Duck's Prank

*"Diesels are meant to be useful, not A MURDER!" (ROARS)*

-The Scrap Engine

**Duck's Prank** is the sixth episode of the fourth season.

## Plot

Duck was working at Knapford Harbor, Thomas was bringing in more rocks for shoreline protection due to disintegration. Their conversation was interrupted by Diesel, who was bought to the Island to stay without getting sent back every time. However, Diesel is still boastful about being revolutionary and domination. After he leaves, Thomas and Duck dumbfounded. During the day, Thomas had an idea and passed it over for Duck to prove Diesel wrong. As they were finishing their work, Diesel sprays black smoke at them. He heads over to The Smelters to were he works during the night, indicating as a place where steam engines end their life at. Duck asks Thomas about the plan was again, after revealing the plan, they head over towards The Smelters before Diesel.

Diesel arrives at the smelters sighing, "another day, another donor part" before entering. When he entered, Duck and Thomas set their ploy into action, they act behind a scrap engine which rolls over to Diesel after interacting for a few seconds. The scrap engine tells Diesel the truth about his life, Dieselization, and the fall of steam engines. It later talks about what happens to the steam locomotives and that modern and future generations may not know about the existence of steam locomotives, claiming that the fault was on Diesel. Finally, the scrap engine ends the conversation that Diesels are meant to be useful, not to kill off Steam Engines, and roars throughout The Smelters. This scares Diesel as he runs away from The Smelters and leaking oil on the tracks. After scaring Diesel, Duck and Thomas reveal from the scrap. Duck's driver used a special megaphone for the scary voice and Thomas used his and Duck's headlamp for the eyes.

***(The next part is used for the extended version of this episode, this would be later used for the beginning of the episode, Recuperation and Prevalence)***

*The next day, Diesel was traumatized from last night. Thomas slowly chuffed towards Diesel and apologizes. Thomas asks if Diesel could be his and Duck's friend, Diesel didn't want to, but did so out of Thomas' respect. After Diesel leaves, Duck asks about their conversation. Thomas claims that the ploy was too harsh, so he apologized to become friends. Duck is doubtful about that, but has to briskly agree with Thomas.*

From now on, Diesel believes that whenever going near a scrap yard, the scrap engines would still be alive trying to haunt him. As the episode ends, two glowing eyes (presumably from fireflies) glow from the empty smokebox, they continue to glow after the screen turns black, and fade out a couple seconds afterwards.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Duck
* Diesel
* The Scrap Engine
* Cranky *(cameo)*

## Locations

* Knapford Harbor
* The Smelters
* Tidmouth Shunting Yard *(extended version only)*

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of the following:
	+ The first episode that Diesel appears in the series.
	+ The first episode to use copyright free music.
* The episode, along with The Monster Beneath The Workshop, was released on *Friday the 17th*, an Italian Superstition of being considered unlucky.