Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave Page #2

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I was just leaving.

Good-bye, gator.

Good-bye Percy.

Percy felt very silly

for thinking the new engine

was a monster, but he was still

a little worried.

And that night,

as he set out to take

the mail train,

he seemed to see monsters

everywhere.

Oh, that's not so scary.

The next morning,

thomas woke up early

and headed straight

to the clay pits.

His branch lines were still

under construction.

- Got it?

- Yep.

One, two, three...

Hello, timothy.

Hello, thomas.

Find anything unusual in there?

Like what?

I don't know...

footprints from a monster

or something.

Boo.

- ahh!

You and your tricks.

You nearly made me blow

a safety valve.

We were only saying hello.

Poor thing.

You'd think he'd seen

a steam shovel.

Meanwhile,

poor nervous Percy had gone

to brendham docks

to collect some cars.

Percy was very sleepy

after staying awake all night

keeping a lookout for monsters.

Oh.

Come on, Percy, back it up.

Oh, no.

Oh, Percy.

Help.

What's that?

Percy, stop.

You've left your cars behind.

Oh.

What?

Oh, silly Percy...

only us.

Are you always such

a nervous engine?

You're acting like

there's something chasing you

down the tracks.

Sorry.

It's just thomas said...

Percy did feel a little silly.

Never mind.

Back at the clay pits,

thomas was shunting cars

for Marion

and trying to see

if he could spot any footprints.

Okay, thomas, that's your lot,

but hurry back, okay?

I'll stay here and dig

until I fill up some more cars.

There's plenty of digging

still to do,

plenty of digging.

Maybe I didn't see anything

that night.

Heh, maybe the lightning

was playing tricks on me.

Hurry up, Ben.

I need to fill

my water tank too.

Hmm, playing tricks on me.

And then an idea

flew into thomas' funnel.

Be patient, bill.

You'll get your turn.

I've been patient for ages.

Hey, bill.

Hey, Ben.

Can I ask you a question?

You just did, thomas.

Wha?

Oh, yes.

I was just wondering.

The other day before you

rescued me from the landslide,

were you playing a trick on me?

A trick?

That landslide was not a trick.

Oh, I don't mean the landslide.

I saw something else,

and-

- we risked our boilers for you,

thomas.

That's right.

We could have been caught

in that landslide too.

Yeah...

What he said.

Thomas hadn't meant

to upset bill and Ben.

He just wanted to find out

where the big footprints

had come from

and whether they were

footprints at all.

It was already dark

when thomas finally returned

to tidmouth sheds.

He was very surprised to find

Percy still in his berth.

Percy, aren't you supposed

to be taking the mail train?

You should have left by now.

I know, thomas, but last night,

I kept seeing things

that looked like monsters.

Monsters?

A monster?

They weren't really monsters.

They were only silly things,

like a haystack

or a shirt on the line,

but there could still be

a monster out there.

Please, thomas.

Would you take the mail train

for me?

Just tonight.

Um...

all right, Percy.

I suppose I could.

Thank you, thomas.

Thank you.

You're a good friend.

Oh, Percy.

You're such a scaredy-engine.

Percy couldn't sleep.

He kept thinking about thomas

and wondering if he was okay.

But thomas finally finished

the mail run and came back

safe and sound.

No monsters?

No monsters.

But what about the footprints?

It was dark and stormy

that night in the clay pits.

I don't even know for sure

that I saw any footprints.

You should try to get

some sleep, Percy.

There's nothing to worry about.

At last, thomas'

branch line was opened again.

Wake up, clarabel.

We're back in business.

Ooh, is that thomas?

How delightful.

Here we go.

It's not fair.

You get to pull coaches,

and I get sent for scrap.

Sent for scrap?

Oh, James, that's terrible.

You still look really useful

to me.

Uh, no,

I mean sent to the scrapyard

to collect cars

filled with scrap.

Oh, I see.

Silly us.

Yes, silly us.

Cheer up, James.

Pulling cars isn't so bad.

You can't always do the jobs

you like best.

James was not a happy engine

as he puffed to the scrapyard.

Hello, scaredy-engine.

Seen any monsters lately?

You can tease

if you want to, James,

but there really might be

a monster on sodor, you know.

Ha, puff and nonsense.

There's no such thing

as monsters.

Well,

thomas saw giant footprints

up at the clay pits,

and nobody knows what made them.

Giant footprints?

Huh, I wonder-whoa!

Oh, oh, oh, whoa!

Ahh!

Oh.

Hello, mate.

You came in fast.

Scrap give you a bit

of a fright, did it?

Ha, no.

I'm not scared

of pieces of metal

and rusty old machines.

Is that right?

Well, aren't you the big engine?

Reg is the name.

I'm the scrapyard crane.

Well, I'm James,

and I usually pull coaches.

Well, there's a surprise.

Meanwhile,

Percy had arrived at the docks.

But he didn't expect to find

gator still there.

- Gator.

- Hello.

Are you working on sodor now?

No, Percy.

I missed my ship.

I'm just helping

the dock manager

while I wait for another one.

He needs me to collect some cars

from duck's branch line tonight.

Tonight?

But aren't you afraid

of monsters?

Monsters?

What monsters?

Monsters would probably

be afraid of me.

Wow.

You're brave, gator.

I wish I was as brave

as you are.

You might be braver

than you think, Percy.

I wasn't always as brave

as I am now.

I'm designed to work

in the high mountains, Percy.

That's why my water tanks

are this special shape.

But just because you're designed

for something

doesn't mean you can't

be afraid of it.

And it was a shock for me

to find out

that I was afraid of heights.

One day I was faced with having

to cross a high bridge,

higher than any bridge

I'd ever seen before.

But I was pulling cars loaded

with important supplies.

The villagers needed my help.

I decided I must be brave.

It took everything in me

to cross that bridge,

but I did it,

even though I was scared.

So, you see, being brave

isn't the same

as not feeling scared.

Being brave is about what you do

even when you do feel scared.

Percy, where are you going?

There's something I have to do.

Hello, thomas.

Guess what.

Um, let me see.

Have you been asked to deliver

a giant balloon on a flatbed?

No.

I've decided to be brave

and take the mail train tonight.

Oh, so you're not feeling scared

about monsters anymore?

Being brave is not the same

as not feeling scared, thomas.

Being brave is about what you do

even when you do feel scared.

Gator told me that.

Good luck, Percy!

Thank you, thomas.

Be careful out there.

Monsters are hard to see

in the dark.

Don't you worry about me.

Why are you teasing Percy

like that, James?

I'm teasing Percy because

he's a scaredy-engine, Emily.

Ah, there you are, James.

Don't settle down.

I need you to pull

the flying kipper tonight

and deliver fresh fish

for the morning.

But that's henry's job.

Henry has taken a heavy goods

train to the mainland.

He won't be back

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