Rec: THE WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY JIGGERY-POKERY by Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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Title: THE WIBBLY-WOBBLY, TIMEY-WIMEY JIGGERY-POKERY
Creator: themiddleblog (Javier Grillo-Marxuach)
Rating: not rated
Word Count/Length/Size: no word count
Creator's Summary: no summary
Characters/Pairings: The Doctor (11)
Warnings/Notes: no warnings

Reasons for reccing: An extremely silly crossover with the comic and TV series The Middleman, parodying various Dr. Who tropes and episodes, by the creator of the series. Some familiarity with the series is a good idea. It was published as a Christmas blog post in 2011, and there's a separate post explaining all the references in the story. If you're not familiar with the series you'll probably need it.

Link:
Story: https://themiddleblog.livejournal.com/46586.html
Explanatory post: https://themiddleblog.livejournal.com/46741.html

Excerpt (the pre-title sequence):
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rec [fic]: How Martha Jones Saved the World, etc by LizBee

[justmcshane]

Today's rec bingo (card here!) fills the fifth row, second column prompt 'fix-it'.

 

Title: How Martha Jones Saved the World and Lucy Saxon Initiated Divorce Proceedings With Extreme Prejudice

Creator: LizBee

Rating: Teen and up

Word Count/Length/Size: 12092 words

Creator's Summary: Entirely AU conclusion to "The Sound of Drums", in which companions come to the rescue, UNIT blows stuff up and Lucy Saxon's pocket-watch is opened.

Characters/Pairings: Martha Jones, Romana II, Tenth Doctor, The Master (Simm), Lucy Saxon, Sarah Jane Smith, Liz Shaw, Jo Grant, Ace McShane, Tegan Jovanka, Jack Harkness, Winifred Bambera

Warnings/Notes: Non-con

Reasons for reccing: LizBee is a wonderful, wonderful author whose work I've loved since I was about 12. Yes, really. (I've been in this fandom for far too long, I think.) Anyway, this particular fic is one that I only discovered pretty recently - in the last year or so - and when I first read it, I couldn't believe that I hadn't done so yet, because... it's really very well done. It's an alternate ending to the Simm!Master-takes-Earth arc (reportedly written in the week between episodes, which is pretty impressive if you ask me) in which a whole host of Classic Who ladies join Martha in her efforts to take the Master down and save the Doctor. And in typical Classic Who lady style, they do it wonderfully. Every single familiar face in this made me smile widely - Sarah Jane, taking charge; Ace, still explosively wonderful as an adult; Liz and Jo (who saw the Master coming from miles away), and every single other one there. I have a weakness for ensemble casts, really, so it's no wonder that I loved this story. 

This fic is pitch-perfect when it comes to character voices, and more than that - the dialogue is smart and funny when it needs to be, and I can't help but wish that this is how the episode did go. Please go check it out, especially if you love reading about a whole bunch of beautiful fantastic women being awesome together!

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Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22470/chapters/29219

Rec [Fic]: Two Devils Dancing by AstroGirl

[thisbluespirit]

This one fits both the "Magic" square on my bingo card and this month's theme.

Title: Two Devils Dancing
Creator: AstroGirl (astrogirl)
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 7908
Creator's Summary: The Master finds himself stranded in the Enchanted Forest, unable to repair a vital component of his TARDIS. But if it's true that any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology, as well as vice versa, he may be able to find someone who can help him.
Characters/Pairings: The Master (Delgado), Rumplestiltskin (OUaT)
Warnings/Notes: None, other than some spoilers for S1 of OUaT.

Reasons for reccing: The interactions between these two are a delight to read throughout, as are all the details of the Master's frustration with this "backwards cesspit of a world," the concepts of magic and science - and the ironically inevitable way that the two villains are thwarted by their own natures. Two devils dancing, indeed.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6114301