Baddeck's Fear

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Cast

 * Arnold (from Hey Arnold!) as Porter


 * Rocky (from Looney Tunes) as Arry


 * Mugsy (from Looney Tunes) as Bert


 * Foduck (from Theodore Tugboat) as Ernest


 * Hank (from Theodore Tugboat) as Wilfred


 * Theodore (from Theodore Tugboat) as Culdee


 * Baddeck (from Theodore Tugboat) as Shane Dooiney


 * George (from Theodore Tugboat) as Alaric


 * Cocomagh (from Theodore Tugboat) as Shane Dooiney's Coach


 * Mr. Owl (from Franklin) as Mr. Percival


 * Scuttlebutt Pete (from TUGS) as Rocky (does not speak)


 * Guysborough (from Theodore Tugboat) as Patrick (cameo)


 * Digby (from Theodore Tugboat) as Eric (cameo)


 * Oliver (from Theodore Tugboat) as Godred (cameo)

Transcript
Narrator: An buoy barge was returning to the TVland. His name was Baddeck. He had been away to the mainland being repaired, and was looking forward to seeing his old friends on the Big Harbour again.

(Arnold arrives with Baddeck at Kirk Machan, and Scuttlebutt Pete starts to unload the buoy barge from the flatbed and into the water)

Arnold: There you go, Baddeck. You're back home, and in water again.

Baddeck: Thank you, Arnold. Thank you, Scuttlebutt.

Mr. Owl: Yes. Thank you for bringing Baddeck back home. And welcome back, Baddeck. We're glad you've come home.

Baddeck: Thank you, sir. It's good to be back. I'm longing for a run up the coast.

Mr. Owl: Well then, your crew will get you ready, and you can go once you're ready.

Narrator: As Baddeck was getting fired up, Rocky and Mugsy arrived at Kirk Machan.

Rocky: Who are you?

Baddeck: My name is Baddeck. And I've just returned to TVland after being repaired on the mainland. I can't wait to go up the coast again.

Mugsy: Is that right?

(Rocky winks at Mugsy)

Rocky: Aren't you afraid of going up the coast in fog?

Baddeck: No. Why would I be?

Mugsy: Well, they say that when a vessel goes up the mountain on a foggy day, they get lost in the fog.

Rocky: And the vessel and its crew are never found again.

Baddeck: Really?

Rocky: Yes.

Mugsy: In fact, we've heard rumors of vessels going up there on foggy days while you were gone, and they were never found again. And no one knows where they went.

Baddeck: (Gasps)

(Rocky and Mugsy snigger away)

Narrator: After hearing what Rocky and Mugsy said, Baddeck didn't feel so happy to be home anymore.

Baddeck's Driver: Okay, Baddeck. Ready to go up the coast again?

Baddeck: Oh, uh... um... well...

Baddeck's Driver: Is something wrong, Baddeck? You sound like you don't want to go up anymore.

Baddeck: There's no fog today, is there?

Baddeck's Driver: No, not at all. It's a lovely day.

Baddeck: Well, okay, I'm ready.

(Baddeck puffs away still feeling worried)

Narrator: That evening, the other mountain engines were looking forward to talking to Baddeck.

Foduck: We're so glad to see you again, Baddeck. How was your first day back?

Baddeck: Alright, I suppose.

Theodore: Just alright? What's wrong?

Baddeck: Theodore, has any vessel gone up the coast on foggy days and has never been found again?

Theodore: No. Why do you ask?

Baddeck: Well, when I was getting ready to start work, two twin robbers arrive and told me about what happens to vessels who go up the mountain on foggy days. They get lost and are never found again.

Hank: You must be talking about Rocky and Mugsy from the North Western land. You shouldn't take any notice of them.

George: Yeah. We've heard stories about them causing trouble to good guys. They try to scare us as well with silly stories.

Baddeck: I don't know. Isn't that what happened to... well, our number 1 vessel? He got lost in the fog and was never found again, right?

Culdee: You mean, Oliver? He fell down the mountain because he wouldn't keep a good look-out. Fog had nothing to do with that.

Baddeck: I still don't want to go up the coast when its foggy. I don't want to take chances of getting lost forever.

Narrator: Baddeck didn't sleep a wink that night. He kept thinking about what Rocky and Mugsy said. And the next morning, it was foggy indeed. Mr. Owl came to see the engines.

Mr. Owl: Baddeck, you are to take the first passenger run up the coast today.

Baddeck: You mean, me?

Mr. Owl: Yes. There's no other vessel named Baddeck here.

Baddeck: Okay, sir.

Narrator: Baddeck was still scared, but he didn't want to argue with Mr. Owl.

Baddeck: Come on, Cocomagh. We have to take some passengers up the coast.

Cocomagh: Right, Baddeck. But we'll need to be careful. It's very foggy, and me and the guard won't be able to see a long way ahead.

(Baddeck and Cocomagh go to the dock to pick up the passengers. Once they're on board, the guard blows his whistle, and they set off)

Narrator: Everything was going well as Baddeck climbed the coast, but he was still worried.

Baddeck: I don't want to get lost. I don't want to get lost.

Cocomagh: Are you okay, Baddeck? What are you saying back there?

Baddeck: I'm saying that I don't want to get lost. It is foggy after all. Aren't you worried we'll get lost forever?

Cocomage: No. Baddeck, I know about your fear lately, but there's nothing to be afraid of. The fog won't last forever.

Narrator: But Baddeck was still afraid. It wasn't long before they were nearly at the top.

(Baddeck stops)

Baddeck: I can't go any further. We must go back.

Cocomagh: But Baddeck, what about the passengers? They want to go to the Summit. Do you want them to complain and say what a bad railway this is?

Baddeck: You're right, Cocomagh. We must get to the Summit.

(Baddeck takes a deep breath and continues on up the mountain)

Baddeck: I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid.

Narrator: Then, the fog began to lift. By the time Baddeck reached the Summit, all of the fog had lifted.

Baddeck: Wow! I forgot how beautiful it looks up here.

Cocomage: You see Baddeck, we didn't get lost at all.

Baddeck: You're right, Cocomagh. I shouldn't have believe what Rocky and Mugsy said yesterday. I was very brave to go up the mountain in this fog. You know what else? I don't think I'm afraid of fog or traveling on foggy days anymore.

Cocomagh: I'm proud of you, Baddeck.

Baddeck: From now on, if characters try to scare me with such silly stories, I just won't listen to them.