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vaznetti

FF/SPN: Blackout Zone 2/3

Sep 07, 2006 22:50

Blessings Against the Thunder: Blackout Zone 2/3
by Vanzetti (vaznetti)
Firefly/Supernatural
PG-13
Spoilers for Serenity.

Thanks to musesfool and rez_lo for beta-reading and the_grynne for help with Chinese language.

Previous parts:
Eurydice Settlement
Caieta Port
Xú Landing, 1
Xú Landing, 2
Xinwuwei Docks, 1
Xinwuwei Docks, 2
Blackout Zone, 1

( Sam and Simon are still in the upper levels when water starts bubbling up into the basins of the laboratory their minder is showing them. She does her best to ignore it, until a column of water actually shoots up to the ceiling from the sink right next to her; Sam doesn't have to feign surprise as the three of them scramble back to the corridor. )

fanfic, crossovers, blessings_against_thunder

Comments 16

musesfool September 8 2006, 03:36:14 UTC

Ooh, I like the bit at the end. And Sam just smashing and grabbing. Too much time with Dean. *g*

vaznetti September 8 2006, 10:48:12 UTC

I had trouble choosing an end point for this scene, so I added the next bit to set up the John-in-peril stuff for section three. Glad you liked it!

And yes, Sam should really have known better than to even try breaking the glass. Too much time with Dean, as you say!

calicomary September 8 2006, 04:03:52 UTC

"Gang fashen shenme shiqing?" The minder is sitting up, a hand on her head. "How did you-- You are not legitimate government inspectors!"
'Cause the really important question here.

THis is buckets of fun. Though I'd prefer to have more Dean (what can I say, he's pretty) I really love how you're giving all the characters ample room to showcase their own idiosyncracies, like Simon checking on the minder not only because that's the doctorly thing to do, but also because he needs to distract himself.

vaznetti September 8 2006, 10:43:00 UTC

Well, considering that the story started out as just John/Zoe, all the time, I think it's kind of funny how it's expanded to take in all the characters! (And you did see the previous part, which is all Dean, right?)

I'm glad you're enjoying it!

calicomary September 8 2006, 17:28:56 UTC

Yes, yes. But you must understand, as far as I'm concerned there is no such thing as too much Dean. *grin*

But I must say, that I really do dig John in this 'verse. I dunno, there's something about him...like the way he's written in the regular SPN series, it almost translates perfectly to the Firefly/Serenity scenario. In fact, you mesh all the SPN characters very well into this 'verse (and vice versa with the Firefly crew and their reactions not only to the Winchesters, but also to the concept of those things that go bump in the night).

Like, you've kept all the really key parts to their identities, then predicted, in a very authentic way, what changes may or may not have occurred in the larger Winchester family narrative. All in all, it's fun AND believable.

*hands over voucher for infinite extra cookies*

vaznetti September 8 2006, 18:50:32 UTC

"Dean is pretty" is one of those statements I'm happy to agree with. You can never have too much of that.

I'm really glad that you like this John. He's a difficult character (I mean, I do understand why not everyone loves him), but I'm fond of him -- and yes, he translates so well to the FF 'verse. It was musesfool's suggestion, and once I started to think about it he just... fit. It's a little harder to work Sam and Dean into the universe -- I mean, I've had to do more thinking about their pasts, and getting how they speak right is sometimes hard, but it's a surprisingly good fit for both sets of characters. Which is a little weird, when you thinkabout it. I think the western elements in Firefly really help here.

Like, you've kept all the really key parts to their identities, then predicted, in a very authentic way, what changes may or may not have occurred in the larger Winchester family narrative. All in all, it's fun AND believable.Thank you! Because that's exactly what I'm trying to do. I want the characters to stay true to who ( ... )

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vaznetti September 8 2006, 10:45:54 UTC

yay! I'm glad you're stil enjoying this!

And yes. Demons. And Blue Sun. There was something off about those hands-of-blue guys, didn't you think? Although right now everything I'm writing seems to have tentacles.

cofax7 September 8 2006, 14:35:31 UTC

eeeee! So cool!

vaznetti September 8 2006, 17:56:09 UTC

Thank you! It's fun to write this stuff. (Actually, you are my model for posting like this -- that long, actiony SG-1 story you wrote, and sadly I can't remember the title to save my soul, and posted in pieces on lj -- anyway, this is obviously a good deal shorter and less serious a piece of writing than that was, but you did provide the model.)

topaz119 September 16 2006, 13:59:18 UTC

oh, helllllooooooo. I just found this, and, oh, your John. Actually, your everyone, but John especially. I think he fits so well with the crew of Serenity because he's just like them. The things they fight wear different faces, but what John says, several parts back: he's fought for decades, he doesn't know how to live without that war...that's just John. I'd babble on about the Serenity crew, too, because they're just spot on as well, but there's good FF fic out there, and not so much good John, so I'll focus my flailing there. Very much looking forward to more!

vaznetti September 16 2006, 15:10:15 UTC

Hello!

I'm so pleased that you like this, and especially that you like this John. He's a little less broken, here, I think, but yes, he's such a perfect fit for the Serenity crew. Like Zoe says at the end of the movie -- he's tore up, but he'll keep flying -- if only because he doesn't know any better.

I understand why people don't necessarily find John sympathetic -- he's not an easy person -- but I really like him. And yes, there's just not enough good fic about him.