Amnesty (#78/#79/#92) They Switched Buffy's Brain!
I couldn't resist attempting another serial for the amnesty period, drawing on both the "monster movie" idea (stretched a little to include Mad Science) and the "road trip" shtick.
Title: The Lamest Cliche Ever
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: BtVS, Scooby Doo (animated)
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon created the Buffyverse; Hanna-Barbera (I think) created the Scoobyverse. The drabble is mine.
“Don’t worry, my dear, this won’t hurt a bit.”
The Slayer glared at Ethan Rayne. “When my muscles unfreeze....”
“This won’t take long. And when I’m done, they won’t be your muscles.”
“You realize this is the lamest cliché ever.”
“Sometimes the old-school approach is the best. Besides, you must admit my technique is distinctive.”
“Right. You just gave a brain-switching amulet to some tourists passing through town, and hope one of them put it on.”
“I was a little more subtle than that. Now, then...” Ethan muttered a Latin phrase.
-#-
Buffy blinked. And sniffed. Loudly. “Ruh-roh!”
“Something wrong, Scoob?”
Title: Braining Cats & Dogs
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Scooby Doo (animated)/Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Hanna-Barbera (I think) created the Scoobyverse; Sabrina is part of the Archie Comics universe. The drabble is mine....
“I really shouldn’t do this,” the girl said, nervously.
Shaggy groveled melodramatically. “You just gotta help get Scoob back!”
“Okay, I’ll try.” She read from her spellbook, one hand holding the amulet, the other resting on the dog’s head. “Mind and body, now opposed, to their opposites transposed!”
The air sparkled for a moment. Then:
“Er, Sabrina? I think you got the wrong opposites.” The voice coming out of the Great Dane was clear, dry, and very much not Scooby-Doo’s.
“Salem? But if you’re in there...”
“Then I’m a talking cat,” said the black cat sitting next to Sabrina. “Not.”
Title: Highly Illogical
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)/Star Trek: TNG
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Sabrina is part of the Archie Comics universe; Gene Roddenberry created the Trekverse. The drabble is mine.
Sabrina consulted her grimoire. “Need an expert, SOS, brain transfusion, sure success!”
A uniformed, yellow-skinned man appeared. “Where am I?”
“Massachusetts. My cat’s been brain-switched. Can you fix him?”
“Her.”
Data’s eyebrow rose. “Female? In a male body?”
“Unfortunately.”
“Her original body?”
“That’s a problem.”
“Fascinating. I will require parts.”
Several hours and numerous small appliances later, Data applied electrodes. “This should not be painful.”
“I’ve heard that before.”
“Activating.” Energy went ffzzott!
“Where am I? I can’t see!”
“In a temporary storage vessel. There were insufficient materials to construct an android body.”
“I’m a brain in a jar?”
“Essentially.”
Title: It's Aliiiive!
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Star Trek: TNG/Castle
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Gene Roddenberry created the Trekverse; Andrew Marlowe created the Castleverse. The drabble is mine.
“Now what?” the Slayer-in-storage demanded.
“I must return to the future,” Data said. “Come, and a body could be constructed for you.”
“Buffybot 2.0? No way. Just FedEx me back to Sunnydale.”
“If you insist.”
FedEx, however, had other plans.
-#-
“Dad, package for you!”
“I don’t remember-hey, new Playstation! Custom job, too.”
“I am not a Playstation!”
“Voice interactive? Cool!” Castle plugged it into his TV, inserting a Halo disc.
“You can’t-ow!” Castle began racking up kills. “Okay, enough.” A blonde warrior appeared onscreen, dealing high-volume death.
“Unfair! Alexis, this Playstation’s possessed!”
“So? Call an exorcist.”
“Good idea.”
Title: A Guy for Everything
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Castle/Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Andrew Marlowe created the Castleverse; Disney created the SA universe. The drabble is mine.
The shop owner cocked an eyebrow. “Castle, you know I don’t deal in electronics.”
“How about evil spirits?”
“I keep telling you, not evil!”
“That’s what they all say.”
“All right,” said Balthazar Blake. “Now I’m interested. May I?”
“Be my guest,” said the writer.
Balthazar eyed the Playstation thoughtfully, traced sigils in the air around it with his wand, and studied the results. “Most unusual. Someone has apparently managed to digitize a Slayer.”
“Give the man a kewpie doll.”
“Make that a snarky Slayer,” said Castle.
The Playstation bleeped. “You’re a wizard?”
“I am.”
“Get me out of here!”
Title: High-Energy Climax
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)/BtVS
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Disney created the SA universe, Joss Whedon created the Buffyverse. The drabble is mine.
New York: a highly evolved Playstation sits in a pentagram’s center, Tesla coils oscillating in the background.
Sunnydale: in another pentagram, a still blonde form lies waiting.
“This will take all our talents,” Balthazar says, speaking to both Dave (standing over the Playstation) and Willow (via speakerphone).
“Ready,” says Willow, swallowing.
“As I’ll ever be,” says Dave.
“All together, then,” says Balthazar. Latin ensues.
The Playstation glows. So does the blonde body. Blue haze slowly rises from the machine, swirls, pulses - and pops, vanishing, reappearing above and sinking into the blonde.
The Slayer awakens. “That was one bizarre road trip.”
Title: The Lamest Cliche Ever
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: BtVS, Scooby Doo (animated)
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon created the Buffyverse; Hanna-Barbera (I think) created the Scoobyverse. The drabble is mine.
“Don’t worry, my dear, this won’t hurt a bit.”
The Slayer glared at Ethan Rayne. “When my muscles unfreeze....”
“This won’t take long. And when I’m done, they won’t be your muscles.”
“You realize this is the lamest cliché ever.”
“Sometimes the old-school approach is the best. Besides, you must admit my technique is distinctive.”
“Right. You just gave a brain-switching amulet to some tourists passing through town, and hope one of them put it on.”
“I was a little more subtle than that. Now, then...” Ethan muttered a Latin phrase.
-#-
Buffy blinked. And sniffed. Loudly. “Ruh-roh!”
“Something wrong, Scoob?”
Title: Braining Cats & Dogs
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Scooby Doo (animated)/Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Hanna-Barbera (I think) created the Scoobyverse; Sabrina is part of the Archie Comics universe. The drabble is mine....
“I really shouldn’t do this,” the girl said, nervously.
Shaggy groveled melodramatically. “You just gotta help get Scoob back!”
“Okay, I’ll try.” She read from her spellbook, one hand holding the amulet, the other resting on the dog’s head. “Mind and body, now opposed, to their opposites transposed!”
The air sparkled for a moment. Then:
“Er, Sabrina? I think you got the wrong opposites.” The voice coming out of the Great Dane was clear, dry, and very much not Scooby-Doo’s.
“Salem? But if you’re in there...”
“Then I’m a talking cat,” said the black cat sitting next to Sabrina. “Not.”
Title: Highly Illogical
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)/Star Trek: TNG
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Sabrina is part of the Archie Comics universe; Gene Roddenberry created the Trekverse. The drabble is mine.
Sabrina consulted her grimoire. “Need an expert, SOS, brain transfusion, sure success!”
A uniformed, yellow-skinned man appeared. “Where am I?”
“Massachusetts. My cat’s been brain-switched. Can you fix him?”
“Her.”
Data’s eyebrow rose. “Female? In a male body?”
“Unfortunately.”
“Her original body?”
“That’s a problem.”
“Fascinating. I will require parts.”
Several hours and numerous small appliances later, Data applied electrodes. “This should not be painful.”
“I’ve heard that before.”
“Activating.” Energy went ffzzott!
“Where am I? I can’t see!”
“In a temporary storage vessel. There were insufficient materials to construct an android body.”
“I’m a brain in a jar?”
“Essentially.”
Title: It's Aliiiive!
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Star Trek: TNG/Castle
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Gene Roddenberry created the Trekverse; Andrew Marlowe created the Castleverse. The drabble is mine.
“Now what?” the Slayer-in-storage demanded.
“I must return to the future,” Data said. “Come, and a body could be constructed for you.”
“Buffybot 2.0? No way. Just FedEx me back to Sunnydale.”
“If you insist.”
FedEx, however, had other plans.
-#-
“Dad, package for you!”
“I don’t remember-hey, new Playstation! Custom job, too.”
“I am not a Playstation!”
“Voice interactive? Cool!” Castle plugged it into his TV, inserting a Halo disc.
“You can’t-ow!” Castle began racking up kills. “Okay, enough.” A blonde warrior appeared onscreen, dealing high-volume death.
“Unfair! Alexis, this Playstation’s possessed!”
“So? Call an exorcist.”
“Good idea.”
Title: A Guy for Everything
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Castle/Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Andrew Marlowe created the Castleverse; Disney created the SA universe. The drabble is mine.
The shop owner cocked an eyebrow. “Castle, you know I don’t deal in electronics.”
“How about evil spirits?”
“I keep telling you, not evil!”
“That’s what they all say.”
“All right,” said Balthazar Blake. “Now I’m interested. May I?”
“Be my guest,” said the writer.
Balthazar eyed the Playstation thoughtfully, traced sigils in the air around it with his wand, and studied the results. “Most unusual. Someone has apparently managed to digitize a Slayer.”
“Give the man a kewpie doll.”
“Make that a snarky Slayer,” said Castle.
The Playstation bleeped. “You’re a wizard?”
“I am.”
“Get me out of here!”
Title: High-Energy Climax
Author: graycardinal
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100
Challenge: #78/#79/#92 (six degrees, monster movies, road trip)
Fandom: Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)/BtVS
Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: Disney created the SA universe, Joss Whedon created the Buffyverse. The drabble is mine.
New York: a highly evolved Playstation sits in a pentagram’s center, Tesla coils oscillating in the background.
Sunnydale: in another pentagram, a still blonde form lies waiting.
“This will take all our talents,” Balthazar says, speaking to both Dave (standing over the Playstation) and Willow (via speakerphone).
“Ready,” says Willow, swallowing.
“As I’ll ever be,” says Dave.
“All together, then,” says Balthazar. Latin ensues.
The Playstation glows. So does the blonde body. Blue haze slowly rises from the machine, swirls, pulses - and pops, vanishing, reappearing above and sinking into the blonde.
The Slayer awakens. “That was one bizarre road trip.”