Although it wasn't quite an Invoked Crossover, this does bring to mind an old Highlander fanfic where Duncan, Amanda, and Mythos were playing a game of
truth or dare (it didn't work very well since Mythos would always take truth and amanda would always take dare). Duncan eventually hears the story of how
Mythos and Amanda first met in medieval England during the time of the crusades. Mythos was making a living robbing travelers (since all of the brave people
were out fighting in the holy lands) when he met Amanda and wound up partnering with her. He'd step out in the road and shake down travelers while Amanda
would use her acrobatic talents to zip around in the trees and shake a bunch of branches to simulate an entire band of criminals. When he is eventually caught,
Amanda shows up at the trial to claim that she is a noble maid and that Methos is a nobleman who'd been deprived of his lands and fortune. When a bunch of
the peasants watching the trial support her claims, Methos is quite confused until Amanda notes that he tips VERY well while drunk. Thus we discover that
Methos and Amanda were once Robin Hood and Maid Marion (and the entire band of Merry Men).
Even farther afield (and well away from any crossover elements), there was also a Highlander fic with a similar vibe where it turned out that "The
Game" was utter nonsense. Back when the four horsemen rampaged across the world, they got bored and decided to hold a contest with the prize being
leadership of their group for the next several decades. They each traveled in a different direction with the intent of taking as many heads as possible before
their next meeting. To make things harder, they added a few rules to their game (one-on-one combat, hidden from humans, and not on holy ground). Methos was
shocked and horrified when he met an immortal centuries later who seemed to think that "The Game" was something else entirely. An eternity of
immortals butchering each other over absolutely nothing.
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV
truth or dare (it didn't work very well since Mythos would always take truth and amanda would always take dare). Duncan eventually hears the story of how
Mythos and Amanda first met in medieval England during the time of the crusades. Mythos was making a living robbing travelers (since all of the brave people
were out fighting in the holy lands) when he met Amanda and wound up partnering with her. He'd step out in the road and shake down travelers while Amanda
would use her acrobatic talents to zip around in the trees and shake a bunch of branches to simulate an entire band of criminals. When he is eventually caught,
Amanda shows up at the trial to claim that she is a noble maid and that Methos is a nobleman who'd been deprived of his lands and fortune. When a bunch of
the peasants watching the trial support her claims, Methos is quite confused until Amanda notes that he tips VERY well while drunk. Thus we discover that
Methos and Amanda were once Robin Hood and Maid Marion (and the entire band of Merry Men).
Even farther afield (and well away from any crossover elements), there was also a Highlander fic with a similar vibe where it turned out that "The
Game" was utter nonsense. Back when the four horsemen rampaged across the world, they got bored and decided to hold a contest with the prize being
leadership of their group for the next several decades. They each traveled in a different direction with the intent of taking as many heads as possible before
their next meeting. To make things harder, they added a few rules to their game (one-on-one combat, hidden from humans, and not on holy ground). Methos was
shocked and horrified when he met an immortal centuries later who seemed to think that "The Game" was something else entirely. An eternity of
immortals butchering each other over absolutely nothing.
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV