marbleglove | Plot-bunny: Highlander / White Collar

At this point I've still only seen two episodes of White Collar, but I've now read some really fabulous fanfic for it. So, of course, I have ideas. And because these are my first flirtations with the fandom, the first one is a crossover with Highlander. However, oddly enough, the main Highlander character this time is Duncan MacLeod (although Methos is on the sidelines, making commentary. Possibly hanging out with Elle Burke.)

I'm not sure of the details, but the plot arch is that Neal Caffrey's friend Kate is in trouble, and Duncan MacLeod is going to save her.

So many fanfic stories show MacLeod as being overly judgmental and failing to understand. I want a story that shows him off, shows the guy who's friends with both Amanda and Methos, and once had a sword fight with umbrellas, and helped steel the stone of scone (or whatever it was), and danced on top of the Eiffel Tower, and is generally fun and silly and accepting. While, of course, still going out and saving damsels in distress.

Methos: "Oh, don't worry. Mac will save her. He's the perfect chivalrous knight in shining armor. He's constantly saving damsels in distress."

MacLeod rolls his eyes: "I just help people when I can."

Methos: "The ultimate boyscout."

Neal looks back and forth between them: "Well, Kate isn't exactly an innocent in all of this."

MacLeod, reassuring: "Don't worry. If she's in trouble, I'll help her out."

Neal: "And what will you do then? I don't want to get her out of this jam, only to have you put her in jail."

MacLeod, indignant: "I wouldn't do that!"

Methos shrugged: "Mac doesn't approve of the lifestyle, but the cons you guys run are the sort of thing he does as a lark when his girl friend is in town. It barely even registers on his scale as a crime."

MacLeod looks vaguely affronted but doesn't contradict the sentiment.

Neal actually looks taken aback: "Huh. So if I asked you to help me out of this ankle tracker...?"

Mac laughs in his face: "You got yourself into the situation, you can get yourself out of it."

Methos casts a sly look in Peter's direction: "If you even want to get out of it."

Neal does not blush. It's quite noticeable that he does not blush. instead he looks mildly affronted, like a cat that's fallen off a counter top and is trying to regain his dignity.

MacLeod rolls his eyes but also looks vaguely amused: "Don't let him get to you."

~~~ later ~~~

Peter: "If MacLeod doesn't consider theft a crime, what does he consider worth stopping?"

Methos, carelessly: "Kidnapping of lovely young ladies, obviously. Murder, assassination, terrorism, large-scale destruction."

Peter considers this: "Did you say he helped you out at one point?"

Neal recalled that, too, but in criminal circles it was considered impolite to bring such topics up. He nonetheless listened to hear what the answer was.

Methos looked considering and then smiled in a rather taunting fashion: "Indeed, he helped me change career paths."

That put an end to that conversation although Peter looked like he wanted to take Methos to interrogation. Neal just wanted to keep a safe distance. Elle came in to get Methos' help making dinner. They go off to cook. Peter considers objecting, but then imagines having to explain why to his wife, and refrains--she is more than capable of taking care of anyone, even a possibly reformed murdering terrorist.

Neal and Peter skulk in the background. Neither of them are nearly as sure that they can handle such. Maybe they'll go and try to help MacLeod some more.

~~~

And I really need to find a way to see the first six episodes. Aargh. I would have expected them to be up on YouTube by now, but no such luck. Hmph.

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Try the tvshare community

No luck. From what I can see, they only have "Free Fall" and "All In" which are the two that are readily available, and thus the two that I've seen. Sigh.

http://community.livejournal.com/tvshare/tag/white+collar I just checked and this will get you to all the eps.

awesome!
thanks!

i've been hearing so much about this series that I would love to see where this can go, especially since you are about to show the fun side of Mac which we really don't see enough....

Methos being in the peanut gallery is a great bonus, especially with him only being there to needle and insinuate...

leaving a picture of Mac with Fitz, Cory and Amanda behind as a souvenir would be great, especially if it involved some sort of Con. Just so Peter would go crazy and Neal be impressed (such illustrous company afteral)

It was the Stone of Scone, the scottish stone where Kings used to be crowed I went this weekend to Edinb and saw it at the castle..

Ooh! It's been years since I visited Edinburgh. I hope you had a lot of fun.

And maybe Mac would drop hints about Fitz and Cory and Amanda and Peter would go crazy and Neal would try to figure out if Mac actually knows these semi-mythical con-artists or if he's trying to con Neal in some way by mentioning them.

It's possible that there might need to be a cameo at the very end, where Amanda shows up, and whisks off Mac for a romantic weekend along with some expensive painting that Neal had been lusting after.

Both Peter and Neal turn to Methos, who's been left behind, but he just shrugs. "I told you he didn't consider theft a particular crime." (There is much gnashing of teeth, but nothing they can do about it. Heh.)

Oh Lovely!
I had a great time there, but it was just so coooold
Im a tropical girl... not suited for scotish winters!

He would drop the hints and then play innocent afterwards which would drive the two crazy, and turning to Methos for help wouldnt be very useful for them!

he would just delight in confusing them...
also when the painting gets stolen in the end Methos just tells Paul to send a memo to director Matthew McCormick saying it was done by Amanda, that way he wouldnt get too much heat for the theft

Ooh, yes. Matthew McCormick would come by to see what was going on and there'd be all this underlying conflict between the FBI agents because McCormick is a profiler and catches killers and doesn't think that much of white collar crime. He just wants to make sure that if it's Cory, then he gets a chance to reprimand his old student. And that would drive Neal even crazier because here's this FBI agent of all people who has a casual relationship with another big name con artist.

But before all of that, Mac and Mozzie would bond over the difficulties of keeping their various friends out of too much trouble. And Neal and Peter would both try to point out that Mac and Mozzie are on opposite sides of the law, but they know that they're on the same side of protecting their friends, regardless of the law. And Neal would get real nervous of what would happen now that Mozzie had such formidable back-up. And Peter would get nervous because he's not used to anything making Neal nervous. And Methos and Elle are both watching from the sidelines laughing. And possibly eating popcorn.

And possibly there's a bit where Amanda sees Neal, and goes, "Oh. Oh, lovely. My dear Mr. Caffrey. I have a feeling that at some point you are going to get yourself shot and all sorts of things are going to change. When that happens, come find me." She smiles sweetly.

Neal looks confused and Peter suspicious. All the immortals, though, know what she's talking about and even Methos looks appalled at the thought of Amanda being Neal's mentor. Mac and McCormick would exchange horrified glances. McCormick would reassure, "Don't worry. I'll keep on eye on him."

Mac is relieved, Amanda pouts, Methos is back to being amused, Neal is uncertain, and Peter isn't sure whether to be insulted that another FBI agent thinks he can't properly supervise Neal or even more suspicious of what they are talking about.

oh how Lovely... and after training Cory Matthew would know how to handle Neal.... the only thing scarier than Amanda training him would have been her roping Methos to help her do it

Plot-bunny: Highlander / White Collar

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