Bold and Brave

"I shall get lost in the fog, and never be seen again!"

- Thomas

Bold and Brave is the twenty-first episode of the ninth season.

Plot
Thomas is collecting equipment for the seaside station, and Diesel warns him of the "curse of the cliffs". Thomas is skeptical, but when Harold warns him of fog near the headlands Thomas is frightened. He later finds Ben outside of a tunnel, who tells him Diesel says a monster is lurking inside. Thomas goes to investigate, and realizes the monster is really a generator powering some lights. Thomas puffs onwards and comes across the fog, but thinks about Diesel's other lie and bravely goes on. In the future, Thomas knows not to believe Diesel, but to believe in himself.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Ben
 * Diesel
 * Harold
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Gordon (cameo)
 * Emily (cameo)
 * Annie and Clarabel (cameo)
 * Tiger Moth (cameo)

Locations

 * Brendam
 * Tidmouth Sheds
 * Dryaw
 * Bluff's Cove Junction
 * The Fishing Village

Trivia

 * This is the first episode in which Ben appears without Bill.
 * In Denmark and Norway, this episode is named "Brave Thomas". In Sweden, it is called "The Brave Thomas". In Finland, it is "Proud and Brave". The German title is "Diesel's Story Time".

Goofs

 * The narrator says, "Diesel chugged away", but Diesel is, obviously, a Diesel.
 * Fog usually comes when it is very cold in the atmosphere, so it would be impossible for the fog just to roll away so quickly, or be on the beach in the first place.
 * Though it was mentioned in Buffer Bother that where ever Ben is, Bill is also, Bill is nowhere to be seen.
 * A brakevan should have been added to Thomas' train.