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crack_van2010-01-04 11:35 am
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Dragon Wars: D-War (The Realistic Projection Remix) by Amathela, PG-13
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Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Pairing: Gen/Ensemble
Length: 3833 words
Author on LJ:amathela
Author Website: Her BSG fic tag
Why this must be read:
This story is pure fun, and while the summary, "there's a dragon aboard Galactia," certainly puts the "crack" in crack-van, it's remarkably in-character and as plausible as it can possibly be. But that's not really the point; the point is Baltar, Gaeta, and head!Six playing D&D, Kara and Lee taking on a dragon with explosives, Billy taking on a dragon with a rock, Saul and Ellen being Saul and Ellen. Nearly all the season one characters make an appearance, and are depicted with great humor and affection. Plus, there's a dragon. Aboard Galactica.
"You make your way to the end of the room," Baltar said. "The chamber beyond is dark, but with what little light you have, you can make out a vague shape in the centre. All around you, you can hear faint shuffling sounds."
As he spoke, there was a sound, almost too low to hear, around the edges of the room. The lights in the lab dimmed for a third time, leaving a faint glow around the table.
"Spooky," Ellen said, laughing, and Baltar cleared his throat.
"That's quite enough," he said, quietly, and turned to face Six.
"I'm not doing this," she said; she sounded sincere enough, but he could never tell, with her. She glanced from Tigh and Ellen over to Cavil, and he twitched a little as the walls of the lab seemed to expand, shadows almost like vague forms moving and stretching.
"All right," he said, trying to act as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. "Someone should -"
"I'll do it," Cavil volunteered. Baltar was surprised; usually, Cavil acted as more of an observer than anything else in these games.
"Right," he said. "Roll a D20."
Twenty.
"The shape in front of you unfolds slowly," he said, getting back into the spirit of the game. "Smoke begins to rise from it as it stands, enormous, almost the size of the chamber. The light around you begins to brighten, and finally, you can make out the shape of the creature - a dragon."
Ellen gasped, clasping Tigh's hand, and the light in the centre of the room flared. Cavil clapped a hand on Tigh's shoulder, and the lights flickered again before plunging them into near-complete darkness.
Somewhere outside the lab, somebody screamed.
Dragon Wars: D-War
frolicndetour and I'll be your BSG driver for January. Fandom: BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
Pairing: Gen/Ensemble
Length: 3833 words
Author on LJ:
amathelaAuthor Website: Her BSG fic tag
Why this must be read:
This story is pure fun, and while the summary, "there's a dragon aboard Galactia," certainly puts the "crack" in crack-van, it's remarkably in-character and as plausible as it can possibly be. But that's not really the point; the point is Baltar, Gaeta, and head!Six playing D&D, Kara and Lee taking on a dragon with explosives, Billy taking on a dragon with a rock, Saul and Ellen being Saul and Ellen. Nearly all the season one characters make an appearance, and are depicted with great humor and affection. Plus, there's a dragon. Aboard Galactica.
"You make your way to the end of the room," Baltar said. "The chamber beyond is dark, but with what little light you have, you can make out a vague shape in the centre. All around you, you can hear faint shuffling sounds."
As he spoke, there was a sound, almost too low to hear, around the edges of the room. The lights in the lab dimmed for a third time, leaving a faint glow around the table.
"Spooky," Ellen said, laughing, and Baltar cleared his throat.
"That's quite enough," he said, quietly, and turned to face Six.
"I'm not doing this," she said; she sounded sincere enough, but he could never tell, with her. She glanced from Tigh and Ellen over to Cavil, and he twitched a little as the walls of the lab seemed to expand, shadows almost like vague forms moving and stretching.
"All right," he said, trying to act as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. "Someone should -"
"I'll do it," Cavil volunteered. Baltar was surprised; usually, Cavil acted as more of an observer than anything else in these games.
"Right," he said. "Roll a D20."
Twenty.
"The shape in front of you unfolds slowly," he said, getting back into the spirit of the game. "Smoke begins to rise from it as it stands, enormous, almost the size of the chamber. The light around you begins to brighten, and finally, you can make out the shape of the creature - a dragon."
Ellen gasped, clasping Tigh's hand, and the light in the centre of the room flared. Cavil clapped a hand on Tigh's shoulder, and the lights flickered again before plunging them into near-complete darkness.
Somewhere outside the lab, somebody screamed.
Dragon Wars: D-War
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2.) I am SO glad someone recced this story! I was dying laughing when I read it- it was fantastic! I really wanted it to get more love at the remix, and I'm glad to see it getting some here!!