[waits at the station]
5, 6, 7, 8...
Thomas [pulls up beside Gordon]
Who do we appreciate? Practicing your numbers, Gordon. That's a good engine.
I'm counting how many seconds late you are. What does that sign say?
Thomas Hmm… [reads the sign] "Sodor Railway, really reliable and right on time. Signed, head of the railway, Sir Topham Hatt."
But you weren't on time, little Thomas.
Thomas And you're being bossy, Gordon. [Gordon scoffs again] Now, please excuse me. I'm meeting Mr. Conductor. He's looking after us while Sir Topham Hatt takes a much needed holiday.
Oh, I think we can take care of ourselves.
[roars through the station]
Get outta my way! I have unfinished business here, and I wanna finish it fast!
[shivers]
Diesel 10's back!
Thomas Yes, 10 out of 10 for devious deeds and brutal strength! The blast from the past who hates steam engines!
Maybe we do need Mr. Conductor here after all. On time!
Mr. C [narrating]: And by the way, I think that you're going to help me and Thomas somewhere in this story.
Thomas Ooh. If Diesel has unfinished business, there's sure to be trouble right around the corner.
[a fly buzzes in front of him]
Sandal, fly! Boot, fly! Shoo, fly! That's it! [Thomas shows up] Better still? Buzz off!
Thomas [hits the buffers too hard]
Botheration!
You weren't concentrating, Thomas. Lucky for you that the buffers were there.
Thomas That's what buffers are for - to stop engines from crashing. What are you doing in the sheds, James?
I'm feeling a little blue, which isn't so hot when you're red. I was naughty, and Sir Topham Hatt told me to think about all the ways I can be really useful, then I could come out again.
Thomas He's just trying to make this a better railway for steam engines.
[notices Diesel 10]
Uh...
Thomas Sir Topham Hatt says...
Thomas ...The harder we work, the less he'll need Diesels to help.
Thomas Oh!
You always need help. Because steam engines are cowardly, cranky, worn out hunks of metals who couldn't hurt a fly!
Are! Now, I've come back to find the lost steam engine.
I'm gonna destroy her and dominate you, and then you'll be nothing but useless scrap! [to his claw] Right, Pinchy?
Big bully! [Diesel 10 laughs and leaves] STINKER!
Thomas We're really useful engines. You won't dominate us, and you won't destroy her. We won't let you, neither will Mr. Conductor. I'm off to fetch him now!
Mr. C [narrating]: Far away on Sodor, the steam engines were confident, cheerful and determined not to be bullied by Diesel. Only James, who now felt really useful too, was complaining.
Thomas Puffy pistons!
Thomas, I should have collected Mr. Conductor.
James is right, little Thomas. [chuckles] Collecting Mr. Conductor is an important job. Hmm? Important is big. James is a big engine, hmm?
You, Thomas, are small. Small-small-small, teeny-weeny-weeny. And I, I'm a big blue engine, who knows everything. [chuckles]
Thomas Bossy Sprockets! All that steam has gone through your funnel.
Splatter Hey, there they are.
I'm not good at backing up.
What's important is to stand up on our own wheels to Diesel.
Toby's right. Diesel knows that the lost engine in the legend really exists.
Of an engine whose magic makes her more powerful than Diesel will ever be. That's why he wants to find her.
Then we'd better find her first.
[comes out of the shed]
Leave it to the big engines, Percy!
Thomas Little Engines can do big things, especially when they have nice blue paint like me.
Hey, hey! Just watch what happens with that blue puffball...
...When Harold the Flopper Chopper flies past here.
HH Harold the Helicopter
[flies by]
Routine, flyby chaps, hello!
The boss dumped sneezing powder everywhere.
Let's start laughing now!
H Harold
[flies past the sheds, causing dust to fly everywhere]
Ooh, sorry, troops. A bit of a dust up. Love to stay and clean up. Got to go, bye now! [flies away]
[Thomas, Splatter and Dodge are covered in sneezing powder.] [covered in sneezing powder]
Uh, did you mean to look like that?!
[covered in sneezing powder]
Uh, no!
Thomas [covered in sneezing powder]
This must be Diesel's doing! [leaves] Choo! Choo!
[reading letter, as Sir Topham Hatt]
"Dear Mr. Conductor. Where were you? My wife said she couldn't miss our little holiday. We'll telephone to make sure you have arrived. Signed, Sir Topham Hatt." [quietly] Sir Topham Hatt. [removes his hat and puts on Sir Topham Hatt's hat, and looks in mirror; imitating Sir Topham Hatt] Where were you? [laughs and looks at picture of Sir Topham Hatt, who looks angry; Mr. C takes off hat, and then he Looks at picture of Sir Topham Hatt, who has an open mouth, and as places it rack, the picture of Sir Topham Hatt returns to smiling again, then the phone rings and Mr. C dives for phone, almost drops photo of Lady, but grabs it, and answers phone.] Oh, good afternoon, sir! A real honor, sir, like my family before me… and how is Lady Hatt? [puts photo of Lady hat back on desk] Yes. Watch out for Diesel definitely. But keep an eye on Henry's health certainly. Uh, yes, sir, the 3 R's - reading, writing and arithmetic. Uh, I mean... I will be responsible, reliable, and really useful. Yes, sir. We will all get a good night's sleep. Looking forward to a hard day tomorrow. Goodbye, sir. [hangs up phone and sighs]
[In the sheds, the steam engines are snoring. Mr. C writes in his book, yawns and swaps his nightcap from "thinking" to "sleeping". He winds up his alarm clock, and picks up baseball bat.] [chuckles]
So, who dropped the ball then? [catches a beach ball] Oh, there you are. I'd like a nice cup of hot cocoa. Would you fellas care to join me? No? What would you rather do instead? [to the beach ball] Go outside and play? Well, I can understand that. [to the bat] What do you think? [makes the bat hit the ball; mock disappointment] Why do you keep hitting him like that? You gonna have to have a time out. [throws bat on his bed and makes his hot cocoa]
[Diesel 10 appears and laughs evilly] [sips cocoa]
Just a little sweeter, I think. [adds sugar to cocoa]
All right, Pinchy, my little bucket of badness, time to feast yourself.
[sips cocoa again, and is satisfied]
Ahh. Now that's better. [Diesel 10 tears off part of the sheds] Whoa! [removes his night cap and puts on his conductor hat, as the steam engines wake up in alarm, and Diesel 10 tears off more of the sheds and laughs evilly] Ahh! Whoa!
Thomas [alarmed]
Cinders and ashes! It's Diesel!
[Diesel 10 laughs evilly]
Hello, Twinkle Toes! I got a plan and you're not in it!
You can't catch me, Diesel! [blows on his magic whistle twice, but only a little gold comes out of it]
[laughs coldly]
Losing your sparkle, huh? What perfect timing. Now where is that lost engine?
You're not clever enough to stop me.
No, you're not! Ah-- [sees Mr. Conductor hold up a bag of sugar] What–?! Is that...?!
That's right, it's sugar, Diesel! And if I throw this in your tank, it'll seize you up for good!
[grunts and chuffs away]
Make the most of tonight, Twinkle Toes, because you won't like tomorrow! Neither will that... that line of tin kettles! [to his claw] Shut up, Pinchy!
Thomas [after the diesel leaves]
Mr. Conductor, but what happened to your sparkle?
I don't know, Thomas, I'll just have to sleep on that.
Thomas [confused]
On your sparkle?
No, Thomas. On the problem of what happened to it.
Oh, but Mr. Conductor, without your sparkle or the Lost Engine, you can't travel here to help us anymore.
I'll solve the problem. You just go to sleep now.
BB Bertie the Bus
Smile, you steamers. It's a sunny day. Vroom-vroom!
It's not sunny, 'cause Mr. C's not at the windmill, I looked!
Thomas I think his sparkle's all gone.
My smoke box doesn't feel sunny. It feels stuffed up.
Nasty fumes from dingy Diesel)! [chuckles]
And Diesel is after the lost engine.
And if he finds her, I fear that will destroy us all.
What, even an engine as big as me?!
[Thomas sneezes]
Say it, don't spray it, Thomas!
Thomas I've still got sneezing powder up my funnel.
Thomas [At the end of the song "Really Useful Engine", Thomas is shown backing up as he passes by Henry]
Morning, Henry. What's the matter?
I've got... [sniffs] Boiler ache.
Thomas And I'm collecting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 trucks... of special Island of Sodor coal for you.
Oh, thank you, Thomas. Special coal will make me feel... [stifled cough] ...Much better!
Thomas [backing into the trucks]
I wish I could make Mr. Conductor feel better too by finding him.
B Bertie
[At the last truck, as soon as it got bumped, it goes zooming into a pair of buffers with a nearby tumbleweed and disappears into them. Thomas pulls the remaining 5 trucks. Bertie was first to notice this]
Hello, Thomas and your 5 coal trucks! Vroom-vroom!
Thomas 5? But I'm supposed to have 6.
Thomas [while approaching the old magic buffers]
I promise I'll get you home to your grandfather, Lily.
[starts leading Thomas to the buffers]
Follow me, partner!
Thomas Whoa!
Right this way to Bufferville, just a walk in the park!
Thomas We're going though, Lily.
You're on your own here on in, little blue buckaroo! Yee-hoo! [bounces off the track]
Thomas Little engines can do big things! [passes through the magic buffers]
[after Thomas comes out of the Magic Buffers, Diesel 10, Splatter, and Dodge can see him with Lady]
Ah-ha! There's the blue puffball, and look who he's with! Splodge, come and destroy!
N-No, y-you do it yourself.
Yeah. What does that mean?
Thomas Run, Lady! Quickly, and I'm going to help you!
B Burnett
So am I, my Lady. I'll not let you down again.
Ahh, who needs you, Splodge?
[sleeping on the grass in front of some bushes. Images show Shining Time Station with bad weather; voice only, echoing]
The magic is gone! [the ice cream cone on the sign tilts and image shows a road with the word "Stop" on it, a yellow balloon floats past it] Why did I take my gold dust for granted? [the phone booth the juggler was in is empty, balls were scattered all over the place] I can't help without my gold dust. [the bouquet is tilting, the bridge begins to crumble] What is the source of my gold dust? [last shot shows Lady's wheels and coupling rods] Is someone there? Thomas, is that you?
Thomas Mr. Conductor! Mr. Conductor!
Thomas Oh (Mr. Conductor); where are you?
[downbeat]
Thomas? [no response] How can I possibly say that I'm really useful now?
It's time to finally put Twinkle Toes' lights out. This is a job FOR THE BOSS! [Pinchy chomps]
I've got to delay him, I'm going to distract him. Hmm… hmm… [rings his bell]
It's the Old Teapot! Smash him! [Pinchy raises up high]
You shouldn't push that! [Pinchy pushed the shed, the roof traps them underneath]
[Pinchy chomps the roof]
Pinchy, get back here! Don't make me come up here! I'd hate it when you do that!
[chuffs backward]
Good show!
Did you mean to let the roof fall in?
I always mean what I do (you rattletraps)! [groans]
[song plays as Percy pulls the cattle cars in front of the windmill and Toby pulls Henrietta at dawn] [voice only]
Diesel was in a dump (but the steam engines were still right on track).
S Singers
[Thomas bumps freight cars as Percy pulls them]
♪ He's a Really Useful Engine, you know ♪
♪ All the other engines, they'll tell you so ♪ [Thomas pulls Annie and Clarabel past a Sir Topham Hatt sign]
♪ He huffs and puffs and whistles, rushing to and fro ♪ [Henry pulls the coaches at Killaban Station]
♪ He's a Really Useful Engine, we adore ♪ [Henry chuffs slowly in a siding behind Butch]
♪ He's a Really Useful Engine, you know ♪ [James pulls out of the Smelter's Yard with a load of pipes who chuffs into the smelter's yard with empty cars while Toby chuffs through the countryside with Henrietta]
♪ Cause the Fat Controller, he told him so ♪ [Thomas pulls Annie and Clarabel past a station]
♪ Now he's got a branch line to call his very own ♪ [James pulls express underneath the water tower and Gordon chuffs out of the tunnel with the express]
♪ He's a Really Useful Engine, we adore ♪ [Thomas pulls Annie and Clarabel passing other trains at Knapford Station]
♪ He's the one ♪ [Thomas pulls Annie and Clarabel behind the windmill]
♪ He's the Number 1, Thomas the Tank Engine ♪ [Thomas pulls Annie and Clarabel over a bridge]
♪ He's a Really Useful Engine ♪
[Thomas pulls Annie and Clarabel passing Toby and Henrietta] ♪ We adore ♪
Thomas [chuffs backwards past a Sir Topham Hatt sign and passes a sick Henry]
Morning (Henry). What's the matter?
I've got… [sniffs] boiler ache.
Thomas And I'm collecting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 trucks of special Island of Sodor coal for you.
Oh, thank you (Thomas). Special coal will make me feel [sneezes] much better!
Thomas [backs into the trucks]
I wish I could make Mr. Conductor feel better (too) by finding him.
B Bertie
[the 6th truck goes zooming into a pair of buffers with a nearby tumbleweed and disappears into them; Thomas pulls the remaining trucks as Bertie passes by]
Hello (Thomas and your 5 coal trucks)! Vroom-vroom!
Thomas 5? But I'm supposed to have 6.
Hello (Percy).
Oh (Thomas), I've been worried about you, Bertie says you lost a coal truck today.
Thomas Yes, it disappeared when I was at the buffers near the little grotto.
Maybe those are the buffers that leads to the secret railway.
Thomas And the grotto is the lost engine's special platform!
Thomas Percy, you protect those buffers from Diesel.
Thomas And I'll find Mr. Conductor.
Thomas Because you're a brave engine (Percy).
Oh I forgot.
[The scene changes to the viaduct to Mr. Conductor walks along the side of the tracks before the viaduct when Diesel 10 approaches behind him] .
Hello (Twinkle-Toes), remember me?
[Mr. Conductor gasps and puts his hat on running] .
Fat Hatt won't have much use for you looking like that. [Cackles and turns his claw as Mr. Conductor climbs up the hill and trips] Oh I see you forgot to bring the sugar, how careless of you. [Usies his claw to pick up a panicking Mr. Conductor] Say hello to Pinchy!
[He cackles and chuffs again over to the viaduct before cackling again and moves Mr. Conductor around in his claw] .
[to Mr. Conductor] Okay (Twinkle Toes). I know about the buffers.
[notices the bridge crumbling]
That's what I saw in my dream! It's coming true! My universe is starting to crumble!
And I know about the Magic Railway, and when I find that engine, you and all those Puffballs will be history. Now tell me where the buffers are now! [Mr. Conductor grabs a blue pair of scissors] You got 10 seconds!
[after Thomas comes out of the Magic Buffers, Diesel 10 & Splatter & Dodge can see him with Lady]
Aha! There's the blue puffball, and look who he's with! Splodge, come and destroy!
[fed up with his boss's belligerent arrogance his lack of respect appreciation for them]
No, you do it yourself.
[Equally disgusted with his boss's attitude behavior]
We don't like you.
Yeah, what does that mean?
[Approvingly]
It's a good word.
Thomas Run (Lady), quickly and I'm going to help you!
BS Burnett Stone
[walking on board Lady's cab]
So am I my Lady, I'll not let you down again.
Ahh, who needs you (Splodge)?
Watch out for the viaduct, it's dangerous!
[Thomas & Lady race on as Diesel 10 chases them from behind and evilly laughs, Mr. Conductor realizes something and screams] .
Lady, that engine's name is Lady, she's part of the clue to the source of—
B Both
The gold dust!
[They both pause and scream, we cut to Diesel 10 chasing Thomas & Lady] .
Now I'll get you (Burnett Stone).
BS Burnett Stone
No you won't because the magic you refuse to believe in will get the better of you.
You can run, but you can't hide. [To his claw] Right (Pinchy)? [Laughs and snaps his claw] Pinchy's hungry.
Thomas Get back!
BS Burnett Stone
Come on (Lady).
BS Burnett Stone
Well done (Thomas)! Well done!
[Thomas whistles after escaping from the damaged Big Dipper] [seeing the broken Big Dipper]
Huh? What's going on? Hold it! No! Hold it! [falls off and Pinchy grabs the sleeper] Puffball! Teapot! [the sleeper breaks] TIN KETTLE! [lands into a barge filled with sludge] Oh, well. Nice time of a year for a cruise! [chuckles nervously]
Thomas [back at the Sodor Wishing Well]
But Mr. Conductor, you still don't have your gold dust.
