**Title: The Engine Who Couldn't Keep Dry** **Scene 1: The Island of Sodor, early morning at Tidmouth Sheds** *All the engines are waking up, stretching their smokestacks, and chattering about the plans for the day. Suddenly, there's an unusual sound - the splurt and sputter of an engine trying unsuccessfully to start.* GORDON: Dear me! What is that horrendous racket? Sounds like a tugboat caught in a storm! *Thomas, looking unusually wet and not his cheery self, limps into the scene, dripping water everywhere.* THOMAS: Morning, everyone! Bit of a, um, damp start today! PERCY: *Giggling* Thomas, did you decide to take a bath with your clothes on again? THOMAS: *Embarrassed* No, no! It seems I've developed an odd condition. Every time I toot my horn, I... well, I squirt water. *Thomas toots, and a stream of water shoots out, drenching Percy.* PERCY: *Spluttering* Thomas! I'm not a garden needing watering! SIR TOPHAM HATT: *Arriving on scene, with an umbrella, already aware of the potential downpour* Ah, Thomas, I see we have a bit of a soggy situation here. **Scene 2: At the Steamworks** *Victor rolls his eyes as Thomas gushes in, leaving a puddle trail.* VICTOR: Ah, my friend Thomas, you look like you've been swimming in your tank rather than fueling it. KEVIN: *Clumsily knocking over a water tank* Oops! Sorry, boss. Trying to keep the place dry for Thomas! THOMAS: Every time I toot, I shoot... water, that is. Do you think you can fix me? VICTOR: We'll have to give you a complete dry-out. Kevin, fetch the extra-large blow dryer! *Kevin zooms off, returning with a ridiculously oversized hair dryer. Comedy ensues as they try to dry Thomas, accidentally blowing away tools, nuts, and bolts.* **Scene 3: Back on the Tracks** *SIR TOPHAM HATT has decided to make the best of Thomas' unique problem by assigning him to water the plants along the railway tracks.* SIR TOPHAM HATT: Thomas, you are to be the first ever rail-hose engine. Sodor's flowers will bloom thanks to you! *Thomas chugs along the tracks, joyfully tooting and watering flowers, accidentally soaking Gordon and James at various points.* GORDON: Thomas, I am a high-speed engine, not a rolling water park! JAMES: I just had my paint polished! Now I look like a drowned rat - a very handsome drowned rat, but still! **Scene 4: The Grand Finale at the Summer Fair** *Thomas is now a hit attraction, billed as "Thomas the Sprinkler Engine." People and engines from all over Sodor have come to see the spectacle.* ANNOUNCER: Step right up, folks! See the amazing Thomas, the only engine who doubles as a fountain! *Kids are laughing and dancing in the water sprays. Thomas is having the time of his life, finally embracing his unique condition.* THOMAS: *Tooting and soaking the crowd* I may not be the driest engine on Sodor, but I sure am the happiest! *Every engine laughs, including Gordon and James, who are wearing ridiculous raincoats and hats, trying to protect their precious paint.* **Scene 5: Closing Scene** SIR TOPHAM HATT: *Addressing the audience, now holding a soggy ice cream cone* Remember everyone, it's not your quirks that define you, but how you splash them on the world! *Camera pans out as Thomas toots, sending a magnificent arch of water into the air, creating a rainbow as the sun sets--a perfect end to an unforgettable day on Sodor.* **The End**