Author's Notes: Alright! We are onto 'Four Little Engines'. I'm super excited for this one. I LOVE the stories of these little guys.

Dear Rachel

Boy it sure has been quite an adventurous holiday this year. Oh by the way I had just finished a ancient Sudrian language class and I learned two words: Skarloey and Rheneas. Apparently, Skarloey means 'lake in the woods'. Rheneas means 'divided waterfall'. Ironically those are the same names of the two original engines of the Skarloey railway. I must say, I enjoyed that little holiday we went on this year all the way. Everything was beautiful. The woodlands the waterfall and the lake. A few younger ponies actually joined the Skarloey Railway which is now under the ownership of Sir Handel Brown but another man called Mr. Peter Sam whom we have christen as the Thin Controller. Oh, and you'll be happy to know that 2 of those engines we saved back in 1950 with Mr. Hugh are now safe and sound at the Skarloey Railway, though because they're still young they still need a little bit more time to adjust. After being in that awful Aluminium Works I can understand that it will be hard for them to adjust to their new surroundings, but I think they'll make it.

Anyway, here's what happened.

Your friend, William James Holden.

Skarloey Remembers

Narrator: The Fat controller had sent Edward to the works at Crovans Gate to be mended…

(Pinkie hops into the Narrator's studio)

Pinkie Pie: And also, this part takes place before Edward's welcome home party!

(Record scratch)

Narrator: PINKIE! Who said you could narrate this story?!

Pinkie Pie: What? I was telling everyone so they wouldn't be confused.

Narrator: Pinkie, your not even in this story! Get back into the series.

Pinkie Pie: Sorry Miss Narrator. (Hops back into the series.

Narrator: (Sighs) Anyway, Edward was being taken there by Fluttershy, Rachel Ravens and William Holden to have his parts mended as a reward for saving Rarity and James. They were also taking 4 important passengers to the station by the works as well. Near the works station, Edward noticed an old narrow gauge engine standing in open sided shed.

Edward: Why bless my soul! If it isn't my old friend Skarloey. What's he doing there?

Narrator: He remembered Skarloey and his brother Rheneas because in the in old days he had often brought passengers who wanted to travel up to the lake in their little train. He also remembered the railtour that the mane 6, William and Rachel went on. As the men, women and ponies at the works couldn't mend him at once, Edward asked William, Rachel and Fluttershy to put him on a siding close to Skarloey once he had been uncoupled from his train and then another engine took it, with the 4 special guests placed into one coach before the train took off of course. Skarloey was pleased to see Edward, Fluttershy, William and Rachel again.

Skarloey: Oh hullo Edward. Long time no see.

Edward: Heheheh. Same here old friend. I've got some new recruits here for the preservation society here (he calls to the new recruits) We ready for you now.

Narrator: The new recruits turned out to be a William, Rachel and 4 fillies. Each of them had note books.

Edward: I like you to meet the new recruits. Rachel and William you already know.

Narrator: The 1st one was a bright yellow earth pony with a red mane and tail, a pink bow in her mane and orange eyes.

Applebloom: Hello Skarloey! I'm Apple Bloom.

Narrator: Another was an orange pegasus with a hot pink mane and tail and purple eyes.

Scootaloo: I'm Scootaloo.

Narrator: The 3rd one was a white unicorn with a pink and purple mane and tail and green eyes.

Sweetiebelle: I'm Sweetie Belle.

Narrator: And the last one was an orange earth pony with a two toned pink mane and tail, green eyes and white freckles.

Babs Seed: The names Babs Seed.

All 4: We are the cutie mark crusaders.

Skarloey: The cutie mark what?

Scootaloo: Oh. The cutie mark crusaders its an organisation to help those without cutie marks help find them, these represent what talent we are good at.

Skarloey: Oh that's nice of you. So what's with the notebooks?

Sweetie Belle: We're taking down notes to learn about what we'll be doing and about the things we do.

Skarloey: Ah. That's even better. Education is very important.

Edward: Anyway, anything new happened here?

Skarloey: Well thanks to help of Rachel, William and Mr. Hugh, the owner has bought two more engines. He told me that I was a very old engine and deserved a good rest. He gave me this shed so that I could see everything and not be lonely. (Sighing sadly) But I am lonely all the same. I miss Rheneas very much. Yesterday, one of the new engines pushed him on truck and now he's away at Hunslet to be mended. I do wish I could be mended too and pull coaches again.

CMC: We're sorry about that Skarloey.

William: I know, I know, but hopefully you will get repaired.

Rachel: I'm sure you'll get your chance.

Edward: That's right Skarloey. Just keep faithful. By the way, have your coaches got names?

Narrator: Skarloey grinned. He was ready to answer that.

Skarloey: Oh why yes Edward. Lets see, theres Agnes, Ruth, Jemima, Lucy, and Beatrice. Agnes is proud, she has cushions for first class passengers. She pities Ruth, Jemima and Lucy who are third class with bare boards but all 4 sniff at Beatrice the guards van. Beatrice often smells of fish and cheese, but she is most important. She has a little window through which the guard sells tickets. I sometimes leave the others behind, but I always take Beatrice. You must have tickets and guard you know.

Edward: Of course.

Apple Bloom: That's right. Without tickets or a guard, you can't have passengers and you can't go or stop without safety permission.

Narrator: And the other CMC's nodded in agreement.

Skarloey: Anyway, Rheneas and I used to take turns at pulling the trains.

(Flashback narration)

Skarloey: We know everybody and everybody knows us. We whistle to the people in the fields, at level crossing at lonely cottages and at farms and the people always wave to us. We love passing the school play grounds at break time, then the children would come running up to the fence to watch us go. The passengers always wave because they think the children are waving at them. Heheheh. But we engines know better of course.

Edward: Heheheh. Yes we do indeed.

Skarloey: Now, we take your tourists up to the lake at Skarloey, which is where I am named after, and then we get ready to take the train home. Since there are no turning facilities we depending on which position we are facing. We either head up the line back to front and head back down to crovans gate front to front or vis versa. We love the morning journeys home because then our friends from the villages always come down to do their shopping. We always whistle at each station to let every know to lookout and all the people are their waiting. Well… (Chuckles) almost everyone.

Guard: Where's Mrs. Last?

Skarloey flashback: She's coming now.

Skarloey: There is just one passenger that sometimes takes a little while to get on board. Then we whistle again to signal that we're starting and the she comes running on to platform and into our train.

Driver: Heheheh. We'll leave you behind one of these days.

Skarloey: But we know we never will. Now we stop else where too, at farm crossing and stiles where paths lead to lonely little houses. Rheneas and I know all the places very well indeed and our drivers used to jokingly remark that we would stop even if he didn't put on the brake. Sometimes on Market day, Jemima, Lucy and Ruth were so full of people the that the guard would allow third class passengers to travel in Agnes. I can tell you she did not like that at all and would grumble.

Agnes: First class coach! Third class people. I want them out!

Skarloey: That made me very cross.

Skarloey flashback: Shut up! Or I will bump you.

Skarloey: That soon stopped her rudeness to my friends.

(End flashback)

Narrator: Just then, some workmen arrived.

Workmen: We're ready to mend you now Edward, come along.

Edward: Goodbye Skarloey. Thank you for telling us all about your railway. It's a lovely little line.

Skarloey: Oh it is, it is. Thank you for talking to me Edward. You've cheered me up. Goodbye.

Narrator: Then he watched Edward puff into the works and Fluttershy caught her next train home. The cutie mark crusaders thanked Skarloey for telling them what was to be expected and walked over to Crovans Gate hotel. Then shutting his eyes, he dozed in the afternoon sun. He smiled as he dozed, for he was remembering as old engines do about happy days in the past.

Ok. Just to let you guys on a heads up, in my headcanon theory, the Aluminium Works was one of the most painful things Falcon/Sir Handel and Stuart/Peter Sam had to tackle in their lives. You'll see more as time goes on.