Episode 18

The Stolen Coaches

The narrow gauge engines on Mr. Percival's Railway, enjoy Market Day. They get lots of passengers, and lots of visitors.

Today was Market Day, and Mr. Percival was giving his engines their jobs.

Mr. Percival: Okay everyone, I need you all to do your best today. Skarloey, Rheneas, and Duke, I need you three to pull passenger trains.
Skarloey: Yes sir. *Goes to collect his coaches*
Rheneas & Duke: *Follow Skarloey*
Mr. Percival: Rusty, a part of our line near Ulfstead Castle is bumpy. Please get a work train with Millie, and take the workmen to repair it.
Rusty: On my way sir. *Goes with Millie to get the work train*
Mr. Percival: The rest of you are to work at the Blue Mountain Quarry.
Peter Sam: Yes sir.

Sir Handel, and Duncan did not want to work at the Blue Mountain Quarry. They wanted to pull passengers like Skarloey, Rheneas, and Duke.

So the two mischievous engines went to the yards to get passenger cars.

Duncan: This is excellent. Once we take these coaches, Duke, and those two other old steamers will have to do our work at the quarry.
Sir Handel: The sooner we leave, the better. *Leaves yards*
Duncan: *Follows Sir Handel*
Skarloey: *Enters yards* Hey, those coaches are for me, Rheneas, and Duke! Bring them back!
Duncan: Not a chance old timer.
Sir Handel: You, and those other two engines can go work at the Blue Mountain Quarry for all we care.
Rheneas: *Arrives with Duke* Did you take our coaches Skarloey?
Skarloey: *Raises an eyebrow* What do you think?
Duke: How awful. We must tell Mr. Percival at once.

Meanwhile, Donald was waiting at the first station with passengers for the passenger trains on the Narrow Gauge Railway.

Duncan & Sir Handel: *Stop at the first station with their passenger trains*
Donald: Losh sakes. Yer early.
Duncan: Yes we are.
Sir Handel: No time to waste.
Passengers: *Getting on Narrow Gauge passenger trains*
Donald: Well, see you later. *Takes off with his train*
Duncan: So far, so good.
Sir Handel: Let's keep going.

So they did.

Skarloey: I saw Duncan, and Sir Handel steal our coaches.
Mr. Percival: This is not good. We must stop them immediately. Get ready you three. We will collect those stolen coaches.

Skarloey, Rheneas, and Duke went down the line as fast as they could to catch up with Sir Handel, and Duncan. Further up the line, Trevor was about to go past a crossing in front of Duncan, and Sir Handel

Duncan: I see Trevor.
Sir Handel: We must go faster. For all we know, Skarloey, and the other two might catch up to us.
Duncan: We don't want that.

But they weren't going fast enough. They had to stop, and let Trevor cross. He was going as slow as a turtle. Just then, Skarloey, Rheneas, and Duke caught up to them.

Mr. Percival: *Steps out of Skarloey, and walks to Sir Handel, and Duncan* The two of you have caused delay, and confusion.
Duncan: We just wanted to pull the passenger trains, and be really useful.
Sir Handel: After all, it is Market Day.
Mr. Percival: If you want to be really useful, then you do the jobs that I tell you to do, no matter how much you don't want to do it.
Duncan & Sir Handel: Yes sir.

So the passenger cars were given to Skarloey, Rheneas, and Duke, and the three engines started their work. As for Duncan, and Sir Handel, they went to the Blue Mountain Quarry.

The End