Being a Logger

Being a Logger is the twelfth episode of Sodor High School: Thomas and Friends Tales.
==Synopsis==
As Thomas and Emily get to know their new friends, Percy and Sir Topham Hatt try to find them.
==Plot==
The morning after they washed up on Misty Island, Thomas and Emily join Bash, Dash, Ferdinand, in venturing to the logging station in one of their locomotives through the forest. Spotting a large number of trees in the river, Emily asks what kind they are, and is told they're Jobi logs brought over from Japan. Ferdinand's great, great Grandfather Kensworth brought the seeds to Misty Island after working on a Japanese logging railway where he fell in love with a girl named "Nina". For some reason he had to leave and return home, but not before Nina gave him a bag full of seeds for Jobi trees. They met again ten years later when Nina traveled to England to find him and once she did, they stayed together. Once the story is complete, everyone sets off to work with Emily becoming more homesick.
Back on Sodor, Sir Topham Hatt met with his old friend Scott, or "Whiff" and explains what happened with Thomas and Emily. He agrees to help search for them using his own boat and they set off for the docks in his engine.
Back on Misty Island, the two teens and the three loggers traveled in three different engines and come across the Shake-Shake Bridge. Once the twins cross, Ferdinand follows suit, Emily hugging Thomas in fear of the bridge's blatant unsafe condition until they've reached the other side, both teens blushing once Emily opens her eyes and sees what she did.
A little later, the loggers show Thomas and Emily an old crane that shook and spluttered which spins out of control and throws logs. As such, the loggers know where to move flatbeds so the logs land in them. Emily and Thomas watch the loggers work for a little while, then go to the saw mill. Along the way, Emily finds 'Hee-Haw' the log loader; since there isn't enough oil, the loggers can't use it or else their engines would stop working. When the teens ask Ferdinand what would happen if the loggers can't work anymore, he confesses that while he could do the work his nephews couldn't, so he's send them back to the Mainland.
The loggers soon allow Thomas and Emily to operate some of the saw mill's machines while Ferdinand attempts to repair the motor on their boat. The twins are impressed the two teens quickly learned how to do things and Emily asks if the loggers' improvement projects include fixing the mill, but they say the oil shortage might make it impossible. Bash and Dash know life is getting rougher on Misty Island, but they love it and would stay with their uncle no matter what. 
At the end of the day, everyone heads back to the log cabins. Along the way, Emily asked Ferdinand if he uses the saw mill near the cabins but he says it's too rundown to be of use. Thomas asks if Ferdinand would really send Bash and Dash away and he says it's for the best. Thomas disagrees and tells him Emily's problems surrounding her family (without namedropping her) and how she's still unhappy with moving away from her family. Ferdinand understands what he's saying, but remains steadfast in his decision only for Thomas to say the twins admitted they'd stay with him causing him to fall silent and shed a few tears. When they reach the cabins, Emily thanks Thomas for not telling Ferdinand her secret.
Back on Sodor, Whiff and Sir Topham Hatt return to the docks following their unsuccessful search and come across a worried Percy. Captain Salty approaches the three of them saying the tide could've taken Thomas and Emily to Misty Island, but this irks Sir Topham Hatt enough to make him stop, letting slip that Emily is his daughter to Percy in the process. Despite the confusion, Percy is happy to keep his secret. The four of them agree to return and search again at the crack of dawn.
Hours later on Misty Island, everyone but Emily is asleep, the green-haired girl shivering from being alone in her cabin room. Thomas enters and they get to talking about their restlessness over their worrying families and their new friends keeping them up. Unable to think of a way to help the loggers after a while, Thomas decides to get some rest. Emily stops him from leaving and asks he stay with her for the night. Thomas soon sets things up on the floor close to Emily's bed and once Emily confirms she's comfortable, he's out like a light in minutes. Emily reminisces about all the two of them have been through and wanting to thank Thomas for being a good friend, kisses his cheek before going to sleep.
The next day, Thomas, Emily and Bash work in the logging mill the entire morning but at around lunchtime, Dash meets up with them to say Ferdinand is in trouble. All four of them journey to an old tunnel that leads to Sodor, but is too dangerous to use due to rotting supports. The Sodor teens want to go down and find Ferdinand, but the twins object due to the risk of their logging engines getting stuck once they run out of oil. The older teens encourage them to try since they did say they'd do anything for their uncle and all of them slowly travel through the tunnel.
After some time, the quartet comes across Ferdinand working on his engine. Before he and his nephews can begin arguing about the teens coming down, loose rocks fall down and block their exit route. With no other options, the loggers use their engins to unblock the track in front of them only for their engines to stop due to being out of oil. Emily blames herself for suggesting the teens come into the tunnel, but Thomas and the twins comfort her saying they would've done it anyway. Now they're all left asking one question: how are they going to get out of the tunnel now? 
==Characters==
* Thomas
* Emily
* Percy
* Sir Topham Hatt 
* Captain Salty 
* Bash and Dash 
* Ferdinand 
* Whiff (Debut)
* Diesel 10 (mentioned)
* Lady Hatt (mentioned)
* Scruff (mentioned)
* Kensworth (mentioned)
* Nina (mentioned)
==Cast==
==Trivia==
* This episode, along with the previous and next, are based on the special, "Misty Island Rescue".
* Sir Topham Hatt lets slip his relation to Emily in front of Percy, who agrees to keep it secret.
Category:Thomas and Friends
Category:Sodor High School
Category:Episodes
Category:Fan Fiction