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[askyoungiron]

Hello Mallard do the names Merlin or Gadwell mean anything to you? I bring you ducks as offering 🦆🦆🦆

Mallard: Thank you for the Ducks, I will give you a detailed answer for your ducks.

Merlin feels like a very important name to me. But I don't quite know why. It does make me feel happy so I assume that Merlin was someone close to me.

Gadwell makes me feel sad. I'm not sure why but, it feels like a loss of innocence. Do you know what these names mean? Are they important somehow? They feel important.

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[tornadoyoungiron]

Can you do a short with Mallard and Gadwell? I'd like to see how Mallard treats his little when you've hinted that Mallard doted on him.

I might do. I have a huge document with about 15 other prompts for Young Iron shorts that I hope to get through alongside the main story, I will add this to the list though.

Everyone seems to like the Mallard fluff. Fluffy Mallard fics are something people seem to love.

Perhaps some baby Mallard and baby Gadwell shenanigans.

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[askyoungiron]

I just found out that Gadwell is a type of Duck so it makes sense that Mallard would dote on him!

DUCK BROTHERS!!!

Sir Nigel: They were indeed very close to one another being built months apart. It is a terrible shame that Gadwell was destroyed. That was the beginning of Mallard's descent into madness. He never made an effort to form friendships with others after this. He became distant with his friends too. I think he as scared to lose anyone else.

I guess we'll never know now that Mallard is gone now though.

Although I am more surprised that Great Northern developed a good relationship with Gadwell, maybe the old man was softening up at that time.

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[tornadoyoungiron]

A GOLDEN SOUL - Chapter 8 - No. 4498

Two allies finally talk and the Black 5, 5025, finally arrives on Sodor. Mr Richard confronts Godred and Gordon is pulled off the express for a private mission.

During the height of WWII, a LNER A3 and a LNER A4 speak about the loss of the A4 engine Gadwell to an air raid.

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“I hear that you lost Gadwell,” the Flying Scotsman said as he pulled up beside the black A4 sitting ahead of him in the yards. All their liveries were black these days. The war had seen to that. “My condolences.” 

The A4, 4498, or Sir Nigel Gresley gazed back at him. He looked saddened and depressed but otherwise still held himself to the highest appearance.

“Bombers dropped a bomb on his shed, it exploded between him and 925,” 4498 said solemnly. "There was no saving him. His soul had left his engine before morning, same with 925."

He sounded shaken but he kept his appearance uptight and strong.

Keep calm and carry on as the humans were constantly saying these days. 

Flying Scotsman looked at his buffers and gave a deep sigh.

“It feels like the entire world is going insane,” he said bitterly. He gazed up at the cloudy sky. “How are the other A4s dealing with it?”

“We’ve kept a low profile so I, unfortunately, have no idea,” Sir Nigel said. “Falcon, Australia and New Zealand are the only ones working in this area. I heard from Falcon that some of them don’t even know that Sir Gresley is no longer with us, the war has kept groups of us separated for so long.”

Flying Scotsman looked at his buffers quietly. He was still trying to make sense of the loss of their designer. He knew he had to step up and take over as leader of the A3 class but part of him was resisting. Great Northern was pushing back despite all of his siblings referring to him as the patriarchal leader these days.

“Great Northern still causing you grief?” Sir Nigel asked and Flying Scotsman sighed.

“He doesn’t accept my leadership,” Scotsman grumbled. “It’s been a decade since my record, I’ve earned the respect of all my siblings except him. I don’t understand it.”

“If it’s any consolation, most of us A4s respect you as your class's leader,” Sir Nigel said kindly. “You set the gold standard. You were the first. That cannot be taken from you, no matter how much Mallard whines.”

Flying Scotsman rolled his eyes. 

“I honestly don’t care that he broke my speed record, Silver Link did that and I'm proud of him for it, it’s the way Mallard goes on about it that’s infuriating,” Scotsman hissed steam. “Hell, I think Silver Link is tired of him as well.”

“He’s young,” Sir Nigel put forward. “Hopefully he’ll grow out of this phase and realise there are more important things in the world.”

“Wasn’t Gadwell younger than Mallard?” Scotsman asked and Sir Nigel closed his eyes in mourning. 

“I’m sorry,” Scotsman apologised realising his lack of tact. “That was insensitive of me.”

Sir Nigel sat still for a long while before opening his eyes and looking back at Scotsman.

“How is that older sister of mine? Is she doing well? Is she pulling the Flying Scotsman up to your standards?" 

“She’s doing most impressively,” Scotsman smiled. “Silver Fox is a credit to your class and she’s making a lot of friends. The other A3s around our yard love her company, especially Polly.”

“Ah yes Pretty Polly,” Sir Nigel said wistfully. “Double-headed with her a while ago, very fierce speaks her mind but very good at what she does.”

“She’s getting very nasty towards Great Northern,” Scotsman said quietly. “I don’t know what to do every time they fight. If I break them up, Great Northern will always turn on me and Polly will instantly step in to defend me again causing the fight to escalate.”

Flying Scotsman looked away from Sir Nigel.

“They would have never pulled this when our designer was still alive,” he sighed before looking back at Sir Nigel. “You’re got a good history at dealing with Capercaillie and Mallard, what would you do?”

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