Braeburn's Tightrope

**Braeburn's Tightrope** is the fifteenth episode of the third season of Spike the Dragon and Friends, and the sixty-seventh episode overall. It is a parody of the Thomas and Friends episode, Toby's Tightrope.

## Cast

* Pipsqueak as Percy
* Braeburn as Toby
* Twilight Sparkle as Mavis
* Hoity Toity as Sir Topham Hatt
* Changelings as The Troublesome Trucks
* Everyone else as Themselves

## Transcript

Narrator: "One day, Pipsqueak arrived at the quarry to collect some stone for his changelings. Snow and frost lay everywhere. There was not a sound to be heard.

Pipsqueak ventured further. He found Twilight Sparkle, the new unicorn, resting in the shelter of some rocks."

Pipsqueak: "Cheer up, Twilight."

Narrator: "He whistled. Twilight was still remembering the tantrum she had with changelings."

Twilight Sparkle: "Manager says I don't listen to advice. He says I've not got business jauntering down Braeburn's path. Braeburn's a fusspot!"

Pipsqueak: "Braeburn has forgotten more about changelings than you will ever know."

Narrator: "Replied Pipsqueak."

Pipsqueak: "You must put the changelings where he wants them, then you'll be a Really Useful Unicorn. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to take these changelings to the harbor."

Narrator: "Twilight liked Pipsqueak, but she still wouldn't listen to his advice."

Twilight Sparkle: "Why shouldn't go down Braeburn's path?"

Narrator: "The siding arrangements were awkward. To put the changelings where Braeburn wanted them, Twilight had to make several journeys.

She started making a plan."

Twilight Sparkle: "If we used the teeniest bit of Braeburn's path."

Narrator: "She said to her driver."

Twilight Sparkle: "We would save all this bother."

Narrator: "Her driver, suspecting nothing, allowed them to go as far as the first level crossing.

A few days later, the weather changed. As the snow melted, the quarry grew busy again. Some lines were so line that before leaving the changelings for Braeburn, Twilight had to go beyond the level crossing with them. Now for her plan. She would go down further down the path with it seeming her fault."

Twilight Sparkle: "Can you keep a secret?"

Narrator: "She asked the changelings."

Changelings: "Yes, yes, yes."

Narrator: "They chattered."

Twilight Sparkle: "Will you bump me at the level crossing and tell no one else I asked you?"

Narrator: "The changelings promised.

But while Twilight was away, Braeburn arrived. He decided to arrange the changelings himself. The changelings decided to bump him anyways.

They reached the level crossing and Braeburn stopped. This was the signal for the changelings."

Changelings: "On, on, on!"

Narrator: "They bellowed.

Braeburn was away, with the changelings screaming and shouting behind him.

No one realized that melted snow had a stream ahead into a torrent and the bridge above it was about to start collapsing.

The road was now like a tightrope across the thundering water."

Braeburn: "Stop, stop!"

Narrator: "Cried Braeburn.

His driver fought for control. They came nearer and nearer to the bridge. It was all or nothing now. The driver braked hard.

Braeburn stopped, still on the path, but with his hooves treading the tightrope over the abyss.

Twilight Sparkle was horrified, and quickly came to the rescue. Workmen anchored Braeburn with ropes while she pulled the changelings away. Then she helped Braeburn to safety."

Twilight Sparkle: "I'm sorry about the changelings."

Narrator: "Said Twilight."

Twilight Sparkle: "I can't think how you managed to stop them right on time."

Braeburn: "Oh well."

Narrator: "Said Braeburn."

Braeburn: "My driver told me about circus people who walked tightropes, but I just didn't fancy doing it myself."

Narrator: "Later, Hoity Toity arrived."

Hoity Toity: "A very smart piece of work."

Narrator: "He scolded."

Hoity Toity: "Twilight, you did well too, I hear."

Twilight Sparkle: "It was my fault about those changelings, sir."

Narrator: "She faulted."

Twilight Sparkle: "But if I could,"

Hoity Toity: "Could what?"

Twilight Sparkle: "Come down the path someday, sir. Braeburn says he'll show me what else to do."

Hoity Toity: "Certainly."

Narrator: "Replied Hoity Toity."

Hoity Toity: "If your manager agrees."

Narrator: "And so it was arranged. Now Twilight is as happy as can be, and Hoity Toity thinks she's Really Useful indeed."