Author's notes: I threw in some more dialogue with the coaches. Goodness knows Annie and Clarabel need more attention.

Thomas, Terrence And The Snow

Narrator: Autumn had come to the Island of Sodor. The leaves were change from lush green to brown, yellow, orange and red. The fields were changing too, from yellow stubble to brown earth. As Thomas puffed along, he heard the chug chug chug of a tractor hard at work. One day stopping at a signal, Thomas saw the tractor close by.

Terrence: Hullo there. I'm Terrence. I'm plowing.

Twilight Sparkle: Hullo there Terrence. I am Twilight Sparkle.

Pinkie Pie: Hi there Terrence. I'm Pinkie Pie.

Terrence: Ah. I thought I heard rumours about talking ponies. So they are true. This is smashing.

Rachel: Hello Terrence. Name's Rachel Ravens.

William: I'm William Holden.

Terrence: Ah, so you 2 are the drivers Sir Topham hired back in the late 1910's/early 1920's. You also help Wilbert write the books, don't you?

Rachel: We sure as well do.

William: Correct. Working on another one right now.

Annie: Hello Terrence. Name's Annie.

Clarabel: And I'm Clarabel.

Annie & Clarabel: We're sisters.

Terrence: I can tell. Not too often do coaches receive names. You 2 must be very lucky to be with your friend there.

Annie: Indeed we are.

Clarabel: It's a real honour to be working on the branchline.

Thomas: Yeah and I'm Thomas. We're just pulling our afternoon passenger train. And (Snickering) What ugly wheels you got! Bahahahahahaha!

Annie & Clarabel: Thomas! That wasn't very nice.

Terrence: Oy! Their not ugly! They're caterpillars.

Pinkie Pie: (Confused) Eh..? So your wheels are made of bugs?

Terrence: What? Oh no no no… That's just a brand name of the type of wheel tracks I have. Now if take a closer look at them, you'll see that the large surface area of the caterpillar tracks have distributes my weight ratio to help me traverse soft ground like sand, soil, mud, snow etc. With them, I am less likely of becoming stuck due to sinking. In others words, I can go anywhere and I don't need rails like you Thomas.

Thomas: Hmph! I don't won't to go anywhere. I like my rails thank you very much.

Narrator: And he steamed crossly away, the others were annoyed at the little blue tank engine. Thomas, William, Rachel, the coaches and the ponies often saw Terrence working. Although Thomas whistled, Terrence didn't answer most of the time. Soon it was January of 1930, and of course that meant winter had come, and with it, came dark clouds full of snow.

Rachel: Oh dear… That doesn't look good. (She points to the sky)

William: Ooh. I don't like the look of it. It looks like a heavy fall's on it's way. I just hope it doesn't stop us.

Twilight: Me too William. Me too.

Pinkie: I agree. It looks pretty threatening.

Thomas: Oh come on. Look, its melts as soon as it hits rails. It's soft stuff. Nothing to it.

Narrator: They went to fetch Annie and Clarabel, feeling cold but confident. They finished their passenger run safely, but by now, the rails were now two dark lines standing out in the white snow.

William: You'll need your snowplough for your next two journeys Thomas.

Thomas: Poh! Snow is silly soft stuff. It won't stop me.

Twilight Sparkle: Now you listen here Thomas! We're getting your snow plough on and that's final!

Rachel: That's right so don't argue!

Narrator: The snowplough was heavy, uncomfortable and it made Thomas cross. He shook it and he banged it, and when they got back it was so damaged that William and Twilight Sparkle had to take it off.

William: You are very naughty engine!

Narrator: and he slammed the shed door into Thomas's face. Next morning, Pinkie Pie, William, Twilight Sparkle and Rachel came early and tried in vain to mend the snow plough but they couldn't make it fit properly, even with the aid of Twilight Sparkle's magic.

(Cue comical repairing of snow plough scene)

William: Okay, just a bit more Twilight, then we'll be right.

Twilight Sparkle: Got it!

Rachel: Easy! Easy! Easy! No wait! Darn it!

(William smacks the bent piece back into place with a sludge hammer)

William: Okay. Just a bit more.

Pinkie: Wait, stop! your hitting it too….

(Too late. William smack his leg)

William: YYYYYYYYEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!

Pinkie: Hard….

(William jumps up and down in pain clutching his leg as Twilight Sparkle levitates some snow to keep his leg from swelling )

Twilight Sparkle: Okay. Just take it easy. This will help the swelling go down.

Rachel: Whew… thank goodness. Your absolutely lucky you didn't break your leg.

Pinkie Pie: You guys might want to look at the time.

(Twilight Sparkle, William and Rachel looked at the clock.)

(TONIK!)

Rachel: It's time for the first passenger train!

William: Let's get go… (Tries to move quickly, but his leg hurt him.) AHH! OHH!

Rachel: Relax William, I got this. (Pulls out a special whistle and blows into it. Only Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie could hear it) Strawberry!

(A rose coloured horse comes up.)

Twilight Sparkle: Whoa!

Rachel: Calm down Twi. Strawberry may not be able to talk like you and Pinkie Pie, but she is very friendly.

Pinkie Pie: How did you do that? The farm is far away.

Rachel: Working with horses is a speciality of mine, plus the whistle is a special one that only ponies and horses can hear.

Pinkie Pie: Apparently it works on me and Twilight too.

Rachel: (To self) Huh, didn't know it could work on magical ponies too. Got to make a note of that. (Outloud) Here William, let me help you on Strawberry.

William: (Smiles) Thanks sister. What would I do without you?

Narrator: So Rachel, Pinkie Pie and Twilight Sparkle walked over to get Thomas ready and William came with them on Strawberry, his leg still hurting.

Thomas: Heya crew… Say what happened to you William? Did you fall off your bike? And why is a horse here?

William: (Seething in anger as he dismounts Strawberry with Rachel's help) Don't ask.

(Rachel then pats Strawberry on the nose as a way of parsing her, and she gallops back to the paddock.)

Narrator: As Thomas went to get the coaches, he saw the snowplough still broken. He was pleased.

Thomas: I shan't have to wear it! I shan't have to wear it!

Annie: I hope it will be alright.

Clarabel: So do I, my sister.

Narrator: The coaches weren't the only ones worried.

Rachel: It's not bad here at Ffarquhar. But it's going to be deep in the valley.

Twilight Sparkle: Hopefully we'll manage.

Pinkie Pie: I Hope so too.

Narrator: It was snowing again when Thomas set off. But the rails were not covered.

Thomas: Silly soft stuff. I didn't need that stupid old thing yesterday and I shan't today. Snow never stops me.

Narrator: Thomas rushed through the tunnel, thinking how clever he was, but little did Thomas know that he was heading for trouble. At the other end, he saw a heap of snow fallen from the side of the cutting.

Thomas: Silly old snow.

William: Oh cripes! You're not thinking what I'm thinking…

Rachel: Oh no Thomas, have you gone mad?! Don't you even dare think about charging that drift like a cavalry charge!

Twilight: Thomas you better not char...

Thomas: Oh yep. I am going to charge.

Annie: Thomas, bad idea.

Clarabel: You could hurt yourself, your crew, your passengers and us!

Narrator: He charged towards the drift.

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

Narrator: As predicted, he charged into the snow drift and stopped.

Thomas: CINDERS AND ASHES! I'M STUCK!

Narrator: And he was.

William: Back Thomas! Back!

Narrator: Thomas tried, but it was no use. He was stuck fast. His wheels spun helplessly and he couldn't move. The guard went back for help. Everyone else tried to dig the snow drift away. As fast as they dug, and even with the aid of Twilight Sparkle's magic, more snow just slipped down until Thomas, the ponies, Rachel and William were completely buried

William/Rachel/Pinkie Pie/Twilight Sparkle: GAHHHh! (Their heads pluck out of the snow)

William: (Cough) There you see what happens when you forget your snow ploughs in this weather?! I hope your darn happily with yourself young engine!

Rachel: Perhaps you should just stay there and become the world's first snow engine.

Twilight Sparkle: Honestly. Good grief. It's going take a Ponyville style winter wrap up to get you clear.

Pinkie Pie: No kidding Twi.

Thomas: Oh my wheels and coupling rods. I shall have to stay here till I'm frozen. What silly engine I'm am.

Narrator: And Thomas began to cry. The 4 friends saw how sad he was and just couldn't stay cross.

William: (Sigh) it's alright Thomas. I've done some stupid things in my life too.

Rachel: There there Thomas, we've all made mistakes. We just need to learn from them.

Twilight Sparkle: Heheh yeah. I remember I had trouble with snow too.

Narrator: At last, a tooting in the distance told them that a bus had come to rescue the passengers.

Bus: Now then, I'll get you to the station in no time.

Passenger: Oh thank you.

Passenger 2: Much obliged.

Narrator: Out the tunnel came Terrence to rescue Thomas. He pulled the empty coaches away.

Annie: Thank you very much Terrence.

Clarabel: We are most grateful for you.

Terrence: Anytime my friends.

Narrator: He then came back for Thomas. Thomas's wheels were now clear but they still spun when he tried to move. Terrence tugged and slipped and slipped and tugged, and at last, dragged Thomas clear of the snow drift ready for the journey home.

Thomas: Thanks Terrence. I'm terribly sorry I was rude.

Terrence: That's alright. Now you know not to judge a tractor by it's wheels.

Thomas/Terrence/William/Rachel/Twilight Sparkle/Annie/Clarabel: (Laughs)

Thomas: I promise I will never judge anyone by their appearance again. Thank you Terrence for your kindness.

Terrence: Quite alright Thomas. Now, I've got more fields to plant. See you later. Oh, and Rachel, I'll check on Strawberry for you.

Rachel: Ah, thanks Terrence. That would be great.

Narrator: With that, the tractor left. Just as Thomas was about to enter the tunnel…

Twilight Sparkle: Wait a minute, where's Pinkie Pie?

William: Your right. Where is she?

Rachel: Oh my goodness. You don't think she's still buried under that…

Narrator: Just then, Pinkie Pie dashed up with a giant king size shovel and scooped the whole drift out of the way. She quickly built a stand and got some fruit juices. She then shouted from the top her lungs in a giant mega phone.

Pinkie pie: GET YOUR FREE SNOW CONES!

Narrator: Thomas, Twilight Sparkle, William, Rachel, Annie and Clarabel stood there rooted to the spot, eyes wide and jaws dropped.

Thomas/William/Rachel/Twilight Sparkle/Annie/Clarabel: But.. But…. But ..but…

Pinkie Pie: I knew this drift could be cleared. I just need the right gear.

William: But why didn't you do that earlier?

Rachel: You know, when we stuck in the drift.

Pinkie Pie: Well it would have been hard to make snow cones with Thomas in the way. Anyway, I got snow cones to give away. I'll catch up with you later.

Narrator: And Pinkie bounced away. (Cue Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy theme) leaving Thomas, Twilight Sparkle, William, Rachel, Annie and Clarabel speechless.

Twilight Sparkle: Don't say anything guys … Let's just… quietly… go back to Ffarqhuar….. and all go home.

Rachel: Right…um back to Ffarquhar.

William: …. Um yes… I'm with you on that bombshell Twilight…

Thomas: You don't have to tell me twice, Twilight.

Annie: Yes… let's go back.

Clarabel: With you there… dear sister.

Narrator: And still shocked in disbelief, they puffed slowly home.

Yeah. I decided that instead of William having to walk to the sheds on a hurt leg, I gave him a lift on my horse, Strawberry. And this won't be the last time that Rachel's passion and talent for horses will be brought up. Also, look out for 'Thomas and Bertie' next. See you there.