Braking Bad

**Braking Bad** is the eighth episode of Season 1 of Sudrian Stories.

## Synopsis

Toad's brakes need to be fixed after a visit to the quarry but Oliver thinks it's the troublesome trucks acting up again.

## Plot

While some of the engines on Sodor are having trouble with the troublesome trucks, Oliver doesn't mind, as they rarely give him trouble. They always remember the time he pulled S.C. Ruffey apart and since then, have been on their best behavior when Oliver is around. Unfortunately for Ryan, the trucks were up to no good for him on their way towards Harwick. The trucks bump into Ryan, sending him flying past Donald, before he jumps off the tracks and into a field. Soon, Oliver arrived to help. Ryan wonders how Oliver is able to get the trucks to behave but Oliver insists he just has "the magic touch".

That night, Sir Topham Hatt came to the sheds to inform Oliver that he would be doing Ryan's quarry run while Ryan was in the works. Oliver was excited but Donald and Douglas were concerned. The twins warned him that the trucks in the quarry can be the most troublesome, but Oliver didn't worry. The next morning, as they headed down to the quarry, Toad noticed how dusty it was and began to cough. Mavis let them know the trucks were ready to be loaded and Oliver got to work. However, as he was just about to fill the last truck, he rolled forward too far and the stone spilled out all over Toad. As Oliver left the yard, he couldn't help but feel that his train was heavier than it should of been.

As Oliver and Toad made their way down the line, Oliver could feel the trucks holding him back. Toad called out that he thinks his brakes might be jammed, but Oliver didn't listen, as he yelled at the trucks. The trucks retorted back that they weren't, but Oliver didn't want to listen to them. Just then, Oliver noticed a train stopped ahead. Oliver called back to Toad to slow down but he couldn't! Bracing for impact, Oliver slammed into the back of Stanley's brake van, as he and the rest of his train toppled over the side of the bridge and into the river below. Toad apologized for his brakes being jammed, when Oliver realized it wasn't the trucks after all. Toad's guard stepped down to inspect, and noticed that rocks had been lodged into his brakes. Now Oliver really felt silly. Soon, help in the form of Harvey arrived to lift Oliver and his train back onto the rails. Toad makes a final jab at Oliver pointing out that he may not have had "the magic touch" after all.

At the sheds that night, Donald and Douglas couldn't wait to tease Oliver about his accident. In an post-credits scene, Stanley says out loud that he should have asked for help, as he remains stuck on the bridge as a storm covers the area.

## Characters

* Donald and Douglas
* Oliver
* Harvey
* Stanley
* Ryan
* Mavis
* Paxton
* Toad
* Troublesome Trucks
* Sir Topham Hatt
* Toad's Guard
* Duck (*cameo*)
* Daisy (*cameo*)
* Jack (*cameo*)
* 'Arry (*cameo*)
* S.C. Ruffey (*flashback*)
* Nia (*mentioned*)
* Judy and Jerome (*cut from script*)
* Bertie (*cut from script*)

## Cast

* MainlandStudios as Donald, Douglas and Ryan
* EpicLafiteau as Oliver, Stanley and the Troublesome Trucks
* Fantastic Mr. S as Harvey
* Liz Productions5784 as Mavis
* Jonathan Asiamah as Paxton
* Ilovetrains323 as Toad
* Papa Mainland as Sir Topham Hatt
* TheIronEngine as Toad's Guard

## Trivia

* Judy and Jerome were originally meant to appear, as Ryan's crash took place on the Harwick branch, but was later changed to the breakdown crane due to no available models.
* This is the first episode without any members of the Steam Team.
* The title is a pun on "Breaking Bad".
	+ The end credits music is the theme from the show *Breaking Bad*.
* *Kim Possible's* ringtone is heard at the very end of the episode.
* Jonathan Asiamah and TheIronEngine join the voice cast.

## References to the Official Show

* Toad mentions how Nia "never had problems with trucks back home." This refers to how Thomas told Nia the trucks on Sodor are very different than the ones in Africa.