Dashing Duncan

Dashing Duncan
Season 1, Episode 7
Air date	October 27th, 2015
Written by	OliverDuckandToad11
Directed by	OliverDuckandToad11
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Dashing Duncan is the seventh episode of the first season of Thomas' Engine Adventures.

Plot

It was a beautiful day on the Island of Sodor and all the engines on the Thin Controller's railway were working hard, the railway hadn't been the same since Skarloey left to go on an overhaul and work wasn't going well as the engines had to do all of Skarloey's work as well as their own. Duncan was cross, he hated doing Skarloey's work as it made his axles ache. One morning, Duncan puffed into the Blue Mountain Quarry and he bumped the trucks hard "Com' on, you lot!" said Duncan impatiently. "A' have work to do." and he continued to bump the trucks. Then Luke puffed by. "Duncan, can you please be more careful with the trucks?" he asked. "Well, I'm trying Luke." said Duncan. "But it's all Skarloey's fault" Luke was confused "Why is it his fault?" asked the little pea green tank engine. "Because Skarloey's gone away to go on an overhaul and he's made us do all of his work, and I hate extra work." complained Duncan. Luke just rolled his eyes "Duncan, it's not Skarloey's fault that you and all the other engines have to do Skarloey's wor-" "It is Skarloey's fault!" snapped Duncan "And when he gets back, Am' goin' to scold him." "But you can't scold him for nothing." said Luke "Nothing?!" exclaimed Duncan "Skarloey's not just done nothing to make us do his work. He wants our axles to ache." huffed Duncan and he continued bumping the trucks. "Luke is right Duncan." said Rheneas who was shunting trucks nearby. "You need to stop being careless and do your work." he said "Alright Rheneas, I'll try." huffed Duncan. "Yes, stop bumping the trucks." said Luke "A already know Luke thank you!" snapped Duncan. Luke froze and said nothing, Duncan puffed away in a grumpy mood. "I was only trying to help." Luke said to himself "Don't worry, Luke." said Rheneas "Duncan's always been like that. I'm sure he'll stop being grumpy soon." said Rheneas.

Duncan was soon pulling trucks of stones so he could take them to the C.G. Slate Company. "Pah!" he scoffed to himself "Tis' all Skarloey's fault." he complained "He made us do all of his work." "Why don't you just stop talking about him?" said his driver. "Well! I'll try." said Duncan, but he was still cross with Skarloey.

Duncan had delivered his trucks to the slate company and was heading to the Tea Room Station. But still, he was cross with Skarloey. "Silly Skarloey, after this work is done." said Duncan "I'm goin' back to mah sheds!" he said crossly. Duncan's driver rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything. Duncan just stayed grumpy all day. Duncan felt his axles aching "Ah! Mah axles ar' aching!" Duncan complained. "Am' goin' ta speed up." "I think it's best if we should just stay going slowly." suggested his driver, but Duncan ignored his driver and started to move more quicker. "I said... slow down!" called his driver, but Duncan wouldn't listen to his driver and moved even more faster, but then there was trouble, as Duncan rounded a bend, the trucks of slate started to tip a bit, but Duncan didn't notice this and went even more faster, then stones flew out of the trucks and Duncan's trucks had tumbled off the track. Stone was everywhere, Duncan was still on the rails, but he felt terrible. "Oh!" he sighed sadly.

Rusty arrived with the breakdown crane and the trucks were put back on the tracks. "Duncan, how did this happen?" asked the little diesel "A went too fast around the bend and ma trucks fell off the line." explained Duncan. "That's why you should be careful Duncan." said Rusty "Or accidents like that could happen." Duncan didn't like being told what to do, especially by the diesel. "Rusty! A don't want to hear anymore from you and I have work to do." "Oh sorry Duncan." said Rusty "Aside from that, why are you mad?" asked the little diesel. "It's Skarloey." said Duncan "He gets to go on an overhaul and we get to do his work." explained Duncan crossly. Rusty was confused "But it's not Skarloey's fault that he gets to go on an overhaul." said Rusty "It's because Skarloey's valve gear snapped when he was trying to get up a hill." "Well, they could've just sent him to the Steamworks to be repaired rather than letting him have an overhaul." complained Duncan "A have work to do." and Duncan puffed away grumpily, Rusty was surprised of what Duncan had said.

Duncan arrived at the Tea Room Station, he was pleased that he had finally done his job. "Good, now I go to ma sheds for a rest." said Duncan gladly, then the Thin Controller walked out of the station building and spoke to Duncan. "Duncan, I have a job for you." he said. Duncan gasped and his jaw dropped. "But sir, I want a rest." said Duncan "Duncan..." said the Thin Controller "You must do what you're told." he said sternly. Duncan sighed "Yes sir." "What would you like me to do sir?" asked Duncan. "I would like you to pull Skarloey's passenger train for him." said the Thin Controller. Duncan wasn't happy "Y-yes sir!" said Duncan "Good!" said the Thin Controller, now get going and he walked away. "More work of Skarloey's that 'as to be done." huffed Duncan crossly and he puffed away.

Duncan arrived at the depot to collect his coaches. Peter Sam was there, he was resting in the shed and then he saw Duncan. "Hello Duncan." said Peter Sam. "Why are you so grumpy?" he asked "It's Skarloey!" said Duncan "Skarloey? But what did he do?" asked Peter Sam. "The Thin Controller let him go on an overhaul." explained Duncan. "That's only because he couldn't get over the hill." said Peter Sam "Yes, but a have to do all his work." complained Duncan. "So?" said Peter Sam "It makes you really useful." "But tis' still Skarloey's fault." snapped Duncan and he puffed away.

As Duncan was puffing through the countryside, he grumbled all the way, he was riding roughly along the rails, he was approaching Rheneas station, but as he puffed into the platform, the passengers were complaining to the stationmaster what a bad railway it was, but Duncan didn't care. Duke and Sir Handel were in the shed nearby and Duke quickly scolded Duncan. "You need to be more careful youngster." he warned "A' am not a youngster. I'm 83 years old." said Duncan. "Well, anyway." said Duke "I only warned you because if you ride roughly along the tracks. You might end up like Smudger." "Who the heck is Smudger?" asked Duncan "Smudger..." said Duke "...was an engine who worked on my old railway. He was a show-off! He rode roughly and often came off the rails." said Duke. "I warned him to be careful, but he would only laugh at me. Then one day, manager said he was going to make him useful at last. Smudger however stopped laughing." "And what happened after that?" asked Duncan "He was turned into a generator, he was just there behind our sheds, he never moved again." finished Duke. Duncan didn't say nothing. "That is bad!" he said "It is!" said Smudger. "That's why I'm telling you to be careful otherwise you'll end up like him." said Duke, Duncan puffed away, he didn't ride rough on the rails again after that. Duke snickered "I always get youngsters to stop being careless." said Duke "Don't I Sir Handel?" Sir Handel just rolled his eyes. "You wouldn't be able to do it to me." he said cheekily.

Duncan had finished his passenger run and he puffed off to the sheds. But as he got there, the Thin Controller arrived, Duncan saw him. "Oh no! I hope a don't have to do another job." he thought worriedly, but he did. "Duncan, I have another job for you." said the Thin Controller. "I would like you to deliver trucks of slate to the slate mines." "Yes, sir." said Duncan and the Thin Controller walked away. Duncan hated dusty work, but he couldn't say no to the Thin Controller, so he puffed away.

Duncan arrived at the yards to collect the trucks of slates. "Okay, now let's get these trucks of slate to the mines." huffed Duncan to himself and he puffed away. Duncan was puffing crossly through the countryside. "Silly Skarloey!" he huffed, he wanted to do his work more quickly, but he didn't know what his driver would say. "I'm speeding up." said Duncan "Let's just be careful." said his driver "You've had lots of derailments lately." "A want to do ma work more faster!" huffed Duncan, so Duncan started to speed up. Duncan was puffing faster and faster through the countryside. "More faster!" he said loudly, but then there was trouble. Up ahead, there was a sharp bend and Duncan was going very fast for it. "Huh! It's just a bend." Duncan said to himself, but then he could no longer feel his wheels on the track. "Huh! A can't feel me wheels?" said Duncan, but then Duncan tumbled off the track, he crashed into a field and slate went everywhere. His driver and fireman had jumped clear, but Duncan was damaged all over. Rusty arrived with the breakdown crane. "Another accident?" he asked "Duncan, you must learn to be more careful." said Rusty "I know, I should 'ave been more careful." said Duncan "I will next time though." he said "You better me!" said a voice, Duncan knew this voice. It was the Thin Controller, he was very cross. "Duncan, you have caused delay and confusion. You went too fast around the bend and now look at you. You're scratched and covered in dirt." he scolded. "Sorry sir." said Duncan "I wanted to do my work more quickly, so I could have a rest at the sheds after all this work." "Now Duncan, you must go to the Steamworks to be repaired." said the Thin Controller "Yes sir." sighed Duncan sadly, Duncan was soon put back onto the tracks and Peter Sam shunted him to the Steamworks. Peter Sam had shunted Duncan to the Steamworks. Duncan still felt very sad. "Hello Victor." said Peter Sam "Duncan had a little accident while pulling some trucks and he's scratched. Could you please repair him?" asked Peter Sam. "Sure thing, my friend." said Victor. "Now Duncan, let's get you repainted." said the Cuban narrow gauge engine. Duncan said nothing as he was shunted into the painting area of the Steamworks, but he still felt sad about what happened that day.

That night, Duncan returned to the sheds, he was the last engine to arrive and he still felt sad. Rheneas and Peter Sam saw Duncan's sad expression on his face. "Duncan, are you alright?" asked Rheneas. "I'm fine Rheneas." said Duncan. "It's just the accident I had today, I shouldn't had been so fast. I should had listened to you Rheneas, and Luke." "I know Duncan." said Rheneas "But it's still alright, I know you feel a little sad about what you have done today, but you're still a really useful engine." he said. Duncan grew a small smile. "Thanks Rheneas." said Duncan "You welcome, Duncan." said Rheneas. "That accident you had wasn't on purpose Duncan, you know that?" said Bertram "Yes Bertram, it was an accident." said Duncan "Well at least you've learnt your lesson now." said Rusty "Yes..." said Duke "Will you be careful next time?" asked the old engine. "Yes I will!" said Duncan "...and if I'm being careless again, maybe you lot could remind me." said Duncan, the narrow gauge engines smiled "We will Duncan." said Peter Sam, Duncan still felt a little down of what had happened that day, but from then on, he wouldn't dash about his work and wouldn't be careless again.

Characters

• Rheneas
• Peter Sam
• Duncan
• Duke
• Bertram
• Victor
• Luke
• Rusty
• The Thin Controller
• Skarloey (flashback; does not speak)
• Smudger (flashback; does not speak)
• Owen (cameo)

Locations

• Trestle Bridge
• Rheneas (station)
• Blue Mountain Quarry
• Tea Room Station
• Skarloey Railway Engine Sheds
• Valley View
• Rocky Ridge Line
• Sodor Steamworks
• C.G. Slate Company (mentioned)

Trivia

• This episode is a continuation of the story Old and Wise. Stock footage from said episode is also used.