Flash Fiction: Another X Meets Y Pop Culture Challenge!

We’ve done this one before, and it’s always a blast — roll a d20 or use a random number generator, once for each of the two tables below. Then, take each of the results and mash them together in a flash fiction story.

Note: the goal is not to tell a literal fan-fic story set in those pop culture storyworlds — though, I guess if you wanna do that, hey, YOU DO YOU. The goal is to take the spirit of those two properties and find a story that embodies the weird mashup. (The origins of this particular challenge come from that old Hollywood conceit of pitching your original story to executives as X meets Y — “It’s Dennis the Menace meets Game of Thrones ha ha ha right? Hand me money.”)

You have, mmm, let’s say 2000 words for this one.

Due back by next Friday, 8/14, noon EST.

Post the story at your online space.

Give us a linky-poo so we can follow it back.

Now, the two tables –

Table X

Scooby Doo
How I Met Your Mother
Nightmare on Elm Street
Terminator
Star Wars
Chronicles of Narnia
The Mothman Prophecies
Snow Crash
D&D
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
My Little Pony
The Stand
Captain America
Inception
Babylon 5
District 9
Princess Mononoke
Avatar: The Last Airbender / Korra
Twin Peaks
Mad Max

Table Y

Dune
How To Train Your Dragon
Nightmare Before Christmas
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Gremlins
Hellraiser
Indiana Jones
Toy Story
Ready Player One
Discworld
American Gods
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Teen Wolf
Saving Private Ryan
Donnie Darko
The Walking Dead
Princess Bride
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Snow White
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