacob Ravens: STUPID! I'VE KILLED THEM IN 1949 when they were going to report me for abusing my filthy back stabbing daughter. And besides, they couldn't even match the bullets that killed manager! Heheheheh. And now it's time destroy you! Say hello and goodbye to your new and last friend, Mr. Torch heheheheheh! Don't be scared it'll only kill you and don't worry, you'll soon be seeing that stupid grandfather/mentor or brother engine of yours, don't worry about that. I'll be dealing with your Duke soon enough you sorry excuses for engines… HAHAHAHAHA!
Mr. Holden: (Angered Charging in) WE'LL JUST SEE ABOUT THAT YOU BELLIGERENT SWINE!
Jacob Ravens: WHAT THE….. OOOFFPPFF!
Narrator Sir Handel: One of the SKR managers named Mr Hugh, as well as Miss Ravens and Mr Holden came to shut down the project due to hearing cruel feedback about Jacob's behaviour to his engines. This was also thanks to Madison for rushing over as soon as she got the info they needed and wanted. Mr. Holden charged in and tackled Jacob Ravens off his feet and knocking the gun and torch from his hands. Meanwhile, me, Stuart and Freddie were staring in shock.
Jacob: Ugh! William Holden! How did you?
Mr. Holden: Easy I found one your favorite cigarette packs in the remains of my house that you burnt to the ground! (Jacob punches Mr. Holden) UGH!
Jacob: Oh yeah it was the most beautiful bonfire ever. (Mr. Holden punches Jacob) Ugh!
Narrator Peter Sam: Mr. Jacob and Mr. Holden rolled fighting and brawling around the shop floors. Jacob tried to reach for his gun, But Mr. Holden kicked it away. Jacob suddenly knocked Mr. Holden into a wall Mr. Holden recovered and charged at him again but Jacob flung him to the floor and since he couldn't find his gun he picked up his cutters torch.
Jacob: How about we relive that bonfire? I'll be arsonist and you be the house.
Narrator Peter Sam: Pinning William Holden with is foot on his chest. Jacob ignited his cutters torch got ready to set him on fire. When…
Miss Ravens: NOT BY THE NAME OF NIECE AND NEPHEW!
No.3/No.4/No.6: Miss Ravens!
Narrator Freddie: It was Rachel ravens she charged and knocked her evil brother to floor brawling him to the floor.
Jacob: Rachel, you back stabbing little….
Miss Ravens: SHUT YOUR MOUTH ! IT WAS YOUR FAULT FOR NOT KEEP AN EYE YOUR SON! AND YOU BEAT MY NIECE YOU BURNT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE DOWN! AND YOU'VE COMMITTED MURDER! YOUR NOT EVEN BULLY YOUR NOTHING BUT MONSTER!
Narrator Peter Sam: Miss Ravens fought punching him in his face several times before Jacob kicked her off him. He then picked up a pistol and was about to shoot her in cold blood when Mr. Holden tackled Jacob hard to ground the torch was still burning and Jacobs face landed right in the middle of the flame with scream of agony. Jacob cringed on the floor clutching his half burnt face in pain while Mr. Holden kicked him hard right in between his chest and stomach. Then Mr. Hugh tied them up as the constables came into arrest Jacob.
Miss Ravens: Your son would be so ashamed of you.
Jacob: You stupid fools! YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LAST OF ME! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS! MARK MY WORDS!
Narrator Sir Handel: And he was hauled away to jail.
Freddie Narrator: As for us, well, I was sent to The Harwick and Ballaswien Military Railway, which was very calm for a Military railway, surprisingly.
Peter Sam narrator: And me and Falcon ended up here. We were given the names of 'Sir Handel' and 'Peter Sam' respectively to help us overcome the harshness of our past, as well as being repainted in red with blue stripes. We didn't speak of Duke to the others because of the threat we were put under if we did so.
(Flashback ends.)
Miss Ravens: That's pretty much what happened.
Haddock: Thundering typhoons. That is a very horrifying story.
Pipsqueak: So that's what happened to your home in Vicarstown. He wanted to destroy anything that had do with Mid sodor railway..
Narrator Duke: I stood stunned. I could not speak at all realizing what my grand children and brother went through. But Sir Handel, who was still furious with me, had an earful to say.
Sir Handel: (Angry) IF YOU THINK FOR ONE ROTTEN SECOND THAT YOU HAD HARDER TIMES THAT WE DID UNDER THAT LITTLE CAVE OF YOURS, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TOUGH IS! MUDPUFF!
Luna: THAT IS ENOUGH FROM THOU SIR HANDEL!
Narrator Duke: I, still in shock, said nothing. Just then a call came in from the sheds and Mr. Holden answered it.
Mr. Holden: Hullo… Skarloey Railway, Crovans Gate… Yes… He's here…. Right I'l get him… Tintin, it's for you.
Narrator: Tintin then went and answered the call.
Tintin: Hullo. Tintin here…. Ah… I see….. Yes…. There with us…. Right. I'll tell them…. Thank you.
Narrator Duke: Tintin then turned to everyone.
Tintin: That the one of the agents of the S.I.S. They'll be coming into tomorrow morning on the wild nor wester. We'll need to be ready at exactly 5: 47am tomorrow, kay? They also need 3 of your engines to aid in the rescue.
Thin Controller: Really, why three?
Tintin: The recon pilot found three engines that are in need of rescuing. presumably 2 of them are Rachel and William, and there is another one there somewhere.
Thin Controller: I understand (Turns to engines) Now I will need three volunteers to help save Rachel, William and the third engine.
Freddie: I'll go. I've dealt with this before, plus William and Rachel are like my nephew and niece in law respectively.
Peter Sam: I'm going too. Anything for Rachel. I'm not going to let that man harm her anymore.
Sir Handel: I'll go. We need to rescue them. (Mutters loud enough so that duke could only here) and to be away from Mudpuff.
Thin Controller: Very well then. I shall make the arrangements.
Narrator Duke: Everyone and everypony went to get ready for the rescue mission whilst I sat there in the shadows of my own doubt. I now wished I hadn't been so stubborn.
Yep. It's...
Blossom, commander and the leader
Bubbles, she is the joy and the laughter
Buttercup, N' she's the toughest fighter
Powerpuff save the day!
Powerpuff Girls! Love them so much.