The Runaway Kite

The Runaway Kite is a magazine story, illustrated using photographs from the CGI television series.

Plot
On the morning of the Sodor Kite Competition, Thomas is given the job of taking the winner's cup. On his way, Thomas sees a kite being flown by Stephen and Bridget. Suddenly, the kite is blown away by and big gust of wind. The children are upset, but Thomas promises to catch the runaway kite. Charlie chuffs up and offers to help, but Thomas wants to chase the kite all by himself.

It's not long before Thomas meets up with Edward who also offers his assistance and again Thomas turns down the help. By now, Thomas had forgotten about delivering the winners cup and every time he caught up with the kite, the wind blew it away again!

At last, the kite drops onto a bridge, right in front of Emily who offers to help. The kite is blown away again and Thomas chuffs after it, turning down Emily's offer. Soon, Thomas judders to a stop; he's run out of coal. Now, he really needed someone's help so he asks Percy who kindly gives him some coal.

Thomas arrives at the competition just in time to deliver the cup. Thomas' friends had found the kite wrapped round a signal. Thomas thanked his friends for helping and watches with pride as Stephen and Bridget fly their kite for all to see.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Edward
 * Charlie
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Stephen Hatt (speaks in speech bubble only)
 * Percy (does not speak)
 * Emily (does not speak)

Trivia

 * This story is based on the thirteenth season episode, Thomas and the Runaway Kite.