Chapter 1: Thomas' First Day Part I: Introductions

One day, a blue 1952 Volkswagen Beetle pulled up outside Sodor Elementary School. The door opened and a little boy stepped out. He was eight years old, had black hair, blue eyes, and was wearing a blue t-shirt with red sleeves, the number "1" on it, blue jeans, and blue-gray sneakers. He also had a blue backpack with his name, which was "Thomas", on it. His full name; Thomas Sherman.

"Have a good first day, champ." said a male voice.

"I will, Dad." Thomas said.

The car then pulled out, and Thomas walked towards the school. He soon made it inside and was greeted by a chubby bald man wearing a white shirt, a black tie, a yellow waist coat, a black tailcoat, black and white shoes, and gray pants.

"Hello, Thomas." the man said. "Welcome to Sodor Elementary. I'm Sir Topham Hatt, the principal, but you can just call me "Mr. Hatt"."

"Okay." Thomas said with a smile. "So, who's my teacher?"

"Ah, yes." said Mr. Hatt. "Mr. Stone will be your teacher. Follow me, please."

Mr. Hatt led Thomas down to the hallway to Classroom 113, which was taught by a man named Burnett Stone, who was waiting outside.

"Hello, Thomas." Burnett said. "I'm Mr. Stone, your teacher. The other students are inside."

"Alright." said Thomas.

Burnett then led Thomas into the classroom, where Thomas saw two tables, each with six chairs. At one chair sat five boys. Two of the boys both had black hair and blue eyes just like Thomas, only one of them had his hair neatly groomed and the other had his hair in a buzz cut. In terms of clothing, the boy with the neatly groomed hair wore a blue crew-neck sweater over a gray polo shirt, black thick-rimmed round glasses, khakis, and dark blue slip-on shoes. He went by the name of Edward Sharp. and the boy with the buzz cut wore a blue tank top with the letter "G" on it, blue jeans, a brown leather belt with a brass buckle, and black Chuck Taylor sneakers. His name was Gordon Gresley. The third boy had light brown hair, green eyes, and wore a plain green t-shirt, dark blue jeans, and green sneakers. This boy's name was Henry Franklin. The fifth boy at the table had black hair, brown eyes, and wore a red shirt with the Cincinnati Reds logo on it, black jeans, and red Chuck Taylor sneakers. His name was James Shale. The sixth boy had tannish-brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a t-shirt with the Green Lantern logo on it, navy blue jeans, and green slip-on shoes. This one's name was Percy Ragland. At the other table were three girls. One of the girls had brown hair, blue eyes, and wore a yellow blouse, red shorts, and yellow shoes. The second girl had blonde hair, hazel eyes, and wore a dark green blouse, lime shorts, and dark green shoes. The third girl had red hair with a ponytail secured by a purple heart-shaped hair clip, brown eyes, and wore a pink t-shirt, jean shorts, and brown flip-flops. The brown-haired girl was named Molly Larson, the blonde girl was named Emily Page, and the red-haired girl's name was Rosie Hill. They were all busy chatting, and Burnett clapped his hands to get their attention.

"Good morning, everyone." said Burnett.

"Good morning, Mr. Stone." the class repeated.

"We have a new student joining us today." said Mr. Stone, who then put his hand on Thomas' shoulder. "This is Thomas Sherman."

"Hello, Thomas." the other kids said.

"Hi." said Thomas.

"Thomas, why don't you tell the other kids about yourself?" asked Mr. Stone. "Like, where are you from?"

"Well, for starters, I'm from Indiana." said Thomas.

"That is so cool!" Percy said loudly.

"Percy, remember that discussion we had about "inside" and "outside" voices?" Mr. Stone asked.

"Oops." said Percy in a much quieter tone. "Sorry."

Mr. Stone chuckled.

"It's okay, Percy." he said. "Just try to work on that more."

"Yes, sir." Percy said.

"So, where do I sit?" asked Thomas.

"You can sit right here next to Gordon." said Mr. Stone.

"Alright." said Thomas as he took his seat after putting his things in his cubby.

Percy then shook Thomas' hand very rapidly.

"You and I are gonna be best friends!" Percy said.

Thomas smiled, but Gordon huffed and gave Thomas a dirty look, which caused concern for him.

"Gordon?" asked Thomas. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Why wouldn't I, Little Blue?" asked Gordon. "After all, I don't think you'll be able to be as good as us."

Thomas felt a little insulted, and Percy quickly raised his hand.

"Mr. Stone, Gordon's bullying Thomas!" Percy said.

"No, I'm not!" Gordon protested. "He's lying!"

But Mr. Stone knew better and crossed his arms.

"Gordon, I was standing right here, and I heard everything you said." said Mr. Stone. "That is not how we speak to new students at all."

"But!" said Gordon.

"I'm sorry, Gordon, but I'm afraid you just won yourself a one-way ticket to a ten-minute timeout." said Burnett. "Now, please go have a seat in the corner."

Gordon sighed.

"Fine." Gordon said.

Gordon then slunked over to a divider in a corner and took a seat in a chair that was behind it.

"I can't believe I got sent to timeout." said Gordon.

But then, he smiled.

"Well, hey, maybe I can use this to try and plan an act of revenge against that new kid." Gordon said to himself.

Back at the table, Thomas was still upset.

"I can't believe Gordon said that to me!" he said.

"Hey, it's okay, Thomas." said Edward. "Mr. Stone took care of it."

"Yeah." Henry added in. "Besides, believe it or not, Gordon is a really nice guy and not one to hold a grudge."

"How can you lie to the new kid like that?" James asked Henry.

Soon, Gordon's timeout was up, and Mr. Stone went over to him.

"Alright, Gordon." he said. "Your timeout is over. You can rejoin the class."

"Yes!" Gordon said as he raced out from behind the divider.

"But, I want you to apologize to Thomas and promise him you won't do or say anything mean to him ever again." said Mr. Stone.

"Alright." said Gordon.

And he did just that. Much to his surprise, and relief, Thomas smiled.

"Apology accepted." said Thomas.

"Great." said Gordon.

Gordon then sat down in his seat, all the while planning his revenge on the new student.

"Thomas Sherman, you'll soon regret what you did to me today." he said to himself.

End Of Chapter 1