Duck puffs straight into a flood, which douses his fire. James is sent to rescue him, which makes him cross as he was to take a passenger train. In his impatience, he takes off before Rocky's crane arm is secured, leading to a signal being knocked down.

Mavis is upset she doesn't get to see the sights of Sodor like the others do. Diesel offers to be her back engine, which means Thomas has to stay at the quarry, much to his dismay. He eventually finishes, but needs a back engine in order to take his train to the Docks. Thomas becomes fed up and tries to pull his train of stone alone.