Thomas & Unikitty

**Thomas & Unikitty**is a story taking place in the Human Realm by Thunderbird3InternationalRescue.

## Summary

*When Thomas and Edward have an encounter with a strange cat/unicorn hybrid creature, a friendship blossoms.*

## Story

One night, thirteen-year-old Thomas Gresley, who had black hair, blue eyes, and wore a blue shirt with red sleeves and the letter "T" on the front, blue jeans, and blue-grey sneakers was driving home with his elder brother, Edward Gresley, who was sixteen years old, had neatly groomed hair and eyes in the same colors as Thomas, and wore a blue crew-neck over a gray polo, khakis, and blue Chelsea boots, in Edward's 1980 Fiat Panda, which was first owned by their father, Gordon Gresley, before Edward got it along with the keys to it for his sixteenth birthday. They were driving home from a party they had just attended at the home of their good friends, a band called The Wiggles.

"Man," said Thomas, "that was some party!"

"You said it, little bro," said Edward, "I don't know about you, but I'm ready to relax."

"Me too," said Thomas.

Just then, the brothers saw something on the side of the road.

"Hey," said Thomas, "what's that?"

"I don't know," said Edward, "Let's take a closer look."

Edward pulled the car over, and when the brothers investigated, they realized that what they saw was pink cat/unicorn hybrid that had a light pink muzzle, dark pink cheeks, blue eyes, a blue unicorn horn between its bright pink triangular ears, a bushy blue tail with a white underside, blue front paws with white tops, yellow paws also with white tops, and a green collar around its neck.

"Whoa," said Thomas, "What the heck kind of thing is this?"

"I have no idea," said Edward, "It's nothing I've seen before."

Just then, the creature woke up and smiled at the Gresley brothers.

"Hello," said the creature.

Both Thomas and Edward were surprised.

"Hello," said Thomas, "I'm Thomas Gresley, and this is my big brother, Edward."

"Who are you," asked Edward.

"I'm Princess Unikitty," said the creature, "of Cloud Cuckoo Land."

"Cloud Cuckoo Land," asked Thomas, "What the heck is that?"

"It's a place where nothing bad happens," said Unikitty, "There are no frowny faces, no boo-boos, no bad dreams, basically no...negativity of any kind.."

But Unikitty couldn't finish her sentence, as she started crying.

"Aw, what's the matter, Unikitty," asked Edward.

"My home is gone," Unikitty cried.

"As in," asked Thomas.

"Destroyed in a battle," Unikitty sobbed.

The Gresley brothers were shocked.

"And I was separated from my brother and friends," Unikitty cried.

Thomas and Edward both felt sorry for Unikitty.

"There, there," said Edward, "Don't worry, Unikitty. Everything's going to be alright."

"How," asked Unikitty, "I've got nowhere to live now!"

"Well," said Edward, "we'll just have to fix that."

"How," asked Unikitty.

"I think I know," said Thomas, "How would you like to live with us?"

Edward quickly caught on.

"Great idea, lil' bro," said Edward, "Unikitty, you can stay with us until we can make other arrangements."

"Really," asked Unikitty.

"Yeah," said Thomas.

Unikitty immediately perked up.

"That sounds great," said Unikitty, "Let's go!"

With that, the trio got in the car and drove off for home. They soon arrived at a big blue house.

"Well, here it is," said Edward.

"Home," said Thomas.

"And I like it," said Unikitty.

The boys and Unikitty went inside, where they watched *The Muppets Take Manhattan* on Netflix until it was time for bed. When that time came, Unikitty choose to sleep in Thomas' room, so both Thomas and Unikitty crawled into Thomas' bed and fell asleep, Unikitty pleased she had a temporary new home.

***Meanwhile***

In an apartment building in a drab city called Frowntown, a humanoid creature who had a yellow disc for a face and wore a black hooded robe with a navy blue double-tired chevron shape on the collar and navy blue cuffs on the sleeves was lounging on the couch, dialing some numbers on the phone. It took 3 rings before someone answered.

"Hello," a man's voice said.

"Hey," said the humanoid, "Is your fridge running?'

"Yeah," said the man, "Why?"

"Well, you better go catch it then," the humanoid laughed.

The humanoid hung up the phone and laughed hysterically. Just then, he heard the door open and saw a grey tombstone-shaped creature enter the apartment carrying a sack of groceries.

"I got the stuff, Master Frown," said the creature.

"Good, Brock," said Master Frown.

"Though," said Brock, "they were out of Butterfingers, so I got you a six-pack of Hershey's Special Dark bars instead."

"That's fine," said Master Frown, "Did you get everything else that was on the list?"

"Yup," said Brock, "Chips, soda, popcorn, crackers, party trays, ice cream treats, everything!"

"Perfect," said Master Frown.

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in," said Master Frown.

A blue, black, and yellow-green eagle/alligator hybrid wearing a dark blue tank top, dock tags, black jeans, and blue boxing gloves with black bracelets embedded with slate studs entered.

"Hey, Eagleator," said Master Frown, "Ready to beging your first day as my bodyguard?"

"Yup," said Eagleator.

***End First Meanwhile Sequence***

Back at the Gresley household, Unikitty was still asleep on Thomas' bed when she smelled something.

"Mmm," said Unikitty, "something smells good!"

Unikitty jumped down from the bed and followed the scent. She soon found Thomas lounging on the couch in the living room, watching *The Amanda Show* on TV. Edward was in the kitchen putting something in the oven. He was wearing a pair of oven mitts in a Union Jack pattern on his hands and an apron in the same pattern over his torso.

"Morning, Unikitty," said Thomas.

"Morning, Thomas, Edward," said Unikitty, "What's cooking?"

"Golden Grits Casserole," said Edward, "My friend Woody gave me the recipe for it."

"Sounds delicious," said Unikitty, "but what about me?'

"There's a bowl of milk in the fridge with your name on it," said Edward.

"You thought of everything," said Unikitty, "Thank you!"

"And while we're waiting for the casserole," said Thomas, "how about you come watch TV with me?"

"Okay," said Unikitty.

With that, Unikitty climbed on Thomas' tummy and watched the show with him. She even laughed with him when they showed the funny bits on the show. In no time, the casserole was ready and as they were dining away, the boys' father, Gordon, came downstairs. He was a muscular man of forty-seven years and wore a light blue t-shirt, a brown leather belt with a brass buckle, jeans, and black shoes. He had the same hair and eye colors as his sons.

"Morning, boys," said Gordon.

"Morning, Dad," said Thomas and Edward in unison.

Gordon then saw Unikitty.

"Who's this," asked Gordon.

"This is Unikitty," said Thomas, "Her home was destroyed in a battle, so she's gonna live with us until we can make other arrangements for her if that's okay."

Gordon smiled.

"Of course she can," said Gordon, "We never turn away those in need, do we?"

"No, sir," said Thomas, "We always help anyone we can."

"Yeah," said Edward, "To quote Romans 12:13, "Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality."."

"Very good, Ed," said Gordon.

Gordon then looked at his watch, then headed to the door.

"I better be heading to work," said Gordon, "Those sandwiches won't make themselves."

Unikitty was confused.

"Sandwiches," asked Unikitty.

"Dad co-owns a sandwich shop 'round these parts called Anchor Subs," said Thomas.

"He named it in honor of his days in the Marines," said Edward.

"Nice," said Unikitty.

After breakfast, Unikitty and the Gresley brothers watched more TV while thinking about their plans for the day.

***Meanwhile***

Back at Master Frown and Brock's apartment, Master Frown went down to the lobby to check his mail. In it, he found a letter addressed to him.

"What's this about," asked Master Frown.

Master Frown took the envelope back to the apartment, where he opened it and found a letter that said:

"Master Frown,
Since you've failed to please us so many times, you are **this** close to being stripped of your Doom Lord status. However, much to your relief, we are giving you another chance to prove yourself. If you want to become a higher-level Doom Lord, you must complete this one simple task: Capture that Princess Unikitty thing and bring it to us. If you succeed, you will get that promotion.
Have a nice day! ☺
Signed,
Master Doom."
"Wow," said Brock, "she's really persistent!"

"Yeah," said Eagleator, "but how are we supposed to find Unikitty? It's impossible since Cloud Cuckoo Land's been destroyed!"

"Oh, don't worry," said Master Frown, "I've got an idea."

***End Second Meanwhile Sequence***

A couple days later, Unikitty woke up and saw Thomas putting some things into a blue backpack.

"What are you doing," asked Unikitty.

"I have to go to school," said Thomas.

"What is "school"," asked Unikitty.

"It's where you go to learn things like math, science, history, and other stuff," said Thomas.

Soon, Thomas was done packing his bag and, with Unikitty, went to the kitchen, where Thomas made himself some toast with peanut butter on it, sliced apples, and orange juice to drink. He also poured Unikitty another bowl of milk, and while she drank, Unikitty saw Edward on the couch watching TV and sipping a bottle of passion fruit iced tea.

"Doesn't **he** have school, too," asked Unikitty.

"Not this week," said Thomas.

"Why not," asked Unikitty.

"The high school I go to is currently getting renovated," said Edward, "The school is closed until the renovations are complete."

"Oh, okay," said Unikitty.

After breakfast, Thomas brushed his teeth, grabbed his bag, and was about to step out the door when Edward had an idea.

"Hey, Tom," said Edward, "Why don't you take her to school with you? Since you're talking about hybrids in your science class I think bringing a live one in might rack you up some extra credit points."

"I like your thinking," said Thomas, "Would you like that, Unikitty?"

"Would I ever," said Unikitty.

"Right," said Thomas, "let's go!"

With that, Thomas went outside with Unikitty and walked to a nearby bus stop to wait for the school bus. Unikitty then saw two boys who were the same age as Thomas. One had black hair, teal eyes, and wore a purple t-shirt with the Minnesota Vikings logo on it, blue-gray jeans, and red sneakers. The other one was a hazel-eyed blond who wore a white t-shirt with the letter "S" written on it in red, light gray jeans, and white sneakers with black straps.

"Hey, guys," said Thomas.

"Hey, Thomas," said the blond boy.

Just then, the boy in the Vikings shirt notice Unikitty.

"Hey, Stanley," said the boy, "what do you suppose that is?"

"I don't know, Ryan," said Stanley.

"Guys," said Thomas, "meet Princess Unikitty. She's my new temporary housemate. Her previous home was destroyed in a battle."

"Yeah," said Unikitty.

"Well, Unikitty," said Stanley, "it's nice to meet you. I'm Stanley Hudswell, and this is Ryan Doncaster."

"Hiya," said Ryan.

"She's coming to school with us," said Thomas, "Ed says that if I brought in a live hybrid into our science class, it could spell extra credit points for me."

"But what if Mr. Duncan sees her," asked Ryan, "Do you even remember what happened the last time we brought a live animal in?"

"Relax," said Thomas, "That was 6th Grade. We're in **8th** Grade now!"

"Yeah," said Stanley, "8th Graders pretty much get away with **everything**."

"Oh, alright," said Ryan, "But don't say I didn't warn you."

Everyone laughed. Just then, a red school bus pulled up, and the three boys and Unikitty boarded. Soon, they arrived at the school, where Unikitty saw a Native American man who had black hair kept in long brains and decorated with silver studs and wore an orange shirt, a red bandana around his neck, a brown vest, blue jeans, and dark brown boots wiping the windows.

"Who's that," asked Unikitty.

"That's the janitor, Billy Twofeathers," said Stanley.

Billy then noticed the boys and their guest.

"Morning, boys," said Billy, "Who's your friend?"

"Hey, Billy," said Thomas, "This is Unikitty."

"Welcome, Unikitty," said Billy.

"Come on, guys," said Ryan, "We don't wanna be late!"

Elsewhere, on the outskirts of town, a black 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter was driving down the road. In the van, a green hawk-crocodile hybrid wearing black shorts, black sunglasses, and red boxing gloves on his hands was at the wheel. In the back of the vehicle where a fox wearing black glasses, a cream lab coat, and black pants working on a laptop computer, a blue and cream dog/unicorn hybrid with a cracked yellow horn, a tan snout, auburn nose and eyes, red and white paws, three freckles on either side of his face, and wearing a black spiked collar, and a gray 1x3 LEGO brick that was looking worried.

"I hope we find Unikitty soon," said the LEGO brick.

"Don't worry, Richard," said the dog/unicorn hybrid, "We will. Any luck, Dr. Fox?"

"Negative, Puppycorn," said Dr. Fox, "Sensors aren't picking up anything."

"What about you, Hawkodile," asked Puppycorn.

"Nope," said Hawkodile, "Nothing but trees, grass, and asphalt."

Just then, Puppycorn's stomach growled.

"Say," asked Puppycorn, "Do you think we can stop and get something to eat?"

"I think we can," said Hawkodile, "I myself am getting a little hungry."

"Ah, yes," said Dr. Fox, "My stomach is yearning for some consumables."

"I guess I'll have something," said Richard.

Lucky for them, there was a Good Burger up ahead, and they went to the drive-thru.

"Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger," said the employee at the window, "Can I take your order?"

"Give us a sec," said Hawkodile, "We'd like some time to decide what we want."

"Okay," said the employee, "Take as much time as you need."

The group soon reached it's decisions.

"Okay," said Hawkodile, "We're ready."

"What would you guys like," asked the employee.

"We'll have one Double Good Burger with a large Good Fries and a large Cherry Pepsi, two Good Burgers, two Good Vanilla Milkshakes, and a 10-piece Good Nuggets with a medium Coke, all with three orders of medium Good Fries," said Hawkodile.

"Will they be it," asked the employee.

"Yes, sir," said Hawkodile.

"Alright, your total is $15.80," said the employee, "Drive right on up!"

Hawkodile drove up to the window, paid the employee, whose name was Fizz according to his name tag, and got their food.

"Thanks," said Fizz, "Have a good day!"

The gang drove on, and when Puppycorn bit into his burger, he was immediately overcome by its flavor.

"Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-**mm**," said Puppycorn, "It's no wonder it's called the "**Good** Burger"!"

Elsewhere, at Sodor Middle School, Thomas, Ryan, Stanley, and Unikitty were walking into classroom A113, which was taught by a man named Bertram Hatt, who was a chubby bald man that wore a blue blazer over a white button-down shirt, a red and yellow tie, brown pants, and dark brown shoes. Mr. Hatt had walked in a few minutes earlier and was reading a book at his desk while the other students chatted happily. To avoid detection from the school's principal, Fergus Duncan, Unikitty hid in Thomas' backpack. Soon, Mr. Hatt rose and tapped his pointer on his desk to catch the students' attention.

"Good morning, class," said Mr. Hatt.

"Good morning, Mr. Hatt," said the students.

"Now," said Mr. Hatt, "Before we begin, I'd like to-"

Mr. Hatt then saw Thomas' bag move.

"Thomas," asked Mr. Hatt, "Hand me your bag, would you?"

"Yes, sir," said Thomas.

Thomas handed Mr. Hatt his bag, and when the latter opened it, Unikitty jumped out of the bag and onto the desk.

"Ta-da," said Unikitty.

Everyone else was taken completely by surprise. Some, even Mr. Hatt, laughed at Unikitty's intro.

"Goodness me," said Mr. Hatt, "What's this?"

Thomas approached the front of the class and told how he and Edward had found Unikitty and were currently keeping her at home due to the destruction of Cloud Cuckoo Land. The other students and Mr. Hatt were impressed.

"Wow," said Mr. Hatt, "Quite a tale!"

Unikitty then nuzzled Mr. Hatt's face, which caused a great wave of "Awww!"s around the class just as Mr. Duncan, who was a fair-skinned brown-haired man with a handlebar mustache and wore a yellow waistcoat over a white shirt with a red tie under a brown jacket with a yellow flower pinned to it, mustard windowpane checkered pants, and dark brown shoes, walked into the classroom.

"Good morning, students," said Mr. Duncan, "How are you all enjoy-"

But Mr. Duncan then saw Unikitty on Mr. Hatt's desk.

"What is that," asked Mr. Duncan.

Thomas explained, and Mr. Duncan's cheerful expression quickly turned into a scowl.

"Uh oh," Stanley whispered to Ryan, "Thomas is really in the hot seat now!"

"So much for "8th Graders getting away with everything"," said Ryan.

"Thomas Gresley," said Mr. Duncan, "You know full well that live animals, except service animals, are strictly prohibited inside this building or on school grounds without permission."

"Sir, I can explain," said Thomas.

"No excuses, thank you," said Mr. Duncan, "Now, please tell Unikitty to leave at once."

But the other students started bellyaching at Mr. Duncan's order.

"I'm sorry," said Mr. Duncan, "But what I say goes!"

"Sir, if I may," said Mr. Hatt, "The students seem to like this Unikitty creature. And, frankly, so do I."

"That may be," said Mr. Duncan, "but I believe I have no other choice but to send Unikitty out."

But it wasn't until Unikitty gave Mr. Duncan the "puppy dog eyes" that he reversed his order.

"Alright, Unikitty," said Mr. Duncan with a smile and a chuckle, "You can stay."

The students cheered.

"Well, I best be on my way," said Mr. Duncan, "Have a swell day, everyone!"

Mr. Duncan then left.

"Phew," said Thomas as he went back to his seat, "That was a close one!"

Later, after school, Thomas, Ryan, Stanley, and Unikitty went home, but when Thomas and Unikitty walked up to the front door, they found a note from Edward taped on the door. The note said:

"Dear Thomas and Unikitty,
In case you come home from school and find me gone, I went to the movies with James, Henry, Donald, Douglas, Emily, and Molly. We'll be back later.
-Edward
P.S. If you get hungry, there's a fruit salad I made earlier in the fridge.
P.P.S. Don't fret about dinner. There's some leftovers you can reheat, as we're gonna be a while."
"Who are James, Henry, Donald, Douglas, Emily, and Molly," asked Unikitty.

"They're friends of ours," said Thomas, "You'll get to meet them later."

"What're they like," asked Unikitty.

"Oh, you'll see," said Thomas.

Meanwhile, in the far reaches of space, Master Frown, Eagleator, Brock, and Master Frown's good friend Evil Emperor Zurg were in Zurg's quarters on his starship playing canasta when one of Zurg's Brain Pod henchmen, the one numbered "13", came in.

"Sirs," said Brain Pod 13, "We've got something on the radar!"

"Really," asked Master Frown, "What is it?"

"Come see for yourselves," said Brain Pod 13.

Brain Pod 13 led the four villains to the bridge, where they heard the radar blipping, which meant it had picked something up.

"It's Unikitty," said Brain Pod 13, "we've tracked her to Planet Earth!"

"That's just jim-crackin' dandy," said Zurg, "Though, one question: Where on Earth?"

"Sensors indicate she's in a place called Sodor, Massachusetts, in a land called the United States of America."

"Spectacular," said Zurg, "how far is that from here?"

"We calculated it's distance from our current position to be 20,000,000 lightyears," said Brain Pod 13.

"Well," said Zurg, "let's get going!"

Zurg then picked up a microphone and spoke into the ship's intercom.

"Prepare ship for hyperspeed," said Zurg.

"No, no," said Master Frown, "Hyperspeed is too slow!"

"Hyperspeed too slow," Zurg repeated in question.

"Yes," said Master Frown, "we'll have to go right to..Ludicrous Speed!"

Zurg, his Brain Pods/Grubs, Eagleator, and Brock all gasped.

"Ludicrous Speed," Zurg asked, "Frown, I've never gone that fast before! I don't know if the ship can take it!"

"What's the matter, Zurgy," Master Frown asked, "Chicken?"

Zurg trembled with fear.

"Prepare ship-," Zurg said in a squeaky voice before he clared his throat, "Prepare ship for Ludicrous Speed! Fasten all seat bealts! Seal all entrances and exits! Close all shops in the mall! Cancel the three-ring circus! Secure all animals in the zoo-"

"Give me that, you stupid cloaked metallic grape," Master Frown said as he took the microphone, "Now hear this! Ludicrous speed-"

"Master Frown," asked Eagleator, "shouldn't you buckle up?"

"Ah, buckle **this**," said Master Frown, "Ludicrous Speed! **GO!!**"

With that, the ship made the jump. The stars started forming long white lines as Master Frown clung onto the railing in front of him for dear life as the spedometer went from lightspeed to hyperspeed and then to ludicrous speed, which caused him to be turned sideways and start screaming his head off.

"**What have I done**," Master Frown cried, "**My brains are going into my feet!!**"

Meanwhile, back on the Earth's surface, Thomas and Unikitty were at home. Thomas was playing *Super Mario Maker* on his Wii U (but not before doing his homework first) with Unikitty watching him when all of a sudden, a line of plaid shot past the sun. Both were left shocked.

"What the heck was that," asked Unikitty.

"I have no idea," said Thomas.

Back on the ship, Master Frown realized something.

"**We passed them**," Master Frown shouted, "**Stop this thing!**"

"We can't stop," said Zurg, "It's too dangerous! We've got to slow down first!"

"**Bullcrud**," shouted Master Frown, "**Just stop this thing! I order you! STOP!!!!**"

Zurg slowly grabbed a lever that said "Emergency Stop: Never Use" and pulled it with all his might, stopping the ship, but sending Master Frown flying into a console, hitting it and making a large hole in it while doing so. Brain Pods 26 and 29 helped him up while Zurg went to check on him. His face had soot on it and his eyes were all wonky. Plus, he was missing some teeth.

"Are you alright," asked Zurg.

"Fine," said Master Frown, "How've you been?"

"Fine, Frown," said Zurg.

"Good," said Master Frown.

"What should we do now," asked Brock.

"Well," asked Master Frown, "are we stopped?"

"We're stopped, Frown" said Zurg.

"Good," said Master Frown, "how about we take a 5-hour break?"

"Very good, Frown," said Zurg.

"Anyone wanna crack a Coke with me," asked Master Frown.

Master Frown then fainted forwards and slipped into unconsciousness.

"Let's never rip this gag off ever again," said Brock.

Back on Earth, Thomas and Unikitty were looking in the game closet for a game they could play.

"Okay," said Thomas "We have *Mouse Trap*, *Clue*, chess, checkers, backgammon, Snakes and Ladders, *Dungeons & Dragons*, *Red Dragon Inn*, Chinese checkers, *Battleship*, and lots of others. What game would you like to play?"

Unikitty looked at all the games on the shelves, and saw a *Connect Four* game.

"How about that one," asked Unikitty, "I've never played."

"Want me to teach you," asked Thomas.

"Oh, yes, please," said Unikitty.

"Okay," said Thomas, "I'll get it."

Thomas then got the game and set it up.

"Do you want the red pieces or the black pieces," asked Thomas.

"Red, please," said Unikitty.

"Okay," said Thomas, "Now, as far as gameplay goes, it's pretty simple. All you have to do is get four of your pieces in a row either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally."

"Sounds easy enough," said Unikitty.

"You can go first," said Thomas.

"Okay," said Unikitty.

Soon, the game began, and they decided to have a best-outta-ten. The match ended with Unikitty winning nine times in a row, although she lost the last game to Thomas.

"Good game," said Unikitty.

"Thanks," said Thomas.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," said Thomas.

Thomas went to the door and found the local postmaster, Tom Tipper, carrying a large rectangular box.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Tipper," said Thomas.

"Good afternoon, Thomas," said Tom, "I gotta package for Edward."

"Sorry, Mr. Tipper," said Thomas, "He's not here right now."

"Oh, okay," said the man, "Want me to leave it on the porch, then?"

"Yes, please," said Thomas.

"Alrighty then," said Tom.

Tom put the package up against the porch railing, tipped his cap, and left in his mail truck.

"Who was that," asked Unikitty.

"That was Mr. Tipper, the postman," said Thomas, "He had a delivery for Edward."

"Ooh," said Unikitty, "I wonder what it is."

"I'm sure we'll find out soon enough," said Thomas.

A while later, Edward came back, but he wasn't alone. With him were his best friend James Roman, who was sixteen years old, had fair skin, black hair, brown eyes, and wore a Cincinnati Reds shirt, black jeans, and red sneakers, Henry Page, who was sixteen years old, had fair skin, brown hair, green eyes, and wore a green t-shirt, blue jeans, and green sneakers. He was slightly taller than the rest. There were also a pair of fair-skinned twin boys who both had red hair, green eyes, freckles, and wore black shirts, dark blue jeans, and black shoes. One of the boys had the name "Donald" stitched into his shirt and the other had the name "Douglas" stitched into his. Both were fifteen years old and were carrying a twenty-four-count box of donuts and a Box O' Joe from Dunkin' Donuts. These two were Donald and Douglas McDuff. Two girls were also in the group. One of them was Molly Russell, Edward's girlfriend, who was fourteen years old, had fair skin, long brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a yellow blouse, red shorts, and yellow shoes, and Emily Page, Henry's younger sister and James' girlfriend, who was the same age as and was a blonde-haired and hazel-eyed version Molly, and wore a dark green blouse, lime shorts, and dark green shoes.

"Hey, guys," said Thomas.

"Hey, lil' brother," said Edward.

"Yo, Thomas," said James.

"Hey, Tom," said Henry.

"Hi, Thomas," said Emily.

"What's up," said Molly.

" 'Allo," said Donald and Douglas in unison.

"Jinx," said Donald, "You owe me a box of 24 donuts!"

Douglas rolled his eyes while Unikitty giggled.

"You two are silly," said Unikitty.

It was then that the others noticed Unikitty.

"Who the heck are you," asked James.

"**What** the heck are you," asked Henry.

"Where'd you come from," asked Emily.

"How'd you get here," asked Molly.

Edward explained.

"Ah," said Donald and Douglas, "That makes sense."

"Jinx," Douglas said with a laugh, "Now **you** owe **me** a box!"

Everyone laughed.

"Oh, by the way, Ed," said Thomas, "there's a package for you on the porch."

"Perfect," said Edward, "I'll go get it."

Edward got the package and when he opened it, he found a blue electric guitar decorated with characters from the *Felix The Cat* cartoon, including the famous cat himself.

"Ah, yes," said Edward, "I've been waiting for this to arrive for a long time."

"You play guitar," Unikitty asked.

"Yeah," said Edward, "I already have two acoustic guitars, and I now have this electric one."

"Think you can show me sometime," Unikitty asked.

"I'm sure we can arrange that," said Edward.

"Great," said Unikitty with a smile.

Later that night, Master Frown, Brock, and Eagleator had managed to reach Sodor and were walking down the streets.

"What we need is a decent vehicle," said Master Frown, "so be on the lookout for one."

It didn't take too long to find a vehicle.

"There's one," said Eagleator, pointing.

What Eagleator had found was a 1977 Toyota Land Cruiser.

"That'll work," said Master Frown.

The three went to the vehicle and tried to get in, but they found it locked.

"How're we gonna get inside," asked Master Frown.

"We could always get in through the window," said Brock, "It's open."

Master Frown and Eagleator looked and saw that the window was indeed open.

"Perfect," Master Frown chuckled, "Well, gentlemen, let's get this show on the road!"

A rimshot sounded.

"Get it," asked Master Frown, " "Road" because, well, it's a car, and.."

But several audience members booed at Master Frown's joke.

"Well, **I** thought it was funny," said Master Frown.

Nevertheless, Master Frown, Brock, and Eagleator got into the car and drove off into the darkness. A few days later, Edward, Thomas, and Unikitty were driving home after seeing *Sherlock Gnomes* at the movies.

"So, how'd you guys like the movie," asked Edward.

"It was great," said Unikitty, "I **love** movies!"

"I thought it was pretty good," said Thomas.

However, the trio was in for an unexpected yet wonderful surprise, because just as they were pulling up to the house, they saw Hawkodile's van parked outside the house.

"What's that van doing here," asked Thomas.

"I don't know," said Edward, "and where's its owner?"

"Maybe someone got lost and stopped to ask for directions," said Thomas.

"Yeah, maybe," said Edward, "Let's go inside."

And that's what they did, but once they stepped in the house, Unikitty saw Hawkodile, Puppycorn, Dr. Fox, and Richard all in the living room, and all their faces lit up.

"**Guys**," Unikitty cried happily.

"**Unikitty**," came her friends' response.

Unikitty and her friends all started chatting excitedly, while the Gresley brothers looked on in surprise.

"Who are these characters and why do they seem so excited to see Unikitty," asked Thomas.

"I dunno," said Edward.

Edward then whistled loudly to get everyone's attention.

"Who're you two," asked Dr. Fox.

"Hello," said Edward, "I'm Edward Gresley, and this is my younger brother, Thomas."

"Hello," said Thomas, "We've been keeping Unikitty here for a while."

Hawkodile then tackled Thomas and pinned him to the floor.

"**Why did you kidnap her**," Hawkodile demanded.

"Kidnap," asked Thomas, "We didn't kidnap her! We **found** her!"

"Yeah, Hawkodile," said Unikitty, "Please, let me explain."

"Alright, fine," said Hawkodile.

Unikitty told her friends about how Thomas and Edward had found her on the side of the road and were letting her stay with them.

"You know," said Hawkodile, "that actually makes a lot of sense."

"Yeah," said Thomas in a choking voice, "Now can you **please** get off of me?"

"Oh, right," said Hawkodile, "Sorry."

Hawkodile then got off of Thomas.

"So," asked Edward, "I think we already know one of you's named Hawkodile, but who're the rest of you guys?"

"I'm Richard, Princess Unikitty's advisor," said Richard.

"Dr. Fox is the name, science is my game," said Dr. Fox.

"And I'm Prince Puppycorn," said Puppycorn, "I'm Princess Unikitty's younger brother!"

Thomas and Edward were surprised.

"You're her brother," asked Thomas.

"Yup," said Puppycorn.

"But you're part dog, and she's part cat," said Thomas.

"I have to agree with my brother," said Edward, "How are you two related?"

"That's easy," said Unikitty.

But Unikitty came up for broke, and she turned to Dr. Fox.

"How **are** me and Puppycorn related," asked Unikitty.

"Well, you got me," said Dr. Fox.

Dr. Fox then pulled down a chart showing that would be Unikitty and Puppycorn's family tree, but Unikitty and Puppycorn's faces were the only ones seen, while the other spots for faces were filled by question marks.

"By all accounts, it doesn't make sense," said Dr. Fox.

"Weird," said Thomas.

"Oh, well," said Edward.

"Say, Edward," asked Puppycorn, "do you think it's possible for us to stay here too until we can find a new home?"

"I dunno," said Edward, "We'll have to ask our dad."

"Funny you should say that," said Thomas, "because here he comes!"

At that moment, Gordon came home from work.

"Hi, boys, Unikitty," said Gordon, "who're your friends?"

Unikitty explained, then asked Gordon if it would be alright if they all stayed until other arrangements for them could be made.

"Sure," said Gordon, "Anyone's welcome in this house."

"And luckily for you guys," said Edward, "we have one of those couches that converts into a bed."

"Nice," said Dr. Fox.

"I'll set the couch-bed up," said Gordon.

"And I'll check to see if we have any spare sheets, blankets, and pillows," said Thomas.

"And I'll get started on dinner," said Edward.

"Sounds like a plan," said Thomas.

"Alright, Gresleys," said Gordon, "let's do this!"

With that, they got to work. Soon, everything was set up, and they all enjoyed some fresh hot pizza from Pizza Planet. Afterwards, they watched *America's Funniest Home Videos*, then they went to bed. While Hawkodile and Richard crashed on the couch-bed, Dr. Fox slept in Edward's room and Unikitty and Puppycorn both slept with Thomas.

"It's great to be together again, sis," Puppycorn whispered.

"Ditto," whispered Unikitty.

The next morning, when Puppycorn woke up, he found he was alone.

"Hello," Puppycorn called, "Sis? Thomas?"

"We're in here, bro," said Unikitty.

Puppycorn went out of the bedroom and saw Unikitty and the others having breakfast. Unikitty was having her usual bowl of milk, Thomas was having a bowl of Froot Loops with grapes and apple juice, and Hawkodile, Richard, Dr. Fox, and Edward were all having kippers with fried eggs, sausages, and toast that Edward had made, plus hot chocolate with added marshmallows. Gordon had left for work a few minutes ago.

"Morning, Puppycorn," said Edward, "Care to have some breakfast?"

"Sure," said Puppycorn, "What's available?"

"I could cook you up some bacon if you want," said Edward.

"That'd be nice," said Puppycorn, "Thank you."

With that, Edward made some bacon and put it on a plate for Puppycorn.

"Eat up," said Edward.

Puppycorn did. While he was eating, he saw Thomas leave and return with his schoolbag.

"Why does he have that bag," asked Puppycorn.

"He's got school," said Edward.

"Yeah," said Unikitty, "and I got to go with him!"

"Can I come too," asked Puppycorn, "I wanna see what it's like."

"Ed," Thomas asked.

Edward chuckled.

"Of course you can," said Edward.

"Great," said Puppycorn.

Thomas then saw the time on his phone.

"Well," said Thomas, "Time to go!"

"Arrivederci, Tom," Edward said.

"What did he say," asked Unikitty.

"That's how you say "Goodbye" in Italian," said Thomas, "See ya later, Ed!"

With that, Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn went to the bus stop, where they found Stanley and Ryan. With them was a boy who was the same age, but shorter than them. He had fair skin, tannish-brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a green t-shirt, blue-gray jeans, and green shoes.

"Hey, Percy," said Thomas, "Feeling any better?"

"Much," said Percy, "Thanks!"

Percy then noticed Unikitty and Puppycorn.

"Who're those two," asked Percy.

Ryan introduced Percy to Unikitty and Puppycorn and vice versa.

"Nice to meet you both," said Percy.

"Likewise," said Puppycorn.

Just then, the bus arrived, and they soon arrived at school, and were greeted by Mr. Duncan.

"Good morning, boys, Unikitty," said Mr. Duncan, who then noticed Puppycorn, "Who's this?"

Unikitty explained.

"Interesting," said Mr. Duncan, "Well, I really hope you enjoy your visit, Puppycorn."

Puppycorn was surprised.

"You mean you're not gonna kick me out," asked Puppycorn.

"Not really," said Thomas, "Last Friday, he granted me official permission to bring you and your sister here whenever I wish."

"Oh, okay," said Puppycorn.

They soon arrived in Mr. Hatt's classroom, where he welcomed Puppycorn warmly after Thomas introduced him.

"Welcome to my classroom, Puppycorn," said Mr. Hatt.

"Thanks," said Puppycorn.

"You're very welcome," said Mr. Hatt, "Now, as you all know, today is your US State and Canadian Province Capitol Cities quiz, which I will now pass out."

With that, Mr. Hatt passed out the quizzes.

"Now," said Mr. Hatt, "you all have half an hour to complete. If you finish early, you may find something quiet to do. And I better not see any phones out, because if I catch you looking up answers on your phone, you will be given an "F". And, if you don't finish, don't fret. You can stay behind and I will write you a pass to your next class or you can come in after school."

Soon, all the quizzes were passed out, and the quizzing commenced. Luckily for Thomas, Stanley, Ryan, and Percy, all 4 of them had stayed after school in the library to study, and were able to finish in time. After the quiz, the students read from *Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea* by Jules Verne. Unknown to them, Master Frown, Brock, and Eagleator were watching from a hedge outside.

"So, do you see her," asked Master Frown.

"I can't," said Brock, "It's impossible to see her with all these kids in the way."

Just then, Billy, who just so happened to be clipping the hedges, saw the three villains.

"**Hey**," Billy shouted, "**What are you doing on school property?**"

Master Frock, Brock, and Eagleator saw Billy, and they bolted outta their hiding spot and to the Land Cruiser.

"Go, go, go, go, go," said Master Frown.

"Shotgun," said Brock.

The got into the vehicle and drove off, leaving Billy confused.

"Who **were** those people," Billy wondered, "And what do they want from here?"

Later, Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn had walked into the house when they heard music.

"What's that music," asked Unikitty.

"It sounds like Edward's playing his piano," said Thomas.

They went to Edward's room, and sure enough, there he was, playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" on a blue Suzuki MDG-300 digital piano. When he was finished, Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn applauded.

"Wow," said Unikitty, "That was amazing!"

"Thanks," said Edward.

"He's been playing since he was seven," said Thomas.

"Wow," said Puppycorn, "That long?"

"Yup," said Edward.

"Wait," said Unikitty, "I thought you played guitar."

"True," said Edward, "But I like playing piano the best."

"Thing is," said Thomas, "First, he started playing piano. Then, he started learning guitar when our grandparents got him a small acoustic guitar for his eighth birthday."

"Yeah," said Edward, "it's right here."

Edward then got a small blue guitar out of his closet. The guitar had a picture of Felix The Cat lounging on a crescent moon on the body and surrounded by light blue, dark blue, yellow, and orange stars, yellow and dark blue music notes, and more stars as well as Felix's head on the headstock.

"Nice," said Unikitty.

Just then, Unikitty saw a photo of a woman with long black hair sitting on the piano lid.

"Who's that," she asked.

"That's our Mom," said Thomas.

"Nice," said Unikitty, "Where is she now?"

"Yeah," said Puppycorn, "Why doesn't she live here?"

The Gresley brothers' faces turned solemn and they looked at each other.

"Should we really tell them," Thomas whispered in Edward's ear.

"Minus well," said Edward.

"What's going on," asked Unikitty.

"Unikitty," said Thomas, "Our mother died when I was three."

"Yeah," said Edward, "Bone cancer."

Unikitty grew very sad. In fact, she was so scared she began to cry, and Edward hugged her.

"There, there," said Edward "it's okay."

Unikitty managed to calm down just as the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it," said Puppycorn.

Puppycorn went to the door and opened it to find 3 boys on the porch. Two of them were teenagers and the third looked like a preteen. One of the teens had long light brown hair with green eyes and wore a green shirt with the number "8" on it, navy blue jeans, and green shoes, and the other had shorter dark brown hair with dark green eyes and wore a dark green shirt with the letter "O" on it, blue jeans, and dark green shoes. The shorter boy had black hair, a blue left eye, a brown right eye, and wore a gray shirt with an *Angry Birds* version of the iconic *Star Wars* villain Darth Vader, light blue jeans, and black shoes.

"Hello," said the long-haired boy, "who are you?"

"Puppycorn," said Puppycorn.

"What a funny name," the black-haired boy laughed.

"Toad," said the boy in the shirt with the "O" on it, "Don't make fun of people's names."

"Nah, it's fine," said Puppycorn.

"Who're you talking to," asked Edward.

"Come and see," said Puppycorn.

Thomas, Edward, and Unikitty came to the door, and the Gresley brothers saw the three boys, greeted them, then introduced them as fifteen-year-old Charles Collette, Jr., better known as "Duck", his brother Oliver, who was a year younger, and their adoptive little brother Toad, who was twelve.

"Nice to meet you," said Puppycorn.

"Likewise," said Duck.

"So, what's up, guys," asked Thomas.

"We're having a pizza party at our place," said Duck, "Wanna come?"

"Sure," said Thomas, "we'd **love** to!"

"Alright," said Oliver, "See you then!"

The Collette brothers then left, and Unikitty and Puppycorn beamed.

"Pizza party," said Puppycorn, "alright!"

"So," asked Edward, "what now? Dad's still at work, and Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, and Richard are out of the house for a while."

Thomas then got out a deck of cards.

"Anyone wanna play Go Fish," asked Thomas.

"Sure," said Edward.

With that, Thomas dealt out the cards and the game began. However, the game was interrupted by the sound of Edward's phone buzzing. When he checked, he saw that it was a text from Duck that said:

"Hey, Ed!
Guess what? Mom and Dad said we can use the pool, so bring your swimsuit!
-Duck"
Edward texted back with "Great! Be there later!", then put his phone away.

"That was Duck," said Edward, "His folks said we could use the pool they have in their backyard for the party."

"A pool," asked Unikitty, "Sweet!"

"Yeah," said Edward.

The game went on without any further interruptions. Soon, the time to go to the party had come, so the Gresley brothers got their swimsuits, towels, goggles, and extra dry clothes, then, with Unikitty and Puppycorn, got into the Panda and drove off for the Collette house, but not before leaving a note on the front door telling Gordon, Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, and Richard where they were should they come home while they were at the party.

"Pizza/swim party, here we come," said Unikitty.

Soon, they arrived and were greeted by Toad, who was wearing a pair of Angry Birds swim shorts and had an Angry Birds towel round his neck as well as a pair of goggles.

"Hey, guys," said Toad, "Glad you could make it!"

"Us too," said Unikitty.

"Is the pizza here yet," asked Puppycorn.

"Not yet," said Toad, "Duck just ordered it."

"Yeah," said Duck as he came inside, "It's a pretty big order, so it's gonna take a while."

"Oh," said Puppycorn.

"But," said Toad, "we do have other foods."

"Alright," Puppycorn cried excitedly.

"Come on," said Unikitty, "let's go swimmin'!"

"You guys go ahead," said Edward, "Me and Thomas need to change first."

"Okie-dokie," said Unikitty.

With that, Unikitty and her brother went outside while Thomas and Edward changed into their swimsuits. Lucky for them, there were two bathrooms in the house; one upstairs and one on the ground floor. Thomas changed in the downstairs bathroom while Edward changed in the upstairs one. They emerged in their swimsuits. Edward's swimsuit consisted of a light blue short-sleeved rash guard and a pair of Union Jack swim shorts while Thomas' consisted of a pair of light blue swim shorts and a dark blue swim tee. Both had blue rubber sandals, blue swim goggles, and had put on sunscreen. They then joined Unikitty and Puppycorn at the pool. James, Emily, Henry, Donald, Douglas, and Percy were there as well. Emily and Molly both had short-sleeved rash guards that looked similar, only Emily's was two shades of green and Molly's was red and yellow. As for Henry and Percy's swimsuits, both had dark green swim shorts with three thin green stripes on each side, though the stripes on Henry's were horizontal and Percy's were vertical. Both Donald and Douglas were wearing swim shorts in the pattern of the Scottish flag and black short-sleeved rash guards that had their names stitched on the front to tell them apart. As for James, he was wearing a pair of red checkered swim trunks with the Cincinnati Reds logo on either side. Besides swimming, there were other activites like beanbags, ring toss, horseshoes, and ladderball. Thomas joined Unikitty and Puppycorn in the pool while Edward sat in a lawn chair and chatted with his friends.

"How's the water," Thomas asked as he surfaced.

"A little cold at first," said Unikitty, "But now, it's good."

"That's good to hear," said Thomas.

Just then, they heard Oliver announce that the pizza had arrived. Duck, James, and Edward helped Oliver carry the pizza out to the backyard after Duck paid for it. As it turns out, Duck had ordered three boxes of cheese pizza, three boxes of pepperoni pizza, three boxes of sausage pizza, and three boxes of pineapple pizza, thus making twelve pizzas total.

"Wow," said Puppycorn, "that **is**a big order."

"Yeah," said Unikitty.

Later that evening, the festivities began to die down, and everyone went home. Thomas and Edward brought home some of the leftover pizza for Gordon, Richard, Hawkodile, and Dr. Fox to have when they got back. The Gresley brothers arrived home and found Gordon, Richard, Hawkodile, and Dr. Fox waiting for them.

"Hi, guys," said Dr. Fox, "Did you have a good time?"

"Yup," said Puppycorn.

"And we brought you guys some leftover pizza," said Edward.

"Thanks," said Gordon, "Put in the fridge. I'll have some later."

"Okie-doke then," said Thomas.

Thomas then put the pizza in the fridge, then he and Edward went to their rooms to rest.

"Oh," said Gordon, "And don't forget guys, I'm leaving for the airport tomorrow to visit Uncle Scott in England for a few days."

"Alright," said Thomas.

"Why does your uncle live in England," asked Unikitty.

"You see," said Thomas, "Uncle Scott was born in England, but he and his folks came here to America on a family vacation, but they were killed by a mugger. Lucky for him, a sympathetic church reverend found him and put him in a really nice orphanage run by Catholic priests, and it was there that Dad's family adopted him."

"Yeah," said Edward, "He moved back to England after he finished high school and found a job as a part-time janitor at Harrods."

"Nice," said Unikitty.

A while later, everyone went to bed, and the next morning, Gordon was talking to his sons.

"Okay, boys," said Gordon, "I know what you're gonna ask, so I'll answer for you. Yes, you may invite friends over if you please. There's plenty of leftovers and TV dinners you guys can heat up."

"Okay," said Thomas.

"Gotcha," said Edward.

Just then, a horn honked.

"That's my cab," said Gordon, "Have fun, boys!"

"We will," said Thomas, "Say hi to Uncle Scott for us!"

"I will," said Gordon.

Gordon then left in the cab, waving.

"Alright," said Edward, who then say it was 7:45, "Time for a spot of breakfast."

"I'll set the table while you make breakfast," said Thomas.

"Sounds good," said Edward.

With that, the brothers got to work. Edward made Belgian waffles, scrambled eggs, and bacon-wrapped sausage links while Thomas got out plates, forks, knives, napkins, and glasses, then helped Edward with bring out out a pitcher of orange juice, butter, and other stuff, including a bottle of syrup. Soon, everything was ready, and Edward called Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, Richard, Unikitty, and Puppycorn downstairs. Edward had also brewed himself a cup of English breakfast tea. As they dined, they were interrupted by the phone ringing.

"I'll get it," said Thomas.

Thomas went to the phone and answered it.

"Hello," said Thomas.

"Howdy," said a voice with a Southern accent.

The voice belonged to Thomas' friend, Toby Rackstraw.

"Hey, Toby," said Thomas, "What's up?"

"I was wondering if you, Stanley, and Ryan would like to come to my house for a sleepover tonight," said Toby.

"I don't know," said Thomas, "I'll ask Ed."

"Okay," said Toby, "And I already called Stanley and Ryan's parents and asked. I'm just waiting for their reply."

"Okay," said Thomas, "I'll call back once I have an answer."

"Sounds good," said Toby.

The two friends then hung up, and Thomas asked Edward.

"Let me ask Dad," said Edward.

Edward then texted Gordon and asked if it was alright for Thomas to go to the sleepover. Sure enough, he said yes.

"Well," said Edward, "there's your answer, Tom."

"Great," said Thomas, "I'm gonna call Toby right now."

Thomas then called Toby to let him know that he got permission to attend the sleepover.

"Great," said Toby, "And I got the same response from Stanley and Ryan."

"Alright," said Thomas, "Oh, and I've got some new friends I'd like you to meet."

"Who," asked Toby.

"You'll meet 'em later," said Thomas.

"Oh, okay," said Toby, "Well, I better go now. Ma's taking me shopping to get snacks for the sleepover."

"Okay," said Thomas, "see ya!"

They then hung up and breakfast resumed without any more interruptions, and later that evening, Edward was driving Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn to Toby's house. Little did they know that Master Frown, Brock, and Eagleator were following them in the Land Cruiser.

"This is our chance, boys," said Master Frown, "Once they're in Slumber Land, we'll nab her!"

Soon, they arrived, and Master Frown & Co. parked the Land Cruiser in a cluster of trees while Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn walked up to the door.

"Have a great time, guys," said Edward.

"See you, Ed," said Thomas.

Edward then pulled out, and Thomas rang the doorbell. Sure enough, it opened, and there stood Toby. Toby was thirteen years old, had blond hair, brown eyes, and wore a brown hat on his head, a brown shirt, blue jeans, and black boots.

"Well, Howdy, Tom," said Toby, who then saw Unikitty and Puppycorn, "Who're your friends?"

"Toby," said Thomas, "meet Unikitty and Puppycorn."

"Howdy, you two," said Toby.

"Where are Ryan and Stanley," asked Thomas.

"Well," said Toby, "Ryan and Stanley are carpooling with Stanley's dad, but first they had to drop off Stanley's mom at a dentist appointment. Stanley said they'll be here soon."

"Okay then," said Thomas.

Just then, a 1976 Jeep Cherokee pulled up, and Stanley and Ryan got out and knocked on the door.

"Come in, guys," said Toby.

Stanley and Ryan then entered.

"Hey, guys," said Ryan.

"Sorry we're late," said Stanley.

"That's quite alright," said Toby, "So, what shall we do first?"

"How about a movie," asked Ryan, "I rented *Solo: A Star Wars Story*from a Redbox earlier."

"Sure," said Toby, "Ma and I got some Jiffy Pop for us to heat up on the stove."

"What's Jiffy Pop," asked Puppycorn.

"It's popcorn that is made in a pan," said Thomas, "The kernels are under a layer of foil. You put it on a stove, and as the popcorn pops, the foil expands and forms into a ball, which you then tear open to get the popcorn."

"Nice," said Unikitty.

"Yeah," said Toby.

They soon got the popcorn made and the movie began. A while later, they all played ten rounds of Mad Libs, then they decided to hit the hay. The boys all crashed in Toby's room while Unikitty slept on the couch. Unknown to them, Master Frown and his goons were watching.

"Alright," said Master Frown, "let's go!"

With that, the trio got out of the Land Cruiser, approached the house, and entered via an open window. Then, they tiptoed to the living room, and found Unikitty.

"There she is," whispered Master Frown, "Grab her!"

Brock then took out a sack and grabbed Unikitty, which caused her to wake up, and she quickly found out she was in grave danger.

"**HELP**," Unikitty screamed.

Upstairs, the bosy were sound asleep, but they were awakened when they heard Unikitty's scream.

"What's that," asked Ryan.

"It's Unikitty," said Puppycorn, "She's probably in danger!"

"Then we've got no time to lose," said Toby.

Toby then got out of bed, ran to a gun cabinet in a corner, extracted a Marlin Model 336 rifle, and primed it. He then went downstairs and saw the three villains putting Unikitty in the sack. Unikitty had a bandada tied around her mouth like a gag and she was kicking and screaming. Toby then aimed the gun into the air and fired. When the three villains turned and saw Toby with his weapon, they grabbed the sack and ran outside.

"Yeah, that's right," said Toby, "Scram, ya varmints!"

The other boys then came downstairs, and together, they went to check on Unikitty.

"Are you alright," asked Thomas.

"I'm fine, thanks to Toby," said Unikitty.

"Is everything alright," asked a voice.

It was Toby's next-door neighbor, Jem Cole, who had brown hair and wore a brown fedora, a red/orange vest, a white button down shirt, brown pants, and black rubber boots. He had heard the gunshot and wanted to see if there was any trouble.

"Yeah, everything's fine, Jem," said Toby.

"That's good to hear," said Jem, "Though, what exactly happened?"

Toby explained.

"I see," said Jem, "Well, I'm glad everything's okay."

Jem then left, and the rest of the night went on without any further incidents.

Meanwhile, Master Frown, Brock, and Eagleator had made it back to Zurg's ship, which was parked in an abandoned airfield on the other side of town, and told him what had happened at Toby's house while having a poker game.

"She's much craftier than I thought," said Zurg.

"Yeah," said Eagleator.

"Clearly, we need another way to nab her," said Master Frown.

Just then, Zurg had an idea.

"Maybe one of you guys can masquerade as a pizza guy or something," said Zurg.

"I like that idea," said Master Frown.

"Alright," said Zurg, "let's do it!"

Meanwhile, back at the Gresley home, the next morning was bright and sunny, and Thomas, Edward, Unikitty, Puppycorn, Hawkodile, Richard, and Dr. Fox were all having pancakes for breakfast. All had told about the incident at Toby's home.

"Wow," said Dr. Fox, "I can't believe that happened."

"Neither can I," said Hawkodile.

"Yeah," said Thomas, "I'm very grateful that Toby had that rifle."

"So am I," said Unikitty, "otherwise I wouldn't be here right now."

Just then, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it," said Edward.

When Edward answered the door, he found that on the doorstep was the Gresleys' next-door neighbor, an elderly woman named Mrs. Kyndley, who wore a brown hat, an orange dress, and orange shoes.

"Oh, hello Mrs. Kyndley," said Edward, "What can we do for you?"

"I've heard from your friends about someone named "Unikitty", and I wanted to see her for myself," said Mrs. Kyndley.

"Certainly," said Edward, "Come on in!"

And that's exactly what she did, and Edward ivited Mrs. Kyndley to join them for breakfast.

"No thank you," said Mrs. Kyndley, "I've already eaten. But a cup of tea would be nice."

"Sure," said Edward, "I'll get some brewing right away."

With that, Edward got to work brewing some English breakfast tea.

"Hello, Mrs. Kyndley," said Thomas.

"Why, hello, Thomas," said Mrs. Kyndley, "How are you doing today?"

"Can't complain, really," said Thomas, "You?"

"Oh, I'm doing just fine," said Mrs. Kyndley.

"Who's that", asked Unikitty to Thomas.

"That's Mrs. Kyndley, our next-door neighbor," said Thomas.

"Yeah," said Edward as he came out of the kitchen with two cups of tea, "She and her husband used to babysit me and Thomas when we were kids after Mom died."

"Indeed we did," said Mrs. Kyndley.

"Of course," said Edward, "That all ended after I turned thirteen, because that's when Dad decided I was old enough to start babysitting."

"Yes," said Mrs. Kyndley, "You boys grow up so fast."

"Yeah," said Thomas, "But she still likes to pop in every so often and check on us."

"That I do," said Mrs. Kyndley.

Edward then introduced Mrs. Kyndley to Unikitty, Puppycorn, and their friends.

"It's very nice to meet you," said Mrs. Kyndley.

"You too," said Unikitty.

After a few more minutes of chatting and sipping tea, Mrs. Kyndley left, and breakfast resumed.

"What a nice lady," said Unikitty.

However, breakfast wouldn't continue uninterrupted, as the phone rang.

"Who could that be," asked Thomas.

"Only one way to find out," said Dr. Fox.

Dr. Fox answered the phone, then put the caller on hold.

"It's for you, Edward," said Dr. Fox.

With that, Edward took the phone, and after a few minutes of talking, he hung up.

"That was Victor," said Edward, "He needs me to look after Skarloey while he deals with an emergency at work."

"Who's Skarloey," asked Unikitty.

"You'll see," said Thomas.

After breakfast, Thomas, Edward, Unikitty, and Puppycorn all got into the Panda and drove off, and eventually came to a house that was built to hold 8 people.

"Wow," said Unikitty as they pulled up into the driveway, "That house is huge!"

"Who else lives here," asked Puppycorn.

"Oh, you'll see," said Thomas.

With that, they went inside, but the moment Edward opened the door, a bucket fell on his head. Its contents, a bunch of rubber rats, rained down on Edward, causing him to cry out in shock, which startled Unikitty and Puppycorn.

"What's wrong with him," asked Unikitty.

"He has a severe case of musophobia," said Thomas, "That means he's really scared of mice and rats. Though, he has no problem around Mickey Mouse, as he's just a cartoon character and not a real mouse."

Eventually, Edward was able to recollect himself, and he removed the bucket from his head. It didn't take long for them to find out the cause of this whole charade, as a laugh was heard. Thomas groaned.

"I knew it," said Thomas.

"What's going on," asked Unikitty.

The answer came soon enough, for when they stepped inside, they saw a boy with brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a blue t-shirt, black pants, and shoes that matched the shirt rolling on the floor, laughing his head off. His name: Sir Handel Hughes.

"Man," the boy laughed, "you should've seen the look on your face!"

Edward looked sternly at the boy.

"Sir Handel," said Edward, "That wasn't very nice. You could've given me a heart attack!"

"Aw, come on," said Sir Handel as he stood back up, "You've gotta admit that was funny!"

But Unikitty was in not pleased at Sir Handel, and she started getting angry. In fact, she was getting so angry that she started turning various shades of red and orange, save for her horn, which remained the same. Her sclera went from white to yellow, and her eyebrows grew slightly thicker and pointed. This, of course, caused Thomas and Edward to worry.

"What's she doing," asked Edward.

"Whenever someone does something bad," said Puppycorn, "she turns into Angry Kitty!"

"Oh, man," said Thomas, "This is not good."

But there was worse, for Unikitty's horn and tail quickly turned to bursts of fire, her eyelashes separated into two sharp points per eye, her teeth became sharper and blended in with each other, and her mouth extended into its largest form.

"Oh no," said Puppycorn, "Now she's turning into Ultimate Angry Kitty!"

Sir Handel was watching this transformation happen before his very eyes and he backed away slowly.

"N-nice kitty," Sir Handel said shakily, "nice kitty."

But sweet-talking would get Sir Handel nowhere, as Ultimate Angry Kitty charged right toward Sir Handel and headbutted him right in his abdomen, causing him to fall on the floor and clutch his tummy in pain. When she saw this, Ultimate Angry Kitty calmed down and turned back to Unikitty, but she soon found that in her rage, she had also set fire to the couch, which Thomas had put out with a fire extinguisher.

"Oh no," said Unikitty, "what have I done?"

Unikitty then began to cry, and Edward hugged her.

"It's alright, Unikitty," said Edward, "it's okay."

Edward then turned to Sir Handel.

"Are you alright," asked Edward.

"I'll be alright," said Sir Handel, "I'm just gonna go rest."

Sir Handel then went to his room just as another boy entered the room. This boy whad blond hair, brown eyes, and wore a green t-shirt, black pants, and green shoes. His name was Peter Sam Kynmen.

"Hey, Peter Sam," said Thomas.

"Hey, guys," said Peter Sam, who then saw the state of the couch, "What happened to the couch?"

Thomas explained, then introduced Peter Sam to Unikitty and Puppycorn.

"Sorry about the couch," said Unikitty.

"It's okay," said Peter Sam, "Besides, it's replaceable."

Just then, four more boys entered the room. The first went by the name of Duncan Stourton, who was twelve and had black hair, green eyes, and wore a yellow t-shirt, black pants, and yellow shoes. The second, named Ruston Hornsby, or "Rusty" as he was called by his friends, was eleven years old and had red hair, blue eyes, and wore an orange t-shirt, black pants, and orange shoes. The third, Rheneas Fletcher, was eight years old and had black hair, brown eyes, and wore a vermillion t-shirt with an image of Buzz Lightyear from the *Toy Story*franchise, black pants, and vermillion shoes. The fourth was Rheneas' little brother, Skarloey, who was five and had the same hair and eye colors as Rheneas, only he wore a plain crimson t-shirt, black pants, and crimson shoes. If you want to know Peter Sam and Sir Handel's ages, well, Peter Sam is ten and Sir Handel is nine. It wasn't long before Skarloey noticed the other two visitors.

"Hey, who're these guys," he asked.

Edward introduced Unikitty to the other boys.

"Nice to meet you, Unikitty," said Duncan.

"Likewise," said Unikitty.

just then, Unikitty saw a painting of a yellow house with a red roof, a purple door, a yellow chimney, and pink squares representing windows encased in a large wooden frame.

"That's a lovely painting," said Unikitty.

"Thanks," said Peter Sam, "I painted it."

"You did," asked Unikitty.

"Yup," said Peter Sam.

"Wow," said Unikitty, "You must've done a really great job! It looks like a professional painted it!"

"Eh, I learned from the best," said Peter Sam.

"And that's not all he's done," said Duncan.

"Come on, we'll show you," said Rusty.

The gang then led Unikitty outside to a large shed in the backyard, which contained an art studio. Unikitty and Puppycorn were amazed by all the paintings, drawings, reliefs, prints, and sculptures that were inside.

"Wow," said Puppycorn, "You did all this?"

"Yup," said Peter Sam, "I'm mighty proud of it."

"How long have you been an artist," asked Unikitty.

"Since I was three," said Peter Sam, "So that'd be about fifteen years."

"Wow," said Puppycorn, "That's long!"

"Yeah," said Peter Sam.

Just then, Peter Sam got an idea.

"Hey, Unikitty," asked Peter Sam, "would you like me to paint your portrait?"

"Sure," said Unikitty.

With that, Unikitty stood on Peter Sam's posing stool and Peter Sam put on a denim apron so he wouldn't get paint on his clothes, got the colors he needed onto his palette, primed the canvas with a thin even coating of liquid clear, and started painting. In no time, he was finished, and showed the finished product to Unikitty, who smiled.

"I love it," said Unikitty.

"Thanks," said Peter Sam, "I'll send it to you once I frame it."

"Okie-doke," said Thomas.

A little while later, it was time for Thomas, Edward, Unikitty, and Puppycorn to go home, so they said their goodbyes and drove off for home. However, just as they were approaching the corner onto their street, a fire engine roared passed them, sirens blaring.

"Oh, no," said Edward as he looked to see where the fire engine was going, "Please don't turn right."

But it did, and when they followed it, they discovered that, much to their horror, black smoke was coming out of one of the windows!

"Holy cow," Thomas shouted.

Edward pulled the car over and they raced over to the scene. Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, and Richard were outside. All three of them were scowling.

"Great job, Dr. Fox," said Hawkodile, "It's only been 2 days since we moved in and you've already set the place on fire!"

"It's **not**my fault," said Dr. Fox, "There must've been some kind of design flaw!"

Edward approached one of the firefighters, Sam Jones, who was a good friend of theirs. He had auburn hair and blue eyes and wore the standard uniform of the Sodor Fire Department, which consisted of a blue coat, yellow pants, black boots, and a yellow helmet, plus a utility belt with various equipment.

"Sam," said Edward, "what happened?"

"We're not sure," said Sam, "All we know is that your neighbor saw smoke and called us."

Just then, another firefighter, Elvis Cridlington, who was so named because of how his black hair resembled that of the famous rock star Elvis Presley, came out with another firefighter, Penny Morris, who was a blond brown-eyed female. Elvis was holding a charred heap in his hands.

"Well," said Elvis, "We've found the culprit."

When Thomas and Edward studied the heap, they were shocked.

"Is that my tea kettle," asked Edward.

"And Dad's old lava lamp," asked Thomas.

"Yes and yes," said Dr. Fox.

"Alright," said Thomas, "what did you do?"

"I tried making a popcorn popper," said Dr. Fox, "but I guess it's a bust."

Edward face-palmed.

"Okay," said Edward, "First of all, this kettle is used to make **tea**, not popcorn. And second of all, lava lamps can explode if they get too hot."

"Yeah," said Thomas, "Just be glad you three are still alive."

On the plus side, apart from the total destrouction of the tea kettle and lava lamp and a few scorch marks on the walls and stove, there really was no serious damage made to the house, specifically the kitchen, where the fire had broken out, and the firefighters were able to douse the flames before they could spread to anymore parts to the building, and the scorch marks were easy to remove with just a stroke or two of paint on the walls and ceiling and a pad of steel wool on the stove and both were as good as new. After the cleanup was completed, they went out to dinner at a restaurant Thomas and his friends liked to hang out a lot after school called Totally 60's, which also had a store where they could buy stuff like toys, books, CDs, and comics. The building's owner, Scott Tracy, who was thirty years old that had dark brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a pale blue shirt, navy blue jeans, white socks, dark blue shoes, came to take their orders, but not before the Gresley brothers introduced Scott to Unikitty, Puppycorn, and their friends.

"Nice to meet you both," said Scott, "Now then, let's start you off with a drink."

Thomas, Puppycorn, Hawkodile, and Richard ordered Sprite, Edward and Dr. Fox ordered pink lemonade, and Unikitty ordered a strawberry milkshake.

"Okay," said Scott, "I'll have your drinks ready in a jiffy."

Scott then left, and just as he did, Edward heard his phone ringing.

"Hello," said Edward as he answered.

On the other end was Gordon, who had gotten a message from the fire chief, Norris Steele, about the fire, and he was calling to make sure everything was alright.

"Yes, Dad, everything's cool," said Edward, "Though, your lava lamp is toast."

"What do you mean," asked Gordon.

Edward proceeded to explain to Gordon about how Dr. Fox caused the fire.

"I see," said Gordon, "Well, I'm glad everything's alright."

"Great," said Edward, "See you when you get home."

Edward then hung up just as Scott came back with their drinks, then asked what they'd like to eat. Thomas, Hawkodile, Puppycorn, and Unikitty ordered cheeseburgers (although Thomas asked for two patties on his) with curly fries, Edward and Richard got carrot soup with saltine crackers, and Dr. Fox got a grilled chicken sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, mayo, and a side of sweet potato fries. While they waited for their food, they all played Trivia Crack on Thomas' phone. Sure enough, their meals eventually came, and after they ate, they set off for home, but on the way, they stopped at the local Walmart and bought Edward a new tea kettle, which they made Dr. Fox pay for by herself. When they got home, they watched *America's Funniest Home Videos*, then they went to bed. Unknown to them, Master Frown, Brock, Eagleator, and Zurg were camped out in the backyard, staking out the area.

"Perfect," said Master Frown, "In no time, Unikitty will be ours!"

The next day, Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn were back at school, and, as always, Unikitty and Puppycorn received a warm welcome from Mr. Duncan, and after they took their seats, a girl walked into the classroom. She had red hair in a ponytail secured by a purple heart-shaped hair clip, brown eyes, and wore a pink blouse, blue shorts, and purple flip-flops on her feet. The girl's name: Rosie Hill. Thomas, Ryan, Stanley, and Percy beamed when they saw her.

"Hey, it's Rosie," said Thomas.

"Hey, Rosie," said Ryan.

Mr. Hatt noticed Rosie as well, and he smiled.

"Welcome back, Rosie," said Mr. Hatt, "How was your trip to Nova Scotia?"

"It was great," said Rosie.

"Would you like to tell us about it," asked Mr. Hatt.

"Sure," said Rosie.

Rosie then told the class all about her recent vacation to Nova Scotia, and showed them photos she and her family took of all the wildlife the region had in store. After telling the tale, Rosie took her seat and class officially began. After school, they met by the flagpole while waiting for the bus. It was there that Thomas introduced Unikitty and Puppycorn to Rosie.

"It's really nice to meet you," said Rosie.

"You too," said Puppycorn.

Soon, the bus arrived, and they boarded. When Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn returned home, they found Edward waiting for them.

"Hey, you guys," said Edward, "How was school today?"

"It was great," said Thomas, "Rosie's back!"

"Know that's good to hear," said Edward, "Oh, and by the way, Dad called while you guys were away. His flight home's been delayed because of a bad storm."

"Oh, okay," said Thomas, "Thanks for telling us."

"No problem," said Edward, "Anyways, me, Richard, Hawkodile, and Dr. Fox are going to the mall with James, Henry, Donald, Douglas, Emily, and Molly. Any of you want anything?"

"Not that I know of," said Thomas.

"I don't think so," said Puppycorn.

"What they said," said Unikitty.

"Alright," said Edward, "Well, just call me if you need anything.

Edward then got into the Panda and drove off, leaving Thomas with Unikitty, and Puppycorn.

"Well," said Thomas, "I'm gonna go do my homework. When I'm done, maybe we'll play a round or two of *Smash Bros. Brawl*. How's that sound?"

"Sounds good to us," said Unikitty.

"Alright then," said Thomas.

With that, Thomas went to his room and did his homework. Fortuneatly for him, he, Stanley, Ryan, and Percy all had the same study hall period, so he was able to get started on his assignment, which was nothing more than a matching sheet to help prepare for a test they had the following week on the American Civil War. In no time, he was finished, and he joined Unikitty and Puppycorn in the living room as they played Smash Bros. Brawl, with Thomas playing as Sonic The Hedgehog, Unikitty playing as Princess Peach, and Puppycorn playing as Link, and they decided to have a best outta three, and were ultimately surprised when Puppycorn somehow managed to win all three rounds.

"Wow," said Thomas, "You're good."

"Thanks," said Puppycorn, "I've been practicing."

Just then, the doorbell rang.

"Who could that be," asked Thomas.

Thomas went to the door, and when he opened it, he saw Master Frown dressed as a UPS delivery guy.

"Hello," said Master Frown, "I have a delivery for 1969 Abbey Road."

Thomas was confused.

"I didn't order anything," said Thomas.

Thomas then turned away.

"Did any of you order anything," asked Thomas.

"No," said Unikitty, who then turned to Puppycorn, "Did you?"

"No," said Puppycorn.

Thomas then looked at Master Frown.

"I'm sorry, but I think you must have the wrong house," said Thomas.

Master Frown shook his head.

"I beg to differ," said Master Frown, "it clearly says right here "Deliver to 1969 Abbey Road"!"

But Thomas still refused to give in, but then looked at the cap, which sent up a red flag in his mind.

"May I see your cap," asked Thomas.

"Uh, okay," said Master Frown, "Sure."

Master Frown handed Thomas his cap, and it was soon discovered that the UPS logo on the cap was fake, having been made of brown and yellow construction paper. The cap itself was fake, as well, as Thomas sniffed it and found it smelled like brown paint. Then he grabbed the fake mustache Master Frown was wearing and tore it off, revealing the fake UPS guy's true identity.

"I knew it," said Thomas, "A phony! And I know who you are, too! You're one of the creeps from Toby's house!"

"So what if I am," asked Master Frown.

"Get off my porch," shouted Thomas.

"What if I don't," asked Master Frown.

"Then I'll call the cops," said Thomas.

At the mention of the word "cops", Master Frown's face went pale.

"On second thought," said Master Frown as he picked up the box he was carrying, "I'll be on my way then."

Master Frown then left.

"What an idiot," said Thomas as he closed the door.

A while later, Edward, Richard, and Dr. Fox had come home, and all were told about the incident over an Up-N-Down Chicken meal.

"Wow," said Dr. Fox, "I can't believe that really happened."

"Neither can I," said Edward.

"Let's just hope nothing like this ever happens again," said Thomas.

Meanwhile, Master Frown had arrived back at his, Brock, Eagleator, and Zurg's base camp.

"So, how'd it go," asked Zurg.

"He didn't buy it," said Master Frown.

"Blast," said Zurg, "Well, we'll just have to keep trying."

"Agreed," said Master Frown, "So, who's up for canasta?"

The next day, as promised, Gordon's return flight took off from England and landed at Sodor Airport without a hitch. Of course, Thomas, Unikitty, and Puppycorn were at school, so he didn't get to see his father until he got home. Unikitty greeted Gordon by sitting on his lap and nuzzling his chin, purring.

"Aw, I missed you too, Unikitty," gordon chuckled as he petted her.

Just then, Unikitty saw Edward come out of the bathroom wearing a dark blue blazer over a white button-down shirt, a black necktie, dark blue dress pants, and a pair of black leather dress shoes.

"What's with the fancy clothes," asked Unikitty.

"He has a dinner date with Molly," said Gordon.

"Yeah," said Edward as he looked at his watch, "It's at 5:30."

"But it's 4:45," said Unikitty, "Why are you leaving now?"

"To make sure we make it in time," said Edward.

"Makes sense," said Unikitty.

Edward then left, and after Thomas did his homework, he played on a *Minecraft*server that he shared with Ryan, Stanley, and Percy while Unikitty and Puppycorn watched him, Richard and Hawkodile watched *The Office*, Dr. Fox did an experiment with Edward's chemistry set, and Gordon made hot dogs for dinner. Outside, in their tent, Master Frown, Brock, Eagleator, and Zurg were watching *Monty Python's Flying Circus*on Zurg's portable TV set. Now, I'm sure a lot of you are thinking "How are they all able to fit themselves and a TV in there?" and "How could the TV be working?". Well, dear friends, the villains' tent was big enough to fit 10 people and they also had a small generator that they were using to power the TV and the DVD player they had. Anyways, back to the story. About halfway into the episode they were currently watching, they started to get a little hungry.

"Hey," asked Master Frown, "Anyone else getting hungry? I sure am."

"Yeah," said Zurg, "What sounds good to you guys?"

"Well," said Brock, "I **do**have a coupon for a free large pepperoni pizza from Pizza Planet. Anyone want some?'

"Sure," said Zurg.

"Okay," said Eagleator.

"Yeah, pizza's fine," said Master Frown.

"Alright, I'll order it on the website," said Brock as he got out his phone.

Of course, there was no reception in the tent, so Brock had to go outside to get a decent signal, and once he did, he went to the Pizza Planet website to order the pizza online, but niether of the villains knew the address, so Eagleator went to the front yard, where he studied the address on the mailbox, then he went back to the tent.

"It's 1969 Abbey Road," said Eagleator.

"Alright," said Brock, "Well, time to place that order."

Meanwhile, Gordon had just finished cooking the hot dogs and was straining them in the sink when he heard the doorbell.

"Who could that be," wondered Gordon.

Gordon then went to answer the door, and was very surprised to find a Pizza Planet delivery guy.

"Here's the pizza you ordered, sir," said the delivery guy.

"I didn't order any pizza," said Gordon.

"Well, this **is**1969 Abbey Road, isn't it," the delivery guy asked.

"Yes," said Gordon, "that is correct."

"Then therefore, this pizza is yours," said the delivery guy.

Suddenly, Gordon felt something click in his mind.

"Hold on," said Gordon, "I think I might know what happened."

Elsewhere, Thomas was still in his room, chatting away happily with his friends on the server when he heard Gordon calling him.

"Thomas," Gordon called, "can you come down here, please?"

"Sure," said Thomas, "I'll be right there!"

Soon, Thomas was next to Gordon.

"Am I in trouble," asked Thomas.

"Not really," said Gordon, "I just wanted to know if you ordered this pizza."

"No," said Thomas, "But I think I know who **did**."

"Who," asked Gordon.

"Well," said Thomas, "It was this weird dude who looked like a living tombstone with green eyes. I saw him come out of a tent in the backyard and wave his phone around as if he was trying to get a signal."

"They must've ordered it on our website," said the delivery guy.

Just then, Thomas remembered something.

"You know, this isn't the only time I've seen him," said Thomas.

"What do you mean," asked Gordon.

Thomas then told Gordon about the incident at Toby's house the night he, Stanley, and Ryan had a sleepover there.

"Right," said Gordon, "I think it's time we called the police."

Meanwhile, the four villains were in the tent waiting for the pizza.

"When's the pizza gonna get here," asked Zurg.

"It'll be here soon," said Brock.

"That's what you said five minutes ago," said Eagleator.

Just then, a bright white light shone inside the tent and the shadow of a man holding a flashlight was seen.

"Alright," said the man, "out of the tent, please."

It was obvious to the four villains that the tone of the man's voice made it clear that a police officer was outside. They obeyed, and exited the tent with their hands above their heads. Thomas, Gordon, and another officer were waiting.

"Are these the guys," asked the officer with the flashlight.

"Yes, they are," said Thomas.

"Alright," said the other officer, "hands behind your backs please."

"You'll never take us alive," shouted Zurg, who then turned to his goons, "Leg it!"

Zurg and the others ran to a tarp that they hid the Land Cruiser under, got in, gunned the engine, and drove off, but they didn't go far, as the other officer had laid down a spike trap should they even try to escape. Sure enough, they drove right over it, and all the tires were deflated. The four villains were promptly advised of their Miranda Rights and arrested.

"This isn't over," shouted Master Frown as the police van the officers were in drove away, "Unikitty will be mine eventually!"

"Phew," said Thomas once the van was out of sight, "Glad **that's** over."

Later, Edward came home, and was immediately informed of what had transpired.

"Wow," said Edward, "Boy, will Mr. Stone be pleased to learn where his car's been all this time."

Over the next few days, the Gresleys, Unikitty, Puppycorn, and their friends learned that the four villains were all found guilty on counts of car theft, attempted kidnapping, and trespassing, and were sentenced to three years in prison. As for the Land Cruiser, it was reunited with its owner, Burnett Stone, who was the janitor at the high school.

"I'm so glad those jerks got what they deserve," said Thomas.

"Me too," said Gordon.

"Me three," said Edward.

Just then, Gordon remembered something.

"Hey, guys," said Gordon, "I've been thinking: Wouldn't it be nice if Unikitty and her friends could stay with us permanently?"

"That'd be awesome," said Unikitty.

Both Gresley brothers, Puppycorn, Dr. Fox, Hawkodile, and Richard all agreed.

"But, the question is; How," asked Thomas.

"Simple," said Gordon, "We'll just build something like a treehouse in the backyard. There's plenty of space outside."

"Perfect," said Edward.

"Maybe we should get Tulip and her crew to help," said Thomas.

"Good move," said Gordon, "I'll call them tomorrow, but for now, let's get some sleep."

The next morning, Gordon called the Gresleys' good friend Tulip Turner to come and help with the big project they were about to undertake, and soon, Tulip arrived. She was a young woman of twenty-two that had red hair, green eyes, and wore a dark brown jacket, a purple bandana around her neck, dark brown pants, a brown belt, and tan work boots. With her were her six machines; a yellow backhoe named Scoop, a red dump truck/bulldozer hybrid vehicle named Muck, an orange cement mixer named Dizzy, a green steam roller named Roley, a blue mobile crane named Lofty, and a greenish-yellow skip loader named, well, Skip. All were introduced to Unikitty & Co.

"Nice to meet you all," said Tulip.

"Likewise," said Unikitty.

"Alright, team," said Tulip, "let's get to work!"

With that, after making sure they had all the right materials; wood, glass, bricks, pipes, and electrical wires, they got to work. The project took quite a lot of time, but in the end, they were finished, and gazed at their work.

"Looks great," said Thomas.

"But we're not done yet," said Gordon, "We still gotta spruce up the place a bit."

Gordon then turned to Unikitty and her friends and got out a pad of paper.

"Any ideas," asked Gordon.

"Well, a jacuzzi would be nice," said Unikitty.

"Yeah," said Puppycorn.

"And maybe a 50-inch TV like what you guys have," said Dr. Fox.

"Gee," said Gordon, "Sounds expensive, but we'll see what we can do."

Luckily for the Gresleys, Gordon was good friends with Ernie Devlin, a local millionaire, philanthropist, and former stunt biker, who was in the Marines along with Gordon and Molly's father, Murdoch. Ernie was more than happy to cover the jacuzzi, TV, and furniture when Gordon called and asked him.

"Thanks again, Ern," said Gordon.

"Anything for a fellow Marine," said Ernie.

The two then hung up.

"Well, guys," said Gordon, "Ernie said he'll pay for it."

"Great," said Unikitty.

While they waited for all the purchases to be made by Ernie, the group went to the local Home Depot to get light fixtures, a rug, a solar lamp and a grill with a grill cover. Lucky for them, Gordon had a coupon that would enable them to buy everything for 75% off. When they got home, the jacuzzi, TV, and furniture had arrived and the jacuzzi and TV had already been installed. All that needed to be done was that the furniture had to be put in their places and the fixtures and solar lamp installed. Once everything was in order, they threw a big housewarming party, and guests brought gifts such has artificial plants and flowers, and vases. Peter Sam also made some paintings for extra decoration. Apart from a barbecue and games like beanbags, ladderball, even a bouncy castle and dunk booth, both of which were borrowed from Ernie, who used them at birthday parties for his daughter, Bubbles, there was also a bonfire on which they roasted marshmallows and made s'mores. When the festivites died down and everyone left, everyone got together and watched TV until it was time to call it a night. When that time came, Unikitty snuggled under the covers of her new bed and smiled.

"Well," said Unikitty, "This is it. I'm finally home!"

Meanwhile, Master Frown, Brock, Eagleator, and Zurg were in their jail cell, all of them wearing prison oranges, although Zurg's consisted of just an orange shirt that he was forced to trade his cape for. A guard came to their cell and opened it.

"Frown, you have visitors," said the guard.

The guard led Master Frown to the main lobby, where the other Doom Lords were waiting, all of them having scowls on their faces, especially Master Doom, the leader.

"Master Frown," said Master Doom, "We gave you one job and you failed miserably!"

"It's not my fault," said Master Frown, "That blasted Thomas guy called the cops on us!"

"Enough excuses," said Master Doom, "You can kiss your promotion goodbye because of your failure."

The other Doom Lords left, and Master Frown was left fuming as he was escorted back to his cell.

"Mark my words, Unikitty," Master Frown said to himself, "Some day, you **will**be mine!"

**The End**