I need your opinions

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I really do, and I hope it's okay to cross-post this here from my personal journal, since you folks are the most likely to be interested in CoE fix-its, a heroic Jack Harkness (sort of, not really, but almost), the progeny of the original team and stuff like that. If this is against the rules, holler, and I'll remove the post. But I was hoping for an inspiring discussion, to be honest. *g*

I've been working on an alternate Enterprise pilot, with probably a couple of more stories in the same AU settings. A story in which John Barrowman would play Captain Archer and Gareth David-Lloyd the enigmatic, time-travelling Crewman Daniels. Well. I've finished the first 3 chapters, rewriting them several times and am well into Chapter 4 now. Except that I suddenly got the idea to turn it into a Star Trek/Whoniverse crossover.

The crossover settings would be like this:
- Captain Archer is actually a great- great- great- and several more times great-grandson of Jack Harkness, hailing from a marriage in the 19th or early 20th century (remember that wedding photo Jack was gazing at longingly at the end of "Something Borrowed"?)
- Crewman Daniels actually is Ianto, who got snatched and reanimated by the 9th Doctor during "Children of Time". Just because I like Nine best. And besides, it's all wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey, so why not? Anyway, he can't return to his own time (timelines crossed, Reapers unleashed and stuff), so Nine places him into the 22nd century to figure out what happened to the Torchwood Institute, which was supposed to support human space exploration and to make sure Enterprise survives the machinations of the Vulcans, the Sulibans or whoever else is involved in the Temporal Cold War.
- Hoshi is a descendant of Tosh, and I gave her a similar background, including iprisonment for unwillingly working for Terra Prime. This aspect is already present in the current version of the story and won't change.
- The shadowy figure giving the Suliban instructions from the future is actually the Master.
- Gwen has cameos as incompetent maintenance crewmen and Rhys as the ship's cook, never actually seen in canon. They have slightly different names, of course.

I'm not sure which version to write. On the one hand, I've already written a lot for the original, purely Enterprise version, and throwing it out would be a shame. OTOH, the crossover version has much potential, and it could give a more believable explanation to the stupid Temporal Cold War than Enterprise canon ever has.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Comments

[amythest-n-ice.livejournal.com]

I think version 2 sounds great, although it is obvious what the problem with Torchwood and the temporal war is, Gwen, lol. She was left alone with the archives, the incompetent crew member isn't a descendent, it IS Gwen, hopping about in time and causing troble, still pointlessly hunting for Jack.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Your idea does have its merits. ;))

[jo02]

Oh godd, they both sound good. I know, not much help.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

With my luck I might end up writing both stories.

[amythest-n-ice.livejournal.com]

Oooh, write them both and smush them together occasionally for crossovers, that would be lovely confusing fun.

[raynewton.livejournal.com]

And why not? The crossover sounds really great. Please do that at least. All the best. Shall look forward to seeing what you come up ith, Can never have enough CoE fix-its

[janiemc.livejournal.com]

If I am honest version 2 sounds like fun, descendants, originals and a good smattering of incompetence......

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

It is fun! I would just hate to throw away so much already written stuff.
And Suzie, we must have Suzie in some way!

[sagrario martínez castro (from livejournal.com)]

I´m really interested in the idea. Although I don´t need Gwen in it, and I think Suzie would be great in this crossover. And don´t forget Owen! A doctor is always useful (and he´s a good one). Of course, Janto always canon. Please, do it!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I developed the idea that Crewman Elizabeth Cutler is actually a descendant of Gwen. Granted, she's a lot more competent, but she's also self-righteous, has an unhealthy interest in a senior officer (on one with several spouses on his home planet) and frequently is chosen for work she isn't actually qualified for.