#i was curious what i still had left for dp in my files

[gilly-moon]

Anyone want some danny phantom wips i’ll probably never touch again?

[ladylynse]

So it was recently pointed out to me (via reading someone else's tags lol) that there's only one DP/Merlin crossover on FFN (well, there's 3 but the other two are not in English). Sooo... since you're the queen of crossovers (imo), what would your take be on a DP/Merlin crossover?

aslkdjfalskjdf I’m flattered anyone thinks I deserve that title. Thank you!

I can easily tell you how I’d start a DP/Merlin crossover. Because that’s actually in my giant file of fic ideas. Here you go:

Danny could end up in Merlin’s world after touchingsomething in Clockwork’s tower. He goes to ask about Dani’s whereabouts,feeling guilty for not seeking her out and worrying about her, wanting toreassure himself that she is still safe, that the Ecto-Dejecto worked, thatVlad isn’t after her and that she is in no danger of destabilizing. Clockwork gives him a look. “Do you think I keep track of everyone’swhereabouts?”“Actually? Yeah.” Danny shifted on his feet. “I mean, you watcheverything, right? So even if you don’t keep track of certain people, you couldfind them.” He paused, waiting for some sort of confirmation fromClockwork. When he received none, he ventured, “Right?”This time, he was rewarded with a small smile. “It is possible.”“So you’ll help me find her?”There was a beat of silence.  Then, “And what if she does not want to befound?”Oh. Danny swallowed. “Then I won’t look, I guess. I’ll wait for her tocome back. Just…I want to know that she’s safe, Clockwork. Please?”A sigh. “Very well.” The ghost of time turned, and Danny took a smallstep closer to the table. He’d never seen Clockwork keep anything in his tower before. It made sense thathe did, but he just never had it out when Danny came around. Probably becausehe always knew when Danny was coming. Which meant it had to be strange forthings to be out now, but that didn’t mean there was any harm in taking acloser look. If Clockwork had left this stuff out, then maybe it meant he wantedDanny to see it.

Danny reached out to pick up the nearest object at hand, andClockwork’s voice floated back to him. “Don’t touch anything.”“Sorry,” Danny mumbled, withdrawing his hand. ———– caught hiseye, and he’d reached out again before he really realized what he was doing.Surely it wouldn’t hurt just to turn something over to get a better look at it,right? Clockwork just wanted to make sure he didn’t break anything.

Famous last words, right? *grins* So, I personally would set a crossover back in Merlin’s time, as opposed to showing Merlin in Danny’s time. There’s…just a lot more risk with Danny being the unwitting time traveller. (Also, he’s canonically time travelled, so there’s that, too. I mostly just like time travel, though. And a Merlin who’s lived through so much would be less surprised by everything with Danny than a Merlin who has not.) Then there’s the potential for initial misunderstandings, which is pretty much a given for any crossover fic of any length that I write. 

In this scenario, Clockwork allowed the time travel to happen, which would mean there’s something Danny needs to do. (This would also be my cop out for language differences not being an issue.) There would be something to do with the Veil and the Dorocha and–perhaps even more importantly, depending on the ultimate plot–the Cailleach, and possibly but to a lesser extent the Horn of Cathbhadh, since those are the most logical connections between the two shows, and those are the kinds of connections I use to build a stronger crossover. Something like the Cup of Life may or may not turn out to be a Ghost Zone relic in Danny’s time. 

Danny would also really misunderstand magic at first, since his reference for it is basically Desiree; that’s the only kind of magic that he knows is ‘real’, and not something out of stories/to do with technology/channelled by gems. He might not understand how the Sidhe staff works, exactly, but he’d pick up on it being magic a lot faster (and therefore be wary of it if he ever saw it) than he would figure out that the reason weird stuff keeps happening is not because his powers are acting up or because he’s being clumsier than usual because he’s nervous about this entire situation. (Who knew magic was ever banned in Camelot? He thought he knew the stories of the Arthurian legend as well as the next person. Apparently he does not. Or apparently the truth is a lot different than the stories.) He’s not particularly worried about being burned at the stake when he can just go intangible, but he’s changed the past by mistake before, and starting another witch hunt because he uses his ghost powers in front over everyone is not preferable. It would probably not be good. And he should figure out how the heck to get back home. Or even just to the Ghost Zone. He thought Clockwork would’ve popped in by now to explain something or at least berate him, but he hasn’t. 

Now, Merlin’s used to hiding his magic, even if he’s not always terribly good at it, just like Danny’s used to hiding his secret. And until Danny hears someone refer to Merlin as Merlin, he’d be expecting Merlin to look like Dragoon. Which would give Merlin a little bit more freedom when it comes to investigating the stranger that turned up in the courtyard of the citadel which apparently no idea of where he was and no guards reporting seeing him sneaking around until someone saw him and started ringing the bell to alert everyone that there was an intruder. Danny’s excuses, naturally, will be terrible. Merlin’s excuses are also terrible. I’d pretend that he could spot another liar, if only with Gaius’s help. Merlin would initially think Danny has magic, except he’s apparently never heard of Emrys when Merlin’s forced to ask out loud when Danny cannot hear him telepathically. Except Danny’s reaction when he does realize that Merlin is Merlin? That is unnerving. Really unnerving. Merlin might even call Kilgharrah and ask if there’s anything in some prophecy he hasn’t been told about yet about someone fitting Danny’s description.

I would probably set it once Arthur’s king–I like going AU between S4 and S5–but, uh, finer details would depend on why exactly Danny needs to be there. Which I haven’t figured out, which is why I haven’t written anything else for this idea. Morgana would probably get involved eventually, if only because she’s curious about the newcomer once she catches wind of him, and possibly because she thinks she might be able to use him. Poor Danny, still unable to escape from people who want to control him–and have the means to do it.

(unrelated idea but another idea for this crossover)

[evnoweb]

My Week Ending December 30, 2018

Here’s a summary of some of the things I learned and published this week.

Readings 

(You can follow my daily readings as they happen here.  Here are a selected few from the past week.)

This is an interesting guide if you’re a bit older and yet still want to go back to college. Of course, your mileage may vary.

Google did indeed win in 2018. Especially in education. What will Apple and Microsoft do in 2019? We’ve seen experiments, particularly with Microsoft, of a stripped down version of Windows but that doesn’t fool anyone. With Google’s direction, you know they have the best operating system they can have based on Linux. It will be a challenge for the other two. Most people are happy with working in a good browser.

There was no shortage of advice about how to take advantage of your new devices received at Christmas. This is one of them. It’s also good advice for your older devices too.

Huawei certainly has its detractors but they’re doing well selling smartphones.

This report confirms that Santa Claus lives in Canada and pays taxes. I’m curious about the deductibles though.

A computer monitor of this size is intriguing but where would I put it? My 15 inch monitor is elevated behind the 17 inch screen on this laptop and there’s no room left.

Another upgrade is in the future if you live and die by wifi.

This is the greatest war story of history, bar none. It did bring a tear to my eye, I’ll confess.

This is absolutely wonderful news to support the Truth and Reconciliation cause. Now, if only it would be supported by our premier.

If you’re a Christmas baby, then this article should make you feel extra special.

I think this is an interesting concept. A rolling Daily Double!

“People” need to suck it up. It’s not the end of the world.

This is an inspiring story from a new pilot. I wish her the best of luck and hope that her modelling inspires other.

Again, “People“, suck it up.

Blog Posts on doug … off the record

Sunday – My Week Ending December 23, 2018

Monday – A new canvas

Tuesday – Merry Christmas

Wednesday – On the list

Thursday – Gone, gone, gone

Friday – This Week in Ontario Edublogs, Number 340

Saturday – It should come with a manual

Sunday –  Whatever happened to … .arc files?

voicEd Radio

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There was no voicEd Radio show this week due to it being Boxing Day. But that didn’t stop the regular Friday blog post featuring post from…

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@VirtualGiff

Opening song …

Technology Trouble Shooting 

After taking my wife’s Jeep to the dealer three times for a slow leak in the tire, it finally went completely flat over the past week.

Presumably to save weight?, it doesn’t come with a spare tire. Instead, it had one of those pumps that also pumps a sealant into the tire. So, the concept is to have the sealant patch the puncture from the inside.

I was a little nervous because I’ve heard varying experiences with devices like this. But, it did come with the Jeep and I could at least try before getting the vehicle towed.

I don’t typically have success with stuff like this but, guess what? It worked beautifully; the puncture was actually visible from where it had been parked so I could watch the sealant bubble out a bit before it stopped and then inflated the tire.

Following instructions, I drove it for about 10 minutes to make sure that enough sealant was in place and it was still full the next morning. This time, we took it to a place that specializes in tires and $25 later, we’re back on the road again.

Since the pump is well buried in the back, I took the time with the wonderfully warm weather yesterday to also vacuum dog hair. That, I was less successful with.

Video of the Week

My Favourite Photo of the Week

I don’t want to that badly.

Thanks for reading.

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My Week Ending December 30, 2018 published first on https://medium.com/@DigitalDLCourse