00:00HELPING HERO
00:11One fine day on the island of Sodor, Thomas was waiting for his flatbeds to be coupled,
00:18when his friend, Hero, pulled up alongside him.
00:22Hello, Hero! How are you today? Oh, you're looking ever so shiny!
00:27Have you been polished? Where are you off to? Knapford? I'm going to Knapford.
00:32Thomas, so many questions!
00:36Why don't we go together? I'll see how many I can answer on the way.
00:44Then there was trouble.
00:46Stop! Thomas! Your load!
00:49Thomas started off before the worker secured his load.
00:53Thomas and Hero hurried down the line.
00:58Thomas had to go as fast as he could to keep up.
01:02Why do they call you Master of the Railway, Hero?
01:06I don't know, Thomas.
01:13But aren't you a little master of the railway, too?
01:17I guess maybe I am.
01:24When Hero saw a sharp bend up ahead, he decided to slow down.
01:31Look at me, Hero! No one will believe I went faster than you!
01:37Steady, Thomas! Best to slow down for this bend.
01:41But Thomas was too excited to slow down.
01:45Look out! The bend! Thomas! Your load!
01:54Hero! Are you all right?
02:02Don't you worry, Hero. I'll have you back on the tracks in no time.
02:09Thomas felt terrible about causing the accident.
02:13He hopes a top-ham hatch will help him.
02:17Thomas felt terrible about causing the accident.
02:21He hopes a top-ham hatch wouldn't be too cross.
02:24Now then, Hero, how did this happen?
02:28It was just an accident, sir.
02:30Some of my cargo came loose.
02:33Yes, well, I suppose these things do happen.
02:36The sooner you both get back to work, the better, eh? Off you go.
02:41Oh, dear. Looks like the damage is worse than we thought.
02:46You'll need to go to the steamworks for repairs, Hero.
02:49Hero was wrong. I'm no master of the railway.
02:57That night, Thomas was still feeling upset about Hero's accident.
03:02What's wrong, Thomas?
03:04Hero's broken, and it's all my fault.
03:07Hero's been broken before, but Hero comes from so far away.
03:11It's not easy to get the spare parts he needs.
03:14They'll fix him up sooner or later.
03:17You'll see.
03:23Thomas remembered the last time Hero had broken down.
03:27He was stranded in the woods for such a long time that he almost felt a bit...
03:35That's it! What's it?
03:38Oh, nothing, Percy. It's time to go to sleep.
03:45The next morning, Thomas was up right and dead.
03:49He had an idea how he could help fix Hero.
03:53If I can find some of Hero's old spare parts, then he can be fixed.
03:58Thomas felt like a brave explorer as he rolled slowly down the overgrown track where he had first found Hero.
04:08Branches snapped and brambles scratched, but Thomas wouldn't turn back.
04:15I have to find some spare parts for Hero.
04:18He's my friend, and I want to help him.
04:21I have to find some spare parts for Hero.
04:24He's my friend, and I want to help him.
04:27But no matter how hard Thomas looked, he couldn't find any spare parts.
04:35This place is spooky.
04:38Maybe this was a silly idea.
04:42I really think I should go back now.
04:52The old rails had given way, and Thomas had come off the track.
04:59Silly me. It was just a deer.
05:02When Thomas tried to move, his wheels just spun around in the mud.
05:07He couldn't pull himself back onto the broken rails. Thomas was stuck.
05:13Help! Help!
05:18Meanwhile, Percy was on a nearby branch line, delivering the mail.
05:24Help! Help! Can anyone hear me?
05:34That sounds like... Harold! Harold! Help! I'm stuck!
05:41Harold couldn't hear Thomas either, but then Thomas had another idea.
05:53What's that? A fire?
05:56No, that's not smoke, that's steam from an engine.
06:02And that sounds like Thomas.
06:05Harold hurried off to get help.
06:08But Thomas didn't know that Harold had even seen his signal.
06:12He had nearly given up hope.
06:15No one can hear me, and it'll be dark soon.
06:39Oh no, what's that?
06:45Hello, Thomas!
06:47Need some help?
06:51You look like you're a little stuck. Thomas, what are you doing all the way out here?
06:57I was trying to help, sir. I was looking for...
07:09Let's get you back on the tracks, Thomas, and out of these woods.
07:21But Harold just flew away again, and I thought he hadn't even seen me.
07:26But then, crash! Percy and Rocky turned up and saved me!
07:31Sounds like you had quite an adventure.
07:36I certainly did, hero. But I'm sorry I didn't find any spare parts for you.
07:41I wish you were repaired and ready to leave too.
07:44But Thomas, I am!
07:48Are you? I thought your spare parts would take weeks to get here.
07:55Sir Topham Hatt ordered plenty of spare parts for me last time I was fixed, in case I ever broke down again.
08:03So, shall we?
08:05Yes, please!
08:25This time, Thomas remembered to slow down for the bend.
08:32He was so happy to be with his friend once more.
08:37Thomas and Hero, the two masters of the railway.
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