The Adventure Carries On

**The Adventure Carries On** is the second special written for *Classic Sodor Adventures*, originally posted between November 14 and 26, 2019 on DeviantArt, and between November 23 and 27, 2019 on FanFiction. The story is an adaptation of four fifths of the sixth and all of the seventh books of the Railway Series, which were originally adapted for the first series in 1984, as well as *Saved from Scrap* from the book *Edward the Blue Engine*, originally adapted for the second series in 1986. Chronologically, this covers episodes 18-24 of the revamped series 1, Mrs. Kyndley's Christmas excluded from the episode count.

## Plot

### Chapter 1: Thomas the Tram Engine?

Thomas is out with Annie, Clarabel and some trucks from the quarry. The trio are doing well, but they come across a rude policeman named Constable Gerald M. Johnson. He's very rude, and asks Thomas where his cowcatchers and sideplates are. Upon learning from Thomas' driver that they went up this way several times with no incident, the constable writes "regular lawbreaker" in his book. Bertie, a bus who Thomas met back in Spring that year, is reluctant to take his passengers, but agrees on the condition that Thomas take his back up the branch.

Sir Topham Hatt and Lady Hatt are discussing that Mr. Starr was running the railway while they were gone, and Sir Topham Hatt is called to help deal with the rude policeman. Mrs. Kyndley and Constable Leonard (Thomas' old friend) both try to help deescalate things, but it's no good. Thomas was due to get cowcatchers and sideplates... until he mentioned he'd look like a tram. Sir Topham Hatt remembers on his recent holiday.

Down at East Anglia sometime back, Toby and his coach Henrietta are both having troubles of their own with lack of work. Vernon, a rude bus, as well as many passengers, caused the duo a lot of grief. However, they meet Sir Topham Hatt without realising he was the controller of the NWR. He compliments Toby and Henrietta, and he and his family ride with the duo every day. Sir Topham Hatt decides to write to Toby's crew and see if he can save them.

Back at East Anglia, Toby and Henrietta realise their last day is upon them, and Henrietta is threatened to be made into a henhouse. After many passengers travel on them, Toby and Henrietta wonder what their life has in store for them now...

### Chapter 2: Welsh Coal and Tar Wagons

Because Sir Topham Hatt was anxious about Toby and Henrietta, he'd forgotten all about Henry. Henry tries his best to put on a good first impression for when Toby arrived, but he kept coming up short. Edward set off with Henry's train, and to make matters worse, the Railway Board were suggesting to do away with Henry. Sir Topham Hatt had replaced a fair number of them, but there was still a few that slipped through the cracks. It didn't help that Glynn had been moved, and Sir Topham Hatt thought he was gone for good. However, with convincing, Sir Topham Hatt decides to get Welsh coal for Henry so he can have a fair chance. James was outraged when he heard this, much to Skarloey and Rheneas' disgruntlement.

Back on the mainland, Toby gets the letter, saying that he and Henrietta need to come to Sodor to help. Toby eagerly grabbed Henrietta and set off. Henry meanwhile, was steaming up well, and set off down the mainline proudly.

The next day, Toby and Henrietta finally got to Sodor. They trundle off and meet Thomas, Annie and Clarabel. They tell Toby and Henrietta about Terence and Bertie, and are slightly surprised Thomas was friends with a bus. Toby also gives the mean police officer a fright, and he was fired later on that day. Later on, Toby and Henrietta meet James for the first time, and he calls them "Dirty Objects". Henry then shows up and tells James to leave the newcomers alone. He, Toby and Henrietta all get acquainted. A few days later, Toby and Henrietta call James out on the bootlace incident, and James figures he'll give Thomas a firm talking to later. He doesn't get that chance as he crashes into some tar wagons. Toby and Percy help to clear up the mess, and James has to be cleaned up at once. Toby and Henrietta go to the Steamworks for repaints. Toby is given the Number 7, and considers himself lucky for being purchased on Sodor.

### Chapter 3: Fishing for a Christmas Wish

At the sheds, everyone is welcoming Toby to the family and are excited for Christmas coming. Thomas later starts singing carols, but Annie and Clarabel, who are full of passengers, are about ready to burst. He starts to climb the hill to Mrs. Kyndley's cottage, and sees her waving. Thomas puts in a good effort to get to the top, but he nearly crashes into a landslide. Thankfully, Mrs. Kyndley saves him. The three report the incident to Toby, Henrietta, Henry and the red coaches. Henry is very cheerful with his Welsh coal, but is worried it may run out soon. Gordon is very disgruntled with Henry.

A new train is put in place called the Flying Kipper and Henry is due to take it, while Percy takes over the mail run. The ecstatic Percy then suggests that Toby and Thomas bring some presents to Mrs. Kyndley to help her get better. The duo agree with the arrangement, and wonder about if Percy will someday join the branch line. Mrs. Kyndley loved all her presents, especially with her holiday to get better in the sunshine. The Flying Kipper is put into service the following year, and Henry and Percy do well at their new jobs. Unfortunately, while James was waiting in a siding, Henry was switched into it by mistake. He crashed straight into the train, and was knocked out...

### Chapter 4: Second Chances

Edward and Thomas were sent out with Judy and Jerome to help Henry. The poor green engine wasn't holding up well, and poor Edward was in tears. But Sir Topham Hatt told Henry that he was to be rebuilt at Crewe. Relief flooded the island with that announcement. That being said, Gordon wasn't too happy with doing Henry's work on top of his own...

Edward and Percy meanwhile, were putting the broken trucks into the scrap train. Edward and Percy were thankful Henry was alright, but the duo lament that the trucks have lives too. While he was at Crocks Scrapyard, Edward came across a traction engine named Trevor. Edward, thinking back to all the engines he couldn't save, knew he had to save Trevor. They were both old souls who could and would work if they were given the right jobs. He came across several dead ends before seeing the Vicar of Wellsworth. After some convincing, the vicar agrees to purchase Trevor. The children eagerly ride him home, which he figured would have happened. Trevor loves his new home, and Edward checks on him everyday to see how he's doing.

As the weather transforms from winter to spring, a pair of tank engine twins named Bill and Ben are purchased for the China Clay Works. And then, Edward tells Thomas and Percy that Henry's coming home the very next day.

### Chapter 5: Welcome Home, Henry!

The engines and non-engines give Henry a big welcome when he gets home. He also brings home two passengers: Mr. and Mrs Kyndley. Henry congratulates Edward on saving Trevor, and Henry is tasked with taking the express. Gordon is most upset about the news. Henry makes a grand entrance and all the passengers wave to him as he passes. Skarloey also greets him warmly.

That evening, Gordon complains about Henry being gone for too long. Henry wonders if Gordon thinks he's better off scrapped, much to Gordon's horror. Toby and Thomas deescalate the situation, and everyone goes to sleep. The next morning, Gordon starts to complain about Henry's whistling again, and he rushes off with his express. Unfortunately, something lands on his whistle and it breaks. Henry then remarks to Edward "It isn't wrong, but we just don't do it." As more chaos happens over the island, Sir Topham Hatt tells the crew to get Gordon away and stop the noise. Thankfully, a fitter hammers the whistle back in place. To make matters worse, Henry is tasked with the express again. He takes it through a forest, where the passengers love looking at the nature and the animals.

When passing under a foot bridge, some boys threw stones at Henry, his train and his crew. Thinking this was a time for desperate measures, the driver devices a plan for Henry to sneeze at the boys. After Percy gets more coaches, Henry's driver stuffs Henry's firebox with hot cinders and ash. He sneezes at the boys on cue, and that scares them off.

Gordon apologises to Henry in the sheds that night, and the forest is now dubbed Henry's Forest. Toby and Henrietta come up with more baby trees to plant there, as some volunteers have come to help too. Unfortunately word spreads that Skarloey and Rheneas are struggling on the Skarloey Railway. Henry laments he and the others are too big to help them, and Edward is especially worried.

### Epilogue

Glynn is thinking that someone's playing hide and seek, and wonders who will find him.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Bill and Ben
* Nicole
* Johnson
* Katie
* Julie
* Lauren
* Skarloey
* Rheneas
* Terence
* Bertie
* Trevor
* Agnes, Ruth, Lucy, Jemima and Beatrice (do not speak)
* Annie and Clarabel
* Henrietta
* Audrey, Hilary and Mark
* Vernon
* Sir Bertram Topham Hatt
* Lady Jane Amanda Hatt
* Dowager Sharon Hilary Hatt
* Stephen Topham Hatt
* Bridget Amanda Hatt
* Constable Leonard
* Constable Johnson
* Mrs Kyndley
* Mr. Kyndley
* The Vicar of Wellsworth

## Trivia

* The special adapts all stories from *Henry the Green Engine* and *Toby the Tram Engine*, excluding *Percy and the Trousers*, instead being utilized for *Little Engines Can Do Big Things*. *Saved from Scrap*, the third story from *Edward the Blue Engine*, is also included into the narrative, tying into the special's theme about second chances.
* Nicole, Johnson, Katie, Julie, Lauren and the old coaches (Audrey, Hilary and Mark) were included in a November 2021 edit.

## Differences from the books and TV series

### General

* The events of *Henry the Green Engine* take place in the mid-1930s (*The Flying Kipper* takes place in 1935), *Toby the Tram Engine* in 1951, and *Saved from Scrap* in 1952. In *The Adventure Carries On*, all of the stories take place between autumn 1980 and spring 1981.

### Thomas in Trouble

* It’s mentioned that Thomas doesn’t whistle when he sees a horse and cart pass by, so as not to spook the horse. This isn’t shown or mentioned in the book or model episode.
* Some of the workmen start calling out Constable Johnson’s cruelness to Thomas. This doesn’t happen in the book or model episode. Annie and Clarabel also comment that they have Thomas’ back, as does Bertie.
* Bertie has to take Thomas’ workmen to the quarry thanks to Constable Johnson’s orders, much to his dismay. In the book and episode, the workmen getting to the quarry is completely skimmed over.
* Mr. Starr (this universe’s equivalent to the first Mr. Conductor) looked after the engines while Sir Topham Hatt was on holiday. Who looked after the railway while Sir Topham Hatt was gone was never explained in the model episode or the book.
* Furthermore, it’s implied that Sir Topham Hatt and his family came back recently. In the previous story, it’s said “months passed” since the Hatt family saw Toby.
* Both Constable Johnson (the new constable) and Constable Leonard (the retired constable) are named. Furthermore, Constable Leonard is the constable from *Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends/More Bad Days for Thomas and his Friends*.
* Constable Leonard appears in the story, as does Mrs. Kyndley, both providing comfort for Thomas.
* Thomas’ fear of cowcatchers and sideplates is showcased in a fantasy sequence before Mrs. Kyndley snaps him out of it. She also slaps Sir Topham Hatt’s hand when he starts laughing about Thomas mentioning he’ll look like a tram.
* Thomas unintentionally reminds Sir Topham Hatt of Toby at his shed at Ffarquhar in the book, while in the episode and adaptation, Thomas does this at the station when the rest of the conversation had taken place.
* Percy being part of the Ffarquhar branch line is foreshadowed.
* Thomas and Toby get along right away, while in the book and model episode, Thomas is jealous of how Toby can handle the trucks better than he can.
* Thomas also mentions Bertie and Terence to Toby and Henrietta, which surprises them that the blue tank engine and Annie and Clarabel are friends with a bus, before Thomas comments that Bertie is harmless.
* The constable faints when Toby rings his bell, and we also see him get fired from his job.

### Toby and the Stout Gentleman

* Sir Topham Hatt’s holiday is told in a flashback to Thomas, Annie and Clarabel.
* Vernon, the green bus from You’ll Never Know, is given a role in the episode.
* The Hatt family dynamic is explored a bit more.
* The time gap between the holiday and the closure is much tighter. Months were said to have passed in the book.
* Toby and Henrietta’s reactions to their tramway deteriorating is expanded upon, as is Henrietta’s reaction to becoming a henhouse.
* Toby tries to hide Henrietta in his shed when it’s mentioned she may become a henhouse.
* The letter says to both Toby and Henrietta that they should come to Sodor. In the book and model episode, it’s mentioned that just Toby was invited and he took Henrietta along for the ride.

### Coal

* It’s mentioned that Sir Topham Hatt is so concerned about his message getting over to Toby that he doesn’t notice Henry’s health is getting worse. In the book, it’s not stated why Sir Topham Hatt is stressed, but it’s possible that it’s because the time period is set in the Great Depression. Toby comes to Sodor years later despite the fact Toby’s book is the one released after Henry’s.
* In the book and model episode, Sir Topham Hatt says he wants to replace Henry - goodness knows what possessed him to do that - but in The Adventure Carries On, it’s mentioned that the railway board wants Henry replaced. This is also what happened to Glynn and his siblings.
* Johnson takes care of Edward’s trains on the branch line while he handles Henry’s train. In the book, Edward’s branch line isn’t opened yet, and in the TVS, we don’t know who’s minding the branch line.
* James is put into a bad mood because Henry is getting Welsh coal. This isn’t explained in the book or model episode.
* Skarloey and Rheneas both cameo, as do the old coaches.
* Thomas is a lot more excited to see Henry in a good mood than he is in the model episode or the book.

### Dirty Objects

* James’ jealousy about Henry’s Welsh coal makes him take out his anger on Toby and Henrietta. These two stories don’t happen at the same time in the books, as Henry is rebuilt by the time Toby and Henrietta join the North Western Railway.
* Henry berates James for his rudeness to Toby and Henrietta. He isn’t seen in the book or the model episode at all. He also is sympathetic to Toby’s small water tank, as is Toby to Henry’s Welsh coal situation.
* Toby and Henrietta are shown being refurbished at the Steamworks.
* Toby mentions he learns of the bootlace incident from Thomas - which was also shown earlier on.
* Percy appears when James is complaining about his goods train.
* Old Spiteful and Scruffey appear on James’ goods train again.
* Toby meets Edward at Elsbridge before Percy comes up with Judy and Jerome, and the two formally meet each other before going to rescue James.

### Mrs Kyndley's Christmas (doesn't have an episode counterpart)

* A flashback appears in Thomas’ Christmas Party.
* Thomas is shown to be singing carols while taking his trains.
* The rock slide happens while Thomas, Annie and Clarabel were still moving and very nearly crash into it. Thomas had stopped in the book.
* Mrs. Kyndley was said to have fainted in the book. While she’s sick, she doesn’t faint this time.
* Thomas, Annie and Clarabel report the news to Toby and Henrietta.
* Terence is mentioned to have cleared the rock slide, and Bertie has helped with the passengers.
* Percy is the one to suggest bringing up the presents to Mrs. Kyndley as well as sing carols to her.
* Toby, Henrietta, Thomas, Annie and Clarabel see Mrs. Kyndley off to Bournemouth before heading back to work.
* Mr. and Mrs. Kyndley are shown to have returned home in Henry’s cab on his way back from Crewe. Both these events happen several years apart in the book.

### The Flying Kipper

* Henry’s worried because he’s running low on Welsh coal.
* Despite this, Henry is whistling loudly and happily because he’s steaming much better, much to Gordon’s dismay.
* Sir Topham Hatt mentions that a new fish train called the Flying Kipper is put in place starting with the new year. In the book and TV episode, it’s implied the train has always been there, and Sir Topham Hatt also puts Percy on the mail train.
* Instead of the engine’s crew still being in the guard’s van and thrown into the snow, they leave the van just in time, as per the model episode. Also in the book, it’s not known who the engine taking the goods train is - probably a foreign engine - but in The Adventure Carries On, it’s clearly James. This is because Johnson’s on a five yearly service.
* The crash in The Adventure Carries On knocks out Henry from the impact, which sends James into a full blown panic. This also panics the other five engines at Tidmouth, and Edward and Thomas are sent to clear up the mess.
* James and Thomas are sent to take the unhurt trucks to their destinations, and Edward tearfully talks to Henry, who looks as if he’s barely clinging onto his life. Neither happens in the book or the episode.
* Henry is given a full-on welcome when he comes home by his friends. The first job he does is to pull the express, much to Gordon’s shock.

### Saved from Scrap

* In the episode, Thomas and Edward have a witty bantered conversation about Edward going to the scrapyards. In The Adventure Carries On, Edward and Percy’s conversation is far more subdued, as among the scrap Edward has to take is the trucks that were broken from Henry’s crash. The book does not have such conversations between Edward or either of the cheeky tank engines.
* The story in The Adventure Carries On takes place during the winter, while in the book and model episode, there is no sign of snow anywhere.
* Trevor has a flashback of him giving children rides.
* Edward trying to find a buyer for Trevor is expanded upon, as are the Reverend’s sons.

### Whistles and Sneezes (Gordon's Whistle/Henry's Sneeze)

* When Gordon complains about Henry getting a new shape, the green engine asks if he’d prefer that he’d be scrapped instead, much to his and the other engines’ shock.
* Thomas mentions he has to help Percy with the mail run, and even with Thomas’ help, Percy is still tired in the morning.
* Henry’s whistling helps to wake up Percy, despite Gordon’s criticism about Henry whistling too much. This is said at Knapford station rather than the sheds.
* Gordon’s whistle gets hit by a stone thrown by one of the naughty boys, which eventually causes it to sound off for a prolonged time, connecting it with Henry’s Sneeze.
* Edward is shown resting at Wellsworth in the book and episode. Here, he’s shunting some trucks. In addition, Henry pulls into the station shortly after Gordon has sped on through.
* Outside events affected by Gordon’s prolonged whistling are shown in greater detail such as the firefighters racing out, only to find that it’s a false alarm, and horses and cows rushing off in fright.
* Gordon’s whistling is dealt with at Vicarstown station, where Henry takes over for the return trip.
* Henry repeats Gordon’s advice at Vicarstown station rather than at the sheds.
* Henry takes over the express from Gordon after the latter’s whistling incident, connecting the two stories.
* Henry admires a forest on his way back from Vicarstown.
* The coaches with the broken windows are replaced at Knapford by Percy, who mentions that he’ll take them to the Steamworks when he has the time. In the book and model series, it’s never explained if the coaches were replaced for the next journey.
* After Henry deals with the troublesome boys, Sir Topham Hatt mentions that he doesn’t approve, but praises Henry for handling the situation, adding that the boys have been banned from being anywhere near the railway until they can be trusted again. He also mentions that the boys may be too scared to go near the railway, however.
* Gordon apologizes to Henry for his jealousy towards him at the sheds, now understanding that the rebuild was something that Henry needed.

## Voice cast

### Official cast

* John Hasler as Thomas
* Keith Wickham as Edward, Henry, Gordon, Skarloey, Bertie, Sir Bertram Topham Hatt and Dowager Hatt
* Rob Rackstraw as James and Toby
* Nigel Pilkington as Percy and Trevor
* Rasmus Hardiker as Bill
* Jonathan Broadbent as Ben
* Ben Small as Rheneas
* Tom Stourton as Terence
* Teresa Gallagher as Annie, Clarabel, Lady Jane Hatt and Stephen Hatt
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Henrietta
* Jules de Jongh as Bridget Hatt

### Fan chosen

* Rachael Miller as Nicole
* Lewis MacLeod as Johnson
* Kristen Schaal as Katie
* Claire Corlett as Julie
* Linda Cardellini as Lauren
* Lara Jill Miller as Audrey
* Wendy Patterson as Hilary
* Will Harrison-Wallace as Mark
* John Mulaney as Vernon
* Kari Walhgren as Mrs. Kitty Kyndley

Undecided for characters who speak:

* Constable Leonard
* Constable Johnson
* Mr. Kyndley
* The Vicar of Wellsworth
* Jem Cole

## Links

* FanFiction.Net
* Chapter 1 on DeviantArt
* Chapter 2 on DeviantArt
* Chapter 3 on DeviantArt
* Chapter 4 on DeviantArt
* Chapter 5 on DeviantArt