Day 19 . it all has to end sometime . Pacific Rim/Riddick fusion

[jedibuttercup]

Title: it all has to end sometime
Author: jedibuttercup
Disclaimer: The words are mine; the worlds are not
Rating: R/Mature
Prompt/Prompter: hiddencait, who asked for: "Pacific Rim/Riddickverse - To fight monsters, they needed monsters."
Spoilers: Pre-"Pacific Rim"; fusion with all Riddick canon
Notes: Please note, this is a sepia-toned take on Pacific Rim, in tune

Comments

[hiddencait]

Oh man this came out FANTASTIC! That darker edge was totally appropriate considering the Riddick POV. Trust me, I didn't expect light and sunshine with that prompt lol.

Also, can I just say that I LOVE the Vaakos as death cultists who are just pissed the apocalypse is screwing up their time line. And oh holy did you save Caroline at the end there to pair her up in a Jaeger with Dahl? Cuz I am TOTALLY behind that!

[jedibuttercup]

Yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I was worried, since the popular pairings in this fandom are so skewed, but Boss just seems like a much better Drift match for him to me than Vaako (who's all about his evil faith) or Billy (really don't understand why the fandom is so hot for him, aside from, you know, Cole Hauser).

I did want to include Vaako somehow though, because Karl Urban, and because all that emphasis on Due Time made me snicker when I thought about it; and if I was taking Boss away from Dahl, I thought I might as well save another of the fandom's tough chicks to pair her with. :)

[hiddencait]

I really enjoyed it - not even joking.

I honestly have a hard time shipping Riddick with most of the characters from the series honestly - all of them ring false to me for some reason or another. I know a lot of people go the Jack/Kyra route, but half the time I think Kyra/Vaako could be far more interesting as a pairing lol. Otherwise, Riddick tends to crossship for me. (LOL complete surprise to you right?)

And Karl Urban is always his own excuse. And yeah, Dahl and Caroline could be fantastic working or "working" together. I suddenly want a fixit fic that goes that route. Too many plot bunnies - not enough time lol.

[xlade]

Gah! And gah again. Holy crap! I love it. I love the Boss Johns and Riddick dynamic so much better than Baby Johns. And you're right, Vaako was always more about his religion. It would be awesome to see these two meet Raleigh. /begs

[jedibuttercup]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed the fic.

I do like Vaako, but; the extended scenes from the 2013 movie made it really clear he's a True Believer, and that just doesn't mesh with Riddick's worldview. At all. And there was just so much more charge in Boss Johns' up in your face moments with Riddick!

I wanted Raleigh in this; but the timeline didn't favor it, and it would have distracted from the meat of the story. Maybe later. Because I do also have ideas about Jack, Chuck, and Mako, who are probably all twelve to fourteenish in this part of the timeline ...? *grin*