Crossover fic: Veronica Mars / The O.C.: Brave New World
Title: Brave New World
Fandom: Veronica Mars / The O.C.
Rating / Genre: PG+13. Again, this is most definitely a crack!gen crossover. Yeep. It's becoming a habit.
Words: 308
Spoilers: The O.C. / Veronica Mars: Complete series. Although since this is the most cracked!fic I've ever written (including Courage and Pluck), no spoilers at all really; it's AU and then some.
Disclaimer: Veronica Mars is property of The CW and The O.C. is the property of Fox.
Schmoopy Dedication: This started life as a drabble for maudgonne who requested Ryan and Weevil for the Self-Imposed Crossover Fic Challenge. I would like to emphasise the bit of the challenge that says, "Without justifying how the crossover would work, how their worlds clashed, or how they could even meet each other." The rest of it went like this:
Give me two characters from different fandoms you know I'm familiar with, and I'll give you a dialogue happening between the two of them. Without justifying how the crossover would work, how their worlds clashed, or how they could even meet each other. Just a silly crossover conversation with no backstory, for fun. Fandoms: Firefly, Buffyverse, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah-Jane Adventures, Veronica Mars, The O.C., Dawson's Creek, Felicity, This Life, The Wire, Studio 60, The West Wing, Heroes (to the penultimate ep of season one), Supernatural, Discworld.
Summary: "O brave new world, that has such people in't!"
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"Eli! Behind you!" Ryan yelled as he swung the chainsaw in a neat arc, taking off the zombie's head and a ragged hunk of one shoulder.
Without breaking a beat, Eli opened the throttle of the flamethrower, torching his adversary and sending him screaming into the final two trying to break through the barricade. "How you doing for gas, man?"
"I'm good, you?"
"For now."
"Day watch'll be here soon," Ryan said, powering down the chainsaw. He kicked the still twitching parts of his attacker from where they'd fallen, watching its legs spindle and twist as it bounced down the stronghold walls. "I'll radio the fuel crew; make sure they're good for their shift. Doesn't look like there's too much reinforcement to do, a few of the wire traps, maybe. Wall's pretty solid."
"Cool." Eli checked the neighbouring towers for signs of a spiralling fight. It seemed as it should; no smoke flares, no screaming. He took two cigarettes from his jacket, lit them with the flamethrower and passed one over to Ryan. He shut down his weapon and they stood shoulder to shoulder, the adrenaline finally fading from their veins. The world was falling quiet again.
"Thanks," Ryan looked out to the hills where the new citadel stood protected from the badlands, where Taylor and Veronica and a normal life would be waiting for them when their tour finished.
"You know what?" Eli said, switching taking a long drag of his cigarette, watching the smoke float away into the slowly pinking sky of dawn, "I'm sorry the world's gone to shit and all, but sometimes, this life?"
"- It ain't so bad?" Ryan asked, the faintest trace of a smile creasing his features.
"Yeah," The two soldiers looked out at the horizon, the sun emerging to bring a new, hopeful day. "Not so bad."
Fandom: Veronica Mars / The O.C.
Rating / Genre: PG+13. Again, this is most definitely a crack!gen crossover. Yeep. It's becoming a habit.
Words: 308
Spoilers: The O.C. / Veronica Mars: Complete series. Although since this is the most cracked!fic I've ever written (including Courage and Pluck), no spoilers at all really; it's AU and then some.
Disclaimer: Veronica Mars is property of The CW and The O.C. is the property of Fox.
Schmoopy Dedication: This started life as a drabble for maudgonne who requested Ryan and Weevil for the Self-Imposed Crossover Fic Challenge. I would like to emphasise the bit of the challenge that says, "Without justifying how the crossover would work, how their worlds clashed, or how they could even meet each other." The rest of it went like this:
Give me two characters from different fandoms you know I'm familiar with, and I'll give you a dialogue happening between the two of them. Without justifying how the crossover would work, how their worlds clashed, or how they could even meet each other. Just a silly crossover conversation with no backstory, for fun. Fandoms: Firefly, Buffyverse, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sarah-Jane Adventures, Veronica Mars, The O.C., Dawson's Creek, Felicity, This Life, The Wire, Studio 60, The West Wing, Heroes (to the penultimate ep of season one), Supernatural, Discworld.
Summary: "O brave new world, that has such people in't!"
~~~
"Eli! Behind you!" Ryan yelled as he swung the chainsaw in a neat arc, taking off the zombie's head and a ragged hunk of one shoulder.
Without breaking a beat, Eli opened the throttle of the flamethrower, torching his adversary and sending him screaming into the final two trying to break through the barricade. "How you doing for gas, man?"
"I'm good, you?"
"For now."
"Day watch'll be here soon," Ryan said, powering down the chainsaw. He kicked the still twitching parts of his attacker from where they'd fallen, watching its legs spindle and twist as it bounced down the stronghold walls. "I'll radio the fuel crew; make sure they're good for their shift. Doesn't look like there's too much reinforcement to do, a few of the wire traps, maybe. Wall's pretty solid."
"Cool." Eli checked the neighbouring towers for signs of a spiralling fight. It seemed as it should; no smoke flares, no screaming. He took two cigarettes from his jacket, lit them with the flamethrower and passed one over to Ryan. He shut down his weapon and they stood shoulder to shoulder, the adrenaline finally fading from their veins. The world was falling quiet again.
"Thanks," Ryan looked out to the hills where the new citadel stood protected from the badlands, where Taylor and Veronica and a normal life would be waiting for them when their tour finished.
"You know what?" Eli said, switching taking a long drag of his cigarette, watching the smoke float away into the slowly pinking sky of dawn, "I'm sorry the world's gone to shit and all, but sometimes, this life?"
"- It ain't so bad?" Ryan asked, the faintest trace of a smile creasing his features.
"Yeah," The two soldiers looked out at the horizon, the sun emerging to bring a new, hopeful day. "Not so bad."