The New Year's Brawl

The New Year's Brawl is the sixteenth episode of Sodor High School: Thomas and Friends Tales.
==Synopsis==
A fun New Year's Eve party turns into a disaster thanks to Brad.
==Plot==
It's December 31st AKA New Year's Eve, and several of Sodor High's students are excited for the big New Year's party being held in the hills near Muffle Mountain hosted by the Narrow Gauge students.
At the Vulcan home, Rosie looks at a photo of her and most of her friends from when she first started out as Sodor High School as she thinks about the kiss she gave Thomas at the dance. She walks out of her bedroom and is tripped by Brad who looks down at her with pure hatred in his eyes. He insults her further by calling her useless before going downstairs chuckling, while Rosie immediately went back into her room, thinking about how George treated her just like how Brad is now and wonders why he changed. Rosie's thoughts are interrupted by her phone ringing, finding that Thomas is calling her which brightens her mood. He asks if she wants to attend the New Year's party with him, his sisters, and Emily as a way to get away from her brother for the night and she happily agrees, unaware of Brad listening in and planning something devious.
Later that evening outside Knapford station, Thomas waits for Rosie to arrive so they can take the train to Muffle Mountain. When she does, he's surprised to see her wearing her ball dress again (this time wearing make-up and letting her hair down) and is speechless from seeing how beautiful she looks. Thomas notices a bandage on her left cheek and Rosie mentions Brad tripping her earlier, leading to Thomas softly stroking her cheek with his hand. After a few moments, they snap out of it at the sound of what Rosie identifies as a Pennsylvania railroad K4 steam locomotive's whistle. Thomas sees said engine pulling their passenger train and Rosie says it reminds her of her old home in New York City before they board the first coach on the train, not seeing Brad aneak into the last coach.
As the train moves, Thomas explains to Rosie that Edward will be attending the party while Henry, Gordon, and James are staying at home having a guys' night of binge-watching "Star Trek" movies and eating junk food. For most of the journey, Thomas remains silent until he sees Rosie holding a picture of herself and Brad years ago. Rosie expresses her confusion with why Brad suddenly started to hate her before breaking down in tears, and Thomas is swift to comfort and reassure her there's always a chance Brad will go back to how he used to be someday.
The two teenagers arrive at the junction where the North Western Railway met up with the Narrow Gauge railway's high hills leading towards Muffle Mountain. Skarloey with Sir Handel is there to meet them and all four of them are soon on their way, with Brad secretly hiding out in the break van. An hour later, the train reached a small village near Muffle Mountain, where the new year's party was to be held. Duncan, Rheneas, Peter Sam, and Rusty are setting up for the party with Duncan telling everyone to keep working, to which Thomas and Rosie offer their services.
A couple of hours later, night has fallen and the party has started. Emily, Annie, Clarabel, Percy, Edward, Toby, Mavis, Donald and Douglas all arrive, the former three having met the others after shopping for party wear. The twins give Rosie a package that some "green-haired lad" (Brad) wanted to give her: upon opening it, she finds her favorite doll in pieces, which Brad had given her when she was 6-years old. She realizes he truly hates her if he were willing to destroy something so valuable to her. As Thomas comforts Rosie (which Emily feels somewhat jealous of), he asks the twins where Brad is and they say he walked off laughing as soon as he gave them the package. Angered, Thomas is about to go find the punk only for Rosie to stop him; she tells him and their friends not to take any action, as this is a family matter and she wants to enjoy the party. Everyone supports her decision and, once Thomas has calmed down, the party begins.
As everyone enjoyed themselves, they find that Brad has showed up and he approaches Rosie while she's dancing with Thomas. After she demands to know why he would destroy her doll, he says it's because he simply hates her and plans to beat her up; Thomas gets between them only for Brad to slug him and send him flying into snow. Brad then begins ruthlessly attacking Rosie, claiming he never wanted a sister and Thomas snaps, grabbing and hitting Brad in the face with a shovel then sending him flying with a reverse tornado kick. As Brad gets back up, Donald and Douglas attack him with flying kicks of their own before they, Mavis, Toby, Percy, Edward, and even Emily (who threatens to tear Brad apart if he hurts Rosie again) join Thomas to defend Rosie. Seeing he's outnumbered, Brad leaves, but not before declaring that Rosie's friends can't defend her forever and the moment she comes home, he'll finish what he started.
Once he's gone, Rosie collapses from the understanding that she can't return home, wondering where she can go now. Thomas offers her shelter at his home for the time being, but Emily protests against it since they don't have enough room, only to register what she said too late. Rosie, Mavis, and Edward question them, and Thomas explains everything about Emily staying with him and his sisters because of the threat of Diesel 10. Once they're done, Thomas pitches the offer again, and Edward admits that Thomas will always help a friend in need; after thinking it over, Rosie accepts, but notes her parents wouldn't allow it. Emily hands Rosie her phone and says to tell them she'll be staying at Emily's home, which they approve of.
When the party ends and the new year officially begins, the large number of teenagers journey to Knapford Station. Donald and Douglas split off from the others as they travel to Ffarquhar Station, then walked the rest of the way to the Brighton residence. Percy, Mavis, Edward, and Toby once they've arrived outside the household, and Emily and the Brighton siblings give Rosie a few necessities for the night before Annie and Clarabel lead her upstairs to Thomas' room. As he sets up on the couch, Emily watches him and talks about Rosie's situation. Thomas says they'll do everything they can to keep her spirits up, which Emily mutters he's doing for her already. When Thomas asks what she said, Emily heads upstairs saying she's going to check up on Rosie (really, she doesn't want him to see her furiously blushing.)
Emily returns downstairs a bit later to check on Thomas and finds him sleeping. She leans over him and comes close to kissing him only to come to her senses and rush to her room mortified by what she was about to do, which keeps her up for a while. In Thomas's room, Rosie lies in bed looking at her picture of herself and Brad as children and cries herself to sleep, convinced that the Brad she once knew is gone forever. Outside the house, someone wearing a trench coat and a cowboy hat to conceal his face declares that "he" (supposedly Brad) won't get away with what he's done before walking away into the night. 
==Characters==
* Thomas
* Emily
* Percy
* Rosie
* James
* Gordon 
* Henry
* Edward
* Toby
* Annie and Clarabel 
* Donald and Douglas 
* Mavis
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Duncan
* "Brad"
* Peter Sam (Debut)
* Rusty (Debut)
* Sir Handel (Debut; does not speak)
* Diesel 10 (mentioned)
* "George" (mentioned)
* Mrs. Vulcan (mentioned)
==Cast==
==Trivia==
* This serves as the New Year's episode of the series.
* Gordon, Henry, and James each are revealed to be "Star Trek" fans, having planned to watch a number of "Star Trek" films, starting with "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home", for their New Years plans. The other films they plan to watch are "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" and "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country".
* This episode reveals that Thomas, Donald, and Douglas know karate.
* The scene where Mavis, Toby, and Emily each defend Rosie from "Brad" uses some modified dialogue from the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" Season 2 episode "Dragon Quest".
* Rosie reveals that she and her family lived in New York City before moving to the Island of Sodor.
*Due to a slip of the tongue on Emily's part, Edward, Rosie, and Mavis each discover why Emily's always hanging out with Thomas.
* Near the end of the episode, Emily almost kisses Thomas while he was asleep. She would eventually kiss him for real while he sleeps in "The Valentine's Surprise".
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