1) the emmer (feat. a little bit of disney fairies au, hugs and emmet discovering ingo's torn wing) ignore my angry note to myself lmao
2) fell asleep on the couch
3) cuddling with your dragon brother from this fanfic. surprise digital sketch
4-7) dnd au the nimbasa party, emmet's first meeting with tynamo, resolutions, and mild dragonborn traits from drayden's side of the family (yes, i know dragonborns don't have darkvision, but i say they should so they do)
8-9) disney fairies au reunion, cat-sneasler, and teaching ingo to fly again
something from the emmetsicle au (that i will probably never finish) based on a concept @redsiren308 had about the power of love warming emmet up post-icicling. hugging him back to life. very scientifically sound
He held Reshiram closer, curling his body around what little he could with a snarl and bared teeth. He saw red. He would protect his brother, no matter what.
I think that gem AU Ingo and Emmet are really funny because gems pop out of the ground as fully functional adults ready to perform their duties so I'm just imagining them popping out at the exact same time like:
Ingo: Trains
Emmet: Trains
Ingo/Emmet: TRAINS
And from that day forward they were always stationed together
I also think that they'd do really well in era 4 compared to other gems because all of this new "free thought" nonsense is the perfect opportunity for them to implement all of their wild ideas they've been cooking on how to make homeworld's public transportation system more fun (homeworld battle subway)
(apologies for how late the response to this is- still getting used to answering asks! i appreciate the ask immensely anyway!)
no, it is really funny LOL in the gem au, they're also a case of a twinning crystal (like the rutiles) splitting before forming, just so i could make them Extra Identical. even if they weren't stationed together, they would insist upon it. the moment they formed they looked at each other and went 'this guy gets me'. i think it would be cute if they still did actually have to get to know each other, though. i always think that's a fun angle in aus like this where they aren't technically brothers in the traditional sense.
this au doesn't take place in the same world as steven universe in the sense that steven and co. exist, but if it did, they would definitely be thriving in era 4. so much creativity! combinations of different gems! wow! and yes, 100% homeworld battle subway. them and the battle subway are a package deal, even in another universe.
@not-a-font i've actually since changed their weapons to be dual swords and a shield so that their combo could be an axe that looks like a coal shovel, because trains (you can see it vaguely in this doodle)
but your idea is way too good. emmet says you're done, get yoinked idiot
I think that gem AU Ingo and Emmet are really funny because gems pop out of the ground as fully functional adults ready to perform their duties so I'm just imagining them popping out at the exact same time like:
Ingo: Trains
Emmet: Trains
Ingo/Emmet: TRAINS
And from that day forward they were always stationed together
I also think that they'd do really well in era 4 compared to other gems because all of this new "free thought" nonsense is the perfect opportunity for them to implement all of their wild ideas they've been cooking on how to make homeworld's public transportation system more fun (homeworld battle subway)
(apologies for how late the response to this is- still getting used to answering asks! i appreciate the ask immensely anyway!)
no, it is really funny LOL in the gem au, they're also a case of a twinning crystal (like the rutiles) splitting before forming, just so i could make them Extra Identical. even if they weren't stationed together, they would insist upon it. the moment they formed they looked at each other and went 'this guy gets me'. i think it would be cute if they still did actually have to get to know each other, though. i always think that's a fun angle in aus like this where they aren't technically brothers in the traditional sense.
this au doesn't take place in the same world as steven universe in the sense that steven and co. exist, but if it did, they would definitely be thriving in era 4. so much creativity! combinations of different gems! wow! and yes, 100% homeworld battle subway. them and the battle subway are a package deal, even in another universe.
taking a break from trainguys for a moment for (very old) collection of short-lived ben 10 reboot/sequel ideas
1.
2. half-finished screenshot redraw. kevin in the original is just wearing regular-ass clothes working on his car. he's gonna have to throw that whole outfit away does he know how hard it is to get grease/oil out of fabric???
3. when your cousin is also kind of your twin but not really but sort of
transcript bc my handwriting is awful
kevin: i thought you guys said you were cousins, but you act more like siblings. which is it?
gwen and ben: yes.
4. episode where ben gets captured, omnitrix gets booted, and he has to fight his way out of the prison with no transformations
transcript
ben (breathing heavily): come on, who's next?
generic bad guy: you can't defeat me! without the omnitrix, you're powerless!
ben: bet.
5. ben is small and manhandle-able, like a cat. kevin takes full advantage of this
transcript
bystander: why is there a guy on your–?
kevin: why don't you mind your own business
May we get some spoilers for dnd submas reunion? If not, is it possible to compare Warlock Ingo's abilities vs Paladin Ingo's abilities?
HMMMM reunion spoilers....how about an out-of-context quote from the fic?
“‘This place’ is my home,” Ingo says, and his voice drips with a venom that Emmet has never heard directed at him, not even during their worst arguments.
have fun with that!
as for Paladin Ingo vs Warlock Ingo!!
the main difference is, of course, the source of their powers– Paladin Ingo gets them from his oath of upholding safety checks, and Warlock Ingo gets his from his connection to Sneasler.
so Paladin Ingo has a lot of protective spells, a lot of wards and shields, healing abilities, etc. he shares many of these with Emmet since they have the same oath and class in this case. actual DND spells that would be relevant here are things like Shield of Faith, Cure Wounds, Warding Bond, ironically Protection from Poison, things like that. he also knows Compelled Duel as a parallel to single battles hehe
Warlock Ingo, on the other hand, is more focused on protecting by attacking, i.e. being stronger than the potential threat to drive it away. of course he's got some form of Eldritch Blast, it's a warlock rite of passage, but also things like Poison Spray, True Strike, and Frostbite. he's got access to some of Sneasler's moves like Dire Claw and Close Combat, but due to her "higher being" status they're more suped-up than the typical pokémon move and akin to a full spell.
both Paladin and Warlock also have access to some of the movepool of their pokémon partners/weapons, as is the case for anyone with a bonded pokémon; so Paladin Ingo has a focus on fire, ghost, and dragon abilities, and Warlock Ingo can use Gliscor's ground and flying-type moves. and yes he does figure out a way to use some version of Earthquake in both classes ;)
be curious no longer, anon! despite the fact that it took me like ten days to answer this! i'm holding myself back from writing an MLA-formatted essay describing the entire au, so i'll just give you the basics (which will still probably be long, whoops).
the general idea of this au is that Ingo, Emmet, Elesa, and other relevant pokémon characters exist in a DND-themed fantasy world (not that they are playing a DND session and these are their characters. important distinction).
classwise, Ingo is (currently) a human eloquence bard (i'm being wishiwashi about it), and Emmet is a human echo knight fighter (because double battles!); they are both also paladins with the (made-up) oath of safety due to their conviction to uphold safety checks being so strong that it gave them powers.
also, their pokémon-shaped weapons are more than just weapons! in this world, pokémon are magical creatures that can take on a weapon form. they can exist naturally, but can also be made (for example, Ingo made Chandelure as a Litwick by enchanting a candle with some of his soul essence).
some other characters' species/classes (just the basics, still workin on them):
Elesa – tiefling, glamour bard/evocation wizard(?)
Volo – human/elf, divine soul sorcerer
Irida – winter eladrin, circle of the land druid
Adaman – summer eladrin, mmmmonk. maybe. he's hard to pin down
Protag/Akarei – human, peace domain cleric
Drayden – dragonborn, fighter?
(unfinished or old art, but it's all i got of 'em at the moment)
the Main Story of the au, the one i'm actually writing a fic about, is that on one of the boys' outings investigating some strange occurrences, a rift opens up and Ingo gets sucked inside. Emmet doesn't have the skillset to figure out where he went, so he searches for someone who does– the sorcerer, Volo. they don't travel together 24/7, but Volo does stick around more or less as they figure out where Ingo went and how to get there.
turns out, Ingo was sucked into the Feywild (Hisui), and since the Feywild is not kind to mortal memories, he forgot everything after being in there for a few hours with no magical protections. he was eventually found by the Pearl Clan, and becomes warlock to Sneasler in order to give him some way to defend himself (bc he forgot all his levels in his other classes lol).
that's where i'm gonna stop myself, because i'm never going to finish the fic if i get into what actually happens in it. but thank you for asking!! i love this au!! i will talk abut it more (threat) if you have any other questions!!!!!
boss makes a dollar i make a dime that's why i doodle my beloved trainboys on company sticky notes when nobody's looking
1) dnd au
feat. sorcerer volo being himself, teen ingo creating litwick (he loves her so much already!), a couple design sketches, warlock ingo accessing sneasler's powers, and the tumultuous reunion between the brothers
2) gem au
feat. ingo and emmet's fusion (mega jaspilite) and their weapon (coal shovel axe!!), their robonoid-pokémon (eelektross is a generator and chandelure is both a light source and a laser rock cutter), ingo's regeneration on earth with human irida (one possibility for the route this au takes), gem elesa (pietersite) and her and the boys' fusion (lightning ridge opal)
3) @hehe-hoho-ohno's misfits au
feat. our favorite troublemaker, fairy princess skyla, emmet's fond smile in the flower field scene, and ingo covered in fairy floss spiders from chapter 2. seriously, if you haven't read this fic yet do yourself a favor and read it right now
4) jazz for your soul
The search for your missing brother has brought you to this dilapidated temple. Its main hall is lined with faded tapestries that reach the ceiling. The only light is the dim glow of your brother's sleeping Chandelure. Your Eelektross emerges from sword form to hover beside you, tapping its claws together anxiously.
What do you do?
> Examine the tapestries
> Continue down the hallway
and now presenting: the full-size, textless version of the SideTracked Zine's cover! it was a collaborative effort between every contributor; each triangle represents an au. we're all verrry happy with how it came together :>
AU/Artist Credits:
(top to bottom, left to right)
Template/Center Boys ▸ CardinalCrossing
Warden Swap ▸ snakeeyesdraws
Whisperer ▸ Raynavan
Schrödinger's Cat ▸ RWyvern
Dungeons & Dragon Types ▸ fraymotiif
Wandering Spirit ▸ SapphireClaw
Selkiemas ▸ acatpiestuff
Cowboy Submas ▸ caramel-caracal
Dystopian ▸ esprei
Under the City Streets ▸ Coramatus
Grubmas ▸ Samdragon57
"Ghost" Ingo ▸ DigitalPen
Take to Flight ▸ CardinalCrossing
Neko Atsume ▸ Tangential-Hooligan
Recipe Share ▸ EVTrainingUniversity drawn by CardinalCrossing
Universal Split Custody ▸ lunawoona11 drawn by WaywardStation
Armageddon's Toll ▸ Sioster_71
Always By Your Side ▸ Blue
Portal ▸ WaywardStation
Faeries After Work/FaeU ▸ Bluegamergirl11
The Trewyn Show ▸ QuietMakesGlark
Placeholder ▸ Blaiddraws
The Man in Black/Veritas Detective ▸ Ray
Everybody Gets Eebie Deebied ▸ random_ag
Liminal Station ▸ LVencat
Lament ▸ cecilioque
SideTracked is a free digital zine created to celebrate just a few of the wonderful AUs in the Subway Boss fan community! . PDF to flipbook
SideTracked: A Submas AU Zine is officially LIVE!
Head to the virtual flipbook with the link above and enjoy! If you want to download the zine as a PDF, simply click the cloud icon on the bottom right. Unfortunately it's only available in single-page format atm, but once the itch.io site is properly working that will be made available for the spreads version :>
Huge thanks again to all our contributors who made this project possible! and to viewers like you, who make it all worthwhile!
all aboard to the SideTracked Submas AU Zine!! this project may be small, but it is still full of fun and beautiful pieces from 25 different writers and artists, and i am so excited for you all to see it!
(what could this mysterious, magical Ingo be up to...hmmm...)
it will be available to view as a PDF posted on both my blog @fraycreations as well as mod Blue's blog @ingo-ingoing-ingone in early May :D
biggest possible thanks to @cardinal-crossing for formatting!
old-ass original doodles of this from like 2022 or whatever. chandelure (not pictured) would be a firefly and eelektross is a worm snake. everyone thinks they're animal talent, but they just love their creechurs.
their tinkering workshop is inside a model train they found on the beach.
PLA storyline would occur somewhat similar to The Great Fairy Rescue wherein Ingo gets lost on the mainland and found by a young Akari and her cryptozoologist father (Prof Laventon)
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