Cursed

**Cursed** is the first episode of the first season. It is the first episode of the series overall. It was uploaded to YouTube on October 15th, 2022. It was written by Kitsune and Biwaki and filmed by Kitsune.

## Plot

Salty mentions a tale of Yuki, This sparks the SCC Twins’ interest and they eagerly check it out. Things soon get out of hand for the Sodor engines…

## Synopsis

Thomas travels down his branchline with Annie and Clarabel, enjoying the beautiful day. At a junction, he meets BoCo, who is on his way to Brendam Docks with a delivery of stone. The two engines share pleasantries and when the signals change, kindly bid each other goodbye.

Thomas later arrives at Knapford Station, where he says good morning to Gordon, Emily, and Stanley. He asks the three what they're doing. Gordon is taking the express, filled with island tourists. Stanley is preparing Emily's goods train in the yard, which Emily says she is taking to the Docks, where a lot of deliveries are going. Emily and Gordon set off with their trains, saying goodbye to the others.

Emily arrives at Brendam Docks, commenting on how busy it is. BoCo and Arthur are also there with goods trains as well, speaking with Salty. She informs him of her delivery, but he tries to tell the three engines a story. BoCo and Emily aren't interested and leave the docks. Arthur doesn't believe his stories are real, but Salty insists that they are and also says that he can find a way to prove it, which Arthur doubts, right before he leaves as well.

BoCo returns to the quarry and tells Bill and Ben where he's been. He explains to them and Mavis how tonight, Salty plans to tell a story about a creature named Yuki. Bill and Ben are interested and want to go, but Mavis says that they can't and BoCo agrees. Despite this, Bill and Ben plan to go and hear the story anyway. Later in the night, when the twins are in their sheds, Bill wakes up Ben so they can sneak to the Docks to hear the story.

At Knapford Sheds, Arthur, Neville, Murdoch, Emily, Molly, and Harvey are resting. Arthur expresses curiosity in hearing Salty's story, which also sparks Neville's interest and he asks to come, too. The two quietly leave the sheds, careful not to wake up the sleeping Murdoch.

Back at the Docks, Arthur and Neville arrive in time for Salty's story. Bill and Ben are there, too, and Salty begins to tell the story. In his story, two engines are hard at work, when they spot a beautiful looking engine. They approached her, but when they got close, she let out a scream, and all three engines disappeared. Nobody knew what happened to them, but the workers found shards of ice in the location the engines were last seen. Salty says that the legend says if you say the creature's name, Yuki, three times in a forest, she will hunt you down until you end up just like the engines in the story. Once the story ends, Arthur and Neville don't believe it at all, but Bill and Ben do. Arthur and Neville leave the Docks, unimpressed by the story. Bill and Ben stay behind, and want to prove the others wrong about the story being fake. This excites Salty, so they set out to do so.

The three of them go to Henry's forest to enact their plan. Salty prepares to attempt to summon Yuki and heeds caution from the twins. Salty chants Yuki's name three times, and immediately the forest shakes violently. Then, a white engine appears on the rails in front of them, speaking in Japanese. Salty is shocked that it's real, almost not believing it. Yuki tells them that they've made a grave mistake, before she disappears again. The three engines leave the forest in a hurry before Yuki can return.

The next morning at Ffarquhar Sheds, Emily puffs up and witnesses James talking to Thomas, Percy, and Toby. Thomas is angry that James gets to pull the Mayor of Sodor around the island and that it feels like the tender engines get the more important jobs. James arrogantly says that it is indeed because tender engines are more important than the smaller engines. He calls little engines weak and careless, upsetting Percy, who disagrees with him. James doesn't listen to him, and instead brings up a past incident where Percy blocked an entire track near Knapford. Percy insists that what happened wasn't his fault, but James uses the incident to say that he believes the railway would be much better without little engines. Percy snaps, and runs away following the rude comments. Toby scolds James, but he doesn't seem to feel bad, instead mentions getting ready for his next job. Emily is angered by his actions as well, cursing him out.

Emily finds James at Knapford Station, preparing to take a passenger train. She chews him out for how rude he was to Percy and the other little engines. James still doesn't feel remorse for his words, but then Emily tells him that they're going to go looking for Percy. James refuses, but Emily threatens to tell Sir Topham Hatt about it, which gets him to reluctantly agree to help.

That night, Neville returns to Knapford Sheds. Murdoch asks him what he and Arthur did the previous night. Arthur explains how they went to listen to one of Salty's stories but didn't believe in it. Molly interrupts the conversation to ask for Emily's whereabouts, as she isn't at the sheds. Harvey hasn't seen her, and the others begin to wonder where she is. Just then, Emily arrives at the sheds. She explains that she was gone so long because she was looking for Percy with James, but sadly couldn't find him. They decide it's best to just get some rest now.

The engines are suddenly woken up by a loud noise, and Emily sees a strange creature on the rails that's all black with glowing white eyes. She believes that they may be in danger, and also worries about Percy. Neville and Arthur start to worry that that tale might be real. Before Arthur can reply, Salty's horn blasts, and he shoots past the sheds, pushing some trucks. The engines wonder if he's in trouble, but just then Gordon speeds in the opposite direction with a late night passenger train. He sees Salty and tries to brake, but the two collide hard, both of them derailing. Gordon tries to call out to Salty, but he doesn't respond. His eyes are blacked out and dripping down his face, and he's smiling wide. He lets out a demonic laugh.

## Characters

* Thomas
* Gordon
* James
* Percy
* Toby
* Mavis
* BoCo
* Bill
* Ben
* Emily
* Molly
* Arthur
* Neville
* Murdoch
* Harvey
* Salty
* Stanley
* Yuki
* Annie
* Clarabel

## Credits

### Voice Cast

* Jason's Junction as Thomas and Salty
* Nasi Toys as Gordon and BoCo
* James Appreciates as James
* WaddlingWestern08 as Percy
* FairlyOddCreations as Toby
* MysticDana as Mavis
* ThomasFan16 2004 as Bill and Ben
* SpooderGlen as Emily
* VannaMontana106 as Molly
* Peter Sam The Narrow Gauge Engine as Arthur
* ThatTrainDude as Neville
* Shane Hayes as Murdoch and Harvey
* E2Kelvin as Stanley
* TBA as Yuki
* TheChattyEngine as Annie and Clarabel

## Trivia

* First appearance of Thomas.
* First appearance of Gordon.
* First appearance of James.
* First appearance of Percy.
* First appearance of Toby.
* First appearance of Mavis.
* First appearance of BoCo.
* First appearance of Bill.
* First appearance of Ben.
* First appearance of Emily.
* First appearance of Molly.
* First appearance of Arthur.
* First appearance of Neville.
* First appearance of Murdoch.
* First appearance of Harvey.
* First appearance of Salty.
* First appearance of Stanley.
* First appearance of Yuki.
* First appearance of Annie.
* First appearance of Clarabel.
* This episode marks the only time that ThomasFan16 2004 voices the SCC twins, as they are taken over by Donald 9 and Douglas 10 from the next episode onwards.