It was a bright, sunny day,
and the island of sodor
was bustling with activity.
The engines were carrying
passengers and goods
up and down every line
on sir topham hatt's railway,
except thomas' branch line,
which was closed for repairs
to a damaged bridge.
Instead of working
on his branch line,
thomas had been sent
to the sodor china clay pits
to work with bill and Ben.
Hello.
Is anybody here?
Bill.
Ben.
Hey, wait for me.
Ben!
Bill!
Hello, Ben.
You took your time, thomas.
Your cars are over there.
Don't be silly, Ben.
Thomas isn't strong enough
to pull those cars.
Of course I am.
Oh, hey, stop.
Wha...
what's got into you cars?
Oof.
The cars aren't pulling you,
timothy.
It's thomas that's pulling you.
Timothy?
Thomas.
Timothy was the little
oil-burning engine
that worked at
the clay pits too.
Bill and Ben had played a trick
on both him and thomas.
Oh, don't mind them, thomas.
Bill and Ben are always
playing tricks on other engines.
I know all about bill and Ben
and their tricks, timothy.
You have to admit, though,
that was a funny one.
Cars can be troublesome,
but they don't usually have
that much pull.
You'd best be careful, thomas.
If a storm comes,
the heavy rain can make
the clay walls unstable.
Thanks, timothy.
I'll be careful.
Timothy was right.
I do need to be careful.
Whoa!
Huh?
Footprints.
What could have made footprints
as big as...
look out!
Whoa!
The morning after the big storm
on the island of sodor,
sir topham hatt gathered
some of his engines together
to make an announcement.
Ahem.
We are here to pay tribute
to the bravery
of bill and Ben.
Hello, everyone.
Glad you could make it.
While they may be better known
for playing tricks
on their fellow engines...
you can say that again.
By rescuing thomas
from the landslide
at the china clay pits,
they have proved once again
that they are really useful
and brave engines.
Really silly engines more like.
Brave?
Huh,
I'm braver than they'll ever be.
Ah, thomas,
I'd like you to work
at the docks this morning.
Thomas?
Oh...
yes, sir...
work at the docks.
What's wrong, thomas?
You seem a bit quiet.
Sorry, Percy.
I...
well...
I saw something strange
up at the clay pits yesterday.
Really?
What did you see?
I'm not sure.
I think I saw footprints,
but I need to take another look.
Footprints?
Before starting work
at the docks,
thomas went back
to the clay pits again.
He wanted to go back
to where he had seen
what he thought
were big footprints.
But the area was closed off,
and there were danger signs.
Ahh!
Wh-what's that?
Only me.
Oh.
Oh, I didn't mean to give you
a fright.
Sorry.
Oh, dear.
This is embarrassing.
Haven't you ever seen
a steam shovel before?
Yes, I...
I just didn't hear you coming,
and, well...
I was thinking about
something else.
Me too.
I was thinking about digging.
I love digging.
I love thinking about digging.
Not as much as I love digging,
of course.
Digging is what
I'm all about really, but...
oh.
Oh, dear.
This is embarrassing.
I forgot to ask you your name.
Uh
you should always
introduce yourself.
It's only polite.
That's what I've always
been told anyway.
- Uh
- shall I go first?
Let me introduce myself.
I'm Marion.
And you are...
thomas.
Do you always talk this much?
Not particularly.
No, I wouldn't say that.
I'm more of a digger,
to be honest.
Or should I say steam shovel?
That is my proper title,
you know,
seeing as I have a shovel,
and I'm powered by steam.
I'm here to clear the tracks,
actually.
Always a lot of digging to do
after a landslide.
That's right.
Ooh, a lot of digging.
Ah-ah-ah.
Don't you go past
the danger sign, thomas.
That would be dangerous.
Unless, of course,
you want me to dig you out.
Ooh, what's that rocky bit?
The rocky bits are always
the hardest to dig.
I see you've met Marion, then.
I certainly have.
Steam shovels are made
for digging,
and I am particularly good
at it.
Either way, ooh, good, Marion.
Well done.
Timothy, have you seen any
big animals in the clay pits?
Big animals?
Like what?
A cow or a deer?
No, bigger than that,
much bigger.
There aren't animals bigger
than that on sodor, thomas.
Oh, except giraffes and
elephants in the animal park.
And chickens.
Chickens?
Oh, sorry.
Did I say "chickens"?
I meant dinosaurs.
Oh,
dinosaurs were very big animals.
But dinosaurs aren't around
anymore.
No,
they lived a very long time ago,
Avery, very, very long time ago.
Oh, dear.
There I go talking out
of my shovel.
Why are you asking about
big animals, thomas?
Oh, I was just wondering.
That's all.
It was a busy morning
at brendham docks.
Ships were being loaded
and unloaded,
and cargo was waiting
to be taken away.
And where have you been
all morning?
I thought you were meant to be
pulling goods trains today.
I am.
I... just had another job
to do first.
That's all.
Hmm.
Thomas, did you go back
to the clay pits?
Did you find out what made
those footprints?
I tried, Percy,
but the area was closed off
after the landslide.
Maybe you should stick
to your railway jobs, thomas,
instead of going around
chasing footprints
and causing landslides.
Why are you so worried about
some footprints, anyway?
Because I don't know what
could have made them, Percy.
They were footprints.
They were very big footprints,
bigger than any animal on sodor.
You mean
they were footprints from...
a monster?
A monster?
Honestly, the things you engines
come up with.
Don't be silly, Percy.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
Okay, thomas.
I hope you're right.
So do I...
As an eerie fog
rolled across sodor,
Percy couldn't stop thinking
about what thomas had said.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
Heh.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
Oh.
Oh.
Oh, whoa.
What's that?
I... hope...
it's... not... a...
monster.
Oh.
Runaway.
Runaway.
Runaway.
Look out.
Look out!
Runaway cars!
A monster!
A monster!
It's coming this way!
It's the monster
from the clay pits.
- Huh?
- The monster?
Ahh!
Oh, hello.
That be no monster, Percy.
That be an engine.
Ahoy there, matey.
I think they all thought
you were a sea monster.
I didn't think you were
a monster.
Ahem.
Oops.
A monster?
Oh, I don't usually
get mistaken for a monster.
Mind you, they do call me gator.
It seems they think
my long, sloping water tank
makes me look like an alligator.
Gator.
Ha, that's a great name.
Well, my real name is Gerald,
but I quite like being
called gator.
And I like being called thomas.
Or should we call you sandy now?
And the little green tank
engine is my friend, Percy.
Hello.
Hello, Percy.
I'm sorry if I gave you
a fright.
I was in a hurry
to catch a ship.
Then the dock manager arrived.
He was not very happy
to see his docks
in such a mess.
What is going on here?
Those cars should be
in vicarstown by now, Percy.
Sorry, sir.
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
before tomorrow.
Well,
why can't Emily do it or thomas?
I don't like pulling cars.
I'm asking you, James.
You can't always do the jobs
you like, you know.
Be careful out there, James.
Monsters can be very hard
to see in the dark.
Percy was very happy
to be pulling
the mail train again.
Thomas is right.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
And gator is right too.
I can be brave.
That's not a monster.
That's just a haystack.
Those aren't monsters, either.
They're just trees...
not scary at all.
Percy didn't feel
scared about monsters anymore.
He felt brave,
while James, on the other hand,
felt grumpy.
It's not fair.
First I'm sent to work
at the scrapyard.
And now Henry gets to go
on holiday to the mainland,
while I have to spend the night
pulling smelly fish.
Ugh.
Yuck.
You look like you're in
a sunny mood again, James.
Hmph, well it's not sunny.
It's nighttime.
Hello.
Ah! oh!
Not again.
Ahh!
Ohh!
James was so frightened
that he missed the red signal,
hit the points,
came off the rails,
and ended up in a pond.
Oh!
Pthew!
Are you all right?
I didn't mean to give you
a fright.
Oh, James.
Heh, I see you met gator.
Heh.
The next day,
Percy was very happy,
not just because he had taken
the mail train again
and not because of what
had happened to James
but because his new friend,
gator,
was now working
on sir topham hatt's railway.
Later that day,
James arrived
at knapford station.
Here he comes.
The other engines
thought what had happened
to him was very funny, indeed.
Gator may have
a sloping water tank, James,
but that's nothing to be
frightened of.
Percy got a fright too
when he first saw gator.
Thank you for taking
the flying kipper for me, James,
only you're meant to deliver
the fish,
not throw them back
in the water.
I'll show them who
the scaredy-engine is.
That night when Percy set out
to take the mail train...
James set out
into the night too.
And he wasn't taking
the flying kipper.
Percy was back into his routine.
Everything was going fine.
He stopped in the stations
and waited
while the mail sacks
were loaded and unloaded,
and he didn't see anything
that worried him at all.
Then there was trouble.
Ha-h a.
There was something
unusual on the track up ahead,
something big.
Oh...
It wasn't a haystack
or a clothesline.
It could only be one thing.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
Ahh!
The monster!
Percy just wanted
to get back to the sheds
as quickly as his little wheels
could carry him.
Oh, it's coming to get me.
It's right behind me!
I know it is!
The monster!
The monster!
Percy.
I saw it.
I really saw it!
Silly Percy.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
You probably saw
another haystack.
Yes,
a haystack or a shirt on a line.
Maybe you were just dreaming.
You're all wrong.
It was a monster.
It had spikes and teeth
and claws
and spikes and teeth.
Stop it.
That's enough.
Tell them, thomas.
Tell them.
There are monsters on sodor.
You saw those
enormous footprints.
Tell them.
Uh, well,
I...
I don't know what I saw, Percy,
or what you saw either.
But I don't think it could have
really been a monster.
There's no such thing
as monsters.
Edward is right, no such thing,
never was and never will be.
Remember what happened
when you first saw gator?
You must have seen
something you thought
looked like a monster again.
Oh, yes, Percy, admit it.
You're just a scaredy-engine.
James, you got a fright
when you saw gator too.
No, I didn't.
I just missed a signal
in the dark.
I wasn't scared,
not like Percy.
None of you believe me,
and you're right,
I was scared,
but I know what I saw.
Later that morning,
sir topham hatt came
to the sheds.
And he didn't look very happy.
James, what's this I hear
about a car loaded with scrap
being left on the line?
Sorry, sir.
I'll see to it right away.
And where is Percy?
I've also had reports of mail
not being delivered.
Percy was more worried
than ever.
He felt upset that his friends
didn't believe him.
He'd seen the monster,
and he didn't want
to see it again,
especially by himself.
Gator.
Hello, Percy.
Where are you off to
this morning?
I'm just delivering the mail
from last night,
but maybe I should travel
with you.
I bet you'd know what to do
if we see any monsters.
Any monsters?
Oh,
you are a funny little engine.
Percy.
Don't worry, thomas.
Give him time.
Give him time.
It's good to have a new friend
on the island, gator.
I'm really glad
you're not going away.
But, Percy, I am going away.
I've just been useful
while I was waiting for my ship,
and my ship is coming in
tonight.
James?
What is that?
Nothing.
It's just the car of scrap
that was left on the line.
James,
you played a trick on Percy.
You made a monster out of scrap
to give him a fright.
What if I did?
It was only a-a little joke.
Not to Percy it wasn't.
Percy is your friend.
You need to find him
and tell him what you did
and apologize.
Now arriving at platform five
is the great warderton special.
Your attention, please.
This is a station announcement.
Percy was finally delivering
the last of the mail
when he met sir topham hatt.
Percy, you have caused
confusion and delay.
The mail train is meant
to travel at night
so that people get their letters
in the morning.
Yes, sir.
I know, sir.
But I had a bit of a fright
last night.
Excuse me, sir.
You're wanted on the telephone.
Oh, bother, that telephone.
I'll be right back, Percy.
You stay where you are.
Percy wanted to tell
sir topham hatt
about the monster he had seen,
but he never got the chance.
Percy!
I'm sorry about last night,
Percy.
I really am.
Are you, thomas?
Hmph.
I thought at least you
were my friend.
But I am your friend, Percy.
No, you're not.
Friends believe each other.
When you told me
about the footprints,
I believed you.
And when I told you
about the monster,
you should have believed me.
But, Percy-
- maybe I should go
to a faraway land
and make new friends,
like gator.
You can stay here on sodor
with the monsters.
Percy, listen.
Percy, I thought I told you...
to wait.
Percy.
What do you want?
I just wanted
to say something...
about last night.
I know you think I'm
a scaredy-engine, James,
but I'm not.
And I'm going to do something
to prove it,
something brave
that will surprise you all.
That night in tidmouth sheds,
thomas was waiting to see James.
Well, did you talk to him?
Talk to whom?
To Percy, James.
Did you apologize?
I tried, but he wouldn't listen.
He started talking about
doing something brave.
Where is he?
He hasn't come back.
He's probably taking
the mail train, thomas.
Yes, and he probably thinks
taking the mail train
is very brave.
Has anyone seen Percy?
I don't know what's got into
that engine:
Running backwards
through the docks,
delivering mail late,
driving away
when I'm talking to him.
Now he hasn't collected
his mail cars.
Perhaps I should go and look
for him, sir.
Perhaps, thomas,
you should take the mail train
for your friend.
And if you do see Percy,
tell him I would like a word.
Yes, sir.
I will, sir.
So thomas took
the mail train again,
but he couldn't help worrying
about his friend
and wondering where he could be.
Percy.
Oh, gator.
Hello.
Hello, thomas.
Have you seen Percy anywhere?
Oh, not since this morning,
thomas.
And I was hoping to say
good-bye.
Good-bye?
Yes, my ship has come in.
I'm leaving sodor tonight.
Bye, thomas!
Nice to meet you!
Good-bye, gator.
Are you sure sir topham hatt
wanted you on this ship?
That doesn't sound right to me.
It is right, cranky.
I'm going to work far away,
like gator.
I can't stay on sodor forever.
I can be brave and really useful
on other railways too.
If you say so.
Where is he?
Hasn't he come back yet?
James.
James!
Where is he, James?
Pretty high up now,
but not as high
as the high mountains,
not at all.
Oh, Percy.
What are you doing here?
I'm going to work
in a faraway land
and show everyone
how brave I can be.
Just like you.
Hmm, yes, well...
running away from your problems
is not very brave, Percy.
I already told you.
He's doing something brave.
Something brave.
Like what?
Oh, how should I know?
Maybe he's gone up to the
clay pits to catch a monster.
Yes, James.
The clay pits.
Why didn't I think of that?
Come on.
We'd better find him
before he gets into trouble.
I'm not going.
Uh, I'm too sleepy.
What?
You have to come.
You have to apologize and...
you're not scared, are you?
I'm not scared of anything.
I'm the bravest engine
on the island of sodor.
Come on, thomas, keep up!
The ship.
Then thomas remembered
what Percy said
about being as brave as gator
and going to a faraway land.
No.
He wouldn't.
James, wait!
The big ship
was already starting to leave
by the time thomas came racing
onto the docks.
No.
Stop!
There's been a mistake.
You can't leave!
Come back!
Stop the ship, cranky.
Stop the ship?
Don't let it go.
This is an emergency.
Got it.
Uh-oh.
You'll never hold her.
She'll pull you overboard.
Careful, cranky.
No. Stop.
Quick. Quick.
Quick, quick, everybody.
It's still attached.
Loosen up your chain, cranky.
Let go your hook.
Oh, I can't.
I can't!
Luckily, the captain
was able to stop his ship
before cranky was pulled off
the docks.
I told you I had it.
Phew.
Percy, you can't leave.
Percy?
Is that what all this is about?
Percy's not on the ship, thomas.
I unloaded Percy
half an hour ago.
You unloaded Percy?
Then...
where is he now?
- Ben.
- What?
You're making puffing noises
in your sleep again.
Am not.
Are too.
So don't.
If I can find those footprints
thomas saw,
it will prove that the monster
is real,
and then everyone
will believe me
and realize how brave
I really am.
But I do hope
I only find footprints
and not the monster again.
Percy stopped
at the danger signs.
He had had trouble with going
past danger signs before.
And this was the area
where the landslide had been.
Hello, scaredy-engine.
Oh, sorry, Percy.
I shouldn't have said that.
Actually,
what I do need to say is-
- I'm braver
than you'll ever be, James.
Oh, really?
If you're so brave,
why don't you keep going
and look for the monster?
But...
it's not safe to go past
danger signs.
Only if you are
a scaredy-engine.
Let's see who is really
the bravest, shall we?
Percy.
Percy?
Are you here?
Ugh, now I can even hear
what you're dreaming, Ben.
That wasn't my dream, bill.
Must have been
timothy's dream, then.
Oh, that timothy.
Monster.
Oh, monster.
Come out, come out
wherever you are.
James, wait.
This is not a good idea.
It isn't brave
not to be careful, James.
It's silly.
That's just what I'd expect
a scaredy-engine to say.
James, wait.
Come back!
It isn't safe!
Thomas was right.
Percy?
Percy.
Nobody can say
I'm the scaredy-engine now.
I mean, I don't see
any other engines up here,
nothing to be frightened of...
at all.
There was something
poking out of the rocks
up ahead, and it looked like...
the monster!
Oh!
Oh!
The monster!
The monster!
Th-the monster?
I saw it.
Oh!
The cliffs were still unstable.
Percy had to move back
to getaway from the danger.
Then there was trouble.
No, James.
Go forward.
It's a landslide.
Percy,
you have to get out of there.
James needs my help.
I must be brave.
Percy...
oh!
Go forward.
- The monster.
- Go forward!
The monster!
The landslide!
Landslide?
Huh?
Oh!
Ooh!
Oh!
Oh!
Ohh!
Oh!
Oh!
Oh!
Whoa!
Look out!
Oh-oh, no.
Huh?
Luckily, nobody was hurt.
That's not a monster.
It's...
a rock.
No, it's a fossil.
A what?
A fossil.
When something is buried
for millions of years,
it turns into stone,
and that's called a fossil.
So it is a rock now.
Ah, yes, a rock formed
from the bones of a dinosaur.
- Oh.
- Ooh.
Oh, alas, poor dinosaur.
Oh, I wonder where the rest
of the dinosaur bones are.
Oh, my.
I've never dug up
a dinosaur before.
Um, maybe...
if you wouldn't mind,
you could dig me out first?
Ooh, oops.
Sorry, Percy.
I wasn't thinking.
Of course
I should dig you out first.
Percy had to be taken
to the steam works for repair.
How's Percy getting on, Kevin?
Well, they're still getting
the earth out of his funnel.
But it shouldn't be
too long now.
Hello.
Percy.
I... I owe you an apology.
I played a trick on you and made
a scrap monster to scare you.
I'm so sorry, Percy.
And I'm sorry too.
I should have listened when you
told me about the monster.
I should have believed you.
I hope we're still friends.
Of course we are.
We all are.
Turns out the footprints
were made by a dinosaur too.
They left their shape
in the rock,
just like the fossil bones.
So the monster
was really a dinosaur
a long, long time ago.
See for yourself.
Wow.
A perfect specimen
of a megalosaurus.
- Yes.
- How marvelous.
Ladies and gentlemen,
engines and coaches,
it is with great pleasure
that I come here today...
thomas, Percy, gator is leaving.
What?
I thought he'd already gone.
Well, no.
His ship got delayed...
again.
There was a bit of a holdup.
What kind of a holdup?
I'll tell you later.
And that is why Percy
is not just a really useful
fossil hunter
but one of the bravest engines
on the island of...
uh, fizzling fireboxes.
Where's he gone now?
Won't be long now, cranky.
You all right?
I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Okay, we're gonna go up now,
up in the air.
Gator.
Gator.
Oh, Percy.
I didn't think you were
going to make it.
Neither did I, but...
I wanted to say good-bye...
and to thank you.
Thank me...
heh, for what?
For being such a good friend
and for helping me learn
that I could be brave.
You helped me too, Percy.
Having seen how brave
you've been, well,
I think I'm ready for the
highest of high bridges now.
But I'll miss you.
I'll miss you too.
Have a safe journey.
I will.
Good-bye, Percy.
Good-bye, gator.
Bye, gator.
Safe journey.
Good-bye.
Good-bye!
Bye, gator.
Good-bye.
Good-bye, gator.
I guess you have to be brave
to say good-bye to someone too.
That sounds very wise, Percy.
Did gator tell you that?
No,
I thought of it all by myself.
Then I guess
you must be wise now too, Percy,
as well as brave.
Very brave.
I was amazed by what you did
at the clay pits.
I rushed to the rescue.
I know.
Percy was sad to say
good-bye to his new friend,
but he was happy
that he still had
his old friends beside him.