Shawn is based on the Animated Lust (rated PG!) forum participant known as Shawn and, as such, is copyright to himself, and used with permission.
The below shows and characters are used for fanfiction purposes only, I disclaim all ownership:
Digimon and associated characters and concepts are © Akiyoshi Hongo - Toei Animation; © Bandai
Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok and associated characters and concepts are © Sakura Kinoshita
Out of the Mirror
Shawn and Mimi fell down through a glowing tube of ones and zeros. At the bottom loomed – a mirror? – a pane of glass? Whatever it was, they were going to collide – !
...No. Instead of it shattering, Shawn felt as though he'd just dived into a still swimming pool, breaking a perfectly flat surface into ever expanding ripples. Or rather he felt he'd belly-flopped.
He landed with a plop on the grass of the real world. With an "oof!" Mimi fell on top of him and rolled off to come face to face with a small black puppy.
"Woof!" said the dog. "Bow-wow-wow-wow!" It had a very musical bark, almost as if it were singing. It also sounded very put out – Shawn could almost hear it swearing at him, cursing him out for nearly falling on it.
"Oooooooo! A Strange Mystery!" A very lovely girl with long pink hair just the color of their daughter's stood a short distance away with shining eyes and clasped hands. "Hush, Fenrir!" she called to the dog, who immediately ran to her, wagging.
Fenrir? She didn't look like the type to name a cute puppy after a huge legendary Norse wolf. If anything, she looked like a rather clueless variety of cheerleader – the kind who'd name a dog Fluffy, or Powderpuff, or Candyfloss.
Shawn stood up, brushed himself off, and reached down to help Mimi up. She'd managed to keep her hat on through it all – he'd always been amazed by how she could do this. He'd have suspected SuperGlue, if he hadn't lifted it off her head himself any number of times to kiss her.
"Uh ... hi..." Shawn said, unoriginally. He wasn't sure where they were – Central Park maybe? How had they ended up outside? He felt like the rug had been yanked out from under him – then he caught himself – being that the carpet had actually disappeared below his feet, that was a little too literal for comfort. Mentally he lunged for sanity, clamped down against hysteria, and took a deep breath.
"We'd better tell Loki," bubbled the pink-haired girl. "It's a real mystery for us to solve!"
Shawn was feeling more confused by the moment. "Tell who?" he asked. "Tell him what? What's a mystery?"
"You fell out of a window in the sky," the girl said, as though it was the most natural thing in the world, and happened all the time. "Come on."
She ran off with the puppy, so there was nothing to do but follow.