The Diesel and the Penguin

The Diesel and the Penguin is a fan-made Thomas and Friends episode idea thought up by BiggestThomasFan.

Characters

 * Henry
 * Percy
 * Toby
 * Porter
 * Mavis
 * Bear
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Zoo Keeper
 * Gordon (cameo; seen on the main line)
 * James (cameo; seen on the main line)
 * Harvey (cameo; seen at Wellsworth Station)
 * Stanley (cameo; seen at Ffarquhar Quarry)
 * Daisy (cameo; seen at Knapford Station)
 * Salty (cameo; seen at Brendam Docks)
 * Arry and Bert (cameo; seen at Brendam Docks)
 * Bertie (cameo; seen in the flashback)
 * Terence (cameo; seen in the flashback)
 * Cranky (cameo; seen at Brendam Docks)

UK and AUS

 * Mark Moraghan as the Narrator
 * Keith Wickham as Henry, Harold and Sir Topham Hatt
 * Nigel Pilkington as Percy
 * Rob Rackstraw as Toby
 * Steven Kynman as Porter and Bear
 * Teresa Gallagher as Mavis
 * Christopher Ragland as the Troublesome Trucks
 * Matt Wilkinson as the Zoo Keeper

US

 * Mark Moraghan as the Narrator
 * Kerry Shale as Henry, Harold and the Zookeeper
 * Christopher Ragland as Percy and the Troublesome Trucks
 * William Hope as Toby
 * David Menkin as Porter
 * Teresa Gallagher as Mavis
 * Steven Kynman as Bear
 * Keith Wickham as Sir Topham Hatt

Transcript
Narrator: Mavis is a black diesel engine who works at Ffarquhar Quarry. She usually gets trucks ready for engines to take. But sometimes she'll get to deliver the trucks herself, to get out of the quarry more often. Mavis is usually wise and sensible, but she wasn't always like this.

(Flashback to Mavis/Toby's Tightrope)

Narrator: When Mavis first arrived on Sodor, she was young and full of her own ideas. She always didn't listen to Toby's advice.

Toby: Trucks should be where you want them, when you want them.

Mavis: Fiddlesticks!

Narrator: Mavis eventually got herself into trouble when she got stuck on some frozen mud at a crossing and couldn't grip the rails. Everyone waiting at the crossing was very cross. Toby helped Mavis out, and Mavis was not allowed to leave the quarry for a while. Then she had a idea.

Mavis: Can you trucks keep a secret?

Troublesome Trucks: Yes, yes, yes.

Mavis: Will you bump me at the level crossing and tell no one I asked you.

Troublesome Trucks: Yes, Mavis.

Narrator: But the trucks decided to bump Toby, who had decided to shunt the trucks himself, instead.

Troublesome Trucks: On, on, on!

Toby: Oh!

Narrator: The trucks pushed Toby to a broken bridge, which had become a tightrope. Mavis hurried over to the rescue. After that, Mavis owned up, and everyone agreed that she could come down the line more often.

(Back to present day on Sodor)

Mavis: And ever since that day, I've become a much better and really useful engine.

Narrator: One day, Mavis was shunting some trucks into a line when Percy arrived at the quarry with some trucks.

Mavis: Hello, Percy.

Percy: Hello, Mavis. I've brought some dynamite for the quarry.

Mavis: Oh! Are they going to be blasting rocks here?

Sir Topham Hatt: That's right, Mavis. You'll have to leave the quarry for a while, as it won't be safe for you here.

Mavis: But what am I suppose to do until then?

Sir Topham Hatt: Don't worry, Mavis. I've made arrangements for you to work on the main line for a while.

Mavis: Thank you, sir.

Sir Topham Hatt: First, you are to take those trucks to Brendam Docks. And then, pick up some pipes from the docks and take them to Vicarstown.

Mavis: Right!

Narrator: So Mavis worked on the main line for the next few days. She was happy to get out of the quarry again and stretch her wheels. And she even met a few of the engines she didn't see that often.

Mavis: Hello, I'm Mavis, and I usually work at the quarry.

Bear: Please to meet you. My name is Bear.

Narrator: A few days later, Sir Topham Hatt spoke to Mavis at Knapford.

Sir Topham Hatt: Mavis, I've got a special job for you. Some new animals are arriving at Brendam Docks, and I'd like you to take them to the Animal Park.

Mavis: Thank you, sir. This will be a real treat for me.

(Mavis arrives at Brendam Docks)

Mavis: Are those animals called penguins?

Porter: Yes, Mavis. They usually leave at the South Pole, but some have come to live at the animal park. Are you here to collect them?

Mavis: Yes, Porter. Sir Topham Hatt sent me.

Narrator: So Mavis delivered the penguins to the animal park.

Mavis: Enjoy your new home here at the animal park!

Zoo Keeper: Thank you for delivering the penguins, Mavis.

Mavis: Happy to help.

Narrator: But a few days later, there was trouble.

Sir Topham Hatt: One of the penguins at the animal park has gotten loose, and it's somewhere on the island. I've sent Harold to look for it from the air, but we might more help to find.

Mavis: I can help, sir.

Sir Topham Hatt: Very well, Mavis. I'll give your jobs today to other engines.

Narrator: Mavis and the zoo keeper looked for the penguin on the ground while Harold flew over Sodor.

Mavis: Is there any sign of the penguin, Harold?

Harold: Not yet, Mavis, but I'll keep looking until we find it.

Henry: I hope you find the penguin soon, Mavis. It'd be awful if anything bad happens to it.

Mavis: I hope so too, Henry. I'd feel the same way.

Narrator: Mavis was determined to find the lost penguin.

(Mavis looks around)

Mavis: There it is! I've found it!

Zoo Keeper: Okay, Mavis. We'll put the penguin into the truck.

(Harold flies over)

Mavis: I found the penguin. It was nearby Wellsworth.

Harold: Great job, Mavis! Sir Topham Hatt will be proud of you.

Narrator: And he was.

Sir Topham Hatt: Well done, Mavis! You're a really useful engine! Also, I've just been told that the workmen at the quarry are nearly done blasting rocks. So you can go back to the quarry tomorrow.

Mavis: Thank you, sir. It was nice to be out of the quarry in the last week, but I'll be happy to go back to my normal jobs again.

(Mavis leaves the animal park)