Sixteen's Sweet Surprise

**Sixteen's Sweet Surprise** is the sixteenth episode of the first season.

## Plot

Engines that live on the Mainland travel to the Island of Sodor by using the rolling bridge in Vicarstown. Hurricane was one of these engines as he delivered steel to Vicarstown Yards and sometimes even Brendam Docks. One evening, Hurricane returned to the Steelworks from his first official Sodor delivery and was exhausted from his travels. Frankie and Merlin ask how his delivery went, as Hurricane tells them that he was looking forward to having a good, long rest that night. The next morning, Frankie tells Hurricane that there is a steel delivery that needs to go to the Midland Railways. Hurricane was looking forward to this delivery, as he explains to Theo and Lexi that he'll be seeing his old friend Sixteen, who used to work with Hurricane along with some other engines, and that they had other accidents where Sixteen's accident was when he rolled onto his side while shunting on the slag heap. When Frankie told Hurricane about his delivery, the big brown tank engine went off to the Midlands.

But first, he had to stop at the Canal, where Beresford could unload some steel pipes from his flatbeds. The tall crane questions who Sixteen is until Wilbert arrives with a special passenger train for Warrington. Wilbert knew who Sixteen was until Hurricane told him that they used to work at the steelworks together years ago. Before Wilbert could say anything else, Hurricane left the canal to continue his delivery. Hurricane chuffed across the Mainland to get to the midlands. Just then, he came to a signal box where he saw Spencer, who had broken down. Spencer tells Hurricane that his pistons had popped and needed to be shunted to the workshops in Nottingham. So Hurricane buffers up behind Spencer and shunts him all the way to Nottingham Workshops. Spencer thanks Hurricane, as the big tank engine left Nottingham and went straight to the Midlands. But he didn't realise he had taken the wrong turn and ended up in the Great Railway Show Yard. There were a lot of engines from other countries, but none of them was Sixteen. Yong-Bao from China meets Hurricane as the big tank engine didn't know where he was. He then reversed out of the yard to get back on the right route.

Hurricane raced as fast as he could to get to the Midlands. Suddenly, his valve gear snapped and came to a complete stop. Hurricane was stuck on the line and couldn't move any longer. Just then, Sixteen arrives on the scene and reunites with Hurricane. The two old friends wouldn't stop talking, as they had missed each other for a very long time. Sixteen explains to Hurricane that he wasn't allowed to leave the Midlands after his horrible accident at the Steelworks. Then Hurricane offers his old friend some assistance by shunting him to the main station, which was in the Midlands. Sixteen kindly agreed and shunted Hurricane and his last load of steel to the Midlands. By the time Hurricane was fixed, he had to leave the Midlands, so the old friends said their goodbyes as Hurricane puffed back to the Steelworks. When he returned later that night, Theo and Lexi were happy to have him home, as they wanted to listen to his adventure before Hurricane could tell them that he'd tell his story the next day. So the next time Hurricane delivers steel to the Midlands, he always says hello to Sixteen, as the two friends wouldn't stop talking like old friends would. Just then, Wilbert arrives at the station and asks Sixteen why Hurricane is in the Midlands. Sixteen tells Wilbert that Hurricane was just delivering some steel and that he had a sweet surprise to offer as the engines all burst into laughter.

## Characters

* Wilbert
* Sixteen
* Spencer
* Yong-Bao
* Theo
* Lexi
* Merlin
* Hurricane
* Frankie
* Beresford
* City of Truro (*cameo*)
* Flying Scotsman (*cameo*)
* Stepney (*cameo*)
* Bluebell (*cameo*)
* Rosie (*cameo*)
* Connor (*cameo*)
* Caitlin (*cameo*)
* Porter (*cameo*)
* Ashima (*cameo*)
* Axel (*cameo*)
* Hong-Mei (*cameo*)
* D261 (*cameo*)
* D7101 (*cameo*)
* Cranky (*cameo*)
* The Duke and Duchess of Boxford (*mentioned*)

## Locations

* Island of Sodor
	+ Vicarstown Bridge
	+ Vicarstown Yards
	+ Brendam Docks
* The Mainland
	+ The Steelworks
	+ Manchester Canal
	+ The Mainland Junction
	+ Nottingham
	+ The Great Railway Show Yard
	+ The Midlands
	+ Dean Forest Railway (*mentioned*)
	+ Warrington (*mentioned*)

## Cast

* Andrew Hager as Spencer
* Cheeky Chuffer as Wilbert
* Crane Engine Studios as Theo and Hurricane
* Electro Gamer as Sixteen and Yong-Bao
* Gingercat65 as Lexi
* Mason Hagen as Beresford
* MrMerlinFan02 as Merlin
* Yilin Zhou as Frankie

## Trivia

* This episode marks the last of a few things:
	+ The last episode to feature Gingercat65 as Lexi and MrMerlinFan02 as Merlin. Starting from Season 2, the roles will be given to CuteYoshiLover and Holden Stafford respectively.
	+ The second and last episode to have Mason Hagen as Beresford and Yilin Zhou as Frankie. The former's role was later given to Luca Dollar who later joins the cast in the second season.
	+ The last episode to have MrMerlinFan02 and Yilin Zhou in the cast as they had left due to some unexpected complications.
* This episode marks the only time of a few things:
	+ Yong-Bao's only appearance as well as the only episode where he is voiced by Electro Gamer.
	+ Axel and Hong-Mei's only appearances in the first season, despite making cameo appearances in the background.
* The events from the story, *Cab Over Wheels* from the Railway Series book, Wilbert the Forest Engine were mentioned a couple of times throughout the episode. Wilbert even mentions Sixteen's nickname to Hurricane when he met him at the canal.

## Watch Episode

Sixteen's Sweet Surprise (Thomas & Friends ERTL Adventures; Season 1; Episode 16)