Response Center 1110 is currently the home of Agents Derik and Gall Knutson of the Department of Mary Sues. When original characters decide that their own whims are more important than canon—and indeed good writing—it’s the agents’ job to step in, compile a list of offenses sufficient to formally charge the OC as a Mary Sue, and then carry out the penalty: death. Derik is a former bronzerider from a bad Dragonriders of Pern crossover; Gall and her companion Fellrazer are a Viking and dragon team from a How to Train Your Dragon movieverse badfic. They have a strained and somewhat tempestuous relationship, but no matter how much they fight along the way, they manage to get the job done.
Although Derik, Gall, and Fellrazer live in the response center, it is actually owned by Arasgorn the mini-Balrog and Severe the mini-Aragog. The minis originally moved in with Agent Neshomeh, but simply refused to move out when she did. Of the two, Arasgorn is easily the most laid-back, and he happily shares his fireproof corner with Fellrazer. Severe, on the other hand, quite lives up to his name-mistake.
Derik was formerly partnered with Agent Earwig Slugthrower, a kender from the Dragonlance universe. The partnership lasted for only two missions before Earwig got distracted and wandered off, as kender do. This is probably for the best.
The response center is similar to a dormitory. From the door, the left wall is dominated by the console, but there is space on either side for bookshelves and a nook for Arasgorn and Fellrazer. Derik and Gall have room for their cots, a clothes chest, and a small dresser along the right and near walls. The decor is mostly spartan, without even a rug on the cold Generic Surface floor, except that Gall hasn’t bothered to replace the garishly patterned blankets left behind by Earwig. On the far wall, there are doors to the bathroom and a storage closet. The ceiling is Severe’s realm, and he can usually be found lurking in an upper corner, waiting to punish the agents for anything he finds offensive.
Derik and Gall are prone to being assigned to badfics with dragons in them, to Gall’s delight and Derik’s dismay. They are both somewhat stab-happy, or whatever the equivalent is for people who wield bludgeoning weapons, but Derik’s regard for order and duty keeps the team’s nastier urges in check . . . as long as he doesn’t snap under the pressure.
- Mission 0: “Brown DragonRider of Pern”
- Before Derik and Earwig, there was Agent Neshomeh.
This is her story.She didn’t last long. - Rating: PG/K+ - A human chest cavity is a terrible place for smithing.
- Continuum: Dragonriders of Pern
- Mission 1: “The Smasher”
- In which a kender is the brains of the operation.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Cartoon violence and kender logic.
- Continuum: Super Smash Bros.
- Mission 2: “The Girl and Her Dragon”
- In which only the agents can prevent forest fires.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Unintentional cruelty to dragons and one very unfortunate name.
- Continuum: How to Train Your Dragon (film)
- Interlude 1: “One Tech’s Nightmare”
- In which it is seen that a dragon is far too big for HQ.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Make sure to lock your RC door when you’re just wearing a towel.
- Mission 3: “The Adventure Begins With One Step”
- In which Gall returns to make Derik’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day even worse.
- Rating: PG-13/T - Homicidal maniacs don’t play well with others.
- Continuum: The Lord of the Rings
- Interlude 2: “Morning After”
- In which everything looks different than it did the night before.
- Rating: PG/K+ - One candid question about certain nighttime activities.
- Mission 4: “Never Let Go”
- In which the agents face the Music of the Night.
- Rating: PG-13/T - Math is important. If you don’t do it, you get implied statutory rape and preteen pregnancy.
- Continuum: The Phantom of the Opera
- Mission 5: “The Empty Vessel”
- Incomplete.
- Continuum: The Lord of the Rings
- Mission 6: “Draconic Supremacy”
- Incomplete.
- Continuum: The Silmarillion
- Mission 7: “The Company of Thorin Oakenshield with Future Giants”
- In which brothers are found in unlikely places.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Over-the-top violence more typical of DOOM than 40k and a couple gutter-minded jokes we hope our younger readers don’t get.
- Continua: Warhammer 40,000 x The Hobbit
- Interlude 3: “Lessons,” Parts 1 & 2
- In which my goal is more than a thought, I’ll be there when I teach what I’ve been taught.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Sweet memories (I never thought it would be like this) reminding me just how close I came to missing.
- Mission 8: “The Phantomess of the Opera and the Half-Blood Prince”
- In which Faust is referenced a lot, but a devil’s powers are borrowed anyway.
- Continua: Harry Potter x The Phantom of the Opera
- Rating: PG-13/T - Innuendo and violence.
- Interlude 4: “Presentation: ‘The Spires of Prospero’”
- In which there’s something here as strong as life; I know that it will reach you.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Some poetic references to gore.
- Mission 9: “Kitty Fever”
- In which Gall gets to have some fun with superpowers.
- Continuum: Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Rating: PG-13/T - Naked cat-lady and “Big Green”; suggestions (but not acts) of animal cruelty.
Not part of the main spin-off, but still things that happened to the residents (and former residents) of RC 1110, these events are relevant to their development, and are hopefully entertaining. They are presented in chronological in-universe order with approximate dates given in Headquarters Standard Time when possible, but note that the length of time between dates does not necessarily reflect the amount of time experienced by the characters.
- “When Will We See You Again?”
- What: Journeyman Harper Ezerik is discovered on Search at the age of 17.
- When: 16 9P/2524 AL, Pern. Approximately 17 years prior to the events of “Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern.”
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Racing – Sky”
- What: Dragonrider E’rik and Skepnadth fully recover from a near-fatal Threadscarring.
- When: 18 9P/2526 AL, Pern. Approximately 2 years since “When Will We See You Again?” and 15 years prior to the events of “Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern.”
- Rating: PG-13/T - Allusions to mating flight activities.
- “Season’s Beginning”
- What: E’rik and Skepnadth mourn a loss and honor the memory of the departed.
- When: 21 9P/2529 AL, Pern. Approximately 3 years since “Racing – Sky” and 12 years prior to the events of “Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern.”
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Woodsprite of the North”
- What: Agent Neshomeh helps exorcise Alumia the Woodsprite from Arda. (Cameo appearance.)
- When: 2004; roughly a year before Mission 00.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Harry Potter and the Dragonriders of Pern”
- What: Weyrleader E’rik is recruited by Jennifer Robinson.
- When: March 11, 2008; about five months prior to Mission 01.
- Rating: PG-13/T - Injury, emotional trauma, and adults who occasionally allude to adult things.
- “Gestalt Therapy”
- What: Dragonrider!Erik is brought to FicPsych and wakes up in the middle of a Mary Sue invasion.
- When: January (Prologue), March 11–April 17 (Parts One–Three), and early summer (Epilogue) of 2008. Epilogue takes place roughly two months before Mission 01.
- Rating: PG-13/T - Off-screen character death, on-screen Sue death, injuries, and mild eye squick.
- “DIA: Introductions”
- What: Agents Derik and Earwig are observed in Rudi’s. (Cameo appearances.)
- When: July 2010; not long after Mission 01.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Henry’s Birthday”
- What: Derik attends Henry Robinson’s second birthday party.
- When: February 5, 2011; about two months after Mission 02 and Interlude 01 and one month (give or take a couple years) before Mission 03.
- Rating: G/K - Good clean fun for all audiences.
- “Recruitment: Team Nevermind”
- What: Earwig starts an Australian Indoor-Rules Quiddich team.
- When: May 2012.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Recruitment: Team Blast Hardcheese”
- What: Gall and Derik start an Australian Indoor-Rules Quiddich team.
- When: May 2012; immediately following Mission 03.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Physical Therapy vs Blast Hardcheese”
- What: The first match of the season ends in a technical victory for Physical Therapy.
- When: July 2012; not long after Interlude 02 and Mission 04.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Nume: Ten Years Thence”
- What: Gall and Derik attend Agent Supernumerary’s tenth anniversary party.
- When: February 2013; between Missions 04 and 05.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Convenient Cake for everyone!
- “Firestarter”
- What: Gall and Gremlin enjoy a little downtime as they watch Aiden for an afternoon. Everything is fine and nothing goes wrong, of course. Absolutely nothing.
- When: Mid-2015; between Missions 05 and 06.
- Rating: PG/K+ - Adorable toddler and dragon antics!
- “PPC HQ Hunger Games: Season Three”
- What: Gall and Derik compete in the third annual-ish PPC HQ Hunger Games and come in 30th and 12th place out of 48. Gall washed out in a flood of Suvian Single Tears, and Derik got stabbed in the back by second-place winner Henry Asclepe.
- When: January 2016; between Missions 05 and 06.
- Rating: PG-13/T
- “What’s in a Name?”
- What: Agent Neshomeh receives a visit from Agent Hazelhead of the DIA.
- When: June 2016.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “PPC HQ Hunger Games: Season Four”
- What: Gall and Derik compete in the fourth annual-ish PPC HQ Hunger Games and come in 33rd and 7th place out of 48. Gall botched what was supposed to be a fake suicide pact with James Pittman (they ended up poisoning each other), and Derik lost a lightsaber duel with first-place winner Kyaris (not surprising, since she’s a hydra and Derik only had one leg at the time).
- When: September 2016; between Missions 06 and 07.
- Rating: PG-13/T
- “Practical Skills”
- What: Gall teaches Derik how to make Viking bread.
- When: Late 2017, perhaps earlier; between Missions 06 and 07.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “2017 Halloween Party”
- What: Gall and Derik go to the party dressed as Hawkgirl and Green Lantern. Gall gets Derik into a drinking contest with a Space Marine, Thoth, and in the midst of sloppy, drunken oversharing, the two recognize each other as kindred spirits.
- When: October 31, 2017; about two weeks before Mission 07.
- Rating: PG-13/T - Drunkenness, weapons-grade angst, and mildly self-destructive behavior.
- “What Am I Forgetting?”
- What: Gall gets that annoying feeling that she forgot something and doesn’t know what.
- When: Early 2018; a few weeks since Mission 08.
- Rating: PG/K+
- “Paint the Town Green”
- What: Gall tries to get Derik to notice her for the millionth time.
- When: March 17, 2018; a few days after Interlude 04.
- Rating: PG-13/T - Gall’s brain is probably not safe for kiddies.
Derik and his partners have a habit of finding food on missions. This was entirely unintentional on the part of the author until mission four, after which she decided it was amusing enough to make into a Thing.
- 01: “The Smasher”
- An assortment of 2-oz. fine wine samples and nibbles (including caviar, some of which was flicked at the Stu) from a limousine’s food service.
- 02: “The Girl and Her Dragon”
- A loaf of freshly baked, dark brown bread stolen by Earwig from a bakehouse in Berk.
- 03: “The Adventure Begins With One Step”
- A plate of beef swiped from the Sue and her dragon Cute Animal Friend at the Prancing Pony.
- 04: “Never Let Go”
- Spanish seafood appropriated from a couple of patrons of the Sue’s hotel in Barcelona.
- 05: “The Empty Vessel”
- Incomplete.
- 06: “Draconic Supremacy”
- Incomplete (but practically the whole setting is made of sugar).
- 07: “The Company of Thorin Oakenshield with Future Giants”
- One of five platters of roast mutton, lifted from the Stu’s table at the Prancing Pony. (The Pony seems to be a prime spot for hungry agents to graze.)
- 08: “The Phantomess of the Opera and the Half-Blood Prince”
- Three flavors of Fortescue’s ice cream, a basket of homemade Cauldron Cakes, a Hogwarts welcome feast, and a Hogwarts breakfast. “This fic is gonna make us fat!” —Gall Knutson, happily stuffing her face.
- 09: “Kitty Fever”
- Bar peanuts from the Avengers Tower lounge. And they stole the can.