TITLE: A Life In Reverse 2/?
AUTHORS: Sam (Lestrade42)
RATING: PG-13
FEEDBACK: I have an enormous amount of fic stuffed into my head because I haven't had time to write. Please tell me you still love me.
DISCLAIMER: All established characters (Micki, Ryan, Jack, Johnny, Lewis etc....) belong to Frank Mancuso, Jr. Kate Brannigan is a creation of Karen. All others belong to me.
EXPLANATION: Stuff bad, shop crew good.
This story came to me (literally) as I bent over to pick up a newspaper in the driveway. I think it's a combined frustration due to a haunted computer, a semi-broken A drive, a corrupted disk, a dusty 'Back To The Future' DVD and the fact I'm out of new "Stargate SG-1" episodes.
Excerpt included from Karen's (Coe42) "Blast From The Past".
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Ryan sipped his coffee as he flipped through a file. He looked up as the front door opened.
"Morning Ryan," Carol's voice echoed into the kitchen.
"Hey Carol. How's the mind this morning?" Ryan began to close up the files in front of him.
"Dark and disturbing. We should have a good day." She walked into the kitchen. "I would have a talk with your wife, though. She's having early mid life crisis flashes."
"Yes, thank you Carol." Kate dropped the newspaper on the counter.
Ryan smiled. "What?"
Kate went over to a small high chair and picked up the baby sitting in it. "Just had this weird "This-isn't-my-life" moment." She began to wipe the baby's face. "Just a momentary vacation in my head. No big deal. Right, Elizabeth," she asked the baby. The baby smiled toothlessly at her mother and looked around the room.
Carol picked up a coffee cup and headed into the other room. "I'll start laying out the panels and boards."
Ryan walked over to Kate. "You sure you're all right?"
Kate shifted the baby to her hip. "Why do you keep asking me that?"
"Nightmares, hallucinations..."
"It wasn't a hallucination. Just... a weird thought. Think of it this way, I'll use it as inspiration." She smiled at him.
"An artist getting wrapped up in her work?"
"Works for me."
"Just make sure you don't get too lost." Ryan looked at the baby. "Slide over, shorty. Gotta say goodbye to Mommy." Ryan leaned in and gently brushed his lips against her. "See you around five."
"Okay."
Ryan kissed Elizabeth's forehead. "See you later, kiddo."
The baby gurgled a response and waved frantically.
Ryan collected his bag from the counter and made his way to the front door. "Bye Carol," he yelled.
"See ya," a muffled voice responded.
Ryan opened the door and stood in the doorway.
"Be careful," Kate called to him.
Ryan smiled. "Yes Mommy."
... Kate shut the large book on Jack's desk. "It's gotta be the jade knife. It's the only thing that makes sense."
Johnny frowned. "Yes, only in our world can the phrases "skinned alive" and "makes sense" be used in the same thought."
Ryan slid on his jacket. "Well, at least we know what to look for and know where it is."
"Yeah, but we're still sketchy on what exactly it does." Kate ran a hand through her hair.
"Lucky us," Johnny mumbled as they made their way to the door.
"Be careful, guys."
Ryan turned around in the doorway. "Yes, Mommy."...
Kate shook her head. "Okay, that's enough."
~*~
Kate walked into her studio, a cleaned and dressed Elizabeth tucked into her hip.
Carol looked up over a thin pair of glasses. "Baby drool and boards. Not a good combo."
Kate smiled as she put the baby into a small playpen by her desk. "She won't be here long. My mom's taking her to the doctor's for me in a few minutes." She dropped herself into her chair and grabbed a pen. "So, what do we have planned for the crew of 'Oddities'?"
Carol pushed her glasses back up. "Well, the last panels had Jack trapped in a cellar dungeon with Micki about to break in and help him out. Johnny was wandering around the castle looking for... something."
Kate looked up. "I never wrote an object in?"
"Ah," Carol flipped through few boards, "nope. Not yet."
Kate scratched her head. "We'll have to go back to Johnny. Micki needs to get chased off." Suddenly behind her, the doorbell rang. "Oh, be right back. Come on, Liz."
~*~
Kate sighed as she sat back down. "We've got about three hours before she drops her back off."
Carol smiled. "So she's not still mad at you?"
"Yeah, I mean what's to be mad at? I'm making money, I own a house, she's a grandmother and I got pregnant after I was married."
"However..." Carol prompted.
"However, she's still angry that I married a man a decade older than me."
"Yeah, but he's a hottie."
Kate laughed. "Very true. So anyway, back to the gang." She picked up her pen. "Well, we need something for them to be chasing."
Carol thought for a moment. "That usually helps."
Kate stared off into space...
... A shadow fell over Johnny, obscuring his vision. A familiar voice called out from behind him. A look of pure terror was affixed on the guide's face. "You have twice insulted me. You refuse to eat my food, you try to free my prey. What next?" Johnny turned around to face Victor Wolfe, but he was totally unprepared for the sight that met him....
"Earth to Mrs. Brannigan-Dallion. You flashing on another life?"
"Um, how about a wolf pendant that turns the wearer into a werewolf?"
Carol nodded. "Nice." She began sketching. "Where'd you pull that from?"
Kate began dragging a pen across her board. "Just popped in there."
~*~
"More," a voice called from the darkness, "we need more."
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AUTHORS: Sam (Lestrade42)
RATING: PG-13
FEEDBACK: I have an enormous amount of fic stuffed into my head because I haven't had time to write. Please tell me you still love me.
DISCLAIMER: All established characters (Micki, Ryan, Jack, Johnny, Lewis etc....) belong to Frank Mancuso, Jr. Kate Brannigan is a creation of Karen. All others belong to me.
EXPLANATION: Stuff bad, shop crew good.
This story came to me (literally) as I bent over to pick up a newspaper in the driveway. I think it's a combined frustration due to a haunted computer, a semi-broken A drive, a corrupted disk, a dusty 'Back To The Future' DVD and the fact I'm out of new "Stargate SG-1" episodes.
Excerpt included from Karen's (Coe42) "Blast From The Past".
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Ryan sipped his coffee as he flipped through a file. He looked up as the front door opened.
"Morning Ryan," Carol's voice echoed into the kitchen.
"Hey Carol. How's the mind this morning?" Ryan began to close up the files in front of him.
"Dark and disturbing. We should have a good day." She walked into the kitchen. "I would have a talk with your wife, though. She's having early mid life crisis flashes."
"Yes, thank you Carol." Kate dropped the newspaper on the counter.
Ryan smiled. "What?"
Kate went over to a small high chair and picked up the baby sitting in it. "Just had this weird "This-isn't-my-life" moment." She began to wipe the baby's face. "Just a momentary vacation in my head. No big deal. Right, Elizabeth," she asked the baby. The baby smiled toothlessly at her mother and looked around the room.
Carol picked up a coffee cup and headed into the other room. "I'll start laying out the panels and boards."
Ryan walked over to Kate. "You sure you're all right?"
Kate shifted the baby to her hip. "Why do you keep asking me that?"
"Nightmares, hallucinations..."
"It wasn't a hallucination. Just... a weird thought. Think of it this way, I'll use it as inspiration." She smiled at him.
"An artist getting wrapped up in her work?"
"Works for me."
"Just make sure you don't get too lost." Ryan looked at the baby. "Slide over, shorty. Gotta say goodbye to Mommy." Ryan leaned in and gently brushed his lips against her. "See you around five."
"Okay."
Ryan kissed Elizabeth's forehead. "See you later, kiddo."
The baby gurgled a response and waved frantically.
Ryan collected his bag from the counter and made his way to the front door. "Bye Carol," he yelled.
"See ya," a muffled voice responded.
Ryan opened the door and stood in the doorway.
"Be careful," Kate called to him.
Ryan smiled. "Yes Mommy."
... Kate shut the large book on Jack's desk. "It's gotta be the jade knife. It's the only thing that makes sense."
Johnny frowned. "Yes, only in our world can the phrases "skinned alive" and "makes sense" be used in the same thought."
Ryan slid on his jacket. "Well, at least we know what to look for and know where it is."
"Yeah, but we're still sketchy on what exactly it does." Kate ran a hand through her hair.
"Lucky us," Johnny mumbled as they made their way to the door.
"Be careful, guys."
Ryan turned around in the doorway. "Yes, Mommy."...
Kate shook her head. "Okay, that's enough."
~*~
Kate walked into her studio, a cleaned and dressed Elizabeth tucked into her hip.
Carol looked up over a thin pair of glasses. "Baby drool and boards. Not a good combo."
Kate smiled as she put the baby into a small playpen by her desk. "She won't be here long. My mom's taking her to the doctor's for me in a few minutes." She dropped herself into her chair and grabbed a pen. "So, what do we have planned for the crew of 'Oddities'?"
Carol pushed her glasses back up. "Well, the last panels had Jack trapped in a cellar dungeon with Micki about to break in and help him out. Johnny was wandering around the castle looking for... something."
Kate looked up. "I never wrote an object in?"
"Ah," Carol flipped through few boards, "nope. Not yet."
Kate scratched her head. "We'll have to go back to Johnny. Micki needs to get chased off." Suddenly behind her, the doorbell rang. "Oh, be right back. Come on, Liz."
~*~
Kate sighed as she sat back down. "We've got about three hours before she drops her back off."
Carol smiled. "So she's not still mad at you?"
"Yeah, I mean what's to be mad at? I'm making money, I own a house, she's a grandmother and I got pregnant after I was married."
"However..." Carol prompted.
"However, she's still angry that I married a man a decade older than me."
"Yeah, but he's a hottie."
Kate laughed. "Very true. So anyway, back to the gang." She picked up her pen. "Well, we need something for them to be chasing."
Carol thought for a moment. "That usually helps."
Kate stared off into space...
... A shadow fell over Johnny, obscuring his vision. A familiar voice called out from behind him. A look of pure terror was affixed on the guide's face. "You have twice insulted me. You refuse to eat my food, you try to free my prey. What next?" Johnny turned around to face Victor Wolfe, but he was totally unprepared for the sight that met him....
"Earth to Mrs. Brannigan-Dallion. You flashing on another life?"
"Um, how about a wolf pendant that turns the wearer into a werewolf?"
Carol nodded. "Nice." She began sketching. "Where'd you pull that from?"
Kate began dragging a pen across her board. "Just popped in there."
~*~
"More," a voice called from the darkness, "we need more."
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