Plot-bunny: Highlander / White Collar

[marbleglove]

 
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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[lita-of-jupiter.livejournal.com]

awesome!
thanks!