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Title: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: jeno on July 14, 2010, 05:51:26 AM

Codex Alera started with a kind of ridiculous dare (Lost Roman Legion plus POKEMON, betcha can't pull that off!). In the end, the story turned out pretty well. Not to mention published. So, is anyone up to trying a semi-ridiculous Dare thread of our own?

We can have dares that are specific or general, meant for anyone or targeted at individual posters. Anything to start the creative process and maybe add some fun into the mix is game (ex, Titanic and the Last Airbender! with leprechauns!). The only rule is you have to figure out a way to make it work.

Anyone up for it?

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Aakaakaak on July 14, 2010, 01:51:34 PM

Are we looking at short stories or full-on books for these dares/challenges?


Titanic+Airbender = The fire nation creates a gigantic ship to destroy all the water benders on the north and south pole, but is thwarted by a giant water bended iceberg that pops up out of nowhere.

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: LizW65 on July 14, 2010, 02:07:15 PM

The Tempest crossed with The X-Files:  a spaceship crashes near a New Mexico desert commune, and everybody does a lot of mushrooms.

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Nickeris86 on July 14, 2010, 03:27:50 PM

Native American Windego legend combined with Men in Black/ HellBoy

Evil demonic like creatures are invading earth, and a government agency is created to combat them with their own supernatural and technological abilities, one is a guy who gets power from eating the flesh and bones of demons that he kills.

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on July 14, 2010, 04:23:09 PM

Buffy crossed with Joyce's Ulysses.

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Shecky on July 14, 2010, 04:30:42 PM

Don't know about the stories themselves, but I'll help with the titles.

Titanic/Airbender: Titbender. :D
The Tempest/X-Files: The Temp Files. Trials and tribulations of someone who downloads way too much.

Wendigo/Men in Black/Hellboy: Devil Legends in Black. A team of grim, taciturn devils who protect their innocent, natural realm from incursions by those nasty humans. ;D

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Aakaakaak on July 14, 2010, 04:33:39 PM

I like that last one Shecky. I could read it.

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Nickeris86 on July 14, 2010, 11:02:43 PM

lol yeah thats sounds great. reminds me of a video game where you play this nasty looking gargoyle thing and fight off evil cute fluffy pink telltubie like things.

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Aakaakaak on July 15, 2010, 12:51:43 AM

I'm remembering "One Crazy Summer" now....thanks for the cute and fuzzy bunnies...

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on July 15, 2010, 05:08:09 PM

I have another one:

Dunesbury.  With Zonker-Muad'Dib, and the real reason why they call them "stillsuits".

Title: Re: I Double Dog Dare You
Post by: Nickeris86 on July 16, 2010, 01:35:10 AM

sleepless and seattle and the cell. lol irony