Electric Trains Master Post
Electric Trains are the Future is an ongoing fanfic for Pokémon Legends Arceus, with an additional Submas focus. It is updated every Tuesday, with outlines of the newest chapter posted that following Friday.
Akari tries to use Dialga and Palkia to summon the man in Ingo’s memory, and ends up summoning Elesa instead. With the Dynamo Model in Hisui, what will Akari and Ingo’s life be like going forward?
Relevant Tags: Light Angst, Memory Restoration, Reunion, Healing, Pizza, Polyamory, Blankshippers DNI
Relevant Characters: Akari/Hikari, Ingo, Elesa, Emmet, Volo
Relevant Pairings: Romantic: Elesa/Ingo, Elesa/Emmet, Elesa/Skyla (Mentioned); Platonic: Akari & Rei, Akari & Ingo & Elesa, Ingo & Emmet
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Chapter by Chapter and Outlines
Chapter 1: Koraid-ing into Hope. Akari aims for Ingo’s brother and gets his closest friend and girlfriend instead. (2057 words)
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Chapter 2: An Additional Coupling. Ingo deals with flashes of familiarity and awakened memories as Elesa figures out what she is doing in Jubilife. (2240 words)
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Chapter 3: Dealing with their Devils. Two much needed conversations are had. Ingo learns about who he is, and Akari comes up with a better plan. (4632 words)
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Chapter 4: An Excadrill-ating Day. Elesa gets to know her coworkers in Jubilife, and gears up for battle. (3411 words)
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Chapter 5: Class 150 Vulcan Locomotive Vermillion -> Saffron. Ingo boards the train of memories while Elesa and Zisu finish their battle. (3896 words)
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Chapter 6: Chatting over Lunch. With Ingo indisposed, Akari and Elesa take the day off to eat lunch with Irida and catch Elesa up. (3573 words)
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Chapter 7: Like a Big Pecha Pie. Ingo and Elesa celebrate Ingo’s memories with a homemade pizza. (4096 words)
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Chapter 8: I am Emmet. Have You Seen My Wife? Emmet gets some answers from Alola and Kukui is allowed to be badass. (2841 words)
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Chapter 9: All the Time in the World. Life in Jubilife is easy when have family. Akari works on her Pokedex, Elesa gets used to her new jobs, and Ingo enjoys the company of those around him. (4054 words)
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Chapter 10: An Unexpected Disruption. Jubilife needs to expand with all of the incoming immigrants, and Ingo and Akari are the right people for the job! (4848 words) (Major Character Injury)
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Chapter 11: Living on the Honedge. Elesa reacts. To future knowledge, to absurd advice, and to a tumble. (5386 words) (Major Character Injury; Dissociation)
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Chapter 12: For Thou Could Not Recompense. Akari deals with the consequences of her actions, and the others are not helping. (4160 words) (Dissociation and Mental Breakdowns)
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Chapter 13: I am Emmet. Do Not Worry About the Anti-Christ. Emmet and Cynthia have a talk, and Volo tells his story. (3923 words) (Minor depictions of blood)
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Chapter 14: Hello God, it’s Me. What is God to a believer? Is He Hope? Is He Despair? To Akari, He is an insurmountable wall. To Emmet, a challenge to be wrestled into the dirt if He defies him. (6040 words)
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Chapter 15: Slaking Back at Home. While Akari has her coming to Arceus moment, Elesa tries to relax with Ingo. (4024 words)
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Chapter 16: Reunions. Hikari has to quickly figure out how she feels about her aunt, her uncle’s brother, her worst enemy, and some kid. (3447 words)
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Chapter 17: A Two Car Train. Ingo wakes up and reconnects. (4702 words)
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Additional Information and Works in Continuity
Electric Trains Timeline (Evolving Post) - Playing with Time means that Time gets a little funky! As such, I decided to do an in-depth look at events, as well as giving some full names and information not planned for side stories.
Railroad Daisies is a side story set 1 year after Ingo disappeared. Emmet decides that it is finally time to hire a new Subway Boss so that he can keep all trains on schedule once more.
Chapter 1: I’m Not Your Boss. Hilda finds her nerves creeping up on her when Emmet calls her to the office. (4096 words)
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Chapter 2: Battle from the Heart. Emmet needs more trainers and Depot Agents, and Hilda needs to learn how to hire. Meanwhile, Rosa tries not to crush when she is caught off guard. (4596 words)
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Dragged from the Whorl is a side story one-shot set in the decade before PLA, and focuses on how Kamado and Zisu met and their working relationship as mentor and student.
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Influencing Works
The fic is influenced by a short comic from @/fluorescent-air-fresheners, which is transcribed into Chapter 1.
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My work boots are the most expensive shoes I’ve ever owned.
Also the most comfortable. I chose them after trying on several different brands and comparing lifespan vs usage vs comfort - I needed them for a physically demanding job, not the weekend hiking trails. I could have easily chosen cheaper boots that would have lasted long enough to be worth their low price, but I know the Sam Vimes Boot Theory and knew weaker, less comfortable boots would make my life harder in the long run.
So when the outside edge of the heel started wearing down after three years of heavy use I went to the shop I got them from and said “hey this is a common problem for me with how I walk but now it’s affecting my ankles and knees and I don’t wanna have to buy a new pair, is there a way to fix this?”
The salesman at this very fancy upscale boot store said “oh yeah, there’s a shoe repair place that can give you some heel guards - it’ll keep the rubber from wearing out.”
So at 8am this morning right after my 9hr shift ends I went to the shoe repair shop and it is the most hole-in-the-wall, is-this-a-real-business-or-a-mafia-front, am-I-gonna-get-shot tiny cinder block cube I’ve ever seen in my life. I grew up plenty poor and love me a good hole-in-the-wall business, but going from upscale store to this cash-only repair shop gave me whiplash. Wasn’t expecting this when a guy who wears three piece suits to sell boots said it’s the best place to go.
The skinny kid behind the counter looks somehow 16 and 25 at the same time, but when I tell him this place was recommended he smiles and says to hand over my boots. I hand him the vaguely warm foot-smelling boots, and stand in my socks in the 3’ square entryway surrounded by every color leather polish you could buy and watch as he turns my boots around in his hands, sizes up a crescent moon bits of plastic, and unceremoniously hammers tiny nails through them before handing them back.
The heels are perfectly level again. I can walk without almost rolling my ankles. They don’t clack loudly on the pavement or feel different. This is gonna fix my knee pain. It cost $10.
This kid had every tool he needed within arms reach, worked fast and smoothly, I was in and out the door in less than 8 minutes, and it only cost $10.
I didn’t think anything could cost only $10 anymore. I’m so used to hyperinflation prices I was spiritually thrown back to the 1400’s visiting the cobbler in town square. This kid might have been that cobbler and just decided to never die.
I’m still reeling from the whiplash, and gobsmacked at the price, and thrilled I didn’t have to go buy new, worse work boots (cuz I don’t have that kind of money for a second pair, I’m expecting these ones to last a decade) and it feels like I just experienced one of the rare little chunks of magic that floats around our world.
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People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.
For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.
The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.
So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.
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