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It was a beautiful sunset evening on the island of Sodor.
Edward and Molly where out on a date. But Edward had known Molly for quite awhile and wanted to make this evening extra special…

Edward and Molly were spending the evening on the top of Gordon’s Hill. They where watching the stars and the little engines hard at work below.
“The island is so beautiful from up here” said Molly
Edward smiled.
Then Gordon thundered past. “Hey Edward!” he whistled
Gordon was taking a wedding train.
Then Edward was reminded of what he had to ask Molly
He turned to face her. “Molly” he said “I think you are really beautiful and gorgeous”
Molly blushed
“-and I’ve decided I want to spend the rest of my life with you”
He held his breath and produced a plush box with a big golden ring inside. “Will you marry me?”
Molly’s eyes widened and her jaw dropped.
“Yes! Yes I will” she cried and at that moment, fireworks exploded in the sky
Edward ran onto her line, buffered up to her and they shared a long, passionate kiss under the fireworks.

A few days later, all the engines were abuzz of the marriage.
“Well Done Edward!” said Thomas
Edward had another difficult decision to make, he needed a best man (or engine), but none of the engines he thought would be cut out for the job.

But not everyone was pleased with the marriage plan, a large round man in a top hat. The fat controller found the newspaper with the headline ‘EDWARD ANNOUNCES MARRIAGE TO MOLLY’
The fat controller angrily slammed the paper onto the desk. “My steam engines getting married? That’s the most preposterous idea I’ve ever heard on my railway!” he seized his top hat and thundered out of the office.
He walked out of his office at Knapford and was completely ambushed by a swarm of newspaper reporters
“Oh great, paparazzi!” he groaned and pushed his way through the reporters and found Edward and Molly kissing in one of the sidings!
The Fat Controller’s face went redder than ever and he stomped over to the two engines. He pointed at Edward.
“What is the meaning of this Edward?” he roared
Edward stopped the kissing and faced the Fat Controller.
“Well sir” he began “This is the way me and Molly like to express our love”
“Not that!” The fat controller roared “this!” and held up the newspaper.
“Molly and I were always happy together sir, but we’d be even happier if we can express our love even more if we can get married on your permission sir” said Edward
“Absolutely NOT” Said the Fat Controller and thundered back to his office fighting his way through the paparazzi.
Molly looked sad “What will we do?” she asked
Edward looked angrily at the fat controller as he was being ambushed by reporters.
“Don’t worry. I’ll find a way. Even if it means disobeying The Fat Controller for once…”

9months later
The wedding was only days away and Edward wasn’t fully prepared yet.
Nor was Molly, she needed to find two bridesmaids.
As she was shunting in the yards, she saw the two very engines; Emily and Rosie.
She steamed over to them. “Err hi Emily, Rosie”
The two engines grinned when they saw her. “Hi Molly!” they said in unison.
“The wedding is only days away and I haven’t found bridesmaids yet and-“she paused
Emily and Rosie held their breaths.
“-I was hoping you two can be my honorary bridesmaids?” asked Molly
At that precise moment, the two engines squealed in delight.
Molly smiled
“The wedding was to be held at Wellsworth Station” said Molly
But little did she know that she was being watched by a sinister engine…

Edward was wandering the yards himself. He was looking for a best man/engine.
He saw James, he looked sad. He steamed over to him.
“Is something the matter, James?” asked Edward
“I was stood up by a visiting engine, she was so beautiful but she told me she was not my type”
Edward knew this was a good opportunity.
“James, I was hoping you could be my best man/engine for my wedding?” Edward asked
James’ face lit up immediately
“Thank You Edward! You’ll never regret this!” said James happily

A few days later, the night before the wedding arrived. Molly was to stay at Kronk station with Emily and Rosie.
And Edward was on his way to Kirk Ronan to stay alone. As he passed through Knapford, he saw a large box shaped engine at the platform and it was speaking with the fat controller.
“Excellent, it shall be done” said the fat controller evilly
Edward’s face of excitement faded, he knew now that the fat controller would do anything to stop the wedding.
*Vienna by Ultravox plays*
He took a different line away from Kirk Ronan and took a line towards Brendam Docks; he saw a large rail-ferry had docked and a line of visiting engines were lining up.
Edward joined the back of the queue, and entered the hold of the ship.
The ship closed the hold and Edward looked at Sodor one last time…

The next morning, Molly woke up and found everything was in disarray, everyone was panicking.
She steamed over to the stationmaster. “What’s going on?” she asked
“Edward has disappeared” said the stationmaster
Molly suddenly started panicking too.

The fat controller was sitting in his office. He was solemn.
“It’s all my fault” he thought

Thomas and Percy searched around Brendam Docks.
Then Percy spotted something lying on the wharf.
It was a piece of paper and had ‘Molly’ written on it.
“We should take this to the fat controller” said Percy
“No!” Said Thomas “You know how the fat controller feels about this wedding. We should take this to Molly”
They hastily steamed away

They found Molly sitting on a siding at Maron.
Thomas handed the note to Molly
It read ‘My dearest Molly,
I have decided that this wedding was a bad idea from the beginning; the fat controller has gone to extreme lengths to stop this. The battle was weary but I have decided that if he isn’t happy, then nor is I and I have moved to London.
Please don’t cry, this is a way of making the fat controller see sense.
Hurry my love, God speed my gorgeous Molly…
Edward

Molly began to cry, so did Percy. But Thomas was quiet. Edward had helped them before and Thomas wasn’t prepared to give up that easily.
Without Edward, Thomas and Percy wouldn’t know how to handle trucks.
Gordon would never have gotten over his hill.
James would have had a nasty accident without his driver to control him.
“I have to get Edward back…” said Thomas

The fat Controller was now feeling cheery.
“I don’t need that blue old iron” he said cheerily
Thomas steamed into Knapford and heard what the Fat Controller had said.
“YOU FAT SON OF A B***H” He roared “Edward was a valuable member of our family!”
“Oh what are you going to do little Thomas? After all, you are a steam engine” laughed the fat controller
“Shut up!” said Thomas “You’re just saying that because you really miss Edward even though you are trying not to admit it! You are one pathetic controller!”
The fat controller stopped his gloating.
“Who am I kidding, you’re right Thomas” said the fat controller
“Edward went to London sir, on last night’s rail-ferry”
“That’s not due to arrive in London until 10:00am this morning, maybe we can stop the ferry and convince Edward to return”
“Grand idea!” said Thomas
The fat controller went into his office and telephoned the rail-ferry company.
“I’ll put Edward on for you” said the captain of the ship held the phone to Edward.
*a few minutes into Edward & The fat controller’s conversation*
“Why should I?” Snarled Edward
“Our island needs you Edward” said the fat controller “We need our eighth member of the steam team back, its more like the seven steams and 1 oily team. We have Diesel filling your place!”
“Only on one condition, allow me and Molly to get married!” said Edward
The fat controller thought for a moment
“Yes, I’ll allow you to get married to Molly”
“Thank you sir…” said Edward

A few hours later, there was a huge crowd waiting for Edward’s return.
Molly was dressed in her wedding outfit (Which consisted of white and pink streamers along her boiler and flowers on her buffer beam).
The ferry soon came into view; a familiar blue engine steamed out and ran alongside Molly.
The fat controller stood in front of them.
“I’ll be very brief since I’m no good at speeches” he then turned to Edward and Molly “I wish you both the very best and I pronounce you engine…and…wife” he finished
Edward switched tracks and kissed Molly on the lips.
The engines blew their whistles.
Edward and Molly then rode off into the countryside, one at last…

THE END