06x21 - Thomas, Percy and the Squeak

[bunniefuu]

(orchestral music)

- [Alec] The engines on the

Island of Sodor love the summer.

(train chugging)

Sir Topham Hatt arranges

lots of concerts.

Music can often be heard

drifting through the air.

The engines do enjoy it.

One morning, the engines

were very excited.

Allicia Botti, the

famous singer, was coming

to the Island of Sodor.

"She's a coloratura,"

said Gordon importantly.

"What's a coloratura?"

asked Thomas.

"It means she can sing

high notes very, very loud.

"Sir Topham Hatt will

choose me to collect her,"

boasted James.

"I'm the brightest

and the shiniest."

"Nonsense, I'm the most

important," puffed Gordon.

Thomas wanted to

feel important too.

"He might choose me,"

he said hopefully.

"Well one things for

sure," said Gordon.

"He won't choose dirty Percy."

"Don't call me dirty

Percy," he chuffed crossly,

and we wheeshed away.

But the next day, Sir Topham

Hatt didn't choose Gordon

and he didn't choose James.

He chose Thomas.

"Make sure Annie and Clarabelle

are squeaky clean," he said.

"Yes sir," said Thomas proudly.

He felt very important indeed.

"Move aside, dirty

Percy," chuffed Thomas.

"I'm the important

engine today."

"But I need a wash

down," wailed Percy.

"My passengers

will laugh at me."

"But I have to be squeaky

clean," huffed Thomas.

"So you'll just have to wait."

"I can't wait," grumped Percy.

"I'm a guaranteed connection,"

and he chuffed away.

(train chugging)

Soon, Thomas was shiny

and squeaky clean.

He felt more

important than ever.

But as the workers coupled

Annie and Clarabelle,

they heard a strange sound.

(squeaking)

"What's that?"

asked Thomas anxiously.

His driver quickly oiled

Annie and Clarabelle's

undercarriage.

"That should take care of the

bothersome squeak," he said.

On the way to the docks,

Thomas heard the squeak again.

He was worried.

It didn't sound like his

squeaky clean squeak.

Thomas squeaked noisily

into the Key Side,

where Allicia Botti was waiting.

(squeaking)

Sir Topham Hatt held

Clarabelle's door open when,

"A mouse!"

Allicia Botti screamed.

(screaming)

And she screamed and she

screamed and she screamed.

(screaming)

She screamed so loud and

so long that windows broke

all over town.

(screaming)

"Definitely a

coloratura," said Gordon.

Allicia Botti was cross.

"I can't possibly travel in

coaches riddled with mice."

Sir Topham Hatt was

very embarrassed.

And Thomas didn't

feel important at all.

Just then, Percy returned from

his guaranteed connection.

(train whistling)

"Look at the little

green engine," Allicia

Botti exclaimed.

"So sweet and dirty, like

a proper steam engine."

"But he's filthy,"

Gordon huffed snootily.

"But I clean up

nice," smiled Percy.

He was glad somebody noticed.

Allicia Botti boarded the

train and Percy steamed away.

He felt every proud.

Later, Thomas saw

Percy at the wash down.

"I'm sorry I called you

dirty Percy," said Thomas.

"You go first."

"Thanks Thomas.

"It feels good to be

friends," said Percy.

"But where's your mouse?"

"You'll see," grinned Thomas.

That night was Allicia

Botti's concert.

Her voice carried

across half the island.

(orchestral music)

Sir Topham Hatt had made the

little mouse her very own home

in the corner of Tidmith Sheds

and Thomas named her Allicia.

(squeaking)

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