History Fanfic / SlippingBetweenWorlds

** and to ''Literature/ApprenticeAdept'' and other sci-fi works concerning passing between worlds.

* SouthAfricansWithSurfaceToAirMissiles: What Vetinari fears will happen if "Rimwards Howondaland" gets the secret of the Gonne.

* [[NeverFoundTheBody Sandbag Funeral]]: The burial services on Roundworld.

* CatharsisFactor: the Church Parade the morning after six soldiers are killed in action, which is deliberately steered into a memorial service for them. Written straight, with just a little dark humour.

* TheApartheidEra: The story is set in 1985 when apartheid was still a going concern. It ''certainly'' is on the Discworld, in Rimwards Howondaland. Also Hans Ruijterman, the drifter from Rhodesia who ends up in the British Army because fighting for a living is all he knows. And he's good at it. Vetinari even calls him a mercenary...

* [[UsefulNotes/Wales Land Of My Fathers And their Sheep: the Welsh/Llamedosians]]. Although the NationalStereotypes used for the Welsh are the ones they'd cheerfully admit to themselves, and the worst/ least supportable ethnic stereotypes are averted.

** Later on a psychic with a finger on the pulse tells her that they NeverFoundTheBody. This is her first sign that things are not what they seem.

* LandOfMyFathersAndSheep: the Welsh/Llamedosians. Although the NationalStereotypes used for the Welsh are the ones they'd cheerfully admit to themselves, and the worst/ least supportable ethnic stereotypes are averted.

** Later on a psychic with a finger on the pulse tells her that they NeverFoundTheBody. This is her first sign that things are not what they seem.

* OhCrap: the moment where Holtack finally realises that there ''are'' such things as vampires.
* SergeantRock: Principally Dafydd Williams, but also Detritus, Craig-Y-Don, Angua, A.E. Pessimal, Fred Colon, and other three-striped archetypes.

How the two sides come to an understanding is dealt with in the story. Meanwhile, the story continues at home, as Philip Holtack's sassy sister begins to realise everything is not as it seems and she tries to work out What The Hell Is Going On.

* NewMeat: "Boy" Hughes, the youngest and newest member of Seven Platoon.

** Later on a psychic with a finger on the pulse tells her that they NeverFoundTheBody. This is her first sign that things are not what they seem.

** Later on a psychic with a finger on the pulse tells her that they NeverFoundTheBody. This is her first sign that things are not what they seem.

A Fan Work by author A.A. Pessimal in which two worlds collide - ours (the Roundworld) and the slightly bizarre flat earth called the ''{{Discworld}}''. Terry Pratchett's creation is used as the mirror to reflect concepts, issues and social unrest in the world we inhabit.

Owing to misadventure and a series of close encounters with the mysterious Mrs Norah Tachyon (from Pratchett's ''[[JohnnyandTheBomb Johnny Maxwell]]'' stories), a patrol of British Army soldiers narrowly escapes death on the Roundworld only to be scattered all over the city of Ankh-Morpork. Other concepts from Roundworld piggy-back in with them and pose problems for Lord Vetinari, Sam Vimes, the wizards and the Assassins.

* NotEnoughToBury: this is what Denise Holtack is initially told concerning her brother's apparent death. the Army explains the apparent absence of bodies by pointing to the bomb explosion being so incredibly large that six men were completely vaporised. She considers it to be the sort of huge black joke her brother would have been ''first'' to laugh at - that a coffin will be filled with sandbags containing dust and rubble from a Northern Irish street, that just ''might'' contain a few atoms of her poor dead brother.
** Later on a psychic with a finger on the pulse tells her that they NeverFoundTheBody. This is her first sign that things are not what they seem.

* NotEnoughToBury: this is what Denise Holtack is initially told concerning her brother's apparent death. the Army explains the apparent absence of bodies by pointing to the bomb explosion being so incredibly large that six men were completely vaporised. She considers it to be the sort of huge black joke her brother would have been ''first'' to laugh at - that a coffin will be filled with sandbags containing dust and rubble from a Northern Irish street, that just ''might'' contain a few atoms of her poor dead brother.
** Later on a psychic with a finger on the pulse tells her that they NeverFoundTheBody. This is her first sign that things are not what they seem.

* Shoutout: to ''Franchise/Alien''.

* UltimateJobSecurity: normally a tom with a disciplinary record as bads as Fusilier "Head-Butt" Powell would be out on his ear at the first available Dishonourable discharge. But since he is a mainstay of the batallion rugby side, the Colonel, Captain Endion-Williams, and Lieutenant Holtack, all collude to keep him in the unit. Despite eleven years' sxervice, Powell has not advanced beyond private soldier's rank.

* ButNotTooBi: Jocasta Wiggs used to think she was 100% gay. After interacting fairly intensively with Philip Holtack, she is troubled by feelings towards him. Is her gay status due merely to [[ExperimentedInCollege]], or is it a case of [[SituationSexuality]]?

* HaveIMentionedImGay: Denise Holtack is troubled that her brother appears to have simply not noticed, despite the fact she's dropped quite a few hints as to why she doesn't have a boyfriend. Indeed, Philip invites her to a Mess Ladies Night with the obvious intention of setting her up. she does in fact cop off. Only not with a ''male'' officer. Also, Discworld Alice Band finally comes out to Ponder Stibbons, who was also blissfully oblivious.

* HeelFaceTurn: what Holtack hopes to be able to persuade IRA gunman MacElroy to do, as it looks as if his co-operation will be needed to return ''all'' the Visitors to Earth. But will he listen? And he has to be found first...

Pessimal, who in a previous life served in the British Army, started the tale by writing slightly embellished SliceOfLife fiction, based partly on his own experiences and on the related experiences of others. He viewed this work as partly an attempt to break out of merely pastiching Pratchett and writing something original to himself in his own voice. Another spur was to get some of his own experiences of [[StrokeCounty Northern Ireland]] down on paper, or at least as a digital file, before they're lost. He also asked the question - what would you see if you were suddenly catapulted into the Discworld and fiction became reality? How would an average British person cope in a strange new place? Which occupational group in British society might assimilate and blend in best, and make the most of the situation? What would you do, what would you see, how would you know you weren't on Earth any more? How would different people rationalise it to themselves? How would this hypothetical person cope with a world where there is more than one sentient species - several of whom hate each other as deeply and abidingly as Irish Catholics and Protestants appear to?

Owing to misadventure and a series of close encounters with the mysterious Mrs Norah Tachyon (from Pratchett's ''JohnnyMaxwell'' stories), a patrol of British Army soldiers narrowly escapes death on the Roundworld only to be scattered all over the city of Ankh-Morpork. Other concepts from Roundworld piggy-back in with them and pose problems for Lord Vetinari, Sam Vimes, the wizards and the Assassins.

* Shoutout: to ''Alien'' and ''Aliens''.

Pessimal, who in a previous life served in the British Army, started the tale by writing slightly embellished SliceOfLife fiction, based partly on his own experiences and on the related experiences of others. He viewed this work as partly an attempt to break out of merely pastiching Pratchett and writing something original to himself in his own voice. Another spur was to get some of his own experiences of [[StrokeCounty Northern Ireland]] down on paper, or at least as a digital file, before they're lost. He also asked the question - what would you see if you were suddenly catapulted into the Discworld and fiction became reality? How would an average British person cope in a strange new place? Which occupational group in British society might assimilate and blend in best, and make the most of the situation? What would you do, what would you see, how would you know you weren't on Earth any more? How would different people rationalise it to themselves? How would this hypothetical person cope with a world where there is more than one sentient species - several of whom hate each other as deeply and abidingly as Irish Catholics and Protestants appear to?

* TheApartheidEra: The story is set in 1985 when apartheid was still a going concern. It ''certainly'' is on the Discworld, in Rimwards Howondaland. Also Hans Ruijterman, the drifter from Rhodesia who ends up in the British Army because fighting for a living is all he knows. And he's good at it. Vetinari even calls him a mercenary...
* BrotherSisterTeam: Philip and Denise, who despite having completely opposite opinions and outlooks, remain very close and tend to fall back on a joint position where needed.

* SouthAfricansWithSurfaceToAirMissiles: What Vetinari fears will happen if "Rimwards Howondaland" gets the secret of the Gonne.

* YouHaveToHaveJews: Corporal Greenberg and Fusiler Cohen, whose JewishMother gives Holtack an administrative issue to deal with. Also CSM Weissmann, the Army Rabbi who helps resolve things to Mrs Cohen's satisfaction.

Pessimal, who in a previous life served in the British Army, started the tale by writing slightly embellished SliceOfLife fiction, based partly on his own experiences and on the related experiences of others. He viewed this work as partly an attempt to break out of merely pastiching Pratchett and writing something original to himself in his own voice. Another spur was to get some of his own experiences of [[StrokeCounty Northern Ireland]] down on paper, or at least as a digital file, before they're lost. He also asked the question - what would you see if you were suddenly catapulted into the Discworld and fiction became reality? How would an average British person cope in a strange new place? Which occupational group in British society might assimilate and blend in best, and make the most of the situation? What would you do, what would you see, how would you know you weren't on Earth any more? How would different people rationalise it to themselves? How would this hypothetical person cope with a world where there is more than one sentient species - several of whom hate each other as deeply and abidingly as Irish Catholics and Protestants appear to?

* TheApartheidEra: The story is set in 1985 when apartheid was still a going concern. It ''certainly'' is on the Discworld, in Rimwards Howondaland. Also Hans Ruijterman, the drifter from Rhodesia who ends up in the British Army because fighting for a living is all he knows. And he's good at it. Vetinari even calls him a mercenary...
* BrotherSisterTeam: Philip and Denise, who despite having completely opposite opinions and outlooks, remain very close and tend to fall back on a joint position where needed.

* SharedFamilyQuirks: the Holtack siblings. Both are independently minded and tend not to take things at face value.
* Shoutout: to ''Film/Alien'' and ''Film/Aliens''.

* SouthAfricansWithSurfaceToAirMissiles: What Vetinari fears will happen if "Rimwards Howondaland" gets the secret of the Gonne.

Pessimal, who in a previous life served in the British Army, started the tale by writing slightly embellished SliceOfLife fiction, based partly on his own experiences and on the related experiences of others. He viewed this work as partly an attempt to break out of merely pastiching Pratchett and writing something original to himself in his own voice. Another spur was to get some of his own experiences of [[StrokeCounty Northern Ireland]] down on paper, or at least as a digital file, before they're lost. He also asked the question - what would you see if you were suddenly catapulted into the Discworld and fiction became reality? How would an average British person cope in a strange new place? Which occupational group in British society might assimilate and blend in best, and make the most of the situation? What would you do, what would you see, how would you know you weren't on Earth any more? How would different people rationalise it to themselves? How would this hypothetical person cope with a world where there is more than one sentient species - several of whom hate each other as deeply and abidingly as Irish Catholics and Protestants appear to?

Catch up with this monster story here...

* TheApartheidEra: The story is set in 1985 when apartheid was still a going concern. It ''certainly'' is on the Discworld, in Rimwards Howondaland. Also Hans Ruijterman, the drifter from Rhodesia who ends up in the British Army because fighting for a living is all he knows. And he's good at it. Vetinari even calls him a mercenary...
* BrotherSisterTeam: Philip and Denise, who despite having completely opposite opinions and outlooks, remain very close and tend to fall back on a joint position where needed.

* SouthAfricansWithSurfaceToAirMissiles: What Vetinari fears will happen if "Rimwards Howondaland" gets the secret of the Gonne.

Pessimal, who in a previous life served in the British Army, started the tale by writing slightly embellished SliceOfLife fiction, based partly on his own experiences and on the related experiences of others. He viewed this work as partly an attempt to break out of merely pastiching Pratchett and writing something original to himself in his own voice. Another spur was to get some of his own experiences of [[StrokeCounty Northern Ireland]] down on paper, or at least as a digital file, before they're lost. He also asked the question - what would you see if you were suddenly catapulted into the Discworld and fiction became reality? How would an average British person cope in a strange new place? Which occupational group in British society might assimilate and blend in best, and make the most of the situation? What would you do, what would you see, how would you know you weren't on Earth any more? How would different people rationalise it to themselves? How would this hypothetical person cope with a world where there is more than one sentient species - several of whom hate each other as deeply and abidingly as Irish Catholics and Protestants appear to?

* StrokeCountry: the initial setting in London/Derry.

Pessimal, who in a previous life served in the British Army, started the tale by writing slightly embellished SliceOfLife fiction, based partly on his own experiences and on the related experiences of others. He viewed this work as partly an attempt to break out of merely pastiching Pratchett and writing something original to himself in his own voice. Another spur was to get some of his own experiences of [[StrokeCounty Northern Ireland]] down on paper, or at least as a digital file, before they're lost. He also asked the question - what would you see if you were suddenly catapulted into the Discworld and fiction became reality? How would an average British person cope in a strange new place? Which occupational group in British society might assimilate and blend in best, and make the most of the situation? What would you do, what would you see, how would you know you weren't on Earth any more? How would different people rationalise it to themselves? How would this hypothetical person cope with a world where there is more than one sentient species - several of whom hate each other as deeply and abidingly as Irish Catholics and Protestants appear to?

* HideYourLesbians: Alice Band. ''Both'' of her.