Ten assorted Highlander crossover ficlets, each a hundred words long. They are arranged in no particular order other than the order in which they were written. More or less.
The Fox and the Raven
Amanda shares coffee with an old friend. Crossover with Grimm.
Featured Characters: Amanda, Rosalee Calvert
"I can't believe you stole an Unbezahlbar!" Rosalee blurted in a barely controlled whisper. She glanced about to make sure no one in the cafe overheard.
Amanda shrugged, taking a sip of her coffee. "Hey, I know just as well as you how you get one of those rocks. It's worse than blood money. And it looked just so gauche on that necklace! Honestly, I was doing her a favor by stealing it."
The Fuchsbau stared at her with wide eyes. "You know, I'm about 98% certain you're completely insane," she declared.
The Immortal simply smiled.
The Best Beer Belongs to the Blutbad
Monroe is dismayed when an old, ah, friend returns to Portland. Crossover with Grimm.
Characters: Monroe, Nick Burkhardt, Methos
"Oh, no," Monroe suddenly said, his eyes going wide.
Nick glanced to where his friend was looking; he saw only a slim, dark haired man with an impressively regal nose. "Do I want to know?"
"It's der Älteste," Monroe replied significantly.
"Dare what?"
"Der Älteste. If he's here, bad things are gonna happen. Not least of which being the disappearance of my beer supply."
The Grimm stared at Monroe in utter confusion.
"Monroe! You wouldn't happen to have any of that excellent beer, would you? I can't tell you how thirsty I am! Oh, this your Grimm friend?" the stranger asked.
More Interest to This Person Than Previously Suspected
Finch and Reese's current person of interest suddenly seems rather more, ah, interesting, than they'd thought. Crossover with Person of Interest.
Characters: John Reese, Harold Finch, Methos
"Adam Pierson. Fancy running into you here," the newcomer drawled, his hand on some weapon concealed under his long coat. "You ran away like a little girl last time."
John's target – whom he'd only known as Pierce Benson – sighed heavily.
"I'm a big fan of discretion being the better part of valour," he said, his voice slipping from a home-grown Brooklynite to something distinctly more... English?!
"Finch!" John whispered harshly.
"I hear it!"
The stranger sneered at Benson/Pierson. "Coward."
"Pragmatist," he replied evenly. "In any case, you don't want to do anything stupid, because I'm currently under surveillance."
What…?
Surviving the Rise of the Machines
John Connor has heard of an old man who somehow survives on his own against the machines. He has no way of knowing that the "old" man is far older than he seems, and far smarter than that idiot Skynet. Crossover with the Terminator series.
Characters: John Connor, Methos
John Connor glared in frustration at the Old Man (why was he called that, anyway? He couldn't be over thirty!).
Despite his hideout's ramshackle appearance, the Old Man had somehow managed to stay alive out here all by himself. It was like the machines didn't even know he was here- which was, of course, completely impossible.
Whatever he was using was something John and the resistance desperately needed.
"There's no trick," the Old Man insisted again. "Skynet simply isn't as smart as it thinks it is."
"How so?" John scoffed.
"Well, for one, it sent a Terminator back in time."
At Least It's Not Duncan's Fault This Time
Duncan, now a Starfleet officer, joined the crew of U.S.S. Voyager to track down an old friend, who was a member of a Maquis crew under the command of Chakotay. Crossover with Star Trek: Voyager.
Characters: Duncan MacLeod, Amanda Darieux
"Disaster. Complete disaster," MacLeod complained.
"That's the understatement of the century," Amanda agreed sarcastically.
The Highlander glared at his friend. "I only arranged for my assignment here because I was worried about you, Amanda! The Maquis, seriously?"
"Starfleet, seriously?" she mocked right back. "I was... just looking for a little excitement, that's all."
"They're terrorists!" Duncan hissed.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter," she sniffed. "What's important is we're both now stuck on this ship and seventy years away from Federation space. Someone's sure to notice not one but two unaging crewmembers during that time."
"Like I said. Disaster."
Who Watches the Watchers? Apparently, Cal Lightman
Detective Wallowski brings some crime scene video for Dr. Lightman to examine, just in case the perpetrator came back to revel in his heinous crime. Cal spots someone else, instead. Crossover with Lie to Me.
Characters: Cal Lightman, Detective Wallowski, Eli Loker, Joe Dawson
"Bloke with the cane. Right there." Cal stabbed his finger at the screen.
"You don't think that old cripple chopped the head off a 30-year-old martial arts instructor!" Detective Wallowski scoffed in disbelief.
"Nah, a' course not," Lightman said. "But watch his face. Loker!"
Loker restarted the video. On the screen, the old man all but shoved his way through the crowd, despite his obvious disability.
"See here, he starts out downright terrified. He's afraid the dead man is someone he knows. Then he sees the body. Relief. But then he's concerned again. Why? Because he knows who did it."
An American in a Highlander in Paris
Time traveler Sam Beckett leaps into the latest person whose life once went wrong: a well-to-do antiques dealer living with his girlfriend in Paris. Crossover with Quantum Leap.
Characters: Sam Beckett, Al Calavicci, Duncan MacLeod
"Hey, Sam!" Al appeared suddenly, nearly scaring Sam out of his skin.
"Al, don't do that!" Sam hissed.
The project observer raised a bushy eyebrow. "Hey, can I help it?"
"Yes, you really can, Al! Wait, you know what? Never mind. What does Ziggy have to say?" he said, folding his arms.
Al glanced down at his hand link. "Well, it's 1993, you're in Paris, your name is Duncan MacLeod-"
"Knew that already."
"Don't interrupt! Here's where it gets a bit... hinky. You were either born in 1963 or..." he smacked the link.
"Or?" Sam prompted impatiently.
"Apparently, 1592."
"Al!"
An Immortal and a Lie Detector Walk into a Bar...
Lie-specialist Cal Lightman catches up with a murder suspect in a bar. Crossover with Lie to Me.
Characters: Cal Lightman, Detective Wallowski, Duncan MacLeod, Methos
Bourbon on the Rocks, With a Twist of Murder
"So, where'a you from, then?" Cal asked, swirling the ice around his glass.
"I was raised in Glenfinnan, on the shores of Loch Shiel," MacLeod replied with a distant look in his eyes.
"That's funny, you don't sound like a Highlander," Lightman quipped.
"I left Glenfinnan a long time ago," the man said shortly. "You're a long way from home yourself."
"Yeah, well, not much left for me back there."
"This going anywhere?" Wallowski sounded impatiently in Cal's ear.
"So, Duncan MacLeod, chop anyone's head off tonight?" Lightman said innocently.
MacLeod nearly choked on his drink while Wallowski sputtered angrily.
The Cost of a Conscience
From a nearby table, Methos watched the interplay between the Highlander and that ridiculous swaggering buffoon.
He recognized him immediately, even if MacLeod didn't: a posturing, moderately famous scientist with a speciality in lies- more specifically, in their detection.
Unfortunately, MacLeod wasn't nearly as good a liar as he should have been to have survived as long as he had. He was a Boy Scout before such a thing existed, and placed far too much value on honor over pragmatism.
Methos heaved a sigh: it looked like he was going to have to burn another identity to rescue the idiot.
Monkey Business
Colonel Hogan is alarmed when he senses the presence of another Immortal. Crossover with Hogan's Heroes.
Characters: Colonel Hogan, Peter Newkirk, Duncan MacLeod
The moment Colonel Hogan felt the Buzz, he was afraid that the entire operation was blown. He couldn't afford to fight a challenge in the middle of a prison camp, and another Immortal would know for certain that Hogan could easily escape if he really wanted to.
Then Newkirk walked in, his face still covered in black.
"Colonel 'Ogan, sir, 'ere's the man London sent. 'Highlander.'"
Hogan kept his expression cool as he warily looked over the British Intelligence man behind Newkirk. "Colonel Robert E. Hogan."
"Duncan MacLeod," the agent replied, extending his hand. "Shall we get to work?"
