Unpopular opinion (?): Percy should have tagged along with James in his mission to find Thomas in Journey beyond Sodor.
(Not saying this is fact but) From what I’ve heard journey beyond Sodor was supposed to be the END of the Thomas series as a whole but then bwba came along and they kept making more episodes
And what better way to have a great send off to the beloved Thomas and friends series is to include the main character’s BEST FRIEND in the big adventure of the movie.
And I don’t know about y’all but I am absolutely STARVED of the Percy and James dynamic.
Percy saving James from the landslide in tale of the brave and the fruitful day episode weren’t enough I need MORE of them being friends and doing silly stupid shit and bickering like an old married couple.
I can imagine Percy being extremely worried for Thomas but also being extremely suspicious of James because James has never really been this concerned whenever Thomas goes missing. And why Thomas SPECIFICALLY took James’s cars.
And eventually Percy just comes up to James and is like “what the FUCK did you say/do to Thomas that made him runaway with YOUR cars?” And James is just like “Bitch I don’t fucking know???”
Last time on 'Cyborg Goes Against Popular Opinions he Formerly Agreed With', I became more welcoming of Edward's portrayal in 'Saving Edward' because he must've had insecurities bottled up from years of bullying when he was first taken out of service and seeing engines from the S&M, TK&ELR and such scrapped in spite of their best efforts.
In today's thrilling installment:
We know James was a menace in TOTB, but I think I know why.
Duncan.
We know from his dynamic with James and Thomas in the Hit era that he has his way with getting at the engines' insecurities. Getting them to do stupid things, like taking excess coal (Duncan's Bluff) and crossing dangerous bridges (The Great Discovery).
Spending enough time around him could've encouraged James to strive to be more. More exciting, more daring, more cunning, and in the case of his BWBA portrayal, more punchable.
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The whole situation was turning into a mess. Their original intentions to climb Zaude and stop Alexei's plans had escalated far beyond what any of them imagined. The fight itself hadn't been easy, even when it was nine vs one, Alexei had showed that the title of Commandant was more than for show but even he hadn't been prepared to witness the truth of Zaude's existance when the core shot power up into the skies —
Raven's grip on his weapon tightens as he stares up at the sky. It falls to pieces and opens gaping holes to a monster above, his allies watching in shock and awe themselves. The adephagos. It was real and it was never gone and to think that Zaude's blastia core had been a shield protecting their world.
That fool.
The blastia above their head starts to crackle and go out of control, sparkes fly in the air above their head. The group have to prepare to run but Raven's eyes have fallen forward. Yuri is still facing Alexei but Alexei isn't even looking at the young man. He doesn't understand this uncomfortable feeling in his gut.
Is it okay for it to end this way?
Yuri takes the distraction and gives the commandant a brutal blow with his sword. Raven feels chills up his spine, he hears Karol and the others voices at his side. They needed to leave. Flynn was getting back up after taking a blow for Yuri but the young captain is clearly worn out.
No it couldn't end like this.
The core is threatening to fall on all of them and Zaude itself was shaking under their feet. The thing wasn't going to remain in the air much longer and they were all very aware. Yet when everyone moved back, Raven moved forward and dashed passed the retreating Yuri. It was selfish of him but thinking of everything he went through ending like this - it wasn't right.
Raven's sure someone is calling his name but he doesn't even register his own voice screaming over all the noise. Chaos and panic had broken out as the core is finally unable to sustain itself in the sky. Raven feels like he's never moved this fast in his life, tackling Alexei so hard he nearly knocks the air out of himself. The core falls and just narrowly misses the two of them when they hit the ground. The blastia core hits the roof and shatters into large and small bits, bringing up a plume of smoke.
❝ Raven!! ❞
❝ Where's Yuri!? ❞
❝ Come on, it's dangerous here right now. ❞
Raven can't make out much sound beyond his own ragged breathing and ringing in his ears. He coughs from inhaling whatever smoke and particles the blastia core picked up, waving his sleeve in front of his face to try and clear his line of sight. He's surely lost his mind, he thinks, as he looks around with bleary eyes before looking down at the man he'd stupidly risked his life to save. He's bleeding and covered in dust and pieces of blastia but he was very much still alive by the telltale sign of his chest rising and falling with irregular breaths.
I love how Thomas is just sent to do whatever miscellaneous work needs to be done whenever his branch line is down for repair. Like in Tale of the Brave! So Timothy's here!