The Emily Method

**The Emily Method** is the sixth episode of season one, and the sixth episode of ***TTRS***.

## Synopsis

"*Emily wants to help out Duck while Oliver's away, as she sees he's overworked, but she doesn't listen to Duck or Thomas' instructions, she loses Henry's train, derails Thomas, and destroys Duck's shed.*"

## Plot

Duck and Diesel are shunting trucks together. Of course, Diesel misbehaves. He pushes a long of trucks that bumps into Duck and makes him knock over the trucks in front of him. While Diesel laughs, Duck gives Diesel a harsh shove that sends him off the track. Diesel is about to get back at him before Thomas arrives and holds up the sriracha bottle from the previous episode. Diesel then gets back to work. It is revealed that Thomas has been helping Duck out on his branch line while Oliver was away. When the trucks are all arranged, Duck sets off to take his ridiculously large cargo train.

Emily notices Duck’s cargo train and realizes he’s been overworked without Oliver. She helps him deliver his cargo train and offers to help out on his branch line. Duck comes back to the yard with Emily, and she notices Thomas helping out as well. She asks who’s looking after his branch line, and he says he got Stanley to do it. Duck lets Emily take care of arranging a train for Henry while he goes to visit Oliver. On his way out, he whistles to Bill and Ben, who whistle back.

As James is seen collecting two trucks, Thomas tells Emily that they need to shunt about half trucks that are present in the yard. The two work together and get the job done quick. Thomas leaves to make sure James collected the right trucks, but Emily suggests that they shunt the remaining trucks. Thomas advises her not be stubborn this time and just do things Duck’s way, Emily feels that Henry should be able to carry heavy loads, so it would be more efficient to clear out the entire yard. So she she adds the remaining trucks to the train after Thomas leaves. Emily feels proud of herself and is sure Duck will appreciate the "Emily Method." Emily realizes that the train is too heavy for her to carry anymore. The couplings and the trucks go flying down the track. Emily tries to stop them but she can't catch up. The trucks run right into Thomas and keep going. Thomas and the trucks crash into Duck's shed, tearing it down.

Emily looks on and curses at the mess she's caused. Thomas says that Duck probably won't notice, but Duck arrives and being to cuss out Thomas. Thomas cuts him off and tells him it was Emily. He also states that he doesn't blame Duck for assuming it was, as is usually the one to cause these type of messes. Duck proceeds to lose his shit and hysterically point out everything that's gone wrong. He then realizes his shed is destroyed and he has no place to sleep. (Thomas then mentions that he's hurt, and Duck pretends to care.) Emily apologizes to Duck, but he still doesn't forgive. Duck tells Emily off for not listening to him. Thomas says that if they would just help him up, he could get Percy to help arrange the train for Henry again. Emily, Duck, and Percy work together to rearrange Henry's train once again. After Thomas is repaired, he returns to yard and thanks Percy for helping.

Emily apologizes to both Duck and Thomas, and she offers to let him sleep in her shed while his is being repaired. Duck thanks her and forgives her. Thomas remarks that he's happy to be the solution to a problem that he didn't create. The three engines exchange "I love you's", and Emily suggests that she should come back to work on Duck's branch line again, to which Thomas and Duck both cut her off with a harsh no. She replies "fair enough" and leaves.

## Characters

* **Thomas**
* **Henry**
* **Emily**
* **Duck**
* **Diesel**
* **James** (*cameo*)
* **Stanley** (*mentioned*)
* **Oliver** (*mentioned*)
* **Gordon** (*cameo*)
* **Percy** (doesn't speak)
* **Bill and Ben** (*cameo*)
* **Mavis** (*cameo*)

## Trivia

* It is unknown where Emily chose to sleep after giving Duck her shed.