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Negotiator
Oh boy, an empty category. Not any more! Buck knows his limitations and calls on a little help to keep things moving with his girlfriend. Takes place after the movie "Uncle Buck". I don't own these characters or a tire shop.
Uncle Buck, K, English, Humor, words: 1k+, May 2, 2020
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Slipstream »
Dave Stohler was on top of the world at the end of the 1979 movie "Breaking Away", but sometimes life catches up and the next thing you know you've been knocked back down again. Six chapters posted over consecutive days. I don't own these characters but I do have a bike with flat tires.
Breaking Away, K+, English, chapters: 6, words: 19k+, updated: Apr 26, 2020 published: Apr 21, 2020
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High Above Slumberland
Movieverse. Little Nemo, from the comic by Winsor McCay, is called to another adventure after the events of the 1989 movie. How is a prince supposed to refuse? I don't own these characters, and I don't think I've ever dreamed of a Zeppelin (even a Led one).
Little Nemo in Slumberland, K, English, words: 4k+, Apr 18, 2020
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Greenland Gambit
An extension of the ending of the 1985 movie "Spies Like Us"; how did the Russians get Eastern Europe back after loosing it in a game of trivial pursuit? I don't own these characters or the control codes to an ICBM.
Misc. Movies, K, English, Humor, words: 1k+, Apr 16, 2020
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Come to Dinner
A short Easter follow up to the 1950 movie "Harvey", in which Miss Kelly meets up with Mr. Elwood P. Dowd after the events of the movie. I don't own these characters and haven't eaten a chocolate Easter bunny in years.
Harvey, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 1, Apr 11, 2020
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Wrinkles only Go where the Smials have Been
Movieverse-ish. A piece of nothing about why Hobbit doors are round. I don't own these characters and I can't even draw a good circle.
Lord of the Rings, K, English, words: 1k+, Apr 4, 2020
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Night of the New Assignment
Jim West and Artemus Gordon have had a long and successful career but there comes a time when work takes a toll on even the best agents. I don't own these characters and the only railroad car I have is HO scale. Possibly the only story I've written that has a trigger/disclaimer warning at the beginning.
Wild Wild West, K, English, words: 2k+, favs: 1, Mar 28, 2020
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Dentures
Police Chief Martin Brody survived the 1975 movie "Jaws", but there's something different menacing Amity Island this time. This short ignores all the various sequels that were made afterward. I don't own the characters from the original movie OR a fish tank. Well, there's one in the garage but it's empty. (Thinking) Do spiders count?
Jaws, K, English, words: 2k+, favs: 1, Mar 21, 2020
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Feel Me
Movieverse. Tommy Walker set the world on fire as Pinball Champ, but nobody stays on top forever and soon his world was ablaze as well. This is possibly what became of him after the 1975 rock opera "Tommy". I don't own the characters from the movie but I have played pachinko.
Misc. Plays/Musicals & Pong, K, English, words: 1k+, Mar 14, 2020
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Pilot Error: Cellular Coverage
From my series on pilot movies that failed to become a series - "I-Man" starring Scott Bakula, from 1986. Jeffrey Wilder has been deemed indestructible after an accident with 'space gas', whatever that is. How did they reach that conclusion? I don't own these characters, and remember it's not the fall that kills you but the rapid deceleration at the end.
Misc. Movies, K, English, words: 1k+, Mar 11, 2020
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Viral isn't Necessarily a Bad Thing
Hey, it's "let's pair up two different things together time"! This one-shot follows the 1996 movie "Independence Day" and crosses over with Animusic, a category I never thought would be on this site. For the record, I don't own these characters and I've never stopped an invasion before.
Independence Day & Animusic, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, Mar 7, 2020
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Permesso
Wendell Armbruster flies off in a helicopter at the end of the 1972 Jack Lemmon movie "Avanti!", leaving Italy and a beautiful woman behind to take his father's body back home (although it wasn't really - it's a long story). How did Pamela Piggott resume her life afterward? I don't own these characters but I like Italian food.
Misc. Movies, K, English, words: 2k+, Mar 4, 2020
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Sending Help on the Installment Plan
Just an odd idea I got while driving through town. Commander John Koenig will try anything to save his fellow survivors on Moonbase Alpha during the TV series "Space: 1999". I don't own these characters but finances can be a pain in the asteroid.
Space 1999, K, English, words: 1k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, Feb 29, 2020
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Discovered Country
This story picks up directly from the last line of the 2001 movie "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence". David, the Mecha who wanted to be a boy, continues what some might call his life. I don't own these characters, and I've never been frozen in ice before (playing in a snow park doesn't count).
A.I., K, English, words: 1k+, Feb 26, 2020
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Prosecution for the Witness
Movieverse. An extra-final scene to the 1958 movie "Witness for the Prosecution" which was based on the Agatha Christie play. At the end of the movie Christine Helm is going to be charged with killing Leonard Vole and Sir Wilfred Robarts rushes to defend her. Maybe he has second thoughts. I don't own these characters or a law book.
Misc. Plays/Musicals, K, English, words: 2k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, Feb 22, 2020
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Not the Years but the Mileage
Crossover of "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" and the idea behind the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Mma Precious Ramotse becomes aware of a mystery brought to her by Mr. JLB Matekoni and decides it bears further investigation. I don't own the show's characters but I've been on the end of a tow truck before.
Misc. Tv Shows & Picture of Dorian Gray, K, English, words: 3k+, favs: 1, Feb 19, 2020
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Bedtime Stories: Times of Loudness
A retelling of the story from the 1990 "Days of Thunder" movie with Tom Cruise, condensed and simplified into a children's bedtime story with a wink and a grin; in perfect time for the Daytona 500 race. I don't own any characters from the movie, and I rarely watch races on TV.
Days of Thunder, K, English, words: 1k+, Feb 15, 2020
1Fate Accompli »
At the end of the 1964 movie "The Great Race", Professor Fate blows up the Eiffel Tower at the start of the rematch race against the Great Leslie; it's what evil rivals do, right? But what happened after that? This four chapter story tells. I don't own these characters or tickets to this week's Daytona 500.
Misc. Movies, K, English, chapters: 4, words: 7k+, favs: 1, Feb 12, 2020
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Return to Sender
In 1980 came a surprise hit movie from Africa called "The Gods Must Be Crazy". The main character, a bushman named Xi, makes his first contact with the outside world. This short follows that film with another supposed gift from the gods. I don't own these characters, and I've never dropped anything out of an airplane.
Misc. Movies, K, English, words: 2k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, Feb 8, 2020
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Looking a Gift Horus in the Mouth
A one-shot from the movie "Sand Pirates of the Desert" that sort of existed in the 2001 movie "The Majestic". It's complicated - an explanation is at the end of this short. I don't own these characters, but I'm sure it was one of Bruce Campbell's finer roles.
Misc. Movies, K, English, words: 1k+, Feb 5, 2020