Master of the School

Master of the School is the second episode of Sodor High School: Thomas and Friends Tales.
==Synopsis==
While trying to put Gordon's snobbish cousin, Spencer, in his place, Thomas and Emily come across someone in need of their help.
==Plot==
The following morning as Thomas and Emily walked to school, Thomas was telling Emily about James' incident from the year before involving his driving her Father's car into a snowdrift while delivering coal to a man named Hector. Upon mentioning her parents, Emily begins to cry from worry and asks Thomas for a hug which he gives before they continue on. All of a sudden, they hear a loud bike's bell and notice a silver blur flash by, blowing a gust of wind at the two teens and they aren't the only ones who saw the silver blur as the rest of the Tidmouth class students got taken by surprise by it as well.
A little later, all ten teenagers were sitting in their classroom talking about what the blur was; while none of them had seen his face, they note he was tall, wore silver clothing and was going very fast. Putting it all together, their mystery speeder walks into the doorway with his bike decked out with sleek plates, all pointing down like a streamlined machine. Once he removes his helmet, the boys are annoyed to see it's none other than Spencer, arrogant son of the Duke and Duchess of Boxford. Gordon questions what he's doing there as he attends school on the Mainland; he reveals that he's been put in charge of building their new house on Sodor meaning when he's not working there, he'll be attending school with them before racing off to class on his bike. As everyone complains about having to deal with Spencer all year, Thomas warns Emily to be careful should she cross his path again.
All day, Spencer makes everyone miserable: he teases Thomas and Percy struggling to carry textbooks, mocks Gordon while riding his bike on the the school's track and opening telling Rosie she's not a real student. This moment is observed by Thomas and Emily who were just coming out from their math class, with the former telling Spencer to take him on to defend her, much to her inner happiness. Spencer only states that Thomas' talents are going to waste just as the bell rings and everyone goes to class. At the bus stop that afternoon, all everyone can talk about is Spencer agreeing that he needs to be brought down a peg or two.
The next morning, Thomas and Emily arrive with their bags nearly filled to the top with books when Spencer mocks Thomas's strength and calls him weak. Thomas counters by saying he's as strong as Spencer with Percy, Gordon, Edward and James saying he's even stronger. Spencer then challenges him to a strength competition and to meet him on Gordon's Hill at dawn the next day before leaving. Thomas immediately doubts he can beat Spencer but after a pep talk from Percy, he becomes determined to win. The next morning, the Tidmouth class has gathered at the bottom of the hill to watch the contest: using their bikes, the two would carry a heavy load up the hill and back and only stop for a drink of water. While Spencer's load comprised of building materials for his home, Thomas has to take multiple textbooks as well as Emily. Once Edward went over the rules, he starts them off; they go up one side and coast down the other but the return journey takes its toll on Thomas. He soon reaches the top of the hill, but his bike brake fails, leaving them unable to stop racing down the other side but allowing them to catch up with Spencer. Although Spencer reaches the bottom first, the duo is forced to continue on into the valley down the steep embankment, crashing through bushes and low hanging branches before coming to a stop.
Once they get back on their feet, Thomas and Emily hear a voice coming from an old house and go to check inside, finding the supports have rotted, and spider webs hung everywhere. They found something that made them gasp, their eyes popped wide open with wonder, for there sitting in front on them on the floor was an old man. The two teens introduce themselves to the old man, whose name is Hiro. When they ask how he ended up in his current situation, he tells them the story of how thirty years ago, he and his family moved from Tokyo, Japan to Sodor after he was offered a teaching position on the high school's staff once it opened: at both schools, he was held in such high regard, his students gave him the nickname 'Master of the School'. However one day while taking his class on a field trip in this area (which at the time was a construction zone), a student nearly brought the house collapse on them. Hiro ran back in, saved them and told them to get out quickly but wasn't as lucky, being pinned down by several planks of wood. Ever since then, he spent the last fifteen years surviving thanks to the forest animals bringing him food though various calls: amazed, Thomas and Emily decide to help their new friend out by freeing him, getting him to a hospital and reuniting him with his family. 
A short time later in the town of Ffarquhar, Thomas and Emily arrive at Victor's vehicle repair shop to get his bike brakes fixed where the man in charge lectures him for accepting Spencer's challenge and to ignore him next time. As if on cue, Spencer arrives to boast about winning the race only to be surprised when Thomas congratulates him. Unable to come up with a response, the arrogant teen is sent on his way by Victor who tells Thomas to come pick up his bike after school. Following an incident with Victor's assistant Kevin, the two teens leave all the while thinking on how they were going to help their new friend, Hiro.
==Characters==
* Thomas
* Emily
* Percy
* Rosie
* James
* Gordon
* Henry
* Edward
* Toby
* Duck
* Spencer (Debut)
* Hiro (Debut)
* Victor (Debut)
* Kevin (Debut)
* Sir Topham Hatt (mentioned)
* Bertie (mentioned)
* Hiro's family (mentioned)
** Koyuki
** Yoshida
** Yuji
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (mentioned)
* Hector (mentioned)
* Hector's family (mentioned)
==Cast==
==Trivia==
* This episode, along with the following two, are based on the TV series' first CGI special, "Hero of the Rails".
==Goofs==
* Ffarquhar is misspelled as Ffraquhar.
Category:Thomas and Friends
Category:Sodor High School
Category:Episodes
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