Recuperation & Prevalence

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**Recuperation & Prevalence** (later shortened as **Paxton Prevails**) is the eighth episode of the fourth season.

## Plot

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.

***(The part above was used for the original version of this episode, this would be later used for the extended version of Duck's Prank)***

Later that day, a dark Green BR Class 08 Diesel arrives at Knapford Station. He sees two children at the platform taking down Duck's number as a way of Trainspotting. After their exchange, Diesel questions why they don't record real engines like him. The Green Diesel responds that steam engines are more special. Before Diesel could fire back, he had a devilish idea: he tells the children to look for Number 49. When the children went to look around the station yard to find it, The Green Diesel also joins in to find Number 49 to give a proper welcome.

He and the children raced around the station to find Number 49. Diesel, still feeling pleased with himself, backed into a siding towards the fuel pump. One of the children were in his tracks, they were frightened by the blaring of a horn, the boy was frozen in fear, as Diesel stopped a few inches in front of him. The Green Diesel pulls alongside, both the children cheered for him, he questions about the new engine, this confuses the children. Sir Topham Hatt came to investigate the incident, in which The Green Diesel told him everything. Sir Topham Hatt turns to Diesel allowing to speak to him later as he sulked quietly away. Sir Topham Hatt amends the children to not allow them to be here until they learn the importance of railway safety. Before leaving, they ask about The Green Diesel, who he tells them to call him Paxton because he has no number. Paxton is proven to be a true credit to his railway by protecting one of the children from being ran over.

When the children returned, they followed railway safety regulations, waving and cheering when they saw Paxton passing and watch him work. As of now, it remains the only Diesel recorded in their books.

## Characters

* Duck
* Diesel
* Paxton
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Two Children
* Troublesome Trucks
* Thomas *(original version only; cameo in shortened version)*
* Annie and Clarabel *(cameo)*

## Locations

* Tidmouth Shunting Yard *(original version only)*
* Knapford Station
* Barrow-In-Furness *(mentioned)*

## Trivia

* This is the first episode of the following:
	+ The first episode that Paxton appears in the series.
	+ The first episode that children play a main role in an episode.
	+ The first episode to be shortened from its original.
	+ The first episode in which Troublesome Trucks speak.
* If the shortened version is counted, this marks the second episode to take place at only one location. The first being The Monster Beneath The Workshop.
* The original version uses the "Danger" theme from UpsideNow's Thomas Reorchestrated: Sodor Symphony, it was later redone using Sudrian Afro's "Danger" theme to fit the style of the episode better in the shortened version.
	+ The shortened version on January 4th, 2023 used the former theme, it was later reuploaded using the correct theme 19 days later.
* Paxton uses Phillip's Horn from the original series.
* The fuel pump uses half the shell from a Silly Putty egg.
	+ Ironically, the Silly Putty itself is a main component used in the series to attach engine's faces and also seen to stand figurine miniatures without falling over.