Superhero Extravaganza!
Now a fond fairwell to this year's monaboyd-month from two of your mods... starting off with a special note from glass-moment, who couldn't be around to post tonight:
I hope you all have been enjoying the superhero saga, as begun in Never Fear, the Fellowship is Here.
And of course we couldn't let this AU be just words on a page. So without further ado,
(all images created with HeroMachine 2.5 at http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heromachine2/heroMachine2.asp)
The theme song, to the tune of "Bad Horse Letter" from Dr. Horrible, can be found at the following address: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mceyljjyuzy
Enjoy!
Now - the fic! Or at least part of the fic. The part of the fic that isn't currently sitting on my hard drive. This prompt was given to us by vensre.
"Evil League of Evil?" Dom says, mouth agape. "You're fucking with me, mate."
"Nope." Orlando says, waving the printout in front of them. "Vig got the fax in this morning."
Dom makes a derisive noise. "And they expect us to take them seriously?"
"Well, if by us, you mean you." Orlando glances from Billy to Dom. "Remember how you two gents thought that a cruise sounded boring and you'd rather take your holiday in New Zealand? Well, the rest of us have non-refundable cruise tickets to Cozumel for next week, so you fellows are solo on this one."
Billy grimaces. "You're not even leaving Astin for us?"
"He's taking his family to Disney World. I mean, if you want to be the one to explain to Allie by daddy can't come on another trip..."
"No, no." Dom says, frowning. He wouldn't have been able to even if he'd tried. He's not exactly sure what super power Allie has, but there is clearly something mystical going on with the little girl. Dom is betting on siren, but last time he suggested that out loud, Astin threw a shoe at him. "I think we can handle it. They are based out of L.A., yeah?"
"That's what the recruitment flier says."
Dom snatches it out of his hand. "Recruitment flier? What sort of evil league is this? They're recruiting via flier?"
"Yeah, Sean Bean found it stuck under his windshield and brought it when him when he popped 'round after dinner last night. Anyway, this is perfect for you two - Billy can wiggle his fingers at the henchmen-"
"I do not wiggle my fingers."
"-and Dom can make eyes at the Mr. Ed-"
"I don't make eyes."
"-and the whole thing will be over and done with." Orlando says, with a glance at the clock. "And I'm late for an important meeting, so you can do the rest of the research yourself."
Research being, of course, their code word for Google unless Viggo was in the room. Viggo has this annoying thing where he actually wants them to use books, which really takes forever and the material is always so outdated... Dom really has no attention span for it, and Billy claims he gets enough of books at the bindery.
"Have fun with Halo. Remind Elijah to shower, he's probably been sitting in front of the telly all day." Dom says. He's only been here a couple of months, but he is already entirely comfortable with taking the piss from Elijah non-stop. It's one of the things that makes him fit in so well.
As soon as Orlando leaves, Billy stands up and stomps into the kitchen. Dom watches him from the sofa, not sure if he should follow or just leave it be. After a couple of minutes he gets up and walks into the kitchen. Billy's got a beer in one hand and a frown on his face.
"Rescheduling again?" Dom says, sounding just as disappointed as Billy looks. He's been looking forward to this date for a while.
"Yeah. S'pose so. No harm there. We'll get to it eventually."
"Yeah. Eventually." They share a look. Something is shared, reflected maybe, and it makes Dom feel a little bit better.
I hope you all have been enjoying the superhero saga, as begun in Never Fear, the Fellowship is Here.
And of course we couldn't let this AU be just words on a page. So without further ado,
(all images created with HeroMachine 2.5 at http://www.ugo.com/channels/comics/heromachine2/heroMachine2.asp)
The theme song, to the tune of "Bad Horse Letter" from Dr. Horrible, can be found at the following address: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mceyljjyuzy
Enjoy!
Now - the fic! Or at least part of the fic. The part of the fic that isn't currently sitting on my hard drive. This prompt was given to us by vensre.
"Evil League of Evil?" Dom says, mouth agape. "You're fucking with me, mate."
"Nope." Orlando says, waving the printout in front of them. "Vig got the fax in this morning."
Dom makes a derisive noise. "And they expect us to take them seriously?"
"Well, if by us, you mean you." Orlando glances from Billy to Dom. "Remember how you two gents thought that a cruise sounded boring and you'd rather take your holiday in New Zealand? Well, the rest of us have non-refundable cruise tickets to Cozumel for next week, so you fellows are solo on this one."
Billy grimaces. "You're not even leaving Astin for us?"
"He's taking his family to Disney World. I mean, if you want to be the one to explain to Allie by daddy can't come on another trip..."
"No, no." Dom says, frowning. He wouldn't have been able to even if he'd tried. He's not exactly sure what super power Allie has, but there is clearly something mystical going on with the little girl. Dom is betting on siren, but last time he suggested that out loud, Astin threw a shoe at him. "I think we can handle it. They are based out of L.A., yeah?"
"That's what the recruitment flier says."
Dom snatches it out of his hand. "Recruitment flier? What sort of evil league is this? They're recruiting via flier?"
"Yeah, Sean Bean found it stuck under his windshield and brought it when him when he popped 'round after dinner last night. Anyway, this is perfect for you two - Billy can wiggle his fingers at the henchmen-"
"I do not wiggle my fingers."
"-and Dom can make eyes at the Mr. Ed-"
"I don't make eyes."
"-and the whole thing will be over and done with." Orlando says, with a glance at the clock. "And I'm late for an important meeting, so you can do the rest of the research yourself."
Research being, of course, their code word for Google unless Viggo was in the room. Viggo has this annoying thing where he actually wants them to use books, which really takes forever and the material is always so outdated... Dom really has no attention span for it, and Billy claims he gets enough of books at the bindery.
"Have fun with Halo. Remind Elijah to shower, he's probably been sitting in front of the telly all day." Dom says. He's only been here a couple of months, but he is already entirely comfortable with taking the piss from Elijah non-stop. It's one of the things that makes him fit in so well.
As soon as Orlando leaves, Billy stands up and stomps into the kitchen. Dom watches him from the sofa, not sure if he should follow or just leave it be. After a couple of minutes he gets up and walks into the kitchen. Billy's got a beer in one hand and a frown on his face.
"Rescheduling again?" Dom says, sounding just as disappointed as Billy looks. He's been looking forward to this date for a while.
"Yeah. S'pose so. No harm there. We'll get to it eventually."
"Yeah. Eventually." They share a look. Something is shared, reflected maybe, and it makes Dom feel a little bit better.