2nd Badfic Challenge, by plotbunniofdoom
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ds_flashfictionTitle: Torchwood: Chicago Branch.
Prompt: Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP: also an employee of the Torchwood Institute. Aliens and wacky hijinks (and quite possibly a Captain by the name of Harkness) ensue! Which will shock Ray(s) more? The fact that Diefenbaker is an alien, or the fact that Inuvik, NWT is the accepted Interplanetary Transit Terminal for Sol Three? And why the hell does the 2-7's bullpen now contain 'modern art' in the form of a big blue box with a stupid light on the top?
Prompt written by:etcetera_cat
Word Count: 694
Rating/Warnings: PG/none really apart from this being unbeta'd
A/N: I tried to write silly/cracky badfic, I really did, but I think this just turned out as fic. Think of this as a snippet from the first chapter of an EPIC multi-chaptered fic that would no doubt contain lots of sex and violence. Unfortunately you'll just have to imagine the alien killing and the Captain Jack/Fraser/RayK. Sorry.
“Dief!” Ray yelled, running down the dark alley after the stupid mutt.
“He can't hear you, Ray,” Fraser said, catching up.
Ray was concentrating too hard on keeping up to point out that Dief seemed to hear the opening of any donut boxes just fine. They turned a corner, ending up at a dead end and Ray could hear Dief growling. Really, growling. In fact, snarling would probably be a better word. The alley was badly lit but as he and Fraser neared the sound, Ray could swear he could see a man, no, a a- thing. It was definitely a thing. In fact, it could probably be called The Thing. As in The Thing from The Black Lagoon, or maybe, The Thing from Outer Space. Whatever it was, Ray was pretty sure it wasn't human. It had teeth and men didn't have teeth that sharp or mouths that opened that wide or were quite that ugly and people - human people - usually had noses.
“Ray?” Fraser said, stepping to one side.
“Yeah, I see it too buddy,” Ray said, trying not to completely freak out.
“I was going to say, you take it from the left and I'll go right,” Fraser said, sounding altogether too together for someone who was looking at a Thing.
Before Ray had chance to say 'Are you crazy?!' a man – thank god, it really was a man this time – had jumped off the nearest roof and sprayed the creature with something that it really didn't seem to like. Dief and Fraser both dived in, and while Ray looked on wondering if he had finally gone crazy this time - one too many knocks to the head perhaps – the three of them had the beast subdued, tied up with Fraser's lanyard and down on the ground.
“What the hell was that?!” Ray said.
“It's called a Weevil,” the man said.
Ray stared down at the . . . Weevil? in shock and when he looked up Ray realised Fraser was smiling at this man who was grinning back at Fraser in a way that Ray really didn't like.
“Ray Kowalski Chicago P.D. And you are?” Ray said, stepping forwards.
“This is Captain Jack Harkness,” Fraser said, still smiling far too much for a man whose wolf was growling at a Weevil.
“Is that any way to greet an old friend?” Jack grinned, stepping forwards and hugging Fraser.
Ray expected to see Fraser go all Mountie and stiffen up, but he hugged back. Hugging and smiling? Whoever this Jack was, Ray didn't like him.
“So what brings you to Chicago?” Fraser asked, as he and Jack dragged the Weevil away, closely followed by Dief. Ray tagged along behind, feeling rather left out.
“I've been tracking unusual activity in the Rift. It seems to be opening up in this area,” Jack said, allowing Fraser to lead the way. “And I hoped to catch up with old friends of course.” And there was that grin again, which was returned by Fraser.
“The Rift can move?” Fraser asked after a long moment, obviously having to remind himself to stop looking at the grin and rejoin the conversation.
"Okay," Ray said, feeling that some important questions were being ignored. "What's 'The Rift', what the fuck is that Weevil thing doing in Chicago, and what the hell is going on?!"
Fraser and Jack had now reached the car and the Weevil was dumped on the ground again whilst Jack leaned against the door, his long coat managing to flutter attractively in the non-existent breeze. They both just stood there looking at each other and Ray got the distinct impression that they hadn't heard him.
Ray frowned. “That thing is not going in my car!”
“I'll give you the details later,” Jack said to Fraser, both of them ignoring Ray completely. “Lets get Janet into a cell first.”
“Janet?” Ray said in disbelief. “That thing is called Janet?!”
Of course, neither of them appeared to hear him. Ray really didn't like this guy.
Prompt: Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP: also an employee of the Torchwood Institute. Aliens and wacky hijinks (and quite possibly a Captain by the name of Harkness) ensue! Which will shock Ray(s) more? The fact that Diefenbaker is an alien, or the fact that Inuvik, NWT is the accepted Interplanetary Transit Terminal for Sol Three? And why the hell does the 2-7's bullpen now contain 'modern art' in the form of a big blue box with a stupid light on the top?
Prompt written by:
etcetera_cat Word Count: 694
Rating/Warnings: PG/none really apart from this being unbeta'd
A/N: I tried to write silly/cracky badfic, I really did, but I think this just turned out as fic. Think of this as a snippet from the first chapter of an EPIC multi-chaptered fic that would no doubt contain lots of sex and violence. Unfortunately you'll just have to imagine the alien killing and the Captain Jack/Fraser/RayK. Sorry.
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“Dief!” Ray yelled, running down the dark alley after the stupid mutt.
“He can't hear you, Ray,” Fraser said, catching up.
Ray was concentrating too hard on keeping up to point out that Dief seemed to hear the opening of any donut boxes just fine. They turned a corner, ending up at a dead end and Ray could hear Dief growling. Really, growling. In fact, snarling would probably be a better word. The alley was badly lit but as he and Fraser neared the sound, Ray could swear he could see a man, no, a a- thing. It was definitely a thing. In fact, it could probably be called The Thing. As in The Thing from The Black Lagoon, or maybe, The Thing from Outer Space. Whatever it was, Ray was pretty sure it wasn't human. It had teeth and men didn't have teeth that sharp or mouths that opened that wide or were quite that ugly and people - human people - usually had noses.
“Ray?” Fraser said, stepping to one side.
“Yeah, I see it too buddy,” Ray said, trying not to completely freak out.
“I was going to say, you take it from the left and I'll go right,” Fraser said, sounding altogether too together for someone who was looking at a Thing.
Before Ray had chance to say 'Are you crazy?!' a man – thank god, it really was a man this time – had jumped off the nearest roof and sprayed the creature with something that it really didn't seem to like. Dief and Fraser both dived in, and while Ray looked on wondering if he had finally gone crazy this time - one too many knocks to the head perhaps – the three of them had the beast subdued, tied up with Fraser's lanyard and down on the ground.
“What the hell was that?!” Ray said.
“It's called a Weevil,” the man said.
Ray stared down at the . . . Weevil? in shock and when he looked up Ray realised Fraser was smiling at this man who was grinning back at Fraser in a way that Ray really didn't like.
“Ray Kowalski Chicago P.D. And you are?” Ray said, stepping forwards.
“This is Captain Jack Harkness,” Fraser said, still smiling far too much for a man whose wolf was growling at a Weevil.
“Is that any way to greet an old friend?” Jack grinned, stepping forwards and hugging Fraser.
Ray expected to see Fraser go all Mountie and stiffen up, but he hugged back. Hugging and smiling? Whoever this Jack was, Ray didn't like him.
“So what brings you to Chicago?” Fraser asked, as he and Jack dragged the Weevil away, closely followed by Dief. Ray tagged along behind, feeling rather left out.
“I've been tracking unusual activity in the Rift. It seems to be opening up in this area,” Jack said, allowing Fraser to lead the way. “And I hoped to catch up with old friends of course.” And there was that grin again, which was returned by Fraser.
“The Rift can move?” Fraser asked after a long moment, obviously having to remind himself to stop looking at the grin and rejoin the conversation.
"Okay," Ray said, feeling that some important questions were being ignored. "What's 'The Rift', what the fuck is that Weevil thing doing in Chicago, and what the hell is going on?!"
Fraser and Jack had now reached the car and the Weevil was dumped on the ground again whilst Jack leaned against the door, his long coat managing to flutter attractively in the non-existent breeze. They both just stood there looking at each other and Ray got the distinct impression that they hadn't heard him.
Ray frowned. “That thing is not going in my car!”
“I'll give you the details later,” Jack said to Fraser, both of them ignoring Ray completely. “Lets get Janet into a cell first.”
“Janet?” Ray said in disbelief. “That thing is called Janet?!”
Of course, neither of them appeared to hear him. Ray really didn't like this guy.
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Date: 2009-09-09 02:33 am (UTC)*is overjoyed*
Ah the awesomeness!
And Ray being totally jealous til both Jack and Ben Pounce on him, not before he declares his undying love for Ianto (because I'm placing it there in canon mmkay :p) because he keeps appearing with coffee!
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Date: 2009-09-09 02:44 am (UTC)Glad you liked it!
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Date: 2009-09-09 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-09 02:53 am (UTC)*hands over lots of carrots*
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:10 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-09 04:47 am (UTC)This will do quite well until then, though. *g*
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:11 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-09 11:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 06:12 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-09 01:49 pm (UTC)Of course it'd be Janet!
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:12 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-09 07:59 pm (UTC)Also - I can see imminent pizza/donut binging by Ray and Dief, who are both feeling grumpy and left out. Of course, eventually there will be a Jack/Fraser/Ray/Not!Dead!Ianto orgy, Dief will be bought off with refined carbs, and all will be well. Um, that's how this ends in my brain. Hee!
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:14 pm (UTC)Oh, I do like your ending! *G*
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Date: 2009-09-09 08:41 pm (UTC)This was awesome. BUT MUCH TOO SHORT.
*g*
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:15 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-09 08:46 pm (UTC)And I get what you mean about trying to write crack and ending up with fic instead. Been there.
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:17 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-10 12:18 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-09-10 04:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-21 06:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-10 04:59 pm (UTC)I LOVE YOU THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS MUCH!!!
A friend and I have been playing with the idea of a Jack/Fraser/RayK/Ten story for aaaaages and we never could find a good way to start (or to continue or to finish) and this is like the closest thing to it!
*LOVES*
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:18 pm (UTC)Thanks for commenting. :)
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Date: 2009-09-12 01:06 am (UTC)(You probably think I am joking. I am so not. Okay, you'd have to be really patient with me, because I am hella busy all the time at this point in life, but! I AM TOTALLY SINCERE. I really want the rest of this story...)
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Date: 2009-09-12 01:38 am (UTC)And I would not think you crazy at all! I have always wanted to co-write something with someone just for the experience if that makes any sense? But I haven't before so you'd have to be patient with me too! We could kick a few ideas around maybe and see how it goes?
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Date: 2009-09-12 01:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-09-12 02:59 pm (UTC)I guess I'd imagined it being before CotW but then there's the question of when Fraser had time to meet and work with Jack. Was it something that happened in the past and is now over? Or a more recent meeting?
In terms of Torchwood timeline I'm not sure but post-CoE Jack strikes me as just being so broken that I think he's curled up somewhere in the foetal position.
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Date: 2009-09-19 04:49 pm (UTC)And I think you're right about post-CoE Jack, we should probably build up a good degree of rapport between these guys before CoE's events hit in the fic, so that Fraser and RayK can help him with it...maybe. If we still want CoE to happen in the fic at all.
And so far as when Fraser met Jack, do you remember the dynamics between Renette and the Doctor in Girl in the Fireplace? I was thinking something like that would be neat. Maybe something happened to Fraser when he was a kid that involved aliens somehow, and maybe Jack got called in to deal with it...couldn't be too traumatic, 'cause Fraser's already got such a traumatic childhood, and also if it were Fraser might not like him so much afterwards. But then if Fraser kept running into him by raondom coincidence as he grew up, periodically...I dunno, I thought that might be cool. Also a little elaborate and a tad ridiculous, but I figure, it's Torchwood and due SOUTH and so you can afford a certain level of ridiculous. What do you think?
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Date: 2009-09-21 06:37 pm (UTC)Hmm, I suppose you could start with this and show Fraser's history with Jack through flashback. But I'm not sure. What do you think?
It would be easier to ignore CoE, but as you said, Fraser and RayK could help Jack through the fallout. It would probably lead to a very angsty place and we would need a good reason for Jack coming back to earth - but I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing.
As to Fraser/Jack - OMG I love that idea! The Girl in the Fireplace is one of my favourite episodes. &hearts
Was there a something in canon that mentioned an accident Fraser had in childhood involving a boomerang and a mineshaft? If I'm remembering that right maybe we could use that and expand on it? Perhaps have aliens using it as a base - young!Fraser could maybe be tracking something unusual and gets saved from aliens by the dashing Captain Jack? We could maybe have another incident when Fraser is training? And something in Chicago?
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Date: 2009-11-11 04:18 pm (UTC)I don't remember the incident you're talking about specifically, with the boomerang and the mineshaft, but I know which ep to re-watch in order to see if it did happen. But I am definitely a fan of the "Fraser is tracking a weird thing, finds aliens, discovers that they fail at espionage, and nearly gets captured" scenario.
I was also thinking -- at least to start with, we're gonna have to have separate Jack/Fraser and Fraser/RayK, seeing as Ray appears to hate Jack tremendously at this moment in time. I was thinking that we could maybe, like, each be a representative for a pairing? 'Cause I know that in my giant threesome fic (that I haven't posted yet because it is being meeeeean), I have F/V and F/K and when I'm thinking about one through the eyes of RayK, it's really difficult to turn it around and write the whole situation through the eyes of RayV. So, if we each of us looked out for the interests of one, that might make things easier, and also make for an extra kick of Fraser-leads-two-lives thing. Like, I could be his past and you could be his present, or vice versa, that kind of thing? Is this making any sense?
I also think we should actually start writing, because that way I will actually write instead of doing other things that need doing. :-P My email's on my profile page, but I'll give it to you again: mondschein1 at gmail.com.