Introduction Post #1
The Hardest Numb3rs Het and/or Slash Fiction Challenge EVER!
Bold words, I know, but here goes:
First:
This is a NUMB3RS Challenge. The premise of Numb3rs is "A genius mathematician helps his FBI Agent Brother solve crimes." Therefore, the story MUST contain a criminal investigation and math MUST play an integral part in the story. (Note: If the math isn't used to help solve the crime, it must play a significant role in the "B" story.)
I don't expect you to be an expert in math. However, I expect you to be able to adapt something that Charlie has used in the series, i.e. hot zones to locate the base of a serial rapist, computer encryption to break into the bad guys' computer, Amita's video enhancement algorithms to get a look at the license of a fleeing vehicle, etc.
If you can come up with a new spin, all the better. However, "Well, Charlie's math says that…" is not acceptable. You must specify what math is being used and how.
I don't expect you to be an expert in crime solving, either. However, the story must have the characters working on a case. No having the case get solved by accident or by someone else while the characters sit around and talk (or get busy in bed).
Second:
This is a crossover challenge. Therefore, you must combine the Numb3rs characters with characters from another television series/movie/book/comic book/radio show.
This will actually make it easier to introduce the math into the story. The Numb3rs regulars should be familiar with Charlie's main processes now, such as using the hot zones to locate a serial killer's base of operations. However, the characters from the other fandom won't be. So you can have Charlie explaining how geographic profiling will help Mac Taylor and his New York CSIs to find the headquarters of their taxicab killer.
Third:
This is the "Passion" part. This is a Het and/or Slash Challenge, which means: ABSOLUTELY NO GEN STORIES.
There MUST be romance of some kind - true love, a summer fling, a one-night stand - your call.
In addition, for this challenge, there must be at least ONE romance between characters from the different fandoms. Calleigh Duquesne (CSI: Miami) / Don Eppes, Don Flack (CSI: NY)/ Colby Granger, Samantha Spade (WoT)/ Every male in the LA FBI Office. (Possibly Charlie, Larry and the Women of Numb3rs as well.)
Fourth: List of the Forbidden:
NO KIDNAPPING MAIN CHARACTERS.
Sorry, that's way overused. That's not to say that the main characters can't be threatened, injured or held at gunpoint. However, the main crime cannot involve kidnapping Charlie or Reid or whoever the favored victim of the other fandom is. It can't involve kidnapping any of the other main characters, either.
No incest.
No non-consensual sex on the part of the main characters.
The main characters may not murder anybody. (This isn't to say they can't kill anybody, but it must be justifiable homicide in the eyes of the law. I detested the way that Criminal Minds had Elle Greenaway murder a serial rapist.)
NO killing main characters from either fandom. If you want to write them out of the series, you'll have to come up with an interesting way for them to ride off into the sunset.
NO OC characters as main problem solvers. I don't want to see Mary Sue save the day.
I was going to ban romances between main characters and OC characters, but have decided against that. However, you're still required to do one crossover romance.
Rating: Whatever you feel comfortable with.
Length: I almost set a limit, but then I thought: If you can write a drabble that follows the rules, more power to you.
In fact, I'll make it a little easier to write a short story by modifying the rules a bit just for them. If you write a drabble (300 words or less), then I'll permit a simplified math component. You merely need to cite an appropriate math. (For example: "We have four dump sites, so we were able to use Charlie's hot zones to locate the suspect's headquarters.")
If you write a shortie (300 - 1,000 words), you need to put in a bit more explanation: "Charlie can use the distribution of the dump sites to calculate the general area that the killer feels comfortable in. This will usually be his home territory, either where he lives or where he works." *Pulls down Map* "This is the area we'll start in."
Note: This short cut is only acceptable in an extremely short story.
Here are some examples of Numb3rs fan fiction that includes both math and crime fighting:
Disequilibrium by Shaolingrrl
Wavelet Analysis by jlm110108
Endangered by Magister Equitum
Bold words, I know, but here goes:
First:
This is a NUMB3RS Challenge. The premise of Numb3rs is "A genius mathematician helps his FBI Agent Brother solve crimes." Therefore, the story MUST contain a criminal investigation and math MUST play an integral part in the story. (Note: If the math isn't used to help solve the crime, it must play a significant role in the "B" story.)
I don't expect you to be an expert in math. However, I expect you to be able to adapt something that Charlie has used in the series, i.e. hot zones to locate the base of a serial rapist, computer encryption to break into the bad guys' computer, Amita's video enhancement algorithms to get a look at the license of a fleeing vehicle, etc.
If you can come up with a new spin, all the better. However, "Well, Charlie's math says that…" is not acceptable. You must specify what math is being used and how.
I don't expect you to be an expert in crime solving, either. However, the story must have the characters working on a case. No having the case get solved by accident or by someone else while the characters sit around and talk (or get busy in bed).
Second:
This is a crossover challenge. Therefore, you must combine the Numb3rs characters with characters from another television series/movie/book/comic book/radio show.
This will actually make it easier to introduce the math into the story. The Numb3rs regulars should be familiar with Charlie's main processes now, such as using the hot zones to locate a serial killer's base of operations. However, the characters from the other fandom won't be. So you can have Charlie explaining how geographic profiling will help Mac Taylor and his New York CSIs to find the headquarters of their taxicab killer.
Third:
This is the "Passion" part. This is a Het and/or Slash Challenge, which means: ABSOLUTELY NO GEN STORIES.
There MUST be romance of some kind - true love, a summer fling, a one-night stand - your call.
In addition, for this challenge, there must be at least ONE romance between characters from the different fandoms. Calleigh Duquesne (CSI: Miami) / Don Eppes, Don Flack (CSI: NY)/ Colby Granger, Samantha Spade (WoT)/ Every male in the LA FBI Office. (Possibly Charlie, Larry and the Women of Numb3rs as well.)
Fourth: List of the Forbidden:
NO KIDNAPPING MAIN CHARACTERS.
Sorry, that's way overused. That's not to say that the main characters can't be threatened, injured or held at gunpoint. However, the main crime cannot involve kidnapping Charlie or Reid or whoever the favored victim of the other fandom is. It can't involve kidnapping any of the other main characters, either.
No incest.
No non-consensual sex on the part of the main characters.
The main characters may not murder anybody. (This isn't to say they can't kill anybody, but it must be justifiable homicide in the eyes of the law. I detested the way that Criminal Minds had Elle Greenaway murder a serial rapist.)
NO killing main characters from either fandom. If you want to write them out of the series, you'll have to come up with an interesting way for them to ride off into the sunset.
NO OC characters as main problem solvers. I don't want to see Mary Sue save the day.
I was going to ban romances between main characters and OC characters, but have decided against that. However, you're still required to do one crossover romance.
Rating: Whatever you feel comfortable with.
Length: I almost set a limit, but then I thought: If you can write a drabble that follows the rules, more power to you.
In fact, I'll make it a little easier to write a short story by modifying the rules a bit just for them. If you write a drabble (300 words or less), then I'll permit a simplified math component. You merely need to cite an appropriate math. (For example: "We have four dump sites, so we were able to use Charlie's hot zones to locate the suspect's headquarters.")
If you write a shortie (300 - 1,000 words), you need to put in a bit more explanation: "Charlie can use the distribution of the dump sites to calculate the general area that the killer feels comfortable in. This will usually be his home territory, either where he lives or where he works." *Pulls down Map* "This is the area we'll start in."
Note: This short cut is only acceptable in an extremely short story.
Here are some examples of Numb3rs fan fiction that includes both math and crime fighting:
Disequilibrium by Shaolingrrl
Wavelet Analysis by jlm110108
Endangered by Magister Equitum