First, a brief introduction. I wrote this in probably 1996 or 1997, for the Paul McGann Estrogen Brigade mailing list that had formed in the wake of the 1996 “Doctor Who” TV movie. (This is also where I met my dear friend, who publishes the Unknown Companion series — she’s got another installment in her Tender Tales of Twelve series that you should also check out, featuring Courtney “Trouble” Woods, called Care. Definitely give it a read!) That was the community that first persuaded m e to try out writing fanfiction. Although we’d just met the Eighth Doctor, at the time I was reading the “Doctor Who New Adventures” series from Virgin Publishing, featuring the Seventh, so my first attempt ended up featuring him. I’m a sucker for crossovers, so it’s also a crossover. At the time, I could find no crossovers with “Highlander: the Series”, which at the time was still in production, so that’s what I decided to dip my toes into. So, here we go: my first fanfiction! It’s a bit rough around the edges, but I like to think it’s still entertaining. And if it’s not . . . well, once I’ve posted the whole thing, I’ll post the second version — when I recycled it for an MST3K fanfic. 😀
So, let’s dive into my first full-length fanfic! This is The Masque of the Baron, featuring the Seventh Doctor as portrayed by Sylvester McCoy, set immediately before the TV movie and mostly ignoring the New Adventures. In the Highlander continuity, it falls somewhere before the episode “Methos”. (Yep, the really old guy is in this.) So this is set in Paris somewhere in the early to mid 90s. Apologies for the pretentious episode titles; they probably made sense at the time. 😉
Calli Arcale's Fractal Wonder 