Later that night, me and Quillton were telling the other engines about what we saw. Emily gulped. "I sure hope he doesn't come back." She shivered. "He's already caused Sodor enough trouble, especially Thomas." She said. I sighed.

   "Well, Em, we'll just have to wait and see." I told her. Gordon scoffed.

    "Puh-lease! I could take that big brute on any day of the week!" He boasted.

     "Even though, technically, his claw can peel the metal right off of you?" Edward smirked. Gordon spluttered and groaned. Edward laughed. "Thought so, big guy." He chuckled. Gordon rolled his eyes.

      "I'd still do it, if he didn't have that meddlesome claw of his!" Gordon growled. Then, he looked in the empty shed next to him. "Hey, anyone seen Thomas?" He asked. Twilight shook her head.

      "He said he needed some alone time, so he went to go find a shed to sleep in alone." She told us. I sighed.

      "I worry about him." I admitted. "Last of his kind, the E2's. Must be hard on him." I said sympathetically. "Imagine how much stress he must go through, knowing one day he might be, well...." I didn't know how to finish my sentence.

       "Put down." James finished for me. "No problem." He said. "Anyways, I'm still curious as to why the bleeding hell Diesel 10 is doing back on the Island. I mean, didn't the fat man send him away after that little stunt he pulled?" He asked. Rainbow shook her head.

       "If I ever come face to face with that big meanie, I'll show him you don't mess with my friends!" She yelled. Gordon sighed.

      "Rainbow, you do know his claw can literally squash you like a pancake, right?" He raised an eyebrow. Rainbow chuckled nervously.

      "I...I knew that." She lied. Truthfully, she didn't. Meanwhile, Thomas was sleeping in a shed in a siding on the mainline. After dozing off, he entered his dream world. This time, he was on the Magic Railroad.

       "Hello?" He asked, his voice echoing. He heard a faint, beautiful whistle. Thomas knew that whistle. He chuffed forward until he went through a pair of buffers, and their, in front of him, beautiful as ever, was Lady. She smiled when she saw him.

       "Hello, Thomas." She said in her beautiful and elegant voice. Thomas blushed lightly.

       "Hello, Lady." He said nervously. Lady giggled, then her face returned to a serious expression.

       "I feel an old foe returning, Thomas." She said. "Diesel is coming back for revenge, against you, and me. Thomas, I rarely ask you for stuff, but I need your help. I can't stop him alone. Please, you once helped me before. Help me again, please." Lady pleaded. Thomas's face made a determined smiled.

       "Since when has this little engine ever said no to helping?" He said. Lady smiled.

       "Thank you, Thomas. I knew I could count on you." She said. "I'll be arriving tomorrow. Meet me at the buffers around dawn." Lady told him. Thomas agreed, and soon, his eyes snapped open. It was nearly dawn, and Thomas chuffed silently to the entrance to the Magic Railroad. Two class 08's were parked in a siding, watching. Both of them were a grayish color with hazardous green stripes. One had a goatee, and the other did not. They sneered in disgust.

       "Oh great, it's that puffball." The one on the right said. The other rolled his eyes. "What, 'Arry?" His twin asked. 'Arry, the diesel on the left, just sighed.

       "Oh keep your trap shut, Bert." 'Arry snapped. "He's obviously here for something, so we're gonna find out what and report it to the boss." He told his twin. Bert rolled his eyes and watched. Then, the buffers glowed a gold color, and Lady chugged through, stopping just in front of Thomas. The two diesel twins let their jaws drop in shock. They revved their engines and scattered away in a hurry. Lady was confused.

        "What is it?" Thomas asked as he turned around on the new turntable that was put in place. He puffed up next to Lady, his eyes darting around.

         "I thought I just saw..." Lady said. She sighed. "Never mind. Let's go." She smiled. Thomas smiled and chuffed next to her all the way back to the sheds, where me and the others were still asleep. Thomas told Lady to be very quiet as they chuffed around the sheds. Lady bit her lower lip as she chuffed quietly past Percy, who was smiling in his sleep. The duo managed to slip into a freight shed and remained silent. My eyes fluttered open. I yawned and chuffed out onto the turntable, where Thomas and Lady were in clear view of me as I turned around. Thomas groaned as I spotted them. I silently rolled up to them, surprised.

           "Thomas!" I whispered in an annoyed tone. "What the bloody hell is Lady doing on Sodor?" I asked. Lady smiled nervously. Thomas sighed.

            "That's what I need to talk to you guys about." He told me.