The Firework Display

"I know what to do! Let's send up a rocket!"

- Thomas

The Firework Display is a magazine story illustrated using images from the television series.

Plot
It is the morning of the Fat Controller's infamous Harvest Fireworks Display and the engines are very excited. The Fat Controller asks James to collect the fireworks from the Depot. James puffs proudly to the Depot where he finds boxes of fireworks packed safely in special casing.

As James puffs back towards the station with his precious cargo, he imagines the sparkles, flashes and shooting stars. Suddenly, there is a loud noise and James grinds to a halt; his boiler has broken. At the station, the Fat Controller orders Thomas to go and rescue James before it's too late to have the fireworks display.

Thomas soon finds James and the two engines hurry back to the station. Meanwhile, the Fat Controller grows more and more anxious as it's nearly bedtime for the children. He decides to cancel the display. As the children sadly board Gordon's carriages, James tells Thomas that they best warn the Fat Controller that they are nearly there. The two engines whistle as loud as they can, but James is sure they can't hear it from the station. Thomas suggests they send up a rocket. So, Thomas' driver takes one of the fireworks and sends it up into the sky. The Fat Controller spies the firework exploding above the station. He orders Gordon to stop and the children are delighted; James and Thomas have saved the display.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * James
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Gordon

Trivia

 * This magazine story is based on the eighth season episode, Thomas and the Firework Display.