Thomas is working at the Clay Pits when a tornado closes in and also the rainfall makes the clay cliffs unpredictable. A flash of lightning reveals what resembles giant impacts on the slope above, yet a landslide has started and also Thomas can not remain to investigate. Bill as well as Ben press Thomas to safety in the nick of time. Not able to go back as well as confirm what he saw, Thomas tells Percy about it, however Percy rapidly comes to be convinced that there is a beast on the island. He also ends up being scared of taking the mail train during the night. When an unusual engine with sloping boilers very first appears, Percy believes he has to be the beast. James teases Percy and also tries to scare him even more, yet the brand-new engine, that is called Gator, proves to be a good friend as well as ally, that helps Percy find what it actually means to be take on.