Thought I'd do a story about my new pairing Gordon & Caitlin. This takes place after "The Switch". Enjoy.

My Big Strong Engine

It was another busy day on the Island of Sodor. The engines on the island were working hard. Thomas was busy on his branchline. Duck was busy on his branchline. Mavis and Toby were working at Ffarquhar Quarry. And Caitlin was taking passengers from the mainland to Ulfstead Castle. Caitlin loved her job, mainly because she got to visit Sodor every day. She passed many engines on her way to the castle.

One day, Caitlin was passing over Vicarstown Bridge. She had three coaches full of passengers on their way to the castle. But as she went through Henry's Tunnel, she noticed where she was and smiled. "What time is it" she asked her driver. "Nearly twelve" said the driver. Caitlin beamed "That means I'm here just in time". And no sooner had she said this that she heard a loud whistle. "Here he comes" she said. And then she saw Gordon thundering down the track. "Hello Gordon" said Caitlin as she blew her whistle. "Hello Caitlin" said Gordon as he flew by. But what Gordon didn't see was that Caitlin was blushing after he had said hello to her. "This is the only time of the day that I get to see him" said Caitlin. She didn't know why, but she felt different when she was around Gordon. When she was around engines like Connor and Thomas, she felt normal. But when she was around Gordon, she felt different. The pipes inside of her seemed more hot than normal. She blushed like crazy, and she felt woozy. "I wonder what this is" she asked herself.

Soon Caitlin had arrived at Ulfstead Castel. But as she pulled up to the platform, she looked over and saw Millie near the left platform. But then she saw that Skarloey was in front of her, and they were very close together. When Caitlin pulled up alongside, she was surprised by what she saw. Skarloey was kissing Millie. Their lips where together and they had their eyes closed. But then Caitlin left off steam, and Skarloey and Millie broke the kiss and looked at Caitlin. "Opps, sorry" said Caitlin. "No, were sorry you had to see that" said Skarloey. "Sorry for interrupting" said Caitlin. "No problem Caitlin" said Millie. "Well I'd better get back to my railway" said Skarloey. "Okay, bye amoureux" said Millie, and with one final kiss, Skarloey switched lines and puffed away.

When he had, Millie looked over at Caitlin. "You two have a good relationship" said Caitlin. "Yes we do, but I never thought an engine would fall in love until it happened to me" said Millie. "What does it feel like to fall in love" asked Caitlin. "Well, when I see Skarloey; my pipes get hotter than normal, my face turns red, and I feel woozy" said Millie. Caitlin gasped when she heard this. "That's how I feel sometimes" said Caitlin. "Really, when does this happen" asked Millie. Caitlin thought hard "It happened today when Gordon passed me". Millie smiled "If you had to describe Gordon, how would you". Caitlin continued to think hard "Well, he's fast, strong, and kind but can be stern, and he's very handsome". Millie smiled as Caitlin realized what she had just said. "I can't believe it… I think I'm in love with Gordon". "It looks like it" said Millie. "Oh my gosh, what should I do" asked Caitlin. "Well, you need to see if he likes you back" said Millie. "But how will I do that, I can't just ask" said Caitlin. "I don't know, but this is what you need to do" said Millie, and she puffed away to collect her coach.

That evening, Caitlin was hurrying along the mainline back to the mainland. As she passed over Vicarstown bridge, she thought about what Millie had said. "You have to see if he likes you back" she said to herself. But soon they arrived at the station and her passengers left. A nearby shunter diesel came to take Caitlin's coaches so she could go back to the sheds. "Thanks Michael" said Caitlin. "No problem" said Michael as he pushed the coaches towards the yards. So then Caitlin's driver moved her away from the station towards her shed.

When she arrived, Connor was already there. He was talking to a large diesel parked near him. When Caitlin back down next to Connor, he looked at her. "Hey Caitlin, I was just talking to Fred about the train he's going to pull tonight" said Connor. "It's an important passenger train. I have to take it to London because the passengers are going there to celebrate the Queen's birthday" said Fred. Then his driver walked up to him "Let's go Fred" he said as he climbed into the cab. "Well, see ya around guys" said Fred, and he hummed out of the shed towards the station.

When Connor looked back at Caitlin, he saw that she was deep in thought. "You okay Caitlin" he asked. Caitlin looked over at him; she had a weird look on her face. "Connor, have you ever wanted to ask someone something important, but you were too embarrassed to ask them" asked Caitlin. Connor thought for a moment "Not really, why do you ask". Caitlin looked down for a moment, them back at Connor. "Because I want to know if some engine loves me". Connor looked uncomfortable "Its not me is it" he asked. "What, no, I think of you as a brother" said Caitlin. "Oh, good, but who is it" asked Connor. Caitlin gave a sad huff "I think I'm in love with Gordon". Connor was silent for a minute, then he spoke. "Well, have you asked him" asked Connor. "Well, no, but I want to" said Caitlin. Then, Connor smiled "How about I help you". Caitlin was surprised "What, really." "Of course, I don't mind" said Connor. "Thank you Connor" said Caitlin. Then she let out a big yawn. "Tired hu" said Connor. "Yep, so I'm hitting the hay" said Caitlin, and she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Hope you liked chapter one. I hope to update soon. Remember to review and tell me what you think.