I hope this sounds okay. I'm not entirely satisfied with it, but I'm also not sure how I could write it differently. I've been playing in other pastures for the most part lately, so I'm a little worried my Napoleon may sound rusty....


( Chapter 9 )

Epilogue.


( Final Encounters? )

Illya's hopes for a quiet evening after the weird day don't happen, for several reasons ... not all of them involving his unwelcome guest.


( Late-night at Illya's )

I love posting on October 13th, the second spookiest day of the month even when it isn't on a Friday! Buwahaha....

I don't know if this is strong enough for a "Gen-Mature", but because of a couple of paragraphs I figured I'd better just be on the safe side and use it....


( I ain't afraid of no ghost )

A vignette series I've wanted to start for some time, sort of following up on and expanding the ideas in my well-liked oneshot The Mist of Yesterday. I decided Halloween season was the perfect time to actually go ahead and write it.

( Hello )

Cutting this down from 305 to 200 words was quite an experience. But I have to do that all the time at work, so it was good practice....

I hope this looks alright; I had to take things in a different direction since I am really not familiar with Soviet states or Cold War details. Hopefully it will bring up some nice possibilities to work with anyway, especially considering the very first chapter? Perhaps the one who did the bugging was not THRUSH....

Chapter 4

With Illya still occupied, Napoleon headed for the door. “Call me when you have it figured out.”

“Where are you going?” Illya frowned at Napoleon’s reflection.

“Just to gather what else I may need for our little off-the-record excursion.”

Napoleon stepped into the hall. The lightbulb had given up the ghost, rendering the corridor a dark maze. The figure leaning against the wall fit the scene perfectly.

“You and Kuryakin love to stir up hornets’ nests, don’t you?”

Napoleon tensed. “To which hornet’s nest are you referring?”

He could almost feel the sneer in the dark. “I know you’re going into Little Russia against Waverly’s orders. Don’t worry. I won’t interfere. I just thought I should tell you: if I know what you’re doing, your enemies might as well.”

“I see. Would you mind telling me how you know?”

“I don’t mind. You should have considered that something was bugged.”

Napoleon stared. “Illya’s apartment?”

“Or your car. Or your apartment. I didn’t bug anything; I just overheard someone playing a conversation he recorded.” The figure melted into the shadows.

“Hey, wait!” Napoleon yelled. But he was already gone.

Reeling from this development, Napoleon went to tell Illya the grim news.

Title: The Fifty-Millionth Frenchman Affair, chapter three
Summary: The search begins, and takes several twists for the worse.


( Don't Miss Your Cue )

Finally got warmed up enough to start the follow-up to The Peaceful Meadows Affair from this past summer. As with that fic, some chapters may use prompts here, if they plunnie me for the story. :)

Title: The Fifty-Millionth Frenchman Affair, chapter one
Summary: Follow-up to The Peaceful Meadows Affair. Napoleon, Illya, and company have been sent to Los Angeles in search of Ms. Cue. The last thing they expected to find was that Illya has a double living in the city.


( I'm Looking Through You )

And this is what happens when I want to write some kind of ghost story and get plunnied in the middle of the night.... Sorry.... It always seems to happen right near the end/after the end of a challenge. But then I do tend to celebrate Halloween through November 2nd, so it's still on time for me.... ;)

Title: The Mist of Yesterday
Rating: K+/PG
Summary: Illya doesn't really like being awakened in the middle of the night by ghosts he's met.


( Read more )

I seem to recall that in the past it was okay to write for previous PicFic prompts as long as they were posted on Tuesdays? I only got plunnied for this one when last Tuesday was almost over, and then the week was nuts, so I only had the chance to write this one this morning. The current prompt is intriguing too, and maybe I'll be able to get something written for it with its extended posting time. :)

Title: The Cat on the Flagpole Affair
Rating: K/G
Summary: Every ordinary day should include getting an adventurous Siamese down from a flagpole, shouldn't it?


( Off-duty adventures )