Post by Biblically Accurate Angel on Nov 17, 2016 20:06:19 GMT -5
EVERYTHING WRONG WITH
"Losing of the Claw"
"Losing of the Claw"
It was a lovely day on the island of Sodor, and the engines were working hard all over the island. Diesel 10 had just been given a job to do in Crosby, and was on his way there. Wait, you trust the bastard? - 1 He was going along fine, when suddenly his claw started acting up. That was random. - 2
"Huh? Pinchy? What's wrong with you?" he said confused. Pinchy was stuck in the "up" position, and wouldn't come down. Making matters worse, he was speeding right towards a tunnel! Wait, why the hell did you have that claw in the 'upright' position anyway? YOU WEREN'T TRYING TO KILL THOMAS AGAIN WERE YOU?! - 3
"Oh no!" Diesel 10 said and he applied his brakes as hard as he could, but it was no good. Diesel 10's claw was ripped clean off Him by the tunnel. Crunching metal was all Diesel 10 heard as he came to a halt. That must've f**king hurt. - 4
Workmen arrived to clean up the mess; luckily the tunnel wasn't damaged and only required some cleaning up. But diesel 10's claw was now a mess of twisted metal and broken hydraulics.
"Pinchy..." Diesel 10 said sadly. Wait, a part of you just got ripped off and you're just like, "Pinchy..." If that had happened to me I would be screaming bloody f**king murder! - 5 Sir Topham Hatt arrived at the accident scene, but he wasn't angry at Diesel 10. The guys arm just got ripped off, I don't think anyone except the most heartless person ever would be mad. - 6
"The accident wasn't your fault Diesel 10" he explained, "Your claw acted up for no reason Ain't that the truth. - 7 more than likely it was some faulty hydraulics" he further elaborated.
"will I ever get my claw back sir?" Diesel 10 asked.
Sir Topham Hatt sighed, "I'm afraid not Diesel 10; the damage done was too severe... its scrap metal now." Diesel 10 didn't reply, so Sir Topham Hatt turned around and left.
Diesel 10 was depressed after the accident; he wouldn't come out of his shed for several days. Thomas and Percy passed by one afternoon and quipped a couple jokes at him. That sounds mean. - 8
"My my Diesel 10, doesn't it feel good to have that big weight off your back?" Thomas said. That was mean. - 9
"Your bark is certainly worse than your bite" Percy added. That was really mean. - 10
Diesel 10 didn't even look at them, and said nothing.
"Gosh, I know we've had our differences in the past, but even Diesel 10 doesn't deserve to be this depressed" Percy told Thomas. Surprisingly, Thomas could not help but agree. You too making jokes about him didn't help. - 11
Diesel 10 eventually got out of his shed, but he just went about his work saying nothing.
Edward was concerned about Diesel 10; and one day he pulled up alongside him. "You know Diesel 10, you don't truly need a claw. It's true that it made you unique, but that doesn't mean it was what made you special. You may not have a claw anymore, but it does not mean that you aren't special anymore" Edward assured. Diesel 10 hadn't thought about that; maybe there was more to him than his claw. No, there's not. - 12
A few days later, Diesel 10 had just finished making a delivery to the docks, when he saw some unique looking freight cars. They were white, with red crosses on them.
"They're medical supplies Diesel 10; Edward will be coming by later to deliver them to the hospital." The yard master explained.
"Sir! Sir! Listen to this!" A worker called out. On a nearby radio, a news broadcast informed of an overturned bus a few towns over. No one had been killed thankfully, but many were injured and needed to get to the hospital. Not only that, but Edward had a jammed valve gear, and had been put in a siding out of the way. YOU BASTARD, EDWARD, YOU!! - 13 This meant he couldn't deliver the medical supplies.
Diesel 10 was horrified with what he just heard; the hospital needed these supplies now more than ever. He suddenly became filled with resolve. Wait, did they really need the supplies RIGHT at that moment? God they must not have forsight. - 14
"This isn't good; how will we get these supplies to the hospital without Edward?" The yard master asked.
"I'll do it!" Diesel 10 said, as he prepared to back down on the medical train.
"Are you sure Diesel 10?"
"Yes; if these supplies don't get to the hospital those bus passengers won't get treatment, and they need it" Diesel 10 said. "Edward was right; I don't need a claw to be special, I can be special by helping out today."
Soon Diesel 10 was racing down Edward's branch line; he had to get to Wellsworth Station as soon as possible.
"Clear the line; this train is important!" Diesel 10 called out as he raced down Edward's branch line.
Word spread quickly down the Brendham branch, and signalmen cleared the lines for Diesel 10's train. "Come on Diesel 10, you can make it!" BoCo said as he passed by with a goods train on the other track. Okay, what? It's one train, how the hell does everyone know about it? - 15
In record time, Diesel 10 arrived at Wellsworth Station. Supply trucks were there to take the medical supplies to the hospital; they were quickly unloaded.
"Well done Diesel 10; heaven knows what would have happened if we didn't get these supplies, you are truly a really useful and special engine" a worker said before he left in one of the trucks. Hah! Heaven knows! Because if they had died they would've gone to heaven, right? Oh wait a minute, I forgot about that other place of eternal damnation we like to call hell. Sin just because. - 16
From a siding, Edward called out to Diesel 10 "see, you're still special Diesel 10, claw or no claw" the kind old engine assured.
"I guess you're right Edward" he said, grinning.
Diesel 10 came back to his shed a hero that night, as the other diesels honked their horns excitedly.
"That was incredible!" BoCo said.
"You're a hero Diesel 10!" Sidney added.
"And really useful too" Paxton finished up with.
"You know guys, these past few days had me thinking; I thought losing my claw would be the worst thing to ever happen to me, but instead I've come to realize that I don't need a claw to be special, I am special just by being a really useful engine. Those steam engines were right, there's no other engine like me on Sodor... Even if I no longer have a claw."
Then he diesels all had a good laugh before going to sleep. Diesel 10 May no longer have a claw, but it doesn't matter to him, he is special even without one. One sin off because the moral of the story is a good one. - 15
SIN TALLY: 15
SENTENCE: HEAVEN AND HELL