Stephanie Loses her Nerve

**Stephanie Loses her Nerve** is the seventh episode of the second season.

## Plot

Stephanie is too scared to leave the garage and so the other buses try a plan to help. Meanwhile, Sammy breaks down on Cowslip Down.

## Characters

* Sammy
* Roger
* Susan
* Harry
* Colin
* Penny
* Arnold
* Stephanie
* Mr. Spector

## Trivia

* Sammy cries for the second time.
* This is the third time a character has been seen crying. The first being Susan Runs Away and the second being Arnold Gets Sick.

## Quotes

* (Chumley Garage, morning, and everyone is about to wake up. Stephanie looks very worried about something)
* **Sammy:** Hey! Wake up, everyone! It's morning!
* **Colin:** What, already? It feels like I've only just shut my eyes.
* (Mr. Spector is ready to give the buses their jobs)
* **Mr. Spector:** Okay, Sammy - the school run. Stephanie - station run 8 o' clock.
* (Stephanie continues to feel very stressed)
* **Sammy:** Wha, hey! Yes! Ho-ho! On my way! (Leaves)
* **Mr. Spector:** Susan - high street and shops. Colin - country run at 8:15.
* **Colin**: Oh, righto!
* **Mr. Spector:** Roger - airport run 8:30.
* **Roger:** Huh? Righto! Ha-ha! Better check everything's in tip-top working order. (Roger begins to make checks on himself) Wipers, check! Lights, ha-ha! Check! Brakes-ohh! Excellent! Everything in one!
* **Mr. Spector:** And now, Arnold.
* (Arnold is still asleep)
* **Mr. Spector:** Oh, dear! The day off.
* (The other buses laugh as they prepare to start their routes)
* **Harry:** That's a light. Yep!
* **Stephanie:** I can't go out.
* (The other buses leave, while Arnold is still asleep and Stephanie feeling very stressed)
* **Sammy:** Come on, Stephanie! We'll be late.
* **Stephanie:** It's no good, Sammy, I can't go out! I lost my nerve!
* **Sammy:** Don't worry. I'll help you find it. Where did you see it last?
* **Stephanie:** The roads are just too busy, Sammy. All that noise, it makes me terribly jumpy.
* **Sammy:** But what about your passengers?
* **Stephanie:** There's too many of them! They make me nervous! Oh, Sammy, what am I going to do?!
* **Sammy:** Don't worry, Stephanie. I'll think of something.
* (Later that day, Sammy, Colin, Roger, Penny, Susan and Harry have a meeting at the superstore about Stephanie's nerve)
* **Sammy:** You see, she just won't leave the garage.
* **Susan:** Stephanie lost her nerve? I don't believe it!
* **Harry:** Well, it happened to me once. Funny business, I was so nervous, I didn't leave the garage for a month.
* **Susan:** What are we going to do?
* **Sammy:** The first thing to do, is collect all of Stephanie's passengers.
* (The other buses help out on Stephanie's station route for the rest of the day)
* (Sammy travels around so fast, his engine is beginning to overheat)
* **Sammy:** Oh, I'm really hot!
* (Sammy continues to make it to as far as Cowslip Down, where his engine completely stops and breaks down)
* **Sammy:** Oh no! What am I gonna do?! Help! Help!
* (Arnold is leaving the garage, where suddenly he hears Sammy calling in the distance)
* **Arnold:** Busy Buses!
* **Sammy:** (In the distance) Somebody help! Help!
* **Arnold:** Eh? (Arnold arrives at Cowslip Down where he finds Sammy broken down) Oi, oi!
* **Sammy:** Heeeelllllpppp!!!
* **Arnold:** What's happened, Sammy? Calm down, lad.
* **Sammy:** My engine's conked out!
* **Arnold:** Oh, well, then, Sammy, we'd better get you towed back to the garage.
* **Sammy:** (Cries) But I want Stephanie to tow me!
* **Arnold:** Oh, I see.
* (Arnold goes to spead the news to Stephanie and she rushes to the rescue)
* **Stephanie:** Oh, dear!
* **Arnold:** Better hurry!
* **Stephanie:** Oh, dear! I do hope Sammy's alright.
* (Stephanie arrives at Cowslip Down and finds a happy Sammy waiting to be towed back)
* **Sammy:** Stephanie!
* **Stephanie:** (Begins to tow Sammy back to the garage)This way! (Stephanie and Sammy arrive at the garage) There we go! Oh, there!
* **Sammy:** Thanks for towing me back, Stephanie, but I thought you'd lost your nerve.
* **Stephanie:** It's alright, Sammy. I found it again.
* (The other buses laugh)
* (That evening, Sammy and Stephanie go out on a special run)