Thomas: You have to load me onto a ship bound for China straight away!
Carter: Oh, do I now?
Thomas: Please! I'm trying to catch up with someone, someone I need to talk to.
Carter: That's some distance to go for a talk. Must be a good friend.
Thomas: Yes, she is.
[The scene changes to night with Thomas on a ship bound for China as Sometimes You Make a Friend starts playing]
Thomas: Sometimes you make a friend,
the kind of friend who stays.
Sometimes you make a friend
and you're the one who goes away.
Sometimes you're the one,
who acts a bit unkind.
You didn't think and you did something,
you can't forget and can't rewind.
I'm sorry, so sorry!
And I don't know what to do.
With you so far away.
I'm sorry, so sorry!
And as soon as I see you,
that's exactly what I'm going to say!
I'm sorry, I hope you're still my friend!
I'm sorry, so sorry my friend!
[The scene changes to a map with a red arrow morning across it before changing back to Thomas puffing through a Chinese countryside with a train of trucks then coaches with bikes attached]
Thomas: Sometimes you make a friend,
the kind of friend you need.
You try to make them happy,
but... you don't always succeed.
Sometimes you're the one,
who does something that's not okay.
Sometimes you hurt a friend,
and you don't know what to do or say.
I'm sorry, so sorry!
[A guard's whistle blows and Thomas reverses into a siding. Just then, Yong Bao, an engine Thomas met at the Great Railway Show came puffing in with a snowplow attached]
Yong Bao: Hello! Aren't you Thomas from the Island of Sodor? I think I met you at the Great Railway Show.
Thomas: Hello!, We remember you. You're Yong Bao!
Yong Bao: That's right! But what are you all doing in China, my friends?
Thomas: Oh, I'm looking for a friend.
Yong Bao: A friend from Sodor?
Thomas: No. A friend from Africa.
[A Chinese diesel comes by with a train of trucks]
Chinese Diesel: I met a steam engine from Africa this morning.
Thomas: Ho...you did!.
Chinese Diesel: Yes!, she was heading for Zhangye Danxia.
Thomas: Zhangye Danxia?.
Chinese Diesel: Yes! The Rainbow Mountains.
Thomas: The Rainbow Mountains...of course!. (toots) Thanks! Thanks!
[He set off]
Yong Bao: If you're going to the mountains, you'll need a snowplough!
[But Thomas is already gone. The scene changes to Thomas crossing a bridge]
Thomas: So I'll hold onto hope,
I'll hold on tight,
for a chance to make things right.
I'm looking for you,
I'll come through,
if it takes me all my life!
I'm sorry, so sorry!
And I don't know what to do.
With you so far away.
I'm sorry, so sorry!
And as soon as I see you,
that's exactly what I'm going to say!
I'm sorry, I hope you're still my friend!
I'm sorry, so sorry my friend!
[Thomas looks down and carries on as the song ends.]