Writin' Across Universes

Notes: This is written for “Wasn't it a Grand Explosion?” Month. Yeah, it's a day late. Sorry...RL's been complicated lately. This is dedicated to my husband the Computer Engineer, and to all the old computer hardware parts that are hidden away in the closets in our house, “just in case they're needed for somethin'.” And hubby has that pack-rat mentality of “It might still be useful...even if it's been eight years.”

Trust me, I'm married to an engineer.

This story is based on a real-life visit to a Fourth of July celebration in Lititz, Pennsylvania several years ago. The year before we went, their fireworks display had been delayed two hours because of a glitch in their computer system that timed their explosions. Needless to say, everyone wasn't too happy with their outdated equipment (at the time), so they dispatched it the following year in a most...unusual way.

And although this is from Trip's POV, Malcolm plays a major role in this story. And there's a small reference to another one of my stories, “Trip Gets Stuck.”

R/S and TnT

Please R&R. Thanks.