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40% 40% 20% is the first episode of the Season 24 of Thomas & Frieds, inspired by the episode of the same name of Teen Titans Go!

Plot
Part 1: Te Vi Bailar...

Thomas starts counting down and then starts singing and dancing to an 80's style song. The Steam Team are just sitting around when Thomas comes in lip syncing the lyrics. He takes James by his cheeks and stares emotionally into his eyes, but then just throws him down and continues on. Percy and James try to get him to shut up, but he just keeps busting dance moves. Finally, James gets his attention. Thomas presses his center chest plate and nonchalantly asks what's up. Emily tells him they need to talk about this, and Percy says he's been singing it constantly for a few days now. He tells them that it gets him pumped up, but Nia asks what's so great about it anyway. Thomas clicks open his chest and pulls out one of those old fashioned tapes, saying that it's the greatest song ever, La Noche Brillará.

Part 2: The Music can Transform You!

Next morning, all of the Steam Team are just sighing in the kitchen. Thomas walks in with his tune on and asks what's going on. Emily says nothing but "blah". Thomas starts to bring up what can fix that, but Percy already guesses La Noche Brillará. James says he's listened to it hundreds of times, all with no effect. Thomas yells out that they need to listen with their heart, not ears. Out of nowhere, Percy involuntarily starts dancing to the music, and Thomas explains that the blah went on vacation! Nia randomly starts lip syncing the lyrics, and Thomas cites that he may not know the lyrics, but the lyrics know him. Suddenly, they are all transformed into cool looking rock stars, and this is the music reality he had been talking about. James' freaked out, but Thomas shouts it's time to ride. They are teleported someway to a far off planet and are speeding along on a high-tech bike with two side cars. Thomas runs faster, and they flash though the open past a metallic crater crab. A robotic golden eagle starts to soar with them, followed by a mechanical white horse trotting alongside, all against a wolf background screen.

Part 3: Open the Jar WITHOUT the Music!

All of a sudden, James presses the  STOP  button, and Thomas asks what's the problem. James and the other Engines order him to stop overplaying that song, so Thomas tries to compromise by playing little sections, each time hindered by James, who points out that La Noche dejo de brillar!. Emily's worried about him, but Thomas assures them he's AOK. But for a test,James hands him a pickle jar and tells him to open it, but without the song. Thomas desperately tries to open the jar, but eventually he drops to the floor, a failure. Percy scolds that he can't even take a lid off the jar, and James points out if they needed him, what would happen? The Steam Team' new toaster alarm interrupts them, and James flips over the toasted bread to see that The Brain is on a rampage in Sodor City. Everyone charges to the elevator, but James halts Thomas; he is suspended until he opens the jar- without song accompaniment. Thomas waves it off, extends his wheel to grab a jar, and assuredly screws it. The cracking sound isn't the lid, it's his wheel.

Part 3: La Canción es un apoyo!

A day goes by, and Thomas still struggles to open up the jar. The next day doesn't see any progress, made even worse when he checks out the lid of the rim that mockingly states it's pretty easy. By the fourth day, Cyborg is hopelessly curled up on the couch when the table alarm goes off (toaster must be in use). Thomas sees that The Brain has captured the Steam Team, but he can't save them... withdraw from the song is just too weakening. From a distance, Thomas starts to hear a chirping sound. He looks out the window to see a brown hawk cawing La Noche Brillará while building a nest out of twigs and barf. Thomas now realizes that this catchy song was made to be a crutch. He presses his chest player, pops the jar, has a refreshing pickle, and goes back into rock star-mode.

Still in the rock star animation, the Steam Team are being held at The Brain's evil skull lair in suspended metal cages. James looks in horror as The Brain emerges from his hydro-lift pit with a new, tech advanced, spider like suit, and entirely made more dramatic with a flamethrower. Still rumbling through to the lair, and now with a wolf-bandelier, Thomas encounters a gigantic black samurai monster, who swings at him with a huge sword. Thomas dodges as his number turns into a Wings. He gallops up the wheel, charges up his fist, and cracks the monster to the ground with a crash. The Brain is watching his warrior's defeat on a monitor, so he sends a swarm of rock star zombies to intercept Thomas. They meet in the air, and the zombies emit green laser blasts, which Cyborg deflects with a force field. The golden eagle from earlier swoops by and delivers to him a katana. Thomas doesn't even chop though, he just points the sword at them, and they all are conveniently destroyed by a flash of blue energy.

'''Part 4: LA NOCHE... COMIENZA... A BRILLÁAAAR!!'''

Thomas smashes through the roof, facing The Brain. Unfortunately, a surprise attack from Monsieur Mallah from behind knocks his La Noche Brillará tape loose. The Brain catches it and crushes it, too. The cool animation and music stops with that, and The Brain points out how weak and pathetic Thomas is without his tape to the other Team. They urge him on, but Thomas falls flat on his face, worthless. James and Emily know what they must do- they begin to hum the instrumental to La Noche Brillará. Thomas slowly regenerates, and Nia and Percy add to his power. Mallah tries to slap him down, but the now fully juiced up Thomas body slams and KOs him. The Brain has been overlooking this, and he moves into to put an end to him. Thomas returns to rock star form in a burst of light, then he transforms into an 18 wheeler. The two charge at each other, but The Brain is no match, he get smashed aside and explodes off to the side. Emily asks if the truck is him, and Thomas lets her know that he should be called OpThomas Prime 2.0. He frees them from the cages with a couple of blasters, and after that, they all roll out in a scene with La Noche Brillará album cover in the backdrop, all of them riding horses.

Trivia

 * This episode is based in the Teen Titans Go! Episode.
 * La Noche Brillará is in spanish in every of lenguages.