catko

The Case of the Half-Drained Vics
Prompt Used: code, disguise, gadget, reward, secret, undercover
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sherlock BBC, Grimm
Word Count: 327
Note: Part of an ongoing crossover series in which Giles brings the Slayerettes to London after the fall of Sunnydale, and they get involved with the Sherlock crew. They're drawn into an investigation of a series of supposed serial killings which might be vampires, or might be something else entirely. Mycroft has come to the Watchers’ Council, as has his distant cousin, Sean Renard, lately of the Portland Police Department. Both sets of teams are zeroing in on the culprits of the multiple murders.

With Sherlock sniffing the door jamb, Buffy managed to pry open the rusted hatch of the battered door set into the stone wall at the back of the Tennis Club where the last, half-drained victim had been found, using a metal gadget she’d had, oddly but conveniently, in her purse. Sherlock’s eyes lit up and the two slowly wrenched open the door, as Lestrade and the others hurried over.

Willow, who’d been reading about the legend of the dearg-du, continued her litany as to how the myth entailed that the beautiful woman, killed by her lover, somehow had spawned a secret brood of blood sucking creatures, doomed to roam the night, sometimes in disguise, waylaying victims. But once the two had the door wide open, and the cold and clammy blast of air seeped out, even she was staring, like the rest, into the dark entrance.

“Well,” said Giles, clearing his throat and reaching into his jacket pocket, “Shall we?” With that, he brandished a small penlight, and advanced into the entry. Sherlock likewise produced a flashlight, as did Dawn from her pink backpack and Lestrade from his overcoat pocket. John looked askance, Willow alarmed, and Xander looked eager but rueful. “Don’t got a light,” he muttered, and John chuckled and drew him and Willow back. “What say we wait here, and let the rest go undercover,” he said mildly, then reaching to grab Dawn as she headed forth. “You too, love, not this time,” as she pouted but drew back obligingly.

“Yes, yes, best wait here,” agreed Giles, as he ducked to follow the others. "And don't forget the code," --waving his phone-- "In case we need to send for help."

"Fat lot of good that'll do anyone," grumbled Xander as he plopped down on the stone wall and fumbled in his backpack. "Crazy librarian forgets we've got no codes for Jolly Old England." With that, he pulled out a Heath bar and began munching contentedly. "But as we know, craziness has its own reward."

for a "re-do" challenge at lands_of_magic. I think that Willow and Tara started their own family clan when they got together, so here is the Family Crest of Clan Fantastico: with a cat, books for knowledge, a cup for potions, and hugs and love.

Fandom: Buffy
Word Count: 315

Watcher's Report #0001 (transcription)
Rupert Giles, Agent X50
Subject: Buffy Summers

Ahem. I am currently in situ in the anticipation that the subject will arrive within the week. Perhaps sooner given the urgency of their egress from their previous location; perhaps later due to the seemingly total lack of structure and organization on the part of either the subject or her guardian parent.

I have taken the opportunity over the past few weeks since I took up the cover post obtained for me, that of "school librarian," to survey the situation and attempt to identify points of geographical vulnerability and invulnerability, in addition to any ancient or recent history that might establish a pattern for the task ahead.

Suffice to say, while my ersatz duties as "librarian" have left me absolutely no time to progress on this research, as yet, I have been able to track the realities of this location, and may I say, it is no surprise that a Hellmouth has gone relatively undetected here. It is, in its seemingly "normal" state, quite hellacious in and of itself. The crowded halls, the mingled smells of sweat and cheap fragrance, the endless prattle. The behemoth cars belching smoke. The relentless, insistent sunshine. Makes one quite long for the damp fog of home, or even the vast but refreshingly barren deserts of my previous postings.

Ah well, needs must. I can only hold out hope that my charge, the disturbingly named "Buffy Summers," will not live down to the image invoked by that moniker, and will prove to be an apt pupil: serious, dedicated, and uninterested in the dreadful behaviors and habits I see around me every day. Perhaps she will even be a scholar with whom I can share my love of the history of our kind, Slayers and Watchers alike. One can only hope.

Ah, my monitor informs me that said charge is nearing my lair, ha ha. I shall file my second report after our first meeting. Signing out now.

For a challenge at land_deduction to do a crossover with either Elementary or Sherlock BBC. This is part of an ongoing crossover of mine that started being Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sherlock BBC, but has since incorporated Grimm since I see a strong resemblance between the actors who play Mycroft Holmes and Sean Renard.

Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sherlock BBC, Grimm
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Sean Renard
Rating: G, some mention of violence
Notes: Part of this crossover ‘verse I write in where Giles brings the Slayerettes to London after the fall of Sunnydale, and they get involved with the Sherlock crew. They're drawn into an investigation of a series of supposed serial killings which might be vampires, or might be something else entirely. Mycroft has come to the Watchers’ Council, as has his distant cousin, Sean Renard, lately of the Portland Police Department, currently in England following a lead—among other things.
Word count: 506 (not including background)

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20 in 20 for womenverse, what better for a theme challenge with women characters than Buffy?
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For a challenge at womenverse. This was cool, I'd never seen mood boards before. At first I was stumped, but thanks to blue_sunflowers, it kind of popped. It's her creativity that inspired the Luna one; I admire how her suggestions were all adjectives, while the ones I came up with on my own were mostly nouns. That means something I think.



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For a challenge at gameofcards to write a fic prompted by this photo. Not the best writing, here, but a lot of the songs are good, and I really like imagining this post-Season 7 moment as, really, a road trip.



Name: catko
Team: clubs
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Post Season 7.
Rating: G.
Summary/Notes: Inspired by a bunch of songs, listed and linked at the end. I really recommend the Tom Waits.
Word count: 1025

The desert was purplish in dusk. Giles pulled out of the truck stop, shuddering the school bus onto the highway in a swirl of sand and dust. Hot coffee, a bus full of young survivors munching on salty and sugary snacks, the road stretching ahead.( And fresh batteries... )

Songs
“Take it Easy” by The Eagles
“Road to Nowhere” by Talking Heads
"Endless Highway" by The Band
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2
"Keep The Car Running" by Arcade Fire
"Life Is A Highway" by Tom Cochrane
“Long Way Home” by Tom Waits
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For a challenge at universe_the: to do something on the theme of "hero." I'm always attracted to the idea of regular people doing extraordinary things. And I wanted to try to learn something new, so, inspired by this gifset by tonystarks, I tried a fade-in gif thing with text that...well, see for yourself.

ETA: Wow, now that I look at that one done by tonystarks, I realize I should have aligned the names so the hidden thing is easier to read. Next time!




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