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Storyteller: ON THE ISLAND OF SODOR,
ALL THE ENGINES LIKE TO BE REALLY HELPFUL
AS WELL AS REALLY USEFUL!
THEY WHEESH TO A FRIEND IN TROUBLE
AS FAST AS THEIR WHEELS WILL WHIR!
ONE MORNING,
THOMAS PUFFED INTO KNAPFORD STATION.
HIS FRIEND HIRO WAS CHUFFING QUIETLY.
( Toot-Toot! )
"GOOD MORNING, HIRO!"
"GOOD MORNING, MY FRIEND, THOMAS!
THOSE ARE HEAVY WAGONS TO HAUL!"
"THEY ARE, HIRO!
"I HAVE TO DELIVER THESE ENGINE PARTS
"TO THE DIESELWORKS.
"I'LL HUFF AND I'LL HEAVE.
IT WON'T TAKE LONG!"
JUST THEN, THERE WAS A RATTLE AND A ROAR!
( Loud Honking )
IT WAS FLYNN!
"WHAT A FINE MORNING IT IS, MY FRIENDS!"
THOMAS SMILED.
THOMAS LIKED FLYNN.
FLYNN WAS A FIERY RED FIRE ENGINE.
FLYNN WAS FAST AND FLYNN WAS FEARLESS.
FLYNN WAS FRIENDLY AND FLYNN WAS FUN
AND HE FOUGHT FIRES!
"HELLO, FLYNN.
"YOU LOOK HAPPY!
DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TODAY?"
FLYNN FLASHED A SMILE.
" EVERY DAY IS SPECIAL TO ME, THOMAS!
"I'M READY AND RARING TO RESCUE!
NOW, I MUST FLY TO THE SODOR SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER."
( Honk! )
(♪ Music ♪)
FLYNN SCREECHED TO A STOP
AT THE SODOR SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER.
DIESEL OILED OVER.
"GOOD MORNING, DIESEL."
( Honk! )
"IF YOU WERE AS BUSY AS I AM,
"YOU'D KNOW IT ISN'T A GOOD MORNING.
"YOU'RE NEVER BUSY.
YOU JUST STAND AROUND LOOKING FANCY."
"I'M...I'M... WAITING TO BE BUSY."
JUST THEN, THE RESCUE BELL RANG!
ROCKY ROARED.
"STAND BY, FIREFIGHTER FLYNN!
"THERE'S A BLUE ENGINE--"
( Siren Wails )
"FIREFIGHTER FLYNN READY AND STEADY,
"AND RARING TO SAVE A BLUE ENGINE!
WATCH THIS, DIESEL!"
FLYNN REVVED HIS ENGINE.
AND WAS GONE IN A FLASH.
DIESEL WATCHED.
ROCKY WATCHED.
"THE BLUE ENGINE, FLYNN...
"WHOSE FIREBOX IS ON FIRE...
IS THOMAS!"
BUT FLYNN WAS ALL READY ROARING ALONG THE TRACKS TO THE RESCUE!
"BLUE ENGINE IN TROUBLE, I'M RACING TO YOU!
I'LL FIND YOU, I'LL SAVE YOU, YOUR TROUBLES ARE THROUGH!"
EDWARD WAS AT THE COAL HOPPER.
DART WAS THERE.
HE HAD DELIVERED CARS OF COAL.
FLYNN SAW EDWARD.
FLYNN SCREECHED TO A STOP.
"EDWARD, THE BLUE ENGINE!
( Siren Wails )
"DON'T WORRY, EDWARD!
"YOUR TROUBLES ARE THROUGH!
FIERY FLYNN TO THE RESCUE; I'VE COME TO SAVE YOU!"
"REALLY?"
WATER WHOOSHED OVER EDWARD.
EDWARD WAS SURPRISED!
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, FLYNN?"
"I'M SAVING YOU!"
"I DON'T NEED SAVING!"
"YOU'RE NOT ON FIRE?!"
"NO... I'M NOT!"
JUST THEN,
EDWARD'S DRIVER WALKED FROM BEHIND EDWARD.
HE WAS SOAKING WET!
FLYNN FELT SILLY.
DART GIGGLED.
"HA-HA-HA-HA!
"YOU'RE NOT 'FIERY FLYNN!'
"YOU'RE 'FUMBLING FLYNN!'
HA-HA HA-HA-HA!"
"I'M SORRY, EDWARD.
"THERE MUST BE ANOTHER BLUE ENGINE ON FIRE!
I WILL HURRY TO FIND HIM!"
( Siren Wails )
AND FLYNN CLATTERED AWAY
ALONG THE TRACKS TO THE RESCUE!
"BLUE ENGINE IN TROUBLE, I'M RACING TO YOU!
I'LL FIND YOU, I'LL SAVE YOU, YOUR TROUBLES ARE THROUGH!"
( Siren Wails )
GORDON WAS AT MARON STATION.
DEN WAS THERE PICKING UP FREIGHT.
GORDON WAS PICKING UP SIR TOPHAM HATT,
LADY HATT AND DOWAGER HATT
IN THE EXPRESS.
GORDON FELT GRAND.
FLYNN SAW GORDON.
FLYNN STOPPED SHARPLY.
"GORDON, THE BLUE ENGINE!
( Siren Wails )
"DON'T WORRY, GORDON!
"YOUR TROUBLES ARE THROUGH!
"FIERY FLYNN TO THE RESCUE.
I'VE COME TO SAVE YOU!"
GORDON GRUMPED.
"YOU'VE COME TO WHAT ?!"
WATER WHOOSHED OVER GORDON'S EXPRESS CARRIAGES.
LADY AND DOWAGER HATT WERE SURPRISED.
"FIDDLESTICKS AND FENDERS!
HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS!"
SIR TOPHAM HATT WALKED OUT FROM BEHIND GORDON.
WATER HAD SPLASHED ALL OVER HIM!
"FLYNN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"I WAS SAVING GORDON!"
GORDON GRUNTED.
"GORDON DOESN'T NEED SAVING!"
FLYNN FROZE.
"YOU'RE NOT ON FIRE, GORDON?"
"NO, I'M NOT."
"BUT I'M WET THROUGH!"
FLYNN FELT SILLY.
DEN GIGGLED.
"HA-HA-HA!
FIERY FLYNN FUDGES IT!"
"I'M SORRY, SIR.
"I'M SORRY, GORDON.
"THERE MUST BE ANOTHER BLUE ENGINE ON FIRE!
I WILL HURRY TO FIND IT!"
AND FLYNN WHIZZED AWAY.
( Siren Wails )
"I'VE LOST THE BLUE ENGINE.
"NOW WHERE CAN IT BE?
"THE DIESELS WILL HONK THEIR HORNS,
LAUGHING AT ME."
AT LAST,
FLYNN FOUND THE BLUE ENGINE AT THE DIESELWORKS.
THE BLUE ENGINE WAS THOMAS!
HIS FIREBOX WAS ON FIRE.
FLYNN SOUNDED HIS SIREN.
"DON'T WORRY, THOMAS!
"YOUR TROUBLES ARE THROUGH!
FIERY FLYNN TO THE RESCUE!"
( Siren Wails )
FLYNN READIED HIS WATER CANNON,
BUT THE WATER DIDN'T GUSH.
FLYNN HAD USED UP ALL HIS WATER.
THE DIESELS HONKED THEIR HORNS TILL THEIR WHEELS WOBBLED.
"I'M SORRY, THOMAS.
"I WANTED TO SHOW THE DIESELS
"I WAS 'FIERY FLYNN THE FIREFIGHTER.'
"SO, I DIDN'T WAIT TO LISTEN
"TO WHICH BLUE ENGINE NEEDED SAVING.
AND NOW I CAN'T SAVE YOU."
FLYNN FELT TERRIBLE.
BUT THOMAS STILL NEEDED SAVING.
FLYNN'S ENGINE ROARED.
"DIESELS, I NEED YOUR HELP.
YOU WILL SAVE THOMAS!"
(♪ Heroic Music ♪)
LATER, THE DIESEL'S DRIVERS HAD SAVED THOMAS.
THEY HAD POURED BUCKETS AND BUCKETS OF WATER,
AND AT LAST
THE FIRE IN THOMAS' FIREBOX WAS OUT.
"THANK YOU, DIESELS."
"THANK YOU, MY FIREFIGHTER FRIENDS!"
( Diesels Toot! )
FLYNN TRUNDLED SLOWLY AWAY...
BACK TO THE SODOR SEARCH AND RESCUE CENTER.
FLYNN FILLED UP WITH WATER.
HE WAS READY AND WAITING AGAIN.
DIESEL OILED IN.
"ARE YOU STILL WAITING TO BE BUSY?
( Snickers ) YEAH."
FLYNN WAS FRIENDLY.
"YES, DIESEL; I AM."
THEN THE RESCUE BELL RANG!
ROCKY ROARED!
"ENGINE NEEDS HELP!"
THIS TIME FLYNN WAITED TO HEAR WHICH ENGINE NEEDED HELP,
EVEN THOUGH DIESEL GIGGLED AT HIM.
"IT'S MAVIS AT THE QUARRY!"
THEN, FLYNN REVVED HIS ENGINE.
"FIREFIGHTER FLYNN READY AND STEADY,
AND RARING TO SAVE!"
( Honks Loudly ) ( Siren Wails )
LATER, FLYNN HAD FOUGHT THE FIRE.
MAVIS WAS SMILING.
"I'M FIERY FLYNN.
"IF YOU NEED ME, JUST CALL!
"I'LL FIGHT ANY FIRE.
I'LL RESCUE YOU ALL!"