Panzer was sitting in the yards, waiting for Mr. Bruce to start his briefing.

Anton: When did you say he'd arrive?
Panzer: 3. 2. 1.
Mr. Bruce: *Sticks his megaphone out of the tower* Good morning my engines.
Mick: Hey.
Mr. Bruce: It is great to see all eight of you ready to work. Remember the 1 million I stole from Mr. Baldwin?
Robert: Yeah. You said you had it in the bank collectin' interest.
Mr. Bruce: That's right. It went up to $2.5 million. I didn't use all the money, but I think I got some things to help us annihilate the Eastern Pacific once and for all.
Matt: You better be telling us the truth this time.

Song: link

Mr. Bruce: I know our plans fail every time I say that, but I'm sure that we will succeed now.

Sean: *Pulling a passenger train side by side with Jazlin*
Makenzie: *Wheel slips with four passenger cars out of Santa Cruz*
Grayback: *Pulling a passenger train*
Panzer: *Talking to Anton as they shunt cars side by side*
Kenny: *Having a pleasant conversation with Elmo*
Ian: *Pulling a long train made up of hoppers, and tankers*
Marisa: *Backs up to a train in Eastwood Station*

TRAINZ

Isaiah: *Smugs while refueling*
Rio: *Pulling 8 freight cars*

Starring Sean of the Eastern Pacific
Makenzie of the Mossberg Narrow Gauge Railroad
Grayback of the Hunterdon Central
Panzer of the Northern Errol Line
Kenny of Kenny's Line
Marisa of the Eastwood & Mossberg
Ian of the Zorrin & Southern
Sean Bodine as S.B.
And many more!

Jared: *Breaks down while pulling autoracks*
Drake: *Crashes into a truck at a railroad crossing*
Austin: *Admiring a 1971 Dodge Charger at Cadillac Station*

Episode 178: Panzer's Panzers

Nova Station is where Sean is waiting with 6 Amfleets. As his passengers get on board, Brandon stops next to him.

Sean: Hey. Where are you off to?
Brandon: Just going over the hill to Delta.
Sean: Well enjoy your trip. I'm off to Mossberg Harbor.
Conductor: All aboard!
Sean: *Blows his horn twice* Cya. *Leaves with his train*

Impala Station.

Austin: *Waiting with four coaches* Anyone going to Mossberg Harbor?
Hannah: *Stops next to Austin* I got some passengers.
Austin: *Watching the passengers walk out of Hannah's train, and onto his* Excellent. We will depart-
Conductor: All aboard!
Austin: In two seconds. *Blows his whistle twice, and pulls his train out of the station*

Adam, and Rio were already in Mossberg Harbor. The two Rio Grande engines were waiting for containers to be loaded onto their flatcars.

While they waited, Sean and Austin pulled in side by side with their passenger trains.

Austin: Alright. Mission accomplished.
Sean: Good to be with you again.
Panzer: So am I! *Stops between the two passenger trains, and Adam's freight*
Sean: Panzer!
Austin: What do you want this time?
Panzer: Your destruction. Observe!

Song: link

As soon as the song started playing, 15 Panzer V's, and five Tiger's arrived out of no where.

Sean: Run.
Austin: Good plan.

As the two engines ran backwards, Adam, and Rio followed them after getting uncoupled from their freight.

Panzer: Chase them down!
Tank Driver: Jawohl Herr Panzer!
Panzer: Hehehehe! I wish Mr. Bruce did this sooner!

A Tiger fired one shot at Austin, and it hit his tender.

Austin: Ahh!!!
Sean: *Passes Austin, and watches him derail*
Rio: AUSTIN!!
Austin: Go without me! Save yourselves!

The Tiger fired another shell, and Austin was scrapped.

Sean: Oh no!!
Panzer: YEEESSSS!!!!! WE SCRAPPED ONE OF MR. BALDWIN'S ENGINES!!!!! YEEEEAH!!!!!!!!
Sean: I'll distract them! You go straight to the roundhouse, and warn Mr. Baldwin!
Adam: As you wish!

When they got to the bridge, Adam and Rio went towards the round house. Sean went backwards onto the mainline so he could go forwards to follow his Rio Grande friends.

Sean: Why can't we have tanks to defend ourselves?! *Goes forward*
Panzer: *Alongside the Panzers* Wait for it. We're going to take out the silver diesel.
Sean: *Stops under the bridge* If I wait here long enough, they'll assume I'm hiding, and aim for the bridge instead of me.
Tank Driver: He's not coming out Herr Panzer.
Panzer: Shoot the bridge, and let the remains crush him.
Sean: Now!! *Accelerates away from the bridge*

Sean's calculations were perfect. He looked behind him as the bridge was shot, and destroyed.

Tiger Driver: I got him! *Fires a shell*
Sean: *Watches another explosion behind him*
Panzer: You missed! Keep firing!

All 20 tanks started firing, but all the shells missed. Two of the tigers, and one of the Panzer V's also fired bullets from their machine guns. One hit a handrail on Sean's back.

Sean: Ah!! That better just be a flesh wound.
Panzer: Keep moving! Follow him!!

The song fades away as more shells are fired. Sean escaped, and made it straight to the roundhouse to see Adam, and Rio.

Sean: Well. Where's Mr. Baldwin?!
Adam: He must be looking over another part of our line.
Rio: But we have the answer to our problems. We'll use one of the tank cars. It's carrying gasoline. We'll put a bomb on it, and use it to destroy the tanks.
Sean: Let's hope it gets all 20 of them.
Adam: It probably won't, but with all the commotion that's going on, I'm sure the National Guard will be aware of the situation. They'll be informed to help us.
Sean: Alright. Let's go.

The three diesels went out on the mainline with their tank car.

Sean: Incidentally, where'd you get the bomb?
Adam: From Jerry's stall.
Rio: It was probably a souvenir from when he used to work on the Union Pacific.
Sean: A souvenir? We better make sure it works first.
Adam: *Watches the numbers light up in bright green* Oh it works alright.
Sean: Then let's put it to good use. I'll give them another distraction. You put the tanker near them while they aren't looking.
Rio: Good plan.

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Panzer: I don't know where they are, but they can't be far.
Tiger Driver: Well you're certainly right about one thing.
Panzer: What's that?
Tiger: They aren't far.
Sean: *Passes Panzer* Chase me back to the harbor if you can slowpoke!! *Laughs while blowing his horn twice*
Panzer: After him!!

Panzer was so angry that he didn't notice the fuel tanker rolling towards him, or his tanks.

Tiger Driver: Wait. Where did that come from?
Rio: Now. *Detonates the bomb*

Most of the tanks were nearby. In a chain reaction of explosions, all the tanks were destroyed.

Panzer: NO!!! My precious tanks!! I'll get you engines one day!! *Runs back to Zorrin*
Sean: *Rolls backwards to Rio, and Adam* I'm glad we have all the smart engines on this railroad.
Adam: Yeah, it really does help to keep things safe while the Northern Errol Line fights against itself.
Rio: You got that right.
Sean: Alright, let's celebrate our victory back at the roundhouse.
Rio: Way ahead of you.

And with that, the three diesels backed up to the roundhouse to celebrate their success in destroying Panzer's arsenal of Panzers.

Ending theme (Start it at 1:10): link

Cast Of Characters

Anton
Panzer
Mr. Bruce
Mick
Robert
Matt
Sean
Brandon
Austin
Hannah
Adam
Rio

Soundtrack

CHiPs Theme: John Parker & Alan Silvestri
Panzerlied: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

The End

This has been a SeanTheHedgehog Production from July 25, 2023