A/N: I wonder where the idea for the title came from! ;) So, this evil idea has been developing itself since the San Lorenzo job aired. I guess seeing them finally do the deed made me interested in how their funny little relationship started. Then the actor's part of my brain was all like… Hey wouldn't it be awesome if instead of a Leverage movie twenty years from now, why don't they do a mini-series about how they all were back before they became the incredible Leverage crew. That way it would be totally acceptable to audience members that the original cast wasn't in it because hey, these people are supposed to be younger and different from the characters we knew! Of course, then the idea of who would be the main focus came up because you can't do everybody even if it is the mini-series. So, it came that Nate had to be in it because it's Nate and he's kind of the main character so duh. Sterling and Maggie were the obvious conclusions because they were huge parts of his past before the team. Sophie has to be the villain because otherwise there would absolutely be no point in watching this because only one of the main characters is actually in it. So, that also helped decide how far into the past we will be going because you can't give everything about your characters away if you want to keep their intrigue. Thus, when Nate met Sophie had to be the reasonable conclusion. And you have to have very important "cameos" from Hardison, Parker, and Eliot otherwise everybody would be completely pissed off and not even bother watching the series. You also have to show Sam and Nate's relationship and make certain to keep some of the characters' traits from the first series otherwise you'll piss people off that way too. So naturally this has become Nate/Sophie story without being Nate/Sophie. Then my writer brain was all like I can so totally write this because relying on playing a younger version of your favorite character isn't a safe career mood. Of course, this is a safer career move because I get to see where I need to work in order to be a successful professional. So enjoy my odd combination of evil plot-bunnies. Sorry, for the long rant of explanation but it was important so you wouldn't just say shove off because it's mainly Nate and Sophie. It's for all Leverage fans, I swear. Hardison, Parker, and Eliot are still going to be in this. Not the first two chapters but they will be very involved in some way or another. Parker's going to rob a bank while Eliot and Nate are working together to find a painting!
Do I own this? If I did that mini-series would be airing during the non-Leverage season, wouldn't it?
When Nathan Met Sophie...
When Nathan Ford met Sophie Devereaux, the world was a different place. Gray-hats were completely unheard of. Black and white were more than just simple colors to describe a traditional wedding scheme. Bad guys were criminals and other law breakers, and good guys were people who caught them and put them away for the good of society. Everything in the world was under a simple color spectrum of black or white with no hopes of gray ever shining through. Of course, the spectrum was always meant to change. The idea of black or white just didn't suit to please the creators of fate and divine intervention was starting to take root as always at such disheartening times. The insurance investigator, thief hunter, and the uncatchable thief, grifter, were meant for more than just to tip the lines of color to beyond stretching point. Color and gray were about to be introduced to the world. The couple were unaware of their intertwined destiny, but that was for later. Right now, they were merely meant to meet and begin a war that would be known for centuries. Now, Nathan Ford was meant to actually meet the uncatchable Sophie Devereaux.
Let the chase begin!