A blip on the radar by daughterofshadows
Fanwork Notes
A prompt fill for the Crossover challenge, as well as the Tengwar prompt silmë (starlight).
Fanwork Information
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Summary: Humanity took to the skies. Eärendil and Ilmarë adjust. Major Characters: Eärendil, Ilmarë Major Relationships: Genre: Crossover Challenges: Crossroads of the Fallen King, Tengwar Rating: General Warnings: |
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| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 138 |
| Posted on 18 May 2024 | Updated on 25 May 2024 |
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This fanwork is complete. | |
A blip on the radar
Read A blip on the radar
There is a rumour amongst Starfleet personnel. It speaks of a wooden ship sailing the sky, and a light so bright it rivals the stars.
The skies are busy these days. No longer is Eärendil’s ship the only one sailing the vast expanse of the heavens.
Now there are also man-made ships of metal, instead of wood, powered by mechanisms far beyond Eärendil’s understanding.
He does his best to avoid them, guided by Ilmarë who wraps shadows around the light of the Silmaril.
Neither of them is keen to find out what adventurous humans would do with a jewel like that.
Especially with Maglor’s whereabouts unknown.
And so Vingilot is but a blip on the radar of her space-faring siblings. Easily overlooked and easily forgotten. Just how her crew likes it.
Chapter End Notes
Crew might be a bit excessive, but I think this might be set in the same universe as Fly me to the Moon, where Arwen and the Spirit of Minas Tirith join Eärendil in the sky, so there is at least 3 people on the ship! Four if you count Ilmarë XD
"Especially with Maglor’s…
"Especially with Maglor’s whereabouts unknown." Ahhahahahahaha!!! That was great! <3
I couldn't fold it into the…
I couldn't fold it into the fic, but I think it would be very funny if Maglor joined Starfleet at one point. Not even necessarily to steal the silmaril, just because he's old and bored, and really there is only so long you can be a sad beach hermit XD
Tries to pass himself off as…
Tries to pass himself off as Vulcan but those pesky emotions are so hard to keep in check!
I was thinking about Maglor…
I was thinking about Maglor just pretending to be some sort of alien species, though I didn't think of Vulcans! Optically probably the best choice, but yes those emotions are going to be very troublesome 😂
Well done, Ilmare! I like…
Well done, Ilmare!
I like this very much as it is. But I saw your comment below, so my brain immediately went to Maglor seeing that blip on the radar and being the one to recognize it for what it is...
Well, that would certainly…
Well, that would certainly be an interesting turn of events! I'm not sure what would happen next, but maybe I'll think of something at some point.
Maglor in a spacesuit so he can board Vingilot is certainly a funny image... (though I imagine Vingilot's crew will find it significantly less humorous 😂)
what a thought!
Gosh, yes, keep that gem away from humans, they can't be trusted to care for anything! And spaceman Mags, homing in on it.
Ha! I really like this.
Thank youuu!
Thank youuu!
Eärendil in the sky....
....with "diamond"!
I agree that he definitely needs to hide from the neighbours out there in space, especially since Maglor is still unaccounted for.
Wait a minute.... The Vulcans! Those ears! And one of them even sang a ballad about Bilbo.
Vulcans do seem to be the…
Vulcans do seem to be the common consensus for which alien species Maglor should hide amongst!
There's always the Rihanssu …
There's always the Rihanssu (Romulans). They look the same... but oh, those fierce emotions.
Love it!
This made me grin so broadly. I am a HUGE Star Trek fan. Although I do wonder how the Rihanssu would react if they discovered Elves... they are alike in many ways.
Thank you for both of your…
Thank you for both of your comments!
I'm glad this put a smile on your face and also thank you for suggesting Romulans as an option for Maglor to hide amongst! I know very little about them, and even though I'm currently not planning to dive much deeper into this silly little scenario, it's been fun chatting with everyone about their ideas!
Love the take on these two…
Love the take on these two teaming up to keep the Silmaril hidden in the future. It's always so fun to think about space age humans accidentally finding various Ainur and other mythical figures out there ^^
It is!!! There's so many…
It is!!!
There's so many opportunities, too! Maybe everyone misunderstood how Valinor works and it's actually a different planet. Maybe Varda is hiding out there in some nebula. Maybe blackholes are actually ainur!
Or - here's a thought - we…
Or - here's a thought - we know time goes wobbly in black holes. We know Iluvatar's domain is called the Timeless Halls. What if black holes are portals between our universe and Iluvatar's dwelling place?
And the Straight Road to Valinor is really a wormhole to a hidden world that only the Elves can access.
edit: now I want to write a fic about this. Elves - In - Spaaaaace!
Ohohoho now there is an…
Ohohoho now there is an excellent idea!!! That would be incredibly cool!
If you do end up writing about it, let me knowSooner or later, someone in…
Sooner or later, someone in Starfleet is bound to notice. And those Starfleet science officers very much love tracking down the odd and anomalous in space....
Oh, most likely! But…
Oh, most likely!
But hopefully, Eärendil and Ilmare will manage to stay out of sight for a little while longer. I'm honestly not sure that a confrontation would end well...