June 7th 8:34 am
From the Journal of Keith Hartley:
Today was a strange start. I pulled into the yards in my car when I noticed all the engines in the shed were steamed up and I know the fire lighters and other crews don't come in until later. I was always an early riser. The engines didn't seem to care they all looked like they were ready for something big. Thomas just looked me dead in the eye and said only one thing to me. "Line the turn table."
Eventually everyone arrived even the volunteer ponies. The engines said nothing but upon closer look their eyes had strange glow to them. Instead of waiting for orders by the military officers and Sit Topham Hatt they all wanted to gather at Knapford Station. Soon all of the Tidmouth Shed roster were gathered at the big station. We just left them there as we went inside the breakroom discussing what's going on. Matthew Speculates they might already know their orders while Lewis thinks there is a big attack planed.
I'm looking them through a window and now for some strange reason I can see an even brighter glow coming from Thomas's eyes, but that could be a hallucination from my lack of sleep.
June 7th 9:00 am
Signal log from Knapford Junction:
At Precisely 8:50 the engines parked at the station began moving without crews inside. What was more strange was that their eyes were glowing just as bright as their headlamps. They just told me to make sure all of them were heading for the dome. Somehow I felt compelled to switch the tracks to the dome even though my mind was telling me not to. But just when the engines were rounding a bend I saw a small burst of light in Thomas's cab and saw what looked like a Unicorn's Horn inside. I also saw what I thought was Princess Luna flying high in the sky following the engines, but couldn't confirm the sky was cloudy.
I however saw Murdoch slowly approaching the station in the opposite direction. Looks like he somehow escaped the dome that must have something to do with why the engines are heading that way.
June 7th 9:10 am
Emergency Text transmission from Gallant Spear to Princess Celestia:
The shed where your experiments are being kept are making even louder noises. I know you said we can't look inside but I'm starting to think we should.
The doors on the shed are breaking send reinforcements.
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Your Majesty... this monster crawling outside, is this what you've made?
It's a purple six wheeled tank engine with a long pony neck and head potruding from the smokebox, has a tail sticking out the bunker, and had pony legs protruding from it's underside. It threw the remains of a diesel railcar into a building and is now attacking the troops.
June 7th 9:12 am
Emergency Text transmission from Princess Celestia to Gallant Spear:
Destroy the experiment do not let it harm anypony. More importantly DO NOT let it escape like my sister and that 9F.
June 7th 9:17 am
From the Diary of Twilight Sparkle:
I don't know what's going to happen beyond this point but I feel I must help. I must make the Princess see sense. If anypony anyone finds this diary, I only want to say this in the event of my passing. To my best friends and family, I wish you all the best and I thank you for all the memories you gave me. To Sir Tophamm Hatt, it was a pleasure knowing you and helping your engines, they are indeed very useful. And lastly to Spike, my greatest regret is the possibility of never seeing you grow up look after my friends and i'll be waiting for you in what humans call heaven.
June 7th 9:22 am
From the BBC News website:
SODOR ENGINES CHARGING TO THE BARRIER
Reports are coming in that some of the North Western Railways most well known engines are charging towards one of Princess Celestia's domed cities without crews on board. No one knows what's going on we'll be updating this story as it goes.