Author's notes: Not much changed here. I cut the promotion to the Ffarquar branch line out because, atsf, my humansona was already promoted back in 'Toby The Tram Engine'. Anyway, here's the story. Enjoy.

Percy and Harold

Narrator: Percy worked hard at the new harbour near Knapford. The workmen need stone to build the foundation for a quay where ships would come in and load and off load their cargo. Percy often worked with Rachel and his best pony friend Pinkie Pie and when he was not busy working with Duck, Mike often helped work alongside to with all 3 branchline engines. Applejack and Toby often helped to take the stones down to the harbour as well but sometimes the loads of stone were often too heavy for him to handle on his own and Percy had to collect them from the top station at Ffarqhuar and bring them down himself. Then he would push the trucks along the quay to where the workmen needed them for their building. Sometimes, they would see Thomas, William, and Twilight Sparkle too, they also helped out when they were not busy with passengers.

Thomas: Well done Percy! The Fat controller is very pleased with all of us.

Twilight Sparkle: I agree, the project is starting getting done much quicker now.

William: Indeed. I bet by the end of the month this project will be done before you can say Fat Controller.

Mike: Thanks old sport. Heheh. I like working with Duck in the yards but is nice to have change of scenery every now and then.

Rachel: Oh. I know what you mean Mike.

Pinkie Pie: So do I. Me and Percy have done nothing but shunting since the thirties. Now it's great to be out on the open rails.

William: Same here.

Rachel: It's great to be here more regularly. Now, instead of just working with Toby, I get to work with Percy down here too.

Narrator: An airfield was close by. Percy heard the aeroplanes zooming overhead all day. He even saw some Pegasi flying overhead too. But the noisiest of the lot was a helicopter which hovered buzzing like an angry bee.

Percy: Stupid noisy thing. Why can't it go and buzz somewhere else?

Narrator: One day, Percy stopped at signal near the airfield. The helicopter was standing close by and a yellow pegasus with a flame coloured mane and tail, flame cutie mark and orange eyes was having a lunch break near him. This gave him a chance for chat.

Percy: Hullo there. Who you are you?

Helicopter: Hullo there old bean. I'm Harold, and I am a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter, built in the UK as the Westland Whirlwind. With floatation landing gear modifications for both land and sea operation.

Pony: Name's Spitfire. Captain of the wonderbolts

Pinkie Pie: Ah yes, that's right. I forgot. We saw you at the coronation!

Spitfire: That's right Pinkie Pie. Good to see you again.

Rachel: So what brings you out here Spitfire?

Spitfire: Well, since the meeting with Queen Elizabeth the 2nd and Princess Celestia, the owner of Dryaw airfield has allowed us to use the property for Wonderbolt training here on sodor.

Harold: So who are you?

Pinkie Pie: I'm Pinkie Pie.

Rachel: I'm Rachel Ravens.

Mike: Names Mike Hawkins.

Percy: And I'm Percy. What whirly great arms you've got Harold.

Harold: (A little offended) They're nice arms! I can hover like a bird and a pegasus. Don't you wish you can hover?

Percy: Oh certainly not. I like my rails, thank you very much.

Spitfire: (Bored) Meh, that's alright for you I guess. But I prefer the air over land. It's just my thing.

Harold: (Bored ) I think railways are slow. There not much use and quite out of date.

Narrator: Spitfire finished her lunch break, readied her wings into position while Harold whirled his arms and buzzed away and Spitfire took off with him into the Sudrian sky, both laughing. Percy found Toby at the top station at Ffarquhar arranging trucks.

Percy: I say Toby and Applejack! That Harold! That stuck up whirly bird thing says I'm slow and out of date. And I bet that Spitfire is a laughing with him!

Applejack: Simmer down Percy. No need to get all worked up over someone's comments.

Percy: Ooh! Just let them wait. I'll show them!

Narrator: He collected his trucks and started off, still fuming. Soon above the clatter of the trucks, they heard a familiar buzzing.

Mike: (Whisper) Psst. Percy… Do you hear that?

Rachel: (Whisper) Look over there. That's Harold and Spitfire too.

Pinkie Pie: (whisper) They're not far ahead, lets race them!

Percy: (Excited) YES LETS!

Narrator: Rachel opened the regulator wide open and Percy quickly shot forward like a cannonball. The guard's wife had given him a flask of tea for elevenses.

Guard: Ah good. its time for tea. Ah Marge always makes good tea.

Narrator: He had just poured himself a cup when the van lurched and he spilt it down his uniform.

(van lurch)

Guard: What the… Ahh hot hot hot! Aw my uniform! The Mrs is going to get me for this.

Narrator: He wiped up the mess with a hankerchief and staggered to the front balcony. Percy was pounding along, the trucks screamed and swayed as the van rolled and pitched like a ship at sea.

Guard: Well I'll be ding dong danged.

Narrator: Then he saw Harold buzzing alongside on the left and then he saw Spitfire and understood.

Guard: GO IT PERCY! YOUR GAINING!

Narrator: And the race was on. Percy had never been allowed to run fast before, he, along with Pinkie Pie, Rachel and Mike were very excited.

Rachel: Mike, Percy, did Pinkie and I ever mention the time that Thomas had a race against Bertie?

Mike: I don't think so. You 2 have to tell us sometime.

Pinkie Pie: It sure was a fun experience!

Percy: (Calling to the trucks) HURRY! HURRY! HURRY!

Trucks: (Grumble) WE DON'T WANT TO! WE DON'T WANT TO!

Narrator: But it was no use. Percy was bucketing along with flying wheels. Harold and Spitfire were high and alongside. It was neck and neck and toe to toe, even though Spitfire was an ace flyer she actually found it hard to keep in front Percy.

Spitfire: (trying to keep in front) Harold I'm losing my position! Try to keep in front.

Harold (struggling to keep position) Trying ma'm, but It's no good they're getting closer ahead.

Narrator: Mike and Pinkie Pie teamed up and shovelled for dear life. Rachel was so excited that she could hardly keep still the same went for Pinkie Pie as well.

Rachel: Well done Percy! We're gaining! We're going ahead!

Mike: We've passed them! Hahaha! Well done their Percy!

Pinkie pie: We're in the lead! We're winning! OH GOOD BOY! GOOD BOY!

Narrator: They had finally passed both Spitfire and Harold leaving them in the dust. Spitfire and Harold caught off guard hastily accelerated to trying reclaim their position. Up ahead a distant signal warned team Percy the wharf was near. Percy whistled to the guard.

Percy: Brakes Guard! Please!

Narrator: The guard applied the van brakes and Rachel shutting off steam and using Percy's brakes too. Rachel checked the trains headlong speed the rolled under the mainline and halted smoothly on the wharf.

Percy: (Worried) Oh dear. I'm sure we've lost. Now Spitfire and Harold will beat us.

Narrator: But Percy was wrong. Mike scrambled to the cab roof. And nearly fell off in his excitement!

Mike: WE'VE WON! WE'VE WON! HAHA! Harold and Spitfire and are still hovering. They're looking for a place to land.

Narrator: After they landed, Spitfire went over to Percy. And spoke admirably to Percy.

Spitfire: Boy, that was close race their huh Percy? A real nail biter. Heheheh. If you were a pegasus, I would definitely recruit you into the Wonderbolts. Good race Percy.

Percy: (blushing bright red) Golly Thank mam.

Spitfire: heheheh. Just call me Spitfire.

Percy: (blushing) Uh, sure thing Spitfire.

Mr. Hawkins: Listen chaps! Here's a song for our champion Percy.

Mike: (singing) Said Harold Helicopter to our Percy, "You are slow! Your railway is out of date, and not much use you know!" But Percy and his stone trucks did the trip in record time, And we beat the helicopter on our old branch line!

Narrator: Rachel, Pinkie Pie and the guard all caught the tune and so did the workmen on the quay. Even Spitfire joined in the chorus. Percy loved it.

Percy: Oh thank you Mike.

Narrator: He liked the last line best of all and was very happy engine.

All: (singing) Said Harold Helicopter to our Percy, "You are slow!

Your railway is out of date, and not much use you know!"

But Percy and his stone trucks did the trip in record time,

And we beat the helicopter on our old branch line!

Right. Next one is 'Percy's Promise'. Look out for that.