The Crumudgeon

Synopsis: A Wander over Yonder/Rick & Morty crossover. When Rick, Morty and Summer end in the clutches of Dominator, Rick has to inevitably get them out of the pickle they have landed themselves in.

'Sure you can read my mind, but can you keep up with me ?'-Akame, 'The Imperial Arms Dealer'; Akame ga Kill

'We sneak upon their spaceship and blow them all to hell.'-Doc Yewell, Defiance; 'Upon the March We Fittest Die'

'All warfare is based on deception. I got that from Sun Tzu in one of my stupid books.'-Dominion

Chapter 1-In a Tight Spot

It had been an adventure they had all decided on taking together on an impulse over the Labor Day weekend. Summer and Morty had finished their homework and they had all the time in the world to kill to traverse parallel universes. Rick wasn't certain where the portal gun would send them this time, but that was what made the ride worthwhile and entertaining. He had gotten cocky and stumbled when the portal opened, accidentally shoving Summer and Morty inside. With little time to follow his family members, he jumped into his flying car and took chase, not really knowing where they were heading or what had happened. He was still overcoming a monster hangover and the aspirin he had just taken was slow in having any effect.

When Summer and Morty awoke, they were with a fuzzy orange being that was strumming a banjo and had a smile on his face in spite of his circumstances. The other creature was a turquoise colored equine with a magenta mane. Unlike the orange entity, she was very irate at the situation she and her friend were in. Seemed that she and the picker had been in this tight spot once before.

'How could you have gotten yourself so easily distracted ? I can't believe you were lured by Dominator's butterflies ! I tried to warn you but noooooooo !', Sylvia complained.

'Woah, no way. A talking horse !', Summer said, obviously surprised.

'First of all, I'm not exactly a horse, but close enough. I'm Sylvia, and my friend over there playing the banjo and not listening to one word I am saying is Wander.', Sylvia said.

'Who's ship are we in right now ?', Morty stuttered, feeling a bit clausterphobic and helpless.

'Dominator. He's even worse than Lord Hater. That is, if you can believe it. We've tangled once before. I gotta admit, he got me good this time ! He's not lax on his creative deviousness !', Wander said, grinning cheerfully and continuing to play his banjo.

'How did we get tangled up in this mess ?', Summer questioned. Indeed, it was a long story. Dominator had a huge butterfly net she just happened to have in her inventory. In the process of capturing Sylvia and Wander, Summer and Morty had emerged from the other side of Rick's portal gun emission and were caught in the process.

'We're gonna DIE !', Morty said and began confessing every bad thing he had ever done and was repentant for. Summer admitted she was in love with a hipster kid at school that didn't even know that she existed.

'I don't think Hater's going to get us out of this one this time. So, you might be right.', Wander lamented. It wasn't like him to be pessimistic, but he was seeing the whole picture now. Sylvia had never seen Wander cry out of helplessness before, but there was a first time for everything. Uncertain of what to do, she held her friend close and ran her fingers through his lush, orange coat while he sobbed pitifully.