The Prelude Saga

The Prelude Saga is the collective name for three stories that take place on the same day, and intertwine, and thus serve as the Pilot for EVRS2021

## Stories

1. Prelude
2. Saturday Night
3. Ianto and Rhys

## Plot

On a bleak, and rainy day, two small Green Tank Engines are resting at a shed.

Lindsay stirs, and greets Ianto good morning, and then they discuss plans for that evening, with Lindsay feeling like she should be remembering something, but brushes it off as nothing. Then, Geronimo passes by with the express, complaining loudly, to a point that Lindsay and Ianto can hear him. Lindsay then leaves with Leo in a hurry to get to work, with Ianto threatening to call everything off if Geronimo finds out.

A little later on, the weather has cleared up, and Geronimo is still pulling the express, and presently, pulls into Llanforth Station, where he meets Rhys. Geronimo tells Rhys how tired he feels, and Rhys, having not had any jobs to do that day, offers to take Geronimo's train for him, so he could sort out him and Lindsay's Anniversary. Geronimo accepts, and goes off the train and into a siding to rest.

Rhys takes the express as promised, and soon passes by Lindsay, who's still roaming around. Being bored, asks Leo if he knows there's anything they can do that day, but to her shock, Leo is fast asleep. She then proceeds to make her way to the works, to have another go at trying to get into the works, to find out what the "secret project" is.

She shunts Leo into a siding, and then, Lindsay, wakes Leo by loudly yelling out "Oho! I've definitely got him this time!". Leo proceeds to question Lindsay, and Lindsay, having to lie to Leo again, tears up a little bit. After lying once more about being fine, she backs away from Leo, leaving Leo upset, as Leo knows when Lindsay's lying.

At Llywellyn Works, Alwyn is shunting trucks into the building, when Lindsay pulls in, demanding to see the "secret project". Much to her dismay, Alwyn denies Lindsay entry, and still does not budge after a threat of blackmail. Lindsay leaves in a huff, and heads off to find something to keep her entertained.

Later on, Lindsay comes across Geronimo, sleeping at Llanforth. She quickly questions what he's doing, and then Geronimo, asking if she got tank wagons of alcohol, finds out that Lindsay herself had forgotten their anniversary, and finds out she had plans for that evening. They quickly break out into an argument, and toss multiple horrible insults at one another, with the argument culminating with Lindsay breaking up with Geronimo, and promptly running away, with Geronimo still shouting at her. He then leaves the yard.

Lindsay stops just outside of the tunnel at Tref yr Afon, and begins to cry.

Geronimo, having left the Elwyn Valley Railway, journeys across the countryside. It starts to rain again, much to Geronimo's frustration.

He arrives at a small Goods Yard in an unknown location, seeking out an engine he knew in his past, called Harry. While at first, it seems like Harry's not present, he quickly makes his presence known. Geronimo asks Harry if he'd be able to "cash in" a favour that Harry owed him, with Harry seeming pleased.

Later that day, the weather has cleared up again, and Rhys is pulling the express. He comes across Lindsay, still in a siding outside Tref yr Afon. He proceeds to ask Lindsay if she's okay, and then finds out about the breakup through context clues. Although unable to console her at the time, he tells her he'll talk to her when he can, and tells her that he does care. Lindsay then leaves the siding in search of Ianto.

Rhys, now annoyed, arrives at Llywellyn Station, where he finds Ianto. He tells Ianto of what he heard from Lindsay, and Ianto tells Rhys that he knows a little bit of what happened from Sophie, who witnessed the argument. Although Rhys doesn't know what could've caused it, Ianto shows guilt, and then quickly leaves.

Rhys then returns to Llywellyn Sheds, where he notices two wagons are missing, but thinks it's just him. Geronimo pulls in, and then starts to get upset, and explains to Rhys what happened that day. Geronimo starts getting increasingly annoyed, as does Rhys, now knowing the full story, questions Geronimo's actions, and defends Lindsay. Geronimo, in a blind rage, races off, telling Rhys he's gonna find Ianto. Rhys gives chase.

Meanwhile, Lindsay pulls up alongside Ianto, and tells him about her argument and breakup with Geronimo, which angers Ianto, who quickly comes to the conclusion that Geronimo will blame him for it. As predicted, Geronimo rounded the bend, yelling and threatening Ianto.

The story ends on a cliffhanger, which leads directly into Falling From Grace.

## Characters

* Geronimo
* Lindsay
* Rhys
* Ianto
* Alwyn
* Leo
* William (cameo)
* Sophie (mentioned, original cut of "Prelude")
* Maya (mentioned)
* Jaeyd (mentioned in original cut of "Prelude")