Disclaimer: Hellblazer is the property of DC Comics and The Discworld is
the property of Pterry Pratchett.
The Shite Fantastic
A Hellblazer/Discworld Crossover
By: Mozphoto
Chapter 7: Synchronicity
"Now Stibbons," growled Ridcully, "you make sure that HEX-thingy is giving you the right co-ordinates. Remember, I'm to arrive at the front gates of Lancre castle, not at the bottom of a privy."
Ponder Stibbons bit his tongue and continued working. In fact, the majority of the faculty was actually concentrating on the task at hand with an uncharacteristic amount of focus.* Except for the Bursar, who was wandering around with a vague smile on his face and humming tunelessly to himself.
John sat off to one side sharing a bottle with Rincewind and the Librarian.
POING!
Ponder looked up. "Got it Arch-Chancellor!"
Ridcully nodded. "Right then. Let's get on with it!"
John watched with interest as the Faculty increased their chanting and a nimbus of octarine light formed around Ridcully. It was then that he noticed the Bursar on the other side of the room. He was pulling something out of his pocket and staring at Ridcully with a look of intense hatred.
John stood up as he saw the Bursar pull out something round and shiny and begin to take aim at the Arch-Chancellor.
Constantine leapt forward and shoved Ridcully out of the octogram just as the Bursar flung the cue ball.
The nimbus grew in intensity.
(effect without a cause)
The ball hit the ground at John's feet.
(subatomic laws)
John felt the whole world move as he stood still.
(scientific pause)
At the same time he watched in horror as the ball exploded.
(synchronicity)
The explosion seemed to be right in front of him.
(synchronicity)
And then, far, far away from him.
(synchronicity)
And then he was standing in the corner of a large garden, beside a castle that looked like it was simultaeneusly falling apart and being rebuilt.
John also noticed that he was standing in a large depression in the soil, as if a chunk of the ground had been scooped out.
Meanwhile, back at Unseen University, the faculty had to send for some of Harry King's men to rescue the Bursar and clear the ten foot high compost heap out of the High Energy Magic building**.
*But then, to a man they were all thinking how lovely and quiet things would be once Mustrum Ridcully somewhere other than Unseen University.
**Ridcully had decided that there was no point in punishing the Bursar for trying to kill him, what with the poor demented soul having to be hosed down a dozen times before Mrs. Whitlow would allow him into any of the other buildings on campus, and the fits of hysterical screaming any time he saw something that even remotely resembled compost***.
***Because of this, the Librarian began sleeping in very remote parts of the library so that the Bursar wouldn't see him curled up for a snooze.
The Shite Fantastic
A Hellblazer/Discworld Crossover
By: Mozphoto
Chapter 7: Synchronicity
"Now Stibbons," growled Ridcully, "you make sure that HEX-thingy is giving you the right co-ordinates. Remember, I'm to arrive at the front gates of Lancre castle, not at the bottom of a privy."
Ponder Stibbons bit his tongue and continued working. In fact, the majority of the faculty was actually concentrating on the task at hand with an uncharacteristic amount of focus.* Except for the Bursar, who was wandering around with a vague smile on his face and humming tunelessly to himself.
John sat off to one side sharing a bottle with Rincewind and the Librarian.
POING!
Ponder looked up. "Got it Arch-Chancellor!"
Ridcully nodded. "Right then. Let's get on with it!"
John watched with interest as the Faculty increased their chanting and a nimbus of octarine light formed around Ridcully. It was then that he noticed the Bursar on the other side of the room. He was pulling something out of his pocket and staring at Ridcully with a look of intense hatred.
John stood up as he saw the Bursar pull out something round and shiny and begin to take aim at the Arch-Chancellor.
Constantine leapt forward and shoved Ridcully out of the octogram just as the Bursar flung the cue ball.
The nimbus grew in intensity.
(effect without a cause)
The ball hit the ground at John's feet.
(subatomic laws)
John felt the whole world move as he stood still.
(scientific pause)
At the same time he watched in horror as the ball exploded.
(synchronicity)
The explosion seemed to be right in front of him.
(synchronicity)
And then, far, far away from him.
(synchronicity)
And then he was standing in the corner of a large garden, beside a castle that looked like it was simultaeneusly falling apart and being rebuilt.
John also noticed that he was standing in a large depression in the soil, as if a chunk of the ground had been scooped out.
Meanwhile, back at Unseen University, the faculty had to send for some of Harry King's men to rescue the Bursar and clear the ten foot high compost heap out of the High Energy Magic building**.
*But then, to a man they were all thinking how lovely and quiet things would be once Mustrum Ridcully somewhere other than Unseen University.
**Ridcully had decided that there was no point in punishing the Bursar for trying to kill him, what with the poor demented soul having to be hosed down a dozen times before Mrs. Whitlow would allow him into any of the other buildings on campus, and the fits of hysterical screaming any time he saw something that even remotely resembled compost***.
***Because of this, the Librarian began sleeping in very remote parts of the library so that the Bursar wouldn't see him curled up for a snooze.