Author's notes: Ok! Now we are onto 'Thomas The Tank Engine Again'. This should be a fun experience.

Dear Rachel

Boy, did we sure have fun working with Thomas that year, especially the fishing, the snow cones, the race that we had… And….

(William enters the study)

William: (groan) Oh where's my pen at…. Oh no… Pinkie Pie… again?!

Pinkie Pie: Oh. Hi William! I was just starting to write a letter to Rachel.

William: Please give me my pen back!

Pinkie Pie: But I haven't even started the letter.

William: Oh, but Pinkie… I almost forgot. I need your help in the kitchen. I was to bake some… emm… cookies today for our little tea party down at Knapford but forgot completely. I need your help to make them.

Pinkie Pie: (Gasp) Don't worry William. PINKIE PIE TO THE RESCUE! TO THE KITCHEN!

(Pinkie Pie dashed out.)

William: Whew. How does she manage to get a hold of my pen, let alone break into my study?

(William takes over the letter.)

Sorry about that Rachel. Pinkie was once again trying to be friendly. Anyway, like she said earlier, I sure had quite the time with Thomas this week. Boy, those were quite eventful weren't they. Anyway, I've just written down the stories all about our adventures with Thomas. These stories will tell all about them.

Your friends, William James Holden, and of course Pinkie Pie, again. 1931

Thomas And The Guard

Narrator: Thomas the tank engine is very proud of his branch line. He thinks it's the most important part of the whole railway network. He has two coaches. Both are old and need new paint, but he loves them very much. He has called them Annie and Clarabel. Annie can only take passengers, but Clarabel can take passengers, luggage, and the guard. Thomas also works with two ponies, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie. Both ponies are very fond of Thomas and enjoy the branchline as well. They rumble backwards and forwards along the line. Thomas sings them little songs and they sing along too, and the ponies catch the tune and sing along as well. When Thomas starts from a station, Thomas's sings the intro, Annie and Clarabel sings the chord, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie sing the bridge along with William and Rachel, and they all sing the outro.

Thomas: (Singing) Oh come along we're rather late. Oh come along we're rather late. Fit as a fiddle and ready for fun.

Annie: (Singing) Have no worry we're coming along.

Clarabel : (Singing) Have no worry we're coming along .

Annie and Clarabel: (Singing) Fit as a fiddle and ready for fun.

Twilight Sparkle: (Singing) Not long or far now Thomas.

William: (Singing) Will reach the station at 12 o'clock.

Rachel: (Singing) We'll all make it at 12 o'clock.

Pinkie Pie: (Singing) In time for some tea and good old talk.

All: (Singing) We haven't a worry will make on time. We haven't a worry we'll make it on time. Fit as fiddle and ready for fun.

Narrator: They don't mind what Thomas says to them, for they know that he is trying to please the Fat Controller and they know too that if Thomas is cross he is not cross with them. He is cross at the mainline engines that make him late. One day, he was waiting for Henry's 4 o'clock train. It was late and Thomas grew crosser and crosser.

Thomas: Oh for pitty's sake. 4:06 already. Sheesh. How can I run my line properly if Henry is always late with Flyer of Vicarstown? He doesn't seem to know that fat controller depends on me.

William: Calm down Thomas. There's probably a good explanation for this delay.

Rachel: Don't forget, we're a guaranteed connection. So don't be so impatient.

Thomas: (Groan) I know that Rachel. It's just that Gordon and James manage to keep to time and so does Edward. But its always to Henry and the Flyer Of Vickorstown.

Twilight Sparkle: William and Rachel are right Thomas. Don't be so impatient remember. Good things come to those who wait…

Pinkie Pie: That's right. Don't you remember in 1923 when you pulled out without the coaches?

Thomas: (Groan) Don't remind me.

Narrator: Thomas whistled impatiently. He wanted to leave, but he had to wait for Henry and the Flyer of Vicarstown. There was a feeble whistle in the distance, and at last, clanking noisily and wheezing badly, Henry rolled sadly into Knapford.

Thomas: Hmph! Well, you took your sweet time. Where have been you lazy bones? Do you realise that your now ten minutes late?!

Annie: Calm down now Thomas.

Clarabel: It's alright. The passengers are here now.

Narrator: Applejack had gotten out of the cab and examined Henry. William and Rachel walked over to them.

Rachel: Hey Applejack. You guys okay? What happened?

Applejack: We're fine. It's just that, Henry had trouble steamin' up here.

Henry: (Moaning) Oh dear. My system's out of order again. Don't get me wrong, I'm am doing my best and so is Applejack. But still, nobody understands my case. Nobody knows what I suffer.

Applejack: It's okay Henry. You did your best, and that's all that matters.

Thomas: Pah! Your too fat and slow, you need exercise.

William/Rachel/Twilight Sparkle/Pinkie Pie: THOMAS! JUST SHUT UP!

Annie/Clarabel: Thomas! Don't be rude!

Narrator: Lots of people with luggage piled out of Henry's train and into Thomas'. At last, the guard blew his whistle and Thomas started at once. The guard turned round to get into Clarabel, but tripped over an old lady's umbrella and fell flat on his face.

Guard: DOH!

Narrator: By the time he had picked himself up, Thomas, Annie and Clarabel were already steaming out of the station.

Thomas: Come along! Come along!

Narrator: But poor Clarabel didn't want to come.

Clarabel: I've lost my nice guard! I've lost my nice guard!

Narrator: Annie tried to tell Thomas what had happened.

Annie: We haven't a guard! We haven't a guard!

Narrator: But he was hurrying and wouldn't listen.

Thomas: Oh come along! Oh come along!

Narrator: Annie and Clarabel tried to put on their brakes but they couldn't without the guard.

Annie & Clarabel: Where is our guard!? Where is our guard!?

Narrator: Thomas did not stop until they came to a signal.

Thomas: Oh bother that signal! What's the matter now?

William: You telling me Thomas. I don't know.

Rachel: It beats me.

Pinkie Pie: Search me.

Twilight Sparkle: Well, never the less, I'm sure that the guard will tell us in minute.

Narrator: They waited and waited, but the guard didn't come.

Thomas: (Groaning) Where is that guard?

Annie and Clarabel: (sobbing) We've left him behind.

(record scratch)

Narrator: The two ponies, the two humans, and Thomas's face all fell with their eyes widened with disbelief.

William: (Nearly speechless) Come again?

Annie and Clarabel: We left him behind at Knapford..

Twilight Sparkle: Huh? But I… WHAT!?

Rachel: I…I… Don't believe it!

Thomas:… Well….There goes my reputation.

Pinkie Pie: (Trombone fail.)

Rachel: Give me that! (Takes her trombone.)

Thomas: (Annoyed) Yeah, thanks a lot Pinkie Pie!

Narrator: Then, everyone looked back and there the guard was, running as fast as he could along the line with his flags in one hand and his whistle in the other. Everyone cheered as he reached the train. He was very hot and tired so he sat down and had drink of cool lemonade which Rachel made. He told everyone what had happened.

Thomas: I'm very sorry Mr. Guard.

Guard: Never mind Thomas. It wasn't your fault. It was that old lady's umbrella.

Narrator: At that moment, the guard noticed the signal drop.

Guard: There see. The signal is now down. Let's go make up for lost time.

Thomas: Righto sir.

Narrator: Annie and Clarabel were so pleased to have their guard again that they started to sing.

Annie and Clarabel: As fast as you like, As fast as you like.

Narrator: They reached the end of the line at Ffarquhar quicker than ever before with 3 minutes to spare.

If you thought that was good, wait till the next one. 'Thomas Goes Fishing' is up next.