[xover] Scene from a Modified Universe
Posted: 2010-06-28 07:59am
This is a pointless bit of drabble caused by sleep deprivation. I will likely be ashamed of it when I recover my senses.
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"Q!"
Q the Younger jumped in shock, trying to hide a universe behind his back. "AHH! I didn't do it! You can't prove a thing!"
Q the Elder smiled in pride - that was exactly the way he would have acted in his son's situation. But now he had to be a Stern Authority Figure (and he was playing against type). "What are you doing with this universe? What is this universe anyway?" He took a Look at it. "Oh - this one."
"Yeah," Q the Younger said. "I've been ... just looking."
"Uh-huh. Not to my taste, really. Although on occasion some cute things happen ... WHAT THE COSMIC CESSPIT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?!"
Q the Younger blushed. "I have no idea how that got there. It probably evolved naturally -"
"That did not evolve naturally in this universe! You created that!" Q the Elder noticed something else out of the corner of his Cosmic Awareness. "And - and those!? Those don't belong anywhere near this reality!" He made a face. "I hate those!"
Q the Younger squirmed. "I made a local version. I thought they were interesting ..."
"Interesting?!" Q the Elder bellowed. "They're even bigger stuffed shirts than Picard! And they don't even belong in the same universe with that other thing, never mind that neither one belongs anywhere near here!"
"But I wanted to see how they would interact. And I kept them away from the main action - well, mostly."
Q the Elder glared at his son. "Q ..."
Q the Younger pouted. His lip quivered. He sobbed.
"Don't do that!" Q the Elder twitched and grit his teeth, until finally ... "OKAY! OKAY! Just ... pinch this one off and take it home. We can cultivate this universe separately ... no need to contaminate the rest of it's timelines."
Q the Younger clapped his hands. "Thank you, Daddy! I'll take good care of it and feed it and name it George -"
"Yeah, yeah, just don't let your mother find out. She'll say I'm spoiling you."
Q the Younger picked up his new universe and took it to his room, staring at it adoringly.
And from inside the new reality, from two separate areas of the same galaxy, two voices floated out ...
"Nimitz of Sphinx, you have shown the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps."
"AND NOW GALACTUS SHALL FEED!!"
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"Q!"
Q the Younger jumped in shock, trying to hide a universe behind his back. "AHH! I didn't do it! You can't prove a thing!"
Q the Elder smiled in pride - that was exactly the way he would have acted in his son's situation. But now he had to be a Stern Authority Figure (and he was playing against type). "What are you doing with this universe? What is this universe anyway?" He took a Look at it. "Oh - this one."
"Yeah," Q the Younger said. "I've been ... just looking."
"Uh-huh. Not to my taste, really. Although on occasion some cute things happen ... WHAT THE COSMIC CESSPIT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE?!"
Q the Younger blushed. "I have no idea how that got there. It probably evolved naturally -"
"That did not evolve naturally in this universe! You created that!" Q the Elder noticed something else out of the corner of his Cosmic Awareness. "And - and those!? Those don't belong anywhere near this reality!" He made a face. "I hate those!"
Q the Younger squirmed. "I made a local version. I thought they were interesting ..."
"Interesting?!" Q the Elder bellowed. "They're even bigger stuffed shirts than Picard! And they don't even belong in the same universe with that other thing, never mind that neither one belongs anywhere near here!"
"But I wanted to see how they would interact. And I kept them away from the main action - well, mostly."
Q the Elder glared at his son. "Q ..."
Q the Younger pouted. His lip quivered. He sobbed.
"Don't do that!" Q the Elder twitched and grit his teeth, until finally ... "OKAY! OKAY! Just ... pinch this one off and take it home. We can cultivate this universe separately ... no need to contaminate the rest of it's timelines."
Q the Younger clapped his hands. "Thank you, Daddy! I'll take good care of it and feed it and name it George -"
"Yeah, yeah, just don't let your mother find out. She'll say I'm spoiling you."
Q the Younger picked up his new universe and took it to his room, staring at it adoringly.
And from inside the new reality, from two separate areas of the same galaxy, two voices floated out ...
"Nimitz of Sphinx, you have shown the ability to overcome great fear. Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps."
"AND NOW GALACTUS SHALL FEED!!"
