Alfred to the Rescue

Transcript
Narrator: As time went on Johnny & Fluttershy, Montana & Rainbow Dash and Rojo, Rarity & Applejack would often pass by the tunnel in which Alfred was shut up in.

(Passing by montage one.)

Johnny: Peep-peep. Hullo Alfred.

Fluttershy: I'm sorry about your predicament Alfred.

(They go through with the Thunderbolt Of Tidmouth.)

(Passing by montage two)

Rojo: Peep-peep. Sorry you're stuck there, Alfred.

Rarity: At least now the passengers won't be late.

Applejack: Ya should have listened, Alfred.

(They come through with The Flyer Of Vickerstown)

(Passing by montage three)

Montana: Poop-poop! HAHAHAHA! Serves you right.

Rainbow Dash: (Laughing as tears poured from her eyes) Bahahahahahahaha!

(They pass by with the Wild-Nor-Wester)

Narrator: Poor Alfred had no steam to answer. His fire had been put out, and soot and dirt from the tunnel roof had spoiled his lovely red paint and black stripes. He was very sad and cold and wanted to come out and pull trains too.

Alfred: Oh dear. Why did I have to worry about the rain spoiling my red paint?

Narrator: One day William was working with Johnny, Fluttershy, and Rachel. Hoity Toity could see much potential in young Rachel and had her work alongside William to learn the route since 1921. One day they were practicing shunting at Wellsworth with Johnny and Fluttershy.

William: Alright Rachel open the regulator slowly.

Rachel: So like this?

Narrator: She opened the regulator very gently and Johnny eased forward smoothly.

Fluttershy: Oh how wonderful Rachel. That was very smooth indeed.

Rachel: Oh, thank you Fluttershy.

Johnny: I must say, you could defiantly give the men here a run for the pounds.

Rachel: (Blush, giggle). Oh, Johnny. You are just the most kindest engine ever.

Narrator: The four friends shunted until there were no more trucks. And then they stopped for a lunch break. Now then, Montana and Rainbow Dash always pulled the North Western Railway's claim to fame prestige Express passenger train called the Wild Nor Wester. Since the departure of the spiteful Stan and Mally, Montana was very proud of now being the only engine strong enough to pull it, and Rainbow Dash felt over 20% more cooler to be one of the ponies to drive Montana. The train was full of important people like Hoity Toity, who had punished Alfred. Today, Montana was testing how fast he could go.

Rainbow Dash: Ready Montana?

Montana: Ready when you are Rainbow Dash!

Narrator: With a blast on the whistle and a pull of the regulator, Rainbow Dash set Montana and the Wild-Nor-Wester into motion, slowly at first, then faster and faster until they reached the maximum speed of 100 miles per hour.

Montana: HURRY! Hurry! Hurry!

Rainbow Dash: Yeah, come on, no slacking coaches!

Coach 1: (Sigh) I told you before. Those two do not know how to treat a coach.

Coach 2: At least they aren't as bad as Stan and Mally.

Narrator: And the other coaches could only agree. In the distance, Montana saw the tunnel where Alfred was bricked up in.

Rainbow Dash: You thinking what I'm thinking?

Montana: Oh yeah! In a minute, we'll whistle at Alfred, then give the old 'serves you right' one-liner, then laugh in his face, then rush through and out into the open.

Narrator: Closer and closer they came, they were almost there when….

(CRACK)

Rainbow Dash: What the hay is going….

(WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSHhHHHHHHHH!)

Narrator: And there was proud Montana, going slower and slower in an of cloud steam.

Rainbow Dash: STTTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

Narrator: After nearly panicking, Rainbow Dash quickly stopped the train.

Montana: What in the name of Sir Nigel Gresley has happened to me?! I feel so (cough) weak.

Rainbow Dash: Oh for the love pete. You've burst your safety valve, you can't pull the train anymore.

Montana: Oh dear. We were going so nicely too.

Rainbow Dash: I know, and we nearly passed one hundred miles an hour. I hate losing.

Montana: Just look at that. Alfred laughing at us.

Alfred: HAHAHAHAHA! First the earth pony's car, then getting stuck on a hill, and now this.

Rainbow Dash: Oh shut up Alfred!

Narrator: Everyone came to see Montana.

Hoity Toity: Humph! I never liked these big engines. Always going wrong. After you drive Montana onto a siding out of the way, find another engine at once.

Narrator: After setting Montana onto a siding out of the way, Rainbow Dash went to find one. Meanwhile, Fluttershy, Rachel, and William were just finishing their lunch when Rainbow Dash flew in and told them what happened.

Johnny: I'll come and try.

Rainbow Dash: I doubt that.

William: Oh you just you wait and see Rainbow Dash.

Narrator: Montana saw them coming.

Montana: Pah! That's no use. Johnny can't pull the train.

Narrator: Johnny puffed and pulled and pulled and puffed, but he couldn't move the heavy express coaches.

Montana: I told you so.

Rainbow Dash: Yeah! I knew that old-timer couldn't do it on his own.

Johnny: (Panting sadly) …I'm…. So….. Sorry…. My… Friends.

Fluttershy: That's alright Johnny.

William: At least you gave it everything you had. If only we had another engine.

Narrator: This gave Rachel a very good idea.

Rachel: Excuse me Hoity Toity? How about we let Alfred and Johnny take the train together?

Hoity Toity: Great idea Rachel. I'll have it arranged at once.

Narrator: He turned to Alfred.

Hoity Toity: Will you help Johnny pull this train?

Alfred: Oh yes please Sir.

Narrator: Some platelayers knocked down the wall and put back the rails. When Alfred got enough steam, Rachel drove him out. He was dirty, his paint was dusty and covered with cobwebs.

Alfred: Oh! I'm so stiff. I'm so stiff.

Rachel: I think we'd better give you a quick run to ease your joints, then find a turntable.

Narrator: When Alfred came back, he felt much better. Then they coupled him up.

William: Are you sure you'd don't need any help driving Alfred.

Rachel: No thank you, William. I'm going to give it a try on my own.

William: Alright, me, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash will be rooting for you in Johnny. Good luck Rachel.

Johnny: Peep-peep-peep. I'm ready.

Alfred: Peep-peep-peep. So am I.

Johnny and Alfred: Pull hard! We'll do it! Pull hard. We'll do it.

Narrator: The heavy express coaches jerked and began to move, slowly at first, then faster and faster.

Johnny and Alfred: We've done it together! We've done it together! We've done it together!

Coaches: YOU'VE DONE IT HORRAY! YOU'VE DONE IT HOORAY!

Fluttershy: SHE DROVE A STEAM ENGINE ON HER OWN! SHE DID IT! SHE DID IT! YAAAAAYYY!

Rainbow Dash: That a girl Rachel. Keep it up.

William: Well done Rachel! You're doing great.

Narrator: Everyone was excited. Hoity Toity leaned out of the window to wave at Johnny, Alfred, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rachel, and William. But the train was going so fast that his sunglasses blew off into a field where a goat ate it for its tea. They didn't stop until they reached Knapford station. The passengers cheered and thanked the engines, ponies, William and Rachel. And Hoity Toity promised Alfred a new coat of paint.

Hoity Toity: Would you like red with black stripes?

Alfred: Yes please sir.

Narrator: He then turned to Rachel.

Hoity Toity: And as for you Miss Ravens, I would be honored to have you as the first female engine driver on this island in a long time. You are the railway's finest.

Rachel: Oh thank you, sir. Thank you so much. I'll see to it that you'll never regret this.

Narrator: Hoity Toity laughed.

Hoity Toity: Ho Ho! I know you won't. You've been taught by the best.

Narrator: Rachel and William hugged each other tightly.

Fluttershy & Rainbow Dash: AWWWWW.

Narrator: On their way home, the friends helped Montana back to the sheds. All three are now great friends. Alfred was happy to have his new coat of paint. He is very proud of it and he doesn't mind the rain now, for he knows that the best way to keep his paint nice is not to run into tunnels, but ask his driver to rub him down when the day's work is over. Upon hearing about Rachel's excellent exploit, Pinkie Pie through another party back at Vicarstown Sheds, this time to congratulate Rachel Marie Ravens on her promotion to an engine driver. All the engines and ponies were very proud, but William James Holden was the proudest of the lot. So it just goes to show you, that dreams do come true.

The end...