So Not What I Meant/ New Recruit/ Nuh-Uh/ Here We Go Again/ A New Perspective

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Title: So Not What I Meant
Word Count: 100
Fandom: Dawn of the Dead (2004 version)
Challenge: #000 Starting over/beginning again/resuming
Note: Set after the gun shop run.

So Not What I Meant

Buffy ran through the sewers. Two men were still behind her. She could hear the popping sounds of guns going off behind her and the squishy sound of impact. She wasn’t even trying to think about that right now. She was trying not to get bit. Huh, reminded her a lot of being back in Sunnydale and slaying, except now she was in a Wisconsin shopping mall fending off killer zombies.

“You know, when I wished for a change of scenery, this was so not what I meant!” Buffy muttered to herself as she tried to kick the door in.

*****

Title: New Recruit
Word Count: 100
Fandom: Princess Diaries (movies, not the books)
Challenge: #000 Starting over/beginning again/resuming
Note: Set somewhere between movie 1 and movie 2

New Recruit

“Say that one more time?” Xander said blankly.
“I said, young man, that you are honor bound, as the great-great-grandson of Gustav Fabian to serve as protector of the Princess of Genovia.” The older man sighed.
“I am?”
“Yes. You are.” Joseph said flatly, starring openly at his one-eyed half-nephew.
“Where’s Genovia? And why isn’t anyone else being asked to do this?” Xander rambled on.
“Genovia is in Europe, and the rest of the Fabian line are all alcoholics. Besides, you have a military history.” Xander looked confused. “In battling the things that go bump in the night.” Joseph sighed.

*****

Title: Nuh-Uh
Word Count: 100
Fandom: King Arthur (the movie, but with a mythical take)
Challenge: #000 Starting over/beginning again/resuming
Note: Me and my King Arthur fixation.

Nuh-Uh

“No way, nuh-uh, I am not doing that!” Vi protested, staring at the blue-faced man in front of her. “I am not shedding my blood to resurrect some knight!”
“The Lady of the Lake is bound to do this.” Merlin said somberly, in his weird accent. “It is your fate. Your destiny.”
“I’m not the Lady of the Lake, and I’ve already got a destiny, buddy. I’m a slayer. The whole ‘one girl in all the world’. Ok, so there’s more than one now, but I’m all pre-destined.”
“Vivien, you bleed for Arthur.”
“No fair.” Vi whimpered. Stupid eternal fates.

*****

Title: Here We Go Again
Word Count: 100
Fandom: X-Men
Challenge: #000 Starting over/beginning again/resuming
Note: Not set anywhere specific.

Here We Go Again

“I can go for hours.” Faith bragged, her breathing getting more ragged.
“Same here, toots.” Wolverine grinned, his breathing normal. “Need a break?”
“Pfff. Do I look like I need one?” Faith threw back her shoulders, popping loose the ache.
“Wouldn’t have asked if ya didn’t.” Wolverine circled her cautiously.
“Why? You gettin’ tired?” She sneered.
“Never, little girl. Just figured ya needed one.” Wolverine resisted the urge to draw his claws. He was willing to give the kid a break. “Ya smell tired.”
“Oh, baby, I’m just getting started.” Faith grinned wickedly.
“I’m sure ya are, kid.” Wolverine laughed.

*****

Title: A New Perspective
Word Count: 100
Fandom: Heralds of Valdemar
Challenge: #000 Starting over/beginning again/resuming
Note: Set after the Mage Storms.

A New Perspective

Tara made her way across the white void. She remembered the blast of pain followed by numbness. Then suddenly there was a young man, smiling brightly at her.

“Hello Tara. I’m Florian.”
“Hi.” Tara said shyly. “Where am I?”
“The Havens. The Goddess has offered you a choice.”
“A choice?”
“You may resume a life like the one you’ve lost ore remain here.”
“Will I look the same?” Florian laughed at this.
“No, but your name and much about you will.”
“I’ll help people?”
“Yes.”

Somewhere in the Companion’s Field, a new filly was born. The Companion Tara was reborn.

*****

Comments

[kirylyn.livejournal.com]

/happy sighs/ I want the Companion Tara to Choose me!!!

I think I like that scenario better than Whitelighter Tara, especially when she would NOT be assigned to watch over Willow

[jbeaners48.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Glad you liked it!

[emony2.livejournal.com]

Loved the King Arthur and X-Men ones (don't know the rest)... poor Vi...

[jbeaners48.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Glad you liked them. I'm on a Vi kick right now.

[waterfall8484]

Oh, oh, oh! That last one is one of the sweetest things I've ever read! Aaaww...

And the other ones were good too, especially the Wolverine/Faith one.

[jbeaners48.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Oddly enough, that's the one I felt the most uncertain about. The Wolverine/Faith was the first X-Men crossover I've ever written. I'm glad you liked them.
~J

[empressvesica.livejournal.com]

*squee* Great begining to Tara's time as a Companion. I do hope this arc shows up in future posts.

[jbeaners48.livejournal.com]

Thanks, although, knowing my luck it'll spawn into it's own little ficlet.