As the months in 2019 have gone by, two new engines moved to Sodor. Nia moved in after her and Thomas had crazy adventures around the world. Rebecca moved in shortly after, and the two new girls moved to Tidmouth Sheds. Two new berths were built for the two and Tidmouth was extended bigger.
Gordon was not okay with this change, as he preferred the original 7 engines at Tidmouth. But Mr. Caleb went with the change.
It's been about 3 weeks since Rebecca first arrived. She at first had trouble fitting in, but soon she began to feel more at home.
While Gordon at first didn't approve her, Rebecca defended Gordon when his brother called him out. ( As in the end of Confusion Without Delay )
Since then, he and Rebecca have spent lots of time together, and he has acted quite different lately. The others could see it, especially James, Percy, and Thomas.
Right now, everyone was at Tidmouth having their 30 minute break, and then it's back to work. Exciting.
" So, who thinks this year will be the most insane for us? " - Tyler
" I'd say yes. But last year was rough. " - Patrick
" Three years ago. I almost broke my leg, so maybe. " - Hailey
" Why does it matter? Every year we have great times. " - Thomas
" True. " - Jake
" Well. I'm excited to spend a whole year on Sodor. " - Rebecca
" Me too. " - Nia
" What you...um...Nia's driver. " - Patrick
" My name is Natalia. I told you already. " - Natalia
" His brain is whack. " - Percy
" I'm going to get a drink. Good day. " - Patrick
He walked away angrily. Percy giggled to himself, he loved to mess with his driver.
" Anyways. Rebecca, who's your driver's name? - Percy
Rebecca's driver walked in as soon as he said that.
" My name's Ruby. But people call me Roark. " - Ruby
" Why? " - Emily
" I don't know. But hey, it sounds badass. " - Ruby
" That is true. " - James
" Well. I think I'm gonna go back to work. " - Rebecca
" But we still have 21 minutes. " - Erik
" Well. I actually care about my work. " - Rebecca
" I like this girl. " - Edward
" Well see you all later. " - Rebecca
" Wait Rebecca. Why don't I come with you. " - Gordon
" You? " - Henry
" Yeah. Why so surprised. I care about my work too. " - Gordon
" Okay. Go ahead. " - Henry
Both Gordon and Rebecca left together, and Gordon had a huge smile on his face, which is very rare.
" Have you all noticed how Gordon has acted lately? " - Thomas
" Yes. " - Everyone else
" Ever since Rebecca came, he turned into a completely different personality. " - Edward
" When Rebecca's not around. He's his normal cranky self. But when she's with him, he's all nice and calm. " - Emily
" Nice, I wouldn't agree with. " - James
" Okay, but he's not himself all the time. " - Emily
" You know what I think? " - Percy
" That he's secretly working undercover and he's planning something? " - Jake
Everyone just stayed quiet for 5 seconds.
" Um, no. " - Percy
" I'll stop talking. " - Jake
" As I was saying, I think Gordon acts different around Rebecca, cause he's in love with her. " - Percy
Some of the friends exchanged glances, while some of them laughed loud.
" Oh! Good one Percy. Gordon in love, as if. Hahahaha. " - Thomas
" He hates everything about love. " - Hailey
" And he has no soul. " - James
" I'm serious guys. You don't think he has feelings. " - Percy
" I mean, he could. But that's very unlikely. " - Edward
" Maybe she makes him more hardworking. " - Tyler
" Or she's a spy. " - Jake
" Jake! " - Percy
" Sorry. " - Jake
" Well. I don't care what you say. I think Gordon is falling for her. And I'll prove it. " - Percy
" You don't have to..." - Ellie
" Listen. If Gordon is with someone, maybe that means he'll actually be nice to us for once. I mean when me and James started dating. James has changed a bit since then. " - Percy
" He has a point. " - Henry
" Well James is still himself. " - Patrick
" When I'm around Percy, I'm different. " - James
" Exactly. If he's with Rebecca all the time, then he's be different. Don't you all want that. " - Percy
" I do. " - Edward
" Me too. " - Emily
" Me three. " - Jake
" I've been here for a few months and I already can't stand him. " - Natalia
" I guess me too. " - Nia
" Okay. Let's hope that this will happen. " - Percy
" Absolutely. " - Thomas
They all sat there for a while and realized that they still had 15 minutes of break left.
" So. Anyone want to play a game? " - Tyler
" Sure. " - Thomas
Percy in his mind was thinking of approaching Gordon and hoping he'll admit his thoughts about Rebecca. That was his plan.
2 hours later
Gordon was taking the express as he does. However, he hadn't said his signature " Express Coming Through! " once. And everyone was surprised on board. That's because he still had his head stuck thinking about Rebecca. He had no clue what was going on and he needed to figure it out or he was going to snap.
He stopped at Station B and he heard Percy's whistle coming behind him. Percy stopped next to him and smiled.
" Hey Gordon. How you feeling? " - Percy
" I'm feeling grand. Thanks for asking. Now what do you want? " - Gordon
" I've noticed you'd been acting different, with Rebecca. " - Percy
Gordon's eyes opened fast, he had no clue what to say.
" So. That doesn't mean anything. She's new, so I've been helping her. " - Gordon
Percy didn't buy it.
" Yeah. But Me and all the others have noticed you act very calm, nice, and a little nervous when you're near her. " - Percy
" Okay. So maybe I do. " - Gordon
" Is she special to you, or something? " - Percy
" I mean. She's the same size as me, almost. She's fast like me. And she stood up for me when Flying Scotsman was being, you now, him. " - Gordon
" So maybe you're starting to fall for her. " - Percy
" What are you saying? " - Gordon
" I think you love her. " - Percy
Gordon gasped the loudest he could. His head just went more crazy at that sentence.
" Are you crazy! I don't do that! And I don't need you crawling into my head. So, stay out of my way. And don't ever mention that again. Good day. " - Gordon
He went out of the station in a hurry. Percy was shocked by his outburst. But he wasn't upset. He knew Gordon didn't want to admit it.
" Okay Gordon. I want you to be with someone. So I'll do everything I can to help you. Even if you get on every single one of my nerves. " - Percy
He felt proud of himself. But this would a very hard challenge, and it will get harder later on. But Percy was ready.
The start of my next big story. I wanted to do a different shipping. And Gordon x Rebecca came to me first. I think it makes perfect sense, especially with their interactions in Season 22. So stay tuned for this big story.
School is out. So that means I can release chapters more fast. Finally. See you all soon. Love, Ethan.