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THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

You know what I kinda wanna revamp them, not too much, but some tweaks here and there! I was 17 back then and 21 now, idk I can do better there's some iffy bits that need fixing. Can't believe it's 2022 and my man Captain still has no justice tho >:( Skiff and Captain (c) Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends / TTTE

BUT SERIOUSLY WHAT THE  H E L L  THIS MOVIE WAS SO GOOD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVUcz6wPrCs (it's the song Skiff sang) All over Sodor there was hustle and bustle.  News of Thomas Billiton’s recent adventure had spread like wildfire. The boy was recovering at the Steamworks Hospital under the attentive Dr.Victor.   Captain dismounted his motor boat and climbed up the gangway where the policemen had the pirate handcuffed tightly and were escorting him to the Sodor jail. He was to be found guilty of several charges. As the criminal passed him, Captain caught a glimpse of his face. It was only a fleeting glimpse, yet the coast guard was sure he had seen that particular face before. He couldn’t quite pin it down, and the memory trickled away like the water off his lifejacket. But there was something familiar about the malevolent twinkle in those eyes. Either way, it probably didn’t matter. The man was off to jail now whatever the memory. Captain suddenly remembered something and ran up towards Sir. Topham Hatt. “Sir! We managed to recover the sailboat. It’s a little worn, but fixable. It took the team a while to flip” Captain chose not to mention the splinters he had gained from the activity. The controller nodded thoughtfully. “That’s good. By the way ...that sailor almost made off with that 16th centaury treasure” He informed the life guard “Tomorrow I want you to help the diving team recover it – escort it back safely on your boat” Captain bowed his head respectfully. “Will do sir” “Now ... I have a serious issue to attend to with Joe” Topham sighed; it had been a long week. As the controller left, Captain caught sight of someone sitting on a barrel next to the recently recovered ship. He had been hidden from sight previously due to Topham’s presence. It was the second person that had been involved with the robbery, however he had not been charged the same way as the pirate for some reason. The teenager was staring sheepishly at the ground, and drawing little circles on the palm of his hand with his finger. He was in a much worse condition that the coast guard, however it probably wasn’t just from the one adventure. The lad was in need of some serious TLC – and a new wardrobe. Captain approached gingerly and pulled up a barrel to sit next to him. The teenager obviously acknowledged his presence because he stopped drawing circles and became rather ridged. A few minutes of silenced passed. Passed between the two sailors anyway – there was plenty of background noise at the harbour. Surprisingly, the teenager spoke up first. “I swear I didn’t know” He whimpered quietly, not looking up. “Don’t worry” Captain attempted to sound reassuring. He wasn’t sure of the boy’s future fate, however he was obviously not being charged on the same accounts as the other sailor. “He promised he was going to give it to the museum” His voice was a little louder now, and he sounded rather confused. Captain shrugged. The coast guard wasn’t really sure what else to say. “We managed to save your sailboat” He reassured. The teenager looked up suddenly, his eyes blue and earnest. Then he seemed startled by something on Captain’s presence. “Sir? D-did you know you’re bleeding?” Captain glanced down at his left palm. Clearly the splintered wood had done more damage than he had originally thought. “Ah” “Hold on, sir” The teenager rummaged around in his supplies that they had saved from the ship. He produced a clean bandage and wrapped it carefully around the man’s injured palm. “So ... what’s your name, skipper?” “Skiff, sir” “You don’t have to call me that” Captain said gently “Just Captain” Skiff blinked, a little puzzled. “Captain what?” The sailor chuckled. “Everytime. No – that’s just my name” “Oh I see” The teenager giggled. “So do you own that motor boat that rescued me and John?” “John?” “Yes, Sailor John, he was the one that was uhh ... arrested” Skiff shifted uncomfortably on his barrel, still feeling a little guilty at being forced into being an accomplice at a near grand-theft. For Captain, the name matched a face. John was the name of the sailor that Captain had witnessed being kicked out of the navy. But then ... if it had been the same sailor, then the boy must have been ... Captain only just held back a gasp. Solberg had told him (confidentially) that John was employing a boy who had been orphaned. However they had assumed the boy John spoke of was simply a young adult that John called ‘boy’ to ignore his own aging body. Captain had left the navy almost 3 years ago, and the teenager sat in front of him couldn’t have been ... could he? Captain mentally cursed the unconcern of all those that knew of it. “Skiff?” The two sailors looked up to see the Fat Controller strolling over to them with Joe the lighthouse keeper next to him. Joe crouched down carefully next to Skiff and doffed his cap in a friendly gesture. “Hello there Skiff. Sir. Topham tells me you’ll need  a place to stay now” Skiff gulped. “Well tell you what, why don’t you follow me and we can get you cleaned up and find you something better to wear” Skiff nodded wearily, relieved at the kindness. “Ahem, Skiff” The controller rubbed the back of head “We’ve been thinking ... you might want to ... start afresh. For identity reasons” He pointed to Skiff’s dark brown tresses. “D-do you mean dye my hair, sir?” Skiff asked curiously. “It won’t be anything silly” Joe chuckled “Personally I’d go for blonde” Skiff wasn’t sure what to make of this, but he assumed the adults had a reason for requesting this, so he nodded. “Blonde it is I guess” “Come on then” Joe pressed gently “Let’s get you cleaned up” Skiff jumped nervously off his barrel and began to follow the light house keeper. “Hey Skiff – you forgot your bag” Captain reminded him, passing the supplies to the grateful teenager. Skiff grinned weakly and then ran on ahead with his new foster guardian. “You know that lad?” Sir Topham asked Captain once they were out of sight. “I knew ... something of him. Maybe, anyway” “Hmm ... this fresh start is certainly what he needs. Don’t forget to meet up with the diving team tomorrow!” The controller reminded, as he set off for the Steamworks Hospital. Captain still didn’t know for sure whether his suspicions where correct. But he knew one thing – anyone was safer on Sodor than in the hands of the selfish Sailor John. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I really like this piece for some reason XD  Decided to keep going with the boat buddies arc, but to back track a little :3 Since I finally watched all of SLOTLT (I had only watched the Skiff and John scenes before because of the American dub - I'm not used to it so it's a bit strange to me)  Anyway, this follows several years after this: https://butterfrogmantis.deviantart.com/art/What-If-Same-Day-Different-Directions-734197838 And about 7/8 years before this: https://butterfrogmantis.deviantart.com/art/Boat-Buddies-731200913 Between this ^ and that one set in the bar, there's limited interaction. If we EVER get a boat based episode I will be SOOOO happy  (Twitter suggested an episode where Captain saves Skiff from something. May I propose this instead; Skiff saves Captain from something. I rest my case)  Otherwise, I think it fills out rather nicely :meow:  And once again, all of this is purely headcanon and shouldn't need to interfere with any canon :p  Captain and Skiff (c) TTTE/ HIT Entertainment