Forever and Ever (magazine story)

"Let me take you on Thomas' branch line today. The Fat Controller is changing everything!"

- Gordon to Annie and Clarabel

Forever and Ever is a magazine story released in the Classic Thomas Story Collection! series and illustrated using images from the television series series.

Plot
It is a bright, sunny morning and, at Tidmouth Sheds, all the engines are getting ready to start work. Gordon, however, is not in a good mood; he is annoyed that his old friend Edward had moved to a different shed on the island and Gordon did not like change.

Gordon is even more grumpy and upset when the Fat Controller tells him that Henry is moving to another shed as well. Gordon is outraged and starts making changes to everything, including Thomas' branch line train. But then, Gordon has a bright idea - if Henry is moving out of the sheds, maybe Edward can come back again.

Gordon finds Edward who politely turns down his offer to return to Tidmouth Sheds. Gordon is very upset and doesn't want anything to change. He puffs slowly back to Tidmouth Sheds. That night, Gordon dreams about the Fat Controller making big wild changes to the whole of the railway.

Gordon is awoken next morning by Nia who is concerned that Gordon is facing the back of the sheds and she asks how he is going to see where he's going when he back out. Gordon tells her that he has no intention of going anywhere. Nia sympathises with Gordon and tells him that change is hard and she's in a whole different country from her friends while Henry and Edward are still relatively nearby.

The next morning, Gordon is feeling a little better as he reverses out of his shed. Just like Nia had pointed out, Gordon cannot see where he is going and nearly reverses into a hole. Luckily, Nia warns him just in time. Nia then offers to be friends with Gordon and the big blue engine accepts the invitation.

Characters

 * Gordon
 * Edward
 * Nia
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Thomas
 * Henry
 * Clarabel
 * James
 * Percy
 * Emily

Trivia

 * This story is based on the twenty-second series episode of the same name.
 * Sir Topham Hatt is still referred to as The Fat Controller in this story, after the phrase was fazed out in official merchandise in the UK by this point.