Little Owl

**Little Owl the Goods Engine** is a supporting character in the Seventyverse's TUGS spinoff series and was the second engine on the Bigg City Dock Railway. Nowadays she works on the Indian Valley Railroad.

## Backstory

Little Owl worked on the Bigg City Dock Railway alongside Puffa, Porter, Henney and Kirke. Her main job was handling goods train along the route.

One day, Little Owl was hurrying after being delayed with her goods train, unaware that she was heading towards a broken bridge, caused by Zak who had rammed a steel rig into the bridge in a ill-fated attempt for him and Zebedee to beat Big Mac and Warrior for the steel contract. Luckily, Lord Stinker had an idea, which was to have Top Hat push him under the bridge. He caught Little Owl, and no serious damage was done. For years, Little Owl held a grudge towards the Z-Stacks after the accident, much to the frustration of everyone else and would work with Top Hat as opposed to Zob. This grudge worsened after Zilly ran away during the earthquake and didn't warn about a collapsing building, causing her to derail. When she overheard Zak and Zeus plotting with Ursula Zero, she turned a blind eye, believing they would mess up. Johnny Cuba manipulated her into framing Zebedee, Zip, Zug and Zilly for treason. When the truth was revealed and Johnny Cuba was killed via an accident Final Firing, Little Owl was shunted for the rest of the year.

Unfortunately, Little Owl still hadn't let go of her grudge and after Zob had an accident with a stone barge, she said that the Z-Stacks belonged to the Stone Age, which prompted the Z-Stacks to refuse any more work from the railway until Little Owl apologised. Mr. Frederick Lloyd scolded her for her behaviour, pointing out how Zebedee, Zip, Zug and Zilly almost got the death penalty after being framed, much to Little Owl's horror. She then began to regret her grudge and one night, while preparing to take a slows goods from Uptown, she decided to apologize to them. However, high winds had swept the track bed away and Little Owl derailed into the river. A spark for her funnel and some spilled coal caused a fire. Luckily, Zob, Zip, Zug, Top Hat, Warrior and Sunshine came to her rescue and Little Owl apologized to the Z-Stacks (with the exception of Zak and Zeus).

When Zug went missing and was later found dead, Little Owl began to wonder if that was what Zak, Zeus and Ursula were plotting. Later on, Little Owl was taken hostage by Ursula and Mr. Jebediah Broke but was rescued by Porter. After the war, Little Owl was overwhelmed with guilt and tried to commit suicide via a Final Firing but the other engines and Mr. Lloyd stopped them. Thanks to Captain Lucky, Little Owl realized that suicide wasn't the answer and promised to report anything suspicious as soon as she knew.

Nowadays, Puffa and Little Owl work on the Indian Valley Railroad.

## Relationships

### Puffa

Puffa would often get frustrated at Little Owl for her grudge towards the Z-Stacks.

### Porter

Porter would often get frustrated at Little Owl for her grudge towards the Z-Stacks. Despite this, Porter was the one who rescued Little Owl when she was being held hostage.

### Henney

When Henney revealed she never got to see the beautiful scenery whilst working in Brooklyn, Little Owl asked Mr. Lloyd to organise a passenger service for her. Henney would often get upset whenever Little Owl's conflict with the Z-Stacks flared up.

### Kirke

At first, Kirke and Little Owl were agreed on the subject of the Z-Stacks, until Kirke apologized to them. He even referred to Little Owl as a 'birdbrain' for believing them to be Nazi sympathizers after Zak and Zeus were revealed as such.

### Top Hat

After her accident with the bridge, Little Owl worked with Top Hat more than she did with Zob due to her grudge towards the Z-Stacks. After the events of *Grudge,* Little Owl now works with Zob more but still works with Top Hat on occasion.

### Zebedee

Because Zebedee didn't stop Zak for going through with their plan to use the canal as a shortcut, Little Owl was angry with Zebedee. She also believed Johnny Cuba's lies about him, Zebedee, Zip and Zug being Nazi traitors. When she realised the implications that they might have gotten the death penalty, she was horrified and began to regret her grudge to the point she apologized to him.

### Zak

Because Zak was the one who destroyed the bridge over the canal, Little Owl has never forgiven Zak, and ever after she apologized to most of the Z-Stacks, Zak's horrid attitude means that Little Owl never will forgive him.

### Zob

For the longest time, Little Owl would work with Top Hat more than Zob due to her grudge towards the Z-Stacks. After Zob led the charge to rescue her from her accident at the damaged trackbed however, she gained a new respect for Zob and began working with him more.

### Zilly

Little Owl was furious with Zilly for running away during the earthquake and blamed him for her crashing into the collapsed building. She also believed Johnny Cuba's lies about him, Zebedee, Zip and Zug being Nazi traitors. When she realized the implications that they might have gotten the death penalty, she was horrified and began to regret her grudge to the point she apologized to him.

## Personality

Little Owl is a friendly and curious engine, often asking questions to any newcomers to the Port. After the accident at the bridge, she developed a grudge towards the Z-Stacks and would work with Top Hat more than Zob. After the events of *Grudge*, however, she has resolved that grudge with the Z-Stacks and gained a new found respect for Zob after he lead the charge to rescue her from the fire and learning that he was PRR No. 9. (Details regarding the Wartime trilogy and Aftermath to be added)

## Technical Details

### Basis

Little Owl is based on New York Dock Railway numbers 6 and 7, a pair of 0-6-0 tank engines built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

### Livery

Little Owl is a greyish brown with white lining with the letters BCDR written on her tanks and the number 2 on both sides of her cab.

## Trivia

* The preferred voice actress for Little Owl is Lenore Zann who voiced Sunshine in *Salty's Lighthouse*.