#oc: atta the rescue diesel

[juniaships]

Atalanta "Atta" the Rescue Diesel

Named after the greek heroine famous for her speed, Atalanta is one of the fastest diesels on Sodor. A skill that lands her a spot on the Sodor Search and Rescue team. Atalanta also serves as the diesel works' brakedown engine. While quick on her wheels Atalanta is actually a shy, reserved engine who loves to take slow rides by the seaside. She prefers being called Atta to make her name easier to pronounce for others (and the phrase "atta girl!")

Atta's story begins when she arrives to Sodor on loan from the mainland. Belle and Flynn also visit the island to test a pending rescue team due to Sodor's infamous reputation for accidents. Belle and Flynn gain respect for their work but Atta is overlooked for hers. She's also treated rather coldly by other steam engines. Saddened, Atta is discouraged and thinks of leaving but then she meets Percy, who is having his own friendship troubles.

One day, Atta goes to the dieselworks to get some parts repaired and is appalled by the condition. She learns that Diesel 10 is using it as a base and plots to get revenge on Thomas for his humiliation some years back. He attempts to seduce Atta but she says no and leave. Atta plans to talk to sir topham hatt (I'm american LEAVE ME ALONE) to convince him to fix the dieselworks, but her shyness holds her back. Over time she and Percy become friends. But then Diesel 10 launches his plans, taking over the Steamworks and several steam engine buildings. Atta and Percy are chased down but Atta proves too fast for her would-be captors. She escapes but Victor and Percy gets captured. The diesels send a message that if thomas doesn't present himself in the next hour then the hostages will get scrapped.

While Thomas rallies his friends and sympathetic diesels, Atta rushes to the S&R team and musters the courage to ask them for help. They manage to take back the steamworks, but angered Diesel 10 chase Thomas down. With percy and atta's help they lure him back to the diesel works and trap him. Diesel 10's henchmen are punished.

Atta asks Sir Topham to repair the dieselworks which he does. Impressed by her speed and compassion, Belle and Flynn offers her a spot on their team which she accepts. A month later the dieselworks is being rebuilt, Atta sports a new livery: green and red as a tribute to her new friendship with Percy.

Nowadays Atta can be found travelling the seaside in search of potential rescues. That is if you can catch her first!

[gritsandbrits]

Here's the cover for my rewrite of DOTD. I based it on the tatmr posters. The top feels empty maybe i should add more characters? Belle and Flynn were also going to be on here but i couldn't fit them :P

If you watch Bridgerton then you're probably familiar with Arsema Thomas (she's young Lady Danbury). She "voices" my oc Atta while Christopher Ragland is still Percy. Diesel 10 sounds like he had in Misty Island Rescue And since my version also serves as a sequel to tatmr Thomas has his movie VA.

[gritsandbrits]

When i was writing my remake for dotd i made a specific point in having diesel 10 be evil as he was in tatmr (if not eviler), leading the other diesels thru fear & manipulation. He uses their legitimate grievances for his own selfish gain and doesn't care about the diselworks needing epairs as long as he can destroy the rest of sodor. Meanwhile my oc Atta (who is also a diesel) gets things done by helping others, having a nuanced POV, showing a sympathetic side to the diesels. Her kindness earns her a spot on the rescue team AND saves her fellow diesels.

One of the biggest issues I had is aside from treating the underclass as the villains, we don't get a MAIN representative in a positive light. Mavis, Salty, Boco etc should've played bigger roles in the story to show the underclass a fair light, and challenge the steamies and D10's bigotry. Same issues with Cars 2 & Shrek the Third: the bad guys are victims of ableism and classism/whatever, but treated as mere obstacles for the heroes to fight, without really challenging the heroes' biases&prejudice. That's also why i created the characters of Lucia Bocelli (a lemon racer) & Gwynn (outcast turned activist); so the Lemon cars and the fairytale villains have sympathetic main Characters who challenges the heroes and the asshole villain leads trying to undermine their communtity.