It seems like I've just gotten the RotG van out of the shop when we've just gotten into a minor fender bender with the Avengers comicverse (Journey into Mystery)! Yes that's right, it's the 15th according to my clock so it's time for Crack Van Collisions!

Subject: In Which Two Creatures of Ice Without Any Friends Find Each Other by Asidian (G)
Fandom: Rise of the Guardians/Avengers: Journey into Mystery
Pairing: N/a
Length: 11,314 words (5 works)
Author Website: AO3

Why this must be read:

Author Summary:
The next time the boy that comes with the wind settles upon Asgardia’s wall, Loki slips away from bird and dog and brother. He finds his way outside, climbs five flights of stairs until he stands, panting, at the top -- peers through an archway to spy upon the figure that skates over stone slicked with ice. He moves like the wind itself, the picture of unrestrained joy. He wears no shoes, and yet he does not seem to feel the cold upon slim, pale feet.

Loki recalls stories of frost giants, hideous monsters that bring the ice, as he takes in this creature of simple pleasure. He recalls that the people of Asgardia say he is just such a horror of winter – but here and now, watching this boy play upon the walls as though nothing else exists in the world, he does not see how it can possibly be a bad thing.

The "Journey into Mystery" is a storyline from the Avengers comic - while I have not read it myself, I like the Avengers movieverse and this fits into that with only a little explanation: in short, in the comic book storyline, Loki at some point becomes a good guy and then is turned into a little boy in a revamped Asgardia on Earth, and in this fic he then meets a certain little boy of a winter sprite. Young Loki has two companions, a dog (who's just a dog) and a bird (who talks to him and can only be seen by Loki). Jack of course can only be seen by people who believe in him - which apparently includes Loki because in reading Wikipedia he believes everything he sees on there. And why not? Loki himself is a god and he exists, why wouldn't a Midgardian legend like Jack Frost also exist? The two of them, loners not by choice but by circumstance, strike up an interesting friendship.

In Which Two Creatures of Ice Without Any Friends Find Each Other by Asidian (G). One work in the series is rated Teen.

So when Loki bumped his little Mini Cooper into the side our RotG Crack Van this morning, North got so angry that he jumped out of the driver's seat to yell at Loki rather than pulling the van over to the side of the road like he was supposed to. Unfortunately, Jack had distractedly iced over the road, so when the White Witch came along in her sleigh she wasn't able to stop in time and plowed into the back of the van, and now we have a second Crack Van Collision: RotG and Narnia!

Subject: Always Winter; Never Christmas by Zeebie (G)
Fandom: Rise of the Guardians/Chronicles of Narnia
Pairing: N/a
Length: 7,055 words (6 chapters)
Author Website: AO3

Why this must be read:

Author Summary:
Young Jack Frost is still getting used to his new powers when he stumbles into a lovely, wintery country ruled by an imperious queen. She calls herself Jadis, and she can see Jack. Perhaps she can help him.

Jack's only been around for a hundred years or so and is still learning about his powers and invisibility when he accidentally gets sucked into a wonderland where it's always winter. Once there, a beautiful woman in a sleigh offers him some delicious food from a magic bottle she carries while she questions him about his magic powers, his staff, and what he knows of the abominable man in the red sleigh. The woman's name, Jack learns, is Queen Jadis of Charn and Narnia, and she feels Jack's powers can help to stabilize the unpredictable weather of Narnia...

Always Winter; Never Christmas by Zeebie (G)

Hello, I'll be driving the van this month. I'm sorry, I've been somewhat distracted by Darth Real Life, but better late than never, right?

Title: Smile Chapter 27: Crossover 1: A Beginning
Characters: Ahsoka Tano, Captain Rex, Tenth Doctor
Length: 4-5k (?)
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Queen on FFN
Why this must be read:

I've been having a Doctor Who marathon, that's why. No, kidding. It's because Queen is wonderful and an amazing writer and has decided to use this one-shot as inspiration for an entire soon-to-be-posted AU. In this fic, Ahsoka and Rex meet the Doctor for the first time, and as anyone familiar with the lovely Doctor can imagine, our friends from the GFFA don't quite know what to make of him. Queen is primarily a Star Wars writer, but her characterization of the Doctor is spot-on and Ahsoka's perception of both the Doctor and his TARDIS through the lens of the Force is imaginative and dazzling.

Note: This crossover is one in a collection of ficlets (all Star Wars) by the same author. Feel free to enjoy the others.

Smile Ch. 27

Fandom: STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION/Battlestar Galactica
Pairing: Mostly canon pairings
Length: 156,591 words
Author Website: Rap541 (fanfiction.net)
Summary: What do you do when you're a lost Starfleet officer in the Beta Quadrant? You blend in and hope for the best.

Why this must be read: This story is amazing. It's well-written, well-plotted, handles both sets of characters brilliantly, and includes a ton of background from both series to make the crossover work. You can also read this with minimal knowledge of either show without getting lost.

Basically, one of the characters on the Battlestar is really a very lost Starfleet officer, trying to get home. Once he does, however, things don't really go as expected.

A warning - chapters 65-67 (the last 3 chapters) are really a prequel. They can be read either before or after the main story, it just depends on whether you enjoy being thrown into the story in media res or would prefer a slow buildup. Going Native also has a sequel, which is an ongoing WIP.

Going Native

Fandom: PSYCH/BONES/SUPERNATURAL
Pairing: none
Length: 500 words
Author on LJ: poor_choices
Author Website: longsufferingly

Why this must be read: Because sometimes you need to read something that's wonderfully funny, and you've only got a minute. No plot necessary, just some great dialogue in perfect voices. Even though it's barely over 500 words, it's guaranteed to make you laugh.

Book Group

So Loki just called his friend Steve to pick him up after the crash b/c he's too shaken to drive. Of course it's just our luck that apparently Sandy decided to pull a little overtime and the Cap fell asleep at the wheel and plowed into the rest of us. We now have RotG and the Avengers movieverse!

Subject: Old Acquaintances by BlackRook (G)
Fandom: Rise of the Guardians / Avengers movieverse
Pairing: N/a
Length: 1,678 words
Author Website: AO3

Why this must be read:

Author Summary:
Jack Frost and Steve Rogers go way back. Written for prompt on avengerkink, vague spoilers for Rise of the Guardians.

Prompt:
I was just thinking, Jack and Steve probably would have a history together.
Like, Jack making pretty frost designs on Steve's windows, because Steve couldn't play outside, or Jack running into Steve while Steve was in Europe, and being surprised at the changes, but still recognizing him.
Jack finding Steve crashed into the snow, and being frustrated at being able to do anything.
Bonus: Jack talking to Steve while Steve was taking his 70 year nap.
Bonus: Steve ending up believing in Jack Frost, and being able to see him.

Really not anything else to add... If you like Avengers movieverse fic, and RotG, read this. It may also be the shortest fanfic I rec all month. :-P

Old Acquaintances by BlackRook (G)

And this ends our most horrible day of collisions. To lillian_raven who requested a "Big Four" rec (Rise of the Brave Tangled Dragons), I'm still working on getting ahold of Tangled and How to Train Your Dragon. After I've watched those I'll see about adding a gratuitous extra collision at the end of the month for you. :)

Fandom: AVENGERS (2012)/HARRY POTTER
Pairing: none
Length: ~2k
Author on LJ:igrockspock
Author Website: AO3 page

Why this must be read: Because it literally is, pretty much, how Natasha's life would have gone if she'd been part of Rowling's universe. And because this fic maintains so much of the characters backgrounds/motivations while still staying true to the setting in which it is placed.

( Excerpt )

Rise and Join a New Order