Casey Jr. and the Guard

Transcript
Narrator: Casey Jr. the circus engine is very proud of his branch line. He thinks it's the most important part of the whole railway network. He has two coaches. Both are old and need new paint, but he loves them very much. He has called them Yakota and Gwen. Yakota can only take passengers, but Gwen can take passengers, luggage, and the guard. Casey Jr. also works with two ponies, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie. Both ponies are very fond of Casey Jr. and enjoy the branchline as well. They rumble backwards and forwards along the line. Casey Jr. sings them little songs and they sing along too, and the ponies catch the tune and sing along as well. When Casey Jr. starts from a station, Casey Jr sings the intro, Yakota and Gwen sings the chord, Twilight Sparkle and Pinkie Pie sing the bridge along with William and Rachel, and they all sing the outro.

Casey Jr: (Singing) Oh, come along we're rather late. Oh, come along we're rather late. Fit as a fiddle and ready for fun.

Yakota: (Singing) Have no worry we're coming along.

Gwen: (Singing) Have no worry we're coming along.

Yakota and Gwen: (Singing) Fit as a fiddle and ready for fun.

Twilight Sparkle: (Singing) Not long or far now Casey Jr.

William: (Singing) Will reach the station at 12 o'clock.

Rachel: (Singing) We'll all make it at 12 o'clock.

Pinkie Pie: (Singing) In time for some tea and good old talk.

All: (Singing) We haven't a worry we'll make on time. We haven't a worry we'll make it on time. Fit as fiddle and ready for fun.

Narrator: They don't mind what Casey Jr. says to them, for they know that he is trying to please Hoity Toity and they know too that if Casey Jr. is cross he is not cross with them. He is cross at the mainline engines that make him late. One day, he was waiting for Alfred's 4 o'clock train. It was late and Casey Jr. grew crosser and crosser.

Casey Jr: Oh for pitty's sake. 4:06 already. Sheesh. How can I run my line properly if Alfred is always late with the Flyer of Vicarstown? He doesn't seem to know that Hoity Toity depends on me.

William: Calm down Casey Jr. There's probably a good explanation for this delay.

Rachel: Don't forget, we're a guaranteed connection. So don't be so impatient.

Casey Jr: (Groan) I know that Rachel. It's just that Montana and Harry manage to keep to time and so does Johnny. But its always to Alfred and the Flyer Of Vicarstown.

Twilight Sparkle: William and Rachel are right Casey Jr. Don't be so impatient remember. Good things come to those who wait…

Pinkie Pie: That's right. Don't you remember in 1923 when you pulled out without the coaches?

Casey Jr: (Groan) Don't remind me.

Narrator: Casey Jrwhistled impatiently. He wanted to leave, but he had to wait for Alfred and the Flyer of Vicarstown. There was a feeble whistle in the distance, and at last, clanking noisily and wheezing badly, Alfred rolled sadly into Knapford.

Casey Jr: Hmph! Well, you took your sweet time. Where have been you lazybones? Do you realize that you're now ten minutes late?!

Yakota: Calm down now Casey Jr.

Gwen: It's alright. The passengers are here now.

Narrator: Applejack had gotten out of the cab and examined Alfred. William and Rachel walked over to them.

Rachel: Hey Applejack. You guys okay? What happened?

Applejack: We're fine. It's just that, Alfred had trouble steamin' up here.

Alfred: (Moaning) Oh dear. My system's out of order again. Don't get me wrong, I'm am doing my best and so is Applejack. But still, nobody understands my case. Nobody knows what I suffer.

Applejack: It's okay Alfred. You did your best, and that's all that matters.

Casey Jr: Pah! Your too fat and slow, you need exercise.

William/Rachel/Twilight Sparkle/Pinkie Pie: CASEY JR! JUST SHUT UP!

Yakota/Gwen: Casey Jr! Don't be rude!

Narrator: Lots of people with luggage piled out of Alfred's train and into Casey Jr's. At last, the guard blew his whistle and Casey Jr. started at once. The guard turned round to get into Gwen, but tripped over an old lady's umbrella and fell flat on his face.

Guard: DOH!

Narrator: By the time he had picked himself up, Casey Jr, Yakota and Gwen were already steaming out of the station.

Casey Jr: Come along! Come along!

Narrator: But poor Gwen didn't want to come.

Gwen: I've lost my nice guard! I've lost my nice guard!

Narrator: Yakota tried to tell Casey Jr. what had happened.

Yakota: We haven't a guard! We haven't a guard!

Narrator: But he was hurrying and wouldn't listen.

Casey Jr: Oh, come along! Oh, come along!

Narrator: Yakota and Gwen tried to put on their brakes but they couldn't without the guard.

Yakota & Gwen: Where is our guard!? Where is our guard!?

Narrator: Casey Jr. did not stop until they came to a signal.

Casey Jr: Oh bother that signal! What's the matter now?

William: You telling me Casey Jr. I don't know.

Rachel: It beats me.

Pinkie Pie: Search me.

Twilight Sparkle: Well, never the less, I'm sure that the guard will tell us in a minute.

Narrator: They waited and waited, but the guard didn't come.

Casey Jr: (Groaning) Where is that guard?

Yakota and Gwen: (sobbing) We've left him behind.

(record scratch)

Narrator: The two ponies, the two humans, and Casey Jr's face all fell with their eyes widened with disbelief.

William: (Nearly speechless) Come again?

Yakota and Gwen: We left him behind at Knapford.

Twilight Sparkle: Huh? But I… WHAT!?

Rachel: I…I… Don't believe it!

Casey Jr:… Well….There goes my reputation.

Pinkie Pie: (Trombone fail.)

Rachel: Give me that! (Takes her trombone.)

Casey Jr: (Annoyed) Yeah, thanks a lot Pinkie Pie!

Narrator: Then, everyone looked back and there the guard was, running as fast as he could along the line with his flags in one hand and his whistle in the other. Everyone cheered as he reached the train. He was very hot and tired so he sat down and had a drink of cool lemonade which Rachel made. He told everyone what had happened.

Casey Jr: I'm very sorry Mr. Guard.

Guard: Never mind Casey Jr. It wasn't your fault. It was that old lady's umbrella.

Narrator: At that moment, the guard noticed the signal drop.

Guard: There see. The signal is now down. Let's go make up for lost time.

Casey Jr: Righto sir.

Narrator: Yakota and Gwen were so pleased to have their guard again that they started to sing.

Yakota and Gwen: As fast as you like, As fast as you like.

Narrator: They reached the end of the line at Ffarquhar quicker than ever before with 3 minutes to spare.