//------------------------------// // Replacement engine // Story: the Midwest and Southern railway story // by Jake crosby //------------------------------// The next morning Sam woke up to Twilight telling him that princess celesta and Luna would be coming to see him and the engines. "So what time will they be arriving" asked Sam? "They will be arriving approximately about 10:30" replied Twilight Sam nearly spit out his orange juice that can with his breakfast. "But that only gives me 2 hours to get the engines ready" Sam said freak out. "But darling why do they have to be ready" asked Rarity? "Because they haven't had a wash in over 5 months" replied Sam. Everyone turned to Sam and looked on with disbelief. "Well don worry we'll help you right girls" Twilight said. "Yes" was the reply Twilight got. Sam and the mane 6 headed down to the yards and woke up the engines. Sam with help from the Ponyville railyard fired up Porter to move the engines outside to wash them. All the engines laughed and talked with everyone as they helped make the engines ready for the royal visit. "Here they come" Applejack said as the royal train an old American 4-4-0 type pulled into the station. The two royal sisters exited the train and went over to the railyard to meet the new comers. "Hello my name is princess Celestia and this is my little sister princess Luna" princess Celestia said introducing herself and here sister. "It is a pleasurer to meet you" Sam said as he bowed. "Thank you" both princess Celestia and Luna said at the same time. the engines couldn't help but laugh at that. this startled the princess for a minute but quickly regained themselves. "Now what type of organisms are you" asked princess Luna to Sam and the engines? "Well I'm a human and they are locomotives" replied Sam. "But engines cant talk" princess Luna said a little to loud. "Oh but we can" replied one of the engines. "What are your names and what type of engines are you" Princess Celestia asked? "Well my name is Porter and I'm an 0-4-0 porter shunting engine" replied Porter. "My name is Joe and I'm a 0-4-2 porter shunting engine" Joe said. "I'm Dutch and this is my twin sister lady Elgin, we're modified 0-6-2 class 45 D&RG locomotives" Dutch said introducing himself and his sister. "I'm Case and I'm a climax logging locomotive like my brother over there Bulldog" Cass said. "My name is Cass I'm a k-28 D&RGW locomotive" Cass said. "I'm Dakota and I'm also a k-28 locomotive" Dakota said. "I'm Ephraim I'm a prototype shay logging locomotive" Ephraim said with enthusiasm. "And my name is Mack I am a heavy modified k-37 D&RGW class locomotive its a pleasurer to meet you" Mack replied. "Well it is a pleasurer to meet all of you" Princess Celestia said. "Um sister can I talk to you in private" Asked princess Luna. "Of course you can Luna" Princess Celestia said as she made a bubble of magic. As the two royal alicorns talked the engines seemed worried. suddenly the bubble disappeared. "My sister and me have discussed it would like to do some test on your engines Mr. Sam" princess Celestia said. Sam looked at his engines before turning to the princesses and say flat out no. "And why not" asked princess Luna. "Because just cause I own them doesn't mean I make discissions for them. if they agree to the test then ok but ask them not me" replied Sam. "I see well um engines are you ok with us doing some test on you" asked princess Celestia. The engines looked back and forth from each other before Mack started talking "I'm sorry but we will have to politely decline." "I see well we best be on our way back to Canterlot" princess Celestia said with a little bit of sadness in her voice. just then the engineer for the royal train came running up almost out of breath. "What is it Mr. whistle" asked princess Celestia. "I'm afraid that the engine has failed and there are no spare locomotives available" replied Screaming whistle as he bowed his head in sham. just then Ephraim had an idea. "How about you have Mack pull the train he's fast and very strong" Ephraim said. "Would you mind doing this Mack" asked Sam. "I don't see why I cant" replied Mack as he lit his fire and started to build steam pressure. "Wait you can start your selves" Twilight said gob smacked. "Yes and we can also drive ourselves but it helps to have at least on crew member handy" Porter said. To say that everyone was surprised was an understatement. soon Mack was steamed up and ready to go. Mack with the help of Sam made his way through the yard to the station and coupled up to the long train. "Are you ready" yelled Sam over the noise Mack was making. "I'm ready" replied Mack. "Wait can I ride in the cab with you" asked princess Luna. "Yea hop in" Replied Mack. so the guard blow his whistle as Mack gave 2 quick blasts from his 6 chime Lukenhimer steam whistle causing pony's to drop there ears to the noise. Soon Mack had the train up to an impressive 70 mph. Princess Luna looked out his window. "How fast are we going" asked princess Luna. "About 72 mph" replied Sam. "What how can he go that fast" princess Luna asked in disbelief. "Well Mack here is a modified k-37 class locomotive with parts designed by Henry Dreyfuss" replied Sam. "I was rebuilt twice, the second time they semi streamlined me and increased my top speed to about 105 mph" Mack said Luna sat on the fireman's set in disbelief at what she had just heard. Half an hour latter at a railroad crossing filthy rich and spoiled rich where in there car when they heard a Strange sound. "What is that" asked spoiled rich. "I don't know" replied filthy rich. Suddenly a huge locomotive blasting its whistle roared by at a very high speed before disappearing around a bend up the track. "What was that" spoiled rich asked. "I don't know but I have to get it" replied filthy rich. After about another hour Mack started to slow down to enter the station. Both Mack and Sam where gob smacked at the city they saw before them. Mack slowed down as pony's stopped and stared at the huge engine that was entering Canterlot station "welcome to Canterlot" Luna said with enthusiasm. "Wow" was all that both Mack and Sam could say. Just out side of Canterlot station filthy rich and spoiled rich arrived to see the huge engine inside the station. getting out of the car they made there way inside to talk to whoever owned the impressive locomotive.