Night Light's Bird

Night Light's Bird is the fifth episode of the third season of Spike the Dragon and Friends, and the fifty-seventh episode overall. It is a parody of the Thomas and Friends episode, Donald's Duck.

Cast

 * Braeburn as Toby
 * Soarin as Duck
 * Night Light as Donald
 * Hoity Toity as Sir Topham Hatt
 * A Bird as Dilly the Duck
 * Angel as Bertie (does not speak)
 * Spike as Thomas (cameo)
 * Cranky Doodle Donkey as James (cameo)
 * Pipsqueak as Percy (cameo)
 * Hondo Flanks as Douglas (cameo)
 * Gummy as Trevor (cameo)
 * Everyone else as Themselves

Transcript
Narrator: "Soarin the Wonderbolt Pony worked hard in the yard at the big station.

Sometimes he worked with buffaloes, sometimes he worked with changelings. But whatever the work, Soarin got the job done without fuss.

One day, Soarin was resting in the library when Hoity Toity arrived."

Hoity Toity: "Your work in the yard has been good. Would you like to have a route for your own?"

Soarin: "Yes, please sir."

Narrator: "Replied Soarin.

So Soarin took charge of his own route. The responsibility delighted him.

The route runs along the coast by sandy beaches till it meets a port where big ships come in.

Soarin enjoyed exploring every curve and corner of the line. Sea breezes swirled his breath high into the air, and his blue fur glistened in the sunlight."

Soarin: "This is just like being on holiday."

Narrator: "He puffed."

Soarin's Driver: "Well, you know what they say."

Narrator: "Laughed his driver."

Soarin's Driver: "A change is as good as a rest."

Narrator: "Soon Soarin was busier than ever.

Hoity Toity was building a new station at the port. Soarin pulled the heavy changelings wherever they were needed.

Angel looked after Soarin's passengers, and the other animals helped too, but the work took a long time.

Noise and dust filled the air."

Braeburn: "Don't worry."

Narrator: "Whistled Braeburn."

Braeburn: "The station's nearly finished."

Soarin: "And on time too."

Narrator: "Said Soarin thankfully.

Soarin felt his responsibility deeply and talked endlessly about it."

Soarin: "You don't understand, Night Light, how much Hoity Toity relies on me."

Night Light: "Och aye."

Narrator: "Muttered Night Light sleepily."

Soarin: "I'm a Wonderbolt Pony and I..."

Night Light: "Tweet, tweet, tweet!"

Soarin: "What?"

Night Light: "Ye heard. Tweet, tweet ye go. Sounds like ye'd an egg laid. Now wheesht and let a unicorn sleep."

Soarin: "Tweet yourself!"

Narrator: "Said Soarin indignantly.

Later he spoke to his driver."

Soarin: "Night Light says I tweet as if I'd laid an egg."

Soarin's Fireman: "Tweet, do you?"

Narrator: "Pondered his fireman. He whispered something to Soarin and his driver. They were going to play a joke on Night Light and pay him back for teasing Soarin.

The ponies were busy for the rest of the day and nothing more was said.

Not even a tweet.

But when at last Night Light was asleep, Soarin's driver and fireman popped something into his pocket.

Next morning, when Night Light stopped for water, he found that he had an unexpected passenger with him. A small bird popped out of his pocket."

Night Light: "Na doot who's behind this."

Narrator: "Laughed Night Light.

The bird was tame. She shared the fireman's sandwiches, and rode on Night Light. The other animals enjoyed teasing Night Light about her.

Presently, she grew tired of traveling and hopped off at a station, and there she stayed.

That night, Night Light's driver and fireman got busy, and in the morning when Soarin's crew arrived to look him over, they laughed and laughed."

Soarin's Driver: "Look, Soarin! Look what's behind you. It's a nest box with an egg in it!"

Narrator: "Night Light opened a sleepy eye."

Night Light: "Well, well, well. You must have laid it in the night, Soarin. All unbeknownst."

Narrator: "Then Soarin laughed too."

Soarin: "You win, Night Light. It'd take a clever animal to get the better of you."

Narrator: "There's a birdhouse near the bird's station. Here she often flies around and welcomes the animals as they pass by. The stationmaster calls her Dilly, but to everyone else, she is always Night Light's Bird."