Alex's This and That

Title: Well Done
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: G
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 100 word Drabble
Summary: Sherlock has a surprise visitor.

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WELL DONE

I was late getting back from surgery. I’d had several emergencies. I found Mycroft sitting in the parlor with Holmes.

“Mycroft has come with an invitation for us.”

I raised a brow. Holmes did not socialize at all so I didn’t see why he seemed so excited.

“We are invited to Buckingham Palace to meet her Royal Highness, Queen Victoria.”

I was thinking of VR shot into the wall of Holmes’ bedchamber. Mycroft smiled happily at me. It seemed that even he went out of his way to please Sherlock Holmes.

And he had done well this time.

Very well.

~end~

Title: Treasure and Translations
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: G
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 150 word Drabble and a half
Summary: Vala always gets her way, somehow.

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TREASURE AND TRANSLATIONS

“Jackson, have you seen Vala?” Cameron stuck his head in Daniel’s door.

“No. Should I have?”

“Just a warning. She has a new scheme and she’s coming to see you. She said something about treasure and translations and you.”

Daniel sighed. He wondered where she was going to try to drag him this week. She had a new idea almost every week and for some reason, General Landry seemed perfectly happy to let her gate all over the galaxy on a whim.

“Daniel! There you are! I have an idea. My father used to--”

“Forget it, Vala. Not going this time. How do you get Landry agree to let you go anyway?”

She grinned and leaned down over him so her face was right in front of his. “I tell him you’ve discovered something worth checking into.”

Daniel did a facepalm. “I might have known. When do we leave?”

~end~

Title: The Crown Jewel Affair
Fandom: Young Indiana Jones
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: G
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 200 word Double Drabble
Note: This would have taken place when Indy was in England before their trip to Egypt and beyond, around 1909 or so.
Summary: Indy goes on adventure in London with a new friend.

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THE CROWN JEWEL AFFAIR

Young Henry Jones Junior was almost asleep when he remembered that he’d promised the young English boy he’d met that they could try sneaking into The Tower of London and try to see the Crown Jewels. He was still dressed so he threw back the covers and slipped out of the quiet hotel undetected.

It took him a bit to get to the Tower but he managed to confiscate a bicycle that made the trip much faster. His new friend was waiting outside the gate in the shadows for him.

“H-h- hello, Henry,” the boy said as Indy hid his bike in the bushes. The two of them set off, speaking only in whispers as they made their way through the tangle of buildings that made up the palace complex.

Henry was terrified when a guard stopped them. “Sir, aren’t you out a bit late?”

Henry’s companion spoke to the guard, more nervous than afraid. “D-don’t tell Mum. She’d k-kill me!”

The guard winked. “Your secret’s safe, Your Highness.”

They continued on their adventure and did indeed see the Crown Jewels. It was years later that he figured out that the boy he’d known became King George VI of England.

~end~

Title: That’s a Fact, Kowalski
Fandom: The Penguins of Madagascar
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: G
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 100 word Drabble
Note: The reference is to another VERY popular show in the US. For Jenny!
Summary: Private isn’t watching the proper tv shows.

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THAT’S A FACT, KOWALSKI

“Are you watching unicorn shows on television again, Private?” Kowalski said. “You know what Skipper said.”

Private managed to look guilty when he asked. “It makes me look weak and soft?”

“That’s right. Penguins are tough and hard. It’s a fact.”

Private poked himself in the tummy and noted that he was more fluffy and squishy than tough and hard. But to Kowalski, he nodded. “Tough and hard, yes.”

“So let’s watch something else.” They flipped the channel to a human saying, ‘That’s a fact, Jack.’ Kowalski shivered and changed the channel back. “Even I’m not tough enough for that!”

~end~

Title: Popcorn and the Duke
Fandom: Boston Legal
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: PG
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 100 word Drabble
Note: Seeing James Spader on The Blacklist made me think of Alan and Denny.
Summary: Denny and alan are having one of their sleepovers.

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POPCORN AND THE DUKE

“Dammit, Alan.” Alan woke Denny with his night terrors once again.

“Sorry, Denny, but you know that I don’t do it on purpose.”

Denny turned the light on. “Not too some about that sometimes. I think it’s time for a John Wayne movie.”

“It’s 2 am, Denny.”

“We can go in late in the morning. My name is on the door: Denny Crane. If I say we can be late, then we can.”

Alan laughed and got up. “I’ll put in the DVD and you make popcorn.”

Denny yelled from the kitchenette. “Make it a Western! I love shoot’em ups.”

~end~

Title: Absolution
Fandom: Arthurian Legend
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: PG
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 200 word Double Drabble
Note: I always felt sorry for Lancelot.
Summary: Lancelot seeks forgiveness.

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ABSOLUTION

Lancelot rode across Salisbury Plain. He stopped at the place a mortally wounded Arthur had been taken on the barge to Avalon. Arthur had believed with all his might that he’d been appointed by God to lead his people. It made him a good king. But those he loved had suffered.

He closed his eyes and for a moment, he was not a grizzled old man but a knight in shining armor, come to Camelot to offer his service and devotion to the brightest star in the sky. The only one who came close to his radiance was his queen, Guinevere.

Lancelot had loved them both immediately and disastrously.

He sunk to his knees on the damp ground bowing his head and praying, as he had thousands of times since Arthur had left this world, for God to forgive him and allow him to forgive himself.

To his surprise, he saw Arthur beckoning to him, smiling. Lancelot rose and went to him, throwing his arms around his King.

“It has been long and I have missed you, my friend. Guinevere will be glad to know you have come at last.”

He was found with a smile on his careworn face.

Title: O’Neill’s Fishing Holiday
Fandom: Stagate: SG-1
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: G
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 100 word Drabble
Note: Jack is always good for a giggle.
Summary: General Jack sneaks away for some fishing.

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O’NEILL’S FISHING HOLIDAY

Jack O’Neilll stepped through the Gate. He was dressed in khaki pants and a very ugly Hawaiian shirt and was carrying a fishing pole and a small cooler. He headed down the dirt path to his destination when the Gate closed. He’d made it!

He whistled, thinking about fishing. And beer. He wasn’t sure if there was beer here or not but he’d brought a few bottles in his cooler, just to be on the safe side.

Of course there was beer! If Harry Maybourne was King, there had to be beer. Lots of beer.

“Jack! Ready to go fishing?”

~end~

Title: Wedding Date
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Disclaimer: I do not own nor do I profit from these characters.
Rating: PG
Author: Alex (alex_cat_45@yahoo.com)
Type: 150 word Drabble and a half
Note: I never tire of SG-1
Summary: Vala needs a date and she picks Cam.

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WEDDING DATE

“Cameron, I need a date.” Vala breezed into his quarters without knocking.

“Vala, you know I’m not going to date you.” He was pouring himself a coffee, first of the morning.

“I don’t mean that kind of date. I need someone to go with me to a wedding. You’re it”

“So I’m the cousin?” He raised an eyebrow.

“No. We’re not related.” She grabbed his coffee and took a sip, wrinkled her nose and added a packet of sugar, then tasted it again.

“Nerds ask their nerdy cousins to go with them to weddings when they don’t have dates.”

She grinned wickedly. “You can be my nerdy cousin then. You’ll need a nice suit. And your coffee is cold.” She handed him the cup, kissed his cheek and left without waiting for an answer.

He tasted the coffee and made a face. What was he going to do with her?

~end~