Thomas, Lightning and Friends at the Salt Flats and leave Ace behind/At San Francisco/Sometimes You Make A Friend

This is how leaving Ace behind goes in Lightning McQueen's Adventures of Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie.

[The scene changes to San Francisco where The Fat Controller (wearing a cowboy hat) is asking a diesel shunter named Natalie about Thomas]

The Fat Controller: Uh, he's blue, with a big number one. Perhaps you've seen him? Delivering coffee from Brazil? (he shows Natalie the photo)

Natalie: From Brazil? Oh, yes, of course! I know the tank engine that bought the coffee from Brazil.

[The Fat Controller beams with delight]

Natalie: Oh, but she didn't look like that tank engine. Sorry.

[The Fat Controller's smile fades]

The Fat Controller: Er.... (sighs) Oh, thank you, anyway.

Natalie: Have a nice day.

[She reverses away while The Fat Controller walks sadly to a café]

The Fat Controller: Oh, Thomas, where are you?

[The Cars Antagonist Legion saw this]

Chick Hicks: Look. It's the Fat Railway Owner guy.

Sterling: You mean Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Controller.

Chick Hicks: Whatever.

Professor Z: It looks like he's been looking for Thomas across the world.

Ripslinger: Yep. No kidding about that.

Jackson Storm: Hopefully he doesn't interfered with our plans.

Arvy: Yep. I banged the little blue guy good.

Chick Hicks: Yes. But did you injure him enough?

Arvy: Well, other than the fact that a western mining engine saved him just now.

Ripslinger: A western mining engine did what?!

Chick Hicks: You were lucky he was able to rescue the tank engine. The next time I tell you to rough our enemies up a little bit show a little more restraint. [sighs in frustration] No matter. We need that puffball to come here just as much as Fatt Hatt does.

Grem: Why's that?

Chick Hicks: We are going to end this. Once and for all.

Acer: And for McQueen and his pals?

Chick Hicks: Same goes for them.

[He smirks evilly. The scene changes to the Salt Flats where Thomas, the cars and Ace are]

Ace: Doesn't it look like the moon, guys? Don't you all feel like you're in outer space?

[Grey cars zoom past them]

Thomas: But, Ace, what about.....

Ace: Welcome to the Salt Flats, guys, the home of speed!

Chug: Wow!

Finn McMissile: Fascinating.

Lightning McQueen: But what about Nia?

Chug: Oh.

Finn McMissile: Right.

Thomas: I'm not supposed to be in the Salt Flats, Ace! And I'm worried about Nia. We must have hurt her feelings, racing off, leaving her behind like that.

Ace: Yeah, well remind me never to do you any favors again, Thomas! Lighten up. You know I have to get here before the next rally.

Lightning McQueen: I know but friends and other things are more important, Ace.

Ace: Whoo! Yeah! These are my people! They can get me fixed up and back on my wheels in no time!

[The other racing cars are talking to one other]

Race Car: Feel the heat, Angelique. My engine is on fire!

Angelique: I'm ready to roll.

Tony: Continent number three, here we come.

Ace: Hey! Tony!

Tony: Ace! Ho-ho, there you are!

Angelique: We thought we lost you back in the Amazon!

[The men gently unloads Ace from his flatbed]

Ace: (laughs) Sorry about that. I...I caught the slow train.

Thomas: Slow?

Dusty Crophopper: No one calls Thomas slow!

Sheriff: He went as fast as he could to get you here only because you told him to.

Ace: Yeah, didn't mean to be an old stick in the mud.

Angelique: Oh. Tony didn't finish the Brazilian course either.

Tony: Uh! Don't remind me. By the time they picked me up, I had tiny frogs hopping all over me.

King: [laughs] That's funny kid.

Ace: Ugh! This is gonna be a hot one. I love the Salt Flats. What a place for racing. (he saw Thomas starting to puff off) Hey, Thomas. Where are you going?

Thomas: I have something important to do.

Ace: Yeah, but what about the rally? I thought you want to be the first railway engine to go all the way around the world.

Thomas: That doesn't matter now. I've got to find Nia and say sorry.

Lightning McQueen: And we're coming with you. [to Ace] And besides, Ace, you don't even have one clue about what it means to be a friend!

Ace: But what about the rally? You'II miss it.