#aeg edward

[augustlaven]

An old sketch with an aeg version of my au. Edward and Henry went to live in a happy train marriage, leaving Gordon with a sore back and a midlife crisis.

[frog-e-box]

Another batch of requests done! I'm considering a mini break from TTTE art as to focus on my characters but in the meantime I hope you like these :D

[mintydeluxes-blog]

Man to Engine

The story is that both controllers of northern railways suddenly became engines. With no knowledge of how to change back Decide to keep it a secret in hope they figure out how until then, they now live their lives with their engine, but controlling over the railway isn't the same a riding among it rails ( Please note this is mostly from the tv series)

Bertrem the Stanier black 5 aka Sir Topem Hat: When he turned into an engine, he'd definitely freaked out. Especially since he's a lot bigger than he ever was as a human.

But once he calmed down, he looked at things from a logical standpoint and used the opportunity to work with his engine he is strict but funny and fair. He cares for his engines like his own kids. Normally, he's also their authority figure, but the engine see him as a bossy boiler. Regardless, He doesn't stand bullies and is more willing to face anyone if anything happens to his engines

He can't be forgetful at times if not a bit hasty, but he knows better than to cause confusion and delay

Peregrine the narrow gauge engine, aka Mr. Percival: When he woke up, he was literally screaming. because he was blind as a bat and can't feel his arms. It wasn't until Sir handel found him in an abandoned shed. Once he's calmed down and realized that he became an engine, well, he was pretty hesitant but willing to work. He is a lot like sir topem hat As he also see the engines as his sons. But he remains Stern and focuses on the job ahead, yet he is worried about who is taking his place at the moment.

[man-to-engine]

So, in the original railways series. There are technically three controllers. All are titles, Sir Topem Hat.

I think it's appropriate to see what they would look like if they were engines, eh?

Sir Topham Hatt, 1st Baronet - A small engine would be fitting for him since he isn't a fan of the bigger engines like a tank or coffee pot engine

Sir Topem hat the 2nd: A black 5 or any big tender engine

Sir Topem hat 3rd: A diesel engine or an electric tram or steam

Bonus AEG Sir Topem Hat: Tank or Black 5, I only saw a little of AEG, but I feel he would be over joy being an engine's since the movement isn't limiting compared to the book/Og TV show he just need to mind his strength.

Any thoughts?

[blueart2001]

I wonder what drink Gordon drinks xd

[mmprviolet]

Hot take but Henry Gordon and James drifting apart was a good thing because they were toxic together and they need the space to carve out their own interests, interactions and growth.

[master-of-the-railway]

Question: Is Edward's and James in your AEG au? If so, what were their relations to the younger Engines?

They are here, yes! I could never leave Edward out of anything ever even with his minor appearances in AEG, and James actually shows up quite often there so ofc I'd include him!

James is one of the engines that didn't really know how he felt about the kids, and for a while he was actually quite indifferent to them. He would look after Percy and Thomas if asked and he didn't mind them, he was just never the biggest fan of kids in general. Machine or otherwise. He grew to like the machine kids all a decent amount, they frustrate him at times, but he thinks they're all sweet kids and he's more than happy to spend time with him if they want to be around him. Thomas and Percy consider him family, though he doesn't have any specific label. He's just family to them.

Edward ADORES all of the children. He is the island's collective grandpa. He's a very gentle soul and he gives very good advice, plus he rarely ever gets angry and never gets outwardly angry at the kids. He's a solid role model and someone that the little engines feel safe going to if they can't go to their parents. Most if not all the kids have gotten in the habit of calling him "Grandpa Edward".

When the kids were doing jobs alone for the first time, a lot of them would end up turned around and on Edward's line, and he would gently guide them back to their route while helping them remember how to keep themselves from getting too lost.

[zukit0draws]

they are friends /redraw/

/other version/

[imitation-steamroller]

Rating More AEG Redesigns

Did one last year, might as well do another this year.

Initially, I wasn’t into how big they were compared to Thomas, but it’s kinda grown on me. It reminds me of how the narrow gauge coaches were taller than the engines. And I like how they both have slightly different face designs. Don’t know if you can see it too well, but Annie has brown eyes, while Clarabel has gray eyes and freckles. Solid 8/10.

That sure is a grandpa right there, I’ll tell you what. I I feel like whenever Hiro visits the island, all of the little engines gather around to hear his stories. I would too, ngl. I feel like if the engines could eat, Hiro would totally slip them some extra candy when no one is looking. 10/10

Edward, honey, what happened to you? Why is he so big? Why does he have extra wheels? Edward’s wheel config was my favorite part of his design, why change it?

All that aside, he exudes just as much grandad enerdy as Hiro. He looks like the kind of grandpa who’ll listen to whatever his grandkids have to say, even if it’s something silly like a cool rock Kana found. 5/10.

Ashima was a bit of a surprise. I figured she would be another kid if she was introduced, but no? She’s apparently a teenager? That’s what I heard on Twitter at least. Maybe a young adult? Either way, I get why she isn’t a kid. Trying to squeeze all those colors on an engine Thomas’ size sounds like a nightmare.

If Hiro and Edward are the grandpas, Ashima is the cool older sister. The kids probably look up to her and have probably tried to act older around her at least once, but she 100% joins in on their little games and shows them the silly things she did when she was their age. 9/10

She’s so big. Why? Like, imagine if you had a model train layout and you asked your friend if they wanted to put their engines on it. But instead of bringing an HO/OO engine like you expected, they bring a massive G scale Stirling Single. That’s Emily. And that coach of hers is even bigger.

Emily doesn’t speak much in AEG (Like, I’m pretty sure the end of the second movie is the most she’s spoken throughout the series so far) and I’m gonna pretend that it’s because she keeps to herself a lot. She can talk to the kids or hold a conversation just fine, but she isn’t usually the one to initiate it. 7/10

Ooh, this one feels weird. Okay, so Henry’s character model is clearly just Gordon’s with a little tweaking, but I don’t hate it? He’s like if Henry wasn’t completely rebuilt into a black five. And the brass dome is kind of a look? It kind of reminds me of the copper chimney cap he had in Tank Engine Thomas Again. 5/10

That is not a character who should be smiling /hj. I guess since the show already had Cranky, they couldn’t have another grumpy character? I don’t know. I feel like this Bulstrode hasn’t gone through whatever made the original one the bad tempered barge we all know and love. This guy is just out there enjoying his days out at sea. 8/10

[rushingexpress]

i had a dream u broke into my house and started attacking me with an aeg push along edward and then u stole some food from my kitchen, called me a snob, and left

..if you remember it so clearly then it wasn't a dream/j

AHAHA DIVOC 😭 I can just imagine me waving around an aeg push along Edward whilst trying to look as scary as possible (which would fail)

on the news: local transmasc attacks random civilian!!!

[theredengineapologist]

Ranking Every James I Own

Lego Duplo James:

12/10! MY FAVORITE JAMES! He's cute! He's chonky! He's easily portable! I can push him on a track or without! And he can sit next to my laptop politely as a little desk buddy! Plus, he's got side rods! Adorable and versatile! What more could you want from a little engine?

Easy S-Tier James.

Also! Since he's so big, he can fit doll sunglasses. Which allows me to do silly goofy things with him like this.

Trackmaster Motorized James:

10/10! A solid James!

I'm not sure what year or model he is, but I've had him since childhood (along with Lego Duplo James and Take-Along James). And now, over a decade later, he still works like a charm (albeit, after some cleaning and tinkering). He's not the fastest of my motorized trains, but he is my favorite (duh). I would like to add that he is the fastest of my battery-powered Jameses, so he gets an extra point for that. I love watching him run and carry things. And his gentle wirring noise is quite comforting.

Magnet Take-Along James:

6/10. The Mid-est James. :/

Don't get me wrong! I still love him very much. But against the other James's, he doesn't quite measure up. And the whole point of this post is to pick favorites (and also to show off all my Jameses *cough cough*).

There's nothing wrong with him at all. But just compared to the other James's he's a little basic. I do appreciate the details in his cab though! That's a nice touch!

My favorite thing to do with him is to attach him to the Aquarium train. It's the coolest rolling stock I have, and it makes him feel special.

Battery Powered Wooden Railway(?) James:

9/10! A very cool and interesting James indeed!

This James was a gift from a good irl friend of mine, and is the second new engine I've gotten after getting back into Thomas as an adult! He's a bit strange (/positive) in the sense that I'm not quite sure what line he's supposed to be a part of. I'm guessing Wooden Railway because the style of his wheels looks identical to my other Wooden Railway engines, and also because his tender is made of wood. But truth be told, I don't know for sure.

He starts running by pushing a button (I like pushing buttons). And he has a little light! That's so neat! Another cool thing about him is that he's able to run on my old Trackmaster tracks! So I can watch him go alongside all the others!

The one thing that makes him lose a point is that he's very slow (the slowest of my battery-powered Jameses). But I suppose that can't be helped because he is quite old. But whatever the case, I think he's a very neat James.

AEG Splash Tank Motorized James:

7/10. He gets points for being cute and chonky. The wave details on his paintwork are beautiful and that's why I got him (I can practically feel James preening himself at that comment). However, he loses points for being slow and frequently getting stuck on the tracks 😔 (I know he probably needs his own AEG tracks but shhh.....)

AEG Push-Along James:

10/10! I LOVE HIM! HE'S MY BABY!

He's adorable and small! A real pocket-sized James (and I've checked! He really can fit in my pocket!)! Also his face is just adorable! Very squishy looking!

Now I can already hear you saying, "Randy! The take-along James is also smol! Why is the AEG James ranked higher?" Well, it's for 1 reason: the hooks. To me, the hook feels more stable than the magnet, so I can carry AEG James around in my hand or my pocket without worrying about his tender falling off.

But most importantly, the hooks allow me to do my favorite activity: hooking up my AEG James to my AEG Edward and letting them puff around my house together.

LOOK AT THEM! LOOK AT THEM BEING HUSBANDS! Edward puffs in the front, and James is his back engine, just like many of their HIT-era episodes together. AEG Push-Along engines letting me live out my 2x5 fantasies fr ❤💙

[augustlaven]

We don't like aeg, but his face on this toy is so cute, why😭

[jobey-wan-kenobi]

The Engines as Mentors

Okay but I'm eternally salty that TVS in particular—though it was RIGHT to expand the NWR fleet—failed to use the dynamic of the OG characters from the books all functioning as Mentors and Elder Statesmen to the newer and more obscure and younger engines.

It would have been THE way to effectively integrate the newbies (looking especially hard at you, HIT era). Like, some of the best use of the new characters already are when they fall into a mentee dynamic with one of the established characters. But the TVS writers really only ever let this happen with, like, Thomas? To a degree? And Edward? A bit? And then the best and most beloved BWBA episodes (BWBA!) are when Gordon and, again, Edward get more of this sort of material. And then again, in fuckin' AEG, the most popular thing so far seems to be Gordon's whole Grumpy Dad shtick.

But I think canon and fan writers should have done this with all the classic characters. After decades as The Famous Eight—erm, Ten—(but not Eleven—to me Oliver is in that category of newbie that needs looking after. which is what the rest of the Little Western spends most of his one book doing!) they are all  kinda old af and well-qualified and honestly just should be mentoring the diesels and younger steam engines and whatever wide-eyed newcomers are brought to the Island Where Fever Dreams Come True and Culture Shock Is Probably One Hell of a Bitch.

LIKE. Percy. Yes, absolutely Percy! He's inconsistent about standing up for himself or making good decisions in his own working life but honestly his instincts when it comes to others have always been completely on-point. And he never has any hesitation about acting on his instincts so there is a recipe here for big-brother success. He must be so wonderful with uncertain new engines. I think he would have been much better for taking Molly under his wing than Thomas, and he must be a god among many of the newer tank engines. Like the dynamic I tried to paint in my headcanon post about Harvey—Percy gives whiplash as your mentor because he will always support you 100% but sometimes he will suddenly make the most baffling decisions and if you are not, yourself, a natural chaos gremlin, you are just along for the ride and possibly dying of secondhand embarrassment. But again, you also get over it because no one will ever show up for you more consistently than Percy the Caterpillar Engine.

The BWBA era thing where Gordon winds up mentoring Rebecca is... like, fine, I guess. I don't have any complaints about it, but—as I tried to show in my ficlet with him and Derek—I think Gordon's most typical mentorships have two unmistakable characteristics:

it is insanely arbitrary as to whether or not he decides to take you on. if you wind up in his circle of trust you probably weren't trying or even remotely expecting. it is also hard for anyone else to understand why Gordon looked at a new engine and said to himself "Yes. That one." Because the way Gordon makes emotional decisions is utterly impenetrable—this is RWS canon. Why did Gordon one day go from being Pure Unadulterated Jackass Whose Only Thought So Far In His Life Has Been "Me! Me! Meeeee!" to the engine who (evidently? without?? snark???) suggested the Fat Controller let Henry out of the tunnel to take a turn on his train? Honestly we don't know but it remains Gordon's signature style. Why did Gordon do an about-face after James took the express and graciously decide James was his new buddy? Well, to save face of course, but Gordon is also not above a good grudge so it feels like a coin toss. Why did Gordon decide to be super gracious when he rescued Percy and Thomas from their RWS scrapes? No one knows but somehow these moments are so quintessentially him (even though showing up moaning and scolding would have also been quintessentially him). And—most relevantly of all—there is what I regard as his archetypal moment with BoCo. 'My dear engine! You SAVED MY LIFE.' 'I mean, you're welcome for getting rid of them but they were never actually going to kill you.' 'YES THEY WERE. THEY HAD MURDER IN THEIR HEARTS. YOU ARE A GOD AMONG DIESELS, STANDING STRONG AGAINST THE FORCES OF DARKNESS.' '... Sure.' Gordon logic is not the same as earth logic and his reasons for rejecting or accepting others seldom make much sense.

If he does take you on, you may not even notice. Gordon is very stuffy and kind of... emotionally remote. His mentorship style consists of long rambling bouts of relating/boasting about his own experiences and/or advising you, without you able to get much of a word in edgewise—but then, he does this with everyone who is ever stuck with him—and doing extraordinarily nice things for you such as pulling strings to get you the best assignments or upgrades but he'll do it all behind your back, so it might take a while before you realize. (But you'd better, because even though he deliberately decides to do these things in secret, he will also privately feel hurt and hard-done-by if you don't figure it out and thank him. Or at least exclaim happily in his presence and sing the praises of your unknown fairy godfather.)

So yes, mentor!Gordon is a lot like friend!Gordon and worker!Gordon. He is pretty damn high-maintenance but he is also genuinely quite worth it. What his relationships lack in... comprehensibility they make up for in loyalty and generosity. ALTHOUGH. It's worth laughing because I think most of the engines he takes on are decent, polite engines who perhaps have some self-confidence issues. Basically it's like any engine he meets afterwards who is in the Edward mould he is actually magnificent to, which is hysterical considering that one of the keynotes in early canon was Gordon bullying the shit out of Edward. (I still think that wasn't malicious though, and more Gordon did not yet have the remotest understanding of Himself, Theory of Mind, or How to Be a Friend.)

If you have self-confidence issues but you do not win Gordon's capricious favor, never fear! You have James. Who is even more capricious, but that's not to say he's never been the most faaaaaabulous mentor in the world, c'est ne pas? Look. I want to see James as the catalyst for shy newcomers having a glow up. In appearance and attitude. I don't think he does he often but it has definitely happened around twice. I somehow have never actually watched "Rosie is Red" or "The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor" while paying attention but I've been assuming that's exactly how Rosie's Confident Girl Arc went down. Maybe he could be a similar idol for Neville or Flora. Another thing that has happened twice is James just flat-out corrupting a couple of the Good, Buttoned-Down Boys and Girls. I still want to see James take, like, Porter or Arthur and teach 'em anger. Introduce them to the world of (tiny) rebellions. By the time James is done with them, they are starting to Display Behaviors, and Act In Certain Ways.

Henry, I firmly believe (sticking out my tongue at most of the TVS and magazine writing for him), is actually regarded very intimidating. Like Gordon and James are intimidating too, but they are also known jackasses and the universe is known to have slapped them around reliably when they get too far up their own tenders. Also Gordon usually puts on an air of affability—in RWS it's Henry who is the Grumpy One (and meanwhile James, though he has a foul temper, is just too ADHD to be properly intimidating). I suspect Henry's actually always had the reputation for being extremely snobbish. Which is silly because he's only mildly to moderately snobbish, but there you are. He also doesn't put himself out there socially, but of course if you put yourself out there to him he's perfectly friendly. Anyway newcomers and young engines wouldn't know this right away. I think Henry's specialty is mentees in the mold of Bear and my OC Laura and even Rebecca—extroverted, expressive engines who show him respect. In those cases you see his best side, all kindliness and unstinting support. And Henry's support is really valuable, for the usual reasons that all the OGs have a lot of pull on the railway but also because Henry is surprisingly sage and sensible. He doesn't have the reputation for it the way Edward does, due to some of his notoriously poor decision-making in his earlier years and the way he can still sometimes be a bit literal or naive. But even if he's had to learn most things the hard way, he hasn't lied to himself about it and therefore he's developed a very clear-eyed view on things. Refreshingly simple and sound. We see this already in the RWS Super Rescue—he's got Bear and Spamcan pretty well-pegged long before the story ends. He also values engine solidarity in a really consistent, utterly unpretentious way that shows you he doesn't even think about it, it's just become a part of who he is. I love it. And, of course, he's bold as brass. He once hissed steam at his boss and essentially told him to fuck off for no better reason than it was raining and he just wasn't feelin' it. He had the most horrid wreck in the series and after being rebuilt he just got right back on that horse, pulling Flying Kippers again for the next century without the slightest sign of trauma. So if you need him for something, he won't hesitate to move earth and heaven for a friend. He may be a bit of a hypochondriac and likes to predict doom and gloom but he is fundamentally pretty fearless when it comes time for action. (Cut him a break with the elephant thing—he's allowed to have tunnel-related trauma, okay?)

Of course there was one extroverted engine inclined to hero-worship that Henry rejected in canon as a mentee, and that was Philip. Which brings us to Edward, and I fully agree with the fandom consensus that he is the mentor ever, capable of and inclined to look out for, like, everyone. All I'm saying is that I think the others can also step up in this way... Anyway, Edward's specialty of course is engines who are in the mould of Thomas, engines who are excited and eager to work but who talk a lot and might have a streak of mischief and who are definitely considered Too Much by everyone else. Edward likes energetic gremlins. They've always kept him young at heart. And, more importantly, they trust him so completely. Probably because they can tell he's one of the few who genuinely doesn't mind them at what everyone else considers their Most Annoying. He never tells them to hold still or quiet down or make themselves smaller in any way, so they are incredibly receptive to whatever he does tell them.

But what if you're Too Much and you are not eager? If you are not susceptible to admiring Edward's stellar work ethic? I think this is where Thomas shines. Like I think HIT abbreviated and simplified the conflicts with Dennis and Billy too much but it was such a gold mine. Because Thomas, see. You get these little sneaky rotters who don't want to listen to anyone—and at first Thomas seems like the most out-of-touch engine on the rails. Coz Thomas is a tryhard. He also has that whole "corporate positivity" thing going on. Like, the way I resolve the way TVS massacring my boy is by supposing that, after all, Thomas might have really tried to adopt that persona, especially in the '80s when he was inducted into the National Collection and the, well, television series got underway and Thomas becomes damn near the most famous locomotive in the world, certainly he knows he is an icon for children, and he might have figured that, well, this means I have to be a Good Role Model and Teach Children Valuable Lessons. And so he really did try to do this whole pep-talk, moralizing, sugary sweet encouragement thing (and he has a Word of the Day calendar, lol).

And the Dennises and Billies of the world look at that and—understandably, I think—retch a little. But then they double down. And the thing is, when they push Thomas too far, Thomas forgets to be sweetness and light, and just becomes himself. First of all, a foul-mouthed little drill-sergeant wannabe ("Cinders and ashes!!!!" "Who's been late every afternoon this week?!" "You're too fat—you need exercise!" "IF YOU DIE? IF YOU DIE, MOTHERFUCKER? SO WHAT?! I WOULDN'T GIVE A SHIT COZ I'D BE TOO BUSY FINALLY RUNNING MY GODDAMN TRAIN TO TIME." - all direct quotes from Thomas the Tank Engine, ladies and gents) Secondly, an extremely experienced engine who really has done a bit of everything by this point (he even hitched a ride on the Wild Nor'wester that one time, lol) and who is pretty skeptical so he's hard to fool (Percy was the last engine to really ever get one over on him, during the Ghost Train incident, and that's ancient history by this point). If you try to get away with doing a shitty job he's bound to notice and he will be quite acid-tongued if you've pierced his PR Persona. Third, although he can be kinda self-involved and the last to "get" what's going on with newcomers, he is surrounded by his old friends, who are all pretty good about either clocking an engine's whole Deal, getting all the tea like the gossips they are, or both. So while he was still in his amiable-idiot stage of your acquaintance, you, poor rebellious fool, thought you had the run of things but all the while he was getting up to speed on your whole deal. Which means you won't be prepared, should you really commit to ongoing antisocial behavior, for Thomas the Beacon of Children Everywhere to abruptly cast up your entire life story to you and to read it for filth, telling you the merciless truth about yourself in a way that the other engines pieced together but with which they probably never hit you deadass between the eyes.

Of course, this doesn't mean the would-be punks and malcontents who get onto Sodor are instantly cured, lol (though it has gone down that way a few times—my alternate version of Billy's intro story would feature an end where he's just gobsmacked into submission). Sometimes it just means you are going to decide Thomas is your Hated Enemy for Life, but you know what? You will have to step up your game in order to compete with him or even to gain enough clout to try and sabotage him so you're still playing into his hand (if we accept TVS's idea that 'Devious Diesel' did become a part of the Sodor family, I think this is how he was successfully integrated. At some point Thomas unexpectedly read him the riot act and Diesel was like 'who the FUCK are you?? like i know i already had beef with all the main line engines but where the hell did YOU come from???' but then after decades of competition they are essentially frenemies). But mostly the thing is, you are shell-shocked for just long enough, and you'd probably shift to being a bigger asshole than before... but, during that period where you're still burned, you are also looking at all of Sodor and every engine on it with fresh eyes (because if Thomas the Merchandise Engine could ream you out like that, perhaps you underestimated everything about this place). And you are noticing something else. Once Thomas has scalded you with his bitchery, he's also your friend. It's almost his version of sharing his lunch with you on the playground. (Something something salt and vinegar.) For all he rode Henry so hard from some of the earliest days of canon, I bet you he also beat down any 'outsiders' who took shots at him. For all he and Percy squabble, they are the closest of friends (and they weren't! for decades! but the more they squabbled, the closer they got). Getting into a knock-down fistfight is alarmingly close to Thomas's love language, and by the time he's savaged you verbally he is also invested in you. Once he's told you what he really thinks of you, he's also going to start showing up for you genuinely.

And that's when the little shits see the final side of Thomas. The genuine good humor. Obviously it doesn't win over everyone but there is a real groundedness and humility that I am sure Thomas can show (I tried to show this in the fic I made with @shinygoku based off their artwork of Thomas and Daisy) that is hard to resist. He's also fucked up along the way in every way imaginable so even when he side-eyes you, he's not looking down at you. I can just see him showing screw-ups a lot of grace so long as they let down their guard even somewhat because he's been there. Hoo boy, has he been there. That's why kids actually love him (it's not your vocabulary lessons and beaming smile, Thom, though the effort is appreciated), and it's why young engines can wind up loving him too. He doesn't hold what you've done in the past against you; he genuinely believes in second chances (and third, and...). Plus he knows every engine needs some excitement and responsibility in their lives. He has never forgotten the insanity-inducing frustration of being tethered to Vicarstown station.

Basically, once you cut past Thomas's earnest (and bullshit) attempt to be Perfect Kids' Role Model, he's actually always been great at keeping it real. And that's where a genuine respect can often grow.

[str33tydr1ft]

| Random Doodles |

Oh hey hi hello

I made some random doodles lol

I recebtly started to spare bruno from my hatred of AEG, mainly becuase hes cannonically autsitc and i dont have to guess with characters like Thomas and Duck, plus breakvan characters that arent Toad are underrated as hell so, I started to like Bruno, I might give him a hc backstory like I did with Rebecca, idk yet tho.

Lastly my all time fav ttte ship, eddie and his husband boco, I wanted to draw Edward and I wanted to draw Boco so why not draw them sleeping under a tree? I think its adorable ngl, and if I had enough motivation to colour it I would've made the flowers yellow as a little reference to their sons aka the hellspawn aka billy and bobby aka bill and ben, so yeah

I hope you guys like these,

[ye-olde-sodor]

Happy Edward day! Everyone’s favorite dad is finally here! And with some more LORE for Sodor Syndrome!

-After an accident involving Thomas and Diesel, Edward had to take Thomas to the works for inspection and possible repairs. While there, Thomas told him about the set of buffers that Diesel had found when he took a wrong turn to the diesel works last week. He brought Thomas to the area, hoping that he recognized it, but he'd never seen them before.

-Suddenly, the buffers disappeared in a bright flash, and there was dust everywhere! Next thing they knew they were derailed and in a completely different area then where they were before!

-Naturally, Edward downplays the tale as shock, and encourages his son to rest so the workmen can fix him up. While Diesel was able to be sent out to work again shortly after the accident, Thomas still needed small repairs, and had to stay at the works for a little longer.

-A few weeks later and Edward himself was starting to feel ill, and eventually had to be sent to the works as well. Thomas was nowhere to be seen, however, and he started to worry. He asked the workmen and Victor where he was numerous times, to which everyone either doges the question or shifts their eyes nervously. They insist nothing horrible has happened to him, but he's...a little different now.

-Of course, the lack of a straightforward answer puts poor Eddie on edge and very irritated at the whole situation. He doesn't understand what they mean by "He's got a new shape", he didn't get sent away for another rebuild, did he? But if he did, why didn't anyone say anything about it?! What's going on here?!

-It doesn't take too long for him to figure out what happened to Thomas, as the same thing happened to him! Poor Edward nearly had a heart attack when he realized what had happened!

-Eventually, after teaching him the basics of how to walk, he was taken to a donatory where the engine crews can stay during the work hours. His driver and firemen took him to a random room, only to find Thomas and his crew were taking up residence in said room (not that they mind, of course).

-With father and son back together, the two of them began to look into that set of buffers that Diesel found, as they were now convinced that they had something to do with all of this. It was here that Edward made a mental note not to disregard any more of "Thomas' Tall Tales" so haphazardly anymore. To be fair, he should've known better then to do doubt words of his sons by now.

Headcanons (since I forgot to include them in D/10's post whoops):

- I blame @/mean-scarlet-deciver for the vampire traits lmao, it was too perfect to pass up. Here's your long-awaited vampire Eddie!

-I also blame @/ferlost for Edwards glasses. I always saw Edward with them on, and after seeing their comic, I had to give him a pair.

-He isn't much different from canon Edward, but he's a mix of the Model and Railway series Edward rather than his CGI and AEG counterparts.

-So we have a kind, humble old engine who works hard, but more than happily spreads the daily gossip next to the water towers to his fellow co-workers. Stories are always one of his favorite things to share with the others, especially is it's his annual Halloween ghost story!

-He's a pacifist, but that doesn't mean he won't pass a fist if he has to.

-If he were able to, he'd marry Boco on the spot and raise a family with him, the Bee twins, and Thomas. It took him a while to figure out his feelings, but once he did, he's been infatuated ever since. Which makes it all the more painful that the two of them can't be together. But now that he has hands, however, perhaps that could be a reality...

-Speaking of hands, he's not sure how to feel about the predicament. Sure, his entire body just changed in a blink of an eye overnight, leaving him with an unfamiliar yet familiar shape with unfamiliar feelings and needs he never had before...but on the other hand, he does look rather dapper in his vest! And he can give the people he loves a hug! How could you turn that offer down?!

-He's one of the few engines on the island who's much more open about romantic relationships, much to many people's dismay. Romance in machinery was always a controversial topic, but it's one of the only controversies that Edward will willingly defend to the grave for obvious reasons. Once in a blue moon, the sheds can be filled with loud arguments over the topic from Edward and Gordon. Edward is always the winner in these debates, but Gordon won't admit defeat so easily.

-He's mostly on a vegan diet (mainly because it burns better in his firebox) but can be seen having an occasional salmon dinner and tuna sandwich every now and then.

-He hopes that this whole "Becoming a man/machine thing" doesn't happen to anyone else...BUT IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN, he wouldn't mind the extra company around the empty Worker's Dorm. (Especially if it's a certain Metro-Vick Type 2 Co-Bo Diesel Electric). Even with his son and crew around, it gets pretty lonely for the elderly engine.

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Totally love me tender

Douglas: Why we stopped

Donald: thinking

Douglas: about what? The fact that you have no braincells

Donald: I should have ate you in the womb

Douglas: WERE TRAINS WHAT FUCKING WOMB!?

Donald: BITCH WE CAN THROW HANDS RN

Douglas: COME AT ME BITCH

-ummmm soo no body won yeah so next!-

Douglas: I think we should clear Edwards line

Donald: naw let’s stick to the mainline for now

Douglas: But what about Edward

Donald: we’ll come back to it later

Douglas: UGHHHHHHH

-later-

Edward: -clearing his line while delivering goods-

Edward: I dont expect the twins to do everything

-back to the twins-

Donald: we’re going to the search and rescue center

Douglas: why tf would we need to go there

Donald: and you say I have one brain cell

Douglas: CAUSE YOU DO! DUMB ASS RAT

Donald: AYE DONT MAKE ME COME BACK THERE!

Douglas: WHAT YOU GONNA DO!? UR NOT MY MOM

Donald: WE DONT HAVE ONE WERE TRAINS!

Douglas: STOP APPLYING LOGIC TO EVERYTHING! LIKE LOOK AT AEG!

Donald: yeah you have a point….BUT STILL

Douglas: UGHH

-they clear the line to the search and rescue center and went back the clearing the mainline-

Donald: so where to now?

Douglas: fuck you. You never listen to me

Donald: are you Emo again?

Douglas: WHAT

Donald: ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION ARE YOU EMO AGAIN

Douglas: WHAT DO YOU MEAN EMO AGAIN

Donald:….BITCH YOU DONT REMEMBER!?

Douglas: I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT UR TALKING ABOUT!

-Donald went on explaining how Douglas was Emo when they were back on Scotland-

Douglas: BITCH THAT WAS YOU

Donald: NO THE FUCK IT WASNT

-at the end of the day they are still brothers-

Spencer: .-. STOP TORMENTING ME

-NEVER NOW STFU AND GO TO THE CORNER-

Spencer: WHAT DID I EVEN DO

-YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID-