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I’ll Still Be Here Somewhere by Lemony_Sweet
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
09 Jun 2025
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A slick and Cb were like siblings, a prototype and a factory reject. They were two one-of-a-kind trains. They only had each other, but something separated them. Years later, Cb sees the crash happen on tv. Can he reunite with his long lost sister? Is it even her?
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What if control really got into battle bots as he got older? Well he’d come up with an exciting plot about love, betrayal, redemption, and of course a whole lot of fighting engines!
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StEx Oneshot Collection by smellydieselengine
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
06 Jun 2025
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Collection of one shots I’m gonna be starting based on requests from the comments!
I’ll write (almost) any ship, just don’t be weird!!
Any production is welcome so please specify, just note that some characters i don’t know was much about but i will try my best!
i can write smut to for the freaks out there (i am freaks)more info in first chapter
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Starlight Express One Shots by 3TRETR
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
01 Jun 2025
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Requests open, including explicit content (any character, any version of the show, et cetra ) - leave them in the comments or you can request via tumblr (@notkithart, details on profile)
I have tagged all the characters and relationships as best I can up to Chapter 194, please scan through and see if there is something you want as I have tried my best to organise it in an easy to read and navigate way.
Anthropomorphising/humanisation of characters (especially physically) will vary (so if you have a preference for a request specify)
(Apologies in advance for my limited knowledge on the history of this very complex production, please do give notes in the comments! I will do as much as I can to understand the characters but forgive me since I have only seen the 2024 London production, so am working with mostly vibes an research, so please please please give me notes in the comments about what is right and wrong for the characters - be brutal if a character seems off)
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can you believe him, he’s crazy. by starboy6969
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
29 May 2025
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“Crazy.. can you believe him? He’s crazy..”
That was the first time Rusty had really started to hear things. After that race, after Slick betrayed him, after he thought he’d lost sight of every dream he’s ever had.
Or: Rusty sees something that doesn’t look right and does NOT speak to staff OR text the British Transport Police on 61016. They can’t sort it. See it, say it, sorted.
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after being healed from the crash at the final race, CB was placed away in the box as punishment. It was meant to be just a few weeks. But weeks turned to months, and months turned to years.
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Next Time You Fall In Love by SummerNightStars
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
10 May 2025
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We all know how Make Up My Heart ends, with Pearl choosing Electra as her partner. But what might’ve happened if she chose Rusty instead?
The answer: Things literally and figuratively go downhill for everyone.
Both Rusty and Pearl are wrongly accused of causing a serious crash in the final. Rusty is banished from the yard, and Pearl is shut away in “The Box”, where she meets two older Coaches who tell her to clear Rusty’s name.
Pearl takes up a false identity, re-enters the yard, and sets about trying to find what (or who) really caused the crash. But the deeper she dives, the weirder the truth gets…
(Rated Mature because of violence, injury detail, language, heated conversations, and a temporary character death. Not suitable for under 16s.)
(Set in the Post-2018 Bochum Production, with some Pre-2018 elements thrown in.)
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At the end of every lazy day, when the light sank low and the stars peeked out from behind their curtain, the train yard came to life. That night, like every night, as dusk set upon the yard and trains from all places shook the rust off their bolts, each and every one of them turned their attention to the station. Even Greaseball.
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Control is locked up in his room after recieving house arrest and loves spending time with his trains. Unlike the actual story, he grows a fascinating affection for Electra and loves spending time with the electric train... only for Electra to come to life right in front of his very eyes.
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The coach remained still for a second or two, in sheer disbelief. Watching the others disappear, she decided that she'd had enough.
"Pearl's going the-... Pearl! Where's she going?! We've got a runaway coach!"
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The final race consists only of Greaseball and Electra. Where was Rusty? Well, wallowing. Meanwhile, after Greaseball disconnects her, Pearl decides that she's had enough, and abruptly drops out of the race.
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Rebuilding Reputations by Assorted_Citrus
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
20 Mar 2025
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After the events of Starlight Express, how do these characters find a new normal? Will CB, Electra, And Greaseball be able to re-establish themselves in the Apollo Victoria yard or are their reputations forever lost? Let's find out! This is an exploration of how I could see everyone interacting after canon. this combines multiple productions but is mostly based on pre-2018 ones. Except Killerwatt is gonna be here cause I love him.
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"I know we're all very excited for the big race, but could we please slow down around Pearl? She's only just got here! And she's here to stay, so be nice!"
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Takes place one year before canon.
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Control, stop inflicting humanisms on the trains by LoseWithTheFuse
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
20 Mar 2025
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Control learns what marriage is and goes around marrying every train he sees. This includes Greaseball and her girlfriend Dinah, who seems disappointed by Greaseball's uncaring reaction.
Fluffier ending you've ever seen.
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See The Steam Rise Higher by SummerNightStars
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
15 Mar 2025
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Raised by a gang of Diesels, young Rusty has always dreamt of racing, but fears he cannot due to being a Steamer and having a corrosive rust problem.
Everything changes when his brother, Greaseball, signs him up for the World Championship without his knowledge. Rusty soon finds himself catapulted into stardom, and into a rivalry with the only other Steamer competing.
The problem is, Rusty has a big fat crush on her and will do anything to win her heart, despite someone else trying to win his own.
And Greaseball’s got a problem of his own in the form of a familiar face from his past…
(Or, Gang Member Rusty and Steam Train Pearl AU, courtesy of my Galaxy-Brain!)
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The Next Adventures of Little Blu by SummerNightStars
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
28 Feb 2025
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Little Blu is still young and is still adjusting to his new yard, but now things might get easier as a new Engine and her race partner move in, along with some familiar faces.
These stories are completely SFW and suitable for younger audiences, but some later stories may tackle serious issues.
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- Part 3 of Little Blu the Boxcar
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Unburn the Ashes (Train Wreck) by Gravity_Solarflare
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
26 Feb 2025
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When a routine trip to Lancaster is disrupted by a sudden snowstorm, Rusty, Hydra, Pearl, Tassita, and Belle are temporarily left stranded in the city’s train yard. Finally cleared to return home by Control, the train is unaware of the impending danger ahead. What’s more dangerous than ice on the rails? Crashing with a Steam Engine and a Hydrogen Tanker in the snow.
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My Eyes Were Shut but I Saw It Too by Blueberryattack
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
26 Feb 2025
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He'd slunk off in shame, skating near to the edge of the yard. He was alone in the darkness, sitting down with his back to the rough concrete of a tunnel entrance. He pulled his knees to his chest, burying his face against crossed arms, blinking back the tears threatening to roll down his cheeks.
Sleep claimed him before he even realized.
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The Distant Rumble of the Rolling Stock- Starlight Express (2024) Oneshots & Requests by avanwithoutaman
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
27 Jan 2025
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Starlight Express oneshots (and possibly headcanons) written from tumblr requests and ideas! Feel free to request chapters in the comments or over on my tumblr page! (Same username)
Chapters shall be posted over on wattpad too (also same username)
It’s my first time posting and writing about a majority of these characters, so feel free to correct me if I mischaracterise any of them.
Please also be aware that some chapters may be explicit.Enjoy! -avanwithoutaman x
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Starlight Express: A Race Through the Dungeon. by two_zher
Fandoms: Starlight Express - Phillips/Stilgoe/Webber
20 Jan 2025
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(This is a Starlight Express Dungeons & Dragons AU.)
King Control has sent out a request, for any and all Adventurers, aspiring or experienced, to sign up for a competition of the ages!
A race through the Trial Tunnels, a mysterious maze of caverns and puzzles that shifts and changes each year.Finding himself competing against the former champion, Greaseball, and an ominous cult leader, Lectra, Rusty feels himself losing hope. As one of the last worshippers of The Starlight, can Rusty really trust the powers of a dying god to aid him and his party on this perilous quest? A story of danger, love, anger, betrayal, and adventure! A Race Through the Dungeon!
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Rusty has to move away from the t.w yard where his boyfriend hydra will they be together again?
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