#i like to think that bertie and algy have a thomas and james dynamic

[duskstargazer]

[1952]

After chasing after Edward, Bertie had gone in for repairs. During that time, the bus company had decided to bring in a new fleet of buses. One of these was Algy.

Bertie had quickly taken a dislike to Algy.

“Imagine! Falling into such a sorry state after racing one old steam train!” Algy laughed. “No wonder you lost to that suburban train in that little race of yours!”

“I've beaten Thomas in races since then!” Bertie argued.

“Did you? Or did he let you?”

Bertie glared hotly.

“Doesn't matter. You barely manage against this “Thomas”, you only just caught that train a few weeks ago-”

“I do just fine, thank you. No bus on any of the Ffarquhar routes can match my time and boast the safety I provide.”

“Not yet. Give me a week and I’ll run you out of that old bumpkin backroad.”