Rebecca's Runaway

**Rebecca's Runaway** is the second episode of Series 1.

## Plot

Percy is preparing to have his mail train loaded at Knapford station, with Tom Tipper helping to do so. Percy tries to strike up a conversation with Rebecca, who is preparing to take the express along with Gordon. He continually interrupts her efforts to respond to Percy, and berates Thomas and Philip for being slow shunting the coaches. As the two set off, Rebecca suffers a wheel slip before gaining proper traction.

As they go down along the line together, Gordon tells her the importance of handling the express, including being fast on Gordon’s Hill. Once they gone over it, she curiously asks him why it has it’s name, which Gordon claims is because he was the first engine to go over it. Rebecca adds another question, but Gordon refuses to ansewer and shoots forward. As they near Wellsworth station, he orders her to stop, but she overshoots the platform. She backs the coaches back to the platform, while Edward assures her that Gordon isn’t used to change. He further tells her to take it easy and adjust gradually, an advise she thanks him for before departing again.

Once she arrives at Vicarstown, the Fat Controller praises her for her work, a sentiment shared by Hiro. However, Gordon isn’t convinced and continues to be rude to her, and puffs away when she gets back at him. Rebecca becomes determined to do her best, while Hiro cheers her on.

The next day, she arrives in the yards and asks Philip if her goods train is ready. He confirms this, but notes that the Fat Controller asked for a more experienced engine, that being James; to take it instead. Though disappointed, the sight of Gordon makes Rebecca determined to prove that she can handle the trucks, and vows to use her previous knowledge of trucks to do so.

The Troublesome Trucks however, plan to get back at her for treating them like that. Once they reach a red signal, they begin to push her. A waiting Thomas at a junction warns her to not go too fast and to be careful with the trucks. Rebecca and her trucks continue up Gordon’s Hill and shoot past a worried Ryan pulling a breakdown train, who also warns her about her speed. As she reaches the bottom of the hill, the speed seals her faith as she derails. Ryan comes rushing down with the breakdown train to rescue her.

Once she is re-railed again, Rebecca is taken to the Steamworks to be fixed. The Fat Controller arrives and expresses his disappointment in her, and emphasises what Philip had told her about an experienced engine to pull her train. He also estimates that her repairs will take a few weeks and again emphasises his disappointment before departing. Victor rolls up besides her and assures her that she will be taken care of, but shares the Fat Controller’s sentiment of it taking weeks to fix her.

At the sheds, Gordon expresses how he was right about Rebecca causing chaos after short time on the railway. Henry argues that she needs time to fit in, while Gordon argues that she didn’t do a good job with the express. The Fat Controller arrives and argues the contrary, that Rebecca did do a good job with the express. He then says that he needs arrange for another engine to help him with the express, but Gordon expresses that he doesn’t need help. The Fat Controller seemingly accepts this and says good night to the engines. Once out of earshot, his assistant asks if it really is a good idea. The Fat Controller argues that Gordon might handle it to begin with, but within a few weeks, he would be asking for someone to help him.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Edward
* Henry
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Hiro
* Ryan
* Philip
* Victor
* Troublesome Trucks
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Tom Tipper
* Kevin (*does not speak*)
* Emily (*cameo*)
* Molly (*cameo*)
* Stanley (*cameo*)
* Connor (*cameo*)
* BoCo (*cameo*)
* Annie & Clarabel (*cameo*)

## Cast

* PieceOfJakey as Thomas and Edward
* PanoramicViewStudios as Henry
* SteamTeam3211 as Gordon
* TramEngineStudios as James
* TheBuriedTruck as Percy
* Mel Shiri as Hiro and Victor
* LizProductions6 as Rebecca
* EpicLafiteau as Philip
* Mr.MerlinFan02 as Ryan and a Troublesome Truck
* Trainz4Days as Sir Topham Hatt
* TheGermanOfSodor as Tom Tipper

## Locations

* Gordon's Hill
* Maron
* Knapford
	+ Knapford Shunting Yards
* Wellsworth
* Tidmouth
	+ Tidmouth Sheds
* Vicarstown