| Disgruntled Peony |
Author has written 50 stories for Pretender, Invisible Man, Dragon Knights, and Cowboy Bebop. Hello, all. I'm Disgruntled Peony, formerly known as liz_Z. I'm twenty-four (bit of an age jump from the last time I updated this... it used to say I was twenty). I still love writing, although I don't have as much time for it as I'd like. I'm a big fan of the TV shows 'The Invisible Man' and 'The Pretender', both of which are long-cancelled. I'm also a fan of 'Cowboy Bebop', and a former fan of the manga 'Dragon Knights' (it got too convoluted around volume 15 for me to keep my interest up). I've grown more cynical over the years, and most of the fanfics on display here are hardly a showcase for my current writing ability. Still, I see no reason to take them down. They were very important to me when I wrote them, and I'm still proud of a few of them for varying reasons. Who knows? In time, I might even add a few new stories to the pot. | |||||||||
1. Stairway to Heaven » reviewsTakes place after the end of the series. Spike survived the assault on the Red Dragon headquarters, but just barely -- he's been in a coma for three weeks. Everyone has to deal with it... including himself.Cowboy Bebop - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 8,175 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 4-9-04 - Published: 1-26-042. The Last Time reviewsSome silly little piece about Arnaud being chased by Darien and Hobbes, who are being chased by Chrysalis, who are ALSO chasing Arnaud... it's confusing.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,305 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-24-033. Mind, Body and Soul » reviewsTakes place immediately after book 7: Rath loses his memory because he fights a demon in the Spring of Purification. Chaos ensues.Dragon Knights - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,317 - Reviews: 22 - Updated: 8-17-03 - Published: 8-14-034. Always a Thief reviewsBasically just a little first-person exploration of some of Thatz's thoughts about his previous career of choice... and a girl.Dragon Knights - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 475 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 4-28-035. Blaque as the Night » reviews3rd story in the Reversed Images series. On Bobby's first assignment with the Agency, he and Darien are sent to recapture a woman who is even more classified than he is.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 8 - Words: 19,219 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-21-03 - Published: 10-27-026. A Hair Raising Experience reviewsA month or so before they recover Nadil's head, the Dragon Knights have an encounter with... a demon barber?Dragon Knights - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,125 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 2-11-037. The Hobbesian Mindset reviewsAn in-character ramble; one side of a conversation, if you will.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 383 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 2-3-038. Russian Roulette reviewsThe personnel of the Agency are forced to play a very dangerous game.... (Set between 'Possessed' and 'Enemy of my Enemy')Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,858 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-3-029. Invisible reviewsJust a little something I wrote while waiting to leave my mom's office....Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 786 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 10-8-0210. The Quiet Game reviewsThis story operates around a very simple principle: What if Darien HADN'T been given the suicide gene in time?Invisible Man - Rated: M - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,820 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-3-0211. None Left Standing » reviewsStark kidnaps Darien, and he has disturbing plans for our beloved Invisible Man....Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 15 - Words: 30,002 - Reviews: 40 - Updated: 9-15-02 - Published: 8-31-0212. A Little Death reviewsA thought for a missing scene from 'The New Stuff' that ended up being longer than intended.... Darien goes through counteragent withdrawal.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,334 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 8-26-0213. Whispers reviewsIt’s coming. He can’t see it, but he can feel it. He knows it’s coming. And when it does, heaven help his friends, because no one else will be able to.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,088 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-16-0214. To Win a Bet reviewsDarien and Hobbes are finishing up an undercover job as male models... but will they be able to resist breaking their cover to make some quick cash?Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,687 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 6-12-0215. You'll Be Around... reviewsBobby tells Claire how he feels... but he doesn't get the reaction he hoped for.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 939 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-9-0216. Feral reviewsHobbes has a run-in with Claire when she's at stage five quicksilver madness...Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,418 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 6-5-0217. A Bad Day All Around reviewsNo one is having an easy time of it on this crazy Saturday.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,616 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 6-5-0218. When Leaper Meets Lab-rat reviewsI-man/Quantum Leap crossover; Sam leaps into Bobby Hobbes, and things go downhill from there...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 19,538 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 5-11-0219. Ways of PersuasionHobbes gets captured by a gang of gunrunners, and they want to know who he REALLY works for... Warning: Character torture ahead! Read at your own risk!Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,178 - Published: 5-11-0220. The End of This Road reviewsA possible ending to the series (written before the end of season two); Arnaud causes the counteragent to become useless, and that's only the beginning.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 14,232 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-11-0221. Tests of CharacterSequel to 'Dangers Past and Present'; Barinski's back, and he has a new ally.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,525 - Published: 5-11-0222. No Respect reviewsDarien is just trying to get some sleep, but the phone won't stop ringing...Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,081 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-11-0223. A New Side of You reviewsDarien gets his hands on Claire's journal, and repercussions, some amusing, some not so amusing, occurInvisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,847 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-11-0224. My Nose Itches reviewsHobbes is a little tied up at the moment, but that's not the thing that's most prominent in his mind...Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 274 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-11-0225. Musings of the Insane reviewsA very permanently stage 5 QSM Darien thinks back on his past...Invisible Man - Rated: M - English - Horror/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,170 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-10-0226. Milk Run reviewsDarien and Hobbes were sent on a milk run, but it turns out to be anything but...Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,291 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-10-0227. Me, Myself, and Darien FawkesDarien is captured by Arnaud, but that's only the beginning...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 10,978 - Published: 5-10-0228. Late Night Confessions reviewsA very angsty story I wrote at one in the morning...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 595 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-9-0229. I Lost It reviewsDarien freaks out after he thinks he killed a man under the influence of quicksilver madness... but did he?Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 704 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-9-0230. How I Feel About ClaireHobbes discloses how he feels about Claire. Of course, it's to us, not to her...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 456 - Published: 5-9-0231. Hobbes' Monologue reviewsLike the title says, it's Hobbes' monologue. I figured he deserved one, since Darien has had so many... ;)Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 557 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-9-0232. The Great Barney Conspiracy reviewsDarien Fawkes faces off against his most dangerous enemy yet... Barney the Dinosaur.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,209 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-9-0233. Grave Conversation reviewsDarien visits Kevin's grave...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 528 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-9-0234. Ghost in the Machine reviewsEven after death, the gland still has a hold on Darien...Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,634 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-9-0235. Fairy Tale: The Good Knight Darien of Fawkesy reviewsThe title says it all. ;) This is what happens when my sister and I start talking about I-man at one in the morning.Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,106 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-9-0236. Fade to Gray reviewsCrap, I hate writing these summaries... Basically, Chrysalis drives Hobbes insane. There. Summary finished.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 896 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-9-0237. Dangers Past and Present reviewsDarien is kidnapped, but not for the reasons you might think...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,078 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-9-0238. Coffee Break reviewsDarien, Hobbes, Claire, and Alex take a small break from their normal fanfiction activities...Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,009 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-9-0239. The Fourth of July reviewsThis is basically just something I typed up while waiting for the fireworks to start last year. It’s very short, and is just one paragraph from each of the main characters’ point of view (except Alex, I missed her for some reason) describing how theyInvisible Man - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 490 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-9-0240. Tortured Soul » reviewsThe title's kind of self-explanatory, lol... A possible future for Darien, and trust me, it's not pretty.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,690 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 5-9-02 - Published: 5-7-0241. Tired reviews(note: this story is pre-'Possessed') Darien slips into a deep depression after shooting Hobbes while QSM. Will anyone be able to help him recover?Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,552 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 4-19-0242. Not the Oxygen Man reviewsThe first scene from the Pilot... Dr. Seuss style.Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Humor/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 681 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 4-14-0243. Destined to Fall » reviewsPrequel to 'Reversed Images'; how Darien and Bobby first met (in my AU, that is).Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 9 - Words: 23,346 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 4-3-02 - Published: 1-24-0244. In Living Color reviewsMy take on what Arnaud might be thinking now that he's visible again...Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 467 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 4-3-0245. My Best Friend's Girl reviewsDarien reflects on his newfound feelings for Claire -- and the man who stands between them.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 678 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 4-3-0246. Quicksilver Mad Haikus reviewsI was tinkerin' around on my computer and came up with a few haikus dedicated to quicksilver madness (and in some cases, the lack thereof). Figured I might as well post 'em...Invisible Man - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 173 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-12-0247. A Different Kind of Madness reviewsWhen a mission goes bad, Hobbes gets injected with an experimental (and very dangerous) drug; the consequences aren't pretty.Invisible Man - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,544 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 1-31-0248. Reversed Images » reviewsAn alternate universe version of the Pilot; first in a series.Invisible Man - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Angst - Chapters: 5 - Words: 13,465 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-24-0249. What's In a Name 2: Plans Gone Awry reviewsThe second story in my series. Miss Parker discovers that Lyle has Jarod hidden away. Meanwhile, Angelo and Leslie strive to help Jarod escape.Pretender - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,341 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-12-0250. What's In a Name reviewsThe first in a series, probably at least a bit of an AU. I wrote this while in the middle of the overnight Pretender marathon that happened back in December on TNT.Pretender - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 586 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-8-02