//-------------------------------------------------------// Thomas and friends: Twilight's escape to sodor -by Huskylover- //-------------------------------------------------------// //-------------------------------------------------------// Prologue //-------------------------------------------------------// Prologue A long time ago, in the railway of Swindon, London, there was a little tank engine. Her name was twilight, she works on the railway with her Auto coaches luna and midnight and sometimes pull goods train with her brakevan spike. Twilight been working on it for many years along with her brother shining armor. They work well together for many years, until dieselization, the diesels have replaced steam engines. Some sent in different railways or sent for scrap. Twilight and her brother felt this is the end of the line for them. **** The next morning, when twilight was getting ready for her passenger train until shining armor came up. "Twily! Twily! Guess what, I've been bought from the east lansher railway" said shining armor excitedly. "Wow shining, that's really good. I wish I was preserved too." Said twilight "I'm sure you get a chance. I better get going, goodbye twily and I wish you good luck with a new home" said shining armor and then he set off to his new home. **** Later that day in her sheds, the manager told twilight the bad news. "What do you mean by I'm withdrawn?!?" Twilight asked shocked. "The controller doesn't have the money to sell you, I'm sorry" said the manager and walked away. Twilight was upset, she felt like this is the end of the line for her. As she told her coaches and brakevan, they was upset. "Oh dear, that's terrible" said Luna. "I agree with you deer" midnight agree. "This is the end, is it?" Spike asked. "Yes, it is" twilight said sadly. As twilight reversed to the sheds by her coaches and brakevan for one last name. This is the end for twilight and her beloved coaches and brakevan. //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 3: north western rescue //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 3: north western rescue It's been two weeks in the scrapyard and twilight was upset. "I'm sorry I dragged you three into this, I really thought we could make it" said twilight crying. "Don't blame yourself twilight, you did your best" said spike comforting her. "Oh I just wish I could have done more" said twilight. Just then her crew came up, they have news. "I got some good news and bad news, the good news is sodor is not that far but the bad news is without coal, we can't make it" said her driver. "If only a survival member of a steam engine that could help us" said her fireman. But then, they hear a steam engine whistle. They looked to see a emerald green single tender engine. Then, twilight had an idea. "I must hiss steam to get that engine's attention, it's now or never" said twilight. **** As she hiss steam, the engine stopped. She hear her steam hissing. "That sounds like a steam engine" said the engine. The hiss came again. "Who's there?" The engine asked. "Are you a north western engine?" Twilight asked. "Yes I am, I'm emily" said the engine known as Emily. "Oh thank goodness, I'm twilight and I'm here with my coaches luna and midnight, and my brakevan spike, we run out of coal and had no more steam" twilight explained her situation. "But what are you doing here?" Emily asked. "We're trying to get to your railway, it's a safe haven for steam engines, we're escaping" twilight replied. "Escaping? From what?" Emily asked. "Sc... scrap" twilight answered nervously. Emily thought for a moment and then she smiled. "Don't worry twilight, I'm going to get you and your coaches and brakevan out of here" said Emily. "Really? You mean it?" Twilight asked happily. "Of course, but we need to work fast to get you guys out of here" Emily replied. Soon both their crew agreed to help too, everyone worked fast. Emily was coupled up to twilight. "No time to turn around, I'll run tender first" said Emily and they set off out of the sidings and down the line. As they puffed down the line, the diesel saw them escaping. "Oi, the steam engine's escaping! Stop them!" The diesel shouted. "Pay no attention" said Emily As they about to escape the scrapyard, they were stopped. "Oh no, we're done for" said twilight worried. "Don't worry, we got this" said Emily. The foreman shine his light on twilight, her coaches and brakevan. "Ah ha! A tank engine, two Auto coaches and brakevan too, you can't take these" said the foreman. "But they're are all for us, see for yourself" said Emily's driver. The foreman looked all over twilight, Luna, midnight and spike. "Seems in order, right away guard" said the foreman. As the guard blows his whistle, Emily sent off with twilight, her coaches and brakevan in tow. At last, they made it out of the scrapyard and over the border to the north western railway. "That was close" Emily relief. "We had worse" replied twilight and they forged ahead to sodor. //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 1: escape to sodor //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 1: escape to sodor That night, twilight's crew woke her up in the middle of the night. "Huh?... Wha.... What's going on?" Twilight asked confused. "Come on old girl, we're getting you out of here, we're leaving" said her driver. "Leaving? Where are we going?" Twilight asked. "To the island of sodor" her fireman replied. "It's our only hope and it's a worth a shot" her driver added. Soon twilight's crew light quietly her fire, she was excited. She was couple up to her coaches and brakevan. "Twilight? What are you doing?" Spike asked. "We're going to the island of sodor" twilight explained, "how long it will take to get there?" "About 300 mile journey, but we must run at night so we don't get caught. Trains get up and run from 1-5:00. We'll find a place to hide during the day and continue at night." Her driver explained. Soon twilight was ready, she got her coaches and her brakevan and she set off through the night. She went past cities, yards, and valleys. They stopped at a station to hide in a old shed. It was daylight and twilight hear a lot of diesels running about. Twilight kept quiet until night, but she wasn't afraid. **** Soon it was night out and twilight set off to sodor. //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 2: the runaway engine //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 2: the runaway engine As twilight was puffing down the line, until she was stopped by a signalman stopped her. "Where are you going?" The signalman asked. "Just puffing down the line" twilight said nervously. "You're escaping from scrap are you?" The signalman asked. "Well... I..." Twilight tried to explained. But the signalman smiled. "I want to help, you can hide in that shed right there" he said pointed at the sightings. Soon twilight, her coaches and brakevan reversed to the sheds and her crew closed the door. **** Later that day, twilight hear the diesels rolling around hunting her down. But then their was trouble. A diesel came up to the sheds, twilight tried to hold her breath. Then the diesel reversed and left. Twilight was relief. "That was a close call" said twilight relief. Soon it was night and twilight puffed away through the night. **** Twilight was puffing down the line. But then their was trouble, twilight has ran out of coal. "I'm out of coal!" Twilight cried. But then she hear diesel horns. Twilight started to panic. "Driver! Fireman! Quickly hide in my coaches" twilight cried. As her crew hide in the coaches, a big diesel came up along side her. "Well, well, well, what do we have here? A runaway steamie? That will be good for scrapping" said the big diesel. He was coupled up to twilight and rolled away to the scrapyard. **** At the scrapyard the diesel pulled over by the manager of the scrapyard. "What do you want me to put this escape engine?" The diesel asked. "Put them by the sidings over there" said the manager. Soon the diesel put twilight, her coaches and her brakevan in a sidings. "Enjoy your last days in the sun" the diesel laughed at twilight and set off. Twilight realized that she, her coaches and brakevan are done for. Author's Note I'm almost done with the story to be continued //-------------------------------------------------------// Epilogue //-------------------------------------------------------// Epilogue At last, Emily and twilight had made it over vicarstown bridge and made it to sodor. It was morning, as Emily reversed twilight, her coaches and brakevan to the steamworks, they hear a voice, it was sir topham hatt. "Well Emily, you had a busy night, have you?" Said sir topham hatt. "Sir, what are you doing here?" Emily asked. "Just making sure you made it back safely." Sir topham hatt replied. "But for right now, what do you have behind you? Sir topham hatt walked back behind Emily and standing there before him was twilight. "Oh my. Emily, who is this engine?" Sir topham hatt asked. "This is twilight sir, she along with her coaches and brakevan are escaping to sodor but she got caught so I help her all the way here." Emily explained. "It's true sir, I'm didn't mean to get her into trouble" said twilight. "It's no need to worry twilight, I can see the adventure you come all the way here. How would you like to be part of my railway?" Said sir topham hatt. Twilight gasped and see almost broke into tears to hear this. "Really? You mean it sir?" Twilight asked excitedly. "Of course, you are just the engine we need for Thomas' branchline" replied sir topham hatt. Then he turned to Emily, he was proud of her. "Well done Emily, twilight here will be a great addition to my railway." He added. "Thank you sir" said Emily. **** Soon twilight, her coaches and brakevan were fixed and repainted purple and lavender and now worked on Thomas' branchline with Thomas, Percy and toby. Twilight helps out with the passengers with her coaches luna and midnight and sometimes hauling goods trains with her brakevan spike. She offen stops by at knapford station to drop off passengers and she and Emily had talked about their day. **** So we come to our end of the story, this doesn't mean it's done, for twilight this is the beginning. Who knows that adventures lie ahead but until then this is the story of twilight the tank engine's escape to sodor. The End For The Memory of Britt Allcroft Author's Note For the memory of Britt Allcroft From 1943-2024 Rest in peace and thanks for everything