Hiro's Heroes

Hiro's Heroes is the fourth episode of Sodor High School: Thomas and Friends Tales.
==Synopsis==
As Spencer closes in on finding Hiro, Thomas and Emily make their move on gettting him to the hospital.
==Plot==
Thomas and Emily manage to return home five minutes before Skarloey and Rheneas arrive to start work on the cart. Showing them the wheels, Rheneas tests them and says they'll do. Skarloey proceeds to show the two teens a design for the kart based on Japanese culture and they agree on it. The two youngsters say it'll take three nights to complete it (stunning Emily, especially when Thomas mentions they hold a record for fastest time to make something out of what's on hand) before they ask Thomas if the huge pile of wood in his backyard is still there, to which he says to help yourselves to whatever is back there. Emily asks if they want some help, but Rheneas says it's fine since they have plenty of experience and the two set off to work as Thomas tells his friend he's offered his assistance many times but they say the same thing every time.
As Skarloey and Rheneas work through the weekend on the cart, Thomas and Emily went to see Hiro as much as they could while Percy made sure that Spencer didn't find out (telling the arrogant teen to get a life and that the world doesn't revolve around him which leaves him speechless.) Spencer is unable to find Thomas and Emily since they often went to see Hiro after dark. The old man reveals during one such visit that Spencer had recently been near the house's vicinity; although he didn't find Hiro, he suggests the two shouldn't come around for awhile but they refuse to leave him alone and it's worth the risk to bring him back to his family which makes him happy.
It takes more than three nights to complete but Skarloey and Rheneas finish the cart and even paint it in traditional Japanese colors. They advise Thomas and Emily to not use it on bumpy roads or go too fast with it, otherwise it'll fall apart. Later that night, the two teens try to figure out how they'll get Hiro to the hosptial during the week and unnoticed by Spencer, settling for waiting until next Saturday and taking him at sunset. They also choose to ask Percy to keep Spencer from getting too close to Hiro's hiding spot, which he's more than happy to do.
Percy keeps a lookout the whole week, while Thomas and Emily stay away so Spencer doesn't get close to Hiro's hiding spot. Early Saturday morning, Spencer rides around to find out what Thomas is up to, inspecting Henry's forest and Gordon's hill, getting closer to the hideout. When he comes too close Percy, riding his bike, blocks him from going any further and tells him off for trying to make Thomas look foolish before challenging him to a race. Although Spencer doubts the green-haired boy can beat him, he accepts the challenge and they race off, Percy leasing him away from the hideout.
By sundown, Thomas and Emily arrive on their bikes with the cart, along with tools to cut the wood. Emily is impressed upon learning Thomas is proficient with using said items, Hiro mistaking the moment for flirting which they deny. After a half hour, Hiro is freed and much to the teens' surprise, he's able to stand despite his legs being crushed for so long; regardless, they still help him to the cart and secure him tightly. With the tools sitting on the floor of the cart, the teens climb onto their bikes and start the journey to the hospital.
They ride down a smooth road pedaling slowly when suddenly, Spencer comes from out of nowhere racing side by side with them. Thomas speeds up, forcing Emily to do the same before reminding him about Skarloey & Rheneas' warning, which he says is only a problem if they were on rougher terrain. Spencer notices Hiro and calls them pathetic for helping some "stupid old man"; Thomas rebukes him for trying to stop them, kicking Spencer's bike for saying he'll make sure Hiro ends up in a mental asylum and sending him flying into a mud puddle.
Needing a shortcut, Thomas suggests cutting through Henry's forest only for Emily to point out that the cart is guaranteed to come undone on the bumpy roads. Regardless, they take the chance but keep a slow speed until Hiro sees a very angry Spencer coming up fast and take off. Before Spencer can catch them, Gordon appears and challenges him to a race and to get him to accept, calls him a slowpoke and they head off to Maithwaite.
Then there was trouble; the three hear faint creaking noises coming from behind them. Just as Skarloey and Rheneas had said, the cart couldn't last under that kind of torture and was now falling apart the faster they went. Despite this, the two teenagers were not willing to give up. They had come this far, and nothing was going to stop them. At last, the trio reached the hospital just before the wheels fell off. Thomas and Emily proceeded to help Hiro inside but upon entering, they find Spencer with three doctors ready to lock them up. Before anything else can happen, Gordon arrives with Sir Topham Hat in tow; the principal chews out Spencer for his idiotic crusade, along with abandoning his work on the summer house and refuses to listen to his excuses. He then checks to confirm the old man really is Hiro and once he does, he clarifies that he truly was presumed dead up to this point and Thomas explains how he and Emily found him in a house near Gordon's hill (with the green-haired girl learning why it's called that) and what they were actually doing. Sir Topham Hatt has the doctors take Hiro to the emergency room, then thanks Thomas, Emily and Gordon for their services before turning to Spencer and dragging him away to have a long talk with his parents, much to the delight of the other three teens.
A little later, Thomas and Emily return to the hospital to check up on Hiro. After they find his room, they're joined by his wife Koyuki and his three children, Yoshida, Yuji and Sakura who's happy to finally meet her Father. Hiro informs them that it'll be a while before he comes home but that he's lucky to come out if that ordeal without any broken bones before introducing them to Thomas and Emily. When Hiro asks about Spencer, the two tell him that he doesn't have to worry about him anymore and that he now has to deal with twice the workload on the summer house. The family expresses their gratitude before the two teens take their leave.
Thomas and Emily return to Ffarquhar and find Percy waiting outside of an arcade telling him what happened and that it all worked out. The boys decide to play air hockey, leaving Emily to her thoughts: she realizes it'll take some time for her to adjust to all of this, but at least she has friends to help her do that. With that thought in her mind, she runs inside the arcade to join her friends.
==Characters==
* Thomas
* Emily
* Percy
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Gordon
* Spencer 
* Hiro 
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Koyuki
* Hiro's children
** Yoshida (Debut)
** Yuji (Debut)
** Sakura (Debut)
* Harold (mentioned)
* Victor (mentioned)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (mentioned)
==Cast==
==Trivia==
* This episode, along with the previous two, are based on the TV series' first CGI special, "Hero of the Rails".
* This is the first episode that Rosie, James and Henry don't appear in.
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