The Chase

This is the chase sequence from *Little Bear's Adventures of Thomas and the Magic Railroad*.

[returning to the Magic Buffers, Thomas soon comes chuffing out of them. Whistling as he goes to join Lady. However, Diesel 10, Splatter and Dodge are pulling up just behind]

Diesel 10: Ah-ha! There's the blue puffball! And look who he's with!

[As he speaks, Thomas pulls up behind Lady as Lady is shocked to hear Diesel 10 is pulling up, which Duck also hears]

Duck: Oh, no! It's Diesel 10!

Diesel 10: Splodge, come and destroy!

Splatter: No, you do it yourself!

Dodge: We don't like you.

Splatter: Yeah, we mean that!

Dodge: Infactly!

Spatter: Yeah! What does that mean?

Dodge: I have no idea.

Splatter: That's a good word.

Thomas: Run Lady! Quickly! And I'm going to help you!

Burnett Stone: (Hops onto the footplate) So am I, my Lady. I'll not let you down again! (puts the Reverser into forward)

Thomas: Little Bear, guys! Get in my cab, we need your help too!

Little Bear: Of course!

Diesel 10: Eh, who needs you, Splodge?

Burnett Stone: (opens the regulator as Lady starts pulling away)

Mr. Conductor: Watch out for the Viaduct, it's dangerous!

[Lady then speeds away, followed by Thomas]

[Then Diesel 10 roars by, cackling with evil]

Mr. Conductor: Ahh!

Junior: What's the matter?

Mr. Conductor: Lady! That engine's name is "Lady"! She's part of the clue to the source of the....

Mr. C and Junior: (in unison) **GOLD DUST!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!**

[returning to the chase]

Diesel 10: Now, I'll get you, Burnett Stone! Including that Talking Bear Cub and his friends!

Burnett Stone: No, you *won't*! Because the Magic you refuse to believe in, will get the better of you!

Diesel 10: You can run, but you can't hide! (close up of his wheels) Right, Pinchy? (cackles as Pinchy snaps)

Thomas: (looks back to see Pinchy creaking)

Diesel 10: Pinchy's hungry!

Thomas: Oh! Get back!

Little Bear: (Gasps)

Owl: Go faster, Thomas!

Thomas: I'm trying!

[We then view Thomas' wheels spinning at full speed before moving to Lady who looks back]

Burnett Stone: (rubbing Lady's side) Come on, Lady.

[we then view Lady's spinning at full speed, as the engines then race under the bridge]

Diesel 10: Coming, Puff Ball! (cackles)

[Lady and Thomas then speed past the watermill, as Diesel 10 is not far behind]

Diesel 10: Look out!

[The chase then goes through Henry's tunnel, as Lady zooms inside, followed by Thomas]

Diesel 10: [racing towards the tunnel mouth] Here, I come! Duck, Pinchy! [Pinchy then ducks down as Diesel 10 races into the tunnel while Diesel 10 cackles]

[Lady continues racing on as she zooms under another bridge, with Thomas tailing behind as Diesel 10 is still pursuing]

Diesel 10: I like my lunch: "Steamed"! (cackles as he starts catching up to the the tank engines, as we view Pinchy creaking)

[then Diesel 10 growls as he looks down, as the camera goes to Thomas' speeding wheels again. The camera then goes to Lady's spinning wheels before we view her face again, then the camera returns to Burnett Stone, who looks back]

Diesel 10: Heh, pretty fast for a Puff Ball.

Lady: [pants]

Emily: We're getting near towards the viaduct!

[then we come to the viaduct, as the big arch creaks, while some more stones fall from it, then at the beginning end to it, we see Thomas and Lady racing for the bridge]

Burnett Stone: Well, Lady. This is *your* Shining Time too.

Lady: I hope so!

[the camera goes to her spinning wheels before moving to Thomas' own]

Thomas: Come on, Lady! Little Engines *can* do big things!

[Lady then starts crossing the bridge as it creaks again, then we come to the sides, where we see some cracks forming in the sides, as now both Thomas and Lady are on the bridge]

[Then some bigger stones fall from the bridge, as we view Lady's wheels spinning]

[Lady then crosses the biggest arch, just as tons of bricks fall, as a gap starts opening in the bridge]

[Thomas is now racing towards the gap, as the camera goes to his wheels, then the gap opens up bigger]

Hen: We're not gonna make it!

[Thomas then crosses over the gap, as the rails bend slightly under his weight. Then one huge section of the arch crumbles away. As Thomas is able to clear out in the nick of time, before another huge section crumbles away on the other side, as the gap now to the point of where its nothing but rails and sleeper timbers.]

Burnett Stone: Well done, Thomas! **WELL DONE!!** (blows Lady's Whistle in victory)

Thomas: (blows his own whistle in victory)

Emily: Three cheers for Thomas!

Little Bear: Yeah! Hip Hip....

Everyone (In unison): **HOORAY!!!!!!**

Duck: But what happened to Diesel 10?

[Now, Diesel 10 is heading straight for the gap]

Diesel 10: Oh, AH! (we view his wheels, as they have locked and are skidding on the rails, with sparks flying as they screech loudly) Ooh, what's goin' on?! **H..H...H...HOLD IT!!** [unfortunately, Diesel 10 is not quick enough to stop, as he skids onto the broken rail, which breaks away, sending him falling] **WHOA-WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!** [but then Pinchy grabs one of the timbers on the other rail, as Diesel 10 is now dangling from the bridge] Puff Ball! (the timber creaks under the heavy weight) Tea pot! (the timber then breaks off) **TIN KETTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**

[thump! There we see Diesel 10, who has landed in a barge of sludge]

Diesel 10: Eh, oh well. Nice time of the year for a cruise. (chuckles as the boat and barge then drive away as the scene fades away)