Note: The characters involved are not mine, belonging to Patrick Rothfuss, J.M. Barrie, J.K. Rowling, Joss Whedon, Jim Butcher, J.R.R. Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, C.S. Lewis, and many others. No copyright infringement intended, this is for amusement only.


Somewhere between a myriad of different universes, in the realm of imagination, between the Twilight Zone and Neverland, there is a restaurant.

Behind the bar we see Kote and McAnally preparing drinks for the patrons in silence. Tinker Bell is the sassy waitress, quickly flying to each table and collecting orders, and then flying the meals back.

At one table Hermione Granger and Willow Rosenberg are having a heated debate about Authorial intent and representation.

Harry Dresden is playing pool with Angel and commiserating about running a supernatural detective agency.

Peter Pan and the Lost Boys are sitting at a long table, scarfing down pizza like it's no tomorrow. Wendy is trying (and failing) to get them to show some semblance of manners.

Faith Lehane and Buffy Summers are having a few drinks at the bar. Faith is hitting on basically everyone there, and Buffy is trying to avoid causing a scene. Later on in the night, the two will almost definitely be dancing with some of the other patrons.

Rupert Giles and Wesley Wyndham-Pryce are reminiscing about their old jobs as members of the Watcher's Council over a pint or two. Eventually it becomes maudlin as both begin to remember the tragedies in their lives.

Gandalf and Dumbledore are at an adjacent booth, sipping tea and discussing whether love redeems. Aslan walks by and joins in the discussion.

At a table close to the pool table, Edmund Pevensie and Eustace Scrubb are bonding over the shared embarrassment of having to redeem oneself for past actions. Angel leaves the pool game and joins in.

Harry Dresden, after Angel left, goes up to the bar for a beer. There he meets Faith, and she hits on him. Flustered, Dresden hems and haws until Faith, laughing, tells him it's all in good fun.

Harry Potter enters the bar, and sits down next to Dresden. The two Harrys begin to play misery poker over their similar family traumas. Dresden wins out with his "had to kill his own ex-lover to save his daughter" story. Both are left feeling somewhat depressed.

Sam Vimes and and Lady Sybil are having a relatively nice time at a table by the pool table. Their son, young Sam, is running around the table, full of energy, laughing about poop. Vimes groans, and hopes his son will calm down enough to have a simple meal.

At the table next to the Vimes's, Michael Carpenter is sitting with Faramir and Aragorn, reflecting on the difficulties of being a hero in such dark realities. Harry Dresden's daughter, Maggie, wanders off with Mouse in tow, and meets young Sam. After Mouse gives Sam his seal of approval, the two run around the restaurant, playing pretend. Maggie pretends to fight the monsters, and Sam plays the part of the big poo monster. Much fun is had.

Peter Pan and the Lost Boys see the fun and try to join in, but this proves to be too many people for Maggie, who takes Mouse and goes and hides in a quieter corner. Wendy sees this and goes and comforts her.

Outside, on the curb in front of the restaurant, CMOT Dibbler is still trying to sell his questionable sausages. No one is buying.