Sir Handel's Adventures

Sir Handel's Adventures is the fortieth episode of Sodor High School: Thomas and Friends Tales.
==Synopsis==
A new school year has started, and Sir Handel tells Rosie and some of his friends a little tale about an injury he once received during the summer.
==Plot==
Summer vacation has come to an end and everyone is going back to school. Thomas, Percy, and Emily are traveling to Sodoe High with James, who's complaining since he didn't get to relax over the summer on account of his accident and punishment in cleaning up Ffarquhar station. James becomes annoyed when Percy reminds him that his accident acamw about from him trying to beat Rosie in a race right as the girl in question pulls up. James hurries into the building to avoid Rosie, who walks up to the trio saying thay since it's sunny today, it's a sign for a great school year, a meaning she took to heart even with George tormenting her. When Percy asks how George got away with what he did for so long, Rosie admits she isn't sure if he was being sneaky enough. But now that George is gone and Brad's been helping her learn up stand up for herself, she's confident nothing nor nobody will mess with her again. Rosie adds that she could knock George flat on his butt if he were there, only to hear she sounds boastful, but Emily says it's fine.
The four teenagers walk into the school and head to the cafeteria to find their schedules for the year. As luck would have it, they were all in the same classes again. Percy laments the fact that they're beginning their final school year, but his friends cheer him up by saying they'll make the most of it and reminding him that they can easily meet up in the future after graduation. As they head to class, Thomas asks Emily if she's looking forward to going home once Diesel 10 is caught, but she isn't as eager as he thinks because she's secretly afraid of leaving her friends behind and hopes her father will understand that she wants to keep in touch with them.
At lunchtime, Rosie heads to the cafeteria joking about how loud her stomach is growling when Diesel, Arry, and Bert make their presence known to mock her. Rather than take their insults lying down, Rosie insults them back and warns them not to mess with her anymore, shocking the three punks. Instead of taking her advice, the trio charge at her; Luke and Peter Sam see this and try to warn Rosie, but she grabs Diesel's outstretched arm and throws him onto the ground. Now threatening Arry and Bert to get lost, they listen this time andd bail with Diesel following not long after. Following the confrontation, Rosie greets the cousins and learns that Luke went back to Ireland over the summer to see his parents. Peter Sam then informs her that Sir Handel just came home from a trip himself last night and invites her to sit with them at lunch so they can hear all about it.
Rosie and the cousins reach the cafeteria, get their food, and make their way to the other junior high students, where Sir Handel was telling them how his family came home late the night before. Once Rosie, Luke, and Peter Sam are seated, Sir Handel explains how his family went to Wales to meet with his cousin Haydn while he was working part-time on the Tayllyn Railway. On the first week, there was a wedding for one of the staff members but since Sir Handel's parents had another engagement, he had to miss it. He did, however, meet the young prince who visited and got covered in soot when the engine Tayllyn got something down its funnel; the prince didn't mind, as he wanted to see what life is like on a real railway and enjoyed the experience. He even spoke to Sir Handel and showed interest in visiting Sodor one day and Sodor High. Sir Handel then mentions that he also turned into a pirate and once everyone gets their shock out, he explains in further detail.
The morning of July 15th, Sir Handel and his parents were on the first morning train enjoying the scenery when he opened the window to smell the fresh morning air. When he did, a strong wind sent a light tree branch into his window, hitting him in the face. Everyone is shocked by this: while the branch didn't hit his eyes, it left a nasty scratch on the side of his face. The scratch was so severe, his mother, a doctor and nurse at the hospital he was taken to fainted at the sight of it, and it required stitches to heal. Duncan makes a joke about the ordeal, but regrets it when Skarloey asks if it'd have been funny for Sir Handel to lose his eyes in the accident or worse.
Back to the flashback, Sir Handel complains about the doctor giving him an eyepatch despite getting hit on the side of his face. When he returned to his hotel, Haydn and his friends are waiting for him with a few such as Duncan's cousin Douglas laughing at his new "pirate look". Haydn apologizes to Sir Handel and promises to have the branches of all trees along the line cut down so this doesn't happen again. He also wants to make it up to Sir Handel for the accident, insisting on it even; Edward Thomas suggests Sir Handel be the one to drive the AGM run the next day. With how important it is, Haydn goes with the suggestion and his cousin accepts the proposal if their manager agrees to it, which he does.
The following morning, Haydn brings Sir Handel to the station where the driver and fireman are waiting for him. They invite him into their engine, show him the controls, and their journey soon begins. The run goes off without a hitch, and the passengers thank Sir Handel for a smooth ride when it ends. When Luke asks what "AGM" even stands for, Sir Handel becomes cognizant of the fact that he forgot to ask. He continues with what happened on his last day.
Sir Handel loaded the last of his stuff into his father's car as Haydn and his family see them off, having had a great time even with the branch incident. Hearing of this, Haydn gives his cousin a newspaper showing the headline "PIRATE BOY DRIVES AGM SPECIAL, GRAND SUCCESS", as a souvenir. Sir Handel hugs Haydn goodbye (but tells him not to get used to it when it's pointed out), and his family begins the drive back to Sodor. As they do, Sir Handel laughs at the paper's picture, which shows Douglas in a first mate's outfit as payback for his teasing. In the present, Sir Handel shows the newspaper to his friends and everyone save Duncan laugh at the face Douglas is making before proceeding to eat their lunches.
At the end of the day, Rosie leaves the school with Thomas, Emily, Percy and James as the latter grumbles about the headache he acquired. The girls give him some positives about going to school, such as giving one the chance to spend time with friends you haven't seen in a while. Thomas chimes in on how he saw Rosie with the junior high students earlier and says she's really come a long way since last year as she has numerous friends, is more confident in herself, and now she can intimidate Diesel and his goons. Percy adds that she's cool and beautiful, although he regrets saying it when a blushing Rosie asks if he meant the second thing, to Thomas and Emily's amusement. Emily thinks to herself that they've all come a long way since the girls first arrived, and she's eager to see what their future holds next.
==Characters==
* Thomas 
* Emily 
* Percy 
* Rosie 
* James 
* Diesel
* 'Arry and Bert
* Luke
* Peter Sam
* Sir Handel
* Skarloey
* Rusty
* Duncan
* Douglas Barclay (Debut; flashback)
* Edward Thomas (Debut; flashback)
* The Falcon family
** Mr. Falcon (Debut; flashback)
** Mrs. Falcon (Debut; flashback, does not speak)
** Haydn (Debut; flashback)
* Talyllyn (Debut; flashback)
* Brad (mentioned)
* George (mentioned)
* Diesel 10 (mentioned)
==Cast==
==Trivia==
* The episode's plot is based on the chapters of the RWS book, "Great Little Engines".
* Another school year has begun as of this episode.
* This is the first episode to be posted in 2020 and by extension, the 2020's.
* The events of Too Fast For His Own Good are mentioned.
* This episode reveals that Rosie had taken up karate lessons over the summer in addition to altering her appearance.
* The initials AGM stand for "Assistant General Manager", who performs administrative duties and oversee much of a business's day-to-day operations and report directly to the general manager. 
* The end of the episode implies Percy has begun developing feelings toward Rosie.
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